(Snowy forest)

With Toriel fooled by Veronica’s plan of diversion, both she and Trixie quickly made their way out of the ruins that Toriel lived in. Seeing the exit only a few steps away from them, the two put it into high gear as they burst through the stoned door without even a second thought before closing it quickly. Once it was closed, the two fell to the ground as they began to pant and gasp for air.

“I can’t believe that plan worked.” Veronica said, taking in deep breaths for every second that went by.

“Trixie can not believe it for herself either….Though it was a shame I didn’t get Toriel’s pie recipe.” The mare said as she felt Veronica throw some snow onto her face.

“As if I wanted to eat that pie. I don’t like butterscotch that much, but to make a pie out of it is just too much sugar.” The vampire said as the mare snorts in annoyance.

“That pie was good to Trixie! And as your current guardian, you will eat it and like it!”

“Like hell I would you blueberry colored pony!”

“Well, well if it isn’t the two folks that I was trying to kill.” said a familiar voice as the duo looked over to see Flowey appearing next to them from out of the snow. “I’m surprised you two were able to escape from the ruins that monster lives in.”

“You got some nerve showing yourself to us after what you did to Veronica.” Trixie said as her horn began to glow. “Give Trixie a reason not to turn you into ashes?”

“Because your magic can’t hurt me given how it’s not good~” Flowey said as Trixie quickly fired a magical beam. Only for the flower to duck down into the snow and reappear a few feet away from them. “That and I can dodge your slow magic friend.”

“Hold still so I can kill you evil flower!” Trixie yelled as she fired at him again, only for him to duck back into the snow and appear back in front of her.

“You’re wasting your time and magic friend. You’ll never hit me with that kind of skill~” He said as the unicorn face burned bright red and was about to fire again. Only for Veronica to step in between her and the flower.

“Hey, do you have any food on you or something?” She said as the pony and flower stared at her as if she looked slightly off or something.

“W-What?”

“You know, food? You consume it? I’m kinda hungry seeing how the only thing that the goat lady had was that butterscotch pie….which tasted horrible due to how sweet it was.”

“Um….no, I don’t have any food.”

“Well okay then seeya.” She said as she walked passed Flowey and motions Trixie to follow her. “Come on Trixie. Let’s see if we can find some food around here.”

“H-Hey! You can’t just ignore me!” Flowey yelled as Trixie quickly followed after Veronica. “Don’t you want to hear about my demonic plans for you and the stupid pony!?”

“Stupid pony-!?” Before Trixie could finish, she felt herself being pulled by her cape by Veronica as she looked over at her. “What are you doing?”

“Follow my lead. I want to try something out on him.” She whispered before looking back at Flowey. “Nope not interested! Sorry!”

“B-But my demonic plans….”

“Can’t hear you lalalalala!”

“I don’t think you understand-”

“Lalalala! I’m not listening! Going to look for something to eat! Goodbye!”

“But...I’m a flower…” He said as he deadpans for a moment before pulling out a chocolate bar from out of the snow. “Jokes on her, I got a chocolate bar.” Just as he was about to eat it, the candy bar was soon enveloped in a blue aura before it was pulled away and thrown into Veronica’s hand. “Hey! Give that back you piece of-”

“Can’t hear you goodbye!”

“I’m going to get you two for this!....What an asshole.” Flowey said before vanishing into the snow.

“Ignoring the little pest before he could rile you or Trixie up. Not bad given your case, but I would’ve just killed it where it stood.”

“I figure we ignore him so that we rile him up more then him doing it to us.” Veronica said as she chuckles to herself.

“Talking to Shalltear Trixie take it?” Trixie asked as the vampire nodded. “You should really try not to talk out loud so often. Ponies will think you’re crazy.”

“This coming from the mare that’s talking in third person?”

“Trixie can stop doing that at any time….she just chooses not to.”

“Sure you can.” Veronica said as the two continued their way down the snowy path through the snow covered forest. As they did that, Veronica noticed a bridge with what she could guess was a crudely shaped fence going through it. The vampire and pony stared at it for a moment before looking at each other with a bit of confusion on their faces. “I’m not the only one that’s seeing this right?”

