I woke up from my Dreamless slumber and my quickly put on my gear. I left the Inn to continue my search for my friends, Nova kept me company as I was searching
"Sans I sense three of your friends up head in that mine"she told me
"Okay!" I said making my way to the mines.
Once I got there I entered the mines to see Blooky, Alphys and Frisk there without their faces and what shocked me the most was that Ben was there too! He had a sad look on his face, I walked over to him with some tears in my eyes
"Hmm... It's you." He said in shock
"Ah, Ben!" I said
"I'm glad we managed to meet here. These three here are your friends, right?" He asked
"Yes..." I said
"They were wandering around like... Well, faceless chickens. So I brought them back here to safety. Their faces can't have gone that far... What do you say? Are you up for a rescue mission?" He asked as I nod
"Excellent! Well then, do allow me to join you." He said
*Great Sage Ben joined your party!
We quickly leave the cave
"Hmm... Ah, yes. I'll be fighting with you from now on." He said
"Oh! That's great news!" I said
"But of course I won't use my full power." He said
"What?! Why not?!" I said a bit in shock
"To make sure that you keep learning! You're going to have to get even stronger. But I'll keep an eye on you while you do." He said with a smile
"Hahaha!" I giggled as we continued our search.
When we got to the Inn, we were about to sleep until I remembered what I wanted to ask Ben
"Hey Ben..." I asked
"Yes?" He replied
"How do you know Galaxia? From how you reacted it's like you know her so how?" I asked him.
He froze, his were wide before his shock turn into sadness
"Galaxia-No... Nena was my little sister, Galaxia is a code name I gave her... Nena is her real name. I haven't seen her for years until back at Neksdor... When I saw her I couldn't believe she was alive and well, because when I return back to my home when I was 16... I saw my home was burned down by a murder... A guard told me my whole family was killed in the fire. I just never thought I'd see her again, I was very happy to see her... But when you told me her and the rest of you friends were taken... My heart shatter... I lost her once... I can't lose her again" He said with a few tears streaming down his face
"I'm so sorry for yours and Galaxia's lost..." I said
"It's okay you didn't know, I should have told you back at the Realm of the Fey." He said
"Let's go to sleep" I said
"Okay, Goodnight Sans" He said
"Goodnight Ben" I said as we drifted off to sleep. After we woke up we quickly put on our gear and continue our search
"Um, Ben..." I asked
"Yes, what is it?" He said
"Why are you known as the Great Sage?" I asked
"That's a good question... I'm really just a magician who's traveled the world. I've taught lots of people during my travels. After a while, people began calling me by other names. Wise one, Great Sage... That kind of thing. It's a bit embarrassing to be totally honest." He said
"Hmm, I see. You're so cool, Great Sage Ben!" I said
He was shocked and then remembered hearing his sister saying the exact words to him when they were kids
"Hmm, I see. You're so cool, Great Sage Ben!" Nena said
"Oh, knock it off." He said with a smile and a few tears in his eyes as we continue walking
After a while we came across a Magma Slime with Alphys's face. With the help from Ben we defeated the slime and saved Alphys's face
"Thank you." She said before heading back to the mine
"Alphys's face flew off!" I said
"Yeah, Off to Haven Hollow." He said... So that's what the mines are called
"Wonder if we helped Alphys?" I said
"Probably... Let's head back to Haven Hollow and find out." He said as I nod as we made our way back to the Haven Hollow, once there we returned Alphys's face back to her
"Thank goodness!" She said
"Ah! My face! It's back! You saved me, just like I knew you would! I'm feeling fighting fit now! Let's get back out there, Sans!" She said as I cheered
"That's the first face back! And not a moment too soon!" Ben said
"Let's go!" She said
*Alphys joined your party!
We quickly went to save Blooky's face back, after awhile we came across a Paincloud with Blooky's face on it
"Don't worry Blooky! We'll save you!" I said as we engaged it in a fight
with the help from Alphys it made it easier and after a Royal wind we defeated the monster and saved Blooky's face
"Thank you." He said with a smile
"Huh..." I said
"That was the second." Ben said
"Yup. I really want to see Blooky soon." I said
"I'm sure we will before long. Let's get back to Haven Hollow." He said as we made our way back to Haven Hollow. Once there we quickly gave Blooky's face back
"Yay!" He said
"Oh, Sans! Long time no see! Literally. I had no eyes. I can't believe the Dark Lord got to me, too. But I knew you'd save me! Thanks again, Sans. And you too, Great Sage Ben." He said
"No, no, not at all. All in a day's work. That leaves just one face to recover now." Ben said
"Let's get to it!" Blooky said
*Blooky joined your party!
We left the Haven Hollow to search for Frisk's face
"Why is the Dark Lord stealing faces?" I asked Ben
"That's a very good question... Put simply, it's to control the monsters." He said
"What do you mean?" I asked
"The Dark Lord creates lots of monsters. But those monsters are just weak creatures. They're... Incomplete. To make up for that, the Dark Lord gives them..." He trailed off
"People's faces?" I said
"Precisely!" He said
"Faces are so strange." I said
"Very strange." He said as we continue you our search, after a while of searching we found a Burning Golem with Frisk face
"Hang on Frisk!" I said
With the help from Ben's Tower of Flame, we managed to save Frisk face
"Thank you." She said before heading back to Haven Hollow
"Now we've helped all three people." Ben said
"Yeah, but... Lots of our friends are still trapped." I said sadly
"Hm, I see. Anyway... Let's just get back to Haven Hollow for now." He said
"OK. Let's find out what Frisk says." I said as we made our way back, once there returned Frisk's face
"Oh, thank goodness!" She said
"Sans! I should have known you'd save me! There were nine of us when we flee from the Dark Lord's Castle... But somewhere along the way I got caught... I hope everyone else is all right." She said
"Well, in that case we'd better make our way to the castle. With any luck the other six will be there awaiting a daring rescue." Ben said
"One daring rescue, coming right up!" Frisk said
*Frisk joined your party!
