An ice skating rink with a puzzle that looked remotely similar to the previous two was up ahead.
"My turn!" said Dot.
She went straight forward, finding out she couldn't control herself very well on the ice. She slipped forward again, then up, then to her side...she fell and plummeted downwards screaming. Luckily, the snow cushioned her fall.
"You ok, Dot?" Yakko called.
"I'm fine!" she shouted back a few seconds later.
She got up, brushed the snow off her skirt and poncho, and found herself standing in front of two sculptures. The first was simply a lump of snow with the word "Sans" written on it in red marker.
"Classic Sans," she chuckled.
To her other side, she saw a snow Papyrus...with extra muscles.
"Helloooooo handsome!" she said, taking a moment to run her arms through snow Papyrus' biceps.
Looking back at her love for the sexy skeleton, she realized she never had such an extreme crush on anyone since Mel Gibson. There were other celebrities, of course, but he was always her favorite. Recently, she had to force herself to stop living in the past and move on, as Mel grew old. It was hard, and she never really loved anybody that way afterwards until she met Papyrus. He seemed to like her, so a relationship with him wouldn't be impossible. He didn't run away either, so that was a good sign. But alas, would he ever notice how much she cared about him? He had to sooner or later. He just had to. After her little moment, she climbed back up to her brothers.
"I have an idea; get on my shoulders," said Yakko. "We'll have to make a Warner tower to solve this one!"
Dot climbed onto Wakko, who got on top of Yakko. Yakko guided them through the puzzle: top, forward, right, right, up, right, forward, right, right, right, right, left, and on the switch they went. The passageway to the next area was formed as they slid through the trees. After finally stopping, they had snow on their heads. They got onto solid ground and shook the snow off, finding themselves at crossroads. Going right, they ran into Sans for what felt like the umpteenth time. Not that they were complaining, though; they enjoyed talking to the pile of lazy bones.
"Hey Sans," said Wakko.
"what's up?" he asked them.
"Nothin' much," said Dot, "I ran into a Papyrus snow skeleton and caressed his smooth, muscular arms."
"So that's why you took so long!" said Yakko.
They kept walking, Sans teleporting away when they didn't turn around. He went ahead of the Warners, planning to prank them. He chuckled to himself; they wouldn't suspect a thing. Once they'd see him, he'd say something like "are you lost?" or "hey, are you followin' me?" But the Warners already had a few tricks up their sleeves.
"Hi," Yakko whispered subtly, his head almost touching Sans' shoulder.
Sans jumped back, calming down as the Warners burst with laughter.
"Ya shoulda seen your face!" said Dot.
"so, you use the shortcuts too?"
"Always did," said Yakko. "We know pretty much every trick in the book, so don't be surprised if some of your pranks backfire, ok?"
They walked away, Sans nodding. He was taking a liking to them.
"nice kids," he muttered to himself.
The Warners were confronted by Gyftrot, who had been decorated awfully. Taking pity on him, they removed the striped cane that said "I use this tiny cane to walk" on it.
"That feels a little better," he told them.
They removed the box of non-dog-related raisins.
"Almost done..." said Wakko.
They removed a childhood photograph of Snowdrake and his parent.
"Yeesh," said Dot, "who did this to you?"
"Naughty teens," he grumbled.
After all the decorations were removed, he felt much better.
"A weight has been lifted."
"Here's a little extra somethin' to remember us by," said Yakko, giving Gyftrot thirty-five pieces of gold because he couldn't think of an appropriate gift. Besides, they had tons of money left.
"Aw, you shouldn't have..."
They spared him and moved on. They found a hallway that led to a mysterious door. Yakko tried to open it, but to no avail.
"It's locked...oh well."
They retreated and went back the other way. They walked across more snow.
"It's a snow poff," Yakko said, examining piles of snow. "And this...Is a snow poff. This, however, is a snow poff."
"Surprisingly," said Wakko, "it's a snow poff."
To their side was a tiny doghouse and a sign that said 'Woof'. They shrugged and walked away.
"Snow poff..." said Dot.
"Is it really a snow poff?" said Wakko.
"Behold! A snow poff."
"Eh?" said Yakko. "There's 30 G inside this...what is this? It's a snow poff."
The last snow poff, however, moved. A tiny dog emerged from the snow. He barked at them.
"Awwwwwww!" said the kids, yet with Dot thinking the puppy was not as cute as her.
He came out of the snow wearing battle armor and towered the Warners.
"Whoa!" Yakko exclaimed. "Ok then..."
The Greater Dog initiated an encounter. Yakko whistled, beckoning the puppy.
"Greater Dog! Come here, boy!"
It bounded towards him, flecking slobber into his face and making him laugh.
"S-stop, that tickles!"
