#eventually :p

A few months passed, months of care, and shared nap times. Papyrus thought Sans was starting to be a bad influence, but at the same time it was often too darn adorable to interrupt. Today Undyne was over with Papyrus chatting with him in the living room as Sans laid in front of Frisk, who playing on her blanket with her favorite toys. Sans was a little ways away and the child tilted her head back to see him. With a little grunt she managed to roll herself over, catching Undyne and Papyrus’ eye.

“Oh hey, what are you up to shrimp?” Undyne said with a smile, as she did so, she saw that Frisk was propping herself up on her arms, with her face brimming with determination. Her legs arched and fell, and she flopped back onto the floor.

“You got this Frisk keep at it!”

“YOU ALMOST HAD IT! GOOD JOB FRISK!” Frisk slammed her hand down, looking more determined than before. Once more, she propped herself up, and this time, she got her legs to bend under her and into a crawling position. A look of elation spread across her face as she put one hand forward, a knee forward, crap wrong knee. Frisk fell back to the ground, this time, she let out a small wail of frustration.

“C’mon punk you can do it!”

“come on over kiddo, you got this.” Sans said as he continued to lay on the floor. Once more Frisk got into her crawling position, and started to move forward. With each successful move forward, she started moving faster, giggling wildly as she neared her father.

“That's it! You’ve almost got him!”

“EXCELLENTLY DONE FRISK, NYEH HEH HEH!” The child crawled to Sans, grinning at his face.

“well hey there, howsit goin?” To which Frisk raised her hands and proceeded to pull herself on top of his ribcage.  Sans chuckled lightly before looking over to Papyrus and Undyne.

“welp, looks like i'm not going anywhere any time soon.”  Sans said as Frisk began to babble, to which Sans’ replied until they both fell asleep.

“Alright fine, but only because this is too adorable.” Undyne muttered, Later on she was definitely going to tell Alphys all about it. But for now, Papyrus and Undyne went outside and into waterfall to spar, letting Sans and the kid sleep.

Papyrus made sure to baby proof the entire house. Since Frisk was now able to move almost freely, she could get hurt! Asgore and Undyne helped set up proper precautions, though the effort was mostly lead by Asgore, as he had done all of this once before. However none of them expected to find that, before they safty-blocked the stairs, Frisk had crawled up it and into Sans’ room and found a fun ride. It was when they heard giggling and laughing upstairs that they began to investigate, to find that Frisk had taken a joy ride in Sans’ thankfully empty trash tornado.  The small child laughed with glee as she spun around, Causing Sans to shake his head.

“ havin a fun time kiddo?” Frisk responded with a happy squeal and reached out to Sans.

“ alright, let's get’cha outta there.” Sans said as he plucked his kid from the mini tornado. Frisk was in his arms, spinning her head around and giggling. Sans exited his room and made his way downstairs, making sure to inform Asgore that they need to put something up around the trash tornado as well.

During night time, Sans found himself or Papyrus up for most of it caring for Frisk whenever she started to get hungry. But what surprised Papyrus the most was that often times, by the time he got up, Sans was already there with a bottle in hand. Some of these times, Papyrus would actually insist that Sans get some rest while he takes care of Frisk, if only so that Sans wouldn’t potentially force himself to stay up all hours of the night.

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Often times Sans would take Frisk with him on trips to Grillby’s and let her play with the dogs. Now that she had been crawling for quite a while now greater dog had started getting out of his armor and began to let frisk use him to hold herself up on her feet. Together they both moved slowly around the bar, receiving greetings from the other dogs. He had been spending a little less time going to the old ruins door, but when he did, he usually had quite the tale. The old lady seemed to enjoy it when Sans talked about his kid, just as much, if not more than when he was cracking jokes.

Sans took his daughter to another checkup with Dr. Alphys, the small child smiling and holding her arms out to the familiar yellow monster, Babbling excitedly.

“O-Oh! Y-you want me to hold you?”

