The walk back to Undyne's house was surprisingly silent in terms of conversation. However, Mad Dummy swore he could hear soft giggles come from behind him every now and then. He couldn't understand what Mettaton was so giggly and smiley about, but it was really beginning to get on his nerves.

Finally, once they were just a block away, Mad Dummy heard a few whispers and a squeak of laughter, and that's when he just about had it.

"Alright—WHAT'S SO FUNNY!?" He yelled at Mettaton, whirling around to face him. "You've been doing nothing but giggle like an annoying school girl ever since we left that bakery, and IT'S GIVING ME A HEADACHE!"

"Oh, nothing~" Mettaton snickered. "Maybe the fact that you've been doing nothing but blush like someone who's...I dunno...madly in love?"

Mad Dummy's mouth dropped wide open as his face turned red again, to which he irritably tried to retain his normal complexion. "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?"

"Oh, don't act like you don't know." Mettaton winked. "I heard your little apology before you left. Not to mention your constant stammering...the way you tried avoiding eye-contact with her..."

Mad Dummy shook with fury, turning red. "I only apologized because YOU FORCED ME TO!" He screamed.

"Trust me, darling. I know just how badly you wanted to be nice to her," Mettaton smiled, "I could see it in your eyes. You felt guilty about yelling at her."

"Okay—SURE, I felt just a LITTLE guilty, but—"

"AHA! So you admit it! You really DO like her!"

"NO I DON'T!"

Napstablook cowered back, not wanting to be part of the argument. Once they arrived at Undyne's house, however, the owner was standing firmly at the doorstep, waiting for them. "Oh...no..." The ghost immediately hid behind Mettaton.

"HEY! PUNKS!"

Mad Dummy and Mettaton paused, looking forward.

"WHICH ONE OF YOU BROKE MY WINDOW!?" Undyne hollered as she stormed towards them, spear in hand.

Mettaton pointed at Mad Dummy. "IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!" Mad Dummy shrieked.

"Oh YEAH!? Well you just about gave Alphys a heart attack!" Undyne hissed, raising her spear.

Mettaton cleared his throat. "Excuse me, darling. If you would just let me interrupt for a moment, please, do forgive my cousin. You see, he simply cannot control himself at the moment due to finding a…ahem...potential love interest..." He wiggled his eyebrows.

Undyne's eyes became as wide as saucers as the spear vanished. "Say what?"

"I DON'T LOVE HER!" Mad Dummy barked, turning red again.

"You see, after a misunderstanding between him and Muffet, he returned to apologize—" Mettaton began.

"YOU MADE ME APOLOGIZE!"

"It was so adorable, darling! You should've seen him; he could barely look her in the eye! He was so anxious for her forgiveness that he kept stammering..."

"BECAUSE YOU KEPT DISTRACTING ME!" Mad Dummy cut in. He paused. "Wait—I WASN'T ANXIOUS!"

Undyne glanced back and forth between the two, her smile growing wider. "Oh...my...gosh."

"You should've been there! Even Blooky could sense a spark between those two! Isn't that right, Blooky?" Mettaton looked down at the ghost, who didn't want to be put on the spot.

"Oh...um...I suppose...?" Napstablook whispered, not wanting Mad Dummy to be upset with him.

"I can't believe what I'm hearing!" Undyne exclaimed, trying as hard as she could not to burst into laughter. "You mean he's totally head-over-heels for that spider chick!?"

"AGH!" Mad Dummy threw his head back. "WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER!?"

"You better believe it, darling!" Mettaton beamed. "I think they'd make such an adorable couple, don't you?"

"OH MY GOSH!" Undyne laughed. "I can totally see it! They both throw temper tantrums when they don't get their way, they're both stubborn...it's no wonder they're attracted to each other!"

"WE'RE NOT ATTRACTED TO EACH OTHER!" Mad Dummy bared his sharp teeth, but it did no good.

"Hey, Mettaton—" Undyne nudged the robot with her elbow. "I wonder if Muffet would smooch a ghost!?" The two howled in laughter as she doubled over, tears in her eyes.

Mad Dummy let their laughter echo through his head. His body shook in fury, unable to contain the constant pang of weakness that overcame him. It was too shameful, too cowardly, and above all, it was too…familiar

His pupils shrank, and his body proceeded to tear itself apart. "Stop STOP STOP!" he screeched, summoning some of his dummy bots. "STOP LAUGHING!"

Undyne glanced over at the dummy bots and rolled her eyes. "Oh, these things again? I'm so scared." She remembered a miniature dummy attempting to attack her back when she had first met Mad Dummy, but it only managed to give her a measly tap on the shoulder.

"MAGIC MISSILE!" Mad Dummy roared, and the dummy bots fired numerous rockets towards Undyne at full force.

Realizing these were different from his normal dummies, Undyne whipped up a spear and knocked back the missiles, almost without any effort whatsoever. It was obvious that Mad Dummy was in too much rage to properly focus on his attacks.

The furious dummy wasn't finished, though. He proceeded to tear through the yard on a mini rampage, ranting and swearing as he summoned more dummy bots and dummies to completely demolish everything around him. He even ended up knocking over a large tree with his missiles.

Napstablook stared at Undyne the entire time, wondering why she was so...nonchalant about this. Undyne merely released her spear and shook her head. "...And this is exactly why I chose not to live near other houses." With that, she stepped back inside her house, most likely to tell Alphys she was alright.

Mettaton watched his cousin continue his little tantrum and scream at his dummies for not aiming correctly. "I think it's time for us to head home, Blooky," he sighed, turning around.

Napstablook anxiously looked back at Mad Dummy, who was bashing his head against the tree stump and still cursing. "But...what about—?"

"I think Maddy needs to be alone for a while. He'll be fine. Won't you, Maddy!?" Mettaton called out.

"STOP CALLING ME THAT!"

"He's fine," Mettaton assured Napstablook. In a louder voice, he added, "He just doesn't know how to handle any emotion that differs from his STUBBORN, HARD-HEADED PERSONA." He narrowed his eyes.

Napstablook tightly shut his eyes, expecting Mad Dummy's missiles to attack, but nothing happened. He slowly looked back, realizing that Mad Dummy didn't even react. The dummy's eyes were shut, and he had stopped banging his head against the stump. Mettaton had already begun to leave, but Napstablook reluctantly approached Mad Dummy, hoping he was alright.

"M…Mad...?" Napstablook whispered.

"Just...leave me alone, Napstablook..." his cousin answered hoarsely, not looking at him.

Deciding to heed Mettaton's advice and leave him be for the moment, Napstablook silently nodded and followed Mettaton. "Um...Metta...?"

"Yes, Blooky?"

"Don't you think you were a bit...harsh on Mad?"

Mettaton chuckled and shook his head. "Maddy just needs to understand that there are other emotions besides being mad and hateful all the time. He's just confused, is all." He patted Napstablook on the head. "Don't you worry, Blooky! He'll be alright; I'm sure of it. He just needs some time to himself to think."

Napstablook looked at the ground, but took his word for it, hoping he was right.