ClockTale an Undertale AU

Timer Part 1

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The resets are an odd thing. The whole world just resets itself.. no one controls it, not even the humans. No one is in control.. no one knows.

"SANS, IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP FOR WORK!" My younger brother Papyrus, calls from downstairs, waking me up with a jolt.

Another day, another battle. My usual morning thoughts say as I look around at my surroundings, my usual white room covered in cogs, gears and screwdrivers. "I'M UP PAP!" I call downstairs before quickly getting dressed in my usual clothes:

Unintentionally ripped and scuffed jeans (blame that stupid lower-then-the-rest stair at the front of my house), white button down shirt, belt, black sneakers, and a pale green and white fluffy coat.

I grab an eye patch, covering my left eye with it before running out of my room and downstairs while feeling the chest pocket of my shirt to make sure my clock manual is in it.

"Morning Pap." I say walking into the kitchen to grab the wristwatch I left there the night before. "I'll be going out now." I leave before he can ask me about breakfast. He already knows I don't eat breakfast.

"Sans!" The human calls running up to me hugging me tightly as I was walking through Snowdin.

"Whoa there, kid," I say, hugging the child back awkwardly. What an odd thing to do, don't they hate me? I wonder before realizing their shaking. Not shivering from the light snow that falls in Snowdin year round, but it seems to be from fear. "You alright there, kid?" I ask uncertainly. I become awkward in situations like this. I never know what to do or say.

"There's another Skeleton!" The child exclaims, fear and confusion laced in their voice. "Th-they said their name is Sans and they're looking for a Skeleton named Sans." As far as I know there's only two skeletons in Snowdin. Me, and Pap. Is someone trying to steal my identity? Why would anyone want to be me?

"Show me." I tell them. They took my bony hand in their own and led me to the back of Grillby's where a figure wearing a purple coat with their hood up, black shorts with one white sports stripe on each side and pink slippers was standing ominously.

"So you're Sans?" The Monster asks in a voice similar to my own just gruffer, as if Dust was clogging their throat or something. I nod and they pull down their hood to look at me.

"Hey, the names Sans as well," They say.

"Leave." I tell the human who nods and runs off. "What do you want?" I ask, staring into the Skeletons' dark eye sockets.

"Straight to the point I see," They say. "Well, we need you."

"We?"

"Yes, We. Now follow me."

Now usually I don't follow random monsters anywhere. Especially ominous Skeletons who claim to have the same name as mine. But something inside me told me to follow and I had the idiocy to do so.

So off we go. I follow the Skeleton to a dead end where a black hole in the fence was waiting for us. "Don't question it. Just walk in behind me." They tell me before walking straight into the fence. I thought they were gonna walk right into it but instead the black hole swallowed them up.

I didn't want to follow, but my legs had a different plan, walking straight into the dark hole. It felt like ink washing over my body and mere seconds later I can tell I'm no longer anywhere in Snowdin or in the Underground in general, but in a wide empty room.

"Hello there!" A voice calls enthusiastically. I look around to find a small Skeleton in front of me in blue. "My name is Blue! What's yours?"

"Uhm, Sans?" I say quietly.