“ go for it al, she don’t bite.” Alphys took Frisk into her arms and smiled.

“A-Are you ready for your check up? “ Frisk only responded with a smile, reaching her hand out touching the side of Alphys’ face, still babbling in the most adorable fashion.

“Alright then, l-lets begin then shall we?” While Alphys was running the usual tests, she began to speak with Sans.

“S-So I may have figured out something. Once F-Frisk started crawling, that would mean she was anywhere from s-six to ten months, and sh-shes been doing t-that for a little while, almost a full month!. A-and while Frisk C-Could start learning how to walk soon, she may only m-master it at around the 16-17 month mark. B-By my estimate, Frisk has about 4 or so months until their f-first birthday, so it seems that monster and human babies are f-fairly similar in that regard.” Sans nodded as Frisk yawned in Alphys’ grasp, snuggling into her lab coat. Alphys handed Frisk over to Sans and with a poof, they were back in their home. After a few more months, Sans, Papyrus, Alphys, Undyne, And Asgore gave frisk her first birthday party, and all cheered for many more to come. And of course they had to replace the table because Undyne suplexed Papyrus through it in her excitement. Nobody was surprised.

As the house emptied of guests, Frisk crawled to her father, holding her hands up to be carried. Sans obliged and Frisk patted Sans’ cheek bones.

“Da….da...daddy! Daddy daddy!” Sans’ eye lights turned to stars for a moment, and Papyrus had just walked into the room.

“SANS COULD YOU-.....BROTHER? ARE YOU ALRIGHT?” Papyrus’ voice brought Sans back down to earth, his smile wider than Papyrus had seen in a long time.

“y-yeah bro…...heh, listen to this. whos right here kiddo?” Frisk smiled, patting her father's face

“Daddy!” Papyrus was ecstatic “OH MY GOD! HER FIRST WORD! AMAZING! DO YOU THINK SHE’LL LEARN HOW TO SAY MINE NEXT?!” causing Frisk to look over and hold out her hand to Papyrus.

“Pa….pap….y….Pappy! Pappy!” Frisk said with a smile, earning a shocked gasp from Papyrus.

“OH MY GOD THEY CALLED ME PAPPY! THIS IS THE GREATEST DAY EVER!” and Sans couldn't agree more. Frisk spent most of that day repeating  those words.

After a month had passed, Frisk began her solo attempts to walk. These attempts often consisted of her plopping down before she could stand, or her falling onto her butt. Papyrus and Sans offered encouragement as the child became more and more determined to walk. She got up on her feet, and took a step, and then another, and another. She had begun laughing in triumph as she made her way to Sans, only to lose her balance and fall on her butt again. She let out a frustrated wail and slammed her hand on the ground.  However, Frisk was not done yet, she got herself up again, and finally managed to walk all the way to Sans with a pleased grin on her face.

“Daddy! Pappy!  Didit!” Sans was beaming at his daughter

“you did! nice work kiddo!” and once more, Papyrus had not heard Sans have that kind of energy in his voice for quite some time.

“AMAZING WORK FRISK! NYEH HEH HEH!”

“Nyah hah hah!” Frisk laughed, throwing her arms up into the air.

It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, birds soared above, and flowers bloomed around the riverbank. Alice Warren was driving down a road that ran by the river, which lead into Mt Ebbott. The trip was to find a good camping location, and plan the reservation. Though Frisk, her child, was only a few months old, the weather was beautiful and the campsite would be close by.  Frisk cooed in the back seat grabbing at tiny dangling stars above her seat, and all was well. However, the calm and serene drive would take a drastic turn as a truck began to appear in her rear view mirror. She had thought little of it, instead focusing on the road, nodding to the beat of music from the radio.  The music covered the slight screeching of tires as the truck began to swerve. Its speed increased and its movements became more erratic,  and then the truck hit the car carrying a mother and child right into the murky rapids.

