Now we've come to the part of the story where the two main characters meet. Sans will be appearing in the story a lot more often then then OC Sans does in game. This is the part that's probably inspired most by the Flowerfell AU. Even when playing the game I never thought the MC should have to go at it alone. I'm still going to try to stick to keeping the characters personalities as close to the original characters as I can. Sans, in my opinion, is a neutral character, which means he has both his good and his bad moments. I hope everyone enjoys Chapter 4 of Kill or Be Killed.
Bracing herself for what would come; Frisk stepped through the gateway of the Ruins and passed into the world beyond them that would lead her home. The world outside was covered with snow and the breeze that blew through was cold and chilled Frisk to the bone.
Wishing she now had a warmer shirt, Frisk shivered slightly as she ran her hands over her arms in an attempt to warm herself up. "Can't stand here for long… I'll freeze if I do…" Frisk muttered softly to herself as she walked forward now, the trees on her left side seemed very dense causing her to feel a bit of claustrophobia as she glanced around. Frisk felt an odd sensation of being watched as well, trying to brush it off as paranoia because of what just happened, she started walking forward.
Hidden from view Sans the Skeleton stood observing the exit of the Ruins with a bored grin on his face. His hands were tucked deeply into the pockets of his navy blue jacket. He hadn't been planning on doing sentry work already, he was just on his way to visit the door that his friend in the Ruins stayed behind, but even from all the way out here he could hear a commotion in there.
Finally the fireworks had calmed down to a quiet lull which is why Sans decided to stay where he was and watch for what happened next. To his surprise he watched as the first human in quite some time emerged from the shelter of the Ruins.
She wasn't too much taller than he was it seemed, maybe a foot if that. He took note of her appearance briefly, but what intrigued him most at the moment was the right side of her face and neck that he saw briefly when she looked around. Thin deep purple lines appeared scrawled across her lightly tanned skin. They came up her neck to the lower part of her cheek, they also appeared to be stretching downwards towards her collar bone. "Heh, is that a new fashion with humans now? Kind of funny." Sans pondered silently to himself.
Taking a better look at the human now, Sans's eye socket raised in curiosity as she walked past him. It had always been the kiddo's that had passed through the Ruins and into the world of the Underground. This girl wasn't a girl, but a woman, an adult, something he hadn't been expecting that was for sure. She looked damn exhausted from whatever had happened… and Sans had a good hunch just what had happened.
He had mysteriously found himself transported back in time, several times. He knew he was one of a very, very few that actually remembered and recognized the alterations in the timeline; the only other one he knew of was a pretty annoying Flower that usually managed to get under his skin at least a little. That Flower had also been the cause of the timeline resets for the longest time. However this situation appeared different.
"For all the trouble you seemed to have caused in there, let's see if your SOUL is really the right one Sugar." Sans muttered under his breath as his white pupils disappeared from his eye sockets. A strange energy surrounded the skeleton as his left eye socket took on a faint blue glow. The pupil had returned but now it was an ocean blue color rather than its normal white.
Using his magic he could see a faint glow of the woman's SOUL in her chest, its bright red halo that surrounded it indicated she had the right color SOUL. Drawing his magic power back, Sans energy returned to normal and the magic faded away.
"Hmm… Hopefully Paps will be able to have some fun before Undyne learns about the human. I think I know a way to cheer him up." Sans's grin shifted from bored to interest as he watched the woman a moment longer before leaving his hiding spot to quietly follow behind her.
Frisk rubbed her arms with her hands again as the odd sensation of being followed still clung to her, glancing backwards she didn't see anyone behind her. Taking a deep breath the woman kept walking forward, she stepped carefully over a branch in the middle of the road and continued on, coming to a stop only when she heard the cracking sound of someone else stepping on the branch.
Whirling around quickly Frisk looked behind her to see nothing, her chest heaved slightly as she felt anxiety grip her. Fear appeared to be her constant companion as of late. Taking a deep breath she turned back around and started walking a bit faster trying to figure out where she was.
Frisk kept making her way forward as a bridge with a weird object over it came into view. A puzzled look crossed the woman's face as she approached the bridge and saw what appeared to be bars lining either side of the wood planks for the bridge. Just as she was approaching it to get a better look Frisk froze as she heard the sound of someone walking behind her now, before stopping near her. Frisk's whole body tensed up.
"Human." A male voice spoke from just over her shoulder. "Don't you know how to greet a new pal? Turn around and let's shake hands…" the voice instructed calmly behind her. Frisk bit her lower lip as her heart raced slightly.
