***Hey, guys. So I meant to write this and put this up yesterday, but some major things have happened at my school (as in, it was life-threatening for us all there) and they settled this afternoon. So, here I am! I have the next five chapters planned out, so the next few updates should come quickly. Anyways, Alphys and Undyne belong to Toby Fox, Arrow and Jackie belong to me, and let's go!

Chapter Eleven: Spears and Arrows

Arrow had inherited his scientific background in bits and pieces from Alphys. Next to everything else was all Undyne. His species, his hair color...and similarities to his magic.

At the moment, he was standing out in his backyard. "Alright, kid. I've painted that tree over there with a target. Just take a shot at it," Undyne instructed, pointing to the messily-painted tree she had spoken of. Arrow summoned his weapon: a glowing blue crossbow with a quiver that contained unlimited magic arrows over her shoulder.

"Did you give me my name because you knew what my weapon would be somehow?" he asked. "Your momma named you, not me. But I think that birthmark-matching-your-weapon deal is a fish monster thing. See?" Undyne said. She showed the inside of her left wrist. Sure enough, there was a special set of scales that vaguely resembled a spear. "I guess so," Arrow agreed. "No more stalling! Take a shot, buddy," Undyne said. Arrow took his namesake and aimed carefully...

...only to miss the tree completely.

Mother and son were silent as they looked at the tree, which was still completely unscathed. "...okay, this is gonna take some work," Undyne said at last. Arrow frowned, but only for a moment. "Let's keep rolling, then!" He shot another arrow from his crossbow and had the same result as before.

Undyne rubbed the back of her neck. Ah, jeez, was the first thing that came to her mind.

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An hour passed. There were several marks from magic arrows impaling the ground visible. A few had struck the target tree. But none of them had even come close to the target. "Oh, I give up!" Arrow cried in defeat.

Undyne crossed her arms. "Just because you're having issues doesn't mean you're gonna give up," she said simply. "You're just say that because you're great at stuff like this," Arrow retorted. "I haven't always been good, you know. I know you have the potential to be great at this. I had to work longer than you would think to get at least a decent aim with my spears. But I know that you can do it. A crossbow is just hard to master. Wanna try this one out?" Undyne offered. She was holding out a spear that was relatively smaller than her normal ones.

Arrow aimed with it towards the tree carefully before throwing it. He didn't hit the bulls-eye, but the outer rim of the target, rather. "I hit the target!" he exclaimed in his joy.

"Alright, kid. Try the crossbow. Just like I taught you to do," Undyne said. So Arrow drew back his crossbow, doing everything he'd been told and hit closer to the bulls-eye than the spear did. "One more!" he exclaimed.

Before Undyne could speak, she watched as her son hit the bulls-eye of the target. She picked him up in a hug. "I'm so proud of you!" she exclaimed.

Arrow hugged back, his weapon currently dismissed. He was dropped onto the ground. "Come on! Let's show your momma and Jackie what you can do!" Undyne said. Then, she dashed inside the house.

Arrow found no choice but to follow.

***Yeah, I know, not much. But I've been putting a bit more focus into the next three chapters, which are actually put into a three-part story arc. I hope you liked this small thing. Leave a review on the way out, and I'll see you later! Bye!