Red: ...I'm not used to doing these things by myself...

Dogamy: Good thing you're not by yourself, then!~

Dogressa: Here's another chapter for you all!

Red: O-Oh! Alright! Hope you enjoy it!

Doggo:...

Dogamy: Uh...Doggo? What are you doing?

Doggo: Do you all mind moving for a bit? I'm not sure I can give a proper introduction for myself if I can't see ya...

Red: Oh geez...

Chapter Start!

(?)

"What do you have to say for yourself, young lady?"

The young canine said nothing at first, simply staring at the ground with a fixed, dangerous glare. Her face was bruised, multiple bumps and scratches all over. Her ragged dress didn't look much better, with multiple tears in it that would definitely require restitching. Her tail was also slightly broken, and one of her eyes were swollen shut. Her other eye, however, was still looking strong and defiant. She slowly lifted her head, her pink hair being messy and hanging in front of her face. Though, as injured as she was, the ones sitting in front of her were in a much worse state than she was. Two Loox, and an Astigmatism were sitting before her, covered in many more injuries than she was. And each of their single eyes were red and swelling, constantly leaking tears from the pain. She wasn't fooled by his though. In fact, it merely caused her remaining open eye to narrow.

"...I should have punched them harder."

"That's not what I meant."

"I know what you asked. And that's what I had to say for myself. I should have punched these guys even harder in their stupid, condescending eyes!" The young girl shouted. "You think I'm gonna apologize to cowardly bullies like them?! Get real!"

"S-She's crazy..." Astigmatism muttered fearfully, shifting away from the smaller canine. "We didn't mean any harm...I swear we were just playing around..."

"How does picking on a Froggit as harshly as you were considered 'playing around'?! You lot are pathetic!" She shouted at the trio with a vicious snarl that shouldn't come from a pup as young as herself. "There's no way I'm gonna apologize for knocking you three on your backs! I don't care for your excuses, you don't just gang up on one single monster that can't fight back and expect it to sit well with me!"

The older, bigger monster marched up to the canine, glaring at her as much as he could with his swollen eye. "This wasn't even something you should concern yourself with! You just butted into our business just because you had nothing better to do and have no family to return to, you moronic mutt!"

"Being homeless and without a family. Like I'm gonna use those as excuses to be cruel to everyone else, unlike jerks like you." The young canine resisted, clenching her paw and glaring back at him. "Now I suggest you step away from me, or your eye is gonna become a heck of a lot more swollen than it already is." Astigmatism stepped back a bit, fearing the canine before him. The two loox that accompanied him also stepped back fearfully, and the canine snapped her jaws at him. "Don't think I've forgotten about you too! You both were very quick to join his side and gang up on me! And the moment he began losing, you tried turning tail and running. I still caught you and kicked your butts for participating in that hassle, then trying to run from it all!"

"G-Get away from me, you rabid mutt!" Astigmatism yelped as he tripped on his way out of the room, running away as quickly as he could. The two Loox gazed at one another, before deciding to cut their losses and run from the scary canine that wished them more pain upon them. She huffed and shook her head, pushing a few strands of hair away from her eyes.

"That's right, you'd better run..."

"RED!" One of the caretakers approached her, and she slowly turned towards her with a sigh. "You can't keep picking fights like this, Red! First it was that one human girl who pushed another human boy over. Then it was that Madjick that challenged you to a magic duel to help out a lonely Whimsalot-which was NOT allowed, mind you-and now this! You're never going to be suitable for adoption if you keep this kind of erratic behavior up!"

"I'm not going to just sit there and take the abuse that some try to throw at me...and I'm not going to just stand idly while other people push others around either." Red declared strongly.

"I understand that. But still, you've gotten many people fussing over you! You need to learn a bit of self-control." She sighed while kneeling next to the canine girl. "I'm not saying that it was wrong to come to the defense of others when you see them in trouble. But your lack of tact is always getting you into serious trouble. And you really confuse others with your preference to defend every monster AND human child that you see. Most may understand you defending monster children, but why the humans? The very same humans that...destroyed your previous home and robbed you of your parents. Many thought you would hate humans after that."

