
Chapter Twenty-Six: A Puppet the Mask hides
I seem to be on a DreamSMP kick lately, still pretty new to it. so a lot of OOC probably. But enjoy
"Huh..." Traveller said.
This... multiverse didn't belong, for one thing its had no Undertale aspects at all he hadn't travelled far enough towards the edges to get a non related one. Yet he was still curious.
Why?
Traveller turned started, standing there wearing a mask and green hoodie could only be described a god.
"Pretty sure your place is far from where it should be," Traveller pointed out "Also.. pretty sure your wearing another face."
Its theirs, but also mine the being shrugged.
"I'm the Traveller, whats your name?" he asked curious, the being tilted there head curious.
They call me DreamXD
"Mind if I took a look at your world?" he asked "We can even play a game."
Sure, what type of game?
"Tag, your it," Traveller said with a giggle, then vanished.
XD floated there for a moment, then vanished themselves.
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Technoblade pause as he looked at the announcements, a dread rising in his stomach as he saw excited, annoyed or shocked messages of people reaction to DreamXd appearing randomly as if looking for something.
Blood for the blood god
"Quiet..." he muttered to the voices.
Pretty, ever so pretty god bird!
"Not now," he sighed, and then blinked and squinted when he saw something appear and fly off in the nearby woods.
He did not recognize them, and there wings were rather striking.
Grumbling he chased after the figure, after all DreamXd was looking everywhere for something and now a stranger.
Traveller Travels!
And one of these days find a way to stop the damn chat.
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This world, or... server as its inhabitants would call it was huge and breathtaking.
Sure, he saw the signs of war and past troubles but it took nothing away from the promise of wonder.
He had found himself in a human form, his white hair pulled back into his hood and his golden glasses on his face.
From the codes his looks and wings wouldn't garner many looks, but his rainbow eye was still eye catching.
He and DreamXd had been playing for awhile, the mask clad god quickly learning the game.
Right now DreamXd was it, and he was taking a small break for a snack.
"This will work," Traveller said landing, he pulled out a picnic blanket and a basket of food.
He was so good that anything in an item pocket didn't age or change.
"Work for what?" a voice asked, Traveller squeaked a bit startled and spun around.\
The only thing that came t his mind was pig, and crowns.
"For a picnic," he answered after a moment of silence, and the others building agitation. "Would you like to share with me?"
"I see, and you are?" the pig man asked, a sword withing easy reach.
"Traveller, just the Traveller," he sighed sitting down, sure he was technically being threatened but he was hungry.
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Traveller! Pretty Bird! Pretty God!
"Technoblade," he replied and sat down, pushing chat away.
Chat had actually 4th walled the others name.
They were also a child, so much younger then any of the other players on the server.
Just how had be gotten here, no one had sent invites.
That, and Dream was in prison so no go there.
Suddenly Techno was mentally swearing as a third figure was there, for moment he thought it was him... but no it was DreamXD once again wearing the others form.
Is the game over?
Aw... want to play with pretty bird and masky
"Juts a break, I like to eat I have enough for all three of us," Traveller said with a happy smile, Technos gut clenched at the thought f a child near this unstable god.
Eat.. is eating good?
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Traveller paused and looked at the god of this place, even though there mask was unchanging he could feel there confusion.
"Normal people and even some gods need to eat, its also something of a pleasure," he told them.
Can I try? Came there echo like voice.
"Sure," he said, passing over a cookie... or rather one of Retconneds cookies.
Traveller and Techno looked on as the being somehow ate the cookie through the mask, he had to rub his eyes he swore DreamDX floated in a food orgasm and glow gold.
What was that!
"A cookie, would you like to try other foods?" he asked, the god nodded excitedly like a big kid.
And thus Technoblade somehow had a picnic with a child looking god, and a child like god.
Do you know more games?
"Sure, lets find another spot to play okay," Traveller chirped, and the two vanished leaving there third person behind.
Techno stared at the blanket and remaining food and shrugged, more food for him then.
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Dream...
Dream was not doing well, he was living in a dark box surrounded bu lava and death was no escape.
He was always hungry, as half the potato's that game to his cell were the poison ones. He rarely had visitors, usually they came to berate or beat him, demanding a book of revival.
They did not realize they cost it was to revive a being, especially after all this time.
An admin could revive a life easily in the first few minutes, after that the cost was to high.
A life for a Life, there was a balance to things on servers.
And it wouldn't have been his life, as he was an admin.
His skin was right on his face, his mask barely hanging on with all its many cracks.
