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Tommy was sitting outside the group home in an alleyway that most didn't enter... Well he guess he was there. His head was swaying side to side as he listened to a song on his phone. The damn thing had cracks across the screen from years of use but being a foster rat meant that you didn't get much money. As he relaxed his wings twitched from where they were hidden under his jacket. He cringed as they were only a painful reminder of the abuse he had been through in the more fucked up foster homes.

As he started to hum along he heard movement above him and looked up to see Grian gliding down from the roof with his large purple wings. Grian was almost 2 years older than him and pretty soon the small anarchist was going to be 16 and start bragging non-stop. Grian smiled as he landed across from him and dusted off his oversized threadbare red turtle neck, "Sorry! Got caught up in... Traffic." Tommy snorted at the shorter and stood up, "Sure street rat." Grian rolled his eyes and shoved him a little even though he was barely above Tommy's shoulder.

Grian then closed his wings since he knew how self-conscious Tommy was about his own and then smiled, "Ranboo should be here in a minute! I saw him on my way over." Tommy nodded as he held up his phone and held out one of the earbuds, "Wanna listen?" Grian nodded and they both leaned on the wall humming along. About a minute later Ranboo walked in wearing a pair of sunglasses. A large almost black splotch on the left side of his face was mostly covered by his hair and his pointed ears stuck out of his fluffy brown hair. His small black wings fluffed up as he entered the alleyway. He looked up as he walked in and smiled at them, "Sorry it was busy today!" Tommy nodded since Ranboo actually lived 2 hours away so he had to ride the bus there. "All cool big man."

The trio sat down together in a circle and sat in a comfortable silence for a few minutes before they finally decided to break it. "Soo... What are they like? More assholes?" Grian asked as Ranboo stretched his abnormally long arms. Tommy shook his head slightly, "I don't know yet... Ms. Lila hasn't said anything aside from the fact that the guy has two sons." Ranboo raised an eyebrow, "He already has kids? Those ones rarely ever foster..." Tommy scoffed, "Yeah and most of the time their kids are assholes." Grian lightly chuckled because he knew how Tommy felt. Grian was a street rat, aka he was a homeless minor who had run away from the foster system. Tommy was still a foster rat but after he would inevitably get sent home again he planed to join Grian with his luck on the streets.

Grian suddenly perked up a little and looked at Tommy with sparkling dark purple eyes. "On the brighter side we may have found a hospital that can help you!" Tommy turned too him now also perking up, "Really! ... How much money would it be? Fixing wings as fucked up as mine would be hard..." Grian shook his head with a grin with his wings rising, "It's a program! So if you meet the requirements then it will be paid for! We can atleast see if they take you!" Tommy lit up as he heard the details letting himself feel a little hope.

"Speaking of wings!" Ranboo said clapping his hands together as he tilted his head to look at Tommy, "Did you hear if any of them are winged or tailed? You know how non-hybrids are to our kind..." Tommy shuddered as bad memories came back to him. "Nope, the damn bitch didn't say anything." Ranboo nodded, "Well if anything goes wrong then feel free to come to my place! You know the address." Tommy smiled and nodded, "Thanks Ranboo." Ranboo smiled down at his friends, "You're welcome! Now both of you sit down so I can preen your damn wings! Judging by Grian's they probably look like crap." The two laughed and did as they were told.

Grian spread his stunning purple wings which went from dark purple to light purple. Tommy glanced at his friend and then carefully let his wings fall out of his jacket. They looked terrible but neither of his friends reacted because they had already seen them. They were bent the wrong in some spots and scars littered the skin that showed. Almost all his flight feathers were gone and only the small fluffy baby ones covering the flesh and bone remained and they were starting to overcrowd. His wings were a deep blue at the shoulder and top layer and then a lighter blue with white tips and some black highlights here and there but after the 'accident' his bones were too damaged so the wings didn't heal correctly. Now only fluffy gray down feathers and some dark blue ones remain of his wings showing how flightless he was. His flight feathers couldn't regrow until his wings were fixed and that would cost alot of money to have done.

Ranboo started to fix their unkept wings with expert hands and the two felt much better afterwards. "I'm going to miss you two..." Grian laughed, "Dude! We play Minecraft together almost everyday and we facetime any second we get!" Tommy shook his head and laughed too as Ranboo finished up. "You know what I mean idiot." Grian rolled his eyes and hugged him suddenly. Tommy flinched at first but then melted into it not having comforting human contact in a while. Ranboo chuckled at them and then joined in. They stayed like that in a comfortable silence for a while before backing away and standing up. "I guess we'll talk tomorrow after they pick me up huh."

They all noticed the sun setting so they nodded, "Yeah see ya then you bird brain!" Grian ran over to the stairs leading to the roof and threw them a salute, "Don't forget to watch out for poultry man!" He then climbed up and disappeared over the lip of the roof in a blur of red and purple. Ranboo laughed and turned to Tommy, "Isn't that the interesting comic series he has become addicted to?" Tommy shook his head and shrugged once, "Somethin like that I think... Heh well I'll see you latter ya rich fucker!" Ranboo flicked his head as he turned and started to leave, "My parents aren't that rich! Cya Tomster!" Tommy giggled at the nickname then walked back into the hellhole that he was forced to call home.

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Tommy didn't know why he was so nervous. This was honestly his normal, get dumped at the guys house, start a fight, and get sent back within a week. Something though felt off and it didn't help that this guy named Phil wanted to pick him up there. That just meant he would be stuck in the car for however long it took to this guys place. The other foster rats weren't helping his nerves as they ran around screaming and fighting. "Will they ever shut the fuck up..." He groaned holding his head as a migraine started. Great... This was going soo well...

He almost fell over multiple times just while getting some cereal as the kids ran between his legs or would use him as a hiding spot. He shoved away the ones who got too close and flipped them off getting a finger in response which only made him glow in pride. He was the second oldest here so he raised alot of these kids. He had been in this foster home for the greater part of 6 years. He knew every kid here by name and they all knew him. Even with a growing migraine he could never bring himself to hate these rambunctious goblins. I mean they also pissed off Ms. Lilac so that was a plus.

Speaking of the plump lady, "Thomas get over here! They just arrived!" She was way too overdressed and had an inch of makeup on. He cringed at his name, he hated that name. He shoved the last of his food into his mouth and took his bag from one of the kids as he stood up. The 13 goblins ranging from 4 to 11 all surrounded him and he grinned, "Harry! You are in charge until I get back!" The 11 year old cheered and all the kids did too. "Remember do not get arrested or caught for any crimes you decide to do! Do not do drugs or get drunk! And give Ms. Lilac a living hell!" They all cheered and he hugged every last one of them before saying their byes and then he walked into the office.

He didn't really know what he was expecting to be honest but it was not this. There were four people in the room one being Ms. Lilac who sat at her desk, "Thomas... I hope you had fun with the kids..." There was rage hidden in her voice and it only made Tommy grin since he knew full well she could hear them. He shrugged, "Gotta keep em happy~" If it wasn't for the other 3 in the room he was sure she would have beat him into the ground. She grumbled to herself before turning to the blond. "This is Thomas... He can be a real pain but I guess you'll find out the rest yourself since I know you read his file." She was trying to act cheerful but Tommy knew he had pissed her off. It only made him grin more.

One of the other two, he had bright pink hair and sunglasses, walked up to him, "Phil said we should take you to the car while he gets your papers." The guy had no emotion in his voice but he did seem very tired. Tommy nodded since he had no reason yet to be an asshole to them. The other one, a brunet with a black beanie and large smirk, walked over to them too. "Sweet! I call shotgun!" He promptly left the room and the pinket nodded his head towards the door. Tommy followed them outside and leaned against the car. It was a large grey van and pretty nice lookin. "So like I'll be honest. Ms. Lilass didn't tell me anything aside from the guy bein named Phil and that he had 2 kids." The brunet snickered at his comment, "Oh well I am Wilbur and that is my older brother Techno. Now gremlin you have a name you want to be called?"

Tommy glared at him, "Gremlin!?" Wilbur shrugged and twirled a little, "What can I say! It just came to my mind as soon as I laid eyes on you!" Tommy glared more but replied, "Tommy... Don't ever fucking call me Thomas." Wilbur nodded and then turned to Techno, "Ayy silent ass! Anything ya wanna say!" Techno looked up from where he was on his phone, "Hi..." Wilbur scoffed and got into the front seat. Tommy looked at Techno again and his breath suddenly hitched as he noticed two small pink, clearly not human, ears in his mess of pink hair. He would bring it up later.

Techno got into the back seat and scooted over to the far end then patted the seat next to him. Tommy got in too and then shut the door. He only just remembered that he was wearing his old and worn backpack which the kid had handed to him. He took it off and placed it on the floor between his legs. Well this was going better than normal he supposed but he couldn't let his guard down. He turned over to see Techno on his phone again and Wilbur texting someone on his phone looking clearly pissed off. "Fucking Schlatt! That damn asshole drugaholic..." He started mumbling more insults at his phone and he turned to see a small smile on Techno's face. "Ignore him and his boyfriend." Wilbur suddenly went bright red and he flipped off Techno who only sent him a small nod. "I don't fucking like him!" Techno shook his head never looking up from phone, "Keep telling yourself that." Wilbur was about to curse him out but the drivers door was opened as Phil got into the car.

