(Y/n) and Frisk walked down the snowy path. As they walked forward, they walked past a large branch in the middle of the path. A little bit after they passed it, it made a loud snap as it cracked in two. This startled them and they quickly turned around to see it had broken in half. The two continued down the path. They soon reached some sort of unfinished gate and stood frozen. (Y/n)? What's wrong?" Frisk asked. But then she heard it too, footsteps behind them. The two sisters tensed as the footsteps came closer. Soon whoever it was was right behind them. "H u m a n s." The deep voice said. "D o n ' t y o u k n o w h o w t o g r e e t a n e w p a l ? T u r n a r o u n d , a n d s h a k e m y h a n d ."

(Y/n) and Frisk slowly turned around and took his hand. Their eyes snapped open when they heard a loud sound. (Y/n) and Frisk saw who it was, a short skeleton. The skeleton laughed. "Hee hee hee. The old whoopee cushion in the hand trick. It's ALWAYS funny." He said with a smile. Anyway, you're humans, right? That's hilarious. I'm Sans. Sans The Skeleton." He said. "Yeah, we're humans. I'm (Y/n) and this is my sister Frisk." (Y/n) said. "Hi." She waved. Sans looked amused. "I'm actually supposed to be on the watch for humans right now. But y'know, I don't really care about capturing anybody. Now my brother, Papyrus... he's a human-hunting FANATIC. Hey, actually I think that's him over there." Sans said. (Y/n) quickly turned around to see another skeleton coming. "I have an idea. Go through this gate thingy. Yeah, go right through. My bro made the bars too wide to stop anyone." Sans said. "Quick, behind that conveniently-" Sans stopped when he realized the lamp wouldn't be enough to hide the two. "Okay then, go behind my sentry station." (Y/n) and Frisk quickly ran behind it and listened to the conversation with Sans and his brother.

Papyrus walked over and they both stayed quiet as they listened to the conversation. "Sup, bro?" Sans asked. "YOU KNOW WHAT'S SUP BROTHER! IT'S BEEN EIGHT DAYS AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T... RECALIBRATED. YOUR. PUZZLES! YOU JUST HANG AROUND OUTSIDE YOUR STATION! WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING?!?" Papyrus asked. (Y/n) was surprised by how loud he was. "Looking' at these trees, and admirin' the details of my station. It's really cool. Do you want to take a look?" Sans asked. Papyrus began stomping his feet. "NO! I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT! WHAT IF A HUMAN COMES THROUGH HERE?! I WANT TO BE READY!" He shouted. "I WILL BE THE ONE! I MUST BE THE ONE! I WILL CAPTURE A HUMAN. THEN I. THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL GET ALL THE THINGS I UTTERLY DESERVE! RESPECT.

RECOGNITION. I WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO JOIN THE ROYAL GUARD. PEOPLE WILL ASK TO BE MY FRIEND? I WILL BATHE IN A SHOWER OF KISSES EVERY MORNING." Papyrus said. "Maybe my station will help you." Sans said. Frisk tensed. "SANS! YOU ARE NOT HELPING YOU LAZYBONES! ALL YOU DO IS SIT AND BOONDOGGLE! YOU GET LAZIER AND LAIZER EVERY DAY!" Papyrus snapped. "Hey, take it easy. I've gotten a ton of work done today. A skeleton." He said. (Y/n) and Frisk snickered. "SANS!" Papyrus shouted. "Come on, you're smiling." Sans said. "I AM AND I HATE IT!" Papyrus sighed. "WHY DOES SOMEONE AS GREAT AS ME, HAVE TO DO SO MUCH JUST TO GET SOME RECOGNITION?" Papyrus asked. "Wow, sounds like you're really working yourself... down to the bone." Sans winked again. Frisk actually laughed at that one. "Shh!" (Y/n) hissed. Both skeletons turned toward the station post. "SANS, WHAT WAS THAT?" He asked. (Y/n) and Frisk tensed as it was quiet for a few moments. "What was what?" Sans asked. "NEVER MIND. I WILL ATTEND TO MY PUZZLES. AS FOR YOUR WORK,

PUT A LITTLE MORE... BACKBONE INTO IT. " Papyrus laughed and then began to walk away, then came back to laugh one more time before walking away. "Okay, you guys can come out now." Sans said. (Y/n) and Frisk came out from behind his post. "Nice jokes." Frisk said. Sans smiled. "Thanks. I always knew I was good." He said. "Come on. Let's go." (Y/n) said. She began to walk away until Sans stopped her. "Hey, actually, hate to bother you guys, but can you do me a favor? I was thinking... my brother's been kind of down lately. He's never seen a human before, and seeing you two make just make his day." Sans said. (Y/n) and Frisk looked at each other. "Well, what do you think, Frisk? Should we help him?" (Y/n) asked. Frisk grinned. "Sure, why not?" She asked. (Y/n) smiled and turned to Sans. "Sure." She said. Sans smiled. "Thanks a million. I'll be up ahead." Sans walked away. They walked forward and (Y/n) walked over to a box next to a small sign. "This is a box." She began.

