Neon Tears

Chapter 12

-HorrorTale #15-

The Sans smelled the chicken the moment they stepped through the portal. He leaned forward watching them ready to pounce.

Fresh 404 uses his rainbow strings to set one of the buckets to chicken in front of the HorrorTale Sans. "Hello Sans have a bite then we can talk."

The Sans snatched it with a growl never taking his eyelight off them. While he sniffed it over drooling.

Edge moves a little closer to the kid actually feeling uncomfortable. "Are you sure about this kid."

"Look closer, Edge, look at how thin his bones are. The edges around the hole in his skull are thin as eggshell." Fresh 404 frowns worry reflected in his voice.

Edge growls then reluctantly shakes his head. "I can't see details from this far away kid. Most Sans are a little nearsighted."

Fresh 404 hums in understanding, "we understand mom was close to blind more than a few feet away seeing more by magic and his other senses than he eyelights."

Edge looked at them shocked that Error's eyesight was that bad. "How did he even do his job like that."

Fresh 404 shrugs watching the HorrorTale Sans eats the chicken bones and all. He uses his strings to set a second bucket of chicken down in front of him. "How would we know? We just know mom managed."

The HorrorTale Sans slowed half way through the second bucket and eyes the three remaining calculating the easiest way to get them.

Edge watches, "looks like he is slowing down some. Do you think he is full?"

"Probably but he will eat himself sick if we let him so he is not getting more yet." Fresh 404 smiled and slowly walked towards the sentry station. "HorrorTale Sans #15 we are here to talk. As you see we come bearing gifts. What would you like to be called?"

He growled and half hunched over his chicken bucket. "Hatchet you can call me Hatchet."

Edge winces at the rough rasp of a voice cutting through the icy air. "Kid are you sure this isn't a waste of time?"

Fresh 404 shook their skull. "Edge even if they don't come with us giving help and comfort when we can will never be time wasted." Turning their attention back to Hatchet they let the smile fade as they studied him. "Hatchet we have come to ask if you and your brother want to move to HorrorTale #0. It was under Nightmare's care for a long time and conditions are better there. But Horror and Scream left the multiverse and it is unstable now without a Sans and Papyrus."

Hatchet watches them while chewing on a chicken leg then finally nods. "Sure if it means taking care of my bro."

"Why don't we go find your bro and he can have some chicken." Fresh 404 gestures for Hatchet to lead the way.

Edge shivers hearing Hatchet's bones creak and grind as he stood still clucking his bucket of chicken.

Fresh 404 followed Hatchet as he shuffled off towards Snowdin. "If your brother is agreeable we would take you two home with us today and move you to HorrorTale #0 tomorrow. You don't actually have to stay there much just every few resets, and that AU can go years without resetting."

They stop at Papyrus station where he is passed out. Hatchet just stands there swaying just staring at him.

Fresh 404 frowns and pulls a water bottle and a bottle of magic infused honey out of his inventory. "Hatchet please help your brother set up." Opening both bottles they add some honey to the water, screw the top on good and shake it up while putting the honey away.