In a flash, the Warners made it back to Waterfall. Coming at the crossroads, they were healed by the twinkling star floating over the lake as they took off their battle armor. Remembering Undyne's house was on the left, they heard intense piano playing as they found Papyrus standing by the door. Dot couldn't be happier.
"OHO! THE HUMANFOLK ARRIVE!"
"Papy!" Dot shouted, jumping into Papyrus' arms and surprising him. "Did ya miss me? Admit it. Ya missed me, didn't ya?"
"VERY MUCH, DOT."
"How thoughtful of ya."
She kissed his other cheek, making him blush for a moment before she rejoined her brothers, who rolled their eyes at her. He took a few seconds to recompile himself.
"SO, ARE YOU THREE READY TO HANG OUT WITH UNDYNE AGAIN?"
"You bet!" said Yakko. "Looks like we're gonna see her without her armor on..."
Dot gave him an annoyed look.
"What?"
"ANYWAY," said Papyrus, "I HAVE A PLAN TO MAKE YOU FOUR GREATER FRIENDS! STAND BEHIND ME!"
They did as they were told; Yakko got behind Wakko, who got behind Dot, who got behind Papyrus. If Undyne opened the door at that moment, she wouldn't have noticed them.
"PSST. MAKE SURE TO GIVE HER THIS!"
He handed Dot a bone with a red ribbon tied around it. She handed it to Wakko, who handed it to Yakko. Wakko gave Papyrus a confused look.
"SHE LOVES THESE!"
Wakko understood now.
"Will do," said Yakko.
Papyrus knocked on the door, making the intense piano music stop. It opened as if it were the jaws of a fish. Undyne stepped out with a smile on her face.
"Hi, Papyrus! Ready for your extra-private, one-on-one training?"
The Warners had to hold back laughter at the bad timing.
"YOU BET I AM! AND I BROUGHT A FEW FRIENDS!"
Papyrus stepped out of the way. The Warners got to see Undyne without her armor on, just as Yakko predicted. She wore a black tank top with blue jeans and red boots similar to Papyrus', but with golden trims. According to Yakko and Wakko, Undyne's clothing seemed to really show off her blue scales and slim figure.
"Hi, I don't think we've..."
Yakko and Wakko panted like dogs as Undyne realized who they were.
"Hellooooooo nurse!"
They jumped into her arms.
"Wha-?! I'm not a nurse, you pu-"
"You're a knockout!" said Yakko. "A real bombshell!"
"Did it hurt when ya fell from heaven?" said Wakko.
They were about to kiss her, but Dot grabbed their tails and pulled them away from her.
"Snap out of it!"
She whacked them on the heads with her mallet, momentarily knocking them out. Then she gave an apologetic look to Undyne and extended her hand.
"Boys. Ya know how they can be."
"I'll say! What the hell are you guys?!"
Dot was about to respond, but Papyrus answered for her.
"THEY'RE CARTOONS, UNDYNE! YOU KNOW, LIKE THOSE SHOWS YOU AND ALPHYS LIKE!"
"...Actually, that explains a lot. Cartoons are great, but I'm more of an anime fan."
There was an awkward silence between the group of five as Undyne noticed Dot was still there with her unconscious brothers. Undyne broke it, feeling very uncomfortable yet trying to sound pleasant. She looked like she was straining herself as she put on a fake smile.
"Why don't. You all. Come in?"
"Alright!" said Yakko and Wakko, regaining consciousness.
They entered Undyne's humble abode. The walls were blue with pink polka-dots and the floor was filled with blue and yellow checkered squares. A giant sword was next to a table and a piano was placed right by the window. A blue door that probably led to a closet was next to a kitchen consisting of a sink, a stove, a countertop, and a refrigerator.
"HERE, UNDYNE. MY FRIENDS BROUGHT A GIFT FOR YOU, ALL ON THEIR OWN!"
Yakko handed her the bone.
"It's from the bottom of my heart."
