So began a marathon of a shopping trip. When we teleported to the multiversal mall, I expected it to be huge. But it was absolutely GINORMOUS! It went on for miles. Luckily my new parents were too lazy to walk around, so we just ported close to the stores we needed to go to. Reaper was floating above us as we went from store to store. We made sure to get me stuff I could travel with. We got everything from blankets and flashlights to outdoor clothes and ecto-shampoo. Which the two were confused about, until I summoned my yellow with a streak of red, cyan, and green ecto-hair. It was a neat thing I discovered I could do when learning magic. I just didn't keep it out, because I didn't have anything to take care of it. Though now that I had that option, I decided to do so. We went back for hair accessories and brushes.

  We stopped by a bathroom to let me change into some new clothes. I now wore a long sleeve yellow and cyan striped top under a pair of jean overalls. I put a green aviator jacket with a white hood over it. I changed my boots for green high-top sneakers with yellow and white striped knee-high socks. I put on new red fingerless gloves. My ecto-hair was tied up in a red scrunchie with a cyan flower crown. My old cloths went into the trash, but I made sure to save my crown and cape. When I was done, everything went in our inventory.

   I noticed an artist and crafts store as we past and dragged them in. I got a case of art supplies, different sized/color sharpy set, full sewing kit, and different yarns with knitting needles and crochet hooks. We got a few books with instructions on different patterns and techniques. Geno teared up at the last items, reminded of Error and his crocheting and knitting hobby. I reminded him of a younger Error, but less moody.

Eventually, we stopped at the cafeteria, realizing I still hadn't eaten anything but friendship tacos. We ordered some monster food. Reaper got a black coffee and a lava cake. Geno got a hot chocolate and cinnabunny. I got a Neapolitan milkshake, a Caeser salad, and a brownie. I started crying from how good it was. Geno patted me on the head as Reaper held me. Once we were done, we threw away our trash and decided to head out to meet Blue. We teleported in front of another building. The building was fairly large, though had weird posters on it. The posters were of different monsters posing in different positions cutely. Geno and Reaper started walking in. I quickly followed.

As we walked in I saw a checkout area. To the left side, was a series of shelves filled with miniaturized items. Anything from cloths to furniture. I look to the right and I couldn't help, but feel excitement. There are a series of large cases and pens. Inside them I can see miniature monster looking out or minding their own business. I could also see some of them being cuddled by some customers. They were bitties! I remembered them from my last life. They were basically tiny versions of the monsters in different Aus. They probably weren't even a foot tall. They were kept as pets, though I think they would be more of mini live-in friend or companions. They were just as intelligent as a normal sized human or monster, so I find referring to them as pets demeaning to them. I saw Blue heading towards us.

"FRIENDS! I HAVE FINISHED THE PAPERWORK! AND THANKS TO THE REFERENCE FROM CORE AND MEDIC, WE ARE SET TO ADOPT AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT BITTY OR, E.S.B. FOR SHORT! SURPRISE LITTLE CATCHER!" Blue told us full of enthusiasm. I thought he might have drank another cup of coffee.

"Well I guess the skeletons out of the bag. Surprise!" Reaper says, doing jazz hands.

"Medic thought with some of your 'issues' you could use the love and companionship of a sort of emotional support animal. Core wanted to do one better and get you a bitty. They're kinda like pets, but as intelligent as you or me. They would be able to better help you with your issues. Plus, they bond to your magic to feed off of it, but it's also so they always know how to help you best. The connection will also allow them to live as long as you. If we get lucky, we might even be able to find one that can protect you in an emergency." Geno tells me.

"It has to be a skeleton." I tell them, face serious.

"Are You Sure? That Would Cut Down Our Options By A Lot. Skeleton Bitties Are More Popular, So They Have Fewer." Blue says to me.

I nod my head sagely. "Yes. I need a tiny skeleton in my life. That is now my life's dream. Pun intended." I say completely straight faced.

Reaper bursts into laughter. "Haha! Haha! If the kiddo wants a tiny skeleton, *snicker* who are we to stand in her way?" Reaper said.

"Ugh, fine. We'll just have to make sure we look throughly. I'm sure we can find atlease one bitty who meets the criteria." Geno said.

"Thanks Mom!" I said as I gave Geno a hug. He sputtered.

"Why am I the mom!?!?" He cried.

"Because I'm the one with all the Dad jokes." Reaper told him.

"Dad's right! You got more of a mom feeling anyways. Oh! Blue can be the uncle!" I said.

"UNCLE BLUE! Yes! I Like The Sound Of That! I Would Love To Be Your Uncle, Catcher!" Blue told me with a goofy smile.

