Author's Note

Hey!

Sorry for the delay, but my schedule changed because of a new fanfic!

So My Redemption is this week instead!

Also my schedule changed in general.

I have four different fanfics to keep track of now.

My schedule is:

PROCEED,

It's Cold,

My Redemption,

Hogwarts School Of Magic And Monsters.

I update one fanfic each week.

Disclaimer: I do not own Undertale.

That amazing game belongs to Toby Fox and Temmie Chang.

Enjoy!

I stand in the blazing heat, in front of the save star.

Hotland is aptly named, in my opinion.

Gaster stands behind me, clearly unaffected by the heat.

Makes sense that he can't feel temperature though.

I start walking towards the stairs where the riverperson is.

After getting to the bottom of the stairs, it's a lot cooler, and I'm able to relax.

I am the riverman.

Or am I the river woman?

It doesn't really matter.

I love to ride in my boat.

Would you care to join me? The riverperson asks.

Sure. I reply.

Where shall we go today? The riverperson asks.

Waterfall. I say, stepping in the boat, and feeling it shake slightly under all three of our weight. (Gaster included.)

Then we're off!

The boat shakes, and starts to move, seemingly propelled by nothing.

Tra la la. Somewhere, it's Monday. So be careful..

I sigh to myself, because nothing the riverperson says ever makes sense.

Gaster seems to be looking at the riverperson wistfully, like they should be able to see him too or something.

We arrive in Waterfall

Tra la la. Come again some time. Tra la la.

Gaster and I step off the boat, and head to Undyne's house, stopping at the save point, because why not, and then continuing.

When we get to Undyne's house, Papyrus is waiting.

OHO! THE HUMAN ARRIVES!

I roll my eyes slightly.

Papyrus is as terrible with names as Asgore.

Or, with remembering them, at least.

ARE YOU READY TO HANG OUT WITH UNDYNE?

I HAVE A PLAN TO MAKE YOU TWO GREAT FRIENDS!

I can hear Undyne playing the piano.

I say yes.

OKAY! STAND BEHIND ME!

PSST.

MAKE SURE TO GIVE HER THIS!

SHE LOVES THESE!

He holds out a bone wrapped with a red ribbon.

I give him a slight nod, with a "um ok" like expression.

He knocks on the door, and it opens.

Hi Papyrus!

Ready for your extra private, one on one training?

I snicker, but Undyne doesn't hear over Papyrus.

YOU BET I AM!

AND I BROUGHT A FRIEND!

He steps aside.

Hi, I don't think we've-

She looks at me.

Silence..

Why don't.

You two.

Come in.

So we do, Gaster waiting outside as usual.

Papyrus grabs the wrapped bone again.

HERE, UNDYNE.

MY FRIEND BROUGHT A GIFT FOR YOU.

ON THEIR OWN!

Uh.. thanks.

I'll, uh, put it with the others.

She takes the bone from Papyrus, and puts it in a drawer filled with other bones exactly like it.

So, are we ready to start? Undyne asks.

WHOOPSY DOOPSY!

I JUST REMEMBERED!

I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM!

YOU TWO HAVE FUN!

I cringe, as Papyrus crashes through the window.

Broken glass lays everywhere.

One piece even narrowly misses me, sticks into the door, and stays there.

Undyne frowns.

So why are you here?

To rub your victory in my face?

To humiliate me even further?

IS THAT IT? She yells.

No! I reply.

Then why are you here?

Wait, I get it.

You think that I'm gonna be friends with you, huh?

RIGHT? She yells again.

Um, yeah. I reply.

Really?

How delightful!

I accept!

Let's all frolic in the fields of friendship!

NOT!

Why would I ever be friends with YOU!?

If you weren't my houseguest, I'd beat you up right now!

You're the enemy of everyone's hopes and dreams!

I wince a little at that.

Not everyone..

At least he appreciates me.

Undyne doesn't stop yelling, however.

I WILL NEVER BE YOUR FRIEND.

Now get out of my house!

Papyrus comes over to the broken window.

DANG!

WHAT A SHAME!

I THOUGHT UNDYNE COULD BE FRIENDS WITH YOU!

BUT I GUESS..

I OVERESTIMATED HER...

SHE'S JUST NOT UP TO THE CHALLENGE.

Papyrus walks away, knowing that Undyne will be triggered by this statement.

CHALLENGE!?

What!?

Papyrus!

Wait a second!

