Chapter 6

Hey! Welcome to the next chapter...

Sooo, how have you all been recently? Good...

UGH! I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE!

I am so bored... not with this story... just in general. Thought I should share that.

Ooooh! I know! I'll tell you about the time I went to buy a hammer. Well you see it was a few months ago my picture fell off the wall and I needed to buy some new nails, so I thought "hey, may as well get a new hammer as well then." So I went to Homebase so that I could buy a hammer when on the way there there was this cat, and I thought about petting it, but then...*voice fades out*...

Oh... OW.

Apparently being pulled into his own subconcious to converse with an "ethral being" then being forced back gave major major headaches.

"Oooooooooooooooooooooooow" he moaned as he clutched the sides of his head.

God it was awful. It felt like someone was just hitting his head with a sledgehammer while someone else repeatedly stabbed his temples. There was also a high pitched ringing in his ears and it almost sounded like screaming.

"Uh, hey you ok punk?"

Jack caught himself before he shook his head and increased the pain of the headache.

"No..."

"What's up?"

"Head hurts... so much"

"Oh really? Hold on"

Jack was suddenly pulled into a battle. Did Undyne want to fight him?! Why?!

"Holy Hell punk, your HP is at 12! No wonder you said you were hurting."

Suddenly released from the battle Jack groaned and curled into a ball.

"Sans!" yelled Undyne, loud enough to make Jack wish he was deaf.

"you called?"

Jack had not heard the skeleton enter, so he had either been there the entire time or had teleported.

"Help him"

Jack felt Undyne nudge his back with her foot.

"what happened?"

Ah, must have teleported.

"I don't know. All I know is he's got a headache so powerful it managed to deplete his HP... to 12!"

There was a 'shift' sound and footsteps came closer towards his head.

"how? headaches rarely, rarely deplete HP, to take it to below half is almost unheard of"

Jack got the feeling that Sans was talking more to himself than to either himself or Undyne.Once again Sans put his hand on Jack's hair and and he slowly felt the pain begin to ebb away slowly. As Sans' hand retreated, Jack uncurled fron the small ball he had curled up into and sat up.

"Thanks again Sans, yer really good at savin' my ass."

Sans gave a small snort and leaned heavily against the table.

"Oh, ya okay buddy?"

"yeah, i'm, fine"

Lies. Sans looked really tired, like he had not slept or something. Also, Jack had to assume that healing could take a lot of magical energy.

"Aww shit... am ah makin' ye exhaust yerself?"

"wha? no, no, i'll be ok."

Jack gave him a worried eye before brightening. He reached into his hoodie pocket and pulled out his dark grey beanie, giving it a once over he then quickly (and rather efficiently) put it on Sans' head. Sans flicked his eye lights up and looked at his newly aquired head accessory.

"uh, what?"

Jack meanwhile had walked to the window and was now staring out of it looking for Papyrus and Sam.

"You can have it. If yer gonna bust yer ass helpin' me then ye should at least get something in return, and I don't really have much down here, so yeah, keep it. It looks cool on ya anyway."

Sans fixed the beanie and gave a shrug, though his cheekbones were dusted a light blue.

"ya didn't have to Jack, but i appreciate it nonetheless."

Jack gave him a grin and looked out the window, he brightened and excused himself, running outside to meet with Papyrus and Sam as he had spotted them approaching the house. Sans turned when he heard Undyne giggling.

"what?"

She gestured to the window. Outside they could see Jack was talking animatedly to Papyrus and doing his signature wild hand gesturing.

"Ya treat the punk like ya do Papyrus" she explained.

"w-wha? what's that supposed to mean?"

Undyne shook her head, making her long red ponytail swish side to side.

"Nothing. So... why'd ya decide to help the guy anyway?

Sans paused and he thought about it for a second.

"i dunno. i mean i knew he was different as soon as i saw him... i dont know if i can really explain it"

"You dont have to" said Undyne with her signature big smile. "I understand to! He has this aura around him that... makes you want to be his friend."

Sans nodded, Frisk had had that as well, but they (Frisk) had been quiet, subdued, preffering facial expression and sign language to actual words. Jack was almost the complete opposite, he could be loud... really loud. He was excitable, funny, kind, could be crude, overreactive at times, random, and by God. Sans had no idea where Jack got all that energy from, heck he seemed to have even more than Papyrus.

