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THE DAY BEFORE WINTER BREAK
The nights Franley and Candy spent had gotten interesting. The time spent would be filled with Franley making out with Candy and her reluctantly enjoying the sensations he made her feel. He never touched her nether regions, and she never touched his, but they relished in kissing each other and staring into each other's eyes. Every night Candy would whisper how wrong it was, and each time Franley would slightly chuckle and kiss her forehead, and they would fall asleep with him holding her in his arms, and her wrapping her arms around him, and her telling herself that he's just a loving older brother, and that everything he was doing was completely normal.
Besides, what would I know of what a brother is really supposed to be like? What if this is the norm here?
In the morning, when she tried to climb over him to go to the bathroom, he would flip her over so that he was on top of her, and he would kiss her again, lift up her shirt to reveal her stomach, and kiss her belly and even blow on her belly to make her laugh. Once he got her laughing, he would let her go to the bathroom and then they would get ready for the day. He would remember how she used to be so abrasive, how she would karate chop him if he said something wrong.
Just look at her now. Look at how far she's come. I have a feeling she loves me as much as I love her. I can only hope. I mean, she hasn't pushed me away, and she always kisses me back and holds me back. She must be feeling the same.
Franley closed his eyes and smiled at that prospect. Candy came back in the room wearing a striped shirt and a black skirt that went down to her knees. She normally doesn't wear the striped shirts anymore. Not since Sandy had been so generous in getting Candy and Franley new clothes to wear. At first, Frisk had felt hurt and disapproved, but Sans talked to her saying that her generation isn't the same as the kids' generation and that she just needs to let go now and let the kids fit in. It honestly took a lot of brainstorming between the two siblings and a lot of loading until Sans got tired of Franley being so determined and bringing time back over and over again. But the kids decided they would wear the striped shirts on their days off when they're just lounging around the house and not doing anything.
"Your birthday is in a couple days. You'll be turning thirteen," stated Candy as she used her fingers to comb through her sopping wet hair.
"Yep. But, I feel I am so close to mastering my powers. Either today or tomorrow, it will happen," replied Franley.
Candy nodded as she remembered what Franley said will happen once he does master his powers.
"So, your left half will be a skeleton? Then how will the...you know...work?" blushed Candy.
She was asking about the kissing, but still felt nervous to actually say what they've been doing. She fears that if she says it, that it will truly be real.
"It'll still be the same, except half my mouth will feel cold. The bone feels as soft as my skin," replied Franley.
Candy nodded. She wondered if Sans felt cold to Frisk everytime they kissed.
"Well, are you ready for school? It's the last day until Winter break," asked Candy as she finished tying her hair up in a messy bun.
Standing up, he put on his winter coat and grabbed his backpack. Before they left, Franley pushed Candy against a wall, earning a small squeak from her.
"Wanna kiss my fully warm lips before they change?" he smirked.
Candy blushed and turned her head.
"Don't be stupid, brother. Besides, isn't it wrong to show me affection like that? I don't think other siblings do such things," Candy pointed out.
"Well, I wouldn't be doing this if we were related by blood. But since we were friends first, it's okay. Besides, Mom married the man who used to be her guardian. I guess you could say it's family tradition," Franley purred in Candy's ear, making her shiver.
He sucked on her ear, making her gasp a little bit, and pressed his lips on hers for a few seconds. He pulled away, pecked her on the cheek, and walked out the room feeling satisfied. Candy followed behind. She hasn't yet admitted to herself that she likes Franley more than just as an adopted brother. She has wanted a normal brother for so long, that she's trying to find brotherly love through Franley. She's not disappointed with what has been going on between her and him, but she is disappointed that he's supposed to be her brother and he isn't playing the role. Then, she thought of Kent and Paul.
Could I ask them both to me my brothers spiritually? Wait. I can't do that. They'll tell me Franley is my brother, and will get suspicious. I'm trapped. I don't have a brother to look up to and hang out with.
