Chapter six

Blood Soaked Bones

"Ann!" Frisk ran up to them only to see a bone disappear from the humans chest. Realizing who attacked them Frisk searched franticly in the woods. "Sans! Come out here right now." The snow crunched behind her , whipping around she saw him stop a few feet away, two gaster blasters were floating behind him. She realized that it was worse than she thought. With a firm tone she demanded answers from him. "Sans what do you think you are doing?" He shifted his weight from one foot to the other before putting out a cigarette.

"sorry kid but they need to pay for what they have put us through. they're the ones that forced you to do all of those resets. at first I thought chara was the one behind it all, but while i was trying to figure out how to permanently remove them from this world my i found out that there was someone behind it all, someone … not from … this universe. after multiple resets i finally found a way to end it." Frisk looked back and saw that Zach scrambling to save his sister. She turned back to Sans with a new sense of determination.

"This is not the way to fix any of this. They had no idea of what they were doing. Both of them thought that this was all just a video game. You know those things I play with Alphys in her lab." She gave him a sarcastic tone at the last part causing him to snort.

"that is just what they want you to think so that they can go home and cause us more pain and suffering. so that they could make you do whatever they want, they don't care about us, i need you to understand that all they care about is their sick enjoyment." Sans lifted his arm signaling to his blasters to prepare for the attack. he lowered his voce to a growl tired of everything. "now move, frisk. i cannot allow them to go any further. besides with their souls we could break the barrier."

"NO, I won't let you." Frisk screamed at him, he closed his eyes before lifting his other hand to wrap his magic around her soul and pulling her behind him before signaling to his blasters to fire at the siblings. The last thing Frisk say was Zach and Chara huddled around Ann before being engulfed in the blinding blue light mixed with a slight tint of green.

"NO!"

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Charas and Zachs POV

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Zach turned his sister over to lie on her back so he could try to pull the bone out, before he could grasp the bone it shattered causing Ann to grunt in pain.

"Annabell, Can you hear me?" She nodded her head and gave him a weak smile.

"Of course I can numb skull, I was hit in the chest, not my ears." Zach Shook his head and examined her wound.

"This is no time for jokes and insults, you are gravely hurt and we need to get you taken care of."There was a nice sized hole from the initial attack with a few small cuts around it from the bone shattering. He tried to open his inventory to pull out his spider donut but was too panicked to concentrate. He could hear Frisk yelling at Sans who only calmly but roughly replied in return. He focused on trying to help his sister knowing that Frisk could handle him on her own. He pulled out a handkerchief that he had in his pocket and placed it over the wound to try to stop the bleeding to no avail, it was too sever for the thin cloth to do what he wanted. He started to feel a pull on his chest and ignored it, while fumbling through his pockets he heard Charas voice.

"ACH….ZACH!" He quickly looked around forgetting that he couldn't see her. "Zach listen to me you need to calm down." He looked back at Ann, her face was getting pale from loss of blood.

"Calm down! My sister is on the brink of death and I can't do anything about it!"

"Yes there is, Do you remember what the color your soul is?" Zachs face flushed with anger.

"What does that have to do with anything?" With an annoyed sarcastic tone she replied.

"I thought you knew everything about our world. –sigh- Each color of souls have a special ability like for example Frisks is red which allows her to go back in time to a certain point." Zach thought he knew what she was trying to tell him.

"Right, so you're saying that the color of my soul could help my sister?" Ann placed a hand on his arm to catch attention. Once he was looking at her she spoke with a raspy voice.

"Remember those theory's you had with the six souls? You said that you thought that the green soul could heal others and possibly themselves." Zach felt a glimmer of hope rise in him.

"Is that true Chara, could I heal my sister."

"Ya, it is possible but you need to remain calm and listen to my instructions as I give them to you." He took a deep breath.

"Understood."

"Ok first thing you need to do is place your hands above the wound, once you do that concentrate on your soul." He followed her instructions, with his hands hovering over her, closing his eyes picturing his soul in his mind. Chara noticed his hands start to glow. "Ok, now picture the wound closing." Chara heard Frisk scream and turned around to find a blue beam heading straight for them. Just when it was about to hit them a green sphere formed around them preventing the blast from hitting them. She turned back to Zach, he's creating the barrier with his soul. Anns wound was almost closed up with the color returning to her face. Anns eyes fluttered open just as Zachs hands dropped to his side. She sat up and hugged him.

