The door flew open, banging against the wall and leaving an impressive-sized dent behind. Undyne's footprint was planted firmly in the door's wood, and Sans and Frisk peered out from the kitchen to see Undyne race in followed by a flustered Alphys.

"Sans!" Undyne snapped, not pausing to look around and pointing an accusing finger in the named monster's direction. "You were at the meeting, right? What the hell?"

Sans blinked, shifted, and then shrugged. "what?" He asked blankly.

"This law!" Undyne snapped, waving a crumpled newspaper around in the air. "I mean, yeah! Humans are afraid of magic, sure! I can get that some idiots need some time for that. But outlawing all magic on the surface with no exceptions? How the hell am I supposed to do my job? I can't fight people or monsters without using my spears!"

"U-Undyne, I'm sure this is just t-temporary until everyone comes up with a law on how magic should be h-handled," Alphys stuttered, attempting to placate her angry girlfriend. "It's not t-that bad-"

"Not that bad? Well, what about that damn article you showed me yesterday?!" Undyne growled. "Not only are humans pushing against the presence of us monsters but Frisk is also being-"

Alphys started making frantic motions, waving a hand in front of her throat while Sans glowered at her from over Frisk's head and noisily cleared his throat. Undyne turned to glance at him, annoyed "What-" she paused, seeing something in Sans' grim expression, and after a moment she turned to re-assess the situation in the room.

"-Frisk will be having trouble with this law too, as the ambassador," Undyne clumsily finished, shooting a melting glance in Sans' direction.

Frisk frowned, looking back at Sans to see if he had done anything. Sans gazed back, expression nonchalant. (Is there something about me that I need to know about?) Frisk signed warily, picking up on the tense atmosphere in the room.

"U-Um... N-No, you're f-fine Frisk," Alphys stammered. She pulled out her phone and started to quickly type, probably updating her status on social media.

Frisk's eyes narrowed and they pouted, turning to look back at Sans. (Sans…?)

"really, undyne?" Sans grumbled, avoiding Frisk's inquiring gaze. Oh well. It seemed like that plan was going to have to be scrapped early on. The kid was smarter than most people usually gave them credit for anyways. "you just had to go and do that, huh?"

Undyne's eyes narrowed and she twitched, stepping back for a moment. "Well! I was angry! It can't be helped with all the shit I've had to put up with in the last forty-eight hours!"

"look, pal, i haven't exactly had it easy either," Sans grumbled, waving the cereal box at Undyne. "what do you think i was doing-"

"G-Guys-"

"just last night might i add while you were probably asleep at home? you can't lay this on me, it was inevitable! of course the humans react like this, what do you expect me to do about it-"

"GUYS!" Alphys yelled, pushing between the two. "I get that we're kind of tense right now but y-you have to stop this, okay? Look. Y-You're… you're scaring Frisk."

All three monster's head swiveled back towards Frisk, who flinched, stepping back and fiddling with the hem of their shirt. (Um…) They ducked their head, staring at the ground. (What was Undyne talking about before? Did something happen I don't know about?)

Sans turned, stepping towards them and placing a hand on their shoulder. "look... kiddo," he started, white pupils flickering. "i wanted to have this conversation a bit later, but maybe we should just go ahead and tell you."

(Tell me what? Sans?) Frisk's eyes shifted to Undyne and Alphys, who both guiltily looked away. Frisk felt like they were falling as sweat beaded on their temple and their breath caught in their chest. (Did something bad happen? Is everyone okay? Was someone hurt?)

"nah, nothing bad like that happened. it's just- welp. i- erm, tori and i- made the decision this morning to have you transfer into a new school," Sans gently said, setting the cereal back down onto the counter.

(What? No! I like my school! Why should I have to transfer? What did I do wrong?) Frisk argued, hands moving so fast they were almost a blur. (That's not fair, Sans! You guys didn't ask me what I wanted first! You can't just agree without me getting a say in this!)

"i know, kid. i know." Sans shrugged. "but this isn't about what you did so much. it's just… you're human, frisk. and yet you've only interacted with monsters ever since you fell down mt. ebott. it's... ugh. come on, kiddo, you know i suck at these kind of talks. it's an experience, yeah?"

"Yeah! You can go show all those nerds how cool you are!" Undyne urged, flexing dramatically. "It'll be a walk in the park for you! After all, you beat me, you know? This should be easy in comparison!"

(I… I don't know…) Frisk fidgeted, uncomfortable.

Alphys stepped over, leaning over a little bit to get her face level with Frisk's. "I-It'll be okay, F-Frisk. W-We're working for y-your best interests, I p-promise."

Frisk hesitated again. They could tell there was still something not being said, but maybe it was best not to pry. They stared at their feet, glumly wondering if any human kids understood standard sign language, never mind Wing Dings, which actually used an entirely different type of motions. After a moment of inner debate, they stiffly nodded.

Sans sighed in relief, awkwardly rubbing his head. "heh. knew you'd get it, kiddo. thanks." Sans eyed Undyne again before he grinned and motioned at the door. "so. now that that unneeded drama is over, i do believe we promised the kid a trip to the amusement park."

"W-Wait," Alphys cut in, pulling out a screen from her jacket's pocket. "First I want to check F-Frisk's SOUL, like you a-asked me to. Is that okay, Frisk?"