"Hello Tommy!" He said cheerfully to him while turning in his seat, "I hope the boys have been good so far!" Tommy nodded still a little overwhelmed. "Alright good! Anyways where do you guys want to eat? We have a long drive home." Tommy turned to him, "Wait where do you live?" Phil smiled, "Oh I thought you knew sorry! Well we live about 2 hours away in Ashbourne." Tommy knew his mouth was hanging open and he almost spoke without thinking, "Umm Wendy's! Let's go to Wendy's!" Phil perked up, "Alright sounds good! Wilbur set up your damn gps and stop flirting with that guy!" Wilbur made a screech and his face got even redder as he pulled up maps to find the nearest one. Tommy took in a deep breath... Ashbourne was where Ranboo lived... This was honestly not too bad after all.

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It took them about 20 minutes to get to Wendy's and the majority of the trip was taken up with Wilbur and Techno arguing. More like Wilbur complaining to him and Techno never looking up from his phone and humming in response. Tommy was kind of happy about not having attention on him because currently he was freaking out and messaging Ranboo who was also freaking out judging by his all caps text.

ChristmasEyes: WAIT YOU'RE NOT KIDDING!?

Tommy chuckled and replied.

BigMan: NOPE!!!

ChristmasEyes: OMG THIS IS AWESOME HONESTLY!!!!

ChristmasEyes: Wait but what about Grian?

Tommy stopped and stared at that text. Grian... HE HAD FUCKING FORGOTTEN! Grian was going to be left here alone with no money and noone to talk to! Unless... Tommy grinned and thanked the almighties that none of his new 'family' was watching him.

BigMan: Don't worry about that! I have an idea!

ChristmasEyes: Ohno....

BigMan: Hey we are about to go in! I'll message you later!

ChristmasEyes: Okay but don't do anything too insane!

Tommy chuckled as he got out of the car and texted Grian.

BigMan: Hey Grian! How close are you to Wendy's by the mall?

ChaoticPrick: Oh I'm pretty close! I can come if you want!

ChaoticPrick: HEY WHO TF CHANGED MY NAME!

Tommy giggled getting the others to glance at him but they soon turned away walking in and getting in line.

BigMan: No time to explain! You can change it later! Get to the Wendy's stat and do not talk to me when you do! Just wait in the bathrooms and I'll come to you!

ChaoticPrick: Ugh fine!

Tommy sighed and put away his phone. He finally looked up and saw that they were about to be called up to order. He sighed since he knew that almost anything he ate would eventually just come back up. He couldn't help it and he knew that being able to see his ribs was not a good thing but last time he told someone they hit him and told him to stop whining. The others ordered and with the amount of sweets Wilbur ordered he started to fear the ride back even more. Techno just got 3 burgers which was still alot but nothing compared to the sugaraholic standing next to him. Phil just got a normal meal and it was his turn.

He walked up and paled a little at the thought of eating, "Uhh j-just fries and a co-cookie I guess." Phil looked at him a little surprised, "Are you sure?" Tommy nodded and put on a forced smile, "Umm I had a large breakfast..." That was lie but they didn't need to know. Phil nodded but it was forced and they found a booth to wait at. "Soo gremlin child! What were you laughing about?" Tommy glared at Wilbur but then remembered that he had to keep a look out for Grian. "Mmmm messaging one of my friends." "You have friends? OW!" Wilbur held his head where Phil and flicked him... Hard. The man turned to him and smiled, "Ignore him. He didn't sleep much." "Hey!"

He turned to Techno, who aside from the red hair and sunglasses, was the normalist one here. "Is he always like this?" Techno nodded, "Well he can be alot of moods but yeah this is his... semi-normal." Tommy cringed, this was going to be his new normal oh lord. He suddenly caught a flash or red and smiled. "Hey while we are getting our food Ima head to the bathroom!" He jumped out and walked away as Phil said okay and continued to try and talk to the whining Wilbur.

He walked into the bathroom and grabbed Grian's arm while pulling him into the largest stall and locking the door. "Hey my man! Soo to give you a quick update this new foster family lives like 3 blocks away from Ranboo! We don't want to leave you behind so this is a kidnapping I guess!" Grian burst out laughing and grinned since they were honestly both chaos incarnate. "Oh boy and what is your plan ketchup!" Tommy rolled his eyes, "Low blow man. Anyways I need you to sneak into the trunk!" Grian's eyes widened before his grin grew, "Fuck yeah! Finally something more fun than a police chase!" Tommy had to laugh at that, "Well let me give you a little run down!"

Tommy jumped back into his seat and saw the others had started eating, "Hey kid." Techno passed him his fries and he thanked him before nibbling on one. "So what can you tell us about yourself?" Tommy turned to Phil and then back at his food, "Umm well my name is Tommy... I'm 14 and totally super tall! I have a friend actually who lives near you guys which is why I was laughing." He sent a glare at Wilbur as he said that, "Umm maybe you guys even know him... Umm Ranboo?" Techno looked up a little surprised, "Oh that kid... Eret will sometimes mention him since his little brother Tubbo is attached to the guy. I didn't realize he came all the way out here."

Tommy shrugged as he ate another fry, "Yeah only on some weekends heh. We mostly facetime." Phil nodded and looked at Tommy's barely eaten food. "You all done?" Tommy looked at it too, "Umm yeah I guess heh." Phil nodded and they collected their leftover food and put it into a bag to bring home. "Okay boys this is going to be a long trip." Phil then left with a sigh and Tommy looked at him confused but instantly understood when Wibur flew past him bouncing ever step. "Fuck..." "Mhmm have fun because I am not talking to him." Techno walked past him on his phone and Tommy cursed the pinket. This was going to be a VERY long trip.

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Saying it was a long trip was an understatement. It felt like fucking days! How could someone talk so much. Techno was on his phone the entire trip never looking up. Phil on the other hand was humming something and sometimes correcting something Wilbur said. It wasn't until an hour later that he realized the gibberish Wilbur was saying was actually the history of Ashbourne and the Communist Manifesto. What the fuck is wrong with this guy...

Wilbur fell asleep for the last 30 minutes of the drive so he just looked out the window. Overall they were probably one of his best families he was stuck with. Although this could all be a facade. He chuckled quietly as he put his hand into the compartment that opened into the trunk. It was just big enough for his hand and he had been handing fries in there where a hungry Grian was eating them. Honestly this was the most fun he had in a while and that was saying alot.

He ran out of fries so he texted Grian about it then looked out the window to see trees. It was strange he guessed to see a forest. He had never left the city before in fear of mobs, not to mention the walls around the city made it hard. That was why they had panicked about Grian but now he was with him. They were the trio and that would never change. He looked at Techno and gasped as the other was running his hand through his hair revealing a pink piglin ear. The other turned to him confused before sighing, "Oh yeah I forgot about that." Tommy nodded still in shock that his new 'brother' was not only a tailed but a hostile mob tailed!

"So are you... Y'know?" Tommy didn't notice he was shaking until he almost dropped his phone. He looked down and saw the text from Grian.

ChaoticPrick: Dude! He is going to find out anyways! You may as well tell the one who can sympathize!

Tommy sighed again and nodded, "Umm winged but I don't like to talk about it." Techno nodded and was almost instantly back on his phone oblivious to the world. Tommy felt relieved and made sure to flip off Grian which gained many laughing face emojis from his friend. Today was an oddly good day... "Okay we're here! We can get the stuff from the trunk and head inside!" Phil was just pulling into the driveway of a very large house but all Tommy could think of was... OH FUCK!?

ChaoticPrick: I NEED YOU TO DISTRACT THEM!?

BigMan: I'll try!?

Tommy sat there as he heard the trunk get opened by Phil from some switch. "Umm hey!" Phil turned off the car once it was parked and looked back at him. "Yes?" Tommy nervously looked at his hands as he thought. "Oh umm! Y-y'know Ranboo! Can he like umm visit soon?" Phil suddenly perked up and smiled, "Sure! He's a nice kid to have around." Tommy smiled and sighed as he noticed the red and purple blur disappear behind the house. Grian was safe so he thanked Phil then got out of the car and put on his bag. Techno walked up to him and finally put away his phone. "I'm going to show you around the house." Tommy nodded and followed the tailed inside. The tour was pretty short because as he learned Techno was definitely not a talker. After the tour Techno led him to his new room and told him he could look around.

He texted Grian which room and then looked around. It was on the second story at the end of the hallway so they probably wouldn't bother him too much. There was a large bed against the right wall and a desk in the center against the back wall. The window was next to it and the bathroom was on the left. There was also a large dresser next to the desk. He opened the window and started to put away the few belongings he had. A second later a gust of window was blown into his room as Grian flew in. He grinned and looked around, "Wow! Nice new place! We get a real bed!" Tommy laughed at his friend, "Hurry up and unpack! Then take a shower! No touching the bed until you!" Grian whined but instantly went to unpack his bag.

A few minutes later Grian was in the shower and Tommy had lended him a red turtle neck which was definitely too big for him but it was the best they could for now. Tommy was setting up his desk but stopped when he got a ping from his phone. He pulled it out and smiled when he saw it was Ranboo but there was another person Ranboo had added.

