And here comes chapter 3! It's sad I don't get reviews, but oh well… I write for the pleasure after all. :) In this chapter, Emma and gang meet the skeleton brothers!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. "OUAT" belongs to Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, "Undertale" belongs to Toby Fox.
Underground (present day)
Emma, Regina, Henry and Frisk arrived in the Underground successfully. Henry and his mums looked around and saw a snowy landscape. Regina asked to Frisk:
"So... what is this place exactly?"
"We're nearby the Snowdin Town." - Frisk answered - "We should keep going, it's cold here."
"Where are you leading us to?" - Emma asked.
"Before meeting King Asgore, we're going to see two of my friends." - Frisk said - "They live not far from here."
"Let me guess, the skeletons?" - Henry guessed.
"Yes, Sans and Papyrus." - Frisk replied.
Emma and Regina exchanged confused looks. There were living skeletons around? That was a bit weird. They walked for a few minutes until finally reaching the town. Emma looked around in awe, amazed by the fact how it looked like Christmas was neverending in Snowdin. There were a few monsters there, all looking like cute animals. They didn't seem to mind the presence of new humans in their town.
"It's lovely here…" - Emma said quietly.
"It really is." - Frisk agreed with a smile.
They soon arrived at the biggest and the most beautiful house of Snowdin. Frisk told her companions that it was where her skeleton friends lived (even though Henry already guessed that). Frisk was the first to walk to the threshold and after a short moment, she knocked the door.
"Who's there?" - Sans asked from the other side of the door.
Frisk quickly tried to think of a joke, or at least the closesth thing to it. Having Toriel as a mum did help her with that.
"Howl." - Frisk replied.
"Howl who?" - Sans asked.
"Howl you know unless you open the door?"
Sans opened the door and was pleasantly surprised to see Frisk standing there. Frisk smiled at his friend and, even though Sans had no choice but smile anytime, it was clear that he was as glad to see her.
"frisk… you're back!" - Sans stated - "who knew you'd return so soon!"
"I know, I didn't expect that either."
Sans then looked behind Frisk and saw three persons standing a bit further. He seemed to frown a bit and asked Frisk seriously:
"I thought you were supposed to bring just one person?"
"I was, but… you know, additional helping hands are always welcome." - Frisk stated.
"why don't you all come in?" - Sans offered - "so we can properly introduce to each other."
"Thank you." - Emma thanked him.
They all entered the house. Frisk asked Sans if Papyrus was at home, to which the skeleton replied that his brother was with Undyne but that he would return home soon. Frisk then introduced the group to Sans.
"you're the savior then?" - Sans asked to Emma - "you're not exactly like I imagined you."
"Oh. How did you imagined me then?" - Emma asked curiously.
"truth be told, I was too lazy to imagine anything." - Sans replied with a wink.
Emma grinned, finding this quite funny. Frisk then asked to Sans a business question.
"Sans, did you do what I asked? Did you find him?"
"I like doing nothing, kid." - Sans stated, but before Frisk could protest he Added - "but I did make an exception for you. after all, it was important. I looked for him everywhere, but he was nowhere to be seen. the little coward hides from me."
"Who are you two talking about?" - Regina asked.
"I asked Sans to look for someone I suspect." - Frisk answered - "I have a few questions to ask him. His name's Flowey."
"Who's Flowey?" - Emma asked.
Henry was about to answer but he then exchanged looks with Frisk and he wordlessly let her explain this herself.
"Flowey is a fully-living talking flower." - Frisk replied - "He's the first person I met when I landed in the Underground. We knew each other for less than a minute as he tried to kill me. Because his life philosophy is 'kill or be killed'."
"Sounds like he's a psycho." - Emma commented.
"He is… sort of. But it's not really his fault. He doesn't have a soul." - Frisk said - "This makes him unable to feel empathy."
"How does it come he doesn't have a soul? How does he live then?" - Regina asked, confused.
