This chapter...HO HO! THIS CHAPTER! It is going to be the pinnacle of Gerald's Danish language! It will make all men whimper when they hear his mighty yelling! IT WILL BE GLORIOUS! HAHAHAHAHA!...Ahem...Please enjoy the chapter...


It was quiet the next day. I was excused from school to attend Gerson's funeral. Monster funerals are a lot different from our own. As most of you already know, monsters turn into dust when they die. When the funeral for that monster is held, they take that dust and scatter it on the monster's favorite thing. For Gerson, it was his magnifying glass. No matter how many times I'd ask to hold it, Gerson would never give it to me. He'd let me look through it to examine jewels though.

Gerson was an amazing turtle. He'd always help the kids learn the history of the UNDERGROUND. I was around one time and got to witness kids from the ages seven to twelve gather around and listen to him speak about how they came to live in the UNDERGROUND. He was the inspiration for kids that wanted to grow up to be archaeologists. They'd dress like him sometimes for fun. Yep, Gerson was loved by so many people...I can't believe he's gone...

The people I met at school had shown up that day, they'd gathered around in that circle like they always do. Gene was trying not to cry and Belle was comforting him. Yusef stood with Percival and Owen as they looked over the entire church. It'd taken us a bit to arrange this, the pastor was being difficult. Undyne and Owen took care of it, though.

"Don't screw this up, OR ELSE," they say.

-88-

Everyone in the house sat around and listened to the television. It was the same as any other day. The house was warm because it was cold and snowy outside. Everyone was bundled up in warm clothing. It actually took quite a while before things returned to this point. When we got home, Sans just sat lazily on the couch and stared at the ceiling. There were no jokes, no yelling from Papyrus, and no Golden Flower Tea. Dad had been reminded of the incident when we came home from the funeral so he was angry again. Charles just covered his ears so he wouldn't hear the Danish expletives Dad was using. A while later, after everything got back to normal, a knock sounded at the door. It was soon followed by several others.

"I'll get it!" Charles says.

He quickly runs to the door and opens it. He gave a smile and welcomed whoever was at the door into the house. It was my friends I talk to at school all the time. They took in the amount of space we had. Asgore was drinking Golden Flower Tea before he chokes on it and starts coughing at the sight of the kids.

"Hey, this IS big!" Belle says,"You weren't lying!"

"Well you're all about honesty," Percival says,"It just wouldn't make sense for her to lie. And she has nothing to lie about anyway,"

"And she's our friend!" Gene adds,"Friends don't lie to friends!"

"Who are these kids, Anna?" Gerald asks.

"The six kids I told you guys about. The ones that fell down Mount Ebott," I explain.

"Anna, how about you show them around?" Toriel suggests,"I think they would appreciate it,"

I nod and bring them all upstairs. I gave them a quick tour of who's room belonged to who and ended at my room. There wasn't much to my room. I had a bed that had a red checkered quilt over the bottom sheets. There was this large mirror in my room that I used to check out the outfits I wore. The entire room had light blue wallpaper and white carpeting. My brown dresser had two framed pictures that sat there. A little flap at the back stood them up without any sort of nails. One of them, a family photo. There was me, my dad, my brother, and the other monsters including Flowey. The other one...

"Well," Alice says,"That's cute!"

"That one," Owen says,"When was that, Anna?"

The second framed photo was a picture of me and Sans hugging back in Snowdin. I still have no idea who took the photo, but it was with my dad a few days after we left the UNDERGROUND. Boy was Sans upset about that photo, he looked ready to hurt the person who took that picture. Of course, he has no idea either, so nice job on the photographer's part. That photo has been sitting there for the entire five months I've returned above ground.

"Back at Snowdin," I say,"Sans was really helpful, you know,"

"Yeah, he seems to really care about you," Yusef says,"All of the monsters do,"

-88-

Onto what they looked like...

Owen was a pudgy boy with brown hair in a Bowl Cut that covered both of his eyes. He was wearing white overalls with an orange shirt today. He had a black coat over that. He had brown shoes on his feet. The kid had freckles on both of his cheeks. His eyes, though you couldn't see them, were dark blue. He was right handed.

