This one took quote a while, didn't it? Yeah, really wish I've gotten it out sooner...really, I did. But quite a few things came and distracted me from this particular story. Some were some actual real life stuff. Others were focusing on other stories. And then...video games. Then school stuff. So yeah, my bad.
Undyne: Now if we're done with the excuses, it's time we get down to some serious business that required this guys' full attention.
Alphys: There were multiple versions of how this turned out, and he finally decided on one. Was getting worried for a second...it's not the best...
Undyne: But at least's it's finally ready!
Alphys: Y-Yeah...! Right!
Chapter Start!
The day has finally come, after much tense waiting and some rather patient and understanding expectations. But the wait was finally over, and the moment that most were waiting for with happy smiles was here at long last, and those that were there were very eager to see what happens with them.
Undyne and Alphys' wedding has finally arrived. And the celebration will take place on the beach, which Toriel had planned on everyone going to for a pretty long time. That would be taking care of two pleasant situations with one big celebration. And it's been getting just a bit warmer outside at last, making the beach a definite enjoyable location for everyone to gather and have a fun and amzing time while doing so.
This was a major win for everyone. Two of their ear friends were finally getting married after being in a relationship for so long. Of course they were happy. The couple were genuinely happy too, and very eager.
...Though the both of them, even Undyne, were feeling understandably anxious, and were currently having pre-wedding jitters. Which, as one might understand, might not be entirely easy to shake off. Especially poor adorable Alphys. The dear scientist was shaking in a rather animated manner, squiggly mouth, swirly eyes, anxiously wagging tail. There was even teeth-chattering.
"O-O-Oh my god...oh my god...Oh. My. God. This is happening. This is actually happening. Is it really happening? I think it's really happening." Alphys muttered. She was waddling around in an adorable white wedding dress with a crimson rose above her chest, the helm of the dress pushing upwards a bit every time she took a step. "It's coming full circle. I was the one to fully confess my feeling for her at first, and now I was the one who initiated a proposal...but still, this is really tense for me! I mean-"
"Alphys. Dear." Toriel interrupted her as she bends slightly and cupped Alphys' cheeks, lightly squishing them together. "I know this is much to ask of you due to how anxious you are currently. ut you must calm yourslf. There is nothing for you to be afraid of. You and Undyne both came into this willingly, and full-heartedly, accepted one another into each others hearts and souls. You have nothing to worry about."
"...Hah...you're right. You're right." Alphys sighed as Toriel released her cheeks, as she stepped back and lightly pulled at her dress. "G-Geez...of all the t-times for my nervous s-stutter to kick back in..."
"It's nothing to be ashamed of. Pre-wedding jitters and all. It'll pass in a little bit." Toriel remarked while Frisk, who recently arrived, nodded in agreement.
Speaking of which, Alphys smiled as she recognized Frisk in a rather casual suit that would fit a wedding ceremony. Short-sleeved, light shirts, and an overall adorable charm to it. So much that she waddled over to Frisk, gently held his head and lightly kissed his cheek. And with her addition of lipstick, it smeared a bit on his cheek. She giggled a bit and lightly pawed one cheek. "Oh dear. You weren't supposed to be the one I kiss first today. I couldn't help it, though. You're too cute for me not do so."
"It's fine. I understand the appeal.~" Toriel agreed as she lightly leans to hug Frisk, nuzzling his cheek. "Casual suit for a wedding such as this...I'll admit I wasn't too sure of it. But I feel much more comfortable with it now...because...er...casual...?" Toriel blushed, having gotten lost in her own observation. Frisk and Alphys giggled at this.
Alphys welcomed this. The laughter, as brief as it was, was helping her calm her nerves. With the anxiety now lowered to more bearable levels, she could now follow through on this with much less fear. She was still a tiny bit nervous though. She lightly clasped her paws as her tail began to wag excitedly.
I'm actually going to marry the love of my life, for real. I wonder if she's feeling the same way...of course she is! We just have different ways of approaching it, that's all. Hmm...
Meanwhile...
"Well Undyne. Today's yer big day! How ya feelin'?" Gerson grinned a bit mischievously.
"I feel like I'm gonna hurl..." Undyne muttered.
"Wahahaha! That's quite fine, young'n. Totally fine. Having pre-wedding jitters is nothin' to be ashamed of."
"Well I know that, obviously!" Undyne pouted a bit as she folded her arms. She was also wearing a bit of a wedding dress of her own. Though it was a tad longer than Alphys's reaching down to her ankles. She had a crimson rose also planted just above her chest, and her hair has been properly groomed by Mettaton, so it appeared very smooth and very clean. She didn't see much point to it since she would be getting wet later anyway, but allowed the cyborg to have his fun. She still had a pretty thick bang of hair right over her left eye. "I'm fully sure that I want to marry Alphys. Fully and truly. And yet...I can't stop myself from shaking...this sucks."
"Bahaha. Face down a terrifying foe with a grin, yet on the day of marriage, you're shaking like a leaf." Asgore chuckled, also wearing a suit of his own. Surprisingly, it actually managed to fit him quite well, and it wasn't anything too fancy. Just enough to fit a beach suite theme of sorts. He lightly placed his paws on her shoulders. "Do not be ashamed. It will pass once you've made your way up the aisle and look your new wife in the eye and realize just how wonderful your lives are, and is going to get considerably better with your union. You and Alphys have an incredible connection that no one can deny. This is your day. Embrace it."
"That's right, child. Compared to the two of us, you can be considered quite young. And that's also alright. Enjoy your youth alongside this moment. It's a wonderful moment for the both of you. Embrace it in full." Gerson told her with a warm smile. "And allow us to walk you down, arm in arm s your fathers...just like you requested of us.~"
Undyne gazed at the both of them with a look of admiration in her eye, greater admiration and love for the two of them, just like when she was a little guppy. She wrapped her arms around the both of them and hugged them happily. "Thank you. Both of you. You're the best." She gently releases them as she turns around. She takes a deep, practiced breath, grins, and pounds one fist into the other. "Alright then. I'm ready. Let's do this!" She said with rather great enthusiasm. She was ready for this, despite the growing blush on her cheeks. She was ready.
And with great confidence, she believes Alphys is ready as well, and is ecstatic for this day. Everyone else was certainly excited about it. Having dressed quite well while still being quite casual. It was going to be a great day indeed.
