Disclaimer: Sorry about the early updating guys, but I'm going skiing with my cadet corps this weekend and needed to get this dealt with before I left.

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As for TravisUmbra and badbloodkiller1's reviews, my lack of knowledge in the Undertale universe, plus the fact this whole story was written on the basis that I was completely bored, kinda leads me to write things I wouldn't have even thought of. Thanks to TravisUmbra, I now have ideas on how to make this a little more realistic. As for Chara, while they may be the narrator, the genocide route had scared me enough to try and avoid them at all costs. Silly, I know, but they don't really have an important part in this story.

So this chapter, while it may be slow at the beginning, is definitely going to help lead into my favorite parts of the whole story (insane giggling)!

I don't own Undertale!

"Speaking"

Thinking

Saving

"Alphys updated status: just realized I didn't watch Undyne fight the humans," Frisk read from the phone. The girls walked outside of the lab, having succeeded in getting some shuteye.

"Guess she really wanted to see Undyne in action," Andy said. The phone dinged again, drawing their attention back to the device. "She posted again?"

"Yep. She wrote, well I know she's unbeatable I'll ask her about it later."

"Aw! She's one of those girls who likes to make cute faces with the punctuation!" Andy smiled at the status. "That's adorable!"

"*Ding* For now I gotta call up the humans and guide them." Putting the phone back into her shorts pocket with a grin, Frisk took the lead in walking over to two moving sidewalks. She jumped onto the left one, and zoomed off. Laughing, Andy followed after her, watching the child check the phone again before continuing across more moving walkways. Once she caught up to Frisk, the young girl had just finished saving their progress. The whooshing sound of steam and cogs… it fills you with determination.

"Wow." Andy looked over the edge of the rocky platform. "That's a lot of lava."

"Well, we are under a large mountain, far underneath the surface," Frisk explained. "Lava makes much more sense than having snow down here."

"Fair enough." The phone dinged again. "What did she say this time?"

"I hate using the phone I don't want to do this, lmao." Frisk raised an eyebrow. "How can she hate her phone if she keeps posting updates?"

"Girls are weird like that, Frisk. Better get used to it when you're older." Andy chuckled, ruffling the kid's hair." She looked at the vent blowing warm air into the room, an arrow on the ground indicating a direction. "Alrighty, then." She stood on top of the grate, and felt herself fly through the air over the lava to the next platform, landing shakily on her legs. "Whoa! Ha ha. Frisk, hurry up!"

"Coming!" Frisk launched herself over, landing in the teen's outstretched arms. "Thanks."

"No problem. How 'bout I go first, and you follow after?" Andy motioned to the several other vents in the room.

"Okay!" The two continued across the vents, and eventually made it to the end, which led into a room that was split in several directions due to the sidewalks and vents. "Hey, Andy? Can I go and grab that first?" They looked over to the side, and saw a frying pan laying on the ground.

"Okay. I don't really know why you would want that, but sure."

Frisk used the vent to throw herself across the cliff, and tucked the cooking utensil into her pocket. She sped back around to Andy with the conveyor belts, and walked back the way they came. "It's this way, Andy!"

"Well, why didn't you say so before!" Andy shouted back.

"I don't know! I forget things!"

"Gah!" Andy exclaimed, laughing as she threw her hands in the air and chased after Frisk. Once she got back on the right path, she slammed to a halt into Frisk's back as the child stared at blue and orange lasers. "Whoa."

"I know," Frisk nodded. The phone started ringing, and she took it out of her pocket. "Hello?"

"Uhh! H-hi, so, the blue lasers..." Alphys began. "Uhh! I mean, Alphys here! Hi! The blue lasers won't hurt you if you don't move! O-orange ones, um… y-you have to be moving, and they… um, they won't, um… move through those ones! Uhh, bye!" The phone clicked, and she hung up.

"She's a nervous wreck, isn't she?" Andy noted. "Is she always like this?"

"Most of the time, yeah. But Alphys is really great company once she stops being so shy around other people." Frisk started at the lasers, a surge of determination flowing through her. "You ready?"

Andy nodded, fixing the book bag on her back. "Ready."

Grinning at each other, the girls took off running across the pipes and through the orange lasers. When the blue lasers got to close, they hit the breaks, stopping just quick enough to avoid getting zapped. They continued through the lasers laughing until they reached the finish.

