Yep, things are gonna get really weird quick.
After Aaron arrived back, he found himself at another yellow star which was nearby a giant building with the words 'LAB' written over it. He put his hand like he did with the other stars.
[Seeing such a strange laboratory in a place like this. You're filled with Determination]
When that was said and done, Aaron continued on to the laboratory. He opened the door and found himself in a dark room, he had no idea what was going on.
"Is anyone here?" Aaron asked
No response, he walked a couple steps forward before seeing himself on a security cam. He just looked at in silence, he then ignored the fact that he was being watched still. That's when he heard a door woosh open, he heard clacking footsteps. The lights then came on, there was a yellow female lizard-like Monster with a lab coat, glasses, and buck teeth. The two just looked at each other in silence, Aaron then asked this.
"Who are you?"
"We-well i'm Doctor Alphys, Royal Scientist of King Asgore." She explained
Aaron nodded, he then asked this afterward.
"Were you the one watching me on the security cameras?" Aaron asked
"I-i was, i installed them to keep an eye on the area's." Alphys said
Aaron then gained a shocked look, he then bowed deeply.
"I'm sorry for destroying one of them, i thought some creep was watching me." Aaron said
"It's okay, i understand why. Anyone would react the same way if they just saw a random camera in a bush." Alphys said
Aaron got up and nodded, he then looked around before he looked at Alphys.
"So, i guess i should get going." Aaron said
"I should warn you, a robot i made... he's trying to kill you." Alphys said
Aaron and Chara just looked at Alphys with a blank look.
"Wha-"
That's when a robot bursted through the wall, music blaring in the background. Aaron looked at the scene very confused.
"What the hell?" Aaron asked
"Hello beauties and gentlemen, i'm Mettaton and welcome to the Quiz Show with our guest the Human!" Mettaton said
Aaron heard clapping as confetti rained down from the ceiling, Aaron was about to ask what Mettaton meant but was interrupted.
"And if he gets any questions wrong, he will die and horrible along with very painful death!" Mettaton said
Aaron's face then slightly paled at that, he then shook it off knowing that somehow Mettaton wouldn't kill him.
"Okay, on to our first question. What's the prize for answering a question correctly?"
A screen popped up in front of Aaron, he then looked at Alphys who responded with this.
"I gave him holographic technology since he was supposed to be an entertainment robot."
Aaron nodded, he then thought this as the questions appeared.
'Why the hell is this happening again?'
The answer was either A)Money, B) Mercy, C) New Car, or D) More questions, Aaron knew that he wouldn't get anything more except questions. So he chose D.
"Correct! Onto the next question, what is King Asgore's full name?"
It was either A) Lord Fluffybuns, B) Fuzzy Pushover, C) Asgore Dreemurr, or D) Dr. Friendship. Aaron got a small chuckle out of Lord Fluffybuns but knew it was Asgore Dreemurr.
"Correct! Now, what are Robots made of?"
"Easy, Metal and Magic." Aaron said
Mettaton just looked at Aaron silent.
"Your correct and all but wait for the answers to load next time." Mettaton said
Aaron rolled his eyes.
"This question is a tough one. Two trains, Train A, and Train B, simultaneously depart Station A and Station B. Station A, and Station B are 252.5 miles apart from each other. Train A is moving at 124.7mph towards Station B, and Train B is moving at 253.5mph towards Station A. If both trains departed at 10:00 AM and it is now 10:08, how much longer until both trains pass each other?"
It was either A) 31.054, B) 16.232, C) 32.049, or D) 32.058 to which Aaron looked at with a derp face, he had no idea what the answer was. His eyes darted towards Alphys to see her forming her fingers into the letter D. After that, Aaron chose D.
"Correct! Now how many flies are in this jar?" Mettaton asked
It was either A) 54, B) 53, C) 55, or D) 52, Aaron thought long and hard about the answer.
[Knowing the answer will come to you fills you with Patience]
Aaron's eyes turn a bright cyan as time around him slows down, he counts the flies in the jar to be fifty-four. After the eye glow disappeared, he pressed A.
"Correct! Weird eye color change but moving on!" Mettaton said
Alphys looked at Aaron confused yet interested, to which he didn't notice.
"Now, what is this Monster?"
It was either A) Froggit, B) Whimsum, C) Moldsmal, or D) Mettaton
They were all the same answer, Heck Yeah. Aaron just a random letter seeing as it either meant all of them were wrong or all of them were right.
"Correct! How many letters are in the name, Mettaton?" Mettaton said as he continued on the N
Aaron chose C since before Mettaton continue on with the letter N, it was eight.