Many monsters have gathered for the event, as did plenty of humans. Among them his Alvina, who seems especially excited for the event and dressed as accordingly as she could. Adam also attended though he felt understandably nervous the entire time, not knowing if he was truly welcome there despite others telling him otherwise. Linda, Helen, Diana, and Gloria were also attending. Of course various friends came to the fray as well. And the likes of Shamir, Ribras, and Rasha were in full attendence as well. Though the humans attending was definitely an appreciated sentiment.
And of course, the most vocal and energetic supports of the entire thing would be the soon-to-be-married couple's best friends: Papyrus and Mettaton.
"NYEEEEEH! IT IS HERE! AFTER ALL THIS TIME THE DAY HAS FINALLY COME! OH HOW THE GREAT PAPYRUS HAS BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THIS!~" Papyrus beamed rather proudly with his fists raised to the sky. Even though this was very much a beach wedding, and was dressed fittingly for it, he still found the time to keep his scarf around his neck. It was quite alright, for Asriel was doing the same, sort of. "UNDYNE AND ALPHYS ARE FINALLY GETTING MARRIED! IT'S BEEN SO LONG I DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG I COULD TAKE IT!~"
"Yes, I agree. It's about time that they've decided to tie the not. I think we can both agree that we've waited for this for a quite a while. And actually having it happen is such a huge relie that truly can't help but feel like it's been too long." Mettaton agreed with a sigh. "...But, they're finally going through with it. And I supose that in the very end, that's really what counts. I'm happy for my adorable little scientist...though sometimes I still feel the need to question her preferences."
"METTATON..."
"Then again, there does seem to be a charm to the brute falling in love with the smart one, or vice versa..."
"METTATON..."
"Oh relax, darling! I'm kidding around! I'm truly happy for them! Mettaton laughed as he lightly turned towards his Mettabots. "Alright then! Let's get this ceremony under way at once!~"
As soon as he says this-along with a flamboyant raise of his leg-the music started up and everything was in place. Visitors and guests have been seated, and the atmosphere was overall quite cheerful. Especially with the inclusion of the dual flower girls...though one was understandably hesitant yet happy, while the other was outright cheery with her current task.
"Let's do a bit of extra decorating! Ahu!~" Muffet cooed as she spreads a few flowers around while donning a cute spider dress. She playfully placed one on Chara's head while passing him by, causing him quite a bit of annoyance. Meanwhile Asriel laughed just a bit as Red sheepishly tossed a few flowers of h A unison like this is specialher own, rather clumsily. The Dogi were still quite happy to see it anyway. After a bit, the music slows down...and then it begins to start up again with the arrival of the first bride.
Alphys was the one walking down first, holding flowers within her paws, and was accompanied by Toriel and Mettaton. In one small corner in particular, Geno Alphys smiles softly and nods to her with a glad look on her face. A lot of what she's done was so that this certain outcome could fully and finally be within reach, and it finally has. She couldn't be happier for her counter, keeping her within her sights as Alphys steps up onto the altar, waiting rather patiently.
And of course, Undyne eventually wanders in as well. She moved forward with a bit more confidence than Alphys, but the edge can definitely be sensed by others that know her best, such as Asriel. He and Asgore provided very warm gazes and even emitted a bit of magic to comfort her as gently and as much as they could. Gerson does the same, providing a bit of a squeeze of her arm to further reassure her a bit more. They could tell they were successful due to her breathing easing and her smile becoming more relaxed. She soon made it up to the alter and stands right before Alphys, smiling tenderly towards her.
Audience dies down as silence swept over the crowd. Gerson cleared his throat as he proceeded with the next step. "Friends and family...this is a day of unity for two of our beloved monsters. Both in which have endured a lot to get this far, and have been awaiting this day as much as we have. Undyne holds a role of those that protect others who cannot protect themselves, while Alphys provides important knowledge that also saves others. A unison like this is special, because it's each one of the many things that endears them to one another. Now...how about those vows?~"
Undyne nodded strongly as she gazes down towards Alphys. "Alphys. We've known each other for years now. We've seen some crazy things. We've done some crazy things. And even more than that, we've had our own share of being awesome. And through all of this, I've been very drawn to you. You're incredibly smart, and highly talented in nearly everything science wise. Fuhuhu...I've learned to appreciate that a bit more with you around, seeing you work on it for so long with much passion and dedication. I admit to being a bit dumb, so I'm glad you help me understand some of it. And with that, I understand you a bit more. And with that...I've also come to love you a bit more for you. Much more. Cute and cuddly scientist Alphys.~"
Alphys smiles with a mild blush as she lowered her head, staring sheepishly towards the ground. "W-Well...U-Undyne...I do agree that we've known each other for a long time. And...we've been through quite a lot...some significantly more difficult than others. I've been in some seriously dark places. Dark places I wouldn't have been able to pull myself out of without the help of you and my other times. It took me some time to bring up my confidence to the point where I stutter much less and I can take action much more. I can live for myself just as much as I live for others. And alongside them, I've grown much stronger. Especially alongside you. And with these feelings in mind...I feel very confident that I'll feel happy with you...for the rest of my life."
"We shall love one another."
"And to protect one another."
"Forever."
"...Even though I'm complete and total anime trash."
"That's fine, it's something we'll both always have in common.~"
Both of them giggled at this, as well as a bit of the crowd. And with their vows done, and a ring for both of them, Gerson and Asgore each smiled. The latter gently waved his paw over the both of them. "And with these vows exchanged, we now pronounce you married wives.~"
The now married lovers smiled ecstatically as they both moved towards one another and shared a kiss, with Undyne leaning down to her level...only for Alphys to slide her arms around her and quickly dip her during said kiss. It was so unexpected yet ever so funny that everyone laughed, cheered and applauded anyway, celebrating the new union between them. It took a bit of struggling, but they finally made it to this point, and the wait is ever so worth it.
"Ugh. Finally. They got this whole thing over with already. The wait was surely beginning to get on everyone's nerves." Flowey grumbled while folding his leaves, a bit annoyed with how he was dragged into this, even wearing a little bowtie.
"Come now, don't be like that. This is a happy day. One of the happiest of days. Be a bit more happy fo these two, will ya?" Geno Alphys chuckled while lightly patting the flower's petals, swiftly pulling away when he tried to bite her. She didn't lose her smile in the slightest, despite that very rude action.