"Thanks, (Y/n), I couldn't tell what it was." Frisk said sarcastically. She glared at her. "I'm not finished." She snapped. "Sorry." Frisk said. "You can put an item inside or take an item out. The same box will appear later, so don't worry about coming back. Sincerely, a box lover." (Y/n) read. "Cool. Nice to know that we have something to use if we need it." (Y/n) said. "Yeah." Frisk agreed. The two then caught up to the two skeletons. "SO, AS I WAS SAYING ABOUT UNDYNE..." Papyrus stopped when he saw them. He looked surprised, then looked at his brother before looking at them again, and this continued for a few minutes. (Y/n) and Frisk began laughing. Then the skeletons turned around. "SANS, OH MY GOD! ARE THEY... HUMANS?!"

He asked as they turned back around. "Uh, actually, I think those are rocks." Sans said, referring to the two rocks behind. "OH." Papyrus said with disappointment. "Hey, what's that in front of the rocks?" Sans asked. He looked surprised again. "OH MY GOD!" He looked at Sans. "ARE... ARE THOSE HUMANS?" He asked. "Yes." Sans said matter of factly. Papyrus got really excited. "OH MY GOD! SANS, I FINALLY DID IT! UNDYNE WILL... I'M GONNA...I'Ll BE SO... POPULAR! POPULAR! POPULAR! AHEM. HUMANS, YOU SHALL NOT PASS THIS AREA. I THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL STOP YOU! I WILL THEN CAPTURE YOU! YOU WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE CAPITAL! THEN... THEN... " he paused for a moment.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S NEXT. IN ANY CASE, CONTINUE! ONLY IF YOU DARE! NYHE HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!" Papyrus said as he ran off. "Well, that went well. Don't sweat it kids, I'll keep an eye socket out for ya." Sans followed his brother. (Y/n) and Frisk chuckled. "An eye socket. Good one, Sans." (Y/n) said. As they walked past another stand, suddenly a dog popped up and looked around suspiciously. "Did something move? Was it my imagination? I can only see moving things. If something was moving, for example, humans...

I'll make sure they NEVER move again!" The dog said. (Y/n) and Frisk pet him. "Don't move an inch!" Doggo said. Then a blue sword went toward their souls. They did what he said, and didn't move. The sword went right past without any damage. Frisk then pet him. "It moved! It didn't not move!" Doggo then sent another blue sword, and once again, they didn't move. This time (Y/n) pet him. "Will it move this time?" Doggo asked. "What? I've been pet! Pat! Pat! Pat! Pat!" Doggo said. "S-S-S-Something pet me... something that isn't m-m-m-moving... I'm gonna need some dog treats for this!!!" Doggo then disappeared.

Soon they caught up with Sans again. "Hey, here's something important to remember. My brother has a very special attack. If you see a blue attack, don't move, and it won't hurt you. Here's an easy way to keep it in mind. Imagine a stop sign. When you see a stop sign, you stop, right? Stop signs are red. So imagine a blue stop sign instead. Simple, right? When fighting, think about blue stop signs." Sans said. "Remember, blue stop signs." He said. "Got it. Thanks." (Y/n) smiled at him and gave him a thumbs up. Sans smiled back.

(Y/n) and Frisk slid across some ice nearby and walked into the next area. The two of them caught up to the skeleton brothers. "YOU'RE SO LAZY! YOU WERE NAPPING ALL NIGHT!" Papyrus said. "I believe that's called sleeping." (Y/n) deadpanned. Sans snickered, and Papyrus glared at her for a moment. "EXCUSES EXCUSES! OH HO! THE HUMANS ARRIVE. IN ORDER TO STOP YOU, MY BROTHER AND I HAVE CREATED SOME PUZZLES! I THINK YOU WILL FIND THIS ONE QUITE SHOCKING! FOR YOU SEE, THIS IS THE INVISIBLE ELECTRICITY MAZE! WHEN YOU TOUCH THE WALLS OF THIS MAZE, THESE ORBS WILL ADMINISTER A HEARTY ZAP! SOUND LIKE FUN?" He asked. "Oh yeah. Sounds great." (Y/n) said sarcastically. "SHUT UP, HUMAN! THAT WAS A RHETORICAL QUESTION! YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO ANSWER IT!" Papyrus said. "ANYWAY, GO AHEAD NOW."

(Y/n) and Frisk stepped forward, and Papyrus was electrocuted. Papyrus began to stomp. "SANS, WHAT DID YOU DO?!" He asked. "I think the humans have to hold the orbs." Sans said. "OH. OKAY." Papyrus walked over, and while doing so gave the answer to the puzzle as it showed up under his feet. Papyrus then gave them an orb. "HOLD THESE PLEASE." He then walked back. "OKAY. TRY NOW." (Y/n) and Frisk flawlessly walked past the puzzle. "INCREDIBLE! YOU SLIPPERY SNAILS! YOU SOLVED IT SO EASILY! TOO EASILY. HOWEVER, THE NEXT PUZZLE WILL NOT BE EASY. IT IS DESIGNED BY MY BROTHER SANS!

