Fonttale: Waking the World Chapter Seven: Silent Night
Flowey absorbed the dead human's soul without a problem as Papyrus instilled the bartender with his magic silently.
"Alright! Asriel is back in the hizzy!" Asriel wagged his tail did a twirl, his arms outstretched.
"Nice to see you your Highness," said Papyrus sadly.
"Why are you upset? He's gonna be fine! We already established that he'll wake up and eventually get all his memories back! Literally NOTHING has changed."
"And what then Flo-Asriel? Where's he gonna go? The world hates Fonts-"
"Back to the freaking Underground idiot."
Oh that's right, monsters don't hate Fonts.
And that's the hundredth time I've forgotten something important these past few hours.
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"Sorry, uhh Asriel. I don't know what my problem is tonight-"
"Don't become a Sans. PLLLLLEEASE don't become a Sans..."
Papyrus laughed, wiping away his tears. Asriel was right. Feeling sorry for himself wasn't going to solve his issues any faster or get him any answers. They needed to get going.
"Get his wallet before he wakes up. We might need some money and we can find his address on his ID card."
Still the same old Flowey I see.
At least he has legs now, I won't have to have thorns biting into my bones anymore.
How does he know about Identification cards? I ASSUME that's what he meant...
"Identification card you mean?"
"I guess...? Chara just called them ID cards."
Ah, the child. Asriel may be useful on this trip...too bad he's also another mouth to feed.
Papyrus pulled the bartender's wallet out of his pocket and shifted through it. No ID.
"What...the hell?" The barkeep sat up blinking hard.
"Yeah, 'what the hell' is right! Where's your ID? Humans are SUPPOSE to carry those things at ALL times!"
The bartender looked at Asriel, stunned. He'd never seen a monster before, but he knew they weren't suppose to be anywhere but in Mt. Ebott. The little monster looked like he might be a kid...and a kid. "You a goat monster?"
"I'm a BOSS monster and royalty, so show some respect," said Asriel sticking his nose in the air.
"Wha-Papyrus what are you doing?"
"You look like you smell good."
"Remember that little rule we made when I was a flower? The one where you wouldn't smell me? That rule still applies."
"Mmmm...you smell like fresh laundry!"
Papyrus backed off and got out his FontSearch smiling at Asriel.
"A FontSearch? Why......I died didn't I?"
Bleeding Cowboys: The Shootout Font
This Font has a habit of shooting at people regardless of whether or not they're hungry. Their aim is impeccable and they've been known to clear out entire blocks when their font build-up gets too high.
Strangely enough, although this Font is of the Physical type and does have their regenerative properties, the wounds that killed them as a human not only refuse to heal, but continue to bleed as well. Bleeding Cowboys always leave a red trail of blood behind them wherever they go, so they are usually seen in black clothing and are easy to spot in a crowd.
They can do well in military type jobs, but only on the front lines. They have been known to shoot their own army members in the back and never on accident. If you or a friend think you've seen this Font, stay where you are and call your nearest Capture Facility IMMEDIATELY.
Extreme caution is advised.
"Imma Horror huh? Who killed me? If I'm a Horror that means SOMEBODY must have murdered me."
That was usually how Horrors were made, but there were always exceptions. Broken Baby was a Horror and they had simply fallen to their death...
"You got shot by some brats," said Asriel. "We need a place to stay, where do you live?"
"I reckon somewhere in this here town, but I ain't got a clue where. My memory's all fuzzy...feels like I've been run over by a semi..." Bleeding Cowboys put a hand to his head.
"I don't know what a semi is, but I do know you're freakin' useless. Let's go Pappy."
"We can't just leave him here."
"The bartender's not your friend Bonehead, he's just a guy that sells you drinks-"
"I can't just leave him, I got him into this mess!"
"He got himself into this mess. He stepped in front of you like an idiot and got himself shot," said Asriel annoyed.
Bleeding Cowboys looked at the skeleton for a moment. "..................Papyrus?"
Asriel looked at him surprised. "That was quick. He is in the same spot though isn't he? His bar's right there too. Lots of things here to spark a memory."
"I don't remember you, but I remember Papyrus...and those little chicken shits," said Bleeding Cowboys thinking about the three boys.
"Do you remember where you live?"
"Nah, just what happened recently. Hey uhhh you may not want to be walking around here looking like a Font and a monster, I wasn't kiddin' when I said everybody was carrying guns."
Oh crap he's right! I can't walk around like this!
"I'll get you back home Asriel. You can't hid in my battle body anymore or pop under the ground and wind up somewhere else."
"I can still hide in your battle body, you're a foot shorter than Jack Skellington-"
"I asked you not to use that name around me."
