This chapters a little bit short but the next one's going to be much longer, trust me. It's going to be utterly fabulous.
-MH.C
Sans made sure Riley was asleep before he left for the Underground. Over the past week, he'd been returning there, slowly but surely repairing and fixing up the machine. It was a long and arduous task, but Sans was getting used to reading his father's handwriting, which made the process much more simplistic.
"You ARE lAte…." Gaster grumbled, his voice crackling with irritation.
"Sorry. Kid had a nightmare." He glares and then adds under his breath, "not like you would care." Apparently, Gaster heard that,
"I know you THINK I D-d-don't care about FAMily… BUT I do. I care about YOUR SUCCEss."
"And success is…? What? Bein' like you?" Sans chuckles, getting to work on stripping some wires, "Look, Gaster. Your uh… 'success'? Yeah. It got you killed."
"I periSHED for a GOOD cause…"
"Mhm. and look at you now." He rolls his eyes, "Glad I stopped following in your footsteps."
"YOU maDE a mist-mist-stake in doing so…"
"Pfft. I'm glad i didn't become such a stuck up tightwad like you."
"And I'm SAD that my SON became S-s-such a FAILURE." Sans glares and continues his work. He wasn't going to let Gaster get to him like that. He's trying to make Sans feel bad about not following in his father's footsteps, and it wasn't working. Sans' only goal was to fix the machine, not to be lectured relentlessly by his father.
"TELL mE about YoUR Son AND GirlFRIEND…." Gaster crackles, Sans scoffs,
"Why the hell do you wanna know about them? S'not like you care."
"I WOULD like to knoW Who mY SOn has ChoSEN As HIS MATE and OFFSPRING" Gaster would not be happy knowing that Sans is with a human. There's one thing Sans has always known about his dad, and that's his hatred for humans. Ever since his mother died from a human, his dad had always despised them. So, telling him that Riley was a human… probably not the best of ideas.
"Well." Sans shrugs, "there's not much to tell. Riley's amazing, and Franklin is too."
"THiS…. 'RILEy'... what type OF monster is SHE?" Well, you see, pops…
"She's an elemental." Sans decides to be as vague as possible. Gaster can't know about Riley being human.
"I SeE. And FRANklin?"
"Skeleton. Really bright kid, too."
"HMm… and HOW did You PRocure this ChilD?"
"Adopted him."
"SO He IS noT Blood?"
"Blood doesn't matter."
"BloOD is EVeRything… WE havE To CONtinue our FamILy LinE… YoU MuST have a chilD of your OWN." As much as Sans would like to, that's impossible with Riley.
"Look. I'll have a kid when me and Riley are ready."
"Tsk… you aRE losinG time…" Sans rolls his eyes,
"I have all the time in the world."
"UnLESS tHE timEline ResetS..." Sans stiffens at the mention of resets,
"Why th' hell do you think I'm doin' this? I ain't doin' it for shits and giggles, Dad." Gaster is silent for a moment,
"I SUpposE not…"
Frankie hadn't received a letter from Wren in quite some time and he had never felt so alone. With school just around the corner he figured maybe he could make some new friends, and he and Frisk were still great friends but… he was scared. Scared that he'd lose Frisk, scared that he'd lose his mom and…. Sans….? Frankie was scared more than ever of losing his father. Sans in the past few weeks had seemed so exhausted, he hadn't talked much to anyone really. Frankie knew Sans had bad dreams, but he had never been too tired to talk to Frankie and now, Frankie was worried that he had done something wrong. Like his final school project when Sans had practically lost it. That had hurt.
"What's going on kiddo?" He was brought out of his thoughts by his dad's familiar voice.
"Dad…." He sighed, looking up at Sans with a frown.
"No letter from Wren yet?" Sans asked, sitting next to his son on the couch.
"No… But… I guess my last letter was late too so that's okay." Frankie shrugged.
"Is… something the matter, Frankie?" Sans frowned. Frankie saw worry in his eyes so he just shrugged. "Come on, kid, you know you can talk to me."
"I just…." He frowned. "Dad?"
"Yeah?" Sans said.
"You're gonna…. Be my dad forever and ever… right?" Frankie looked up with tears in his eyes.
"F-Frankie!" Sans gasped. "Yeah, of course! I'm going to make sure of it! I'll always be your dad." Frankie sighed, hugging his father tightly.
"I-I'm sorry…. I just… What if one day you don't want me anymore?"
