Hey everybody. I've got a new chapter for you all. Hopefully you all enjoy. Lemme know what you all think.
Sans was standing in the center of destruction. Broken machinery littered the ground around him. Red liquid seeped from shattered bottles and beakers, making the room appear as if it was covered with a coating of blood. Sans was breathing hard, red warning lights flickering on and off in his vision. Yet for some reason he couldn't hear a thing. His soul was throbbing so much in his chest that it knocked against his ribcage a bit. His energy was flared around him menacingly, a figure slowly rising before him.
"Do you honestly believe you can win? That you can kill me with the pitiful amount of power you now hold?" Sans growled lowly, pupils blazing. "It's about time I ended you, and then the other one is next. I'll have to start over, but no matter. Perhaps this time I'll raise my subjects to actually obey instead of becoming rebellious little curs." Sans' anger spiked, the thought of Papyrus sitting upstairs completely unaware of what was happening down below making him see red. And not from the lights still blaring overhead.
"I will end you," Sans said. Sound suddenly came back to him, sirens blaring loudly. A deep rumble sounded the building's lack of stability. "You'll never get the chance to harm him."
"We shall see." Sans swore he heard someone calling his name as his energy mounted and blackness overtook his vision.
"SANS!" The skeleton bolted awake, energy flaring. It searched out the three souls in the room, grabbing tightly and forcing them into the air. One of them cried out in shock, but Sans barely registered it. "IT'S JUST US BROTHER. CALM DOWN." Sans' mind finally registered his brother floating before him. Undyne was beside him, and Sans could hear someone, presumably Alphys, nearly hyperventilating behind him.
"Heh, sorry bro," he said setting them down, "Just a bad dream you know?" Papyrus nodded, but Undyne quickly made it clear she wasn't having any of it.
"Bad dream my ass," she hissed, "we all remember how your last dream ended. More of a god damn warning than a dream."
"No worry this time," he said, "because the person I dreamed of is certainly dead. I personally made sure of that."
"WHO WAS IT SANS?" The smaller skeleton looked away with sigh, pressing one hand to the temple on his skull.
"It was Gaster Pap," he said slowly. For a long moment Papyrus was silent. Sans shut his eyes. 'He probably hates me now. Gaster might have done some bad things but Pap basically idolized the guy." Papyrus was silent for another second before speaking.
"ALRIGHT." Sans blinked, looking back at his brother.
"You…aren't mad?" he questioned. Papyrus gave him a sad look.
"I NEVER KNEW OF HIS…ACTIVITIES, BUT I BELIEVE YOU SANS. IF YOU SAY HE DID SOME BAD THINGS, THEN I TRUST YOU DID THE RIGHT THING."
"Thanks bro," Sans said, "but yeah, Gaster isn't coming back Undyne. He's gone."
"Somehow I doubt that," She said.
"U-um…I might be able to help rectify t-the sit-tuation," Alphys said. Undyne crossed her arms.
"How so?" She asked. Alphys bit her lip.
"A-after you…killed Gaster," Alphys began, "his soul didn't fade, even t-though his body had b-been destroyed. Asgore t-tasked me with keeping an eye on it. It's safely locked aw-way in the lab." Before anyone could speak Sans' energy enveloped them all, teleporting them to the lab. Alphys looked slightly ill, while Undyne shouted at him angrily.
"Where is it?" Sans demanded, eyes scanning the lab.
"It's down b-below," Alphys managed. Sans teleported again as Alphys called for him to wait, reappearing in the room where the DT machine stood. It was deactivated now, but it still brought back memories the skeleton wasn't in the mood for. His energy spread out, searching for any trace of soul energy. The elevator beeped, signaling the descent of the others.
'Where have you been hiding?' He wondered, frantically seeking out Gaster's soul. Something caught his attention just as the elevator opened.
"Sans! Wait!" He ignored her, teleporting towards the source of energy he'd detected. His teleportation was interrupted, landing him outside of the room rather than inside of it. He frowned, trying again. His teleportation began before he was forced back to his starting position.
'Fine,' He thought, 'If I can't teleport in then I'll just have to force it open.' His left eye flared, a Gaster Blaster appearing beside him.
"Sans, stop!" He looked back, seeing Alphys rounding the corner.
"Sorry Alphy," he said, "I can't risk anything. Not this time."
'I've never seen him like this.' Undyne looked Sans over carefully. With his left eye blazing and the fur of his hood obscuring half of his face, she wasn't sure she'd ever seen him look more menacing. He turned back to the door before him, raising a hand. The Gaster Blaster opened its maw and fired, the blast slamming against the steel door. It groaned, buckling under the pressure. Sans moved, summoning up dozens of bones before sending them at the door. The combined force finally burned a hole through the metal, the edges glowing white hot.
Sans dismissed the Gaster Blaster, stepping through the hole. "What are you trying to prove?" Alphys called, "His soul is there. I'd never l-lie about that."
"Was," Sans corrected. His energy flared, nearly engulfing him entirely in flame.
"What?" Alphys said. Sans looked at him, eye sockets dark.
"His soul was here," Sans said, "It's gone now."
"That's impossible!" She ran forward, dodging around Sans and into the room. "H-how could it just be g-gone!"
"WHAT DOES THIS MEAN SANS?" Papyrus asked.
"It means Undyne was right," the skeleton replied, "It wasn't just a dream. It was a warning. A bad one."
Gaster smirked as he reappeared in the Ruins. His energy reached out, searching for the human's soul. 'Where could you be hiding?' The soul pulsated as his energy came in contact, shrinking away. 'There it is. Time to say hello.' He teleported again, ending in a child's bedroom. He sensed two souls; one human, one monster. He barely spared the monster child a glance before silently approaching the human. 'Human male, ten years of age. An extremely powerful soul full of beautiful determination.' He searched around in his mind, picking apart various bits of information. "So," he whispered, "your name is Frisk. Interesting." Dark eyes opened, eying him in confusion. "I need to ask you to come with me for a short time Frisk."
"I don't know you," Frisk murmured back. Gaster let his energy surround Frisk's soul, keeping all of its energy concealed.
"Don't you worry about a thing," he cooed, "I know Sans and Papyrus. I know them very well. In fact, I'm basically their father." Frisk's eyes widened, soul fighting against his hold. He tightened it, smothering any sign of the other's energy from outsiders. One last squeeze stopped its fighting, and Frisk's eyes slid shut. "Yes…just go to sleep now. You're going to be my next little project."
"Frisk…? What's going on?" Gaster turned around, eying the little monster child. "W-who are you?"
"That's no concern of yours," he said. His energy flared, attacking the monster's soul before he could even cry out. He fell unconscious almost immediately, slumping from the bed onto the floor. He felt another soul wake, panicked energy flaring before settling down slightly. He scooped up Frisk before glancing at the other child. "My, my," he said with a grin, "It appears I got more than I bargained for by coming here. How delightful." He flicked his wrist, lifting the monster child into the air. His energy searched his mind, pulling out a name. "Asriel…you were supposed to have died." He chuckled. "A human soul representing determination, and a monster who refused to die…it seems I have the perfect specimens for my rebirth." He hummed to himself, teleporting away to continue his work.
So how was it? Hopefully you enjoyed, and I'll be back with a new chapter as soon as I can.
