"This is ridiculous!" the fierce warrior shouted at her capturers. "Release us and I won't pummel you into oblivion!" She kicked and squirmed as much as the rope would allow, but to no avail. It took an extra three monsters to grab Undyne and toss her into a cell. Before she had a chance to jump up and run out the door, her capturers slammed it shut and locked it; added an additional two locks to compensate for Undyne's impressive strength. Although the door was clearly secured, the four guards cautiously stepped back as the caged monster tackled with all her might. She pounded a few times with forceful kicks before she came to the conclusion that it was pointless. An evil scowl was wore as she looked through the few bars to the guards. "Let me out of here!"

The guards were silent to her threat, clearly more confident that she was tied up and behind the cell bars. They gave no answer and simply turned to walk away. Of course, that caused Undyne to boil to her breaking point.

"You no good swine! Absolute trash!" More kicks and stomps echoed down the corridor of cells.

"U-Undyne!" the timid voice from across the hall called out. "Pl-please! I-it's no u-use…"

Undyne ceased her tantrum and huffed in frustration. "Stupid," she muttered while fidgeting with her bound hands, "Who do they think they are?"

"I-it's my f-f-fault. I-if I d-didn't ma-make the m-magic s-s-suppressors..."

"Hey, no one's blaming you," a more leveled voice spoke out to the timid one. "There's no way you could've known that those numb-skulls got a hand on the prototypes." The third voice gave a curt chuckle.

"Now is not the time for your stupid puns, Sans!" Undyne vented some of her anger at her friend.

He was unfazed by her outburst, "Oh, just loosen up a bit, will ya?" Another quiet chuckle followed by, "Get it? Because we're tied up."

"Oh my god," Undyne's voice was laced with her appear eye roll at the short skeleton.

"C'mon, that was a good one," Sans said, but more to himself than to his captured friends.

"Can we focus on how we're gonna get outta here without our magic?!" Undyne's short patience was fleeting already.

"Don't worry, Papyrus will notice us missing," Sans paused for a moment, "Eventually."

"We don't have time for that!" Another stomp from Undyne's cell, "If they can suppress our magic, they might be able to use it on the queen! She's in danger!"

"Mh," Sans was just tall enough to glance out of his cell to the darkened hallway the separated him and his friends, "I didn't peg you as the type to be magic reliant."

"What was that, you bag o' bones?!"

Another glance to the outside and Sans noticed a guard down a little ways; his head was turned slightly to hear their conversation. An idea formed in his brain. Across the hall, Alphys was sneaking glances at Sans; they made straight eye contact and she knew what he was thinking. Needless to say, she opposed the plan immediately by shaking her head feverishly. It was risky and held many unreliable factors, but it seemed to be the only immediate way any of them were going to get out. However, Sans was not deterred by her obvious lack of enthusiasm for this escape plan. "Hey, Undyne, I'm sorry I gotta do this, but," he said softly, "You know this whole situation is your fault, right?"

"What?!" There was a loud thud on the wall between Undyne and Sans' cell from where she kicked it, "How is this my fault?!" She kicked again. "Take that back, you ungrateful, little rat!" With each word, Undyne would use her strength to kick at the wall. As a precaution, Sans stepped away from the stone barrier.

"Oh yeah, definitely. How does it feel knowing you put our lovely queen in danger?" The skeleton looked out of his cell at Alphys' bars; she was no longer seen. He hoped she was doing what he intended.

"How dare you!" Undyne shouted with the full capacity of her lungs. "If anything, it's your fault we got captured by these wanna-be soldiers!" She kept beating at the wall to intimidate Sans; and unknowingly draw the attention of the guards.

"I don't know Undyne, seems to me that it was your lack of insight that caused all of this." Sans knew that was a low blow, but he needed her to completely lose it, otherwise she wouldn't be the distraction Alphys needed to escape.

"Sans! You son of a…!" Thankfully, Undyne had used all of her pent up rage to kick one last time and break up a whole in the stone wall.

