Sans' phone rings. 'Riley the human is calling'. He chuckles, picking up,
"Heya, Ri!"
"...Hello?" A woman's voice replied, it certainly wasn't Riley's.
"Uh… hello? Where's Riley?"
"Are you… Sans?"
"Yup. uh, where's Riley?"
"This is nurse Adams at Mt. Ebott Hospital and I am sorry to inform you that Riley is in intensive care. You are listed as her emergency contact."
Sans' world stopped. Everything around him froze. He couldn't move. He couldn't breathe.
"Sir?"
Sans drops the phone. He drops everything. All that mattered now was getting to the hospital. All that mattered now was getting to Riley. He quickly teleports over to the hospital, making haste as he rushes to the front desk. A woman sits there and smiles up at him,
"Hello and welcome to-"
"Riley."
"I'm sorry?"
"Where is Riley? Riley Malloy?"
"Sir, if you could fill out some-"
"Where is Riley?"
"Sir. I'd like you to calm down."
"Where is Riley?" He clenches his teeth. The woman doesn't hesitate to type something into her computer, seeing the look in his eyes.
"S-she was just admitted to intensive care, she'll be rushed in 20 minutes for surgery."
"Where's intensive care?"
"I'm afraid we cannot allow visitors in there, Sir. You will have to wait out here unt-"
"Where's intensive care?!" Sans slams his fist on the counter, getting frustrated.
The woman picks up her phone, mumbling something quietly into the receiver. Sans could make out the word 'security'.
"I'll find it myself." Sans growls, walking down a corridor, suddenly, a voice yells behind him,
"Hey- you. stop right there!" Sans doesn't even take a second glance back as he teleports away, further down the corridor. A sign that reads 'intensive care' hangs above him. He tries to pull open the double doors, but they're locked. The security guard is closing in. He teleports inside, watching with a smile as the security guard lets out a shocked gasp. The corridor was full of yelling and doctors rushing between patients. Where's Riley. I have to find Riley. Where is she? He races down the hall, glancing in every window. There. He spots her, racing over to the window. Oh god. Oh god is that… blood? Sans feels sick. She looks so broken…
"Can I help you, Sir?" A voice sounds behind him, he turns to see a doctor. Her nametag read 'Doctor Andrews'.
"I- I need to see her." Sans points at Riley, who was currently crowded by at least 6 nurses. I love her so much… It's all my fault she's like this...
"Sir, this is intensive care, we cannot allow-"
"I NEED TO SEE HER!" He yells, startling Doctor Andrews. He races for the door, only to be restrained by the security guard he'd forgotten all about. He struggles, reaching for the door handle.
"Sir, you need to stop. I will not hesitate to use force." The security guard says, gasping once more as Sans eludes his grasp with a teleport. Sans grabs the door handle, the guard restrains him again.
" R." He elbows the security guard in the stomach. Hard. He doubles over, just as Sans feels a sharp pain shoot through his skull, and the world goes black.
"Ri...ley…" Sans mumbles, everything feels fuzzy. He can't see. He's vaguely aware of… he's in a hospital bed. He tries to move. He's numb.
Where's Riley? Is she okay?
Sans sits up, ignoring the pain in his skull. "Where's Riley? I need. I Need to see her- where's Riley?" He tries to get out of bed, his right hand is handcuffed to the edge. He struggles.
"Riley… I… oh god… Riley…" A wave of dizziness swept over him, he nearly passes out. Perhaps he should not have sat up that fast.
"You will see her. In time." A new voice says. A dark haired woman walked in. He vaguely remembers her. Doctor Andrews.
"Where… is she?" sans says, his skull pounding.
"She's recovering. We had to rush her to surgery. She just got out an hour ago."
"Is she… alright?"
"She suffered serious blows to the head, and broke her left leg and 4 ribs. Internal bleeding also occurred in the lower abdomen where we assumed she was kicked several times by her assailants. Her hand was broken in six different places."
"...Kicked?" Sans could barely process what she was saying, but he felt rage building up inside him.
"We are assuming it has something to do with that organization- Red X. There was a… I am sorry if this is a little… disturbing… There was an X... Written in her blood..." Of course it was 're going to pay for what they've done. He feels rage build up in his soul, Every last one of them is gonna have a bad time.
