:-"A dance where the penalty of messing up, is Friendship"-:

As Papyrus leaves the manor, he thinks out loud of how he will solve the problems plaguing his friends.

"PERHAPS THE HUMANS WOULD BE MORE RECEPTIVE TO MONSTERS... AFTER EATING MY SPAGHETTI! !... OR MAYBE... I CAN SHOW THEM MY AWESOME PUZZLE MAKING SKILLS! ! OR! ! ! OR I COULD DO BOTH! ! YES, I WILL DO BOTH NYEH HEH HEH HEH! !"

With this declaration, Papyrus goes back into the manor and into the kitchen to make spaghetti. But alas, there are no noodles.

"DRAT! WE ARE OUT OF NOODLES, I WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME FROM SCRATCH."

Papyrus gathers the necessary ingredients, but quickly realizes that he doesn't actually know how to make spaghetti noodles. He goes to find Marceline, to see if she can help. It doesn't take long, she is in her study.

Upon walking in to the room, Papyrus declares "MARCELINE! ! I AM HERE TO OFFER YOU A GREAT OPPORTUNITY! !"

Marceline looks up from her reading, and in her signature air of mystery, she plays along, "oh? What is this opportunity Papyrus?"

Papyrus, enthused that she actually asked what the opportunity is, asks "WILL YOU ASSIST ME, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, IN MAKING SPAGHETTI NOODLES?"

Curious, she replies "sure, Papyrus, but what is the spaghetti for? Dinner is not for several hours."

To which Papyrus stood in his "Valiant hero" pose and declares "I AM GOING TO MAKE SPAGHETTI FOR THE HUMANS THAT ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING ALONG WITH MONSTERS, AND I AM ALSO GOING TO SHOW THEM MY AMAZING PUZZLE MAKING SKILLS! ! !"

Marceline gives a slight smile, and replies gently. "Unfortunately, Papyrus, we do not have enough for a problem that large; and I do not think they would enjoy puzzles... perhaps, instead, you could talk to them or find other activities?"

Papyrus is displeased from hearing the information, and thinks for a while before replying. "HMMM... PERHAPS... PERHAPS! ! ! I CAN GO AND SHOW THEM MY MAGIC AGAIN, EXCEPT THIS TIME NOT AS AWESOME AS LAST TIME! ! I WOULD NOT WANT THEM TO GET OVERLY EXCITED AND DO A VIOLENCE!"

Marceline considers his new approach and adds, "I will go with you, to help make sure it isn't too... exciting for them. I would also like to see your magic demonstration."

Enthusiastically, Papyrus declares "THEN IT'S SETTLED! ! WE SHALL GO AND DEMONSTRATE HOW GREAT I AM, AND BY DOING SO WE WILL EASE THE WORRIES HUMANS HAVE ABOUT MONSTERS! !"

Marceline puts her book back on the bookshelf after inserting a bookmark. Once done, she grabs a parasol and the two leave the manor.

They head to the Town hall, to get information about who is having issues with monsters, but Asgore is already there working with the human leaders on a project. They decide that walking around town would be better than waiting for someone to be available. Papyrus comes up with an idea and gathers several monsters, then heads to the new clearing made for the children to play in. With the help of a Washua, they soften the ground in the area, with the help of a Vegitoid they even out all the bumps and make the dirt even, and with a Vulkin's help they quickly dry the ground. Now that a decently sized area has been smoothed out, Papyrus begins to plan.

"HMMM LETS SEE... SMALL HUMANS ENJOY... AH YES, I SHOULD TAKE FRISK'S BACKYARD AS AN EXAMPLE! THEY HAVE A 'SWING SET,' A 'SEE-SAW,' AND A SMALL 'POOL' PERHAPS THESE SMALL HUMANS WILL ALSO ENJOY THOSE! !"

Papyrus gets to work, creating large bones to make a swing set with; and has the Vegitoid make sturdy vines to keep it all together. Papyrus grabs some old tires and has the Vegitoid make more vines to hold them to the swing set.

"NO DOUBT THE HUMANS WILL BE AMAZED BY MY WONDERFUL CRAFTSMANSHIP! ! HMMM LET'S SEE, I THINK WE SHOULD ADD THE SEE-SAW OVER THERE... AND MAYBE WE CAN MAKE THE POOL SHAPED LIKE MY FACE!"

