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Hurried footsteps sound behind Sans, on his lookout for humans. He freezes, slowly looking behind him.
"Hello? Anyone there?" He asks, turning his body and looking around cautiously. He moves to locate the source as best he can, noticing a trail of faded red, quickly being dusted by snow. The fresh snow crunches beneath the skeleton's feet as he takes a few steps and follows the trail with his eyes.
Deciding it was a good idea to follow the mysterious red before it's covered completely under a blanket of white, he runs. Sans runs through bushes, around trees, into rocks (ouch), until he comes upon a red portal. Upon sight, the "portal" that was showing red, now shows a land, similar to Snowdin, but covered in what looks like dust.
Sans gulps, picking up a pebble and throwing it in. It makes it through without any trouble and slowly but steadily, he puts a foot through. No pain. Stepping through, the short skeleton finds himself in a universe where the sky is red, the land is a mix of dust and snow, and the wind howls fiercely. Sans, being too busy being shocked by his new surroundings, did not notice the sound of crunching snow behind him.
"What the fuck are you doin' here?" Sans lets out a startled cry, turning around too quickly and falling on his bottom. He looks up to see who the voice belongs to and is met with a red skeleton. With the black jacket, fur, and golden tooth, the scarier-looking Sans can convince anybody that he's part of a threatening gang that won't hesitate to beat you up. He probably is, though.
"I-uh... Uh..." Sans's mouth opens and closes, trying to find words. Portal! Porrr...tal. Portal. Portal? Sans frowns, nearly zoning out trying to figure out what to say. He stands up, clearing his throat and tries to look into the burning red eyes. "A red portal! I found it while following a trail of red. The red Sans scowls, shaking his head.
"Fuck, I thought I closed the portal!" Sans says in his gruff voice. Swap Sans flinches at his colorful language, adjusting his scarf. The mix of dust and snow makes Sans want to throw up but he swallows the magic, frowning ever so slightly.
"If I may ask, alternate me, why is there... Erm, dust everywhere?" Narrowing his eyes, the blue Sans tries to focus on anything but the thug in front.
"What? You can't be serious. These are the dust of monsters, y'know, when they die. Heh, it's their fault for getting in my way." Red Sans dusts off his jacket, walking a few steps before turning back to the blue one. "Oh, and the red? It was ketchup. Personally, I prefer mustard, but ketchup was the only thing available from that universe. Whatever, it's tolerable."
"Wait!" The new skeleton, about to go off in his own direction, is stopped by the other. "What... Happened to the portal?" He points behind him with his thumb. He was so dazed by the red sky, suspicious dust and red Sans that he didn't realize the portal's disappearance.
"Oh, that?" Sans thought for a moment before chuckling. "You're stuck here, buddy. At least, not for eternity. I don't know how to control portals, they usually just come randomly. And unfortunately, you're stuck in this hellhole temporarily until it opens back up. And here's a tip, bud. It's either kill or be killed, here."
"Kill or be killed? What does that mean? You don't mean that..." Slowly, the trapped Sans slides onto his knees, looking at the ground in shock.
"You know exactly what I mean." Chuckles Sans, beginning to walk away. When he notices the lack of footsteps, he turns around to see his more innocent self still staring at the ground, lost in thought.
"Hey. C'mon, kid, you can't be serious. You've never killed before, have you?" Red didn't get an answer. Sighing, he crumbles. "You know what? Blue me, just stick with me for now. I'll teach you our ways some day, but it seems like you need to adjust to this place first. Don't take it the wrong way, I'm not helpin' you. Consider it pity." Walking over and giving the still in shocked Sans a hand, he jabs a thumb behind him.
"My house is that way. Don't know if yours is in Snowdin too, every universe is different after all." Blue didn't talk. He didn't talk much during the walk, either.