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zelphin124 · 8 months

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SeasonTale Creative Challenge

PLEASE REBLOG SO EVERYONE CAN SEE THIS!

Art and Design by PrinceTal

Greetings, Artists, Voice Actors, and Writers! It is I, Zelphin, and I am hosting an (annual?) competition! Introducing the first year of the SeasonTale Creative Challenge!

This is a competition to express your creative talents by contributing to SeasonTale for a cash prize! There are three ways to participate: Art, Voice Acting, and Writing! Contribute some time to use one of the three involving SeasonTale to enter the challenge for the prize!

DEADLINE IS NOV 15th, 2023, 12:00 AM (GMT-6)

my birthday hehe~

Winners will be announced on December 1st!

Updates are in #scc info

Scroll down for details!

Rules

It must be a SeasonTale Sans. (I might do other characters from SeasonTale another year)

You MUST tag #SeasonTale Challenge and @zelphin124 in the post so I can see it! Or DM me on Discord!

You CAN do more than one submission (one per Sans for VA, two for writing)

You CAN do the Season Sanses interacting with OCs or popular Sanses, get creative!

DIFFERENT/SIMPLER OUTFITS ARE ALLOWED! I know they are a pain to draw...

You CANNOT steal/copy from other creators!

Please keep all content PG-13

Payments will be made via PayPal (unless negotiated otherwise)

Specific rules within the Google doc!

Prizes

All prizes are in USD currency!

Artists

First place: $55

Second place: $35

Third place: $20

VAs and Writers

First place: $40

Second place: $30

Third place: $20

Prompts

Summer flirting with literally anyone

Particularly a feisty character

Spring cooking with Swap/Horror

Spring loves cooking Japanese Ramen

Autumn being a gremlin, as usual

Usually being feisty while training or hissing at a cat (he’s scared of cats)

Winter meeting your OC/you in the snowy mountains of SeasonTale

The Four Sanses in a training session

The four Sanses exploring a new AU

Spring comforting someone

Summer flirting with someone

Autumn getting frustrated at someone being annoying and telling them to go away

Winter is an awkward teddy bear trying to organize something

Ft. Iro!Sans for a female character/female voice actors!

Make something up! Be creative! Have fun!

Need more details? Here's the Google Doc:

References

Art and Design PrinceTal

Oh and Iro!Sans

HAVE FUN! I'm so excited to see what you all come up with!

Been dying to do this for a long time~

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elizakai · 5 months

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZELPHIN 🥹 Spring sans by @zelphin124

LITERAL last second contribution

(sped ran this in 30 mins help😭💀)

#utmv #seasontale challenge #traditional art #Spring sans #sans #undertale #dtiys #Ut au #sans aus #utmv au #seasontale #seasontale creative challenge #I think spring is really pretty🥺🥺#My art

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capahiyosi · 6 months

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Hi it's me again ❤️✨💖✨

Just gonna drop this off-

*flying away*

initially there were 4 more options but I settled on this one lmao @zelphin124

#SeasonTale Challenge #undertale au #utmv #undertale #sans au #seasontale #Seasontale Creative Challenge #SCC #winter sans #summer sans #spring sans #autumn sans #fall sans

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faerein29 · 6 months

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Autumn🍂

Submission for @zelphin124 's SeasonTale Creative Challenge!

SeasonTale & Autumn Sans → Zelphin

#SeasonTale Challenge #SeasonTale Creative Challenge #SCC #utmv #utmv sans #utmv fanart #undertale au #ut au #seasontale #autumn sans #fall sans #fanart #reinart #Hoping this will show up on their dash somehow cuz I dont think they will get notified 🥹

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tuxibirdie · 6 months

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summer sans!

here's my entry for @zelphin124 's seasontale creative challenge!!

definitely did not take over a month to do this wdym ahaha-

#SeasonTale Challenge #his ribs took so long to draw 😩#tuxiart #art #digital art #undertale #utmv #undertale au #fanart #undertale fanart #seasontale #summer sans #sans au

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artale07 · 5 months

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I did it! oh god i can't believe it, AAHAHAHA-

ehem-. yeah, my entry for SeasonTale creative challenge by @zelphin124

read it here

#undertale au #seasontale #seasontale Challange #Seasontale Creative Challange

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zelphin124 · 2 months

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Idol Error meets Idol Fresh (Short Story)

Finally, the long awaited prize for @zucchiyeni, I am sooooo sorry it took so long to get to..

