Sorry for the wait, everyone, was busy helping lil' sis with her story. BUT I'm back and ready to write a few. This chapter, we've got some skeleton japes and puzzles and all sorts of fun stuff! Anyway, I'll let you get to reading!
*NOTE* CAPS does not mean that the character is shouting. Paps speaks in all caps, Gaster does too.
"Bold Italic" would be the wingding font that Gaster speaks in. All skeletons can speak it though Gaster is the only one who can't speak any other language, so he uses magically conjured hands to speak with other monsters.
I do not own Undertale, all I own are Kristen (the brothers' mother), Lucida and Boli (the brothers' aunt and uncle) Triton and Sedna (Undyne's parents), Drake and Serran (Alphys parents) and Betus and Gammet (Alphys' siblings).
Chapter 2
Sans walked up to his brother, humming softly as Papyrus finally noticed him.
"THERE YOU ARE!" Papyrus growled, "FINALLY COME TO HELP ME INSTEAD OF STARING AT THAT SILLY LAMP?"
"yep,"
"ARE YOU GOING TO BE READY IF A HUMAN COMES BY?"
"yep,"
"…IS THAT ALL YOU CAN SAY?" Papyrus deadpanned.
"yep,"
"SANS!" Papyrus growled, just to get a chuckle from his big brother, "IT'S NOT FUNNY! I'M BEING COMPLETELY SERIOUS! IF I DON'T CAPTURE A HUMAN, UNDYNE WILL NEVER LET ME INTO THE ROYAL GUARD! SHE'S BEEN AWFUL CRANKY LATELY, HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED?"
"well, she has been kinda crabby, yes,"
"SANS!"
"aw c'mon bro," Sans grinned, "you sayin' you fish i would stop?"
"SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNS!" Papyrus yelled, getting a loud, joyful laugh from his brother before the taller skeleton sighed and shook his skull, "SO, AS I WAS SAYING ABOUT UNDYNE…"
A sudden shift of snow caught Sans' attention…but on his bad side. Cursing his blind eye he ever so slightly shifted to right so that he could actually see what was there.
"well, well, well," he thought, seeing the human child standing there, rocking on her heels again as she gave a faint smile.
He looked up at his brother and shrugged.
"say, why don't you look over there?" Sans asked, tilting his skull in the human's direction.
Papyrus' eyes flashed a brief orange as he whirled around to face the human only to face Sans again…who had decided at that moment to face the human. This continued for a little bit mainly because Sans found it hilarious how fast Papyrus was turning around…he really hoped that he'd get dizzy. His brother wasn't the most graceful of monsters and it made Sans smile a bit. Papyrus seemed to have enough of turning around and around and finally turned his back on the human, eyes alight.
"SANS! OH MY GOD! IS THAT…" Papyrus' eyes were nearly blinding with how bright their glow was, "A HUMAN!?"
Sans looked back at the girl, putting a finger to his mouth and making her giggle while he had some fun with his brother.
"uhhhh…actually, i think that's a rock," he said, fighting the urge to laugh and laugh hard.
"OH," Papyrus sighed, his shoulder's slumping.
Sans gave a wicked smirk as he put a hand on his brother's arm.
"hey, what's that in front of the rock?" he asked.
Papyrus' skull snapped up and the girl gave a tiny wave, tapping her stick against her leg as she smiled.
"OH MY GOD!" Papyrus gasped, turning back to his brother, "IS…IS THAT A HUMAN!?"
"yes,"
"OH MY GOD!" Papyrus shrieked in happiness, "SANS! I FINALLY DID IT!"
He nearly was dancing from the excitement and both Sans and the girl were smiling, nearly laughing at Papyrus' antics.
"UNDYNE WILL…I'M GONNA…" Papyrus stammered, overcome with joy, "I'LL BE SO…POPULAR…POPULAR…POPULAR!"
He jumped up and down like a little kid and Sans nearly lost it while the human child giggled, her blue-green eyes sparkling in mirth.
