Okay, whoever was the guest reviewer who posted that inspirational speech about overcoming lazyness, thanks you made me smile. Everyone give them a round of applause...

...

I SAID CLAP!

Anyway, now I'm motivated to get this chapter done... after I take a little nap, then play some games, then take another nap, then...

Chapter 26: Breaking kids (I mean news)

The group ran into another pair of monsters just after they finished with the two royal guards. They both looked like a walking candlestick made out of rope and a flame for a head. They gave the group a grin so wide that it would give Sans a run for his money.

"It's the rare and threatening Double Davis!" Chara said

"The what?"

"Its a synonym I came up with. They are both actually called Pyrope, this mischievous monster is never warm enough."

"How is it not warm enough, it's sweltering in here?" Iris complained.

"Feel the heat." One Pyrope said as it tried to whip them with it's flaming ropes. The group kept moving and dodged the attack. The other Pyrope threw a set of bombs at them but Iris absorbed them before they went off. She then noticed a thermostat over on a metal pipe. She went to it and crank the heat up high. Everyone felt a blast of the intense heat as it distorted their vision.

"YEAH! Hot! HOT! Hotter! HOTTER!" The Double Davis cheered. They were so excited that they didn't notice the group sneaking away.

They entered a dark corridor that reminded them of another corridor they ran into earlier.

"This is seeming oddly familiar." John said.

"Yeah, I think this is another one of Mettaton's shows." Jerod said.

"What is it this time,a new's report?" Chara quipped.

"At least it's air conditioned." Iris said relived.

"Well first thing first, can you turn on the lights Iris?" Delilah asked.

"Sure thing." Iris said as she hacked into the lights using her phone. The room was illuminated once again revealing where they are.

"Are you serious?" Chara's eyebrow twitched.

*OHHHHHH YESSS! GOOD EVENING, BEAUTIES AND GENTLEBEAUTIES! THIS IS METTATON, REPORTING LIVE FROM MTT NEWS!* Mettaton announced from his news station. The monsters that were watching this at home saw the humans on the secondary screen in the back. *AN INTERESTING SITUATION HAS ARISEN IN EASTERN HOTLAND! FORTUNATELY, OUR CORRESPONDENTS ARE OUT THERE, REPORTING LIVE! BRAVE CORRESPONDENTS! PLEASE FIND SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY TO REPORT! OUR MANY WONDERFUL VIEWERS ARE WAITING FOR YOU!*

Jerod gave a gesture to the screen with one of his fingers. Luckily that was censored out.

"So we can pick anything to report?" Delilah asked, shoving Jerod out of the way.

*ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING INTERESTING, AS LONG AS IT'S IN THE AREA! NOW HOP TO IT!*

"How about this one?" Jerod asked, holding a basket ball.

*BASKETBALL'S A BLAST, ISN'T IT, DARLING? TOO BAD YOU CAN'T PLAY WITH THESE BALLS.* Jerod snorted at the euphemism. *THEY'RE MTT-BRAND FASHION BASKETBALLS. FOR WEARING, NOT PLAYING. YOU CAN'T GET RICH AND FAMOUS LIKE MOI WITHOUT BEAUTIFYING A FEW ORBS.*

'Oh I bet you can't' John thought to himself. He picked up a video game. It was called "Mettaton 2: The Mettaton-ing"

*OOH LA LA! THIS VIDEO GAME YOU FOUND... IS DYNAMITE! THOUGH I DON'T MAKE AN APPEARANCE IN IT UNTIL THREE-FOURTHS IN. BUT I LIKE THAT. APPEARING FROM THE HEAVENS LIKE MANNA, SLAKING THE AUDIENCE'S HUNGER FOR GORGEOUS ROBOTS... OOH! THAT'S METTATON!*

John tossed it aside, too pretentious of a game for his taste.

"Hey, who left this script here?" Delilah said out loud holding a movie script. "METTATON THE MOVIE XXVIII?" She read the title.

