Author's Note before we begin: I'm releasing this earlier so I can head to bed earlier. Cheers.

I will be using Blue/Swap interchangeably to refer to Blue. However, it is important to note that Blue and Swap are not actually the same being. Swap is a Papyrus behavior/mannerism placed into the body of a Sans. Blue is more like a naive/innocent child who can do no wrong ever and 'needs' protection. (Basically, what some of the fandom perceive as Papy (classic papy).) Also, for the first time in a long time, I'll be adding translations. If someone requests it on the other chapters, I'll add it, but in this one, I add Zalgo text which makes it exponentially harder to understand while pairing it with Error's glitchy speaking thus far.

~Blue's POV~

I hum, walking around the AU.

This place looks like a warzone!

I find a house much like my house back home, humming happily. I enter the house, wandering into a basement.

Huh. Wonder what secrets are in here. Maybe a new poison? Hmmm...

I enter the hidden area, gasping when I see an unconscious Error who is very naked.

"Error!" I run over to him, using my magic to find and bring his clothing to me, summoning a small bone knife and picking the locks on his cuffs. I desummon the bone, dressing Error in his clothing. He's still asleep.

Is something wrong with his soul?

I slowly use magic to pull his soul out, checking it.

*Error - ATK ??? DEF ???

*The Forced God Of Destruction

*He isn't asleep, but is rather in a state of lucid consciousness, masquerading as sleep.

I nod, teleporting us home, leaving the bedroom to let him slowly get comfortable. I head back downstairs, humming happily. I begin making my signature tacos, ignoring the pile of dust on the couch.

Stretch was in the way.

I look at you, the reader, and smile while closing my eyes.

"I'm sure you already know when and why I became a yandere for Error? When he 'kidnapped' me and I began glitching and such and had to be returned. He showed me such a loving and kind monster. Someone who was thoughtful and understanding and only did what he needed to in order to protect all of us." I giggle, sighing.

"It was then I realized...He needed to be protected. However, I couldn't leave my AU. Stretch was there, and if not him then Ink or Dream." I huff, my face dropping the happy exterior.

"But Ink was killed by Dust, a fucking mercy compared to what I would have done given the chance. Stretch dusted randomly after an event of some kind. I did a little reading in the code (Yes, I can do that, ever since Error 'kidnapped' me, but back to the point) and discovered the Original Alpha Timeline Papy got killed. But for some reason, instead of targeting me, the 'pap' of this world, it killed Stretch. I personally thank the heavens for doing that. A theory I've mulled over is that since Error 'kidnapped' me, my coding has glitched and no longer resembles a Sans or a Papyrus. Which doesn't sound good? If the worlds began collapsing, would I survive? Dream...hmmm...from what I can tell, Ganz and Mel tried to kill Dream. But then again, Dream has that freaky Shattered Form, so that's probably why he hasn't messed with me." I hum, smiling at you, the reader.

"So that's what's been up. I can now leave this filthy world because Ink and Stretch are dead and Dream is otherwise out of my way. And I can finally protect Error. Knowing what he's been through, there's not a doubt in my mind he'll be really glitchy. But I have to tough the storm to meet the sea, ya know? I have to deal with his glitches to be with him." I hum happily, finishing the tacos.

"Hmm, maybe I can get him to eat and sleep without putting him in a lucid state or choking him with food. Ah, one can dream."

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~Error's POV~

I blink, coming out of my lucid state.

"W̶̷̲#̶̷̲3̶̷̲r̶̷̲3̶̷̲ 4̶̷̲M̶̷̲ !̶̷̲?̶̷̲" I open the code, studying it. (Where am I?)

Underswap, but Sans, affectionately known as Swap or Blue, is still alive.

"0̶̷̲d̶̷̲D̶̷̲.̶̷̲" I slowly get up, blinking as I take note. (Odd.)

Got my clothing on...huh...

I'm not in GZtale or wherever I was when Ganz and Mel...

Where are they? Won't they be tracking me down? I really don't want to go through that a third time.

Wonder how I got here. Definitely not through my own magic. The two psychos put anti-magic cuffs on me.

I slowly leave the room, leaning heavily on a wall. When I get to the stairs, I just teleport to the bottom, noticing dust on the couch. Swap walks out at that moment, smiling at me.

"Error! I'm glad you woke up. How are you feeling?"

"1̷̶̲!̷̶̲k̷̶̲3̷̶̲ 5̷̶̲#̷̶̲!̷̶̲7̷̶̲.̷̶̲" Blue smiles thinly. (Like shit.)

"It's hard to understand you, Error. But I understand why you're so glitched up. So you feel like shit? Okay. Well, have some tacos. These are edible. I only made inedible ones because of Papy. But Papy dusted."

