After a vigorously long day of training, Papyrus made his way home from Waterfall. He had asked Undyne to train him especially hard today to show how cool he can be infront of his little human. Undyne agreed fairly quickly; something about getting something off her chest. He was not quite sure what she ment by that. For clearly she had nothing there but the clothes on her back...sort of.
"Papyrus! That's the way! SWING HARDER!" She screamed out as she continued to launch spears after spears at him."NGAHHHHH!" Undyne was getting pumped at how amazing he looked as he summoned bone after bone to block her attacks. Not even once did he let the attacks get near him. Which she figured it was because he was trying to keep the tiny human safe from harm. "YEAH! You should bring the punk to all of your trainings! This is AMAZING!!" Hearing this, Bonbon began flailing her limbs that hung outside of the baby harness. Clearly not liking the idea. But neither of the two noticed her frantic pacifer sucking. Undyne was just so impressed that he was lasting longer then usual, she couldn't contain herself. She wantedan all out battle, bone verses spear, like the ones in Alphys' history videos. "Papyrus! FIGHT ME!!!" She ripped apart her shirt in a fit of excitement, letting out a loud roar. Papyrus stood there with shame, covering his eyes as well as the tiny human's."UNDYNE...""Fight me!!!""SIGH, YOU RIPPED ANOTHER SHIRT AGAIN.""Ghaaaa! Who cares! Common and fight me you coward!!""UNDYNE I AM NOT FIGHTING YOU UNLESS YOU ARE PROPERLY ATTIRED FOR THE OCCASION.""Sigh, you're no fun! " Feeling something wet against his gloved hand, Papyrus looked down and saw that the tiny human had fallen asleep; currently leaking a large amount of drool. Undyne stomping her way back home, Papyrus shouted out that he too was heading home. She just gave a lazy wave before entering her charred house.
Sans arrived home earlier than usual, he curled himself into a ball as he layed on the couch. He was not really feeling up to doing much, let alone sit at his post and watch as the monsters happily passed him by. The whole thing just got on his nerve that he found himself drowning in self pity. Frustrated,he decided he might as well head out to Grillby's. Hopping off, he stopped in his track when he saw that his brother had just walked through the front door. Eyesockets wide opened, he stared at the dozing human that hunged off of his brother's chest; with a pacifier barely hanging on. So many things ran through his head, as he tried to process what he was looking at.
"uh, you alright there munchkin? lookin' a bit tired there?" Bonbon gave out a couple of incoherent mumbles, which he couldn't understand. "paps hasn't worked you down to the bones has he?"
"SANS! DON'T BE RIDICULOUS! THE TINY HUMAN HAS BEEN SAFETLY TUCKED IN THE WHOLE TIME. THERE IS NO REASON FOR HER TO BE TIRED."
"don't know about that bro. she looks pretty out of it."
"NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT...THE TINY HUMAN DOES SLEEP QUIT FREQUENTLY." Papyrus exclaimed as he stroke the bottom of his jaw. "NOT ONLY THAT, BUT SHE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO SLEEP ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME...LIKE A CERTAIN SOMONE..." Papyrus couldn't understand how the tiny human ended up sleeping in the most weirdest places. Indside the mailbox, the trash can, behind the couch and he even found her sliding down the stairs once. Which honestly scared him the most.
"maybe sleeping comes so naturally to her that..."
"DON'T YOU DARE FINISH THAT SENTENCE!" Sans smiled spread wide as he eyed the kid, for her mouth was tugging towards a sleepy smile.
"she could do it with her eyes closed!"
"SANS!!"
"Heh...heh...z...zzz...it's a 'dream' to have...such a skill...nhhh...I 'can't see'...why anyone would get 'tired' of it...zz..."
"OH MY GOD SANS! YOU'RE A BAD INFLUENCE!!!" Sans covered his face as he tried not to laugh out.
"stars munchkin, even in your sleep you can be 'punny'."
