Despite the ongoing arguments and threats between Sans and former friends. Life was going easy.
Even if almost all of the kingdom knew about her. Not exactly the way he wanted it. Of course he hated that Undyne and all of snowdin knew. They wanted to literally watch as undyne takes away all the lives of humans to die in the hands of Asgore.
Sans became disgusted at the thought of it. His own child's life at the hands of her kind. He had raised her with papyrus for 10 months now.
She had grown just a little, she still was smaller than Sans's leg. Which he could sense she didn't like.
She crawled around now too, and wanted to touch and taste everything. It didn't really matter to her. The couch, the sink, sometimes the annoying dog that had come inside from time to time. Sans noticed this and had to put up a lot of baby gates. He would let papyrus do it, but he would only make the bars too wide.
Papyrus and Sans were trying to teach her words too. However all they could get out of her so far was, Sa and Pa.
To Undyne, when she heard it from Papyrus's late night praise sessions, she seemed surprised. However tried to hide it. Papyrus knew she secretly loved his niece. It be very hard not to anyways.
Sans had made more trips to Alphys's lab to find a safer and better way to find out if frisk was human.
Besides her slight problems with her powers, he felt everything was alright. Except until one morning when Frisk started crying out of control.
She couldn't help it. She was literally dying to get out the house.
Though it didn't mean she didn't like being smothered continuously by affection by her uncle and dad. Sans would take naps with her. Papyrus read books at night too. And sometimes when Papyrus wasn't looking she would add secret Ingredients to his food.
On some nights they were good ingredients and the rest bad ones.
Like the one time someone actually picked up San's sock only to be on Papyrus's dinner plate when he ate it. Sans would of told her that was not good and would get her in trouble. Instead, he laughed his skull off the entire night because of how hilarious he found it. While Papyrus, was still washing his jaw out with soap. Sure Papyrus was upset for a little while. But he couldn't be mad at his niece, not even for a minute!
Anyways, Sans teleported to his room to find his daughter climbing up and down the walls using her magic. When she saw her dad she almost fell off from losing her concentration. As always though her father caught her with his aura.
"Frisk Sans Serif, what am I going to do with you?"
It was a good time for thinking about that. He was running out of ways to keep her from using too much magic.
She needed more space to play and safely practice magic.
He also needed a place for her to stay when things got hectic.
Sans then smiled as he remembered someone who seemed more than capable to take care of a child. That's when he thought.
Maybe it's time to introduce her to an old friend?
He started to grab Frisk and bundled her up quickly. However as she has gotten stronger and more in control of her powers. She blasted them all off. Sans chuckled and snapped them all back on. Confused and a bit dazed, she tried again, but as usual her dad's mitten had blocked out her powers.
Sticking out her tongue, she started to pout.
Sans thought about how he would get there. He could of went the normal way, which was all the way through snowdin and the forest.
Too risky.
He decided ultimately that he would just shortcut himself there.
Opening up a shortcut he held on to Frisk and went through.
When he went inside he found himself outside the door to the ruins. Which was mysteriously locked from the inside. He never questioned it up until now.
Despite the months with his daughter. He still came to visit sometimes. She kinda felt like the absolute one for him. Good puns, sweet laughter, and yet so troubled.
He didn't talk too much about Frisk.
Only because he feared that the person on the other side would tell Asgore somehow.
He went up to the door and knocked a couple of times.
Shortly a voice came from the door.
"Hello? Sans is that you? It's been awhile. How are you?"
"Oh you snow me Tori. Just chilling."he said with a laid back tone.
The woman on the other side started to laugh. She really was in to that kind humor.
Which Sans really loved. No one else in snowdin had that type of humor that perfectly matched his. They would laugh of course, but not as great as her.
"Um Tori, the real reason why I'm here is because I wanted you to meet my daughter Frisk." He said a little sheepishly.
There was a sudden silence and then the door to the ruins slowly opened. A tall goat boss monster walked out and smiled.
"Why hello there frisk! Would you two like some pie?" She said sweetly.
Sans stood there shocked. There were so many things he was thinking about. Like how she was tall, how pretty she was.
But most of all.
She was the queen of the monsters! Everyone thought she had went missing.
Sans tried to find something to say but all he could say was.
"Whoa."
Toriel laughed and then looked down at Frisk. a little surprised at her appearance and her skeleton hand.
"So this little one is all yours?"
"Yeah. She's a "hand"ful thanks to her having some of my powers. But I guess you might want an explanation for her." Said sans.
"Why don't we talk about it over some pie and tea?" She reassured.
After a couple of hours the day went from explaining stuff to laughter and jokes as usual. Of course Sans and Toriel would't want to have it anyway.
Toriel had no problems with Frisk. She even taught frisk how to talk a little.
Sans watched the whole thing and had thought back to what he thought of earlier.
"Hey Tori?" said Sans.
"Yes?"
"Do you think you can watch Frisk for me? I can't always be by her side, so I need someone I trust." He said seriously.
Toriel paused for a second and then smiled. She felt glad that she had another opportunity to save a human from Asgore's slaughter. She was even relieved that sans kept his promise to protect any human.
"I'd love too! When can we start?" she giggled.
"Well I start back at my job in a month so then I guess." Sans said while watching the two play and eat pie together. He watched as Toriel propelled the spoon into her mouth. Then he saw something that he wish he shouldn't see. Regret.
"Is there something wrong Tori?"
She looked distracted for a moment, but then looked up. Like a taking off a mask, she looked dead at him with tired eyes.
"It's just that she reminds me of my once lost son and daughter. I miss their laughter and smiles. I miss everyone living peacefully. All I have now is two empty rooms and a head filled with regret." she started, "There is never a day where I can stop looking and searching hopefully a human comes. It's rather lonely in the ruins."
It made Sans heart ache to hear these words. He didn't know how it felt to lose children. He hoped that he would never have to either. He also didn't know what his good friend was holding in all this time.
Toriel looked down at the now smiling Frisk. She couldn't help but smile back. A face like frisk's brought back painful memories. It wasn't that she didn't like frisk. She loved her very much.
She just didn't want to see her go down the same road as hers once did.
