Here I am, with my latest chapter. It's gonna be a bit difficult afterwards, because my winter break officially ends tomorrow(It was a MONTH long, due to schedule arrangements. Crazy, right?!), I'll be back in college for second semester, and my fast updates will be...well...not as fast.
Anyway, more Surface stuff, with tiny bits of other stuff in-between. Starting with a certain female. Her significance has not been forgotten by me, it's just in the background, like she prefers to work for the time being, while everyone else enjoys their time. Now if they can only get HER to enjoy herself as well...
Papyrus: I BEGIN MY PATROLLING TODAY!
Oh yeah, that's a thing, too. I did mention that, didn't I?
Chapter Start!
Her name is Geno Alphys.
She is the Alphys of a Genocide timeline, in which she was the only survivor due to Chara's overconfidence and carelessness. Six years ago, she has used the soul of Geno Frisk to enter the current timeline, and used that very soul to help restore Asriel's true form, simultaneously making him a true seperate entity from Asriel altogether. And with the knowledge she's obtained from being a Gencide Timeline survivor, she made sure her friends-as well as herself-took the great measures needed to make sure that the events of that timeline can never be a possibility again. Defeating Chara was slight, and pacifying him was thought to be impossible after so many timelines of building up hatred. But they all managed to be successful in that regard. And with the destruction of the 'True Reset', it means that any progress they made won't be permanently lost, and they can pick up wherever they left off with a much easier slate. The timeline can continue on, uninterrupted. The Dreemurrs were reunited, Undyne and current Alphys were in a happy relationship, Sans wasn't as nihilistic, Papyrus wasn't as naive, and the monsters reached the Surface after a six-year sentence. Everything was going well.
...However, Geno Alphys knew that it couldn't be that easy. Or at least, it wouldn't stay that easy. As much as she would like to be as idealistic as her present self, astounding amounts of bitterness from the previous timeline's events have left this an impossibility. Sure, she can be happy. But being as hopeful as her other self was not going to happen. Geno Alphys was always on the lookout for something going wrong, something can always go wrong. Also...there is a bit of unfinished business she needed to check up on, which is why she had a drawn-out diagram placed on the table in front of her. She's been working on it for quite a while, because it just couldn't leave her head. She was hoping such an event would not happen...but she couldn't consider it an impossibility. There was always a possibility of it occurring.
She sighed with mental exhuastion as she rubbed a paw over her scarred eye. I'm gonna be experiencing some pretty intense migraines if this turns out to be true...so I really hope that it isn't. She shook her head a she slowly closed up the diagram, folding it properly and placing it in a nearby lab drawer. I might have to talk with Sans later...though he won't be very happy about it if it's true...so I'm REALLY hoping something like this doesn't happen. Or else we'll BOTH be having some pretty serious migraines. She reaches to the side and pulls a bowl of Instant Noodles onto her lap, and takes a long sip of a couple, her eyes closing happily. Ah...life-giving instant ramen. It's the best edible way to soothe away my stress, or other me's stress. That...and it's pretty damn delicious. As she sipped her noodles, she felt arms wrap around her neck, and a familiar softness press against her head. She knew perfectly well who this was.
"Oi, whaddya doin'?" Undyne asked curiously with a yawn, tiredly blinking her eye as she looked upon Geno Alphys, who was smiling and blushing at her position.
"Undyne...shouldn't you be greeting the present Alphys right now instead of me...?" Geno Alphys, surprised but not exactly displeased.
"Eh, I already said my good mornings to her, and gave her my good morning kisses." Undyne shrugged, kissing the top of Geno Alphys' head, making her blush brightly. "I may be in a relationship with her, but I still greatly care about both of you Alphyses. You really gotta stop demeaning yourself like that as if ya don't matter. You may not realize that you do it, but you do. And I'd really appreciate it if you'd give it a rest." Undyne has always felt this silent uncertainty within Geno Alphys ever since her objective was completed. Like she's had her main concerns out of the way, which renders her continued existence unnecessary. Undyne has made it one of her personal missions to make sure that she does not feel this way every day. Geno Alphys appreciated the effort, and the fact that the main Alphys supported this cause as well.
