Chapter Thirty Nine

Undyne stared moodily out the window. She was bored, plain and simple. With Alphys and Papyrus away, there wasn't too much for her to do. She had tried to ask for more shifts at the gym, but they insisted she rest now and then. She snorted thinking about it again. They thought she would wear herself out. There was no way that'd happen.

She sighed and looked at the end table next to the couch. Several VHS tapes were stacked there, various anime collections that she had checked out of the library. It didn't feel right to watch them without Alphys. She grumbled slightly to herself. Boredom had her in its grip.

Maybe she should spar with the training dummy she had built. At least she could work out her frustration.

She headed to the backyard. The makeshift training area they had set up was empty, as the kids were at school and everyone else was at work. A spear formed in her hand as she approached the dummy.

She stared at her target for a moment. The dummy was made primarily out of hay and was wearing on old T-shirt now littered with holes. A new one was torn in it as her spear passed through the chest, nearly continuing all the way through.

"HEY!"

Undyne jumped. "What the hell?"

"I'M NOT WORKING FOR YOU ANYMORE! WHATS THE IDEA TRYING TO STICK SPEARS IN ME?" The dummy had opened it's eyes- those were definitely not there before- and was shouting angrily.

"Wha- Madstablook?" Undyne asked incredulously. "What are you doing?"

The perpetually angry ghost glared at the warrior. "I'm trying to find a new form! My old one was deemed 'too shabby' by the department store where I wanted to work!"

"Oh." Undyne shifted her weight from foot to foot. "Well, I kinda made this one, so-"

"Selfish, selfish, SELFISH! Why can't you just let this poor ghost find a body?"

"Trust me, you don't want this one." Undyne pulled the spear out of the dummy's chest. "It's worse than your old one."

"Are- are you sure?" Madstablook seemed crestfallen. "I'm not a good judge of quality."

"Positive." Undyne let the spear dissipate. "But you know what? I think I can help you. I'll find a good body for you. One that's sure to get you a job in a department store."

"R-really?" The dummy's eyes widened. "You'd do that?"

"Sure." Undyne shrugged. "You're my friend after all."

If it were possible for the featureless dummy to smile, it would have.

"So how does this scanner thing work?" Sans asked.

"It's based on sonar t-technology. Basically, it sends a pulse that is only r-reflected by objects meeting a cer-certain criteria. I'm rather proud of it." Alphys explained.

Sans shook his head. "Wow. How'd you get it to do that?"

Alphys shrugged. "It was a lot of work and required a bit of m-magic. I'm not too good at that, though."

"Well, you're the only monster I know that can combine her magic with machines."

The computer beeped. A slip of paper had been located nearby. Alphys hurried to the controls for the robotic arm. She carefully manipulated them until she had the paper in her grasp and brought it into the airlock. They opened the door. Papyrus, who had been uncharacteristically silent, rushed in to scoop it up.

"OH. IT'S JUST ONE OF MINE." The skeleton looked disappointed. "WAIT!" He exclaimed suddenly. "I DIDN'T WRITE THIS PART!"

Sans looked at the note excitedly. Symbols were scrawled beneath Papyrus' note. Somehow, they made sense to him.

"It says 'I am lost. Only escaped when void was uncontained. Had to enter void once again to seal it. I believe I am able to stay in your world without problems. And hello, Papyrus, my son. I am so glad you are doing alright.' Wow. So all we have to do is find him?"

"NYOO HOO HOO..." Papyrus' eye sockets were damp. "I'VE CAUGHT TEARS IN MY EYES AGAIN..."

"Aww, bro. Isn't this great? We're gonna see dad again!" Sans hugged his tall brother happily.

Alphys glanced at the note. All she could see was an open hand, a hand holding up two fingers, a bomb, a frowning face, a square flag, and more. Nothing but symbols as far as she could tell. "Sans, how could you r-read this?" She asked.

The skeleton shrugged. "Dunno. I just could. I guess it's built in to me."

"Hmm. Papyrus, can you read it?"

Papyrus shook his head. "NO."

"Odd." Alphys looked at the note once more. Only time would tell the implications of this. Gaster could be saved. And that's what was important.

Toriel sighed and laid down her pen. It had been a long day. While teaching was one of her favorite things to do, it did grow tiresome when you were working long after the children had gone home. The end of the school year was approaching quickly, and she quite frankly didn't know what she was going to do during the summer months. At least, she didn't know before. Now that Gerson had brought forth this new information...

She looked at the clock on the wall and stretched. It was getting late. At that moment, Asgore came in.

"Here you are, dear." He set a teacup in front of her. "I thought this may help you out a little bit." The King sat down next to her and smiled.

Toriel smiled weakly back. "Thank you, Gorey. I feel as if I've been grading these papers for a year."

"So, um, we never quite finished our discussion about the school of magic. What do you think we should do?"

Toriel thought for a moment. "I think I'll see Mr. Davis about using the school building during the summer. Although I suppose we could build our own if need be."

Asgore nodded. "Right. We'll need a place to work." He sipped at his tea. "The other thing we need to do is find humans to teach. I guess the best way to do that is put out an advertisement."

"Mettaton may be able to help us with that. He's been very successful. Humans seem to find the fact that he's a robot fascinating." Toriel yawned again. "I'll try to contact him. But for now, it's late. Shall we head to bed?"

Asgore smiled at his wife. "Sure, dear."

-End of Chapter Thirty Ni-

Hello all you darling humans!

Wha- Mettaton? What are you doing here?

You wrote me into the author's note! And I'm not surprised you did. Having me in this chapter is SURE to boost your ratings!

...You kinda ruined the effect there...

Only telling the truth! Now, I've been contacted by our ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL royal couple and asked to do them a favor! Their school needs some students. So, if one of you wonderful humans out there has something special, or know someone else who does, PLEASE let this author know!

...thanks, Mettaton. So. You heard the robot. If you or a human OC of yours wants to be a part of Uppertale, send me a PM with a character description! The only requirement I have is that they need to have some manifestation of magic. I can't guarantee everyone will make it into the story, but I'll do my best to put as many as I can in.

Character descriptions should have the basics such as name, age, gender, their magic skill thingy, etc. as well as a rundown of their personality. Anything else you feel should be mentioned, go ahead and throw it in there!

Now for the melodramatic stuff.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this experience. Uppertale has become a major part of my life, and I am honored that so many of you enjoy it. I will continue writing this for as long as I can, and it's all thanks to you and your support.

Stay determined, everyone.

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