***Hey, guys. I would've been back sooner, but I was working on a really long other story for something else and there was writer's block to deal with. But I'm back with one more general chapter before I get to work on the holiday special. So, Alphys and Undyne go to Toby Fox, Jackie and Arrow go to me, and here we go!

Chapter Four: Sick Day Off

Arrow had woken up feeling like, for lack of a better work, crap. But he knew that his class would be doing some science experiments that day, which he did not want to miss. So he found he had no choice but to ignore the fact that he felt like all of his dinner from the previous night was going to make a return trip and go downstairs to go to school.

"You okay, kid? You're not eating," Undyne said, as she was still down in the kitchen. "Eat what you get," Jackie said quietly as she ate. "I'm fine. Just not hungry," Arrow half-lied.

Undyne walked over and felt his forehead. "Holy crap, kid, you're burning up," she commented. "I told you, I'm-" Arrow didn't get to finish his sentence. He dashed to the trash can in the corner and started throwing up into it. A solid three minutes later, he sat back up.

"I'm not fine," he admitted at last.

Undyne helped him up. "Alright. Go up to your room, change back into your pajamas, jump in the bed," she said. "We were gonna do some experiments today in school," Arrow sighed as he walked up the stairs.

Undyne went to her room. "Hey, Alph. Arrow's sick. I think he just puked some of his guts out downstairs. Can you look after him today?" she asked. "S-sure," Alphys agreed.

"Awesome. I'm gonna take Jackie to school. Love you," Undyne said. She bent over enough to give Alphys a peck on the lips before going back down the stairs.

"Love you t-too," Alphys called after her. She stepped out of her room when she saw her son trudge past. She couldn't help but notice that she was only a few inches taller than him, even though she was the adult and he wasn't even a teenager yet. "I-I'll go get s-something that'll help in s-settling your stomach. Take the t-trash can from the b-bathroom and k-keep it next to your b-bed in case you have to th-throw up again," she instructed.

Arrow nodded, still looking pretty dejected. He took the small trash can that was in the bathroom with him to his room.

True to her word, Alphys went downstairs to find something to help out.

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A few hours passed. It was around noon now. "I b-brought some lunch for y-you," Alphys said, coming into Arrow's room. "Okay," he said, still just as down as he had been earlier.

"Alright, you've been d-down like this a-all day. You've got to e-explain," Alphys said, giving the plate in her hands over before sitting down on the bed.

"We were supposed to do some experiments in science today. And I got so upset over missing it because I love doing experiments. More doing them with you, though. But you don't have time or energy to do that often. So I take every chance I get to do the experiments," he explained.

Alphys bit her lip, fiddling with her hands. So this was her fault. "I-I know I'm b-busy a lot. But I'll t-try my best to make some m-more time," she promised. Then she smiled a little as she added, "And b-besides, we can p-probably do what your c-classmates are doing today after you get b-better. I've just gotta c-call your teacher and ask wh-what your class d-did today."

Arrow lit up. "Can we do it even better?" he asked. "I'll t-try," Alphys promised. Arrow only smiled even more. He picked up the plate and started eating the sandwich that he'd been given. "Can you tell me a story?" he asked out of the blue.

"I d-don't know a-any. And wh-why?" Alphys asked. "It's so boring just sitting here. And I'm sure you know some stories. Come on, Momma, please?" Arrow asked.

Alphys thought for a moment. "I-I've got the s-story of how your m-mom and I got t-together. That's about a-all," she said at last. "I'll take it," Arrow agreed.

And so, Alphys told the story of how she and Undyne had gotten together in the garbage dump. And Arrow enjoyed it more than he thought he would've.

"So she threw you into the trash can?" he asked in disbelief. "Y-yes. And now, we're m-married with t-two kids," Alphys said, smiling as the memory came into her mind.

"Huh," Arrow said. Then, he rubbed his eyes under his glasses. "Y-you should get some r-rest. It's the b-best medicine," Alphys suggested. Arrow went back to his dejected expression. "Only because I'm sick," he complied reluctantly. He put his glasses on his nightstand. Within a few minutes, he was out cold.

Alphys watched him for a few moments. And then she left, shutting the door behind her.

***I tried my best for a chapter centered around Alphys and Arrow. I never said it would be good. Anyways, that's about it! If you have any prompts, please let me know. And I'll see you in the holiday special. Bye!