"That's just an excuse to use blind hatred to hurt innocent people...I don't want to be that kind of person." Red shook her head. "Sure, I'm not particularly fond of humans...but hating them and striking at them for that reason isn't going to make me feel better. Some of the human kids were in trouble just like monster ones. I defended them all the same. Things like this isn't something that I can just go on and ignore. And besides, for the ones trying to bully me...I let them know what I think of bullies."

"Red...what in the world are we going to do with you...?" The caretaker sighed. After a while she raised her head and smiled. "Since you're so intent on finding a purpose in defending people who need that defense...how would you like to be recruited as a trainee for the Royal Guard? They do things like this all the tine. And they're actually trained for it. How about it? Seems a lot better than going on as you are currently, always ending up with bruises and scratches.

Red looked up towards her caretaker, a bit perplexed by her statement. She wasn't sure what the Royal Guard was, but it sounded like she might have a place there since they're accepting recruits.

After all, with no one willing to adopt her, she doesn't have any where else to go...

(Morning)

Red slowly opens her eyes as she sits forward with a rather surprised expression. She thought that she was dreaming, but whatever that was showed herself in an environment she didn't have enough time to flesh out. Now that she's had a couple moments to really collect herself and expand more on potential possibilities, she knew that was no normal dream. It felt far to personally important to her for it to be a simple dream.

Did she...remember something? As in actually remember some of her lost memories? How was she suddenly able to do such a thing.

She heard the sound of barking at the foot of her bed, and she looks towards it curiously. It was the Annoying Dog, wagging his tail and barking cheerfully. Though the collar around his neck referred to him as 'Toby'. Strangely, the name seemed to be somewhat widely accepted by all the other monsters. They don't know why it fits so well...it just does. That said, he two was a member of The Pack, but one that pretty much does whatever he wants when he wants to. Dogressa doesn't mind it too much, because he's pretty laid-back most of the time, even to the point of laziness. But he can also be quite energetic when he seems really riled up about something. There's no definite pattern to it, though.

As quickly as he appeared, he jumped off the bed and skipped along on his own. He continued skipping right under the legs of Dogressa, who simply shrugged off the sudden appearance. She walks up to Red and pulls her into a hug.

"Good Morning, my dearest pup. Were you just speaking with Toby?"

"No, Mama. He was just sitting there waiting for me to wake up. After I did, he just left right as you appeared. I'm telling you he's really hard to figure out."

"I agree, Toby is quite a mysterious pup. But we're not too worried about it. He's still a part of the pack." Dogressa nodded as she releases her daughter. "Alright sweetheart. do get dressed. The others are waiting for you downstairs, we're intending on going out."

"Wait...are we patrolling together? You're finally letting me join!?" Red beamed excitedly as her tail began to wag.

"Mhm. You've come back from that mission you were so determined to partake in, safe and sound. Thus, I believe that I can trust you enough to come with us on a couple of them. I'm sure Lady Undyne will allow it since she too knows what you're capable of." Dogressa explained, though she seemed to still have a few objections about it by the look in her eyes. She set them aside, however. She didn't want her new daughter to feel like she couldn't go anywhere since she obviously has already. "Still, I do suggest that you don't go off on your own without any of us watching you. Stay together with us, alright?"

Red smiled as she briefly hugged Dogressa, her tail wagging with glee. "Okay, thank you Mama!" She soon released Dogressa, and the latter left so that the former could change into her usual attire.

Dogressa stepped out of the room and closed the door behind her. Dogamy was there to meet her, and he seemed just as worried as she was. Though unlike her, he was taking a seemingly more relaxed approach to the issue. Dogamy walks up to her and slid her arms around her, then gently nuzzled her nose. Dogressa sighed softly, them proceeded to return the nuzzle kindly. She wasn't always used to these moments of weakness since she was no doubt the 'Alpha Female' of the Pack, and thus portrays strength and leadership. But it also wasn't bad to rely on the other canines once in a while. Her beloved 'Alpha Male' Dogamy, Doggo, Greater Dog, Lesser Dog, and Ice Wolf.

