It's so...dark...

I...c..ca...can't...breath

L...light...

Where's the light...?... I have to f-fi...ind...

F...Flowey?... wh...where's flo-flowey?...

Where...am I?

Bonbon's hands started to sweat as she ran them over her eyes. "Wh...why can't... I see!?" Her heart was running rapidly in her chest. Hugging herself, she began to shake uncontrollably. "H-help..." her mouth was starting to become dry as her breath came in short gasps. The lack of air caused her knees to buckle as she fell to the ground. "M-mommy!" She cried out. Tears ran freely down her cheeks as she curled herself into a ball. "Big b-brother!" Pain coursed through the her whole body, as she desperately gasped for air. Sweat crawled down her back making her shiver. Her body quaked as the dark filled her mind. Feeling the floor leaving her, she began to claw at it, afraid she would fall. "N-no! No no no no! NO!...PL..PLEASE...p..please..."

The darkness surrounded her...swallowing her up in fear... fear consuming her soul.

"H-help..."

...

Papyrus walking out of Snowdin's store, holding a bag of cinnabunnies, humming a little tune as he walked home. Till his vision became blurry, staggering back he dropped the paper bag. Holding his skull with his gloved hand to keep himself from falling, he blinked rapidly as he tried to regain his vision. Looking down at one of his gloved hands he noticed his magic was crackling abnormally. He felt and unusual amount of fear, brushing itself against his soul. Grabbing the bag from the floor, he dashed into his home. Slamming the door behind him, he took out his phone.

"what's sup br-"

"S-SANS! S-SOMETHING IS WRONG!"

"pap?! what happened!?"

"IT'S BONBON! SOMETHING BAD IS HAPPENING TO HER!"

"w-wait, how do-"

"FIND HER SANS!" Papyrus hanged up as he clenched his skull. Pain thumping against his skull. Tiny...human..please be okay...

...

Closing her eyes tight, her mind began to wonder. Pieces of memories incoherently flashed behind her eyelids. Memories of her surrounded in darkness, floating in warm water like substance. Silence swallowing her whole. Feeling her little hands trying to grab anything, anything to hold her steady. Only grabbing water till she touched a thin wall. She began patting at the thin wall, the thin translucent wall moved against her desperation. Till she felt something warm against it. A warm bright light in the shape of her small hand was pressed against the thin membrane. Her body calmed down as the small hand on the other side sent light and warmth through the membrane. Her memory flickered in and out, shaking her into the present. Opening her eyes she gasped out. Unable to breathe from her cries, she curled tighter into a ball. "b...brother... help...hic...me..."

Don't be scared... you are your own light against the darkness. Remember that and you'll never have to be afraid.

light...

She was her own...light?

She had to find it. The light...

She needed to find it! She had to drive the darkness away...

...please...

Her soul deep inside her chest started to burn, intensifying her shivers. Massaging her chest, she rocked back and forth. Whimpering softly. Soon her eyes started to burn..."h-help...help!" Crying her heart out as her eyes continued to burn.

"Papy!...Sans!" Resting her head on the ground, tightening her hands on her arms, she continued to cry out for help. Crying, till her throat burned.

Light...any light...

P..pa...papy... S-Sans...

...

Sans looked at his phone, feeling his soul hammering against his chest. Hearing his brother sound so...desperate, unnerved him. Dialing the munchkin's number, he waited. But she wouldn't pick up. Sweat beading down his skull, worry tugging against his soul he took one of his shortcuts. Landing near the dump, he noticed a couple of monsters walking by. Happily chattering about a young child. Uncertainty licking across his bones, he walked up to them, "hey, any idea were a young child about the size of a migosp went?"

"Asked old Gerson, we saw her talking to him not too long ago." Not bothering to thank them, he took another shortcut to Gerson's shop.

"Woah there, gonna give this old man an early falling if you pop out like that without any warning."

"sorry, just..." raking his phalanges against his skull," have you seen were a small kid went, she was wearing a pale purple hoodie."

"She was heading towards the darkening latern room a couple of minutes ago."

