After collecting the Tough Glove from the magic box, the humans continued Eastward. The duo stopped when they saw the skeleton brothers. "SO, AS I WAS SAYING ABOUT UNDYNE." Said Papyrus, but then stopped and looked at Frisk and Nemo. He looked at them, then at Sans, who looked at them in turn. This then led to them looking between them and each other again and again until the two started spinning in circles. Nemo and Chara rolled their eyes while Frisk giggled. Eventually the pair stopped. They then turned around and started talking to each other. "SANS! OH MY GOD! IS THAT… HUMAN!? AND IT LOOKS SO FAMILIAR…!" In that moment, Nemo could feel his heart come to a stop.

"Uhhhh… I think it looks familiar… because it's a rock?" Said Sans. Nemo glanced over at Frisk who was no longer giggling.

"OH." Said Papyrus with a disappointed expression. Nemo's gaze wandered to CHara, who had no response and instead just floated next to them.

"Hey, what's that in front of the rock?" Asked Sans.

Papyrus's eye sockets went wide. "OH MY GOD!" He exclaimed, he then turned and 'whispered' to Sans. "IS THAT A HUMAN?" They couldn't hear what Sans in response since he actually knew how to whisper, but Nemo assumes it was a yes judging by what Papyrus said next. "OH MY GOD! SANS! I FINALLY DID IT! UNDYNE WILL… I'M GONNA… I'LL BE SO… POPULAR! POPULAR! POPULAR!" The excited skeleton then composed himself. "AHEM. HUMAN! YOU SHALL NOT PASS THIS AREA! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS SHALL STOP YOU! I WILL THEN CAPTURE YOU! YOU WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE CAPITAL! THEN… THEN! I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT."

"Asgore takes our souls." Thought Nemo with a flat expression.

"IN ANY CASE!" Said Papyrus. "CONTINUE… ONLY IF YOU DARE!" He then ran off while laughing. "NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!"

Sans looked at the humans. "Well, that went well. Don't sweat it, kids." Said the skeleton as he winked. "I'll keep an eye socket out for ya." He then walked off after his brother.

The duo watched him leave. "I feel… honestly, I'm not sure how I feel." Said Nemo.

"Yeah…" Said Frisk.

"Oh quit being a pair of cry babies! Let's go already!" Said Chara. Nemo glared at Chara before the trio continued on their way. They didn't get far before their souls manifested and they were attacked. "Snowdrake flutters forth." Frisk used Check. "Snowdrake ATK: 12 DEF: 7. This teen comedian fights to keep a captive audience."

"Ice puns are snow problem." Joked the monster as its crescent shaped attacks flew at them. Nemo moved to dodge them.

"Listen buddy, we don't want to fight." Said Nemo.

"Snowdrake is assessing the crowd." Said Chara.

"Stop that…" Growled Nemo. Frisk used Laugh, and started laughing at Snowdrake's joke.

"See!? Laughs! Dad was wrong!" Said Snowdrake before attacking again. The humans avoided the attack easily enough.

"Snowdrake is pleased with its 'cool' joke." Said Chara drily. Frisk acted quickly and Spared the monster, who in turn walked away. "You won! You earned 0 EXP and 12 gold." The duo tried to continue on their way, but they didn't get far when they were attacked again. "Icecap struts into view." Frisk checked the monster. "Ice cap ATK: 11 DEF: 4. This teen wonders why it isn't named 'Ice Hat'."

"Look, we don't want a fight." Said Nemo.

"I just looooove my hat, ok?" Said Icecap. It started firing icicles from its hat that rained down on the humans, but they managed to avoid its assault.

"I think your hat is great too!" Said Frisk, using Compliment.

"Envious? TOO BAD!" Snapped the monster. It launched waves of thin icicles at them, but the humans managed to sidestep them with ease.

"It's snowing dandruff." Said Chara.

"Come again?" Asked Nemo as he stopped and looked at them. Frisk nervously looked at their options. They decided to settle on ignore. Frisk looks away from Icecap's hat. Confused, Nemo followed suit.

"HELLLO? My hat's up here!" Said Icecap in annoyance. He repeated the same attack as last time, which the humans evaded easily enough.