"That was amazing Zachary I never knew you could do that. I owe a life debt to the both of you." She looked up, the dirt and snow was clouding the surrounding area. "We need to hide before our opportunity disappears." She looked over Zach shoulder. "Chara I would like you to come with us until we find a safe place to hide." Ann stood up having Zach lean on her, and briskly walked in to the woods hoping that Sans wouldn't notice them. She knew that he would figure out that they were still alive and try to come after them, that's why they need to get as far away from him as they could.

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Frisk, Sans, and Papyrus

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Frisk watched in horror as the cloud of dust and snow started to settled, she faced Sans with tears streaming down her face.

"How could you do that, they were really n-nice people and you just- just murdered them!" She started to sob before she could finish her sentence. Sans looked over at her, she's floating three feet off of the ground hiding her tears behind her hands.

"come on kid Papyrus should show up soon." He gently placed her on the ground and walked over to the last place he saw the two, once the dust settled there's a trench in the ground surrounding the spot where they were.

"we should get to my post before Papyrus arrives. if he sees this mess he may start asking questions and I don't really want to deal with that right now." On cue Papyrus was calling for him. Sans lifted Frisk up again and walked back to the sentry station and placing her behind the lamp. She was still crying and he didn't want papyrus to hear her so he said the first thing that came to his mind.

"kid, they didn't die in the blast. so i suggest you stop crying , otherwise paps will find you." He didn't mean to sound so rude but she needs to calm down He'll apologize for it later. She quieted down to small sobs hugging her legs with her head in her lap trying to muffle the noise. Sans walked over to stand in his normal spot and waited for his brother to approach.

"Sup, bro?" A loud voice came from the other side of the lamp.

"YOU KNOW WHAT 'SUP' BROTHER!"

"IT'S BEEN EIGHT DAYS AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T. RECALBRATED. YOUR. PUZZLES! YOU JUST HANG AROUND OUTSIDE YOUR STATION!" Papyrus gave Sans a suspicious look. "WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING?!"

"Staring at this lamp. It's really cool. Do you wanna look?" Papyrus glanced at the lamp and turned his back to it. He started to stomp on the ground.

"NO! I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT! WHAT IF A HUMAN COMES THROUGH HERE!? I WANT TO BE READY! I WILL BE THE ONE! I MUST BE THE ONE! I WILL CAPTURE A HUMAN!" Papyrus turned back to Sans and placed a hand on his chest while his scarf waved in the wind. Frisk stopped listening to them. (If Sans was telling the truth, then they are still alive and Chara must be with them. That is good She knows the best places to hide, somewhere he wouldn't be able find them. I'll have to convince Sans that they are not that bad, in fact they are rather entertaining with all of their bickering between each other.) She started to think of all of the worst outcomes and began to cry again. (What if I can't convince him not to kill them? What if I can't save them? What if-if….) She started to cry harder.

"Really, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS HAS FINALLY GOT… WAIT DO YOU HEAR THAT SANS?" Sans started to panic, he can't let his brother find her.

"hear what bro?" Papyrus was starting to get worried.

"I HEAR SOMEONE CRYING, IT IS COMING FROM THAT LAMP. I THE GREAT PAPYRUS SHALL GO INVESTIGATE!" Sans let out a nervous laugh.

"heh, oh that i placed a recording o-on the lamp so th-there is no need to go over to there." Sans started to stutter and Papyrus gave him a curious look.

"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU TODAY SANS, FIRST YOU WANT ME TO LOOK AT THE LAMP AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO STAY AWAY FROM IT." He narrowed his eyes at him. "WHAT ARE YOU HIDING SANS, DOESN'T MATTER FOR I THE GREAT PAPYRUS SHALL FIND THE SOURCE OF DISTRESS AND YOU … WON'T … STOP ME." Sans sighed in defeat he know that when his brother has gotten something in his head he can't stop him no matter how hard he tries. Papyrus walked over to the lamp and leaned over the top. Frisk was curled on the ground hugging her legs trying to stay quiet; she didn't notice Papyrus until he picked her up causing her to let out a sound of distress. Papyrus considered her for a moment. After a few seconds he spoke to her in a gentle tone.