YOU WILL SURELY BE CONFOUNDED. I KNOW I AM. NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!" Papyrus said as he left. "Hey thanks, my brother seems like he's having fun. By the way, did you see that weird outfit he's wearing? We made that a few weeks ago for a costume party. He hasn't worn anything else since. Keeps calling it his "battle body" man, isn't my brother cool?" Sans asked. "Totally." (Y/n) said. (Y/n) and Frisk noticed a monster by himself selling ice cream. "Ooh. Is that ice cream? Let's go get some." Frisk said. "Sure." (Y/n) said. (Y/n) and Frisk walked over. "I can't understand why these aren't selling. It's the perfect weather for something cold." His face then lit up when he saw them. "Oh! Costumers! Hello! Would you like some nice cream? It's the frozen treat that warms your heart." He said. "Nice cream?" (Y/n) asked. "I bet it's just their way of saying ice cream. Sure, we'll each have one." Frisk said. "It'll just be 15G each." He said. (Y/n) and Frisk gave him some money and he gave them some ice cream. "Thanks."

(Y/n) smiled at him. "You're welcome. Have a super duper day!" He said. (Y/n) and Frisk walked across a small bridge and caught up with the skeletons again. "HUMANS, I HOPE YOU'RE READY FOR... SANS, WHERE'S THE PUZZLE?" Papyrus asked. "It's right there, on the ground." Sans said as he referred to a small piece of paper on the ground. "Trust me. There's no way they can get past this one." Sans said. (Y/n) and Frisk walked forward and (Y/n) picked it up. Then (Y/n) and Frisk walked forward. SANS! THAT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!" Papyrus scolded. "Whoops. I knew I should have used today's crossword instead." Sans said. "WHAT?! CROSSWORD?! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SAID THAT! JUNIOR JUMBLE IS EASILY THE HARDEST!" Papyrus said. "What? Really, dude? That easy peasy word scramble? That's for baby bones." Sans said. "UN. BELIEVABLE. HUMANS, SOLVE THIS DISPUTE!" Papyrus said.

"Joiner jumble for sure." (Y/n) said. "Yup, Junior Jumble." Frisk said. "HA HA! YES. HUMANS MUST BE VERY INTELLIGENT IF THEY ALSO FIND JOINIR JUMBLE SO DIFFICULT. NYHE HEH! HEH! HEH!" Papyrus walked off. "Thanks for saying Junior Jumble just to appease my brother. Yesterday he got stumped trying to "solve" the horoscope." Sans said. The two of them walked into the next area. They saw a plate of spaghetti on a table and read the note. (Y/n) sighed. "Of course." She said. "What is it?" Frisk asked. "The spaghetti is just a trap by Papyrus. So no eating it." (Y/n) said. "No worries, I wasn't going to." Frisk said. (Y/n) smiled at her and they continued. As they both kept walking, they soon approached a dog like creature known as the lesser dog, after the two of them pet him for a bit, his head became to high to reach. They stared at him in shock at how high his head went. "Wow." (Y/n) said. Frisk then saw a switch in the snow. "Hey look. A switch." She went over to push it. "Frisk wait!" (Y/n) said.

But she already pushed it. (Y/n) tensed, but nothing happened. "Whew." She walked over. "Frisk, you can't just go around touching these things, they could be traps or something." (Y/n) said. "Oops. Sorry." Frisk smiled sheepishly. After crossing another bridge, two dogs with axes approached them. "What's that smell? (Where's that smell?) If you're a smell... (... identify yoursmellf!) Hmmm... Here's that weird smell... It makes me want to eliminate. (... Eliminate YOU!)" then they entered another battle. They rolled around in the snow. "Let's kick human tail! (Do humans have tails?!?)" They asked. "No, they don't, actually." (Y/n) said. The two dogs then sent out blue and white hearts toward their red souls, (Y/n) and Frisk quickly dodged them. (Y/n) and Frisk then sniffed them.

"What!? Smells like a... (Are you actually a little puppy!?)" they asked. (Y/n) and Frisk dodged another attack. Then Frisk pet them. "Dogs can pet other dogs??? (A new world has opened up for us...) Thanks, weird puppies!" The two dogs left. (Y/n) and Frisk sighed in relief. (Y/n) and Frisk then came to another puzzle. "What do we do here?" (Y/n) asked. "I don't know..." Frisk stepped on it, and the blue o turned into a red x. "Oh. I see." (Y/n) stepped on the other one. Frisk stepped on the button and they turned into green circles. Papyrus turned and saw them.

"WHAT?! HOW DID YOU AVOID MY TRAP? AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, IS THERE ANY LEFT FOR ME?" Papyrus asked. "Yeah, we left some for you." (Y/n) said. "REALLY? WOWIE. YOU RESISTED THE FLAVOR OF MY HOME COOKED PASTA JUST SO YOU COULD SHARE IT WITH ME?" Papyrus asked. "Yup." Frisk said. "FRET NOT, HUMANS, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL MAKE YOU ALL THE PASTA YOU COULD EVER WANT! HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH! NYHE." He walked away. (Y/n) and Frisk followed him. "MY BROTHER STARTED A SOCK COLLECTION RECENTLY. HOW SADDENING. SOMETIMES I WONDER WHAT HE WOULD DO WITHOUT SUCH A COOL GUY TAKING CARE OF HIM." Papyrus bragged.

