At the end of Snowdin, the path started getting unnecessarily foggy. If anyone else was out there, they would have thought the Warners turned completely black.
"Yeesh," said Yakko, putting a hand by his face, "I can't see a thing out here!"
They stopped walking when they saw a shadow amongst the fog, who turned out to be none other than Papyrus.
"Like a night in shining armor..." Dot sighed.
"Talk about dumb love," Yakko muttered.
"HUMANFOLK. ALLOW ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME COMPLEX FEELINGS."
"We're listening," said Wakko.
"This is gonna be good..." said Dot.
"FEELINGS LIKE...THE JOY OF FINDING ANOTHER PASTA LOVER. THE ADMIRATION FOR ANOTHER'S PUZZLE-SOLVING SKILLS. THE DESIRE TO HAVE A COOL, SMART PERSON THINK YOU ARE COOL."
They nodded.
"THESE FEELINGS...THEY MUST BE WHAT YOU ARE FEELING RIGHT NOW!"
Yakko facepalmed himself.
"Ya can't be serious," Wakko whispered.
Dot gasped, wanting to play along instead.
"How did ya know?"
She stared lovingly at Papyrus as hearts formed in her eyes and around her head. However, he did not seem to notice them.
"I CAN HARDLY IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE TO FEEL THAT WAY. AFTER ALL, I AM VERY GREAT."
"Well," said Yakko, "can't argue with that."
"I DON'T EVER WONDER WHAT HAVING LOTS OF FRIENDS IS LIKE."
"Oh, really? Were ya the coolest guy in high school?"
"COOL? I WAS SO COOL THEY GAVE ME THE NICKNAME 'COOL DUDE'!"
Dot couldn't help but giggle.
"I PITY YOU...LONELY TOONS...WORRY NOT! YOU SHALL BE LONELY NO LONGER! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL BE YOUR..."
He stopped hesitatingly. The Warners could sense his discomfort as he turned away from them.
"Uh...Papyrus?" said Yakko, confused.
"What's the matter?" said Dot, who felt genuinely worried.
"NO...NO, THIS IS ALL WRONG! I CAN'T BE YOUR FRIEND!"
Facing them once more, he forgot he even wanted to befriend the kids in the first place.
"YOU ARE HUMANFOLK! I MUST CAPTURE YOU! THEN, I CAN FULFILL MY LIFELONG DREAM! POPULAR! POWERFUL! PRESTIGIOUS! THAT'S PAPYRUS! THE NEWEST MEMBER...OF THE ROYAL GUARD!"
"I can't believe it!" said Dot, folding her arms angrily.
Papyrus initiated an encounter, striking a pose. However, along with being pulled closer to the skeleton, they were levitated so they could be face to face with him and the boundary box was vertically placed around them. Floating in the air, the fog was no longer a problem as they saw each other clearly.
Yet again, how can I stay angry at that sexy face? Dot thought to herself.
Seeing it was a battle, the Warners put their weapons in Wakko's Gag Bag, not looking for any violence concerning Papyrus.
"He's blocking the way!" said Wakko. "What'll we do now?"
Dot got an idea and shoved her brothers to the side.
"Step aside, boys. This is a lady's job."
"Since when were you a lady?" said Yakko.
She rolled her eyes and walked closer to Papyrus.
"Anybody else gettin' sweaty in here?" she asked, fanning herself. "'Cause you're smokin' hot!"
Papyrus was slightly unnerved.
"WHAT!? FL-FLIRTING!?"
Dot nodded.
"SO YOU FINALLY REVEAL YOUR ULTIMATE FEELINGS!"
"It took ya that long to figure out?" said Dot, putting her hand on her hip and unintentionally imitating Papyrus. "Well, at least it was worth the wait."
"W-WELL! I'M A SKELETON WITH VERY HIGH STANDARDS!"
"I can make spaghetti, ya know."
"OH NO! YOU'RE MEETING ALL MY STANDARDS!"
Yakko and Wakko laughed.
"So much for playing hard to get!" said Yakko.
"Too easy!" said Dot.
"I GUESS THIS MEANS I HAVE TO GO ON A DATE WITH YOU...?"
This time, it was the Warners' turn to be surprised. Yakko and Wakko's eyes widened.
"Wait, what?"
Dot lit up.
"Are you serious? Oh my god, yes!"
She almost fainted from the excitement, but Yakko and Wakko caught her in time.
"She's even worse than us!" said Yakko.
"LET'S DATE L-LATER! AFTER I CAPTURE YOU!"
Getting back into their positions, they got ready for Papyrus' first attack. Three large bones stuck out of the ground, but missed the Warners' feet by a few inches.
"Is he tryin' to hurt us?" said Wakko.
At this point, they could tell he didn't want to hurt them, and quite frankly, they didn't want to hurt him either; he was too innocent. Besides, they really warmed up to him ever since he gave them those fun puzzles.
