Lust's POV

"Lust.~ Oh Lust.~ Please wake up."A voice coos

I slowly open my eyes to see nothing but my ceiling above me. But I feel a hand stroking my cheek. I turn my head and gasp.

"H-Horror Bear?"I stutter

He smiles.

I reach out and could actually touch him.

"Y-You're alive? I thought-"I begin

He pulls me close.

"I'm sorry I lied to you."He says

"W-What are you talking about?"I ask

Skin and flesh begins to cover his bones until I see Harold instead.

"Harold doesn't exist. It was just me. I'm sorry I wasn't honest about who I was from the start."He says

"B-But I saw your stuff! The basement! H-How-"I begin

"I left that place a mess after handling some intruders. And I kind of killed those folks that hurt you...."He says

I am silent, taking this info in and trying to see if this is real or believable. There weren't many holes in the story. I feel him move away from me. I look at him. He is making sure the door is shut. He locks it. He starts winding up the music box again. He sit beside me and I look at him.

"~Hush, dear Lusty don't you fear. Hush, dear Lusty don't say a word. Horror Bear's gonna protect you from mocking jerks.
~And if that mocking jerk don't heed, Horror Bear's gonna give them more than a nosebleed.
~And if those folks are being an ass,
Horror Bear's gonna show them to have some class.
~And if your precious soul gets broke,
Horror Bear's gonna tell you a silly joke.
~And if that silly joke don't work,
Horror Bear's gonna lurk until you smirk.
~And if those townsfolk flip that smirk,
Horror Bear's gonna teach them why not to be a jerk.
~And if trouble still lurks or getting worse,
Horror Bear's gonna give you the multiverse.
~And if that multiverse gets you down,
You'll still be the sweetest dear Lusty around.
Still be the sweetest dear Lusty around.~"He sings softly in tune with the music

That confirmed it. Only Horror knows the words. He made the words himself. And yes I realize it's modeled after a child's llulaby for humans but I find it sweet. I smile.

"Horror Bear....."I say

He hugs me close happily. I look at him, holding back the urge to kiss him. He sank back to his skeletal self and I could hear his soul pound.

"Lust....Why do you call me Horror Bear?"He asks

"Does it bother you?"I ask

Is this what he wanted to tell me before that portal took me? Like in the dreams?

"No.....But others are starting to think it means something emmm, more."He says

I was ready for this.

"People make such big deals about things lately. I just thought it was a nice nickname..."I say, laughing it off

....Because I love you, My Horror Bear.

I smile. He gives a clearly forced smile. I feel his cheek softly and his face burns up a bright red.

"I'm so glad you're okay, Horror Bear....I can't remember much but you are very special. I know that much."I say

He places his hand on mine.

"I'm not going anywhere, Lust. But you should rest. You need it."He tells me

I nod.

He dozes off peacefully. I doze off with him and woke up the next morning. I open the door to find Blueprint kissing another boy who Goth said was Raven. They noticed my presence and froze in front of my doorway, their faces burning up.

"Did ya both confess?"I ask

They nod.

"You happy?"I ask

They nod.

"Good."I say, then walk by to get some breakfast

I could feel them staring at me in shock. I glance at them and they jump in surprise.

"What?"I ask

"You're okay with us-?"Blueprint begins

"Yes. I am gay too silly."I say, then pour some milk for cereal

I hear a scream and Encre zips over while I put the milk away, hiding behind me.

"What's wrong?"I ask

"Something is messing with my head! Someone is pretending to be Mon Amour!"He tells me

I see a black skeleton approach, but still had a human hand. He blushes hearing the words Mon Amour.

"Ya missed a spot. Encre it is just a disguise he forgot to remove."I say

Fallacy nods, fixing it and Encre calmed down once the vampire whispered something in his ear before scooping him up. He was carried away by the vampire king with a kiss. I smile, then sit down to eat beside Goth and Palette who were asleep snuggling. Love is truly in the air. I finish my food, cleaning the dishes, then get the feeling that gravity is gone. I fall through a portal and see a man there. he looks like Ink, black marks on his face. There was not a single part of his head with a spot or something there. It was as if he had a beard. But his body was so goopy.

