Parrot woke up to Spoke's deafening scream.

'Spoke, can you quiet down?! It's a Saturday, I'm trying to get some extra sleep!' Parrot woke up with a yawn, his wings trailing behind him as he walked out of his room.

'If you're so chill about everything, then you wouldn't mind telling me, where the hell are ClownPierce, Mapicc, and Roshambo?' Spoke hissed into his ear.

'In the SMP? Roaming around somewhere? Practicing PvP?' Parrot shrugged. Spoke seemed dissatisfied.

'If you would just focus, Parrot, you would notice that the Dream SMP seems to be catching on fire.' Spoke pulled him onto the balcony and pointed towards the burning kingdom beyond the thick forest. 'You don't think a natural fire could be that great, could you?'

Parrot stood frozen in his spot, his hazel-brown eyes flashing with fear.

'Spoke, get the rest of the LifeStealers up! Get those who are good with a bow.' Parrot swiftly turned to Spoke, his hazel eyes sharp with fear.

'We don't have wings like you, bird!'

'Then get some people who can fight with a sword as well! What are Leo and Red there for?!'

Spoke rushed off, mumbling.

As the quick messenger he was, in just a few minutes, Spoke had brought everyone he could find to Parrot. Parrot sighed and looked at the confused eyes questioning his every move.

'I'm sure you all know, ClownPierce, Mapicc, and Roshambo disappeared from our SMP this morning. I'm sure you also know, the Dream SMP seems to be catching on fire. And I'm sure you all also know that the fire is too destructive to be of natural causes. Link that with the disappearance of Clown, Mapicc, and Ro, I think you get the idea.' Parrot briefly explained everything he knew to the people who are listening.

'Who in this room are ex-Cleansers?' Spoke stood up and gazed around the room. Zam and Leo's hand shot up. 'Great, then I expect that you must be exceptional with a bow.'

'Subz and Vortex, you can lead the swordfighters. Take about 1/4 of the SMP, however, take as many briefly trained fighters as you can. They only need basic PvP skills. Combat is in their blood already.' Parrot nodded to Subz and Vortex sitting at the corner, who both nodded back.

'We'll meet you at the Gate in about 10 minutes.' Vortex turned back to Parrot before chasing after Subz.

'Reddoons, Pangi, I leave you with the hardest task of them all. Don't be sad that you didn't get called, because you will stay here to defend the SMP if anything goes wrong.' Parrot's eyes traveled from Red to Pangi and then back. 'The nation's safety is balancing on your shoulders. I trust that you guys will keep us safe.'

Reddoons looked disappointed while Pangi jumped in excitement.

Parrot sped into his room to grab his gear. His wings started to quiver, but he shook those thoughts away. He grabbed a handful of arrows and shoved them all into a leather bag. Parrot turned around, sunlight shining on his chestnut brown hair. He secretly tucked a few healing potions into his side bag and ran to the balcony.

Spoke's adrenalin could not be any higher than right now. He skipped through the hall at the speed of which even the quickest wind envied, with such confidence and brightness that made the Sun annoyed. The iconic rainbow ribbon flew behind him as he slid down the stairs to get his weapons. This was a chance to prove himself as one of the most powerful warriors to ever exist, with or without exploits.

Zam was quick to work. He filled his bag with potions, enchanting bottles, golden apples, and cobwebs. He was going to war, but he seemed like he was going to a workshop with a whole ender chest in his bag as well. 

'Everybody done?' Spoke effortlessly leaped down from the balcony from where Parrot was standing, and water clutched. His mischievous eyes scanned the army that they were bringing to the Dream SMP. 'Let me remind you, we are only going to bring ClownPierce back. No fighting, whatsoever! I repeat, no fighting!'

The army nodded. Spoke glanced up at Parrot, his eyes gleaming.

'Parrot?'

'You guys go first, I'll stay for a little to observe. Flying is quicker than walking.'

Parrot climbed the castle's tallest tower and gazed far off into the distance. He could vaguely hear the thundering footsteps of the army. He could spot Reddoons in the trees for a split second before the powerful warrior shot off again. He could see silhouettes fighting in the sunrise and almost hear Clown's evil laugh from miles away.

'Parrot! Parrot!' A voice squealed. He was astounded to see Rekrap behind him.

'Rek, you're supposed to go with the others! What are you doing?!'

'Go where? I'm here to inform you that there's a war!' Rekrap was breathless. 'I saw Clown lead Mapicc and Ro towards the Dream SMP, and they started burning everything down.'

'I thought you were with the army!'

'What army?! We are not going to fight, are we?'

'We're only going to bring Clown, Mapicc, and Ro back.' Parrot reassured Rek. 'But tell me, where have you been?!'

'Doesn't matter. Where is Mid?! You don't know what the Dream SMP is capable of. I nearly got skewered on my way back. These people here won't be enough to defend anything!' Rekrap yelled in desperation. 

'I haven't seen Mid for quite a while. She must be off looking for herbs.'

