A month or two later, Probe's POV

"The meeting started nearly a half hour ago, where is Error?"Kyle wonders

"Well he never said anything about coming this week."Another kid says

"Still, it's nice to have his company."Leon says

The club is full of kids chatting and grumbling amongst themselves. I shake my head.

"Ⓓⓞⓝ'ⓣ ⓨⓞⓤ ⓐⓛⓛ ⓚⓝⓞⓦ ⓦⓗⓐⓣ ⓣⓞⓓⓐⓨ ⓘⓢ? Ⓞⓕ ⓒⓞⓤⓡⓢⓔ ⓗⓔ ⓘⓢⓝ'ⓣ ⓗⓔⓡⓔ ⓣⓞⓓⓐⓨ ⓕⓞⓡ ⓕⓐⓝⓢ."I say

They all go quiet, glancing at me.

"What are you talking about?"They ask

"Ⓣⓞⓓⓐⓨ ⓘⓢ ⓗⓘⓢ ⓣⓗⓘⓡⓓ ⓐⓝⓝⓘⓥⓔⓡⓢⓐⓡⓨ ⓦⓘⓣⓗ ⓗⓘⓢ ⓗⓤⓢⓑⓐⓝⓓ. Ⓗⓔ ⓘⓢ ⓞⓑⓥⓘⓞⓤⓢⓛⓨ ⓢⓟⓔⓝⓓⓘⓝⓖ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓣⓘⓜⓔ ⓦⓘⓣⓗ ⓗⓘⓜ ⓐⓢ ⓗⓔ ⓢⓗⓞⓤⓛⓓ. Ⓣⓗⓘⓢ ⓘⓢ ⓐ ⓕⓐⓝ ⓒⓛⓤⓑ, ⓝⓞⓣ ⓐ ⓦⓔⓔⓚⓛⓨ ⓜⓔⓔⓣ ⓐⓝⓓ ⓖⓡⓔⓔⓣ. Ⓑⓔⓢⓘⓓⓔⓢ, Ⓘ ⓣⓗⓘⓝⓚ ⓗⓔ ⓗⓐⓢ ⓡⓤⓝ ⓞⓤⓣ ⓞⓕ ⓒⓡⓐⓕⓣⓢ ⓣⓞ ⓣⓔⓐⓒⓗ. Ⓦⓔ ⓒⓐⓝ ⓟⓡⓐⓒⓣⓘⓒⓔ ⓐⓝⓓ ⓢⓤⓡⓟⓡⓘⓢⓔ ⓗⓘⓜ ⓝⓔⓧⓣ ⓣⓘⓜⓔ."I tell them

Smiles form across the group and they all nod.

"Yeah! Let's do that!"Some shout

"Let's make him proud!"Others cheer

They all start eagerly crafting away and Kyle tries to group them up depending on what they'll make and I can't help but laugh. They have unwavering loyalty to Error and look up to him as their idol. I start crafting away on a scarf and we chat away, listening to some music.

This really is the right community for me...

Soon enough, the meeting ends and I walk out with a newly made scarf around my neck.

"Nice to see you again, Probe."A voice says

I glance over, seeing Shard walking beside me. I groan, shaking my head. He has always been so annoying.

"Ⓦⓗⓐⓣ ⓓⓞ ⓨⓞⓤ ⓦⓐⓝⓣ, Ⓢⓗⓐⓡⓓ?"I ask

"Oh come on! Show me some enthusiasm! I want to have some fun with you! Let me have it!"He says

"Ⓛⓔⓣ ⓜⓔ ⓣⓗⓘⓝⓚ ⓐⓑⓞⓤⓣ ⓘⓣ. Ⓗⓜⓜⓜ, ⓝⓞ. Ⓨⓞⓤ'ⓡⓔ ⓖⓞⓘⓝⓖ ⓣⓞ ⓜⓘⓢⓢ ⓨⓞⓤⓡ ⓕⓛⓘⓖⓗⓣ."I say, pressing a button on my left sleeve

He gets sent flying through the air, screaming. I smile, continuing my stroll in quiet peace. But it was never meant to last long.

"That wasn't funny."He grumbles, appearing beside me again.

"Ⓦⓐⓢⓝ'ⓣ ⓣⓡⓨⓘⓝⓖ ⓣⓞ ⓑⓔ. Ⓘ ⓚⓝⓞⓦ ⓦⓗⓐⓣ ⓨⓞⓤ ⓒⓞⓝⓢⓘⓓⓔⓡ ⓕⓤⓝ ⓐⓝⓨⓦⓐⓨ ⓐⓝⓓ ⓓⓞⓝ'ⓣ ⓛⓘⓚⓔ ⓘⓣ."I say