"Ooooo! You'll be interesting! Let's see what I can do with you.~"He says

I find myself trapped in ink or paint, unable to get out. I struggled, hearing him laugh and wonder what to do with me. It felt like I was choking on it. But then suddenly a hand pulls me out. I see a stranger beside me, pulling me out.

"Thank you...."I say, noticing a doll of a skeleton with him

"No problem. I would've come sooner but Ink!Gaster here had also gotten me trapped in other ways. I've been trying to keep this impulsive one from running lose."He says

"And you are?"I ask

"Error!404.....But you can call me 404."He says

"Hah! You're still under the trance!"The Gaster says

"For the last time, you did not hypnotize me!"He snaps

"Then I dare you to look at that doll of Cipher!"Ink!Gaster says

He takes one glance down and his face burns, his eyes turning to hearts. He groans, shaking his head and blasting the Gaster away.

"I swear that there better be a way to get out of this trance. I won't last a day near him and he will probably just take advantage....."He says

"Is Cipher someone special?"I ask

He glances at me. He nods.

"He's.....A good friend I don't get to see often."He says

"Well if he is a good friend I doubt that he will take advantage of you."I say

"And you are?"He asks

"Lust."I say

He nods.

"Oh dear...He did that trick again."He says

"Huh?"I say

"He gave you cat features."He says

I check to find that he is right. I chuckle.

"It's not the worst thing to happen."He says

He looks confused and I explain my situation. He nods, using some code to revive my complete memory. I thank him and smile. We exchange phone numbers, though I had to do it from memory since I didn't have it on me.

"I'll call you if something happens or to warn you about that moron's plans. But I'll send you back to your friends until then."He says

Without another word I was teleported somewhere. I look around, not recognizing the area. I hear running footsteps quickly approaching.

"LUST!"I hear a voice shout that makes me jump

Within seconds I get lifted off of the ground. I look at Horror.

"Since when did you get kitty features? What happened to you?"He asks

"S-Someone was messing with my code...."I say

"Cute...."I hear him mumble

"Huh?"I say, my face burning a bit

"Umm nothing!"He says

I hear a crash behind us and my grip on him tightened. I glance over to see that it was just a trash can falling over.

"L-Lust, your claws are digging in."He says

"S-Sorry!"I say, loosening my grip

I look down, seeing my tail wrapped around him. I start moving it but his grip tightens, so I leave it there.

"Dear stars Lust, you gotta stop scaring me with these disappearing acts. Don't you know I love you?"He says

My face burns brightly. It probably was deep pinkish purple by now.

"Y-You what?"I stutter

"I love you more than anything in the multiverse!"He says

I look at him in shock. He seems to realize that he confessed.

"I mean I uh, em-"He says, stumbling on his words and his face burning brighter red

"Horror."I say

"Oh gosh we're far from the others! Let's uh-"He continues

"Horror!"I say more firmly

"I wonder what Pal-"He says, trying to change the subject

I cling to him tighter, pulling him closer to silence him.

"Horror Bear.~ Did you mean it?"I ask, letting a lil purr into my tone

His skull turns apple red. He looked like a volcano about to explode his face was burning so much, it was as if you could see steam coming off of him. He looks at me and nods, then bows his head.

The shock turned to joy quickly. I lift him up by the chin to look at me, softly rubbing his cheek. I find that he is crying.

"Horror Bear, why are you crying?"I ask

He speaks stuff I couldn't understand, sniffling. He took some deep breaths and tries to tell me again.

"I am stupid! I shouldn't have just blurted that out! I made you uncomfortable! I worked so hard to make you comfortable around me and unafraid of me and then some butterflies attack my rib cage and I decide to screw it up! I mean honestly, who'd love a lunatic like m-MMH!"He cries but then gets cut off

I shut him up with a kiss. It was quick though.