"Not to interrupt, but uh it's a little late to be out and about ain't it? Why don't we find an empty house or somethin' and stay the night?"
Because my brother's a ticking time bomb and I may not survive the night.
Asriel threw a rock through the nearest house's window, shattering it into a million pieces.
"WHO THE HELL THREW THAT?!"
"Oh, I guess not all the houses are empty-"
"What was your name again?"
"Asriel, you're a god damn idiot."
"YOU FUCKING KIDS! WHEN I GET AHOLD O-" Whoever was yelling didn't finish their sentence. They stopped so abruptly it made all three boys more than a little uncomfortable. They waited for about three minutes, but no sound was heard and no one came out onto the porch.
"I think he's dead. What do you think?" asked Asriel standing on his toes in order to get a better view of the inside of the house.
"A Font must of got him. Shall we investigate my furry friend?"
"What...? No! No let's not 'investigate,' let's find a house that doesn't have death written all over it!"
"I guess you need that escape trick to be brave huh? Maybe you should have picked an orange soul. Nyeh heh heh..."
"I'm a child. Your argument is invalid."
"You're also a boss monster, so YOUR argument is invalid."
"Go be racist somewhere else before I knock you over like a game of Jenga bonebag!"
"Hard to be frightened of a goat, but I swear I'm trying-"
Asriel threw two fireballs in Papyrus's direction.
"Nyeh heh ha ha ha! What are you aiming at?"
"Get outta my face before I burn yours off!"
"I don't really have a face, but whatever." Smiling, Papyrus went up to the door and before opening it took out his FontSearch. "Let's see...ah ha! Radar."
"Alright, there's definitely a Font inside."
"So clear the place out, I'm tired," said Asriel yawning and stretching his arms up.
"Wait hold on, I ain't never fought a Font before..."
"We need a place to stay." Papyrus handed Bleeding Cowboys his brother. "If he's harmed, I will kill you," he said, eyes glowing in the dark. The Font nodded slowly.
I don't remember Papyrus being that scary in the bar...
Walking up onto the porch, the tall skeleton opened the door and stepped inside. He immediately took a step back as a body fell to the ground in front of him, spotting his battle body with blood and reminding him that his clothing had been shredded and scorched earlier.
I should have grabbed some before leaving.
I forgot to get my scarf back from the human too...
The human that had been leaning against the door had had his head removed. A trail of blood led up the stairs of the house, dripping from the sides of the steps.
In order to cut off the human's sentence like that without him screaming, this Font had to have had enormous strength.
"HELLO?" Papyrus called up stairs loudly hoping to meet a Physical Font that was nonviolent for once. A head appeared from behind the corner of the wall upstairs, eyes glowing an angry red.
Kill The Noise: The Silence Font
Kill The Noise despises sound, especially when it comes from people. When a sound is heard in their territory, they quickly use their incredible hearing to locate the source and destroy it-
Kill The Noise ran down the stairs at blinding speed, only to be caught by one of Papyrus's nine hands. The skeleton lifted them into the air by their shirt as they reached for him in a frenzy, absolutely livid.
"I'm reading," said Papyrus annoyed.
Many humans, monsters, and Fonts have met their demise at the hands of this Font as it is difficult to hide from them. The sound of breathing is said to be enough of a trigger to enrage the feral creatures.
Preferring a life of solitude, Kill The Noise usually lives out in secluded areas, but can be found in towns searching for food on a regular basis. If you or a friend think you've seen this Font, get to a safe location and call your nearest Capture Facility IMMEDIATELY.
Extreme caution is advised.
"A rather short entry, yes?"
Kill The Noise didn't respond. They hung in the air struggling to get free from the hand lifting them up, but without leverage they could do nothing. Their eyes flared red and they gnashed their teeth angrily at Papyrus, reminding him of Feast of Flesh.
It pained him that he couldn't bring himself to use his Wingdings ability in front of Sans back then. If it weren't for his selfishness his brother wouldn't have gotten bitten. Of course Feast of Flesh partly shared the blame.
"Repulsive creatures. What use are you to the world exactly? There are plenty of other skeletons who eat humans AND help society, why do YOU exist?"
Again he was met with silence.
"Do you even understand what I'm saying? Do you have any iota of intelligence at all?" Papyrus wasn't being intentionally rude, he was actually very curious. Why DID these skeletons exist? Could they understand language? Did Feast of Flesh ever speak?
Damn it, I can't remember!
They were growling so they DID have a voice. Why didn't they use it? Why didn't they simply ask him to let go?
