Ring... ring...
"Heya. It's, uh... been quite a while, huh? Well, things have changed since you took off. No one saw you heading back underground, and the boat that used to be in the castle was gone, so we figured that you'd taken off to find land of your own. Can't say that I blame ya'. Anyway-"
"SANS! WHY ARE YOU TALKING TO THAT PHONE? DON'T YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE INANIMATE OBJECTS?"
"It's the human, Papyrus. I'm just checking in on them.
"OH. MAY I TALK TO THE HUMAN?"
"Knock yourself out, bro."
"THANKS, BROTHER! *AHEM* HELLO, HUMAN! THE ISLAND HAS UNDERGONE SOME SERIOUS CHANGE! FOR ONE, BEACH HOURS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO 5 TO 8, AND THE SANDBAR HAS BEGUN SERVING TACOS."
"Why don't you tell them about your new job, Papyrus?"
"OH. WELL-"
"NGAH! Who're you talking to, punks?!"
"IT'S OUR HUMAN FRIEND, UNDYNE! WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEM IN SO LONG!"
"Well, don't just stand there! Hand it over!"
"BUT I-"
"Give. Me. The- UGH! There. What's up, punk? This place has gotten more awesome than ever! The Royal Guard's working hours have been extended, and they're upgrading our weaponry! Speaking of Royal Guard, we have a brand new member-"
"THAT'S ME! FORMER LIFEGUARD PAPYRUS!"
"Yeah! Papyrus, can you go do... something else for a second?"
"OF COURSE, FELLOW GUARD MEMBER! NYE-HEH-HEH!"
"To be honest, he's too new to do any serious work, so we have him guard a broom closet in the castle. Speaking of the castle, you and Asgore-"
"You okay Undyne?"
"Yeah, Sans. I'm good. I just miss the guy... I think everyone does. We have no idea what killed him, and the Sentinel told us that it wasn't you- OH! I almost forgot- Ama and him are still together. They're doing pretty well, but I don't get why that dude hasn't gotten a ring on her finger yet...
"HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S THE RIGHT DECISION, UNDYNE! THAT, AND HE'S EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SOCIAL INTERACTION, AND HE NEVER GETS TIME WITH HER ALONE!"
"I guess... Sorry we haven't talked, it's just that the queen has us pretty busy... she returned from the ruins after Asgore disappeared, and now she's having Alphys and her boss work on something new."
"YOU NEVER MET ALPHYS'S BOSS, DID YOU? HIS NAME IS-"
"Shut up, Papyrus! The phone's almost dead!"
"OH. WELL IN THAT CASE, FAREWELL, HUMAN! MAY YOUR LIFE BE FILLED WITH JOY!"
"See you later, punk!"
"Heya... if you ever feel like coming back... don't hesitate. There's... something we should probably talk about. Anyway, seeya."
The child closed their phone after Sans hung up. They sighed, looking at the wreckage of their boat. A storm had shipwrecked them on the coast of a mysterious, larger island... there was a sign that was on its abandoned beach that read, 'Florida'.
"Howdy!"
The child jumped when they heard Flowey, asking him how he was still alive.
"Did you really think that you had killed me? Hee hee hee... anyway, I'm not here to talk about that. I'm here to talk about endings."
Flowey smiled at the child. "I'll bet that you've figured out that your determination allows you to restart a chapter of your life if you die during it. That power... it's still there." Flowey looked out over the ocean.
"To be honest, I don't think any of us got the ending we wanted... especially me. So... I'm willing to tell you how to get a better ending." Flowey turned back to the human. "You'll have to start an old chapter over again... and in the meantime, why don't you go talk to that lifeguard's piece-of-trash brother?" Flowey giggled. "Boy, does that guy have a LOT of stuff on his conscience. Maybe some of it could help you out." The flower laughed. "See you soon, buddy!"
Once Flowey left, the human pondered on what to do. They weren't sure about all of this... what consequences would there be to going through with Flowey's plan? On the other hand... there was nothing here for the child, so what did they have to lose?
The child continued thinking... thoughts and decisions swirling around like the dust in the air...