Info Chapter: The Wild Ones
I know some of you hate these information chapters but hopefully this will be the last one. In this chapter I want to introduce you to my Bitty Bones OCs, though I'm still a bit reluctant to say that they are "mine" as they are based on other people's Undertale AU characters. But since most Bitties are based on AU characters I guess that doesn't really matter...? Okay let me get to the point before I confuse myself any further!
Let me begin by explaining a little bit of the lore I've concocted for my Bitty Bones series. In this world most people know about the little adorable monsters that one can adopt from various centers across the world, but there is another type of Bitty that most people wish didn't exist. The Ferals. Ferals are Bitties that were not "born" in the specialized adoption centers. I say "born" in quotation marks because no one knows exactly how Bitties come into the world. While normal Bitties seem to simply phase into existence within the safe, warm environments of the specialized adoption centers, Ferals come into being in forests, graveyards, abandoned buildings, and other places that wouldn't be safe for normal Bitties. Unlike normal Bitties, Ferals don't need caretakers. They learn from their harsh environments how to fend for themselves... or they die trying. They are usually bigger, stronger, and have more powerful magic than normal Bitties. Furthermore, they are dangerous. They can and will kill any living thing they see as a threat. This includes full grown humans.
Life for Ferals is absolute hell. While normal Bitties are often well fed and never seem to lack for anything, Ferals are almost always cold, miserable, and on the verge of starvation. As mentioned before, Ferals will not hesitate to kill if they think they need to. It's not uncommon to hear workplace rumors of people going missing only to turn up later with nearly all the flesh stripped from their corpses and covered in little, tiny teeth marks. Ferals have also been known to break into stores and homes to steal things they may need. Besides starvation, Ferals must also deal with magical diseases brought on by their miserable lifestyle as well as the constant threat of death or injury by other Ferals in fights over food, shelter, and territory. Many if not most Ferals suffer from mental illness in some form or another.
Currently, there are few laws in place to protect Bitties because many people in power consider Bitties to be "pets, not people" in spite of the fact that this is anything but true. Many people (both humans and monsters) are fighting to get Bitties the rights they deserve. Unfortunately, most people don't feel the same way about Ferals. Many view Ferals as extremely dangerous pests and people often set out traps and poisoned food to get rid of them.
Because people fear Ferals so much, any Bitty caught out in the open with no caretaker in sight will be considered Feral and subject to the same sort of treatment. Lost or abandoned Bitties are also subject to whatever the Feral Bitties decide to do to them. This includes killing them for their clothes and belongings and even cannibalizing them. However, Ferals are just as likely to take any lost or abandoned Bitties they find into their group. It depends on how hungry they are at the time. Once a tame Bitty goes Feral it can be very difficult to domesticate them again.
Normal Bitties view Ferals as the boogeymen of their kind. Getting lost or abandoned in Feral territory is every Bitties worst nightmare. It's not uncommon for caretakers and adoption center workers to over hear their Bitties telling scary tales and urban legends about all the horrible things Ferals have been known to do. They are the criminals and killers of the Bitty world.
Now that I've established the lore behind Feral Bitties, it's time to introduce you to my Bitty OCs:
1. Teddy - Based on Horrortale Sans from here: archive The official nickname for this version of Horrortale Sans is Teddy so that ended up being what I called the Bitty version of him. I have come across at least one other Bitty version of this guy in a VERY GOOD story called "Monsters Should Be Cute!" by TellCosy. This version is called "Pumpkin". You can find the story here: /works/6617584/chapters/15141970
Bitty Teddy is lazy like most Sans Bitties but he is also grumpy. He doesn't talk much unless it's to say something important. Mostly he just growls in annoyance. He is the leader of a powerful group of Ferals that live in the dark, abandoned places of a large city. He is a very large for a Bitty standing almost up to an average male human's knee. While he is not as brutal as some of his followers he is the most level headed of the bunch. He's the only one of the group that has kept his sanity throughout the many hardships they've faced. In spite of his intimidating appearance he is very protective of his followers. He does have a sadistic streak though and is not above playfully terrorizing his enemies (and occasionally his friends, too). The Ferals in his group look up to him as an older brother.
2. Scissors - Based on Horrortale Papyrus. Scissors is Teddy's brother. Scissors got his name due to his rather unusual legs. When he was very young Scissors got caught in a trap that destroyed his legs below the knees. Some older Ferals heard his cries and came to his aid. Later his legs were replaced with the blades of a pair of scissors. The incident made him very bitter towards life and especially "big people". He suffers from occasional episodes of violent rage and has to be restrained until he calms down or gets too tired to lash out anymore. He takes things much too seriously believing that having fun or joking around are dangerous wastes of time. He is also very paranoid believing that any outsider that isn't trying to kill them is only taking the time to plan an attack. He runs on a policy of no mercy because to him danger and death are lurking around every corner. It's truly kill or be killed.
3. Creepy - Based on Sour Apple Studios Horrortale Sans. Creepy and his brother have spent most of their lives on the verge of starvation. When he's not being lazy he's hunting for food. When he's not hunting for food he's living up to his name by just being creepy. He is the second most mentally unsound of the group and gets his kicks by terrorizing and killing "big people". Even some of the other Ferals are slightly afraid of him. He can be clingy and over protective whenever the threat of humans or larger monsters are around, especially if his brother is involved. If you ever see that ever-present smile of his disappear from his damaged face, it's too late to run. You shouldn't have gotten so close. Despite his obvious insanity he has excellent control over the other Ferals and serves as Teddy's second in command.
4. Freaky - Based on Sour Apple Studios Horrortale Papyrus. Freaky is a poor, confused Feral Bitty who does not always comprehend the full horror of his actions. He tries to be a good guy, he really does, but when one is so... hungry... all the time... it becomes difficult to do the right thing every time. Freaky spends most of the time in a sort of hazy, strange world of his own. He likes puzzles, his brother, and making friends. It doesn't really matter if his "friends" end up as half-eaten corpses. He'll just make more friends! And more, and more, and more friends! Then he'll be popular! And maybe people will finally stop running away from him all the time...
5. Gray - Based on Dusttale Sans (or Murder Sans). The most mentally disturbed of the bunch. Gray (whom Creepy likes to call "Dusty") suffered a terrible early life. No one knows exactly what terrors he may have gone through, all they know is that Gray spends his days in constant remorse for some dreadful past misdeed that he refuses to speak of. While Gray may seem of sound mind most of the time, he occasionally has a habit of talking to himself. Though if asked, he'll say he's talking to his "brother". This imaginary brother of his tends to tell him to do things that he doesn't always want to do. Really bad things. Teddy must keep a watchful eye on Gray because, for some reason, the poor lunatic refuses to harm other Bitties in any way, even if his own life is in danger. Because of this Teddy is reluctant to let Gray go anywhere by himself. For some unknown reason Gray has an unusual amount of XP for a Sans based Bitty.
Man, this series got dark in a hurry!