XXIII

A few days have passed since the meeting with Gaster and neither Frisk nor Sans spoke again about what happened that day. The small skeleton also made the human promise not to evoke Gaster or Chara in front of Papyrus, since he knows that his brother is quite sensitive on certain subject. And then, who knows, he might want to go see the scientist if someone tells him something like this? But there is no way his big brother will let him go there, you never know what can happen.

Today begins a day like any other: Frisk and Papyrus happily cook spaghetti like the tallest skeleton, while Sans is quietly dozing on the living room sofa. Normally, the little skeleton is totally static when sleeping ... but not this time. Indeed, in the middle of a nightmare, the oldest skeleton in the house is gesticulating in all directions while drops of sweat are already appearing on his head. Calling his brother for a while now, Papyrus leaves the kitchen for the living room, and when he enters the room, his older brother is sure to fall off the sofa as he wakes up with a start, blue eye active.

"Without! You're okay ?! The larger one approaches the smaller one on the ground before kneeling down.

-PPPP-Papyrus? What ... huh?

-Wow Sans, I imagine you had another nightmare since you just fell off the couch… The older man sits cross-legged before smiling at his brother.

-Aaah, ok.

-… 'okay' ? Saaans! You have nightmares more and more frequently, and all you can think of is… 'ok' ?! Look, I worry more and more about you: you often have bad dreams that really seem to bother you, and then you act weird, and that can go on for several weeks! Focusing on his brother again, Papyrus realizes that the latter's magical eye is staring at a point behind him. The youngest skeleton turns around sharply while Sans makes disappear a Blaster he had spawned to attack the vision he had just had. Are you listening to me Without?

-Uh… Yes yes bro, don't worry about me, really. He continues to smile at her as his little brother turns towards him again.

-But ... Saaans ... The concerned assimilates a little wink.

-Come on Pap ', don't you know me? I sleep so well… that I could do it with my eyes closed. The taller skeleton is content to insult his brother before getting up to return to the kitchen to finish preparing his spaghetti with Frisk watching them from the doorway. Without following him with his gaze, laughing a little before resting his tired pupils in the void while sighing: what are these nightmares and these disturbing visions? Those damn visions had ceased since Chara died, so why do they suddenly reappear like this? Maybe…Sans slowly lifts his gaze from the ground to rest his white irises on Frisk. The latter is back to him, but when the human feels an insistent gaze behind her, she turns to observe the skeleton still sitting on the ground to smile happily at her. No, it can't be that, the kid is totally clean. He just greets her in response and that seems to suit the little girl who continues to take care of the kitchen with Papyrus. Without taking advantage of this moment of inattention to get back on his feet before replacing his jacket properly and teleporting. When the younger of the two brothers returns to the living room with his plate of pasta, he sadly observes the blanket that remains on the floor following the fall of the older one.

Without wandering wisely in a huge empty and dark room. Still with his hands in his pockets and his head bowed, the skeleton searches for the source of his troubles, and in his dreams he seems to have seen a room similar to this one. The skeleton finally raises its head when a small noise draws its attention further away, and its gaze ends up resting on Flowey the flower.

"Hello Sans, what are you doing here?" Only ? The concerned finally rejoins the monster.

-… Your majesty… You are a flower… Heheheh… It really is no pot .

-Spare me your stupid puns comedian! If Flowey starts to get annoyed alone over Sans's jokes, Sans frowns. That expression… However, the little skeleton acts like nothing has happened and gives him a little wink.

-I'm sure you're bored here luckily I'm here for you, right? I'm not going to ... stick a knife in your back. The skeleton's puns do not amuse the flower for long, which ends up summoning petals behind Sans in the hope of making him die: 1 point of life is easy to make disappear, right? Unfortunately for the young prince, the skeleton teleports to dodge the attack before reappearing moments later, a smile still hanging on his face. Flowey now displays a somewhat reassuring face to the skeleton which, when blinking, leaves only the left eye open, whose magical eye is now activated.

"Bring her back Without." Brings Chara back.

-Navred the friend. I don't think it's going to be possible. The plant gives an evil laugh.

