(Frisk is wounded and the cause of it is frightening, not only for her but also for the monsters the attack was actually meant for.)
(Characters belong to Toby Fox, story by me)
(Chapter warning: illness and vomit ahead!)
Chapter 7
Pain
I have felt pain before. The markings on my body can attest to that. I've been kicked, burned, cut, pummeled, and even attacked magically. However at the moment, the icy substance touches the skin of my back, the horrendous sensation that courses through me is like nothing I have ever felt before.
It ate at me, tearing through flesh, muscle, and bone, as it seems to seek out something deep within my very being. And as I feel the icy tendrils, seemingly, worm their way through me, I scream with the ferocity of it's slow and painful attack. All of this happens within moments before my body even fully hits the ground.
The impact of hitting the cold floor is lost to me as I writhed in agony. My screams echo off the walls eerily as I grab onto Papyrus clothes tightly. I remain on top of him. My body draping over his as the acidic substance continues to eat at me.
I think I hear my name? I don't know. The pain so intense. To much. I can't stop...I can't stop screaming.
Suddenly a cooling sensation. The pain lessens greatly and I'm able to breathe again. I open tear stained eyes to see the jaw of Papyrus as he leans over me. His upper body hovering over my own. He must have moved changed our positions. The pain had blocked out all else that I didn't even know our roles are switched. He is shaking. His emotions beating at me ruthlessly. Guilt, anger, shock, confusion, all mixed in with fear. He feared for me. Papyrus did not know or understand what just happened but the overall extent of my injury is clear.
I am in a bad way.
He is using his abilities to keep the worst of the pain away as he leaned over my body. His hand hovering over the wound and concentrating on keeping it from doing more damage.
"Well, well, well, you have another little girlfriend bone man? Man, I'm impressed. How can a sack of bones like you, who has no dick, acquire some fine ass bitches." The words come from behind me. Cruel and juvenile in nature. His words are slurred and full of self-confidence. "I'm so shocked. I would like to know...ohhh. Well, what do we have here boys!? Is that the little monster girl?"
The sound of feet approaching causes me to flinch before a sound of an eruption and a surprised yelp stops the man in his place.
"You're not getting anywhere near her, human!" Sans says as I suddenly feel his presence close to me. He must have teleported over to us from his place from behind the humans. He stood next to the three of us. Ms. Tub tub. Remains on the ground behind me. Her body curled into a fetal position, clutching her severed arm to her.
She is so scared.
The man's voice laughs out and says, "Whatever mini me. Like you can scare me. Don't you know the rules? Or is your little bone head to empty to remember them?"
Even through the pain, I can feel Sans resolve. His emotions full of self-loathing, pain, horror, and rage. His power is rising at a frightful rate and the people around him are growing anxious. However, the men around us, too drunk on liquor their own delusions of superiority, are blind to it. They see only a monster who can't do anything. A monster who is beneath them.
"I know the rules and so do you. This place is honor bound by the Unity group as a safe haven for both humans and monsters. Your breaking..."
"Bla...bla...blaaa... Gods this Skeleton is as boring as my mom!" the leader gears as the others laugh at and I shiver in Papyrus arms as the pain continues to pulse through me.
"S...s...Sans..." I whimper in fear.
"Easy baby. I'll get you out of here as soon as I can. Hold on a moment okay?" Sans says in a low voice as he continues to stare at the young leader before us.
The guys take out a cigarette and began to light it while saying, "You know you two are so much alike. Being dead and all. Say monster girl! Do you bang theses bones heads?! Haha, I would not be surprised, but I gotta say you have no class fucken something without a..."
A bone shoots up from the ground and strikes the cigarette butt from the man's lips. Everyone freezes as Sans glares coldly at him. His finger the only thing that had moved.
"You guys really don't know the rules yourselves or did you not notice the no smoking sign?" Sans says in a tone that sounded offhanded if it were not for his stiff deminer.
Sans was willing to fight even if it meant the ultimate and unfair punishment...
of death.