"NYHEEEE, THAT'S ENOUGH!!" Papyrus closed his eyesockets as he held onto the side of his skull, unable to handle anymore more bad puns. Through his frustrating grunting, he heard small coos. Looking down at her, he saw that she truly had fallen asleep. Petting her head, she let out a small smile as she got closer to him. Feeling his soul warm up, he smiled warmly at her, forgetting his annoyance. Until he saw a pair of small skeleton hands wiggling.
"I KNOW THAT LOOK SANS!" Sans eyesockets sparkled as he had his arms sticking out, motioning a 'gimme gimmie' movement. "THE ANSWER IS NO!"
"come on paps, just for a while?"
"YOU ARE A BAD INFLUENCE SANS, I RATHER NOT HAVE YOU CORRUPT THE TINY HUMAN WITH YOUR LAZINESS AND AWFUL PUNS!"
"bro don't you have to cook dinner? you don't want her to 'pasta-away' from hunger. you might get too 'saucy'-"
"FINE SANS! ANYTHING TO STOP THOSE INSUFFERABLE PUNS!" Papyrus unstrapping himself he handed Bonbon over towards Sans outstretched arms, before marching himself towards the kitchen.
Sans was having trouble keeping a hold on her. It was as if she was a bag of jelly or something. Sighing, he decided it would be better if he sat on the couch to get a better grip on her. Sinking into the couch, Bonbon buried herself closer into his chest. Having her so close to him put a great ease on his soul. One that made him forget all his worries. Whatever the reason it was, he didn't care.
"you're really knocked out, aren't ya?"
"hmm...maybe...yawn..." Holding her while she curled herself into a tight ball, he couldn't believe how small she made herself look.
"geeze, munchkin. how small are ya?"
"hmmm?...I'm fun size..heh..." Sans stroked her hair.
"not really what i ment. you just look awfully young to be down here."
"4...no...5?...hmm...can't remember..."
"too young..." he mumbled. "mind telling me how ya got here?"
"I...I...hmmm..."
"munchkin?" Nope, she's out. Guess it's going to be another night without her eating dinner. Which he wasn't really looking forward to, since she would always end up chewing whatever she could get her mouth on in the middle of the night. Resting his tired eyesockets, he ended up sleeping as well. Only forcing himself to wake up to eat with his brother before they all headed back to bed. Not wanting to be one in the end of Bonbon's chewing dream, Sans handed the kid over to his brother before heading towards his room to sleep.
As they slept peacefully throughout the night, you stood over the small human, smiling to yourself while she gnawed on her blanket. Seeing how the little girl was able to see you, you decided to distance yourself from her. Not trying to ruin her fun, but it didn't work. As soon as Papyrus left the house to go train with Undyne, both you and Chara where pulled along. It would seem that you where unable to stay too far away from her. Which didn't bode well for you. You where so hoping to find a way to get Chara away from her. Oh well. Letting out a sigh, you sat near the car bed, placing Chara's head on your lap as she slept.
Absent-mindedly stroking her hair, you can see how much you where starting to see yourself more clearly then before. In the past you would have been glad about this...but now; it just ment that you really where dying. You didn't mind really. The thought of being dead didn't appeal to you, but...at least your friends where safe. That's all that matters.
"Dying?"
Turning around, you saw the little girl peering at you from underneath Papyrus' arm.
"You're dying?"
《How did...I mean...》
"Is it because you're outside?" You were so tired, you didn't have the strength to lie, so you told her yes. Bonbon lowered her eyes for a while before looking at you. Smiling brightly, she cupped her mouth. "Hee hee, stay determined. I have a plan." She whispered.
《Always am, kid. But recently I'm not really sure for what though.》
She softly giggled before going back to sleep. You're not sure what she had in mind. What can a small human girl do? Unable to sleep, you gently placed Chara's head back to the ground. Not really wanting to wake her. If you where lucky she wouldn't wake anytime soon, as terrible as that may sound. You really just want the kid to have at least a couple of nights where she wasn't assaulted by those nightmares of yours. Getting up, you saw that the kid really did fall back to sleep. You kinda wished you could do that. It usually took you hours to go to sleep. Reaching out, you stroke her cheek. But as you did this, Papyrus stir from his slumber, bringing Bonbon's body closer to his own.
