A/N: So apparently fanfiction has a problem with emoji hearts. You get the point though. Imagine it's there. XD


You couldn't remember having so much fun with so many people before. After the assault on the king, the humans all began to open up a lot more. Apparently seeing the monster parents act like normal parents to human and monster children alike had caused most of the wary human parents to open up. Somehow you had even convinced some of the older teens over to join in on the field trip and have food. Some of them even ran off to go get family members. More and more people had arrived and soon it had become a party of sorts. There had been music, games, skating, and food and drinks. You were glad to see neighbors coming together. The thought that a world where monsters and humans lived together in peace was one step closer filled you with determination to keep trying and soon you felt a SAVE form. That had been unexpected but you supposed that it wasn't a problem.

This was the best birthday you've ever had.

Soon, though, the day began to wear on and it was time to start heading back if you were going to join up with Sans and Papyrus. Some of the other parents and children weren't ready to head back so with cheerful goodbyes all around your group split with half of you going back to Ebott. You and Asgore tossed the softball back and forth between the trees. You were already rather full and tired but it's still only the middle of the day. You had to train with Undyne.

It must have shown on your face because Asgore caught the ball and held it, chuckling. "Are you worried?" You had already told him about your plans to train with Undyne earlier today during the picnic.

You shook your head. Undyne could easily push you past exhaustion but she had certainly gotten better at judging human stamina. However she hadn't quite gotten down that children don't have as much stamina as adults. She'll get there.

A yawn issued from Asgore's mouth and you stared at the large cloud it formed. Seeing as you weren't tossing the ball anymore you joined him at his side. "Golly, I'm already tired." He blinked a couple times.

"You did have children crawling all over you." Tamara's mother said. Her children had both fallen asleep and she was managing to carry both –one in her arms and one on her back.

"Indeed!" The monster chuckled again, amused. "Um…" He looked at Tamara's mom. "Are you sure you do not wish for me to take a child?"

The woman shook her head. "Don't worry, Fluffybuns." Her voice held a teasing lilt. The humans, after being told the joke behind the name, had quickly picked up on it. It amused you to no end, "I'm used to this." Asgore didn't look appeased. Tamara wasn't exactly light, after all. "You can take them later on, okay? Since the walk's so long." She offered seeing his want to help.

Asgore nodded. "Yes, of course!"

"It's not faaaaair!" Lansot whined as they caught up to you. You managed to catch them before they stumbled in the slippery snow. They didn't even seem to notice. "I wanna go see Undyne fight! And you get to hang out with my man Papyrus!"

Papyrus still didn't officially have a job besides helping Toriel with the children. As far as you knew all he did all day was be a teacher's assistant, drive his car, cook, and kick Sans out of the house. You and Lansot saw him practically every day so you didn't bother to comment on them bemoaning the unfairness of life. To be honest you couldn't bother with it. Despite how close all of you were, it was actually rare for all of your close friends to actually be in one place at a time. You were looking forward to tonight.

You and Asgore took the time to see some of the children home before you walked together to the old king's house. Sans and Papyrus were already waiting for you there. Papyrus was tapping his foot impatiently. "YOU'RE LATE!" He exclaimed. "WE'RE GOING TO MISS THE SHOW!"

"chill bro. nothing to grind your gears about." Sans said. He was lying on the hood of the car seemingly sunbathing despite the cold. He wore shades and had one of those strange metal folding things to help reflect the sun's rays. You stared at him in confusion. Why was he bothering? He had no skin.

"AGGHH!" Papyrus covered his nonexistent ears and shook his head. "ENOUGH OF YOUR CAR PUNS! I CANNOT DEAL WITH THIS ANYMORE!"

"Calm down, Papyrus." Asgore tried to soothe the tantrum the skeleton was throwing. "Frisk woke up a little late so we're all behind schedule."

"WHAT? REALLY?" Papyrus asked and looked at you surprised. Usually you were better with managing your time. "WELL THAT'S OKAY THEN."

"is frisk not being on time ticking you off?" Sans asked. You snorted.

"SANS! I SAID STOP WITH THE PUNS!"

"actually you said stop with the car puns. i thought it was time for something new." He had a shit-eating grin on his face now.

"ALL PUNS MUST CEASE RIGHT NOW! NO PUNS IN MY CAR!"

"but you're smiling, bro."

"I'M PATELLAING YOU TO STOP."

"good one."

"THANK YOU. NYEH HEH HEH! BUT SERIOUSLY STOP."

"but i'm having the time of my life over here."

