One frying pan.

A single frying pan, that was all he had.

But he could do this.

Sans already had a head start that day. Because Addy was his youngest child, and she was the one who always wanted attention as a baby, she was the one who trained him to be able to wake up at four in the morning everyday. Torture, but it helped on days like these.

The food had been hidden in a corner of Snowdin, buried under the snow to keep it cold and covered in pine cones to mask the scent. It was necessary, Cole was a bloodhound when it came to food. It happened too many times with their birthday presents for him to learn rather quickly just how cunning his children could be. Especially when they wanted to be.

As if Sans wasn't already prepared. When it came to Thanksgiving, all bets were off. Not only did he have his children to handle, everyone wanted to grab some food before he was done. That meant he had to fight off almost all of them. Laughing Jack, Splendor, Jeff, they were all fair game. The only ones who really didn't try were Slender and Silky, as they were the only ones who were patient.

Sans had barely even gotten the turkey into the oven before Cole was already in the kitchen. There were no words spoken, the two nodding at one another. Once again, they would play this game. Another Thanksgiving, another year. Sans was determined to get all of the food cooked before anyone ate this year. He knew it could take awhile, so he made sure that he had some food for everyone to eat while he cooked. As if that would stop them from trying, though. It was more of a game at this point, to see if anyone could beat Sans and get some of the food. It was hard for Sans, but fun. Also a bit frustrating, but that went away when he managed to fight off all of his children (except for Silky) at once and he still managed to get all of the stuffing out and in a bowl while fighting all of them at once.

"Cole," Sans acknowledged his son.

The white haired child nodded at Sans. "Dad."

Their gazes slowly trailed towards the table, where all of the food was gathered. Than they returned back to one another, a grin on each of their faces.

It was so on.

Cole made a move, but Sans was quick, grabbing his soul and making him fly out of the room through the door and land onto the couch of the living room. It wouldn't keep him back for long, but it gave Sans enough time to prepare for the second challenger.

Tondra was quick, rushing the table and trying to grab some of the french fried onions for the green bean casserole. It was her favorite, she always tried to grab those first. He would have to cook it first, as once it was cooked she would get the leftovers and lose interest in the now soggy ones. It was a strategy, really.

"Good morning kiddo," Sans said, holding the box of food with his magic before floating it quickly over to him. "You and Cole been staking out the kitchen, huh?"

"You know it," Tondra said, tilting her neck to crack it.

As she moved forward, Cole was already back in the kitchen. Cole was more interested in eating whatever was available for grabs, making him more of a wild card. Meanwhile, Tondra only had one objective, so Sans made sure to keep it grasped in his magic as he opened up a drawer he would need in a bit. They were always the first two up, it was more of a warm up. The more... chaotic ones were always later.

There was some stages, it always depended on what Sans was making at the moment and what had been made previously. It was a game of strategy, everyone had their own. Cole's was to grab anything he could and book it, hoping for Tondra as a distraction. Tondra used her height and skinny arms to her advantage, trying to slip past Sans and grab the floating food.

He whisked the box right at Cole, hitting him square in the chest before knocking him backwards. It may have been two against one, but Sans had known them since they were babies. The brown haired female and black eyed male stood no chance.

The green bean casserole was already being started, Sans pulling out a can opener before he crashed both of his children together to temporarily stun them, floating the food towards the ceiling as he opened up a can of mushroom soup.

"Sh*t," Cole complained.

"Language," Sans said, smiling at them as he started opening the bag of green beans. "All you have to do is wait a little bit, Tondra."

"But they taste better when just opened, and I won't get as much," Tondra said, standing up.

Cole was already on the move, trying to grab a bag of sugar on the counter, likely to eat straight out of the bag. He wouldn't stop the entire day, but that was alright. Sans already had a plan to deal with him this year. It would be slightly risky, but it was a risk worth taking.

"Say hi to you're mom for me," Sans said, appearing next to his son before tapping him on the shoulder.

Just like that, Cole disappeared, Sans focusing his magic to transport his son to Jane's room. That would no doubt wake her up, but it would be a good distance away from the kitchen. By the time Cole would get back, the green bean casserole would already be in the oven and Tondra would be satisfied with the leftover french fried onions. One less person to worry about.

Sans already knew the pies would have to be last. That was when true chaos ensued, everyone always wanted a piece. Once he could get it out of the oven and onto the table, he should be good to go.

Now that he and Tondra were alone, he looked at her directly while he peeled back the top of the container of the french fried onions. He couldn't see her eyes from behind the pair of blue goggles on her face, but he could tell that she was probably narrowing her eyes. Tondra tried to grab at them, but it was too late, as Sans had already tipped it over into the pot and was sprinkling it over the dish.

