Mr. Erratum

Chapter Eleven

(*edited)

The next day, Dust decided to walk over to Mr. Blue's. He wanted answers, and decided it was best to ask on his own, He knocked on the door. "hello! oh, hello dust" Blue greeted, surprised to see him. He could see Mr. Blue's expression go through many different emotions despite his cheerful tone, making Dust briefly think this was a bad idea.

"What do you need?" He asked, Dust hesitantly spoke up, "uh, i wanted to speak to Mr. Erratum..." He said shyly, Mr. Blue thought for a bit, then grinned, "oh! I'm sure he'll be more than happy to speak to you! come in, I'll get him" Mr. Blue replied, Dust nodded and walked in.

Around a minute later, Mr. Blue came back in, "He says you can come in; his room is the last one" Blue informed him, Dust nodded and walked into the hallway. He walked all the way to the last door, and knocked, "yOu caN cOmE In DuST" Mr. Erratum said, Dust slowly opened the door, and saw Mr. Erratum sitting on his bed, knitting, "SO, wHy ArE yOu HerE?" Mr. Erratum asked.

Dust explained why he was here, "HEh, i'm SUrPRiSEd ANyoNe BElIEved Me, BuT I gUeSS... yOu WeRE aLwAyS thE SmarteST OuT of aLl oF ThEM" Mr. Erratum admitted, "what... what was i like in your world?" Dust asked, Mr. Erratum thought for a bit, "YoU... wElL," He pulled out the photo and gave it to Dust, "We WeRE cAlLeD tHe baD sAnS" He explained, "wait... does that mean you did bad things?" Dust asked, Mr. Erratum sighed, "YOu sEE dUst... My WoRld wAS ConTRolLed HEaviLy By sOmeTHinG CaLLed FATe" Mr. Erratum explained.

Mr. Erratum told Dust everything, about how AUs worked, the space in the multiverse, Ink, Dream, Nightmare... he told him everything. Dust wondered briefly wondered why Erratum was trusting Dust with something like this, but quickly put the thought away, He was trustworthy, after all. 

"Well, you told me about all your friends, and enemies, what about you? what did you do?" Dust asked, Mr. Erratum sighed, "I GueSS i haVEN't ProPerlY INtRODuceD MysELF" Mr. Erratum said, "HeLlo DusT, mY NAme iS eRRoR, tHe GOd OF destrUCTIon" He greeted in lieu of an answer.

After a while, Dust left to go back home. He was still in shock, and once that left, he felt a surge of determination swell up in him. He was proud that Mr. Erratum lived, that he didn't just drop down and rot, He was glad he had figured out the truth.

but...

how was he going to make the others believe him?

he didn't know.

he really didn't know.

A few days later, the students could go back to school. Dust was ecstatic he could see Mr. Erratum again. He entered the classroom, "Hey Dust!" Killer shouted, He turned to see Killer, Horror, Undyne, Paperjam and Fresh, "Hello everyone" He greeted, Paperjam spoke up, "So, Mr. Erratum seems happier," He mentioned.

Undyne nodded, Fresh then spoke up, "yeah he is... maybe we should drop it now" He suggested, Paperjam gaped at him, "really!? c'mon fresh..." Paperjam continued, "What about you guys? you gonna leave too?" He asked, everyone shook their heads, except Dust. "Dust? are you going to leave now to?" Killer asked sadly, Dust stayed silent for a while, thinking out his options, then replied, "i..." He looked over to Mr. Erratum. "No. I'm staying" He answered.

After a few hours, it was Lunch. Dust, instead of hanging out with his friends like usual, went over to Mr. Erratum's classroom, to learn more about his world. When he arrived, Erratum didn't look surprised he was there, "HeLlO dUst" He greeted, "Hello Mr. Erratum!" Dust greeted, smiling.

 "I'M aSsUmING You'Re hERe For mORE?" Erratum guessed, looking amused. Dust nodded eagerly. The thought of other worlds out there excited him immensely. "Well..." Dust paused, wondering if what he was going to say was too invasive, but deciding to ask anyway, "What made you so upset before?" He questioned, Mr. Erratum laughed a little, making Dust relax. "YoU KnoW tHat pICtURE?" He reminded him.

 Dust nodded, "the ones with your friends?" He asked, Mr. Erratum nodded, "YEaH, tHAT oNe. ThIs NiGhTMaRE fOunD It, i dIDn'T BrIng iT WiTH Me, iT wAS LiKE sOMe hIghER POweR Gave Me iT As A pITY GIft... I GuEsS SEeing It reMiNDED me tHEY WerE aLl DEad BEcAUSe oF mE" Mr. Erratum explained, Dust looked at him sadly, then grinned, "I'm sure they're alive! What proof do you have that they're dead?" Dust informed him.

 Mr. Erratum's eyes widen slightly, then he grinned, "I HoPe YoU're RiGht dUsT" Dust smiled back, "Anyway! tell me more about this Ink guy!" He cheered.