Blue's POV
I was dragged through and the portal shut quickly. I struggle and resist as much as I could. I recognized the place. It was the void. I was tossed into a container. I got up and examine my surroundings. Dream was in one beside me. I look ahead to see that Gaster dude with Renew and Change on either side of him. They had some kind of control panel in front of them. I bang against the container and summon a bone attack. I begin to scratch the container to get free. I want out of here! The only thing that seemed good in my mind was the fact that they had tried to take E!Pap but I managed to keep him from getting taken, which made me happy. The bone attack was doing no effect to the container besides scratches.
"So, what's this even gonna do?"Change asks
"EvErYoNe hAs sOmE uNiQuE qUaLiTiEs. EaCh AU hAs a sPaRk, yOu cOuLd saY. SoMeThInG sPeCiAl aBoUt theM. It cAn bE vErY uSeFuL aNd pOwErFul iF uSeD oR miXeD wElL. ThIs mAcHiNe wIlL dRaIn tHem oF tHeSe sPaRkS oR pOweR, bRiNgInG iT tO oUr uSe."The Gaster explains
"What will that do to them?"Change asks
"This is only our second test, the first that we let you see. From what we've seen in the first test, it either kills or heavily hurts them. But there isn't much to fear, it doesn't concern us and is a simple swap. "Renew says
"What? Who'd you do it to? And does that mean you wanted to hurt your own son, Gaster?"Change exclaims
"UgH, mAYbE. ThE fIrSt tEsT is nOnE oF yOuR cOnCeRn."The Gaster says
"Oh ya, how was it getting blasted by your own sons, E!Gaster?"Renew teases
Wait, is this Gaster E!Gaster? And is he truly E!Pap and Error's father? But he tried to get E!Pap into this, which may hurt him! That's wrong!
"Be qUiEt. Now, lEt's gEt tHiS tEsT dOnE."The Gaster says, no longer speaking in wing dings after putting a device on himself
"I did not want death or others to get hurt! I just wanted to swap things up! Not destroy it!"Change exclaims
"Oh be quiet, Change. You're the younger one. You listen to me. You help my plans. I don't care. Besides, your little friends were very helpful in the first test. Dream may give a lot of power due to the fact of everything he posses instead of a soul."Renew growls
"You hurt Sprinkle and Goth? You're gonna pay! I'm gonna get them before you do anything else! I'm done with you both!"Change snaps, running out of the void
The Gaster and Renew shrug it off, then pull a lever on the control panel. I drop the bone attack, feeling pain fill me. All I could hear was Dream yelling besides a loud machine noise. I shut my eyes tightly on instinct. I couldn't move or really sense anything. Then there was a blast and I heard glass shatter. I open my eyes to see the containers were broken as well as the control panel. The machine had been shut down. There stood a figure, looking very displeased.
"Stop this at once. Where is Goth and my friends?"The figure asks
"Like we'll tell you that! Buddy, you're well outnumbered, you aren't gonna win this!"Renew laughs
"I wouldn't be too sure of that. You should really be careful of who you ally yourselves with or make enemies with. And the kid didn't come alone. I came too, a certain Change told me. Only one person is able to hurt my brother and that's me."A voice says
Tentacles grab the Gaster and Renew. In comes Nightmare to the scene. He equally looked displeased.
"Uncle Night!"The figure cheers
Nightmare gives the figure a weird look. Nightmare then shakes his head and threw the two out of the void.
"You can say our alliance is over."Nightmare says
"Thanks for the help, Uncle Night! I'm gonna go find my friends! Bye!"The figure yells, then runs off
"Don't call me that kid!"Nightmare yells
Nightmare sighs and mutters something about his gang, then leaves. I climb slowly out of the container and look around. It was dark and empty now. I limp over to Dream and find him out cold, wounded everywhere. I pick him up and carry him on my back. I see that Change left the portal open and the figure had run through it. I slowly head to it, my head spinning and trying to figure out what just happened or what to do, pain ringing throughout me. I get through the portal and my feet gave out as soon as I did. I hit the ground, but had no clue where I was. The ground was grassy and alive so that's a clue. I get up slightly and check on Dream's condition. He was waking up slightly.
"Father!"A voice yells
"Dad!"A second yells
Two figures ran up to Dream and I, one being the one from before. They both stood there, gazing at us worriedly.
(First time drawing Palette and Sprinkle.)
"Miss Change! You left the portal open and our parents came through! How will they be found now?"One says
Parents?!
"I'll figure something out!"Change yells
"Uh, what's going on? Who are you both?"I ask, Dream still swaying in and out of consciousness
One tried to give me a smile, the figure from before.