"Ha ha! That was awesome!" Andy shouted. "What's next?"

"Give me a second." Frisk pressed a button on a large pipe next to her, and the lasers deactivated. "Okay, this way." Frisk glanced down at the phone, hearing it make a notification sound.

"Should we look at that?" Andy asked.

"Nah. It's nothing too huge." She replied, and stopped at a crossroad with vents leading to different directions. The phone began ringing again, and she pulled it out. "What is it this time, Alphys?"

"Th… the northern door will stay locked until you… s-solve on the right and left! I… I think you sh-should g-g-go to the right first!"

"Okay. Thanks, Alphys," Andy replied. Frisk hung up, and they headed towards the right path. A blue laser prevented them from moving any farther, but Alphys deactivated it to allow them to continue walking.

"How do we handle this?" Andy stared at the odd puzzle. A gun that resembled something from a laser tag game was mounted to the balcony they stood on. A large white hollow square sat in front of them in the dark room, with several white blocks moving around.

"We have two shots to hit the spaceship on the other side," Frisk said. "Watch." She waited patiently for the blocks to align themselves, and took a shot at one of the cubes, revealing a machine behind them. She fired again, and destroyed the object. A bell rang in the dark room, signaling their success.

"Nice, kid. Let's go do the next puzzle." Andy patted the kid on the back, and headed towards the left side. The game was much easier than the other side, with only two moving blocks. Andy took a hold of the console, and effortlessly destroyed the ship on the other side. "Heh. Child's play."

"Hey, you had the easy one," Frisk complained. The girls walked back to the large door, and it slowly opened up for them. "You don't have to rub it in or anything."

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say, Frisk." Andy stared at the long line of rocky pedestals, the lava flowing along underneath them. "Ooh boy."

"I know, right? Um, give me a moment." Frisk reached into her pocket, and took out the phone. Immediately, it began ringing. "Alphys?"

"Uhhh, I think… um… hey! About the puzzles on the left and right…! They're a bit difficult to explain, but… uhhh, you already s-solved them?"

"Yep. It wasn't that hard, Alphys," Andy told her. "Try to have a little more faith in us than that."

"Ehehehehe," Alphys laughed. "Got it!" Hanging up, Frisk walked over to the edge of the cliff, and knocked a small rock into the lava.

"It's not that hard," she said. "Just flying across broiling magma dozens of feet in the air."

"We've already done it before." Andy joined her by the vent. "How hard could this be- ahhhhh!" A strong gust of wind flung the girls across to the next the vent, and repeated the action until they landed roughly on the smooth tiles on the over side. "Ooh, that hurt." Andy sat back up, and looked behind her at the stone spires. "That's the only time we have to go through that, right?"

"Uh-huh. This way." Frisk stopped in front of a large metal door built into the side of the cliff, and opened it. Andy joined her in the room, and took the child's hand in her own. The room was completely dark, and she couldn't see anything in front of her.

"*Ring ring* H-hey, it's kind of dark in there, isn't it?" Alphys asked. "Don't worry! I'll hack into the light system and brighten it up!" A loud click followed, and Frisk and Andy found themselves standing in a kitchen. "Oh no," Alphys said before hanging up.

Mettaton slowly came up from a platform next to them on the other side of the counter, a chef's hat placed on his head. "OHHH YES! WELCOME, BEAUTIES, TO THE UNDERGROUND'S PREMIER COOKING SHOW!"

Aw, heck no! Andy thought angrily.

"PRE-HEAT YOUR OVENS, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A VERY SPECIAL RECIPE FOR YOU TODAY! WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING… A CAKE! MY LOVELY ASSISTANTS HERE WILL GATHER THE INGREDIENTS. EVERYONE GIVE THEM A BIG HAND!" Applause came out from the robot, and confetti fell from the ceiling and onto the girls. Andy picked the pieces of paper out of her hair, and glared at the robot.

"WE'LL NEED SUGAR, MILK, AND EGGS. GO FOR IT, SWEETHEART!" Mettaton directed the end towards the teen, taunting her.

Frisk noticed how Andy was clenching her fist tightly, and quickly ran to grab the ingredients from the shelf behind them. She placed the items on the island counter next to Mettaton, smiling. "How's that?"