"What do you mean?"He asks

"Ⓘ'ⓥⓔ ⓢⓔⓔⓝ ⓦⓗⓐⓣ ⓨⓞⓤ'ⓥⓔ ⓓⓞⓝⓔ ⓣⓞ ⓕⓞⓛⓚⓢ ⓛⓘⓚⓔ Ⓑⓤⓕⓕⓔⓡ. Ⓨⓞⓤ ⓗⓐⓓ ⓝⓞ ⓡⓘⓖⓗⓣ ⓣⓞ ⓣⓐⓜⓟⓔⓡ ⓦⓘⓣⓗ ⓗⓘⓢ ⒶⓊ ⓛⓘⓚⓔ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ. Ⓢⓤⓡⓔ ⓗⓔ ⓘⓢ ⓔⓜⓑⓡⓐⓒⓘⓝⓖ ⓘⓣ ⓝⓞⓦ ⓑⓤⓣ ⓘⓣ ⓢⓣⓘⓛⓛ ⓘⓢⓝ'ⓣ ⓕⓐⓘⓡ."I say

"That THING has a name? That's much different from the past names you've given specimens. What happened to Experiment blah blah blah or Soul this and that? Don't tell me that you've actually started to go soft on them and care about them."He says

I frown, knowing better than to answer that honestly. I know what he is capable of and what Shattered is capable of. And I certainly can't let them figure out that Error changed me for the better, away from their ideas.

"Ⓞⓕ ⓒⓞⓤⓡⓢⓔ ⓝⓞⓣ! Ⓘ ⓗⓐⓥⓔ ⓢⓘⓜⓟⓛⓨ ⓖⓡⓞⓦⓝ ⓕⓞⓝⓓ ⓞⓕ ⓢⓤⓒⓗ ⓢⓟⓔⓒⓘⓜⓔⓝⓢ ⓐⓝⓓ ⓗⓐⓥⓔ ⓞⓟⓟⓞⓢⓘⓝⓖ ⓜⓔⓣⓗⓞⓓⓢ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ Ⓘ ⓕⓐⓥⓞⓡ ⓜⓞⓡⓔ ⓣⓗⓐⓝ ⓨⓞⓤⓡⓢ. Ⓨⓞⓤ ⓢⓗⓞⓤⓛⓓ ⓚⓝⓞⓦ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ. Ⓝⓞⓦ, ⓦⓗⓐⓣ'ⓢ ⓣⓗⓘⓢ ⓕⓤⓝ ⓨⓞⓤ ⓢⓟⓔⓐⓚ ⓞⓕ?"I say, completely bluffing.

Plus, I can finally learn what those two plan like this! I could get info and help Error!

He lifts a small mirror up and smashes it with his fist, making our surroundings suddenly change to a dark void space and the shards growing to form a floor for us. His very own nook of the multiverse to scheme. Little shards piece together to take the shape of numerous souls, floating in the air in various colors like stained glass in church windows. He lifts his hand and a purple one slowly drops down into his hand.

"We finally figured out what to do with the shard in Nightmare's soul! Well, one of them at least!"He says, picking a few pieces out of the soul puzzle

I know that by shard, he means weakness. Once he finds a shard in something, he finds the way to break it so that the entire thing falls apart as a whole.

"Ⓦⓗⓐⓣ ⓢⓗⓐⓡⓓ ⓒⓞⓤⓛⓓ Ⓝⓘⓖⓗⓣⓜⓐⓡⓔ ⓗⓐⓥⓔ?"I ask, playing dumb

"His family of course! He dreams more than anything to keep his family safe and live happily ever after! Ha! A fool's dream! Shattered says that if we break that, it's the PERFECT way to break him. And now we've got a plan for that dear husband of his that he keeps from Shattered...Dunno why Shattered still wants to work with a broken mess like him. Just look at these pieces begging to be broken!"He says, having the shards float over to me

I could see inside each one somebody Nightmare cares about. From his brother to Error and their gang, each has a piece here that's the equivalent to having a target on their back. Internally I am horrified but I grin, looking eager about the plans. But not for the reasons he believes.

You're the fool to speak so openly about this to me...

"Anyway, I bet you're wondering how we're going to do that. How do we break a god of destruction? Well, we don't exactly. Shattered still wants him strong enough to serve him. We're simply going to manipulate him when he is most vulnerable to hurt Nightmare the most. We will break him in other ways until he has no choice but to obey Shattered. Because that will hurt Nightmare most, not losing his beloved husband in death but losing him and being unable to protect him or any of that mushy gushy lovey dovey crap. Or worse, having them used AGAINST him is the greatest pain to cause him. Like moving pawns on a chessboard. We will wait for the perfect moment to STRIKE, particularly when Shattered senses a special dream coming true for Nightmare so it hurts just as bad when that dream is shattered. Of course, then we'll break the real Dream once that stupid Cross leaves him alone. I'll give you the signal on this."He explains, giving me a small device

I nod, and then he puts me back where I was strolling, closing the opening to scheme more. I glance around, then open a code screen and hack again as if it were second nature to me. Cuz it is. I can't take chances, so I stop time from moving in the multiverse so that I don't get caught by the wrong people. Then I look at the gadget I was given, hacking into it to find that it's also a tracker besides being prepared to give me a signal. I break the tracking function permanently and removed the internal alarms so they are none the wiser. Then I open the portal to the only person I trust enough who is free to talk about this.

"HeLl0, ProbE!"Blip says

TBC