BeeBoi: Hiiiiiiiiii

ChristmasEyes: Aaaaa Tubbo how did you add yourself! God I am such a bad babysitter!

BigMan: Umm O.o

ChristmasEyes: Sorry! This kid won't calm down so I let them on my phone and somehow they added themself to our groupchat!

BeeBoi: Hey I'm 5! I am no kid!

ChristmasEyes: -.- sure

BigMan: Haha! Hey! So you know Phil? His sons are Wilbur and Techno and they said they know you.

ChristmasEyes: OMG! You are living with them! Lucky man! Phil is awesome!

BigMan: Haha really? I can't believe I got lucky for once

ChristmasEyes: Yeah man! Okay I am coming over! I gotta bring this kid though since Schlatt will kill me if I leave his kid home alone

BigMan: Schlatt? I heard Wilbur raging at him

ChristmasEyes: Yeah those two are like frenemy lovers. They have an interesting friendship, eheh

BigMan: Mhmm >.> Now hurry up and get over here idiot!

BeeBoi: Yay!

ChristmasEyes: Oh I forgot you were here

BeeBoi: Ehehehe

BigMan: Oh boy

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It was about an hour later when Tommy got a knock on his room's door. By then both he and Grian had taken a shower and changed into some extra clothes he had brought. He grinned and opened the door to see Ranboo and a smaller kid with small fluffy white ears, large blue eyes, and brown hair. They were wearing a brown and yellow stripped shirt which reminded him of a bee and blue jean shorts. They also had what looked like fluffy white ram legs and tail. He ushered them in and the kid instantly ran onto the bed surprising Grian who had collapsed onto it. He shut the door and turned to Ranboo. "Hello! We got a shower for the first time in forever big man!" Ranboo laughed at his enthusiasm, "You look alot cleaner too." He pointed out before looking at Grian and bursting out into laughter, "OMG! That is soooo not the right size!" Grian glared at him since the sweatshirt he had on was almost to his knees and the sleeves had to be folded so he could use his hands.

Tommy shrugged and sat next to Grian on the bed, "Ehhh nothing is the right size for him so we will definitely need to sneak out and go shopping." Ranboo finally stopped laughing and nodded, "Yeah definitely. Anyways! This kid here is Tubbo! They're Schlatt's kid!" Tommy nodded and grinned at the kid, "Nice to meet ya Tubbo." Tubbo tilted their head, "You don't mind me being..." Tommy was confused until he suddenly laughed, "Naaaaah mah friend! They/them pronouns aren't a problem around here. Anyways my good friend over here throws up rainbows and shit so you're all good!" Grian spit out the water he had been drinking from a water bottle, "What the fuck!" Ranboo was once again almost falling over in laughter and Tubbo was grinning, "Yay! I like rainbows! They are full of color!" "Pft! Yeah no this kid is under TommyInIt's protection!" Ranboo grinned, "MotherInnIt~"

While Tommy and Ranboo were play fighting, Grian scooted closer to Tubbo. "Hey kid! I'm Grian. What type of hybrid are you if you don't mind me asking!" Tubbo looked at him then smiled as they noticed his large purple wings, "Oooo you hybrid too! I ram hybrid like daddy! Is Tommy a hybrid?" Grian nodded, "But keep it a secret for now kay?" The kid nodded which made Grian smile, "Soo what does your dad do?" Tubbo lit up, "Oooo! Daddy goes to highschool with uncle Wilby! He in umm... Senior somethin!" Grian blinked in surprise, "Oh okay... Hey Tubbo why don't you go and see if Phil will give us any food! Also keep me a secret cause I am kinda a stow away!" Tubbo smiled and giggled, "Okay!" They then jumped off the bed and ran out of the room making sure to shut the door.

The other two had walked back noticing how Tubbo had left, "Had them get food. How old is their dad?" Ranboo flinched, "Well I guess since I'll be here alot and you'll probably find out eventually from Wilbur since Schlatt and him are close... Don't go around telling anyone though." They nodded and all sat on the bed, "So Schlatt is 19 meaning he had Tubbo when he was 14. Schlatt is the son of a very rich company owner and his father is very strict. I've never met his mother so I assume she isn't around anymore. Anyways, 5 years ago there was going to be one of those junior and senior parties happening. Wilbur being the dumbass he can be sometimes convinced Schlatt to come with him since he had a friend who could smuggle them in. The two had been really tall for their age so I guess noone questioned it. It was one of those drinking parties too but neither of them knew that. Schlatt ended up getting drunk with a spiked drink at some point and umm well there was this woman who well. Yeah she was 19 at the time and it would have been a big scandal so all of us who knew just kept quiet for Schlatt."

Ranboo layed down then and looked at them very seriously, "She blackmailed him when she found out she was pregnant and was basically going to force him to pay child support but Wilbur convinced him to tell his father. Before he could she died because of some complication but they saved his child. After that he moved out here sayin he wanted to do school more and then took two years off to raise Tubbo. That's why he's behind in grades. I'm only tell you guys this because I trust you two. Oh and Schlatt doesn't like staying in his house alone so he actually will sleep here or at another seniors place, her name's Minx."

The two were silent but stories like this were sadly common when they came from a foster home. Lots of kids had been dumped there after accidental pregnancies or financial issues. "Yeah man! I mean I don't know whether to be happy or sad but Tubbo is awsome! Bee boi is sticken with us now!" Ranboo smiled at them, "Thanks... It is kinda hard to take care of them since noone else other than Wilbur and a few others know they even exist. I had to know since they would always ask questions when I babysit them. In the end though.... Yeah we do have Tubbo. You'll like them alot Tommy." Tommy nodded and turned to Grian who suddenly rolled off the bed. He was about to ask why but the door suddenly opened and in walked Phil and Tubbo. "Hey so do you guys want pizza or Chinese food?" Tommy almost had a heart attack and Ranboo replied while laughing, "I think pizza is good." Phil left with a nod and Tubbo bounced about with a plate of crackers and cheese. "Fooooood!"

All of them laughed and were sitting on the bed again eating, "Sooo Tubs are you sleeping over again?" Tubbo nodded, "He said to tell Wilby later!" "Guess we get to meet Schlatt." Ranboo shook his head, "He can be something." They looked at him confused but he waved them off, "Can you tell me stories!" They all looked Tubbo, "Stories?" Tommy tilted his head. "Well Wilby told me lots of cool stories!" Tommy looked at Ranboo to clarify, "Oh... I guess you just got here but Techno and Wilbur are both adopted. So they would tell Tubs lots of stories from when they were younger. You'll have to ask them about it but Techno had a very eventful life when he was younger." Tommy nodded, "Not gonna lie but I thought somethin like that since non of them look similar." Ranboo nodded again and then chuckled, "Well we can tell them about how we met Grian!" Grian laughed, "Oh god that was an adventure!"

They talked for what seemed liked hours and Tommy was really starting to enjoy his new home for the first time in years. Ever since he had been thrust into the fostercare system at 2 he had been abused, used, and beaten but now... Now maybe things would be okay. It was dark outside now and the sun was setting. Grian and Tubbo had fallen asleep and they were curled together in a nest of blankets. Ranboo was leaned against the wall petting Tubbo's head and Tommy was leaned on Grian's shoulder slowly nodding off. "Schlatt and Wilbur will be here soon... I'll make sure to watch till they arrive then I got to head home. Tubbo will be fine here. Normally I would drop them off here about now and they would sleep with Techno but they seem fine here." Tommy nodded barely registering what he said which made Ranboo lightly giggle before getting up and tucking Tommy into the nest next to Grian. Tommy whined at the movement but was soon fast asleep too. In the dark toom Ranboo's eyes glowed and he got up when he heard the familiar greeting from Schlatt.

He headed downstairs and saw the ram hybrid there leaning on Wilbur. He had huge bags under his eyes but that was normal for him since Schlatt would always wake up with nightmares without someone's presence. "Ranboo?" Ranboo waved at them since Wilbur had left to pick up the guy so he had no idea he was here, "Yeah... An old friend of mine is living here now. Tubbo is asleep with him right now. They're safe don't worry." Schlatt sighed and nodded, "I'll pay ya tomorrow." Ranboo nodded and walked to the door passing them, "I'll be over in the morning! Got to get home before my mother gets mad." They all nodded in understanding and said their goodbyes before he left. "God I am soo fucking tired... Get me to fucking bed before school." Wilbur shook his head and dragged the other towards his room, "It's Friday Schlatt." "Shut the fuck up..." Wilbur laughed and Schlatt flipped him off. Once they were gone Phil sighed, "Atleast I made them eat while they were talking... We'll get to know Tommy tomorrow. He seems happy. I know you two were alot more timid." Techno nods, "He's lucky he has a friend here already. Now sleep old man you look ancient." Phil laughed as he finished dishes, "I'm not that old mate!"

