"Wow, that's a big door!" Asriel exclaimed. "I wonder what's on the other side…?"

"Probably more monsters," Connie started, but Asriel bounded up ahead, reaching for the handle.

"Let's go see!" He said, running up ahead. Steven, holding the door open for Connie, noticed that Asriel had bounded up a long way before the two humans were ready to move on.

"I hope he'll be OK-" he started, but he was interrupted by a rustling noise. The two stood still, scared.

"What was that?" Connie said, as footsteps sounded in the distance. They got closer and closer, until a short, dark figure stood behind them.

"Hey, don't ya know how to greet a new pal?" It asked. "

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Quickly building up courage, Steven turned around to face the figure. He grabbed the stranger's hand, only to find…

*fffffppttt*

"Heh, that trick never gets old!" the figure said, laughing. Steven, too, laughed along. Connie, however, did not seem in such a mood for games. "Hey, sorry 'bout that," the figure said. "I didn't mean to scare ya. I'm Sans."

"Hi! I'm Steven!" Pulling his hand away, Steven glanced over at Connie.

"I-I'm Connie…" she said with a bit of annoyance in her voice. Getting a better look at her face, Steven could see that she appeared to be searching for Asriel. "It's nice to meet you…" she continued warily.

"And I'm Asriel!" Steven heard from behind them startling the three. "It's nice to meet you…" the second time speaking, Asriel seemed a bit more nervous, as if he was scared of this new person. Sans, on the other hand, just laughed.

"So, two out of three of you are humans, huh? Well, I'm not much for human hunting, but… my brother is a human hunting fanatic."

"Oh, well, I'm not fully human... I'm part Gem. See?" Steven said, pulling up his shirt to show Sans. Connie, on the other hand, seemed more nervous.

"I'll all human, though..." she muttered.

"Well, then, follow me," Sans said, and he, Steven, and Asriel wandered off. Reluctantly, Connie followed, wondering what was waiting for them up ahead.

As the four walked through the snow, a distant, young voice called through the distance. "SAAAAANS!"

"Oh, that's him," Sans said. "Quick, get behind those three conveniently shaped lamps." Reluctantly, they did, and a young voice cried from the distance.

"SAAAAAANS! WHERE DID YOU GO?"

"What do you need, Papyrus?" asked Sans, as a tiny white figure appeared in front of them. He looked to be about Connie's size- and age.

"YOU'VE BEEN NAPPING ALL NIGHT, SANS!" Papyrus yelled, looking down at his brother. Although Sans had seemed about Steven's age, Papyrus was still about and inch taller than him.

"Uh, bro, I think that's called 'sleeping'," Sans replied with a wink. Papyrus sighed loudly.

"WELL AT LEAST YOU'RE BY YOUR POST," he said. "WE NEED TO BE READY IF A HUMAN COMES BY!"

"Pap, you're too young for that," Sans said. "You know we've gotta be at least 18 to get into the Royal Guard. You can wait six years. Besides," he finished, shrugging. "There are no humans here."

"HOW DO YOU KNOW?" the youngest said, putting his hands on his hips.

"Because if there was, I would've seen it." Sans concluded.

"OK… BUT KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. AND NO MORE SLEEPING ON THE JOB!" Papyrus said.

"Ok, ok… I'll keep and eye-socket out for one," he said with another wink. This seemed to make his brother mad, but Steven worked to stifle a laugh. It had taken him a while to realize that Sans and his brother here not just white figures, but skeletons.

"SANS! NO PUNS!" Papyrus shouted, crossing his arms.

"But I'm in a punny mood," Sans argued.

"ALRIGHTY, THAT'S IT. I'M LEAVING, SANS."

"Bye, Paps," he called, as his brother trudged through the snow. Sans turned back to the lamps. "He's gone, you can come out now."

"What was with all the jokes?" Asriel asked when the three emerged from the pottery.

"You made it hard not to blow our cover!" Steven said, holding his sides from laughing. Sans smiled.

"I must admit, that was pretty… punny," Connie agreed, chuckling.

"Heh, nice one, kid," Sans said.

"We should get going," Asriel said, running ahead.

"Sure, wait for us!" Steven called, waving his arms and chasing after the young monster. Connie turned back to Sans.

"C'mon, Sans, let's catch up," she said, but by now the two were out of view. "If we can catch up!" She finished with a laugh.

"Hey, don't worry, kid, I know a shortcut," he said, grabbing her hand. Swiftly, he ran in the direction of the Ruins. For a split second, the world went dark, and with a flash, the two were standing in front of Steven and Asriel, who were catching their breath on a rock.

"Steven, did you see that?!" Connie said, baffled. "That was AMAZING, Sans!"

"What happened? What did I miss?!" Steven asked as Sans and Connie started laughing. Looking up, Sans's care free expression suddenly disappeared.

"Hey, you guys wait here by this rock," he said, and we walked further up the path. After a minute or two of walking, he finally caught up with his brother, who was nearly out of sight from where the humans stood.

"SANS, WHAT WERE YOU-" Papyrus started, but he had been looking in the direction Sans came from, and what he saw caught his eye. Alternating, he and his brother turned back and forth, from each other to the distance.

"OMG, SANS, ARE THOSE HUMANS?!" he exclaimed.

"Nah, I think that's a rock, bro," Sans said sarcastically, but Papyrus didn't seem to get the joke.

"OH…" he said, sounding disappointed. Sans rolled his eyes.

"Hey, Paps, what's that beside the rock?"

