" I'm telling you right this instant, this is not going to be a good idea. "
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Currently within the outskirts of Pogtopia's entrance, lies an endless sight of fresh green grass and uncountable amounts of differentiated plants. The sweet aroma of flowers scattered in the wind mixing with the breeze, grabbing the attention of a few kind bees, flying around as they collected pollen from the field of fragrant and wonderful flowers. Tubbo walked this particular field and watched the bees with amusement in his eyes.
Technoblade stood behind and watched him as he crossed his arms. Never did he see someone as fascinated as Tubbo on such useless bugs, at least that's what he thought of them. He never knew the purpose of other things, besides having to keep oneself alive. Learning new stuff was never on his lists, probably not ever if suppose. Not a moment later, the brown hair boy came to his surprise as he sees a tall man with his hair tied in a low ponytail, standing behind him with a rather menacing stance.
" Technoblade, didn't know you were here! " The young teenager stood up from crouching and walked towards Techno to greet him.
" Did not know you were here either. " He said in response to Tubbo, using his usual low and straight tone. Tubbo laughed and scratched the back of his head.
" I came to visit Wilbur a while ago, but he's a bit busy right now. " Technoblade raised his head to follow Tubbo's hand that pointed towards the trees, he soon noticed the three figures standing beside each other inside the woods. He nodded.
" How long have you been here? "
" Three hours? I came here in the Middle of the night. " He answered and turned to look at Technoblade, only to realize that he had his gaze stuck to the ground, specifically to his feet. Tubbo looked down, a hue of red and pink spreading across his cheeks as he miserably failed at attempting to cover his barefeet. " Sorry, I was in a hurry. "
" Yeah, I can see that. " He huffed a chuckle. " What did you two talk about? "
Tubbo looked up, slightly surprised at Techno's sudden switch, but dimissed this thought immediately. " It was about Sam, I found her. "
" Really? How? " He asked curiously and scrunched his nose.
" Well, it wasn't pleasant, to say the least. " Once again, he felt his body weaken at the memory of last night. " Schlatt did. "
By now, Technoblade was chewing on some berries he had found after coming from a long hunting. He almost choked on one after hearing from Tubbo, the boy nodded, not knowing what else to say.
" Well, I expected you'd try and find her anyway, and was leaning to the question of How did you manage? To be alive and all. But that doesn't seem to be the case right now, no? " His calm voice made Tubbo somewhat confused, specially with how he was always relaxed, no matter the situation. At first, he'd thought it was because Techno never knew Samantha in the first place, but something tells him it's just how he is. Again, he dismisses this thought and listened. " If Schlatt voluntarily did do that, there could be another reason to it. An evil plan? Maybe or, hypothetically speaking, she could've been caught. "
Tubbo frowned. " Caught? What do you mean? "
From behind Technoblade, Tubbo failed to notice the three of his friends approaching towards them. Naturally, he jumped and screamed as soon as another voice spoke, differently to Techno who simply turned his head around and lowered his arms.
" The girl we saw was definitely Samantha, but if you're still sticking to the thought that she could be an anonymous spy for Wilbur, absolutely and most definitely not. " Dream came out, ignoring the startled boy who had fallen down the ground with his face burried in his hands. His gaze serious that it was piercing through the material of his mask, making its way towards the unfazed Technoblade.
" Elaborate, please. "
Dream crossed his arms, leaning his weight in to one feet while the other took a step in front. His body was slanted, showing signs of being uncomfortable with the whole conversation.
" I don't need to, I've been through this enough times. " He answered, groaning at the growing irritation he felt towards everyone.
Tubbo on the other side was helped up by a close friend, Tommy. Who arrived along with Wilbur behind him, but the two of them seperated quite immediately. The blonde came to help his best friend, while the brunet came to disrupt the two who was now throwing low insults back at each other.
" I don't think fighting would unlock the answer to our questions. " Wilbur started while his arms was spread out on both his sides, using it to push Dream and Techno away from each other's throat. If this last any longer, only one will be left standing. " Calm yourselves. "
" I'am calm. " Dream huffed.
