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Cold wind stung his face as he ran clutching the bread close to his chest as he weaved through the crowd hearing the baker scream after him, he couldn’t stop because if he did he would be given his third warning and kicked out of the server. He ran into someone and fell to the ground dropping the bread in the process he looked up at the person he bumped into and saw a clean shaven man with a nice suit he small wings twitched in interest and the man looked at at him and then at his wings with eyes of fascination and something dark “hey man you alright?” The man asked. He nodded and stood up grabbing the bread off the ground before he was roughly grabbed by the shoulder and whipped around to face the baker who he had completely forgotten about “uh hi” he said with a nervous laugh trying to get the baker's hands off of him before a hand wrapped around his waist and pulled him out of the others grasp.

“Why are you manhandling my boyfriend?” The man who he bumped into said with a glare at the baker “that filthy these stole from me!” The baker yelled pointing at him and he just looked away. The man sighed “babe how many times have I told you to come get me when you want something and not steal it?” The man said and pulled out a piece of gold throwing it at the baker “alright come on we have places to be and assholes to get away from” the man said glaring at the baker who stiffened at the look.

He was confused because he didn't know this man and didn’t know why he was touching him “uh sir? Why did you do that? You don’t even know me?” He said once they got good enough away from some of the crowd “cause you needed help, anyways how old are you?” The man asked, looking at him as he let him go, removing his hand from Wilbur’s waist “uh 9 I think?” He said tilting his head “your pretty tall for your age” the man said looking him up and down, he nodded furrowing his brow “yea I know” he said scratching his head “hm how about this you come with me and I pay you” the man said holding his hand out to him. He looked at the man’s hand and backed up a bit “why would I agree to that?” He said, glaring at him “because kind, you can get a roof over your head and food in your stomach and money to keep for when you want to leave, you can walk out whenever you want and I can help you hide your wings and act older. If people know your age they will take advantage of you. Now do we have a deal?” The man said, he looked at the hand again and shook it “deal” he mumbled.

The man smiled and ruffled his hair “alright pet lets go” the man said taking them to a big house with prestigious white walls “alright kid your room is up the stairs and to the right, bathroom is connected to your room and mine is to the left across from yours” the man said and walked off to who knows where, he looked around the house and every room shocked him more than the last. One room had gold accents Along the walls, another had marble pillars that touched the ceiling, and so on.

He lived with this random guy for a while, he would say around a year or so? And during that time he was brought to meetings and taught how to hide his wings. The man himself didn’t have wings so he tried the best he could to help, but right now he was in a meeting sitting beside the man listening to them argue about stock prices and the stock market. The meeting came to an end an hour later, he and the man were stopped by one of the other men at the meeting “So I see you have had your little pet for a while, he must be getting boring right, Why don’t I buy him off of you?” The man asked and Wilbur looked horrified and looked at the man standing beside him. The man squeezed his shoulder but sighed “Sure why not, he’s $10,000” the man said. The other smiled and pulled out his wallet and pulled out $10,000 in cash handing it to him, Wilbur was pushed forward and into the arms of the man who bought him “let’s go home now pet~” the man said and he was dragged out of the building and to the hub portal leading to the main lobby and to a far off portal at the left end of the lobby.

When they got through the portal he was led to a house, not as nice as the other man’s but still nice, he was dragged inside and into the living room and pushed onto the couch being left there as the man walked off and came back with a collar wrapping it around Wilbur’s neck “there now you're a pet” the man said with a smirk running his hand through Wilbur’s hair making him start purring and chirp the man was shocked but smirked wider “oh you are gonna be fun” he said. And just like with the other man he was brought to meeting after meeting by this time he was made to kneel on the floor.

He was sold from one person to another, not even bothering to argue he was hit, abused, feathers ripped out. He could be bleeding on the floor and not argue as he didn’t want to go back out onto the streets. But by the time he was 13 he had been sold over a handful of times and have picked up the habit of smoking by the time he was sold the second time, and was about to be sold again, he had grown taller over the past 4 years and looked more like an adult. He looked at the man who had just bought him, he had a white smiley face mask and a green hoodie. “Hello, my name is Dream. What's your name?” The man now known as Dream asked and he looked at him with a blank look “I’m Wilbur, Wilbur Soot” he said, Dream nodded then suddenly brought sheers out of his pocket moving them towards his neck. He flinched but felt the weight of the collar he had still on being cut off as it fell to the ground with a clink of the metal “Alright now that that’s taken care of let’s get you to the server, oh and tell no one that you are bought cause if you do I won’t hesitate to kill you Wilbur” Dream said as he started walking through the hub portal he glared at Dream’s back but followed him through the portal and through another seeing that the world was practically brand new.