Ice Wolf has been an official member of the Pack for a while now. He originally had a job of simply throwing ice down a river, cooling it greatly so that it would cool the CORE. Though since he didn't need to do that anymore, he was finally able to buy the pants he always wanted. And they somewhat matched his fur color, black pants with some silver buttons for effective measure. He was going to rename himself 'Jimmy Hotpants'...but unfortunately for him, it never caught on. Not even his best friend Doggo approved of the name. They simply refer to him as Ice Wolf every time. Though fortunately for him, he has had his chance to meet Red as well. At first it was he that was the nervous one around her, and he didn't know what to say. Like Grillby, he isn't exactly mute, he just doesn't talk much. However...

"You are a really big wolf." Red said, staring up at the much larger canine with her large silver eyes. He sweated slightly, not knowing what that analysis meant. After giving him a bit of a lookover, those silver eyes sparkled and her tail wagged rapidly. "You look sooooo cool!~"

Ice Wolf remembered blushing faintly at her admiration of him, then he remembered that he easily picked her up and gave her many kisses and licks to her face, and she laughed the entire time. He immediately fell in love with the adorable new pup just like the other members of the Pack, even though she could be a bit cheeky and offensive at times when she was properly upset or irritated. With that mindset, she throws all manners out the window. And she either didn't know some of them flat-out ignores them to begin with.

Doggo donned her 'Rude Baby Red as a result'. She wasn't amused. Unfortunately for her, everyone else was. Because it was true that she was rude, and she was the baby compared to the other members of the pack. So whether she liked it or not, the name was going to stick. But they genuinely loved her, and vice versa. Thus, they all have various degrees of protectiveness towards her.

Doggo yawned, placing his paws behind his neck, a dog treat hanging from his mouth. "Whaddya worrying about, 'Ressa? The pup's already proven that she can take care of herself outside our field of vision. And for me that's sayin' somethin'." He yawned while waving it off. "She's got what it takes to stand alongside us, pup or not. And besides, not a lot happens directly in Ebott anyway." As he said that, his head began pulsing a bit in slight pain. He blinked slightly. What was that just now...?

"I know...it doesn't stop me from worrying, though. Anything could happen." Dogressa pouted while nuzzling Dogamy.

Dogamy smiled and lightly nuzzles her back, then kisses her muzzle. "A pack sticks together, Dogressa. We'll give her reasonable breathing room, spreading out a little. But we don't stray too far from her. How does that sound?"

Dogressa sighed. She supposed that this heavy protectiveness over Red was due to being a mother, something she didn't expect to happen but gladly welcomed. She hasn't fully adjusted to it on an emotional level, it seemed. She nodded calmly and smiled towards the others. "Yes...I suppose so." She turned around to a rather large cubby hole in the wall. "Endogeny! We're going out! Watch over the house, okay?"

The response was a loud, garbled, and cheerful bark from the Amalgamate, who was wearing a large collar with their name around their neck and wagging their tail. Surprisingly, Red was rather relaxed around Endogeny. Probably because they were Amalgamation of other canine monsters. And the other members of the Pack accepted them easily enough. Thus, the Pack's love for her grew even more. Dogressa trusted them to look over the house, as they were more powerful than they looked. And they looked menacing. Yet they were also the most friendly of the Pack.

Red soon exited her room, looking excited with her paws on her hips. "Alright, I'm ready!"

Doggo raised an eyebrow. "Sure you wanna wear that dress to patrol, Pup?"

Red pouted, stomping the ground angrily. "It's a combat-skirt, Uncle Doggo!"

"Yeah, I got it." Doggo rolled his eyes playfully.

(Later...)

