Malaverse

Chapter 4: Aw Heck

Red collapsed like a sack of potatoes. Ccino tried to help, but it was too late. Ink had collapsed too. Suddenly the front door opened. The same skeleton that attacked him walked in. Ccino backed up as far as he could, pressing himself against the counter. The skeleton was holding something in his hand. Suddenly the skeleton threw the thing at Ccino and it landed only a few paces ahead of him. It took Ccino a few seconds to fully register what he was looking at, but when he did he gasped. Molly had her intestines ripped out, blood all over her once glossy fur, her eyes ripped out, stab wounds all over her. Ccino screamed in pure terror. The skeleton grinned, then left again. Ccino put his face in his hands and screamed as loud as he could. Molly didn't deserve to die like that. No poor creature deserved to die like that.

Ink slowly woke up. He felt sore all over. He looked around. He was in some sort of closet, covered with a blanket. Ink looked over. Red was still passed out next to him. "Red?" Ink whispered. Ink waited a few seconds. "Red!" Ink started to shake Red, but Red still didn't wake up.

Red slowly awoke to being shaken. He growled and pushed Ink off of him as he sat up. "Oh stars Red! I was so worried that you weren't going to wake up!" Ink cried. "I'm alright." Red sighed, grabbing onto Ink's hand. "Well, besides this massive head ache." Ink helped Red to his feet and they exited to closet. Red and Ink walked passed Ccino on their way out, waving goodbye. Ccino looks upset. I wonder why. Ink made a portal back to Rusttale and soon Red was home again. Red stretched and walked through the door, followed by Ink. "Ink!" Error ran up to his soon-to-be husband and grabbed his hands. "0h stArs 1nk! Wh4t th3 hEll hApp3nEd?!" Error asked frantically. Red sighed and sat down. Dust came rushing over to Red, checking for injuries. Red felt completely exhausted. "Yeah, what happened?" Dust looked over at Ink and Error. "Well, we went to Ccino's place for some coffee. We ordered our coffee. Ccino got attacked so me and Red got up to try to help him. When he tried to help everything became like super dizzy and we passed out." Ink explained. Error's eyes widened. "Sounds like you were drugged." Dust said. "Yeah I guess." Ink shrugged. "Ink y0U w3rE drUgg3d!? Wh4t a AbOUt th3 bAby!?" Error cried, worry edging his voice. Ink's face suddenly went pale and all the color drained from his eyelights. He fell to the ground and started hyperventilating. Suddenly Dream walked downstairs. "What happened? You two have been gone for hours. Are you alright?" Dream asked, frantically looking between Red and Ink. Error turned to Dream. "Ink And R3d wEr3 drUgg3d, And w3'rE wOrr1Ed thAt th3 bAby m1ght'v3 g0tt3n hUrt." Error explained quickly. Dream calmly walked over to Ink and helped him stand up. "Let's go up to my room so I can give you a checkup." Dream said. Ink nodded and they went upstairs. Red got up and walked over to Error, putting a wing gently around him. Error sighed. Suddenly everything became dizzy and wobbly. Red gasped and stumbled backwards. "What's wrong?" Dust asked. "I suddenly don't feel so good." Red muttered. His soul hurt a lot, and it was making it very difficult to breath. In a blink Red was on the ground, Dust and Error trying to hold him up. "I think I'm gonna-" Red was cut off by the blood rising in his throat coming out if his mouth. Red threw up blood for about a minute before he gasped for air. He could hear Dust and Error talking, but he didn't know what they were saying. His vision slowly got darker and darker until there was only darkness.

Dust and Error gently propped Red up against the couch. "WhAt th3 fUck?" Error hissed. Dust stared for a moment. What the hell just happened? Then it hit him. "It's possible that along with the sedative, magic supplements were also put in his drink, meaning that Red was the target." Dust muttered. "ThE h3ll Is A mAg1c sUppl3mEnt?" Error asked. "It's like a magic IV, and it's usually prescribed to those with less magic than other monsters. It's thought to have originated in Sintale." Dust explained. Error nodded. "And let's not forget that Red's 'too much magic in his soul' isn't really a secret. So anyone could know that giving him magic supplements could kill him." Dust said. Error nodded again. "Oh stars!" Dust and Error looked over at Dream and Ink, who were coming downstairs. "Oh stars what happened?" Dream asked, running into the living room. "We think that when Red was drugged, magic supplements were put into his drink as well, causing his magic to increase, which could kill him." Dust told him. Dream bent down. "There's only one solution I know to fix this. It was done by the village folk when I was a kid." Dream said. "What is it?" Dust asked. "A simple thing called 'blood letting'." Dream answered. "Wh4t!?" Error gasped. That makes sense. When a monster is injured physically, they lose magic. Dream doing a blood letting will cause Red to lose magic and get back down to his 'normal' amount. Everything is about balance when it comes to monsters. Too much magic and you die, and too little magic and you die. Me and Red are on the lines of too much and too little. "Ink, make me a towel." Dream ordered. Ink nodded and quickly made the towel. Dream snatched the towel and laid it gently on the couch. Dream grabbed Red's arm and placed it on the towel. Dream pulled out his dagger and rolled up Red's sleeve. In one swift, but careful movement he sliced a perfectly sized opening in Red's arm. The blood slowly drained out, staining the white towel and nice shade of red. Dust imagined cutting into Negative like that and grinned. That would be so satisfying. "DUst, n0t th3 tIm3 t0 fAntAsiz3 Ab0Ut blO0d." Error rolled his eyes. Dust flinched back. Was it that obvious? Soon Dream wrapped Red's arm in a bandage and took away to towel. "He should be back to his normal magic amount now." Dream said. Dream handed the towel to Error. "Can you put this in the wash for me please?" Dream asked. "Uh, y3Ah sUrE." Error said, standing up and heading to the laundry room.