Weeks later, Error's POV

I sigh, taking some deep breaths as I continue to write notes down. The special box sits beside me. I pause, glancing at it. My face burns as ideas run through my head. I glance away and check my phone, knowing that I set the date that I want to set the plan into motion. It's supposed to be the right date and I found it.....The day that we met..Still practicing the rest...I groan as neither my thoughts or the voices were helping me focus on planning it.

"EvErYtHiNg aLr1gHt, br0tHer?"Paps asks

"TrYiNg t0 pLaN n0w bUt cAn't tHiNk cL3aRlY..."I say

"H0w c0m3?"He asks

"I ke3p piCtuRiNg iT iNsTeAd 0f tAkiNg aCt1oN t0 d0 iT!"I say

"WeLl iT iS oKaY t0 fAntAsiZe aBouT s0m3tHiNg s0 spEciAl."He says

"BuT i aM tRy1nG t0 wRiTe wHaT i aM g0iNg t0 sAy aNd i cAn'T f0cuS! It iS 0nLy maKiNg m3 n3rVouS aBoUt d0iNg iT!"I say, shaking my head

"D0n'T w0rRy s0 mUcH. I aM sUr3 tHaT wHaTeV3r y0u sAy t0 h1m tHaT he wiLl loV3."He says

But the date is coming up and I don't want to fuck it up...

He pats me on the head.

"TaK3 a br3aK b3f0r3 y0u cRaSh. RelAx aBouT tHiS. iT iS suPp0s3d t0 b3 a mAgiCaL dAy, n0t a sTrEsSfUl 0n3. n0w i hAvE t0 sEt mY nEpHeWs uP oN dAt3s. i wiLl b3 bAcK s0oN."He says, leaving the antivoid

I sigh, continuing to write notes down the best I could. Then I feel something hit me roughly in the back of my head, causing me to crash. Then I wake up to find myself in a cage with Dream. It's large and golden, but the bars are too strong and wide to slip out from.

"So, wHo cAuGht yOu?"I ask

"Fate. Apparently they are close to Nim and upset that I've mad progress in living my own life and dare to find my own happiness. We're here to wait until Fate figure out what to do with us, and before you try, this blocks any of our communication or powers."He says

I notice that I don't have my scarf, shoes, and my things like the notes, phone or box.

I hope it's just at home where I was taken.

I frown, turning to see his injuries and attempting to heal him.

A portal opens beneath me and I frown, falling with Dream into OuterTale.

"Since you have been so rebellious in our multiverse, maybe you will be of better use in this one. Oh and don't bother trying to return home, we stripped you both of any ability to return home. So just forget it since it doesn't exist for you here. And you're lucky, Error, cuz until now you didn't exist here so it is a blank slate."I hear Fate say

Then the portal shuts. I try to open portals but it fails as well, just like Fate said it would.

"I'll go check the area."Dream says, wandering off.

Soon afterwards, I sense a darker presence as the reality sinks in and gaze at the stars. Then a tentacle grabs my wrist.

"Who are you and what are you doing here, freak?"I hear....I hear Nightmare say

I don't even glance over, slapping the tentacle off of me. I frown, feeling like my soul is breaking as this new reality is confirmed.

"LeAvE mE aL0n3."I say, shoving him with strings through a portal

Dream returns and smiles at me. His smile fades, seeming the look on my face.

"I cAn'T sUrvIv3 hEr3...ThIs cAn't bE hApPeNiNg..."I say, shaking my head

"Error...It'll be okay. We will find a way back! Or someone will find a way to us! Your brother is awesome at coding and so is Buffer! I'm sure that they will find a way to get to us! We will be back home in no time!"He says with a smile, attempting to comfort me

"Ya AnD I ThOuGhT tHe sAm3 aBoUt mY viSiOn wHeN iT gOt tAkEn. ToOk mOnThS bEfOre BlUe mAdE thEsE. TrUsT mE, dReAm. FaTe wOn't mAkE iT eAsY aNd wE wiLl bE luCkY iF wE gEt a gLimPsE oF hOmE."I say with a chuckle and shake of my head

He frowns, then sighs.