Papyrus noticed the child's laughter and gave a cough, trying his best to look stern…but…his happiness was making it a bit too hard.
"HUMAN!" he finally called, "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!"
He paused, looking at his brother and shrugging.
"I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S NEXT,"
"judging…then asgore takes her soul," Sans thought, "then we get outta here,"
"IN ANY CASE!" Papyrus added, "CONTINUE…ONLY IF YOU DARE! NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!"
And with that, he jogged off towards one of his puzzles. Sans gave a low chuckle as the child approached, looking up at him with hopeful eyes.
"well, that went well," he shrugged, "don't sweat it, kid. i'll keep an eyesocket out for ya,"
She giggled, looking a bit less scared than usual before he nodded and walked towards his little brother.
He'd just walked past Doggo's station when…
"HALT!" Doggo's gruff voice yelled, "State your business!"
"aw, c'mon, doggo," Sans smiled, "just me…but uh, you're lookin' pretty dogged…"
"Sans, I swear to God…" Doggo growled, his hackles raising only for Sans to grin.
"i mean, i hope 'm not barkin' up the wrong tree but you're so doggone…"
Out came Doggo's daggers and he looked around for the shorter skeleton…but since Sans wasn't moving, Doggo couldn't see him. And with that…Sans teleported next to the pond just outside of Doggo's field of vision.
"gee, couldn't throw me a bone could he?" Sans chuckled…right as the girl walked up to Doggo and, out of curiosity, rang the bell on his station.
He watched as Doggo got out of his station and tried to fight the child, but his blue blades passed right through her motionless body. Sans saw her lift the stick and he unconsciously lifted his left hand, the tips of bones starting to break through the snow…only for her to throw the stick and Doggo go chasing after it, bringing it back to her in his mouth and the two played fetch of all things. After a while, the girl giggled and gently patted Doggo on the head, making him completely flip out!
"S-S-Something p-pet me!" Doggo stammered, "S-Something that isn't m-m-m-moving…I'm gonna need some dog treats for this!"
He went back under his station and the child, giggled again before walking towards Sans, her eyes flashing brightly as she saw him. He turned towards her and smiled. She 'fought' Doggo pretty well…but Papyrus was going to be a different matter.
"hey," he told her, "here's something important to remember. my brother has a very special attack. if you see a blue attack, don't move and it won't hurt you. here's an easy way to keep it in mind. imagine a stop sign. when you see a stop sign, you stop. stop signs are red, so imagine a blue stop sign instead. simple, right? when fighting, think about blue stop signs,"
She gave a grateful smile and nodded happily before walking onto the frozen pond and sliding to the center island. She gave a gasp of pure joy and started slipping and sliding around on the ice.
"Wheeee!" she squealed in delight as she 'skated', "Hahahahaha! Wheeeee!"
Sans gave a chuckle before teleporting to his brother's side.
Papyrus crossed his arms as Sans appeared in a flash of teal light, his good eye going dark as his magic faded out.
"YOU COULD HAVE JUST WALKED," Papyrus growled.
"eh, this is shorter…takes less effort," Sans yawned, "but, hey, just realized…it's time for my nap…"
Papyrus gave a groan as Sans tried to sit down in the snow.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!" Papyrus snapped, grabbing his brother's hood and yanking him back up to his feet, "YOU'RE SO LAZY! YOU WERE NAPPING ALL NIGHT!"
"i think that's called sleeping," Sans pointed out with a grin.
"EXCUSES EXCUSES!" Papyrus sighed before a flash of blue and violet caught his eye, "OH HO! THE HUMAN ARRIVES! IN ORDER TO STOP YOU…MY BROTHER AND I HAVE CREATED SOME PUZZLES!"
He swept his arm out in a grand gesture over the clearing where there lay an invisible maze.
