Well, I'm back! Sorry for the wait, I have an excuse. You see I decided to go on a spiritual journey around the world and I found out that I'm the chosen one for a ancient prophe-
Okay, I actually just went to Disney World (YAY) but now I'm back and I'm getting back into this story, I've been brainstorming during the whole trip. So lets begin.
Chapter 10: With the Skelebros
It was morning in snowdin. The seven children were asleep in their rented beds. One of them, Delilah, was just waking up. Slowly her eyes opened as she sat up. Her room was small, but at least she got a room of her own like the others. Diego managed to persuade the innkeeper to give a special deal if he bought seven bedrooms each. Along with the bed Diego managed to buy pjs for everyone and backpacks for those that don't have one. 'What's special about these backpacks', the shopkeeper said,'is that they can hold up to eight items, regardless of size, as long as they are able to be held in your hands'.
Anyway by the time she was up and dressed, the others were waiting for her in the lobby. Everybody was chatting with the others except for John who was picking at his teeth with his toy knife and a hand in his hoodie pocket, probably feeling that silk ribbon of his. "Morning everyone" She said cheerfully. Everyone looked at her.
"Well its about time Delilah." said Iris "Any longer and Jerod would have barged into the room." Jerod gave her a nasty glare.
"Well now that your finally up sis we can move on." said John
"Wait isn't Frisk supposed to go on Papyrus's date?"
John went wide eyed "Oh crap I forgot about that."
"Wait are we seriously going to let this happen."
"While I find the situation unusual it's not right to just walk out. Consider the other's feelings. If Frisk wants to or not, he should at least talk to him."
"I want to" murmured Frisk
"Regardless were going now." Delilah then started pulling Frisk by the arm outside to Papyrus with the group following.
"Hey John, can I use your phone please?" asked Diego.
"Uh sure." He handed Diego his phone. "What do you need it for?"
"I need to text Toriel that were okay, I forgot to last night. She must be worried sick." He quickly texted to Toriel:
{Dear Toriel, this is Diego speaking. I'm sorry we forgot to let you know, we were busy with... stuff! Yeah stuff. Were alright now. We are at a nice town named Snowdin and we made friends with a pair of skeleton brothers. Well we got to go now, we're meeting one of the skeletons to hang out. Love you, XOXO, Diego.}
After he sent the message, he gave the phone back. Several minutes they reach what looks like Papyrus's and Sans's house. Unlike the other homes this one has two stories, a balcony, and a nearby tool shed. Iris noticed a hidden cellar door behind the house, but she decided that now is not a good time. Then Papyrus noticed them and beamed with joy.
"AH FINALLY! YOU'RE NAME IS FRISK RIGHT?" Frisk nodded "WELL THEN ARE YOU READY FOR OUR DATE?"
"Yes"
"WOWIE! WELL THEN LETS... HOLD ON WHY ARE YOU ALL HERE?"
"Well we wanted to keep our eyes on you two, see how this plays out." said John
"REALLY? WELL ALRIGHT THEN. LETS GO SOMEPLACE SPECIAL...A PLACE I LIKE TO SPEND ALOT OF TIME." He scurried off with Frisk. Everyone except John followed, he had an idea about where Papyrus was going with this. Just as soon as they left they came right back in front of the house. "MY HOUSE!" Iris face palmed. He led them inside. "IT'S A NICE PLACE RIGHT?" It's honestly not that bad. It's a little spacious but it has a living room, a kitchen, and upstairs is two doors that are probably the bedrooms. Oh and theres a rock with sprinkles on a table but nobody cares. "SO FEEL FREE HUMANS TO LOOK AROUND FIRST BEFORE WE MOVE ON WITH OUR DATE!" and with that the group dispersed.
John and Jerod noticed a dirty-looking sock next to the television, it was covered in notepads. From the hand writing it was definitely written by sans and Papyrus.
{SANS! PLEASE PICK UP YOUR SOCK!}
{ok.}
{DON'T PUT IT BACK DOWN! MOVE IT!}
{ok}
{YOU MOVED IT TWO INCHES! MOVE IT TO YOUR ROOM!}
{ok}
{AND DON'T BRING IT BACK}
{ok}
{IT'S STILL HERE!}
{didn't you just say to not bring it back to my room?}
{FORGET IT!}
Jerod was scowling at the notes while John was giggling madly. Delilah was sat on the couch when she heard a jingling sound. Looking under the cushions she found 20g inside. She knew better than to take what was there's so she gave the money back to Papyrus.
"WHY THANK YOU DELILAH! SANS IS ALWAYS DROPPING HIS MONEY WHICH I HAVE TO RETRIEVE. *SIGH* I WONDER WHAT HE WOULD DO WITHOUT A COOL BROTHER LIKE ME." Why did that sound ominous?
Iris noticed a book. It looks like a quantum physics book. She opened it to find out that it was a joke book. She frowned and opened the joke book, it was a quantum physics book. She opened it to find another joke book, she puts the book down in frustration.
Frisk turned on the TV, it said "Stay tuned for a new program-MTT",on the screen. He turned off the TV wondering what MTT stood for.
