***Okay. Before I begin the chapter, I have to give you guys a little bit of an explanation. There will be a bit of a difference in this particular chapter. The difference is, Jackie won't be there. Arrow will be there...if you count him being in Alphys' stomach, that is. Without further ado, Alphys, Undyne, and Toriel go to Toby Fox, Arrow goes to me, and let's begin!

Chapter Ten: Good Moms

The doorbell's ringing interrupted Alphys and Undyne's anime marathon. "That must be Toriel coming over for the cooking lesson. You keep watching, you need to just relax. Besides, I already know what happens," Undyne said. She stood up from her place on the couch.

"Y-you said you h-haven't watched this e-either," Alphys recalled. Undyne was still for a moment. "So I lied," she said with a shrug. Then, she went to get the door.

Alphys sighed, rolling her chocolate-tinted eyes. She laid down across the couch, resting both hands on her swollen stomach. I'll have to talk to Toriel about this while she's here for the cooking lesson, she thought, trying to keep her worries from consuming her mind too much.

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"Hey, ah, thanks for agreeing to move this lesson to my place. I just don't wanna leave Alphie alone. I mean, the kid could come at any time now, so...yeah," Undyne said as she went into the kitchen. "I completely understand," Toriel said. She put the bag she'd brought with her on the counter that was close by. "So, are you ready to begin the lesson?" she asked.

Undyne smacked her fist against the counter, a sharp-toothed grin on her face and an excited gleam in her remaining eye. "Heck yeah, let's do this!" she exclaimed.

Toriel crossed her arms with a look of disapproval on her face. "Do you remember what I've told you time and time again?" she asked sternly. "Oh. Yeah. Right," Undyne recalled. "So, let's begin," Toriel said. She began to take varying ingredients out of her bag.

"Heck yeah," Undyne agreed. But she had a very strong feeling that she would get just as into it as ever. Toriel, much to her personal dismay, shared that same feeling.

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One completed recipe and mess of a kitchen later, the cooking lesson was over. "Alright, we did it!" Undyne declared. Toriel looked at the mess everywhere; she had honestly expected nothing less.

"It seems that we did. You, ah, might want to get the ingredients out of your hair," she suggested. Undyne ran her hand through her crimson ponytail and noticed the flour on it. "I can do that in the shower, just like every other lesson. But there's stuff all down my shirt. I'm gonna go grab a different one," she said. Then, she went up to her room. Toriel began cleaning up the mess in the kitchen.

"Is Undyne g-gone?"

Alphys was standing in the doorway. "Well, she went to go change shirts. But yes, she is gone. Why do you ask?" Toriel inquired. "C-can I, uh, t-talk to you about s-something? It's k-kind of important," Alphys said. "Sure, come over here," Toriel said. She sat down at the kitchen table and gestured to the chair next to her. Alphys sat down in the aforementioned, vacant chair. "So, what do you want to discuss?" Toriel asked.

Alphys sighed. "Tell m-me the truth. D-do you think I-I'll be even a d-decent mother?" she asked. "Yes, I do think you will be a great mother. Why do you doubt yourself?" Toriel asked. Alphys tried to get her thoughts in a single row.

"A-alright. I mean, I-I've never done something th-this big in my l-life. The A-Amalgamates were ruined products of s-something major as w-well. So...wh-what if I s-screw up? I don't want to m-make my child h-hate me...and I d-don't want something bad to h-happen to them wh-when I've h-having them. This h-has been on my m-mind probably ever s-since I f-found out that I was p-pregnant," she explained.

Toriel frowned sympathetically. "Does Undyne know about how you feel?" she asked. "N-no. She thinks I'm t-totally confident and s-set about this," Alphys admitted.

"Now I know how you feel."

Both Alphys and Toriel were brought out of their conversation by the familiar gruff voice. Undyne pulled up a third chair to the conversation. "Alph, listen to me. You gotta speak to me. I've had to pry the truth out of you more times than I care to count. If you would've said something, I would've talked to you about this. You and me? We're gonna be the greatest moms this world has ever seen! I know you'll be great! You just gotta believe you can be great!" she exclaimed. She gently put her hand on Alphys' cheek. "I do," she said. She gave the small dinosaur a soft kiss on the mouth and a tap on the nose.

Toriel looked between the girls and smiled at them both. I guess she didn't need that much of my help after all, she thought. But all three women noticed as a small lump protruded from Alphys' shirt, then vanished as quickly as it had appeared. She blushed slightly. "H-heh...th-that's never happened b-before," she said. Her eyes widened as she saw the same thing happen time and time again over the next few seconds.

"Oh my goodness. They must be very excited to meet you both," Toriel commented. "U-Undyne, are you o-okay?" Alphys asked, concerned. Undyne didn't speak. She knelt down on the floor and pressed a kiss to Alphys' stomach. Then, she went back to her seat.

The action only made Alphys blush even more than before. "O-oh, God..." she said. "Yeah. We're gonna be the greatest moms," Undyne reaffirmed. "If you two need nothing else, then I'll be back next week for another lesson. Goodbye," Toriel said. Then, she gathered her things and left for her house.

"You wanna go back to anime?" Undyne suggested. "Wh-what about the k-kitchen? It's s-still a hot m-mess," Alphys pointed out. Undyne observed the kitchen, which was indeed in a state of extreme disarray. "I'll clean it tomorrow. Come on, let's go," she said. She took Alphys' hand and lead her back towards the living room.

And, they went back to what they had been doing in the first place.

***And that was the unique chapter. Jackie and Arrow will be back in the next one, I assure you. And I'd like to thank you guys for sticking around for ten chapters. Hopefully, there will be more to come. Welp, leave a review on the way out, and I'll see you in the next one! Bye!