Encre's POV

I sit up and find a small skeleton child hugging me tightly. I smile, wrapping my arms around the boy. He was shaking, but not from fear but from excitement. He could hardly contain himself, he is ecstatic.

"You're Mr. Encre right? Papa's friend right?"He says excitedly

"Yes, I am Encre. I am guessing you are Ghastly, right?"I say

"Mhm! That's me! I'm so happy to meet you! It's a pleasure to meet you! I've heard so much about you from Papa or Mr. Killer! O-Or Mr. Ink or Mr. Error! O-Oh! Look at this!"He says, showing me an octopus doll

It was a stuffed purple octopus with adorable eyes. He hugged it close and smiles at me.This kid is so precious.

"Papa made this for me. He was inspired by what you and your friends nickname him. Would that make me son of the were-octopus?"He says

I nod.

"I've heard plenty about you from your father, Ghastly."I say

His eyes twinkle with joy and even more excitement.

"Really?!"He asks

"Mhm, he is really proud of you and loves you very much. But aren't you supposed to be at home and grounded? What are you doing here?"I ask

"Papa is the only home I really know. Uncle Dweam is too busy being nosy, making mistakes, or causing trouble to watch over me. Cousin Palette literally had to get me out of the oven when Uncle put me in there instead of some pies. But Palette is busy keeping Uncle Dream out of trouble or hanging with his Gothy to watch me either. I mean, Uncle Dream did start this mess by setting Papa up with Charles."He says

Smart kid. Poor kid to deal with that, but sweet and smart.

Suave stops walking past us and looks over.

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I am gonna have a talk with that uncle of yours about child care when we meet!"Suave says

"Uh, are those Mister Killer's knives?"He asks, pointing to a tray of over a dozen knives Suave held

"Yes. He is resting now."He says

"Suave isn't much of a fan of violence."I whisper

"Also what is Disney?"Suave asks

"Oh! It is the biggest company for movies out there! Shino showed you Marvel, right? Well Disney helps it make those comics or shows for the heroes or villains! It recreates fairytales or makes their own fantasies! And Mr. Suave, how are you able to hide a knife in your duster if you aren't a fan of violence?"Ghastly explains, taking out one of Suave's dusters

He slides part of it, showing a knife hidden within.

"WHERE DID YOU GET IT?"Suave asks in alarm, snatching it from him

"I found it on a shelf."Ghastly says

"I have it for self defense. Sometimes anti-violence is not an option."Suave says

"Ah! Okay!"Ghastly says

"Are you the son of Nightmare?"Suave asks

He nods.

"How'd you get here?"He asks

"Mr. Killer left me with Mr. Reaper. He easily gets distracted and then when he got distracted, I ran off. I asked a friend of mine named Radier if I could go to Vampireverse and he helped me get here through a hall of doors or portals. I met Mister Rufous and he took me to his home. He is very nice. I told him who I am and he brought me here."Ghastly says

That can match up with things here. Reaper has been popping in and out of our world to check on Nightmare with Geno.

"Ah, I see. Now I shall sort these. Killer is just down the hall."Suave says

Suave keeps going down the hall. Ghastly hugs me, then runs off, excited to meet others. Soon I heard Jasper shouting.

"Father! Father! I found a new friend!"Jasper cheers

"Better not be another owl or critter you found in a tree."Fallacy replies

"No! It's a person! It's a he! Say hi to my Father, buddy!"Jasper says

"Hello, Mister Fallacy."Ghastly says

I come down the hall, peeking around the corner. I see Jasper lifting Gastly up to Fallacy like Rafiki holding Simba in the doodles of one of Shino's favorite tales called the Lion King. Ghastly grips his doll quite tightly. Fallacy narrows his eyes at the child Jasper is lifting up to him.

"Hello, who are you?"Fallacy asks with narrowed eyes

"Is something wrong? You don't look happy, sir."Ghastly says, dodging the question

I can understand why he dodged the question. Fallacy isn't exactly giving off a welcoming or friendly vibe.

"I'm fine."Fallacy says

"Father, don't narrow your eyes. You are making him uneasy. You make people uneasy when you do. We've talked about this!"Jasper says

"Oh! Sorry."Fallacy says

"Ghastly, what are you doing here?"Killer asks, coming over

"Wait! This is Ghastly? Pleasure to meet ya!"Jasper says

"You know him?"Fallacy asks

"Ya! Nightmare told Encre about him while I was in the room! This is his son!"Jasper says

"You know my Papa? Wait...You're that Jasper! Papa told me about you! You rock! Pleasure to meet you!"Ghastly cheers

Jasper and Ghastly high-five while Fallacy looks so confused. I chuckle at his confused face.

"And you're Papa's friend! Nice to meet you, Mr. Fallacy!"Ghastly says

"Nice to meet you too..."Fallacy says

"He was outside under a large pile of snow! I think he got hit on the head!"Jasper says

Aww, poor kid. Maybe I can refresh any memories he might have lost!

"Does that mean Mr. Encre is here too?"Ghastly asks

Yep, he lost some memory.

"Someone call me? Oh! Bonjour monsieur!"I say, coming over to Ghastly

"This is my new friend!"Jasper says proudly

"Bonjour Encre! It's nice to meet you! My Papa and Jasper have told me about you! You're very cool!"Ghastly says

"Oh, how interesting! Wait, is your Papa...?"I begin to ask

I was gonna ask if his father is okay, but I guess he assumed I was asking who they were. 

"Yep!"Ghastly says

At least he keeps that memory correct.

"Oh! It's such a pleasure to meet you as well! I've heard from your Papa about you! You are a very good kid and he loves you a lot!"Encre says, hugging Ghastly

His eyes tell me that his memories click.

"Wait...What are you doing here when you're grounded?"I ask

"Mr. Reaper told me that Killer went to help Papa and I knew that meant trouble, so I wanted to make sure he is ok!"Ghastly replies

"Ghastly, what's this in your hand?"Jasper asks

"Oh! This is my favorite toy! It reminds me of Papa!"Ghastly replies

It's the purple octopus.

"Wait, he's Nightmare the were-octopus' son?"Fallacy asks, finally making the connection

"Heh, so it's true you call him that!"Ghastly says

He looks to Killer.

"Is he?"He asks

Killer nods.

