A/N: Still don't own Undertale. Credit goes to Toby Fox. I just own the story.
The skeleton watched from a distance as the girl trekked through the snowy landscape. Grinding his teeth, he trembled slightly in outrage. How dare this human challenge him so? Did she not know her life was forfeit the moment she fell into this wretched place? His thoughts lingered on the display of defiance. He had never had anyone show him such arrogance, well except for the boss of course..but that was another matter altogether. His eye sockets narrowed as he watched the girl stumble clumsily on a patch of ice before righting herself once more. In some aspects he was genuinely curious about the strange human. She wasn't like the others who had fallen long ago. No, she was much more stubborn and challenging.
A small smile lit his skull at the sight before him. The girl was still hobbling on, but the look of pure determination made his heart beat faster. His smile was half genuine and half pissed. On one hand he was thrilled to have a new toy, someone he could play with and break at will, but on the other hand, she would be a handful if her earlier outburst was any indication. He silently followed behind the stubborn girl, sticking far enough back that the snow flurries engulfed his form in an icy disguise. Not that it really mattered since if she ever got too close to figuring out his fun, he could just teleport away.
His thoughts turned more troubling as he reprimanded himself once again for his earlier blunder. He had not meant to taste her blood, but something had called out to the foolish skeleton. The overwhelming smell of her life force, the fire burning in her eyes, and the outward denial on her features were enough to drive him to action. Almost as if he was compelled to do such. Her blood had satisfied the sadistic side of his personality, but the more rational side was in utter turmoil. It had felt natural, like it was second nature, and if he was honest with himself it seemed way too familiar for his liking. A frown marred his features and a heavy furrow made him look as vicious as he was.
Yanking his black hoodie closer, he flipped the fur trimmed hood up over his skull and zipped the material up, allowing it to cover his red sweater. Shoving his hands into the pockets of his black gym shorts, he quickened his pace. The human was getting close to Doggo's sentry station, and he wanted to be on time for the show that would definitely pan out.
He certainly wasn't disappointed.
Watching the human shuffle about had to be one of the funniest things he had ever seen. When the dog would get particularly upset, she would stiffen and fall into a semi-hunch, almost as if she could hide by doubling in on herself. Sometimes she would strike an odd pose and freeze. The growling was getting louder and he noticed her stiffen once more before taking off into a near sprint. Well, technically hobble since she was still hurt. Regardless, it wasn't long before Doggo's sense of smell kicked into high gear with the racing of her heart. Since she was so scared, the blood leaking from her wounds had begun to drip from the gash on her forearm to the snow beneath, staining it a dark crimson. He would have smiled at the sight, but a wild creature burying her beneath the blanket of snow forced a growl from his throat.
His narrowed eye sockets took in the scene before him. The girl was desperately struggling to free herself from his massive form, but each wiggle only earned her more pain and a tightly clamped jaw to the base of her neck. Her gasp rung out in the silence, and she ceased her sruggling after a few moments. His eye burst to life in scarlet fury and he moved forward slowly and silently. As soon as the dog released his hold to howl out, he moved to rush forward, determined to snap the filthy mutt's neck. Before he could move past his cover, he saw the girl grasp her stick and roll the dog off in one fell swoop.
Gaping in surprise, he could only watch as she began to bash the dog's skull over and over. Her choked sobs rang through the air, constricting his heart painfully. Her voice was so full of fear that it overwhelmed him, urged him to protect the naive little girl. He started to move once more, but he was caught off guard yet again, only this time by the vines that wrapped itself amongst her wrist and urged her into a tearful embrace. With no other choice, he sat back and watched the flower and human embrace, silently guarding her from any other monsters that happened to be lurking around.
When the human finally began to move again, he followed behind silently. He felt bad for the stupid girl, and that only made him even more angry. He wasn't supposed to be babysitting a useless girl that only found herself in bad situations. Sighing in annoyance, he followed her through the cold terrain. Waiting for something to happen was both boring yet calming. He knew soon she would stumble upon one of the boss' traps, and it only caused his emotions to skyrocket.
