Uh...remember when I said the boys' lives would get happier? Yeah, well, I've got one more nasty surprise before it gets better. You'll just have to see. Anyway, no songs for this one...well, I guess you could play "Megalovania" at some point (the OST), but I'll let you decide where. Sorry for the late update, it's been a hectic day and tomorrow and Saturday are going to be just as bad. My boyfriend is coming to visit so I dunno when I'm gonna get to write. As for ages, Sans is 14, Papyrus is 11 in this one.
*NOTE* CAPS does not mean that the character is shouting. Paps speaks in all caps, Gaster does too.
"Bold Italic" would be the wingding font that Gaster speaks in. All skeletons can speak it though Gaster is the only one who can't speak any other language, so he uses magically conjured hands to speak with other monsters.
I do not own Undertale, all I own are Kristen (the brothers' mother), Triton and Sedna (Undyne's parents), Drake and Serran (Alphys parents) and Betus and Gammet (Alphys' siblings).
Chapter 10
Lucida was in the kitchen getting ready for the new day when a slight cracking noise sounded off, making her jump and drop the plate she was currently washing, causing it to shatter on the floor.
"oh, whoops, sorry aunt lucida," came Sans' voice as Lucida whirled to face the now fourteen year old boy.
"sans, you've got to stop scaring me like that! you're so quiet…i never know when you come in a room and you just…appear…"
The teenager gave a shrug and a sheepish grin as he climbed up on the chair…which was still quite a struggle for him and his height.
"GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!" came Papyrus' clear voice as he strode into the room and looked at his brother comically struggling to get into his seat, "IT SEEMS YOU ARE HAVING A BIT OF TROUBLE, BROTHER! FEAR NOT! I WILL HELP YOU!"
"pap, no, i'm good!" Sans growled as he finally managed to get up into the seat, "see!"
Papyrus gave a loud laugh, while Sans huddled down in his hoodie, and gracefully and easily sat down in the chair. In the four years since they moved in with Lucida and Boli, Papyrus had shot up, easily towering over Sans…much to the latter's dislike.
"guess I got the short end of the stick when it came to height," Sans quipped, making Papyrus glare at him, "heh, c'mon bro, y' gotta give me some room to grow when it comes to these puns…"
"…SANS, I SWEAR YOU'RE AS MUCH A PAIN AS ALWAYS," Papyrus growled, making Sans snicker.
"guess i just gotta grow into it,"
"SAAAAANNNNNS!" Papyrus hissed as Lucida shook her head and set the brothers' breakfast before them.
"hey, aunt lucida, you got any ketchup?" Sans asked.
"sans, you know we don't," Lucida deadpanned, "not since the last time you asked,"
Sans closed his bad eye.
"you're tryin' to make me go cold turkey aren'cha?"
"kristen had the addiction and i'm going to break you of it too," she told him.
"y' failed with mama though…"
Lucida gave a sigh and flipped Sans' hood over his skull, making him chuckle slightly.
"if you want condiments so bad, there's mustard in the fridge," Lucida told him.
Sans' good eye flashed and he shuddered.
"that nasty stuff? no thanks!" he gagged, "i'm not givin' my condiments to the chef that made that goop, that's for sure! 'cause i'm not gonna relish eatin' it!"
"SANS!" Papyrus groaned.
"is he talking about his nasty ketchup again?" came Boli's voice as he came down the stairs, "sansy, we've told you…none of that nasty stuff in the house until you finish the last of it…you've still got a bottle in your room,"
Sans' eyes went dark and he huddled in his hoodie again.
"'s not for me," he mumbled, "promised a long time ago it'd not be empty when the person came back,"
He shook his skull, driving away the sadness. Today was supposed to be a good day, not a bad one!
"welp, time to go, paps," Sans announced, sliding off his chair and grabbing his backpack, preparing to walk out the door.
"BUT!" Papyrus protested, looking at his untouched breakfast before shoving a bit of it into his mouth, "COMING!"
"be careful boys," Lucida told them, "you never know when another human will come…"
"aw, c'mon, aunt lucida…there hasn't been once for two years!" Sans snorted as he and Papyrus walked out the door, "we'll be fine,"
He wasn't wrong, since Chara died, two more humans had fallen down into the Underground. Boli's friends Dogamy and Dogaressa had taken care of the first one, capturing them and taking them to the king while Gerson, Undyne's Guardian, had taken care of the second, bringing them to the palace. But it had been peaceful the past couple years, surely everything was going to be alright.
Sans put a gloved hand on his brother's arm, and as the two walked, the snowy landscape suddenly turned teal and shattered as Sans' good eye glowed, reforming into the cobblestone streets of New Home.