"Forget it. I participated in the ceremony, I'm not required to take part in the reception, and I shall act accordingly to that mindset." Flowey huffed. "I'll be going home, let me know how it went through pictures and texts. See ya." With this, he burrowed through the ground.
"Honestly..." Geno Alphys shrugged tiredly.
Undyne was still a bit stunned from being dipped, but definitely wasn't complaining as she stood back on her feet as Alphys blushed a bit, twiddling her fingers. "S-Sorry...I kind of got excited there..."
"Hey, you ain't getting any complaints from me.~" Undyne grinned as she lightly lifted her veil. "Right. We've got the super cool ceremony outta the way. Now we've got the recession to look forward to, and it's going to be quite a fun one.~"
"Ahuhu! I can agree to that!~" Muffet beamed with a cheery wave.
"U-Um...yeah. But I'm not sure that I can...I don't really have the attire for it..." Red said sheepishly.
"That's quite alright, dearie! I bought some for you!~"
Red looked like she had regrets, though she simply smiled through her anxiousness while nodding. "Wow...thanks...you're a...uh...a good friend."
Undyne pounds her fist once again. "Right then, everyone! After so long waiting, we're finally following through...! With our own desires, as well as a bit of Toriel's, I guess!"
"T-True..." Alphys mumbled with a quick and sure nod. Indeed, this would be a day they wouldn't forget, and they would be taking a few missed opportunities because of it. And one of them involved...
"YOSH! FINALLY SOME BEACH TIME! WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME!" Papyrus cheered with his arms thrusts upwards. He discarded his scarf for a while, making sure that it was in a safe place. Here he was, standing tall and standing tall in a gray swimming shirt and orange trunks. He stretched a bit while leaning side to side. "STILL, I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE SO WARM TODAY. STILL, IT DOES WORK OUT BETTER FOR US, IT TRULY WORKS IN OUR FAVOR!~"
"heh. it's an alright temp for a beach wedding. pretty considerate to have the actual beach activity be the recession. two wants taken care of in one go." Sans shrugged as he sits back on a beach chair, sliding shades over his eye sockets while keeping his hands behind his skull. "...though it's a good thing we all took pictures before hand. mettaton ain't too happy about all of his hard work in makeup and all that, even if it was mostly casual."
"I'M SURE THAT HE'LL BE FINE. HE SEEMS TO BE HAPPY WITH THE WORK THAT HE WAS ABLE TO GET IN, AND WITH THE PICTURES HE MANAGED TO TAKE AFTERWARDS, HE SHOULD BE QUITE SATISFIED. HOPEFULLY. PROBABLY. MOST LIKELY." Papyrus seemed both sure and unsure with his answer. Either way, he seems fairly optimistic. 'ANYWAY, ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR GROUP ACTIVITIES? WE'RE SURE TO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF FUN!"
"nah. i'll be cool watchin' from here. i'll give ya a few friendly glances and pointers every now and then. it's all cool, bro."
"I SUPPOSE THAT'S SOMEWHAT ACCEPTABLE. I WISH I COUDLD EXPECT A BIT MORE FROM YOU. AT THE VERY LEAST, WILL YOU BE ABLE TO GATHER REFRESHMENTS FOR EVERYONE? AS MUCH AS YOU CAN?"
"that's fair. suppose i can handle that."
'VERY GOOD. NOW THEN, I'LL GO JOIN THE OTHERS! WE WON'T BE TOO FAR."
"cool."
Papyrus nodded as he caught up with most of the guys of the main party. The first person he saw was Chara, who sighed and scratched at his head, only wearing green swimming shorts, matching Asriel's choice, humorously enough. His arm stump was on full display, and it had plenty of onlookers who don't know the story behind it gaze at him with pity. He huffed at that, but didn't voice his slight annoynace. Papyrus, great friend that he was, is a different matter. "CHARA. ARE YOU SURE YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT WITH YOUR ARM EXPOSED LIKE THAT? ARE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE IN ANY WAY?"
"It's fine." Chara shrugged it off.
"No one's going to be too insensitive about it, I hope." Asriel shook his head.
"I'm sure it'll be fine." Asgore smiled with a pink towel draped over his shoulder. Frisk was standing beside him with blue swimming shorts and a yellow swimming shorts. He briefly thought about swimming without a top, but he was a bit more self-conscious about his scars than Chara was. Monster Kid stood alongside him. Frisk didn't really know if he was capable of swimming without arms, but he would be close by just in case. "The others should be out any moment..."
"Yoooohooo!~"
They blinked as they turned towards the girls that were out. Undyne and Alphys were the first ones out. Undyne and Alphys were in their usual swimsuits, with the former obviously being much more pumped about this than the latter. And the newcomers have caught the eyes of Asgore and Chara. As well as, on a more innocent level, Asriel.
Toriel's maroon two piece was rather simple but elegant. It hugged her upper and lower halfs of her body quite comfortably. Asgore found himself rather embarrassed as he could see her bosom unrestrained by her robes, with the very subtle bounce in her step. The lower half was just as attractive as the upper half, though it was covered by a maroon towel around her hips. And it was topped off with a cute sun hat with a pink ribbon around the top, which was highly approved by Muffet. Her horns were smaller than her husbands, and wasn't nearly as sharp, so they didn't poke through the hat.
Red seemed to be the most embarrassed and shy of the bunch, while Muffet was the complete opposite. The latter was also wearing a two piece,dark violet with a black spider design. She too wore a sun hat in which she gleefully balanced the top of it on her head in a playful manner, winking rather playfully towards Chara, who looked away while thinking that the sand was the most interesting thing in the world right now. Red's was in a simple pink one piece that was reasonably comfortable fitting-wise. Her thoughts on it, however, was a mild blush while rubbing her arm, her tail going limp.
"I'm...not sure how I feel about this..." Red blushed softly while closing her eyes. She discarded her robe for this, and she had slight regrets for it. But Muffet insisted...and this is the most she culd compromise from her.
"Don't worry so much, Dearie! You're doing well!~" Muffet snickered as her upper arm lightly pats her shoulder...with the lower one mischievously feeling her tail and the rear connected to it. It definitely did not help with Red's embarrassment.
"MUFFET!"
"Sorry not sorry.~"
"I'm gonna roundhouse kick you in a moment..."
