The adventure begins, with us waking up in a pastel colored, pony inhabited world, and I meet the most pecilular ponies in a small town with a castle nearby, Who am I, I Am Sans the Skeleton...
Heya, I'm Sans, Sans The Skeleton. I... Don't remember much of anything before waking up in a pastel colored world full of talking ponies. I like it here, it's peaceful here.
If there are bad guys that need stopping, I'm your skeleton to call.
The birds are singing, flowers are blooming, all I gotta ask is this question to the villains that try and hurt the people that are close to me...
Where am I? What am I? Who Am I? A blue heart floating in the void between the Multiverse thought to itself as it drifted in nothing.
How did I get here? What happened to me? Why can’t I remember my name- Wait, there is a name, is it mine? Am I Sans? It-no, He thought to himself before he was interrupted by seeing something shining through the void.
Then his SOUL felt a tug, as if being drawn to the light, and he can’t help his curiosity about wanting to know what the light is.
So he floated to the light…
As he got closer, his SOUL kept getting stronger and stronger, as if whatever the light is made of is energy for his abilities.
The light was too bright and even though Sans doesn’t have eyes, he closed them anyways to block out the blinding light.
Then he was falling…
He felt his physical body come into existence and he opened his eye sockets, and saw the bright open sky.
Wasn’t I Underground at one point? Sans thought absently as he then hit the forested ground at high speeds, creating a loud BOOM and a crater that was at least a yard in diameter was formed at the impact of his body hitting the ground.
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The only witness to the event was a midnight blue alicorn with a starry mane and tail, watching with narrowed eyes from her place in a tower, at the highest peak of a marble white castle stationed on a mountain with a bustling aristocratic city below.
What in the name of my sister was that? She thought as she trotted out of the Astronomy tower and to her bedroom, preparing herself to visit her older sibling’s dreams tonight to discuss what she saw… ----------------
Chapter 1: What A Humerus Beginning Of An Adventure…
Eye sockets opened and a short skeleton sat up, his bones creaking and popping a little from how still he was since the crash.
Sans looked down at himself, surprised he was a skeleton once again and not bleeding for once since that dirty brother killer stabbed him while he was sleeping. He dodged the first slash, but not the second and got a gash in the chest for his sluggishness.
Sans thought he was done for good, but well...This happened.
When I get back to the Underground, Papyrus will be thrilled. Sans thought for a moment, before suddenly remembering that his brother was dead by the human that fell down from the top of Mt. Ebott and into the Underground.
Ever since the Human fell, the timelines get reset over and over again. Sans can remember every single one.
There was the Genocide Timeline, the first Timeline that existed in Sans’ mind, there was also The Pacifist Timeline after the first one got Reset, then The Neutral Timeline where the Human was stuck in the middle of killing and not killing, and there was also the ones that he doesn’t want the readers to know since they were too disturbing to put into text.
Sans got to his feet, still wearing his good ol’ blue hoodie, his black shorts, and his pink slippers that he loves so much, ever since his younger brother Papyrus got them for him as a yearly gift for his Deathday.
“Welp, might as well start walking.”
He said to the air, before going a random direction away from the crater he woke up in.
The sun was lowering into the horizon, and Sans was still walking since he could feel his SOUL tugging him in a certain direction through the dark forest.
An hour later, he came to a rickety old bridge that looks like has been weathered for centuries. When Sans looked to the other side, he shrugged, Might as well take a shortcut. He thought as he then opened a small portal to the otherside of the crevice and appeared there.
Sans looked ahead of himself and stopped at the sight of a large stone castle looming above him. It looked like it had been through hell and back, what with debris scattered all over the place.
It looked like there was a battle that took place here. Wonder if anyone’s home. If not, perhaps I can practise my Knock Knock Jokes on the large door in front of me like in Snowdin. Sans thought as he then knocked his fist onto the giant wooden door, listening to the sounds of BANG, BANG, BANG, echoing throughout the forest.
Then he waited…
And he waited…
And he waited some more…
And he-
“ Welp, looks like nobody’s home.” Sans said, “ Sorry for interrupting.”
Nah, it’s okay. I kinda expected it. Why don’t you go in and look around, see if there is something you might need.
“ Ok.” Sans said as he opened the door with ease.
Let’s see what’s inside this castle, shall we? Sans thought as he walked inside, and the door slammed shut behind him.
Chapter 02: A Ton Of Work To Do, A SkeleTON, Get It?
Chapter 02: A Ton Of Work To Do, A SkeleTON, Get It?
Sans sighed dramatically as he saw the dusty cobwebs scattered throughout the entire place, as well as dust covering everything from the ceiling to the skeletons.
“ Looks like I have a ton of work to do. A SkeleTON.” Sans thought he heard a drum beat after the joke was made, but shook himself off that thought and turned to the task of why he was in such a dreadful place to begin with.
Well, the Author wanted me to come in here to look for something, so let’s start looking. Sans thought as he began walking through the maze of giant rooms and corridors branching out everywhere.
Throughout his exploration he found several different things: a metal pen with a light attached to it that made a buzzing sound as it lit up, a large golden gauntlet with five gemstones embedded into it, a wooden goblet that produced large blue flames, a bipedal gold bear with gears and cogs, and a book made from flesh and written in blood with a creepy face on it.
Whatever this something is, I’m not finding it. Good references though. Sans thought to himself as he continued looking.
Then he came into a room that was empty…
...Well MOSTLY.
There on a pedestal, was a large book bigger than the one in the other room, and it had a picture of two equine like creatures circling each other like yin and yang. The colors are different, midnight blue and alabaster white.
What in the name of Asgore is this? Sans thought as he reached the book and put a hand on the cover, tracing the figure of the equestrian creatures circling a sun and moon.
Is this what he wanted me to find? Well, in for a joint, in for a bone I guess. He thought as he flipped open the book and began reading…
“ Once Upon a Time in the Magical World Of Equestria…”
*Meanwhile Elsewhere*
Princess Celestia was surrounded by a platoon of her Royal Guards as she made her way through the castle and to the study wing, where her little sister was most likely waiting for her to tell her what the hay was going on.
She made it and said in an authority like tone, “ My guards, you are dismissed from duty today, go enjoy the time to relax.”
After a small chorus of ‘ Yes, Your Highness”, the guards all dispersed to go home to their families and relax. Princess Celestia was left alone outside the door to her study.
The Sun Princess opened the door and trotted in to see her little sister, Luna waiting for her like Celestia thought she was. She smiled and said, “ Hello Lulu. You wanted to see me?”
The Night Princess nodded her head and smiled back at her older sister, replying, “ Indeed We did, Sister. Tis of great importance that We couldn’t keep to thyself.”
She was interrupted by Celestia holding up her hoof and saying, “ Luna, what did I say about using the olden tongue?”
