Underswap - the different timeline

SKELEBROS FINALLY

I wake up and instinctively sniff the air.  It smells like honey.  Not tea.  Not coffee cake. 

Honey. 

And tacos.

I slowly open my eyes, and see an unfamiliar room.  I sit up and then clutch my head.  It hurts like I've been through hell and back. I groan and lower my hands from my head.  They're covered in dust.

Oh yeah.  I remember now...

Another human arrived
All my friends in the ruins were killed
My dad was killed
I trapped them in the ruins
That won't hold them for long.

The last thing I remember was something... furry... Carrying me into the cold.  I spot a piece of white fur on my shirt.  I pick it up and examine it.

It's goat dad's.

I smile a bit.  As i sit up I feel something poke into my side.  I remove a blanket that was draped over me and remove what was poking me in the side.  It's my stick.  I take the white fur and tie it around the stick.  Now I won't lose it.

"PAPYRUS!  THE HUMAN IS FINALLY AWAKE!"  I jump at the sudden yelling.  My head starts to hurt more.  I hear footsteps and I look up. 

I see a small person standing next to the couch I was laying on.  Their eyes were sparkling blue and they were wearing a very.... Interesting outfit.  They had overly large shoulder pads, a blue scarf, and blue boots on. 

Honestly they somehow made it work. 

Oh, they are also a skeleton.

"Um, hi?"  I respond confused at this whole situation.  The small skeleton gasps and the sparkle in its eyes increase.  "THE HUMAN SPPPEEEAAAKKKSSSSSS"   

Omg this skeleton is adorable.

"Hey sans, don't get so close to the human."  I look over to see a larger skeleton.  He's wearing an orange hoodie and orange slippers.  He's also smoking a cigarette.  I would tell him it's bad for his health... But im pretty sure he doesn't have lungs.

"AWWW.... WHY?"  Sans I guess is his name, says with puppy eyes.  I look over at papyrus.  How can you ever be able to say no to those eyes.

"Well, they look like they want to be alone to continue their SKULLking."  The taller skeleton jokes and winks.  "PAPYRUS STOP!"  Looks like sans doesn't like jokes.  I giggle a bit. 

"Oh c'mon sans, throw me a bone here!"  Papyrus says shrugging.
"IM DONE.  NOPE.  IM OUT."  Sans yells as he runs upstairs and slams a door.  I can still hear muffled screaming.

As I watch      sans comically
(A/n im sorry I had to)
Run upstairs i giggle more. 

I think I'm going to be good pals with these skeletons.

Suddenly I feel something cold on my throat blocking my airways.  I widen my eyes in suprise as papyrus, who used to be across the room is now right in front of me and choking me.

"What is wrong with you?  Is killing us 999 times not enough?! Is making me watch my brother and friends die that many times not enough?!"  I cough and clutch at my throat.  Killing people? What is he talking about?  I try to respond but papyrus doesn't remove his hands from his neck. 

Instead he tightens his grip.  I try to remove his hands but he's too strong.  "Why must you torture me frisk?!"

My eyes widen.  Frisk? I didn't ever want to hear that name again.  I feel tears well up in my eyes.  Then I feel the hatred I have for frisk increase.

It all fits in now.  What frisk had said about timelines.  What he's saying about getting killed multiple times.  Frisk has a way of repeating his life, or going back in time.  They've done his many times, they've killed everyone many times. 
Im new here, they said I've never been in a timeline before, so papyrus thinks I'm frisk.

Papyrus suddenly lets go of my throat.  I fall to the ground and go into a fit off coughs.  Suddenly I feel myself lift from the ground.  An orange light surrounds me.

"You're different today Frisk. What, did you forget what you've done? You've already tried that trick, I believe that was on the 462 timeline that you tried that."  Papyrus says while his hand and eye glows orange.  I open my mouth to respond but then im jerked to the side I feel my back collide with the wall.  "Owwww...." That may have broken my spine. 

"PAPYRUS? WHAT WAS THAT NOISE?"  I hear a door open and the tiny skeleton runs down the stairs. The orange glow around me and papyrus immediately fades and papyrus shoves his hands in his pockets as if he hadn't done anything.  "WAIT, WHY IS THE HUMAN ON THE FLOOR?!"  Sans runs over to me and goes to help me up but papyrus holds out his arm. 

"It's fine, they just fell when they tried to stand up to fast, I was just about to help them up."  Papyrus walks towards me and reluctantly holds out his hand.  "You should go make sure your puzzles are ready, wouldn't want to keep the human waiting."  Sans' eyes light up again. 

"OH YES OF COURSE, *ahem*  HUMAN, WHEN YOU ARE READY I THE MAGNIFICENT SANS, WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU.  PREPARE TO BE JAPED!!!"  He runs out the door, saying something like 'Mweh heh heh!' Leaving me alone with papyrus. 

As I reach out for the hand that papyrus had offered me he swipes it away.  Before papyrus can start speaking or killing me again I immediately explain myself.  "Im not Frisk!   Look at me, I'm different from them! I haven't killed anyone!"  Papyrus raises and eyebrow.  Actually he raises the part of his skull that an eyebrow usually would be.

"And why would I believe that?"  The pain in papyrus voice is clear.  He won't trust me, his trust has obviously been broken long ago.

I open my mouth to explain, but I have no way of explaining.  I clutch my stick tighter.   "Enter a battle with me."  I say.

"What?"  Papyrus asks perplexed.  "You'd be able to see my LV, and that would increase if i killed anyone right?" 
I prepare myself to be thrown in a battle, but nothing happens. 

"What about your 31st run?"   I look up.  "On your 31st run, you became friends with everyone.  You solved our problems.  You broke the barrier.  Then, as we all gathered in the room to go to the surface..."  He looks away, a pained expression on his face. 

"You killed them all.  We all trusted you, so it was easy for you to kill everyone." Papyrus looks down.

I slowly stand up.  "Papyrus, look at me."  He turns his head towards me with hatred radiating off him. 

"Im Chara.  You must remember the face of someone who's done all that."  I feel a tear go down my cheek. 
"I was in the ruins, goat da-, Asgore, was taking care of me.  We were happy.  He taught me the rules of this world, he..."  I need to trust papyrus in order to get him to trust me.  "He taught me magic."  Papyrus eyes... Eye sockets? Widen in surprise. 

"Then, frisk came."  I look papyrus straight in the eyes. 

"They killed everyone there.  Asgore tried to stop them, and failed.  He was killed too.  I went into a rage and tried to beat frisk.  I knew I wouldn't actually be able to hurt them, or do anything to them by myself, but the others helped me.  They lent me their strength.  I trapped frisk in the ruins, but I know that won't keep them there for long."  Im fully crying now.  I don't even try to hold back.  I just collapse to my knees and become a sobbing mess. 

I hear a sigh in front of me.  "Everytime I just end up falling into your plan..." He mumbles this but I have exceptionally good hearing. 
"I'll admit you do look different...
You still don't have my trust but the moment I see you harming ANY monster..."  Im surrounded by orange and lifted in the air. 

"Y o u ' l l  h a v e  a  b a d  t i m e ." 
He then drops me onto my feet and walks out the door.  I release the breath I didn't know I was holding and lean against the wall even though it kills my back. 

Remember what I said about getting along well with these skeletons? Im not taking it back.  It's just going to be a bit more difficult to do then I expected.

The idea of gaining their trust fills you with determination.