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"They're so cute!" Frisk was squealing as she went to pet each cat-like creature that she learned was Temmie, and then there was also Bob. She petted, she rubbed, and she was giddy as it creature tried their best at something. Frisk wasn't sure what the somethings were, but the little creatures were trying anyway. She desperately wanted to put Temmie through college and cried for the poor thing when she couldn't as she realized she lacked the money needed. She didn't have even half as much gold that was required.
Can we go now…
But they're just so cute! Ooh, it said hoi again! They're so sweet!
They'd be the first to go... Her mind muttered, and Frisk frowned at the sadness she felt coming.
What? She was confused, wondering where that came from and what they meant. She did have to admit they had a point with the first thing they said if she stayed here. She'd never free the monsters.
"Hoi! Temmie going to be mommy!" The creature beamed at an egg and Frisk wondered if that's how Monsters were born. It was just too adorable.
"So cuuuute!" Frisk was practically squealing at the sight. She didn't even care when she found out it was hard boiled.
FRISK!
Okay, going... Frisk blushed, leaving the Temmies quickly so she wouldn't get distracted again but she made sure to use the golden star to save first. The magic intertwining with hers seemed to be growing more and more familiar with each use.
The moment she was out, she was confused. Trying to remember which was where until that voice in her head spoke up again, giving her directions. She was still not quite sure to make of the way her mind now seemed to have a mind of its own, but it was helpful at least. She refused to believe something was actually in her.
She continued moving, the paths only seemed to darken, but that voice in her head helped pushed her on. She spotted crystals in the distance, an idea came to mind as they reminded her of lanterns at home and she let some of her magic touch each one. They would glow fiercely then dim as she went further.
Timer Crystals... The ones at home are made, these are natural and just as annoying. She moved quicker, not wanting to be trapped in the dark with no clue where to go. She breathed out, glad when the area seemed to change then groaned as she went into the water.
She was quickly getting the idea that she'd never be dry in a place called WaterFall. She decided to grin and bear it, as it only grew darker. She could barely see in front of her and felt tempted to create a save star if only for its glow. Once she reached the actual ground, she scratched at her arms feeling itchy all over.
I told you to leave that place. Humans are allergic to Temmies...
She frowned at the voice. "You could have said that before…" she mumbled as she scratched, coming to the end of her path and looked around. The only thing she could see was the soft glow of the echo flower nearby, and she went to touch it. For a moment, the petals felt soothing on her skin, and she snatched off one eating it.
She could hear laughter in her head, At least you figured out a way to stop the itching . Frisk nearly said something back, until hearing the flower.
"Behind you."
She shut her eyes tight, having a bad feeling as she turned around to look. There she was, her armor shined and looking more intimidating than the fabled Black Knight.
"Seven. That's all we need, and with that power, our king…" Undyne paused as Frisk backed away against the wall of the ledge." King Asgore Dreemur, will finally become a god! And with that power he can shatter the barrier, freeing us. And then he'll go against humanity, paying them back for everything they put us through. All the suffering...pain...everything we endured will be paid back. Do you understand, human? This…" Undyne pointed between her and Frisk. "Is your only chance at redemption. So, give up your soul or…" Undyne took a step forward. "I tear it apart from your body!" She yelled as a blue spear appeared, and she charged forward.
"Undyne! Wait!" Frisk felt like a deer in headlights as she heard MK's voice after a rustling from the long grass. "I'll help you! I can beat up bad guys too! But um…" He stared as he came out, looking between her and Undyne. "Where's the bad guy?"
"Oh, hey!" He grinned at Frisk. "I bet you're excited. You get to see me and Undyne take on the bad guys! Up close and personal. "MK laughed. "But…I'm still not sure who she's supposed to be...Ow!"
Frisk was surprised to see the spear dissipate and MK was grabbed, Frisk's jaw dropped as she watched her friend being dragged away. She could hear him begging Undyne not to tell his parents, and Frisk put a hand to her chest as her heart raced. Staying here was definitely not a good idea.
