Chapter 4: Fire And Water

Frisk happily skipped along the path with Twister flying beside her. She kept her eyes open, but didn't see anyone as she walked, but she did feel sad at how dead everything looked. Suddenly, she heard something up ahead and turned her head sharply as Twister quickly slipped behind her, staying hidden but ready to battle.

"Just need to find the royal children and that spider and I'll finally control the whole Underground," an older male voice said. "Finding that girl that fell here too would make it even better."

The ten-year-old girl froze and looked around for a hiding place, but the nearest, a small shed, was too far away for her to reach in time. She decided to at least try, but before she could, she felt herself freeze and it grew really quiet just before a yellow glow surrounded her and she was pulled behind a waterfall that was currently still, but as soon as warm arms surrounded her and a hand gently covered her mouth, she felt herself unfreeze and the waterfall began flowing again. "Shh," a voice whispered in her ear. Twister stayed right at her shoulder, having not made a sound, which made Frisk hope that if he wasn't unleashing twisters, then a friendly person was behind her.

"Master!" A voice called.

The young girl didn't make a peep as she just clung to the arms that held her protectively as she and her rescuer continued listening, the waterfall keeping them hidden from view.


The cruel master turned to find Undyne behind him and he smiled at her. "Undyne, I hope you have good news for me," he said in a tone that the fish woman knew all too well.

"I heard the child went back to the Ruins," she said. "She may have gone back there for shelter or perhaps to make a plan."

"A plan?" He asked. "What a silly child. I can't be defeated."

Undyne bit back the retort on her tongue. "Of course she can't defeat you, Master," she said, knowing that tickling the cruel human's ego kept Alphys from getting hurt and would keep the master in a good mood.

Behind the waterfall, Grillby held Frisk in his arms and moved slowly, looking to see that the master's back was turned as Undyne was talking to him, keeping him distracted. Taking advantage of that, the fire monster quickly moved and went over to the small shed that Frisk had spotted earlier and quickly went inside, using his telekinesis to quietly open the door and make it look like it was closed if someone looked. Seeing this, Undyne gave a very small sigh of relief that she covered with a sigh of sadness. "Shall I keep looking for her, Master?" She asked.

"I'll keep a lookout for the young girl while I search for the others," he said. "I'll head for the Ruins and search. Alphys better hope I find them."

"Of course, Master," she said, barely hiding a wince at the last statement.

Once the cruel human was gone, Undyne ran towards the small shed and entered when Grillby opened the door and she waited until he secured it. "Don't ever let me kiss up to that creep like that again," she said warningly to her fellow monster.

"Hopefully, none of us will have to," he answered as he released Frisk and she turned to see them. Though the light that came in through the windows, she saw Undyne was a fish woman who wore a long-sleeved green shirt, green jeans, a green scarf around her neck, and green boots. Grillby wore a yellow long-sleeved dress shirt, yellow dress pants, yellow dress shoes, and a yellow scarf around his neck. "Don't be frightened, Frisk," he said soothingly.

"How do you know my name?" She asked.

"We're friends of Sans'," Undyne answered. "I'm Undyne. He's Grillby."

The fish woman had at first been surprised at what Sans and Papyrus had told her about Frisk and she normally wouldn't help a human, but after Sans told her that Frisk was genuine and while knowing about the royal children, she hadn't told anyone about them. This made Undyne curious and so she took a chance to help out as all the monsters were trying to keep their master from finding the royal children. As long as he didn't have them or Muffet, he didn't have full control of the Underground.

Frisk, hearing that, relaxed and smiled before she felt hungry, something that was punctuated by her stomach growling loud enough for both monsters to hear. The ten-year-old looked a bit embarrassed. "I wish I had some food right now," she said softly.

"I can help you with that," Grillby said as he held out a plate of food he had brought and thanks to the foil covering it, it was nice and hot, something that Frisk was happy about.

"Thank you," she said before digging in and while she ate, Grillby prepared some more food for her journey, placing it in a backpack for her. Frisk smiled at him and hugged him, making him instantly return the hug and he also gently pinched the right side of her face in affection.

Undyne then stepped forward. "Frisk, I can give you protection, if you want," she said.

The ten-year-old girl stood up and was quiet a moment as she fell into thought before looking up at the fish woman. "I want everyone to be safe," she said. "By the way, who's Alphys?"

"She's my best friend," Undyne said. "The master hurts her a lot."

Frisk stood up. "Undyne, can you take your offer of protection and use it to protect the others from your cruel master?" She asked.

The warrior was once again stunned, this time by the child's unselfish wish, but she sadly looked down. "I wish I could, kid," she said. "But…he'll hurt us more if I do that."

The young girl felt her heart ache for the monsters and Grillby placed a comforting hand on her shoulder, which helped a bit. Undyne then had an idea and pulled a pair of gloves from her pocket. "But because of your unselfishness, I can give you these," she said.

A pair of green, fingerless gloves lay in the fish woman's hands and Frisk accepted them, slipping them on. "Thank you," she said, a bit curious, but not wanting to be rude.

"The gloves will form a protective shield when you put your hands out," Undyne explained.

Now understanding, Frisk hugged her and Grillby. "I won't forget," she promised. "And…even though you can't grant my first wish, please tell Alphys that soon she and the rest of you will be free. I'll make sure of it."

Grillby handed her the backpack, which she slipped on. "You are a very brave child," he commented.

"Thanks," she said. "But…I'm scared too. Looking at you guys and the others I've met, I see how scary your master is."

They nodded. "But I know of cruelty and am against it," Frisk continued. "Because I had a cousin who had been similarly hurt like you guys are being hurt and my cousin passed away because of it."

She then stood straighter. "And I'm not going to let that happen again," she said firmly.

Undyne smiled, recognizing the fighting spirit inside the child that she held dear. "Good luck, kid," she said.

"And be careful," Grillby cautioned as they both directed her towards a hidden path, one that would keep her out of sight from the master if he passed by.

"I will," she said. "Thank you, Grillby. Thank you, Undyne."

"Anytime, kid," the fish woman said as they watched the ten-year-old head down the path before they quickly headed out and Gaster managed to teleport them to the castle, even though it drained him a bit. The two monsters nodded to the skeleton brothers, who nodded back.

And their hope began to grow just a little bit more.


Will Frisk be able to stay hidden from the cruel master? Will she be able to free the monsters? Stay tuned to see! :)

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