The feral Font pulled themselves up by the hand holding them and bit it HARD, unfortunately for them, it was made of magic and did not affect Papyrus in the slightest.
"You remind me of the dogs at Snowdin. Snarling, growling, and biting like it's enough to get your way. What will it take to get you to evolve?"
Papyrus sighed and waited for the Font to stop struggling. He wanted to see if they could figure a way out of their predicament on their own. The answer was simple to Papyrus, but would the Font figure it out, given enough time?
I'm probably going to have to give them a hint or something.
Kill The Sound eventually stopped biting and clawing at the hand holding them, hanging in the air like a sad car ornament. It seemed to have given up.
"Your shirt," said Papyrus pointing at the Font.
They didn't seem to understand.
"Lift your arms and slide out of your shirt." Papyrus demonstrated, lifting his arms high in the air.
They still didn't get it.
That wasn't even a hint, that was the answer!
Papyrus continued moving his arms up and down, hoping the Font would copy him. All it would take was maybe one arm to rise and they would slip out anyway. He was surprised they hadn't gotten free while struggling to be honest.
Eventually they did copy him and slid out of their shirt, dropping to the floor. They looked annoyed, like they didn't want to go through all the trouble. They sat there looking away from Papyrus glaring at a wall.
"Nyeh heh heh, I'm not turning around if that's what you're waiting for."
Kill The Noise ran on all fours to the kitchen and jumped out the already broken window.
That was probably how they got in to begin with.
Still not sure I want to sleep here, or at all really. If Sans wakes up while we're asleep...
Perhaps he wasn't giving his brother enough credit though. It wasn't as if Sans were feral like the other violent Fonts he had come across. His brother was a genius, he was smart enough to find a nondestructive way to release his font buildup, or at least leave the house...he hoped.
I'll have to take a chance, for some reason there are too many Horrors around all of a sudden. I can't protect anyone if I haven't the strength.
I hope I'll be able to see you smile again Brother.
"*Sigh* Come on in you two! It's clear!"
Asriel ran into the house tripping on the body and falling to the bloody floor. "Thanks for moving the body Trashbag."
The small monster glared at him and went upstairs.
"Are you coming inside Cowboys?"
The bleeding Font shook his head. "Nah. We both heard my Font entry, I'm dangerous. Don't wanna wake up with a bullet in your ass do ya'?" He smiled, handing Sans back to Papyrus.
"The Capture Facility. They have a knack for taking dangerous Fonts like me and turning them into upstanding citizens like you."
What happened to human wanting all Fonts dead?!
Have things really changed that much in the past nineteen years?
Bleeding Cowboys winked and tipped his hat in Papyrus's direction. "I'll be seeing ya' someday my friend."
"I hope so. Stay safe, yes?"
Papyrus wanted his new friend to stay, but he wasn't like Sans. He HAD to shoot someone while Sans could blow off steam however he chose. For Bleeding Cowboys, shooting at cans filled with ketchup wouldn't cut it.
His Font wouldn't be so destructive if it weren't for me.
Can the Capture Facility really change him?
The Horror Font gasped as his brother began moving around in his arms. His hands gripped Papyrus's battle body, pulling on the fabric tightly. "hah...uh.."
Is he waking up now?! It's so early!
Maybe that was a good thing though. If Sans woke up now, he could release a lot of his buildup harmlessly and simply go back to sleep afterwards.
But that would be selfish on Papyrus's part.
"pah...pap...erm" Sans squirmed and frowned in his sleep earning a sympathetic look from his brother.
"Shhh...it's alright Brother, can you wake up?"
So cute...why is he so cute?
I'M the little brother, I'M supposed to be the cute one!
Sans seemed to have trouble opening his eyes; it felt like they had been glued shut. He tried moving his arms to wake his body up and felt Papyrus's gloved hand hold his own. "mmm...hnn!"
"Easy Sans, if you're not ready to wake up yet, don't force yourself to."
Sans hadn't been fully asleep.
"Your what? Your fon, your fon...your font? You're worried about your font?"
How much did he hear in his sleep?!
"It'll be fine Sans. There are plenty of ways you can release your font that aren't deadly. Just pull a bunch of things out of your pockets, preferably no explosives please."
"Sleep well Brother. I'll see you in the morning."
"WHAT THE HELL PAPYRUS! YOU SAID IT WAS CLEAR!"
"Or maybe you'll wake up now BECAUSE MY FRIEND HAS NO FREAKING MANNERS!"
"THERE'S A GOD DAMN FONT UP HERE!"
"IF YOUR NOT DEAD, THEY'RE HARMLESS YOU FUCKING DRAMA QUEEN!" Papyrus stormed up the stairs to find Asriel with his fists up and a skeletal toddler sitting in a playpen.
