Seeing Is Believing

I do not own this song or video, they belong to their respectful owners. I thought this song fit because if it being called 'Destroy Me' - By Mr. Kitty. I think it fits Error a lot, and this beat is addicting. Reminds me of Fresh too with the beat it has; It's funky fresh. I'm dancing in my chair even if the lyrics are kind of disturbing. But, hey! That's life.

Sorry this took so long! I've been working on other stories and trying to get them ready as well. I have a chapter in development for every single story I have - even the unpublished ones that are not yet ready to be posted. So, I am sorry for the wait. But, thank you for waiting!

In any case, on to the chapter!

-Chapter Start-

Looking back on it, Cross may have overdone it....and may have took many...liberties with how to get the mission done.

Nightmare's mission was simple; Cause a distraction for Ink and maybe Dream too, as he was for sure that Dream would get - or is already - involved one way or another, and it was also a smokescreen just in case either noticed Horror and the others kidnapping a healer.

What Nightmare forgot to calculate in the plan was Cross's anger towards Ink and Dream, making a simple mission go very complicated in such a short amount of time. After seeing what they had done to Error, all their lies started to come undone to the sword wielding skeleton Monster. They called Nightmare's side wrong, yet they did things like this to another Monster who had no choice in destroying unlike with their side? Cross had a choice in killing and destroying things, Error didn't. This makes Cross a worse Monster in comparison, he chooses to kill. So why is it that Ink hates Error so much yet not Cross? Why isn't Dream trying to save Error instead of 'saving' him?

With all these thoughts running around in his head, making him loose quite a bit of common sense, is it any wonder that he went so far out of the left field for this mission?

"CROSS! STOP RIGHT NOW!" Dream yelled out over the howling wind, eyes narrowed in worry and confusion. Ink was right next to him, scowling deeply as he tried to avoid the human and Monsters in a random Post-Pacifist Timeline while chasing after Cross.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Cross laughed in the wind, eyes glinting with insanity as he sped up, swerving this way and that way. "YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!"

With that, Cross slammed his foot on the gas pedal. Blazing through all the red lights and making other cars crash into one another while humans and Monsters of all kinds screamed and dove out of the way, sirens sounding out and echoing all around him. Ink cursed, feeling aggravated and frustrated that he had to deal with this now of all times, also slamming his foot on the gas pedal. Dream held onto his seat-belt in the passenger seat, SOUL beating fast as everything became blurs around them as they sped after the other.

"PULL OVER CROSS!"

"NEVER! HAHAHAHAHA-"

So, yeah, Cross may have taken the simple mission and turned it on it's head. But it's working, right? Cross is for sure that they will be scratching their heads in confusion as to why he did this and take a while to clean up all the messes he left behind - and find some of the messes he left from before they found him and started the chase.

For now though? Cross was finding this to be very therapeutic. A nice way to get out all that anger out without actually going in for a kill.

"CROSS!"

"DREAM, HE'S NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU!"

"EAT MY DUST YOU INK STAINED DIRTY DREAM!"

"WHAT?!"

"YOU LITTLE-!"

- With Error And Nightmare -

Feeling a shiver go down his spine, Nightmare stilled for a moment and wondered which idiot is screwing something up. He really hopes that it doesn't end in more paperwork for himself. If that happened, he might end up strangling one of them.

Shifting in the chair that he was sitting on, the king of nightmares glanced to where Error laid right besides him in the bed. The Destroyer hadn't wakened up yet, but has been muttering and talking in a weird language that Nightmare has never heard of before. It wasn't words, it sounded more like sounds and tones really. In any case, once the other started whimpering or acting up, Nightmare would hold his hand or deepen his aura and magic around the other, drowning him in negativity. It was fascinating and made him grin when Nightmare saw that Error relaxed under all the negativity, not one flinch.

"You enrapture me." Nightmare muttered in the silence, sitting down his paperwork on the end table nearby. He finished most of it, the rest can wait until Error has been looked at by the healer the others went to get. Turning all his attention to the slumbering Error, Nightmare reached out to lightly run a finger up and down Error's tear marked cheek. "You are such a prepossessing sight, that is for sure. You'll be ever more so once you are in better fitting clothes for your new station here and in life."

Even now, Nightmare could feel the edges of the destruction, lowered from the pain and magic depletion. It made him shiver as it brushed against his own negativity, making something new form. It made his apple shaped SOUL beat all the faster, something that has never happened before. Such a treasure he found.

One that he'll keep no matter what.

Nightmare would have to make sure that some certain positively creative dragons can't steal his Queen away from him. No, he'd sooner let the Multiverse burn before that happens. He needs to keep his Queen safe with him. 

Loved and safe. 

With him

Forever. 