At the thought, I struggle and cry out harshly as the pain intensifies again. I must have moved away from Papyruses hands and his healing energy.
"Stay still Frisk. Sans has the situation under control." Papyrus says as he adjusts me into his arms and hoovers his hand back over my back.
"But...but...Sans will..."
"He's fine Frisk. He knows the law and he knows how far he can push it."
His confidence in his brother spoke to his belief in that. All I can do is trust in it myself.
The man shook with red-eyed rage at Sans. He spits out the ruined cigarette and snarls at him.
"I don't like your uppityness you filthy little shit. Monsters like you need to go back to the depths of hell where you belong."
His eyes twitch and I hear his intentions. The man is signally another man to attack Sans from behind.
Sans! He'll be hurt!
I raise myself and scream, "SANS BEHIND YOU!"
Sans moves and trips the guy before he could slash his knife down upon him. The man falls face first into the floor and rolls over to get up before facing the tail end of a long pointed spear. His eyes cross at the pointed glowing rod before they all look up to see a very unimpressed Undyne.
"I think that's enough for the day," Undyne said as she stood above the man. Her posture is straight and sure and her eye glares at the men around her.
"You guys should know the rules before barging into bars to cause trouble. This place is a neutral zone. Protected by the United and the Guards of the Royal Court. You broke the law the moment you attacked one of our own, caused injury to a human under our protection, threatening, and attacking a high member of the court. You would have to leave now." Her words are not loud. The voice she uses is not one she would usually sound when addressing her friends, or trainees. It is soft. Dead soft. And her words hold the promise of action.
The human men feel that too.
Their leader glares at Undyne but is quick to look away when she pins him wither her gaze. Finally, he clucks his tongue in annoyance and says, "Fine. We're outta here. But you better watch yourself Bones. You and we have a date in the future." The man then looks down at me and a cold dread climbs my painful body as his thoughts turn dark.
"I'll be especially waiting for you tasty monster girl." He licks his lips and yelps when a spear lands by his feet. He stumbles and curses as more spears appear from thin air and chase him toward the doorway.
Undyne cocks her head at the other men.
"Well? Want the same treatment punks?"
Swearing viciously they turn and storm out. Like the children they mimic, they threw things over and push people and monsters who stand in their way. The sound of the outer door slamming is the only indication of their departure.
Then all the room is quiet save for the music that still blared around us. Then the observers around us begin talking in a frenzy. Several of the monsters walk toward us to help, but Sans is already by my side. He places his hand on my side and Papyrus helps him roll me gently to my front. I whimper as the pain shoots through me, digging deep into my bones and nerves. The sensation turns my stomach and leaves my mouth dry.
"Fuck! Shit!" Sans spits out enraged as he looks at my destroyed back. He hovers his hand over the wound and takes off his jacket to stop the bleeding.
"Don't!" Papyrus interjects, "Pressure on this type of wound will make it worse."
Sans growls in frustration and puts his jacket back on.
"W..what...i...is it?" I gasp out past the pulsing pain.
"Shhh...baby it's okay. We're going to get you out of here soon just...just hold still." Sans says as he looks his brother in the eyes with an intents gaze. Papyrus nods and leans over enough for me to hear him.
"We need to pick you up okay? Your body has sustained a bad wound and we need to get you out of here as soon as possible. This might hurt a bit, but we're going to do our best to keep the pain to a minimum okay?"
I sob and bury my face against his jacket. Shivering heavily I try not to let my stomach get any more upset than it already is.
Papyrus rises and lifts me carefully into his arms. However, I still feel the jarring motions and they pull on my wounds horribly. I cry out in shock of the intensity of the pain and gasp out for air as my vision dims a bit.
"Hey, Bone boys. What the hell was that all about? Those assholes aren't our usual clientele and they attacked Tub tub. And what the hell happened to the brat?" Undyne asks as she approaches us. Her eye narrows on the brothers until it falls upon my back. Her sudden sharp curse gives me all the information I need to know. Between her and Sans, my wounds must be horrid. They feel that way, but the extent must be worse for them to act in such a fierce way.