He gasped seeing the trees and all the buildings “amazing isn’t it, I’m the admin of this place I take great pride in my world” Dream said, he looked at him and nodded “Wilbur in this server you are free to be who you want I don’t want to see you acting like a pet but this comes at a price. When I call for you, you will come. Think of it as Repaying a favor. I gave you a favor by getting you out of the cycle of playing pet and you will return that favor by coming when called” Dream said and he nodded, and hesitantly walked away going to look at all the building until he saw a blond haired boy being chased by a short brunette child with goat horns. His wings twitched at seeing another hybrid but remembered he needed to keep his age and wings a secret so he pulled the orange jacket tighter around him until he got tackled and fell on his ass.

“The hell” he said looking to see the blond on top of him “Who the fuck are you?” The blond asked, he glared “could ask the same” he said “I’m the great Tommy kraken danger innit” the Tommy said and he nodded “Now who are you?” Tommy said getting off of him “I’m Wilbur, Wilbur soot” he said picking himself up off the ground “oh cool big man, this is Tubbo” Tommy said pulling the other boy from behind him. “Hi big man, Do you like nukes!” Tubbo said excitedly. He laughed, this isn’t too bad so far, he could get used to this.

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He didn’t think that it would be bad but at this moment he thinks it’s pretty horrible, right now he is sitting in a cave with a hand covering his mouth trying to stop the whimpers that are coming out of his mouth trying to cry out for his flock. It had been a few days since he met Tommy and Tubbo, he was still unsure about Dream’s intentions with him but he hasn’t seen the man since he was dragged away by Tommy. He felt the need for flock starting to calm so he removed his hand from his mouth and flexed his shoulders wings twitching as he stood from the ground, he had been chased by Tommy into the cave as he had taken some of the boy’s bread without knowing it was Tommy’s until he started to chase him yelling about how it was his and saying he would kill him.

Yes he knew Tommy was joking but his instincts didn’t so he ran and hid and started to cry out, but now that he’s claimed he can leave the cave before Creepers or something find him. He hugged the jacket he had on closer to him and left the cave seeing that it was noon and began walking back to where the boys were, as he got closer Tubbo was telling Tommy off for threatening lives and Chasing some of Bread that they could easily remake. He walked closer curling in on himself a little instincts knowing that the two were older than him, but him knowing that he was physically bigger “uh Tommy sorry for taking your bread I didn’t know it was yours” he mumbled scratching his neck while looking away, Tommy looked at him and sighed “It’s fine bitch boy just don’t do it again the great Tommyinit doesn’t forgive easily” Tommy said smirking, he looked at Tommy and nodded smiling slightly “I’m gonna go I have something’s I need to do see you guys in a few days?” He said and the two nodded letting him walk away.

He had many ideas of what he wanted, but seeing as his first house Aka the Hanging Ball was flooded by Fundy almost immediately he had nowhere to stay so he wanted to build a van. A few days past by fast and he was finally putting the finishing touches to the Van, he stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead and turned around to grab something when he saw Dream standing there, he dropped what he was holding and backed up “uh Hello Dream” he said and instinctively pulled the jacket closer “hello again Wilbur, are you having fun?” The Masked man asked and he nervously nodded “that’s good, wonderful even. Just remember our agreement” the man said.

“Yes sir” he mumbled looking down ringing his hands together, he felt a pat on his head and violently flinched away looking terrified at Dream “Please don’t touch me” he said and Dream nodded raising his hands up as to show no harm and backed away leaving the area, he gasped for air not noticing he had begun to hold his breath “ok Wilbur he won’t hurt you, he may have bought you but he won’t hurt you, yet” he said to himself and shook his hands trying to get rid of the nervous shaking he had. “Alright time to get Tommy and show him” he said excitedly running off to find the blond, he found him at his house rummaging through chests “Tommy!” He yelled excitedly, bouncing on his feet. The blond jumped hitting his head on the chest lid “Fuck!” Tommy called out turning around while rubbing his head “What is it Wilbur?” Tommy said standing up walking over to him.

