Under Water [completed]

Prologue

= February 14, 2019: minor edits made, minor parts added =

= April 2022: minor edits made =

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I walked down the snowy streets of Snowdin, feeling sick to my stomach as I passed the Skelebro's house. I always worried that Sans would attack me; I had taken away his happy ending. I had not let myself or any of the other monsters free.

How? Why? Well, that's a long story.

"HUMAN!" Papyrus exited the house, Sans following behind him. My stomach dropped.

"H-Hey, Papyrus!" I turned around and waved, my stomach churning.

"Where have you been? I haven't seen you in weeks!"

"I've just been busy, keeping myself alive after... After what I..." I stopped talking as I felt my chest and throat begin to tighten.

I quickly looked over to Sans. His right eye burned a lit blue; I felt my heart racing in my chest and knew if I didn't get out of there, a panic attack would ensue.

"I'm sorry, I have to go."

I turned away from the skeleton brothers and ran, listening for any teleportation or footsteps. I heard nothing; I was safe. Just for now.

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I had run all the way back to my house, a shed in the woods, away from everyone. No one knew about this place; not even Chara. Running in I slammed the door behind me, sinking to the floor, the panic attack beginning to sink in.

"Oh God, oh God, oh God, oh God," I repeated as flashbacks drown my vision.

"I'm sorry!" I cried out in between visions, tears now streaming down my face. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Just leave me be!"

I felt a hand on my shoulder, snapping me back into reality. I flinched from the touch, and with good reason as I saw who it was.

"Sans!" I stumbled onto my feet, my whole body shaking as I held my hands near my chest.

"Hey, kiddo," He sounded calm, too calm. "I heard you crying from outside and so I came in. Why did you run from Paps and me?"

I shakily replied, "B-Because I'm...scared."

"Of what?"

"You."

He laughed, a dark laugh.

"And with all good reason, kid." I saw his hand raised by his side, attacks suddenly aimed at me.

"If you don't restart, I'm going to kill you. I'll keep killing you, timeline after timeline until you give us our happy ending."

"I... I can't."

"Of course, you can. All you have to do is stop making everyone suffer and give us our happy ending."

"Sans, please, just listen when I tell you I can't—"

A sharp pain entered my side as Sans sent a small attack towards me, slicing the side of my ribs. I screamed in pain for a moment before being to cry silently, the pain not causing the tears but instead shock. I held my side, the cold feeling of blood seeping through the sweater I was wearing.

"Sans!" I shouted, voice cracking, "If I give you all the happy ending, I die!"

"Liar!" He shouted as he sent another attack, this one puncturing my stomach.

"Please! Just leave me alone!"

I am sitting up in my bed, holding a hand to my heart. I scanned around the hidden shed; there was no one here. It was a dream.