These short stories were the prizes of the honorable mentions in the SeasonTale Creative Challenge.

Whew, now, onto the story!

~o0o~

"That's like, totally unrad bro."

Error glanced down at his watch again. 5 minutes... they were five minutes over the meeting time they were supposed to speak with him, and it ticked him off.

Error was one of the most famous independent singers in the entire multiverse. He had rewards for his skills in rapping and voice tuning. Despite his inefficiency with technology, he produced some of the most captivating videos and VR experiences known to mankind. It was said he only had one producer, but to this day, no one could figure out who it was.

And the contractors wanted to hire him.

He told himself it was stupid. He knew that they would take his rights to his music if he agreed to their deal... yet the price tag wasn't something he couldn't refuse.

His producer seriously needed a raise.

"Dude, you can't fire me! I won't be the vibe anymore! The town's countin on me radical skills!"

Error rubbed his head, hearing the younger guy talk in the room with the contractor. All he could think about was how annoying his voice sounded. The way he talked, and the way he yelled... It was ticking him off even more.

He decided he wasn't going to wait any longer. He stood up, banging on the door to the office. "HuRrY Up," he hissed. "I d0n't g0T a11 d@y t0 wa1t f0r y0u."

The conversation stopped, and rapid footsteps were heard before the employer, wearing a bright smile, opened the door. "Error!" He smiled with glee. "So happy to have you here, just give me maybe 5 more minutes as I deal with this hobo mkay?"

"1 d0n't h@vE m0r3 t1m3," Error glitched, adjusting his outfit. "T1m3 1s m0n3y."

"But of course," the small skeleton shuddered. "Right, Fresh, I'm going to need you to leave. Unfortunately, we will not be renewing your contract and that's final."

"But lad," Fresh, a tall-appearing skeleton begged. "Tis is ma only source of income! I can't produce any more music unless you chill and let me have the rights to my own voice yo!"

Error grimaced in disgust at his rainbow outfit. He was a walking kid's toy, with trinkets on his outfit that made no sense and the style skill of a two-year-old. However, he didn't like the look of the contractor's outfit either... it was all black with a white undershirt. Very boring, in his opinion.

"I'm sorry, but there's nothing I could do."

"Wh@t d0 y0u m3an, yoU dOn'T hav3 th3 r1ghts t0 yoUr OwN v01c3?" Error gestured to the hobo, considering what he said earlier.

"Totally unfair, brah!" Fresh explained. "In the contract, they steal the rights to your voice, music, everything! They only pay a pretty penny until your rates drop because of their unrad standards!"

"Wait, no, that's not entirely true-" The contractor had a pleading look in his eyes, glancing at Error and grabbing the scruff of his sleeve.

Error immediately shot his hand out of his reach, looking at him in disgust. "N@h, that's BS r1GhT th3rE. I'1l c0nt1nuE t0 b3 ind3penDenT."

"But-" The contractor flattened his face with a defeated look. He glared at Fresh as Error walked out, but not out of earshot. "You just ruined our chance to make a big buck, prepared for your entire career to be ruined."

The scrape of a chair echoed through the hall. "Too bad you already did lad."

Error rubbed his head, unable to comprehend what had just happened. He really needed the extra cash, but with the terms he overheard and the reviews from other artists stuck in contracts with the company, he saw no benefit. Even the Star Sanses were stuck with them for six more years, unable to produce their own stuff. It made Error wonder if the instant fame was worth it for them.