"PERFECT! GREAT JOB, BEAUTIFUL!" Mettaton praised. "WE'VE GOT ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS WE NEED TO BAKE THE CAKE! MILK… SUGAR… EGGS… OH MY! WAIT A MAGNIFICENT MOMENT! HOW COULD I FORGET! WE'RE MISSING THE MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENT!" Slowly, he pulled out a chain saw from underneath the table, lifting it up so the girls and the camera could see it clearly. His screen was pure red, scaring Andy enough to yank Frisk backwards by the collar of her sweater. "A HUMAN SOUL!"

"Are you KIDDING ME!" Andy screamed, holding Frisk tightly as the robot revved the chain saw, and looked in their direction. He started moving towards them, only for a phone built into the robot to start ringing.

"HELLO…?" Mettaton asked in annoyance. "I'M KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING HERE."

"W-wait a second!" Alphys cried. "Couldn't you make a… couldn't you use a… couldn't you make a substitute in the recipe!?"

Mettaton turned off the chain saw, curious as to where Alphys was going. "… A SUBSTITUTION? YOU MEAN, USE A DIFFERENT, NON-HUMAN INGREDIENT? … WHY?"

"Uhh, what if someone's… vegan?" She suggested.

"… VEGAN." Mettaton repeated.

"Uh, well I mean-"

"THAT'S A BRILLIANT IDEA, ALPHYS! ACTUALLY, I HAPPEN TO HAVE AN OPTION RIGHT HERE! MMT-BRAND ALWAYS-CONVENIENT HUMAN-SOUL-FLAVOR-SUBSTITUTE!"

What the….? What does a human soul even taste like? Is that considered cannibalism? Andy tried to piece together what Mettaton was saying.

"A CAN OF WHICH… IS JUST OVER ON THAT COUNTER!" They all looked over, and saw a red can sitting on a counter by the exit. "WELL, DARLINGS? WHY DON'T YOU GO GET IT?"

"Alright!" Frisk said. She ran over towards the can, leaving Andy with Mettaton. The teen shot a look at the robot.

"Don't even think about it."

"DARLING, YOU JUST PLAYING HARD TO GET ONLY MAKES ME WANT YOU MORE!" He said playfully. "NOT MANY GIRLS IN THE UNDERGROUND HAVE SPIRIT LIKE YOURS."

"… thanks?" A loud noise came from where Frisk went, and they watched as the counter with the substitute started rising up towards the ceiling.

"BY THE WAY," Mettaton said as he and Andy walked over to the young girl. "OUR SHOW RUNS ON A STRICT SCHEDULE. IF YOU CAN'T GET THE CAN IN THE NEXT ONE MINUTE… WE'LL JUST HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN! SO… BETTER START CLIMBING, BEAUTIFUL!" His wheel retracted again, and he flew to the top of the tower.

"Anything else in your bag of tricks, Frisk?" Andy asked, staring upwards.

The phone rang, and Frisk quickly yanked it out. "Oh no!" Alphys cried. "There's not enough time to climb up! F-f-fortunately, I might have a plan! When I was upgrading your phone, I added a few… features. You see that huge button that says… jet pack? Watch this!" A loud clicking sound came from the phone, and it lifted into the air. The phone's mechanics started shifting around, and a red and yellow jet pack sat comfortably on Frisk's back.

"Way cool," Andy said in wonder.

"There! You should have just enough fuel to reach the top! Now, get up there!"

"Right!" Frisk shouted. She quickly looked at Andy, and the auburn gave her a grin and a thumbs up.

"Show that flirtatious robot who's boss, kid!"

Returning the grin, Frisk took off flying towards the can. Andy cheered her on as she swerved to avoid the ingredients thrown at her by Mettaton. Frisk slowed down as she finally reached the top, and gave a smug smile at the robot.

"MY MY. IT SEEMS YOU'VE BESTED ME. BUT ONLY BECAUSE YOU HAD THE HELP OF THE BRILLIANT DOCTOR ALPHYS! OH, I LOATHE TO THINK OF WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU WITHOUT HER!"

Andy huffed detastefully. "As if," she muttered.

"WELL, TOODLES!" Mettaton zoomed away from Frisk, but quickly flew back. "OH YES! ABOUT THE SUBSTITUTION… HAVEN'T YOU EVER SEEN A COOKING SHOW BEFORE? I ALREADY BAKED THE CAKE AHEAD OF TIME!"

"So Frisk did all of that for nothing!?" Andy shouted from far below them.

