The ticking of the clock caused Dream's stomach to twist around in knots as the seconds ticked by. To everybody else, it held no meaning to them. But for Dream, it was a countdown. Despite the many attempts to calm himself down, he found himself unable to. He took a peek of the outside world through the window and felt his soul tighten. The alien dimension was still in the sky, but to his horror, Dream could see that it had descended further down from the last time he saw it. "T-they really are planning to merge these two worlds together." Slowly he lowered himself on the wooden desk ignoring the throbbing pain in his pelvis as he did; as he tried to wrap his mind around everything. He had to stop this. He knew he had to. He was the only one who could stop this. If he didn't... Dream pushed back a pained memory that had started to resurface within him.

"This world will end up like mine..." he couldn't let that happen again. His thoughts trailed off as he remembered his beloved friend. "Is he alright? Did he..." Dream couldn't finish the sentence, "Did he suffer the same fate as me?" Stars, he hoped not. He prayed that Horror found his husband. The thought left a bitter feeling inside Dream, who quickly pushed it away. He couldn't get jealous of Horror's husband. He had no right to do that. Lust seemed like a really kind monster when he first met him. Dream allowed a small smile to appear on his face. Maybe... maybe he would be able to meet Lust properly one day. A nasty thought appeared in Dream causing him to frown.

"What if... what if Horror leaves me here ?"

No, that's a foolish idea. Horror wouldn't leave him. Dream just shook his head. "That's a stupid idea..." But uncertainty still clung to the golden skeleton. What if Horror really does leave him here. Then he'd be stuck here forever. Unconsciously, Dream clutched his fists. Horror wouldn't do that. Horror wouldn't leave him. Not after everything they went through. "But..." A golden tear slipped from his eye sockets, "In the end... I'll be the one that will leave. " He had no other choice. This... this was the path he would take to keep everyone safe... to keep Horror safe.

Taking one last look outside Dream left the room...