Chapter 4: Revelation 21:6

The Vault Dweller enters a cave. It is decently warm and somewhat damp inside the cave. The monster who mistook the Vault Dweller for a kid is, a goldfish like monster is standing next to a large blue flower, a save point and sans in a sentry station are in the cave. The Vault Dweller speaks with the monster kid.

Monster Kid: "Yo! Are you sneaking out to see her, too?"

Vault Dweller: "Who's her?"

Monster Kid: "Yo, you don't know who Undyne is!? She's the head of the Royal Guard! She's the coolest! I wanna be just like her when I grow up… Hey, don't tell my parents I'm here. Ha ha."

The Vault Dweller gives a "I got your back, bro" gesture and proceeds to speak with the goldfish monster.

Echo Flower Explainer: "This is an Echo Flower. It repeats the last thing it heard, over and over... Neat, huh?"

The Vault Dweller speaks to the Echo Flower and it repeats "Neat, huh?" The Vault Dweller hasn't saved in a while so he decides to. (The sound of rushing clean water fills you with determination.) After saving, he talks to sans.

sans: "what? haven't you seen a guy with two jobs before? fortunately, two jobs means twice as many legally-required breaks. i'm going to grillby's. wanna come?"

Vault Dweller: "Yeah."

sans: "well, if you insist… i'll pry myself away from my work… over here. i know a shortcut."

The Vault Dweller and sans walk off to the right and somehow end up in Grillby's.

Vault Dweller: "How did…"

sans: *interrupting the Vault Dweller* "fast shortcut, huh?" *turns to the diner crowd* "hey, everyone."

Robodogamy: "*BEP* Hey, Sans." K-9aressa: "*BOP* Hi, Sans."

Monster Bellsprout: "Greetings, Sans."

Bunny Blob: "Hiya, Sansy~"

Fish Guy: "Hey Sans, weren't you just here for breakfast a few minutes ago?"

sans: "nah, i haven't had breakfast in at least half an hour. you must be thinking of brunch." *everyone laughs* here, get comfy."

The Vault Dweller and sans sit at the bar. Prrrrrt.

sans: "whoops, watch where you sit down. sometimes weirdos put whoopee cushions on the seats." *the Vault Dweller laughs* "anyways, lets order. whaddya want…?"

The Vault Dweller notices all the liquor on the shelves but after what he's been through, he doesn't think his stomach can handle it. He looks over his options for food and only has two: Fries or Burger. Fearing what they put in the burgers, he chooses fries.

Vault Dweller: "Fries, please."

sans: "hey, that sounds pretty good. grillby, we'll have a double order of fries." *grillby walks off and i comb my head* "so, what do you think… of my brother?"

Many thoughts race through the Vault Dwellers head while thinking of an answer for this question but in the end, he says what he feels in his heart.

Vault Dweller: "He's cool."

sans: "of course he's cool. you'd be cool too if you wore that outfit everyday. he'd only take that thing off if he absolutely had to. oh well. at least he washes it. and by that i mean he wears it in the shower."

The Vault Dweller doesn't know how to feel about that. Grillby returns with food and serves it to the Vault Dweller and sans.

sans: "here comes the grub. want some ketchup?" *holds up a bottle of ketchup*

Vault Dweller: "No, thank you."

sans: "more for me." *drinks the whole bottle*

The Vault Dweller looks in dumbfound then proceeds to eat his fries. Sans scratches his ass.

sans: "anyway, cool or not, you have to agree papyrus tries real hard. like how he keeps trying to be part of the royal guard. one day, he went to the house of the head of the royal guard… and begged her to let him be in it. of course, she shut the door on him because it was midnight. but the next day, she woke up and saw him still waiting there. seeing his dedication, she decided to give him warrior training. it's, uh, still a work in progress."

Vault Dweller: "HOW!? Papyrus is really damn strong! How is he not a general or something by now!?"

sans: "truth be told, i'm not entirely sure. but what i'm sure you will find out later." *silence for a sec* oh yeah, I wanted to ask you something."

The room seems to get darker and time seems to freeze. Sans talks directly to the Vault Dweller.

sans: "have you ever heard of a talking flower."

