Writer~San: Hey y'all! Hope everything's going well. Don't have much to say for now so I'll just let y'all go into the next chapter (^^")
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(~Mutt's POV~)

I dust myself off while rushing down the halls of the jail. There are countless cells, of course I don't have time or patience to search them all. It could take me days to look through each hall and cell. Everybody gets on the Queen's nerves. Therefore, the dungeon goes on for ages. We could even say a fourth of the population lives here.

I stop and take a breath, closing my eyes.

'Calm down.. Concentrate..'

I try to sense for my brother's soul. If he's near me, I should feel it. He'll know I'm here too.

(Writer~San: I think I've seen it portrayed in a comic before or at least something similar to it. How it works? Family members or very close friends can 'sense' each other's souls depending on their bond and how physically close they are. It's like their soul sends out a signal, putting them on a mental radar. If close enough, their family member's soul will respond. Anyway owo that's it..)

I sit there for a minute, trying to hold back my fear.

'He has to be here.'

That's when I felt it, a response. I hear his soul weakly beating for a few seconds before my mind goes blank again. I opened my eyes.

'Down this way..!'

I run as fast as I can, the weak feeling now getting stronger, urging me on. I take several twists and turns, as if I had been down this route many times. Already mapped out in my head, I'm getting closer. I approach a certain door towards the end of a dark hallway, on the left side. I'm positive he's in this room. Of course, it's locked. I growl, "I h-have no t-time for this." I turn the door blue and rip it right off the hinges. I step to the side as it falls at my feet.

Sans looks up at me, he's chained to the wall. I gasp at his condition, he's beaten and bruised everywhere. He says, weakness infiltrated into his tone, "Took ya long enough."

I run over to him, bending down, "O-Oh my god. Y-Y-You're-.." "Fine.. I've been trained through worse. The Queen can surely pack a few punches..." He states, grabbing at his chest. I place my hand on his skull, horrible bruising covering one side of his head. Sans takes a sharp breath in and turns away, mumbling, "Mutt, I wouldn't touch that..." He doesn't make eye contact with me, hating my pitiful, saddened expression.

'I wasn't there for him.'

I hurriedly pull a key out of my pocket, unlocking the chains on his arms and neck. I snagged it off the guards from earlier. Tears are threatening to fall down my face as I fully comprehend his injuries.

'Is he going to be okay? Was Y/N treated in the same way..?'

Once he's free, Sans wobbles a bit, needing to balance himself. I scoop Sans up, hugging him tightly while fighting back my tears. He shakily hugs back, mumbling, "I missed you too. It's alright, I'm here." I manage to calm myself down but moments after, he starts trembling, "Y/N was here.. I-I couldn't-.. They took her to Undyne."

I use a small amount of healing magic, trying to soothe him and help with some of the pain. I focus on healing the bruising on his skull first.

'He's been here for almost a week, I wish I had gotten here sooner.'

Sans doesn't like me touching that spot. I know it hurts him but that's the only way I can heal him. He grabs my arm and tries to stop me, mumbling, "Don't.. use all of your magic." "Bro, It's o-okay. You n-n-need this, and I-I rested w-way b-before we got here. I w-won't be able to h-h-heal all of y-your injuries, b-but I wanna h-help." I wipe away my tears with my sleeve.

The healing magic quickly kicks in, the bruising disappearing. Sans doesn't move or say much, laying there in my arms. I have to stop healing him after a little while, not wanting to overuse all my energy already. I stand up, holding onto him.

'We need to get out of here.'

"Y-You gonna t-take a-a-a nap?"
"No."
"Sans, I-I know you n-need one. Y-Your e-eyes are dull."
"So what?.. that doesn't matter.."

Peeking down the halls, I keep an eye out for any guards. Sans rubs his face into my shoulder, wrapping his arms around my neck to get better support. His body starts shaking and his breathing speeds up. I ask, "W-What's wrong?" Sans complains, "The room won't.. stop spinning."

'There is no way he's going to recover fast enough to stand or fight. I need to avoid any confrontations to keep him safe.'

My tone goes serious, I ask him, "Sans, d-did you have a c-c-concussion?" He nods, not saying anything. "A-Are you h-having an e-e-e-episode right now?" He nods again, still hiding his face.

'I knew something was going on with him. Sans is acting way too toned down than normal. He's gone from talking with me to basically being mute in less than 5 minutes.'

"If you're not g-going t-to sleep, y-y-you need to t-tell me what h-h-happened." I firmly command, rushing down the hall when I notice it's all clear. Sans' answer is low, he seems to be having some trouble with speaking, "I.. intercepted Alphys talking with the human.. I got distracted and.. Alphys blindsided me."

I sigh while growling, "Why i-i-is i-it a-always Alphys?" I nearly die of a heart attack when my phone rings. The sudden jerk of movement took Sans off guard. He nearly freaked out too. I mumble, "S-Sorry."

I stop, grabbing my phone and answering, "H-Hello?" "Hey S-Stutter Buddy. We n-need to talk."

'Undyne..'

I sneer, "No problem, I w-was g-gonna stop by and v-v-visit anyway. W-What did y-you do w-w-with the human?" She ignores me, "Y-You s-should really stop b-b-breaking my stuff. The Queen's going t-to be mad."

