Previously: Papyrus, after having the situation explained understood it...well enough to let both Frisk and Deos pass, although all had concerns with Undyne, who was waiting for them up ahead. Meanwhile on the surface, both Cali and Dr. Alphys were revealing some things about themselves without intending to and just as Cali was going to ask her something, Alec, the Green Mage, annoyingly paid her a visit, but with his help, she found out that the problem was what she was keeping inside her head, knowing this didn't make it any easier for her to deal with as she was a loss as to who to tell this to...

(Deos' Apartment)

It's been a few minutes since Alec had concluded his conversation with Dr. Alphys and left the apartment, Cali was still sitting down, she then remembered why she came there and what she was about to ask Dr. Alphys, she then persevered with that thought and walked up to the setup that she and Deos put together, sat down and then put the headset back on. What she said next had a serious, yet understanding tone.

"Look Alphys, I know you have problems of your own, you've been keeping it to yourself since...sometime before we established contact, I'm being a little hypocritical disliking you for that, when I'm doing that myself. I'm afraid of what others will think of me and what will happen next, I'm even afraid of how you'll react, even though you're probably someone who would understand me better than most, human or monster, so I want you to promise me something as we both need this, it's slowly killing us."

"W-what is it, Cali?" Dr. Alphys said in a more subdued tone than normal.

"Promise me that you'll tell me what you've done, if I tell you what I've done." Cali said.

"I...I promise to reveal all once you're done, n-not in t-that way! It isn't r-really..." Dr Alphys said awkwardly.

"Yeah, I know what you mean, thank you." Cali said, in order to calm her down, there was a small silence as Cali hesitated, she was nervous "It was a few weeks before I joined the Order of Seven, before we started...doing THIS" implying the communication link between the surface and the underground "It was at this abandoned warehouse, there were a group of humans that look like they were...out of it, I was already a proficient user of magic and I was able to see tethers on them revealing a large mass of tentacles, yeah, it sounds like some bad hentai...that demon tried to do the same to me, but I was able to fight back, first I bound the demon to stop it moving and after a struggle, I destroyed it and sent it from the material universe, I felt good about it at first, but then..." she starts sobbing, it's been a while since she thought about it this much.

"What happened?" Dr. Alphys said quietly.

The tears started flowing from Cali's eyes "I turned my attention to the humans that the demon previously enslaved...they were in comas...and not the natural kind, I called for an ambulance and they all were all safe but..." she paused to wipe her tears "they were all trapped in a constant nightmare that they couldn't wake up! I w-wanted to f-free them from their enslavement, b-but I replace that with a p-prison in their o-own minds! That's not much better!"

"I...didn't know, but I understand w-what you're feeling...I've b-been feeling the same way, before we started t-talking for this long, I t-thought that I w-was the only one who had to deal w-with this. I've b-been remarkably s-selfish, haven't I?" Dr. Alphys said.

"We both have, Alphys...can you wait a little longer before you do your end of the bargain, I really need this all out." Cali said, while barely able to hold back the tear.

"S-sure, I can wait." Dr. Alphys said.

"Thanks" Cali said, before she released the tears and didn't stop, she was letting out possibly a couple of years, give or take, of bottled emotions. Although Cali was happier that she let this out and that Dr. Alphys admitted that she was being selfish with how she's been dealing with her problems, Cali also wanted to know what was doing to Dr. Alphys that was giving her similar psychological issues.

(Waterfall)

Sans is surprisingly at his guard post in Waterfall, a region of the underground that's full of moist rock and...well, waterfalls that go deep into the abyss below, surprising to Frisk and Toriel, although not to Flowey as he knows what he can do first-hand and Deos knows what he can do second-hand thought his knowledge of what is ahead, nearby is an orange fish monster with a fish tail instead of legs and a yellow reptilian monster kid with a stripped sleeveless shirt who also lacked arms, whether this was due to a disability or they lost them at some point, this is not known.

Deos asked Sans "I think that went quite well with Papyrus, his cooking is now edible, he doesn't have to fight Frisk...it would've been pointless as even if they were captured, they'd keep escaping as it was unlocked and he's let them go regardless...and not one monster got hurt."

"It's gonna go downhill from here when we get to Undyne." Flowey said with a hint of pleasure in his voice.

"Not...now." Deos said in a tone of caution.

"I hate to agree with him, but he's right about Undyne, you won't be able to reason with her like the others, I hope you've got something planned for when you do meet her, otherwise, you're..." Sans said.

"Yes, I know what you were being to say and I think we're both thankful for you NOT saying that, we'd like to keep it kid friendly here. Deos said.

"Thank you." Toriel said.

"Welp, you'll find me up ahead at my various posts, good luck out there." Sans said as they went ahead, Frisk wanted to see what was on the other side of the first waterfall, while they were waiting for them to be done, Toriel had some questions for Deos.

"Deos, there is one thing that you didn't tell me when you explained the purpose of your order...why did they imprison us here, could they have resolved this in a better way?"

"Unfortunately not...the underground might be a prison for monsterkind, but it's also it's sanctuary, it prevented the human rulers from going in and finishing the job, we intended to break the barrier when we were sure that humanity would be more...accomodating." Deos replied.

