Chapter 1: Dream's Return

t's been 494 years since Nightmare turned Dream into stone. Nightmare wakes up in the middle of the night to a sudden surge in positivity, realizing who it likely is, he decides to teleport straight to the source.

He finds his brother, but he hasn't aged a day. Nightmare stares at the 6-year-old, actually seeing Dream makes him fully understand just how young both of them were at the time. He realizes neither of them was truly at fault for what happened, they were both just kids who needed someone to parent them.

This realization causes Nightmare to take Dream in, becoming the responsible adult they both needed.