"My mama is the greatest mama in the whole world! She's so soft and cuddly and gives us lots of smooches! Hee hee hee!"
Apparently that wasn't the answer Sans was looking for because he looked even more frustrated and confused. Even though Bonbon liked tight hugs as much as the next squishy chibi, Papyrus's hold on her only left her feeling less happy feeling and more worried and scared almost like Papyrus was about to runaway from something. She didn't like it.
"you're not lying are you..." Sans didn't get it. He knows when she's lying and it's not only because she's not good at it. With a simple CHECK to her soul and he knew. *She's feeling bored but remembering her mommy makes her happy. So why did it always feel like there's two sets of stories with the kid that are widely opposite of each other. "paps, don't you think there's something seriously wrong here!? one minute the kid is this tragic human who's suffered who knows how much abuse and the next she's just some happy go lucky child with a happy life!! her stories don't add up!!! we know she's not lying about neither cause of all those bruises around her bo-monster magic don't do that to human bodies! so how-"
"SANS PLEASE CALM DOWN! THERE'S PROBABLY A REALLY GOOD REASON. SO GOOD THAT WE HAVEN'T GOT A CHANCE TO FIGURE IT OUT YET." Sans gripped the side of his skull as he tried to wrap his mind around everything that has happened.
"it's not just that, bro! w-what about all the other things? that small spark of magic we sometimes feel, the obviously fake soul that we try to ignore- Paps! even that werid eye trick doesn't feel right! j-just look at her!!! she has white hair!!!"
"MAYBE WE JUST DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT HUMANS! IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S A LOT AROUND HERE FOR US TO START COMPARING! SANS, YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN A HUMAN BEFORE BONBON!" The last statement left Sans chuckling without humor.
"okay, let's say we don't know anything about humans-"
"BECAUSE WE DON'T..."
"okay then what about the whole magic thing then?! i pulled her into an encounter and sh-"
"YOU DID WHAT!!??"
"geez bro, calm down, i wasn't planing on hurting her! i was just trying to stop her from leaving. but that's besides the point. the point is that i saw her use magic to escape me. yeah she looked liked some doll being controlled by someone else but that doesn't hide the fact that she did do it!"
"MAYB-"
"before you say that she was probably being controlled, then how do you explain what happened next!? i was practically comatose afterwar-"
"SANS! ARE YOU OKAY!? WHY DIDN'T YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU WHERE HOME WHERE IT'S SAFER!! YOU COULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER!"
"yeah i know-but it's not like i can control when i just start crashing out of nowhere! but what i'm trying to get at is that she came back and did some-" Sans struggled to describe what the heck it was since he never came across something like it."...fluffy-"
"FLUFFY?"
"... yeah, fluffy." He frustratingly sighed, "i don't know how else to call it. but whatever magic she used left me all soft and...that."
Talk talk talk... so much talking! Feeling uncomfortable, Bonbon stopped paying attention to Sans and Papyrus as they started arguing back and forth. Something about nightmares, telling lies, not human but human. Even you and Chara had tried to get her attention but she kept ignoring everyone in the room. Talking talking...fighting...angry talking...hmmmmmmmm!!! This is not fun! Feeling something bubbling in the pit of her stomach as her body began vibrating. Papyrus let out a shocked yelp as the tiny human jumped out of his hold.
"I'm hungry!!!'" She screamed as she landed on her feet. Quickly digging into her pocket, she grabbed a few of the magic dog residue and furiously began munching away; leaving everyone in the room with looks of disgust. Swallowing the last bit, she stood tall and determined as her soul pulsed strongly in her chest. "Chow!" She gruffly announced. Saying nothing else, Bonbon rushed towards the front door with her hands out infront of her. "AAAAAAAAA" she screamed out as magic pulsed through her body towards her fingertips. Before her body could hit the wooden door, her body fazed right through.
"...what?" Being confused didn't even come close to how Sans felt seeing whatever it was he saw. Here he thought there wasn't anything else that could freak him out more about the kid but...this... this was something else. Eyelights blown out from shock, he remained motionless as his brother shook himself from his own shock and grabbed him. Tucked under his arm, Papyrus smashed through their front door and went after the small human. Leaving the abandoned flower behind.
"...Yeah, I give up. This timeline is too messed up."
In the other timeline, poor Jasper Daniels was also feeling quite frustrated as well, but for a different reason. "Nggghhhhh come on!" Jasper grunted as he kept pushing Sans leg to move faster. But the shorter skeleton kept dragging his feet, enjoying how annoyed the kid was getting from their slow pace through New Home. "Papyrus! Can't you pick him up or something!"
"WHY? HE'S QUITE CAPABLE OF WALKING AT THE MOMENT!"
"But he's so...nghhh...slow!!"
"heh, guess the squirt doesn't appreciate the snail's tradition of taking it slow and easy."
"SANS, THAT'S NOT EVEN REMOTELY TRUE. SNAILS DON'T HAVE TRADITIONS."
"ya sure about that paps?"
