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"Alright, boys... This is it. The mysterious #672..." Nightmare grinned and opened a portal, stepping through. He waited for the others to pass through, stopping at Cross, who refused to come through. "Aren't you coming, Cross?"
Cross looked to the side, avoiding eye contact with the dark king. "I don't think it's safe. Something's..... Not right."
Nightmare scowled. "Did I ASK for your opinion? Get over here NOW!" He raised a few pointed tentacles at Cross, who reluctantly stepped through. Nightmare closed the portal and started to advance through the AU. Horror came running to the two, looking confused.
"It's just a long hallway, sir," Horror said the moment he reached them. "There's no one here."
"What do you mean, 'no one's here'?" Nightmare began to get confused also, with a touch of agitation. "Why would Ink create something empty like this? It's suspicious..."
Cross crossed his arms, glaring at Nightmare. "I told you something wasn't right." He shook his head and started walking in the other direction, only to be met with a wall. "What the-? Wasn't this just hallway before??"
Dust and Killer had joined the other three, also wearing confused expressions.
"We found a room, sir." Killer said, looking to Dust.
"It's just..." Dust started.
"It's just what? Spit it out, Dust." Nightmare was getting beyond agitated now. His portals wouldn't work, and the hallway felt like it was ready to cave in on them.
"The... The floor only goes 2 feet. Then it drops. It's all foggy, and-" Dust was cut off as a portal opened, Ink and Dream bursting through and attacking.