Sage had been living under Toriel's roof for about a month. She was happy but she felt trapped. She felt like a small child in a big world, but only observing it from the confinements of their playpens, only dreaming of what it's like to no longer be bound to their small pens. Sage had been planning her escape for a few days and decided to leave today. Toriel was not at home so it was her chance.

She made way down the long staircase, trying not to trip over herself as she hurried. As soon as she walked in here she smelled the aroma of wood. It seemed as if this room was barely used; the painting on the wall had no chips in it, the floor was absolutely spotless, and it was very quiet in there. She started to walk towards the exit, starting to feel nervous. She was almost there but she started hearing footsteps behind her.

Shit. She thought as she tried to find a place to hide, but there was nothing in there except for the exit.

"M-My child," Toriel said as she walked into the room.

"Toriel, I was just exploring downstairs, I've never been down here," Sage said.

"You can explore the ruins," Toriel said.

"But I've explored the ruins over a gazillion times, Toriel!" Sage said.

"But you can't leave, for if you do, he, Asgore, will kill you! I'm doing this for the best, my child!" Toriel said, raising her voice a bit.

"But I can care for myself, Toriel, I'm not a small child!" Sage said, raising her voice as well. It broke her heart to say something like that, but it was true.

"Very well then. If you think you can survive, then prove it. Prove to me that you are strong enough to survive," Toriel said, her voice getting darker.

"Toriel, I can't fight you. You're like a mother to me and I don't want to go against you!" Sage cried out.

"Fine, I guess you are." Toriel sighed. "What am I thinking anyways, you wouldn't be happy here. The ruins is a small place once you get used to it anyways."

"Don't feel bad Toriel," Sage said, feeling heat behind her eyes. Was she really about to cry?

"It's fine. You may leave, my child, but do not come back," Toriel said, hugging her. "And please, take care of yourself."

Sage walked out of the ruins, happy to be free. She walked out and found herself in a snowy area with trees dotting the area except for a shoveled trail. She followed the trail, hoping to find something interesting. Nothing. She started to feel as if she was not alone after a few minutes. She jumped as she started hearing footsteps behind her. She looked back, but there was nothing there except for her footprints.

The footsteps continued and she started to get anxious as she sped up her pace. The footsteps sped up along with her. Suddenly, she heard a low voice speak to her.

"Human. Don't you know how to greet a pal?" It said.

Sage froze in place and started sweating.

"Turn around and shake my hand," It continued.

Sage turned around to see a skeleton and nearly screamed, but remembered that she was in the underground. He was wearing a blue jacket with white fluff on the hood and black basketball shorts. He was about the same height as her, just a tad taller. His face looked serious as he extended his hand out to her. She hesitated for a second and shook his hand, only to hear a whoopie cushion being squished as the skeleton's expression went from dead serious to a large grin in a split second.

"Haha, the old whoopie cushion in the hand trick! It never gets old!" He said with a casual voice. "The name's Sans, by the way. Sans the skeleton."

"I'm Sage. What're you doing over here, anyways?" Sage asked out of curiosity.

"Eh, I'm supposed to be looking for humans to capture, but I don't care much for it so don't worry about it," Sans began. "But my brother is another story. He's a human hunting fanatic!"

"Who is your brother?" Sage said, surprised at the fact that skeletons have brothers.

"Oh, my brother? His name is Papyrus. He can be kind of bossy, but he's a good guy tibia honest," Sans said with a wink and a cheeky grin. (As if skeletons even have cheeks!) "Speaking of Papyrus, that's him over there. Hide behind that house over there, I'll be right back."

"Sup, bro," Sans greeted Papyrus. Papyrus was wayy taller than Sans, wearing a red scarf and a short shirt that looked so small on him that it looked like it could fit Sans.

"YOU KNOW WHAT'S 'SUP', BROTHER!" Papyrus said, he was surprisingly loud. "YOU HAVEN'T WORKED ON YOUR PUZZLES IN DAYS! YOU'VE JUST BEEN STANDING OUTSIDE YOUR POST! I SWEAR, YOU GET LAZIER AND LAZIER EVERY SINGLE DAY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING, SANS! LOOK AT ME WHEN I'M SPEAKING TO YOU!"

"I'm just looking at that house. It looks pretty cool. Wanna look, Paps?"

"I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT! I'M BUSY WATCHING FOR HUMANS! I WILL BE THE ONE, I MUST THE BE THE ONE! I WILL CAPTURE A HUMAN! THEN I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL BECOME THE MOST PRAISED PERSON IN SNOWDIN. I WILL BE POPULAR, EVERYONE HERE WILL KNOW MY NAME. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'LL BECOME PART OF THE ROYAL GUARD!

"Maybe that house will help ya, eh?" Sans smirked.

"SANS THAT'S NOT HELPING! YOU NEVER HELP, ALL YOU DO IS SIT AND BOONDOGGLE!" Papyrus said, stomping his foot on the ground.

"Hey take it easy. I've gotten a ton of work done today. A skeleton!" Sans said as he winked with a large smile plastered on his face.

"SANS, IT IS NOT TIME FOR YOUR TERRIBLE PUNS!" Papyrus said, ironically, he was smiling though.

"C'mon, you're smiling," Sans said.

"I AM AND I HATE IT!" Papyrus replied.

How do they even get along? They're like completely different. Sage thought.

"Ugh, what does someone as great as me have to do for a bit of recognition..." Papyrus mumbled.

"Sounds like your really working yourself down to the bone!" Sans said childishly.

"SANS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! I'M GOING TO GO TEND TO MY PUZZLES! AS FOR YOURS, PUT A LITTLE MORE 'BACKBONE' INTO IT!" Papyrus said before walking away with a loud laugh.

"Okay, you can come out now," Sans said as he grabbed Sage's hand and helped her over a bush. "Can you do me a favor?"

"Sure," Sage replied.

"My brother's been kind of down lately, and seeing a human might make his day. Could you help me?"

"Why not?" Sage said, shrugging her shoulders.

"Thanks a billion! Don't worry, by the way, my brother isn't dangerous, even if he tries to be," Sans said with a smile. "I'll be up ahead."

(A/N: It took me forever to find the dialogue and make it fit so be greatful ye besterds :3)