Sans started to get up from his chair and looked at his watch. He didn't want to interrupt the two's interaction so he spoke up and said, "Hey Tori, If you want to watch her for awhile you can. I'll just take a shortcut and come back in a couple of hours."
Frisk giggled at the idea, and try to attempt Sans name again.
"Sa! Sa!"
"See you later baby bones. I'll be right back."
Toriel waved good bye and in the blink of an eye, he was gone.
Shocked at her friend's abilities she started to snuggle frisk and pull out a book on snails.
Oliver handed Howard the last of the bags, and put them away safely in the back of his trunk. Making sure carefully everything was loaded.
"Oliver, are you sure about this plan? Can't we just run off or back out of it?"Howard said in his rather fresh New England accent.
"As much as I'd love too. We might end up like his last minion Dennis. Mangled at the bottom of the sea. And if you ask me I don't want to be fish bait." said Oliver.
His boss wasn't the merciful type for those who got in his way. He was like an unstoppable one man machine, with Oliver and Howard as his wheels.
Robert walked out with more gear and loaded into the trunk as well. He made a quick check to see if everything was where it should be.
"Well boys it look's like we're ready to drive up to the mountains! It will be a two week trip since it's 1500 miles away. So let's get in the car."
Howard and Oliver scattered frantically and did their bosses bidding. Not wanting to be tossed at the bottom of the sea or slapped.
They started to drive onto a highway, shortly approaching traffic again.
"MOTHERFU-"
PART TWO
"You will never take me alive! My robo-snake boyfriend is on the way!"
said the Mermaid Pirate.
"This episode is really terrible. I think I need to cancel my subscription."said the small yellow dinosaur.
Looking down at her Mew Mew Kissy Cutie watch. She frantically hopped off the couch and went over to her office.
"O-Oh Sans and Frisk are coming soon! Where is the data!?"
Looking through endless of papers on her desk. She had dug through and grabbed it.
Looking over the long list, she made mental notes and started to jot down some reminders.
Starting with organizing her desk.
*DING DONG.
"They're here!"she exclaimed.
Realizing that she was talking to nothing but air the whole time, she made a mental note to stop talking to herself.
She ran over to the front door and pushed a small red button letting her friend in.
She let in a small skeleton and his smaller daughter who was covered in bubble wrap head to toe.
"Hey Doc. Are you all ready to go?" Said a very anxious Sans.
Alphys chuckled to herself a little. She had never seen Sans so anxious or cautious in his life. It was also nice to know she wasn't the only nervous person in the room.
"Uh yes. We're all ready and set. Except I don't think all that protection is necessary. I designed these test so that even a baby bird can still remain alive."
"Well to be honest Alphys, I don't know feather I should be worried or not."
Sans was still a little unsure. He knew his friend meant well and that he looked over all the test to see if it was accurate.
"Well okay I guess. How many of these do we have to do?" He said nervously.
Alphys looked over the data. She checked some things and crossed some off.
"It looks like four simple tests. I need to test her powers. Her health. Her stats. And her determination."
"So which one she we start with?"
Alphys was very curious to see her powers. Yet she was worried about her health. Her stats were an easy check, but the process would bother Sans. Her determination, was a different story.
"Let's start off with health check."
Alphys lead them to a room. That had a place where Sans could sit and a comfy table Frisk could lay on.
Before she could do anything she had to convince Sans to take the bubble wrap off.
But soon, after half an hour of convincing he finally took it off.
"I don't see why I couldn't have just left it on..."
Alphys wanted to say exactly why. But she then figured if Sans did most of the test then he would be better reassured.
"How about you do it then?"said Alphys.
Sans then let his shoulders down and summoned his magic. He started to glow and use his hand.
7/7 HP.
Relieved Sans had informed her back of Frisk health.
Checking and crossing a few things off, Alphys announced the next test.
"Stats."
Sans had opened up Frisk's stats. Which were dangerously low.
Attack 300+ Defense 1.
Your precious baby bones.
"Uh she's very powerful. However poor in defense."
Alphys started to run over to her main computer and type the results up. She printed them out and put them away safely in a file cabinet.
She then pulled out another file and walked back to the room. On the way she picked up a small rubber ball that resembled that of a dog toy.
"Um why do you have that?" questioned Sans.
"It's a- uh training rubber designed for baby monsters." Alphys lied.
Sans shrugged and went back over to Frisk's side.
"What's next?"
Alphys set the ball on the table next to frisk.
"I need to see some of her powers."
Sans chuckled nervously. He didn't want Alphys to know that she had any. He also didn't know if frisk could summon it just yet. It came randomly for her.
"I don't think she can just do that yet. I mean it's a not a thing she does-"
Alphys gasped and examined as every object in the room (Except the training ball) lifted in to the air.
Frisk giggled and then started to cough.
"Alright sweetie that's enough for today." Said a very worried skeleton dad.
He began to worry, as frisk went from coughing to hacking up blood and small particles of dust.
Sans rushed over to her side. Patting her back so she could breathe.
Once she was finished, Sans checked her health again.
5/7 HP.
Alphys rushed back over to the file cabinet and wrote some new results down. She came over with the data she had earlier.
She waited for Sans and Frisk to calm down before she started to explain.
"It's just as I suspected. She is very powerful, yet her defense is low. If she uses too much of that power then she might possibly die. As you can see since she has monster magic now. It works and it's fine but however her body is not meant for that kinda of magic."
Sans started to remember the results of his test on her. The test results said she would have this problem for 15 years and it was irreversible.
He started to tremble at the thought of losing his daughter.
He begin to think of the many things he could not do with out her. She made his life so interesting and it made him glad to have another person who loved him.
He started nuzzling Frisk's head, and holding her tight.
Alphys who was watching the whole thing begin to feel hesitant to tell him what she had to do next.
Still, someone had to do it.
She cleared her throat and signaled for Sans's attention.
"The final test is determination. With this test we can see if her soul is human or monster."
Sans looked at her with dark hollow sockets.
"Not today Alphys." he said stern.
"But we can't just keep avoiding this test! We talked about it for weeks. All I have to do is put her in the-" she squeaked.
"I said no! Not yet. She is very ill right now." He shouted.
That wasn't the real reason he didn't want to do it.
