Out of the RUINS we are. Away from havoc?...Not quite. There's still the rest of the Underground to explore. And, as custom with my stories, I MUST REPLY TO ALL REVIEWS OF THE LAST CHAPTER!
zachanikwano - Glad you enjoyed the ending! And don't worry, I plan to finish all of my stories. Anyways, I completely understand your satisfaction with having Anna around. It's probably because Frisk is usually the center focus of many Undertale fanfictions. I just try not to make my OCs Mary Sues. It's not as hard as some make it sound. Just add some flaws and exercise them when necessary.
StarBee20 - You did not just do that.
"they did it," Sans says,"nice job, kid,"
Kiryma - You want me to dedicate an entire chapter to Toriel curbstomping monsters? I mean, I can manage that, but really? Wait...no, I'd like to see that too. I just didn't want to go through the entire RUINS and show every monster, but I suppose it would've been better to add some more. Future chapters including this one will fix that issue.
"Personally, I feel like we NEED more monster curbstomping chapters," Toriel says.
"Is this your story!?" Shonex questions,"NO, NOW GIT!"
Wolfstar04 - Watch some more and figure it out...I shan't forsake your pleasure by spoiling the chapters!
Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! Thanks for taking the time to read this! Until then!
So here I was, face to face with a semi-familiar face. It was Sans. Like Toriel, he looked a lot different than the way I used to remember him. For one, he didn't wear a blue hoodie, but a black one. The furry parts of the hoodie were also more spiky and stuck out more than the Sans from my timeline. His shorts were black too, and had two yellow stripes running down a side of it. He had yellow socks with red shoes. The look he was giving me didn't comfort me at ALL. It was a grin, sure, but he had sharp teeth instead of the straight ones the other Sans had. One of his teeth was gold. The light within his eyes was red instead of white.
"what's a kid like yourself doing here?" Sans asks.
I say nothing.
"not much of a talker, huh?"
Still nothing.
"...oh well," He says, shrugging,"anyways, you're a human, right? yeah, you're lucky you didn't meet my brother, papyrus,"
I had forgotten how cold Snowdin Forest was. As the wind blows through, I shudder slightly. I couldn't hug myself to warm up because I was holding Flowey in his flowerpot. Flowey, seeing that I wasn't going to speak to someone I didn't know, spoke up for me.
"Hello, Sans," He says.
Sans looks at Flowey and his smile falters.
"oh. you," He says,"i thought you'd fled back into the RUINS,"
"It's nice to see you too..." Flowey says back, trying to ignore Sans' words.
"coming down here might have been the worst decision of your entire life," Sans says to me,"down here, it's kill or be killed,"
I flinch at those words. I vaguely remember Flowey in the other timeline reminding me of that. Luckily, I got everything solved over there. It's a bit strange how Flowey and Frisk seem like the only friendly ones. I don't know how Sans is going to be. How's Papyrus going to be? I hope he isn't too bad.
"papyrus has been looking for a human for a LONG time," Sans says.
He edges closer to me, his grin coming back even bigger than before. A red light comes from his left eye.
"and i don't imagine things are going to turn out well if he finds you," He says, chuckling,"the townsfolk are looking for someone like you too. what to do..."
"Listen, we'd like to talk,"Flowey says,"Really, we'd love to, but we have to get going and-"
"go where? i didn't say you could leave," Sans says,"nah, you're stickin' with me, kid,"
Flowey looks towards me with a concerned look. His face just gets even more worried when he sees that the color has practically drained from my face.
"What do we do?" Flowey asks.
"...Alright," I say.
"W-WHAT!?"
"oh look! the human can speak!" Sans says, feigning surprise,"bout time,"
Sans walks behind me and leads me through the gate over the bridge. The odd thing is that the bridge was made correctly this time. Sans had to use a key to unlock it. I take a look at the forest around us. Everything besides Sans and the gate looked normal. I'm just glad to see not everything has changed in this timeline. Well, the cold could use a few tweaks...
"y'know, i was expecting some other kid to come out here," Sans explains,"have ya seen 'em?"
Flowey gives me another look. This one makes him look unsure.
"No," I lie.
A sigh of relief comes from Flowey.
"you really do not say much, do you?" Sans asks.
"Take a hint!" Flowey says.
"i'm not sure if i can,"
"SANS! WHERE DID YOU GO OFF TO?" a voice calls out.
That loud voice could only belong to one person. Papyrus steps into view shortly after and I'm out in the open. There was nothing to conceal me from sight anywhere. Sure, there was the sentry stand, but I was already caught. As soon as Papyrus spots me, he gives a malicious grin.
"A HUMAN!" Papyrus says,"SANS, YOU FINALLY PUT YOURSELF TO WORK, APPARENTLY!"
Sans just frowns at those words.
"thanks for the positive reinforcement, bro," he mumbles, deadpan.
Like I feared, Papyrus was different as well. He had black armor that spiked out near his shoulder blades. His scarf was still red, thankfully, but it felt like a complete juxtaposition with the Papyrus I remember in the other timeline. This guy wore black pants, something I'd never thought he'd do, and had red boots, like the Papyrus I know. He had a large gray broadsword strapped to his back.
"NOW THAT WE HAVE A HUMAN, PEOPLE ARE FINALLY GOING TO GIVE ME THE RESPECT I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, RIGHTFULLY DESERVE!" Papyrus claims.
"uh, papyrus, i was planning on keeping the kid, ya know," Sans replies,"she isn't the same human that usually comes through here. i want her to stick around,"
"DON'T BE RIDICULOUS, SANS,"Papyrus says,"YOU'LL JUST LAZE ABOUT LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO. WE MIGHT AS WELL USE THE HUMAN FOR SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT! ASGORE NEEDS THIS HUMAN'S SOUL,"
"i wouldn't be if you would stop treating me as someone below you..." Sans mumbles.