" thanks," as he was about to walk away, Gerson grabbed his arm,

"Don't worry about Undyne, she's still in the dump," Gerson began to chuckled as he went back into his shop. Sans picking up his pace, began searching through the mushroom path. As he entered the lantern room, he felt a large wave of fear hitting him. His bones began to rattle as he clenched on to his chest. His soul was trying to break free, as if it was trying to reach her. Closing his eyes, he heard a small whimper. Following the soft cries, his soul started ramming it's way out. He felt so much fear and pain. Reaching a dead end, he found the munchkin crouched down into the floor, with her back towards him.

...h-help...please...

Sans stopped in his tracks, as he heard her soul cry out.

Mommy...brother...help...Papy...Sans...Papy! Sans! Please!...I...I can't...

...help...

As to not startled her, he slowly made his way towards her. Getting closer he noticed that her small frame was shaking. Keeping his soul steady, as it tried to pull towards her. His soul begging to comfort her, he slowly reached for her shoulder. "munchkin?" Grabbing her shoulder, she spun around.

Staring at her, he staggered back as his soul clenched. His slipper getting stuck on a small knot of grass caused him to fall down. Starring back at her, he saw she was rubbing her eyes, trying to wipe her tears. But...what he saw as she turned around, caused his soul to quake...was it the lanterns playing a trick on his vision? Blinking, he continue to look at her. His magic coiling around him. Bonbon slowly opened her eyes, revealing her blue and orange colored eyes. Sighing out, his body soon calmed as did his magic. Sans reached out towards her, slowly as to not rattle her. "heya munchkin, you ...ok?"

"S-sans?" Tipping her head as if she couldn't recognize him. She stared at him with large watery eyes. Realizing that it was him, she smiled brightly as she launched forward, hugging him tightly. "Sans!" Picking her up into his arms, he got up from the ground. Patting her head gently, she smothered her face against his jacket. She sighed as she softly whispered, "thank you, for saving me..."

"what was that munchkin?" She was so quiet, that he could barely hear her. Giggling out, she looked up to him. "Sans? What are you doing here?" He started walking forward, touching the lanterns he past by.

" had a feeling you might need some help."

"Oh! That's right! I need to find Flowey!" She began bouncing up and down in his arms,

"easy there munchkin, what happened to the weed?"

"A Temmie flower-napped him!" Spreading her arms out. Sans gazed into her eyes, noticing how puffy they were. His smile started to fall,

"was...was it beacuse of him that you were crying ...in the dark like that?"

"Hmm?" She tipped her head to her left, confused by his question. "Heh heh, what?"

"it's...it's nothing." Sans noticed her shiver when he said the word dark. Her body settled as he gave her a reassuring squeeze. Not wanting to question her more, he went towards a hidden path that led to Temmie village.

Light and chaotic music flowed through an enterance, hidden in the shadows. Sans looked down at her as she began humming along with the music. "munchkin? you sure you don't want to go home? you could come back next time..." she turned to face him, pouting her cheeks.

"So soon? I'm not finished, there's so much things left to see and I have to get Flowey back."

"are you sure?" Bonbon nodded her head, determinaton displaying her face. "heh, ok. but answer your phone next time. before pap pops his own skull out." Bonbon digged into her pocket to retrieve her phone, noticing all the missed calls.

"Oops...I forgot." Shuffling her hair he set her down.

"ok munchkin, you better hurry and get your little petal nuisance." Giggling she rushed towards the entrance. Only to abruptly stop, looking down, she grabbed the edge of her dress.

"Sans," she whispered.

"yeah?"

"Will...will you be here when I come back?"

"heh, don't sweat it, I won't move from this spot. I'm just not 'tem' enough to go in there." She smiled brightly at his answer before running off. Watching her enter the village, he clenched the side of his skull. Closing his eyesockets, he tried to make sense on what he saw earlier. Her face filled with fear, as tears poured out. But what caused him so much confusion, where her eyes. They weren't the white eyes he was used to, nor where they the eyes she had now. No, what she had were dark pitch eyesockets and right at the center of them were glowing lights. Lights that glowed with magic. Warm orange on the left and a cold blue on her right. The magic where too similar to his brother's and his own. It didn't make any sense.

Shaking his skull, he let out a long sigh. Did he imagine it all. Or...or was there something else going on. Picking up his phone, he left a message, telling his brother that she was fine. Leaning back against the cave wall, he waited for her to return.

