A Heart of an Ocean
Chapter one: The Ship of Dreams
Frisk stood outside of her vehicle and gazed upon the large piece of machinery, standing tall and new like it just came out of the factory. A ship sitting on the water, docked on the peer, she could see from afar that the wind and the water current is pushing the ship onto the sea. Like an eager child leaving home for the very first time. The words "Titanic" in large white letters painted on the side, stark in contrast against a heavy coating of fresh black paint. The ship itself isn't too ambitious as those proclaimed. Yet Frisk saw many, both humans and monsters, eagerly getting on the ship to New Ebott.
She couldn't help but scoff and rolled her chocolate brown eyes "I can hardly see why the commotion. It's not that large." A hardy chuckle erupted behind her as a large man with think auburn hair came into her view.
"You cannot be blasé about the Titanic, my dear Francine, it's the largest ship in history! Over ten thousand feet long and far more luxurious then most."
Frisk still rolled her eyes and scoffed as she eyed the ship. Mostly at the passengers, more importantly the monsters. She had never seen any monsters up close; her mother forbids her from associating with their kind. But to her they were somewhat remarkable creatures, with the way the carry themselves like they weren't afraid of showing their true colors. And their magic! They show their magic like an art form, and she could never abhor them, in fact she envies them. Not for their magic, but for their freedom.
"Oh, do not mind her, Chara, my daughter isn't easy to impress like most." An older woman, who somewhat looks like an older Frisk, steps out of the vehicle. Arm in arm with the auburn man as they get a closer view. "So…. this is the ship they say is unsinkable?"
"It IS unsinkable! The power of fine machinery! The hands of hard-working men to create this fine piece!" Chara gloated whole heartily, as if he was trying to sell an auto mobile to a poor couple. Frisk wasn't impressed, not at all. It was the ship of dreams to everyone. But to Frisk it was a ship of chains, dragging her back to New Ebott with a slave collar around her neck and pulling her down where she couldn't breathe. No way for her to cry for help. It hides behind a force smile and petty conversations.
A loud whistle blew over the crowd of passengers, warning them it is almost time to set sail. Chara opened his arm towards Francie and gestured her to take. She reluctantly took it "Come along ladies, the ship awaits!" She followed him and her mother as well as their maids, and along other first and second-class passengers, passing humans and monsters alike.
And finally, onto the ship.
Into the Lion's Den.
Forever trapped.
"Sans! For fuck sakes man, you're insane!" the large blue bunny shouted after the bulky and wide skeleton monster, running through the crowd of people waving off the passengers. Heavy packs and sack over their shoulders. Big heavy laughter passed through the skeleton's mouth and said in a deep smooth voice "maybe but i found us tickets, tops!"
"Found?! You bloody stole them you bonehead! From humans who would dust us if they caught us!" Tops shouted back, maneuvering people waving to the passengers on top of the deck of the ship. A large horse carriage almost ran into the two monsters as they run towards out of the crowd and into the path that leads to the large ship.
"dickhead! they won't catch us if we're 3 million miles away. And besides pal," the skeleton waves their tickets at the blue monster bunny, "we're going home!"
Tops pant through his nose, "If we can make it!" He found himself grumbling.
"come on, grandpa, i thought you were fast!"
"Screw you, you giant ass!"
Sans let out another roar of laughter, he and Tops finally left the crowd of waving humans and monsters and made it to the bridge that lead to the portside of the ship. A crewman was about to close the portside door, "hey, wait! we're passengers! we're passengers!"
The crewman groan in disgust, "I have no time for this monster. Your kind must go through processing-"
"We did go through processing!" Tops shouted from behind Sans.
"Then you should have medical papers to prove the processing, but since the ship is about to sail I cannot-" It was Sans' turn to groan, not in disgust but in frustration and annoyance. Suddenly the crewman's SOUL was blue.
"human I'm naut going to keep arguing with you, but like you said before we don't have time for this. maybe you need to work on your people skills." Sans pulled the crewman from the portside door and over the ocean and dropped him. The crewman screamed before it was cut off by a splash.
Tops gave Sans a glare, "Really, Sans?"
"what?" Sans shrugs, "if he was going out might as well be humerus, right?"
Tops rolled his eyes as he pushes Sans to the side and board the ship, "You and your stupid puns." Sans followed him, but they were stopped again.
"Excuse me, sirs, do you have-" Sans shoved their tickets before he and Tops raced down the corridor, "we gave our medical papers to the other human!" he shouted back at the confused man.
They ran through the corridor and up the stairs that lead to a hall that connected to a grand stair case. While most of the first-class passengers were talking amongst themselves with their handmaidens, there were also little monsters there (only monster servants for the wealthiest). Crewmen tried to stop Sans and Tops, but the two monsters ran as fast as their legs can carry them.
Maybe a bit too fast, as they turned the corner, Sans rushed into something.
Someone.
A human lady.
Fortunately, with her height and lack of strength, Sans only tumbled a bit. But the human lady fell on her bottom. Sans would have stopped and apologize but he didn't want to stop right now, he ran again towards the exit of the grand staircase.
Sans was many things.
From a liar to a thief to a carefree skeleton, but he was a bit of a gentleman.
But he saw the way the lady dressed, a first-class lady.
He had dealt with those kinds of humans and he knew how they are. They like to act like they were gods among humans. Like royalty that demands more then what they deserve.
Plus, they were bigots.
Through and through.
And he was in a good mood right now, he didn't want it to be ruined.
He continued through the grand stair case and up on the deck along with the other waving passengers. He and Tops joined them and waved to the shitty humans and to the shitty hole of Paris as he and his buddy were about to sail home.
Over to the side he could see a couple of human policemen and two familiar humans by them. "Looks like they found us."
"and not a moment too soon." Sans smirked.
As the whistle blew the ship began to pull away from the docks and straight into the horizon. The heavy wind pushed the ship forward, slowly. The passengers began to leave the deck and into their quarters. But Sans and Tops stayed to watch as the ship departed (while naturally giving the human police the finger as a goodbye). As they sailed further from shore, the sounds of engines began to roar under their feet. The smell of smoke leaving the funnels as the ship moved forward into the world.
Sans and Tops moved towards the front of the ships, seeing the beauty of the ocean before them.
"I can't believe it…" Tops muttered, Sans grinned. He climbed on the railing, feeling the winds against his bones, "that we're finally here?"
"We're finally heading home, man! I can see Mount Ebott already! It's smaller than I remember." Sans and Tops laughed, they scream and holler in excitement as he waves his arms in the wind.
As they sail through the blue ocean and the winds along with the birds, Sans shouted on the top of his nonexistence lungs.
"I'M THE SKELETON KING OF THE WORLD!"