Chapter eleven:
The quiet of night has fallen upon the world. The few times some bushes rustle, or a twig snaps, seems much louder than it does during the day.
The Queen is in the lead with her subjects behind her. She quietly leads them closer and closer to the city. She along with the rest keep alert for any signs of any members of the royal guard. She knows that they are getting close to the city. She gestures for the others to spread out.
The Soulless members split off into the groups they were assigned to. They go around to the parts of the city that they have to go to.
Unknown to any of them Greater dog is patrolling just outside of the city. He pauses to sniff the air and looks wide eyed at the area outside of the city. He dashes into the city hurrying towards Asgore and Toriels home.
The Soulless reach the edge of the city and don't see anyone.
The Queen gives the others a moment to get into position. She then turns to those with her. "Remember. We focus on those outside. We have to get to Toriel and Asgore." She whispers and the group with her nods. She turns back to the city and begins heading into it being followed.
Sans leads his group in from another direction even though they all have one place to go to. He knows that this is so if one is spotted and royal guard rush there then others can make it. He keeps alert for anyone that's a threat.
A few civilians, who were out for some reason tonight, are jumped and drained by some in Sanss group before they can scream.
Sans keeps going trying to get his group to cover as much ground as possible. He'll feel like it's a success if they get a good distance into the city. He finds that they find less and less Soul monsters out. He supposes that they might have gone to bed. He knows that it is good since it means that they'll reach the goal easier.
As the group gets closer they start to hear the sounds of fighting. They glance to each other and hurry to get to the location. They arrive, and see that a little in front of Asgores home.
There is members of the royal guard along with Asgore fighting.
The Queen and Asgore are battling each other. She dodges an attack from the trident, and he jumps back to avoid getting stuck in purple goo spat at him.
Sanss group rushes to go help their fellow Soulless; seeing that the Soul monsters out number them.
Not to mention a few Soulless have already been killed.
Sans leaps onto one of them who is attacking Aqua. He knocks the Soul monster to the ground slamming his feet into the other's stomach.
The Soul monster gasps at the hit and swings a punch at Sans.
Sans grabs the others wrist and Aqua slams a punch to the enemy's face.
The Soul monster attempts to throw Sans off while also shoving Aqua out of the way. He manages to do so. He tries to pin Sans who tries to roll out of the way. He is just about to get Sans pinned when Aqua slams into him knocking him off. He turns and summons a sword weapon slamming it into Aqua.
Sans watches as Aqua turns to dust from getting to much damage. He leaps onto the Soul monsters back and tries to snap his neck. He finds it a bit difficult as the Soul monster thrashes. So he instead wraps his arms around the others neck. He does so until the monster falls forward. He lets go but the monster turns to dust from lack of oxygen. He ignores this and hurries off to attack another Soul monster. He winces slightly as a rose petal attack slices his cheek and hand. He slams a punch to the monster. He spits the purple goo once she is down.
The Soul monster is now stuck as Sans pounces on her neck and back.
Out of the corner of his eye Sans sees one of the dog guards clamping down onto the face of Crystal. He thinks about leaping to her rescue, as she is tossed off to the side half of her face red with blood, but he has to leap away as spears are thrown at him. He floats a little off the ground and finds himself looking at Undyne.
Undyne puts herself between Sans and the Soul monster he had pinned with the goo.
Sans charges and dodges to the side as Undyne thrusts a spear at him. He tries to slam into her side but she manages to stay standing. He flies back as spears shoot from underneath him. He then flies back at her once the spears are gone. He knocks her helmet off sending it flying too far for Undyne to just grab. He moves away again as she sends more spears at him.
Papyrus and Frisk are in Papyruss home, getting ready for bed, when they turn hearing the commotion going on.
"What in the world is going on?" Frisk questions then the two hurry out to go see.
The two stop as they arrive to see the battle raging on. They see some monsters being killed on both Soul and Soulless sides. Frisks eyes are wide, and Papyrus brings a hand worriedly to cover his mouth.
Papyrus looks for his brother and spots him as Undyne sends spears, flying from all directions, at him causing him to try to dodge them. "Sans!" He gasps his hands lowering. He starts to dash forward but Frisk and Grillby, who also came to investigate, grab him. "Let go of me! I have to save him!" He struggles trying to get out of their grasp.
"Papyrus! You need to think straight!" Frisk tells him not hiding the worry in her voice. "If you go in there you could get hurt or killed."
"I don't care!"
"You should care!" Grillby tells him. He manages to pull him back and hugs him close; Frisk letting go. "We care about you Papyrus. We don't want to see you die."
"But Sans-" Papyrus begins only to be cut off by Grillby.
"Sans can handle himself. He's doing good." Grillby tells him as Sans does get hit in the leg, though he manages to swing a kick at Undyne with the injured leg.
Sans did this thinking it was best to put his weight on his uninjured leg.
Papyrus manages to get free from a burst of energy at seeing his brother hurt. He dashes down only for two Soulless monsters to jump in front of him. He skids to a stop and they leap at him to attack. He is about to summon bone attacks to attack back, when suddenly another monster slams into the two. His eyes widen in surprise as Gaster falls to the ground with the two Soulless.
Gaster leaps back sending a Gaster blaster beam at the two. He tries to do so before they can get up. He manages it and the two tumble a bit from the blast. He turns to look at Papyrus. "Are you okay?"
"Y-Yeah." Papyrus stutters from his shock that Gaster had saved him. "Why'd you save me?"
"Why wouldn't I?" Gaster questions using bone attacks to trap the two Soulless where they are. "I know you don't like me." He explains as he is alert for any other Soulless attacking. "But I'd like to try to see if I can change that. Plus you're important to Grillby. That means that no matter what happened before you're important to me."
At this Papyrus realizes that Gaster really does care about Grillby, and now him. He takes into consideration about what Grillby had told him that they all make bad choices. He supposes that perhaps he did jump to conclusions about Gaster because of one bad choice he made. He then remembers his brother. "Sans!" He looks for him and Gaster turns to do the same.
The two see him darting away from Undyne to try to figure out another strategy.
"I have to save my brother!" Papyrus is about to go forward only for Gaster to put an arm out. He looks to the other.
"I can't let you just rush in there. Sans can tell that he needs to back off. See?"
Papyrus looks and indeed Sans is backing off. He also sees that another Soulless monster joins Sans to help. He backs off a little.
The small group that are watching notice the Queen of the Soulless battling Asgore.
The Queen swipes at Asgore before slamming her body into his. She tries to knock him off of his feet as she also tries to grab onto the trident.
Asgore tries to yank it away so that the Queen can't grab it. He uses his foot to kick her away which works.
The Queen hits the ground then gets to her feet after rolling a little. She glares at Asgore who glares back at her. She glances up noticing that some fire attacks have been summoned. She tense even more getting ready to dodge these attacks.
"Give it up and surrender." Asgore demands ready to fire his balls of fire. He stands tall like a king though the Queen also stands tall like true royalty. "Your Soulless are falling around you."
"They are laying down their lives for the greater good of us." The Queen tells Asgore and launches herself at him after saying another sentence. "And even your warriors are falling!"
Asgore sends the fireballs at her getting her in the arm and cheek leaving burn marks. He notices that she isn't letting the pain slow her down. He swings the trident managing to hit her in the torso as the points stab into her body.
The Queen gasps as she is struck. Her body hunching forward from it.
Asgore swings his trident back then forward flinging the Queen to the ground where she tumbles before coming to a stop laying on the ground.