Asriel: This will be the last filler chapter for now, then we'll get back to the actual story!

Chara: Thank goodness for that. Then again, slice of life isn't TOO bad.

Red: What is...slice of life?

Frisk:...we gotta get this girl into some anime sessions with Alphys.

Red: I don't understand...

Chara: We'll get to that another time. But for now, let's pit Red against a group somewhat familiar. Let's do it!

Asriel: Alrighty then!

Chapter Start!

Asriel, Chara, and Frisk were becoming quite the guides for Red, and this assistance was greatly appreciated by her. She has become much less shy about adapting to modern life, considering how much more comfortable she's become as a housemate with the Dreemurrs. The three of them-mostly Asriel and Frisk-were more than happy to guide Red in the ways of the Surface. Well, Frisk was more of a guide than Asriel and Chara. They haven't been on the Surface in centuries due to certain events, leaving Frisk as the most reliable source of what's what when it comes to things non-monster on the Surface. It wasn't a bad thing, there was a learning experience for everyone.

Though currently, Chara was nowhere to be seen. He said he had something...special to prepare for, and it needed to be done in private. Though Red was able to smell a touch of mischief around him, much heavier than usual. But she didn't push him for answers. Because at the moment, Asriel and Red were hungry. Morning hungers called out to the both of them, especially for the former. So they both took a bunch of freshly and warm Cinnamon Bunnies, and went to the mostly peaceful and quiet part of the Monster settlement so that they could simply talk about other things that Red didn't know about the Underground. Frisk also accompanied them, since Chara's location was currently unknown, and his parents were currently busy with Human-Monster relation duties.

Red eagerly bites into her Cinnamon Bunny, her tail gently wagging behind her as she looked at Asriel with her eyes filled with curiosity. "Asriel. There's still something I've been curious about, and I was wondering if you and Frisk have anything to say about it."

"Hm?" Asriel mumbled through his chewing of a Cinnamon Bunny, turning to meet her gaze. He briefly swallows his treat before turning to answer her. "What do you want to know?"

"Can you tell me more about the other members of the Royal Guard? Like, not super detailed stuff. Just basic stuff."

"Basics? Um...okay." Asriel nodded. "The first one is Doggo. He's the one who wields the dual swords and smokes doggy treats occasionally. Plus the only things he could see are things that are constantly moving. If someone is completely still, he won't see them. He hobby is related to squirrels. They're constantly moving around a lot, so he can always see them. He really likes being pet, too. Though Frisk coming through the Underground and petting him to pacify him...wasn't really good for him as a sentry."

Frisk nodded. "The next one, Lesser Dog. He gets really excited when being pet, so much that his neck stretches out to possibly infinite proportions. I know. I've tried to find a limit...but he doesn't have one!" He stared at his hands and sweated slightly. "So...much...petting...but I couldn't help myself! His face constantly begs for love and affection!"

"And that was when we found out that Frisk had a serious petting problem." Asriel concluded, causing Frisk to pout. Then he began petting Asriel's fuzzy head between his horns, which only proved the Prince's point. "Anyway, next is the Greater Dog. Sometimes wears big bulky armor and other times he has his spear with a dog face on it. He's very highly affectionate and playful. But because he's so big and so strong, this isn't always a good thing. We guess that he connects to his armor through magic, because he's really just a small dog when he hops out of it. He really, REALLY likes playing and being pet."

"I've also tested that. He's also big, fluffy and cuddly. But unlike Dad, his control...needs a little work." Frisk rubbed his neck awkwardly. "Big dogs are really heavy...anyway, Dogamy and Dogaressa are obviously a very cute couple. They're constantly cuddling and nose nuzzling one another. It is extremely rare for them to be seen apart. They're also really good with axes. And they placed second in the Noze Nuzzling Contest."

Red tilted her head in wonder. "Nose Nuzzling...Contest? Who placed first?"

"The absolute best there is at that. Mom and Dad!" Asriel grinned cheerfully and proudly. "And the last two are RG 01 and 02. For some reason that's what they preferred to be called, we don't push them on the issue. They're also in a relationship, no longer embarassed that they're both guys."

