"...and that is how to multiply fractions," Sans explained. Trails of blue magic formed a simple multiplication fraction and its required work. "pretty simple, huh?" Sans grinned lazily. "that teacher of yours needs to listen to you guys, 'cause obviously her lessons are dumb."

The three children nodded. "Yeah! She didn't even take in consideration that we're new," Chara muttered. She frowned.

"The teacher's nice, but she does have another class," Frisk defended. "Still, it would be nice to have one-on-one help."

"well, said teacher also gave you guys like a month worth of homework. not only is she making you do all this work, but now i have to actually do things too." Sans sighed. "oh well. could be that social studies teacher."

"Do we have to do all this today," Asriel whined. "My hand is killing me."

Sans chuckled. "nah. we'll pick back up tomorrow. i don't really feel like doing anything either." He winked. "class is dismissed."

"Yes! Finally," Chara children packed their bags back up and walked out.

Sans stopped Asriel as he was trying to leave. "eh... i actually have to talk to ya."

"But I wanna stay wi-," Asriel started.

"it'll only take a few moments." Sans shut the door and locked it. "uh... so i've asked you to stay behind because of verdana. er... the cat."

Asriel gulped and nodded. "Yes?"

"i saw how you looked at the cat. there's something off about it, at least in your eyes right?"

Asriel began to sweat. "Uhhh?"

"no need to tell me, your face betrays you kid," Sans explained. He grinned at his pun. "so uh… what's wrong with the cat?"

"It's not a cat," Asriel muttered

Sans was taken aback. "er... what? but uh… it's got the exact shape and features as one of those little guys."

"Have you ever paid really close attention to her face?"

Sans scoffed. "well of course. i read facial expressions. she's a black cat, who typically looks bored, and has some strange scar running from her nose to the top of her head." He rubbed his neck. "that uh… is segmented… sorta like stitching…. okay, you have a point asriel. she's not a cat, but something else."

Asriel nodded. "Yeah." Asriel frowned at the ground.

"wow uh… based on that expression, i'd have to figure that it isn't a stowaway from another universe. i'm guessing that she lacks the ability to feel."

Asriel nodded. "You're really good at guessing."

Sans grinned. "it's one of my many talents." He scratched his head. "er... i suppose i should look into this." He sighed. "you guys sure do like making me work now don't ya?"

"Sorry Sans," Asriel squeaked. "... But you were the one to question me about this."

"hehe. that's true." He stretched and opened the door. "welp, guess i got a cat to stalk now. see ya kiddo." He waved at Asriel.

"Bye Sans," Asriel said in farwell. He closed the door behind him. Asriel looked down the hall and spotted a tiny black figure.

Verdana came racing towards Asriel. "Hey! I gotta talk to you for a second."

"Did you remember anything?"

"Eh… sorta." Verdana sighed. "More like fragments, but I was hoping you could maybe piece it together."

The door opened again. Verdana and Asriel were startled. "and i'll help too," Sans insisted.

Asriel clutched his chest. "You scared me," he stammered.

"sorry asriel." Sans knelt down and picked Verdana up. He examined the cat more closely.

"What are you doing," Verdana demanded.

"relax buddy. i'm just checking something." He ran his finger from the bridge of Verdana's nose to the top of her head. "yup, that's string alright." Sans set the cat down. "Well, i overheard you two talking earlier, and i was curious. looks like it's true. you're not a cat afterall. boy, dad's gonna be really disappointed. chances are though, he'll be fine if we help ya with your problem."

Verdana's eyes widened. "You're going to help too?"

"yeah. why not? i'm not gonna let another soulless monster run around and potentially ruin our happy ending. so about your memories, what fragments need piecing together?"

Verdana's ears pinned down to the side of her head. "Do we have to talk here?"

Sans chuckled. "guess not. i know where we can go. just hold on." Sans winked and grabbed the cat yet again. Asriel held onto Sans' hood. In a flash of blue light, the trio left the building.

Sans, Asriel, Verdana appeared in a small workshop. "welcome to one of the most secure locations in all of the underground," Sans exclaimed. He set down the cat. "my secret workshop!"

"It's not really a secret anymore," Asriel muttered. "You helped me here with Dr. Gaster and Alphys. Not to mention that you were attacked in your lab by that weird 'Fresh' guy."

Sans shuddered. "let's not remind the skeleton about that event. you've got a point though. it isn't so secret anymore, but that's not the reason why we're here. verdana, i believe you've got something to say to us."

Verdana nodded. "I've had these glimpses of my past, I think. Every time I try to think of the events, they become all foggy. There are some things that always stay with me though. I remember that I lived in the Capital, first off."

Sans nodded and pulled out a notebook. He began to write the details on it. "got it."

Verdana raised an eyebrow. "Are you writing down my story?"

Sans nodded. "easier to remember this way. lotta resets can mess with ya. anyway, continue."

"Right. Uh… the next thing I remember is flirting with some man over the phone. The voice sounds familiar, but I'm not sure who it is."

"ooh, weren't you the romantic type," Sans teased. He wrote down the detail while smirking.

"Ha ha. Very funny. The next thing that happened was a sudden power outage. In the darkness of the house, I could only see a pair of yellow eyes. Finally, I fell and turned to dust." Verdana frowned. "And on a cat plush, as you can tell by this form here."

Sans nodded. "welp, this must've been built before the core was finished, or at least before it was fully functional. another possibility is that someone cut the power in your house."

"So a murder," Asriel questioned.

Sans chuckled. "there isn't a question about whether the cat was murdered or not. unless this person with yellow eyes was a lover or something, which i doubt since she mentioned that she was flirting over the phone."

"These eyes were angry for some reason," Verdana added.

Asriel winced. "That's horrible!"

"so from what i can gather, you were sitting in your house alone and talking over the phone. suddenly, the power went out and you tried to determine the cause. while looking, you saw a pair of yellow eyes and were killed by the owner of those eyes." Sans frowned. "either this monster had a lot of LOVE, or you had really low hp. it could also be a mixture of both."

"Maybe we can check her stats," Asriel offered.

Sans shrugged. "worth a shot, i guess." Sans focused on Verdana. White wording appeared in front of him.

"LV 1," it read.

"well, you haven't killed anyone. good for you," Sans lazily cheered. "other than that, nothing."

Asriel sighed. "Sorry Verdana."

She shook her head. "It's fine. You both tried to help me. Maybe I'll try taking another nap to get information."

Sans grinned. "ey, that sounds like a good idea to me."

Asriel chuckled. "Of course it does," he exclaimed.

"in fact, i think i might take a quick nap too." Sans grabbed Verdana placed her on the counter. Sans climbed up and leaned against the wall. "how 'bout you kid? are you gonna take a nap?"

Asriel smiled. "Maybe." He climbed onto the counter and positioned himself in the corner on the opposite side of Sans. "Goodnight." All three monsters closed their eyes and drifted to sleep.

And done! So, here we are at the crossroads again. Several paths have been opened to you, the readers. Will you accept the prophecy that has been laid out, or will you make your own destinies?

If you choose to have the path go as history would see it, the option would be Seal their Fate.

Now since there are several ways this can go, I have listed some acronyms down below.

Eik

Cal

Sal

Eil

De

Gid

You won't know what you've chosen until it's too late. Choose wisely, for everyone's fate is in your hands.

Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter! Bye guys!