You're in the dark. Lavender swirls surround you. Instead of them being comforting, they resembled a mysteriousness you had never experienced before.
In front of you was a short figure. You were about to call out to that figure, but then that figure was surrounded by shadows. You barely held in your yelp of surprise. The shadows continued to swarm the figure. Then they started taking different shapes. There was a tall figure that seemed to be wearing a cape of some sort. A short dinosaur with spots. A sea creature with a smug grin. A large figure with a kind smile. Another large, but smaller creature with glasses. And the smallest figure of them all, one that seemed to be human shaped.
They swarmed that first non-shadow figure, who you realized was Sans.
And the darkness said: This will be the last chapter. Things will be reset. This is your last warning.
You woke up in a cold sweat. Was that a… nightmare? You hadn't had a nightmare since you were eight…
What was Sans doing in that dream? What, or who were those shadows? What did it mean when the darkness had said that things would be reset? How in the world do things reset? There were so many questions swarming your mind… but then you reminded yourself that it was just a dream, nothing more. You didn't have to take it seriously or anything.
It was still dark in the room. It was thundering and raining outside, which didn't really improve the mood. You looked beside you to see Sans sleeping soundly. That was slightly reassuring, though you had no idea how seeing a sleeping skeleton on your bed was supposed to be reassuring. At all.
You sighed as you thought about your earlier pun battle. After a while, you had started to lose, due to the lack of puns that your mind could think of. Sans seemed to realize this. And not only that, but he had still been going strong, and had grinned like he knew a million more puns than the ones he had already used. How did he know so many puns?
And just when you had thought of a pun (a bad one, mind that), Sans had fallen asleep.
You were angry and relieved. The first thing you did was go on your computer to search up more puns. Sans didn't even have an electronic device, so you wondered where he got his source of puns from. If he made them all up on his own, then one could say that he really was a pun master.
You soon had a whole bunch of new puns stored in your mind, but Sans never woke up, not even when night had approached. With no other choice, you had fallen asleep with him. And now it was an hour past midnight.
It was still late, so you went back to sleep. There were no nightmares. (Thank goodness!)
You woke up to see that there was no longer any rain, but to also find that Sans was still sleeping.
You were faintly surprised and amused, and tried poking his skull. This time, you easily, a little too easily, succeeded. You poked it again, and again. There was no resistance. Sans was definitely in a very deep sleep.
You decided not to disturb him and finished your homework.
Then you ate breakfast.
When you were done with that, you chewed gum.
You chewed gum while talking to your bro.
You chewed gum while reading a book.
You spit out your gum before watching Sans sleep.
He didn't wake up.
You were starting to think that something was seriously wrong with Sans. Sure, he slept a lot, but never more than how much he was right now. Or maybe he hadn't been getting enough sleep before, and now he was making up for it?
Whatever the reason, you sure were worried. He couldn't be dead, right? You were about to try to feel his heartbeat, when you remembered that he didn't have a heart. He was a skeleton without organs.
Then how were you going to figure out what was wrong with him?
Suddenly, you saw him wince and shudder in his sleep. What was he dreaming of? It worried you to see his pained expressions, and then he made you feel more worried when he started groaning. What in the world was going on?
You suddenly remembered your nightmare. With Sans getting enveloped in darkness by strange figures...
"Sans?..."
Suddenly, Sans jerked awake. His movement was so sudden that it scared you. His eyes were wide and scared, and there was a blue flame in his eye. He wasn't angry, right? And he wasn't using magic. What was it doing there?
He turned his head and finally saw you. Relief passed over his face.
"Heh. It's just you, kid." He noticed your expression. "Er, something wrong?"
"You… you were… what?..." You stammered. Apparently you could not make a coherent sentence.
"Hey kid, you okay?" Sans looked a bit worried for your sanity. You didn't want to worry him. In fact, you were more worried about him.
"No, I'm fine! But you were…" You started shaking a little uncontrollably.
"Uh… kid?"