Not like he experienced that desire. He had posted his music one day and it caught fire quickly, each of his videos going viral the moment it released.

Yet, nothing paid him enough to give his producer the raise she needed. Most of the money he made himself went back into his production and to pay his own bills.

"Yo broski, wait up!"

Error cringed, clenching his fists together as the footsteps behind him got louder. As if this hobo couldn't get any more annoying...

"Sorry about the lazy impression back there bud, I tots wasn't having the best convo of all time. But I know your music and I must say you're pretty rad and wanted to ask if you wanted to collab sometime." Fresh rambled, before stopping and taking a few big breaths.

Error glanced Fresh up and down... well, more up than anything. He raised an eyebrow and continued walking. I don't have time for this...

"C'mon broski!" Fresh bounded after him. "I won't let you down and I can add some sick beats to your vocals!"

"1 h@v3n't h3arD yOuR mus1c beFor3." Error glitched, adjusting his clothes once more. "YoU juSt g0t f1r3d, wHy shOulD 1?"

"Look look look," Fresh immediately pulled out his phone to search for examples of his music. Even Error was surprised at the rate he pulled it up while keeping up with his pace.

The song played fancy and radical tunes, ones that Error had never heard before. There were some parts he liked, but the main melody of most of them sucked in his opinion. Error then explained to Fresh the few parts he liked while everything else was trash.

Fresh did not seem disheartened in any way. "Thanks for the feedback broski, I will take it into account! I could lend you the sounds for a collab, just one brah."

Error scoffed, turning around to face the rainbow once more. "Tw0 w0RDs, m@ss1v3 mAk30v3r," Error gestured to his entire outfit. "Y0u'R3 n0t l0Ok1nG l1kE th@t 1n mY v1d30."

"Really brah?" Fresh frowned, unzipping part of his outfit to show the inside of it. "You think this is lame? It's better than the lazy hobo that you're wearing."

"Th1s 1s f@shi0n, thAT b3l0nGs 1n th3 DumPSt3r." Error fired back, getting more angry by the minute. He snarled and waved his hand in dismissal, walking towards his car.

He didn't see the devilish grin of a cunning idea wrap around the parasite's face. "Relax lad, why don't we let yo cute producer decide? The collab would be made by her anyway~"

Error stopped dead in his tracks, glitching in and out at the mention of his producer. There's no way this loser could have figured out who she was... right? The fact that he even talked like that about her fueled his fury. How disrespectful of him.

If it weren't for his popularity, Error would have strangled him on the spot. However, people were starting to look and point them out, as he was being recognized. Fresh knew this, he saw this... and he laughed about it. They both knew Fresh was taunting Error.

"I'll make it stop if ya wish to collab, broski," Fresh shrugged, rezipping his coat.

Subconsciously, Error pulled the strings from his eyes as they continued to glitch, showing his anger. "N3-3-3-v3r." He hissed, holding the strings around his fingers. "N0 0-0n3 wh0 diSr3sp3ctS m3 @nd m-m-my c-cr3w w0rkS w-w1th m3."

"Hope to see you on stage then broski, when you come crawling back to me!" Fresh bowed, the silver on his clothes blinding Error when the sun reflected off of it. "I'll personally be your rival. It'll be easier to get popular that way."

"D0n't f-forg3t a-a-ab0uT th@t s-stup1d c0ntr@ct y0u siGn3d." Error unlocked his car, seething.

"What they gonna do lad, fire me? I'm on my own," he gives a mocking salute to the rap star. "And I'll be the one to take over your career. Good luck broski..." his eyes turned a scary shade of purple. "You'll need it."

Error was incredibly puzzled by Fresh's behavior as he drove home. The only word he could use to describe it was childish, yet it still got under his nerves. Usually, threats don't bother him as they don't get very far. But this one... it was very unsettling.

