Chara exits the ruins seeing snow on the ground as they immediately clench their body rubbing their themselves "I forgot how cold this place could be" Chara puts their hands into their pockets and continues on. Their eyes looking over all the trees on how some trees seem to oh grown while others haven't changed at all but a snap of a stick behind them immediately broke their concentration. Chara's eyes narrowed as their fingers gripped the toy knife in their pocket as they quickly turned around to see no one there.
Feeling tense Chara continued to move forward now hearing someones footsteps behind them. As they came upon a bridged with a gate made far to wide to stop anyone Chara stopped as the footsteps continued to approach soon standing right behind them. "Human. Don't you know how to greet a new friend?" The voice behind them didn't sound threatening but something about it made Chara very nervous. Their arms were shaking with fear and anger, whoever was behind them was dangerous. Chara grips the knife and pulls it from their pocket swinging it behind them nervously, they were breathing hard as their eyes looked up and down at a skeleton wearing a hoodie. Nothing about him looked threatening but every fibre in their being was screaming to kill him or run away now.
Sans jumped backwards avoiding the slash as it nearly hits him. Not expecting such a quick and precise reaction just from a simple hello. Sans backs off a bit before getting a better look at Chara. One glance at their face and Sans's left eye began to glow. Sans was shivering in fear, despite Chara looking like another human he could tell there was more to it. The more he looked at Chara the more afraid he felt. At first glance the soul within Chara's body was pure, not an ounce of LOVE. Looking beyond that however was an empty abyss and felt like it was gonna destroy everything.
Sans and Chara faced down for a few moments, both shaking from fear and both could feel the murderous intent the other was giving off. Chara had her knife close by as their eyes were watching his hands closely and Sans had his hands close to the ground ready to react to anything with his eyes focused on that toy knife. Chara took in some deep breaths slowly very slowly putting the toy knife into their pocket but keeping their hand on it "Greetings, I'm sorry about that but you startled me. My name is Chara it is a pleasure to meet you" Chara spoke trying to be polite about it.
Sans's eye stopped glowing as he lowered his hands "It's alright, I guess walking up behind you was rather silly. I'm Sans, Sans the skeleton" he gave a wryly smile as he walked over to Chara extending his hand
Chara starred at the hand for a moment, to shake his hand would require them to let go of the toy knife. Something they weren't going to do right now.
Sans shrugs putting his hand down "Don't worry" he closes his hands as something sounding like a fart comes out "its just a whoopie cushion"
Chara laughed a bit at the weird sound "I never heard of it before but it sounds kinda fun. Wish they had it when i was around."
"That's strange, it originally game from the surface" Chara didn't comment but looked away. Chara didn't seem like a bad person to Sans but many things didn't sit right with him. Everything about who they were down to their soul and LOVE didn't make any sense to him. It was as if every anomaly possible ended up in one person. The name Chara was something Sans could of swore he heard before "Anyway I'm a Sentry on the lookout for humans but don't worry I have no interest in catching anyone. Now my brother on the other hand, he is a human hunting fanatic. In fact I think that's him over there. I have an idea, let's go through this gate thingy"
Chara stands there looking at Sans. "Well If your brother is planning to capture me it might make things easier"
Sans was confused by that, who would want to get captured? He walks past Chara "if that's what you want then you have no worries, he is completely harmless." Chara begins walking behind Sans as they approach what looks like a sentry station "quick behind that conveniently shaped lamp"
Chara stands there shaking there head "I'm not about to go hide behind a lamp. I'm trying to get to the capital to see Asgore"
Sans just shrugs as Papyrus approaches "Suit yourself"
"Sans, have you found a human yet?" Papyrus asks walking up to Sans and Chara.
"Yep" Sans replies casually
"Really? Where?" as Papyrus asks that question any thought of Papyrus being useful to Chara quickly vanished.
Sans points to Chara "Right there bro"
Papyrus sequels in glee looking at Chara "Your a human!?"