"EXACTLY, BEAUTIFUL!" He yelled back at her before flying off again. Frisk gently flew back down to the floor, and landed in Andy's arms.

"How's that?"

"Dangerous," Andy stated. "Every minute I'm in Hotland, I grow to hate Mettaton even more."

"Ha ha ha!" Frisk laughed as her phone started to ring again. "Yeah, Alphys?"

"Wow! We… we did it!" She said happily. "We… we really did it! Great job out there, team!"

"Thanks, Alphys!" Andy replied. "But we couldn't have done it without you, y'know."

"Th-thanks, Andy! W-well, uh, anyway, let's keep heading forward!" The phone clicked, signaling the end of the conversation.

"This way," Frisk said, shoving the phone once again back into her pocket. Outside of the studio, the girls stood on the opposite side of a massive piece of machinery in the middle of the sea of lava. A save point sat glowing right in front of them. Frisk tapped it, and grinned at her guardian. An ominous structure looms in the distance… you're filled with determination.

"You bet we are," Andy said as the message flashed in their heads. As they continued on the path, Alphys called again.

"S-see that building in the distance? That's the Core. The source of all power for the Underground. It converts geothermal energy into magical electricity, by… uhh, anyway, that's where we're going to go."

"I take it the Core leads to the exit of the Underground?" Andy asked.

"Yes! In the Core is an elevator directly to Asgore's castle. And from there… you two can go home." Alphys hung up, leaving the girls along once again.

"Home?" Andy repeated the word, frowning. Seeing that Frisk had already walked ahead, she gave one last look at the Core before jogging to catch up. Frisk waited inside an elevator, leaning against the tan walls.

"Up we go." Frisk hit the button on the wall beside her, making the door close. The elevator moved up to the second floor, and they stepped out. "Hey, Andy? What's wrong? You seem kind of… quiet."

"I-I'm not exactly sure, Frisk." The girls walked down the path, and Andy looked away in confusion. "I mean, I want to get back to the surface. But… no one had ever treated us nicely up there. Down here, we've made so many friends." Sans' permanent grinning face flashed through her head, making her smile. "I don't want to leave them, Frisk."

"I know, Andy." Frisk took her hand, clenching it softly. "I know."

The path widened in the middle, and Andy grinned at the familiar sight of the short skeleton sitting behind a sentry station. "Hey, Sans."

"hey buddy, what's up?" Sans asked, before getting a good look at her. "are you alright, kid? you look a little depressed."

"It's fine, Sans," Andy said quickly. "I just… have a lot on my mind right now."

Sans drew his browbones together in concern, clearly not believing her. He looked over the counter and grinned at Frisk. "wanna buy a hot dog? it's only 30G."

"Okay, Sans," she said. Frisk pulled out the coins and placed it on the stand.

"thanks, kid. here's your 'dog." Seeing their confused faces, he explained. "yeah, 'dog. apostrophe-dog. it's short for hot dog."

"Clever, Sans. Very clever." Andy smiled at Frisk, who enjoyed their cooked treat. Sans silently observed them, before clearing his throat. "Yes, Sans?"

"um, kid? you don't mind if I borrow andy for a while, do ya?" He asked, looking at Frisk. "i need to talk to her about something."

"Sure thing, Sans. Andy, I'll go on ahead. He'll teleport you to my location once you're done." Frisk held out her arms, and Andy took the book bag off her back and dropped into the child's arms.

"Alright, Frisk. Be careful," she warned.

"I will!" She called back to them, and ran down the trail. Once she was out of sight, Andy turned to looked back at Sans. The two stared at each other before Andy sighed. "Alright, Sans. What do you wanna tell me?"

"something's clearly bothering you, kid," Sans stated, his glowing pupils dimmed. "don't bother trying to excuse yourself. that won't work on me."

Andy stepped back, shocked by the change in attitude. "Sans? Y-you're kinda scaring me here."

His eyes quickly brightened, and he gave an apologetic grin. "sorry, andy. force of habit."

"It's okay." Andy walked around the sentry station, and sat next to Sans. Propping an arm on the counter, she gave him a tired smile. "It's just… Frisk has told me so much about the Underground's past, and…" and I can't believe how stupid the humans in the past were. "...I don't feel very comfortable leaving you all down here. I don't want to leave the first people who've treated Frisk and me so nicely." She let out a bitter laugh, and stared out into the distance. "Our life on the surface wasn't exactly a… happy experience."

