Okay, this chapter is the most light-hearted one of this arc. Just something to have some fun. ;) But seriousness will resume at its full force from the next chapter. Enjoy!

Sam and Piper were having their lunch at the school cafeteria, talking about the MMKC live action movie they went to see with Noelle the previous day. Sam wasn't that much into magical girl stories, but he had to admit that the movie was well made and pretty enjoyable (he was pretty much used to watch that kind of stuff with Alphys). Piper, on the other hand, adored the magical girl genre. She had seen the first season of the anime beforehand on DVD and thus, seeing a real Mew Mew on the cinema screen made her eyes shine in wonder. Piper definitely became a fan of the catgirl.
"And what's even more amazing is that she looks exactly like this in real life!" - Piper almost squeeled.
"That's because Mad Mew Mew's nothing but a ghost within a MMKC human-sized doll." - Sam replied - "She used to be Mad Dummy before her current form."
"I know all that, but it doesn't make her any less cool." - Piper crossed her arms, wearing an unimpressed expression before it turned into a dreamy one - "Aw, I wish I could meet her for real!"
"Well too bad, I heard Mad Mew Mew's not a very available person." - a familiar voice said.
Sam and Piper turned their heads to see that Pupamy was sitting at their table, but at some distance. The twins have been so taken by their conversation that they never noticed him to come and sit.
"Pupamy? It's rude to listen people's conversations!" - Sam remarked.
"I had no choice, your chatting is the only thing I hear at this table." - Pupamy replied, before biting into his ham sandwich.
"But why did you sit here anyway?" - Piper asked curiously.
"It's not like I really wanted to…!" - Pupamy avoided the twins' gaze - "Your table was just the emptiest."
"And why aren't you sitting with your friends?" - Sam asked - "You surely have plenty of them!"
"My friends didn't like that I apologized to you two, so they didn't want me to sit with them." - Pupamy explained.
He said the last part with a quieter tone. The pup tried to council his sadness, but it could still be seen by the "beaten dog" look on his face. Filled with empathy, Piper said gently:
"If they're really your friends, they'll realize their mistake and they'll call you to play and eat with them again."
"And if they don't, they weren't really your friends." - Sam added.
Sam tried to sound as though he didn't care, but deep down he kind of felt sorry for Pupamy. He and Piper never really had friends before, but they always had each other. Pupamy, on the other hand, was left all alone. Piper was thinking the same thing, so she smiled at the dog and invited him:
"You can come sit closer to us, if you want."
"Yeah, we won't bite." - Sam added with a sly grin.
Both Pupamy and Piper narrowed their eyes at him for the bad joke.
"Nah, I'm good here." - Pupamy said as he didn't move from his spot.
"Okay, we won't force you…" - Piper replied, then recalled what he said earlier - "Oh, what were you saying about Mad Mew Mew?"
"I said she's not very available." - Pupamy replied - "It's not easy to get contact with her."
"Mettaton!" - Piper exclaimed as she got an idea - "He's her cousin, he surely knows where we can meet her!"
"But we don't even know where he lives." - Sam replied.
"There's still that concert in the city tomorrow." - Pupamy informed - "You two can always catch him when he's done."
"Hmm, you're not as dumb as I first thought." - Sam replied.
"Hey!"
"That could totally work!" - Piper said with a beaming smile - "We'll ask him after his concert!"
"Wow, get down from hights, sis." - Sam replied, less enthousiastic - "He might not want to talk with us or, more likely, not notice us. We're just kids. Getting Mettaton's attention is a challenge."
"But we can go with Noelle! Mettaton will notice her more easily!" - Piper suggested.
"I don't think Noelle will accept to go see him, after he dirtied her honor on tv during the De-Code." - Sam pointed out.
"Uhh, true…" - Piper lowered her head in disappointement - "B-but... maybe she'll accept..? We can always ask her."
"Sure, but I wouldn't get my hopes up."

