Summary: They finally made it! Philzas home planet! The crew are eager to meet Mumza once more!
Alliumduo cause Tommy v sorry.
Notes: I couldn't think of a chapter name XD
Also, guess who became Co-creator? :D!!!!!
wanted to announce it all happily before, y'know. But Cyber is such a big help w the story that it was honestly better to put her as Co-creator!
Warning: Unedited!
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Wilbur was safely removed from Tommy's grip, he's been replaced with Ranboo. Tubbo argued that Ranboo would make him stressed, not purposely of course, but his injury would send Tommy spiraling, or do something in his head! But everyone basically agreed that Ranboo can do this only if he wanted to, Ranboo confidently agreed, he wanted to remedy that experience and maybe even show that him still being near Tommy can ease him. Let him know he doesn't hate him y'know? Who knows how the human brain works. There are creatures that can die from being so sad and distraught after all, maybe humans can too?
Wait no... he would have died ages ago from the trauma.
Tubbo stays on the other side of Tommy, hugging his arm while Ranboo took Wilburs place as his pillow. There was a difference when they switched. Tommy unconsciously hugged Ranboo closer, his arm not afraid to wrap around him unlike with Wilbur. His arm was just swung on Wilbur rather than around him.
Tubbo's excited and worried, excited cause they are visiting Kristin! She spoils them! He knows she'd LOVE Tommy, he'd get to stretch his legs out and be on a planet without the need to survive like they had to before. Maybe they can even take him to the local markets! Course, they'd have to disguise him and all, wonder what they could change him to.
He's just- so excited! But he tries stamping down that energy. In order to even begin all those ideas he needs to focus on the present.
And the present has Tommy slowly twitching.
He fidgets a little, Tubbo thought he was adjusting, Ranboo thought he was cold so he asked Tubbo to bring them a blanket. Now wrapped up around them was a nice weighted blanket. Very effective to keep Ranboo from enderwalking.
Tommy twitches again and moves around, mumbling quietly, he struggles a bit.
Oh, shit, he's dreaming.
A violent shudder quickly changed his mind.
Not dreaming, a Nightmare.
Gently, so very fucking gently that Tubbo thought they were waking up their own child, both he and Ranboo start rousing Tommy from the land of dreams. His eyes flutter a bit until he finally wakes up. Waking up calmly this time and he looks up, squinting at Ranboo.
He's quiet, staring at Ranboo, not really processing anything until his eyes go wide with fear and worry.
He tries to back off, to jump away from Ranboos arms that lay around him and to escape the hold that Tubbo has on him.
They both hold him, not restraining him mind you, just holding him, Ranboo starts his purring and Tubbo buzzes his wings, trying to make a familiar noise for Tommy to latch onto and bring him back to reality.
It works. Tommy starts calming down, his breathing labored but deep, trying to breathe in and out, Ranboos purring really helps by the way Tommy leans into Ranboos chest, causing it to pick up more.
Tommy quiets down, Ranboo and Tubbo look at each other concerned. Did he fall asleep?
Tommy began whispering under his breath, holding onto Ranboo tighter and looking up at him with sad and regretful eyes. Repeating a familiar word to him.
"Sorry"
Again and again that word spills out of Tommy, in a jumbled mess and whispered quietly while he hugged Ranboo tightly, his eyes drifting to the wrapped injury that he had caused. Tommy lifts his head and turns it away, Ranboo warbles confused but realizes Tommy is crying and that he's trying to avoid burning Ranboo. (again)
Ranboo lays his head on Tommy's golden hair and only hugs him back, Tubbo scooting closer. He starts to talk.
"Y'know Choo-mi, it was really our fault, we shouldn't have left you, we know how you can get and it's completely out of your control, we had assumed you'd be alright and didn't come to check quicker" He knows Tommy can't understand him, but dammit it needs to be said, that and it helps get it off his chest. He swears that once they can all talk they are having a long talk.
After he screams at Tommy about the very beginning of their first meeting.