Luna pouted, actually pouted, it was adorable! But don’t tell her that or she’ll buck me to the sun. She said with a sullen tone, “ Not to use it when we’re alone, Sister, I know. It’s just amusing to see what the citizens are trying to translate the old words into modern tongue.”
Celestia chuckled as they sat down on pillows and leaned into each other, nuzzling the other with sibling affection for a bit, until she pulled back and said, “ Now, what were you gonna tell me last night before I woke up?”
At the rate of how fast Luna’s face turning so serious, Celestia tensed at how dire things must be for Luna’s discovery, “ I found a new soul arriving in Equestria last night, I don’t know what the soul looks like, but according to my vision, it was male and from another world entirely unlike our own.”
Celestia put a hoof to her chin as she thought about the topic of discussion, “ A new soul? Well, we hadn’t had a new one in a thousand or so years, not even before Discord’s Chaotic Reign. Where is it, now?”
Luna closed her eyes and her horn light up blue, indicating that she was looking for the soul that arrived last night using her dream magic.
After a few moments, Luna’s eyes shot open and her expression was one of shock and horror, saying, “ He’s in our old castle, reading The Book.”
“ He’s reading WHATNOW!?” Celestia cried as they then flew out of the study’s large open window that was conveniently there for them.
They were flying through the Equestrian skies, shooting towards the old castle of The Royal Pony Sisters in the Everfree Forest, determined filling their SOULS to find the one who is reading the Diary Of The Royal Sisters…
Chapter 03: 2 Alicorns & A Skeleton Walk Into Grillby’s…
Sans was sitting in a large weathered throne reading the large book that he found in the castle, enjoying the humor that is Celestia and Luna, the two ponies that are Princesses of the land called Equestria.
He especially enjoyed Luna’s puns and jokes she occasionally made, making him chuckle and laugh as the midnight blue Alicorn, that’s what they’re called, reminded Sans of himself and Celestia of Papyrus, but Celestia was different than Papyrus, serious, yet ready to have fun with her sibling at a moment’s notice.
I wonder if they are here yet. Sans thought to himself as he felt the magic in the air around him wrap around his aura and greeting him like a friend coming to visit.
It’s very strange how the magic of this world feels like it’s alive and sentient like an actual living being. His magic didn’t feel like this when he was still living in the Underground.
His thoughts were interrupted by a feeling of two powerful presences entering the room at a fast pace, and his eye sockets lit up at the sight of the two iconic Alicorns from the book, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.
Their eyes connected and he saw shock on their faces, Probably at the sight of my bonely presence. He chuckled internally at his pun as he said, “ Heya.”
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Luna and Celestia stared at the short skeleton wearing a hoodie, shorts, and a pair of pink slippers, slippers! Who would wear slippers as everyday hoofwear?!
Anyways, Celestia cleared her throat as she snapped out of her spine inducing thrill, and spoke, “ Greetings, friend. I am-”
She was interrupted by the skeleton with a permanent grin that seemed to stretch a little bit more, “ Princess Celestia, Diarch of the Sun, I know. It says so in the book.”
Luna’s eyes locked onto the tome that was in the skeleton’s hands and suddenly remembered all the bad jokes and puns she made back then to annoy her sister as entertainment, and tensed slightly as she thought of a way to try and get the Diary back.
Sans looked at Luna and knew what she was tensing up for, and spoke again, “ You must be Princess Luna, Diarch of The Moon and Dreams, a pleasure to meet you.”
The skeleton seemed to disappear for a second, including the book, and reappeared in front of the two Alicorns, making them take a couple of steps back.
The skeleton put out a hand of Luna to shake with, and she was reluctant to do so, paranoid that this might be some trap.
She looked to her older sister and saw in her light purple eyes the acceptance to take the skeleton’s hand.
So she reached her right forehoof out and gripped the boney hand.
She was startled at the sudden farting noise coming from the hand, and she stared wide eyed as the skeleton started chuckling.
“ The good old whoopee cushion in the hand trick, it never gets old.” The skeleton held up the hand and both Princesses saw the deflated whoopee cushion pressed against the boney palm.
There was silence for a bit before Luna snerked, immediately bringing up a hoof to her muzzle with a blush. The skeleton seemed to notice and Luna couldn’t hold it anymore, and she fell to her knees laughing her tail off, and the skeleton followed.
Celestia watched the scene, surprised that this sudden meeting went well with laughter than a fight. She chuckled at the thought of Luna and the unnamed skeleton getting along just fine, She could use more friends. She thought.
The skeleton stopped laughing after a bit and said, “ Sans, Sans The Skeleton. Tibia honest, it’s nice to meet people who laugh at my pranks.”
Luna immediately replied, “ Well, I thought they were Humerus enough for me, then.”
Celestia groaned as she got double whammied by puns. Oh Great, looks like I need to get the liquor cabinet unlocked again. She thought as the two started making bone puns.
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The three talked for an hour before Celestia noticed the time, saying, “ Well, it looks like you two are getting along just fine, But I fear we should head back to Canterlot for the lowering of the Sun and rising of the Moon.”
She turned to Sans and asked, “ I have an offer for you, there is a small town not too far from here, it would be a great place to make friends and my fellow princess lives there. I recall that she’s friends with a pony who loves making everyone smile with jokes. What say you?”
Sans thought it over for a moment, before shrugging, “ Ok.”
Celestia and Luna looked at each other, surprised at how fast the skeleton accepted her proposal.
“ Ok? That’s it? No reason to know why we’re sending you to a town that possibly attracts danger every other day? Don’t you like the idea of living in a castle with royalty?” Celestia asked, curious at the answer Sans would give.
Sans shook his head, “ Nah, there’s not questions on why. You just want me to be safe from the ‘Noble’ Ponies. “ He used two fingers on both hands to make quotations at the word Noble.
Luna snorted, amused at how nonchalant and laidback Sans seems to be.
Sans continued, “ It’s good that you are trusting me to not cause trouble, you give people a chance to prove themselves, but you’re ready to find a way to end me in case I am not who I say I am.”
Celestia raised an eyebrow, “ And who exactly are you, Sans?”
Sans shut his eyes for a moment, before his left eye light up bright blue, with a flame sticking out, answering with a demonic voice mixed with his normal one, making the two tense up, ready for a fight if necessary.
“ I am Judgement. I judge people by looking through their SOULS to see if there is ill intentions, and ready to pass judgement on them. In this case, you two are pure, innocent beings with great hearts for all of the world, looking for a way to make life better for everyone. Even Luna, who was taken over by Nightmare Moon is pure, in a way, Nightmare is pure cause she thought she had good intentions like you two, she was just going about it the wrong way.”
Both Alicorns blinked at that statement of Nightmare Moon being pure, when she clearly was not a thousand years ago. She is now in the form of Nyx Sparkle, the adoptive daughter of Celestia’s former student and fellow Princess Of Equestria, Twilight Sparkle.