And Sam turned out to be right. Because when Noelle came to pick them at school and the twins made their request, she cathegorically refused.
"Come on, Noelle! Pleeeeeaaase?" - Piper begged.
"I said no." - Noelle replied firmly - "I won't ever ask anything from this guy! I have my pride, you know."
"Please! It's the last thing I'll ever ask you!"
"With Gyftmas coming soon, I doubt you'll stay true on your word." - Noelle shook her head.
It's with a big disappointement that the twins returned home. They pretended nothing happened in front of Gaster, but the idea of a missed opportunity to meet the real Mew Mew was stuck in Piper's mind. Sam didn't like when his sister was sad and wanted to help her meet the catgirl. So, when the two laid in their beds to sleep, Sam whispered:
"We'll go to the city by ourselves. We'll try our best to talk with Mettaton."
"You'd really do that, Sam?" - Piper whispered back - "I don't know, it may be dangerous to wander in the city alone…"
"Think about it as an adventure. It could be fun!"
"You don't have to do that. Let's not take risks for my whim."
"Look, it might be our only chance. If we let it go now, there might be no other. Isn't meeting an idol worth it?" - Sam encouraged his sister with a smile - "It'll be just like when we searched for our mother. Or like our venture in the grave!"
"We got arrested that night, remember?"
"Yeah, but it permitted Noelle to save the town. You can tell it was totally worth it! I'm sure it'll be the same here."
"Alright, you convinced me..." - Piper replied as a smile grew on her face - "Let the celebrity chase begin!"

The next afternoon, the kids were about to leave the house, but Gaster stopped them, asking where they were going. Sam and Piper put on the most natural faces they could manage and the boy spoke up:
"We're just going outside. You know, to… play?"
"I guess it's boring to be confined here all the time." - Gaster remarked to himself - "Alright, you can go. Don't return too late."
"We'll… try to keep track of time, haha." - Sam replied a bit nervously.
"Yeah, see you later..." - Piper said before the twins went out.
When the twins were far enough from their house, they rushed in the direction of the bus station. The bus would take them to the city. As they waited, they saw Pupamy run to them. When he made it to the station, Piper asked:
"You're coming with us, Pupamy? Why?"
"D-don't think it's because I want to hang out with you..!" - the dog said, panting - "I just know the city better than you! And if something happens to you out there, I don't want it to be my fault."
"But... how did you know we'd go alone?" - Sam asked.
"I didn't know, but I guessed your mom wouldn't accept to take you there." - Pupamy answered - "A woman like her isn't one to mess with…"
"Huh? What are you talking about? She's pretty nice." - Piper asked.
"Oh, I get it! He's afraid of Noelle!" - Sam laughed.
"What? No!" - Pupamy protested - "I just… think she's right to be mad at Mettaton… I'd be mad too."
"Noelle definitely scared you the other day, didn't she?" - Sam insisted on his point with a grin.
"She didn't! She just… made me nervous. It's not the same thing." - Pupamy crossed his arms over his chest.
Luckily for the pup, the conversation was cut short as the bus finally arrived. The three kids boarded the bus, paid the tickets and sat at a empty row they found. After a long pause, Piper asked to Pupamy:
"Your parents let you go to the city on your own?"
"They don't know where I am now. And I guess yours don't either?"
"Of course not." - Sam replied - "Damn, we'll be in big trouble…"
"I knew it was a bad idea…" - Piper said.
A pause followed. Then, the three children exclaimed:
"It's so exciting!"
It took thirty minutes for the bus to bring its passengers to the destination. When the kids descended the bus, they looked around and got a strange desire to scream. It felt amazing to be free and go wherever they wanted on their own; it was like the city - no, the world - belonged to them.
"Now, you said you know the city." - Piper said to Pupamy - "Shall you lead us to the stadium?"
"Yes. Uh, I'm pretty sure we have to go… that way." - Pupamy pointed at a street.
The three kids started to walk across the streets of the city, (presumingly) in the direction of the stadium. But it took them longer than they wished to reach their destination, because Pupamy turned out to have a bad orientation. Sam, getting irritated by his incompetence, scolded the dog:
"Great job, Pupamy! Now we're lost! I thought you knew the city well?"
"Look, I told you I know the city better than you, not that I knew it perfectly..!" - Pupamy exclaimed, frustrated.
Thanksfully, Piper saved the situation when she found a map at the corner of the street. After studying it for a few minutes, they managed to find the right way. It took them about ten minutes to reach their destination. When they finally made it to the stadium, they could hear from the outside Mettaton's singing voice, along with loud cheers of the fans. The three children sat against a wall, at a spot where they wouldn't get the attention from the guards at the entrance of the building. Sam, Piper and Pupamy smiled in contentement. Now, all they could do was wait until the concert was over, while enjoying Mettaton's music.
"His songs are the best!" - Pupamy then remarked.
"It's true he has a cool voice." - Piper agreed - "And his tunes are ejoyable."
At that moment, another song played out and Pupamy's ear lifted a little. The dog boy immediately recognized it, as his eyes shone in excitement and he exclaimed:
"Oh, it's is my favourite song!"
"It's called 'Hard Drive', correct?" - Sam asked - "Yeah, it's a cool one."
"By the way, the lyrics are based on Mettaton's real experience, the fight against-"
"We know." - Sam and Piper interrupted him, then Piper added - "Frisk's our grandma, remember?"
"Oh true…" - Pupamy realized - "Ok, let's just enjoy it."
And so, the three kids didn't speak for a while, just listening to the song, slightly moving their heads to match the beat. When Mettaton reached the refrain again, Sam commented:
"Now, think about all those people who paid for the tickets."
"Haha, I pity them!" - Pupamy replied.
"And we're enjoying the concert for free!" - Piper added.
When the song reached its second verse, the kids stopped talking again and enjoyed Mettaton's voice that matched perfectly the notes of the melody. But as soon as the refrain got sang for the third and last time, the kids couldn't help but sing along.

