Break the cycle

Nightmare's POV

We walk in and indeed, the AU is empty.

Dust : Just like home... Only dust and silence...

We all follow Dust throughout the AU up to the lab.

Weirdly enough, when we get in, we find Ink, with a tied up Error.

All : Huh... What ?

Ink : Oh, hey guys ! KILLER ! You have visitors !

We blink and after a while, Killer teleports here. He wears a lab coat, with glasses and unlike before his eyelights are perfectly visible. His tears nearly completely faded too. If it wasn't for his red soul, I wouldn't have recognise him, thinking it was Classic in a lab coat.

Killer : What are you all doing here ?

Ink : I told you they were searching for you. Anyway, did you get to do what you wanted ?

Killer : Yeah. I am sorry to have you brought here like that, Error.

He smirks at him and isn't sorry at all.

Error : Then free me !!

Killer : Only if you promise to not kill anyone here.

Error : Tss... fine, I promise.

Killer nods at Ink who snaps his fingers, making the chains disappear.

Killer : Then, let's go. I will explain while walking.

Ink gets up from his seat and follows him, his arms crossed behind his head, Error right after him, in a foul mood. We all nod and also follow them.

Killer : So, I got you coming here, Error, because I would like for you and Ink to make a truce, once again.

Error : Ah ? Ink is always breaking it, what's the point ?

Killer : He is breaking it because of the fact you stubbornly always ask the same thing. So, I found a way for Ink to be alright with the deal.

Ink : ... Wait... Killer, did you...

Killer : Yes. I made a soul.

We all freeze in shock.

Killer : It took me forever and the lab exploded a few times, so I also died a few times while doing it. But, we are in my AU. I can reset that at any time.

Corrupted : I am not even surprised for the most part. But, you managed to do it, really ?

Killer : Yup. I used the human's souls, the determination from Chara's soul, the energy of a black and a golden apple and a bit of Ink's different vials for it.

Ink : I knew I lost some of my vials ! It was you !

Killer : Sorry.

Ink : ... It's fine... but how did you get the two apples ?

Killer : Dreamtale. I made it look in front of Horror that I destroyed the apples on the previous tree, but I saved one of each side. I teleported them in my AU as soon as I got them. Anyway, I won't force you.

We got in front of a tube in which a rainbow soul resides. Killer is right next to it, looking at it.

Killer : This is your choice. I just wanted to give you the opportunity to finally have a choice. If you have your own soul, you don't have to obey THEM, after all.

Ink : ... So, you knew ?

Killer : I was one of their puppets before the Boss used a spell to protect me. What do you think ?