Where am I ? What is happening to me ? Bits and pieces of numbers, of code, are floating around me. A single image started to glow brighter than the rest, it was one of two brothers playing at an unordinary tree, it held two kinds of fruits, golden and dark-blue apples. All those pictures seemed familiar in a way, but the perspective seemed weird. Why ? I didn't want to question it, I was so tired. Maybe I should just close my eyes...

My whole body felt weird, as if it being melted and then pressed into a new, yet familiar, form.

Young Nightmares P.O.V.

Another day had passed, the villagers had once again thrown rocks and insults at me. I sat against the trunk of the Tree of Feelings, slowly closing my eyes in order to take a nap until Dream is back.

I woke up in a dark place, it was as dark as the void itself. I knew this was a dream, or rather, a nightmare, but I was still curious. So I wandered around for a bit, until I spotted a dim glow not far away. As I approached, it turned out to be a crescent moon shape, it was coloured in a light blue mixed with purple and black. When I touched it, it dissappeard, and instead, I could feel a burning feeling within my chest. On top of my soul, a symbol had appeared. It was the shape that had disappeared. The world around me started to fade into light as someone called my name.

" Brother ! Nightmare? " , it was Dream, he woke me up. But I didn't mind, I was waiting for him anyways. Suddenly, I felt a wave of negative emotions. They consisted of worry and confusion, maybe loneliness, but all of it was coated in a unnaturally high amount of guilt. Surprised,  I looked around, searching for the source of this worrying aura. But I couldn't spot anyone else than Dream nearby, and it certainly weren't his feelings. Of course not, my positive twin was always happy.

' No ' , I told myself, ' you shouldn't be jealous. " After all, Dream deserved it to be always happy. Then it hit me, the aura wasn't coming from anyone else, it was coming from myself ! From my soul, to be exact.

Scared, I summoned it.

Just to find out that my dream was more real than I thought.

" Brother ? Is there anything wrong about your soul ? " , Dream asked, but he hadn't seen, so I lied to him once again.

" There's nothing wrong with it. I was just bored. " , I gave him a gentle fake smile, and luckily,  he bought it, so he stopped asking. Dream gigged childishly as he climbed up the tree in order to sleep, but I decided to watch the sunset for a bit.

And there it was again, an emotion that emited from me, but wasn't mine. Confused and slightly concerned, I decided to try and contact this unknown entity.

" Hello ? Is someone there ? " , I asked, only to get a feeling of confusion in response.

Nightmare's P.O.V.

I groaned as I opened my eye, that was a really strange - Dream ?! What the hell was Dream doing here ?! And where was here ? I wanted to move, but something told me that I shouldn't. Who knows what Dream would do if he knew that I was awake. What he would do to the person that killed his entire world...?

My dark thoughts were interrupted as the whole world shifted without me doing anything, somehow my body was moving on its own. I wouldn't admit it, but I was scared. So, so scared...

The last time I lost control, I lost my home and my whole family, and even if Dream didn't die, he wouldn't consider me as a brother anymore. This had happened so many centauries ago, but I promised myself to never lose control again. What would I do if I really killed Dream ?

Something was wrong, as if something that shouldn't exist anymore was back...

Emotions. I wasn't lacking the ability to feel properly anymore. How ? Ever since I ate the apples, they were dull and far away.

I wanted to question my already broken sanity, when a soft voice called out : " Hello ? Is someone there ? "

Who asked that ? Were they talking with me ?  " Are you...talking with me ? " , I called out, hearing a gasp as an answer.

" There really is someone there...Oh god, what do I do ?! " , they-he exclaimed.

" Uhh...How about saying quiet and telling me where and who you actually are ? That would be a great start..." , I suggested,, still trying to figure out who I was actually talking to.

" You..don't know ? You're inside of me. My name is Nighmare, by the way. " Wait, what ? How-What ?! That shouldn't be possible !

Young Nightmares P.O.V.

There really was someone...What should I do ? I couldn't tell Dream, and there was noone else who would listen...I wasn't the only one panicking, whoever was inside my soul must be panicking, too, at least his aura indicated that.

I wanted to ask just who I was talking with, when something started to leak from my eyesockets. The liquid was to thick to be tears, and I shouldn't be bleeding right now. Confused, I reached up, wiping of a black liquid.

The feelings I got in response weren't really helpfull, the other was panicking even more, causing the amount of the strange liquid, that seemed to be basically made of pure negative emotions, to increase dramatically. Since the spirit inside of me was panicking, I decided that that substance couldn't be good, so I tried to calm them - or rather us down. It took some effort, but eventually we calmed down enough to talk like normal people, even if the goop wouldn't go away.

" So, uhh...Basic question, what's your name ? "

" You wouldn't believe me, even if I told you. "