XVI

The older skeleton sighs but decides to ignore this strange scene that did not happen like the first time. He therefore teleports in front of the human who is forced to stop to listen to the smiling skeleton who has found his original pupils.

"Hey kid, you know, I'm a sentry, that means I'm supposed to capture you, do you understand? Sans waits a moment but notices that the young girl does not catch fear, as she could have been during their first meeting. But I'm way too lazy for that… On the other hand, my brother Papyrus is a maniac of the hunt for humans, and he will soon arrive. You should go and hide behind that lamp to- "He doesn't even have time to finish his sentence as Frisk goes to take cover behind the lamp looking bored. The little skeleton glares at the human that reminds him too much of Chara, but that's just an impression… Right? Anyway, Papyrus does not take long to arrive and undertakes the same dialogue as he was able to have with his brother during the first timeline. When the larger of the two eventually leaves, Frisk comes out of his hiding place and begins to leave the area, but Sans teleports again to face him.

"He… Actually, I have a little favor to ask you for. You see, my brother, he's not feeling too good at the moment-… He interrupts his sentence to observe the human who seems to be bored. What's the matter ? You act like you've heard what I'm telling you before.

-… You annoy me Sans, I'm going to help your brother, so let me go okay? She doesn't wait for the older man's permission to go to the next area. The latter observes the young girl with more and more suspicion: Frisk has never expressed himself like that before… What is wrong this time? Why is everything so different since his arrival? Did Sans say or do anything different from the last time? Or was it Frisk who changed the start of his adventure? Anyway, the skeleton does not change its plans and intends to continue to act as the first time.

They did it all over again: the presentations between Papyrus and Frisk the invisible maze the junior mishmash, and each time the human seemed utterly disinterested in the thing, and Sans did not miss it. After the mishmash ordeal, the latter told the girl to go to the next area, but this time he did not make it to the locked door, already knowing he would go for nothing. The little skeleton therefore went to his favorite bar to be able to chat freely with his fiery friend who immediately served him a bottle of ketchup the moment Sans sat down at the counter.

"You know G., there are really strange things going on in the Underground…

-Yes I see what you mean, I too am facing some strange behavior here ... Glad to hear that someone feels the same as him, Sans looks up from his drink and looks up at the flaming monster .

-Oh yeah ? Seriously? The other nods his head several times.

-Yes yes, for example, a certain small skeleton insists on coming back here when he knows that he is unable to pay his damn bill which keeps getting bigger. The other lowers his head, disappointed, but he still keeps smiling, as always.

-Hehe, what would you do without me? We can say that ... I light up your days.

-…

-… You… did you understand? You know ... with fire all that ...

-I understood well Sans. Thank you… The other chuckles.

-You're welcome. Then he sighs, which calls out to his friend who begins to worry.

-And you if not? What have you seen strange lately?

-Ben… To tell the truth, I feel like I'm really losing my mind… There's this human-… This person who is seriously starting to make me lose my mind… I feel like she has the power to go back in time and change whatever she wants endlessly and act freely as if nothing happened… No one remembers her when she does that… Besides me. I don't know if it's because I too, if I wanted to, could go back in time, but I remember perfectly what happened with this person… And now everything is happening. to change… She seems to know everything in advance, she seems to give a damn about everything… And then her LOVE level which is abnormally high… He shakes his head sharply.

-… I think you drink too much Sans. The concerned raises his head and notices that the fire monster is staring at him as if he were a madman. A madman who does not know what he is talking about but who continues to be delirious in his imaginary world that he has created in his head. The little skeleton therefore laughs and assimilates a wink to his friend.

- Yeah you're right, I'm probably overdosing on ketchup. Then he puts the bottle back on the counter before heading for the exit. I'm going back to work thanks for listening and sorry for wasting your time Grillby.

-No problem Without, come back when you want. Preferably when you have enough money to pay. The skeleton just greets him vaguely before leaving. He moves for a moment to finish behind the building he is leaning against before sliding down to the ground. He folds his knees against his rib cage before circling his legs with his arms.

"I'm not crazy… I'm sure of what I've seen and what I'm going through… I'm sure youyou could have helped me to prove that what I say is true… why did it have to you sacrifice yourself that day…? Hehehe… Sometimes I really miss you Gaster… I wonder if it's the same for Papyrus… He sighs. And there is also this disturbing resemblance to Chara that I have to elucidate… The kid is acting really weird, and the fact that her eyes have turned red is not reassuring either… And then… Her level of LOVE… He shakes his head sharply. Nah, I really need to stop worrying. I'm certainly worried about nothing… Are we going to say… that it's because of fatigue? Yeah. This is surely it. He decides to finally get up while using the wall against which he leans. Well, it's going to be time to join Papyrus and Frisk: I imagine that they're hugging each other right now, I can't miss it. »On his words, the little skeleton teleports into the small snowy forest which is just before Snowdin to then go in search of the human and his little brother.

Sans has had the impression of going in circles and looking in a vacuum for some time. To believe that they have vanished? Or maybe it's too early and Papyrus is still trying to grab Frisk with some spaghetti or something? But when the skeleton had decided to take a little break from his research, he saw footprints in the snow. There are two different tracks and you can clearly distinguish them from each other as the footsteps seem to sink into the forest. Without sighing but still undertakes to follow these traces which seem to go really deep into the forest.

After a few minutes of walking with the head bowed to carefully follow the steps in the snow, the skeleton raises its head when it hears the snow cracking in front of it. He widens his eyes and hides behind a tree when he sees Frisk and Papyrus having a conversation, but the taller skeleton doesn't really look serene.

"You… You know Human… Deep down… I'm sure you're not like that!" You look really nice and- "In a split second, the human slices the body of the young skeleton in half, separating the head from the body. Sans's pupils instantly disappear, but he does not appear to be able to move, even when he perceives that the young girl is approaching Papyrus' head who remains on the ground.

"You… You don't have to come to this you know!" He laughs nervously as the human places her foot on her skull on the ground. I… I believe in you…! Despite Papyrus' beaming smile, it wasn't long before Frisk crushed him to shut him up for good. She watches the dust fly away for a moment and her levels rise before resuming her journey. Endless comes out of his hiding place and slowly walks towards his brother's red scarf which seems to lie on the ground. The skeleton fails to stay upright and ends up on its knees. He gently grabs the scarf and squeezes it tightly as tears run down his cheeks.