Duska

Once again my eyes slowly flutter open with the sight of the two brothers in their beds as I lay against the wall. I yawn and stretch, popping bones in both my arms and back. Suddenly I stop moving as I strain my hearing, nothing. Not a single sound is heard through the entire house and the outside world. That's what scaring me.

"Pap? Sans?"

Their usual slight breathing isn't hearable and their usual sleep mumblings aren't heard either. I quickly get up and run to Papyrus who's not making a single movement as he lays on his car bed.

"P-Pap..."

A slight glow is coming from beneath his blanket so I throw it off to see that it's his orange soul glowing brighter but it also... seems to be...

"Shit!"

I put his head on my knee and lift his top up to see his orange soul cracking in several places as it glows somewhat brightly, it also seems to be leaking a dull orange liquid onto the bones behind it. I look over to Sans to see something under his own shirt glowing blue, confirming that it's their sickness that has made this to happen to them. Without a second thought I hold my hand right over Pap's and send in as magic into his soul as I can. I slowly watch the soul reattach itself as excess fluid drips onto his bones.

"P-Please work... P-Please..."

I feel my hand shaking but I pry my eyes away to look over at Sans, unmoving with the blue glow slightly brightening by the minute. Eventually Papyrus's soul stops accepting my magic and I look down to see him looking up at me, his eyes are a bright orange with tears running down his face.

"HELP... S-SANS..."

I nod and gently place him down off my leg before going over to Sans. It's getting harder to see and i'm starting to feel weak but Sans' soul is glowing brighter than what Pap's did. I lift his head onto my leg and move his top, his soul is almost cracked in half with only a centimeter or so left to go. Blue fluid is pooled at the back of his white top and looks a lot more dirty than his brothers. I hover my hand over Sans' soul and begin pumping as much magic as I can into him. The scientific reasoning of why me pouring magic into them can heal their souls crosses my mind, they're made of magic and so magic must repair them. It was a silly thought for the moment but it helped me not burst into tears at the two skeletons being like this. My head starts getting dizzy and I feel myself swaying but I keep my hand still as I can, i'm not letting Sans' soul crack any more than it already has.

"...dus?"

Looking down I see a single blue eye looking back at me with tears sliding down his cheekbones. I hear Pap sigh with relief from his bed but all I can do is smile.

"H-Hey... Sans..."

His smile slightly lifts as I talk to him, I remove my hand and place the blanket back onto him before gently resting his head back onto his pillow. I lay between the two and grab Papyrus' phone from the table behind my head, quickly finding Alphys' number.

"Hello? Is that y-you Duska?"

It's now that tears start falling down my face as I hear her voice, I was so close into calling her over their... their souls...

"Alphys... I-It's..."

I hear both of the brothers move at the sound of my wavering voice but all I do is try and keep it in, to not cry in front of them. I don't want them worrying over me in their state.

"Duska!?! What's wrong!?! Why are y-you calling me on P-Papyrus' phone?"

"They're s-souls... w-were..."

It's getting harder to keep my eyes open and to hold the phone to my ear, I used up a lot of magic in helping the brothers. I blank out at Alphys panicking over the phone and just stare at the ceiling, it's starting to spin as the world becomes blurry.

"Duska? D-Duska!?!"

I drop the phone as my arms become limp, my eyes finally close and I hear both the skeleton brothers move their covers. I can't move, it's getting harder to breathe and my mind is becoming black. As it over takes me I feel my head move onto someone's legs while a rag or something placed onto me. I try my hardest to smile to let the two know that i'll be okay but i'm unsure if my face ever moved, the world had gone blank before I was able to make sure. 

Sans

The kids eyes are closed, her chest is hardly rising at all... she seems close to death.

"ALPHYS? P-PLEASE COME OVER... DUSKA WON'T WAKE UP..."

Pap's sounds so weak and sad... why won't you just wake up Dus!?! How much magic did you use on us!?! I lift my white top for it to show some of my bones stained blue as well as the back of my top, my soul seemed a little brighter than usual too. I look over at Paps to see the back of his shirt stained orange, was that because of our sickness?

"S-SANS... WILL DUSKA... B-BE ALRIGHT?"

Papyrus is looking right at me, his eyes glowing orange with tears streaming down his face. He looks incredibly scared as he looks between me and Dus.

"o-of course paps... she's j-just sleeping..."

I try and be comforting but it sounds like i'm trying to convince myself. He slowly moves over beside me and leans his head onto my shoulder, his hand holding the one that Duska held his phone in earlier. With Duska's head on my lap I grab her hand too, trying to comfort Papyrus.

"she'll b-be fine... papyrus. i-i know it..."

I realize that my voice is as shaky as Papyrus' is. I think it's from how weak I feel... it's hard to get words out and even harder to get my eyes back to normal. I feel my left eye glowing blue but I just can't get it back to their usual white specks. It seems Paps is having the same problem, both his eyes are glowing orange while he silently cries. I hold his hand tighter as a loud crash comes from downstairs, Alphys must have called Undyne. As they come in Alphys immediately rushes to Duska as Undyne looks at Papyrus and I.

"Are you guys alright!?! You've been sick for so long..."

"we're b-better... i think dus s-saved us..."

She lightly shakes Pap who moves his head to look up at her.

"I'M FINE U-UNDYNE... I-I'M FINE..."

He slowly rests his head back onto my shoulder as Alphys stands up again, looking a little scared.

"Undyne can you b-bring Duska to my lab? Sh-She'll need to be watched."

I feel Papyrus grip Duska's hand tighten beneath mine but Undyne effortlessly drags it from his grip, making him turn his hand around and tightly squeeze my own. 

"l-like i said... she'll b-be fine..."

Alphys walks over to us after watching Undyne leave the room. She first looks at our eyes before asking us what happened. It takes a while but Paps and I trade making sentences and we give the short version to her.

"Can I see your s-souls? To make sure they're f-fine?"

Papyrus lifts his top without hesitation and Alphys looks at it closely, I just stare at the orange stains around his rib cage and vertebrae. 

"It's healthy... the o-orange stains seem to be excess fluids from it. It'll w-wash right off."

I sigh in relief as Alphys and I help Paps back onto his bed, his eyes close and he seems to be asleep instantly.

"Sans, I have t-to check yours t-too."

I nod and lift my top, after a few seconds I see her eyes widen but return to normal quickly afterwards.

"It lost a-a lot of it's f-fluids... you were c-close to turning to d-dust!"

I drop the top and hang my head, Duska could be dead in Undyne's arms right now all because she decided to save me and Paps. A hand sits on my shoulder and I look up to see Alphys giving me a shy smile.

"She'll be f-fine Sans. I'll look after her, she only needs a pair of eyes on her and y-you two are still recovering. You can come see her as soon as your s-sure that your well."

I nod and she helps me lay down onto the mattress in Paps room. She asks if I need anything but I decline and say goodbye as she walks back to her lab. I feel tears stream down my face as I try to sleep, knowing that there's a small chance... that i'll never see Duska's bright smile again.