A blank area was all that was needed to paint something. As long as it was pure white with no other shades of any color in it, it was perfect for painting. A Papyrus of this blank universe was clad in white and brown fabric, holding up two large paintbrushes with his hands. He spun himself around by turning his heel, splattering color everywhere that grew into colorful flowers. The colors that landed in higher areas bubbled and turned into colorful clouds and stars. Once he was done spinning, he grinned at the objects he had created, stroking a petal of one of the flowers.

A portal opened up, and a tall figure wearing a black robe and hoodie stepped in, stuffing his hands in what seemed to be make-shift pockets of the robe. The Papyrus clad in white smiled brightly and waved to the tall figure, who had taken a liking into poking the flowers. The stars, however, when poked, popped into a mass of colors, almost like a bubble. The droplets then proceeded to grow as flowers as well, making the robed figure slightly smile. "Greetings Hue. Still busy recreating the destroyed universes?"

The painting Papyrus, Hue, shook his head eagerly. "Hard work, but going great. I'm in the process of rebuilding am extremely small universe called VirtueTale. Won't take much, since that universe doesn't have way too much depth. I feel bad for it, since it was destroyed as soon as it was created. It's also a perfect way for me to practice my magic, just to make sure I'm ready to rebuild bigger universes. Underswap's the first one in my list. Underfell is, thankfully, still up and strong. Although.." He stopped painting. "I've been trying to revive characters from certain universes. Let me tell you, it's easier than rebuilding a universe!"

The robed figure seemed genuinely interested. "Really now? Can I see?"

"Sure thing, but they don't have their souls just yet. I'm planning to give them their souls once I've fixed their universes. It'll save me a lot of time, plus.. I really don't want any of them to know what I am yet. It might change the way their universe functions." Hue raised one of his paintbrushes, which caused a rather colorful portal to appear. Rising from the portal were three coffins that were covered in paint, as Hue lowered his paintbrushes. He lead the robed figure near one of the coffins, opening it slightly, but not too much to reveal what was in it. "I don't think I've perfected it yet, but I practiced my ability to create on these three; Napstaton, Grillby, and Muffet." He opened the coffin completely, revealing Napstaton. The Mettaton and Napstablook of his universe, Napstaton still possessed the light blue and gray color scheme, and his hands were placed beside him while his eyes were shut tight. On the area where his soul should be, was empty. "I can't make the bigger characters just yet. You know. The Frisk of the universe. The brothers. Those kinds? The ones that can impact a universe when removed or tampered with? I can't make them yet."

"You need your brother for that?"

Hue remained silent, before chuckling bitterly. "..Not really. I mean, there's something bothering my brother, and I'm really worried. But he doesn't know that I'm attempting to recreate Underswap. He seemed.. really determined to find out what was causing the destruction of all timelines. Plus.. he says he's being hunted down, so he has to go somewhere with a friend of his. Nothing more to that." He mumbled. "Hey, since you're here.. want some spaghetti?"

The hooded figure shook his head. "No thank you, Hue.. thank you for the offer though. I was just asked to check up on this place, with the timelines being destroyed and all."

"So, are you guys ready?" Core Frisk clapped their hands together, making a calming smile. All Sanses that were assigned to go with them were aligned; Death, Blaster, Geno, Screwball, Edge, Outs, and Sans. Swapped Papyrus was beside Core Frisk, though he was surprisingly not smoking. As for the friends they had met earlier, Shift Asriel didn't come out of their room as soon he got in, while Shift Chara had asked permission from Core Frisk if they and Shift Sans could chat with the other residents. Though they were here to see the group of nine teleport away.

Sans nodded. "Yep. Pretty much told the kid, told the flower, told Alph, and told Grillbz." He adjusted the blue anime backpack that Alphys had demanded he take with him. When he checked the contents, there was an empty journal, a heavier jacket, a striped sweater, and a phone that was also some sort of laser gun and jetpack. "So, uh.. we're gonna be jumping from universe to universe, right? Which one will we be going to?"

"FighterTale." Core Frisk informed. "It's a small universe, so it has a high chance of being destroyed. About FighterTale.. it's a universe in which monsters and humans both live in the surface, with the exception that humans are very hostile towards monsters. In order to protect the remaining population of monsters, the Frisk of FighterTale, who is a young adult by the way, created an underground society consisting of only Frisk, Chara, and the six humans of virtues. Frisk and Chara are twins in that universe, and Chara is only hostile to killing humans. Frisk and Chara are both the protectors of the monsters, while the Royal Family still have the same positions. Sans and Papyrus are part of the Royal Guard, which mostly acts as assassins to people who want to harm the monsters. Anyway, Sans and Papyrus are literally inseparable brothers that use ice and fire magic, and are known as Blue and Red in society. Undyne has the same position as she does in the actual universe, as well as Alphys. Mettaton, Napstablook, and Mad Dummy are robots created to aid the Royal Guard. Napstablook and Mad Dummy are robots in that universe, and are referred to as Napstabot and Madbot. Mister Gaster is a retired Royal Scientist and the father of Sans and Papyrus, so he's also in that universe. The six humans are referred to as Wanda of Patience, Luca of Bravery, Nat of Integrity, Nate of Perseverance, Ryan of Kindness, and Cody of Justice. Those six humans help Frisk and Chara by pretending to be normal teenagers in human society and finding out about organizations that torture and plan to kill monsters.."