Chara looks over to the lamp then back at Papyrus "No I'm just a conveniently shaped lamp"
Papyrus's face turns a bit sad then annoyed "Ugh i should of known my brother would try to prank me, and with a lamp this time! I wish he would just get work down instead of pranking me!" Chara couldn't believe that worked. Just how dense was this skeleton
"Papyrus i did get a ton of work done, a Skeleton" Sans then winks to the both of them
While Chara didn't like that pun something inside them made them happy to hear it. They involuntarily chuckled at that joke. "Don't encourage him!" Papyrus yelled "I'm glad the lamp back home isn't like this. I don't think i could stand having it encourage you by laughing at your jokes all the time"
"But bro your smiling" Sans said grinning at Papyrus
"I know and I hate it!" Papyrus said trying to wipe the grin from his face before sighing "Why must I the great papyrus have to do so much just to get a little recognition. If only I could capture a human then I would get everything I utterly deserve. Fame, respect, a position in the royal guard, and everyone will ask to be my friend"
"Wow bro it sounds like your really working yourself, to the bone" Sans winked at them again.
"Ugh whatever! I will attend to my puzzles, and as for your work. Put a little more, backbone into it. Nyehehehehehe!" Papyrus begins to walk off before turning back around quickly "Heh"
As Chara watched these two thought about Asriel came into mind. Asriel was a best friend and like a brother to them. Deep down seeing these two made them miss those days. What was it that made them willingly forfeit their lives in order to get revenge on the people who wronged them.
"So what do you think of my brother? Ain't he the coolest" Sans said breaking Chara's train of thought.
"I don't think I could come up with the words to properly describe what I witnessed but you were right about him not being a threat" Chara finally took their hand out of their pocket relaxing more now. "If anything the biggest threat would be you Sans" Chara said smiling at him as Sans did his best to remain composed "I can feel you starring into me with the murderous intent. I feel like i know that look all to well, it's a feeling i just can't explain"
Sans sighed shrugging as he slowly relaxed as well having been tense the entire time he was near Chara "Naw I'm just a lazy pun loving skeleton. Well, I will probably see you up ahead" Sans shrugged smiling at Chara
"Alright Sans but I have a feeling we will be talking again real soon" Chara began to walk away as they could feel Sans still looking into and beyond their soul"
When Chara is out of sight from Sans they approach a crossroad with one path heading to the left and one heading forward "Hey Chara" Asriel says appearing from beneath the ground near them. "I see you met Sans and Papyrus"
Chara looks down at Asriel bending down "Yea I did, Papyrus seems unique in his own way but Sans" Chara looks away not really feeling comfortable already feeling like their being watched.
"Papyrus is great, it took a long time to get bored of him. I mean a really long time, he even started a Flowey fan club. Sans on the other hand, be careful Chara. I couldn't count how many times he made me reset and with you not having that ability. I'm worried that with one mistake he will kill you" Asriel looks up at Chara with concern not wanting to lose their best friend after finally being able to talk with them again.
"I been wondering Asriel, why do you have emotions towards me? You obviously showed no emotion when you said those things about Toriel but you just seem different towards me" Chara asked. They were curious about Asriel's state of mind while he was just a flower.
Asriel thought on this for a moment before speaking "I still have emotions for myself, when i first became like this I didn't want to die just like how i don't you to die Chara. This might be from you being me" Chara became confused as Asriel spoke "I honestly don't know but i bet it has something to do with us being one body when we died. That or I just care about you more than my own family"
Chara and Asriel spent a few awkward moments together before Chara looked around trying to break the silence with there eyes landing on a fishing pole in the distance. "What's with that fishing pole" Chara went over to examine it and reeled it in only to see a picture at the end of the hook two monsters kissing and a number. Chara brought it back to Asriel and showed him as they both started to laugh
Asriel laughed when they pulled the picture out "Yea there is a monster who's brilliant idea was to kiss a fish" Asriel exclaimed. Chara took out their phone with a smirk and began to dial the number "Umm Chara what are you doing?"
"Nothing" Chara exclaimed with a grin.
Asriel watched as a voice on the other side picked up "Hello"
"Hello yes I saw your picture on the fishing line and I must say, how dare you have the audacity to do such a thing! There are children swimming around here seeing such a picture is vulgar and it puts us parents tough bind. I don't care what kind of creature you are but have some damn respect for others around you!" Chara stated pinching their neck a bit so the voice didn't sound like theirs
"I-I'm sorry I just thought since there are many fish in the sea" The voice on the other side tried to justify.
Asriel grinned motioning his vines to give him the phone as well, wanting in on the prank. Chara lowers the phone so it is near him "Don't give any back talk, No one would be interested in such a pathetic worm who thought this was a good idea. If you think stuff is just gonna happen like that you can at least keep it to yourself without disrespecting other people!"
