Five Nights of Redemption
Hey guys this is chapter 8 of Five Nights of Redemption, here they must fight Toriel and prove to her they can protect themselves as they go through the town of Snowdin
Chapter 8: pain and hope
Toriel used her fire powers to surround the room in fire, everyone/everypony was surprised at the level of power she had for someone so kind, they thought that there must be another reason why she was so eager to protect them, it must have given her this power, the power to love, the power to protect, the power to never let a single innocent soul be hurt or killed by someone she once knew as a good person.
Foxy: "mum please just let us past"
Toriel: "I cannot, you, all of you are my children, I'm so happy to have you all here but if you go, Asgore will kill you, but you want to go help Flowey, so prove you can protect your selves, fight me"
Foxy: "but we can't"
Toriel: "then... you'll die"
Before any of them could respond Toriel shot a wave of fire at them all, they dodged the best they could but for some who were slow Opal and Ashe went pearl form and used crystal prison on them to defend them, Monty and Robin tried to possess Toriel but her look of disappointment actually made them look away, Foxy tried to match her every move, lots of fire went everywhere shot after shot Foxy deflected each shot quite well, but then came the fire tornado and he was swept up by it and was hurt badly for it, Toriel shed a tear for hurting her child but they needed to be taught a lesson.
Toriel: "I'm sorry Foxy my child, but this is for your own good,
Monty: "why mum, why won't you let us pass?"
Robin: "there has to be a reason"
Toriel: "I've told you, if you find Asgore he will kill you"
Freddy: "no, there is more to it than that"
Toriel: "fight me or back away"
Toriel dropped Foxy from the fire tornado and then started to use strange motions with her hands to create shapes with the fire, her grasp of the power of fire seems to be far beyond Foxy's, Pip used his ice to bring up walls of ice to deflect the fire and Toy Bonnie used his ice to freeze the floor and Toriel slipped over, she was not phased much but it did give time for Morice to cloak and figure out her attack pattern, she seems to have a pattern of using individual shots then the fire tornado then the hand gestures, he told everyone/everypony then they got into a new position, it worked now every time Toriel did a move it missed and they could get closer to her, Twilight took the lead.
Toriel: "what are you doing?"
Twilight: "you have to tell us what happed"
Toriel: "I already told you"
Twilight: "not about your son or about your husband"
Toriel: "then who?"
Twilight: "you, tell us what happened to you, you said that Asgore was collecting human souls to break the barrier, but here in the ruins is the only place people can come from, they must have come down here to get all the way to Asgore and past you, you said that you would not let another single soul be killed"
Toriel: "ok you worked me out, after I left Asgore to do his deeds I came here to the house I lived in growing up, it had seen better days so I spruced it up and made it my home again, after perhaps a month or two another human came down, he was scared and alone he didn't really like me much but I persevered with him and he got used to me, we had fun and laughs, but after a while he was sad and wanted to go home back to the surface, I didn't think that he would be able to but I let him go, only two hours later I found him dead in the hotlands by the hands of Undyne"
Twilight: "oh that's terrible, and let me guess, that happened again and again"
Toriel: "yes, exactly, now can you see why I have to keep you safe, I have to protect someone so Asgore does not kill them and do something despicable, so please don't go stay here with me, we'll have a great time here, I'll look after you and we'll be one big happy family"
Pete: "we already are, but you lost yours so let us get it back for you"
Twilight walked up to Toriel and she could see in her eyes that what Pete said was true, they could get her family back from the ditch they had got in and she collapsed and couldn't help but cry, she had lost so much down in the ruins that even the prospect of having her family back was just so wonderful that she broke down, though she wasn't sure if she'd ever trust Asgore again but to have Asriel back would be out of this world.
Twilight offered her hoof to hold but Toriel hugged her tightly, the sight was too much for some and they started to cry too, they then went in for a hug too and they wanted to assure Toriel that they too were with her, soon enough everyone/everypony was hugging Toriel.