You had to muffle your giggles behind your hands. The fact that Asgore and Papyrus were clearly unamused was just making the situation all the funnier. Sans took off his glasses and slid from the car tossing his metal thing in the back of the car. Papyrus, still fuming, turned to go unlock his car as Asgore slid into the back seat. He always took up the full back seat just for himself so you were left in the front seat. Or riding with Sans.

You looked over at Sans as the skeleton hopped onto his moped. He noticed your wary look. If he had eyebrows, you were certain he'd be wiggling them. You could practically feel your lunch threatening to come up. You climbed into the passenger seat of Papyrus's car and buckled up. Papyrus may be a new driver, but at least he followed the laws. And road signs. And roads. And didn't drive on roofs.

Your chance of a heart attack decreased by 30% with the choice to ride with Papyrus.

"SANS!" Papyrus called out over the ignition of both of their engines. "WE WILL MEET YOU THERE."

"got it."

"MAKE SURE YOU SAVE OUR SEATS."

"okay bro."

"WE WILL BE WITH UNDYNE BACKSTAGE!"

"'k."

"DRIVE SAFELY!"

"'k."

You were fairly certain he wasn't actually listening anymore.

Sans gave a wave before his little bike zoomed off down the road, narrowly avoiding parked cars. Papryus grunted angrily. "THAT'S NOT DRIVING SAFELY! HE'S GOING TO DRIVE HIMSELF STRAIGHT INTO AN EARLY GRAVE." You laughed out loud at that. You then laughed even harder at the look on Papyrus's face. It was torn between being proud and being angry at himself for making a pun. "OH NO! I AM TURNING INTO MY BROTHER!"

"We should hurry, Papyrus." Asgore prompted before the poor skeleton could have an identity crisis.

"RIGHT! IS EVERYONE BUCKLED?" You looked behind you at Asgore. He couldn't actually buckle himself up but he had yet to be pulled over because of it. Maybe the police realized that Asgore physically couldn't wear the seatbelts. You patted his knee sympathetically. You then nodded at Papyrus and tugged at your seatbelt to show that it was firmly on. Pleased, Papyrus pulled away from the curb and you were off.

Driving with the ceiling down on such a cold day sucked. The icy wind turned into a gust going at the speeds you did. Papyrus –dressed in a thin button up sweater and scarf but wearing shorts and boots- seemed completely unaffected by the chill (he had no skin. Why was Sans sunbathing?!). In fact, he was enjoying it. Asgore buried his nose in his sweater and held onto his hat. You resorted to pulling up your hood (it still smelled like grease. Why did even the hood smell like grease?) and huddling down into the confines of your large jacket. It was only then, reminded of home, that you remembered that Toriel had wanted you to text her.

You slipped your phone out of your pocket and tucked it up into your jacket. You then pulled your arms in through the sleeves and ducked your head down into the body of the coat. Ah, that was so much warmer. You vaguely heard Papyrus say something about humans and their skin through the fluff of the coat and over the wind. You ignored it and typed out a message to Toriel to let her know you were on your way with the boys.

Tucked into the warm confines of your well-insulated jacket you waited. Nobody really expected you to make conversation…especially if you could barely be able to be heard over the wind. You nuzzled your face into the fur of the jacket. You could barely feel the cold picking into the material. Your phone dinged and you opened up your text.

That is good to hear! Thank you for telling me. ] : ) Please tell me when you are going to Undyne's. Also have fun, Frisk! 3 (Turn your head to the right. See? It is a heart! Alphys taught me that!)

You smiled at the text and returned a confirmation before another text popped up onto your screen. It was from Undyne.

YO CHUMP! Where U guys at?

You sent her a text back saying you all were on your way before popping your head back out of your jacket. You shivered and adjusted your scarf to sit properly before you hid the lower half of your face in it. Papyrus and Asgore were talking a song that had apparently been playing on the radio (you hadn't paid any attention) so you decided to look out at the scenery instead.

You recognized this area although the memories of it were from another time. The city was greyer now that it was winter. The last view you had seen of this place had been when there was still greenery. Although you had been wearing long sleeves that day, it had been rather warm. The bus had been only a little packed that day. People were mostly coming home from work and school. It had been the third bus you had taken since you had left your house. The murmuring of people and the hum of the bus had lulled you into a separate world. You wondered how people had seen you then: a single child without any items on them travelling alone. You hadn't brought a backpack or anything. What little money you'd had was spent on your tickets. You stomach had been growling. There was a pervading sense of loneliness and acceptance in the memory.

