Welcome to chapter 15! I feel that this is the best chapter I've written in a while. The Papyrus fight is in this chapter, and that's pretty much it. I'm leaving most of the Snowdin town activities for next chapter. I hope you enjoy it!
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"Welcome to Snowdin town. Huh, you know, I just got what that name means." Badd said. The group had finally reached the quaint little town in the snowy area of the underground. Seito looked around the village, noticing things like an inn and a corner store. "It's a nice little place. I suppose this is where Papyrus and Sans live then." The latter then came around the corner, nonchalant as ever. "yup. it's a nice little town, locals are real friendly. don't worry about them recognizing you as humans, only a select few actually know what one of you looks like." Badd nodded. "That's a relief. I wasn't really looking forward to convincing everyone in town not to be afraid of us. You know, why are monsters afraid of humans anyway? It's usually the latter on the surface." Sans either didn't hear the bit about monsters on the surface, or just didn't care. "eh, guess i shoudn't be too surprised. stuff like that tends to fade into legend over time. anyway. you'll probably find some answers at the librarby." Seito looked at Sans. "I think you mean library." The short skeleton just shook his head, and pointed twoards a building. Seito looked at the sign, before speaking. "...I hate this place." Sans chuckled. "heh heh, yeah. oh, one more thing. my bro may not look like it, but he's real strong. it wouldn't be smart to bring the kid along to your 'battle' with him. don't worry she can crash at me and my bro's until you've finished." Badd gave a grateful nod. "Thanks, man." Sans gave the group a wink. "don't mention it. if you need to check in with her, we'll be in the wooden house at the edge of town." And with that, Sans took Zenko's hand, and led her towards his home.
"SEITO! BADD!" A familiar voice called out. "Oh, hey Papyrus." Badd waved. "COME, I HAVE THE PERFECT PLACE FOR OUR GRAND BATTLE! THERE IS A LARGE OPEN AREA FAR ENOUGH FROM TOWN SO THAT WE WON'T DISRUPT THE CITIZENS!" Badd gave a thumbs up. "Sounds good man, lead the way!"
The two pro heroes and the aspiring guardsman stood on oppisite sides of a large snowy field. "HERE WE ARE! NOW, I SHALL GIVE THE RULES OF THE BOUT! OBVIOUSLY NOTHING LETHAL, FOR ONE. TWO, WE WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING UNTIL ONE SIDE IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE! THREE! IF YOU LEAVE THE SURROUNDING AREA, YOU ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SURRENDERING. UNDERSTAND?" The two nodded. Before the fight, Chara had given Papyrus' stats to the two, so they knew that he had the power of a high demon, which had them rather suprised. The skeleton was stronger than all of the guardsmen they had encountred, and yet was denied being one himself. "ALRIGHT THEN! LET'S BEGIN!" Papyrus rushed forward, closing the gap between the two quickly. He materialized a bone in his left hand, which he swung at Badd, who met it with his bat. Seito, seeing the opening, started running towards the skeleton, but before he could make it, he was tripped by a bone that materialized right under his feet. He didn't let that slow him down however, as he sprung back upright by preforming a front hand spring and landing on his feet. two more bones sprung out of the ground behind him and hit him in the back of the head, knocking him off balance for a second. Papyrus took this opportunity to back off from Badd safely, before creating a wave of bones that he sent at Badd, who simply jumped over them, only to be struck point blank in the side of the head by the bone Papyrus was wielding. Papyrus went to give a follow up strike, but was interrupted by a knee to the ribcage from Seito, who had recovered. all of this had happened in approximately ten seconds. The combatants were moving so fast that they would appear as blurs to the untrained eye. Papyrus stumbled back, wicing slightly. "NOT BAD. BUT LET'S SEE HOW YOU HANDLE MY... BLUE ATTACK!" Right after he announced it, blue transparent bones appeared all around the two heroes. Having seen an attack like this from Doggo, they knew to stay still, and did as such. The bones passed right though them, but what happened next was unexpected. The two started to glow blue, and it felt as though gravity had increased tenfold. Papyrus then ran forward. The heroes went to dodge, but the increased gravity had slowed them greatly, and they were unable to dodge in time. The attack was more forceful than the two had