"Uhhh...thanks."
"No problem, babe."
Yakko winked, Undyne rolling her eyes in response.
"I'll, uh, put it with the others."
It turns out she had a drawer filled with bones of the same kind.
"So, are we ready to start?"
"WHOOPSY DOOPSY! I JUST REMEMBERED! I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM! YOU FOUR HAVE FUN!"
Before they knew what was happening, Papyrus jumped out the window. The Warners burst with laughter, rolling on the floor.
"Oh my god Papyrus-" said Dot.
"Priceless!" said Yakko.
Undyne didn't know how to respond.
"..."
The Warners got off the ground and recovered.
"My sides hurt," said Wakko.
"So why are you here?" Undyne asked. "To rub your victory in my face? To humiliate me even further? IS THAT IT?"
"Pesto in a nutshell," Dot whispered.
Yakko and Wakko nodded in agreement. The trio decided to pull a Squit in response, putting their hands up innocently.
"No, no, that's not what we're sayin'!" they said simultaneously.
"Then why are you here?"
Yakko opened his mouth to respond, but Undyne felt a light-bulb appear above her head.
"...! Wait, I get it. You think that I'm gonna be friends with you, huh? Right?"
"Well, Papyrus did invite us here, so..." said Dot.
Undyne took it as a yes and mocked them.
"Really? How delightful! I accept! Let's all frolic in the fields of friendship! ...NOT! Why would I EVER be friends with YOU!? If you weren't my houseguests, I'd beat you up right now!"
"Oh, please!" said Dot. "We would've beaten you up first!"
"That doesn't matter! You're the enemies of everyone's hopes and dreams!"
"I beg to differ," said Yakko.
"I WILL NEVER BE YOUR FRIEND. Now get out of my house!"
Wakko shrugged and turned around with Dot, ready to leave. Yakko decided to end this with one last snarky yet flirty remark before joining them.
"Works for us, sweetheart. But if ya change your mind, call me."
Undyne was about to shout even more when Papyrus' face appeared in the broken window, also stopping the Warners from leaving.
"DANG! WHAT A SHAME...I THOUGHT UNDYNE COULD BE FRIENDS WITH YOU. BUT I GUESS...I OVERESTIMATED HER. SHE'S JUST NOT UP TO THE CHALLENGE."
"Ohhhhhh!" said the Warners, surprised at how savage Papyrus was.
"Look who just got roasted!" said Dot, proud of Papyrus for having the courage to stand up to Undyne.
Undyne, on the other hand, sounded very flustered.
"CHALLENGE!? What!? Papyrus! Wait a second...!"
He already left, much to Dot's dismay.
"Darnit!" said Undyne.
"Why'd he have to leave?" said Dot.
"Ugh, he thinks I can't be friends with YOU!? Fuhuhu! What a joke! I could make friends with weirdos like you three any day! I'll show him!"
"Looks like that reverse psychology worked," said Yakko.
"Listen up, humanfolk. We're not just going to be friends. We're going to be...BESTIES."
She put her hands by her face.
"Faboo!" said Wakko.
"I'll make you like me so much...You won't be able to think of anyone else!"
"Ya already succeeded, doll," said Yakko.
"Fuhuhuhu!" Undyne laughed. "It's the PERFECT REVENGE! ...Make yourself at home!"
Undyne folded her hands and acted like a genuinely happy hostess as the Warners looked around.
"Someone oughta clean that mess," said Wakko, pointing to the broken pieces of glass.
"I can't believe he leapt through the window like that," said Undyne.
"I know," said Dot. "Isn't he dreamy?"
She started floating. There was no doubt that she was smitten.
"Anyway, he normally NAILS the landing!"
The Warners laughed.
"Nice one!" said Yakko. "By the way, what's with the piano?"
"One time, Alphys'...Uh, friend? Came over here. All he did was lie seductively on it...And fed himself grapes."
"Like this?"
