"I've never seen a monster like that before." said Asha.
The weird little monster seemed pretty beat up. Nothing too bad, but it was noticeable. There were probably more monsters behind The Door that it probably got in a fight with. After all, it wasn't too uncommon for monsters to be hostile towards one another. The strangest thing was that the little monster appeared to be talking to the flower it was holding. Of course it was probably lonely, but it didn't make it any less strange.
Before long, the little monster continued on its way into the forest. Mono was hesitant to follow it, but it smelled faintly of dust and could be dangerous. She would have to be able to stop it if it caused any problems.
"Monsters kill each other all the time, what's the big deal?" spat Dragonwick.
"I don't want Sans to be killed." Mono thought.
Mono knew that she couldn't do a good job at protecting anyone, not that Sans even needed it, but she always feared that He wouldn't come home one day and that she would be all alone in a world with deadly monsters. The thought made her shiver. A gate lied up ahead on the path. She had managed to avoid it before by taking the long way around, but the small monster didn't seem to know about that. Mono stayed hidden in the plants to avoid contact, though it seemed like the small monster wouldn't be progressing this way.
"Mono, do you smell that?" asked Asha.
Smells like bones and condiments. It was Him.
"C-come on, he's got the small monster. We should go."
Asha insisted that the pup got moving, and she understood the urgency, but Mono listened in. Sans had the small monster trapped with red magic.
"Human." He began. "Don't you know how to greet a superior?"
Human? That was a human? Mono had heard of humans, but had no idea what one looked like. Humans were responsible for trapping all of the monsters underground and were also targets. If a human Fell Down, then Sans must've been after it's souI so the monsters can return to the surface.
"Mono, come on!" Asha shouted.
Mono finally responded and sped away. He had things under control. All she would have to do now was return home.
"Was that really a human? Like, from the surface?" Mono thought as she ran home.
"Of course it was, didn't you hear Him?" said Dragonwick.
"So, the monsters will be able to return to the surface and kill the humans that trapped underground, right?"
Mono hadn't even been alive long enough to see the surface, unlike other monsters like the king and a few others that are still alive from the war. She heard that it was green and colorful and full of stars at night. Not like those glowing stones in Waterfall, but actual stars. The thought of finally being able to see it made her excited.
"You know what this calls for, right?" Dragonwick asked.
"Dragonwick, that bar is where the guard dogs hang out!" Asha complained.
"So what? It just so happens that we've got a dog host."
"Not a dog." Mono huffed, but she did like the idea of stopping at Grillby's. Sure, it was one of those exclusive fancy-shmancy bars, but the food that Sans brought back from there was great.
"The owner's got a soft spot for his lapdogs. As long as we stay on their good side, we can waltz right in."
Mono pushed open the door to the bar and stepped inside. It had a dim blue atmosphere and was very spacious. She had only visited this place once before when she accompanied Sans, but now she was on her own and free to have a look around. Music could be heard along with the droning sound of a crowd. The pup wasn't in any immediate danger here, and she knew that. Everything was much more relaxing and the patrons were also most likely too drunk to do much catching anyway.