Frisk began to wail, startled, but mercifully unharmed, while Alice was not so fortunate. The airbag deployed, causing her to take a moment to gather her bearings, until she felt water begin to seep into the car. Her instincts ran into overdrive, she quickly unfastened her seatbelt, thankful that it was undamaged. Alice moved with speed and efficiency, getting Frisk out of her seat, they needed to leave the car before it sunk…...THE RAFT. Alice remembered that Frank, her loving husband, thought to pack it early so they wouldn't forget it!  Luckily they had a sunroof big enough that she could fit through and pull Frisk up top, with the raft pulled from its place under Alice’s seat. She pulled the cord and it flopped down, and the car started to sink faster as it took on more water.

Alice put Frisk on the raft as the car dropped from below her feet. She swam , holding onto the raft, if she tried to get in the raft, it would tip. Though it wouldn't sink, Frisk could easily roll out of it, right into the cold and dark waters below. Ahead she saw a turn that, at this speed, would push the raft against the rocks and possibly pop it. Determined to save her child, she used what strength she had to move herself to the side of the raft that would take the brunt of the damage. Sharp rocks tore at her, as she was battered against the walls, but she would not break. A purple light began to glow around Alice.

*The need to survive and protect your child fills you with PERSEVERANCE.

As the river pushed onwards, Frisk’s cries echoed, as well as grunts of pain from Alice. Yet despite the waters becoming colder, despite being run into wall after wall, Alice held on. Eventually the river had calmed, as the two floated down the stream.

Alice felt her strength draining, it was becoming hard to focus, but then, she heard a voice. It was deep, but who would even be down here?

“ what the- …humans? How did…..wait is that a kid? hold on you two i gotcha.” The mother felt magic wrap around her soul as she and her child were lifted from the river.

“S-So….cold….”

“right, i know a shortcut one sec.” The last thing she saw was a bony hand reach out to her, before plunging into unconsciousness.

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Alphys watched through her cameras as a routine security check. She saw Sans making his way to his waterfall sentry station, when her mic started to pick up strange sounds. Sans had turned and lo and behold, two humans, an infant in the raft and an adult floating behind it. She gasped as she realized that the adult was turning blue from the cold, but thankfully Sans seemed to know what to do, as he vanished and a knock was heard at her door.  Alphys quickly opened the door and ushered in Sans and the two humans, she noticed that the child was now wrapped in his jacket, and still crying.

“S-Sans! Oh my god, what happened?!”

“ not too sure myself al, but we both know humans can't take extreme conditions like that. the older human is out of it, you should help her, i'll find something to calm the kid down.”

“R-Right!” She took the human to a nearby bed, gathering extra clothes and towels. After repairing as much of the womans wounds as she could, Alphys then turned her attention to the baby. She had to stop herself from squealing at the sight. Sans sat there rocking the child as it cried.

“its alright kiddo, you're safe. The names sans, what's yours?”

The baby sniffled, looking at Sans with her chocolate brown eyes. She wiggled in his grasp, snuggling more in his jacket and closer to him. Slowly the eyes began to shut, and her breathing became relaxed. Sans had gotten the baby to sleep.

“Sans oh my god, t-that was adorable.” a few flecks of blue appeared on sans’ cheekbones.

“well, i mean….i had a lotta practice with paps.” a weak voice came from the bed

“Hah…...Frisk likes you….” Both Sans and Alphys moved to the bed.

“Y-You're awake, oh my god, d-does anywhere else hurt? I did what I could to patch you up. I-Im Alphys, and T-This skeleton monster holding your c-child is Sans..” The mother smiled.

“Thank you…Alphys, and Sans..the legends were true then….”

“L-Legends?”

“ In my family, we were supposedly descended from the wizards who sealed monsters underground, the story was passed down, I was going to tell Frisk one day, hah.” Alice began to cough, putting a hand to her mouth, only to see blood when she pulled it away.