Red was moving along with the Pack. Dogamy, Dogressa, and Ice Wolf were traveling closest to her. Doggo, Greater Dog, and Lesser Dog were traveling in a different area than they were, but not far enough where they couldn't hear one another howl. Their howls were much much louder than regular canines-which has brought up more than one complaint sometimes-so they would be able to hear each other easily with their sensitive ears. So if one of them were in trouble, one sufficiently loud howl would be enough to send them all running to the howler in question. Though that's only if the situation has worsened to that point and they couldn't handle the issue themselves. That would be when Undyne and Papyrus, the very top enforcers, would come running to their aid.

Red felt rather comfortable traveling with Dogamy and Dogressa. Which means she could talk about a few choice things. "Um...Mama? Papa?"

"Yes, Sweetheart?" Dogamy nodded to her, with Dogressa immediately doing the same.

"You know that ever since I came to be accepted into the Pack, I've already told you that I couldn't remember anything, right?" Again, they weren't told that she just bursted out of the Artifact when Asriel applied his magic energy to it. It isn't that the Pack wouldn't believe them. Far from it. Time has proved that it wouldn't really matter. They don't know where she came from, all that mattered to them was that they would take care of her. Still, they were aware that she has amnesia. And they've been helping her through it because they know that it's been bothering her quite a bit. "Well...I kind of remembered something while I was waking up. It felt more personal than a normal dream..."

"Really? What happened? What did you see?" Dogressa said, turning her full attention towards her daughter.

"Well...I was all roughed up, and I didn't really have sound clothing on...but the monsters across frm me were even more roughed up, and I was the one that did that to them. I was bgeing reprimanded for it, but I didn't regret it in the slightest since they messed with me first. They tried to intimidate me further, but I didn't really fall into it. It only made me angrier, and hat chased them off." Red rubbed her arm and sighed softly. "And after a few more scoldings, I was offered to join recruits in the Royal Guard back then. I didn't reject the idea...because there was nowhere else for me to go. By the looks of things in my memories, I've been on my own for a very long time with no one to look after me seriously. No one wanted me back then, so I guess I gave up looking for a while and just stguck to beating up bullies."

Dogamy nodded, as he and his mate were listening intently. "Did anything else happen...?"

"No. The dream ended there." Red shook her head. "I know this really isn't the proper time for something like this, but I don't want it weighing me down while we're on the patrol. I just wanted to get it off my chest before we further continued. You don't mind that, do you?"

"Of course not, Dear. You can speak to us about anything you wish to." Dogressa reassured her, gently petting the top of Red's head lovingly. Red feels reassured by this, and gently smiled up towards her parents. "Changing up the subject, how is your friendship with your beloved Ribbon Buddy, Muffet? Is the spider treating you as a best friend should?"

The question made Red ponder, cupping her chin as her tail wagged softly. "Muffet and I...we're getting along much better than I thought. It's surprising how much simply wearing ribbons could draw her interest towards me so much. We did begin talking more, and she's been pretty nice to me the entire time...even when there's times I really can't keep up with how she thinks." She pouted. "That, and there's this air of maturity around her that I don't really have. And even with that maturity, there seems to be some hidden meaning in her words that I can't always understand.. I don't worry too much about that though, since she does treat me to a lot of delicious food!~" She sighed and smiled fondly. "So, yeah. I like to think that we're getting along fine."

"That's good to hear. It looks like Muffet's really following through with her declaration." Dogamy said while giving Red a few pats on her head.

Red smiled while looking around for a bit. She pouts slightly and folded her arms. "Hmph...I didn't expect patrolling to be this boring, though..."

"The main idea of us patrolling is to make sure trouble doesn't happen, sweetie. Not to actively go looking for it." Dogressa emphasized softly.

"I know, I know. I'm not saying I wish for trouble to happen just to do something exciting. That's not a good thing to think about." Red shook her had softly before gazing at Ice Wolf. "What do you think, Uncle Ice Wolf? Do you think things are going well?" Ice Wolf slowly nodded to her, and she shrugs. "Yeah, I guess you're right. I am glad that things are peaceful and all, at least for now. I a glad that I'm actually getting a chance to spend more time with you all, though. So it isn't totally boring. It's actually pretty cool!" Ice Wolf slowly turned his head away and pawed his cheeks, faintly blushing once again with a small tail wag.