"OF COURSE!" As interesting as it was to hear about "snail facts" Jasper was too busy screaming through his teeth as Sans fell forward. Dragging his little hand over his face, he let out a long sigh before running to the front of the fallen skeleton. Grabbing his bookbag that Sans still held in his hand, Jasper started dragging the skeleton across the white marbled street of the city. Even if Jasper was whining, both brothers knew that they weren't really bothering him if the small smile on his face was any indication. They could even see that the kid was trying hard to laugh at one point.
Being a monster made up of just bones, Sans wasn't really all that heavy. But being a kid who's about 15 inches didn't really help the tiny human. Jasper never was bothered by his height but at this moment, he really wished he wasn't the size of a build-a-bear. "Papyrus! Can you carry him nooooww!?" He whined.
"OH LOOK JASPER!! THERE'S A TAILORY! MAYBE WE SHOULD GET SOMETHING FOR YOU AND YOUR SISTER?"
"Thats-ngggghhh thats nice Papy, but maybe nnnnngghhhnext time!"
"awww, did you hear that bro? he just called you Dad."
"HE DID!!!?" "No I didn't!! And it's not the first time I called him that!"
"heh who knows, you might have in a different language."
"What?" Jasper took a minute to catch his breath before glaring at the face-planted monster, while Papyrus looked at him with sparkles in his eyesocket. "If you're talking about Spanish then no, (there's also Italian, Swedish, Russian, Germany, and many more but I'm not as familiar with them.) So no, I didn't say it like that."
"might of."
"For Spanish it's Papi, or Papa or even Pa. But I said Papy. Completely different." While Papyrus did sag about Jasper's explanation, he wasn't bothered by it. On the other hand, Sans turned his head a bit to glare at the tired out babybone.
"...what... wait how do you know all those subset of words? and how can you tell the difference? you're just a kid, i... don't think human kids can hear the "intent" in words or...something..." Jasper stared at the confused skeleton with a look that embodied the sarcastic sense of the word, "really?" Giving him a moment, Jasper pointed at his eyesockets before shutting off his eyelights. "oh..." Sans said before looking back towards the ground, "forgot..." Monsters could sometimes feel the inent of a person's word but Skeleton monsters could feel it more then others. They also could see the words and their Fonts. It's how skeleton's name themselves by seeing how their first sounds and words come out.
Well... it was how Papyrus and Sans probably thought how things happened. When they lived with King Asgore after they "mysteriously" showed up one day, he had showed them a book on skeletons. The only thing they had to base off of, seeing as they where the only ones left.
"I watch a lot of Spanish novellas with my sister even though in our opinion Korean and Chinese ones are better." Being quarantine his whole life doesn't leave him much options but to read large sums of books and different types of television series.
"NOVELLAS? WHAT IS THAT?" Papyrus asked as he took the time to measure the child while he rested. Apparently after spotting the tailor store, he had asked the gentleman lacewing if he could borrow the measuring tape.
"It's like a T.v. series with a lot of drama." Having taken his breather, Jasper went back to pulling Sans across New Home's marbled streets.
"JASPER, DO YOU LIKE TO MATCH WITH YOUR SISTER OR DO YOU-"
"Mmmmatching wwwooould be great! Nnnnngghhh." Noticing how he wasn't making much progress, Jasper stopped pulling and instead placed both hands on top of Sans'es skull.
"squirt whatcha do-" before he could say anything else, he let out a small gasp as he felt blue magic pass through his body. "j...Jasper...s..st..." slowly Sans felt his body lift off the ground.
"Aha! I did it! Now this way it'll be much easier!" Not noticing the shocked state Sans was in, Jasper went back to walking down the street with the short skeleton floating a few centimeters off the ground behind him.
Hearing the small cheer, Papyrus asked what it was that he accomplished while he paid his order at the tailor. Turning around, he saw a proud looking Jasper as he marched away with his brother, Sans, slowly floating behind him. "OH MY GOD SANS!" He rushed towards them and scooped Sans up disrupting the magic before carefully putting him back down. "JASPER YOU SHOULD NEVER USE BLUE MAGIC SO RECKLESSLY WITHOUT THE PROPER TRAINING!" He wanted to say more on how irresponsible it was to try it first on another monster with such low HP; and seeing how Sans was rattling, Papyrus knew that his brother was taken by surprise as well. But once he saw how Jasper looked up at him with the look of a child who was being punished for making an accidental mess, he stopped. "WHAT I WANTED TO SAY WAS ... WHEN YOU'RE AS COOL AS ME, THEN THERE'S PRACTICALLY NO NEED TO TRAIN AS MUCH IN SOMETHING AS COLORED MAGIC. FOR YOU SEE I'M AN EXPERT IN BLUE MAGIC SO MUCH SO THAT TEACHING YOU TO MASTER IT QUICKLY WOULD BE AN EASY FEAT TO ACCOMPLISH! NYEH-HEH-HEH!!"
