Author note: Oh, I'm so proud of how I'm going at this story is getting noticed and its slowly crawling up the ranks and even better I'm getting better at managing my time better. And I'm getting my writer's mojo back something I've been having issues with for a while, but I've been back to somewhat form. Please read the final note there is important information.
I waved at snowy who walked over to his mother getting out of the way of the guards. Who were stiffly walking side by side. Now that the ambulance had flown off towards whatever hospital was nearby. They seemed to be walking in my direction, they seemed to be partners working together, but just from the look of them, I already knew we were not going to have a fun time. Whatever they had to do that involved might be unpleasant. Mentally preparing myself for anything.
"I hope to see you again Frisk and hope you can get a checkup with a doctor about your injuries." Snowy's mother, Mrs. Drake. After talking to me, she realized I was an adult seeing the horizontal stripes on my hood she assumed I was teen like snowy. She waved out to me her other wing patting her swollen belly. Knowing I had to leave and go back to Asriel who she knew was waiting for me back in the forest. Though I was questioning how I was supposed to get there from here almost pulling out the cell phone.
"Thank you for fixing me up Mrs. Drake and for keeping company this place is some much different than my parents described it what I thought it would be like. "Putting on a persona of shocked sheltered young woman that most monsters would expect her to be.
"It's not a problem I hope you get back to safety and keep exploring the underground is a beautiful place to explore. And call me Galicia you've more than earned that."
"Are you Frisk DoomFlowers? We are Michelle and Tiffany. Our squad leader Asriel Dreemurrs asked us to personally take you to him." The voice was angry sounding, and I was unable to gauge their face since they both had their helmets, but I could tell them apart because of the distinctive wings the one introduced as Michelle.
The two guards named Tiffany and Michelle were fully geared in the suit of armor standing awkward away from each other. I could feel the unsaid tension upon seeing them together.
Michelle was chittering nervously with every step we walked she would keep making the same hand and wringing her hands as she walked her step seemed hesitant and nervous.
"Stop it your making me mad." Tiffany hissed at Michelle directions.
"Uh, guys are there something going here?" I couldn't take the undercurrent of hostility and knew one or both were going to take it out on me. Or start to fight each other, and I honestly wanted to stop before it got out of hand.
"Nothing's wrong mind your business, civilian. "
She snarled in my direction. Her body movement even obscured by the heavy armor she was wearing told me how angry she was and that it wasn't really directed at me there was an actual bite in her voice, so I didn't take offense, but I can feel the air most crackle with angry energy.
"Rude! That's not how you talk to other people! Lucinda save us that was so mean!"
"Who are you to talk about mean after what you've done" Now as she talks I can almost feel the spite she directed towards her partner.
"It wasn't mean!"
"Okay stop"! Looking around to see if I could find a bench or someplace where they can sit down and get away from the main road. Finding some way for them to hash it out peacefully like adults. Both of them had to confront it head-on, seeing a bench a bit away try to direct them to it. Feeling in that moment that I had to work to be the peacemaker between them.
"Let's talk about what's wrong right now." I try to mediate, but I can see from the way Tiffany was shaking her fist? I should get ready to run for cover.
"Okay that's it lets go right here right now." Tiffany materializing a weapon with an aura of purple somewhat larger broad sword person the world went deadly silent as Michelle seemed to huffing like she was crying inside her helmet.
"Keep on crying you'll make this easier for me to win this fight."
Michelle for her part I can almost feel her sadness turning into ire seeing her manifest shuriken with her magic. It was green with a cyan strip to it. I get behind one to the snow piles seeing how they are looking at each other? The only way for them to even come close to close cooling off is to wear themselves out fighting this seems like something that has been bubbling up.
I doubt they would kill each other Tiffany was starting this fight, but Michelle seemed like she didn't want to do this. And would make come to a standstill if her the snaps and cracks her knuckles. Her shyness and anxiousness seemed to fade away, and the reason she was allowed into the guard seemed to be clear as crystal. And her taking a stance bracing her self her shurikens at the ready to pin Tiffany to a tree if meant she calmed down. At the fact she looked composed from her crying prepared to defend herself from this fight but if it seems like they might kill each other? I may have to intervene if it starts to get out of hand. They die it will end up with me the blame since I was the one last with them plus Michelle seemed like alright person maybe it was her actions. She was flying to stop a monster from hitting the ground seemed to know her partner was pissed at her but she accepts it silently up til now.
Tiffany came out swinging charging at Michelle her footsteps and body charging at Tiffany like she was a linebacker. Michelle takes flight launching shurikens to get some hits in as Tiffany trying to get on Michelle height above the ground by ricocheting off the trees that surround us. Tiffany finally reaching Michelle's taking a swipe at Michelle and connecting. Making Michelle drop very close to where I was standing launching myself into a mound of snow to get out of the way of getting crushed under the weight of Michelle suit of armor.
