Disclaimer: I do not own Undertale, its character or plots. There are spoilers for both the genocide run and the pacifist run. I only own my plot/changes and my OC.


Nora walked down a snow path and came to another puzzle. She could see Papyrus standing on the other side of some spikes. Nora looked at the puzzle before her and saw two Xs and a button. It didn't take long for her to figure it out and the spikes retracted.

"WHAT!? HOW DID YOU AVOID MY TRAP?" Papyrus shouted as Nora approached. "AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY… IS THERE ANY LEFT FOR ME?"

"Huh? Oh the spaghetti?" Papyrus nodded. "It's still there…"

"REALLY? WOWIE…. YOU RESISTED THE FLAVOR OF MY HOMECOOKED PASTA JUST SO YOU COULD SHARE IT WITH ME?" Papyrus asked. Nora blinked and nodded. "FRET NOT HUMAN! I, MASTER CHEF PAPYRUS WILL MAKE YOU ALL THE PASTA YOU COULD EVER WANT! HEH HEH HEH HEH NYEH!" He laughed before going on ahead.

"Wait- Pa-…" Nora bit her bottom lip and went after him. He was stopped a little further ahead.

"MY BROTHER STARTED A SOCK COLLECTION RECENTLY." Papyrus said.

"Huh?" Nora tilted her head.

"HOW SADDINING. SOMETIMES I WONDER WHAT HE WOULD DO WITHOUT SUCH A COOL GUY TAKING CARE OF HIM. NYEH HEH HEH!"

"Wait… so you're the older brother?" Nora asked. Papyrus blinked and looked at her.

"UM WELL… I DON'T REALLY KNOW."

"So… Sans is the older brother?" Papyrus frowned as he thought about it. Nora smiled. "It doesn't really matter." she said with a chuckled. "What matters is you're there for each other."

"CORRECT!" Papyrus said with a large grin.

"So… " Nora looked to the right and saw a large puzzle. "I'm gunna just…" she pointed before walking over to it. Papyrus followed.

"HUMAN! HMMM… HOW DO I SAY THIS… YOU WERE TAKING A LONG TIME TO ARRIVE, SO… I DECIDED TO IMPROVE THIS PUZZLE… BY ARRANGING THE SNOW TO LOOK MORE LIKE MY FACE." He said. Nora turned and looked at puzzle.

"Oh wow. That's pretty neat." she said with a smile. Papyrus grinned.

"YOU THINK SO? OF COURSE YOU DO! WELL, UNFORTUNATLY THE SNOW FROZE TO THE GROUND, NOW THE SOLUTION IS DIFFERENT! AND, AS USUAL, MY LAZY BROTHER IS NOWHERE AROUND. I SUPPOSE WHAT I AM SAYING IS… WORRY NOT, HUMAN!" His cape flapped in the wind which made Nora blink as the wind only affected his cape. "I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL SOLVE THIS CONUNDRUM! THEN WE CAN BOTH PROCEED! MEANWHILE, FEEL FREE TO TRY THE PUZZLE YOURSELF! I'LL TRY NOT TO GIVE AWAY THE ANSWER!"

"Okay." Nora smiled at him and he grinned back. She turned to look at the puzzle and put her hands on her hips. Papyrus watched her stand there for a minute or two before she walked through the puzzle and finally hit the button. She turned to Papyrus with a smile.

"WOW! YOU SOLVED IT! AND YOU DID IT ALL WITHOUT MY HELP… INCREDABLE! I'M IMPRESSED! YOU MUST CARE ABOUT PUZZLES LIKE I DO! WELL, I'M SURE YOU'LL LOVE THE NEXT PUZZLE THEN! IT MIGHT EVEN BE TOO EASY FOR YOU! NYEH! HEH HEH! HEHEHEH!" Nora smiled as Papyrus walked ahead. She was actually enjoying herself. Nora followed after him and found Sans.

"Oh, hey." Nora smiled. Sans smiled back.

"Good job on solving it so quickly. You didn't even need my help. Which is great, 'cause I love doing absolutely nothing." Nora giggled. "You're really starting to open up…" he muttered.


Nora came to a long bridge and swallowed. She could see Sans and Papyrus on the other side.