Scarf blowing in the wind and in his cool pose, he looked down at the quiet tiny human and the sight that awaited him filled him with overbridle happiness. Jasper's eyesockets where large as they sparkled and shine with such admiration that left Papyrus fighting down his tears. "You're so cool." Jasper softly whispered. Recuperating, Papyrus scooped up the tiny human up in his arm and settled Sans under his other arm.
"SINCE SANS'ES LEGS HAVE STOPPED WORKING FOR HIM, I WILL TAKE IT UPON MYSELF TO CARRY HIM THE REST OF THE WAY."
"This is great! With you're long legs, we'll get to the end in to time!" Which was what Jasper had hoped. But much to his displeasure, no matter how many times he tried to encourage the tall skeleton to hurry up, Papyrus kept getting distracted by the many stores as they past the shopping district. Placing different orders to be shipped to his home, from different monster foods to small custom monster furniture. Which Jasper had to admit that the items Papyrus had picked did leave him a bit curious to check out later. Sans at one point suggested visiting the dump for anything else they couldn't find. Even the idea of going to the dump with the brothers sounded fun to the small hybrid. But even so, he didn't like how long it was taking. "Whyyyy..." the tiny human groaned as he could literally feel his own body turn into jelly as he slumped in Papyrus'es arm.
sorry squirt, can't blame us for trying to stretch the time we have with ya.
LET US ENJOY THE SMALL MOMENT WE HAVE FROM HAVING YOU NEAR US.
The only thing Jasper found remotely productive about the trip was the appearance of a young watergirl riding on a scooter with a small delivery for him from Napstablook. Both brothers asked what was the Zune was for as he pocketed the device, which he just replied that it was a secret.
"Hey Sans?"
"what's up travelling Papyrus express buddy?" The tall skeleton let out a chuckling nyeh at Sans'es comment while Jasper gave him a questioning look before laughing at it as well.
"Just wanna say that I was sorry... for using that blue magic on you. I... didn't hurt you did I?"
"nah squirt. just left me a little rattled." He responded with a soft look on his face. It felt nice to hear that the kid seemed worried about him.
"NOT MANY CAN DO BLUE MAGIC. BUT THOSE WHO CAN, CAN USUALLY ONLY DO SOLID AND OR STOP ATTACKS."
"yah know, the blue stop sign ones."
"YES, BUT VERY FEW CAN USE BLUE MAGIC ON AN OBJECT AND BARELY ANYONE OTHER THAN US SKELETONS CAN USE IT ON A SOUL TO TURN IT BLUE. IT REQURES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF SKILLS TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH A FEAT."
"simple to move when they got no soul and boss monsters are the only ones that can change someone's soul. to push someone down by just making them heavy is easy to learn for us. with levitating, ya gotta concentrate to keep them up and even more to move them to where you want them to go."
"WHICH IS WHY IT'S QUITE AMAZING TO KNOW YOU HAVE THE BASICS DOWN. OF COURSE HAVING MY GENES IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE! NYHE-HEH-HEH!" Jasper tried to hide his smile but Sans noticed it along with the faint blush on the boy's face.
While Jasper was faced with the slow pace he and his group was going in, Bonbon was busy stirring up the whole underground. "AAAAAAAAAAAaaaahhhhhh!!!! Hah hah hah hah ahhhhhhh..." Ringed out her little scream as she ran through Snowdin with her hands out in front of her. Passing Grillby's bar, the flame monster himself bursted through the door just to see that the scream was indeed coming from the small human. In which said human was coming back around in quick pace. Continuing with her scream, she passed through any object and or monster that stood in her way as she made her way out of Snowdin and into Waterfall.
Her brother was always better at the whole matter faze shifting then she was. Usually it would take a ridiculous amount of time for her to make it work. But her brother had found out that during one of her strange boughts of zoomies she could easily pull it off just like her brother. The only thing her brother refrained from doing with the skill was going through people. "It would werid people out to have a tiny chibi go right through them. I am a chibi with high standards of course! I always fight fair." But her brother never said anything about going through monsters so Bonbon guessed it should be fine.
Her screams soon turned into strings of giggles and laughter which caught off guard every monster who heard it. Without knowing that behind her was a trail of several monsters trying to catch her. The fastest being Papyrus carrying Sans, following close behind was Undyne. Trailing behind was Grillby, MK, and a couple of Temmies. It was unclear on how someone so small could run as fast or be able to slip through everyone's grasp when they where close enough to catch her. Every monster in the growing line shouted at the tiny human to stop which she ignored as she kept running through the Underground.
"...Finished. But... how will I find her...oh no..." Napstablook floated through his front door in Waterfall as he looked down at the small Zune device on his ghostly nub. "Maybe I should ask Aqua and Brooks? They do have that delivery service... But I don't want to bother them." Floating away from his home, he heard a small laughter that grew louder as he kept floating closer towards the center of the neighborhood. "Hello?" The laughter was soon accompanied by random shouts from various monsters. Looking to the left, he saw Bonbon with a long line of worried looking monsters behind her. Before he could move away Bonbon came barreling at him. "Oof..."
"Hahaha...Blooky!? Hello!" Bonbon giggled as the ghost monster latched onto her ponytail. Instead of fazing through him, her magic had actually snagged him instead.