She wasn't aware, but tears were spilling out her eyes slowly. Pretty soon she was aware and wiped her face clean with her sleeve.
"Uh oh. We won't make it at this rate, even if I make us float. I was hoping on trying this out later today, but I'll give it a shot. Ready to take a shortcut?" asked Franley.
Candy looked up at him, eyes wide.
"You're gonna risk killing yourself to get to school on time?" she asked incredulously.
"I won't die. I'll have a nose bleed if anything, but that'll be it," waved off Franley.
"Oh."
Focusing on where in the school he wanted to go, a portal opened up. He grabbed Candy's hand and they walked through the portal. When they came through the other side and were in their homeroom class, the whole class, teacher, and Candy gasped. Franley was indeed bleeding through his nose, by just a little bit, but what caught everyone's attention was the fact that his whole left side was a skeleton now. Sandy was among the students. Her mouth couldn't have dropped any lower. Her jaw had gone where no jaw has ever gone before.
"F-Franley? Are you dying?" squeaked the teacher.
Franley smirked.
"No. This just means that I have finally mastered my powers, and can use them to the fullest extent of my abilities," explained Franley.
Candy was now starstruck since Franley's voice was a little deeper and had a cooling effect in the atmosphere. His voice just instantly soothed everyone in ear shot.
"Everyone! Prince Franley has finally mastered his powers! We shall celebrate after school today!" announced the teacher.
The whole class erupted in cheers. Even Sandy. It seems he was finally going to get the respect he deserves.
"Well, I would love to stay for school, but I gotta go underground to save the rest of the monsters. I'll be back, possibly in a few months. Whatever homework there will be, just mail it to my parents. See ya!" waved Franley before making a portal to Snowdin forest and stepping through.
"Uuuhhh, Candace? Will it be okay if I handed you Franley's homework? For him, it doesn't matter when they're turned in, just as long as they're turned in before Summer vacation," asked the teacher who was slightly in a daze of wonderment.
"Sure," replied Candy.
Sandy looked down at her desk and smiled.
He's finally being someone I can maybe respect. That's good. No one should stay childish and weird forever.
Franley walked out of the portal and found himself in Snowdin Forest where he had started seeing monsters. Deciding it would be faster if he flew around rather than walking, he flew around the forest, gathering all the monsters he saw in the area to journey to the broken barrier to live on the surface. Seeing as he is literally half human, half monster, and saying he is their Prince, they decided to listen. When he got to Snowdin Town, he found Prisk playing near the decorated tree. Smiling, he walked up to her. She stopped and looked at him.
"What kind of monster are you?" she asked curiously.
"I am half human, half skeleton monster. I am Prince Franley, Prince of all monsters. My mom is Frisk, the human who is Queen of all monsters. And my dad is Sans, King of all monsters. In case you're wondering how, the late Queen Toriel had adopted my mother long ago into the royal family," Franley introduced himself as he extended a hand.
Eyes sparkling, she took and shook his hand.
"Do you want to live on the surface where the other monsters are? Most humans are helping monsters gain rights now," asked Franley.
Prisk smiled and rapidly nodded her head. Franley took out a letter he had made days ago and handed it to Prisk.
"I'm gonna create a shortcut for you to go through. It will take you directly in front of the King and Queen. Hand them that letter and they will understand everything. I'm going to be sending the other monsters to the surface through my shortcuts from now on. It'll be safer that way," said Franley.
A portal appeared and Prisk walked through it and was face to face with the King and Queen. Flying around Snowdin, Franley rounded up all the other residents, explained to them who he was and what was going on and why the surface is safe, he had the monsters stand in a single file line and had them walk through his shortcut. While holding the portal open, he ripped the end of his sleeve off and pressed it to his bleeding nose. Once all the monsters in Snowdin successfully made it to the surface, Franley rushed into the nearest house and ate some magical food to restore his stamina and stop the bleeding. He stocked up on a few things and then went on to Waterfall. For some reason,Waterfall was almost completely deserted since not a lot of monsters lived there. Nonetheless, he checked every nook and cranny. He found a few Temmies still in Temmie Village and sent them to the surface.