Red shrugged. "I don't see why that's something to ashamed of. I mean, Undyne and Alphys are in a relationship, and I find them adorable."

"I know, right?" Asriel smiled as he looked outward. "And speaking of Undyne, she was the former Captain of the Royal Guard, as well the one who was responsible for breaking it up because the monsters no longer needed it. We were trying to get along with the humans, and an organization like that would make them more wary of us than they should be. Besides, the Barrier is destroyed. So either way, we didn't really need it anymore. They had much more free time to themselves."

"That was Undyne's status as Royal Guard Captain. As for Undyne herself...a best friend all around." Frisk smiled. "We know her as being loyal, friendly, and she takes great care in showing hospitality. She's very nice when you truly get to know her. Being trained by Asgore has taught her a lot about kindness and compassion. She's also been training Asriel, and during those times, she somehow got even kinder, while still being just as fierce and outgoing and energetic as always. And of course since she was Captain, she was one of the more powerful monsters. Befriending her took a lot of effort because she was intent on getting my soul. She absolutely refused to accept my offers of friendship the very first time. Had to let her calm down and actually spend time with her in order to succeed the second time."

"Undyne has been a very great teacher for me. We've started out pretty bumpy because I wasn't completely used to spending time alone with her. But after enough time and patience, she's grown just as close to me as she is to Asgore." Asriel smiles. "She sees me as one of her most prized students. She taught me control over my powers, just like Asgore did for her. That kind of arrangement brought all three of us closer. I even stepped out of the more closed-in parts of myself and became more of an explorer. She's also the one who's managed to break me out of the remainder of my crybaby tendencies. I've become so much stronger because of her."

"You still tend to be the most emotional between me and Chara, though." Frisk said. "But I do agree that you've grown. You like to explore a lot more than you did during your first time at life. And despite you not liking fighting either, you're much less reluctant to do so when pushed. You're the one who fights for the sake of others, not for yourself."

"Yeah. That too." Asriel smiled, rustling Frisk's hair. "Sometimes your Pacifism will get us in a load of bad times. As your older brothers, that's where me and Chara will have to step in." He turned to Red, wondering about her reaction. "Anyway, that's the Royal Guard in a nutshell."

She smiled. "Okay. Those were pretty basic descriptions. I was just curious. I don't really remember if there were any other members besides myself. I just know that I was the youngest member. And I was a bit of a prodigy, too. Not like, a super noticeable prodigy...but I definitely learned a lot faster than normal." Red sighed as she gently hugged her knnes. "I really do wish I had the memories of how I learned to do what I'm able to do. And from whom I learned them from. And...how and why I ended up in that Artifact for so long..." Asriel was about to try and comfort her, though she lifted her head after sniffing once. "Hold it. I smell...sushi?"

"Sushi?" Asriel and Frisk blinked in confusion...then realization hit them as they suddenly became surrounded by blue circles on the ground. Red quickly grabs them both by the hoods and pulls them out of the way. Moments after, blue spears shot through the earth, cracking it and picking up small debris. Red looked around for the source, and got her answer when she heard the voice.

"Fuhuhu...you're a quick little canine, I can definitely give that one to ya."

Undyne, with her hair flowing in the wind and a glowing, crackling spear in her hand, stated with a shark-toothed grin as she stopped just a couple yards away from the trio. Frisk noticed said grin on her face, as did Asriel. Both would nervously smile at the look.

Red blinked. "U-Undyne...?! What's the big idea!?"

"I've had this going on my mind for a long time now ever since you showed up. Now...I'm finally gonna act on it." Undyne said while twirling her spear. "You said you were the youngest member of the Royal Guard in your time period. You must have been really good if you were able to make the cut at your age. Freaking fifteen! I mean, SERIOUSLY! That's pretty damn impressive for a pup!"

Asriel sweatdropped and turned towards Red. "Translation: She's wants to see you fight."

"Wait...WHAT?!"

"That's right, punk! I already like you and all, but if you say that being part of the Royal Guard is true, then I wanna see that ability for myself! And who better to evaluate her than the Royal Guard Captain herself!"

