Someone was stroking his skull.

"Pretty... pretty" a voice whispered.

Slowly Mana opened his eyed, wincing in pain his throat raw.

"Pretty Inky wakey," the voice said, the petting stopped.

"Mana," Mana corrected, then paused... everything seemed tf make more sense, groaning he clutched at his skull feeling as if it was overstuffed and it ached. What had that person done to him, he wanted Blue... he wanted to go home.

He sniffled, years slipping from his gave. Just because he had the words now, didn't mean he thought like the age he looked.

"Don't cry... shhhh...you'll bring bad Inky back," the voice said, the owner leaning into view.

A horrified whimper escaped Ink, the skeleton looked like the Dream from blues pictures... but...

He felt sick....

His eyes and everything above his skull was gone, how.. how was he alive.

Everything was cracked, how was it staying together.

It was then that he noticed the black liquid leaking from the remains of Dreams skull, black pain that as it hit the ground as it dropped hissed like acid.

Dream was only alive, because Ink was forcing him to live in likely agony.

"Baby Inky pretty, feel nice... soully.. soul... soultastic," Dream giggled, clearly not sane.

"Mana... not Ink," Mana protested sitting up, the world swam briefly as he did.

"Ink Inky.. Dink Dick," Dream sang hugging themselves, there clothes a ragged mess on there form with acris like holes from the pain and nasty looking scaring on his arms. If.. it was doing this to the rest of his body, why wasn't he totally melted?

"Mana! Not Ink. Not baby Ink or Inky. My name in Mana!" he cried, he had his own name not like teh scary monster who tried to scramble his head.

"Mana... awww, pretty like the gemmy gem gem," Dream giggled.

"Gem," Mana said trying to edge away from the broken monster, as far as his leg chain would allow anyway.

"Gem Gem! Mara seeks it!" Dream sang.

"Who's Mara?" Mana asked confused, his question about the gem unanswered.

"Shhh... its a secret, they drove Inky mad," Dream said holding a finger to Mana's mouth, then giggled insanely again "Mana! Mara! Your names are so alike"

Suddenly Dream froze and wailed, ripping at the wall like an insane animal froth in there mouth. Mana whimpered, now noticing the multiple finger gouges everywhere.

"Ink Ink! Bring him back! Give me back my baby!"

Mana covered his ears and closed his eyes, he wanted to go home.