Fallacy hugs Jasper, Ghastly and I, welcoming Ghastly. Ghastly smiles and laughs, using blue magic to pull Killer into the hug. Killer and Ghastly whisper to each other, then Ghastly snaps and Killer disappears. Guess he is a little upset with Killer. He smiles and asks to play, which we happily agreed to. We went to the art room and started painting together, chatting and getting to know each other. Ghastly even teased Fallacy about something none of us knew about. Apparently one day after Nightmare called to check in on things and dozed on the phone, Fallacy had taken it and told him how he loved his family and me.

"It sounded like he was sleepy or not in the right mindset when he was talking. So it's true that you find Mister Encre as quote: My Starry Night, not Van Gough's, Mister Fallacy?"Ghastly says

"Awww!"I say softly

That's sweet!

His face was a blushing mess.

"Father, what did you eat that day?"Jasper asks, shaking his head

"A cookie."He replies

"Oh! You had an honesty cookie!Pfft, that makes sense! Auntie made those!"Jasper says

"So is that true?"Ghastly asks

Fallacy looks at me, then nods.

I smile at him sweetly. I focus on painting again. That is, until I feel two hands wrap around my waist and a head rest on my shoulder. I look behind me slightly to find Fallacy burying his face into my shoulder, hugging me close and his face glowing a bright yellow. I pause from painting. He starts kissing my neck, making me blush and drop my paintbrush. He pauses, smiling a bit, then goes right back to it. He pulls me backwards until we're laying on the floor with him on his back and still kissing my neck. I glance over to see Ghastly and Jasper are gone. 

"They ran off to pull pranks."He tells me

'Ah, okay."I say

Days later, Nightmare woke up but wasn't allowed to get anywhere. He was too weak to. His wounds would have made his bones snap the moment he stood up from what Suave and Geno found after giving him a checkup. We made a schedule of visits. I spent my turn to chat with him or to help him with tasks. Like sitting up, getting him books to read, or to keep his son out of trouble. During one visit, a certain someone dropped in. He got up and dusted himself off while I glanced at Nightmare in confusion. His expression dulls.

"Hello, Nightmare!"The stranger says

"Who the heck are you?"I ask

"Encre, this is my brother. Dream, meet Encre."Nightmare says

I look at him. 

He just doesn't take a hint or warning huh? He really is signing a death wish coming here? He is the reason Nightmare was put in danger.

"This place seems quite interesting."His brother says

"You really have a lot of gut coming here, just saying after what ya caused. But it's nice to meet you."I say, trying to be friendly

I extend my hand to the skeletal banana. I'm not kidding you, he looked like a banana with all his yellow. Yellow eyes, yellow crown, yellow jacket, yellow shirt, yellow boots, jeans with YELLOW stripes, and a yellow cape. If he wore more yellow he may be mistaken for a living banana.

He does not shake my hand, looking at me with narrowed eyes.

"What are you doing here with my poor brother?"He asks

"Dream, he is my friend. He is simply protecting me. He worries that someone may come and hurt me, something you seemed just fine with."Nightmare says

"And what does he know?"Dream asks

"He was a previous victim of that angel you considered Charles as. He warned you but you didn't listen."Nightmare says

"Yeah right."He says

I roll up my sleeves.

"Oh...I guess he does know some things."He says

There is a knock at the door.

"Come in!"Nightmare says

Jasper comes in. He was instantly startled by Dream's presence.

"Okay, where'd the living banana come from?"He asks, pointing to Dream

"HEY!"Dream snaps

"This is my brother Dream. Dream, this is another friend who protects me named Jasper."Nightmare says

"No wonder his scent has a lot of naive or stupidity coming from it. You put your brother in a lot of danger and ignored common sense or clear signs and warnings. You're lucky the vampire council and our friends are busy elsewhere or you would be in trouble."Jasper says

Nightmare lays down, trying to sleep. We both take Dream out of the room.

I go outside, tending to the garden as spring has come by now.  I care to the flowers trying to blossom as the sun shines. I hear footsteps and glance over to see Dream coming over.

"Hello Dream. Have you explored much? My apologies if you didn't get a warm welcome you were expecting."I say

"Yes, I have explored. It is quite unique and interesting. Yes, that kinda surprised me. Was there something I did?"He asks

"Well, you did set your brother up with Charles and ignored our warnings over the phone. You didn't really seem to care what happened to him. And he went through hell, by the way."I say

"He did?"He asks

I watch a flower bloom to a beautiful purple tulip.

"Yes. Just yesterday he got his vision back."I say

"What did he go through?"He asks

"Well, let's see. Charles kidnapped him, cut him down, blinded him, sliced his wings off, electrocuted him, hurt his soul, and verbally or mentally destroyed him. Basically everything I warned you about and you ignored."I say, not even glancing at him

I plant some new seeds.

"Oh dear......Does that explain why that stupid boy was so upset with me or the friends he talked about? And why some idiot sprayed me?"He asks

"Jasper? Oh yeah. He is a vampire child so don't call him things like that. And the guy who sprayed you is another friend named Suave, who helped aid your brother. He is not an idiot. And those friends or council Jasper mentioned are protective of him. Many of them know the situation and can be dangerous. Venomous bites, skilled fighters, swordsmen, etc. We have a high value for family around here. And since you, his brother, carelessly left Nightmare with a dangerous man, that doesn't put you in a bright light with many of us. It's like feeding him to the wolves. And his condition doesn't help you with a first impression either. Even though you never set foot in our world until now, you have a bad history to them. We don't get why you wouldn't try to stop a threat or help your brother when you get warned of trouble. That's like going outside during a storm warning. So you kinda gave them reasons to be upset with you."I explain to him

I water the planted seeds.

He mutters something under his breath. I dismiss it. He stomps right onto some of the flowers. I look up at him.

"Do you mind? You are killing the flowers."I say, not willing to deal with his well-known temper tantrums Nightmare told me about

Whenever he doesn't get his way, he will get upset and have a tantrum of some sort. Often putting others in danger or getting violent.

"Why do you all seem so loving and protective with Nightmare?"He asks

I glance at him.

