Papyrus pulled into the very packed parking lot. Well it wasn't really a parking lot, more like a freshly cut grassy field that overflow traffic was being directed to. He was flagged into an empty spot, turning off his convertible and taking a step out to breath the glorious fresh air. It was a beautiful day outside. The sun was shining, a few fluffy clouds floated against a bright blue backdrop, and the happy screams of people riding the fair rides could be heard all the way from his parking spot. The Ebott County Fairgrounds was huge, and had a wire fence surrounding it to dissuade people from going in without paying. Behind the fence though stood many white buildings. Not just any buildings, most of them resembled long "barns" or "pole buildings" as humans like to call them. They appeared to be relatively close together from where he stood,and very nicely kept. What excited him most was the area with the rides. He could see a few tall ones from here, but the one that interested him most was the large wheel looking thing that humans called a "Ferris Wheel." He had no clue why a structure like that would have such a silly name, but he had seen it in so many movies of humans visiting fairs and amusement parks. And the way they lit up at night in the photos he saw! That was something he needed to try out for himself.

Readjusting his red scarf, Papyrus took his first steps toward the entrance. It took a few minutes of walking, but he eventually came across the wooden structure that served as the ticket booth. There was indeed a booth with a person inside, but there was also some additional roofing with no walls attached. Underneath it sat an elderly looking woman in a chair. He approached the ticket booth.

"One ticket please!" Papyrus chimed. The bubbly young women working the ticket booth took his four dollar fee and presented him with a ticket. He walked further in when the elderly looking woman appeared startled by his appearance before settling into a smile.

"Enjoy yourself." She said happily.

"Will do! Thank you miss." Papyrus gave a toothy smile back and headed further in.

The path past the entrance turned into a dusty asphalt road, with many people walking in many different directions. To his left was a barn full of goats, and his right was large structure labeled "Merchants Building." They both sounded so exciting! He'd have to explore all of them once he met up with the others! He walked further in, trying to avoid bumping into people as he searched high and low for the other skeletons. They came all the way from their home dimensions just to spend the day together, and Papyrus couldn't help but be super excited about the whole thing. It would be so great to see everyone again!

He walked around searching for several minutes, getting lost in the rows of buildings and tents. Papyrus was rather pleased by how pleasant the fairground were. They were loud, and the majority of people walking by were giving him at least a yards worth of space when passing, but he hadn't been attacked once today! There was a severe lack of angry people shouting mean slurs and throwing things at him, but perhaps Papyrus shouldn't be surprised. In an effort to improve monster and human relations King Asgore and the mayor decided to try making the fair a safe place for everyone, if the large number of police officers were any indication. Finally he spotted the others at a crossroad up ahead. Blue was waving him down excitedly while the others glanced in acknowledgement before returning to their conversation. He excitedly walked forward when a familiar voice rang through the crowd.

"Hey dork!" Papyrus turned to see Undyne waving him down. She was located in a small tent with Lesser Dog and a few human police officers. They were all dressed in full uniform, manning a booth for the public to learn more about the local department. "You having fun yet?" She grinned toothily.

"Of course!" Papyrus said happily. "I haven't been here long, but everything is so lovely today!"

"Sure is dork! The police force is working extra hard to make that happen, so be sure to have a great time!" Undyne posed with her hands on her hips.

"Will do! See you later Undyne!" The two parted ways as Papyrus caught up to the other skeletons. It looked like the Sanses were already separating, deciding to support Frisk while they were being judged for their engineering project. Then again, Sans was a co-leader of the MH Tinkerers with Toriel, so maybe he was required to be there. Regardless, the four Papyruses were left to their own devices for the time being.

"Greetings other me's!" Papyrus stated excitedly.

"There you are." Fell said trying to act disinterested. "We were beginning to think you weren't coming."

"Of course I was coming!" Papyrus said feeling almost offended. "I wouldn't miss this for the world!" Fell rolled his eyelights while Slim hung close to the dark skeleton, hood drawn up and hunched over nervously. Stretched laughed at the antics of his counterparts before focusing on the task at hand.

"Alright. What should we do first?" Stretch asked lazily.

"Any preference Slim?" Fell turned to the timid skeleton holding his arm tightly. Slim looked around before motioning to a building on their left. The sign said "Rabbit Barn" and currently had a smaller number of people occupying it than most other places.

"Good choice Tiny-me!" Papyrus said excitedly. "I think a few kids in Queen Toriel's 4-H group are showing some rabbits!" He made his way over excitedly, the other three following not far behind. Papyrus gawked when he entered. Rows and rows of rabbit cages lined the entire building, each area having a sign hanging from the rafters indicating which rabbits belonged to which clubs. "Look! There's Toriel's group." He pointed to a sign near the corner that said "MH Tinkerers." He quickly made his way over, glancing around to see if he recognized anyone.

"Papyrus!" Monster Kid ran forward wearing a green tye-dye shirt with the clubs name printed across the front.

"Hello Monster Kid! Are you here for the judging today?" Papyrus inquired.

"Yeah! I'm going to be showing my rabbit!" Monster Kid turned to Slim, trying to break the skeleton from his fearful demeanour. "Would you like to see him?" Slim looked a bit taken aback, unsure how to respond.

"Sure kid." Stretch stepped in to Slim's relief. "We'd love to see your furry friend." Monster Kid smiled excitedly, leading the skeletons down the isles of rabbit cages. Papyrus was about to follow when a sharp tug pulled him back. Fell dragged him behind several other cages and looked at him critically.