It was because he still didn't completely trust Alphys with his child. Especially when it came to determination experiments or tests.
Standing up, he cuddled Frisk before opening up another shortcut.
"You can't just keep running away from this Sans." Said Alphys.
Sans slowly looking up and making his eyes go dark again.
"Watch me."
He jumped through the shortcut and went home.
"Hey boss? We're halfway there. But there's a rest top for us to use the bathroom and eat. Should we stop?"
Robert looked over at the medium sized center filled and running around with children.
"I suppose we could." He said.
When their boss was this generous. It usually meant they were doing a good job.
Oliver was always relieved when he was doing a good job. It meant less panic attacks and a nice and smooth ride.
Getting out of the car and opening the car door for his boss, Oliver began to walk over to the rest top.
While walking a woman and her infant bumped into the trio.
"Hey watch where your going you bi-"
He stopped and looked at the two.
The mother who reminded him of his own wife, Maria. The small baby his daughter Frisk.
"I'm sorry sir. I wasn't looking where I was going." she said scared.
Holding her child tight she walked away.
Oliver concerned, checked on his boss.
"Are you alright sir?"
Robert grunting, he nodded and then walked away from his minions.
What was this feeling?
Was it regret? Or maybe sadness.
Is it really worth it to kill the people you love for your own satisfaction?
Looking behind him, he saw a barely viable mountain.
He felt ready for whatever came his way.
PART THREE
"You have 4 new voice mails."
Sans started had tried to get up and stop them from playing. Instead brought himself up to face the music.
The first, was Alphys.
"Sans I know this isn't going to be easy. But I need you to-"
Pressing the button, Sans skipped to the next one. Undyne.
"Hey Punk! I heard what happened in Alphys's lab. Is everything ok-"
Skipped again.
Two messages from Toriel.
"Hello sans. I just wanted to let you know Frisk is doing okay."
"You haven't answered my calls. Is everything okay? "
"End of messages."
Sans got up from the couch and started to rub his skull. He looked around.
He soon realized that he fell asleep and Toriel was still watching Frisk.
"Oh shit."he mumbled.
It had been a long day for him. He was really exhausted. With the tests and souls. He had just about enough. He just wanted Frisk to be healthy and most importantly happy.
Still, eventually people would want to know what her soul is. Some would be fine with waiting. However some would be impatient to hear. A little far impatient beyond Sans's taste.
Knock. Knock.
"Who is it?"
"IT'S ME! THE GREAT PAPYRUS! DEMANDING YOU LET ME IN!"
Sans walked over and unlocked the door. He expected to see his brother and his brother only. Instead Alphys and Undyne came with him.
"Why didn't you return our calls punk! We were worried about you and Frisk!" Undyne hissed.
Sans walked over to the couch. Seating himself as he got ready for a lecture and another barrel full of questioning.
"Here we go..."he mumbled.
Waiting for an earful, Sans started to sigh. However they nothing happened. It was just plain silence.
The whole world just froze around him.
"What the hell?"
He went over to touch Undyne and Alphys. Lifeless and immobile. Like wax statues.
He then remembered Frisk.
He had to go see if she was alright!
Opening a shortcut to Toriel was harder than before, it was like tearing a portal instead of making a perfect hole as usual.
He had to use all his strength and energy to focus on that one portal.
Wider and wider.
He realized the whole thing was going to be a one way trip. Which didn't really matter. He just wanted to see if Frisk was okay.
Finally got the hole wide enough to jump through.
He saw Toriel baking pie and looking over an empty crib where frisk should be.
Sans frantic searched for frisk, looking through all the rooms.
Finally he saw her hunched over near the end of the hallway crying.
Sans rushed over to frisk and picked her up. He started to dry her tears. Was she upset?
Then Sans realized, he hadn't come back like her promised he would.
"I'm sorry, sweetie. I didn't realize the time." he assured. Frisk calmed down eventually.
However something wasn't right.
That's when he saw the most craziest thing in front of him. Like straight out of a video game.
SAVE. LOAD. RESET.
He tried to cancel or hit back. But it seem to go right through him. Like an apparition. It sent him chills as it went.
Frisk who held out her bony finger touched the save button. She then closed the box and shortly after, fell asleep in her father's arms.
The world started to resume and he heard footsteps coming from behind him.
"Frisk? Where did you go?" Said Toriel.
He tried to remain his cool, deciding to think about what just happened a little later.
"It's just me, Tori."
Toriel ran over, watching the two.
"Oh when did you get here Sans? Did you get my calls?"
Sans was overwhelmed and started to black out. The power he used earlier was too much to get here.
Smiling still, because it was worth it.
He fainted on his back first making sure that Frisk didn't get hurt.
Toriel had picked the two up and set them down on a bed. Deciding that it was not really a good time for questions. After giving kisses to both of them, she started to wandered off into her own bed.
Meanwhile... some where in the caverns of Mount Ebott.
Three shadows were heard.
The small one carrying as much as his little arms and legs could.
The medium one worried for his friend and even more worried for his life.
The final and tall one quiet and listening to the echoes around him.
He found them soothing and therapeutic to his erratic impulses. It was hard to be a calm guy after hopes and dreams of domination.
However it is a true belief of everyone with hearts determined enough, that such a despicable man could be stopped or even saved.
"Hey boss we're almost there. I see the end of the cave." Said Oliver.
He was very tired and wanted to stop
But had to push himself. His friend Howard had offered to help but.
He declined. Knowing that in times like these he wasn't always gonna get help from Howard. Especially if Howard didn't comply with the boss's orders. One day Howard might even be gone forever.
So, that's why Oliver mentally prepared for the worst. Cause in the world now was harsh, brutal, and strict.
"Listen, Oliver I heard the stories about this place. No one come out once they go in."said Howard.
"I was thinking me and you could convince the boss to get to the edge. And once he gets close enough we just push him in."
It was an easy plan. Just convince him to get close and then he would be gone forever.
Oliver liked the sound of that. However he knew how cunning their boss was. Would it even work?
"You idiots come down here! I found the opening. To the underground! All we need to do is just to take out the climbing gear and we'll be out by tomorrow."
Their boss was just centimeters away from the edge.
