Greetings all.

It's been a long time since I've uploaded anything, but here we are. I wrote an update on my profile, in case anyone wanted to give that a quick look. Basically, I'm thinking of writing Undertale stuff, specifically my AU and my own characters. They've actually been established and their stories fleshed out for quite a while, just not on here. Still, I thought I'd write and upload this to 'test the waters' so to speak. I know how vocal the Undertale fandom can be, both good and bad, so I just wanted to see how this does before going any further.

With that out of the way, I hope you enjoy his little snippet of life in Honourtale.

Arby

Undertale was created by Toby Fox.

Honourtale was created by me.

The time was 11:50pm and Undyne was practically dancing towards the Captain's house in Sandfall with excitement in every step. Today was going to be the day, even though it was the middle of the night.

She only stopped her mad sprint when she was outside of his house, her knuckles knocking loudly upon his door as if it was the final barricade between Undyne and her dreams. The tall fish hopped on the spot as she waited for him to answer. After nearly five minutes, the door opened up slowly to reveal a very tired skeleton. He stared down at her as if silently asking what in the hell she was doing at his house at such an hour.

"May I help you?" He asked after a moment. Papyrus was the master of being patient with people. He had to be considering his job and title. That being said, he was not a guy you would want to see angry. He fought his way to the top of the Guard all on his own, until he finally reached it after the previous Captain retired. Messing with him would be a death sentence on its own.

"I wanna join the Royal Guard!" She spoke enthusiastically, both hands clenched and with a smug grin upon her face. Papyrus let out a loud yawn as he rubbed his eye sockets.

"You realise what time it is, don't you?" He asked, knowing the answer already considering how wide awake she was.

"Time to train, Captain!" She stood straight and gave him a salute. Papyrus let out a quiet sigh and gave her a tired smile.

"Goodnight." He spoke quietly as he closed the door on her and went back to bed. Undyne blinked a little. She felt disheartened, but for only a moment.

"Wait... is this a test?!" She called out, only to get no response in return. "Don't worry, Captain! I won't let ya down!" She stood proudly as the hours went by, determined to get into the Guard one way or another.

The Next Morning...

Papyrus was awake bright and early, heading downstairs once he was dressed in his armour to have a quick bite to eat. He looked over the schedule, which he kept on the wall in his kitchen, as he made a few slices of toast. He gave a nod once his brain had caught up, finishing his first slice of toast and placing the other in his mouth as he picked up his helmet and keys, heading for the door.

It swung open and he was about to walk outside, only to nearly crash into the tired fish that was still stood there. Her smile was gone for the most part, at least, until she saw him again that is.

"Good morning, Captain!" She greeted, doing her absolute best to keep her exhaustion hidden.

"You're... still here?" Papyrus asked, the slice of toast now in his free hand as his jaw hung in disbelief. Undyne nodded.

"Yep! I knew this was a test, and I wasn't gonna fail! I don't fail anything!" Papyrus had to admit that she was dedicated, though he did silently question her intelligence. "So, did I pass?" Her voice had the slightest hint of desperation to it. Papyrus felt a little guilty, but then again, she didn't have to stand outside of his door all night. Nonetheless, she had done it and he was quietly impressed.

"Indeed you did. But that does not mean you are in the Royal Guard." He told her with a small smile. "What it does mean however, is that I will test your fighting prowess personally to see if you are skilled enough to be a knight under my command." Undyne could have exploded with joy at that very moment, if she wasn't utterly exhausted. Simple yelling would have to do.

"OH MY GOD! REALLY?! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I SWEAR I WON'T LET YOU DOWN!" She danced around a bit, though her balance was a little off from standing still for so long.

"I certainly hope not. For now however, your mission is to go home and get some sleep. You cannot possibly train without a decent amount of rest. Understood?" The fish trainee nodded and gave a final salute.

"You got it, Captain Papyrus, sir!" She then, after nearly falling over entirely, burst into a sprint and headed back home to Burnin. Papyrus was left there with various thoughts and questions, all of which he couldn't answer right now. The armoured skeleton locked the door behind him and rushed off to report in to the Royal Guard Headquarters. He hoped that he wouldn't be late. Papyrus was never late.