Darling, I can show you where my love hides
It's a heartbeat, on a hard drive
Yeah I'm dancing with your SOUL on my sights
It's a showdown, in a spotlight
Honey, glamour's got me out of my mind
Like a kill switch, on my backside
And the cameras got you frozen in time
Like a save state, in a game file

When the song stopped and cheers of the fans got heard from inside the stadium, the kids exchanged happy looks. They kept waiting at that same spot for the time of three other songs, until the concert was over. The three prepared themselves and directed all their attention on the service entrace, where Mettaton would exit from. They weren't sure how long they waited until the robot star finally went out the building.
"There he is!" - Piper exclaimed - "It's our chance!"
She, her brother and the dog monster started to run in his direction, but their way got quickly cut by a huge group of fans that surround Mettaton. There was no way the short nine years old kids could pass that crazy crowd.
"Do you see a way, boys?" - Piper asked.
"No! Everything's blocked!" - Sam replied.
The kids then saw that Mettaton was slowly escorted by his agent to his limousine. Piper was fidgeting nervously at her spot, getting desperate. She had to talk to him! Or she, her brother and Pupamy would've came for nothing!
"He's going away, he's going away...!" - she kept saying, sounding whiny.
"We could run to his car and cnock on the window?" - Pupamy suggested with the same desperate tone.
"There are people everywhere! No way to approach him!" - Piper pointed out.
"Ugh… why are we so unlucky?!" - Pupamy almost whined (in a dog way).
At that moment, they heard Sam call for them:
"Guys, over there! I found a taxi!"
Piper and Pupamy turned their heads and saw that Sam already sat in a taxi. The girl and the pup monster ran to the car and sat down on their turn. It was a perfect timing, because the limousine started to drive away right at that moment. Sam didn't waste any time and ordered to the taxi driver:
"Follow the limousine!"
"Uh... please?" - Piper added.
"Fine, as long as I'll be paid for this…" - the driver said as he started the car.
The three kids exchainged a worried look. They weren't sure they had enough money to pay for the drive.