The rap star would make his way home in silence before eating his favorite meal and collapsing in bed to sleep. Despite all the things he tried to do, Fresh stayed fresh in his mind, and he was unable to shake the feeling that something was about to go seriously wrong for him.

Little did he know what kind of battle for his career this rainbow hobo would bring... And the rivalry it started to this day.

Even then, his producer stayed loyal to him, and Error still made music as usual. Security was increased, and he was able to get his producer a raise due to the song rivalry with Fresh, despite never collabing. Error always thought Fresh's music was childish and inexperienced, especially when the song was putting him under the bus. He believed he had the real roasts when he finally put the song together to tick off the parasite back.

But after the song "Fresh to Rotten Fruit" was released, Error was unable to sleep. He pissed off the rainbow parasite... and the threat on his life and his producer's life was too serious to be ignored.

And Error couldn't fix it without ruining his career.

#idolverse #idol error #idol fresh #error sans #fresh sans #utmv #undertale au #sans au #seasontale creative challenge #short story #writing #Again sorry this took so long #I'm tired

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zelphin124 · 5 months

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SEASONTALE CREATIVE CHALLENGE WINNERS

Please keep in mind everyone did AMAZING! IT WAS SO HARD TO CHOOSE MY GOSH- I'm posting it early because I had spare time on my hands to look the challenge over.

I threw this together with some bases in IBIS paint in like five min don't hurt me-

Writers

✨Third Place✨

@nyxus-nyx!!

✨Second Place✨

@userr-shiroo!!

✨✨First Place✨✨

@egnidres!!

There were very few submissions with the writing section, so this won't continue next year.

Submission links are below!

Voice Actors

✨Third Place✨

@himawariva!!

✨Second Place✨

@crystalshine01!!

✨✨First Place✨✨

@tehrogueva!!

Artists

There were also very few submissions to the Voice Acting session, so this will not continue next year.

✨Third Place✨

@tuxibirdie!!

✨Second Place✨

PrinceTal on YouTube, @crossuusan!

✨✨First Place✨✨

@artale07!!

Honorable Mentions

I had so many entries for the art section! It was a hard decision! Due to this, all the honorable mentions will receive a free short story of their choice from me!

@ze-fanatic14

@yayany

@zucchiyeni

@cakesmelons

@itsxroxannex

Submission Links

Writing

nyxus-nyx

userr-shiroo

egnidres

Art

Artale07 → comic

Cakesmelons → Summer Sans

Itsroxannex -> Spring Sans

PrinceTal → Animation/Human Season Sanses

Tuxibirdie → Summer Sans

Yayany → Spring Sans

ZeFanatic14 → Summer Sans

Zucchiyeni → Autumn Sans

#seasontale challenge #seasontale creative challenge #seasontale challenge winners #prizes #seasontale #Winter Sans #Summer Sans #Spring Sans #Autumn Sans #utmv #undertale au

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zelphin124 · 7 months

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Greetings, Travelers

It is I, Zelphin

Art by ZeFanatic14

Welcome to my Tumblr masterpost!

Official Social Media

Side account: @zelphin-reblogs

Animation account: @questverse-official

YouTube: Zelphin124

Discord: Zel-Verse

(These are my official accounts. Anything not linked here is not me.)

Writing Queue

Summer x YN Short Story (pt 2: Cafe)

Killer x Roxanne

Error x YN Short Story

About Me/Important Links Below!

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A little bit about me... I'm Zelphin, and a lot of people call me Zelly, Zel, or Z. I'm a traditional Christian, writer, actor, and college student! Posts will always be inconsistent, mainly because I just get too busy or forget to post...

Past Events

SEASONTALE CREATIVE CHALLENGE

WINTER KINGDOM 2023

QuestVerse: calling all OCs

Coming soon... 👀

My stories

UTMV Fanfics

The Error in Aim

Short Stories + Y/N masterpost

My UTMV OCs

IroTale

SeasonTale

OrelTale/QuestVerse

The Fergen

My original fantasy trilogy is out in Barnes and Noble! Go check it out in the links below!

