The Animals Inside

Chapter 1: The Offer

Author's note: I know this doesn't quite connect to the previous part, but I'm not good at connections, so try and use your imagination :) Both the sans and the protagonist are non-binary, and so are you, as you are the reader, and there are multiple readers.

"Hello"- talking | (Hello)- muttering or whispering | "Hello"- yelling | "Hello"- unholy screeching *Hello*- thinking | Hello- emphasized

Your POV:

I woke up inside a giant white space and quickly sat up. I first thought this was the anti-void since I was part of the Undertale fandom, but I quickly realized it wasn't, since there was no lonely feeling the anti-void gives. Then I realized I wasn't alone. There was a cloaked figure next to me, probably unconscious, so I shook them until they woke up. I don't know whether it was out of instinct or just self-defense, but a few moments after they woke up and spotted me, they summoned a barrage of bones that I recognized as the common bone attacks from the skeletons of each au, and quickly rolled off to the side as the attacks shot down.

POV Switch:

I don't know how that human dodged my bones, but they raised their hand in surrender, letting me know they didn't mean harm. I was still on edge tho, so I took out my weapon, a kunai I carved out of a bone, and held on tight. The human looked at my kunai before pondering and calmly walking forward slowly. I raised it, ready to attack, but the human snatched it away. I instantly shifted, prepared to defend instead of attack, when the human did something surprising. They handed the kunai back to me, smiling, and hugged me. I relaxed a little, when all of a sudden, there was a bright light to our side.

We turned to look as the flash formed itself into an elegant woman. The woman approached, and as she did, I saw the human rise and position themself in front of me, as if to protect me.

Woman: "Greetings, I am a being known as F̸͇͚̅̽̽͝@̵̩͓̮̘̟̎ţ̵͍̈̑̕3̴̦̱͖̭̾͌̈́̂, but others know me as M̸͎̲̿0̵̮̝̲̮̅t̴̞̝̝̮̂͂͑̒ĥ̶̗̪̯̮͠3̴̨̡͈̮̓͊̒r̶̛̝̜̰̈́͊ ̷̜̣͝0̶͇͍͆̂͂͗͠f̷̙̝͎͛ ̴̩̓̀̇̉͌S̸̗̗͚̈͗̍0̵̪͎͍̏̚u̴̯̗̠̹̔̽͑l̷͕̈́̚s̶̱͙̙̙̾́̚. You are welcome to take off the hood of your cloak here young one, I am sure how you noticed the human move themself in front of you to protect you."

Your POV:

I turned and looked as the other took off their cloak, and my surprise was no secret as I found out they were skeleton. The next thing I immediately noticed was small cracks in their skull. Rushing over, I quickly started tending to them as a mother would to her child.

You: "ARE YOU OKAY? ARE YOU HURT? OH SHIT, YOU DON'T LOOK ANY OLDER THAN 9! HOW OLD ARE YOU? DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE TAKING CARE OF YOU?"

Skeleton: "I-I'm f-fine, huma-man. P-please, st-top i-it."

You: (Calm down, you're scaring them.)                                                                                                                   "S-sorry, but are you okay?"

Skeleton: "Y-yeah, I'm f-fine."

F̸͇͚̅̽̽͝@̵̩͓̮̘̟̎ţ̵͍̈̑̕3̴̦̱͖̭̾͌̈́̂: "Sorry to interrupt this lovely exchange, but both of you can benefit each other. You see, Y/N, you died, and you, Sans, have passed out on the verge of death. You know that you can't keep living like this, Sans, that you know too little of everything. Y/N, you want a second chance at living, but unfortunately do not have a body to be reborn as. However, Sans here are contemplating giving up, as they are extremely low on food, having not eaten for several days, and constantly being attacked when trying to steal from the only nearby source of food, one of which attacks a few days before giving them this injury. My offer to you is: Sans, you come with me and live a more peaceful life while Y/N, you take his body and have a second chance at life. Remember that your mind will adapt to the body, causing you to become more childish."

"So, what will be your answer?"

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~Toodles!