Vault Dweller: *he pauses for a moment and braces himself* "Yes, I met one in the RUINS."

sans: "so you know all about it. the echo flower."

The Vault Dweller is confused.

sans: "they're all over the marsh. say something to them, an they'll repeat it over and over…"

Vault Dweller: "What concerns you about the echo flowers?"

sans: "well, papyrus told be something interesting the other day. sometimes, when no one else is around… a flower appears and whispers things to him. flattery… advice… encouragement… predictions. weird, huh? someone must be using an echo flower to play a trick on him."

Vault Dweller: "Sans…"

sans: "what?"

Vault Dweller: "That flower may be more dangerous than you're giving it credit. Just, keep an eye out, ok?"

sans: "…ok. thanks."

The livelihood of the room returns and time moves forward again.

sans: *gets off the barstool* "welp, that was a long break. i can't believe i let ya pull me away from work for that long. oh, by the way… i'm flat broke. can you foot the bill? it's just 10000GBC."

Vault Dweller: *spits out fries he was eating and coughs*

sans: "just kidding. grillby, put it on my tab." *leaves then comes back* "by the way… i was going to say something, but i forgot." *leaves*

The Vault Dweller finishes his food then leaves. He returns to the cave and decides to check on the echo flower again.

Echo Flower Explainer (Echo Flower): "All that gives my life validation is explaining the Echo Flower... No one can know..."

The Vault Dweller looks at the Echo Flower Explainer.

Echo Flower Explainer: "Never trust a flower... That's one of the constants of this world."

Again with the flowers. The Vault Dweller keeps his pistol at the ready, just in case you know who shows up. He continues walking in the cave and finds another box sitting next to a waterfall with a sign next to it. The sign reads "This is a box. You can put an item in or take it out. Why would you, though? You can't use items when they're in the box! Sincerely" the words end here and under the Sincerely is a crude and a crude drawing of waves and a snake carved into the sign. After reading the sign, the Vault Dweller attempts to cross the waterfall but large rocks are being pulled by the current, making the crossing very dangerous. One hits the Vault Dweller and knocks him onto a bridge below the waterfall. On the bridge he finds another echo flower.

? (Echo Flower): "I swore I saw something… Behind the rushing water…"

The Vault Dweller makes his way back to the waterfall and attempts to cross it again. This time he makes it half way through avoiding the rocks. He investigates the center of the waterfall and finds a small cave behind it! Inside the cave the Vault Dweller finds a suit or metal armor. However, this armor is a bit different than the ones he used to find. It does not have spikes on the shoulders and it has a few belts around it with some bullet dents in it. But what really caught the Vault Dwellers attention was the symbol on the shoulder. A winged sword with three gears behind it. There was no denying it. This armor belonged to the Brotherhood of Steel. The Vault Dweller freezes for a second. The Vault Dweller has meet the Brotherhood of Steel before and he knows their policy regarding non-humans. Kill on sight. Remembering this worries the Vault Dweller deeply. The Brotherhood was here before and if they comes looking for their lost equipment and soldier, they will discover the monsters and… genocide. However, the Vault Dweller takes a step back (metaphorically) and realizes that this is only one suit. Not only that, but the suit is just metal armor, not power armor. The Brotherhood only retrieves advanced technology based armor and simple metal is anything but. The Vault Dweller sighs in relief and decides to keep the armor. He equips it, replacing the Armored Vault 101 Jumpsuit, and exits the small cave back onto the waterfall. He successfully avoids the rocks and makes it to the other side safely. The Vault Dweller then enters a corridor with a portion of tall grass. The Vault Dweller enters the tall grass and activates sneak when he looks up and sees Papyrus walk to a suit of armor.

