Emblemtale: The Ancients- Support Conversations 2
(So, I decided to go with Support conversations every 3 chapters, and to solve the problem of interrupting action scenes, all of the Support Conversations will be flashbacks)
Sans and Papyrus- Support B
While traveling along the coastal road, the group decided to set up camp as the sun began to set, as the group went about getting everything ready, Papyrus vigilantly scanned the perimeter of the camp, though he wasn't scanning for enemies this time...
"He should be around here somewhere..." Papyrus whispered, squinting as he looked around the woods "Sans is so predictable, I can't believe he hasn't learned anything since our last meeting..." as he walked through the woods, he saw a clearing ahead of him and heard voices coming from it.
"This is all you got?" One voice said, Papyrus did not recognize this voice, prepared his spear just in case he turned out to be an enemy "I'm not sure this'll be enough, friend..." despite the friendly tone, Papyrus could tell there was venom behind his words.
The next voice to speak shocked Papyrus "that's all, you're gonna keep up with your end of the bargain, right?" Papyrus moved closer to the clearing, just to confirm his suspicions, and they were unfortunately confirmed when he saw Sans standing across from a Bear-like monster.
"Hmm...well, since we've done business before, I'll give you a discount" The Bear replied, tossing the satchel of gold coins in his hands "But you make sure you have more next time, aye?" Papyrus couldn't see Sans' face, but something he did made the bear shudder "W-Well, pleasure doing business, I'll be seeing ya!" he then turned and ran off, leaving Sans alone in the clearing.
"Sigh...this ain't gettin' any easier..." Sans muttered, placing a hand on his head and turning to leave, seeing this, Papyrus panicked and ran off, making his way back to camp –trying to make himself seem busy once Sans returned.
Sans soon returned and saw Papyrus tending to the fire "huh, thought i'd find you patrolling the camp, whatcha been doin', paps?" Sans couldn't put his finger on it, but something seemed off about his brother, but he wasn't telling.
"W-Well, I did take the time to patrol the camp and found that there weren't any immediate threats, so I returned to the camp to make sure everything here is in order!" Papyrus lied, trying to fool Sans "Nothing to be suspicious of here, dear brother!"
"paps...you're worryin' me more than usual, bro" Sans responded, sitting across from Papyrus at the fire "you sure there ain't anything you want to talk about?"
"No, there is nothing wrong here!" Papyrus continued, giving Sans a fake smile "I definitely did not see you in the forest with anyone..." at that, he quickly clapped his hand over his mouth as Sans looked at him, his eyes wide with shock "...It's true, I saw your meeting in the forest..."
"oh...that...don't worry about it" Sans answered, his face turning uncharacteristically serious "it's not something to concern yourself with, alright?" he got up from the fire and started to wake away, but Papyrus stopped him.
"Sans, is something wrong?" Papyrus asked, worriedly furrowing his brow "Why would you be associating with someone like that?" Sans didn't answer and continued walking "Brother, are you in league with Bandits?!"
Sans didn't stop as he made his way to his tent "papyrus, like I said before, it's nothing to worry about, I've got it under control..." he then yawned and opened the flap to his tent "i'm a bit tired, think i'm gonna take a nap, see you later, bro..." he disappeared into his tent and left Papyrus alone by the fire, his thoughts racing a million miles a minute...
Llain and Frisk- Support B
At the crack of dawn, Llain entered Frisk's tent and gently shook her awake "Hey, it's time for your next lesson, are you ready?" Frisk slowly rose in her bedroll and groggily wiped the sleep from her eyes.
"...What?" She asked, nearly falling back asleep "Isn't it too early to be doing anything?" Llain stood up and went to the entrance of the tent, opening the flap and nearly blinding Frisk as the rising sunlight flooded in.
"Now's the best time to continue your training, meet me in the middle of the camp when you're ready, aye?" He said, walking out of the tent and leaving Frisk to prepare for whatever he had waiting for her, soon, she went to the middle of the camp and found Llain standing there with two fishing poles in his hands "I'm in charge of supper tonight, so I thought this would be a good time for a lesson!"
Frisk had little time to react as Llain threw the other fishing pole at her, she fumbled with it for a bit, confusedly staring at it, turning it over in her hands "A fishing pole?, how is this gonna help me train with a sword?"
"It'll teach you patience and when to make the perfect strike" Llain informed her, laying his fishing pole across his shoulders "What do you say? Wanna come with me? I'll leave it up to you, of course" he started to leave on his own but was soon followed by Frisk.
"Well...I don't know if it'll help me learn swordsmanship..." Frisk started, looking at the ground "But I'd like to help any way I can, and if you think it will help me learn, I'll do it!" the two of them left the camp and made their way to a nearby beach.