Hearing that statement, my gaze scans the walls. Undyne states clearly, "To y-your right, look up." I do so and there's the camera, staring me right in the face.

I'm more aggravated, "W-Why do y-you have so m-many dang cameras?" "Punk, it's m-my entertainment. D-Deal with it." She replies arrogantly.

I continue walking, "Oh I'll show y-you entertainment w-when I shove a c-camera u-u-up your-" "PAPYRUS! HeY!" Another voice shouts over me through the phone.

'Y/N!'

"Sans needs help! You need to bring him here so Undyne can treat him. Is Chara okay?"

I hesitate, knowing that Y/N is in a serious mood right now, "Um, y-yeah. S-She's occupied at the moment. Said she'd meet up with us l-later." I'm just relieved that Y/N's alive.

"Okay, Undyne and I are watching you from the cameras. Will you be able to teleport?" She asks. "A-As far a-as Hotland? I could do it in several s-s-smaller s-shortcuts but that would take a-a lot of e-energy. Other choice is t-teleporting out o-o-of the c-c-castle and walking t-t-t-the r-rest of the way, but it'll take longer and r-risk me being seen."

Y/N sounds worried now, "Whatever you do, stay safe, okay? I want you back in one piece." "Y-Yeah, yeah, I-I got it. Are you a-and Undyne supposed to b-be b-besties now?" Y/N giggles, "You could say that. What? Are you jealous?" I blush, flustered and embarrassed, "Oh c-come on Y/N. This is n-not the time."

"I know. We'll meet up soon, okay?" "Y-Yeah, see ya t-then." "hA- LoOK AT hIM BLUSHinG! C-CYA PUNK!" Undyne screams in amusement before hanging up. I laugh, "U-Unnecessary!" I look down, "Y-Ya heard that bro? Y/N's o-okay. I-I think she t-turned Undyne over to o-o-our side."

Sans mutters, revealing his face so he can look to the side, "... yeah.. I heard.."

I exit out of the dungeon, passing the piles of armor and dust left behind. Sans pupils shrink, he definitely saw it, "Mutt-" I interrupt him, "J-Just d-don't look." Pulling my hood over my head, I say, "I d-did what I-I h-had to."

As I continued walking, we didn't say anything else to each other. Sans has never seen me fight before so he probably assumed that I couldn't.

I feel Sans slowly losing his grip, so I had to tighten mine. It was only after a few minutes that I realized, he totally fell asleep. His breathing pattern is slower and louder. I sigh.

'At least he's getting some much needed rest out of all of this.'

(~Time Skip~)

Undyne is focused on her large screen. It looks like the size of the tv screen when I go to the movies. Several boxes are on the screen, cameras set up all over the entire underground. She easily switches through, looking at all of them.

'Undyne must be really familiar with doing this. She looks comfortable.'

I'm shocked, "You've been watching us this entire time." "Y-Yeah, A-Alphys would come here t-too. I-It was a p-plan to catch you."

I mumble, "The day Alphys found me, the chocolate-" "I-I poisoned it. M-M-Mutt h-had nothing t-to d-do with it." She states, taking notes on a separate computer.

I felt a ton of relief, that finally dropped a huge burden off my chest. Undyne continues, "I-I apologize. I-I d-didn't know all t-the facts and y-yet I jumped to c-c-conclusions. That's a f-faulty e-experiment."

"It's fine. Your scanner, it said you have a soul of kindness?" "P-Partially, yeah. W-Worse thing t-t-to happen to me."

'What?! Why!?'

She looks over and sees my expression, then sighs. She lets her hair down and proceeds to fix it back up into a ponytail, "I d-don't know if you've n-n-noticed but it's c-c-c-chaos d-down here. Monsters with k-kindness are o-outcasts, considered the weakest. The Queen was unsure I would be w-worthy enough of h-having t-t-this job. She saw me as disgusting, trash. Alphys b-begged for h-her to g-give me a chance, so it w-w-was given in the form of a test. I had to kill an innocent monster in front of them both. I d-don't r-remember what he had d-done but it wasn't bad e-e-enough f-f-for a-a death sentence. I s-still remember the w-way he looked. T-Terrified, shaking to the point t-t-that the c-chair he was strapped to c-couldn't stay s-still. He w-was beaten e-enough by the Q-Queen already.." Undyne clenched her fists, "She p-purposefully did that, s-s-seeing if I would hesitate or give u-up. The Queen wanted t-to prove that I-I-I was useless."

I asked, quietly, "How did you do it then?" Undyne pulls her glasses over her eyes, I'm not able to see them, "I d-didn't look."

'The glasses.. She used them as a cover.'

I look away, "I'm sorry you had to go through that... but I think having a soul of kindness makes you pretty amazing." "I-I'm flattered, but w-we both k-k-know that's not true. I've d-done some h-h-horrible things." Undyne is tearing herself down.

I decide to use another tactic, "Alphys thinks you're good enough. She helps you out a lot, doesn't she?" Undyne's fins flinch, she looks at me, kind of surprised. Then, she takes her glasses off and smiles, "Y-Yeah... I guess y-you're right."

Writer~San: OooOOoOoO- Over 2000 words! That's it for today. The Sans child has been rescued. He'll be fine ;w; I'm gonna take a nap now lol. Been writing a lot and I want some SLeEp!