He can see it already. He'll need to get his Queen a crown or circlet for himself, one with his symbol on it obviously. It'll let everyone know that this lovely destroyer is his Queen, that Error belongs to him and is his. He'll need to commission a new throne by his own too, so that his Queen can sit right by him. Or should he just sit in his lap? A chair just in case then? So many choices laid before Nightmare. Of course, a wedding would need to happen somewhere down the line - but should it be after a few certain Monsters are dead or before? It would make for a lovely wedding gift, but also a nice courting gift-

*Knock-Knock*

It was only when a soft knock sounded out that Nightmare finally looked away from the broken skeleton and put the thoughts on the future on hold. For now. "What is it?" Nightmare called out softly as to make sure not to bother Error, eyes looking to the door.

Grape - SwapFell!Sans - opened the door and peeked in with a smile. "The group is back from their mission Boss! Do you want me to send them up?"

"Ah, so Horror is back?" Grape nodded in answer. "I see. Then send them up. Make sure Horror brings up the healer he found as well."

"Got it Boss!" Grape saluted with a grin before closing the door harshly, making Error twitch and whimper.

Just as Nightmare was rubbing Error's head tenderly to calm him down, stomping and harsh muttering sounded out from outside the room. And as this room was soundproof, that took a lot to do as it should have been impossible. If the king of fear was anyone else, he would have put his head in his hands and wept - because those outside the door are his subjects and army. Meaning, he had to put up with them and everything they come with if they wanted to win this war and to protect Error. Had to put up with them all for the rest of eternity. As he could not just let them die horrible deaths for if he did that, he'd have no army or subjects.

If Nightmare was a lesser Monster, he would have thrown up his hands and gave up a long time ago.

The door busted open, making Nightmare to breath in deeply to calm himself and Error twitch and whimper. Then, Dust, Horror, and Razz came in.

Dragging and carrying three different tied up and struggling skeletons with them.

Three. When Nightmare had only said to bring one.

Nightmare knew he should have asked one of the more saner Monsters under his rule to do it. Mistakes had been made. Should have asked Cross to do it, but he was the only one to cause a more complex distraction. Sometimes, you have to work with what you got, and Nightmare knew this very well when it came to his army and subjects.

"Here ya go Boss!" Horror grinned, plopping one of the tied up skeletons down. All three were tied up, gagged and blindfolded. Nightmare mentally sighed as he took in what the three skeleton's wore. Robes much like Toriel wears, in different colors, and two of them wearing slippers instead of shoes. Two Sanses and one Papyrus. "Some healers that won't be missed!"

'At least they did one thing right.' Nightmare was truly thankful. Could be way worse, they could have grabbed the wrong kind of Toriel/version of Toriel. But, they had went to the outskirts of the Multiverse and grabbed a few who would not be missed or looked for by Ink or Dream. The Altered AU's, where Toriel and Sans swap, or others are swapped around in a weird fashion, freak out the majority of the main AU's for some reason. Ink himself doesn't even check up on these AU's anymore. Say what you will, but the creator just doesn't care for them no longer. Works in Nightmare's favor in any case.

"I see that. Sit them down and take out the gag and take off the blindfold, keep them tied up." Nightmare ordered, standing up and staying seated by Error's bedside.

"Got it Boss." Horror told his King, nodding to Razz and Dust - and wasn't that a overkill team if Nightmare ever saw one. - and then all three quickly did what was ordered of them.

Before the gag was even off the one dressed in black and red robes was cursing up a storm, the Papyrus was gasping and the Sans in black and blue robes was the only one with enough smarts - In Nightmare's opinion - too keep his mouth shut. Really, who makes obvious noises to attract attention to yourself or try to cause a violent reaction when you have obviously been kidnapped? Healers they may be, but Nightmare's find that it doesn't mean they are smart. It's common sense! One doesn't just act out when one is kidnapped. That leads to a quicker death unless you are confidant enough to get out.

.....Or that just may be Nightmare's paranoia talking and less of common sense, he can admit to that, even if it is only in his mind. But it's not paranoia if they really are out to get you - and he can name over a hundred people who want him dead or worse. Kidnapping, if they even can, is not out of the question if he thought about it. But he digresses, Nightmare has more important things to think about now. So, he puts those thoughts behind him for now to focus on the Monsters in front of him.

"Be quiet." Nightmare commanded sharply, making his three new house guest still and finally be silent - at least, the two going quiet as the third never made a sound. Nightmare took the three sitting on the ground tied up in. Both Sanses were wearing robes with hoods done up; One in black, gold and red, the other in black, white and blue. The Papyrus was actually wearing the same robes as Toriel does - when she is the one waiting in the RUINS.

