Author note: Welp it's another prewritten works here. I'm writing this month in advance. Because I felt this is something, I need to strive for a make write something that I could enjoy. At the moment I'm writing a bit on the random side because I'm stressed out and this the closet, I get to allowing myself a break for five minutes.

Sans's Perspective

I could almost feel my soul leave my body. I felt my soul almost shatter as Frisk was brought before me, bruised and knocked out. I could practically feel any rational thought leave me. Again, goddamn it not again. It's like the lunar colony all over again! Taking a deep breath, no it's not she's alive. Undyne did hurt her other badly, but she can be healed. She's stronger than she appears she always is.

Like a film in my minds, eyes memories flowed in bits and pieces. Try to resist trying to keep on task. But I couldn't help but fall into the memory

I just had put on my regular clothes. I finally got some rest from my duties. I just ran into her half an hour ago, my soul had been restless, and I was shocked she had found my secret hiding place. No one knew about that place, not even my aunt, nor have I shown it to her. It was a place that my mother and I would go to. A special place where we could just be silly at least in many other timelines that had been the case not in this one. My parents had been killed during the war in this timeline. And those experiences are from another place and time, but they exist in my soul, and I remember them as clear as before. With only a few things missing or spotty in my memory. So, seeing her there looking as beautiful as ever the way the luminous stones just made her radiate like an angel to remind me why I fell for in the first place. As Frisk reached out her hand to touch me. Brought back all the times I took her there in all the other timelines the time I proposed, the picnics, hell the times we have gotten married! So many memories together all of them the happiest of my entire existence, but when she looked at me, I knew she still didn't remember me. But I felt her soul almost pull out at least her soul remembers even if she doesn't. So, seeing her like this so bruised, battered and hurt was nearly enough to cause my soul to crack.

"You attacked her. She wasn't a threat; not to you, not to anyone. She looks like she was hit by a Kudecar and then dragged through the dump." I could barely keep my voice even. Trying my hardest not to keep my magic from flaring. She was muddy the outfit she wore was torn, and the bumps and bruises were taking on a slightly purple tint to them tell me they are getting worse.

"Guards, please take the human to the spare bedroom, the nice one and get Doctor Crystal here now. I don't care what's she working on in the lab! I need her here and bring Doctor Alphys as well right now need to make sure the human is well taken care of. I want to see two of my regular guards one in the room and the other station outside and alert me if there is a change in her condition."

Turning to Undyne, the rest of the guard must have been able to feel how angry I am. Because many of them quickly took off to get away from the vicinity. most of the guard liked me, didn't fear me or see me as a threat. they respected and admired my reign. or the power I hold. And all the connotations that desire to have the power of their own, but fear was notwithstanding? I would normally allow others to stay whether positive or negative meeting, but they could tell what was going on. it wouldn't be pretty to sit around and get caught in the crossfire. I could tell when I saw of the guard wince at my voice, but I was barely holding back as it is hard enough. Its seem like Undyne was acting ignorant or had lost her common sense since this morning. If she honestly assumes, she hasn't acted against specific orders. That she won't face a consequence for going against a direct order, I could feel my temper about to blow it's barely contained as it is.

"Goddammit, Undyne!"

"What! You act like I'm uninformed Sans."

I can almost feel that I was an inch away from getting the scepter and using the magic to hurt her slam her into the wall and circle her magical fire so she can't get away, but I remember it's lighter than what has happened. Threatening exposure like this or even acting like it was leverage was almost laughable. For every reset and lifetime, I've lived through? Undyne was loyal to a fault to those who won it. And I had long ago earned her trust as insane as it sounds even in my skull. She wouldn't tell the populace anymore then Muffet would make a wrong business decision. She's still angry at humans for what was done to her father. I need to be impartial regardless. even if it would make me feel a little better to exact the same, she inflicted on Frisk back to her.

"It's your majesty, your highness, or sire, don't forget it." I could feel myself getting angrier barely restraining my anger at the whole thing. It's hard enough to trust her after everything I've been putting up with.

"What! Why I thought we were cool, sire."

"We were. You injured the human."

"You asked me to pick up and send you any humans I found roaming if it ever happened. Alphys informed me earlier today there was a human running loose and I captured her and brought her straight here."

"I never said injured within those instructions. Wow because of your reckless behavior it's going to make her recovery time impossible for the time frame I originally had."

"Don't forget, Sans. I'm not like everyone else I know what happens to The Humans." Undyne said in a hushed whisper almost in a tone that was nearly a threat of exposure. Like what I was doing was god awful or horrifying.

