Up ahead, there was a sign.
"Warning: Dog Marriage," Yakko read.
He shook his head, confused. Yes, he read it right. An encounter was initiated shortly afterward; Icecap and Jerry confronted them. When Jerry wasn't looking, they ditched him.
"Nice hat," said Wakko.
"DUH! Who doesn't know?"
They had to avoid getting hit by large icicles. Most of the attacks were dodged except for one, which hit the back of Wakko's head. They managed to tear their eyes away from Icecap's hat.
"What? What are you doing?"
They continued to look away. Then, when he wasn't looking, Dot took his hat, which melted in her hands. Icecap turned into Ice.
"What can I say..." said Ice.
"Don't worry," said Yakko, "you still look good."
"Yeah...I like my hair too. Hmm...hats are for posers."
Not minding his identity, Ice was thankful for what the Warners did and let them spare him, leaving behind thirty-five pieces of gold.
Walking to the side, Dot found a small field. Walking too fast, she stubbed her toe.
"Ow!"
Looking closer, she realized there was a hidden switch. She pressed it, hearing a clicking noise.
"Not bad, sister sib!" said Yakko.
They went down and to the left, running into two hooded enemies. One was male and the other was female. The male spoke first.
"What's that smell?"
"(Where's that smell?)"
"If you're a smell..."
"(...identify yoursmellf!)"
Standing still, the Warners watched as they danced around them.
"Hmmm...Here's that weird smell...It makes me want to eliminate."
"(...Eliminate YOU!)"
Dogi, Dogamy and Dogaressa, assaulted them. They took off their hoods to share their affection for each other.
"Quick!" said Yakko. "Roll around in the snow!"
They rolled around, disguising their surface scent and making them smell like weird puppies. After getting re-sniffed, they thought the Warners were lost puppies. In actuality, they weren't completely wrong...
"What!" Dogamy exclaimed. "Smells like a..."
"(Are you actually little puppies!?)" Dogaressa asked.
Wakko barked to fool them, even though it wasn't necessary.
"Yeah," said Dot, petting Dogamy.
"Wow! Pet by another pup!"
"(Well. Don't leave me out!)"
"Wouldn't dream of it," said Yakko, petting Dogaressa.
"What about me..."
Dot stroked his neck to remind him she was still there.
"(Dogs that pet dogs...Amazing!)"
Their minds, having been expanded, were what allowed the Warners to spare them. They gave them forty pieces of gold.
"Dogs can pet other dogs?"
"(A new world has opened up for us...)"
"Thanks, weird puppies!"
"No problem!" said Yakko as the couple walked away.
Continuing forward, the Warners found another puzzle from Papyrus. There was a sign planted into the ground, which explained to them what they had to do.
Turn every X into an O. Then press the switch.
Dot stepped onto the first X, which turned it into an O.
"Ooh, let me try!" said Wakko.
He stepped on the O, turning it into a triangle. Yakko looked at Wakko, confused.
"I don't think you're supposed to do that, Wakko."
"Oh."
He pressed the switch, resetting the puzzle.
This time, Wakko and Dot stepped on both X's, then Yakko pressed the switch, removing the row of spikes. Dot saw Papyrus standing on the other side; his back was turned towards them, so she decided to get his attention.
"Oh, Papyrus~"
He turned around.
"WHAT!? HOW DID YOU AVOID MY TRAP? AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY...IS THERE ANY LEFT FOR ME?"
"Wakko ate it all," said Yakko. "Well, at least he tried to. I'm pretty sure there's still some of it leftover."
He thought it was best not to explain why. Wakko was already getting sick at the the memory of attempting to eat Papyrus' inedible spaghetti.
"REALLY!? WOWIE...YOU RESISTED THE FLAVOR OF MY HOMECOOKED PASTA..JUST SO YOU COULD SHARE IT WITH ME?"
He seemed touched.
"FRET NOT HUMANFOLK! I, MASTER CHEF PAPYRUS...WILL MAKE YOU ALL THE PASTA YOU COULD EVER WANT! HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH NYEH!"
Papyrus walked away before the Warners could make a comment about him laughing backwards. Luckily, he stopped in plain vision, signifying his next puzzle was up ahead. It looked like the previous one, but more complicated.
"HUMANFOLK! HMMM...HOW DO I SAY THIS...YOU WERE TAKING A LONG TIME TO ARRIVE, SO...I DECIDED TO IMPROVE THIS PUZZLE...BY ARRANGING THE SNOW TO LOOK MORE LIKE MY FACE."