"Now then. I've informed the police of this, and they're sending a few officers down here for questioning as soon as Riley wakes up." Sans can't find words, he remembers Frankie, memories still vivid about how he was beaten by the Red X. He was healed now, but it still sent shivers through Sans' spine.
"Thank you." Sans says weakly, his soul aching to see Riley, but going mad seemed to have only gotten him into more trouble. No. I have to remain calm. Riley will be okay.
After Sans had called them Frankie was in a rush to go to the hospital. Papyrus had grown suddenly, and a worryingly, quiet as he led Frankie to his car to start towards the hospital. "She… she's alright, right?" He had just gotten a mom again, and was he about to lose her? It terrified him.
"I AM SURE SHE'S ALRIGHT!" Papyrus nodded, starting his car. They sped towards the hospital, Frankie worrying all the way. When they made it there, he practically forgot about Papyrus, leaping out of the car and running towards the main entrance. Papyrus hurried behind him. Frankie ran straight up to the front desk.
"I'm here to see my Mom! She's really sick. Her name's Riley Malloy."
"Riley Malloy…" The nurse at the counter smiled. "Let's see what room she's in." Papyrus came up behind Frankie.
"IS RILEY ALRIGHT?!"
"I don't much about Ms. Malloy's condition. But she's open for family member visitors. So you two check out. She's in room 245."
"Thank you!" Frankie gasped, grabbing Papyrus' hand and pulling him towards an elevator. He was so scared for his mom, he couldn't lose her. He couldn't.
"IT'S ALRIGHT, FRANKIE, RILEY'S GOING TO BE JUST FINE!"
"I...I…" He doesn't know what to say. He's so scared. Papyrus helps him find room 245 and Frankie knocks quickly. There's a long, terrible pause before a very weak voice whispers,
"C-co...me in…" Frankie quickly opens the door.
"M-mom?" He comes around the curtain to find her laying in bed. She's so bandaged he could hardly recognize her except for her green eyes (though one was swollen almost shut), and her long red curls.
"Fr...Fra…"
"Shh! It's okay!" He gasps, rushing to her side. One of her hands was bandaged all the way. The other was fine, though bruised, and when he took it in his own hand her familiar warmth was lacking. "M-Mom…?" Riley smiled, squeezing his hand very gently. Oh… she's so hurt. So weak… The thought of still being able to lose her was so terrifying.
"RILEY! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!" Papyrus gasped, rushing into the room.
"Shhh…" Frankie breathed. Papyrus' eyes widened, seeing Riley's bandages and casts.
"I…. I….I...m… F-fi...ne…." She sighed.
"N-no." Frankie shook his head, trying to hide his tears. "N-no…. You're not… I...Mom!"
"Sh…" She smiled again.
"Riley." Sans frowned. He had been quiet the whole time, sitting in a chair next to her bed. When Frankie looked up at him he was a little startled to see the lack of emotion in his father's face. Sans was…. Hurting…? Of course he was. But… it was a different sort of hurt. Frankie couldn't be sure what he saw…. "Try not to talk, p-please…?" Riley looked over at Sans and barely nodded once.
"D-dad… Dad!" Frankie quickly pulled Sans into a hug, trying to hid his tears by burying his face in Sans' coat.
"H-hey, kid… it's… It'll… It'll be fine. Mom's gonna… she's gonna… she'll be…"
"SHE WILL GET BETTER!" Papyrus supplied.
"Y-yeah." Sans nodded. Riley smiled again. Frankie pulled away from his Dad and gently took his Mom's hand again.
"Don't worry Mom! D-don't worry. You're gonna get better, and I'll help you! Whatever you need! I'll help you." Frankie smiled, wiping away his tears quickly.
"I….Lo…v…"
"I love you too." Frankie grinned. "D-do you need anything? Anything at all?"
"C… N-not… N-no… f-food…"
"Not hungry. Thirsty?" Frankie frowned. Riley barely shook her head.
"What… Wh-what about… something nice? I c-could go get you something nice?" She smiled, gently squeezing his hand and nodding once. "Okay! I'll go get you something nice!" Frankie smiled. "Uncle Paps! L-lets go get something nice for mom!"
"OKAY! MAYBE SOME FLOWERS! OOH! I KNOW! SPAGHETTIIII!"
"Not food. She's not hungry."