Moving quickly, she made her way around the paths and tried to find a new exit, only to come along a bridge. It looked daunting, yet she was left with little choice as she went to cross it.
"Um…"
She heard steps behind her and looked behind her to see MK, he had a sad look on his face.
"Are you okay? You didn't get in trouble with your parents, did you?" She frowned. "I'm sure Undyne will still think you're awesome if that's what you're worried about." She tried to come up with reasons for why the usually cheerful dino monster would look like this.
"It's not that...I mean yea I'm not supposed to be here but...I just had to know something. And... jeez this is kinda embarrassing I guess." MK looked away a moment. "You're a human, aren't you?"
Frisk looked away herself and nodded, feeling sure she was about to lose a friend. It hurt more than she thought it would, but she couldn't lie. "I am…"
MK let out a sad laugh, "I knew it! I mean…well…Undyne was like "stay away from that, human" so...yeah…" He went quiet, and there was silence was between them.
She didn't like this at all. "MK…" Frisk wasn't even sure what to say to him or how to fix this. She couldn't help that she was human. She found it a bit ironic that on the surface knights would call her less than human. She sighed and heard him speak up again.
"Does that mean we're enemies or something now? But I don't...I can't...I suck at being mean." MK sniffed and laughed, his hand went to his eyes rubbing. "Why can't you just say something so I can hate you? Please?" His voice was pleading, but Frisk shook her head.
"I'm sorry MK, I just can't. You're…like...the little brother I never had an-"
"Stop...jeez, I guess I have to do it then." He mumbled, a deep frown on his face and he looked at Frisk fully. "I hate you! I hate your guts! And I wis-" He stopped, and Frisk could only give him a sad smile as he turned away. "I'm...such a turd…" he murmured. "I'm going home…" He backed away giving Frisk a long look, then turning to take off running. Her heart felt like it dropped. Frisk's eyes widened as she saw him slip.
"MK!"
"Help me!" His sounds were muffled, and she could see him holding on by his teeth as she rushed forward. She could hear the sound of armored footsteps, but if Undyne killed her now, then she didn't care. She had to save MK. She grabbed hold of him, pulling him up as she grunted, and pulling him back to the bridge.
Frisk blinked in disbelief, her heart felt like it was coming out of her chest as she looked MK over and then hugged him, feeling glad he was okay. Frisk's eyes went to Undyne, and felt MK wiggle away from her and walk towards Undyne.
"I-i-if you want to hurt her...yo-you have to get through me first!" MK stood firm, and Frisk watched him in surprise. Undyne took a step back and then another until turning to leave, and Frisk could hear the breath of relief coming from MK. "She's gone…" He said to her as he turned to look back at Frisk and he gave her a smile. "So, about the enemy thing, I guess...after saving me and all it's not really going to work, huh?" He laughed.
"Nope." She smiled back at him.
"Then we'll just have to be friends." He beamed, but soon horror came over his expression. "Oh, no! I gotta get home! Mom was crying and everything when Undyne took me back. And Dad was losing it. They're probably super worried. I should get home…but..."
"It's okay MK, I'll be fine." She wasn't so sure about that, but she didn't want to get him in any more trouble, and she was sure his parents were worried. She thought of her own mom and then thought to the last words between them with a frown.
"Okay, I'll go. We'll see each other later though!" He yelled, waving at her before he left. She waved back and turned to go herself.
Maybe Undyne's given up... It was an optimistic thought as she kept walking, then stopped as she felt eyes from her from high above.
You really shouldn't jinx yourself…
She couldn't help but agree as she saw the woman on top of the large mountainous hill. She really wished she could do one of San's shortcuts. The thought of the skeleton made her blush.
Now is not the time!
She blushed more, realizing that she missed whatever Undyne had been saying.
"Six. That's how many we have now…" Undyne continued, and Frisk immediately thought of home, where six mage children were "sacrificed" to the mountain. "Yours is the seventh. With yours, we'll leave here and come to the surface. But first, since it is customary to do so for those who made it this far…"
Just how many made it this far? Frisk tried to picture it, imagine which ones would last with their magic since none of them would be able to save as she could. Or even reset. Maybe an orange soul like her mom, but they were mainly fighters. She was sure Undyne would take out one of those as quickly as possible. Which ones…?