'I haven't seen her since 3 days ago. No one goes looking for herbs that long!' Fear filled Rek's eyes. No, he wouldn't lose his ally, not at this moment, not right now. 'I need her to brainstorm some traps at the Front Gate. Reddoons isn't going to stop an army with his arrows!'

'We have one-half of the army left! We'll be fine, Rek. Reddoons and Pangi are exceptional fighters, not to mention that both of them are on 20 hearts.' Parrot glanced down at Pangi jumping from tree to tree. 'You know what you're exceptional at? Finding and searching for things. Please, go find Mid and do whatever you want to keep us safe.'

Rekrap stared back at Parrot for a few seconds before nodding and running down the stairs.

Parrot swiftly climbed onto the balcony railings. He looked around one more time, checking if everything was safe. The nation he once loved - his home, his beloved home - was in danger, and he alone couldn't do anything about it.

He jumped. Wind seared through his ears as he was falling to the ground. His wings spread wide open. He nearly crashed into a tower but fortunately dodged it and headed straight for the Dream SMP. His wings were trembling like crazy as the morning wind pushed him forward, straight toward the battlefield. Faraway, he could hear the faint screams of the battlefield. He could almost imagine the innocent lives that had been slaughtered under Clown's ruthless blade. He could hear the children cowering in one spot, praying to not be found as their stomachs growled from hunger.

It's okay, little ones. We're coming. You'll be safe, I promise.

***

"You! Get away from that kid!' A voice growled behind Mapicc. He turned around to see a tall, pink-haired warrior with nothing but blood in his eyes, pointing a sword straight at his neck. 

'And what are you gonna do?' Mapicc retorted. Tommy tried to slide away, but Mapicc stepped on his feet. 'You stay here with me.'

'I suggest one last time that you leave that kid alone.' Technoblade's eyes glowed. Mapicc smirked.

'I suggest you leave me to my own business.' He turned back, sword held high at the half-conscious Tommy.

Quick as an eagle, Technoblade attacked. His sword nearly went skewering Mapicc's shoulder. Mapicc's soldiers stood trembling. 

'What are you doing? Help me!' Mapicc growled. His soldiers charged at Techno but with a slash of a sword, Technoblade scared the first wave away. Mapicc turned back and flung his sword at Technoblade, who dodged the attack easily.

Tubbo tried his best to sneak out from behind the bushes and quietly drag Tommy away. Mapicc was too busy fighting Technoblade to notice anything. As soon as they were behind the bush, Tubbo started cleaning the blood on Tommy's face with shaking hands. He poured a half-full bottle of a healing potion into Tommy's open mouth.

***

George and Sapnap ran for their lives, desperately searching for children who were separated from their parents. George was carrying a little girl, trying his best to tie a piece of cloth around her head to avoid any injuries. Sapnap held a basket full of potions and food in one hand, the other hand holding a sword, ready to fight.

He saw an eagle-like figure circling above the battlefield into the sky and tapped George. Immediately, George shoved the little girl under a tree before whipping out his bow and shooting the eagle relentlessly.

The supposed "eagle" came closer and closer to the ground, swiftly dodging every arrow. Sapnap stared in shock as it wasn't an eagle, it was...a human! A flying human with wings came landing gracefully onto the road, right in front of Sapnap and George.

'What the-?!' Both of them yelled. 'Who are you?!'

'Sapnap! Where is Dream?!' George was breathless from all the running and was trying his best to calm the girl down.

'You tell me!' Sapnap growled and turned back to the flying human. 'What are you?'

'I'd appreciate it if you put your weapons away.' The flying human said. 'I'm Parrot, one of the leaders of the LifeSteal SMP.' George tensed up immediately, jumping in front of the little girl. 'I'm sorry for our poor management of soldiers. We are only here to bring the attackers back.'

The little girl stared at Parrot in awe.

'H-Hey, little girl.' Parrot immediately spotted the intelligent blue eyes gazing at him. He searched his bag quickly to pull out a shining blue flower. It was as pure as an angel's teardrop, glistening under the sun. Trembling, he held out the flower to the girl. She immediately stopped crying and took the gift without any hesitation.

Turning back to George and Sapnap, he asked.

'Do you know where the main battle is? You both seem fit to fight. I'll bring this little girl to your castle over there.' Parrot offered. 

'Absolutely no way!' George hissed.

'You're familiar with the terrain here. I'm not, the only way I could fight well is in the air. So, how about you guys go defend your nation while I bring her to safety?'

Sapnap looked at George, before nodding to Parrot and running off. George glared at Parrot before hissing.

'I swear, if you do anything to that girl, we will come for you. Mark my words.' 

Smiling warmly, Parrot opened his arms, waiting for the girl to run into them. She was hesitant at first, but eventually ran in for a hug. He gently wiped her face before whispering.

'Do you want to go for a ride?' He looked down at the adorable ray of sunshine in his arms. She nodded excitedly. With a whoosh, they were in the air and Parrot had never felt more accomplished in his life.