The voice became meek "s-sorry"
Chara took the phone and hung up. They both howled with laughter before Chara spoke shaking a bit "I better keep going, I'm gonna freeze if i continue to stay out here. If i remember correctly there is a town called Snowdin up ahead. I'll catch you later Asriel" Chara began to walk off with Asriel nodding and dissapearing.
Chara continues to walk until they hear the two skeletons talking "Hey Sans how come other lamps don't talk?"
Sans knowing where this conversation was heading sighed a bit "Bro they can't talk"
Papyrus looked confused at what Sans said "But what about the conveniently shaped lamp you were with?" Papyrus looks over and sees Chara in the distance "Oh look there here"
"Oh what are you Bone heads up to?" Chara said walking up closer to them
Sans kinda giggles at it while Papyrus focuses his gaze "I see you been spending to much time with my brother. Sans I forbid you to teach other people your bad puns!"
Sans just shrugged and smiles "I didn't teach them nothing. The human did it all on there own"
Papyrus was about to reply until he heard the word human "Ah! How could I the Great Papyrus of been tricked into believing that this human was a lamp" Papyrus smiles at the human "Nyehehe don't think you can beat the Great Papyrus soon to be Royal Guardsmen and puzzler extraordinaire! You will fall pray to my puzzles and then victory shall belong to me" Papyrus happily runs ahead as Sans stays back
"Well that went well, don't sweat it though I'll keep an eye socket out for you" Sans begins to follow Papyrus.
Chara is about to go forward when someone walks behind them "Chill out"
they turn around and see a snowdrake that attempted a pun "I heard some bad puns from a Skeleton not to long ago never thought i would hear something worse"
"If your flesh as rotten as you" the snowdrake retorts a bit angry with Chara
Chara laughs a bit from having been dead Chara now found it interesting that nothing was rotting in fact the since waking up she just smells like golden flowers "Your puns are terrible and need work, but a well placed witty comment can always earn a chuckle"
"Oh thank you for the advice, and thanks for laughing" snowdrake replies happily walking away from Chara having got someone to laugh
Walking forward Chara notices a sentry station. There was one back where they first met papyrus and Sans but with Sans there approaching it wasn't something they could do. The sign read "You observe the well crafted sentry station. Who could have built this?" Chara quits reading already having a good idea what the rest says considering the narcissistic skeleton probably wrote it.
As they turn to walk away they almost walk into an Icecap "Hey watch my amazing hat! You almost hit it" It say freaking out
"Your hat isn't that amazing so calm down" Chara replies looking at the weird pointed hat made of Ice.
"I'm sorry I can't hear you over the awesomeness of my hat" Icecap replies turning it's head from Chara
"Oh really" Chara says annoyed as they grab Icecap's hat "Can you hear me now? You had isn't anything special!"
"Oh no my hat" the Icecap just becomes a block of ice.
Chara couldn't tell if the Icecap was looking at them or somewhere else having just become ice "Ok that is weird to look at" Chara puts the cap back on it "You defiantly look better with it on, next time don't be a jerk or I break the hat" Icecap nods happy to have its hat back before scurrying off
Chara continues to walk coming upon a sign that says no moving. Thinking it was some dumb idea Papyrus came up with since they wouldn't go forward if they weren't moving.
Walking by another sentry station causes a dog to poke its head up "Did something move? Was it my imagination? I can only see moving things. If something was moving, for example a human! I will make sure it never moves again"
Chara sighs as Doggo pulls out two swords as it looks forward in Chara's general direction. Chara stands still for a while but as Doggo's head turns away Chara kicks up some snow at his face "Ahh I'm being attacked by snow from a non moving object" When Doggo looks away again Chara kicks up for snow hitting Doggo "Ahh more snow I can't take it! I need some dog treats" Doggo disappears from behind the sentry station.
Chara smiles a bit walking up to a bell on the sentry station and rings it. Doggo's head pops up "Yes who is there?" Chara pets Doggo the second his head pops up "Ahh now i'm being petted by a non moving object oh make it stop" Doggo quickly ducks down again.