Oliver was hesitant at first, but then remembered all the things his boss put him through. He didn't need this shit anymore. He decided neither did Howard. I mean while his boss had world domination, all Howard and him would get was sloppy seconds.
Approaching closer to his boss, he reached his out his hands cautiously making sure his boss couldn't see what he was doing.
"Boss? You remember what you told me in the first day of the job." Said Oliver.
"Yeah. Those were shitty times. But I hate to admit it you and that lazy ass pulled over most. Your actually my best assistant. Now get back to work!"
Oliver had tears in his eyes, his boss had never shown any real feelings with them before.
Wiping away his tears he told himself that things were going to be better after all this. No one will have to suffer his wrath or cruelty.
"Heh. You know boss I finally understood what you meant that day."
Slowly getting more closer and closer.
"It's kill or be killed."
His boss turned around about to question what his protege was saying. But before he could he felt to small hands push him to what seemed like his death.
Everything was happening around him so fast. All he saw was darkness, yellow flowers and then black.
Was this the end?
Or maybe...
This was truly the start of the beginning.
PART FOUR
"Sa... Sa..."
Sans had turned over to his small child, who was sleeping comfortably.
She was sleeping comfortably, in her little star pajamas. Clutching tightly to the heart locket her father gave her when she was 5 months. Whispering to his name making sure the words never escaped her mind. She only did this when she was concerned or worried that something would happen. Sans didn't need their soul link to know that.
Gently waking his cozy little cub, he slowly put her into his arms and cradling her safe and sound.
Opening her big blues eyes slightly to see Sans looking right back at her.
"Morning baby bones. You must have been dead tired, if I woke up first." he said.
Sans put her over his shoulders and nuzzled her head.
The duo started making their way over to what seemed like Toriel's room.
Not wanting to be demanding or rude, Sans lightly knocked on the door.
"Toriel? Oh I'm sorry! I was wondering if you were up or not, so I could say thanks for everything before I leave."
He heard footsteps coming towards the door, making it's way to him and frisk.
The door opened slowly, to find Toriel in her long robe drying off and smelling like french vanilla coffee.
Both blushing, the two both tried quickly to find the appropriate words to use for what they just seen.
"I'm so sorry Sans, I should get dressed I didn't want you both to see me like this. I'll be out in a minute. Breakfast is on the stove."she said before gently shutting the door.
Sans wanted to say something but felt to embarrassed and guilty to do anything or say anything about what just happened. Just the thought of it made him blush very much.
Shaking the thought away, he started walking towards the kitchen. Which surrounded them with smells and promises of a good meal. Sans had missed this type of cooking, it was filled with everything a breakfast should.
Not that Papyrus was a bad cook or anything, but spaghetti felt like hell compared to the heavenly made food. Silently apologizing to Papyrus for betraying his cooking, Sans started to make himself a plate. Grabbing little bits of everything and some chopped up fruits for Frisk.
He finally sat down, with Frisk in his lap smiling at the wonderful array of food. She went over to pick up something from San's plate. Instead of using her hands she used magic and picked up a tiny strawberry. Sans a little worried at first, helped get the strawberry into her mouth.
After a final successful attempt, he started to dig into his own food. Savoring every second of it. He knew that food like this was not going to come often. However, he did hope someday in the future that it would come with a welcome loving smile.
"Good morning little one! Good morning Sans!" welcomed a very happy goat.
Turning back into a bashful blueberry Sans stammered, "H-Hey Tori."
Smiling, she went over to give the skeleton a kiss on the skull. Making the skeleton almost as blue as his hoodie.
"T-thanks."
He started to chow down on the food to avoid speaking any longer. Saying anything else would just make him look like a fool in front of Tori and Frisk.
He went to check on Frisk, who was munching away on more strawberries. Some had skewered itself onto her bony hands. Making a mess all over herself. She giggled as she tried to put some on her face.
Toriel went over and grabbed a napkin for her face. Making sure the trouble making baby wouldn't smear herself in anymore juice.
"My you are a berry messy child." Toriel punned.
Sans laughed and added in a few of his own as the meal went on. Toriel countered with some, and then eventually she came to halt. She thought for awhile and sighed.
"Sans, I'm worried about Frisk and what might happen. I know my people would not halt on the life of a single child soul. Human or not. Don't get me wrong Sans... but-"
Sans waited anxiously for the rest.
"I will dropkick anyone who touches this child, as I know you will do the same."
"HELL YEAH!" said an overly confident Sans.
Toriel however, who did not appreciate such vulgar language (especially around infants.), frowned and covered Frisk's ears.
"Oh sh- I mean sorry, got a little in the moment there. A-Anyways, I agree with you Tori."
He then frowned and sighed.
"It's just that I don't know how this is all gonna work out. Monsters are hard enough as it is, but I have to keep my calm around her."
He pointed to his heart, "As I figured, when I first enabled her health, she was near death. Her soul was practically sticking itself to me. I absorbed a part of it and now she literally is a part of me. Whatever I feel she senses."
Toriel a little confused, nodded and encouraged him to go on.
"Basically, whenever I'm upset or anything else she knows and the same for her too. It's kinda of a rare process for two souls. The results we're very unlikely."
Sans smiled and looked down at Frisk.
"However, I think the odds were simply in my favor."
Fate seemed merciful to Sans for once. There was nothing better that he could ask for. He rather wait a thousands years underground, just to be with his daughter and Papyrus.
"Sans, it warms my heart to hear such genuine words. I have not seen such love and affection between two souls in awhile." said a very happy Toriel.
She started to think about her own children. How they played in the gardens, and loved each other a lot.
Sans went over and comforted her. He left with a goodbye and opened a perfect shortcut to his house.
After they left, Toriel cleaned up the place and started up the fireplace for a mid morning read. She knew eventually the two would leave and she would be alone in the quiet cozy house.
Still, a part of her wanted to get out of the small stuffy house for air.
Meanwhile somewhere far off in the ruins...
A tall scruffy man was rubbing his wounds, looking high above at the hole which he fell in.
He tried remember what he was doing before all this happened. It was fuzzy at first but then he remembered how his best assistant pushed him into the hole below.
"THOSE FUCKING BASTARDS! AFTER EVERYTHING I DID FOR THEM!" He shouted.