...

Papyrus looked at his phone, reading and rereading the message that Sans had sent him.

LAZYBONES:

"she's, fine. just got a little lost in the lantern room."

Feeling his own soul settling down, he put his phone away. Picking up the paper bag, he went towards the kitchen. But as soon as he did, he crashed onto the kitchen chair. Laughing in relief. He wasn't sure what he would do if anything happened to her.

"IT WOULD BE MUCH EASIER IF I COULD JUST KEEP HER LOCKED INDOORS. BUT..." Resting his skull on the table, he knew that he couldn't do that. He knew all too well on how it feels to be locked up. A feeling he would never want her to feel.

...

Bonbon strolled into the village, welcomed by silly sounds and smiling faces of the Temmies. One of the Temmies ran up to her, "hOI! i'm temmie! and dis is," pointing to their left, "my friend temmie!"

"Hehe, hi Temmie and 'my friend' Temmie, I'm Bonbon!"

" hOi! I'm temmie, and don't forget my friend." Looking to the Temmie next to them sat a more chilled and relaxed Temmie.

"Hi, I'm Bob."

"Hi, Bob," Bonbon gave him a small wave, "have you seen an angry flower?"

"Yup, keep going through, he's somewhere here." Bonbon bowed and thanked him. Walking along, a Temmie jumped at her.

"Awa awa awa awa!" The small Temmie climb all over her, patting her body. Settling down, the Temmie jumped off and cuddled their own arm. "Human...such a ...CUTE!" Bonbon giggled as she petted their head. Walking along, she noticed another Temmie sitting on a boiled egg and one hiding behind the cave wall, whispering about being watched. Giggling over the many Temmies, she began skipping along, enjoying the village. Near the edge, she stopped as she spotted a curious looking mushroom. Touching it slightly, it started to dance.

"Mushroom dance, mushroom dance." Delighted by its dance, she join along. "Whatever could it mean?" The mushroom little monster then showed it's large pale blue eyes and stared deeply into her own. "It symbolizes my inner torment, trapped here by my hyphae. My struggle to pull away. My struggle to escape. But alas, to no avail." Bonbon mouth went wide open as she stared at the mushroom monster. The mushroom started dancing once more.

"Nuuuuuuu! My brain!" Bonbon ran off hearing the monster behind her.

"If only I could see the world above." Looking back she tripped and landed near a large Temmie statue. Her head went up, basking in its largeness, till she heard a loud annoyed voice.

"DOWN HERE!"

"Hmm?" Looking around, she noticed Flowey behind the statue.

"HOW DARE YOU LET ME GET KIDNAPPED-"

"flower-napped"

"SHUT IT! Before I take your soul right now! Just hurry up and get me OUT OF HERE!"

"Hehe, ok.." Placing him on her head, she was about to head out. Until she saw a Temmie waving their arms back and forth next to a couple of signs. Flowey started to whine as Bonbon walked away from the exit to see the beckoning Temmie.

"hOi! u shud check out TEM SHOP!"

"Tem shop?" Looking up she asked Flowey of she should.

"NO! Now hurry and let's get out!"

"yaYa! I AGREES! shud check TEM SHOP!"

"Okays!"

"You idiot! Whyyyy!" Skipping through the shop, she was welcomed by a Temmie sitting behind a cardboard box.

" hoi! Welcom to da TEM SHOP!" The Temmie bent forward, their little paws holding them up. "tem pay for colleg. tem pursu higher education."

"Cool~" Bonbon watched as Tem's eyes and...their nose and mouth moved around their face. Curious, Bonbon digged into her pocket to see if she had any more of those Temmie flakes. Noticing something cold, she took it out.

"WOA! u gota Dog Residue! hnnnn... I gota have dat Dog Residus, but I gotta pay for colleg. Hnnn! tem always wanna Dog Residus...!" Smiling wide she offered her the poop shaped crystal. Tem winked and smiled widely at her.

"Flowey? How much is it for college?"

"You idiot...why do you want to know! Don't tell me your actually go-"

"Gold is too heavy Flowey," Bonbon digging into her other pocket pulled out a large bag of gold coins.

