A/N: Wow, this story has a favorite, two followers, a review and 40 views already?! Man, you guys are killing me! It usually took me weeks if not months to reach this sorta stats! And it's been like, what, 5 hours since I published this? Wowie! (as you can tell, I'm not really used to my stories being this popular XD)

So, just for you guys, I improved the first chapter a bit.

Now, counting the first chapter was… Well, short and the first, I guess a review isn't needed, is it?

So, anyways, we venture on into the Underground with our unfortunate human.

Oh, I'm gonna have so much fun torturing this one…


Chapter 2:

Old Past Haunts

The Present

Oh? You're still listening?

Well, I guess I could go on, I started rambling this strange story already, didn't I?

Anyways, I woke up hours later to a sweet smell. Something like… Mom's butterscotch pie.

I rubbed the sleep off my eyes and sat up; a big slice of cinnamon butterscotch pie was sitting on a plate not far from the bed. I took it, it really seemed inviting to eat, but I really didn't want to eat it just yet, so I put it away for later. Who knows.

I crept out the bedroom, only to find the skeleton from earlier, staring at me with the same expression as earlier. I swear I could see his left eye faintly glow. Toriel interrupted the stare-off, saying she made dinner.

We all went to kitchen. The kind woman rambled on and on.. It was kind of nice, and the dinner tasted great as well. Though, the skeleton, Sans, was still giving me that weird, judgmental look all the time; Toriel didn't seem to notice it though.

After a while, she read me stories as Sans went down to basement. Toriel said it's off limits for me "now more than ever". Though, the curiosity that got me into this mess sparkled up again, this time focusing on the short skeleton.

I excused myself to go to the bathroom and tip toed after Sans.

After a long walk, I came across him again, standing in front of huge doors.

"… Why?"

He said, turning around. I recognized that voice

"Why'd you come back?"

I don't know if it was possible, but I think I saw rings under his now completely empty eye sockets.

"And wearing his scarf too.."

I tried to tell him that I didn't know what was going on, what he was talking about, but my words escaped me upon hearing that cold, sad tone

"The scarf I made for my brother… Why? Just tell me why, kiddo?"

Only then, I muttered out a few words. I'm not even sure what they were anymore, probably something like "I don't know"

The bony man let out a chuckle, bowing his head again as his pale face stretched into a grin

"You really are a freak, kid.. Showing up here again, wearing his scarf… You really do like to play with fire…"

Only then, it all started making sense to me. I quote my unsure words:

"Y…you were the one who phoned my mom, weren't you? You were the one that she got upset over, weren't you?"

Sans looked at me like I was insane, then again smiled

"C'mon kid, even a funny guy like me doesn't get the punchline there…"

"There is no punchline!" I said, it was obvious he wasn't taking me seriously, "I know my mother well, she wouldn't harm an ant!"

Deep down, I had a feeling that was a lie; just because she was good to me doesn't mean she couldn't be a bad person. Adults put those charades around children altogether a bit too often. And Sans just stared at me again, expression growing angrier but also with some doubt mixing in. Who knows what would've happened if a distant voice wasn't heard

"My child!" Toriel hurried over to us, "I warned you about this already! Come on, let's go back upstairs, I'm locking the basement doors from now on.." she said as she took me by hand and practically dragged me upstairs. Sans was waiting for us upstairs in the hallway to the bedrooms, though I could swear I saw him downstairs, just looking at us a minute ago


Hours passed, I had to go to sleep again. I managed to pull a few hours of sleep before waking up again.

"hey." a voice said just before I opened my eyelids. I shot up in the bed and looked at the skeleton sitting on the desk.

"What are you doing here?" I asked sleepily, rubbing my eyes, "It's weird to watch people while they're sleeping.."

"that attitude won't get you anywhere with me" the skeleton sighed. After a longer pause though, he realized I won't reply, so he kept the conversation going himself;

"that before kiddo, you weren't joking?"

"Of course I wasn't.. You probably mistook me for my mom, I look a lot like her.." I replied, my gaze lowering to the sheets, "… Say, what you said earlier, about my mom I mean… If she really did kill, was it out of self defense?"