He was so tired, tired of the pain and lies.
The Dreamon had played them all well, Dream hadn't controlled his own body in years till he was placed here. Even here the Dreamon would take over any time it wanted, meaning he still couldn't tell anyone the truth. Which meant he still continued to take there hatred, be there number one villain.
Great, now he was hearing things, as he swore he was hearing dice.
"See, this is how you find out hwo you can move," a child's voice said.
So a Game a chance, interesting
Dream sat up with a start and shifted his body, and stared in shock at the two invaders to his cell... for the Warden Sam definitely hadn't brought anyone in. His eyes widened spotting a figure that could be a twin of his, well one that wasn't starved for several months and tortured.
'DreamXd' he thought in shock, he'd known he'd existed but this is the first time he'd come across the god that liked to doppelganger his form.
He did not know the other though, a small child in golden-brown robes of unfamiliar make with brilliant rainbow wings spread behind him.
"Oh, your awake!" the child said turning, there eyes hidden behind gold tinted glasses, Dreams stomach gave a lurch wondering if this was a new type of torture.
Do you know how to play monopoly?
"Yeah, I use to play a lot as a kid," he admitted, the child smiled gently.
"Come on over then, we could use another player," the child said, Dream shuffled over still mentally waiting for this to be a trap or the Dreamon to take over.
Neither happened.
"I'll take the dog," he said quietly, taking in the pieces not taken. The kid had a pig as a piece.. since when did the game have pig pieces and XD had a top hat.
It.. was nice, normal in a way.
He hadn't played innocent games like this in forever, not since he'd become a prisoner in his own body.
You won DreamXD said as they finished an hour later.
"I guess I did," he mused, it was nice... better then dying inch by inch.
"Guess you should have a prize," the kid said with a giggle.
"I don't need one, this is a prison after all it will just get destroyed," by others was left unsaid.
"Why do you stay here, its not your fault what happened, the child told him softly.
"I was weak, I couldn't do anything to stop it..."
He will never be free here, the others would never trust him if he ever got free
Dream sunk at those words, it was true... even if they learned the truth there would never be any trust.
"What... if he got a happier ending?" the child asked the god.
A Dream must be on the server, or the server will die
"And.. what if there was a Dream.. one not even the Dreamon could tell was a fake.. a puppet?" the child asked, Dream looked at them bewildered.
Yes... that could work, I can do that and you can take him with you
"Wait.. what?" Dream asked confused.
"Hey Dream, there's nothing here left for you. Want to try another life?" the kid asked.
Dream stared at them, then gave him a smile that was broken long ago.
"Can I still be me, even there?" he asked.
"Sure, you can still be you. I can even slide over, and find a place without a Dream," the kid said thoughtfully.
"Then yes... I'll still miss everyone, but.. I can't stay here as that things toy," Dream whispered, he pulled off his mask and dropped it as he no longer needed it.
Goodbye Dream
The next thing Dream knew was the child, hugging him wings surrounding them both.
Then.. nothing.
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I'll take it from here DreamXD said picking up the discarded mask, the cell was empty but the two of them.
"Good luck DreamXD," Traveller told him, a glowing soul in his hands.
Goodbye Traveller
Then Traveller was gone.
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The smell of flowers and pine resin woke him up, a gently wind ruffling his hair. Dream woke up slowly, for once no longer in pain or starved. Endless nature greeted his eyes, he recognized it.. his server before it got colonized. He only recognized it, from the brief images the Dreamon had allowed him to see.
"Beautiful isn't it," a voice said, looking up Dream saw the kid sitting on a branch wings not in sight.
"I thought I'd never get to enjoy it," Dream whispered softly, he even had access to the admin abilities which were blocked in the prison.
"What do you plan to do now, it will be months till anyone arrives and there is no Dream here before and no Dreamon will appear either," the child said, Dream looked down at his hands and realized they were much smaller... about the size/age they'd been when the Dreamon first stole his body.
"I think... I want to find myself," Dream said suddenly, even though he'd regained the years he lost to the Dreamon he really didn't know himself anymore.
"Catch..." the kid said throwing an object, Dream caught him and gulped seeing a pristine version of his old mask.
"I don't think I need this anymore," Dream said tossing it back, the kid caught it easily.
"No, I think you don't," he replied.
"By the way, I never got your name?" Dream asked.
"I'm the Traveller, hood luck dream. Live well," the kid said, and in a swirl of rainbow vanished.
Dream smiled and started walking, he had a lot of ground to cover.
When people arrived he would be ready.
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