"I would.~ And I do.~"I coo

I see his eye-light turn to a twinkling red heart.

"R-Really?"He stutters

"Mhm.~"I say

"Why are there so many butterflies attacking me? Yet when I check there's none?"He asks innocently

"Because having butterflies is a phrase, not literal. And as strange as it may feel, it's just a feeling you get with love."I tell him

He is silent.

"Have I caused you butterfly attacks?"He asks

"More than you know."I chuckle

He is silent, gazing at me in awe as he tries to process all this.

"Do you need more proof?~"I ask

He looks at me, his face turning a deeper red. He nods, then kisses me. I've had kisses with others like in my AU and such, but nothing this genuine or felt this good. My soul was doing backflips the longer the kiss lasted. I could tell this was his first kiss based on the look on his face. And he was holding it out like he didn't want it to end. I wasn't complaining, because neither did I. It was sweet and loving, nothing more. I shut my eyes, enjoying it.

I feel something get thrown at us that splashes upon impact. We pull apart and I quickly notice that I got changed to normal. Now my clothes even changed to a shirt and shorts. Much more comfortable.

"There! Almost forgot to change the code back!"A voice says

I glance over to see Error!404 through a portal.

"Thanks!"I say

The portal shuts. Horror pulls me back into the kiss, but seemed more passionate this time. He shifts me in his hold and I lock my legs around his waist and arms around his neck while he now held me with his arms around my waist. I could feel him shifting as he walked but was stuck in the kiss. Eventually he freed me from the kiss but had me rest my head on his shoulder, seeming to want me as close as I can be to him.

"I'm not losing you again."He says

"Horror! You found Lust!"I hear Palette cheer

I lift my head to glance at them but he has me set it back down gently.

"Mhm! And now he's my Lust!"He says

I felt my soul skip a beat, liking the sound of that.

So that means he's finally my Horror Bear.

Another skeleton appears as Palette convinces him to put me down. The rest of the group was outside.

"Hey guys, I came to get you. Shino tracked you down."He says

I notice that he looks exactly like the doll Ink!Gaster had 404 look at.

"Oh! I'm guessing that you're Cipher?"I say

He looks at me and approaches with a grin.

"Yep, but I don't think we met properly. You're Lust, huh?"He says

I nod.

He shakes my hand with a big grin.

"How exactly did you learn about me?"He asks

"You're 404's friend aren't you?"I ask

His eyes light up.

"You've seen him?"He asks

"Yep, though the interaction was short."I say

"Where has he been?"He says

"Keeping a wild force at bay."I say

He smiles.

Before anything more could be said, Horror carried me through a portal.

A few days later I woke up under Horror in bed, hearing my phone ring. I answer it.

"Hello?"I say

"Hey....It's 404. Can you get me outta here? Or send someone? He changed my code and it seems to make me sick....Achoo! Great, it causes me to glitch more, Just lovely. I'm not sticking around to get taken advantage of....."404 says, sounding terrible

I knew Horror would not let me up so I can't get up to help him.

"Sure thing. I'll send someone to get you and help you."I tell him

"Thank you!"He says, sounding like he was losing his voice

He hangs up and I quickly call another number before I doze off or something happens.

"Hello! What's up, Lust?"Shino asks

"Is Cipher free?"I ask

"Mhm. Why?"She asks

"I need a favor from him."I say

"Sure thing! Name it."She says

Error!404's POV a few minutes later

I sat in the empty space that I've been stuck in with Ink!Gaster, though I was keeping him as far as I could from me.

"What the hell did you do?"I growl, then start coughing a bit

"Experiment 4095."He says proudly

"What the hell is that?"I ask

"What you are going through now. You wanted #3062 to end after all."He says

Ugh, he is no help at all.

I turn his soul blue and throw him further away before starting up another coughing fit. My body starts glitching and changing colors everytime. My phone buzzes and I see a text from Lust.

"Help is on the way! TwT"

I sigh with relief, then hear the familiar noise of someone teleporting or using a portal..