Toriel blushed a bit when she noticed Asgore's gaze on her, lightly pawing her cheek but nonetheless feeling successful. "My goodness. I don't believe I've shown so much skin outside before...I suppose this is another first-time experience for me."
"I-It does look rather nice on you, T-Tori..." Asgore smiled while lightly rubbing his neck his blush going full pink. The same went for vice versa with the both of them shyly smiling towards one another. There were a few more onlookers nearby, mostly noticing the newly married monster couple known as Undyne and Alphys; as well as the impressive athletic phyisque of Undyne as well as the regal yet very attractive form of Toriel Dreemurr.
It would be agreed they were the most beautiful female monsters on the beach.
"NGAAAAH! Alright, we're all ready! Finally!~" Undyne beamed while pumping her fists. "What should we do first? Try and see which one of us can breathe underwater the longest?"
"Pass." Everyone disagreed simultaneously, confusing her.
"Eh? Why not?"
"Undyne. You have gills. That's a bit of an unfair advantage." Chara deadpanned.
"How does that matter...oh." Undyne took a moment to think about it, and her argument fades away in her throat. "Okay, fair point."
"PERHAPS SOME OF US CAN INDULGE IN A BIT OF SAND BUILDING? ANYTHING THAT COMES TO MIND, LETS BUILD IT THROUGH THE POWER OF SAND!" Papyrus beamed rather proudly, thinking his idea was quite a great one.
"done." Sans said while still leanin back in his chair. He used telekinesis to quickly shape up a Papyrus sand figure the moment he started with it, and it seemed rather detailed for the most part...detaied as in not at all. Papyrus's upper body was depicted as buff eve though neither of them have actual muscle. And depsite this complete lack of logic...Papyrus seemed to really like it, as his sparkling eye-sockets-?-gazing upon it. It was a good time to discard logic for the time being, so long as Papyrus was happy.
"OH MY GOSH. SURE, I'M NOT QUITE FOND THAT YOU DIDN'T DO IT WITH YOUR BARE HANDS...BUT THAT IS FINE! I LOVE IT!~"
"i knew you would."
"AND I LOVE YOU!"
"...love ya too." Sans' smile warmed up quite a bit under the sun, knowing Papyrus said it just to say it. Because it sounds nice and is quite nice to say.
Undyne took a breath, and then clenched her fists. "Alright then, no probs. We can still go for a swim, fellas and gals! Alphys and Red, you both are definitely with me! Water time for the both of us! FUHUHU!~" Undyne cackled as she scooped Alphys up with one arm while Red braced herself and followed the both of them towards the water. Alphys gasped a bit as she lightly held tightly onto her phone.
"O-Oh gosh!" Alphys stuttered a bit. Very good thing that her phone was water-proof, via upgrades. It didn't take long for them to reach said water, and Undyne was rather gentle with her as she sets her down. Alphys managed to stay afloat rather well, waving her paws about a few times. After taking some time to adjust, she quickly got used to it. She smiled softly while wading through the water. "Hey...I think I'm managing this...pretty well, actually!"
"Of course you are! You're super smart! You figure almost everything out with amazing ease and even more amazing adequacy!" Undyne beamed while lightly patting Alphys's head. Alphys smiled proudly at this.
"Hold on, Lady Undyne! I'm swimming really well, too!" Red pouted slightly as she was swimming around the both of them...with the dog paddle.
It was honestly the cutest thing they've ever seen her do. It was cute enough to be worthy of a photo, which Alphys made extra sure to take. Muffet was fawning over her in the distant sands,, waving and jumping at how adorable she was.
Undyne chuckled as she reached out and patted Red's head. "Yeah, I see ya Pup. You're doing incredibly well!~" She said while Red smiles proudly towards herself as she swims around them. She herself then went under the water for several moments, causing a bit of confusion for Alphys, before she resurfaced while pulling her hair back. "Yeah, I can see why holding breath underwater would be an unfair challenge if I'm taking part of it. Gills are very useful."
"Of course, silly.~" Alphys chuckled lightly while wading over to her new wife and kissed her cheek. Undyne grinned and cackled at this, eagerly sliding an arm around her while the two of them stayed afloat, and Red swimming around them with a waving tail splashing some of the water about. "Hey. I wonder if we can all get something to eat after we finish our beach time? Heard that humans don't really do well submerged in water after eating, so I don't really wish to risk it...just to be extra safe of course."
"Huh. I don't really think that applies too much to us, but I'll trust you, babe. We'll have some grub after our beach time."
"Hah...good.~"
After having their bit of fun in the water, they gradually climbed out, and regrouped with the others. Toriel was sitting under the shade of an umbrella, reading a pleasant book...about snails. Asgore adjusted said umbrella for her, before turning towards the group. "Ah. Done with swimming already?"
"Wait, hold on a moment." Red said, as she swished her tail across the water, splashing both Asriel and Chara in the face, surprising the former and annoying the latter. She smirked. "Kay, NOW I'm done.~"
"Oh how very creative. You're such a mischievous little puppy." Chara deadpanned as he didn't react to it any more than that, while Asriel simply wiped the water drenched fur from in front of his eyes.
"I think some water got into my eyes..." Asriel pouted softly as he brought his paws up to his face, a bit of heat from his magic allowing his face to dry up quickly. "That's better.~"
"Whatever, let's try something else. Any ideas?" Chara yawned while scratching his neck. Muffet smirked quietly at this.
Several minutes later...
"I did NOT approve of this!"
"You didn't restrict me, so I picked what I liked! Ahu!~"
"This isn't funny, Muffet!"
"Here we are.~" Muffet beamed as she patted the sand around Chara, after having buried him up to his neck in sand...and shaped the sand around him in a rather feminine form. "There we go, you're so pretty.~"
"Stop..."
Muffet tilted her head while humming and caressing her chin. "...Yep. Confirmed. I'd still be into you if you were a fellow gal.~"
"Cut it out already!" Chara pouted, not wanting to admit how embarrassed-and happy-that made him. Frisk was smirking quite smugly towards him. Don't you start too, Frisk...!
Toriel sighed from all the playful banter going on. And to think, even during a beach-themed recession, they still find the time to playfight. At the very least, it isn't as chaotic as it usually gets.