The team gets to work, and a bone see-saw, held together with vines, is constructed quickly. Shortly after, they begin digging... but Papyrus doesn't like how slow it is going, so he lets the Vegitoid go wild. After the pit is made, Papyrus shapes it to look like his face. Marceline assists by using her vantage point to provide instructions on how to make it look better. After they are done shaping the dirt, the Vulkin hops in and begins putting magma everywhere to make it all solid and keep the water in. The pool isn't that large, about four feet wide, six feet tall, and one foot deep. Washua fills the face-shaped pool with water, and replenishes it as it bubbles away from the heated rock; eventually it settles down and the water is no longer hot.

"NO DOUBT THE SMALL HUMANS WILL ABSOLUTELY LOVE THESE THINGS WE MADE FOR THEM! NYEH HEH HEH HEH! ! ! NOW WE JUST NEED TO SHOW THEM HOW IT WORKS. HMMM... WASHUA YOU ... PLAY IN THE POOL. VEGITOID, UH... YOU CAN ALSO PLAY IN THE POOL! VULKIN... WOULD PROBABLY MAKE THE POOL TOO HOT, SO YOU CAN PLAY ON THE SEE-SAW WITH ME! AND MARCELINE CAN SWING ON THE SWINGS."

And so, the group played on the newly constructed set. Children begin to show up after school lets them out for lunch break, they are cautious at first but Marceline helps ease their worries. The Vegitoid, Vulkin, and Washua all leave the playground to go back to their work. Papyrus and Margaret stay behind to watch over the children. The swings are easy enough to convince the children to play on, but the see-saw takes a little convincing.

Marceline keeps the children from going into the pool; can't have them getting in trouble for returning to school wet. Over all, the swing set and see-saw was a hit. A few parents come by to look at it, and a few of them praise the efforts.

Papyrus is quite happy, but he does not feel like he is done. Surely there are more humans that need some help, and he will find them. The two walk together and find a group of adult humans that are taking a break, they do not look happy seeing the skeleton.

Papyrus speaks as enthusiastically as ever. "HELLO HUMANS, I AM THE GREAT PAPYRUS! MAY I ASK, WHAT CAUSES YOU TO BE SO UPSET?"

One of the men speaks up, gruff and annoyed. "Why don't you just leave us alone, monster. We were doing just fine before you showed up. We don't need your help!"

To which Marceline responds coolly, "if the monsters are not needed in the village, then I am sure we can move the manor somewhere more suitable for them. You don't need power, do you?"

The man doesn't reply, he just looks away and sulks silently.

Marceline assures Papyrus "don't worry, Papyrus, monsters have been of great help to us; some people just don't know how to graciously accept it. Thinking that humans were the victor, and therefore shouldn't be helped by the 'losers,' tends to warp the perspective of many."

The man retorts angrily, "you're lucky you're the wife of Sir Addams, or I wouldn't be so kind."

Marceline turns her face in disapproval and begins to leave with Papyrus, while saying "some people also have no manners, Papyrus, and throw around threats they couldn't even dream of pursuing."

The man doesn't respond, and Papyrus stops to think.

Jubilantly Papyrus declares "I HAVE AN IDEA! A SURE FIRE WAY TO GET YOU TO LIKE ME!"

The human looks unamused "there is no way I am going to like you, monster."

"HUMAN! I CHALLENGE YOU... TO A DUEL! ! !"

The human is taken aback, "you wanna fight? Do you really think you stand a chance against us?"

"NOW NOW HUMAN, I AM NOT CHALLENGING ALL OF YOU. JUST ONE OF YOU! THE GREAT PAPYRUS WOULD NOT WANT TO EMBARRASS ALL OF YOU AT ONCE!"

Full of himself, one of the larger men in the group stands up and says "HAH! You think you will embarrass us? I'll fight you, monster, but don't expect me to go easy on you!"

"I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY! LET US GO WHERE WE WILL NOT ACCIDENTALLY BREAK THINGS."

The human nodded, and the two groups went to the nearby training grounds. With his friends standing by on the side lines, the human gets ready to fight.

Papyrus notices that the human lacks a weapon, however, and says "THIS WILL NOT DO HUMAN! YOU NEED A WEAPON OR ELSE IT WILL NOT BE FAIR."

The human just gets more upset by this and shouts "I don't need a weapon to fight you! Stop stalling and let's get this over with!"

"AS YOU WISH, BUT FIRST HOW ABOUT A GAMBLE? IF I WIN, YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND!"

"...What? You think I am going to lose? To you!?"

