Chapter 7: All is Explained in Time
As Sans woke up, he suddenly remembered that Papyrus was still probably bothering Undyne. Not for Paps' sake, but for his own, he had to leave right now and go to Undyne's house. So with a snap of his fingers he was right outside Undyne's abode.
He could hear soft voices from inside. Sans couldn't make out what they were saying, but he assumed it was Papyrus and Undyne talking amongst the usual crashing. They did that a lot when Papyrus arrived early.
"i guess Paps is ok. but i've always wondered what their lessons are like." Sans thought to himself.
Sans knocked on her door and it opened in only a few seconds. Undyne had a look of surprise on her face.
"Oh! Hey Sans. Paps and I were just talking about… stuff."
Undyne seemed nervous. What had he walked in on?
"ah. okay. well i guess i'll leave if Paps is ok."
"... Nah. Why… don't you… come in...?" Undyne said with a grimace.
He was obviously interrupting something. But what was the problem? … What had he walked in on?
Then Sans heard Papyrus' voice from inside.
"Perfect. Now Sans can hear what you have to say too."
Sans was so utterly confused and yet intrigued at the same time. These two were acting so differently.
And he got to sit back and watch the fireworks.
Sans went in and sat at Undyne's table. "so. undyne. what is it that Paps and i need to hear?"
"Well…" Undyne started, "Papyrus heard that I got a human soul… and he's right."
"oh. huh."
"Oh my god Sans. Do you seriously have no reaction to this?!"
"i'm just not surprised. stuff like this can happen. and after something happens for the third time, it isn't that hard to believe."
"Wait. THIRD TIME?! How many Monsters do you know who have human Souls?!"
"well… there's me, Paps, and now you. and there should be 3 more out there. so, needless to say, it's unsurprising."
"WHAT ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT?!"
"never mind that. let me see your soul for a second."
"AND WHY WOULD I LET YOU DO THAT?"
"Undyne. Sans can help. I know he can," Papyrus chimed in.
"... Fine. But I demand answers."
"ok."
Undyne displayed her new Soul. A green one, like the grass on the surface.
"hmm. so you got the green soul. that represents kindness. interesting."
"Hey. Can SOMEONE tell me what's going on here?!"
Sans continued to ignore Undyne's growing anger and turned to Papyrus.
"hey bro. lemme see your soul again. i forgot the color."
"Alright. But you should make an effort to remember this kind of thing."
"don't worry. i will next time."
"Ok. That's good," Papyrus said as brilliant yellow soul appeared before him.
"and that must be the justice soul. also very intriguing," Sans muttered to himself.
"Hello! Earth to Sans! Can somebody clue me in to what's happening?"
"What the h*ll are you even talking about?!"
In response, Papyrus simply shrugged.
Papyrus hadn't an inkling of what Sans was talking about as well.
After his inspection of their Souls, Sans had been unusually quiet. And he wouldn't look at them.
There were several minutes of silence Papyrus could only assume was his brother deep in thought. Or Sans was staring at the ripples of his steaming drink absentmindedly. Both were viable options, considering.
Sans blinked. "well. i guess i was wrong," Sans muttered after he had finished inspecting his tea.
Undyne drew her spear, and summoned ten more just about to attack, just as Sans teleported out of the house. His brother was probably heading to Snowdin.
"That PUNK! Does he think he can just run away from me?!"
"Hey! Undyne! Calm down! He seems to be really sad right now. I may not know why, but it's no reason to…" Papyrus trailed off.
It WAS a reason to be angry. Papyrus knew he had to protect his brother at all costs, but at the same time he saw Undyne as justified in her attempted attack on the spot Sans had stood just moments before.
"I have to leave too… I may miss our cooking lesson. But we can reschedule!"
Papyrus ran out the door without looking back. Undyne yelled something to him but he didn't stop, nor did he care to listen. He needed to get home and find Sans.
