Dad Took Care of It

"Those were some long hours," Papyrus said. "But, Undyne says she'll fix them though. Probably soon."

"Yeah, she should be bringing Frisky home." Sans took a bite out of the burger Papyrus had bought from Snowdout. "This is pretty good."

"This is just one random thing! There's so much over there," Papyrus insisted. "It's a wonderful time for Monsters and Balancers. Just not humans." Papyrus bit into his own burger. "Speaking of humans? How are you doing with the manifestation?"

"It's not easy." Sans shook his head as he took another bite of his burger. "Tongue is one thing. A little translucent skin, I can do that. Full manifestation though? I don't think I can do it. Three months, six months. I can't figure it out."

"But we can," Papyrus reminded him. "It's been done. It is supposed to be tough, but, even a few minutes of full manifestation would help with the practice."

"I can't do anything for a few minutes or a few seconds." Sans groaned and put down his burger. "Thanks, Papyrus. I just don't feel so hungry."

"What?!" Papyrus put his own burger down. "Sans! You're always hungry. Are you okay?"

"She won't let me see her." Sans shook his head. "I don't think she's scared of me anymore. But."

"Poor, poor, Sansy," Flowey teased. "Don't worry! It'll make sense when you see her."

"Well, I don't care. I don't care if she looks weird underneath," Sans insisted. "I don't care if she'll feel weird. I just." He scooted the chair back. "She's not Monster. It makes it harder."

"I know she's not." Papyrus picked his burger back up. "But you're good friends. Isn't that enough?"

"Not enough to figure this out." Sans tried to pick the burger back up. It tasted so different and good. "I focus on my foot, and then I move to my arm, and then I lose the foot. And I can't even get past translucent blue. Everything's just translucent blue."

"Well? I'm sorry." Papyrus gulped. "I guess. If it were that easy, no Skeletons would have gotten tossed into the mountain."

"I've got a lot of power though. I've got a lot." Sans felt himself pushing down on his teeth. "But it doesn't make a difference if I can't figure this out. I need a full manifestation, Papyrus, and I can't do it. I've even read the books that say it's possible, but I just can't."

"Well? Maybe you should focus on . . ." Papyrus shook his head. "I don't know. If you don't have it down in three months, Sans, um."

"I know." Sans backed away from the table. "Not an option. Frisky is spooked enough with me. I doubt she'll feel comfortable with me climbing on her with King Asgore and Queen Toriel watching and helping. That's just not an option. Especially if it's the first time I get a body for her. That'd be tough on both of us."

"Yes. I know. A body will be really different." Papyrus crinkled his burger wrapper as he took his last bites. "Skeletons used to master it though, I suppose? And you must have known in the past. How else did you ever have Chance?"

Sans shrugged. "Yeah, I know. But, I don't know. At least it's not painful, that's a good thing. I heard some Monsters even like it. When I asked about it, it even made Dogamy and Dogaressa go nuts." He scratched his skull. "I just kind of left that display. Hope they aren't too mad."

"Yes. Although some actually hate it," Papyrus warned him. "Others say it is kind of painful, but those are usually very incompatible Monsters. Huge size differences. You are about the same size, so it probably won't be too bad?"

"I don't have any ideas what to expect." Flowey just snickered in the middle of the table at Sans. "If you want to sleep with Papyrus tonight, you better be good."

"Sure, Smiley Trashbag! I haven't done a thing." Still, he snickered again.

"Well, how about the big basics? Um, how did you manage the arm? That might help?" Papyrus suggested.

Sans shrugged. "Not good. Translucent blue. Nothing solid. I can feel the temperature, but it's nowhere close to real. No muscle or anything." He sighed. "I mean, we manifest by want or need. So, how am I going to do this? Without the King and Queen's extra help, I don't know if I'll figure this out. But I can't wait 'til then. Frisky gets nervous enough."

"Anyone helping at all?" Papyrus asked.

"I've asked just about everyone in Snowdin if they could help. No one knows manifestation. They all know sex and have different opinions. Most of them say it's boring and to concentrate on something good, or just get in position before bed and sleep. Some of them said it's okay. Some said it's nicer than cuddling. Others said it was painful. It's all the same stuff you heard." Sans wrapped up his burger for later. "Any suggestions, Papyrus?"

"I don't know. I'm sorry," Papyrus said sadly. "Well, one way or the other."

"Coats." Flowey snickered.

"What?" Sans watched him. He knew something again. "Hey, what did you say when Conner was here last night? I was too tired to remember."

"Doesn't matter, you already screwed that up," Flowey insisted. "Don't worry, Smiley Trashbag! Tonight I've got a new surprise for you! You're going to find out why you always had so many coats for a Skeleton." He winked. "In fact, when it comes to sex! The hard part isn't what you think."

"You mean manifesting a body? That's really hard," Sans admitted. "Maybe if I practiced every day for two years. Skeleton kids used to do it all the time."