"So our son is just short cutting the monsters underground to up here?" asked Frisk.
"Yeah. He told me about his physical change when he masters his powers, but I don't think he told me about him saving the other monsters. At least I don't think so. I can't remember," replied Candy.
Sans was proud his son finally mastered his powers, but he started to wonder how Franley even convinced all these monsters to even come to the surface. It's not like the mean humans stopped existing, and that was their main reason for staying underground when he and Frisk went around telling everyone they were free. So how? He looked at Candy who was introducing herself to Prisk. The two seemed to hit it off as they were now talking about the new fashion trends on the surface, the nearby human town and how they're open to monsters now, the school building, and so much more. Sans hated to interrupt during these moments where two people just sync well with each other, but he needed to know how his son was doing this, and if Candy held the answers, then he wants them. He stepped forward and cleared his throat, catching the two young ladies' attentions.
"May I speak to my daughter, Candy, alone for a moment?" politely asked Sans.
Prisk gasped.
"You're King Sans?! And this human Candy is your daughter?! Wait. Is she also half monster then, or is she only full human, on Queen Frisk's side?" asked Prisk.
"No no, I'm their adopted daughter," beamed Candy.
Prisk made an o with her mouth and nodded, then decided to walk around outside and introduce herself to the other monsters and to try and look for her parents.
"All of these monsters, Frisk and I long ago tried to convince them to leave the underground with us, but they all refused because of their main fear being of the mean humans that dwell on the surface. So tell me, how is my son convincing the monsters less than a day that he goes there?" asked Sans.
Candy had an idea of how. She took a deep breath.
He's going to find out one day when Franley returns. Oh, but Franley wants to see his parent's reactions for themselves! Okay then, just gotta play dumb until he gets back.
"I honestly don't know. We went to school together and suddenly announced he mastered his powers, and then left for the underground through a shortcut portal. Next thing I knew is monsters started appearing. All I know is if this keeps up, we'll run out of forest and have to somehow expand," replied Candy.
Frisk then came forward with her thinking face on.
"Yes, you're right. All our multistory homes are already filled up, so there is no where we can put them at this rate. You know what? Gravity Falls is finally open to monsters. Perhaps we can buy their forests over there and that can be another home to the monsters? And plus, they wouldn't even have to put up any barrier because that forest is secluded from most of the world. I'll talk to the Mayor about it," offered Frisk.
Candy thought about how rude that Mayor was, and remembered how the people fighting for monster rights were getting glares from the Mayor. The Mayor only agreed to give monsters rights in Gravity Falls because he wants to be elected again and the whole town was rooting for monster rights.
"Actually, you should let Franley do that. If the Mayor gives him a hard time, he has the power to change fate. Plus, he has a way with words now. He speaks like an actual Prince," insisted Candy.
"Yeah he sure does! When he came to Snowdin to talk to us, he held an authoritative air about him, and his voice is deep and just makes you want to melt into his words. Even though his speaking relaxes you, it commands you to listen and pay attention," swooned Prisk.
Sans and Frisk raised their eyebrows in question.
"His voice is deep and relaxing? Since when? His voice has always been normal for a preteen boy," asked Frisk.
Candy pretended to look confused as well. It wasn't as convincing as Sans and Frisk's looks, but it was close enough to where they didn't question her.
By this time, Franley was getting the rest of Hotland out and into the surface. Quickly scanning the remaining areas, only to find no one else, Franley went back to the surface himself. He didn't think he would get all this done in less than one day. Frisk, Sans, Candy, Prisk, and the rest of the household could hear cheers erupting from outside.
"I think he's back. Come on!" shouted Frisk as she grabbed Candy and Sans.