Frisk was about to answer, as the door of the house suddenly opened. It was Papyrus, back from his training with Undyne. As soon as he entered the house, his eyes fell on Frisk. He got immediately filled with immense joy and he ran to her and gave her a tight hug, lifting her off the ground slightly (since he was taller than she was). Frisk couldn't help but hug him back.
"FRISK! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, AM SO HAPPY YOU'RE BACK!" - Papyrus exclaimed joyfully - "WHEN YOU LEFT, I WAS SO SAD! BUT SEEING YOU BACK SOONER THAN I EXPECTED MAKES UP FOR IT!"
"I bet it does." - Frisk said with a smile - "I think I should introduce you with people I brought with me."
Papyrus noticed the three people standing in the living room. So, he immediately introduced himself to them.
"HELLO HUMANS, MY NAME'S PAPYRUS."
"Hi, my name's Emma." - Emma introduced herself - "This is Henry, my son, and this is Regina, Henry's other mother."
"SO HENRY HAS TWO MOTHERS? WOWIE! I NEVER THOUGHT YOU CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE MUM!" - Papyrus said, excited to have met new people.
"It's a too long story…" - Regina commented.
"ONE OF YOU MUST BE THE SAVIOR? THE PERSON FRISK WENT TO LOOK FOR?"
"It's Emma." - Frisk answered his question.
"EMMA, SO YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO WILL SAVE THE UNDERGROUND?" - Papyrus asked as his excitement grew even more.
"It looks like it." - Emma replied with a smile.
"IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO HAVE THE SAVIOR IN MY HOUSE! WAIT... SINCE WE HAVE GUESTS, I MUST PREPARE DINNER FOR YOU! YOU'LL HAVE THE CHANCE TO TASTE THE BEST SPAGHETTI, MADE BY THE GREAT PAPYRUS! NYEHEHEH!"
With those words, Papyrus flew straight to the kitchen, where he started to cook the spaghetti. Before anyone had the chance to say anything, they heard Papyrus yell from the kitchen:
"SANS, SINCE WE HAVE GUESTS, I EXPECT YOU TO NOT BE LAZY TODAY!"
"okay." - was all that Sans replied.
"I MEAN IT, SANS! PUT THE DISHES ON THE TABLE MEANTIME!"
"alright, I'll do it."
Emma grinned at Papyrus' personnality. When Sans went in the kitchen to do what his brother asked (so he'd be quickly over with it), Henry turned to Frisk and asked with worry:
"Do you think it's a good idea to eat his spaghetti?"
"Don't worry, he did improve a lot since the day I first arrived in Snowdin." - Frisk reassured the three guests - "I gave him some tips."
"He has an... interesting personnality." - Regina shared her thoughts.
"Yeah, he's so unique..." - Frisk said smiling - "He has much pride, but it's balanced by his kindness. He's the most caring and selfless person I've met."
Frisk hadn't immediately realized that she was blushingvas she was speaking about Papyrus' qualities. But Emma did.
"Do you have a crush on him?"
"Huh..? What? I... Is it that obvious?" - Frisk said embarassed.
"Oh yes, it is." - Regina replied.
"In fact, it's good you're in love. It'll make you stronger for your inner fight." - Emma added.
"Err… maybe, I'm not sure… But speaking about that…" - Frisk hesitated - "Papyrus doesn't know about my "condition". So please, don't say a word about the fallen child around him. Don't speak about timelines either."
"How does it come he doesn't know?" - Emma asked.
"Just… please." - Frisk begged.
Emma, Regina and Henry didn't reply, but their faces spoke for them. They would keep it secret from Papyrus. At that moment, Sans walked up to Frisk and her new friends.
"so, back to our previous topic."
"Right, that flower. Why is it so important?" - Regina asked.
"flowey can manipulate time, just like frisk." - Sans replied - "before frisk arrived, he kept going back in time, making different decisions not out of need, but just for the fun of it."
"Is it possible that he used that power again, when you got your happy ending once?" - Regina suggested.
"I'm not sure… I don't know." - Frisk replied - "That's why we must interrogate him, ask him what he knows."