"I'll answer whatever you want later Undyne. We need to get her to our clinic as soon as possible. I need you to carry Ms. Tub Tub as well. She's hurt too." Sans instructs as he holds his hand a few inches off of my back. He is doing the same thing that Papyrus was doing moment prior. I could feel him there, doing something to make the pain and making it bearable. But only slightly.
"No need. I can...I can walk myself."
I turn weakly to see a blurred outline of Ms. Tub tub. Her body is sagging and her sculpted form was dropping badly. She holds her severed arm and a hand full of lost blobby parts tightly to her chest. As she glares in concentration at us. Her body shakes as she takes wobbly steps toward us.
"I don't think so," Undyne said as she approaches the Blob woman and looks her over with a critical eye. "You're losing your strength to even hold your shape. I'll carry ya, but I need ya to hold yourself togeather long enough for me to do so okay?"
Tub tub nods with a sigh and allows herself to be lifted into Undyne's arms. None of her blobby parts fall to the floor, but she seems to be melting in Undyne's arms. Tub Tub turns to look at me and Papyrus with a soft smile and says, "Thank you both so much. Papyrus for your bravery in taking on those hoodlums. And you dear child, for protecting him from that attack."
Papyrus nods and says, "Your very welcome Ms. Tub tub. I would like to question you more about this when we get back to the clinic. You're both hurt right now and in dire need of care."
Sans nods in agreement. "Common Undyne I know you hate my shortcuts, but please keep the patience in mind?" he says as he inclines his head to Undyne. Undyne sighs and walks over to us and stands close.
Confused, I watch blurrily as Sans eye glows fiercely and a blue bubble appears around us. Suddenly I feel a shifting sensation and the world outside the bubble suddenly glows white. With the intense glare, I feel suddenly nauseous and I bury my head into Papyrus scrub.
"Just a few more moments Frisk," Papyrus whispers as he holds me closer.
"It's done. We're here." Sans says quietly.
I blink and turn to see a blurry vision of the brother's office. My body starts quaking and I moan as sudden pain rockets up my spine sharply.
"Gods Sans! I need to get her into the tub quickly!" Papyrus says as he moves swiftly forward to the hot tub in the corner.
Sans looks sharply at us. His eyes return to normal. "Okay, bro. I'll be with you in a moment and..."
"No Sans. I'm the doctor here, I have more knowledge of human anatomy then you do. With you being her therapist I need you to contact her parents and let them know what happened." Papyrus says as he hops from foot to foot to take off his shoes and juggle me at the same time. The jostling does not help and I whimper as I held onto his arms for support.
"Sorry, Frisk." Papyrus murmurs as he finally gets his shoes off.
"But...but I..." Sans starts but suddenly stops. I can feel his emotions warring within him as he contemplates the most logical course of action.
"Well while you guys handle the kid, I'm taking Ms. Tub Tub to Mettaton. He'll be able to work with her. Hold on Ma'am." Undyne says as she turns swiftly to leave the room.
"One moment." Tub tub says weakly.
Undyne huffs impatiently, "But your..."
"I'll be fine for a moment. I need to... say something first."
Undyne sighs and turns sideways. It is enough for Tub tub to see us clearly. Her black beady little eyes blink at me tiredly as she says, "I...I need to say this first. That stuff, whatever that was he threw at Papyrus...some of it...it...landed on some of my blobs and they...they..." She begins to swoon and Undyne cradles her closer as her body drapes heavily into her arms.
We all freeze at Tub tub' words. Papyrus had been in the middle of undressing me carefully from my ruined clothes when he turns just enough to say, "Undyne, hurry and get her To Mettaton! NOW!"
Tub tub begins to take on her true form. A large blob. Undyne struggles under the mass as she tries to keep Tub tub in her arms.
"Wahh! Wahhh! Hold it! I'll get you to Mettaton! Woow jeez don't fall apart now!" Undyne hurries from the room and the door remains open as she dashes to Mettaton's office. The door then glows a faint blue before it shuts gently, closing us off from the rest of the office.
