Faking the Fall (errorink)

Epilogue

Reboot awoke with a splitting headache and no idea what was going on. Hadn’t he just been at the different Inks home, healing up his sons, and blues, injuries? Wait! Where were the boys and Blue?
“Boots? Are you okay?” Eraser was in front of him. Wait why was Eraser in front of him?
It took Reboot a moment for everything to process before he launched himself at his husband and hid his face in the ex-destroyers neck.
“I’m here… the boys are here… and everything feels stable.” Eraser kissed Reboots skull and hugged the smaller as close as he could.

“So… Shine?” Ink looked at Reboot who now held two clingy, sleepy, children.
“I know more about his past then I’m usually willing to admit. Heck when his multiverse was destroyed, he stayed here with me.” Reboot looked at Eraser who shrugged. Reboot rolled his eyes.
“Yea, yea. I’ll tell it. Basically Shine and his Error were in love but Core Chara had feelings for Shine. Over time she transferred those feelings to Geno of that world.” Reboot sighed. “Core Frisk helped their sister with those feelings and soon Geno and Core Chara Were together. They had maybe only a year before fate caught up to Geno and he fell into a coma. She went insane and soon destroyed their world. 
It makes sense to why she wants the boys as speaking in the technical sense, my sons are meant to be overly powerful. She may want them because they could awaken Geno.” 
Reboot rung his hands and Eraser had to grab his to stop it. They looked at each other with heartbroken eyes before Eraser pulled Reboot into a hug. Reboot hugged back and although the two children where practically asleep, they joined in the hug. They wouldn’t let anything happen to their children.

Ink called Reboot the next day after arriving home with shocking news. There was a new Error, one that loved Ink just as Reboot had at first. They spoke for a few hours and later added Erratum into the call to explain why there was a new Error and subsequently a new Nightmare. Erratum just explained it as the natural order and moved on.
Red Ribbon came to visit that day too. He was tired but enjoyed hanging out with the couple. He had brought his Paperjam and although Pj was only about a year old, he played with the others. The adults watched their children more then anything else.

That second night Reboot dreamt of Shine and Core Chara. It wasn't really a dream but he still called it one. He decided, as it started, that he would need to tell Dream and Nightmare about this in the future.
“So you told them?” In his dream state, Shine still had vision in both eyes.
“Yea. I did. Was it you, Chara, that fixed my world?” Reboot looked at the teen who nodded stiffly.
“Don’t think I’ve backed down just because Frisk left with me. I fixed your world in exchange for their company.” Chara leaned on Shine who in return roughly shoved her away with an animalistic snarl.
“I can’t truly expect any less but thank you. I promise I’ll find a solution that heals Geno without causing death.” Reboot swore.
“Yea right. Good luck.” Core Chara snarled.

Shine blinked when he awoke a week later. He looked around and noticed that once again, he was in his room. He knew what happened but to him it still felt like a dream.
“Maybe we shouldn’t have done this. Reboot faked the fall, pretending to fall for Ink, and now I’m regretting what I did all those years ago. I regret the very moment I decided to rise.”

But who knew he never had a choice,
After all,
He’s not really the one in control.

To.
Be. 
Continued.

Read Regretting the Rise to see what happens next.