He grabbed his hand excitedly “come on I need to show you something!” He started to drag Tommy behind him laughing while Tommy cursed him, they got to the van and Tommy looked shocked “What is this?” Tommy asked, “I call it The Camarvan, I will be selling potions from it” He said smiling looking at Tommy the blond started laughing “Oh my Prime it’s a Fucking Drug Van” Tommy continued to laugh, but he was confused “Drug van?” He asked, making the blond stop laughing “Yea a drug van you know like crack, pot, meth, black tar heroin ” Tommy said looking at him before he walked off to go look at the inside. He knew what crack was, it was that white stuff that burnt his nose that one time he was forced to take it and heroin was that stuff they injected into his arm, he has practically don’t almost every drug that was known to the people who used to own him, but the only thing he got addicted to was smoking he can tolerate it but he hand tolerate the drugs but if Tommy wanted to make it a drug van then he would agree.

He walked into the van seeing as Tommy had gone inside and was looking around “our front should be a HotDog van” Tommy said excitedly and he nodded along with it. He laughed as Tommy began to spout things about how they needed this or that and they began to make a list, but he hadn’t foreseen that a week or so later that Fundy would join and that he would be busting Tommy and Fundy out of jail as Tubbo, Sapnap, and Some others had arrested them. Eret had claimed to be on their side so he took over escorting Tommy and Fundy to the jail while Tubbo came back to the Van meeting Wilbur there. “Uh hey Tubbo” he said Nervously as he was about to leave to go get the materials for an invisibility potion “Hi Wilbur, do you mind if I see the inside of your van?” Tubbo asked and he nodded letting the brunette in.

He and Tubbo talked about things and soon Tubbo agreed to join them and Tommy and Fundy got free from the jail and Eret joined in with them. “Tommy, they are trying to suppress us, we need something that is just ours” he said as he and Tommy had been getting concrete “We need a nation, Let’s make a nation Tommy” he said excitedly stopping what he was doing and grabbing Tommy by the shoulders smiling at him “We can call it L’ Manburg” Tommy said smile beaming as if it was the brightest thing in that clearing, he nodded but began to feel an intense cold rush over his body making him shiver “you ok big man?” Tommy asked and he nodded wearily not wanting to scare the blond. “Yea just got the shivers you know” he said laughing nervously and slapping a hand over his mouth as he felt the cries and whimpers building up “I have to go for a while I don’t know when I will be back but I will, Tommy hold down the fort” he quickly said stumbling over words and shoved the materials into Tommy’s hands before running off feeling his wings begin to spastically twitch in their bandaged confines against his back.

He made it to a mountain side and dug himself a hole in the wall covering it back up, placing a torch on the wall; it wasn’t that far from L’Manburg as he couldn’t get that far. He ripped off his jacket and shirt unraveling the bandages that were around his chest, his wings started to twitch and flap as fluff started to shed from them. He wasn’t molting or at least that's what he thinks the word was as he didn’t exactly know all the terms for avians all he really knew was Flock and was unsure about some other words.

But at the moment he shouldn’t be focusing on words he doesn’t know because at the moment he needs to try and calm himself down, the shedding always happens when he is brought to a new place by someone new. He has chucked it up to stress and the different weather climates but it’s still concerning to see your own fluff shed from your wings, yes it’s normal for older avians he thinks it is at least. He sighed and curled up on the ground hoping that this would pass sooner rather than later, he let himself fall to his instincts as there was no one around to see him like this, his body shivered and chirped out cries, he whimpered and curled impossibly closer to himself. He couldn’t put his shirt back on as it had no slots on the back for his wings, so he grabbed his jacket and pulled it over his shoulder trying to keep himself warm from the cold wracking his body.

