Novas new 'volunteer' is horrified at all the changes that have been happening. Karma is having a great time

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X-Bitty Multiverse

Nova hadn't wasted any time and as soon as the details were sorted, he had picked up Karma and brought them to the new multiverse. He was currently by himself, as he had just dropped Karma off at a bitty centre, hoping this worked as he had planned.

Bitties were rather tiny monsters but needed a monster or human to bond to. They absorbed the energy a large being naturally gave and and usually adored their 'owners'.

Karma had looked to be in heaven, when they had seen the tiny creatures and he could see Oneiro was already considering stealing them all, just to make the Godling happy. He had laughed at the other but knew he would help if they decided to do it.

He opened a portal to the AU he needed and whistled at how it had already been destroyed. Thankfully the monster he needed was still here and he wandered over, making no effort to hide his presence.

" Hello, Cross. I will free you from this place, for a price "

Cross variants were usually morally uptight at points but could swing wildly from one end to the other. It was what made them so attractive to the apple twins, as their emotions could be intense on both ends of the spectrum.

A wonderful food source as well as a toy soldier to command. This one was perfect, as he hadn't been tainted by either side yet. A monster that was truly neutral and powerful enough to meet his standards.

He sniggered at the alarm on their skull when they heard his voice.

" I just need you to look after my Godling for me, just for a while "

"Say no Cross. We aren't babysitters! If you accept, this will be the lowest you have ever gotten"

" I'll even get rid of the cockroach attached to you, as a bonus "

He grimaced at the high pitched whining from the Chara and saw that Cross wasn't going to do anything about this. He had known how pathetic they would be to begin with but he was still irritated at them acting as a doormat. He started summoning his strings, not waiting for a reply to his helpful suggestion.

" You can't get rid of me! I'm staying and Cross is too use-"

He surrounded the leech in his strings and easily ripped them apart. It had never been a part of the plan to let them stay but he was trying this 'generosity' thing he had heard about. He decided he didn't like it and was baffled how others encouraged it.

A thump alerted him that Cross had been a bit more affected then he had expected, from the abrupt SOUL surgery...whoops.

The look of horror on the others' faces was unwarranted, as were the cries they let out, begging for Chara to come back. Ugh, he should have let Oneiro deal with this.

His spine straightened when he felt this multiverse Creator about to enter the AU. He created a portal and pulled the catatonic monster with him, unwilling to be near any Ink.

He had dusted over a hundred in the last few days, just to lower the urge to add this one to the number. He unfortunately needed them to stay alive in order to keep a low profile.

Looking at the monster in his strings, who was still muttering to themselves in denial, it was the perfect moment to edit the others Code. It took moments to do what he wanted and after he released Cross from his magic, he left them alone. They would now do what he wanted. Willingly or not, he didn't care.

Cross watched the black boned skeleton Destroyer/Master/Boss teleport away and finally looked around where he had been taken. He was terrified when he only saw white and was worried he had just hallucinated the whole encounter. When he spotted a house Homebase he was unsure whether to feel relieved or hysterical. He chose apathy to be safe and was unsure what to do now.

"Chara? Are you still here?"

He got no response and knew they wouldn't miss a chance to mock him for the situation he was in. Taking out his SOUL he still saw it was half red as before but now it had blue strings bound tight to it. He tried to touch one and hissed as his hand was burned from it.

Guess he had made an unwilling deal with the Devil. They looked like what he had imagined at least.

Pushing his SOUL back in his chest, he was wondering how to get out of here, when he suddenly knew how to create portals. He was slightly disturbed what had been done to him and wanted to try and get used to it but he must have been too slow; as he felt his body move by itself, towards the newly formed portal.

He was relieved when he could move by himself again and shivered at the weird sensation of not being in control. What was he even doing here?

Objective:Care for Karma. Allow near Bitties. PROTECT AT ANY COST

"Hello, how may I help you today?"

Twisting around he spotted a young human Miss Laura Set/Bitty Manager/Human.

"I'm here for....Karma?"

Thankfully his questioning tone was ignored and he was instead led to the back room. He walked through the door and saw multiple tiny beings? Bitties/Companions/Small monsters . His eyelights flared when he spotted a babybones Karma/Godling/Babybones asleep, with Bitties lying on them.

He crouched near them and was bombarded with information, giving him a massive migraine

Bitties:Dream/Nightmare/Red/Blue/Outer/Kitty/Flare/Sansy——

Closing his sockets he hissed through his teeth, waiting for the multitude of names to stop. He might have been given some useful information and been freed from the white but so far it didn't seem worth it.

Opening his sockets he registered he was now on his hands and knees gasping, trying to catch his breath. He needed to leave soon, as he was worried what else would trigger the 'helpful' data.