*OH NO! THAT MOVIE SCRIPT! HOW'D? THAT GET THERE? IT'S A SUPER-JUICY SNEAK PREVIEW OF MY LATEST GUARANTEED-NOT-TO-BOMB FILM STARRING ME! I'VE HEARD THAT LIKE THE OTHER FILMS... IT CONSISTS MOSTLY OF A SINGLE FOUR-HOUR SHOT OF ROSE PETALS SHOWERING ON MY RECLINING BODY. OOH! BUT THAT'S! NOT CONFIRMED! YOU WOULDN'T (COUGH) SPOIL MY MOVIE FOR EVERYONE WITH A PROMOTIONAL STORY, WOULD YOU?*

Now Delilah would think that this seriously sounds like the worst movie to ever exist but she has seen alot of dumb stupid kids movies, half of which are actually for adults, and as long as this one doesn't have a fart or poop joke in it it's alright in her book. (Won't stop the movie critics from ripping this apart)

"I found... this." Frisk said, honestly dejected by the glass of water they found.

*OH MY! ... IT'S A COMPLETELY NONDESCRIPT GLASS OF (GASP) WATER. H2O, PLACED IN A TINY GLASS, NOT EVEN WORTHY OF BEING CALLED A CUP! BUT ANYTHING CAN MAKE A GREAT STORY WITH ENOUGH SPIN!*

"I found this present." Diego said. Holding a simple white box covered red ribbons.

*OH MY, IT'S A PRESENT! AND IT'S ADDRESSED TO YOU, DARLING! AREN'T YOU JUST BURSTING WITH EXCITEMENT? WHAT COULD BE INSIDE? WELL, NO TIME LIKE THE "PRESENT" TO FIND OUT!*

"You know, you really like to start your sentences with the word oh." Iris stated.

"Hey guys over here!" Caleb called. The group walked over and saw Caleb was with the Annoying Dog.

*WHAT A SENSATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR A STORY! I CAN SEE THE HEADLINE NOW: "A DOG EXISTS SOMEWHERE." FRANKLY, I'M BLOWN AWAY.*

"Let's report him, HIM!" Caleb begged.

Mettaton clapped his hands happily. *ATTENTION, VIEWERS! OUR CORRESPONDENTS HAS FOUND... A DOG! (CUE AUDIENCE AWWS) THAT'S RIGHT, FOLKS! IT'S THE FEEL-GOOD STORY OF THE YEAR! LOOK AT ITS LITTLE EARS, TINY PAWS, FLUFFY TAIL THAT'S SMOKING AT THE TIP*

"...what?" Iris looked at the Dog and noticed that the tip of his tail was sparking like a... FUSE!

*THAT'S RIGHT... THAT DOG... IS A BOMB!*

The Dog cocked his head at everyone's face of worry. He turned his head and noticed his tail was on fire. His eye's went comically wide as he yelped and ran across the room. Caleb cried in panic.

*BUT DON'T PANIC! YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE REST OF THE ROOM YET!* The background of the news station collapsed and revealed that Mettaton was actually in the room with the humans the whole time (but doesn't explain why the group couldn't see him at all from their perspective)

Also all the items were revealed to be bombs as well. *OH MY! IT SEEMS EVERYTHING IN THIS AREA IS ACTUALLY A BOMB! THAT PRESENT'S A BOMB! THAT BASKETBALL'S A BOMB! EVEN MY WORDS ARE... BOMBS! BOOM!* If this was a video game this would've been a funny 4th wall joke but right now all the group can see is Mettaton making silly bomb noises.

*BRAVE CORRESPONDENTS... IF YOU DON'T DEFUSE ALL OF THE BOMBS... THIS BIG BOMB WILL BLOW YOU ALL TO SMITHEREENS IN 2 MINUTES!* He gestured to the other side of the area to a bomb the size of a car. *THEN YOU WON'T BE REPORTING "LIVE" ANY LONGER! HOW TERRIBLE! HOW DISTURBING! OUR WONDERFUL VIEWERS ARE GOING TO LOVE WATCHING THIS! GOOD LUCK, DARLINGS!* Mettaton said as he flew away. Suddenly all the items flew across the area.

