Undyne stares in surprise at the red SOUL hovering over the Human's corpse.
For a being that had eluded her for so long, it was almost pitifully easy to strike them down, their defenses too slow to stop her.
They had proven resourceful, time and time again. Undyne could almost respect them, and their tenacity to stay alive. But in order for everyone to go free, they had to die. And she would take the lives of her people over a worthless Human's any day of the week.
She's taken out of her musings by the sound emanating from the SOUL in front of her, the sound of its imminent cracking. Even a DETERMINED SOUL can't survive for long without a vessel or some way to stabilize it. And that's why every Royal Guards Member carried canisters. Moving quickly, she catches the SOUL, sealing the lid in place. It gives off a gentle hum as its magic is activated, and the SOUL stabilizes, its glow brightening.
Finally. Monsters now had everything they needed to escape from the Underground!
A harsh ring startles her, though she quickly composes herself. It would be undignified if anyone caught her acting like a scaredy cat. Undyne realizes it's coming from the Human's body. Using her spear, she gently prods their body, turning them over.
They seem… abnormally small. And their face is more youthful than she anticipated, almost peaceful, as if they were asleep, rather than dead. She shakes her head. Who knows how Humans aged. In her history books, sometimes those that looked youthful were actually very old.
The ringing starts up again, and she quickly reaches into their pockets and pulls out a phone. It looks like an older version of a modern Monster phone. Who knows which poor Monster the Human stole it from.
She checks out the Caller ID, and sees, to her great surprise, that it's from Papyrus. That skeleton had a lot of answering to do.
Flipping open the phone, Papyrus's voice immediately streams from the speaker.
"HEY, WHAT'S UP? I WAS JUST THINKING..."
"Oh yeah? What exactly were you thinking, Papyrus?" She growls, interrupting the skeleton.
He lets out a small squeak over the phone, which was still rather loud, considering it was him, producing some feedback which had her wincing, but still determined to get answers. "U-UNDYNE! WHAT A SURPRISE! ARE YOU HAVING A LOVELY DAY, I'M HAVING A LOVELY DAY, THIS IS SUCH A LOVELY DAY-" He was rambling, and she could practically see the nervous sweat clinging to his skull as he tries to stall her. "DON'T PLAY WITH ME PAPYRUS! HOW DO YOU HAVE THE HUMAN'S PHONE NUMBER, IF YOU WEREN'T FRIENDS WITH THEM? YOU'RE LUCKY I DON'T KICK YOU OUT OF THE ROYAL SENTRIES!" She roars.
"I W-WAS JUST CALLING THE HUMAN TO INVITE THEM TO HANG OUT WITH YOU! I'M IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE NOW. I'M SURE THAT IF YOU GIVE THEM A CHANCE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY'RE SINCERE AND QUALITY FRIEND-LEVEL! I GOT FRIENDZONED EVEN BEFORE OUR FIRST DATE, I'M SURE YOU WILL BE TOO!"
"I can't believe this. Not only were you friends with them, but you went on a date with them?!" "YES, BUT I HAD TO LET THEM DOWN BECAUSE I WASN'T AS IN LOVE WITH THEM AS THEY WERE WITH ME." She wants to facepalm, but considering that in one hand she's holding the phone and the other the canister, she smacks her face against the stone wall, cracking the wall.
"UH... UNDYNE?" Papyrus says, worry evident in his voice. "WHY EXACTLY ARE YOU ANSWERING THE HUMAN'S PHONE? DID THEY DROP IT? IF YOU SEE THEM, LET THEM KNOW THAT WE SHOULD HANG OU-!"
"THEY'RE DEAD PAPYRUS!"
There's only silence on the other end of the phone, and Undyne becomes a bit regretful at her outburst, especially when Papyrus speaks up again. "DEAD? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, DEAD? WHAT HAPPENED UNDYNE? DID THE HUMAN FALL DOWN? DID THEY FALL DOWN LITERALLY? PERHAPS THEY'RE STILL ALIVE, PERHAPS THAT YOU ARE MISTAKEN-" The denial upsets her more than she thought. "No, Papyrus. I have their SOUL in my hands right now. I killed them myself.
The silence that follows is somehow deeper, broken finally by Papyrus's shaky voice. "WHA- WHY WOULD YOU KILL THEM UNDYNE?! I THOUGHT YOU JUST NEEDED TO CAPTURE THEM, THEY WERE MY FRIEND!" Can't he see?! This was the only way! She doesn't like the way his words of judgement make her feel. "NO, PAPYRUS! They were our enemy, the enemy of our freedom, of everything Monsters hold dear! And we would always have had to kill them, it was the only way to escape, to break the Barrier!"
"They were my friend. We all could have been friends. You're right. I never would have made a good Royal Guards Member. I would never kill an innocent being." There's a click, and the line goes silent.
"Papyrus?" Silence. "Pap, answer me, please!" Still, more silence. With shaking fingers, she dials his number again, forcing herself to calm down before pushing enter. The phone rings, and rings. Papyrus would usually answer the phone within the first ring, never wanting to leave anyone hanging. The phone goes to voicemail. She calls again. Again, the phone goes to voicemail. No one answered.
She's left holding a silent phone and a glowing SOUL.
Author's Note: This will be a series of drabbles and one shots of potential outcomes and situations. There will also be a few headcanons of mine, so this is in no way exact. Sometimes a few stories will be related, but not all of them, or even most of them. I hope you enjoy! If you have any ideas for future drabbles or one shots, or anything like that that you think would be interesting to see, let me know! Of course, once given the idea, I can't guarantee that it will be exactly as you imagine, but I'll try my best! ^^ No back seat driving though, please. This is for fun, and something I've been thinking of for a while.