-UnderSwap #0-

A rainbow swirling portal opened and Fresh 404 stepped through carrying Inky, followed by Stretch, Dream, and Razz with Inky's paint brush.

"Here." They passed Inky to Stretch. "This should be simple. Inky handles the surface repairs. We will pull up the deeper codes and run a check on them. And patch any damage Inky can't reach or direct him to hidden damage.  Then we need to pick up UnderSwap Sans #83792 that AU is ready to crash and he deserves a Papyrus that will actually care about him or at least not hurt him.  We change his AU link to here, Chara or Frisk resets and done."

"I need to pack and move my stuff out before the reset." Dream waves and runs towards Snowdin.

"That sounds like it will take some time, maybe we should help Dream move." Razz grinned and took off after Dream.

Stretch hugged Inky to him as he walked with Fresh 404 at a more reasonable pace. "So this Sans you want to move here?  You said he deserves a Papyrus that will care.  Is there something wrong with his brother?"

"You know how you blocked out everything Cobalt tried to tell you and derailed any personal growth. Because you needed to feel in control in a world out of your control? His is worse, a lot worse don't be surprised if he is scared of you."  They frown, kicking a snow puff.  "There are AU we won't mind removing Stretch. We are not sure if that says more about us or those AU."

"I am surprised you would pick a vulnerable Sans after how badly I messed up with Cobalt."  Stretch almost walked into a tree staring at them.  Only to have Fresh 404 yank him to the side with his strings.

"You screwed up true.  Are you going to make that mistake again?" They glanced at him. "You did good with Dream bru.  So we are giving you a chance to prove you can be better.  An hoping #83792 can heal."

"You can't do that, you can't just shuffle Sanses around; it will destabilize the AU's involved." Inky glared at Fresh 404.

"It would if we didn't change #83792's AU link. Or if Cobalt was still here. But he isn't and we will.  Come on you can't tell me you can't feel how close to falling that AU is.  It can't be saved but this one can and it is the original if it falls all the copies do to."  They glare right back at Inky.

Huffing Inky looks away. "An AU link can't be changed. I have tried."

"Inky this is why we have to work together.  We can't create but we can edit everything but Core and SOUL codes."  They reached down and plucked Annoying Dog out of a snow puff hugging him and examining his paw. "Hey there bru what happened here." Carefully they pull a thorn out and with a fizz and a pop the wound closes. "That isn't really healed but it should keep it closed till the reset."  With a pat on the head they set him down.

"Why are you so okay with changing things when Inky is not."  Stretch absently cuddles Inky like a cranky babybones.

"Because it is in our codes, change, growth, and destruction are part of life and death. They are all possible because of entropy.  As the creator and protector Inky has a problem with entropy that we do not. That is part of why he needs a balancer."  They glide across the ice looking around.  "The shade of blue is faded here."

Inky looks around frowning.  "The treeline too. What the funk, what kind of glitch makes colors fade."

They open a window into the codes.  "Level three code layer error three codes not found... looks like Frisk and Temmie took the opportunity of resets being on hold to take a vacation."

"They what?" Stretch looked shocked.

"Frisk is likely hanging out with the other first fallen in the support system.  They have no reason to hang around here when Chara can't reset without risking glitching the AU badly.  It is not like they have anyone here other than Asgore and Temmie doesn't even have him.  Cobalt was their only  friend here." They closed the window.  "We will have to go get them and #83792 before we can repair things.  Go ahead and take Inky to your place." They snapped their fingers and the string cocoon fell into rainbow glitter.  Inky sneezed at the cloud of glitter making it worse.

Fresh 404 laughed as he opened a portal and abandoned them to a glittery nightmare.  They sobered as they stepped into a quiet gloomy support system, the few Chara around looking tired or just staring into nothingness or crying. "This is not good."  He looked around wishing mom was here to tell them how to fix this then pulled out their phone.  If he couldn't get advice from his mom he would just call theirs. Surely the Toriel council would know what to do for their kids.  He took a quick video of the scene and sent it to Life then opened a portal to the castle so she could get to the support system.

Life nearly dropped her phone when the video came through and instantly headed into the portal when it opened.  Fresh 404 was at the other end when she arrived holding one of the younger Chara who was clinging to him and crying. 

They looked up at her.  "We forgot to check on mom's little balance makers."

She nods, taking out her phone and sending out a text blast. "Start opening portals please."

They just nod, dozens of portals opening Toriels, and Asgore hurrying through and scooping up startled Chara and Frisks.  Finally the council started to come through the last portal to stand there stunned. A few like Razz fell through portals that opened under them to land not far from the other council members. Perhaps not surprisingly Razz and Fell were the first to act heading for Life to get directions.

Geno looked around then walked over to Fresh 404.  "What is going on kiddo I thought you and Inky went to repair UnderSwap #0?"

"We did but we needed Frisk and Temmie so we came to pick them up but." They wave a hand to take in the situation.  "We forgot that my folks and dad's team were their only adults because they don't have any control tell late in the genocide run normally."

