Star-Crossed Paws: Lives Entwined

Dream, Guardian of Positivity, died 13 years ago at the hands of his own twin brother, Nightmare, the King of Negativity, signaling the end of an era in the Multiverse. Managing to secure Dream's former soul - the last golden apple and the single source of all positivity - Ink, Protector of Alternate Universes and God of Creation, inherits the duty of spreading hope and peace in his stead. It is a taxing job, one that he could not fully succeed in on his own, and slowly but surely, the Multiverse spirals into chaos.

However, after over a decade of Ink juggling responsibilities, Dream seemingly comes back to life. To the common eye, it seems as though Ink was able to revive the fallen guardian, and that nothing is amiss. But to those who knew him, it was easy to tell that while this skeleton looked like Dream, sounded like him, and even held the same powers as him, there was something about his actions, and his soul, that just seemed... hollow.

Nevertheless, Dream's abrupt reappearance quickly sets the Multiverse back on track to its proper balance. While Ink and Dream plot with their allies on how to take down Nightmare's Empire, Cross - one of Nightmare's most trusted henchmen - revisits the site of Dream's past demise. In trying to evade his rocky past with the Guardian, Cross is reminded of how, even though for a short while, he and Dream had been friends. Reminiscing of times long gone, the last thing he expects is to be pounced on by a cat perched above him in a tree. And he certainly wasn't planning on returning to Nightmare's castle with a new companion in tow.

But as the saying goes: misery enjoys company.