He crawled over to the babybones, who somehow slept through his episode, and gently pushed off the bitties on top of them. He was bitten multiple times and even attacked by the UnderFell variety. Their wings was the next issue as he could see a lot of Reaper types, staring at him in suspicion. When he tried to push one off he started to feel drained and knew he should have expected that, as they were modelled after the main Death god.

Using his sleeve he nudged the rest away and eventually managed to lifte Karma into his arms. Staring at the child he was DETERMINED to succeed in his mission and enjoy the freedom he had gained.

Opening a portal, he just missed when the Guardian of Negativity appeared, who glanced around the area in confusion.

" I swear I felt it coming from here. Was I mistaken....? "

"Nightmare! What are you doing here?!"

Nightmare spun around and melted into the shadows, refusing to get into a fight with the Creator right now. How Dream could stand being around them was a mystery. That alone convinced him that being stuck in stone for so long, had damaged their mind.

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His mission objective awoke just as he arrived in their new home and he let them down, waiting to see what they were like.

"Hello? I was told a monster would pick me up....what should i call you?"

It seemed the Devil was even cryptic with those he 'cared' about. He wanted to say his name was Cross AssignedNickname but he didn't feel connected to it. He felt like a new monster as he had learned so many...things Multiverse/AU's/SOULS that he needed a new name to reflect that.

"Call me X. I shall be looking after you until your...adult comes and gets you"

He might not have liked Chara but the name reminded him of them and his old AU. He didn't want to forget where he had come from or who he used to be.

"What happens now?"

"Why don't you go and explore the house while i sort some things out"

X was glad when they went along with his flimsy idea. He already knew where everything was, due to whatever the Devil had done Code/Slave/OBEY but he would prefer to look around for himself. He made it to the kitchen before he acknowledged that this whole thing was reminding him a bit too much of his Gaster.

He had a need to see what he looked like and finally located a reflective surface, that would do for his needs. X felt sick at how his fears were being confirmed. He still had his red eye light but it was his other one that unnerved him. The pure white was instead a flickering blue, that mocked him with the proof he had been altered without his consent...yet again.

He could feel his breathing accelerate and wanted to smash everything, that would force him to accept his new hell. He swept everything off the counters, enraged when it didn't help and collapsed onto the floor, screaming in frustration. Why could he never be who he wanted to be?!

High pitched sounds caught his attention and he was bewildered where it was coming from. Source: Karma/Worried About You . Focusing his eyelights he found out that he was no longer alone and tugged the babybones into his lap, relaxing at the purring they emitted.

It felt so natural to hold them like this but he hadn't done this in years, not since his brother was young.

He was feeling resigned to having to learn how to deal with brand new instincts. Good thing he had lots of practice with his AU.

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The house was massive and Karma pondered who had made it. When he had looked out a window he only saw white and could feel the familiar energy of the AntiVoid.

Living with X was an experience, as they reacted oddly to certain things. When he had started to get changed they had gotten flustered and ran out the room. Karma had been used to having little privacy; so he forgot that modesty was a thing.

X had changed their usual white and black outfit and instead wore mainly red, that matched their eyelight. They had stuttered and blushed, when he had commented that it suited them. This had to have been the most efficient caretaker he had had in a while and he was given many items to entertain himself throughout the day.

X had so much data on child care in his mind but he was sometimes unsure how to put it into practice. Karma ended up being a rather easy child to manage but too obedient for his liking. They might have been forced upon him but he could spot a fellow survivor easily.

A magical surge from outside made him teleport to it and he was prepared to defend himself and his new charge.

"Cross! I found you. How did you get... out.. of...."

X was bewildered why they stopped but observed how their eye shapes started fading to simple white eye lights. They were shivering and unresponsive when he pushed them. He had met Ink Creator/Irritant/AVOID a couple of times and at the time had been thankful for their appearance. Now he realised he had been lied to, about not being able to take him out his dead AU and was glad Chara wasn't here, to tell him they were right to be wary of Ink.

Maybe it was the white that was an issue? He was unsure as his AU had looked like this, so what was different? Current Location : Edge Of AntiVoid .His headache surged and he guessed that this place triggered Ink. Is that why he had to live here?

His magic flared without his input and a portal formed beneath the Creator, sending them to an unknown location. It was chilling how he was made into a puppet and it reminded him of Chara, whenever they tried to possess him.

This better not be the norm but tried to look on the bright side. At least he could explore new places he had only dreamed about before.

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*Nova appears*

Cross: Who-

*Code altered and forced into a new role*

Cross: ....What just happened?
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Karma: Are you Novas friend?

X:..the Devil has a name?