-In that case… I'm going to force the human to Reset this world… By destroying you. A huge white flash blankets the room, but that doesn't lower Sans's gaze, though, who remains focused on his target, which has now transformed into a gigantic mutant plant. However, the smile of the little skeleton remains intact, and this strongly begins to annoy the little prince who brings down his brambles on him, but Without just teleporting just next to the impact, just to annoy his even more. opponent who renews the attacks, with in the end always the same result. The small skeleton is content to dodge the attacks by teleporting right next to the impacts created by them. He keeps his hands in his pockets and that vile smile on his face… Then suddenly, a flash of genius crosses the mind of Flowey who has finally found how to make Sans react: he therefore creates an illusion right in front of him. The skeleton's gaze is almost immediately drawn to this red color that he quickly recognizes as his blue eye rests on his little brother. He watches Papyrus open his arms wide, as if he wanted to hug his brother, but suddenly, the larger skeleton's hit points quickly drop to zero as he slowly vanishes. Sans's soul seems to be shattering into a thousand pieces as his eye gives way to his emotionless black eye sockets, and the sight makes Flowey laugh loudly. The skeleton's gaze is almost immediately drawn to this red color that he quickly recognizes as his blue eye rests on his little brother. He watches Papyrus open his arms wide, as if he wanted to hug his brother, but suddenly, the larger skeleton's hit points quickly drop to zero as he slowly vanishes. Sans's soul seems to be shattering into a thousand pieces as his eye gives way to his emotionless black eye sockets, and the sight makes Flowey laugh loudly. The skeleton's gaze is almost immediately drawn to this red color that he quickly recognizes as his blue eye rests on his little brother. He watches Papyrus open his arms wide, as if he wanted to hug his brother, but suddenly, the larger skeleton's hit points quickly drop to zero as he slowly vanishes. Sans's soul seems to be shattering into a thousand pieces as his eye gives way to his emotionless black eye sockets, and the sight makes Flowey laugh loudly. the larger skeleton's hit points quickly drop to zero as it slowly disappears. Sans's soul seems to be shattering into a thousand pieces as his eye gives way to his emotionless black eye sockets, and the sight makes Flowey laugh loudly. the larger skeleton's hit points quickly drop to zero as it slowly disappears. Sans's soul seems to be shattering into a thousand pieces as his eye gives way to his emotionless black eye sockets, and the sight makes Flowey laugh loudly.

"... So you're also in the game like that?" The giant monster doesn't even pay attention to Sans as he resumes his attacks more beautifully. The skeleton still dodges with no problem, but this time it respawns behind its opponent's back before summoning a Blaster that immediately shoots a laser beam at its target which wobbles a bit. This information does not go unnoticed by Sans who accelerates his teleportations and his attacks in order to destabilize as much as possible the little prince who does not have time to see the rays coming.

Flowey's health bar gradually drops as Sans holds up. After all, by only inflicting 1 damage, you have to be patient in this kind of situation. However, fatigue begins to be felt on the side of the skeleton which still teleports as much while summoning a multitude of Blasters. On the other hand, the giant monster noticed very well that the skeletal attacks were a little less precise, and everyone in the Underground knows that Sans is the laziest monster, so everyone knows that it is enough to 'wait until he gets tired on his own and then counter-attack effectively. Suddenly the attacks stop. Flowey slowly comes to his senses and rests her gaze on the ground to observe Sans who seems breathless.

"Heheh… I'm so sick of all this… Why can't I just… live a normal life like everyone else, huh?… Papyrus, Undyne, Alphys, Mettaton, Toriel… None of" between them does not remember the past… They spend their lives starting all over again from the beginning… in a loop. They don't know all the evil that I endure on my own… But hey, I guess being the most powerful monster in the Underground doesn't allow me to be lazy, does it? … Let's end it. Suddenly, Sans disappears only to reappear a good minute later. The skeleton floats in the air at heights of Flowey who observes him passably raising his left hand upwards. This gesture causes the appearance of a hundred, and even a lot more than that, of Blasters. Confident, Sans continues to smile at his opponent who swallows in front of this giant wall of laser beam that is preparing just before his eyes. The blue eye of the skeleton develops a powerful aura.

"Let's go, you brother killer. "