"Icecap is secretly checking if you're looking at its hat." Said Chara. Frisk decided to use Ignore again. The monster seemed upset by this.

"Better a hatter than a hater." It said. The duo evaded another rain of icicles.

"Icecap is desperate for attention." Frisk spared the monster. "You won! You earned 0 EXP and 13 gold." Said Chara as the Icecap waddled away.

Nemo sighed. "This was so much harder than just fighting." He thought.

"Gotta say, you're not very good at 'playing by your own rules'." Chara said, poking fun at Nemo.

"Shove it, I'm not good at this sort of thing, I'm better with monsters like Undyne or Papyrus." Siad Nemo.

"But not Mettaton, huh?" They asked. Nemo shot them a dirty look, but before he could retort, Frisk grabbed Nemo's wrist, causing him to stop walking.

"What is it?" He asked. He looked at Frisk, only to see them staring off to the side at something.

"Did something move? Was it my imagination?" Asked Doggo. Nemo looked where they were looking to see the familiar dog monster looking around. "I can only see moving things. If something was moving… for example, a human… I'll make sure it never moves again." Nemo and Frisk's souls manifested.

"Doggo blocks the way." Said Chara. Frisk used Check. "Doggo ATK: 13 DEF: 7. Easily excited by movement. Hobbies include squirrels."

"Don't move an inch." Said Doggo. He swiped his blue knife at them.

"Doggo can't seem to find anything." Said Chara. Frisk used the only other Act option they had: Pet.

"WHAT! I'VE BEEN PET!" Shouted Doggo. He continued to shout 'Pet' as he swung his knife at them again. Once the knife passed, Frisk spared him.

"You won! You earned 0 EXP and 30 gold." Said Chara.

"That's a lot of money." Commented Nemo.

"S-s-s-something pet me… something that isn't m-m-moving…" Said Doggo. "I'm gonna need some dog treats for this!" Doggo then sank back into his sentry station, and the trio could continue. They passed some smoked dog treats, and stopped in front of Sans.

"Hey there Sans." Greeted Nemo.

"Hey," Said Sans, "here's something important to remember. My brother-"

"Blue stop signs, yeah, yeah." Said Nemo. "Thanks for the assist, good to see you following through on that promise. C'mon Frisk." Nemo then started sliding across the ice, with Frisk close behind.

"What's your angle?" Asked Chara as the trio approached the Snowman.

"Hm?" Asked Nemo as he turned to look at them while Frisk talked to the Snowman.

"If you keep talking to that smiley trashbag the way you are now, he's gonna connect the dots, and when he learns that you're a time traveler… well, you remember that fight." Said Chara.

"All too well." Said Nemo as Frisk waved goodbye to the snowman, and the humans began heading back the way they came.

After outrunning the Lesser Dog, the humans found themselves at the electric maze. "REALLY THOUGH! THOSE HUMANS!" They overheard Papyrus say to Sans. "DO I KNOW THOSE PEOPLE?"

"Do you not know… who you know?" Asked Sans.

"PBPBPPBPT!" Replied Papyrus. "OF COURSE I KNOW WHO I KNOW! I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU KNOW… I KNOW WHO I KNOW AS MUCH AS I KNOW I KNOW WHO I KNOW… YOU KNOW?"

"The worst part is I understood that." Said Nemo, gaining the skeletons' attention.

"OH-HO! SPEAK OF THE DEVIL!" Said Papyrus.

"Who's talking about me?" Asked Chara. Nemo rolled his eyes and pushed them away.

"IN ORDER TO STOP YOU… MY BROTHER AND I HAVE CREATED SOME PUZZLES! I THINK YOU WILL FIND THIS ONE… QUITE SHOCKING!" Said Papyrus. "FOR YOU SEE, THIS IS THE INVISIBLE… ELECTRICITY MAZE! WHEN YOU TOUCH THE WALLS OF THIS MAZE, THIS ORB WILL ADMINISTER A HEARTY ZAP!" Explained Papyrus as he pulled an orb out from… somewhere. "SOUND LIKE FUN? BECAUSE! THE AMOUNT OF FUN THAT YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE, IS ACTUALLY RATHER SMALL I THINK. OK, YOU CAN GO AHEAD NOW."