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Tommy woke up to warmth and quiet... That was very rare for him, especially with all the other foster rats running about. He yawned and peeled his eyes open to notice he was in fact not at the group. He blinked twice before he remembered the events of yesterday. So far this place hadn't been terriable and he was starting to enjoy even with how brief it was. He felt some movement next to him and looked to see Grian and Tubbo. All three of them were still cuddled together in the blanket nest and he honestly couldn't bring himself to move just yet. As surprising as it may seem he was not a fucking morning person and he wanted to murder anyone who was... After a few minutes of sitting there staring at the wall he turned and poked Grian's cheek, smirking as the other groaned. "The fuck you want..." Grian whined as he grumpily opened his eyes and looked at Tommy. "Shhhh Tubs is still asleep." Grian glared at him still half asleep, "So? Why did you wake me up then fucker?" Tommy shrugged with a smile. "I hate you..." "Luv ya too~" Tommy hugged him and the two smiled, "So what are we doing today? I don't have to worry about the new school till Monday." Grian shrugged, "Most of the time we would just run around the city but this place seems to be more of a suburban neighborhood. Soo I think that is out of the question." Tommy nodded and they were about to talk some more but stopped when they heard a door open downstairs.

"Ima go see what they are doing. You stay here and watch Tubbo." Grian nodded and curled back up in the nest while Tommy got up and carefully left the room making sure to shut the door. He walked down the stairs and saw a group of people sitting around the table. Phil wasn't there it seemed but his sons and somebody else was. He recognized Techno and Wilbur, who were both sitting across from eachother chatting. There was one new person with small slightly curled light brown horns and the same Ram hybrid features as Tubbo. Now that he really looked though the guy was just an older version of Tubbo with dark blue eyes. He guessed that this must be Schlatt so he finished walking downstairs and awkwardly stood watching. Schlatt was sitting next to Wilbur leaned on his shoulder looking barely awake.

They noticed him a few seconds later and Wilbur waved at him, "Hey Tommy! Come sit down! We were about to go and wake you up." Tommy nodded and got a chill since he didn't need them finding Grian just yet. "Hey Tommy, thanks for watching my kid last night." He nodded at Schlatt and sat next to Techno. Schlatt leaning on Wilbur was an amusing sight he would admit with the height difference here. "So Tommy what can you tell us about yourself?" Wilbur was the one to start the conversation and Tommy was always awkward about this part with his foster families but he trusted Ranboo. "Umm I'm Tommy and I'm 14... Been in fostercare since I was 2. Well not all the time... I was a street rat for a short time but it was very short." Techno nudged him, his ears tilting back. HIS EARS!? He now had them out on display and they honestly resembled a mix between a rabbit and a cat with pink fur. "Oh yeah he hasn't seen us relaxing." Wilbur laughed and Tommy noticed the small but very fluffy pink tail Techno had, along with a pair of tucks and very sharp nail... Or claws? He looked at Wilbur and his eyes widened as he noticed Wilbur's fucking neck gills and very sharp teeth. His ears were also webbed and pointy and he had a few gold and blue scales on his ears and lower cheeks. Wilbur was a fucking siren he finally realized as he noticed Wilbur's slitted eyes. Those were rare as fuck he knew and not many were left around.

They noticed his reaction and laughed, "Phil is winged just so you know. I heard from Techno that you were a hybrid too." Tommy nodded still in shock that so many hybrids were in one place. It was rare to be one already but the fact that everyone in this house was one... That was so fucking pog! "Uhh... Mmm not used to so many..." They nodded, "Techno and I were in the foster system too before Phil found us. We weren't treated too well for well obvious reasons. I mean Techno and I are hostile mobs. Thankfully Phil found us and helped us out of that dump though. He adopted Techno after about a year and then they fostered me... By any chance Tommy can we see your wings?" Tommy froze and they seemed to notice his sudden fear, "Ohh... Listen Tommy when I was 6 one of the families I was stuck with attacked me because I whad just developed my vocal cords for singing and they believed I was going to start using my abilities to mind control their family. They nearly killed me and I couldn't speak for weeks. The foster workers got me out thankfully... Are you hurt by any chance?"

Normally Tommy would curse, scream, lie... Just about anything to get off the topic of his wings. So why was this different? Why was this comforting? Maybe it was because they were like him or because they were nice to him. Maybe even because of Ranboo. He had never told anyone about his wings other than Grian and Ranboo. They had been his pride and joy and he had been soo excited to one day fly with them but now they were nothing more than small tuffs of feathers and misshaped limbs. He shivered a little as that brought back some very unwanted memories. He thought it over and sighed before finally taking off the jacket he had put on. He was in a dark red long sleeve shirt with some white stripes and slits in the back for his wings. He stretched them out which
honestly felt amazing because he barely took them out. He heard gasps from the others and he knew why but would rather not think about it. "For how long? What..." Was all Schlatt could ask no longer looking tired. "About 6 years I think... I dunno around when I was 8 is all I remember." Techno shook his head and Wilbur seemed to have left the room.

A second later the brunet returned with Phil in tow. Phil looked around confused before he noticed Tommy and his he looked horrified at the state of the younger's wings. Tommy suddenly noticed that Phil had a large set of black wings with small purple and silver highlights around the bottom. He was a bit surprised remembering vaguely that Wilbur had mentioned Phil having sings but he was even more surprised when he realized that Phil was not only a winged but a hostile mob winged. He was a fucking crow wyvern winged which, next to the Ender Dragon, was a very powerful and dangerous winged. This was not was he was expecting to wake up to this morning... "Do they hurt?" Phil quietly asked looking pained. He nodded slowly, "Not as bad as before though..." After everyone seemed to get their bearings together Phil went and made breakfast for everyone while Wilbur left to get a few things. He soon returned with some pain relievers and gave Tommy a few which he was very grateful for. Schlatt was eating although slowly and Wilbur had sat down again watching the shorter to make sure he ate everything. Techno looked bored and was on his phone while shoveling food down his throat. As Tommy ate his food glancing at Phil, who sat at the end of the table, he remembered just why Grian was so hidden and they were always careful on who to reveal him to.

There was a reason that Grian at all costs could not be caught by the police or turned in. While he may look like a purple feather winged, or a parrot winged which he could disguise his wings as, he was actually a highly powerful winged. Grian was a feathered Ender Dragon hybrid. It was incredibly powerful and not even meant to exist really. Now though as he sat next to another powerful winged he suddenly had hope that maybe this pace would be safe for not only him but also Grian. "Hey yo-you're... You're a Wyvern right?" Phil smiled seeming pleased, "Yes I am mate. Most people don't realize but I guess you are a fellow winged... Also... By any chance would you happen to know what these are?" Phil got up and picked something up from the counter. He walked back to the table and held up a few purple feathers and Tommy choked. "We found them outside the house and these are obviously from a winged. They're too big to be a bird. Also they're purple. I mean it could be a prank but they were also in the trunk." Tommy nervously chuckled and was just about ready to bolt. So much for his pleasant morning. They were screwed and it hadn't even been 24 hours!?

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"Well..." "Daddy!" Tubbo exclaimed as they ran down the stairs and hugged Schlatt who smiled. "Hey kiddo." He said smiling while lifting Tubbo into his lap and sitting up. Wilbur looked at Tubbo and smiled while saying a good morning. Tommy laughed and thanked the gods for the distraction, "Umm no idea how that got there sorry haha!" He could tell Phil wanted to talk more but all attention was on the Tubbo now. Techno sighed at the loud noise and waved at the kid, "Hey kid." "Hiya uncle Techie!" Tommy burst out laughing at the name and turned to the piglin, "Techie?" Techno shrugged and softly smiled, "No idea where they came up with it but they just started saying it one day. Won't stop now." Tommy nodded but was relieved that they wouldn't have to worry about Grian being caught for atleast a little longer. Normally this whole thing was alot easier but normally Grian wasn't living under his fucking bed. "Well... Tommy we'll talk about your wings when we get back, okay? I want to see if we can help you." Tommy nodded but then turned to Phill while raising an eyebrow, "Huh?" Phil laughed and turned to Techno and Wilbur who were getting up and getting ready to leave, "Yeah mate, every Saturday we go shopping so we'll be back soon! Sorry but we do need a lot of stuff and we'll bring you next time." Tommy nodded, he really didn't trust Grian home alone right now for good reason. They went to collect their things and he went back to his room to change. He got into a comfortable sweater shirt with a star and rolled up the sleeves. He kept the same pants and then looked at Grian who had found another shirt but tucked it in. He chuckled as he remembered his last shirt from yesterday then stretched out his wings.

"Did you show them?" He turned to Grian and smiled lightly, "Well yeah... I do have them out right now big man and I trust Ranboo. He said they were safe..." Grian perked up and his wings, which were now colored as a parrot's, fluffed up. "Speaking of Ranboo! He's coming over! Should be here soon!" Tommy smiled, "Oh sweet! I miss-" Before he could finish the door was thrown open, "Hey Tommy do you want food n'shit? Uhhhhh who..." Tommy turned around and saw Schlatt standing awkwardly in the door, "Uhhh eheh hi..." "Hello!" Tommy turned to Grian and gave him a pointed glared, "Whaaaaat! He found out and I am booooored!" Grian replied with a shrug. Tommy rolled his eyes and turned back to Schlatt, "This idiot here is Grian and he may or may not have been the reason for those feathers Phil found." Schlatt grinned and waved at the parrot hybrid, "All cool! I like to fuck with Wilbur so your secret is safe with me! Anyways they left so come downstairs and get food. I am stuck babysitting you shits or something!" He left and they locked eyes, "Well that went well..." Grian mummbed then grinned at Tommy who burst out laughing, "Yeah I guess so!"

