A/N: A little shorter chapter. Ugh, I am not the most pleased with this fic. Honestly, I am grateful for those of you who are reading this. Thank you RaisingGinger1025 for adding this to your favorites. Thank you cassjo for following. And thank you helenamadsox for following and favoriting.

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Kendall was surprised the feeling of ease that she had following after the two monsters. Their conversation was easy as they spoke about the Underground. Papyrus's neverending optimism and Searifa's wordy explanations made each step easy even with the threat of death hanging over her head. If Papyrus could believe that the illusion could hold and Searifa could have the confidence that it would, Kendall knew that she would be fine. Kendall believed in them and that was all she needed.

"There you punks are, I been looking for you," A gruff female voice called out echoing metallicly. Given that both monsters jumped and in Searifa's case nearly trip, Kendall guessed that it was Undyne. Searifa took a step toward the teen while Papyrus gave a salute. A monster wearing a suit of armor stomped to the trio. The sound of each metalic step was ominous as it echoed.

"MY APOLOGIES, UNDYNE," Papyrus shouted lowering his arm from his salute. Searifa smoothing the frills on her head so they weren't standing on edge.

"Papyrus informed us about the human. It is frightening to think she is wandering around the area, isn't it Papyrus?" Searifa spoke up before the skeleton could say anything else.

The reptilian monster seemed calm, but the way the frills on her head quivered told Kendall that she was nervous. Both Kendall and Searifa looked pointedly at the skeleton hoping that he didn't give away the truth.

The skeleton looked like he wanted to be anywhere but between the three females each looking at him. "Y-YES. BUT I AM SURE THAT THE HUMAN IS NICE. SHE MIGHT EVEN WANT TO BE FRIENDS." Both Kendall and Searifa sighed in relief that the guard in training didn't rat them out.

"I'm not so sure about that, but I wanted to make sure you nerds were still alive," Undyne said her voice conveyed her concern. The royal guard reached up to her helmet and removed it. She shook out her red hair as she held her helmet against her side. Kendall didn't know what to make of the fish monster who looked a lot less threatening without her helmet. "But I guess I should have known better. You guys have Papyrus looking out for you," Undyne said a shark-like grin spreading across her face showing off her sharp teeth.

"THANK YOU, UNDYNE. I HAVE DOING MY BEST TO KEEP KENDALL AND SEARIFA SAFE," the skeleton monster said if Kendall didn't know any better, she would say the skeleton had a slight orange blush.

"Yup, he's doing great. Like Royal Guard good. He must be one of your best," Kendall said with a knowing smile. Searifa shot the teen a little glare but the human wasn't looking at her. She watched as the skeleton's eye sockets widened as he put his gloved hands to his teeth to hide his smile.

"Yeah, he's great," Undyne said her tone uncomfortable as her ear-fins twitched. "Well, the guard is locking down Waterfall. Maybe you two should stay at my house until this blows over." The fish towered both Searifa and Kendall. They looked at each other.

"I think it would be wiser to continue on our way. Thank you for the offer, but we don't want to impose," Searifa responded. Kendall nodded her head to agree with the monster.
"Hey, it's no problem. I have a fridge full of food and you can help yourself to whatever you want," Undyne said giving Searifa a friendly nudge. The reptile gave her a kind smile, but shook her head. Kendall wondered if it was just a monster trait to be kind to each other.

"Kendall's family will be worried sick. She has already stayed longer than anticipated," Searifa silently moved so that she was blocking the teen more from the fish monster's view. Kendall could see Searifa motion for her to move back. The teen took a couple of steps back.

"You aren't making this easy, you know," the fish monster complained running a hand down her face. The monster tugged on her red pony-tail. "Hey, I'll go with you. The human has to be near here," Undyne announced, "we're bound to run into the human." Papyrus shifted slightly looking to Kendall. The teen shook her head as she realized that the monster wanted to reveal.

"Yeah, that sounds great Undyne," Kendall called out from behind the reptilian monster. Searifa shifted her weight nervously.

"WITH UNDYNE WITH US YOU'LL BE HOME IN NO TIME," Papyrus called out. Undyne grinned widely before grabbing the skeleton to give him a noogie. "DON'T NOOGIE THE SKELETON," he complained and Kendall laughed. Searifa chuckled slightly, but the teen could tell she was nervous.

"We should race," Kendall suggested. "We'll get to New Home a lot quicker and the human wouldn't be able to catch us."

"THAT'S A BRILLANT IDEA, KENDALL. THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS A VERY FASTER RUNNER," the skeleton boasted.

"As long as you are careful and don't fall into the water," Searifa called out as Kendall started to run. Papyrus easily over took her with his long strides. The teen could hear more running footsteps and she looked over her shoulder to see Undyne whooping as she passed Searifa who tried her best to keep up. Undyne raced past the teen as she braced herself from the wake of the monsters speed. The monster nearly bumped into her but passed with nothing more than a push of air.

The teen laughed as the fish monster passed Papyrus with a triumphant yell. The skeleton wasn't about to be beat and picked up his pace. Kendall slowed a little to let Searifa catch up to her. The reptilian monster was clearly out of breath. "This is fun isn't it?" Kendall asked the monster.

"Sprinting across Waterfall isn't my idea of entertainment," the chef pouted. "Additionally, if Undyne will kill you if she sees the real you."

"You worry too much. I trust your magic. Besides, if it fails you can just fight her off, right?" Kendall asked. Searifa didn't look at the teen.

"I can protect you with the best of my abilities. I can not promise any more," she replied. Kendall could tell there was something that the monster wasn't telling her.

"COME ON, YOU NERDS CAN RUN FASTER THAN THAT," Undyne yelled breaking the discussion.

"I bet I can run faster than you," Kendall challenged. The chef narrowed her eyes.

"I highly doubt that."

UT~UT~UT

Flowey watch the monsters run across the wishing room. He frowned to himself. The human wasn't listening to him. She insisted that the reptilian monster could protect her. The thought was amusing. He should just let the inevitable happen, but where was the fun in that. The flower grinned as he plotted. He would show her that this world wasn't the kind one she thought it was.