Then again, if Frisk was just being controlled like Jack had said, then they were not acting on their own will. Were they even really his friend? Or was it the person behind the screen? It was a lot to think about and on some level Sans kinda wanted more answers. He was cut off from his thoughts by a loud, but slightly muffled yelp. Looking out of the window, Jack was fumbling with what looked like a phone, but it was a very different design to the classic underground model. Curious, Sans teleported outside and listened to the happy little jingle eminating from the strange phone. It had obviously startled Jack when it had begun ringing, he was looking at the screen both surprised and apprehensive before swiping his finger across the screen. Sans and Papyrus listened in curiously. They weren't dissapointed, a deep masculine voice flooded the area... ah, must be on speakerphone.

"Jack! Oh my God you actually answered! Are you okay man?"

"Wha! Mark!? Um yeah, yeah I'm fine, what's wrong?"

The was a deep breath from the other end

"The uh, community is worried. There's this small collection of people spreading rumours about how you've become a douche and how you're not responding or reaching out anymore."

"Wait hwhat!? Hwhy?"

"It's not that bad. 98% know that you are probably busy. But that doesn't stop a few of them freaking out, I swear I get 200 messages a day just asking me if I know anything about where you are. Usually I would say they are overreacting but you havn't even been tweeting! Its like you died or something."

"Uh, no no, nothing like tha'. I'm jus'... takin' a little break is all. Got outta the house... met some new... people."

"And what's with the no phone answering?"

"Battery died, couldn't find the charger" he lied smoothly.

"Oh... well if I were you I would make a vlog or something so that they know you decided to take a break."

"Kay Mark, thanks for the check up, ah guess"

"Its no problem Jack. By the way your montage thing is a big hit, funny too. 6 million views in 2 days."

"Woah"

"I know. Anyway, I gotta go. Maybe I'll call you some other time. Bye Jack"

"Bye Mark, take care"

There was a laugh

"Don't I always?"

This time Jack joined in the laughter as well.

"Yeah, but if I get a call from the hospital sayin' you were found drowning in a pool wearin' a spiderman costume I'll be pissed... and amused."

The laughter intensified.

"Okay, bye Jack, take care. Have a nice break"

"Thanks Mark, ah will"

There was a small click and then a beep noise. Almost mechanically, Jack slid his phone back into his pocket and rubbed the back of his neck.

"friend huh?"

Jack jumped slightly as he was reminded of the Skelebro's presence. He shot Sans a smile and looked at the floor.

"Yeah. Thats Mark, another lets-player, like me. He has ov'r 11 million subscribers"

"impressive"

"Ah know. But he deserves all o' them, he's a great guy."

"so... how ya planning on making a vlog?"

Jack hadn't thought about that... he could record a short video on his phone... but that was plan B at best, his camera was not great and he couldn't edit it at all. Suddenly it hit him, he lifted his head and looked Sans right in the eye...sockets.

"Umm, I guess ah can try and ask Alphys if ah can use some of her equipment... do you think she'll mind?"

"wish i could tell ya Jack, but i dont know"

Jack sighed and turned his head to Papyrus, who had been unusually silent throughout the whole ordeal and was staring at him thoughtfully.

"Uh, Papyrus?" he asked

Papyrus seemed to snap out of whatever thoughts he was previously immersed in.

"HM? OH! NOTHING HUMAN. I WAS MERELY PONDERING SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR MATE."

Jack spluttered

"M-m-my mate?!"

"WHY YES. THE OTHER HUMAN ON THE PHONE! IT DOES NOT MATTER. NOW... IF WE ARE GOING TO HOTLANDS THEN I SHALL RESUME MY TRAINING WITH UNDYNE! YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU COULD ENCOUTER IN LANDS SUCH AS THOSE! AND I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WANT TO BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING!" And with that Papyrus darted across the ground and into Undyne's house.

Jack meanwhile was still standing there shellshocked. He was also gaping like a fish ever so slightly

"...my...mate...Mark...mate...pfffffffffffffffffffffffft! HAHahahahahaha! Paps is a Septiplier shipper! HAH!"

"excuse me?"

"Huh?"

"what's septiplier?"

"Oh! Guess I probably should have explained that first! Well, some people on the internet do this thing called shipping, where they imagine and want two or more people to get together. Mark and I's ship name is Septiplier... its actually more popular than I care to admit. But it's actually quite funny as well, Mark and I often joke about it when we play a video game together."