"I AM STILL JEALOUS OF YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THAT," Papyrus muttered as Sans laughed.
"hey, you've got the higher hp and are a lot tougher than me," Sans reminded him, "i gotta have somethin' to compete…even then, you still outdo me. can't do much more than teleport and lift you around,"
"AND APPARENTLY SMASH THROUGH STONE WALLS…" Papyrus pried, "YOU STILL HAVE NOT TOLD ME HOW YOU DID THAT,"
"i haven't? heh, guess it just slipped my mind," Sans stated, not really wanting to talk about it.
His magic still spooked him at times, Papyrus didn't know the full extent of it…neither did Boli or Lucida. The only ones who knew were Sans, Kristen and Gaster…and two of them were dead. Boli knew Sans had some magical talent, he had to be…considering Kristen was a powerful mage and Gaster's own unique abilities for their kind…but Boli didn't know how powerful exactly his nephew was.
"SO HOW DID YOU…"
"NGAAAAAAAH!"
Papyrus yelped as something blue, scarlet and silver tackled him, sending him and his attacker to the ground while Sans watched in amusement.
"NOOGIES ALL AROUND!" came the attacker's battlecry as Papyrus thrashed underneath.
"PLEASE DON'T NOOGIE THE SKELETON!" he yelled, "UNDYYYYYNNNNNEEEE! STOP!"
"NEVER!" Undyne beamed, rubbing her fist on Papyrus' skull.
"SANS HELP!"
"sorry, bro, you're on your own," Sans shrugged, "1 hp remember? she'd kill me,"
"I still don't know what you said, but I'm guessing you're agreeing with me!" Undyne grinned, "Back to the pain!"
"NO! NO STOP IT!" Papyrus howled before accidently smacking the ground so hard that his right arm popped off at the elbow, "OH, NOW SEE WHAT YOU DID!"
Sans picked up the hand and gave a devilish grin.
"…SANS, DON'T YOU DARE!" Papyrus hissed.
"here, pap, lemme give you a hand," Sans sniggered as he reattached his brother's arm.
"OH MY GOD!" Papyrus cried as Undyne fell off him, howling with laughter, wiping tears away before helping Sans get Papyrus up.
"You did set yourself up for that," she chuckled, "Ah, it's so good to see you guys!"
"how's bein' a royal cadet?" Sans asked as Undyne brushed off her armor before baring her fangs in a grin.
"Best thing ever!" she beamed, "Only problem is they make me run through Hotland every so often…and lemme tell you…Hotland suuuuucks!"
"why? you shouldn't be getting all steamed up by it…"
"SANS!" Papyrus snapped.
"Nah, it dries out my scales and makes my armor hot," Undyne grumbled, "If anything keeps me from being in the royal guard, it'll be running through that place. Alphys likes it there though,"
"THAT'S RIGHT! SHE IS STUDYING THERE NOW…ANY NEWS WHY?"
Undyne gave a shrug as she conjured a spear and leaned on it.
"Dunno. I think I heard Betus and Gammet sayin' something about her wanting to be the new Royal Scientist," Undyne replied, not noticing the subtle tremor that shook the brothers' frames, "They're disappointed that she didn't join up with the guard like them and their mom, but…well…"
She gave a slight chuckle.
"Have you seen Alphys compared to her family? They're huge and she's…tiny!" Undyne laughed, "Not to mention, she's wicked smart and a bit of a pacifist…"
"yeah, i don't think she'd like bein' in the guard,"
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT?" Papyrus asked, "SANS, OUR MOTHER WAS THE CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL GUARD…."
"and i'm not sayin' it's a bad thing, pap," Sans replied, "just that i don't see al doin' it,"
"HMMM, I SUPPOSE YOU ARE RIGHT,"
"really?" Sans asked…right as the bells of the castle rang, sending a cacophony of sound rolling through the air, "what's that…?"
"That's the call for the Royal Guard to get together," Undyne stated, "I got to go…Gerson will be waiting for me…all the cadets have to go. But why…"
"Undyne!" came a gruff voice, making the three children turn to face a turtle-looking monster.
"Gerson, sir!" Undyne replied, snapping into a perfect salute, spear at ready.
"The King has called every one of us together," Gerson told her, "A human has been spotted,"
"A HUMAN!? WOWIE!" Papyrus gasped, "SANS…WE MIGHT ACTUALLY GET TO SEE…"
"mr. gerson, sir," Sans interrupted, "where was the human at?"
"Snowdin was where they last were," Gerson replied only to pause, looking at the brothers carefully, "By God…you're Kristen and Gaster's boys, aren't you?"