They came downstairs a few minutes later and ran into Tubbo, who was prancing around. Tommy waved at them as they walked into the kitchen. "Uhhh here is pizza! We never finished it last night... I may have also burnt some of it but I'm not a chief." Schlatt mumbled as he ate a slice looking a little awkward still. They both happily took some and Grian tried to help Tommy eat as much as he could. He was only able to get a little down before feeling nauseous so they stopped and decided he would just eat a little later. "Is he okay? The pizza isn't that bad right? Did I burn it too much..." Grian quickly shook his head at Schlatt, "No no! Health stuff I guess... He can't eat that much without getting sick." Schlatt sighed and got a coke for himself, "Okay cool with me... Wait you little shit put that down!" They turned to see Tubbo running around with a glass vase and all three of them shrieked in panic. It took a good 3 minutes and plenty of near heart attacks to chase down the five year old but they did it without a crack on the vase.

Tommy was passed out on the couch after eating and having to chase down the kid. He felt dead on his feet since having a nice bed made his many sleepless nights catch up to him. He groaned and rolled onto his stomach letting his wings sprawl out which wasn't much. They only reached just past his elbows now. Still it was nice to have them out and helped his back not feel as itchy. He then grabbed a pillow and dug his face into it. Grian glanced at Tommy and giggled as he struggled to sleep. He turned back to Schlatt since they were sitting on the floor at the coffee table across from eachother. He was being taught how to do some math poblems by Schlatt since the guy was a genius at it for some reason. With Grian being a street rat since he was about 8 it made it difficult for him to get proper learning. Tommy would do his best and teach Grian what he would learn after school but Tommy wasn't the best teacher and would have trouble staying on one task. Grian could read and write moderately well but he and Tommy were both terrible at math. Aside from math though Tommy was amazing at most of his other subjects and was a class ahead than the other kids his age. As they finished another problem Tubbo sat themself next to him and started to talk about their skills with a piano which apparently they had been learning thanks to some other guy they knew in school, or well their dad did atleast. "Mmm sounds cool... I sing sometimes but never learned an instrument. Not many I could use where I'm from. I did know someone though who could lay some piano." Tubbo nodded and went on about how they could teach him to play. It sounded fun and it reminded him of his old friend so he agreed to it. He then leaned back against the couch Tommy had seemed to pass out on and shut his eyes. Schlatt smiled at them and got up to get Tubbo a change of clothes from his backpack while the kid curled up next to Grian. It wasn't until about an hour later that Grian was woken up by a surprised looking Ranboo.

Grian sheepishly smiled and told him about what had happened. Ranboo snorted and rolled his eyes, "Well might as well find out where Tubbo and Schlatt went and wake up Tommy. Grian nodded and they woke up their friend who proceeded to curse them out grumpily. Tommy got up and stretched and noticed that the backdoor was open so they went outside to see Schlatt watching Tubbo play in a creek that was nearby while smoking. Tubbo was now in a different outfit but still looked like a bee which made Tommy laugh. The kid definitely had a fascination with them and he enjoyed it. There was a breeze that went through the air and Tommy spread out his wings. The wind on his feathers made him feel free, something he hadn't felt in a long time. He looked back and remembered he had his jacket off. He hadn't thought too much about it since the others had already seen them. He spread his wings out out further and even though they were oh so broken he loved them. They were his pride and joy and one day he would flying with them again. He then let them fall limp behind him and looked around to notice that Tubbo and Grian had started a game of tag and were rolling around while chasing eachother. He jumped for a second as someone touched his wings but relaxed as he realized it was just Ranboo. The taller gave him a sheepish look and he just smiled while shaking his head.

"They are beautiful y'know... They'll be back to their full beauty soon... I know Phil and he won't stop until they're fixed." He nodded and smiled since Phil seemed like a good guy so far. He remembered his wings too and avians were protective of other avians. His sons were a bit odd though but so was he. "It's just been so long. I only got about a week or two of touching the sky before it was ripped away. Will I even be able to fly if they are fixed?" Ranboo smiled lightly, "No matter what happens you have Grian and I... We'll be with you the entire way through. I forgot how long it's been though honestly... Time flies when you have memory problems huh." Tommy laughed, "Oh come on! You are getting better at remembering things." Ranboo chuckled and his ears perked up slightly, "I've been keeping a diary I guess with all the important things... It helps. Hopefully one day all these things will be better." Tommy grinned and sat down moving his wings out so he could lay on his back. "There aren't any clouds today." He whined and Ranboo layed next to him moving his small wings out too, "Yeah... No cloud watching today huh." They heard laughter and saw that the other two had fallen over and were now rolling around in the yard. Schlatt noticed them and put out his cigarette before getting up and walking over to them. He sat next to them with a small nod and they smiled back. They all watched the sky silently as Tubbo and Grian rolled around the ground and played and Tommy couldn't be happier.

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After about an hour they moved back inside and Schlatt left to go and pick up Minx from her work and drop her off at her house. Once he had left Grian had lounged on the couch with Tubbo in his lap. Grian started to tell him about some of his adventures with Tommy. Mostly stories about Tommy's 'gang' of sorts Buisness Bay that he had started up with a few other street rats. It had been short lived sadly but those were some of the better times in their lives. Tommy was jumping around the house doing a really shitty karaoke while Ranboo blasted songs for him to sing. They were an odd dynamic but still a fun one all the same. Schlatt came back about an hour looking very tired but made sure to shoot them all a smile. They had calmed down at this point and were eating pizza. He sighed and glanced at Grian, "The others will be getting back soon." Grian nodded and once they finished eating Grian bolted up the stairs.

A few minutes later Phil walked in and he stopped for a second in confusion and surprise. There was still some pizza out in the kitchen since the others had forgotten to put it away in Grian's hurry to leave. Beer bottles stacked in a pyramid in the living room going at least 7 rows high and Phil was confused where they even got them. Ranboo was doing a handstand while staring at them with wide eyes mouthing help me. Phil was too confused to do anything but stand there gapping until his two sons walked in. They also stopped and looked around, taking a second to figure out what the fuck was happening. "What?" Was all Phil could stutter out. "Oh hey Phil! Wilbur you cunt! Come sit!" They turned to see Schlatt waving at them from the couch with Tubbo curled up next to him fast asleep. Deadpool was playing on the tv and once again Phil didn't know where the fuck they got it from. "We don't even own that movie..." Was all Phil could groan and shook his head before heading into the kitchen to clean up. Techno went back outside to get all the bags and Wil walked over to his friend grinning.

"Where is the gremlin?" He asked as he collapsed next to Schlatt on the side that did not contain Tubbo. Schlatt smiled and wrapped his arm around the taller who leaned on him a little. "Passed out somewhere in the house. The bitch had a mini rave with Ranboo and got soo sugar high he ran around the house for an hour while screaming out songs... Oh and the bottles was the recycling I was supposed to throw out for me and Minx but I got bored and I had no blocks for Tubs to stack so I had to improvise." Wil raised an eyebrow at him, "You let a 5 year old play with glass bottles... Like 30 of them. How did he even stack them so high!" Schlatt cheekily smiled and shrugged, "Ehhh I was in one of those moods. Ranboo also joined in at some point." Wil groaned as he knew what that meant. "Please don't tell me one of the kids is now addicted to crack..." Schlatt chuckled and shook his head, "Don't worry not one of THOSE moods~ Atleast not right now." They cuddled together after that and watched the movie with a sleeping Tubbo.

Techno had finished bringing in groceries and walked up to Ranboo who looked in true pain, "... Do you need help?" Ranboo looked at him and nodded, "I uhh go-got stuck." Techno shook his head and helped him to lower himself to the ground. "Thanks!" Ranboo took a deep breath stretching his long limbs before pointing at a mound that was sprawled on the floor behind the chair next to the couch. "I think he died... He like tripped, did a flip somehow and then passed out and hasn't moved since." Techno blinked before shaking his head and smiling softly, "I thought I had seen it all..." He walked over to the collapsed Tommy and assessed him. He looked fine just in an uncomfortable spot. The pinket groaned as he picked up the blond and walked with him over to the couch. He then placed him on the edge and watched as Tommy swayed so he was laying on Wil's lap. The elder looked down to see Tommy and squeled which caused Schlatt to turn and notice Tommy too. The two then started to baby the sleeping blond before turning back to their movie.

Techno sighed happily now that he didn't have to worry about human contact anymore and went to check on Phil. Ranboo was in the kitchen now getting some water and Phil was starting the dishwasher. "Hey mate, can you start to put away the groceries." Techno nodded and happily put away the items ignoring the world around him. He then noticed one of the bags and picked it up. "Should I put this in Tommy's room?" Phil looked up and noticed the bag, "Sure Tech." Ranboo almost spit out the water he was drinking and snatched the bag from Techno who gave him a confused stare. "O-oh sorry I was going there right now so I thought I could do it!" Techno still seemed confused but just shrugged and walked out to go to his room. Techno had had enough of people for the day, so if the kid wanted to be weird and do his job then why not.

