Chapter 9: Facing Undyne

Undyne threw her spear in anger. "I can't believe it!" She yelled, her voice echoing.

The reason for her anger: Alphys had shown her video of a human in the Underground and of the Royal Guard Dogs not capturing the girl and to add insult to injury, Papyrus too had not captured her and hadn't told Undyne about the girl.

The fish woman growled. "Why did those fools not capture her?" She asked no one in particular. "She's the last human we need and they're making friends with her! And Papyrus! I should have known training him was a waste of time!"

She began marching for Snowdin, intending to find the human and chew Papyrus and the Guard Dogs out for not capturing the girl.


Kayla was currently with River Person, who was teaching her a new magic. "I know you don't want to land a blow that could hurt someone, but if it came down to you getting away, you should at least be able to deliver a non-lethal blow," he said.

"Papa, I really hope I won't have to," the twelve-year-old girl said. "I don't want to hurt anyone."

"I know, little one," he said gently. "But you need something in case I, Grillby, or the skeleton brothers aren't there to help you or to defend you."

She couldn't argue with him on that and took to learning the magic, practicing and making sure she landed non-lethal blows, something that thankfully she became good at. River Person nodded, pleased.

Just then, they saw Sans and Papyrus coming towards them with smiles and Kayla hugged them and they returned the hug before River Person told Kayla she could go visit Grillby, to which she headed off with a wave.

The three began chatting about Kayla. "She's getting stronger," Sans said.

"Yes, she is," River Person said proudly.

However, before anyone could say anything else, Undyne stomped up to Papyrus, who turned in surprise, having not been expecting her. "Hello, Undyne," he said, smiling. "I thought you had a meeting with the king."

"I did, until I found that we had been betrayed," she growled and pointed her spear at him. "I just found out that you and the Royal Guard Dogs ran into a human, but none of you brought that human to me or the king."

The tall skeleton took a step back and River Person stood taller behind the brothers, who were shielding him from the fish woman. "What human are you talking about, Undyne?" Papyrus asked, hoping she wouldn't see through his act.

She glared at him. "You know very well who I'm talking about!" She yelled. "You couldn't even defeat her in battle! You are so weak and stupid, Papyrus!"

Those words hurt the tall skeleton and Sans stepped forward, his left glowing blue while his right eye vanished. "You're a horrible captain, Undyne," he said, his voice low with anger. "Stay away from us."

She glared at him. "You're all keeping us trapped here!" She exploded at them. "We need one more human to be free and that human is the one to free us! And I'm going to take her to Asgore!"

She pointed her spear at the two skeletons and the cloaked being, who raised his hands as light purple magic swirled around his fingers. "No, you won't," River Person said, his voice hard with anger. "You're not taking my daughter anywhere, you sorry excuse for a captain."

A sharp clash of green, blue, and purple magic filled the air as Sans and River Person began fighting Undyne, who growled and charged at them, fighting with all her might. Seeing this, Papyrus waited until he was sure Undyne didn't see him and he ran for Snowdin. He had to warn Kayla that Undyne knew about her. As he ran, a few tears ran down his skull at the harsh words Undyne had yelled at him. He had tried to be a good trainee for her, but he refused to hurt Kayla. She was not only his best friend, but had shown him that fighting wasn't the only way to solve a conflict. As he ran, he hoped she made it to Grillby's and was safe there.

At the fire monster's restaurant...

"Papa had me learn a new magic today," Kayla told Grillby. "He said in case I had to get away fast, I could deliver a non-lethal blow."

The fire monster nodded. "That would be a good defense," he said.

"Yeah, but I really hope I won't have to use it," she said. "I don't want to hurt anyone and I don't want to fight."

Seeing the conflict that his niece was struggling with, Grillby placed his hands comfortingly over hers. "Kayla, your father is simply worried about your safety, like I am," he said gently. "We know you don't want to fight anyone, but...not all the monsters are going to accept that like the Guard Dogs and Papyrus and Sans did."

She hated to admit it, but her uncle was right. What if she came across a monster that she couldn't convince and that she had to get away from. She sighed softly. "You're right," she said. "I just...I hope I won't have to use it."

"As do I, little one," the fire monster said gently.

The door suddenly flew open and Kayla pulled up her hood quickly before turning to see Papyrus stumble in and he closed the door before glancing around and his face taking on a look of relief at seeing Kayla sitting by the bar with Grillby. "Papyrus?" Kayla asked, jumping down from her seat and moving back her hood. "What is it? What's wrong?"