Nightmare glances up to his subordinates. Dust, who was looking a step closer to just killing the three in front of them because of the easy LV, Razz who was trying to get a glimpse of his Queen in the bed - who was whimpering and shivering - yet trying to look like he wasn't that interested, and Horror who was staring right back at him. Catching his gaze, Horror knew what he was silently asking for and promptly answered.

"The blue robed Sans is from Altertale. The one in the red robes are from Alterfell, the Papyrus is from Storyshift. All healers who take the place of Toriel in their AU's." Horror recited, as if reading from a list. "The Creator won't care if these ones are missing."

From the three flinches at that, the ones tied up knew this well.

Giving a small nod at this, Nightmare then looked down at the three kneeling skeleton Monsters. "I do not know if the AU's on the edge of the Multiverse have heard of me yet, but I am Nightmare."

"Oh, we've heard of ya." Alterfell!Sans lowly growled out with a snarl, only to flinch when the three behind him made a move to silence him. Storyshift!Papyrus just gave a slight whimper while Altertale!Sans just looked up at Nightmare with a calculating glint in his eyes.

"Then this just makes things easier." Nightmare waved off his members, making Alterfell!Sans relax a smidgen when the three backed up. "The Creator, Ink, has abandoned you. He has created you, and after some time, never once cared about you. You are from of the few AU's without any copies to it's name, and Ink hasn't visited you in over a few decades."

".....What point are you trying to make?" Altertale!Sans asked softly, eyes never once leaving Nightmare. Alterfell!Sans's eyes were narrowed into a glare, but Nightmare could see the glint in them. Storyshift!Papyrus's eyes, however, were on the bed, making Nightmare want to tense. But, he held it back.

"The point I am trying to make, is that I wish to make an....alliance with the three of you." Nightmare gave a polite smile at the shocked faces he was getting. "One that could become an alliance with your AU's if it goes well."

Finally, the only Papyrus in the room spoke up.

"Do....Do you need us to heal...." Storyshift!Papyrus glanced to and from the bed, where the pained whimpers and near silent whines was coming from. It hurt his SOUL to listen to them.

"Yes." Nightmare glanced to the bed, eyes going warm until they looked back at the group in front of him. "I need you three to heal someone very important. Most likely, long term healing is going to be needed. Thus, an alliance is needed to make sure nothing goes....sour."

"What would this alliance intel?" Altertell!Sans looked Nightmare up and down, but Nightmare knew he had his full interest. This Sans was nothing like the lazy ones, that much the king of negativity can tell.

"And how would we know you'd keep it?" Alterfell!Sans growled more than asked, yet his eyes were now on the bed.

"If this alliance is to happen, I'd need you to heal the one who holds my SOUL. My soon to be Queen and lover." Nightmare smirked at the shocked faces, eyes showing he was serious. "I would never bet his life, so know that I would take this alliance seriously if you were to heal him." Nightmare then sighed, smirk going away as he got to the details. "Alliance can mean many things. Trading, protection, becoming one under one flag, and safety are to just name a few. I'd be more than willing to talk with the ones ruling your AU's. But know this, I know you know more than you let on. About the RESETS and such." Nightmare took in their frozen forms before going on. "The Creator has left you, abandoned you. Much like he has done with the Horrortale's, who are left to starve, and Flowertale's, who are left to die a slow death. Ink is out of control, and I know why this is now. I am going to take over this Multiverse. If nothing else, I can offer you three protection in the up coming war. I can only offer to protect your AU's if they too, fight with me."

Nightmare then glanced to the one on the bed after seeing the debating and doubting faces of the three kidnapped Monsters. They were on the fence, it was time to make a gamble. If it doesn't work out, he can still kill them. He only wished that it wouldn't mean more harm to his lovely Error. "And, if you do not believe me when I say that Ink is out of control, I can show you."

Gesturing to the his three subordination, Razz, Dust and Horror lifted the tied up skeletons and moved to the bed.

Nightmare ignored the looks his soon to be everything got from the new comers. Walking to the bedside, Nightmare wrapped his negativity around the softly crying Monster. Once Error was relaxed enough, Nightmare used one hand to hold Error's, and the other was raised right above Error's chest. Looking to the six others, Nightmare smiled.

"After all, seeing is believing, is it not?"

With that, Nightmare pulled and CHECKED once more.

Razz's eyes widened, Dust gave out a shocked laugh, Altertale!Sans's horrified gasp echoed, Alterfell!Sans's curse sounded more like a plea, and Storyshift!Papyrus gave a noise that sounded like he was a second from crying. Horror's smile just got tighter as he saw what he already knew and can never not know now.

And with those noises, Nightmare couldn't help but think 'Checkmate'.

-With Cross-

"YOU MOTHERFUCKER-!"

"Now, now~" Cross practically purred out, dodging another swipe of a paintbrush. "I'm not the one who created UnderLust, what does that say about you being the 'Motherfucker'? Kinky Inky~"

"YOU BALLSY-"

"Oh? Thinking about my balls are we? Don't worry, they're bigger than your's will ever be."

