Dimensions

Chapter 1: Faded

"HUMAN. WAKE UP!"
He groaned. "Papyrus, why do you always come an hour before my alarm..?" He complained sleepily.
"HUMAN. THE GREAT PAPYRUS HAS COME TO ESCORT YOU TO ROYAL GUARD TRAINING. WAKE UP!"
He smacked his forehead, still laying in his bed. " Papyrus, I've told you a million times! I'm a monster! Remember?!" He said, trying not to sound irritated.
"YOU DID? WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER THAT?" Papyrus responded, making the young monster give an exasperated chuckle in response.
"CAN I COME IN? I DON'T LIKE STANDING AND SHOUTING OUTSIDE YOUR HOME."
"Yeah, hang on! I gotta open the door!" He said in response, finally getting out of bed. He forgot to get fully dressed, all he had on was his pajama pants.

Yawning, he opened his door and leaned against the door frame. "Alright, come in."
"HUMAN. YOU MUST WEAR MORE CLOTHING. YOU WILL GET SICK." Papyrus exclaimed, covering his eyes.
"Wait what...?" The young monster replied, before looking at himself and laughing a bit. "Oh, whoops. I just woke up, my bad Paps." He apologized. With a gentle smile, he motioned for Papyrus to come inside while he headed towards his room to change.

"HUMAN. MAY I LOOK AROUND?"
"I'm not human! You ask this every day!"
"I'M BEING POLITE."
"Fine! Just stop calling me 'human' okay?!"
"OK!"

Narrowly avoiding the door frame due to his height, Papyrus stepped inside and closed the door. He looked at the television, which was off, the chair which was hardly used, and the well fed pet rock Undyne found for him. Then, a calender with red writing caught his eye.

"HUMAN. WHAT IS THIS ON YOUR CALENDER?" He called.
"What is what Paps?"
"OCTOBER 31ST IS CIRCLED. IT SAYS-" His mouth was quickly covered before he finished.

"Never mention that, ever. Got it?" The young monster started. Papyrus nodded. "Promise me, Papyrus. No one knows about this but us." Again, Papyrus nodded, and the young monster let him go.

He sighed. "Now, let me remind you. My name is Cloak, remember?"
"OH RIGHT! THAT MONSTER THAT WAS MADE TO LOOK HUMAN." Papyrus said, refreshing his own memory. "I DON'T KNOW WHY I KEEP FORGETTING THAT."
Cloak chuckled in response. "Me neither, let's head to training okay?"

"HEY! DO YOU THINK UNDYNE WILL FINALLY LET ME IN THE ROYAL GUARD?" Papyrus asked as they leaving.
Cloak laughed and patted his back. "You've got a long way to go first, Paps."

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October 31st, 201X "Her Birthday"
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"GOOD LUCK TRYING TO BEAT UNDYNE CLOAK!" Papyrus said, waving as he left to return to his post.

"Oh, so that's what you're telling him?" Cloak teased.
"Am I wrong?" Undyne smirked.
He took out his training dagger. "Only a bit. Today, I'll finally beat you."
He smirked in response, and their regime began.

Hours later, he laid flat on his back, exhausted and out of breath. "Alright...I give...I give up for today..." He said.
"Told ya! You can't-" Undyne started to brag, when she found her own spear to her throat, and she was holding hers in her hand still.
"I may not...have beaten you...but I finally learned...how to wield your spears..." He smirked, making it disappear afterwards. Her surprise turned into a grin, and she helped him stand back up.

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"Honestly, I'm fine. Really!" He insisted.
"Shut up and let her check!" Undyne said sternly.
"J-Just a peek Cloak, I won't t-take long!" Alphys insisted. "Then we c-can all watch a-anime!"

He sighed. "Alright but, there's been no sight there for years. For as long as I can remember." He explained. "I'm not like Undyne who has two eyes." He joked.
She grinned in response. Alphys laughed a bit, standing up. "No change, h-he's okay. R-ready?"
"Yeah! Big swords!" Undyne exclaimed, running to the video room. Cloak smiled a bit and followed her inside, followed by Alphys and Papyrus. Sans even made an appearance, all in all it was a great night. Same as always.

The next morning...

"HUMAN! HUMAN WAKE UP!"
Cloak groaned and rubbed his eyes. "You came before my alarm again Papyrus!"
"HUMAN THERE IS DANGER! UNDYNE IS ASSEMBLING THE ROYAL GUARD! HURRY!"
He got out of bed quickly in response, getting dressed as fast as possible, slamming his front door open in response. "Why didn't Alphys contact us first?! We're closer!"

Papyrus just looked confused in response.
"Well?!"
"UM...WHO...ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"
Cloak froze. "Wait, what...?"