Papyrus was thinking about what to wear and cook for his date. Dot opened her mouth to flirt with Papyrus some more, but was cut off by Yakko.
"Somebody oughta talk some sense into him. Listen, Papyrus. We can't hurt ya; you're waaayyyyy too nice. Can't we just work somethin' out?"
"SO YOU WON'T FIGHT...THEN, LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN HANDLE MY FABLED 'BLUE ATTACK!'"
Blue bones from all over passed through the Warners. They didn't move, leaving them unscathed. But something took them by surprise. Their souls and bodies turned dark blue. They yelped as gravity took effect, making them fall to the ground and landing on their stomachs. A tiny bone quickly sped towards Wakko and hit him in the side.
"Ow!" he shouted briefly.
He and his siblings got up off the ground, but felt a little heavier than usual as the background music stopped playing. They were also confused by the change in their color scheme.
"Wha...?" Wakko wondered out loud.
"YOU'RE BLUE NOW. THAT'S MY ATTACK! NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!"
Dot smiled at him.
"You sly devil~"
"Oh, it's on!" said Yakko. "Hit it!"
The background music turned back on, but with some percussion added to it.
"Ooh, nice beat!" said Wakko.
"HMMM...I WONDER WHAT I SHOULD WEAR..."
Two small bones, followed by a medium bone, were sent towards the Warners. They tried to play around with their new abilities, which proved effective for the following attacks.
"It's like being on the moon," said Wakko, "but heavier."
Dot, having overheard Papyrus' comment, looked at him when the attack was over.
"Papy..."
"WHAT!? I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT THAT DATE THING!"
"Sure, hon."
Three more bones, one small and two medium, were conjured by the skeleton. They went at a faster rate, causing the Warners to try controlling how high they jumped.
"Whoa!" said Yakko. "Now it's gettin' kinda tricky."
Dot ran into the last bone face-first, having jumped too high. She squeaked upon contact as the bone disappeared.
Another medium sized bone and three large bones followed. Wakko jumped too high and was too slow for the last bone, landing on top of it.
"Ow..."
"YEAH! DON'T MAKE ME USE MY SPECIAL ATTACK!"
"Ooh," said Dot. "Special, ya say?"
"Cut it out," said Yakko, nudging her to alert her of the next attack.
This time, the bones came from the other side. A large bone, followed by a duplicate flipped upside down, three small bones, a medium bone, and a large upside down bone, were thrown at them.
"Look out!" said Yakko, pulling Wakko downwards to avoid the second bone.
Meanwhile, as the Warners were too busy turning their fight into a game, Papyrus had a one-sided conversation, all while dabbing MTT-Brand sauces, slimes, juices, and yogurts behind his ears.
"I CAN ALMOST TASTE MY FUTURE POPULARITY! PAPYRUS: HEAD OF THE ROYAL GUARD!"
As the fight progressed, new mechanics were added into Papyrus' attacks. Some bones were light blue, while others formed small gaps, stacks, and patterns. Despite this, the Warners were having fun, laughing all the way through. Meanwhile, Papyrus realized he didn't have ears.
"PAPYRUS: UNPARALLELED SPAGHETTORE!"
Dot swooned at Papyrus, who rolled his 'R's on "SPAGHETTORE"
"Throw me over the gaps!" said Wakko.
Yakko threw him at an angle, making sure he landed right in front of the blue bone. He followed his brother, doing flips instead.
"Show off," Dot muttered as the cartwheeled across.
"Bone!" said Wakko, pointing behind him.
They jumped. Two pairs of bones, making a gap for them to jump through, were headed straight towards them as well. They each got into the middle and jumped, spreading out their arms and legs as if doing jumping jacks.
"Whoa!" they exclaimed as they jumped.
"UNDYNE WILL BE REALLY PROUD OF ME!"
His attacks were getting a little repetitive, which made things easier for the Warners. However, it was the speeds that threw them off.
"This is gettin' harder and harder," said Yakko, "but I love a challenge."
They still showed off by doing the occasional cartwheel or flip instead of jumping. Although Papyrus was still having the one-sided conversation, he noticed the toons having fun and smiled at the sight of it.
"NYEH HEH HEH!" he whispered.
"Does that mean you're nyehfully mine?" said Dot, winking at him.
Yakko and Wakko ignored her. They were no longer annoyed by her affection for Papyrus, but instead found it amusing due to Papyrus somewhat reciprocating the feeling. Dot stayed focused for the rest of the battle, but occasionally listened to what Papyrus had to say.
"THE KING WILL TRIM A HEDGE IN THE SHAPE OF MY SMILE! MY BROTHER WILL...WELL, HE WON'T CHANGE VERY MUCH."
"Who'd want him to?" said Yakko, overhearing Papyrus' comment about Sans. "He's so humerus!"