"Oh, hello. Sorry for being in your way." Bonbon didn't say anything as she continued to giggle and run. "But I finished fixing your little device... I had to ask my cousin's friend for some advice. I'm sorry it took so long, I... was ashamed to ask her for help. Sorry."
"Hehehhh...you fix it!? Yay! Blooky you're the best!" Napstablook blushed at her comment as Bonbon tucked the device back into her pocket. But now he wasn't quite sure what to do. If he lets go of her ponytail then he would only be barreling against the line of monsters behind her. Even though he was a ghost and he would only faze through them, he doubted they would appreciate it very much. He could just stay hanging on but he doubted the tiny human would want a ghost hanging on her hair (even if he didn't weigh anything). So maybe it would be okay if he just held onto her hoodie?
With a conflicted ghost hanging onto her bunny hoodie, Bonbon continued her run through Waterfall and into Hotland. With all the commotion that was occurring around, Mettaton was having a field day. Drama everywhere as he caught shots after shots of the mysterious glitches. Glitches that ranged in to just small ominous spots to altering the terrains drastically before fixing themselves up. As far as anyone know, no one was hurt as they fell through and landed in a completely different part of the Underground. Before Undyne gave way to the chase, she had instructed the Guard Dogs in Snowdin, the Marin Gaurds of Waterfall, the Roasting Guards of Hotland and the Master Guards of New Home to be on the look out for the glitches. Ordering them to keep any civilian from getting hurt. One of the recent event that picked his interest as of the last few minute was the Underground's own little human running through the place with a chain of monsters behind them.
Many monsters have joined the chain out of curiosity to see where it may lead. No one knows why there is a chain of running monsters, but apparently the ones who know the answers to everyone's burning curiosity was the tiny human herself and the the first couple of monsters in front of the chain. "All right Beauties and Gentle-beauties, we are currently in the best spot to catch the Underground's own tiny human mascot!!!" As much as he loved his humanoid body, after his last dance off with the tiny human, Alphys had to do extensive work to repair it. So for now he's back in his metal square body. Which didn't bothered him since he makes it fabulous with just his spectacular stardom quality.
All the small MTT bots gathered around him as he readied himself and just as he announced to his audience, Bonbon came barreling through. Using his rockets, he flew in front of her, keeping up her pace. "Hello my darling Bonbon!!! How much I missed you!"
"Hee hee!! Uncle TonTon you're all better?!"
"Love the nickname and yes! You know nothing can keep me away from the cameras for long. There's too much buzz around for me to not keep my faithful viewers on the loop. So precious why not tell us what this long line of a monster dash is for?"
"Monster Dash?! Hee hee I'm just running!"
"And why is that!? Promoting some awareness we are not aware of? Does it concern the glitches that have been causing chaos through out the Underground?"
"Whaaaa? Hee hee, silly Uncle TonTon! I just have to run!! I gots the zoooomies!!!!Do you have anything sweet?"
"Something sweet? Well I do have this glorious Star Parfait! An approved MTT brand treat that could brighten and color anyone's day-" Before Mettaton could finish his self promotion, Bonbon snatched the drink. Chugging it down quicker then Mettaton could process what just happened. Finished with the sweet treat she pocketed the empty cup. With her energy renewed, Bonbon let out a woop before giggling and speeding off faster then before. Unable to keep up in front of her, Mettaton was left bafeled as flew besides her where he noticed his own cousin hanging off the small child. "Blooky!? I didn't know you where there?"
"I'm sorry..."
"Don't worry dear cousin, it's not for everyone to possess such presence like myself. But I must ask, how did you end up in such a conundrum?"
"Just wanted to return something she wanted to fix. But now I'm too nervous to let go. What if I faze through the line behind me? I wouldn't want to make anyone uncomfortable."
"Would you like me to help you out?"
"Oh no, it's okay... I don't want to bother you."
"No bother at all, darling. Unless... you like hanging there?" Napstablook looked away from him. Apparently too embarrassed to admit that he was enjoying the ride. "Well there you have it folks! Bonbon our own tiny human blasting through the Underground with no goal in mind but that of a simple childhood wonderment and innocence! Her adorable laughter bringing monsters across the Underground together and forgetting their never ending torment of being trapped below the Earth! Now why not let us see all these smiling monsters who have joined the race!"
Flying slower, he was able to fall back to the first monster of the line. "Hello Darling, mine telling our wonderful viewers why you have joined this race!"
"GASP!!! METTATON!!! WAIT... WHY ARE YOU HERE?" The tired skeleton ask with a hint of worry in his voice. The last time Papyrus saw Mettaton, he planned to take Bonbon's soul, which he didn't appreciate... neither did his T.v.
"Interviewing the fellow monsters of this lovely dash of course!!!"
"OH!... DASH?" Papyrus eyes bugged out as he saw the long line of monsters behind. He thought only Undyne and strangely Grillby where helping him to catch the tiny human, not the whole Underground! Shaking his head he went to focusing on his tiny human who didn't care if they ran towards a pit of water or lava!!! So not only did he have to use his energy to keep up with the ridiculously fast human child, but he had summon sturdy bones as bridges to keep her from running off the edges!