Maybe he sent Error...It'd be nice. I haven't seen him in ages. Eh, just as long as I can get out of here....

I glance around, hearing someone arrive. I see Cipher hovering around, looking a bit lost but with a big grin. I look at Ink!Gaster in the distance and he had a sinister look on his face. I use the last bit of power to shove him back further, knowing he has another target.

"Cipher! What are you doing here?!"I ask

He looks at me and his grin seems to get wider. I try to get up but my body felt weaker and I fell right back down. I feel a strong presence near me. I look up to see Cipher hovering above me.

"I'm here to help you."He says

"No *coughing* deals!"I say

He scoops me up in his arms.

"I know. Not looking for any."He tells me, then feels my skull

I look at him, a bit surprised.

"You're burning up. Definitely a fever. What happened to you?"He asks

"My code was messed with, including my defensive code or immune system you could call it, my abilities to easily recover from stuff....Ugggh..."I groan

"Don't worry, I'll take care of you."He says

I drop my head and feel his hand caress my skull gently.

"Aachoo!"I sneeze, covering it

I look at my hands to see they changed colors again. I groan and he sets my head on his chest. He carries me away, my eyes becoming hard to keep open so I shut them.

I woke up with a jolt to hear loud noises. I hear childish laughter and squealing. I glance to see a baby hop on top of me.

"GaH! MaGnUs! LeAVe hiM aLoNe! He HaS tO rEsT!"I hear a voice say

I see a boy run over.

"Hello...."I say

"Hewwo!"The baby says

"Who are you both?"I ask

"I'm GrAdiEnT, ErRoR's soN. ThIs iS MaGnuS, son of NigHtMaRe aNd KiLlEr. HiS bRotheR and SoMe fRiEnds aRe hAngIng oUt DowNstAiRs. I'm sOrrY wE diStUrbEd yOu."He says

I look around, seeing that I'm wrapped in a blanket on a sofa with multiple pillows positioned as if to keep me in place and cozy. A bucket sat near the couch, labeled for puke.

"Where exactly is here?"I ask

"UmMm, a sAfe shEltEr tHaT Ink is mAkiNg iN cAse eVeR neEdEd wiTh h0w cha0tiC thInGs aRe."He says

"Nooo Ink, you oda Papa!"Magnus says

Gradient picks him up.

He starts explaining some things to me and I nod. He takes Magnus away and I glance around. I dozed back off but woke up to Blue giving some medicine and food. At one point Error and Ink came to check on me.

"Well you both have been busy."I say teasingly

"Huh?"Ink says

"I met your son. Plus the last time Error spoke with me, you both were still enemies. Well, officially at least."I say

"Oh! I cAn eXpLaiN tHat."Error says, telling me what has been happening

"Hmmm, interesting."I say

"What did you mean by officially?"Ink asks

"Oh, Ink you probably don't realize how long Error has fallen for you. He-"I begin

"404! NO!"Error snaps, his face burning up

"Glitchy, I wanna know. I fell for you and I KNOW my brother told you about my incidents while having those feelings. You've seen my closet for crying out loud! I wanna hear about you!"Ink insists

I smirk.

"He had feelings for you for a long while. He HATED seeing Dream with you, especially with how he acted towards you in battle-"I say

"Oh yeah, he was SO ANNOYING!"Ink says

"And may I add he was even jealous of Broomie a bit? You acted so loving towards it as if it was a person and he secretly hated it. Probably why he aimed for breaking your Broomie first above everything else in your battles. But his hatred focused more on Dream. He hated Dream with every glitch in his code. I am sure you could see it whenever he had to fight Dream, he would fight even more or with more force than the rest. Yet loved you in the same amount over time. I cannot tell you how many times he would rant his emotions to me, praising you while insulting Dream every chance he got. He was hopeful when Blue spoke of a truce. I would visit his anti-void and find a part of it that I doubt he allows you in."I explain

"NO! THAT IS ENOUGH! YOU ARE NOT-MMh!"Error snaps, his face a blushing mess but Ink tied his scarf to muffle him

