"uh..yeah..i don't suppose you don't have any monster scout cookies?" He chuckled, closing the door as she sunk on her knees, soaking wet from her travel through Waterfall and then covered in snow from the blizzard. Tears pouring down her face. "I can't find my children anywhere..and he..he took Asgore. I might hate the man, but he still doesn't deserve that state..well..maybe a little but.." Toriel frowned, wiping her eyes. "I'm sorry. I don't mean to drag you into this but I don't have any where else to turn.." "LADY ASGORE!" Papyrus ran down the stairs in his pj's and sleeping cap. "Papyrus, you must get a hold of the guard captain The castle has been attacked and my children are missing." YES MAM'! ALTHOUGH SHE MIGHT NOT BE HAPPY TO BE AWOKEN AT THIS TIME! BUT THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS ON THE JOB!" The taller skeleton ran upstairs to find his phone. Sans grabbed the monster by her arms, "Where is Frisk?" Toriel chuckled nervously, "I don't know what your talking about. My son's name is Asriel." The skeleton grabbed her face, forcing it to face him. "we are buddies, chum, pals amigos right? i know about the human...i've known about her for a long time..she's an old friend." Toriel sighed, standing up and relaxing. "I wanted to believe it wasn't you..that it was a coincidence..she knew you by name though.. Strange..monsters attack the castle. I thought I recognized many of them but they were all melted together and almost mindless. My children ran, but I haven't been able to find them. They might still be in the castle. There are other monsters still in there as well. Much of the staff didn't make it out.." Toriel put her hands on his shoulders as he started to sweat. "I need you to promise me something." "i don't do so well with promises." "Please find Frisk and watch out for her..if Chara finds her the whole underground might be doomed." "heh, why me Tory?." Toriel held her arms. "She likes to watch your comedy act at the resort. She was always pointing you out and talking about you..but she's never really been outside of the castle. I don't know what your relationship with my child is but..she is still a human. I know as a sentry you are to capture her but.." "hey, just called me a sans-try cause that's all your asking I do." "Thank you Sans."
Sans appeared in the middle of the judgment hall. Many of the soldiers had came through and began to chase out any of Chara's beasts. He walked past piles of dust, hands drilling deeper in his pockets uncomfortably "i knew that kid was messed up but this..selective genocide." The skeleton continued through the hall quietly until he heard a woman's voice echo in a dark room. He stood in the doorway of the garden, seeing it trampled and destroyed. Chara seemed to have particularly hated this room. The war was taking more and more lives by the day..and if how Toriel described them was real...they weren't even allowed the release of death, but to suffer in a fused, soulless exsistance..but how did he get a hold of Alphys's work in the first place. "Who would have thought he'd actually come here?! If I had listened to you. I wouldn't even be here!" He saw a short human sitting in the middle of the throne room. "I had to get Asriel out! He is safe now though...we are only lucky that Chara did not come as well..it would have been to easy to find me." She turned quickly, hearing Sans footsteps and stood up quickly, taking off. "kid wait!" Sans gave chase. He was impressed at how well she moved through the castle halls..but supposed that they don't change very much. She slide to a stop, seeing a large amalgamate standing there. It screamed, causing the hall to echo. "kid!" The stick began to glow as she spun it slightly. The beast followed it as she moved it back and forth. "Come on." She walked forward and put her hand on it's head. "Your test is working!" Frisk pulled her hand back, shaking off the goop. "Get out of here! You don't have to listen to him! You are your own monster!" The beast stepped back and melted down into the floor, disappearing. Sans slowly approached before he stopped, staring at her as she seemed to be talking to someone beside her.
"it's been a while kid." The woman tensed up, lowering her head. "It's not safe for you here Sans. You have to leave." "but, i'm not a tree." He shrugged as Frisk started to chuckle. "Please. Go away. I can't leave here..I'll put everyone in danger. He took the other human souls..with that kind of power..." "hasn't stopped you before...your mom sent me to find you." "Is..she OK?" "just worried to death...hey knock knock." "Whose there?" "body." "Body who?" "somebody out there really cares about you." "I'm sorry. As long as I'm here the cycle can't continue but..it won't repeat...I know you had been around Sans..I appreciate all the gifts but you were basically sending them to a ghost." "it's a good thing I don't believe in ghosts..well, aside Nabstablook." Sans chuckled. Frisk stood there, gripping a short staff like stick tightly. "Sans.." She started to tear up, "Its all my fault." She looked down at her hands. "I slipped up and he found us here. He..he took Asgore with him." Sans was silent and Frisk frowned gripping her stick defensively. "What are you going to do now? There will be more amalgamates here..we have work to do so we can't leave." She spun around held out her stick in a defensive matter. "is that anyway to greet an old friend?" He held out his hand as he remembered this from before as reached out slowly. He had a flashback of the small child standing in the snow. A time long since passed. His heart skipped slightly as she reached out taking his hand. A wave of magic came over them as his eye started glowing. "kid what?" Her soul started glowing as the black half glowed with his magic around him. "DoNT TOoUCh HeR!" Sans pulled back seeing the dark shadow tower over her as she pulled back, covering her soul from view. "what was that?" "Sans, you have to leave! I can't be part of the normal world anymore!" She took off running. He tensed up. "it was almost like i was being sucked in."
