After all the blood, all the deaths, shattering's of SOULS and lifting people's spirits... there could finally be a happily ever after for the young child that had fallen atop the great mountain known as Mount Ebott. It was said, that whoever went to that cursed mountain, would never be seen again.
Why?
Because it was said that Monsters lived under the mountain, and would take the people who would fall into its clutches. Monsters that had been defeated by the magic that was once bestowed upon humanity was used to seal the monsters away and nothing could be done to free them unless...
Something of equal power was used to seal them away, could break the seal.
There had been six humans that had fallen and believed to have been lost forever. Yet, it took the seventh child to fall that had allowed them all to be freed at long last. With the love, and mercy that the child showed to Monster Kind, it showed that humans could be good, that Monsters and Humans could finally get along after all the pain, heartache and loss that the Monsters had to endure.
Yet, that was merely a test of what was to come. Why that is? The tail involves the lives of a human child, who grew up and a skeleton monster that had to endure a problem the moment the barrier shattered.
The human child, Frisk stared up at the spirit of the Monster Prince, Asriel Dreemurr, used the six human souls to shatter the barrier. Frisk could only stare in shock and awe as her bright blue eyes stared as the souls started to sparkle and shine with life that she never knew was possible for something to ever possess.
"What's happening?" asked someone from behind, Frisk spared a split second to look over her shoulder. Her short brown hair blew in her face, nearly covering her sight as everyone stood behind her.
There were two skeleton monsters behind her. One shorter than the other and wore high red boots, red gloves and a flowing red scarf with what could be seen as ever blowing in the wind. Clinging to his bones, or at least his arms, legs and... spine was what could be seen as black tights. A white chest plate and... could she count those as blue briefs like armour? Not sure.
The shorter one, he wore black shorts, a blue sweater with a slightly fluffy hood, white sweater and of course a pair of black and white sneakers.
Then, there was a couple, a short yellow dino woman, wearing a white lab coat and glasses. She clung to a tall blue skinned fish woman with long red hair. A glowing yellow eye, while the other is covered by an eye patch. She wore blue jeans, a black tank top and red shoes.
The last two people, were both goat monsters. One shorter, a woman that Frisk saw as a mother figure who cared for Frisk the moment she came here to the Underground. She wore a purple and white dress, white fur and two small horns on her head. Kind eyes yet even her long ears were being blown in the wind. Next to her, was another goat monster, though he was taller, covered in the same colour scheme outfit but with a cloak, a crown and yellow hair and beard. His own horns, much longer and curled.
Frisk saw him as the father figure that she never had and it made her sad to see that he was still in so much pain. She could see it the moment she had met him.
When the barrier fully shattered, everyone cried out in pain.
Frisk groaned as she found herself on the ground. The whiplash didn't hurt as much as it should have, having only lost 1HP though, the child couldn't help but look over her shoulder as best as she could.
The others were laying on the ground, trying to get themselves back up though, she noticed that one was struggling.
"Sans?" Called out Frisk, toward the smaller skeleton.
"I... I'm okay kid." The shorter skeleton whispered, holding his skull with a trembling hand. She couldn't help but frown a little in concern. Wondering if he was truly okay or not. Carefully she pushed herself back up onto her feet and made her way over to him and helped him up onto his feet.
"BROTHER! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!" called the taller skeleton as he also tried to help his brother up onto his feet.
"I'm fine bro. Nothing can... push me around."
"BROTHER, THAT WAS BAD EVEN FOR YOU."
"I... I think I'm just in shock is all Paps."
Frisk frowned a little, seeing that Sans had blue beads of sweat on his skull. Wondering why he was trembling so much, though figured that maybe it was because the shock had hit him rather hard. Looking down at the bar of his HP as it slowly faded, Frisk couldn't help but frown a little in concern. "Why is your HP still at..." Frisk couldn't finish, she couldn't really complain but, it still had her curious.
"Now isn't the time kiddo. Now, let's get moving, I'm sure we can't keep 'shaking' with excitement." Sans said with a bigger grin.
Slowly, everyone nodded and started to walk on through the remains of the barrier. Frisk couldn't help but gaze toward Sans here and there, making her wonder what it was that he had done in order to keep himself from losing any HP. Maybe it was something he had done? His own magic? Something that would allow himself to stay safe with whatever kind of magic that he was able to use.
Shaking her head, the young child looked on ahead, the shine of the sun shining on their skin, fur, scales and bones. It was warm, bright and brilliant just as she could remember. It made her think that this was the start of peace. Allowing Monsters and Humans to live in peace.