Chara laughs as they being to walk away before mumbling to themselves "Announcing you can't see moving things like that, such a stupid silly dog" Chara walks past some dog treats on the ground charred "why are these burnt? Wait, is he smoking them? No wonder he can't see, who knows what smoking dog treats will do to someone"
Up ahead Chara comes upon Sans "Hey there, so I noticed your friends with flowers" Sans says when they come closer
"Hey Sans, I noticed your spying on me" Chara replies as they once again notice Sans not looking at them but seem like there looking inside them.
"Hey I'm not judging" Sans responds shrugging before winking at Chara "I'm just looking out for you"
Chara laughs sarcastically "Really, because to me your looking through me at something else. Going to tell me what that is?" Chara waits a moment as Sans just shrugs "No, of course not" Chara walks forward not noticing the huge icy area and skids across it falling into the snow on the other side "Oof"
"Well, looks like you slipped up. You gotta be careful" Sans smiles at his own joke as Chara ignores the skeleton continuing on. Chara suddenly stops when they see Sans and Papyrus in front of them. Chara wasn't quite sure at first but now confirms that Sans could somehow teleport. There would be now way for him to get in front of them like this. Between them and the Skeleton brothers was a field that had less snow on it meaning it was made or shovelled recently.
"Your so Lazy Sans! You were napping all night" Papyrus says trying to scold Sans
"I think that is called sleeping" Sans replied in his usual nonchalant attitude
Chara shrugs not wanting to wait for them to finish there conversation so they begin to step forward. "Excuses, Excuses" Papyrus turns to see Chara walking towards the field "ah human, you have arriv-" Papyrus's speech was cut short as he gets electrocuted. "Ahh, what was that!"
Chara suddenly stops as they become surprised from seeing Papyrus get shocked "That was shocking" Sans winks to his brother as Papyrus just groans. "I believe it was caused by your puzzle bro" Sans replies
"I haven't even explained it yet, and why did it shock me!?" Papyrus looks over to Chara "Human you must wait until I explain this puzzle!" Chara takes another step forward as Papyrus tell them to wait only for Papyrus to get shocked again "Ahh, Sans why is this happening!"
"It's probably the crystal you still have" Sans shrugs as Papyrus takes the crystal from their pocket and clears his throat ready to speak.
Chara smiles getting a good idea of what the crystal does as they take another step once again shocking papyrus "AUGHHH! Human enough. This crystal causes electric shocks. You need to complete the puzzle while holding it so here" Papyrus tries to walk over to Chara but every time the Skeleton takes a step towards Chara they just take a step away while staying in the field causing Papyrus to continuously get shocked.
"You know I won't take that thing" Chara says crossing their arms with a disappointing look on their face "Your puzzle ideas are enjoyably dangerous but the execution is lame, making this puzzle lame"
"My puzzle is lame?" Papyrus said utterly shocked looking down heartbroken with the crystal falling into the snow. In almost the next moment Papyrus has his head held high "You may think you've won human but I got many more puzzles to beat you with. I the Great Papyrus shall not lose! Prepare yourself! NYA HA HA HA" Papyrus runs off as Sans just stays there watching him go.
"Not going to follow him?" Chara asks slowly walking over to Sans
"Nah, I'll catch up with him soon" Sans said his eyes trying to avoid Chara.
"Yea, how is it your able to teleport? All the time I've been here and I've never seen a monster do that before" Chara asks now standing beside him
"All the time you been here huh, and your name is Chara right?" Sans looked down for a moment ignoring Chara's question before shrugging"I think i will catch up with my brother, see you later" he says before walking off after his brother leaving Chara.
Chara shakes their head getting annoyed with Sans before continuing on. Walking into a huge open area with a patch in the snow and comes across some guy beside a stand "Hey there" the man standing beside the stand says. Having blue skin and a yellow top with red suspenders. "Would you be interested in some Nice Cream? It's the perfect weather for something cold"
Chara stopped and starred at him unable to believe what he said "Perfect for something cold huh, and how many of you sold?"
"I've sold none" he said trying to continue his business with a smile but Chara could feel he was a bit sad.
"Well could it be that people don't want to eat something that makes them cold when it is already FREEZING OUT!" Chara shouted hoping to get through to him how stupid his reasons were selling Nice Cream here.
"O-oh what should I do then?" He asks feeling even worse after being shouted at by Chara
"Well how about cooling them down when they feel hot. Oh if only there was a place like that, oh wait there is Hotland" Chara stated as sarcastically as possible.