Papyrus squinted into the distance. "OMG SANS! THOSE ARE HUMANS!" he exclaimed with joy.

"Heh, yeah," Sans said, smiling. As if on cue, Steven, Asriel, and Connie walked up to the pair.

"Hi! I'm Steven!" Steven said. He gestured to Connie. "This is my friend, Connie!"

Asriel walked up in front of the humans. "And I'm Asriel," he said. The young skeleton seemed shocked at all of these new visitors.

"WELL, I'M THE GREAT PAPYRUS!" He said, striking a pose. "NYEH!"

"Well, it looks like you guys are getting along nicely," Sans said, looking up at Papyrus. "Hey, Papy, I'm gonna go home now… you wanna bring the humans with us?"

"THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXCELLENT IDEA!" He declared. "HUMANS! TO SNOWDIN!"

"Ok!" Steven, Connie, and Asriel all shouted in unison. They all broke out into laughter at their untimely coincidence.

"THIS WAY!" Papyrus said, and the five all walked to Snowdin, laughing and talking all the way. About half an hour passed before they actually reached the city, and Sans pointed out their house amongst all the other buildings that laid scattered among the town.

"Wow, there are so many different monsters here!" Asriel exclaimed in awe as they trudged through the snow.

"Whoa, look, they've even got shops here!" Steven chimed, looking at a small wooden stand.

"Cool! Let me see!" Asriel said, jumping up and down. He pulled out a few golden coins. After counting them, he looked up at his new friends. "I only have twenty gold."
"I have a nickel!" Steven shouted, pulling out the silver coin for Asriel and Papyrus to see.

"I left my money at home. I thought we'd be sword training," Connie sighed. Their conversation was interrupted by a tall, purple bunny, who they assumed to be the shop owner.

"Howdy," she said, looking at the group of children. "How can I help you?"

"Can I see what you're selling?" Asriel asked, getting on his tiptoes.

"Alright," she continued, pulling out a list and handing it to the young monster.

Asriel pointed to an item on the list. "I'll take one bisicle, please," he concluded, giving the lady his gold. The shop owner pulled out a two ended lollipop- but bother pops were merged together at an angle on the stick.

"Here ya go," she said, handing it to him. He reached up and grabbed for it.

"Thank you!" Asriel said, as the bunny disappeared behind the counter.

"C'mon, we should head over the Sans and Papyrus's house," Connie said, tugging on Asriel's shirt sleeve. "They left a while ago to 'tidy up'."

"Alright!" Asriel said, and the three walked over to the skeletons' house. Steven bounded up the porch steps, knocking on the front door.

"WHY, HELLO THERE, HUMANS!" Papyrus greeted, smiling. Suddenly, he turned around. "SANS! GET DOWN HERE!"

"No," came a muffled shout, "I'm good."

"SANS, NOW!" Papyrus shouted, throwing a kitchen chair at his bedroom door. For some reason, flames were emitting from underneath San's door.

"Dude, I'm coming, chill!" He shouted with a laugh. He poked his head out of the door and saw the humans and Asriel standing in the doorway, cracking up at the incident.

"C-Can we come in now?" Asriel asked, holding his stomach.

"OF COURSE!" Papyrus exclaimed. "I'M MAKING PASTA!"

"But, Papyrus, you're 12… let me make th-" Sans started, but he was interrupted.

"PAPYRUS, you're 12?!" Connie shouted. Papyrus nodded slightly. "That makes us the same age! Sans… how old are you?"

"I'm… uh… Papyrus, how old am I again? Am I older or younger than you?"

"I'M NOT SURE…" he replied. "LET ME THINK…"

"Wait, you guys have to think about this?" Connie asked.

"QUICK, SANS, WHAT'S 12 PLUS 3?" Papyrus asked.

"Um, I think it's 16… no, no, wait... it's... uh, 15," he replied.

"WELL THEN, CONNIE, SANS IS 15!" Papyrus shouted, putting his hands on his hips proudly.

"Oh my gosh! You guys look so much older!" Steven exclaimed, taking a second look at the skeletons. Sans shrugged, turning around.

"I say we take our guests out to Grillby's… they've obviously never had it," Sans said, "and you haven't lived till you've had Grillby's."

"BUT THEY'VE OBVIOUSLY NEVER HAD MY SPAGHETTI EITHER!" Papyrus argued, but when he saw he saw the look on his brother's face, he sighed. "ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO GRILLBY'S."

"Trust me, you guys are gonna love this," Sans said,starting up the stair. Befor he went on the first one, he stopped "Hey, Papyrus?.

"WHAT DO YOU NEED, SANS?" He asked.

"Can you go up and grab my shoes for me?"

"WHY CAN'T YOU DO IT?"

"Because," Sans said, shrugging. "I don't want to go up those stairs. I think they're up to something."

"SAAAAAANNNNSSSS!" Papyrus shouted, and Sans ran up the stairs, laughing.

"What's Grillby's?" Steven asked, after he, Connie, and Asriel had stopped laughing.

"IT'S A RESTAURANT ABOUT 2 BLOCKS DOWN THAT SANS LOVES," Papyrus explained. "BUT I DON'T CARE FOR IT TOO MUCH… THEIR FOOD IS TOO GREASY."

"I'm starving! I don't care what we eat!" Asriel exclaimed, and they broke out laughing. Sans came back down the stairs.

"Hey, what did I miss?" Sans asked.

"OH, NOTHING… LET'S GO!" Papyrus declared, and the five kids walked out of the house and down to Girllby's.