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Sapnap looked at the obsidian walls and held his sword to his shoulder letting out a breath. Hopefully his friends got the notes he sent. He couldn’t possibly tell them of what he’s done in person.
He was doing the right thing for everyone. For the server!
Sapnap gripped the leather in his hand, the book being a weight in his hand, mind and soul. The book holds the scribbled name of Dream on it.
A name that has haunted him for a time now. Past memories of past feelings.
Sapnap walked around the entrance to the tunnel he was told about and jumped down, making his way through the tunnel.
He made it to the end and placed TNT, backing away to blow up the blocks to get into the prison. He tied his headband tighter on his head and looked over to Dream.
He was reclined in the chair with his feet propped up on the desk. His sword lay before him and his Armour on securely.
“Sapnap, welcome to my home.” Dream smiled warmly and Sapnap walked over to him, putting his sword away. Dream raised a brow and sat properly.
“Betrayal breeds revenge, Sapnap.” Sapnap hadn’t heard his full name dripped from those lips in a long time. “Why aren’t you charging at me?”
Sapnap shakily raised his hand with the book in it, setting it on the desk.
Dream looked at the book for a moment before his face softened and he looked up. “Why are you showing me this? Aren’t you going to use it and kill me? I turned my back on you. I ended what he had, let you run off to Karl and Quackity while I ran off to Fundy then George. Your own best friend.”
“He was your best friend too.” Sapnap mumbled.
“Sap..nap-”
“Please don’t.” Sapnap said softly.
“Sap, why are you here?”
“I can’t use it to kill you.” Sapnap looked at him with watery eyes. “You hold the other book.”
“Yes, that’s true.” Dream got up and made his way to the ender chest in the lockers. He returned and set a book next to Sapnap’s. “I never burned it. I just memorized it.”
Sapnap nodded a bit, “I won’t come back or go to limbo. I won’t even get a ghost.”
Dream raised a brow, “that’s not right? You should be able to kill anyone and come back. And then when you run out of lives I just bring you back.”
“If I kill you.” Sapnap specified.
“You can’t use that book on me.” Dream furrowed his brows, “Sap, what’s going on? Are you okay? Are you safe? You can.. you can stay with me.”
Sapnap picked at his fingers a bit before he pulled a note out with Dream’s name meticulously written on it in beautiful cursive. “Read this now. The others should have gotten there by now.”
And he was right.
Bad got his first;
Bad,
Goodbye. I know I was a shitty kid growing up and I was an ass. I know, language. But I love you. You took care of me when no one wanted me and you taught me about love and happiness and joy. You taught me to do the right thing, and that’s what I’m doing.
As my parental figure you won’t understand at first why I did what I’m going to do. And that’s fine.
I’m sorry for all I’ve done to you.
I love you,
Sapnap.
Quackity got his next;
Q,
This is it. This is the last you’re going to hear from me. I’m about to lose it all, all my lives. And I’m not coming back as a ghost. I’m staying gone. Karl is getting bad again. He’s forgetting. He’s hurting. I told him about us. About the engagement. Please go be there for him after I die. Please drop the plan to destroy his home. Please help him like I was too scared to.
I love you a lot.
You always told me you were just the replacement in the hole Dream left in my heart. But you weren’t.
You and Karl mended that hole. But I need to save everyone. And if it means being stuck with Dream the rest of my life, so be it.
I love you,
Sapnap.
Then Karl;
Karl,
Oh prime, this is going to suck.
You’re sick. You have memory loss and you’re hurt. Quackity will be with you soon. He will help you, I promise. But I won’t be coming back. You’ll forget me. The words grew smudged from water, more than likely his tears. I already came to that conclusion. It hurts a lot. But I won’t forget you. You healed me when I was broken. And you didn’t even have to try. I love you so much, Karl and I’m sorry I’m leaving before we get to marry and have a happy life together with Q.
Please take care of yourself, Karl. And let Q take care of you. He loves you more than I ever could fathom.
I love you,
Sapnap.
Then George;
George,
Yeah. This is it. I’m going to see Dream again. You still love him. I know you do. And he still has love for you. You know he does. And maybe I do still love him somewhere deep down. Maybe the hole I say he left was really just a grey spot to keep me from having these feelings.
But I’m doing what is best. You need to believe me. This is what needs to happen, George and it’s going to suck. For a long time. You’ll be losing both of your best friends.
George, bury us next to each other. In the spot we all picked at the beginning of all this when it was just us three against the world. When none of this mattered. There were no discs, no wars, no pain. Our best friend didnt grow bad and get tortured into pure insanity.
We were happy. Let’s be happy again at the end of this, George.
You can take your rest there when you’re ready, okay?
We’re at the prison. Both books will be waiting for you. Do what you must with them.
Please be okay. Please talk to Karl and Q and anyone else you want. Live a life.
Be happy without us.
I love you so much,
Sap
Dream tore his letter open;
Clay,
Does George even know that’s your name? Was I the only one who got the privilege? I hope so.
When I got the book I wrote your name down. That’s no surprise, it’s in there now. But XD told me that I couldn’t kill you with it. It was impossible since you hold the other book.
I knew you didn’t destroy the book. You aren’t stupid. Neither am I.
George knows we’re bound to die together. How you might ask? I wrote your name down. If I kill you, I must die. It’s my punishment for writing your name down. I lose all chances of having a ghost or being in limbo. Meaning anyone with the revival book can’t bring me back. And since the death book’s powers will technically be used, you aren’t coming back either.
I had to think about this. I had to get a few things done, do my dues before I died.
Made sure George couldn’t convince me into a suicide pact.
He deserves to live out of us all. You guys still love each other. That’s life.
I still love you.
There’s still room in my heart for you, Clay.
That’s why I’m doing this.
You hurt too many people and it would be selfish of me to let you live.
I love you,
Nick
Dream dropped the letter, took his Armour off and looked at the two books before walking over and hugging Sapnap. Sapnap took his Armour off and hugged back.
“Remember the promise I made?” Dream asked.
“‘Where you go, I go.’” Sapnap repeated words he had whispered to him oh so long ago. “How could I forget?”
“And you promised to kill me as soon as I got out. You wanted to take my last life.” Dream said and Sapnap tucked his head into Dream’s neck, letting out a shaky breath, reaching behind Dream a bit.
Dream didn’t stop him.
“It appears we get to keep each promise.” Dream whispered. “I love you, Nick.”
“I love you, Clay.” Sapnap grabbed the handle of the blade with both hands behind Dream’s back as he pushed the sword through his lower back, pressing far enough to get himself in his own abdomen, intentionally.
“Where you go I go.” Sapnap promised.
“See you in hell, Sap.” Sapnap pulled the sword away and chucked it before they both collapsed, hand in hand.
The floor was painted in their blood as their eyes shut but their heads showed they were facing each other as they breathed their final breaths.
*
George wrote his name in the death book, leaving strict rules for XD.
George would be buried with Dream and Sapnap. The books would be buried with them.
XD followed with that and set flowers on the graves of the three.
XD was wrong though. Sapnap wasn’t alone in some luminal space. He was sitting criss cross on his grave, his skin blue and see through. Dream was next to him, back to himself before the wars and pain. He was a good person again.
George appeared next to them and greeted them with a shy smile.
It turns out they would be okay after all.