"And that's precisely why you shouldn't have injured her all. You know. So, you know how valuable they are untouched and damaged, or it's a longer process. You need to be reprimanded you went against protocol. You are providing protection to the school children for the next month."

"A Month!?"

Or you could go into the stockades with Slade. Initially, he was sitting in a jail cell, but I felt that he deserves something harsher. The monsters in the town square aren't done throwing tomatoes at him. He's got another three days on his sentence he'll like the company.

"Fine guarding the kids won't be so bad at least get me the suit of armor Alphys has been working Snowdin's forest is a bit too cold for even me."

It's harder to deal with what's been going I'm angry with myself. For not incessantly checking my phone. The worst part is the fall out of my actions. But it's been a hectic day for me.

Undyne is going to have a talking to from me after this more in-depth. I didn't want to expose my issues or concerns or why, above all else, what she did was crossing the line about handling humans that are captured. She could have done lasting damage I know she still carries the anger of what happened to her father. But the woman she captured is innocent of the sins of that war. She's not following the policy humans aren't to be hurt or injured. She should be thanking her lucky stars that her temporary demotion to guarding the children cherry-berry meadows relieving Roxy and Red of the duty. Allowing them to their actual task, I asked explicitly not to do this if a human ever was able to walk around in the underground she is to incapacitate and corral them to a designated location. And she went against direct orders. Frisk was covered in injuries, and her hp was low. I had to call in Alphys's biological research team and my on-call Doctor to make sure there aren't any lasting injuries. Undyne lack of restraint and the bruising I already saw she was brought in. More than one guard has been put on bed rest after sparring with her. But this is a human who stumbled around here and seemed afraid if the clothing and the video feed of her interactions was anything to go by.

It seems she thinks she needs to hide, and she has others helping her do so, and they need to be brought in, all of them. Clearing up the misunderstanding that is obviously is taking place. So that Dreemurrs and Frisk knows the truth even though it's something that's supposed to be higher clearance. They must have heard the rumors Doctor Drew has spread. The Dreemurrs are the first to ask about what happens to the humans recently. I may need to assure the populace once again. And Doctor Drew might need harsher consequences for spreading these rumors. He was passed up for a promotion for this very reason. He's incredibly petty and wouldn't be ready to keep state secrets, like right now. He can end up in the dungeon next to slate I can't allow acts of inciting public unrest and questioning my actions to go unchallenged.

"Yes, sire, right away, sire."

"Please tell me when my brother arrives, I know he met this human. While she was disguising her presence. I would think he would like to meet her under more honest circumstances. I won't be having her moved to Alphys' lab she is staying here with a guard. The wards defense have become overwhelming even the castle has had its foundation rocked several times this month alone, and she is a guest, an honored guest. And i want to be alerted when she wakes i know that Alphys herself is doing the preliminary test on her Soul to see if she got her soul injured in the fight, but her biological team and the on-call are trying their best to make sure her body is back to form. From what we can tell, she has been unresponsive for several hour Undyne."

Frisk rubbed her head. Rolling her head and groaning. The bruises are clear and purpling and barely moving around freely. The pain in her voice as she moved. Her eyes seemed shadowed; she seemed off-color the injury on her face was noticeable. She seemed to be coming around. Waking up from the pain.

I felt myself unintentional pacing I knew she would be waking up. But I have no idea what has happened to her up until getting to point. I know Slade is the reason she fell down here he confessed as much as well caused her distress something Grillby brought to my attention. When it happened. I know that Grillby would be closing up shop tomorrow to talk to her she did meet his voice after all. I missed her. Though I sincerely didn't want to meet under these circumstances. She was injured and afraid based on rumors with no foundation.

She shook her head loose I start to see her open her eyes though I could tell they were out of focus, not seeing me just taking note of the room and where she is. Finally seeing her look at me, and I was holding back the desire to hug her make a joke and be the monster she remembers. But I could see her fear she back slightly as she notes the crown and my clothes.

"Frisk this isn't how I expected for us to formally meet, but we do need to talk."

"Wait, how do you know my name, where am I?" Her eyes were wild scared, but there was barely contained anger as well.

I know you have questions and I'll answer every one of them but first let me ask are you feeling lightheaded, dizziness, nausea?

