Author's note: Sorry this is a bit later than I normally do, I hope none of you thought i was giving y'all the COLD shoulder! I guess snowdrake was right, snow puns are a great way to BREAK THE ICE!
Freezing cold shocked Frisk's nerves as she sunk deeper into the icy river. Barely hearing Papyrus screaming for her she knew she had to act fast. Quickly she took off her boots and vest, articles that would weigh her down the most. She began to swim upwards, but she felt herself begin to slow as the cold started to get to her. She started to black out, but not before seeing an orange glow. Suddenly she felt free of the water, and had begun coughing up any that had tried to make its way to her lungs. She felt herself being held as Papyrus called for help.
"bro?! what's goin….oh man, we'll take one of my shortcuts." And that was the last thing she heard.
'i'll get her to hotland, bro see if ya can't warm up some blankets and maybe get some soup, humans apparently can't stand cold like we can."
"OF COURSE, THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL HAVE THE BEST AND FLUFFIEST BLANKETS READY TO GO! BUT WOULDN'T THEY RATHER HAVE MY ARTISAN SPAGHETTI?"
" i don't think their body is ready for such awesomeness bro, soup is good for warmin up the bones."
"VERY WELL BROTHER, I SHALL MAKE THE BEST CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP EVER!" Sans chuckled as he teleported Frisk to hotland, letting the heat warm her. They didnt need to stay long, steam arose from the human as her clothes began to dry and color returned to her cheeks. He knew exposure to such quick temperature change could get her sick, so he took another shortcut straight to the house.
(Frisk, wake up, cmon….please?)
*Mmmmmmph ten more minutes*
(You've been out for hours!)
*Wait what?*
Frisk sat up quickly, or tried to. She found just as quick that she was effectively wrapped in what could be the most comfortable blanket burrito ever. Her cloths still felt a little damp, but she felt oddly warm for just being thrown into an ice cold river. She heard the door quietly open as Papyrus walked in, and when he saw her awake, a smile on his face.
"AH, HUMAN! YOU HAVE AWOKEN FROM YOUR MUCH NEEDED NAP!"
Frisk stretched and replied "Yeah...um, where are we?"
"WHY YOU ARE IN MY ROOM OF COURSE, AFTER THE ACCIDENT SANS AND I MADE SURE THAT YOU WERE TO BE WARMED UP AND COMFORTABLE! AND WHAT BETTER COMFORT THAN BEING IN THE GREAT PAPYRUS' BED!"
"And was the blanket burrito your doing as well?"
"WHY OF COURSE! NON CAN MAKE A BETTER BLANKET BURRITO THAN I! JUST ASK SANS."
"Aaaaaw that's sweet…"
(if i had a heart it would be melting, he's just freaking precious…..)
"So i take it the human's up? Soups done bro." Sans walked in the door still wearing his hoodie and signature grin.
"AH MARVELOUS! HUMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE A BOWL OF CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP? ACCORDING TO MY BROTHER, AFTER AN ACCIDENT LIKE THAT, A WARM MEAL OF SOUP IS MUCH NEEDED!"
Frisk smiled "sure, that would be nice….but first, my cloths are still a bit damp, you wouldn't happen to have some spare clothes that i can change into would you?"
"don'tcha worry 'bout that, i'm sure paps has some cloths you can borrow until we get yours fully dry. bathroom is out this door and to the right, if you need to you can use the shower, just uh….be sure to lock the door in case one of us numbskulls forget that someone else is using it." Frisk let out a snort and nodded.
"Alright, How about I go take a shower and if you guys really insist, i'll leave out my shirt and jeans to be dried." After coming to an agreement the trio parted to their activities. Drying the cloths did not take very long, and everything was ready. The table was set when Frisk walked out in her warm clothes, and downstairs. After the meal it was time to go, however Papyrus had something more to say.
"WAIT, HUMAN!"
"Yeah Papyrus?"
"I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT YOU MAY NEED FOR YOUR JOURNEY. YOU SEE, WATERFALL IS RATHER DAMP AND MILD, YOU MAY WIND UP WITH A CHILL SO I BROUGHT OUT MY OLD HOODIE. I ALSO RETRIEVED YOUR WEAPON THAT YOU REFUSED TO USE ON ME."
Papyrus handed Frisk her gun and an orange hoodie with pockets on the front. It seemed to fit her well.
"Thanks Papyrus, you really are a great friend." Frisk smiled and gave Papyrus a hug.
