AN: Alrighty, so a few notes. This was written as a role play between me(Scarpath) and my friend, CrzA. I write for Frisk, and she writes for Sans. My sister, Underecho, also writes some of the other roles from time to time. This will probably update weekly, but if we get enough backlog, it might go up to twice a week. Enjoy!

Frisk couldn't stand it. So many people hurt her, and she can't even dodge well. So she dies. Again. And again. When she finally got past Toriel, they were relieved for only a short period of time.

Then, they met another monster. And there wasn't a save between them and Toriel. If he killed her, she would have to face Toriel again.

Again, the only thing Frisk knows anymore. The sight of the skeleton monster holding out his hand terrified her. A new monster, another again.

She turned, tears streaking her face.

Sans was hiding underneath the trees' shadow when he heard the creak of the door to the ruins. He had heard the fighting going on behind it when he came for his daily knock knock joke practice with the lady that stood on the other side. If he was going to be honest, he felt terrified.

A sense of deja vu had plagued him in the past few days, or was it hours? It was hard to tell. His soul nearly jumped out of his chest when he saw what looked like a human stepping out. But when he heard the lady's voice still, he felt relieved.

But still, something wasn't quite right. Something was amiss. The human walked off and continued through the trail. He stepped from behind the forest's safety and followed, his mind going a mile a minute. Was this a threat? They looked small, a child… But then again children had gone through before and wreaked havoc.

The snap of a twig echoed and he mentally kicked himself for not noticing it before. Welp, his cover was blown. He measured his options carefully. He guessed he'd have to see what this child was capable of. He extended out his hand and prepared to talk.

" d." Frisk turned at the command, pulling her hand up to meet that of the skeleton. She jumped at a loud farting noise, letting out hysteric laugh.

With tears still falling down her face, Frisk wondered what kind of attacks this monster would use against her. She dared to hope that, maybe, since the monster had talked to her before starting battle he wouldn't start a battle at all.

The monster seemed laid back, and had even started off with a gag! He couldn't be mean, right?

Somehow, her hope only tore her up inside, leaving her visibly sobbing.

"heheh the old whoopee cushion in the hand trick, it's ALWAYS funny. anyways, your a human, right? that's hilarious. i'm sans. sans the skeleton.

The human's reaction certainly wasn't something he was expecting. She was crying and then she laughed and then she cried again? Sheesh, the kid had issues. But she definitely didn't seem threatening… He wondered…

"i'm actually supposed to be on watch for humans right now. but… y'know… i don't really care about capturing anybody. now my brother, papyrus… he's a human-hunting FANATIC."

She looked to be smiling shyly now. He supposed even the mention of his cool brother would make someone smile despite not knowing him. "hey, actually, I think that's him over there. i have an idea. go through this gate thingy. yeah, go right through. my bro made the bars too wide to stop anyone."

Deep inside his chest Sans felt this ever growing anxiety. Was he really just about to show this human, this potential threat, to his brother? But she was giggling, how harmful could she be? He felt so conflicted. His hands were twitching to end her there but at the same time… Could she be the cause of all this weird deja vu?

He spied a conveniently shaped lamp out of the corner of his eye socket. Hmm… That could be a nice test…

When the fight didn't come, Frisk allowed herself to relax. Hopefully, this meant that she could get to the next save before she died. She had realized that the less hope she had, the more likely she was to start from the beginning again. So not having to fight two stronger monsters in a row was really good.

She was pulled out of her thoughts by the monster, Sans, telling her about his 'bro'. She couldn't help but giggle when she saw his fice light up when he realized his bro was coming their way. The shadow she hadn't even realized was there lifted from his face as he ushered her forward.

This brother of his seemed... loud. Not even in clear sight yet and she could hear his loud steps. She glanced back at Sans in time to see him with a dark look on his face. He looked at a nearby lamp, and his expression relaxed.

The kid immediately took the suggestion. That was a nice sign. She played along perfectly even when he purposefully mentioned the lamp to his brother. She could've taken that opportunity to reveal herself but she didn't. Just like he asked… When his bro finally started walking away and was far enough that he wouldn't see her is when she finally came out. She approached him carefully, but with a big goofy smile on her face.

"you oughta get going. he might come back. and if he does…" He paused for effect, judging her every move and expression. "... you'll have to sit through more of my hilarious jokes."

She giggled slightly. He couldn't help but let his grin reach his eyes. She was kind of cute. In a could possibly try to murder them all kind of way… Even so, she didn't make a move to leave for a moment, just laughing silently to herself.

"what's the holdup? look there's nothin to be afraid of. it's just a dark cavern filled with skeletons and horrible monsters." Her face fell then. Good, she took the hint. Just a safety measure. But perhaps he wouldn't have to break the promise he made the nice lady behind the door. At least not yet.