"This ought to be good." Said Chara as Nemo stuck a foot into the maze, causing Papyrus to be shocked.

"SANS!" Shouted Papyrus as he stomped his foot like a child. "WHAT DID YOU DO?!"

"I think the human has to hold the orb." Said Sans.

"OH, OK." Said Papyrus. He then perfectly navigated the invisible maze, which Nemo has to admit was impressive, even if he was the one to build it, and stopped in front of them. "HOLD THIS PLEASE." Said Papyrus as he held out the orb to them, which Nemo took. He then made his way back through the maze to where his brother was. "OK, TRY NOW!"

The living humans made their way through the maze via Papyrus's footsteps while Chara just floated through the walls. "Show off." Said Nemo drily. Chara's only response was to stick their tongue out at him.

"INCREDIBLE! YOU SLIPPERY SNAIL!" Exclaimed Papyrus. "YOU SOLVED IT SO EASILY… TOO EASILY! HOWEVER! THE NEXT PUZZLE WILL NOT BE EASY! IT IS DESIGNED BY MY BROTHER, SANS. YOU WILL SURELY BE CONFOUNDED!"

"You know a lot of big words, it's impressive." Said Nemo.

"WHY THANK YOU! MY LAZY BROTHER TAUGHT ME WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER AND HE WAS FAR LESS LAZY!" Said Papyrus proudly.

Nemo raised an eyebrow at that. That was an interesting tidbit of info. "Anywho, you were saying something about being confuddled?" He asked.

"AH, YES, YOU WILL SURELY BE CONFOUNDED! I KNOW I AM! NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!" Said Papyrus. He then somehow slid backwards away and down the path.

"Still don't understand that one." Said Nemo.

"My brother is jsut that cool." Said Sans.

"Thank you for your insight." Said Nemo.

"Hey, thanks." Said Sans. "My brother seems like he's having fun. By the way, did you se that weird outfit he's wearing? We made that a few weeks ago for a costume party. He hasn't worn anything else since… keeps calling it his 'battle body'. Man. Isn't my brother cool?"

"Sure is." Said Nemo as the trio continued to the East. After getting some Nice Cream, the duo found themselves at the ball game area. They gave the game a few run arounds, getting to see each color of flag at least once, and earning quite a bit of gold. "Where does it all come from?" Wondered Nemo. Eventually they decided to move on, stopping in front of the brothers' Word search 'puzzle'. "HUMANS!" Shouted Papyrus. "I HOPE YOU'RE READY FOR…" He trailed off when he noticed something was wrong. "SANS! WHERE'S THE PUZZLE!"

"It's right there. On the ground" Said Sans. everyone gazed down to see a piece of paper lying on the ground between them. "Trust me. There's no way they can get past this one."

Nemo gave the puzzle the once over before putting it down. "SANS! THAT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!" Shouted Papyrus, causing Nemo to wince and grab his head.

"Whoops." Said Sans. "I knew I should have used today's crossword instead."

"WHAT?" Asked Papyrus, fortunately being quieter this time. "CROSSWORD? I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SAID THAT. IN MY OPINION… JUNIOR JUMBLE IS EASILY THE HARDEST."

"What? Really, dude?" Asked Sans. "That easy-peasy word scramble? That's for baby bones"

"UN. BELIEVABLE. HUMANS! SOLVE THIS DISPUTE!" Shouted Papyrus.

"Junior Jumble." Said Nemo.

"HA! HA! YES!" Laughed Papyrus. "HUMANS MUST BE VERY INTELLIGENT. IF THEY ALSO FIND JUNIOR JUMBLE SO DIFFICULT." Nemo couldn't help but chuckle at the skeleton's antics. "NYEH. HEH. HEH HEH." Papyrus then turned and left.

"Thanks for saying 'Junior Jumble' just to appease my brother." Said Sans making the humans look at him. "Yesterday he got stumped trying to 'solve' the horoscope."

"No problem." Said Nemo. The humans made their way to the next star. Frisk placed their hand on it.

"Knowing the mouse might one day find a way to heat up the spaghetti…" Said Chara. "It fills you with determination."

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