Throwing a temper tantrum and kicking at the ground. He screamed as he felt his pain ache and ache. Clearly this was not working out for him. It was pointless to let out his frustration in this way.
After a few moments he got up and limped down a dark hallway. He turned and entered the door.
He saw a small light shining down on a small smiling plant. Robert quickly recalled it's type as a sunflower-dandelion hybrid. The thing appeared to be alive as it watched the man with smiles and mystery.
"Howdy! I'm Flowey the flower." said the small sentient being.
"Heh, and I thought I saw everything. But now a fucking flower, that talks." said Robert.
Trying to keep his comments and frustration to himself he continued his routine.
"Your new to the underground aren't you? Don't be good ol' flowey will show you the ropes!"
Robert laughed and went over to inspect the flower.
"This is what you call a monster? Is this the type of shit I'm going to find here? Just wimpy little fucking flowers? Whatcha going to do? Photosynthesize me to death?"
Robert watched suddenly as vines started to grow around him wrapping him tightly. Flowey started to laugh and demonically smile.
Shame on Robert for judging the book by it's cover.
"I WAS GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH YOU BEFORE YOU DIED. BUT THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER..."
He laughed even more demonically and louder.
"DIE."
Robert tried to wiggle his way out of the tight vines, but they only seemed to get tighter and tighter.
A circle of pellets started to surround him growing closer and closer to his soul.
Suddenly, a fireball had flickered and was thrown at the small flower. Causing it to release it's grip and flee into the ground.
"What a terrible creature, torturing such an poor innocent adult. Do not be afraid sir. I am Toriel caretaker of the ruins."
She paused to study the man up and down.
"Um, anyways I pass through the ruins everyday to see if anyone had fallen down. You are one of the two humans to come down here in a long time. Are you hurt or injured?"
Robert wanted to laugh and scream at the same time. What kinda of place was this? A place where goats save you from demonic evil flowers?
Deciding that he need some treatment before doing anything drastic, he nodded and limped over to the woman's side.
"I'm Robert, and I'm sorry to trouble you like this, but I am very injured." he said faking innocence.
Toriel out his arm on his shoulders and showed him through the ruins.
Through the way there, Toriel taught him about mercy and puzzles. Which caused Robert to groan at how condescending she was. Flipping a switch? EASY! Figuring out a pattern? EASY!
He didn't understand however why she was helping him anyway. She was a monster and he was a human. Wouldn't it just be easier to kill him and take his soul? Why was she so nice to him?
"Um mam. You know I'm human right?" he asked curiously.
Toriel paused and smiled, "Why of course I do. I have no intention of killing humans however, it just isn't right or ethical. Especially when my good friend's daughter is one."
"Your friend has a human daughter? How old is she?" he asked growing more curious by the second.
"Oh Frisk? She's just about to be one year's old." she beamed.
Robert stopped and tried to hold back his psychopathic behavior. Instead he smiled and congratulated the event.
His fucking daughter was someone else's child! He never heard of such bullshit. That was his child. That was his experiment. How dare that man call them his own. When he finds that guy he's gonna-
"Robert?"
"Yes?"
"We're here. This is my home. You can stay as long as you like."
The house was small and cozy. Kind of comforting too. He then started to think about what she said earlier and asked:
"Can I see this baby?"
PART FIVE
"SANS EXPLAIN YOURSELF! YOU JUST MAGICALLY TELEPORT DURING MY IMPORTANT BROTHERLY LECTURE?!"
Papyrus was steamed. He thought his brother knew better than to just teleport away from his lecture. The nerve of him to not listen to his wise and wickedly cool advice. He paced back and forth, thinking of a lecture he could give to his brother.
He then started to panic and worry about his niece. He felt like he needed to give him a lecture about her too. Sure Frisk was doing okay, but he wanted her to be more than just okay.
"SANS? WHERE IS FRISK? WHERE'S MY TINY NIECE!"
Sans groaned and pointed to his room.
"Papyrus, I can't believe you would think so little of me." said a very punny skeleton.
Papyrus, as usual, screamed and went to go check on Frisk.
Sans started to stretch and head for Frisk too.
He walked in to find his very jaw dropped brother staring at Frisk. He then signaled Sans over to share what he had saw.
"BROTHER! ME AND FRISK HAVE BEEN PRACTICING FOR AWHILE, AND I ASKED FOR HER TO KEEP THIS UNDER WRAPS. BUT SHE'S REALLY EXCITED TO SHOW YOU NOW!"
Sans slightly confused, went over and knelt in front of Frisk.
Once she had gotten his full attention she started opening her mouth slowly and loudly making sure everyone could hear what she had to say.
"DA DEE! SA!"
Sans was feeling so many mixed emotions, but his most favorite of all was the proud feeling in his sternum. He would say his chest, but he doesn't have one. Anyways he was overwhelmed with fatherly joy!
"GREAT JOB FRISK! YOUR UNCLE PAPS KNEW YOU COULD DO IT!"
"Amazing job sweetie! Daddy is very proud of you!" Sans said, he picked her up once again to hug her and give countless of skeleton kisses.
The feeling that Sans had. It was hope. He never had this much of it. He knew now that as long as he had his three favorite people in the universe, everything would be fine. He couldn't imagine a world without them. Toriel had the love he needed, Papyrus the support and care, and Frisk, the hope and optimism.
RING! RING!
Sans's cellphone was vibrating and started to play a dreamy ringtone. It sounded like the type of songs you would play if you were at a wedding.
Papyrus started to form questions but decided to keep his mouth shut until after the phone call.
Sans frantically tried to stop the ringtone and answered the phone. Hoping Papyrus wouldn't notice.
He saw the call was from Toriel and thought it was best if Papyrus wasn't there to listen.
"Hey Paps. I got to to take this. Could you watch baby bones for me?"
Papyrus nodded, sensing it was important, and took his niece into his arms.
He started to lift her up and fly her around the room like an airplane. He always enjoyed doing that, even if he knew Frisk could fly by herself. Frisk knew that she could fly too, but spending time with her second favorite person in the world was awesome to her.