PAPYRUS: "H… HI, UNDYNE! I'M HERE WITH MY DAILY REPORT… UHHH… REGARDING THAT HUMAN I CALLED YOU ABOUT EARLIER…" *THE SUIT OF ARMOR FACES PAPYRUS* "… HUH? DID I FIGHT THEM? Y- YES! OF COURSE I DID! I FOUGHT THEM VALIANTLY!" *THE SUIT OF AROMOR FACES AWAY* "… WHAT? DID I CAPTURE THEM…? W- W- WELL… NO. I TRIED VERY HARD, UNDYNE, BUT IN THE END… I FAILED." *THE SUIT FACES PAPYRUS* "… W- WHAT? YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THE HUMAN'S SOUL YOURSELF…" *THE SUIT OF ARMOR TURNS AWAY* "BUT UNDYNE, YOU DON'T H- HAVE TO DESTROY THEM! YOU SEE… YOU SEE…" *THE SUIT OF ARMOR FACES PAPYRUS AND HE BACKS AWAY SLOWLY* "… … I UNDERSTAND. I'LL HELP YOU IN ANY WAY I CAN." *WALKS AWAY*

The Vault Dweller moves slightly and the grass ruffles, catching Undynes attention. The Vault Dweller immediately freezes as Undyne walks towards the ledge. She summons a blue spear and inspects her surroundings but doesn't notice the Vault Dweller. She unsummons her spear and backs into the shadows, disappearing. As soon as the coast became clear, the Vault Dweller steps out of the tall grass and Monster Kid also comes out.

Monster Kid: "Yo… did you see the way she was staring at you…? That… … was AWESOME! I'm SOOOO jealous! What'd you do to get her attention…? Ha ha. C'mon! Let's go watch her beat up some bad guys!" *Runs off, trips, gets up and continues running*

The Vault Dweller notices the save point and touches it. (A feeling of dread hangs over you… But you stay determined.) The Vault Dweller proceeds on and finds a sign on the cave all that reads "When four Bridge Seeds align in the water, they will sprout." The Vault Dweller finds four of the seeds and places them in a small gap of water next to them. When they align, they bloom and the petals are strong enough to support the Vault Dweller so he crosses. He finds another room with more Bridge Seeds. He first uses them to find a sign in the middle of the water mocking him. Then he uses them to actually progress after ringing a bell that summons them back to land. After crossing the new bridge, the Vault Dwellers phone rings and he answers.

PAPYRUS: "HELLO! THIS IS PAPYRUS!"

Vault Dweller: "Wait… I don't remember giving you my number. In fact… I don't even know my number! How did you get my number?"

PAPYRUS: "IT WAS EASY! I JUST DIALED EVERY NUMBER SEQUENTIALLY UNTIL I GOT YOURS! YOU SHOULD HAVE HEARD THE SOME OF THE PEOPLE I CALLED. THIS ONE GUY KEPT BLATHERING ON ABOUT SOMETHING CALLED THE 'GOOD FIGHT' AND THIS OTHER ONE WOULDN'T STOP TAKING ABOUT ROBOT SCORPIONS. I ALSO MIGHT HAVE ORDERED A FEW DOZEN PIZZAS, REMIND ME TO ASK SANS IF HE ACTUALLY GETS PAID. NYEH HEH HEH HEH! SO… WHAT ARE YOU WEARING…?"

Vault Dweller: "Uhhh… why do you ask?"

PAPYRUS: "I'M… ASKING FOR A FRIEND. SHE THOUGHT SHE SAW YOU WEARING SOME DUSTY METAL ARMOR. IS THAT TRUE? ARE YOU WEARING A DUSTY METAL ARMOR?"

Vault Dweller: "Yes…"

PAPYRUS: "SO YOU ARE WEARING DUSTY METAL ARMOR… GOT IT! WINK WINK! HAVE A NICE DAY!" *CLICK*

Vault Dweller: "I know friends shouldn't lie to each other, but I feel really stupid right now."

The Vault Dweller continues on his journey. He enters a deeper part of the cave that is filled with echo flowers and a sign on the cave wall that reads "WISHING ROOM". The lights are dimmer in here. The Vault Dweller listens to one of the echo flowers.

