set up- The old Multiverse, back to when the old destroyer killed himself and the new destroyer awakens, the same day.

-----First comes Denial-----

Nightmare stood in front of his throne paralyze, staring into the parasite blank glasses. His hands were shaking, tentacles were lashing behind him, his blue cyan eye give a dangerous glow. The air around him darkened and tightened around everyone SOULS in the throne room. the gang around him were silent, still in shock from the news.

"NO!... I don't believe you!! He can't be dead!!"

Nightmare screamed at the parasite!

"Night" both Cross and Killer tried to calm him down but failed

"no! No!!... All. of you. get. OUT!!" Nightmare shouted at them all.

Cross and Killer wanted to comfort him but couldn't do anything as the others shook their skulls as a no to them. It best if they left him alone for now and come back to check on him later after he calmed down.

With sad faces and sorrowful eyes looking at the king they left the Throne room, the parasite walking out with them silently leaving the king alone.

Once the doors were shut Nightmare let himself slumped back into his throne, sat, and Released his breath. Resting his head on his hand as they rest on his knees. His back hunched over on his golden throne.

His shoulders and body shook as he holding his face in his hands and murmured to himself.

'No no no no... they all most be lying!... he can't die... yeah... it must be one of their pranks... yeah it most be...'

He thought desperately and smiled. A crazy creep smile crept into his face.

"Yeah heh... yeah he can't... they all lying... they must be... they have to..."

He murmured to himself laughing quietly. He stood slowly and walked to the door open it slowly. A smile still on his face.

He was in denial.

His adopted mismatched family were lost on what to do... but one thing they sure know... the star sanses will pay for the sins they commit against their family.

-----then comes Anger-----

A tentacle lashed and hit where the new destroyer was standing. The ground broke under the force behind the attack, some smaller pieces flanged around with dust flying around preventing anyone from seeing anything around for a few seconds. The new destroyer appeared against a tree close to where Nightmare was standing. Wasting no time, nightmare, attacked again with no mercy.

He doesn't believe them. Doesn't believe anyone when they say he's dead. He can't and for that monster to come to say he's the new destroyer just broke the illusion and only anger took over him. How dare that fake monster to come and say he's the new destroyer! How dare he say he's dead! How dare everyone to take the only thing that kept him from losing his mind to his darkness!!

But even with all this anger... he knew deep, deep down his black soul that they were telling the truth ... he can't feel his old friend's soul anymore...

-----followed by Bargaining-----

Nightmare had tried to accept this new destroyer but he can't!

He thought in his angry and desperate state of mind that maybe he could make the new destroyer just like his old friend... replace him if you dare to say... but no matter what he did they're not the same.

This new destroyer had no mercy inside of his soul like his old friend. His emotions were faint as if he hardly feel them As if he was a ... soulless ... he does not like it. He just does what he was designed to do... Destroy.

Yeah, this new Destroyer was nothing like his old friend...

And he hates everything about him...

-----then comes the Depression-----

Nightmare looked numbingly at the suffering monster he was observing their negativity from. A blue and Gold arrow shoots him right in the shoulder but other than flinching he did not do anything to stop his supposed to be a brother from attacking him.

Cross and Killer were quick to defend his back. Dream took a step back holding his bow aiming at them and looking at nightmare back strangely.

Holding back his attack dream looked at the supposed to be a shell of his brother's old self. Suddenly The memories blend with reality, instead of this shell he saw his old brother, looking away from him... scars and tears were invisible to him with his brother back to him... but his emotions were as clear as if looking through Glass.

Blinking away from his memories he dodged an attack by Killer, Cross was right behind him leaving a little bit of room to dodge but he managed to dodge with some nonfatal injuries. Dodging from side to side blocking both Killer and Cross attacks with his staff and using it to attack them. Sweat appeared around his skull as he gives his Brother a confused look then shifting his eye lights back to the two who were attacking him.

Horror wasted no time to drag Nightmare through the portal the other soon followed leaving a tired and confused Guardian to his thoughts. Thinking that was the first in a long time he felt his Brother emotions in a long time that he pinched himself to make sure that this was not just a dream.

whimpering at the pain he confirmed that it was indeed not a dream and reality. Sighing he opened a portal back to his place making a note in his head to tell Ink about fixing this AU. He can't help but think what made him Feel his brother's emotions before and now he can... a similar old feeling washed him making him feel numb to the pain in his bones. He hadn't felt like that in a long time...

