Soon blinding light was all that Frisk could see, and agonizing pain was all they could feel. They collapsed to their knees, vomiting with tears streaming down their eyes.

"Heh, heh," Sans chuckled humorlessly, his eye sockets as pitch black as the room. "Idiot, in this world… there's no point. Just kill or be killed," he said coldly, somehow managing to grin even wider than before. The head was charging up another attack… this time Frisk wouldn't survive.

Sans was about to finish it, he Raised his hand to- "Hello! Are there any humans down here?" a new voice called into the darkness. It apparently chilled Sans down to the marrow, and he disappeared into the darkness along with the means of Frisk's demise.

Frisk looked up and sighed in relief at Sans' absence.

That relief was drained immediately when a new figure entered their blurry vision. They were taller than Sans had been, and they wore a white robe that was much nicer than his hoodie.

"Oh! A human!" they cried, before gasping in shock at the human's state. They ran over and knelt by Frisk's side. "Let me heal you," they said gently, though they seemed to have one noise level… LOUD.

Frisk's vision cleared and the pain lessened greatly. They turned to see another skeleton grinning at them. They scrambled away as fast as their tiny legs and arms allowed.

This skeleton looked much more welcoming in comparison to... that other one. He (Frisk had decided it was a he) had pure white bones and all his teeth. He wore a white robe with an orange hood pulled over his skull. The robe had a black symbol on it that consisted of three triangles, a circle, and a pair of wings. But…the main difference was that his eye sockets held something that the other one hadn't, life and emotion.

"Huh? Human, are you alright?" he asked in the same gentle and kind tone he had used before.

Frisk said that they were fine, becoming less tense after deciding that the skeleton wasn't a threat.

"Oh, that's good," he said in a sigh of relief. He then cleared his throat and stood straighter as he declared, "You must be wondering who I am of course. I am the Great Ki- I mean, the Great Papyrus, Caretaker of the Ruins."

That cleared all of Frisk's doubt, this guy wasn't evil. They greeted Papyrus and asked where they were, realizing that he may be the best (or friendliest) source of information.

"You are in the Underground, in the Ruins to be more accurate. I come here everyday to see if any humans have fallen down," he said. "And now I have found you! Let me guide you through the catacombs!"

He held out his bony hand to Frisk, who reluctantly took it. It was quite unsettling to hold a skeleton's hand, but Papyrus kept looking at them with kind and loving eyes. He led Frisk into a large room with a circle of red leaves as the doormat to the entryway to the ruins.

The shadow of the ruins loomed above and filled Frisk with determination.

Papyrus quickly brought them into the ruins where a series of buttons littered the floor.

"Nyeh heh heh…" Papyrus chuckled proudly to himself. "Welcome to your new home. As you can see, I have filled the Ruins with puzzles to stump unwanted visitors."

It was slightly off-putting for Frisk when Papyrus called it their new home. Before they could question him, he started jumping on to several of the buttons littered across the floor. He jumped on the final button and looked at the closed door across the rooms expectantly… nothing happened.

"Well… I may have forgotten how to get in," he said apologetically, scratching his head.

It took roughly an hour before Papyrus finally got it right and the door opened. The next room had multiple puzzles of similar fashions. Some were solved easily, and others were not.

By the time they got to the next room a couple of hours later, Papyrus is about to pass out from all the mental energy used.

Luckily the next room is empty except for a lonely looking training dummy. Frisk asked an exhausted Papyrus what was for. All he could say was to strike up a conversation.

They walked over to the dummy and started to talk to the dummy…it wasn't much for conversation. Papyrus seemed happy though.

"Very good, you did terrific," he praised while sitting against them wall, his head resting against his chest.

"hOI!"

It echoed through the silent room and caused Papyrus' head to shoot up. He looked around wildly with fear in his eyes.

"Human, we need to leave immediately," is all he said before grabbing Frisk's hand and running out of the room.

Frisk asked why they were running, but got no answer.

"hOI! i'm…"

It was louder than before. They halted in front of a field of spikes that stretched out over a deep pool of water.

"I don't have time to remember the path!" he shouted and stomped angrily.

He picked up Frisk and placed them on his shoulders. He walked forward and the spikes disappeared under his feet, until they didn't. He just kept walking anyway, it was one of the perks of being a skeleton.

They reached the other side and Papyrus gave a sigh of relief. Frisk hopped of his shoulders and asked what in the world had just happened.

"I am sorry about losing my temper," he apologized, looking more tired now that the adrenaline rush was wearing off. "There are certain monsters in the Ruins that are...less than preferable to encounter," he muttered.

This ominous comment made Frisk stick a little closer to their bony guardian. Papyrus took their hand and walked forward slightly before stopping and smacking himself in the face.

"Darn it! I forgot to get groceries!" He yelled before he turned to Frisk with an apologetic expression. "Human, I need to attend to some business and I must leave alone for some time. Please stay in this room for that time."

Frisk didn't like the idea of being left alone with less than preferable company around. They held on to his robe with one hand.

Papyrus frowned and thought for a moment.

"Ah! I have gotten a brilliant idea!" he yelled triumphantly. He reached into one of his sleeves and pulled out an old fashion cell phone.

"Take this, human. This way you will be able to call me if there is any trouble," he said be for bestowing them with it. He turned around and walked away, looking back and yelling, "Don't get into any trouble!"

Frisk was left all alone.


Author's Note: I'm sorry that the first chapter was so rushed, I was being rushed at the time. Also, I was considering having Papyrus speak in all caps, but I thought it would be distracting and annoying. Finally, I need ideas for puns for when Snowdin comes in, because I kind of suck at those.