"Seriously Tiffany if that's how you want to play it?" Michelle summoned a katana of a similar glow of her shurikens in her other hand.
"Then let's do this no avoidance, no hiding lets go. First to drop. Let's not dust each other. "
"I can agree to that I'll mop the floor with you weakling." Tiffany was looking at Michelle with a look of superiority smirking.
Tiffany started charging once again, and Michelle standing her guard with her katana ready to sword fight and take down her angry partner. Giving her strength and as much anger as Tiffany was giving most this fight. Fighting just as hard and ruthless with her swordplay showing so much expertise and precision then I have ever seen. Tiffany and Michelle seemed to wear each other down, but it looked like Michelle winning the fight, as Tiffany seemed to become winded with another close call of them hitting me. With them coming close to where I had been making me run out of the way before they took my head off by accident. Michelle swept Tiffany from under her putting the katana right next to her neck.
"Tiffany yield or I leave my initials in your fur!" Michelle seems to commanding to0ne her voice had serious and low tone.
"Fine, I give up." Tiffany laid out of breath laying down in the snow. Her voice had finally exhausted tone to it.
Michelle drops where she did taking deep breaths I was unable to see his face. Using her body signals to figure it out. But the moment to resolve their childish infighting can be resolved.
"Speak your mind one at a time and say what's wrong."
They both looked at me, From their position on the snowy ground but genuinely have tried my patience. Both of them made worried I would be even more injured then I already was. Rubbing my sore ribs from the earlier hasty dodge roll. I stomp my foot and glare at them. Must have shown I wouldn't leave until their issue was resolved and considering their superior is waiting for me to show up. I doubt he'd want to hear excuses or hear from me that they were arguing and actually fight and putting me in danger after I was traumatized and had my life in mortal peril once already today. Tiffany spoke up taking off her helmet her feline eye stood out as a deep blue and incredibly long hair but the scowl and hissing her face showed every inch of displeasure at discussing what was wrong, but she would regardless it seemed.
Michelle did the same with her helmet, and the lime green wings made sense when you saw her face. She was praying mantis monster, She wasn't hideous looking with her silver-blonde hair and bright pink colored eyes. Her eyes were still watery from her earlier crying. But at least she wasn't sniffling, but her and Tiffany were still out of breath.
"What makes me so angry is that she went to Capital University. She stopped hanging out with me she even got engaged, she was my best friend, but she completely abandoned me! But I tried to reach out I tried to be there for her, but she rebuffed me at every turn. This went on for years and then she got to put as my partner. She doesn't and hasn't apologized! After treating me like dirt, she never apologized what she did! "
Tiffany for her part was hissing and seemed to get angrier with every word she spoke. Like she was reliving everything that has happened so far.
"Hey, hey I am sorry!" Michelle was looking at Tiffany with almost a pleading look.
"If you were sorry you would've said that back we had been assigned as partners that were two years ago and four since we last talked you can't do this!"
"But I'm sorry I was going through a lot when I went to capital university I had to take care of my mom and my sibling while going through classes I didn't mean to stop talking to you I'm sorry. "
"What are you even talking about what happened? "Tiffany said softly face stop like she was struck her face shocked her anger wiped clean from her face.
"After high school, my mother got very ill so much so that I had to beg the king to get help. Because the local doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with her, but it took a lot of time harassing his royal secretary. Who took pity on me and moved me up the list. And it took a lot of time for my mother to heal I had to drag my sibling with me to the capital until she was well I became their mother while still taking college classes I'm sorry I didn't have time for you or couldn't keep in contact, "
"Wow, I didn't know I just thought you saw yourself as too good to be around me anymore. I just assumed you thought I was too dumb to hang out with anymore." Tiffany was looking down still look a bit hurt.
She tackled Tiffany in a hug. Squeezing her tears streaming out of both of them.
"Never, I never thought that. You were and are my best friend. And I'm sorry for what happened between us. I won't let happen again. I promise."
"I'm going to hold you to it, Michelle." I had a smile I saw them make up thankful that something similar hadn't happened to me losing a best friend is painful and hard to push through. I would be hard to be able to accept losing someone I was that close to.
"Miss DoomFlower? Thank you, we have been not only moronic but childish and reckless. We put you in danger, and all you did was make us peacefully talk which waited for to wear ourselves out to do. You don't deserve us treating you in such a way you were so patient with us and willing to help get through our own issues. "
"It's no big deal. I'm always happy to help two reconnect. At least now you two are able to work together you are partners within the guard, right?"
"Yeah, we are. "
"Let's get you to Snowdin Forest. I know Asriel might be peeved we've taken so long to get you there Already. "
We kept walking until they came across a rock wall. Smoothed out and shine as obsidian. Above , you can see the giant pines tree and the voices overhead. The elevator was noticeable you have to be blind not to notice it since it was distinctly different than anything else since it looked like it was built into the cliff, But the Door seemed slick and brand new if the shine was anything to go by.