He continues talking, Ranboo chiming in every once in a while, soothing Tommy by gently rubbing his back, careful with his claws. The room is filled with quiet noises of buzzing, talking, and purring.
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"Phil please, do not puff up like a fledgling every time you see your planet, we get it, you're excited"
Phil has been trying to contain his excitement, he can't help it! It's been at least what? 5 months since he's seen Kristin? He just wants to see his wife dammit!
His feathers have been uncontrollably poofing and fluffing themselves, and in one excited burst, had swung his wings open and knocked Techno back when he saw the first glimpse of his planet.
"Calm down before you start puffing yourself so much we could put a pillow casing on you and call it a day"
He glares in offense.
Techno shrugs. "We do use some of your fallen feathers as stuffing if we're lazy enough"
"They aren't even comfortable in pillow casings, they're too big"
"Like I said, if we are lazy enough and don't mind a rough point jabbing at our heads"
Phil lets go of the handles and walks away from the window. Both to calm himself from his excitement and to get away from being bullied by the other "adults". You'd think he wasn't the captain at this rate.
Leaving the room and away from the chuckling children he decides to go ahead and check on the boys. He was nervous at first, not knowing how to feel about the sudden tension but he knows better than to prevent the boys from going near Tommy. Even if an instinct in him demands them to be as far from Tommy as possible. He trusts them, and it wasn't Tommy's fault to begin with.
Passing by room after room he makes it to Ranboos door and gently knocks. Quietly in case they happen to be asleep.
Tubbo answers "Come in"
Sliding the door he sees Tommy peering at him through the pile of Ranboo and Tubbo limbs. He chuckles when Tommy stuck his tongue out at him.
"Comfy?"
Ranboo grimaces. "Not really" He slowly starts to push himself up, going to stand and struggling slightly to bring a sitting Tommy up to his feet. Tommy has not let go of Ranboo. Tommy tightens his grip and Ranboo sighed in exasperation and fondly.
Phil notices how Tommy is acting so much like an imprinting chick with how he clings to Ranboo. "I'm assuming he's come to terms with your arm?"
"Yes and no? Maybe? He hasn't let go once"
Tubbo buzzed angrily. "He hasn't let go of Ranboo, I think since he can't talk to Ranboo and apologize properly he's going to cling to Ranboo and maybe even be more clingy with him to make up for it"
"Please no, he's actually pretty heavy just leaning on me"
"How the FUCK do you think I feel when he was still figuring out how much pressure he could put on me?"
"Please, by all means, get him to cling on to you"
"No, fucking suffer bitch"
"Boys!"
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Tommy does not let go, he refuses. He's already said his sorry but it's not enough! Ranboo should be angry! Scared! Something! But he's not and Tommy doesn't know if that makes him feel better or worse.
He follows them out of the room nervously. If Ranboo and Tubbo aren't angry then surely the rest of the crew is? He attacked one of their own! There's bound to be repercussions and punishments. But... that wouldn't make sense for Phil to come into the room and not force the two alien boys off of him- or rather, him off of them.
Are they taking him somewhere else? Phil didn't seem angry. Does Phil not emote with body language? He knows his wings act up depending on how he's feeling, they are very reactive he's come to find out. But they are normal, maybe a little fluffed and messy? But not angrily puffed up like a cat, he was expecting that at least.
He startles when Tubbo takes his hand and tries pulling him forward, Tommy doesn't budge, staying by Ranboos side. He smiled widely when Tubbo stomped his hoof.
"Not today Bambi" he doesn't get a response, only a head tilt before Ranboo starts walking again. Tommy followed closely.
Entering the living room, all eyes were on Ranboo and him, tensely he held Ranboos left arm. But instead of taking his normal position by being in front of Ranboo he meekly stayed behind him, not wanting any confrontation.
Ranboo warbles something out before Tommy felt the eyes leave his body. He relaxes. Then he quickly followed Ranboo when he hears an excited warbled and dashed over to the window, Tommy close behind.
There was a planet. There was so much color. Like the planet was growing its own rainbow as land. White clouds and large big blue spots of water. It was odd looking at a planet, knowing fully well it had life and yet knowing it wasn't earth, aside from the obvious bright ass colors.
