A/N: Hi everyone, this chapter took a bit longer than I wanted. I will like to thank OsirisRuetschi for following, as well as ales1698 for following and favoriting. I hate to say this but this story will be winding to a close fairly soon. We all know where the stained apron and burnt pan was found.
-helenamadsox- thanks for the review. Flowey just causes a lot of trouble for everyone.
Kendall stopped her mad run as the heat bore down on her. She wiped sweat off her brow. She squinted against the red hot light. Her path lead her to an intersection. To her right she could see a metal building. The word "Lab" was clearly visible. Ahead was what appeared to be a metal elevator and to the left was a darkened corridor.
"About time you lost the Lizard," Flowey's unmistakable voice called. Kendall looked down. In a small pile of upturned red dirt, was the small flower. His petals were wilted slightly in the heat, but his smile was wide.
"I am not in the mood to entertain you," Kendall grumbled, walking past the plant.
Flowey giggled, "Oh you don't have to go out of your way to entertain me. I am sure you'll provide enough in just a moment."
She turned around to give him a frown. "Since you insist on bothering me, tell me where to go next." Her tone was harsh, but she had a feeling that Flowey didn't care.
"Oh, so now you want to listen to me?" He giggled, "Head up the elevator. Make sure you go through the Spider's Bakery." He gave the girl a wave before disappearing into the ground. Kendall knocked the dirt back, stepping on it to make the ground flat again.
"The elevator, huh?" Kendall said, "Fat chance I will listen to you." She trudged to the silver building. Standing in front of the lab, she was unsure how to enter. Hesitating, she lifted her hand and knocked against the burning metal.
She leaned back to wait. Kendall crossed her arms as time ticked on. She moved from foot to foot and knocked again. The door slid open and she stepped into the cool refreshing air. "Thank you. I was melting back there," she said as she entered the lab.
The darkness filled her vision. She blinked to adjust to the lack of light. "Hello?" she called out. Her footsteps echoed, sounding metallic from the floor below. "I don't want to hurt you." Her blue eyes strained in the dim light to see who opened the door.
A sound of claps responded and the lights blared on. Kendall squinted against the sharp light. "Uh, Uh. H-Hi," a voice stuttered. The teen rubbed her eyes to clear her vision. Standing in front of her was a short yellow lizard monster.
"Hi to you too. My name is Kendall," the teen introduced holding out her hand to the monster. The monster held out their hand and gave a limp shake.
"I, I am Dr. Alphys. Y-you can c-call me A-alphys," the lizard said pushing her glasses up her snout.
"Nice to meet you, Alphys. I am in a bit of a bind. I don't know how to get to the Barrier," Kendall started, looking around the lab. Papers were scattered everywhere. The desk was cluttered beyond belief.
"Oh- oh, Yeah. You ar-aren't from a-around here," the lizard chuckled awkwardly, pulling at her lab coat.
"What was your first clue," Kendall teased. The lizard looked down almost ashamed twisting her claws together. "Oh, sorry. I was just teasing." Alphys gave a small smile. Kendall looked away from the lizard and back at the desk. It looked pretty bad. "Hey, would you like me to help you clean?" she offered.
"Oh, um, th-this is s-so embarrassing. A h-human c-comes into my lab and it-its a m-mess," Alphys stuttered.
Kendall laughed, "It's not that bad. But if you don't want me to help that's fine." The lizard looked up at the girl and then back to the desk.
"I s-suppose I c-could use a little h-help," she admitted.
Kendall smiled, "Great." The teen strode to the desk picking up the pile of empty ramen containers and tossing them into the trash. Alphys waddled beside her. The lizard picked papers up gingerly. She'll read over them before stacking them. The human went back to work, tossing any other food containers. She just tossed another ramen container when she saw a pile of envelopes.
The teen picked them up. None were opened. "Alphys, where did you want your mail?" she asked. The scientist looked owlishly behind her glasses. She swallowed loudly.
