Disclaimer: I do not own Undertale. I only own my OC(s). Enjoy.

- The Lab -

Era starts to process TT!Kathy's blood using a unique machine. They write down notes on a notepad.

"Era! Why you being like this?" Tornado!Nick pouts as he stands across from Era.

Only a table stands between the two.

"I must get to work now." Era shoos him.

They are acting a bit hostile towards Tornado!Nick. Era goes back to writing. Tornado!Nick then puts on his best puppy dog eyes.

"Do you really think that will work again on me?" Era said coldly as they refuse to look up.

"Meanie..." Tornado!Nick mummers to himself.

He drags his legs as he goes over to check on TT!Kathy. Tornado!Nick kneels down to pick up TT!Kathy off the floor. She is still shaking from what occurred earlier. He places her on a nearby chair. Afterwards, Tornado!Nick softly strokes her hair as he watches Era work. He takes a deep breath.

"I know that you are busy. But I do need you help. " Tornado!Nick said as he approaches Era.

Era eventually looks up from their notes. They stare into the eyes of this soulless human who has wind power. The eyes of Tornado!Nick reveal nothing. To be specific, no emotions. Era glares at him.

"Why should I help a human that doesn't even have a SOUL?" Era asks as they place down their notepad.

Era stands tall and places their hands behind their back. They approaching Tornado!Nick with a slow, but intimidating walk. Tornado!Nick just stands his ground. A recovered TT!Kathy blinks. She looks up at Era.

"Him too?" TT!Kathy softly asks.

This room makes her small voice sound sightly louder. Era stops a few feet away from the duo. Era raises an eyebrow.

"I'm guessing your Nick is a freak too." Era said amused.

TT!Kathy snapped. She can no longer sit by and pretend that everything is fine. With her limited knowledge of bulling, TT!Kathy stands up.

"Nick is not a freak." TT!Kathy said as she crosses her arms.

Era chuckles.

"Do you really think that a freak like him cares about others? Tornado!Nick just acts every day of every second to appear 'normal'. Why are you defending something as dangerous as him?" Era asks as they slowly approach TT!Kathy with hostility.

Their eyes are cold but told a sad truth. Era is towering above TT!Kathy. She is not going to be easily intimidated by this skeleton.

"He may be an AU version of my best friend, but I trust Tornado!Nick." TT!Kathy proudly asserts.

She never said it out loud to someone outside her friend group. Saying this made her heart ache a bit. TT!Nick has no SOUL, therefore he could never love anyone. Era stands in their spot for a few moments. They take a step closer to TT!Kathy. Now inches apart from each other, Era suddenly grabs TT!Kathy's shoulders.

"Are you mad?" they shake her.

"Stop it!" Tornado!Nick finally yells as he has had enough of this pointless bickering.

He separates the two by pulling TT!Kathy away.

"Let's go." Tornado!Nick sternly said.

He pulls her out of the lab.

- HotLand -

"I'm so sorry you had to witness that." Tornado!Nick said as he continue to walk quickly.

He did not even look back at her. TT!Kathy can feel his grip tighten and his walk quicken. She does not say a word in his angered state.

"We will just have to find another person to help us." Tornado!Nick said as he scans HotLand.

TT!Kathy finally tugs her hand free from his grasp. This stops Tornado!Nick from walking.

"What?! Why did you stop?" Tornado!Nick asks sounding displeased.

His eyes are colder then before.

"Do you... can you..." TT!Kathy lost her voice as Tornado!Nick approach her slowly.

He is inches away from her.

"You love him... Don't cha?" Tornado!Nick said in a hushed tone. He is slightly amused.

TT!Kathy feels her heart skip a beat. She looks away from Tornado!Nick. Tornado!Nick caresses her face with care. He lead it back to him. Tornado!Nick lifts TT!Kathy's head to see her brown eyes.

"Why?" Tornado!Nick asked as if he looked like he wanted to cry.

"I..." TT!Kathy begins, but stops.

She has an answer after all this time. Since the wedding, TT!Kathy did not get along with TT!Nick. She knows that they have been through so much together. TT!Nick always gave her hope. Hope that he will never leave her. Hope that he can love her, despite not having a SOUL. TT!Kathy knows that with hope, she too can love.

"Because when I'm with TT!Nick, I don't feel alone." TT!Kathy gently said as she warmly looks into Tornado!Nick's cold blue eyes.

She places her hand on his. Tornado!Nick forgot that his hand is still on her face. Hearing TT!Kathy gentle words, makes Tornado!Nick feel pity. TT!Kathy is in love with someone that can never love her.

Out of the blue, a portal appears in front of them. A glitchy looking skeleton tackles TT!Kathy into the portal. Tornado!Nick watches dumbfounded of this occurrence.

"What just happened?" he asks the air.