"It would either be littered with tons of puppets of Dream or anyone that dared hit on you all torn up or in terrible conditions. That tells a lot since he loves puppets so much. But other times I would find a different area. And telling by Error's face right now, he still has it.~"I say, seeing the embarrassed look on his face

"What about it?"Ink asks

"It was full of puppets with you with various expressions or your different styles. Each one was different, as if he was trying to perfect it. Near it would be a pile of gifts he crafted that was labeled for when he can quote be honest with Rainbow Face. It included scarfs and such and dangling from strings were notes or pictures of you. His affections towards you was made very clear with what was there."I explain

Ink's eyes twinkled, curious and with a big grin.

"You have created a collection too? Cool!"He says, then sinks into a puddle of ink

"Inky nO!"Error snaps, going after him

I chuckle, finding it adorable and hilarious. That quickly turned to coughing. Uuuuggggh.....This sucks....

I decide to get up and check my conditions. I shut the door and take some of my clothes off. Ugh, still bruised and scarred... I get my clothes back on and peek out. I see a purple shirt and black pants just zip between my legs, crawling across the floor. I grab it and a head pops out. Magnus.

"Magnus, what are you doing?"I ask, setting him down

He giggles, readjusting the oversized clothes on him, including a golden crown with a crescent on it that kept slipping over his eyes. He waves his hands with the sleeves covering them in the air.

"I'm Mama!"He says proudly with tons of giggles

I scoop him up and carry him into the hall. I head downstairs, spotting the kids running around while playing or chatting happily. Blue was in the kitchen with Dust, cooking together. On the couch supervising some of the kids were Nightmare and Killer, Nightmare's tentacles swaying peacefully. Magnus points to them, specifically Nightmare.

"Mama."He says, as if introducing me to Nightmare

I chuckle, realizing the connection. I carry him to them while they watched Ghastly play with his cousin and friends.

"Excuse me, it seems someone is trying to impersonate you, Nightmare."I say

They look at me and Magnus waves at them.

"I'm you Mama!"He says, the crown drooping over his eyes

Killer giggles, taking him from me.

"How adorable!"Killer says, taking him from me

Nightmare looks at his son with a smile.

"You sneaky lil imposter."Nightmare chuckles

I get dizzy so I quickly get back to the room, going back under the blankets. A little while later, Blue gives me a bagel and then Cipher came in. I wrap the bagel in a napkin and start munching on it. I hear a few sighs. I look over to see Cipher staring at me with his face a deep yellow and his sleeping hat floating where his top hat would be.

"You good?"I ask

"Y-Yep..."He says

"You sure? Cause you keep sighing and staring at me with your face looking as yellow as a lemon."I say

"Uh-huh...."He says, not even listening

I roll my eyes. Weird as always. Now he's staring at me with that weird look again. Why does he give me that look? I'm just a disgusting, sick glitchy mess trying to eat a bagel.

I just keep eating until I finish it. He moved closer to me. I dig deeper into my blankets.

"So...What happened to you all this time that we've been apart, 404?"He asks, wrapping his arms around me

"Pfft, I can ask you the same thing."I say

He holds me closer.

"I asked first."He says

I think over everything I've done, dealt with, experienced, heard or saw. Everything Ink!Gaster did or attempted. I shake my head.

"Nothing much or anything interesting."I lie

He feels my skull softly.

"How many deals have you made?"I ask

"Not many. I've been trying to help look after Shino or keep other multiverse troubles away. Now, you as well."He says

I smile.

"How have you been feeling?"He asks

"Better....Probably thanks to the medicine Blue gave me."I say

He looks at me, thinking for a few minutes.

"I wanna show you something. Glance away and count to five."He says

"What are you planning?"I ask

"Please do it."He says

I sigh, nodding and glance away. I count to five and look back to see a picture in his hand. A picture of him kissing Color. I look at him, confused on where this is going.

