Sans shuts his door and walks towards the stairs, a long sigh escaping from him. When he reaches the bottom floor he walks to the couch, then falls down onto it. He looks up at the ceiling for a few moments, then shuts his eyes.
"SANS, HOW IS NYSSA DOING?" Sans looks at Papyrus as he walks out of the kitchen.
"oh, you know, fast asleep. we got everyone from around here and waterfall revived, but after that she was out." Sans sits up, allowing Papyrus to sit next to him.
"HOW IS EVERYONE DOING? DO THEY SEEM OKAY?" Sans shrugs.
"they're all a bit confused, but they'll be fine." He looks at the tv, then back at Papyrus. "hey, pap, what do you think of the human?"
"SHE SEEMS QUITE NICE, THOUGH SHE'S VERY SHY. SHE CERTAINLY NEEDS SOME TIME TO ADJUST TO LIVING DOWN HERE, BUT… I BELIEVE SHE'LL MAKE AN EXCELLENT FRIEND." Sans looks away.
"i see… well, i've got a few things to take care of before she wakes up again. she'll be healing all of hotland next, and i still haven't got all the dust from there together."
"WHEN YOU'VE BEEN OUT YOU'VE BEEN COLLECTING DUST?" Sans nods.
"yeah. thought it'd be easier on everyone if i spent the time to get all the dust together. that way, when she wakes up, we don't have to waste time and energy running around and looking for everyone. i went back to the ruins and double checked them too, but it looks like we really did get everyone from there."
"WELL, THAT'S GOOD. IT'LL BE NICE TO HAVE EVERYONE ALIVE AND HAPPY." For a few moments the two sit in silence. "SANS… I… I'LL ADMIT, WHILE I LIKE NYSSA, IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. NOT SCARED OF COURSE! NEVER SCARED! BUT…" He trails off as he looks to the side. Sans smiles.
"pap, its okay. what happened was a scary thing... well, i think i should go do my work now. the sooner it gets done, the sooner i can sleep." Sans stands and puts his hands in his jacket pockets. "i'll be back in a little bit. keep an eye on her for me." He starts walking towards the door.
"ALRIGHT. BE SAFE OUT THERE. IT'S ALREADY QUITE LATE, SO COME BACK SOON." Sans walks outside, and he can see a few monsters standing by the tree, chatting quietly. He half smiles as he turns and starts walking towards Hotland. A flash of yellow makes him stop. He looks towards some trees, but there's nothing there. He waits a moment, then disappears.
"Sans, are you sure this is okay?" Sans looks from the platform filled with piles of dust, to Alphys. She's standing off to the side, looking between him and the collected departed.
"what do you mean? it's a great idea. when nyssa wakes up again she'll probably scarf down some of papyrus' spaghetti, walk around for a minute, then i'll bring her here to revive everyone. as long as no one disturbs the dust here, we should be fine." He yawns.
"I mean… That human. Can… C-can she really, you know, be… trusted?" Alphys looks down. "I know she's… I mean, she's been reviving monsters, but… I don't know. It's hard…"
"we were all hurt by a human, one we had hoped, at least a little bit, we could trust, or even befriend." Sans looks at the dust. "i understand your concern. trust me, i do… but, for now, this is our only choice. for now, just keep watch over everyone here. make sure no one disturbs them, got it?" He looks at Alphys, and she nods.
"Y-yeah. Undyne, she, uh, she said she'd come to the lab for a few days, and… and we're gonna watch over everyone, together…" She's blushing. Sans starts walking away from the dust.
"alright. i'll leave it to you then. chances are, the kid won't be waking up for a couple of days, but when she does i'll shoot you a text or something. for now, it's late, and i'd really like to get some sleep after spending all day out of the house. see ya." With that, Sans disappears. Once again, he finds himself standing outside of his house. He opens the door, and finds Papyrus is asleep on the couch. He sighs, but smiles. His eye glows, and with a slight raising of his hand, Papyrus is lifted off the couch. He leads the floating skeleton upstairs, and drops him off in his own bed. His eye stops glowing, as he starts tucking Papyrus in. Sans then walks back out, and over to his own bedroom. He peaks in, and sees Nyssa is still passed out on his bed. A blanket is pulled over her. "pap…" He shakes his head as he closes the door. He then heads back downstairs and falls onto the couch, face first. His eyes shut, and he drifts off to sleep.
Nyssa's eyes flutter open. Once again she's greeted by the plain ceiling. After a few moments she sits up, a yawn escaping from her lips. She gets out of bed, stretches, then walks towards the door.