The boys shuddered at their father's name, but nodded.
"Sans and Papyrus, right?"
"YES SIR!" Papyrus nodded, snapping into a…less than graceful salute while his brother chuckled.
Gerson turned to the older brother, shaking his head in wonder.
"You look so much like your mother it's scary,"
"i've heard that," Sans admitted, "uncle boli teased her 'bout it…says she was like a teapot. short and stout…"
"And packed one heck of a punch," Gerson muttered, rubbing his jaw as if in phantom pain, "There was a reason she was the Hand of Justice. A fine duelist and mage she was. You should be proud,"
"we are,"
The bells rang once again, louder than before, getting Gerson and Undyne's attention.
"Come on, little urchin," Gerson told the young cadet as he started walking towards the palace, "Let's get a move on…the king is waiting,"
"Yes sir!" Undyne yelled, jogging after Gerson and leaving the brothers.
"SO GERSON KNEW MAMA?" Papyrus asked excitedly, "WOWIE! I'D LOVE TO TRAIN UNDER HIM LIKE UNDYNE IS!"
"yeah, bet ya would, paps," Sans chuckled only to freeze, "wait…did he say the human was in snowdin?"
"I THINK SO…"
Sans' bad eye went dark as his left eye flared blue and he turned around.
"paps, get into the school building, i'll be back in a second,"
"WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!" Papyrus demanded.
"forgot somethin'," Sans replied as his world turned teal and shattered, the cobblestone streets reforming into the snowy forests of Snowdin and returning to its normal hues.
He sprinted into town, flying past the river towards his aunt and uncle's. He skidded in the snow, sending white powder flying into the air as he saw Lucida running out of the house towards Boli, who was dressed in the citizens' guard armor, his eyes flaring with green light as he raised his bow, aiming at a small figure that was running towards him.
"uncle boli!" Sans yelled, "aunt lucida!"
Boli lowered his bow, staring at Sans in complete shock.
"sans! get into the house! now!" he roared, whirling around…just for the small shape to ram their fist right through Boli's armor.
"boli!" Lucida cried, dashing towards him, her own violet magic blazing around her as she cast out thin strings of magic to ensnare the human child…
Their soul burned a deep, vibrant orange and they settled into a fighting position, dodging the purple threads with ease and punching through Lucida's ribcage.
"no!" Sans shrieked, catching the human's attention.
The human child stared at him, as if unable to believe that there were little monsters as well as big ones. Sans' good eye glowed with teal fire as his right eye went dark. Blue magic flared around his hand as he set his feet. A flicker of orange caught Sans' attention as four squares of light appeared before the child. The human reached outwards towards the box on the far left.
"why?" Sans demanded, "why?"
The human's form shimmered into a single orange heart, pulsating brightly and strongly as the area washed with greyscale. The young comedian slammed his hands together, dragging his left one upwards as a blaster took shape.
"why!?" Sans roared, pushing his hand forwards and the blaster fired.
The soul dodged the blast, reforming into a humanoid shape.
"do you have any idea what you have done!?" Sans cried, tears streaming as he turned the human's bright soul blue and slammed them down to the ground while he raised a wall of white bones.
The human pushed off the ground, leaping high as the bones speared through the snowy ground, coming to a rolling stop as they touched back down, panting.
"what we've been through?" Sans hissed, summoning a wall of bones and hurling them towards the human, "what my bro and i've gone through! they were the only family we had left! and you took them from us!"
The human shifted into soul form, dodging through the storm of bones before returning back to human form. Sans saw the four boxes flicker to life again and suddenly reform into one with a single message.
X MERCY
"spare ya, huh?" Sans asked, shaking, "you spare my aunt and uncle? did you?!"
He looked at the slowly crumbling forms of his aunt and uncle, his good eye burning with hatred…before he thought of Papyrus and his mother. Would they have wanted this? Would Boli and Lucida want him to kill for them? He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. He reopened them, the blue glow gone as both silvery-white lights flickered back in his eyes.
"'m not gonna kill ya," he growled as he reached out to the square, his fingers gently brushing against it as it glowed blue, "but…"
He turned the human's soul blue and slammed them to the ground.
"you ain't leavin' until Gerson, Undyne or someone else comes to get you,"
He immediately ran to Lucida and Boli, falling to his knees next to them both.
"ha, looks like ya turned out like your mom, sansy," Boli murmured, gently reaching up and patting his nephew on the shoulder, "with a little of your dad in ya. But you're just like the little teapot,"
Sans closed his eyes, shoulders shaking as he held back his tears.
"don't cry, sans," Lucida told him gently, "here, we'll tell your mom and dad hi for you, ok?"