"Y̶̷̲0̶̷̲u̶̷̲ 4̶̷̲R̶̷̲3̶̷̲n̶̷̲'̶̷̲7̶̷̲ 5̶̷̲0̶̷̲M̶̷̲3̶̷̲ m̶̷̲U̶̷̲r̶̷̲D̶̷̲3̶̷̲r̶̷̲!̶̷̲N̶̷̲g̶̷̲ 1̶̷̲U̶̷̲n̶̷̲4̶̷̲7̶̷̲!̶̷̲C̶̷̲ w̶̷̲#̶̷̲0̶̷̲ W̶̷̲!̶̷̲1̶̷̲1̶̷̲ r̶̷̲4̶̷̲P̶̷̲3̶̷̲ m̶̷̲3̶̷̲,̶̷̲ R̶̷̲!̶̷̲g̶̷̲#̶̷̲7̶̷̲?̶̷̲" Blue/Swap laughs, sighing. (You aren't some murdering lunatic who will rape me, right?)

"Error. I may want to protect you, even being willing to go so far as to murder people to keep you safe. But I won't ever bring harm to you. Any Yandere with any self-respect would never bring harm to the object of their affection."

"0̷̶̲#̷̶̲,̷̶̲ F̷̶̲4̷̶̲n̷̶̲7̷̶̲4̷̶̲5̷̶̲7̷̶̲!̷̶̲C̷̶̲.̷̶̲" (Oh, fantastic.)

"Sarcasm noted, Error." I huff, grabbing a taco and slowly eating it. I notice Blue hovering kinda close, but also not touching me.

"?̷̶̲" Blue smiles. (?)

"Sorry, I want to hug you, and give you comfort, but given your recent weeks...I think it's wise if I obey your haphephobia to the best of my ability." I nod slowly, smiling.

Thanks, blue. If only I could control my stupid glitches. I had just gotten control too, before Shattered and Ganz and Mel.

I sigh sadly, sitting on the floor. Blue grabs a dustpan (Poor naming decisions, all things considered.) and scoops the pile of dust into the pan, walking away before coming back with no dust and no dustpan.

"Sit, sit, please." I get up onto the couch, musing about my recent circumstance.

I'm kinda sad Ink is dead, considering we just got that truce in place, so I no longer had to worry about destroying or having monsters attack me for whatever. I looked forward to exploring AUs, and potentially befriending everyone, and Ink would have been a good company.

Dust was a friend of mine...probably would have been good friends with Horror, Fell, Killer, and Nightmare.

Speaking of Killer and Nightmare, I wonder how they're both doing...and if they've gone unscathed in this crazy situation I've found myself in. It's like a harem, but I definitely don't want this harem.

I wonder what happened with Fell and Horror. I hope they aren't dead because of me...and Lust/Love...How will the multiverse cope?

Well, I guess my truce with Ink is there, Nightmare and Dream might have their own truce in place. Reaper's counterpart, Life, hasn't been around for a while, but Reaper has managed to keep things balanced.

I guess the multiverse will do just fine...it just has a few fewer players involved. Wonder how the AUs that had Sanses die will be affected?

Hope their human resets and brings them all back minus the yandere.

What about Papy. Will he come back...?

I shake that thought away, huffing.

"D̶̷̲0̶̷̲n̶̷̲'̶̷̲7̶̷̲ 7̶̷̲#̶̷̲!̶̷̲N̶̷̲k̶̷̲ 4̶̷̲B̶̷̲0̶̷̲u̶̷̲7̶̷̲ !̶̷̲7̶̷̲.̶̷̲ C̶̷̲4̶̷̲n̶̷̲'̶̷̲7̶̷̲ C̶̷̲#̶̷̲4̶̷̲n̶̷̲G̶̷̲3̶̷̲ !̶̷̲7̶̷̲.̶̷̲ 5̶̷̲0̶̷̲ N̶̷̲0̶̷̲ p̶̷̲0̶̷̲!̶̷̲N̶̷̲7̶̷̲ w̶̷̲0̶̷̲R̶̷̲r̶̷̲Y̶̷̲!̶̷̲n̶̷̲G̶̷̲ 0̶̷̲r̶̷̲ 7̶̷̲#̶̷̲!̶̷̲N̶̷̲k̶̷̲!̶̷̲N̶̷̲g̶̷̲.̶̷̲" Blue sits beside me, keeping a little space between us. (Don't think about it. Can't change it. So no point worrying or thinking.)

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~Error's POV (Still)~

It's been a couple of months since I've begun living with Blue. I've gotten about to where I was before this debacle and have even improved. Blue has been patient and respectful and kind the entire time.

"Blu3."

"Yea?"

"D0 y0u think a human might fall d0wn whil3 I am h3r3? H0w will w3 handl3 it?"

"A human might fall, but honestly, fuck that shit. I don't care about capturing Chara or Frisk, and how we will handle it? We will do nothing. If the Royal Guard wants to lose their minds capturing the human, fine. Besides. It'll all reset anyways."

"Blu3. I'm n0t 0f y0ur w0rld. What will happ3n t0 m3 if/wh3n th3 human r3s3ts?" Blue looks at me, worry appearing on his face.

"I...guess you'll have to...go to the anti-void during a reset? But I really don't want you going there if I can help it."

"I don't think you gotta worry about the RESET much, Swap Sans."