A Dream Within A Nightmare.

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~ New Founding ~

Summary: In which everything was fine as usual, that until monsters began to swarm in a nearby place. To which you were sure, you had to be ready on what's about to come. You had expected it after all. .

Extra note from author: "Please don't misunderstand that this is just merely platonic for this book/series. The picture I chose for this chapter just shows how the scene is imagined or it corresponds with the story."

The practicing of magic you had suggested went pretty well in your opinion. Considering both you and your brother, Nightmare, could at least make things float objects that aren't that heavy. With a magic aura color yellow and purple, from you and Nightmare respectively.

Plus the bonus is that you could also have a healing magic, not that it counts considering you knew the former Dream from watching different fandoms or read through one of the canons written by the creator themselves either way. Not to mention, you could heal injuries just in case. .

Although both you and Nightmare tried the healing magic but it was most likely only compatible to you when using the said magic. Nightmare couldn't do healing magic much, though it doesn't mean that it doesn't have any effects, such as relieving pain! To which you also praised your brother for it and making him happy since he was slightly sulking about it.

But after cheering up your brother, the two of you then proceed to maybe go in activities. Such as tree climbing. Which not so surprisingly that it was you who suggested it in the first place. (Who knew that you and the former Dream may be alike more than you could even imagine, somehow.)

Of course, you were too short unfortunately to even reach the nearest branch. Even if you tiptoed with your own boots, it still won't work to your dismay. Your brother who had been observing you the whole time, held the urge to laugh at your attempts but decided to help you.

While you were distracted on glaring the branch (while also apologizing if your glare was directed at your 'mother'), you could feel two arms wrapping to your waist area as it tightens and began to lift you above the ground.

You yelped at the sudden action as you peered below you to see Nightmare who was holding you carefully to avoid falling off. He noticed you staring at him that he couldn't help but send you a smile of his. ". . ." You could only turn your skull that it was coated with a faint shade of yellow.

Exhaling as you tried to reach out the branch to which you successfully took a hold of it. Giving your brother a sound of affirmation that you grab the branch, he began to loosen his hold on you as you try albeit slowly hoisting yourself onto the branch itself.

Mostly this was a different experience from what you remembered as you try to grip the tree trunk beside you to balance yourself. Once that was done, you looked below you to which you regretted it immediately when your vision was swirling. Now you had information that the body isn't suited with tall heights, at all.

You didn't even noticed that you were trembling as you kept staring blankly at the ground before a voice made you blink to reality, "Brother!" It was Nightmare himself as you gave him a strained smile of yours.

The purple skeleton could only sigh and would give you worried glances every now and then as Nightmare tried to grab the branch easily. Swinging himself but not that much or it'll scare out of your SOUL, he assumed.

Nightmare sat on the branch you were on as he scooted closer to you who was still holding the trunk as if your life depended on it (which it actually is). You were still in your own episode that you didn't even noticed Nightmare making his way towards you, that until a phalanges was placed on your shoulder.

You looked to the owner to which you almost flinched since you haven't noticed him. "O-Oh hey, brother!- Didn't s-see you there. .--" Stuttering at your words as Nightmare continued to wrap his arms around you to keep yourself in place. Meanwhile you could only take deep breaths while one of your gloved phalanges made its way towards Nightmare's arm and was practically holding it for dear life.

"You're doing just fine, brother." Nightmare whispered as you peeked on one socket of yours to him to see the usual yellow dot. You were practically trembling a little but one thing that Nightmare was caught off was the tiny speck of yellow tear near your eye socket (you didn't noticed it).

The purple skeleton slowly yet surely released his other arm that you weren't holding and began to wipe the said tear. "We can go down now if that'd feel you better?" He suggested to which you could feel both of your sockets widen a bit as you moved your head downwards before nodding.

Nightmare nodded in return to your response while he gestured for you to wait. He removed slowly his arm as you were then being into koala mode with the trunk once more. You could feel the branch you were sitting, wiggled a bit.

You could only question to yourself mentally before you were being called. Upon hearing it you looked below to see Nightmare having both of his arms widely spread, having a smile on his expression. The next words he uttered could only make you speechless. "Come on down brother. I'll catch you. .don't worry." He said.

Both the two of you can clearly tell that you were having some uncertainty but not that you didn't trust your brother, Nightmare. You were unsure if it would work or not, and could even result into injuries to which you could only shiver at the thought.

But you took a deep breath and stared right through the pair of purple eye lights. "Promise that you'd catch me. .?" You asked as Nightmare could only smile wider while gesturing with his arms towards you. "Yes, I promise."

You smiled albeit a little having your tensed shoulders relaxed as you nodded before both of your gloved phalanges gripped onto the branch as you let yourself fall. Not wanting to see what happens as you closed your eye sockets out of instinct in the process. But instead of your skeletal body being met with a hard ground and would cause you pain, you didn't felt any except arms wrapped around you.

"You can open your sockets now, brother." Nightmare spoke as you did so and could only blink a couple times. "Oh. ." Before you could only sigh in relief while smiling brightly (the usual) as you began to make way for your arms, successfully trapping Nightmare.

"I knew I could trust you brother. But please remind me to not climb trees- I think I now have a trauma to tall heights. . ." You rambled on and on as Nightmare could only stare you with an unreadable expression before he nudged your arm, stopping and having your attention towards him.

"Then. .tell me if you need some assistance, including on getting off the trees." Nightmare teased to which you could only huff at his statement before you could the weight on your shoulder. You looked to see your brother resting his skull near the crook of your neck, who seemed to had a relaxed expression. He must be tired. You thought.

Smiling softly and patting his skull slowly as you fell silent, well both of you to be exact. As something caught your sight, to see a small group out of the distance. You narrowed your eye sockets before you looked away.

So, they're here now huh. .I'll be watching them. Hopefully everything would go on smoothly.

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