?(Echo Flower): "A long time ago, monsters would whisper their wishes to the stars in the sky. If you hoped with all your heart, your wish would come true. Now, all we have are these sparkling stones on the ceiling…"

The Vault Dweller looks up and sees many stones shining magnificently just as the stars in the night sky would. In Vault 13, when it was nighttime the lights would dim and florescent lights would activate on the ceiling giving the illusion of stars, much like the stones in this cave. For a second, the Vault Dweller begins to cry as he remembers the lives he had to leave but he holds back the tears and continues. He listens to more of the echo flowers.

?(Echo Flower): "Thousands of people wishing together can't be wrong! The King will prove that."

?(Echo Flower): "C'mon, sis! Make a wish!"

?(Echo Flower): "I wish my sister and I will see the real stars someday…"

?(Echo Flower): "Ah… seems my horoscope is the same as last week's…"

The Vault Dweller sees a telescope in the center of the room. He looks through and sees the ceiling stones. They look just like stars. The Vault Dweller then proceeds to a dead end, but uses his trap skill to reveal a secret door. He enters a room that seems more like a swamp then a cave with a wooden bridge over water. Ancient writing covers the walls… but the Vault Dweller can just make out the words.

"The War of Humans and Monsters. Why did the humans attack? Indeed, it seemed that they had nothing to fear. Humans are unbelievably strong. It would take the SOUL of nearly every monster… just to equal the power of a single human SOUL. But humans have one weakness. Ironically, it is the strength of their SOUL. Its power allows it to persist outside the human body, even after death. If a monster defeats a human, they can take its SOUL. A monster with a human SOUL… A horrible beast with unfathomable power." The words end and on the last part of the wall is an illustration of a strange creature… There's something very unsettling about this drawing.

The Vault Dweller thinks hard about what he just read. He knows how strong he is. If the Vault Dweller dies and the monsters gain his soul… He can't let that happen. But… humans were the ones who started all this. They betrayed him even after he saved them TWICE. Should he just let the monsters have his soul… for revenge? No. The Vault Dweller must find out what those nightmares he had mean. Those may be more of a threat to the monsters than them gaining his soul. He's not about to give up just yet. He holds his head up high and continues on. He finds a very small raft that carries him across some water to another pier and he continues on his journey. As he's walking he drops his pistol behind him. When he goes to retrieve it, he notices something. There's a monster at the beginning of the pier the Vault Dweller just came from. Is that Monster Kid? Did he miss him or something? He returns to the beginning of the pier and when he gets close enough he notices that the monster kid is completely grey. The Vault Dweller speaks with him.

Vault Dweller: "Hey buddy, are you alright?"

The grey monster kid faces the Vault Dweller revealing completely white eyes with no pupils. He speaks.

Goner Kid: "Have you ever thought about a world where everything is exactly the same... Except you don't exist? Everything functions perfectly without you... Ha, ha... The thought terrifies me."

The Vault Dweller is horrified by the thought and he runs away in a panic. After a few meters of running a light blue spear lands right in front of him, causing him to immediately stop. Out from behind the pillars above the pier Undyne reveals herself. She summons barrages of light blue spears and hurls them at the Vault Dweller. He runs fast down the pier avoiding the spears and he uses his pistol to deflect some of them and lay down suppressive fire on Undyne but she does not flinch. Eventually he reaches land with a bunch of tall grass and activates sneak in the middle of it. Undyne follows him into the tall grass, pauses right in front of where he is, raises her hand and thrusts it downward grabbing… Monster Kid. He's smiling. Undyne puts him down and angrily walks away. Once he is sure Undyne's gone, the Vault Dweller deactivates his Sneak skill and walks out of the grass with Monster Kid following.

Monster Kid: "Yo… did you see that!? Undyne just… TOUCHED ME! I'm never washing my face ever again…! Man, are you unlucky. If you were standing just a LITTLE big to the left…! Yo, don't worry! I'm sure we'll see her again!"

