A/N: Hey guys! New chapter! So, I'm gonna make this just Salya getting to know our Punny skeleton, though I plan some fluffy and protective Thingys later on... I hope you all enjoy, though!
Disclaimer: I only own Salya, her parents, and this story's idea and plot.
~Chapter Start~
Salya's PoV
I walked beside the small skeleton, Sans, as he attacked me with an onslaught of jokes.
We had just gotten past his brother, Papyrus, a very tall skeleton who hated Sans' jokes and even said he disowned his brother before leaving. Sans was unaffected, like though happened every day, while I had become giddy. Papyrus, who seemed quite bright, had mistaken me as a rock... I was still giggling from the prospect of that.
Me and Sans continued on our walk towards Snowdin, which he said he lived in with his brother and father. As I thought about it, I decided to ask Sans some questions on his family.
"Hey, Sans?" I inquired.
"yeah, salya?" He responded.
"What does your father do? Like, for a living?" At my question, the skeleton's eye lights brightened and her began talking excitedly. "oh, dad? well, he's the king's royal scientist! he gets paid enough for us to live in town, and he even teaches me about stuff like quantum physics, Murphy's law, and lots if other things!" He listed off eagerly. He continued rambling on about sciencey things I didn't understand, but I was fine with that. 'His voice is soothingggaaaahhhhhhh STOP THINKING STUFF LIKE THAT SALYA!' I thought, scolding myself. I shook my heading, earning a strange look from my friend, but they seemed to ignore it and continued talking. I sighed.
"is something wrong?" Sans asked as we made it to what looked like a puzzle. I shook my head quickly.
"NYEH HEH HEH! IT LOOKS LIKE A MY BROTHER HAS KEPT THIS ROCK WITH HIM!" Papyrus, Sans' younger brother, shouted from across the puzzle.
Sans grinned before disappearing in a blue light, then reappearing next to the taller of the two. Sans leaned towards his brother and seemed to say something.
Papyrus gasped loudly and began to shout, "A HUMAN! WELL, WE SHALL SEE IF YOU ARE SMART ENOUGH TO... FIGURE OUT THIS PUZZLE!" The skeleton finished with a arm sweep towards the snow covered ground. I just stared at the siblings before Papyrus realized I didn't know what to do and began explaining.
"YOU SEE, HUMAN, THIS ORB WILL ELECTROCUTE YOU WHILE ON THE PUZZLE, AS SO." Th skeleton took a step forward and was electrocuted. I held in a screech and stared in shock as he stepped away from the puzzle, completely fi
ne.
"BUT, THERE IS A SMALL PATH THAT WON'T HURT YOU IF YOU WALK ON IT. SO, PLEASE WAIT A MOMENT." Papyrus then walked through the electric maze, leaving a trail in the snow, and handed the ball to me. He then walked back on the same path... Sans was snickering, but stopped once his brother came back to his side.
I just looked at the pair in shock for a moment before Papyrus encouraged me, and I followed the exact path he had stepped on. He gasped in surprise before smiling and commenting on my amazing puzzle ablilties.
I, not wanting to bring him down, just smiled and said, "But, your puzzle was truly... GREAT..." Papyrus dead panned while Sans chuckled. He then asked, "HAVE YOU BEEN TAINTED BY SANS' PUNS?! WHY, SANS! WHY?!" Papyrus then runs off.
Sans smiles as he walks over to me. "nice pun." He said and I nodded while smiling. "Your brother really is great, y'know?"
The skeleton nodded. "he's so cool." I just nodded before continuing to walk, dragging Sans with me. He blushed as I grabbed is hand, and I laughed while noticing it. His face was turning a sky blue, but it was darkening as he began laughing with me.
Eventually, we reached Papyrus again. He now was standing in front of a small maze with a bunch of X's. I looked in confusion before Papyrus began explaining. "THIS, HUMAN, IS A PUZZLE WHERE YOU CAN'T PROCEED UNLESS TURNING ALL THE X'S INTO O'S!" He added a 'NYEH HEH HEH!' After that.
I cautiously stepped on an X and jumped as it became an O. I slowly continued as I got more into solving it.
~Three Minutes Later~
I stood proudly at the end of the puzzle, while Papyrus and Sans walked through it over to me, changing the O's into X's again. "WELL DONE... UM... WHAT IS YOUR ACTUAL NAME, HUMAN?" I smiled.
"Salya Varcanti." I replied with a bow of my head. Papyrus grinned.
"WELL, SALYA, YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB! THOUGH, THERE IS ONE MORE PUZZLE YOU MUST PASS... WHICH I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT LATER! NYEH HEH HEH!" Papyrus shouted before running off. I glanced towards his retreating form before turning towards a grinning Sans. "the last one is mine." He said. "though, it is kinda easy..." He shook his head and began walking, as I ran to catch up.
Eventually, we reached a flat patch of land with a snowball that I began to play around with by rolling it around. Sans smiled before saying, "roll it into the hole over there." He pointed to the hole and I did just that. When the flag came up, it was black. Sans began nervously sweating.
"What does that mean?" I asked as I tilted my head. Sans teleported next to me.
"black. the color of... HATE." His voice has an ominous echo, and when I turned to look at him, I gasped. His eye sockets were completely blank. "Are... You okay, Sans?" I asked the still skeleton timidly.
After a moment of silence, his eye lights flickered on. "yeah, i'm okay..." I just nodded but sighed. "If you say so." And then walked past the flag cheerfully.
~Sans PoV~
I stared at the black flag. It taunted me. 'Why...' I thought. 'Why HATE? Was that... No, it couldn't be... But... Damn talking daisies...' I turned and quickly followed after Sal...
'I will protect you, Salya... No matter what.' That was my last thought before I fell into a steady walking pace next to the girl.
~3rd Person PoV~
The pair did not notice the yellow flower that had popped up next to the flag. "HATE." They said quietly. "How quaint. Don't you think, sister?" The flower asked as the girl with a chilling grin and blood curling laugh appeared. "YeS, DeAr BroThER. EsPEsiaLLY SiNCe I PLaN On TAkinG ThE GirL'S SOUL..." The two shared a quiet laugh, paying no attention to the tall, black robed figure behind them.
'Sans...' The figure thought as it soundlessly made its way through the snow. 'What did you get yourself into, my son?'
~End Chapter~
I HOPE YOU ALL ARE ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEATS. I SURE AM, 'CAUSE I HAVE ZERO CLUE WHERE THIS IS GOING!
Salkeya, OUT!
