Freedom | Killer x Female!Reader

15.

Killer POV

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I've seen some pretty crappy AUs. I mean, my own AU is shit, and Dust's is relatively the same. I've also seen Underfell, which is less depressing than my AU or Dust's, but it's gloomy and dark and it's just really not a place I'd like to be in. But Horrortale? I've actually never been.

And I never want to come back.

Not only is it dark, cold, gloomy, and just downright scary, but it also gives you the feeling that you're constantly being watched. And I hate that. It makes me feel like someone's going to launch out of the shadows and eat Y/N alive.

Horror managed to teleport us here, but after that, he passed out. We found a decent hiding spot in Waterfall, though it's a little disgusting. It's a small alcove in the wall of the cavern, close enough to Snowdin so that we can feel the cold air. The ground is littered with small bones and little drops of blood, and the whole thing reeks of death and organs. I refuse to let Y/N leave my lap, just in case the ground is contaminated or something.

I think we're all a bit shocked by Horror's AU. Nightmare might be the only one of us who's ever been here. Besides Horror, obviously. But even he seems disgusted and, dare I say, a little scared? Obviously the negative aura of the whole place is giving him a shit ton of energy- he looks as if he can't sit still. His tendrils are twitching constantly, and his hands are fidgeting with anything he can grasp, and his eye light keeps flickering brightly.

Y/N seems uncomfortable, but she's still smiling. She clings to me like a koala, and I'm perfectly fine with that. Her embrace is very comfortable and helps take my mind off of this shitty situation we're in.

"You guys ran into Error?" Dust's voice pulls me from my thoughts. Slash and Cross are catching Dust and me up on what happened while we were away. "Haven't seen that glitchy bastard in forever."

"Well, Y/N and Nightmare saw him." Slash shrugs. "And Nightmare didn't tell us exactly what happened. All I know is they ran into him."

"He threw me around like a ragdoll." Y/N says cheerfully, setting her head on my shoulder.

"He what?" I growl.

"I'm fine." Y/N flicks my forehead.

"Did he hurt you?"

"No."

I scowl and hug her tightly. "He better not lay a hand on you again."

"So Error wants to fuck us up, and Shattered's after our coccyx." Dust huffs. "Great. Horror's passed out while we're stuck in his stupid, gloomy AU waiting to be eaten alive."

"It's the best way to hide." Nightmare cuts in. "Shattered will have a hard time detecting my aura in an already negative place. Horror's idea is smart."

"Smart until he gets us all eaten, maybe." Dust mutters, crossing his arms.

"We aren't going to get killed, Dust." Y/N says. "We're hidden, aren't we?"

"For how long?" Dust retorts. "One of these days we're gonna have to leave this stupid cave. We can't sit here and rot forever, you know."

"We'll leave the cave when Horror wakes up, so he can guide us carefully." Nightmare says. "For now, quit complaining. It's not accomplishing anything other than making me even more anxious to get out."

"What, is my negativity too much for you, old man?" Dust growls. "I'll complain all I want. I don't care if you-"

Nightmare wraps a tendril around Dust's neck threateningly. "Shut your mouth or I might rip your tongue out of your jaws." He hisses. "Complaining is not getting us anywhere, so unless you want to see me rip your head off, I'd suggest you shut up."