Turning around she nervously looked behind her as she saw a skeleton about a foot shorter than her standing there grinning at her with one eye socket closed while the other had a small white pupil that observed her. He had one hand tucked deeply into the pocket of his navy blue jacket which had a black stripe down the center, while the other hand was extended out for her. Under the jacket he wore a white shirt of some sort, he also wore a pair of midnight blue shorts and what appeared to be light pink tennis shoes.
Frisk blinked her eyes taking in his appearance before her gaze returned hesitantly to meet his. "Come on… what's the worst that could happen?" He asked looking at her tense appearance.
Frisk took a breath, not sure what to expect, and extended her hand out to shake the skeleton's. She flinched slightly as he grasped her hand holding it in place while a farting sound echoed around them. Frisk blinked her eyes in shock, as she watched the skeleton in front of her chuckle at his joke.
"Heheh… the old whoopee cushion in the hand trick. It's an oldie but a goodie if ya ask me." he said putting his hand into his pocket now as he looked at Frisk who appeared to stifle a slight laugh of relief. "Anyways, you're a human aren't ya? That's hilarious."
"It is…?" Frisk asked him a quiet voice as she tried to recover from her moment of panic.
"Kind of, yeah… I'm Sans the Skeleton. I'm a sentry who is supposed to be on watch for humans right now." Sans replied as he looked at Frisk. She was having a hard time reading his expressions since he was nothing but bones, so she wasn't sure if she should be worried about him or not.
"O-oh…" Frisk said nervously not sure how else to respond to the skeleton.
"Ya know what though; I'll tell ya a secret… I don't really care about capturing anyone. Now my brother, Papyrus, he's a human-hunting fanatic." Sans chuckled slightly at the thought of how Papyrus would react to this human.
Glancing past the woman he saw a red scarf fluttering in the breeze up ahead. "In fact I think he's just up there. I have an idea human, follow me through these bars. Just go right through. My bro is the one who made this trap but he definitely made the gaps in between the bars too big." Sans said as he lead the way through the bars, Frisk followed hesitantly not sure what Sans idea actually was.
Frisk followed after Sans as he moved forward; would he deliver her right to his brother? Would there be another fight, Frisk was still exhausted from the battle with Toriel, and another fight so soon would leave her barely able to move… she just needed time to rest. What if she turned around and ran off before Sans could do anything.
Looking up she saw a splotch of red in the sea of white approaching them. "Oh no…" Frisk whispered softly knowing she was stuck now.
"Hey, if you move quickly you can duck into the snow fort next to my sentry station before my brother gets here." Sans said glancing over at Frisk, who looked at him with a surprised gaze. "No time to be surprised Sugar, you better hide quickly." He suggested again as the woman jumped at the chance and hid inside of Sans's snow fort.
Frisk poked her head up briefly for just a moment to get a look at the approaching skeleton. He was at least a good two to three feet taller than Sans was, and wore a silvery, thin chest plate. He wore a black shirt under the chest plate, and black pants as well. His scarf, gloves and boots were all a bright red color.
Before she could be seen peering at Sans's brother she ducked back down into the snow fort. Frisk pressed herself against the wall hoping to stay out of view.
Sans stood in the middle of the road now looking ahead as Papyrus approached him. "'Sup bro?" Sans greeted his brother cheerfully.
"YOU KNOW WHAT 'SUP,' BROTHER! IT'S BEEN A WHOLE EIGHT DAYS AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T RECALIBRATED YOUR PUZZLES!" Papyrus responded to Sans cheerful greeting, his voice filled with irritation.
Frisk flinched slightly at the loudness of Papyrus's voice. "ALL YOU'VE BEEN DOING IS HANGING AROUND OUTSIDE YOUR STATION! WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THE WHOLE TIME?!" Papyrus yelled waving his arms around in frustration at Sans lack of work ethic.
"Building a snow fort… it's pretty cool. Want to check it out?" Sans said chucking at his own joke as he winked at his brother. Frisk covered her mouth to stop herself from groaning at the lame pun. Papyrus, however, blinked his eyes and then groaned out loud at Sans's pun.
"THAT WAS TERRIBLE! AND NO, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR BUILDING SNOW FORTS!" Papyrus snapped as he stamped his foot rather than waving his arms in irritation. "WHAT IF A HUMAN COMES THROUGH HERE?! WE NEED TO BE READY!"
"Relax bro. I'm sure any human would be… chilled to the bone… to meet ya." Sans said trying to distract Papyrus now. Frisk forced back a slight giggle at the pun, as she shook her head.
