Given An Unwanted Second Chance

Chapter 7

Keep in mind that the upcoming lore is sorta headcanon-y.  I tailored it to moreso fit the story I wanted rather than canon xP

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We emerged from the portal into what looked like another snowy town.  The air felt a lot more...stagnant, though.

Horror took the lead, taking us to what looked a lot like Sci's house.  I had a feeling that this house design was similar across the AUs when it came to this town.

Horror entered the house, calling out.  "Little bro, I'm...home!  And I brought...my friends!"

"Ooo, your friends!  Lovely, come in, come in!"  A voice somewhat similar to Crop's said from the kitchen.

Cross led me to the couch to sit down while the others hung about.  Horror grinned happily once the person from the kitchen came in.

He looked a lot like Crop.  Taller than his...older brother and thinner, but the similarities to Crop were mostly just that.  Instead of a farmer's outfit, he wore tattered superhero-like clothing.  His teeth jutted out in several directions and seemed to grind uncomfortably against one another, though the owner of said teeth seemed to have no pain (or maybe he was good at hiding it?).  His eyes were also beady.

"Ah, hello, friends!  So glad you could come visit!  We hardly get visitors these days..."  He said, trailing off with a hint of sadness.

"Have you been...eating okay, bro?"  Horror asked, looking up at his younger sibling.

"Well, I ran out of food a couple days ago because the children had nothing..."

Horror sighed unhappily.  "Papyrus..."

Dust and Killer glanced over at Horror at the name but said nothing.  I sensed uneasiness from both of them.

"Oh hush, Horror!  And remember, when your friends are here, I'm Sugar!"

I tilted my head in confusion.  "Is this another thing like with the...original Sans? "

Sugar looked over at me, also tilting his own head.  He seemed confused at my confusion.  Cross spoke up.  "Yeah, Papyrus is the universal name of Sans' little brother.  Crop is called Papyrus, Sugar is Papyrus...most of us had Papyruses..."

"Did you not already know that, goopy friend?"  Sugar asked.

I looked away, somewhat embarrassed.  Dust cut in next.  "Long story, Sugar.  Female human took over the boss's soul and body when he got dusted by the Star Sanses.  She doesn't know anything about the multiverse."

"Had Papyruses?  I...well..."

"Sugar, is it okay...if we hide...here for a while?  Circumstances...have become...complicated for us."

"Of COURSE, brother!  You and your friends are always welcome to stay with the GREAT Sugar!"

His enthusiasm made me chuckle.  Crop had seemed more laid back, but I was still curious as to the whole "had Papyruses" thing...

Cross looked at me, uneasiness surrounding his emotions.  "All of us have rather...unpleasant backstories.  Mostly death-filled.  That's why we 'had Papyruses' rather than have..."

Dust had a sense of guilt about him while Killer seemed to almost go numb.  I could tell this particular topic was a touchy one.  "Um...we could always talk about it later...it's not like you guys know me or anything."

"Better you know sooner rather than later, yeah?  Besides, it's not like we can exchange information if you have no memories...unless you feel like reiterating your death."