Papyrus frowned at Yakko's pun, then looked at Dot.
"I'LL HAVE LOTS OF ADMIRERS! BUT..."
He rattled his bones. Meanwhile, the Warners' legs started to feel like jelly from jumping so much. Dot didn't feel it that much, but Yakko and Wakko did.
"WILL ANYONE LIKE ME AS SINCERELY AS YOU, DOT?"
"No one'll ever love ya the way I do, Papyrus."
She was the only one who made it through the next attack; the moving gaps threw Yakko and Wakko off, causing them to crash into some of the bones. Both ate a cinnamon bunny to regain health.
"SOMEONE LIKE YOU IS REALLY RARE...AND DATING MIGHT BE KIND OF HARD..."
"What, now ya think I'm too much for ya?"
Yakko intervened.
"I thought ya might say that. After all, our sister might be more than you can handle."
Dot glared at him, thinking he was trying to ruin her chances with Papyrus.
"I MEANT AFTER YOU'RE CAPTURED AND SENT AWAY."
"Actually that makes sense," said Dot. "But I betcha we'll escape within the next minute."
"URGH...WHO CARES! GIVE UP!"
"Sweetie, we can do this all day."
"GIVE UP OR FACE MY...SPECIAL ATTACK!"
"This again?" said Yakko.
"YEAH! VERY SOON I WILL USE MY SPECIAL ATTACK!"
Yakko threw his siblings over the gaps made by Papyrus' bone attack.
"NOT TOO LONG AND I WILL USE THAT SPECIAL ATTACK! THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE...BEFORE MY SPECIAL ATTACK!"
The Warners were getting hyped up. The final normal bone attack consisted of a row of bones separated from each other and went by rapidly. Dot tripped over one of the bones and landed on her face. Finally, it was time.
"BEHOLD...! MY SPECIAL ATTACK!"
The attack consisted of a little dog chewing a bone. The Warners snickered at the failure.
"WHAT THE HECK! THAT'S MY SPECIAL ATTACK! HEY! YOU STUPID DOG! DO YOU HEAR ME!? STOP MUNCHING ON THAT BONE!"
The Warners laughed as the dog ran away with Papyrus' special attack.
"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! COME BACK HERE WITH MY SPECIAL ATTACK!"
"That was great!" said Yakko, wiping a tear from his eye.
"...OH WELL. I'LL JUST USE A REALLY COOL REGULAR ATTACK."
"Bring it on," said Yakko.
The Warners got ready for the attack. Papyrus sighed.
"HERE'S AN ABSOLUTELY NORMAL ATTACK."
Two small bones came from Wakko's side, then two more came from Dot's. They were followed by two large bones, each coming from one side. This move was repeated, albeit with the bones constantly changing size and double the amount. This move was also repeated, but with the bones upside down. The previous move was repeated again. The Warners let out yelps and whoops during the complicated yet fun attack. Three bones came from Dot's side, slightly changing size, and three more came from Wakko's side.
"Incoming!" Wakko shouted as he spotted the dog chewing on the bone become part of the attack. Then two large piles of bones came from Dot's side, spelling out some words.
"Cool!" Dot shouted.
"Dude!" Yakko shouted.
"Bone on a skateboard!" Wakko exclaimed as a bone that looked like what he described came after the bone piles.
At last, the final challenge came. An extremely large pile of bones headed straight towards the Warners. They didn't give enough space for them to land in between them, so they had to jump really high to avoid getting hit. They screamed as they jumped higher than they ever did during the fight. They enjoyed the fact that they could jump higher than what was formerly possible, as shown when the boundary box expanded for them, but they spun out of control. They flew above a giant bone, barely dodging it, then landed on their feet. A tiny bone, which went by slowly, finished the attack. The Warners merely stepped over it, then celebrated their victory.
"Woo hoo!" said Dot.
"We did it!" said Wakko.
"Put 'em here, sibs!" said Yakko.
They gave each other high-fives. Papyrus huffed, exhausted from using so much magic.
"WELLL...!" he said, getting their attention.
The Warners smugly smiled at him, as they had won the battle.
"IT'S CLEAR...YOU CAN'T! DEFEAT ME!"
Yakko rolled his eyes, seeing that Papyrus wouldn't accept his defeat.
"YEAH! I CAN SEE YOU SHAKING IN YOUR BOOTS! EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT WEARING BOOTS...BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN! THEREFORE I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, ELECT TO GRANT YOU PITY! I WILL SPARE YOU, HUMANFOLK! NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO ACCEPT MY MERCY."
"Fair enough," said Yakko, shaking Papyrus' hand.
The Warners' souls turned back to normal, along with their color schemes. The boundary box disappeared and the fog cleared up as the Warners found themselves on the other side of the path with Papyrus, who had his back turned to them.