Alice was a fair-sized girl. She had her blonde hair in a Ponytail. She had a slight blush on each cheek and sported light brown eyes. She was wearing an aqua long-sleeved shirt with black pants. She had black shoes. She was right handed.

Gene was the shortest of all of us, though he was in between us all when it came to age. He had green colored overalls with a white shirt and white shoes. He had his same light blue eyes and his black hair was a flat-top hairstyle. Along with that, rosy red cheeks. He was a lefty.

Belle had brown hair with white highlights. It was swept off to the right of her head, covering her right eye, but leaving her left visible. She had an unusual crimson red eye color. She was wearing a blue dress with long sleeves. She had gray shoes on. She was right handed.

Percival was a black haired boy who had his hair in a Wings hairstyle. He had a violet v-neck shirt and brown pants along with striped black and white shoes. His eyes were a clear green color. He was the only person who wore glasses out of all of us. He was right handed.

Yusef was the tallest of all of them. He had bushy eyebrows and his golden brown hair was short at the sides and back and flopped forwards at the front. He was dressed in a yellow woolly winter coat, far too large for myself, black pants and shoes. He had the eye color of hazel.

-88-

We're outside in the garden behind the house. Toriel and Asgore come out here with Flowey to tend to all the different flowers back here. There were the usual golden flowers and Chrysanthemums, but there were also flowers that weren't from our town. Some of which were roses of every color, tulips, lotuses, there were so many of them. The pond was frozen over and snow hid the ground from our watching eyes. All of us turn when we hear footsteps behind us. There was Asgore, giving a look of concern. Everyone else is acting A-Okay.

"H-howdy! Ahem, humans..." Asgore says.

"Hello!" My friends all say.

Asgore looks away for a small bit and takes a deep breath.

"I...want to apologize for so long ago," He says,"I was only trying to give my people hope by promising I'd break the barrier for them. I didn't want to hurt anyone..."

Gene, being the welcoming kid he always was, walks up to Asgore and grabs onto his large arm with both hands.

"Well, I forgive you!" Gene says,"Regardless of the hard times we've had. If you're a friend of Anna, you're a friend of mine!"

"...If Gene trusts you..."Anna walks up to Asgore and nods.

"I won't sugarcoat this. You're a good king, but you failed to think things through before you started the issue," Belle says,"None of us got a say in anything. It was death whenever we were seen,"

"I-I..." Asgore falters.

Percival keeps his stoic expression, but tries to resolve things.

"Listen, Belle, I realize that his actions may have not been the most...efficient," Percival begins,"But he has done well in leading his kind. Without him, they would've died out. And he just wished to give them the thing they yearned for so long, freedom,"

Belle folds her arms and turns her head the other way. Percival walks up to Asgore and stands by his side. I naturally walk over to Asgore, having being by his side for so long. Yusef walks up to Asgore and holds his hand out. They shake each other's hand, accepting each other. Belle turns her head back to find everyone else standing near Asgore. Belle groans.

"Fiiiine, but only because everyone else trusts you!" Belle says.

As soon as she walks over, Asgore pulls us all into a gigantic hug. That was another weight off of my shoulders. I didn't have to worry about Asgore and my friends arguing. I guess five months of time caused them to let go of that issue. Good for me, no more conflicts!

"I heard people talking," A voice says,"Who is it?"

Toriel steps out into the frozen wonderland outside. Alice leads Asgore by his hand over to Toriel. Yusef picks me up and carries me on his left shoulder. I can see the entire garden in it's icy glory. It was a magnificent sight. Everything shimmered in a layer of white. My friends threw snowballs and rolled around in the snow with Toriel and Asgore. They're having tons of fun out there in the white blanket.

"You're enjoying the sight, huh?" Yusef asks,"You can tell a lot about a person by looking at their eyes,"

"Really?" I ask.

"It's pretty easy one you get the hang of it," He says,"Your eyes are slightly wide, and they shimmer with the sight of white,"

"You could tell all that much?" I ask him,"Why haven't I known about this sooner?"