"It's really nice of you to still be thinking about me despite that type of awkwardness." Geno Alphys said with a slight blush, twiddling her fingers. She has fully and genuinely accepted that Undyne belonged to this timeline's Alphys and not her, and that she said she wouldn't be doing one of those 'replace the original' type of cliches...but she'd be lying to herself if she said that the woman didn't still ignite the sensation of magic butterflies fluttering around in her stomach.
"Yeah! Of course I'm still thinking about you! Did you think I wouldn't? Ya big dummy!" Undyne pouted slightly, bringing Geno Alphys into a closer hug and pressing her chest further against the back of her head. "Listen up. I'm gonna be officially starting my job today. Ya know that I asked the mayor for permission to assemble my own police force to make sure neither humans or monsters cause a big ruckus? I'm gonna be officially starting that job today. Papyrus is gonna be joinin' me, as well as Asriel and Frisk. As they're represent Monster and Humans respectively, they gotta scope them out so that we're legit, them make the report to the mayor to make final confirmations and see us trustworthy enough to continue operating. Sooo...we're literally going on a test drive so that we can be sure this will really work out. I wanna know that you'll be okay with this, being alone with the other Alphys while I'm gone."
Geno Alphys smiled. "Of course I'm gonna be fine."
"Good. I'd better see you outta this basement when I get back, though. Walk around, eat some ramen, watch some anime, I dunno! Just...don't be down here too long. Got it? Good!" Undyne grinned as she let's go off Geno Alphys and rushed up the stairs. Geno Alphys smiled as she watched Undyne leave. She pauses for a bit, then her eyes flashed as a bright blush covered her cheeks. She pushed her glasses up as she tried to keep her mind together. Even when she's much less shy than her counterpart, she still gets extremely blushy when Undyne hugs her like that.
...She envies her other self soooo much...
(Skelebros Residence)
"SANS! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT! I SHALL BE STARTING MY NEW JOB AS A PATROLMAN TODAY!" Papyrus said, swiftly moving back and forth in his room as he was preparing himself for the day. He still couldn't believe it. After so many years of dreaming to be a member of the Royal Guard, only for it to end up being rendered unnecessary when the Barrier was shattered. And then he finds himself being nominated as second-in-command of monster police, personally handpicked by Undyne, he honestly didn't know what to say. Except a lot of things. "I NEVER EXPECTED SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN! TO THINK, THE GREAT PAPYRUS's DREAMS HAVE LIVED ON, AND ARE THRIVING ON THE SURFACE, AND IN SUCH A MANNER AS THIS!"
"uhuh."
"UNDYNE HAS FINALLY RECOGNIZED MY PRESTIGIOUS POTENTIAL AS A WHOLE, A CAPABLE PROTECTOR! A PROTECTOR OF MONSTERS AND HUMANS ALIKE!"
"yup."
"THE HUMANS ARE SURE TO TRUST US WHEN SOMEONE AS AMAZING AS I AM IS THERE TO PROTEC THEM! I AM FULL OF PROTECTOR MATERIAL! INDEED, THIS IS A GLORIOUS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE MYSELF EVEN FURTHER THAN I EVER HAVE BEFORE!" Papyrus stopped before looking to the side and noticing that Sans was not really looking at him...or even noticing that they were having a conversation. "...SANS. YOU"RE NOT EVEN LISTENING TO ME, ARE YOU?"
"course i am."
Sans was listening, yet also not listening. Was he proud of his little brother for receiving a role that would suit his goal to be a protector? Of course he was. Older brothers should always be proud of their younger brother's accomplishments, and Sans was no different. This was something Papyrus has wanted for a long time to gain such a role, and now he finally has it. He wore is Delta Rune badge proudly over his battle body, which surely confirms his membership as a member of the monster force. That's surely an accomplishment Papyrus can surely show pride in. Though unfortunately being Papyrus, he was also the brother of Sans. And being the brother of Sans...the brother who was unbelivably lazy. Thus, Papyrus was given the wrong impression of Sans not caring about his success at all. Sans tends to give off mixed signals a lot, and he guessed that aspect of himself was still going strong.