"How the heck did yo-"

"WOAH! thats ALOT o muns...can tem really acepts?..."

"N-" Bonbon shushed Flowey as she slowly pushed the bag of gold closer towards Tem.

"OKs!tem go to collge and make you prouds!" Bonbon smiled grew as see watch Tem's face slide off to the distance. Bouncing up and down, she waited till Tem's face came back, wearing a graduation cap. "Tem came back from colleg."

"Welcome back, hehehe." She held her cheeks as they started to hurt from grinning.

"Tem learn MANY THINS. learn to sell new ITEM! yayA!" Grabbing Bonbon's shoulder, Tem started shaking her. "tem armor so GOOD! any battle becom!" Tem eyes grew large as their face got closer, "a easy victories!" Tem let her go and sat back to their seat behind the cardboard box. "but, hnnn, tem think if u use armors, battle woudnt be challenge anymores."

"Please, please please please please." Bonbon smiled sweetly at the cat-dog monster.

"Tem...have a solushun. tem will offer a skolarships! if u lose a lot of battles, tem will LOWER THE PRICE!" Tem stared deep into Bonbon's puppy dog eyes right through her soul. Tem's eyes started to water, petting Bonbon's face, they whispered out."Tem feels human soul...tem will offr skolarships." Bonbon digged into her pocket and gave her remaining gold to Tem. Happy with her purchase, she left the shop.

"Great...so can we leave now?" Flowey huffed.

"Yup!" As they were about to leave, Flowey noticed a Temmie sitting alone at the edge of the cave.

"Brat...do I a favor and touch that Temmie."

"Why?"

"JUST do it!" Waving over, Bonbon began petting the Temmie.

"tem glad human not allergies to tem, but tem still allergic to tem!" Just then a bunch of small swollen bumps grew all over their body. "hOIVS!"

"Bwhahahahaha!" Flowey burst out laughing. Ignoring him, Bonbon left the village.

...

Sans could hear the annoying weed before they even left. Standing away from the wall of the cave he welcomed her back." I hear you got that weed back... kinda hoping you would trade it in for one of those te-" Sans stopped talking as he stared at Bonbon. "oh man...pff" His whole skull turned a bright cyan as he watched Bonbon strutting out her Temmie armor. Which made her look like a large soft Temmie plushy.

"Hehe, hOI!" Sans couldn't hold it in anymore. He quickly grabbed her into a large hug, rubbing his skull on her chubby cheeks.

"you're freakin' adorable!" Bonbon squealed at the sudden bear hug. Not noticing that Flowey had fallen down from her head, when Sans picked her up. Flowey watched in disgusted as they continued their cuddle, almost swearing that he could see hearts flying around them. To Flowey's relief, Sans' phone started to ring. It was doctor Alphys. Bonbon watched as Sans smile started to fall. Apparently he was late for his sentry job in Hotland. "sigh, 'tibia' honest, i would rather take you home, but i really gotta get to work."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine..promise!" Sans let out another sigh as he put his phone away. Putting her down, he patted her little Temmie head.

" take care munchkin, i'll meet you up ahead. don't worry about the lanterns, they won't turn off anymore." Saying goodbye, he disappeared. Bonbon waved her Temmie paw for awhile before bending down and picking up her fallen petal friend. Placing him securely between the Temmie cat ears, she made her way out of the lantern room.

"Aren't you warm in that?"

"Maybe." Making her way through the corridor and through a small body of water, she came across a dead end. The whisper of alone echo flower could be hear...behind you. Noticing the sound of heavy metalic footsteps, she turned around. In front of her walking in a slow pace was the armored clad monster who was chasing her throughout Waterfall.

"Seven, seven human souls. With the power of seven human soul. Our king, king Asgore Dreemur will become a god." Bonbon listen quietly, curious on what she had to say. At the same time hearing Flowey whispering to her do do something. Just then the monster summoned her spear and started to charge. Bonbon shocked by this, had her back to the wall of the cave with her arms spread out.

"Undyne! I'll help you out!" Bonbon looked towards the tall patch of grass near her, where MK had jumped out.

"MK!" Smiling wide, she ran towards him.

"Uh...first time you s-said my name.." MK looked away, trying to hide his face as it started to turn red. Clearing his throat, he turned back to face her. "You did it! Undyne is right in front of you! You've got front row seats to her fight!"