Ranboo waved at Phil before bolting upstairs and closed the door behind him. "Okay... Techno almo-almost came in here." Grian looked up from the book he had been looking through, "That would'nt be too good heh... We need to like either tell them soon or find a place for me because this is chaos... And I don't mean this afternoon chaos... I mean some chaos is good..." Ranboo laughed, they had done alot more that could not be explained to the other three since they didn't know there was another member here. "I cannot believe you somehow spiked a soda with that amount of sugar! I thought Tommy would throw-up honestly... It would probably be healthier if he had..." Grian laughed maniacally and that chaotic glint he had appeared in his eyes, "What can I say~ I love a little chaos here and there~ Wow I miss Mumbo! We used to do soo much together!" Ranboo shot him a sad look since he had heard about Grian's old friend. Ranboo only knew the guy from the stories Grian would tell him. Grian had been friends with Mumbo but had lost contact with him when he started living on the streets. Ranboo knew there was more to the story but he never wanted to pry. Only Tommy knew what had happened that night and he made sure to keep it hidden.

Ranboo sat on the bed next to Grian and placed the bag on the floor. It just had a few books, pencils, and random items. They probably wanted Tommy to pick out actual items he wanted. Grian glanced at the bag and laughed, "Tommy's going to think they are calling him a five year old... Which I don't disagree with but-" Ranboo playfully shoved him and they laughed. Ranboo then pulled out his phone and the two started playing songs while chatting about the newest movies that were out and shops in the area. "There's a really good icecream shop nearby! We could go soon as a group! Schlatt wouldn't mind taking us." Grian perked up and nodded, "Sounds nice to me." He then stretched out his wings which returned to their purple and obsidian black and he laid down with Ranboo watching over him.

Everyone had gone to bed soon after and apparently tomorrow night was going to be Schlatt's last night here since he spent the week nights with Minx. Sunday was mostly uneventful other than Schlatt complaining about medication and they explained to Tommy that he was bi-polar. Tommy just shrugged and called him a bitch for tossing water on him when he called him short and they all laughed. They messed around and fixed up Tommy's room and then watched a movie together while Grian watched from the stairs. That night the four kids all curled up in a blanket fort and told stories until they had to shove Grian under the bed when Phil walked in and told them to sleep. They all curled up on the bed after that and once Tubbo had fallen asleep they all looked at eachother. "When will we tell them about Grian?" Tommy sighed, "Not yet... I atleast want to know I'll be staying here for longer than a week y'know." Grian sighed and blinked sleepily, "Yeah... I don't need anyone sending me to some police station and then finding out about what winged I am." They all agreed and then fell asleep. They were not looking forward to school tomorrow.

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Tommy blinked awake expecting it to be Monday but saw that it was still dark outside. He yawned and turned over to see Tubbo and Ranboo still fast asleep. He smiled knowing they were safe and with him while yawning again. Ranboo had been able to convince his mother to let him stay the night. They had all cheered at that one since it was rare he was even allowed out of the house. He blinked a few times trying to figure out what had even woken up only to realize that a certian winged wasn't in their blanket nest anymore. He instantly started to panic even with his half-asleep brain. He looked around the room panickily but instantly calmed down when he noticed the winged standing by the window looking out at the night sky. He smiled and carefully crawled out of the nest only gaining a small groan from Ranboo who curled around Tubbo in his sleep. "Hey there... How ya doin big man?" Grian sighed and looked at him with a tired smile, "Alright... Not used to sleeping indoors I guess." Tommy had heard stories from Grian what it was like on the streets. They had both ended up on the streets but Tommy had only been on them for about 2 months before he joined a gang by the name The Badlands. He had been taken in by one of their members known as Warden. While there he had met a few other kids his age who he would later run away with after an... incident occurred with The Badlands.

"Yeah I understand what ya mean... I slept on the floor way too much when the kiddos needed more room. Or of course when the newest bitches I was sent to stay with decided the floor was a better option than a bed." Grian grinned at that and gave him a knowing look before opening the window, "Want to take a nice stroll?" Tommy grinned and looked to the night sky, "Of fucking course bitch. I have been stuck indoors for too long." Tommy climbed out the window first and sat on the ledge to wait for Grian. Grian was going to fly them down as the older had done a few times before. As he was adjusting to make room he suddenly felt air and no firm surface under him and he squeaked in surprise as he slipped and fell down. It may only be two stories but that was still a height. Well he had fallen and also been pushed from higher but they were never too pleasant of course. He heard the surprised chirp from Grian and turned to see him looking at him in panic. He fell into a small bush from the line that lined the back of the house and let out a small oof as he landed. Over all not the worst experience he's had. The worst definitely had to be falling off an eight story building with cops running after you... Yeah he didn't need to remember that fiasco.

"Fuck..." He groaned as he leaned his head back and whined at his bad luck. "Doing an escape attempt this already gremlin?" Tommy jumped as he heard the voice and turned from his uncomfortable cushion to see Wilbur and Schlatt. "Hello?" Wilbur was the one who had spoken and he let out a puff of smoke. Tommy turned to them as he got out of the bush and noticed they were cuddling together on a blanket. It was layed out on the grass as Wilbur leaned back with an arm propping himself up and the other holding a cigarette. Schlatt was seated in his lap facing him and looking half asleep. He also had a cigarette but it was put out and he seemed to just be stare gazing now. "Not running... Wanted to umm take a short walk and I slipped bitch." Schlatt chuckled and turned from his stargazing to look at the younger. "Wilbur is just sulking! He ran within an hour of Phil leaving him in his room. Got lost too and had to ask a few people for his way back."

Wilbur squawked at Schlatt and lightly flicked his head while dramatically scoffing, "What ever do you mean! I did no such thing." Tommy noticed how Wilbur's slitted eyes glowed brightly in the dark and apparently his scales did too. Schlatt didn't seem phased by the siren's reaction and just smiled mischievously, "Actually I remember exactly because we met that day too. You came and knocked on my sister's door and she let you in as you balled your eyes out asking for you new daddy to come get you since you scrapped your knee or some shit." Wilbur looked at him mouth agape showing his razor teeth before grinning, "I also remember that day you started crying because I was and your sister had to drag you out of the room and hand you like four sheep plushies you had just to get you to stop." Now it was Schlatt's turn to gape before they started to playfully bicker with eachother.

After a few minutes they seemed to be done and Tommy glanced back at Wilbur. Schlatt sighed now that he didn't need to think about shit and let his head rest on Wilbur's shoulder. Tommy smiled at them before awkwardly mumbling, "Well I'm going to go and just have a short walk~ I'll be back in an hour don't worry." Wil nodded and shrugged, "I will admit I went out quite a few nights so I could swim and explore on my own in the quiet. I won't stop but don't get lost or run off. Phil will have a heart attack if you do." Tommy have an understanding nod, "He is very old of course. The white in his hair is really showing." Wilbur grinned at that before turning away once again to smoke. A second later a familiar purple blur landed behind Tommy and dragged the blond away before he could protest. Schlatt did notice them though and they snuck off and smiled. They reminded him of his and Wil's friendship and he wished them the best on their little night adventure. He then fell asleep on Wil as the taller practiced singing a new song he had been writing that day.

Grian and Tommy giggled as they ran into the woods and found a creek just within the tree line. It wasn't too deep and they splashed in it for a little excited to be out in nature after only having the city's garden to play in before. Grian smiled as he was reminded of those nights when he would fly up to Tommy's newest foster home's window and grab him before escaping to wherever they would hang out for the night. They would run around the colorful city singing and dancing the entire time meeting other people they knew. They would go to the gardens that were the only greenery they ever got to see but it was nice all the same. They wished Ranboo had been with them then. Ranboo would have like the city's gardens no matter how small the place was but the other could only ever stay a few hours before he had to head back home sadly. Now at this new home they could bring their friend with them on their little excursions and even bee kid! It was strange Tommy guessed to have so many good things happen at once when you always expected the worst.

Grian started to sing a song that he had heard recently and Tommy threw rocks in the water utterly failing to skip them. "Damn pebbles..." He whined as the 13th one fell without doing a single bounce. Grian laughed at his friend and threw one getting a good 5 skips. Tommy gaped and whined more as Grian showed off, "How!?" Grian giggled as he skipped another pebble and did a little twirl. "Practice makes perfect~" Tommy just started to whine more and now Grian was a giggling mess as he skipped a few more. "Let me teach you! You are such a baby." Tommy stuck out his tongue and Grian could only smile at his friend as they skipped stones. "How is the house so far?" Tommy glanced at Grian before turning back to the stone in his hand that he let loose only to fail again, "Better than normal I guess... I'm not used to playing nice." Grian skipped another pebble and handed one to Tommy before showing how to skip it properly, "Never expected you to. You're too much of a flighty bitch to stick to one spot for too long." Tommy glared at him and smirked before skipping the pebble a little to close to Grian getting winged a little wet. Grian turned to him both of them having a gleam in their eyes, "Oh it's on!"