"Yeah, but, things change. Their little bodies were able to move in transitions easier when they were smaller," Papyrus reminded him. "At least I think so. I think I remember that."

"Not that, Sansy."

"Well, it doesn't get harder than that," Sans said. Flowey just snickered again. "What?" That flower was going to keep secrets again. At least for now. It was Flowey after all. He stood up and put the burger away in the fridge and came back.

"No. That's not the difficult part," Flowey said, adding more to his single word statement. "I would say convincing Frisky to do that kind of an ACT is going to be tough."

"But, according to what I've read," Papyrus said, "it said humans like the feeling of sex. It's quite pleasurable. So that shouldn't be tough."

"Yeah," Sans agreed. "I'm the one with the tough part. Her only problem is being shy of her body. I'm the one who has to make a body."

"Oh, you guys. You know? Sometimes, I just. Resets. I hate resets. So many changes. So much knowledge, just gone." Flowey shook his petals. "You'll learn, Smiley Trashbag. You'll learn. I'll tell you what? Before bed, leave your coat down here."

"You mean my clothes?"

"No, just your coat."

"How come?"

"Keep your shirt and shorts. Leave your coat." Flowey looked like he was trying to hide a laugh. "Hey, I've been trying to help, haven't I?"

"It is just a coat," Papyrus pointed out. "The flower has been very forthcoming about things."

"Fine. I'll leave my coat," Sans insisted. As he was taking off his coat and putting it next to Flowey though, his phone went off. "Yep?"

"Sans! Great news! We got her to get naked."

"That's great, Alphys," Sans said. "Not that I care, but . . . umm, there's nothing weird, right? Not that I care."

"She's just fleshy. Like, the flesh you see on her already. Oh, but she does have fleshy nursing parts too. A little bit of extra hair. But mostly, it's all flesh. Um. You should be fine? I think? Uh. You might. You know you're opposites, you might . . . uh, nevermind. It's nothing. Anything else?"

"Well. Not unless you know how to manifest a body."

"No, I don't do manifestation."

"Yeah, I figured."

"Oh, but when you do figure it out, Mettaton could probably help you learn how to use it? He's kind of got a similar thing since he's not actually what he appears to be. If he learned to get all jiffy with all his parts, he should be able to help with your basic parts better than anyone else."

"Great. That's a real big when though."

"Oh, but, back to Frisky? She actually got more comfortable during conversation. You might want to have a real conversation while she's naked. It might help. Might. And, Undyne and I think that she might try and do it fast, which will still be a hindrance in getting used to it. So, make her go slow? Unless you . . . umm. Well, uh. You know, there is a real good chance you might really like her body? Because your opposites."

"Well, that would be good? Right?"

"Um. Yes? If you do, something might . . . have you had any girlfriends at all?"

"No. So?"

"Anyone you've ever wanted as a girlfriend?"

"Nuh uh."

"Okay then. Well. Yeah for surprises. Let's see, what else? There was something else. Oh. Undyne said flesh kind of feels a little weird."

"Yeah, I've bumped it on my bone before. Plus, I've grabbed hands before. Not a biggie."

"Well, actually before Frisky showed up Undyne confessed it felt weird. She said the front is soft and squishier. So, just be nice to her flesh. Okay? It's tender."

"Uh?" That was confusing. "Squishy flesh? Flesh was already pretty squishy. Like, slimy?" Eh. "Not that that matters. I mean, great. I don't mind slime."

"She has a slimy front?" Papyrus questioned him. "Well, that's different."

"Well. Uh, who cares?" Sans said. "Soft, slimey or squishy. I'll like Frisky for Frisky."

"I don't know if it's like that. It doesn't look slimy. Um. Anyhow. Oh! Before I go! We are going to start getting the kids together each day at Undyne's for an hour."

"Undyne's, huh?" So, Frisky did it.

"I guess that's it. Oh, did you want me to ask around Hotlands about sex and Skeletons? See if anyone knows anything at all, or old books or something?"

"Sure. I already asked all around Snowdin. Checked out all the books I could find. Nobody seems to know much more than me or Papyrus. I guess 'cause it's mainly a Skeleton thing."

"Okay. Um. I'll see what I can dig up for you. I'm sure you'll get there, Sans. You need to. Frisky is a shy one, and she won't be real happy if she has to have sex in front of King Asgore and Queen Toriel if you don't-"

"I know, I know. Three months. To figure out the impossible. Later, Alphys." Sans hung up and just heard Flowey snicker again.

What was so funny to that flower all the time?

"Well, that thing is finally off." Chance came into the room, the ball off his foot with just the chain dangling.

"Hey, you did it finally," Sans said proudly. "I thought it'd take a couple days. Good job, My Kid."

"Sure, pops, yeah."

Hm? "Hey, Chance, where are you headed?" Chance started to go to the front door and opened it. "Nuh uh, My Kid. It's getting cold out there. Even your mom is coming back soon." He wasn't listening. "Chance?"

Chance ran out the door.

