Monster Age
Page 89
Zeus watched, rooted in place, as they made their leave.
An odd bunch, to put it lightly. A goofy former king. A snooty former queen. A skeleton with the mentality of a five-year-old. A skeleton with the mentality of an a hundred year old. A fish with rage issues. A weeaboo. A boy who used to be a flower. And a human.
They were still close enough to hear Sans make a suggestion: "I wanna keep this little reunion going for a bit longer. Mind if we crash at your place tonight?" he asked Asgore.
He returned a smile. "I don't see why not. I have a few hundred phone calls to make when we get home – having a few extra pairs of hands will help move things along quicker. Say, how about we order some pizza while we're at it?"
"That sounds like a good idea." Toriel smiled. "Are you hungry, my children?"
Fleck smiled and nodded, their mouth watering for some real food.
Asriel gave his father a puzzled look. "What's a… pete-sa?" he asked.
Asgore laughed, ruffling the hairs on his son's ears. "Oh, you'll love it. Just you wait…"
Alphys said, "I wouldn't mind some Chinese food right about now."
"Ah, yes. I've heard they're especially skilled at spaghetti," Papyrus added.
"They call them noodles, actually," Toriel replied, "but we can order you some, if you would like."
"A burger for me… with all the toppings…" Sans fantasised, rubbing his belly.
"That reminds me," Papyrus said, "We haven't fed poor Dwayne in days. He must be starving—"
"Sushi!" Undyne butted in. "I could kill for some Rainbow Rolls right about now!"
"Sushi makes Mew Mew go mushi," the anime robot chanted.
Sans glanced at her, then whispered to his brother, "She does know what sushi is, right?"
"Of course she does," Papyrus replied.
Sans waited for Papyrus to continue, which he did not. The pause went on until it became as awkward as the hand on his shoulder.
"Well, what is it?" Sans pressed.
"It's sushi."
Sans practically lowered an eyebrow. "Papyrus, do you even know what sushi is?"
Papyrus paused, almost suspiciously. "I may or may not be able or unable to confirm or deny you an answer to that question, one way or another."
Sans paused, dumbstruck, and then a small giggle wheezed its way out. That giggle evolved into a chuckle, then a fully formed laugh which carried itself across the land and across the ocean.
Zeus did not know what the future held. However, as he stood there in the setting sun, with his citizens behind him and the Obelisk pointing up to where the Outerworld used to reside, he knew only one thing for absolute certainty:
There goes the greatest family anyone could ever wish for.