"Alright! Enough messin' around!" Undyne grinned madly as she raised her hand...and along with it came a beach volleyball. "Time to play for real."
"Beach volleyball?"
"Hell yeah, beach volleyball! Whaddya say, Toriel?"
"W-What? Me?" Toriel blinked as she placed a bookmark in her book, waving away nervously. "No, I couldn't possibly...I mean, I wouldn't really be..."
"C'mon, don't give me that! You're more than capable! Besides, I think ya might have a lot of fun with it.~" Undyne leaned closer towards her and lightly lifted one of her floppy ears. "I know ya aren't scared of losing.~"
Toriel sighed, and sets her book down before placing it to the side, "Alright, very well."
"FUHUHUHU! Excellent!" Undyne beamed while pumping her fist. "Alright! Three on three! Skeleton bros, you're on my team! Sans, get off the chair and start actively participating!"
"kay den." Sans shrugged as he stood up and stretched a bit, lifting his shades a bit. "looks like i'm going vollying."
Toriel chuckled as she lightly removed her towel,neatly folds it, and placed it gently next to her umbrella. "Alright then. Boys, you're on my team." She said, gesturing towards Asriel and Chara. "...Is that okay with you, Chara?"
"It's fine. One arm is more than enough for me." Chara shrugged as he stretched a bit himself and moved up alongside Asriel.
Sans casually waved his hand; a plethora of magic bones manifested and assembled in the form of a volleyball net, keeping it hovering above the ground. Papyrus handled the supports for said net to keep it in proper placement. After a few minutes, the volleyball net was all finished, and entirely made of bones. "NYEH! WHAT A SUCCESS! A NET MASTERPIECE FOR THE BEST OF VOLLEYBALL MATCHES!"
"yeh."
Asgore smiled fondly while Frisk and Alphys both sit next to him, watching the others with a bit of nervousness, but also a bit of interest. They wondered what they would do with this vollebyball session. Muffet was nice enough to have many of her spiders bring plenty of Nice Cream to cool everyone down, and to give everyone quite flattering compliments. Asgore rubbed his chin while lightly sweatdropping a bit. He hoped Undyne didn't make things too intense with Toriel...there'd be too much ceanup to handle.
"ALLLLRIGHT THEN! I'll take the first shot! Basic magic is allowed, nothing too fancy! HERE GOES!" Undyne lifted the ball and served first, sending it soaring over the next in record time. It headed towards Chara. Most couldn't help but wonder and worry about him even though they knew he'd probably be fine. And they were right to think so, as he managed to rather easily return the serve right back over the net and over her head. Papyruswas able to return it back easily enough. "Heh! Not too shabby, Chara!"
"Don't need magic to form my other arm. One's more than enough." Chara shrugged.
"Great job. But now we're getting serious." Undyne huffed as the ball went towards her again. An underhanded served shot the ball upwards, and then and overhead spike that shot down towards them, right past Asriel and Chara, causing them to jump back in surprise. "Keep your wits about you, boys!"
"Goodness gracious, that was quite aggressive." Toriel said quietly.
"But it isn't anything we can't handle." Chara responded.
"that right, kid?" Sans grinned. The ball headed towards him, and he lightly returned it back towards them...using a hint of telekinesis to send it a bit farther above Chara's serving hand than he anticipated. "were ya able to handle that?"
"You cheeky little...alright then." Chara narrowed his eyes as he shifted his eyes towards Asriel. "If that's how it's going to be...Asriel."
"Alright." Asriel nodded as they both gazed towards their opposition. Serving the ball, he passed towards Chara, who bounced it upwards back towards Asriel. He narrowed his eyes as he jumped up and managed an overhand serve, slightly accelerated by a brief burst of fire magic. It passed all three of the opposition without even allowing them to realize it. "Alright! Got them!"
"OH! GOOD SERVE! COULDN'T EVEN SEE THE BALL COMING!" Papyrus gasped while congratulating the others with glee. Toriel smiled softly at her sons cooperation. It was quite a solid teamup, once they really placed their minds to it. And it was just volleyball. "THOUGH THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE WILL NOT BE CAPABLE OF SECURING VICTORY."
"That's right, punks. You're still going down." Undyne grinned with a glint in her eye. She threw up the ball again, jumped up, and spiked the ball with a much stronger overhand serve. It was too swift for them to react to, and it slammed right into Asriel's head, which bounced off and slammed into Chara's face. Both of them fell flat on their backs with swirls in their eyes. They were clearly and surely dazed. Undyne flinched a bit. "I may have overdone it a little..."
"Boys!" Toriel gasped as she lightly felt both of their foreheads, sighing softly n relief. They weren't too badly hurt. Once she confirmed that, she turned towards the opposing team and glared hard. "Hmmmmm..."
"ohhhh boy..." Sans said, his eye sockets going dark. errors were made...
"You wish to get intense? Then fine. I can play intensely." Toriel muttered as she had the ball in her paw, and began igniting it with fire. She tosses it upwards, jumps up, and slams it with a strong overhand strike. Both with the ball and her paw on fire. She spiked the ball hard enough to swiftly land in-between the trio, sending the three of them flying in three directions, getting stuck in the sand. She landed on her feet and stands back up while huffing. "Was that flaming serve intense enough for you?"
"yup...kinda saw this comin'..ow..." Sans muttered while laying half buried in the sand.
"EVERYTHING HURTS...GOOD GAME...NONETHELESS..." Papyrus groaned while lying pained on his side.
"...Awesome...you guys win..." Undyne mumbled while face deep in sand, still able to give a thumbs up.
"U-Undyne!" Alphys gasped a bit as she ran up to help her beloved out of the sand. Red and Muffet were tending to the still dazed Asriel and Chara, who were beginning to regain their bearing sand were still wondering exactly what happened, then remembering that they were knocked out. Still, not exactly a bad match.
"Ehehe...I suppose Tori's passion outdid theirs...far more than either of them expected..." Asgore sighed while rubbing the back of his neck, smiling nervously. His wife did get rather intense when she was rather emotiona;...though he supposed she would be apologizing once she calmed down and her mind begins working rationally again.
As for Frisk and Monster Kid...they met up with an old friend while they took their own turn swimming around through the ocean for a good while. Monster Kid proved himself quite well by being able to swim without a need for arms. As they swim along the gentle waves while their friends relaxed after recovering from their intense beach volleyball clash. After a few more minutes, both of the stopped as they could see a familair tentacle rise up an surround them for a couple moments. It didn't take very long for Frisk to figure out who it was. Frisk turned and lifted his head to see the one he was somewhat looking for.
