Free-Fall: Vigilante Tommyinnit AU

《CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE》

Karl POV-

I have been Timescape for a very long time. Ironic as that is, it may have been the worst part of my life.

I watched Dream lose his mind in multiple lives, and I watched my loved ones grow and die, always ending in tragedy. Anger was not often my ally in a situation. But as I stand here now, the growing pain in my head, my hands shaking violently, and my memory already getting hazy, I find myself spilling out to Deo- or, Chronos now, who was announced as a new villain, I spilled  words out, words I didn't even know I was saying- completely out of the anger I held towards myself, for how things have turned out now. He went from the "Timer" to "Chronos", quite quickly. It was almost sad, the lack of hesitance he had when he switched sides, or it would be, had I not known the circumstances. 

"The discs, cat and mellohi, you wanted them because they gave you the opportunity to turn back time as far as you wanted, didn't you?", I questioned, he nodded, "That is correct, yes", I dont know when he arrived, I cant even remember where I am now. 

"The music that the discs play, it's almost like a hidden message, it works similar as the revival book, which was written by J.Schlatt, out of fear of losing his son, Toby. The discs play off music that is almost like a spell, or a chant in a way, and like the revival book, the music will freeze the world you stand in now and restart it where you desire. It's like a rewind button on a remote control, they both work the same way, just made by different people", I explained, "I see, and you created the discs?", I nodded, "Yes, I did", "Why?", Deo asked, I shook my head, "Don't you know already?", "I'd just like to hear you say it", "The same reason as you, Chronos, I wanted my friends back, I wanted my family back, Sapnap and Quackity split up because of Dream, because he found the descendant of the 'E.g.g', a chaotic deity who desired the minds of mortals as well as their emotions and absolute affection", "Tommy's the descendant, isn't he?", Deo asked, I nodded, "Yes, that's why Dream needed him specifically to make 'red venom', he knew it was Tommy because his mother, Kristen, otherwise known as death, was somewhat the E.g.g's creator. Her pent up anger and sorrow did nothing but control her actions, so that anger and sorrow, that yearn for peace and a better tomorrow, that was enough to create the E.g.g, it's not a living deity with a mind of it's own, it's more of a parasite, hence why it feeds off the minds of human beings- because our minds are fragile. It desired everything Kirsten yearned for, but now that has been passed down to Tommy I suppose. The parasite was already a part of him at birth. Kristen thought that it would eventually grow weak with the compassion and love he was supposed  to receive from his family, but fate is twisted and his father shunned him- influencing Tommy's brothers to do the same and exclude him from the family itself. That made the parasite grow powerful, but Tommy was stubborn, immune to it's calling, until Dream took him and made the XD virus, whose disease fails to eat away at Tommy because of the e.g.g specifically. It's protecting him in a way", I explained, Deo stood in place for a while, "I knew that might have been the case, but it was just a theory at first, now it's real and true", "It's a lot to process, I know, but let me clear another thing up, when I told you Tommy wasn't going to make it, you misunderstood me, I realize now I was just spouting out nonsense, the truth is, Tommy's future isn't decided, there are far too many scenarios that could play out, only one of them are good", Deo seemed to want to say something, but couldn't seem to find the right words, "You know, I've thought about doing that, going back in time to change things, so Tommy was never taken by Dream, so Tommy could have the family he wanted-", "aren't you, Luke and Bitzel the family he wanted, or, wants?", I interrupted, Deo paused again, "I forget sometimes you know who I really am, sometimes I forget you know almost everything that's been going on", I shrugged, "I forget sometimes too", I admitted, before speaking again, "Chronos, or would you rather me call you Deo?", "Either one is fine, really", I nodded, "Chronos, If you do change things, think about how you do it, dont forget your Tommy's family too", Deo scoffed, "As if I ever forgot, he's my pride and Joy, y'know? I want him to be happy", "I know", I started, "after all, you dedicated your entire life to protecting him, didn't you?", "That was in another life, but I still continue to do it in this one as well too, yeah", I nodded, taking that in, "Just remember, if you do plan on changing the past to change things now, be careful with how you go about it", "I know, I'll see you in the next life, Karl", He walked away, away from wherever I am now, "Maybe", I muttered. I knew deep down he'd never be able to bring himself to change things, he'd never go back to the past to change things, he simply wanted me to understand that I had to try now. I couldn't keep going back in time to try and fix things. I now understand that's what Deo wanted me to realize.

I could probably change Dreams mind, maybe- just maybe things didnt have to end so badly, maybe I could make my own scenario. Our own future. 

 .  .  .

"Karl?", "Dream", "It's been a while", I nodded, "It has", I smiled weakly at him.  I dont know how I got here. I dont remember. 

Make it count.

"Dream, please listen to me, please", I begged, Dream stood straight, "Karl? What's wrong-", "Please fix things, you have to face the consequences of your actions, one way or another", I expected him to push me away and yell at me, deny my request or something, but he just stood there, pondering, wondering. 

"Do you think I can fix things now? You dont think i'm too far gone?", I shook my head, "No", I said without hesitation, "Your not too far gone, you've lost your mind, Dream, but that doesn't mean it's too late to find it, we can still look together- let's look for it together", I reached my hand out to him. 

Out of all the scenarios I saw play out before me in mindless wandering, none showed me this. None of them showed Dream taking my hand slowly.

"Do you think George will ever forgive me? Or Tommy?", I settled with saying "I know we can get there", I gripped his hand tight, afraid he'd let go, but he never did, "I know Tommy doesn't hate you for what you did", "He should", Dream said. I nodded, "He should", I started, "but he doesn't", I said gently, "why not?", "Why dont you ask him yourself?"