The elevator ride was a lot smoother now they finally settle what had been on their minds giving me their cell number asking to hang out with me sometime. Thanking me for helping them be friends again.
Coming out of the elevator I could see the end of the forest and partially the carnage whatever that thing was had caused, and it wasn't something I could help but wince at the damage. There was splinters and metal shards everywhere. The guards were cleaning up the festival some using their magic and other with trash bags and brooms. Though I could see it was going to take a lot more than just them with the amount broken stages and booths and the splintered trees. With different merchandise and food crushed and destroyed everywhere. It was a disaster zone ruin what could've been a really nice day for everyone.
"MISS DOOMFLOWER?"
I looked up and saw a dapperly dressed skeleton though his clothes were torn in places. Gashes all through his clothes, that were obviously not stylized or designed rips and tears in the clothes he was wearing. He seems slightly winded and out of breath. He was holding a giant bone club which he dissipated with the threat that giant pile of vines and thorns and aggression was nowhere to be seen. Meaning if the yelling in his voice is anything to go by? This would be the prince I've heard so much about. He seemed to have kind eyes and was looking me over with a critical eye looking for injury. As he took my hand to kiss with his boney teeth with an almost ghost-like impression of lips on my knuckles,
"I'M SORRY, YOUR FIRST SIGHTS OUTSIDE YOUR HOME WAS TO ONE OF THE ATROCITIES OF THE WIZARDS' CURSES ACTING UP. IT'S USING QUICKLY SETTLED, BUT IT GOES SO OUT OF HAND I'M SORRY YOU WERE HURT IN THE CROSSFIRE. ON MY DIME, I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU OUT TO LUNCH AS FRIENDS I KNOW YOU WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH ASRIEL SO INSIST HE COMES ALONG AS WELL. "
Asriel put a paw on my shoulder subtly nodding at the suggestion smiling.
"Sure, that sounds nice." Honestly, it did at this point I was still felt breathless the question if my lungs where bruised is something I'll try to get a professional to look at it later. Though the sugar cookies certainly helped but for all I know? I had a concussion which I'll try to see if I can ask Asriel how to deal with.
"While I would love to take you MTT resort in Heated Heights. You would I have no doubt you would enjoy the food and the atmosphere, but I can see from the way you're still standing instead of floating that hit really took a lot of energy from you. You so were going to have to go somewhere, a local restaurant probably Grillby's? "
Papyrus looked at Asriel almost to see if it was a good enough option look up at the golden-haired goat monster who smiled at the taller skeleton
"That's a good idea I've no doubt she's still a little shell-shocked even with the magic food she's had? Her health might not be in a perfect state. "Asriel looking down at me with a bit of concerned smile while my cloak was securely on me. But I must look like a mess since I can't see my face I'll wait until I get to the lady's room I see how badly I'm hurt if the laid-back towhead goat guy is looking at me with pity. Touching my face realizing it has a sore spot.
"Yeah, that sounds nice." Giving Papyrus a soft smile looking up at him.
"WHERE'S MY MANNERS I HAVEN'T PROPERLY INTRODUCED MYSELF TO YOU MILADY, I AM THE LIEUTENANT OF THE ROYAL GUARD PAPYRUS. "
"And the prince of the underground," Asriel said with a very lax and flippant tone an almost good nature joking.
"YES, I'M ALSO YOUR PRINCE BUT PLEASE DON'T TREAT ME ANY DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE ELSE," Papyrus said this with a sigh. Rolling his eyes at Asriel probably used to kidding around by this point. I fight the snickering at the pun in my thoughts.
He had this look on him like the title has become a bit of a burden. Being a prince isn't so much pressure building it's that everyone wants a piece of you because of the title. And I could see what Asriel meant he seemed like a kind soul. Having lunch with him and Asriel didn't seem like that big of a deal.
Final note: I know we're not progressing as fast you want! Where the Sans and Frisk interaction we were promised. I thought this story was about shipping them. Why does this feel like a gen fic? Be patient this is a slow burn for a reason. The story needs set up. It's in need history and needs a world. Unless you want a trash story? See I wrote this with making the world feel alive and everything you notice you will be rewarded f0r. Also, I might need to make these chapter at least three thousand words for them progress a bit faster so be ready for that change. Since I know guys like bite-size chapters. But I need the opinion of others before I go through. My goal for the next chapter is to make a chapter that is 2000 words long at the minimum for the next one, so please be ready for it since I'm going to be calling on all of you to make a choice about longer and shorter vs. Longer chapters. Thiers a straw poll link included here, and it's on my Tumblr too. Longer chapters mean I take a lot longer for uploads, especially with my classes. Shorter implies the schedule stays the same.