Ohhhhh yeah 69 baby~
You know what this means? It means I'm gonna turn up the heat a little~ actually nahhh let's save that for next chapter ;)

Dream: "CAN I BANG A PINEAPPLE?!"

...no. Go away. You're not getting shipped with a pineapple. You're getting shipped with someone else. (Why the hell would you want that spiny thing on your lower body anyway?)

Dream: ";-;"

(It's not Dreammare. Don't get your hopes up.)

Dream's pov

I crack my eyesockets open. My spine really hurts. Wait... is there something on my lap? And on my... shoulder? Oh. It's just Nightmare. Wait- IT'S NIGHTMARE- AAAAAAAA HE'S SO SMALL WHAT HAPPENED TO HIIIMMMM?! AND ALL THE GOOP IS GONE?! Oh yeah. We fought and I won. Now I have my 'little' bro back. His head is leaning against my chest, and his small body is curled up on my lap. One of his hands grip my shirt, and his other hand rests on my shoulder. Soft, kitten-like snores escape his mouth. How was I so careless... I'm his brother... I was supposed to protect this tiny thing... but I didn't. But I'm gonna from now on.
#NMprotectionsquad. Has a nice ring to it. I shall be the club leader. Nightmare shifts on my lap and lets out a little snort. I stroke the top of his skull gently. How could the townspeople be so cruel to him? Just look at him! He's so small, and pure, very smug BUT STILL, and he's so cuteee! Wait a moment. Back then, he used to be taller than me. I know I've grown a few inches over the last couple of years, so he should at least be a bit taller than this... and when he was corrupted, he was taller than me. Maybe the goop that surrounded his body sucked out his nutrients and made itself stronger, which resulted in him shrinking? ...Yeah. That sounds right. Nightmare does look pretty weak right now. I should get him something to eat... but the thing is, I don't want to let him go. Oh- I have an idea. I remove my hand from his head, and grab my phone from my pocket. I can't use my other hand, because it's resting on Nightmare's side, making sure he doesn't fall off of me. So I have to type with one hand. I go to Ink's number. Actually... I shouldn't text Ink to come and get us. He's probably busy looking after Error right now. And Blue's busy with Dust... but Ink should be up right now... it's 11:34 am. He doesn't sleep in too much. He's usually up by around 9:30-10:00 am. And he's the only one that can AU jump. I don't think Nightmare can do that anymore and I don't want to wake him up. He's got such horrible bags under his eyes... Nightmare... just when was the last time you slept...? Okay, since Blue now has the powers of Fate... I think he's a good option. My phone suddenly dings.

Blue: You do realize you can text me to come get you both right? I can AU hop. I'm the new Fate.

Wha- how?! Holy frack. Wow. I start typing.

Dream: Oh. Can you please come and get us?

Blue: Of course! I am the magnificent Sans after all! Mweheheheh! (^_−)−☆

Dream: Thanks Blue!

I shut off my phone, and as if on cue, a golden/sky blue portal opens, and Blue steps through.

"HELLO DREAM-"

"Shhhh, he's sleeping."

I gesture to the small passive Nightmare curled up on my lap.

"Oh. Right, sorry! Come this way please!"

He whispers formally. I giggle at his enthusiasm. I put one hand under Nightmare's rear end and the other on his back, and I stand up. Nightmare's head rests on my shoulder, and Blue guides me through the portal.

"If you don't mind, Dust is still staying at my place."

"That's okay! I just need somewhere for him to rest."

"I added a guest bedroom to our house, so he can sleep there."

"Great, thanks!"

"No problem, mweheh~!"

We land in the living room, and Dust and Papyrus are chattering away on the couch, talking about timelines and stuff.

"Right this way, please!"

Blue leads me up the stairs, through the hallway and to the furthest door. He opens it for me.

"If you need me, I'll be downstairs."

Blue scurries off down the stairs. I walk over to the bed, lay him down and pull the covers over him. He's been sleeping for a little while now. I wonder what he's dreaming about. I place my hands on his foreskull and close my eyes. When I re-open them, I'm in a pit of black nothingness. I turn around.

"W-wait... please... stop... I-I'm sorry..."

It sounds like Nightmare... I turn around to the source of the whimpers, and Nightmare is surrounded by a bunch of the old townspeople, sitting on his knees. Oh gosh... I feel sick... I can't- no. I promised to protect him. I run to the townspeople, and shove through them. Oddly, when I touch them, they disappear in a cloud of smoke. They all have angry and taunting faces.

"It's your fault this is happening to you!"
"Go die!"
"It'd be better if you disappeared!"
"Your brother doesn't care about you. Saving you was a waste of his time."

"That's not true! Leave my brother alone!"

"D-Dream...?!"

They all merge together and create one, giant monstrosity. It swings at Nightmare, but I scoop him up in my arms and dodge. I put him behind me and spread my arms protectively. I grab my staff and turn it into a bow, and I shoot the giant mass of monsters right in the gut. It screeches and disappeared in a cloud of smoke. I turn around. Nightmare's shaking badly, and he's crying. I de-summon my weapon.

"Aw-hey-shhshh it's okay, you're safe..."

I hug him. He buried his head into my chest and sobs. I rub circles on his back.

"Y-you *hic* c-came..."