"Uhhh.......Good for you I guess? Color is a jerk but if that's your type I won't judge."I say

"Wha-? Wait! This isn't mine! What even is this?"He says

"Riiight. Well when you recall how you got caught smooching Color, wake me up."I say, pulling the blanket over my head to make a little cocoon to sleep inside

A few days later, I felt better and my glitches showed it too. Blue took me with him to his AU while Cipher went with Shino to safely take her to Geno and Reaper. Blue went to find his brother, leaving me to wander through the forest. Suddenly the ground turned to a soapy, slippery surface and I slipped on it. A hand grabs me by the waist roughly. I look to see Color grabbed me. I try to fight but recall that I can't use my attacks.

"What do you want?"I snap

"You're coming with me. We, well, I have some more plans for you."He says

"THE HELL? Get your hands off of me!"I snap

He shoves me against a tree.

"Face it, Error!404, you are not in control or in a position to make demands. I AM. You have NOTHING to stop me. I'm going to take a deep dive on your code and mess with it whether you allow me or NOT!"He says, swinging punches to knock me out

"What do you even want with my code?!"I snap

"That is for only me to know. All you need to know is that your code will be a very powerful tool for me."He says, dragging me through a portal

On the other side there was a thicker forest. He tied me up, hanging me from a branch. He put tape over my mouth then started to search my pockets. I felt my phone buzzing and when Color reached to it, he accidentally hit accept. He jumped back realizing the mistake.

"404? 404 where'd you go? Blue's looking for you. Hello?"I hear Cipher say from the pocket

"Gotta get it done now."Color says, snapping

My soul appears and he grabs it roughly, making me yell muffedly. He starts working on my code. I hear Cipher hang up. I couldn't do anything and Color cut me along the skull when I struggled. He kept messing with my soul to get more info the more it refused to share.

"Killer and Nightmare will pay."I heard him mutter

Then his head jerked as if he heard something. He started rushing even more, then took off out of sight. I could tell he screwed up my code and I could feel it. I felt stuff changing. He left my sight and I instantly heard a Gaster Blaster's blast afterward. I try to listen and could only tell that a battle has started. I couldn't move at all. I then hear someone approaching. I look ahead but see nobody.

"404!"I hear a voice exclaim

I look to the side to see Cipher there.

I glance around the best I could for Color or other threats. I could feel my face burning just seeing Cipher. Color better not have reactivated THAT test by mistake....

"Don't worry, I handled Color. But you have some explaining to do. Are you ok?"He tells me

"Mmm-mm! Mmm mh mmmh!"I try to speak but of course the tape prevents me

"O-Oh right, let me take care of that."He says, removing the tape gently

"Thanks...."I say

I notice his usual jacket isn't on him. He seems to have noticed my gaze.

"I used it to trap Color to a tree trunk as well as some rope. It needs to be washed anyways."He says, then starts to feel my skull.

"C-Can you let me down? Please?"I ask, stuttering when he touched the bleeding wound on my skull

He bandages it.

"I will, but first I have to investigate."He says, then flies upwards

"Investigate what?"I ask

"Investigate what Color did or planned. His actions are very telling. Like the fact that multiple ropes tied here shows that he was desperate."He says

I hear something snap and my arms swung past my head, wrists still tied but dangling now. I feel a hand touching my ribs.

"Where did you get all these scars and wounds from?"Cipher asks

I look up to see that he was looking under my shirt, feeling around.

"HEY! GET OUT OF THERE!"I snap, my face burning

"That doesn't answer my question."He says, continuing

"CUT IT OU-AH!"I snap, yelping when I feel a hand on my soul

I felt myself tremble as he took it out to examine. It's now very sensitive from what was done, having the same effect on me.

"PUT IT BACK! Don't try anything! It was already used! Please, Cipher!"I tell him

"What do you mean it was already used?"He asks

"Color already used it.....He was after my code so he used my weakest spot to access it. But he wasn't exactly careful with it. Please let it go, Ciph-mmmmh!"I say but cut myself off when I feel a hand rub my soul

I look at him to see that he is softly rubbing it and feeling it. I cover my mouth to keep the noises in, my face boiling. He only smiles and does it more.

