The ghost earned a bit of weird looks and stares from passing bystanders that witnessed him pushing a dummy around in a cart. Napstablook didn't necessarily like all the sudden attention, but he managed to ignore it long enough before he arrived back at Undyne's house.

Ding dong!

"Hey, Napsta—" Undyne paused as soon as she opened the door, blinking at her unconscious punching dummy. "Whoa. What happened to him?"

"Oh...he...sorta got mad at Muffet, but then she got mad, too..." Napstablook mumbled. "She threw a sign at his head..."

"Ouch!" Undyne started laughing. "That's exactly why I've never gone to that bakery. I've heard the stuff there is wicked expensive."

"Yeah..." Napstablook looked back down at Mad Dummy. "Um...where should I put him?"

"Just in the front yard. Thanks for bringing him back." Undyne chuckled as she walked back inside. The door shut, only to be shoved open again, slamming against the side of the house.

"MADDY!" Mettaton dashed to his two cousins, ogling Mad Dummy in horror. "Oh my word! What happened to him!?"

"Mettaton...what are you doing here?" Napstablook asked, surprised.

"Oh, I just needed Alphys to fix up one of my parts...but what happened to Maddy!?" Mettaton poked Mad Dummy, but he didn't budge.

"Muffet threw a sign at his head..." Napstablook explained again quietly.

"She did WHAT!" the robot shrieked. He immediately hopped to his feet, his eyes blazing. "Why that little—!"

"Wait!" Napstablook cried. "But...but she apologized...she looked really guilty for what she did. She gave me these donuts for free..." He held up the two donuts. "She even gave me this cart to pull Mad home, so please don't be mad...it was all just a big misunderstanding..."

Mettaton gradually calmed down. "Well, I...I suppose you're right, darling. After all, Maddy never did have the best record for properly handling his anger..." He crossed his arms with a sigh.

"Do you think...maybe...he should apologize, too?" Napstablook muttered.

Mettaton thought about that and smiled. "I think that's a wonderful idea, Blooky! But..." His smile drooped as he looked down at the dummy. "I'm not sure how he'll feel about that. You know how he is about admitting his wrongs..."

As if on cue, Mad Dummy's body parts suddenly flung up from the cart, startling the two. "AGH! WHERE IS THAT PUFFED-UP MONEY-THIEVING BRAT!?"

"Maddy!" Mettaton embraced his cousin happily.

"GAAAHH! CAN YOU STOP CALLING ME THAT!?" Mad Dummy screeched, turning red in embarrassment as he frantically looked around to make sure no one was watching.

Mettaton let go and cleared his throat. "Well, now that you're awake," his voice became more serious, "You can apologize to Muffet."

Mad Dummy's mouth came agape, and Napstablook instantly hid behind Mettaton. They could tell how badly the dummy was trying not to explode. "...What?"

Mettaton firmly nodded, maintaining his distance.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS!? AFTER WHAT THE POMPOUS FOOL DID TO ME, I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO HER!? NO WAY!" Mad Dummy snatched his knife and blindly swung it around.

"She...um...said she was sorry...and she didn't mean to hurt you..." Napstablook hesitantly remarked. "Oh...and she even gave me these donuts for free! Do you want one...?"

"Pfft! A donut from her!? Count me out!" Mad Dummy pouted. "Not after what she did to me!"

Mettaton sighed. "Maddy—er, Mad, Napstablook's right. She even gave him this cart to help you home! She may have rather...superfluous methods of obtaining cash, but she's not a bad person. I'm sure she'll apologize as well if you just calmly confront her—"

"LIKE HECK I WILL!" Mad Dummy roared, hurling his knife. It ended up crashing through the window of Undyne's house, and a loud scream was heard, immediately shutting him up. "Oops."

"I think we should get a move on before Undyne finds us," Mettaton quickly pointed out, and the three didn't hesitate to get the heck away from the house.


"Why do I have to be the one to return the cart!?" Mad Dummy complained as he pushed the cart with his head while Mettaton and Napstablook were at his side.

Mettaton sucked in a deep breath, trying to be patient with his cousin. "Because you're apologizing to Muffet, remember?"

"I still don't see what I did wrong. After all, I didn't knock her out cold!" the dummy hissed.

It didn't take long for the three to arrive at the bakery, but Mad Dummy still refused to enter. By then, Napstablook could tell just how badly Mettaton wanted to throw him inside and get it over with.

"It won't take that long...you can just return the cart, say you're sorry, and head right back out..." Napstablook softly spoke up, not wanting the two to erupt into a brawl.

"I told you, I'm not going anywhere!" Mad Dummy scowled with a pout.

"Not yet." Mettaton clenched his fists, but Napstablook quickly flew in front of him.

"Please, Mad?" The ghost looked up at Mad Dummy. "For me...?"

Mettaton squealed and pinched Napstablook's cheek. "No one can say 'no' to such a cute face!"