"Finish seeing to Frisk Paps...I...I need to call her parents. They...they need to know what happened." Sans voice is hollow as if something took the life from him.
Even fighting through the pain and nausea I feel his suffering. I could not leave him alone with whatever thoughts he is currently thinking.
"Sans!" I say as twist sharply in Papyrus arms. Pain rockets through me at the motion and I cry out in agony before I feel Sans arms around me.
"Don't be stupid Frisk! I...I don't want you to hurt yourself anymore then..."
"It's not your fault Sans." I interrupt. Breathing heavily I reach up and touch his face. His eyes widen as he reaches up and touches my hand against his cheekbone. My eyes fidget and the world grows blurrier but I concentrate on telling him what he needs to hear.
Breathing heavily I say, "It's not your fault you bone head. W...what I did...my injury. I...I knew what was going to happen. I knew...knew...what they were planning..."
The brother's emotions become clouded with confusion and shock.
"How?" They both say at the same time. I shake my head, trying to fight nausea that is rapidly building in my stomach. I feel myself losing. I jerk away from them and off to the side as vomit erupts from my lips and down my chin and chest.
"Urghhh!" I cry as I slap a hand over my mouth.
"Shit shit shit!" Sans says and vanishes quickly before reappearing with two wet towels. Giving one to Papyrus they help me clean up the mess. The entire time I moan and whisper apologies. They murmur forgiving words as they clean the once delectable meal right from my face and chest. A large part of me is mortified. They saw me at my worst and they were cleaning me up as if it was nothing. As if it was normal for them to do so.
Well, Papyrus is a doctor so he has to be used to this. But for Sans...
"You don't have to force yourself, Frisk." San says as the last of the bile is cleaned off my person. "Give us a minute, we'll have you all cleaned up baby okay."
Sans and Papyrus take the next six minutes to undress me fully. they gently peel the rest of the clothes off of me and They stand for a few moments looking at my back. The anger in their emotions is almost like a living thing. It swirls around me, holding me. It is not an anger that felt harmful to me. Instead, it calmed me. It let me know they cared about what had happened. The notion touches me deeply.
Sans touches my good shoulder gently and leans in enough to say, " I need to go now and let Paps do his job. I...I'll call your parents and tell them what is going on. He will take care of you and help you get better. You're in good hands." Sans kisses me gently on the forehead and pats me on my feverous cheek.
I watch as he rises and walks to his desk. Once there he picks up the black handset from its cradle and dials quickly on the number pad. His form blurs even worse and I turn away as Papyrus moves to help me toward the tub. I fidget a bit and gasp as the pain makes itself known again.
"Don't move too much Frisk. Let me do all the work. It's going to be fine, I'm a doctor, this is part of my job...okay. Please trust me. I want to heal you...it's...it's the least I can do for all you've done for me."
His sincerity grips me deeply and I smile lightly at him as I said in a dry voice, "I...I thought you were a nurse? Or a Missus? Did I miss something here?"
Papyrus chuckles lightly and says, "Both me and Sans have multiple titles. I have a nurses degree as well as Doctors. That may sound strange but we'll talk about that later okay?"
I chuckle a bit and nod.
"Okay, Frisk. I'm going to lift you again. This may hurt so be ready okay?"
I shiver and nod again as I prepare myself. Papyrus gently picks me up again and walks slowly into the bath with me. It is empty and the white inner lining of the tub glistens like the inner shell of a clam. The rainbow-like gloss captures my attention momentarily before Papyrus kneels down with me in his arms. I look at him curiously and he chuckles again.
"I'm more worried about your health then my clothes Frisk. One moment."
He reaches over and begins to turn on several faucets. Some of them begin pouring out regular water and others, an odd colored liquid. I take a moment to notice the tub had more facets than there should be. I cock my head and Papyrus explains. "This tub is connected to several gallons of potions that we have stored in the next room. Each has a purpose. Right now I'm filling the tub with a concoction that should help rid you of the acidic poison on your back." He looks at me squarely. "I will warn you that this will hurt, a lot. I can't help that I'm afraid. However what I will try to do is us my power to lessen the amount of it you feel alright?" He pets me gently on the head as the water continues to rise.
