I sat down on the bed while Alphys typed away on a pad device next to me. She said she was 'making sure my capabilities were at maximum percent so I didn't shut down'.

"O- Okay… your all set, w- why not try the arm?" She backed away as I stood up and looked to the target.

Turning on some programs inside myself my arm shrunk back into my body. A few seconds later it came back out, only, besides a hand I had a cannon on the end of my arm.

I positioned my arm forward and aimed at the target, sticking my tongue out subconsciously.

"A- Alright, t- try normal a- attacks first…" I turned to talk to her but found she was already behind the blast window.

I knew how this was going to turn out, I was going to fire but my nothing would happen. A failure, as usual. But I wouldn't let that happen this time, they were getting close and I needed to be ready, for Alphys, for Blooky, for everyone.

I huffed and spread my legs apart, holding my arm like the beautiful cannon it is. I concentrated on the target, seeing it light up in my vision I fired.

A pink blast of magic shot from it and zoomed toward the target. Once it hit I covered my audio ports- er, ears with my hands but wound up smacking myself with my cannon giving myself a slight headache.

As I shook my head Alphys ran up to me with a clipboard and a smile.

"Y- You did g- great! I k- know we'll beat them now!" She looked at my arm cannon and I extended it to her, she blew away the smoke "B- but you can't focus all you p- power into one a- attack, it could be d- d- dangerous" I nodded as the she started to write things on her clipboard.

As she finished her final adjustments which were simply telling me I should and should not do, I reassured her that I would return victorious and that everything will be alright.

"I- I believe you, just… I- I don't know what I'd do I- If-" Before she could finish talking I held a finger up and told her I will NOT die and will return safely.

I knew I wouldn't, I knew I would die. If Undyne couldn't beat them with her DETERMINATION, I knew I wouldn't stand a chance. But. If all else fails, I can give her hope, something we haven't had the last few days.

She seemed to calm down with that.

She escorted me through the lab once again to say my farewells, everyone would be watching as I knew they would. We wouldn't go up, it would just be a one on one. A battle to the death.

As we walked into the main room people swarmed me and Alphys. They were all saying farewells and words of encouragement.

"You can do this!" "We believe in you!" "You're to fabulous to lose!" "I know you'll win, you're to perfect not to!" That last one made me feel like crying, if I can cry.

I so badly wanted to tell them, everyone, I'm not as great as I make myself out to be… I couldn't do it… I'm their last hope, I need to give them hope. So, I kept my mouth shut.

I walked towards the elevator when Sans quite literally appeared in front of me. I scolded him for scaring me so.

"sorry, just wanted to see you out… and…" He scratched the back of his skull "i just wanted to apologize for all the times I was a jerk to you, you didn't deserve it, hell, your one a the bravest Monsters I know for doing this, riskin your life an' all…" He turned and walked down a dead-end hall, my eyes followed him.

He stopped a step later and waved at me without turning "good luck… and… take care"

I told him to take care of himself as well and he chuckled. "when have i not? see ya, hopefully"

With that he presumably took a shortcut and left… somewhere.

Sighing I pressed the button on the elevator panel. Stepping in my feet clacked against the metal floor, it felt cold but I'd gotten used to it.

I pressed a button on the indoor panel and a scanner came out of the wall, I showed it my eye and the scanner turned green before returning into the wall. I press the top button and the elevator started to move.

This is going to be one hell of a ride.

The elevator ride was long and boring with no one to talk too. During the ride, I had scrolled through my memory and looked at pictures of my friends. To remind me why I'm doing this, why I must try.

A picture of me sitting down at my biggest fans dinner table, Papyrus, he was cooking spaghetti, I reghetti eating that. Heh, at least my sense of humor is intact from all this.

Me and Alphys in the Lab, having a dance off, of course, I won. I still feel bad about how I made her feel when I made fun of her dancing…

A photo of me and Blooky from… a long time ago.

I took a deep breath and wiped my face clean of tears.

The metal box chimed and I sighed. Turning to a panel I looked at it. Start of the light bridge, should be here soon.

I stepped out of the elevator, changed my arm to cannon mode and blasted the elevator panel from the outside.

Last thing I need is when I die they find that elevator and find everyone… no, I can't let myself think like that, their safe, nothing can hurt them there, they don't know about that place.

I changed my arm back to a hand and walked to centre stage, my feet making an echo with each solemn step.

When I got to the middle of the room I heard other footsteps from in front of me. It was them.

I saw a yellow light from to the left of the door. The footsteps continued toward my door. I was shaking a bit. The Souls were telling me to run but my own couldn't, wouldn't. I need to be here I told myself.

They walked into the room and looked at me, surprised.

I took a deep breath and crossed my arms over my torso to seem calmer than I saw.

"My my, so you've finally arrived, after our first meeting I realized something ghastly, you're not just a threat to Monsters, but humanity as well!" I made a 'tsk' sound. My fears slowly ebbing away.

"Oh my, that's an issue, you see, I can't be a star without an audience!" I spread my arms, gesturing to the empty seats around.

"And besides…" I gave a sad smile "there are some people, I want to protect… even if they don't think they're worth protecting"

They stepped forward.

"Ah, eager as always, eh? But don't touch that dial! There's still one thing you haven't accounted for!" I clasped my hands together.

"As any true fan, would know, I was first created as a Human Eradication robot! It was only after becoming a star that I was given a more… photogenetic body, the one you see before you in fact!" I smiled wide and gestured to my humanoid body. Flipping my hair, I crossed my arms back over my chest.

"However, those original functions have never been fully removed… in fact… prior to your arrival here, the great Doctor Alphys-" I waved to where a camera was "was upgrading my new form!"

"Come any closer and I'll be forced to show you…" I posed "my true form!"

The Human took another step forward, a smirk on their face. I wanted to wipe that smirk right off their ugly little head!

I took a deep breath to keep my cool.

"All right, READY? IT'S… SHOWTIME!"

A flash of light appeared as I changed forms.

When the light disappeared, I was in my new form. It felt weird but… it felt right. Yes, if I was going to die, I was going to die fabulous!

My new form had four leg like wings on my back, making two separate colors. The tops wings made purple light while the bottom wings made yellow light. My torso was pink with a large heart, inside said heart were two smaller purple and yellow hearts, two Human Souls.

My Soul was safe under them behind a metal plating.

My arms were normal except my right arm was in cannon mode. My legs floating below me, both black with pick heels

My face was revealed. My normal pink eye glowing brighter due to the Souls. Where my hair would have been was uncovered, hair sticking up pointed in the air. A fibreglass halo floated above my head; pink, purple, and yellow colors swirling through it. Where an eye would have been, a crosshair was, changing between purple, yellow and pink.

I puffed my chest out and smiled "Bet you weren't expecting THAT huh darling!"

["SAVIOR OF HUMANITY – Undertale – Power of NEO Remix" by Fou-Lu, The Dragon Emperor]

* Mettaton HALO stands proud