Vault Dweller: "Hey were you just-"

Before the Vault Dweller can complete what he was going to ask, Monster Kid runs away excitedly, falls on his face, gets back up and continues running. The Vault Dweller decides it's probably best to forget about it and continues on. He finds a room with a piece of cheese on a table, but this cheese has been here so long, a magical crystal has grown around it. It's stuck to the table. Of course, there is also a mouse hole here with an echo flower next to it that say Squeak. Save point. (Knowing the mouse might one day extract the cheese from the mystical crystal… It fills you with determination.) The Vault Dweller continues on. He finds a corridor with a strange grey door on the wall. What's odd about it is that it looks like one of the pre-war doors the Vault Dweller has seen in the towns he's visited on the surface. The Vault Dweller opens the door and enters. The room is completely white. There is no sound and time itself seems to be in a standstill, or moving so fast that he cannot tell the difference. Does time even exist in this room? Space? Maybe it's just a void. In the middle of the room stands, or at least I think he's standing, a mystery man. His head is white like a skeleton but completely smooth with hollow black eyes. On his right eye, a crack is leading from his eye up his forehead and his left has a crack leading down his face. The figure has skeletal like hinds with holes in the center of them. He seems to be wearing a… Vault Jumpsuit? But this one is black with a white stripe in the middle. The presence of the mystery man fills the Vault Dweller with fear but he is not scared.

Vault Dweller: "Who… who are you?"

The mystery man smiles and a blue light appears in one eye and an orange light appears in the other. He extends his hands at the Vault Dweller and… What? The Vault Dweller… he's… deteriorating! No no no! Stop! The Vault Dweller is looking at his hands, they are… what are those numbers? His metal armor just disappeared! He's screaming! STOP IT!... His jumpsuit has turned completely black. The number on his back has turned into a 66. The Vault Dweller is on his knees, screaming at the top of his lungs… Numbers are flying off his body and he is… Readers… I don't know how to describe the utter horror I am writing… Why am I writing this…?… Someone… help the Vault Dweller… please... I don't want him… gone…

…huh? A man in a white trench coat and hat just appeared in the room! He tackled the Vault Dweller out of the room back into the cave! But wait! The man in white is still in the room! Get out, quick! The door! The… the man remained inside the room and the door closed behind him and… disappeared… Vault Dweller! He's lying on the cave ground in his metal armor again. Are you ok!? SAY SOMETHING!

Vault Dweller: *lying on the ground regaining consciousness* "Ugh. What? Was that… did I just…"

Your character model, it's back to normal! I'm so glad… I was worried…

Vault Dweller: *gets up* "…This place is getting stranger by the minute."

Very confused by what just happened, the Vault Dweller gathers himself and continues down the cave. He finds sans standing next to an odd-looking telescope and another box.

sans: "i'm thinking about getting into the telescope business. it's normally 50000G to use this premium telescope… but… since i know you, you can use it for free. howzabout it?"

Vault Dweller: "Sure."

The Vault Dweller looks through the telescope but only sees the color red. He frowns at sans.

sans: "huh? you aren't satisfied? don't worry. i'll give you a full refund."

The Vault Dweller notices his reflection in a crystal and sees a red ring around his eye.

Vault Dweller: "You… son of a bitch."

The Vault Dweller walks away whipping red paint off his eye. He then encounters another monster that can only really be described as an onion with feet.

Onion Looking Monster: "What's a star? Can you touch it? Can you eat it? Can you kill it? … Are you a star?"

Vault Dweller: "A giant luminous ball of hydrogen and helium held together by its own gravity in space. No. No. Yes. Of Fallout 1 and this FanFiction."

The Vault Dweller continues. He finds a new part of the cave, this one much more marsh-like yet… very relaxing. The waters a neon blue color with little lights coming, dancing around in the air. He has a flex-off with a horse-mermaid like monster named Aaron and walks west and finds another corridor filled with tall grass. About halfway through, someone speaks to the Vault Dweller.

?: "Excuse me... Yes, you, with the thing on your arm. Can you do something about your friend...?"

Vault Dweller: "Friend?"

?: "Yes, your friend... The one behind you, with the creepy smile. Hmmm? Where'd your friend go?"

The Vault Dweller looks behind him but doesn't see anyone. He's a bit creeped out by this.

Vault Dweller: "Sooo, what are you doing here?"

?: "I'm catching bugs. But the underground doesn't have many... I keep catching the same one. Achoo! Tried to catch a bug, but I just caught a cold..."

