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Tommy walked down the prime-path, a pep in his step as he hopped around playfully, his Nokia Phone in hand, whilst he talked to his audience.
"Hey Chat! I reckon you guys are in for a treat today! I heard Tubbo needed help with his build, so we're gonna head over and meet up with him!" Chat buzzed with excitement at the prospect of seeing Tubbo again. "Honestly though, he can never do anything without me!" He chuckled, always teasing and making fun of the people he knew, with no ill intention. It was just a habit of his.
It was just another normal day in the world of the Dream SMP. It was a little after noon, and the sun hung high above him. The birds chirped as a gentle summer breeze blew through the air. Nothing could be more normal. Tommy was just minding his own business, going about his life. Nothing would prepare him for what was about to happen.
He heard a loud crackling sound, getting progressively louder, almost like a fire burning in his ears. Tommy looked around, but saw nothing. "Chat, are you hearing this? It sounds like something's...burning?"
As the sound got louder and louder, Tommy only got more and more frantic. Was one of his friends in danger? Did Dream attack? He'd never explicitly say it, especially not to his Chat or friends, but after Dream took Mellohi and Cat, his two prized discs, he'd been more on guard than ever, fearing that in any moment he could be in a fight for his life. Tommy kept trying to look for the source of the sound, until he turned his head upwards.
"What the..."
A small ball of flame was falling from the sky, straight at him. His mouth parted in shock, and sensing the danger, Tommy immediately put his phone away and booked it. The flaming mass crashed onto the ground, causing an explosion, Tommy barely avoiding it by a breadth of his hair. As the dust settled and his vision cleared, Tommy stood up and quickly moved to inspect the small crater. It was there that he realized that the thing that fell wasn't really a ball, but a person, lying face down. And even more surprising, this person was alive.
"Argh...where am I...what happened?" The stranger tried to get up by pushing himself off the ground with his hands, but he quickly fell back down, body clearly weakened by the massive fall.
Tommy slid down the crater to inspect the stranger. He had his hand on the hilt of his sword and prepared to draw it at a moment's notice. He approached cautiously. "Who...who the bloody hell are you??? You just...fell from the bloody sky! And you're, alive?!?" He stared in disbelief, both fear and curiosity in his eyes.
The stranger turned around to face Tommy now, meeting his eyes with a confused expression on his face, but still putting on a smile to greet him. "Ah! Hello there sir. Well, my name is Astarynyx...but you can call me Asher. Can you...please tell me what planet I'm on? I seem to have crashed here by accident..."
"Planet?" Tommy looked at him in confusion. "This is...the Dream SMP. I wouldn't really call it a planet though, it's more of a...world? But-Hey, I'm supposed to be the one asking questions! What are you doing here? Why did you just try to kill me? Do you work for Dream or something?" He tightened his grip on his sword, fearing the worst from Asher.
He closely inspected Asher. Tommy saw he had jet-black hair, but occasionally it would twinkle with small sparks, almost like the stars that decorate the vast night sky. He donned a dark purple...cloak? Robe? Whatever it was, it was something magical. The colors on it shifted and swirled, like a galaxy. He had a strap on his chest that held various vials of liquid, powders and a notebook, and underneath it was a blue sweater. His pants were long and loose, and in a deep shade of crimson.
"Whoa whoa whoa!" Asher quickly scrambled backwards. "No need to get so worked up! I'm just a humble traveler! No idea who this "Dream" is but, I'm not a threat, see?" He raised his hands defense, showing he's unarmed with no malicious intent. "I have no idea what happened...and I didn't try to kill you on purpose. Honest! I was soaring through the cosmos until I came across this planet. I was curious so I came closer for a better look. Next thing I knew, I couldn’t fly anymore and I came crashing down!"
Tommy watched as Asher lifted his hands, and after giving him another look-over and saw that he was truly unarmed, he lowered his guard and let out a sigh. "Sorry bout that mate. I didn't mean to be so...hostile. It just that, things have been happening around here and, you can never be too safe. Here, let me help you."
Tommy extended a hand to help Asher up, which he gladly took. However as he tried to stand by himself, his legs quickly gave way, and he lost his balance, gripping onto Tommy shoulders for support.
"Whoops! I'm so sorry sir! I guess that fall did quite a number on me."
Tommy let out a soft snicker. "Easy does it mate, don't force yourself. It's alright. Here, let me help you." He wrapped Asher's arm around his shoulder. "And please, call me Tommy. Calling me "sir" makes me sound like a middle-aged man..."
"Thank you, Tommy. Say, is there a place where I can...rest for bit? I'd say my body is pretty banged up from that fall."
"I can take you to my place. It's not that far from here. I have some medical supplies for you to use too. If...you're okay with it, that is?" Tommy offered.
"That sounds great! Thank you Tommy, truly. You didn't have to do this...especially since I almost killed you as I fell..." Asher looked away shamefully.
"Hey, I'm a big man. And I can be pretty helpful and forgiving from time to time! I know you wouldn’t have been able to control where you fell, especially since you were falling from like a bajillion feet in the air, so it’s not your fault." Tommy smiled as he said the words out loud. "One sec though, I gotta send a quick message."
He pulled his phone out, seeing Chat going crazy over Asher as he quite literally fell from the sky and laughing at him calling himself a "big man". Tommy shook his head and quickly clicked into his contacts, and messaged Tubbo.
Tommy: something happened. cant come over and help. talk to u soon.
Tubbo: what happened
Tommy: ill tell u later come over tmr
Tubbo: ok, cya
And with that, Tommy and Asher slowly made their way towards his dirt house.