"MAYBE NOT! I BELIEVE IN YOU HUMAN, I AM SURE YOU CAN WIN."

"...If I win, all of you monsters have to leave!"

Marceline began to speak up, but Papyrus interrupted her "I ACCEPT YOUR TERMS, LET US BEGIN!"

The fighting commences. The human is actually rather concerned at first, he doesn't know how to fight something that is all bones. Do monsters even feel pain? The human brushes aside his concerns and swings at Papyrus... he misses.

Papyrus follows up with a series of... very easy to avoid bones. The human doesn't even have to move, he is rather insulted.

Agitated, the human yells "WHAT THE HELL?! Fight me like you mean it!"

Papyrus, with a heroic tone, says "NOT TO WORRY HUMAN. I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, AM TAKING THIS FIGHT SERIOUSLY!"

The human attacks and misses again, and another series of easily avoidable bones pass by.

Feeling Insulted and starting to get even angrier, the human shouts "What are you, an IDIOT!?"

Papyrus responds in an encouraging voice. "H-HOW SELFLESS! ! LOUDLY INSULTING YOURSELF LIKE THAT, SO THAT I WOULD FEEL BETTER ABOUT FIGHTING YOU! NOT TO WORRY HUMAN, I AM SURE THAT YOU WILL HIT ME EVENTUALLY! ! !"

Another attack, another miss, and another series of easily avoidable bones... The anger on the human's face is clear, and the group of humans are also getting worked up.

The human has had enough, "Screw it! ! I'm not gonna stand here and be insulted like this, if you wont fight me for real then what is the point!"

Papyrus places his hand on his chest and lets his small cape flap in the non-existent wind while replying "I SEE, PERHAPS I HAVE BEEN GOING TOO EASY ON YOU... I APOLOGIZE HUMAN! LET'S SEE HOW YOU HANDLE MY FABLED 'BLUE ATTACK!'"

The human's face goes from anger to fear, as a wall of unavoidable cyan bones make their way towards him. The human doesn't try to run, if this is how he dies then he will be a martyr to prove how evil monsters really are.

The bones pass through him harmlessly... Now he is even more upset, he begins yelling "ARE YOU SERIOUS!? YOUR ATTACK DOESN'T EVEN-" but then he feels... different. His SOUL drops to the ground, it's blue now. A small bone races towards it and collides with his SOUL. It doesn't do much damage, but it takes the human by surprise.

"YOU'RE BLUE NOW. THAT'S MY ATTACK! NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH! ! ! YOUR SOUL CAN JUMP, BY THE WAY."

The human races forward and swings, this time managing to glance off Papyrus' 'Battle body.' Then Papyrus releases a series of bones and the human begins Frantically trying to avoid them before jumping over them. The human is hit by one of the bones. He is no less angry, but now he is worried and realizes he should have taken up the offer of a weapon.

Angrily the human responds "Why didn't you just use that from the start!?" then swings at papyrus again, another hit; this time he hits Papyrus in the face... it hurts his hand.

"I KNEW YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO HIT ME HUMAN! ! YOU ARE DOING SO GOOD!"

The next series of bones is more difficult to avoid, the human is hit again.

"Stop fighting dirty you damn monster! !"

"WOULD YOU LIKE A WEAPON HUMAN? I NOTICED THAT YOU HURT YOUR HAND WHEN YOU PUNCHED ME IN THE FACE."

Marceline is worried for Papyrus, why would he offer a weapon to someone who is fighting him? She doesn't try to intervene, Papyrus seems to be handling the situation well enough.

"I don't need your damn sympathy monster!" Another swing, another hit, and a hurt wrist; the human didn't strike properly.

The next series of bones is harder than the last, but the human is getting used to the jumping and manages to avoid being hit.

"Ha! Your stupid attack missed!"

"THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS SO PROUD OF YOU HUMAN, SURELY YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO AVOID MY NEXT ATTACK! !"

The battle ramps up, Papyrus sends a harder configuration of bones at his opponent who doesn't manage to avoid them all.

"FEEL FREE TO GIVE UP AT ANY TIME HUMAN. I WOULD LOVE TO BE YOUR FRIEND! !"

"I will never be friends with you!" Another swing, but the human hesitates and misses. The next bone attack is much harder for the human to avoid, they get hit multiple times. The human is beginning to get tired. His friends are starting to get riled up and look like they may join the fight soon.

