I admit, I got sucked into this game. I love the characters, I love the style, so I decided to write my own story on my two favorite characters Sans and Papyrus. I know this has been done many times, but I wanted to do it on my own.

The title itself is a bit of a pun. 'Sans' literally means 'without'. This will be a three part story (one for the brothers' backstory, one for the genocide route and one for the pacifist route).

*NOTE* CAPS does not mean that the character is shouting. Paps speaks in all caps, Gaster does too.

"Bold Italic" would be the wingding font that Gaster speaks in. All skeletons can speak it though Gaster is the only one who can't speak any other language, so he uses magically conjured hands to speak with other monsters.

I do not own Undertale, all I own are Kristen (the brothers' mother), Triton and Sedna (Undyne's parents).

Chapter 1

She hummed softly, rocking a small bundle in her arms as her bones made soft clicking rattles to soothe her newborn son. His father was still out at work, being the royal scientist was a full time job after all…but still.

"your father works himself down to the bone," she told her child, chuckling at her own joke before looking up as the door closed.

"KRISTEN?" came a clear, deep voice.

"i'm in here, 'dings," she grinned, her eyes glowing a happy cerulean as the tall form of her husband walked into the room, a slightly annoyed expression on his face.

"KRISTEN, WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT CALLING ME THAT?" he asked calmly.

"i know what you've told me, but i think it's cute," she giggled.

"SOME TIMES I WONDER ABOUT YOU," her husband grumbled as he came closer, "I SAW THE ROYAL PHYSICIAN COME OUT OF OUR HOUSE…"

"yes, 'dings," Kristen smiled, "sedna came by..."

She saw him open his mouth to speak again, only to stop.

"WHAT..."

He froze, his eyes flashing a deep amber color as he stared at the bundle in Kristen's arms.

"…IS THAT…"

"yes," Kristen smiled, "don't look so…"

"KRISTEN…"

"so…"

"…DON'T YOU DARE…"

"flabbergastered," Kristen snickered, only to close an eye at her husband's expression, "c'mon, gaster, it was funny…and you set yourself up for that,"

Gaster rolled his eyes, stepping closer to get a better look at the tiny skeleton baby in Kristen's arms.

"WHAT IS ITS NAME?" Gaster asked.

"he, 'dings," Kristen corrected, "our son. comic sans…sans for short,"

"COMIC SANS," Gaster smiled, gently putting his hand on his child's head, a soft clicking sound coming into being as the bones making his hands connected with his son's skull.

Kristen shuffled, lifting her little boy upwards so that Gaster could easily take him from her arms.

"KRISTEN…."

"oh c'mon, gaster," Kristen scolded, "he won't bite ya. i promise,"

She tickled her son's cheekbone, getting a soft giggle from the baby.

"his little mouth won't open," she explained, nearly shoving Sans into his father's arms, "go on and hold 'im! i swear he's not poisonous,"

Gaster gingerly took the child, afraid that this tiny skeleton child would dissolve into Dust at any moment. He watched as the child…opened their eyes.

They glowed. The brightest that Gaster had seen a skeleton's eyes go. His eyes flickered, turning from their neutral white to a warm amber color, reassuring the child that he would be safe. The child gave a sweet little giggle and reached upwards, his hand batting against Gaster's skull with a resounding clicking sound.

Gaster gave a soft laugh, bringing the little one close to his chest and smiling.

"HELLO TO YOU TOO…MY LITTLE SANS,"


Nearly Three Years Later

"uppie!" Sans chirped, waving his little arms upwards before attempting to stand.

The little skeleton's legs wobbled and he pitched forwards…only to be surrounded by cool blue light.

"whoops, don't scare me like that, little funny bone," Kristen smiled as her eyes glowed with her magic, she lifted her son into the air and held him as the blue tendrils of light faded away, "i swear i'm gonna have to keep an eyesocket on ya at all times!"