"Correct! And for the final question. In the dating simulation video game "Mew Mew Kissy Cutie" what is Mew Mew's favorite food?"
Aaron was about to be given the answer's when Alphys spoke up.
"OH! OH! I KNOW THIS ONE! IT'S SNAIL ICE CREAM! IN THE FOURTH CHAPTER EVERYONE GOES TO THE BEACH! AND SHE BUYS ICE CREAM FOR ALL OF HER FRIENDS! BUT IT'S SNAIL FLAVOR AND SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO WANTS IT! IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE GAME BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY A VERY POWERFUL message about friendship and..." She trailed off at the end
Aaron and Mettaton along with Chara looked at Alphys with a blank look, or rather it seemed for Mettaton. He's a square box with no facial features, what do you expect?
"Are you helping our contestant Alphys?" Mettaton asked
Alphys stammered a little as Mettaton chuckled slightly.
"I guess we're gonna have to use a question that you know the answer to, WHO DOES ALPHYS HAVE A CRUSH ON?"
It was either A) Undyne, B) Asgore, C) Aaron, or D) Don't know, Aaron looked at C with an angry look. He then looked at Mettaton with a look that clearly said 'The fuck is this?!' along with Chara glaring at Mettaton.
"TAKE MY NAME OFF AS AN ANSWER!" Aaron yelled
"Oooh, touchy~." Mettaton responded
Aaron's name was erased as answer leaving him with three to go with. Aaron just tapped Undyne since he really didn't care.
"Correct! See Alphys, even he can see that your in love with her." Mettaton said
"I-i didn't even try." Aaron said
Aaron just looked at Mettaton shocked as Alphys's face was a bright red, that's when the screen disappeared.
"We'll continue this later, Alphys may have helped you her but she won't later." Mettaton said
Mettaton then left, leaving the room with only two beings. Aaron and Alphys looked at each other silent.
"Honestly, i kind of ship it. I've kind of heard of this kind of thing before." Aaron said
Alphys sighed and looked at Aaron with a serious look.
"Considering Mettaton's out for your Soul, i would suggest getting my number in order to, well be guided through Hotland." Alphys explained
Aaron shrugged as he handed over his phone, Alphys then looked at it shocked.
"This thing is ancient, where did you get this?" Alphys asked
"I was given it, really didn't care about it that much since it's kind of just... a phone." Aaron said
"Hold on a sec." Alphys said
Alphys then went to another room with the phone, Aaron heard a chainsaw and screaming which kind of freaked him out a little. Alphys then came back with an 'upgraded' phone, it has a small keychain with a rainbow-colored heart on it.
"It can text and access the Undernet." Alphys explained
"Okay but don't text me a whole bunch, just do it for the stuff you need to explain and that's it. I need to focus." Aaron said
Alphys nodded as Aaron walked out of the lab, after a small bit of walking. He found another yellow star, he put his hand over it.
[The wooshing sound of steam and cogs fills you with Determination]
Aaron then continued to move on, ready to get through Hotland.
After solving puzzles and finding a Burnt Pan as he kept in on his side
Aaron had used the final vent to hop over to the next area, finding himself in an oddly dark room despite in a land with fire.
"Alphys, the lights are off." Aaron said
"Don't worry, i'll hack in and turn them on." Alphys replied
That's when the lights turn on.
"I didn't finish hacking in yet, is that... oh no." Alphys said
"Ooooh YEAH! Welcome viewer's to a new show, so you better pre-heat your ovens because it's time for!" Mettaton said
That's when a sign saying 'Cooking with a Killer Robot' came down from the ceiling as did confetti, Aaron was confused at this.
"Today we're making a cake, with the help from my assistant. The Human!" Mettaton said
A spotlight came over Aaron as he heard clapping, he just waved a little with a nervous smile.
"He'll need to get me Milk, Eggs, and Sugar so we can start." Mettaton said
Aaron then grabbed the exact items (all on a counter, would you look at that), he placed them near Mettaton.
"And now for our special ingrediant!" Mettaton said
"Cake mix?" Aaron asked
"NOPE! A Human Soul!" Mettaton said
Mettaton then got out a chainsaw, Aaron's eyes suddenly turned orange as his hands produced an orange aura around it. Aaron then grabbed the blade of the chainsaw and broke it, he heard shocked gasps from all around him.
"Couldn't we use a subsitute?" Aaron asked
"And why would we do that?" Mettaton asked
"One word, Vegans." Aaron said
Mettaton just looked at Aaron in silence.