But unlike the tiny human, he couldn't just magically faze through the walls like she did so he had to even use his own brother! Lifting his brother in front of him and shouting "SHORTCUT" everytime a wall appeared just to keep up with her. Before Undyne was left behind with the rest of the monsters, she had asked why he couldn't he use his blue magic to just stop her. He had said he had tried but Bonbon shook it off as soon as her soul turned blue! Nothing he did to try to stop her had worked!! All he could do was continue to chase after her and keep her safe. Soon even Mettaton fell behind as Papyrus could only hope that whatever got into the small human would soon end.
There's no more doubt in Sans'es mind. The tiny human who he's been living with for the past couple of weeks is defiantly not a human. Not a whole one really. She's definitely a hybrid monster. If that's so, then it is easily to prove that those scars on her body where probably caused by the monsters she had encountered which didn't leave a good taste in his mouth. Just another reason to add to his own self pity party. He couldn't even protect her. In his defense he was only working as a look out but the more time he watched her the more he found himself turning into her temporary guardian.
Another thing he's been thinking during this whole chase mania, was how. How was she a hybrid? Unless there's monsters hiding up on the surface... But he doubted that. Which only ment...when. From when did she come from? Was she just here on a fluke? Did someone send her? Whatever the answer is, it at least shed some light on somethings. That they where going to be freed...right? It had to mean that someday...somewhere in the future... they where gonna finally be freed. Freed from the Underground... Freed from the unending torment of the dreaded resets. Just the thought of it brought him into a hysterical laughter.
He couldn't believe it. All this time, he thought there was never going to be an end. That he was going to be stuck in the reset forever. If the drastic changes in the resent timeline, the mysterious glitches and the tiny hybrid are anything to go by then maybe... Just maybe, he didn't have to give up. That the end was coming soon. Both the barrier and resets will finally come to an end. All he could hope for is that he and his brother would be able to see it. Letting out a relief sigh, Sans noticed that the monster dash had stopped. Behind him layed a pile of monsters, seemingly crashed upon each other with a ghost floating away.
"hey Paps, what's going...on..." Sans only glanced at his brother for a second before seeing what caused the strange look on his face. In front of them stood Bonbon. The tiny human who hadn't stopped for a minute was standing still with her eyes wide open and magical energy swirling around her. "m-munchkin?"
"Oh no... he's crying..."
"WH-WHO'S CRYING..." Papyrus sounded so out if it but Sans wasn't in any position to judge...
heh judge...
"Big brother. Zoomies are done... I gotta go now, bye bye." Before either brother could react, Bonbon's soul slid out of her chest. The little red soul pulsed twice before the outer red layer bloated outward. The image before them left them in brink of tears as they saw through the fake covering. A small multi-colored heart that had their magical make-up swirling around it. Her real soul pulsed once before sending magic through out her body.
Her pale skin shined as patches of her skele-form shimmered through. Then in a split second, her tiny soul and her body was flunged up into the air. The abrupt movement caused Papyrus to react as he moved forward, ready to catch her if she started to fall. Sans shortcutted to set himself on top of his brother's back, also readying his magic to aid his brother. The small hybrid child's body only floated for a minute before being launched away. In an incredible speed, her body flew towards out of Hotland and towards the city of New Home. Papyrus didn't waste any time on following her. Using his own ability to defy gravity, he speed through the air. As the seconds past, he grew closer to her, his own magic pulsed through his bones boosting him closer. In one final blast, he reached forward and took hold of her small body.
Whatever magic that had a hold on her soul was pulling her body with such force that even with the added weight of the bone brothers couldn't pull Bonbon down. Now all three found themselves flying through the air. Sans holding onto his brother found himself shortcutting through all the obstacles that stood before them. Which was weighing heavily on him as the strange pull on Bonbon's soul was gaining speed. "munchkin! what's going on!!"
"It's brother..." her voice was so soft and quiet as she continued to shine in Papyrus arms, "he's crying..." Bonbon didn't say anything else. All the bone brothers could do was brace themselves as they speed through New Home. Holding tight on their newly discovered daughter.
After Jasper's group left the shopping district, there was no more distraction that the only thing left Papyrus could think of to stall time was literally crawl his body through Asgore's house. He couldn't do it through as he felt his son's soul twist anxiously everytime he slowed his pace. When they had arrived at the front door of the king's home, Asgore was already waiting for him. With a solemn look, he had let them through before retreating to his room. Sans had called earlier to inform him what was going on. Just the bear minimum, enough to let them go through.
The growing tension of what lied before them only cause their magic to flair up as they grew closer. Sans as he walked close by kept telling the kid that it wasn't anything he had to worry about every time Jasper looked behind at them. They didn't want to pressure him into letting them heal his soul. One of the main parts of the parent giving their magic to their child is to create a bond that helped them grow closer. So even though it was essential for the tiny human to receive their magic to help his neglected soul, they couldn't do it under the the idea that he was guilted into it.
