Sans sat on his couch, his body slumped over as he held onto his phone. It's been awhile since he last heard anything from them. Which was pretty much was the time he saw them at the judgment hall. Since their disappearance, all the time loops had stopped. But even so, he couldn't forget about them...nobody could. Laughing to himself, he tried calling their phone again. Everytime he tried, it went straight to voice mail. Dialing their number, their phone rang...and rang...but they didn't pick up. Hearing the phone's mechanical voice, he let out a defeated sigh.
"heya, is anyone there?" Sans was starting to feel stupid. "well, i'll just leave a message..." maybe he'd hope, that the kid could one day hear it. "so...it's been a while. the queen returned, and is now ruling over the underground." She just showed up one day out of nowhere and asserted herself. He didn't know that the one he was crushing on would turn out to be the former queen. Which only shattered his advances towards her...well besides the fact that she was to busy to give him a chance. "she's enstated a new policy. all the human's who fall here will be treated not as enemies, but as friends. it's probably for the best, anyway. the human souls the king gathered, seemed to have disappeared. so, uh, that plan ain't happening any time soon. but even though people are heartbroken over the king and things are looking grim for our freedom, the queen's trying her best not to let us give up hope." Sans gripped his phone tighter, trying to calm his voice. "so, uh, hey...if we're not giving up down here...don't give up wherever you are ok? who knows how long it will take...but we will get out of here."
"SANS!!! WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO???" Papyrus had barged into the living room and was now standing over Sans.
"oh, nobody."
"WHAT!? NOBODY!? CAN I TALK TO THEM TOO???" Sans let out a sigh as he tossed his phone over to his brother.
"here, knock yourself out." Papyrus stared down at the phone as he noticed the phone number on it.
"WAIT A SECOND... I RECOGNIZE THIS NUMBER!!!" Papyrus couldn't belive his brother was trying to hide the fact that he was calling the young human. Either way, the human will be ecstatic to hear of his great news. "ATTENTION, HUMAN! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS AM NOW CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL GUARD. IT'S EVERYTHING I'VE EVER DREAMED OF. EXCEPT, INSTEAD OF FIGHTING. WE JUST WATER FLOWERS. SO THAT'S EVER-SO SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT."
Having his dream come true might have not been what he has imagine, he was still happy about it. He was glad to tell the human that they were helping Dr. Alphys with her research. Which was a plus on his book. Especially since it was a way to find a way to get to the surface and he'd be able to meet them once more. Even though Undyne isn't the captain anymore, she still helps with Dr. Alphys' research. "THOUGH, TO BE HONEST, HER METHOD OF HELPING SEEMS KIND OF...EXPLOSION-INDUCING. BUT I THINK ALPHYS LIKES HAVING HER AROUND." If her constant blushing and her werid smile was anything but a big give away.
Just then, Undyne marched in and swung her arm around Papyrus' shoulder."UH OH.."
"Hey! What are you up to, punk!?" Undyne noticed the phone in Papyrus hand. "Ngahhhh!"
"PLEASE DON'T NOOGIE THE PHONE."
"Hey! Who's in charge here!?
"ME," Papyrus was starting to get nervous as the phone started to make cracking sounds under Undyne's grip.
"Oh... yeah, that's right!" Undyne almost forgot about it. Looking down to the phone in her grip, she saw who Papyrus was trying to leave a message to. Placing the phone to the side of her head, she tightened her arm around Papyrus shoulder. "I quit my job as leader of the Royal Guard." Well, it wasn't like she up and left. Just that, since the queen said that there won't be anymore fighting, so there wasn't any need for the Royal guards."Theres, uh, only one member now."
"BUT HE'S EXTREMELY GOOD." Undyne smiled at Papyrus enthusiasm, he never ceases to amaze her.
"Yeah!! He is!!! C'mere!!"
"PLEASE DON'T NOOGIE THE SKELETON." Undyne wasn't to sure what she would do without the tall goofball.
"Anyways, now I'm working as Alphy's lab assistant..."
"heh, 'alphy' huh?" Undyne had let go of Papyrus to cover the phone with her hand.
"Shush it Sans!" Bringing the phone back to the side of her head, she told how they were planning a way leave the underground. She even mentioned how she was now the gym teacher at the queen's new school. "Did you know I can bench-press seven children!? Awsome, right?" Undyne waited but of course the human wasn't going to say anything. It was a voice mail anyway. She kinda missed the little punk. "Hey, I'm sorry about what happened with Asgore." Undyne knew that the human didn't like to fight. But that they had to if they wanted to go home. "It's not your fault he..." Undyne gripped tighten over the phone, "...ah, darn it. I miss the big guy." The room went silent as Undyne body started to shake. Even though she missed him, she couldn't blame the human for it.