The tall skeleton pulled her into a tight hug, making her wheeze a little, but then she felt his shoulders shake and realized he was crying. She instantly wrapped her arms around him to return the hug and offer comfort, though she didn't know what had upset her friend so much. "Papyrus, what happened?" She asked worriedly. "Is Sans alright? Is someone hurt?"

He lifted his head up so he could see her face and more tears fell from his eyes. "It's Undyne," he said. "She knows about you."

Kayla's eyes widened. "How?" She asked.

"I don't know," he replied. "But she came up to your father, my brother, and I and yelled at us, calling me weak and stupid and saying that I couldn't defeat you in a battle."

Grillby came up to them. "Where is she now?" He asked, his voice taking on a firm tone.

"When I ran here to find Kayla, Undyne was battling Sans and River Person."

Kayla gasped. "Papa," she said worriedly.

The tall skeleton hugged the young girl as his shoulders shook again. "I don't know what to do," he admitted. "Kayla, I don't want to lose you as a friend."

"You won't lose me as a friend, Papyrus," she promised, her voice taking a comforting tone before she looked at Grillby. "Uncle Grillby, can you help Papyrus? I've got to go find Undyne and make her stop."

"No," Papyrus said, gripping his shoulders in both worry and fear. "She'll hurt you."

"Papyrus, I have to face her," the twelve-year-old girl said seriously. "Undyne's not going to stop hunting me until I face her and defeat her." She placed a hand on her friend's shoulder. "I have to do this."

He gave her a worried look and then perked up a little. "I'll let you go only if you'll let me come with you and help you," he said. "Undyne is very powerful."

"He's right, Kayla," Grillby said with a nod.

She nodded. "Okay," she said, much to Papyrus' relief. "Show me where they are."

With that, the two headed out and Grillby decided to be on guard in case the battle didn't go well.


Undyne grunted as she charged at Sans, who called up a Gaster Blaster, making her dodge out of the way as she threw spears at River Person, who deflected them with defensive magic. "You're both fools!" Undyne said angrily and went to charge again, but a barrage of orange-glowing bones flew at her and pinned her to a tree, keeping her secure without causing her any injury. Sans and River Person looked to see Papyrus standing there with Kayla beside him and the girl had her hood down and she was glaring at the fish woman, as was the tall skeleton.

"I was a fool to admire you, Undyne," Papyrus said, his voice soft, but steely too.

"You're a bully who doesn't deserve friends, Undyne," Kayla said, her voice firm as she raised her hands, which was glowing a bright yellow as she advanced towards the trapped fish woman. Sans was about to step in to intervene, but River Person placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Wait," he said softly. "Trust Kayla."

The short skeleton nodded and they watched the young girl approach Undyne with both fists ready to strike, but suddenly, as she was a couple feet in front of the fish woman, Kayla lowered her hands. "No," she said. "I'm not a monster."

She looked Undyne in the eye. "While you wouldn't hesitate to hurt me, I'm different," she said. "I'm not a murderer like you."

Her words hit the blue-skinned monster hard and she growled. "Our race needs to be free," she said. "Humans will pay for our suffering."

"Would you kill innocent humans, especially babies, then?"

Undyne froze at that and the look on her face told Kayla that she had struck a nerve. "The humans responsible for trapping the monster race died years ago," she said. "And there's another way to free all of you, something I'm going to convince Asgore of."

River Person placed a hand on her shoulder. "And hopefully Asgore will be willing to listen," he said before glaring at Undyne. "I will give you only one warning, Undyne. Do not come after my daughter again or you will face my wrath and believe me, you don't want to face me when I'm angry."

With that, he turned away and Kayla looked at Papyrus, nodding. The tall skeleton waved a hand, making the bones holding Undyne disappear and she fell into the soft snow lightly, panting from exhaustion as Kayla came up to her, holding a water bottle out to her. "Not all humans are monsters," she said to the fish woman before walking way with Sans and Papyrus following her. The short skeleton then paused a moment and looked back at Undyne.

"Chose your actions carefully, Undyne," he said before vanishing and leaving the fish woman to ponder the battle and Kayla's words.

Was Kayla right? Undyne wondered that as she got up and decided to hold back on telling Asgore about Kayla for now. She was...curious to see what the kid would do.


Well, that was intense, huh? :)

Can Kayla convince King Asgore there's another way? Maybe, but our journey doesn't end there. :)

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