Here we go!
Yet another chapter of Change!
This one is shorter than last time due to school and life.
Also we are over 10,000 words now! To be honest I didn't know I could even write 10,000 words..
Anyways enjoy!
Murderers, those are the people you're looking at. Black hooded cowards who hide their identity, but not their ability for senseless murder. Snowdin, a peaceful town, now in flames. Monsters of all kinds tied up on trees to be burnt alive, ash with dust has already filled the air. Murderers, could they change? Yes, you're the living answer to that question. The cloaked fools charge at the both of you, swords, axes, and spears at the ready. You're filled with... something. You have felt this feeling before, but you cannot identify it.
Knowing that the murderers would not stop their assault without intervention, you grabbed Grillby's shoulder and created a bubble around the both of you. Grillby seems stunned at the sight of the bubble, and is not sure what to make of it. You felt a little tap on your forehead for each attacker that hits the bubble, each tap feels stronger than the last. The figures are repelled back to a safe distance, they appear to be bewildered at the sight of the bubble. You walk through the bubble, it makes a comical 'pop' sound as you move through it. You could feel their souls shiver, the group of attackers seems like they lost the will to fight and are attempting to flee.
Just like the encounter with Undyne, something deep down inside of you wanted to kill the cowards, however this time it felt stronger. You close your eyes and calm your emotions, you must stay in control, the last thing this place needs is whatever horrors you can do to the world. Once you were convinced that you had all of your feelings, and yourself in control you opened your eyes. You expected to be in front of Grillby's where the hooded figures cornered you, but you no longer feel the snow at your feet nor do you see anything. You rub your eyes and open them, you recognized this place. This is a room in the void like sans described to you, a black room in between realities and timelines. You walk around the place with your arm out so you don't bump against a wall you cannot see.
You are at the end of a long and narrow corridor, there is a faint sound of machinery and computer noises. You cautiously walk down the corridor, what if the other sans is here? Or even worse, what if he really does kill you this time? As you continued down the corridor the sounds became increasingly louder, it was foreboding to say the least. After walking for quite a while, you finally came to a turn in the hallway. Still trying to be cautious, you peek around the corner to see what lies ahead.
As you peeked you immediately noticed two things. Firstly, the path ahead was obstructed by two orbs conducting a wide laser between them. Past the laser was a laboratory filled with equipment, computers, and machines you do not recognize. Secondly you see Sans, although you are not sure which Sans you're looking at, he is working on a machine of some sort and is wearing a lab coat. You peek your head further to see another person working on a computer. You don't recognize them, they seem to be taller and wearing black clothes underneath their lab coat. You stopped peeking and considered your options, you have no idea which Sans is in the next room so if he is the orange/blue eyed Sans it would be a poor decision to get his attention. However you have a plan.
If you read Sans soul, like you did with the rabbit in Snowdin, you might be able to tell which Sans he is. You peeked out your head once again, while you were thinking Sans and the other person began to have a conversation. You hid your head to avoid detection and focused on the conversation they were having. The sound of machinery and computer made the eavesdropping extremely difficult, after a moment you realized they weren't even speaking English. Instead they were talking in that strange language Papyrus and Sans were communicating with earlier. After a couple of moments the conversation ended.
Poking out your head for the last time, you observe that both of them have gone back to their computer or machine. Your bones were rattling slightly, unlike the rabbit, you have no idea how to read a monsters soul. When you used this power in the past you didn't even have to think about it, as if it was all an instinct. You decide to try it anyway, you closed your eyes, slowly turned on you powers, and tried to connect to Sans's soul. Before you even reach his soul, you were given a shock by the laser, it appears to not like magic trespassing through it. To make matters worse an alarm was triggered, lights turn red, and a deafening sound blazes through the lab. The pair of scientist rush out of their lab and into the hallway with their powers already activated.
Now that you are closer to the tall scientist you noticed how weird he looks, his face is cracked and both of his eyes glowed red, the sight of him gives you the chills. Sans recognizes you instantly, he looks at his fellow scientist and spoke in the odd language.
"โ โ๐ง โ๐ง โ ๐ง ๐ ๐ โ ๐ฃโ โก๐ช โโ โ โ ๐ง โ โโ โ โก โโ โ ๐ โ โ ๐ง๐ฌ", Sans describes.
" โ ๐ฃ ๐งโ ๐ โ โ ๐งโ๐ง โ๐ฃ๐ฃ ๐โโโ โก๐ช โ โ โก โ โโ ๐ฃ โ ๐ง โ โ๐ง โ โ ๐ โ โ โโโ ๐ง๐ฌ", They appear to be eager.
"โ ๐ ๐งโโ ๐ ๐ โ โ ๐ฃ โโ ๐ โ โ โ ๐ฃโ โก โ ๐งโ๐ช โ ๐ โ ๐ โ โก โ โ โ โ โ โ๐๐ฌ", Sans is sweating.
" โ ๐ช ๐งโ ๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐ โ โ โโ โ ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ", the tall figure seemed angry.
The scientist walked back into the hallway and turned off the alarms, Sans returns to normal and sits down with his back to the wall in the hallway, he pats the ground next to him. You sit next to him, Sans seems to be happy currently.
"Nice outfit kid, Toriel has a good taste in clothes doesn't she?" Sans smiled.
You replied that it was her bunny friend that made it, but you stop mid sentence. You ask him if he knows what is happening in Snowdin right now.
"What do ya mean kid?" questioned Sans.
You tell him that Undyne has put the town under "Martial Law" and has began burning some monsters by tying them to trees. Then after scaring a group of hooded monsters, you tried to calm yourself down but ended up here.
Sans grabs your hand and rushes into the laboratory, you stumble as you get up, Sans is moving at speeds you have never seen before. He lets go of your hand once inside and takes off his lab coat and throws it on top of the machine he was working on. His fellow scientist seems perplexed.
" โโ ๐ โก โ โ ๐ โก ๐ โ โ", demanded the tall figure.
"โ โ๐ง โ ๐ฃ ๐โก๐ช โ โ ๐ฌ", remarked Sans.
" โโ โ ๐ช โโ ๐ง โก โโ๐ฃ โ ๐ฌ", scoffed the tall man.
While completely ignoring his co-worker, Sans grabs your hand once more and bolts to the end of the hallway. Once you two get to the end of the hall, Sans picks you up and takes you through another shortcut. For a moment you see nothing but white, then after a while your vision slowly fades into the real world. To your horror you realize you are tied to a tree with barbed wire, Sans, Toriel, and other monsters are tied up with you. Then there was Undyne, standing in front of you.
The fish gives out a hearty laugh, "Who's in control now?"
Undyne stikes a match and tosses it at the top of the tree, it won't take long for the inevitable fire to make it's way towards the bottom.
To be continued..
NOTE: Once again due to FanFiction not being able to display all the symbols for the "Mysterious Language"
Feel free to PM me if you want a translation, but if you want to experience the story from Arial's point of view don't ask for one.
Credits:
Written by: seanc99
Cover Image By: GolzyBlaze
Next Installment: 4/10/16 (or sooner)
