"So did those idiots steal your binder again," Chara asked as she sat down at the table.

Asriel shook his head and smiled. "Nope! Although people were trying to pet me," he stated.

Frisk and Chara giggled. "Well, you are a very soft and fluffy monster," Frisk offered.

"The fluffiest monster," Chara added.

Asriel blushed and shrank back. "I'm not a dog!"

Frisk giggled and took out her lunchbox. "So, what'd you all get?"

Asriel and Chara pulled out their lunches. "Well, looks like Mom made sandwiches," Chara stated. She pulled out a square-shaped box with a sandwich inside. She gasped and pulled out another box. "And she packed pie!"

Frisk and Asriel unpacked their boxes and grinned. "We have the best mom," Frisk exclaimed. Asriel nodded.

A dark shadow blotted out the light source. Everyone looked up to see a very angry boy standing over them. Chara sighed and put her food away. "Okay, so you wanna tango again?"

"Shut it," he yelled. "I would've won if you didn't do all that dodging that you did." He grabbed Chara by her seater collar. Chara crossed her arms.

"So you do wanna fight."

Bruce growled. "I don't want a fight, I want a beatdown!"

Chara smirked. "I can arrange that but unfortunately for you, I'm trying to be a kinder person."

Bruce threw her to the ground and grabbed Chara's lunchbox. "Now what do ya have here?"

"It's called, 'lunch.' I know, such a foreign concept, but it's the mean before dinner and after breakfast," Chara remarked.

Bruce set down the lunch and balled his fists up. He turned his sights to Frisk and Asriel. "You're her family, right?"

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Chara threatened.

Bruce reeled back and attempted to punch Frisk. She ducked and grinned. "Do you have a band-aid," she asked with a smile. Bruce shook his head and swung again. "'Cause I think I scraped my knees falling for you." She pointed at the bully and made a kissing face.

Bruce froze. He started sweating and his face turned bright red. "Sh-Shut it!" He started swinging again, but each blow was poorly airmed. He eventually stopped trying and instead stormed off. "I'll remember this," he yelled.

Frisk walked towards Chara and helped her up. "Did you just flirt with him," Chara questioned.

Frisk nodded. "It always works with people like him. That's one of the few lessons I've learned from watching people on the streets."

Asriel sighed. He began to laugh. "That was so cheesy Frisk!"

Frisk smirked. "You know it. I've learned several bad pickup lines." She looked to her lunchbox. "Now let's eat," Frisk cheered.

Chara checked her dessert before eating her sandwich. It was a slice of butterscotch-cinnamon pie. On the side of the pie was a bar of chocolate. She quickly looked at the deserts packed for Frisk and Asriel, but found no extra snack. "She really does care," Chara quietly said. She smiled. "Even after everything I've done."

Papyrus knocked on Sans' door. "Sans, I have to talk to you for a moment," he called.

"come in papyrus."

Papyrus turned the knob and walked inside. He shut the door behind him. "Greetings dear brother! Are you doing well today?"

Sans nodded. "yeup. perfectly fine." He was sitting on his bed.

"Well, I have something to talk about. Uh... I maybe... snuck out yesterday," Papyrus admitted.

Sans looked alarmed. "you what?"

"I wanted to know the full story, and I found out what his side was." Sans frowned. He stood up and began to check Papyrus over. "Dad didn't do anything. We just talked over some spider donuts."

Sans nodded and sat back down on his bed.

"Did you know we had a mom," Papyrus asked.

Sans sighed. "well uh... that's sorta how that works. so she had something to do with this?"

"Eh... sorta. I can contact Dad and have him explain the story, if you want."

Sans shook his head. "tell me what he told you first, then i'll talk to him, just to see if they match up."

"Okay. So, Dad had a wife and she was like you with your stats," Papyrus started.

"name?"

Papyrus paused. "I think it was Calibri."

Sans nodded and took a piece of paper and a pencil. He wrote down the name as a note. "got it. continue."

"He just wanted to make you stronger, because he discovered a pile of dust one day when he came home. He didn't know all the things he knows now. He just wanted to help you," Papyrus insisted.

Sans scribbled a few notes on the paper. "is that the basics?"

Papyrus nodded. "Indeed it is!"

"call him."

Papyrus grinned and dialed the number. The line rang a couple of times before being picked up. Papyrus set the phone on speaker.

"Why hello Papyrus."

"Hello Dad! So, I need you to tell that story again," Papyrus stated.

"I see. Sans is in the room, I'm assuming."

"yup. get to talkin," Sans commanded.

There was a gulp. "Sans, I want to preface this by saying that I'm deeply sorry for that day. I was wrong in doing that, even if my intentions were good."

"whatever. i'll decide if you had good intentions or not."

"I-I see. Well, your stat problems are the root of this whole issue. You see, on my late wife's side of the family, the stats are unstable. There are frequent members of her family with extremely low stats. I knew this, but didn't think anything of it until it was too late for my wife, Calibri."

Sans placed a checkmark by the name. "continue."

