* (ring, ring….)
* heya
* is anyone there?
* well, i'll just leave a message…
*so…
* it's been a while.
* we were all by the exit after being freed from the flower.
* all of the human souls the king gathered…
* seem to have disappeared.
* weirdly enough… the underground barrier is now gone and we're free now.
* i guess that's good.
* the queen has returned back too and is working hard as a teacher in the overworld.
* the king is now working hard to get back the queen's heart and is working as a gardner at the queen's school.
* Papyrus is upset that the royal guard isn't needed anymore but he's having fun driving the red car in the overworld.
* Undyne and Alphys are now dating and watching lots of anime now.
* me? well i'm just chilling enjoying my hotdog.
*...
*...
*... i gave up trying to go back a long time ago. i was worried because no matter what happened, we'll just end up back in the underground as if nothing happened. it makes it kind of hard to give it my all… or is that just a poor excuse for being lazy…? hell if i know.
* …. but you willingly went back to hell. you tried and tried again to save everyone even when you failed, your determination never faltered to do the right thing. each time you there was a reset, it was hard for me… but i could see that it was even harder for you.
*i know that the spacetime continuum had a massive anomaly at the end with Alphys even mentioning how it shattered across time and space like last time.
*so, uh, hey… everyone here misses you a lot. i know that you went on another journey. i have a feeling that you're okay though… consider checking the inventory later? consider it a gift. Cy-
"HEY SANS! WHO ARE YOU TALKING TOO"
*oh well-
"WAIT I KNOW THAT NUMBER!"
*here knock yourself out.
"ATTENTION HUMAN! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS AM NOW JOBLESS! YOU'RE NOT EVEN HERE ANYMORE TOO! THIS IS THE WORST POSSIBLE ENDING. "
"SANS TOLD ME THAT YOU'RE ON ANOTHER QUEST. I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS SHALL PREPARE YOU ANOTHER SPAGHETTI FOR WHEN WE MEET AGAIN and WE CAN GO ON ANOTHER DATE. "
"I'LL BE WATCHING OVER SANS WHILE YOU ARE GONE. HIM AND QUEEN TORIEL ARE SUCH DORKS. "
"ALSO- "
* sorry papyrus but inter dimensional messages can't last too long so we'll have cut it short now.
"AH! WELL MY FIRST FRIEND FRISK. I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS SHALL AWAIT YOUR RETURN. "
*something like that. so yeah. be safe kiddo.
* Click.
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* Tears fall from your face. Sans, Papyrus, Undyne, Alphys, Toriel, Asgore, and… Asriel. You miss them and all the other monsters. The dream that you will see them again one day… it fills you with determination. You slowly open your eyes and see three figures hovering above you.
"Oi. She's crying!" - Usopp
"She looks happy though." - Chopper
"Maybe she's feeling SUUUPPPERRR." - Franky
Bonk
Nami hit the three of them in the head.
"Leave her alone, you animals!" - Nami
* You greet everyone with a smile. Robin gently lifts you up and puts you on her lap.
" You seemed to be having a nice dream. " - Robin
* You smile and tell her that it was a good one.
"It's good to see that you're back up though! Only you and Zoro haven't woken up so far. Now it's only Zoro…" - Chopper
* Chopper examines you while you're on Robin's lap. Even though your clothes are tattered and you're covered in bandages, you're not in much pain at all and feel actually well.
"It's good to see that you're doing much better than all the other injuries! Which has me curious though… It's great that you're healing much better but it's odd considering the amount of damage you and Luffy received…" - Chopper
* You don't know what happened after you collapsed but you do agree that your healing factor hasn't increased and yet you don't feel the pain and fatigue right now. Two members of the Lola's pirate crew come out excited to talk.
"What happened, you ask!? The truth is, I saw it!" - Pirate 1
"I saw it too! From beginning to end~! We'll tell you what happened at that time!" - Pirate 2
* Before the two are able to talk in front of everyone, Sanji drags the two pirates out.
* While you're eating the food Usopp is handing over to you, you see Robin has her eyes towards where Sanji took the two pirates out. The three come back out with the two pirates now not telling what they saw to Luffy who was curious.
"I see…" - Robin
* You look up at her but she just gives you a smile and pats your head.
"It's nothing Fufu." - Robin
* Sanji after coming back from outside and hands you a plate. It's your favorite butterscotch cinnamon pie. He has a frown on his face though. He makes a small sigh and ruffles your hair.
"Frisk-san, you shouldn't overwork yourself this much. It's good to see you safe though.
* You tell him that you're glad to see Sanji okay too. Sanji makes a wide smile.
"Ah~ you're like an angel that fell from the sk-" - Sanji
BONK
* Nami drags Sanji away with Sanji having a big bruise on his head.
