Undertale - Power Surge Ch.2

A/N: I apologize in advance for the lack of puns for Sans. I'm not that great of making them so... bear with me on this. Also apologizes if any of the main cast acts OOC.

And no, its not a Sans/Reader thing. He's just protective of the Reader for being a friend. These guys are always overprotective about the people they care about and new friends they get, so yeah. I find it cute.

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~ Chapter Two: Soul Reaper
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If Undyne hadn't known Papyrus nearly all her life, knew of his soft nature and pure of heart... she would've found this form more pleasing. Her heart lurched in realization as she stared at that stoic and darker version of the happy-go-lucky skeleton. Was... was this her fault? Was this what she wanted him to be so many years ago? Would this have been him if he didn't have his gentle soul? To be honest with herself... yes. She grew up knowing they needed seven human souls to break the barrier and she searched far and wide for the best monsters to be within the Royal Guard; not only to protect their kind but for the oncoming war that was sure to follow had they followed through with the plan. A knight like him... within the Guard would've surely guaranteed their freedom and become a hero among them.

And she would've trained him to be deadly against humans. And she would've been proud to have him as her Lieutenant... hell he probably would've gone far beyond her and become the Captain of the Royal Guard but she would still be happy.

The thought made her sick and it terrified her.

No one moved, no one dared to breathe louder than a whisper. They simply stood staring at each other.

“Captain Undyne.” Hearing her name like that had her going still in fear as the warrior's eye shifted just barely to stare at her. Undyne forced herself to acknowledge his greet, somehow her skin crawled under his gaze and it wasn't a pleasant feeling. His eye shifted toward his shorter brother. “Sans.” Uttering his name in that voice had the same effect on Sans, who twitched when the gaze fell on him. He didn't dare to gulp but managed a slight nod in acknowledgment as well. Undyne cast a quick glance at Sans, who spared her a look, a mix between confusion, terror and uncertainty. Even he didn't know what Papyrus was up to. “It seems congratulations are in order...”

That got your attention, you snapped out of your terrified trance to see that the knight had yet to move. You watched as the fish warrior cocked her head in confusion at the words, her stance faltered a little having been caught off guard. “Uh... 'congratulations'?” she repeated numbly, “F-for what?”

Papyrus ignored their confusion and you felt ice creeping along your veins as his fierce gaze finally settles upon you. You didn't even want to breathe in that moment, afraid that if you moved just the slightest it would set him off. And deep inside of you, you felt that assumption was right.

“You captured a human,” All three of you once again went utterly still at the same time, shocked at the announcement. “but there seems to be a problem.” What the hell did he mean by that? The three of you blinked and Papyrus vanished from in front of you. Sans and Undyne jolted with a start, looking around wildly, shocked at his speed. Or was it even speed? Did he have the same warping power Sans had? She glanced at him again and he shook his head, but she couldn't tell if that meant, no he didn't have the same power or did he just not know?

“Where the hell did he go?” Undyne hissed, and she looked around carefully.

“I don't know,” Sans replied, “But don't let him near-”

You suddenly felt an ominous existence behind you, seconds before a near crushing grip grabbed the back of your head. You let out a frightened and strangled cry as you're lifted from ground with ease. You cry out again, hands flying up to pry the clawed fingers that dug a little into your scalp and legs kicking the air feebly in hopes of breaking away. “Let go of me!”

Both Undyne and Sans whip around in horror, seeing Papyrus had already gotten his hands on you. His face was set in a scowl and sent the two monsters a withering glare. “The human still has their soul.” Your two friends jerked in shock, you couldn't see what it was and that alone made you all the more frantic to escape the knight's grasp. But even that was abandoned in favor of keeping absolutely still. You whimper, shaking slightly and gaze at your friends with desperation in your eyes.

The tip of a blade was resting against your back, right where your heart should be. Was he going to kill you?

“But I'll correct that mistake.”

You felt the familiar heat of Papyrus' magic pressing against your flesh. Felt it seep into your body. Then felt its focused burn in one location in your chest, you had no idea what was going on but it hurt so much.