“Trixie sees it too and is wondering who the poor pony that they hired to make this bridge like this? Shouldn’t the fence be on the side?”

“Or if they’re trying to stop people from walking through, shouldn’t there be more wood to fill in the gaps?” The vampire said before thinking it over for a bit. “Might as well walk through it.”

“Trixie is against walking through something that looks like a trap. She suggest that we should-” Before Trixie could finish her sentence, Veronica began to make her way over the bridge “H-Hey! Wait up darnit!” She yelled before quickly following after the small vampire. Just as they were about to take their first step on the bridge, a sense of dread washed over their bodies as they stopped upon hearing the footsteps in the snow behind them.

“Hey….Don’t you know how to greet a new pal? Turn around and shake my hand.” The voice said as both Veronica and Trixie glance at each other. Seeing how Veronica could tell that she didn’t want to be the one to turn around due to her shaking in her place, the vampire sighed as she closed her eyes and turned around to shake whoever it was behind them’s hand. Upon doing so, they heard the sound of a whoopie cushion from the being’s hand as Veronica opened her eyes in surprise.

“.....what the hell?” Veronica said as she quickly pulled her hand away from the being.

“Heheh. The old whoopee cushion in the hand trick. It’s always funny.” The being said before releasing the vampire’s hand. “Anyway, you’re a human right?” he asked as Veronica and Trixie stared at him with dumbfounded expressions on their face.

“Um…Yes, in a way?” Veronica answered as Trixie rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

“You’re a...talking skeleton?” Trixie asked.

“Well I don’t know what else I am.” He said, looking over himself in a lazy fashion before looking at the two. “I’m Sans. Sans the skeleton.”

“Well, it’s nice to meet you Sans. I’m Veronica Bloodfallen.” She said before pointing over to Trixie. “And this is my partner, Trixie.”

“That’s Great and Powerful Trixie to you child!” Trixie yelled which caused Sans to chuckle a bit from her reaction. “Mind telling us why you sneaked up on us like that?”

“Well, I’m actually supposed to be on watch for humans right now.”

“Kill him before he tries to capture you fool!” Shalltear yelled as Veronica rolled her eyes and ignored her advice.

“But….y’know….I don’t really care so much about capturing anybody. Now my sister Panini, she’s a human-hunting fanatic.” Sans said before looking passed the vampire and unicorn to see someone heading their way. “Hey, actually, I think that’s her over there heading here.”

“Quick, we got to hide you before she tries to capture you.” Trixie said before using her magic to lift Veronica up and pulls her close to her and begins to look around for someplace to hide the vampire in or behind.

“You know I can walk over to where I need to hide right? You don’t need to do that Trixie.” Veronica said with a deadpan expression on her face as she looked over at Sans.

“I have an idea. Go through this gate thingy.” He said as the two looked at him with raised eyebrows. “Yeah, go right through. My sis made the bars too wide to stop anyone.”

“Well that answers my question of who made this.” Veronica said as she felt herself being moved as the three of them began to quickly walk through the somewhat blockade bridge and onto the other side which had a lamp and a booth next to each other.

“Quick, hide her behind that conveniently human girl shape lamp.” Trixie nodded as she quickly threw her over behind the lamp as she let out a yelp once she landed. “Now try to act normal like you’re not hiding anything.” He said as his sister quickly walked up to the two of them giving Sans an annoyed expression on her face. “Sup, sis?”

“You know what’s up brother! It’s been eight days and you still haven’t recalibrated your puzzles! You just hang around outside your station! What are you even doing!?”

“Staring at this lamp. It’s really cool. Do you wanna look?”

“Kill them now! Before it’s too late you fool!” Shalltear yelled as Veronica rolled her eyes at her again.

“Killing is not the answer to everything you know?”

“It is in this case. Now kill them before they capture us you idiot!”

