*FreeVerse*

Error wakes the baby bone, Nova, up, and together they head to the town of Snowdin. Nova and Error enter the shop, Nova checking out toys while Error buys some food for the two.

"This yer sibling?" Error slowly nods, keeping his eyes down, handing the shopkeeper some gold.

"EVERYONE STAY WHERE YOU ARE!" Error freezes and Nova runs over to Error, hiding in his legs. A Royal Guard member walks over to the pair of skeletons, footsteps indicating more than one person.

"Is this the skeleton you lost, Royal Scientist, Sir?"

"Yes. Who are you, taking my skeleton?" Error sighs, removing his hood and turning around.

"The skelechild found me first. I've just been taking care of him."

"Give it back to me." The Gaster reaches forward, Nova cowering behind Error. Error didn't want to cause trouble, and god knows he knew it'd cause trouble to not give Nova to the Gaster. But seeing Nova's face fill with fear, primal and uncontrollable, at the thought of being back in the hands of Gaster. Error couldn't live with himself if he gave the skeleton up like that. Error grabs Gaster's wrist, blue strings wrapping around the arms of the two adult skeletons, Error looking at Gaster with a cold fury.

"T0uch N0v4, 4nd I'11 5h0w y0u h311." The Gaster pulls away, anger starting to appear.

"Are you threatening me, The Royal Scientist?" Error shrugs.

"It's not a threat if I planned on doing so. It depends on if you're willing to risk it all for this child. This living being." Gaster turns around, slowly leaving the shop.

"Kill the skeletons." Error picks up Nova, grabs the food, and winks, opening a portal below him. The portal closes behind Error, and the two skeletons land in the SAVE Screen of Nova's world. Error sighs.

"Gimme a sec kid...then we'll go to another place where we can be safe from Gaster." Nova nods, and Error flops onto his back, sighing softly. Eventually, Error gets up, holds Nova's hand and teleports them somewhere new.

Error looks around, and quickly finds a clothing shop, 'borrowing' some clothing that will fit on Nova and allow him to fit in more with the place they are at.

Mob doesn't think too much. He leaves the thinking to Tori or Gaster. He's more or less a trigger for their plans. But when he saw a broken, ragged, and exhausted black-boned skeleton with a well-dressed, clean, and happy child, he knew immediately something was up. He pulls out his phone, dialing the protective mother figure up.

"Hello, Sans?"

"Hey, Tori, think you'll want to see this." Gaster, and Tori teleport here, Tori with Gaster's assistance.

"What is it, Sans, that you felt you had to call us from our projects?" Sans points at the odd-looking duo.

"Figured momma Tori would be compelled to help. I don't normally think, but...that's a little weird, even for me." Tori nods.

"You two go to the nearest house, send me directions. I'll be sure to bring them with." Mob nods, Gaster following as they head to the house.

Error walks with Nova, relaxing slightly, but a nagging fear in the back of his head keeps him on edge.

It's only a matter of time until Ink finds me, then what will happen to Nova?

"Hello. I am Toriel." Error practically jumps out of his skeletal frame, turning to see Nova is waving at the giant goat monster. Error calms down slightly, standing close to Nova, in a protective way.

"We don't see...many skeletons around. If you'd come with me, we can get you some food, and rest, and talk about your origins." Nova grabs the hand of the Toriel, Error following close behind Nova.

They get to wherever Toriel wanted to take them, Nova now holding Error's hand. Toriel opens the door and the two skeletons enter, Error freezing up right off the bat, remembering the times Mob hurt him. Unbeknownst to Error, a massive Gaster Blaster starts appearing right above his head, aimed at Mob. Nova looks up and pulls at Error's hand.

"Error!" Error blinks, looking down at Nova, the blaster vanishing.

"What's wrong, Nova?"

"You had a giwant mwonster behind you." Error blinks, sighing.

"Sorry...just had some bad memories come to the surface." Nova looks at the Sans, Mob, and jumps in front of Error.

"You won't hurt mwy dad!" Nova's words have a chain reaction, Mob and every one of his world having surprise on their faces that a black-boned skeleton has a light-boned skeleton as a child. Surprise and intense pride registers on the face of Error, who hugs Nova gently.

"It's okay. If they tried to hurt me, I could defend myself. I just...have had some bad run-ins in the past with that Sans." Mob stands up, and the words he speaks create a reaction of shock too, confusion mixed in.

"I know it wasn't me because I've never seen you before in my life." The room became so silent, a pin drop could be heard. Error's pupils shrink slightly.

"Huh...weird..." Nova looks at Error, hugging his legs.

Footsteps come down the stairs of the house, a slow clap alerting everyone to the presence of another. Error looks at the source of the noise and straightens up, confusion coursing through him. It shouldn't be possible, yet he's looking at it.

Another black-boned skeleton stands on the lowest step, his discolored eyes matching to Error's, and his clothing black, red, and blue. For all looks, this other skeleton is Error.

"Hello, newcomer. I'm sure you are very confused about everything, but well...I'm not sure what happened. I assume Nova is the young Sans from the world you fell into." Error's jaw drops, and he moves, Nova now behind his legs.

"What is going on?" The other Error shrugs.

"My guess? You're the Error of another Multiverse." Nova looks up at Error.

"Daddy?" Error looks down at Nova, an unreadable emotion on his face.

"I'm not sure what's going on anymore..." Error's pupils vanish and he drops to the floor, Toriel catching him. She gasps, setting him down and covering her mouth.

"He's so...so...in dire need of healing." Nova looks up at the goat monster, confusion on his face.

"Is it because he's bleeding?"