"Papyrus, I have a bad feeling!" Sans didn't take much time. He took a shortcut to Frisky's room, grabbed the locket, and ran out the door, trying to pull Chance back. Like he thought, it wasn't working. He and Papyrus tried to stay up but he was running faster, and even dodging the magic pulls.

No. No, no, no! Sans pushed more energy into retrieving him. "Pap! That's the FRISK! Someone took over my kid!" Sans stayed up with him, watching Chance, and hoping that he didn't kill any Monsters. He was strictly running for an area past their house, taking them deeper into the snow. "He is aiming for the area he took Frisky."

"Oh no, what do we do?" Papyrus asked as he and Sans kept up. "Sans?!"

"No one can hold him for longer than a few minutes with the barrier." The area was getting closer. It couldn't save or reset anymore, but it would still be tough to beat. "Pap, you have to fight Chance!"

"What?!"

Whoever took Chance over knew something about that area. It was too convenient. The Frisk's had tried to take Frisky away that way. Somehow, that hole must still be open. The length was too hard for a mere human to travel though. So, you think you can just take my kid as your personal little car? Mistake! Last one you'll make. "Papyrus, take this and take care of him." Sans threw him the locket. "I'll be back."

"What do you mean?"

"Fight him for the time it has. Chance will be okay, just fight him. I promised Frisky that no one would hurt them." Sans teleported away.

Papyrus got close enough to pull it into an encounter. PAPYRUS: ACT: Talk. "Get out of my nephew right now you mean human!"

FRISK: ACT: Talk. "Oh, you won't hurt anyone." Chance wrinkled his nose. "Even if you did beat me, you're too nice to kill, you just capture." He shrugged. "Even the conduit will probably be fine. I'm just bailing out of here. Don't worry, Monster. Everything will be fine. I'm PACIFIST. I won't kill you. Just let me go."

PAPYRUS: ACT: Talk. "No, that is my little nephew. And I, the Great Papyrus, will not allow it! I don't know why Sans left personally, but, I know that he must have a plan. And he told me that I needed to fight you. So, um. I will fight you! I must fight you."

FRISK: ACT: Talk. "Why fight? I'll just avoid your attacks. Don't you see? I just want out of here. I even promise to bring the boy back down. What do you say? Huh?"

PAPYRUS: FIGHT I am so sorry, Chance! I must believe that this is simply an ACT by this person. He started to manifest bones and pull them towards Chance. Chance dodged them all, until the last two.

FRISK fell, grabbing at it's legs where it got hit. It must have been surprised to be so weak. FRISK: ACT: Talk. "Why couldn't I dodge that well? Why am I starting to feel so cold?"

Papyrus watched as something flew out of Chance into the sky. His nephew fell on the ground. "Chance!" MERCY: Flee. "I'm coming, I'm coming! Uncle Papyrus is here." He scooped him up. "It's okay. I will get you home. It will be okay. You have some injuries, but they will be alright. I promise! You have my word, and that is as good as GOLD! Well you can't buy anything with it, but you can still have it!"

Sans and Papyrus' house . . .

"LV 19. It takes LV 19 before you fight." The human begged in it's own blood. "I was PACIFIST. I wasn't even able to defend myself." It tried to move away with the piercing bone inside its own bone. It screamed.

"Human. You. You tell others." Sans closed his eyes again, bring them from the flaming blue and yellow pulsing to a deep dark black. "My kid. It's off limits. Anyone tries to use him. There is a penalty. I don't care if you're PACIFIST or not. And if anybody does try, then so help them if Papyrus and I don't find where they are hiding. 'Cause I don't care if your body is helpless while your soul is in my kid. If you're not playing fair, I won't either." He picked the human up, took a shortcut to Waterfalls and dropped him off, then returned home just in time to hear Papyrus.

"I hurt him!" Papyrus shouted from in front of the house.

Sans came out from behind the house. "He'll be okay. You distracted it long enough for me to find it's body."

"That mean, mean human!"

"It won't come back. Come on, Pap. Let's check out Chance. He's probably not as bad as you think." When they got him inside, they checked his legs. "Mild bruising. He's pretty tough, remember?"

"Yes." Still, Papyrus was sad. "A human soul can just take him over whenever they want."

"They won't. Not once they learn." Sans just smiled down at Chance. "Hey My Kid, you okay now?"

Chance groaned and looked at him. "Huh?" He sat up on the couch. "What happened?"

"Little mishap. Doubt it will happen again. But look, your chain's off. I guess I never said it had to be you to snap it." He held out his bony hand toward him. "You want another burger? We still have plenty."

"Yeah. I feel kind of weak," Chance agreed. "A burger sounds good, Sans. But, did someone take me over?" His eyes were wide and big, so scared, it was plain to see to anyone. "Someone took me over and it wasn't momma."

"Yeah," Sans said honestly, "but no worries. Your dad took care of it, My Kid." Sans winked at him. "Now, up. Let's get you another burger."