"ANYWAYS, HUMAN! YOU SHALL GO NO FURTHER! PURSUE ME IF YOU WISH TO MEET YOUR END!" Papyrus warns,"NYE-HEH-HEH!"
Papyrus walks off a while later. Well looks like someone got a morality boost. I look over towards Sans, who's staring at the ground, lost in thought. He's mumbling under his breath, seemingly angry. Flowey warns me to stay away, but I move over to him.
"Something the matter?" I ask.
"why do you care?" He questions,"he always does this,"
"I'm sorry?"
"every day, always the same thing," Sans says,"'do this, do that'. 'why can't you make yourself more useful?'. i'm sick of it,"
"So...what are you going to do about it?" I ask.
"i don't know, put up with it i guess," Sans says,"papyrus hasn't done anything besides that yet. ignoring it shouldn't be too hard,"
"You shouldn't will yourself to go through things you can't take,"
"seriously, why do you care?"
"Because I can,"
Sans and I walk through Snowdin Forest, him deciding to lead me towards the town. I was a bit iffy on whether to go there or not, but I didn't really have a choice seeing as Sans wouldn't let me go anywhere else. I knew all too well how strong this guy was. I really don't feel like picking a fight with him right now. I had to stop to write in my diary about what happened. Like I said earlier, writing down what happened in my diary SAVEs the world. I had to write a summary because Sans was getting impatient. Along the way, we met Doggo. Doggo was wearing a gray tank top with tiger printed pants.
"Since you've been in another timeline, I'm assuming you know what blue attacks are?" Flowey asks.
"Of course," I answer.
Sans just stands there, watching the two of us speak. He closes his eyes and thinks to himself some more. While all of this is going on, Doggo jumps out from behind the sentry station and draws both of his daggers. He plunges the glowing blue one in his right hand straight through my chest. Luckily, I didn't take any damage because I wasn't moving. Doggo growls, showing all of his canine teeth.
-BATTLE START-
Doggo is growling at you.
ANNA LV 1 HP:20/20
FIGHT *ACT ITEM MERCY
*Check Pet
"This is Doggo," Flowey whispers,"If it wasn't for Sans, he'd be the first sentry you'd ever meet. He's also a member of the Royal Guard, and can only see moving things. Just don't move, and you should be fine,"
"Don't try and fool me into thinking you aren't there, I heard you," Doggo says,"Stay right where you are,"
"Welp, we're caught," I say.
"Who needs eyesight when your ears can show you the world?" Doggo laughs.
"What do we do now?" Flowey asks.
"I don't know..." I say, frowning.
"You're a human, right?" Doggo asks,"Ooooh, I'm going to have fun taking that SOUL of yours!"
Doggo is threatening Anna.
SANS LV 15 HP: 1/1
FIGHT *MAGIC ACT ITEM MERCY
*Gaster Blasters
"...no..."
Doggo is threatening Anna
SANS LV 15 HP: 1/1
FIGHT MAGIC *ACT ITEM MERCY
Check *Throw random stick
A stick suddenly flies past Doggo and rolls to the ground. It was covered in a red glow. I look back at Sans and he's holding his blazing red hand out forward. He had a blank sort of look on his face. Doggo's ears perk up and he suddenly runs to go get the stick. He comes back with it in his mouth and looks at me, longing to go after it again. Both of his daggers were lying on the snow-covered ground. His eyes were dilated. Flowey nods for me to go along with it. I nod back at him and take the stick from Doggo's mouth. I give him a rub on the head and he growls at me, albeit softly. I throw the stick again, and we play fetch for some time. The Doggo that had wanted to kill me earlier was replaced by a monster whose tail couldn't be wagging any faster. Doggo sits on the ground, legs crossed, and he stares attentively at me, waiting for me to throw the stick again.
"Hey, can we go on, now?" I ask.
Doggo's ears shoot up again and he gives a shocked look. His ears go flat and he stares at me as if someone had just stolen his lunchbox.
"Doggo, please?" I plead.
"We'd really appreciate it," Flowey says.
Doggo grumbles to himself before standing up and looking me straight in the eye. He takes his dagger and places the tip of it to where it touches my neck.
"Fine, but if you tell anyone about this..." Doggo warns.
"I won't!" I say.
"Promise!" Flowey adds.
Doggo nods and heads back to his sentry stand. Disappearing behind it, Flowey and I let out a sigh of relief. The two of us along with Sans continue farther into Snowdin forest.
"Thanks for playing with me! Nobody has ever done that!" A voice yells.
I turn around to see a smiling Doggo. His face was joy incarnate. He waves to me and disappears into his sentry stand again. I turn to Sans, who's been quiet for some time now.
"What was all that about?" I ask.
"what d'ya mean?" Sans questions.
"Why'd you help us?" Flowey asks.
"i dunno..."
"Don't you guys need my SOUL?"
"yeah, i guess?"
"Then why help me?" I ask,"Doggo could've solved that issue right there and then!"
"..."
"Why care?"
"cuz i can,"
I felt that this is a good beginning to the land known as Snowdin. We're finally out of the RUINS and moving on to more concerning things...like Papyrus' boosted ego! But we'll address that later. For now, I want you guys to tell me what you liked and what you disliked about this chapter. And the only to do that is by reviewing! I seriously hope that this becomes enjoyable for you guys. Because I personally hate Underfell's fanmade nickname "Edgetale". I cringe when I hear it, seriously. There can be a lot more to this AU than just designs. Don't judge based on appearances! That's why I want to show the potential this AU can have. And this story is my way of doing so! Anyways, if you guys enjoyed this chapter, please review, favorite, or follow for more updates on this story. Until then!