"Good point, luckily we have a can of Artifical Human Soul!" Mettaton said
Aaron saw the can nearby on a counter, he walked over and was about to grab it. When it suddenly went up a large pillar made up of counters, Aaron saw Mettaton flying nearby.
"We run on a strict schedule, so that means your gonna have to fly up there and get the can in one minute." Mettaton said
That's when Mettaton flew up, Aaron then heard Alphys say this.
"Oh no, in my rush i forgot to put in the jetpack feature."
"Alphys, i can handle this." Aaron said as his eyes turned dark blue
Aaron's shoes then had a blue aura around them, Aaron took a running start and was RUNNING up the wall. The audience gasps at this as Mettaton seemed to look at Aaron surprised.
"Though you would have a jetpack or something but this will have to do!" Mettaton said
That's when Mettaton started to throw down baking ingredients, Aaron dodged them while also hitting some away with his shield. Aaron had made it up and grabbed the can as he stood on top of the pillar, Mettaton was flying nearby.
"Impressive and all... but haven't you seen a cooking show before?" Mettaton said/asked
"Nope." Aaron responded
"...I baked the cake ahead of time, so there was no point to this." Mettaton said
Aaron just looked at Mettaton blankly, he sighed loudly that even people in Snowdin could hear him.
"Okay, whatever." Aaron said as he casually walked down the pillar
After he arrived at the bottom, his eye color turned back to normal.
"H-how did you do that?" Alphys asked
"Magic apparantly." Aaron said
Aaron then just continued on, finding another yellow star.
[An ominous structure looms in the distance. You're filled with Determination]
After that, Aaron had walked a bit to find an elevator. He opened the door and went in, elevator music played as he went up.
2 Minutes of waiting later
Aaron had finally made it up, he then kept going seeing as it wouldn't go up any farther. Aaron then noticed Sans working a another stand, he walked over and decided to ask what he's doing this time.
"oh, hey kid." Sans said
"Sup, so what are you selling this time?" Aaron asked
"hot dogs, want one?" Sans asked
Aaron nodded as he payed the amount for a Hot Dog, he bit into it, that's when he realized that the sausage was not made of meat but plant matter. Aaron spat it out and glared at Sans a little for giving him a fake hot dog.
"oh yeah, i actually ran out of hot dogs. have a hot cat instead." Sans said
Aaron payed for the Hot Cat and saw it was like a hot dog but with a cat face and ears, Aaron ate it and it made a meow sound. After that, Aaron continued on.
After finding a Stained Apron (which he tied to his back but was covered by his poncho) and solving one puzzle
Aaron found himself in a room with a safe, a mousehole, and another on of those yellow stars. Aaron put his hand over it.
[Knowing the mouse might one day hack into the computerized safe and get the cheese. It fills you with Determination]
Aaron then sat down, he was kind of getting tired of moving. Chara appeared near him and saw down.
"So, getting tired?" Chara asked
"We've been moving practically nonstop since we got here, i think a break is deserving." Aaron said
Aaron then got out his canteen (which he actually found at the Snowdin Shop, the owner explained it was for travelers) and drank some water, he then put it away. He sighed as he enjoyed the surprisingly warm area, the name may imply hot but it's actually warm for an area made of stone, lava, and metal along with intense fire. After resting a bit, he got up and continued on. When he suddenly encountered two guys in armor with large swords, one of them had bunny ears while the other seemed to be bat wings.
"Stop right there, we got an anonymous tip that a Human with a white poncho was here, wandering around in Hotland." The bunny eared one said
"Don't worry, we'll get you somewhere safe." The bat eared on said
That's when they noticed Aaron's poncho.
"Oh, your the Human. Suck we gotta kill, you don't seem that bad." The bunny eared one said
Aaron's Soul appeared on his chest as he drew his Sword and Shield.
"RG 01 and RG 02 are ready to fight you."
Aaron dodged their attacks while cleaning RG 02's armor since he kind of didn't really like dirt, after a bit, RG02 was sweating after a bit.
"Aw man, it's way to hot in this armor. I'm taking this off." He said
RG 02 then took off his armor, revealing his abs. Aaron really didn't care, though he did notice Chara nosebleed a little.
"I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" RG 01 said
"Wh-what?" RG 02 asked
"Listen, i like LIKE you RG 02!" RG 01 said
Aaron looked at the two surprised, he then asked this.
"So... RG 02, do you like him back?"
RG 02 just looked down, he then sighed and looked at RG 01.
"Yeah, i do... me and him work so well together. I've... kind of developed it after a bit." RG 02 said
The two seemed to smile.