...

Nightmare stood in his room alone looking at the puppet Error made for him a long time ago. Reaching to hold the puppet he stopped suddenly. His hands started shaking, a small sob escaped his mouth as his tears fallen down. The goop around him started to fade as he took his arms and wrap it around his small white body falling to his knees crying his Soul out for the first time for a long time.

Memories filled his mind as he cried.

~ "Nighty!!"

The destroyer called his friend excited.

Nightmare hummed looking away from his book to the smiling face of the destroyer.

"Night I just had a brilliant amazing discovery!"

The destroyer said to the King excitedly. Nightmare rose a nonexistent brow at his friend, wondering what crazy random thing he comes up with now. "What?" Nightmare asked. Error smiled widen as he spoke,

" I just found that I could copy-paste!!"...

Nightmare sat down his book on his lap looking at the destroyer in confusion "you? What?" He asked thinking Did he missed something.

Error snorted at his friend funny face but explained excitedly, the smile never left his face.

"I was playing with my magic using one of my puppets as an experiment to mess around and before you say anything. yes, I was careful"

Nightmare gives him a look that he didn't believe him but let him continue anyway.

"so one of the codes lines says something about copying something. I wasn't really focused, anyway I clicked on it but nothing happened and then another code of line show up and I clicked it and then Bam another copy of the puppet appeared just next to the first one!!

Can you believe this!!!

I can have as much chocolate I want!!! And I don't have to work for it!!!! Hah!! Suck to be you Fell"

the destroyer snickered to himself thinking childishly about how no one now can stop him from having all the chocolate he wants. Nightmare looked at the excited destroyer fondly trying not to laugh bat his mouth betrayed him and a happy smile appeared on his face. It hard not to smile when the destroyer acted like this.~

Night smiled at the memory as his tears slowed down. Moving from the floor, taking the puppet, and moved to his bed, covering his small body inside the blanket as he continues crying and he hugs the puppets.

Another memory comes to his mind.

~ relaxing on top of the roof of the castle. Nightmare and Error were looking up the sky the moon shines brightly, the stars danced and twinkled around it. Nothing matched Outertale galaxy but this was close enough. Blinking startled Nightmare stared at the object in front of his face. It was a puppet looking exactly like his corrupted form. Holding the puppet in his hand he noticed the zipper in the back. Flipping the puppet gently to the other side he opened the zipper. His eye light widens as he saw the white and purple inside. He gently took out the smaller puppet surprise clearly written all around his face. Looking away from the two puppets Nightmare looked at his friend, who was looking away from him a clear yellow blush coated his face, and smiled.

"Thank you"

nothing more was needed to be said. The destroyer finally looked at him giving him a shy smile. Then they continue their night looking up the sky in a more peaceful and calm atmosphere. Nightmare holds the two puppets close feeling grateful. ~

Nightmare stared at the two puppets blankly for a few minutes his treas dried but some of them were stuck in his eye sockets threatening to fall again. Taking his black jacket sleeve he wiped his tears away. 

Looking back at the puppets his eye lights filled with determination.

he will make things right.

-----Finally, they come to Acceptance-----

He accepted how things were now. After letting his emotions run he stood tall again against the world just like he always did. Life never been so kind to him and he knew it. He just have to get up and fight again like always.

Determination shines through his purple eye lights.

He will get his revenge soon, from everyone who dared to start this war.

Walking to his throne head high. His gang and the parasite were on both sides of his throne. Taking his seat on his throne shadows appeared everywhere around his throne room taking shape of different monsters. Horror and Dust looked around amazed by all the different monsters around them.

Nightmare never bothered showing his real powers but now they asked for it. He will show them the real Nightmare they always feared.

...

The doors to the throne room opened widely, shooking the one in the room and Cross come inside panting like if he had run a marathon. Hope shines through his eye lights and a smile on his face.

finally, after two weeks they have new pieces of information.

and By the look of it, he had found something useful open spying on the council, and Nightmare gives him a wide smile of his own in return. It looks like everything will go the way he wants at least.

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ohhh did you think nothing was happening to Nighty back home? good thing I didn't forget about him XD

well, the next chapter will be exciting to write and for you to read  :D 

sorry for the long wait! I don't have a lot of time to write every day plus writer blocks hit me whenever I try to write so oof :'D