"then why don't you stay here?" Sans asked. Andy looked back at him with a confused look. Realizing what he said, Sans' face turned a light blue. "i mean, why can't you and the kid stay here in the underground. you have food, drink, friends..." me. "is all of this... really worth it?"

"I don't know, Sans. I think the reason why I'm doing this is because Frisk and I, as much as we love it down here, it's not safe for us. The amount of times we've almost died is no laughing matter." Andy twirled a lock of hair, the discussion making her uncomfortable. "Honestly, I can't believe I haven't snapped yet," she added.

"snapped?" Sans said the word as if it left a bad taste in his mouth. "what do you mean by that?"

"Sans, isn't it obvious? I am an 18-year-old girl, just entering adulthood. I am Frisk's guardian and best friend. And yet, I have pieced together during my journey that I don't know my charge at all." Andy's gaze hardened, making the skeleton inch back. "I've figured it out, Sans. Frisk has done this entire journey all before, hasn't she?" Sans looked away from her, his sockets closed in pain. "Hasn't she?" Andy repeated forcefully.

"kid..." he looked back at the human, staring at her with empty eyes. "you really don't wanna know about the resets."

Andy crossed her arms, trying her best not to be intimidated. "Try me. After everything I've learned so far, it's only fair I finish what I've started."

Sans gave a long sigh, before standing up from the station. "if you really want answers… then it's only fair if frisk was there to hear this too."

"You promise?" She asked cautiously, still staring at his dark sockets. I've never, ever seen him like this before, Andy thought. I don't like it.

"have i broken our previous promise?" He asked, the lights returning to his eyes. "then you can trust me." Sans held out his hand, and pulled Andy off the bench. They walked around the sentry station, the skeleton still holding onto her hand. Sans looked down, and rubbed his thumb gently on the back of her hand. Andy looked down as well, feeling the strange touch, before Sans quickly stopped. They brought their heads back up, and looked at each other. "you know i wouldn't hurt you, right andy?"

"I… I..." Andy's face reddened, remembering her conversation with Alphys before she went to bed. "… I know. Sans, you seem like… like there's a lot more to you then you let on. Our conversation back at your house was proof of that. You're an excellent comedian, an amazing big brother, and a great friend, but… someone who would kill another out of hatred and pure rage? That isn't you in the slightest." Andy copied his movement, and ran her own thumb over the back of his hand, feeling the grooves and dips in the carpals and phalanges.

Sans blushed at the contact, but managed to somewhat maintain his demeanor. "th-thanks, kid. but… what makes you think i wouldn't kill someone?" it's not like you were around during frisk's genoicde run.

"Simple." Andy stopped walking, her index finger pointed at him. "I may not know you that well. I am only going on what I've seen these past few days. But from what I've seen is that you will only act unless absolutely necessary. When you showed me an example of your magic that night Sans, I could sense that you are much, much more powerful than you let on. Hurting someone wouldn't be hard for you. But I know that the reason why you wouldn't do such a thing is because you're a good person."

Sans stared at her in shock. she… she really thinks of me like that? "he. hehe. hehehehehe." He chuckled, and tightened his grip on Andy's hand. "thanks, andrea. that… really means a lot to me."

"You're welcome. Now, can we go find my sister? She's probably off on the third floor by now," she suggested.

"i know exactly where she'll be. this way. i know a shortcut."

"Of course you do," Andy said, giving a small laugh. "Oh! One more thing. Sans?"

He looked at her curiously. "yeah?"

"Why do you keep calling me by my real name?" Andy asked. "You know, Andrea?"

"that? well..." Sans' grin faltered slightly. "it's just… andrea is a beautiful name, and i like calling you that instead of your nickname." Realizing what he said, the blue in his cheeks quickly returned. "i-i mean, if that's okay with you?"

Andy stared at him blankly. "um, andy? are you alright?"

"You… you think my name is… beautiful?" She said quietly.

"… yes?"

"Hehe." She gave him an appreciative smile. "Thanks, Sans. Um… cou-could we get going now?"

"o-oh! right. hold on for a second." They walked down the pathway, and Sans teleported them to the front of a large building. "there we go."

"I don't think I'll ever get used to that!" Andy exclaimed, letting go of Sans' hand. She heard footsteps walk up the stairway, and Frisk appeared at the top, her hair ruffled and sweat dripping down her forehead. "What happened to you?"