"O-OF COURSE! AS YOUR FRIEND THE GREAT PAPYRUS SHALL ALWAYS BE THERE TO AID YOU! OH I SHOULD GIVE YOU MY PHONE NUMBER, SO YOU CAN CALL WHENEVER YOU NEED TO! NYEH HEH HEH!" After exchanging numbers Frisk walked out of the skeleton brothers house and into the start of waterfall. Frisk was really glad she brought the sweater, the cave was damp and somewhat windy. She observed what she would find out to be an echo flower, and then passed by Sans, who was kicked back behind his sentry station.
(Wait how did he get here before us?)
Sans sat up and winked at Frisk.
"what? haven't you seen a guy with two jobs before? fortunately two jobs mean twice as many legally required breaks. i'm goin to grillby's wanna come?"
"Sure!" Sans gave her a wink, closing his left eye.
"well, if you insist, i'll pry myself away from my work…" As he said this, he sure seemed ready to leave, he got up and turned to Frisk
"Over here, i know a shortcut." and what a shortcut it was, for when Frisk followed Sans aroudn the corner, there was the interior of Grillby's.
"Woah."
"fast shortcut, huh? hey, everyone." Sans was greeted with hellos across the bar as te two took their seats, a wet fart noise emitting from Frisk's seat.
"Whoops, watch where you sit down. Some wierdos seem to like putting whoopie cusions on people's seats."
After giving him a look Frisk added "Oh i wonder who it could be."
"heh, nooo idea kiddo."
"Hey what's up with calling me kid? Im like in my thirties."
"hell i happen to be in my hundreds, monsters live a long time ."
"Huh."
""Anyway, we should order, whaddya want?'
"Fries would be good right about now."
"Hey that ain't a bad idea, yo grillbz, two orders of fries please."
The flame elemental went to the back, presumably to prepare their food.
"So, what do you think of my brother?" Frisk looked him dead in the eye sockets
"He is an absolutely precious cinnamon roll that must be protected. Seriously Your brother is awesome."
"heh, yeah. He is really cool. there's a lot to like, like how hard he tries. one day he went straight to the head of the royal guard's house, and begged to be trained. Of course, she shut the door on him because it was midnight."
Frisk let out a small snort, as Grillby brought forth the fries, delicious and golden. After Sans offered ketchup, however Frisk kindly refused. She then watched in a mix of awe and utter confusion when Sans chugged the entire thing.
"H-How the hell did you do that?
"Mmmmmaaagic. anywho, the next day, the leader woke up the next day to see papyrus STILL standing out there, and seeing his dedication, she decided to give him warrior training. It's uh….still a work in progress. Oh yeah, i wanted to ask you something…"
"What is-oh…" Frisk looked around as time seemed to freeze "What the heck?
(HOW?!)
"have you ever heard of a talking flower?" Alarm bells rang in Frisk's head
"Yeah, you met him too?"
"wait what? Met who? i'm talkin about an echo flower. according to papyrus, a flower appears out of nowhere giving him advice, flattery….predictions…..are you sure it's not just a cruel prank?"
"Hell no. I know what an echo flower is, they dont jsut do that. In the Ruins I met a flower monster, but it wasn't like any monster i've seen, it tried to kill me, but this lady saved my ass. When I left, the flower was back to taunt me, talkign about kill or be killed, and stuff like that. If that thing is lurking around Papyrus, we both need to keep an eye on him. I need to keep going, but I will definitely make sure to call regularly."
Sans's eye sockets went dark, slightly freaking Frisk out a bit.
"alright. Sounds like a plan, the best way to tell something is wrong is if he doesn't pick up in two rings, or suddenly hangs up. Frisk nodded as suddenly things started to move again.
"Oh uh, could you foot the bill? Its only 100000000G." Frisk gave Sans a sharp look that clearly said
"Does it look like I have anywhere near that much?"
"Eh im just kiddin, ey grillby put it on my tab. And uh, see ya around kiddo."
With that Sans was gone.
(God there are so many questions about him right now, but it is a good thing he noticed Flowey. No idea what that thing intends to do, but I do not think it would be pleasant.)
*Yeah, how often should we call? Every other area? *
(Hm, Flowey could do anything at any time though seeing as he can pop in and out of the ground whenever the hell he feels like it.)
Frisk and Chara thought on this, accidentally bumping into a dinosaur like monster child.
"Oh excuse me, i'm so sorry."
"Yo, it's no biggie. You on your way to see Undyne too? Man she is like, so freaking cool! Just uh….don't tell my parents i'm here, heh." Frisk smiled as the kid ran off, in the same direction she was heading.
(Thinking about the road ahead and its challenges, fills you with determination.)
Author's note: I was originally gonna do half of waterfall, but it's been a while so i figured i'll just do all of waterfall next chapter! How often would you guys like to see some Papyrus calls? I figure i'd do every other room or so, maybe just the ones that I would think are important/funny/feelsy, but y'all are the ones reading it so lemme know what you would prefer!