"NONSENSE. SPAGHETTI WILL MAKE HER FEEL MUCH BETTER!" Frankie sighed, taking his Uncle's hand.
"We'll get you something so nice, Mom. We'll be right back!" And then he rushes out of the room.
Sans looks over at Riley. She was so broken. And it was all his fault. He takes her hand, squeezing gently. Why did this have to happen to her? Why couldn't it have been him?
"I'm… So.. So sorry, Riley… I should have been there to protect you…" He feels her squeeze his hand, she shakes her head slowly.
"N….no…. S-Sa...ns…" It hurts him to see her like this. He can hardly stand it. His Riley… like this?
"I should have been there. I could have protected you and.. Now…" He looks down, Red X will pay for this. They'll pay for hurting Riley, for hurting my son. He's so filled with rage, he's shaking now. He wants revenge. He wants justice.
"Sa….ns… No...n-no. Not… y-y...your …." She coughs, grimacing at a spasm of pain, "f-f-fault…"
"It's all my fault Ri… I'm the reason you got into this… damn mess in the first place…"
"N-no! No! N-" She coughs again, this time longer, and it takes her a while to breath through the pain.
"Hey… Hey, don't try to talk... " He frowns. I will avenge you. "I… need to go do something, alright? I… It shouldn't take long…"
"W-wait…" Her voice is hoarse, she tries reaching for his hand- but it hurts too much to move. He takes her hand, squeezing gently,
"I'll be back… alright?" He wants nothing more than to destroy the scum that hurt her like this.
"W...wait…" She holds his hand as tightly as she can- which is not tightly at all. "P...please… h-hold…. Me…?" He frowns, gently pressing his forehead against hers,
"I'm going to make things right… Don't worry."
"P….ple...pl...plea...se…?" She breathes, tears in her eyes.
"A-alright… I'll… I'll hold you…" he carefully wraps his arms around her, gently, he's so scared he'll hurt her even more than he already did.
"Sa...Sa...ns….?" She cries into his shoulder, holding his hand still.
"Y-yeah, Ri?" He breathes, holding her close.
"I… lo...lo...I lo...ve… y-you…" She sighs.
"I love you too… so much…"
"Pl...ple...ase… pr...o..mise me…." She coughs, trying to catch her breath.
"Yeah… anything, Ri… I'll promise you anything…" He squeezes her hand gently.
"D...don't… D-don't… d...do…" She gasps, grimacing. "D...don't do… any...th...ing… y-you'll re...gret…"
"I… I won't…" He won't regret destroying every last member of Red X.
"Sa...ns… y-you… you… ca-can't… ple...ase… they're not… they… Sa...ns… they're n-not… worth it…" He pulls away from her gently, kissing her cheek.
"I'll make things right. I'll be… right back…" He smiles, getting to his feet.
"I…. lo...ve… you…" She sighs.
"I love you too." He looks back at her one more time, before turning out the door, rage fueling his steps.
REVIEWS FOR CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE:
Cocoa the Wolf: So I was just reading through the reviews at the end of the chapter and
THERE'S GONNA BE A TWIST
FIRST YOU MAKE ME FLIP OUT BECAUSE SANSLEY WAS NEVER HAPPENING
AND THEN THE RESET CLIFFHANGER
AND THEN THE SANSLEY FIGHT
AND NOW JUST
I DON'T THINK MY HEART CAN TAKE ANYMORE
Have I misunderstood again I'm really sorry
I'm not sure what you would have misunderstood. No, Riley's not going to die. That's not the twist. The Twist is way later.
Ed's. Curious. Kitten: *exasperated sputtering* WHAT?!
No, I don't have Tumblr, but if you message me a link, I'll check the page periodically. Keep it up!
It's all gonna end alright.
Sorry, I totally forgot you said that. I'll message you a link now. hehe.
DragonCrescent13: Oh God, cliffhangers. My mortal enemy.
This Red X group needs to get dunked on, asap. I hope Riley is alright! Stay determined!
Truth. And yes, they do. Soon.
anthonyabc168: I'm crying right now I'm scared of what's gonna happen please don't break my heart anymore I don't know how much i can take
I am sorry. It's gonna be okay. This leads to good things! :)
deadlyswarm: Ok the conversation can fucking wait, bad time mode engage!
Secret ninja style: conjure: wrath of a thousand shippers.
Definitely time for a bad time methinks.