Sans looked vaguely confused by the concept but didn't question it any further.

"sounds interesting. so are we gonna get that dog now?"

"Uh... yeah."

The pause was small but evident. Jack knew that he didn't even need to look for it anymore, then again, he may as well pretend that he still needed it. At least that way they weren't just all walking around aimlessly, and he had not forgotten his promise to Firefly.

"We should probably go get Undyne and Papyrus before they burn the house down."

Sans grinned

"sounds like a good idea" he said as he held out his hand.

Confused, Jack grabbed it and suddenly felt like he was flying, it only lasted a couple of seconds before he ever so gracefully fell on his ass and let go of the skeleton's hand.

"Well tha' was... different."

Sans snorted and Jack realized that they were once again in Undyne's house again.

"bro, we're gonna be setting off soon"

It was then Jack realized that he had not eaten since being at the skelebro's house, despite the headcannon, Papyrus' spaghetti was actually alright, a little dry... but manageable. Anyway, he was reminded that he had not eaten when his stomach rumbled. Blushing up to his ears as Sans snickered, Jack bit the edge of his thumb and chuckled nervously.

"Eheheheh, can we get something to eat first?"

Still snickering, Sans nodded. Jack was ever so slightly surprised that the skeleton was still wearing the beanie he had given him... though he was not sure why he doubted.

"well, we could either have some spaghetti that Undyne and Pap are almost certainly making, or you could wait till we get to my hotdog stand in Hotlands... can you wait till then? also... bit of friendly advice... don't eat anything Undyne makes... its not worth it... ever."

"Yeah... yer right. Think I'll wait a bit." Jack truthfully believed he could. But then Sans' eyes flicked to him and he seemed to frown ever so slightly. Within the blink of an eye he had dissapeared and Jack stumbled backwards surprised.

"BROTHER HAVE YOU SEEN MY- OH... DID HE LEAVE?" Papyrus appeared from Undyne's bedroom. Jack just nodded and settled for passing the time by watching Sam fly around the kitchen, dipping into drawers and appearing out of other ones. When he saw Jack watching he flew over and nuzzled him before flying off again.

*Pop*

"Aaah!" Jack yelped as he jumped backwards, Sans had reappeared right next to him, almost exactly where he had been standing. God he hoped he would get used to that soon, because that scream thing he kept doing was embarrasing... he wished he could teleport, anyone wanted proof, they could go and watch his would you rather and will you press the button videos.

"sup" Sans said casually, almost like he didn't realize he had just given Jack an almost-heart attack.

"Hey, wherey'd ya go?"

"just had to grab something. hey, here ya go."

Jack hesitantly took the hotdog Sans was offering to him. Though he was curious...

"What happened to 'waiting till Hotlands'?"

"changed my mind, think nothing of it."

Jack smiled, thanked him, and walked into the kitchen area to see Sam and talk to him. It was only then Sans realised his brother had entered the room and was looking at him. How long had he been there?

"what's up bro? something on your mind? or are you just feeling bonely?"

"SANS, STOP FLIRTING WITH THE HUMAN SO OBVIOUSLY"

A choking sound came from the kitchen as Jack beat his chest to try and remove the water he had been drinking. Sans, once out of his stupor managed to grab Papyrus' hand and hurriedly teleport outside just near enough to the window if anyone wanted to speak to them.

"bro? what the hell did you mean in there?"

Papyrus looked a little dazed as he was not quite used to his brother teleporting him but answered nonetheless, the tone of his voice almost sounding... sorry for Sans.

"I KNOW THAT JACK IS A VERY NICE HUMAN AND HE SEEMS TO LIKE YOU, BUT MAYBE YOU SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING YOUR ATTRACTION TO THE HUMAN A LITTLE MORE PRIVATE. i DOUBT HIS MATE WOULD APPROVE..."

Sans was a little horrified for a few seconds before he broke out laughing, loud chuckling that could not be anything other than genuine. Poor Papyrus seemed rather confused as he watched his older brother laugh himself silly.

"UHH, I FAIL TO SEE HOW THIS IS AMUSING"

"ah ha hah hah aha haha ha...ha...ha... ah sorry Pap, you seem to have misunderstood, i mean i do like Jack, just not in... that way."

