Chapter six:

Toriel makes it back to the castle and heads towards the throne room. She makes it and finds Asgore watering flowers. "Where is Frisk?" She inquires and Asgore turns around pausing in what he's doing.

"Getting dressed." Asgore informs her.

"Okay. I need to talk to you." Toriel moves closer as Asgore listens with interest. "It's about the skeleton brothers."

Asgore blinks looking at Toriel's face and seems to quickly know that something is wrong. "What happened?"

"I'm not entirely sure what exactly happened to them but…." Toriel closes her eyes with a slight sigh. "But I saw the same signs as from Chara." She opens her eyes when she hears the watering can hit the ground.

Asgore is standing there staring in shock with his mouth open for a few moments before quickly trying to regain his composer. "What can I do to help?" He asks.

"Well for starter I invited them over later. Maybe we could all do something together." Toriel suggests in which Asgore nods in agreement to that.

"Yes. Please let me know if you want me to help in any way possible." Asgore informs her. "I will gladly be of assistance."

"Thank you." Toriel thanks him glad to hear that as she even smiles softly at it.

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Later in the day the skeleton brothers arrive in which Asgore comes over to greet them when they enter the castle.

"Greetings." Asgore greets them. "Come to the throne room. Toriel and Frisk are waiting for us."

"Sure thing your majesty!" Papyrus responds with a bow of his head then the two follow after Asgore to the throne room where Toriel and Frisk are indeed waiting.

"Come on! Join our game of ball!" Frisk calls to them spotting them then tosses the ball towards them.

"The great Papyrus can catch that easily!" Papyrus dashes forward and catches the big round red ball before it hits the ground. "Here it comes!" He tosses the ball back towards Frisk and Toriel.

"Let's join in shall we?" Asgore glances to Sans gently smiling.

Sans gives a shrug. "Sure. I guess I need a good daily work out."

So the two move closer as Frisk catches the ball only to toss it towards Toriel.

"Hey Sans catch!" Toriel tosses it towards Sans who watches it come towards him then uses his right hand to knock it away in which it flies towards Asgore.

"I got it!" Asgore uses one of his large hands to knock it back towards Papyrus.

"Nyeh!" Papyrus knocks it away towards Frisk who smacks it in which it flies for Sans.

Sans waits until the last moment before knocking it away in which it heads for Toriel.

Toriel laughs and hits it in the direction that Papyrus and Asgore are in.

The two head for it at the same time but Papyrus seems to notice and stops to let Asgore get it.

Asgore knocks it into Papyrus's direction who looks at it focused.

Papyrus smacks it away causing it to fly for Sans.

Sans knocks it away towards Frisk when it comes to him so he doesn't have to run for it.

They continue their game for a good while until Asgore, Sans and Toriel take a moment to take a break for some tea.

Papyrus and Frisk continue to play as the three watch the two try to keep the ball in the air for as long as possible while hitting it back and forth.

"Just watching them makes me bone tired." Sans admits before taking a sip of his tea while the two goat monsters have a chuckle at his pun.

"I sometimes wonder where they get all that energy." Asgore speaks in agreement before also sipping at his own tea. "It's like it goes on forever."

Sans chuckles himself at that. "That is so very true. Maybe we gotta ask them for their secret on having such energy."

"Well we could say that we mustache them a question." Asgore tries his hand at the puns causing both Toriel and Sans to laugh at his attempt.

"Nice one your majesty." Sans tells him before taking another sip of the tea.

"Please. Feel free to call me Asgore. Or King Fluffybuns if you wish." Asgore informs Sans who glances to him as he is sitting between Asgore and Toriel. "It is alright to do so." He smiles gently at the small skeleton.

"Well Fluffybuns." Sans gives a smile back. "I must say that truly suits you as you're quite fluffy."

Asgore laughs a little. "Yes. I suppose it does doesn't it." He speaks in agreement to that. He turns and knocks the ball back to the two when it heads in their direction. "I wonder if they'll end up getting tired."

Sans drinks the rest of his tea then lowers the cup to respond. "Probably not for awhile."

"Oh I was going to ask you." Toriel turns to Sans who turns to look to her. "Do you think it's okay if I stay over for a few nights? I'm alright with the couch so there's no need to worry about that."

"I don't see why not." Sans responds with a slight shrug. "But I have to warn you tonight is Mettaton's night show so we'll be up watching that."

"That's fine." Toriel assures him. "It sounds like fun."

Asgore smiles gently knowing that with Toriel on the case everything is going to turn out just fine.

After letting Frisk and Papyrus play for another hour or two the three decide that it's time to head off, especially if they are to catch Mettaton's show.

Once back at the skeleton brothers' place Papyrus and Sans prepare the couch to watch the show.

Toriel takes this moment to head into the kitchen to make some supper for all of them. She hums to herself as she works on some spaghetti since that's mostly what the two have in their house. She even starts the homemade sauce to go along with it. She hums to herself as she works until it is all done. She puts some spaghetti on three plates adding sauce on top. She puts out the fire magic she had been using to cook only to skillfully pick up the plates all three at once. She brings them out to the brothers finding the couch set up.

There is a pillow and blanket for each of them with Sans on the left end of the couch with his pillow between himself and the armrest.

Sans has his blanket slightly pulled over him stopping at his waist for now.

Papyrus has taken the middle sitting like he did when Toriel read them that story but this time he has a blanket draped over his back.

The lights are off save for the kitchen and the Tv.

Toriel lets the two get their plates of food to eat then settles at her spot on the other side of Papyrus.

"Welcome ladies and gentleman!" Mettaton greets as he appears on screen leaning back his hands slightly behind his head one leg pointed outwards. He makes a slightly kissy face in the direction of the camera. "To Night with Mettaton!" His lips change to a wide smile of greeting. "Tonight we have a very special program for you all to watch starring of course me Mettaton you're favorite host!"

"Wow lady Toriel." Papyrus comments when he doesn't have food in his mouth. "Your cooking skills can even rival my own. You have the great Papyrus's seal of approval that this spaghetti is wonderful! Truly your own style!"

"Thank you. I'm glad that you two are enjoying it." Toriel thanks him glancing to him as the two continue to eat it. She turns back to also continue eating.

"Oh darling!" Mettaton swoons laying on top of a piano the back of one of his hands placed on his forehead as well as one leg bent upwards trying to all look dramatic. "We start our program with an age old tale narrated by me."

The camera starts to zoom in to him as the piano begins to play keeping the one playing the piano out of the shot.

"It's about a dear princess and her rescuer who must go against a truly terrifying beast to save the beloved princess! Truly an honorable and classic tale for all of you wonderful viewers." Mettaton sits up his hand dropping down to rest on his hip as he looks at the camera with his visible eye half open. "And it all started in a little village at the foot of the castle."

The camera fades to black then fades into the next scene to begin the story in which Mettaton of course is playing the princess with a slightly long pink dress.

As the three finish their food they place the plates on the floor for now as they cuddle under their blankets to continue watching the Mattaton show.

"And with that we come to the end of our program. Goodnight all you darlings out there." Mettaton ends the program blowing a kiss at the camera before it fades to black.

Toriel glances to the boys and smiles to herself.

Sans fell asleep in the place he's been lying in for pretty much most of the show.

Papyrus seems to have drifted off into sleep with his pillow placed on Sans's legs with him laying on his side mainly his head on the pillow.

Toriel reaches down to where the remote was placed and turns off the Tv only to lay against her pillow by the other armrest. She lets herself drift into sleep feeling warm inside.