"DON'T WORRY LITTLE ONE, I THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL AID YOU IN ANY WAY I CAN." He looked up at his brother. "SANS! DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS TINY HUMAN WHO MIGHT I ADD IS IN AN EMOTIONAL STATE?!" Sans rubbed the back of his head.

"sorta, I just wanted you to see them while they were in a better mood." Frisk clutched tightly to his scarf and buried her head in his chest plate. Papyrus huffed and started to walk back to Snowdin.

"IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW, I SHALL TAKE THEM BACK TO OUR PLACE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET BETTER. OTHERWISE I WOULD NOT BE THE GREAT AND CARING PAPYRUS. NYEH HEH HEH." Sans watched Papyrus walk away once he is out of sight he was going to go search for the other two humans and make sure that they don't escape again. Papyrus realized that Sans wasn't following and turned around. "SANS! YOU LAZY BONES! YOU ARE GOING TO HELP ME WITH THIS HUMAN. AND DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT USING YOUR SHORTCUTS THIS TIME!" When Sans didn't budge Papyrus walked over to him shifting Frisk so that he is cradling her in his right arm and wrapped his arm around Sans mid section carrying him like a sack of lazy potatoes. Back at the skeletons house, Papyrus dropped Sans on the floor before gently placing Frisk on the couch. "DO NOT WORRY HUMAN, FOR I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS SHAL MAKE YOU A SPECIAL PLATE OF MY WORLD FAMOUS SPAGHETTI. THAT SHOULD CHEER YOU UP IN NO TIME!" He turns to Sans. He was standing in front of the door trying to sneak out. "SANS, YOU SHALL KEEP THE HUMAN COMPANY WHILE I MAKE US SOMETHING TO EAT. AND DON'T YOU DARE LEAVE THIS HOUSE UNTILL THE HUMAN IS FEELING BETTER." Sans watched Papyrus go into the kitchen to start making them dinner before turning to the kid, she is curled up in a ball with her back turned to him, he rubbed his forehead with his right hand and sat down on the couch next to her.

"alright kid, who. are. they." Frisk didn't move, but did answer him.

"Their names are Annabell and Zach, I don't know much about them. But I do know that Ann has the soul of patience, and Zach has the soul of kindness." A wet laugh slipped through her lips. "They seem to fight amongst each other a lot. Mostly over nothing, it's fun to watch." She turned to face him, her eyes were puffy from crying. "Listen Sans, they didn't know what they were doing. Could you please do me a favor?" Sans shrugged. "Please give them a chance, once you get to know them they are fun to hang with. Honestly I didn't like them at first, but as we traveled through the ruins together I got to know them better." She started to smile. "I may even start to think of them as my own family." Sans turned to her. "It's actually kind of nice, to have other humans around." He didn't know what to do anymore. "Sans?" His eye sockets went dark without him noticing.

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Chara and the Siblings

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"This way, I know a place where we can hide." Chara directed the humans by telling them which way to go because the snow started to fall causing their vision to be constricted. They came up to a small abandoned shack in the middle of the woods. They opened the door and entered, inside was pitch black and the air was stale. Zach looked to his left and spotted a small candle on a table next to the door.

"Hey sis, can I borrow your lighter for a sec?" Ann reached into her pocket and pulled out the object before handed it to him. He rolled the sticker against the flint of the Zippo and a flame burst forth lighting the candle, which brightened the room a small bit. They looked around, In the middle of the room was a small round table with three chairs gathering around it, there's fire place on the left wall, and in the far right corner was a bunk bed covered with big comforters and a few pillows each. Ann walked over to one of the chairs as Zach closed the door; she sat down hearing the chair moan under her weight. -Creeeaak- The legs gave way under her making a loud thump as she hit the floor. The others started to laugh at her misfortune she gave them a look of displeasure causing them to laugh harder.