As Greater Dog sought affection, he moved his spear uncontrollably, making the Warners try their best to avoid it. Greater Dog curled up into Wakko's lap as he petted him.
"Ooh, soft fur! Oh...he fell asleep."
Greater Dog barked in his sleep, the word 'bark' continuously becoming an attack.
"Gah!" Dot shouted.
"BARK BARK!" Yakko repeatedly and frantically yelled as the attacks went towards him and his siblings. "BARK BARK! BARK BARK!"
After they successfully dodged the bark attacks, Greater Dog woke up, excited and ready to play. He patted the ground with his front paws, yet sniffed curiously at Yakko's stick. Dot made a snowball and threw it for Greater Dog to catch, distracting him from the almighty stick.
"Fetch!" she shouted.
Despite the snowball splatting in the ground, Greater Dog picked up all the snow in the area and brought it back to her. He became tired and rested on her, wanting TLC.
"Easy on the poncho," she muttered, grinning.
She petted him, making him sink his entire weight on her. Yakko and Wakko laughed hysterically as she got squished, making her let out a muffled scream. Yakko took a picture with his cell phone to savor the moment. Dot's movement slowed and she still didn't pet him enough.
"Pet him more and he'll get off ya," said Yakko as he caught his breath.
Pet-capacity was at forty percent. Dot patted his back decisively in an attempt to get him off her, making pet-capacity reach one hundred percent. Greater Dog flopped over with his legs hanging in the air, finally releasing Dot from his hold. He attacked them again with the barks.
"BARK BARK! BARK BARK! BARK BARK!"
Greater dog was contented, letting all three Warners give him a belly rub.
"Good boy, Greater Dog!" said Yakko. "That's a good boy."
They spared him as he gave them forty pieces of gold. He got up, jumped out of his suit, licked their faces, and retreated back into his armor...with his butt hanging in the air. Yakko managed to take another picture before he was out of sight, laughing again. Finally, they reached the last of Papyrus' puzzles as they walked a somewhat unstable bridge.
"HUMANFOLK! THIS IS YOUR FINAL AND MOST DANGEROUS CHALLENGE! BEHOLD! THE GAUNTLET OF DEADLY TERROR!"
Their eyes widened with excitement as a spikeball attached to a chain, a spear, a dog tied to a rope, a torch, another spear, and a cannon appeared out of nowhere.
"Whoa...faboo!" said Wakko.
"WHEN I SAY THE WORD, IT WILL FULLY ACTIVATE! CANNONS WILL FIRE! SPIKES WILL SWING! BLADES WILL SLICE! EACH PART WILL SWING VIOLENTLY UP AND DOWN! ONLY THE TINIEST CHANCE OF VICTORY WILL REMAIN! ARE YOU READY!?"
"Yeah!" all three kids shouted at once.
"BECAUSE! I! AM! ABOUT! TO DO IT!"
They waited, but Papyrus seemed to hesitate.
"well? what's the holdup?"
"HOLDUP!? WHAT HOLDUP!? I'M...I'M ABOUT TO ACTIVATE IT NOW!"
Nothing happened.
"What's going on?" said Wakko.
"that, uh, doesn't look very activated."
"WELL! THIS CHALLENGE! IT SEEMS...MAYBE TOO EASY TO DEFEAT THE HUMANFOLK WITH."
"True," said Yakko, although not completely buying the excuse.
"YEAH! WE CAN'T USE THIS ONE! I AM A SKELETON WITH STANDARDS!"
"I hope I meet 'em," said Dot.
"We definitely meet 'em," said Yakko.
"MY PUZZLES ARE VERY FAIR! AND MY TRAPS ARE EXPERTLY COOKED! BUT THIS METHOD IS TOO DIRECT! NO CLASS AT ALL! AWAY IT GOES!"
The puzzle disassembled. The Warners cheered, Yakko and Wakko hugging each other.
"Woo!" said Yakko. "We won!"
Dot, on the other hand, folded her hands as Papyrus sighed with relief.
"Awwwww, he cares about us!"
He noticed their cheering and turned around to look at them.
"WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT!? THIS WAS ANOTHER DECISIVE VICTORY FOR PAPYRUS!"
"Whatever ya say, honey."
"NYEH! HEH! ...HEH?"
He walked away in a confused state. Dot giggled, shrugging it off as she and her brothers safely crossed the bridge.
"What was that all about?" said Yakko. "He seemed pretty upset or somethin'."
"i dunno, he gets flustered so easily. listen, i don't know what my brother's going to do now. if i were you, i would make sure i understand blue attacks."
Yakko nodded.
"We're one step ahead of ya, buddy."
As they walked away, they found a sign.
"Welcome to Snowdin Town!" Yakko read aloud. "Cool."
They walked into the general store, where there was a bunny lady at the cashier.