Meanwhile at the Monsters Village, Noelle got a visit of two worried parents. A knock on the door was heard and when Papyrus opened it, he was surprised to see his former royal guard colleagues.
"DOGAMY? DOGARESSA? WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?" - Papyrus asked.
"Um, we're sorry to disturb you Papyrus, but we came to ask if you've seen our son around today?" - Dogaressa said with a worried tone.
The question caught Noelle's attention, who was at the moment sitting on the couch. She looked up at the couple and asked on her turn:
"Why do you think he'd be here?"
"When we let Pupamy go out to play, he said he'd be with Sam and Piper." - Dogamy answered.
"Uh, I'm sorry but I haven't seen your son, neither did I see my own children today." - Noelle replied - "Why don't you go check at Dr Gaster's place? That's where the twins live."
"Well, we prefer to avoid going there." - Dogamy said a bit nervously.
"And Pupamy would never go in his house." - Dogaressa added - "He's afraid of Gaster."
"THAT'S... UNDERSTANDABLE." - Papyrus remarked, lowering his gaze - "BUT IN THAT CASE, WE CAN'T HELP YOU. SAM AND PIPER DIDN'T COME TO SEE US TODAY."
Right at that moment, Noelle's cellphone rang and she saw that it was Gaster.
"Speaking of the devil..." - Noelle said as she showed the screen of her phone, then answered the call - "Hello?"
"Don't 'hello' me." - Gaster said with an annoyed tone on the other side of the line - "May I get my children back? They went out to play one hour and a half ago, and they said they wouldn't be out for long!"
"And you really believed kids?" - Noelle asked with a mildly ironic tone - "You'll be surprised, but I haven't seem them today. More surprisingly, I have here the parents of their classmate Pupamy. They can't track their kid either."
"Oh no, what does this all mean..?" - Frisk asked, as she heard the last part of the conversation - "That Sam, Piper and Pupamy are missing?"
"Uh... No, they're not exactly 'missing'..." - Noelle said as she understood - "Look, yesterday the twins asked me to take them see Mettaton after his concert. But I refused, since I'm still mad at him for what he did in Undertown. I'm not sure how Pupamy got involved in this, but I'm pretty certain the kids decided to go see Mettaton by themselves."
"What? Now you're saying that my children are missing because of you?!" - Gaster exclaimed.
"Wow, wow, let's calm down, okay?" - Noelle requested calmly - "I couldn't predict they'd act this way!"
Frisk turned to Papyrus and remarked with a sigh:
"Looks like they really are my grandchildren… They're allured by adventures."
"IN THAT CASE, THEY SHOULD BE ALRIGHT NOW." - Papyrus replied.
Frisk couldn't help but grin a bit at Papyrus' confidence. She then turned to Dogamy and Dogaressa and suggested them to stay and have a cup of tea (to calm their nerves) and reassured them that Noelle would solve everything.
"It's not the first time she has to deal with this kind of things. She'll bring the twins and your son safe and sound."
"What was Pupamy even thinking, going to the city on his own?" - Dogaressa asked herself, frustrated.
"Now, now, sweatheart." - Dogamy tried to reassure her - "If Miss Dreemurr says our boy'll be alright, then he will be."
But it was obvious that he was as much afraid for his son's safety as his wife. Noelle had just finished her conversation with Gaster and hang up the phone.
"Okay, I'm going to the city now and bring back the kids." - Noelle declared, grabbing her coat.
Within seconds, Noelle sat in her car and drove in the direction of the city. She felt satisfied when she got a message from Alphys that had Mettaton's address. "When I find you kids, I swear you'll have a bad time…"