"Frisk." A large paw of a hand gently squeezing your shoulder had you jumping from your doze. What had you been thinking about? Your face felt half-numb as you looked to Asgore and his smiling face. "We are here, young one."

You were shocked to see that it was true. Around you people were moving towards the large stadium that towered over the parking lot. You gaped at the sheer size of it. You had never seen a building that big –although Asgore's castle had been pretty large itself. You hadn't realized that Undyne would be wrestling at such an official place. You looked around to see a couple of monsters among the crowd and felt proud. Undyne was representing the monsters in a way and was doing an excellent job at it.

"WOWIE! THIS PLACE IS A LOT BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT!" Papyrus voiced your own thoughts.

"Golly." Asgore agreed as he took in the surroundings. "How are we supposed to find where to go?"

"it's this way." Sans said as he joined your group from nowhere. He pointed with his thumb in the direction he'd just come from.

"SANS, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SAVING SEATS FOR US!" Papyrus said, his…eyebrow bones(? Again, you had stopped questioning how monsters worked) furrowing.

"i was. then these guys came by and said they were their seats. their tickets said so."

"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAVE OUR SEATS?!"

"i didn't know there were assigned seats, man."

"OH. SORRY. THAT WAS MY BAD. HERE." He reached into his pocket and pulled out four laminated passes. They all had ropes around them (one being significantly larger than the others. Alphys must have altered it for Asgore) so you could wear them. Papyrus passed them out. On the passes were the picture and name of Undyne's fights as well as the letters V.I.P. and a seat number.

"uh, pap, if we have seat numbers then i don't need to save seats. they're saved for us." Sans pointed out.

"GOOD! NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY! NYEH HEH HEH!" Cheered up, Papyrus led the march to wherever Sans had pointed.

Sans fell into step beside you. "you look pretty chill, kiddo. i mean that literally." You rubbed your still-cold face to try to warm it up some. "heh, you should'a ridden with me. been here for a while now. nice and toasty inside."

You liked your heart beating properly in your chest, thank you very much. You nudged him as a scolding, glaring at him. "Crazy driver." You said.

"you could'a driven."

"Illegal."

"only thirteen and already scared of a couple human laws."

You froze. How did Sans know that you were thirteen? You don't even recall ever telling anyone that you had been twelve. You opened you mouth to ask him when Papyrus shouted at you two to hurry up. You shot Sans a confused look before rushing to do so not wanting to be lost in the crowd.

The four of you found the VIP entrance and were ushered along down a corridor. It smelled like sweat and food. Not a fun combination. It only ended up making you the opposite of hungry. Asgore had to walk at the back of your little group and more than one human wrestler that you had passed –oh, you recognized that guy!- had stared at the king's bulk. Asgore looked a little embarrassed to be stared at so gapingly. You were more uncomfortable with being around so many strangers. You had done it before but you still liked it. There were lots of people back here (even cameras) but you knew there would be a lot more in stadium. Asgore brought you closer to him and you comforted each other with each of your presences.

Undyne's room was rather…isolated from all of the other rooms, you had noticed. It was such a long walk from the entrance and there didn't seem as many people back here. Perhaps it was for her protection (or theirs). That seemed like a reasonable enough thing to do. Asgore and Sans shared a look that you didn't miss but didn't understand.

Papyrus knocked on the door. "UNDYNE! IT IS I, THE GREAT-" He didn't even get to finish before the door was yanked open.

"FINALLY!" Undyne yelled and grabbed the front of Papyrus's shirt to yank him inside. Papyrus squeaked. The rest of you filed in quickly so as to not be yanked through the doorway. Alphys waved shyly from her chair in the corner as Undyne glared all of you down. She was dressed in a black spandex outfit that didn't hide her curves or muscles. Around her waist was the "place preserver" belt that she had made. It was, as the name stated, a place preserver for the actual belt she would win when she defeated everyone today. Her eyepatch had a skull on it today. She vaguely reminded you more of a pirate than usual.

"Took you guys long enough! We don't even have time to exercise! You are SO MAKING THIS UP LATER!" She made sure you and Papyrus were looking at her as she said this.

"Y-YES, UNDYNE." Papyrus agreed and you nodded as well. Sans wandered over and plopped down on the seat next to Alphys. The woman smiled a greeting at him but didn't say anything more. You watched them. The tension that both seemed to hold around each other made much more sense now that you knew about their shared past. It seemed that Gaster had affected their relationship.

"You're really going out there against so many opponents?" You caught Asgore asking Undyne.

