Frisk couldn't help but smile as she walked across the bridge only to pause when she noticed Sans and Papyrus at the other end waving to her.

"Hello human, are you ready for your next puzzle?" Papyrus asked with a grin. "It's sure to be the most difficult one yet."

"What kind of puzzle is it?" Frisk inquired with a big smile only for it to slowly vanish as a spike ball, flames, two spears, a cannon, and a dog hanging from a rope all appeared around the end of the bridge.

"This puzzle, is known as The Gauntlet of Deadly Terror." Papyrus answered. "As soon as I activate this puzzle each part will begin to violently swing up and down, the moment I give the word it will fully activate."

"Activate, but it looks a little too hard to solve." Frisk admitted nervously.

"Too hard?" Papyrus asked before looking at the puzzle. "Well… perhaps it is a bit too simple to outsmart you with this puzzle."

"Yeah, then again would winning with this one be much fun Paps? I mean it looks a little too easy for you to capture her." Sans pointed out to him.

Papyrus looked at the puzzle in thought before nodding. "Looking at the puzzle you may have a point, defeating the human with…"

"Frisk." Sans interjected. "Her name's Frisk Paps."

"Frisk? I see well human Frisk that is a rather nice name." Papyrus smiled.

"Thanks, your name's really cool too Papyrus." Frisk smiled back.

"Well as I was saying, defeating you with this puzzle seems too easy and not very fun at all." Papyrus admitted. "It seems I must resort to my last strategy in order to capture you."

"Last strategy?" Frisk asked curiously as Papyrus walked off into Snowdin. "Sans, what is he talking about?"

"I have a feeling I know what he means Frisk." Sans told her. "His puzzles weren't able to help him capture you so I think he's going to have to fight you himself."

"Oh, but I don't want to fight Papyrus." Frisk admitted sadly. "He's really nice and his puzzles are super fun."

"I know what you mean Frisk, well hopefully things will work out for everyone." Sans mentioned quietly.

Frisk nodded before taking a deep breath and walking into Snowdin before smiling as she looked around before walking into a small store where a rabbit monster was behind the counter. "Hi."

"Well hello there, how can I help you?" the rabbit monster inquired with a smile.

"I was wondering if there was anything I could buy." Frisk answered before noticing a package of treats called Bisicles. "Oh, may I purchase three Bisicles?"

"Of course, that will be 45G." the rabbit monster said politely before Frisk handed her the money. "Here you are, enjoy."

"Thank you very much." Frisk smiled before walking out and looking around before a small yellow monster with no arms ran up to her.

"Hi. You're a kid, aren't you?" the monster asked.

"That's right, how'd you know?" Frisk asked with a smile.

"You're wearing a striped shirt just like me." the monster grinned. "My name's Monster Kid."

"It's nice to meet you Monster Kid, my name's Frisk." Frisk told him.

"Nice to meet you too Frisk." Monster Kid smiled before pausing. "I'll see you later, I have to take go do something."

With those words Monster Kid ran off as Frisk smiled.

"Probably going to see Undyne." Frisk smiled to herself before walking through the town smiling only to look down sadly again only to shake her head. "No, I promised my friend I would be there when he needs me and that means I have to keep going."

With that thought in mind Frisk continued walking through Snowdin before reaching a familiar house as she turned and smiled before leaving the town only to immediately walk into a heavy blizzard that made moving forward difficult until she saw a shadow in front of her.

"Hu… Frisk, is that you?" Papyrus inquired. "You've finally come this far, haven't you?"

"It is Papyrus, but I really don't want to fight you. Isn't there another way, can't we be friends and solve puzzles instead?" Frisk asked hopefully.

"I would like that as well. However, I must capture you if I am to ever join the royal guard." Papyrus answered. "You are a very kind human but I have made up my mind."

Frisk could feel tears building in her eyes before the image of Papyrus with his head knocked off entered her mind and she collapsed to her hands and knees.

"Frisk?" Papyrus asked. "Have you retreated into the town?"

Frisk swallowed before wiping her eyes. "I'm here Papyrus, I don't want to do this but… if we have to fight then I'll do everything I can."

As Frisk said that the blizzard died down revealing Papyrus looking uncertain as the fight started and he launched a few bones at her that she dodged around.

"You truly do not want to fight?" Papyrus asked noticing Frisk's face. "Then perhaps I will end this quickly with my fabled blue attack."

"Blue stop signs." Frisk whispered as the blue bones passed through her harmlessly only for a sudden weight to drag her to the ground moments before a small bone struck her.

"You're blue now, that's my attack." Papyrus explained.

Frisk looked at her hands and sure enough they had a blue glow around them. "Wow, that's really cool Papyrus. Um… what happens now?"

"Now? Well when you're blue you have to jump over my attacks to avoid them but my magic is holding you to the ground so you can't and I will be able to capture you." Papyrus answered.