"I- I. I- I got it," she stuttered, holding out her claws for the letters.
Kendall frowned, her brow furrowed. "Is there something wrong? Those aren't threats, are they?" What else could have someone so afraid of mail? And who would threaten the shy monster? Alphys shook her head, the letters disappearing into her inventory. Kendall was struck with another idea, this one made her grin. "Are they love letters?" the teen teased. She was shocked that lizard monsters could apparently blush. Alphys shook her head again, her tail curling around her feet. Kendall sighed, "You don't have to tell me." The human went back to work.
"Th-thank you," Alphys muttered. "It- It means a lot to me." Kendall waved the comment off with a 'no prob' and stepped away from her work. The desk and lab were much better.
"So. This has been fun, but I have to get back home," Kendall stated.
"D-do you r-really? K-king Asgore wi-will-"
"Kill me. So I've heard. But I told a friend that I'll get to the Surface. She thought I could convince other other humans to break the Barrier," Kendall said. "I don't know if I believe her but I have to try."
Alphys nodded. "T-the quickest way to the castle is th-through the Core. I-I can keep the el-elevator unlocked."
"Thanks Alphys. Maybe I'll see you soon," the girl said, giving the monster a wave good-bye.
"W-wait. I uh, ha-have something you m-might need. It isn't m-much," the scientist walked quickly holding out a bottle of soda. Kendall smiled at the thought.
"Thanks," the girl said, reaching for the drink. Her fingers wrapped around it, but Alphys's scaly ones didn't let go.
"I k-know you f-feel as though you need to-to go, but. I-I h-have been watching you. Not in a creepy way. I have cameras everywhere. Well, not everywhere since that would invade other's privacy. Uh, anyways. I saw you exit the Ruins. And I, I know that you haven't hurt any one. B-but I uh. I." The lizard became quiet. Her hand dropped from the soda bottle. "You can't l-leave. A s-single human SOUL isn't st-strong enough." The lizard's tail curled around her feet and her arms around her waist. Kendall held the bottle in both hands tightly. "Y-You'll h-have t-to kill h-him. You have to kill Asgore." The human could see the tears building up in the other's dark eyes, magnified by her glasses. Her own blue eyes started to burn.
Her vision becoming blurry. There had to be some mistake. There had to be someway to get past the Barrier. Any other way. She didn't want to hurt anyone. "I-I'm sorry," the scientist said before hurrying to a door. Kendall stood, shaking. She gave the door a glance before turning away.
Her footsteps were slow as she left the lab. The heat hit her like a ton of bricks. The bottle in her loose grasp beaded with condensation. "Hey, buddy. I told you to go to the elevator. You're reeeally bad at listening." Kendall looked unamused down at the flower.
"Did you know that I couldn't past the Barrier?" Kendall asked. "Did Searifa know?" Flowey laughed, the grating noise hurt her chest. Tears fell down her cheeks, only to be dried by the heat.
"That's right, none of them deserve the Surface. Full of liars and murderers," Flowey said. "The king is merely the culmination of all their sins."
Kendall shook her head. "No. They might not be perfect, but they are good. Searifa, Toriel, Papyrus, Alphys. They all didn't care that I was human. They helped me. If anything they deserve to see the Surface."
Flowey grinned, his petals shaking with excitement. "Then King Asgore needs to go. It is only logical." Kendall sighed, looking at the flower whose petals started to wilt. His leaves were curling.
"Can you drink this?" Kendall said holding the soda out to the plant. She didn't know why she was offering him it. He had been nothing but a pain, bringing out the worst in her. But he had helped her and offered advice, even if it was not the best. The flower looked at the girl confused. "I don't think I will need this," she admitted, opening it. She took a sip before dumping it over the plant.
Flowey spit, bringing his leaves up to block the yellow soda from landing on his face. His face morphed into anger. Kendall laughed before setting the bottle down. "Sorry, well partially." She turned away from the flower and trudged to the elevator. Any determination to get back to her home, to get the monster out was slipping away.