"Now listen." Fell said while Slim and Stretch were distracted with Monster Kid and the rabbit he was showing. "It took a lot of effort to convince Slim to leave the house. He's terrified of crowds and really needs some help acclimating to above ground life. Can I trust you to stay close to Slim and make sure he has fun?" Fell said it more as an order then a request, but Papyrus was more excited about being needed for this very important task.

Papyrus stood up straight and soluted his scarier counterpart. "You can count on the Great Papyrus!" Fell nodded curtly, their conversation seemingly finished. The two turned and joined up with the others. Stretch was making silly rabbit puns with Monster Kid while Slim was more occupied holding a grey floppy eared rabbit. He was stroking its soft ear gently, mesmerised by its warmth and thick fur.

"He's so cute!" Papyrus cooed as his sockets began to sparkle. "What's his name?"

"His name is Hank." Monster Kid jumped happily. "He's a mini lop!"

"That's fantastic Monster Kid!" Papyrus chimed excitedly. He had no clue what Monster Kid meant by "mini lop," but his rabbit is certainly adorable. "I'm sure he'll win first prize!"

"We'll see." Monster Kid said with a lot less enthusiasm. "There are a lot of other mini lops today." Papyrus took a good look around the rabbit barn. Monster Kid wasn't kidding, at least a fourth of the rabbits were small with floppy ears like Hank. "Nonsense!" Papyrus posed triumphantly. "With cuteness like that I'm sure Hank will be the top rabbit!" The enthusiasm seems to be spreading, as Monster Kid became more confident.

"Your right!" Monster Kid bounced. "Hank's the best, everyone will love him!"

"That's the spirit!" Papyrus said, happy to see the child more excited than before. A loud rumble caused all the monsters to turn. Slim's face was burning bright with ocher magic, attempting to hide it behind the fluffy critter he held tightly.

"Ya hungry bud?" Stretch drawled. Slim didn't say anything, holding the bunny tighter and looking towards the ground. "It's alright." Stretch said while making his way closer. "Between you and me, I've been starving since we got here." He patted his non existent stomach, looking over at Fell with puppy dog eyelights. "And maybe a slightly shorter than me but taller than you skeleton with ripped bones would be willing to-"

"Buy it yourself lazyass." Fell growled, beginning to march towards the exit.

"Aww don't be like that." Stretch chased after him, still trying to convince the dark skeleton to pay for his meal.

"Should we follow?" Papyrus asked Slim. The other took a moment before nodding, giving one last goodbye pat to Hank. "Don't worry Tiny-me! We can come back to see the rabbits later if you want!" Papyrus chimed before scratching the rabbit's head.

"Yeah!" Monster Kid shouted excitedly. "And you can see the first place ribbon Hank's gonna win!" Slim seemed to perk up at the suggestion, placing Hank back in his cage gently before standing close to Papyrus.

"Let's go!" Papyrus grabbed Slim by the hand and swiftly pulled him out of the building. They were back on the path, surrounded by animal barns and food vendors on all sides. That's not even mentioning the huge wave of people walking through at the moment. It wasn't very late, so Papyrus really shouldn't be surprised by how busy it is. Still, it made finding the others very difficult.

"... I can't find either of them." Papyrus finally said after glancing around frantically. "Do you see anything?" Papyrus asked. Slim had summoned several mini blasters already and was using them to scout through the crowd from above. It took a few minutes, but he eventually pulled Papyrus towards a hot dog booth. He finally saw them, Stretch waiting in line at the food vendor while Fell stood aside and tapped his foot impatiently.

"There you are." Fell said as the two made their way over. "We were looking for you before the lazyass decided he just HAD to get a hotdog."

"Hey now! This isn't just any hotdog." Stretch had snuck his way over without Papyrus noticing, holding his prize out triumphantly. "This is the Deep Fried Chilli Dog Supreme!" The thing smelled disgusting, dripping with grease and who knows what else. Papyrus could make out the outlines of the cheese and chilli under the deep fried bread layer, but the fumes emanating from that garbage made him want to vomit.

"Your disgusting." Fell rolled his eyelights. Apparently he felt the same way as Papyrus did. "Do you have any concerns for your health whatsoever?"

"Hey hey hey." Stretch stopped the others tirade before it started. "First of all, your not my brother. Second, life's too short not to try everything. And third, I don't think it will affect my figure much." He turned his body and bit and emphasised his nonexistent butt. "Unless your worried it'll go straight to my thighs. Fell, your thoughts?"

Fell just face palmed and turned towards the others. "Alright you two, what would you like?"

"Wait, your not making them pay for theirs?!" Stretch sounded completely betrayed.

"Maybe when you stop being such an obnoxious asshat, then I'll give you the same treatment."

"Language." Papyrus said but couldn't suppress a chuckle. Stretch looked completely dejected, and he'd never seen his lazier self manifest eyeballs before. It was quite comical.

"Ummm…" Papyrus turned to see Slim looking between all of the options. Their were quite a few food booths around, and knowing how much Slim loved food it was sure to be a difficult choice.

"You can go to more than one vendor." Fell added. That seemed to perk Slim up immediately, and he headed towards a booth advertising cotton candy.

"This might be a while." Stretch chuckled before taking his first bite of the chilli dog. Papyrus wasn't sure what he meant, but was sure Slim wouldn't take that long at the booth.

"As long as Slims happy I really don't care." Fell grumbled angrily. "Come on." He motioned for Papyrus to follow, which he did obediently. Papyrus would have to think of what the group should do after they eat. Perhaps games? More animals? Rides? He doubted Slim would enjoy anything too big and scary, but the Ferris Wheel might be acceptable. Papyrus nodded to himself. Yes, before the day was done he would be sure to take Slim on the Ferris Wheel!