"Don't want you? No. That day will never come. I love you very much, Frankie, and-" He froze, and then looked down again at Frankie with worry. "Is this…. Is this because I haven't been able to spend as much time with you?" Frankie chose not to answer. "Oh." Sans' voice grew softer and he held Frankie tightly, "Look, kiddo…. I….I'm sorry I haven't been home as much. I have to work more now that we have to pay off your mom's hospital bills…. And… well, you know Uncle Paps and his collection of Spaghetti." He chuckles a little.
"I kn-know… I'm sorry. I…. I know that's what it is." It was an irrational fear, he knew that from the start.
"Look. How about…. I afternoon just for you? Maybe every Saturday we can go out for icecream and then play monopolop?"
"Really?"
"Sure." Sans chuckled.
"Starting tomorrow?"
"Starting tomorrow." Sans nodded.
"Okay!" He grinned. "Th-thanks, Dad! You're the best."
Riley slipped into bed next to her boyfriend, settling in next to him and kissing his cheekbone gently. He smiled and then yawned.
"Mmm…"
"How'd your day with Frankie go?"
"It was fun. I think he had a good time." Sans chuckled.
"I'm glad." She sighed. "Umm… Sans?"
"Yup?" He grinned.
"The other day…. Well… we said we would talk about…. some day…." She frowned.
"Having another kid?" Sans said, looking over at her with wide eyes.
"S-someday." She nodded.
"Riley, I… I would love to raise another kid with you." He grinned. "If- If that's what you want."
"Yes! Y-yes! That's what I want!" She laughed, taking his hand happily. "A baby?"
"A baby…." He looked over at her nervously.
"You'd be a wonderful father." She smiled, kissing him on the cheekbone again. "I mean, you already are, but… A baby, I would love to have a baby. Like Mizuko!"
"If you want a baby, sweetheart, we'll adopt a baby." He chuckled. "But… maybe not quite yet."
"No… we'll wait until we're ready." She nodded. Maybe when we're married. When. She hadn't thought that way before. But she felt that their relationship, 'Sansley' as Undyne and Alphys consistently called them, wasn't a 'maybe' anymore. And…. marriage? They hadn't talked about marriage before, but she thought maybe someday….
"Sans?"
"Yeah?" He murmured. It was obvious he was close to falling asleep.
"Do you think… someday we might get married?"
"Married?" He smiled, looking over at her sleepily. "I think someday." He nodded, gently squeezing her hand, "Someday. Soon."
REVIEWS FOR CHAPTER FORTY-TWO:
Cocoa the Wolf: I almost squealed when Mizuko came in. I NEED THE SMOL FISH.
I read the review responses and... A plot twist? Gonna get worse? You want me to cry, don't you?
Yas Mizuko. It's not... 'worse' It's actually really clever if I do say so myself- though the main idea was my cousin's. And I think you guys are going to like it.
MachUPB: Well. Gaster's interesting. Kind of a jerk, huh.
Mizuko sounds so cute. But nothing, I repeat NOTHING, is cuter than Sans being afraid to hold babies. It's adorable. :3
Awesome chapter, can't wait until the next! :)
Yes. Gaster is really an ass.
Lol. You're really gonna love the extended epilogue.
aduralove: Undyne and Alphys baby, so cuuuuuuteeee! And his name sounds like something from an anime. lol. And, machine to stop resets? With Gaster trapped inside? I love it. And the possibility of Frankie being an older brother? OMG SO AWESOME. But, the rating is, what, T? So no lemon, right? Please? Thatd be great thanks. D. And Sans is scared of holding a baby. So cute, lol. 999999/10, would rereread again.
Aw yes! Thanks! I'm so glad you like it. Yes! I will say it again and again- this is T! THERE WILL BE NOT SMUT. lmao. I can assure you Sans and Riley are having fun in their down times but we ain't going into that jazz. Ha! You are also going to love the extended epilogue.
DezyBear: *Climax intensifies* XD
Oh yes it does. :D
TeresaCake: Yay Gaster is here! Even if he's kind of a douchebag.
Yups! He's extremely important. And definitely an ass.
Ed's. Curious. Kitten: This was SO adorable! XD Oddly enough, my OC's name is Mitsuko, so this made me giggle! Keep it up! More babybones! Yes!
Aww! I know, the name's adorable! And he's gonna be so badass when he's grown up. lol
I guest as much: Nice update! I can't wait to see what comes up next!
