Asriel: Another chapter. And this one is something.
Undyne: I've staged an intervention here. Someone here comes to a realization...
Alphys: And bits of plot have been added to this piece of filler! Maybe you'll know what it is...
Geno Alphys: We all know how significant the chapter name is. Despite that it's only be said twice here...it spells many values for the two who say/think it.
Me: Indeed. After this, one more filler chapter left! Then it's back to actual plot, promise!
Chapter Start!
Undyne was standing in the living room of her house, right next to the front door. She was leaning against the wall for thirty minutes, her eye gently closed. The yellow-orange light streaming out through the windows indicated the current time was the middle of the evening. She preferred it this way, because this wasn't exactly something she wanted to do in the evening. It was something she'd rather not do alone, she could use the extra backup. Alphys was still getting ready to leave, now all they needed was for Geno Sans to actually wake up and get in here.
Geno Alphys was out doing something over at Sans' house, when Papyrus wasn't home yet. She wasn't fully aware of what it was, but she'd rather not know until they could explain it fully. The counterpart found it pretty important that she had to devote a majority of her day to whatever Sans was working on, so she was going to trust her and allow her to have her space.
Her eye opened a bit as she heard a knock on her door. Picking up on who it was, she turned around and opened the door. Asriel was revealed to be standing behind it, smiling brightly. "Undyne!~"
The serious thoughts in Undyne's head faded away for the moment, enough so that she could wear a genuine grin as he ran up and hugged her. "Fuhuhu~Glad you got my text, Azzy! I was just about to march over to your house and fetch you myself!"
"Yeah, good thing I made it here then. Ehehe..." Asriel rubbed his neck as he pulled away from her. "So, is there a reason why you called me over?"
"There is, but we have to wait until Alphys and Geno are ready. Alphys is getting dressed and Geno...I dunno what the hell he's doin', but he said he'd come out soon."
"Oh. Okay." Asriel nodded as he clasped his paws, lightly tipping back and forth. Undyne folded her arms and stood against the door once again. Asriel looked at her curiously. "Undyne...is everything okay?"
"For the moment...yeah, things are just fine. What I'm worried about things are gonna turn out after this meeting is over." Undyne said. "Geno and I need to have a little talk. Sans and Geno Alphys are busy, so it comes down to me to do so, since he's currently living in my house for a while now. The things I'm thinking about right now have to be asked face to face."
"Are they...serious things?"
"Very serious. Somebody has to step in, before it turns into something drastic. And I'd rather not have that happened if I have any way to stop it." Asriel blinked as her eye narrowed slightly, she seemed very determined. He wondered what could put her in such a state that would require her full attention.
Soon enough, Alphys stepped down from the stairs, gently patting her skirt and zipping up her green jacket. "Its...its precaution. Y-Ya know...?"
"I get it, Alph." Undyne smiled at her, kneeling a little to kiss her head.
Alphys giggled slightly, but then returned to her nervous posture. "Um...are you sure this is a good idea, Undyne? I mean, I can see why you're concerned, but is it really safe for us to...?"
Undyne sighed as she stood up and retook her serious expression. "Somebody's gotta stage an intervention, because so far I'm the only one who's noticed it. And quite honestly, it's gotta stop. Soon."
Asriel was becomming a bit worried, and gently tugged on Undyne's jacket. "Undyne...what's the matter? What's going on?"
"You'll soon find out."
Soon, Undyne turned her head to the side, as Geno Sans suddenly warped into the room in a white flash. He tugged his scarf and waved at the three of them with a tired smile. "heya. i'm here like ya asked. i know thst i kinda can't be seen outside, so i'm just gonna take a shot and assume that we're gonna be warping somewhere else to talk?"
"We are, Geno. And I'd prefer that it be somewhere that the humans can't drop in on us and no one else is gonna hear us. The subject isn't really gonna be that secret, but it's something we have to address before it gets out of hand. The sooner the better." Undyne said seriously as she pushed a bit of her hair out of her face. "To be honest, I really should have asked this from the beginning so that we can avoid an awkward confrontation much later. But it's too late for that now. Sans, you should take us to the base of Mt. Ebott, where you ambushed Asriel, Frisk, Chara, and Red. What I want to talk about is related to that incident."
