It was silent where they stood, two young skeletons slowly sneaking through the hallways during the dead of night. This was the day that they would leave. The brothers could not stay here any longer. The hallways were pitch black, only the light of their magic guiding them forward. They couldn't afford to turn on any of the other lights, that would activate the cameras they worked so hard so memorize and avoid.

The elder of the two wore a faded blue hoodie that was several sizes too large for him, the front open and exposing a dark sweater underneath. His shorts barely ended above the knee leaving his legs exposed until they reached his dark boots. He glanced back with glowing eyes, making sure his brother was still behind him.

The younger of the two wore a simple long sleeve shirt decorated with an oversized scarf around his neck. His shorts fell below the knees, leaving his leg bones exposed until they reached his little boots. His feet clicked against the tiled floor ever so slightly, making the only noise that could be heard in the hallway at this point.

They crept closer to their destination, only the light sounds of their footsteps on the tile giving them away. But with no one patrolling these back halls, they knew they could slip past. They had rehearsed this day many times, often getting so close but returning back to their room until the day they had it perfect.

The younger of the two was a bit skittish when the building made little noises. They had decided that he was the one to listen and keep an eye out for anyone following them. But as they grew closer to their destination, an alarm went off nearby.

"Brother?!" The younger asked, startled at the elder grabbed his hand.

"Run Papyrus!" He had these halls memorized but they were still quite far from their destination. Sitting could be heard just a couple halls behind them, they had to move fast and quietly. "Come on, this will be our only chance!"

Papyrus, the smaller skeleton, clenched his teeth. He wouldn't dare throw all their hard work away. This was the first time one of their plans had been so successful and he wanted to see it through. He wanted to leave here with his brother and get away from that man. The thought of him catching them made a shiver run down his spine and he ran a little faster.

"Sans! Detour!" Papyrus said, quickly noting the lights in the halls ahead of them, he followed his brother when he led them through the various side halls they mapped out just in case.

Sans looked back, grinning almost madly at his brother, laughing lightly in crazed horror at their near experiance of getting caught. Papyrus joined in the laughter for a moment before they struggled to get silent again, grins on both of their expressions despite their current situation.

They turned sharply around a corner, quickly passing right behind the pair of guards they had detoured around. Sans and Papyrus listened for any sign that the two had heard them, only hearing the usual 'did you hear that?' They were semi-amused, you'd think that by now the guards would've thought up something new to say or at least a different variation.

Sans led them down more halls. Left. Left. Right. Left. Right. Right. Left. Back. Right. Forward. Left. He was thankfull his memory was so good.

After a few more turns he was forced to slow down a bit, cursing his low stamina as he was panting for air. He didn't stop. They had to keep going. No matter what.

Papyrus slowed with him, his breathing just barely hitching as he spoke. "Sans?! Are you alright?" Papyrus asked, concern in his features as he made sure they kept going.

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine, I just don't have as much stamina as you do lil bro." Papyrus nodded grimly. But despite that, they had to keep going. The expanse of hallways in this place was simply huge, but Papyrus knew they were almost there. Sans had slowed to a walk, panting heavily as he continued to lead them. There'd be time for rest once they get out of this place.

The alarms grew louder as they entered a new hallway and Sans cursed, this was one of the halls that had a camera. They were going to be discovered and the events after were not going to be pleasant. Sans summoned a small attack, letting it fly into the camera as they passed. The magic bone pierced right through the lens, shattering the device from its use. Right on cue, shouts followed them, gaining quickly as adults had a much larger stride than they did.

Sans picked back up his speed, running was the only way to buy them time even if he couldn't hold his breath. They turned down a hallway, at the end of which there was a large door with a number lock beside it. Sans quickly punched in the numbers that he had gotten thanks to a certain monster who loved to think aloud.

"Come on." Sans grinned as the door opened to a stairway that went up to an office upstairs. The dark room was hardly their interest but what was happened to be a window to the outside. It was one of three he had seen that could actually open. That man had said this place was pretty much completely underground save for the upstairs but the brother's weren't going to chance going to a different room. Instead, when Sans found this window he opted to use it. Sans crossed the room, opening the window, "Come on Paps."