"Red?" Said canine blinked as she heard the familiar voice calling out to her. Red turned to the source, and was slightly surprised to see Asriel. Just as surprised as he was, she soon smiled as she walked up to him. Dogamy and Dogressa smiled as they and Ice Wolf staind to watch their interaction. Asriel smiled softly. "Hi, Red!"

"Hey, Asriel! Where are your brothers?"

"Oh, they're still at home. I'm just picking up some tea packages for Dad. See?" Asriel gently raised a plastic bag filled with various tea packages. "Dad's really thinking about serving tea around Mom's school. Might actually work out well if he does it right. I'd like to think it will."

"Sounds great! But, why didn't you just teleport?"

"Mom and Master Undyne don't want me getting lazy like Sans. I walk and jog and run a lot when I'm outside and nothing urgent is happening."

"That's understandable, I guess." Red nodded. "But hey, you won't believe what happened this morning! I actually remembered something!"

Asriel's eyes widened. "You did!?" Red quickly summarized the memory that she unconsciously retrieved, and Asriel was sure to listen to every word. She finished soon enough, and Asriel was left pondering with folded arms. "I see...and that's all that your mind allowed you to recall for the moment?"

"Yeah. That kind of sucks..."

Asriel smiled and placed a paw on her shoulder. "Don't worry too much. Memories don't always come easy. Golly, the fact that this recollection happened at all is a large step in the right direction. So don't get too discouraged about it, and I'm sure you'll recall the rest of your lost memories soon."

Red smiled as she closed her paws, her tail wagging fast. "Yeah, you're right. I just gotta stay pumped! As pumped as I can be about this! I was able to recall something, and that's certainly better than nothing! The rest will come in time!"

"That's the spirit!"

"...Though I'm not exactly a patient canine, Asriel." Red said in a slightly dejected tone, folding her arms and huffing.

Asriel rubbed his neck sheepishly. "Well in this case, call it an exercise of sorts. An exercise of patience."

"Fair enough." Red smiled and placed her paws on her hips, puffing out her chest with a cheerful grin. "But how about that! Turns out I've always been kicking bullies butts for quite a while! Though not for the sole sake of doing just that. I wanted to be a big help to anyone that needed me, and I would do whatever I can, however I can. Doesn't that sound pretty cool, Asriel?~"

"It does! If you were doing what you do because you wanted to help and protect people who couldn't do it for themselves, purely out of the goodness of your heart and soul, then it means you've always been a good person."

"Hey, you're right! That is something to be glad about! I'm glad I remembered that then!"

Asriel turned to his phone, and gasped. "Golly! I gotta get home! Frisk texted that he'll eat all the pie before I get home!" Asriel said while running in the opposite direction, waving to Red. "I'll talk to you later, Red!"

"See ya!" Red waved back. As soon as he was out of eyesight, she turned around and skipped back to Dogamy, Dogressa, and Ice Wolf. The former two were smiling pretty big. "Did you see that, guys? Asriel thinks I'm a pretty cool canine too! Amazing even! I mean, of course I'm amazing! And I'm very capable of backing it up, too!~" She said happily. Though her smile lessened somewhat as they continued looking at her with mischievous smiles. "Um...did I say something wrong...?"

Dogressa smirked, placing her paws on her hips. "Red...were you trying to impress our beloved Prince Asriel?"

All the happiness and pride Red felt shattered into pieces, and was replaced with crippling embarrassment. She really didn't think about how her parents were going to take that interaction. Especially in that direction. A bright pink blush appeared on her cheeks as her silver eyes widened in shock. "W-W-What?! NO! I wasn't trying to impress him! Why would I need to impress him?!"

"Because he'll like you a bit better if you do impress him...?"

"That's not why I did it at all! I was just feeling happy about having always been a pretty good person, at least as my first recovered memory reveals! That's not trying to impress him...is it...?"

