CHAPTER SIX: PATH OF PEACE

This chapter is another view of the Underground...

Might want to expect some angst and some fluff in here, before the whole timeline goes to the dogs...?

Shamir: *sweatdrops* There are no dogs-

Me: There is ONE.

Shamir: WHAT?! I'LL EXTERMINATE THE-

Me: Chill. You're still with a broken tail.

Shamir: Are you by any chance Sans in disguise?

Me: ...nope.

Let's get this chapter started!

As Sans was too busy sharing a passionate moment with the lizard in front of him, Undyne came crashing on the two, unable to suppress a grin and a faint blush. Her sister was growing up, and it was really impressive - while she was just growing up in tenacity and training for her enrollment in the Royal Guard. Well, in what concerned that last part - it was not going to happen anytime soon, given what she did to Shamir and now, to Queen Toriel. She decided to, sadly, interrupt the cute moment between Sans and Alphys by clearing her throat, while the two were looking in shock, eyesockets/eyes widened and a furious blush on their faces. Sans left out a small chuckle as he tried to find a reasonable explanation for this, while Undyne didn't diminish her grin in the least:

"No need to worry, Sans. I'm okay with Alphy dating you, really." the fish monster said as she looked at their - still - blushing faces. "Guys...you really need to hurry with that cure."

"Why? What happened, 'Dine?" Alphys asked, as she noticed some sweat bedding on her sister's forehead.

"I may have poisoned Queen Toriel too, during our fight." Undyne admitted under Alphys' scrutinizing gaze.

"What did you-" Alphys facepalmed in exasperation, while thinking just how inconsiderate her sister was.

"we didn't figure out the cure yet, undyne. as you can see, we were busy heating ourselves up." Sans said, grinning.

He did remark however, that some faint residual blue magic was still enveloping his left bony hand, while Alphys' right claw was enveloped in her yellow magic. 'I wonder...' he thought as he picked her claw gently and intertwined his bony hand, while they were blushing at the touch. What followed next left the three monsters staring in awe, for the mingle of blue and yellow magic formed a beautiful green, as if eternal forests were just giving out their energy in this mingle.

"Whoa." Undyne could say, after a few moments of staring at the green magic forming from Alphys and Sans' claw/hand, while the latter took two vials to store said magic in. "This is so-"

"Mesmerizing," completed Alphys, while she looked at the two vials, "but we have to cure two monsters you have hurt, 'Dine." the lizard added, a look of scorn on her face.

"Right. I'll apologize to them after they get the cure. Especially, Captain Shamir..." the teen fish monster said, shifting her gaze in shame.

"let's get this started. alphy?" Sans said as he looked at her.

"I'll take care of Queen Toriel's poisoning. You go with 'Dine. She owes someone a huge apology." Alphys scoffed as a small grin formed on her snout and focused her teleporting powers.

[Waterfall, Royal Guards' grounds]

In a flick of light, she disappeared, only to reappear in Waterfall, where the large female goat monster was laying still, eyes closed. 'Hope it's not too late...' Alphys thought as she hurried towards Toriel, whose wounds were somehow healing - apparently, even in an unconscious state, a Boss Monster's SOUL was somewhat aware of external damage done to the body. The lizard monster exhaled in relief, and awkwardly opened Toriel's snout, pouring the magic filled vial and watched as a soft, green aura enveloped the Boss Monster in front of her.

The cure was indeed working, and Toriel was lifted in that aura for a good few minutes, almost as if it sought to purify the body entirely, before she was laid back on the soft, humid grass below. Alphys approached the Queen meekly, hovering a bit over her body and hoping she will be opening her eyes. 'Please, please, tell me it worked,' the lizard monster thought in the dead silence of the Royal Guard's outside grounds as she fiddled with her claws.

The Queen's eyes flew open.

"Y-Your Highness?" the small lizard looked at the glazed fury in Toriel's eyes.

"Your...sister..." Toriel paused, struggling to find her words, "won't be escaping...m-my wrath that easily."

Alphys closed her eyes and, while she agreed with Toriel, she knew someone else would be better at giving Undyne the impulse to follow the right path. 'I know that Shamir will be quite willing to set some things straight with 'Dine. And while she pissed Queen Toriel a lot, I will try to deter Her Majesty from pursuing her goal.'

"Your Majesty, I believe Captain Shamir will do his best."

"Perhaps. Still, I have to think of a suitable punishment for your sister." Toriel said as she placed her right paw over her forehead. "But not at this moment - I am not feeling well."

[New Home, Asgore's bedroom]

"Sans! And...Undyne." Parvos glared at the teen fish in irritation, his right paw clenched like a fist.

"Sans. I take it you have found a cure for the poison that rendered Shamir...like this?" Asgore gestured with one of his large paws towards the still unconscious Captain.

"yup. you might want to stand back." Sans said as he opened the jaguar's snout with his blue magic, while pouring the green filled vial in his system and waited.

"You're going to be the first monster he's going to crush under his paws." Rasha said bitterly, her paws folded, while Ribras gently placed a paw over her right shoulder.

"Don't worry, darlin'. Our Captain is a really strong monster, he won't be giving up without a fight first." Ribras said as he left out a small chuckle.