Geno blinked his single eye-socket. "is this about...? 'dine, i'm pretty sure i apologized about that and said it was my bad. not to mention i haven't tried to attack chara at all since we confronted one another. and i don't plan on doing so again."
"I know you won't. Asriel obviously won't allow such s thing to happen again. But I'm talking about something else just as serious, Geno."
Geno seemed to be on edge by Undyne's glare. It wasn't outright hostile, but more like it was serving as a warning for something. But he didn't recall doing anything wrong. And he also didn't know why this required for Asriel and Alphys to accompany her. He had a lingering feeling that he was not going to like where this conversation would be heading at all. Though Undyne was unwilling to let this go, and Undyne was stubborn. Whatever she was looking for from him, she was going to get whether he liked it or not. And it was apparent that none of them were going to like this.
With an audible sigh, Geno snapped his fingers as they all suddenly disappeared in a flash of white. They all reappeared at the exact spot where Geno attacked the Dreemurr Siblings and Red. Geno gave a casual shrug as he walked a couple paces forward.
"...so...uh...'dine. what exactly do you wanna talk about?" Geno asked after a while.
Undyne folded her arms and took on a stone-cold expression. She was not going to hold back on this. This has all the possibilities of a conflict breaking out, but she needed to confront this issue before it could escalate into something drastic.
"Listen, Geno. I'm only gonna say this once, so listen carefully. Stop stalking Papyrus."
Asriel's eyes widened in surprise. Geno's pinprick suddenly disappeared from hid eye socket. Alphys gulped nervously, twiddling her fingers. Undyne didn't change her demeanor, she was serious about this.
Geno slowly chuckled. "...heh...hehehe...i dunno what you're talkin' about, 'dine. i never did any stalkin'..."
"Don't give me that crap. I've seen plenty of yandere anime to know how this works." Undyne shook her head. "Papyrus has been calling me a couple times. Says that he sometimes looks over his shoulder because he thinks he senses someone watching him. Whether he be driving along the road, or cooking his spaghetti in the house. Or even when he sleeps, he always shivers even though he doesn't have the skin to feel cold."
"pfft, you're being paranoid, 'dine. that could be anything else but me."
"This started AFTER you entered this timeline, Geno." Undyne said strongly. "And somehow you made yourself completely undetectable to Sans. Does he know that you're spying on Papyrus? Does he know that in the free time where me and the two Alphyses aren't watching you, you're watching Papyrus at every possible moment? Papyrus is beginning to feel uncomfortable...and I don't like that."
Alphys raised a paw. "Y-You're totally acting like a stalker. J-Just like I kinda did with Undyne...but...I got better so...um..." Her cheeks began to blush as she covered her face, her tail swaying in embarassment.
Asriel turned to Geno. His eyes were patient, but something within him was telling him to be cautious. "Geno...is this true? Have you been watching Papyrus without his or Sans' knowledge?" Asriel asked softly.
Geno just stared at the ground quietly, glitching a couple times before settling again. His glitched eye glitched more for a couple moments, as he slowly clutched onto his scarf. He was slowly grinning, but none of the others found anything about this to be funny. Alphys and Asriel were growing more nervous, while Undyne continued to stare at Geno with a steeled expression.
"...i'm only makin' sure he's safe, that's all." Geno shrugged innocently. "the surface can be just as dangerous as the underground, after all. hell, maybe even more so. so i figured, while my classic self aint watching over him, i'll do it myself. just to be on the safe side, ya know? i call it a friendly gesture."
"It's not a friendly gesture if neither of them knows about it!" Undyne shouted, stomping the ground. "Geno, you can't go around watching Papyrus without no one knowing about it! We get that you don't feel comfortable confronting him head on, but you can't possibly think that this is a suitable substitute! It's either you see him, or you don't!"