Toriel: "thank you my children, you are all just so kind to me, I cannot express how grateful I truly am right now"
Celestia: "there is no need to thank us, we would give help to all those how need a friendly helping hoof"
Luna: "all we ask of you is that you'll come with us"
Toriel: "what, no I couldn't, to see what Asgore has done to this place without my help to rule, it would be a life changing experience"
Stuart: "look love, the way you've spent your life lately, I think you need a life changing experience"
Sarah: "plus you're the ex wife of Asgore right, that means you call the shots, whatever you say to him goes"
Ashe: "yeah, make him grovel over your feet, make him beg for you to come back but play hard to get to make him work for it"
Opal: "oh Ashe that is pure evil, I love it"
Finn: "so, will you join us in our quest to find out what happened to your family?"
Toriel: "yes, if it will bring my son back then I am in"
So Toriel joined the crew and opened the door to Snowdin, with a new found adventurous side to her that she hasn't had in a very long time she looked on in great optimism, behind the door was a winter tundra with trees going down the sides of a path, the path lead to a small bridge that had a gate of some kind, or at least it would be a gate if it was actually put there, all it is now is an arch way made of wood, everyone/everypony gave it a look over and thought it was funny how something wasn't finish yet but the wood looked like it had been there for years evidenced by how cold, wet and worn the wood was.
Applejack: "ok if you're going to put a fence here can you at least finish it so the sheep don't run off"
Pinkie: "I didn't know you had sheep at sweet apple acres"
Applejack: "yeah, we're using them to make woollen jumpers, they're going to have a giant apple on them as a cool design"
Fluttershy: "yeah I've already pre ordered one myself"
Chica: "hey guys did you hear that?"
Mike: "what?"
Chica: "that"
The crew went quiet for a bit to listen out for something, it sounded like someone coming from behind them very slowly, Pete turned black making the area dark and he tried to strike the stranger but he was stopped mid air by a strange force, Pete tried to move but he couldn't he wouldn't even drop to the ground so he reverted back to his normal colour and they all saw a skeleton wearing a hooded coat, black shorts and slippers.
?: "now is that any way to treat a new best pal, I don't think so"
Pete: "sorry but we just thought you'd hurt us, we were told that there were monsters out here and they'd try to kill us"
?: "really now, well you don't have to worry about me I'm not like most monsters, for one I'm very lazy and I don't like to kill, too messy"
Pete: "ok great, now can you put me down"
Sans: "oh sorry, name's Sans by the way, nice to meet you all"
Bonnie: "cool trick, it was a lot like my telekinesis"
Sans: "oh you have telekinesis too, well if you ever you want a fight then I'll show you how to really use it"
Toriel: "that voice, I believe I have heard it before"
Sans: "yeah same, you're that old woman from behind the door aren't you?"
Toriel: "indeed, I'm Toriel keeper of the ruins"
Sans: "well, nice to meet you too, so you know these monsters too and where did they come from"
Toriel: "actually they are humans from another universe, they were killed by a eh"
Freddy: "purple guy, he shoved us into animatronic suits and for years we tried to get revenge, sometime after we wanted to come back to Earth and bring kids joy again but then Flowey called us here"
Rainbow Dash: "well not before entering our universe first"
Sans: "wait did you say Flowey?"
Freddy: "yes why?"
Sans: "I've seen what he can do, his power is far beyond ours, I don't think you can defeat him"
Lenny: "we aren't here to defeat him, we're here to help him, he needs become himself again to feel love and compassion but the only why he described doing that was to take other's souls, plus we are here to find out what happened to Toriel's family and it may have something to do with Flowey"
Sans: "what, you have something to do with Flowey?"
Toriel: "well it sounds like it but in all honesty I don't know"
Sans: "well let's find out, we can pick up my bro on the way, oh and don't tell him that you have human souls he may try to capture you and send you to Undyne"
So they continued to the small village of Snowdin there were lots of other monsters around that had the same looks as the crew, they were all anthros, Rabbits, Cats, Dogs, some of them even had pet Dogs that were just like a normal quadruped, but then there was this monster that seemed to be engulfed in fire and was just taking out the rubbish from his bar.