"You know what you might be right. I'll go there, if your advice works out I'll be sure to remember you" He nodded before pushing his cart through the snow.
Chara continued on and saw what looks to be a pretty big snowball As they approach it a bark is heard. Chara stops taking a step around it to see Lesser Dog in full armour kneeling down, in it's paws were a sword and shield. Taking another step caused the Lesser Dog to quickly turn towards Chara
"Bark, Bark" The dog stood up quickly and slowly began walking towards Chara. Chara stood there slowly pulling out their knife but were a bit distracted. They were wondering how is a dog holding a sword and a shield. Lesser Dog barks again leaping towards them.
Chara backs off from the leap Lesser dog made and notices that it wasn't trying to use it's sword to attack them with but was merely pouncing at them "Oh do you want to play?" Chara asks taking a step forward.
Lesser Dog watches Chara begin to approach and wags it's tail when it hears the word play. When they got close enough Chara begins to pet lesser dog "Arf Arf" Lesser Dark barks happily as suddenly its neck slowly extends with every pat.
"Ahh, what the?" Chara yells in surprise pulling their hand back. Lesser Dog seems a bit dissapointed as Chara goes back to patting it until the dog's head goes out of reach "umm, you ok up there?" Chara asks feeling a bit worried for the dog
"Arf!" Lesser Dog barks happily as it's tail continues to wag.
"I'm gonna continue on then" Chara yells as they wave goodbye to the dog. Walking away Chara notices a hole on the path that looks just big enough for that snowball. A simple game that Chara and Asriel played every once in a while when they went to Snowdin but Chara would usually win even if it required making loud noise when it was Asriel's turn.
Past that Chara comes to another open area with large area that didn't have much snow and a note in the centre, across from them was Sans and Papyrus waiting. "Human! I hope your ready for this next puzzle. Umm Sans Where is your puzzle?"
Sans looked towards the piece of paper on the ground "Right there"
Papyrus looks to where Sans is looking "I just thought that was a random piece of paper not your puzzle!"
"Relax bro, trust me there is no way they can get past it "Sans stated smiling
Chara walks over to the piece of paper looking down at it before looking back at Sans at Papyrus "Seriously?" Sans just had his usual bored look but Papyrus seemed excited to see Chara attempt a puzzle. With a sigh Chara picks it up looking at it only to see a word jumble with a picture of an ice cube on the "Seriously!? A word jumble that's it" Chara crumpled it up and threw it on the ground. Despite not really wanting to do the stupid puzzles they were at least expecting something that would be entertaining.
"Sans that didn't do anything!" Papyrus yelled in annoyance now having been embarrassed in front of Chara three times.
"Whoops, I guess I should of used today's crossword instead" Sans said in his usual uncarring tone
"What Crossword I can't believe you said that, in my opinion Junior Jumble is easily the hardest" Papyrus retorted
Before the argument could continue Chara butted in "You know it wouldn't matter which you used since it would still be a piece of paper on the ground that I could ignore"
Papyrus didn't say anything at first before taking a deep breath "Very well Human, However I still have many more puzzles ahead. You can't get through them all Nya He He He!" Papyrus then quickly runs off
Sans didn't stick around but only glanced at Chara before following Papyrus. Continuing on to the next area Chara sees a piece of paper on the ground and two tables nearby. One table having a plate of spaghetti and the other a microwave. As Chara picks up the note and reads the first line "Human! Please enjoy this Spaghetti." Chara didn't continue reading it and threw it back on the ground. Already knowing it was from Papyrus they felt reading it would be a waste of time.
Upon approaching the spaghetti Chara realized that it was frozen to the table and the Microwave on the other table only had the words spaghetti on every button. As Chara was about to turn and continue they heard a small squeak. Looking over they saw a little mouse hole but as they took a closer look a soft kin voice began to speak. It was familiar to them but Chara couldn't remember where they heard the voice before "The mouse might one day heat the spaghetti, Does it fill you with Determination?"
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That is all I can do for now. I thought I would be able to do more in this chapter but I forgot just how many character interactions there were in this area.
I skipped the snowman because Chara's goal isn't the surface so there isn't a point into taking a snowman piece.
Also apparently wasting my time making San's font Comic Sans and Papyrus's font to Papyrus doesn't matter once it's uploaded which sucks.
I hope your enjoying the story for far