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Papyrus had a new understanding to the situation now.

Undyne had explained everything to them, explaining that his niece's name was Addy and that someone had attacked her family and that she had ran. Not only that, but that Sans had disappeared two weeks ago. Judging by the timeline Undyne told him, the reported murders make sense. So Sans had disappeared two weeks ago, and shortly after, all of the CreepyPasta had been attacked and had to run away, which would be right around the time murders suddenly started to pick up.

He glanced over at his niece, watching the girl hug her knees to her chest as Toriel talked to her. Undyne had even told him that Addy did want to talk to them, but she just couldn't, that she found it difficult. Undyne also told him that Sans told Addy never to see Papyrus and basically that Papyrus was bad news.

Yeah, okay, that was fair. But at least Papyrus knew he wasn't doing anything wrong. Addy did want to talk to them, she even liked them.

However, there was the topic of Sans going missing that bugged Papyrus, and even the idea that someone had attacked their home. Was Sans okay? How would Papyrus even get in touch with him to tell him that Addy was with him? What about Addy's other Father, were was he?

It was a difficult situation for everyone. Papyrus was tired.

Undyne had asked Addy for any phone numbers, but she could only remember Sans'. Calling it just gave these weird, glitched sounds before it automatically hung up. The poor girl must have been terrified, she had every right to cry in this situation. Papyrus wasn't sure that he could give her a hug, though. Would he even be welcome to it?

And there was still her... eating habits they were uncertain about. Undyne had taken her into a side room later that evening, and Addy had confirmed it. Her father that Sans had married ate organs, and she received that from him. Eating other food made her throw up and made her sick, so they couldn't feed her normal, home cooked food. Papyrus wasn't sure how to feel about that. He himself didn't have any organs, but... still, it was uneasy to think about how she could so casually eat organs everyday. And so casually kill people, without even thinking about it. Without any regrets, any fears. Addy had only looked nervous when Papyrus had caught her, so that meant she had probably grown up killing and eating people.

But did Papyrus have any room to judge? Addy didn't have a choice, she had to eat them. They were the only food she could handle. It wasn't a choice, it was a need.

Then again, could he look away when innocent people were being hurt? He had sworn to protect everyone he could, sacrificing a large amount of them to feed one person didn't seem ideal. But then when he looked at Addy, he knew that she was his niece, Sans' child that he no doubtedly loved with every fiber of his bones and just-

It was hard, Papyrus felt like he could throw up. He wasn't prepared for this, he didn't expect this to even happen. He liked the little girl, he really did, but the idea of killing others just to feed herself felt so different. Living, breathing people with hobbies and interests, with defined personalities and things they like to do. People with lives and family that would miss them, people who had futures.

But it wasn't Addy's choice! She had to eat!

Papyrus didn't notice that the spaghetti he had been cooking caught fire until the fire was almost at his height, the skeleton quickly turning off the burner before a repeat of Undyne's house happened. He moved to go grab some plates for his friends, looking back at the purple haired skeleton again.

She was just a kid. A kid shouldn't have to be forced to kill someone just to be alive. No one should.

It was unusual to call her his niece, even though he didn't really know her. But here she was, his own blood and bones, coming to him for help when she had no where else to turn. And he wanted to help, he wanted to be there for her. It was just... difficult to process this specific situation.

Papyrus and the others had talked about it, and they weren't sure who the 'bad guys' were. If it had been the government, Asgore and Toriel would have been alerted that the humans found the CreepyPasta after so many years. But they didn't, in fact, the government had already said before that their search was over. The murder percentage had dropped to where it was before the sudden spike, things were safer. Not entirely safe, but back to lower rates.

Undyne had been pulled down by Addy, who was whispering something into her ear. Undyne then glanced over at the window, lips pressed firmly together.

"Yeah, I see her."

Hm?

Everyone else was looking over, but then Undyne squinted at the window, Addy staring out of it with a large smile.

"Huh?" Undyne remarked, bending her neck to try and see more.

"What's wrong?" Toriel asked.

Addy, now with a large smile on her face, practically jumped off of the couch and rushing to the glass screen door.

"There was someone outside, they just... how did they just disappear? I was looking at them?" Undyne muttered, focusing on the same spot.

