Mr. Erratum

Chapter Forty

One year ago

After jumping into the void, all Ink saw was black. It was like that for awhile, or, what at least felt like a while. When he finally saw the light of day, Ink was greeted by the sight of an average looking human city.

Sitting up, Ink looked around the place in curiosity. "huh, I wonder which one this is" Ink thought to himself. Readjusting the bag on his back, that was squished next to his paintbrush, Ink looked around the place one more time, before one of his eyes turned into an exclamation mark, "oh! Error! haha, almost forgot about that" He said to himself.  "Well..." He said, ignoring the stares of others, "I should look around and try and figure out which Multiverse I'm in" He said. 

Walking around, Ink looked up, "No massive castles- wait" he paused. "Okay- one massive castle" He noted. He looked at the different monsters and humans walking in the street, "No weird marks on their faces, Okay, so this isn't EmpireVerse" He told Himself. 

Looking around, Ink looked for anyone that he could recognise. Ink grinned, Seeing a skeleton that looked quite similar to a Oreo. He started to walk towards him, 'what could go wrong' Ink thought.

That, my dear viewers, was how Ink got Into a sticky situation. He was currently in a nicely decorated house, that he might of or might not have followed Cross too, tied up to a chair with Blue stings. His stuff, both paintbrush and bag, were thrown to the other side of the room, And a angry looking Nightmare was currently pointing a staff at him.

"Why are you here, Ink?" this Nightmare asked, moving the stick even closer to him, "did Dream tell you to do this?" DS!Nightmare asked. "Dream has no idea I'm here!" Ink told them, referring to his own Dream. DS!Nightmare gave him a suspicious look, "the why are you here?" DS!Nightmare asked.

Ink's eyes widened, as he remembered something, "oh! thanks for reminding me!" Ink exclaimed, "I'm trying to find a skeleton! He looks at lot like him over there" Ink said, referring to DS!Error, "But! he his clothes make him look like a hobo, haha".

DS!Nightmare lowered his staff a bit, "and why do you need him?" He asked. Ink grinned, "Well, he might of fell in the void" He replied, ignoring Nightmares look of Horror, "So, after Nightmare kidnapped me, which was a very fun experience" He continued, "He forced me to jump in after Error" Ink told them.

"Well, forced is a strong word, I think I would of went after him at some point on my own, because it's so boring with out Er-" DS!Cross interrupted him, "Are you really Ink?" The skeleton asked. Ink looked at him for a moment, before laughing, "Of course I am! who else would I be?" Ink told him, as if his question was stupid. 

Nightmare then walked out of the room, and was quickly joined by the others. 'Them three could probably help me' He thought. 'If he isn't with these three, he's probably with Blue' He thought, 'or he's been captured' He thought.

The three skeletons quickly came back, but before they could say anything, Ink spoke up, "Hey" He started, "Would you three, by any chance, know how to break into that big castle?" He asked, 'They might of mistaken Error for this one' He thought. When they didn't reply, Ink spoke up again, "well? do you?" he asked.

"I can't believe we're doing this for a mad man" DS!Nightmare growled. Ink gasped, "I am not mad" He told them, "Soulless- yes, but that's not the point" he replied. Ink looked around the castle, "It's very bright, isn't it?" Ink asked, making DS!Error nod, "y-yeah" DS!Error responded. Ink then looked over to DS!Nightmare, "So, were would they keep one of you three if you were caught?" He asked. DS!Nightmare frowned, and looked around, "Well" He responded, "Dream would rather keep us in The dungeons, which are that way" He said, pointing left, "Or he would keep us with him all the time until he would kill us" DS!Nightmare replied.

"Let's split up then" Ink replied, "You two can go to the dungeons" Ink told DS!Error and Cross, "And we can go to bird Dream" Ink told them. Cross gave out a snort, before asking, "What does this 'Error' even look like?" Ink hummed, "Well, He looks like you" He said, pointing at DS!Error, "But, his voice is never the same tone, it's always glitching, and he's got a bunch of Error signs all over him" He told them. "Oh! and if you do find him, stealth might not be an option, his foots steps always sound like the echoing sound of someone walking on marble" Ink warned.