He wondered about the castle, watching the guard chase and cleanse the castle. It was strange that the beasts seemed mostly lost and mindless. Without anyone in the castle, they seemed to have came for what they were looking for. The sun slowly began to rise over New Home. Many of the monsters were given the bad news of the missing or fallen loved ones. Sans wondered about the castle, never leaving, but couldn't find the human again Only after a few days, Toriel was back in the castle. As much as she didn't care for it, with Asgore missing, she was forced back into her old role as the queen. "Mom!" She engulfed her child. "Frisk! Where is your brother?" "We decided it was safer if we separated He's staying with his uh, gang." She chuckled. "My baby..." "Mom, he's a lot older then he looks. He knows what he's doing. Besides, I have his secret number if anything happens." "Frisk...I don't..I don't think it's safe for you here anymore." She stared up at the monster. "But..where am I gonna go? What about you?! I can't leave you here alone." "Should Chara come back, it's better if you aren't here." She gripped her stick. "Where should I go?" "Roam about the Underground. Learn of the monsters and their lives. Learn more about the outside..your..your all grown up..I've held you isolated for so long already. Besides, you are much stronger then you think." "But Mom.." Toriel leaned over, hugging her tightly, tearing up, "Someone's watching out for you..Just leave Frisk!" She pulled back as her hands burst into flame. "Leave!" Frisk stepped back and ran out the front door. "I love you my children. But your safer out there then trapped behind these walls anymore." Frisk felt the warmth of Hotlands around her. "It's so warm here." She felt her way around. The elevators had been out for a while as people had to take the long way to get around. "I've never traveled here alone..I wish Alphys was here." She felt her phone in her pocket and opened it up. Every other time she had gone through here, she'd have Undyne and Papyrus on the other end, making the journey enjoyable.
"Where am I going to go? I could find Asriel..but that would defeat our whole plan. "I could suggest we stay in the lab, however, that would be bad for your souls state." "Gaster..what happened when Sans..um.." "Nothing to worry about. Let us focus about getting out of here, I am not fond of the Hotlands." "I love the warmth, but honestly, my favorite place is Waterfall. We should go there!" "Hmm.." "It's not that far from the lab right? I..I enjoy listening to the echo flowers." "I suppose it is suitable." "Now if only I can figure out how too." "Come along.. I will show you. Things do not change that much." She hesitantly took his hand as the corporeal monster lead her through the fires and lava that flame monsters called their home. Being half of the same heart, their ability to interact with each other was on all levels. It was only because of his magic soul that she had been able to gain any ability of magic. She had grown on the scientist over the years. While he was obsessed with his work, he wouldn't admit that he felt..protective of her, even if a parasitic way. Her determination was the only thing that gave him life. That and he had this sense of..pleasure having such a power over her. "Can you feel it Gaster? The life, all the voices of monsters. I've had to be hidden away in the castle for so long, even the staff had to keep quiet to themselves..really...those gifts were the only things that reminded me that I existed" She said softly. Gaster sighed. "There is a dump in Waterfall..you should look for anything you might want or need there. Humans lose a lot of good stuff in there." "That is a good idea!" Gaster got them through Hotlands then she ever had on her own. She soon felt the water splash under her as the entered a new area of the Underground..ironically, a place where the two of them had even first met. They rummaged through the trash for what felt like hours before the doctor stopped. "Human." Gaster grabbed her arm. "I was wrong. This was a bad place for someone of your condition to come here." "I'm sorry..I don't mean to be a burden." She was quiet a moment and then looked up at him, "Is it because this is where the door is?" His hand ran across her face, lifting it slightly, sighing annoyingly.
