Okay, I need to give a big apology to all of you guys who have been eagerly waiting for this to be updated. I know it has been a LONG time, longer than I like. And anything I say to explain myself would probably just sound like an excuse, but really all I can say is last I updated this, which was around Halloween last year, my schedule just became crazy due to the holidays. From Halloween all the way to New Years, I've been too busy to focus on any of my fanfiction. Then there was the fact I started working on another story, which if you haven't heard is my new Fnaf story that takes place after my main fnaf trilogy story. So if you like Nick and the others, please check that out!

Point is, I have just been way to busy to focus, but I will try to keep updating this. I really, really, really want to finish this, mostly because I just find it fun and silly.

(Also this is not an important note, just something I want to mini rant about. Last chapter I had a bit of dialogue Sans said that was cut off when I uploaded it. You know the part when he speaks to Frisk for the very first time and before we see his face. Yeah, that line. No one mentioned it, but when I noticed it, I was annoyed, but I didn't want to fix that one tiny mistake that popped up since everyone who played the game should know what he says at the moment. Still bugs me...okay mini rant over)

So with all that said, please enjoy!

Sans let out a tired sigh as he leaned against a random tree, waiting for his brother. The sudden fear he has for this current human has not yet faded away. The very chance that this human is even more dangerous than Frisk terrified the skeleton. After all, at least Frisk didn't go on a killing spree their first time here. Then again this boy hasn't gone of a killing spree here as of yet. Though the very idea that he could suddenly change paths and kill the monsters from Snowdin all the way to the capital was still very real to him.

"i have to keep an eye socket on the kid, just until i know i can trust him." Sans muttered.

Just then, Papyrus walked up to him. "THERE YOU ARE, BROTHER!"

"oh, hey there paps."

"SO YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT UNDYNE TOLD ME EARLIER!"

Sans smiled tiredly, forcing himself to keep his eye sockets opened as long as possible while listening to his brother speak. All while occasionally looking out for the new human. 'hmm…he should be popping up any second now…'

And right on que, Nick walked up, a pair of tough gloves covering his cold hands.

"SO, AS I WAS SAYING ABOUT UNDYNE,…" Papyrus continued on before the human caught his attention. He turned around to look at him, Sans copied his movements. The taller skeleton then turned back to look at his brother before once again back at the human. Sans copying him the entire time.

Nick couldn't help but giggle as the two continued this for a few seconds, growing faster and faster before finally they stopped and turned their backs to him.

"SANS! OH MY GOD! IS THAT…A HUMAN!?

Sans, obviously still grinning, looked behind the boy. "uhhhh…actually, i think that's a rock."

Nick turned around and indeed saw a rock behind him. "Huh…" He huffed, before looking back at the skeleton brothers.

"OH."

"hey, what's that in front of the rock?"

Papyrus locked his gaze on Nick, narrowing his sockets at the boy. Nick just gave a smile and waved at the taller skeleton, earning a loud shocking gasp. "OH MY GOD!" He looked down at Sans, lowering his voice, yet it was still almost as loud as before. "IS…IS THAT A HUMAN?"

Sans rolled his eyes in amusement. "yes." He whispered back.

"OH MY GOD!"

Nick giggled, finding Papyrus to be very funny, whether the taller skeleton was trying to be or not.

"SANS! I FINALLY DID IT! UNDYNE WILL…I'M GONNA…I'LL BE SO…POPULAR! POPULAR! POPULAR!" He cleared his throat before looking dramatically at Nick. "HUMAN! YOU SHALL NOT PASS THIS AREA! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL STOP YOU! I WILL THEN CAPTURE YOU! YOU WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE CAPITAL! THEN…THEN! I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S NEXT." Nick was about to comment, but Papyrus didn't give him any time as he continued. "IN ANY CASE! CONTINUE…ONLY IF YOU DARE!" Papyrus turned around, laughing loudly as he left. "NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!"

Sans chuckled softly before looking at the human. "well, that went well. don't sweat it kid, i'll keep an eyesocket out for ya." He said before leaving as well.

