A couple years later…
I was a guard now, at my station in Snowdin, by where Sans works, me supposed to be observing the lazy skeleton to make sure he does his job. I was in my armour, a heavier version of Undyne's.
"So you just sit here all day?" I asked him, crossing my arms.
"Yup." he says as he sat in a chair with his feet up.
"That sounds incredibly boring and dull, don't you have anything you can do?" I asked.
"I look at the convenient lamp over there." he said pointing at said lamp.
"Really? Nowhere nearby you can go to for something to do?" I asked.
"I head back to town for something to eat." he said. "Other then that not really."
"Well, I'm gonna look around." I said, walking off.
"Don't get lost." he yelled out. I rolled my eyes, walking forward and ending up at a large purple door. Curious, I knocked on the large door. I didn't get any answer so I put my head on the door. I heard a voice coming from inside, then the voice stopped and all I could hear was footsteps. They were coming toward me so I backed off and hid behind a tree.
I peeked around the tree to see a child in a striped sweater, it being blue with purple-pink stripes. I couldn't tell the gender of the child, so I walked forward into their path.
"Hey, kid." I said, looking down at them, them looking surprised to see me. "Whatcha doing all the way out here?"
"I… I don't really know." The kid said with his… or her, hands. I guess this kid is a mute. "I'm looking for a way back home."
"Lost, huh?" I asked, kneeling down, putting a comforting look on my face. "How about this, kid, tell me where you live, and I'll do my best to get you there." I said.
"Well… I live up there." the kid said while pointing up.
"...You're human, aren't ya, kid?" I asked. The kid nodded at me.
"And you look like a fish person." the kid said.
I chuckled at this, standing up. "Fair enough kid… I already said I'd help ya, so here, follow me." I said, turning around and walking forward. We walked for some time until we got to the archway.
"Hey kid, you know it's rude not to greet someone." someone said.
"Sans, what are you doing?" I asked, turning to look at him from the corner of my eye.
"Just saying hi." he said. "So, you found a human."
"Yep." I said, nodding. "Seventh human to fall."
"Huh? What do you mean?" The kid asked.
"It's nothing, so got a name? Ulfin here has a habit to not ask for one other name." Sans said.
"My name is Frisk." the kid said.
"Nice to meet you, Frisk." I said. "Now, let's work on getting you home, shall we?" Sans looked at me for a moment then at Frisk.
"You go on ahead, I have to… chat with Ulfin here." Sans said. Frisk nodded and went on a head. "Now… what do you mean by 'getting the kid home'? Like take him to the king or home home?"
"I have an idea." I said simply. "You remember how humans made the barrier?"
"Somewhat, never listen to the old stories of it." he said.
"Well, I know how the king… dislikes, what he has to do to free us, so I thought, if we got this human to use the power of the other SOULs…" I trailed off, looking at him expectantly. He put his bony finger in his skull as if he's cleaning his ear.
"What? You think this human can use the souls to open the door?" he asked as he looked at his bony fingers.
"Well, I was thinking if they couldn't themselves, then Alphys might be able to make something." I told him, shrugging. "I'm just saying, nobody has to die this time."
"Huh… you have a good heart for someone trying to get into the Royal Guard." he paused for a moment. "Speaking of Royal Guard we should hurry before my brother finds Frisk."
"That would be best." I agreed, turning and moving quickly forward. I headed back to the guard post and saw Frisk… talking to Sans? I still don't know how he does that. Before I could say anything a voice yelled out.
"SANNNNNNNNNNS! ULFINNNNNNNNNNNN!" The voice yelled. I sighed, knowing who it is.
"Quick kid, hid behind at convenient placed lamp over there." Sans said pointing at the lamp. Frisk hid behind it, odd that it matched what Frisk looked like, as Papyrus ran in.
"THERE YOU TWO ARE, WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING!?" he yelled.
"We were scouting." I said simply. "Papyrus, anything to report?"
"I HAVE ALL OF MY PUZZLES SET UP AND EVERYTHING." He yelled. "BUT I ALSO SAW THAT MY BROTHER OF MINE DIDN'T SET UP HIS!"
"I'll get around to it." he said.