Soon, the dinner was ready and they sat and ate together. Frisk was right, the spaghetti turned out to be better than Henry feared they'd be. Regina's attention was caught by something that made her sad. She was amazed at how a good relationship the two skeleton brothers had and she wished she could have something similar with her own sister. But they could not have that, she thought. Not after what happened. When they were done eating, Frisk and her human friends went to the inn of Snowdin, where they'd stay for the night.
"We'll come in the morning." - Frisk said to Sans - "So we can go back to business."
"alright, but not too early, okay? you know how long I sleep." - Sans said with a wink.
Underground (flashback)
Frisk walked up to the spot she knew she'd find Flowey. It has been a few months since the monsters were free from the Underground. They could go to any upper world at any time. But it wasn't always easy, because some worlds weren't as accepting to things like monsters or magic. So, they still had to be careful. But there was only one thing that truly concerned Frisk. It was Flowey. She hated that he had to stay behind, that there was no way to make him become his true self again. So, since they day the monsters were freed, she'd often return to the very depths of the Ruins and visit him. There he was again, at that same spot. Frisk walked up to him and said with a smile:
"Hello, Flowey. How are you?"
"Really, Frisk? How many times you'll keep coming?" - Flowey aksed irritated - "I already told you that nothing could be done for me! Your kindness and pity won't change anything!"
"It's not pity, but compassion. It isn't the same." - Frisk corrected him - "I know I can't change you back, but at least I can keep you company. So you won't be all alone."
"Don't you get it? I don't need anyone! I'm doing fine on my own!" - Flowey yelled, his face showing a disturbing smile.
"No, I don't believe it." - Frisk shook her head and crossed her arms - "If you didn't need me, you'd have killed me already."
"Oh, but I will! I havent killed you yet for the surprise effect! Imagine, you come to see me weekly, always having nice conversations, and then one day, SURPRISE! I shoot you with my friendliness pellets! How about that?"
But Frisk didn't have the reaction Flowey expected. She just stared at Flowey and shook her head again.
"I'm not buying it." - Frisk said flatly - "That would be a too long wait for you. You'd have cracked up by now."
"Killing is an art, Frisk. And you don't get a thing about it." - Flowey said with a grin - "But that other human did… If there's still a person I care for, it's him."
"You miss him a lot, don't you?" - Frisk commented.
Flowey didn't respond. After a short moment, Frisk searched something in her pocket and Flowey eyed at her curiously. What was she up to? She pulled out of her pocket something that made Flowey gasp in surprise. It was a heart locket… the same one his human sibling used to wear around his neck!
"Where… where did you get that?!" - Flowey asked, his voice being a mix of surprise and anger.
"I found it on my way to King Asgore, in the New Home." - Frisk answered - "I was thinking about giving it to you many times… But I never found an appropriate moment. Now, I'm giving it back to you."
She put the thin chain around Flowey, but it was obviously too large for him. Frisk smiled at him, while Flowey kept frowning in return.
"So it'll be as if he's, in a certain way, still with you."
Flowey trembled. But due to his character, Frisk couldn't tell if it was out of anger or something else.
"Go away…" - the flower muttered.
"Alright, if you wish." - Frisk sighed as she stood up - "You could've thanked me though."
She then turned around and walked away, out from Flowey's sight. Flowey looked in the direction Frisk left for a moment, then he looked down at the heart locket again.
"Stupid child..!" - he muttered to himself - "I don't need her! I don't need anyone! Chara… you're the only one for me."
Underground
In the morning, after the four humans paid to the owner of the inn for the night, they proceeded to walk back in the direction of the skeletons' house. Frisk decided to use that moment to tell more about Flowey.
"There's something about Flowey I must tell you…" - Frisk started - "Even though you, Henry, already know that."
"What is it about him?" - Emma asked.
"You see… like I said, he has no soul. But that's because he was artificially brought back to life by what they call "determination". He used to be a monster, like everyone else, but after he died, his dust got spread all over the field of flowers in Asgore's throne room. When Dr Alphys, for her researches, injected determination within one of the flowers, that flower lived with Asriel's consciousness. But he no longer had a soul. That's why he lost his way."