Toriel: "oh my goodness are you alright sir"
Sans: "ah don't worry about him he'll be fine, that's Grillby he owns the local pub, if you need to come down for a chat or any good food then this is the place"
They kept walking around and saw even more strange things, like a Cat with a very funny looking face and lumps of fur coming out of its hair just below the ears, apparently it was a Temmie... whatever they are, they made it to Sans house to figure out better what they needed to do and to go from there, they kept their eyes open for Sans' bro just encase they spew the human souls thing while he was around probably making spaghetti.
Sans: "so let me get this straight, you come from a different universe where you were killed and you had to kill the murderer to gain peace"
Foxy: "yes that's right"
Sans: "but after you gained piece you got bored and came back to Earth"
Freddy: "yep"
Sans: "Then you saw a inter dimensional vortex that brought you to a pony universe"
Rarity: "that's right darling"
Sans: "now that you're here Flowey admits that he brought you here only to steal your souls so he can be himself again"
Marionette: "that's what he said yes"
Sans: "that would make sense, Asgore has been trying to use human souls himself to break the barrier so we can escape the underground, he wants to destroy the humans for bringing us here and for the loss of his son"
Octavia: "that's is what Toriel has said to us"
Sans: "but the thing is you said that Toriel has a connection to Flowey, but I don't understand how"
Toriel: "nor do I but they say I made the same story he did"
Sans: "I think I know where we need to go then, we must find Alphys in the hotlands"
They were going to get ready to leave but some sneaky peeping tom was listening in on the entire conversation and heard about the crew having human souls and this excited him so instead of popping out like he normally would he had a GREAT idea of setting up some puzzles while they got ready.
The path they had to take was full of different puzzles from the challenging obstacles that one must traverse to the mind bending crossword puzzles or even Sudoku, then one that was just a massive death trap with harpoons, fire, ban saws and one very annoying Dog.
Everyone/everypony started out towards the Waterfall area of Snowdin, it was a very "original" name for the area but really it was only because of the hotlands proximity to Snowdin, if hotland wasn't there it would probably be just as cold there too.
They came up to a long stretch of trees that had come close to the path and as they went past it they seemed to have gained a new friend, on Celestia's head was a Squirrel that had mistaken the jewel on her tiara as a nut, Cyril thought "look how far I have come, I would never make such a simple mistake like that, then again I never was a real Squirrel till now, he must be so confused" the Squirrel then ran off seeming so embarrassed by his actions.
They then found the first puzzle, it looked like a chess board but with lots of different colours and all of them had a different effect, they looked to the figure on the other end, he looked to be silently laughing at them ready to capture them and hold them hostage.
Sans: "oh crap, it's my bro, Papyrus what are you doing here, I thought you were at home"
Papyrus: "I was at home Sans, I overheard your little chat with those... robots and to hear that they have human souls, well it just got me excited that I THE GREAT PAPYRUS will finally join the royal guard"
Toriel: "the royal guard, oh that Asgore, he would keep that running even after we broke up, he's in for it now"
Papyrus: "wait I know you, you are Queen Toriel, or at least you were the Queen, I'm sorry your majesty but I must capture your friends, if there's a chance they have human souls in them then I must give them to Asgore so I can join the guard, it is my dream"
Toriel: "oh and far be it from me to ruin your dream Papyrus, but if you touch even a single hair on my children then you will feel my wrath"
Sans: "wow, such dedication"
Papyrus: "indeed, well then my Queen you shall take this puzzle yourself and prove yourself worthy of not being captured"
Toriel was happy to complete the puzzle, it was simple, the coloured tiles did different things once stepped on, white did nothing, black sent you back to the start, red burnt you, yellow shocked you, blue drowned you, purple poisoned you, green healed you and orange gave you an item, Toriel took the first step, she landed on white, an easy start, then she moved through the tiles, she passed over a red tile it didn't really do anything to her as she has her fire magic and she can just walk over it like it was nothing, she stood on a yellow tile, she was shocked with 2100 volts, she felt pain but she carried on powered by her love for the crew, Mangle was very impressed as she thought she had all the love but after meeting Cadence and now Toriel she stood corrected.
