Chapter 2 Story Time

Just like Muffet expected, it was currently 8:30 PM and Toriel was nowhere to be found. One of the skeletons, she couldn't tell which one, called on the stationary phone Toriel had placed in the living room and left a message, saying he would be staying over night with his brother if nothing changes.

Muffet watched Asriel and Frisk attend to themselves.

*They are very responsible for such a young kids. Toriel has to be great mother.

Both kids were already in their sleeping clothes, but it looked like they weren't eager to go to bed just yet.

*Well, maybe I overestimated them.

"Kids, it's time to go to bed." she finally said. As Muffet could expect, kids looked up and the whining started.

"But miss, we are not even tired. Can we play instead?" Clever Frisk saves the day, not quite.

"No no, you have a school tomorrow."

"Uhmmmmmmmm, WHY?"

Asriel stayed out of the conversation. Muffet could tell he found what was happening before him funny. Frisk kept whining about world not being fair and stuff, but she got up, dragging her brother to his feet as well.

"C'mon kids, it's not that bad. Bundle up and I am gonna tell you a bedtime story of your choice." said Muffet.

The expression on the Frisk's face changed from 'I am sad and I am going to cry' to 'Challenge accepted' one. Muffet suddenly regretted her choice. Kids went to their beds and were awaiting Muffet to come and take a seat. The spider girl did so, lit up spider cigar and pulled some cobweb.

"What do you have that for?" asked Asriel curiously. Muffet chuckled and replied, she always knitted cobwebs when she needed to think about something-at this moment their bedtime story.

Frisk was sitting on her bed, grinning.

"What classic story did you choose?" Muffet asked. Frisk kept grinning.

"The Red Riding Hood." she said,

*Oh, really, I thought she would come up with something more...

"But I want it the way no one has ever told it before."

STORY TIME

Note

I am going to use some form of formatting to differ the story and the jumps to reality. Story is in normal text and reality is in italic.

End of Note

Puffs of smoke filled up the room. Muffet's magic started creating a scene. Frisk let out loud 'aww' sound. Asriel stayed silent, took aback by the show that didn't even start yet.

Muffet cleared her throat.

Once upon a time, in the small house by the forest lived a boss monster and a human child.

Picture of Toriel and Frisk appeared. Frisk clapped her hands. She liked it.

One day, the mother told her daughter.

"My child, I just got call from grandpa. He got sick. I am going to pack you some things and you will pay him a visit, okay?"

"I thought Red was tasked to visit her sick grandma, not grandpa" said Frisk, not in the complaining manner though.

Red felt the familiar feeling of determination. It was filling her up until she was completely filled with it.

*DETERMINATION*

As soon as she left the small cosy house, she took a peek under the blanket covering the basket. It contained some Cinnamon / Butterscotch pie, tea bags and flowers. Grandpa is going to be pissed, he had wanted spaghetti. Red smirked.

Shortly after entering the forest, Red gave up on using the regular path. "Pffff...Who are you to tell me what I should do, warning signs?"

She passed around several more signs later, warning her before cute little monster called Tem. She didn't listen.

*DETERMINATION INCREASES*

"h0I!"

Red stopped dead in her steps. Before her was obviously Tem, in the grey wolf costume.
"tHA gREAt and eVIl tem IS goIng TO eAT u suRrEndE WeirD pRSOn."

Red gave tem-wolf an emotionless stare and then burst out laughing.

"whaT? wHAT is So fUNny human? TeM S BOuT TO aT U" Her way of talking wasn't making the situation more serious at all. Red smiled and pulled out her secret weapon.

"TEMMIE FLAKES" both Frisk and Asriel shouted.

"oH U hAvE tEM fLAEs Bad aNd evi TEm Has to Have thoSE eM fLAKES Gimme IMmE iMm" Tem-wolf jumped over to Red and stole the whole package. Red decided against petting the cute monster in case she was allergic and left Tem-wolf to enjoy her temmie flakes in solitude.

Red continued her journey. She stopped few times to have a chat with passing Whimsuns and Froggits, pick up some normal flowers and weed out the annoying talking ones...

"h0I!"

*the battle starts*

"Go, Red." yelled Frisk. Muffet gave her the look saying 'Calm down or I'll not tell you anything'.

*The great and evil Temmie stands in the way.*

"tEm mEEt AgaIn huMAN" exclaimed little fur-ball, showing off her tiny sharp teeth.

