UndermonsterStory

Sans clutched his head. He had a pounding headache, probably from all the inaudible whispering coming from seemingly nowhere. That voice from before was the only one so far that he could tell what was being said. Where were these voices coming from? Was he hearing things? He shook his head. No use thinking too hard about it. He tries to stand up and stumbles, resulting in him getting back onto his bed. He was aching like crazy.

Sans checks himself, and as before, it came up with an ERROR message. Carefully taking out his soul to examine it, his eyes widened in disbelief. It was glitching. How was it glitching? Why was it glitching? How was this even scientifically possible? Like he was in some sort of computer, but he wasn’t right? Questions plagued his mind. He was so distracted he almost didn’t notice the small, almost unnoticeable cracks that had formed in his soul. He was even more frail than he already was.

Mind spiraling, he heard someone open the door and immediately rush to hug him. Looking up, he noticed Papyrus. He was crying.

“Bro! What’s wrong?” Sans asked worriedly.

“YOU WERE ASLEEP FOR WEEKS, BROTHER! FATHER WAS SURE YOU WERE GOING TO DIE! I AM SO GLAD YOU'RE AWAKE. WE TRIED EVERYTHING TO HELP, BUT NOTHING SEEMED TO WORK.”

“Well, I am awake now. Though I don’t think I can walk properly.”

“THAN THE GREAT PAPYRUS SHALL HELP."

Papyrus put his arm around Sans and helped him up. Sans stumbles again, but Papyrus catches him and helps to support him. He walked out of his room and down the stairs with a lot of help from his brother and sat down at the dinner table.

“I WILL GET MOM AND DAD,” Papyrus says as he rushes out of the room.

Gaster's eyelights lit up like the Fourth of July. He looked extremely relieved. He was about to die, wasn’t he. Sans checked himself, and his face immediately contorted into one of shock.

His HP was at a staggering ERROR. Wait ERROR? Looking at his stats, he noticed that most of it had been corrupted, showing ERRORS. He tried to get up, but his legs buckled and he fell.

“Rest, I will carry you to your room.”

Knowing his dad will bring him safely to his room, Sans shuts his eyes and drifts off to sleep.

As they reached the house, Sans opened the door and walked in quickly. Good to be home. As he sat down on the couch to watch TV, Gaster came up to him.

“Son, I would like you to help me with a new project I am working on.”

“Not interested.”

“COME ON, BROTHER! ME AND DAD WORKED SO HARD ON IT. IT’S ALMOST DONE TOO. PLEASE.” Papyrus begged.

“Well, if you ask like that, there is no way I can refuse this time.”

Papyrus pumped his hand in the air, and Gaster smiled in victory. Sans followed them down the stairs to the lab. Seeing the giant machine in front of him as soon as the door opened, he couldn’t help but be impressed.

“So what is this for?” Sans asked.

“A portal. I want to see if I can connect to a different Universe.” Gaster explained.

“Seriously, that again. AU’s don’t exist.” Sans sighed.

Papyrus believed in all of his father's ideas. Sans not so much. He didn’t believe in AU’s or AT’s, but he sighed and helped anyway, as he could tell how much time was put into the project.

He passed along all the equipment that was asked for and helped move things, but that was all. Papyrus gave the same lazy brother speech, but in reality, he just didn’t know how to build very well.

After a while, Papyrus and Gaster stopped, and Gaster said, “Let’s take a break. After we can put the finishing touches on.”

Sans collapsed to the ground in exhaustion while the other two walked up the stairs. They didn’t understand how tiring it was going back and forth carrying things for them. He got the hard job. He sat on the ground for a minute before getting up. He started to wonder if the machine would actually work. It looked pretty impressive. When his father says put on finishing touches he means it is finished, but he wanted to make it look impressive. So he decided to prove his father wrong about his theory and pressed the button.

The machine whirled to life in a bright blue light. It actually looked quite impressive as a shape akin to a portal appeared.

“Wait, it actually worked?” He said to himself.

But as soon as it started, the portal glitched out of existence, and the machine started to make a very loud sound. It didn’t sound good. He tried desperately to stop the machine by pressing the button again, unplugging wires, but nothing worked. Noticing how loud it was getting, Sans ran towards the door.

He was too late.

The machine exploded, and a very bright light filled his vision, then pain. A very intense burning pain coming directly from his soul. He writhed on the ground, clutching his clothing where his soul was hiding underneath. It burned. It hurt. He was in so much pain. He was dying. He was dead. He was dead right? He only had one HP after all, but the pain only continued. He couldn’t think straight.