Seriously, it's like that Gnome from Gravity Falls came in and vomited all over the planet.
But in an odd, chaotic land mass of colors, it's oddly organized and pretty? It looks like the whole place is made of just flowers. That's how much color there is. Looking like flowers!
He glances to the side next to Phil, seeing a hologram of the planet close up.
Oh.
Those are flowers.
Thank god he doesn't have allergies.
He doesn't bother paying attention to the others, fixated on the planet below them. This is where they are going?
His eyes twinkle, excited. Would he be allowed to explore and run around? Get some damn fresh air after being cooped up for so long in the damn ship? Or is this the punishment? That they will all get off and leave him alone on the ship?
Some of his fire snuffs out.
He hopes not, he'd really like to explore.
He feels someone nudge him. He sees Ranboo to the left of him looking down at him, warbling something quietly at him and he feels Ranboos tail slide behind him to curl around his body. He welcomes it, idly playing with the fur at the end of the tail.
He hears the others behind them, talking excitedly among themselves and probably talking about landing.
He admires the planet for a while, Ranboo a silent purring presence next to him. Something tightens in his heart, looking at a planet that holds life makes him... miss earth. It's not like he had much going there really, he thinks he's an orphan. He remembers adults around him, but were any of them his parents?
It's one of those... aches? Nostalgic? Reminiscing? Point is, he misses being familiar with something, something that's earth. Hell, he'd take earth grass. He wouldn't want to go back to live on earth, but.... He still misses what he once had. What he once knew.
The feeling gets worse when it really sets in that he's out here, seeing another planet with life, and who knows how many light years away from earth. Sure he's had moments where reality sets in before when he was in cells and alone in containers. But it's harder when reality finally lets you see shit outside a wall.
To distract himself and think of something else, he casts his sight away from the planet and windows, his eyes landing instead on Ranboos right arm. Right on the bite.
This didn't make him feel any better, made him feel more like shit actually, believe it or not.
He can't believe he fucking bit Ranboo. Like some rabid animal. Just because he had a nightmare that's not that different from his other ones.
How can Ranboo stand next to him like he didn't attack him? Like he didn't try to rip his arm off or bite down his whole arm?
Shit what about germs? Is he going to kill Ranboo? He's heard human bites can have some nasty effects with the amount of damn germs their mouths contain.
He makes a stressed sound, quiet so the others didn't pick up except Technoblade, who's ear twitches and he looks over at them. Ranboo makes a 'vrwoop' sound at Tommy and sees Tommy looking at his wrapped arm.
Ranboo talks to him quietly, squeezing Tommy with his tail and brings him closer to Ranboo, cuddling him and succeeding thanks to his height.
For a second, Tommy wanted to rip himself away, punish himself to make it up to Ranboo because Ranboo shouldn't be so nice. Neither should Tubbo- or the crew for that matter. But he soaks up Ranboos gentle touch like a sponge and he suddenly feels much younger in his arms. Smaller. Their roles reversed.
"I'm Sorry" He whispers out, wanting to get more words out but doesn't say any more, not bothering if it's going to fall on deaf ears.
"Sssssry" A warbled airy copy replies. Tommy looks up at Ranboo who's looking down at him with his Ruby and Emerald paired eyes. Ranboo sounded like a snake trying to talk. Tommy scrunches up his face, confused.
"What are you sorry for? I'm the one that bit you" Tommy jerks his head to the bite. Ranboo looks at his arm before shaking his head, moving his wrapped arm dismissively, like it doesn't fucking matter and instead leans down and purrs encouragingly at Tommy. Tommy relaxes, it felt like an "It's okay, I'm fine" gesture.
Ranboo leans down more and Tommy tenses instinctively cause what the fuck? What is he doing? And how the fuck is he bending that way the elastic-band bitch-
Ranboo cuts off his thoughts by placing his forehead with Tommy's, purring quietly and nuzzling his head like a cat. Ranboos' skin feels cold on his face. Tommy stays tense for a moment, confused because what the fuck but he relaxes. He sees a faint glow above him, Ranboos horns maybe? That's real fucking cool.