(Yeah. Go ahead.)

"O-Okay. Just stay still for m-me, this won't h-hurt." Alphys held the screen up to Frisk's chest, turning it on with a beep. "This l-lets me see your SOUL without activating it by battle, and shows more than it's n-normal presence anyways."

Sans leaned over her shoulder, studying the screen as something appeared. "HP twenty, LV one, huh?" He glanced up and winked at Frisk. "hmm. other than being absoulutley determined, you seem fine, frisk. right alph?"

"Yup! N-Nothing seems off," Alphys agreed hesitantly. "B-But if you're worried about it, I can go through my notes for the r-research on human SOULS…"

(Okay. Thanks Alphys!) Frisk signed, stepping aside as Alphys shut down and stored the SOUL reading device. (Can we go now? I want to ride the ferris wheel at sunset!)

"At sunset? Why wait that long! We can go ride it now! We'll ride it so many times, you'll be shocked!" Undyne promised, grabbing Frisk and hoisting the child up onto her shoulders. "Now come on, punk! I challenge you to a- what was that weird human food that acts just like monster food and vanishes before you swallow it? Cotton Candy? Whoever barfs first while eating as much as possible is the loser!"

Undyne leaped out through the slightly dented wall, racing down the lawn towards her silver car which was parked out front. (Wait, Undyne, we aren't going in your car are we-)

"You bet we are!"

(Uh oh.)

"Huh? You got a problem with my driving, punk?" Undyne joked, and Frisk blanched, clinging tightly to her neck as she raced towards the car.

(Maybe a little bit…?) They signed sheepishly.

"How dare you! I'm a great driver!"

(You've crashed three times already….)

"Hey! Those stupid things all got in my way! Not my fault!"

Frisk sighed, smiling despite themself. (Uh huhhh.)

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Sans looked back at Alphys and shrugged, following the two down to the car as Undyne and Frisk started arguing light heartedly.

"S-Sans…?" Alphys asked hesitantly, following him while she rubbed her hands together nervously.

"that's my name," Sans replied. "what's up now?"

"I… do you really think this'll work? Suddenly putting Frisk in a h-human school doesn't s-sound like a perfect f-fix," Alphys murmured.

Sans turned and glanced at Alphys from the corner of his eye. "nah, but it'll get the press off of our backs a bit until tori can get the proper papers and for me to pull a few strings behind the scenes. don't worry 'bout it, alph. i won't let anything bad happen to the kid."

Alphys watched as Sans waved and hopped into the back of the car, Frisk scooting to the side to make room for him. The scientist fidgeted and sighed. "I s-sure hope so…" she murmured before turning and following the other monsters just as Undyne grinned and waved at her to come get in.

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The day was hot, the sun shining down on the crowded amusement park as the crowds surged through the gates. Frisk was once again placed on Undyne's shoulders, and the four made quite the conspicuous group as they wandered through the lines.

"That one!" Undyne decided, jerking her head at the largest roller coaster the park had. "The rest of the rides are too boring! We have to try riding that one first, right? Go full blast from the start!"

"U-Undyne I don't know... " Alphys shot a terrified glance at Sans, who shrugged.

(Let's go then!) Frisk urged, waving their hands in the air. (Quick, before there's a line!)

"W-wait, I don't-" Alphys stuttered, but Undyne grinned, flashing sharp teeth knowingly at her before leaning down and kissing her on the lips.

"Aw, come on Alphys. You wouldn't let me and Frisk go alone, would you? You're way cooler than that! I bet the people in your cartoons would do it!" Undyne prodded, Alphys slowly turning a crimson shade as she buried her face in her hands before nodding.

Frisk giggled, used to the two's theatrics after they started dating three months ago, keeping up as Undyne and Alphys started to go get in line for the rollercoaster. The ride's name was Barf Mountain, so Frisk had their doubts, but they thought it would probably be fine since a roller coaster couldn't be worse than fighting Omega Flowey or Undyne. And it definably couldn't be worse than fighting Sans...

Speaking of, Frisk suddenly noticed Sans wasn't following them. (Sans? Aren't you coming?)

"heh. um, not this round, kiddo. i'll just wait here for you guys," Sans said, waving his hand. "i'd probably just fall asleep on the ride anyways."

(Please?) Frisk signed hesitantly. (I mean- if you really don't want to then I guess-)

Sans surveyed the hesitant kid for a moment before he grinned and sauntered over. "fine, fine, i get the drift. how much you wanna bet i can make ten puns before the ride's over?"

Frisk grinned, hand reaching out to take Sans'. (You're on,) the human child agreed with their other hand, smile radiant.

Sans' grin widened. And although Frisk couldn't always tell exactly what he was thinking, they thought Sans looked pretty darn happy in that moment.

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((Heya. Been a while, huh? c:

My apologies. My exams are spaced weirdly- half happen early and then there's two weeks of so much school work (I was up until 2 am most nights trust me I had no free time) before more exams. Oh and I got really sick right before exams, too. Fun stuff.

But now it's summer! Two weeks of freedom before anything takes up my time again. When I get to that point, I'll let you guys know about my schedule and stuff. Some surgery and art school means summer remains hectic!

Anyways. Enjoy the story~))