"Then let me ease the pain."He says

"Cut it out! Let me down! I told you what you asked for!"I snap, holding back yelps or other noises

My body trembled, conveying that it's overwhelmed with all the contact the soul has gotten both painfully and gently within such a short amount of time. Then it just stopped and I wasn't able to move or feel anything. My hands fell past my head again.

"Great, now my body went limp...."I grumble

"404? 404? ArE y0u aRoUnD hErE? BlUe iS geTtInG wOrRiEd aBouT yO-CIPHER WHAT THE HELL?!"I hear a voice snap

I look to see Error standing there.

"Error!"I exclaim, looking to him for help

He fires his strings at me, cutting me free from the ropes and pulling me over to him. He even yanks my soul free of Cipher's hold. He returns it to me and I thank him. He hugs me tightly.

"We WeRe gEtTinG wOrRieD aBoUt YoU."He says

"How'd you know to come here?"Cipher asks

"I tRacKeD yOuR pHonE dUh. YoU sToPpEd aNsWeRiNg BluE's calLs sO He sEnT mE iNstEaD. AnD I NEVER wANt tO sEe yOu tAkiNg aDvaNtAgE of 404 aGaIn! My mEnToR aNd bEst BuD iS nOt sOmEonE foR yOu tO tOy wiTH! EspEciAlLy wHen hIs cOdE is MeSSed Up, hE can'T usE hiS abIliTiEs anD waS iN tRoubLe!"Error snaps

I glance over to see a portal. On the other side was Ink!Gaster and he was looking right at Error who was ripping into Cipher. I try to move and use some strings to grab them and pull them away.

"How about you both argue somewhere else!"I say, seeing Error's portal and pulling them right through it before my body shut down again

Error sees the look on my face and could tell something was up.

"OkaY, yOu hAvE sOmE eXpLaInInG tO Do."He says, scooping me up

I glance around while he sets me on a bean bag chair in his anti-void. He examines my code properly.

"CipHeR, gEt tHe hElL oUt rIghT nOw."He snaps

"What? NO! I am staying with him."Cipher says

"You scReWeD hIS cOdE uP!"He says

"No, Error...He didn't.....Color did.....Cipher didn't go near my code...."I say

"BuT wHY wOuLd hE mEss wIth ThiS pIecE?"He asks, showing me some code

I realize what it was. No wonder my face burning just looking at him! Usually I hide it better but now that isn't possible!

"He was rushing and clearly didn't know half of what he was touching."I say

"What did he mess with?"Cipher asks

"SoMe cOdE foR hIs EmOtIoNS. SpeCifIcaLlY a LoVe pIeCe. It'S a PiEcE oF coDe thAt dEfIneS hOw OpeN tHey aRe tO sOmEoNe lOvE. LiKe aS dIstAnt aS GenO oR aS OpEn aNd LoViNg aS BlUe tO gIve yOu a RanGe iDeA. It CaN aLso cAuSe SenSitIvItY tO cErTain TopIcs."Error says

"Not exactly the first time this happened....."I mumble

"WHAT?!"Error snaps

I sigh.

"I met your father's counterpart, Error. That's where I've been for a while and why we haven't talked in a while. And ya know how your dad hated Ink for no reason even though he never met Ink beforehand? Well it's the same with his counterpart with you or anyone with the name Error in their name that has connections to you. He ran so-called experiments on me or would be knocked out. He wanted to hunt you down and I kept him away....until he changed my code to get me sick. And he was looking through a portal while you were yelling at Cipher."I explain

"WeLp, I aM nOt hOnEsTlY SurpRiSeD. I'Ll kEeP aN EyE oUt wiTh DefenSeS uP."Error says

He smiles and then puts a blanket over me, telling me to rest while he drags Cipher away. I nod, dozing off. It's not like I can do much right now anyways with my body knocked out.

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