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"Is it not good?" Wilbur winced, "I really fucked up didn't I?"
"Yeah..." I winced too.
"What is it?" Techno asked, touching the purple projection-like part of the portal.
"A nether portal."
Tommy's P.O.V.
I sighed, walking to it, before taking a deep breath and going through it. I spawned in the nether, and the two men followed behind me. The nether was... interesting to say the least. The first ting I noticed was the heat. The unbearable heat. I quickly make a platform around the portal, since it was up in the air. "Damn it's hot in here, I'm already sweating." Wilbur laughed awkwardly.
"What do you expect? Literally it's hell." I laughed quietly. "I bet Techno likes this place." I looked to the man, who had his pig face mask turned to the back, and his dark pink eyes sparkling with with wonder. "He does." I smiled.
"This place... there's so much to explore- wow it's huge- and the stuff here-" Techno rambled.
"You... you explore, here's some cobble," I gave him the stacks of blocks. "I need to talk to Wil in the overworld, 'kay?"
"Alright, what am I- what am I looking for?" He asked.
"There's this ore, called ancient debris, looks like a log not gonna lie, you need to dig a lot to find it, it can be only mined with diamond pick... oh! And be careful, lava spawns anywhere in the nether, therefore... you can just dig into the walls, ah and don't go into any buildings! It's dangerous!" I finished as I pushed Wil back to the overworld.
"What- what's wrong?" Wil asked me, and I clicked my tongue in annoyance, but not at Wilbur, but at Schlatt. "You okay?"
"I'm okay, but... (Y/N) and Tubbo..." I ran a hand down my face. "It's fine right now- I texted them, they should be- they should be fine." I nodded, "Okay, bad news, but no good news." I fiddled with my hand.
"Oh... what's up?" He responded, concerned filling his brown eyes.
"The walls." I looked up to the man, "They're taking it down."
Without a word, he broke into a run, and I screeched a 'wait' while shooting (Y/N) a hella quick text before chasing after the man.
TommyInnit whispered to you: Head to Pogtopia when you can, Wil insists on going to Manburg again, since I told him they're tearing down the walls.
TommyInnit whispered to you: Hello?
TommyInnit whispered to you: Whatever, just go to Pogtopia.
TommyInnit whispered to you: Btw, Snowy's there, take care of her, she's yours now.
TommyInnit whispered to you: OH AND TECHNO ARRIVED TOO!
"WIL! WAIT FOR ME!" I bolted to him, grabbing his arm, turning him to see is eyes filled with terror and tears. "Wil..." I let go, letting my hand slide to my side.
"The... the country I worked so hard for..." He muttered, "I need to at least see the walls go down. I need to- I need to see it go, if one person needs to see it go, it has to be me." He took a deep breath to try and calm his breathing. "I've got to go and watch- I've got to go-"
"Okay, Wilbur, we'll go see it, 'kay?" I smiled softly to him, and he nodded. We walked silently, till we reached a hill, and we stood and watched, crouching beside the trees to hide our nametags.
"Oh my god-"
"Wil- no- look away Wilbur..." I told the man softly.
"No- I need to- I need to watch this..." A person caught the man's eyes, Fundy. "My son- My son is tearing down the walls in front of me!" He looked up to keep his tears from falling down his face. (A/N: Don't lie to me, all of you have done this before, you know what I mean) "The walls I built to keep him safe..." He turned to me, "I promised him the world... I promised him the world, Tommy..."
"I'm so sorry..." I muttered.
"L'Manburg, my unfinished symphony..." He paused, "My great unfinished symphony" He took my hand, and gave me a sad smile. "Tommy, will you sing the national anthem with me?"
"One last time?"
"One last time." He nodded sadly, before clearing this throat, and beginning the song. "I heard there was, a special place... where men could go and emancipate.
The brutality and tyranny of their rulers.
Well this place is true, You Needn't fret.
With Wilbur, Tommy, Tubbo, fuck Eret.
A pretty big and not blown up L'Manburg.
it's L'Manburg, it's L'Manburg, it's L'Manburg, it's L'Manburg."
(Y/N)'s P.O.V.