"Darn it," Tondra muttered, "You used the whole box!"

"There's another box over there, you can have that entire one," Sans said, gesturing to another box of french fried onions.

Tondra snapped her head towards it, quickly rushing towards the unnoticed box before pulling it open and pulling out some of the food inside to eat. "Thanks Dad," She said with a mouthful of food, her slender form leaving the room shortly after.

One down. The turkey and green bean casserole were both already cooking, Tondra was satisfied with her food and Cole would take a little bit to come back to the kitchen. How come no one ever listened to the rule of no eating before everything was done?

Of course, Smile Dog. He was always next in line, wanting to see if he could get some food. The dog wasn't as reckless as Jeff or Cole, but the two of them wouldn't be gone for long. Jeff would be up soon and Cole wouldn't back down.

By now Sans was working on the marshmallow yams, sprinkling the marshmallows overtop of the dish. He could hear the claws scraping against the floor as Smile Dog entered the kitchen, sniffing the air slightly.

It was easier to deal with Smile Dog. He was rational about it, and he only wanted the good, cooked foods. Since none of it was made, he had no reason to go for it.

"What's on the menu this year?" Smile Dog asked, jumping onto a nearby chair and sitting on it.

"Well, the stuffed turkey is already in the oven," Sans answered, throwing aside the now empty bag of marshmallows. "So is the green bean casserole. I'm about to start cooking the yams now, then after the heat is on I'll start peeling potatoes and carrots for the mashed potatoes and glazed carrots."

"Busy morning," The dog hummed, his tail wiggling slightly. "The idea of mashed potatoes sounds really good."

"It will be, when we all eat together," Sans said, "Don't think about eating it early. Wait, hold on a minute."

Sans reached up towards the edge of the counter, grabbing a sealed container full of something that looked like mashed potatoes. He then tossed it to Smile Dog, who caught it easily.

"I wouldn't recommend you eat that, but pretend that you managed to steal it from me and let Cole try to steal it from you," Sans explained, "It has some stuff in there that'll scare him off until dinner."

"How old is this?" Smile Dog asked.

"It was made yesterday," Sans hummed, "It's not old, don't worry. It's just the ingredients that are questionable. I wouldn't give food poisoning to my son, but it'll ruin his appetite for a good amount of time."

"What's in it for me?"

Sans smiled at him. "It'll be fun to watch his reaction. The mashed potatoes and turkey won't be done for awhile anyway, so don't worry about wasting time."

With that, the red and black furred dog walked out of the kitchen. That should keep Cole away until dinner was ready, so that eliminated Tondra and Cole already from Sans' troubles. Smile Dog would be gone a few hours, he preferred fully cooked food.

Now, the next dish he already knew who would be next. He had to get as many as the others out of the way before most of the food was ready, as that was usually the time most of them 'attacked'. It was always the same whenever Sans even so much as held a potato, it was as if Laughing Jack just knew he was. The moment Sans had the bag open, he could feel the smoke puff behind him as he prepared to peel the potatoes.

"Hello!" Laughing Jack sung, leaning up behind him. "Whatcha doing?"

"Making food you can't have," Sans replied, starting to work on peeling the potatoes.

"But little potato!" Laughing Jack whined.

"No buts, there isn't even anything sweet to eat done yet," Sans said.

"But you're killing your people!" The tall clown said.

"It's fine, don't worry about it, we went over this last year," Sans said, "And I've hidden a special surprise in Snowdin forest if you want to go find it."

"Yay, surprise!" Laughing Jack giggled, "I'll find it this year!"

And just like that, he was gone.

By far, Laughing Jack was the most difficult to keep the food from. With his ability to stretch limbs, teleport, and even drag Sans into his own little world before raiding the kitchen, it was usually difficult for Sans to keep him back. But by hiding a little "surprise" in the forest to get Laughing Jack out of the house before any of the sweets were made, it kept the food safe from him. Sans had to work on lowering the number of people invading the kitchen so he would have less to deal with when it came time to put all of the food out.

Sans could hear a sudden yell and gagging by Cole and Jane from down the hall, Smile Dog loudly laughing. Oh wow, Jane must have eaten some as well. Two for one!

At least Ben tried to sneak in silently with Sally when the pair had woken up. Not silent enough, though, as Sans quickly grabbed their souls and floated them out of the room before he closed the door shut.

"No early eating!" Sans yelled, mashing down the potatoes into a bowl.

The two of them gave up easily, they were already dead and didn't get hungry. They just liked eating food, but if that meant they had to face Sans, they could wait. The two opted to settle down in the living room and watch T.V instead of trying to fight a battle they knew they would lose.