"Any reason we shouldn't be? He is nice and our friend. Unless you have some weird relations with your friends where you don't love or protect them either."I say

"My brother was in a gang that was feared across the multiverse."He says

"Yeah, I know the whole story. Nightmare, Error and Killer told me all about it. My lover is the feared vampire king, but that doesn't make him a bad person. Just because they are feared or rumors put them in a bad place doesn't make them bad or undeserving of love and protection. Family is family. Friends are friends. Love is love. Besides, from what I know, their gang did more saving and help or good than you have. Heck, he even saved you a few times. Yet all you gave was trouble, rumors and drama. Mister lock Cross in a room, my brother is dead, I left my brother with killer robots, I spread false rumors, I judge books by their covers, I nearly killed Error for no reason, etc. According to them, you have a long history of trouble."I say

He is silent, staring at me in shock.

"But I am sure there is good in you. If there's good in them, there has to be some in you. Just because someone does some bad, doesn't make them a bad person. Mistakes happen. Though yours seem more frequent than others. Would you like to do gardening with me? I wanna get to know you better."I say

He nods, putting some gardening gloves on. He kneels down and plants some seeds. We chat and seem to get along, but then he brought the Charles topic up again.

"What would you have done to protect my brother from Charles if you were in my place?"He asks

"Oh, we did plenty to protect him. You saw me sitting beside him when you arrived. We got him away from Charles while you were hanging at your home probably. But if I were in your shoes, hmmm.....How far back should I go? I would protect him with everything I could if I were you. If I got the warnings, I wouldn't have doubted them and made sure Nightmare never met such a dangerous guy, never let him or the precious boy Ghastly went through what they have. Or, even better, I would have never set my own family up with a complete stranger like you did. Simple as that. No threat to protect him from if that was not done."I explain to him

"So you think protecting him is easy?"He asks

"Not saying it is easy like adding 2+2 or something, but there ARE steps that can be taken or signs to be seen that can keep an entire problem from happening. Like if you see smoke, you can locate and stop the fire before it spreads."I tell him

"Pfft, I bet you don't even know self defense."He says

"I do. I even have a knife for it too."I say

He lunges at me. I back up.

"Don't make me use it. I don't wanna fight."I say

"Oh come on. I won't even use my weapon. I wanna see how good you are at fighting or defense."He says

"Violence isn't the only option and isn't always the answer."I say, still denying it

"Oh come on! I wanna see who my brother trusts himself with."He insists

"Is violence all you know? Dang, and you are called the positive one."I say

"Show me what you got!"He says

I sigh. I don't wanna fight, but he won't stop unless I do something. But I won't fight, that's for sure. I reach over to a violet that was near him.

"Fine."I say

Then, before he could do anything, I used some healing and special magic to make the violet grow bigger, increasing in height like a beanstalk, the petals popping down as it bloomed like a jack in the box lid. The stem and leaves became wider, larger, thicker, almost the double the size of a hang glider or banner. The stem twisted around around Dream, making him unable to move or fight. Just what I intended. It caught him off guard. I check my knife and it is still in my pocket. Pfft, I don't need it.

"Hey! What the?! You know magic?!"He exclaims

I nod.

"What did you think of me? I know how to fight or defend myself. I had to deal with Charles after all!"I say

He looks at me in absolute shock.

"Maybe now you can relax, take some breaths, and learn that violence isn't the only thing to do or use to waste time on."I say

I hear wings flap. I look up and see Fallacy swoop down, landing beside me.

"Encre! Love, are you okay? What happened? Your grandma sensed you used magic combos! That's rare!"He says 

"Yeah, a certain brother of Nightmare's came and wouldn't take no to violence as an answer."I say

He looks at me, then feels me down gently with his hands just to double check. He pulls me into a kiss, which I didn't mind. He glances over and sees Dream trapped in the flower's stem. It looked like he was in quicksand or in cement. He narrows his eyes at him, hissing and showing his fangs.

"You dare attempt to get violent or hurt my Encre? Man, you just can't stop making mistakes, huh?"He hissed

Dream shook, seeming afraid now.

"Your brother nearly died because you set him up with Charles and didn't listen to my love's warnings. Though it isn't the first time you left him to die, now is it? And the facts of your behavior and actions or mistakes and the consequences do not sit well with me. You better change or we are gonna have some problems. Family is supposed to protect each other, not hand them off to strangers or phsycopaths like Charles."Fallacy says

"May I check on my brother?"He asks

I snap my fingers and he is released. He runs off quickly.

"This is beautiful, Love."He says

He taps the ground twice, then a red rose grew, twisting with the violet. He holds me close and we garden together, chatting.

Hours later, days even, Nightmarewas healed enough to walk again. He was still blind. He lost his horn, but his wings and halo came back. I led him through the halls after his hours of demands to see two people first. Dream wouldn't let him go anywhere, but I helped him. One came and hugged him, overjoyed that he is okay. Their hug and loving reunion between father and son was absolutely adorable. As seen here.

The other is asleep. I lead Nightmare along.

"Right this way, buddy. Take my hand."I say

"Mhm."He says

He starts running ahead.

"Woah, easy! You're still recovering!"I say

"Mhm."He responds, slowing down

"Who exactly do you want to see?"I ask

"My amant."He says

"Oh! He's right this way."I say

I open the door and find Killer wide awake, catching the only knife he took back. He looks over at us and froze. He gazes at Nightmare with a lovestruck expression.

"He's here?"Nightmare asks

"He's right ahead! Killer, some of his coode was deleted, whatever that is, so be careful with him."I say

"O-O-Ok!"Killer says

"I gotta go meet with Ink! We're gonna make some art on the landscape outside the east wing!"I say, then head off

Ink and I sat outside, sketching or painting the landscapes. I did one of the giant intertwined flowers, Ink painted the landscape. We both worked together to make the sunset. I got an idea to make a painting of my friends and I to give to Nightmare and his friends to remind them that we are here if they need help or that they are always welcome here. I at the time thought that it would be just like last time where they leave and we stay in our world. I had no clue how wrong I was. But before I could finish the painting, it went blank and a new image covered it. One I did not make. I hear muffled noises and see Ink get knocked out. I reach for my knife in my pocket but a hit in the back of the head made me drop it. I get knocked out.

I get dragged through an anti-void with Ink. I slowly come back to consciousness and glance around. Nothing but empty space. I look at Ink and he is still unconscious. What happened? I know what. Some weirdo is dragging us. I see Ink prepare for an attack. But I beat him to it. I slap this guy's hand off him and grabs Ink, pulling him out of his hold. I pulls him behind me. E!Gaster stops and turns to us. He seems surprised that we tried to get away from him more than he was at us succeeding.

"Arrêter maintenant! Qui pensez vous être? Laisse nous partir!"I snap

(*Stop now! Who do you think you are? Let us go!)