"Look here. It is falling apart however." Frisk took the harp from the trash as he avoided answering her question as he usually does. "It's missing a few strings but I would defiantly use it. Thank you Gaster!" Frisk stringed the harp as well as she could and sat on a couple of boxes, taking her boots off and sticking her feet in moving water. "Do you think Toriel is gonna be OK?" "The royal family is decedents of a long line of boss monsters. That includes Asriel." "I suppose." She smiled as she started to play. It was fascinating how the music echoed much differently with the water around them.. She leaned back, staring up. "Gaster. What do the ceiling stars look like?" "Why worry about such trivial things?" "I suppose not.." He sighed. "They are small bright lights that guide the way for people in waterfall. It is believed that the water that drips off them is absorbed by the plants down here and that's why they glow Geography and botany are not my fields of science though.." "I understand...it's just, everyone talks about how beautiful they are." "they are, but they don't compare to a perfect hot dog." Frisk tensed up, hearing footsteps through the water. "I'm starting to think your following me." "kinda promised someone I'd look out for you..hell, if it wasn't for them..well." He held out his hand, "you'd be dead where you stand." "Is it because of Mom?" "hey, it's just between us right?" He stopped approaching, stopping feet from her. "how are you here? the reset? you never came out of the ruins.." "It's complicated...I see you still remember me though." "well, somewhat. your heh, a lot older then when we first met huh." He held out his hand, "so do you need a place to stay?" "Sans I can't..I'm sorry. The last reset was not my control..I killed your brother..and Undyne and over and over in that judgment hall.." "so your a musician?" She clenched the broken up harp. "I like to play but I wouldn't consider myself any good. Are you trying to avoid the conversion?" "i'm thinking of going to Grillsby's. wanna come?" Frisk reached out her hand and hesitated. "hey, I won't bite..everyone else forgot, but our memories are still there right?" She stood up and took his hand.
The world began to glow around them as she tried to pull back, but he gripped tighter. "What is happening?" He pulled her to her feet. Her heart started racing as she felt magic around her and she started laughing. "Can you feel it Sans?! It feels amazing. How are you doing this?!" "it feels pretty neat though." He pulled her forward, staring at her. "ya know...i was worried. you should have told me." "Sans..I'm sorry." She started to tear up. "it's alright kid. you..don't have to be alone anymore...heh, hang on." She felt her feet leave the floor as they vanished through one of his shortcuts. "scared ya huh?" Frisk pulled back from where she clung tight on the skeleton. "I'm sorry!" "come on." She followed in behind him as they sat up at the bar. "you still like burgers kid?" "Of course!" She said excitedly. She leaned on the counter. "It..is kinda quiet in here. Not like I remember." "a lot of the guard is always out by the ruins." "I'm sorry." "you..seem different from I remember kid. a lot less confident." "I guess isolation will do that to you." Frisk chuckled. Sans pulled out his ketchup bottle, tapping it slightly. "so how long have you been...in the dark?" "Blind? All my life really. I'm surprised you didn't notice before." "you were pretty confident. had even me fooled...did..did you just plan on spending your whole life there." "Yes..someone told me that as long as the 7th human soul wasn't found then well, you know what happened during the genocides. I could die and they could use my soul to open the barrier." "well..that's no way to live your life." "Come on Sans. You hated me after all the fighting. Why would you care where I was." Sans blushed slightly. "well...i mean..i know you were the one keeping him from ending those timelines." He laughed, "besides, now I have someone to go drinking with." "Heh, I guess I'm pretty old huh?" They downed drinks one after the other, telling of how she always had her suspicions that Sans was there and about the many times he should have been caught and he wasn't She told him of her and Asriel's plans more indept. About how Chara's power gain was their fault for separating from him. She was careful to avoid mentions of how they were separated
A monster came up to her, leaning against the counter. "Hey good looking. I've been fishing in the wrong place. It looks like the best catch was right here the whole time. A nice, fat one too." "What?" Frisk chuckled nervously. "I don't know what you mean." He placed his hand on her arm, pulling at her. "Come on babe. A beautiful, round monster like yourself should be out here, being seen. Not tucked away in a bar counter corner." Frisk knew she was on the heavy side. She loves Toriel's cooking so much, but she couldn't tell if these were compliments or if he was taking jabs at her. Sans eye started glowing as he turned to say something but watched as Frisk grabbed the monster's arm, prying it off her. "I am not even flattered by this mockery attempt at flirting. If I thought your small brain could understand me, I would tell you exactly why you were the most disgusting creature in this bar right now." His soul started glowing suddenly as she flung him across the table with a few more sleazy monsters were sitting about. "You best do well be careful of who you talk to for now on. And by all means, keep your hands off my human." Sans stared up at Frisk. It was her voice, but her manner of speaking sounded like nothing he'd ever heard from her. Even if it has been many years since they talked for this long. In fact, he was more concerned about how a human was using magic at all, let alone blue magic. "Damn you little bitch!" He stood up, cracking his knuckles. The doors flew open as a couple of the guard entered. "What is going on in here?!" A couple of dog guards tripped over each other They were a group of teens that seemed like they were barley ready to take on drunken crowds. "Do not bother wasting your time here. They are not worth it." Frisk said, taking her stick and heading out the front door. Sans ran out the door after her, grabbing her wrist. "wait kid!" She glared at him, "Of all of the monsters, it had to be you." Frisk frowned slightly. "Well, at least I learned something new. Times of fear and confusion seem to have a loophole. I don't have to wait till she sleeps it appears." "what are you talking about?" She grabbed the sides of his face as he grew nervous, not seeing her standing there but the ghost of a monster past. "Do not be afraid Sans. It is just like old times." Frisk collapsed over him.