I rushed into the ravine to see it empty, no surprises there, but... did Techno go with them to see the walls? Probably not, he has no idea what is even going on. I sighed and sat on the chests in front of what probably will be the potato farm. I propped my head on my hands as I sat there, contemplating my life when a small chirp got my attention. I looked up and saw a white bird, as white as... "Snowy!" I exclaimed, seeing the bird that I tamed not long ago. "They said you were back but I didn't believe them!" I laughed. The bird tilted her head in confusion, before taking off. I looked to the bird, not perched on a nook in the cave, looking at me, in confusion. "You... want me to follow?" I got up, "Sure." I smiled and followed the bird to the end of the cave, to a portal. "Whoa..." I gasped, in amazement and terror. As I stood silently and watched from afar, a man popped up in the portal, making me jump. "AH- oh it's just you, Techno..." I smiled in relieve.
"H-Hey." He awkwardly waved at me.
"Hi." I waved back.
"The two- where did they go?"
"They're at L'Man- Manburg." I informed.
"Oh."
"Yeah..."
"Ancient debris?"
"W-what?"
"You want some? I exploded the walls of the Nether and got a shit ton-"
"HOW DID YOU ALREADY-" I gave him a confused look, "Whatever! Whatever. Just... yeah sure, can I have some?"
"Yeah! Here." He threw me the ores, "I don't know what to do with it, so here's all of it."
"Oh... yeah lemme pop this in the furnace..."
Niki's P.O.V.
I snapped my head from the bread I was making, to the sound of footsteps that were approaching. It was Quackity... or Alex, as Schlatt started to call him with no apparent reason. He doesn't seem to mind it, though. I snapped my head back to kneading the dough, not wanting to talk to him. I haven't seen (Y/N) after the presidential speach, which wasn't weird, since she just lost Wilbur and Tommy... and Tubbo is busier than ever.
Wil... Tommy.... are they... gone?
"Hello?" Quackity's voice interrupted my thoughts, and I looked to him.
"Come- Come in, I need to uh.... Take a seat wherever, Quackity, I'll be right back." I told the man, running off to wash my hands. I came back, to Quackity staring intensely at the dough. "So..." I begun, tying my hair up, "What's up?"
"I would like to ask you something..."
"Shoot."
"Why do you hate Manburg so much?"
"..." I sighed, and looked down, but said nothing.
"No no, let me rephrase that, is there anything I can do to lessen the hate that you feel for this country?"
"Can you bring Wilbur back from the dead and make him president again?"
"...No."
"Yeah, then no, there isn't." I tsked, looking away, "You know what, Quackity?" I stood up, "No, his ruling is no good for you either, Quackity. He has no respect! To you, to me, to anyone." I snapped. "And L'Manburg! Do you know how much bloodshed went into this place? Do you know how on one of the last days of war, I found the kids and Wilbur, crashed at my door, right there- with Tubbo collapsed on the floor. And after all that.... after ALL THAT!" I paused to take a breath, and to stop myself from crying. "You had to destroy this place from the inside out."
The air was still, and suffocated in silent for a moment before Quackity spoke up, and I sat back down.
"I.... Niki I don't know what to say..." He looked down. "Do you have any kind of solution?"
"We have to all ally together, and together, we can take down JSchlatt."
"Schlatt doesn't care what he takes, just that he takes it, and he would take everything we had... Everything we love about L'Manburg away from us." I said the last part just above the whisper. Before Quackity could even respond, the front door got a few firm knocks.
"Come in!" I told whoever was at the door, but only grimaced to see it was Schlatt.
"Hey I was just about to leave and come get you- what's up Schlatt?"
"I need you at the cabinet, I have a new idea."
"Ah... okay, thank you, Niki, for the talk, I should get going now..."
"See you, Quackity, Schlatt." I waved, and kept a straight face, but Schlatt's name left a bad taste in my mouth.
"Let's go Schlatt before you tear this place apart-"
"Don't give him any ideas." I deadpanned.
"True... Let's just go-"
"Bye!" I waved them off, and Quackity waved back.
I slumped against the door frame, sighing to myself.
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Hey! This was a pretty interesting chapter, and the first thing I have ever done in Niki's P.O.V.! I think she's pretty cool to write, pretty pog :))
Anyways, hope you enjoyed as always!