And so Sans was given this reaction:
"YOU CAN AT LEAST TRY TO BE MORE EXCITED FOR ME!" Papyrus scolded as he lifted Sans up and began shaking him around rapidly.
"sorry about that, paps. just feeling a bit sluggish today..."
"YOU ALWAYS FEEL SLUGGISH!"
"i know. but this time i actually have a reason for it." Sans yawned, stretching his arms out and yawning tiredly. "i was talkin' to tori, asgore, and gerson about settin' up the first pta meeting with monster attendants. what it'll have, where we'll be seating, what subjects we'll be going over, our snack concessions...we had a lot to talk about, and it made me really sleepy to go over all of it with them..."
"...OH. I GUESS THAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE REASON FOR BEING TIRED..." Papyrus muttered as he gently sets Sans down, brushing off his jacket. Sans was just really tired from trying to help Toriel and her school. He had forgotten that Sans was now technically working a genuine job of sorts, and he might sometimes come home legitmately tired instead of being completely lazy. Papyrus was beginning to feel a bit bad for immediately regarding Sans' exhaustion as complete laziness. Sans seemed to pick up on this, and pats Papyrus's shouldercap while he was still kneeling down.
"heyyy...don't be worrying about me, pap. it ain't your fault that you thought i was slackin' off. i've just been lazy for so long that you don't yet know how to contrast between genuine laziness to actual exhaustion. suppose that's my own fault. sorry about that." Sans rubbed his neck while chucklin' uneasily. "surface life isn't really allowin' me the luxury of being completely lazy anymore, so i've actually gotta work my tailbone off to not hold anyone back...and all of that junk."
"...THE GREAT PAPYRUS SIGHS. DO NOT BE SORRY, SANS. I AM NOT USED TO YOU ACTUALLY BEING TIRED FROM DOING ACTUAL WORK. I SIMPLY MUST...ADJUST TO IT, IS ALL." Papyrus nodded as he patted Sans on the head. "DO NOT WORRY. THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS VERY GOOD AT ADJUSTING!" Papyrus proclaimed, pounding his chestplate strongly. "I SIMPLY HAVE TO GRADUALLY REMIND MYSELF THAT YOU ARE NOW A WORKING SKELETON! IT SHALL BE INGRAINED IN MY SKULL SOON ENOUGH!"
"i'm sure it will, pap." Sans yawned, laying back on his beanbag chair with a leisurely sigh. "and don't be mistaken, i really am proud that you've managed to gain a position such as this, and you'll be able to maintain it with just as potential. you're gonna be great, paps. i really don't have any doubt that you're gonna be great. you are the great papyrus, after all.'
"YOU HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE IN ME BROTHER. AND I AM VERY GLAD FOR THAT. I'LL ALSO BE SURE TO PROVE MYSELF WORTHY OF THAT CONFIDENCE...IN MYSELF. NYEH!" He lightly guffawed. "NOW, UNDYNE SHOULD BE HERE IN A COUPLE MOMENTS-"
BAM!
"Time to go to work, Papyrus! Ain't gonna have slackers on our first day!" Undyne declared as she kicked open the front door, and she was grinning madly.
"NOT THE SKULL!" Papyrus wailed as Undyne grabbed him by the skull and shouted 'Later Sans!' towards the smaller skeleton, and just as quickly left and closed the door behind her in a matter of moments.
...right. forgot that none of us undyne-proofed our doors...Sans thought with a sweatdrop.
(Later...)
"Alright, men and women! Listen up, and listen good!" Undyne bellowed while stomping her feet. Gathered in front of her were Papyrus, the Dogi, Doggo, Lesser Dog and Greater Dog were all gathered together in a group. Though Lesser and Greater Dog were gazing out into space, their attention spans not allowing them to keep up with the others. They would have to be filled in later on the details by the other canines of the bunch for the words to kick in. Asriel and Frisk were on the sidelines, also listening to what was to be said. "The humans have given us the liberty to form our very own Monster Police, so we gotta give em the will to put a bit of faith in us! We gotta prove that we're trustworthy of their safety! Asriel and Frisk, being co-ambassadors, are gonna be serving as observers that'll look over this squad of ours and give it either a pass or fail on whether to keep it afloat or not. Their observations will be reviewed and revaluated by Queen Toriel and King Asgore, as well as Mayor Alvina. Fair judgement and all of that."