Frisk seemed to understand what Undyne was playing at, and was a bit unnerved by it. Though it was unlikely that Undyne would back down. She's incredibly stubborn once her decision has been made. Much like him. It's a significant reason for why they get along so well. They're simply too DETERMINED to stray from their paths. On the issue of Chara...that's a bit more negative. Luckily that's no longer a serious problem.

Red looked at Undyne's fierce expression, how steeled and excited it was. "I...don't really have a choice in the matter, do I?"

"Nope!"

Red nodded a little bit as she pulled back her hood while turning to Asriel and Frisk. "Alright boys, I think it's best you stay back. If it's an evaluation she wants, then I'll give it to her!"

"FUHUHU! Excellent energy! The others will like you!" Undyne grinned as she sounded off a loud and clear whistle. Red's eyes widened a little as she sees the other former members of the disbanded members of the Royal Guard hop out of the shadows. Doggo, Greater Dog, Lesser Dog, Dogamy, and Dogressa. 01 and 02 couldn't really make it. Besides, Undyne feels that it's slightly better this way.

It was the Canine Unit, brought together for this occasion, rare as it was. As Red requested, Asriel and Frisk relucantly stepped aside. They knew once Undyne made her call, she was close to impossible to actually stop. For this reason, Undyne shall have her way, because they're aware that she won't let it get out of hand.

Red looked at them all, noticing how they all mostly matched the descriptions that Asriel and Frisk gave them. Greater Dog was huge, Lesser Dog was enthusiastic, Doggo was shifty, Dogamy and Dogressa were easily allowing heir love for one another to be noticeable, due to their robes having their respective mate's face on them. She took a deep breath. Relax, Red. This is just an honorary initiation of sorts, whatever the heck that means. I just gotta get past all of them, then I'll probably have to spar with Undyne at the end of the gauntlet...this might not end well for me.

Undyne raised her hand. "Alright, boys and girl. Let's get this started! Lesser Dog and Greater Dog, you're both first!"

The Greater Dog's spear-which to her extreme confusion, had his face on there as well-was jabbed at her with enough force to crack the ground where she jumped away from. She then side-stepped a bit as she dodged another slash from Lesser Dog's sword, then jumped off his shield, landing a couple feet away. She thought about manifesting her sword, but thought against it. Even when they were fighting, they both looked like they were having fun, constantly panting. She sighed.

I can't fight these two, they're just...too cute! I'll just see if what Asriel and Frisk said is true.

She jumped back as Lesser Dog jabbed his sword at her while still panting, and she took her chance. She jumped at him and pulled his head down to her level...then begins to pet him. "You two really like to play, don't you? That's okay, you don't completely know better." Lesser Dog immedistely drops his sword and shield as his tail begins to wag, and his panting grew rapid. And to her immense shock, his neck extended a couple feet in the air from her petting. They weren't joking!

Red blinked as she heard a whine behind her. She turned to see that Greater Dog had a pout on his face as his ears and tail lowered. She stops her petting of Lesser Dog and focused on Greater Dog. He dropped his weapon and got on all fours even with his large bulky armor, and offered his head for her to pet. So pet she did, with both of her paws. "Awww...you're just a big guy who loves being pet, aren't ya? You like playing so much that it kind of overlaps with fighting. Might wanna be careful on that, okay?" Greater Dog suddenly rolled onto his back, his tail wagging rapidly. Clearly out of the fight.

"Ugh! Greater Dog, Lesser Dog! I thought we've been through this!" Undyne groaned, lightly facepalming.

Red chuckles as she leaves Greater Dog and Lesser Dog to play with one another. Then she bends backward as she narrowly dodges a sword swipe from Doggo. "Woah!"

"I gotcha now, Pup! I'm not gonna be as easy as those two!" Doggo slashed at her again. Red manifested her sword in her paws ane managed to deflect it away from her, noticing how they were giving out slight shocks. All of their weapons must be for stunning, not cutting. Undyne really did make sure that this didn't get out of hand. Doggo lashed at her with both swords again, with Red using her own to parry one in the other direction as she ducked under the second one, which was a horizontal swipe.

