Experiment - 312125 (MCYT X Dream AU)

Problems

"We need to talk"

Schlatt raised his eyebrow and adjusted himself in his seat. "Okay, what do we need to talk about?" he asks. "I'll do it. I'll give Dream the injection," I said. "That's great! We will set up a time and-" Schlatt said excitedly before I cut him off. "If, you let my patient spend more time with Dream." I say. Schlatt pauses and stares at me with an unreadable expression. I gulp nervously as he rises from his seat. "Are you, blackmailing me?" he asks menacingly. "Um, no. I mean yes- wait no." I stumble over my words. He plants his hand on the table and leans closer to me. I flinch waiting for him to yell at me. Instead of hitting me, he laughs? I open my eyes to se him clutching his stomach and laughing. "Uh, what's so funny?" I ask hesitantly. He regains his composure and smiles widely at me. "You didn't have to blackmail me. I'll let Tommy spend time with Dream!" he exclaims. 

I sigh in relief before freezing again. "How did you-" I whisper before Schlatt squints at me. "Oh, Tubbo. I've known this whole time. I was watching you when he he first told you that was his name. I've been monitoring your every move. I knew when you went into the kitchen to steal food for Tommy." he said, his words dripping with venom. His smile had faded and he was now staring at me, unblinking. I was looking at the ground, tears falling out of my eyes. "Well!" he boomed, making me jump. "Look at me Tubbo. Now." he demanded. I looked up at him slowly. "I'm not mad. I'm just disappointed." he says sternly. I nod, looking back down. "LOOK AT ME!" he yells. My shoots up towards him as he smirks. "I will let Tommy see Dream after you give him the injection today." Schlatt said. "W-wait, today?" I say, the stutter embarrassingly obvious. "Yes, today." Schlatt deadpanned. He sat down quietly and watched me intently. "Tubbo. Give him the injection today, you get to go home knowing that you helped Tommy once again. 'Cause it's always been about him right?" Schlatt said with a smug look on his face. "Right?" he growled. I murmured a yes in response before standing up. "I-I won't fail you." I said before walking out the room and closing the door behind me. 

I sighed heavily and walked down the hallway aimlessly. "Why did I do this...?" I muttered. All of a sudden, I bumped into someone and fell backwards onto my butt. "Oh, I'm sorry- Tubbo?" the person said. I looked up and Niki was there, holding a hand out. I immediately took her hand and pulled her into a hug. Niki patted my back affectionately as I sobbed into her shoulder. "Niki I'm sorry!" I sobbed. She just shushed me and continued to rub my back. (NOT A SHIP) "I know, I'm not mad. I understand how you feel." she said. Do you? I thought. "So how did it go? Did he agree? You seem really shaken up." she said, letting me go. "Well, he yelled a bit. But he still agreed." I admitted. "That's great! But why do you seem sad?" she asked softly. I frowned and looked away from her before answering. 

"Well, It's kind of hard to explain."

~Dream POV~

"I think they're going to do something to me." I murmured. I looked at the mirror and remembered when the voice came. How it laughed, it seemed so real. I thought. "Are you real?" I asked out loud. Someone wrapped their arms around me from behind me and I tensed up. The person hugged me tighter as I struggled to get out of their grasp. "Calm down." a male voice commanded. "Y-you're the voice. You're the voice I heard." I exclaimed, still struggling. The voice chuckled, sending shivers down my spine. "Yes. Now calm down..." the man said. My body immediately relaxed and my legs stopped moving. "Good. Now, stay here. I'll be right back." he said. I nodded as the feeling of arms around me disappeared. What the hell is going on? Why do I feel happy? I inspected my hands and noticed that they were littered with scratches and dry blood. "Oh, I did it again." I groaned. "I'm back!" the voice exclaimed. I looked up in immediately recognized where the voice was coming from. "N-Nightmare?" I stuttered. he smiled and spread his arms wide. "The one and only!" Nightmare laughed. I stood up and jumped into his arms. "I missed you." I whispered. "I know, but I came back. But not in the way I wanted to."  Nightmare said. He put me down as I cocked my head to the side. (In this story Dream is 5'9) "What do you mean?" I ask. Nightmare smiles sympathetically before putting a hand on my shoulder. "Here, sit down." he said. 

I plopped down on the ground as he pulled a paper bag form behind him and sat down with me. "Here." he said, handing me the bag. I opened the bag and in the bag was a bottle of water and a- cookie! My smile widened as I snatched the cookie out of the bag and nibbled it. Nightmare laughed and he took the water bottle out and set it down next to me. "Anyways, I didn't want to come back because of this. Definitely not this." Nightmare said. "Definitely not what?" I ask confused. "Well, because of Schlatt did to you. It's really bad." Nightmare said hesitantly. I froze at the mention of Schlatt's name. Nightmare immediately comforted me while I just sat there, staring at the ground. "What did he do to me Nightmare?" I asked aggressively.  Nightmare's eyes widened as he backed away from me. "Tell me!" I yelled, standing up. Nightmare looked at me with sad eyes before standing up as well. "Dream, you have to stop. It's already affecting you and he hasn't even activated it yet." he said. I glared at him before pushing him to the ground even though he was taller than me. "Why did I even trust you? YOU LEFT ME ALONE! IN HERE!" I screamed. Nightmare had a guilty look on is face as he looked away from me. "I'm sorry I couldn't save you before. But I have a chance to save you now." he said confidently. I laughed as tears ran down my cheeks. "I think it's too late!" I exclaimed. Nightmare smiled at me sympathetically before standing up and walking towards the mirror. 

"Good luck." 

I woke up to the sound of lights turning on. My eyes opened slowly as memories of Nightmare flooded into my mind. "I hate you Nightmare." I muttered. The decontamination door opened revealing a short brown haired boy standing there nervously. "Uhm, Hi?" the boy waved shyly. I opened my mouth to respond but the only thing that came out was a cry of pain. My head pounded with pain as I clutched my head. "A-are you okay?" the boy asked, rushing over to me. Tears streamed down my face as the boy pulled me into his arms. I produced an agonizing cry, making the boy flinch but he continued to rub my back. "It's okay, I'm sorry he did this to you." the boy whispered. By now, the pain had died down but a faint pounding remained. I opened my eyes and a wave of dizziness washed over me. I exhaled shakily and looked wearily at the boy. "Who are you?" I asked wearily. "I'm Tubbo. I was going to do something but, you need rest. I'll do it when you wake up." he said quietly. I chuckled dryly before my body went limp and I fell unconscious.

"I'm sorry Dream."