"Looks pretty attractive," Dot said to herself.
"UNFORTUNATELY, THE SNOW FROZE TO THE GROUND. NOW THE SOLUTION IS DIFFERENT! AND, AS USUAL, MY LAZY BROTHER IS NOWHERE AROUND. I SUPPOSE WHAT I AM SAYING IS..."
He decided to strike a pose, the same one the Warners couldn't see when they hid under the Gag Bag. Dot's ears formed a heart shape as she watched Papyrus' cape flowing with the wind.
"WORRY NOT, HUMANFOLK! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL SOLVE THIS CONUNDRUM! THEN WE CAN BOTH PROCEED! MEANWHILE, FEEL FREE TO TRY THE PUZZLE YOURSELVES! I'LL TRY NOT TO GIVE AWAY THE ANSWER!"
"Step back, I got this!" said Yakko, cracking his knuckles.
"I have to potty," Wakko whispered to Dot.
"There's a tree right there if it's an emergency," she responded.
Wakko looked at her gratefully and went behind the tree. Yakko examined the puzzle, trying to figure out how to solve it. Dot stood next to Papyrus, seeing it as a chance to talk to her skele-crush.
"AREN'T YOU GOING TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE, DOT?"
"Nah, I already helped with the last one. Besides, I wanna stay with you for a while."
They sat down in the snow, side by side.
"So, anything new lately?"
"MY BROTHER STARTED A SOCK COLLECTION RECENTLY. HOW SADDENING..."
Dot giggled.
"He'd be so lost if he didn't have such a cool guy taking care of him."
Papyrus' eyes widened.
"YOU REALLY THINK I'M COOL?"
"Yeah! I mean, your puzzles are a lot of fun. Besides, I'm having a blast with you around here!"
"NYEH HEH HEH!" he laughed victoriously. "WE SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER, HUMANFOLK!"
"I'd love that."
Meanwhile, Wakko was peeing behind the tree. He noticed there was a switch hidden behind it. He pressed it right when Yakko stepped on the first X, making all the X's turn into O's at the same time. Yakko didn't notice Wakko pressing the switch, however, and his jaw dropped at how he thought he magically solved the puzzle.
"Man, I didn't know I was that good!"
"WOW! YOU SOLVED IT! AND YOU DID IT ALL WITHOUT MY HELP...INCREDIBLE! I'M IMPRESSED! YOU MUST CARE ABOUT PUZZLES LIKE I DO!"
"Yeah," said Wakko, coming out from behind the tree, "puzzles are fun!"
"WELL, I'M SURE YOU'LL LOVE THE NEXT PUZZLE THEN! IT MIGHT EVEN BE TOO EASY FOR YOU! NYEH! HEH HEH! HEHEHEH!"
As Papyrus left, the Warners crossed over to the other side.
"Oh," said Yakko, "there you are, Sans."
"good job on solving it so quickly. you didn't even need my help. which is great, 'cause i love doing absolutely nothing."
"Don't we all, Sans?" said Dot. "Don't we all?"
"But not for too long or else we'll get bored," said Yakko.
Moving ahead, Sans seemed to magically teleport himself to the next puzzle. It looked like a dance floor, but all the squares were different shades of grey, and a peculiar looking machine was sitting next to Papyrus.
"HEY! IT'S THE HUMANFOLK!"
"Hiya, Pap!" said Dot. "How ya doin', hon?"
"I'M DOING GREAT, THANKS FOR ASKING. YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS PUZZLE! IT WAS MADE BY THE GREAT DR. ALPHYS! YOU SEE THESE TILES!?"
"Yeah," said Yakko.
"ONCE I THROW THIS SWITCH...THEY WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE COLOR! EACH COLOR HAS A DIFFERENT FUNCTION! RED TILES ARE IMPASSABLE! YOU CANNOT WALK ON THEM! YELLOW TILES ARE ELECTRIC! THEY WILL ELECTROCUTE YOU! GREEN TILES ARE ALARM TILES! IF YOU STEP ON THEM...YOU WILL HAVE TO FIGHT A MONSTER!"
I hope I won't have to fight sweet, innocent Papyrus... Dot thought to herself.
"ORANGE TILES ARE ORANGE-SCENTED. THEY WILL MAKE YOU SMELL DELICIOUS! BLUE TILES ARE WATER TILES. SWIM THROUGH THEM IF YOU LIKE, BUT...IF YOU SMELL LIKE ORANGES! THE PIRANHAS WILL BITE YOU."
"Wait, there's piranhas?" said Wakko.