"LOOK SANS! IT'S THE HUMAN!... WHY AREN'T THEY COMING OVER?" Papyrus asked. Nora couldn't hear Sans' response since he didn't shout it. "HUMAN! OVER HERE!" Papyrus waved his arms. Nora took a few steps towards the bridge and peeked over the edge. She immediately took a few steps back and shook her head as she held her hands to her chest. Papyrus frowned and turned to Sans before turning back to face Nora. "WORRY NOT, HUMAN! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL HELP YOU ACROSS!" he said before he walked across the bridge. "IT'S REALLY QUIET STABLE, HUMAN." Papyrus assured her as he held out a hand.

"I-I can't…" Nora squeaked. "I-I don't do well with heights, bridges especially."

"HMM… COVER YOUR EYES, HUMAN."

"Huh?" Nora looked up at him. Papyrus motioned for her to cover her eyes. Nora swallowed and slowly covered her eyes with her hands. She heard Papyrus walk behind her and then his gloved hands rested on her shoulders.

"NOW JUST WALK FORWARD."

"B-but-"

"WORRY NOT!" he gave her a gentle push. "I AM HERE TO CATCH YOU SHOULD YOU FALL." Nora froze. "WHICH YOU WON'T! BECAUSE I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WON'T LET YOU!" Nora starting slowly walking forward.

"Doin' great, kid." Sans said. If Nora could hear him clearly then she must be further than she thought. Knowing she'd probably regret it, she took her hands from her eyes. She gasped and froze again though her legs started to shake. "Almost there, kid, just a few more steps." Nora shook her head and took a step back but bumped into Papyrus.

"HUMAN?" Nora turned and looked up at him. His eyesockets widened. "FEAR NOT!" Nora let out a yelp as Papyrus lifted her up into his arms and rushed off the bridge. "EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT HUMAN, YOU ARE SAFE NOW!... HUMAN?" Papyrus blinked. Nora had her arms around his neck and her face against his clavicle.

"Hey kid. You're okay now." Sans said.

"HUMAN…?" Papyrus kneeled and gently stood Nora on her feet as she shakily took her arms from around his neck.

"S-S-Sorry." She said.

"You alright kid?" Sans asked. Nora nodded.

"I'm sorry…" Nora kept her head down.

"It's alright." Sans said. "Kinda ruins your puzzle though, huh bro?"

"HUH? OH… YES, MY PUZZLE…. WELL… THAT PUZZLE WAS TOO DIRECT!" Papyrus said as he stood. "NO CLASS AT ALL! I AM A SKELETON WITH STANDARDS AFTER ALL!" Papyrus looked down at Nora, who was still staring at her feet. "WORRY NOT, HUMAN, I WILL THINK OF A BETTER PUZZLE FOR YOU! NYEH HEH HEH!" he laughed before going on ahead.

"You alright, kid?" Sans asked. Nora nodded. "Cheer up. He's gunna be worried if he doesn't see you smile." Nora lifted her head but couldn't meet Sans' eyes; she was still too embarrassed.


Nora walked through Snowdin and surprisingly no one made any comments about her being human. Maybe they didn't know what humans looked like. Sans had said Nora was the first human that Papyrus had seen. But Sans had known she was human.

Since they were underground it must have been hard to keep track of the seasons, especially in a town where it's always snowy. With the tree and presents in the center and lights everywhere Nora figured they thought it was around Christmas time. She went into the library, grateful for the warmth, and read up on the history between humans and monsters. They'd stopped teaching about it in school; Nora assumed everyone just wanted to forget that the monsters were down there. She passed by what she assumed to be the skeleton brothers' house once she saw the two mailboxes.

Nora walked past their house and saw Papyrus much further down the way. He was facing away from her. She figured she better show him that she was okay so she walked towards him. He turned to face her.

