A/N: Okay, I suppose I fibbed a bit. Looks like I'll be uploading all of the other chapters at once. Stay tuned for more!

Lina grunted, trying to open the locked door to her 'room'. "Damn it, why won't you open...?!"

She finally gave up after a while of trying, tears of frustration threatening to spill from her eyes.

"I want to get out of here...I wanna see Val. I wanna see my brother." She mumbled to herself, flopping down on the floor.

Slowly, tears ran down her cheeks as she sobbed, hands in tight fists as she pounded the carpet.

"I wanna go home!" She cried out in desperation, hitting her fist against the floor repeatedly, teeth gritted, eyes clenched shut. "I wanna see my parents!"

While she was crying, outside her door, a certain monster gazed sadly at it, his hand raised, about to knock.

He slowly let it fall to his side as her crying quieted and he could tell she fell asleep from exhaustion.

"Human..." He said quietly, turning away from the door. He could hardly stand to look at it. "...I'm sorry. I had my orders."

He walked down the corridor to the infirmary, where Val lay, almost still, on a hospital bed. An IV was in his arm, the heart monitor beeping steadily to signal that he was still alive. The oxygen mask over his face let out quiet puffs in time with his breathing.

"How is the human faring?" He asked the doctor.

The doctor turned around and tried to smile. "He's doing fine. I think the combination of a lack of food and 24/7 captivity was too much for him. Luckily, thanks to his Determination, he's alive. He should be awake in at least the next week or so."

The monster nodded. "Ah, I see. That's good. You think I should cook him some spaghetti for when he awakens?"

The doctor laughed, patting his arm. "I don't think that would be the best idea. Once he's moved to his own room here, then you could probably cook him something. Otherwise, it's best if he sticks to certain foods for a while."

"Alright." The monster went over to the human's side and lay a hand on his head, petting his hair slowly. The boy leaned into his touch a bit, unconsciously smiling.

"Say, sir Papyrus..." The doctor asked, causing him to look up. "Don't you have a meeting with the king in about ten minutes?"

Papyrus's eyes widened a bit. "Oh, yeah! I forgot! If the human wakes up, tell him I said I'll cook him spaghetti when he gets better!"

He rushed out of the room after bidding the doctor a quick goodbye.

The doctor smiled, despite his sleepiness, and looked over to the boy, who shifted in his sleep. "Yeah...I'll tell him that."

"What am I supposed to do if I can't go out?" Red asked with a sigh. "I know it's too dangerous for me out there, but it's so boring here."

"Tera's gonna be stuck here for a while," Sayake offered. "And they've been complaining about doing things. How about you two train each other?"

"That would be alright...but what about when she can't train?" Red persisted.

"Then, uh..." Sayake wracked her brain for activities for a teenage girl. "How about...bothering Triel?"

"Nah." Red shook her head. "Triel's usually busy."

"Alright, then how about..." Sayake squinted. "...uh..."

Red sighed loudly. "I'm gonna go try and take a nap."

Sayake watched as she walked out of the room. Her eyes softened in pity at her retreating form. "Red..."

Red tried to smile at Tera when she passed them in the hallway. "Hey, Tera."

"Sup?" Tera smiled, but then noticed she looked gloomy. "Still thinking about the king?"

"Yeah, and how I want to rip out all of his wires with my bare hands." Red snarled, clenching her hands.

"It's okay, I know how you feel." Tera patted her back in sympathy. "Wanna color or something?"

"Color?" Red held back a snort. "Don't you deem that as childish?"

"So?" Tera shrugged their shoulders. "Coloring can really take your mind off of things."

Red paused. "...Maybe later. I was gonna try and take a nap."

"Alright." Tera nodded. "Do you want me to stay with you?"

Red thought. "If you really want to, I guess."

"Yeah!" Tera cheered, fist-pumping. "Your bed is really awesome for sleeping!"

Red couldn't help the genuine smile that spread across her face at their antics, despite her uneasiness about the king.

"How's Red?" Sayake asked Triel, who was currently in the kitchen, preparing dinner.

"She's really anxious." Triel answered, looking up from the cutting board for a moment. "I can tell she's dreading what he wants her for."

"Damn that pile of scrap metal." Sayake hissed. "First Sans and Papyrus, and now he wants Red, as well."

Triel frowned at her language, but said nothing about it. "One would be a fool if they thought he wanted to apologize for how he treats us."

"He probably wants to torture her on his stupid little reality show." Sayake scoffed. "And then when he has her, he'll want Tera, and then Stripe, and even Doctor Rapis."

Triel hesitated for a moment before asking. "Do you think he knows who she is by now? And who we are?"

"He'd be a bigger dumbass than I thought if he doesn't." Sayake retorted. "It's obvious now, isn't it?"

Triel faked a smile and went back to chopping.

"I just wish we could've saved Sans and Papyrus." Sayake sighed. "Now look at 'em. They're his second and third-in-command."

"I miss joking around with them." Triel admitted, setting the knife down for a moment. "And his knock-knock jokes..."

"And I miss Papyrus's cooking...even though we both sucked pretty badly at making spaghetti." Sayake chuckled. "But now, even they're gone."

"Yeah..." Triel shook her head. "If only...if only Dreemurr was still here."

Just then, Doctor Rapis walked in. "I have grave news." She announced to the both of them, expression grim as she adjusted her glasses.

"What is it? Didn't we get all of the soldiers back here?" Sayake demanded.

"We did." Rapis answered. She hesitated before speaking again. "Someone spotted Red. He knows where she is."

Both females in the room froze on the spot.

"Do...do you mean...?" Triel whispered, almost afraid to ask.

"It's exactly what you think." Rapis looked at her and shook her head. "The Royal Guard is coming."

Tera shivered. They felt uneasy, as if something was seriously wrong. When they looked at Red's sleeping face, their fears intensified.

Enveloping her in their arms, Tera kissed the top of her head. "I won't let them get you...I promise." They whispered to her, holding her close.

But somehow, they knew this was one promise they were bound to break.

A/N: Dun, dun, dun! Ooh, things are heating up! I promise, Tera/Red won't be a ship. Stay tuned for the next chapter!