Papyrus patted her shoulder in silence," Come on, Undyne! Snap out of it!" Undyne placed her hand to her for head as he tried to gather her bearings. "Uh, I guess I'll tell you how Alphys is doing. Well, she's the same as ever. Maybe a little more reclusive that normal." Undyne closed her eyes, as she remebered the way the way Alphys ignored her for the first couple of days as she hid away in her lab. "Seems like something's really bothering her...But she can get through it! I'm there supporting her! That's what friends are for...right?!" Undyne almost forgot that it was only a message. That the human wasn't really on the other side of the phone. "Hey, where-ever you are...I hope it's better than here. It took a lot of sacrifice for you to get there...so, where-ever you are..." Undyne took a deep breath as she tried her best to smile, "You have to try to be happy, okay!? For our sakes! We'll feel better knowing our trouble was worth it. We're all with you! Everyone is! Even the queen!"
Just then Undyne heard the chatter of the townspeople outside and amongst them was the queen's voice. "HEYYY! WAIT a second!" Undyne yanked the front door startling the crowd of monsters. "TORIEL! TORIEL! Do you wanna...?" Undyne waved the phone around, signaling that it was the human. Toriel gazed sadly up at the phone before shaking her head no.
"I'm sorry dear, but I'm kinda busy at the moment...maybe later." Toriel was then dragged away by a the crowd.
"Heh, she says she's busy." But Undyne wasn't buying it.
"IF SHE KNEW WHO WE WERE TALKING TO.."
"we wouldn't get the phone back for at least a few hours."
"WE HAVE THE MERCY TO SPARE YOU FROM HER!!" Undyne looked at the skeleton brothers, wondering why they were saying that when the queen clearly didn't want to talk to them. But Sans mearly gave her a sympathetic look, which told her that they didn't want the human to know that.
"But call back any time, ok?! She'd love to talk!" Just then the phone started to beep. Sans used his magic to float his phone back to him.
"oh, whoops. this thing's almost outta batteries. so, hate to cut this short, but..." Sans glanced at all the monsters standing in the room, smiling as best as they could. "be seeing you, ok, buddy?" Papyrus grabbed the phone.
"BYE BYE FOR NOW!"
"See ya, punk!" Said Undyne as she took the phone from him. Hanging up she gave the phone back to Sans. Everyone then left to do what they were doing before. Leaving Sans alone with a now dead phone.
"don't worry kiddo, we're doing everything we can to see ya again. just wait for us with that smile of yours when we get there."
Over and over the phone replayed the voicemail, as the screen lit the darkness around it. Soon, the phone's battery died as did the light. Flowey watched the human as they layed on the ground, facing into nothingness as they held onto their phone. They're eyes closed as they listened to the final echos of the voicemail.
Flowey didn't get it. Why would the human go through all that trouble, just to end up like this? It didn't make any sense. Not only did they end up alone, they choosed to spare him. He couldn't understand "Why...?" The human turned their head to where he stood. "Why did you let me go? Don't you realize that being nice... just makes you get hurt? Look at yourself. You made all these great friends...But now, you'll probably never see them again. Not to mention how much they've been set back by you." The human clenched their phone slightly. "Hurts, doesn't it? If you had just gone through without caring about anyone...You wouldn't have to feel bad now. So I don't get it."
The human smiled at him gently as they tried lifting their hand to sign to him.
'I don't mind. I really don't. No matter how much I end up getting hurt, as long as they are happy and alive...I...I just wished that I didn't had to crush their dreams just so that I can live.'
"If you really did everything the right way..." Flowey stared at the human as they continued to lay immobile on the ground. "Why did things still end up like this? Why...?"
'The right thing...doesn't always lead to a happy ending...'
"Is life really that unfair?" The human lowered they're hand back to the ground. They're smile getting sadder and sadder...but still refused to fully frown at him. Flowey couldn't understand them. He felt as if he would never understand them. Nothing went as either of them hoped it would. He still couldn't feel...and the human wasn't freed. Instead now they were both trapped in the darkness void between the barrier.
Somewhere deep inside of him, Flowey wondered if...if there was a way to keep the human. To observe them more. Maybe then he could figure out why the human would rather stay like this, then harm any of the monsters.
"...Say." The human turned their head back to him. "What if I told you... I knew some way to get you a better ending?" The human would have to go back from before they fought Asgore to make it work. "Well, in the meantime, why don't you go see Dr. Alphys. It seems like you could have been better friends. Who knows...maybe she's got the key to your happiness..?"
