RE-TALE: Ch 3: Link

Sans and Frisk got ready for the day, intending to go and visit Alphys and talk to her about these wishes. Frisk liked the idea of being able to fix the other timeline, but Sans insisted on making sure that it was safe. Since they had come out of the underground, Sans had taken Frisk in as a little sister. Both he and Papyrus didn't want her to get hurt, especially since Frisk said she wouldn't reset any more.

Frisk got dressed in an outfit Papyrus had made for her. It consisted of the normal stripped sweater, this one white with three orange stripes in the middle and two diagonal orange stripes on each sleeves. She wore an orange pleated skirt that reached her knees, black stockings, and red boots that had skull charms on the strings, at ankle level. Her hair had grown out since her adventures in the underground. Now reaching mid-back, she often tied it back. She chose a red headband with a bow that had a skull charm in the center and Sans helped her put it on. She went down stairs, looking around for Sans, who still wasn't done changing it seemed. Or he fell asleep again, which sometimes happened.

Papyrus came up behind his human little sister and scooped her up. "GOOD MORNING, HUMAN!" Papyrus said in his usual loud, boisterous spirit. He was happy to see that she was wearing the outfit he had made for her, finding her adorable in it. After a "NYEHEHEHEHE!" From the tall skeleton brother, Frisk was set down again in time to see a still sleepy Sans stumble out of the bathroom, yawning softly.

Sans made his way down stairs, dressed in his usual blue hoodie and black shorts with the stripe down the side. He was wearing sneakers this time rather then his usual pink slippers though. He went over to Frisk and Papyrus, his seemingly usual cheerful self. "Good morning!" Sans said, grinning. "So, ready to go visit Alphys, Frisk?" He asked. Catching Papyrus's confused look, Sans grins. "What's up, Papyrus. You look puzzled"  The short skeleton said, getting a groan from the taller one. Despite the groan, he was still smiling. "Must be a good day if you're smiling at my pun, bro." Sans said, grinning himself while Frisk giggled softly.

"I AM AND I HATE IT...." Papyrus said, putting on a mock pout. "AT ANY RATE, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAVE MADE MY SPECIAL SPAGHETTI FOR BREAKFAST." The tall skeleton said proudly. Normally this wold be cause for fear, but the breakfast version was much better then the normal in Frisk and Sans' opinions. They followed Papyrus to the dining room, taking their places at the table as Papyrus brought over two plates with Pancake-speghetti and Strawberry sauce. The meat balls were sausage and a side of eggs was served alongside it. While the "noodles" were nothing more then pancakes done in the way of carnaval funnel cakes, they still looked fairly convincing, and Papyrus seemed to enjoy using the special tools for cooking without making a mess. He took his own place at the table. He looked to Sans and Frisk, noting that they both seemed to be tired. "I TAKE IT YOU BOTH HAD NIGHTMARES LAST NIGHT?" He asked, knowing full well what they looked like during the mornings afterwards.

Sans and Frisk exchanged glances and Frisk nodded. Papyrus wondered if it had anything to do with his own dream. "WOULD EITHER OF YOU LIKE TO TELL ME ABOUT THEM....? " He asked, as he always did. Frisk and Sans exchanged another glance again and shook their heads. "I UNDERSTAND... JUST KNOW THAT I WILL BE HERE IF EITHER OF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING, OK?" Papyrus said.

"You look like you might not have slept well either bro..." Sans said, noting that his brother seemed slightly weary. Papyrus sighed and nodded.

"I HAD AN ODD DREAM LAST NIGHT... I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS ABOUT THOUGH.... I REMEMBER THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING SCARY HAPPENING, AND I WAS DYING.... AT LEAST I THINK I WAS DYING..... NEXT THING I KNOW, I WAS BEING HELD, SAFE AND PROTECTED SOMEHOW..." He said. Frisk frowned softly.

"Well, I'm sure it's nothing, bro." Sans said softly. "Just a dream." He said, and Frisk kept herself from shivering, getting an odd feeling that Papyrus's nightmare had been about the Genocide Route, where Chara had been in control. "At any rate, Frisk and I have some things we wanted to ask Alphys. We'll be back soon, and before dinner at the latest." Sans said as he finished his last bite of his food.

"ALRIGHT. MAKE SURE TO BUNDLE UP WARM THOUGH. THERE'S SUPPOSEDLY A BLIZZARD COMING INTO TOWN." Papyrus said softly, smiling to them. Once Frisk finished her food, the tall skeleton went over and made sure that she was bundled up nice and warm, as neither wanted their human sister to get sick. Once that was done, it was a hug and a wave and he watched the two of them leave out into the snow, heading for Alphys's home in the Hotlands.