"Pops!!!!!"

Error looked up as he saw Gemini run up to him with her signature kind smile. Gemini has just turned 6 years old and she started to train in her magic along with now being watched constantly by her extended family. Error smiled at his little star as she stopped right by him Stabby, the Stabhorse looked at her but snorted in amusement before looking back at its little one.

"Pops, a battle is going down in Outertale, the Original one!!!!"

Error jolted up at that as he summoned a window to see. What he saw flabbergasted him as he saw Ink battling multiple Original AU's and Cross trying to grab a vial. Error did bring back the residents of X-Tale but Cross and X said how they were going to hunt down Gaster so they can have a calm mind in all of it. Error and everyone didn't mind as from what they all heard, this Gaster was a control freak of the highest caliber.

"Gem go to your uncles and stay with them as I finish this fight."

"But Pops-"

"Gemini, I know you want to help but I'm your parent. I want your protection more than anything, so please, listen to me for this one simple request. Please?"

Error gently grabbed her face with his left hand as some of Gem's tears rained down her face. He wiped them away as he kissed her forehead softly.

"Alright pops, please come back safe."

"I promise my little cosmos."

Error gently pushed her towards where their house is as she ran back. Stabby stood up as their child ran to stand beside them. Error sighed as he opened a portal and stepped into the battle that was going on in Outertale.

When he stepped into the AU and closed the portal did he see others standing there? He frowned as he secretly used the screens to see who they were. Horror, Killer, Murder, Nightmare, Scoundrel, and Razz. He looked at them for a second then looked back at the battle to see Blue trying to talk to Ink who had black eye lights with no gaze. Error knew the other was currently in his emotionless state which meant the other didn't take their vials. Luckily, nobody has seen him yet so he had the element of surprise for the moment.

Error quickly summoned one of his strings and used it to grab the vial when no one was looking. He brought it to him and then put it in his inventory. He watched them as they all dissolved into a banter. He saw that Outer was right by the Original Sans, Fell, and Blue with the Killer person looking to stab him at some point. Nightmare, the tar-covered skeleton, looked at Ink with contempt and hesitant actions. Scoundrel was eyeing everyone with Razz glaring down at Ink. Horror, with a giant hole in their skull, seemed to be looking at everything with hunger. Murder was the only one having their hoodie up along with a Papyrus floating around them whispering.

Ink then looked up and spotted him. Error cursed mentally as the other seemed to almost brighten, even in their emotionless state.

"Error, my old friend, where have you been?"

He looked at them as everyone faced him with shock. Cross looked at him with surprise and an 'uh oh' look with X having the same face. Error walked up to all of them with a bored look as he answered the drained artist in front of him.

"We aren't friends Ink, we both know that for centuries. How many battles have we fought and won?"

"Hmm, somewhere in the millions. You won about 87% of them. It was quite boring when you quit fighting me years back, Error. I was...lonely? I believe, that I was feeling that. You brought much fun into my life."

Error scoffed at the other.

"I got tired of destroying and killing off AU's Ink. I had much better things to do than go into battle over AU's again. Though the fact you are doing something of this caliber is not your style. What changed for you to do all of this? You're a Protector, Ink. Not a Destroyer."

Error ignored with ease how some of the Sanses looked at him with horror or eyed him. Though he wondered why this Nightmare fellow was just staring at him. It wasn't full of negativity or truly dark in nature, the other was just staring at him which he ignored to the best of his ability. Ink just stared at him then looked down at their hands for a moment before speaking.

"I don't have an answer. I don't truly know myself. But, can a soulless being have the capacity to care at all?"

Nobody said anything to this while Error felt the need to curse out the other. Ink being soulless doesn't bother Error all that much, it never did as Fresh freaks him out more at the time than this news. That's probably why Ink invaded his place a lot as Error never cared for his lack of empathy or emotions. Error treated Ink the same as everyone else which lead to the other sticking to him like a leech. And the fact he dropped that bombshell on everyone here? Oh, Error was ready to wring his little neck.

"YOU FUCKER!!!!!"

Error looked behind him to see Fell was the one to shout at Ink. Dream looked to be completely in shock with Classic looking just as stricken by it. Blue was stunned with Fell looking ready to fight Ink himself at the moment. Outer looked unsure of the news along with Cross and X. Nightmare was glaring at Ink with Killer still by his side. Murder was holding Horror back with Scoundrel staring at Ink. Razz was the only one not truly showing their emotions but Error could see the other was also shocked at the news.

"So what?"

Now the attention was back on him. Grrrreeeeeaaaaaat.

"Listen, I already have a parasite bothering me 24/7 and your situation isn't all that bad. Sure, you don't have a soul, but do I care? No, I don't. You're still the same squid I've known since Anomaly #472-76A. You claim not to feel but don't you know what to feel at that moment?"

Ink paused then looked down at his vials as he saw that he was messing with the blue, orange, and yellow vials subconsciously. He stopped as he finally saw his actions as Error rolled his eye lights.

"On a lighter note, I figured out a way for you to feel for a whole month instead of a day, squid."

Ink looked at him while tilting his head. Error sighed as he opened a window as a see-through glass-like soul appeared in his hand. Everyone's attention was on him but he didn't care as he stared down Ink who looked at the glass soul with slightly grabbing motions.