"mama!" Sans squealed, nuzzling into her chestplate, eyes glowing a gentle sky color.

"aw, ain't you just the cutest 'lil thing," Kristen cooed, bonking her head gently against her son's skull before tickling him.

Sans squealed, thrashing as his mother playfully attacked him, his eyes flaring brilliant blue.

"aw, kiddo, am i tickling your ribs?" she beamed before throwing Sans into the air.

Sans gave a shocked yelp as he started to fall…only for Kristen's eyes to blaze with raw magic, sending soft tendrils of cerulean light through the room and wrapping gently around Sans, surrounding his tiny form and gently halting his descent. The little skeleton gave a happy squeal, looking up at his mother.

"'gain! 'gain!" he beamed.

"oh? you like that, huh?" Kristen grinned, "alright then, up you go!"

Her eyes glowed brighter and Sans lifted towards the ceiling as his soul burned a bright, royal blue through his ribcage, a tiny little spade. She gently guided him through the air, smiling greatly as he giggled and squealed.

"KRISTEN?" came her husband's voice and Kristen jumped, her magic fading away as she whirled around.

Sans gave a terrified squeal as he plummeted towards the ground…only to be caught by a familiar blue glow that neatly deposited him in his mother's arms.

"gaster," Kristen growled, turning a flaming blue eye on her husband, "don't scare me like that…you could have made me drop sans!"

The Royal Scientist gave a soft hum before walking towards his wife and child.

"YOU ARE CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL GUARD, KRISTEN, I DOUBT THAT YOU WOULD LET AN INNOCENT CHILD GET HURT,"

"dada!" Sans chirped, reaching for his father.

Gaster gave a smile, taking his son from his mother's arms and gently pressing his own skull against his child's, making Sans giggle wildly.

"ALRIGHT SON," Gaster murmured, "TIME FOR YOU TO GO TO BED,"

Sans gave a whine and shook his head.

"no, dada! don't wanna!" Sans grumbled, crossing his arms as the tiny white pinpricks disappeared, leaving pitch black voids.

"sans…" Kristen warned, "your daddy's right, time for you to go to bed, baby bones,"

Sans gave a whine as a blue glow surrounded him and he floated back into Kristen's arms. Kristen started humming a soft melody, walking towards the nursery and putting her child to bed. She returned a few minutes later, looking at her husband as she put a hand to her chestplate.

Gaster came closer and put a hand on her shoulder.

"HOW IS IT?" he asked.

Kristen gave a smile and nodded.

"he'll be here soon," she said.

"MAY I?"

Kristen reached behind her neck and unfastened her chestplate, taking off the smooth metal piece and exposing a soft undershirt and her soul that glowed brilliant white…tinged with a faint tinge of orange.

She placed a hand to her ribcage, feeling the warmth of the second soul harbored within and smiling brightly.

"he's going to be just fine, 'dings," she told him, "sans is going to be a big brother. haha, i can feel his personality. he's gonna be just like you, g…an uppercaser,"

She closed her eyes as the little soul became more pronounced and vibrant.

"my little papyrus," she whispered as the soul burned incredibly bright and a feather-light weight came into her arms as magic mixed with the dust around the room, creating something new…

And a little baby's cries echoed through the night as his parents held him close.

So both brothers have entered the world of Undertale. No, they're not under ground, both boys were born on the surface, same as Undyne and Asriel, who we'll meet in the next chapter. W.D Gaster is the Royal Scientist, I.T.C Kristen is the Captain of the Royal Guard, they met at a royal ball Asgore and Toriel held and they've been seeing each other since, eventually getting married. Triton is Kristen's second in command while Sedna is the royal physician, they met at the same ball and became friends, eventually marrying and having Undyne.

Anyway, hope you liked it. If you did, please let me know!

Qui vállë tóquetë, ván tecë (If no review comes from y'all; no story comes from me)

Máriessë ar mára tecië

Farewell and fair writing

Elhini Prime signing off.