DreamXD and Dream stared at one another. George had backed up for the time being, sensing the tension in the air.

"So, someone brought you back?" DreamXD took off his mask, all 4 pairs of eyes staining right into Dreams caged soul.

Dream simply rose his chin high and smirked, "Of course. Giving Techno unlimited access to the book allowed me to get free passes."

DreamXD's eyes twitched and flamed, anger seething through them. He began to float towards Dream, his claws drawing blood from his palms. "You think this is a joke?! You're messing with timelines Dream. You're messing with me. You know why I sent you down here all those years ago? It was so you could keep shit straight. But yet you meet George and then your brain goes haywire!"

Dreams gaze falters, blinking. "I'm protecting George. Just like I was told."

DreamXD grabs Dreams throat, yelling, "I told you to keep this server in order! This isn't order Dream. Maybe if you were doing your fucking job, none of this would've happened! George wouldn't have to sit here for months at a time, Karl wouldn't have time traveling powers, Tommy wouldn't be alive, and the egg wouldn't fucking exist! But no, Dream has to do his own thing. Dream has to disobey orders. Dream has to fuck up his only job and hurt everyone."

DreamXD throws Dream down to the ground in a fit of rage, and George just stands there. He's confused, puzzled, upset? He can't even tell his own emotions at this point.

But it finally clicks.

George looks at DreamXD and then back at Dream. The familiarity in how they look, the reasoning being DreamXD being able to alter his appearance, his voice, to Dream.

It all makes sense now.

DreamXD and Dream are one of the same, but are merely from different timelines. DreamXD became so protective over George so easily because of Dreams possessiveness now.

DreamXD is future, past, and present Dream for a lack of explanation.

The rivalry, the constant glares, the watchful eyes, why DreamXD seemed disgusted to be accidentally referred to as 'Dream', it makes sense now. Undeniably so.

"You know what, I'm glad I did everything that I did. It shows how loving and forgiving George is. And it's pissing you off that he's so forgiving, isnt it?!" Dreams voice rang in George's ears, and what he said did everything but flatter him.

George turns his head to the left, taking off his mushroom hat and setting it on the ground. He rolls up his sleeves and begins to walk to the arguing men.

"Wait a second, wait. I was a tool for you? I was a tool to prove a point to DreamXD?! Is everything you do to prove a point Dream?! Fighting Wilbur so he couldn't give independence and then completely destroying L'Manburg just so you can maintain control?!" George now stared at Dream, a man he never bothered to look into.

Dream's eyes melt. His brows lower and crease, looking sad. "George, you fought with me." His voice seemed to already breaking, even though there wasn't a reason for it to.

DreamXD slammed Dream against the ground and spun around, his hands behind his back. "You disgust me. Truly. You've failed not only your mission, yourself, but the man you wanted to 'save'. How does that feel Dream."

Dream now looked between himself and George, a man he has down to protect. I man he gave a ring to. A man he gave letters to. Letters that now scattered the grass, torn apart.

Saying nothing lasts forever is like saying we won't last forever. But we'll show them, won't we Dream?
Get back to me soon. I miss you.
-GeorgeNowFound :]

That looked to be the only letter still intact. The stupid change in George's name tore his heart strings into pieces. He didn't want to lose this.

Looking up to George, Dream tried to compromise, "George, please. Don't do this to me. Remember what we had? Don't make me go through this again. George, I risked so much for you."

George's lip curled into a nasty snarl, seeming put off from the begging. "You disgust me. You drove me into a false sense of security and then left me in this place alone. You left me because you've been manipulating and stealing things from everyone. It was to the point where I was sitting up all night-" his voice cracked, and George blinked away gathering tears, "I was up for nights at a time waiting for you. You didn't give me a response, you didn't talk to me. And then DreamXD shows up and-"

George's voice trails off. He doesn't want to finish the sentence. He feels DreamXD's gaze on him, and it put him in the spotlight. A light he doesn't like.

Dream slowly rose up from his position on the ground, being careful when he approached closer. When it was clear DreamXD would only listen and watch, Dream made a move to grab George's face.

George tensed, but it was like clockwork. He melted. Dream spoke quietly, like he was talking to a spouse who fell asleep on their chest, pouring out their heart. But this, this wasn't romantic. It was regretful. It was poison.

"George, please look at me." George let out a whimper, slowly looking up at the man he thought he knew. "George, I love you so much. You know this, right? I made this world for you with my own hands. I hate that this happened, but you have to understand that this is how it's supposed to be."

DreamXD quickly spoke up, "No, it's not. Don't lie to him. Tell him the truth."

George's hands found his way on Dream's wrist, tearing them away from his face. George moved away quickly and yelled, "You're lying now?! What the fuck is wrong with you? What all have you done. Be honest. What should you have not done. What was against your orders?"

The word "orders" brought Dream spiraling into a frenzy of anger. He pointed at DreamXD and yelled accusingly, "You. You motherfucker! You put this shit in his head. I have done nothing that you didn't want me to do. You told me to do those things to those poor kids. This is all your fault!"

DreamXD's laugh was empty. "I didn't tell you to do Jack shit. You're saying this to make me look bad."

The boys continued to accuse and bicker back and forth. George, once again, was back standing speechless. The yelling, the arguing, it drove him mad. He was crying from how overwhelming everything was.

First, Dream was the good guy. Then he was overprotective. Then he fell asleep. Then they fell in love. And then DreamXD appears and now Dreams bad. Dream gets let out of prison. Dream gets killed. Dreams brought back to life. Turns out DreamXD is actually Dream but in a different timeline. Dreams been using George for leverage. Dream did horrible shit. But oh no, DreamXD did the horrible shit.

Everything was a load of bullshit and it was driving George's mind absolutely wild.

And well, George broke.

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A/N: Thanks for being so patient with me! It means a bunch. Hope this chapter didn't completely throw the whole thing off the rails lol.

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