"You did sound pretty proud of yourself for remembering that you chased off bullies that wished you or anyone else harm, and that you wanted to join the Royal Guard solely to help people. Even if it's sometimes boring to you because it isn't all action and 'butt-kicking' it's still something you truly wanted to do." Dogamy said, folding his arms.

Dogressa smiled as she kneels next to Red, gently whispering. "Some say that a Dreemurr is especially attracted to a strong woman with a just as strong and even more kind heart. Asriel is acknowledging your strength and your kindness, so you're doing a terrific job.~"

"It's NOT like that, Mama!"

"Don't be too embarrassed! Asgore is said fo have fallen for Lady Toriel because of her strength. In mind, body, soul, and kindness of her heart. So if you can keep going like this-"

"You've got it wrong! Totally wrong!" Red pulled her hood over her head to hide her growing blush, and quickly scurried away.

Dogamy laughed heartily as he wrapped an arm around Dogressa's waist. "Red is quite energetic, yet so easily flustered. It's cute." He turned to Dogressa and gently licked her cheek. "Did we go a bit far, though? The poor thing scurried off in quite a hurry."

"She's a strong girl, Dogamy. She'll bounce back from it easily." She says as she nuzzles Dogamy softly. "Now come. We have a bit of work to do before checking with Lady Undyne." Her smile turns a bit mischievous, and she leans closer to him. "So says your Alpha Female~"

"...Okay!" Dogamy blushed and nodded rapidly.

Technically they were both considered the 'Alphas' of their Pack...but it's Dogressa who's truly in charge of them.

(?)

Sometimes it was a good thing to show kindness once in a while. Sometimes kindness is all one needs. Sometimes kindness was enough. Kindness was more than enough to help change the world for the better. So really, was it so bad to do the world a kindness and get rid of the scum that holds good people back when they needed to progress?

This teen certainly thinks so.

The teen wore an Apron while holding a Frying Pan behind his back with one hand, and holding his glowing green hand outwards with his other hand. Before him, multiple humans and monsters were either on their knees or on the ground, gasping for air. The reason why was because there were green shield bubbles around their heads, robbing them of much needed air He didn't seem to mind their distress in the slightest.

"Now there's no need to threat. You all weren't doing what you were supposed to, so I'm simply relieving you of your duties." He says quietly while shaking his head. "I'm simply doing what I was instructed. I didn't think I'd get another chance at life, yet here I am. Ratoveros is responsible for that." He declared as he paced in front of them. "I'm simply repaying his Kindness with Kindness of my own. My friends are calling my soul Sycophancy, which I'm calling a huge exaggeration. I'm just repaying the man who gave me another chance at life. Gladly doing whatever he says is the least I could do."

There was the noises of those gagging for air, yet this was robbed of them regardless of how hard they tried to struggle.

"Oh well. You were useful while you lasted. But you're no longer necessary. Nothing personal, though." His tone reflected on the truth of his statement, though that didn't make it any less menacing. Soon afterwords, they all ceased their struggling as the life left their eyes. Humans fell lifelessly to the ground, while monsters faded into dust. With this, he eventually leaves the abandoned cafe, which is all but destroyed by the amount of damage he did to it. It was a kind gesture compared to what Ratoveros would have done.

Who knew that with a simple creative touch, that simple force-fields could prove to be both incredibly destructive and precise?

Red: I can't believe it! I remembered something!

Dogressa: That's wonderful, Red!

Dogamy: Soon the rest if your memories will come as well! I'm sure of it!

Doggo: Yeah. And she remembers herself as a pretty decent person so far, if a little rough around the edges. Whaddya think, Ice Wolf?

Ice Wolf:...Ice Wolf approves. Ice Wolf will protect pup from all that wish her harm.

Doggo: They say wolves are Big and Bad, but Ice Wolf is Big and Buff! The only thing bigger than his body is his heart!

Ice Wolf: *Blush*

We await the next chapter...