The Animals Inside

Chapter 7: Introduction Gone Wrong

Author's note: The Stars and the Bad Sanses act different than how most people do have them act, and that is what I have them act like most of the time. I also added an extra sign for Flame thinking in telepathy, since two thought signs in a row is confusing.

"Hello"- talking | (Hello)- muttering or whispering | "Hello"- yelling | "Hello"- unholy screeching *Hello*- thinking | -Hello- - Flame's telepathy | Hello- emphasized

Dream POV:

I felt a negativity spike somewhere and saw a small skeleton in the snow of an AU they didn't belong to with a web of cracks across the top of their skull. Error was just leaving, so he was obviously the cause of the cracks. It couldn't have been anything else, since the Bad Sanses didn't care about anything and would kill someone without reason, and Error was part of the Bad Sanses. I don't know why Farmtale is staying neutral, letting themselves be open to attack from the Bad Sanses, when they could ally with us Star Sanses, who were good and did our jobs to our full extent. They would be under our protection and safe from the Bad Sanses, but they chose to stay neutral instead. The train of thoughts suddenly stopped as I remembered the hurt, small skeleton left alone in the snow of a random AU by Error. I rushed to Ink, and quickly explained what happened, both of us agreeing we had to bring them here and convince them to join our side before the Bad Sanses got a hold of them and did something unimaginable.

Flashback: Error and Frost meeting

Nightmare POV:

I stiffened. There was a huge negativity spike. I sent Error to the area, knowing that Dream could feel it too and that if Dream got to them, they would be forced into the Star Sanses. As Error went through, I felt an all too familiar feeling coming from him and told him that after comforting the source of the spike, he would get a break for the rest of the day. As soon as those words left my mouth(?) Error was gone, leaving behind a large amount of worry. He had sensed something in his codes, and when Error was worried, it was serious. So, I followed him, keeping a safe distance from him, arriving at the destination a few moments earlier so I could find a hiding spot without being seen. I would only leave once I was sure that Error and the source of the spike were safe.

End of Flashback

The two(Frost and Flame) practiced magic for about 2 hours after Frost managed to get his pair of wings to appear and disappear, and were now practicing sneaking around when Dream, Ink, and Blue popped out of nowhere, drilled with multiple different reasons and convincing arguments to go with them, while 'not forcing them to join the Star Sanses.' (Yeah right. We all know that's exactly what's gonna happen.) Lucky for Frost, they had their hood up and Flame was hidden inside. (They were practicing sneaking around. The hood covers enough to hide their ears, but not the cracks, since it wasn't pulled up that high.)

-Frost learned how to turn certain magic objects into a pendant and that is what they did with the plush.

Dream: "Hey there! I sensed a large amount of negativity from you and wanted to make sure that you were fine. We-"

Dream gets cut off by a sound of vomiting, and the three of you turn and look at Ink as he throws up some ink, before drinking some of his vials.

Blue: "Ooookay, carrying on. Dream, please continue."

Dream: "Ah, yes. As I was saying, we are the Star Sanses, heroes of the multiverse who stop the Bad Sanses from destroying the AUs, and prevent the spread of negativity. We also protect the AUs and come first-hand to the ones that need us. You don't belong to this AU, so I would suggest either coming with us or having us take you to an AU that is aligned with us. Neutral AUs are open to contact with the Bad Sanses, so I wouldn't suggest those and instead suggest the ones with alliances with us."

Blue: "I'm Blue, that's Dream, and the one who just threw up is Ink."

Frost takes a long time to respond, the reason being a telepathic conversation between Frost and Flame, who is hidden inside Frost's cloak. The Stars think Frost already decided to join them and is just thinking of an AU to go to. Frost, in reality, is discussing why the Stars aren't attacking them, since Flame said that they were attacked by the Stars for looking like Dust. They came with a few reasons:

1) They want to attack you, still thinking you are Dust, but because of the negativity spike, they think that you ran away from Nightmare and are now being hunted by the Bad Sanses, and see this as an opportunity to lessen the Bad Sanses by an extremely valuable member while gaining some information about the 'dangerous' group.

2) After they located you as the source of the negativity, they think that you are not Dust, and someone completely different. This is most likely because you are shaking a little, and the fact that your visible eyelights, which are different from Dust's, shrunk meaning that you are either scared or nervous.

3) Your eyelights and clothing are far from Dust's, so they have assumed that you are a poor innocent soul who was beaten up by Error and dumped in this random AU in the snow.

You thought the third reason was the most reasonable, but you weren't sure, so you decided to ask. "Why are you not attacking me?" "Because we're the good ones, not the bad ones, little one." was the reply. *Bullshit. I can feel that Error is trustworthy, and Error said that the Star Sanses only saw the worst side of bad things. But let's play along and ask to go to Farmtale since I don't know how to AU hop yet.* -Good idea. Let's go.- Flame's telepathic reply jolts you out of your silence to the Stars staring at you concerningly. 

Dream: "Are you okay? You're eyelights didn't have any pupils in them."

Frost: "I'm fine, and I've made my decision. Can I go to Farmtale?"

The question stuns the trio before they quickly recover and frantically try to explain that Farmtale was a neutral AU and that you shouldn't go there. You stay stubborn, insisting that you want to go to Farmtale, and the others eventually give in, giving you a bracelet. "What's this for?" you tenderly ask, having a pretty good idea what it is, and just wanting confirmation. "Well, this bracelet has magic in it, since you want to go to Farmtale. It will push the Bad Sanses and other people who want to harm you away, and keep you safe." You nod. *That is exactly what I thought. Flame, should we just throw away the bracelet when we get there?* -No, they could find it. I suggest asking for a necklace with a fox charm instead, since your 'pendent' is tucked into you're cloak and they don't notice it. You could swap theirs out with yours and I could get rid of it so there's no trace of the magic.- *Alright, I'll do that.* "Dream?" Dream turns, "What is it?" "Can I have a necklace with a fox charm instead?" Dream smiles. "Why, of course!"

After receiving the necklace, Ink creates a portal, and the four of you drop in. They wave you goodbye with a few last warnings similar to "Don't go near the barn" and "Be careful." You wave back, telepathically telling Flame not to come out until they've been gone for 5 minutes. You aren't sure whether they'll watching, so you decide to just wander around until you find a nice tree, and take a nap in a cluster of branches.

Error watched the entire thing, relieved that Frost and Flame didn't realize that his gift could also serve as a communication device, while holding himself back, trying to reduce the urge to rip apart the Star Shits (a little nickname for the Star Sanses) and feed them to the sharks in Leviathantale. (Search it up, I'm not explaining.) He watched until Frost was comfortably asleep in the branches, and Flame had destroyed the necklace given to Frost by the Star Shits, before letting himself go and returning to the base to report to Nightmare.

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~Toodles!