"I THINK YOU WILL FIND THIS ONE…QUITE SHOCKING!" Papyrus cheered, getting a snorting laugh from his brother, "HUSH, SANS! FOR YOU SEE! THIS IS…THE INVISIBLE…ELECTRICTY MAZE! WHEN YOU TOUCH THE WALLS OF THIS MAZE, THIS ORB WILL ADMINISTER A HEARTY ZAP!"
He pulled a small blue orb out of his pocket and Sans started snickering…much to Papyrus' annoyance.
"SOUND LIKE FUN?" he asked as the human's eyes widened slightly, "BECAUSE! THE AMOUNT OF FUN YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE…IS ACTUALLY RATHER SMALL I THINK,"
He cleared his throat and looked at the child again.
"OK, YOU CAN GO AHEAD NOW!"
The child looked up at him with slight wariness and took a step forwards…
Right as the orb sparked and shocked Papyrus instead, charring his bones and clothes black for a moment while Sans howled with laughter, falling down on his rear and cackling while Papyrus cleaned himself off before stomping his foot and glaring at his brother who was currently in hysterics.
"SANS! WHAT DID YOU DO!?" Papyrus demanded.
"i think the human has to hold the orb," Sans gasped, finally calming down as he got to his feet.
"OH," Papyrus blinked, "OK,"
He walked through the maze, his footprints leaving a clear path for the child to follow…and Sans could barely hold onto his laughter. Papyrus stopped right in front of the child and placed the orb on her head. Her blue-green eyes went wide in wonder as she reached up to balance it.
"HOLD THIS PLEASE!" Papyrus asked before quickly jogging through the maze and back to his brother, "OKAY! TRY NOW!"
The girl looked up at him before painstakingly walking in Papyrus' footsteps, nearly sinking into the snow up to her hip with every step.
"heh, looks like we've both got that problem, kiddo," Sans thought as the girl got to the end of the maze, only to fall flat as she tried to take that last step, the orb falling off her head and rolling to Papyrus' feet.
"INCREDIBLE!" Papyrus gasped, "YOU SLIPPER SNAIL! YOU SOLVED IT SO EASILY…TOO EASILY…"
He shook his shock away as the girl got up off the ground and offered the orb up with a smile to his brother. Papyrus took the orb swiftly, depositing it in his pocket.
"HOWEVER! THE NEXT PUZZLE WILL NOT BE EASY!" Papyrus cried, "IT IS DESIGNED BY MY BROTHER, SANS! YOU WILL SURELY BE CONFOUNDED! I KNOW I AM! NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!"
And he ran off towards the next puzzle, leaving Sans and the human child alone once again. She looked up at him as he finally stopped laughing and smiled at her.
"hey, thanks…my brother seems like he's having fun," he told her getting a giggle from her as she nodded, "by the way, did you see that weird outfit he's wearing?"
She nodded.
"we made that a few weeks ago for a costume party," Sans smiled, chuckling as he remembered how frustrated Papyrus had gotten when they had sewed the wrong thing together and had to start all over…
Then there was the time where they accidently sewed the end of Papyrus' scarf to the costume…they both had panicked then until Alphys had come over and helped unpick the seam. But in the end, Papyrus was thrilled with his costume and Sans was happy to see the joy in his brother's demeanor.
"he hasn't worn anything else since…" Sans shrugged, "keeps calling it his 'battle body',"
He gave a soft chuckle as he looked at the child.
"isn't my brother cool?"
He looked up at the sky and waved at the child.
"welp, i'll see ya in a bit," he told her, walking towards the maze before disappearing in a flash of blue light.
"I THINK THEY ARE ENJOYING MY PUZZLES, SANS!" Papyrus beamed, nearly jumping up and down with happiness as Sans seemed to step out of the air and lean against a tree.
"who wouldn't bro?" Sans asked, "they seem to have snow problem with them…"
"SAAAAANNNNNS!"
Sans gave a chuckle as he lay down his puzzle and went back to his spot, waiting.
"aw c'mon, bro, you know you're smiling,"
"IT'S A PITY SMILE!" Papyrus snapped as Sans grinned, looking up at the faint sound of shifting snow and seeing the little girl waiting patiently.