He's better at swordsplay than I first took him for. Red thought as she held her sword with both paws to hold herself in place as Doggo positions his swords in an X-shape, pushing against her. Asriel and Frisk said that he can't see anything that isn't moving. That's gotta be seriously difficult to live with. But for now...! She pushed him back a little as she stopped moving completely. Ears, tail and all. Thankfully no wind blew, so her cloak remains still as well.

Doggo blinked as Red disappeared from his vision. "Huh? Where'd she go?! She stopped moving! Grr! I hate it when people do that to me!" He wandered a little, turning his back on Red for a couple precious seconds.

Perfect.

Red leapt forward and tackled him from behind, making him collapse on the ground and biting the Dog Biscuit he had in his muzzle in half. Red grinned as she then petted the top of his head.

"W-What?! Now I'm being pet! By something that isn't moving?! Frisk, I told you not to mess with me like that!"

"I'm nowhere near you, dude." Frisk raised his hands in mock surrender.

Dogg eventually ceased his struggling and accepted his loss. Dogamy and Dogressa stepped up, wielding their axes while giving each other an overly affectionate nose nuzzle. It made Red wonder how Asriel's parents manage to keep surpassing that. She gasped as they began swiping their axes at her. Dogamy swiping high and Dogressa swiping low, forcing her to backflip away from the two of them. She held her sword out and tried to parry them, though quickly though against it as she felt the blade being almost being knocked out of her hand due to the power behind them.

Okay, close range was a very bad idea. Maybe something else not so close range will work better.

Red's sword dissipated with a bright glow, and a chakram appeared in her paw instead. With a bit of guessing on which would be best, she tossed the circular weapon at Dogressa while a magic bomb manifests over her other paw and tossed it at Dogamy. Dogressa's axe knocked the chakram away, and Dogamy tried to knock it away with the flat side of his axe. Unfortunately for him, the bomb self-destructed on impact, flashing the area white, blowing him up and Dogressa away a couple feet.

Dogamy was covered in soot after the non-lethal blast. After he coughed a bit of it out of his mouth, he promptly feel forward, unconscious. Dogressa gasped as she witnessed her mate fall unconscious, and a furious growl escaped her muzzle while raising her axe.

"Misery awaits you."

Red's ears flattened against her head while sweatdropping, fearing that those words will ring true. I think I knocked out the wrong one...

Frisk sighed, knowing what would happen next. "And it was at that moment, that Red knew...she made a very poor choice." Now if Chara was there, he would have said the more accurate saying.

An enraged howl sounded from Dogressa as she leapt up and slammed her axe down into the earth. The impact caused much large debris to fly at Red. Her eyes widened in shock, jumping over much of the flying rocks with ease before landing on her feet. Hearing them collaspe behind her, the attention went back to the rampaging Dogressa. That wasn't as bad as she thou-

Red could only feel pain as Dogressa rushed at her headfirst, headbutting her hard into the tree behind her. She grunted in pain as she slid onto the ground clutching her chest, gasping for breath. I think she stopped caring that this was just an initiation! She jumped upwards, avoiding the axe slash that sliced the tree clean in half, horizontally. Red then yelped as she felt her ankle being grabbed, and then she was slammed into the ground, bouncing before readjusting herself and landing on her feet, though she was then kicked in the stomach again, making her crash a couple feet away. Being close has immediately been proven to be very ill-advised, with Dogressa in this sort of state.

Red...! Asriel grew worried, about to stand and break them up. Though Red's sudden movement stopped him from proceeding. After a couple moments of simply catching her breath, she looked fully ready to continue.

The pink curly haired canine spits dirt out of her mouth before narrowing her eyes. "Alright. I'm sorry for knocking out your husband the way I did. And I'll also apologize for doing this." Dogressa roared as she slashed her axe down at her again, narrowly missing as Red jumps to the side and connecting to another tree. She bounced off said tree and landed on the back of Dogressa's head, kicking her forward and making her fall facefirst into the ground hard. The elder female canine snarled as she turned and reached for her axe. Red swiftly kicks it away and points her sword at Dogressa's throat, stopping her in her tracks. "Now, I apologized for both incidents. How about you calm down and focus on tending to your husband, instead of trying to slice me in half?"