"Even though it looks fragile, it can handle being crushed by my strings along with generating its own vials once it is exposed enough. Come here."

Ink immediately teleported in front of him to which he didn't even flinch as he grabbed the vials and poured each of them on the soul to which the soul gained a rainbow gradient. It was quite beautiful to look at. Before anyone could speak or do anything did the gradient soul move to Ink and seep into their sternum. Ink blinked then his eye sockets widen while his eye lights flashed every color and shape imaginable. Error rolled his own eye lights as he saw Ink throw up from excitement while bouncing up and down.

"the hell ya just do?"

Error looked back to see everyone looking at him. He looked bored as he explained bluntly what he did.

"I gave him this glass soul that can reproduce his paints effects for a month before fading. Thankfully, his memory will improve to where he will pay attention to when he needs to drink the paints. I have reasons to do this but my main one was that I could punch him in the face and he finally understood my frustrations with him. Though if you see him with pink eye lights or mixed of pink eye lights, run is my advice."

Blue looked curious at him.

"Why Run Error?"

Error shivered and looked revolted as he thought back to a high in pink Ink was. He was glad that Ink was distracted with another AU at that time, so Error didn't have to deal with his advances.

"Before all...this,"

Error motioned to the high at the moment Ink who was still bouncing around. Everyone looked deadpanned at the other but looked back at him.

"When his eye lights changed to pink after drinking the pink vial, he became more...interested in the art of sexual intercourse."

Fell seemed to cough with Classic and Outer looking a bit traumatized. Blue looked uncertain with Dream looking done. Nightmare looked disgusted with Cross looking at Ink with 'WTF' along with X. Error couldn't tell with Murder but he seemed interested, in how that worked. Horror was chomping away at some popcorn with Killer also eating some of it. Scoundrel and Razz looked at Ink with a deadpanned look. Murder was the one to ask the question.

"And you know this how?"

Error shivered in obvious disgust and was ready to curl up at the memories playing in his mind. It was quite traumatizing to have a high on pink Ink coming at you.

"Well, I was one of his main victims of pursuing if I was in his view. On a side note, he slept with half the multiverse thanks to the little vial,"

Now everyone looked at him with wide eye sockets. He nodded with a very tired expression.

"I was thankful that never happened to me but I accidentally saw him have an orgy with...certain royalty."

Everyone took a very obvious 'WTF' expression as Error sighed.

"Just be careful around that. Ink is a Chaotic Neutral on the best day with being Chaotic Evil on a bad day."

"Ruru~!!!!"

Error simply sidestepped as Ink fell where he once was. Ink got up quickly but pouted at the other.

"Error, my old pal!!!! Where have you been!?!?!?! The last I've seen you was years ago in Multiversal Time!!!! And now that you've given me this little thing, I can now do so much more!!!! Sooooo, let's go on a date~!"

Error sighed as he facepalmed while tiredness started to seep into his bones. Cross was looking ready to come to his help with Dream also looking at him with worry. Outer also seemed to want to help him along with Classic. Fell looked to be done with today along with Murder, Scoundrel, and Razz. Blue seemed to be contemplating something with Nightmare glaring at Ink with intense hatred.

"Get away from Pops!!!!"

Error could only think 'Oh Shit' before Ink was thrown away from him with gravity magic with Gemini hugging his right leg with a glare at the downed squid. He felt proud that she threw Ink but worry bubbled up.

"One, ow. And two, when did you do the dirty Error!?!?!? I want to see what our children would look like."

Error groaned as he facepalmed so hard that he could feel everyone wince.

"Pops, no hitting yourself!!!!"

"Gem, my little star, why are you here? Aren't your Uncles watching you?"

She looked sheepish as she looked away from him.

"You ran from your uncles, didn't you?"

She nodded with a guilty face which he just sighed as he picked her up. She giggled and hugged him while snuggling into his embrace. He then looked back to everyone to see that Outer was staring at her with wide eye sockets with no lite eye lights. Everyone else was too busy being shocked at his daughter to notice for the moment. Though Dream and Nightmare seemed to be comparing Gemini and Outer from the looks of it. Shrugging lightly he decided to be blunt.

"Squid, I didn't do anything of the sort as when she was made, I was mixing my magic with another for curiosity's sake and she happened to pop into existence. And no, I will not have a child with you as I have enough chaos in my life."

Ink pouted at that with Blue sighing at the other as Dream shook his head when he saw Ink.

"Then who's the other parent?"

Error blinked at Nightmare who looked at Gemini but it wasn't a look that spoke of horrors or disgust but he seemed curious of the child instead. Outer seemed to peak up at that with Classic and Red also curious from the looks of it. Error rolled his eyes as with heavy sarcasm he spoke up.

"She is called Gemini, after a star constellation. Her appearance looks like what many call the surface of the moon, her phalanges are dipped like the cosmos along with markings looking like the cosmos. And she happened to use gravity magic that looked strongly like Outer's but stronger."

Nobody said anything as it was quite obvious. Then all of them heard a thump to which they all looked to see that Outer fainted on the ground. Ink then started to poke the other with Broomie while also looking between him and Gemini who blew a raspberry.

Error sighed as he facepalmed again.

Today was just not his day.