"NYHE HEH HEH." (Y/n) and Frisk walked to a similar puzzle from the last one. Papyrus walked over. "HUMANS, HMM... HOW DO I SAY THIS? YOU WERE TAKING A LONG TIME TO ARRIVE SO I DECIDED TO IMPROVE THIS PUZZLE. BY ARRANGING THE SNOW TO LOOK MORE LIKE MY FACE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SNOW FROZE TO THE GROUND. NOW THE SOLUTION IS DIFFERENT. AND AS USUAL, MY LAZY BROTHER IS NOWHERE AROUND. I SUPPOSE WHAT I AM SAYING IS... WORRY NOT, HUMANS, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL SOLVE THIS CONUNDRUM. THEN WE CAN ALL PROCEED. MEANWHILE, FEEL FREE TO TRY AND SOLVE THE PUZZLES YOURSELVES. I'LL TRY NOT TO GIVE AWAY THE ANSWER." He said. (Y/n) and Frisk flawlessly turned each O into an X. "WOW! YOU SOLVED IT! AND YOU DID IT ALL WITHOUT MY HELP. INCREDIBLE. I'M IMPRESSED. YOU MUST CARE ABOUT PUZZLES LIKE I DO. WELL, I'M SURE YOU'LL LIKE THE NEXT PUZZLE THEN.

IT MIGHT EVEN BE TOO EASY FOR YOU. NYEH HEH HEH HEHHEHHEH." Papyrus ran off. (Y/n) and Frisk walked over to Sans. "Hey guys, good job on solving it so quickly. You didn't even need my help. Which is great, 'cause I love doing absolutely nothing." Sans said. They found the next puzzle with the skeleton brothers standing on the other side. "HEY! IT'S THE HUMANS! YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS PUZZLE! IT WAS MADE BY THE GREAT DR. ALPHYS. YOU SEE THESE TILES? ONCE I THROW THIS SWITCH, THEY WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE COLOR. EACH COLOR HAS A DIFFERENT FUNCTION. RED TILES ARE IMPASSABLE. YOU CANNOT WALK ON THEM. YELLOW TILES ARE ELECTRIC. THEY WILL ELECTROCUTE YOU.

GREEN TILES ARE ALARM TILES. IF YOU STEP ON THEM, YOU WILL HAVE TO FIGHT A MONSTER. ORANGE TILES ARE ORANGE SCENTED. THEY WILL MAKE YOU SMELL DELICIOUS. BLUE TILES ARE WATER TILES. SWIM THROUGH IF YOU LIKE, BUT IF YOU SMELL LIKE ORANGES, THE PIRANHAS WILL BITE YOU. ALSO, IF A BLUE TILE IS NEXT TO A YELLOW TILE, THE WATER WILL ALSO ZAP YOU. PURPLE TILES ARE SLIPPERY. YOU WILL SLIDE TO THE NEXT TILE. HOWEVER, THE SLIPPERY SOAP SMELLS LIKE LEMONS. WHICH PIRANHAS DO NOT LIKE. PURPLE AND BLUE ARE OKAY. FINALLY, PINK TILES, THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING. STEP ON THEM ALL YOU LIKE. HOW WAS THAT? ANY QUESTIONS?"

Papyrus asked. The two stared at him in shock. (Y/n) was about to raise her hand. "NO? GREAT. THEN THERE'S ONE LAST THING. THIS PUZZLE IS ENTIRELY RANDOM. WHEN I PULL THIS SWITCH IT WILL MAKE A PUZZLE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE. NOT EVEN I WILL KNOW THE SOLUTION. NYHE HEH HEH. GET READY." Papyrus pulled the switch and a colorful puzzle appeared. "Holy!" (Y/n) said. Soon the colors began moving faster and faster until they all turned into one color. Papyrus then spun away. (Y/n) and Frisk walked across it safely. "Thank god." (Y/n) said. "There's no way we would've been able to do that actual puzzle." She said. "I'd rather eat the spaghetti trap he made for us earlier." "Actually, that spaghetti from earlier, it wasn't too bad for my brother. Since he started cooking lessons, he's been improving a lot. I bet if he keeps it up, next year he'll even make something edible." Sans said.

After walking ahead, (Y/n) and Frisk found another star. "Hello." Frisk said to a person standing by. "A dog just rushed in here, filled with inspiration. It kept trying to build a snow dog that expressed its own emotions. But, as it built, it kept getting more and more excited about the sculpture. It's neck got longer and longer, and it added more and more snow, until it was rather sad to watch, but I couldn't turn away." They approached another tick tack toe puzzle. (Y/n) and Frisk slid across the ice as they solved the puzzle. As they continued to look for

Papyrus, they approached a cute white and fluffy dog. "Aw." Frisk said. The dog gave a small bark, before suddenly growing taller and appeared in battle armor. "Whoa, whoa!" (Y/n) said in surprise. Greater Dog began barking at them as his attack. They quickly dodged. (Y/n) beckoned the dog. "Here. Come here." She said as she held her hand out. The dog moved toward her, this time just falling asleep for a few moments instead of attacking. Then it woke up. Then they began to ignore it. The dog tilted its head and moved closer. Frisk then pet the dog. "Hey dog, fetch." (Y/n) threw the stick and the dog caught it and gave it back. They pet the dog again. The dog jumped out of the armor and licked (Y/n) and Frisk in the face and (Y/n) and Frisk laughed. "Good dog." Frisk said as she pet him again.