"Where are we exactly? He looked around.  I mean it looks like the summer camp Frisk and MK go to."  Geno pulled an older kid into a side hug when they walked past with a backpack, only for the kid to hug him and squirm free and walk over to a group of younger kids to start passing out chocolate milk boxes from the backpack.

"This place is like the one where dad's castle is.  An AU Inky started and didn't finish, mom stabilized it and modified it so that the first fallen are solid here and visible. This is the support system a safe place for them to rest when there is a pacifist run, to recover from wounds, learn, get a bite to eat, or just a hug from someone who understands them."  They pass Geno the toddler they are holding. "Cobalt did a damn good job of saving the Multiverse but forgot they need adults to.  Probably because he was younger than some of the older ones when he had to take over raising Stretch.  Unfortunately the rest of us did too."

Reaper floats over to Geno, "Geno I know you are busy but... I need help with Chaos. She just lays there and won't talk to me."

Fresh 404 rubs his face.  "Right she is technically alive isn't she? Reaper, most of the first fallen are already dead. Some of the exceptions are, Chaos, any DanceTale, WarTale maybe, ChessTale I think... you know just ask there are plenty you can help with.  Chaos was close to mom.  As she can travel more freely than other Chara."

"Thanks for the information kid now before all this you came here on a job."  Geno smiles waving him off while he watches Reaper look around startled by the idea that there was a larger group of people he could spend time with and not have to worry about dusting them by accident.

They nod looking around then headed for one of the locked cabins making the code for the door fizz so they can walk right through it like it isn't there.

Classic carries over a Chara who is clinging to him.  "Any idea what is going on mine isn't talking."

"Turns out Nightmare's group forgot to make arrangements for the first fallen, and so did we.  The kids have been doing their part of the balance without adult help for months.  The only reason Fresh 404 found out is he came to pick up UnderSwap #0 Frisk and Temmie."  Geno frowns around worried. "Error set this place up so they could rest, heal, get an education and socialize."

"Pim! Pim! Where are you going? You haven't recovered from the last run yet!"  A Chara rushed past heading for a toddler who was determinedly limping towards a portal.

"Fwisk being bad girl, have to go." The toddler didn't even look back as she went through the portal.

Geno looked around at the confused Sanses trying to comfort the kids and realized these kids where always there for the end of the genocide runs to make Frisk face them.  "I think I know why we are here. Most of you never get to know your first fallen mine stayed in the Save Screen with me between runs. Even when I was hard on them."  He shook his head, "the kiddo kept me sane."

Classic watched Geno, with the kid snuggled against him completely relaxed.  "So you think he wants us to know the first fallen and be emotionally invested in them?"

Geno smiles at him. "You just watched a toddler go to the end of a genocide run to make Frisk face her consequences.  You know what that means.  Are you telling me you aren't going to be waiting with a first-aid kit?"

-In the Caben-

Fresh 404 dodged and cocooned Temmie in rainbow strings when it tried to bite him. "Wow broseph unrad."  They glanced at the kiddo curled up in the bed with both arms bandaged from wrists to elbows.  "Well funk."

"Don't you touch my Frisk, she doesn't have to go back, there is no Sans."  Temmie growled trying to get free.

They unlocked the door and opened it. "Your loyalty is commendable now Life is in the support system I suggest finding her."  They let the strings burst into glitter as he sets on a chair by the bed and gathers Frisk in his arms. "Hey there Swaps. You are in rough shape aren't you."

Temmie growled and sneezed at the glitter but ran out.

Fresh 404 started to softly sing the Lullaby Nightmare always used to sooth him into deeper sleep gently stroking her hair away from her face.  Not paying attention when a curious Razz stuck his head in only to freeze seeing one bandaged arm slide down limp and bloodied.  Razz jolted back to awareness when a firm but gentle paw on his shoulder pushed him forward out of the doorway so that lady Life and UnderSwap #0 Asgore could pass.

Life's soft gasp finally caught their attention and Fresh 404 looked up at them.  "Good Temmie was able to find you, she is unconscious, breathing shallow, skin cool to the touch but I don't know if that is normal for ghosts. I am not even sure how the support system affects them other than making them physically present."

"May I have her so that we can see what we can do." Asgore holds out his hands waiting for them to pass her to him.

Fresh 404 nods and gently passes Swaps over to him before standing and moving out of the way.  "We will check the codes for information." 

Razz followed them outside and watched them open the codes, it only took a few minutes before the kiddo was elbows deep in the codes looking grim.  Razz had seen Slim look that way once just before he passed out after a fight. Things had been very quiet and dusty when he woke up and stayed that way till the next reset.  "You are looking grim, what are you planning?"

"Mom did his best but mostly he just twisted and patched where he could. Inky never gave him enough time for the second half of his job.  Even so he would hate some of the changes we are making.  We are going to rewrite the base code to make this place stable without the patch. This AU has camp counselors in its codes. We are changing the definition of counselor to the medical one.  We are also making it so no one can be attacked here even by themselves.  Then everyone needs to leave this AU but Prime so he can reset that should activate the counselors codes.  Then this will be a full AU perfect for hosting the support system."  They step back studying the codes.  "You should tell uncle Geno and start moving everyone out bru."

