When Papyrus woke up Gerson walked in and was suprised to see him awake,
since he had been asleep for mere 30 minutes,but he assured the old monster that it
was normal for him.
Papyrus tried to get more information from Gerson,but didn't want to appear rude,
so he stopped the moment Gerson said it wasn't his place to tell him the rest
of the story.
He really had to have a talk with Sans once they got to the capital.
Undyne had indeed stopped by,screaming and asking every monster if they had seen a skeleton.
Gerson told her he had seen them head towards Hotland,but it had been quite a while ago.
Undyne would most likely report to the castle next,and if they had any luck they would
get to Hotland before she got back.
Undyne couldn't stand the heat,she could make it to the lab,
but she really couldn't walk around in Hotland,so they would have less things to worry about.
They let Frisk sleep a bit longer so they would get the rest they needed.
But soon they had to leave,they thanked Gerson and continued on their way.
Frisk was happy to explore Waterfall with the threat of Undyne attacking
was much less likely.
Temmies appeared to be their favourite monsters so far.
(not counting the great Papyrus of course)
They even found a village full of Temmies.
Leaving the village was difficult,since neither could stop petting and cuddling
the little monsters.
They did manage to leave,once they rememberd they didn't have much time,
but Frisk could see someone following them.
They weren't sure though,so they tried to forget about it.
But as the footsteps got closer they grew nervous,and then even Papyrus noticed
they weren't alone.
"Who's there?"
The skeleton asked,they looked into the darkness,the lanterns weren't
brining much light.
But whoever was there heard them,and came closer.
It was a Temmie,with a surprisingly serious face.
"Hi,i'm Bob."
Both Papyrus and Frisk were suprised not only by the calm tone this Temmie had,
but also how it spoke in clear sentences.
Papyrus gathered himself quickly and reminded himself that it was rude to stare.
"Hello Bob!I am Papyrus,and this is Frisk.
Why were you following us?"
Bob kept his poker face on.
"I'm tired of the Temmie village,and the other Temmies,you two seemed like
you had more brains,so i thought maybe i could join the group,if that's okay?"
The human and the skeleton looked at each other,then squealed like
fangirls who got to meet their idol.
Before Bob could step away,he was caught in the embrace of the lanky skeleton.
"Of course!We would be honored if you joined us!
This is so cool!It's like one of those video games Alphys plays!"
Frisk smiled and Bob just groaned,wondering if this was such a good idea after all.
Papyrus explained the situation to Bob,who politely listened to the story
and only asked questions after Papyrus was done.
"So,are you sure the captain won't bother us?
I'd rather not get in trouble with her."
Frisk nodded.
"Okay,i belive you human."
"WAIT!"
Frisk and Papyrus turned in a flash to see who was shouting,while Bob merely
sat down and looked over his shoulder.
It was the monster child.
"Finally..i.i found.. give me..a minute."
The poor child was exhausted,he fell on his butt and tried to catch his breath.
Frisk patted him on the back and asked if Papyrus still had some water,
which he did.
Frisk held the bottle for the boy,who drank the water like he hadn't
had any in days.
"Thanks,i feel a lot better already."
Frisk gave the boy a smile and passed the bottle back to Papyrus.
"..I saw what happened with Undyne earlier,the whole falling thing i mean.
She told me to stay away from the human..i tried to tell her you were pretty cool,
but she didn't listen."
The child lowered his head,Frisk pet his back again,and Papyrus kneeled in front of him.
While Bob listened from afar.
"It's alright child,Undyne is just stressed,she has a job to do after all!"
Monster kid lifted his head again,and looked right at Papyrus.
"..I swear i know you from somewhere,i wish i didn't have such a bad memory."
Papyrus started sweating slightly,he cleared his throat and spoke again.
"There's nothing wrong with that!I tend to forget things too,
even the greatest people have their weak points!"
The bright smile they had seen on the child before appeared again.
"Thanks!Your both pretty cool!Even cooler than Undyne!