"Wanna go get ice cream?" RG 01 asked
"Thought you would never asked." RG 02 said
The two then left, Aaron looking happily.
"Ah love, no matter what gender. It's sometimes true, it this case. It is." Aaron said
Aaron then continued on, knowing he helped someone out. Aaron walked a bit and then found himself in dark room, he sighed as he said this.
"Alphys."
"Already on it." Alphys replied
The lights came on, Aaron heard Mettaton's voice.
"GOOOOD EVENING! Welcome to our newscast, MTT News with me as your host. Currently, our correspondent, the Human, is looking for news out on the field!" Mettaton said
Aaron looked over to his right to see Mettaton in front of a giant cardboard wall, Aaron only had this thought.
'The fuck is going on?'
He saw that he was being lookedM at through a square, he sighed as he looked around. He looked at the video game, the glass of water, and the dog (which he patted gently on the head, he likes dogs). After which, Mettaton reported this.
"Oh my! It seems everything in this area is actually a bomb! That Dog's a bomb! That Video Game is a bomb! That glass of water a bomb! Even my words are...!"
That's when the new screen blew up, revealing Mettaton wearing a red suit with some papers as he was flying.
"Brave correspondent... If you don't defuse all of these... This big bomb will blow you to smithereens in 2 minutes! Then you won't be living any longer! How terrible! How disturbing! Our nine viewers are gonna love watching this! Good luck, darling!" Mettaton said
Aaron's eye slightly twitched as he wanted to scream and yell but he didn't, he said this.
"Alphys, text me the locations of the bombs and i'll defuse them." Aaron said
"O-okay." Alphys said
Aaron had a map of all the bombs, he was lucky to have worked at a fireworks stand once. Despite getting paid, he did learn a lot about explosives.
After disarming two of the explosives
"Okay, Alphys, don't tell me i have to disarm a glass of water." Aaron said
"You don't, it doesn't even have an explosive inside it." Alphys said
Mettaton returned, he seemed to look slightly annoyed.
"It seems you've foiled me once again! Curse you Human, curse you Alphys. I don't curse my eight viewers since they are so great!" Mettaton said
Mettaton then left, Aaron sighed afterward.
"This shit is getting reaallllyyyy annoying." Aaron said
"On the bright side, a-at least you survived." Alphys said
Aaron just sighed again and kept going, knowing that this was gonna take a bit.
After going through some puzzles.
Aaron had saw another one of those yellow stars after solving another puzzle door, he put his hand over it.
[The smell of cobwebs fills the air. You're filled with Determination]
Aaron then walked into the next room, seeing large bits of webbing. He then walked onto a giant bit of web, that's when he couldn't move as soon as he reached the center.
"Ahuhu, it seems that you are in my trap." He heard
Aaron looked over to see a lavender-skinned spider monster wearing red rompers with buttons in the front, a red ribbon across her chest, as well with her hair in twin pigtails.
"Oh, hi." Aaron said casually
"Wait, aren't you supposed to freak out over a spider?" She asked confused
"Depends, are you venomous?" Aaron asked
"No, i do have spiders that are but that's mainly in case someone tries to attack me in my shop." She explained
"Then i don't have a reason to be afraid." Aaron said
She looked at Aaron confused, she sighed.
"Well, i don't think your that bad." She said
"You too, so what's your name?" Aaron asked
"Muffet, and yours?" She asked back
"Aaron, so... can i go now?" Aaron asked
"Can you buy at least one product before leaving, normally i would have offered you but i wasn't at my stand at the time." Muffet explained
Aaron shrugged, he kind of did like the Spider Products. The Spider Cider was pretty good in his opinion.
"Alright, for a specially made Spider Donut. That'll be nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine G." Muffet said
Aaron luckily did have enough money, he doesn't buy much at the shops, he gets into a lot of encounters, and he did save on money at the Temmy Shop back when he had that Buckey of G. Aaron gave her the G and he got a donut in return, Muffet let him go and he left happily while drinking some of his last jug of Spider Cider.
'What a nice human.' She thought
Aaron made to the next area, he saw a poster of Mettaton's musical and just sighed outloud. He knew that he was gonna have to go through some bullshit, so he had a plan. Aaron walked in, he saw Mettaton and ignored his singing. He started to listen in time for the dungeon part, he then back flipped away as a trapdoor opened. He glared at Mettaton as he looked at Aaron surprised.
"Okay, ENOUGH OF THIS!" Aaron yelled
"Aaron looked at Mettaton with a glare and pointed a finger at him.
