Dancing Into Tomorrow//Dancetale

2.Mad Hatter

Cautiously I stepped towards the stage and took more deep breaths. "remember what papyrus told you..." I muttered repeatedly

"Nervous darling?" A flirtatious voice called from behind me. I turned to see the idol Mettaton. I stared a second before I smirked up to him.

"who isn't, trying out for a chance to dance with you." A smile formed on his face

"Oh shut up Sans! We all know Papyrus signed you up!" He chuckled to himself and I shrugged

"got me there, well I gotta go out, see ya at the lab metta!"

"Oh hold more self-confidence darling~!" he called to me as I stepped out, I gave him a thumbs up and walked out to the middle of the stage. A song I was all familiar with began to play, papyrus chose my track but I didn't think he'd choose this. I felt shakes hearing the song begin to play. The little music box beginning, leading right into heavy dubstep.

Mad hatter. When frisk wanted to learn how to dance with me, she chose this song as the song to try to dance hip-hop to. Then when she killed many monsters including Papyrus she would play this song. She loved it, and Chara abused it. Making it strike a chord with me.

Shakily I stepped forward trying to move in rhythm, I flipped up my hood to try and block out the memories, but of course that wouldn't have happened. I eventually got it well enough that the crowd was getting into, and I was finally in rhythm. I would twirl around lock my joints, spin on my head slide around then gradually get back up into a flip another shoulder spin. Repeatedly I would hop around to the beat and feel it through my bones.

My brain is scattered...

You can be Alice, I'll be the mad hatter...

<Dust spread in my head. Papyrus stood fearfully in front of Frisk. Her eyes glew red as she slowly stepped towards him. Her head turned towards where I was, a smile spearing widely. As she listened to what he had to say, never taking her eyes off where I was. When he ended and held out for a hug, she flew forwards. Her knife flew high and right through his neck. His shocked face flew in the air momentarily as his body disintegrated down to dust. She dropped the knife and caught his head.

"You see me Sansy?" She teased, slowly tightening her grip. I stepped out from behind the tree and ran towards her, but I wasn't fast enough as she grinned to me crushing his skull down till it exploded into dust. She started giggling as he wrapped his scarf around her neck. I stood mortified. "You just can't do anything right can you Sans?" She laughed wrapping the scarf around my neck, I flinched back at her touch, then she ran off towards waterfall. Leaving me a mess on the ground, Mad Hatter echoing all around the trees.>

I stood there, unable to move, the music continued but I couldn't. Soon I heard murmurs from the crowd, but they all registered in Frisk's voice.

"Why isn't he moving?"

"Is he okay?"

"He's just a failure."

"Of course he couldn't do this."

"He can't do anything."

I managed to gain the strength to move my feet. I quickly made my way off and ran to the back. Despite how I'm a skeleton I still had the overwhelming gagging feeling.

"Sans!" A voice called after me, I kept my hood up and ran towards the fire exit. "Sans!" Mettaton grabbed onto my arm. I looked back. To him my eye flaming, he looked scared momentarily before he was leaning down to me asking what was wrong. I was shaking, and I closed my eyes trying to calm myself down, but the fear wasn't going away

"what's today? where is papyrus?! Is he okay?!" Mettaton looked at me confused

"He's fine darling..." He looked towards the stage, the next contestant was already up " and today is the 10th..." He said quietly. The panic rose back into me. I pushed him off and started running towards the back door slamming into it and running outside.

"s-she's coming tomorrow.... i have to save toriel!" Mettaton ran after me, catching me with his arms the stretched out.

"SANS STOP!" He called loudly to my face, which was now horrified.

"y-you don't understand!" I cried trying to free his grasp. He stared down worryingly, then pulled me to the main entrance of the building. I was pulled into the audience room to be met with Papyrus who was extremely worried, one fear lifted, and Alphys with Undyne. Their faces lit up then fell at the sight of me.

"Darling, I'm going to take him back to your house in snowdin... Alright, when you finish your audition come down..." Mettaton said the the other three. He let go of me and I fell to the ground and curled my knees to my chest. Still shaking, Papyrus leaned down to me.

"SANS... WHEN THIS IS OVER, WE WILL GO HOME AND BE LAZY, ILL GET YOU SOME HOTDOGS AND MAKE YOU SOME SPAGHETTI... ALRIGHT?" He ask quietly down to me. I looked up to his worried glowing orange eyes. I wrapped my arms around him and apologized, repeatedly.

"i'm glad you're alive..." I whispered into his shoulder, he seemed confused as he pried me off. Mettaton picked me up and began to pull me out of the room. I managed to stop shaking and remain calm, and I rose my hand in a goodbye, as Papyrus waved to me and Mettaton.

"Darling what was that?" He asked, I looked away

"nerves"

"I know what those are, and I know you, Hun... Tell me what is wrong..."

"i can only talk to alphys about this." Mettaton looked hurt a second but nodded in understanding. "can we go to snowdin?"

"Why?"

"i need to talk to someone." He nodded wearily. I grabbed his arm and teleported to snowdin. We got there and I laid him on the couch. Since it was his first time teleporting, he would have bad motion sickness after. "alright, i'm going mettaton, stay here." He had no choice. I ran out the door towards the one in the forest. One step I was in snowdin, next I was inside the door, running up the stairs. There was a faint humming to my right, so I followed it to the kitchen. I was met with a tall goat woman, previously known as Queen Toriel. I stood shakily in the doorway, as she made a snail pie. I hesitated a second, shutting my eyes tightly as I knocked on the doorframe of the kitchen.