Afraid he'll catch a cold, the Vault Dweller walks away. He finds a disproportionately small gap in the water with a bird on the other side. He can't continue this way so the Vault Dweller goes back to find a new way through the underground swamp. He finds some bridges to the south and more echo flowers. The Vault Dweller hears passing conversations as he walks.

?(Echo Flower): "So? Don't you have any wishes to make?"

?(Echo Flower): "… hmmm, just one, but… It's kind of stupid."

The Vault Dweller detours a bit to the east and finds another patch of grass, only this one is really small. He goes inside of it and finds something very peculiar. It's a gun, but it's unlike any gun the Vault Dweller has seen before. It looks like a 10mm submachine gun but its black and made of plastic instead of grey and metal. It also appears to take 9mm bullets instead of 10mm. The Vault Dweller obtained the MP5 H&K. After finding the strange gun, the Vault Dweller continued his journey eastward. After a few meters of walking, his phone rings.

PAPYRUS: "HELLO! THIS IS PAPYRUS! REMEMBER WHEN I ASKED YOU ABOUT CLOTHES? WELL, THE FRIEND WHO WANTED TO KNOW… HER OPINION OF YOU IS VERY… MURDERY. BUT I BET YOU KNEW THAT ALREADY! AND BECAUSE YOU KNEW THAT… I TOLD HER WHAT YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE WEARING! A DUSTY SET OF METAL ARMOR! BECAUSE I KNEW, OF COURSE… AFTER SUCH A SUSPICIOUS QUESTION… YOU WOULD OBVIOUSLY CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES! YOU'RE SUCH A SMART COOKIE! THIS WAY YOU'RE SAFE AND I DIDN'T LIE! NO BETRAYAL ANYWHERE! BEING FRIENDS WITH EVERYONE IS EASY!" *CLICK*

Vault Dweller: "… Though it would seem to make sense to change my clothes right now, I'm sure Undyne would notice me no matter what I wear so since this armor offers the best protection right now, I'll just keep it on."

The Vault Dweller continues his quest. He finds another sign. It reads "The power to take their SOULs. This is the power that the humans feared."

The Vault Dweller blinks then proceeds. He comes to a not very detailed bridge in some water. A… tentacle arises out of the water. The Vault Dweller does his best to ignore it and he walks along the bridge. After a few steps it becomes apparent that the tentacles are following him. Suddenly, a giant onion looking monster arises from the water. His face is… kawaii.

?: "Hey… there… Noticed you were… Here… I'm Onionsan! Onionsan, y'here!"

Vault Dweller: "…uh, hi."

The Vault Dweller attempts to walk away but Onionsan follows him. The expression on his face is… kind of disturbing.

Onionsan: "You're visiting Waterfall, huh! It's great here, huh! You love it, huh!"

Vault Dweller: "So that's the name of this marsh part of the underground. Yeah, it's nice."

Onionsan: "Yeah! Me too! It's my Big Favorite."

Still being stalked as he walks…

Onionsan: "Even though, the water's getting so shallow here… I, have to sit down all the time, but… He-hey! That's OK! It beats moving to the city! And living in a crowded aquarium! Like all my friends did!"

At this point the Vault Dweller is feeling extremely uncomfortable. He picks up the pace a bit.

Onionsan: "And the aquarium's full, a-anyway, so, even if I wanted to, I… That's okay though, y'here! Undyne's gonna fix everything, y'here! I'm gonna get out of here and live in the ocean! Y'here!"

Vault Dweller: (Oh thank GOD I think I see the exit!)

Onionsan: "Hey… there… That's the end of this room. I'll see you around! Have a good time! In Waterfalllllllllll-"

Vault Dweller: "okthanksbye." *runs very fast out of the room into the next*

In the next room there is a hole in the ground with a small waterfall going down it. The Vault Dweller then encounters a monster named Shyren despite the fact she is hiding in the corner. The Vault Dweller attempts to talk to her.

Vault Dweller: "Hello there."

Shyren: *bashful* "... ... toot ..."