***

ClownPierce fought wildly on the battlefield, soldier after soldier he killed, arrow after arrow he fired, TNT after TNT he lit. His resources were draining at an alarming pace, he barely had any bottles of enchanting left. He wouldn't die, not now. He would prove everyone wrong. Fleeing the swarm of soldiers, he hid in a tree and took one look at the sky. 

A flying figure! Parrot! Parrot understood what he was trying to do! He laughed menacingly. The Dream SMP was sure to lose, now that the rest of the LifeSteal SMP was here. He briefly saw a rainbow ribbon flying and was more than glad to see Spoke with his soldiers.

But Spoke was screaming at the soldiers and pointing back the way they came. ClownPierce hissed madly. He wouldn't accept this kind of traitor among his ranks!

He jumped down from the tree and nearly took Spoke's soul with him.

'Spoke!'

Spoke's eyes widened in shock as he took one glance at the fleeing soldiers and stepped backward. 

'C-ClownPierce.' His voice shook.

'What are you doing?!' ClownPierce growled, his blood-red eyes pierced through Spoke's soul. 

Spoke stood frozen, his rainbow ribbon flying in the air. Something - some magical force - woke up inside him, like a sharp, quick endermite that had been underestimated for so long and waiting for the right time to shine.

'I'm doing what's right for both of our nations.' He spoke calmly, staring back at Clown.

'We are the LifeSteal SMP! We don't retreat on the battlefield! We fight until our very last breath!' Clown hissed, gripping tighter onto his sword. 'You, go bring those soldiers back right now, and fight!'

'No, I won't fight! What have you done to the Dream SMP?! Look at all the children that had been separated from their parents! Look at the harmless nature that you have ruined! What have you done?!' Spoke yelled in fury. 

'I have done nothing but good for the LifeSteal SMP! And for you to suggest otherwise...' Clown's words were cut off with a crash. Mapicc slammed into Clown, nearly pushing them both face-flat onto the ground.

'What the f-?!' Clown hissed and nearly cut Mapicc's head off. 'Mapicc, watch where you're going! Where are all the soldiers?!'

'We're losing, Clown!' He yelled, blood trickling down one side of his face.

'No, we're not.' Clown growled and ran back into the midst of chaos.

***

Subz stood back-to-back with Vitalasy, his shield raised as he blocked another attack and charged back. He could barely see Vortex swiftly chasing down two soldiers at once. You better watch out, cause the Purple Duo is back.

They skillfully blocked attack after attack, their moves completely in sync with each other as if they had endured a thousand wars before. 

'Subz! We're not here to fight!' Vitalasy screamed, suddenly waking up from the bloodlust. 'We're here to defend!"

'And what are we defending when we can't even defend ourselves?' Subz growled, knocking out another soldier. Vitalasy shook his head helplessly and raised his sword to send off another wave of attackers.

'Please, we just need to find the leaders of the Dream SMP, and tell them to stop! Killing their soldiers won't help!' Vitalasy begged. 

Subz turned around, his purple eyes blazing, his dragon tail waving anxiously.

'How exactly are we going to find them, when we don't even know what they look like?' And he sped off with a breathless Vitalasy chasing desperately after his swift dragon tail.

***

A flash of red.

Technoblade felt a wave of fury as he watched his home being burnt to the ground. His fingernails dug into his skin, and when he looked at them, they were dripped in blood - his blood. Sighing, he took one bite of a golden apple, and gripped his sword as he jumped into the midst of chaos, destroying everything on his way.

This was just one of the many wars he had to endure. His movements were quick and sharp, and he was amused, watching the clumsy soldiers of the Lifesteal SMP. They were nothing compared to him, but where is their leader?

He glanced around, and left the soldiers fighting for their lives. He ran through the familiar roads that used to be so warm and full of sunshine, his footsteps as light as a feather. They took him to who knew where, to somewhere he had never been before in his kingdom...

A second later, he fell on the ground, eye-to-eye with a dragon-like creature with blazing purple eyes.

'Get out of my way!' He ordered, raising his sword.

To his surprise, they didn't attack him, but put their swords away and reached their hands out.

'We're Vitalasy and Subz of the Lifesteal SMP.' The one with a bright orange head said softly. 'We're not here to attack.'

Techno snorted in laughter.

'So where did all of these soldiers come from? Hell?'

'OK, we're not the ones who sent them. One of our leaders sent them without our knowledge.' The one with the dragon tail glanced at the redhead.

'So?'

'Can you please tell your soldiers to stop fighting back?' The redhead asked suddenly.

'Are you crazy or are you stupid?!' Techno snarled.

'Vitalasy, shut up!' The dragon-tail guy screeched. 'Can we have a meeting at your castle please? I'll give you my helmet to prove that we have no ill intentions.' Saying so, he took off his helmet and handed it to Techno.

Vitalasy stared in horror as Techno solemnly accepted the truce offer. The warrior nodded, signaling them to follow him. 

'Are you crazy or are you stupid, Subz?!' Vitalasy hissed.

'Probably both, who knows.' Subz shrugged, and strolled on.

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