Without any control over yourself, you suddenly started crying. You didn't know why, and you tried wiping them away quickly, but that just made Sans look extremely worried.
"I-I thought that… I was s-scared that you would…" You kept crying to your dismay. You couldn't stop the tears from coming. Why were you being such a baby? You needed to stop!
Sans gave you an understanding look. How could he understand? He beckoned you forward, and you went to him. Then he hugged you. You were surprised, but you kept crying. Stupid tears! Just stop stop STOP! But they didn't.
Sans hugged you tighter. His embrace was warm. You started cuddling up to him and whimpered very baby-like cries. You were embarrassed at your own stupidity. However, Sans seemed indifferent. You stared at him with this question in your eyes.
"Well… have to do this often. With a different girl…" For some reason, that made a deep heartbreaking pang in your chest, "...By the name of Frisk. I mentioned her to you before. She's the only human in the underground, and she usually has nightmares, so… ya know…"
He continued talking, but you didn't hear him. Frisk was another human girl? Sans already had a relationship with another girl?
For some reason, this just made you cry harder. STUPID TEARS!
Sans was looking at you with an even more worried expression now. "Uh, seriously kid. You okay?" You didn't know how to answer. You didn't want him to worry about you, but you also didn't want to lie.
After another awkward silence, Sans sighed. "It's always like this." He muttered. You wondered what he meant.
Your sobs slowly subsided. Then you remembered how you were hugging Sans, and you suddenly pushed away. Your cheeks were pink, that much was for sure. Sans gave you an amused look.
"Done cryin', kid? Then we can get onto business. Tell me what you dreamed of."
You shook your head, you didn't want to tell him. It was… scary.
"Tell me." He demanded.
After a moment's hesitation, you told him.
When you were done, Sans was rigid and still. His face was downcast, and he looked a bit terrified himself. He shuddered a bit before taking a deep breath.
"We don't have much time." He summed up, "It's going to be taking place soon, maybe in a couple of minutes."
"What's going to happen?" You asked for clarification.
"The RESET." Sans responded, as if it were the deadliest thing in the world. "The chapter is almost over. The RESET will occur soon. If we don't do something quick…"
"What is a RESET?" You asked, panicked. You felt like you were missing out on something important.
Sans chose to ignore you. "Frisk… why now of all times? We've made so much progress, and now you just have to…"
"What is a RESET?" You asked again, this time with more force. Sans finally chose to listen to you. But it was too late already, he knew, so he chose not to answer your question,
"Just listen. Try to remember, it's probably impossible, but we have to try."
"Remember? Remember what? What's that supposed to do?"
"Just, please try to listen for once." Sans seemed almost desperate. He had never acted like this before, so pleading. You looked into his face, his eyes, and then you knew you had to listen. For his sake.
"...Okay then. What do I have to remember?"
"Remember that time when you first met me. Then keep remembering ahead."
"I'll… I'll try." You responded, "But I still don't get why I have to."
"Just… do it."
"...Fine."
"Thanks, buddy." Sans gave you a reassuring smile. You smiled back before closing your eyes and trying to remember.
A creak in the stair. A slightly ajar door. The smile of a skeleton. A run, a teleport, a talk, an introduction, and a disappearance. A midnight visit, a math discussion, and a disguise. Then you thought of puns, bubbles, blue magic, and Sans. They all made you happy, and you couldn't help yourself but smile.
You opened your eyes to tell Sans that you remembered, but all you saw was darkness. There was no Sans anywhere.
"Sans? Sans!" Your empty voice echoed around in the darkness, but there was no response.
"Sans?..." You started to tear up again. But this time there was no warm embrace to comfort you and no kind words to guide you. You were alone.
You hugged your legs and closed your eyes and remembered the first pun Sans had ever made. "Hey, did I rattle your bones?" His familiar chuckle made warmth spread throughout your body, and you smiled before accepting darkness.
Are you sure you want to RESET?
*Yes . . . No
Frisk chose Yes.
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Don't worry, that's not the end. Did you like my cliffhanger, by the way? ;P
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