Don't Forget

Chapter One: Papyrus is Sans a Brother

It was a beautiful day outside, Papyrus decided as he made his way to the brightly lit building of Grillby's. The fact that the weather never changed in Snowdin did not deter his belief that the day was quite marvelous compared to the previous ones. Maybe it was the spark of hope in his soul that strengthened his enthusiasm? There was a human Underground after all, and they had proved themselves to be quite friendly. Every monster who had encountered the human had been taken by the child's child-like innocence, and Papyrus was not an exception. When the human offered to be Papyrus' friend as well, the skeleton was filled with glee. The Great Papyrus was always up for making new friends!

But sadly, his friend had to continue their journey without his aid, and they had to part ways. Not wanting to lose touch with his new companion, Papyrus programmed his number into the human's cellphone and gave them the instruction to call him whenever they needed his assistance, even if that 'assistance' was a simple chat over the non-existent weather. Having a conversation with someone as great as Papyrus could encourage them when they felt discouraged after all!

After the human left Snowdin, Papyrus decided that it was time for him to report to Undyne and find a way to convince her that the human meant no harm. It would be a difficult task of course, but Papyrus would do his best to ensure the safety of his new friend. After all, how would he be able to call himself the Great Papyrus if he wasn't able to save an innocent human? He could not allow his good name to be tarnished by such a misdeed!

Before Papyrus ventured off, he decided it would be wise if he dragged his brother back to his station while he was at it. Sans was known to slip away from his work and slack off at Grillby's around this time, so that was where Papyrus went. He always wondered how it was possible for Sans to be so incredibly lazy when he was related to the most hard working monster in the entire Underground. One would think that a little bit of Papyrus' greatness would have rubbed off on him by now!

Well... There was another reason why Papyrus decided to fetch his brother: Sans was in another one of his moods again. Papyrus didn't quite understand it, but there were days where Sans' grins seemed to be strained, and his eye lights would dim. On days like those, Papyrus did his best to cheer his brother up, but he wasn't always successful. Unfortunately, today happened to be one of those days.

He wasn't sure what brought on the feeling, but whenever Sans was in one of those moods, Papyrus was afraid to let him out of his sight. He didn't know why he felt that way, but a part of him believed that his brother was in danger of doing something reckless if he was left to his own devices for too long. Papyrus wasn't even sure what he believed Sans would do, but he never gave himself the chance to find out. It was his job as Sans' brother to keep him out of danger, and while he would never say it out loud, Papyrus saw that duty as something far more important than training to join the Royal Guard. Even if his brother was lazy and had a bad taste of humor, he was Papyrus' brother. And that meant that he would always come first.

As Papyrus mulled over his thoughts, a sudden scream pierced the air, making his head snap up to look at the front entrance of Grillby's. What was going on? What was the reason for all of that ruckus?

His questions were unknowingly answered when he saw Frisk dart out of the bar, a giddy grin on their face. Papyrus stopped in his tracks, tilting his head at them curiously. "Human?" He asked, the sound of his voice making the child stiffen and turn towards him. "How did you make it back to Snowdin so quickly?" He noticed the red stain on the front of their striped shirt, and quickly came to the conclusion that they returned to town in order to grab a quick bite to eat before they continued on their journey. Papyrus was about to scold them for eating such disgustingly greasy food when Dogamy and Dogaressa emerged from the restaurant as well, teeth bared as they snarled in the direction of the smirking human.