"Oh… well I don't want to be captured I want to solve more puzzles with you and maybe… be your friend?" Frisk admitted hopefully as Papyrus paused. "Your puzzles are really fun and I like trying to solve them, and we have to share the spaghetti remember?"

"I…" Papyrus started before frowning. "I don't know… No, I cannot be your friend. I must capture you, it is what I've wanted my entire life. To capture a human and become the newest member of the royal guard."

Frisk felt herself starting to cry hearing that only to wipe her eyes and look up at Papyrus just in time to jump over a bone approaching her.

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Sans slowly opened his eyes as he looked at the ceiling of the Snowdin Inn and realization dawned on him, the past day wasn't just a horrible nightmare.

"This is my life now, one final timeline that I have to go through. I don't know how long it'll take Frisk to get through the Underground and reach the barrier but even so I promised she wouldn't have to go through this again. I just have to make sure I'm there when she makes it." Sans told himself before looking at the SOUL floating next to him. "Chara… I just hope that somehow this ends up working because if it doesn't then well, I don't know what we'll do."

With that thought in his head Sans looked out the window before closing his eyes as he left the Inn and took one final look around seeing the empty town as his eyes stopped at his house where he closed his eyes.

"Paps probably told her about what I'm doing, I just hope I can handle myself because if she beats me, and honestly I'm pretty sure she will, all of this will be for nothing." Sans mentioned quietly as he took one more look at Chara's SOUL.

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Frisk jumped over yet another sequence of bones Papyrus launched towards her only to get hit again as she felt herself nearly ready to fall over.

"Frisk, are you alright?" Papyrus asked uncertainly. "Are you ready to be captured?"

"Not yet." Frisk answered before taking a deep breath. "I think I can keep going a little longer."

Papyrus looked at her uncertainly before nodding well then it's time I show you my special attack."

The moment Papyrus said that however the two of them noticed a small white dog chewing on a bone behind Papyrus.

"Aw, he looks so cute." Frisk smiled. "Is he your pet Papyrus?"

"No, this dog is not my pet and he is chewing on my special attack." Papyrus stated in annoyance. "You, dog. Stop munching on that bone!"

The moment Papyrus stated that the dog looked towards him before just running off with the bone in its mouth.

"Um… is that supposed to happen/'Frisk inquired curiously.

"No, that dog ran off with my special attack. I guess I'll just use a really cool regular attack instead." Papyrus shrugged as Frisk took out one of the Bisicles and broke it in half. "Frisk, what are you doing?"

"Well, all this fighting isn't very fun and I don't want either of us to be hurt so I thought we could share a Bisicle really quickly." Frisk explained before walking over and handing half to him. "We are friends, aren't we?"

Papyrus looked at the Bisicle before smiling. "You are truly great Frisk; I wish there was another human I could capture because if there was I wouldn't have to capture you."

"I'm not captured yet Papyrus." Frisk reminded him.

"That's true, and you clearly are unable to defeat me." Papyrus noted thoughtfully. "Still, I have my really cool regular attack."

Frisk nodded as they ate the Bisicle before she smiled. "Ok Papyrus, if I can handle your next attack we just be friends ok?"

"Very well, Frisk this shall be the final attack I try in order to capture you." Papyrus stated. "If this does not allow me to capture you I shall consider it my loss."

Frisk smiled looking at Papyrus. "Ok, then I have to avoid it so we can be friends."

"Nyeheheheheh." Papyrus laughed before walking over and closing his eyes in concentration as a series of bones approached Frisk from both sides as she desperately jumped and dodged the bones only for her eyes to widen as she saw an incredibly large bone moving towards her.

"That's… wow." Frisk admitted nervously before taking a deep breath and jumping as high as she could only to feel Papyrus' magic helping her jump even higher as she barely inched over the bone and landed on the other side of a row of smaller bones.

"Impressive Frisk, but I'm not quite finished yet." Papyrus grinned as a bone riding on a bone skateboard rolled towards Frisk hitting her. "I suppose I will be capturing you now."

"Not quite yet, I have a little more in me." Frisk answered.

"If you're sure." Papyrus mentioned as bones spelling out the words cool dude approached Frisk only for her to jump over them along with one final small bone before she started breathing heavily.

"Frisk?" Papyrus asked nervously. "Are you ok?"

"A little out of breath, fighting you is really hard." Frisk mentioned before smiling. "But I haven't been captured which means we can be friends now right?"

Papyrus grinned. "I suppose that's true. So now that we're friends should we… hang out?"

"That sounds great." Frisk smiled. "We can spend some time together as friends."

Papyrus smiled at that before looking up in thought only to smile. "I'll be right back; I need to get something. I'll be waiting to hang out."

With that Papyrus walked past Frisk and back into Snowdin.

"Oh yeah, the book." Frisk smiled before closing her eyes. "So far so good, I'm making my way through the Underground and this time we'll stay up there forever. I promised, and I plan on keeping it."

(Frisk has managed to get through the battle with Papyrus and the two of them are now friends preparing to hang out. Next chapter Sans and Frisk will both move onto Waterfall. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)