Thanks! What happened to your puns? lol
SilerofWorlds: Damn, Gaster isn't very nice, is he? Great chapter, as always!
Nope. He's a piece of shit. But. So it goes. He's also very important.
IKursteen: OMG. I'm so hyped right now. It's 3 in the morning but I've been reading this entire series over and over again lol
And Riley is a little bit of a Easter egg for me since Riley is my middle name. I fell in love with her character after a while and the story has turned out WAY different than I thought it would of. I normally don't like the Undertale fanfics, but this one is absolutely amazing. All the original characters go with their personalitys from the game and the new ones also have great personalities.
and for some weird reason I thought Riley was a monster at first (THEN I realized she was a human xD) and I also loved how you had Undyne and Alphys get married and adopt that little fish kid of theirs. Keep rolling out those fanfics and I'll be a very happy person .
Aww! Ohmygod! I'm so glad you like it! We're definitely making a sequel after this one! So stay tuned for that. :)
Guest: Wow. Wing Dings is a real ASSter. Also I looked up the meaning for Mizoku. It means fetus memorial service...?
Truth. He definitely is. And LMAO. Oh my god. I had to google this. Yes. When you google Mizuko you get the result "Mizuko Kuyo" Which is a Japanese Ceremony for abortions, stillbirths, or miscarriages. Mizuko Kuyo literally translates as "Water Child Ceremony". The name Mizuko means "Water child" Or "From the water". Mizuko's a fish baby so... we figured it fit.
An Peepul: Annnnnd... Gaster appears. I was wondering if he would show up some time. By the way, is Flowey/Asriel going to appear any time soon?
Yup! Gaster's very important! :) We're probably not gonna be having Flowey or Asriel in this fic... sorry...
iamdaraptor: 'H-h-he-llo. Ha-ve some resp-ect and don-'t spoil th-e game. [It's impossible to have mysteries nowadays] BECAUSE OF NOSY PEOPLE LIKE YOU. /Please keep all this between us./ If you pOST it onLINE I wON'T MAke AnYmore SECrets. {No one will be impressed} It will be your faaauuullt. Haahahahhahaahahaha.'
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I'm kinda freaked out now.
And OMFG Fish Child fluffs. *barfs rainbows all over couch*
I'm confused. lol
Yasss! Fish child! He is such cutes! :)
Asriel: ...GASTER...I haven't seen that old fool in like a few thousand years...eh why don't I just jump into the void? Chara: *facepalm* asriel no me: ASRIEL YES
A/n: ...well let's have asriel and chara argue why not...great chapter...HOLY SHIT ASRIEL DONT KILL YOUR SISTER...um...I will brb I have to stop asriel from killing chara...great chapter
...CHARA HOLY FUCK
lol... thanks so much! :D
RosePines123: I feel like red x should escape from prison, capture sans family and he has to get them back but with a price. (Too much gravity falls stuff) also what about the cats that Frankie owns? They haven't shown up in a while.
Ah Red X. I think for now they're gone. But I hope you guys like the climax. It's gonna be fabulous. A yes the small cats! D: I totally forgots about the small ones. We will bring them back. :D
JustaRandomGal: Omg! I can just imagine the the little fishy in Aplphys arms so CUUUUUTTTTTTEEEEE! I'd die of cuteness, but then I wouldn't be able too read more lol. Anyway if Sans and Ri adopted another I think it would be cool to adopt a smol human child :3
Awww yas! the small fish is adorable. And he's gonna be awesome when he's all grown up. :D And yes, Riley and Sans are going to have a baby, but I'm not allowed to say more than that.
Harris: KIDS AH! I REALLY WANT A SANSLEY BABY! Also, cool of GASTER to show himself
Yessss! You guysssss Sansley baby! :D
Jewelsy426: Heyo! Awesome story you've got going on here!
So, I'm new to this story, but I love it! You are terrific writers and the whole story is super cute.
So, I don't know if you could write this in, but I kind of want to see a bit more of Frankie and Sans together. While I understand that Frankie is sweet and loves Riley a lot, he's also very young and has previously shown that he could consider himself a burden. While I know that through the help of Sans and his other friends he has begun to conquer those feelings, his time living in the street is still a prominent part of his life and has probably made him scared of being unwanted or rejected. And looking at how Wren just left, Frankie probably needs more of San's support. He has a fear of having everything disappearing before him, and that's kind of what is happening with Wren now. Also looking at the scene with the drawings, Frankie probably has thoughts that his father isn't happy with him. With all of those places to build up negative feelings, and with Riley taking up a lot of San's time, I can't help but feel that he should have a bit of jealousy towards Riley, or have the feelings of being a burden resurface.