"Of course I did. You mean the world to me."

"B-but I-"

"Don't even finish that sentence. It doesn't matter what you did. It's in the past, and wasn't your fault."

"I c-chose to-"

"Nightmare. No. You need to forgive yourself."

I said in a stern, but caring tone. With those words, he broke down sobbing again. Frick, I'm beginning to tear up too. He grips the front of my shirt tightly and I keep my arms wrapped around him. I use my healing magic on him, and it quickly calms him down. He squirms out of my arms and pushes me away.

"You entered my dream, right? You should probably get out of here, just in case I wake up."

"Yeah, but will you be okay?"

"...yeah. I'll be fine."

NOT BUYING THAT BULLSHIT NUH-UH NOPE NOT TAKING YOUR LIEEESSS~~

"Eh. I've been stuck in someone's dream before. I know how to leave. And besides, you're not okay."

He flinches.

"Dream. I'm fine."

"Says the one who broke down sobbing 9 minutes ago."

His eyesockets are blank at this point.

"Nightmare. I'm not leaving you."

He turns his head the other way, and I gently grab his chin and make him look at me. Small tears form in his eyesockets.

*Nightmare is a little ball of sadness.

"I want to help you."

"... you can help me... BY LEAVING ME ALONE!!"

He jerks his head away from me and kicks me in the stomach. I fall backwards onto my arse. It actually didn't hurt. Huh. He then covers his mouth with his hands, and tears stream out of his eyesockets.

"I-I'm sorry I didn't mean- *sob*"

"Nightmare it's okay-"

"NO IT'S NOT!! I HURT YOU!"

He falls to his knees, clutching his head.

"I'm sorry I'm sorry I-I'm so sorry please don't hurt me I'm sorry-"

I crawl over to him and pull him into yet another one of my famous hugs.
(Dang that's a lot of angsty fluff in one chapter.)

"Hey... Nightmare... it's okay... just let it out. Deep breaths... that's it."

I soothed. I once again pet the top of his skull. His ragged breathing slowly died down. Suddenly, the ground beneath us began to shake. We're either entering another dream or he's waking up. It's weird saying my own name. Who's idea was it to name me this way? Oh shit I need to leave he's waking up. I close my eyes, and when I re-open them I'm back in Blue's guest bedroom, and my hands are still placed on Nightmare's skull. He lets out a little groan, and arches his back. One eyesocket slowly opens. I take my hands off his head and sit on the side of the bed. He fully opens his eyes and sits up slowly, but groans in pain. I didn't fully heal all his wounds. I gently push him back down by the shoulder. He looks at me questioningly, but with a slight glare.

"You shouldn't get up yet, your wounds still haven't healed. Especially your spine. But aside from that... how are you feeling?"

He slowly turns his head to face me.

"...I've been better I guess. But... it feels nice to finally breathe. The goop was very suffocating. Though, I miss my tendrils..."

"Yeah... I don't blame you."

An awkward silence falls over the air. Right- he must be so hungry!

"Oh, you must be really hungry! I'll be right back!"

I rush through the hallway and downstairs. I see Blue sitting on the couch with Dust, their arms wrapped around each other and Papyrus is sitting on the other end of the couch. I walk up to Blue.

"So sorry to interrupt, but do you have any food I can give to Nightmare?"

Dust coughs.

"N-Nightmare?! Wha-?"

"YES, I'LL GO AND GET IT."

Blue stands up.

"Wait, really? How did you even know him and I were in Dreamtale?"

We both walk into the kitchen, leaving a baffled Dust and a shocked Papyrus.

"SO REMEMBER HOW I SAID I'M THE NEW FATE?"

"Yeah?"

"I HAD A WEIRD FEELING IN MY CHEST. THEN I HAD A WEIRD VISION, AND I SAW INK AND ERROR TOSS YOU THROUGH A PORTAL. I SUDDENLY KNEW WHAT I HAD TO DO. YOUR FATE WAS CALLING TO BE MET. SO, I DIRECTED YOUR PORTAL TO NIGHTMARE'S EXACT LOCATION. WITH FATE'S POWERS, I CAN SEE ALL SORTS OF THINGS."

Mind. Officially. Blown.

"W-wow..."

"YEAH. PRETTY WEIRD."

"Yeah, but still very cool."

"THANK YOU. ANYWAY, THE TACO IS READY. MIND IF I ALSO SAY HELLO TO NIGHTMARE?"

"Yeah, sure!"

We both walk up the stairs to the guest bedroom, and I open the door. Nightmare is staring at the ceiling.

"Hello brother!"

"HI NIGHTMARE!"

Nightmare jolts in surprise and flinches after.

"Oww..."

"OOPS. SORRY."

I walk over to the bed and sit on the edge. Blue sits on the end of the bed.

"Blue made you a taco!"

I help Nightmare sit up and I give him the taco. Nightmare CRONCHES the taco.

"I love it! You've gotten really good at making these Blue!"

Nightmare seems happier from the taco.

"MWEHEHEHEH~ OF COURSE! I AM THE MAGNIFICENT SANS AFTER ALL~"

Nightmare and I giggle at Blue's enthusiasm. I think... things will get better from now on. I just know it. Everything is piecing together. Nothing can go wrong. I won't let it.