Meantime, the three children arrived at the destination. It turned out to be the MTT five stars hotel. Pupamy's eyes shone as he saw the place and said in a half-whisper:
"Wow, I knew it existed, but I didn't know where it was... I heard this place is like heaven..."
"So, do you think Mettaton also lives here?" - Sam asked.
"Well, there's only one way to find out!" - Piper exclaimed as she opened the door.
"Uh, kids. Now that I brought you to destination, it's 75 g." - the taxi driver said.
"Oh, uh... let me see in my pocket..." - Sam said, then pulled out some money - "I have only 5 g..."
"Same here..." - Piper said, showing her money.
"I have only 7 g." - Pupamy said with an awkward look.
"Are you kidding me? I've driven you all this way for just 17 g? That won't do, it's not even the half of the price!" - the taxi driver exclaimed with an irritated look.
The three kids exchanged a look, before they nodded and - acting at the speed of a lightning - rushed out of the car and straight to the door of the hotel. The taxi driver was obviously not happy about this and yelled after them:
"Little hooligans!"
Once inside, the kids let out a sigh, seeing that the driver wasn't running after them. Remembering their goal, they walked to the receptionist. When they got his attention, Piper asked:
"Excuse me, madam... Can you tell us where we can find Mettaton, please? We have to talk to him."
"Are you asking me to let you see the Mettaton? For real?" - the receptionist asked - "Or is it some joke?"
"No, it's not a joke! There's something important I have to ask him..!" - Piper replied.
"So, can you let us see him?" - Sam asked on his turn.
Instead of giving an helpful answer, the receptionist laughed, a response that didn't please the kids. The woman's laughter got almost hysterical.
"Hahaha... I think I've seen everything now... Three little kids, thinking that... haha... that they can see Mettaton… at a... haha… simple request..! You three are so adorable, you've made my day..!"
"It's not funny! We really want to see him!" - Pupamy exclaimed, getting offended by the receptionist's attitude.
"Please? Mettaton's the only one who can make me meet Mew Mew! She's my idol." - Piper pleaded.
"Haha, that's even funnier..." - the woman put her hand in front of her mouth, before calming down - "I'm sorry kids, but that's not how things work around here. Or the poor robot would never get a break from crazy fanboys and fangirls."
"We're not moving from here until you take us to Mettaton's place." - Sam crossed his arms in a stubborn manner.
"Okay, kids. This is not a playground here. Now shoo! I have actual work to do here." - the receptionist said as she tried to make the kids go to the door.
But Pupamy growled in response at the woman. This made her retrieve her hands. But right after, she called:
"Security!"
The children's eyes widened when they saw two tall men in black suits walk to them. The twins and the pup started to shake, not liking where this was going.
"Oh no, they'll throw us outside..." - Piper whispered - "And that, before I could meet Mew Mew..!"
"You will meet her, Piper." - Pupamy suddenly said with a confident tone - "Hey, the guards! We didn't ride all our way here just to leave now!"
Pupamy then closed his eyes and within a moment, a circle of white and light blue hearts appeared in front of him. The twins looked at him amazed. With a bark, the pup moved his arm in a way to made the hearts fly in the direction of the guards. The two men didn't expect this to happen, so the attack caught them off-guard. As the hearts hit them, the kids ran away long the fancy corridors, until they made it to the kitchen. They paused for a moment. The smell of food made their stomaches growl, since they haven't eaten in hours. But they quickly recalled they had to hide. The cooks were so busy that they didn't notice the three little intruders. Discreetely, the kids hid under a table.
"So, what do we do now?" - Piper asked.
"I don't know... Sam, you could perhaps take something to eat from above?" - Pupamy asked.
"But isn't that stealing?" - Sam asked.
"Well, they cook for dozens of people anyway. They can't keep track of all their food."
"You have a point. Besides, I'm hungry." - Sam stated.
The boy peeked from under the table to see if there was anything little he could take. He noticed a huge basked with little breads standing a few steps from their hideout. He turned to his sister and requested:
"Can you take three breads from that basket?"
"Why me? Pupamy asked you!" - Piper asked.
"You're nimbler than I." - Sam replied - "And we're here because of you, so go!"
With a sigh, Piper looked at the target. She quickly ran to where the basket was and was about to take a bread, but she noticed that someone was coming, so she quickly hid under a smaller table with wheels. She heard someone say:
"Alright, so this is the boss' order. I still don't get why a robot would eat, though."
Then, she sensed that the table was moving, which meant that she was being taken with the dinner order to a room. At first, Piper panicked. Then, she processed what the voice said. "Wait, he said something about a robot eating… Mettaton! I'll be able to meet him after all!" Sam and Pupamy, on the other hand were watching fearfully how Piper was being driven away from them.
"Oh no, what will we do...?" - Sam breathed out in fear.