"You're still not convinced that Papyrus is safe, are you? You're still very afraid of what could happen to him." Asriel asked softly.
Alphys was taking a leap of faith. She asked Geno a question that has been bothering her since he came. "U-Um...Geno...what exactly...were you trying to accomplish...with the other Sans? It seems like Papyrus is a very strong motivation for whatever it is..."
Geno clutched onto his scarf a bit tighter. "i was trying to save the timeline. save everyone. save papyrus...chara's genocide needed to be stopped by any means necessary. so over and over again, i tried to convince the other me that there was only one way for the genocides to stop. it was the only solution i can think of." He clenched his fist. "and every time. he tried to stop me. tried to make me see that it wasn't the answer. that what i was doing was wrong. but i kept seeing it as the only true way to end it all."
Asriel recalled the entire venture he and Frisk have been through before, and when he first discovered what Chara was doing. He slowly looked at Geno, gobsmacked. "Geno...no...you wouldn't...you were actually trying to convince him to...?"
Geno grinned. "i couldn't think of a better way to protect papyrus..."
"...That's...that's madness!" Alphys gasped.
"Your plan basically sums up to killing Papyrus and everyone else permanently so that they could never suffer or die again!" Undyne snarled. "That plan was seriously messed up, Geno!"
Geno laughed off her claim. "ha...ya know what? it doesn't really matter what you think of me. without my geno frisk, it doesn't even matter." Alphys was about to ask once again what happened to his Geno Frisk, but he cut her off. "you've managed to pacify chara. that's great and all...but what's to stop it from being undone anyway? what's to stop him from losing control of himself and going on a rampage, even if he doesn't mean to...?"
Asriel felt his soul get colder. The severe paranoia and mental instability from being trapped in the Void alone for so long, it was beginning to kick back in. Geno was currently not acting rationally. "Geno...calm down. We already told you, Chara isn't like that anymore. We already told you that he's-"
"save it! you can't tell me that if something were to happen to you or frisk, he won't completely lose it! that darkness is still there! dormant or not, it's there! i can't trust him around papyrus. not now! not ever!" He clenched his fists. "none of you are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure nothing can ever hurt papyrus again...but i am. asriel, frisk, and chara's determination supercede mine. but there really are other ways, i suppose...i'll put him in a pace were nothing harmful can reach him, and nobody vile will corrupt him." Geno grinned widely. "i'll make sure nothing can hurt papyrus, EVER again..."
Undyne's eye slowly narrowed with extreme hostility. "Geno...you've been watching Papyrus like a freaking hawk...because you were thinking of taking him?!"
"..."
Undyne's question was answered with a Gaster Blaster firing at her, point blank. She was able to place her arms up in a cross before the beam fired off. A large cloud of smoke picked up from the size of the blast, Geno was seen holding his hand out.
"U-UNDYNE!" Alphys panicked. It happened so quickly!
Asriel turner back to Geno, who was gathering up more blasters around him. "Geno, you're not thinking straight! Your time in the Void is clouding your judgement! You have to pull yourself together!"
"I've never seen more clearly, kiddo. And this comes from a guy who has half of his face covered in glitches." Geno declared darkly. "I'm taking Papyrus with me. Classic me will apprrciate what I'm doing."
"No he won't!" Undyne shouted over the smoke. Geno turned again, only slightly surprised. Undyne's Undying armor manifested, but only the gauntlets over her arms. They were slightly scratched, but there's no sign of significant damage. She brought her arms back down as the gauntlets disappeared. Geno looked genuinely impressed. It appeared that she was in full control of that state, enough not need to fully transform herself; she merely had to manifest her armor over different parts of her body that fits her situation. "Kidnapping?! THAT'S your next best idea?! Not only is that idea stupid and selfish, it's just not gonna happen! You're not going to take Papyrus!"