"I'm Palette. This is Sprinkle. What is going on is hard to explain, but we're trying to figure it out. Will Father be okay, Mr. Blue?"The figure asks
"Are you okay, Dad? I'll kill them if you're not!"Sprinkle asks
"Umm, nice to meet you both. Ok. I'm ok. I'm not su-Wait he's your father? Since when? And why are you calling me Dad, Sprinkle? It's Blue or Blueberry!"I reply
"I think they may be from a different timeline."Sprinkle says
"Oh! Well, in our timeline, Dream and Ink got together and I was created! Heh, Sprinkle, you can explain yourself!"Palette cheers, picking Dream up and away from me.
"Wait, you're the person who snitched on them to Nightmare and freed us! That's why you called him Uncle! Pfft! Thanks, Palette!"I say in realization
"Yep! No problem! Now to help Fa-Dream here while checking on Gothy."Palette says, carrying Dream out of my sights.
"Ok, Blue. In my timeline, you are one of my parents. Dust is the other. Heh, sorry. We mistook you in our worries for our parents. Goth and I were taken for the first test of what you just went through, and let's just say that test could've been a lot worse. Goth is also knocked out like Mr. Dream, after all."Sprinkle explains
I felt my face glow. Other timelines actually have that? The heck? Oh these poor kids, getting tested on! Wait, who's Goth?
"Oh, it's okay. Thanks for the explanation. Hey, uh, who's Goth?"I ask
"Oh! He's also from another timeline! In his, he's Reaper's and Geno's kid. He's really nice, too!"Sprinkle says
I can see that.
"Interesting."That was all I could say while repeating and making sense of this info in my head
"Here, I'll take you to where Palette took Mr. Dream! He should be with Ms. Change and Goth!"Sprinkle says, helping me up and leading me away
He led me to this space where some flowers grew. There sat Change, bandaging Dream now. I smile, happy to see at least this kid helped us and seems to be going down the nice, good road. Sprinkle looks around curiously.
"Goth? Palette?"He calls
"Coming Sprinkle!"A voice shouts
There were footsteps. Palette and another skeleton came into view. The other surely seemed to look like a child of Geno and Reaper. They had a red scarf and what seemed to be a cloak like Reaper's but white like Geno's. He seemed very nice and friendly. Both of them did.
"Blue, this is Goth. We've told you a bit about him."Palette says
"Hello, good to see you. Palette told me of what happened. But are you okay? Oh dear, you look wounded bad!"Goth says
"It's nice to meet you, Goth. I feel...drained, but I think I'll be okay!"I assure them
"I'll say from experience, that's a normal symptom from those 'tests' as it seems."Goth says
"Ok..."I say
I suddenly see my soul appear in front of me, glowing blue. Someone's using a blue attack on me! I can see the alarm on Palette's, Goth's and Sprinkle's faces. My soul gets yanked backwards, my body dragging behind it. I watch as they grow distant in my sight. I then feel two arms wrap around me. The arms then pull me backwards. Panic and pain refilled me quickly at this action. Then, I felt a head rest on mine. I tensed up. A voice lowly speaks.
"Hi, Blue! ♥"The voice says, then pulls me closer again
Panic and the pain of my wounds causes me to break. I quickly let out a loud yell. A shout for help even, thinking it was Renew or E!Gaster after me.
"That's it! He's in trouble! Let's go!"Goth shouts
"Fiend! Do not hurt Blue! Or I'll hurt you!"Sprinkle yells
"My friend does not deserve this!"Palette exclaims
"Man, DuSt, yOu jUsT hAd t0 sCaRe HiM aNd aLeRt jUsT aBoUt EvErYoNE tHaT wE aRe hErE!"I hear Error say in an annoyed tone
My eye-lights shrink. I feel my face warm.
"Do you have any better ideas?"I hear Dust ask
"SiX aCtUaLlY aNd ThAt'S jUst mE!!"Error snaps
"D-Dust? E-Error?"I stutter
"Hi, Blue! ♥"Dust says, now clearly heard
I sigh, relieved. I turn my head to see him gazing at me. I feel my body relax and loosen, the tension leaving me.
"Phew, I thought you were Renew or E!Gaster for a second."I say
"E!Gaster?"Dust asks
"That Gaster dude. That's what I heard Renew call him."I reply
"Ah, I see."Dust says
"Release Blue now!"Goth snaps
I look to see Goth was in a battle stance, a scythe out. Sprinkle was beside him, hesitantly holding a knife but looking at me worriedly. Palette had some kind of paint roller out.
"GrEaT! Now yOu'Ve doNe iT!"Error yells
"Last chance."Goth says coldly
"Over my dusted body!"Dust snaps, unaware of who these people are
"Dust, no! Wai, guys-!"I begin but gets cut off by Dust covering my mouth
"That can be arramged.~"Goth states, pointing the scythe out.
