Sans storms out of the hospital, letting his anger take over. News reports showed that Red X might have a base somewhere in the outskirts of town. There were several abandoned warehouses out there. Perfect for scum like them.
The enraged skeleton shortcuts to one of the possible locations, fists clenched. The warehouse was covered in dust and rust, the roof had caved in on itself in some parts. No way anyone was here. He moves on to the next place. It was similar to the first, almost completely uninhabitable, the air smelled of gasoline and metal.
Finally, the last location held true. Sans was about to leave this one, but something caught his eye: A large red X spraypainted on a rusty door. He grits his teeth, peering in through the dirt coated glass of a nearby window. It appears that Red X was holding a meeting today. Perfect.
Around a dimly lit table sat around fifteen people, both men and women, wearing jackets emblazoned with a bright red X. At the end of the table stood someone who Sans was all too familiar with. He recognized the man he had previously encountered- the man who hurt Frankie. His rage intensifies. They're dead. All of them.
Sans doesn't hesitate. He knocks twice on the door, the room falls silent. A woman looks at the leader, and the leader nods. The woman gets up, walking over to the door slowly,
"Who is it?"
"Knock, knock."
"Excuse me?"
"Knock, Knock."
"Who's… there?"
"You."
"You… who?"
"You… ar d." Sans kicks the door open, his left eye flashing rapidly between blue and yellow. Everyone at the table stands, the woman backs away. The leader grins,
"Nice to see you again, Skeleton… I uh… ran into your girlfriend recently. How's she doing?" Sans tilts his skull, cracking his neck vertebrae.
"You made a mistake… a big, big mistake…" The leader laughs,
"What are you going to do? Kill me? Do you think that's the solution to this?" The skeleton glares, fists clenched.
"You're damn right you're gonna die. If you think for one second i'm gonna let a fuckin' piece of scum like you roam the street… heh. Well. You got another thing comin'." Sans grins maniacally. This was justice. This was right.
"So be it. I'd die if it makes you an example." The leader grins widely, holding his arms out, "Come and do it then. Kill me." This is what he wants, isn't it? He wants to die. He wants me to kill him so the rest of the world can see how horrible monsters actually are? I can't kill him… can I? But… It's for Riley. It's all my fault that she's hurt and… I need to avenge her…
Sans summons bones, both blue and white, they swirl around him. The leader nods, and the members of Red X rush forward. He launches the attack, few of them manage to dodge the onslaught of bones. He raises a palm, everyone's souls turn blue as he slams them on the floor. Sans holds them down so he can approach leader, who, much to Sans' pleasure, looks a little less keen on being killed. Sans grins,
"Shouldn't have touched my family." He glares, "I won't kill you… But i'm going to make you feel the pain you made my girlfriend feel." With that, Sans clenches a fist, charging forward, he punches the leader in the nose, hard. blood spurts out of it, coating his fist in crimson blood. The leader recoils, holding a hand to his nose, trying to stop the blood. The human didn't seem to be doing anything to fight back, letting Sans hit him, blow after blow.
The leader falls to his knees, spitting blood at Sans. He laughs.
"You're an… idiot… you're p-proving us right! Hah! You-" Sans hits him again,
"Shut up. You're wrong. Monsters aren't bad, we did nothing wrong-"
"And is that what th-this is? 'Nothing wrong'?" the leader laughs, "If you kill me… e-everyone will think monsters are bad…" Sans strikes again, he falls to his hands and knees. I can't kill him. He's right.
"You f-fuckin' monster! That's what you are! You're a fucking monster!" The bloodied human laughs, looking up at Sans with wild eyes, blood oozing from cuts in his forehead and cheeks. I can't kill him… but I can do this. Sans unclenches his fists, digging into his phone, he dials three familiar numbers. The man looks up,
"W-what are you.." He coughs, "D-doing…?"
Sans grins. He wasn't expecting me to do this. Sans calls the police.
"I can't kill you, you're right." Sans shrugs, "But I can sure as hell get you in a shit ton of trouble."
The police arrive on the scene fifteen minutes later. As Red X was taken away, and the police interview Sans, he sits on the curb of the sidewalk, taking a breather. Miserable. You're a worthless, pitiful idiot, Sans. Riley could have died. You didn't protect her when she needed it, and now you couldn't end Red X for good. Worthless coward. I couldn't have. It wouldn't have helped to kill anyone. But now you're going to have to live with the fact that Red X controlled your actions.
The voice is right. Guilt consumes his soul- Red X, although defeated, was victorious. They controlled him. Coward. I'm a coward. He gets to his feet, trying to push away his negative feelings, but it doesn't work. He knows Riley's worried, so he decides to head back to the hospital.