"I wonder how long I was out this time." She mumbles. "Also, why do they always leave the light on in here? She stops at the door and turns off the light, turning the room pitch black. "Oh…" She turns the light back on, then walks out. The lights are down in the house. She walks to the railing and sees Sans asleep on the couch downstairs, a blanket draped over him. She walks to the stairs and carefully goes down the stairs. When she reaches the bottom floor she sneaks over to the kitchen and turns the light on. She glances back at Sans, but he hasn't woken up. She walks to the fridge and sees the collection of spaghetti, which makes her smile. "I guess they really like spaghetti." She pulls out some spaghetti and closes the fridge. She then checks drawers until she finds a fork. She then leans on the counter, eating the cold spaghetti.
"not many people enjoy my brother's spaghetti so much." Nyssa jumps and swallows the food in her mouth. Some of it goes down wrong, and she starts coughing as she looks to see Sans standing in the doorway, the blanket wrapped around him.
"W-well, it's not the best spaghetti, but when you're starving it tastes pretty amazing." She says through her coughs. "I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up."
"well, that's fine. you've been out for a few days again, so i've had plenty of time to catch up on my sleep." His eyes are closed, and he's swaying slightly back and forth.
"You… still look…" Nyssa bites her lip as she smiles. "Uh, d-don't fa…" She's cut off as Sans falls, to the left, into the wall of the doorway. "Ah! Uh…" She simply looks at Sans, stunned. "Y-You… Are you okay?" She asks.
"yeah erm fnn…" Sans mumbles. Nyssa smiles again as she holds her hand out. Sans opens his eyes as the green light wraps around him. He stands upright, and watches as the glow simply fades away. "uh, th-thanks." He looks away and scratches his face.
"No problem." Nyssa returns to eating her spaghetti. "I really need to thank Papyrus. This spaghetti is really hitting the spot." She says as she finishes the plate.
"you sure wolfed that down." Nyssa blushes.
"I-I was hungry. A-anyways, what's, uh, what's the plan now? There are more monsters, right?"
"yeah. there's another group of monsters, but that should be the last of them." He walks to the couch and tosses the blanket on it, then grabs his jacket off the back of it. Nyssa follows and watches as Sans puts his jacket on. "you ready for this?" He asks as he turns back to her.
"Yeah… I-I think I am." Nyssa looks down, but quickly looks back at Sans. "Lets go save them." She says with a gentle smile, making Sans blush. He looks away.
"right…" The two disappear. Nyssa feels shocked when she finds herself standing on the dust platform in Hotland.
"B-bit warm here." She says as she runs her fingers through her hair.
"well, its called hotland for a reason." Sans says. "this should be all the monsters in hotland who were killed. the human didn't get past here, so we should be fine…" Sans trails off as he looks out at the dust. Nyssa follows his line of sight.
"Wh-whats with the metal?" She quietly asks.
"dunno. i didn't put it there. doesn't matter though. go ahead and do your thing." Nyssa nods. She holds her hand out, and the light shoots out, hitting each pile of dust, as well as the destroyed metal. When the light stops, Nyssa starts shaking, and her breathing becomes labored.
"S-Sans, its working." She quietly says, a tired smile on her face. "I… I got them all, at once, and, I…" Suddenly all she sees is emptiness. She stumbles back, then spins around. Sans has his eyes closed. "Wh… What happened? W-where did we g-go? Sans?" She stutters.
"sorry kid… nothing personal, okay?" He opens his eyes. Once is blank, while the other is blue. "i just… can't take that risk again. thanks for saving us… but it's time to end this, once and for all."
"S… Sans?" Nyssa feels tears slide down her eyes as she watches bones appear behind sans. Her whole body shakes. "N-no! Sans, please, I…" Sans throws his hand forward, and the bones fly at Nyssa. She's frozen, her eyes wide, tears sliding down her cheeks. "S-Sans!" She shouts. Sans lowers his head as the bones hit their target. The smell of blood quickly reaches him.
"i'm sorry… but this is for the sake of everyone…" He quietly says. For a moment there is no sound. Then, a quiet cracking. Sans looks up and sees the lifeless eyes of Nyssa staring at him. The bones that pierced her body fall out and disappear, leaving bloody holes behind. "she's standing… that's…" Sans feels sick as he looks at Nyssa. Then, a green light appears in front of her, shocking him. It quickly spreads and wraps itself around her. "no!" He shouts, but the light doesn't stop. Sans watches as the holes in Nyssa's chest and abdomen seal themselves, until there's no sign that she was ever injured, aside from the destroyed shirt and blood. The life returns to Nyssa's eyes, and she drops to her knees, coughing up blood. As she sits there, on her hands and knees, her body shakes.
"I'm… a-alive…?" She looks up at Sans, then she drops to the ground, passed out. Sans simply stands there, looking down at her, his eyes empty.