"I shall tell you the tragic tale of our people, it all started long ago…" Undyne paused, and Frisk wondered just what was going on until she heard a growl. "Screw this! Why do I need to tell you anything! When you're about to die!" Undyne let out a scream, pulling off her helmet as she pointed at Frisk. "You! You're standing in the way of everyone's hopes and dreams! I don't care how cool Alphys's history books make you sound cool…"
"What…" Frisk was officially confused at that comment.
"I mean they have giant robots, flowery swordswomen," Undyne gushed, and Frisk was starting to see how Papyrus and Undyne could be such good friends. "But you!" She pointed again. "All you did was hide like a coward! Behind some kid, so you could get away!"
"I… wait...what?"
"Oh! Don't act surprised! You might have others fooled with that goody two shoes shtick of yours, but not me! Oh! I'm actually helping with hugs and friendliness to people I don't even know!" Undyne snorted, and Frisk frowned.
"That's not true! Those are my friends! I care about them! I want them to be okay! I like seeing the smile on their faces!" Frisk yelled back, standing firm as Undyne's eyes narrowed at her.
"Oh really? You really want to help everyone? You want to really want them happy? You know what would be better, more valuable than all those little hugs...IF YOU WERE DEAD!"
Frisk stiffened though she could feel the truth behind it. "I…"
"You know I'm right, human! Your continued existence is a crime! Your own life is the ONLY thing standing between us and freedom! And right now, I can feel them all. Everyone, everyone's hearts beating together as one….so many have been waiting their whole lives for this moment."
"Aren't...you scared a little of what's out there?" Frisk couldn't help but ask, that other voice in her head, its feelings pushed her to ask.
"We're not nervous at all." Undyne's voice was firm. "When everyone puts their hearts together, they can't lose!"
They're going to die out there…
Frisk shook her head, refusing to believe that, the surface wasn't perfect. But there was always a way. And that thought filled her with determination as she looked up at Undyne.
"Now human! It's time to end this! Right here! Right now! I'll show you how determined monsters can be! Step forward when you're ready." Undyne stood tall, and Frisk gave a nod, she had no intention of fighting Undyne. There's always a way. There had to be. To save them without fighting or hurting anyone, she glanced to her side seeing a star as she saved.
What are you doing? You know what awaits them out there...I know...
There's a way...there has to be... She thought as she stepped forward.
"Good! No more running away!" Undyne yelled, and Frisk barely managed to move as the woman came down to face her. Frisk looked up at the woman, feeling envious of how tall she was and looked at the long red hair on one side that flowed with the wind. She was sure in another weird world, Undyne was some kind of fish monster model.
"Now…" Undyne stared at her as she looked back. The woman seemed to be thinking as her spear waved over her and Frisk could feel a difference in her soul, as though it adapted to something. She quickly let her magic out, tugging to let it free, her eyes widening at the green instead of red.
"Now you have to fight! As long as your Soul is green, you have no choice. You need to learn to face danger, head on! If you don't, you won't last…" Undyne made more spears appear, and Frisk looked at her now Green Soul. She knew it was temporary magic, but it'd definitely last during this battle. She tried moving, but she couldn't even dodge.
Well, Green Soul mages aren't known for their dodging…
Frisk gasped as that voice gave her the best idea, she knew what a Green Soul could do as the spears came closer and she prayed this would work. She let the magic pour out deflecting each one as one came and then another and another. She was starting to wonder how they kept their barriers up only so long from what she read, and it was exhausting to use magic that wasn't her own. Especially when she had no Green Soul Mage item to help her.
She breathed heavy as they stopped, noticing Undyne giving a smile and Frisk was surprised by it. It was menacing yet something else behind it, she couldn't read.
"That wasn't bad! But can you handle this!" Undyne laughed as she created more spears and Frisk got ready. She really missed her ability to dodge fast as she deflected the spears coming at her. "We've dreamed of a happy ending so long...so many years…" Undyne created more spears as Frisk kept moving the barrier. "And now we're so close…"
Frisk breathed heavy, nearly missing one spear as she deflected another. She wasn't sure how long she could keep this up.
