PoisonTale

Chapter 7: Check-up

Papyrus pov

"I'll be fine- hrk!"
Sans suddenly collapsed again. But this time, he fell unconscious. I saw him fall backwards onto
the concrete stairs.
"SANS!!!"
I ran over to him and picked him up, placing him gently on the couch, and checked him for any cuts or wounds. I saw a large crack at the back of his skull! I gasped and quickly started healing him. Nothing the Great Papyrus can't handle! .... That's what I thought, but after about ten minutes of healing, the crack didn't seem to get any smaller and his condition seemed to be getting worse. He started shivering uncontrollably and mumbling in his sleep. I was scared that he got worse, but let out a sigh of relief when I saw he was still alive. I went and got some blankets to cover him up, then I put my hand on his head to check his temperature. Despite his shivering, his skull was boiling hot! Scince my healing wasn't working, I called Dr. Alphys.
"H-hello?"
She said.
"Hello Dr. Alphys... I-I need your help... It's Sans.
"S-Sans? What's wrong with him?"
I explained the situation to her and she asked me to bring him to the lab. So we hung up and I left almost immediately, carefully lifting sans off the couch and carrying him to the lab.
Now we're here, Sans is on an examination table getting a scan done while I get a check-up from Dr. Alphys.
"S-so your healing wasn't working today?"
She asked.
"No... And I don't understand it. It was working just fine this morning..."
"Th-this morning? W-what happened this morning?"
"Sans seemed to be having a nightmare. He was yelling and screaming in his sleep, and when I woke him up he started saying stuff like "not you too" or "this can't be happening. Not to him"... I think he might've been hallucinating... A little bit after breakfast, he was getting ready for work and I noticed cuts and bruises all over his arms and ribcage. He claimed to not know where they came from. So I healed him up and he insisted on still going to work. For once. So we went to work and that's where it all started"
I explain.
"O-okay well, I have your results"
She says looking at her tablet and tapping it a few times. She looks back at me.
"U-um... P-Papyrus? Your stats are fine... I see nothing wrong with them..."
"What? Then, why can't I heal Sans!?"
She scans a few more times
"I feel like we should t-test your healing on someone other than Sans..."
My thoughts run wild 'someone other than Sans? But there's no one else here. What if I have to get hurt! What if I have to hurt someone else!' Then, as if on cue, Undyne comes bursting through the door with her hand over her side!
"ALPHYS!!!"
Dr. Alphys jumps at the sudden noise and quickly looks at Undyne.
"U-Undyne!! W-what happened!!!"
"Some stupid human was beating up a girl! And when we tried to arrest him...'
She clenches her jaw.
"HE FREAKING SHOT ME!!!!"
She yelles as she punches the wall.
"U-Undyne! Calm down! Papyrus is here. H-he can heal you."
"Ah. Papyrus. Good! Hurry up and heal me so I can get back into action!"
I really hope this works. I look at Dr. Alphys, she gives me a thumbs up and I look back to Undyne.
"Sorry, if this doesn't work"
I say as I start healing. We sit there in silence for a bit until Undyne speaks up.
"So... How's Sans?"
I flinch at the mention of his name but I don't awnser. Instead, I look at the examination table he's on. Undyne follows my gaze and when she sees Sans, she immediately feels bad.
"Oh... Sorry paps..."
"N-no no that's okay. You didn't know"
Again, silence...
"So... What happened to him"
Undyne asks.
"I... I really don't know... And I can't heal him for some reason..."
"Huh that's wierd... What about me? Is the healing working?"
I stop healing and Dr. Alphys looks at where Undyne got shot
"W-well, the good news is that your magic is perfectly fine..."
"And the bad news?"
I ask nervously. She hesitates then sais.
"T-that means there's s-something wrong with Sans..."