He suddenly felt something warm. Someone was holding him but he couldn’t tell who. The warm sensation of healing magic washed over him. It helped a little.

After an undetermined amount of time, the pain started to subside, and his breathing started to calm. He felt cold and warm and very drenched in sweat. Worst experience of his life, no doubt about it. Sans still felt very exhausted from the ordeal. He looked up to see a very distressed Gaster.

Chara was ecstatic. Sans was fine with this choice, too. He honestly didn’t mind what type of cake it was. Though they had a bunch of BBQ sauce out, which he was ecstatic about. He reached out for one, but Chara slapped his hand away.

“WE STILL NEED TO SING THE SONG, BROTHER!” Papyrus scolded.

Sans huffed but didn’t take a bottle. Chara was also holding off on the cake. He knew that papyrus would do the same thing to her. She also knew it would disappoint her mother. Chara hopped onto one of the stools of the countertop, swinging her legs. Finally, Asriel walked into the kitchen with the adults.

“Took your sweet time.” Chara huffed.

“Not my fault, Mom talks so much.” Asriel retorted.

“Sorry about that. I just lost track of time.” Toriel answered.

Toriel went to the cake and set up the candles for both of them to blow out together, and lit them. Chara impatiently waited, wanting to get into the food already. They all sang Happy Birthday, and very enthusiastic, chaotic whirl of sound. She always hated how loud it would get, but Sans seemed to get a kick out of it. After the way-too-loud version of Happy Birthday, Chara blew out the candles along with Sans. She didn’t make a wish. She never did, as they never came true anyway.

The time had come, and the best thing about a birthday was that the birthday girl always got the first serving. She got out her stolen knife to Toriels' nervousness and cut the cake cleanly into even parts, except hers, of course, which was very big. She gingerly put the knife into the kitchen sink, as it was dirty. She would just steal, not borrow, another one later. She immediately dug into the cake and took a bite. Her eyes immediately lit up as she started to inhale the cake whole. At the same time, Sans was chugging down a bottle of BBQ sauce.

“Slow down, my child. You are going to choke.” Toriel said nervously.

Did she listen? No. Did she choke? Yes, yes, she did. Not fatal through. A good glass of cold water, and she was back to normal, devouring the cake all over again.

She finished the cake with no more issues, and Sans had inhaled all the BBQ sauce we had. She still had no idea how Sans could dink BBQ sauce straight from the bottle. It was in all honesty, quite disturbing.

“Thanks for the chocolate cake, Mom,” Chara said.

“And thank ya for the BBQ, Dad,” Sans replied.

After everyone had finished eating, Asriel from the living room called, “Time for presents!”

Sans and Chara raced each other to the living room, which ended up in them tripping over each other and landing in a heap on the floor. Asriel laughed at Chara’s misfortune while Papyrus rushed to help both of them.

“ARE YOU OKAY, BROTHER AND CHARA?” Papyrus asks worriedly

“We are fine, bro,” Sans answered, untangling himself from Chara.

Chara gave him a thumbs-up while glaring at Asriel, which just made him laugh more. Oh, she was definitely going to find a way to get her back later today.

She sat herself down on the couch next to her brother and waited for her mother to get her phone to record.

Thanks a bunch!” Chara answered.

After getting the okay from the parents, Chara entered the room. It already had everything she would need. A bed, a closet, a desk with drawers, and a small chest. It even had a super fluffy rug, though she would definitely need to do a redesign, especially with the colors to fit her tastes.

She could tell she wasn’t going to be able to get home anytime soon. Seems that the monsters here have the same feeling about the forest as the monsters back home. She was honestly fine with that. She felt safe here.

It had been 2 years since she was adopted by the Dreemur’s. She had turned twelve years old today same as Sans. Surprisingly, they had the same birthday as each other. The parties were always a blast as the two families would join together to congratulate both of them, and today was no different from last year.

The birthday banner was hanging above the back door, and Toriel had just pulled the cake out of the oven. Chara had helped bake the cake and may have stolen another knife from the drawer. A knock came from the door, and Chara jumped up from the couch, knowing exactly who it was. Asriel, however, was closer to the door, rushing to open it. He stuck his tongue out at him, and Chara responded by giving him a look that said, ‘Oh, you know I am getting you back for that.’

The Wingding family entered the door, consisting of Gaster, Herman, Papyrus, and of course, Sans. Chara ran up to Sans, wishing him a happy birthday.