I sigh at his touch and try to focus on the feel of his hand on my face. Unlike Sans, this touch is calming and almost like being petted by a family member. Soothing.
Papyrus was always like...like what?
I open my eyes in confusion at the thought until I feel something wet touch my feet. I freeze for a moment, expecting cold water, but instantly relax when my body touches something close to body temperature. I breathe in the odd scent rising from the water. It smells of herbs, thick and earthy. Snuggling against Papyrus I sigh as I listen to the gurgle of the rising water. Sans deep voice is in the background of the sound. His words are lost over the sound of water but knowing it is there, calms me even more.
However, as the water finally touches my wounds I feel the pain seeping into my body even worse than before. I try to hold it in but as more of the potioned water touches my back the pain becomes blinding.
"Frisk breath okay," Papyrus says as he adjusts me in his arms. "This is the worst of it hold on while I..."
His words are lost to me as my breath catches and I fling myself back against the nerve ending the pain that shocks me without remorse. It whips up through my body like an electric shock. Without mercy and vicious.
"AAAAAAAAAAHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
"FRISK!" Sans voice is lost to me as my mind becomes blank.
Another scream tears from my throat as I struggle to get out of the water. The water bubbles around me as the poison from the wound meets the healing properties of the water.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
I suddenly feel two figures hold me down as they submerge my body into the water. My head they hold above the water so I can breath. Though it is becoming harder to catch my breath. I can not stop screaming. The pain is so great.
"What the fuck is going on!?" Sans cries as he holds my flailing body as gently as he can. He tries to work magic into the wound but it is counteracted by whatever festered there.
"It's a horrible, spell Sans!" Papyrus says as he tries to gently hold me between them. "I...can't seem to work my magic on it either. It's fighting the healing properties in the...damn it shes going to faint again at this rate! I...I'll explain later just...hold her still until the spell is gone! It hurts like hell but this is the only way to clean it out!"
"But she's..." Sans interjects but Papyrus glares at him.
"I know! Just focus on keeping her in the water. It is almost gone!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHhhhhhhhhhhhhh!Urgh!" I vomit again and feel my world bleeding into black..
"Frisk baby just hold on! Hold..."
For the third fucking time that day...
I faint.
Great.
…...
"Frisk..."
"Frisk.."
"Frisk?"
My conciseness slowly returns to me. The sound of a light voice softly whispering my name as the feel of something gently petting my cheeks, finally registers. Shaking greatly I open my eyes to see my entire world is blurred. A faint light emanates behind something that is dark and seemed to be all around me.
Where am I?
I close my eyes and a soft sigh of understanding huffs above my ear.
"It's best if you keep your eyes closed Frisk. You're still suffering the side effects of that poison." Says the voice. A hand touches the side of my face gently and pets it.
"P...Papyrus?" I ask as I begin to shake. My hand moves to touch his but the movement feels like lifting hundreds of pounds of steel.
Impossible.
"Don't move Frisk. The poison was removed fully from your back, but the after effects of the trauma is still in your system. You'll be better after a long sleep and recuperation." His hand moves to my shoulder and pets it lightly to ensure me. The motion is soothing and I moan softly and relax to his attentions. But questions begin to rise as I try to settle myself into the softness beneath me. So I ask,
,"W...what was that stuff? Why...why did they attack Paps? Why?"
He sighs and gently wraps his arm around me, careful not to touch my wounded back, and holds me close to him. I then notice that I am laying on something soft. Covers were around me and he was at my side. Staying close.
"I don't know Frisk. When the commotion happened I noticed several humans surrounding Ms. Tub tub. Her arm had been severed and she was rolled into a ball for protection. They stomped on her, kept laughing at her. And no one moved. Neither monster nor human. For humans, I guess it was just another show, but for monsters, many of them were too afraid to move. The laws make it hard to defend yourself and others in this place. They feared retaliation. The laws make death swift for us you know."