"well, kiddo, i couldn't say your mom wasn't thrown into a lotsa crazy situations, she had to defend herself.. though, one time, she had a choice and she blew it." he said, trailing his hands over the red scarf. I hadn't even noticed it was in his lap until then "this belonged to my brother.. he wasn't dangerous, even if he tried to be. your mom failed to recognize that and.."

I had went silent. Would she really kill an innocent person?

".. now, y'see, she killed a few other people, the king also bit the dust, literally… so, in his place, old friend of my brother papyrus, Undyne, came in his place and sworn to kill every human that goes down here. then, she's going to use their souls to break the barrier that's keeping us trapped here and wage a war on humanity.. your mother escaped a while ago with the power of king's soul and her own, and the souls went missing. i think she wouldn't really be that selfish to do that, but that little flower you encountered may be."

I carefully listened to his every word. I recalled more and more people my mother used in her fairy tales; Undyne, the undying heroine, Mettaton, the glittery magic robot, Alphys, the ingenious scientist, Muffet, the goodwill bake sale spider, Asgore, the kind king who followed down a wrong path, I even recalled the one she didn't talk about in a while, Flowey the Flower, she always almost jokingly added on "Never have any business with talking flowers!". Now I see what she meant by that.

"so, in conclusion kid, i'll repeat what i said to your mother back then… buddy, if it wasn't for the promise i made to this kind woman, you'd be dead where you stand." his voice growing extremely cold on the last few words. He then went on to explain that "LOVE" actually meant "Level of violence" my mom mentioned and "EXP" meaning "execution points".

After he finished explaining the acronyms and what had happened, I couldn't help but see that kind woman that raised me in a different light.

Oh, that was right! My mother!

"Sans, I have to get back up! My mother is definitely worried sick about me!"

"little buddy.." Sans chuckled, closing his eyes "only way out is going through the barrier, and barrier is heavily guarded by royal guards, monsters and Undyne… leaving and facing her is equal to suicide…"

"… though" He opened his left eye "if you really wish to leave, i'll give ya a little tip… keep going east, you should eventually get to the castle. and i've gotta warn ya, a single weak human soul isn't enough to break the barrier. you'd have to take Undyne's soul to get through... Though, before you say anything, i must ask you to be merciful towards the monsters. your sins will catch up with you. and even if you leave with her soul - which i doubt will happen - by leaving you'd be depriving the underground from hope once again, just like your mother did a decade ago. are you really ready to do that?"

I couldn't let out a voice. Was I really more important than all people that lived here? Normally, I'd say no, but when I imagine my mom's sad face, I couldn't bring myself to do that. The skeleton seemed to be reading my thoughts, or rather my expression

"well… i'll leave you to think this through."

He then threw a key to my lap and got up. I picked up the little thing and just as he was about to leave…

"S….Sans..?"

"yeah?" he turned his head to meet my gaze

"… Thank you.."

"… Just don't disappoint me like your Mommy did."

he then walked out, leaving me alone with my thoughts once again. I looked down to the key in silence before clutching it so hard that my hand hurt. I got dressed again, left a note for Toriel, took my backpack and walked outside. I felt… Determined. Determined to free those poor monsters. Determined to make peace. Determined to see my mother again!


I made my way down the basement, unlocked the doors leading to the outside and walked through the small grass field towards the next passage. Suddenly, I saw something moving in the grass. I almost groaned

Not again

"Clever. Veeeery clever." Flowey said with a sarcastic expression, "That comedian helped you, eh? You think you can drag out a happy ending for everyone, eh? Well guess what, that bonehead is wrong. In this world it's kill or be killed. Even our dear empress realizes that, and you're not going to deny it forever. And when you do, they will have their return…"

The golden flower then popped back into the ground. I tried not to pay much mind to his rambling so I pressed forward. After I exited the Ruins a sudden cold wrapped itself around me;

It was snowing…

In a cave…?

