Light and Dark

Looking

Dream's eyes opened slowly and she looked around, not moving. She felt the ropes binding her hands and frowned. Killer moved into her vision and she closed her eyes again. She felt him kneel in front of her.

"Dreamy?" He asked. She didn't respond. "I know you're awake." She opened her eyes and was met with his. "How do you feel?" She frowned at him.

"Who are you?" She asked. Killer sighed.

"Nightmare she's awake!" Nightmare moved back over to his sister and crouched beside her.

"Dream, what do you remember?" He asked. She growled and sat up.

"You were attacked and you turned into that," She answered. "You infected the land then ran away!" Nightmare frowned.

"That's all you remember?"

"I remember having to live in hell and never being able to cross the border. I remember meeting Ink and Blue and fighting our way through all those corrupt people. I remember you turning up, saying something about taking me back. Taking us all back. Did you really think you could come here and just take me away?" Nightmare watched her face twist with anger in shock. Killer watched the exchange sadly and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Night she's not herself," He said. "Something messed with her memory."

"What do you mean something messed with my memory?" Dream asked. "My memory is fine! But you took something, there's something I'm missing and you took it."

"Dream what are you missing?" Killer asked. She turned to him and her expression changed to one of confusion.

"I...I don't know..." Killer stood up and held a hand to her.

"Come on, let's go find what you're missing." She stared at his hand in confusion for a moment, then took it and let him pull her up. Nightmare watched them curiously. "Are you ok with me carrying you? We can't unbind your legs." Dream nodded and let herself be lifted and held by Killer who turned to her brother. Nightmare smiled.

"Alright, let's go home."

Ink sat, her back against a tree, her eyes closed. 

"Ink?" Ink opened her eyes and jumped to her feet, turning around. Error stood behind her, hands in his pockets and posture cautious. 

"What do you want Error?" She asked. 

"I want you to come home with me." Ink shook her head.

"My home is here."

"Is it? What is it here that keeps you here?"

"I'm missing something and I lost it here." Error moved closer to her. She held her ground. 

"And what is it that you've lost?" Ink blinked and looked down.

"I don't know." Error lifted her chin with his hand and forced her to look up at him.

"Could it be something you're not feeling? Or no feelings at all?" She studied his face.

"No one can give someone else emotions." She stepped back from him. "Goodbye Error." She disappeared. Error stood still, his hands limp at his sides.

"I'll be waiting, Kiki."

"Blue~ Wake up~" Blue opened her eyes to find Dust's right in front of her. She giggled.

"Your eyes look funny," She tittered. 

"They always look funny. What are you on about?" She pouted.

"Well, how was I supposed to know that? I'm blind most of the time!" She giggled. 

"You can't be blind, you have eyes!" Horror appeared beside Dust and sighed.

"She's just as crazy as you now," He said, sighing. "I'm not going to live long if you two are the only company I've got."

"Then it's a good thing I got here when I did," A voice interrupted. Horror turned around.

"Lust!" Lust ran up to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "God, I've missed you." Lust laughed.

"It hasn't been that long." She looked around. "Where's Nightmare?" Horror frowned.

"He left with Killer, Dream and Reaper. Why?" Lust sighed. 

"I came here with important information and that's the time he happens not to be here."

"He left to go back to the castle. Did you not see him?" Lust shook her head. 

"No, I had to dodge the Border Realmers so I went around the trail." She sighed again.

"Well," Dust began. "What do you have to tell us?"

"Well, a few days ago Kaya found a book talking about the history and balance of the Light and Dark Realms. It turns out that to keep the balance one Realm has to be positive and one has to negative," Lust explained. "When Dream and the other's came to the Dark Realm their presence created too much positivity so to balance it out again the universe or some shit corrupted the Light Realm. My guess is that when they returned the corruption spread to them." Blue tilted her head.

"Am I corrupted? I don't feel corrupted," She said. "Are you sure you're not crazy?" Lust stared at her. 

"Jesus Christ this is weird," She muttered. Horror nodded. 

"It's like looking at another Dust but more disturbing because I've seen Blue sane," He responded. Lust laughed.

Cross groaned as she lay down. Geno looked down at her in concern.

"I want chocolate," Cross moaned. Geno smiled slightly. 

"Too bad so sad, no chocolate until you have that child," She ordered.  Kaya and Alliah appeared behind her. 

"Yeah, sorry Cross but we gave that chocolate to Lucifer," Alliah said, eating grapes.

"You know Lucifer?" Cross asked. 

"Yep, old friends." Cross turned to her side.

"Where's Nighty?" 

"Heading home right now with Dream, Killer and Reaper," Kaya answered. Geno frowned.

"How do you know that?" She asked. Kaya shrugged.

"I have friends in high places."

"High places?" 

"Yeah, the birds."