Re-Envisionedverse: The Book!

Starting out

This chapter features Ink. Please be advised that this is my multiverse and not all of the original Ink Sans's cannon things are cannon here.

(Ink's PoV)

"That was quite the workout!" Ink said as he stretched his black, inky bones. His fellow ink monster, an Undyne that hasn't renamed herself yet, just rolled her eyes and started walking away. "Huh? What? I was just saying it takes a lot of work building a whole house for our newest ink-addition.

"Especially when you insisted we finish it in a whole day," he called out to her, but she was already gone. Man, that fish walks fast. Ink shrugged and then put on his friendliest smile. He'd just brought home a Frisk from an abandoned AU and he still has business to finish with them.

Preparing his jar, he went back to where he'd last seen them. He hopes Woodwork didn't scare the new human out of their new home. He'd be sad to find that he'll have to search for a whole new Frisk when it's already taken him over fifty years to find this one. The ground beneath his feet crunched quietly, the air gently blowing through his bones.

He spotted a life-size doll with cracks and chipped bits sitting on a bench, right where he'd left it. As Ink approached, she lifted her head and gave him a look that made his nonexistent heart break. He sat beside the human child and smiled softly as he spoke, "Here. I brought one of my jars.

"It's time to fulfill our little deal. But I'll understand if you want some time to-"

"No. I don't think I should spend any more time with it. It just keeps me tied to what could have been," the Frisk muttered. He gave a slight nod and opened his jar. Then, he reached for the broken doll's torso, pressing his hand to it. Using a slight bit of magic, he was able to get a breaking heart, a human soul, to hover outside of the vessel's body.

Gently, Ink grabbed the soul and put it in the jar, closing the lid as a name appeared on the glass. The doll's lips twitched slightly upwards as it sighed, and Ink knew this was a sign of relief. He stood, putting the jar down for a moment, and said, "Now that you've let go of your soul, you can begin your new life as an Inktale human.

"You don't need to worry about the inking process; it's painless and happens overnight. Woodwork will be your assigned guide until you feel comfortable enough to walk around on your own. And please, don't worry about your emotions. Though you feel nothing for the past AUs you were supposed to be in, your emotions are still intact.

"Keeping your soul in this jar is... well, it's a way of locking away the past. It doesn't make you an empty husk with no purpose." The newest addition nodded and then stood up to bow.

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity, Ink," she said and Ink chuckled.

"It's no biggie! I should be thanking you for accepting to join my AU! Your arrival is helping us all get closer to having a full home! One day, this place will be filled with monsters and humans alike!" Ink exclaimed, wrapping his arms tightly around the girl. "Now! I have a surprise for you! Come, come!"

He let go of the Frisk and took her hand, pulling her along with him. He didn't notice her grab the jar with the broken soul, too busy thinking about how happy the new addition will be to see his surprise. It was small, but the house was decorated specifically to match with the doll's vibe.

A one-story house with all sorts of colorful plants covering it, making it look like the wildlife was taking over the home, just how Ink wanted it to look. The house itself was a dark blue with white trim, a small wooden deck built in front of the door. There were chairs and tables on the deck, perfect for tea parties or watching the sunrise/set.

Ink knows that they currently haven't figured out how to make a sun in this mostly-blank-canvas world, but he can still dream about watching the sun go up and down. "What do you think?" He asked, turning to the human. He jolted when he saw the streaks of water going down their broken wood cheeks.

Panicking, he went to hug her, but she then snuffled and sobbed out, "It's beautiful!" This caught Ink off-guard, so he froze for about three seconds before smiling and hugging the girl. She sobbed into his shoulder as she hugged him back; he has observed enough to know that, based on her reaction, these are happy tears.

'It just dawned on her that this really is her home now, I think.' Ink thought as he closed his eyeless sockets and rubbed her back slowly.

He's proud to have made another being happy with taking them in.

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That's the end of this short story. It's partially cannon to Re-envisionedverse. Woodwork is Ink!Chara, btw. Ink!Undyne doesn't have a name. Ink!Frisk does have a name but didn't come up with it until a while after settling in (and, yeah, she's a girl; she goes by she or they. Don't be mad at me).

Need further explanation? Have questions? Feel free to ask me in the comments! I'm happy to answer questions! Just note that, depending on time zone/schedule, I might not answer immediately. I will try to answer as soon as possible; don't worry, you're not being ignored! I just finished high school a month ago (early graduate; homeschooled) so I'm usually not doing anything.

But just in case I am, then I will reply as soon as I am able to.