I turn to Nova who was standing right next to me
"Well Sans we must head to Karkaton to save your friends!" she said as I nod
"Right!" I said as we made our way there
"It's pretty lively now with lots of new team members." Frisk said
"It gets so lonely when you're on your own." I said
"But now we're here! We can do things we couldn't do alone." She said
"Like what?" I asked
"We can help each other!" She said
"Yup!" I said
"And get in really big fights with each other!" She said
"Huh?" I said confused
"And hide behind each other when things get scary!" She said
"I see you've really thought this through..." I said before we continued our journey. When we got to an Inn, Nova gave me another gift
Gift: Be who you want to be
"Ho ho! At last, you've gained the power to change jobs! Perhaps it was the suspense of nearing the castle that did it. In any case, you and your team are free to change jobs at will! And what's more! Jobs sealed by Chara have now been released! So you can go back to the jobs you had in Greenhorne and Neksdor! A fortuitous occasion, no? Ho ho!" She said to me.
I change my class back to Warrior, we quickly continue our journey but soon we were split into two groups
"We've been cut off from the others." I said
"They must be sad about it. Being split up from me." Blooky said
"We'll just have to press on." I said
"They must be in real trouble... With out me of course" he said
"... I'll be going" I said before we continue down the path with Ben
... I hope the Frisk and Alphys are okay. We continued walking but I had a question for Ben
"Are you stronger than the Dark Lord, Ben?" I asked
"Hm, that's a tricky one." Ben said
"I'm sure if it came to a fight, you'd win, no prob!" I said with a smile. But I know I'll face Chara soon
"Yes, maybe I would. But I'm not a big fan of conflict... And anyway... Defeating the Dark Lord is your mission, not mine. In my humble..." He said
"I wonder if I can..." I said, in all honesty I don't think I can defeat the Dark Lord
"You can! I'm sure of it!" He said to encourage me before we continue.
After a while of walking I started wondering
"Hmm... I wonder how everyone's doing..." I said to Blooky
*Meanwhile*
"Well, we can't just hang around. Let's keep going." Alphys said to Frisk as they continue walking Frisk spoke
"That cave-in was a shock!" She said to Alphys
"It cut us off from the others too." Alphys said
"Wonder if they're going on without us." She said
"Don't you think we should set out too?"Alphys asked
"Yes, we'll probably meet them up ahead." Frisk said
"Yup! Let's go!" Alphys said before they continued walking
after having to deal with some monsters and walking they met up with Sans, Blooky and Ben
"Wait! Look!" Alphys said
"Hey! Alphys!" Sans said
"I'm so glad you're OK!" She said
*The party was reunited!
*Little time skip*
After reuniting with Alphys and Frisk we continued our way to the Castle to find the others, but as we got closer to the exit we heard growling up head
"Huh? What's that?" I asked Ben with wide eyes
"Hm... Sounds like growling." He said
"Must be a dog. Or lots of dogs." I said
"Let's be careful. That growling reminds me of..." He said before being cut off when a three headed dog appeared in front of us
"Cerberus, the guard dog of the underworld!" He said before we engaged it in a fight. It had Moonlight, Papyrus and Undyne's faces we have to save them!
"Come on guys! Let's save our friends!" I said
They nod at me as we engaged Cerberus. After beating Cerberus with Nova's gift and Ben's help we defeated Cerberus and saved three of our friends, we returned their faces back to them
"Yeah!" Papyrus said
"Hm..." Undyne said
"Oh, thank goodness!" Moonlight said
"Oh, Sans!" Papyrus said with a smile
"You saved us!" Undyne said
"We owe you one!" Moonlight said
"You bet you do... This rescue wasn't what you'd call easy..." I said, It's true it wasn't
"Eh?" Papyrus was confused
"Nothing! Nothing at all!" I said as I quickly change the subject, I hear Nova giggling
"The other three are in the Dark Lord's Castle!" Papyrus said to me
"I'm not looking forward to it, but let's get cracking!" Undyne said
"We can do it together!" Moonlight said
"Right, let's go!" Papyrus said
"We'll go on ahead!" Undyne said
"Laters!" Moonlight said to us
"Sans, Papyrus and the others head for an Inn!" Nova said as Ben turns to me
"So, that's six people rescued. I think you've got enough firepower now." He said
"Yep!" I said to him
"Then my work here is done! I'll leave the rest to you! Good luck!" he said
"B-But what about your Sister?!" I asked
"I know you can save her, I wish I could see her personally but I can't find the courage to see her..." He said sadly
"Thanks for all your help! And I will save your sister! I promise!" I said as he looks at me shock before smiling and has a few tears in his eyes
"Thank you Sans." He said before leaving
*Great Sage Ben left your Party!
We quickly head to the Inn and had Moonlight and Papyrus share a room and Undyne shared a room with Alphys. After we all got paired up with someone we went straight to bed except for me, I was alone in my room. I was worried about our last three friends: Gmg, Galaxia and... Asriel, I started blushing when I thought of him... I just want to see him again and tell him that I... I... I love him. I soon thought about Galaxia and Gmg, I promised Ben that I'll save Galaxia and I remembered Gmg telling me that him and Galaxia were cousins. Which means he's also Ben's cousin so I made another promise that I'll save Gmg as well for Ben.
"Sans you must sleep. So you can have the energy to save your friends and your Crush" Nova said as I turn to her and nod before falling asleep
'Can I even save them and stop the Dark Lord, Chara?' I thought to myself