"I don't seem to recall giving anyone a choice here!" Geno shoots multiple sharp bones towards the three of them, as they jumped out of the way. Alphys was very clumsy with her leap, so Undyelne had to catch her mid-jump. "None of you can understand how this feels! Having a constant reminder of how badly you failed, being marked on your chest! I'm not gonna fail again!"
"Y-You're losing your mind, Geno! You've been in the Void too long!" Alphys called out to him.
"The Void doesn't matter! Only Papyrus matters! Papyrus has always been the only thing that mattered!" Geno glared as a Gaster Blaster moved towards them again. "I'm going to save him wheter Classic likes it or not!"
"With your version of saving someone? How about not?" Undyne sets Alphys down as she manifested a sword in her hand. Geno seemed surprised again. "My telumkinesis has grown far from summoning just spears, Geno!" With this in mind, she sped forward with her glowing blue sword in front of her. One of the Gaster Blasters attempted to blast her from the side, but it was immediately impaled by a rising spear from the ground, stopping it's charging. More bones shot up from the ground to stop her pursuit, though she merely slashes right through them with her sword. She jumped up and slashed st Geno, though he teleported out of the way just in time.
Geno chuckled as he shrugged. "You're gonna have to do a lot better than-ugh!" He was cut off by yellow lightning striking him from behind, as he fell on his knees panting. Alphys was behind him, lightning surging through her paws. "huff...wow...i gotta admit...wasn't expectin' that from you..."
"I'm sorry Geno, but you need to stop trying to fight us. We're not your enemy, and we don't want to be." Alphys shook her head sadly. "What you're trying to do is because the darkness of the Void has drastically affected your psyche. You need to calm down and think for a second."
"...the time for thinkin' is over, alph. sorry about this." Alphys gasped as her soul was turned blue, and she was thrown aside towards a tree. Undyne gasped as she jumped and caught her again before she could hit the tree. Geno raided his hand as more bones manifested over his head. Undyne snarled as a shield manifested around her, prepared to defend against them.
"STOP IT GENO!" Geno was genuinely caught off-guard as Asriel jumped in front of him and held his arms out. "You need to stop and listen to us. You're paranoia is making you act crazy! You have to snap yourself out of it!"
"how many times do I have to tell ya? i'm perfectly sane! what i'm doing is for my brother! there's no way i'm gonna fail again!" Geno shouted, bones and Gaster Blasters materializing around him and aimed towards Asriel. "there's no other way! papyrus has to be kept safe at all costs, and this is the only other way i know how! stop making this so difficult, kid!"
Asriel sighed. None of their words were bringing his mental state back to stability. But perhaps...Asriel suddenly placed his paw above his chest, and willed for his multicolored soul to reveak itself, gently oulling out of his body. Geno's eye socket widened a bit as he saw the soul for the first time. He felt how powerful it was. And yet, Asriel has such refined control over it...
"I see that nothing we say is going to persuade you to stop, Geno. So we're just going to have an input from someone else." Asriel said softly. "...Touch the soul."
"huh...?"
"Touch it, Geno."
Geno watched as the multi-colored soul pulse softly, akin to an actual heartbeat. With a bit of hesitation, Geno reached out to the soul and touched it slightly.
Reality shifted...
{Accessing Memory...}
Geno blinked as he looked down in the snow that obviously belonged to Snowdin. He recognized it so many times by now, it was ludicrous. He then turned to Asriel, who stayed calm despite the shift.
"what's the deal, kid? all ya did was-"
"Look. Asriel cut him off and pointed outward. Geno sighed as he turned around like requested to see a scene before him.
He was surprised to see Papyrus, Asriel and Undyne walking along the path to Waterfall.
"Wow. Only three more days until we leave for the Surface. I'm so pumped!" Undyne grinned as she wrapped an arm around Papyrus and noogied his skull. "Aren't ya excited, Papyrus?! Huh?!"
"YES, THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS EXCITED! NOW PLEASE, CEASE WITH THE NOOGIEING OF THE SKELETON! NYEH!" Papyrus complained as he tried to squirm out of Undyne's grip...she didn't even budge. She only released him as she began doing the same thing to Asriel.
