It was the morning of the next day. The rest of the evening went on without any sort of significant event. It was now Saturday, the day for sleeping in.

Unfortunately, Sans couldn't quite rest so easily. He could only think of what the anomaly on the machine could mean. His eye sockets snapped open.

"it's morning. i better check the machine," he said quickly. He threw off his covers and put on a lab coat. He used his magic to take himself to his lab, where the machine rested.

The machine was blinking rapidly. It began to beep.

Sans shook his head. "it's not a fluke." His eye sockets widened. "how do i warn the others against something that even i don't know?" Sans saw something in the corner of his eye. Something was moving behind him, but what? He had the door locked.

Suddenly, the thing attacked. Sans was rendered helpless. He screamed for help.

"papyrus! dad! frisk! someone help," he called out.

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...

...

But nobody came.

"SAAANSSS," Papyrus exclaimed. He knocked on the door. "Sans are you still sleeping," Papyrus asked.

Undyne walked past Papyrus, rubbing her eyes. She yawned. "Oh hey Papyrus. Is Sans still asleep," Undyne asked.

Papyrus nodded. He frowned. "I think so. This is why I don't allow Sans to choose when he goes to bed and when he wakes up."

"Do you need any help with the door? I could use something to help me wake up."

"Undyne, we don't need to have to replace another door," Papyrus groaned.

Undnye frowned. "Fine. If you change your mind," she started. She was interrupted by her own yawning. "...Just come and get me." She began to walk down the stairs. Once she was gone, Papyrus put his face on the door and tried to listen for the familiar snoring sounds his brother would make.

He heard nothing. There was a stark silence. Papyrus felt nervousness settle in his chest. "No Papyrus you cannot feel fear. Sans is fine. He's probably getting breakfast." He began to walk away. "But isn't Toriel cooking today? Surely my brother wouldn't miss that." He paused. for a moment. "I'll just check to make sure he's sleeping." Papyrus summoned a grey door and looked inside. The room was empty. Sans was nowhere to be found. Papyrus quickly shut the door and walked downstairs.

"Why hello Papyrus," Toriel greeted. "Is Sans awake yet?"

"You haven't seen him," Papyrus asked.

Undyne yawned. "I thought you said he was sleeping. Why would he come down here?"

"He wasn't in the room. He's gone."

Undyne scoffed. "Are you really worried about him? Maybe he's just getting a bite to eat."

"Do you think something's wrong, Papyrus," Toriel asked. She seemed concerned.

"I-I don't know. I just got really nervous when I didn't hear him snoring. I haven't seen him since I left his room." Papyrus sighed. "I guess I just needed to make sure he was okay."

Toriel smiled. "You're a good brother Papyrus. I'm sure he's fine."

Papyrus grinned. "Yeah! You're right Lady Toriel! I'm sure my brother went somewhere to eat or something! He did really like to eat out when we lived in the Underground."

"See? Maybe he wanted to see what the surface offered in terms of fast food."

"There's grease on the surface too," Undyne asked. She grinned. "Yes! Papyrus, we need to go find somewhere with cheese fries!"

"Yay... grease," he cheered weakly.

"You KNOW it," Undyne exclaimed. She quickly got out of her chair. "Come on Papyrus!"

Papyrus groaned and followed Undyne out the door.

Toriel chuckled. "Have fun you two," she called.

Frisk walked downstairs. Strange. Normally Papyrus would have woken her up by now, but she ended up sleeping in for an extra hour. Frisk grinned at this fact.

"I wonder what Mom's making for breakfast." She patted her stomach. It growled in response. Frisk giggled at the noise. "What do you think I'm going to do now," she asked.

Heavy footsteps followed behind Frisk. She turned around. A sleepy looking Asgore stumbled out of his room. He smiled at Frisk. "Hello there Frisk. Did you just wake up too?"

Frisk nodded. "Yeah. Normally Papyrus wakes me up, but he didn't today."

