Stick to the Script

Chapter 29

"Me? Not funny? Impossible, tell him Techno!" 

There's no response from behind me. 

"You're really not going to back me up on thing one Tech?"

I look behind me to see that no one is there. "Techno?" I look back at Dream. "Where did he go?"

Dream looks just as confused as I am, "I don't know?" 

"Do you think it was Wilbur?" 

Dream shakes his head, "it's a possibility, but I really doubt it. My head starts to hurt when he's around and I feel fine now." 

"Glad to know we can detect when a psychopath is nearby with your headaches now", I say sarcastically. 

"Maybe his ender pearl stasis chamber was activated by someone and he escaped", Dream suggests. 

I get excited, "maybe that means we'll get out of here soon!" 

"We?"

I pause, unsure how to answer. 

"Listen I get it, nobody wants me out there", Dream says, breaking the silence. 

"No that's not true, it's just complicated. There's very limited knowledge about what happens in this prison." 

"What about my friends?" 

"What? What about them?" 

"Do they know what goes on in here? Do they miss me? Why did they never visit?" 

"What friends?" 

Dream pauses for a long time. I suddenly realize the error in how I phrased what I did, "I'm sorry I didn't mean it like that, I just meant like who- Sapnap or George." 

"Yeah, them. How are they both?" 

"Well, Sapnap has been very busy with Karl building a new kingdom." 

Dream looks at me with disbelief, "really?" 

"Yeah, they call it the Kinoko Kingdom. It's very beautiful." 

"I hope to see it one day." 

"I'm sure you will." 

"And... and George?" 

I raise an eyebrow at the shift in his demeanor but don't mention it. "Well, George has actually been pretty absent around the SMP. He doesn't partake in many of the gatherings. A lot of people joke that he sleeps odd hours. I really only saw him once and it was from a distance. He was... he was standing outside the prison." 

Dream just nods at the information. 

"I'm sorry", I say looking away. 

"You have nothing to be sorry about. It's my fault. I don't know what happens to me but I feel like I'm watching myself just destroy my life sometimes. I've done so many things to sabotage everyone I've ever loved and I just can't seem to stop myself from doing it. I sometimes feel like I'm just trapped inside my body watching it do these awful things on autopilot. And this scares me, but I just can't ever admit it to people. I sat here every day for months beating myself over why I never admitted to what was going wrong, but what did I do the first chance I had? I went back to Wilbur, killed Tommy, and threatened everyone who has ever visited me. You would think I've learned my lesson by now but I just have no self-control sometimes." 

I pause to think. "Would you describe the moments you can't control yourself like an out-of-body experience?" 

"I mean maybe a little. It just feels like all my actions are coming so naturally that I don't think before I do them and I only regret them later." 

"Dream, I don't think that you're to blame for this at all. In fact, it sounds like you're perfectly describing when you're controlled by-" A figure appears behind Dream. "Wilbur." 

"Well hello again you two. Technoblade had to leave us so soon?" 

"What happened to the god version of me", Dream snaps. 

"Well, turns our DreamXD wasn't nearly as concerned with helping me out as much as somebody else." 

"What's that supposed to mean?" 

"He has a mysterious love interest from what I've gathered. Anyways, that means it's back to our plan, Dream!" 

"Are you kidding, why would I ever help you after you betrayed me?" 

Wilbur tilts his head, "I thought you said that you had nothing to lose working with me. Is a small little betrayal really going to hurt your feelings this badly?" 

"Listen man, I'm done. You've hurt others and I won't help you do that again." 

"But Dream, remember how much power I can give you. We would be unstoppable. All you have to do is kill y/n." 

"I'm sorry- what?", I interrupt.

"I won't", Dream says, staring down Wilbur. 

Wilbur smirks. "You could have everything you've ever wanted and you're going to say no because of some dumb morals she's planted in your mind. These ideas she's given you are weeds Dream, they've infested your mind! They're blinding you from reality. Do you really think she'd ever let you out after what you've done? You killed Tommy, one of her closest friends. I bet she'll be the one to push down the lever and laugh as she is released and leaves you in the cell." 

"No", Dream says, shaking his head. "You told me to kill Tommy." 

"No one will believe you, everyone will see you as a killer. Y/n does... your friends do.... you do. If you kill y/n now, you can make everyone forget! You can have everything back." 

Dream turns to face me. 

"This isn't the way Dream, you can't listen to him." 

Dream doesn't respond as he launches himself at me. I dodge his attacks, but eating only potatoes has significantly sapped my energy and I begin to fight sloppily. Dream is able to pin me to the ground. 

"Do it", Wilbur cackles from behind Dream's shoulder. "Kill her". 

Dream grips my throat and I begin to suffocate. After a few seconds, I find I am able to breathe again. Dream's hand is still around my throat but is now hanging loosely.

"I don't want- I don't mean-" 

"Dream", Wilbur says, his voice almost melodic, "I'm ordering you to kill her." 

Dream's fingers around my throat tighten once more. I get a glimpse of his eyes from behind the cracked mask, they were full of fear as they flicked from his normal green to a bright electric green. 

"It's happening...I-I can't..I can't stop myself", he barely stutters out. His hand is shaking but the grip isn't loose enough for me to breathe. "I'm sorry", he whispers as my body goes limp and my vision fades to darkness.

*A/N*

Super long chapter today, and I hope you enjoyed it!

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