He sometimes wonders why he, a 13 year old, looked the way he does and why he was abandoned and left on the streets for dead, for someone to come along and buy him. He used to long for a family, a flock, that would never come. Yes Tommy had wings but he wasn't a flock, they didn't know each other that well and everytime he started to consider one of his owners flock they would just sell him off to the highest paying person. He had no home, all he had was that van and the knowledge that Dream owns him, Dream bought him. He does know how long he will be in this hole but he just hopes Tommy doesn’t come looking for him, but his bird brain wants to be found to be cared for by the older, it wants someone to take care of him to build a nest, to keep him warm and curl around him telling him it will be ok. But he knows that won’t happen, he sighs growling at himself and shut his eyes forcing himself to sleep off the cold.

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He still felt tired as he woke up opening his eyes seeing nothing but darkness as the torch had long since gone out, he panicked a little chirping to see if anyone replies until he finally remembered where he was making him sigh as he placed another torch down and stood up shirt and jacket falling to the ground, his wings ruffling in the process he yawned and finally bent over grabbing his clothes. He made his way out of the hole in the mountain, squinting and covering his face as the sun shone brightly in his eyes trying to blind him, he closed up the hole and left to head back to the camarvan.

He didn’t exactly know how long he was gone for so he was a little surprised when he found Tommy and Tubbo running around like chickens with their heads cut off, “Whoa hey what’s going on here?” He said as he grabbed Tommy by the shoulders, something in his brain was telling him to let go and apologize as this was disrespectful to the older. He ignored it though as Tommy looked at him and glared after a moment of surprise “You Bitch! You said a few days, you said you would be gone only a few days but you were gone a whole week Wilbur! Where were you?” Tommy yelled, slapping his hands off his shoulders backing away.

He grew upset at the way Tommy was looking at him and the way he yelled at him, tears pricked the corners of his eyes but he looked to the ground hiding his teary eyes from the blonde, “I went on a trip that’s all you need to know” he said as he shoved past Tommy knocking shoulders with him and ignored the way Tubbo was looking at him, “Fine you Fucker go back into your stupid van, wasn’t worried about you anyways!” Tommy yelled and stormed off. He didn't go after him but Tubbo gave him one last look before running after Tommy, he looked around and didn’t see any of the others, guessing Tommy and Tubbo had them out looking for him he groaned as he got inside the camarvan and threw himself in the farthest room that was there, it had his bed and a few chests but that was it.

He locked the door and pulled his coat off, he rolled his shoulders hearing some pops he groaned leaning against the wall sliding to the floor, his back pressing his wings painfully against the wall. He rubbed his face “what am I even doing, I’ve been here less than a month and I’m already creating tension, I shouldn’t be doing this. I shouldn’t be trying to have fun or have a life of my own, I’m Dream’s property now I should be listening to his every word but his word was for me to have a life here until I’m needed” he mumbled to himself banging his head against the wall, tears pricking the corners of his eyes.

Seconds later the tears fell down his cheeks as he began to sob, he didn’t know what he had done for any of this to happen but at the same time he did because it was all his fault. He cried and screamed into the nothingness in the silent room he sat in until he heard his name being called out from outside so he wiped his tears walking out of the room pretending that he hadn’t just been crying his eyes out. He let a smirk grace his face as he walked out of the van to see Dream standing there tapping his foot impatiently on the ground “Oh hello, what can I do for you?” He said as he clasped his hands together behind his back leaning forward slightly. “Wilbur stop with the theatrics I’m here on business” Dream said with a snappish tone to his voice, shocking him out of his cocky stance and back up meekly bowing his head.

“Sorry, now what can I do for you?” He said and he heard Dream sigh “I heard you and Tommy were making a nation” Dream said with a groan, he nodded “L’Manburg” he said curtly while nodding “I don’t know what this has to do with you though?” He said as he leant against the side of the van crossing his arms. “Well this is my world, my server, it’s named after me. So you are creating a nation that isn’t of my own volition, Wilbur prices will have to be paid and debts will be in due” Dream said walking forward grabbing his chin and pulling him forward “What do you want” his voice shook as he said that and tears pricked his eyes again. “I want the discs Wilbur, I want those stupid round discs that Tommy holds so dear, I want them and you will get them for me Wilbur and if you don’t then I could find some to sell you off to real quick” Dream said as he roughly let go of his chin making him stumble forward.