Diego and Caleb were inspecting the kitchen. It was pretty plain... well except for the sink that was higher than everyone else. They were intimidated by it's sheer size, Papyrus noticed this.
"IMPRESSED!? I INCREASED THE HEIGHT OF MY SINK! THAT WAY I CAN PUT MORE BONES UNDER IT, HERE HAVE A LOOKSY!" He opened it to find Toby in their chewing happily on one of his bones. "WHAT!" Toby stared at Papyrus with a 'oh crap' face so hilarious that it got John gasping for breath on the ground.
"OH! uhh hey. Hope you don't mind if I take this with me." He said before immediately dashing out the door. Papyrus was stomping on the ground madly grumbling when sans came out of his room with a trombone, played a 'wah wah wahhh' tune, and went back inside.
"SANS! STOP PLAGUING MY LIFE WITH INCIDENTAL MUSIC!" He looked at the group remembering that he had guests here. "AH. WELL ANYWAY LET ME SHOW YOU MY ROOM." He led them to what can be described as the best room ever...for a little kid. It had Toys, a computer, and a race-car bed.
Immediately Caleb went to play with the toys while John examined the computer, It looked like a Windows 6.
Papyrus faced Frisk "SO, ARE YOU READY TO DATE NOW?" Frisk nodded, John went to lay on the bed and watch this. "OKAY! DATING START!" Suddenly it felt like they were fighting again. "HERE WE ARE ON OUR DATE. TO BE HONEST, I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY DONE THIS BEFORE." Touche buddy thought John, "BUT DON'T WORRY! YOU CANT SPELLED PREPARED WITHOUT SEVERAL LETTERS FROM MY NAME! I SNAGGED AN OFFICIAL DATING RULEBOOK FROM THE LIBRABRY. " He brought out a small magazine. "OKAY STEP ONE: ASK THE PERSON ON A DATE. AHEM. HUMAN, I THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL GO ON A DATE WITH YOU!"
"I accept" said Frisk dramatically.
Papyrus's face went all kawaii, "R-REALLY. WOWIE! I GUESS IT'S TIME FOR THE NEXT PART. STEP 2: PUT ON NICE CLOTHES TO SHOW THAT YOU CARE!" Papyrus's eyes narrowed. "WAIT WEAR CLOTHING? THAT BANDAGE ON YOUR CHEEK! YOUR WEARING CLOTHING RIGHT NOW. NOT ONLY THAT BUT EARLIER YOU WERE ALSO WEARING CLOTHING." Delilah grabbed Iris's arm before she can say anything. "COULD IT BE... YOU WANTED TO DATE ME FROM THE START?!"
"No" said Frisk calmly. Iris and Delilah nodded in approval.
Papyrus looked confused, "DESPITE THAT YOU CHOSE TO WEAR CLOTHING TODAY OF ALL DAYS...? COULD OUR LOVE BE PREDESTINED?!" Papyrus had a look of shock on his face as he looked upwards . "NOOOO! LOOK YOUR DATING POWER IT'S INCREASING!"
The group was confused because they didn't see anything there, but Frisk was staring as well and he doesn't look confused...weird.
"NYEH HEH HEH! DON'T THINK YOU'VE BESTED ME YET! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS HAVE NEVER BEEN BEATEN AT DATING AND I NEVER WILL! I CAN EASILY KEEP UP WITH YOU. YOU SEE, I, TOO, CAN WEAR CLOTHING. BEHOLD!" Papyrus began spinning and spinning until a comical tornado covered him and several articles of his clothing came out. It reveal him in clothing so awesome that the writer of this Fanfic cannot bother to describe it. Jerod shed a tear at the sight of it. "NYEH! WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY SECRET STYLE?"
"I love it"
"NOOO! A GENUINE COMPLIMENT. UNFORTUNATELY YOU DON'T TRULY UNDERSTAND THE HIDDEN POWER OF THIS OUTFIT! THEREFORE WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS INVALID. FIND THE SECRET OF MY OUTFIT AND THE DATE WILL CONTINUE." Without hesitation, Frisk pointed to his hat. "MY HAT...? MY HAT. MY HAT! HUMAN YOU ARE CORRECT FOR IN MY HAT I HAVE..." He removed his hat to reveal a plate of..."SPAGHETTI! HERE TRY IT."
Despite it being precious to him, Frisk refused it.
"YOU MEAN... YOUR LETTING ME HAVE IT INSTEAD? BECAUSE YOU KNOW I LOVE PASTA? IMPOSSIBLE! TAKING MY PRESENT AND TURNING IT AROUND ON ME!" Frisk smiled widely."HMM WELL I'M FLATTERED YOU CARE SO MUCH BUT MAYBE COOL IT A LITTLE BIT...?" Frisk smile dropped, "YOU ARE A VERY NICE PERSON AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE ENJOYING OUR DATE BUT I THINK YOU CAN REACH YOUR MAX POTENTIAL, IF YOU LIVE MORE FOR YOUR OWN SAKE RATHER THAN JUST FOR MINE." Everyone was shocked, especially Iris, by Papyrus's sincere concern for him. "I'VE GOT AN IDEA! I'LL HELP YOU ALL GET PAST UNDYNE!"