I shook my head, things stopped making sense the moment I fell down here. I just rubbed my hands together to warm them up and kept walking forward. It took me a long, long time to reach the first house. Man, what things I saw along the way! Old, rusted puzzles, monsters of all kinds (From which I ran away of course, I was sure to keep my promise to Sans). Now then, back to the story.

A kerosene lamp illuminated a snow covered wooden sign

"Welcome to Snowdin Town" I read out loud. Soon, I saw a shop, and an inn. My heart immoderately felt lighter. Finally, a place where I could stay and warm up!

Though, when I walked in and went to check in (Carefully of course, though the receptionist didn't seem to notice anything off about me), I realized I had no money to pay the stay with. Moped, I walked out the inn and continued walking; most of the houses had their lights turned off, residents probably sleeping. Only one place was open and shining;

The letters on the building read "Grillby's"

I walked inside and was greeted by a wave of heat and a nice smell of fried food. My face had probably lighted up; I've been so hungry, cold and tired; some "good" food would probably help me!

Then I remembered again, I had no money.

Just as I was about to leave, the doors opened behind me and the few people in the bar turned to the doors and said friendly, almost completely ignoring me;

"Sans!"

"Sansyyy!"

"What's up, you bag of bones?"

"nothing much." he replied, grinning as usual. Only then, he noticed me.

"oh hey kiddo. hey, you look cold"

"No kidding.." I replied, heading for the doors. My tone, sadder than I thought it was gonna be, apparently got to him, because not a second after he nonchalantly said:

"hey, waddaya say you join me?"

"… Sure." I turned back to him, already feeling my determination almost… Flowing back in, before following the skeleton to the bar. He maybe was short, but I was even shorter so I just sorta waddled behind him like some kind of duckling before sitting by him. He looked like he was about to ask what I'd like to eat when my stomach growling interrupted. I kind of felt embarrassed and needy.

"two burgers, grillby" Sans ordered as the flame man at the counter went to the back room. It almost felt like his heat was warming the whole bar.

"say kid, you made it past the forest, didya keep your promise?"

I nodded in response with the biggest confidence I could. Though, his look trailed over to my arms; I gained a few cuts and bruises in the process.

"glad to hear that."

".. How's Toriel?"

"a bit sad, but not all bad." he said. "i saw that you left her a note. nice of you that you didn't force me to do the explaining."

"Well, I had to repay you somehow.. I don't like staying in debts"

"true, true"

Grillby then walked through the kitchen doors, carrying two plates, each with a burger on it, put it on the bar then got out a bottle of ketchup from under the counter

"would ya like some ketchup, kid?"

"No thanks, I'm good."

He then shrugged "welp, more for me" and chugged the whole bottle down

I didn't pay it much mind. Heck, guy likes ketchup, who am I to argue? I was just hungry. I chomped the greasy sandwich down, Sans barely touching his. After I finished, Sans got up

"put that on my tab, Grillby" the flame man in bartender suit nodded in acknowledgement so Sans continued "take care, kiddo." and walked out before I could say anything.


Feeling full and satisfied, but most of all grateful towards the skeleton, I walked outside and resumed my journey through the town. Though, a little house at the end of the town caught my eye; it seemed abandoned. Two mailboxes, one empty and other filled with yellowed junk mail were so old that the names on them couldn't be read. The lock was rusted, so I easily got inside;

It looked kind of sad, everything was covered in a thick layer of dust. I felt a sour feeling down in my stomach and didn't dare to venture further in. I left the house and continued further into the cave, to east.

Soon, the cave vent on and became a little warmer, sound of rushing water becoming a bit louder. the ceiling was suddenly filled with glowing rocks like stars. It all seemed so… Peaceful. I kept walking, enjoying the scenery a bit too. Oh, also, the cave was littered with strange blue flowers. They whispered some things, like long passed conversations. It was a bit scary, but nice in a way too. The whole place just radiated some melancholic calmness.

I proceeded, it was too late to turn back now.


A/N: Aw, fanfiction won't support the Comic Sans font... Oh well, at least I tried.

Wowie, two updates in one day! Well, I'm wrapping this up a bit earlier, I'm in a hurry. So, Good Night everyone!