expected, sending them flying back a good dozen feet or so. "What.. the hell?" Badd asked, struggling to get up due to the increased gravity. "YOU'RE BLUE NOW, THAT'S MY ATTACK NYEHEHEH!" Papyrus cackled. "Ugh, that makes things more complicated. He may be naive and kind hearted, but he's a surprisingly good battler." Seito said. "Yeah... I don't think I've ever had this much trouble against a demon before. Chara then spoke up. "My analysis only accounts for power. Things like technique or special abilities aren't taken into consideration." Badd groaned. "Now you tell us..." Seito was thinking. "We don't really have the advantage here. Our speed is greatly reduced. I believe that we should play defensivly for a while until we can create an opening." Badd nodded, right before Papyrus rushed them again. They managed to block the skeleton's strikes, so he backed off and created a cluster of bones, firing them off at his opponents. "He can use ranged attacks too? Come on!" Badd groaned. The two dodged through the bones, and Papyrus rushed in again. "I'm sensing a pattern in his attacks. He attacks at close range, before backing off, and then goes in again. I say the safest thing to do is just follow him so he can't attack from far away." Seito analysed after Papyrus backed off once more. Badd grunted. "That may be a bit hard to do with this intense gravity. I think that I found a way around it though." "And what might that be?" Seito asked. And then Badd hit himself in the head with his bat. "What... what are you doing damaging yourself?" The idol asked as blood ran down his fellow hero's head. "Gettin myself a little pumped up." was all he said.
Papyrus was starting to worry for his friend. They were taking his attacks very well for humans. But then Badd had whacked himself with his bat. "ARE YOU ALRIGHT BADD? WE CAN TAKE A QUICK BREAK IF YOU WANT... WOAH." Badd was in front of Papyrus before he had finished his sentence. "Nah Paps, I'm better than ever." He said, before giving a swift whack to the skeleton's side, winding him and sending him skidding.
"What the hell was that!? His power just spiked instantly!" Chara asked, utterly flabbergasted. "His 'fighting spirit'. I had heard accounts of it, but seeing it in real life is a different story. The more damage he takes, the more powerful he becomes." Seito said softly, also in awe of the difference in power. Papyrus sat up groaning a little. "YOWCH... YOU HAVE PROVEN TO BE WOTHRY OPPONENTS. HOWEVER! I HAVE YET TO REVEAL MY FULL POWER! IF YOU CAN LAST THROUGH THIS ATTACK, THEN I SHALL SHOW YOU MY SPECIAL ATTACK!" The skeleton boasted, before unleashing a complex pattern of bones at the duo of heroes. Badd managed to dodge with little effort, but Seito was still under the effects of the blue attack and was pelted rather mercilessly. However, due to his immense durability, it did little to damage him. Suddenly, the ground started to rumble, almost like a mini earthquake, before a sea of bones erupted from beneath it, with a huge bone at the back. "That's not even his special attack?!" Badd said in shock. The ocean of bones was moving towards the heroes at a steady pace, and they had no doubt that it would hurt if it hit. Badd took the initiative, and went to bashing the bones out of the way. Seito soon followed, smashing the bones to pieces with his bare hands. They were breaking their way through the attack swiftly, until they got to the end. "That's one huge bone." Badd said, looking up at the thing. "I'd wager that it's at least a couple hundred feet tall." Seito added. The two then smirked, before Seito jumped up, slicing the thing in half with his signature technique, and Badd swiftly Busted the two pieces into splinters with his bat. Papyrus looked on, stars in his eye sockets. "WOW! THAT WAS INCREDIBLE, EVEN UNDYNE HAS A BIT OF TROUBLE WITH THAT ATTACK! YOU REALLY ARE STRONG! BUT NOW, PREPARE FOR MY SPECIAL ATTACK!" He announced, before appearing to concentrate. Suddenly, a giant dragon like skull appeared out of thin air. "Uh, Papyrus, what is that thing...?" Badd asked, slightly nervous. "THIS IS MY SPECIAL ATTACK! IT'S STILL FAR FROM COMPLETE, BUT IT IS INCREDIBLY POWERFUL! SANS SAYS NOT TO USE IT UNLESS I'M BACKED INTO A CORNER, AND I THINK THAT THIS SITUATION QUALIFIES! NOW, FIRE!" Papyrus yelled. The beastly skull opened it's maw, and charged up a blast of pure energy, before firing it out as a beam of pure destruction. Badd and Seito ducked under it just before it reached them. It went flying through the woods, vaporizing everything in it's path, before impacting with the wall of the cave, creating a crater at least a mile wide and deep.