Palette steps forward, as does Sprinkle.
"Palette! Long time no see! Hi, Goth! How are you? Sprinkle!"Gradient cheers, running out from behind Dust
"Gradient! Hey! What are you doing here?"Palette cheers, lowering his roller
"I'm good, you?"Goth replies, suddenly going to his friendly demeanor again
"Hi!"Sprinkle says, lowering his knife
"I came to help save Blue with them!"Gradient replies
"With them? Save? Wait, so they aren't gonna hurt him?"Goth asks
"What's going on?"Dust asks, lowering his hand.
I give him a side glare.
"If you let me speak, I could've told you, silly. As you can see, they are nice. These are new friends, except in Gradient's case I guess. Guys, it's ok. These are also my friends, so put your weapons away."I explain, looking at Goth, Palette and Sprinkle at the last sentence
The three nod and do as told. Dust releases me but I'm quickly trapped in another hug by E!Pap, Ink and Error. E!Pap was apologizing for some reason for getting me in the situation. I remind him that he didn't and couldn't have known. He soon nods, listening when I repeated it for the third time.
"Wait, who's Papyrus is that?"Goth asks, pointing to E!Pap
"This is E!Pap, Error's brother. He is good as well."I say before they could resummon their weapons.
Palette runs up and hugs Ink once he and Error released me with E!Pap.
"Hello, Dad!"Palette cheers
Ink was silent, his face a rainbow.
"Wrong timeline! This Dream and Ink are just friends!"Gradient states
"Oh, sorry other Ink! My mistake and apologies!"Palette apologized, releasing Ink
Ink only nods.
"TelLinG bY hOw tHey'Re fRom oTher tImeLinEs, wHo aRe tHey?"Error asks
"Oh! Palette here is from a timeline where Dream and Ink got together instead. That's Goth, he's from a timeline where Geno and Reaper get together. That's Sprinkle. They all mean no harm. Goth and Sprinkle were taken as well, but Palette came with a little help from Nightmare and Change."I explain pointing to each in turn
"Ooo. So there are timelines that have that. You know what that means, Geno.~"Reaper teases
I turn my head to see that behind Ink was Geno and Reaper. Reaper had a sly grin on his face while Geno seemed to be taking none of his teasing serious, looking annoyed.
"That the multiverse is getting your hopes up too high?"Geno replies
"Nope! That there's a chance that you'll open up!"Reaper says
"They never change, it seems."Goth says at witnessing this.
"Wait, so what did happen?"Dust asks
"It seemed that they were testing something with each of us, to get something from our code, they said. But Change didn't agree to it and rebelled against them, leading to Nightmare finding out and taking the two out. In the process Dream and I were freed. Palette went to get the other two with Change. Change seems to be their friend. Change might not be siding with them anymore."I explain
"Well, that sounds good. Are you okay, though? I want to make sure."Dust says
"WaIt, NiGhTmArE hElPeD?"E!Pap asks
"Ya, but only because he claims to be the only one allowed to hurt his brother. I think I'll be okay, Dust."I reply.
Dust nods, then goes to chat with Goth and Sprinkle.
"We came as soon as we could. E!Pap searched the multiverse like crazy for ya!"Reaper says
"HeY, hE's mY fRIeND aNd a SaNs! AnY PaPyRUs wOuLd!"E!Pap objects
I chuckle. E!Pap came over and began to bandage my injuries without a word.
"Wait, who's Ink with in this timeline? Or is he a lone wolf?"Palette asks Gradient
"He and Error are together."Gradient replies
"Heh, cool! It's about time there was a timeline went right between you, PJ and those two. Do they know of the family connection?"Palette cheerfully says
"W-WhAt?!?"Error exclaims in confusion
Ink puked with a shocked expression on his face. Both of them clearly heard and were confused. This was followed by Error crashing and rebooting.
"So thAt's wHY PJ cAlLeD mE UnClE!"E!Pap says
"I think ya got your answer, hehehe."Gradient says
I hear a crashing noise, like someone hitting the ground. I turn to see Dust on the ground, out cold. Goth and Sprinkle were at his sides, bending over him. I shake my head.
"Ok, who did it?"I ask, coming over.
Neither of them answer. I cross my arms. I look at each of them.
"Who did it?"I repeat
Goth and Sprinkle look at each other. Goth points to Sprinkle.
"He did."Goth says
"All I dId was answer his question! He asked me what timeline I'm from and who are my parents!"Sprinkle objects
I facepalm and sigh.
"Okay...Wait, who do you mean exactly by we, Reaper?"I say
"Geno, me, Dust, Cross, Error, Ink, Gradient and E!Pap came. The others stayed to secure the anti-void."Reaper explains
"Speaking of which, I'm heading back to make sure everything is good."Geno says, going through a portal.