" Determine your definition of calm- "
" Techno, Dream, just listen to me for a minute. " Wilbur pressed his thumb on to their shoulders, sending them the first warning. Both men had shut their mouth in an instant. He sighed in relief. " I had a talk with Tubbo, he told me about an upcoming event by Schlatt and I have a plan. "
Suddenly, the air became silent, as if the world itself had synched with the current situation. Every little crickets, whistles of lovely birds and cracks of small sticks, rang through their ears like a loud constant bell. Everyone closed their mouths shut, hushing themself to listen for Wilbur's words, Tubbo especially.
" You're not serious, are you? "
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" Oh, I'am serious. " Wilbur finally replied with a confident aura emitting from his figure. Technoblade glanced at him, mumbling a low " cringe " underneath his breath, earning a playful nudge from Tubbo. Although, the insult wasn't particularly directed to the one with the fluffy hair, it was more towards the blonde with furrowed eyebrows by the corner.
Tubbo's face enlightened with joy, specially now that he had someone to help him with an important task—Task?
" Dream, this is only for a day. All you need to do is act normal and mainly focus on my sister- well, not literally but you get me. " With a reassuring smile, Tubbo popped behind Technoblade with his arms behind him as he attempted to calm someone down. Although, it only made it worse.
" I'm telling you right this instant, this is not going to be a good idea. "
Dream had the worst scowl a person had ever seen, he could almost be mistaken as a scary monster, ready to devour anyone who came in his sight. He was most definitely pissed, not liking the fact that he was being told, something that would truly surprise the past Wilbur Soot and Dream himself during the war between them.
" Drop the act, we all know you agreed to this and not just Wilbur forcing you. " Technoblade chimed in with a laugh that he truly enjoyed, as he loved to mess with the green man's temper.
Dream would never let an argument pass without him having the last words, but unfortunately, luck was nowhere near his side as he failed to return a comeback to Techno's mockery. After all, his words were true, but he'd never admit it– of course. Wilbur arranged a plan, specifically to regain the upper hand between him and Schlatt. But he had some help with one surprising ally he made after all, Dream.
" Act Normal, don't let any of them suspect you as for you. The least thing we want to happen here is for any of you to be caught, this will either put us in danger or everyone else back in Manburg. " Wilbur explained one last time, reminding Dream and Tubbo of the plan before he sets them off. " Never tell them your real name, Dream. "
The blonde head looked down, piercing his lips together as he breathes from his nose. Tubbo couldn't help but stare, surprised to finally see the face behind the mask. But he didn't escape a fit of laugh as he finds Dream funny in an unusual outfit for him to wear. Everyone turned their heads towards Tubbo, wondering what he was laughing at.
" I'm sorry, Dream you look hilarious. "
He groaned. " Come on! For the last time- "
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" Samantha! "
She sighed tiredly, reopening her eyes once again as she forces herself off the couch to proceed her way towards Schlatt's office, all while hearing his loud call of her name repeatedly as it bounced off on the thin walls. Upon reaching the doorstep, her head moved to look ahead and saw his body sprawled across the floor, empty bottles of booze scattered everywhere.
" Yes, Schlatt? " Samantha asked, picking up all the bottles to lessen the mess.
" You know that Dream guy? " He asked, clearly drunk as he never mentions anyone's name, specially his. Playing along, she nodded her head and soon was able to find a bag to store all the bottles.
" I have a secret, just between you and me~ "
Samantha averted her eyes down to Schlatt, frowning as she stares at his deep red eyes that locked with her brown one. The edges of his lips slowly tugged upward, forming a weird smile on his drunken face.
" I think he hates me. " Schlatt whispered in a tone for when children tried to tell their own secret, as if no one was hearing how loud their voices were.
" Hate? " She sighed, shaking her head with a laugh of disbelieve. " How so? "
" 'Cause I stole something very important to him. "
Her smile started to fade, she stopped her hand from grazing the cold glass of the bottle as she moved to face Schlatt. Still, in her mind, Schlatt was drunk. But a piece of advice came and popped inside her head. Drunken words are a sober's thoughts.
