Frisk made it back to hotland, staring at tall white laboratory, with lab written in huge red letters.

(Huh i guess it's so nobody gets confused with some OTHER lab.)

Frisk chuckled as she stepped inside, her eyes adjusting to the darkened room. As she walked across the large room she noticed a monitor that happened to have a live feed recording her.

(It's….you?)

*Whoever is here must be watching me for some reason...we need to be careful.*

A small knot formed in Frisk's stomach. All of her instincts said to pull out the gun and be ready to defend herself, but she decided to settle for having her hand stay close to her weapon. Suddenly she heard a door open and the lights came on. Standing before her was a short yellow lizard like monster. She looked to her side and saw Frisk, gasping in shock.

"Oh. My god. I didn't expect you to show up so soon! Ihaventshoweredandimbarelydressedanditsallmessyand…." Alphys wiped the sweat off her brow and inhaled deeply in an attempt to calm down.

"Ummmm, H-h-hiya! I-I'm Dr. Alphys, Asgore's royal scientist!"

Frisk gave a warm smile to the nervous monster. "Hi, I'm Frisk."

(Aw she's a cute lil nerdling.)

"N-N-Nice to meet you Frisk, um...s-so I figure you've seen the giant screen….w-well you see since you l-left the Ruins I've been watching your progress through the underground. O-originally I was going to stop you….but I saw you befriending monsters, even the ones that WERE actively trying to h-harm you. A-And the w-way you threw your weapon aside when you 'f-fought' Papyrus….I guess watching someone r-really makes you want to root for th-them! I d-decided that once you m-made it here, I would help you through H-Hotland. I know this place inside and out!"

"That would be great!"

"Y-Yeah! W-Well um...there IS one tiny p-problem. You see a long time ago I made a robot named Mettaton. He was originally supposed to b-be an entertainment r-robot, like a T.V star….but um...I had decided to make him more useful…..with some practical adjustments! S-Such as...um….anti…...anti human combat features? B-But when I saw you coming I decided to undo the programming….b-but the process messed up an now hesanunstoppablekillingmachinewithathirstforhumanblood."

Frisk's eyes widened "So it's attack of the killer robot?" Suddenly the wall broke apart, revealing a metal box moving on a singular wheel. She also happened to see just how thick the hole was….only a couple of feet.

"OOOOOHHHH YES! How astute darling! I welcome you, human, to today's QUIZ SHOW!"

(Guess he retained some of the entertainment part…..oh boy.)

Frisk was shocked as strobe lights and confetti came from the ceiling, and the robot she assumed was Mettaton continued to speak.

"Oh my, I can see this show will be outstanding! I take it you've never played before gorgeous? No problem, it's simple! Answer correctly….OR DIE!" Frisk gasped as the world went to black.

(The game show begins!)

*ACT *check: Mettaton: ATK:30 DEF:255 His metal body renders him invulnerable.

(Wait….those stats! Ummmm)

*Oh crap….*

"It's time for our first question! What is the prize for answering correctly?"

Frisk knew the correct answer of course, more questions, because it couldn't be easy. She also noticed Alphys giving her the answer from the side.

*ACT *CRY

"Nah ah ah, Screaming is against the rules!"

*Wait then what are we gonna do?*

(Just…..I don't know! His freaking stats, oh my god! Maybe if we just hold still he will not notice us….)

The questions continued on.

"Let's play a memory game!"

*That's clearly a froggit yet Alphys says Mettaton…..Alright Alphys.*

(Wait that was correct?! THE FRICK KINDA BULLCRAP IS THIS?!)

"Would you smooch a ghost?"

(All the answers are heck yeah….Hey would you smooch Napstablook?"

*Hmmmm heck yeah.*

Suddenly Mettaton pulled out a question about some game/anime thing called MewMew Kissy Cuite, to which Alphys gave a very long answer, slowing down as she realized what she just did.

"Alphys,Alphys,Alphys...You weren't giving our contestant help were you? Why didn't you just say so! I'll give you a question that you will be sure to answer! Who does Alphys have a crush on?"

The options were Frisk herself, Asgore, Undyne, or IDK. After soemthought, Frisk decided to say soon a she answered, Alphys started sweating and blushing.

"See Alphys? I told you it was obvious! Even the human figured it out. Yes she scrawls her name in the margins of her notes, names programming variables after her….she even writes about her and Undyne living together, in a nice domestic setting. Probability fo crush, 101% margin of error: 1%."

