The mass of mushroom goombas frantically tried to get everything under control but to no avail. All the monsters within the resort frantically ran amok and broke objects with fury. Undyne and the crew shuffled through the crowd silently, unnoticed by the distracted guards. They had made their way to the front of the resort and dashed to the side away from the windows.
"See that wasn't so hard?" puffed Undyne. It wasn't the best plan as she preferred to tackle the midget guards head on, but in a situation like this she had to force herself to think more like a pacifist. She shook her head, pushing away that thought.
"Hard, HARD? I had to witness my resort being torn in half?!" Mettaton EX exclaimed. "All that money, all of my fans… It's going to take weeks to rebuild." Mettaton put his hand to his face and brushed back his black hair. His eyes shifted to the side, almost embarrassed at himself.
"DON'T WORRY METTATON I'M STILL A FAN!" Papyrus gleefully shouted before Undyne smacked him on the side.
"Shhh, keep it down!" Undyne said. Papyrus nodded quickly and kept quiet. Sans was half asleep on the ground, still being dragged by the hood thanks to Papyrus. Sans yawned.
"does anyone have any food on them? i didn't even get a chance to eat brunch yet," he asked. Undyne shook her head.
"Can you for once, not think about food?" she sighed as she turned around and peeked back into the light of the resort window. Loud shouts and the sounds of things breaking could be heard inside. The goombas ran around frantically as the residents shouted, the golden Bowser statue stood tall, despite the surrounding chaos. Everything was relatively quiet outside. Undyne turned around, to the direction of the Hotlands.
"I think we're clear on making it to the lab from here," she said.
"Good the faster we make it to the lab, the faster Alphys can fix this," Mettaton EX added as he pointed to himself, "And by this I mean me. I'm running out of power so hurry up." Personal as always, Mettaton EX seemed more interested in the safety of his fame rather than the underground. Undyne took a deep breath, the only time she was thankful that she wasn't in armor. The heat was unbearable there. She walked forward.
"WELL IF WE'RE IN A HURRY THEN CAN'T SANS USE ONE OF HIS SHORTCUTS. YOU KNOW THE REALLY ANNOYING ONE'S YOU DO SANS?" Papyrus said as he looked to Sans. Everyone stared at Sans, he moved his eyes slowly to meet Papyrus and shrugged.
"so is that a no on the food then?" Sans said as he stuffed his hands in his pockets and held a smug look. Undyne frowned.
"Forget it Papyrus, it takes ages to get a proper response out of him," she said. Undyne sighed and turned around.
"Let's go already," she said as she lifted her arm up and gestured everyone else to follow.
...
A small boxed robot floated into a dark space, the screen on it lighted up as it scanned the room. It paused for a second before beeping and letting off a green light. The door behind the robot slid open and the warm lights from the Hotlands shone in. Undyne stuck her head into the dark lab.
"Looks to be clear," she whispered. Undyne nodded as she walked into the darkness. The little machine retreated out of the lab and Mettaton entered in with Papyrus and Sans. The door slid shut behind them, the room was pitch black for a second before the fluorescent lights on the ceiling came on and bathed the room in a white light. The monitor across the room was turned off; next to the computers was scattered papers and anime dvds, a few figurines were tossed across the ground. The wall still had the hole from Mettaton's stunt when Frisk first came to the underground. The room smelled oddly sterile with a slight hint of cup noodles.
Mettaton turned his head upstairs, his face held a confused expression.
"She's not here?" he spoke. His eyes trailed across the room and back. He pouted and crossed his arms.
"DO YOU THINK SHE FELL INTO THAT GOOP MACHINE?" Papyrus chimed in.
"No Papyrus she's not stupid enough to do that… Well…" Undyne spoke unsure for a second.
"Oh she totally is," Mettaton said as he went up the stairs, "I'm gonna check up here darlings, go look elsewhere or something." He made a moving motion with his hand as he looked to the side and reached the top.
"I'LL HELP YOU METTATON!" Papyrus immediately spoke and ran up the stairs to check the top loft as well. Sans glanced around and sighed.
"not a dog in sight this time," he said to himself and he looked at the door near the hole in the wall.
Undyne moved over to the desk with the computer, it held stacks of paper with used ink. She began shuffling things around, any clue would suffice. Something that hinted towards secret or hidden weaponry was her goal; she just wanted to give that stupid wizard a massive plate of spears. Occasionally she would try to summon her magic, but it wouldn't respond to her call. She sighed and continued to look through the papers. A stack of letters caught her eye. They were all unopened, she reached out and grabbed them. They were all addressed to Alphys. Doggo, Snowdrake… she stopped. The third letter among the stack had odd symbols. Undyne squinted her eye, her brows furrowed. She shook her head as she propped the rest of the letters under her arm.
She held the strange letter in her hands, she flipped it over. It seemed to be resealed. Her hand moved to the side as she tried to open it. It was sticky and refused to open. She pulled harder but the rest of the letters under her arm fell and flew to the floor. Undyne let out a groan as she placed the odd letter on the desk and bent down underneath to pick up the scattered letters.
There was a beeping sound and the door on the opposite side of the lab began to shine red. Mettaton sprinted down the stairs followed by Papyrus.
"Someone is coming in we need to hide, right now!" Mettaton rushed to speak. Undyne jumped and threw the letters onto the desk. She looked over to the other exit quickly, but her gaze shifted over to Sans who was eyeing the door next to the hole. She pointed to sans.
"In that room all of us right now!" she whispered. Sans looked over and nodded as he pushed the door open. Mettaton and Papyrus ran inside, Undyne followed behind before stopping quickly. She turned around and ran back to the desk looking for the strange letter.
"UNDYNE NOW ISN'T THE TIME TO BE WATCHING ANIME!" Papyrus whispered from the door.
"Hold on a second!" Undyne hissed back. She pushed the letters away but the strange letter was nowhere to be found. She blinked and shuffled around confused for a brief moment. There were voices that could be heard beyond the blinking door. Undyne gave up her search for the letter and frantically ran to the door, pressing the light switch off and throwing the room into darkness.
She dashed into the room and quietly shut the door behind her.