As Core Frisk explained more about FighterTale to the group of Sanses and Swapped Papyrus, Shift Chara leaned a bit closer to Shift Sans. "Hey, skeleton king.. you've been sweating a lot more ever since we got here. Even more so than that edgy Sans over there." They stuffed their hands in the pockets of their green hoodie. "Something eating you? Well, besides the fact that my parents and your bro were in that universe and it kinda.. blew up? Heh, sorry about that."

"Oh.. no problem. There is no other way.. to say it, right..?" The other meekly replied. "I'm just kind of... worried? For them, I mean.. what they are doing is dangerous.. and timelines are.. not a thing to be messed around with.. d-dad and Mr. Asgore said that timelines are what makes us... well, us.. and.. well.. if they fall into that universe.. and that universe blows up.."

Shift Chara would have given him a pat on the back, but they were infamous for their rather hard back-pats. Plus, the poor guy only had 1 HP. Shift Chara could accidentally kill this guy with their quite brash behavior. "Well.. we need to take risks, alright? Besides, the Sanses, and that one Papyrus, can teleport. Core Frisk over there knows how to open a portal back in here. And Core Frisk asked if I could help, remember? By watching over their progress?" They grinned. "Perk up, skeleton king."

"Um.. okay?"

Core Frisk then clapped their hands together, a portal opening. They smiled. "Alright. We're ready. So, who's the first one to go in here? Don't worry, the portal opened in a secluded area of that universe's underground, so we don't have to worry about anything. Especially if we bump into the Sans, the Gaster, or the Flowey of that universe."

"Meh. I'll go first." Sans shrugged, making sure he had a tight grip on his backpack. His foot stepped inside the portal, and he immediately felt something warm enveloping it. "Welp, see ya guys on the other side." He said, stepping in.

"I'm next." Outs told Core Frisk. Unlike Sans, he just floated inside without hesitation.

Death sent a "friendly" smile towards Geno, who flinched and simply fast-walked towards the portal. "Nah, nope. I'm out. See ya. Bye." He growled at Death, before going into the portal.

Blaster laughed. "My turn, then." Unlike the others, he teleported next to the portal and stepped inside.

Only Screwball, Edge, and Death remained, but Death didn't seem to be interested in taking a step. Screwball shrugged. "Edge!" He announced. "It is your turn!"

"What?! No!" The other countered. "You go first, four eyes!"

"I have no eyes, only eye sockets-"

"Well, why don't you go?!"

"Science reasons."

"No way in hell-"

Shift Sans actually squeaked in fear as Screwball enveloped Edge in a blue light, his soul popping out. Shift Chara and Swapped Papyrus stifled giggles, Death looked impressed, while Core Frisk was just staring with a deadpan expression. "Aaaaaaaaaand.. in you go!"

"YOU SON OF A-!" Edge was thrown to the portal by Screwball with a simple snap of his fingers.

"Well, see you soon, Shift Chara and Shift Sans. I look forward to talking with you soon!" Screwball said in a sophisticated manner, walking to the portal calmly. "Death, I suggest you walk in here soon."

"Mhm. Yeah, knock yourselves out."

Screwball went in the portal as calmly as Outs and Blaster did, so Death simply slid towards the portal and went in without another word. Swapped Papyrus followed soon after, and Core Frisk walked towards the portal, but not before glancing towards the Storyshift survivors. "I know you two are new here and all, but please.. take care of the portal for us."

The portal closed and then turned into a small ball of light. Shift Chara and Shift Sans simply glanced at each other for awhile, before sitting cross-legged on the floor.

"So... skeleton king."

"..Yes?"

"Ya think Core Frisk has any board games? Or cards? I'm bored already."

"O-Oh.. I don't know if there's any board games, or-"

"Yeah, I actually prefer cards instead!"

"Really now..?"

"Yeah! Wanna know why?"

"Uh-"

"Because board games," Shift Chara grinned wider. "Make me board."

I do apologize if this chapter is bad (or worse) compared to the previous chapter. I was trying to update as fast as I could.. I promise next chapter will be longer and full of events, as this one certainly lacked it. Forgive me, but I type a lot of other things as well. ;w;