Hey, guys! I apologize for the long update pause... ive had a lot of shit going on this week, between set design (im a stage manager) class work, and everything else. However, im glad I was able to get this chapter out! lord save these lesbian monsters. Yes, Im a sucker for Alphys/Undyne. Do you blame me? enjoy!
He wasn't fully awake until he heard the unmistakable sounds of Papyrus screaming in fright.
"SANS!" he howled, and the small skeleton felt himself being jostled awake. He shot up with a start, but didn't realize Papyrus was leaning right over him.
CLACK!
"OW!" Papyrus yelped, rubbing his aching forehead. Sans let out a noise of agony, and rolled around on the grass, holding his head.
"Geez, bro… what's the matter? Why are you screamin like that?" Sans grumbled, rubbing the sore spot on his skull before his eye sockets came to life, and little white pupils dotted around, alarmed.
"L-LOOK…." Papyrus whined, pointing down the slope of the hidden hill they were perched atop. Sans's jaw fell open as he caught sight of what lay before them.
It looked as if the entire underground had gathered in one place. Each zombified monster, every single one under the child's control, bumped around, and muttered, searching for a purpose. They hadn't been spotted… yet.
"Oh, no…." he said as his heart sank. They were blocking the way, and Sans wasn't exactly about to march down the slope and tell them to move, either.
"ISN'T THERE A SHORTCUT?" Papyrus asked, and Sans blinked, searching for one.
"N-no… every single one I have to choose from all leads back to Snowdin… where that kid is…" His brother looked hopeless.
"THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WE CAN TRY! WE CANNOT REMAIN HERE!"
Sans sank down to his knees with a groan.
"Lemme try and figure this out, okay?"
They sat in silence for a long while, Sans crossing out possible ideas in his head, while Papyrus paced, and chattered to himself. All seemed to be calm, for now.
Sans was jolted from his daze when his brother let out another yelp.
This time, though? It was justified. The poor little monster kid who followed Undyne around like a little puppy had taken a hold of Papyrus's ankle, and vines had already began to creep up his leg. Sans gasped, his eye igniting. He must have wandered up here, and come upon them.
"Pap! Shhh!" he hissed, using his gravity magic to rip the child away. However, this startled the small creature, and he began to scream, loudly. Sans felt sweat roll down his temple as he glanced down the slope, and saw monster after monster begin to look up toward them, hollow eyes narrowing in anger. The monster kid smirked at him.
"S-SANS?" Papyrus asked, his eyes wide.
"Run!" Sans yelled, dropping the monster kid down the hill as gently as he could before grabbing his brother's gloved hand, and pulling him into a full sprint down the other side of the slope.
The monsters let out a few yells of protest, and at once, the pack began to give chase. Papyrus ran beside Sans, looking back every now and then to ensure they were ahead. They had a bit of distance between them and the rest of the crowd, but it was closing fast.
"THIS WAY, BROTHER!" Papyrus yelled, tugging Sans upwards toward a steep slope. "WE NEED TO GET TO HIGHER GROUND AT ONCE!" Sans huffed, and struggled to keep up. His brother was right, they needed to find some way to cut the land between them and their citizens.
As they ran quickly, there was the sound of dirt suddenly shifting. Sans realized this too late while running close to the side edge of the slope, and let out a scream of surprise as the ground fell away under his feet, and he was sent tumbling down to the rocky ledge below, slamming against the dirt wall before landing onto gray stone with a THUMP. He coughed, rolling onto his side, his eyes opening and closing as he tried to get a grip.
"SANS!" Papyrus yelled, reaching toward him, even if there was a huge distance between them now. Sans's eyes blazed to life, and he struggled to stand, his legs shaking from the sudden drop.
"No, Pap!" he called as he noticed the crowd of monsters gaining. Some had branched off, beginning to slide down the shorter end of the slope yards back, to come for him as well. "You gotta move! GO!"
"SANS, I WON'T-
Sans ignored his shouts of protest, and launched him forward a few feet with his gravity magic. Papyrus stumbled in surprise, but kept running. Sans wiped the sweat from his head, watching him go with a tired gaze, and turning back toward the approaching threat. He was about to take them on…
Until he realized their numbers had tripled.
He felt like he was about to have a really, really bad time.
"Oh, hell…" he grumbled, spinning around quickly, and darting for his life, struggling to stay ahead of the chasing army. Up ahead, he saw a clear area, and kept running for it, determination in his eyes. He abruptly skidded to a halt, almost falling to his doom.
The clearing gave way to a massive cliff, a gorge below stretching for miles.
Above him, he heard the sounds of Papyrus's feet skidding in the dust, and an exclamation of shock.
They were trapped.
"BROTHER!?" Papyrus called, his voice filled with fear. "WHAT…. WHAT DO WE DO!?" Sans looked ahead, his face falling into despair. His eyes darted around for any other way, but there was none. He glanced back at the approaching crowd, and back ahead. They were seconds from death.
