I Chose to Run Instead of Breaking

Chapter Fourteen: We all begin Lost

Here it is, a long waited update. and I thank all of you for your patience. Hoping next update is much much closer. But hey, finally had inspiration.

"I don't understand why others want the apples so much," Dream said as the sun rose high in the sky, he was so close to one of the golden apples his face was reflecting back from its surface.

"They're powerful I know, but from the information mother left there would be way to many side effects from eating them. I know its... safish for the golden apples, but even they aren't safe," Nightmare responded fro his favourite branch of the tree, he idly tapped a finger against the firm side of a negativity apple.

"Why did mother create the apples, seems kind of a bad idea for things like this to given form?" Dream asked no one really, not that he could really get an answer anymore.

Everything needs Balance

"What is this?" Blue asked confused, at the unknown voice and the familiar world around him.

"Who kno..." Nightmare began, then paused as something in the distance caught his attention.

"What is it brother?" Dream asked curious, Nightmare pointed. Turning Dream squinted, then blinked finally spotting what Nightmare was seeing.

"Humans..." Nightmare said unhappily.

"This.. isn't real," Blue whispered from below the tree, staring at the him in the tree and the Dream swinging upside down just below past him.

"A dream how appropriate," he whispered.

I am sorry my child

"The voice... mother?" he asked in disbelief.

I had not meant the duty to become a burden

"No, its my fault," Blue cried.

Invisible arms surrounded him, and the smell of apples and sap surrounded him... Nims smell. He could barely remember it, after Nim had faded and slept within the tree.

No my little moon, it was my duty. I was tired yet foolish. I don't regret creating either you or your brother, but it was suppose to be my duty

"I'm scared momma, everything's messed up. I ran away and someone is pretending to be, they hurt Dreamy even more and there going to hate me. Then.. then... fake me destroyed my new home," Blue sobbed.

Rest little one, be strong. Your brother loves you, everything will work out

"So... tired.. even though I'm already dreaming," Blue giggled as Nim led him to the tree, allowing his head to rest on his lap. Dream Nightmare and Dream were gone now, nim began to sing softly a song Blue remembered him singing now and then.

"What lies beyond the end?

I've conquered all there is to

All bow as I walk by

Yet here I stand alone

No homeland to return to

A star without a sky

I fought to keep everyone close

Made peace when it mattered the most

So why in the end am I here alone?

(Oh tell me where did I go wrong?)

Those days I never thought they would end

I simply just wanna go back to then

Once beloved, I reigned

Now my hands are stained

Once beloved, I reigned

Now my hands are—

What lies beyond the end?

I've conquered all there is to

All bow as I walk by"

Huh... he really had been to young to understand how dark the song was back then, still he felt himself falling into yet deeper sleep. Before he went deeper, Nims form was no longer visible yet looked like a stay breath would blow them away.

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"I'm waiting."

Stretch would have rather have left Sci waiting.

He clenched his fists and looked away, careful not to look at the scientist nor Dream.

"Stretch.. please," Dream begged, his golden eye lights shimmering with tears.

Yet.. he didn't want to answer, blue was his prescience baby brother, not by bone and dust but magic. Blue chose him years ago, he didn't want anyone to claim him.

Take him away.

"Blues adopted," he admitted.

"Oh, I didn't realize. But stretch, what does that have to do with anything?" Dream asked confused, Stretch sighed feeling as if all the resets of his lost AU was on his back all at once.

"He's not originally from your AU is he..." Sci said, confirming what he suspected.

"No... he's not, somehow out original spawned without a Sans. He came to us lost... looking for something other then what he fled from. Just a child, we adopted him then the resets began and he became the AU's San's in truth," Stretch admitted.

"I don't get it?" Dream asked confused, Sci sighed and rubbed his face.

"Blue didn't have a soul did he when he entered your AU did he?" Sci asked.

"No... he somehow gained one the longer he stayed, and he had a full soul yet very fragile once the first reset happened. Its one of the reasons I don't like him leaving home, his soul can't take any damage at all," he whispered, almost unheard.

Dream blinked, it made sense. Unlike many, Blue had no hatred for the soulless flowers or counterparts. It also explained why he hadn't even blinked when Ink admitted to having no soul, or when Dream explained he'd gained his soul from the last apple of positivity.

"That means the magic bound is probably magic based on his original AU, would it attract worse attention if we force it to be unbound?" Sci asked, he had to ask because it was likely to strengthen Blue at this fragile point in time.

"No... just secrets coming out, that will hurt others," Stretch admitted.

"Its going happen, Blue needs all his magic to stay stable with your AU gone. Without it, he'll either fall or soul break," Sci told him.

"Star darn it," Stretch cried "Should be easy enough, Blue seals it away all the time since he can't have it sealed all the time."

Sci pulled out a needle filled with a strange liquid, thankfully not red determined but more a minty color. He pressed the tip through the magical layers between shoulder and chest.

Five worried minutes later Blue gave a gasp, shivering and a feel of somethings moved.

Dream staggered back in shock.

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Ink blinked, looking away from the remains of Blues AU.

"Um... why is there two of the same person"

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"Nightmare...." Dream strangled out.

Briefly Blue's eye lights opened, now beautiful shades of purple before closing.

Dream fainted.

But it was kind of understanding.