Mad Dummy groaned, but couldn't help looking down at Napstablook's big, sparkly eyes that were on the verge of tears. "AGH! Why do you always do this to me...!?" With that, he stormed into the bakery.

"Wow, that actually worked!" Mettaton exclaimed. "The fake tears always get him, don't they, Blooky?"

"Oh...those weren't fake..." Napstablook murmured.

Mad Dummy mentally cursed as he shoved the cart ahead, hopping past other people who were sitting at tables. He headed up to the counter and loudly cleared his throat, hitting the reception bell with his nose.

Ding!

No response.

Ding!

Nothing.

Ding! ...Ding! DINGDINGDINGDINGDINGDINGDINGDING—

"I'M COMING!" screeched Muffet as she barged in from a door in the back. Brushing off her dress, she grumbled something unintelligibly before facing him. "Hello! How may I help—" Her face fell. "Oh."

"Cart." Mad Dummy forced the cart forward.

"Um...thank you?" Muffet blinked, taking the cart. She awkwardly tapped her fingers on the counter for a moment before opening her mouth to speak more.

"I see you...er...changed the price on donuts." Mad Dummy mumbled, looking over to his right. Instead of 50 Gold, it had lowered to 20. Still a bit high, but at least it wasn't as severe. "...And got a new sign."

"Well, I've noticed that business wasn't necessarily that good before." Muffet shrugged, placing some croissants on a plate. "Sometimes I just forget that we're not in the underground anymore."

"Hmph." Mad Dummy looked down, still not wanting to apologize, but he could feel Mettaton and Napstablook staring at him through the window. "Well, I—" He glanced back at the counter, but Muffet was gone. He frowned and turned around, watching as she served a plate of croissants to a nearby table. Scowling and thinking that she was trying to ignore him, he angrily hopped after her.

Once Muffet was finished, she crossed her arms, her other hands being placed on her hips. "Continue."

Mad Dummy rolled his eyes. "Look, I'm sure you know by now I was forced to come here." He gritted his teeth, leering at his two cousins who were, indeed, watching him from the window. "You see, about blowing up over the prices, I just wanted to...er..." his eyes trailed to the floor, "...to say, um..."

Muffet raised an eyebrow. Mad Dummy could see Mettaton waving his hands around and signaling him to get on with it. It was beginning to distract him, and he firmly faced Muffet again.

"I mean...I don't want to say this, but...I—"

Mettaton tapped on the glass, frowning and waving his finger in a scolding manner.

Mad Dummy felt his temper rising, and he suppressed a growl. "I just...I'm...what I'm trying to say...I just—ugh...I'm...I'm saying that...eh..."

Mettaton threw his arms up, slapping himself in the head.

"WHAT!?" Mad Dummy finally exploded, startling a bunch of people. "IF I'M DOING SUCH A BAD JOB, WHY DON'T YOU COME IN HERE AND APOLOGIZE FOR ME!?"

Muffet just giggled, shaking her head. She tapped on his back, and he whirled around with a scowl. "You can stop stammering, dearie~" She returned to the counter. "I accept your apology."

Mad Dummy suddenly felt a burning heat radiate off his body, specifically his cheeks. He caught himself glancing back at Mettaton, who was wearing a wide grin. Napstablook was smiling a little, too.

Muffet busied herself with some plates, polishing them off with a cloth. "I admit, it was rather selfish of me to expect so much for something so little." She shrugged. "And besides...I suppose all I needed to understand that was to have someone like you knock me to my senses."

Mad Dummy frowned, narrowing his eyes in confusion. "Wait...so you're actually not upset about me yelling at you over something so stupid?"

"It was very unnecessary of me to react so harshly to you, and I apologize. So, I suppose we're even! Ahuhuhu~" She snickered, placing some plates in the sink. "Don't worry about it, dearie. We'll just put all this behind us."

Mad Dummy blinked, completely dumbfounded. He hadn't expected her to be so forgiving, and he almost felt bad about blowing up at her before.

Muffet paused for a moment. "Hm...wait!" She placed a croissant in a small bag before handing it to the dummy. "Here you are. A peace offering, if you will." Her smile was replaced with a serious look. "But just this once. I'm not one to give out free samples."

Mad Dummy stiffly took it. "Okay..." he muttered, suddenly finding himself unable to look her in the eye.

Muffet smiled once again. "I hope to see you again, dearie~ Come again sometime!"

Mad Dummy silently nodded and turned around, hopping to the door., but he stopped. "Um...s-sorry." He turned around rather quickly, unable to rid of the redness that consumed his face. He nearly slammed the door shut, flinching when he caught Mettaton and Napstablook right in front of him.

"Well well." Mettaton couldn't stop grinning. "I've never seen this side of you, darling!"

Mad Dummy shook away his earler daze and snarled. "What side!? I only did what you told me to!" He furiously hopped away.

Mettaton followed him, sharing a glance with Napstablook and beaming wildly. Napstablook stifled a laugh, knowing just what his cousin was thinking.