"SANS!?" Papyrus's voice snapped him back to reality, and he let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding before looking forward with a grim expression. He had an idea. A crazy, stupid, terrible, had to work or they were goners, idea.
"Jump, Pap!" he yelled, taking a few steps back to get a running start. "You gotta jump!"
"WH-WHAT!?" Papyrus screamed. "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? SANS, WE WONT EVER SURVIVE THE FALL!"
"We don't have to!" he yelled, concentrating as he processed something in his mind. Searching… searching… there it was. This had to be it.
"WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? SANS? YOU'RE SCARING ME!"
"Have I ever hurt you, or steered you wrong, Papyrus!?" Sans answered, his nerves fraying as the monsters drew closer, and closer.
"N-NO…."
"Then for the love of Asgore, JUMP!" he ordered. He heard a shaky breath be let out, and he began to run as fast as he could as his brother dove from the cliff above, screaming and flailing. A hand narrowly missed his jacket as he sprinted, and he gave himself a rough shove with his gravity magic as he became airborne.
He had timed it just right, and Papyrus's panicked eyes met his. The taller skeleton fell right in front of him, and Sans flew forward, catching him around the middle, and holding to him tight. Papyrus returned the hold, and a pulse of blue engulfed them. Sans concentrated as hard as he could, and with a ZAP, they were gone.
There was a period of blackness, and static, before suddenly, the two skeletons exploded into a clearing in Hotland, tumbling and sprawling out onto the warm ground. Sans let his arms fall to his sides, his eyes going dark, and his chest heaving as he struggled to catch his breath. The hot and heavy atmosphere wasn't helping matters.
Papyrus was a few feet away, on his hands and knees, breathing heavily, and looking around in shock, and fear.
"B-BROTHER? ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" He crawled over to Sans, looking at him. Sans breathed a sigh of relief.
"We survived… I c-can't believe that worked…" he murmured, thinking for sure that he and Papyrus would have perished. Papyrus smiled, and patted his skull.
"WELL DONE, SANS! I MEAN… WOWIE! THAT WAS… SO COOL!" Sans smirked a bit, the lights of his eyes slowly flickering back to life as he sat up.
"Thanks, Pap." Papyrus helped him to his feet.
"WHERE TO?"
Sans yawned a bit, and pointed ahead.
"Alphys's lab is right up ahead from here."
Papyrus scooped his brother up suddenly, and put him on his back. Sans slumped over Papyrus's shoulders, and began to snooze. Pap rolled his eyes before he continued on. It wasn't long before they stood in front of a heavy metal door, a camera staring them in the face.
Papyrus knocked loudly.
"ALPHYS!" He called. "IT'S US, PAPYRUS AND SANS! PLEASE, FRIEND… I BEG OF YOU… LET US IN."
The camera zoomed in a little, and there was a very long pause before a voice spoke up through a speaker.
"W-what's w-wrong with… S-sans?"
Papyrus smiled, bouncing him a little.
"HE'S JUST SLEEPY."
"U-uh…." Alphys hesitated, pacing within her lab, before finally caving. "O-okay…"
The heavy metal door opened, and once Papyrus had stepped in with Sans, it slammed shut again, locking down behind him.
"It's n-nice to see you guys… I… I th-thought you had been t-taken too…"
Papyrus tilted his head sadly as he saw tears forming behind the yellow monster's glasses. He gently slid his brother to the floor before kneeling down to meet Alphys's eyes.
"WHY ARE YOU CRYING?" Alphys let out a bitter chuckle, gazing down with misery.
"I… I d-don't wanna t-talk about i-it…"
"THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL ALWAYS LISTEN…"
"I… I…"
Papyrus wrapped a comforting arm around her shoulders, and tears rolled down her face.
"I m-miss Undyne… s-so much…"
Papyrus was reminded of his best friend, and looked down sadly.
"IT'S OKAY, ALPHYS… I TOO, MISS UNDYNE. ID GIVE ANYTHING TO HAVE HER HERE… EVEN IF SHE WAS MAKING ME RUN A HUNDRED LAPS…"
Alphys choked on a sob, and Papyrus smiled gently, wiping her tears away.
"S-sorry…" she whimpered. "I-I'm s-such a b-baby…"
"YOU LOOK FULLY GROWN, TO ME." Papyrus offered, and Alphys gave him a nervous smile, resting her claws on his arm as a silent thank you. Sans stirred awake, and once he understood what was going on, he walked over.
"Heh… Hey? You and me, Alphys… remember? We can figure this one out…" he offered her his bony hand.
*There are photos of Sans, with a lot of people you don't recognize*
Alphys hesitated for a long moment, before blinking her tears away, and taking hold, giving a determined squeeze.
*And, one photo of you standing with Sans and all of your friends*
*He looks happy*
"L-let's get started, o-old friend…" she murmured, nodding to him. Sans smiled, gazing at her with pride.
They didn't know if what they could do together would work.
But that didn't mean they weren't prepared to try.
I totally wasn't listening to the undertale main theme and tearing up as I imagined the bond that Alphys and Sans have together, not at all! who told you that? (i was)