Chapter 3: Allies

"Do you think he'll be alright?" A voice asked.

"I believe so, my love," a male voice answered.

"But what could he be hoping to accomplish?" Another voice asked.

"Try not to worry so much, my dear," said another male voice. "The important thing is that we were able to save him."

"Yes," came the first voice. "Us pulling him out and you two helping us to keep his HP up."

Sans heard these voices and opened his eyes, groaning a little as he turned over and sat up, finding himself in an unfamiliar bed. Getting up, he looked around at the unfamiliar room before snapping his fingers to straighten out the blankets he had been resting under and going to the door.

A Gaster Blaster colored with patches of fushia and purple greeted him and he nearly jumped out of his slippers. "It's alright," he heard a female voice say, one that he recognized to be the third voice he had heard. "Tornado won't hurt you."

He turned to see who was speaking and found four people sitting on some nearby couches in a living room. Three of them were skeletons and one was a human. The human stood up, relief showing on her face. "You're awake," she said, her voice sounding relieved. "We were worried about you."

The skeleton that had been sitting beside her now stood up, as did the other two, allowing Sans to fully observe them.

One skeleton was a female who had long blonde hair and wore a dark purple shirt, white jeans, and purple-and-pink sneakers. Over the purple shirt, she wore another shirt that had fushia-and-pink squares in a checkered pattern on it, giving the inclination that the Gaster Blaster, Tornado, was hers. Beside her was a skeleton that looked similar to him, but wore a blue shirt, dark blue jeans, brown boots, a brown hat, and over his blue shirt, he wore another shirt that was checkered with various shades of blue.

The human girl had brown hair and brown eyes and wore a brown shirt with dark blue jeans and black sneakers. The skeleton beside her was dressed in brown and had a paintbrush attached to his back while a sash that held different bottles of paint crossed his body diagonally. His eyes were different as one was colored blue and the other was a yellow star.

Sans looked curious. "Who are you all?" He asked.

The human stepped forward. "My name is Charlotte. I'm a storyteller," she said and gestured to the skeleton beside her. "And this is my intended, Ink, the guardian of the various Undertale universes."

Ink nodded and waved a greeting as Charlotte gestured to the other two. "And these two are Opa and his mate Tala, the guardian of an Undertale AU called OceanPatch," she continued before gesturing to the Gaster Blaster. "And you've already met Tornado, Tala's Gaster Blaster."

Sans nodded as the other two greeted him with friendly nods. "Okay, so...where am I?" He asked.

"In mine and Ink's home," Charlotte replied. "We sensed something had happened with your time machine and found you about to be sucked into a rip in the vortex."

"Charlotte and I were able to grab you and get you here while Tala and Opa made sure that your HP was at full," Ink said.

"By the way, what were you doing before they rescued you?" Opa asked.

"What were you looking to accomplish?" Tala asked in concern.

Seeing he was among friends, Sans took a deep breath. "I need to get back to the past," he said. "Back to when Chara first fell."

They all looked at each other and Charlotte looked worried. "You...weren't going back to the time before the monsters were sealed in the Underground?" She asked.

He shook his head. "No, too far back," he said. "And...it wouldn't change anything."

She shook her head. "No, sadly," she said softly.

"But why go back to when Chara first fell?" Tala asked.

Sans took another deep breath. "I want to stop Chara from becoming a spirit bent on revenge and to stop Asriel from becoming Flowey," he said.

The four looked at each other before Ink spoke up. "Sans...what you're planning may not work," he said gently. "Any changes in the past will change the future."

"Yes, but I've gone over everything and if the numbers are right, then we should all still get our happy ending."

Opa spoke up. "What about the family you've gained in Ida, Hope, Capricorn, and Michael? Or the others?" He asked.

"I've taken them all into account," Sans said. "I want to stop the nightmares that plague Frisk, Chara, and Asriel."

He looked determined. "I love them all and I don't want to see them suffering those nightmares anymore."

"Your idea is a good one, Sans," Tala said. "But...are you sure the end result will be the same?"

"I'll make sure it is," he said. "It has to be."

The four nodded as Tornado gently nudged Sans' shoulder, giving him a gentle lick on the face, making him chuckle as he petted her nose gently. Charlotte stood up.

"Well, I wish you the best, Sans," she said, pulling something out of her pocket. It looked like a small book and she handed it to him. "This is a communicator," she said. "If you need help, use this to contact me, but it must only be used if the situation is dire."

Grateful to her, he nodded. "Thank you," he said.

Tala and Opa came up to him and hugged him. "Be careful, Sans," the female skeleton said to him. "Your journey will not be easy."

"But to get the happy ending for everyone, never lose your determination," Opa said.

He nodded and waved to them as they waved goodbye and headed back to their AU. Ink grabbed his brush and hugged Charlotte, kissing her on the mouth. She kissed him back. "Be careful, my artist," she said to him lovingly.

"I will, my lovely author," he replied with a smile.

Charlotte then turned to Sans and hugged him. "I hope your idea works, Sans," she said sincerely. "Those kids don't deserve those horrible nightmares."

"No, they don't," the blue hoodie-wearing skeleton said. "And thank you again, Charlotte."

She smiled. "You're welcome," she said softly and waved as he and Ink vanished into a portal and into the void.

Ink turned to Sans. "I'll get you back to the time when Chara first fell," he said with a nod before softly smiling. "That kid didn't deserve what happened to her and neither did Asriel."

Sans nodded. "That's why I want to prevent that bad stuff from happening to them," he said. "Not only to stop the nightmares in the present, but because what happened to them was...horrible."

The painter skeleton nodded and led Sans a bit further into the blackness of the void before thrusting out his paintbrush and bringing it down to form a portal. "Okay, this is it," he said. "Be careful."

"Thanks," the blue hoodie-wearing skeleton said before taking a deep breath and stepping into the portal, hope filling him that he could stop the horrors that had happened to Chara and Asriel, stop the nightmares, and give everyone the happy ending.

It was a big risk, but he was willing to take it. For the kids.


Will Sans make it to the past to when Chara first fell? That will be revealed in the next chapter. :)

Ink!Sans belongs to Myebi on Deviantart. (Myebi is also known as comyet on Tumblr). Charlotte, Tala, Opa, and Tornado belong to me. :)

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