"THAT WAS THREE DAYS AGO!" Papyrus yelled. "WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?!"
"Looking at this lamp." he said looked at me. "Aren't we kid."
"Before we went scouting." I agreed, nodding.
"YOU WERE JUST STARING AT THAT LAMP!?"
"Yup, go on, look at the lamp." Sans said. The three of us stared at the lamp for a few minutes before Papyrus spoke, I mean yelled.
"I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS, I GOT TO GET READY IF I SEE A HUMAN, BECAUSE IF I DO THEN I WOULD CAPTURE IT AND BRING IT IN FOR THE KING, THEN I'LL BE ACCEPTED INTO THE ROYAL GUARD, AND THEN I WOULD GET FAME, GLORY, AND MOST OF ALL…. FRIENDS!" He yelled.
"Sure bro, while you do that, me and Ulfin here will look at this lamp and scout around." Sans said.
"FINE, YOU BE LAZY AS ALWAYS! BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU SHOULD SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THE NEW KID, YOU DON'T WANT HIM TO SEE YOU AS A BAG OF LAZY, BONES, NYEHAHAHAHAHHAHA!" he laughed as he ran off, before coming back. "NYEH!"
"That… was random…" I said. "Alright, Frisk, it's safe to come out now."
Frisk peeked out from the lamp and walked to us. "That was… random."
"Yeah, but that's my brother for ya." Sans said. "I love him a lot but I don't think he has much of a chance getting in the Royal Guard, out the three of us Ulfin here has the best chance."
"I'm already in the Royal Guard." I reminded him. "I'm just here to make sure you do your job… but I also know you, so I didn't bother yelling at you."
"Oh right, again I don't listen to things well." he said as he went to the guard post and sat down. "Now, if you don't mind I got a job to do." he then put his feet up.
I rolled my eyes at this, before turning to Frisk and putting my hand out to them. "C'mon, Frisk, I'll lead you by hand, so no monsters try to mess with ya."
"Okay." the kid said taking my hand. I lead them through the forest, taking a way I knew past the traps set up, and ending up in Snowdin.
"Hungry?" I asked, looking at the shop.
"A little." Frisk said.
"Want here or Grillbys, then?" I asked, gesturing to the shop.
"What's Grillbys?" the kid asked.
"A bar, they got burgers and fries there." I told the kid.
"I guess Grillbys then." Frisk said. I nodded, leading them in and setting them into one of the seats by the bar, idly greeting all the guards we would've had to deal with on the way here.
"Fries or burger, Frisk?" I asked.
"Hmmm… burger please." the kid said. I nodded, turning to Grillby.
"Two burgers, please." I requested to the bartender. He nodded and went on working on the order.
"So… you're part of the Royal Guard huh?" Frisk asked.
"Yeah." I said, nodding. "I mostly joined just to learn how to defend myself, though, I've gotten very strong… I think I could beat Undyne and the King, if I needed to." I said in a whisper, smirking.
"Cool." Frisk smiled as our food came. We ate and talked until we were finished. We left the bar and headed out. "So… now where?"
"Now we head towards the castle." I said. We started to leave… but was stopped by Papyrus before we could leave Snowdin.
"AH HA! ULFIN, YOU HAVE FOUND A HUMAN! I'M AMAZED THAT THE HUMAN HAS PASSED MY AMAZING PUZZLES!" Papyrus yelled.
"Does he have to yell?" Frisk asked.
"He can't help it, he's just loud." I told them.
"WITH THE HUMAN IN OUR CUSTODY WE CAN GO TO THE KING WITH THE CAPTURE HUMAN AND I CAN JOIN THE ROYAL GUARD!" he yelled.
"Sure." I said. "Papyrus, go report to Undyne while I take the human to the castle, got it?"
"I DON'T HAVE TO, I GOT HER CELLPHONE NUMBER!" he yelled as he pulled out a cellphone.
"There's cellphones?" the kid asked.
"Yeah." I said. "They may not be as… advanced, as on the surface, but we use what we get."
"THERE! THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN SENT!" he yelled.
"Cool, now I'm going to take the human toward the castle, go man your post Papyrus." I said.