"I… really… hate… Mettaton!" She panted. "What… what have you two... been up to?"

"kid?" Sans spoke up, his grin shrinking. "it's time."

"O-oh!" Frisk seemed surprised by the sudden statement, and looked at Andy. The teen gave a solemn nod in agreement. "I-I guess it is then." Sighing, she walked over to them. "I was hoping it wouldn't be until later, but… I guess now's as good a time as ever. Alright, Sans. Lead the way."

"sure thing." Sans walked over to a back alley beside the building. "over here. i know a shortcut." The girls followed after him, and found themselves inside a fancy restaurant. The large room was almost empty except for them and a few monsters. "take a seat."

Andy and Frisk walked over to the table in the middle of the room, and sat down across from the skeleton. The light from the candle bathed them in a calming light, despite how tense the girls were. "well, here we are." Sans sank into his chair, and looked from Andy's anxious face, to Frisk's uneasy one. "you've done this enough times to know what i'm gonna say, kid. this time though, it's entirely different. so andy..." Sans turned back to Andy. "why don't you tell us what you've already figured out?"

Andy ran her hand through her hair nervously. "A-alright. Let's see… ever since I've started this journey, I've learned so much. I know how the save points work, and all about the loads and… resets." She said the word carefully, and noticed how Frisk winced at the word. "Sans told me about how there are certain people who remember what happened in the previous timelines, and the pain it can cause. I know what caused the war and how it resulted in the barrier's creation, and how foolish humanity acted in their blindness towards two innocent children." Andy looked at her friends, grinning sadly. "I've learned all about the Underground, but at the end of it all… I still don't know why I'm here. Frisk has been here so many times before, so why am I here now?"

"i think you oughta tell this one, kid."

Frisk frowned at Sans, and looked back at her guardian in pity. "Andy, I've- you got to understand that when I got stuck in the Underground the first time, I was in near hysterics. I died so many times, trying to get back out of Mount Ebott and back to you. But as I learned about the resets… I got curious. I was wondering what I could do, and the effects it would have on the monsters." Frisk's eyes started to water, and she wiped them away with her sleeve. "I've… I've killed Andy. I've killed people just to see what endings I could make. And in the end, I was so curious, so tempted I…" Frisk noticed Sans' intense stare, and shakily finished her sentence. "…I went on a genocide run."

"That's why you were so terrified when we found that toy knife back in the Ruins," Andy realized. "You thought you were going to hurt them again, didn't you?" You thought you were gonna hurt Toriel and Papyrus and… Sans… Andy's stomach did a somersault. The idea of Frisk, a sweet, innocent child, doing something so horrible as to kill an entire population disturbed her severely. That's why he didn't want to discuss Frisk's resets with me. He knew about her past timelines… about her genocide run. Oh gosh… do I really not know my friends at all?

"Uh-huh," Frisk mumbled, bringing her attention back to the young girl. "At the end of it all, I found myself face-to-face with her. She was the first human, Andy. She had killed herself in order to possess her friend, her brother, in order to get revenge on humanity. But… I realized what was happening as soon as I saw her. She was controlling me from the very start. Every time I killed someone, she got stronger. And even if I wanted to go back she wouldn't let me." She stopped talking, and looked at Sans and Andy. Her face was stained with tears, her small frame shaking.

"Easy, Frisk. Calm down." Andy pulled the child close to her, and gently rubbed circles on Frisk's back. She wasn't comforting Frisk just for the child's benefit; Andy felt as if she was about to break down too. "Shhh… shhh… it's okay Frisk. It's okay. Do you wanna stop or-"

"No. I-I can't." Frisk pushed Andy away. "You… you have to know the truth." She took a shaky breath. "After I met Chara..." Frisk gave a small smile. "That was her name, by the way. Chara... wanted me to side with her but I… I just couldn't. I wanted to see all possible endings, but that? That wasn't what I wanted. I didn't want to destroy the Underground. So before she could react, I quickly reset my entire adventure, and did a complete pacifist run. That ending..." Frisk smiled tearfully warmly at Sans. "That was my favorite by far."

"glad you thought so, kid," Sans grinned. "definitely was my favorite too."

Gee, hehe. I-I wonder why…? Andy cast a sideways glance at the short skeleton, and gave a pity filled smile, earning an accepting nod in return.