"Let's head to the Star Sans base. We shouldn't be out in the open and I'm sure you don't want to go to the local antivoid."He says

I nod and he takes my hand, leading me away. This version of Blue and Ink glance over in surprise.

"Dream? Who is that?"Blue asks

"This is Error. Ink, stay away from him. We're going to my room so I can help him."Dream says

"You're no fun...."Ink grumbles

"Okay, but we need to talk once he is settled in your room!"Blue says

Dream nods, leading me to his room. I sit on the bed and feel my glitching pick up. Tears fill my eyes.

"OuR...ThiRd aNnIvErSaRy iS...wAs nExT wEeK...fOuR mOnThS aFtEr tHaT iS tHe dAy w3 mEt. T-thE d-D-d-D-DaY I WaS g0iNg tO...I cAn't sTaRt oVeR hErE! ThAt's n-n-NoT mY nI-!"I struggle to speak, completely breaking down

Then I crash, needing a lot of time to reboot.

Meanwhile, Pap's POV

"BrOtHer! I aM hOm3! ArE yOu bEtTEr?"I ask, eagerly coming to our empty home

I find it emptier than usual and Error isn't here. I see his phone and scarf laying on the floor. Then I see Nightmare at his beanbag, reading through the papers that Error crumpled up and was working on with the box beside him.

"HeY! NO!"I snap, running over and whacking him on the head.

I take the papers from him and he glances at me in surprise.

"Oh! Hey Paps!"He says

"No sNoOpInG! DoN'T sNoOp thRoUgH hIs sTuFf! iT iS pRiVaTe!"I snap at him

"Whoops, sorry. I thought it would help me figure out where he went. I obviously can't call him. Where are you coming from?"He says

"I sEt mY nEpHeWs uP oN dAteS, eVeN kiLlEr wIth a niCe sPaCe sAnS wHo May bE tHe cAlMiNg, rEaSonAbLe eLeMeNt hE nEeDs t0 baLaNc3 oUt hIs cHa0s."I say, then the realization sinks in

I glance around and the facts sink in. He wouldn't just leave without calling or messaging me....And he wouldn't have left those out and risk Nightmare finding it. I pace back and forth, thinking.

"Why is Glitchy writing a romance script...? Wait...This doesn't make...."I hear Nightmare mutter

I keep thinking and wondering how to help Error, my mind thinking of scenarios that he may be experiencing. Then I see him grab the box, about to open it. I snatch it as well.

"NiGhTmArE! No!"I snap

"What? I'm curious!"He says

"No sn0oPinG!"I snap

"What's wrong with checking that box? It could be a clue!"He says, his tentacles reaching for it

I whip out a spray bottle, spritzing his tentacles away. They drop down quickly.

"Since when did you-?"

"I hAvE a nEpHeW nAmEd kIlLer AnD hAd t0 tRaIn PeRL. Do I hAvE tO tRAiN yOu nOt tO sNoOp? I aM nOt lEtTiNg mY bRoThEr'S suRpriSe tHAt hE hAs wOrKeD s0 hArD t0 pErFeCt gEt rUiNeD bY hIs sNoOpInG bOyFrIeNd! YoU cAn wAiT a FeW mOnThS t0 seE!"I tell him, crossing my arms

He tilts his head, looking confused.

Thank the stars that he is in love with a moron. He hasn't connected the dots.

"Hey, uh, Paps? Is everything okay here? My home trembled a lot..."Buffer says

"WhAt d0 y0u mEaN?"I ask

"My home is sort of like your antivoid but since it sits on the edge of the multiverse, I get huge trembling disturbances that are like powerful earthquakes frequently. Though the only thing that can make it shake is a disturbance between our multiverse and another. And being that it shook greater than any earthquake twice, something is really wrong as if something joined theirs or got lost from it. Last time this happened, Fate had thrown an entire landscape of an AU into another multiverse out of boredom apparently. It is quite easy for me to hop the border, so should I go check?"He explains

Could Fate have possibly thrown Error out? Is that why he disappeared without communication? The only thing missing IS his crown that he was wearing when I left...

I nod and he goes through a portal, leaving me worried for him and my brother now. I have nothing better to do as my mind runs wild besides keeping Nightmare from snooping.

I hope he is okay.

TBC