"Uh....Wut?"E!Gaster says, completely lost on what I'm saying

I'm too enraged to speak English.

"He is wondering who you think you are and to let us go."Ink says

"WelL thAt iSn'T goNnA haPpeN. ANd I aM ErRoR's fAtHeR, As wEll aS tHe faTheR oF hIs brOthEr."E!Gaster says

I don't care if he's freaking Asgore or some other idiot. I don't care who he is or what connections he has, NOBODY can kidnap us and make us go anywhere. Plus, I know Error would not approve of this, family or not.

"Eh bien, laissez-moi vous dire quelque chose! Vous n'avez pas le droit de nous prendre ou de nous faire du mal! Laisse-nous tranquille! Quel genre de père êtes-vous alors? Vous ne faites rien de bien. Vous ne faites qu'empirer les choses. Je veux dire, vous venez d'enlever l'amant de votre fils! Et vous ne pouvez pas nous faire venir avec vous, alors pourquoi ne pas être intelligent et laissez-nous partir!"I snap, stomping over and pointing a finger at him angrily

(*Well let me tell you something! You have no right to take us or harm us! Leave us alone! What kind of father are you then? You don't do anything right. You just make it worse. I mean, you just kidnapped your son's lover! And you can't make us come with you, so why not be smart and let us go!)

He seems annoyed now, not knowing what I'm saying. He seems to be planning something. Ink tugs me back, looking worried.

"Encre, don't be so hasty. Be more careful with him."He warns me quietly

"Pourquoi?"I ask

(*Why?)

"That's E!Gaster."He whispers

I looks at him, my eye-lights shrinking. No! This is him?! 

"Oh.Shino said he was a big idiot. Guess she was right."He says

"I hEaRd tHaT!"E!Gaster says

Encre shrugs.

"I don't want us to become part of his dust jar collection."I whisper

He looks at me like he was remembering what I had confided in him.

"PlEaSe RePeAt wHaT yOu tOlD mE."E!Gaster says

"Is there a way out of here? What is this place?"I whisper to him

"This is an anti-void. It is a space in the multiverse. Yes, I could get us out of here with my brush....Wait, what's that noise?"He replies quietly

"What?"I ask

I hear a faint noise after he said that. Like someone shouting.  I hesitate, but after more demands, I repeat what I said before and E!Gaster does not look happy. He takes some breaths and calms himself though. We find that odd. I focus on him, making sure he doesn't make any sudden movements.

"This way! I hear something!"He says, running off

I quickly grabs his hand and runs with him. We run a good distance until E!Gaster's yells grew faint. I look around as the once faint noise grows louder. He stops in his tracks.

There is a tall, black, glitching skeleton laying on the floor, wounded and crying from pain. I recognized him from from Shino's book but couldn't recall his name. Ink runs to him. He stops crying.

"InK! WhAt aRe yOu dOinG heRe?"He asks

"Are you okay? He hurt you, didn't he? How bad does it hurt? How can I help? I-?"Ink says, ignoring his question

"I'm fIne."He cuts Ink off

"No you're not!"Ink tells him, tearing his scarf and wrapping it around the wound

"Ok...He dId. It iSn'T tHaT bAd. YoU aLReADy dId. Now aNsWer mE."He says

"He took us here."Ink says

I tug on his wing. He looks at me.

"Who's he?"I ask

"This is Error's brother E!Pap. He's good, no need to fear."He assures me

The beloved brother of Error? Felicia's multiverse twin? Nightmare's honorary family member. "Gang family is my family..." Ghastly's favorite play bud?

I nod. Then I see the wound bandaged on E!Pap.

AND HE IS WOUNDED?!

"Monsieur! Are you okay? That man will pay for hurting you! But on another note, it's nice to meet you! I've heard about you from your brother!"I say, hugging E!Pap

"Who ArE yOU?"E!Pap asks

"Encre!"I respond

"He's from Vampireverse. E!Gaster thinks he's my French twin brother."Ink says

"Pfft, he really is stupid."E!Pap says

We shake our heads in agreement. We check E!Pap for other wounds but get interuppted.

"I seE tHat yOu hAvE lEaRnEd mOrE tHan You Are sUpPosEd t0. IdiOtS. I'm jUsT tRyIng tO bRinG bAlAnCe bAcK aNd tHis iS tHe tHaNKs I gEt? FoR maKinG tHinGs tHe wAy tHeY'Re sUpPoSed To bE? HoW uNgRaTefUl."E!Gaster says

I hear a total of three snaps. I yelp in fear. I see strings wrap around me, covering my mouth and lifting me up into the endless "ceiling" space of the antivoid. I yell and scream muffedly, but it's no use. I try to reach for my knife in my pocket, but it slipped out and fell down to the ground. All I could do is watch.

"GoOd, nOW tHat FreNch tWin iS oUt oF thE wAy."He says

"He was not my twin bro. Just another world's Ink."Ink says

"YoU juSt aNgErEd a vAmpIre kIng....B.I.H. t0 yoU."E!Pap says

"DanG iT. NoW lIsTen SoN, yOu sAw nOthIng."E!Gaster says, restraining E!Pap with more strings and yanking me away

"YoU aRe n0t mY faThEr. I sAw eVeRythIng aNd hAvE no rEaSon tO liStEn to y0u."E!Pap says

E!Gaster drags me off. 

I have seen it all. I couldn't get out. The strings were messing with my head and memories. It felt like they were being sucked up into a vaccum, copied, and then sent back out randomly. I tried to hold onto the memories with everything I could, but soon gave up on that. I worried about what may be done with Ink, knowing E!Gaster's previous plans. I look down and see Charles look up at me. HOW THE HELL IS HE ALIVE?!

E!Gaster must've helped him somehow

"I wonder what we'll do with you. But then again, it'll be fun to hurt your worthless alternate self. Stupid rainbows."He says

"NO!"I shout muffedly

He runs off. I look over to see him tearing the wings off of Ink, taunting him while E!Gaster smiles and E!Pap watched, desperately trying to stop them. Ink cries in pain. E!Pap tries to blast Charles but Charles lifts Ink up to take the hit. Ink screams in pain, dropping unconscious. E!Pap cried at what had just happened. Charles drags Ink away, E!Gaster following while setting up traps. E!Pap cries, blaming himself. I listened and watched over him, unable to do anything. He looks up and starts pulling the strings that bound him, making the strings tying me up gently sway me side to side like a child in a rocking cradle. I got soothed to sleep. 