"That took a long time, didn't it?" Toriel said with some sadness in her voice.

"Yes, it appeared even at the point when Asriel introduced himself empowered by Chara's soul, humanity was not ready for them..." Deos said, Toriel turning to look at him, this was what she didn't know. "One of my order saw this from a distance, a boss monster carrying a human child's dead body, they through that he killed this child and attacked him, he didn't fight back and went back into Mt. Ebott...you already know what happened next..."

"Unfortunately..." Toriel said with some sadness in her voice. Then Frisk returned with a Dusty Tutu on instead of the Manly Bandana, Toriel's mood brightened up immediately, she giggled at how cute they were.

"The Royal Scientist will be watching us via her hidden cameras that she's setup around the Underground, let's hope so, Cali and the others must be worried about me." Deos said.

"SERIOUSLY?! You're working with HER?! You're a bigger idiot than I thought! She's the one who made me like this!" Flowey screamed in a rage.

Toriel immediately looked suspicious "Who is this Royal Scientist?"

"She's Dr. Alphys, a bisexual reptilian otaku, she's my inside source who's been giving me info on what has happened in the underground and also helping me with one of my order's objectives, she's also reporting on what we've been doing to Cali, she doesn't know about you yet, Toriel, let's keep it that way for now, it will surprise her when she finds out that you're out of hiding." Deos said.

"What about Flowey, how did she create him?..." Toriel said.

"It's...complicated, I promise you, it'll be revealed once we get to the throne room, I don't want to spoil the surprise." Deos said, although this made everyone suspicious of him.

"Very well, I will trust you on this, but when we get there, I will expect answers." Toriel said in a tone of authority.

"Yes, your majesty." Deos said in a less serious tone, Frisk giggled at this.

"Please don't call me that." Said Toriel with a smile on her face, she knows that he wasn't being serious when he said that.

They then moved forward to continue navigating the wet paths of Waterfall.

(Deos' Apartment)

Cali had cried her eyes out for quite a few minutes, Dr. Alphys was listening to her cry, she was wondering how much she'll cry or if she'll cry at all, but she promised that she'd tell Cali what she's been hiding from everyone.

"F-Feeling better?" Dr. Alphys asked, hoping that it would make Cali angry.

"A little...thank you for waiting for me, I've kept my side of the bargain, now it's time for you to keep your end of it. What are you hiding from everyone that's slowing killing you as my secrets have been slowing killing me? it's obvious we're more alike than I thought, so I have some understanding of you..." Cali asked with a calm that Dr. Alphys has never heard from her before, she hesitated as her anxiety was stronger than usual and yet after hearing how Cali told her what her greatest failure was, it gave her Dr. Alphys the strength to overcome her anxiety just enough for her to tell Cali of hers.

"I-It started when Asgore wanted me to f-find another way of b-breaking the barrier without any other h-humans dying. One way that I t-tried is by trying to m-make monster souls stronger, s-so that they lingered after d-death, so they c-could be used. Just l-like how human souls linger after d-death and, to a l-lesser extent, boss monster souls. W-what I did was I-inject the dying monsters, they w-were dying of a-accidents and a-agreed to be a p-part of this as...w-what did they have to lose, so I injected them with D-Determination. I-It didn't have the effect that I t-thought it would..." Dr Alphys spoke while trying to keep the pain inside.

"What happened?..." Cali asked, this was new to her, she didn't know that Asgore wanted another way found to break the barrier, it clearly wasn't successful, but he at least had someone try.

"They came back to life, healed of their injuries as if they didn't happen to them." Dr. Alphys replied.

"What's so bad about that?!" Cali asked with a hint of annoyance.

"IT'S WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, CALI!...s-sorry, it's been getting to me...they s-started out fine at f-first, although I couldn't use their s-souls for b-breaking the barrier, they could at l-least go to their families, I even thought t-that it c-could be u-used with others, but..." Dr. Alphys fell silent for a few moments after that.

"Dr. Alphys...if you want to let it all out, let it all out. Was it THAT bad?" Cali said.

"OF COURSE, IT WAS BAD! Dr Alphys then spoke with all her internally-focused anger brought
to the surface. "I found out the hard way that the determination that was put into them caused their bodies to lose all physical cohesion and they all came together to form amalgamations of different monsters! My rush to make Asgore happy with a way that he's happier with to break the barrier and free us sealed them to a fate WORSE THAN DEATH! My predecessor might have been a tough act to follow, but my actions have caused so much suffering that I've considered doing something...c-cowardly." Dr. Alphys was out of breath after saying all that.

Cali then heard her crying, she decided to let her empty it out as...well, she told her to. She decided to wait for her to be done crying, as she didn't interrupt her. This answered much about her, why she was so secretive...Cali was asking herself where they would go from that point, they'll have to do that once Dr. Alphys is done crying.

How will Cali and Dr. Alphys deal with each other, after they've revealed their secrets? How will Deos deal with Undyne, once they eventually meet? Will Flowey enjoy the show? Find out in Chapter 12: Naginata Sashimi