Reaching the throne room, Papyrus and Sans grew more wary of what waited for them. The best outcome would be that the small child would reunite with his sister, allowing the brothers to finally help them. But Sans had a feeling that wasn't going to be the case... during Jasper's whole magical anguish before the reset, he didn't feel the presence of another soul. With every step, their soul grew heavier while their son's grew more with anticipation. Soon, the tall skeleton couldn't hold onto the child as he slipped free. "JASPER!!" "Jasper!" Both brothers ran after him as he rushed towards the room that held the barrier.
"Finally..." huffed the tiny human as he stood before the barrier. The brothers stood a few feet away, scared that if they took another step, the kid would walk right through. But as the time crept forward, the little boy started to deflate. "Why... I'm here...so why..."
Jasper closed his eyes as he let his soul call out towards his sister. But there was nothing. The feeling he had before he fought Flowey was gone. "c'mon squirt, ya gotta calm down. gotta breath or ya gonna pass out." Jasper didn't even realize he'd started hyperventilating. His whole body began trembling as his efforts to seem braver then what he felt started to slip. Turning around, he faced his fathers.
"I was supposed to feel her here!!! She...she was supposed to be here..." He was supposed to hear her, to reach the end and meet her once again. But this time he was going to make sure she stayed. Except there was nothing waiting for him. All the hidden pain of loneliness he had hidden came blasting through him. Drowning him in a panic.
"JASPER YOU HAVE TO CALM DO-"
"No!!! I-I can't... I can't do this anymore!!! I need to see- I need to be with her now!!" A pulse of magic spread away from him as glowing blue and orange tears ran down his cheeks. The brothers tried to get closer, but a painful cry from the boy stopped them in their tracks. All the bravery and integrity that the child had showned was shredded away as he started wailing. His piercing cries almost shattered the brother's souls as they slowly made their way to him. Except eveytime they tried to get closer, sparks of magic lashed at them. "No! Go away!! I want my sister!!! I don't need you two!!!" The boy cried out painfully not knowing how much his words had wounded them.
"squirt...it's going to be okay... we'll help ya, ju-"
Soon they stood in front of Jasper in his full skeleton form, eyesockets wide open, filled with determination before he let out one more scream of energy. His own trembling soul yanked itself from his body before emanating a strong magic.
"no no no no-"
"JASPER STOP!" They panicked as the tiny soul painfully sparked magic that it was in no condition to be using in it's state.
The brothers scrambled towards the small child while void magic started to leak around him. They struggled to hold onto him but the void magic started to pull him away. All their screams of protest to the child to stop went through deaf ears as Jasper felt it. His sister's soul. The void magic dragged him down to it's pitch darken mouth. In the dark depths of the void, he looked at his fathers. Papyrus holding onto the edge of the opening as he held Sans hand with the other. Sans in returned held onto Jasper's. They shouted at him to hold on, but he could see Papyrus was slipping. The void magic was pulling his small body down, that in any moment all three would fall through.
Looking away from them, he looked down into the darkness and saw the tear. A sliver lining where he felt his sister's soul. That one feeling was all he needed to let go of Sans'es hand. Hearing their shout was the last thing he heard before falling through. The flash of light was so bright that he had to blink away to regain his vision. His magic calming and returning back to his human self, he found himself floating in the darkness facing his sister.
"Bonbon..."
"Hee hee, Jasper!" Bonbon flunged herself at him, hugging him tight in her arms. Tears ran down his cheeks as she started to pat his back. "There there big brother, you did a good job."
"I...I..m-mi-" he held her tight in return and buried his face into her neck, "I missed you so much!"
"My big brother... The bravest brother around. Hee hee, I'm so proud of you." Jasper's body shivered as he tried getting as close as he could to her. As he continued to cry out, Bonbon continued patting his back along with soft shushes to calm him. Once his cries settled to soft whimpers and hiccups, he pushed his body away a bit to see her smiling face. Bonbon giggled before brushing away his tears. "Silly brother... I'm so lucky to have such a hero looking out for me." Jasper tried to laugh at that but it only came out in wet sobs. "Oh! You lost your eyeballs!" And just like that his tears started to dry. "Hahahaha!"
"Sh-shut up!"
"Sorry brother but it's funny. Usually it's just me that breaks or losses them."
"Don't you mean it's always you."
"Yeah... until now, hee hee." Jasper playfully shoved her before they smiled at each other.
Unfortunately Jasper couldn't enjoy their reunion long because soon he felt someone else in the void with them. Spinning around quickly, he pushed his sister behind him and summoned his bone sword.
[Interestng... With sch a frail soul, you're stll able to perfrm such a feat... ]
"Wow! Such a tall goopy skeleton!!"
"What do you want from us Mr. Goopy Skeleton!" A smiled spread wide as "Mr. Goopy Skeleton" summoned various skeletal hands that surrounded the twins.
"Brother..." she whispered.
"Yeah?"
"Why do you have sword!" She giggled out. The random reaction from the child through off the unknown visitor off.