Sans scurried back, keeping a safe distance between him and his angry friend. The noise from the cell wall crumpling brought the guards running to examine the damage. As Undyne continued to shout vulgarity at Sans, the guards rushed to unlock both cells. The skeleton held no resistance as a large pig monster grabbed him and dragged him out. More guards were ordered down into the dungeon as they needed to separate Undyne and Sans. Once the guard with the snout had a grip on Sans, he quickly began to work. He pretended to trip over his slippers in order to get his guard to bend over and scoop him up. With stealthy hands, he was able to grab the set of keys on his hip.

Alphys had popped her head up on the opposite side of the bars. The guards were too busy dealing with Undyne's furious kicking and intense shouting to see Sans toss the keys to the third prisoner. The skittish scientist was able to loosen her rope bonds with her dinosaur like tail and easily grabbed the keys and began to fumble with them, attempting to free herself. It was difficult to see, but Sans had guessed that she needed more time to escape. One more carefully placed pun should do the trick...

"Undyne," he called one last time to his struggling friend. She ceased fighting with the guards in order to give him the stink eye, "You're spaghetti is more like spit-ghetti." Just to add salt to the wound, Sans flashed his trademark grin and winked at her.

"I'm gonna kill him!" Undyne was able to free herself from two guards and stand upright. There was a brief moment where Sans honestly feared for his life.

Before she could charge the guard with Sans, two more pig guards rushed down the dungeon stairs and pushed Undyne towards the last cell on the opposite side. Sans swore he saw literal steam emit from her gills by the time the five monsters forced her into the new cell. The guard holding Sans tossed him into the cell next to the entrance; there were only a total of six cells in the dungeon. It was where the former King Asgore locked the human children away before he found out how to hold their souls. He had only locked away two before a previous royal scientist figured out how to harness their souls.

Now, in some cruel irony, Sans and his friends were being kept here; as if their previous atonements for their actions wasn't enough. They all had learned three years ago that "kill or be killed" was not the way to live by. It took a single human child filled with determination to show them that. However, not all monsters felt that way. There will always be the rebels who disagree, but this group had proved their might by perfecting Alphys' prototype of magic suppressors. And the worse part was that no one knew they were here; no monster knew the three of them were out hunting for a specific herb for their dinner. Papyrus used to be their only hope for escape; however, before the pig guard slammed the door shut, Sans caught a glimpse of a yellow blur heading towards the dungeon stairs. Alphys was making a break for it.

Once night had engulfed the village just below Mt. Ebott, Corsina hurriedly packed a bag, and snuck out of the rented hotel room. Luckily, her father was knocked out from the trip and she was able to particularly walk right past him. Minimal effort to sneak in the shadows were required as the village was dead asleep and the only lights were scattered across the windows as certain individuals were still awake. Corsina easily avoided these lights and continued her journey to Mt. Ebott. With just a slacked backpack of food and water, she rushed out of the outskirts of the village and to the base of the peak. As she was getting closer to the fabled mountain of monsters, she lessened her pace and began to marvel at the shrubbery.

In all honesty, the trees, bushes, and critters were the same as all over the farther reaching mountains and hill tops. The trees were still brown trunks with green leaves, the thickens and bushes lush and poking with twigs. Crickets still chirped, an occasional flutter of a bird flying overhead, and the hushed scurry of a tiny woodland creature. Everything was as it should be.

However, to Corsina, this was something straight out of a book. It was the most wonderful scene she had ever seen. She had waited so long to trek up this mountain, months of motivation and planning, brushing up on camping and hiking tips and tricks, and finally just being on the mountain side was almost overwhelming to her. Why this was so important to her was unknown; but she was here. Her face would either grin a goofy grin of victory or shocked into an expression of awe at her accomplishment. Despite her parents' wishes, her siblings' teasing and ridicule, and her friends' general lack of support, Corsina had made it. Her entire being was filled with achievement.

After a moment, she found herself simply gazing up at the pale moon hanging over the summit. She smiled at herself for being so awe-inspired and continued to climb upward. It wasn't a dangerous slope, but as she ascended, a breeze began to drift along. In the slack of trees, a stronger gust would cause her hair to whip around her face, momentarily blinding her. At first, she didn't mind; however as she kept going up, it was getting annoying. Tiny rocks and pebbles would roll by her feet and leaves danced around her body. Her initial plan was to simply climb straight up the mountain, reach the top, then return in order to go home with her father. Although, this was the first snag in her carefully laid out plan; the wind was picking up and a simple path was proving difficult. Just as a precaution, she decided to alter her course to seek better shelter from the wind.