"if you see him, punch him for me," Sans growled, taking off his glove and showing his aunt and uncle his hand, "for all the pain he put me and pap through,"
Boli's eyes blazed a forest green color as a look of rage passed over his face.
"i'll kick his bony butt for ya, sansy," Boli promised, "but, i bet your mom's already done it…she'd never let anything happen to you boys,"
"sans…the house…" Lucida whispered, putting a hand to her nephew's cheekbone, "keep it…it's yours and papyrus'. take care of your brother…you two are the last of our kind…take care of each other, don't let anything happen to you both,"
"i promise," Sans told her, holding her hand as cracks formed in her fingers while her legs crumbled.
"boli…i think its time we…go…" she rasped, reaching out to grab what remained of his hand.
"wherever you go…i'll be with ya, 'cida," he replied, closing his eyes one final time before he and Lucida crumbled away.
"Oh my God, SANS!" came a female voice as something tackled him from behind, "Are you alright?!"
"'m fine, undyne," Sans muttered, his aunt and uncle's Dust spilling through the hole in his hand, "just…dead tired,"
He reached down to grab his glove only for Undyne's gauntleted hand to grab his wrist and turn it over, revealing the hole.
"…Who did this to you," she growled, her fins flaring out in fury as her eyes darkened.
"happened a long time ago," Sans replied, jerking his hand away and putting the glove back on, "if that information is handy to you,"
Undyne glared at him right as Gerson came up.
"You wouldn't have any idea what happened to the human, would you?" he asked, pointing a talon at the still prone child.
"oh…sorry, guess i was a bit down on my luck when it came to bein' observant," Sans shrugged, his good eye flickering once and letting the soul turn orange again while some of the Guards grabbed the human and prepared to take them to Asgore.
"They look scared out of their mind, Sans," Undyne murmured, "What did you do?"
"nothin' you need t' worry about," Sans replied, turning back to his aunt and uncle's remains as Gerson accompanied the other guards, "undyne…i need ya to promise me somethin',"
"What?"
"if paps asks where aunt lucida and uncle boli are…you tell 'im they went on vacation," he told her, "that they live in new home and left the house to us…"
"Sans…"
"promise me undyne," Sans growled, his good eye flashing teal, "we've lost our whole family…we're the only skeletons in the underground now…just…"
He put a hand to his skull, trembling.
"please…don't tell 'im they fell down…he'd never get over it,"
Undyne gave a sigh, but nodded.
"I won't tell him," she promised, "He won't know,"
Sans gave a sad smile before disappearing in a flash of blue light, only to reappear a few seconds later with two containers.
"wouldja…mind comin' with me…t' bury 'em?"
Undyne looked at the rapidly disappearing guards, her superiors, and then at her friend. She gave a nod, helping Sans gather his aunt and uncle's Dust. When they finished, Sans put his hand on her shoulder and Undyne gasped as her world turned teal only to shatter and reform into a small clearing in the Snowdin forest.
"How did…what did you…"
"don't worry 'bout it," Sans replied, "i've always been able to do it,"
He walked towards a small wooden cross, gently giving it a pat before moving past it and clearing out a small swath of snow and dirt, digging a grave big enough for two with threads of teal magic dancing around him. He laid Boli's remains in the hole and Undyne laid Lucida's next to it.
"hope you two are…are happy…where you are…" he stammered as he reburied them with a wave of his free hand, "tell mom that…"
He closed his eyes and sighed.
"tell mom pap and i miss 'er,"
Undyne put a gentle gauntlet on her friend's shoulder.
"It's going to be ok," she told him, "Hey, you let me know if you need anything, ok? I'll get it to you. Food, gold, doesn't matter, I'll help take care of you two,"
Sans looked up at her, giving a faint smile.
"thanks, undyne…we really appreciate it," he told her as he stood upright, wiping off his tears, "ugh, well…let's get ya back to new home…bet gerson's lookin' for ya,"
"And Papyrus is probably looking for you," she told him.
"heh, yeah…he's probably scared to death," Sans smiled, "but, there's nothin' to be afraid of…i'm not gonna let anything happen to my bro…even if it kills me,"
So, the house in Snowdin is their aunt and uncle's old home...now it belongs to Sans and Papyrus. Next up, the boys are a bit older, I'll probably have some fluffy stuff in it and I'll start on a "Route", but as to whose it is...you'll just have to see.
Anyway, hope you liked it. If you did, please let me know!
Qui vállë tóquetë, ván tecë (If no review comes from y'all; no story comes from me)
Máriessë ar mára tecië
Farewell and fair writing
Elhini Prime signing off.