After the three said their goodbyes with promises to write and make more puns and jokes, the two Princesses went back to their castle to lower the Sun and raise the Moon.
Sans watched from the entrance of the castle ruins, before walking through the forest once again, ignoring the light shifting from the forestry of the Moon rising and Sun setting.
Looks like I have a long journey ahead of me. Sans thought to himself as he walked in the direction of Ponyville, where Princess Celestia pointed in the general direction of.
Nyx was exploring Nightstone Castle where she tried to rule Equestria a couple of years ago, it was also where she almost got torn apart from an occult who were trying to ‘rid’ the world of her so-called influence.
The Alicorn filly shook her head to get out of the memories and sighed, What am I doing here? Why am I back at my old castle? Actually I think there is someone inside snooping through things that shouldn’t be snooped, like my family photo stash or something.
She shivered at that last thought as she trotted through the main entrance of the dark and gloomy evil looking castle and into the throne room.
Well, looks like I have to Wing it to make it home if I don’t find anypony, Heh. She thought to herself as she looked at the setting sun.
Nyx was about to go through a door to the side of her old throne, but stopped as she heard footsteps behind her, making her freeze in place.
Wha-what is that? Why can’t I move?! Nyx thought, trying to move her locked up limbs, but she stopped dead at the voice coming from behind her.
“Pony, don’t you know how to greet a new pal?”
What in the name of-. Nyx thought as she listened to the voice behind her.
“ Turn around and shake my hand.”
By some unseen force, Nyx’s body turned around and her dragon slitted eyes saw a bulky figure that was at least a couple of heads taller than herself!
Then her hoof was in the air and towards the figure, and Nyx waited anxiously as the hand of the strange intruder reached his hand, if it is a male, and grasped hers.
Nyx jumped at the sound of a farting noise coming from their grips, and then she felt a rubbery substance under her hoof.
A light came on and Nyx saw a skeleton wearing a blue hoodie, some black shorts, and-
What in the name of the Moon? Why are there slippers covering his feet?! Nyx thought as she locked onto the skeleton’s footwear. But her thoughts were stopped by the skeleton chuckling.
“ Ah, the good ol’ whoopee cushion in the hand trick, it never gets old! I actually used it on someone else today, but still…”
The skeleton pulled his hand out of the grasp and back into his hoodie pocket saying,
“ Heya kiddo, I’m Sans, Sans The Skeleton. You must be the little filly that the Moon Princess told me about earlier. Sorry, but the Princess is in another castle.”
Besides the horror of a sentient skeleton in front of her, Nyx giggled at the reference to Super Mareio Bros.
“ Nice reference, Sans. But didn’t you get enough Stars to climb here?” She said, smirking and eyes twinkling with mirth.
Sans replied, “ No, but I didn’t even drop the Ba-Bomb yet.”
Nyx’s giggles turned into laughter at the bad pun. She was lying on her back gripping her aching sides as tears came to her eyes.
Sans watched, chuckling at the filly who is laughing at his jokes, It sorta reminded him of that lady who lives on the other side of the door in Snowdin. The one that asked him to make a promise to keep the human alive in the other Timeline.
Nyx said, still wiping the tears from her eyes, “ You win.”
Then she noticed the time due to the sun dipping below the horizon, and yelped in slight panic, “ Oh no! I need to get home to mom! Curfew starts in a few minutes!”
She then started galloping, before put the brakes on her trek and looked back at him.
“ Well? C’mon, Sans! Let’s go home!”
Sans’ eyes glowed at the words ‘Home’.
But then he looked at the castle around him, feeling curious about how there was another castle in the Everfree Forest, as it was called by the Princesses, then replied after thinking about something for a moment, “ Actually, I’ll take you there.”
But instead of going out of the doorway with Nyx, Sans picked the little filly up and held her in his boney arms, going the opposite direction.
“ I know a shortcut.”
Then they were suddenly there, in front of a tree that is a library, which is a new one for Sans, since the librarby was in the Underground.
“ Here ya are kiddo, nice and home in time for a snooze.” Sans winked at Nyx, causing her to giggle and take up a pompous act.
“ Thank you for escorting me, dear sir. If it weren’t for you, I would’ve met all kinds of ghastly beasts that would do all sorts of hideous things to me!”
Both of them laughed straight afterwards, Sans holding his sides and Nyx giggling behind her forehoof.
Nyx hesitated for a second, biting her lip and said, “ Will I see you tomorrow? Ponyville is just a couple of miles West of Nightstone Castle, the place where you met me. Please let me know if you need a place to stay or a good joke to listen to.”
Sans nodded and opened a shortcut behind him, replying,
“ Of course, Nyx. Otherwise I would feel bonely.”
Nyx giggled and made her way to the door of her home, then stopped and looked behind her at the skeleton that she just met but couldn’t help but like.
“Goodnight Sans, have a good sleep and… don’t open the doors or windows. It gets dangerous in the forest at night time, I should know…”
She whispered the last part to herself but Sans heard it and filed it away for later.
“ Good night, I’ll see ya tomorrow kiddo.”
Nyx gave a waving a hoof in goodbye as Sans went through his shortcut back to Nightstone Castle. -------------------
Sans looked around the empty throne room, his aura sight that he used on Nyx was the same as the magic in the air of the castle.
Interesting.
“Welp Paps, time to get some shuteye, yeah?” He said to the empty castle as he made himself comfortable and fell “asleep”.
“Go My children! FEED!” Said a certain Changeling Queen, as she flew above the ponies in the city of Canterlot.
It was gonna be a great time with the wedding of Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and Shining Armor…
Then the Changelings showed up, craving the emotions to feed on, seemingly invading just to feed and collect power for destruction at this point.
But looks can be deceiving…. I should know…
*Elsewhere*
“ Looks like it’s time to step in and show up to the ‘party’.” said a skeleton in Nightstone Castle, the castle of Nightmare Moon/Nyx, near the edges of Ponyville.
*Back to Canterlot*
There was the sound of a teleport, and a figure appeared in the Throne Room in Canterlot, startling a couple of Changelings that were guarding the Princesses, then they immediately tried sucking out his love, but they were knocked out by a couple of bones appearing out of nowhere.
“ Who dares to defy the Queen Of The Changelings?!” Said Chrysalis, looking at the figure below her that knocked out two of her Changelings like it was nothing!
“ Names Sans, Sans the Skeleton.” Said the figure in the dark as they stepped out.
“ It’s a beautiful day outside..” said the skeleton, not even looking at the woken up Princesses and the Mane Six trying to escape their captors to get the elements, and clearly failing.
“ The Birds Are Singing, Flowers Are Blooming…”
Luna and Celestia’s eyes widened as they figured out what was gonna happen next, since a couple of days ago, Luna saw the same scenario in Sans’ dreams which ended in his ‘Death’ and told her older sister about it the next morning, with tears running down her cheeks during breakfast at what she saw.