It would be a long road for sure, but Frisk was sure that it would work between Humans and Monsters at long last.
Turning back to her friends, her new family with a brilliant smile she couldn't help but feel excited for everything that was going to happen. Giggling, Frisk left with the goat monster, Toriel, holding her hand that made her think of the warmth of a mother's love.
"Welcome to the Surface." Frisk said with a smile on her face.
***
Over the course of six months, the monsters had decided to take refuge in the forest that surrounded the mountain that once cursed them to damnation. Now, with what gold that they had once used as their currency, they used it for materials to build their own little city.
There have been monsters that worked in the city, hoping to gather their own cash to help pay for whatever kind of repairs that was needed. Monsters leaving to learn more about the world that they had been cut out of for lord knows how long.
It had been a long journey over the course of their freedom, and they knew that it would still be a rather long and hard road ahead of them. Frisk knew that better than anyone from her own experience in both the Underground, and in her own short life, though there was a few things that did have her worried, which involved two things.
One, was the Humans still struggling to accept Monsters, some of them of course had accepted them to the point that they would send someone to help bring in food, water, and other needs. Frisk of course was seen as the bridge of between the two races. Allowing them to hear, and see from her that Monsters weren't as bad as people would believe.
Just like how there were good and bad people, there were good and bad monsters. They needed a good life as well, and would be able to survive on the surface.
The other problem that she was having, was her concern over her one friend.
Sans had been acting rather strange lately. Ever since they escaped from the Underground, the barrier breaking had caused him some kind of discomfort and pain. How was it that he was keeping it bottled up for so long? Even his brother Papyrus was concerned about him yet, the stubborn skeleton was keeping his pain to himself and that bothered everyone.
Undyne would even threaten him to tell everyone what was wrong but nothing happened. He would just smile, and wave them all off as if nothing was wrong with him.
Even Alphys would even ask to do tests on him to make sure that he was okay. Of course, Sans would decline to everything, not wanting to bother everyone.
"I'm fine, nothing to be worried about." He would say, over... and over again.
Frisk would frown at him, wondering what was wrong with the skeleton and he would just refuse the whole thing. Maybe he would tell them later on, if it gets worse or whatever it was that would happen she hoped and prayed that he would confide in someone about what was wrong with him. Just like how, he would tell her that he had worried of her resetting the world once again. Them being stuck back in the Underground but, knew that she wouldn't reset that but it didn't stop his worries.
Turning her gaze over to the river, Frisk couldn't help but blink when she saw Sans standing by the river. Just gazing out at it deep in thought.
'Is he okay?' Frisk thought to herself before making her way over toward him. As she walked closer, Frisk couldn't help but notice that he seemed to be in deep thought, to the point that he hadn't even noticed her coming. "Sans?"
Jumping a little, Sans turned his head, his eye sockets glowed for a brief moment before turning back to the little white pinpricks of light. "Hey kiddo, careful you made me jump out of my skin."
Frisk giggled a little at that, it made her happy to hear that he was at least making jokes right now. It almost made her think that he wouldn't say another joke again. Making her worry for her friend, thinking that he wouldn't have been able to return to the monster that she knew from before the breaking of the barrier.
As he turned to look away, Frisk couldn't help but frown a little. "You okay? You've been really quiet..." She asked softly, hoping that he would talk to her, hoping that he would at least speak to her though, at the same time she couldn't help but reach out and gently grab hold of his hand.
Sans shook a little and pulled his hand away from her. Frisk couldn't help but feel a little bit hurt at that movement though she knew that she couldn't allow it to hurt her as much as it should. "I'm fine kid... Just, a lot to think about. Thinking about what kind of business I should do now that we're on the surface. I have to make money somehow right?" He chuckled a little, hoping to get a laugh out of the child next to him.
But she had refused.
"I know your lying." Frisk whispered softly.
Sans' smile slowly faded before he looked away. Sighing softly he looked over as he said "I just have a lot on my mind? Sure, money is one of the things I'm thinking about. As well as you resetting-"
"I won't reset Sans."
"I can't know that-"
"Yes, you can! Everyone's happy now, I don't want to ruin that for anyone. Not again." Frisk whispered softly before she looked over at the river. She knew that it would take a lot longer than six months to change someone's mind. To allow them to calm down over all the pain and suffering that they have had to endure because of all the torment and pain that they've had to go through. Just to get their own happiness.
Now? She had to make sure that Sans could get the happiness that he himself deserved.