"I don't HAVE a FontSearch Papyrus!"
Kid Nightmare: The Nightmare Font
Kid Nightmare is the result of a child or toddler dying from fright. The Font is always a child or toddler and when they become an adult, their font will automatically change to something else based on their personality. This doesn't mean however, that they are completely harmless.
This Font has the greatest fear inducing aura second only to Horror themselves. Although harmless looking, Kid Nightmare as their name implies can create devastating nightmares that can actually cause heart failure in some creatures. People that have died in their sleep are often victims of this Font with no one being the wiser.
Being a Virus Font, Kid Nightmare is able to affect multiple people at a time, as long as they are asleep. They can however, cause headaches to those who daydream near them for long periods of time, making them unsuitable for jobs that require a constant unchanging social environment.
In 1894 this Font was used as a treatment to wake comatose patients. The treatment was banned only two years later when it became clear that prolonged exposure to the Font caused the patients to awaken permanently and incurably insane. Kid Nightmare was also used in the past to awaken monsters who had fallen, however it only caused the monster's immediate deaths as their souls could not handle the strain.
"Uh, Papyrus? What're you doing?"
Papyrus opened a window near the bed and picking up the toddler, dropped them out of it.
"There. Now Sans won't have to worry about getting any nasty nightmares," cooed Papyrus lightly tapping his brother's skull once with a gloved finger.
"No, my compassion is wanting me to check on the toddler you threw out the window-"
"I didn't THROW them out the window, I merely dropped them-"
"From a two-story window."
Papyrus and Asriel could still here the toddler wailing outside through the glass.
".....I'm telling your brother when he wakes up."
"Tell him what? That I saved his life? That Font would've killed him or worse and you know it."
"You hear that? Smiley is mad at you," said Asriel grinning.
"Whatever. I thought you were sleeping?"
"*yawn* mm hmm..." Sans turned over and snuggled into Papyrus's battle body.
"Hey, Pappy!" whispered Asriel. "Put em' in the playpen. It'll be funny."
"I'd rather keep him close to me. Those broken windows downstairs make me nervous. Did you lock the door?"
"No, the windows are broken."
Papyrus climbed into bed with his brother tucked safely between him and the wall.
"I can't help but notice you're sleeping in the room I'VE chosen."
"I can't help but notice you're still here," said Papyrus having already closed his eyes.
"Someone has to look after Smiley and make sure your hands don't wander..."
"Get the hell out of here Asriel."
"I have to protect Smiley though! It's my duty..."
"You know soldiers sometimes get hurt in the line of duty. Especially when they don't do as they're told."
"That's no way to speak to your bestest friend!"
Papyrus smiled his eyes still closed. "........You're absolutely right Asriel, forgive me. I've been working and running around for quite awhile..."
Asriel glared at Papyrus, confused and suspicious. "......you're gonna say or do something stupid aren't you? I can FEEL it."
"Heavens no! I just thought it'd be safer if we all slept in the same room...since the windows are broken and the door hasn't been locked."
"Are you trying to tell me to go lock the door...cause' I ain't gonna."
"Wrong again, locking the door won't accomplish much if there's still a way into the house. You should sleep next to me."
"Come here child," said Papyrus smiling, beckoning Asriel with a gloved finger. "Come sleep next to Pappy..."
"Ugh god...you better get your creep brother, Smiley..."
"You're breaking my heart Azzy!"
"I'm about to break your everything. Go to sleep or I will PUT you to sleep!"
Papyrus pouted. "I can't sleep without something fluffy to hold..." whined the skeleton softly, holding the sheets up to his mouth with pleading eyes.
".....You're not cute, Trashbag."
"Azzzzy! Don't you trust me?"
"I can protect you though..." said Papyrus with a deranged smile.
"And I can set you on fire! BACK OFF!"
"You've already set me on fire-NYEH!"
Asriel threw two fireballs at Papyrus who covered his head with his arms. Luckily the fireballs didn't set anything alight, they seemed to fizzle out before they could do any real damage.
"Way to almost send us up in flames fool! Are you wanting to join the toddler outside? Cause' I can arrange that faster than you can spit out an apology!"
"You're not GETTING an apology!"
"Well maybe a trip down the stairs will change your mind!"
"I think I'll leave instead," said Asriel as he looked at Sans.
Papyrus heard the door close and turned over to look at Sans, petting his skull with all the gentleness of a mother. "I'll keep you safe Brother....I'll keep us BOTH safe."
"I CAN HEAR YOU SINNING IN THERE PAPPY!"
"SHUT THE HELL UP ASRIEL!"