Nyx also figured out what was gonna happen as well, and covered her eyes, not wanting to see what was gonna happen to Chrysalis, which made the ponies and Changelings look at here in confusion.
“ On Days Like Today…” Sans closed his eye sockets, the smile on his face growing wider.
“Ponies Like You…”
Then the world darkened and a pink heart with green lines floated in front of Chrysalis’s chest, and into a box like construction with four words on the bottom. FIGHT, ACT, ITEMS, MERCY, all glowing in yellow.
Chrysalis was confused on what type of battle this should be, since this was a new one for her.
Then she looked up at the skeleton named Sans, and actually flinched at the lightless eyes staring at her, filling her with fear that she hadn’t felt in centuries.
“ S H O U L D B E B U R N I N G I N H E L L.” --------------------------------------------------- *Listen as you read*
Suddenly by some unknown force, Chrysalis’s heart got tinged blue and was pulled around the box, first hitting the bottom and bones stuck out and striking the heart, making her flinch in pain at how the bones seem to weaken her life force.
Then she was pulled through a wavy corridor of bones. Chrysalis did her best to not touch the bone walls as she was pulled through, successfully making it as she hit the wall of the box, then pulled away from the wall on instinct as her danger vibes alerted her.
She made the right choice, as bones stuck out of the wall and was a couple of inches from her muzzle.
For some reason, Chrysalis thinks that Sans wasn’t done… So she hit the FIGHT button to try and retaliate. There was a weird bar with a line going through it, and she hit the button as the white line made it to the middle, and she grinned happy that she might get some payback.
But the sneaky skeleton dodged.
Chrysalis must’ve been wearing a shocked expression, because Sans shrugged, " What? You think I was just gonna stand there and take it?”
The Changeling Queen quickly made her way to the middle of the box, then saw some sort of dragon skull that was floating in front of her, glowing blue eyes staring at her with unbridled fury that made her shudder internally.
Then she dodged instinctively as the floating skull fired at the spot where she had been. Then she noticed another skull behind her, and jumped out of the way in the nick of time as it fired.
I will not let this mongrel get in the way of getting HER well! She thought, DETERMINATION filling her as she fought back, getting dialogue from Sans as if this was a game *wink wink*.
*Meanwhile*
“OOH! This is gonna be a fun time!” Pinkie said, while lying back on a movie theatre chair with a bowl of popcorn in her hooves.
She ignored the stunned looks of the Changelings that were trying to figure out how she got away from them and where she got the popcorn from, and the shaking heads of the captured ponies with fond smiles of exasperation.
Then a smaller Changeling sat in Pinkie’s lap, squeeing at its mother playing with the skeleton. Mama always needs friends. The little Changeling filly thought as she munched on popcorn with the Pink Mare.
One of the Changeling Guards, a female, shook her head at the filly’s innocence, She is so adorable to look at though. She thought before turning her attention to the fight, flinching every time Chrysalis got hit by the bones of Karmic Retribution.
She didn’t know where the skeleton came from, but apparently, this was a creature to not mess with...
Twilight looked at the skeleton with curiosity burning inside on how he came here, and why he hadn’t shown up in town yet, because according to her daughter Nyx, the skeleton was living in Nightstone Castle near the Everfree Forest.
It made her shudder every time she even went near the stone structure, memories of near death and Nyx almost dying twice there made her want to tear it down.
But she knew she couldn’t, since Nyx still goes to her old castle once in awhile as a reminder of all the things she had done and never to make mistakes again.
Twilight was really proud of Nyx, seeing how the events of the past two years changed her and Twilight together, making the bond of family stronger than ever before.
When Nyx told her mother about the skeleton inside the castle, Twilight thought she was joking for a minute, before seeing how serious she was and made her way to Nightstone Castle to see if what her daughter tells her was true.
Her daughter was right, because sitting in the first floor study, was a skeleton wearing a blue hoodie, a pair of black shorts, and pink slippers, reading a large tome with a moon emblem on the cover.
Twilight made her way back home after a full minute of spying on the skeleton and wrote a letter to the Princess.
When she got a reply back, she wasn’t expecting the answer she got from her mentor.
Be Nice To Sans, Twilight. He’s Just Looking For A Place To Stay And Friends To Make Puns With. Now, I Have A Ton Of Work To Do. A SkeleTON.
-Princess Celestia
Twilight had groaned at the obvious bad pun, yet she did as asked, and waited for the skeleton named Sans to come into town, since coming to him seemed rude.
He never did, which is odd since that all ponies need to eat. But considering that he’s a SKELETON? Well, it makes the sense that Discord would be proud of.
Now that she is seeing Sans for the second time in Canterlot fighting Chrysalis of all ponies, she could understand why the Princess told her to be nice to Sans.
Chrysalis kept dodging as her DETERMINATION of saving her hive kept her going through this skeleton’s tricks, her health was low, and this seems to be some sort of game to him.
It’s pissing her off at this rate.
Then the bones froze as they surrounded her from all sides, including the Gaster Blasters as the skull were called apparently, and Sans said, a flaming blue eye lit up in his left socket,
“ Any last words?”
After a moment, Chrysalis stared at the skeleton with hate, then a few moments later, she collapsed on the ground. She was practically giving up at this rate, since there doesn’t seem to be an end to the skeleton’s unrelenting attacks.
She breathed out, “ I’m sorry that I tried to invade the Ponies, I was trying to get food for my children. To save my daughter from a fate that would be tragic.”
She saw the look Sans was giving her and she snapped out, “Take a look in my memories, you’ll see why.”
Sans looked at the Changeling Queen for a moment before doing so.
He got flashing images of a kingdom made entirely of Changelings starving, becoming cannibalistic to their hive mates, and there was the deaths that took place.
Then he saw an image of Chrysalis looking down at a sick Changeling filly that looked different than all the rest, because it had a mane and kinda looked like Chrysalis a bit.
This must be the daughter she was talking about. Sans thought to himself as he listened to the conversation.
“ Mama, why don’t you seek help from the Ponies? They can give us love to help?” Said the sick Changeling who looked to be about 8 years old.
Memory Chrysalis sighed, “ Because they think we’re monsters, and we can’t get love if we look like this. If I try and reach out to the Ponies for help, they’ll think we’re gonna invade them like we almost tried a thousand years ago, when your great-great-great grandmother was queen.”
After that, Sans made his way out of the memory and back into the real world. He stared down at the shuddering pile of Changeling, and sighed as he saw tears fall from Chrysalis’s face that had a resigned look, and a sad one at the same time.
Sans was in a conundrum, he wanted to judge her for how she went and attacked everyone instead of talking with their food source, but at the same time, Chrysalis had the right reason, but like Nightmare Moon, she went about it the wrong way.
“ Get Dunked On.” Sans said after summoning a Gaster Blaster next to him, ready to fire at a moment’s notice.