Sitting down, Frisk took off her black tights and set them aside as well as her shoes. "Sit with me." She asked, kicking her feet gently in the water once she got comfortable. Turning her gaze upward, Frisk blinked her blue eyes as she saw that Sans was debating on weather or not to join her.
"Alright kid, I guess I don't have anywhere to currently go to." He chuckled a little before sitting down, removing his own shoes and socks before setting his skeletal feet in the cold water.
"So, what do you want to talk about?" asked Sans.
"I just want to make sure that you're okay." Frisk said as she gazed at the water. Watching as the little fish would just swim about. Some of them even tickled at her feet, making her giggle. Frisk couldn't help but look over at Sans and blinks as she saw him staring at her. A faint blue blush staining his cheekbones before he seemed to have caught himself staring and looked away. "Are you okay?"
"Never better kiddo. Paps is looking into learning how to drive like he's always wanted. Alphys is going to use her knowledge to teach Humans about Monsters and to help Toriel with healing." Sans frowned a little before letting out a soft sigh. It almost seemed as if he was sad that everyone was finding something that they could do, all but him. "Even Undyne is going to be a gym teacher at Tori's school. Asgore, is going to help with gardening..." He then started to list off everyone who had already found what they wanted to do.
It seemed that his own worries and concerns were stopping him from whatever it was that he wanted to do in his life. Frisk couldn't help but feel bad for him. "What about your hotcats?" Asked Frisk.
"I could sell those, though I'll need to go and get a server's license right?" Sans said with a small frown.
"Yes, but it's easy! You've already sold food for so long so why not be able to do it here?" asked Frisk.
Sans hummed a little in deep thought. It made sense, that much was for sure though at the same time it made her wonder what was really going on in his head. That skull of his had to have so many things being thrown about within the center of his mind, yet Frisk didn't think that she could ever fully understand.
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes for a brief moment. "I'll try, can't be that hard like you said." Sans said, a small smile gracing his skull once again before he looked away and then he leaned back to gaze up at the sky. Frisk smiled a little more before laying back on the grass with him. It truly was a beautiful day for sure, yet so many things still had to be done.
"How about, we go into the city and take a look?" asked Frisk.
"Could be interesting kiddo, but I think I'll just use the day to be lazy once more before going to try to get my license to serve." He chuckled a little more before folding his arms behind his head. Frisk smiled before doing the same. Just wanting to relax a little.
Yet, one thing that put a shock to the calm caused everything to freeze for a moment. Letting out a scream Frisk felt something wrap itself around her ankle, pulling her into the water. "Frisk!" shouted Sans, the last thing she heard before being submerged in the water.
Frisk didn't know what had happened, all she knew was that something had grabbed her leg, and something pulling her down. Before she could even blink, or think of anything something managed to grab her and swipe his hand toward the very thing that held onto her. Managing to get out of the water, Frisk held onto the person that saved her. Trembling like a leaf with wide eyes.
Another cry was heard, yet as was there a growl hitting her ears.
Blinking slowly, Frisk looked up and saw that Sans was... growling? Snarling? His one eye was glowing bright blue as if his magic would escape him from any moment as he glared toward the water. There, was the giant squid like monster with the silliest face Frisk had ever seen in the Underground. "Why you hurt Onion-san?" Called out the monster.
"You pulled Frisk down in the water! That would have killed her!" snarled Sans.
Frisk started to shake, she was getting cold from being in the water before looking up at Sans. His eye was still glowing and blinked a little in confusion. "Sans? It... it was an accident." He looked down at the human in his arms, and Frisk blinked. She was sure that his eyes were shifting. The pupils quivered a little here and there from rounded to... she couldn't really be sure. It was as if they were trying to form a new shape that they have never taken before. "I'm cold." Frisk whispered softly.
That seemed to calm him down a little before closing his eyes, and shaking his head. As if he was trying to clear his mind of whatever fog he had gone into. Taking a deep shuddering breath as if hoping to calm himself down. Looking at Frisk once again, eyes having returned to their usual white pinpricks before he smiled and lifted the shivering child in his arms.
Yet, he turned over to the injured monster before a snarl ripped its way out of his chest once again. "If I ever hear that you pulled Frisk in the water ever again, I'll make that 'cut' worse." With that, he started to walk away, making his way toward Toriel's home.
Frisk though, was rather confused as to what had just happened. Sans never acted that way, even when she was in the Underground. It was rather strange and it had her worried for her friend. Though, at the moment she just wanted to get warm and out of her wet clothes.
Maybe she'll try to figure it out later on.