"I..I know Paps. But...but that stuff felt like acid. The potency is ridiculous. If it had hit you," I shiver, "I can't imagine what it would have done to you." I feel his hand pat me in assurance.
Papyrus hums a bit before saying, "I have a theory, but that is all I have. Until Alphys and Sans take a better look at it I'm going to state what I believe from a health professional's point of view..."
"Sans?"
Paps chuckles a bit. "Why yes. I told you he and I have multiple titles did I not. Well, Sans is also a scientist. He..used to work with our father for many years before quitting to be a comedian. Science became too stressful for him. However, he is quite brilliant in the field. Anyway," Papyrus sighs, " I believe it is because you and...Sans had a little...close encounter before the attack? I believe?"
A sudden hot sensation crawls up my cheeks and groan in embarrassment. Papyrus chuckles and says, "There's nothing to feel guilty over. However, your soul foreplay, with Sans, might have left a residue behind on your soul. The poison, which I believe is concocted to target monsters, might have reacted to your body as if you were a monster. However, because your body is human it could only burn you. It still caused damage to your body but with some sleep and concentrated healing, you should be up in no time."
I freeze at that and think hard. 'If that was meant for a monster and it burned me after my sexual encounter with one, then if it had touched Papyrus or tub...'
"Ms. Tub Tub...is she..okay? I...I think she said something about the stuff touching her." I ask softly as I grip the blanket closer to me.
The feel of the fabric moving behind me as he shifts before he speaks again, "She will be fine. Being a blob has its advantages. If anything major did happen Mettaton will let us know."
Rage through my body. The fact that she was attacked and probably left scared from the encounter made my very blood boil. Why...why the hell did it happen? Why the fuck did they attack?
A flash of the strange men I saw out front that morning passes in my mind and I start and whimper at the ache in my back. The motion didn't hurt like before, but damn did it make me feel like an old lady.
"Frisk! Don't move. Your wounds are still fresh and I'm still trying to stitch them togea..."
"Where is my daughter Sans!" I hear my mother's voice boom from somewhere and I jerk at the sound.
"Mama?" I never heard her voice like that. It is full of rage and hurt.
"Please Toriel. Keep it down. She's resting right now...Asgore please don't go in at the moment and let me finish my explanation please..."
"I need a good explanation Sans...your suppose to be helping our daughter...now this?" My father's tone had never sounded so cold. So angry.
"Please understand. The situation was...not exactly normal. If you can please step away from the door so I can talk to you in the other room I can explain everything."
"I want to see my daughter Sans. I've known you for years and I know when your hiding something. Something horrible has happened to my daughter and I need to see her. I have to see her please understand! It's...it's my fault she is in this situation. If I didn't..."
"Toriel it's not your fault." Father's voice boomed softly. "It's no one's fault other than the ones responsible. Sans, I understand what you're trying to do. But after hearing her scream through the phone and the commotion after that, we have a right to see how badly hurt she is. And we feel that this isn't the first time she has been attacked. In the past, we never had a chance to talk to her properly about it since she was only allowed to spend a few hours with us a single day of the week. But after today we need to know the truth. We need to know from her directly, everything that has happened in the twelve years she has been away from our side. You too, understand the feeling don't you?"
A pregnant pause fills the space around me before Sans answers with a tired defeated sigh, "Yes...I understand all to clearly. Just...just don't probe her too much. She's in a great deal of pain."
With that, the sound of doors opening and footsteps entering the room. However, where ever I am, it is still dark. I can't see anything then the faint light behind the dark shroud surrounding me and Papyrus.
"One moment while I close the curtains. Her eyes are very bad right now."
With a soft glow of blue light emanating from behind the dark vale, I hear the sound of curtains closing firmly throughout the room before a singular footsteps approach the curtain that darkens the area around the bed. Sans head pokes in and takes a look at me and Papyrus. His eyes held tired regret as he looks at my exposed back. Then with a sigh, he looks back into my eyes and says,
"Frisk...um...your parents. Your parents are here to see you. I know you're tired but...it might be best to talk to them a bit..."
