Someone suggested I turn this into a series of one-shots. Here ya go. Leave a review and tell me if you have any more funny ideas as to why Frisk would reset after pacifist run! I just might use it ;D
Frisk had been walking through Hotland for a while now, listening to Alphys each time the anxious scientist called her with instructions, even though after as many pacifist runs as she'd done she could probably solve all the puzzles in her sleep. As she walked past Sans' hotdog stand the short skeleton called her over,
"hey kid, come here for a second."
Confused, but compliant, Frisk walked over to him.
"What is it, Sans?" She asked.
Sans sighed, "look, you gotta stop resetting the timeline." Seeing Frisk's confused face, he explained, "it's messing up the timelines, the surface is changing more with each reset."
Frisk chewed her lip thoughtfully, considering his words. Yes, it was true the surface had been different each reset, at least the ones where they all made it to the surface, but she had yet to find a timeline where everyone was happy on the surface. A few times it had been her discomfort that made her reset, but sometimes it was the monster's. A prime example was the last reset, where they had been too cold.
Frisk narrowed her eyes at him, that last reset was technically not her fault. Not a single monster had wanted to stay on the surface, not even Sans.
Sans shifted awkwardly under her glare, seeming to remember that, before speaking up and grabbing her attention. He sat up a little straighter and continued,
"how about this, at the end of this run, when we're all on the surface, we'll all just deal with whatever is up there. i'll make sure no one complains too much, and you make sure not to reset. sound good?"
Frisk smiled, agreeing with the proposition. She held out a hand for a handshake and said,
"Deal."
[on the surface]
Everyone stood on the surface, breathing fresh air for the first time (that they could remember), shocked into silence.
The weather was perfect.
No one was sick or hurt.
The scenery was beautiful.
But...
"Meow!"
There were cats.
Specifically, too many cats.
Alphys was holding and cuddling them, finding the resemblance to her favorite anime in the small creatures appealing.
Undyne was kicking them away and throwing them off of her frantically as they jumped on her and bit her.
She smells like a fish, what do you expect?
Toriel and Asgore were currently each buried under a pile of felines, their fluffy coats making a soft bed for the small creatures. Neither Toriel nor Asgore had the heart to make them move.
Sans had a cat perched on his head, and several others rubbing up against his legs wanting attention, though he didn't seem to mind.
Papyrus, not a fan of dogs, and now not a fan of cats either, was currently trying to help Undyne out by swatting at the cats that were swarming her with a bone attack. Unfortunately, like a game of whack-a-mole, every time he would try to hit a cat, it would move and he would end up hitting Undyne instead.
Undyne did not appreciate this.
"Papyrus-ow!-knock it off!" She snapped as she was hit with another misplaced bone attack.
"DO NOT WORRY, UNDYNE! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL FREE YOU FROM THE HANDS- ER, PAWS?- OF THESE FELINE MENACES!"
"My child...I may require your assistance."
Amidst all the yelling, Frisk almost didn't hear Toriel's muffled voice. She turned around and to her horror saw a giant pile of cats, with only Toriel's outstretched paw visible. Beside her, Asgore appeared to be in a similar predicament.
Frisk gave Sans a pleading look.
"What do I do?" The unspoken question was clear. Sans sighed and picked the cat off of his head by the scruff, plopping it down unceremoniously on the ground.
"well kid, i'd say this was a huge catastrophe."
Frisk gave him a deadpan look. Puns were not going to solve their cat predicament.
Papyrus apparently heard his brother, for he stopped inadvertently beating up undyne long enough to yell,
"SANS! YOUR PUNS AREN'T HELPING!"
Sans laughed a little at his sibling's reaction before he turned to Frisk and said, quieter,
"i take back what i said, kiddo. please don't let this be our final reset."
He didn't have to ask her twice.
Once again, Frisk pulled up the menu only she could see, and reset.