Then the dog went inside the armor with his tail sticking out as he walked away. (Y/n) and Frisk laughed. They came to a long bridge and stopped halfway to see Sans and Papyrus on the other side. "HUMANS, THIS IS YOUR FINAL AND MOST DANGEROUS CHALLENGE. BEHOLD. THE GREAT GAUNTLET OF DEADLY TERROR." Papyrus said. Weapons appeared above and below. Above was a spike ball, a blade and a dog hanging on a rope. Below was a torch of fire, another blade, and a cannon. Their eyes widened. "WHEN I SAY THE WORD IT WILL FULLY ACTIVATE. CANNONS WILL FIRE! SPIKES WILL SWING! BLADES WILL SLICE! EACH PART WILL SWING VIOLENTLY UP AND DOWN. ONLY THE TINIEST CHANCE OF VICTORY WILL REMAIN! ARE YOU READY?" Papyrus asked. "Absolutely not!" (Y/n) shrieked. "BECAUSE I AM ABOUT TO DO IT!" Papyrus said. (Y/n) and Frisk tensed, but nothing happened. "Well, what's the holdup?" Sans asked. "HOLDUP? WHAT HOLDUP?

I'M... I'M ABOUT TO ACTIVATE IT NOW." Papyrus said. Another awkward pause. "That uh, doesn't look very activated." Sans said. "WELL... THIS CHALLENGE... IT SEEMS... MAYBE TOO EASY TO DEFEAT THE HUMANS WITH. YEAH. WE CAN'T USE THIS ONE. I AM A SKELETON WITH STANDERS. MY PUZZLES ARE VERY FAIR. AND MY TRAPS ARE EXPERTLY COOKED. BUT THIS METHOD IS TOO DIRECT. NO CLASS AT ALL. AWAY IT GOES." Papyrus said as he took everything away. (Y/n) and Frisk sighed in relief. Papyrus turned around. "PHEW." He said to himself before looking back at them, noticing their smiles.

"WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? THIS WAS ANOTHER DECISIVE VICTORY FOR PAPYRUS! NYHE HEH! HEH?" He ran off again. They walked across the rest of the bridge to where Sans was. "I don't know what my brother's going to do now. If I were you, I'd make sure I'd understand blue attacks." Sans warned. (Y/n) stiffened at this. "We're going to have to fight him soon, aren't we?" She asked. "Sounds that way. Let's go find him." Frisk said. (Y/n) nodded. They entered a small town known as "Snowdin" Welcome to Snowdin." (Y/n) said as he read the sign. "Looks like we've arrived in some kind of small town or something." She said. "Way to state the obvious." Frisk said.

(Y/n) and Frisk looked around as they walked through. The first thing they saw were two houses linked to each other. One said "shop" and the other said "Inn" as they kept walking and looking around, they saw a small house with snow on the top, and a small rabbit standing in front of the door. They saw another rabbit walking their pet. They came to the center of town, where they saw a Christmas tree with some presents under it and a poller bear sitting next to the tree. At the other side of the Christmas tree, there was a small yellow monster with stripes on his body. Frisk followed (Y/n) past a restaurant called Grillby's. And then came to a library, but the sign had library spelled wrong.

They walked past the town and into an empty area. Not knowing why, they tensed up as they walked forward. On the other side, stood Papyrus. "HUMANS, ALLOW ME TO TELL YOU SOME COMPLEX FEELINGS. FEELINGS LIKE, THE JOY OF FINDING OTHER PASTA LOVERS, THE ADMIRATION FOR OTHER'S PUZZLE SOLVING SKILLS. THE DESIRE TO HAVE A COOL SMART PERSON THINK YOU ARE COOL. THESE FEELINGS, THEY MUST BE WHAT YOU ARE FEELING RIGHT NOW. I CAN HARDLY IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE TO FEEL THAT WAY." Papyrus said.

"AFTER ALL, I AM VERY GREAT. I DON'T EVER WONDER WHAT HAVING LOTS OF FRIENDS IS LIKE. I PITY YOU, LONELY HUMANS. WORRY NOT, YOU SHALL BE LONELY NO LONGER. I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL BE YOUR..." Papyrus paused. "Friend...?" Frisk asked. "NO! NO, THIS IS ALL WRONG! I CAN'T BE YOUR FRIEND. YOU ARE HUMANS. I MUST CAPTURE YOU. THEN, I CAN FULFILL MY LIFELONG DREAM! POWERFUL, POPULAR, PRESTIGIOUS. THAT'S PAPYRUS. THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE ROYAL GUARD!" Papyrus declared. "Hey sis, I got an idea." Frisk said. "What is it?" (Y/n) asked, and Frisk turned back to the skeleton. "Are you a WiFi signal? Because I'm feeling a strong connection." Frisk winked, and (Y/n) face palmed. Seriously?

"WHAT? FL- FLIRTING? SO YOU FINALLY REVEAL YOUR ULTIMATE FEELINGS. WELL, I'M A SKELETON WITH VERY HIGH STANDARDS." Papyrus said. "I can make spaghetti" Frisk said. "OH NO! YOU'RE MEETING ALL OF MY STANDARDS! I GUESS THIS MEANS I HAVE TO GO ON A DATE WITH YOU...?" Papyrus said. "LET'S DATE L-LATER. AFTER I CAPTURE YOU." Some bones showed up in the small box on the bottom, but it didn't hit the hearts aka their souls. "Remember, Sans warned us that he has a blue attack. So we need to watch out for that." (Y/n) said. "We won't fight you, Papyrus." Frisk said. "SO YOU WON'T FIGHT. THEN, LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN HANDLE MY FABLED BLUE ATTACK." More bones appeared but this time they were blue, and once again did no damage. Suddenly their souls turned blue and dropped to the bottom of the small box.