"And there's no way I'm letting you take it away from us! Our chance to be free! Warm up is over human!"
"That was a warm up?" Frisk squeaked as she was barraged with spears, some even turned their direction, confusing her further. She panted, feeling the green over her soul start to slip which meant that soon she wouldn't be able to hold up the barriers. She glanced at Undyne, praying it was just her hold she was losing as the main spear moved over her and once again Frisk's soul was a brilliant red.
She took one look at Undyne, watching the woman huff a moment, getting ready most likely to turn her soul green again. Frisk had no intention of staying for that as she ran.
She could hear yells and the thunderous noise of Undyne's armored boots, but Frisk had no intention of stopping. She yelped as Undyne closed in on her and swiped her spear turning her Soul green again.
"You won't get away this time!" Undyne's spears were coming faster, and Frisk was running out of the energy to make these barriers. She was too glad as Undyne's hold was gone, and her soul was red giving her the chance to run again.
"You should stop! You won't live anyway! No human gets past Asgore!" She screamed, and Frisk dared look back to see Undyne suplexing a boulder.
"Pretty sure she did that just because she can…" Frisk muttered and then heard her phone ring as she took it out.
She just suplexed a boulder, and you want to answer your phone? That voice was screaming at her.
"Hello?"
"HEY! WHATS UP!" Papyrus laughed as he answered.
"Umm...nothing much?" She could hear Undyne moving again, and started to run herself though it began to feel hotter. She glanced to see the large "Welcome to Hotlands" sign and started to wonder just how bad King Asgore's naming skills were.
"I WAS JUST THINKING...YOU, ME, AND UNDYNE SHOULD ALL HANG OUT! SOUNDS GREAT, RIGHT? I JUST REALLY THINK YOU GUYS WOULD MAKE GREAT PALS!"
"Papy, I don't think Undyne likes me very much…Remember murder?" she kept moving, and noticed the further they got into Hotlands the slower the fish woman monster did.
"OH! NO WORRIES HUMAN! THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING! LET'S ALL MEET AT HER HOUSE!"
"But Pa-" The line clicked right as she noticed Undyne was behind her, turning her green again.
"Die already and stop running away!" Undyne yelled as Frisk deflected more spears, she felt on her last leg of energy doing this. The moment she was red again she pushed herself faster, she looked and saw a stand nearby. Already recognizing the design from the others, and could see him sleeping.
"Sans!" Frisk yelled, but the skeleton didn't move, his eye sockets were closed as he snored. Frisk frowned, seeing Undyne too close as she took off again, but then the footsteps stopped. She glanced back to see Undyne yelling at Sans, yet the skeleton still wasn't moving, and Frisk took that moment to get even further ahead. She crossed the bridge, lava was under it all, but she didn't stop to think as she moved.
She was gasping for breath as she finally made it over to the next cliff, and blinked at the sight of a water cooler. Undyne's steps were slow, then slower. Frisk chanced a look back to see the fish woman monster stagger then collapse on the bridge.
"Armor...hot...can't...give up…" Undyne murmured, and Frisk looked again at the cooler, she didn't have time to wonder how it got there as she got a cup. Quickly going over to Undyne, she wondered if it was best to have her drink it or just pour it on her, she chewed her lip as she poured it.
Frisk looked back at the cooler, about to get more water until she saw Undyne stir. She stayed still as the woman looked around, and then stared at her a long time with a puzzled expression. Frisk wasn't sure what would happen next and breathed out as Undyne turned away leaving. She looked forward then back at the area where she knew Sans was, she had a bone to pick with that skeleton.
Marching forward she made her way back to the stand, then stared at the absence of said skeleton.
Had...that been his plan? Did he get in trouble on purpose to slow her down? She couldn't help the smile forming about that sneaky skeleton. Though now she had another skeleton she needed to meet up with as she made her way back to Waterfall.
Papy, please don't get me killed...