'What about you, Flowey? Isn't there anything I could do to help you?' Flowey stared at the human, did they still don't get it? There's nothing they could do to make him change. Why didn't the human understand? He ignored their question.
"See you soon." He left them alone as he went back to the door that led to the barrier. Hiding away as he waited for the human to appear.
When the human appeared, instead of heading back to Hotland, they went back to the barrier to face Asgore once more. Flowey's stood there his there eyes wide open.
Why! Why are they going back! Don't they know that nothing would change if they did this! I told them what they had to do...so why won'tthey listen to me? Did they really believe that I wouldn't kill the king again!!?
Just as he did before, he killed the king infront of the human. "Hee hee hee. Don't worry I know there's no REAL point in fighting you. The human souls would probably just revolt again. So...!" And just like last time, the humanwas left between the darkness of the barrier, listening again and again to the same voicemail.
He looked at the human as they once again laid face up on the ground. "Why do you keep coming back here?" The human turned they're head and smiled at him once more. "Oh, I get it. You wanna be friends, huh...?" The human smiled brightly as they signed the word yes. "You're PATHETIC. You REALLY think I want to be friends with YOU?" The human lowered their arm and continued smiling softly at him.
"Heh...You really DON'T get it, do you?" Flowey sighed as he looked down. "There's only one person I could care about anymore." He quietly said to himself. But they were dead and there was no way of bringing them back. Even if they were alive, being trapped as a flower ...he couldnt... " And even then, I couldn't TRULY care about them." And he hated that. He tried going back to the ones that cared for him before he was trapped as a flower. But he soon got tired of them. He just couldn't...feel...anything for them...for anything at all. The only thing he could feel...was boredom and the agonizing loneliness that came with it. "I just like to think there's someone out there...someone that I won't get tired of." Realizing that he said that out loud, he tried covering it up, "Someone like ME..."
The human continued to look at him. Not laughing at his obvious blunder. Flowey looked at them as their face never changed. "Say. Quit looking at me with that stupid expression. You're pissing me off." Flowey left them and waited for them to appear once again outside the room of the barrier. But they didn't listen to him. They went back to fight Asgore. To meet him once more.
Is the human brain dead or something! Why do they keep coming here!? ...why...
Flowey sighed, the human was laying on the ground facing at nothing again. "So you're here again. What's wrong with you?" The human faced him. "Are you trying to start the Flowey Fan Club? Because if you want to join THAT... You'll have to talk to Papyrus." They raised an eyebrow at his mention of the tall skeleton. "Yeah, he started one. A few diffrent times, anyway. I won't lie. He's one of the better characters to mess around with." Flowey noticed the human clenching their fists slightly.
Aww...does the human have a soft spot for that idiot?
"Took me along time to get bored of that one..." After killing him several times in the past, it gets annoying hearing him say the same thing."...Yeah. Talk to him about it." He left the human again. Only to wind up back in the same situation.
Is there something the human isn't getting?
"So. Did you start the Flowey Fan Club?" The human struggled to sit up. "Ha. I'm just kidding. I was watching. I know you didn't."
Because your to busy being an idiot that you came back in to be in this pathetic situation!
"But I don't care." If they did, they would only unnecessarily encourage the fool to make the club into a real thing. "Really. He probably would have invited his garbage brother." The human tippedtheir head to the side.
'The trash can that Papyrus named?'
What? No! What was the human saying?
"You know. Smiley Trashbag."
'Smi..ley..trashbag?... do you mean Sans?'
Now was it so hard to put two and two together? Who else would Ibe referring too? Ugh...just thinking about him...
"...Say. if I have ONE piece of advice for you... D O N T. Let his brother. Find out ANYTHING about you."
'Why?'
"He'll...well... Let's just say. He's caused me more than my fair share of resets." No matter how much he tried, Sans always seemed to find something about him. Even if now he only believe he was just mearly another echo flower playing mind tricks on his brother. "Stay away from that guy." Flowey left the human, intending to see if they would take his advice ...but they fought Asgore...again..
And he killed Asgore...again
"Why do you keep coming back here? You don't REALLY want to be friends do you...?" The human sat on the floor, facing him with that same expression that never seem to change much. "No. I get it. Your just like me, aren't you?" That has to be it. That has to be the only reason they keep doing this. They couldn't feel anything either!
Right?
"You don't care about anyone. You're just bored. You just want to see what I'll say."