Frisk giggled as Mettaton ended the show and ran off. Both Alphys and Frisk spoke at the same time

"Well that was something." Alphys let out a nervous chuckle before noticing Frisk's phone.

"O-Oh!Frisk could I see your phone real quick? I can add a few things to it, like portable storage, and access to undernet! It's a social network I made, w-with it I can help you through Hotland easier. Oh and Papyrus Sans and Undyne have their accounts if you want to take some time to add them!"

"Ok sure."

The process did not take long,and soon Frisk was on her way through the back of the lab, and into Hotland proper. Frisk decided to give Undyne and Papyrus a call.

"So do you two know anything about the area?"

"I HAPPEN TO KNOW HOTLAND LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND….AND SINCE I AM ALWAYS WEARING GLOVES, I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT! UNDYNE DOSEN'T GO TO HOTLAND MUCH EITHER!"

" So we'll just have to combine our power!"

"ZERO PLUS ZERO IS STILL ZERO….."

"Yeah, but it's a BIG zero!." Frisk laughed "The biggest zero, alright, i'll call you two again in a bit."

(My god, it's like having a traveling comedy crew. Papyrus and Undyne with the slapstick and situational, and Sans with his endless supply of puns and jokes.)

*You know I think Toriel and Sans would get along, pretty good pun buddies. Lord knows it must be lonely in the ru….ins…..wait…..bonely*

(Oh….OH)

*Somehow, Sans and Toriel MUST know about each other…..why would she write down a book of puns otherwise? She doesn't seem to really converse with anyone in the Ruins.*

As Frisk walked and made mild conversation with Chara, Frisk's phone was abuzz with updates from Alphys' Undernet account. She travelled through a room with conveyor belts, with a plea from Papyrus to not call and make her say more gross things like puking off a conveyor belt. She found the steam vents to be really fun, and scary as a mode of transportation, considering the floor was literally lava. After making friends with Tsunderplane she found herself in a room with lasers, and a call from Alphys.

"H-Hiya! Umm so the blue lasers w-won't hurt you if you d-don't move...like..think of blue stop signs! The orange ones uhhhh are the o-opposite, move through those and don't stop until you're clear of them."

"Gotcha, thanks Alphys."

After a few steps, Frisk found a message on Alphys' Undernet.

*Wait hold up why would Undyne call about the weather? I don't think it changes down here, does it?*

(It does not.)

Frisk called Undyne to ask why she called Alphys about the weather.

"WHO CARES?! Isn't it natural to love meteorology?"

Frisk heard Papyrus' voice next, beautifully laced with sarcasm"ZOINKS, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST AN EXCUSE TO TALK TO HER. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS WEATHER DOWN HERE."

*Damn he just called Undyne out!*

"YEAH? THERE IS? And I'm predicting an incoming front of shut the hell up!"

"WOWIE, WILL I NEED AN UMBRELLA?"

Frisk chuckled and shook her head.

(Wow, Papyrus is a smartass! GOOD JOB PAPY!)
*Hell yeah.*

The call ended and Frisk did her best to maneuver through the moving lasers. Chara in the meantime was singing the mission impossible theme. Frisk only got caught once, by two close together blue lasers that were also moving, taking a little damage. The next room, according to Alphys had two puzzles to solve in order to open the exit. These puzzles were simple enough and the way forward opened to a singular path that lead to a series of vents, placing her on an oddly tiled floor, she decided to call Undyne and Papyrus once more.

" HUMAN! I HEARD YOU GOT TO MEET METTATON!"

"Be careful around that guy, he gives me bad vibes."

" WHAT? BUT HE'S SO POPULAR!"

(Oh thats right, Papyrus still has that conception of popularity making him friends.)

"Eh, I don't care about people just because they're popular."

" WELL YOU CAN SAY THAT BECAUSE YOU ARE POPULAR."

"PFFFT Popular with who?"

"WELL YOU'RE POPULAR WITH ME!"

*Daaaaaw, Papyrus has some GAME with those compliments.*

"Daw, Papyrus, You're popular with me too."

"WAIT….DOES THAT MEAN YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME?"

Frisk sighed as the call ended, the laughter really distracted from the fact that it felt like the inside of an oven. The room ahead of her appeared to be pitch black, and when Alphys turned on the lights, Frisk saw that she was standing in a kitchen with Mettaton.

"Oh no."