Alphys let out a surprised yelp, jumping back onto the couch. She had been looking at the glass door, of which was being opened by Addy. Everyone looked at the glass, expecting to see nothing there, but-

Someone was there.

Standing on the other side of the door was someone a couple of inches shorter than Papyrus, and they were looking down at Addy. Well, at least he thought they were, as they had no face. None. It was just skin, with indents where eyes, a nose, and a mouth should be, but weren't. The girl was wearing a plain pair of black overalls that were pulled over her shoulder, with a simple blue t-shirt underneath on her torso. The girls skin was pure white, matching the color of Papyrus' bones. And her limbs were long and slender, too, her body long and frail. Papyrus could see the skin stretched over the bones, as if the girl had been starving herself. Her arms went farther past what length they should be, going down near the bottom of her legs. Thick, white hair was pulled into a firm and even ponytail on her head.

Addy seemed to have a positive response to the girl, reaching out and grabbing one of her hands to hold it. The female looked around the room for a moment before her head was facing Papyrus' direction, not reacting for a great amount of time. It made Papyrus uneasy.

"Oh."

The voice came from her direction, but nothing on her body changed as she spoke. Unusual, but not unnerving. The voice itself, however, was a different story. Rough and deep, unusually deep for a female.

"Hello," The female decided to say after a moment of silence, her head moving ever so slightly. "You're house is four centimeters too far on the right."

"What?" Papyrus asked.

"It's uneven, I've been staring at it for two hours now. It's been bugging me," She said, "Also, you're T.V is an inch off from being in the center of the room."

"Do you know Addy?" Undyne asked, "She pointed you out to me, so how do you know her?"

"I should likely explain, I apologize for the rude introduction," The female said, "May I come in? I wouldn't want to intrude if you feel uneasy because of my looks. I've discovered that some people may find my appearance makes others uncomfortable."

"No, please, do come in," Toriel said.

"I'll refrain from eating in front of you, just in case," She said, stepping inside and closing the door behind her. "Also, your glass door is slightly lifted to the right. It's crooked."

"Okay...?" Papyrus asked.

"Wait, do you eat... you know, what Addy eats?" Undyne asked.

"Organs?" The girl asked, "Well, technically I could, but I find them unappealing. Just as you guys could eat organs, in a technical sense, but eat more human and monster food. Cherries are rather good."

"So what's wrong with eating, why did you mention it?" Toriel asked.

The girl looked at her. "I believe we should avoid that subject for now, as you still seem uncomfortable with the idea of Addy eating humans, judging by your tone. Oh, my apologies, I should have introduced myself better. My name happens to be Silky, and I have come to believe that I am related to that skeleton."

"You mean you're... ?" Papyrus asked.

"I am one of the children of Sans, yes," Silky said, "So you would be my Uncle, by typical family functions. It is... acceptable to meet you. It would have been a pleasure, but you're house is very... uneven."

Addy pulled at her sisters hand, lightly leading her away to the couch. The two went to the living room before sitting down, everyone else deciding to follow.

"I should thank you for taking care of Addy, that was very kind of you to do." Silky placed her long arms in her lap formally, keeping her feet against one another and her posture straight. "Ever since we were all separated, I decided the best course of action would be to find Addy first, as she's the youngest and can't talk to most people."

"Do you know what happened?" Papyrus asked.

"Ah, that's a bit of a sticky situation. We had been living in the same, secure location for years before suddenly... Sans just disappeared. He had been going to the store with our brother, however neither of them came back. A few days later, it seems whatever took them was coming for us as well. At least, that's what I've come to the conclusion of. We all had to effectively split up and scatter, as our home had been compromised. And due to the sudden departure, and no planned safe meeting place as a back up, none of us have the plans or resources to gather quickly. As far as I'm concerned, everyone has been split up wandering around, and I do believe a few of us have also been taken. I followed the news, and saw the recent organ eating near here, and decided to come by."

"Do you know who attacked?" Undyne asked.

"My species is a special one, as I take more from my other Father than I have my other, Sans," Silky said, placing a hand against her chest. "And my species is born with the knowledge that both of my parents have. Although I've never come into contact with them during my own life until the attack, I am aware of them. I'm not sure why they would come for us, but I do know what they're capable of."

"What are t-they?" Alphys asked.

"Demons."