Then a bone quickly crashed into their souls. "WHAT?!" (Y/n) and Frisk asked. "YOU'RE BLUE NOW." Papyrus said. "THAT'S MY ATTACK. NYHE HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!" Papyrus laughed. "HMM. I WONDER WHAT I SHOULD WEAR." Papyrus said to himself. Papyrus sent more bones. "Oh shit." (Y/n) said as they dodged his attack by jumping over the bones. "WHAT? I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT THAT DATE THING." Papyrus sent the same attack, this time only faster. (Y/n) and Frisk dodged it quickly. Then Frisk flirted with him again. "YEAH! DON'T MAKE ME USE MY SPECIAL ATTACK!" Then bones from the top and the bottom appeared. They dodged but it was harder this time. "I CAN ALMOST TATSE MY FUTRE POPULARITY." Papyrus declared. More bones went toward their souls, and each one was white except for the last one which was blue, which surprised (Y/n) as it damaged her a little. "PAPYRUS, HEAD OF THE ROYAL GUARD." Papyrus announced. This time his attack was faster. (Y/n) and Frisk tried to avoid the bones as fast as possible.

"PAPYRUS, UNPARALLELED SPAGHETTORE." For his next attack, two bones appeared in the top and bottom of the box. Then a few moving ones at the end. "Ouch!" Frisk yelped as she was hit by some of them. "You okay, Frisk?" (Y/n) asked. "Yeah. I'm fine. Just a bit surprised by that last attack." She said. "UNDYNE WILL BE SO PROUD OF ME." For his next attack, (Y/n) and Frisk moved their souls straight up to avoid the bones. "MY BROTHER WELL... WELL HE WON'T CHANGE VERY MUCH." Papyrus sent tiny bones toward their souls. (Y/n) and Frisk jumped up again. "I'LL HAVE LOTS OF ADMIRES, BUT..." A spare of bones appeared on the top and bottom as they tried to dodge.

"WILL ANYONE LIKE ME AS SINCERELY AS YOU?" Papyrus asked. "GIVE UP OR FACE MY SPECIAL ATTACK!" Papyrus said. After a few more turns: "GET READY FOR MY SPECIAL ATTACK!" Papyrus said. Then a small dog chewing on a bone was in the box. "WHAT THE HECK?! THAT'S MY SPECIAL ATTACK! HEY! YOU STUPID DOG! DO YOU HEAR ME?! STOP MUNCHING ON THAT BONE!" Papyrus scolded. (Y/n) and Frisk tried not to laugh as the dog slid away. "HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Papyrus asked the dog. "COME BACK HERE WITH MY SPECIAL ATTACK!" Papyrus ordered. ".... OH WELL. I'LL JUST USE A REALLY COOL REGULAR ATTACK." After his final attack, Papyrus gave up. "WELL...! 'HUFF' IT'S CLEAR... YOU CAN'T! 'HUFF' DEFEAT ME!!! YEAH!!! I CAN SEE YOU SHAKING IN YOUR BOOTS!!! THEREFORE I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, ELECT TO GRANT YOU PITY!! I WILL SPARE YOU, HUMANS!!! NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO ACCEPT MY MERCY." Then the battle ended. "NYOO HOO HOO... I CAN'T EVEN STOP SOMEONE AS WEAK AS YOU TWO... UNDYNE'S GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN ME. I'LL NEVER JOIN THE ROYAL GUARD... AND...

MY FRIEND QUANTITY WILL REMAIN STAGNANT!" Papyrus said. (Y/n) and Frisk felt bad for him. "We'll be your friends." (Y/n) offered. "REALLY!? YOU WANT TO BE FRIENDS, WITH ME??? WELL THEN... I GUESS... I GUESS I CAN MAKE AN ALLOWANCE FOR YOU TWO! WHO KNEW THAT ALL I NEEDED TO MAKE PALS.... WAS TO GIVE PEOPLE AWFUL PUZZLES AND THEN FIGHT THEM?? YOU TAUGHT ME A LOT, HUMANS. I HEREBY GRANT YOU PERMISSION TO PASS THROUGH! AND I'LL GIVE YOU DIRECTIONS TO THE SURFACE. CONTINUE FORWARD UNTIL YOU REACH THE END OF THE CAVERN. THEN... WHEN YOU REACH THE CAPITAL, CROSS THE BARRIER. THAT'S THE MAGICAL SEAL TRAPPING US ALL UNDERGROUND. ANYTHING CAN ENTER THROUGH IT, BUT NOTHING CAN EXIT...