About an hour later they stalked out of the woods soaked and covered in mud. They were grinning from ear to ear but utterly exhausted. Tommy noticed Wilbur and Schlatt were gone but he just brushed it off since they had gone to bed. The window was still open just how they had left it so Grian grabbed his arms and flew him up to the window letting him crawl in cautiously before gliding in himself. Tommy shut the window while Grian glanced around and noticed Ranboo protectively curled around Tubbo. He cooed at the two before sighing as he noticed how cold he was. "Shower?" Tommy quietly laughed and nodded glancing at their ruined clothes and hair, "Definitely." As Grian took his shower first Tommy cursed the leaves that were slowly turning red, oranges, and yellows. I mean who the fuck let it get this cold outside and even colder inside when the window was left open... No he was not sulking and he swears he is going to punt Grian is he calls him a baby one more fucking time!

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Ranboo put on his backpack once he was done double checking his books. His memory wasn't always the best sometimes. Tommy was sitting on his bed putting on his socks. "You excited?" Ranboo asked with a grin. He knew how much Tommy had been avoiding school at his past homes. He probably would have gotten away with skipping and avoiding it here too if it wasn't for Ranboo's watchful eye. Tommy glared at him, "Why the fuck would I be excited about school?" He grumbled as he stood up grabbing the bag Phil had bought for him during his shopping trip. He didn't have his books just yet but he did have a few notebooks and pencils. Ranboo shrugged and glanced at the sulking Grian who was perched on the end of the bed. He laughed at the whine he was given by the other and Tommy nudged Grian, "C'mon man you should be fucking celebrating! All you have to do is watch me do my homework!" That morning they had decided the easiest way to teach Grian, since he couldn't attend school for obvious reasons, was to watch them do their homework and go over their lessons with him. That way they could all learn together and Tommy would have a homework buddy. Grian still sulked though and stuck his tongue out at the pair. Tommy smiled and wrapped his arm around him, "Listen man! You can still come to like parties n shit!" Grian perked up a bit at that, "They do have good food..." He mumbled looking a little less sad.

Tubbo bounced around Grian's feet smiling as Tommy walked over to Ranboo, "You got me too!" Grian laughed at the kid and picked up the five year old, "I guess~" Since Schlatt knew Grian was there he had decided to leave Tubbo with him. Phil was home working in his office just incase anyways so if anything went wrong then Tubbo could just go to him. "We'll be home by 3! Thankfully we get home earlier than some of the others. All school is shit though! I like to call it slavery!!!" Tubbo clapped his hands and looked at Tommy with a wide smile, "School is shit!!!" Ranboo's eye widened in horror as Tubbo giggled, "Tommy what have you done to the child!!!" "I am no child!" Tubbo yelled and the room erupted into chaos.

Once the trio got Tubbo to agree not to say the naughty words around the adults they said their goodbyes to eachother and left the room. Tommy didn't know how this home worked just yet so he could only hope that Phil wouldn't go through his room while he was gone. Ranboo had assured them he wouldn't but Tommy could never be too careful. He looked up as Ranboo nudged his arm and noticed Wilbur and Techno waiting by the door with their bags. Techno's ears were once again hidden in his long hair and his tail was nowhere in sight. He nodded to them before walking out the door. Wilbur was wearing round glasses that hid his eyes and his ears were hidden in a beanie. He smiled at the two and handed them granola bars, "Sorry we don't have time for breakfast. Schlatt's already in the car." The two nodded and started to eat their food while following the older to the car.

The ride there was uneventful in Tommy's opinion. Techno drove them there and Tommy got front seat. Apparently Wilbur normally did but Techno had told him off since Tommy was new. Wil was playing with a sleeping Schlatt's hair and Ranboo was asleep drooling on the window behind Tommy. He would be using that as blackmail for sure later. About 10 minutes later they arrived at a large two story building. Techno woke them up once they parked and they all grabbed their bags. They walked out and the three eldest said their byes and walked to the connected highschool. Ranboo laughed at Tommy's puzzled face and dragged him off to the front office. Once they had retrieved his books and ID card they went to their first class. While Ranboo was supposed to be a grade higher than Tommy he had been pushed back a year because of his memory problems. In the end though they didn't mind since they would work together on projects and studying whenever Ranboo came to visit him.. Their first class was boring to say the least as it was just a lecture. Next was Math, then some form of English, and Biology. The teacher there was a dick so Tommy was happy they had lunch next.

He practically flew into the lunch room running at top speed with a laughing Ranboo close behind. The school was unique since the cafeteria was shared by both the middleschoolers and highschoolers. He stopped at the entrance and waited for Ranboo to catch up before grabbing the day's food. It consisted of a ham sandwich and jello. Odd combo but he wasn't complaining. He looked around the room of faces once he was done and spotted Wil and Techno sitting at a table with a unique looking group. He bounced over to them and Ranboo waved from behind him catching their attention. "Hey Tommy! Hi Ranboo! How about we introduce you! Anyways we can go around the table I guess." Wilbur happily said as Tommy took a seat next to him. Ranboo sat next to Techno and took out his memory book writing down some things from today that he needed to remember. The first to speak was a tall brunette with glowing white eyes sitting across from Wilbur. They had a set of glowing white wings which almost looked like water with how they moved and you could barely see through them, "Hello Tommy, I'm Eret. I umm use they/them pronouns..." Tommy smiled, "Ahh cool like Tubbo!" Eret smiled too and nodded, "Yes, it's nice to meet you." Tommy gave them a thumbs up and turned to the slightly shorter girl with brown hair sitting next to him. She reminded him a bit of Schlatt as they looked a little similar. She had the same tail as Schlatt and he could see small horns on her head just beginning to curl. She smiled at him with sparkling sea blue eyes that had rectangular pupils, "Hello I'm Niki! This dork here is my older sibling! It's nice to meet you Tommy." Tommy nodded, "It's nice to meet ya too!"

Sitting next to Niki was another woman with dark purple hair pulled into a bun. She had a black beanie on and he could see small black bull horns sticking out along with black ears. Her sharp light blue eyes turned to him and she grinned, "I'm Minx, I've heard about you ya fookin gremlin." Tommy smirked, "Ahhh my fame precedes me then!" The other seemed to enjoy the twos bickering as they went at it. "You should be glad that Bad and Skeppy and busy with testing or else you guys would be getting an earful!" Wilbur cackled and Minx rolled her eyes. Schlatt was sat next to her so he just waved tiredly at Tommy. Tommy waved back smiling as Schlatt shut his eyes and all but passed out on Minx's shoulder. She looked at him and grimaced but there was fondness in the way she looked at him. A man with dirty blond hair and a strange white mask with a smiley face on it sat next to Eret. Tommy couldn't see any hybrid features about him but they may just be hidden. The guy waved at Tommy and leaned back a little, "Name's Dream~ Nice to meet you." Tommy nodded at the odd guy. A smaller man sitting across from Dream waved at him. He had fluffy dark brown hair with white goggles which covered his eyes. He also didn't show any hybrid features. He yawned before laying back down on the table and speaking, "My name's George!" "Sure Gogy~" A slightly taller man mocked next to him. The two playfully shoved eachother as George continued to lay on the table smiling lightly. The other guy had blazing orange eyes that seemed to glow and small black draconian wings that faded into orange with a matching tail. His hair was light brown and held up in a short ponytail. He was wearing a white bandanna that kept the hair out of his eyes and a pair of shinny silver earrings, "Names Sapnap kid! We'll get along just fine!" The two continued to mess around with eachother and Tommy smiled, a genuine smile. Ranboo was talking to Techno now and Tommy smiled even more somehow because for the first time in years he felt at home.

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Tommy was sitting in his last class leaning back in his chair. "This is sooooo fucking boring..." He whined and Ranboo had to fight back a laugh. Ranboo shook his head and nudged Tommy making him tip back more and only barely saving himself from toppling over, "How dare you bitch!" Ranboo laughed at his antics and shrugged, "You shouldn't have been leaning that far in the first place." Tommy gave him an offended look and he smirked in reply. The teacher cleared her throat and they both laughed nervously after turning to her. They quickly apologized since they didn't want any trouble today and got back to work. They only had an agonizing two hours left till they could go home atleast.

Meanwhile Grian had been having an eventful day. After the other two had left he had sat down on the bed with Tubbo bouncing around him. The little ram kid was way too happy for being stuck at home. He shooed the younger off the bed before stretching his wings which were much larger than the normal wingspan for his age. They made him stand out sometimes but thankfully he was able to hide them like most other hybrids. He remembered days where he and Mumbo would hangout with his colorful wings lifting the two of them into the sky. He missed those times when everything was simpler and he was happier. After about an hour he got bored of the ceiling and turned to a bored Tubbo. "Hey kid! You got anything fun to do?"

Tubbo lit up and grinned, "Well we could draw!" Grian almost wanted to cry at how boring that sounded but the kid was glowing in excitement. He was definitely not going soft... Nope... Tommy was going to make fun of him for this later. "Sure kid." Tubbo jumped around with sparkling eyes and they ran downstairs to grab some paper and colored pencils. About a minute later they came back and placed the supplies on the ground grinning at him. "Now we draw!" He took a piece of paper and started to doodle drawing himself, which looked terrible, but he enjoyed it. He looked up to see Tubbo drawing a bee, well more like a yellow and black blob but it was still cute. A minute later they proudly displayed it to him and all he could do was laugh till it hurt and pat the kid on the head telling them what a good job they did.