"NYOO HOO HOO..." he wailed. "I CAN'T EVEN STOP SOMEONE AS WEAK AS YOU THREE...UNDYNE'S GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN ME. I'LL NEVER JOIN THE ROYAL GUARD...AND...MY FRIEND QUANTITY WILL REMAIN STAGNANT!"
Papyrus knelt in the snow, defeated. The Warners felt sorry for him.
"Poor Papyrus," said Wakko. "He's so lonely!"
"Yeah," said Yakko, "we gotta do somethin' to make him feel better."
"Follow my lead," said Dot.
She walked over to Papyrus and put her hand on his shoulder in an attempt to comfort him.
"Hey, don't be sad. Ya know, my brothers and I had a lot of fun during our little fight. Right, guys?"
"Totally!" said Yakko. "I'd do it again in a heartbeat."
"I could've gone all day!" said Wakko.
"See?" said Dot. "So we were thinkin' about returnin' the favor. Let's be friends, ok?"
Papyrus stood up and turned around to face the Warners.
"REALLY!? YOU WANT TO BE FRIENDS, WITH ME?"
A big smile spread across his face.
"Definitely!" said Dot.
"WELL THEN...I GUESS...I GUESS I CAN MAKE AN ALLOWANCE FOR YOU TOONS! WOWIE!"
He picked up Dot, as she was closest to him, and spun her around. She squealed, surprised by the gesture, but laughed after a second or two, already having gotten used to it.
"WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD OUR FIRST DATE...AND I'VE ALREADY MANAGED TO HIT THE FRIEND ZONE!"
He put her down. She skipped happily back to her brothers, who laughed at Papyrus' innocent comment.
"WHO KNEW THAT ALL I NEEDED TO MAKE SOME PALS...WAS TO GIVE PEOPLE AWFUL PUZZLES AND THEN FIGHT THEM?"
"Works every time!" said Wakko, giving Papyrus a thumbs-up.
"YOU TAUGHT ME A LOT, HUMANFOLK. I HEREBY GRANT YOU PERMISSION TO PASS THROUGH! AND I'LL GIVE YOU DIRECTIONS TO THE SURFACE."
"Alright!" the Warners cheered.
Yakko took out a notepad and a pen, ready to write down Papyrus' directions.
"Ok, shoot."
"CONTINUE FORWARD UNTIL YOU REACH THE END OF THE CAVERN. THEN...WHEN YOU REACH THE CAPITAL, CROSS THE BARRIER. THAT'S THE MAGICAL SEAL TRAPPING US ALL UNDERGROUND. ANYTHING CAN ENTER THROUGH IT, BUT NOTHING CAN EXIT...EXCEPT SOMEONE WITH A POWERFUL SOUL...LIKE YOU!"
"Ya got a point there," said Dot.
"THAT'S WHY THE KING WANTS TO ACQUIRE A HUMAN, BUT SINCE YOU'RE HUMANFOLK, IT'LL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT. HE WANTS TO OPEN THE BARRIER WITH SOUL POWER. THEN US MONSTERS CAN RETURN TO THE SURFACE!"
That didn't sound so bad; if the king wanted their souls, they could just pass through with the human souls while staying alive.
"OH, I ALMOST FORGOT TO TELL YOU...TO REACH THE EXIT, YOU WILL HAVE TO PASS...THROUGH THE KING'S CASTLE. THE KING OF ALL MONSTERS...HE IS...WELL...HE'S A BIG FUZZY PUSHOVER!"
"No kiddin'!" said Wakko.
"EVERYBODY LOVES THAT GUY. I AM CERTAIN IF YOU JUST SAY...'EXCUSE ME, MR. DREEMURR...CAN I PLEASE GO HOME?'"
Dot giggled at Papyrus trying to imitate them while Yakko and Wakko snickered.
"HE'LL GUIDE YOU RIGHT TO THE BARRIER HIMSELF! AYNWAY! THAT'S ENOUGH TALKING! I'LL BE AT HOME BEING A COOL FRIEND!"
"Thanks for the help," said Yakko.
"NO PROBLEM, YAKKO! AND DOT?"
"Yes, Papyrus?"
"FEEL FREE TO COME BY AND HAVE THAT DATE!"
"I'll see ya tonight, sweetheart."
She blew a kiss to him, which took a physical form and looked like a red, beating heart. Papyrus made a show of catching it, but carefully tucked it under his cape and blushed.
"NYEH HEH HEH!" he chuckled bashfully.
He levitated off the ground, showing he could bend logic just like the Warners and Sans, and walked back to his house.
"I like that guy," said Wakko.
"Me too," said Yakko.
"Isn't he the best?" said Dot.
As he and his siblings walked away, Yakko decided to say something positive about Dot and Papyrus' blossoming relationship.
"Ah, young love. Isn't it beautiful?"