Toriel kept moving over the tiles, next was a blue tile, the water came from the tile and was suspended in animation, she held her breath for as long as she could trying her best to stay conscious, the seconds ticked by and soon the water fell to the ground splashing everywhere, she coughed and spluttered for air, her lungs taking it in, next was an orange tile for a change, some relief, she was awarded the 3 pies she made earlier, they would be great for later so she rapped them up in tin foil and put them in her inventory.
Toriel moved over a purple tile and she was gassed with a neurotoxin, she started to slow down, her movements laboured to the point where she could barely move, it was hard just to open her eyes, even though her ears flopped down her face anyway they felt like they had dropped down even more, her perseverance didn't faultier though, she crawled all the way to the next tile, a green one and she was fully healed and rewarded for her efforts by completing the puzzle.
Toriel: "ha... you think... a mere puzzle... can stop... me?"
Papyrus: "wowie, I never thought someone like the Queen would ever take on the challenge of my puzzles and beat it, then to boast about it, you are a one of a kind woman"
Toriel: "and don't... you forget... it"
Sans: "don't you think that was a bit much bro"
Papyrus: "nonsense Sans, I've told you time and time again that my puzzles are challenging but fair, they give you a hard time to test your skills but they are not impossible, unlike you"
Sans: "welp, I can't argue with that, on to the next one"
The next puzzle was more of a mind challenge, it was a crossword puzzle from and old news paper, it featured a puzzle from a long time ago but it was made famous for its neigh on impossibility, the crossword puzzle featured words that were at least 8 letters long and some of the words were only used for very specific circumstances, Bonnie tried his paw at the puzzle using his surprising level of knowledge, he was the smart one of the Freddy crew, the only one smarter would be Oscar.
There was 5 words missing from the crossword, two of them easy, two hard, and one he just didn't know, he thought and thought hard but it seemed as if the word was just out of reach, he tried other words that were close to the meaning of the word he was looking for but it was not long enough, he almost gave up until.
Bonnie: "aha, got it how stupid of me the word is, supercalafragalisticexpealidotious"
Oscar: "wow that is one hell of a word, I may have only just got that myself, well done"
Pinkie: "I've never heard a word more exciting, I'll have to adopt it"
Bonnie: "thanks now, what's next?"
Papyrus: "wowie, that was super hard, now I would go on to the next puzzle which is just a bridge full of traps but the last time I got there I just didn't bother using it, it just seems too unfair so let's just skip it and get to the part where I go to the river's edge and you all fight me"
Sans: "that's not like you bro, what happened?"
Papyrus: "well Frisk made me realise that making friends is easier than I thought"
Mike: "Fritz?"
Papyrus: "no not Fritz, Frisk, who is Fritz?"
Chip: "someone we know"
Papyrus: "well then perhaps I can be friends with him too"
Mike: "well I'm sure he would have liked that but he's dead"
Papyrus: "oh shame as I THE GREAT PAPYRUS is the best friend to all"
Fluttershy: "you can still be our friend"
Papyrus: "indeed, but first you must beat me in a fight, meet me at the river's edge in 10 minutes and then we fight"
Sans: "cya bro, ok you guys ready"
Luna: "worry not Sans, we can beat him even without Toriel"
Toriel: "what are you talking about my child I can handle him"
Celestia: "no mother, you must rest"
Finn: "I'll take him on, with Opal and Ashe, we are a great team"
Rarity: "well then do your best... you know, I've just realised, you have the same name and fur coat as my Cat, Opal essence"
Opal: "I guess some Cats are born with greatness"
Ashe: "what about me?"
Rarity: "oh yes your black fur is nice, but white is better"
They made their way to the river's edge to confront Papyrus and become his friend, maybe they could find another way of fulfilling his dream of becoming a royal guard, but if they fail they will be captured and sent to Undyne for execution, will they succeed in defeating Papyrus or be killed at the hands of this Undyne.
That was chapter 8 of Five Nights of Redemption, hope you liked it and that you come back for more, as a side note just wanted to tell you all that my grandma's funeral is tomorrow and of course that's never a good thing so I may feel down for a few days and the next chapter I post may be effected by that so the quality may change a bit, just thought I'd let you know ok till next time
Venomous Book out