"How about you, Fluffy Junior?! Ya pumped, aren't ya?!"
"Hehe, yeah, I'm pretty pumped." Memory Asriel smiled.
"MORE SPIRIT!"
"MA'AM YES MA'AM!" He automatically saluted upon saying this, his ears flopping.
"Much better! Fuhuhuhu!" Undyne laughed, releasing the both of them.
Memory Asriel and Papyrus also laughed a bit with her, though not as loudly. They rubbed necks a bit as they looked at each other a bit nervously. Then they both sighed.
"UNDYNE...I...I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING." Papyrus raised his hand.
"Eh? Ya got something to say, Pap?"
Papyrus took a deep breath. "THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS VERY WELL AWARE THAT THIS IS VERY SUDDEN...BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE TO HELP ME GROW." Undyne looked confused for a moment, as Papyrus temporarily stepped to the side. "I HAVE BEEN OBVIOUS TO THE DARK SIDE OF THE WORLD FOR YEARS, NOW. AND I CANNOT KNOW FOR CERTAIN HOW LONG SANS HAS BEEN STRUGGLING TO KEEP ME FROM BEING TAINTED BY IT. THE THOUGHT OF SANS SUFFERING SO MUCH FOR MY SAKE... IT MAKES MY SOUL ACHE. PAINFULLY. IT IS NOT A GOOD FEELING TO KNOW THAT FAMILY IS FALLING APART FOR YOU, AND YOU DONT EVEN KNOW IT UNTIL THE LONG-TERM DAMAGE IS FULLY PRESENT."
Undyne tilted her head. "Well you're right about this being very sudden. Is this goin' somewhere, Papyrus?"
Papyrus adjusted his scarf. "I'M SAYING THAT IM GRATEFUL FOR THESE EXPERIENCES THAT IVE HAD WITH THE DARK SIDE OF LIFE. THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY PLEASANT, BUT THEY HAVE MADE ME STRONG. NOW THAT I AM NOW MUCH MORE AWARE OF IT, I CAN LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. MY NAIVETY HAS MADE SANS WORRY ABOUT ME FOR SO LONG, AND HE'S BEEN FORCED TO STRUGGLE FOR THE BOTH OF US...IT HAS COME TIME FOR ME TO CHANGE THAT. AND YOU HAVE HELPED ME REACHED THE LEVEL OF STRENGTH I NEED TO BACK UP THIS CLAIM OF MINE. I'VE HAD SIX YEARS TO BUILD THE STRENGTH TO BEGIN BACKING THIS CLAIM UP."
Memory Asriel tilted his head. It's pretty rare for Papyrus to become this deep into something, and be totally serious about it.
"I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE AT SOME POINT. NOW I SHALL SAY IT AGAIN, WITH MUCH MORE CONFIDENCE!" Papyrus posed heroically, grinning widely. "I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAVE HAD SIX YEARS TO GROW MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY! WITH THIS, I SHALL BECOME SOMEONE THAT SANS CAN TRULY DEPEND ON WHEN A SITUATION CALLS FOR IT! THEN HE'LL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT ME AS HE DOES, EVER AGAIN! THIS, I PROMISE!"
Asriel smiled as he jumped cheerfully. "Yay, The Great Papyrus!"
Undyne grinned as she wrapped an arm around both Asriel and Papyrus. "Boys...six years aho you both were simply two adorable cinnamon rolls. Six years later...that hasn't really changed. You two are still so precious." She snickered, shaking her head. "Nevertheless, you two have grown a lot, and I can humboy say that I'm glad I've played a major part in it. Now I'm sure that you two will be able to handle whatever the Surface or weird timeline crap has to throw at you. I'm sure Asriel's family and Sans will be very proud of the both of you. Because I sure am." Undyne then kissed the top of Papyrus's skull, then kissed the top of Asriel's.
"WOWIE...UNDYNE IS SO PROUD OF US!"
"Thank you, Master."