Mettaton was relaxing on his king-sized bed in his personal apartement. In fact, the star was living just above the hotel building, which was rather practical for him and the hotel administration. Mettaton then heard a knock on the door and he guessed it was the dinner he ordered earlier. "That was about time…" - he thought.
"Come in!" - he said, not wanting to move.
The door opened and the waiter brought the table with the ordered dishes.
"Your dinner, sir." - the waiter said.
"Thank you, darling." - Mettaton replied with a smile - "You're dismissed."
After the waiter went away, Mettaton sat straight on his bed. He was about to start his meal, as suddenly, Piper went out from under the table, saying:
"Good evening, Mettaton!"
Before she could say anything else, the robot let out a (not very manly) scream of surprise and fell on his back across his bed. Piper giggled a little at the sight and said:
"Hehe, I'm not that scary you know."
"Wh-what? H-how? What are you doing here? How did you end up here?" - Mettaton asked, as he recovered from his light shock - "Wait, I know you..! You're Piper, Dr Gaster's daughter. Am I correct?"
"Yes, that's me. I came here because there's something I wanted to ask you." - Piper said as she stepped up towards the famous robot - "Can you please tell me how I can meet your cousin?"
"Blooky? But he already lives in the Monsters Village." - Mettaton replied with a frown.
"No, your other cousin, Mad Mew Mew." - the little girl clarified - "I've seen the movie she plays in, and I adore her so much! She's pretty, cute and cool! I want to meet her for real so badly!"
"Wait, so you sneaked in my room so you can meet her?" - Mettaton got a somewhat outraged look, then crossed his arms and turned his head away - "I'm scandalized!"
"Oh, don't take it that way..." - Piper caressed his metal arm - "You're pretty classy too. I mean it. Your songs are nice."
"Well, if you admire me too, I guess I can make you meet my cousin." - Mettaton smiled.
At that moment, he got a phone call. With an annoyed sigh, he answered:
"Yes? I was in the middle of something here."
"I'm sorry for the derangement, sir." - a man said - "But we just cought two boys in the kitchen. Probably trying to steal food. And apparently, they also attacked two of our men."
Mettaton looked down at Piper and whispered:
"One of the boys is your brother, I suppose?"
Piper just nodded. Mettaton then reassured the man in the phone that the kids were not a threat and requested him to bring them to his apartement.