Geno just shook his head resigned. This was his lot in life. He would just have to accept it with open arms. He smiled at me. "Alright everyone, let's go have a look at those bitties." He said leading me by the hand.

We had fun looking through the different kinds of bitties. Any from little Swap Undyne to tiny Outer Temmy. They were really cute. We eventually reached the skeleton bitties. They had a small selection of skeletons from different types of Aus. Though, they seemed to have sold out on all the Papyrus and most of the Sans. The Sans' felt sad and lonely without their brothers. I looked around at them. There was a few different Fell sans bitties and some others of the more negative versions. I already had an idea of the type of bitty I wanted. I walked off until I reach the back area where there was a particularly high amount of negativity. There were three dark cages, though I couldn't see the bitties. There was a sign above them. It read:

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⚠️Warning ⚠️
Bitties Are Under
Rehabilitation!
Do Not Put Arms
Or Face Near Cage!
Will Attack!

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"Hello? Anyone in there?" I ask softly.

"You know, usually when kids come over hear they start banging on our cages." A small voice said.

"It'S So AnNoYiNg." Said another.

"You would think the parents would be more responsible and watch them better." Said a third.

"Well, that doesn't sound pleasant. I don't know why they would do that. Is that why the sign says your aggressive? You attack the kids when they annoy you?" I asked.

"Attack is a strong work. More like nip or swipe at them to get them to stop." One answered.

"I had enough of that at my old Au's shop. I don't want to deal with that here too. Especially after everything that happened...."

"We don't talk about that, Moon. It's in the past." Said one.

"But, that's why we're being 'rehabilitated' in the first place, String." Said another.

"I just want to get my hands on that slimy bastard and get revenge for what he did to me and my brother. You agree with me, right Carbernet?" Moon said.

"I might want to dig a bone attack into his eyelight for what he's done, but we all know that's not going to happen." The Carbernet said.

"CaRbEr'S GoT A PoInT, BuT We'Re JuSt BiTtIeS. We WoUlDn'T StAnD A ChAnCe." String tells Moon.

"Are you all talking about Nightmare? Did he attack one of your Aus, and you ended up here?" I asked.

"Forgot you were there. Your a lot quieter than the others who come here. Though why would you stick around with us?" Carber asked.

"Ya, didn't you read the sign. We're damaged goods. Not that anyone would want us anyways. We're 'undesirables'." Moon said.

"Undesirables?" I question.

"DiDn'T YoU NoTiCe ThAt OnLy ThE LeSs PrEtTy SkElEtOn BiTtIeS ArE LeFt? We'Re ThE BiTtIeS PeOpLe DoN't WaNt. ThE PaPyRuS HaVe It LuCkY. EvEn ThE FeLlS AnD HoRrOrS ArE CoNsIdErEd EnDeArInG. Us SaNs BiTtIeS DrEw ThE ShOrT StRaW." String told me.

"Why would anyone consider you all undesirable? You seem pretty cool to me." I commented.

I could hear movement coming from the cages. Then, the three bitties appeared. In the first cage a small black skeleton with cyan tear streaks going down their face. They had mix matched eyelights, hands and feet. They were wearing a repaired blue coat, red turtle-neck, and blue pants. They were fidgeting with cyan strings. In the second cage, a smaller plain white skeleton with heterochromia purple and cyan eyelights could be seen. He was wearing a worn purple dress shirt and black pants. In the third cage, there was skeleton with no eyelights and a scar over his left eye socket. He had on a ripped, bone tight, military uniform and was the only one with shoes, which were worn tall red boots.

My eyelights turned to stars. "Cool! Your Error, Nightmare, and Fellswap bitties! Those are some of my favorites!" I told them hands clasped, hopping in place.

They looked at me weird. "Your joking right. One of us is a copy of a dictator. Another is of the destroyer. And I am old fell. Why would you like us?" Carber asked confused.

"Well Fellswap Gold is one of my favorite Aus. I find the Au your based on fascinating with its dystopian government. Error has a bad reputation, but he wasn't really a bad guy. Just force to do a job he didn't want. I sympathize with him on so many levels. Then, Nightmare reminds me of my twin brother. He was lost a long time ago and I don't think I can get him back. You remind me of when things were simpler. Sorry, I just really miss him." I say tearing up at my confession.