"If you want my Soul, Fight for it or LEAVE ME ALONE!" Aaron said
"Okay, fine, i'll meet you at the end of the Core." Mettaton said
Mettaton then left, Aaron sighed as he heard a phone call from Alphys. He picked up and said this.
"Yes?" Aaron asked
"Wow, you really avoided that trap, how did you know it was gonna be there?" Alphys asked
"I kind of figured that out after learning enough about Mettaton, plus he started to talk when i reached that spot which would distract me long enough for me to fall down through the trap door. So i thought 'Fuck that' and just didn't listen until he mentioned the word Dungeon because of course he would say that for theatrics." Aaron said
"...That's sound really complicated." Alphys said
"Yeah but it worked." Aaron said
Aaron then hung up and walked around the trap door, allowing him to reach the next area. After making it, he saw a hotel. Aaron walked over, he saw Sans, an alleyway, and the entrance to the hotel
Aaron then walked down the alleyway and met a crocodile Monster with a cat Monster. Both female, they noticed Aaron.
"Oh hey, buy our stuff!" The cat said
"I'm Bratty, she's Catty." The crocodile said
"Name's Aaron, so i'll have a look around." Aaron said
Aaron bought an Empty Gun with a holster which he asked if he could practice with on some old Bottles, they obliged. Aaron aimed it, he could feel energy charge up in the old revolver. He fired out yellow bullets, Aaron looked at the gun afterward.
"Well that's Magic." Aaron said
He then bought the Cowboy Hat, which he put on on head. It kind of made him look cool and mysterious as he put the gun in it's holster on his right side, Aaron left with a goodbye. He walked over to Sans, wanting to know why he's here.
"hey kid." Sans said
"You already know what i'm going to ask." Aaron said
"yeah i know, i'm just here to relax a little. wanna hang out?" Sans asked
"Honestly, yeah. I kind of need to chill with someone who isn't out to kill me." Aaron said with a sigh
After going through another 'shortcut' he and Sans were at a table, Sans then mentioned this.
"back in snowdin, you know that door you came out of?" Sans asked
"Yeah, why?" Aaron asked
"the lady behind there, i always told puns with. she told me to promise not to kill you before you went through, and i did but if i didn't-"
"I would be dead, huh." Aaron said
"yep, you guessed it. though why would you think that?" Sans asked
"Sans, we both know your more powerful than you seem, i always get the feeling that if i do something out of character for me. I would have a bad time." Aaron said
"...well kid, seems you get it. though i have a question that's been on my mind lately." Sans said
"Sure, shoot away." Aaron said
"what was your life like on the surface?" Sans said
This question caught Aaron off guard, he sighed as he looked down.
"you don't have to tell m-"
"I... i need to get this out there before we get to the Surface." Aaron said
Sans looked at Aaron concerned, Aaron looked at Sans with a somber smile.
"I... never had the best life on the Surface, i was an orphan that was later kicked out of the orphanage he was at for accidentally setting something on fire. The kids bullied me and took my money along with what little i had, so i had to learn to defend myself. I took care of myself through hunting and doing odd jobs." Aaron said
Aaron then placed his bow and arrow on the table.
"I used this to survive, i don't want to kill people. I'm fine with animals since that's the circle of life but people and especially Monsters. It doesn't feel right, so i chose to live with others in peace... until." Aaron said, hesitant to tell how he fell down here
"until what?" Sans asked
"Until... i was ran out, i had a huge payday, lot's of food to survive a couple months. I felt as though things were looking up, that's when those bullies came to my home. They wanted to take my money as a 'tax' for living in 'his' town, he used his father's authority against me... so i ran. I took my savings, i took the items i used for self defense and hunting with me. I ran up Mt. Ebott in order to get away, it worked but then i knew i couldn't go back. I... well you know what happens next when you have nothing left in your life." Aaron said
Sans looked at Aaron concerned, he sighed.
"well your alive kid, your gonna get home somehow. so i guess i shouldn't blame you for having hope." Sans said
Sans then walked away from the table, he looked at Aaron one last time.
"you know i'm rooting for ya kid." Sans said
And then he left, Aaron got up while taking his Bow and Arrow withe him, he was about to leave the room but was stopped by the Monster behind the counter.
"That skeleton gave you a room key to here, so enjoy your stay." He said
Aaron nodded as he took the room key, Aaron saw the yellow star again and walked over to it. He put his hand over it as usual.
[The relaxing atmosphere of this hotel fills you with Determination]
Aaron then walked over to his room, walked inside, and got into the bed. He fell asleep shortly after.
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