Meantime, Noelle arrived at the hotel. She exited from her car and noticed a taxi driver standing nearby. She walked up to him and asked if he's seen the children.
"Two boys and one girl. One of the boys is a puppy monster. The human boy has brown hair like mine and the girl has blonde hair tied in a ponytail." - she described.
"Sure I saw them. I personally drove them here. But they ran away without paying me." - the man replied - "They owe me 75 g."
"I'm very sorry about that..." - Noelle took some money from her pocket and handed to him.
"Thank you, miss. Out of curiousity, they ran away from home or something?"
"No, they're just desperate fans."
Noelle then entered the hotel, where the receptionist explained her what happened. The twins' mother felt a bit of anger when she heard the kids hurt the security men. She then took the lift that led her to the floor where resided Mettaton. Noelle couldn't help but think that everytime the celebrity was involved, it ended up in a disaster. When she arrived to the door, she didn't bother to knock. She just entered and found Mettaton talking with the three children, and sharing with them his food.
"Oh, hello darling!" - Mettaton's face lit up when he saw Noelle - "Come closer, don't be shy!"
"I'm surely no shy now. I'm angry!" - Noelle said, sending a sharp look at the twins - "What the heck you two were thinking?! I just can't believe you ventured to the city alone! You could've got lost or hurt!"
"W-we're sorry..." - Piper said as she looked down.
"I haven't finished! You take a taxi only to run away without paying, you attack the hotel guards… What's next?! You'll kill somebody?!" - Noelle kept yelling.
The kids and Mettaton could clearly see the anger written on her face. For a brief moment, her irises even glowed red. When Noelle let it all out, her upper body was trembling, as she tried to calm herself down. After a moment of silence, Pupamy spoke up with a small voice:
"Don't blame them for the guards… I was the one who attacked them with my magic."
"Pupamy..." - Noelle shook her head - "And do you realize you scared your parents?"
The pup looked down in shame. Then, something unexpected happened. The kids started to try take all the blame on themselves. Piper for absolutely wanting to meet Mew Mew, Sam for having the idea to go there by themselves, and Pupamy for suggesting to catch Mettaton after the concert. The argument was almost funny to watch, each of the kids saying "It was my fault!" and "No, it was all mine!". Mettaton then stepped in the argument and said:
"Kids, it wouldn't have happened if the mommy directly accepted to take you see me."
"Don't try to put all the blame on me, Mettaton!" - Noelle said harshly.
"But it's true! Was it so hard to come chat with me?" - Mettaton asked - "Or you hate my songs that much?"
"I don't hate your songs, but I hate what you did to me in Undertown!" - Noelle replied.
"What? You still haven't moved on? Wow, you're a spiteful one!"
"How can I 'move on' when I never got a formal and honest apology?"
The robot paused. It was true that he treated her badly back then and never really felt sorry about it, his mind being all business-centered. So, he haven't seen the need to apologize. But now that Mettaton had all the memories of his true self, especially how Frisk learned him to care for others, he understood that Noelle didn't deserve the humiliation he put her through. Mettaton let out a long sigh and then looked into Noelle's green eyes and said with a sincere tone:
"Noelle Dreemurr... I am sorry for all the trash I said about you on tv. I do realize my actions were very wrong. I know there's no excuse, but I hope you'll find it in you to forgive me. Allow me to make it up for you. You can ask me any favor."
"You seem sincere now... So, if you really are sorry and want my forgiveness, I guess I can grant it." - Noelle replied with a slightly softer tone - "As for a favor, can you just make Piper meet Mew Mew?"
"Already done, darling." - Mettaton replied with a wink.
Everyone frowned in confusion. A knock got heard on the door. Mettaton shouted a "come in", after what… Mad Mew Mew entered the room, wearing her neatest dress. Piper's eyes widened as soon as she saw her.
"Hellooo everyone!" - Mew Mew waved her hand, then approached the little girl - "You must be Piper, my little fan? Nice to meet you!"
Piper shakily took the catgirl's hand to greet her, feeling speechless. Mew Mew then unexpectingly pulled her into a hug. Piper's face turned all red - she was hugging her idol! - then grew pale until… her world grew black. She passed out in Mew Mew's arms.

About thirty minutes later, Noelle was driving the children back home. They were mostly silent, until Sam asked:
"Are you still angry, Noelle?"
"Yes. At some level." - his mother answered - "What you did is just unacceptable. You made us worry, damn it!"
"We're very, very sorry." - Piper said once again with regret.
"Ugh... You have yet to apologize to your father." - Noelle reminded.
"Oh no..." - Sam and Piper moaned simultanuously, then Sam said - "He'll definitely kill us."
"He surely will." - Noelle said with a nod.
The kids exchanged a look. Pupamy wasn't thrilled either to face his own parents. But as much as they feared the punishement, they felt better than they've ever been inside. Because that little adventure created a new friendship.

A/N: This light-hearted chapter was meant to be like a small break from the drama, since all the serious things resumes in the next chapter. It's just nice to have a small adventure featuring Sam and Piper, and they finally get a friend in Pupamy! ^^ Also, it was an occasion to allow Mettaton to apologize to Noelle for the slander he told about her on tv back in the first arc. I thought it shouldn't simply be forgotten.

Pupamy isn't actually afraid of Noelle. He was just somewhat intimidated when she highly recommanded him to not bully her children again. And so, he prefers to not mess with her. (However, he is afraid of Gaster.)
Oh, and Noelle understands Gaster through the phone thanks to that app Alphys created with him years ago. She has it installed on her phone too.

The song mentioned in this chapter actually belongs to Fandroid MUSIC! on Youtube. You're probably familiar with it? If you aren't, go listen to this! Like, right now! xD