Friends Once Again: Chapter Two

Undyne jumps down from the cave and engages in the fight she's been waiting for.

The human's red SOUL appears in front of her. With a slash on her spear, it turns green.

"As long as you're green, you can't escape." She explains to the confused-looking human. It may be an illusion, but as much as she wants to get rid of them, she wants to be fair in all her victories—especially the ones that matter the most. "Unless you learn to face danger head-on, you won't last a SECOND against ME!"

And to keep her promise of fighting with just, she gives the human a better thing to defend themselves with instead of that stick that she knows won't block a single attack. She conjures up a spear and tosses it to the human. She then sends three spears flying toward them, but in a less quick pace than her usual. The human successfully blocks all of her attacks, not even trying to struggle to escape first.

She flashes a menacing smile. Well, it seems that the human knows how to block the spears. It's time she gets into real action.

"Not bad. Then how about this?"

Undyne starts throwing spears from all directions. The human frowns briefly but manages to block all of them.

Thinking of her friends, and the thought of this human becoming one, she pounds the ground with her fists.

"For years, we've dreamed of a happy ending."

Faster spears fly through the air in an attempt to hit the human.

"I won't let you snatch it away from us!"

Undyne charges quicker, and quicker, with the freedom of her people on her fingertips. They aren't fighting back. This is going to be easier than she expected. Then again, they would probably run away at the first sight of escape.

"Ngaah, enough warming up!"

Well, she tried not to give them that chance. But the magic required to turn a SOUL into another color was too energy-consuming, so in order to gain it back for stronger attacks, Undyne turns the human's SOUL back to its red state and flings a spear at the human. However, the human quickly moves out of the way, leaving Undyne a bit surprised. She's sure they'll escape now, being the coward they are.

But no, they have the nerve to challenge her.

"Your attacks are too easy," they seem to be saying, sticking their tongue out.

Undyne frowns. 'If that's what they think, I don't mind the thought of making them faster. Seems less boring, doesn't it?'

Surprisingly, the human still manages to dodge them with ease, as if they've already mastered her attacks. How can this be possible? Her spears keep missing!

Undyne bounces impatiently. This is taking longer than she thought.

"Look, even if I SPARE you, no human has ever made it past ASGORE." She says, flipping her spear. She manages to regain her energy. Turning the human's SOUL into green once more, she starts flinging spears from different directions simultaneously. One of them finally hits the human, and they remain dazed for a few moments.

Undyne holds her fist in front of her and shakes her head. 'That's what you get for challenging me.'

Suddenly, the human pleads.

'Is this some kind of game? They challenge me then plead? What the hell!' She thinks, as she furrows her eyebrows.

They tell her they just want to be friends.

Undyne stops for a moment. 'They just…want to be…friends?'

"Well, that was fun, huh?" Undyne grins sheepishly. "We'll have to hang out again another time!"

"…But, uh, somewhere else, I guess." She adds in regards to her now-flaming house.

They remind her of someone…then her mind wanders off to what Papyrus had said to her before she first saw the human.

"You don't have to destroy them," was what he said.

Her attacks become less extreme.

"What kind of mind games are you playing now?!" She asks furiously. "Stop it with your goody-two-shoes shtick! That won't lead you anywhere. Now, FIGHT ME!"

The human pulls their arm backwards and lands a fake hit on her.

She stops, and gives them a look mixed with confusion, anger, and…a will to stop. The fake hit reminds her of someone she used to train with. But, it also reminds her of someone who was once her friend…

"If we're not friends…

"IT MEANS I CAN DESTROY YOU WITHOUT REGRET!"

Undyne engages in battle with the human for one last time.

"I've been defeated…my house is in shambles…" She mutters to herself as the human sweats in nervousness. "I even failed to befriend you.

"That's it. I don't care if you're my guest any more. One final rematch! All out on both sides!" She exclaims in frustration. "IT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN REGAIN MY LOST PRIDE!

"Now come on. Hit me with all you've got!" She screams.

The human looks at her with concern. Undyne is letting them make the first attack. She's looking impatient. Gulping, the human reaches out and does a fake attack. They pretend to swing at Undyne with all their might.

Undyne twitches. "What. That's the best you can manage?"

"Even attacking at full force…" she says, giving the human a look of respect. "You just can't muster any intent to hurt me, huh?"

Silence.

"Heh." She speaks up again as the two look at each other to sense the other's emotions. "You know what?"

Undyne drops her spear with a slight swoosh. "I don't actually want to hurt you either."

She proceeds to tell the human how much she hated her saccharine shtick at first, but then the way they fight reminds her of someone. Now they aren't just a wimpy loser…they're a wimpy loser with a big heart! Undyne grins at the last part.

It sounds about right.

Frisk returns her smile.

Undyne stops flinging spears at the human…Frisk. In turn, they let go of the spear. They watch Undyne as she approaches them, abruptly ending the fight.

"Listen, human."

Frisk listens to her every word indeed.

"No human has ever made it past Asgore." She repeats, as if she were talking to a toddler. She wants to be clear on why she's doing this. But a part of her also wants to help the human. By now, she's sure they've met before. Undyne even remembers their name now, even though the human hasn't mentioned it at least once. If her memories tell her that Frisk can break the barrier and free all her people, without having to gamble their innocent soul or Asgore's, then maybe…it was worth a try.

"You and Asgore are fated to fight. But knowing him, he probably doesn't want to either. Talk to him. I'm sure…you can persuade him to let you go home." She thinks this is unlikely, but she knows Asgore doesn't really want to hurt anyone. He was never responsible for any of the previous humans' deaths…and hopefully, neither will he be for this one's.

Frisk nods in full understanding.

Undyne turns around. "For now, I need to go. See you around…" She says as she begins to leave.

They follow her with their eyes, full of determination. If they managed to free everyone without killing Asgore before, they could do it again. And knowing they'll have some friends such as Undyne who would be willing to help out, they can't help but smile.

"Stop by if you'd like. I'd…assume you'd want to rekindle our friendship." Undyne adds softly. "Though, if you don't because of the way I acted, it's fine too. I don't remember much about you, I don't even know if my 'memories' are legit or just acting up on me, so I understand if you don't want to…uh…hang out any more."

Frisk calls out their name. Surprised, Undyne turns around to see them giving her a thumbs up. She can't help but return it with a grin.


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