An Unwanted Glitch Like Me (ErrInk) ~Completed!~

Chapter 3: Meeting Them

(A/N Hello, hello again my lovely peeps! This is the third chapter of the story. Swap/Blueberry/Blue will talk in all caps, but that does not mean he is yelling, kay? As always, constructive criticism is appreciated and will always be taken seriously. Enjoy!)

"Hey! Hey are you alright?!?"

"GAHH! IS HE ALRIGHT? OH MY GOODNESS! IT CAN'T BE AN INK. CAN IT? BUT ALL OF THEM WERE DUSTED! COME ON COME ON! BRING HIM INSIDE!"

I groaned quietly, my skull pounding as I felt myself being lifted and carried somewhere. Suddenly it was a lot colder and it was darker. I was placed down on some soft material and I curled up again. I groaned again, quieter this time, when the hands pulled away. I curled around my new brush and felt as colors started to flood into me and my new clothes. I heard the other voice do a loud whisper.

"COME ON DREAM, THE CREATORS ARE CALLING US! THEY ARE PROBABLY GOING TO EXPLAIN THIS! WE JUST NEED TO LET HIM SLEEP FOR A WHILE SO HE CAN FEEL BETTER. LET'S GO, LET'S GO!!" 

By now I just wanted to sleep. And now, as those two went outside somewhere, I did just that.

'...Ugh... my head. Where am I?' I sit up suddenly, remembering the events. In front of me was sitting a wide-eyed skeleton who was grinning hugely at me. He was so tiny. I couldn't help but smile back and his face absolutely lit up with positivety and warmth. 

"OH. MY. GOSH!!! YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE IT HERE INK! I SWEAR WE ARE REALLY NICE AND WE WILL BE THE BESTEST OF FRIENDS! I, THE MAGNIFICENT SANS, PROMISE THAT WE WILL HELP YOU ADJUST. THE CREATORS TOLD US HOW YOU HAVE LIVED IN THE ANTI-VOID FOR LIKE YEARS. WAS IT SCARY? TELL ME, TELL ME!"

"That's quite enough Blue. You'll scare him. Greetings Ink. I apologize for the circumstances you find yourself in."

A skeleton dressed with a gold crown and matching cape came down the stairs and did a sort of small bow. He walked up to me and sat down on the soft material next to me, taking my hand in his. He bows his head and does a sort of sniffling noise.

"When we found out how all of the InkTale AUs were destroyed and dusted we were devastated. Blue and I were so busy trying to fight off Error from an UnderSwap that we neglected our duty to protect InkTale. I'm sorry that you have gone through what you have because of our failure. But you are here now, and that's all that matters to us now. We swear... no... promise, that we will never abandon you again."

He looked up to find me with some black ink dripping from my eyes and one eye an orange question mark. He reached up and brushed the ink away from my eyes. I had never felt so sad before that I can remember. Blue or something? I think that's what this gold one called him. Jumped up and ran through a hole in the wall and soon returned with a plate of something that smelled absolutely amazing.

"SORRY THAT THEY'RE A LITTLE COLD. I PUT THEM IN THE FRIDGE BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T AWAKE AND I DIDN'T WANT TO WASTE THEM."

I took the plate and looked at them quizzically. they seemed confused for a bit until my eye flashed an orange question mark.

"Oh, of course. Being in an Anti-void didn't give you much to eat did it? Here, just grab one and bite into it like this."

He picked one up and demonstrated biting it. I slowly picked one up and bit into it like he did. It was so good! This was food! I missed it so much without realizing it. I took another bite and earned another grin from Blue. I pretty quickly cleaned the plate and Blue laughed happily. I seriously regretted it. I immediately felt sick and signaled urgently to the gold skeleton. He didn't understand me. I stood quickly and stumbled out of the door they had gone out yesterday. As soon as I got on the grass I stumbled and started expelling a lot of the black ink onto it. The gold skeleton ran out with a concerned look and Blue was following him.

"Oh dear. The Creators mentioned that you might have a weak stomach for a while because of the years of no gravity. So weird that yours comes out as ink though. Come on back inside and let Blue clean you up. I'll clean this okay?"

Blue took me to a room that had some pretty plain walls and a bed. At least the walls weren't white. They were a sort of light blue. I felt like I never wanted to see the color white again. Blue sat me on the bed and got a wet cloth. He started to gently sponge my face and his eyes looked a little sad. My eye went to a blue question mark and he looked at me a moment.

"OH RIGHT! THE COLORS ARE EMOTIONS! LET'S SEE, BLUE IS... SAD? I THINK. AND THE QUESTION MARK... YOU'RE ASKING ME A QUESTION!"

I nod and the little skeleton gasps and starts to try to figure it out.

"ERM... LET'S SEE... I DON'T THINK YOU'RE SAD RIGHT NOW... ARE YOU ASKING ME IF I'M SAD?!?"

I nod again. I don't feel much like speaking as my mouth still tastes like bile and my tongue feels heavy after the lack of gravity.

"OH... WELL YEAH, KINDA. YOU WERE STUCK IN A PLACE WITH NO COLOR, FRIENDS, OR EVEN FOOD FOR YEARS. AND IT'S PARTIALLY MY FAULT."

I shake my head roughly and put two fingers to my teeth. I pry them apart and Blue sees my rainbow colored tongue.

"Not your f-fault blue... not at all." I rasp.

"YOU CAN TALK! AW THIS IS AWESOME!"

I nod sheepishly as Blue ran down to get the gold skeleton. They return a bit later and start to give me a tour of their house or "Base" as they called it.

Over the next few days, I explored, trained, and wandered around the house. I was finally talking to them normally and it seems they accepted me. I didn't tell them about my cross-strap or my soul, but I took a small sip of the vials every day like I was told. However, it wasn't long before this new peace would come crumbling. One morning I got another sudden headache and shortly after Blue and Dream disappeared saying that the Destroyers were attacking an AU. I could do nothing but wait for their return and knew before they came back that the AU had been lost. Blue was crying and Dream sighed sadly. I could only feel anger rising up within me. Whoever these Destroyers were, was going to face them.

"No matter what." I whispered

(A/N Hello, hello and welcome to yet another Author's Note. I was procrastinating a LOT on my math tests and got done with this part and decided to why not post it on the same day. [I'm a total Sans] Thank you for reading and have a great day and/or night!)