Taking Control of Panic

Chapter 3

"Are you okay? What happened?" I asked the pair.

"Tubbo's bitch of a dad happened." Tommy said angrily. "Let's get some ice on that." Tommy said as he walked Tubbo to the house.

Wilbur must've heard the commotion and was now standing at the bottom of the steps. "What's going on?" he asked.

"Tubbo's dad again." Tommy said and Wilbur nodded.

"Is Niki okay? Should I go pick her up?"

"She's okay. She's staying in her room, but might be scared about Tubbo. Maybe give her a call." Tommy said and Wilbur nodded and ran up to his room.

"Fuck." Tubbo whispered under his breath as the ice touched his face. "Ranboo, I feel like I should fill you in. The reason I stay at this house so often is because my dad is abusive and an alcoholic. He got drunk and angry again today, so here we are. Tommy might burn his house down one of these days if he keeps getting this mad about him." He said and Tommy shot him a warning look.

"Hey, I would too if he did that to you." I said as we all sat close to each other and turned on a movie called 'Up'. Halfway through, Techno and Wilbur rushed down the stairs.

"We have a code purple with Fundy! Tommy, we'll need your help. Tubbo, you wait with Ranboo. Phil's meeting us there. Bye!" Technoblade yelled and Tommy quickly rushed out the door whispering a small 'shit'.

I was stuck in shock and confusion as Tubbo hid his face in his hands. "Fuck" is all he said.

"Tubbo? What's going on?" I asked with a worried tone.

"Fuck~! I can't tell you~!" He whined.

"Tubbo, you can tell me anything."

"I've literally been sworn to secrecy. I can text Phil to see if I can get permission though." He said as he texted Phil.

After a lot of begging, Tubbo got a response that said something along the lines of 'fine, but be gentle and truthful. I guess he'll have to find out sometime'.

"Tubbo? Please." I begged, "Are they okay? What's going on?"

"Fine. Fine, fine, but once you know, you can't leave this family. Do you understand?" I thought about it, but nodded. I liked these people anyways. "Well, basically magic. This family all has powers. It may seem unreal, but it is very much real. Right now, your family is getting attacked by a... monster. I'm sorry you had to find out this way. Phil believes that you might have some powers."

I sat there in shock, but believed and trusted Tubbo. "So..... You can do magic?"

"Yep."

"Show me."

"Well, everyone has different powers. I have a pretty rare one. Mine is all mental magic. I can talk through dreams, read people's emotions extremely easily, and can enter people's brain and memories when given consent. I could tell your emotions from the storm and the day after, so I tried to help out as much as I could."

"Okay, that's.... strange. What about the others?" I asked, still trying to process this new information.

"Well, I think we should wait so they can show you. I'll need Wilbur soon anyways."

"Ohhhhhh. So that explains the swords" I said as it just made sense. "Ok. Well, what do we do now? Are they going to be okay? Yeah. They'll be okay. From the looks of it, it seems that Fundy was in danger."

"What does code purple mean?"

"Code purple is near death and sends immediate help. I don't know if you've noticed, but we all have a necklace." He says and pulls the necklace off the table. "There are buttons on it to signify codes. I think Tommy forgot his. He's going to get in trouble for that. Code red means that they need backup. Code yellow is that the monster is spotted. Code green is safe. It also tracks our locations if someone doesn't answer."

"Okay. That's a good system. Will- Will I get one?"

"If we can figure out your power, yes. We'll have to go through some testing, though." I took the necklace and studied it, being careful not to press any buttons. His was shaped like a bee. It suddenly vibrated which made me jump a bit. The screen flashed green with a small bird in the top left corner, so I gave it back to Tubbo. "Code green. They should be on their way back. Fundy will probably be with them." He said and I nodded. 'Well, I have a lot to write down tonight' I thought to myself.

"Is everyones' shaped like a bee?"

"No. Tommy has a raccoon, Wilbur has a sheep, Technoblade has a pig, and Phil has a crow." He said and we fell back into a comfortable silence filled with thought.

The door swung open about twenty minutes later. Wilbur was carrying a man, who I assumed was Fundy, covered in blood and laid him on the couch as Tubbo dragged me up and left for Tommy's room. "Wilbur needs to be alone for this process, so we meet everyone in here." Tubbo said as I saw everyone else enter the room. They seemed to be covered in dirt and a bit of blood, but I didn't mind. I was mostly in shock.

"Ranboo!" Phil said loudly and pulled me in for a hug, "I'm so sorry you had to find out this way. How are you feeling about it?"

"Um, I'm a bit confused and shocked at the moment."

"Do you have any questions?" He asked.

"Yeah. What are all of your powers? Tubbo explained his to me."

"Well, boss man! I'll show you mine!" Tommy said and held out his hands. Two flames rose as he made them get bigger and smaller.

"Woahhh!" Is all I said as I watched with amusement.

"Yeah, I definitely got the coolest one." Tommy said with a big smile.

"Well, I have the power of controlling wind. This means that I can lift things or people up." Phil said as I felt my feet leave the floor and a chill go down my spine. My feet returned to the floor as I looked amazed.

"I have strength. That's really it. Nothing too special about mine." Techno says.

"What about Wilbur? And Fundy? Does Niki have powers? What are these 'monsters' called?" I asked but was told to slow down with the questions.

"Wilbur controls healing. He's working with Fundy right now, but he might want Tubbo to go down soon to see if he can help his leg." Tommy said. "As for Fundy, he has speed. Niki has control over water. The monsters are called 'dreamons'. I don't know why they are called that when they literally are a nightmare. Anything else?"

"How do I know if I have powers? And how can I tell what they are?" I asked.

"Well, that's where I come in." Tubbo says. " I'll have to search your memories for past experiences. I can't do anything without your consent. I might run into some secrets and trauma, but it'll stay between us. I'll see if you have ever done anything that might lead to a specific power. For example, Phil once accidently threw a vase with the wind, which helped. If we don't find much, we'll have to do some reading, but Techno knows a shit ton about this, so he'll help. If none of that works, we'll have to try medicine that brings it out." I nod, trying to process everything.

"Hey, mate. You should go get some rest. You've learned a lot today. Make sure to write it in your journal so you don't forget." Phil said and I nodded and said goodnight to everyone. I left for my room, wrote in my journal, and got ready for bed. I immediately drifted asleep as my head hit the pillow after the hectic day.