"Of course!" Undyne boasted. She flexed. "It'll be a cake-walk!"

"There isn't a…peaceful way of resolving things?"

"Asgore, man, I think you're missing the point."

You joined Sans and Alphys, waving at the woman. "H-hi Frisk!" She said smiling at you. Her eyes couldn't seem to leave Undyne long. She looked starstruck. It very much reminded you of that time in the dump when she had confessed to Undyne. Alphys was a bit sweaty and kept wiping her forehead. "I'm glad you could make it." You didn't think this was Alphys's scene at all. Like you, she didn't seem very comfortable knowing she was going to be in a large crowd. She was very much a shut-in. She seemed to agree. "I'd…um…much rather be home. You know….working….b-but it's, um, nice to see Undyne dressed like –I-I MEAN HAVING FUN! Oh god." She put her face in her hands at her mistake and Sans laughed next to her.

"careful, alphys. there are kids around." Alphys's scales were turning an interesting shade of red. It was cool to see how her scales would change color completely at her mortification.

"Alphys!" Undyne came to the woman's rescue. "You need to show everyone to their seats." She turned to Papyrus. "I got you stage-side seating!"

"WOWIE! THAT MEANS WE CAN WATCH YOU THROW WRESTLERS INTO THE CROWD OVER OUR HEADS, RIGHT?" Papyrus asked.

"Damn straight!"

"I'M GLAD IT'S NOT ME THIS TIME!"

Alphys hopped out of her seat. "Undyne, we'll, erm, see you after the match! Good luck!"

"yeah, good luck." Sans told her before he walked out of the room.

"Be careful, Undyne!" Asgore said and shimmied through the small doorway out into the hall. Undyne snorted at that.

"I WILL WAVE TO YOU FROM THE CROWD SO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE!" Papyrus announced.

"Papyrus, I already know where you'll be sitting-" Undyne tried to tell him but Papyrus was already rushing off to catch up to his wandering brother. Undyne huffed. You placed a supporting hand on her arm and smiled. She flashed a toothy grin at you and rubbed your hair vigorously (ow). "I'll make one of 'em do a flip for you, kid!"

You clenched your fists and nodded determinedly. You would love to see that!

You waved and you joined Alphys and Asgore outside. The three of you had to hurry to catch up to the skeletons. "I hope she doesn't hurt anyone too badly…" Asgore said, worried.

"D-Don't worry Asgore!" Alphys hurried to reassure, "The wrestlers know what to expect." Her voice lowered to a mutter, "Plus there's insurance coverage and medical waivers…"

"Humans are strange." Asgore decided. You agreed but you were excited to see Undyne wrestle. That woman never seemed to get enough energy out of her system. She was very determined for a monster. You ran a hand over your face at the thought, unwanted memories springing from it, and brushed your hood back. No, don't think about sad things.

"THIS WAY!" Papyrus waved to you all as you finally caught up with the brothers. You could hear the roar of a crowd outside the door. You swallowed thickly. You could already feel the heat of so many bodies trapped in one place. Your hand reached out for someone to grab onto and it found Sans's hand. He looked at you.

"nervous?"

"It's hot." You replied instead.

"it's the heat of the moment."

"SANS!" Papyrus yelled.

"we're not in the car, bro." Sans argued casually, grinning. He really did like working his brother up. Whatever Papyrus had been about to shout back was drowned out by the crowd. Inside was dark but there were spotlights everywhere. The large square stage in the middle of the downward-slanting room was the brightest spot of all. You could feel sweat breaking out across your forehead and neck.

You didn't really know where you were going but Asgore's form was very easy to follow. With his hulking mass he managed to part the people lingering on the stairs you needed to get down from. It seemed you were all headed towards the stage. You stumbled as an adult slammed a little too hard into you. You would've been sent flying to the ground had you not had a grip on Sans's hand. You winced and suddenly you saw the adult fall face-first into the chairs. Startled, you looked to Sans just in time to catch a flash of blue coming from one of his eye sockets. You shivered, instinctively scared, but you squeezed his hand in thanks. He made a shrugging motion.

"Here we are!" You heard Alphys shout over the noise and you all shuffled into your seats. The very last row had a set of railings to warn of the sharp drop off into the pit in the middle where the stage was held. It was there that Asgore sat down. He was tall enough to see the stage but now short enough that he didn't block anybody's view. You patted the top of his head and grinned at him when he looked up at you. He chuckled.

"You are taller than me now, Frisk!"

"don't get to big for your britches."

"SANS I WILL TELL UNDYNE TO FIGHT YOU!"

