- UnderSwap: Skelebro's House -
(Home [UnderSwap ver.] plays)
"So... you were in another AU that is not yours... And you have no idea how you got here?" Swap!Papyrus questioned the duo.
He is trying to understand what is going on after explaining to this poor cat what an AU is. The group all took a seat on the couches. The skeleton brothers are sitting on the side couch while TT!Kathy and TT!Mettaton sit on the one facing the TV.
"Yep. You guys just got to the surface?" TT!Kathy said as she processes this AU.
She feels happy that the monsters are now above.
"Yeah! It's thanks to the kid. Sorry for mistaking you for them." Swap!Sans said as he shows off his puppy eyes. TT!Kathy is not affected.
"It's okay. It is not the first time I am mistaken for Chara or Frisk. I am not sure why people keep making that mistake." TT!Kathy commented as she ponders.
"It must be your shirt, darling. Frisk and Chara also have stripped shirts." TT!Mettaton pointed out.
"Must be... Human. Where will you go now?" Swap!Papyrus asked TT!Kathy.
"Well... We are supposed to stop these two evil sisters from stealing something called the AU rocks. But, I have no clue where to look. We were in LittleTale before we came here as I explained." TT!Kathy informed them.
"Mmmm... Maybe these evil sisters are the ones who brought you here. We did see a portal of some kind before you two appeared." Swap!Papyrus said as he recalls the event.
"That is true! Maybe these sisters managed to teleport you to this place so we can all be friends." Swap!Sans said as he got excited.
He eagerly takes the empty seat next to TT!Kathy. He is beaming with joy with the thought of a new friend. TT!Kathy nonchalantly got up to get away from Swap!Sans. The song ends.
"If that is true, then your AU is in danger. They may try to steal UnderSwap's AU rock." TT!Mettaton said in a concerned tone.
He noticed that Swap!Sans frown when TT!Kathy got away from him. Swap!Sans is sad cause he couldn't hug her.
"We need to find them." TT!Kathy said as she turns to the EX robot.
She gestures to TT!Mettaton that they had to leave. He got up and the duo waves good-bye to them. It is a rather swift good-bye.
(Heartache [TemTale ver.] plays)
TT!Kathy's negative thoughts from before come crashing. She does not know why her heart hurts so much. She does not want to be around TT!Mettaton. She quickly walks in an odd direction. TT!Mettaton tries to match TT!Kathy's speed. He can't seem to catch up to her.
"Kathy, darling. Where are we going?" TT!Mettaton asks as he takes longer strides.
TT!Kathy is lost in her thoughts. She can's hear him.
'Authors are not allowed to be in an adventures with their characters. We are supposed to be unbiased. We are supposed to observe them and occasionally nudge them. We are not allowed to mess with the laws of good and evil. For crying out loud, if I start controlling them like my grandfather did, my characters will turn on me. They will kill me again if I am not careful enough.' TT!Kathy spirals into a dark place.
The song stopped. TT!Kathy stopped walking. She is out of breath for some odd reason. Her tears began to flowing and did not seem to stop.
"You okay dearie?" a purple spider approached her.
It has 6 arms, two legs, a purple vest, a white button shirt underneath it, purple jeans, light purple roller blades, a purple bow, five purple eyes, and black hair with pig-tails. She seems to be coming out of work. TT!Kathy is slightly terrified of the monster.
"Dearie?" the monster inquired again.
TT!Kathy's head is going a million miles per second. She feels like giving up.
"I'm fine. Just.. looking for a place to rest." TT!Kathy flashes a broken smile. The monster nods and leads TT!Kathy to her home.
- Swap!Muffet's house -
'Why am I even thinking about this? Why am I being more negative then usual?' TT!Kathy thought but got no answers.
She did not even bother looking about the small house or how she got here. She is too busy getting her thoughts straight. TT!Kathy just sat in a kitchen chair.
"I'm Muffet darling. What were you running from?" Swap!Muffet asks sounding concerned.
"I'm Kathy and... I was running? I don't remember that. I just... need to collect my thoughts then I'll be out of your hair." TT!Kathy said as she bushes the tears away.
"Nonsense. Stay the night. I won't have a child like you be freezing. Come. Come, darling." Swap!Muffet kindly leads TT!Kathy to her room.
"Thanks." TT!Kathy forces a sad smile. Swap!Muffet smiles back.
"If you need anything, give me a holler." she said as she carefully closed the door.
As soon as Swap!Muffet departed from the door, TT!Kathy cried herself to sleep.
- Time Skip: Muffet's -
The next day, TT!Kathy heads over to Muffet's. It is the place Swap!Muffet works at. Swap!Muffet looks like she had a blissful sleep unlike TT!Kathy who looks like a small train wreck. Swap!Muffet turns to look at the small human.
"Can I help out a bit today?" TT!Kathy asked meekly.
She sounds a bit like Swap!Chara, but Swap!Muffet brushes it off and nods. TT!Kathy worked hard that day. TT!Kathy could not remember the last time she just worked hard. She always works hard, but this was on a whole other level.
Swap!Muffet can't recall the last time she saw someone working their tail off. TT!Kathy told Swap!Muffet that she expects nothing in return. However, Swap!Muffet recalls this human crying the other day. Swap!Muffet just hopes that the human will talk to her.