Autumn R Rivers: Aw! This chapter's so happy! I'm so glad! I can't believe riley adopted frankie! That's so cute! Yay!
...wait.
...is that...?
Oh god no.
The feELS ARE COMIG GET TO THE LIFEBOATS WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST AJFUSJVSJWKUDHAJ
*drowns in an ocean of my own tears*
I am sorry. (not really) But it's gonna be good.
aduralove: 1 word: WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! So they is gonna be another boat of pain? Hip hop horay. Just, update normally, if not quicker so I don't die of waiting. lol and ye. Still, "Just... Toast."
Oops. Sorry, for not updating as usual. Summer is a little less scheduled. But...we will try and update as frequently as possible.
: ...flip. FLIP NO Sans HAS to come!
He has to come and dunk them! He's going to! Right!
Oh noooo... He's going to be so mad. I guess we'll find out why he didn't answer the first time next... Dang. When I read all the happy stuff Riley was thinking I thought "welp, here it comes.
Well, no he doesn't. But there is going to be a bad time, that's for sure.
DezyBear: COME ON! THAT'S MEAN! PLEASE UPDATE SOON! I LOVE THIS STORY SO MUCH!
:( More to come soon!
coolPastagal: IM CRYING SO HARD RIGHT NOW
I was too, when I wrote it.
Midnightsalem: YOU ARE A CRULE PERSON! Just how... how can you do this to us... (p.s this is amazing like always tho)
I am almost sorry, but that was pretty bad. It's for the good of all, though. Thanks!
oracleks44: Well, Sans is gonna kill all these people.
Probably.
Sky's Limit5: You stated already that there was going to be a happy ending for this story, so we all know Riley (poor girl, I want to give her a hug so bad! When she gets better, of course) isn't going to die. But the Red X is definitely going to have a Bad Time in the future, given how pissed he's gonna be.
Though I have a question. Red X hurt Frankie once before, and Sans defended him by swatting around all 6 people like flies, then breaking Brendan's dad's ribs. Regardless of the fact that they didn't know Sans's name, wouldn't at least what he looks like (unless he doesn't wear the same outfit every day now) be known by the group after being passed through the "grapevine"? Then again, this would counter whatever happens to the group in the future if they knew him somewhat, or at the very least make him even MORE of a target.
Good point. I think they figure that if they hurt the people around him they'll break him. Which of course, is true. But... things have changed. It's now not going to take a whole genocide to get Sans moving. Red X is going to learn really quickly that Sans isn't someone to mess with.
CitrisDragon: Riley had better not be dead! I will cry if she's dead!
Sans would die if she were dead. So... No. Definitely not. She's too precious. Sansley is too precious.
MachUPB: Weeeeeellllll... still no regrets. I'm sure everything will be fine. My rational is smothering my emotions for once, probably so that I don't freak out and slam my face into something. I already fractured (heh) my finger a few days ago, I don't need any more injuries. And after what the voice said this chapter, my theories on it being a certain character minus cter. Cool but sad chapter. I look forward to the next one.
You fractured your finger? Ouch! Well... we'll have to see about the voice. And... how'd you like this chapter?
Anonymous: I hope Riles is ok... I HOPE ALL OF THE RED X MEMBERS DIE A HORIBBLE GRUESOME DEATH AND BURN IN THE DEPTHS OF HELL FOR ALL OF ETERITY!
Riles! :) That's funny- Riles is like... our... little name for Riley. Riles and Snas. Sniles.
They definitely all deserve death.
Random Person: I drew a picture of Riley and Frankie but I don't have a Tumblr :,(
If you want you can send us your pictures in an email. (disregard the spaces)
timelord1122 gmail. com
Let us know if you'd like us to post them on tumblr in your name!
iamdaraptor: My first thought while reading this:
*kicks down the door*
SANS HOLY FUCK!
lol. I didn't even stop to think if Frankie was in the house just that one thing. I almost don't feel like pointing out how sad this is cuz of that amazing mental picture. XD
But if you want my opinion on this chapter,it's a lot like my opinion for chapter 33.
Also,dude I'm not supposed to be reading fanfiction rn why must you make me smile like a dork with skelechild fluff and almost give me away. (yep. responsible person right here)
I'm sorry. Sans was not there. Now some people are gonna have a bad time.