"OOOOOH YES! Welcome beauties, to the underground's premiere cooking show! Today we have a very special recipe! We will be making…..a cake! My lovely assistant here will gather the ingredients, give them a big hand everyone!"

Frisk waved as she was showered in confetti.

*Guess i'll just….roll with it.*

"We'll need milk, sugar, and eggs darling, please bring them here from the counter in the back!"

Frisk gathered the ingredients, giving Mettaton a thumbs up.

"Excellent darling! Now there is just one last ingredient left! A HUMAN SOUL!" Mettaton promptly pulled out a chainsaw and approached Frisk. Her eyes widened as she reached back for her gun to disarm the robot, however a call seemed to distract him.

"Hello? Im kinda in the middle of something here."

" W-Wait a second! Couldn't you just m-make a substitution?"

"You mean using a non human ingredient? Why?"

"W-Well, um...what if someone is….vegan?"

Mettaton held his hand on to the front screen where a face would be, Frisk was sure that if he had one, the expression would be priceless.

"Vegan."

"Uh well i mea-" However Mettaton went with it.

"That's a brilliant idea Alphys! And as it just so happens I have the perfect solution!MTT-brand always convenient-human-soul-flavored substitute! The can is just over on that lone counter!"

Frisk could tell the robot gave his all to actually sell that line….which is odd. Why would he make an attempt, only to have Alphys talk about a different solution he already has? Frisk thought of this as she got close to the counter. Once she approached a good couple feet away, the counter shot upwards at an alarming speed.

"By the way our show runs on a very tight schedule, so you have only a minute to get the substitute, or we go to our original plan, better start climbing beautiful!"

Frisk still heard Alphys on her phone.

"T-There isn't enough time, b-but I have aplan, on your Phone you will see a button that s-says jetpack, press it."

"No way."

Lo and behold, Frisk's phone turned into a nice looking jetpack before her eyes.

"It should have enough fuel to get to the top!"

(Our cellphone's got jets! We're Boba, the Fett!)

The jetpack shot upwards, and Frisk found that the controls were actually rather simple. However she noticed Mettaton raining eggs, milk, and sugar upon her. She actually laughed as she tried to dodge the incoming mess, only getting hit by a couple eggs, a few splashes of milk, and a cloud of sugar. Despite being a mess, Frisk found it fun.

*Damn it I just got cleaned off.*

(Pffft that's whast you get for being such an EGGhead.)

*Is this a YOLK to you?*

(Hey egg puns always CRACK me up.)

"My my, It seems you have bested me, but only thanks to the aid of the fantastic Dr. Alphys! Who knows what would have happened had she not intervened! Well, toodles! Oh and don't worry about the show, I already baked the cake ahead of time!"

Frisk let out a sigh as she was lowered back to the ground. After finishing the call with Alphys Frisk needed to have some mind focusing chatter with Chara.

(Alright you have things flying around in your head, what is wrong?)

*Chara...that wall Mettaton came out of….I can tell that the hole was only a couple feet in….as if he was waiting there. And what happened just now…*

(You think that Alphys and Mettaton are setting this up. But why do you think they would bother?)

*Well Mettaton just gains ratings….but it looks as if Alphysis calling some of the key shots. My phone just conveniently has a 'jetpack' feature? I….well, based on her personality when I met her, maybe she's just trying to look heroic and impressive so that I will want to be her friend? At least, that's my first impression.*

(Wow….and if you are correct?)

*Well, it means she hasn't really put me in danger…..maybe all she needs is a friend, maybe things happened to make her feel insecure about herself and she thinks she needs to put up an act to make them….I think I'll prove her wrong, by proving that I know this is a ruse, and still agree to be her friend. *

(Huh, that's big of you.)

*Not really, it's just…. I did know someone like this on a more minor scale. Plus we don't know her whole story, her motivation to go to such lengths means that she really doesn't think highly of herself...that something really bad happened..which is a shame because she is a fricking genius. Plus she is a mew mew fan, and mew mew fans stick together.*

(Wait you like it too?! HELL YEAH!)

*Yeah, mew mew revived is amazing, I caught up on all the past parts of it, and revived kinda takes all the best parts of each installment of the anime!*

(Holy crap how many instalments did it get?)

*At least 4 or so*

(Damn it! And im dead so i cant see it!)

*Well, i could always binge when we get to the surface.*

(HELL YEAH!)

As Frisk walked she noticed a huge machine in the distance, Alphys called and informed her that it was the known as the Core, which supplied energy to the entire underground.

