HorrorTale: When the Time is Right

Chapter 19: Camera

Alphys stood near the border of smowdin and waterfall. She stared at the damage bonewall. Of course, Undyne had damaged it so she could talk to Sans. She held the straps of her bag tightly. She had made new cameras that should blend in with Showdin's forest better. The true challenge would be getting the camera in and hidden. She took a deep breath as she took a step through the damaged part of Sans's bone wall. She was going to find out what was happening in Snowdin.

Alphys kept walking as she kept herself on alert for Sans. She used to never be worried about where he was. Her eyes scanned the area with every step. The snow was cold. She needed to do this for the sake of the Underground. When she made it closer Sans's house, she studied it for a good moment. It looked creepy. She kept studying looking from window to front door. Then she saw something that caught her eyes.

There in the window was someone staring back at her. Alphys about ran off, thinking it would be Sans until she noticed things. It was a human, one that looked like Frisk. It couldn't have been Frisk since it had been years since they last saw her. The human also looked too young to be Frisk. Frisk would be way older by now. The human then gasped and ducked under the window. There is a human child in Sans's house. Was he going to use that child's soul to start his Civil War?

Alphys was tempted to towards Sans's house to figure out more but she had a mission. Then she heard footsteps in the snow. She quickly hid behind a tree, her chest pounding as she look to see who it was. It was Papyrus leading a older looking human. That human also looked like Frisk. She looked younger then Alphys thought Frisk would be but then again, Alphys never knew Frisk's age. She never thought to ask back then.

"I am sure Sans would be happy to see you again." Papyrus spoke so happily. Then Alphys noticed the yellow flower around the human's waist. Her eyes widened so big that she might have thought they would pop out. The human nodded as her body language read as she was uncomfortable in a way.

"Yea? I heard from Flowey that Sans isn't really the same as last time." The human spoke nervously. Her voice sounded familiar but was this human really Frisk?

"Nonsense, Human Frisk, he always cared deeply about you. He refused to eat for awhile since you was gone." Papyrus announced louder then he probably should have. Alphys placed a camera in the tree she was hiding behind so it would face the skeleton brother's house. So it would catch Frisk on film. Papyrus then opened his front door and let the human enter before him.

Once they were in the house, Alphys let herself sit against the tree. Her face went into her hands. Frisk came back, the one that sent the Underground into turmoil just by killing Asgore and leaving with the human souls. Then Sans loved her so badly that be refused to follow Undyne. Alphys looked at her hands that had some tears that fell from her eyes. She needed to tell Undyne immediately.

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Frisk looked at her daughter, who was in a fuzzy blanket sitting on the couch. Her eyes teared up as she stared at her baby. Without thinking she went over to Aliza and wrapped her arms around her. She felt Aliza hug her back. Her daughter is alive, she wasn't too late. When Frisk pulled away from the hug, she was about to say something until she noticed something. There was a scar around her precious daughter's neck. It looked like a deep one, and like a life ending one.

"Aliza, what happened with your neck?" Frisk asked in almost a whisper to not let Papyrus hear it. He was only watching them. Aliza had started crying as she stared at her.

"Sans." Aliza answered a bit took loud for Frisk's liking. Frisk had noticed all the blood in the room. Even the blood trail that lead into the kitchen. That means this place isn't too safe. Frisk noticed Papyrus tilt his head when he heard his brother's name. Frisk then pulled her daughter into her arms again.

Then Frisk whispered into her daughter's ear. "Sans caused that scar? Also when responding to me right now, whisper or wait until we are alone. This place isn't safe like I remembered it used to be." Aliza nodded in response, Frisk was going to make sure that Aliza didn't get anymore scars. Frisk didn't know how the scar even happened, just that Sans caused it. 

"This is a beautiful reunion!" Papyrus said happily. As he then joined in the hug. Frisk allowed it since she didn't know if she upset the taller of the skeleton brother's if he would harm them.  Papyrus let go of the two humans, Frisk gave her daughter a tight squeeze in the hug then gently let her go.

"It is a lovely reunion." Frisk responded with a weak smile. She sat down next to her daughter. She pulled Aliza closer to her. Papyrus gave them a soft smile before he went started to go up the stairs.

"I will go get Sans!" Papyrus yelled as he ran up the stairs. Frisk shivered as she thought about seeing Sans again. She looked at her daughter.  Her eyes went to the scar on Aliza's neck. What did Sans even do to cause that scar? Aliza put her head against Frisk.

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Sans sat in his room, he stared at the picture. He put his hand on the bridge where his nose would be. The only picture he had of his Frisk. Sans knew that if he saw Aliza, he would probably kill her again and his Frisk wouldn't appreciate him killing her daughter yet again. Maybe Sans could get a new picture with Frisk? Papyrus would have brought her to his house by now, right?

Sans stood up excitedly before he remembered, the scar on Aliza's neck. That is gonna be a tough thing for him to explain. He would need to figure out his wording. Sans huffed as he started to pace around his room. He can get through this, he knows that he will be able to if he only just talk to Frisk, everything will surely go back to normal.

Then there was a knock on the bedroom door. It was loud and it was the kind Sans would associate with his younger brother. "Sans! Come downstairs and see the human. There is suprise down there for you to see!" The tall skeleton spoke proudly. Sans stared at the door, he put the picture in his pocket. He will figure out what to do when the time comes. He opened his bedroom door and his eyes landed on his brother.

"Heya Paps." Sans spoke as calmly as he could. He needed to suppress his anger. He needed to make a good second first impression on his Frisk. Papyrus gave Sans a soft smile. "What is the suprise, bro?"

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Undyne looked at an echo flower as she sat in the field. Her hand was on her chest as rhe flowers repeated themselves. This place wasn't really Undyne's thing to really sit at. Was it the time Undyne spend as queen that made her so much more appreciative of this area. Or was it that she wanted revenge of Frisk and that hope of seeing that human's final breath over.

'I wish we could be on the surface.'

'If I work hard enough then I will be joining the royal guard!'

'You wanna lay on the ground with me and be trash?'

'I heard Frisk will be back one day.'

'Did Frisk really kill Asgore?'

'I'm hungry.'

These echo flowers really repeat anything a monster says near it. It can give very valuable information and for a short time, Frisk's voice used to be heard of it but over time they copied other monsters. Frisk's voice can't be heard from them anymore.

Undyne sighed as she looked over at a pike of dust near by. Another monster had passed away, such a shame. Why did Undyne let it get this bad? All because she wanted revenge on Frisk, who most likely won't step foot into the Underground ever again. And if she did, Toriel wouldn't let her leave the Ruins.

"Undyne!" Alphys seemed to have yelled as she was running up. She was supposed to be putting cameras in Snowdin so they could figure out what Sans was up to. Alphys finally made it to Undyne and gave her such a worried expression. "Frisk is back!".