"hey, bro, look alive…she's here,"
"SANS I SWEAR TO GOD…" Papyrus growled before turning to face the child, "HUMAN! I HOPE YOU'RE READY FOR…"
He stopped, staring at the patch of cleared off snow and the piece of paper laying on it.
"SANS! WHERE'S THE PUZZLE?!"
"it's right there," Sans shrugged, "on the ground. trust me. there's no way they can get past this one,"
To be honest though, Sans just…didn't really want to put a puzzle down. That wasn't his style. Papyrus was the one who was best with coming up with puzzles…Sans was just the one who made sure that if the human hurt others they wouldn't live long enough to hurt any more. But…that hadn't happened and Sans hoped it never would. He'd rather sit with his friends and talk, telling jokes and whatnot.
A slight pain twinged along the crack in his ribcage as he thought about it not happening…but, that was just a crazy dream right?
"a dream where you ended up getting this mysterious scar you swear you didn't fall asleep with," the rational, analytical part of him chastised as the child walked up to the paper and picked it up, her eyes lighting up in joy as she looked at the word search.
She started circling things…only to stop and place it back on the ground before walking towards the brothers once again.
"SANS!" Papyrus yelled, "THAT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!"
"whoops," Sans shrugged, "i knew i should have used today's crossword instead,"
"WHAT?!" Papyrus demanded, whirling on his brother in disbelief, "CROSSWORD!?"
"oh c'mon, paps, this is me we're talkin' about…you knew i wouldn't have this elaborate puzzle laid ou…"
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SAID THAT!" Papyrus snorted, "IN MY OPINION, JUNIOR JUMBLE IS EASILY THE HARDEST!"
Wait…
"what?" Sans sputtered, "really, dude? that easy-peasy word scramble? that's for baby bones!"
"UN. BELIEVABLE," Papyrus sighed before turning to the child, "HUMAN! SOLVE THIS DISPUTE!"
The little girl's blue-green eyes widened before she finally spoke, soft and breathy as if she wasn't used to talking.
"Crossword's harder," she mumbled, looking apologetically up at Papyrus while making Sans chuckle.
"YOU TWO ARE WEIRD!" Papyrus huffed, "CROSSWORDS ARE SO EASY. IT'S THE SAME SOLUTION EVERY TIME. I JUST FILL ALL THE BOXES IN WITH THE LETTER 'Z'…BECAUSE EVERY TIME I LOOK AT A CROSSWORD…ALL I CAN DO IS SNORE! NYEH HEH HEH!"
And he ran off to the next puzzle while the child looked up at Sans, twisting her little hands over her stick.
"'m sorry…I didn't mean to make him mad…" she whispered.
Sans waved her off.
"papyrus…finds difficulty in interesting places," he told her, "yesterday he got stumped trying to solve the horoscope,"
The girl giggled before giving a wave and walking in the same direction as Papyrus had left. Sans gave a smile and teleported to his brother's side.
"heya bro," he started.
"STRANGE LITTLE HUMAN…YOU BOTH ARE STRANGE," Papyrus huffed, crossing his arms.
"aw, c'mon, paps, it's just a puzzle…"
He looked at the spikes his brother was standing behind and gave a shake of his skull.
"do ya need me here?"
"I THINK I CAN MANAGE THIS ONE, BROTHER," Papyrus replied, "BESIDES! I DOUBT THEY WILL GET PAST MY INGENIUS SPAGHETTI TRAP!
"bet not, bro," Sans smiled, "i'll be up ahead if ya need me, ok?"
And with that, he disappeared in a flash of teal light.
I love writing Frisk, she's too dang cute. Anyway, next we have some Papyrus and Frisk time (since I've been focusing on Sans a bit...).
Anyway, hope you liked it. If you did, please let me know!
Qui vállë tóquetë, ván tecë (If no review comes from y'all; no story comes from me)
Máriessë ar mára tecië
Farewell and fair writing
Elhini Prime signing off.