It was a long while before Sans returned. She knew where he had gone and she was so scared- scared he had done something awful, or that he had been hurt. The thoughts plagued her so she couldn't fall asleep, and she was up late into the night. She didn't know what time it was when he stepped into the room. His face, his coat- they were splattered with blood. His expression was dark, he was trembling.
"S...Sans…" She breathed. He didn't move from the doorway for a long moment, trying to steady his breathing. She could see guilt and hate in his eyes, not towards her but towards himself. And after a few, terrifying moments of silence, tears formed and he began to sob, shaking, moving towards her slowly.
"I… I… I… I c-couldn't kill th-them! I c-couldn't!"
"Shhh…." She whispered, gently pulling him, with her good arm, against her. "Sans, shhh…."
"I…. I wanted to. God I wanted to…."
"Sans."
"I-I… I should have! I SHOULD HAVE."
"If you… If you had… they would h-have gotten w-what they wanted. An excuse…." He had stopped, she knew, because he realized this… and perhaps he had realized something else. He thought this was… He thought this was his fault? He pulled away from her and stared up at him. He was in anguish.
"This isn't your… this isn't…. Y-you're fault…" She breathed.
"Yes it is!" He gasped. "I should have been there! None of this would have happened if I had… If I had stopped them, if I had been with you."
"You can't… You c-can't be with me every second of the day." She frowned.
"I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE!" He shouted, his eyes wide. "I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE TO PROTECT YOU."
"S-sans… p-please…" She whispered. Her pain was returning now, she needed new pain meds, but this was more important. "Shh…." She gently used her good hand to wipe away a tear rolling down his cheekbone. "Look at me." His gaze slowly returned to her. She smiled weakly, trying to breathe through the pain. "Who...Wh...Who broke my fingers." She barely raises her broken hand.
"R-Red X…" He frowned.
"W-who…. Who… Who fractured my r-ribs?"
"R….Red X…" He mumured.
"W-who f-fractured… my l-leg…?"
"Red X."
"W-who…." She took a deep breath, gritting her teeth, "W-who gave me… all these bruises?"
"Red X."
"Are you… are you a part of Red X, Sans?" She coughed.
"N-no!" He glared.
"You…." She gripped his bloody jacket tightly, "You did not do this to me. This will never be your fault." He choked on a sob, and gently rested his skull on her shoulder, taking her good hand in his.
"I love you! I love you so much!" He sobbed, holding onto her. She smiled, softly kissing his cheekbone.
"I… I l-love you… hhhh…." She groaned, pain shooting up her leg.
"R-Riley?" He frowned, quickly pulling away.
"My… My pain meds wore off…. That's all…." She gasped, coughing.
"I'll…. I'll call a nurse!" He frowned.
"W-wait!" She grabbed his arm, gently pulling him into a gently embrace again. "You understand…? You understand wh-what I'm saying?"
"It's not my fault." He smiled. She sighed, relief filling her.
"It's not your fault. I love you."
"I love you too."
It was quite sometime before Riley was allowed to come home. But when that day finally came Frankie was very excited. He and his Uncle had even made a very special batch of Spaghetti for a Welcome Home dinner. Sans had gone to pick Frankie's mom up from the hospital, and Frankie was nearly jumping up and down waiting for them to return.
"FRANKIE! COME HELP ME WITH THE SPAGHETTI! WE HAVE TO SET THE TABLE!"
"Coming!" Frankie took one last look at the front porch and dashed back into the kitchen.
"WE HAVE TO SET THE TABLE."
"Dad says Mom's coming home in a wheelchair. I'll move one of the chairs!" Frankie quickly got to work at dragging the large chair away from the end of the table so Riley could sit and eat with them. Then he carefully set the table. As soon as he was done he heard those familiar voices.
"Home sweet home!"
"Mom!" He raced out into the living room to see Sans standing behind Riley's wheelchair.
"Hey." She smiled. She sounded hoarse, and she didn't look 100% at all, but Frankie was so glad to see her. He quickly pulled her into a gently hug.
"Mom! I'm so glad you're home."
"I'm glad too." She grinned, hugging him with her good hand.
"RILEY! YOU'RE HOOOOMEEE!" Papyrus shrieked. "I'VE MADE YOU SPAGHETTI AS A WELCOME HOME GIFT! AND A GET WELL GIFT! SPAGHETTI IS GOOD FOR ALL SORTS OF GIFTS!"
"Aww! Thanks, P-Papyrus." She smiled. "That's very nice. Is that for dinner, then?"
"OF COURSE."