Darnit!

He thinks I can't be friends with YOU!?

Fuhuhu!

What a joke!

I could make friends with a wimpy loser like you any day!

I'll show him!

Listen up, human.

We're not just going to be friends.

We're going to be...

BESTIES!

I'll make you like me so much..

You won't be able to think of anyone else!

Fuhuhuhu!

It's the PERFECT REVENGE!

I snicker.

Undyne looks at me with a nice/menacing expression.

Why don't you have a seat?

I walk over to the window instead, trying to see if I can see Papyrus.

No luck.

I can't believe he leapt out the window like that. Undyne says.

Normally he NAILS the landing!

She laughs.

I go over to the table, and sit down.

I glance towards the fridge and snicker.

"Hot Fridge, the world's greatest invention!" I say to myself.

Comfortable? Undyne asks.

I'll get you something to drink.

She grabs tea, soda, hot chocolate, and sugar from the fridge, and places them on the counter.

All set!

What would you like?

I motion to get up from the table, but a bright blue energy spear comes out of nowhere, and pins my sleeve to the table.

HEY!

DON'T GET UP!

YOU'RE THE GUEST!

SIT DOWN AND ENJOY YOURSELF!

A short silence later..

Um.. why not just point to what you want?

You can use the spear!

I dislodge the spear from my sleeve and the table with some difficulty, grab the handle, and point towards the tea.

Tea, huh?

Coming right up!

She grabs a kettle, and fills it up with water.

She places it on the stove.

It'll take a moment for the water to boil.

Another short silence later..

Okay, it's all done!

She places the cup on the slightly dented table in front of me.

Here we are.

Careful, it's hot..

...

IT'S NOT THAT HOT!

JUST DRINK IT ALREADY!

I take a sip of the burning hot tea.

Other than the fact that's it's burning my tongue and I'm not really a tea person..

It's pretty good.

It's pretty good, right? Undyne asks.

I nod.

Nothing but the best for my ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS FRIEND!

Hey..

You know..

It's kind of strange you chose THAT tea.

Golden flower tea...

That's Asgore's favourite kind.

Actually.. now that I think about it..

You kind of remind me of him.

You're both TOTAL WEENIES!

Sort of..

Y'know, I was a pretty hotheaded kid.

Once, to prove I was the strongest, I tried to fight ASGORE.

Emphasis on TRIED.

I couldn't land a single blow on him!

And worse, the whole time, he refused to fight back!

I was so humiliated...

Afterwards, he apologized and said something goofy...

"Excuse me, do you want to know how to beat me?"

I said yes, and from then on, he trained me.

One day, during practice, I finally knocked him down.

I felt... bad.

But he was beaming...

I had never seen someone more proud to get their butt kicked.

Anyway, long story short, he kept training me...

And now I'm the head of the Royal Guard!

So I'm the one who gets to train dorks to fight!

Like, uh, Papyrus..

But, um to be honest..

I don't know if...

I can ever let Papyrus into the Royal Guard.

Don't tell him I said that!

He's just..

Well..

I mean, It's not like he's weak.

He's actually pretty freakin' tough!

It's just that...

He's..

He's too innocent and nice!

I mean look, he was SUPPOSED to capture you...

And he ended up being FRIENDS with you instead!

I could never send him into battle!

He'd get ripped into little smiling shreds.

That's partly why...

I started teaching him how to cook, you know?

So, um, maybe he can do something else with his life.

I look sideways, out the window, and wonder if Papyrus has gone back to Snowdin.

Oh, sorry, I was talking for so long...

You're out of tea, aren't you?

I'll get you some more. Undyne offers.

I look down at my half full cup of tea, and am confused.

Wait a second. Undyne freezes.

Papyrus..

His cooking lesson...

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW!

And if HE'S not here to have it...

YOU'LL HAVE TO HAVE IT FOR HIM!

Suddenly, Undyne jumps up on the counter, and knocks the sugar, soda, hot chocolate, and remaining tea off the counter.

That's right!

NOTHING has brought Papyrus and I closer than cooking!

Which means that if I give you his lesson...

WE'LL BECOME CLOSER THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!

Fuhuhu!

Afraid!?

We're gonna be best friends!

Then Undyne rushes forward, and grabs me by my hair.

She puts me down on the floor next to the counter, and beside her.

I stagger, and hold onto the counter with one hand, while rubbing where she grabbed my hair with the other.

Owie... I mutter.