"Al-alright." Frisk said, downtrodden. She turned walking away.

"Actually, hey..." At this, Frisk perked up, turning back to face the kind monster. Maybe he didn't actually want her to leave?

(Frisk didn't consider how hypocritical that thought was. First they practically ran from someone who wanted nothing more than for her to stay, then was heartbroken that he wanted her to leave?)

"Hate to bother ya, but can you do me a favor? I was thinking... my brother's been kind of down lately... he's never seen a human before. And seeing you might just make his day." Seeing Frisk's look of concern, he continued, "Don't worry, he's not dangerous. Even if he tries to be."

Frisk thought about it for a moment. But, maybe not a long one. Why not? Sans had been so kind to her, she should return the favor. She nodded, with a small "Mmhm!"

"Thanks a million. I'll be up ahead." He responded, before turning and walking away. Back where they came. When he said he was going to be up ahead. So he walked in the other direction. 'Weirdo'

As soon as he was out of sight, he teleported himself up ahead, hiding back in with the trees. He tilted his head to one side when he saw her hover around a single spot for a strange amount of time. There didn't seem to be anything of interest there that he could see. He shrugged it off as it being a child's weird attention span and kept watching, lurking in the darkness.

He watched her keep walking until she encountered another monster. He clenched his jaw. This was it. Her actions here would finally tell him for sure what he could expect of this human.

She tried to strike up a conversation with the monster. Well that was… Something else… The poor Snowdrake tried his best with his jokes. Sans thought maybe he'd teach him a few of his own. The human got hit by one of the Snowdrake's attacks and he actually felt bad. That was strange. Why would he feel bad? If the human died that was no skin off his bones. But then he did promise the lady…

He sighed wondering if he should intervene but then the monster told another joke and the human laughed. A little forced, kid, could've tried harder. But then Snowdrake didn't want to fight anymore and she let him go. Just like that. He hummed in thought. Maybe the kid wasn't so bad after all.

Frisk didn't know what to think about Snowdrake at first, but he seemed ok. Except for the fact that he was, you know, trying to kill her. And succeeded. More than once.

Frisk REALLY sucked at dodging.

She was caught off guard by a bad pun, causing her to let out a strained laugh. This encouraged the monster, and she was finally able to stop the fight. The Snowdrake walked off. Frisk sat in the snow for a moment, 'cooling off'.

It was a good five minutes until she was able to push herself forward, mumbling about a promise.

She finally came upon the pair of brothers. She almost wondered how Sans had gotten ahead of her, but figured he must have taken a different route while she sat.

"So, as I was saying about Undyne-" Frisk's appearance caught the attention off the taller skeleton. He looked at her. Then he looked at Sans, who looked at her. Then, he looked at her while Sans looked at him. This continued for a dizzying moment, before The two finally stopped spinning in circles, seeming dizzy. They faced away from Frisk.

"Sans! Oh my gosh! Is that... A HUMAN!?"

"Uhhh... Actually, I think that's a rock"

"Oh." Papyrus responded, wearing a look of faked disappointment.

"Hey, what's in front of the rock?" Sans' voice held a teasing tone.

"Oh my God! (Is... Is that a human?)" The question made Frisk wonder if the disappointment was as fake as she had thought.

"(yes)" Sans responded, his voice just as much of a stage whisper as Papyrus'. Which is to say, not a very good one.

At this point, Frisk was barely holding a straight face. Sans had seemed so hesitant to ask her to meet Papyrus, and she really didn't want to hurt either brother's feelings.

The kid looked to be struggling to not break into a smile, or laugh. Maybe both. Papyrus was so excited though. Nothing that could make Sans' bro this happy could possibly be evil. One look at the taller skeleton's face and it would warm anyone's heart.

"Oh my God! Sans! I finally did it! Undyne will… I'm gonna… I'll be so… Popular! Popular! Popular!"

At this point the human finally cracked, which seemed to make Papyrus somewhat flustered. Sans couldn't help his grin twitching slightly too. "...'ahem' Human! You shall not pass this area! I, the GREAT Papyrus, will stop you! I will then capture you! You will be delivered to the capital! Then… Then! I'm not sure what's next."

She actually snorted at that. "In any case! Continue… Only if you dare!" And then his bro wandered off again in a chorus of Nyeh! that never failed to make Sans happy. He looked back at the child in front of him.

"well, that went well. don't sweat it, kid. i'll keep an eyesocket out for ya." The wink may have been a bit too much, but he couldn't resist.

As he walked away, he didn't fail to notice something quite troubling. For some reason it felt like he'd said something like that before already. That weird sense that things were happening again, and again. It only started happening since the kid appeared. But she seemed fine, she was even being nice to his bro.

Without knowing what else to do, Sans simply hid back in the shadows to watch the human continue her journey through to Snowdin.