He had a smile on his face as usual, “Happy Birthday to you too.”

Gaster greeted Asgore with a firm handshake, and Herman greeted Toriel by starting a conversation that Chara knew could last for hours. She wondered if it was normal for moms to talk as much as they could. Asriel came up to them with Papyrus in tow. Papyrus seemed to be holding all of the presents from their family, which was a lot. He seemed as if he couldn’t see. Asriel offered to carry some while Chara chuckled at him, but Papyrus denied.

“I GOT THIS! I AM THE GREAT PAPYRUS AFTER ALL.” Papyrus answered.

“Papyrus is getting really into science thanks to Father. He is helping him with his experiments.” Sans explained.

“THOUGH SANS KEEPS ON BEING LAZY AND NOT HELPING.”

“Not being lazy. I keep telling you. I am upstairs helping mother with chores.”

“EXUSES EXUSES.”

Asriel and Chara laughed at the brothers' bickering. In fact, Sans would do the chores to help his mother as well as an excuse to not help his father with his experiments, but he didn’t want to tell anyone that.

“Mom finished the cake, so we can go and sing happy birthday.” Asriel pointed out, “I can get the parents' attention.”

“Thanks,” Chara said.

Chara took a bite out of the treat and immediately started to devour it whole. The chocolate bar was gone in an instant.

Asriel laughed, “Your face is covered in chocolate!”

Chara, surprised and embarrassed, looked away from the others. The others stifled a chuckle as Asriel handed him a napkin to clean her face.

As they chatted around the fireplace about their favorite foods, which Chara had declared chocolate as her favorite, a female, adult, goat person entered the room. She was holding a pie that seemed to smell a bit odd. She seemed surprised to see Chara.

“My child, I am glad you brought friends over, but who is this?” She asked.

“Oh, this is my new friend, Mom. Their name is Chara!” Asriel answered.

“WE FOUND HER IN THE FOREST,” Papyrus explained.

“And she seemed a bit lost, so we thought we should bring her over. I hope you don’t mind, Miss Toriel,” Sans said.

Chara waved awkwardly, worried that she would be shunned away like she was with many of the adults in her hometown, but instead, Toriel set out plates on the coffee table, including one for Chara, and set a piece of pie on the plates.

“I don’t mind at all,” Toriel answered, “Enjoy the snail pie.”

Chara’s face contorts into one of disgust. Snails in a pie. That was one thing that she knew was not supposed to be in one.

“It sounds disgusting, but give it a chance,” Sans said.

“It does?” Asriel replied, confused.

He had had snail pie a lot, as it was her mother's favorite recipe. He didn’t understand how anyone would find it disgusting to put snails in pies.

Chara gingerly used the fork to cut into the pie, its contents oozing out. She took a deep breath and, as quickly as possible, thrust the pie into her mouth. The texture was weird and slimy, but the taste was actually quite amazing.

“It’s good!” Chara exclaimed in surprise.

“Isn’t it,” Sans answered.

“Well, I am glad everyone is enjoying themselves.” Toriel said, “I will be in the garden out back if you need me.”

Toriel walks away, and Asriel gets up to put his dish in the sink. Chara takes another bite of the pie. It really was growing on her. After a bit more talking, Chara takes her plate to the sink, not wanting to leave a mess for someone who gave her food.

Asriel seemed happy to have her around, and she was happy to be here. In all honesty, she didn’t want to go back to her village and all the idiot adults.

The two of them join back up with Sans and Papyrus in the living room. The fire was still brightly dancing, casting shadows onto the wall. The smell of the pie still lingered in the air. It felt very homey and warm.

The two skeletons needed to go home as it was getting late. Asriel and Chara waved them goodbye as they walked through the door. Chara sighed in relief as all the people had drained her energy. She was an introvert.

Chara hadn’t noticed how tired she really was until now, but there was a problem. She had nowhere to stay.

“I don’t have anywhere to stay, so imma just steal a room,” Chara told Asriel jokingly.

“THIS NEW FRIEND IS CALLED CHARA!” Papyrus exclaimed before Chara could say anything.

“Oh! Hello Chara! I am Asriel Dreemur.”

Dreemur, why did that sound familiar… Chara’s belly rumbled, and she turned away, blushing in embarrassment.

“You hungry? You can come with me to Grillby’s,” Sans invited.

“GRILLBY’S AGAIN SERIOUSLY!!! NO, WE SHOULD GO TO MUFFETS! YOU KNOW THE NEW PLACE.” Papyrus argued.