Yakko was lying seductively on the piano, feeding himself grapes that came out of nowhere and making flirty faces at Undyne while Wakko played a sexy tune on the drums.
"Can you stop?"
The boys did as she wished.
"Thanks. As I was saying, I don't really like that guy, but I admire his lifestyle."
"What's that door?" said Wakko.
"You wanna see my room?" Undyne asked, confirming that the door didn't lead to a closet.
Yakko and Wakko nodded eagerly as Dot rolled her eyes.
"TOO BAD! No nerds allowed! ...well, maybe some nerds..."
"Sweet kitchen," said Dot.
"This oven is some top-of-the-line MTT thing. But, y'know, as much as technology advances...Nothing beats food home-cooked with fire magic."
"Just like Toriel..." said Wakko.
In the sink was a teacup shaped like a fish. Next to the oven was a silverware drawer. It had forks, spoons, knives, tiny swords, spears, axes, nunchucks, etc. Wakko knocked on the fridge.
"I hate cold food," said Undyne. "So Alphys fixed up my fridge so it heats up food instead! Hot Fridge...The world's greatest invention!"
"I want one!" said Wakko.
Yakko examined the giant sword by the table.
"Humans suck," said Undyne, "but their history...Kinda rules. Case in point: This giant sword!"
"Don't remember seeing this in history class," said Yakko. "Yet again, we probably slept through that one."
"Historically, humans wielded swords up to 10x their size. RIGHT?"
"Yeah!" said Yakko, suddenly remembering medieval times.
"Heh, I knew it! When I first heard that, I immediately wanted one. So me and Alphys built a giant sword together. She figured out all the specs herself...She's smart, huh!?"
"Alphys sounds like a pretty cool chick," said Yakko.
"Yeah, she is. You know what? It's so nice to have you over! Why don't you take a seat at the table?"
They took their seats at the wooden table with the fish placemat on it.
"Comfortable? I'll get you something to drink."
She took some assorted drinks out of the fridge.
"All set! What would you like?"
Yakko stood up to go look, but Undyne threw a spear at him. Wakko and Dot pulled him back as the spear hit the table, breaking it in half.
"Thanks," Yakko muttered to his siblings.
"HEY! DON'T GET UP! YOU'RE THE GUEST! SIT DOWN AND ENJOY YOURSELF!"
"Man," said Dot, "she's a real hothead."
"Remind ya of someone?" said Yakko.
"Hey!"
"...Um, why not just point to what you want?" said Undyne. "You can use the spear!"
"Ya already know what I want."
Yakko picked up the spear and pointed it at Undyne, wiggling his eyebrows.
"...are you hitting on me again?"
This genuinely confused her.
"Well if I can't have ya," said Yakko, "at least lend me some sugar!"
He pointed the spear at the sugar.
"That sugar's for the tea. I'm not gonna give you a cup of sugar! What do I look like, the ice-cream woman? Do human ice-cream women TERRORIZE HUMANITY with ENERGY SPEARS? Are their songs a PRELUDE TO DESTRUCTION? IS THAT IT?"
The Warners played along, having run into an ice-cream woman who fit that same description.
"Yeah!" said Wakko.
"Oh, definitely!" said Dot.
"They sure do!" said Yakko.
"...what? REALLY?"
"You're darn right!" said Yakko.
"That rules!"
"Let's see, what else do I want?" said Yakko, thinking of another way to flirt with Undyne.
"That'll be enough of that!" said Dot, taking it from Yakko's hands and accidentally pointing it at the sword.
"Believe me, I would GLADLY give you your fill of swords. If you weren't my beloved houseguest!"
"Can I have that?" said Wakko, taking the spear out of Dot's hand and pointing it at the fridge.
"The fridge!? You want to have the entire fridge!?"
Wakko nodded eagerly.
"No!"
Wakko whimpered like a puppy. Yakko patted his head to cheer him up.
"It's ok, Wakko."
