Chapter Three

                                    

                                          
Lancer hugs Rouxls immediately and his eyes gotten teary. "You're alive! Thank pancakes!" His cries became louder. "Are you ok...? You're... ok... right?!"
                          
Rouxls was a bit taken aback, but returned the hug. "I am ok!" He said it in an overly enthusiastic voice to make Lancer less scared. "What about thou? Is my favoriteth lesser son ok too?"
                          
"Yeah! I'm the king now! Does that make you lesser king?" Lancer did a goofy smile of relief and sniffled.
                          
"If it would make thou happy! I am proudeth of thou!" Rouxls tried to stand up but winced. "Maybe I will waiteth a bit longer to stand." He sat back down.
                          
Ralsei saw that and started to make his way over there since Frisk and Susie were alright. He healed Rouxls and then kind of sat down with exhaustion. 
                          
"Thanketh!" Rouxls stood up and helped Lancer up too.
                          
"Guys! This is my lesser dad, Rouxls Kaard!" Lancer bounced. "It's too bad you didn't get to try his puzzles! He's the supreme puzzle master!"
                          
"Puzzles?" Frisk asked. Then her thoughts wandered from her. Remembering her good friend, Papyrus. He would have gone crazy over another puzzle lover.
                          
"It's true! I doeth have the best puzzles!" Rouxls said excitedly. 
                          
"Hey." Susie got their attention. "I guess it's pretty cool what you did. You know...saving my friend and all." 
                          
"It's no problem! I couldn't leteth him get harmed!" Rouxls put a hand on Lancer's shoulder. 
                          
Lancer put on a really happy, silly smile. Being called a friend by Susie made his day. Surrounded by many friends is a bliss.
                          
"I'm sorry. I should have realized Lancer's dad was faking it." Frisk looked down. "I really thought there was a change of heart there. But everyone gotten hurt because of it."
                          
"It's ok, Kris. I thought that too. It's not your fault though! At least...we're all fine now, and..." Ralsei trailed off as the realization hit him. "You and Susie can finally go home now! We did it!" He had a sad smile. 
                          
Lancer looks at Susie and Frisk. "Aw, you're leaving? Well, come back soon, ok? We're all friends after all!!"
                          
"Course, dude! As soon as possible!" Susie assured. "Have fun being the King and all that."
                          
Ralsei looked a bit sad, but he tried to push those feelings away. (They'll be back soon...right?) He turned to Frisk. "Um...I just wanted to say that I...I really enjoyed spending time with you, and..." His face turned red with embarrassment. He lowered his hat down over his face and shook his head. "Never mind..."
                          
"Hey, can you stop mumbling into your hat?" Susie asked. "I can barely hear you." 
                          
"U-umm...ok." Ralsei moved his hat out of the way. He looked so different! His fur was actually white, and he had pink horns. Susie jumped in surprise.
                          
Frisk also looked shocked. "You.... look different?!" How can his black fur possibly turn white?! It must be because of the hat.
                          
Magic?
                          
Rouxls walked closer and examined Ralsei's new look with a thoughtful expression, making Ralsei uncomfortable. "Hmm...how strange!" 
                          
"Um...i-it's just me! I guess it must be weird...I'm sorry..." Ralsei put the hat back on due to being nervous from all the attention.
                          
"No! It's not!" Frisk reassured. (I'm sure if he saw how I really look, he'd probably be shocked as well.)
                          
"You're still you! No need to be ashamed!" Frisk smiled. "It just boggled our minds that your fur went from black to white."