Author's note: Is good to be back in the ring! I will soon update my stories and feel again the heat. Glad you liked the first chapter, and I hope more fan fictions of Papyrus. will be made. But now, let's enjoy this one.

Song by John Williams.

2. Long Lost

Some years have gone by since that day in the river. The baby has grown into a young man who has turned out to be the saviour of Egypt from the clutches of Seth. But that faithful day, that memory that seems so blurry is still in his head and Papyrus, that that his name, can forget that soft voice, that protection.

"Hush now, my baby
Be still, love, don't cry
Sleep like you're rocked by the stream
Sleep and remember this river lullaby
And I'll be with you when you dream"

Who was he? And why did he saved him?

"In what are you thinking?" The princess is sitting with him. He has totally forgot about her. "You are not daydreaming, are you?"

"Why should I if that bothers the noble princess?" He teases her. Little frown but as quickly as it comes, as it quickly goes away. "I was just remembering." He then told her about the day in the river.

"Hidden backstage,
maybe I'm just afraid
of being blown away.
I'm going far from this place,
you hear it, I'm send away
without looking back,
forgetting even my name.

They hardly understand,
I'm not who they think or try,
hand over my very past.
To dream the greatest feat,
touch and feel the wind.

I hope there is someone
who can hear me cry.

Please help me to find
the S.O.S I left behind
that keeps on calling me
for a better way inside.
I have been so strong,
but I can't carry on alone,

I need you here.

Cuz I'm a question to the world,
is it me or just a dream?
They had tried to hide me
in the deepest sorrow.
But I will walk on my way,
they don't touch me,
I'm going to fly away.

My Heart beats like crazy,
I can feel the sky is near.
The world is still sleeping,
but I sep on dreaming for me.
In their words there are lies,
I have finally defeated within."

"So, this man saved your life." Now that was something new.

"Ever since we went into my parents village, I have been wondering about who saved me and why." Papyrus threw a stone into the water.

"Maybe that person just saw you and well, he couldn't just left a baby to die there." Obvious but does not answer the question.

"No, no. There was something else, I'm sure of it. That man knew who I was and saved me knowing that the soldiers would have killed me. He had a very good reason, but which one?" It was time to go back to the palace.

"Who knows. Best we turn in." The raft sails towards Thebes.

"I just hope he is OK wherever he is." Long sigh.

Inside the palace, everyone is getting ready to say goodbye to another peaceful day. Papyrus keeps wondering. That face is so familiar and yet, so strange. Is he going crazy?

"I have loved, I have despaired,

I thought I could forget

But its taking me over.

What is my heart going to say?

If I can no longer go back,

May I ask one last pray?

If you are coming back some day,

Please take me home.

That smiles really suits you,

Your voice will do the rest.

Any wish is granted,

Thus I have little to offer.

Cry and stay, falling

Under damping sky

Like a beaten bird.

As years have gone rounded,

I have almost forgotten

There was just a moment.

I can't tell your name,

Why is it so hard to remember?

And with each teardrop,

I'm cursing over myself.

The punishment for this,

Is for me to suffer days

In the longest evening

Without you been there.

There will be strong bonds,

Even in the far distances

And that is the one

We have already chosen.

If you ever come again,

At least smile for me again."

"Is there anything wrong, child?" The wise Ratopher seems to have notice his troubled mind.

"Nothing serious." All right, he is not falling for that one. "Is just that I keep wondering about someone I once met."

"We meet many people during our lives and they leave unforgettable traces in our soul." Now that is deep.

"Well. He… I can't remember his face but I know he saved me from the fire in my parents village." Their eyes meet. "I wonder who he was and why did he do it?"

"That is something where I cannot help you." Pity. "But I'm sure you will find it out."

"Is sad that… Is someone who helped me and is lost in my memories." A soft hand is placed on his shoulder.

"He is not lost. He is with you as long as you remember." Time to go to sleep. "Sleep, my child. And fear no shadows." Ratopher watches him walk away and sadly sighs.

"Hush now, my baby
Be still, love, don't cry
Sleep like you're rocked by the stream
Sleep and remember this river lullaby
And I'll be with you when you dream"

The past is always there to face us. The people we have met are always there for us to remember.

Only the River Lullaby and the characters are not mine.

What is going to happen?

Who was that man? And why did he do it?

Next Stop: Blind Path