“No! I don’t have time for that!” Panini said as she stomps the ground in anger. “What if a human comes through here!? I want to be ready, I will be the one! I must be the one! I will capture a human! Then, I, The Great Panini! Will get all the things I utterly deserve!” She said as she gave off a triumphant pose. “Respect, Recognition, I will finally be able to join the royal guard! People will ask to be my….friend? I will bathe in a shower of kisses every morning.”

“And here I thought Trixie was so full of herself, this girl somehow out shines her.” Veronica thought as she chuckles silently.

“Hmm. Maybe this lamp will help you. Or the Pony next to it?” Sans said as Trixie looked at him with an angry expression and whispered

“What are you doing!? Aren’t you supposed to be helping us!?” The mare said as Panini snorted in annoyance and stomped her feet.

“Sans! You’re not helping! You lazybones! All you do is sit and boondoggle! You get lazier and lazier everyday!”

“Hey, take it easy. I’ve gotten a ton of work done today. A skele-ton.” He said as the sound of a drum set goes off. Veronica cringed at the awful pun as she clenched her chest. Looking up she saw a negative five number above her head as she blinked in surprise by this.

“Seriously? What the hell!?” Shalltear yelled as she began to rage inside of Veronica’s head. “How can something like that pun hurt you!?”

“It was a bad pun! What did you expect!?”

“Sans!!!”Panini yelled as a smirk unknowingly appeared on her face.

“Come on. You’re smiling sis.”

“I am and I hate it!” She said with a defeated sigh. “Why does someone as great as me have to do so much just to get some recognition?”

“Wow, sounds like you’re really working yourself down to the bone~” He said as once again a drum set was heard being played as Veronica clenched her chest again. Looking up once more, she saw another negative five appeared above her head as she deadpan to this.

“Stop letting his puns hurt you dammit!”

“How am I supposed to do that you jerk!?”

“UGH! I will attend to my puzzles! As for your work? Put a little more, backbone into it!” Panini said as she laughs and begins to leave the area they were in. Veronica clinched her chest even harder as a negative ten sign appeared above her.

“Okay, you can come out now.” Sans said as Veronica flopped from behind the lamp and onto the snow covered ground panting.

“Never do puns like that again!” Veronica yelled as she staggers to her feet

“Oh, so you do have a weakness?” Trixie asked as a smirk appeared on her face. “Maybe I should buy a book with some puns to use on you when you’re being disrespectful towards Trixie~?” The mare said as the vampire glared at her with malice. “I’m joking, I’m joking….for the most part.”

“You two oughta get going. She might come back, and if she does. You’ll have to sit through more of my hilarious jokes~”

“Hilarious is an understatement. More like toxic jokes that could kill us within minutes. Now get moving before he does another painful joke and kills you.” Shalltear said as Veronica and Trixie began to leave, only to pause upon hearing Sans calling for them.

“Actually, hey. Hate to bother you two, but can you do me a favor?”

“What kind of favor?” Trixie asked and Veronica raised an eyebrow.

“I was thinking. My sister’s been kinda down lately. She’s never seen a human before, and seeing you might just make her day. Don’t worry, she’s not dangerous. Even if she tries to be.”

“You better not agree to this or so help me I’ll-”

“Sure, I don’t see why not?” Veronica said as she smiled.

“I hate you sometimes.”

“Love you too bestest buddy~”

“Thanks a million. I’ll be up ahead so don’t wait up for me.” Sans said as he walked off into the other direction.

“Was that really a smart thing to do?” Trixie asked as Veronica shrugged.

“Maybe, but his sister didn’t seem like the type that could hurt a fly or capture anyone at least.” The vampire said as she motions for Trixie to follow. “Come on, let’s go make the living skeleton’s dream somewhat come true!”

Author's Notes:

Level 5
Job Class: LV 5

HP: 135/155 [-20 due to bad bone puns]
MP 155
Strength: 135
Magic: 105
Defense: 125
Speed: 82
Magic Attack: 80
Magic Defense: 110
Luck: 25