That has to be why they keep coming back! They're playing with me!
Flowey didn't like it. Didn't like the sensation he was getting. What if...what if he ran out of things to say. Would they get bored of him too...just like he got bored of everyone else. "So you can laugh and throw me away like a broken toy." The human's pitiful smile was getting in his last nerve. "Well, TOO BAD! I'm not LIKE everybody else." He will not be treated like those monsters who couldn't remembered anything! "So, from now on...You're not getting ANYTHING." But the human didn't listen, they did the same things all over again.
Flowey stared as the human sat down, patiently waiting in the dark. Waiting for him to talk. "Don't you have anything BETTER to do?" Apparently they didn't. They kept coming back...
Again...
And again...
...And again... soon after not getting Flowey to say anything to them. The human finally left New home. Flowey sighed, why would the human go through all that just to talk to him.
Could they be...
Flowey ignored it as he rushed to Snowdin. Popping behind Papyrus' house, he looked around to make sure no one was around. "Pstt..Papyrus!" He whispered. Papyrus who was waving goodbye to an armless monster child, turned around.
"FLOWEY? ARE YOU AROUND HERE?"
"Shhh! You idi- uh I mean, yeah, it's me...your best friend Flowey. Look...remember that friend you told me about." Papyrus bend down to the snow, so he could talk closer to him.
"WHICH ONE? I HAVE TOLD YOU MANY OF MY FRIENDS! WELL... MOST OF WHO I WISH WERE FRIENDS WITH..."
"You know... the one who keeps writing letters to the Royal scientist."
"UNDYNE!!?"
"Shhh...keep your voice down...I mean I want to keep this a secret...you know just between us two."
"YES...I'M SORRY. SO WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT UNDYNE FOR?"
"Well, you like to make dreams come true right? So why don't you convince her to write one of those letters..."
"BUT SHE NEVER-"
"Ask the human to do it, you have their number right?"
"YES...BUT...But..." Papyrus started rubbing his gloved hands together. "Last Time We Called, They Were Already Heading Towards The Core. They're Probably Confronting Asgore As We Speak."
"Aww come one, cheer up big guy. The human is actually heading back to Hotland. They figured they would face him later. So now's your chance to go ask them."
"REALLY! THEY'RE STILL HERE! IF THAT'S SO, THEN I MUST CALL THEM AT ONCE. RIGHT AFTER I TELL UNDYNE TO WRITE THAT LETTER!" Flowey sneered as Papyrus ran back inside the house. Feeling his plan going well, he almost didn't hear the crunching of snow behind him. Acting fast, he hid underneath the snow. Away from prying eyes, he saw that it was the Smiley Trashbag. Well..more like a frowning trashbag, by the expression on their face. Flowey noticed that he went straight to Grillby's Bar.
This is great, having Sans none of the wiser and his brother convincing the Captain of the Guards. All I have to do is wait...
Undyne was hunched over Papyrus desk as she started writing the letter that Papyrus was so intent on getting her to do. At first she didn't understand why he wanted her to this, but then he started yammering on about how the human was postponing their fight with Asgore. Seeing how the human literally was so determined to befriend her, then maybe they would do her this one favor before they left the underground. After she was finally satisfied with the letter, even with Papyrus trying to loom over her the whole time, she grabbed his phone and called up the human.
"Hey...! Uh, this is Undyne!" Papyrus struggled to maintain his excitment.
"UNDYNE! ARE YOU FINALLY GATHERING YOUR COURAGE TO SEND ONE OF YOUR WELL WRITTEN LETTERS!" Papyrus whispered...sort of.
"Shut up, Papyrus!" She grumbled." This was YOUR idea!" clearing her throat, she went back to talking to the phone."HUMAN! You have to deliver something for me!"
"UNDYNE! YOU MUST ASK KINDLY WHEN YOU ARE REQUESTING A FAVOR." Still trying to whisper.
"Uh, please? I'm at Snowdin in front of Papyrus's. See ya, punk!"
"UNDYNE, WHY DID YOU HANG UP! I WANTED TO TALK TO THEM."
"Papyrus! They're coming this way, so you can talk to them when they get here."
"YOU ARE RIGHT! LET'S HURRY AND GO OUTSIDE TO MEET THEM!" Papyrus threw Undyne over his shoulder and ran down the stairs and out the front door.
"HEY! What's the big deal Papyrus, I'm the one to throw the other person over their shoulders like that!"
