Silent Letters

Chapter 13

⚠️Little bit of nasty towards the end😏😏⚠️

Just a few more hours until they were out of town. Just a few more hours until they were safe. Just a few more hours until Dust wouldn't make it.

Error paced back and forth, Reaper clawed at his skull and Ink and Geno were hiding their heads under the many layers of clothing they had. Nothing seemed to muffle the wails of pain the came from Dust.

Undyne was in another room with Swapfell and Dust, trying to hold Dust down. "S-STOP IT YOU'RE H-H-HURTING MEEE!" Dust sobbed in agony and clawed at Swapfell's arm.

Dust's leg, the once pearly white bone, was a sickly orange, green and purple, spitting yellow pus and blood. Undyne opened up a bottle of the alcohol and held her breath, closing her eyes. "Forgive me.." She mumbled.

Nothing they ever heard compared to the skull splitting scream of pure agony that ripped through the air. Error glitched and it was too much for him. He fell to his knees and collasped to his side, twitching and glitching as he started to reboot.

Alphys was curled up in a corner of the abandoned house, her eyes widened in utter horror and fear as she couldn't block out Dust's screams of bloody murder.

Minutes passed by like long and torturous hours as Undyne quickly explained to Swapfell what had to be done.

"It's this, or he dies." She panted and Swapfell held his breath and looked away. "Please.." He murmured and Undyne nodded. "I'm so..sorry Dust.." She bit her bottom lip, screwing her eyes closed as he rested her hands on the fragile being below her. She had a blade in hand.

"One.."

"Two.."

"THREE!"

SNAP

It was like the rest of the world went silent as Dust screamed, the scream echoing around the abandoned house.

Dust fell limp as blood pooled under him, his poor body twitching as his eyes rolled to the back of his skull. Undyne took her bloodied hands away and let out a long and shaky breath.

Swapfell had tears streaming down his face as he couldn't bring himself to look down. Undyne took off her jacket and held it to the bloodied stump that replaced Dust's leg from the knee down.

They didn't have time now. Dust would bleed out in a matter of minutes if they weren't quick enough.

"Swapfell, I need you to twist his femur back in place. Keep his head from rolling to the side and make. Sure. He. Breathes." She ordered and Swapfell nodded rapidly.

Alphys was quietly sobbing. She couldn't stand it when others were in pain around her. It crushed her knowing there was nothing she could do. When Dust's screams went silent she imagined so many different ways he could've died.

"O-o-o-oh g-g-od.." She whimpered and held her head. She felt a hand on her shoulder and she jolted, looking up quickly.

"You okay..?" Ink asked softly. Alphys wanted to nod and say that she was, but her head moved in the opposite direction as she shook her head rapidly.

"I-i-i w-want t-t-this t-to b-b-be over-er.." She hiccuped and sobbed. "I know..me too Al.." Ink sat by her and hugged her tightly.

"We'll be safe soon." Ink told her and she looked up at him. She went to day something but was cut off when Error walked in.

"D-Dust is st-st-stable-e." He stuffed his hands in his pockets. "H-h-he'll be un-un-unconscious f-for-or-or a while." He sighed. Ink nodded and stood up, walking to his lover, both of them wrapping their arms around one another's waist.