NO POV

"What the hell are you doing here?"Nightmare snaps as he carries a stack of books in his tentacles

"Oh I dunno, why is it that a few mere hours after I gave you an obvious warning, I get a call saying that Error is hurt and won't wake up? You really thought it wouldn't be clear to me who to go to when you were the one with him? Now, what did you do to him and what are your last words?"Reaper growls, pointing the scythe at him

"It wasn't me! I'm here looking for solutions! Ink got in the way with a scheme to hurt Error! He's the one with the motive to hurt him! He hates Error's destruction and works for the balance!  He doesn't know or care for his reasons or need to destroy like the quotas put on him! He's the one you should be going after, not me!"Nightmare says

"Quotas...? Ugh, it just had to be the soulless one causing trouble..."He says, lowering the scythe

He zips away to hunt Ink down. He grins, seeing Blue and Killer in the middle of chasing him down. Right as he is about to flee through a puddle, Reaper hooks him by the scarf up and away.

"Hello, Ink. I hear that you've been quite the troublemaker. Now, what did you do to Error?"He growls

"Uuummm, that's Death, right?"Killer says

Blue nods.

"Since when did he care for Error? Last I saw him, he was chasing Error and mistaking him for Geno. Hey, Reaper! Did you finally get some sleep to understand reality for once?"Killer says, shouting to him

"Not now, Killer. I want answers from him. And I will get them."Reaper says

"Hah! And how do you plan to get that? You can't threaten my life for answers! No soul, obviously!"Ink says

Ink's grin fades as Reaper's face darkens with a menacing grin. Then Reaper chuckles, sending chills down each of their spines.

"Who said anything about taking your life? No, I'll just make your life miserable. How many scars and wounds can I inflict on you with my scythe? Or perhaps do something that would hurt you more. You live off of the AUs, right? Well, I can simply kill you by reaping those AUs. You're on my list after all. At the very top. And I won't stop until I'm done so it would be in your best interest to give me what I want."He says

"Hah! You're bluffing! You'd never!"Ink chuckles

His joy fades when he gets tossed to Blue.

"Bluffing, huh? Funny, huh? We'll see what's so funny later."He says before flying away.

"Ink, of all people to challenge....Why the literal god of death? The one often crazy due to lack of sleep? That's worse than trying to call Killer's bluff!"Blue says as the mentioned embodiment of chaos chuckles with a knife at Ink's neck

"This will be interesting to see, though. Let's take him back to the castle while this unfolds."Killer says

Blue nods and they drag Ink away as the situation sinks in. He only caused more damage trying to keep the destroyer from working.

Reaper spends days just zipping through AUs, reaping souls until they're empty wastelands. May not be able to delete AUs like Error, but he certainly is causing damage and hurting Ink, who is frequently puking in his cell in pain from the painful sensations of AUs being harmed. Reaper is simply waiting for a call saying that Ink is ready to talk.

All this time, there isn't any visible improvement with Error and Goth is trying his best to take care of him. He is shocked that a reboot hasn't happened yet or that he hasn't crashed completely. This is the longest that he has been unresponsive, including crashing or rebooting issues. Then he hears his dad start talking randomly. He doesn't say much and won't hold a conversation, but he keeps repeating the same names.

"GoTh....G-G-G0tH....ReApEr....ReApEr....RaVeN....ShINO....RaVeN..No. Rav3n...Sh1n0....ReAp3r...n0o.."He kept muttering

Goth frowns, concerned and surprised by this development.

Not long after that, Reaper gets a call from his brother.

"Paps, I told you. I am not stopping until-"Reaper begins

"Error is asking for death, Sans. My nephew just told me. You should go see him. Stop pushing the limit and go to him."His brother says

Reaper feels his soul break hearing that but he doesn't wait a second to go see Error. He finds Error right where Nightmare put him, bundled up in the blankets and scarves his kids put on him. His glitching is intensifying, his eyes completely covered in a mix of error signs and colorful blobs and his body is still twitching. He frowns, seeing tears in Error's eyes that seem to refuse to shut.

"He hasn't stopped doing that since Uncle Blue came with him and Mr. Nightmare...He has never been this bad before..."Goth says, walking over with another blanket in hopes of providing comfort to his dad

He tucks the blanket around him carefully and glances at Reaper who is clenching onto his scythe.

"He's...asking for death?"Reaper asks

Goth shakes his head.

"He keeps talking randomly....only says no or a name."He says

"GoTh...? MmmMm.....ReaP3r..."Error says, proving his point.

Reaper tosses his scythe aside and kneels down beside Error.

"I want to help him but I don't want to worsen things by touching him. I don't know how this could happen...it's never been like this before..."Goth says

He pauses, feeling Reaper's wing pull him closer. Reaper hugs him close, rubbing his back to soothe him and nodding. 

"It's okay...It's going to be okay. You've done great, Goth."He says

Goth looks up at him and smiles slightly, leaning into his comfort. His father is back and here to help...even if it's just keeping them company to support them...He likes the feeling that he gets when he thinks of this. Reaper takes the chance to look around at their "home", seeing the hammocks and cribs made of strings that hold various items and puppets. 

"Palette says that it was probably involving chemicals or Ink's vials. Ink loves experimenting and mixing them. He especially loves testing what it does to a soul since it has a much greater impact on others than it does on him...Palette knows from experience...Getting found by his uncle was probably the best thing for him..."Goth says

Reaper hums, taking the info in carefully.

"But if he's right about that and Ink somehow poisoned Dad with one of his experimental mixes...What's going to happen to him? He hardly has a complete soul...."Goth says

"Your dad is very strong, Goth. His soul size is no indication of his strength. I'm sure he will get through this...Now, I hear that your birthday is coming up. What would you like? What could I get to make up for the ones that I missed?"Reaper asks, trying to switch to a positive subject.

"Hmm...I dunno. I just want Dad to be okay."He says

Reaper nods, yet already planning what to get him anyway. 13 gifts for 13 years.

After a bit, Goth falls asleep beside Reaper and Reaper gently pats his head, placing a blanket and pillow around him so he can be comfy. He stays awake, watching over them both and listening to anything Error mutters. He hates the sight of him trembling in pain and the tears in his eyes...Knowing that the marks on his face are from those tears...He will make Ink pay for this.

He was in the middle of daydreaming about the ways he could do so when Error suddenly jolts back to life, sitting up quickly. He smiles, sighing with relief.

TBC