"Sigh… Can't you just have one moment where you're just cool?" - Nami
Everyone is having a blast and having a party. A few hours ago everyone was fighting for their lives and now everyone is partying. You wonder where the next journey will take you. Your thoughts breakout as Brook starts playing on the piano. It's a beautiful and familiar melody and you can hear the passion. You get off Robin's lap and go to where Brook is. You sit next to him.
"My! Perhaps a duet?" - Brook
* You nod your head in confirmation.
"Wonderful! Play with me." - Brook
* You join Brook playing the piano. Luffy gets on top of the piano and looks at you.
"Oi Frisk! It's good to see you awake! You didn't tell me you knew how to play the piano!" - Luffy
* You nod and tell Luffy that you're glad Luffy looking energetic. You tell him that the ship didn't have a piano or a guitar.
"Shishishi, that's true! We should get a piano and buy you a guitar! You're right though, I feel great!" - Luffy
"My! A guitar player too! I would love to hear it." - Brook
* Luffy turns his head to Brook
"So, are you going to become my nakama?" - Luffy
"Huh?" - Brook
"We brought back your shadow, you can sail under the sun again." - Luffy
"... That's true, but… there's one thing I haven't told you… I made a promise. Unless i fulfill it, I can't stand tall as a man…!" - Brook
"Ah. The thing about Laboon!? I know about that. I heard about it from Franky!" - Luffy
"Huh… Is that so? Laboon… That was the whale's name. At that cape…" - Brook
* Luffy proceeds to explain to Brook about the whale that was waiting at twin capes after all these year for the promise for 50 years. Apparently Laboon is now as big as a mountain. Brook bursts into tears.
"I see…! So you're doing well….!" - Brook
* Even after 50 years. Being alone in the graveyard of his friends, it would be normal to give up and no one would blame him. But Brook never gave up on the hope that he will meet Laboon one day to fulfill the promise.
*... You have a promise to fulfill too and you can't give up now. You are filled with determination.
* Brook's hand slowly stops playing the piano so you stop too.
"Hey, what's wrong? Play more, Brook, Frisk!" - Franky
"Yeah! I'm dancing with chopsticks in my nose!" - Chopper
"Yohoho, please wait a minute." - Brook
* Brook opens his skull and pulls out a tone dial from it.
"HUUUHHHH!? You can do something like that!?" - Usopp/Sanji
"This is a tone dial that i bought from a merchant ship a long time agi. It records and plays back sounds. It truly is a rare shell.
"Oh! From sky island!" - Luffy
"Oh, you know? I want Laboon to listen to this when we meet again. That's why I always carry this with me." - Brook
"What did you record?" - Usopp
"A song." - Brook
"My dead Nakam's singing voices…! It's a message to Laboon… That we cheerfully and happily ended our voyage. Is it all right if I play it now?" - Brook
"Yeah, I want to hear! I'm sure Laboon would love to hear it too." - Luffy
"Then…" - Brook
* Brook clicks the shell and music starts to play. Brook starts to play the piano in sync with the music. You unfortunately don't know the piece but Brook looks at you and gives you a wink.
"Just follow my lead young lady." - Brook
* You look at Brook and let your body free and follow his lead.
"Yohohoho~ Yohohoho~ Yohohoho~ Yohohoho~~" - Brook
"Ha? If it's this song let us sing all together!" - Lola
"Yohohoho~ Yohohoho~ Yohohoho~ Yohohoho~ going to deliver Binks' sake following the-" - Everyone
*...Even though Brook may be a skeleton, you've seen plenty of them and you know the emotions they convey. You see that as cheerful as the song may be, there is an unspeakable pain and burden he carries. The piano eventually comes to a stop.
"Heey, Skeleton~~~ You're not going to sing anymore? Let's do one more! One more!" - Pirates
"Long ago, my namkama and I used to sing this song with lots of gusto. The song was… The Rumbar Pirates "Last Great Number"." - Brook
"When I was alone, lost in that dark, dark, sea of fog for 50 years… I thought of this song countless times." - Brook
"All alone on my huge ship… This song… and only this song… Made me feel like there was something else "Alive" other than myself." - Brook
"However, just today I made up my mind… That I will seal… This tone dial." - Brook
* Brook opened up his skull again and put the tone dial inside.
"I understand that Laboon is health and waiting for me… My shadow has also returned. And I have escaped from that devilish sea….!" - Brook
"The singing voices of my crew stored in this shell… aren't only for the sake of my reminiscing anymore! It's for… The sake of delivering that song to Laboon! There wasn't a single easy day. Honestly, I even lost sight of hope. But you know, Luffy-san, I… I'm glad I'm alive! I'm really glad I'm alive! Today, it finally came!" - Brook
"Ah, is it all right if I become your Nakama?" - Brook
"Yeah, that would be great!" - Luffy
"He joined! Just like that~~~!" - Everyone
"Fufu!" - Robin
* With that, a skeleton man joined.