My Dream

Crashing Down

Brooo I think this scene like, blossomed my fear of tight spaces and drowning LMAO-- I used to try and hold my breath during this scene to see if I would survive when I was little

Almost passed out once-- I had tiny lungs HAH--

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The two race to the end of the tunnel, exiting and emerging in a canyon being used to store water behind a large wooden dam. Some water sprays through the wood, but it otherwise remained tall and strong due to the support of the wooden beams pressing against it. (Y/N) skids to a stop at the ledge of the rocky platform they were on, a long ladder leading down to the lower ground.

She turns and rushes back to Faunus, grabbing his hand and quickly pulling him along towards the ladder. They stop at the ledge, looking down together and spotting another tunnel that could lead out.

"Go first, I'll--!"

Her sentence was cut short by the sound of wood breaking, the wooden barricade of a shaft being broken down as the Stabbington brothers stagger through, looking up at (Y/N) with snarls as they wield their swords.

"Uh-oh," (Y/N) says dreadfully, nervously laughing.

"Who's that?" Faunus questions anxiously, his eyes darting to (Y/N) as he holds his hair and pan close to his chest.

"Well, uh-- they don't like me," she responds, still holding Faunus' hand.

The sound of charging footsteps make them look back, the guards emerging from the tunnel with their weapons drawn, the Captain scowling dangerously.

"Who's that?" Faunus questions once more.

"Yeah, they don't like me either."

Maximus lets out a fierce neigh as he charges through, stopping next to the Captain.

"Who's that?!"

"Okay, sunshine!" (Y/N) shouts in exasperation, turning to him and grabbing his biceps while shaking him back and forth. "Listen, I'll make this simple. No. One. Here. Likes. Me!"

Faunus frowns at this, tilting his head. "I like--"

(Y/N) turns away before he could finish and releases his shoulders as she looks at the guards, her hand hovering unsurely near her dagger as she counts how many there are. Faunus looks around with sharp eyes, looking up for a moment before nodding to himself.

"Here!"

She was caught off guard as Faunus shoves the pan into her hovering hand, making her blink rapidly down at it before she looks to him.

(Y/N) watches with confusion as he throws his hair up above, his hair looping around a jagged wooden beam. She watches astonishment as he backs up a step, running forward before leaping off the ledge. He swings safely to the lower platform on the side, landing and turning to (Y/N) with a smile.

She lets out a short laugh of disbelief, Faunus' eyes darting behind her.

"Behind you!" he warns, making her look back.

(Y/N) faces the guards as they approach, Captain tossing his torch away as he unsheathes his sword while stepping forward with the other men.

"Whoa-kay! Hey, guys!" (Y/N) greets with a forced laugh. "This is-- this is all just a misunderstanding here! We can talk this out, right?"

"The king and queen wanted you alive because the crimes you committed were minor," Captain mutters, shaking his head with an enraged glare. "But after stealing the prince's crown?"

His sentence was left unfinished as he rushes (Y/N), who blocks his sword with the frying pan and holds him back in a bind.

"Your crime goes beyond talking it out!"