Characters

The Fergen - The Outcasts' Legacy

The Fergen - The Betrayed Truth

The Fergen - The Battle for the Crest

Other Links

Official Book Outline

Support me!

The main reasons why people follow this blog: Season Sanses and IroTale 👇🏽

Art by Aoi-Kanna

#utmv #the fergen #seasontale #irotale #the error in aim #oreltale #questverse #support me #seasontale creative challenge #creative dumpster idea #winterkingdom2023 #links #Masterpost #the Masterpost of the masterpost

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zelphin124 · 8 months

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I've had a few of you ask how to make the Season Sanses blush

Well, let me tell you! Maybe it'll help with the prompts for the SeasonTale Creative Challenge!

Spring: He will literally fluster at any nice action or compliment. He really appreciates those.

Winter: Will blush at any direct compliment. He's pretty dull, so he won't get hints, but if it's obvious, he will blush.

Autumn: Autumn is hard to make blush. A genuine compliment that he can't refute will do the job, which is hard cuz his self-esteem is low.

Summer: Oh boy... no one can make this guy blush. BUT- for those of you who want the secret... inhales

Have fun!

You have to catch him when he's tired, and I mean really tired to the point where he will still flirt, but it's not as direct, and he's so tired he kinda brushes it off and doesn't really care. He'll usually be very dismissive in this state.

Not only do you have to catch him when he's tired, but you have to catch him when his bones are sensitive because touch will aid you greatly. But you gotta be careful with touch cuz he has a lot of torture trauma…

So if you can catch him with both of those (a good time is after he recovers from sickness at night), then you need to touch his shoulders/neck/face and have him stare at you and say something super sweet. Not flirty cuz he will try to top you, but something just super sweet about him, then you will finally have a Summer Blush.

#undertale au #utmv #oc #sans au #oc stuff #winter!sans #winter sans #spring sans #spring!sans #summer!sans #summer sans #autumn sans #autumn!sans #how to make them blush #information #SeasonTale CHallenge #scc #scc info #SeasonTale Creative Challenge

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zelphin124 · 7 months

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A submission by @rei-conductingresearch !

It's so cute and so ✨THEM✨ 😭😭✨💖✨💖✨

I love this!

#undertale au #utmv #sans au #oc #oc stuff #seasontale #scc art #seasontale challenge #seasontale Creative Challenge #spring sans #tisane #tisane sans

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zelphin124 · 5 months

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THE SEASONTALE CHALLENGE IS CLOSED!!

Thank you to all who participated!

Winners will be announced December 1st!

All of your entries were amazing! I'm thoroughly impressed with y'all's talent!

You will receive a message from me in DMs if you have won!

There are also going to be some honorable mentions, which will get a free short story written for them!

Unfortunately, I didn't have enough writing submissions to reward the writing section properly.

You are still free to draw SeasonTale and IroTale! The rest of the designs for all the characters should also be done by December 1st 🙌

I have another event planned in mind, so stay tuned!

~ Zelphin124

#undertale au #utmv #sans au #seasontale #seasontale creative challenge #seasontale challenge #scc info #winter sans #spring sans #autumn sans #summer sans #CLOSED #im going to have the hardest time deciding the winners #oc #oc stuff #stay tuned!#more events coming soon #undertale

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zelphin124 · 7 months

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Hai! I want to ask for the competition things.

Is there anything that can add extra points for us artists?

Example: how detailed it is, the pose, how many characters we draw, etc

That's all, thanks!

Hey hey! Actually, yes, there are a few things!

Here are a few things for 'more points' or to improve your chances!

If you include all four/five characters (even including more than one helps)

Shading and lighting, it helps me see the effort into the drawing and if it looks better, it definitely counts!