"You're not the only one with surprises,"He says,"I just prefer to keep mine hidden for longer,"

It was getting too cold to stay outside, so we all head back indoors and grab some hot chocolate. Sans, as soon as he spots me, pulls a icy blue sweater over my head and makes me wear it. It was a blue diamond checkered shirt that Papyrus had knitted for me. He had some designs for other people as well. Surprisingly enough, it kept warmth easily! Though, the sleeves drooped off my hands from being too long and the sweater was a bit large for my size.

"sathe word and i'll have paps make a smaller one for ya, anna,"

I laugh a bit at his joke.

"You did not just do that," I say between chuckles.

"what if i did?"

I tackle him to the floor and sit on his back.

"I'd have to rattle your bones!"

Sans laughs a bit to himself.

He rolls and I fall off of him. I sit up and Sans pulls me to my feet. Everyone gathers around the fireplace in the living room and tells tales of the UNDERGROUND to my friends. Alice is sitting with Frisk in Toriel's lap in a rocking chair, listening to her words. Percival is talking to Alphys about the experiments that took place in her lab. She's a lot more open about talking about that subject now. There'll be the occasional awkward pause from her, but she's mostly okay with is wrestling around with Undyne, as usual. They often compete to see who the stronger person is. Charles is watching the windows, looking at the snow falling silently to the ground.

Sans is sitting with Yusef and I. Belle is helping Papyrus cook by giving him honest criticism. Owen and Flowey are standing watch over the group, making sure everything is okay. Gene is sitting with Asgore, listening to him talk about all the pictures that covered the walls of our house. There was a photo from when we left the barrier and arrived at my house. There was the time we covered Asgore in snow and turned him into an Asgore-Snowman.

"hey, how's the weather up there?" Sans asks Yusef.

I look towards the latter, who is staring down at Sans with a blank expression. He seemed fine earlier, but now...Yusef isn't laughing. I was getting worried that Sans had hit a nerve.

"lost your funny bone?" Sans asks.

Sans' smile was faltering, and he turns his skull from side to side. An awkward silence just hung over the area. I start shifting back and forth on my feet.

"No, I have a joke," Yusef says,"I just don't think you'd be able to stomach it,"

Sans turns his head towards the ceiling and lets out a loud laugh. His bones were literally being rattled from that joke. Yusef just grins at me and winks, letting me know everything was fine. He walks over to me shortly after.

"Did I do that right?" Yusef asks.

"Totally, he's practically dying from that," I say,"Nice job!"

"It was YOUR joke,"

"YOU'RE the one that said it, though,"

Yusef gives up trying to convince me that I deserve the credit. I'm stubborn like a mule, if I set my mind to something hard enough, I won't give up on that goal.

"Papyrus, I like how you're progressing,"Belle says,"But you gotta hold off on the salt by JUST a lot. After that, hit that sauce with some peppers and you're good to go!"

"THANK YOU, HUMAN!" Papyrus says,"FINALLY! I HAVE MORE RECOGNITION FOR MY SPAGHETTI AND NATURAL TALENT!"

"You're working there," Belle says,"DON'T get cocky,"

"Ooh! Ooooh! Asgore! What's this photo?" Gene asks,"It's really nice to look at. It's like a winter wonderland!"

"That is Snowdin, Anna had gone there searching for Papyrus and Sans," Asgore explains,"I routinely make trips there to visit Grillby's. Everyone knows your name there,"

"You think that the new place Grillby opened up aboveground is just like that one?" Gene questions,"I'd like to visit and see all the new friends I can make!"

"If I get the chance, and your parents allow me to bring you, we can go,"

"YAY!"

"Hey, is this all you do?" Flowey asks,"Watch people...that it?"

"Well...nothin' else for me ta do, but keep everyone safe," Owen says,"It's my job. I can't just skip out on it. That's lazy,"

"...Hey, kid, take it from me, you need a rest now and then," Flowey says,"I know that it'd be a bit strange, hearing it from someone as cynical as me, but...you seem alright,"

"Same to you, Flowey..."

"...What was the UNDERGROUND like?" Alice asks.