"Well f#ck you, you stupid robot!" Jerod shouted.

*OH ONE MORE THING, IF ANY MORE OF THAT PROFANITY COMES OUT OF THAT MOUTH OF YOURS RESULTS IN A "ACCIDENTAL" TASING! KEEP THAT IN MIND DARLING!&

Alphys quickly called them. "D-don't worry! I installed a bomb-defusing program on all of your phones! Use the 'defuse' option when the bomb is in the defuse zone! N-now, go get 'em!"

Delilah's leadership instincts immediately kicked in. "Alright guys listen up! Jerod you go after the basketball, John get the video game, Caleb get the Annoying Dog, Frisk get the glass of water, Diego get the present, I'll get the movie script, and Iris you-"

"Don't worry, I'm working on something to help." Iris said going through her phone.

"Alright, you guys know what to do. Now go!"

The group nodded and quickly ran to their bombs to defuse.

"Come here boy!" Caleb said as he tried to approach the Dog. He was running in circles, trying to catch his tail which was on fire. Caleb tried to lunge at him but the Dog quickly jumped out of the way. Caleb fell on the ground and floated back up. He was about to chase him again but then realizes 'wait, I don't need to catch him, I just gotta defuse him.' He pulled out his phone and aimed at the Dog pressing defuse. The tail immediately went out, the Annoying Dog happily licked Caleb's face as a way of thanking him.

The rest of the group had no trouble with their bombs, except for Frisk. The glass of water was moving too quickly for Frisk to catch up with.

"Hold on." Iris said fumbling with her phone. "Head for the center! I'm using EM fields to trap the glass of water there!" Frisk nodded and quickly ran to the paralyzed cup of water (That's not something you say everyday). He pulled out his phone and hit the defuse button.

"We did it!" Delilah cheered as Mettaton flew back in.

*WELL DONE, DARLINGS! YOU'VE DEACTIVATED ALL OF THE BOMBS! IF YOU DIDN'T DEACTIVATE THEM, THE BIG BOMB WOULD HAVE EXPLODED IN TWO MINUTES. NOW IT WON'T EXPLODE IN TWO MINUTES! INSTEAD IT'll EXPLODE IN TWO SECONDS!*

"WHAT!" The group exclaimed.

*GOODBYE, DARLING!* Mettaton waved.

The group screamed and ran around in panic. Iris was the only one standing still calmly.

"Um Iris, why aren't you running around like some sort of idiot?" Chara asked.

Iris glanced at the ghost boy and winked. She looked at Mettaton. "Jokes on you Mettaton, while you were paying attention to the others I hacked into the bomb and disabled it myself." She said proudly. "Well, not without some help from Alphys' hacking app but I gave it a little upgrade to bypass the big bomb's firewall."

*CURSES! IT SEEMS I'VE BEEN FOILED AGAIN! CURSE YOU, IRIS! CURSE YOU, DR. ALPHYS! AND CURSE YOUR SIX HUMAN FRIENDS! BUT I DON'T CURSE MY WONDERFUL VIEWERS FOR TUNING IN! UNTIL NEXT TIME, DARLING!* He said as he flew out of the room.

Iris wiped her brow. She turned to her friends. "Save your applause guuuyyys..." She trailed off and sweatdropped at the sight in front of her. In their panic of an imminent explosion the entire group jumped on top of each other until Frisk was the one supporting them all on his shoulders. His face was beet red as he strained to hold them all.

"Wow, you look away for one second and this is what happens." Chara snickered.

"Yeah, I have no idea how we got like this." Jerod said.

"I'm more surprised that Frisk is able to carry all of us." John said.

"Well he did balance 29 hotdogs on his head earlier." Jerod said.

"But that doesn't weigh more than 6 kids."

"Can you guys please get off of me!?"

Alphys: Wow we really showed showed Mettaton, huh?

!OtakuGirl1: Yeah we did, couldn't of done it without your app! Thanks Alphys.

Undyne: Yeah, good job Alph!