I hear a yell and look down. One of the traps got set off and now Error with a snake tail is comforting E!Pap. Killer picks up my knife and shows it to Fallacy. I could see tears fill his eyes. He is worried. He is fearing the worst. I try to yell or get his attention but those attempts fail as well. He hands Fallacy the knife and he holds it tight. 

They start trying to free E!Pap. E!Pap has him cut the strings he used to sway me side to side. Once those were cut, The strings plumeted downwards at a rapid pace, pulling me down at a rapid pace. I scream in fright, muffled by the strings over my mouth. It stops dropping, holding me at the height of where a treehouse may be in a tree. I look at them.

"Love! Encre!"Fallacy shouts, flying up and hugging me

I try to speak but it comes out muffled. I realize that I am shaking when he hugged me. I am scared, so I'm not surprised that I am shaking.

"It's okay, Encre. I am here. He won't hurt you. I won't let him. I promise. And from now on, you are painting outside with supervision."Fallacy says

I smile, thanking him the most I could. He hugs me protectively. 

"I will kill any asshole before they even lay a finger on you to hurt you. Nobody gets away with hurting you. You are my sweet, adorable, beloved Encre."He says softly, nuzzling my head

Then he kisses my head or neck since I could not move. My face burns, he was getting to some sensitive spots on my neck. He kisses these spots, making me yelp and get muffled by the strings. I feel my soul race, my scrambled mind whizzing. I look at him and he smiles, giving me a loving gaze. I drop my head, nuzzling his chest. He pulls me closer. Then he releases me, checking on E!Pap's condition. I get cut free and stumble, then pulled forward. I fall forward, right into Fallacy. I didn't realize he pulled me. My mind is too scrambled.

"Gah! Sorry monsieur!"I say

"Heh, what for? Take it easy there, Encre."He says

"O-Ok."I stutter

"Are you okay?"He asks

"Y-Ya..."I reply

He begins to feel me from his head down. He looks concerned yet serious. He doesn't look happy. But he has this loving touch, very gentle and was very careful with me.

"W-What are you doing?"I ask

"Just double checking to make sure, Love."He says

"H-huh?"I stutter

"Why so surprised, love? I love ya! I got so worried about you! Nobody can take you away, have bad intentions, or any intentions, and get away with it! Not unless I know or will be coming with you! And it's been made clear to me how big the multiverse is, how dangerous it is. I didn't want to lose you!"He says, his face going a bit yellow

"Oh and don't forget angry! Boy! Encre! You should've seen him! Heard him even! Oh, he was spewing out threats like there was no tomorrow! If Encre is this, if they did that to him then! Yada yada yada! Pay pay pay! He made it clear he didn't want to lose you."Killer says

"Killer!"Fallacy snaps, his face bright

"Is that true? You don't?"I ask

I looks up at him with pure amazement and wonder. My face burns a bit.

"Y-Yes, it is. I don't. I really don't. Encre, you have become more than a guest, blood or food source, or some sort of prisoner. Whatever you were before, you're not anymore. You've become my friend and now more. I love you more than I've ever felt before for anybody. I know it may be wrong but it's true. Encre, I do not care what happens, but when you're with me I feel happy and flying higher than I physically can. I love you dearly and will ensure that you stay safe as long as I am with you or feel this for you. And I don't see this changing anytime soon."Fallacy explains, the little wisps from his head making hearts

I gaze up at him in pure amazement. My face burns. That was so sweet!

"I love it when your face gets colorful like this, like a rainbow."Fallacy says

I remember Charles' comments. I tear my hand back.

"Error! I heard them talk as they left. They kept speaking of what to do with Ink and they said putting him in the rainbow world of the yolo man. What does that mean? Does it mean anything? Could Ink be in more trouble?"I ask

I feel Fallacy grab my arm but still look at Error, awaiting an answer.

"Oh...Oh heLl nO! ThEy cAn Not dO thAt To mY InKy! It mEaNs tHey gOnNa dIe iF tHey TrY it! Yes iT doEs! Not On mY wAtCh hE iSn'T! ThAnkS fOr thE inFo, Encre!"Fallacy replies

"No problem, Erro-eeehh?"I say, interuppting myself in surprise when Fallacy kisses me

My face became a rainbow blushing mess. My mind became more scrambled than a game of twister.

"F-Fallacy?"I stutter

"Now that is adorable. You are so precious, my love."Fallacy says

"M-Monsieur, I-I-I........."I struggle to speak but just give up, going silent

Killer and Error head off.

Fallacy returns my knife.

He leans in and kisses me. He holds my hand tightly, placing his other on my back after putting my free one on his.

"Now, let me protect you. Let's go get Ink and go home. It will all be okay, my dear."He says, winking

We hear clicking. We glance over to see E!Pap taking pics.

"You better not share those pictures with the multiverse."He says

"Fallacy, be nice."I say

"Sorry, I just don't want the whole multiverse targeting you."He says

"Do scrApb0okS cOuNt?"E!Pap asks

"Huh?"He asks

"Fallacy, E!Pap loves scrapbooking. He puts memories into scrapbooks. I think it's safe with him. This is Error's brother after all."I say

"Right, now let's go help Error!"He says

We head off and E!Gaster only let Error in. Fallacy held E!Pap and I close, being that there is no sign of Charles but we know he is near. Fallacy could smell him. Killer grips a knife in his pocket tightly. All we could hear was muffled yells, arguing or talking and a snake tail's rattling. Then we heard some weird voice saying a bunch of nonsense. I think that is the "YOLO man". In the end, Error slithers out with Ink wrapped up in his tail protectively, the rattle caressing his cheek. He releases Ink from his tail. Ink gets up. E!Gaster steps out. Fallacy hisses at him, showing his fangs as he holds me tighter. He glanced at me in Fallacy's hold with an apologetic gaze. I didn't know if it was a trick or genuine. He comes closer. I grip Fallacy tighter.

"You are not remaking your stupid dust collection!"Fallacy snaps

He clears his throat.

"My apologies for my wrong doings. I was not on the right path. Ink made me realize that."He says

I glance over at Ink as he approaches Killer. Killer cuts a metal collar from his neck. I pull him over, giving him a quick hug, knowing the pain he must've went through besides the cut across his skull.