He cautiously approached the edge of the clearing, just out of sight of the wary human. She seemed to glance behind herself warily and shudder lightly. When she threw her stick into the trap, he couldn't help but be impressed.
At least she wasn't dumb enough to rush in headfirst..
He continued to watch, curious to see how she would handle herself. What he didn't expect was for her to grab as much snow as she could carry and map out a safe path through the electrified ground. He gave a low chuckle and waited as she turned around, seemingly looking in his direction. When she brought her arms up and back down at her crotch, his jaw went slack and he stared at her in outright shock.
Did she just...?
Yes, she did.
But whatever he thought about doing was quickly forgotten as the girl turned around and stalked through the snow. He shook his head and teleported to the other side of the trap, keeping a safe distance away from the not so naive human. He was impressed by the sheer will she had, not many would continue onward after the endangerment of their lives. Many would have stopped to bawl their eyes out and cry out for whatever deity would overhear their pleas. But not her, no, she just carried on despite her injuries, despite her obvious fear, and for that he felt a little twinge of respect. Just a little.
It hadn't taken too terribly long for the group to reach the spaghetti trap, and he suppressed a snicker. How anyone could fall for that was a mystery. Not to mention, it was so cold that the spaghetti had now officially hardened to something akin to a boulder. Regardless, the skeleton waited while the human took in her surroundings, a look of determination passing her features. After a few minutes of resting, they continued their trek, the skeleton growing more aware of the nearing danger. His hands reflexively balling at his sides.
And just as he thought, trouble was ready to a face them head on. Dogamy and Dogessa waited until the human had walked right over the retracted spikes before springing into action. The dogs were intwined together, moving as one being, snarling and drooling along the snowy bank. At first they circled the human, tauntingly slow, but at the lack of fear, they rushed in for the kill. To their shock, vines sprouted forth like sharp spears, making the attackers twist in mid air to avoid being hit. They landed in the snow, sending a flurry of it into the air before pouncing once more.
The skeleton watched out of curiosity, but found himself growing more worried by the second. The human was tiring fast, moving slow due to her injuries. The flower wasn't in much better shape as he was huffing while little beads of.. sweat?.. fell down his leaves and the vines were slower and less accurate. Thankfully, the two had managed to do a little damage to the rabid duo, but it was quickly becoming clear who the victor would be. The monster growled lowly and let his eye socket flare in crimson fury, waiting for only a moment before springing into action.
The final straw was Dogessa's bone crunching bite that left the girl writhing in pain on the snow, blood spreading across the frozen terrain dyeing it scarlet. Her eyes were less focused, her face flushed as tears wracked her body. He barely heard the flower's screams before he found himself face-to-face with the feral canines.
His eye flamed wildly, his normally sharp teeth glinting in the morning light, and a dark laugh passed his mouth, "Seems I'm gonna have a
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The two tried to plead with him, but a swift punch to the jaws, sending them flying back into the side of the cliff, convinced them that words were futile. They sprung into action, twisting about in the snow, trying to use their unnatural speed to their advantage. They slashed, clawed, and bit at the monster before them, but each time he merely leaned back clearly unimpressed with their tactic. Growing tired quickly, they forced the skeleton towards the cliffside, hoping to force him into tumbling down the rocky landscape.
He wasn't stupid, he knew what they were aiming for. Might as well entertain them a bit. Sending them a brilliantly terrifying grin, he played along with their plan, moving backward to the edge of the cliff. When he couldn't move backwards any longer he waited as they lunged towards him, albeit halfheartedly, in an attempt to drive him back. Smirking, he teleported behind them, much to their confusion, and kicked their backs in a bone crushing display of power. The sickening crunch of their spines breaking only causing his smirk to spread farther. The pair howled in pain and fell limply to floor, no longer in any shape to fight.
Laughing loudly, he pulled each head up, looking both of them in the eyes before flinging their bodies over the edge where their flesh were skewered on the spiked rocks below.
The distinct shattering of souls was the last thing he registered before rushing back to the unconscious human's side.