Alphys: Hey, I know I was kind of weird at first... But I really think I'm getting more... Uh, more... More confident about guiding all of you! So don't worry about that big dumb robot. I'll protect you from him!

StrongestSoul24: Wut? Ur gonna beat up Mettaton for us?

Alphys: ! No, his metal body makes him invulnerable to almost all attacks.

-_-Frisk: So your saying that even if we want to we can't hurt him at all?

Alphys: Exactly!

HeresJohnny17: Well if it really came down to it, you could always disable him right?

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Alphys:...

Diegolikescooking: Alphys?

Alphys: IDK. Anyway, what did you guys think about Mew Mew 2?

!OtakuGirl1: Is the comment section not a warzone anymore?

Wosh u name: Comment's are Clean!

!OtakuGirl1: Well I think it's trash!

Alphys: Omg me too! Why do people think that it's better than Mew Mew 1? DON'T THEY GET IT RUINS MEW MEW'S ENTIRE CHARACTER ARC?!

Delilah15Dancing: Eh, I'm not a fan of anime.

!OtakuGirl1: How are we friends again?

CoolSkeleton95: ANIME? ISN'T THAT A KIND OF CARTOON FOR SMALL CHILDREN?

HeresJohnny17: Oh trust me, there is nothing child-friendly for about 75% of anime.

Ep1cNoScope: But the fighting is so cool.

M0NST3Rkid: YO I KNOW RIGHT!

-_-Frisk: Shouldn't you be in school MK?

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!OtakuGirl1: Anime is deep! It's EMOTIONAL!

Undyne: See, the punks gets it!

CoolSkeleton95: IS (THE SOUND A BABY MAKES) AN EMOTION?

Undyne: YEah CAUse IT's HoW I'M FEElinG RIGHT NOW!

CoolSkeleton95: WAIT... UNDYNE... DO YOU LIKE ANIME?

StrongestSoul24: Well DUH!

CoolSkeleton95: UH OH, I MEAN I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY. MAYBE I ACTUALLY DO LIKE ANIME!

!OtakuGirl1: You don't have to say that Papyrus.

CoolSkeleton95: MAYBE I'M A BABY WHO LOVES CARTOONS FOR CHILDREN!

UNDYNE: YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT PAPYRUS!

The group reach another elevator which took them to the 3rd level of Hotland. They passed by a pastry parlor run by a spider lady. They passed by quickly because she was giving them really creepy stares and licking her lips. They continued on until they came across another monster. This one looked about the size of an airplane, BECAUSE THEY WERE ONE! It was an airplane monster wearing a mop cap and had a little bit of blush on where they think her cheeks were... it was a girl right?

"Um, what?" Iris said confused. She was really getting confused on how there was a monster that looked like a man-made vehicle that was only invented about 100 years ago.

"It's a Tsunderplane." Chara said.

Iris's eyebrows rose up at the name. "Are you serious?" Maybe it's just a coincidence, it can't actually be...

"I didn't mean to get in the way. It's not like I like you or anything! BAKA!" Tsunderplane said.

'Oh my god it is!' Iris squealed internally. Now she has an idea on how to beat this monster. She whispered into Frisk's ear on what to do. He gave her a thumbs up and walked over to the plane. He got up close to her... but not too close.

"Eeeeh? H-human...?" The plane started blushing more and more. The plane tried dropping bombs to scare the human away but he easily dodged it and smiled at her.

"Hey there, you sure got a powerful rudder." Frisk winked at her.

John facepalmed. This was too stupid even for him.

"Huh!? Y-you sicko!" Tsunderplane shrieked. It flew off in a blushing mess.

"The Underground never ceases to surprise me." John said.

The group continued on, heading into a creepy dark tunnel covered in cobwebs.

And the group were eaten by spiders and died. The end!

Nah, just kidding. Pyrope was really hard for me to come up with, mostly because they are so hard to describe. I THINK the next chapter will come out sooner than you think due to me already have most of it planned out in my head.

Actually I take that back, someone please give me some advice on how to implement the purple Soul mode!

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