//------------------------------// // Chapter 07: Puns & Good Times... // Story: Undertale: Ponies And A Humerus Skeleton // by WhalenJP //------------------------------// Chapter 07: Puns and Good Fun… 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...