Chrysalis closed her eyes, thinking of her daughter and how sad that her mother wasn’t coming home. Then the sickness will take her and there wouldn’t be a queen anymore, the Changeling Race would die out and-.
She was interrupted by the Blaster firing, but she didn’t feel it, in fact, she felt the stone in front of her burn at the laser’s impact.
Chrysalis opened her eyes, and stared at the skeleton named Sans whose hand was held out for her.
After a few moments, she tenderly and reluctantly gripped the bony structure of the hand and got pulled to her fours.
“ Why?” She asked, “ Why did you not strike me down?”
Sans stared up at her for a moment, then he shrugged, his relaxed form made everyone blink at him in surprise, “ Because I didn’t want to make your daughter angry.”
The Changeling Queen stared down at the stocky skeleton, confused. Then a noise came from behind and the Queen whirled around.
She saw her daughter, looking at them with tired eyes, her form sagging a bit with exhaustion.
“ Mommy?”
Chrysalis immediately ran over to her filly and scooped her up into a hug, “ Amethyst! Why in the name of Mother are you here?! More to the point, how did you get here?” The Queen, which made the Ponies blink in surprise at the change of attitude, but watched the scene curiously.
Well, Pinkie was sleeping on her movie theatre chair with the other filly curled up on her chest, both of them dead to the world and snoring away adorably.
Amethyst looked up at her mother and replied tiredly, “ I took a shortcut.”
Nyx looked at Sans at the obvious choice of words.
He winked at her in the form of an answer, causing her to smile.
It is a dawn of a peaceful existence between Ponies and Changelings, after all...
It was hours later in the large hall of Canterlot castle where a party of epic proportions was occurring, being led by Ponyville’s premiere personal professional pink party pony Pinkie Pie ...
…Try saying that 5 times fast...
Sans looked on at the scene as the Changelings stopped their invasion at their Queen’s order and gathered into the Castle Main Hall, where the room was big enough to house the hundred or so Changelings.
The Queen stood there, tall and regal, yet a little filly Changeling on her back was sleeping away with a small snore, made some of the females in the room coo at the adorable sight of Chrysalis’s daughter.
Chrysalis saw that Sans was standing in the dark corner of the large room, drinking something from a red bottle and leaning against the wall with that same permanent grin on his face as he looked around the Changeling filled room.
He saw that she was looking at him, and raised his bottle in a silent toast, which earned him a nod of respect back.
Ever since her daughter appeared behind her, Chrysalis thought about the battle between her and the skeleton.
He was trying to teach me something. Something about what was right from what’s easy. She thought about it for a moment as her children congregated and mingled with the mix of Ponies that entered the room as well, like Fancy Pants and Fleur De Lis, Photo Finish, who is apparently taking snapshots at a couple of Changelings who were posing, even in random disguises sometimes, there was the Element Bearers, who are talking to one Changeling altogether, and smiling at whatever Thorax was saying to them.
Yes, she knew who it was that wanted to make friends with Ponies, she honestly can’t blame him that he was actually trying to make friends with the Ponies like everybody believes; instead of just draining their love and going home like some do.
She felt a presence next to her and turned her head to see who it was. It was Princess Celestia and Luna, who were looking at her with smiles.
She dipped her head down in respect, “ Princess Celestia, Princess Luna.”
They did the same, “ Queen Chrysalis.” at the same time.
“ What do I owe the talk? Surely you hold a grudge for me trying to takeover your home from you?”
It was Princess Celestia that snorted unladylike, which made Luna and Chrysalis stare at her in surprise.
“ We don’t hold a grudge for trying to do the right thing for your people. Actually, it was Sans that told me about what he saw in your memories. Why didn’t you reach out? We surely would’ve helped, no matter what you look like.”
Chrysalis was the one who snorted, “ If you heard what that skeleton was telling you, you would’ve heard that I was afraid that we’d get attacked like a thousand years ago.”
Celestia flinched at that jab, cause she was there when the attacks happened all at once.
“ I apologise, I was trying to-” She was interrupted by Chrysalis holding up a holed hoof and smiling at her.
“ It’s alright, that was a long time ago. It’s in the past now, all we have to do is look into the future. We’ll see what we can do from there.” Chrysalis said.
“ She’s right ya know? I hear she can make a speech and all, but HOLEY moly!”
The three royals looked and saw Sans behind them with that happy grin on his face.
It was silent for a couple of seconds, then Celestia snorted and held a hoof to her lips, but Luna began to laugh herself silly at the pun.
Chrysalis stared at Sans with an deadpan look for a minute straight, then a smirk came onto her lips, “ Really? You just had to say that?”
The laidback skeleton shrugged, drinking a bottle of- Is that Ketchup? Chrysalis thought to herself at that little detail, before shaking it off internally.
“ What can I say? This conversation was BUGGING me.” Sans replied, winking at Chrysalis.
It was Celestia that was laughing herself silly now, joining her younger sister on the floor, holding her aching sides.
The Ponies and Changelings looked on at the scene in surprise, as well as shock, that their normally composed diarchs now laughing themselves silly on their backs, apparently at what the skeleton said to a now chuckling Chrysalis and an adorable giggling Amethyst, who woke up at the sound of the Princesses’ laughter, and caught the end of the second pun.
Sans suddenly got tackled by a small chitin blur that slammed into him like a boulder that Undyne used to suplex.
He looked down and saw Amethyst snuggling into him with a fang-filled smile, and her eyes wide with a watery gleam of innocence that made his SOUL want to give out at the pure cuteness Chrysalis’s daughter causes just by smiling, and the filly Changeling said,
" Well, at least you’re not FLYING at the seat of your pants with puns.” and it made him laugh, already liking the kid.
Chrysalis looked on with a small blush and warm smile. This didn’t go unnoticed by both Alicorns, and they looked to each other with knowing and mischievous looks.
After a few minutes of laughter, the two Alicorns calmed down and got back to their hooves, wiping tears from their faces with grins.
The Ponies and Changelings talked, laughed, joked, and generally had fun.
...All thanks to a punny skeleton named Sans...
Chapter 08: A Princess, A Filly, & A Skeleton Pranking Ponyville
Chapter 08: A Princess, A Filly, & A Skeleton Pranking Ponyville
It was a normal day for Twilight Sparkle, ever since the Changeling’s practically surrendered and peace correlated between the two races of Equines, she felt a little tired, but grateful that Sans and Chrysalis fought each other.
Not that she was happy that Sans almost killed her, using BONES of all things…
She sat upright and rubbed her eyes to get the sleep dust out of them and looked at Spike’s smaller bed, smiling warmly as she saw her son in the bed, snoring away quietly as he dreamed.
Ever since she hatched Spike’s egg in the entrance exam for Celestia’s School For Gifted Unicorns, they saw each other like a brother and sister when they were younger.