"Had to summon something to help me fight."
"Does it work?"
"...No. But it looks cool right?"
"Super cool! But your real item looks way cooler!"
"I know, but this base part is easier to summon." With a frown on the tall skeleton's scard face he looked on at their interaction. Seemingly having forgotten of his obvious presence. When their conversation came to an end, the young boy faced him with eyesockets filled with magic and determination. His sister looking less determined and more of an airhead had placed her hand on the small of back; feeding him some of her magic. Jasper's bone sword pulse before it floated in front of him. Placing his palm on the bottom of the handle, blue and orange magic shimmered across the item; extending into a magical bone shield. "So, Mr. Goopy... what do you want?"
Gaster smirked at the small child as his summoned hands surrounded them. Jasper not surprised, summoned small magical circles on the ground beneath each of the summoned hands. "Capture shield!" The little boy shouted as small magic shields came out from the magic circles and entrapped the hands. With Bonbon near, he could finally reach his full potential. Tension in the air, the cryptic skeleton gave the twins one word before leaving them. Soon. Once melted into the dark abyss, a sharp bright light static past through them. Feeling dread in his soul, Jasper put away his magic in favor of turning around to grab onto his sister. But it was too late for they both started to glitch away. No matter how desperate he tried to hold onto her, he couldn't grab onto anything.
"It's okay, don't cry." Bonbon smiled at him as his eyes widen in fear.
"No no no no no no no no!!!! I-I can't...not again...please!!! Don't leave me!!!" His own voice glitched as he was pulled away from the void, away from his sister. The next thing he knew, he was back at the barrier. Down on his knees he silently wept as he stared at the white pulsing void. Once again he had failed to keep her near and was left all alone. Jasper had no clue on what he was supposed to do. He played the hero he wished to be, he made it all the way to the end... He tried to stay strong... But after everything it was all... pointless.
He was trapped in another timeline from his sister, a space he can barely comprehend how to traverse it. Much less able to save her and in the same time find a way to go back home. He felt so alone, so helpless... His soul felt painfully depleted as it floated out of his body. With the thought of not being with his sister he could feel his HoPe dwindling down.
"m-munchkin?! are you o-okay?"
"BONBON PLEASE SAY SOMETHING!"
"..." Hearing her name made him flinch before he turned his head slowly towards the voices. With foggy eyelights, he was still able to make out the chaotic mess that layed before him. The world looked shattered as the terrains floated in chunks. The one closest to him was a few feet above where two confused and worried skeleton monsters kneeled. "Sans... Papyrus..."
"Paps! i can't hold on!!"
"BONBON!!!" Papyrus and Sans tried all their might to hold on to the rag doll little girl as tendrils of dark void magic pulled on her soul and body. The little soul taunting them with it's text only caused them to use more of their magic to keep their grip on the little girl.
*She's your daughter, but she has to go.
*Your daughter can't stay.
*Your daughter loves you
"Bonbon please... don't let go!!" The little girl looked at them for a moment before smiling her goofy bright smile. Letting out a small giggle, she sticked out her tongue as she focused her glare at her little hands where both skeletons where holding on. Small magic pulsed through them and soon enough the brothers couldn't hold on to her any longer as her little fingers fazed through them.
"Yay! Big brother is going to be so proud of me! I can finally manners fazy shifty thingy!" Both brothers screamed her name as she was soon gone. Their newly discovered daughter was gone. A pulse of white enveloped them for a half a second and before they new it their world started to crack. Glitches spread around them as the terrains started to move and break apart. As they held on as the ground beneath them started to break apart, they continued to stare at the spot where she had disappeared at.
Before they could mourn their loss another blinding white pulsed around them and the glitches stopped. The piece of structure where the void was once was, now had a small kneeling child with their backs to them; sporting a similar bunny sweater. At the sight of it, they started screaming Bonbon's name. They needed to know if she was okay, they needed to hold her in their arms once again and never let go. But the child looked back at them with tears leaking from their eyesockets. The brother's could easily CHECK the boy's soul as it pulsed weakly out of his body.
*Your son is losing HoPe
The little boy tiredly blinked at the surprised skeletons before collapsing onto the ground. Sans shortcutted himself and his brother near the boy as the world around them started to settle as it returned back to normal. Sans gazed at the little boy while Papyrus gathered him in his arms as gentle as possible as they kneeled on the ground. Sans tenderly wiped the boy's tears, studying how he looked exactly like Bonbon. Tearing his gaze away from the boy's face, he and Papyrus looked at the weakened soul. Almost as if someone had dumped ice cold water onto their soul, panic settled between them at the sight of the little boy's soul. Taking one quick look around for any signs of Bonbon, they focused back to the unconscious child. With one look at each other, they knew what they had to do. Sans shortcutted them back to their home.
Through the whole underground varies glitches settled from it's previous chaotic mess. Outside of the skeletons home, the brothers could hear the distance sounds of monsters filtering back from the dash. All three layed on the racecar bed, the brothers holding the small child hands in their own. Magic softly pulsing through them as it entered their son. Sending their hope... their love. An unconditonal love that monster parents have for their child.