"WELL... IF YOU TRULY FEEL THAT WAY, THEN I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO USE MY 'SPECIAL ATTACK' AND SHOW YOU JUST HOW GREAT I REALLY AM. THEN YOU WILL BEG TO BE MY FRIEND! NYEH HEH HEH!"

The human grits his teeth and readies to swing, but his friends toss him one of the training weapons. "Teach this skeleton some respect! Don't let him play you for a fool Greg!"

Greg takes the wooden sword and swings it at Papyrus, managing to hit his chest. Then Papyrus sends an even harder series of bones, Greg doesn't manage to avoid them all.

He angrily yells "Stop playing around and fight for real!" Then swings again but misses.

"OH HO! SO YOU TRULY WISH TO SEE MY 'SPECIAL ATTACK?' SO BE IT! !"

A difficult series of bones rushes towards Greg, who avoids them fairly easily, but then a large dog-like skull with googly eyes suddenly appears and shoots a beam through the air above him, restricting how high his SOUL can jump to be just barely enough. Greg is taken off-guard and gets hit by the attacks on the ground. He continues to fumble and panic as the bone attacks continue to advance. He is reduced to one HP by an attack and falls backwards, fearing for his life... but everything suddenly stops.

Proudly, and in his normal heroic pose, Papyrus declares "WORRY NOT HUMAN. I HAVE ELECTED TO GRANT YOU MERCY! ! I SHALL SPARE YOU!"

Fear fills the humans. The group of humans are angry and fearful. Greg, looking up at Papyrus with fear in his eyes yells "What!? You just gonna stop? I know you want to kill me, MONSTER, so do it! !"

In his usual gusto filled voice, Papyrus retorts 'I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WOULD NEVER KILL A HUMAN! ! NOT EVER! AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD NEVER KILL A MONSTER! BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE GOOD. YOU ARE JUST UPSET BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE WE ARE MAKING YOU LOOK BAD! ! BUT FEAR NOT! IF ANYTHING, YOU ARE MAKING YOURSELF LOOK BAD, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CHANGED! ! SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY, HUMAN? WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND?"

The group of humans are too angry and full of fear to really think right, but Greg... takes a moment to think.

"You... could have killed me at any time during that whole fight... but you are sparing me. That just makes me feel worse! How can I be your friend, knowing that you could kill me at any time!?"

"SILLY HUMAN, FRIENDS DO NOT TRY TO DO A VIOLENCE AGAINST FRIENDS. HAVING ONE AS GREAT AS I AM BE YOUR FRIEND IS THE BEST THING YOU COULD EVER HOPE FOR! TOGETHER WE CAN HELP HUMANS BE MORE COMFORTABLE AROUND THEIR NEW MONSTER FRIENDS!"

The humans on the sidelines try to encourage Greg to keep attacking, that Papyrus is out of magic and bluffing... but Greg is not convinced. This whole time, Papyrus has been slowly increasing the difficulty... at first it was insulting, but after that attack... he realizes that Papyrus never really wanted to hurt him. It was all a show... That attack could have killed him from the very beginning. Experiencing it first hand was horrifying... Greg is beginning to have conflicting thoughts and feelings.

"WE MADE A DEAL HUMAN GREG, ARE YOU GOING TO HONOUR IT?"

Then... none of his feelings mattered. He did make a deal. A very unfair deal. "Fine. I'll be your friend for now, but don't think this means I am gonna be nice to you. I still don't like you."

"THAT IS PERFECTLY FINE! I UNDERSTAND THAT IT WILL TAKE YOU TIME TO ADJUST TO BEING FRIENDS WITH SOMEONE AS GREAT AS ME! ! NYEH HEH HEH HEH!"

Greg leaves and his friends follow, asking "you're not really gonna be friends with that thing are you?!"

To which he replies reluctantly, "...I made a deal, I'd be no better than a monster if I went back on it. Come on, I'm tired and hungry."

Marceline looks over to Papyrus who begins shaking subtly.

When the humans are well out of range, his face changes to one of worry and he says "I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT... I ALMOST GOT TURNED TO DUST!"

Marceline puts her hand on Papyrus' shoulder and says "that was quite an impressive display, but you should be more careful. It would be a shame to lose a friend."

Papyrus stops his shaking and stands proudly, "I AM ALWAYS CAREFUL! NYEH HEH HEH HEH! ...I THINK WE HAVE HELPED ENOUGH PEOPLE TODAY, PERHAPS WE SHOULD RETURN TO THE MANOR."

Marceline agrees with a nod and the two return to the manor.