Chapter 2: Cleanup Duty
A few minutes later…
Algerian became conscious again.
To find that Fall had been slapping her skull for the last two minutes.
"GEEZ, COULD YOU CALM DOWN, FALL?" Allie remarked only for Fall to smack her. "I MEAN PLEASE DON'T YOU HAVE A MORE CIVIL WAY OF WAKING ME UP? ALARM CLOCK? SLIGHT SHAKING? A BUCKET OF WATER? SOMETHING OTHER THAN SLAPPING ME?!"
Fall stopped for a moment. UMM… AKWARD… "Fine.", Fall finally said shoving her away. "Anyway, we got work to do, Algerian."
"WHATEVER YOU SAY, BUT YUNNO, YOU CAN JUST CALL ME ALLIE." Allie said with a trying smirk. Which of course, only darkened Fall's frown.
"Okay, Allie. Follow me." Fall commanded as she started to move down to the basement.
Allie decided to follow her for only two reasons; first, it was obvious Fall was still startled, and needed her to calm down, second, it was because Fall was quick and Allie didn't want to be left behind.
"HEY, FALL?" She asked right before tripping. "COULD YOU SLOW DOWN?"
Silence.
SHOOT, WHAT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS AWAY? I SHOULD CAME ON TIME. AT LEAST WE COULD HAVE STOPPED HIM BEFORE HE WRECKED THE ENTIRE LAB, she thought looking around at the mess, HOW DID HE EVEN GET HERE, ANYWAY? I POSITIVE THAT LAST TIME I LEFT HIM, HE WASN'T PLANNING TO ESCAPE. BUT STILL…
She sighed. Really, his untimely corruption, was unexpected. No-one in the entire in the humungous, interconnected Void would have known he, of all monsters, would go insane. The thought of that night itself filled Allie with negative emotion. She started to shudder. She was so close to recalling the details when, Fall suddenly spoke.
"Your task today? Clean this mess up. I'll be going through security footage upstairs. If you find something new, report immediately. Got it?", Fall said in a hollow tone, making Allie only nod.
And in a blink of an eye, Fall was gone. "SERIOUSLY? JANITOR DUTY? AND FALL, I KNOW YOU'RE WATCHING!" Allie groaned.
Personally, she had nothing against cleaning. In fact, she liked doing it. She could even call it a hobby. No, it was because she heard something in the shadows. And she was positive it was behind her.
SHOOT.
Her breathing started to quicken. Her skull started to sweat. Her eyes intensily burned with fear. Every single bone in her body was shaking.
OKAY. STOP IT. I AM GOING TO TURN AROUND AND STARE AT WHATEVER THE EMPTY VOID IT IS! I AM GOING TO DO IT, IN 3, 2, 1…
She took a deep breath. And turned around. To stare in the eyes of humungous melted canine monster behind her, panting so loud that she was surprised she didn't notice them. All of her fear evaporated and was replaced with excitement and wonder.
"ENDOGENY?"
Endogeny let out a strange excited bark/howl in response. Allie decided to take it as a yes. Kindly petting him, her mind took on a lot of questions, WHY IS THERE AN AMALGAMATE IN THE LAB? DID DAD DO THIS? IF SO, WHY? WHAT AU DID THIS ENDOGENY COME FROM? HOW DID THEY EVEN GET HERE? AND WHY ARE THEY SO CUTE?
"Bork!"
The sound brought her back to reality. She sighed. And in an instant, Fall appeared.
"Allie. Why is there an amalgamate in here? And more importantly," Fall said, approaching Allie. "Why didn't you alert me?" ,she scoffed.
A little bit later…
As Fall adjusted her glasses and set up the portal generator (you can open up portals in The Void; but for those who fell, the portals only served as a reminder of their past), forcing Allie to clean up the mess. But she didn't really mind the work. As she swept to her heart's content, she looked around. Thing haven't changed much since her father left. Everything stayed the same. Sure, everything was a bit more dusty and old but things were in their right place. Vials and beakers were left astray on the tables while a familiar electric hum came from the lights and electronics. She got nostalgia from it all.
She remembered those nights when her dad insisted she stay up late and she'd work deep into the night. In the morning she would always complain, but Dad always fun. Though, she never knew this would happen. Nowadays, she would have loved to work with Dad, if it meant being with him.
