Chapter 8
The group finally made it outside the laboratory in the forest as the walked inside. The door was unlocked. In front of them was Gaster, holding a knife to Papyrus' throat. "Once more step, and the brother dies" he hissed as they all froze. They couldn't take any chances as a large cage was dropped on everyone. Gaster dropped both the teen and the knife as Papyrus struggled to get out of being chained. He was soon taped by his mouth and stuck with handcuffs behind his back, scared out of his mind. Sans could only stare at the scene. His brother was in trouble, yet he couldn't save him. Just like in Snowdin. "I welcome you with open arms" his brother said, but he was killed in an instant. Sans felt himself die in the inside as he looked down and cried. "Wh-why am I j-just so *sniff* h-help-pless to st-stop him, I'm n-nothing more than a w-waste of *sniff* precious space" he said, hitting the side of his fist against the floor. He looked up from his tantrum, only to be reminded of being so useless. He cried again and looked up to see all seven girls holding hands, their hair going upwards. They closed their eyes and smiled when their hair got longer, some of them grew wings, and all of them got horse like ears as a rainbow blast came from their circle, breaking the cage and attemping to hit Gaster. They were shocked when they noticed that he only flung the blast to the side. "Ha, you think I would fall for that little move you call the magic of friendship. Well, I've been studying that and found ways to block it, so the joke's on you" he stated, smirking. No one noticed the rage that built up inside of Papyrus as he managed to break the chains keeping him on the floor. "You won't hurt my brother" he said. "You WILL NEVER HURT MY BROTHER" he repeated, this time screaming as his eyes turned orange as he charged, dodging every attack that came his way. He grabbed Gaster by his arm and snapped it in half. "Thats just a pinch compared to what I'll do if you hurt him" he said as a smirk grew on his face. A terrifying smirk that only meant one thing. "Just breaking his arm gave him that much Lv, we gotta get out of here, now" Sans screamed as they all climbed out of the cage. They ran into the forest, waiting for Papyrus to calm down. They saw a figure walking over to them. "Papyrus" Rarity whimpered as the figure nodded. "What happened, I remember getting mad, and breaking Gaster's arm, but then I blacked out" he said as Chara nodded. "Yep, simply breaking Gaster's arm filled you to the brim with Lv, that's what happened" she said, crossing her arms. "I only meant to protect my family, my friends" he said before getting on his knees. "Now I'm a monster" he whispered before placing his hands on his face, crying. "You're not a monster, Pap, you're only powerful now, it's your choice to use that power rather than hurt it" Sans explained as Papyrus jumped in his, crying on his shoulder. "It's okay, it will be okay, always, I will be here" Sans said calmly. "Thank you, Big brother" Papyrus said in between sobs. They both got up and tried to leave, but froze. "Aren't you guys coming" Sunset asked as the two were dragged backwards. "We can't, he's got us, no" Sans yelped, trying to run but failed. He knew to at least save his brother as he grabbed the same blue heart with his power and moved it to the others with so much force that Papyrus was thrown into the crowd. "Sans, NO" he screamed, tears falling. "It's okay, bro, at least I knew I protected you" Sans said, looking down. "NO" Papyrus screamed as he focused his power on saving his brother and pulling him close, catching him. Sans slowly opened his eyes to see that he was in Papyrus' arms, crying slightly. "Why didn't you just leave me there" he asked. "Why would I do that" he asked as Sans only shrugged. "I could hurt you, you've seen my powers go haywire, so why save me if you could get killed" Sans asked again, being brought closer. "Because you're my brother, and I'm never leaving you, even if it means I die" Papyrus said, crying. "Come on, we need sleep for tomorrow's school day, so let's go" Twilight said as both brothers wiped tears from their eyes and walked home.
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"AHH, I'm gonna be late" Sans screamed, grabbing his hoodie and running to the school building. "Great, karma for laziness, just peachy" he muttered as he made it to class in record time. "And with 5 seconds to spare" he said, sitting down and trying not to sleep. But last thing he remembered was this "Sans, don't sleep in class". "Wha, huh, oh, sorry Mr. Cranky, just, had a bad time last night" he said, referring to the kidnapping. "Why is that" Cranky asked, making Sans' eye twitch out of anger. "My little brother was kidnapped that's why" he screamed, causing everyone to back up. He looked around and saw Papyrus pointing to his left eye and mouthing "hurry and calm down" before Sans held onto his own eye to keep from attacking anyone. Usually when the flames are covered, his powers get brought down gradually. Once he could stop feeling the numb warmth of the flame, he placed his hand back on the desk. He looked down and cried a bit before stopping. His power went haywire again. He could have hurt his brother. He shook those thoughts away before finishing class and walking to the next one. He accidentally cried a bit in the beaker filled with chemicals, causing another explosion, which gave him an F. Today was just not his day. He walked into the cafeteria, grabbing as many ketchup packets without getting caught and sitting down with everyone else. "So, how's class been" Twilight asked (Like a boss). "Oh, um, it was fine" he replied, looking down and just putting ketchup in his mouth one by one, not stopping. "Yeah, something's wrong" Papyrus said as Sans only turned away, a ketchup packet still in his mouth. "Tell us what's wrong, that is, um, if you want to" Fluttershy asked. He only looked at them and smiled, his eyes closed and tears in them. "I'm okay, there's nothing wrong, I'm fine" he said cheerfully, but on the inside he wanted to tell everyone about the fact that he was scared of hurting his family. "Please, we need to know" Sunset demanded. "No, I'm fine, it's all good, there's nothing wrong" he said, more tears falling as he kept his eyes closed. He wanted everything to be over at that moment, but wouldn't say that out loud. He picked up his tray and threw it in the trash before putting his hands in his pockets and storming out. "I want to die, I want to die, I WANT TO DIE" he screamed, banging his head against his locker door. "Brother, what are you doing to yourself" he heard someone scream. He turned his head and saw Papyrus, a few tears falling down his face. "So, you saw that" Sans asked as Papyrus only nodded, more tears falling. "I... want it all to be over, if Chara's weapon only sends us to another plain of existance, what's the point of dying in the first place" Sans said as he started crying to some extent. "Why would you even want to die, you're the best person I know, you're strong, kind, funny to some degree. You are my favorite person in the world, I would get rid of all chances of popularity for you, my brother" Papyrus said as Sans only turned away and left. "Brother" he whispered before following him. He followed him to the roof and internally screamed. His older brother was standing at the edge of the roof, his hands outward. "SANS NO" he screamed as his older brother fell. Papyrus used his powers to catch him in record time. "Sans, what were you thinking!? Tell me, please... I don't want to lose you" Papyrus screamed, shaking his older brother. "I'm only a waste of space, a waste of air, so I might as well get rid of myself" Sans said, turning his head away. "No, you're not a waste of space, you never were, and you never will be" Papyrus said, holding Sans close. "Yes, I am, the only reason you're saying that is because you're my baby brother, you're supposed to look up to me" Sans said, crying. "No, you're more than a brother, you're a friend, a best friend, you have more friends than I can count, so please, stop" Papyrus yelped, holding him even closer and crying.
A/N: I'm sorry for the feels at the end! I had to cut it short so I wouldn't cry myself. I'm sorry to those who didn't enjoy the feels train. :'( please review