Inktobertale2020 Challenge!

Day 2 - Buggy

∆^∆^ Ink ^∆^∆

I wait in the DoodleSphere. Sitting around, waiting for Error to call me for the hangout. I get the signal when the ground beneath me turns to paint and I fall through.

Falling and disoriented, I quickly right myself to land on my feet.

"Huh, that was quick Squid." Error said his voice monotone voice glitching as it always has. I smile picking up the paint from my teleport. "I could hardly wait!"

Error groans and rolls his eyes, "Whatever you say Squid."

I sit down, finally taking note of my surroundings. We were in Outertale. I snicker, it's definitely one of Error's favorites!

He sits down beside me and I start a conversation. We hang out, and goof around, seeming to forget our roles in the chaos of the Multiverse itself.

It reminds me of the other hangouts we've had, where we manage to set aside our differences for a couple hours. Of all the times Error has picked Outertale, this one lasted the longest.

I couldn't have wished for a better day. Well, except for everything that went wrong.

It started when my vision started to fizzle around the edges. Unnoticeable, at first.

But it got worse, as the hangout wore on I could feel the paint in my system seep out of me into some hidden crack. I was loosing my emotions!

I tried to ignore it, after all, if I loose too much paint than I can just drink more from my sash stash! ...Right?

I continued to deteriorate, despite my best efforts. My hands started to shake, I could see squares of white forming around my hands.

Bugs.

Only then could I see how bad they had gotten. My voice was beginning to tremble and my vision got more unfocused as the minutes passed by. My eyelights were shaking, I couldn't hold it together!

I was full on panicking, so much so that when Error turned to me he jumped back in surprise. "Holy fuck! Squid what happened?"

"I-I don't k-know!" I said, then covered my mouth with my hands. "Shit, s-shit!"

I looked up at Error, tears in my eyes from whatever blue paint I had left. He was actually scared for me?

At least he cares, isn't that what the hangouts were for? To make him appreciate the Multiverse and the beings that live here?

I just didn't expect him to care about me in the end.

I give a small self-pitying laugh, knowing my fate. "It's ok Error. You already know what's going to happen!"

"But Ink-!"

"We both know that bugs outside of the Antivoid are fatal! I just didn't think I had enough code to be infected." I couldn't stop the tears, nor my laughter.

"This is it! Oh God, this is it!" The reality sinks in, I will never be able to save an AU again.

"S-shit, what's going to happen? What's going to happen Error?" Even if he could do anything, we were both too shocked to act.

Not that I was in any position to act, seeing as I had no handle on my fake emotions or my actions.

I can't hold on, I'm glitching too bad. Even when Error finally acts and teleports me to the Antivoid (but what good will that do!?). I continue to bug out, wasting away to the infectious disease in my code.

"At least I got you to care in the end. Continue caring for me, please?"

With my final wish, my code was finally terminated. I was glitched out of Error's arms into death, whatever it may be.

A/N
Nobody:
Me: haha yes sad day two Inktobertale that is best.

Soo- yes sad ending. Don't worry, Ink will be back (would hardly be an Inktobertale at that)! I just wanted to stretch my angst writing and see how far I could go with it.

I originally had an idea for Ink and Pallete to do a buggy trip on the surface for some father-son bonding but I ended up scrapping it. Tell me if you want me to write it and I'll make a bonus chapter for it!

Other than that things are going smoothly, though this is the weekend where I have plenty of time to write.

Enough from me!
-Flaff