"Now we have yet another thing to be happy about!" Undyne hugged them both closer. "Boys, this is an awesome realization! Time to celebrate with the power of laughter! Laugh with your Master! FUHUHUHUHU!"
"Hehehehehehehe!"
"NYEHEHEHEHEHEHEH!"
"FUHUHUHUHUHUHU!"
"Hehehehehehehehehe!"
"NYEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH!"
The three of them laughed alongside one another, the rather strong realization Papyrus has come to now being the driving motive for their laughter.
Present Asriel and Geno watched the scene from their pocket of space, completely unseen. Geno blinked owlishly.
"papyrus...he...he means all of that...?"
"Papyrus has grown much stronger over the years for Sans' sake. So that Sans will never have to resort to doing anything like this to himself for his sake." Asriel gently gestured to Geno's entire, glitching body.
Reality shifted again...
{Present}
Geno stepped away from Asriel as the necessary memories, which is also the ones he just saw, became embedded in his mind. What Papyrus said ringing in his head as Undyne and Alphys approached him cautiously. He slowly turned towards them, no longer hostile.
"he...was training for classic's sake..."
"...Asriel and Papyrus. In the past, their innocence greatly held them both back. Fighting with Chara, combined wirh six years of training from me, they've grown into warriors. Powerful warriors that can hold their own in a fight, if necessary." Undyne said. "Geno. Asriel is a different case because the hell he's been through has hardened him enough to realize that there are good and bad sides to the world at a very early age, despite circumstances. Papyrus..." She sighed, rubbing her neck. "Papyrus, like I've said, has become a true warrior of his own merit. The way he is now, I would gladly fight side-by-side with, anytime he needs me. Not as his Master, but as an equal. He's matured significantly enough to know that there's a bad, sometimes even sinister side to life, yet he also never gave up on the good side of it. He's also willing to do what's necessary to protect the ones he loves. And most importantly, he's finally able to stop depending on Sans for everything. Now, they can depend on each other. Balance each other out, instead of one brother carrying all of the burdens, whatever they may be."
"Sans has enough to worry about on his own time. Trying to manage those things AND Papyrus has been taking it's toll on him for years. Papyrus wants to be a good and supportive brother, not a constantly heavy burden." Alphys added a bit meekly, tugging on her skirt.
"Exactly." Undyne folded his arms. "Listen well, Geno. Papyrus is still his usual cheerful, optimistic, kind of annoying self...but he's also not someone who needs to be coddled by me or Sans anymore. He's now fully capable of making his own choices and living his own life, carving out his own identity. That success wasn't handed to him. He worked his ass off to get where he is now." Undyne bared her fangs. "I'm not about to let anyone do anything that can undo all of that hard-earned progress!"
Geno didn't resist, he never cut Undyne. All he could do was stop and listen to her speak abojt how much Papyrus has grown in a timeline that is now impossible to 'True Reset'. By what she's telling him and what he's seen, Papyrus was more than capable of taking care of himself. He just prefers to be close to family. And it wasn't restrained to Sans...but to everyone else.
Geno lost his loved ones, so he tried to make sure they could never suffer again, by making their destruction permanent. Then in this timeline, he was planning to take someone completely because of his own loneliness. And in the end...he knew Papyrus wouldn't want to come with him anyway. Becuase that would require leaving everyone behind. And he was prepared to make that happen, by force.
...he felt his Determination waver.
Then he was surprised once again as Undyne bent down and pulled him into a hug, closing her eyes. "Of course we all worry about one another from time to time. That includes Papyrus. All I'm saying is that the time for sheltering him from the world is over. We chose to let him grow, and that turned out to be one of the best things we've ever done for him. We'll always worry, because that's just what we do. But Sans and I...we believe in him." She pulled away from him, hands still on his shoulders. "Do you think you can believe in him too, Geno?"
