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After Nagito had gotten out of the hospital, he and Sans took up residence in the skeleton’s house since Papyrus was with the Future Foundation. The two were able to happily live their lives together. They cooked, played games, watched shows and movies and videos, and of course made memes. They were truly a happy couple. However, Sans’s happiness dropped one day when his phone rang. He looked and saw who it was from. Papyrus. He stood there, staring at the phone, listening to the ringtone until the call went to his full voicemail box. Nagito ran over to Sans.
“Who was it, sweetie?” Nagito asked. Sans showed him the phone. Nagito barely gave a reaction. “Why don’t you answer it?”
“i’m afraid.” Sans said. “i’m afraid that he escaped and might want to hurt you again.” Nagito held Sans close to him.
“It’s okay, sweetie. The people at Future Foundation would let us know if something bad happened. You just need to trust yourself.” Nagito said. Sans took a deep breath. He tapped on Papyrus’s contact. The phone rang until Papyrus picked up. He was then greeted by...
“SANS!!!!” Papyrus yelled, causing Sans to jerk the phone away from his head to avoid being deafened. “WHERE ARE YOU SLACKING OFF NOW? I NEED YOU AT ONCE!”
“umm... i’m at our house? what’s going on?” Sans asked.
“I HAVE NO IDEA. AFTER A VERY REALISTIC DREAM, I WOKE UP SURROUNDED BY HUMANS! I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN CAPTURED! ALAS THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THEY WERE THE ROYAL GUARD’S ALLIES THAT HAD SAVED ME FROM PATROL! APPARENTLY THERE WAS SOMETHING DANGEROUS THAT NEARLY GOT ME.” Papyrus explained. “GET YOUR LAZY SELF OVER TO THE FUTURE FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS AT ONCE!” The call then ended. Sans turned to Nagito who was giggling slightly.
“Sounds like it was a success.” Nagito laughed. “Shall we pay your brother a visit?” He asked. Sans gave a cautious nod before he and Nagito took a shortcut to the Future Foundation headquarters.
“Glad to have you both here.” A voice said. They turned to see a brown haired man with hazel eyes in a white suit and black vest. After noticing who it was, Nagito sank to his knees.
“The Ultimate Hope has come to greet us!” Nagito started. Sans knew where this was going. He tugged on Nagito’s sweater. He then turned to the man.
“don’t mind him, he gets like this a lot.” Sans said. The man put a hand behind his neck and chuckled.
“No worries, I’ve had that reaction before. You’re Sans, right? I’m Makoto Naegi. Principal of Hopes Peak Academy and member of the Future Foundation. I’ll take you to your brother.” Makoto said. He started walking and motioned for Sans and Nagito to follow them. Sans started walking and dragged along Nagito who was gawking at Makoto. They walked inside and finally caught up to Makoto.
“The Neo World Program was a success. We were able to remove all of his memories from his time as an Ultimate Despair and replace them with the memories in the Neo World Program. He has shown no signs of remembering what happened after he was brainwashed.” Makoto explained. This slightly relaxed Sans. However, he was still a bit worried about Papyrus not accepting his partner. They made their way to the holding area where Papyrus quickly recognized Sans.
“BROTHER! HAVE YOU BEEN CAPTURED TOO?” Papyrus called out. One of the guards facepalmed.
“yep. handcuffed and everything.” Sans tried joking. He held out his hands in his signature shrug pose.
“QUIT YOUR BOONDOGGLING AT ONCE SANS. HAVE YOU COME TO SAVE ME OR MAKE TERRIBLE JOKES?” Papyrus asked. Sans relaxed a bit more from his brother’s old behavior.
“i came to bring ya home.” Sans said with a bit more confidence. Makoto gave the guards a thumbs up, and the guards let Papyrus out of the holding cell. In a flash, Papyrus spun over to Sans and Nagito.
“WHILE YOU MAY HAVE SAVED THE GREAT PAPYRUS, THIS DOES NOT EXCUSE YOUR LATE TIMING! NORMALLY I WOULD MAKE YOU COOK OUR DINNER FOR SLACKING OFF, BUT IT FEELS LIKE FOREVER SINCE I’VE MADE ANYTHING!” Papyrus said, lecturing his brother. At this point, Sans had pretty much freed of any worries. “AND WHO MIGHT THIS HUMAN BE?” Or not. Sans started to panic only for Nagito to speak up.
“I’m Nagito Komaeda. I’m Sans’s fiance.” Nagito smiled. Papyrus stared at Nagito before slowly turning his head to Sans. Sans started to panic internally. Did Papyrus still not approve? Did the program not work? What if-
“UN-BE-LIEVABLE! YOU ACTUALLY STOPPED SLACKING OFF AND FOUND SOMEONE! IS THIS A DREAM? DID SOMEONE REPLACE YOU WITH ANOTHER SANS THAT ISN’T LAZY?” Papyrus slapped his own face. “OW! I GUESS IT’S NOT A DREAM THEN.” Papyrus turned to Nagito.
“GREETINGS HUMAN! I AM SANS’S MAGNIFICANT BROTHER THE GREAT PAPYRUS!” Papyrus said, posing heroically. “WHILE I DON’T KNOW HOW SANS GOT A FIANCE SO QUICKLY, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I WELCOME YOU TO OUR FAMILY WITH OPEN ARMS! NYEH HEH HEH!” Papyrus laughed his signature laugh and Nagito joined with a chuckle. Sans breathed a sigh of relief. Yep, this was his brother. This was the real Papyrus.
As the three walked out of the Future Foundation headquarters, Papyrus pestered Nagito with questions and riddles which Nagito was happy to answer. Sans looked up at the clear sky. Things had turned out perfectly. The love of his life was soon to be married to him, and now his brother is back to normal. Sans thought how even if Papyrus remembered his actions, he’d still find the determination to regain his hope. But now, like when he first reached the surface, he had a future. A future with Nagito.