***Hello, my peeps! I'm back for another chapter after that streak. Alphys and Undyne go to Toby Fox, Arrow, Jackie, and someone else introduced here go to me, and let's get to it!
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Sukoshi
Alphys had called the rest of her family to sit in the living room one evening. She had ran off right after everyone had sat down, leaving Undyne, Arrow, and Jackie to merely wonder. But, they didn't have all that much time to wonder. Alphys came back up to the living room within a few moments, cupping something in her hands. "S-sit around the c-coffee table," she said, doing as she'd instructed.
The others migrated from the couch to the coffee table as well. "What's that in your hands?" Arrow inquired. Alphys very gently placed the object in her hands onto the coffee table.
And it was alive.
The creature was a green dinosaur monster who couldn't have been more than six inches tall. He was a little pudgy, and had been outfitted in a red shirt and blue pants that had a hole cut out in the back to accommodate for his stubby tail. His clothes had evidently been taken from a doll.
"Th-this is Sukoshi," Alphys introduced. She nudged the little creature towards the rest of her stunned family. But Sukoshi just ran right back to her. "I-it's okay, Sukoshi. Th-they're family, th-they won't hurt y-you," Alphys comforted.
Arrow reached forward first, taking Sukoshi into cupped hands. "Hey, little dude," he said. Sukoshi merely stared at him for several moments. He laid down and curled up in Arrow's hands. The hybrid child grinned. "I think he likes me," he said proudly.
Jackie looked at Alphys with an uncertain expression on her face. "Do you think he'll like me? Since, you know, I'm a human?" she asked. "I-I don't know... h-he's really only interacted w-with me until just n-now," Alphys reasoned. "I guess there's only one way to find out," Arrow said. He put Sukoshi into Jackie's palms. She looked at the tiny dinosaur sitting in her hands. "H...hi, Sukoshi. I, uh, I promise that I'm friendly," she said. She put on an unsteady grin. Sukoshi smiled right, giving a little squeal of what must have been glee. Jackie felt a little more at ease at that. She put Sukoshi on the table, letting him play with her hands.
"Lemme see him," Undyne said. She took Sukoshi into her hands and watched him there. "He looks just like you, Alphie," she remarked. "I g-guess so," Alphys agreed. Undyne put Sukoshi back onto the coffee table. "I gotta ask it, though: can you explain him?" she asked.
"B-back in the U-Underground was wh-when we first m-met. I k-kept on hearing l-little knocks on my d-door one day wh-while I was w-working I didn't th-think anyone was c-coming that I kn-knew of, s-so I answered. And S-Sukoshi was standing th-there. He was all d-dirty and he h-had a few injuries, s-so I took h-him inside and cleaned h-him up. I o-only intended to l-let him stay until h-his injuries h-healed, but he s-sort of g-grew on me. He a-always hid away f-from anyone I h-had over, so I j-just didn't tell anyone a-about him. He was, w-well, my l-little buddy. I e-eventually named him S-S-Sukoshi. He d-disappeared around the t-time the barrier b-broke, and I h-had no idea where h-he could've gone. B-but about two w-weeks ago, I was w-working and I f-felt something n-nudge against my f-foot. I l-looked and, well, th-there he was. I've l-let him adjust in th-the basement with me f-for a while. And I d-decided to show h-him to you -guys," Alphys explained. She rested her hand on the coffee table, letting Sukoshi nuzzle up against it.
"Does he talk or does he just make little sounds?" Undyne asked. "I th-think he just makes s-sounds," Alphys said. "He looks like a really, really tiny sibling that I might have," Arrow remarked. "Yeah, kinda," Undyne agreed.
"Can you keep him up here with us from now on, Momma? Please?" Jackie asked. Sukoshi looked at Alphys, giving her a nod and a thumbs-up. "O-okay, I'm s-sure we can m-make a l-little bed or s-something for him," she complied. She looked at the table and saw a lack of Sukoshi. "Wh-where'd he go?" she asked, looking across the floor.
"Right here, babe," Undyne said. She enough, Sukoshi had begun to scale up her arm. He quickly reached her shoulder and entangled himself into her ponytail. "Alright, guys. Beware of a flying dinosaur," she warned. She shook her head to where her ponytail whipped in a quick circle. Sukoshi came flying out with a high-pitched squeal
Alphys dove for a pillow and rushed to shove it under where Sukoshi would've hit the floor. "Never do that again, Sukoshi. Never," Undyne said sternly. Alphys picked up Sukoshi and placed him on the table once more. "Nice moves, Momma," Arrow remarked. "Th-thanks," Alphys replied.
Jackie looked around at the three. She picked up Sukoshi, who was still playing with a few strands of crimson hair. "This is how things always are around here," she whispered to him.
He just looked at her and gave her a thumbs-up.
***Come on, you guys. This is Alphys. She was going to come up with a Japanese name. Anyways, there is actual meaning to Sukoshi's name, and looking it up and leaving it in the reviews will earn you imaginary cookies. Anyways, be sure to leave a review on the way out and I'll see you all in the next one! Bye!