Nick tilted his head, still chuckling softly after what he just watched. "Well, this looks like it's going to be fun." Smiling happily, he continued forward, checking out an oddly built sentry station before continuing though the snowy forest. He ended up approaching yet another station only a few feet ahead. This one having a figure of a dog head carved on the top.

"Cool!" Nick said stepping up to it. Just then a rather large dog started to rise up in front of Nick "Whoa!"

The dog narrowed his eyes suspiciously, a dog treat hanging from his mouth. "Did something move? Was it my imagination? I can only see moving things. If something was moving…for example, a human…I'll make sure it never moves again!"

Nick gasped when his soul popped up again, signaling he was about to fight again.

"Oh no! Not again!" he gasped, getting ready. Taking in a deep breath, Nick instantly hit his Act option. "Okay doggy," he started. "Let's do this!"

Sans let out a sigh after he teleported. Sweat already falling down his skull. Teleporting short distances was never a big issue for him, but this time Sans found himself all the way in Hotland, standing right in front of Alphys' lab. He didn't even knock to warn the shy scientist as he entered inside.

Alphys at the moment was sitting in a chair, a cup of noodles in on hand, chopsticks in the other, staring up intently at the screen displaying Nick. "O-oh, he-he's fi-figuring out bl-blue attacks, r-rather q-quick-quickly…" the doctor smiled happily.

"hey alphys."

"E-eep!" the doctor gasped loudly, almost dropping her food before turning to face Sans. "Wh-what the-wh-when di-did you g-get h-here!?"

"just now. so…" Sans looked up at the monitor. He saw Nick quickly moving to pet Doggo. "i see you're watching the human."

Alphys shyly nodded. "Y-yes. T-to tell th-the truth…I…I was re-really shocked wh-when I saw him. I-I mean it-it's been a while since…the la-last human…"

Sans instantly thought about Frisk, his eyes growing dark for a brief second before calming down. "uh…yeah…i guess it has been a while…" Clearing his throat, he locked his gaze on the scientist. "so…the reason i came here…i need you to do me a big favor."

"W-what is it?"

"that kid…keep an extra close eye on him for me, will ya? i mean, rarely stop watching him."

"Wh-why? E-even though I have my-my camera system, I fe-feel like you could do a better job at it then me…"

The skeleton paused for a moment, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. "look…i need to check some things out. talk to some people…you wouldn't get it." He felt his smile twitch, his eyes growing dark again. "you will still find me popping up around snowdin for a bit, but that's only when i know the kid will be near papyrus. when i'm not there though, that's when i will need you to focus on him." He sharply looked into Alphys' eyes, causing her to jump in shock. "so that means no geeking out on one of your anime related stuff or secretly going to watch undyne through the cameras."

"EEP! How do you know I do that!?" Alphys shouted in shock, blushing brightly.

For once Sans didn't give in to his natural urge to let out a joke, letting his smile rest as best as it could to help show just how serious he was. "just promise me alphys?"

"…" the scientist slowly nodded. "o-oh alright. I promise."

"great. thanks alphys. you're the best. and please be sure to contact me if he does something suspicious." Sans was about to leave when he felt claws quickly grab his sleeve.

"S-sans wait!"

Turning his head, Sans curiously looked over at her. "yeah?"

"…this…this doesn't have to do with…with…"

"…" Sans gently shook his arm away from Alphys' grip. "yeah…it kind of does."

"I…I see. So…it happened again." The anime fan sighed, pushing her glasses up when she felt they were about to fall. "I…I wish I could remember. I always feel the deja-vu…bu-but…"

"hey don't sweat it alphys." Sans quickly said. "it's nothing too important to remember."

"A-are you sure…You sure s-seem to be making a…big d-deal about it…"

"…heh, you said something similar before you know."

"I-I have?"

Sans pulled up his hood and turned his back to his friend. "see ya alphys." And before anything else could be said Sans vanished from sight.