"SORRY UNDYNE! I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT THE HUMAN IS COMING BACK." Undyne patted her friend on the back till she heard somone walking by. It was the young human. They rushed over to Papyrus, smiling brightly at him. Which in turn made him smile as well. "IT SEEMS UNDYNE HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU. SHE'S THE PERSON THAT'S NOT ME." The human let out a soft chuckle before facing their attention towards Undyne, who was standing patiently next to him.
"Um, so. I have a favor to ask you." Undyne scratched the back of her head, "uuuuh, I..." she couldn't seem to look at the human, "I need you to deliver this letter, to Dr. Alphys."
'A letter? Couldn't you do it?'
"Huh!? Why don't I do it myself...?" Undyne started to blush as she looked to her right for no apparent reason. "...um. W-well." Laughing to herself she started scratching her head again. "I-it's kinda personal. But we're friends...so...I'll t-tell you..."
Like hell I'll tell! It's too fricken embarrassing!!!
"Hotland SUUUUUCKS!!!!! I don't wanna have to go over there!!!"
'Sorry, I forgot you told me that once before over the phone.'
"So here you go." Undyne said as she shoved the letter towards the human. The human turned the envelope around in their hand. "Oh, and if you read it. I'll KILL you!" The human quickly shoved the letter into their pocket. "Thanks so much! You're the best!!" Undyne was really grateful that the human was doing this favor for her. Papyrus too for encouraging him...until the human went over to say good bye to him and he just had to tell them about her other attempts!
"UNDYNE WRITES ALOT OF LETTERS! BUT, SHE CAN NEVER SEEM TO FIND THE RIGHT WORDS. SO WHEN SHE GOES TO DELIVER THEM HERSELF, SHE ALWAYS QUITS SO SHE CAN GO BACK AND REWRITE. THAT'S WHY SHE ASKED YOU!! BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO STANDARDS!!!" The human waved goodbye as they went towards the way to the river person. All alone, Undyne gathered snow from the ground, rolled it into a tight ball, and tossed it against the side of Papyrus skull.
"Bwhahaha!"
"NYEH! WHAT WAS THAT FOR!??"
"That's for talking too much! And this..." Undyne tackled Papyrus to the ground into a tight bear hug, "for being you!"
"THANKS? I GUESS..." Getting up from the ground, they both brushed themselves off as they went back inside.
"So, where's your brother?"
"SANS? HE SAID THAT HE HAD SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO DO AND THAT HE'D BE HOME LATE." Undyne slumped onto the couch as she layed her feet onto the arm of the couch. Having the controller in her hand she started flicking through the channels randomly. Papyrus picked up her legs as he sat down. With her legs resting ontop of his lap, a prerecorded show of Mettaton played on the screen.
"Man, kinda wished there was something else on beside this all the time."
"WHAT! BUT METTATON IS THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE UNDERGROUND! MONSTERS ARE LITERALLY ASKING HIM TO SIGN THEIR POSTERIOR! OR SO I'VE HEARD..."
"Well if you like him so much, why don't you go and get your butt signed by him!" Papyrus let out a struggled gasp as his face turned bright orange.
"UNDYNE! SKELETONS DON'T HAVE A 'BUTT'. BESIDES, RECEIVING A SIGNED LETTER FROM HIM IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR ME! NYEHEHE!"
"Signed...letter..."
"WHY YES, IF THE LETTERS WEREN'T SIGNED THEN IT WOULD LEAD ANYONE TO BELIVE THAT THE DELIVERER WAS THE ONE WHO SENT IT..." Undyne launched herself out of the couch and rushed upstairs. "UNDYNE? WHERE-" Papyrus left the couch as he noticed several of his belongings being throwned out of his room. Undyne rushed out and grabbed him by his armor.
"Where are my clothes!!!"
"YOUR CLOTHES? OH YOU MEAN THE SPARE ONES YOU KEEP FOR WHEN YOU SLEEP OVER?!!"
"YES! Those! Where is it!!." Undyne started shaking him.
"T-T-TOP SHELF IN THE C-C-CLOSEEEEET..." Undyne released Papyrus as she rushed into the closet. Grabbing the bag that was on top, she found what she was looking for. Pushing Papyrus aside she dashed into the bathroom and changed in record speed. All ready to go, she ran out of the house. Leaving Papyrus alone to clean up the mess she had left behind.