"YES SIR!" Papyrus yelled, saluted, and marched off.
"He's odd, but nice." Frisk said.
"Yeah, he is." I agreed, nodding. We went into Waterfall, me leading them by the hand again.
We got through Waterfall without a problem, surprisingly, us going into Alphys's lab. "Alphys!" I called.
"Yes? What is it Ul- oh." she started as she came in and saw Frisk. "Is… is that a human?"
"Yes." I said, nodding. "I wanted you to make something that would help them to connect to the… others, and use their power to break the barrier."
Alphes was silent for the most part. "How did you know about the others?"
"Alphys, six have fallen before this one, it's not that hard to figure out." I deadpanned.
"Oh… uuhh… right…" she said. She began to pace back and forth for a bit. "I wonder if there is a way to make something like that?"
"I believe you can do it." I said, smiling encouragingly at her. She smiled at me.
"Yeah…" she said softly. "I'll see what I can do." with that she headed into her Lab.
"Well… I think you'll be here for a while, kid… this might take a while." I said.
"Okay." the kid said.
"So, while we wait, wanna see if you can use magic?" I asked, smirking.
"Magic? There's magic here?" the kid asked with a head tilt.
"Monsters are mostly made of magic." I told them, smirking. "Watch this!" I exclaimed, summoning my weapon and slamming it into the ground, sending vibrations that slightly shook the building.
Frisk looked up, amazed at the display of power, before nodding eagerly, wanting to learn magic. "Follow me." I said to them, grabbing their hand and leading them into the training room.
When we got there, I pressed the button for the training dummies to appear. "Okay, now magic works different for everyone, but someone told me once that knowing how you think is a good way to unlocking what magic you can use." I told them.
"How you… think? You mean how one sees how the world works?" Frisk asked with a head tilt.
"Well, for me, I focus on needing my magic to do something, like attack or heal or protect." I told them. "I've been told it's different for everyone, though, so try a buncha different stuff."
Frisk thought for a moment and went to try… something. I saw a red aura around the kid before fading away. I looked around and saw nothing has happened.
"You were close, what'd you think about?" I asked. Frisk shrugged.
"I don't know, just did… something." the kid said.
"Well, we can worry about it later." I decided. "Now, I've heard around that sometimes you have to imagine what the magic is gonna look like or do before ya try to use it, try making some kinda attack or shield."
Frisk nodded and looked away from me and stood there. After a few moments the red aura came back and made a red shield in front of Frisk.
"Great job!" I said, smiling widely. "Now, try making a attack of some kind, if you need to, use that stick you have there to help, and gimme everything you got, I can take it." I told them, forming my green shield in front of me. The kid looked at the stick with both hands and looked nervous, then they ran up to my shield and swung at it… the stick bounced off it and out of the kids hands.
"Alright, not much of an attacker… try disrupting my shield, then." I decided. Frisk took the stick again and turned to me and thrust the stick out… nothing happened. Frisk spent the next ten minutes waving the stick around before just throwing the stick which did nothing.
"Huh… try putting your magic into the stick, then striking." I suggested, grinning encouragingly. "I believe you can do it, human!"
The kid picked up the stick and had a serious look on them. They ran at me with the stick and hit my shield, which it shattered. I dodged the strike that would've otherwise hit me, a wide smile on my face.
"Great job, human, I knew you could do it!" I cheered. The kid smiled as they sat down.
"Yay…" the kid said.
"Tired?" I asked, sitting in front of them. The kid nodded.
"Never… felt this tired before." the kid said.
"Yeah, magic's real tiring the first time." I told them. "Here, drink some water." I said, handing them a water bottle.
"Thanks." Frisk said, taking the bottle. They opened it and drank half of it.
"Well, I think that's good for today, how about ya come with me and we can both take a nap?" I suggested. The kid nodded and stood up, following me.
I went into the elevator, leading them down into the lab and to my room. "You can get my bed, if you want." I told them. "I can just pull out a spare blanket or something."
"Thank you." the kid said as they took the bed. I pulled a blanket and set it down. Removing my armour and revealing my more casual clothes underneath, I layed down on the blanket on the floor, falling asleep.