Chapter VI
Everything will be okay
Sans doesn't really remember what happened next; maybe he simply doesn't want to. Myriad told him to go and take Papyrus with him. They stayed hidden; He kept the little skeleton from seeing anything. But he did. And now, she's gone. Forever.
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"Everything will be okay."
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He remembers her telling them that simple sentence. The echo of her words is still here. It keeps echoing. Again and again. And again... It won't stop. He wants to run away from this nightmare. He can't: he's part of it.
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"Everything will be okay."
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She said the exact same thing to me...
The day after...
She was gone.
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Old memories from a hospital room resurfaced. Memories he had tried his best to forget... Memories from two years ago... Memories of her. She was smiling when she said it. A bright and so beautiful smile... However, despite it, her skin was pale and she had shadows under her eyes. Days after days, he had seen this strong woman becoming weaker and weaker, as this awful disease was killing her from the inside. Until this one. The last.
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A smell of ashes came suddenly haunting the air as the ghost of the one who fell. They don't want to breathe; they already know what it means. They know what it is. His hands on Papyrus's eye sockets, Sans saw everything: her fight, her fall, her death. He felt a single teardrop running down from the little skeleton's eye socket; More and more followed. The scene broke their hearts : they couldn't stand the idea of her turning to dust. But it wasn't an idea anymore... No, it was the cruel reality they had to face.
However, they couldn't stay where they were hiding: he was already looking for them. So Sans dragged Papyrus with him far away from the Grand Place, far away from the town, far away from this nightmare. He never looked back, as he had the impression of doing so would take the only chance they had away from them. Deep down, the young boy knew Papyrus wasn't the aim of the soldier, but he felt like he had to keep him with himself. Sans would keep him safe even if he has to give his life for that : he will never ever lose someone he cares about anymore!
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"I promise I'll be fine."
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Why?
Why do you all keep promising you'll be fine?
Why?
Why everyone who promises this has to die?
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They ran a long time. A very long time... Or maybe only ten minutes? Sans didn't know. His mind was confused, a storm of emotions raged in him; It was too much for the teenager to handle. They eventually stopped near the river in which Sans had fallen a week ago, almost certain to be safe. According to Myriad, it flew through almost all the Underground to end near the castle of New Home.
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'We'll stay here for now, you should try to sleep a bit.'
'You won't leave me, Sans?'
'Why would I do that?'
'You promise?'
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I hate promises.
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oOo
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'Sans, where will we go?'
'To the Labs.'
'Huh?'
'We'll find your dad, Paps.'
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Because no matter the pain it may be, if he must cross the whole Underground to succeed: he will. Whether it may cost his life or not, he wants to make sure that no one will be able to hurt the little skeleton again.
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'I'm sure he will be really happy to meet you!'
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Oh, Paps...
You're too sweet for this world.
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If only they were all as kind as you...
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Sans smiles: Papyrus is the best person he had ever met and merely a heartless person wouldn't be touched by his kindness. The decision has been taken:
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We'll find the royal scientist.
We'll find Gaster.
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Because Myriad never mentioned his name doesn't mean he wouldn't be curious enough to look by himself, after all.