Undyne stood next to the bridge where she had collapsed earlier that day. Gulping, she placed her hand to her forehead. "Man...I really ...REALLY...hate this place." Clicking her tongue in disgust, she ran for it. Running through the bridge, she could feel the lava's heat drying her scales. Taking a drink of water from the cooler, she ran all the way towards Alphys' lab. Reaching the closed door, she started banging on the door. "Alphys! Punk! Are any of you two in there!!! Punk!!?" Cursing herself, she took out her phone to call Alphys only find that her phone was shut off. "NGHAAAAAAHHH!!!! Fine I'll just call the punk...dammit!! Papyrus has their number." Undyne placed her forehead against the closed door of the lab. "Dammit Alphys...how can you stand to stay in a place like this?" Regaining whatever strength she had, she went to the only other place she might be.
Arriving at the dump, she found the human standing alone. "Hey! There you are!!"
'Undyne?!'
"I, uh, realized, if you deliver that thing... it might be a bad idea. So I'm gonna do it!!! Give it to me!!!"
'I don't have it anymore...I'm sor-'
"Huh!? You don't have it!? Nggggaaaahhh!!" Undyne just couldn't belive her luck. She lost to the human, lost her house, had Papyrus convince her to make that stupid letter which she forgot to sign and she had to go to Hotland twice. Undyne felt like she was losing her mind. "Have you at least seen her!?" The human turned to look at a large trash can for a bit before looking back at her.
'Yeah'
"Yes? So she's somewhere around here..." maybe luck was finally at her side, she thought. "Thanks. I'll keep looking." Undyne went and started searching every nook and cranny...but she couldn't find her. She was getting desperate, she had to find her before it was to late!
She has to be here! The punk told me so and friends don't lie to one another. Right!!??
Undyne fell down to her knees as she stared up to the ceiling of the cave. "Dammit..." she felt so tired, all she wanted to do was rest. This whole day was emotionally and physically draining. She never thought she would feel this tired before. All she wanted to do now was lay down and watch TV with a friend. Nothing more. And as if her silent whisper has called him, Papyrus came running by.
"UNDYNE? WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON THE GROUND?" Undyne picked herself up and started dusting off her jeans.
"Dont worry about it. But what I would like to know is, what are YOU doing here?"
"A GOOD FRIEND IS ALWAYS THERE FOR THEIR FRIENDS IN THEIR TIME OF NEED. AND YOU LOOK AS IF YOU REALLY NEED A FRIEND RIGHT NOW."
"Yeah actually, mind helping me look for Alphys? The punk told me that she was somewhere around here."
"WELL THEN, OFF I GO IN SEARCH OF YOUR LOVE INTEREST!" Papyrus rushed off, leaving a baffled Undyne behind.
"PAPYRUS!!! What the hell!" From a far, Undyne saw Papyrus skull pop up from a pile garbage.
"NYEHEHE! PAYBACK FOR THAT COMMENT YOU MADE ABOUT MY SECRET CRUSH ON METTATON!"
"NGHAHHHH! Not so much of a secret if you SCREAM IT OUT LOUD LIKE THAT!" Papyrus let out a sad 'nyeh' as he went back to searching. Letting out a sigh she started walking back to where she found the human.
Someone's voice could be heard as she got closer. Walking carefully, the voice got got clearer. Undyne kept following the voice. A voice that sounded familer but and in the same time...sounded very strange.
Who's talking to themselves...wait is that Alphys' voice...why does it sound...different.
Walking a bit faster, she noticed that it was indeed Alphys.
"NGAHHHH!!! NGAHHHH!!! I'M UNDYNE AND I'M PILING ON THE SMOOCHES!!!" Undyne almost tripped as she ran towards her.
"WHAT did you just say?"
I was doing what? What did Alphys say?
"U...Undyne! I...was...just" Looking closely as Alphy's was stuttering to explain herself, Undyne noticed that she wasn't in her lab coat.
"Hey, woah, wait a second! Your outfit's really cute! What's the occasion?" Taking a second, she saw the human waving at her.
Why would they still be here with...Alphys...while she's...dressed...
"Wait a second...Are you two...On a date?"
I'm just being paranoid...right!?? They're my friend!! We're besties!! They will never-
"UHHH, YES!"
Traitor!
"I mean, UHHH NO!"
Which one is it!!!
"I mean, we were, but..."
Aaaggghhh I don't think I can handle it anymore!! Out with it, PLEASE!!
"I mean, actually we were only romantically roleplaying as you!"
"WHAT!!!"
"I MEAN!!!...I mean...Undyne...I...I've been lying to you!"
"WHAT??? ABOUT WHAT???"
"About...well...Everything?" Undyne stared at Alphys as she word-vomited all the things she had lied to her.
Why did she think she had to lie to me?
"...those are just dorky comic books."
What!!!
"And the history movies...those..."
Please! Not those too!
"Those are just, uh, anime! They aren't real."
