The Other Side

Chapter 1- Freedom

A/N:I swear, I listened to the weirdest songs ever while writing this-
-The one and only Nootmares POV!-

    'I can sense a strong feeling of negativity..hm.' I thought to myself. I decided to go check this out. Maybe I can try convincing this person to join my team? Let's see. I teleported to the source of negativity and looked around.

   It was a dark, empty void, but someone sat alone, muttering to themselves. When I took a step forward, they turned around. "Wh- Who's there-?" They called out, standing up. 'This will be fun.' I thought to myself. This person looked like Error, but had some differences.

   "Hey there, buddy." I greeted the dark-boned skeleton. "Wh..who are you..?" They asked slowly. "Didn't mean to scare ya. The names Nightmare. What's yours?" I replied. "Gr-Gradient." They said.

   "How did you find me..?" I smiled. "I sensed your negativity. So, whats got you so depressed?" Gradient took a deep breath. "I got st-stuck here when I was five....and I couldn't g-get out... i'm like, 14 years old n-now..how much years is that-? I-it's hard to keep track of time here, if time even exists in this f-cking prison." I nodded. "Continue.."

   "My family...you might know them- Error, Ink, and my brother Paperjam. I don't know if they looked for me or not, but for sure they left me here to rot." Gradient continued. I started to get interested. There might be a good choice that I could convince this kid to join my gang. Once Gradient finished explaining, I thought for a moment on my word choice. "Well, Gradient.. I can help you get out of here..and you could help me and my gang."

...WHAT THE HECK?! THE WORD CHOICE WAS F-CKING TERRIBLE-!
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-Paperjams POV-
   I was walking around a forest in boredom, listening to ATLA Musical songs. "In the clouds~" I sang. Then I heard a rustle in a bush. Curious, I followed the sound and looked in the bushes-

A lemur.
I found.
A f-cking.
L E M U R .

  "IM NAMING YOU MOMO! I AM TAKING YOU HOME!!!!" I yelled, as the lemur curiously jumped onto my shoulder. "This is the best day of my life," I said to myself, petting the lemur. 

-TIME SKIP BROUGHT TO YOU BY METTATON!-

   "POPS!! DAD!! LOOKIT!!!" I screeched. Dad and Pops walked into the room. "What is it- I-" Dad looked at me. "You found a lemur-" I nodded, proud of myself. "Can we keep it?!" I asked. "Where did you find it, anyway?" Pops asked. "In the forest," "Wait what-" "So, caN WE?!" Dad sighed. "Okay, okay.." I gasped. "::00 YAAAYYY!!!!" I squealed, running to my room. "I AM LE AvAtAr!!!" I exclaimed. "...I think this is gonna end well." Dad said. "Yeeaaaahhhh."
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-Noots POV-
   "What-?" I sighed. "Let me explain this to you, kid. I have a gang of other Sanses with me- together we cause chaos across the multiverse!" Gradient stared at me. "Wait, what-?! Why would I want to cause chaos?!" I grinned. "You were left alone to rot in here by your family. Come on, don't you want to get some revenge on your family? You'll finally be free. Come with me, Gradient!" Gradient shook his head. "I'm not stupid..i'd rather not- sorry."
'Fine..then i'll just keep on having to convince you.'

(SONG STARTS HERE! The Other Side- The Greatest Showman!)
(Nightmare: Text)
(Gradient: Text)
(Both: Text)

Right here, right now.
I put the offer out.
I don't want to chase you down-
I know you see it.
You run with me,
And I can cut you free
Out of the drudgery and walls you keep in!

So trade that typical for something colorful!
And if it's crazy, live a little crazy!
You can play it sensible, a king of conventional
Or you can risk it all and see

Don't you wanna get away from the same old part you gotta play?
'Cause I got what you need, so come with me and take the ride~
It'll take you to the other side!
'Cause you can do like you do,
Or you can do like me!
Stay in the cage, or you'll finally take the key!
Oh, damn! Suddenly you're free to fly~
It'll take you to the other side!

Okay, my friend, you want to cut me in.
Well I hate to tell you, but it just won't happen.
So thanks, but no.
I think I'm good to go!
'Cause I quite enjoy the life you say I'm trapped in.

Now I admire you, and that whole show you do.
You're onto something, really it's something!
But I live among the swells, and we don't pick up peanut shells.
I'll have to leave that up to you.

Don't you know that I'm okay with this uptown part I get to play?
'Cause I got what I need and I don't want to take the ride~
I don't need to see the other side!
So go and do like you do,
I'm good to do like me!
Ain't in a cage, so I don't need to take the key!
Oh, damn! Can't you see I'm doing fine~
I don't need to see the other side!

Now is this really how you like to spend your days?
Whiskey and misery, and parties and plays?

If I were mixed up with you, I'd be the talk of the town-
Disgraced and disowned, another one of the clowns!

But you would finally live a little, finally laugh a little!
Just let me give you the freedom to dream..
And it'll wake you up and cure your aching-
Take your walls and start 'em breaking!
Now that's a deal that seems worth taking!
But I guess I'll leave that up to you~..

Well it's intriguing, but to go would cost me greatly
So what percentage of the show would I be taking?

Fair enough, you'd want a piece of all the action.
I'd give you seven, we could shake and make it happen!

I wasn't born this morning, eighteen would be just fine!

Why not just go ahead and ask for nickels on the dime?

Fifteen. I'd do eight. Twelve. Maybe nine.

Ten.

Don't you wanna get away to a whole new part you're gonna play?
'Cause I got what you need, so come with me and take the ride~
To the other side!
So if you do like I do!
So if you do like me!
Forget the cage, 'cause we know how to make the key!
Oh, damn! Suddenly we're free to fly~~
We're going to the other side!!
So if you do like I do! (To the other side!)
So if you do like me! (Going to the other side!)
'Cause if we do, we're going to the other side~!
We're going to the other side!
(A/N: GODDAMN IT -)
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  Gradient sighed. "Just don't make me regret my choice, Nightmare." I grinned. "Trust me, you won't."
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A/N: HOLY SH-T I DID IT! THAT WAS SO TIRING- I SWEAR XD

Welp, Imma take a rest now. Might make another chapter later today!