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Not long after Dream whitelisted Technoblade and Philza from a request from Wilbur, the two stumbled across it.
They were exploring the arctic, scouring the snowy landscapes for resources, when the ice under Phil broke, and he slipped under the water with a yelp. Technoblade acted fast, jumping in after him.
Instead of sinking to the bottom, the current pulled the two into a stone-brick structure. After the two could finally breathe again, they examined the room they were in. It had two iron doors on opposite walls, implying that it was bigger than they first assumed.
“We should tell the others,” Phil told Technoblade, who nodded in agreement.
~~~
The two walked back to where everyone was living before calling everyone to the community house. Once everyone was there, they decided to start.
“We found a hidden structure in the arctic,” Phil started, catching everyone’s attention.
“The place was made out of stone bricks, and the room we were in had two iron doors leading to opposite sides. It’s probably a lot bigger than what we think, so I’m surprised at how it’s been able to stay hidden underneath the water.”
Everyone started grouping to discuss before Dream grabbed everyone’s attention by clapping loudly.
“Alright, alright. Yes, we will explore the structure, but only certain people since it’s still unknown what’s inside. George, Sapnap, Bad, and I will take one door while Techno, Phil, Wilbur, and Tubbo take the other. Everyone else will either wait here or in the arctic at the surface, your choice,” Dream explained.
Agreements rang out, and everyone split off to grab the materials they’d need.
The group heading to the arctic, consisting of the people Dream specified, and Ranboo, Puffy, Niki, and Jack Manifold met up back at the community house before setting off to the ocean to boat over.
The ride took about ten minutes before they landed on a freezing beach.
“It’s over here in the water,” Technoblade pointed out, motioning over towards where they found the building.
The eight of them drank water breathing potions and bid farewell to the others before diving into the freezing water.
When they made it to the room, the two groups decided which door to go through.
“I’ll take the left, and you’ll take the right?” Dream asked Technoblade, to which he nodded, and the two groups split up.
The four entered a hallway on the right side, leading to two more doorways, one with a wooden door and one without. Technoblade and Phil went through the open path, and Wilbur and Tubbo opened the wooden door.
As Technoblade and Phil explored what seemed to be a library full of weathered papers, folders, and books, Wilbur and Tubbo entered a sci-fi-looking laboratory.
“Woah! Look at all of these!”
Tubbo looked around the lab with sparkling eyes. He was fluttering around the lab, looking at all of the different equipment. Finally, he stopped at a filing cabinet before opening it to see its contents.
On the other hand, Wilbur spotted a large object covered by a sheet at the back of the room. He walked over to it before ripping off the cloth covering. It looked like a giant tube with something floating inside, but it was too dark to see any more than a shadowing figure.
Looking around, Wilbur spotted a button before pressing it, hoping that some sort of light would turn on. As luck would have it, a light did turn on, and Wilbur was finally able to see what was inside the tube.
Unfortunately for him, it wasn’t what he imagined.
“GUYS?!”
~~~
The shout echoed throughout the entire facility. Reaching the four that went to the left, they abandoned their search of what seemed to be the remains of a cafeteria before running towards where they heard the scream.
They collided with Technoblade and Phil before they all ran into the room. What they saw shocked them.
Inside a large tube filled with mysterious clear liquid floated a boy wearing a blue lab gown and matching blue pants with golden blond hair, hooved feet, two small nubs on the top of his head for horns, a yellow and white spotted tail coming from his back, and yellow flowers growing from his head. He also had white freckles dotting his face that Phil thought looked quite adorable.
“Is that a kid?”
“In a test tube? Yep,” Technoblade said in reply to Sapnap.
Looking around the tube, Technoblade spotted a written paper stuck onto the top.
20-8-5-19-5-21-19
T-H-E-S-E-U-S
Theseus
“Theseus?”
Suddenly, the lights of the tube turned green before the sound of the liquid draining reached their ears, and they watched as the teen was soon standing up straight inside the empty container.
As soon as his hooves hit the floor, his lids opened to reveal sparkling blue eyes with a lighter blue Psi symbol as his pupil. He blinked a few times rapidly before straightening up and looking at them with a soft smile.
“Hello.”
They all stood there in silence for a moment before Tubbo broke it.
“So...He’s a science experiment?”
“TUBBO!”
~~~
Phil gave Theseus an extra jacket, so the blond didn’t freeze to death in the arctic. Once the group reached the surface of the water, the four waiting had expressions of relief that soon turned shocked once they saw the addition to the group.
“Who’s this?”
“Theseus,” Techno grunted.
“We found him in a test tube!” Tubbo chirped, skipping over towards Ranboo, who was still staring at the curious blond.
As soon as Theseus’s hooves hit the dirt, daisies started growing around the sides of them. They all watched in wonder as the flowers grew in the snow.
Theseus’s eyes sparkled as he bent down to pet the daisies gently. The flowers seemed to lean into the blond’s touch, making him giggle.
“You know,” Wilbur hummed, “Theseus doesn’t suit him. He needs a different name.”