The jaguar captain was lifted from the bed, the same green, soft aura enveloping him as the cure was working out its mending purpose, and then he was laid back on the king-sized bed. Everyone looked in expectation as Shamir was still not making a move, until one of his paws moved in a soft grab, like a kitten's first touches. And then his azure eyes flew open, as if brought back to life.

"thank heavens above you're alive, buddy." Sans said as he grinned at Shamir's still exhausted face.

"S-Sans?" the jaguar managed to form a soft smile on his snout, while his eyes shifted from him to Undyne. "Oh? W-why...are you...here?" Shamir struggled to find his words, as his azure eyes stood affixed on the fish monster, whose head hung low, in shame.

"I- I wanted to say sorry. I-" Undyne mumbled as she couldn't look at the jaguar before her.

"I heard that, Undyne." Shamir smiled softly, while he softly grabbed her hand/fin. "You promise so much-" he said, his voice sounding tired.

"I'm sorry I disappointed you, Shamir. You're literally the reason I wanted so badly to join the Guard. You take shape of the one hope we all have...and I want to protect that hope too!" Undyne said as she beamed towards the jaguar, returning his touch.

"I want to-" Shamir began to say, trying to find his words, "-train you more. If King Asgore here approves it too."

"I hope Tori will approve too. I know she's pretty hot-headed herself...but she knows that your choices are always justified, Shamir."

"speakin' of toriel. she's been poisoned too, but alphys is with her as we speak. she'll be fine." Sans said, as he shoved his bony hands in the blue lab coat's pockets.

Asgore would've outright burned Undyne to a crisp, if it wasn't for the jaguar's lifted paw. But what made everyone's eyes widen in shock was the sole word Shamir uttered. "Father..."

A single thought run through their head, 'SHAMIR IS ASGORE'S SON?!' and they all sweatdropped at the breathtaking news presented to them.

"I know what you're thinking," Shamir said as he steeled himself, and took a better look on every monster's shocked faces. "The Royal Dreemurrs have adopted me since I was a little cub. Yet...I can't look at them as my family sometimes. It is very difficult."

"It was about time everyone found this thing out, didn't they?" Asgore said sheepishly.

"Perhaps the news is too soon for them to process," Shamir exhaled as sweat bedded on his forehead. "But it's better said earlier than never, right?"

"If you're Asgore's son, and I'm your student...does that make me even remotely your...adoptive daughter?" Undyne couldn't help musing the thought aloud, while the jaguar captain left out a hearty laughter.

"Don't forget Alphys too-"

WHOOSH!

A flick of light blinded everyone in the room, and, a few moments later, the shining light left place for a wobbly Toriel and a concerned Alphys - the former was caught in Asgore's protective arms, who kissed his wife softly on the lips, while everyone looked at the two Nose-Nuzzling Champions in awe.

"Tori...are you okay?" Asgore asked, concern written on his face.

"Don't worry, Gorey, I'll be fine," Toriel replied as she looked at him with tiny sparkles in her eyes.

"Sansy!" Alphys said as she hugged the skeleton in full force, making the latter blush furiously. "You are a true genius-"

"nah, we both are geniuses, darlin'." Sans replied with a casual grin on his face, and then turned his gaze towards Toriel, "hey tori. why didn'cha tell us my buddy is your kid?"

Toriel's eyes widened in shock as she looked towards the jaguar who smiled a bit sheepishly, as if trying to excuse himself for leaving the proverbial cat out of the bag, yet Toriel did nothing else but pat him softly on the head:

"You really are a big dummy cat, you know that? This was supposed to be a secret...but since you couldn't help yourself...I guess it's out now, eh?~"

"Yes, Mother." Shamir sweatdropped. "It's still strange for me, you know. I found out accidentally, when I looked in your diary."

"YOU DID WHAT?!" Toriel's left paw manifested a fireball, but behind her, Asgore laughed heartily.

"He asked me if there were any books to read around one day, and I accidentally must've passed down your diary." the kingly monster said as he scratched the back of his head.

"And here I thought we'd be telling him on his birthday." Toriel said, her arms now folded. "What is done is done. And I assume you still want to train Undyne-"

"Yes, Your Highness," Shamir said, as courteous as ever. "I wish to take Undyne as my personal student, train her until she's apt enough to enter the Royal Guard."

Undyne's face beamed as she heard the news, and couldn't help hugging her smaller sister who sat in a corner, chatting with Sans. "Hear that?! Shamir is going to train me," the fish monster said, but then she added, "even after what I've done to him."

"i knew my buddy always makes the right choice." Sans chuckled, while he held Alphys protectively.

"When will we start?" Undyne asked Shamir, excitedly.

"As soon as I recover, Undyne. Remember what I said...vigilance and patience make good home inside a Guard's spirit." Shamir said, with a serious gaze fixed on the fish monster.

"This is going to be so cool..."


I honestly apologize for the shortness of this particular chapter...

Consider it a small interlude for some - I think it's obvious - Shamir / Undyne time (first as Master, second as Student.)

Shamir: Only now I found out I was their adopted son?...Shock, you're really unpredictable.

Me: The humans that will come down are pretty much like that.

Shamir: Has anyone seen young Papyrus? I kinda miss his shows...

Me: ...We'll find out his fate, I promise.

See ya until the next chapter!