"Hey there, Onionsans. Long time no see."
"Hi Frisk!~" Onionsans beamed, waving towards the two children with friendly glee. "Are you having a beach visit? That's pretty amazing!"
"Yeah. We decided to hit the beach after Undyne and Alphys' wedding. It's turning out to be an amazing outing so far."
"Oooooh! A wedding! How super sweet and cool!~"
"Yoooooo...it is a pretty sweet outing. Everyone seems to be really, really happy and stuff. So I guess that counts as a pretty successful wedding, if we really think about it." Monster Kid beamed while lightly wading his feet and forming gentle splashes, having quite a bit of fun with it. "It seems you're having a blast as well, Onionsans. Having a blast within the ocean, I guess? I'm gonna guess yes, to be on the safe side."
"Yup! The ocean feels great! somehow way better than all of those aquariums that I tried to fit myself into." Onionsans beamed while tilting to the side.
"Yeah. The open seas do tend to be significantly better than being stuck in a tank. Not really against aquariums, just saying." Frisk shrugged while casually waving around in the water next to Monster Kid. "Still, I'm happy that you're happy, so I guess it's all well and good to me."
Asriel and Chara managed to recover from the double knockout easily enough though they woke up in somewhat unexpected places. Chara looked up to see Muffet smiling down towards him, lightly playing with his unkempt hair, realizing his head was on her lap. Red had Asriel in the same position, though the look on her face felt more awkward about it than Muffet. Though she stayed strong, lightly petting Asriel's ears. Muffet turned towards her with two thumbs up with her middle hands, which made the canine blush softly.
Alphys was able to help Undyne recover by now, as she helped her sit up and brushed off plenty of sand from her shoulders and a bit of her cheeks. "Undyne...are you okay...?"
"Course I am. I'm having a blast." Undyne grinned while wrapping an arm around her and kissing her snout. "Thanks for worrying about me, Al . Ya know it's gonna take much more than that to do any serious damage to me, right?"
"Yes...I know how strong you are. But I'm fully within my rights to worry!" Alphys pouted.
"Alright alright, I'm sorry..."
"Not good enough. Make it up to me."
"W-What? How am I suppo-mmh..." Alphys demonstrated her intentions by catching Undyne in a kiss, and pinning her down against the warm sand. Undyne had zero objections about this, wrapping her arms around Alphys' waist and fully returning the kiss, feeling her tail tenderly coil around her leg. Must have been instinctive. Again, she didn't mind this at all. In fact, she took time to gently caress the tail in the meantime, as well a bit of her rear. She did indulge herself quite a bit, and Alphys was okay with that as well, though she did blush quite a bit.
On the bright side, this day was actually going quite well.
"Again, I'm so sorry about earlier. I got pretty carried away. More than necessary. I deeply apologize." Tories apologized once again while lightly bowing towards Undyne, Sans, and Papyrus multiple times.
"Tch. There's no need to apologize over that. I'm the one who wanted some intense volleyball, and I got what I wanted." Undyne waved it off as she sits in her seat. Everyone has gotten dressed back in their clothes and made their way back into the suite. And now, now they were all relaxing in the restaurant portion of it, and have ordered quite a bit of food. It was getting rather late, but they didn't mind this too much. They've been having a pretty great time despite everything, so a little more time passing by without their total notice wouldn't bother them that much. "Anyway, we don't have time to worry about that. We're too busy enjoying ourselves."
"Yeah. Who would have thought, huh? An enjoyable beach experience right after our wedding, which serves as our chosen reception...and now we've gone out to eat. It's rather nice of them to do that for us." Alphys said while lightly twiddling her fingers. "Though...will it really be okay to just eat how we shall...?"
"hey. it's you're day, alphys. and it's also undyne's day. it's entirely up to you two on what ya wanna eat." Sans waved off rather casually. "it's fine, really. you're the bosses at the moment."
"A-Ah. Right." Alphys nodded while adjusting her glasses a bit more. She felt just a bit embarrassed by the somewhat affectionate gesture that many people put in in regards of celebrating this great day, were now allowing her to help herself to quite a variety of food. She'd be a bit more hesitant about it if she weren't so hungry.
Grillby came around, and gently sets down a platter in front of the adults, since the children were sitting in a different table. Undyne noticed the platter was more of an appetizer, and mostly consisted of torilla chisps-a bit more effective and filling than potato chisps-and chicken crispers. Toriel would rather eat some actual food before she could indulge herself in anything even remotely sweet...she has to restrain herself as well as Asgore and Sans knew better. Toriel may respect the order of food eating, but she was really looking forward to dessert. And it wasn't too hard to figure that Alphys was highly looking forward to dessert as well, since Muffet and Grillby were doing the baking.
Alphys didn't really waste much time eating her tortilla chisps, having place a pawful of them onto her own plate. Undyne mostly took up the chicken crispers, rather effortlessly tearing them apart with her razor teeth. Alphys honestly thought she looked cute like this. Something about the fearsome Undyne eating in such a manner. Some of it would be amusement at how she was eating, and the more elegant women gazed at her rather strangely. Except for Geno Alphys a few tables behind, she was also enjoying how adorable Undyne looked. There were a few others that thought the same thing, and they were sitting a few feet away. A pretty large grouping indeed.
"How does it feel to be a married couple at last?" The Dogi asked while sitting a bit closer to Red. Ribras and Rasha were also close by, yet another married couple. Even the likes of 01 and 02 were curious about how new married feels for the couple. "I mean, it must feel rather strange at first, doesn't it?"
"It does feel...new. But even more than that, it feels very warm." Undyne nodded while wiping her mouth a little bit. "My soul feels much warmer now...and perhaps a big more...complete? It's a weird yet fulfilling feeling to experience for the very first time. It's a nice feeling, but one I'm gonna have to get use to. Not that it'll be difficult or unenjoyable...but it might take some time for me to fully adjust to being a wife. I'll admit to being incredibly nervous about this...but I think I can get by."