"I understand Sans. I know. I'll see them." I said with a calm finality.
I know deep down that to fully explain the situation I have to tell them my deepest secret. To explain how I knew of the attack and what would have happened if I didn't act.
I had to tell them my secret.
To tell the truth, it was long overdue.
Sans sighs and lifts his arm up slowly. The curtains part from around him to reveal the rest of the room. It is darker now thanks to the shades covering the translucent blinds. My parents stand a few feet behind Sans, their faces distorted by my blurred vision, but I could feel how worried they are. How afraid they are for me.
Upon seeing my figure mother cries out in shock and runs to my side. Sans moves away and walks around to where his brother lay and watches as my parents approach me. Mother stops by the bed and lets out a gasp of pure horror upon seeing my mangled back. The blanket is low on my hips exposing every wound I have ever gotten. New and old. My body is still nude and pale from the poison. I probably looked a sight.
Papyrus had stayed above the blankets like a gentleman as he tried to heal the damage. Upon seeing my parents Papyrus had moved his hand away just enough for my parents to see everything, but he keeps his hand in place just enough to continue the healing process.
Father walks behind mother, and his expression turns into pure horror. His eyes well with tears as he takes mother into his strong arms and holds her close. I turn away in shame and bury my head in my hands.
I never wanted them to see me like this. I had agreed but...the reactions...are more than I can bear.
Are they feeling shame...or self-disgust?
Are they angry that I...
"Oh, my poor baby!"
Mother cries as her figure kneels down by my side. Her hands hover over my back wounds. Her paws never touching the scars, but her presence is there. Feeling out. Probing.
"Who has done this to you, Frisk? Why would they...What happened?" Mother looks at me, eyes overflowing with her tears. Her lips trembling.
And I could not hold it anymore. I shove my head between my arms and cry. Despite the pain, the agony of it...I cry. Shame...pure shame, clouds my heart and makes me feel like all manner of pieces of shit.
"Daughter, don't cry, please. Your mother and I do not fault you for anything that has happened to you. We know it's not..."
"I knew," I say in a low voice. My tears falling down my cheeks as I turn to my precious parents.
"I knew something was going to happen...because. I could feel it. I...I saw a vision of Tub tub. Her lying on the floor. hurt. Surrounded by people and monsters and yet...no one helped her. I saw her and...I did nothing." I shiver as regret fills me. "I...I didn't know if what I saw was real or not but...I saw her. Then... when I was with Sans...I felt something. A disturbance. It called me. I ran because the feeling would not stop. It kept pushing me until I was there in the room. Then I knew. Something horrible was going to happen." I turn to look them in the eye. "I moved because if I didn't...Papyrus and maybe even Tub tub would not have lived. I...I.." tears choke me and I try to clear my throat to talk when a soft voice interrupts me.
"Saved our lives."
We all look up to see Ms. Tub tub in a box again. Mettaton holds the box gently as he walks in with a narrow look in his eyes. His expression vexed.
"Mettaton? What's going on?" Sans asks as he rounds the bed and nears the robot.
Mettaton sighs and says with a huff, "I've finished going over Tub tubs body when she insisted on coming back here to check up on our little darling. She's very livid you know. I can't afford for my patient to be worked up so I agreed to bring her here. Also..." He eyed Sans a bit. "I noticed a few things that I need to talk to you and your brother about. I...need some confirmations before I come to any conclusions."
Sans nods and looks over at Tub tub.
"Is everything alright tub?" He asks softly.
Ms. Tub tub shakes her head and replies, "If everything was fine and dandy Mr. Skeleton I would not be here now. Please let me talk to the Dreemurrs for a moment."
Sans nods and steps back toward the bed to sit next to papyrus and me. My parents turn to regard Ms. Tub tub as Mettaton walks her toward my parents before kneeling before them and holding the box steadily in his grip. Tub tub bows to them in respect and says, "Your Highnesses. I know we're not supposed to say those words here in the world of humans, but many of us are old enough to remember the wars and terror that we faced many years ago. How you bravely fought by our sides and helped us in our hour of need."