"Sure you seem very intense about this.  Not that the situation isn't bad but she isn't even your Frisk."  Razz watched him while waving Geno over.

Geno walks over taking in the kids grim look.  "What's going on."

"Hey Geno kid is repairing the codes and wants everyone but someone named Prime out so this place can reset.  He seems very fired up in a very controlled way.  I think it has something to do with the hurt kid inside."  Razz waves at the cabin still watching Fresh 404.

"Right so let's get started spreading the word. Upset or not fixing AU is part of his job.  So let's let him do it."  Geno glanced at the cabin then turned to head for the nearest group.

"Guardsmen Razz you are in charge of getting lady Life and UnderSwap #0 Asgore, Temmie, and Frisk out safely."  Fresh 404 glances at Razz as he stiffened to attention.

Razz was in the cabin before he even registered that he was taking orders from some kid he didn't really know and who wasn't in the guard or a royal from his AU.  It bothered him not because he questioned it or it hurt his pride but because it didn't. "Lady Life,  lord Asgore, Fresh 404 has asked me to escort you out of the AU with the child it is going to reboot."

Life glanced over from rebandaging Swaps arms.  "Of course can you open a portal inside the runes of UnderSwap #0?"

"I am afraid due to the heavy travel restrictions only residents and gods can open a portal anywhere but the brothers house in that AU my lady."  He opened a portal for them.

Asgore gathered Swaps up and walked through giving Razz a nod.  "I will get Stretch to teleport me back in then."

Life shakes her head. "I need to find Reaper first, you go on if you need to."

Razz closed the portal. "No can do, I have my orders I leave when you do."  He grinned it felt good having orders he didn't feel the need to question or feel demeaned by.

Life studied him for a moment, then nodded heading for the door. "In that case we had, best hurry. I doubt Fresh 404 would send you to escort us out if staying was safe."

When they passed them Fresh 404 just gave Razz a questioning look. "Well if you are still here try to collect Temmie on the way out please."

Razz just nods as Life runs over to Reaper who was dragging a blanket with a pouting Chaos setting on it and Geno who had a whole flock of children following them.  "Sorry Life wouldn't go without talking to Reaper.  I sent Asgore and Swaps through to UnderSwap #0."

They nodded still elbow deep in codes.  "Good job. I should have known gods would be stubborn. Just get Temmie and go Geno and Reaper will make sure she gets out safely."

Giving a snappy salute Razz took off feeling better than he had in years.  Amazed at what a difference a little praise, could do and how right it felt to take orders from someone who cared enough to send him somewhere safe rather than make him take a needless risk.  Hell he was pretty sure the kiddos hated him but they were still treating him better than the captain of the guard and the queen did at home.

Slim spotted Razz looking around like he was trying to find something and walked up to him with their Frisk under one arm and Temmie under the other.  "M'lord what are you looking for?"

Glancing at them Razz grabbed the Temmie with the purple and lilac sweater.  "Right one UnderSwap #0 Temmie found.  Time to go."  He opened two portals. "Slim you head home and start packing everything. I am dropping this one off with Stretch then I will be home to help. After I finish my assignment for the day."

Blinking Slim walked through the portal.  "Why would M'lord want us to pack? Are we moving?"  He was greeted with silence. Looking down he sighed finding Frisk gone. "Right you are invisible and insubstantial here.  And Kitten has been living with Asgore since the broadcast after Error fell.  Maybe a move is a good idea Rus and Edge have been doing better while staying at the council base."

Both portals closed as soon as Razz walked through his with Temmie.

After talking to Reaper, Life opened a portal to her garden escorting any children without AU's through.

Fresh 404 looked around and checked the codes to make sure everyone was gone as Chara Prime walked over to him. "Okay everyone is out.  Prime I need you to call up the reset button there should be three choices.  Load, Reset, or Reboot.  I need you to hit reboot then we will have one minute to get out."  They grinned at Prime as two portals opening.

Grinning Prime pulled up the reset screen. "First time I actually get to change something.  The smiley trashbag is going to be so jelly."

They chuckled, "Inky is going to be so pissed that we did something that looks like creating."

Laughing Prime the first among the first fallen hit the Reboot button and lept through the portal to the runes of Undertale #0.

Fresh 404 watched the AU start to fizz and pop before walking through his portal to UnderSwap #83792.  "Man that was... exhausting?  Ya bru we up ta, two in one day?  Fox I hope so! Let's just take it step by step."  They looked around, they had come out by the runes.

"Fresh we share magic now the codes in this AU are particularly loud because it is close to falling you should practice listening for them while we look for him."  They start walking, noting dust here and there.  "Okay bru."  The rest of the walk to Snowdin was quiet and dusty.

The sound of frantic battle greeted them just before catching a glimpse of the local Swap!Sans standing on a blaster scuffed up, battle body torn and bloodied, clutching a bone attack and facing down his Swap!Papyrus.  Muffet and a few trapped civilians huddled against a building watching the would be guardsman no one had believed in fighting his own brother to try to protect them.

"Well, well, well, looks like we came to the right place to find a hero."  They didn't dodge the bones the Papyrus fired at them just catching them with rainbow strings.