A message appears on the Vault Dwellers Pip-boy. [Tone deaf. She's too ashamed to sing her deadly song.] The Vault Dwellers expression turns determined. He takes a deep breath and…

Vault Dweller: "Ma~ybe~, you'll~ think of me~"

Shyren: "…When you are a~ll a~lone…"

Shyren seems comfortable with the Vault Dwellers singing.

Vault Dweller: "Give me, a kiss to build a dream on…"

Shyren: "…And my imagination will thrive upon that kiss."

The singing has drawn monsters. Suddenly it's a… concert!? Sans is selling tickets made of… toilet paper. The Vault Dweller looks very confused but Shyren seems to be enjoying herself so…

Vault Dweller: "I don't want to set the wo~rld on fi-re~"

Shyren: "I just want to sta~rt, a flame in your hea~rt."

The seats are sold out! The Vault Dweller and Shyren fell like stars! The crowd tosses clothing. It's a storm of socks. Well don't stop now! Sing another one!

Vault Dweller: "Yippie ya~y,"

Shyren: "There'll be no wedding bell~s for today~"

The constant attention... The tours... The groupies... It's all... Another sold out performance. The curtain raises and… Huh? The Vault Dweller is playing the piano and Shyren is going to say something to the crowd.

Shyren: "War. War never changes. In the year 1945, many human soldiers, serving in the army, wondered when they'd get to go home to their families. They got their wishes when the human nation, the United States of America, ended World War II by dropping atomic bombs on Japanese human cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The World awaited Armageddon; instead, something miraculous happened. They, like us, began to use atomic energy not as a weapon, but as a nearly limitless source of power. People enjoyed luxuries once thought the realm of science fiction. Domestic robots, fusion-powered cars, portable computers. But then, in the 21st century, humans awoke from the so called "American Dream". Years of consumption lead to shortages of every major resource. The entire human world unraveled. Peace… became a distant memory. It was then in the year 2161. The humans stood on the brink of a new total war, and he was afraid. For himself, for his family, and for the good of monster kind. Because if his time on the surface has taught him one thing: it's that war, war never changes."

The Vault Dweller and Shyren have come so far, but it's time. They both have their own journeys to embark on. The Vault Dweller plays a farewell song on the piano and Shyren hums a farewell song.

So after… that, the Vault Dweller reads another sign on the cave wall. "The northern room hides a great treasure." The Vault Dweller goes to the northern room and finds a piano and another sign. "A haunting song echoes down the corridor… Won't you play along?" The Vault Dweller tries multiple keys on the piano but nothing works so he gives up, goes back to the waterfall room and proceeds east. On the cave walls is a bunch of signs.

"This power has no counter. Indeed, a human cannot take a monster's SOUL. When a monster dies, its SOUL disappears. And an incredible power would be needed to take the SOUL of a living monster. There is only one exception. The SOUL of a special species of monster called a "Boss Monster." A Boss Monster's SOUL is strong enough to persist after death… If only for a few moments. A human could absorb this SOUL. But this has never happened. And now it never will."

The Vault Dweller proceeds on. He finds a stone statue of what looks like a horned monster. It's sitting under a light shining through the ceiling with droplets of water bombarding its head. In the next room is a sign that say "Please take one." next to a bucket of umbrellas. The Vault Dweller has only seen these things in books, but manages to open one. He decides to bring it back to the stone statue. He puts it atop the statue. Inside the statue, a music box begins to play… The Vault Dweller rushes back to the room with the piano in it and replays the tune from the music box on the piano. It works and a secret corridor opens in the room. The Vault Dweller walks inside. In the secret room there is a legendary artifact on a small pedestal. The Vault Dweller attempts to take it… but he's carrying too many dogs-wait what!? A little white dog is fast asleep inside the Vault Dwellers Pip-boy… He decides to drop it. Wait, the dog is… walking around. Ok. Now it's, hey! It's going towards the artifact! It's on the artifact and… it absorbs the artifact!? Hey! Where do you think you're going!? Get back here! … The annoying dog went through the wall and left Dog Residue in the Vault Dwellers inventory.

Vault Dweller: "…Shit."