Sans leaned out the window looking to the ledge beneath the window, it was a bit of a fall but he sighed as he saw the one guard that was worth anything in this forsaken place. "Navassa!"

"Sans! The alarms are going off like mad, you two need to get out of there now!" She called up her magic sparking around her ready to form at a moment's notice.

"I know! Here, Papyrus is going first!" Sans called, forcibly pulling his brother away from the door which was the only thing separating them from the growing shouts.

"N-No! you go first!" Papyrus argued.

"I'm the older brother and I say you go first. Go Paps." Sans said firmly, watching the door. Sans shrugged off his jacket, handing it to him. "Here, put this on, Navassa's armor is hard, it should at least cushion your fall a bit."

Papyrus reluctantly put it on and hugged Sans tightly, not liking the feeling crawling down his back. "Come down right after me. Okay?"

"Of course." Sans smiled as he helped Papyrus up to the cabinet next to the window so that he could slip onto the window sill. "Go Pap!"

Papyrus looked back once before nodding and falling down into Navassa's waiting arms. She set him down beside her as she looked up for Sans to come down.

Sans sighed with relief once Papyrus had made it safely outside. He climbed onto the sile as the door opened, a quick glance back and he came into view of the one man he wanted to avoid. Sans had only just seated himself on the edge of the window, one leg dangling outside as a pair of strong magic hands grabbed him holding him in place.

The one person that had any chance of keeping them there had him trapped where he was.

"Let me go Gaster!" Sans shouted at him, trying to fight his way out of his grasp, he looked down catching the fear in Papyrus's eyes.

"Now now my dear Sans, you know as well as I that you aren't leaving. You are my favorite pet after all." Sans felt a chill of rage run down his back. They weren't pets! Sans formed a blaster in rage, it's animalistic features strong and the fire in its eyes furious and wild.

"We aren't your pets." Sans replied coldly, a high pitched ringing sounding throughout the room as Sans powered up his blaster.

Gaster considered this for a moment before nodding thoughtfully, "Are you quite sure about that? My dear, you are my pet, but I suppose that the other one doesn't count does it? Anything with such a low intelligence should be put down."

Sans was enraged. He knew Gaster was doing this to spite him, to provoke him. "Anything as disturbing as you should be put down."

"Such a foul mouth." The man tsked. "I suppose you don't care that much about your dear sibling then?"

Sans froze, his blaster flickering as his concentration waned. "what?" He glanced down at Papyrus who was just barely held back by Navassa below him. The only things separating them being Gaster's magic hands.

"I can easily get rid of him now if you like." Gaster grinned.

"NO!" Sans shouted, immediately a hand going up to his throat as pain began to set in. He never raised his voice when he could help it. "You will not lay a hand on him!"

"Then how about we propose a deal?" Gaster stepped closer to the window where Sans sat. He leaned closer, "If you stay here with me, I'll let your dear brother go."

Sans jerked his head up, searching for any trace of a lie. But to make sure, "And NOT send anyone after him...EVER."

"Are those your terms my darling?" Gaster's grin widened, a slight purr in his tone. "Is that all you wish for?"

"Navassa, take him from here." Sans said to the guard. "Please."

"What?! NO!" Papyrus shouted, tears just barely held back. "You have to come with us!"

Sans turned his head, looking down at his brother once more. "Go. Leave me Papyrus."

"I'm not leaving without you! SANS!" Papyrus protested as Navassa picked him up and started to run. He started to try and fight his way out of her hold, trying to get back to the shrinking figure of his brother sitting on the window. "SANS!"

Before Papyrus and Navassa turned the corner, Papyrus saw his brother mouth something, but the words were lost to the air whipping around them as they left San's line of sight.

"SANS!"

A/N: HELL YEAH! FINALLY PUBLISHING THIS LONG ASS BITCH OF MY STORY-CHILD! I'm soo gonna torture these babies. I hope you enjoy the upcoming chapters!

ps- comments help me write faster ;)