Dream is hunting down the Meme Squad, convinced they dared to kidnap the children under his care.
Vega and Star are enjoying this new game with Star thinking of a way to make it even better!
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DreamSwap
"Run faster! You'll be caught otherwise and that will hardly be fun at all! You have long legs, use them for something useful"
"Ooh! I see Birdy, Vega. Do you think Birdy will mind if i look at their numbers later?"
"Doubtful they would even care. This one seems rather obsessed with End and Origin, i'm pretty sure they would follow them till the end of time if allowed"
"..im still going to eat Birdy if they try to take mine from me"
"Oh totally. Zero complaints from me. There is a line and as soon as they cross it, they are out"
Nightmare would have let out hysterical laughter if he had enough breath for it but was currently focusing on running as far from Dream as possible. He had thought it a miracle when the two children said they were finally going to leave but they had barely taken a step outside of the house before he sensed the far too familiar feel of Dream's magic. The intent had been rather unfriendly with his instinct instantly kicking in to flee far away from the source.
This is how he ended up in this situation after automatically scooping up the babybones with the rest of his friends running with him and far away from the charred remains that used to be his home, unsure what had set off Dream now but it very much felt like they weren't messing around this time as they were here themselves for once.
He did briefly wonder what the hell the children were talking about and did not like the way they were referring to Dream so casually or the way the word 'eating' was used in the conversation far too much. He still felt lucky that poor Kevin hadn't been consumed by Star but now he realised he was thinking too small as apparently everything was on the menu for the small babybones.
He cursed as he ducked under a bolt of golden magic, shivering when he caught a glance of Dream's face and thought it looked about as friendly as a demon right now, none of that neutral expression or even a hint of smile that he often saw in the newspaper clippings about them.
"What did you do to him now, Cross?!"
"Why are you blaming me?!"
"You always set the guards off in some way and now you've clearly gotten Dream's attention. Do I have to remind you of the time you came back from a 'shopping trip' with far more items than what you could ever physically afford?! None of us believe it was 'free' and its honestly embarrassing you keep using that excuse. I wouldn't be shocked if that was the reason the big boss man is about to crush us to dust"
"It's a condition! I can hardly be blamed for it!"
"'Stealing' is not a stupid condition! You just have sticky fingers and don't know when to stop for your own good!"
Nightmare would usually interrupt the usual argument but right now he was fully focused on running with adrenaline the only reason he hasn't passed out in a pathetic pile. This was far more exercise then he was used to and it felt like a miracle they hadn't been smited yet and thought the presence of the babybones was likely the only reason they hadn't.
He wasn't sure whether to feel lucky or cursed right now as he had a sneaking suspicion the babybones had something to do with this Entire situation, especially considering how the one covered in golden goop was cackling loudly and almost egging on Dream whether they looked to be calming down.
He wasn't sure what he had done in his past life to deserve this but he was deeply sorry and wanted a refund and go back to bed for a nice long coma to forget any of this had happened.
"Wow. Thats a lot of abominations coming into the AU, Vega, and even more are portaling in. This is kind of fun!"
"I told you it would be fun coming here. Want to bet how long it will take for this Nightmare to be caught? I'm not having high hopes with all the stragglers and they seem to be slowing down. I thought they were supposed to be more impressive but this groups simply looks like some well dressed hobos"
"I give them less than an hour...Hey! I bet i can make this more fun and make the game last longer!"
"Im listening. Your ideas do always end up being funny. Lets make sure we don't collapse an AU this time though"
Nightmare felt a shiver run down his spine when he heard that quickly ignoring the AU comment for his own piece of mind, rather numb to the blatant discussion about their downfall even if Cross and Error made highly offended noises and was far more worried what the tiny chaotic monster with a far too bright smile was planning.
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BirdTale
Vega had to say he was very impressed by Star's suggestion and while he had initially been wary he had to say this worked out better than he thought, not realising Star had come so far with Code editing and honestly shocked nothing had exploded in the process.
He had no clue what AU they were in but going by how Star was excitedly muttering to themselves while looking at seemingly thin air he would guess it was the Bird AU and they were messing with things that would likely any Creator cry with how he saw the AU warp occasionally but thankfully it wasn't breaking apart so he would take his wins.
He used one of his tentacles to nudge the 'chicken' that was a pure black and had an oddly haunted look in his eyes and giggled when it titled in an almost cartoonish manner before flopping to the floor. He snickered in amusement and spotted Kevin nestled against the dazed 'chicken', unsure how the odd chicken had snuck here but impressed either way.
He also had no clue how Star had turned the three adult monsters into chickens of all things but it was hilarious to watch, using a tendril to catch the Cross chicken which nearly jumped off a nearby cliff for some odd reason, the Error chicken seemingly frozen in shock and curious if it had Crashed.
He couldn't resist snapping a few pictures and sending it to Jammy who also gave him an update on how his and Star's 'rescue' was going, so very amused they had set this all up but it had solved his growing boredom. Now he was just making sure the newly created 'chickens' didn't hurt themselves while they all stayed low and hid from Dream to extend this odd game longer.
Going by the way he could see a shimmery shape forming behind Star's back he would say they might be here for a while while they tried to gain wings, happily to occupy himself with these 'animals' and snickering at how his life was far from dull with Star in his life.
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Nightmare: *Sprinting from Dream with the kids in his arms, utterly confused* Why are they chasing me now?!
Dream: *Chasing Nightmare down under the misconception they kidnapped the babybones* 👹
Vega: *Cackling as he realises what happened but having a great time* Jammy is really a great sibling!
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Vega: *Blatantly making bets when the Meme Squad will be apprehend just to mess with them*
Error and Cross: *Highly offended nosies*
Star: *Looking thoughtful and having an 'excellent' idea* Hmmm, i bet i could make this more fun and make the game last longer
Nightmare: *Not an idiot and instantly on guard, feeling near tears* I truly am being punished, aren't i?!
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Vega: *Poking the new 'chickens' in amusement and snapping pictures for Jammy* This is kind of fascinating. Im surprised none of them exploded in the process
Nightmare: *In full on shock at suddenly being turned into a chicken*
Cross: *Having to be saved from walking off a cliff*
Star: *Already bored after that 'simple' feat and focused on trying to create wings*
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