"Right now, boys, Riley really needs to rest." Sans frowned. "Ri, do you need anything? Anything at all?"
"I'm… I'm alright." She smiled, looking up at him. "Maybe I can sit somewhere more comfy than this, if it's not t-" Sans was already gently pulling her into his arms and carrying her over to the sofa. Frankie smiled. His dad was so worried. Frankie came to sit next to his mom as Sans set her down. The older skeleton knelt in front of his girlfriend. "Are you sure you don't need anything? Nothing?! Are you sure."
"I'm sure." She sighed, leaning forward to kiss him gently. "Don't worry about me."
"Riley." He frowned. "I'm gonna worry about you." Riley had been attacked like Frankie had. He remembered that after Red X attacked him Sans had not let him out of his sight for a very long time. Riley would probably get that same treatment, not that she could move very far now. She laughed weakly, gently kissing him again, and leaning back against the sofa.
"How have you been doing, kiddo?" She smiled, kissing the top of her son's forehead.
"Bored. There's no school and you and dad have been gone for so long. Well Dad, back and forth, but….. I guess I've really missed you both." He sighed.
"Aw, kid." Sans grinned, "We've missed you too." Frankie hugged his dad tightly.
"Now we can play games and watch movies, and read stories!"
"Of course!" Riley smiled. "I'm excited to be back."
"Remember, though, your mom has been through a lot and she needs lots of rest." Sans said.
"Of course. I'll help you with anything you want, Mom." Frankie grinned.
"Aww, Frankie. You don't have to do that!" Riley smiled.
"I want to help you, Mom!" Frankie said.
"You're the sweetest." Riley kissed his skull quickly.
"Are you sure you don't need anything now?" Sans frowned.
"Baby, I'm fine!" She laughed a little. "Sit next to me. We can talk until Dinner."
"Alright…." He nodded, sitting next to her and very gently wrapping an arm around her.
"Alright, Frankie." Riley smiled, leaning against Sans. "What do you want to do tonight?"
REVIEWS FOR CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE:
DatoldDood: -evil smile and twists imaginary mustache- yes sans...give them a bad time...HAHAHA! Anywaaaayyyy, this is ANOTHER great chapter, (I told myself I wouldn't cry tho) Can't wait for the next chapter! -
Bad times abound. Thanks!
oracleks44: Red X, you F*cked with the wrong monster. Also "There gonna bury whats left of ya in a soup can!"
Hell yes they did.
Dezybear: Oh... I'm gonna cry... Red-X gonna die though.
Oh no! Hell yes they are.
Ed's. Curious. Kitten: DUNK THEM! DUNK ALL OF THEM! WOULD YOU LIKE AN ASSIST, CAUSE I'LL HELP YA! Keep it up!
lol. I think he dunked them pretty good.
Mr. Indigo: Poor Riley! :(
It hurts to see her like this! Get better soon!
I knowwww. I just... aughhh Riles- get betterrrrr!
DragonsCrescent13: Its dunking time now. I can't wait to see some awesomeness!
Something is bothering me though. Sans only has 1 HP, but he got tasered and he is okay. Eh, maybe I'm just overthinking it. This is fanfiction, where anything can happen and the "canon rules" don't matter.
Hmm... I think we can look at it like Tasers weren't built to kill, just stun. So... I dunno. It's not like a knife or gun. And also, yes. Canon doesn't matter here. As you'll soon find out we have our own little AU.
Cocoa the Wolf: MY HEART CAN'T TAKE IT.
Sorry for caps, but both chapters made me almost cry in front of my entire family. I hope I get to see some dunking, and hopefully some Red X deaths.
Don't be sorry, that's beautiful. Sometimes I almost cry when I write. lol. There was definitely dunking, but... uh... you can't really kill them. If he did it would be giving all monster haters exactly what they want. An Excuse to continue hating them.
Aleixi: Sans, no! You and Riley and Frankie can't be a family if you get killed or arrested for murder!
Aw man! What's gonna happen? You've got me on the edge of my seat!
#truth. That's part of why he couldn't. :)
Branchwing: ohhh dear, the feels are coming ;-;
anyways, someone's going to get dunked on :)
But I'm worried about Sans. He only has 1 HP, and if Red-X hits them, he will die. :(.
Yes they are. And yes they are. Sans got it. He good. :)
MachUPB: Oh geez. Sans, though they derserve a good dunking, don't go so far as to kill Red X! I've got two good reasons for not killing them:
1. Sans shouldn't have to gain EXP and LOVE from them.
2. The deserve worse than death... maybe we should give them to Underfell...
Great chapter, lots of emotion there. I'm surprised the voice didn't make some snide comment in there. Guess it knew when to keep quite for once. I look forward to the dunking of Red X. :)
1. Yes, definitely.
2. 100% truth.