Mike cracked an eye open, moving an arm around instinctively, in search for a body that wasn't there. "Nick…" Sitting up he turned his head to the empty spot where the child would normally be. A pain rushed through his chest as he remembered his 'little brother' was still lost in possible an entirely different world. All alone and probably scared. He knew Frisk constantly reassured him that Nick was in a safe place, but until he actually sees Nick again, he can't stop worrying.

Mike felt a tear fall down his face as he leaned down, resting his head on his knees. "Nick…I'm so sorry…If…if only could be there to help you…"

"Mike?"

The night guard jumped, swiftly looking behind him to see Danny and Luke looking over at him. The guard gave a light smile at the Fazbear cousins before sighing. "H-hey you guys…"

The cousins exchanged looks before Luke stepped over to the young man. "How you feeling Mike?"

The guard didn't look over at the teen ghost, instead just shook his head. "I've had better days…"

Luke desperately searched his head for a proper response to try and cheer the man up, while scratching the back of his head. Yet every possible thing he came up with all sounded so lack-luster in his own mind. Finally, with a deep sigh, he slumped down, adjusting his thick glasses. "I know how you are feeling Mike. I wish we could be faster to help Nick too. Or at least be there with him…" He let out another sigh, leaning back on the table they sat on. "Man this sucks…"

Danny walked up to the two, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "Well that Frisk kid is trying all they can. The most we can do is just be patient."

"I'm tired of being patient though!" Mike shouted, glaring sharply at Danny. "I just want Nick home!"

"Well getting all grouchy about this situation isn't going to help, Schmidt!" the ex-killer snapped.

"Guys! Calm down! You're going to wake the kids!" Luke said, trying to settle the two down before they could break out in a loud argument.

Meanwhile, Frisk slowly opened the door to peak back inside. They had a small frown on their face, while debating if they should step inside or not. Was it their place to suddenly step in on the ghosts' conversation? After all, the human knew that they would just want answers, answers the child still didn't know.

Hesitantly, the child thought back and forth with what to do. Go in or don't? Then suddenly, Frisk thought back to their conversation with Golden and how they were able to cheer the robotic bear up. Then there was their conversation with Freddy earlier, and how they were able to calm that bear's nerves as well. Maybe, even without knowing the answers to their situation, Frisk could still bring just a bit of their nerves at ease.

Feeling their determination flow, Frisk stepped in, wearing a big smile on their face. "Hello."

Mike jumped, quickly forcing on a smile as he turned and faced the child. "Ah, there you are Frisk. Back here already?"

"Yep, I wanted to check up on you guys."

Luke chuckled and approached the child. "Aw, you didn't have to do that, Frisk. It's always so dark and gloomy looking in here. Why not just head back and play some games or something?"

"Hmm, I will, but-"

The three awake ghosts raised a brow as the child stood up on an empty table, determinedly standing tall and proud in order to be somewhat eyelevel with them, while also being mindful of the still asleep children.

"First, we need to talk. Now I know you guys are still worried, and I'm sure no amount of describing the Undergrounds will assure you that Nick is safe and sound…and overall, you guys are just getting really impatient."

Mike sighed, lowering his head. "You heard me, didn't you…?"

The child's gaze softened to a more sympathetic one. "Even if I didn't, I would still try saying something like this to you guys. Might as well be now, right?"

The night guard couldn't help the chuckle that escaped his throat as he shrugged his shoulders. "I guess…"

Smiling, Frisk determined gaze returned tenfold. "Okay, look. I know an answer to all this isn't clear. I don't even know for a fact if there really is something for me to do."

"What do you mean."

"Well…Nick's determination is surpassing my own. Because of that…getting him back home and me back with the monsters in the Undergrounds…well, the more I think about it, the more likely Nick is the one who has to get things started."

"You think?" Danny questioned.

"Hmm…" Frisk grew quiet, letting this new train of thoughts process. "Yeah, maybe…just maybe if/when Nick finds out about the resets I told you guys about…then..."

"Then maybe he would just be sent all the way back before he fell down to the Undergrounds?" Luke finished.