Any complex pose helps as well vs the standard standing up!

Expressions do help!

Comics get higher points because they have multiple panels and a story!

Basically, if I can tell that you put a lot of effort into it, you have a better chance at winning 🙂

Thank you for the ask! Hopefully that helps!

#seasontale #seasontale challenge #seasontale creative challenge #scc info #asks open #cant wait to see what you do!#im excited

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zelphin124 · 5 months

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200 Followers Special!

SeasonTale - Winter Kingdom 2023!

PLEASE REBLOG!

Holy crap- where did you all come from?! Ya'll like my random posts?

I'm incredibly honored and flattered by this achievement. To celebrate, I've decided to launch Seasember! Or an event to celebrate the Winter Kingdom!

STARTING DECEMBER 1st!

There is a month plan and a week plan below!

Winter Sans' birthday is coming up! So, I thought it would be appropriate to center this event around the Winter Kingdom of SeasonTale!

FEEL FREE TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE CAST OF THE WINTER KINGDOM!

This includes monsters like Winter!Papyrus, Winter!Undye, Winter!Gaster, Winter!Alphys, etc.

Make sure to tag me in your posts! The official tag for this is #WinterKingdom2023.

I have run out of money from the last SeasonTale Creative Challenge XD.

Free short stories of their choice for the top 5! First place will get the opportunity to put their character into the CANON lore of SeasonTale!

Have fun!

-- Zelphin

#WinterKingdom2023 #Seasontale #art challenge #winter sans #undertale au #utmv #sans au #undertale #oc #seasontale challenge

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zelphin124 · 4 months

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DreamTale Short Story

This is the prize for the honorable mention, @cakesmelons from the SeasonTale Creative Challenge! Apologies it took so long to get to.

My writing commissions are still open! (If you can, please commission. I'm digging into emergency funds right now.)

Enjoy!

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"He's not getting any better."

Killer paced outside the big black door, his hands squeezing his skull together. He was panicking, and he didn't know what to do.

Dust came out with a list of things the boss would need, but none of them were obtainable anytime soon.

Horror did his best to slave in the kitchen, but the boss would barely eat anything.

In fact, he had been sick for weeks. Nightmare couldn't get out of his bed without throwing a heap of coughs. The gang had never seen him like this before, and it worried them. It was so bad that all missions and plans were cancelled week after week. Even Killer started to get bored. But all of them were concerned for their boss.

"What are we going to do?" Horror was the most concerned about Nightmare out of the three. He barely ate and slept just like the boss, all to make sure he was okay.

"Nothing we have is working," Dust flipped through his list again. "Everything that we would need is out of stock in the AUs we've been to... we've stolen it all."

"So then we go to more AUs and get more medicine!" Killer hissed, stopping his pacing. "We find more of it, and give it to boss..."

"It's not working!" Horror cried. "He's just gotten worse..."

"We need blue bone fiber," Dust said. "But... no one has it."

"The last time I saw it was when we were fighting the Star Sanses," Killer sighed. "There's no way they would give some to us..."

There was a moment of silence as Nightmare hauled a dozen or so coughs that echoed inside his room. Each cough hurt the trio's souls worse and worse. Although Nightmare could sometimes be cruel and unnerving, he was still their boss... and he took them in and cared for them.

"What if they did give it to us?" Horror proposed.

Dust's face looked like he just got hit by a baseball bat. "The heck you mean, 'what if'? They would never!"

"They might," Horror argued. "This is Nightmare we are talking about... didn't Dream have some sort of attachment to him?"

"Duh, they're brothers," Killer rolled his eyes as his soul flickered. Black tears started to drip down his skull. "But that was like, 500 years ago-"

"But what if he still cared for Nightmare?" Horror continued. "Surely, we could convince him to give us some medicine to help his sick brother."