"I'M GOING TO KILL-"

"Ink! Just calm down! He's just saying things he doesn't mean-"

"WE HAVE BEEN CHASING HIM FOR HOURS! I'M DONE! I'M KILLING HIM!"

"Says the one who can't even touch me!"

Oh, Cross knew he was having way too much fun with all this. Paint surrounded him, what seemed to be hundreds of golden arrow were sticking out from the ground, more than one car car burned in the background, everything around them was destroyed - 'It's all for the Queen! All in the Queen's name! Ha...HahahahaHAHAHA!' - Ink was screaming and on his last thread of patience, Dream was trying to make him 'see' reason and trying to stop Ink from going too far, and he just couldn't give two shits about it all.

Not when all he saw were  D I R T Y  B A LA N C E  K I L L E R S  A N D  L I A R S .

.....Somewhere in the back of Cross's mind, he thinks that maybe Nightmare should have chosen a different Monster for this job. He's loving this way too much, and knows that this simple mission has gotten complicated fast and quickly because of his feelings on the matter and about the two Monsters in front of him.

Nothing but liars. The both of them. Even if Dream didn't know the truth, he still lied.

Dream once said to him that Nightmare was an unfeeling Monster that would only lead him to his death, that Nightmare could never care for another. He is nothing but negative.

Dream lied.

Nightmare cares for them in his own way. Cross has seen Nightmare look softly at the Monster God called Error. The love in his eyes might hold an edge to it, but that doesn't make it any less real or a lesser form of love. It wasn't LOVE, but love. Nightmare can care for and love another, he has seen it with his own eyes. He'll continue to see it with his own eyes for years to come, as he'll survive and see his King and Queen build together a whole new Multiverse.

If Dream can lie about that, to just trick him with sweet words and fake warnings, to his face without a hint of regret - then Dream can lie about anything. All his words could be nothing but lies. Nothing but fake sweetened words to try and trick him to another side.

Dream was on the side of the only true cruel Monster in this Multiverse. A liar and the true Monster, a deadly pair that could destroy the whole Multiverse with their actions. What irony.

Cross will not give into those words and lies, would not join the so-called 'good' and 'light' side.

Because all he can see is unseeing eyes pleading up at him while cries of mercy go unanswered as a broken SOUL cracks once more when he looks at them.

-End Chapter-

A short one, but I'm happy with it! Sorry it took so long. Please know that this isn't abandoned or anything - if it was, I'd say something. But life does go first and I do have a ton of other stories. There is only so much I can do and write in the time given that I have.

Well get more on what other characters are thinking and feeling in the next chapter. Right now it is all about setting up what Nightmare wanted, getting Error healers. With the healers now here and knowing what Fate doesn't want them too - and we'll see more on their reactions next chapter -, we can get into their full thoughts onto the matter and how they feel about....well, about everything. This chapter is just seeing things up for the next one. Well also see what Razz and Dust are thinking and feeling, and maybe see other members under Nightmare.

This chapter is pretty much a set up into the next one, like stated before. They go hand in hand, and if I'm thinking about it, this one is a 'part one' and the next chapter is a 'part two', but I got different names for them. Don't need to label them that....right? Oh well, if that's the case.

Ink is more than a little stressed right now. Not only is Error gone in a Multiverse that doesn't know about him, but now Cross was taking up precious time needed to look for his enemy by picking a fight with him and Dream - the only other who is helping him look. And then Dream is trying to make him stop his fighting and talk down to Cross, which Ink can see is not working. So, yeah, Ink snapped a little in this chapter. Everything just bottled a bit over for him. He's just so done right now.

Dream, meanwhile, is stressed by trying to keep everything under control. He's also just massively confused, as Cross is acting out and not listening to him.

And if no one can tell, Cross is not really in his right mind right now. He feels betrayed, has learned information that has turned his whole life around, and is pretty much lashing out at the ones he very much hates right now. His feelings are clouding his actions, words and mission. But, it is working out for him at the moment and he is releasing all that rage by doing all this. Healthy? Not really. But that doesn't mean he's going to stop, and he never claimed to be healthy. He'll be....not fine, but alright, with time.

Information about Error and everything else is going to effect people in different ways. We'll see it more in the next chapter. It's going to take time to set everything up too, so this story might seem a bit slow going at the start. Think of it like an arc if you want too.

This Multiverse is different than others, please keep this in mind. This makes the Monsters different as well. For example, some Monsters know about RESETS and the Sanses - or those taking his place - have no idea about it. But, that's just one example.

I can't wait to get started on the next chapter! I have so many ideas for this story~!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter as I did making it. Sorry once more for the wait that was needed for it.

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