"M-Me too!" Alphy nodded with her cheeks filled with chisps...it was incredibly difficult for Undyne not to pinch them. "Monster bonds are quite simple, yet also simultaneously complex. Once a pair of monsters become married-or become mates, whichever term you choose-you become connected on a much deeper level. There's no fully going back in that kind of relationship. If they separate even after that, then a piece of themselves will be forever lost, especially if they do not reconcile. They truly do connect on the level of heart and soul, so to tear that connection away would be relatable to being half-killed. A monster has a high chance of outright falling down if they don't recover from the heartbreak." Toriel frowned sadly at this, while Asgore gently caressed her paws.
They were very lucky their loved ones frequently intervened. Chara-while unintentional-provided the crisis that would force them to reunite, while Asriel and Frisk helped with the mending, and Sans and Undyne made sure their flaws were recognized, and to build the resolve to work through them. Their story wouldn't end there on a whimper, they made sure of that. and now, it continues stronger than ever.
"THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S CAPABLE OF EVER SEPARATING THE OF YOU TWO, THOUGH!" Papyrus said while grinning towaRDs the two of them. "YOU BOTH GET ALONG SO WELL, THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THAT CAN SPLIT YOU UP FOR GOOD! I AM COMPLETELY CERTAIN THAT REGARDLESS OF HARDSHIP, THE THOUGHT WILL NOT EVEN POP UP IN YOUR MINDS. YOUR LOVE IS FAR TOO STRONG FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN."
"Papyrus sure has a lot of faith in us..." Alphys snickered, blushing quite brightly.
"that's just how papyrus is, though." Sans grinned while casually leaning back in his chair.
"And he's right about every one of those things." Undyne grinned while sliding her arms around Alphys and giving her head a kiss, lightly causing her to freeze up.
"U-undyne...plz..."
"Nope. Yer my wife now. I'm kissin' you whenever I want.~"
"Y-You already did that before today...and I guess I returned the favor...so...I guess that's kind of fair..."
"Yeah, but now my excuse is much more official and close to heart and soul.~"
"Ah...alright then..."
Meanwhile, Asriel and Chara, alongside Red, were all sitting in one table a few tables away. Muffet has gone away for a bit to get something for everyone. Grillby has set aside a platter of their own., mostly with hamburgers, fries, and a few veggies. All create with magic.
"I swear that Grillby guy has to have some sort of cooking magic...he's gotta." Red mumbled while munching on a few burgers herself, her cheeks being rather stuffed at the moment. Asriel wasn't much different. Chara didn't miss this, and could only roll his eyes in a rather playful manner. "I mean, there's no way he doesn't have any cooking magic, right?"
"Not that I'm aware of. Maybe Grillby is simply that good a cook. Though if he does possess culinary magic, it would certainly explain a lot. And even beyond that, it could bring his previous cooking skills to an even higher level." Asriel said while lightly cupping his cheeks. "On another level, Sans knows Grillby better than we do. So if anyone would know whether he does or not, it would be him."
"True." Chara nodded while sitting back a bit. "It really wouldn't surprise me if Grillby does indeed possess culinary magic. And if he doesn't...well...it reinforces that he's just that great a cook. It also gives more depth to being Muffet's friendly rival/supporter. Both in finances and just being a good guy." Though i always get the feeling that there's more to Grillby than meet's the eye. Only Sans would know something like that, though...
"So he's either using culinary magic or he's just that great a cook...either way that's amazing." Red mumbled while eating more of her food. They were pretty grateful that all of this was prepaid, rather effectively.
"Hello Dearies!" Muffet beamed happily as she walked up to the group, setting down some other platters, and a few cups. Asriel beamed at one of the cups in view.
"Is...is that a cinnamon roll...smoothie?"
"It's interesting how much variety humans put into their sweets. I'm learning quite a lot on how to make them myself.~"
"...Molten Chocolate Cake.." Chara mumbled in surprise while staring at the platter in front of him that held the treat. It seems that Muffet always kept Chara's sweet tooth in mind.
"I do tend to spoil you quite a bit via sweets, don't I? Maybe I could do well to dial back a bit.~"
"I don't have any problems with it..." Chara mumbled while nonchalantly to the side, already munching on a bit of the cake. He takes a brief look around while doing so, and sighed. "Hm...it's strange...rather strange...how things have progressed between everyone. Both in strength and in character."
"How so...?" Asriel thought while sipping a bit of his cinnamon roll smoothie.
"Everyone is changing and continuing to change in many ways...and they're growing much stronger." Chara lowered his eyes. "With the change of the rules of how we progress...and how our loved ones have grown stronger. How much we've grown, and how much farther we can grow..." Chara closed his eyes. He remembered the much darker days when he was able to one-shot many other monster opponents with ease purely from LOVE..now any one of his monster loved ones are fully capable of taking him on and defeat him one-on-one if they truly tried their hardest. Though if they ganged up on him, his chances of victory dramatically decrease. Well, at the very least, he can take comfort in the fact that if he becomes antagonistic towards his loved ones, they're totally capable of beating some serious sense into him by completely overwhelming him. None of them were dumb enough to fight an evil Chara one on one if they could help it. "In all honesty...I didn't really expect to become the person that I am now...though I'm glad I did."
Red lightly looked towards Chara in a bit of surprise, and Asriel simply looked very solemn."Chara..." The pink-haired girl said quietly while having the general idea of the context after having been told about it herself. Muffet herself didn't seem too mindful of the statement, simply digging into her own dessert without much bother. After composing herself, she sets her dessert down and turned towards Chara.
"...Chara-Dearie. Do you know one of the main reasons you've earned my adoration and admiration?" Muffect asked softly, gazing right towards him. She saw surprise cross his face in great detail and knew that he indeed wanted an answer. She nodded. Quite a bit of it has to do with your approach towards this life you're living. Your attitude towards it, how you choose to keep moving forward. Once you told me the truth of your past actions, and those actions mostly being a sharp contrast to who you are now...I can't help but believe my feelings for you have surely become certain at that point."
"Muffet...what do you mean...?"
"Hm...it's something about how you see yourself being paired with what you're trying to do." Seeing that Chara was still a bit lost, she elaborated further, crossing one leg over the other while staring at the ceiling. "I suppose it also comes down to the type of person you are and try to be, while always remembering who you used to be. You use your past self to be humble, sometimes to self-depreciating levels, even though it isn't always vocal."
"H-Huh...?"