Alphys is just having a breakdown! That's right! She's... shes... not thinking straight!
Little by little, Alphys drew closer and closer stuttering away. Undyne tried to petting her head, but Alphys kept belittling herself. Undyne couldn't think of anything else to do but go on her knees to stroke her back. Feeling Alphys tension start to unwind, Undyne placed her arms around her shaking body.
"Shhhh..."
Ok, I'm officially tired! How dare Alphys belittle herself in front of me!
Undyne had enough of Alphys' self hate that she grabbed her and tossed her into an opened trash can. It was time that she learned to like herself just as much as she liked her!
And I know just the right person for the job!
"Undyne...you...y-you're gonna train me...?"
"Pfft, what? ME?"
I thought Alphys knew better. I'm no good with all that sappy shit. No, the one that's perfect for the job is the only friend that ever had my back when I was down!
And perfect timing as always, he's been watching the whole thing from behind the scenes.
"Nah, I'm gonna get Papyrus to do it."
"GET THOSE BONES SHAKIN!!!" Undyne chuckled as she watched Papyrus jog away with Alphys on tow. Alone with the human, she finally let lose all of her built of angst.
Every single thing I thought of humans...they couldn't be a lie right...RIGHT!
'Undyne, anime isn't real.'
"No...NO!!! I CAN FEEL MY HEART BREAK INTO PIECES!!!" Heart broken, Undyne could feel her life spiraling out of control.
'Undyne?'
She looked at their face, filled for concern for her. Regaining her composer, she realized that she was strong enough to over come it. She had to if she had any hopes of being their for Alphys. There wasn't enough room for two monsters stressing out.
"...For Alphys. Thank you, human, for telling me the truth."
How did I end up running with a hyper skeleton while wearing a trashcan over my one and only dress?
The past event was starting to take their toll on her as she slowed her pace.
"DR. ALPHYS? WHY ARE YOU SLOWING DOWN!? WE JUST STARTE-"
"Um...s-sorry, but ...I-Im not feeling well. C-can I go home?"
"HOME?...WELL YOU DO LOOK TIRED." Papyrus placed his hand to his hip as he gazed at Alphys's nervous face. Papyrus had a bad feeling, but he wasn't quite sure why, so he gave her the permission to retreat.
"Th-thank you..." Saying her goodbye, Alphys ran home. Her soul beating wildly in her chest as tears ran down her cheeks. This was all too much, she couldn't handle the lies anymore. Again and again the human's and Undyne's face would play before her. They were so kind to her, they never judged her...even...even Undyne told her that she liked her. She couldn't handle the sins anymore, she had to tell someone. Or she will live with the burning pain of regret for the rest of her life.
Alphys barged into her lab as she started rummaging for a paper and pen. Her hands started to shake uncontrollably as she began organizing her thoughts.
No..I have to do this! They tried so hard to help me. They have to know that nothing they do...can ever save me.
"Hey. Thanks for your help back there. You guys... your support really means a lot to me. But..." Alphys let out a struggled air, before continuing. "As difficult as it is to say this... You guys can't magically make my own problems go away. I want to be a better person. I don't want to be afraid anymore."
The horrible truth hidden away in the depths of her lab. The darkness filled with her mistakes...all of it was because of her..
...and there was nothing anybody can do to help her.
... there was no hope for her... why bother causing more problems for everyone...she should just disappear and hide...there's no forgiveness for what she has done.
To atone for what she has done...she will reveal all of her hidden secrets. She knew that the human would come looking for her again, and if they did...she hoped that they've shed some light to those souls she had damaged.
Alphys scurried off to the elevator, but as she went down...something went wrong. The power was dying!
No no no no! I have to fix this! If...if I dont...they will be trapped down here!
Safely off the elevator, she rushed off to find the keys to the power generator. Running by, she passed screens after screens that read her experiment logs. A constant reminder for herself of all the harm she has caused. To never forget that she was a failure.
She then recieved a message from Undyne. It seemed like Papyrus told the human to go check on her! Alphys started to panic. She had to warn them! But as she started typing, her phone died. Leading the human through Hotland, she forgot to charge the phone afterwards. Putting away her phone, she left another note.
"Human, if your reading this. Then I'm sorry... I'm so sorry for trapping you down here. I never ment for this to happen. I didn't think the elevator would lose power like that. I will try to regain the lost power... I just have to get all the keys and then enter the center door and reactivate the power to the elevator."
Her hands was shaking so hard that she was afraid the human wouldn't be able to read it. Panicking once more, she started running to retrieve the keys. But all her running had started to stir them up. One by one, they started to wake. Hearing her make so much commotion as she searched for the keys, they started to rile up.