“I can’t do that! Those are his. I'm not just going to rip them out of his hands, Dream! You can’t make me!” He yelled but quickly sucked in a breath “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it was I” he didn’t get to finish his apologies as he was suddenly slapped hard across the face falling to the ground, his wings twitching at the pain. He looked up with fear, tears falling from his eyes as a bright red handprint settled itself on his cheek slowly beginning to bruise, “You listen here! I bought you, I didn’t have to do that but I did out of the kindness of my heart. I fucking own you, you have no right to deny me. You listen when told and come when called do you fucking hear me!” Dream yelled as he kicked him in the stomach making him scream in pain “Yes sir!” He cried as he cursed in on himself covering his head with his arms hearing a ‘tsk’ and footsteps as Dream walked away leaving him on the ground in pain.

He whimpered as he tried picking himself up off the ground but he ended up having to hold onto the van to get up “fucking pathetic, what right does a 13 year old have to go against an elders wishes. None that’s what especially if that elder bought him” he mumbled growling to himself as he limped inside the van, black spots filling the edges of his vision as he made it into the back room falling to the floor unconscious.

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When he woke he heard shuffling in the main part of the van so he picked himself up off the ground whimpering as his sore body cried out against him. He limped to the door and walked into the main part of the van, he saw Tommy, Tubbo, Fundy and Eret sitting on the floor talking about anything and everything laughing as Tommy said something stupid, he didn’t want to interrupt them but his lungs had other plans he heaved as he had a coughing fit making the four turn their heads to him.

He put a fist over his mouth and help up a hand signifying to give him a minute, it took a second but he finally calmed down and felt a tap on his shoulder and looked to see tubbo standing there with a flask of water, he smiled at him and grabbed it chugging the water before pulling it from his lips clearing his throat “Hello, how are you guys today” he said with a smirk successfully getting their minds off what just happened, there was a distant voice in the back of his mind that was screaming at him for insulting the person who has given the most important thing to him, Freedom, even if his freedom was very limited to what he could and couldn’t do.

He heard the four of them start spewing questions and answers, and started making ideas amongst themselves, he wasn’t really listening but he laughed and agreed alongside them. “Alright then let’s get to it” he said making them cheer and as they all piled out of the van he was the last one to leave but as he stepped out he saw the others frozen looking towards the entrance, pushing his way forward he saw Sapnap, George, and Dream standing there.

“What do you want?” He asked, trying to hide how terrified he was, his wings twitched causing pain to shoot through his back. He winced but ignored it, “what do we want? Well it’s easy we want you to relinquish your nation and swear allegiance to the Greater SMP” Dream said stepping forwards, he glared at Dream also stepping forward, “well you see we can’t do that Dream, we have been oppressed and discriminated against for too long! We want something of our own!” He yelled, getting cheers from behind him.

Tommy came forward handing him a book, where they planned out their words and wrote the Book of Independance. And as he finished the end he screamed “YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SUCK IT GREEN BOIIIIIIIIII” making his friends laugh, but when he looked up and saw Dream standing there stiff and frozen, his fists white from the grip on his sword and shield. His breathing picked up making him drop the book and backing up, Dream shook himself out of his demeanor and yelled, lashing his sword out as emphasis “I WANT TO SEE WHITE FLAGS, WHITE FLAGS AT DAWN OR YOU ARE DEAD!”.

Dream, George and Sapnap walked away talking amongst themselves about their plan, once they were out of sight he dropped to his knees feeling defeated, he looked behind him at the four that were cheers, well three. Eret was looking at him with a frown, he himself had a horrified look on his face and tears pricking the corners of his eyes, Eret looked down and away from him walking away.

“Wilbur, come on man let’s celebrate!” Tubbo said happily, he scrunched his eyes quickly wiping away the tears not caring if his face was red. He smiled and nodded at the boy “Yea let’s celebrate!” He said cheerfully, as the voice in the back of his head was telling him that there was going to be punishment for the way he acted towards the adult, he tried ignoring it but a sense of dread filled him, he could smile and play along with these people but he couldn’t ever be happy. Not when he didn’t deserve it, even though he did.

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