"Wow….who built it? You?"

"M-M-Me? Oh no it was the p-previous royal scientist…..I think? I…...W-Welll that's odd the name must have um….slipped my mind?"

"Eh its alright, seeya Alphys."

"B-Bye!"

*Alphys' predecessor builds something to provide power to an entire underground civilization…..and she doesn't know the name? weird.*

(Maybe we should ask around? Maybe when we see Gerson again he MIGHT know.)

*Yeah…*

Frisk continued on to an elevator labeled R1, she decided to call Papyrus and Undyne on the way up.

"THE SIGN SAYS R1, BUT WHAT DOES THE R STAND FOR?"

"It stands for RED obviously!"

"THAT MAKES SENSE! WAIT….IF THE R STANDS FOR RED….THEN WHAT DOES THE L STAND FOR ON THE OTHER ELEVATORS?"

"Uuuuuh Light green?'

"OH! OF COURSE….WAIT ISN'T THAT TWO WORDS?"

Frisk stayed quiet, holding a giggle, and then Sans' voice came up.

" light sea green."

"THREE DOESN'T FIX THE ISSUE!"

" light sea foam green."

"AREN'T YOU WORKING IN THE VERY NEXT ROOM?"

*Wait what?* The call ended as Frisk walked into the next room, with Sans standing behind yet another sentry checkpoint. Monsters nearby seemed to be ho9lding hotdogs, and there was still snow on his roof….somehow.

" sup buddy, wanna buy a hotdog for the road?"

"Hm yeah I could Probably use a few."

" heh, you must really like hot animals huh? Hey im not judging without peopel like you i'd be out of business."

"Damn it Sans. "

" hey no need to look so sternum."

"you know, your stand really is good at providing nice customer CERVIX." Sans' grin widened.

" tibia honest, i wouldn't have it any other way. my 'dogs can be very deMANDIBLE"

" What do you call it when a skeleton drives his co-workers to work? A mettaCARPOOL!" That got a good chuckle out of him.

"nice one kid, it must be hard to phalange those terms together."

"Maybe but nothing is sacrum'd."

" pfffft oh my god. kid. alright, stooping to that pun earns ya a free hot dog...actually im out of those, have a hotcat instead."

Frisk chuckled as she was handed a hotdog with little cat ears on it. She thanked Sans and continued on, being entertained by Alphys' picture, and Papyrus' that followed. She decided to give him and Undyne another call just before a conveyor that lead to three switches.

"WHAT? A PUZZLE ON CONVEYORS?"

"OH MAN, did I ever tell you two about MY conveyor puzzle idea?":

"Nope."

"WHAT…..IS IT." Papyrus held a tone of suspicion in his voice.

"Alright so you have this Conveyor loop, and four basketball hoops. The conveyor starts spinning until you get sick! And you have to puke in all four hoops in a row!"

"I HATE THIS!"

" You have to time the pukes!"

"Oh my god Undyne….really."

"IM HANGING UP NOW!"

Frisk smiled as she solved the puzzle, thinking about how much fun she was having doing this. The next room's puzzle was a little more challenging, but Frisk found her way through to a room with a strange looking safe on a table. Chara however nearly had a conniption at the post Alphys made.

"OMG people think mew mew 2 is better than 1? LOLLLL thats a joke right? DON'T THEY GET IT RUINS MEW MEW'S ENTIRE CHARACTER ARC? My mew mew 2 review: mew mew 2 isw neither kissy nor cutie, 0 stars."

(OH MY GOD, REALLY ALPHYS? The fight scenes were extremely needed! Though I'll admit the new character was a tad shoe-horned in, mew mew DEFINITELY needed a foil. Alphys needs to take off her damn nostalgia goggles!)

*Actually yeah, it wasn't THAT bad. And to be fair, she doesn't realize how good that sequel is to the rest of the series, I bet neither of you have even heard about mew mew 3-5, the sequel really gets the ball rolling on some nice story lines, with complex characters, more in depth plots, all of it started from that sequel.*

(Sounds cool!) Frisk sighed as she finally began to walk forward to finally get out of Hotland.

(The thought of getting the hell out of this heat, fills you with determination. Location: BAD OPINION ZONE! :p GAME SAVED)


Authors note: didja like that UT Red reference? Figured I'd split hotland in half, A Lot goes down in the last few bits of holtland. The royal guards, muffet, and Mettaton's play? Yeah, welp see ya in the next one folks!