1. Prologue
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"Sans, it's me, Frisk… I don't know where you've gone, or if you were Taken… but we need you. It's been a long time since you've disappeared, and I think you would understand if you knew what was going on why I'm tempted, but I made a promise to you. I promised I would never reset again… but by God and all things holy, if you want me to hold true… come home, please. I can't keep doing this, I just can't! Everything is changing so fast, I don't know what to do. I'm scared…
"Papyrus is a good leader, but he's… he's not Papyrus anymore, not without you to keep him on his feet. I don't know what he is anymore, but he's terrifying. Toriel is alone now, Asgore… Undyne is great moral support, really, if suplexing all the members of the team counts as moral support. Alphys is sick, and monsters and human alike think she's been Taken. I'm making myself believe it's just a common cold, but even I have my doubts... she told Undyne if it's the fever that she wants it to be her that...that...
"Mettaton is still trying to help keep everyone's hopes up, but he's losing it himself... he's the only one aside from Undyne who's not too terrified to visit her. Papyrus forbids me from even thinking of going near her. His shows are almost all live now, there is no broadcasting anymore. They're coming fewer and further between as well.
"A great turnabout happened between them, and Napstablook has risen far above as one of the greatest members of our team. Nearly invincible, impossible to be Taken, he is the mascot of the Underworld...
"He doesn't like it very much, to be honest. He just wants to go home, back to when things were normal and easy. Now, though, this is normal. No one likes it.
"Flowey has become a great asset, realizing even he needs to assist the great cause if he wants to persevere. He does so more than just somewhat reluctantly, but after a long talk with me about life and death, and a threat from Mettaton about the possibility of him having a built-in weed hacker was more than convincing enough.
"I don't know when or how or why it happened, but somehow equality went down the drain. The better off you are, the further back you live. Being close to the barrier is the worst place to live of all, and that's... unfortunately, that's where a large portion of people live. You will be glad to know that Papyrus was kind enough to find a place for all those he holds dear, although most of us live together.
"Mettaton has been staying with us more than ever now, since Napstablook has come to stay. None of our old homes remain, everything has been built anew. The only places that are still the same is the Castle, Alphys's lab, and the Ruins. The Underworld is constantly expanding, and now encompasses a far larger amount of the underground below the surface than ever before. We've had quite a few...accidents... during expansion though.
"I just know that wherever you are in the timelines, we need you. I know what you can do, I've seen it, I've FELT it before. You're the only hope we have left in this damned place, so please, if you ever hear this, please...
"Please come back to us…"
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Okay so that's the prologue. I know it's ridiculously short, but eh. It's just the start.
So… All author's notes will be at the end of the chapter.
This is going to be a strange ride for anyone who's actually interested in reading. One of my favorite writing tropes is apocalyptic/ dystopian stories, so you can guess where I'm going with this.
The theme of this is going to be every other chapter is going to be from either Sans' side of things, or Frisk's.
So, if you can get past my horrible writing, I'd love to know what you think!