Dogressa growled a little bit more...before she sighed and closed her eyes. "I yield..."

Red helped Dogressa up and allowed her to tend to Dogamy. Then turned towards Undyne who was very much impressed with her. The mermaid grinned. "Fuhu...very few monsters before the Barrier broke were able to stand up to Dogressa when she's pissed off. You may not remember your teacher, but whoever it was did a really good job with you." The spear in her hand glows brighter with energy as she aims it towards Red. "MY turn!"

Red points her sword at Undyne to signify that she was ready, though she was less than confident about it. Sooo...spar against the former, modern, POWERFUL Captain of the Royal Guard...ah dog biscuits this will be trouble.

Undyne grinned as she leapt from her position and towards Red. "En Guarde! NGAAAAAH!"

[Spear of Justice: Vetrom Remix]

Red had to jump out of the way to avoid the strong jab heading her way. Undyne's spear stuck into the ground, causing multiple cracks to spread away from her. Not bothering to pull it out, another spear materialized in her other hand as she dashed towards Red, striking with an overhead swing. Red parries it with her sword and jumped back to gain some room to analyze her last opponent of the gauntlet. Undyne would allow no such luxury, as she ran towards her and jabbed her spear at her again, resulting in another parry by Red.

"So...I just faced the Canine Unit of the Royal Guard! Guess 01 and 02 aren't a part of it, huh?!" Red called out as she and Undyne clashes their respective weapons against one another. "Didn't wanna ruin the Pattern?"

"I thought it was clever!" Undyne said with a grunt and a shrug as she pushed Red back. Three blue dots appeared below Red as three spears shot up from the earth again. Red jumped three precise, careful times as she dodges the other spears, only to be pushed back as her opponent throws another towards her while in mid-air. She parries it away just in time, only landing slightly unbalanced.

"I'm not saying it's a bad thing! Just something that I noticed!" Red shouted as she rolled to the side to avoid more spears shooting out of the earth. When she finished rolling, she jumped back as one more shot from under her, landing on a rock. She manifested a chakram in her other paw. "If you can fight long AND short distance, why can't I?" She spun once and threw the chakram at Undyne while running towards her and thrusting her sword towards her stomach.

The mermaid narrowed her eye as she used one spear to parry the sword jab, but was also sligbtly cut in the shoulder by the flying chakram, which disappeared when it flew a few feet behind her. Red recovered from Undyne's parry, enough for her to gain the time to defend against another spear materializing next to her leg and shooting towards her. She parried the flying weapon, jumping backwards again and landing gracefully.

"Fuhuhu. No physically raw power, though plenty of skill. I like fighters who can improvise like that!" Undyne pushed forward as more spears shoots towards Red in a particular patten. Red parried them all, except she was knocked on her rear when two spears struck her sword at the exact same time. She recovered quickly enough to roll out of the way of Undyne stomping the ground where shenwas just position, the blow in which she cracked the earth. Red was a bit stupefied.

With her spears, she cracks the earth. Without her spears, she cracks the earth. Why do I find this unfair? "Anyway! There was that thing about you not letting him into the Royal Guard!"

"Yeah, that." Undyne said. "Now of he was like he was today, maybe I would have considered him. Papyrus is now more willing to fight if it's for the good of others, even if it goes against his ideals. Traumatic experiences, as terrible as they are, tends to help some people grow up faster. Papyrus has matured significantly, yet he remains the same. It's a weird thing with him. I just know that if Papyrus in the past was anything like Papyrus now, I would have let him in the Royal Guard, no question!" Undyne grinned. "I'm proud of how far he's become. I felt bad that he never got to officially join the Royal Guard before we didn't need it anymore, so I made him an Honorary Member just to keep the memory alive."