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The entire group stood wide eyed at the destruction, before the heroes turned back to Papyrus. "WOW. I'M SORRY ANOUT THAT. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE ACTUALLY EVER USED THAT! I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS SO DANGEROUS!" Badd took a deep breath, before laughing. "Are you kidding me!? That was awesome! With firepower like that, you would be an S-class hero for sure!" Papyrus looked amazed at that. "REALLY, ME? AN S-CLASS HERO!? ...WHAT'S THAT?" Seito chuckled. "A hero is a symbol of justice that protects the citizens from the evil of the world." Papyrus huffed. "I KNEW THAT! I MEAN WHAT DOES S-CLASS MEAN?" Seito gave an 'ah'. "The S-class heroes are the top heroes in the hero association, a group dedicated to upholding peace and justice. Myself and Badd are heroes of this association as well. I am the number one A-class hero, although I have the potential to be class S, and Badd is the 15th ranked S-class hero, although he is stronger than some above him." Papyrus absorbed this information as he spoke. "SO, THIS HERO ASSOCIATION IS LIKE THE ROYAL GUARD, BUT WITH RANKING SYSTEMS? AND YOU TWO ARE HELD IN HIGH REGARD IN THIS ASSOCIATION?" The two pro heroes nodded. "For good reason too. The A and S class hold the most powerful people on the planet." Seito said. "WOWIE... IF I EVER REACH THE SURFACE, I WANT TO BECOME ONE OF THESE HEROES AS WELL! THANK YOU FOR A GREAT BATTLE! I HAD SANS RECORD THE WHOLE THING FROM HIDDEN CAMERA'S, WITHOUT AUDIO OF COURSE, SO NOW I HAVE AN EXUSE FOR UNDYNE! I'M OFF TO TOWN, IF YOU WISH TO FIND ME, ZENKO HAS ASKED ME TO 'HANG OUT' WITH HER, SO I'LL BE AT MY HOUSE!" And with that, Papyrus dashed off, leaving the two heroes alone. "He really is a nice guy." Seito said, seeming a little distant, something that did not go unnoticed by Badd. "Hey, what's up, you seem a little out of it." The idol sighed, Looking at his companion. "I've just been thinking. If the monsters down here are so civilized and nice, do you think that it would be possible for the monsters we know to be capable of good as well?" Badd laughed. "Wow, suprised to hear that comin out of your mouth. But to be honest, I've been thinking the same thing. I mean, once we get back up there, it's at least worth giving them a chance, right?" Seito gave Badd a small smile. "Yes, I suppose it is." Badd sighed. "Well, hey, if you're looking for me, I'll be at that restaurant I saw in town." He said, before walking off. Seito looked at his hand, the veins in it bulging, before quickly going back to normal. Perhaps... perhaps my situation is not as bad as I once thought. He looked back up at where his friends had gone. (Was that what he considered Badd now?) I can only hope.
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So, for those who haven't read the webcomic, I suggest doing so if you want to avoid spoilers. I am going to be delving into Sweet Mask's 'issues' which have only been touched upon in the latest chapter of the webcomic. As always, be sure to give your feedback, and I'll see you in the next chapter.