The Vault Dweller shakes off the anger of this… unfortunate encounter and proceeds back down the eastern corridor. He grabs another umbrella from the bin and proceeds east. After a few steps, it starts raining. How it's raining underground I have no idea. The Vault Dweller is also very confused yet intrigued by this. This is the first time he has experienced rain. After a few steps, a familiar voice catches his attention.

Monster Kid: "Yo, you got an umbrella? Awesome!"

Monster Kid emerges from a small hiding spot in the wall and stands next to the Vault Dwellers underneath the umbrella.

Monster Kid: "Let's go!"

Monster Kid joined the Vault Dweller.

The two walk for a bit then Monster Kid speaks.

Monster Kid: "Man, Undyne is sooooooo cool. She beats up bad guys and NEVER loses. If I was a human, I would wet the bed every night… knowing she was gonna beat me up! Ha ha."

Vault Dweller: *gulp*

They walk a little more and Monster Kid gets distracted by an echo flower and speaks again.

Monster Kid: "So, one time. We had a school project where we had to take care of a flower. The king – we had to call him "Mr. Dreemurr" – volunteered to donate his own flowers. He ended up coming to school and teaching the class about responsibility and stuff. That got me thinking… YO! How COOL would it be if UNDYNE came to school!? She could beat up ALL the teachers!"

Vault Dweller: "…"

Walks a few meters and, you guessed it.

Monster Kid: "Ummm, maybe she wouldn't beat up the teachers… She's too cool to ever hurt an innocent person!"

Vault Dweller: *deep breath*

The Vault Dweller and Monster Kid make it out of the rain into a vast wide open space. It is very dark. The air is still and silent. The stones on the ceiling looks just like stars. There is a huge castle in the distance. Monster Kid rushes ahead a little and stops to stare at the castle. The Vault Dweller stops right next to him and also stares at the castle. The both stare in awe for a few moments. The Vault Dwellers mind races with thoughts. That castle… that must be the Capital. Where the exit to the surface is. Where most of the monsters live. Where the king of all monsters lives. Asgore…

Monster Kid: "Yo, what's up?"

Vault Dweller: "Nothing. It's just… never mind. Let's keep moving."

The Vault Dweller and Monster Kid continue moving across the field and eventually reach another corridor. The Vault Dweller finds another bin full of umbrellas and returns the one he borrowed. There is a ledge blocking the Vault Dweller's progress.

Monster Kid: "Yo, this ledge is way too steep… Yo, you wanna see Undyne, right…?"

Vault Dweller: "Yes. [Lie]"

Monster Kid: "Climb on my shoulders."

The Vault Dweller climbs on Monster Kids "shoulders" and makes it up the ledge.

Monster Kid: "Yo, you go on ahead. Don't worry about me. I always find a way to get through!"

Monster Kid runs, falls on his face and then runs off screen. The Vault Dweller continues. He finds another room with more signs on the cave wall and a save point. (The serene sound of a distant music box… It fills you with determination.)

"The humans, afraid of our power, declared war on us. They attacked suddenly, and without mercy. In the end, it could hardly be called a war. United, the humans were too powerful, and us monsters, too weak. Not a single SOUL was taken, and countless monsters were turned to dust…"

The Vault Dwellers felt his heart drop. He gathers his composure again and continues on. He walks on a bridge with another bridge below it. Suddenly… light blue lights on the bridge appear all around the Vault Dweller and spears come out from under the bridge! Undyne appears on the bridge under the Vault Dweller! The Vault Dweller runs as fast as he can and Undyne chases him, sending up more spears from below. The Vault Dweller manages to avoid most of the spears, only taking a few hits. The bridge is almost maze like. The Vault Dweller has a rough time finding the right way, but eventually he finds the correct path and… oh no. Dead end.

Vault Dweller: (shitshitshit)

The Vault Dweller is cornered. Undyne approaches slowly. The Vault Dweller pulls out the MP5 and points it at Undyne.

Vault Dweller: "Stay back! Don't come any closer or I'll shoot!"

Undyne stops. She summons a bunch of spears and hurls them at the Vault Dweller. He shoots the spears, deflecting them. They hit the bridge instead and the bridge breaks. The Vault Dweller falls into the abyss below…