“ T-That makes sense, the wizards sealed us here to p-prevent a genocide…. B-but…...our magic can’t h-help you. Our magic affects the soul and the soul alone. Our f-food can provide nutrition to humans, and heal their souls…..but physical injuries take skill and practice and I could end up doing more harm than good….” The mother smiled at the worrying monster.

“I see…..I have one….last request, if….if i may.”

“O-Of course.”

Alice looked to Sans and her baby, and back to Alphys.

“When I pass, you may collect my soul to aid in your freedom, but please…..please don't hurt Frisk. Please let her live, give her a good life.” She looked to the skeleton with pleading eyes

“She already likes you. I must admit, you have a very comforting presence. I know it is a lot to ask of you, but…..I  don’t  have anyone else to turn to….”

Sans looked down at the child, now sleeping peacefully in his arms. This kid wasn’t even going to know anything about their own world, like the rest of monster kind, she was now trapped.”

Alice passed away not long after Sans made his promise. Alphys contained the soul, which emitted a strong purple glow. She then closed the human’s eyes, and draped a sheet over her. Undyne and Asgore were contacted, and brought up to speed on what had just transpired.

“A-and her last request was….that her baby not be harmed, and instead be given a good life.” both Asgore and Undyne bowed their heads, Undyne was the first to speak.

“So the lady died saving her infant kid? Holy crap….that's really intense.”

“there’s more, she…..wanted me to be the one to take care of it. and you both know i don’t do promises lightly.”

Both Asgore and Undyne nodded, Asgore began to speak  “I see, then we shall inform the guard immediately of what has transpired. Sans, Snowdin is too cold for one so young, I would suggest a shortcut directly to your home for now.”  He then walked over to Sans and put a large paw on his shoulder. “I for one think you will make an excellent father. From what Undyne has told me, you raised Papyrus yourself, I have the utmost confidence in you.”

Sans nodded “thanks….alright well, the kiddo is completely tuckered out….i think it’s time to get her home.”  and with that Sans disappeared. Undyne looked to the fallen human

“We should bury her somewhere nice….that's what humans do for funerals right?”Undyne had asked Alphys, who responded by simply nodding. The trio went about their tasks, and Alice was given a grave in waterfall. It laid  under the cavern’s sparkling stones, with echo flowers adorning the site, with a plaque that read:

“Here lies Alice Warren, a caring mother. Frisk, should you see this one day, know that your mother loved you dearly.”

Sans’ shortcut took him and the child to the living room. With a Sigh as his feet touched the carpet, he heard Papyrus

“AH BROTHER, IS THAT YOU? UNDYNE SAID YOU WOULD BE TAKING SOME TIME OFF DUTY FOR SOMETHING IMPORTANT!WHAT IS IT?” Sans chuckled , glad his brother’s naturally loud voice didn’t wake Frisk. He neared the kitchen, with a familiar smell of burning spaghetti wafting through his nasal cavity.

“Alright bro, but i need ya to lower your voice, there's…..quite a bit to tell ya.”  Papyrus patiently let Sans talk, noticing that his brother was holding Frisk a little closer.

“ and well…..you know how i am with promises bro.” Papyrus nodded and spoke as quietly as he could, so a normal speaking voice.

“Well Sans I have the utmost belief that you will be the greatest papabones ever, until I myself have a child some day! After all, it was you who cared for me, and I turned out amazing! No less from the brother of the great Papyrus, who shall be the greatest uncle ever!Nyeh heh heh!”

Sans’ tired grin grew “heh, thanks bro.  Oh, could you go by the store for some diapers and baby food? Can’t take the kiddo out in the cold yet, and i don’t really want to leave her just yet.”

Papyrus’ smiled and nodded, carrying out the very important task. Sans laid Frisk on the floor, making his way to fetch some spare blankets to lay out for her to play on. Just as well, he still had some of Papyrus’ old baby toys to bring as well.  Undyne and Asgore brought essentials, a crib that once belonged to Asriel, baby formula, diapers, and different pillows, blankets and toys. Sans was grateful for all of this, but there was someone he needed to see. The ‘old lady’ as he called her, was someone else that he could talk to with little effort, and she had a great sense of humor. It had been a few days, since Frisk and her mom fell, and he had gotten everything set up. He approached the old purple door and knocked.

