CH 11 | Worried
/For this chapter I did something a bit different. Tell me if you like it or not. Please note that all the flashbacks with the characters are teenagers about 18 -19 years old./
"So. He's what happened." Muffet started "We don't know every detail, but we can fill you in on some things."
"Okay." Frisk and Chara sit together to hear about the man who was taking care of them.
He never told them anything about himself, and whenever Frisk asked, he'd change the topic.
Time to learn some truth. Even if it's bad...Sans can't keep secrets forever…
It started that night after I left Grillby's,
Muffet was walking home with Muffin, her pet, through waterfall when she got a text on her phone.
Sans: Muffet? Are you there?
Muffet: Yeah. I here. Where were you?
Sans: …
Muffet: Sans?
Sans: …
Sans: Can I ask you something?
Muffet: Of course you can. You can ask me anything.
Sans: …
Sans: What would you do if you were alone and you had nowhere to go?
Muffet: Sans. I don't understand. Are you okay?
Sans: …
Muffet: Sans?
Sans: …
Muffet put her phone back and started to run to the capital. She tried calling Sans on her way over at least three times but there was no reply. Muffet was getting seriously worried. She got to Sans' house and knocked rapidly on the door. There was no reply.
Muffet texted Sans again.
Muffet: Sans where are you?
Sans: …
Muffet: Damn it Sans reply!
Sans …
Muffet: I'm texting Undyne!
Sans: …
Muffet went to Undyne's text messages.
Muffet: Undyne?
Undyne: Muffet? You never text me
Muffet: Have you heard from Sans?
Undyne: No. Why? Is something wrong?
Muffet: I think something's wrong yeah. He won't answer me anymore.
Undyne: …
Undyne: Yeah he won't answer me either
Muffet: What's happening? Where could he be?
Undyne: Calm down. He's probably at home
Muffet: I'm at his house. He's not here.
Undyne: What did he say to you that got you like this.
Muffet: I'll send you what he said to me.
Muffet: …
Muffet: What would you do if you were alone and you had nowhere to go?
Undyne: That's what he said to you?
Muffet: yea. What should we do?
Undyne: have you tried calling him?
Muffet: Yeah like three times already. he's not picking up
Undyne: He could be at the lab.
Muffet. Okay I'm going now. Can you meet me there?
Undyne: Sure.
Muffet put her phone away and ran to the lab. To her surprise it looked to be flaming. Muffet ran inside. She coughed a bit and started to yell out for Sans.
"Sans? Are you here?"
Muffet couldn't see anything through all the smoke. She looked around as much as she could.
"SANS!" Muffet continued to cough.
She heard someone coming up behind her. Undyne.
"Muffet? Is that you?" Undyne called out from the smoke.
"Yea. I don't think Sans is here..."
"Let's get of here." The two girls ran out of the burning building.
Muffet and Undyne watched as royal Guards came in and helped put out the fire.
Undyne started walking away. Muffet ran up to her.
"Where are you going?"
"To find my friend." Undyne replied.
"Sans is my friend too. I'm coming with you." Muffet said and not taking no for an answer.
Frisk sat in silence trying to understand what Muffet just told him. Chara looked the same as Frisk did. Shocked, confused and worried.
"So, you couldn't find me?" Frisk asked
"Well we…" Muffet said before continuing her story
Muffet was already worried about Sans but neither Muffet nor Undyne knew where to look for him. It was getting late. Much latter than it was before. The two must have looked everywhere before Undye told Muffet to go home.
"I'll ask the Royal guard to look for him."
"Do think they will? You're still a trainee!"
"His father was the Royal Scientist. I'm sure they'd look for his son."
Muffet hated the idea of giving up but Undyne was right. Muffet went home. Prior to her arrival at the lab, she told her pet Muffin to meet her at home. Muffin was waiting for Muffet.
Muffet got inside and was actually crying. She wanted to go out and look for Sans more but she was drunk and tired. She knew it was best to keep going in the morning even if she didn't want to.
The next morning Muffet woke up with a hangover. She heard a beeping sound coming from somewhere. She looked over at her phone and it was glowing with the words 'one new message'. Muffet opened her phone and checked the message. Sans. Muffet listened to the message right away. His was faint and it was hard to hear. His voice sounded sad and down. Unlike Sans at all. He was usually very upbeat and laid back. Here, he sounded depressed.
"Hey Muffet. Sorry about last night. Things happened and….let's just say...I'm okay now. You don't need to worry, I'm in Snowdin and I'm okay. Please don't come looking for me. I just need to be alone right now. For a while really. Please understand. Bye." *click*
Muffet was in shock. What she just heard didn't sound okay. She so desperately wanted to go to Snowdin and see her friend but she knew her boundaries. She could tell Sans was upset and needed some time by himself. Muffet knew he wasn't dumb. He was 18 years old and he was more than capable to take care of himself. But she still couldn't help to worry.
"And that's all I know. He just called me I never spoke to him again."
"What? You never went to go check on him? Even after a few days?" Frisk's voice sounded concerned.
"Frisk, it's not like I didn't want to. But something changed in Sans that day. I could hear it in his voice."
Frisk looked away.
That's not what I expected to hear. Sans was so lonely. That's why he didn't want us to leave. Something happened that day and only Sans knows what. I have to know. I have to...