Hi. This is my first story. I don't really tend to write this kind of stuff. Well I don't really write anything but I really have a problem. I literally can't stop looking at Undertale stuff. I wanted to make a story with all my favourite AUs and mix them all up in an epic war of Sans'. I Originally thought I could call it Common Sans as a kind of ironic name but I might change it, who knows. Anyway this does not really follow the cannon of any of the AUs used but I'll try not to make them feel like completely different characters. I will mainly stick to Sans characters but some others may feature.
P.S. I planed to make a comic but as I was writing the script before I story boarded it, it kinda transformed into this so I think I will do this first, and then maybe a comic after.
I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS THAT FEATURE IN THIS STORY.
Chapter 1: Too Quiet
It was quiet in the Anti-Void. Pages floated around the space with images of the worlds from other realities. Worlds with similarities and differences, some nice and some… less nice. Worlds with stories of danger, excitement, friendship and betrayal. Each page showing a different timeline or different universe entirely.
"Its awfully quiet…" thought Ink as he drifted in the infinite space he lived in, scribbling away on a page he had grabbed on his way past.
Ink was a skeleton. He was what the creators sometimes referred to as a "Sans" though technically that wasn't really true. He shared their shape but the similarities pretty much ended there. He wore a long scarf that almost acted as a cape floating around behind him as he continued to draw. He had a belt over his shoulder that held several colours and a collection of pencils. Despite them being secured to the belt he always managed to lose them somehow. Hw had a faded blue hoodie tied by the sleeves around his waist and he carried a large paintbrush on his back. This was no ordinary oversized brush however, it had the power to draw into reality and make whatever was depicted become real. He had a black ink spot on his cheek and had different coloured eyes. His right eye was a deep blue colour and his left eye was a bright yellow star shape with a hint of green at its centre.
Ink floated in the empty plane feeling desperation to escape the boredom he was cursed with.
"Why is it so quiet?" he thought to himself. "There must be a new exiting place to explore… Something new…"
He drifted around taking a look at some of the latest universes that had been created. Ink was the Protector of Alternate Universes and it was his job to make sure that nothing was to interfere with the "stories" as they took their course. He tried to keep them alive by spreading creativity and inspiration to the "Creators" by drawing pictures of the different worlds that existed. He liked his job very much.
"Nothing different." He sighed seeing that the new worlds seemed to reflect things he had seen before. "Why is there nothing to do in the whole multiverse!"
It was then that he remembered his friend Dream.
"I'll ask Dream if he isn't to busy to hang out." He began to try to reach out to Dream, the guardian of Hopes and Dreams.
He was able to transverse the multiverse just as Ink could, only, Dream can only go to a place where there are positive and happy emotions. He usually spends most of his time trying to control his brother Nightmare. Nightmare is the polar opposite of Dream and feeds from negative emotions. Because of this, he is always scheming and manipulating people to get emotional responses from them. This has resulted in Dream and Nightmare "disagreeing" in the past.
Dream was surprised to receive Ink's invitation and seeing as he had nothing to do he thought: "Why not."
He clicked his fingers and a bright flash lit the area as a portal opened to Inks section of the Anti-Void.
"Ink! It's been a while hasn't it."
"Too long." Ink replied, happy that his old friend had decided to accept his invite. "How have you been?" Dream looked just like Ink but he had a golden crown that curled around at his forehead. He had a long flowing yellow cape with a sun pattern on it. He wore sky blue clothing and held a star tipped stave at his side.
"Not bad actually. I think Nightmare finally took a break from making everyone's lives miserable. He must be as tired as me. Still though I welcome the chance to relax for a bit."
"Well that's great news, for now anyway."
"Yes well it can't last forever. What about you?"
"Me. Oh, same story here. Not much exiting things happening these days."
"Really! Error not giving you any trouble?"
"No not for a while. I haven't sensed the destruction of any universes for quite a few days now."
"Huh. I guess they're on holiday or something."
"Ha! Could you imagine! Nightmare and Error sitting on deck chairs, looking out at the sunset with shades and a cocktail!"
"Hehe. What would they talk about: 'Hey, destroyed anyone's universe recently.'"
"Yea. Man what would we do if those two teamed up. We would be so screwed."
"It's a good thing that neither of them are very good at making friends then." Dream trailed off on that last thought… "You don't thing that could happen, do you?" Ink looked thoughtful for a moment before he turned back to Dream.
"Pfft! Those two would not get on at all…" After hearing himself say that he almost fooled himself into believing it. "You… Em… It… Doesn't it strike you as a little odd that they both stopped causing trouble at the same time?" Ink said after he managed to formulate the sentence in his racing mind. Dream looked into his eyes and he saw the same thoughts were going through his head too.
"Surely Core would have seen this and said something, right?" Dream said shakily.
"Well they can't see into this dimension, maybe there are others that they don't have access too. Or maybe something is blocking them somehow."
The two of them floated in silence for a long time. Finally Dream came to the conclusion that they had best check, just to be sure. Dream tried to focus and find a place that was devoid of all happy thoughts. This was the way he would usually find his brother if he ever needed to. But this time he didn't sense anything out of the ordinary. Ink began to search around some of the pages passing by and began to scan them for any clues on where the two could be hiding. If they were hiding that was, but Ink had to admit that something was not right. He searched and searched until something caught his attention. Dream seemed to have caught on to the same feeling as he was next to Ink before he could even say that he had noticed anything.
"This world has people in it but, I don't sense any kind of emotion at all. It is just hallow and empty. Do you know what universe this is?" Dream said looking at a blank page that hovered in front of them.
"Yes I do… It once went by the name: X-Tale!"
So what do you think so far? Feel free to point out mistakes or anything like that. I made a crappy drawing on aggie,io (whilst my friends drew some questionable things around the page) and I may post it at some point. I have decided to use the characters:
Classic, Blueberry, Edge, Geno, Fresh, Death, Sci, Delta, Ink, Dream, Dancetale Sans (Dance), Outertale Sans (Comet), Nightmare, Error, Cross, Killer, Dust and Horror. I thought about Mafiatale, Chesstale or maybe even Swapfell but in the end I decided that 12 on 6 made for a good balance and I think I have a lot to work with for these characters. I took a lot of my inspiration from the AU Christmas Party comic dub on youtube and I really hope they post a part 2 this Christmas. I want to achieve a similar playful dynamic with the characters but possibly make Blue less of a psychopath.
Most of the info I found on these characters came from various fan wiki sites and sometimes they were not very helpful but I will try my best to make the characters behave the way I think they should to fit with their dynamic.
Thats all and if you enjoyed, part 2 will be out soon (probably)