Theseus looked at him in confusion as everyone thought up names.
“Tomathy?” Dream asked, causing Sapnap and George to wheeze.
“Th-That’s not a name!”
“Fine! How about Thomas?” Dream huffed, crossing his arms.
“Hm…” They all looked at the blond, who looked at them all right back in confusion.
“How about Tommy?” Tubbo popped up.
The-Tommy’s eyes lit up.
“Tommy!”
Wilbur chuckled as his heart clenched, watching the way the white freckles scrunched up as Tommy smiled brightly.
“Guess he’s Tommy, then.”
They all laughed as Tommy’s tail swung around in joy, and more daisies grew around him.
“We should go introduce him to everyone.”
~~~
Once they arrived back at the community house, Dream called everyone back. What they were all surprised to see was the sight of a moobloom hybrid teen with unique eyes.
“Uh, Dream, why’s there a piss cow child next to you?” Quackity asked, pointing at Tommy.
As half the people laughed and the other half yelled out admonishments, Tommy looked up at Wilbur.
“What’s a piss cow?”
Wilbur felt his soul leave his body as Phil and Techno looked at the two in amusement.
“It’s nothing! It’s not relevant!”
Tommy just nodded before looking back at everyone.
“Alright, alright. Settle down, you idiots. This is Tommy. We found him in a lab, so he doesn’t know anything.”
That caught everyone’s interest as they looked at him carefully. They all seemed hesitant to approach him before Quackity swaggered up to him.
“Ey, man. You want some drugs?”
“What’s drugs?”
“NO, NO, NO!” Wilbur got between the two, dragging Tommy away from Quackity before pointing a finger at the duck hybrid.
“You will not be corrupting him! He’s innocent!”
“Wilby?”
The brunette felt his heart melt as he cooed over the blond, hugging him tightly.
Phil cleared his throat, getting everyone’s attention.
“It’s as Wilbur said. He is innocent and doesn’t know anything at the moment, so it’s our job to educate him about the world in a positive way.”
“I’ll take care of him!” Wilbur volunteered.
“What about Fundy?” Eret asked, crossing her arms as they looked at Wilbur unenthused. He stood next to the fox hybrid before shooting him a smile.
“Fundy’s my son, don’t get me wrong. But I’ll raise Tommy as my brother,” Wilbur explained, cradling Tommy firmly.
“What’s a brother?”
Wilbur just aww’d before explaining.
“It’s a person with whom you share a deep bond and love because you’re connected in the best way possible,” Wilbur whispered softly.
Tommy looked contemplative for a moment before looking back up at Wilbur with a bright smile, daisies growing around his hooves.
“So we’re like brothers!”
Wilbur felt himself tear up a bit.
“Don’t say that I will cry,” he warbled.
Tommy immediately frowned and tried patting Wilbur’s face.
“Don’t cry.”
Wilbur laughed and nodded before sniffling, feeling his tears recede.
A forced cough drew both of their attention before remembering they had an audience. Wilbur felt himself blush in embarrassment as his father sent him a knowing smirk.
“As I was saying, I’ll be taking care of Tommy as his brother.”
“But don’t forget that this is a full server activity. Everyone should play some part in helping Tommy and teaching him about the world,” Phil reminded.
All the while, Tommy was just nuzzling into Wilbur’s chest.
~~~
Since that day, everyone pitched in to teach Tommy about the world. They decided to hang out with him and just teach him things that naturally come up.
At one point, Wilbur asked Dream to ban Quackity from interacting with Tommy the day the blond came home telling Wilbur about drugs.
Wilbur took Tommy in, and the two lived together while Fundy lived by himself, sleeping over every weekend. Despite being physically 16, Wilbur read stories to Tommy every night.
Everyone taught Tommy something new.
Wilbur taught Tommy how to tell stories, Niki taught Tommy how to bake, Puffy taught Tommy how to sew, which he used to sew himself a red cardigan which he wore over a white collared shirt . Technoblade taught him how to use a sword, Phil taught him how to use a bow, Dream taught him how to use an axe, Sapnap taught him about the Nether, George taught him how to sleep well. Tubbo taught him how to cause chaos, and Ranboo taught him how to be gentle.
He learned so much from the people around him.
~~~
“Hey, Wil?”
Tommy’s voice was quiet as he spoke into the dark room.
Wilbur paused in his story to look at the blond’s face.
“Yeah, Toms?”
“I’m glad you found me that day,” Tommy yawned before snuggling deeper under his blankets.
Wilbur smiled at the teen softly as his heart turned all gooey and warm.
“I am too.”
His voice was so full of love that Tommy couldn’t help but smile in his sleep.
Wilbur kissed the blond’s forehead before quietly leaving the room. When he made it downstairs, he locked eyes with his son.
“Wil,” Fundy greeted.
“Fundy,” Wilbur smiled, his tone causing the fox to raise an eyebrow.
The brunette just walked closer before placing a kiss on his forehead as well.
“I love you, son.”
Fundy’s eyes closed as he smiled, a purr escaping him involuntarily.
“I love you too, Dad.”