"It was humble when it was. Asgore made it a bit brighter when he could. He's a sweetheart," Toriel says.

'Toriel and Asgore are alike sort of,' Frisk signs,'They're both really nice and loving,'

"Headlock!" Undyne yells.

Gerald wrestles free and pins her down.

"Try harder, okay?" Gerald says,"You're too easy!"

They roll about on the floor, trying to be the champion above the entire fight.

"So...what made you admit to all of this?" Percival asks.

"It...It took some support from the friends I had," Alphys says,"I don't know if you know this, but...having friends you can fall back on...makes the world not as bad of a place as you think,"

"I'll remember that..."

-88-

Everyone had gone home, the house was filled with the same people as usual. Everyone was sitting around the fireplace, trying to hide from the cold that clashed on our outside walls. It was quiet now, the crackling of the fire could be heard as it echoed in the living room. Everything was still, everyone was quiet...It was peaceful...Then it happened.

Gunshots. And they weren't far.

Everyone freezes and scrambles to get everyone to safety. My mind was racing with questions. How are there gunshots up here? We're far from the town. We shouldn't even be able to hear them. Who's out there? Why are they here? WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO? Toriel grabs Frisk who grabs Flowey in his pot and carries them upstairs. Alphys soon follows along with Undyne, Papyrus, Asgore, and Charles. Gerald opens the door and heads out, wanting to see what was going on.

"stay here, anna," Sans says,"i'm going to see what's up,"

Sans heads out the door with my father and I'm left in the living room. I stood there, wondering if I should listen to them, or head outside...It took a lot of careful thinking, but I decided to help them out. I was able to handle myself throughout the entire UNDERGROUND. I'll be fine. I dash out the door to see whats happening. I head in the direction of the gunshot sounds. They were still firing, and they came from the path down to Jaliceport. I keep to the shade of the trees, not wanting to draw any sort of undesirable attention. I finally made it and I peeked out to see what was going on.

Dad and Sans were standing over what looked like a collapsed body. There were two other people with guns aimed at them. I edge closer, trying to get a clear look of what it could be. I'm almost able to clearly see what's going on before I hear a voice.

"You shouldn't be snooping where you're not wanted," The voice says.

I gasp and the person covers my mouth with their hand. I'm brought out from the cover of the trees. Sans and Gerald look towards me. Gerald's mouth drops open and Sans just glares at the person taking me hostage. As I'm brought out into the light of the moon, I can see who was laying there, crippled.

Yusef...

My eyes widen and I struggle to get away from the man holding onto me. I had to help him somehow. I'm not just sitting around and letting one of my friends get hurt!

"LET HER GO!" Dad yells.

"If you say so," The man says.

He shoves me to the ground and I turn around at him. I'm surprised again as I realize the man that's standing in front of me is the same one from the TV report yesterday. He pulls a revolver gun out at me and I cover my face with one of my arms. Was I seriously going to die here? There's no way I'm going to be able to LOAD and save myself! My diary is at home, and all of my progress is in that diary.

"Get away from her!"

It wasn't long before a blue light picks up the man and throws him roughly into a tree. The man gets up and coughs roughly. He stumbled when he tried to take a step. I got up and turned around to see Sans, whose eyesockets burned a blue coloring. He wasn't smiling anymore. The other two men start firing their guns, but Sans blocks the bullets with his bones. He then picks the other man up again and throws him into the other two. As they scramble to get up, Sans picks up their guns and brings them back to us. Gerald picks up a large one and aims it at them. Sans summons what I assume to be one of those 'Gaster Blasters'. They freeze.

"Who are you!?" Dad asks.

"Resistance...we get rid of freaks like them," One man says, pointing towards Sans,"And punks like you,"

"What's the point of this!?" Dad questions again.

"You think humanity is okay with these guys showing up and just waltzing into OUR town!?" The man says,"Well, we're not. And this is our way of proving it,"

"But, murder!?"

The man laughs, along with his cohorts.

"Yep, if you've got a problem with it, talk to the end of my fist," He says.

