A multiverse in ruins

Chapter 7:Hope and Jars

(listened to this while writing)

NO POV

"Got him, boss."Cipher says

"Ah, good. Very good."Renew says, squeezing something that cried in her hand

"You having fun with using Dream?"Cipher asks

"Yes, it's quite enjoyable. Like squeezing a stress ball that plays music to my ears."Renew says

"Good to hear. Now, what shall I do with his brother?"Cipher asks

"Restore his memory."Renew says

"Huh?"Cipher says in confusion

"I want him to be aware of what trouble he's in. Know what his fate most likely is. Shrink him down like Dream, making him vulnerable and keep his abilities locked, making him unable to do anything."Renew says

"Okay, yes boss."Cipher says

He leaves to do so.

"Leave my brother alone!"Dream shouts

"You have no voice or power here."Renew says, then squeezes again

Dream continued to cry in pain.

Cipher shrinks Nightmare/Allsun down as told. Yes, he knows this is his former boss, but he doesn't care. He has benefits and rewards from Renew. Power. The ability to rule the multiverse. He just has to wait for the right time. He puts his former boss in a jar and moves on to his next assignment.

Later, Renew places Dream in the same jar and puts a bottle cork on top to block it up. She leaves. Dream desperately tries to wake his brother up, but he wouldn't. This got Dream to panic and take out a small bottle from his boot. He had watched his brother teach the kids to hide an emergency item with them. So he puts two items in each boot. This bottle was full of water. He takes the cap off and pours it on his brother. Nightmare jolts, waking up. He is completely confused though.

Dream's POV

"Dream? Where are we? What's going on? Where's Ghastly? Are they ok?"Brother asks in a panic

"Brother! You're ok! Thank the stars! Well, we're in a jar. We were shrunk down by Cipher and Renew. Stuff is going on, dunno what. Ghastly is still at home last I checked, which was before Cipher got me. I'm sure everyone is ok."I tell him

"Are you alright?"He asks

I nod.

He narrows his eyes at me.

"You are not a good liar, Dream."He says

He rolls up my sleeves and checks my condition. He sees the cracks in my bones.

"Renew used me like a stress ball, not the nicest experience."I tell him

"Oh, she is gonna pay!"He says, shaking a fist

He stands up and starts pushing the jar, trying to tip it, but it's no use. It wouldn't budge. He quickly learns that he can't summon anything. He punches the cork but only hurt his hand. I tell him to stop before he hurts himself even more and he reluctantly complies. He sits down next to me and looks very unhappy.

I try to do conversations but he wasn't interested.

Probably not the best time.

I keep checking for positive feelings. Hope, Joy, Care, anything. Anything that isn't coming from Renew or Cipher. There was absolutely nothing.

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