"Hello, travelers. How can I help you?"
"We're just gonna look around," said Dot.
"Hi, Miss Bunny Lady!" said Wakko, waving.
She smiled in a friendly manner.
"Hiya! Welcome to Snowdin! I can't remember the last time I saw a fresh face around here. Where did you come from? The capital?"
"We came from outta town," said Yakko.
"You don't look like tourists. Are you here by yourselves?"
"Yup!" said Wakko.
He joined his sister in looking for items to buy.
"Care to chat?" the bunny shopkeeper asked Yakko, who wasn't really interested in buying anything.
"Sure," said Yakko. "How's life?"
"Life's the same as usual. A little claustrophobic..."
Yakko nodded, not forgetting that the monsters were trapped in the Underground.
"But...we all know deep down that freedom is coming, don't we? As long as we got that hope, we can grit our teeth and face the same struggles, day after day...That's life, ain't it?"
"Yeah, I guess. Since we're probably gonna stay for a while, can ya tell us about the town?"
"Think back to your history class...A long time ago, monsters lived in the Ruins back there in the forest. Long story short, we decided to leave the Ruins and head for the end of the caverns. Along the way, some fuzzy folk decided they liked the cold and set up camp in Snowdin. Oh, and don't think about trying to explore the Ruins...The door's been locked for ages. So unless you're a ghost or can burrow under the door, forget about it."
Yakko thought about Toriel. Sure, the Ruins might have been her home, but how come she never left to get some fresh air? Or at least air that was as fresh as possible considering she lived underground.
"Hmmm...what about things to do?"
"You want to know what to do here in Snowdin? Grillby's has food, and the library has information...If you're tired, you can take a nap at the inn. It's right next door – my sister runs it. And if you're bored, you can sit outside and watch those wacky skeletons do their thing. There's two of 'em...Brothers, I think."
"Ya mean Sans and Papyrus? Ya know, now that I think of it, they are pretty wacky. How'd they get so popular around here?"
"Well, they just showed up one day and...asserted themselves."
"Sounds like Papyrus to me," said Dot, who eavesdropped on their conversation and sighed happily.
"Don't mind her, she's got a crush on the tall one."
The shopkeeper gave them a weird look, but shrugged. The Warners looked pretty strange to her too, unlike most monsters in the Underground.
"Anyway, the town has gotten a lot more interesting since then."
"Ooh, a matching tough glove!" said Wakko.
He ran up to the shopkeeper. Yakko decided to look at some stuff, running out of conversation topics for the moment. To his surprise, he ended up coming across something he liked.
"Whoa, check out this manly bandana...its got abs on it!"
"A cinnamon bunny?" said Dot.
"It's my own recipe," said the bunny shopkeeper.
They bought the glove, the manly bandana, three cinnamon bunnies, and three bisicles, which were popsicles they could eat twice.
"Thanks for your purchases."
"Well," said Yakko, "that's all for now."
"Bye now! Come again sometime!"
Wakko put on the other glove. Meanwhile, Yakko tied the bandana around his head.
"Finally...today's the day I become a man!"
Dot shoved him.
"Oh, please! As if you'll ever be a man!"
Wakko laughed, but Yakko shrugged it off. They reached the inn, where a bunny lady, who turned out to be the shopkeeper's sister, and her son were behind the cash register. The bunny boy talked to Yakko.
"Mom says that sleeping can recover your health above your maximum HP...what's maximum HP?"
"I call 'em hype points," said Yakko. "The more ya got, the more ya bounce around like crazy!"
"Oh...cool!"
"Welcome to Snowed Inn! Snowdin's premier hotel! One night is 80G."
They handed her the gold. It seemed as if they had an infinite amount of gold, but they had no idea where it came from.
"Here's your room key. Make sure to bundle up!"
"Thanks!" said Dot.
They went upstairs and found a very comfy looking room. It had a rug with a heart on it, a lamp, warm red walls, a landscape photo, a trash can, and a bed that was much larger than a king-size.
"Looks like we have to share a bed," said Wakko.
"Goodnight everybody!" said Yakko.
Yakko walked over to the trash can. He took out the note from Flowey, ripped it to shreds, and put the pieces inside the trash can. He wiped his hands, feeling relieved that the unnerving letter was finally disposed of.
"I'm feeling a lot better now."
They brushed their teeth and changed into their pj's.
"Ya turnin' in?" said Yakko.
"To what?" said Wakko.
"We'll find out tomorrow," said Dot, yawning. "Night."
"Night," Yakko and Wakko said at the same time, turning off the light and falling asleep.
The sight of such a friendly town filled them with determination.
A/N: Yakko shouting "BARK BARK!" during the Greater Dog fight is a reference to the Steam Train let's play of Undertale.