Asgore yawned. "Most of the time, I am awakened by Papyrus and Undyne shouting at the top of their lungs, but I guess that didn't happen today."

Frisk chuckled. "Now I'm just getting breakfast."

"Do you... do you think that Toriel would mind me eating breakfast with everyone else," Asgore asked almost timidly.

Frisk smiled. "I'm sure she'll be fine with it."

Asgore and Frisk walked down the stairs.

"Mom," Frisk shouted.

Toriel smiled. "What is it my child?"

"Can Asgore eat with us?" Frisk looked to Toriel with pleading eyes.

Toriel sighed. She smiled at Frisk. "I suppose. You really are too forgiving."

"Well, if I didn't forgive anyone, I wouldn't have any friends," Frisk explained. "Besides, they're all really sorry."

"I suppose that's true."

Asgore walked into the living room. "Hello Toriel."

Toriel sighed.

"I know that you hate me, but is there any way that we can at least become acquaintances?"

"No. Do you know how I felt, sending those children to their graves, and knowing that they would never come back," Toriel asked. "I was the one who protected them once they fell into the ruins. Every time they left, a piece of me went with them and shattered."

Asgore looked to the ground. "I'm sorry. I never wanted any of that to happen. I was overcome with grief, but I still did not want to hurt anyone. I just... wanted people to have hope."

Toriel sighed once again. "You could have gone through the barrier after one soul, then collected more once humans passed naturally."

"I know." He clenched his fists. "I didn't have to have those children needlessly suffer. I didn't need to make us needlessly suffer, but what could I have done? I was not in the right frame of mind. All I thought of was Chara and Asriel, how they died because of the humans." Tears began to flow down his cheek. "I missed them! I was heartbroken! I was in a position of power, and I abused it. After the first soul came to me, I knew that what I was doing was wrong, but it was too late. I didn't want to allow my people to give up hope. I had... someone... I don't remember who, work on a way to shatter the barrier without all the needless murders, but it never came."

Toriel looked concerned. "Asgore... have you really been thinking that the entire time?"

Asgore nodded sadly. "And you reminded me of how heavy my sins were." Asgore chuckled. "Strange. The Judge weighs the sins of others so they can meet me, but my burdens may be greater than anyone who's ever gone through that corridor."

"Asgore, don't beat yourself up," Frisk muttered. "You're a kind goat monster." She hugged Asgore. "I promise."

"It looks as if Frisk trusts you."

Frisk nodded excitedly. "Yeah! He's my friend!"

Toriel sighed. "Are you truly sorry?"

"I am. I've just wanted to see my family again."

"The perhaps, I'll forgive you." Toriel smiled.

Asgore looked up at Toriel. "Truly?"

"Don't get me wrong, I still do not stand by your actions, but you've been suffering through all that guilt for this long. Perhaps, we can be friends again."

"That would be nice, Toriel."

Frisk grinned. "Another happy ending! Now, can I have breakfast?"

Toriel smiled. "Of course!" She set down a piece of pie on the table for Frisk. "Enjoy!"

"Toriel, can I ask you something?"

"What is it," Toriel asked.

"Does Sans make you happy?"

Toriel smiled. "He does."

"Good. You deserve someone who can make you laugh. Now, may I also have a piece of pie?"

Toriel nodded and cut him a slice. She set it down at the table. "So how did you even find out? You're never around when me and Sans are together."

"Toriel, it's hard not to see it when Mettaton is the only thing that's played on our TV."

"Oh right."

Asgore sat down to eat his pie. "Finally. I've waited so long to eat this." He took a bite and sighed happily. "And it tastes just as good as I remember. This is truly a beautiful day."

And done! I didn't mean to have a fluffy Asgore moment, but I did. I really do like his character, even if I don't ship the two goats. (Not that I have a problem with the ship, it's just not what I ship.) I wanted Asgore to be happy for once. You gotta think, he's been dealing with some tough burdens.

I hope you enjoyed it! Sorry it's a little late today. I didn't know quite what I wanted to do after Papyrus left.

Anyway, bye guys!