The child nodded. "Exactly what I was thinking. After all, whenever I reset, I basically went back to the very beginning. But there is still a small chance that idea won't work still…"

"Why do you say that?" Mike asked.

"Well, after I Reset, I actually just wake up in a flower bed that is already in the Underground…if Nick is the same he will just end up there still. Heck, there may be a chance he already has figured out how the Reset works and tried that already. But really, there is no true way for us to know what would happen if he did that, unless my first theory actually works and he does get sent back here after he resets."

Mike nodded. "Yeah, I understand. But, could it really just be that simple?"

Frisk looked up at the guard. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, is one chance all this getting fixed is just as simple as Nick basically hitting a button and everything goes back to normal. I don't know, it just sounds…way to easy."

The human nodded. "Yeah, it does, but we can't just rule out that option. But again, that option all relies on Nick and if he is like me, he won't realize the true power of Reset, until much later. And that just brings up another issue. Can we really wait that long, especially if we don't know if it would work?"

Frisk sensed the awake ghosts growing quiet and looked at them with a stern look.

"It's like I said, there is a small chance Nick already has been hitting Reset, and getting sent back to the beginning, but the moment it keeps sending him back to is when he is at the same flower bed I always popped up on. We can wait, and just hope that won't be the case, or continue to try and raise my determination until we succeed."

"Yeah, but we haven't thought of a way to do even that!" Danny mentioned. So…what if that just ends up in a failure like the option of just relying on Nick? Then what?"

"Danny's got a point." Mike agreed. "I mean, it's not like we can just pop over to the Underground, grab Nick and just take him back home."

"Exactly! It's not like there is a stupid path hidden in the restaurant that just leads us to that place."

Frisk lowered their head, agreeing with the ghosts' words. They're right. We already searched every nook and cranny of this place. There is just no clear way to actually get inside, and I have no idea where Mt. Ebott is from here. We are basically stuck here, like all the monsters are stuck in the Underground. Frisk felt a frustrated sigh escape from them. Well, at least they get a barrier that will eventually be broken. Not like there is a barrier for us to…Frisk suddenly felt a spark go off in their head. A barrier…

What if there was some form of barrier keeping them stuck here, away from the Underground. Not like the one trapping the monsters…but a barrier none the less! The only real question is how could they all break it?

Frisk thought back to the few times they managed to break the barrier back in the Undergrounds. But…it wasn't Frisk who broke it…it was Asriel. He was after he had all the monster souls and human souls combined within him. When he had all their determination…

Suddenly Frisk felt their eyes widen to saucers, a huge smile began to form on their face.

…when all their determination was combined as one…!

That's when it hit the child. An idea so crazy it just might work. The smile, as wide as they could manage was instantly directed at the ghosts. "Guys!"

The voice was so loud, the three older ghosts jumped in shock and the sleeping children woke up in a slight panic.

"What the heck is going on!?" Shawn shouted, desperately searching for his glasses while glaring at Frisk.

The human child ignored the irritated, tired boy, to excited with an idea that suddenly seemed like it would work with almost no faults. With a very confident grin, Frisk determinedly looked at each ghost. "You guys, I got an idea!"

Whoo! A real plan is starting to come up! No more just plain hoping and doing things that they don't even know would work in the first place!

Also, I do want to say, don't ignore the other options of getting Nick home. I didn't bring them up if they won't be somewhat important later on. Just want to let you guys know. No spoilers, but still don't suddenly ignore everything Frisk, Mike, Danny, and Luke discussed. ;)

Also, back with the other Undertale characters, I got to throw sweet little Alphys in the mix! Yay! Seems Sans still doesn't want to trust Nick though. Guess the poor guy is really shook up after the last run through Frisk did. You can say he's even a little bit...rattled! :D ...*get hit with rotten tomato* Oh come on, that was funny!

Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this. I will try to update soon. Although, I am also getting into my new fnaf story A New Evil. Seriously, if you read and/or like my fnaf characters, please check out that story. Takes place in the same world and after all the craziness of the trilogies.

So with that all said, Bye! And don't forget to review!