Raven's POV

"Palette!"I hear Goth shout, his voice cracking as it is full of pain and fear

It echoes off of the pillars in the court halls as I walk out with PJ and my father. Then the echoes of his cries reach us. PJ looks at me and we both seemed to know what the other was thinking.

"They wouldn't try what I think were thinking, would they?"I say

"Eh, not sure. Can't ever underestimate their stupidity."PJ says

"So, ready to give them chaotic consequences for their actions? They couldn't even last five minutes under restraining orders."I chuckle

He gives a devious smile.

"How were we ever on opposing sides?"He chuckles sarcastically

"It's much better now."I say, then run ahead to get outside

I hear my brother's cries get joined with my sister's shouts of shock and then Gradient and Radier also start yelling.

"What the hell happened out here?"Gerson and Asgore snap just as I get outside

"You two aren't going anywhere!"My dad snaps

I see him holding Ink down, yanking at his oversized scarf to tie him down. I see Dream trying to sneak away but he quickly get surrounded by glitches and two tentacles grab him.

"Don't even think about it, you brute, idiotic barbarian!"Shino snaps

"You're not going anywhere without facing severe consequences. Who's the murderous abomination now?"Radier snarls

"Good job you two!"Dad says

"Face my wrath you freakish nobodies! You will no-what happened?"PJ begins to shout before seeing the situation

"My sister and your cousin already handled things it seems."I say

"Oooo, something horrible is happening. Wonderful.~ What did I miss?"A cold voice says

I see goop rise from the ground, taking form as Nightmare. Gradient pins him with glitches to hold him down.

"Don't even start you walking octopus."He growls

"Woo! That's my brother!"PJ cheers

Father starts spinning his scythe and Grandpa summons a trident made of lightning as they stand beside Nightnare to make sure he doesn't try anything.

Nightmare glances around, then breaks into laughter.

"Ooh, this is too good! What do I have my tentacles for when you cause way more damage, Dream?"He cackles

"How...Why....What...? I don't understand...How did that hurt him? It's made of positivity like him!"Dream exclaims

"Ever heard of toxic positivity? That's what you gave him! In addition, you shot it when you were feeling rage, envy and jealousy with a dash of feeling cheated with selfish desires! That's a concoction of negative emotions which could hurt anyone! Especially him! Wonderful job, Dream! I can sense his pain and it's the most satisfying thing among the chaotic mess and emotions that you caused! You do make dreams come true! Mine by empowering me with all this misery for me to collect!"Nightmare says with a wicked grin

Gradient snaps his fingers and Nightmare gets sent away. Dream starts weeping with tears and I shake my head.

"Quit spilling those crocodile tears. You're not some poor victim. You are the idiot responsible. Nothing but trouble. You have no right to cry and act like you cared for him. It won't get any pity points for you."I snap

Dad pulls at Ink's scarf and gets off of him.

"Can you untie me? I tried to tell him not to! I told him it wasn't a good idea! I had no part in this!"Ink says

"Then why didn't you stop him by taking his weapon? You knew what he was trying."Dad says

"....Part of me was curious to see if he'd actually try it."Ink admits

He gets a swift smack from my dad.

"I take back my conclusion before. There's no chance for you, Dream."Gerson says

"He shouldn't have gotten in the way! I didn't expect him to get in the way! I didn't want to hurt him! Palette, my dear son! My sweet son! I don't want you to suf-!"Dream cries

"You don't deserve to call him your son! You can't cry about him and act like you care for him! You've only seen him as a possession to control, not a person! That case tells it all! So shut up and cry to someone who cares for your bullshit!"PJ snaps

"It does get annoying to hear from a dumb hypocrite."Radier says as Shino nods

"B-B-But-!"Dream stutters

"Maybe if you didn't want to hurt him, don't take out a weapon to fire aimlessly!"Raven snaps

"Oh it wasn't aimlessly. He had a target in mind and Palette foiled the plan!"Radier says

Dad drags Ink away and Father stands with Grandpa over Dream.

"Palette, wake up! Please wake up! Palette!"I hear my brother plea in a broken voice

I look over and feel my soul stop beating, horrified by the sight.

Goth holds Palette in his arms, a dim arrow pierced through his chest. All of Palette's bones had deep cracks with a murky green and tinted yellow running though them. From his hands to intricate slices in his face, he was completely broken by the single arrow. The cracks went up to his eyes, filling them with an icky green but it's clear that there was no conscious life behind there. The flower crown slips crookedly on his head as a hole burst through the top of his head, as if a volcano had just erupted from the amount of magic or power of the attack. His body lays completely limp as Goth holds him close, weeping in tears. Palette's hand still rests over Goth's shoulder at his wing.

It's clear what Radier means and who was the real target. I shake my head. Dream is a fool to think that Palette wouldn't try to protect Goth. I kneel down beside Goth and check Palette's soul. Hopefully that will show some good news.....but that would be too easy.

The arrow pierces right through his ribs, breaking them and cuts right through his soul.

No....

"Goth..."I say hesitantly

"What? I'm trying to heal him!"He sniffles

"Take some deep breaths...Remember your touch has some capabilities if you lose control...And I don't think healing magic alone can help him."I say

"What do you mean? It's too severe? Fine! I'll get him to a hospital!"He says, unfolding his wings quickly

Right as he gets up, Palette fades away to paint and ashes. The arrow lands on the ground with a thud.

Silence overcomes all of us. I see Goth's eye turn to the size of nearly an atom. Tears spill from his eyes and his body trembles. He drops to his knees and releases a shriek that made all souls in the area tremble.

"Palette!"He cries out, then hides his face in his hands as he cries

"Alright, let's go murderer."Father says, pulling Dream away with Gerson following

The rest of us stand there in silence. Pakeekee lands on my shoulder and tilts his head.

"Where did Palette go?"He asks, not understanding how skeletons pass on

"He's gone, Pakeekee..."I say

"But I still sense him...just different."He chirps

I shrug it off, thinking that the bird didn't understand or was in denial. Yet Shino seems to take this seriously and smiles, clapping her hands.

"We never know! Palette is strong!"She says, clinging onto hope

I sigh, nodding as she runs over to hug Goth.

"He will be okay, Goth!"She says with enthusiasm

Grandpa sits with us, pulling everyone close so we could take the events in.

"Let it all out. It's okay to feel now. Let it out and you'll feel better. Palette doesn't want you to bottle things up. Learn from him."He says

Though we had no clue what my siblings released today at Palette's loss. Or how Palette had one last surprise for all of us.

TBC