Side stepping away from the straight way, Corsina trekked on.

What seemed like minutes for Corsina was actually hours. Adrenaline was pumping through her veins and she kept on going. Because of her excited physique, she hadn't realized that her detour had led her to the other side of Mt. Ebott. All night was spent hiking upward and further away from her known path. It wasn't until her wristwatch began to beep that she glanced at the time. According to the device, it was half past six in the morning. Suddenly, she stopped and glanced around. The sky was still dark, but the stars and moon were gone. Turning around, she searched for the sun; she could barely see it over the summit of Mt. Ebott.

"Wait, what?" she whispered in confusion. She thought back to the evening before. Wasn't the sun on the other side? Corsina looked to the base of the mountain in hopes of easily spotting the village. It was nowhere to be seen. No stone buildings, no small glow of lights, and no sign of civilization. She was surrounded by wilderness. "Uh oh," she bite her lip in worry.

Now she was faced with a decision; should she continue on her journey, or attempt to find her way back? Of the latter, she would have to find the village eventually and her father. Why would she put in so much effort to get half way up the mountain and then quiet when she was a little lost? No, she obviously had to keep going. Although, that didn't change the pit of worried in her stomach.

Rather than blindly continuing on, she decided to make markers, so she can find her way back. She broke a few branches and made a few large circles with her boots. Her progress was slowed, but she didn't stop. On her fifth marker she was making, she felt her stomach growl with hunger. Reluctantly, she tossed her pack off and fished around for a bag of chips. Instead, she pulled back the statue her father bought for her. Before she could put it back, there was a new noise.

It sounded like a large creature breaking twigs and crushing leaves. Corsina jumped around and saw nothing. Against her better instincts to grab her bag and run, she inched closer to the source of the noise.

"Hello?" she called out. Idiot! What are you doing? Did you learn anything from those books? Corsina immediately regretted calling out; but nothing answered.

She crossed the small clearing and reached the opposite side of the trees; but nobody came. Sighing with relief Corsina turned on her heels and stepped towards her bag. But then, there was a lump in her stomach, and it wasn't hunger this time. Her body became weightless and her hair wiped upward. Her frantic heart nearly leaped out of her chest as her lungs emitted a horrific scream.

Corsina had fallen down. But this wasn't a simple trip and fall situation; no, she had fallen down an enormous hole. Every fiber of her being was panicking and embracing for impact which never came. The sudden fall and the endlessness into the pit overworked her soft heart and caused her to black out before hitting the ground.

An undetermined amount of time later and Corsina was regaining consciousness. Her immediate reaction was a complete body convulsion to compensate for the impact; however she didn't feel anything. Pushing herself upright, Corsina inhaled sharp breaths as her hands glided over her body looking for anything out of the ordinary. Thankfully, nothing was broken and everything was in it's place. But that was strange, shouldn't she at least have some scrapes and bruises? However, her hands found her skin regular and without abrasions.

"What?" she muttered to herself.

Corsina easily picked herself up and dusted off her clothes, quickly finding the statue of a three eyed, two tailed serpent her father gave her. Shoving it in her pocket, she attempted to gain her bearings of this new area; the only thing she could clearly see was the bed of golden flowers under her. This cavern was gifted with dark shadows all around the edges and since the entrance was positioned on the other side of the mountain, sunlight wouldn't filter in until a few hours past. Rolling her shoulders and cracking her knuckles, the only thing she could do was explore the cavern presented in front of her.

When she started off, her steps were careful and calculated, hoping that she wouldn't miss another giant hole for her to fall down. Her vision eventually adjusted to the added darkness which gave her a tiny bit of confidence to her new setting. She kept a hand along the wall and followed, hoping to find a passage or some vines she could climb out on. Corsina was able to find an open way and continued on.