"...Yay?" Monster kid looked back at Undyne the back to her. Confused, he asked Bonbon who Undyne was fighting. Before she could answer, Undyne grabbed him by his cheek, dragging him away.

"H-hey!" Bonbon waved goodbye as Monster Kid strained to see her. Watching her wave and being dragged away caused him to blush in embarrassment. When they left, Bonbon noticed a new path has opened. Taking her chance, she went into the next room. The Temmie armor keeping her dry, she crossed another body of water. Admiring the lights around her, listing to the soft whispers of dreams. Closing her eyes, she listened to the echo flower's whispers. Reaching the next corridor, she stopped as she gazed at a long bridge hovering over a large ditch that house thousand of spiky rocks.

"Woah...that's a long way down." Walking across with her arms out, she asked Flowey if he thought it would hurt of she fell.

"Stop asking dumb questions and hurry up." Reaching the end of the bridge, she heard footsteps.

"Yo!" Looking back, she saw MK walking towards her with a sadden face. Monster Kid looked down, he told her how he wasn't supposed to here, because Undyne had told him that she was in fact a human. "So...like, umm...I guess that makes us enemies or something."

"Why?" She question him softly.

"Because you're a human...and...and I'm a monster... so say something mean so that I can hate you!"

"But you're nice." MK blushed slightly as he started to stutter.

"Yo, what? S-so, I have to do it?" Squeezing his eyes shut, he told her that he hated her guts. Looking up, he saw her patient smile. Feeling his insides turn, he realized how much of a turd he was for saying that to her. "I'm- I'm gonna go home now." Sighing he started to leave till he tripped once more. Resulting him to slip off the edge of the bridge. Hanging by his sweater, he started to call for help. Undyne walked in and noticed the young monster dangling and at the same time saw the young human standing on the other side of the bridge.

Bonbon rushed back to the bridge. Laying on her stomach, she reached down and grabbed onto MK'S sweater. Monster Kid watched as Bonbon struggled to keep hold on him. Bonbon slowly pulled him up, while Flowey was tugging on the Temmie armor tail, preventing her from falling over as well. Her armor giving her some strength, manage to pull him up. So much so, that MK tumbled over her. Using his knees to get off her; "Oh...uh...s..sorry" He apologized as he loomed over her. Bonbon smiled at him,

"It's okay." Looking at him with her large glistening eyes, she wondered why he still hasn't moved "are you ok?" MK could feel his face heat up as he kept staring into her eyes. Realizing that he was still on the ground, he got up and faced Undyne. Gathering up his courage, he shielded Bonbon with his body.

"If..if you wanna hurt my friend...you gonna have to go through me, first." Noticing Monster Kid's resolve, Undyne backed away and left them.

"Wow! That was so cool~" Bonbon hugged MK's back, causing him to blush once more.

"You...you really think so?" Bonbon let him go as he started to stutter. "You...think I'm cool?"

"Mhm! Just like Papy!"

"Papy?"

"He's a tall skeleton" Bonbon stretched her arms high, emphasizing his hight, "who protects the people of Snowdin with his courage. All without hurting anyone."

"Really!? He does sound cool, well..." Looking at her a while longer, he then said his farewells...seeing how his parents were probably worried about him. As soon as he left, Flowey stretched down, till he could face Bonbon.

"...you know that he likes you...right?"

"Hmm? Yes, he's nice." Flowey grumbled at her clueless response. Leaning back on his flower pot, Bonbon walked away from the bridge.

"Brat...how old are you?"

"Almost five! Mommy was going to homeshool me and my brother soon." Flowey sighed as he noticed that she was too young to figure what he was trying to tell her.

The next room they entered, Bonbon could hear the wind howling against a large stone mountain. As she got closer, she started to hear Flowey gritted his teeth, whispering under his breath on how they were going to die.

Looking up towards the mountain top, she spotted Undyne looming over her.

"Six. That's how many souls we have collected so far. Understand? Through your seventh and final soul, this world will be transformed."

Bonbon stood there, transfixed by Undyne's sense of justice. Sensing deep inside her soul that she will be visiting the small star many times over.