You giggled when you heard his soft 'nyhe's', that you tried stroking his cheek as well. Your fingers gently caressing the air. You'd be lying if you said that you didn't miss them. All your friends and the fun times you all spent together. Lost in your own thought, you didn't notice that your fingers where facing through him now. His face scrunched up and he begun to mumble something beneath his breath. Retracting your hand as fast as you can, you distanced yourself.
In his sleep, he felt something. Something strange, a feeling he felt earlier that day. Opening his eyesockets he let his vision get used to the low lighting. Looking down, he saw that the small human was still asleep in his arm, so...what was it that he felt? Slowly getting up, he looked around. But there was nothing out of the ordinary. He could have swore that there was something there. Something he was supposed to remember, or something he forgot and was not supposed to know, perhaps? Well, seeing how he was in no mood to go back to bed, he decided it was time to get up anyway. Four hours is enough sleep for a grown-up skeleton like himself. Anymore and he'd turn out like his lazy brother.
Awake and ready to attack the day, he looked back to his bed. The tiny human still slept and he didn't feel right on leaving her their all alone.
Considering what had happened the other night.
Clenching his fist, he shook his skull; getting rid of unwanted memories.
COME ON PAPYRUS! THERE IS NO TIME TO BE THINKING ABOUT THAT! FOCUS ON KEEPING HER SAFE...SAFE AND HAPPY...
Gently picking her up, he walked towards his brother's room. Deciding that placing her in his care for the rest of the night, was a better option then letting her stay alone.
Stumbling back, you saw that you had caused him to wake up. Afraid, you rushed out. They couldn't see you...no one can but her.. but even so. The thought that they might, scared you. Standing outside, you waited to hear if he would go back to bed. After a while, you heard that that he wasn't going to. Sighing to yourself, you went towards Sans' room. Getting closer, you could hear something. A soft whimper, curious you went through. But as soon as you did, you saw the whole room was engulfed in a bright blue light. All coming from him.
Sans was curled on the floor, with his covers tangled around his legs. Getting closer, you saw that he was crying.
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Damn it! Those fuckin nightmares are back!His skull felt as if it was about to split right open. Those visions...all of them ...they all just started clamoring together. There was so many, so many of them. Those smiles, the laughing...so diffrent...all glitching over one another. He couldn't see clearly, they just kept coming. Voices all mixed-up...
SANS, I KNOW THEY CAN BE GOOD. YOU PROMISED TO PROTECT THEM! THEY KILLED HIM! THEY JUST KILLED HIM!
Stop! I don't want to remember! Just...stop...
"Hee hee, Sans! Look I drew you and Papy! Do you like it?"
Sans eyesocket grew bright with fear... In the dark depths of his mind, he saw Bonbon standing all alone.
"heya...munchkin. what are you..." His conscious tried to get closer to her. But she kept getting further away. Faster and faster he ran, but making no process.
"Sans? Why do you look sad? Is something...wr"
No...no no no no no...please not her...don't take her!
Pitch black hands slithered across the small child, slowly covering her in the dark, till there was nothing left. His soul was choking him, unable to breath, he crashed down. She was gone and...he was alone. Screaming out into the dark, his magic crackled all around him. Feeling hopeless and abandoned, he fell deeper and deeper into the dark.
After a while, he felt something warm embrace him. A faint feeling that touched his soul. The scent of wild flowers wrapped around him, calming his magic. Able to breath once more, the embrace started to leave. Opening his eyesockets, he saw that he was on the floor. Scrambling to get up, he searched around the room. But the warm feeling was gone, not leaving a trace behind.
I'm really losing my mind huh...
Hearing a knock on the door, he went over to find Papyrus standing there holding a sleeping Bonbon in his arms.
"SORRY SANS, HOPE I DIDN'T WAKE YOU."
"nah, it's cool paps. so, what's with the munchkin?"
"HONESTLY, I COULDN'T SLEEP. SO I DECIDED TO START THE DAY EARLY. BUT...I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE HER ALONE. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND LETTING HER SLEEP WITH YOU..."
"say no more, you already had me on sleep." Taking the small human, he could already start to feel better. His brother wishing him a good night, he closed the door and went back to his bed. "night, munchkin."
