Welcome to chapter 11! I'm sorry if this one also seems a bit lackluster, but I really didn't have much planned for Snowdin woods beforehand, so I'm just kind of winging it.

In response to Rinneltachi's comment, I already have most of the charachter's threat levels planned out, so you'll find out just how tough Papyrus is ;)

I should also mention that Chara's threat level evaluations don't include fighting skill or special abilities, only power. Well, I'm done here, so enjoy the chapter!

"Doggo, huh? What do ya got on em Chara?"

"Doggo. Threat level: Tiger. This royal guardsman can only see moving things. Hobbies include: squirrels."

Seito looked at the dog monster.

"Why would the royal guard hire someone with a vision problem like that?"

"Desperate for members maybe? Or maybe he's a really good fighter." Their question would soon be answered when Doggo called out.

"Don't move an inch!" He yelled, before swiping his daggers in an X formation, blue energy shooting forward out of them, catching the humans off guard.

Realizing that the attack was unavoidable, Badd went to deflect it, but the attack phased right though his bat, and hit him right in the chest, sending him flying back. While the attack was powerful, it did little more than daze him.

Getting up, he realized that Seito and Zenko were standing there, completely fine.

"What the hell? How did you dodge that?"

Seito just shook his head at the punk hero.

"We didn't. The monster said not to move an inch, so we didn't. Not only does he fail to see things that aren't moving, it appears he can't attack them either."

"Huh, good to know."

Not wanting to risk the guardsman spotting him, he stayed where he was.

"Will it move this time?" The dog said, before throwing another attack at them. This time, they all stayed still. As expected, the attack phased through them harmlessly.

"What? I know I saw something move! Where is it?" Doggo said, before walking over to the humans, inspecting every area.

As he was passing by Zenko, the girl couldn't resist. She reached up and pet the guard dog on the head.

Doggo immediately started freaking out.

"What?! I've been pet!" He said, before slashing wildly, sending blue streams of energy everywhere. The humans just stayed still, the attacks passing through them once again.

Once the canine stopped attacking, Seito picked up a lump of snow, throwing it the way they came. Doggo jerked his head towards the way the snowball went.

"Moving!" He yelled, before speeding off into the distance.

"Well, that's that. Let's get goin before he comes back."

As the group continued trudging through the forest, they spotted a familiar face.

"Hi Sans! What are you doing out here?"

"heya kiddo. i'm bone tired, so i'm just takin a little rest."

Zenko giggled at Sans' pun.

"anyway, now that you're here, i got some advice for you. you see, my bro has a special blue attack. don't move, and it won't hurt you."

"Uh, Sans, this would have been a good thing to know BEFORE we encountered that dog sentry back there."

"huh, thought doggo was takin a break at grillby's. anyway, i have some advice on remembering blue attacks. think of a stop sign. stop signs are red, right?"

Unsure where he was going, Badd nodded his head slowly.

"well, now think of a blue stop sign. got that? when you see a blue attack, think of blue stop signs."

"Oh, um thanks Sans."

"no prob, kid. i'll be keepin an eye socket out for ya." He said, before walking off.

"He's an odd one."

"Yeah, but he seems like an ok guy, at least in my book."

"I still say he's hiding something, and he's frustratingly good at it." Seito said with a scowl.

I will find out what's really going on with you, Sans.

Continuing on, the group came across a fork in the path. Seeing a sign, they decided to read it.

"North: ice. South: ice. West: ice. East: Snowdin town. (And ice.) Well, that answers that. Let's go."

"Wait! Big bro, I think I see something up there!"

"Hm?" Badd grunted, looking towards the cliff. There was a barely visible silhouette sitting on a cliff side.

"Eh, couldn't hurt to go check it out." The punk hero shrugged, grasping Zenko's hand and heading north.

Seito sighed.

"I wish we'd stop getting distracted."

As the group approached the cliff side, the figure started to become more visible. What they saw dissapointed them.

"Are you serious." Seito deadpanned.

"We took a detour just to look at a snowman?"

"Well, so much for that."

They were about to head back, when a softly spoken, mildly ghostly voice called out to them.

"Excuse me travelers."

The group looked back at the snowman. The voice had clearly come from it, but it's mouth hadn't appeared to move.

"Um, yeah? What's up?"

To their mild surprise, the snowman spoke yet again.

"Well, as you can see, I am a snowman. I wish to see the world, but I cannot move. If you would be so kind, travelers, please, take a piece of me with you."