The souls she had ruined all started to make a commotion as they heard the elevator crash.
"W-what! How are they here already?!!" Hearing the warning sound, the amalgamate started causing...some trouble.
"Human...I messed up again! I'm so sorry. I tried to retrieve the keys for you, but I thought I heard something...and... and... as I leaned over a drain...I kinda...sort of dropped it in."
" As I was trying to find something to retrieve the key that fell, one of them must have turned on the air conditioner on high...I was so cold ...so I'm not sure if you could read this...but my hands couldn't grip the keys and lost them..and one of them hid one somewhere"
"Human don't worry, I believe one is hidden under one of their bed sheets. But I..I...can't get it. My hands are still too cold to grab anything at the moment. I'm..so sorry...I'll try and find away to calm them."
"I manage to track down one of them, they hid the a key behind the curtain in the bathroom. I would get it but, I have to feed them before they get more out of control. I wouldn't forgive myself if they ended up hurting you because of me. Please understand, they don't mean it."
Alphys felt so hopeless. Everything turned into a huge mess...like they always do. Alphys manged to find their meal. They always cause trouble when theyre hungry. If they settled down a bit it might give her enough time to get the keys. Or so she thought, until she saw all the amalgamate heading towards the center door.
"Oh no!" Alphys rushed to follow them. When she arrived, she saw that they were surrounding the human. "Hey! Stop!!! I got you guys some food, okay!?" Hearing about food, they ran off. Leaving her alone with the human. "Sorry about that... they get kind of sassy when they don't get fed on time." They probably chased the human because they smelled the chisps on them. She was glad to see that they were unharmed. She was also impressed that they manage to turn the power of the elevator back on.
'Alphys...are...are you okay? Is something wro-'
Oh no, I'm bothering them again...
"This was probably a big inconvenience for you..." But it means a lot to her that they came. The human looked so sad, she didn't want them to worry anymore about her.
'Alphys...are you sure you're ok...they ..they won't hurt you...would they?'
She told them not to worry, that the amalgamate wouldn't hurt her, the reason why she might not come back was that she was afraid of what she had done. That she was a coward. But she didn't want to be, not anymore. And after all the trouble she caused the human, Alphys thought they needed an explanation. So she told them everything. About Asgore's request. Of how she expiremented on the lives of monsters who where falling down. All in the sake to harness the power that human souls had. The will to live...their ...determination.
During the whole explanation, Alphys noticed a change on the human's face. She couldn't really describe it, but it seemed as of they were struggling to keep hold on something. Seeing somone as strong as the human struggling made her realize that she can't keep living like this. Hiding from everyone.
"I'm going to tell everyone what I've done...it's going to be hard. Being honest...believing in myself..." she looked at the human, seeing them as they gave her a reassuring smile. Alphys knew she could do this. That she was strong enough to do what she should have done long time ago. Knowing she had friends who care for her, she knew that she would be fine. "Thanks you."
The amalgamate returned from eating their meal. Looking at all of them, she gathered the small bit of confidence she had and told them that it was finally time to go home.
Flowey observed the human as they ventured through the lab. He was a bit offended that the doctor confessed about the whole melting the monsters together thing...and didn't even mention a thing about what she did to him. She even had the entries that held his creation locked. Why pretend to tell everything and not mention the one thing she should truly regret!
Oh boo who... I prevented a couple of monsters from falling by melting them together! What about me! At least they could feel! Happiness, joy, pain, and still have their souls intact. I...I can't...feel...anything! I'm just an empty shell!!!
Flowey had noticed how the human softly touched the screen that played a couple of the vhs tapes.
Did they recognize something?
If Flowey couldn't feel, he would make somone feel for him instead. Flowey turned on the screens that had the entries the doctor was trying so hard to hide.
The human read them all and right away Flowey could see the understanding on their face.
Could...they really be them?
The way they desired so much to talk to him, how they never gave up on anything ...and the way they looked at the screen. They looked so much like them.
Flowey grabbed on one of the many discarded phones of the doctor. He wasn't sure why...but he felt like he wanted totalk to them, he couldn't face them. Not right now... expecially when his plan is finally falling into place.
"Chara...Are you there? It's been a long time hasn't it...? But you've done well. Thanks to you, everything has fallen into place. Chara, see you soon."
Flowey took control of the elevator, shooting the human all the way back to New Home. Soon...soon his plan will come true...and if his hunches were correct...he'd be able to be with the one person he could cared for...