My parents sat still and nodded, regally to Tub tub.
I watch in fascination, though my sight is still blurred.
My parents? Royalty?
"I wish to explain the situation and inform you that your daughter did everything she could to help us. Without her, Dr. Skeleton and I would have surely died."
Tub tub speaks. Explaining everything that happened with a sure voice and a stern face. "I was delivering beverages to a table in the bar area when theses men came into the bar. They were very loud and obnoxious and everyone stilled when they appeared. They looked drunk and I knew they were looking for trouble. We get their sort in from time to time. Thinking that because they are human, they can waltz in and pretend they are kings over us." Tub tub shakes her head and continues. "Since I was the closest to the door I approached them to ask what they wanted. They just attacked me. I didn't even see what they used. They just started attacking, calling me horrid names and cursing me. One of them used something that sliced my arm off. It was hot and very painful..." Tub tub raises her blobby arm and shows a thin line that is still.
Mettaton nods and says, "Whatever was used it was magical in nature. A harsh magic that isn't even proper in nature. It's...unfinished and rusty. It caused damage but nothing that a few days off and some Metta jell can't fix." He winks and kisses Tub tub on her head affectionately. She blushes and shoos him away with a, "Stop it young man mind your manners." she looks back at us before saying, " Being a blob has its benefits. However..." She raises her other hand and we see two indents where parts of her body refusing to form. "That potion did that to me. It completely destroyed those parts. It...it felt as if a part of my very soul was destroyed."
We all become silent at that declaration.
A part of her soul. Monsters are made up of souls. If a soul is destroyed...
"No.," I say as I struggle to turn and Papyrus holds me down gently.
"Don't move you'll hurt yourself more Frisk."
"I can't let them do that!" I say and turn my eyes and head to them. My determination flaring from my body as the thought of all of them being taken by this new danger stabs me deep in my heart.
"I...I don't want you to disappear. I...I don't want to lose any of you again...I...can't..." I whimper and bony arms wrap around me from behind.
"You won't be alone kid. I don't usually like to keep promises, but...I won't leave ya. Not easily. And I don't think the others will either."
Mother and father nod and rise to walk closer to the bed once again and kneel down beside it. They look at me with serious eyes as they speak.
"We will never let such a thing happen. Not again daughter. We will take all precaution necessary to help lead our people through this danger." Mother says and father nods before adding,
"We do not need another great war. By the gods." His eyes widen in horror at the thought, "With the technology of man now...we would not have a chance."
"We keep that from happening." Mother says as she stands and walks to Ms. Tub tub. She kneels down and draws Tub tub to her and hugs her tightly. Tub tub freezes for a moment before holding her back.
"I'm so sorry for what you've been through. The house of Dreemurr will do everything we can for your family. I promise."
Tub tub chuckles and I notice that her voice sounds older. Far older than before. She leans back and pats Mother on the arm and says, "You all have done so much for me already. My husband and I are grateful for our home and the fare laws you both lay for us. We are grateful." She turns her black beady eyes on me and they tear up as she says, "Thank you so much, Frisk. Thank you so very much."
With the best of my ability, I nod back to her. Careful of my own wounds.
"Come Ms. Tub tub. We need to call your husband and have him pick you up." Mettaton says as he turns to leave.
Ms. Tub tub waves good bye and Mettaton quietly shuts the door behind him. A few moments she leaves and I lay there in the bed and grip Sans arms tightly. He and Papyrus hold me close between them as my parents turn back to me. Their expressions sober as they make their way to the bed and sit next to it once more. Their expressions worried.
In a few moments, I knew I would have to tell them the truth of my abilities. The truth of the last twelve years I've been away from them. I do not know what they would think, but I knew deep down, they would never hate me for it.
( Okayyy...here it is the end. I would like to first say that I apologize for the long awaited chapter. Things got kinda crazy and this chapter wasn't the easiest to write. It was very difficult for some reason. Anyway here it is and here you are. Please enjoy and I hope to see you later! Weeeeeeeeee!)