"...heh. you gave me the impression that paps was the only one who changed." Geno said quietly, gently moving Undyne's hands off of his shoulders. He sighed deeply as he scratched his skull. "kid...you're gonna hafta tell chara that he'll have to figure the rest of my mystery out for himself. i can't stay any longer. i have to leave this timeline...before i do something here that i'll regret. thanks for talkin' me out of it this time..."
Asriel gasped. "Geno, wait-!" Geno was already gone in a flash of white. He slowly lowered his paw as he sighed. "He's gone...he plans to leave the timeline. I don't think he'll be saying goodbye to everyone else..."
Alphys sighed. "Poor Geno...I hope he'll be alright."
Undyne lowered herself and pulled the lizard into a hug, staring at the spot Geno just warped from. "Me too, Alph. Me too..."
(Sans and Papyrus' House)
Papyrus was sleeping peacefully on his bed, his scarf neatly folded on his desktop. His snores were widespread and small Nyeh...nyeh heh hehs echoing through the room. His blanket covered his entire body but his head and gloves.
...Geno Sans was standing by his beside, hands in his pockets. His right eye glitched a bit, but his left remained clear, sad, and full of regret for what he was going to attempt to do. Alphys and Asriel were right. His time in the Void has seriously damaged his mind, he wasn't completely stable. If he stayed here any longer, he'd hurt Papyrus. Or worse. He reached his hand out and gently stroked the top of Papyrus' skull. He...he just wanted to see him one last time before he left. He didn't know when he'd come back..if ever.
"heh...looks like i'm nowhere near ready to face you, after all. not without doing anything to endanger you or making you hate me." Geno said softly.
"...So...you can't trust yourself around him, after all?" Geno Alphys stood in the doorway, back from helping Sans on the machine. She walked up to Geno Sans, clasping her psws behind her back. "Guess this will be the last time I'll be seeing you?"
"probably. at least until i'm able to properly control myself...i feel myself losing a lot of it. i can't risk it. i have to leave before i hurt him...i...i don't want to be responsible for that. i gotta leave, geno alph." Geno Sans sighed as he stops stroking Papyrus's skull. He then reached his hand behind him as a glitched white portal formed behind him. It lead into the Void.
"Hm. So that's what your Universe Jump looks like." Geno Alphys tilted her head.
"...you could come with me if you want." Geno Sans offered.
"Yes, that's not a bad idea...but now's not the time. For a little bit longer...I'm still needed here. Then when my work is done, a certain child will come. Then you'll know where to find me."
The glitched skeleton nodded. "the omega timeline."
"Exactly. I can't stay in this timeline forever, either. I'll have to leave too, eventually. Though I want to enjoy this for a little bit longer, as well as prepare everyone for what's to come. I don't know what it is...but judging by what Sans is up to...things are about to get very hectic."
Geno Sans nodded. "yeah. so...i should get goin'." He lightly tapped his slippered feet. "...last chance to come with. still wanna stay a bit longer?"
Geno Alphys smiled as she kissed Geno Sans' forehead. The moment she did, he softly closed his visible eye. "Take care of yourself."
"...yeah...you too." She stepped away from him as Geno Sans stepped into the glitched portal. He turned around to look at Papyrus once more, and nodded softly.
that includes you too, bro. you've got a good brother who really cares about you. never let him go. because if what undyne said is for real, you'll be making him very proud. and...you've grown so much...you've made me proud. when i gathered the courage and the control...i'll see you again. for real.
...i promise.
With these last thoughts, the glitched portal disappeared.
Geno Sans has left the timeline.
Me: Ha. I tried to do a chapter with feels. Silly me, right?
Undyne: I wonder where he's goin'...
Geno Alphys: I'm not sure...but this surely won't be the last time we see him. As long as he's not in control of the madness that built up within him during his solitude in the Void...he considers himself too dangerous to be around us.
Asriel: But it will definitely be a while before that happens. Until then...I guess we can only carry on the way we are.
Alphys: It's all a bit sad...but there's currently nothing we can do about it. We just have to keep moving on. We'll be moving onto the next chapter, readers. It'll definitely be a tad more cheerful than this...
