Axetale

The Searcher Pt. 3

         I stood up, had I passed out? I was still dizzy and felt myself about to fall over, I caught myself on a toadstool. After steadying myself I started walking again. I needed to catch up to Undyne before she did anything too drastic to Sans. I wasn't sure where I'd find either of them so I just followed Undyne's(?) footsteps towards Hotland. Sans couldn't have gotten to Hotland by now...right? I decided not to think on how far or close he was.

I stood over a fainted Undyne, she had a large red trail of blood down the trail from her injured arm. I kneeled down and felt for a pulse, I momentarily panicked until I felt one. I kneeled down and carefully slide my arms under her, lifting her up, or trying to. Her armor was to heavy to lift with the combined weight. I carefully stripped her of all armor, leaving her in a torn black tank-top and jeans ripped at the thighs and knees. I retried, easily hoisting her up into my arms. I looked forward, towards where Hotland would be and sighed deeply. I couldn't go find Sans and leave my injured friend to fend for herself, she wouldn't survive.

I kicked open her door and ran her over to her bed, setting her down and running to look for medical supplies. I came back in with a variety of different bandages, medical care, and some kind of pasty goop called "Antirobotics?", I had no idea what Antirobotics could do for her but I had confidence. I would have to try my best to save her from this terrible loss of control for her appendage. I remembered learning about bandaging a human's wounds when Frisk was around, maybe a fish lady wouldn't be much different. I brought a bucket of warm water over and began to wash her wounds. Adding the Antirobotics to her arm with something else with no front label, I began to bandage her arm carefully. I didn't have a pin so I improvised and made one out of a bone from my attack patterns. It was a blue attack bone so it would stay still in place, it wouldn't hurt her though. After a bit of panicking for what else to do, I decided to put her into bed.

I sat next to her, watching her carefully for any movement or response. If she was dead I had failed to save one of the only friends I had ever had. Undyne would be gone, and it would be my fault for letting myself fail. My eyes began to water, which quickly turned into a sob while I hugged her tight. I was crying over her shoulder, pleading with the only God I could, hoping that he was still up there somewhere. I prayed to him out loud in choked sobs, I regretted leaving her behind because of one mistake she made. Even I The Great Papyrus made mistakes, and I wished I had of accepted that sooner. I felt myself calming down a little, my chest heaving with the guilt. I couldn't handle her being gone, if she was, she had been one of the only friends I had. Sans is my brother of course, but she helped me with the things I needed to accomplish, she was my only chance at something great. If she died I would lose all will to live, my brother would have to go on without me. I found myself whispering prayers and promises to her, eventually kissing her forehead and asking her not to die. I felt movement as her eyes slowly began to open, I gasped.

"P-Papyrus?" She squeaked out in a very confused and tired voice.

"Y-you're alive!" I almost screamed, leaving her with a much more confused look.

She nodded slowly and smiled slightly. I hugged her tight, careful of her arm and other cuts. We stayed like that forever, arms wrapped around one another. I couldn't let her go if I wanted to, and I didn't want to at all. Undyne had survived, I just hoped she realized I gave up my search for Sans to help her. Sans wasn't anywhere to be found, so I just assumed he might be dead or somewhere much further than I was. Suddenly something inside me changed, I stopped. I stopped worrying where Sans was and if he was okay, he can take care of himself. He is the older one, and if I know him, he can take care of himself.