"The monster police willl prove themselves!" Asriel beamed, raising a paw.
"And both will get a vote to determine whether it should stay or go. When it comes to assuring the safety of humans and monsters, we absolutely cannot afford to pick favorites. We have to be very fair about this, or at least about as fair as we possibly can. Are monsters trustworthy enough to join alongside the humans on the police force? We'll find out here, won't we?"
"Exactly! Based on our performance, the humans are totally gonna side with us on this Monster Police thing!" Undyne pumped her fists and pushed them into the air. "Alright then! It's about time we get started with this! After all of that, we'll report the notes back to the mayor's office. We'll get this thing down packed, I'm sure of it!" She then spread her arm out with a wide girin. "Spread out and do some patrolling! Let's earn some monster trust points!"
"Some MTPs?" Asriel tilted his head curiously.
"...Ya know what...that's a good abbreviation for it, at least for the moment! Excellent work Asriel!"
With Undyne's declaration, the group readily separated in their assigned groups, and soon began their patrols around the city. As Undyne was his partner, Papyrus was obvious going along with her. And he couldn't be more enthusiastic to get started on being a protector of the humans and monsters, keeping any sign of trouble down to the absolute minimum while helping people along the way and keeping citizens happy, because that's what The Great Papyrus does. Helping out whenever he possibly could. Undyne has been able to recognize this quality of his close to it's maximum, and now he has the mindset and power to do so. He's now able to take care of himself on a much more capable level. Surely he can also protect the humans and monsters alike. It's greatly fortuitous that Undyne believes in him as much as she does.
"Okay, Papyrus! Anything goes! What are we gonna do to improve monster rep?" Undyne said, placing her arms behind her neck. "We can't exactly try any crime-fighting. Though I would like a good scrap with some law-breakers, I find it best to start out with something small. Just ease our way into things, you know?
"OF COURSE! ONE STEP AT A TIME! EVEN IF THOSE STEPS BELONG TO BABIES! BABY STEPS!" Papyrus saluted proudly. "NOW...WHERE SHALL WE START, AND HOW SHALL WE START? THOSE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR THIS OBJECTIVE."
"Yeah. Gotta start small, enough to be noticeable and worthy of trust points..." Undyne mumbled, folding her arms and curiously looking around.
Papyrus was also looking for something to work on. Until he was able to finally spot something. A familiar face plopping to the ground with a loud 'SMACK!' Papyrus hurries towards the child and and rushed over to assist the fallen child. Undyne recognized the child outright, though Papyrus has called out to him first. "AH! MONSTER KID! HOW UNEXPECTED TO SEE YOU RUNNING AROUND HERE!"
"Yoooo...Papyrus and Undyne..." Monster Kid slowly stood up with assistance with Papyrus. "Whaaat...what are you guys wearing...? Are those badges...?" He asked curiously, his eyes shining with immense interest.
"Fuhuhu! Ya haven't heard, MK? Me and Papyrus are co-leaders of a new monster police unit. Goin' around to see whatever we can do to help humans and monsters alike. A test run, test swim, test drive, whatever the heck we wanna call it. Testing is being done. And not one of those written tests, either. They weren't hard, but they were very annoying." Undyne rolled her eye. 'Anyway, what are you doin' out here by yourself, MK? Ya know you're supposed to have someone supporting you and keeping you upright and walking."
"Yeah, I know. I just...felt like doing a bit of exploring." MK lightly kicks the ground, gasping as he nearly falls over on his face again, before Lesser Dog stretched his neck and kept him from falling over. He sighed in relief as he was propped back on his feet. "Whoops. Ehe..my bad."
Undyne sighed, rubbing her forehead. "Look, MK. I really do like how you're still brave enough to venture off on your own, but that's not very smart. You need someone to look after you and to keep you safe. Going off on your own will seriously complicate things and put you in danger, especially since the Surface isn't as safe as the Underground, despite it having more cool stuff to look at."