....EXCEPT SOMEONE WITH A POWERFUL SOUL. ... LIKE YOU TWO!!! THAT'S WHY THE KING WANTS TO ACQUIRE HUMANS. HE WANTS TO OPEN THE BARRIER WITH SOUL POWER. THEN US MONSTERS CAN RETURN TO THE SURFACE! OH, I ALMOST FORGOT TO TELL YOU... TO REACH THE EXIT, YOU WILL HAVE TO PASS... THROUGH THE KING'S CASTLE. THE KING OF ALL MONSTERS... HE IS... ... WELL... HE'S A BIG FUZZY PUSHOVER!!! EVERYBODY LOVES THAT GUY. I AM CERTAIN IF YOU JUST SAY... "EXCUSE ME, MR. DREEMURR... CAN I PLEASE GO HOME?" HE'LL GUIDE YOU RIGHT TO THE BARRIER HIMSELF! ANYWAY!!! THAT'S ENOUGH TALKING!!! I'LL BE AT HOME BEING A COOL FRIEND! FEEL FREE TO COME BY AND HAVE THAT DATE." Papyrus winked at Frisk, and she blushed a little, causing (Y/n) to laugh. Papyrus then ran off. "Come on! Let's go hang out with him!" (Y/n) said. "Besides, someone owes him a date." (Y/n) said teasingly, then playfully nudged Frisk and she blushed a little bit again, then glared at (Y/n). "Shut up." (Y/n) laughed. (Y/n) and Frisk walked back to his house.

"SO YOU CAME BACK TO HAVE A DATE WITH ME. YOU MUST BE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS. I'LL HAVE TO TAKE YOU SOMEPLACE REALLY SPECIAL. I PLACE I LIKE TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME." (Y/n) and Frisk followed Papyrus to the only restaurant in the town, then turned around and went back to his house. "MY HOUSE!" Papyrus ran in. "What was the point of walking away and then coming back?" Frisk asked. (Y/n) shrugged and they went inside. "Cool house." (Y/n) said as they looked around. It was pretty big. There was a long table right next to them, with a small red kitchen straight ahead. In the middle of the room was a large green sofa with a large TV across. In the left corner was a small table with a single book on top. To the left was also a flight of stairs that led to a second floor. On the second floor was a picture of a bone on the middle of the hallway, and a door on the right and on the left.

(Y/n) and Frisk turned to the table next to them and saw a rock on a plate. "What's this?" Frisk asked. "THAT IS MY BROTHER'S PET ROCK. HE ALWAYS FORGETS TO FEED IT." Papyrus said. "You don't need to feed it." Frisk said. "OF COURSE YOU DO. IT IS A PET AFTER ALL." Papyrus said. "Okay then." Frisk said. "Nice TV." (Y/n) said as she turned it on. "OOH, IT'S MY FAVORITE GAME SHOW! WHAT?! IT'S USUALLY BETTER THAN THIS. THIS IS JUST A BAD EPISODE. DON'T JUDGE ME." Papyrus said. (Y/n) and Frisk walked into the kitchen. "Why is the sink so tall?" (Y/n) asked. "IMPRESSED? I INCREASED THE HEIGHT OF MY SINK. NOW I CAN FIT MORE BONES UNDER IT. TAKE A LOOKSY." Papyrus said. (Y/n) opened the door and saw a dog chewing on a bone inside. "WHAT?! CATCH THAT MEDDLING CANIE!" Papyrus shouted. (Y/n) and Frisk quickly tried to run after it but it got away. "CURSES!" Papyrus shouted. Sans opened the door to his room and played music before closing the door again. "SANS! STOP PLAGUING MY LIFE WITH INCIDENTAL MUSIC!" Papyrus shouted. (Y/n) and Frisk went upstairs to the door on the left. "THAT'S MY ROOM. IF YOU'RE FINISHED LOOKING AROUND, WE COULD GO IN.

AND DO WHATEVER PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY DATE." Papyrus said. "Uh..." Frisk said, beginning to blush again. "Ooh." (Y/n) teased playfully. "YOU CAN COME IN TOO." Papyrus said. "I don't think that's how dates exactly work." (Y/n) said with a smirk. Papyrus looked confused. "Usually dates are just the two of you alone." (Y/n) added. "OH. GOTCHA." Papyrus winked. He then looked at Frisk. "SO... YOU WANT TO GO IN?" He asked. "Um..." Frisk said. "Aw, go on Frisk." (Y/n) said. "You kinda owe him one anyway for flirting with him." (Y/n) said. "Besides, I'm sure you guys will have a lot of fun." (Y/n) teased. Frisk glared at her sister.

She opened the door and walked inside his room. Papyrus quickly followed and closed the door. "SO UM... IF YOU'VE SEEN EVERYTHING, DO YOU, PERHAPS... WANT TO START THE DATE?" Papyrus asked. Frisk smiled. "Sure." Papyrus beamed. "GREAT." Papyrus took out a book for dating. "I snagged an official dating rule book from the library! We're ready to have a great time!" Papyrus opened the book. "Let's see. Step one, ask them on a date. Ahem. Human. I, The Great Papyrus, will go on a date with you!" He said. "Sure." Frisk said. "R- REALLY? WOWIE! I guess that means it's time for part two! Step two, put on nice clothes to show you care. ...

wait a second. Wear clothing... you're wearing clothing right now. Not only that. Earlier today you were also wearing clothing. No! Could it be? You've wanted to date me from the very beginning?" Papyrus asked. "Yup." Frisk lied. His eyes widened. "NO! You planned it all! You're way better at dating than I am! N- no! Your dating power!" Suddenly a bar appeared above him that said "dating power" as it went halfway. "NYHE HEH HEH! DON'T THINK YOU'VE BESTED ME YET! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAVE NEVER BEEN BEATEN AT DATING! AND NEVER WILL!