"HUH... BUT THAT GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING I HAVE SEEN"

"like what?"

"WELL, FOR STARTERS HE GAVE YOU HIS HAT"

"*snort* its just a gift Paps, it doesnt mean anything that you're thinking of, you know, romantic. to be honest i see him as more of a brotherly figure than potential... uh, mate material."

"OH! I APOLOGISE BROTHER, I MAY HAVE MISREAD ALL OF THOSE SIGNALS... WAIT A MINUTE... A BROTHER FIGURE?"

Sans shrugged

"yeah kinda"

"BUT HOW? USUALLY YOU DONT BOND TO ANYONE THIS QUICKLY"

Realising the truth of that statement, Sans' eye sockets widened ever so slightly, why had he bonded so quickly to Jack? Was it because Jack told him the truth about his exsistence (however depressing it was), or maybe the fact that-

"Uhh! Sans! Papyrus! Greenie passed out again" yelled Undyne as he head appeared out of the window near them.

"GREENIE? WHO IS GR- OH! YOU MEAN JACK!"

Sans had already grabbed Papyrus' hand and teleported indoors again. Sure enough, Jack was lying on the floor with Sam hovering around his head and squeaking upsetly.

"WHAT HAPPENED UNDYNE? IS HE OKAY?"

"Dunno, we were just talking about anime when he suddenly just started falling"

"well, i guess we should probably just wait for him to wake up"

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Okay seriously?! I was tryin' ta talk te Undyne!

Oh... um, apologies? But I remembered something rather important.

What? Is... is it bad?

Depends on how you look at it I guess

Sounds reassuring

I know right? Anyway. In your spare folder you have 7 videos, if I add in the two montages I have in there you will have 4 and a half days

Oh... well ah do plan ta make a vlog at Alphys'

Okay, thats a good idea, that makes your video total even again

I dont think that really matters. Also ye never specified my task. How am ah supposed ta save them?

Ugh, ok. Save Alphys from her guilt means soothe her mind about the amalgamations. Save Undyne from her stubborness means make her confess her feelings for Alphys. As for Sans... well, I believe you have already half succeeded, I must admit you work fast. I knew you were a good choice

Um thank you, and I think ah got it.

Good, any other questions?

Uh, yeah actually. Why does it really hurt whenever I wake up? Ma head that is

Oh, well, thats actually rather easy to answer. Before when you heard me as all staticky I was trying to use brainwaves you use usually as to not cause any strain on your mind. But as we both found out it causes a lot of interference. This collection of brainwaves that we are using now works fine, but can cause rather heavy strain on you. This is why there are headaches when you wake up.

Any lasting damage?

Nothing bad

Wait! So there is lasting damage?!

Well, kind of

WHAT?!

Nothing bad, like I said before. But I think it may change you slightly

W-w how so?

Well, your memory will be improved, as well as decreasing the time it takes you to process things. It also can make you use 1.5% more brain power.

Oh... that actually doesnt sound too bad after all

Told you. Anyway, Asgore has somehow gotten wind of your presence here in the Underground and believes that you are coming for him

Aw crap.

Indeed

Hey, umm, Firefly?

Yes?

Whats the point of me doin' all o' this if they are just going ta forget me after the reset?

...

To be honest I dont think that they will forget you. Remember, you are not a constant here like Frisk, you are an anomoly, and a very powerful one at that.

Powerful... Oh yeah! About those Omega Soul things!

Has the skeleton not told you yet? Hmm, maybe he wants to be sure... If you want my advice, find a way to show him your SOUL, whether through battle or just by accident, then he may be much more inclined to tell you.

Cant ye just tell me?

No

Why?

Because it would cause an error. Do you have any idea the energy it takes to keep here?! If I do *one* thing wrong then we are *all* completely and utterly fucked!

Well when ye put it like that...

Heheheheh, I wish you good luck Jack. Now wake up

Bye, ah guess.

Stay determined

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Oh. God. WHY!?

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...and then everyone was screaming cause there was fire everywhere, later I was forced to talk to the police about it, and *after* that I was finally allowed to go home. And thats pretty much what happened when I went to buy a hammer!

Oh... the chapters over? Oh

Annnnywayyyy that was this months installment, I just want to say thank you for all the support I have recieved while writing this! You guys are awesome! :D

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Peace out... ugh, that sounded bad... bye!

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