To Fix A Multiverse

Chapter 33

Ink hummed thoughtfully as he walked through the Waterfall area of an AU that he had made before he'd been aware of the fact that the multiverse had limitations. It was an Underswap copy.

Error opened a portal and jumped through, sighing harshly. Another copy. He rubbed his face tiredly. He needed to destroy this last one before he could finally have a break. Preferably in OuterTale. The voices were something he did not want to deal with.

Ink sat down at a waterfall and looked down into the depths it flowed down.

Error summoned his strings and began shooting them at the residents. They were swift and silent. Dust flew in the air and in moment, Snowdin was nothing but dust.

Ink winced as pain exploded in his Soul. Someone, Error, was destroying an AU. He held himself back from jumping up and fighting him and merely ignored the feeling.

Error began walking towards Waterfall, dusting everyone he found and everyone who was hiding. He really hated this. But it had to be done.

Ink sighed and laid down, breathing deeply to cope with the pain better. It hurt. It felt like a part of him was being ripped away.

It hurt.

Error felt a piece of his Soul break away as he killed the monsters. Shooting blasters over the town to eliminate it better. It hurt so much. He wanted to stop. But he bore the pain.

Ink sighed. The AU had to be really close if he felt it that much. He tried to ignore the feeling, closing his eye sockets.

Error finally reached Waterfall and immediately dusted Alphys by crushing her Soul. He sighed softly and fixed his scarf. Just one AU.

Ink winced slightly but fought the urge to jump up, breathing deeply as he tried to calm himself.

Error went through Waterfall, dusting everyone in his path.

He startled when he spotted Ink on the ground.

"Ink?" he said and walked closer to the Creator. Was he in pain?

Ink opened his eye sockets when he heard Error. Was he destroying the AU he was in?

He sat up when he saw Error.

"Hi, Error." Ink greeted.

Error looked at Ink warily. "You're not here to stop me again are you? We made an agreement."

"I'm not here to stop you." Ink agreed. "I was here on accident." He explained, wincing in pain as he sat up. His Soul was pulsing in agony.

"Oh." Error said and noticed how Ink winced. "Are you injured?"

Ink shook his skull and pressed a hand to his Soul.

"No. My Soul's just hurting." He mentioned casually.

Error's eye sockets widened. "Why? Has anyone tried to hurt you? Did they get your Soul?"

Impossible right? Everyone loved Ink.

"No." Ink replied. He suddenly realised something. He didn't want to add onto Error's burden by telling him that it hurt his Soul when AUs were destroyed.

Error watched Ink in confusion and concern. "Then... what's wrong?"

"Don't worry about me. It's normal." Ink tried to reassure Error with a smile. It was indeed normal but only for him. He really hoped Error wouldn't ask any more questions.

"It's not normal." Error said factually while crossing his arms. "I've never seen you like this. Without a reason."

I got a reason but I can't tell you! Ink thought, frowning slightly.

"Maybe I just overworked myself again." He suggested. He sighed in relief as the pain disappeared.

"If you say so." Error said, not believing him. "Well, you better leave. I have to destroy this AU and I can't do it without risking your life with you here."

"Right." Ink agreed and stood up shakily. Damn. He had underestimated the effects a dying AU had on him. He hadn't felt it this bad in a long time.

Error watched as Ink stood up shakily. "You sure you're okay? You don't have to lie."

"I'm doing horribly but it's nobody's fault but my own." Ink explained because he deserved to feel like this for creating too many AUs.

Error nodded in understanding. He knew that feeling so well. "Then why? Why are you hurting Ink? I can't help if you won't tell me what's wrong."

"It's nothing that could be helped." Ink explained, rubbing his ribcage unconsciously.

Error sighed harshly. "If you say so Ink."

"By the way, where's Vigour?" Error asked curiously. "I haven't seen him since last time."

Ink perked up a little at Vigour's name.

"I think he's at Haven's house right now." Ink hummed. Or he was in the doodle sphere.

Error nodded. Haven's house huh. Vigour always seemed to be there.

"He and Haven are close aren't they?" He wondered aloud.

Ink nodded, tilting his skull slightly. Was Error implying something?

Error grinned slightly in thought. "I'm glad Vigour has Haven for a friend. At least he has someone."

Ink nodded slightly. He didn't like that wording. Vigour had him too and all the other friends he had.

Error looked around and sighed. "Alright, I have to finish up Ink. I can't destroy an AU with you in it."

Ink nodded and opened a portal, his hand shaking a bit as he stepped towards it.

"See ya." He mumbled and stepped through.

"Bye." Error said, watching Ink leave through a portal.

He sighed and summoned his blasters and strings to finish destroying this AU.