"HUMAN." He said. "ALLOW ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME COMPLEX FEELINGS. FEELINGS LIKE… THE JOY OF FINDING ANOTHER PASTA LOVER. THE ADMIRATION FOR ANOTHER'S PUZZLE-SOLIVING SKILLS. THE DESIRE TO HAVE A COOL, SMART PERSON THINK YOU ARE COOL. THESE FEELINGS… THEY MUST BE WHAT YOU ARE FEELING RIGHT NOW!" Nora couldn't help but smile and tried to hid it. "I CAN HARDLY IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE TO FEEL THAT WAY. AFTER ALL, I AM VERY GREAT. I DON'T EVER WONDER WHAT HAVING LOTS OF FRIENDS IS LIKE. I PITY YOU… LONELY HUMAN… WORRY NOT! YOU SHALL BE LONLEY NO LONGER! I, THE GREAT PAPAYRUS, WILL BE YOUR… NO… NO, THIS IS ALL WRONG! I CAN'T BE YOUR FRIEND! YOU ARE A HUMAN! I MUST CAPTURE YOU! THEN, I CAN FULFILL MY LIFELONG DREAM! POWERFUL! POPULAR! PRESTIGIOUS! THAT'S PAPYRUS! THE NEWST MEMBER OF THE ROYAL GUARD! " Nora's chest started to glow and her eyes widened. "OH NO!" Papyrus stared at the almost black shape. "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? DID ONE OF MY PUZZLES-?!"

"No! I-it wasn't you!" Nora assured him. "It… it started like this." Papyrus looked devastated. He needed to capture her but he couldn't fight her like this. He would just have to pretend to fight her! That was it! That way he wouldn't hurt her or her feelings! Maybe he could just tire her out so he could capture her without harm. "Um- Papyrus?" the skeleton had been silently thinking for a few moments.

"GET READY!"

"Huh?" A bone came out of the ground but went right past Nora, nowhere near touching her. "Uh, Papyrus? Maybe we shouldn't fight. I-I mean we could do something else instead… like … like…. Why don't we do some more puzzles together?" Nora suggested with a big smile.

"WHAT?! FL-FLIRTING!?" Papyrus stuttered. Nora blinked.

"I-I wasn't-"

"SO YOU FINALLY REVEAL YOUR ULTIMATE FEELINGS! W-WELL! I'M A SKELETON WITH VERY HIGH STANDARDS!"

"Well… I-I can make spaghetti?" Nora said with a shrug.

"OH NO! YOU'RE MEETING ALL MY STANDARDS!" Papyrus exclaimed which made Nora start giggling. "I GUESS THIS MEANS I HAVE TO GO ON A DATE WITH YOU…?" Nora blinked as her cheeks went pink.

"A-A-A date?"

"LET'S DATE L-LATER! AFTER I CAPTURE YOU!" More bones came at her but she still didn't have to move.

"I-I don't want to fight you, Papyrus." Nora said even thought it seemed like he didn't want to fight her either.

"SO YOU WON'T FIGHT… THEN, LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN HANDLE MY FABLED BLUE ATTACK!"

"Huh?" suddenly a line of blue bones came at her. They passed right through her. She turned around to watch them disappear into the snow. She turned back to Papyrus and suddenly felt extremely heavy. Nora fell into the snow. Her eyes widened when she saw her skin was tinged a dark blue. "What?" Suddenly a small bone came at her but she couldn't move out of the way. "ah!"

"YOU'RE BLUE NOW! THAT'S MY ATTACK! NYEH HEH HEH!"

"How did you?" Nora stared at her hands.

"HMM… I WONDER WHAT I SHOULD WEAR…." Papyrus said to himself. Nora jumped to dodge the bones that came out of the ground. "WHAT!? I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT THAT DATE THING!" Nora had to start jumping higher. "I CAN ALMOST TASTE MY FUTURE POPULARITY!"

"Papyrus. I really don't wanna fight you. Can we please stop this?"

"UNDYNE WILL BE REALLY PROUD OF ME! THE KIND WILL TRIM A HEDGE IN THE SHAPE OF MY SMILE. MY BROTHER WILL… WELL, HE WON'T CHANGE VERY MUCH." Nora couldn't help but chuckle. "I'LL HAVE LOTS OF ADMIRERS! BUT …" He hesitated. "WILL ANYONE LIKE ME AS SINCERELY AS YOU? SOMEONE LIKE YOU IS REALLY RARE… AND DATING MIGHT BE KIND OF HARD… AFTER YOU'RE CAPTURE AND SENT AWAY."

"That would be a problem." Nora said as she jumped over another round of bones.