"There, that should make you feel better and save you from a world of pain. Dunno why, but Charles is a real fan of making people suffer through pain with these. Fallacy, I suggest you check Encre's neck too."Killer says

"Thanks, Killer."Ink says

Killer smiles and nods, then gets hugged by E!Pap, also happy for this freedom given.

"Don't mind if I do.~"Fallacy says

Ink comes over and hugs Error gently.

"F-Fallacy!"I exclaim as he nuzzles my neck, kissing the sensitive spots

He reaches a hand up my shirt. My face burns up. His hand crawls along my rib cage and reaches the collar of my clothes. I look at him, my face a burning mess. He smiles. He taps where I should've felt his finger tapping my neck, but there was the sound of metal instead. He wraps his hand around the metal, slightly feeling the side of my neck. Once he felt that his mark on me is still there, he starts pulling. I hear a cracking sound, but not of bones. He tears off a metal collar that I didn't even know was on me. Oh dear, that could have gone so wrong in so many ways.

I sigh relieved, looking up at him with my face still burning but thanking him with a gaze.

"Got it."He says as if it was no biggie what hell he saved me from just now

He smiles in a way that tells me he KNOWS and is being real smug about it too. He knows what he did. My face burned brighter as he winked at me. He chuckles.

Then we witness something both amazing and horrifying. E!Gaster blocked Ink and Error from an attack. He took an electrocution and a knife through the chest for them. Guess he really is sorry and starting over. He sure did make that clear with this move. He falls backwards. I actually cried at this sight. Yes, I feared him, but he just saved Ink and Error after apologizing. There's good in him. Everyone deserves another chance, any chance to be good if they try. 

Charles was the one who hurt E!Gaster. He stood there, pissed at E!Gaster protecting them.

Ink ran to E!Gaster. I try to follow, but the shock left me hardly able to move.

"E!Gaster!"Ink shouts, quickly getting over and trying to help him

"HeH, InK....ThAnKs fOr tAlKinG sOmE sEnSe iNtO mE aNd mAkiNg mY sOnS sO hApPY. YoU aNd ErRoR sEeM lIkE a GoOd fIt....I aM sOrRy....FOr eVeRYtHiNg."E!Gaster says

"Of course...My pleasure. They're awesome."Inky tells him

Then, before I could process the situation, Charles runs over, stabbing me 5 times in the chest in one spot. I shout in pain, catching Fallacy's attention. Charles backs up. I weakly grip onto Fallacy as he yanks me closer to him. The knife gets pulled out of me. 

"Encre!"Fallacy cries

I feel my body go numb and limp. He scoops me up as I drop down, placing me in his lap. He presses my head to his chest, crying.

"Encre...Love....*sniffle*Please! Please, please, please! Don't die on me! Stay strong! I got you! I love you! We can fix this! Please Encre!"He whimpers 

I hear Ink yell in pain, followed by Charles laughing. My hand drops limply to the floor. My eyes start to close.

"Encre! Please! Mon amour! Stay strong! Please!"He pleas

His voice grows distant. But I listen to him. I shut my eyes, but focus all the energy I have to hang on.

"Not yet. He's hanging in there."I hear Fallacy say

I feel my soul begin to crack and flinch, my head pressing against Fallacy's chest.

"Love, I got you. No need to fear."He says softly

Then I feel a hand hold my soul gently.

"I shall protect you. This can be fixed."He says

I feel the hand gently rub my soul, sealing the cracks. Sensitivity caused my soul to beat faster and more frquently. I could feel my limp body getting carried off. Then I get taken by someone else.

"My friend, you shall not die. Just hang in there."I hear Suave say

I open my eyes a bit and see a blurry ceiling, so I focus my gaze on Suave as he carries me through the halls.

"O-Ok..."I say

He looks at me and hugs me tighter.

"Just like that!"He says

I nod slightly but then shut my eyes again. I don't know how much time passed. But a back and forth process started. I could feel my soul breaking more, then it will heal a bit, only to crack again. I try to stay strong. My memories of my life flash in my head. All the friends I've made that feels like family, all the good times, the laughs and love we've shared. The artworks Jasper and I have made. The things we've gone through, all the times I helped Suave with Jasper's pranks or a stubborn Fallacy. All the times with Gramma, stopping her and Azula from going on whacking sprees. Chilling with Azure, Rufous and Classique. Hearing news from Felicia and her funny teasing with Fallacy. Meeting Shino, Goth, Killer, Error,Ink, Nightmare, Ghastly, E!Pap, Geno and Reaper. All the loving moments with Fallacy. With everyone. And plenty more awaits. I can't leave all that now. All of them. Just need to hold on.

Then I had this weird sight. I was in this house but I wasn't ever in it. I look out the window and see a few other houses lined up on both sides of this one. Jasper runs inside with Ghastly happily. 

"We're back from school!"They cheer

Suave is reading a book on a porch bench swing out front, a smile on all their faces. Then I smell something like pancakes cooking. I sniff and follow Jasper as he tugs me to a kitchen. Fallacy stands there with an apron that says KISS THE Dracula as he flips pancakes in a frying pan over a weird looking furnace. He flips the pancakes onto plates and turns this furnace(stove) off. He looks over at me and kisses me.

"Good afternoon, sweetheart."He says

"H-Hi."I say, really confused

"Pancakes at 4PM, Dad?"Jasper asks

"Hey! It's the only thing I know to cook!"Fallacy says

"Okay. Ghastly, are you ready for our sleepover?"Jasper asks

Ghastly nods. They run off. Fallacy holds my hand, but I notice something. There were rings on our fingers. I hear a baby crying.

"I guess Lueur woke up. I'll be right back. Don't go anywhere, okay Love?"He says

"Okay..."I say

He leaves my sight.  But there was a back part to the apron, kinda like a baby's bib that says I DONT SAY BLEH BLEH BLEH! I chuckle a bit......But........What the hell is this? It feels so surreal. I look at the ring. In the center of it was a cased oval. In the oval was a tiny violet with red, blue and yellow petals. My favorite flower and colors.....

The sight fades and darkness consumes me again.

Who knows how long afterward, it all just stops. I open my eyes. I laid in one bed while Ink laid in the other. He was wide awake.

"Welp, Fallacy broke a door."He says

I look at him in confusion. 

Fallacy did what? And after that all happened, that's what he says?

Then we see Ghastly shove Error in. 