"I dunno," said Yakko, "it's all too hard to take in at once!"
"ALSO, IF A BLUE TILE IS NEXT TO A, YELLOW TILE, THE WATER WILL ALSO ZAP YOU! PURPLE TILES ARE SLIPPERY! YOU WILL SLIDE TO THE NEXT TILE!"
"I gotta admit," said Dot, "this is the most complicated puzzle he's made so far!"
"HOWEVER, THE SLIPPERY SOAP...SMELLS LIKE LEMONS! WHICH PIRANHAS DO NOT LIKE! PURPLE AND BLUE ARE OK! FINALLY, PINK TILES. THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING. STEP ON THEM ALL YOU LIKE. HOW WAS THAT!? UNDERSTAND?"
Wakko and Dot looked like Papyrus talked to them in a foreign language while Yakko felt like he was gonna get a headache from so much information.
"It's like he's tryin' to say something," Yakko told his siblings, "I know it!"
"Can ya say that again, sweetheart?" said Dot. "It's a little too much for us to take in."
Papyrus looked slightly annoyed.
"OKAY...I GUESS I'LL REPEAT MYSELF...RED TILES ARE IMPASSABLE. YELLOW TILES ARE ELECTRIC AND DANGEROUS. BLUE TILES MAKE YOU FIGHT A MONSTER. GREEN TILES ARE WATER TILES."
"I thought it was the opposite..." said Wakko.
"I'm gettin' confused all over again," Yakko groaned, grabbing his head.
"Hey," said Dot, "at least he's simplifying it this time."
"ORANGE TILES ARE ORANGE SCENTED. IF YOU STEP ON ORANGE, DON'T STEP ON GREEN. BROWN TILES ARE..."
"Brown tiles?" said Yakko. "Are you serious?"
Wakko pulled out an ice pack for Yakko's headache.
"Thanks, Wakko."
He sat down and rested with the ice pack on his head, tuning out on what Papyrus was telling them.
"WAIT! THERE ARE NO BROWN TILES...PURPLE TILES SMELL LIKE LEMONS...WHY DON'T THE YELLOW ONES SMELL LEMONY? UMM...WAIT! DID I MIX UP GREEN AND BLUE!?"
"Yes you did," said Dot.
"THE BLUE ONES ARE WATER ONES! PINK TILES...I DON'T...REMEMBER? WAIT! THOSE ONES DON'T DO ANYTHING. OKAY! DO YOU UNDERSTAND BETTER NOW!?"
"Got it," said Dot.
At hearing this, Yakko put the ice pack away and his headache ended.
"Thank god!" he shouted. "I thought it was gonna last forever!"
"GREAT! THEN THERE'S ONE LAST THING...THIS PUZZLE...IS ENTIRELY RANDOM! WHEN I PULL THIS SWITCH, IT WILL MAKE A PUZZLE...THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE! NOT EVEN I WILL KNOW THE SOLUTION! NYEH HEH HEH! GET READY...!"
He pulled the switch, making the tiles change different colors.
"Ooh!" the Warners shouted.
Finally, after several seconds, the puzzle made a large row of pink tiles surrounded by two larger rows of red tiles, making it much simpler to solve. Papyrus, dizzy from the experience, spun out of control and out of the room. The Warners walked across with ease.
"Good thing it didn't turn into a big pile of his spaghetti!" said Wakko.
"actually," Sans told them, "that spaghetti from earlier...it wasn't too bad for my brother."
"It was for Wakko," said Yakko. "poor little garbage disposal nearly choked to death!"
Sans chuckled.
"since he started cooking lessons, he's been improving a lot."
"Oh, please!" said Yakko. "Inedible is anything but an improvement! Not even Wakko, who's got a black hole of a stomach, could digest it!"
"watch your tone, kiddo. anyway, i bet if he keeps it up, next year he'll even make something edible."
"Fair enough," said Yakko. "Onwards, siblings!"
Up ahead, there were remains of a snowdog with a long neck surrounding a sentry-station with a sign.
"AWARE of dog," Yakko read, "pleas pet dog"
The Warners smirked at the sign. On the floor inside was a box of pomeraisins. Close to the station was a cow monster.
"A dog just rushed in here, filled with inspiration. It kept trying to build a snowdog that expressed its own emotions...But, as it built, it kept getting more excited about the sculpture...Its neck got longer and longer, and it added more and more snow until...It was rather sad to watch, but I couldn't turn away."
"Aw," said Dot, "that's too bad."
Knowing that dog will never give up trying to make the perfect snowdog...it filled them with determination.