"This spot should do..." Llain said to himself, he sat at the water's edge and began placing his bait on the hook, once it was all set up, he threw his line in the water and looked back at Frisk "Fish won't catch themselves, little lady."
Frisk nodded and joined Llain at the edge, she sat next to him and tried to put the bait on her own hook, but she was seemingly struggling with it, she soon was able to get it set up, tossing the hook into the water as well.
It felt like ages before either of them even got a bite, Llain was the first one to make a catch and he effortlessly landed the fish, pulling it out of the water and onto the beach "There we go, nothing to it, right?" as more time passed, Llain's pile continued growing, while Frisk's remained stagnant at zero.
Every time she tried to make a catch, she found herself moving too quickly and scaring the fish away, but she wasn't giving up "I can do this...deep breath..." She slowed her breathing and carefully watched as another fish went up to her line, once she felt the moment was right, she pulled back on the line and felt the fish struggling to escape "I got one! I got one!" she cheered, pulling the line and trying to get the fish to the shore, but soon, her line snapped.
"Oh well, don't worry about the one that got away, Frisk" Llain said, trying to reassure her, but when he looked at her, she was proudly beaming "Are you alright?"
"I did it!" She cheered once again "I think I get it now, I just waited for the perfect moment, and I got it on the line!" she giddily bounced up and down, hardly containing her excitement "If I do that while sword fighting, it'll be easier to win, right?"
"...Something like that" Llain replied, getting up and placing the fish in a basket "If you go into a fight with patience and observation, it'll be harder to take you down" He then hoisted the basket onto his back and started walking back to camp "Now, come on, let's see what we can do with these."
Frisk happily nodded and followed Llain back to camp, cheerfully asking what the next lesson would be...
Alphys and Undyne- Support B
Alphys was walking around the camp, coming back from a strategy meeting with Asriel, as she made her way back to her tent, she saw Undyne training at the edge of camp, nearly destroying a tree with her spear.
She silently approached her and just watched, until she was certain Undyne was aware of her presence "U-Um, hi, Undyne..." she said, but the black-clad warrior still continued, acting as though Alphys did not exist "U-Undyne...do you want to talk?"
Undyne thrust her spear through the tree, sending it clear through the other side before letting out a heavy sigh "There's nothing to talk about, Alphys..." she said before yanking the spear from the tree, nearly causing it to collapse in the process "Alright?, Just drop it..."
"But, Undyne!" Alphys called, but to no avail, as Undyne did not break her stride, disappearing into her tent "Please...let me make it up to you..." Alphys dropped her head and trudged back into camp, but as she walked, she accidentally bumped into Papyrus "Oh...I'm sorry Papyrus, I didn't see you..."
"Not to worry, Alphys, your sad walk did not damage!" Papyrus said, smiling brightly, but it soon faded as he noticed the downtrodden look on her face "Is something the matter, friend?"
"Well...I wanted to make it up to Undyne, but she won't even talk to me..." Alphys replied, looking back down at the ground "I just want her to stop being angry..." before she could say anything else, she felt hands on her shoulders and looked up at Papyrus, who had tears forming in his eyes.
"Alphys, I, The Great Papyrus, Shall help you in this endeavor!" He offered, taking his hands off of her shoulders and posing dramatically "I shall not stop until your problems are resolved!" he placed a hand on his chest and closed his eyes "Now, I shall do for you what I always do when I have a problem...consult my brother, I'll go get him!" with that, he ran off and left Alphys on her own.
"Sigh...maybe I could buy her something when we're in town?" She thought aloud, continuing to walk through the camp without even waiting for Papyrus to return, she soon made her way to the mess tent, where she found Grillby cleaning dishes "Oh, I didn't know anyone was in here...sorry."
Alphys took a seat at one of the tables and placed her head in her hands as Grillby went about with the dishes, aside from the clattering of pans, the entire tent was silent –until it was broken by Grillby "If there is something you want to talk about, I'll gladly lend an ear..."
"Well...no, I-I'll be fine, don't worry about it..." Alphys lied, staring at the table and tracing an imaginary line on it with her claw "...It's just...I'm worried Undyne will never forgive me..."
Grillby set down his cleaning equipment and sat down next to Alphys "If I may be frank, if you want to talk to her, you need to be more assertive" he placed a hand on her shoulder and she felt a warm heat from it "Undyne is a type of person who doesn't do things by halves, so you may have to do things her way to get her to respond..."
"Do things her way...?" Alphys repeated, taking a moment to think before standing triumphantly "Yeah...I think I know what I have to do now!" she left the tent as Grillby went back to cleaning, as he cleaned though, he couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding hanging in the air...
THE END
A.N: And so ends the second part of the Support Conversations, but I have one question for you guys, which characters do you think would have great Supports together? I'd love to hear any ideas you have, either leave them in a review, or PM them to me directly! Hope you enjoy!