"Glitchy?"He says

Error turns around and slithers over in shock. He cries, nuzzling his head against Ink's.

"Hey, Glitchy. How are you?"He says

"HOW AM I?! InKy, nEvEr sCaRe mE lIke tHat aGaIn! NeVeR dO tHat aGaIn y0u iDioT!"Error tells him

"Do what?"He asks

He doesn't remember...

"And when did you become a snake?"He asks

"NothInG fOr y0u t0 woRrY aBouT. I aM s0 haPpY yOu'Re Up!"Error tells him

"Glitchy, you get so worried and I don't get it. You act so silly when you get like this. But, you do look cute when you get like this too."He tells him

"I lOvE yOu!"Error tells him

"I know, I know! And you know I return the feelings, right?"He says

"YeS!"Error says

"Good!"He says

They kiss.

"Did you even sleep? You look exhausted!"He says

"Y-Ya, I-"Error begins

"He lies."Ghastly says

Seriously, Error?!"Inky snaps

He pullls Error into bed.

"Rest!"He tells him as Ghastly leaves

They have some sweet moments before they doze off.

A few hours later Ink woke up and we chat. He told me that he also had a weird sight while unconscious. It had Error, E!Pap, E!Gaster, Gradient and some other kids hanging at the house like a family. I confided in him my weird sight, hoping he would not tease. Then he told me how it all began with him and Error.

"So, you and Error really are past that whole enemy phase and friend phase?"I ask

"Mhm."Inky replies

"And you're what now?"I ask

"Eh, depends on the source. Some say we're a sailing ship, others say couple....Few say pretenders. But I know one thing. I'm in love and he reciprocates it. We're in love, and that's the only thing I really know."Ink explains

"And how long has this been?"I ask

"Hmm, let me see. Where is my scarf? Aha!"He says, reaching from the bed and lifting his scarf

"What are you doing?"I ask

"Checking tally marks."He replies

"Tally marks?"I repeat

"Each one represents 1,200 hours we've been together. Hmm, there's 52 tally marks. Meaning, um...62,400 hours."He explains

I notice Error woke up and smiled hearing this, then put his head back down.

"Woah, that has to be at least 7 years if I am correct. Cool! That must be nice."Encre says

"Heh, don't sound so upset. You seem to have your own time starting with Fallacy there.~"He teases

"Oh ferme la!"Encre snaps

(*Oh shut up!)

Ink chuckles.

Though, we have been together for over three years. And minus the time I was out of my AU assumed dead, he and I have been in love for at least a year or two....Hard to keep track....

"Have you even considered to mets une bague dessus? If you get what I'm saying."I suggest, teasing back

(*put a ring on it)

"N-No! I-I-I uh, well, I-"He stutters

Error hugs him, sleepily saying his name.

"Aww, he's grown attatched to you. Close bond."I say

"Like someone I know you know."Ink teases

"Oh quiet!"I say

"You sure you don't wanna do that? With the vision and all."He whispers

My face burns.

"Too early......"I say

"So, do you reciprocate his feelings? It does seem obvious. You said he told you AND kissed you. Do you plan on telling him?"Ink says to cover it up

How is that even a question?

"Tell what?"I ask

"The sight."He whispers

My sooul beats harder.

BANG! 

The door bursts open.

"Encre!"A voice cheers

I glance over and see Jasper run over, hugging me.

"Hey, Jasper."I say

"You're okay! I'm so glad! And that would make Father even happier! He hasn't gotten any sleep and has been worried sick about you! Suave just broke the news to me! Don't you ever get in that kind of danger again!"Jasper says

"Oh? Really? Sorry, Jasper...I didn't mean to I promise. I won't."I say

Mon amour.....

"There he is now! Father! Get in here! Encre's up!"Jasper exclaims

Fallacy comes over, bags under his eyes. He looks so tired but smiles at me.

"He promised not to get in trouble or worry us, mostly you again! Isn't that great?"Jasper cheers

"Mhm."Fallacy says

"H-Hey F-F-Fallacy."I stutter, still trying to wrap my head around what happened and if I will tell Fallacy or not

"Hey..."Fallacy says

"How do you feel?"Jasper asks me

"I f-feel ok."I reply

"Ya hear that Father?"Jasper asks

"Mhm."Fallacy says

"Now you have no excuses!"Jasper says

"Excuses?"I inquire

"He kept refusing to rest until he knew you were ok!"Jasper replies

"Monsieur, he's right. You have no excuses to avoid resting now."I agree

Fallacy shakes his head, letting out a sigh.

Jasper looks at him and smirks. Then he looks at me.

"He didn't hear a word you said, Encre."Jasper says

"Is he that tired?"I ask

"No, he went deaf from love. His gaze at you says it all. And since I know you are getting feelings for him too....When are you gonna tell him?"Jasper asks

I look over at Ink, who just smiles and chuckles a bit. I look at him.

"I heard what you told Mr. Ink, it's quite interesting. Maybe I was right to call ya Mama Encwe."He whispers

I feel my face burn up, growing uneased. What if he tells Fallacy?

"My lips are sealed if you give me a hug."He says

I hug him tight.

"Well?"Jasper asks

My face becomes a rainbow. I look down nervously.

"U-Um....I-I-"I mumble

"Jasper!"Fallacy snaps

"What? I know you weren't listening!"Jasper says

"I can see you made him uneasy!"Fallacy claims

"Well, okie. Sorry, Encre. Answer when you're ready, whenever that'll be. I will go play with Ghastly."Jasper says, leaving the room

I nod, smiling at Fallacy. He zips behind me, holding me close and tightly. I get caught off guard by how fast he was, so my face burned as I struggle to speak.

"M-M-Monsieur?"I stutter

"Yes, love?"Fallacy responds

That made my face get brighter.

"W-W-What are you doing?"I ask

"Holding you close to protect you. What do you want me to do?"Fallacy asks

"U-Ummm..."I say

"Cause I know what I wanna do.~"Fallacy says, kissing my neck

"A-Ahh! M-M-M-Monsieur! Rest!"I exclaim, my face a blushing mess

"Aww, okay. Come on then, love."Fallacy says

Fallacy lays down and takes me down with him. He holds me tightly and protectively, but out of love. I look at Ink, stuck as Fallacy dozes off.

"See my point?"Ink asks with a hint of tease

 I get filled with joy. I shifts to turn my back to them and get close to Fallacy. I snuggle Fallacy, falling asleep. 