"Hmm...night night Sans..." Placing a soft skeleton peck on her forhead, he found himself drifting off to sleep.
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"You may be thinking, 'hey! Isn't it crazy to talk to yourself? Isn't weird to stand in a corner waiting for the time to pass by?' Well, you want to know what I think? You IDIOTS, don't know what you're talking about!"
"Flowey?"
"WHAT!"
"You're silly, hee hee." Flowey's eye started twitching, he couldn't handle being trapped inside the trash bag's room any longer!
"Silly! SILLY!?!!" Flowey growled out but Bonbon giggled a bit before placing a finger to his lips.
"Flowey..shhhh...we have to be reeeeeally quite."
"...why?" He grunted out as Bonbon picked him up and placed him ontop of her head.
"We're sneaking out!" It was still pretty early in the day. Normally Bonbon would have still been asleep, but...she decided that she might be able to take the chance to escape. There was still so many things she wanted to see, monsters to meet (especially King Fluffy Buns she heard so much about) but most importantly she wanted to try and find you. Seeing how you're just 'outside' she thought all she had to do was go and get you and you'll stop dying. Tip toeing out of Sans room, she quietly tried climbing down the stairs to not alert Papyrus or Sans who are currently in the kitchen. Feeling a gripping hand on her red hoodie, she let out a loud yelp.
"Where do you think you're going, punk!?" Glancing behind her, she gave a nervous laugh as she was being lifted off the ground to come face to face with a very angry fish. "You're under house arrest, remember? Sans might have thought he convinced Papyrus and me about that little lie of you being clumsy. But we're not a bunch of idiots. Now, either you tell me where you think you're going, which you're not, or I call one of those bone heads over."
"Adventure!!!!" She squealed out while flailing her limbs.
"I like your spunk kid, but no dice. Not until we know for sure your not going to pull a stunt like that again." Undyne opened Sans' bedroom door and flung Bonbon right ontop of his bed. "So don't even try leaving, cause as the captain of the royal guard, my soul duty is to protect all those who live down here. That includes you, now sleep!" Undyne slammed the door shut, leaving Bonbon alone in the dark.
"Now what you IDIOT? Not only are those stupid brothers watching you, you have that barbaric she-fish guarding you!!"
"Determination! Flowey. Determination! I will see the the king of the fluff and save the voice lady!" Flowey sunk down into his pot, not really understanding what she was blabbering on about. All he knew was this was going take awhile.
Attempt #2:
With Sans off to work, Papyrus stayed behind to take care of the tiny human. Currently he was in the kitchen while Bonbon sat at the kitchen table.
"I HOPE YOU'RE HUNGRY TINY HUMAN. CAUSE I'M MAKING YOU AN EXTRA SPECIAL PANCAKE FOR YOUR CONSUMPTION!"
Seeing how Papyrus had his back turned to her and was busy cooking, she took the opportunity to sneak out of her seat. Hearing him humming a small tune, she tip toed her way towards the front door. Her hand inching their way towards the doorknob was stopped by a voice behind her.
"Tiny Human..." Slowly turning around, she began to sweat when she saw Papyrus' glare peeking out of the kitchen. "You Are Not Leaving, Are You? I Made You This Special Plate Of Pancakes, Which I Crafted Out Of Love..." Papyrus ominously showed her a plate of pancakes filled with fruits and sugary sweets.
Failed
Sitting down at the kitchen table, she ate her pancakes all the while Papyrus continued to glare at her.
Attempt #7:
After a long day of work, Sans was laying upside down on the couch. While Papyrus was scrambling around the house. "SANS! DID YOU FIND THE HUMAN?!" Sans lifted the skirt of couch. Revealing a small human's booty sticking out.
"don't worry, paps. i'm on it!" Bonbon unable to stop herself, she let out a small giggle. "not, 'sofa-r' munchkin, it's movie night."
Failed
Bonbon sat in between the brothers as they watched a marathon of Mettaton movies. All 27 of them.