Muffet smiled softly as she leaned back a little bit. "Let me put it this way...I'm very interested in your story. The story of a demon who's done many bad things...but after taking a good look at himself and realizing he wants to be loved instead of hated, he tries to rise above that. A demon who wants to be an angel. A demon that wants angel wings. A demon who remembers how terrible he used to be, and truly wants to be better. A demon that really, really doesn't have the highest opinion of humans...but he tries to be good towards them anyway. Or at least, protect the good ones. The bad ones seem to be fair game for punishment, though..."
Chara sighed as he looked down at his lap, thinking over her words. "...I...I don't want to go too deep into the past right now. I'm not counting this as an excuse for my actions in any way. I was despicable, no way around that. But...a deep part of my mind thought like this: I've been hated so much, sometimes beyond reason...and that hatred lead to some very negative experiences that dramatially altered my perception of the world for the worse...to the point where I unconsciously embraced that perception so I could take revenge upon them..the consequences of my actions were severe...and were not worth the suffering they produced. I don't think I'll ever be able to apologize enough times..."
Asriel lowered his eyes at this, while Muffet was nodding in gentle understanding. Red seemed stuned by how solemn Chara sounded and looked durin g these moments, and really didn't know what to say, even though she really wanted to. Asriel then spoke up. "That's why we're continuing to live, Chara. We'll be able to better redeem ourselves if we're actually alive to better peoples lives. Our path of redemption never truly ends...so we make what we can of the journey itself."
"Tch, I know that. I think what really binds us and our loved ones together is that we've all done something we're not proud of, and are trying to be better because of it."
Red sighed as she rubbed her forehead. "Geez...now I feel like I'm lacking in resolve compared to these two..."
"Hmph.~" Muffet snickered. "To be rather quick and brief, Chara sees himself as a demon who wants to be an angel, knowing it may be impossible but willing to try anyway...and that's a major reason he's won my adoration and admiration. Acknowledging the kind of terrible person he used to be and striving to be something significantly better. How's that for a reason to love him?~"
"Wow, Muffet..." Asriel whispered softly with a gentle nod.
"Alright, we've done enough of the feely subjects for our end! Let's continue eating!~" Muffet beamed, finding a nearby eclair to be rather enticing at the moment.
Back with the others, Undyne and Alphys have been getting much more attention from the others at the moment, and it was admittedly a bit embarrassing for them. Undyne didn't have too many problems being in the center of attention, but she and the others knew that Alphys was a completely different story. But that was alright, their marriage just started, after all. They've been constantly priased by many monsters that have waited long for them to tie the knot after so long, and to entrust each others soul to one another, and ultmately become much stronger from it all.
Geno Alphys was admiring them the most, and simply couldn't help herself from gushing over them as quietly as she could. They're both so incredibly cute, it's very tazing on me...! Goodness,I couldn't be happier for this outcome finally coming to pass. It's been a long time coming. So long, so much struggling...so worth it...SO incredibly worth it...
Undyne grinned as she cheerily wrapped an arm around Alphys whle nuzzling her cheek. In the next moment, Frisk and Monster Kid came around with desserts of their own hanging from their mouths. A donut for Monster Kid and a cupcake for Frisk. "Yo! Undyne, Alphys! You sure seem to be having a lot of fun with yourselves, huh?"
"Yeah...I guess you could say something like that, MK. We're having a lot of fun with ourselves right now, while still taking in the fact that this is really happening. And enjoying every second of it, admittedly." Undyne beamed rather cheerfully while Alphys felt very snug in her embrace. Frisk smiled fondly at this, taking pleasure in the fact that the married couple have become happier than ever before. "Though I guess we can also take quite a bit of happiness in the fact that everyone is here with us, having just as great a time as we are."
"Yes. We're having so much fun with one another. Enjoying this reception after a long-awaited wedding between our favorite lizard and fish pair." Frisk grinned while eating his well-cherished cupcake like it was his favorite thing in the world at the very moment.
"Exactly. I mean it's been six years for the both of you. We were honestly beginning to get worried abo-GWACK!" Doggo began, only to be unceremoniously wacked atop the head with the flat if her halberd, making him fall over. She didn't take her eyes off of her steak while doing so, which only added to how nonsensical it was at that moment.
"Don't be rude." Was her strong response after she sheathed her halberd and continuing biting into her steak.
Undyne shrugged as she and Alphys hugged and nuzzled one another, with the others watching rather pleasantly. Alphys lightly moved her head a bit while lowering her eyes. "H-Hey Undyne..."
"Yeah, Al? What is it?"
"We're...always going to be together, there's no doubt in my mind abgout that. So...I'm going to work even harder at getting as strong as I can. I'm not going to go back on my promise on becomihg as strong as I can so I can fight alongside you a lot more. A warrior like you needs someone with brains to help you through some truly dastardly situations, right? So you can be reassured in leaving roles like that to me."
"Yeah. As I said, I can be pretty dumb sometimes, so I'm gonna count on you and everyone else just as much as you count on me."
"Good...that's a relief.
"Fuhuhu...you're adorable."
"So are you.~"
Undyne chuckled as she pulled her in closer. "Fuhu...I love you."
"I love you too.~"
With this, they once again shared a deep and passionate kiss with one another, which sparked a very great amount of applause from everyone else in the room, monsters and humans alike, absolutely adoring thr couple in all of their adorable glory. It was a day none of them would ever forget. Especially the likes of Asgore, Gerson, and Geno Alphys.
And the other married couples-Asgore and Toriel, Dogamy and Dogressa, Ribras and Rasha-were the most appreciative of the newest union, and hoped that they would reach new, amazing heights.
Finally done! Finally got these two gay babies married! YEH!
Seriously, just...wow. I hope you guys enjoyed this. I thought I did pretty okay, but I'm curious how you guys take it. Obviously it isn't the best thing in the world, but I really tried my best here. Guess I'll find out later from you guys. Obviously I tried to put much more Alphyne into this than usual. Perhaps I should have done more, maybe less. I'm obviously not the best at balancing these kinds of things, sorry. Believe me, I wish I , I'm happy with it at the moment. Hope you guys will be too.
Welp, it's been ten chapters. It's finally time to step away from fluff get back to business with some plot. And it's the final arc of Act 2, which will lead into Act 3...and Act 3 will be quite something.
Do look forward to it, dear readers! See you!