"So, that's his true name? Asriel?" - Emma asked.
"Yes. But that's not all. He used to be the prince of the Underground." - Frisk revealed.
"What? This means he's the son of…" - Regina started.
"...Asgore and Toriel." - Henry finished for Regina - "That's right. Sadly, he no longer feels anything for his parents."
"That's sad… But how did he die?" - Emma asked.
"Humans killed him." - Frisk answered, shocking Emma by her answer.
It was at that moment that they arrived to Sans and Papyrus' house. This time, it was Papyrus who opened the door.
"Hi, Papyrus. We need to discuss something with your brother." - Frisk said.
"OF COURSE, COME IN."
They entered the house and Papyrus immediately yelled for his brother, who was in his room.
"SANS! THE HUMANS CAME TO SEE YOU! GO DOWN HERE!"
"alright. I'll be down in a moment." - Sans said from his room.
"NO, NOW!" - Papyrus yelled, then turns to his guests - "SORRY ABOUT MY BROTHER. HE ALWAYS MAKES OTHERS WAIT."
"I'm here. wassup, guys?" - Sans said from behind his brother.
Emma and Regina were surprised to see him already stand there. How did he go down so fast without them noticing? Did he... teleport himself?
"BROTHER, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU APPROACH?!" - Papyrus remarked.
"I used a shortcut." - Sans replied.
"REALLY SANS? A SHORTCUT IN THE HOUSE?" - Papyrus exclaimed in disbelief - "THE STAIRS WERE JUST FINE!"
"nah, I can't trust the stairs." - Sans replied.
"Huh? How so?" - Regina asked, confused by the statement.
"'cause they're up to something." - Sans said with a wink.
"SANS!" - Papyurs yelled, annoyed by the pun.
"come on, admit this one was good."
"NO, IT WAS NOT!" - Papyrus replied - "I'M GOING TO MY ROOM! WHERE I WON'T HEAR YOUR PUNS!"
Papyrus then went up the stairs and then in his room. As his door closed, Sans turned to the group of humans:
"so, we must think of a plan to catch the flower. I obviously cannot do it by myself, he's afraid of me. who'd blame him? I did give him some bad time."
When he said the latter sentense, the white "pupils" in his eyesockets disappeared, which made his guests to feel uncomfortable. There was something disturbing about his tone at that moment. But then, his pupils returned and his voice became his usual one again.
"flowey usually appears in the ruins." - he informed - "that's where you should look for him."
"You mean, you're not helping us with that?" - Regina asked.
"he won't show up if I'm around. catch him first, then I'll see what I could do." - Sans replied.
"I'll guide you throughout the Ruins." - Frisk said - "That's where Toriel lives. I lived with her some time, so I know the place well."
"Alright, we're following you." - Emma said.
"Actually… I thought that you shouldn't all go with me." - Frisk hesitated - "Flowey will be more confident if I bring with me just one person."
"She does have a point, mums." - Henry agreed - "Frisk, you should go with Emma."
"Why not me?" - Regina asked.
"Even though Flowey's a flower, you shouldn't underestimate him. Frisk has better chances with the Savior around." - Henry explained.
Frisk agreed on that point with Henry. So, the group decided that Regina and Henry would stay in the house and that they'd join them in the Ruins later when Flowey would be captured. As Frisk and Emma went out and proceeded to walk in the direction of the Ruins, Regina was looking in their direction from the window. Sans noticed Regina's mixed expression and commented:
"The way you watch them go, I'd think you feel... bonely."
Regina sent a glare at him, but he was unfased by it. He knew he could be much more intimidating that she'd ever be.
"You should know one thing… I hate jokes."
"sure, sure…" - Sans replied - "we'll see that."
A/N: The joke used, I saw it on one UT comic somewhere in the internet. I would've given credit for the idea if I knew who made it. I just couldn't help but put that joke here, because it's hilarious (and reflects Sans' both love for jokes AND lazyness, lol).
Aww… poor Flowey, don't you think? He's so unhappy deep down...