(Well if you can't stop them then you must join them.) She started to laugh as well. She stood up using the table to help support herself. She looked over at her brother as her laughter died down. "So Zach how do feel?" He sat down at the table the chair he was using stayed intact

"I feel much better." He gave her a stern look. "How are YOU feeling, you did take a fatal hit earlier." Ann rubbed the spot where Sans had pierced her with a bone.

"It still stings, other than that I feel great." Standing near the door Chara spoke up.

" I need to go check on Frisk. Will you too be alright by yourselves?" Zach gave her a thumb up.

"Of course." Chara gave them a nod and walked through the door, half way to Snowdin she paused.

(Wait … how did he know where I was? He could have just followed my voice.) She decided to float to Snowdin because it was much faster than walking. (Doesn't matter I need to find Frisk.) Back at the shack both of them were staring at the door. Ann spoke first.

"Did you s-see …" Zach nodded.

"Yah, I saw her." Ann sighed and pulled out her pack of cigarettes and her Zippo, She placed a cigarette between her lips and lit it. As she took a puff Zach gave her a disapproving look. "you know, that isn't good for you." Ann let out a cloud of smoke.

"That's what you keep telling me." She leaned back against the wall. "Thank you, squirt, for everything." She started to burst out laughing, Zach noticed that it wasn't her cheerful laugh. "You know I was the one supposed to keep you safe, not the other way around." She took another drag as tears started to well up.

"You did keep me safe. You made sure that those who used to bully me when Mom and Dad died never bothered me again. And remember that time I saw that the game store was selling Undertale for half off and I ran across the street not looking both ways. You ran after me and tackled me to the ground just before a car hit me." He paused for a moment. "There are so many other times you have protected and comforted me, When Mom and Dad died you tried everything in your power to make sure that I stayed with you. It was my turn to keep you safe." Ann got off of the bed and gave him a hug.

"Well, let's make a deal, I protect you and you will protect me." He smiled.

"Deal." They continued to talk about the past trying to keep each other in a good mood.

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Frisk, Sans, and Papyrus

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"SANNS! YOU ARE SCARING THE HUMAN!" Papyrus walked in to the living room with two plates of spaghetti in his hands. "I HOPE YOU ARE HUNGRY HUMAN I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS HAS MADE YOU SOME OF MY WORLD FAMOUS SPAGHETTI!" Frisk pulled her arms out of the blanket and gratefully took a plate from him. Sans moved to the other side of the couch letting papyrus sit in between them, they sat there watching the TV in a comfortable silence. Chara fazed through the door and looked over at the trio. They were all asleep, Frisk and Sans were leaning on Papyrus. Chara floated over to Frisk and whispered to her.

"Frisk, hey Frisk, I'm back." Frisk shifted in her cocoon and yawned.

"Ch-Chara?" She rubbed her eyes sleepily before looking at her old friend, she was about to speak but Chara placed a finger over her mouth telling he to be quiet. She whispered. "Are they alive, did you take them somewhere safe?" Chara crossed her legs while floating in the air.

"They are fine, Zach was able to use his soul power to heal his sister and in the process protect us from Sans blast. I took them to an old shack that Asriel and I built with dad, it is hard to find if you don't know where it is, they will be safe there." Frisk let out a sigh of relief.

"That's good. I may tell Papyrus that they are here and see if he would be alright if they come over." Sans shifted in his spot but continued snoring, Chara watched him for a moment. "But first I need to convince Sans that they are just like us, they would never hurt anyone on purpose, well they may try to hurt each other but that's what siblings do, I think." Chara knew that Sans wasn't really sleeping, luck fully she knew that he couldn't hear her.

"Hey Frisk." She pointed her thumb at the skeleton. "He's awake just keep pretending that he's asleep. And who knows, maybe we could convince him without taking to him directly." Frisk understood what she wanted to do.

Authors Note

Hey everyone I am so sorry it took me so long to get the next chapter up.I will be honest with you I will not be posting as often as I would like I will keep writing I wont give up. And I'm sorry for any mistakes that may linger in this chapter, well the whole thing actually.

Also I would like to thank every one for their support through out the story soo...

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