"Undyne?"
"THE CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL GUARD AND MY BOSS. RIGHT NOW SHE IS PATROLLING THE ENTRYWAY INTO WATERFALL, THE ONLY WAY FOR YOU TO MOVE FORWARD. FORTUNATELY I'M SUPPOSED TO REPORT TO HER IN ABOUT AN HOUR FROM NOW. WHILE I'M TALKING WITH HER YOU ALL WILL SNEAK SAFELY PAST AND I'LL STILL HAVE FRIENDS. IT'S A WIN-WIN SITUATION! NYEH HEH HEH!" He cackled as he headed for the door. Iris coughed loudly to remind him that they are still here. "OH SORRY. I ALMOST FORGOT TO GIVE YOU MY PHONE NUMBER." He handed John a company card, except the handwriting looks like it was written in sharpie markers. "SO YOU CAN GIVE ME A CALL ANYTIME, PLATONICALLY. WELP I'LL SEE YOU LATER. IN THE MEAN TIME WHY DON'T YOU SEE IF SANS IS AT GRILLBY'S. I NEED YOU TO HAND HIM THIS." He handed them a stuffed looking envelope. "REMEMBER ONE HOUR AND TWENTY NINE MINUTES." With that he left.
John was the first to speak. "Well that was something."
"Let's just forget the last twenty minutes." Said Iris
"At least we got a plan now." Said Diego "Why don't we head to Grilby's and grab a bite to eat." Everyone agreed and exited from the room.
"hey guys whatcha doing" said sans as the group entered Grilby's, which was packed today.
"oh hey sans were here to get food." said Caleb
"Papyrus?"
"Yeah"
"Speaking of Papyrus, he told me to give you this." John handed him the envelope. He opened it, turned it upside down, and out came an extremely crusty sock and a letter that said "PUT SOCK AWAY! 3 THE GREAT PAPYRUS". sans took out a pen, wrote on the envelope and put the stuff back inside handing it ti John. It said on it "Return to sender, not enough information."
"well now that that's taken cared of how about we get some grub." said sans.
"But sans weren't you already here for breakfast a few minutes ago?" said one of the monsters
"nah, I haven't had breakfast in at least half an hour. you must be thinking of brunch." the room erupts into laughter. John gave a chuckle at the joke. "here, get comfy." He gestured to seven empty seats next to him. They all sat down but when John sat down a loud fart noise came out. Everyone stared at him as his face turned red. "whoops, watch where you sit down. sometimes weirdos put whoopee cushions on the seats." John knew it was sans who did it, but he was still pissed and he was trying not to show it. "anyway lets order, whaddya want?"
"Burger" everyone said.
"hey, that sounds pretty good. grillby, we'll have a octuple order of burg." Grillby nodded then left the room. sans was combing his...skull...? "so, what do you guys think of my brother?"
"He's cool" Everyone except Iris said. When she noticed they were staring she said, "I think he's friendly, I just wish he wasn't so naive." she muttered that last part.
"of course he's cool. you'd be cool too if you wore that outfit everyday. he'd only take that thing off if he absolutely had to. oh well. at least he washes it. and by that I mean he wears it in the shower." Iris grimaced at that. Then Grilby comes in holding two platters of the eight burgers. They enjoy their meal, sans offered John a bottle of ketchup who denied it cause he knew where this would have gone.
"anyway, cool or not, you have to agree papyrus tries real hard."
"Like trying to be part of the royal guard?" asked John
"yeah"
"How did that start out anyway?"
"well one day, he went to the house of the royal guard and begged her to be in it."
"Straightforward, I like that." said Jerod
"well she shut the door on him because it was midnight."
"Of course" said Delilah
"but the next day, she woke up and saw him still waiting there. seeing his dedication, she decided to give him warrior training."
"Hmm interesting stalemate." said Iris.
"oh yeah I wanted to ask you all something." Suddenly the atmosphere felt tense. "have you ever heard of a talking flower?" sans sounded so serious The group looked at each other nervous, back at sans, then nodded. "so you know. the echo flower. there all over the marsh. say something to them, and they'll repeat it over and over."
"Well what about it?"
"well, papyrus told me something interesting the other day. sometimes, when no one else is around, a flower appears and whispers things to him. flattery, advice, encouragement, predictions. weird huh?" Everyone knew what the flower was, Flowey. "keep an eye out, ok?" John nodded. "thanks." then the tension left as sans got up. "welp, back to work for me. i'll see you around kids." he walked towards the door then turned back. "oh yeah, I was going to say something, but I forgot." He then left. The group enjoyed their time with sans but they got a weird feeling in their Souls. A feeling that this Flower, Flowey, is going to be an important role in their adventure.
Well, I'm done with this chapter. Sorry to keep you guys waiting. I kinda burned myself out writing the previous chapters and lost the desire to put more effort into writing. Oh and there was Disney. So don't expect the next chapter to be so soon. I will finish this fanfic, I promise. HAVE FUN!