The Apocalypse [Dreamnotfound AU]

Stop The Car

This one's a bit of a shorter chapter, but you'll see why. Enjoy! <3

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Tw: swearing, weapons

"You found an exit?" Dream breathes, almost dizzy with hope. He grabs Quackity's arm. "Where is it?"

"Let go of me, asshole," Quackity mutters, but he seems too excited to really care. "The front entrance, we cleared most of it. Once everyone gets back, we can leave."

Montero glances at Dream, who knows what he's about to say as he steps forward. "Um, Quackity. You're gonna stay here with me and Karl and Sapnap. We need someone to protect us in case zombies attack, you know?"

Quackity stares at him. Then, he looks to Dream. Then, back at Montero. "You're so lucky you're famous, pal," he mumbles. "And that I'm great at protecting people."

"Hey, look on the bright side," Karl says easily. He's still standing with Sapnap, an arm looped casually around his waist. "You'll have us for company."

Quackity scrunches his nose. "That's the bright side?"

"Can we get back to the exit?" Dream says impatiently. His heart is thudding in his chest, and he has to fight to stop from opening and closing his fists to keep his restlessness in check. Soon, he thinks. Soon, he'll rescue George.

"You guys found the exit?" Techno's voice says from the doors. Everyone whips around to find him, Bad, and Skeppy standing in the doorway. Each of them is holding as many weapons as they can carry. At everyone's questioning looks, Techno just shrugs. "I found them while I was killing zombies. We got these from my weapons stash."

"You have a weapons stash?" Quackity asks, turning on him, eyes wide. "And you didn't say anything?"

"Apparently, he told this muffinhead," Bad says, glaring pointedly at Skeppy, who just shrugs and blushes. But then, Bad's gaze lands on Dream. "We're good to go rescue George now, right?"

Dream's heart swells and he nods, barely able to put his thoughts into words. He catches Sapnap's gaze and, for a second, his heartbeat slows and he can breathe. Because the same emotions that he's feeling are shining in Sapnap's eyes, and it suddenly hits Dream again that George is their best friend. Sapnap might be the only person who can understand how he's feeling.

"Let's move, then," says Techno and Dream nods again, still dazed. The others start to move, to ready up.

"Bring George back," Sapnap says to Dream, clapping him on the shoulder with his good hand. His eyes are still shining and Dream wonders if he might cry. "Both of you have to come back. Got it, nimrod?"

Dream tries to scoff, but it comes out weak. "Obviously, idiot," he says. Then, he's hugging Sapnap, who buries his face into his shoulder. "I'll bring us both back," Dream murmurs. "Just focus on staying alive until then."

Sapnap pulls back, sniffles, and salutes. "Will do, Captain."

"I'll take care of him," Karl promises, waltzing over. He hugs Dream too, holding on tight. "Just come back soon."

Dream can barely sit still for the next ten minutes as the others ready up. Quackity comes up to him next to give a very pissed off and full of swear words speech that basically promises to kill him if he doesn't bring George back. Montero just wishes all of them luck, smiles warmly at Dream, and offers to put on a concert for all of them when they come back.

Bad and Skeppy wave as they leave, Techno holding the door open for them. Dream's the last one to leave the caf, and he can't help but look back. Sapnap just gestures to him to hurry up and leave. And Dream does, a grin playing on his lips.