"INDEED, MK. YOUR SENSE OF ADVENTURE IS ADMIRABLE, BUT THERE'S A VERY REAL CHANCE THAT YOU COULD GET HURT ALL BY YOURSELF. THEREFORE GOING AROUND ON YOUR OWN IS NOT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION." Papyrus placed his hands on MK's shoulders. "HOW ABOUT YOU GO WITH LESSER DOG AND GREATER DOG, AND MAKE YOUR WAY BACK TO MTT RESORT HOTEL, THE ONE THAT METTATON SET UP ON THE SURFACE? JUST DON'T ALLOW YOURSELF TO WANDER OFF WITHOUT SUPERVISION AGAIN. UNDYNE IS VERY MUCH CORRECT ABOUT THE SURFACE NOT BEING AS SAFE AS THE UNDERGROUND, SO IT IS VERY IMORTANT THAT YOU TAKE THIS ADVICE TO HEART. IS THIS UNDERSTANDABLE?"
Undyne noticed how Papyrus spoke the way he usually does, but also with a bit of gentle firmness. Concerned and slightly stern, but not harsh. MK listened closely to Papyrus word for word, and nodded slightly when he finished. "Okay, Papyrus. I...I didn't mean to worry you or Undyne."
"Just go with Greater Dog and Lesser Dog, MK. They'll lead you to the MTT Hotel safely." Undyne said while petting the top of his head.
"Yeah, okay!" MK nodded as he turned and began running off with Lesser and Greater Dog. Papyrus stands up and grins widely at his accmplishment, however casual it might be.
"WOWIE. THAT WORKED OUT WELL ENOUGH!" Papyrus declared proudly.
"That's because we're not trying to do anything extravagant or super. Starting off small is not a bad thing, Papyrus. We've gotta start out humble. Well, as humble as we can possibly get." Undyne stretched her arms and yawned a bit. "We're not attention hogs like Mettaton, though I do trust him and Napstablook to take care of Monster Kid. They've been really good at at that." She sighed as she placed her arms down and rubbed a hand through her hair.
"NYEH! WHAT ELSE SHALL WE DO?"
"Unsure, Captain. I suppose we can continue patrolling and make sure everything is fine." Dogaressa said as she wrapped and arm around Dogamy's arm.
"I'd better go with them. I need as much help getting around as Monster Kid." Doggo reluctantly admitted, rubbing his neck, before Dogamy grabs hold of his paw and leads him away.
"NOW LET'S GO AND DO SOME PATROLLING! I'M SURE THERE'S MUCH MORE TO DO!" Papyrus beamed.
The rest of the day went relatively well, especially for Papyrus. To be completely honest, he was highly unsure that of himself when it came to figuring out his position here. Obviously the humans that did encounter him were understandably terrified by a tall lanky skeleton walking around, talking and speaking, offering his services as a fellow patrolmen. Though Papyrus was much more patient than he looked, he knew that it wouldn't be that easy. Though as time slowly passes by through the day, the humans were slowly getting the point that the skeleton was not an enemy or a threat to them, but he had the potential to be a fantastic friend if they would accept the offer. Honestly, Papyrus being on patrol might as well have been an excuse for him and the others to do some helpful volunteer work.
As Undyne explained, Asriel and Frisk were asked to compile a list of things that the monster patrol did to contribute to their community, or at least helping the citizens in general, and it was to be reviewed by Toriel, Asgore, and Alvina later. Said deeds included helping the elderly across the street, getting a couple cats out of trees-the canines were surprisingly okay with this-and assisting in helping traffic move along. Admittedly, this was one of the most frustrating assignments for Undyne found herself facing. As it seems, the people who do not have the patience to be stuck in traffic for long-term periods of time tend to be extremely moody, and might even become unreasonable. Asriel and Frisk were very surprised by Undyne's determination to maintain the restraint to NOT begin punching holes in cars. Her temper control in certain situations have certainly grown.
Asriel jotted down the last of his notes the notepad in his paws and hands it to Toriel. It had all of the notes that he and Frisk have taken on Undyne and Papyrus's progress. Toriel proceeds to take it and read through it, her reading glasses balancing on her muzzle, with Undyne and Papyrus nervously looking on. Toriel occasionally hummed in interest, flipping through numerous pages and pacing in front of the duo with a thoughtful look on her muzzle. Asgore was watching nearby, sipping tea and also taking a bit of evaluation himself. After a while, and a bit of tense looks towards the dup, she closed the notepad and removed her reading glasses with a small smile."
