~A Glimpse Into The Future~
Chapter 10: When It All Crashed Down
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*More back story: Katy's original timeline, just before she was sent away*
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"Hey honey." Sans sneaked up behind Frisk and slipped his arms around her waist.
"Oh! Hey Sansy," Frisk giggled back at him. She rubbed his arms down to his hands, and interlocked their fingers.
He kissed her shoulder. "What'cha doing?"
"Just taking a breather before I have to cook dinner."
"Oh, sounds great already. Where is Katy?"
"She's outside."
Sans couldn't help laughing. "Well, it is a beautiful day outside... birds are singing..."
"Stop," she laughed.
"Flowers are blooming..."
"Sans, no."
He tightened his hold on her and hugged her. "I'm just messing with you."
"I know," she replied softly, smiling.
Sans looked out of the window, at his daughter. He saw a figure standing in front of her. "What is that?"
Frisk looked too. "I don't see anything."
"Right there, in front of Katy," he released one hand to point at a place in the window. "Hold on." He let go of Frisk and walked quickly toward the door. Frisk followed him.
Once outside, Sans saw Katy, and a girl in front of her. He froze in his tracks. "Oh my god..."
"Hey, Daddy. Look, a human!"
"Oh no no no, you GET OUT OF HERE!" He shouted at the girl.
"What's wrong, Dad?"
Frisk gasped when she saw Chara here... so close to her daughter.
"Frisk, get Katy back in the house."
"But Dad-"
"House. Katy. Now."
Frisk took Katy's shoulders and pushed her toward the house.
A red glow surrounded the girl, and filled her eyes. The wind picked up and began to spin around them. Chara floated off the ground, and slowly forward.
"FRISK, GET IN THE HOUSE NOW!" Sans began to summon his magic, and his eye shown a bright, smokey blue.
Chara sped forward, and knocked Katy and Frisk to the ground. Then Sans didn't see the girl anymore. "No, no no NO NO!"
Katy sat up from the ground and looked to him. "What happened?"
Frisk then, behind Katy, rose up and looked up at Sans. The red glow now surrounded her and shone in her eyes.
Sans tried to fight the tears he felt forming. He walked over to Katy, told her to not look anywhere but at him as he stood her up. He cradled her face into his chest, and walked them back to the house.
Frisk was gone. Sans slammed the front door.
"W-where's mom?"
Sans rubbed his face with his hands while trying to come up with an answer. "She... ran after the girl. That girl's name is Chara." He grabbed Katy's shoulders. "She is a bad girl, Katy. She has killed a lot of monsters. She has the power to reset things, timelines... just like your mom. Your mom uses that ability to save monsters... Chara uses that ability to... do bad things."
"I've heard her name before..." Katy recalled.
"Yea, well, stay away from her from now on, okay?"
"Yes, daddy."
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*Later that night*
Sans had just checked on Katy; she was already fast asleep. He was relieved; he didn't know how much longer he could dodge the "Where is mom" question that night. "She probably got lost" left a lot of open ends for more questions.
"Hey, Sansy." Frisk's voice.
Sans looked up. "FRISK! You're home! Are you okay?" He ran to her and threw his arms around her. She didn't hug him back. He pulled back, concerned. "Frisk?"
"I'm just tired. I'm going to bed now." She said flatly, emotionless, and walked away from Sans, toward the hallway, where the bedrooms are.
"Okay? Want me to come to bed with you?" He tried to grab her hand.
"No."
He noticed she was walking toward Katy's room instead. "U-uh, Frisk? Going to check on Katy? She's asleep. She's been asking about you all afternoon..."
No response. Just kept walking.
Sans sensed something weird was with her, so he followed her.
Frisk turned into Katy's room. She walked up to her bed, and brought her fist over Katy's bed.
Sans saw the blade of a knife flash in her hand. Then he realized what was really going on here.
"NO!" He jumped on Frisk, and they crashed onto the floor. Then Frisk... Chara... whoever it was, disappeared.
He climbed into bed with Katy and put his arm around her sleeping body protectively.
She can't stay here... He knew he had to come up with a plan. He needed someplace to send her; she is not safe here. Plus, it would give him the space and time he needs to put his energy into saving Frisk, to save his family.
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*Present day*
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Katy was in the kitchen, appeared to be absent-mindedly wandering around, maybe looking for something?
Sans walked up to her and slung his arm around her. "What's up, kiddo? Looking for something?"
It startled her. "Oh! I'm just thinking about what to cook for Papyrus." She rolled her eyes. "Remember I said I'd have dinner ready when he gets home from training today? Oh, the promises I make..." she sighed.
"Well, I don't want to tell you what to do, but spaghetti seems like a very obvious choice."
"You don't want to tell me what to do?" She raised an eyebrow at him. "You're my dad..."
"Yea, but I have a while to grow into that role. Here, I'm just like... an older buddy that kind of babysits you."
"Um... okay... Spaghetti it is... again."
"Yes, again. He never gets tired of it. Yours is a whole lot better than his, though. Maybe you should teach him! That way when you leav- ..." Sans's cheerful face suddenly turned solemn.
"-When I leave you can still eat delicious spaghetti, with extra ketchup in the sauce?" Katy finished his sentence and offered a friendly smile at him.
"Yea. I-I just, don't want to think about you leaving someday."
"Aw, you got attached to me."
"Well, Papyrus has too. I don't know how I'm going to deal with him when you leave. He's so sensitive."
Katy turned around to face Sans, and held both of his hands. "Hey, we don't have to think about that right now. I'm here now, and I'm not going anywhere. Now, how about I teach you how to make my spaghetti?" Katy touched his face where his nose should be at the word "you."
Sans seemed to cheer up. "Heh... How about you just teach Papyrus."
"Yea, I expected that answer," Katy responded with an eyeroll. She opened a cabinet, searched for her ingredients, and brought them toward her using her magic. "Oh, Papyrus decided what he wants us to do together today... He, wants to help you train me today." She looked warily at Sans.
"Ha ha ha!" Sans laughed, "Papyrus train someone? Ha, this is not going to go well. But it will be amusing to watch!"
Katy gathered her supplies, and set them together on the counter. "You know, I have a while before I have to start cooking. If it's okay with you, I want to take you somewhere!"
"Uh, sure kid, wher-"
Katy had grabbed Sans's hand and was running out of the kitchen, toward the front door.
"Whoa kid! Where are we going!"
"You'll see when we get there!"