It wasn't long before the mashed potatoes were finished and the glazed carrots were cooking, Sans using a can opener to open a can before Jeff was in the kitchen.

Sans grabbed the top of the can and whisked it like a ninja star, the cut edge digging in the edge of Jeff's hoodie and pinning him against the wall.

"Mother f*cker," Jeff yelped, quickly reaching to pull the metal can top out of his sleeve.

"You learn how sharp they are when it can cut bone," Sans hummed, shrugging before he held up more from the cans of mushroom soup that he opened previously. "And I have more, so take that as a warning."

"Ohhhh-kay then!" Jeff laughed awkwardly, backing out of the kitchen.

One by one, Sans managed to cook dish after dish while also fighting off his family. When everything was in the two ovens and cooking, that's when Sans cleared off the counter and started working on the organs, effectively causing most of them to leave. The only two who really ate humans were Eyeless Jack and Addy, and that was an easy break.

Addy was the first one, giving Sans big cute eye sockets as she silently begged for some food before dinner. Sans pulled out an extra eyeball from the jar and patted the little skeleton on the head before sending her out, and she was done with trying to steal food. Addy wasn't one for stealing, she was more of a 'stand there and silently give puppy dog eye sockets' before Sans caved.

Eyeless Jack was just as easy. As soon as he walked in, he had tried to reach for a chunk of the heart. Sans simply distracted him by leaning up and kissing him a deep kiss before letting the flustered man rush out of the room with a blush on his face. It was easy to make him flustered, Eyeless Jack still got nervous when they kissed even though they already had a kid.

But when the pies were almost ready, that's when Sans really had to start.

He could hear them outside of the room, him turned around with a frying pan in hand. The pies had only one more minute in the oven, and they knew it too. Everything else was already done, hidden away. It was just the pies he needed to get out.

There were six of them. Two pumpkin, two pecan, a lemon meringue, and an organ pie. It was a recipe he had to make himself through a lot of trial and error, and maybe a bit of throwing up. A tad bit of sugar to make it sweet but not to upset Addy or Eyeless Jack's digestive habits. Cut up organs, a bit of sugar and honey, and some pie crust made out of some human stuff. Difficult to determine, but it was worth the effort in the end.

When the oven dinged, and Sans turned, they all closed in.

Sans managed to grab all of their souls and pulled them back a few feet, using his reflexes to grab Bean and pull her away from the oven by the back of her shirt, effectively running her into Tim and Hoodie, knocking the two down like bowling pins. Splendor tried to drop down from the ceiling and grab one of the pies, but Sans quickly grabbed his outstretched hands and pulled him down onto the floor. Toby was on the counter at this point, him and Wayne quickly trying to close in from both sides. Sans used the frying pan to knock them both down, catching Wayne as he fell before he threw his son at Hoodie for his Father to catch, further distracting both of them. Bobo tried to close in, but Sans was shorter than him, able to lean down as he passed and hitting the back of his knees with a frying pan, causing him to let out a shout as he fell.

Helen tried to use that distraction to grab one of the buttered rolls, but Sans quickly grabbed the tray and used it to knock him back, keeping the rolls on the pan as he continued fighting everyone off at once. Hewey was fast in his wheelchair, using it to his advantage to roll into the kitchen at lightning speed and manage to snatch one of the rolls on his way in. However, the kid didn't have an escape plan, managing to run into the counter at top speed, allowing for Sans to reach over at the forcefully stopped male and take back the roll and put it back onto the tray. Leonie was reaching for one of the pies before Sans grabbed her arm and picked up his daughter, throwing her onto her brothers lap on the wheelchair before using his magic to make them fly backwards out of the room, at around the same speed he entered.

With plates in hand, and a frying pan he was using the bat the CreepyPasta away, Sans started setting the table, using his magic to fly out silverware and to keep dragging their souls out of the room. Once all of the silverware and plating was done, Sans sighed with relief.

"Okay, okay, I'm done now guys!" Sans announced, "Sit down, it's over now."

Some of them started grumbling with another loss this year, others just being happy that the food was prepared and that they could eat. Some of them were breathing heavily from the exercise, while others like Silky and Addy sat down without any problems. Cole and Jane were the last ones to enter the room, both wide eyed and a bit phased by what they had eaten earlier.

"Didya guys like my decoy?" Sans taunted them, starting to put out some turkey on the plate in front of Cole.

"I think I died back there," Cole muttered, letting his head fall onto the table next to his plate.

"I'm already dead!" Sally laughed.

"Yeah dude, join the club," Ben said.

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Happy thanksgiving everyone! Hope you enjoy this little special! Have a great day!