#genociderun

A short statured figure standing in the shadow of the many pillars lining the Hall of Judgment stirs as a small child enters the hall, the grey dust coating their body swirling around them as they move. The other figure detaches itself from the pillar and steps into the light, a sight the child is tired of seeing. Sans the skeleton can clearly see this in the child's face. Sans' eye begins to gleam ominously as the child in the striped shirt and carrying a knife stops in front of him.

"let's just get to the point," Sans says dryly.

He raises his arm and rips the murder's Soul from their body, initiating the fight. Sans throws their Soul down brutally as bones and Gaster Blaster beams swirl around the room, the child's little Soul dodging the attacks nimbly, like they had done it many times before and they have. Over and over and over. But every time, Sans always bested them and they were forced to Reset. Sans just wanted the little monster to give up for good so he and you could just go home and get on with your lives. He is tired of all the Resets, tired of being stuck in this endless loop, and tired of being away from you.

Sans delivers the final, brutal blow and the Soul shatters.

Reset.

Sans finds himself leaning against the same pillar again, with his bony hands stuck into his pockets and a hole in his chest from the lack of contact with you. He sees a figure enter the hall again, but this figure, this person, is the one that he would recognize anytime, anywhere. Sans immediately peels himself from the pillar and moves toward you, grinning happily at you as the distance between you closes.

"Sans," you say as he hugs you tightly, his face pressed to your collarbone.

"(y/n), what are you doing here? it's dangerous," Sans says to you as he gently presses you away from him, gripping your shoulders. You hadn't been here in any of the other timelines, So why the hell are you here now?

"I was worried about you," you respond, with that tone in your voice telling Sans that there was nothing he could have done to make you stay behind in safety while he went into danger without you. "I couldn't just sit around and hide with everyone else."

Sans begins to formulate a response, but Chara suddenly entering the hall silences him. Sans' grip on your shoulders tightens as he pushes you back several yards and behind a pillar.

As he retreats to face Chara again, he says to you over his shoulder, "no matter what, stay right where you are."

When Sans squares off with Chara, the little monster's eyes slide coolly over you with malice.

"eyes on me, Chara," Sans says coolly, refusing to let Chara see how much he hates them looking at you. "or you're going to have a really bad time."

Sans starts the battle yet again, your presence in the hall making him even more cautious. He wants this timeline to Reset so you would be out of danger, even though you'll lose the memory of seeing Sans again.The fight goes the way it usually does, but for the first time in a long time, Chara is beginning to tire Sans out. They clearly see this as they attack him and he dodges their strike. Sans is acutely aware of your eyes on him and knowing you are rooting for him fills him with DETERMINATION.

In a flurry of bones and rotating Gaster Blasters, Chara manages to evade it all and this is beginning to concern Sans. Chara should have long been dead by now, so Sans switches the game. His eye flares bright blue and he proceeds to slam Chara's Soul into the floor, walls and ceiling as bones and Gaster Blasters continuously fill the area with noise and beams of highly concentrated energy. Sans feels himself wearing out even more, but Chara is looking as bad as Sans is feeling. Their breathing is ragged and they are down to a measly 10 HP.

Sans continues to slam Chara around as much as he can, but the combined effort of using the bones, Blasters, and all the slamming is taking its toll on him. His slamming around slows, as do the bones and the Gaster Blasters. Sans becomes heavy with exhaustion and finally finds himself unable to continue attacking, his breaths coming out in short gasps.

"guess... i've had enough," Sans says as Chara advances on him, their knife gleaming.

Sans' final thought is of you as Chara stabs out at him....

But the blow never lands.

Sans' eye sockets widen in horror as he lays eyes on you standing directly in front of him, you arms spread wide, protecting him and taking Chara's killing blow.

The horrible shink of blade retracting from flesh echos through the hall and you begin to slide to the floor. Sans, feeling as if he is watching this happen to someone else, wraps his arms around you, his back to Chara, as if to shield you from them like you did for him. Chara merely watches silently, blood dripping from their blade.

There's already far too much blood blooming like a crimson flower from your chest and staining Sans' clothes as he holds you tightly, feeling tears springing from his sockets. Coming partially to his senses, Sans quickly strips off his hoodie and presses it down over the stab wound in your chest.

"(y/n)," Sans says, his voice cracking as he stares down at you, his tears dripping onto your face. "(y/n)! stay with me, open your eyes."

Slowly, your eyes do open and lock with his. Your eyes have always been one of Sans' favorite things about you, but now they are beginning to dull, signifying just how much blood you've lost already.

"Sans," you whisper weakly as you raise a hand and touch his cheek bone. He leans into your touch, his tears staining your fingers.

"why," he chokes out, his jacket already soaked through with your blood. "why did you do that?"

Your eyes begin to dull even further and Sans takes your hand that is touching his face and laces his blood stained phalanges with your fingers.

"Cuz' I love you," you manage to say as your beautiful eyes slip shut entirely.

Hopelessly, Sans gathers you in his arms and holds you tight. "god, i love you too," he whispers, his face buried in the crook of your neck.

He holds you as you breathe your final breaths and he feels your chest cease to rise and fall. His mind takes a few seconds to process this and when it clicks into place, Sans' heart shatters. You were his sunshine, his happiness. You were his will to keep on moving forward. You were the reason the Resets became bearable because he knew he would see you again. But now, the last person he cares deeply for is ripped away from him.

Slowly, his shoulders and hands shaking, Sans lowers you gently to the blood stained marble. If it wasn't for all the blood, he would have thought you were just sleeping. Sans stands to his feet and looks over his shoulder at Chara, who has a wide and disgusting smile on their face.

"y o u." Sans' eye gleams blue, illuminating the tears still flowing freely. "you have gone too far, d i r t y l i t t l e m o n s t e r."

Chara is not leaving this hall alive, nor are they ever coming back. As Sans faces Chara, Gaster Blasters and bones whirl chaotically around them, leaving no room for dodging or escape. With an almighty roar, the bones and Blasters attack Chara as one and as they try to Reset, the sheer power fueled by Sans' rage destroys the Save File and Chara along with it.

The child's body drops to the ground and, for just a moment, Frisk is back, mouthing something at Sans. Then, their Soul shatters and the life leaves them.

The bones and Gaster Blasters fade and Sans turns back to your body, unable to bring himself to feel remorse about Frisk just yet. He drops to his knees beside you and as he holds your cold and lifeless form, Sans' horrible and choked sobs fill the hall.

Why?

Why did it have to take losing you, the only thing besides Papyrus he has ever loved, forever to defeat Chara and make sure they never come back? But deep down, Sans knew the Underground was safe, because of the sacrifice you made......