"Give me that!" said Dot, yanking the spear out of Wakko's hands. "Some hot chocolate sounds good."
"Wait, wait, I just remembered...That container's empty. I stopped getting it because it was always a hassle...Asgore kept getting marshmallows stuck in his beard."
Since the soda appeared sickly to them, the Warners decided to go with tea. It was the blatantly correct choice.
"...tea, huh? Coming right up!"
She prepared the tea.
"It'll take a moment for the water to boil."
The kettle on the stovetop started whistling.
"Okay, it's all done!"
She poured the tea into three fish-shaped cups. She served them to Yakko, Wakko, and Dot.
"Here we are."
She sat down across from them.
"Careful, it's hot."
Wakko put his hands around his tea, hesitating to pick up his cup.
"It's not THAT hot! Just drink it already!"
They did; their tongues started to burn...
"It burns!" Wakko shouted, waving his hand over his mouth.
"Other than that," said Yakko, "it's not too bad."
"It's pretty good, right? Nothing but the best for my ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS FRIENDS!"
"Awwww," said Dot.
"Hey...You know...It's kind of strange you chose that tea."
"How come?" said Yakko.
"Golden Flower Tea...That's Asgore's favorite kind. Actually, now that I think about it...You kind of remind me of him. You're both TOTAL weenies! ...sort of. But to your credit, you're more outspoken, optimistic, and definitely zanier."
"We try our best!" said Wakko.
Yakko took another sip of the tea.
"Tell us about yourself. We've got the whole night, so go ahead and get everything off your chest."
"Well, I was a pretty hotheaded kid. Once, to prove I was the strongest, I tried to fight Asgore. Emphasis on TRIED. I couldn't land a single blow on him!"
"I betcha we would've been able to teach ya a thing or two about fighting if ya knew us back then."
"Yeah, I guess. But it's also pretty hard when he refused to fight back! I was so humiliated..."
"Who could blame ya?" said Dot.
"Afterwards, he apologized and said something goofy...'Excuse me, do you want to know how to beat me?' I said yes, and from then on, he trained me."
"And the rest is history?" said Wakko.
"Pretty much. One day, during practice, I finally knocked him down. I felt...bad. But he was beaming...I had never seen someone more proud to get their butt kicked. Anyway, long story short, he kept training me...And now I'm the head of the Royal Guard! So I'm the one who gets to train dorks to fight! ...like, uh, Papyrus."
Dot sighed at the mention of his name.
"You're pretty lucky you get to train him. I'd love to be you if it meant seeing his sexy face every day..."
"You like him, don't you?"
"Uh-huh."
Undyne humored the young toon.
"I noticed when you tried to mallet me earlier today. You'd make a good girlfriend for him, protecting him like that."
"Too bad I got rejected."
"Yeah," said Yakko, "I was looking forward to having Sans as a brother-in-law."
"Me too!" said Wakko.
Undyne chuckled.
"But, um, to be honest...I don't know if...I can ever let Papyrus into the Royal Guard. Don't tell him I said that!"
"What?!" said Dot. "But he tries really hard!"
"Yeah," said Yakko, "he gave us one heck of a fight the other day!"
"That was a lot of fun..." said Wakko.
"He's just...Well...I mean, it's not that he's weak. He's actually pretty freaking tough!"
"Ya got that right!" said Dot.
"It's just that...He's...He's too innocent and nice! I mean, look, he was supposed to capture you three...And he ended up being friends with you instead!"
"True," said Yakko. "Yet again, he probably wouldn't hurt anyone who doesn't want to fight."
"Yeah, but he wouldn't attack anyone who tries to kill him either. I could NEVER send him into battle! He'd get ripped into little smiling shreds."
Dot suddenly remembered the nightmare where she ended up killing him. What came over her then, she didn't know. But it didn't scare her; she'd never let anything hurt him, including herself.
"That's part of why...I started teaching him how to cook, you know? So, um, maybe he can do something else with his life."
