Chapter X

A few years have passed since the tragic incident at Gaster's lab. Sans and Papyrus are now 21 and 28 years old respectively. The two skeletons started a new life in a small town called Snowdin. Very quickly, the debts accumulated on Sans's side, so the oldest skeleton is forced to have several jobs at the same time. Well, that's not really a problem since he can teleport quickly from one place to another, but it's mostly his laziness that plays tricks on him. Indeed, it has happened more than once that he falls asleep at his post, and as always, it is his little brother Papyrus who comes to wake him up. Moreover, Papyrus has grown a lot, now he is twice the size of his big brother, if not is more. The youngest skeleton has also found a job: just like his brother, he is a sentinel, that is to say he watches day and night for the arrival of a human in the Underground. And if one day he crosses the path of a human, he has to capture him to bring him to Undyne who is part of the Royal Guard. Thanks to this job, Papyrus still hopes to be able to enter the Guard which ensures the protection of King Asgore.

Today, as always, Sans fell asleep at his station. Despite the fact that his phone rings in his pocket, he is absolutely not disturbed by the fact that he is still failing in his duty. Obviously, we must not wait any longer for Papyrus to run to his brother's post.

"SAAAANS! You lazy bag of bones! The hysterical cries of his brother make the concerned grumble who ends up raising his head.

-Oh… He bro ', what's up?

-Without! You fell asleep at your post again!

-Not at all, I'm just taking a break. The older one watches his brother with a jaded gaze.

-You always say that Without… The other shrugs his shoulders.

-No matter. You know that-… PAPYRUS IS LOOKING! A HUMAN ! The older of the two watches the space behind his brother, and of course, the latter turns quickly.

-What ?! What ?! Where ?! The smaller skeleton laughs loudly behind his counter while holding his stomach.

-I'll never tire of it ~ Papyrus turns to face his brother, who he glares at.

-I can't take any more of your jokes Without ...

-I love you too bro. After sighing at his older brother's joke in bad taste, Papyrus abandoned the latter to return to his post which he had neglected for far too long for his liking. The oldest skeleton watches his brother leave for a moment before sighing in turn to put his hands back in his pockets, which he searches for a moment: still no coins on him. Too bad, we'll do with it. On his words, the little skeleton uses his powers to teleport to a bar that has the owner's name: Grillby. By dint of hanging out here day and night instead of doing his job, Sans has earned a certain reputation: that of comic among the other inhabitants, and that of broke with the barman.

The skeleton takes its usual place by the counter while Grillby already brings it a bottle of ketchup.

"Guess I put that on your note?" The little skeleton grabs the bottle and begins to drink it.

-Ouaip, thank you G. The fire monster sighs.

-You know, you could easily pay me back if you worked well Sans. The other shrugs his shoulders.

-Yes sure. But you know that… I like to play with fire. Grillby watches his friend for a moment before continuing to wipe down the few glasses lying on the bar.

-You should go. The little comedian watches him for a moment, disappointed that his joke hasn't even made him smile at all. He just huffed before teleporting back to his post. Once installed in his chair, Sans rests his elbows on the counter before resting his chin on his hands. The skeleton observes the snow only to find that there are no unusual footprints, and the sight bores him deeply. After having sighed for the umpteenth time, he decides to take his cell phone before typing a few keys on the keyboard to call his little brother.

"Hey brother, I'm a little bored on my own, don't you want to come and join me so we can make snowmen or that kind of thing?" You know, like in the good old days ~ Sans has to pull his phone away from his ear to be able to listen to what Papyrus is yelling at him.

-Without! I can't believe you're bothering me, the great Papyrus, to encourage you to quit your job!

-Come on Pap ', it's just to pass the time before a human shows up.

-And how can you be so sure that a human will come? The oldest shrugs his shoulders.

-I have no idea, it's just an excuse for you to come. He pulls his cell phone away again and continues to enjoy the situation.

-Stop being so lazy and go back to work Sans! However, the latter does not listen to his brother since a noise in the distance attracts his attention. Hearing no response from his older brother, Papyrus repeats his first name again.

-Uh yeah yeah, that's great bro, I'll let you go, I'll go back to my post. Then he hangs up without giving Papyrus time to reply. Without taking his eyes off this silhouette which is slowly approaching here. The skeleton therefore decides to teleport to a high branch of a tree near this person. Still with his hands in his pockets, he watches the little human in the blue sweater with pink stripes slowly approach the bridge. He raises an eyebrow as he stares for a long time at the human's clothing that is not unfamiliar to him, however, he can't remember where he has seen such clothing before. Well, it doesn't matter, seeing that the human does not seem totally serene, Without Fun to jump on the branch it is on so that it breaks before crashing to the ground, and of course, the skeleton has teleported forward to join another branch. The actor chuckles when he sees that the little man stops for a moment to turn around before realizing that a branch is now on the ground. Sans teleports again when he notices that the human is zipping through the heights of the trees, but the latter stops fast enough to continue heading towards the bridge. When the young man is near the bridge, Sans decides to teleport right behind him, and he does not fail to sense a presence behind him. The human therefore stops moving before swallowing and looking over his shoulder. is teleported forward to join another branch. The actor chuckles when he sees that the little man stops for a moment to turn around before realizing that a branch is now on the ground. Sans teleports again when he notices that the human is zipping through the heights of the trees, but the latter stops fast enough to continue heading towards the bridge. When the young man is near the bridge, Sans decides to teleport right behind him, and he does not fail to sense a presence behind him. The human therefore stops moving before swallowing and looking over his shoulder. is teleported forward to join another branch. The actor chuckles when he sees that the little man stops for a moment to turn around before realizing that a branch is now on the ground. Sans teleports again when he notices that the human is zipping through the heights of the trees, but the latter stops fast enough to continue heading towards the bridge. When the young man is near the bridge, Sans decides to teleport right behind him, and he does not fail to sense a presence behind him. The human therefore stops moving before swallowing and looking over his shoulder. Sans teleports again when he notices that the human is zipping through the heights of the trees, but the latter stops fast enough to continue heading towards the bridge. When the young man is near the bridge, Sans decides to teleport right behind him, and he does not fail to sense a presence behind him. The human therefore stops moving before swallowing and looking over his shoulder. Sans teleports again when he notices that the human is zipping through the heights of the trees, but the latter stops fast enough to continue heading towards the bridge. When the young man is near the bridge, Sans decides to teleport right behind him, and he does not fail to sense a presence behind him. The human therefore stops moving before swallowing and looking over his shoulder.

" Human. So you don't know how to greet a new friend? Turn around and shake my hand. When the little man turns, he watches the smiling skeleton for a moment while shaking his hand. It is only later that he realizes that there is a whoopee pillow placed in the skeleton's hand. The latter starts to laugh.

"The blow of the whoopee pillow hidden in the hand is ALWAYS funny. He gives her a reassuring wink. Hi friend, I'm Sans, Without the skeleton. What does a kid like you do in such a lost place as the Underground? Hm… Stupid question I imagine you fell and trying to leave by going to Asgore eh? He laughs again. Anyway, I'm talking a little too much… What's your name kid? The little human, reassured, ends up smiling at Sans.

-My name is Frisk, and… I'm a girl. "