A/N I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Not much else to say. Enjoy.

Chapter 9: Undyne undone

"Anyone order an needlessly angry dummy...?" Frisk said under her breath after dodging the aforementioned dummy.

"Who you calling dummy, dummy?!"

"You. Because you kinda are." Mike said. He wasn't trying to be provocative, it was just simple fact.

"How dare you! Idiot! Idiot! IDIOT! I'll show you!" The mad dummy assaulted them with cotton balls from all directions. The kids managed to dodge them, which caused the magic balls of cotton to slam into their master. It growled in rage and sneered at the kids. He tried again, but again, they dodged the folly of white fluffy death. Again, the dummy was baraged by its own attacks. This made the dummy even madder. "FINE! If this won't kill you, then maybe my advanced missiles will!"

"Oh boy..." Frisk said. The kids prepared for a hail of missiles to dodge. Many runs made Frisk a master of dodging obstacle. However, she figured Mike wouldn't be as skillful as a seasoned veteran like her, however, he was doing just as well as her. It made her wonder just how he did it... Maybe he had some sort of dodging experience before he lost his memory and it was still with him through instinct. Who knows. "Just gotta stick it out until Napstablook comes along..." Frisk said to herself. After the dummy tired of missiles, he decided upon something else.

"FINE! FINE! FIIIIIIIIIIINE! If missiles won't kill you, then knives will!" He threw a knife. "Take that!" The knife wasn't even close to on track with them. They didn't even have to move a finger to dodge it. "Uh... Oh... Well, this is awkward. Well... I guess we just sit here for all eternity- Ah!" The dummy's words were cut off by some strange liquid falling from the sky. "What is this?! Acid rain! I'm outta here!" With that, he disappeared only to be replaced by a sad-looking Napstablook who was sad he scared away Mike and Frisk's new 'friend'. He apologized and left before either child could say a word.

"Poor ghost..." Mike said.

"Yea... We should pay him a visit." Mike nodded and agreed with her as they left the landfill and went to his house.

Later

They had a good time at Napstablook's house. They laid on the floor, listened to music, and freaked out Aaron. That was the best part. Alas, they had to cut their visit short. They had a quest to complete, after all. And so, here they were. Staring down the proverbial belly of the beast. In front of them was a massive hole in the stone that was the entrance to hotland. But that wasn't the only thing in front of them. Not by a long shot. Standing in front of them, in all her glory, was none other than Undyne. Only... It wasn't simply Undyne. No, as Frisk feared, she too had suffered from what afflicted Toriel and Papyrus. Only her training as a warrior made her 10 times more dangerous. The fish lady had her normal armor on, save for her helmet, which was off and instead of her normal head, it was replaced by the broken skull.

"No... Not her too..." Frisk said with a whimper. Before Mike could console her, Undyne began talking in that horrible distorted voice.

"7 SOULS. 7 are what is required to break the barrier... But I am not interested in that. Not anymore. All I want now is for you- both of you- to die. Slowly, Painfully, as I rip the SOULS clean out of your body. Undyne raised her spear.

"Got a plan?" Mike asked.

"Yea." Frisk replied.

"A good one?"

"Nah."

"What is it?"

"RUN!" Frisk screamed as the two 9 year olds bolted for the entrance to hotland as her spear came down on where they once were, cracking the ground under it. The kids screamed as Undyne threw spear after spear at them, which they almost couldn't dodge. Her corrupted form made her almost impossible to run from, but they had to try. Fortunately, in the near distance, was the entrance to hotland. That had to at least slow her down, Frisk thought as they bolted towards it. Unfortunately, Undyne was too fast. She jumped in front of the kids and blocked their path. They had no way around her, they couldn't go back. They were trapped. Undyne swung and slashes at the children as they begged her to stop. Their pleas fell on deaf ears as Undyne continued her assault. She got lucky a few times and nipped at their skin. It caused minor damaged which they healed with food, but they all knew this couldn't be kept up forever. Undyne grinned at them.

"Give up now and I'll make your deaths painless. You're doomed to die anyway, boy!" Mike's eyes widened.

"Me?" Mike asked.

"Hya!" Undyne sliced at Mike's stomach. He screamed as the blade cut through his midsection. He fell to his knees and cried out in pain. The damage wasn't irreversible or life threatening. However, it was fairly deep and must have hurt quite a lot. Undyne seized her opportunity and prepared to lunge at Mike's vulnerable form. In an act of desperation to protect her friend, Frisk flung herself on top of Mike in attempt to shield him with her small body. This act of righteous selflessness gave pause to Undyne just before contact was made.

"You'd... You'd sacrifice yourself... For him?" She asked. Frisk sniffled and nodded.

"Yes! And I'd do it for you too! You're my friend!" These kind words made Undyne's true self flash for a moment before getting overtaken again.

"I am no friend of yours. I have no friends." Corrupt Undyne said. However, before Frisk could offer a rebuttal, the true Undyne took over again.

"Yes I do damn it! I have Alphys, Papyrus and..." Undyne looked at Frisk. "You." Suddenly, Corrupt Undyne took over again.

"You don't believe that-" However, true Undyne was in a no-nonsense mood.

"Shut it! They're my friends and I love them! And that! Is! FINAL!" In equally badass and confusing way, Undyne took a hold of herself and suplexed herself onto the ground. The resulting impact caused a bright beam of light to blind all 3 of them. Once the kid's eyes recovered from nearly being singed, they looked and saw Undyne standing there, her body glowing in front of the lava of hotland, her pose so heroic it wrote its own epics. It was truly remarkable.

"Undyne!" Frisk shouted happily.

"That's right punk! I'm back and better than ever!" Undyne rose her spear high over her head and prepared to slam it into the ground heroically. However, just before she did, a bone slammed into her and knocked her down. She groaned and looked at her assailant. All their eyes widened at who it was.