“ knock knock.”

“Who is there?”

“nobel”

“Nobel who?”

“no-bel is here, so i knocked.” her laughter rang through the door, a small part of Sans wondered what it would sound like when not muffled by a door.

“So what kept you my friend? You seem to have been quite busy, did something happen?” Sans let out a sigh

“ where do i even start…..” and once he was done recounting the tale, Sans heard ….crying.

“Sans that is…...that is a lot to take in. and you say Asgore agreed to leave the child be?”

“ yeah, though i was more worried about undyne than asgore, and even then she ain’t the type to hurt a freakin’ baby. Paps is ecstatic of course, to have a niece, though….i wasn’t quite expecting kids so soon, heh.”

“So how is the child now?”

“ well, they’re a decent sleeper, she seems to be taking monster food well. I’ve even taken the kid to alphys for a checkup, gonna be doin that regularly for a while to make sure everything is good. Most of it is the same as when i took care of my bro, except for diaper changing, how do humans even stand that?” To which the door lady only responded with a light laugh.

“Ah, that is good to hear friend, BABY when they’re older you might bring her with you!”

“ guess it's a goo-d thing i have winter clothes.”  The duo carried on for a few hours, before Sans went to his house, greeted by what he thought was the most precious sight. Papyrus, with a book open in front of him had Frisk cradled in his arms, sleeping peacefully. He spotted Sans and smiled, handing the child to him carefully.

“ heh, who’da thought that i’d wind up bein a dad…..welp, buckle up kiddo, somethin tells me that we’re both in for a ride.” Frisk simply nuzzled into the fluff of his jacket in response.

Time seemed to run smoothly for Sans, which was odd because usually he would have deja vu, but all of that stopped when the kid fell. He had found that he quite liked being a dad, though he wasn’t quite used to having to get up from his naps. Thankfully, Papyrus would sometimes take over to let him rest, god his bro was so cool. Sans decided that by now word would have spread enough that he would risk introducing the kid to his favorite place in the underground, Grillby’s. Once the kiddo was wide awake, he told Papyrus he was heading out, and promptly took a shortcut directly to Grillby’s. The bar was warm and cozy, just as Sans remembered, His resting theme played  and everyone turned to him. The K-9 unit was on break, taking their usual seats, though the other usuals weren't in quite yet.  From across the bar, Grillby looked up, smiling at Sans and his child.

Dogamy and Ressa sniffed the air, and walked over to Sans.

“Sans! Is this the human we were told about?”

(They’re adorable)

“heh, yeah this is frisk, say hi kiddo.” In response, Frisk cooed and reached up to pet their faces. She smiled, letting out a little happy shriek at their softness.

Greater Dog leapt out of his armor and bounded towards Sans. He carefully set Frisk on the floor and Greater Dog began to sniff. Frisk brushed her tiny hand over the canine monster’s back and giggled. After all the dogs got their turn getting to know his kid, Sans picked her up and took her to Grillby.

“ heya grillbz.”   The fire elemental grinned

“Well hello there Sans, so this is the human everyone has been going on about?”  As he leaned in for a closer look, Frisk reached her tiny hand out. Grillby lifted a finger for her to grab, and lightly shook her hand.

“A Pleasure to meet you small one.” Frisk smiled and cooed, while Sans’ constant smile seemed to grow.

“yup, poor kid’s been through alot already, but things are lookin good.” Grillby had a small idea, it was something Sans found cool when he was just a little scamp running around Snowden. He moved his hand to grab Frisk’s attention, and as she stared, green, white, blue, and red puffs of smoke came from his fingers. The child cooed at the sight and reached for the puffs of smoke, attempting to catch them with her tiny hands with little success. Despite this she seemed content.

“She is simply too precious Sans.”