"WhErE aRe Cr0sS aNd DrEam?"E!Pap asks
There was a glitched scream. Change! I ran quickly towards the sound to find Cross' huge knife pinning Change to the ground by the collar of her shirt. She had crashed like Error usually does. Dream was gone and there was no sign of Cross besides his abandoned weapon. I knew he must be unaware of what happened and think Change was hurting Dream. I go over and get the knife away from them. Change got up, thanking me. She then seems panicked and looks around, calling for Dream.
"Dream has the worst condition out of all of you from what I've seen. So-"Change says
"Cross! Get over here, right now!"Geno snaps
"Fine. But someone get that kid to stay away from Dream."Cross says
"The kid helped us, Cross. They were bandaging Dream."I point out
"Oh! Well, you can't blame me. But, Change, I'm sorry."Cross says
"I don't blame you for your actions."Change says with a shrug.
"Cross, stop yelling and get over here! We'd like to get back to everyone else before someone figures out where we are! Ya know, achieve the mission!"Geno growls
"Fine, fine. I'll stop stalling."Cross says
There were footstseps and I look to see Cross approaching, Dream in his arms. Dream was slowly waking up. He quickly realized where he was. His face lit up. Cross smiles, his face lighting up dimly. Wounds could be clearly seen on Dream.
(drew it myself)
"C-Cross?"Dream stutters
"Hey, Dream. You okay?"Cross asks
"Y-Ya..."Dream says
"I see this may be a Cross and Dream timeline! Interesting!"Palette cheers
"Who's this?"Dream asks while Cross looks at Goth and Sprinkle
"Palette's my name! The other two are Goth and Sprinkle. We're each from different timelines."Palette answers
"N-Nice to m-m-meet you."Dream stutters
"You sure you're okay, Dream?"I ask
"Y-Ya, just feeling drained and weaker than normal."Dream replies
Cross tightens his grip on Dream.
"Then let's get outta here before anything else happens."Cross says
I nod and we all head back. We enter the anti-void. Everyone began to check on things. Ink!Pap, PJ, Swap!Pap, Science and Epic each came over, each happy to see Dream and I alright, as well as meeting Palette, Goth, and Sprinkle. My bro picks me up, hugging me and glad to see that the kid's quote: "Didn't do anything to you that would lead me to make them regret!" He then set me down while everyone was learning what happened, adjusting to the new arrivals, and figuring out about their trust with Change's new siding. Cross and Sprinkle were aiding Dream. Dust went to talk with Error, so I sat and checked my injuries. Epic came over to me.
"Hello, Blue."Epic says
"Hi, Epic."I say
"I've heard already about what you, Dream and those other two were put through. For you to survive that amazes me. Guess you're stronger than I thought."Epic says
"I guess so. What? You didn't think I was strong or something?"I ask
"I'm just saying, the Star Sanses seem weaker than people say. Plus, you're so innocent that I'm surprised that you even know how to fight!"Epic says
"Excuse me! The Dream Sanses work very hard to protect the AU's! Your AU's! And I come from an AU full of training as well!"I state
"Ah! I didn't know that! But how would you like learning some training from me? It could be quite helpful for someone good as you."He offers
"Sure! I love training with others!"I accept.
"Just follow me then, bruh! It'll be fun!Bruh! You're the best..bruh..."Epic says, leading me to an empty area
He mutters something when passing Dust, but I kept following him. Dust soon accompanies me. He paused, hearing Epic mutter something. He quickly wraps his arms around me protectively. I was confused.
"Sorry, Epic. Blue's injured enough and I know how you get when 'training'. Maybe another time."Dust says coldly
"But-"Epic
"It's final. Go talk and train with Error if you want to train so badly."Dust growls
Epic's face went blank and nods. Dust leads me back to everyone. I look at him, still confused. I think for a few moments and trust Dust's decision. Maybe Epic goes too far. Dust just wants to keep me safe. I smile and wrap my arms around one of his and thank him. Then, the ground begins to shake. I get scared quickly. Of all the times I visit Error in the anti-void, this has never happened before. I watch as everyone slowly dissapear, but they weren't teleporting. I hear my brother yell.
"Papy!"I shout, releasing Dust and running.
I run to find him, then spot him. I speed toward him, just to see him disappear as well. I witness Sprinkle and everyone else dissapear rapidly from then. I turn, confused in this madness and scared.
"Shoot! It's happening!"Change yells, then disappears as well
Very few of my friends remain. I run back towards Dust, jumping over to hug him, but fell and land on the ground roughly. It wasn't the anti-void though. It was what seems to be the middle of nowhere. Where in the name of tacos am I? Where's Papy? Ink? Error? Dust? Sprinkle? Dream? Anyone?