The Nightmare bitty comes closer to the front of the cage and held the bars. "Listen kid, you don't we want me. I had something happen to me before I got here. It left me different. I'm not the bitty I once was." Moon told me.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

The bitty was then slowly covered in black ooze. It went from his head to the rest of his body, until he was completely covered. Only his cyan eyelights was left. "This is what I mean. I'm corrupted. The bastard Nightmare came into my Au and proceeded to have everyone killed. He personally killed all the bitties in the shop, taking pleasure from our pain. He spent an especially long time torturing my brother. Saying they were a fake, and couldn't compare to the real thing. When it was my turn he wanted to see if he could corrupt me like he was. It sorta worked, but I was still myself. He called me a failure. When he was about to kill me, the reinforcements from the Omega Timeline showed up distracting him. I managed to spear his hand with my new tendrils and escape. Eventually, I was picked up and brought here for rehab. I've been here ever since. So you don't want me, I'm ruined." Moon explained full of sadness and anger.

"Well, I'm sorry that happened to you. I know what it's like to be tortured and lose the one you love. But, I don't really care about your corruption. I'll show you three a little secret." I told them.

I came closer to their cages. I hid my hand close to my chest and let my corruption cover it. Then make it disappear. The three were full of surprise. "HoW?" String asked.

"I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Dream 'Catcher' Joku, but you can call me Catcher." I whispered to them.

"Your the original Dream aren't you?! No wonder you feel so powerful, even though your hiding it!" Carber whisper yelled in awe.

I nod my head. Just then Reaper floats over me. "There you are kiddo! We were wondering where you went. We think we found a good match in a fell bitty for you. Do you want to check them out?" Reaper said.

"I actually decided I want these three." I told him.

Reaper takes a look at the sign, then the bitties. The bitties are wearing looks of surprise. Reaper looked back at me a bit nervous. "You sure? The sign says they'll attack. Plus, I don't know if we can get all three." Reaper told me.

"I'm sure. From what they told me, I don't think the three of them would be adopted by anyone else. I think we would be a good match. Plus, they probably wouldn't want to be separated, right?" I told Reaper, turning to the bitties.

"It would be nice if we could stay together. We've known eachother since the other two got here arrived. I probably got here at least four or five ago." Carber told us.

"I'd MiSs YoU TwO If We WeRe SePaRaTed.
I'vE BeEn HeRe ThReE YeArS AnD WoUlD HaVe GoNe InSaIn WiThOuT MeEtInG ThE TwO Of YoU." String said.

Moon retracts his corruption and goes back to normal. Reaper looks surprised. "Two and a half for me. I honestly wouldn't have been able to adjust to my corruption as well as I have without you two." Moon agrees.

I look up towards Reaper and give him my cutest puppy dog eyelight look. I prepare to beg. "Please Daddy. I really want them." I say with a flutter of my eyesockets. My eyelights big stars and twinkling.

Reaper seems to be trying to resist, but I hold strong. I clasp my hands to my chest for good measure. Soon he slumps in defeat. "Fine." *Sigh* "Let's go get Geno and Blue. We need to talk to a clerk." Reaper tells me.

"Yes!" I cry, as I raise my fist in victory.

I looked to the bitties smiling. They felt excitement at the fact they would finally be adopted. I turn away and skip off to find Geno and Blue. From there thing went quickly. The clerk while a bit hesitant, were ecstatic that I wanted the three bitties.
They explained to me that Nightmare bitties had a really hard time being adopted due to who they were of without their brother. Cabernet was already an older bitty when they got him and had been rescued from a bitty fighting ring. So no one wanted him because they considered him dangerous even with his even temperament. Error bitties were known for not tolerating physical contact and being all around aggressive. This surprised everyone, seeing as said bitty was sitting on my head messing with my flower crown.

We went through all the paperwork, and signed it off. Afterward, we shopped around the store, grabbing everything we would need. I got things that would work if I traveled. I wanted to make sure if I ended up on the run again I would be able to take care of them. I was already attached to the three bitties. I wouldn't be leaving them behind if I could help it. I also made sure to get the recommended books on bitty care and anatomy. I wanted to make sure they were taken care of and I could heal them properly if needed. That would be on the list of things to do with learning god stuff and how to use my new abilities. We spent an especially long time picking out new clothes. Eventually we decided on Strings wearing a kimono. Their outfit was a yellow and red haori with blue strings sewn throughout. Their nagagi was red, while the hakama was black. They had a pair of short black geta. Carber was wearing a red and black combat uniform, with black combat boots. Around their neck was a new red bandana. Moon went with a similar to his old look. With a small black cloak over a new purple dress shirt. Their dress pants were black leading to dark purple boots. I loved them. We made sure to buy a few sets. Soon we went to the check out and payed for everything.

As we walked out with String still on my head, Carber on my right shoulder, and Moon on my left; I couldn't help thinking today was a good day.

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(Author Notes: This is my longest chapter yet at 2774 words! NICE!)