"URGH! WHO CARES! GIVE UP!" he shouted as he avoided looking at her. "GIVE UP OR FACE MY SPECIAL ATTACK!" Nora tripped up and got hit by one of the bones which made Papyrus hesitate. "YEAH! VERY SOON I WILL USE MY SPECIAL ATTACK!" It seemed the one mistake was only the beginning for Nora tripped two more times, each time she felt a piercing pain in her chest. "NOT TOO LONG AND I WILL USE THAT SPECIAL ATTACK!"

"Pap-ack!" Nora gasped as she clutched at her chest. She looked up and gave Papyrus a reassuring smile. "I'm okay."

"T-THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE… BEFORE MY SPECIAL ATTACK!"

"I can do it." Nora said before swallowing.

"BEHOLD MY SPECIAL ATTACK!" Suddenly a dog, chewing on a bone, came out of the snow.

"Awe!"

"WHAT THE HECK! THAT'S MY SPECIAL ATTACK! HEY! YOU STUPID DOG! DO YOU HEAR ME!? STOP MUNCHING ON THAT BONE!" Nora started to giggle as the dog took the bone away. "HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! COME BACK HERE WITH MY SPECIAL ATTACK!... OH WELL… I'LL JUST USE A REALLY COOL REGULAR ATTACK." Papyrus said before he sighed. "HERE'S AN ABSOLUTLEY NORMAL ATTACK…" Nora dodge a bunch of bones and laughed when she jumped over a group of bones that spelled out ' Cool Dude'. She heard Papyrus gasp and looked to see a really long bunch of bones and a very large one at the end. Nora jumped and her eyes widened as she went up and up until she went over the largest bone. She covered her eyes as she came down only to open then suddenly when she was caught. Nora uncovered her eyes and looked up at Papyrus as he cleared his throat. "WELL… IT'S CLEAR YOU CAN'T…DEFEAT ME! I CAN FEEL YOU SHAKING! THEREFORE I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS ELECT TO GRANT YOU PITY! I WILL SPARE YOU HUMAN! NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO ACCEPT MY MERCY." He smiled down at her then realized he was still holding her and quickly put her down. Nora smiled up at him.

"Could you make me… ya know… not blue?" she asked with a chuckle. Papyrus nodded and Nora saw her skin fade back to its normal shade. Papyrus turned away from her.

"NYOO HOO HOO… I CAN'T EVEN STOP SOMEONE AS WEAK AS YOU." Nora frowned slightly. "UNDYNE'S GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN ME. I'LL NEVER JOIN THE ROYAL GUARD AND … MY FRIEND QUANTITY WILL REMAIN STAGNANT!"

"I could be your friend, Papyrus." Nora said. Papyrus spun around.

"REALLY!? YOU WANT TO BE FRIENDS, WITH ME?" he asked. Nora nodded.

"I would love to!" she said with a smile.

"WELL THEN…I GUESS… I GUESS I CAN MAKE AN ALLOWANCE FOR YOU! WOWIE! WE HAVEN"T EVEN HAD OUR FIRST DATE AND I'VE ALREADY MANAGED TO HIT THE FRIEND ZONE!" Nora smiled and laughed. "WHO KNEW THAT ALL I NEEDED TO MAKE PALS WAS TO GIVE THEM AWFUL PUZZLES AND THEN FIGHT THEM?"

"Hey, I liked your puzzles." Nora said. Papyrus smiled.

"YOU TAUGHT ME A LOT, HUMAN. I HEREBY GRANT YOU PERMISSION TO PASS THROUGH! AND I'LL GIVE YOU DIRECTIONS TO THE SURFACE. CONTINUED FORWARD UNTIL YOU REACH THE END OF THE CAVERN. THEN… WHEN YOU REACH THE CAPITAL CROSS THE BARRIER. THAT'S THE MAGICAL SEAL TRAPPING US ALL UNDERGROUND. ANYTHING CAN ENTER THROUGH IT, BUT NOTHING CAN EXIT… EXCEPT SOMEONE WITH A POWERFUL SOUL." Nora frowned and looked down at her feet.

"I guess that means I'm stuck down here then." Papyrus frowned. "I mean… you saw it…"

"UM… WELL… I'M SURE IT'S NOT AS BAD AS IT LOOKS…IT COULD BE WORSE!"

"I guess…"

"WELL…I'LL BE AT HOME BEING A COOL FRIEND! FEEL FREE TO COME BY AND HAVE THAT DATE! NYEH HEH HEH HEH!" he ran off before Nora could stop him.


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