"Sans..."
"hmm?"
"Do... Do You Believe That Bonbon Is Okay?"
"heh... doubt anything really faze that girl. with a brother like her's... i don't see why they should." Snuggled close to the young sleeping child, they could feel how much he loved his sister and most of all the pain of not being near her as it practically screams from his soul.
"Don't Worry... Jasper, We'll Get Your Sister Back."
"don't go giving up on her... on us, okay... squirt... we'll get back the lil' munchkin."
"BELIEVE IN US... BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN YOU." So many thoughts had run through their minds. All which where put on hold for the small soul between them mattered to them then anything else at the moment. Both brothers growing weak from having their magic drained, they started to sleep. Their soul peacefully comforting their child between them.
"I wonder if brother going to be okay? Hummmmm..."
"JASPER?" "J-jasper?"
"Where!" The little girl twist and turned as she looked at her surroundings. Not finding anything of interest she let out a small giggle. "Silly Sans silly Papy, brother isn't here." That statement stabbed at their soul. Humming herself a little tune, she started skipping around them before letting out a gasp. "Eeeehhh!" The brothers growing more shocked by the minute frozed by her sudden squeal. "Brothers bookbag!!!" Bonbon tugged once, twice, and at the third time she frantically shook the bag until Sans let it go. "Ooohhh! Survival bag number 5!! Code name Adventure!" She dugged deeply into it until only her little butt showed out of the bag. " Hee hee... he packed some disguises in here! Aha!"
Popping her head out of the bag with a pair of strangely glowing headphones, she swayed back and forth as she drank from a glowing sippy cup.
"uh..." With a satisfying gulp, she looked at the confused skellies.
"Hee hee, sorry can't share this time. It's..." she cupped her mouth as she whispered dramatically at the two" ... mama's special milk, only for brother and me!"
"kid...who are you?" The little girl's eyes bugged out before scrambling out of the bag.
"Oh nooooo!!! Papy, Sans forgot about me!!!" Putting away her sippy cup, she started climbing on Sans'es body. Reaching his shoulders, she slipped her headphones onto his skull. "There! That should help!! Now..." before she could slip off, Sans grabbed a hold on her. Both brothers looked at her as she started moving her hands at them in a circle. "Remember~ Remember~ I is Bonbon~ I is... Chibi! Hee hee... did it work?" Sans eyelights blown out and Papyrus mouth hanging open by it's hinges, they stared at the small girl as she giggled happily.
Drip... Drip...Drip...
The sound of water dripping from the cave walls accompanied the sounds of the waterfall as it clashed against the discarded belongings of the human world. The static sound from the watch echoed around the cave walls.
"can y-u hear me? still al--e? haven't tur-ed inside out o- -s have ya?" The static voice chuckled nervously before calling out your name. Your extremities shivered as magic tingled through them. You let out a calming sigh before settling yourself to the world around you. Looking down, you saw a body of a younger version of yourself wearing a red and black sweater. Hearing voices coming from above, you stilled as you covered the watch's speaker.
"Punk! Where did you go!!!"
"UNDYNE YOU PATHETIC EXCUSE OF AN EX CAPTAIN, WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY HUMAN!"
"Sheesh don't have a cow oh glories leader, she was just here. One minute we where chilling near the dock's ledge and the next she's gone. I didn't do shit!"
"THIS IS THE LAST TIME I LET YOU TAKE HER!"
"Yeah yeah yeah. Just saying it's better then being cooped up at your place all the time."
"BETTER!!?? SHE'S NOT EVEN HERE, YOU INSOLENT FISH!"
"Fufufufu!"
"WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING!!!"
"Just thought that the punk is such fuckin-"
"DO NOT USE SUCH CRUDE LANGUAGE-"
"-airhead that she probably fell over the ledge!"
Well... that sounds like something I'd do.
You drew your attention away from the conversation above you and focused on what appeared to be this dead universe version of you. Content that the voices couldn't hear you as they shouted about, you uncupped the watch.
"I'm here, what do I do with the body?"
"oh good, your not dead... wait body?"
"right... forgot you humans don't dust. guess this makes it much easier i suppose. just hide it safely somewhere near by. once you jump to the next destination, the body should automatically reset itself. don't wanna wake up 6 feet under dirt if someone finds the body."
"... Sans Jr. What would I have done if the body did dust?"
"c'mon mama Frisk do-don't call me that?!" You smiled at the obvious embarrassment.
"Sorry, couldn't resist. Never meet you so young. You're kinda cute, kinda was expecting to see that lab coat to be much bigger then you." You smiled wider as you heard him make those cute embarrassing noises; guessing he's probably trying to hide his face with his hoodie.
"...they were. h-had to alter them myself." You wanted to laugh but sparred him any more humiliation. Hanging up, you hoisted your dead body over your back and placed it in between two piles of trash. Finding a ragged blanket, you covered the body.
"Bonbon... Jasper... just hold on, Mommy is coming."