I SHOULD PROBABLY STOP THINKING. IF ANYTHING, IT WILL ONLY DELAY ME., she thought to herself.
She put away the broom and got to work. Arranging the books, cleaning the vials, working on the machinery, dumping ancient substances, mopping the floor; she did it all. Her swift, neat phalanges did the work, handling each and every item like a precious treasure as they sorted and placed them all into their respective places. Lastly, she used her telepathy to carefully polish every single surface. And with that, the Lab was clean.
Fall entered the room.
"Okay, Allie. I'm done. Now, let's see what you've do…" Fall said, seeing her work. Calling it beautiful was an understatement. The Lab looked like it was newly furnished and cleaned ceiling to floor, six times.
"SO… WHAT DO YOU THINK! A TEN OUT TEN MAYBE?" She exclaimed also in awe of her work.
"Humph, nine out of ten. For bragging." Fall commented as she walked out.
"FOR BRAGGING? HOW IS THAT RELATED TO…UGH!" She argued. But it was pointless. Right now she needed to check on Endogeny.
"FALL! WHERE ARE YOU?" Allie screamed as she ran around the corridors. She just left a few moments ago. How could Fall be gone? Plus, there was no sign of Endogeny. In fact, the more she thought about them, the more she forgot. WAIT, WHO IS ENDOGENY AGAIN?
After five minutes of screaming and searching, Fall finally decided to reveal herself.
"FALL!" She yelled right before squashing Fall with a hug. Fall, of course, pushing Allie aside. She sighed. "Allie, how many times did I tell you not to go crazy like that?"
"THAT DOESN'T MATTER! YOU'RE SAFE!"
"No, my safety is of none of your concern. I figured out why he's here, Allie. I need you to come with me. Now." She told Allie with her eyes focused on her.
"FINE, BUT WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO GOOOOOO!" Allie asked just as Fall grabbed her and sprinted as fast as she could. Boy, she was fast. Allie's entire body waved behind her, perfectly horizontal. The gush of cool air thrilled her, going through her ribs. She never wanted it to stop. Mainly, because if it did stop, her body would be thrown across the room. Soon, it ended.
"OUCH!" She exclaimed, looking around the place. It seemed strange. Getting up felt like she disturbed something, an unknown presence. She must have looked frightened though because Fall said next, "What's wrong? Didn't know I was that quick? Well, remember that… next time."
"UM, SO FALL WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT? IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE HIDING SOMETHING FROM ME."
"Well… ju-just, I-I found th-that…"
"WHAT IS IT? YOU'RE STUTTERING AGAIN! TELL ME THE TRUTH! COME ON FALL, YOU CAN BE –"
"H-honest with you? Huh. It's ri-ridiculous. You say th-that I-I'm better than m-most of the other Alphys from other t-timelines. I'm just the s-same. You don't even know what's going on with your father. I don't wanna-" Fall stopped and tears streaked on her face.
"NO. IT'S OKAY, I KNOW DAD'S GONE INSANE. JUST STOP CRYING, YOU LITTLE TSUNDERE DINO!"
Fall started to sniffle, "You do know I am going to kill you for that, Algerian. But as I said," her voice coming back strong, "we have more important things to focus on.", but still holding back tears.
FALL… YOU DON'T HAVE TO HOLD BACK. IT WILL BE OKAY… I THINK.
"SO, CONTINUE." Allie requested, in the most bland voice she could muster.
For a moment, she thought Fall muttered under her breath, Go back to screaming, it fits you more. Then she continued, "Well, I believe that Dr. Gaster has found a way out of The Void."
"WHAT, BUT THAT MEANS-"
"Silence, Allie. I'll explain but you have to keep quiet the entire time. Plus, you have to tell no one. Deal?"
Allie smirked. She finally had a way out. "Deal."
"Okay, but be warned. You may not like it."
Author's note:
Okay, guys. I'm leaving you on a cliffhanger here. Feel free to speculate about the conversation, after all, next is a private conversation which I am afraid not even those beyond the fourth wall can hear (Sorry, I tried).
To make up for this though, I'll upload 3 more chapters, promise. I wasn't able to write much because of school but now… things have changed.
That's all! Bye!