"And give away the info that he's deathly ill to our enemies? Are you out of your mind?!" Dust hissed, throwing his clipboard on the ground. "Think with your brain for once!"

Killer pulled on Dust's shoulder, holding him back. "Actually..." he put his phalanges to his chin. "We could... manipulate Dream."

"We've tried that before and it didn't work," Horror shook his head. "I say we tell him upfront we need his help."

"You two are insane," Dust pushed Killer away from him. "They. Would. Not. Help. Us."

"Dream tends to be more deceivable when Swap and Ink aren't with him..." Killer smirked. "And he goes to visit that weird stump often."

"Maybe we could catch him there..." Horror added. "And we should be honest with what we need."

"Eh, who needs honesty when we have knives?" Killer smirked, pulling one out of his pocket and twirling it before walking away. "Come on, I'm sure he'll be there tonight!"

Dust's head bellowed with smoke coming out of it before he shouted in frustration, following after Killer. He seemed to be in an argument with himself again, despite him claiming it was his brother.

Horror sighed, hoping beyond hope that this would work. He creaked open the door to his boss' chambers.

Nightmare's eyes were glazed over as he stared at the ceiling. His hands were properly folded across his chest, and he looked unnaturally gray. He didn't have enough energy to sit up when he coughed, which slowly suffocated him. Thankfully, Killer sat him up earlier when he was asleep, but it only helped a little.

Horror mouthed some comforting words to his boss and to himself before he closed the door and bounded after the others. This has to work... his chest ached with anxiety. I don't know what I would do if it doesn't...

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The gentle ray of sunshine looked so dim in the dark clouds. His light wasn't as bright when he stared at the stump in a forgotten land. Oftentimes, he would mutter words unbeknownst to anyone else. Sometimes, onlookers could catch him crying.

Dust had difficulty keeping Killer quiet as they sneaked up to Dream. It took everything in Killer to not giggle from excitement. The grin on his face was one of a girl getting to buy her favorite doll.

Dust hated it.

Horror thought it was amusing.

The more Killer smiled and laughed, the most Dust threatened to push him out in the open, away from the bushes. Horror encouraged Dust not to. They were close to sneaking up on Dream. One wrong move, and their plans might be screwed.

"I'm sorry, mother," The voice of Dream stopped them in their tracks. Expect for Killer's giggling. Apparently, everything was funny to him.

"I am doing my best to protect the balance, but it's hard..." Dream sighed. "People don't have hope anymore, and it weakens me..."

Before Horror could stop Dust, he pushed the laughing Sans out into the open, cursing at him.

Dream spun around, wiping his face as he observed Killer. His eyes widened, and he summoned his bow.

"Woah woah woah," Killer glared at Dust in the bushes before slowly approaching the ray of sunshine. "No need to shoot that, I'm not here to fight."

"Then what are you here to do, Killer?" Dream glared, extending his bow with each step Killer took.

"Hey can we not just talk? Not everything's gotta be about fighting ya know?" Killer bowed playfully, one of his hands gripping a knife behind him. "It's not like I'm going-"

"What do you want, Killer?"

Killer shrugged and sighed like a kid before standing up straight. "I know you still care about your brother."

Dream's grip on his bow loosened. He seemed taken aback. "W-What do you mean?"

"Come on now, I know you still spare him in battles. I see how you fight him; I see how you hold back."

"He's taking too long..." Dust whispered. "We need that blue bone fiber fast... Nightmare skipped his other medicine."

Horror shifted uncomfortably, wondering if he should go up and be honest, unlike Killer's stalling.

"It doesn't matter if I hold back or not," Dream sighed. "I still will stop you!"

"If you wanted to stop us, you would have already," Killer shrugged. "Now, I've come to make an offer. One that... I don't think you can refuse."

"What offer is he talking about?" Dust hissed.

Horror shrugged. He too, had no idea.

Dream glanced over at the bushes where Dust and Horror were hiding. His eyes narrowed in suspicion, but he lowered his bow. "What... offer?"