Seeing both of them so happy, he left the room and head down the stairs. He turned on his phone to find wallpaper of his daughter sleeping in her favorite star pajamas. He swiped over to his phone and started his many attempts to hit the app.
Bony fingers were not meant for such phones. He then remembered the touchscreen pen Alphys hooked him up with. He could of did this at the beginning. But sometimes he felt like if he just pressed hard enough then it would work.
He dialed Toriel back to hear a very distressed woman.
"Sans, I need you to come here. However please do not bring Frisk. This is very urgent."
Shortly after she hung up, leaving Sans to open up a shortcut as fast as he could.
Meanwhile...
A black hole filled with things a boss monster shouldn't see opened up. A small skeleton came out and hurried to the monster's room.
Toriel who was shocked to see her friend with such powers. She wondered about if anybody else had teleportation skills, which of course they didn't.
The skeleton scanned around the room for any danger or threat, but soon identified that there really wasn't any.
"What's up Tori?"
"I-I found another human Sans." Toriel stammered. "He isn't a child but a young man."
Sans's eyes went dark and hollow.
Another human? It was hard to believe. Especially an adult one. It almost seemed to Sans as if the man went down the whole on purpose. However he had to remain his cool, and make sure to inspect and observe the human's every movements. Making sure he doesn't do anything to hurt Toriel or escape the ruins.
"Let me see him." he said with a dark tone.
Toriel sighed, she started to regret showing Sans the human. She brought him to the door at the end of the hall and slowly knocked.
"Robert, it's me Toriel. And the friend I was talking about. Can we come in?" she asked politely.
"Why of course! Just give me a second." said the mocked polite voice.
Sans a little uncomfortable, folded his arms and waited.
Why did Tori say this was urgent again?
The door opened, and a tall scruffy man with a brown tweed jacket and matching fedora stepped out.
The man looked at Toriel with false kindness, but with the skeleton true anger.
"Is this your so called friend? With the baby?"asked Robert.
Toriel wanted to answer but was cut off by Sans.
"Why yes I am, the name is Sans by the way."
Sans looked over at Toriel a little pissed that she told him about his daughter.
"And that baby is my daughter."
Sans then looked back at Robert with a harsh glare that could send Undyne running for cover. Robert wasn't scared however and returned with a toothy smile.
Toriel started to clear her throat.
"Why don't we all sit down for some tea? Yes?"
Robert switched from his toothy grin to a very small and polite smile.
"That would be lovely because we have a lot to talk about." said Robert.
The trio walked down to the living room. Sans and Robert both sitting on the love seat glaring intensely.
The skeleton was wondering why this guy was here and asking about his daughter.
The human was wondering why a skeleton would refer his daughter as his own.
Both we're curious to see what the other would say, or who would snap under pressure. However both we're resilient men. One a killer, the other a powerful Saint.
Toriel came back from the kitchen with a silver tray of tea and small pastries. She set it down and pick up a cup, and sat back down in her armchair.
The two men had grabbed their tea as well, however sitting in silence waiting for someone to speak.
"So, um Robert? Why did you ask about Sans's daughter." said Toriel, who finally decided to speak up.
Robert shivered at the word. How can things made of dust just walk up find a baby and call it their own? It was disgusting. Calling her his daughter, when originally she was his.
He decided it was time to collect his prize as soon as possible. He wanted to get out of this place as soon as he could. This place was mere inches away from becoming Robert's personal hell. So he came clean:
"See the real reason I'm here is to get my daughter, Frisk." he said once again falsely polite.
Sans dropped the tea cup in his hand, and shook nervously. His eye glowed a furious blue.
"S-She's your WHAT!"he said standing on his feet. He felt so angry and pissed, that Frisk's "Father" just decided to come down after 11 months of her being down here.
"Yes this all my come as quite of a shock Sans. But she is indeed mine, her genes her blood, all related to me." he said proudly.
Sans was about to break, but then grinned widely when he realized.
Her genes.
They we're no longer Robert's, just Sans.
"I think you better check again pal. Cause they are mine now."
Robert had finally lost it.
His daughter had this repulsive skeleton's DNA? It made no sense.
He blurted out, "Where's your goddamn proof? There's no way she could possibly your daughter she's human and she's mine."
Sans grinned even harder. He was about to lay the metaphorical smack down on him.
He opened a shortcut and stuck half his body through, and started shuffling through his filing cabinets for a certain file.
Robert, who was no longer pissed, was at a loss for words. He couldn't understand it anymore. He had it with fire magic goats, portal opening skeletons, and most importantly talking flowers. If anything else shocking or tremendous happened he was gonna-
"Here we go! The results." said Sans.
He pulled himself out of the shortcut and watched as it disappeared. He expected to see a shocked human with his jaw dropped but instead he saw and man who could lose it at any second.
Sans walked over and read the paper aloud to the human.
"It says right here that me and Frisk are related. She even shares some of my skeletal features."
Sans pulled up a picture of Frisk and him smiling for a picture.
Robert snatched the phone and stared in unbelief.
He looked over at his former daughter smiling and pointing at the camera with her bony hand.
Robert looked up slowly and turned to Sans, grabbing him by the hoodie.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY EXPERIMENT!? YOU FUCKIN SKELETAL FREAK!" he screamed.
Sans's smile went father than no smile had went before. He knew now deep down in his heart who the note in Frisk's basket was talking about. His left eye turned blue, and everything turned black and white around them.
Robert out Sans down, and felt invisible sins crawl on his spiny wired back.
He was surely in for a bad time.
PART SIX
"Heh, buddy. I'm suppose to keep my calm and carry on you know? But this is the final fucking straw." said Sans, as he started to lift the psychopath in the air. Glaring at the man as if he was going to explode his face off at any moment.
Toriel was shocked and horrified to know her friend wasn't just any monster. He was a actual boss monster like him. Which meant bad news for Robert.
As you can see, in a boss fight you cannot run away, you must stay to live, or fall and die. Judging by Sans stats, it was very clear to see who was going to live and who was going to die. Sans was too powerful and unstoppable, and nothing could keep him from stopping. It was almost like he was determined to battle.
"Sans! No! Please let's just talk about this." said Toriel. She didn't want her friend doing anything too rash.