Red tilted her head. "Wow, that was very considerate of you to do, Undyne."

"Yeah. Being strong enough with power but not enough mentally seemed like a cruddy way to be restrained from joining. So I decided to cut him a break." She shrugged. "Besides, most of the Royal Guard are canines, they wouldn't be able to get themselves off him! If that happns, Sans would nag me. And you know Sans is pissed when he begins nagging, usually he's too lazy to do that."

"...Okay, that kinda makes sense." Parts of her mind wanted to bite onto Sans and Papyrus so much, but luckily she has the immense self-control to resist her more primal canine urges.

Undyne nodded...then she tossed another spear at Red, who narrowly dodges it. "Back to the battle!" On her command, multiple spears manifested all around Red. Red's eyes widened when she counted about twenty in total. All were aimed at her simultaneously. To her, that seemed seriously overboard, but there was no talking the mermaid out of it now.

Asriel shook his head and moved forward. "Undyne, that's a bit too much, isn't it? She-" He was halted by Frisk pulling him by the scarf.

"Give her a chance, Asriel." Frisk assured him. "Undyne has a lot of control over herself. She never gives more than what she believes others can't handle." Asriel was still feeling nervous, but relented.

Red stared at the spears warily. She knew how she would parry them all. But she would be left wide open for a few precious seconds, something she was sure that Undyne would take advantage of. She held her sword in front of her face as she closed her eyes. Undyne raised an eyebrow at this. The canine slowly nods as she gestured for Undyne to attack. The mermaid was initially hesitant and a bit unsure. But she took the sign and she swings her hand downward, bring all of the spears down onto Red. Red took a deep breath, and breathed our softly, as her sword begins to glow. Focus. The volley spears neared her quickly, but she was ready. She raised her sword, and...

It took them all off guard for a second. Asriel and Undyne were especially surprised by it. All they saw was that Red raised her sword, then her arm swung to the side. The moment afterward, all of the spears were sliced apart and they dissipated with time, the magic pieces never reaching the ground. She slashed so many times. It was just so fast that it looks like she only did it once. Speed like that was unbelievable. But understandably, she was seen panting from the stamina that it took out of her, so it didn't seem like a technique she uses multiple times at once. She looked ready to continue...but Undyne raised her hand.

"Alright...that's enough, Red. You've impressed me pretry good with your performance. I can safely say that you're the real deal."

Red blinked at her. "Wait...what? That's enough? Already?"

"If we go on any longer this will steer out of practice and into a full-scale fight. I don't want that. At least not now." Undyne raised her hand as the remaining spears she was preparing to throw disappeared on her command.

[Music Stop]

Undyne grinned. "Your memory is still shot. And as long as it remains that way, you can't truly tap into your inner power. Once you relearn how to do that...then we can have a REAL spar. I just wanted to be sure that your past position in the Royal Guard was deserved. And lemme tell you, Red. You're definitely deserving of the cut."

Red, since this is coming from the former modern Royal Guard Captain, feels praised by her words. Her tail wagged a bit even if she tried to will it away. She couldn't. "Thank you, Undyne. This means a lot coming from you. So...I can breathe now?"

"Yeah, sure."

Red planted her sword into the ground, placed her paw on her hip and released a sigh of relief. "Whew~"

Frisk smiled. "How about that. In terms of pure raw power, Red is currently not ranking high in that regard. But her skills are pretty high up. Don't you agree, Asriel?" He asked. Though he was confused when he didn't hear his brother respond. "...Asriel?"

Asriel's attention was on Red. He was obviously relieved that she was alright, thought he was also in awe. He has a higher tolerance for fighting while still being hesitant for it. So when he initially saw Red begin to fight...he grew interested in it, or rather, in her. Not exactly the fighting itself. More like how she does it. The main difference between her and Undyne is while her raw power is pretty forceful, Red's movement during her battles was filled with a type of practiced grace that is rarely seen by warriors like her. It wasn't perfect grace...but that's probably what makes it more amazing. Not to mention, something about her current pose. Red planted her sword into the ground after a long and difficult gauntlet battle, and is simply taking a breather. She closed her eyes and let a gentle breeze blow by her, causing her black skirt, red cloak, and pink curled hair to flow along with it, and lightly rustle her fur. Not to mention the relieved smile of victory on her face, feeling very accomplished, paired with a pleased wagging tail.