"she's a lot heavier then she looks." He lifted her on his back and headed to the house, thinking about what just happened, or more so, trying to figure out what the hell just happened. The front door opened as he set her on the couch. He moved some hair from her face, rubbing her head. "your not alone in there are you?" He asked, laying her stick against the couch. He sat on the table, arms crossed, watching the woman. He was good friends with the human and he had watched her grow from a spunky and adventurous girl to a quiet and over apologetic woman. His fingers tapped his bony arm. The way she spoke wasn't her but sounded so familiar. He started to drift asleep. He had a dream about one night when the kid was staying at their place. He had been napping on the couch when the kid came over, watching him sleep. She twiddled her fingers before leaning over and kissed the top of his head, giggling and running away blushing, unaware that the skeleton had been awake the whole time. He stood up, leaning over her, watching her quietly breath. He summoned her soul, seeing it glow blue, but half seemed melted and black. It disappeared as his hands rested on the couch, leaning over her. "what have you done kid?" "SANS!" The front door flew open. His brother stared at him like a deer in headlights. "WHAT UH. ARE YOU DOING?" Sans pulled back, holding out his hand, "this is a human." "WHAT?! DID YOU TELL UNDYNE?! WAIT! YOU ACULLY CAPTURED A HUMAN?! YOU GOT OFF YOUR LAZY BONES AND DID SOMETHING?! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU! WHY DID YOU NOT PUT THEM IN THE HUMAN JAIL?!" "our shed?" "ITS THE HUMAN JAIL! WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS!" "hey. Lady Asgore wouldn't be happy with that." "BUT IT WAS KING ASGORE'S WARNING ABOUT WATCHING OUT FOR THE HUMAN!" "this particular human is the queen's daughter." Sans chuckled. "OH! THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING! WOOWIE. ROYALTY SLEEPING ON OUR COUCH!" "heh, yeah. we should probable go out on patrol and let her rest right? wouldn't want any bad humans to get through." "OF COURSE! COME ALONG SANS!" The skeleton lifted his brother by his hood and took him out of the door.
Frisk wondered about her dream, despite the darkness. "Gaster?" "Ah. Your awake..well, so to speak." "Are we in your dream again" "Yes. I had to write my findings down..our.. experiment has taken a new turn today. Interesting findings indeed." "Such as?" She felt his hands take hers as he came into view. He was the only thing she could see. Most of her dreams took place when she was small. It was always in a large hillside, just under the mountain It was the only memory she had of sight yet, while he was in her soul, he could manipulate the said memories as he wished. "You do remember our deal right?" "I..I know." He walked away from her a bit, hands behind his back. "You let your fear take over, In your own mind's confusion you left yourself vulnerable. For a brief moment, I had full control over your body. It was fascinating, empowering and if a bit disgusting. Monsters have no manners anymore. My determination experiments seem to be working. Your soul was able to turn it into magic of it's own. An effect I really did not see actually working." He turned back, seeing her quiet and sighed. "What is it now?" "Sans didn't see you did he?" "I assure you my secrets are my own. As are your secrets..however, you did very well with that last experiment. I suppose the least I can do is let you get settled in this, ugh, tucked away town before we continue. I have many notes to go over anyway." "Gaster! Thank you!" She grabbed him to hug him as he slapped her, forcing her back. "Do not touch me." "I..I forgot I'm sorry." He stepped forward, grabbing her face, other hand running down her arm. "Do not forget. You are my human."