"A bit of all three. I was punched in the head, I was swung off a cliff, and punched in the face by the captain of your royal guard. Of course, I'm not alright. I was just healing before she decided to kidnap me! How do you know my name tell me now?" Her face showed that evet

She was testy. I haven't seen her this mad and feisty since that timeline she was a harpy, and in that one, she wanted to kill me on first sight. And I was uncontrollably the optimist and just like my brother. That took a while to get used to her being so hostile.

"I know your name because we had met before or are your dreams that easy to forget? Or how I helped you get home when you ended up lost in the ruins." I figured she was a bit too sleepy to really question someone giving her directions

"That was you, but what why?"

"Look I never Wanted to meet you like this or that you would hear rumors that were unfounded and untrue. As well as the fact that I was going to show who I was in a dream. Eventually, explain what is going on." Taking a deep breath seeing her face is still really annoyed and like she was inches away from hurting me from acting all mysterious.

"I'm surprised by everything you were told and seen you haven't fainted. Your hearts too strong to fall from shock. But I promise you I won't kill you and I'm not going to have you killed. The humans who have landed here are well taken care of, and I will show you that they are when you are better. From what I understand, you are friends with that man that fell last year."

"I am but but but," her eyes looked scared nervous but still angry. There was her trying to understand what was going on.

"Look I don't get this if you knew where I was, why didn't you just have me captured? "

"Because like I told you I never wanted you hurt. And I assumed the Dreemurrs would do their duties and only bring you to the castle. I presume that the Doctor Drew spoke to Toriel?"

Her face showed the shock evident on her face. The cogs of her mind quickly spinning and turning, something I remember from a time long past.

"Yeah, I figured his web of lies would bother Toriel. She never liked war or wasn't interested in conflict, but she always had a soft spot for humans. Doctor Drew was the primary Doctor for her children, so of course, she would listen to something so dubious from someone she knows well.

"So, you are telling me that all this fear and anxiety was for nothing?"

"Sorry about that but I'm not some evil king here. I have no interest to kill you or take out a vendetta for some reason or another. To chill to really do that to do that, perfectly honest too lazy as well."

"That I'm perfectly safe in this castle and that you will let me go?"

"We'll discuss it. "

"Code for I'm your prisoner." Her most neutral face directed at me.

"It's a lot more complicated than that you are an honored guest here and I'll explain why I can't just let you go."

"Will I least be allowed to see other people and the friends I made."

"Of course, you are a guest here, and you will be treated as such, but I will have you guarded by some of the top of the guard. I know I will be talking to the Dreemurrs they should know the truth; maybe that way they can put their nerves aside."

"I will leave you to the care of the Doctors see you recover from your numerous injuries. Or to let you get some rest."

Doctor Crystal was prompt as I noticed her presence behind me. Making my exit almost perfectly timed. The good doctor was an anomaly among the other rock monsters. She was like her name she was a crystal she was bordering on a living breathing geode. Glistening in the lights around her creating prism of lights. With an internal glow that lit up the even the darkest caverns. She was anomaly because of her emotive face most rock monsters. With her was the new Doctor within the secret lab and her apprentice and newest hire Wily a wispy purple fire monster young insecure but the gleam of his eye that he was eager to learn and grow. He was one of the medical doctors hired. And I know there is a few more candidates that need to be seen for the five spots that I know are open.

"I could tell that human wasn't convinced." Rosalie snark as always ever present as she floated into the room as well as the fact, she had her clipboard in hand. who looked an inch away for scolding me? The fact she was snooping on the conversation to my embarrassment .

"You know it's not polite to snoop."

"And it's not polite to act like her concerns are out of nowhere. You should have tried to console her your majesty." Giving him a pointedly look and she went to arraigning my meetings for the next week I imagine leaving to my own thoughts.

Who could blame her? Frisk seems still stressed out really thinking over what I said and whether to even trust my word is true. Considering what's in store? What I need to ask of her, I don't blame her. But at the same time, she won't be hidden away or even treated like a state secret. I already planned to tell the populace about her. Knowing that she will need time to really calm down and the Doctors need her back to give her treatment. I still haven't heard the verdict of how long her recovery time will be. As I left the room and walked down the hall, I saw Alphys speeding into the room, as well. Both were speaking in hush tones, not noticing his presence.

"Sans? Why was Undyne grumbling about a demotion?"

"Papyrus were going to have a long talk right now. But I need a moment to breathe papyrus let's try to relax let me hear about your day."

"Don't change the subject brother. Tell me what is going on."

"Fine, fine please go into the entertainment center if I'm talking about this, I at least want to be able to watch something happy after explaining everything."