Hey, we're all in that boat of balancing priorities and responsibilities, am I right?
asreil: Thx for your imply ik it was hard to write though the entire chapter im like ohhhhhhhhh welp fuck this shit im out *plus I really want to send you like my 3 drawings of fanfic of bad time frankie oh god... I think you can find one on my tumblr asrielthegamer
Hoi
Hoi
Hello, Asreil! We've added a submission box to our tumblr blog so you can submit your art there! and once we approve it, it will be posted on our blog! Excited to see all your stuff! :D
MidnightSky: You have a tendency to make us laugh and have fun with Riley and Sans, then break our hearts in a different chapter, don't cha?
I guess so. D: It'll get better I promise.
Guest: ok ok ok HOW HOW THIS IS TOO CUTE AHHHHHHHHHHHHH AND TOO SAD WHY YOU PEOPLE ARE AS BAD AS CQ WITH THE FEELS TRAIN!
Yes! Mom!Riley and... Hurt!Riley. Fun times.
I guest as much: Welp, you dun screwed up Red X. You're gone, done, dead, dunzo, screwed, out of time, to put it bluntly, you've made a very big mistake. Anyway, awesome update! I can't wait to see how Sans reacts.
Truth. Very, very big mistake.
Guest: WHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Why not?
Guest: No no no no no no no no no no no please no
IS RILEY GOING TO BE OKAY?!
I can't imagine how Sans is going to react, but I think I might have figured out how Frankie will:
So I think that Sans will either not let Frankie see her at all (unlikely) or there will be lots of tears from both Frankie and Sans.
Great (but sad) Chapter! :'(
She gonna be fine. Poor babies. Everything's so sad.
DatOldDood: Oh...my...god... NOOO RED X NEEDS TO HAVE A BAD TIME! Poor Riley! (Also that woman at the park needs a bad time too) Anyway, Great chapter, as usual!
They're so gonna have a bad time. Thanks!
Ummm: Oh my god did you really just do that
You did, didn't you? Yep. You did. Hm. Okay. Did you seriously just kill Riley. Okay. Okay. You might have. Probably did. Might not have. I hope not. . Fudge. Did You. Make That. Happen. Okay. I will probably smash my tablet if you killed Riley. Who even FINDS her like that? I hope its not Frisk. Or Frankie. That would be bad. Will Gaster show up sometime? Or Asriel? Was Asgore in this...I can't remember. Oh yeah. Henry should show up more.
I like Henry.
He's adorable.
Welp.
Peace out,
Rainbow Trout.
Sorry, I had to condense your text for this. So... yes. Red X definitely needs a bad time. Gaster... secret. Asriel... secret. Asgore is definitely in this. And Henry, definitely should show up more. He is pretty adorable! :) Thanks for the review!
Mr. Indigo: Damn you Red X! Sans! SAVE RILEY! Don't let her die!
No death. No death.
RosePines123: NO! WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO RILEY! WE ALL LOVED HER!
Shhhh... it's gonna be okay.
JustARandomGal: OH MY GOD IF THEY HURT RILEY I HOPE SANS KILLS THEM ALL OH MY FRAKING GOD I HATE RED X SO MUCH (continues to yell out threats to red x for a while)
Ok... I think I'm good...
I read so many other fanfics as I was waiting for this and it never once slipped my mind. I guess the epicness of this fic is so high it just outdoes all others! Keep up the amazing work! :)
It's gonna be okay. Awww! Thanks so much!
Harris: I was so happy... And then... You took it away... ;-; But it's really cool that Riley is Frankie's mom now! I know that you wouldn't dare kill Riley, you would have SO many people out for your head. However, after an attack like that, I can only assume that she's severely injured or even comatose! Thanks for a wonderful, well written chapter, even if it crushes my heart :)
Yes! Riley is gonna be the best mom everrr! She's definitely severely injured. Aw! You are definitely welcome!
Gazzy: Hey, out of curiosity, where did you get the name Ella? I'm sorry to ask, it's just a bit of an uncommon name... And it's also my name XD (also great chapter)
Well, Ella is one of my favorite names! I've always admired it. I think it's really pretty. I just kind of... thought it up for the story really fast. It was the first thing that came to mind because I really like it. :) That's cool that it's your name!
Thanks!
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE REVIEWS! SEE YOU ON THE NEXT CHAPTER!
-MH_C