Nightmare's Connection [DISCONTINUED... And Very Old-]

Chapter 20

It had been a few days since the arrival of Blue, the gang had been on edge thinking Ink would attack the Au to get him back. Nightmare wasn't to worried, he had spent most of his time reading the book, he could read almost everything in it. There were a few pages where that strange language was written and some others were all crossed out and rewritten over a few times too many. But there still appeared to be a few empty pages at the back so Nightmare could still contact Noot, Nightmare heard a glass break downstairs. What was strange was the fact that nobody was yelling curses, most of the time when the gang broke something they would just turn into an angry fit of cursing. Nightmare closed the book and placed it in the satchel he found slinging it over his back then sliding it under his jacket, the book didn't stand out while it was strapped along his back the only sign that showed it was there was the strap across Nightmare's shirt. Nightmare teleported outside his door not wanting it to creak open he silently walked down the halls where he heard the glass break, he waited outside a moment and heard a muffled thud, as if someone had caught and unconscious person and lowered them to the ground. Nightmare saw Dust approaching up the hallway he looked confused, he must have heard the glass breaking to, Nightmare shook his head and Dust stopped. Nightmare took a few steps closer to the entrance staying out of view from the inside, he could have sworn he saw the top of a paint brush sticking out from behind the counter. Nightmare turned back to dust.

What if Ink did something to someone...

Nightmare pointed to his eye the ran his fingers down from them imitating tear marks, 'Seen Error', he hoped Dust had gotten what he was trying to say. Dust nodded and pointed down the hallway, Nightmare then traced his hand on his cheek to imitate Cross's mark 'Cross'. Dust nodded again and pointed down the hallway. Nightmare then tapped on his skull twice 'Horror', Dust stopped and pointed to the kitchen. Nightmare turned around he twitched.

Only Ink has a paintbrush like that, What if he hurt Horror...

Nightmare tried to remember something he read in the DreamTale books, Something that the Nightmares could do. It was like turning yourself into a puddle and being able to move, and to an accent teleport, anywhere. Nightmare tried it, it felt like his bones where melting and by Dusts muffled gasp Nightmare gussed he was turning into something atlest... Nightmare felt like his intier body was a melted mess, Nightmare gussed now he should try moving. He was definitely moving and he could see where he was going, he climbed up the kitchen counter and saw Ink peering around the edge of it.

He was going to pick us off one by one...

Nightmare felt anger but shoved it aside turning his gaze and looking for Horror, he saw Horror unconscious on the ground with an empty syringe by his side. Nightmare looked at Ink's hand to see the same syringe. Nightmare reformed his body the melted pecies rejoining and the hardening back to bone, Nightmare reached forward and gently slipped one of the syringes out of Ink jacket. Nightmare then jumped on Ink's back pinning him down and placing a foot on the arm with the syringe, the suddenness earned a loud yelp, Nightmare then enjected Ink with it. He saw Inks gaze turn towards the sting, his pupils srunk and he started struggling but his eyelids started closing as he fell into unconscious.
Nightmare pulled out the syringe tossing it to the ground, he walked over to Horror checking him for any injuries, he found and small cut on his hand with a piece of glass lodged in it and his skull was bleeding. And judging but the small blood stain on the floor and the broken cup Nightmare could gusse he hit the ground to hard and the cup broke in his hand while falling.

"Dust."

Nightmare called, he heard a relieved sigh and footsteps. Dust stopped seeing an unconscious Ink his gaze slowly shifting to Horror, he rushed over and crouched next to him starting to heal the wounds.

"What happened...?"

Nightmare paused looking back at the scene.

"I'm going to suggest Ink ambushed Horror injected him whith whatever this is and when Horror fell he must of had that cup in hand so it broke and sliced his hand, and he must of hit th ground to hard and that injured his skull."

Dust looked back at Ink, Nightmare could feel the hatred from Dust. Nightmare walked over to Ink he pulled out the rest of the syringes, but they where labbled with names and what they were. Nightmare grabbed the other two empty syringes and lined the on the ground.

Horror
Unconscious

Dust
Unconscious

Cross
Unconscious

Error
Posion

Nightmare
Positvity Extract

Nightmare stopped instantly reading the last one, there in no way that could be right only one person knows what that is... No one else could possibly know. Nightmare felt like he couldn't breathe if he wanted to, Dream and Nightmare where the only two people that knew what this was. Nightmare lifted it up and stared at the yellow liquid, and there was only one way to get it...

Nightmare looked at the two empty syringes, Horror and Error which means Nightmare enjected Ink with the posion, Nightmare looked back at the syringe and placed it down he opened a portal to DreamTale and walked through he heard rushed foot steps behind him.

"Nightmare! What about Horror and Ink?"

Nightmare didn't reply he stood the starring blankly at the empty space in front of the tree. Dream was gone, there was dust everywhere what if some of it was his, what did Ink do to him to make him give up the positvity extract... Nightmare couldn't move, Couldn't speak, Couldn't stay focused. His body started walking without his concent and stopped in front of the tree, Nightmare looked around. Every new place he saw he could see memories of him and Dream, others of him and the villagers and one of all the death around him when he first destroyed his Au. He clenched his fist and squinted his eyes closed and looked away.

"Nightmare...?"

Nightmare started trembling, he heard a portal open, Nightmare glanced over and saw Error, A drowsy looking Horror, Cross and Killer? Error ran over to Nightmare and hugged him, Nightmare just stood there he couldn't react to anything right now. All he saw was the surprised faces of his friends... friends... Nightmare stopped on that word, he had never referred to people as that before...  There was a sound of a portal opening, everyone turned there heads around Error departing the hug, to their surprise Blue, Ink and... No this can't be right... Nightmare belived he must be imagining things... 

"Dream...?"

-Chapter 20 end