DS!Nightmare sighed, "and what if he's not here?" he asked. Ink smiled, "Well, it's obvious he's not in this multiverse, and i'll just go and jump in the void again" He told them. DS!Nightmare growled, "no, what if he's just, y'know, hiding somewhere?" DS!Nightmare asked, walking down the hallway. Ink laughed, shaking his head, "that wouldn't happen" Ink told him, confusing DS!Nightmare, "It's like he's the main character out of a story, he doesn't 'sit still and hide'" Ink added.

DS!Nightmare paused, and pushed himself and Ink against the wall, "This is the throne room, if he's not here, he's probably in his bedroom" DS!Nightmare explained.

They both stayed silent, listening for any signs of life. Suddenly, soft humming was heard from the room. DS!Nightmare was about to charge in there, but Ink shook his head, "i'll go on my own, you thought I was this places Ink, so Bird Dream probably will too" Ink whispered.

DS!Nightmare seemed to hesitate for a second, before nodding, "Shout my name if you need help" he told Ink. The artist nodded, and grinned. before pausing, "how does- how do I act?" He asked, DS!Nightmare shrugged, "I don't know- frown a lot I guess? now go".

Ink walked into the throne room, and he suddenly felt like he couldn't move. 'It's his aura' Ink thought. It was suffocating, and at first, Ink wanted to run away. But, the longer Ink stood there, staring at Bird Dream's back, taking in his aura, he realised how easily someone could get addicted to it. 

Bird Dream turned around, and faced Ink. His eyes were gold, and his clothing style was very different to his own Dream. "ah, Ink... what are you wearing?" Bird Dream asked. Ink took at breath, and tried to keep himself at a distance, "I, uh wanted to try out something different, that's all.." He told him.

It was overwhelming. He had never felt anything like it. It was like he actually had emotions, and all of them had just appeared all at once. He wanted to cry, laugh, shout, scream, He wanted to run and hide away, but at the same time, he wanted to get closer to the skeleton.

Dream slowly nodded, seeming to believe what he said. Ink gave a short sigh of relief, but his relief was quickly forgotten, as Bird Dream walked closer to him.

"Why are you so tense, Ink?" Bird Dream asked, putting a hand on his shoulder. Ink jumped slightly, as he felt these new emotions get even stronger. "t-tense? I'm not tense" He replied. Bird Dream frowned, and used his over hand to lift his chin, forcing eye contact. "You know I hate it when you lie to me Ink" Bird Dream told him. Ink laughed nervously, his eyes starting to water, "haha- y-yeah" He replied. 

Bird Dream only came closer, before letting go and backing off. "you're early" He stated. Ink looked around nervously, "Early? early for what?" He asked Bird Dream. Bird Dream came closer, and put a hand on his forehead, a frown plastered on his face, "Are you sick Ink? we can do it another time, if you want" Bird Dream offered.

"uh- sure?" Ink replied, not sure how he should answer. Bird Dream gave him a small smile, and suddenly swept Ink of his feet, "w-what? what are you doing?!" Ink exclaimed, his emotions suddenly going out of control. Bird Dream didn't seem fazed by his outburst, and simply replied, "You are sick, are you not?" Bird Dream asked. Ink felt his stomach do summersaults, And replied, "well- yes, but I can walk on my own!" Ink told Bird Dream. 

Bird Dream simply sighed, and put Ink back down on the ground. Ink was overwhelmed with relief, and strangely, a feeling of longing. 

But, all of that was forgotten when he heard the door open, and see DS!Ink come out the door with an unconscious Nightmare In tow. "uh, hi? " He greeted. When he looked over and saw Bird Dreams generally confused face, he added, "m-maybe I should explain?".