"I was working with determination, the trait that allows humans to reset time, to break the rules of this world. I hoped that it would help, but I didn't know it could prove deadly to you. I just wanted to help you," Gaster explained. ""I regretted it once you started screaming, but it was too late. I was still to stuck in my own prison of good intentions but bad actions. I said something about Papyrus, as I didn't know where his stats stood at the time, and you began screaming at me. I didn't want you to be scared of me, so I messed with your memories."

Sans sighed and looked over his notes. "well, your story checks out in my notes. doesn't mean i forgive you right off the bat, but i can't accuse you of experimenting on your children."

"Can I please come back," Gaster pleaded. "All I want at this point is to mend this relationship."

"sure. you can come back, but i'm keeping my eye socket on you."

"Oh thank you! You can't imagine how much this means to me," Gaster exclaimed.

Sans scoffed. "whatever. there'll be rules in light of this."

"I understand. Sans, I'll see you soon." Gaster hung up.

Papyrus grinned. "Yes! Everything's going to go back to normal soon!"

"I'm in control, you can't do anything."

"I hate you."

"Ooh! Look at the insults! Try again."

"They're my friends and my family. Why would I want to do this?"

"You may not want to, but I have all the power."

"You're a despicable being. Just how sadistic are you?"

"You already have that answer."

"I hate you."

"A black cat is typically unlucky." An animal looked at itself in the reflection of the water. "Unlucky is the black cat," it stated. Shimmering stones helped to shine light on the creature. The creature was a tiny housecat and was a black cat. It wore a pair of orange mittens on it's front paws and a pair of pink on its rear paws. The cat's fur seemed to shimmer in the light.

The cat sighed and patted the water. "The black cat doesn't look for trouble, but trouble always seems to find the cat." The cat walked away from the water and bounded towards a cave entrance. Snow met the cat's paws. It initially reeled back from the cold, but soon went on. "Hmm... where's the warmest place at the moment? In the past, Grilby's would be the warmest, but now he's gone." The cat sighed. "Everyone's gone. No warmth for me!"

The cat walked past the houses. It stopped at a wooden house with lights on. The cat grinned and ran to the door. It pawed at the door. "Meow," it wailed.

There were footsteps behind the door. The door opened to reveal a skeletal man wearing a black lab coat. He had cracks on his face. The man smiled at the cat. "Why hello there! What are you doing here?"

The cat froze. "A skeleton," the cat thought.

The skeleton frowned. "Oh. Are you scared of me? Understandable. We don't get cats down here very often. He grabbed the cat and brought it up to his face. The skeleton smiled. "You're so soft!" He shut the door behind him. "So, I'm assuming you're a stray, correct?"

The cat shrugged.

"Do you have a home?"

The cat shrugged again.

"Well, do you have a name?"

Another shrug.

The skeleton sighed. "Can I give you a name?"

The cat nodded.

"Well then, let me think." He placed the cat on the table and pondered for a moment. "Well, I'm not the best with naming things, but you look like a Verdana to me. How's that name?"

The cat shrugged once more.

"You're a hard cat to please, aren't you?"

The cat brought it's paw to it's mouth. It replied with a nod.

"Well, is it a decent name?"

The cat nodded.

The skeleton sighed. "Okay. You'll be now known as Verdana." He set the cat on the ground. "I should introduce myself if I am able to bring you with me. My name is W.D. Gaster," he stated. Gaster smiled.

Verdana chuckled at the name. "What do they stand for," it asked quietly.

Gaster's eyes widened. "A talking cat?"

Verdana shrugged. "Why not. There are talking dogs."

Gaster pulled a chair and sat in it. "That is true. So, why did you start with a mute cat act?"

"Excuse me? I believe I asked you a question."

"Answer my question and I'll answer your question."

The cat sighed. "It's cause I thought a human homeless person was living down here. Nope! It's just a skeleton."

"That does make sense, I suppose. So you wanted to know what the initials stood for?"

Verdana nodded. "Yeah. And I will find out some way. Curiosity killed the cat, you know."

Gaster chuckled. "I suppose you're right. Well, if you really want to know, my full name is Wingding Aster, but that, quite honestly, is a mouthful, so I instead go by Gaster."

"Ahaaah. I get it. Well, I hope you don't mind me taking a nap. Walking from the Capital to here was very tedious."

Gaster frowned. "You walked all the way here from there?"

The cat shrugged. "What else am I supposed to do for entertainment. I always travel back and forth between Snowdin and the Capital."

Gaster picked the cat back up. "Verdana, you do not have to walk that distance. I will take you with me and you shall sleep in my room. Even if I have to keep you hidden, I will still provide a home for you." Stars were practically in his eyes. "I mean... if it's okay with you."

Verdana sighed. "Okay. Why not. "

"Yes," Gaster cheered.

The cat smiled. "You remind me of someone in a faded memory," the cat thought.

And done! So, people are already making theories about the two voices. I can't say anything on the subject, like at all. It's building up to something. Now there's a cat too! Hooray for the cat! (I couldn't think of a name, so I just used a font.)

This version of Gaster loves cats, if you couldn't tell. They are his favorite animals.

Anyway, thank you for reading. Bye guys!