I have to go now,i was supposed to go home,but i had
to see ya guys again!See ya!"
The child ran back the way he came,this time not slipping and falling on his face.
Bob coughed.
"Are we going now?"
(In the capital)
Undyne stormed into the castle,making every monster inside flinch and get out
of her way as she made her way deeper into the castle.
Even the guards,who had trained for years,not only how to fight,but also
to keep calm and collected no matter how bad things were,
were now sweating and shaking as their captain cursed as she walked past them.
"I CAN'T BELIVE THIS!FUCKING HELL!WHY DID I FAIL!?
I HAVE ONE FUCKING JOB AND SOMEHOW ONE GOD DAMN HUMAN,
NOT ONLY GETS AWAY!BUT GETS AWAY TWICE!
AND TAKES PAPYRUS WITH THEM!URRRGHHHH!"
The whole castle heard her,once they heard the part about the human getting away,
with the prince no healers rushed to the throne room,
in case they would be needed later.
Asgore was waiting in front of the door of the throne room,
keeping himself calm,most monsters would be terrified in his shoes,
but he found Undyne's anger amusing.
"I take it you had some difficulties?"
If he was anyone else,he would have been thrown through the window.
"WHERE COULD YOU GET SUCH AN IDEA?!"
Asgore closed his eyes and gave her a warm smile.
"Undyne please,i doubt there's anything to worry about,
besides,the human doesn't seem too bad."
Undyne raised an eyebrow.
"And how would you know?"
Asgore hummed.
"I just have a feeling."
Undyne was about to say something,when Asgore opened the door slightly so his head fit in.
"Undyne is back my king,i'll send her in."
He gestured her to go in,she gave him a quick glare and stepped inside,
the door was shut behind her.
It wasn't that Undyne was scared of the king,but even she had to admit that
his behavior could be..disturbing.
Sans sat on the throne,actually sat on it.
Usually he would be laying on it,
with his legs hanging on the armrest.
He had shadows under his eyesockets,more so than usual,
showing that he hadn't been sleeping,which was unheard of.
Undyne had to wonder how Asgore convinced him to let her
take care of the human and get Papyrus back.
They stayed there for a while,just staring at each other,Undyne wasn't sure
if she should start speaking,explain what had happened,but she felt like
it wasn't a good idea.
"..Are you going to tell me what happened or?.."
Undyne cleared her throat.
"I saw the human in Waterfall,and everytime i did i tried to take their soul..but.
I failed,as for Papyrus i managed to get him to safety,
but the bridge broke and he..jumped after the human."
Either Undyne was seeing things or the king was trying to calm
himself by breathing deep,she didn't comment on it.
"..Where are they now?"
"Gerson saw them heading towards Hotland,i already send guards there to find them,
and Alphys is searching for them with her cameras."
Sans let out a quiet chuckle.
"That was unnecessary."
Undyne raised an eyebrow and was about to speak again but was
interrupted.
"I'm taking care of this myself."
Sans stood up and headed towards the side door,but was yet again stopped by Asgore.
"..Sans,i know you only want to get your brother back to safety,
but we both know that this is not an ordinary human."
Asgore gestured Undyne to leave,which she did.
Sans frowned.
"Asgore,i have dealt with humans before,my LV is higher than i would like to
admit.I will not let that human get any farther."
"That human is determined Sans..just like they were."
This caught Sans' intrest.
"You've been watching them with Alphys haven't you?"
Asgore lowered his head slightly,but nodded.
"I know you can beat them,but with that DETERMINATION,they won't give up,
i don't think this human wants any harm,but there is always a chance.
And if by chance,you die,the monster will be left without a king,
and we both know that your brother is not ready to take
such weight on his shoulders."
Sans' eyesockets were empty,the room was dead quiet.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Asgore let out a sigh of relife.
"I will see this human,and judge them."
Sans nodded and walked towards the door.
"..You really need to let go of the past Asgore".
Asgore smiled.
"So should you."