Attempt #22:
In the middle of the night, while the brothers slept, Bonbon creeped her way through the house. Lifting up a nearby window, she began to climb. While her arms dangled on the outside, Flowey noticed that she had stopped moving.
"Why did you stop! Are you stuck or something?" He whispered.
"I can't..." Bonbon was too busy staring at a dark figure that stood infront of her.
"Nice night, isn't...punk!"
Failed
Undyne tossed Bonbon and her pot of dirt into Sans' room. Flying through the air, Bonbon was captured by a bright blue light while the pot fell onto a pile of dirty socks. Being slowly lowered down onto the bed, Bonbon was then wrapped into someone's arm. "yawn...night munchkin."
"Night night Sans."
Attempt 57:
A beautiful day in the town of Snowdin. All seemed calm and peaceful...except that there was crazy giggling coming from ontop of the Skeleton's home.
"Bonbon! YOU'RE CRAZY!!!"
"Hee hee hee hee hee!!!" Bonbon was bouncing as she stared down from the rooftop. Holding onto her makeshift parachute, Flowey was sweating bullets. He wasn't sure what was crazier, her plan or the look in her eyes. Either way, it was safe to say that she really lost her mind.
"This...this not...a good...AHHHH"
"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Bonbon had jumped down and was floating rapidly down to the ground.
"WE'RE GOING TO DIE!!!!"
"Hehehehehehehe!" Laughing all the way down, she failed to notice that a pair of boney hands had caught her. Not feeling the soft snow beneath her feet, her eyes shut open.
"i know i'm 'no-body' to say this but...'tibia' honest, never thought i'd 'catch' a tiny human. much less a 'falling' one."
"Uh...hi Sans."
"heya munchkin. lunch time?"
"Lunch time..." She said with tears rolling down her cheeks.
Failed
Bonbon munched on her fries while Grillby patted her head. Bonbon glanced to her right and saw that Sans was staring at her while he rested his skull on his folded arms that layed ontop of the counter.
At home, Bonbon layed sprawled on the floor in Papyrus room with Flowey watching over her. She was so tired. Not really sure when she slept, since she was too busy trying to get out. Sitting next to her, you tried brushing away her bangs. But failed.
《Why are you trying to leave? I thought you liked it here?》
"I...I can't give up! D...determined!" She said with a groggy voice as she pointed to the ceiling. Flowey scuffed at her.
"Brat, now what? You already tried everything." Bonbon lowered her arm with a loud thump.
"Ughhhh...there's still one thing I haven't tried." Sitting up, she stared at Flowey. "A special trick my brother was trying to teach me!"
"Special trick?"
"Yes! I haven't tried it before. But if I believe hard enough! Anything can come true! Ha ha ha ha ha!"
Sitting on the couch, Papyrus glanced at his bedroom door, where muffled laughing could be heard.
"SANS."
"yeah bro." Who was slumped next to him.
"SHE'S DOING THAT LAUGH AGAIN."
"don't worry bout' it. undyne's right outside the window. all ready to catch her if she tries the window thing again."
"OH GOOD." Satisfied, he went back to watching his show.
The next day, Papyrus was preparing breakfast, Sans was sleeping on the couch and Undyne was standing outside the front door looking through her phone. Bonbon was low to the ground with Flowey awaiting for their chance to move.
"Pst, I don't like this plan."
"Well it's better then yours, brat" Flowey whispered back, "going through walls is a stupid idea."
"Nu-uh"
"You where just rubbing the wall with your hands! You don't have magic!"
"But I-"
"Shhh...it's time." On his command, Bonbon quietly ran down the stairs. Sneaking behind the couch, she placed a pair of earmuffs ontop of Sans' head. Ducking back down, she readied herself as she eyed the front door. "Ok...ready? 1...2..." A small explosion sounded out in the kitchen, in which Papyrus's spaghetti blew up on his face. At the same time Undyne let out a loud scream. "Go!" Bonbon dashed her way through the front door. She ran passed Undyne who was covering her red face while her phone fell to the ground; having the screen showing a barely dressed Alphys on it.
Giving it all she got, Bonbon ran through Snowdin town and straight towards the the river, where the River person was waiting.