She has a very pretty smile...

"...Earth to Azzy!"

"H-Huh...?" Asriel blinked as Frisk waved his hand in front of him multiple times, trying to get his attention for the past minute. He blushed a bit as he rubbed his neck. "Um...yes. YES! She is really skilled, Frisk. She's nowhere near as strong as me or Chara...but her fighting ability is more honed and refined than either of ours...it's really amazing. Hehehe...heh..." Frisk raised an eyebrow in confusion, but shrugged it off.

Red finished taking a breather, as her sword dissipated for the time being, and she hopped over to Asriel. "Didja see me, Asriel? I managed to hold my own against the Royal Guard! Even though it as just barely when it came down to Undyne..."

"That's okay, Red. When Undyne says you're good at fighting, you know it's true! You were awesome!" Asriel reassured. Red smiled at his praise, wagging her tail happily.

"Heck yeah I was!" Red cheered. She then picked up the rest of the Cinnamon Bunnies and began eating them herself. "Taking on six in a row is pretty exhausting. I''ll be needing these in order to replenish my magic." She paused a little as she licks the Cinnamon off of her lips. "Plus...I'm just hungry."

"Your appetite is mind-boggling, just like Asriel's..." Frisk chuckled softly, shaking his head. "Anyway, let's just go back home. Red's worn out and probably wants to eat somewhere else now. We'll see you later, Undyne!"

"See you later, punks!" Undyne waved jovially as the three children moved out of sight. As they did so, she placed her hands on her hips and sighed. "...Alright. They're gone. You can come out." Chara soon jumped down from a tree which his him well from view. He's masked his magic so that Asriel and Frisk were unable to sense him, and Red couldn't smell his position. He walked up to Undyne's side. "Well, I guess this worked out well. So? What do you think, Chara?"

Chara rethought about the events that passed before him. He then nodded with confirmation. "...Okay. She impressed me." He folded his arms as he watched the trio go. Alright Red. You've proven yourself to be quite the warrior. Someone who I can trust to have Frisk and Asriel's backs in case for some reason, I'm not around to do so myself. There was no one better to test you than fellow Royal Guardsman, including the captain. And let me say...you pass. You're not at all a weakling...so leaving you alone with them won't be a mistake on my part if it's necessary. And admittedly, you're not too bad a warrior. After a moment of more pondering the events, including when Asriel was just staring at Red with a dumbstruck expression after her spar ended, he smiled mischievously.

Plus, he may not fully understand it yet...but Asriel seems to really like you.

Undyne: Connect the pieces! Ya think that Asgore fell for Toriel just because of her kindness, beauty, and pie? Strength is admirable too. Strength in personality, willpower, and even fighting skill! Some guys like a girl who can kick ass! Though I honestly didn't expect Asriel to be one of them. Then again, he isn't a little kid anymore...

Frisk: And it would appear that the trait is not only hereditary, it's also infectious. Just ask Chara. Muffet usually has him wrapped around all of her fingers because she's very independent and knows how to take charge. And she's not weak by any standard. Things he's highly impressed by.

Chara: It's not like that! I just...find her strength of independence to be admirable. It doesn't mean anything else!

Frisk: Keep telling yourself that.

Chara: Grrr...what about YOU, Frisk?! Since in this story series we're guys, who will YOU be interested in?!

Frisk: *Clasped hands, innocent smile* That brother, is undecided. I'll get back to you on that.

Chara: Noooooononono! That's not fair, you can't just be impossible to embarrass! And don't make an excuse with that flirting with everyone shtick, either!

Frisk: In the next chapter, the story is back on track. Be ready for it, readers.

Chara: DON'T IGNORE ME, DAMMIT!

Frisk: The filler is over for now. Until next time!

Chara: FRISK!

Asriel: *Blinks in confusion* What are they arguing about...?