Badd rubbed the back of his head awkwardly.

"Uh, no offense, but, wouldn't it melt?"

"Oh, dear no. The snow I am made of is enchanted to never melt. Not even the hottest depths of Hotland could melt it."

"Ok, but what are we gonna carry you in? We don't have a jar on us or anything."

"Not to worry, someone was kind enough to leave one here for anyone who would happen to accept my request."

Zenko grabbed the bottle and scooped a sizable portion of the snowman into it.

"Bye mister snowman! We'll be sure to take it far!" She called as they walked away.

"Oh, thank you kind travelers! And have a wonderful journey!"

After getting back on track, the group started to hear the skelebros once again.

"YOU'RE SO LAZY! YOU WERE NAPPING ALL NIGHT!"

"i think that's called, sleeping."

"Hate to break it to ya Paps, but your bro's right.

Papyrus turned his head towards the humans.

"OH! DON'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO MAKE EXUSES FOR SANS HUMAN! HE NEEDS TO START TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS ACTIONS! BUT I DIGRESS! NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, IT'S TIME FOR YOU'RE FIRST TRIAL! I THINK YOU'LL FIND THIS ONE, QUITE 'SHOCKING!' FOR YOU SEE, THIS IS THE INVISIBLE ELECTRICITY MAZE!"

"i thought you hated puns bro."

"I'M FINE WITH PUNS SANS! IT'S JUST THAT YOU'RE DELIVERY IS TERRIBLE! THEY NEED TO BE BUILT UP AND UNEXPECTED!"

Seito coughed to get the skeletons attention.

"OH, YES! I APOLOGISE HUMANS! I HAVE GOTTEN OFF TOPIC. YOU SEE, WHEN YOU TOUCH THE WALLS OF THIS MAZE, THIS ORB WILL ADMINISTER A HEARTY ZAP!"

Papyrus held out a metal orb for emphasis.

"SOUND LIKE FUN? BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF FUN YOU WILL HAVE IS, ACUALLY RATHER SMALL I THINK. OKAY! YOU CAN GO AHEAD NOW!"

Seito, upon noticing that Papyrus was still holding the orb, smirked, before crossing across the area at a leisurely pace, watching as the tall skeleton got absolutely fried. While the electricity was of no danger to Papyrus, it still stung.

Upon reaching the end, Seito stood smugly in front of the skelebros, although he didn't miss the mild glare Sans was throwing his way.

Upon regaining his senses, Papyrus tried to scavenge whatever dignity he could from the experience.

"UH, YES! WELL PLAYED, BLUE HAIRED HUMAN! I ADMIT DEFEAT TO YOU THIS TIME, BUT KNOW THAT THIS WAS JUST THE FIRST TEST OF MANY! AS FOR YOU TWO, CATCH!" Papyrus threw the orb with impressive aim right into Badd's arms.

"TRY NOW!"

"This puzzle seems really exploitable. We could just leave it here, you know."

Badd just stared at the orb, before shrugging.

"Might as well play along. Come on Zenko. I'll hold the orb."

Badd got shocked quite a bit, although it did little more than sting him. As they reached the end, Papyrus took the orb back, before congratulating them.

"WELL DONE, HUMANS! YOU HAVE DONE WELL TO PASS THIS TEST! HOWEVER, THE NEXT TRIAL WILL BE EVEN HARDER! IT IS DESIGNED BY MY BROTHER SANS! YOU WILL SURELY BE CONFOUNDED! I KNOW I AM. NYEHEHEHEHHEHEHEHEH!"

Sans walked over to the group, before looking at Badd and Zenko.

"hey, thanks for playin along. my bro seems like he's having fun. and you."

Sans' expression seemed to harden, although his smile remained.

"remember what i said. my bro isn't gonna hurt ya. so don't go hurting him either. capiche?"

Sans' voice seemed to get a lot deeper at the last word, which even served to unnerve Seito a bit. His eyes widened a bit, something that didn't go unnoticed by Sans, before he sighed.

"I suppose that's fair. I apologize for my actions."

"well, as long as you won't do it again, i guess i could forgive you just this once." He winked, before walking away.

Definetly more than meets the eye.

Chapter 11 is done! Sorry if it was a bit short, like I said, I'm having a bit of a hard time coming up with things for this section of the story. Be sure to review, and I'll see you in the next chapter!

3/16/20