When I woke up, he is up and holding me close. I glance at him and he smiles.

"Rest well?"He asks

"Mhm."I reply

He nuzzles my head.

"So I hear you broke a door, care to explain?"I ask

His grip loosens. He starts to pretend he is asleep.

"I know you're awake."I say

"Dang it."He says

"So, why did you break a door? And how? Did you punch through it or something?"I ask

"I broke it apart to try and fix the lock. But then I realized I didn't know how to put it back together."He says

"It wAs hOrrIfYiNg. I cAmE dOwn tHe hAlL anD sEe hIm sItTiNg iN tHe ceNtEr oF tHe mEsS liKe a Kid cAugHt brEakiNg vAluABlEs."Error says

I couldn't help but chuckle.

"It took a while to put it back together."He says

"Does the lock work?"I ask

"We mAdE sURe of it."Error says

"Ah, okay. That's good. Rufous won't yell at anyone then. He fixed the lock a week ago."I say

Fallacy just froze, staring at the ceiling with this blank face. 

"So ThaT wAs a WastE oF tIme? DaNg iT!"Error says

Fallacy says nothing.

(*Hello darkness my old friend intensifies*)

We chat for a while. I sniff the air, a foul smell catching my attention.

"Um, does anyone else smell something burning?"I ask

They sniff the air and sure enough, there was something burning.  I get up to investigate. Smoke lingered into the room. Then the ceiling crashes inward, filling the room in flames. I get caught under some burning ceiling tiles. Fallacy panicks and pulls me out. Error and Ink run out of the room, alerting everyone else. I made sure I have my knife with me. That's all that I can bring. Besides, I can get art stuff anywhere. Fallacy flies out the open ceiling now and lands in a field. We see Suave come running over with Jasper fighting to escape his grip. Geno, Reaper, E!Pap and E!Gaster, Error, Ink, all come out. We do a head count while Error calls Killer, who is elsewhere with Dream, Cross and Nightmare. They arrive. Cross and I shake hands, meeting for the first time. 

"Wait a sec, where is Ghastly?"I ask, noticing one child that isn't here

Nobody seemed to hear me. I look around curiously, but did not see him anywhere. By now the entire castle is burning down. The people in the village got concerned. Fallacy told them not to worry, that the culprit will be caught.

"What happened? How?"Nightmare asks

"We were all hanging out. We dunno. But then, the ceiling fell in and the fire spread. We evacuated quickly."Fallacy says

"Never in all my days have I seen something so severe. Not that I can recall."Suave says

"Is everyone here?"He asks

"YeS."E!Gaster says

"No! Ghastly isn't here! He was in his room last!"Jasper objects

"What? Why are you saying this now?!"Fallacy asks

"We both did. But it is so chaotic that nobody really heard."I say

"I said it 30 times! But nobody listens to the child! They're just overreacting huh?"Jasper says

Nightmare ran into the fire while everyone argue. The next thing I see is Ghastly sleeping, hugging a puppet Error made of Nightmare while being tossed out of the castle by blue magic. I back up to catch him and succeed, but get knocked down backwards from the speed and force that came with it. I hold him tightly as he cuddles his octopus doll and puppet. Jasper runs over and hugs him, waking him up. For all we knew he was suffering from inhaling the smoke or something.

"You're okay!"He cheers

"What do you mea-oh my stars!"Ghastly exclaims, witnessing the castle burn down

He frowns and Jasper explains to him what happened. He quickly spots Mr. Killer and quickly goes to him, still dragging his dolls along.

"Mr. Killer! You're back! Does that mean Papa is found?"Ghastly asks, unaware of the situation with Nightmare

Nightmare hasn't come out. 

Killer looks at him.

"Did you see him?"He asks

"In my dreams."Ghastly says sweetly

He frowns.

"Where is Shino and that extinguisher when you need em?"Killer mutters

"Why? What is wrong?"Ghastly asks

He walks away, not answering. He probably didn't have the soul to tell this kid what danger Nightmare is in.

"I aM sUre hE wIlL bE fIne, KiLlEr. He WiLl uSe hIs tEnTaClEs oR sOmEtHiNg."Error says

"He caN'T!"Killer and E!Gaster snap

"WhAt?"Error asks

"He got his hostile form taken, Error. Without that, he's just another skeleton in a fire. A fire that I doubt was an accident."Killer says

"Oh dEaR..."Error says

"Is Papa...Dead?"Ghastly asks, tugging at Killer's sleeve and holding the puppet close

He looks at the child with tears in his eyes but wipes them.

"Oh stars no, kiddo. Your father will be okay..He just is facing a new obstacle. But we know how he is with those."He tells the boy

He holds the puppet tighter and smiles.

"Yes! Of course! Nothing can keep Papa down! He takes down the obstacles! And if you give him motive, nothing can stop him! He's Papa after all!"Ghastly say

"Mhm...Yep, got that right."He says

Nightmare is a great father and role model for that little boy. Killer seems like another role model for him. But Ghastly is right and very sweet.

Ghastly whispers to the puppet, then sees an angry Jasper making a knife from wood. They work together to carve knives. I am proud of their crafting but also kinda concerned. I laugh it off. Those two will be troublesome, but with good intentions and be good friends.

Geno opens a portal.

"We should go. Come with us. As you know, the multiverse is in danger and now your world is being targeted. It's best you leave now."Geno says

"What about everyone else?"I ask

"Auntie! Our friends are still traveling!"Jasper says

"We'll get them when it's safe. Everything will be alright."Cross says

"I will keep an eye on my list."Reaper says

"Father?"Jasper asks, looking for guidance

"We will go. If we can help fix this problem, we should try to."He says

We settle a plan and head through the portal, our world's Geno left in charge until Felicia or the council return. On the other side we find ourselves in a lil town, houses lining the horizon. Ghastly shows Jasper around, Suave following. Jasper grabs me, leading us around and introducing us to everyone. Fallacy wanders off. Everyone is so friendly. Shino and Goth saw me, then excitedly ran over to hug me. Jasper starts playing with Shino.

"You know him?"The others say in surprise

"Yep! They protected us!"Goth says

"I met them while looking for my brothers!"Shino says

A bell rang. Everyone set up picnic tables in a row and we all settled at it. Everyone started enjoying their food as E!Pap made a meal to welcome us.

Little did we know what's to come.

"Hey, where is Father?"Jasper asks

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TBC