The whole house went outside to see a far away figure floating in the air, waving at everyone. When he landed in front of his family, they all gasped in shock. Frisk ran up to him, turning his face side to side and back and forth.
"What happened to you?" shakily breathed out Frisk in her state of mild panic and shock.
Undyne got a spear ready.
"Did someone do this to you?" she asked seriously.
For once, Franley saw Papyrus with a dangerous expression on his face. He too thought someone hurt him. Alphys took out an invention that looked dangerous. Sans, however, had no clue what to think.
"No one did this to me. I did this to myself really-"
"WHAT?! SELF HARM?!" Papyrus, Undyne, Alphys, and Jock yelled at the same time.
Franley chuckled and shook his head no. Gently pulling his mother's hands away from his face, he walked forward.
"This happened to me before, in a previous timeline. This is proof of me mastering my powers. The magic is infused completely with my human soul. You all know how my soul used to be red with an outline around it?"
They all nodded.
"Look at my soul now," smiled Franley.
He cupped his hands in front of his chest, closed his eyes, and summoned his own soul. Alphys, big eyed, came running forward to examine it.
"It's purple! But, it's not the typical purple human soul," declared Alphys.
Franley nodded.
"Yep. There's no outline. My once red soul fused with the magic outline, and became purple. It's a perfect mix of my dad and my mom after all. Blue and red make purple. If you look closely, you can see sparks of blue energy inside it," said Franley.
He brought his soul towards everyone where they can see clearly. They were all in awe as they chattered excitedly and pointed at the soul. Franley brought his soul back inside of him.
"I know that this will take some time getting used to, but in time, you will all recognize me perfectly. Besides, I was never meant to always look just human. I'm half monster for crying out loud. This is normal," said Franley.
They all agreed with him. Sans and Frisk brought Franley in to discuss their plan for the new monsters. After they told him everything, Franley was quiet for a bit.
"I think it would be best if I talked to the Mayor. Because a mere human nor a monster will get through to him. He's going to need the best of both worlds to consider something like this. But, I want Candy and Prisk to come with me. I can see that they have become good friends already. This will be further proof that humans and monsters can get along if they just try. We should all go immediately while the sun is still out," said Franley.
He made a shortcut. Grabbing Candy's hand, she grabbed Prisk's hand, and they all walked through.
"I'm so proud of him. I knew he was going to do something great one day, but I never thought it would be so soon," said Papyrus.
Sans agreed with a grunt.
"The day before Winter vacation was the perfect time. Because now, with Franley's magic help and mine, we can build them apartment buildings and a school building just like ours. I don't know how big that forest is, but if it's bigger than ours, then they will have much more space for fun things. But if it's smaller, then they will have to make do with what they got. Plus, they got Gravity Falls to wander around as well. If they want to try human food, they can. If they want human friends, they can. If they want to marry a human, they can," added Sans.
"Hopefully these humans aren't too boneheaded," smirked Frisk.
Sans snorted while Papyrus groaned.
And so the Mayor reluctantly agreed to Franley, Candy, and Prisk. Though it seemed as though the Mayor wasn't as against monsters as he used to be, but he still had some doubts. Those doubts would be cured in time.
"How long until the forest is cleared?" asked Franley.
"My construction crews don't do construction in the middle of the Winter. You and your monsters are magic aren't ya? Well then, time to put it to work!" grunted the Mayor as he shivered and walked back to his office.
"Oh, it's a bit of a walk back there. Want me to get you there faster?" asked Franley.
"Sure. I did do a lot for you. It's only fair, I suppose," answered the Mayor.
Using his mastered magic, he transported the Mayor back to his office.
"Before I go, I just want to thank you for giving the monsters a chance. Truth be told, there are more nice monsters than there are nice humans," said Franley.
The Mayor didn't say anything or make any sounds. All he did was sit down behind his desk and began filling out paperwork. Franley left without saying another word.
"You're welcome, kid," murmured the Mayor after Franley left.