I have another reason: If Sans kills any human it will give all monster haters a reason to continue persecuting them. It's like proving they're right. Monsters are evillll! well, there's your example of that. Blahblahblah. So yeah.
aduralove: OMG IM DYINGGGGG ON THE INSIDE FFFFFFUUUUUUU! Omg bad time is incoming at the the TOP SPEED OF SOUND! Let's dunk them terrorists! 99999/10 would read again
lol. I'm already dead because I know what's coming. Truth. How was that dunking?
Guest: It's a beautiful day outside.
Birds are singing, flowers are blooming.
On day's like these.
People like you.
SHOULD BE BURNING IN HELL.
*Megalovania intensifys*
100%
They're all gonna have a bad time.
iamdaraptor: "heya. you've been busy,huh? so... i got a question for ya. do you believe even the worst person can change? that anyone can be a good person if they just try?
"heh. well here's a better question: ? cuz whelp. it's coming."
"you hurt my friends. you hurt my family. buddy,you're not gonna like what happens next."
"sorry,ri. this is why i never make promises."
"it's a beautiful day outside. birds are singing,flowers are blooming. on days like these... people like you? L."
Let the Megalovania commence. Just a little thing I thought of after reading the review section. Also I like the feel of this chapter. Reminds me of when I first read Mockingjay. The feels,the excitement,the foreshadowing. All elements from Mockingjay. Good Show! Jolly good show indeed!
Wow. Go Sans! hehe. Yeah...
Oh man! Comparing our fic to Mockingjay?! Oh my god! Wow. Thanks! :D
Anonymous: why do you do these thing to me...? my poor heart can't take this madness... please no...
We do it for the PAIN! lol I'm almost sorry.
SilerofWorlds: *Looks at a clock with all the hands pointing to "Bad"*
My, would you look at the time!
Indeed. lol Bad times happening.
I guest as much: Oh God. The way Riley was speaking reminded me of the amalgamates... Anyway, I will reiterate what I said last update, "Red X has made a very big mistake".
Hell yes they have. Bad times have come.
JustaRandomGal: Ok... As much as I want red x to get dunked on im a little worried Sans will take it to far and get in trouble I don't want Sans to get arrested or something... Sans... PLZ ONLY KILL 2 OK? MAYBE 3! Jk try to only hurt them badly I don't want you to get arrested. Amazing fic as usual *insert just right meme* when someone makes a fanfic just right. Lol keep doing what your doing I can't wait for the next one :)
Yes. That's exactly what the problem is. Thanks so much! :)
Nakalfire99: This story is killing me! But I love it so much!
Hehehe! Awesome!
Guest: When I was reading Rileys speech, I couldn't help but think of Snowdrake's mother...
And then I imagined Riley turning into Snowdrake's mother...
Believe me.
It wasn't pretty.
ANYWAY
Awwwww poor skelefam
I get really mad at Sans whenever he does something to be overprotective. Is that just me?
Great chapter tho! Can't wait for the next!
Yes, poor skelefam. :(
Uh... you're not gonna like the next few chapters. Sans is gonna be like... ULTIMATE PROTECTION MODEEEEE!
Thanks!
Wait wait wait: I was scrolling through the reviews being answered at the bottom and saw 'The Twist is Later'?! Also yes I am the reviewer that goes by multiple names and yes I always do this and return under different names and only hint that I'm the same reviewer. Heres a few hints to who I am:
This is a quote: 'Greetings. I am Teresa.'
This is one of my OCs: Chaos
This is the goodbye I used for one of my reviews: Peace out, Rainbow Trout.
I most commonly go by a name that starts with a 'U'.
Peace Out,
Rainbow Trout.
Yes. The twist is later! Our loverly au twist. Y'all are gonna love it. lol.
Harris: I feel worse for Sans than Riley. She's suffered a lot, but Sans is about to suffer more. Revenge stories never have a happy ending in my experience. At any rate, I'm glad Riley is kinda sorta ok! Frankie and Papyrus are just so sweet. Keep up the good work!
They both suffer together... it makes me sad. :( And yeah, revenge stories never ever end good.
Thanks! I hope we always shall. :P
An Peepul: NOOOO! DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING! Also, how often do you update this story? You must've put a lot of effort, because it's really good!
lol sorry! :( (but not really) We _try_ and update every three days, but most of the time that doesn't happen. Aww thanks so much! 3
THANKS ALL, SO MUCH FOR LE REVIEWS! SEE YA NEXT TIME!