But now that she was older…
She saw him like the son she might not ever have, even though she will die in a couple hundred years of old age, while he lives on longer…
She was THAT powerful, no wonder Sans didn’t wanna FIGHT her when she asked.
Either that or he doesn’t want to hurt her, which was sweet; unnecessary, but sweet…
Anyways, Twilight got off her bed and onto her feet, stretching her arms and scratching under her armpit to alleviate an itch with a hand.
She yawned sleepily, tired, but slowly waking up with a cup of coffee calling her name.
She walked down the stairs, not noticing that she was taller than last night, and bumped her head against the doorway, impacting her horn in the process.
She quietly went “Gah!” as to not wake up Spike from his sleep, but was confused.
Why am I taller? She thought as she tried figuring it out, before reaching a hand up to her horn.
Wait…
...Hand…
Twilight froze as she caught sight of the lavender appendage with the same description from Lyra’s lectures all those years ago in Canterlot.
Why do I-- She thought to herself, brain slowly acknowledging the fact that she had hands.
If I have hands… She slowly looked down at herself and screamed, waking up Spike, and probably the entire town in the process…
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Rainbow Dash was doing her routine as weatherpony manager…
By clearing the skies of clouds in ten seconds flat!
After she got the park cleared of clouds, she thought she would have a break.
Luckily there was a cloud with her name on it nearby…
She flew straight to the cloud, floating in the sky so innocently…
But suddenly, it disappeared into nothing, not a trace of vapor left behind, making Rainbow stop.
She stared in horror that her most perfect napping spot besides one of AJ’s apple trees was gone…
Gone Forever…
“WHHYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!??????”
The loud voice emanated throughout Ponyville, causing a few early risers to stop and wonder what got Rainbow Dash that aggravated… ---------------------------------------
A few hours later, the whole town was experiencing weird things happening to them; like Rarity’s Boutique turned into a real carousel, with spinning horses and carnival music, Applejack’s apples getting turned orange…
Fluttershy was left alone though, which made some ponies suspicious of who the culprit might be.
Well, until even Pinkie was pranked as well, inflating into a balloon, floating through the air with Rainbow Dash pushing her through the air as to not float away…
The only one not there was Sans, because he was at Nightstone Castle, getting a room renovated for him along with Princess Luna’s help…
At least, that’s what everypony believed… -------------------------------------------
*In Nightstone Castle*
The sound of laughter echoed throughout the halls and rooms of the old castle, the dust from the neglect on the stone and drapes gone in an instant.
The source of the laughter was Princess Luna, Sand, and Nyx gathering around a large screen that was recording the events of the town’s antics.
" HOH! We are enjoying this partaking of the festivities! We shall call this day… APRIL FOOL’S!!!”
Sans shook his head, still chuckling.
" It’s still in the middle of March, Luna.”
" Dost that even matter?” Luna shot back.
Nyx on the other hand, giggled herself silly at the banter between the two, and the events of what happened to Ponyville...
Chapter 09: A Skeleton, A Changeling Queen, A Connection…
Chapter 09: A Skeleton, A Changeling Queen, A Connection…
When Sans woke up a week later after the ‘Pranking of Ponyville Incident’, he would call you crazy if you told him that you were gonna be falling for a Changeling Queen But lemme tell you how that road started…
It was a dark and snowy night, in the Badlands of Equestria where all things dangerous formed, Where Radscorpions, Deathclaws and Changelings roamed the dirt road…
Whoops, that was a different timeline, I apologise…
Anyways…
Sans was riding on one of Celestia’s chariots being pulled through the air by a couple of pegasi guards.
The Royal Chariot zoomed through the air at high speeds, even Rainbow Dash might have trouble keeping up with.
The destination? The Equestrian Badlands…
Princess Celestia thought that Sans would make a perfect ambassador to discuss a treaty between Ponies and Changelings, and sent him along his way with a benevolent, borderline smile that looked sly if you squint really hard.
Even her magenta eyes were twinkling with mischief, that made Sans accustomed to himself when he was in a pranking mood.
Thorax was sitting on his haunches next to him, shifting uneasily due to the proximity of Sans’ aura being seen due to his sight.
… And it was immensely powerful…
He wished Spike was here, his new dragon friend that he made at the party a week after the Invasion was ‘cancelled’, so to say.
They have so much in common with their obsession with Power Ponies comics and board games.
The chariot started descending, jostling Sans out of his sightseeing of the world going by underneath him and turned to Thorax.
“ Hey buddy, you ready? Lemme know if this will BUG you…”
Thorax blinked at the pun for a moment, figuring it out, then snerking at it.
The chariot landed, making it bumpy for a couple of seconds as it slowed down to a brisk trot.
One of the pegasi guards looked over his shoulder, calling out.
“ We’re here, Ambassador!”
Sans nodded, letting the stallion know he acknowledged it, and opened the door, putting his bony hands into his hoodie pockets and sauntered out without a stumble.
While Thorax flew out with a buzz of his wings; sorta nervous, sorta excited to be back home.
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*Back in the real world*
A 320 lbs man was sitting at his computer in his apartment, typing something. When suddenly...
‘He’s Nervouscited!’
‘GAH!!! Pinkie! Get the heck outta my computer!’
‘Aw C’mon Whalen!’
‘No! You’re not supposed to be in this Chapter, you’ll be in the next chapter, I promise.’
‘Pinkie Promise?’
‘Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye… Can you go now?’
‘Okie Dokie Lokie!’
The pink one shot back into the computer, leaving WhalenJP a bit shaken...
‘Christ...Anyways…’
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Thorax was Nervouscited about being back home, quivering a couple of times in place next to the skeleton’s statue of a posture.
“ Ya alright, Thorax? You look nervous…” Sans asked, a white pupil looking at the shaking Changeling next to him.
“ I’m alright, Mr. Sans. Just nervous about coming home after so long and-”
Sans held up a hand, interrupting with that same grin he always had, his eye sockets lighting up with amusement.
“ It’s just Sans, Thorax, Mr. Was my father… Now that I think of it, I don’t think I even remember what he used to look like.”
Sans mused for a moment about that train of thought, before hearing the sound of buzzing wings coming from the tall and intimidating spire of Changeling goo that looked like a castle in shape.
In the air, Queen Chrysalis, with Amethyst on her back; Who looked better ever since last week I might add, and a couple of very large Changeling Guards flew down and landed in front of Sans and Thorax.
“Greetings Sans! Welcome to the Badlands Hive.” Chrysalis said, smiling with two little fangs peeking out from her upper lip, making her seem adorable somehow to Sans.
Amethyst caught sight of Thorax and zoomed straight to him, impacted into his chitin of a chest and wrapped her tiny forelegs around his neck.
“ Uncle Thorax! You came back!” said the little ball of cuteness.