So yeah... I don't think Uncle Pap can fix everything with his spaghetti, no matter how delicious it may or may not be XD
Also, it would be cool to see Sans possibly interacting with Frisk more. While I know he fears the girl's reset ability, he hasn't really interacted with her yet by himself, and he looked after her during the game. I would think the 2 would be a bit closer, enough that Frisk could talk to him about what's going on. She would be one of the only people who could understand him.
Anyway, thank you for taking the time to read my review, and thank you for this amazing story. Keep Writing!
-Jewelsy
Awwww! Thanks so much! :D
I agree, more Frankie and Sans for sure! Everything you've said is spot on and we're going to focus a little bit more on that. It's going to be hard with the climax, but I do think Frankie's gotten better and he'll get better as time goes on.
Frisk and Sans... that's an interesting idea. We'll have to think about it. It's very hard to put in smaller stuff like that when we're so close to the climax. But I'll see what we can do.
Thanks so much for writing your review! It's great to hear from you all! Thank you! Thank you!
Flowey: I wonder if I'll ever be in this story? It's getting quite lonely down here in the underground. Maybe someone could like, pull me from the ground and keep me in a pot? I also heard of spaghetti night...?
Anyways, just get the message I guess.
IM GETTING LONELY DOWN HERE!
Hehe! I don't know if Flowey will be in the story. It's pretty unlikely, I think...
Meow: Im curious. Is anyone in this story (mainly the main characters, Such as the original Undertale characters and your original ones) are gonna die or something terrible will happen to them? We all know what happened to Frankie and Riley, but idk maybe for example Undyne dies? (I'd cry if she'd died since she's my fav character lol)
And what about Flowey? I have not seen a trace of him besides Frisk mentioning him. I'm guessing he's not gonna be in the story at this point? Idk maybe Asgore could go back to the underground and get Flowey and put him in a pot so he's not lonely. I don't think you take suggestions since I believe you have the story mostly planned out already but to silence the ones who have complained, maybe you could put him in.
I don't believe we're going to have any major character deaths. That would upset me :(
I don't think we'll be bringing Flowey into the story, but who knows. I believe I said that about Gaster. We do have the majority of the story already planned out, but some suggestions are interesting to think about and who knows. Maybe maybe not.
Nightmare-Miss-13: I LOOOOVE your story. I don't fangirl or ship and you two are making me do that with a giddy passion. GREAT WORK! :3
Awww! I'm so glad! lol, thanks! That means we're doing our job! Thank you thank you! :D
Mr. Indigo: Hey sorry for not reviewing the last couple of chapters, been on vacation the last few week with no wireless...
Also... *fangirl scream* UNDYNE AND ALPHYS HAVE A BABY NOW! So freaking adorable! Also, are Humans and Monsters genetically compatible with each other to be able to make children in this story or do they have to adopt?
That's alright! I'll be going on vacation soon as well. One week of it I won't have wifi so I guess I'll be in the safe boat lol.
Yassss Alphyne baby! :DDD ummm... In this fic Monsters and Humans aren't genetically compatable. Monsters are made from Magic, Humans are made from matter. Sooo... they'll have to adopt. Or something else. Maybe.
agklover1221: keep contuneing it
Yes, we're not giving up on this any time soon.
Guest: Mizuko is sooo adorable! I feel like Alphys would be the one actually taking care of him, and Undyne would play with him LOADS.
I was also wondering... Can a skeleton and a human have a child? Naturally, I mean. Or would the only option be adopting, or IVF or something? Anyway, I have been waiting for the chapter with Alphyne's kid in it for ages! So personally, i'm really happy with how it turned out. I'm also really curious as to how Sans and Gaster will stop the resets... Anyhow, great chapter as always, and I can't wait until the next!
Lol, probably pretty close to that. But I think they'd work together. They're good at that.
I think some people have ideas about that, but in this fic we're sticking with no. Monsters are magic, humans are matter so it's not compatable. Butttt they're going to have a baby. Somehow. You'll see in the epilogue.
As for Sans and Gaster... you're gonna find out. It's going. to. be. fabulous.
Thanks!
Guest: Did you guys die or something
lmao fear not! We are still alive! :D
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS! It's so great to hear from you all and we'll be getting to work on the next chapter!
-MH.C