Sans awoke, alone in the dark. He could have sworn he was in bed when he had fallen asleep. All he could hear was his echoed breathing. With a crackle of electricity the room flooded with light. The young skeleton shielded his eyes to see a cage in front of him, and a single video camera recording his progress. The air became cool around him as the intercom crackled to life. An all too familiar voice instructed him to summon his blasters and blast the Whimsum in front of him to death. He refused. He wasn't going to hurt anything, if he hurt this small little Whimsum what would stop him from hurting Papyrus. He didn't care that he was going to be punished for insubordination. Papyrus was too young to experiment on, so he was still protecting his little brother.

He cringed as the door opened inward. Light filtered in and it hurt the young skeleton's eye sockets. "H-hi Daddy" He whimpered. He knew he was in trouble with his father, but he refused to fight back. If he reacted he would be in more trouble.

The tall lanky skeleton walked over to the child with a fist. "Sans, you are such a disappointment. It is a wonder Papyrus Still likes you." The child mutely nodded to this statement looking to the floor. Before Sans could register what was happening the larger skeleton struck the child and knocked him to the floor.. The sound of bone hitting bone echoed through the room. It wasn't something Sans hadn't been expecting. He disobeyed and he was getting punished for it. He wished things would go back to how they were before.

Sans was roughly grabbed by the arm nearly having it pulled from the socket. He whimpered a quiet "ow" as his father pulled him to his bedroom. He shoved the child onto the floor, with a scowl. Tears began had formed in his sockets.

"Stay in here you little shit. Do not disappoint me next time." Gaster commanded as he locked the door. He rubbed his cheekbone, it had a cracked slightly. Honestly He was expecting a harsher punishment from his father but it still hurt.

Sans curled up against his younger brother and fell back to sleep.

"SANS! SANS WAKE UP!" Papyrus called out as he shook his older brother. Sans was having another nightmare. The skeleton was scarily still, with light blue tears going down his face.

Papyrus shook his brother again, and Sans' eye sockets opened. "Oh.. Hey Paps" The older skeleton said sheepishly. "Did I wake you?"

Papyrus nodded and gave his big brother a hug "You don't need to have scary dreams anymore. Mister Grillby will protect us."

Sans put on a fake smile for his brother. He knew the "dream" was a memory from when he was a lab rat. When he thought Gaster still had a chance to change. Sans pushed himself off the bed and walked his way to the bathroom. With shaky hands he removed his the bandages from his face. He stared at his reflection with his good eye. He gently rubbed the crack. He winced slightly but knew the bone was healing. "Heh, there is an eyelight in this eye still. I can't see out of it at all" he muttered to no one in particular. "My magic is still too weak to protect Papyrus, and it doesn't help that I don't understand what the fire monster wants from us."

Sans clenched his hands, he needed to stop his magic from flaring up. It wouldn't help anyone if it did. He shouldn't be angry, this man hadn't done anything to them yet. He needs to keep acting polite, and then nothing bad will happen. Sans took a deep breath and sought out the living flame.

Grillby was already at his bar working for the day. Sans stayed out of sight of the patrons. He felt very nervous. He wanted to curl back up with Papyrus but he knew Grillby had to see that he could walk on his leg again. "Umm mister" he whispered.

Grillby looked down at the child. "What is it Sans"

"I am feeling better now" He mumbled eyes averted from the adult in front of him.

The flame could feel the nervous awkwardness in the air. "Sans, do you really want to leave?"

The child stayed silent as if he were considering his options or he didn't know how to answer.

The flame sighed. "You do not have to answer right now"

"Can we have those things in a bread covered in red? I uh…um... liked those"

"Hamburgers?" Grillby offered and Sans shrugged "I will make some for you and your brother," the flame smiled lightly.

Sans walked back to where Papyrus was. As he did he heard the phone go off. "Hello? Fia I told you I was fine" The child heard the flame say before he got into the room.

"Paps, he said he was going to make us food" Sans said to his younger brother quietly.

The smaller skeleton grinned largely. "Brother, Mr. Grillby is nice right?" Sans only nodded shyly as he pulled Papyrus closer to himself. "He won't hurt us like daddy, right big brother? He has been really nice "

Sans frowned and he shut himself off. "Lets not talk to about that, I don't know what he would or wouldn't do"

"Okay," The smaller skeleton frowned, but didn't say anything after that. Instead he gave his big brother a big hug.