Sans blinked his sockets, then muttered under his nonexistent breath, “Uncle Thorax?”
Chrysalis chuckled, trotting over to the male Changeling and hugged him with one foreleg, being mindful of her daughter being squished between them.
“ It is good to see you return home, Brother Thorax. The Hive hasn’t been the same without you.”
After the greetings and formalities were done and over with, Chrysalis sidled her way over to Sans and led him by the arm with her magic.
The skeleton was slightly confused on why the Royal Queen of the Changelings was acting giddy, but that question won’t be revealed in writing until later…
The orthodox group made their way to the entrance of the Hive and Sans glanced around in awe at how there were so many tunnels everywhere, not even the ants back in the Underground can dig this many intricate tunnels and keep their home intact.
They were also good friends of his before the Dirty Brother Killer arrived and turned everyone into dust…
There were gooey lamps with green fire flickering inside, lighting up the large rooms so everyone could see the crowd of Changelings gathered around and watching the group make their way through.
Some were friendly, giving fanged smiles and waves on which Sans returned jovially, there were some of the more skeptical ones that were keeping a close eye on him specifically.
Then there were the ones that were glaring at him in contempt, Even I don’t know what their problem is…
Probably has something stuck up their plots. Sans thought, internally amused at the Author’s flair for theatrics.
Once they got through the crowd of Changelings and everyone went through their day; Chrysalis, Amethyst, Sans, and Thorax were left alone in an empty room with a couple of large chairs that had plush cushioning, even though covered in Changeling slime.
Thorax sat down on one of them, sighing in content until Amethyst jumped into him again, causing him to fall back and take the little Changeling Nymph and the chair with him.
Chrysalis and Sans began laughing, holding their sides at this comical sight, while Thorax grumbled and glared at the two for laughing at him in the first place.
The glare softened when he heard Amethyst giggle though…
Once everyone was calmed down, Sans sat down on the gooey chair and laid himself back, lounging in it comfortably, until he heard a giggle.
He opened his eye sockets which closed after he sat down, and saw Chrysalis giggling at him.
The skeleton had to admit, she looked beautiful when she laughed…
And that wasn’t the Author making him say anything, since there were Gaster Blasters surrounding him while he wrote this…
Sans asked, his tone full on laidback, “ What’s so funny, Chryssy?”
Chrysalis stopped laughing, and taking a couple of breaths to get the giggles under control,
“ You just look so completely comfortable in that chair. Those aren’t even properly stuffed to make them comfortable, that’s why there’s slime. To make it a little bit comfortable.”
She giggled again, putting a holed hoof to her mouth to stifle it, and continued,
“ At least you’re enjoying the seat.”
Sans chuckled, stretching his spine as he then sat up straight.
“ Well a chair’s a chair. And chairs are the best furniture to lie back and take a snooze.”
Chrysalis raised an eyebrow, a smirk on her muzzle.
“Oh, is that so?”
Sans nodded, watching Thorax give Amethyst raspberries on her tummy, causing the Nymph to squeal with laughter.
After watching for a few minutes, He then turned serious, saying,
“ We need to talk.”
Chrysalis, not normally afraid of a serious tone when spoken, but when it was SANS of all creatures that spoke it…
It usually is VERY serious…
The Changeling Queen and Skeleton walked out of the room, leaving Thorax at the mercy of Amethyst who was tickling his sides to death, leaving him rolling on his back, trying to defend himself.
Chrysalis and Sans walked through a large hallway filled with Changeling Lanterns, self-sustaining energy lamps that never go out unless destroyed.
The two walked on in silence for a minute before Sans sighed, pressing two fingers against his skull as if to alleviate a headache.
“ I know that you felt our magic connect during the FIGHT, but for some reason I can’t figure out what caused it in the first place, since you didn’t touch me with your magic.”
Chrysalis sat on her haunches and frowned, putting a hoof to her chin and squinting her eyes as she CHECKED her magic levels.
She was shocked…
There was a small chunk of magic that was bluish white, intermingling with her large red and green reservoir.
Sans was slightly confused on why his magic wasn’t fighting against Chrysalis’s, but he had a theory…
Chrysalis was in a sort of trance as she watched her magic wrap around Sans’ in a gentle embrace… Like a warm hug…
Sans snapped his fingers and the Changeling Queen blinked out of her trance, looking at him with shock and confusion in her light green eyes.
" What’s going on?” She asked, wanting answers.
Sans rubbed his jawbone for a few moments, before answering.
" I don’t know, Chryssy. It never happened before, so this is all new to me.” He replied, putting his hands back into his hoodie pockets.
The skeleton was pondering this conundric question, while Chrysalis began to blush a pinkish hue glowing on her cheeks; her mind reeling a thousand miles per second.
She quickly scoured her memories of what the magical connections entitled and one came up…
SOULBOND…
The Changeling Queen rubbed her left hoof against her right foreleg, feeling a warmth fill her chest and a twinging in her stomach that wasn’t uncomfortable.
Sans let out a ‘hmm’, before shrugging his shoulders.
“ I guess we’ll find out what it means in the future, right?” He asked, his eyes filled with an ease and acceptance that made Chrysalis almost sigh in relief.
A squeal of laughter and delight snapped the two out of their musings and looked back to the room they left Thorax and Amethyst in.
Sans chuckled, and looked towards the Queen who was smiling warmly at the sound of laughter.
“ I suppose we should get back to the two before they cause property damage, yeah?”
Chrysalis looked towards the short skeleton, and nodded her head.
“ Agreed, Thorax’s clumsiness cost 100 bits per week in slime chairs and lanterns alone!” She replied, letting out a slight laugh at the memory of the Changeling wearing a lampshade as an article of fashion.
Sans’ grin seemed to grow wider and he held out his hand towards the entrance of the room.
“ Mares first!” He said, causing Chrysalis to blush even more.
“ Such a gentlecolt.” She muttered with a shy smile as she entered the room, passing Sans.
The Skeleton blinked and tensed slightly at the feeling of The Changeling Queen’s tail brushing against him as she passed; before shaking off the stupor he found himself in.
That mare is gonna kill me a second time! He thought with false exasperation, ignoring the fluttering of his HEART and followed the tall Changeling Mare into the room. ----------------------------------------------------------
After the four talked and played games ith Amethyst, Chrysalis had to take her leave and put her daughter to bed.
Amethyst pouted, saying.that she was a big mare now; before she was proven wrong by the adorable yawn that forced out of her tiny mouth.
Sans chuckled, nooging the Changeling nymph with a hand; tussling the light green mane that was tousled by the Skeleton.
“ Looks like the little one is tuckered out!” He said, his eyes glowing warmer at the pout she was making at his noogie.
Thorax chuckled, feeling more relaxed now that he was back home in the Hive; and had gotten to know Sans a little bit better to ignore the aura of power he emanated.
