Down into hell

A change of heart

Of all the things I thought of to cheer sans up the most plausible idea was simple. One place that always would hold a spot in sans.

"Hey sans, I have an idea" I say as I sit beside him. I earned a growl in response and he shifted away, this was certainly not going to be easy. At all.

"Why don't we go to grillbys?" At that idea sans just starred at me. 

"W-what is it?" I asked

"Kid, what are ya? Suicidal" sans retorted

"N-no of course not I was just asking at I thought it'd help you feel better" I weakly replied

"Kid. Listen. Do you think you can waltz into snowdin and expect not to be killed? Do you expect the monsters to play house and be all friendly? Yeah you might have determination but listen. How many times can you last being killed over and over again?" He asked with a sour tone. 

"I-if it means to help a friend...I would do anything. Even getting killed many times" I gained some confidence and proudly stated this. 

"You are pathetic human. Friends? Didn't I say before that we don't do friendship. That thing makes you weak. It makes you unable to kill without hesitation thus resulting in your death. Or your 'friend' will betray you and kill you when you let your guard down" he argued

This went on for a while. Back and fourth the same argument repeated. Whether friendship is good or bad, if help from others does or does not make you weak. After a while a crunching can be heard in the distance followed by a shout. 

"SANS YOU USELESS PIECE OF TRASH. WHERE ARE YOU?"

Confusingly to me sans quickly picked me up and placed me in his jacket. I took perch in his rib cage as I was big enough to fit inside. Inside was the complete opposite to everything down here, it was warm and welcoming so I quietly got myself sorted and listened to the conversion outside. 

"S-sup boss?" Unlike how sans talked to me he sounded almost scared of his brother making me wonder how papyrus treated sans

"SANS YOU KNOW WHAT'S 'SUP' YOU LEFT YOUR STATION TO TAKE A NAP DIDN'T YOU. YOU ARE SO LAZY AND USELESS WHY DO I EVER BOTHER LETTING YOU LIVE" papyrus had an angry tone. Almost as if he would attack at any time. 

"S-sorry boss, I......I just-" sans was cut off. 

"WHATEVER, KEEP YOUR EXCUSES TO YOURSELF. NOW, YOUR PUNISHMENT FOR LEAVING YOUR POST OUT OF TERM" all of a sudden I heard a loud 'thump' and a 'crack' and then footsteps walking away. As the footsteps died out I exited sans's jacket and saw what papyrus did. 

Right there. In front of me. Clear as day. Sans was bleeding from his skull. A crack of visible in his skull but what it worse is that the injury itself seems to hurt but seeing how sans hasn't turned to dust... It didn't remove hp. Or at least. All of it. The second conclusion was correct as when I checked sans his hp was [0.5/1 hp]

I quickly searched my inventory to find the pie mom made. Even if it is worse than awful it's better than nothing. I couldn't let myself see a friend suffer like this. No. I couldn't see anyone like this. 

I had to force feed the pie to sans and honestly I couldn't blame him. It was awful. However I think more of why he didn't want to eat it was because he didn't want help. Well tough. 

After he finished the pie and his hp back to normal with the pain subsiding thanks to Flowey and his pellets he broke the silence that encased us. 

"Kid. Why did you help me?" He asked

"Well I'm guessing it's why you helped me" I replied. Instead of being annoyed at the remark he just chuckled

"Heh you ain't half bad kid I give ya that. Tell ya what. I'll help ya achieve what you wish t' do. Cause without help you would be-" this time I cut him off

"Dead?" I offered

"Bingo" he winked at me and we both laughed. Cheesy I know but I'm only saying it how it happened. 

"Kid get some rest, I'll look out in case anyone decides to attack ok?" I nodded and sans laid his jacket on the snow and I got flowey off of where he perched and motioned him to go somewhere safe as I knew flowey can't be protected and me. After this I curled up in the jacket I had the feeling of the same warmth and welcoming feeling I felt when I first hid in the jacket. I embraced the feeling and fell asleep. 

Knowing you have gained a strong ally and having your close friend back fills you with determination