“Please... Papyrus... I don't want to die...” You felt a tug... well honestly, it felt more like a rip, like someone was reaching inside of you and ripping out something that you needed to live.

Sans roared in anguish.

Undyne screamed in fury.

You join her, screaming in agony for a few seconds before deathly quiet. You stare silently, barely aware that your friends continue to scream in horror. It... it looks so pretty... a healthy shade of forest green. You smile faintly before going limp, hanging like a rag doll in the knight's hand, while your soul hovered before your body, showing itself to the world.

Papyrus smiled coldly. “And there we have it... a human soul.”

“PAPYRUS!” Bones and spears hurtled in the front, the two weapons passing the limp body dangerously close but no scratch was made to it as they slammed with surprising force against the warrior's chest, shocking him enough to drop the body before he flew backwards from the double blow.  Sans flickered in, catching you before you hit the ground as Undyne covered him by hurling more of her spears in Papyrus' direction in distraction. The stocky skeleton blinked away once more, glaring at his brother; his own rage fueling the blue flame that streamed from his eye. His body shook in barely contained fury as he held you close with your soul hovering between your chests.

He took a minute reign in his emotions and assess the damage done to you. You didn't look very well, not surprising from what you been through, but still serious. You were pale and you breathed very shallowly, your pulse weak but steady. He had to get you to Toriel or something to help you. He switched his gaze to your soul and it looked healthy enough, a rich forest green that pulsed with life and magic.

That had to be put back in quickly.

He flexed his fingers nervously before lightly touching the soul with his magic and began to guide it back to its proper place. It should only take a few seconds, then as much as he disliked the idea of it, go over there and kick his brother's ass and-

Clink!

Sans froze in mid-rant, staring at your soul that remained hovering close to your body. “What was that?” He narrowed his eyes at the soul and repeated his action, watching closely. The heart shaped soul moved a few inches but bounced back creating a little sound like two wineglasses clinking together, refusing to enter. Or at least it looked like it did. If didn't know any better... he thought he caught a shimmer of orange around your body. “What the hell is that?”

“That,” Sans looked up and snarled softly as Papyrus drew himself up, brushing the spears off his armor as if it was nothing more than dirt. Undyne pulled her lips back in a snarl as she jumped back to her friend's side, several more spears hovering above her head. Even more littered the ground where the knight stood. Apparently, the former captain had been throwing them to keep him off balance after their initial surprise attack. Papyrus kept his gaze on Sans. “would be my doing.”

“What did you do to them?!” Undyne snapped, her yellow eye flashing in anger. The knight ignored her, his eyes on Sans.

“Their soul will not return, unless I say otherwise.”

“PUT IT BACK!” Sans snarled, lashing his arm to one side, keeping a hold on you with his other. Several bones materialized and shot forward in rapid fire, a few blue ones mixed in to make it difficult. Papyrus remained still then with surprising speed, drew one of his swords and slashed, destroying the cluster in one stroke. Both monsters' eyes widen in shock.

The knight lowered his weapon, unimpressed by the display. “You lack the will, brother. Both of you do.” He pointed the blade at Sans, directing his contempt at him, “And if you lack the will-” Papyrus' face twisted in disgust. “then you deserve to DIE with the rest of the human filth!”  The knight snarled and to Sans' horrified shock, an orange Gaster Blaster quickly formed in front of the blade and fired off a fast charge of energy at them.

Sans was so startled by the attack, he didn't think to warp them from the blast. Undyne screamed and threw up her arms in meager defense as Sans curled up around your body in protection. He tensed, a flash of light triggered from the corner of his eyes. A dull roar of an explosion and the ground shook under them...

But no shearing pain came.

Confused, both monsters relaxed their defenses to see what happened and were surprised to see a shimmering green shield had formed, protecting them from the attack. The source coming from a little green heart that hovered protectively in front of them.

There was a crack on the shield and the heart shuddered...

But your soul refused to falter.