"Tell you what, Dreamy," Killer took another step up the hill. "How about we end this lil war of ours? Let's make a deal, and neither of us have to suffer."

"What's the catch?" Dream asked.

Horror couldn't wait any longer, Killer was taking too long. He sprang up from the bush and ran over to where Killer was. "We need blue bone fiber!"

Dream took a step back in surprise, before narrowing his eyes at the two. "Let me guess, Dust is with you too?"

"Idiots," Dust hissed as he casually trailed behind.

Dream shook his head and backed away. "Nuh uh, I ain't getting ambushed by you three-"

"We are not here to fight, Dream," Horror sighed. "Nightmare is sick... very sick... it's why you haven't seen us."

"We need the blue bone fiber to heal him, stat." Dust added.

Horror watched the conflicting emotions swirl in the sunshine's eyes. So he does still care, huh.

"That... makes sense," Dream whispered.

"I was getting there, guys!" Killer rolled his eyes. "I was striking a deal!"

"Nightmare wouldn't agree to a deal without his permission!" Dust barked.

"To save his life, he might!"

"That's not-"

"Boys," Dream interrupted them. "Look, I understand the dire of your situation. I can give Nightmare the blue bone fiber that I have... on one condition."

"Anything," Horror answered before the others could speak.

"I will go give him the fiber."

"Ain't no way," Dust shook his head. "Boss would not be happy about that."

Killer laughed. "So, you can kill him with your positivity?"

"I wouldn't kill him," Dream sighed. "I just... wish to see him again. If he's not so busy trying to kill me... maybe he will just hear me out..."

"You can give it to him," Horror answered. "Anything to save his life."

Dream stared at Horror for a long time before he smiled softly. "I'm glad he has you guys. You care about him... You risked coming to me to save him, it shows a lot. Thank you for... taking care of him all this time."

"Oh whatever," Dust sighed. "Can you give him the blue bone fiber already?"

"I will go grab it, and I'll meet you at the castle." Dream replied.

"Well hurry up," Dust hissed as he dragged Killer by the arm. "Your brother doesn't have long."

* * *

"He's in there."

Dream nodded softly before following Horror into Nightmare's room. The sunshine winced as he came in direct contact with negativity. It didn't slow his pace, however. He had a mission to save his brother, regardless if the murder trio liked it or not.

Nightmare's hands shook as Dream got closer. "What... are you... doing here..."

Horror found it intriguing that Dream remained silent as he crushed the blue bone fiber in the bowl. He sat on the edge of the bed and slowly fed it to Nightmare, the negative unable to resist.

"What did you... do..."

"Blue bone fiber," Dream answered his brother. "It will heal you within the next two days or so."

Boss seemed bewildered, and his eyes barely opened as he glanced at Dream. "W... why?"

"I..." Dream paused, wiping his teary eyes again. "I don't want to fight anymore. I miss my brother... I just want to have peace with you..."

Nightmare's breath was shaky as he tried to swallow the remaining fiber. "You... missed me?"

"I've always missed you," Dream sighed. "I never liked fighting you. I just did so you would stop killing people..."

"I..."

"But that doesn't matter right now," Dream continued. "I want you to get better, and I want you to recover and be okay. I care about you..."

Horror watched as Nightmare's weak hand barely touched Dream's.

"... I... care about you... too..."

Dream had to hold in his positive feelings of reassurance and resolution as he grasped Nightmare's hand. "I'll be here for you, brother."

Nightmare coughed again. "Go... now..."

Dream nodded and squeezed his brother's hand one more time before stepping towards the door, Horror following close behind. He couldn't help but notice a small smile on his boss' face before shutting the door. He sighed softly as he glanced at Dream. "Thank you, I don't know how to repay you."

The widest smile covered Dream's face as he brushed his arms and cried happy tears for the first time in a while.

"No, thank you."

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