(Sans p.o.v)

i stumbled into the elevator, mind racing.

this place looks so different, what was once a shiny white lab, is now grimy and grey.

my childhood was in these walls, though i couldn't even recognise, let alone even remember it.

pressing the button, the elevator started to go up. i let out a shaky breath and rubbed my face.

how did life get this crazy?

when the elevator stopped at the top, i walked out to find alphys wrapped up in a blanket at her desk.

she looked over, tears in her eyes, "S-s-sans", she stuttered.

"uh...al, what's wrong?"

"I...um...I-I-I...I'm sorry. I'm so sorry...", she covered her face with her hands and started to cry.

"Oh, jeez" i walked over to her, slightly uncomfortable. honestly, i barely know alphys, and i have no idea how to comfort her. so, extremely awkwardly, i just patted her on the shoulder.

"what are you sorry about...?" i asked after a while.

"I-I-I, d-didn't you see what h-happend, what I've d-done? I've failed the whole Underground and r-ruined innocent monsters lives. I-I'm just a failer"

...she's just like you...a failer...

"this isn't your fault. you didn't know what would happend, you were just trying to help the underground."

"B-b-but those poor monsters, they're l-left to live as Amalgamates. T-they should have died peacefully, but i-instead they're stuck l-like this forever..."

she dissolved into more tears as i searched my brain for the right things to say.

"you got your ideas from old blueprints right?"

sniffling, she nodded her head.

"well, maybe this mistake was already made. maybe the old royal scientist had already made this mistake."

"B-but what happend-"

"that doesn't matter. the point is, anyone could've done this. you shouldn't blame yourself."

"But-"

"what you should be doing, is helping the kid through the underground. it's a dangerous place and they might need help."

"I-I have been trying. But I thought you're supposed to be capturing them, a-aren't you mad that I've been helping them."

"this human, they... they're different to anyone we've seen before. i that, somehow, they'll save us all."

alphys looked up at me with shock in her eyes, "Do you really think so!?".

"really really!" i said with a smile.

"call me when the kid gets near the MTT." i said as i wrote down a number on one of her notebooks.

"Um, o-ok!" she said smiling.

with a wave, i teleported into a dark room. turning on the light, the lab came to life. it was significantly smaller than the one i was just in. 

i sighed as i went to the first draw. inside was a picture of various people i didn't recognise, but in the middle was me...

...and my dad.

i had written 'don't forget' when i lost him.

i barely recognised myself in the photo. i looked...happy.

we took this the first day i went to his lab. i was so excited to see what he did. how he was going to save us all.

i put the picture back in the draw, moved to the second. inside was a badge. it was given to every monster working on this project.

i closed that draw too.

i went to look over the blueprints i'd read thousands of times. i looked over to the giant object covered by a curtain. no matter what i do, i can never fix it.

so many sleepless night have been spent down here trying to get this god damn machine working again. but it's hopeless. i'd given up long ago.

i sat down on the floor. how could i forget him. how could i forget what he did. has there been that many resets?

i stared at the covered machine. my greatest failer. i mean, other than stopping the kid. what would've happend if i stopped them in snowdin, before they...

the point is they stopped eventually. frisk reset and now they're making up for what they've done. not to mention, i don't think they're doing alright at the moment. she really did care about us. i just don't understand why she did it?

i let out a sigh. my life has gotten too crazy.

*ring*

i feel around in my pockets for my phone, before putting it up to my 'ear'.

*H-hi Sans, it's Alphys. Um, the human is almost at the MTT. Oh uh, got to go sorry-*

i put the phone away and teleported to the front of the MTT. i leant up against the wall waiting for frisk, and, for some reason, i was really nervous.

maybe it was because i hurt her last time i saw her, or maybe because she might not even talk to me. what if she doesn't accept my apology, what if this isn't enough.

i started to freak out even more as i thought of all the things that could go wrong.

but then i looked up and saw a shocked girl in tattered ruined clothed and i felt a mix of sadness and happiness tug at my soul.

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Hey everyone!
So I'm in shock right now cause of this:

I'm number 5 out of all Frans stories, what the heck!! I am so so happy. Thank you all so much for reading, and hopefully enjoying, my story. I honestly never thought this story would get this popular.

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