Instead, of following her advice, he forced the man into the fireplace. Unable to move the man thought of the only thing he could do, smile and laugh.
Of course his burning flesh hurt like hell but he didn't seem to mind. His soul wanted to run away and hide from this nightmare. However Robert refused to let it. Which was very normal for him, he had hurt so many people that he kept his own self captive.
Sans looked at Toriel and the mess all around them. He felt bad for her, but still wanted to kick the man's ass. With the slight flick of the wrist he teleported Robert and himself outside. He was outside, but still very close to the house.
Robert not phased at all with what was happening started to dash at him with a toy knife that he found earlier. Making sure it would hit the skeleton deep inside his skull.
In usual fashion, Sans dodged and teleported away and shrugged.
"What? You think I'm just going to stand there and take it?"he said, and gave a wink.
Robert groaned and started to prepare himself.
Suddenly bones were coming left and right and outta of no where. All heading towards the same direction. Since he could still jump, he lunged out the way of the bones. The last set however had given him a beating.
Sans looked down at his stats and HP. He started chuckling menacingly out of what he saw.
50 ATTACK 7 DEFENSE
75/90 HP LV 17
The asshole who is looking for a bad time.
There was no doubt now, but Sans still had to ask the question.
"Where did you get all that LV dude?"
Robert started to laugh sadistically and instead of attacking, he answered.
"Well after that dumb goat tried to show me how to give mercy, I figured when she was gone I could just build my level up. At first it was like killing a hard statue made of sand. But eventually it was so easy, and took one hit for them all to come crashing beneath my feet. I loved every minute of it actually, even if their families stood and watched what happened." he explained.
He started too lunge at Sans but once again failed to lay a scratch on him.
"STAY STILL!" Robert screamed.
"I should say the same thing for you.." he bellowed, as he summoned four gaster blasters.
All aimed and positioned at Robert's soul.
Before he could react light beamed and fired at him from all corners. Robert tried to dodge but instead he watched as his life force drain slowly away bit by bit.
Sans eventually stopping watched the man dropped to his knees. He wanted so badly to get revenge on this idiot so bad, not just for the monsters in the ruins, Toriel, Maria, but for Frisk.
However as he slowly approached the human. Who was starting to drain blood all over the ruin floor. He turned slowly to Sans, still smiling.
"Sans you are so different from the others, and don't get me wrong I still hate you." he said.
He looked up to they sky and frowned. "You do not choose to acknowledge my mask, while others on the surface see calm oceans, you see the eye of the storm and the deep abyss."
Sans understood immediately where he was referencing from. However, choose to ignore it. He wanted this man to just disappear. Furthermore he just wanted his peace of mind back.
"I sense you are like me too. You hiding all this glorious power from all of your friends. Like it's some kinda of sick disease. But it's not."he said.
He stood up from one knee and turned to him arms opened.
"I'm giving you a chance to end this all now, because I haven't learnt a thing from this. If you let me live death will take place and a new book of chaos will start. Ending with you at the other end of the picture, at the hands of my mercy."
He pointed to his chest and slammed his fist into it. He glared at his rival, even though giving him the perfect opportunity to be stricken with defeat, there was something wrong with this.
Sans looked at his blood stained hands and thought about Frisk. Was this really right to just kill the original father of his child? and how about Toriel? would she even look at him?
"I'm a father, not a murderer. But try anything else and I will twist your neck faster than any creature on earth."
Sans had spared him unwillingly, holding his hand out.
Toriel ran outside to see the sight and was relieved. To see the two men showing mercy.
"Good, your both alright, I think everyone should jus-" she said.
Sans looked at her with hollow eyes. He felt betrayed by his good friend, letting a cold blooded murderer into the ruins killing innocent monsters.
"Do you even know what he has been doing to the monsters in the ruins Tori? Did you know he is responsible for most of the deaths here in the ruins now? Everywhere he goes now will leave a trail of dust and sadness."
Sans then turned his eyes even darker to emphasize that he meant business.
"But if that trail ever follows my family, let's just say that's where it stops. He will die and others will probably too and it is all you t."
Before his friend could apologize, he disappeared into the shadows.
Robert looked at Toriel and saw regret.
While he himself wanted to scream and run away from this place, never to come back.
He had to tell himself that he had a job to do, and that short skeleton or anybody was going to get in his way. He thought back to when Sans was talking about his level. He didn't understand what it meant though. Was he getting stronger? Better even?
He remembered feeling stronger with every monster he had killed.
"I don't know what is wrong with me." said a very quiet Toriel.
She started to bury her hands with her tears, sobbing.
"Every human I let live, end up with the same fate, dead or targeted with or as trouble."
Robert looked down at the toy knife in his hands.
He started to limp silently over to the goat's back. It was all too easy. Just a quick stab.
"Well if you want my advice lady, you just gotta tell the difference between doormats and backstabbers. Cause clearly..." he paused, raising his weapon high in the air.
He thought to himself, no one would remember this goat. No one except the skeleton of course. She was just an old lady who lived by herself. He then positioned himself for the kill.
"You wouldn't know one if it was standing right behind you."
Launching his knife right down deep inside her throat. Causing her to gasp for air and grab for her neck. She fell over leaving a trail of dust around her.
Like roadkill she was sprawled like an dead animal with red eyes deep into space. She then faded away like a ghost never to be seen again.
Robert felt his power grow inside of him, like a forest spreading in a massive fire. He felt better, bigger, faster, and stronger.
He looked towards the end of the ruins seeing a huge door.
Walking slowly through the tunnel as it started to get brighter and brighter.
As he slowly opened the door for more horrific things to come.
PART SEVEN
"SANS!" yelled the very concerned great Papyrus.
The older brother looked up with tired eyes filled with dread. Tonight was taking a toll on him. Finding the lunatic father of his daughter wasn't exactly great. Especially with his fallout in a former friend.
Instead of answering his brother, he went upstairs to check on Frisk.
The door for some reason, was wide opened. Sans walked in, only to find a calm quiet sleeping child. Which was music to Sans's ears, the night was just too crazy. He needed sleep badly, and a plan for when things finally hit the fan. Of course when he woke up tomorrow, he would call Toriel and apologize.