“How about you just come to my place?” Asriel suggested.

“GOOD idea.” Papyrus and Sans said together.

“You all are invited.”

Sans and Papyrus grinned. Asriel led the way through the village. There were a lot of interesting houses and lots of monsters wandering the streets. Sans and Papyrus pointed out some of their favorite shops and landmarks, including the Grillby’s Sans seemed to enjoy so much.

At some point, they passed the village limits into a more populated area. Asriel led for a while longer, pointing out the stores and playground in the area before stopping.

“This here is my house,” Asriel answered.

The house seemed moderate in size and homey even from the outside. Chara could imagine how cozy it would be inside. A bit too many flowers were decorating the front yard for her liking, though.

Asriel opened the door and bowed to Chara, “Ladies first.”

Chara chuckled while the boys smiled in the background. Chara entered the house first and immediately confirmed her suspicions that the house was indeed cozy on the inside. The fireplace was lit with a fire that felt like she could reach her hand in and wouldn’t get hurt. No doubt magic.

Asriel sat on the chair next to the fireplace to warm up. Seems he was out for a while. Chara sat next to him as the chair was big enough. She lay her head on his shoulder. He was warm, and she was freezing. Sans and Papyrus took the other chair on the other side of the fireplace.

“You're so cold!” Asriel exclaimed.

“I was outside for a few hours,” Chara explained.

“Hours!” Chara yelped.

Chara’s stomach growled. She has skipped breakfast to play with her friends and missed lunch, being stuck in the forest.

“Oh, right! You're hungry! That is the main reason we came here in the first place. Let me get you something.” Asriel said, getting up off the couch.

Chara melted into the chair and put her hands up to warm them. This was so much nicer than the life she had been living before. Her friends may have seemed nice, but that was only around places with adults nearby… She was often offed by others because of her striking red eyes. A sign of bad omen.

Asriel came back with warmed soup and a chocolate bar. Chara thankfully devoured all the soup she was given. She then took the chocolate bar.

“I have never had the chance to try one of these before,” Chara said, peeling the rapper off the treat.

The kids gasped.

“Come on, Chara, I bet that you can’t be the last one found!”

Chara glances at her friend.“For what?” She asked.

“I will give you ten dollars.”

“Deal. Only if I get to hide first.” Chara replied.

“I will count the rest of you, find a good hiding place!”

Once she started to count, Chara rushed into the nearby forest. No one would think to look here because of all the rumors. She would be the last one found and win the bet. Not for the money, but to be able to beat them.

Chara looked for a good tree to hide behind when she noticed she wasn’t exactly paying attention to where she was going. Where the heck was she? Looking around the area, she could only see trees. There was no sign of other monsters or her town. She was lost… extremely lost. She did the only thing she could think of doing and started to wander around.

“Hello? Anyone there?” Chara yelled…

No reply. She wandered around aimlessly for a few hours. It was starting to get dark, and she was getting hungry and thirsty. She sat down against a tree to rest for a moment and took a moment to listen to the sounds of the forest.

Wait a moment. That was the sound of talking. Chara got up and sprinted over to where she heard the sound, running headfirst into pure bone.

Looking up at the monster, it was a skeleton around her own age. A skeleton, a little younger, was sitting nearby. They were on a paved road, indicating that civilization was nearby. Chara got up and brushed herself off.

“My bad.”

“It’s all good! Oh, and my name is Sans, Sans the skeleton.” Sans introduced, “Over there is my little bro Papyrus, but you can call him Papy for short.”

Papyrus gave a comically large wave.

“Got it. Call me Chara. Anyway, I am a bit lost and need food. Can you point me to the nearest town?”

“Oh, there is only one place nearby for a long way,” Sans answered.

“WE CAN LEAD YOU THERE, RIGHT BROTHER!”

“Sure, why not?” Sans said.

“Great! Lead the way.”

Chara follows the two skeletons deeper into the forest. The two brothers are chatting to each other, and Chara throws in a few words but mainly blocks them out to memorize the path they are going. She knew that she would probably find the skeletons near that place again since they seemed quite familiar with the route.

A few minutes passed before the clearing came into view. A large village was established where they emerged. Houses as far as the eye could see.

“Huh, bigger than I was expecting,” Chara mumbled to herself.

“REALLY? WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING?” Papyrus asks curiously.

“Well, it is in the middle of nowhere,” Chara explained.

As they reached the village limits, a small goat monster ran up to the skeletons.