"Anyways, even though everything turned out okay in the end," Frisk continued. "There were two things wrong with that one ending."

"What was wrong with it?" Andy asked. "I mean, if no one died this time, what happened?"

"Flowey happened. You see, Andy; Flowey is an accident. The monster child I mentioned before? That's… that's him."

"Whoa. Back up. You mean to say, the scary murderous buttercup, is actually the child who died with the huma- err... Chara? But… how the heck did that happen!?"

"It's not my place to say, but when he died, he had just enough strength to make it back to the Underground. When his body turned to dust, it was scattered over a bed of flowers. And after being injected with determination in a failed experiment, the child was reincarnated as Flowey. But because he's a flower, he is unable to feel anything. He no longer had a soul, Andy… Andy?"

"Flowey… I never knew…" Andy hit her head against the table. "Gah! I'm such an idiot!"

"You're not an idiot, Andy." Frisk said, giving a small laugh. "You just didn't know."

"That still makes me feel clueless," she muttered. Lifting her head back up, she looked at Frisk. "What happened to him in the pacifist ending?"

"Nothing. That's the thing. He temporarily regained his original form, and broke the barrier using the 6 human souls and every monster soul in the Underground. But he couldn't leave due to not having his own soul. That's one of the reasons why I came back; I wanted Asriel to have a real happy ending along with the rest of us."

"and the second reason?" Sans asked. His skull was propped up in his hand, watching their discussion.

"The second reason is… because of you, Andy." Frisk said smiling.

"Me?" Andy repeated. "You went back because of... me?"

"Yep. I've went through this journey so many times I've lost count, and every single time, I was all by myself. I knew, that if I ever had to go back one more time, I was going to bring you along with me. I was determined to have you experience my friendships, my laughs, everything, right alongside next to me. After all, you're my sister, Andrea. Aren't we supposed to stick together?"

"Oh, Frisk." The girls stared at each other, before breaking into wide grins and launching into each others arms. "Ha ha!" Andy laughed, blinking away tears. "Ha ha ha ha! Thank you, Frisk! Thank you!" She peered over the top of the mousy brown head, and looked at Sans. His pupils seemed to shine brightly at the display, and his grin widened at her cheerful face. Giggling, Andy buried her head into Frisk's hair.

Really, Frisk… thank you.

"Um, Andy? You can let go now," Frisk mumbled into the light blue sweater. "You're hugging me a little too tight right now."

"Oh! Right, sorry." Andy released the small girl, and they grinned at each other before looking back to Sans.

"well. it looks like you've finally figured things out, andy. feel any better?"

"Much, much better. Frisk-" she ruffled her hair playfully. "-thank you. For everything."

"Don't thank me yet, Andy. We're not finished with the Underground. We've still got a fair distance ahead of ourselves before we can call it a happy ending," Frisk explained, standing up from her chair.

"she's right there." Sans stood up from his chair, and walked over to the exit. "well, that's all." He looked back at the two girls, and gave them a warm smile. "take care of yourselves, kids. 'cause someone really cares about you." He looked at Andy, his smile seemed to hesitate before he finally walked out the door, leaving them alone.

"Sans?" Andy stared at where the skeleton once stood, and looked down at Frisk. "I, uh..."

"Go on. I'll be waiting right here," she gave a large smile.

"I count on it." Andy sprinted past the other tables, and back outside. Looking around, she saw Sans walk down the steps. "Sans, wait!"

The short skeleton abruptly stopped, and looked up at her in confusion. "andy?" She ran over to him, standing a few steps above him. "what is it?"

Andy looked down at him, her mind jumbled. "I… I..."

"andrea? seriously, what's wrong- mfff!"

In that instant, Andy had thrown all caution into the wind. Stooping down, she roughly yanked the monster up by his hoodie... and proceeded to smash her lips against his teeth.

What's wrong? What's wrong is that I have a friend who's been living a paradox for who knows how long, I've discovered magic and monsters are real, and that me and my friend are the only hope for the Underground. What's wrong… is that a skeleton I've known for only a few days has a crush on me… and that I return his feelings exactly.

Ha ha ha ha ha! This is by far my favorite chapter! YESSS!

Okay, okay. Calm down, Angel. Let's wrap this up.

Ahem. So! Be prepared for another possible early update. I have a shooting competition next Saturday, and I won't be back until late that night.

Until next time!

Angel

… ha ha ha ha ha!