With every step, the cavern seemed to brighten up and make itself more visible to Corsina; she quickly had even confidence to step away from the wall. An archway with strange markings appeared; it seemed a little ominous to Corsina, but it was the only way to go. Swallowing her fear, she stepped under the arch. She entered another darkened room, but since her eyes adapted to the darkness, she was able to see something on the other side.

On the far side of the new room, Corsina saw a bouncy figure with almost a bobble head. The proportions seemed odd and definitely not human. For a moment, she studied this strange animal; whatever it was, it was pacing back and forth. The silhouette of this creature alarmed her, but it was it's voice that drove her to stand still and silently observe.

"Oh man, oh man, oh man! Where is she? She promised! She promised!" The creature turned and walked back, "She said first thing this morning! Where is she? Oh, c'mon man!" Another turn, "Undyne, where are you? You promised me!" With a final turn, Corsina's natural urge to call out kicked in.

"Hey," Corsina said just loud enough to grab the creature's attention. Whatever animal it was, it stopped pacing immediately by her voice and slowly turned its head towards her. "How'd you get down here?" Corsina's mind just assumed that it was a child that fell down the same hole as her.

Well, she wasn't entirely incorrect. Of course, she never really believed in monsters.

"Yo," he said quietly, taking an easy step towards her.

"Are you hurt lil' guy?" She asked a bit more confident.

"Yo. Yo!"

It took all of five seconds for the creature to run across the clearing and nearly tackle Corsina into the cave wall. When he got closer, Corsina realized that he wasn't human. She stepped back and just about slammed herself into the wall in fright of this creature. He had no arms, a thick dragon-like tail, large head with a few spikes. A shirt was covering his torso and pants on his waist to his bare feet. Only one word came to Corsina's mind; monster.

"Oh sweet Jesus!" Corsina gasped while her back pressed against the jagged wall.

"Yo! I know you! You're a human!" The yellow creature was bouncing right in front of her.

"What are you?!" she blurted out; manners no longer existed.

"I'm Monster Kid! Or, well, after I get trained, Monster Knight! Undyne is suppose to train me to fight! She isn't here yet, but she will be!" He was speaking quickly and ramming his words together. Corsina was only able to process one of his many words.

"M-monster?!" she gaped.

"Well, duh!" He clearly rolled his large eyes at Corsina's speechlessness, "Everyone just calls me MK for short though!"

"Ev-everyone? There's more?" Corsina questioned.

"Yo! There's loads more! All monsters live here!"

"What?" she exhaled the breath she was unwillingly holding.

"Don't you know the story?" MK took a step back in order to get serious.

"Uh, yeah," Corsina knew which one he was referring to, but she didn't actually believe it. Could it really be true? Or did I hit my head when I fell? "B-but, I always assumed it was just a story; nothing more than a fairy tale."

"Nope!" MK bounced really close to her face and used his tail to look deep into her eyes, "Do I look like a fairy tale to you?"

"Most definitely not," she muttered; still unsure if her eyes were playing tricks on her.

"Oh! Yo!" MK used his tail to jump away from Corsina, "I know someone who would love to meet you!" The monster used his tail to slip behind Corsina's legs and nudge her forward. "C'mon! She's super nice and is our queen!"

"Queen?" she found herself repeating his words.

"Yeah! Let's go see her!" He gave her another nudge with his tail and bolted off to the opposite side of the cave.

Corsina hesitated and deeply questioned her sanity. Monsters? And they have a queen? What the hell is going on? Maybe I am obsessed with that bedtime story. She racked her hair away from her eyes and sighed; uncertainty filling her very soul. After she dropped her hand, her palm drifted across her pocket and the statue inside. Pulling it out, she bit her lip and wondered if she should truly consort a wooden statue to make such a decision. So many things could be wrong; this could all be a horrible hallucination from the fall and she could really be trapped in a cave, or monsters could be real, and she was about to embark on a completely different journey than she intended. Gently, she made tiny circles on the middle eye of the serpent, hoping it would give her an answer. When it didn't, she used her thumb to trace the spine and used the tails to decision her fate.

"Yo! You coming or what?" MK shouted from the other side of the dark room.

Placing the wooden piece back into her pocket, Corsina let her actions answer; she jogged after Monster Kid and deeper into the cave under Mt. Ebott.