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Alex POV

"Hi Dad! We sourta have a problem. Tommy got exiled."

Phil's eyes opened wider and her ushered me inside.

"Techno!"

Techno came running in at the sound of dad calling his name before stopping in his tracks. The bruises must have been worse than I thought.

"Alex who did this to you?"

"Sit down so I can explain."

We all took a seat on the little couches around the fireplace. I giggled at the little bit of déjà vu I got. Back before dad left.

"So basically, Tommy was exiled. I got in trouble for defending him, this happened."

I decided to leave out all of the details because I didn't want them to be too mad at Tommy for something he couldn't control.

"Where is Tommy?"

Technos voice was much calmer than I expected.

"I'm not sure but I know he isn't anywhere good. I think Dream said that he was exiled from anywhere that was inhabited and saying how far I had to trek to get here, I wouldn't be surprised if he's close."

Everyone nodded and a deep sigh escaped Phil's lips.

"How's Will?"

Phil was staring straight down at his feet, I expected him to be the one to ask about his sons but he wasn't, it was techno.

"He's doing alright. He still doesn't remember much. Anything."

I laughed a little and looked up at my family members.

"I got a trident so I thought I would spend some time exploring around and visiting everyone. It will be good to be friends with everyone in the smp as When war strikes, people are more likely to hear me out."

Techno immediately agreed with me and started helping me think of some different places I should visit.

(Remember, Tubbo said the guardian farm isn't canon so I won't be including that. It won't ever fit in the plot line so I'm really sorry to those who were asking me to add that as a place Alex visits.)

Phil, on the other hand, just sat there and stared at the ground. I quickly pulled techno into another room and started talking to him with a very confused face and a small tear slipping down my face.

"Is dad ok? He seems so... different! What happened? What can I do to help?"

Techno seemed just as confused as I did and never managed to come out with a clear answer so I just shook my and and walked back out to dad.

"Hey dad."

"Hey Alex."

"Is everything ok?"

No response. I was a little worried but I just kept trying to talk to him.

"How have you been? You've been gone for a pretty long time! Is there anything that's changed? Do you want to hear more about this really cool waterfall I found with ghostbur?"

I gave him about 30 second between each sentence to wait for an answer but there was never a response. My mind started racing. What could have made him like this? Could it have been... killing Will?

"Dad, are you mad at yourself for killing Will?"

The change in his demeanor was all I needed to know. I pulled him into a deep hug and sighed contently before starting to recite some Greek mythology I knew by heart.

As I slowly and peacefully spoke into my dads ear, all three of my brothers were doing three very different things.

Techno was watching. He stood in the corner of the room watching the whole scene play out, feeling a few tears slip out when he realizes that his dad is traumatized by killing his own son. Could you blame him? I watched as Alex began to recite some Greek mythology and smiled as I recognized it. It was the story of andromeda. No, it had never been our favorites but it was still a fantastic story and one I never got tired of. I walked a little bit closer and let my deep voice melt together with Alex's calming, sweet voice, was like our heaven.

Tommy was going through hell. He felt so guilty, he knew that he had put Alex through an unnecessary amount of pain and Dream refused to answer and questions about her other than the fact that she was gone. Whether that meant gone from l'manburg, or gone from life, it was torturing Tommy. He knew she would come soon, whether that be as a ghost or as a human. He also knew which one he hoped she would come as. He really missed everyone. Dream was the worst human ever.

Wilbur was hiding. Not himself but his feelings. Will was actually floating around with Sam right now because Sam was the only one who was making time for him. Sam was showing him around the dream smp and everything that will didn't remember, but the thing is, will was pretending. He had always been a good actor so acting here wasn't a problem. He felt terrible. Absolutely horrendous for how he had acted when he was alive, and now, he just wanted his friends and family back. The best way he could think of that was just being an innocent little ghost, but the truth is, he remembered everything. Every gory detail. Alex knew. Alex had heard him slip up multiple times and even he knew that she knew. But being the fantastic person that Alex was, she was covering for him. She was protecting him. She was being the person he always strived to be but never got there because he went insane. What an idiot he was.

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Author rants :)

Wc:1,100 words

Bit of a stranger chapter today, I've been having an emotional roller coaster the past few days so I'm really surprised I'm even feeling good like writing but honestly all I want to do is curl up in a blanket and read and write. What a nerd.

Love you all so much :) let me know what you think of the knew chapter! I think starting next chapter it's going to be like each chapter is a different little adventure for Alex and each chapter she will also check up on each of her sibling because one, I need stuff to write, two, she is a fantastic sister.

Bye for now! Go check out my other stories as well! Love you all go eat something :)