" Really? I thought you'd have everything by now. You have Diamonds, gold– basically any person would absolutely want. What could have possibly made you want to steal? " She asked curiously.
" It was his only weakness, the core that charged the poison to run through..this. " He pointed at his heart, staring at her with a big grin, almost proudly. Before she could ask, Schlatt's eyes fell and closed before a few snores errupted from his now relaxed face. Her shoulders dropped in disappointment, a bit sad that she wasn't able to get the answer to his confusing statement.
Before leaving, she placed the bag of empty bottles by the side of the room and planned to walk back to rest for the whole afternoon. But to her own bad luck, she stumbled across Quackity on her way there.
" Could you find Tubbo for me? We have a meeting with Schlatt for today. " He said, glancing at Fundy and another unfamiliar man behind him. Samantha wasn't able to give him a notice about Schlatt as he quickly left without another word. A sigh brushed against her lips before taking the other way around, walking pass the lounge area where she had planned to catch up some sleep.
Lacking the energy to argue, she left the building in a short moment and looked around the empty field— well not exactly. Currently, the parts of the podium was removed to have it rebuilt while a few more "playgrounds" were being set for the planned event in a week from now. Surprisingly, the view was quite pleasant, now that it wasn't just tall grass and dirt was all she could see every day. Cutting the moment short, Sam walked down a steep path down to the hill.
Please don't fall. She prayed, only to have it go downhill— literally down the hill. The poor woman lost her balance and knew she was about to stumble down to the ground. Closing her eyes, she expected the pain and waited for it to come.
" Be careful. "
Relieved, she stepped back to return to her own feet and not on someone as her support. She took a deep breath in before taking a look at her saviour, hoping to thank them but to her surprise, she was met with the most beautiful eyes one has ever seen.
" Thank...you. " She stuttered, still not able to move away from his eyes. He had pairs that were softly woven with chorus of green threads, paired with golden flecks that moved her attention to his hair— gold and green was truly his color.
Immediately, Samantha realized what was happening and took another step back to keep a distance between her and him. She cleared her throat to remove any Nervousness and looked to his side, suddenly familiarizing the small face of the teenager as he stares at her wide eyed.
" Tubbo, glad you're back. " She forced a smile. " Who's this? "
Anxiousness started to rise from his throat, making him unable to answer to such a simple question. Samantha waited and stared at him questioningly, until her hand was softly grabbed before being firmly grasped inside a warm palm. The look of on her face saying everything she felt as her eyes fell on his hand.
" It's Nice to meet you, I'm... " He dragged the last word for a bit too long, but she was too surprise to even notice his eyes roaming around, trying to find something that could maybe give him an idea for a name. His attention suddenly fell on a piece of clay from the stands being displayed outside. " Clay. "
She looked up, finally recollecting herself. " Uh, Clay– Samantha. " They exchanged respectful handshakes before she took the first move to quickly remove her hand. A frown then made its way to her face, glancing at Tubbo, silently questioning him.
" This is my..friend! And– And he's a hunter that is looking for a..place to stay, for the night? " Tubbo tried to explain, but it was all messed up as he constantly stuttered and stopped for a little too long. She narrowed her eyes down at him before turning to the other.
" Clay, " She inhaled. " and Tubbo, I'll bring you to Schlatt. Follow me to this way, please. " Turning around as quickly as she could, Sam clenched her jaw and exhaled a drep breath.
Little did she know, she became a fool to Wilbur's plan. Dream was standing right in front of her, wearing no similarity to the clothes he would usually wear, including his signature mask. He was all wrapped with dark colors and a ton of small weapons decorated all over. As soon as Samantha was turned around, Tubbo nervously looked at Dream.
" Try not to stutter next time. " Dream reminded before walking pass Tubbo, following behind Samantha. He knew they'd get caught if Tubbo did the same thing in front of Schlatt, or simply just Quackity. Boy, was he glad that it was Samantha instead. He still needs to find out why she is like this, he can't leave just yet.
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Dream only had 1 day given to see what could've happen to Samantha, will he be able to do it? or will something happen?
Thank you guys for the support! It really makes me happy knowing you're enjoying my work. I hope to see more of the theory thread I've been seeing
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