"...Well then. It would seem that the two of you have done rather well in your patrol. Aside from Undyne's rather intimidating stature causing a bit of discomfort, the humans ultimately found you rather trustworthy. Or at least they're not actively against you."
"Overall, this seemed like a very successful patrol. You've all done very well for yourselves." Asgore said while plaing his tea down on the table. "As long as you all can keep this ppace up, we'll surely be able to increase the humans trust in us even further than before. Security seems very important to them, so I suppose helping increase their security snd taking part in it will help them feel more comfortable around us. We'll be sure to give the notes to the mayor and see if she approves of it."
"So...did we get our share of MTP's?" Asriel asked while raising his paw again.
Toriel blinked in confusion a couple times, and smiled. "Yes, Asriel. We all earned our fair share of Monster Trust Points. The humans recognizing this will take fair time to consider it."
"VICTORY IS OURS!" Papyrus beamed, his hands thrusting in the air. "MY FIRST DAY AT WORK IS A COMPLETE SUCCESS! I CANNOT WAIT TO TELL MY BROTHER ALL ABOUT IT! THE PRESTIGIOUS PAPYRUS SHALL CONTiNUE THESE ENDAVORS WITH IMPROVED ENERGY!"
"Yeah! We're gonna be super trustworthy! This is working out quite nicely!" Undyne grinned, pumping her fists. "Now that this is all done, I'm gonna get back to Alphys! I'm gonna tell both of them all about it!"
Asriel smiled as everyone was looking rather satisfied by their progress. So far so good, he reckoned. Luckily nothing too big happened that required some forceful attention from Undyne, which means that things were still relatively peaceful. No one was complaining about this. In fact, this is absolutely fantastic for them. Thoguh as quietly thought, this was no reason to grow overconfident. Things can still get out of hand if left unchecked. He blinked in surprise as he felt something prodding his leg. He looked down to see the Annoying Dog brushing against his leg, barking and ipping at him.
"Oh, hi!" Asriel smiled as he kneeled down and began petting his head. "You really like to wander around, don't you? I see you a lot more often that usual, you know that?" He asked as the dog yips at him again. He would have said something else, but he was cut off by a surge of magic coursing through him for a moment, but it was long enough for him to see a couple things in rapid succession:
The Underground...
Waterfall...
A puzzle to be solved via piano...
A red orb atop a pedastal...
And...that same girl, standing in a field of dandelions...
Asriel gasped as he stopped petting the dog. He heard it bark a few times before it turns and scurries off on it's own. He places his paws on his head and tries to endure the pulsing headache that followed just seconds afterward. It was so painful, yet at the same time he didn't seem to mind. After all, he was much more concerned with something else. Those five visions in a span of a couple seconds clung tightly to his mind. In his dream, he merely considered his dreams getting a bit random. But now, now he just had a vision when he was fully awake. There was no way he was hallucinating that. He blinked quietly as he watches the Annoying Dog scurry off. That same canine's been in his dream, and now he had a vision the moment he touched him today.
Asriel is beginning to think that canine was trying to tell him something...and that there was much more to him than he appears.
Sans: anyone else thought that papyrus was gonna do something amazing on his first day? heh, i wish.
Papyrus: WE MUST ALWAYS START SOMEWHERE! NOT EVERY BEGINNING TASK IS EXTRAORDINARY. THOUGH I WOULDN'T MIND IF IT WAS...
Undyne: Bottom line, we just started this thing. Excitement isn't gonna come around in this job often. Which is boring. But so long as everyone is safe and happy, I'll be satisfied.
Asriel:...That dog...why is he...?
Not going headfirst into plot yet. Not for a few more chapters. Pacing might be slow, but I did say that I would improve on my worldbuilding. Is this pretty good so far? I mean, it might be. So far this reboot has done significantly better after five chapters. At least as far as reviews are involved. Am I doing this right? I dunno. I can only keep going, I suppose.
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Seeya~