"SANS! I MUST BE THE ONE TO CAPTURE A HUMAN! THEN, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS… WILL GET EVERYTHING I DESERVE! RESPECT… RECONGITION… I WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO JOIN THE ROYAL GUARD!" Papyrus hit his gloved hand on the silver chest piece he wore as he stared off into space with a starry eyed gaze in his eye sockets.
"PEOPLE WILL ASK, TO, BE MY, 'FRIEND?' I WILL BATHE IN A SHOWER OF KISSES EVERY MORNING!" Papyrus held his hands together in front of his chest now as his starry eyed gaze remained. Frisk was fighting with herself internally to stop herself from bursting out laughing at the absurdity of the last comment Papyrus made. Sans just shrugged at his brother and grinned.
"Hmm… maybe a snow fort would help make you even cooler." He suggested looking at his brother who stared at him before stamping his foot in frustration again.
"SANS! YOU ARE NOT HELPING! MR. LAZYBONES! ALL YOU DO IS SIT AT YOUR STATION AND GOOF OFF! YOU GET LAZIER AND LAZIER EVERY DAY!" Papyrus said in an exhausted tone as he glared at his brother.
"Paps relax. I've gotten a ton of work done…"
"SANS!"
"A skele-ton." Sans chuckled at his own joke once again as he winked at his brother. Frisk couldn't stifle a soft snort as she tried to quit laughing at the terrible puns. Sans glanced for a brief moment over at the snow fort and felt a bit of pride at the fact that he had even gotten the human to relax and laugh a bit.
"SANS!" Papyrus stared at his brother after he made the joke before putting his gloved hand over his face in irritation.
"Come on Paps. You're smiling." Sans said laughing slightly at his brother.
"YES I AM… AND I HATE IT!" Papyrus sighed dramatically before muttering to himself. "WHY DOES SOMEONE AS GREAT AS ME HAVE TO DO SO MUCH JUST TO GET SOME RECOGNITION?!"
"Wow, sounds like you're really working yourself… to the bone." Sans chuckled slightly as he grinned brightly at his brother. Frisk had her face buried in her hands at this point as she tried hard to keep her calm. The jokes were terrible, but with what she had just been through, they were a reprieve from the stress she felt hanging on her shoulders, and in all honesty as bad as they were, they were still kind of funny.
"UGH! I'VE HIT MY LIMIT FOR YOUR JOKES FOR THE DAY SANS! I HAVE TO ATTEND TO MY PUZZLES AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALL READY IN CASE A HUMAN COMES THROUGH. YOUR JOB THOUGH? PUT A LITTLE MORE BACKBONE INTO IT!" Papyrus laughed at his own joke as he walked away.
Sans watched him go and gave his head a shake before walking over to the snow fort. "Okay you can come out now." Sans said peering down at Frisk who was covering her mouth, stifling her giggles as her eyes shined with tears of laughter.
"T-thank goodness… I… I don't know how much more I could take." Frisk muttered breathlessly as she crawled out of the fort. Sans felt himself grin even more with pride at the comment. "I'm Frisk by the way." She said smiling brightly at the skeleton, he took notice that her cheeks were colored pink by a faint blush of happiness. He liked seeing her smile better than the stressful look she'd had on her face when they first met.
"You oughta get going. Paps might come back and if he does… you'll have to sit through more of my hilarious jokes." Sans warned her with a wink. Frisk giggled again and covered her mouth.
"Thank you, Sans." She said giving him a wave before continuing on. She missed the look of curiosity he gave her. He hadn't been expecting her to thank him, Sans pondered on this a moment before calling out to the woman.
"Heh… don't mention it Sugar… actually… I got a favor to ask of ya. I was thinking… my brother's been kind of feeling down lately. He's never seen a human before, and seeing you might just make his day." Sans commented as Frisk stopped to glance back at him. She felt a twinge of nervousness at letting his human-hunting brother see her.
Sans noted the look and gave a slight chuckle. "You don't have anything to worry about, Paps isn't dangerous even if he tries to be." Sans tried to ease her worries again. He was graced with another bright smile.
"Alright… I suppose as long as he's not dangerous I don't have anything to worry about." Frisk replied gently, she was feeling a lot better thanks to the skelebros so if letting Papyrus see her would lift his spirits, and Sans would be happy then who was she to say no. It was a good way to thank them.
"Thanks a million. I'll be up ahead when you get there." Sans winked at Frisk before he walked the opposite way she did. Blinking her eyes curiously at the skeleton as he walked off in the wrong direction, she shrugged her shoulders and walked the way she had been heading.