Let's start with the sauce! Undyne yells.

She pounds the counter, and a bunch of fruits and vegetables (including a banana) came out of nowhere.

Envision these vegetables as your greatest enemy!

Now!

Pound them to dust with your fists! She instructs.

I punch a tomato, and it knocks over.

Yeah! Yeah! I'm into it!

She punches the supplies, and they splatter all over us.

Uhh, we'll just scrape this into a bowl later.

But for NOW!

We add the noodles!

Homemade noodles are the best!

BUT I JUST BUY STORE-BRAND!

THEY'RE THE CHEAPEST!

NGAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Uhh... just put them in the pot.

I throw everything in the pot, including the box.

It clanks against the empty bottom.

YEAHH!

Alright!

Now it's time to stir the pasta!

As a general rule of thumb, the more you stir..

THE BETTER IT IS!

Ready?

Let's do it!

I grab the spoon, and stir, with Undyne yelling at me HARDER!

Ugh, let me do it!

She materializes a spear, and stirs? (more like destroys the pasta and the pot) the pasta.

Fuhuhuhu!

That's the stuff!

Alright, time for the final step:

TURN UP THE HEAT!

Let the stovetop symbolize your passion!

Let your hopes and dreams turn into burning fire!

READY?

Don't hold anything back!

I keep turning the knob, with Undyne yelling at me HOTTER!

Ugh, let me do it!

The fire is everywhere.

See this is how you-

The fire spreads to the whole house.

Undyne seems unaffected by all this.

Ah.

Man, no wonder Papyrus sucks at cooking.

So what's next?

Scrapbooking?

Friendship bracelets?

Undyne's face falls.

Oh, who am I kidding.

I really screwed this up, didn't I?

I can't force you to like me, human.

Some people just don't get along with each other.

I understand if you feel that way about me.

And if we can't be friends...

I MEANS I CAN DESTROY YOU WITHOUT REGRET!

We enter a battle.

I've been defeated... My house is in shambles...

I even failed to befriend you.

That's it.

I don't care if you're my guest anymore.

One final rematch!

All out on both sides!

IT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN REGAIN MY LOST PRIDE!

NOW COME ON!

HIT ME WITH ALL YOU'VE GOT!

NGAHHHH!

I press act, and fake attack.

It deals one damage.

Undyne frowns.

What.

That's the best you can manage?

Even attacking at full force...

You just can't muster any intent to hurt me, huh?

Heh, you know what?

I don't actually want to hurt you either.

She drops her spear.

At first, I hated your stupid saccharine schtick, but...

The way you hit me right now, it...

Reminded me of someone I used to train with.

Now I know you aren't just some wimpy loser.

You're a wimpy loser with a big heart!

Just like him...

I smile, and Undyne continues.

Listen, human.

It seems that you and ASGORE are fated to fight.

But knowing him...

He probably doesn't want to.

Talk to him.

I'm sure you can persuade him to let you go home.

Eventually, some mean human will fall down here...

And I'll take THEIR soul instead.

That makes sense, right?

Fuhuhu.

Oh, and if you DO hurt ASGORE...

I'll take the human souls... Cross the barrier...

And beat the hell out of you!

That's what friends are for, right?

Fuhuhu!

Now let's get the hell out of this flaming house!

So we get out of the house, and Gaster is waiting by the dummy.

He looks at me and then at the house like "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!"

Well that was fun, huh? Undyne asks.

We'll have to hang out again another time...!

But, uh, somewhere else I guess.

In the meantime, I guess I'll go hang with Papyrus.

So if you need me, drop by Snowdin, OK!?

OH!

And if you ever need help...

Just give Papyrus a ring, ok?

Since we're in the same spot, I'll be able to talk too!

Well, see ya later, punk!

She runs away, presumably to Snowdin.

I stretch, and walk over to the save point again.

I save, and then go back to the riverperson.

Where shall we go today? The riverperson asks.

Hotland. I say, stepping aboard.

Then we're off.

This time, the river person doesn't say anything the whole ride.

They've always said something...

Come again some time, tra la la.

I step off the boat, and climb up the stairs, back into the sweltering heat.

I go to the save point, and save.

At least Alphys' lab will be cooler.

Author's Note

Hey!

Just realized I haven't said the ages of people, heh.

Ok so my character is 17, Sans is 18, and Papyrus is 16, for reference.

Sorry for not putting this like waaay earlier.

See ya!