Sans has enough and throws him back to the ground again. While he's down, the Gaster Blaster is fired and it just misses the man. It creates a small, snowless crater where the beam hit.

"Get out of my sight before you REALLY have a bad time," Sans says, pupils dark.

The men scramble and head down back towards Jaliceport, lit by the moonlight. I walk up and see that one of the men had dropped something. It was a wallet. My instincts tell me to check the license they had. I open the wallet and take it out. I give a quick scan before my entire form is filled with dread.

Carlos Brackett...

Brackett...The same last name that Damien has...

It all started to come together, how the Resistance found us, how they managed to get a hold of Yusef...Wait a second! YUSEF! I turn around and run to Yusef, checking to see if he was okay...

...Thank god, he was still breathing. He was so injured, I thought they'd killed him. I didn't have to say anything, Sans brought Yusef back home using the blue magic from before. As Sans helps Yusef upstairs, Dad walks up to me, an enraged look on his face. I prepare for the storm.

"WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE YOU THINKING!?" he yells.

He didn't get far in his rant because he instantly slipped into Danish.

"Du har måske døde! Hvorfor gjorde du det!?" He yells,"Har du nogen idé om, hvad Asgore ville have gjort!? Få ovenpå!"

I took that as my cue to head up to my room. Dad was mad, for sure, but then I had Sans and everyone else to deal with. I'd seen Toriel angry before. Undyne was easy to deal with. I can't imagine Papyrus nor Alphys getting angry. I can see Frisk, but it's faint...Asgore was too much of a cinnamon roll to be mad. But Sans...I was not going to enjoy the tornado of ranting I was going to get.

I stepped into my room, Sans was in there, laying Yusef down in my bed. I didn't need to worry about it being bloody. He was all cleaned up and bandaged. When Yusef was in bed, Sans just stands there, facing away from me.

"...Why?" he asks,"This is more of you endangering yourself,"

"Listen, I wanted to-"

"This is just like what happened to you back in Snowdin," Sans said,"I'd thought you had learned from that. No more risks,"

I didn't say anything. I didn't want this situation to get worse.

"Nothing, huh? Oh well, I didn't expect anything," Sans explains,"I was already so close to losing you back there...even if you weren't injured this time, it doesn't make it any better. What if you had actually DIED? What then? You didn't have that book of yours. No SAVE file to go back to. What would we do? Or, what if you're away somewhere. I can't be there to help you..."

"You guys are my family! If you feel pain, I do too," I say,"If we're going to fight back the Resistance, we're going to fight together. If I die, then I did my job,"

Sans turns to me now, a blue line coming down off of his eyesocket and continuing off of his skull. Is he crying again?

"But I can't AFFORD to have you die...I-I can't, okay!?" Sans says, raising his voice,"Not ever...I'll be honest, the thought of living in a world without you around...even if you were never meant to exist...it...pains me. More than you could imagine...You're special, Anna, in more ways than one. Don't put yourself in harms way! We need you around!"

"Sans..." I said,"I'd dealt with so many problems in the UNDERGROUND. Sure, you helped me when it counted, but I had gone through so many hardships. Why are you worrying? I'm nobody special, I'd killed everyone,"

"That wasn't you!" He protests,"Stop calling me back to that just to be humble!"

"Sans, I'm not being humble,"I said,"That WAS me back there. It was MY fault. Whether you like it or not...I'm sorry,"

Sans walks up to me and throws his arms around me, hugging me in a tight grip.

"you have nothing to apologize for..."

"I'm sorry Sans..."

His grip only tightens. When he pulls away. The blue line on his skull is larger than last time. He covers his eyesocket with one of his bony arms and leaves my room, closing the door.

"there really won't be another one like her..." Sans said to himself.


I LOVED MAKING THIS CHAPTER. YOU HAVE NO IDEA. I wanted to bring in the Six Children again because I felt that it would help for you guys to get to know how they act a bit more. Personality is important after all. And I'm all for a bit of personality! Stories are exciting when you have your characters fully fleshed out and loveable. Anyways, be sure to review, favorite, or follow if you enjoyed this chapter. Until then!