"Uh, that's a long story too... but those two are on our side."
Classic nodded.
"Really?"
Outer was a little skeptical, but still walked ahead of the others.
"Of course... their relationship with us... is pretty much like that of other timelines."
"My little sister... she wants to capture a human so she can join the Royal Guard."
"I want to help her, so I'm doing my best to get everything right too."
Outer told the others about his timeline.
"...Mine is the same. When I watch her grow up happy... I feel like everything I've done has been worth it."
Classic looked up at the stars in the sky.
"...But... I'm still pretty envious of you..."
"Envious?"
"Yeah. All you have to do is look up... to see something this beautiful..."
Outer chuckled and said nothing more.
Suddenly, Outer stopped in his tracks up ahead.
"Uh... buddy? Is this who you're looking for?"
The three moved closer. Before them was someone with Sans's silhouette, swinging a blade and cutting down a monster.
Outer's expression darkened.
"...Don't tell me... this is who you're looking for..."
"Not this one...! Keep your voice down. Don't let them notice us!"
Ignoring Outer and Classic, Murder whispered to Killer.
"Hey... Killer?"
"What?"
"This one... looks a lot like you."
"No... she is me."
That single remark made Outer's and Classic's pupils contract.
"?!"
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"Don't... look so surprised. She's probably me from some evil point in my timeline. Her fighting ability should be about the same as mine."
Killer stared at her other self, her brow furrowed.
Besides the other killer (note: to distinguish them, I'll call the killer in there UV Killer from now on), there were also a human who wielded purple power, an evil black octopus person, and a black-haired man called Error String.
Just as the group prepared to listen closely to what they were saying, the black-haired man's words rang out especially clearly from above.
"...Catch those little rats first."
We're screwed.
It looked like they'd been spotted.
A mass of blue threads surged toward them.
Fortunately, the Killer on their side was quick with her hands, slicing through all the blue threads in just a few strokes.
"...Another me?"
UV Killer tilted her head slightly and slowly approached them.
Suddenly, she teleported in front of Killer.
"Aren't you interested in new knowledge?"
A dagger slashed down with incredible speed, but to Killer, it was nothing more than an ordinary strike.
Killer blocked UV Killer's blade with her own, then forcefully knocked her back.
In the blink of an eye, everyone except Murder teleported away from where they stood.
"Good."
Seeing Killer send UV Killer flying, Murder grabbed Killer by the hand and immediately teleported out of danger too.
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