I CAN EASILY KEEP UP WITH YOU! YOU SEE, I TOO, CAN WEAR CLOTHING! IN FACT, I ALWAYS WEAR MY SPECIAL CLOTHES UNDERNEATH MY REGULAR CLOTHES JUST IN CASE SOMEBODY HAPPENS TO ASK ME ON A DATE! BEHOLD!" Papyrus ran off for a moment, before coming back wearing different clothes. "NYHE! WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY SECRET STYLE?" He asked. "I love it." Frisk said. "NO! A genuine compliment!" Her dating power then increased. "HOWEVER, YOU DON'T TRULY UNDERSTAND THE HIDDEN POWER OF THIS OUTFIT! THEREFORE WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS INVALID! THIS DATE WON'T ESCALATE ANY FURTHER! UNLESS YOU FIND MY SECRET. BUT THAT WON'T HAPPEN!" He declared. "Hmm. Let's see. Is it under your hat?" She asked, figuring it out immediately.

"MY HAT? MY HAT? MY HAT! NYHE HEH HEH!" His hat lifted and you saw a present on his head. "W- WELL THEN... YOU FOUND MY SECRET. I SUPPOSE I HAVE NO CHOICE! IT'S A PRESENT. A PRESENT J- JUST FOR YOU. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?" He asked. "Of course." Frisk said. "SPAGHETTI! THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THINKING ISN'T IT? RIGHT. BUT OH SO WRONG! THIS ISN'T ANY PLAIN OL PASTA! THIS IS AN ARTISAN'S WORK! SILKEN SPAGHETTI FINELY AGED IN AN OKAEN CASK. THEN COOKED BY ME. MASTER CHEF PAPYRUS! HUMAN, IT'S TIME TO END THIS! THERE'S NO WAY THIS CAN GO ANY FURTHER!" Papyrus declared. Frisk then took a bite of the pasta and her face turned into a look of disgust. "WHAT A PASSIONATE EXPRESSION! YOU MUST REALLY LOVE MY COOKING! AND BY EXTENSION ME! MAYBE EVEN MORE THAN I DO!

NOOOOOOOO!" Papyrus shouted as her dating power increased again. This time going past the bar. "HUMAN, IT'S CLEAR NOW. YOU'RE MADLY IN LOVE WITH ME. EVERYTHING YOU DO, EVERYTHING YOU SAY, IT'S ALL BEEN FOR MY SAKE. HUMAN, I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY TOO. IT'S TIME FOR ME TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS. IT'S TIME THAT I TOLD YOU. I PAPYRUS..." he then suddenly began to get nervous. "I... UM... BOY. IS IT HOT IN HERE OR IS IT JUST ME?" He asked. "Papyrus? Are you okay?" Frisk asked. "OH SHOOT. HUMAN, I... I'M SORRY. I DON'T LIKE YOU THE WAY YOU LIKE ME. ROMANTICALLY I MEAN." For some odd reason, Frisk felt strangely disappointed.

"I MEAN... I TRIED VERY HARD TO. I THOUGHT THAT BECAUSE YOU FLIRTED WITH ME THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO ON A DATE WITH YOU. THEN, ON THE DATE, FEELINGS WOULD BLOSSOM FOURTH. I WOULD BE ABLE TO MATCH YOUR PASSION FOR ME. BUT ALAS, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS... HAVE FAILED. I FEEL JUST THE SAME AS BEFORE. AND INSTEAD, BY DATING YOU,

I HAVE ONLY DRAWN YOU DEEPER INTO YOUR INTENSE LOVE FOR ME. A DARK PRISON OF PASSION. WITH NO ESCAPE. HOW COULD I HAVE DONE THIS TO MY DEAR FRIEND?" Papyrus asked. His eyes widened. "NO! WAIT! THAT'S WRONG! I CAN'T FAIL AT ANYTHING! HUMAN, I'LL HELP YOU THROUGH THESE TRYING TIMES! I'LL KEEP BEING YOUR COOL FRIEND. AND ACT LIKE THIS ALL NEVER HAPPENED. AFTER ALL, YOU ARE VERY GREAT. IT WOULD BE TRAGIC TO LOSS YOUR FRIENDSHIP. SO PLEASE.... DON'T CRY BECAUSE I WON'T KISS YOU. BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN HAVE LIPS. AND HEY, SOMEDAY, YOU'LL FIND SOMEONE AS GREAT AS ME. WELL, NO. THAT'S NOT TRUE." Frisk snickered quietly. "BUT I'LL HELP

YOU SETTLE FOR SECOND BEST! NYHE HEH HEH HEH HEH!" Papyrus was about to leave but quickly came back. "OH. AND IF YOU EVER NEED TO REACH ME HERE'S MY PHONE NUMBER. YOU CAN CALL ME ANY TIME! PLATONICALLY. WELL, GOTTA GO! NYEH HEH HEH!" Then Papyrus left. Then he quickly came back. "OH. AND IF YOU EVER NEED TO REACH ME HERE'S MY PHONE NUMBER. YOU CAN CALL ME ANY TIME! PLATONICALLY. WELL, GOTTA GO! NYEH HEH HEH!" Then Papyrus left. Frisk came out of the room with a weirded out expression, causing her sister to laugh. "So how was it?" (Y/n) asked. "You guys a thing now?" She teased. "No." Frisk said bluntly. "Well, better luck next time." (Y/n) said. Frisk sent her another glare. "Well, we should get going." (Y/n) said. "All right then. Let's go." Frisk said, and the sisters left the house.