Experimentation: An Underswap Fanfiction

Turmoil

        It hurt everywhere. It hurt every time Sans limps forward. He clenches his arm every time he takes a step which causes even more pain. He could stop and heal himself, but he doesn't want to get caught again and it would only exhaust him more. His headache has only gotten worse. But he has to keep moving forward. His vision got blurry once more. He feels faint as he stumbles through the snow. He catches himself by a tree and leans on it, moaning miserably. He takes deep breaths and tries to pace himself. He's worried sick about Alphys. His stomach turns. How long can she keep up the fight? Sans gulps nervously. After more wobbly stumbling, he falls onto his knees. He is going to faint. He blinks slowly as his vision fades to black. Suddenly, he hears a higher pitched voice that is muffled and not understandable. He looks up and blinks slowly while struggling to keep consciousness. He could make out a white and green figure standing above him. He soon realizes that it was the goat kid from Snowdin. He actually managed to get back home! His eye sight slowly improves and he could finally hear the child speaking to him.

"Hey, you fell down. You ok?" The child says concerned. Sans whimpers slightly as the child nudges him gently. He scans the familiar town filled with Christmas spirit and ignorant towns people. Sans snaps to his senses and realizes that he has to warn everyone about the danger in the forest! He grabs the child's shoulder and says,

"Listen to me, you are in great danger if you don't hide. Find your family and lock yourself in your home. Please." The child looks shocked and cocks his head to the side.

"U-um, what happened?" He says confusedly. Sans shivers as he remembers Temmie doing the exact same thing. He shakes his head and points to the side sternly.

"This was an order from Captain Alphys. Go hide for your own safety." He orders. The child's eyes light up.

"Alphys told you!? Woooah! I'll do anything that Alphys says!" The child says cheerfully. He darts away with his over sized shirt flowing behind him. Sans rubs his arm. He's never acted that serious before. It bothers him slightly, but as long as he keeps people safe. He begins to warn all the towns folk to go hide saying that Alphys told him too. He knows she didn't, but what if Temmie managed to escape? He couldn't risk more getting injured. Everyone in Snowdin loves Alphys. They all look up to her. Especially that goat kid. So the lie was doing some good. He needs to save as many people as possible. When he convinces enough people, the other citizens take the hint and go inside their houses as well. Eventually, Sans was the only one outside. He was more tired than ever. He wants to sleep so badly but he still hasn't found Papyrus. Suddenly, the sound of a ringing bell fills the air. He knows exactly where it came from.

"Sans!? What happened to you!?" Muffet exclaims worriedly as she holds her shop door open. She runs over to him rapidly and observes his injuries. "Oh my goodness, are you alright dearie!?" She asks apprehensively. Muffet is a good friend of Papyrus. He goes to her restaurant almost every night. Sans has never cared for the food because it gives him crazy sugar highs. But Muffet is nice. She acts like a mother to them. He's never known why. He guesses that it's just in her soul.

"Y-yeah I'm fine." Sans lies. Muffet's expression grows serious.

"Don't lie to me. Come inside and tell me everything." She demands firmly. She wraps her multiple arms around Sans' waist and helps him walk. Once they were inside she picks him up and sits himself down on a bar stool. She searches her cabinets frantically for bandages. When she finds them she runs to Sans and begins healing his arm. "My gosh... There are multiple chips in the bone!" She says distressed. She stared at Sans. "Sans. Tell me everything. Now." She says sternly. Muffet can be serious when she needs too. Sans shifts anxiously. He doesn't want to tell her about Temmie. It'll take too long and Temmie could find them!

"S-someone attacked me... After Paps and I had a fight. Then Alphys saved me." Sans explains guiltily. Muffet became silent for a while. Sans can tell she is getting furious.

"Who attacked you...? Who in the WORLD attacked you!?" Muffet yells. Sans winces in surprise. He can't tell her. He just can't. But she wants an answer. Before Sans opens his mouth, he hears someone call his name.

"sAAans?"

Muffet looks at the door. She looks as if she's about run out of it in fury. Sans grabs one of her hands and pulls her into a back room in the shop.

"Sans!? What are you doing?" She struggles. Sans looks around the room. Many towns folk are hiding back there. Including the goat child from earlier. He was obediently sitting silently in the corner. Sans shuts the door quietly ducks down with everyone else. "Sans-" Muffet says before she's shushed by him. He peers out a small window. Temmie is walking around the town. She's looking for something. She's after him. His soul begins to beat faster again. Muffet didn't finish healing his arm and didn't even start with his leg. Because he's in a position where his knees have to be bent, it felt like it was being stabbed with tiny knives. Muffet takes the hint and gets quiet. Sans keeps watching Temmie. She was searching every nook and cranny outside. Every tree, every bush, when then, she sees his footprints. His boots have a certain shape so you can tell them apart from any other easily. Sans crouches down quickly.

"No no no please no..." He whispers in panic. She is going to find him. She is going to find all these people! Sans' eye lights up. He knows what he has to do. He only uses his teleporting power during emergencies. And this is definitely an emergency. He lifts his arm and musters as much magic he can. It was excruciating but he manages to create enough magic to teleport everyone. Except himself. Sans turns to Muffet. "Muffet, take these towns folk and find another hiding spot. All of you are in danger." He says.

"B-but, what about you!?" The goat child exclaims. Sans shakes his head impatiently.

"I'll be fine. Now go!" He says strongly. He snaps his fingers, and poof. Everyone is in Waterfall now. Sans falls to the ground. He used all of his magic he had. A monster's soul runs on their magic capacity, and if they use up their magic too quickly, they grow more weak and vulnerable. His eye quickly burns out and his whole body aches. He suddenly hears the door bust open. Sans looks up slowly. Temmie is there, standing tall and proud covered in strange... White... Powder... Most of it covering her left front paw...