"let's not do that."

You laughed and settled in next to Alphys and Sans. Alphys looked around somewhat unhappily so you drew her attention to you. There was a bit of time to spare before the event officially started. "Mettaton?" You asked her.

"W-what about him? Do you mean his career?" You nodded. Mettaton had run off as soon as he had his body fixed to go become a star. He had taken with him Shyren, Napstablook, and surprisingly Burgerpants. He often called Alphys whenever he wasn't busy and occasionally (a little too occasionally) Papyrus called him so you were aware that he was starting to hit it big. People loved a showy robot considering most humans hadn't really developed a robot quite like him. It made both Mettaton and Alphys puff up with pride. The news had done plenty of stories on him but you haven't been keeping up with it (too much was about you and your friends anyway).

Alphys huffed. "He's on Broadway now. Being part of shows and making his own. They, um, haven't hit it big yet…but it's getting there. The novelty hasn't worn off yet and he adjusts well." She seemed a bit sad. "Y-you know…I wish he'd come back soon. I miss watching…um, shows with him." You put a comforting hand on her shoulder and she gave you an appreciative smile. "Well," she perked up, "it's not…so bad, y'know? E-every day is busy! Undyne….Undyne makes things busy." You could imagine.

Just then loud music began to play and the show officially started. The place was suddenly busy with the announcer, the crowd, and the people moving about. You clapped and cheered with your friends and fans alike as Undyne took the stage. She flexed and grinned at the crowd, soaking up all of the attention. You faintly heard Alphys's sigh of pleasure. Looking at her you could literally see hearts in her eyes. Must be a monster thing. Or an anime thing. Anime monster thing.

"UNDYNE! WE ARE OVER HERE!" Papyrus waved enthusiastically, standing up. Undyne immediately looked over (she really did just know where you all were but Asgore wasn't hard to miss anyway) and waved back before giving a thumbs up.

According to the announcer, this wrestling event was different from most. Undyne was the opponent and one by one the wrestlers would face her and try to take her down in under three minutes. No holds barred….except magic, the announcer added after a large pause. Papyrus groaned. Asgore sighed in relief. Somehow Sans had gotten popcorn. If Undyne ran out of opponents then she would win the special belt and cash. If another wrestler won, then they would get all those plus bragging rights. Undyne grabbed the microphone and announced that she would give then "special lessons" if a human beat her.

There were a couple of catcalls that confused you. What was sexy about the Training Hell that wrestler would have to go through? Alphys looked annoyed.

"HUMANS ARE SO LIVELY!" Papyrus commented gleefully. "WHISTLES OF APPRECIATION!"

"not quite, my friend." Sans said but you doubted Papyrus had heard him.

"WHAT ARE THEY THEN, IF NOT IN APPRECIATION OF SPECIAL TRAINING?" Oh, he had heard him.

"they're thanking her."

"THAT'S EVEN BETTER!"

Undyne scowled clearly not thinking the whistles were thankful or appreciating. "IN SWORDFIGHTING!" She summoned one of her spears and stabbed the floor outside of the rink. Half the crowd cheered and the other half fell into a scared silence (most of the latter was from the people closest to where the spear had landed). Undyne was scolded.

You were happy to see that the first wrestler to face off against her was thrown into the crowd. Luckily nobody was too hurt but Undyne had proven her point.

The fighting was intense and, although you disliked fighting yourself, you got a thrill out of watching your friend defeat person after person. But at the same time you were well-aware at how much she was holding back. After all, you had fought her enough to know she was much stronger than this.

These humans weren't determined enough.

In the middle of the sixth round you thought that you felt your jacket buzz. You frowned in confusion and patted your pockets before pulling out your cell phone. The little light on it was blinking. Oh, you did have a message. You quickly pulled it up to see it was from Toriel.

Hello, Frisk! How are you enjoying the match?

You responded positively to her telling her about the things you had seen and watched Undyne again before another message came in.

That sounds…interesting. I am done with both shopping and I am now grading papers. I cannot wait for tonight! ] : )

You agreed with her and felt a bigger smile break out on your face. It would be great to have everyone together again.

A scream ripped from the current opponent of Undyne and you heard the woman cackle as the man went flipping into the crowd. She winked at you with her one exposed eye.

That…was so cool.

Hopefully it would be more peaceful than this.


A/N: Made some fanart for this chapter! www. tsukithewolf .tumblr / post/ 131897603191/ i-felt-like-drawing-frisks-reaction-to-undyne (all without spaces, of course)

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