Swap!Papyrus walks into the restaurant with a worried look on him. His worried look is wiped away upon seeing TT!Kathy.
"There you are human. We have been looking all over for you." Swap!Papyrus said as a wave of relief washed over him.
Swap!Papyrus suddenly felt a Reset. He waits for the whole place to go back to zero, but nothing happened.
"Paps? You okay?" Swap!Muffet questioned him from behind the bar.
"Yes I'm fine. I see you have started working. Why are you here?" Swap!Papyrus asked the human.
TT!Kathy does not answer. She just continues her work.
"I take it you know her?" Swap!Muffet asked him as she places the last glass cup away.
"Yeah. She just disappeared yesterday. Her friend went to tell my brother and I about it." Swap!Papyrus said with a sad tone as he approached Swap!Muffet.
"Oh goodness! I bumped into her yesterday. Poor thing was crying. I think you should let her be for now. It's best she tells you what is wrong on her own terms." Swap!Muffet said with wisdom. She hands Swap!Papyrus a bottle.
"I suppose you are right. Kid. You come home when you are ready." Swap!Papyrus tells TT!Kathy as he left with a bottle of ketchup.
"Ok." TT!Kathy replied meekly.
Swap!Papyrus thinks of the promise Swap!Chara made with him on his way home.
- Skelebro's House -
When Swap!Papyrus arrived, Swap!Sans is playing a board game with TT!Mettaton. TT!Mettaton seems to be winning.
"Come on! Give me a four." Swap!Sans said as he rolls the dice. He got a three.
"NOO! The magnificent Sans is defeated." Swap!Sans said as pouted.
TT!Mettaton chuckles a bit at Swap!Sans' misfortune.
"Swap, it's just a game." TT!Mettaton said in an effort to calm him down. Swap!Papyrus casually walks to them.
"My brother does not take defeat so lightly even if it is a game. Don't mind him." Swap!Papyrus said teasing his brother.
"Paps!" Swap!Sans pouts even more.
"I can see that. That reminds me. You two will help me out until Nick and the others come. Right?" TT!Mettaton inquired the two skeletons.
"Of course! Anything for a friend. Even if you are from another AU. I can't believe there is evil here again." Swap!Sans said getting pumped up.
He is really excited to make friends and go on an epic adventure.
"It's fine. We just find the sisters and stop them. Did you find Kathy?" TT!Mettaton said as he yawns. He mentally tells himself that he needs to be charged, "I should rest. Traveling to other AUs is exhausting."
TT!Mettaton turns back into a rectangle. He begins his ascent up the stairs.
"It's the afternoon." Swap!Sans said not wanting him to go to sleep.
"I'll just take a small nap. Night." TT!Mettaton said as he heads to the guest room.
Swap!Papyrus couldn't shake the feeling that something bad is coming. A Reset occurred and nothing happened.
- Swap!Toriel's house -
"So, you are not from this place?" Swap!Chara asks the small group.
Swap!Chara has short brown hair, ruby eyes, a green sweater with a yellow strip, brown boots, brown shorts, and pink cheeks.
"Yes. I am from TemTale. And the rest of these guys are from ArcadeTale." TT!Nick confirms for the group.
He recalls that TT!Sans has a show that was coming up. ArcadeGaster also had to leave. Though he did not say why. The ones that remained in the group were ArcadeAhri, ArcadeSans, and himself.
"Okay... How did you get here?" Swap!Chara is interested in the group.
"It doesn't matter how we got here. We need to find Kathy and that dumb robot." ArcadeAhri said fiercely.
"What does she look like?" Swap!Chara questioned the other two as they ignored ArcadeAhri's rude comment about the robot.
TT!Nick takes a picture out from his wallet.
"... This is TT!Kathy?" Swap!Chara seems surprised.
"Yes. Is there a problem with that?" ArcadeSans asked with a glare.
The child does looks like ArcadeChara.
"I've met her." Swap!Chara said as they couldn't believe this new discovery.
"What? When?" ArcadeAhri asked as she sprang up from her chair.
"I saw her with you." Swap!Chara said pointing at TT!Nick, "But you looked different from him. And you say you are from another AU. There is no way you two are the same. He is very serious person."
Swap!Chara said as they began to ponder. ArcadeAhri slowly sank back into her chair
"Hey! I can be as cereal person. Just give me a second to gather my cereal-ness." TT!Nick jokes.
ArcadeSans snickers. ArcadeAhri and Swap!Chara roll their eyes.
"Either way, I have not seen her." Swap!Chara said as they sighed. They wanted to help out these strangers.
"Call whoever you need. We need to find Katie." ArcadeAhri said angrily.
"It's Kathy." TT!Nick corrects her.
"Stop freaking correcting me! I know her name is Kathy." ArcadeAhri said as anger began to flow. She stands up. Ready to pounce.
"Ahri... Just calm down. Go to your happy place." ArcadeSans said as he tries to calm her down. He considers himself unlucky for sitting between her and him.
"Calm down?! Calm down!? I am CALM! It's this fu-ker that is making our life a living h-ll." ArcadeAhri swore as her anger continues to build.