~I bleed red~ | An Ink x Reader

(The final chapter... this is going to be a long one and possibly emotional so be prepared if you're a sensitive bean like me. Let the story begin...)

-2 days later-

My breathing was heavy as I attempted to calm myself down. We were about to do it. Ink had me in a caring hug as I had a panic attack. It was definitely helping but I still couldn't fight the uncertainty and risk.

I hardly cared that almost everyone was staring at us, I knew that they internally felt the same way and just had a better grip on themselves. I wasn't the first to panic, Poison had locked herself away for 20 minutes until she was finally ready.

My breathing eventually evened and I pulled away from Ink. There was no use in this. We just needed to get it over with.

"Are you okay?" He asked, keeping his hands on my shoulders.

"Y-Yeah. Let's do this." I answered, not looking into his eyes. I still felt anxious but maybe I could use that to my advantage.

Ink looked at Reaper and nodded to him, signaling to make the portal. Reaper nodded back, a slightly grim look on his face. From the ground came the ominous portal, it's skull-like designs even more prominent.

"Does everybody remember the plan?" Ink addressed, a determined look on his face. His eyes scanned the room as everyone nodded and made noises of approval.

"Then let's kick some ass." He growled, leading the way through the portal. Everyone followed him, me sticking near the back. I hesitated just in front of the portal, Reaper was just behind me waiting for me to go through.

"You can do this." He encouraged, urging me to move forward. I let out a deep sigh, closed my eyes, and walked through.

I immediately felt the sun hit my skin, it felt nice and relaxing. I opened my eyes and saw the sun high in the air, it's fiery glare directly on the hill.

It was planned that some of us would be hiding at first, Nightmare didn't need to know immediately who all was there. There was a massive boulder nearby that me, SS Chara, and Underswap Pap hid behind.

I prepared some of my Gaster Blasters, getting them ready to pounce at any given moment. To help relax myself more, I decided to pet them. They felt sturdy but smooth and the texture reminded me of Ink's bones. They all closed their eyes every time I made contact with them, like they enjoyed the pats. I smiled but tensed when I heard Blade speak.

"N-Nightmare? Yeah, it's me. I got ambushed in Overtale and they removed my tracker. Yes, I dealt with them. I have no idea who they are though. Look, can you just come here so I can get the hell out of here?" She said, presumably talking into her collar. She had a hint of uncertainty in her voice but it was dominated by anger.

"He's coming." She announced loudly, and almost immediately after she said that I heard the telltale sound of portals opening.

I peeked around the boulder and my heart dropped, there were so many of them... more than all of us. As soon as my eyes laid on HL I wanted to strangle him.

"You've never been good at lying, Blade." Nightmare spat, glaring daggers at everyone he could see.

"Doesn't matter. I got you here." She hissed back, and I could feel the energy pulsating from her. The force field had been set up, everyone was trapped.

"Tsk." Nightmare smiled, "Guess I'll just have to kill you."

"You'll have to get through us first." Ink responded, his paint brush in hand. He stepped in front of Blade, almost completely shielding her from sight.