He lets out a quiet laugh. "This a Boo thing? Something your species do I'm guessing" It did feel nice, and even as Ranboo pulls away Tommy stays close against Ranboo, nestled in his long ass arms. Content.
The ship rumbles, disturbing the calm atmosphere Tommy and Ranboo got going on. He hears Ranboo call back to the others, talking back and forth until Ranboo nodded with an affirmative chirp and- "HEY WAIT- BITCH LET ME DOWN! I'M NOT A CAT! YOU'RE THE CAT! THE MOMENT IS RUINED! RUINED I TELL YOU!"
Ranboo picked him up, not easily. Ranboo struggled a bit, but carried him bridal style, the same way he had grabbed Tommy when they were on that other planet running from what Tommy would have assumed to be space cops.
He's slowly (and carefully, Ranboo didn't have much strength on his wounded arm) carried away from the window, he steals one last glance at the planet, noting how it appears to be slowly expanding, confirming that they will be landing on the really pretty planet.
He sighs and stares up at Ranboo. "Time to strap in I guess"
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"Why the FUCK IS HE SO FAST!?!?"
"HE'S ZOOMIN"
"I THOUGHT HE WAS SORE?"
"DOES HE FUCKING LOOK SORE!?"
"TOMMY COME BACK!"
Tommy, with no hesitation, shot straight out of the doors the second they landed. Techno had opened the door to quickly survey the land they landed on. The planet doesn't really have any designated landing areas, so as long as you land in plenty of space and don't disturb the nature of the land you're okay.
But Tommy saw the open doors and shot like a plasma dart, ignoring his own small limp he dashed! He had a small limp so they had assumed he'd be slightly sore still, but by the way he had ran was unlikely.
"Well we have to go after him!" Tubbo yelled as he flew out, Techno failed to reach for him on time before Tubbo darted out as well, chasing after Tommy. He looks to the side to address Philza to lock the ship so they can all go to search together but sees a glint in Ranboos' eyes.
He better fucking not, he's weak enough with that bite on his arm, him teleporting will delay the healing process.
"Ranboo don't you dar-"
He teleports away anyways.
Wilbur lets out a frustrated screech. "Philza, lock the ship up, we're going human hunting!"
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Running in a situation that didn't require him to run for his life felt amazing! He'll never take running for granted again!
He jumps roots, bushes, weeds, ducks under branches and evaded flower- there were so many flowers. The planet is eerily similar to Earth, grass is green, trees are brownish with many shades of it, green leaves and a shit ton of flowers that he can't identify. He hasn't seen any animals but he takes the scenery to pretend he's on earth.
Even if the gravity feels lighter, like his jumps feel like they last longer in the air than he's accustomed to.
He runs and runs and runs, sure his legs still kinda ache but it's an ache he can ignore. He feels a little bad about running out but he couldn't help it!
He shuts his eyes for a moment, enjoying the breeze and plays with his curls and the way the ground feels underneath his feet. Unfortunately, nothing is able to stop him from crashing.
He crashes face first into something strong yet soft and... fluffy? No wait... feathery. Didn't feel like a tree or some boulder. He lands on his bum, groaning and soothing his face.
"What the fuck man? What did I-... I... woah" looking up, he's met with a beautiful feathered alien, taller than Phil with wings that look like they have stars in them. They have feathers on their face like a harpy, talons, basically Phil but if he was more bigger and elegant. The being crouches down slowly, chirping at him.
Tommy doesn't respond, only blinking up at the alien. Oddly enough he didn't feel panicked or threatened. He swallows nervously before sitting up properly.
"H-Hello... You... you're very pretty"
He receives a soft higher chirp than he'd ever heard from Philza.
He finds himself smiling up at them.
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NOTES: WE MEET MUMZA, FINALLY! I'M SO HAPPY
NOW TO DEBATE HOW LONG WE CAN HAVE HER TIL WE HAVE TO MOVE ON XD