"If only he'd marry me," said Dot.
She swooned, Yakko and Wakko catching her before she hit the ground.
"Girls," said Yakko.
"Go fig," said Wakko.
"I've never seen someone so lovesick before," said Undyne.
"Who knows?" said Yakko, comforting Dot. "He might change his mind in the future."
"And that's why I'll never give up on him," said Dot.
Suddenly, Undyne remembered something.
"Oh, sorry, I was talking for so long...You're out of tea, aren't you...?"
"Yeah," said Wakko, "we finished a while ago."
"I'll go get you some more."
She walked to the kitchen, but stopped in her tracks.
"Wait a second. Papyrus...His cooking lesson...HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW! And if he's not here to have it...YOU'LL HAVE TO HAVE IT FOR HIM!"
She did a flip, landed on the countertop, and kicked the beverages off.
"That's right! NOTHING has brought Papyrus and I closer than cooking! Which means that if I give you his lesson...WE'LL BECOME CLOSER THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!"
The Warners got up out of their seats.
"Fuhuhu!" Undyne laughed. "We're gonna be best friends!"
"Alright!" said the Warners.
But they didn't expect Undyne to grab them by the ears and drag them to the cutting board.
"Whoa!"
"Hey!"
"Let's start with the sauce!" said Undyne as she put them down.
She stomped her foot on the floor and some vegetables fell from the ceiling.
"Envision these vegetables as your greatest enemy! Now! Pound them to dust with your fists!"
Yakko and Dot knocked over the tomatoes.
"Yes, that's it! I can feel our hearts pounding as one!"
Wakko, on the other hand, picked up a banana.
"Poor banana. When will Undyne realize you're not a vegetable?"
"OH MY GOD! STOP PETTING THE ENEMY! I'll show you how it's done! NGAHHH!"
With a powerful punch, all the vegetables made a large splat against the wall. Vegetable guts were spread across all four of their faces.
"Uhh, we'll just scrape this into a bowl later. But for NOW!"
The Warners wiped off the sauce as if it was nothing. Undyne, however, had a little difficulty. But it didn't matter.
"What's next?" said Wakko.
She stomped her foot on the ground again, summoning noodles and a pot.
"...we add the noodles! Homemade noodles are the best! BUT I JUST BUY STORE-BRAND! THEY'RE THE CHEAPEST! NGAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Uh, just put them in the pot."
Yakko did as she asked, carefully pouring them in the pot.
"Nice? Alright! Now it's time to stir the pasta! As a general rule of thumb, the more you stir...THE BETTER IT IS!"
"Yeah!" the Warners cheered, pumped up.
"Ready? Let's do it!"
Yakko started stirring.
"Stir harder!"
He tried going faster.
"HARDER!"
His arms started getting tired; he broke a sweat.
"HARDER!"
"Can't...go...any further..." he panted.
His arms went limp.
"What a workout!"
"Ugh, let me do it!"
She stabbed the pasta repeatedly with her spear until the pot was dented and squished.
"Keep it at this rate and she's gonna destroy the house!" said Yakko.
"Fuhuhuhu! That's the stuff! Alright. Now for the final step: TURN UP THE HEAT! Let the stovetop symbolize your passion! Let your hopes and dreams turn into burning fire!"
"I feel so inspired!" said Dot.
"READY? Don't hold anything back!"
The flames kicked in as Dot took control.
"Hotter!"
The flames grew.
"HOTTER, DARNIT!"
The flames started to become a raging fire.
"HOTTER!"
The raging fire was at its peak.
"Burn, baby! Burn!" Dot shouted.
"You got this!" said Yakko, whose arms recovered.
"Wait," said Undyne, starting to get concerned, "that's too-"
The fire exploded.
"Incoming!" said Dot.
"Duck and cover!" said Wakko.
They all ducked and shielded themselves. When they got back up, the walls were entirely red and tiny flames burst everywhere.