“ I agree, Sans! Here… Lemme put her to bed.” Chrysalis said, getting up from her seat and hoisting the little nymph onto her back; tucked comfortably between her large wings.
When Chrysalis left the room with Amethyst, Thorax waited a few moments before turning to the skeleton; who was watching Chrysalis leave.
“ So…?~” He asked, his wings slightly buzzing from withheld excitement.
Sans turned to Thorax and tilted his skull to the side in confusion; wondering about the Changeling’s new behavior.
“ What?” He asked, suddenly weary.
“ What did you and Queen Chrysalis talk about!?” Thorax blurted out, shifting from side to side as if the answer was the solution to all his problems.
Sans furrowed his eye sockets slightly, surprised at the outburst from the Changeling; before turning his head back to the open doorway; contemplating.
Finally, he answered…
“ Our magic is tethered to each other; I don’t know how or why, but they are.” Sans sighed, his eyes going slightly blank at the memory of seeing Chrysalis’s and his magic swirling around each other.
Thorax suddenly stilled, before letting out a chuckle that sounded to him… like he was nervous.
“ Well… I suppose you better find out!” He said, saying it with a false thoughtfulness that Sans caught diligently.
The Skeleton tilted his head to the other side in confusion again at the Changelings new behavior; before shrugging and leaning back into the chair; sighing.
“ I suppose we will, Thorax…” He replied, lost in thought, “ I suppose we will...”
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The lanterns lit the hallways as Chrysalis trotted her way through to her daughter’s room; the Nymph in question on her back yawning and buzzing.
“ Mommy?” Amethyst asked, her voice drowsy with tiredness; her eyes blinking out of sync.
“ Yes, dear Amy?” Chrysalis replied, her tone light and full of content that neither of the two had felt in so long.
In the next few moments, she’s gonna feel a whole new emotion...
“ Are you and Mr. Sans gonna get together?”
The question that her daughter asked caused the Queen to halt in her tracks, frozen.
Her mind began whirling a million miles per minute at the ludicrous idea that Amethyst just put into her head.
“ Why… Are you asking such a question?” Chrysalis replied, her tone taking on a softer tone.
The little Nymph buzzed up to her mother’s head and plopped herself down in front of the taller Changeling’s horn; bursting with renewed energy.
“ Because I know that he likes you!” she exclaimed, giggling like it was Hearth’s Warming.
Chrysalis let out a ‘ uhuh’ before continuing to walk again.
“ And where did you get this idea that Sans… LIKES me?” She replied, hesitating on the like part.
She dared not get her hopes up at the idea of a ridiculous notion… She REFUSED!
Amethyst yawned before replying to her mother’s question.
“ I see him looking at you whenever you’re not looking; and - and… he goes all warm-like; like when you hug me!” She said, wrapping her small holed forelegs around her mother’s large head, smiling.
The Queen blinked in surprise at her daughter catching her in the act when she thought the nymph wasn’t looking; before letting out a pink blush that she desperately tried to suppress at the thought of Sans looking at her that way.
NO! I will not give in! She yelled inside her mindscape.
Amethyst then let out a giggle and let out a sing-song tune.
“ Mommy likes Sans~, Mommy likes Sans!~” She said, swaying side to side on top of her mother’s head.
Chrysalis felt her heart beat loud in her ears at the words; before taking a breath to calm herself down, lest she have a panic attack.
“ Now Amethyst, what did we talk about?” She said, her voice in ‘ I’m your mother, and I will scold you for being naughty’ tone.
The nymph froze, her laughing subsiding into nothingness; before plopping herself back on her mother’s head.
“ That we don’t tease others, no matter what?” She sheepishly replied, tapping her hooves together.
Chrysalis sighed; then replied to her daughter’s answer.
“ Yes. We don’t tease others for their interests, be it Pony, Griffin, or Changeling.” She said, her voice still in Stern Mother Mode, “ You don’t look down on others, for we would be hypocrites in their sight.”
Amethyst leaned forward until her head was upside down and looking her mother straight in the eyes; causing the Queen to stop.
“ What’s a… hippo… hyper…” The nymph asked, trying to pronounce the word her mother used.
“ Hypocrite?” Chrysalis offered, amusement shining in her eyes at her daughter trying to use words that were normally used for certain situations not pertaining to this conversation.
Especially where it was going…
She is always too smart for her own good. She thought to herself as Amethyst bobbed her head up and down ( down and up?) to her answer.
“ Yes! That!” She exclaimed, curious for the word and what it meant.
Chrysalis let out a soft smile, before lighting up her horn and lifting her little ‘ Amy’ in her telekinetic field; before dropping her back down on top of her back.
“ A hypocrite means that a person who acts in a way that goes against what he or she claims.” She replied, continuing her trek to Amethyst’s room.
“ It’s like me going through with the invasion of Canterlot, yet not going through with it.” She explained, her mind going back to the time when she first met Sans; and how the Skeleton beat the everloving crap out of her hind.
She still had shivers crawling down her spine due to his power…
Chrysalis snapped back to the present as her eyes caught the little door that had a brighter green hue than the other doors that were placed throughout the hallway; and announced.
“ We’re here, Amy.” Causing the nymph to slightly pout.
“ Awwww, But I don’t want to sleep, mama!” She said, causing the Queen to let out a small giggle at her daughter’s dramatics.
“ I know you don’t, sweetheart. But it’s way past your bedtime.” She said.
The nymph stuck her bottom lip out more, before hopping off her mother’s back.
“ Okay…” Amethyst responded with glumness; slowly trudging her way to the small bedroom.
Chrysalis watched with soft eyes and a small warm smile, before calling out.
“ Amy?” she said, getting her attention.
The nymph turned around, curious as to what her mother had to say to her.
The Queen took a moment, before continuing.
“ Can you keep it a secret as well?” She said, causing Amethyst to tilt her head in confusion at the cryptic question.
“ I… I like Sans too.” Chrysalis replied, before a huge blush spread across her carapice.
The little nymph’s head perked up and squealed so loud it echoed throughout the halls, causing various drones and workers to stop what they were doing and listen with curiosity as to what caused such a commotion.
Chrysalis uncovered her ears and lightly glared at her grinning and suddenly bouncy daughter, who was bouncing from place to place.
“ I knew it! Iknewit knewit knewit knewit!” Amethyst shouted, giggling like a mad filly that had too much sugar in one sitting.
Chrysalis felt her heart beat up faster at the energy her daughter was giving off; and couldn’t help but smile with affection.
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*Meanwhile*
“ I wonder what that was all about?” Sans wondered while he faced Thorax in a battle of wits.
Thorax was sweating; his wings buzzing giving off the clue that he was nervous about facing Sans in a battle of the centur-
“ Got any fives?” He asked, timid hopefulness coloring his voice.
Sans’ grin got wider before replying.
“ Eyynope, Go Fish!” He said, causing Thorax to let out a groan of despair.