After drawing a little more and a game of charades, Tubbo went downstairs to get them some food. Grian layed on the floor with his wings spread out taking up most of the floor at full length. The parrot wings shed a few feathers leaving a rainbow of color which he would have to clean later. Tubbo bounced into the room with a plate of sandwiches and paused to stare at him with wide eyes, "Birb!" Grian raised an eyebrow and laughed, "Yeah birb." Tubbo happily nodded and then put the plate between them. They then layed next to eachother and ate the sandwiches while Tubbo played with his wings. Grian didn't mind and the kid was gentle. "I wish I could fly!" Grian looked at them and smiled knowingly, "It's fun... Y'know I used to fly with Tommy all the time before... Well before his wings got hurt. I taught him too haha! The guy is a nice piece of shit if that's a thing but we both sure can cause a lot of chaos! We'll have to bring you along on our next prank war!" Tubbo cheered and Grian told them about the clouds and wind.

Grian got an idea about an hour later after telling them how he and Tommy once lifted Ranboo so he could feel what it was like to fly. "Do you want to fly Tubbo?" Tubbo jumped up from their spot on the floor and grinned, "Really!" Grian nodded and a second later the two were sneaking out the window. Once they were down he picked Tubbo up since they were only a few inches apart. He held them bridal style and he let his wings relax before squatting so he could push off. "You ready kid?" Tubbo nodded and smiled while gigling in excitement. Grian then extended his wings to full length before he flapped down and they shot into the sky. With his wings it only took them a few seconds to reach the clouds and as they broke through Tubbo cheered.

They hovered there for a second looking at the rolling waves of clouds and how the sunlight reflected off them in a rainbow of colors. He then started to glide about the clouds doing small tricks here and there while making sure to not drop Tubbo. After a few minutes he looked down to see the look of wonder on their face and he couldn't help smiling. The last time he had done this was a few years ago with Tommy when his wings were still growing in. It felt nice and he honestly missed it. They continued flying until his wings started to hurt and he knew he would have to land soon. They started back and he broke through the clouds with a squealing Tubbo. "Ahahha!" Tubbo did not seem to enjoy his laughter so they flipped him off which just made him laugh more. Tommy was rubbing off on them already.

They landed just behind the house and Tubbo grinned, "That was awesome!" Grian smiled at them and nodded, "I missed doing that... We will definitely have to do it again!" Tubbo's face lit up and they danced around the yard. "Yay!" He then carefully flew the kid up to the window and told him to take a nap while he explored for a little while. Tubbo waved to him as he flew off and then shut the window while making sure to keep it unlocked. Grian flew up to the clouds again and then towards the forest. He explored around for a while having fun messing around and diving between trees but stopped when he noticed a small treehouse out in the woods. He landed by it and looked around before calling out, "Hello?"

Shuffling was heard and a second later a head of white hair popped out from a hatch underneath the treehouse. Purple eyes met red and silver and they stayed staring for a minute or two before the other decided it was safe enough to climb down. Grian noticed that while this guy seemed taller, he seemed to be quite young. He also didn't look very clean so he assumed he might live here too. He wore a military styled blouse and pants along with combat boots and a black mask. "Umm hey! I'm Grian, what's your name?" The guy stared at Grian for a bit before nervously waving his hands around and then getting a stick. The guy then awkwardly drew something in the mud and Grian looked down, 'Etho'. Grian smiled and held out his hand which Etho took a second later and seemed to be smiling under his mask, "Nice to meet you Etho!"

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Tommy was so done with today. He didn't realize school was this annoying since he hadn't really gone to one where everybody didn't fuck around in 2 years!? It wasn't hard sure but that didn't make him enjoy it any more or less. He groaned again from where he was hiding in a bathroom standing in front of the mirror holding his bloody nose. Oh and that too... Now he was going to have a migraine or some shit and he didn't want to deal with that.

About 20 minutes earlier he ended his last class and waved bye to Ranboo who was running to his bus. He then turned back to the school and looked around trying to find Wilbur since he was going to drive them home. He got to his locker and was gathering his things when he heard someone call for help. He froze up and looked for the source. Nearly everyone was gone and the few people who weren't were ignoring the cry for help. He heard it again and ran towards the noise finding himself in the gym. Over by the bleachers was a group of four guys. Two of them looked to be brothers with matching brown hair and goat horns. The other two were a bit taller than the hybrids and looked to be human. One with blond hair and the other a light silver. On the ground curled up was a short kid. He had jet black hair covered with a beanie, sharp teeth, and dark brown eyes.

Tommy ran over to them and shoved the blond one off the kid and then stood between them. "Oh look guys we have a hero here~" It was the silver one who spoke and Tommy turned to him. Now that he saw his face he could tell he was also a hybrid. He had sharp teeth, slitted light blue eyes, and gills on his neck. "Buzz off kid we don't need problems from you!" The blond one shouted. The two goat kids nodded and he rolled his eyes, "Why don't you fuck off first hmm." All four of them glared at him and he got ready to fight. The blond one went first and charged him. He easily side stepped him and then knocked his legs out causing him to collapse facefirst into the metal bleachers knocking him out with a loud bang. The fish one looked at him and growled loudly. He was nearly 6'0 ft so he towered over Tommy but that only made him want to win more. He grinned as fish boy charged him, he rolled to the side before sliding over, jumping up, and kicking him square in the back of the head. The guy fell over out cold and Tommy felt quite proud of himself. Street life hadn't taught him nothing!

The goat brothers glared at him then proceeded to circle him. They were both taller than him and looked well built. They seemed to be seniors and probably lifted alot judging by how ripped they were. Tommy expected them to charge him like the others had but instead one of the kids brought out a fucking metal pipe and slowly walked closer to him. Tommy panicked and backed up forgetting about the other. The second suddenly grabbed him from behind and held him still. Tommy flung his head back smashing the kid in the face and causing him to stumble. He was about to celebrate his victory but collapsed on the floor when something hard smashed him in the back of the head. He lay on the ground out of it for a few seconds before something picked him up and raced out of the room. After the dizziness went away he opened his eyes to see the duck hybrid carrying him and running away in a panic. The guy raced into the bathroom and jammed the door with a mop.

The two stayed silent catching their breath before Tommy finally felt safe enough to stand. He looked at himself in the mirror and held his bloody nose. He definitely had a concussion but he guessed it could be worse. He turned to the duck hybrid who was curled up next to the door. "How are you doing?" The guy looked up at him and smiled sporting a split lip, "Better thanks to you being an idiot and fighting off Miller's gang. You're new right?" Tommy nodded and the guy smiled, "Well they probably won't mess with you again. They know when to back off but I'm not much of a fighter heh. I'm Alex by the way but most of my friends call me Quackity." Tommy walked up to him and offered his hand, "Nice to meet you Quackity, I'm Tommy." Quackity took it and they shook before Tommy let go and sat next to him. "Who's Miller?" Quackity smiled, "The fish one, he's a Parana hybrid, quite ironic I know. The human dipshit is Grey and the twins are named Jorden and Tyson. I have no idea how you tell them apart honestly." Tommy laughed lightly at that, "Yeah I don't either."

Tommy stood up again and held his hand out which he used to pull Quackity up, "You going to be alright?" Quackity froze, "Oh yeah I have to go home huh... Ugh my dad is are going to kill me!" Tommy raised an eyebrow and Quackity shook his head, "No time to explain you need to bring me along!" Tommy was about to protest but Quackity looked at him pleadingly, "Listen man my parents will never let me go out again! ¡Oh señor, estoy tan jodido!" he had no idea what the elder had said but really Tommy could care less and he took his hand again, "Follow me I guess... We look like shit huh." Quackity laughed as they pulled the mop out and crept out the door grabbing their bags on the way out. "Oh yes... That is a problem huh... I think they broke one of my wings honestly..." Tommy just nodded along and said, "Yeah... Wilbur and Techno are going to kill me huh." "You're a Watson!?"

Grian flew down from the treehouse that his new friend lived in. "I'll come back tomorrow Etho!" Etho nodded and closed the door once he walked out of sight. Pretty soon he saw the edge of the forest and Phil's house. "I hope they get back soon..." He grumbled as he walked around the area. He had quite a few prank ideas but it wasn't any fun if he didn't have Toms... Screw Ranboo though! He was just their annoying impulse control. He looked at a bush as something caught his attention. It looked to be someone's phone but he hadn't seen it before. He shrugged and stuck it in his pocket and flew up to Tommy's window. Once inside he locked it and tucked his wings away for safety. Tubbo was asleep on the bed and he smiled at the image... Well now to plan more chaos!

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Ello everyone! This is Blazin here!

So this update is very very much a late one! I have been incredibly busy this past like 2 years especially and for a long while there I also had a major burnout and writers block! It sucked a ton but I got through it for the most part! Recently I've been getting back into writing and am coming back to here and my Wattpad account to update fics again!

This Fic along with Our Exiled Kingdom (Not Posted Yet), Adventure Awaits, Fixing What We Broke and Left Behind, and You Think You're Cooler Than Me (Not Posted Yet) will be getting rewritin/posted and updated!

Now I won't be completely changing the story but I will be fixing grammar, plot holes, and flow! Once I post the first chapter of each of these I will post their respective links in the next update!

The old versions I will leave up here and on Wattpad so you all can still read them!

Also I plan to start posting some original stories I've written so look out for those too if ur interested!

Anyways have a great day or night!

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