"You can't hide this from me by demotion Undyne you promoted me to head of the guard, and I don't want anyone to think I was given this position out of nepotism or favoritism."

"Just wait on me little brother I have things I need to wrap things here. I will explain what is going."

"Fine brother fine I brought you something from Grillby's, I'll hold you to it you know, and you better show up."

"I know I know." Up until then I hadn't notice the bag in his hand and in that moment. I am reminded how could my little bro is. I know how much he hates it the bar, but he'll still get me something I like because he knows I like it .

As I stood outside the room doctor Crystal and Alphys left the room I could see a sleeping Frisk on the bed. As they soft close the door not noting me but conferring to each other with Wily taking notes.

"Doctor Crystal thank you for coming on such short notice. I know that you have other patients. But you are the foremost expert on human biology, and you studied human medicine here in the capital. I need you to take care of the human in this room very well and give me a full rundown on her state."

"Yes, sire I will make sure she is the best of care." Doctor crystal at the dismal went back to the room with frisk sleeping in it, with Wily close behind her.

"Doctor Alphys, I want to speak with you privately."

"Yes, sire."

"Cut the boss talk Alphys I need to know if the secret lab is still intact. I remember that you and Crystal where interviewing for more monster to cover the secret lab. Did you show Doctor Drew any of the operations we have there?"

"I'm sorry, Sans! I need to see if he could handle it with at least a first-hand look. I screwed up I should've let you I know what I did, but I barely had time with the all the projects I just finished as well as the custom update for Mettaton who want to fashion transformation."

"Well now I need to deal with him and you, on the other hand, well I have no choice but punish you as well."

"It was one mistake, Sans."

"That almost cost us the last human soul we need. As well as the fact that it created derision in the populace. Do you understand that key to getting out of the barrier is for everyone to keep calm and do their duties? How is that supposed to happen when you let a man loose! Who can't handle state secret and feels that he now has the right to cause chaos?"

"Fine, I understand."

"No, I don't think you really grasp the severity of what you've done. I need you to focus on the clothing fiber operation within the science division. I know Gunther you direct apprentice can hold down the fort as the royal scientist for the month. You're taking a pay cut, the fact as well it went on so long without you telling me is unacceptable. I only found out last week when I went to the city of oasis that Doctor would off-hand mention the fact that the humans were never seen leaving the barrier."

"You need to tell the people the truth eventually."

"I know that I had already planned on it, especially with the last human falling into our lap. But some asshats inciting distrust within the community in and making people assume there is something darker than there is."

"Okay for my part I really am sorry. And I will make it up to you. Just don't cancel the new armor production, and everything that I had been in the pipeline that I had for the all the divisions with the royal science department."

"I wasn't planning to Alphys. You forget I do have several Doctorates just like you do. I know how vital you work is it's the backbone of the fact we have survived so far. As well your mentor has kept us alive, but there has to be repercussion. You know the parameters for hiring others for the secret lab that's why Doctor Crystal was approved. She's discretionary and follows the letter of the law. Doctor Drew almost lost his license for publicly discussion medical issues of his patients. Of course, he won't be discreet keep what he thinks he saw from the people who didn't hire him."

"He was a great pediatrician; he was able to be the Doctor to many child monsters." Alphys stutter was in full affect especially when she looking for reason that she made her decision she did knowing I wouldn't approve there was better people on the short list is the quite wily proves that.

"That doesn't mean he could do this. He would show the tallest child publicly on the walls and boast about the healthiest, and the strongest health-wise. As great as he would seem on paper for certain aspects of his expertise are direly needed for this to work since your successor officially retired from his position from the secret lab."

We both sat there quietly the moment of tension rising knowing the hazy future and the plans that have to come to fruition. She turned to me contemplative. Giving me quizzical look taking a deep breath.

"Sans be honest with me, who is she? No other human got this treatment. You gave her your room, don't think I'm blind. She assumed it's just a guest room. I did speak to her before I gave her some sleeping medicine, she is full of injuries. And her body is worn out. The way you're treating her and attending to her is strange sans even for you. You never this invested in anyone unless they are family. Or extremely important. So, who is she to you really Sans?"

"It's complicated and I don't want to tell you before I let her know myself. You will know along with everyone else. But not just yet."

Final note: This took me a lot longer than it was supposed to since I lost a lot of the original chapter, and I decided to rewrite a lot of it from memory. While making sure to add on and create something that is distinctly authentic to the original vision work to get this chapter written. Just allowing my heart on the page trying to make sure that I have a bunch of extra chapters hopefully you love what I've been doing.