"Ah. Man, no wonder Papyrus sucks at cooking."
"Took the words right outta my mouth!" said Yakko.
There was a moment of silence; Undyne's face was covered in ashes.
"So, what's next? Scrapbooking? Friendship bracelets? ..."
"Something that doesn't involve cooking would be fine," said Wakko.
"...oh, who am I kidding. I really screwed this up, didn't I?"
"Nah," said Yakko, "it was fun. Intense, but fun."
"Don't pity me, Yakko. I can't force you to like me, toons. Some people just don't get along with each other. I understand if you feel that way about me. And if we can't be friends...That's okay. Because...If we're not friends...IT MEANS I CAN DESTROY YOU WITHOUT ANY REGRET!"
Before they could protest, Undyne initiated another encounter.
"I've been defeated...My house is in shambles...I even failed to befriend you. That's it. I don't care if you're my guest anymore. One final rematch! All out on both sides! IT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN REGAIN MY LOST PRIDE! NOW COME ON! HIT ME WITH ALL YOU'VE GOT! NGAHHHH!"
Yakko took out his mallet.
"I can't kill her with this. Yet again, I wouldn't wanna scratch a good-lookin' body like that."
With that said, he pretended to swing at her with all his might. Holding back at the last minute, he dealt one damage.
"What. That's the best you can manage? Even attacking at full force...You just can't muster any intent to hurt me, huh?"
"We have morals, ya know."
"...Heh, you know what?"
She dropped her spear.
"I don't actually want to hurt you either. At first, I hated your stupid easy-going schticks, but...The way you hit me right now, it...Reminded me of someone I used to train with."
Asgore.
"Now I know you aren't just some zany weirdos. You're weirdos with big hearts!"
She flashed a big smile at them.
"A little bit like him..."
"Ya flatter us," said Yakko.
"Heh," said Dot, "we already knew."
"...Listen, toons. It seems that you and Asgore are fated to fight. But knowing him...He probably doesn't want to."
"Got any advice?" said Wakko.
"Talk to him. I'm sure you can persuade him to let you go home."
"But we're not leavin' until we break the barrier," said Yakko. "I know ya think we can't do it, but there's gotta be a way."
"You're that determined, aren't you? But maybe it won't be you three. Eventually, some mean human will fall down here...And I'll take their soul instead. That makes sense, right?"
"That works too," said Dot.
"Fuhuhu. Oh, and if you do hurt Asgore...I'll take the human souls...Cross the barrier...And beat the hell out of you! That's what friends are for, right?"
The Warners chuckled.
"Now you're gettin' the hang of it," said Yakko.
"Fuhuhu! Now let's get the hell out of this flaming house!"
Once they stepped outside, the group of four finally declared that it was the start of yet another friendship in the Underground.
"Well, that was fun, huh?" said Undyne.
"Definitely!" said Dot.
"We should do it again sometime!" said Yakko.
"Yeah! But, uh, somewhere else, I guess. In the meantime, I guess I'll go hang with Papyrus."
"Take me with you!" said Dot.
Undyne laughed.
"Sorry, Dot. But you and your brothers have some work to do."
"Aw, man!"
"Hey, if you need me, drop by Snowdin, OK!?"
"Got it!" said Yakko.
"OH! And if you ever need help...Just give Papyrus a ring, ok? Since we're in the same spot, I'll be able to talk too!"
"Faboo!" said Wakko.
"Well, see ya later, toons!"
"Bye!" said the Warners, waving as she left.
The fact that the Warners now had Undyne as extra support filled them with determination.
A/N: Hey guys. I got quite a few suggestions in the reviews about Yakko and Wakko falling for Undyne; I actually planned to include this idea when I first started planning out the events in this fanfic. Coincidence? I also wanted to have Yakko do most of the flirting in this one because I'm saving Wakko for someone else. Can you guess who? Hehe. Anyway, see you in the next chapter!