ACT

"Flirting time"

"Nooo" shouted both Muffet and Asriel. Frisk looked hurt in some way.

FEED HER

*You realize you don't have any temmie flakes left*

Red dodged all of the attacks tem-wolf threw at her and considered her options. She could either CHECK, DISTRACT OR FLEE.

DISTRACT

*You wave your hands and point at something behind your opponent*

"Wh iS TheRe someTiNG BEHInd tem?!"

*Temmie turns around; finds out you've lied to her. Her attack has increased.*

"lIAR!"

Great moonlight and wolf howling filled up the room. Shadows creeped up the ceiling.

FLEE

Red ran away.

"hoOho Tem kNeW shE hAd in hEr buT AiT weRE R U oiNg tEm stiLl WaNt To eAT yU!"

The yelling of small creature vanished in the depths of forest.

"Great battle, but it needed more flirting." said Frisk.
"NO," snapped Asriel, "I am gonna silence you with the pillow if you will bring that up again."
Muffet sighed.

-Meanwhile: Grandpa's house-

"I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS WON'T BE STOPPED BY SOME STUPID ILLNESS FROM COOKING PASTA. NYEH HEH HE...*cough*"

Tem-wolf approached the cottage. She never was in this part of the forest before. She got lost when she was chasing the human and to be honest, it was making her upset.

"WoW whaT A CuTE HousE THey hAve tO havE tEmmie FLAKS" she thought.

Rattling of pans and muffled voice repeating 'NYEH HEH HEH' could be heard from the inside. Tem peeked through the window and saw tall skeleton in red sweater running around the room with pan in one of his hands. He occasionally coughed. She kept observing him.

The skeleton had to catch a glimpse of her shadow because he turned his attention to window.

"HELLO NEW PERSON" he shouted and ran to it. Tem yelped and fell backwards.

"wow wHAT A cuTe HouSe they havE tO havE teMmI fKeS"

Before she could ran away, she had been caught in orange aura and some force lifted her up. Temmie helplessly wiggled her legs in the attempt to escape.

"COME HERE LITTLE PUPPY." The skeleton said, bringing her closer. Temmie growled but it came out like cute little whine more. Skele-dude kept talking, "OH MY YOU ARE SO SKINNY. YOU HAD TO BE STARVING."

Temmie let out small sigh and stopped resisting. The tall skeleton pressed her against his torso and carried her away.

Red wasn't in hurry, she wasn't even walking. The girl decided to take a nap in the middle of grassy field.

She woke up after some time and when she saw the sun was nearing the horizon, she grabbed her stuff and, "Well, I am lost. I don't know where I am. "

She walked blindly and carelessly through the forest that was getting darker. By some fortunate thought or simple luck, she saw lights of her grandpa's cottage after some time of going through the forest maze. She ran for it.

She could hear rattling of bones and distinct odor of spaghetti filling the air. As soon as she entered she saw her grandpa's bed. Bed in the living room. Really, grandpa, really?

There was someone in it.

"Hello grandpa." she called out, "I brought you pie and good wishes from my mom."

Blanket shot up and familiar creature jumped on the top of pillow.

"h0I! iT's tEmMIE Tha bad aND Evil tEMmie "

She was wearing Red grandfather's pyjama top and sleeping cap with tassel.

"yeS Tem mEet HerE agAin fOolisH humAN"

Before she could initiate the battle, loud bang could be heard and temmie got hit by bone attack.

"NO, BAD DOG. BAD."

Red smirked and gave her grandpa a hug. "HELLO GRANDDAUGHTER."

"Why do you have this one-" Red pointed at Tem who was rubbing her forehead, confused about what just happened, "-here?"

"OH, I FOUND HER. SHE WAS STARVING AND IN THE NEED OF IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, COULD NOT LET HER DIE. "

Red laughed and offered her grandfather the content of basket she was carrying.

"WHAT? NO PASTA? COME ONE, LITTLE ONE. STOP TESTING ME."

They took a seat, skeleton prepared some tea and they shared the pie. Tem joined them and explained she was just lonely and did not know how to express herself.

"OH, DON'T WORRY LITTLE PUPPY, I AM GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU GOOD. "

Behind the window of cottage, there was a glowing blue eye.

"welp, not this time kid. ill see you in the next one."