He didn't really mean what he said. He only was super pissed off, because he was dealing with a psychopath. He was also angry that he called his own daughter an experiment. The question was, for what? and why?
Sans began to think about sparing Robert. Was it worth the cause?
He then remembered his LV and stats, and all the monsters he killed. Which means...
"Oh shit!" he whispered, making sure Frisk didn't hear him.
He left a sadistic psychopath with Toriel.
Sans knew Toriel could take care of herself, like she has been doing for the past years. But he also knew that she wouldn't have the heart or willpower to do it.
He tried to open a shortcut to the ruins, but after all the excessive fighting, it drained him out completely. Not even opening a makeshift one would work this time.
Deciding that he needed to get there right away, he dashed out the room, down the stairs, and pushed through the front door.
On his way out many monsters looked at him with smiles or disgust as usual. Dogaressa would wave sometimes, while Dogamy would just sneer. Jade would offer to watch Frisk and Grillby would give some valuable tips on parenting.
However, now, none of that mattered. He had to save Toriel from either getting hurt or worse.
He ran past all the buildings as fast as he could, leaving some monsters to scurry out of his way. He made it into the woods and started to look around.
SNAP!
As soon as he heard the noise he went behind a tree making sure no one knew where he was. He stood and waited for an approach and saw a tall figure shuffling through the pathway. Like predator on prey, Sans was ready to pounce the second something went wrong. He wasn't prepared to take chances.
The tall figure stood still for awhile and scanned the area. He started to whistle, as if he was calling for a dog or something.
"I know your here. I can sense your movements in the trees. No need to be shy now, Sans."
Robert turned to Sans's direction, smiling and motioning him to come here.
Sans started to come from out the trees, slowly inspecting the man to check if the human had any weapons on him. He wanted to check his stats, but he was too weak. But he would never let his opponent see that he was.
"See was that hard? Don't worry about lil' old me here. Cause I'd worry about yourself right now." He smirked, he knew that he had the upper advantage. But for some reason he needed the skeleton alive.
"What do you fucking want? Cause if it's Frisk. You can keep heading further down the hole to hell." said Sans, there was no fucking way he was going to even reason with this guy.
If he had the strength right now he would have a really bad time.
"Listen, friend. I can feel your magical energy is drained. So be a good little bag of bones, and tell me where my project is? If you tell me, I promise I'll make this execution real swift and real easy." said Robert as he pulled out his toy knife and started to play with it's sharp tip.
Sans started to shake, he had to do something quick. He couldn't run and he couldn't hide. It wouldn't be hard to just lie to him though. He had to make it extremely convincing too.
The skeleton inhaled and exhaled, and started to speak, "She's in Waterfall. With a good friend of mine, Undyne."
He knew it was wrong to put the situation of like this but there was no way he was going to say where she actually was. Sans really wanted to kill this guy right about now, but he didn't have the energy to do it.
The tall man scratched his head and laughed.
"Heh, waterfall right? You better not be fucking lying. Cause if you are, you will suffer the consequences."
Sans nodded and tried to leave, but a firm hand grabbed him and squeezed. He turned around to see Robert pointing a knife to his face.
"Where are you going bud?" he asked, with a menacing smile.
Sans chuckled nervously, he had never felt this petrified in his entire life. The feeling was not pleasant and felt like strong raining hail against his soul.
"I'm just going to go to Toriel's." he answered, truthfully this time.
The man let go and snickered, he disappeared into the dark woods.
Sans shuddered, there was never a good or normal moment with that guy.
He started to ponder why anybody would even want to go on a date with him, or even bare his fucking child. A creature like that clearly did not deserved to be loved. But whoever did, Sans was grateful for them giving Frisk.
Sans started to trek through the snow making his way to the door. He figured if Robert just left then she would still be around.
Finally making his way to the door, he knocked for a couple of seconds.
Silence.
He knocked again.
More silence.
He expected this, since he hurt his friend's feelings very hard.
He knew she was just trying to be the bigger and better person. Something Sans really noticed about her. She was also nice, and kind even if you murdered a whole lot of people. It's just who she is. Which made him realize, when he got his powers back that she wouldn't mind if he just simply killed the maniac. He felt it was a huge debt to society, and with his soul (If he even has one.) could break the barrier.
He started walking home and went past Robert a few times.
Sans could of sworn he saw him with dust on his sleeves. Not like Sans was surprised, he literally just hand slaughtered a bunch of monsters in the ruins.
Even if all of his actions were suspicious, Sans needed to keep reminding himself that he would end it all when his strength got back up. Then and only then he will end the madness and he can apologize to Toriel.
Everything would be great, the barrier would open. Frisk could see the world above, and Paps could finally get that car he was dreaming about. Undyne could probably become some pro wrestler, and Alphys could travel the world. Sans could just settle down and take care of Frisk, and maybe start something more with Toriel.
It all sounded like heaven, he was almost actually glad that Robert fell down. Now he could finally see what everybody else on the surface saw.
Meanwhile...
"PLEASE NO! DON'T HURT HIM!" a dog woman screamed, she watched in terror as her husband was turned to shreds. Slowly fading away staring at his wife.
Dogamy whispered, "Please run!"
Robert, who was growing stronger by the second, started to laugh. He pointed at the small monster with a knife, giving a twisted smile.
"Oh look more free XP."
The woman screamed and tried to run away in the forest, but like cheetah the man swiftly caught her.
He shushed her, and started to pet her soft head.
"It's all gonna be okay. Your going to be with your husband now and if you behave I'll make it easier."
The monster struggled to do something but stopped went she felt the knife deep inside her head. She turned to dust inside Robert's arms.
The man walked over her dust and started heading through a blizzard. He covered his eyes and protected them from the oncoming storm. His clothes weren't really meant for this type of weather.
Once the icy haze settled down, he saw a small little town. It was quaint and quiet. He also noticed that it was filled with monsters that could make him stronger.
One of the monsters that saw him started to run and warn her friends. She knew what the adults were capable and wanted to make sure everyone was far away from him.
Soon panic and terror ran through out the once peaceful town. A group of people started to sweep the area trying to make a run for it. Right behind them however was a knife wielding psychopath.
"This day just keeps getting better and better."