Fixing the Problem (DreamSMP)

Problems That Stem From Pain

What was in the future~

They threw us out like~

We were scum~

Left on our own to~

Watch them run~

They stole from us~

Our beloved nation~

L'Manburg~

Their L'Manburg~

Their L'Manburg~

Their L'Manburg~

It's not my~

L'Manburg~

We were on our own~

We were outcasts~

The nation felt like~

One at last~

With us gone~

They finally felt whole again~

They never thought us a friend~

They hate our names~

Once again~

They try to bury us away from~

L'Manburg~

Their L'Manburg~

Their L'Manburg~

Their L'Manburg~

It's not my~

L'Manburg~

Philza had kept the phone call going, and everyone could hear him. Singing to the tune of their national anthem, he changed the lyrics like Dream had and made them his own. He sang as he cried hoping for Dream to wake up. For him to be okay. The only friend he had at the moment. Everyone on the other line stayed silent, some were crying from guilt, some were blank, some were mad. Techno and Phil just looked toward Tommy with sad eyes. He's lost so much, and at the hands of Dream, so how could he just forgive him? That was the one thought going through everyone's mind but Techno's. Techno just thought of how much he wanted to hug Tommy in that moment.

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Dream had been moved from Pandora's box's guards quarters to Tubbo's house. They kept his mask on out of respect and left it like that. He stayed in a guest room and was always watched over by Tommy, George, and Sapnap. George and Sapnap got the news a day after everything had happened, and he couldn't leave Dream's side. Neither could Tommy. The three of them just waited in silence for Dream to wake up from his sleep. Some felt guilty, some were mad Tommy had forgiven him, some were indifferent. Once again, there were only sides.

Dream woke up a few days later when George and Sapnap were asleep. Tommy saw Dream waking up and got a glass of water. "Here..." Tommy helped Dream and then Dream couldn't help but wonder, "Tommy, why do you forgive me?" tears started to stream down his face, "I was horrible to you. I- I wouldn't forgive me, so why do you?" Tommy just looked at him and smiled, "Because you said a sincere sorry. And that's all I need." Dream broke down then and there, not from pain, but from guilt.

The next morning he woke up again to George and Sapnap arguing over who gets to hug him first. He sat up and looked at Tommy who was sleeping and then shushed his two friends. They looked over unaware he had woken up, and they hugged him, "DREAM" George yelled which startled Tommy awake and he fell off his chair. "OW MOTHER-" Tommy looked up, "Oh, good morning!" Tommy had said it like it was any other day which made Dream laugh, and wince.

"You okay? Well, are both of you okay?" Sapnap laughed, he looked at Tommy who was getting up off the ground and Dream who was sitting in bed, "I'm okay. That just hurt." Tommy looked at Dream, "Yup feeling much better!" He lied, his entire body still burned like a violent flame, and his head was still throbbing. Phil walked in with a potion bottle and turned to Dream, "No, you aren't I bet you still have a headache and you are still in pain huh?" Dream just laughed again and took the potion and asked, "What is it...? Should I be scared?" Philza laughed too, "What no! It's just a regen pot. Just drink it."

Everyone started talking and Techno walked in and Dream tensed a bit. He was holding Dream's crossbow in his hands and Techno put it on the table, "I didn't want this to get lost, so I'm bringing it back. Be thankful I didn't take it for myself." Dream nodded and silently thanked him. Techno sat down across the room and closed his eyes, "So, why didn't you kill him? I mean you had him for over a month. Why?" Techno's voice hinted at rage and confusion, but he didn't let his face show it.

"Why didn't I kill Tommy... that's a good question. I certainly had opportunities, I mean he eats so much and doesn't even think about the fact it could be poisoned, he sleeps like a friggin' rock, and he was already hurt so fighting wouldn't have even been a problem." Everyone's mouth hung open in shock, he was openly telling everyone multiple ways he could've killed Tommy, and was unfazed by it leaning back in his chair. "It could have been so easy, but why didn't I..." He said it in a way that made it seem like he was asking himself. He looked at Tommy then down to the side.

It was proper etiquette to sit up when someone was talking to you. And Dream knew. His body was on fire and his head felt like it was being crushed by a semi truck, but he decided to sit up anyway. He winced in pain as he pushed himself onto his elbows. George started to help him but Dream flinched and shooed him off. Once he was up he looked down at his hands. Dream couldn't feel his hands. He started to flex his shaky fingers in and out, why can't I feel my hands? Dream's face turned into a mix of confusion and fear and Tommy and Phil noticed first. "What's wrong?" Tommy's concern was evident, but Dream didn't hear and kept flexing his hands trying to wake them up somehow. His whole hand was shaking and it was visible to Techno across the room. He could barely move them, his fingers wouldn't go straight, and they couldn't curl up into a fist.

Panic started to set it and the burning intensified around his hands and arms making him cringe. The whole room was still talking, asking questions. He choose to ignore most of them. He set his hands down in his lap and answered Tommy, "Nothing's wrong, I just- Nothing. Also, I don't know why I didn't kill him, I just..." He paused not knowing what to say, his word caught in his throat and clung there. "That's not good enough, I wanna know. Why didn't you? You left him to die so many times. You cut off his wings, you helped exile him, you put him through shit Dream! It took him this long to get back to normal! I mean-" Tommy interrupted Phil, his voice pained with regret and with a bit of sorrow, but also forgiveness, "I already forgave him, now move on. He knows what he did, he had his reasons okay?"

Tommy's eyes got wide, Fuck. Everyone looked at him and then to Dream, "Reasons? What were your reasons? HE HAD A REASON TO PUT YOU THROUGH THAT AMOUNT OF PAIN?" Phil couldn't keep his voice quiet anymore, he was filled to the brim with anger and confusion.

"Fuck it." His face turned to Tommy and they both nodded, Dream pulled his mask away from his scarred face, he closed his eyes, he didn't want to see their reaction.

(This next part doesn't match up to the rest of the CANON storyline but whatever...)

He handed the mask to Tommy and wouldn't open his eyes, but if he did all he would see is everyone in shock. Philza had dropped the glass he was holding, Techno just sat up in his chair with wide eyes, Sapnap and George looked at each other with their mouths half-open. Tubbo walked in and dropped his bowl of cereal, "AH WHAT THE HELL?" Tommy put on the mask, and Dream finally opened his eyes filled with fear. He looked to Tommy who was smiling under the mask and then to the others.

"So- wait- you- Tommy- what the fuck? I'm sorry, I need an explanation for this..." Philza waved in their general direction and Tommy nervously laughed, so did Dream. Tommy took back off the mask. The two sitting side by side was freaky. "You look like Tommy, but more... gross." Tubbo commented on Dream's appearance, "HEY!" Tommy laughed and agreed, "HE DOES DOESN'T HE!" Dream just frowned and turned to Tommy and retorted, "Yeah well, this'll be you one day so have fun looking at it in the mirror one day!"