A/N: Okay guys, here's the next chapter! We meet another major character here-though who it is MAY surprise you...
Pierce-Good to see you again, m8! I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far, I hope you enjoy the rest of it!
XXPay4XtraShippingsXX-You too :) Though I guess at this point it's more like an early Christmas greeting? Speaking of which, I need to start putting up Christmas decorations...
Disclaimer: I own nothing but theses mashed-up versions of the characters. Also, my imagination
It didn't take the girls long to find a boat. After Wendy de-equipped her armor, she led Pacifica to the river and let out a shrill whistle. Soon, a cloaked figure came up in a canoe. All that could be seen of him was his big nose, mouth, and beard as he let out a crazed laugh.
"Howdy do! I'm Old Man River!"
"Take us to Hotland." Wendy instructed him. "I've got some patrolling to do there."
"You sure you can stand the heat?" Pacifica asked her. "You almost passed out before."
"That was cause of my armor, dude!" Wendy told her. "I'll be fine as long as I don't equip it." They climbed into the boat, and Old Man River started rowing.
"So um…can I ask you a question?" Pacifica asked.
"Sure, fire away." Wendy answered.
Pacifica hesitated. So many questions...
Finally, she came up with the one that seemed most important.
"Am I the first human you've actually fought?"
"Nah, just the first one to be a kid." Wendy answered, a forlorn look crossing her face. "I didn't actually want to do it, you know. Hurt you, I mean."
"Because of Dipper and Mabel?" Pacifica asked. Wendy didn't answer for a long time. Pacifica took that as a sign to continue.
"Dipper told me after our fight." She shook her head. "It's real crazy to think that he and Mabel were once…"
"They're brave kids." Wendy cut her off. "Y'know, Dipper actually came to my house in the middle of the night to ask me if he could join the Royal Guard."
"Seriously?" Pacifica raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah." Wendy laughed. "My dad almost roasted him."
At the sound of the word 'dad', a chill ran down Pacifica's spine.
How long have I actually been down here?
"How do you guys tell the time?" Pacifica asked before she could stop herself.
"Hmm?"
"Well, you can't see the sun or anything." Pacifica said. "So how do you know what time it is?"
"We just kinda make our own time." Wendy shrugged. "We go to sleep when we're tired, and get up and go to work or school or whatever when we wake up."
"And you're never like…scared of going home too late?"
"Why should I be?" Wendy smirked. "I'm the head of the Royal Guard, remember? I can take care of myself."
"But aren't you worried about like, your dad getting mad at you or anything?"
"Nah, my dad's pretty cool." The older girl answered. "He knows how busy I can get. Besides, he trained me to be tough even before I joined the Royal Guard. Said it's what my mom would've wanted." A sad smile crossed her face. "Dad always said she was the strongest monster he ever knew."
Was.
Wendy had lost her mother to humans...
Pacifica looked aside.
"Alright, here we are." Wendy said after a while. She climbed out of the boat first, offering Pacifica her hand to help her out. "Let me officially welcome you to Hotland."
The name was fitting.
Even before Pacifica stepped off the boat, she was sweltering. Once again, she had to curse herself for her choice of outfit.
"This heat's going to ruin my hair!" She complained. "What gives?!"
"If you want to get to King Ford, your best bet is to go through Hotland." Wendy said. "So just…"
"Blubbs, look! It's Wendy!" A male voice could suddenly be heard saying.
"Who's that?!" Pacifica asked.
"Two more Royal Guard members." Wendy whispered. "I'll distract them, okay? You head to the lab, okay?" Pacifica nodded and took off running as Wendy walked over to two armored figures approaching.
"Blubbs! Durland!"
The metal lab doors slid open, and Pacifica walked nervously inside the building. She noticed the various gadgets, as well as a stereo system and a table with a radio and several tapes on it.
Wait-a radio? Tapes?
Suddenly, a door next to Pacifica slid open, allowing a new figure to enter the lab.
"Ugh, where did I leave them?!" The guy asked. The lights turned on as he entered the room, allowing Pacifica to see him clearly.
This new person was a robot, looking a lot like an emo teenaged boy. The top half of his torso, shoulders, and chassis were black, though he did have the image of a red broken heart, kind of like the pine tree on the front of Dipper's armor. His legs were dark blue, almost looking like jeans. Despite being a robot, he had a big nose and shaggy black hair.
The robotic teen turned to face Pacifica.
"Huh? A kid?"
"Um…"
"Hey, wait." The robot started. "You're that human, aren't you? The one everyone's talking about."
"…maybe."
"Relax, I'm not interested in you." The robot said with a dull look, shaking his head. "Besides, even if I was I've got way too much to do here to worry about some kid."
Kid. Not human. Pacifica didn't like the guy's attitude, but at the very least she was thankful he didn't want to capture/fight her.
"Is this your lab?" Pacifica asked, looking around.
"Pretty much." The robot shrugged as he pulled on a lab coat, looking very uninterested. "Name's Robbie. The 'Royal Scientist'" (he put finger quotes around 'royal scientist) "built me before he ditched the kingdom so I could continue working on science and junk for him. So now…here I am." He scoffed. "Real pain in the butt."
"So…you're not going to capture me?" Pacifica asked, to make sure.
"What are you, deaf?!" Robbie snapped rudely. "All I want to do is play my guitar. But I can't even do that." He looked bitter as he turned his back to her, looking at some beakers. "Thanks to my programming, I'll be stuck in this stupid lab forever." Pacifica looked aside, not sure what to say. Suddenly, her eyes fell on a picture she hadn't noticed before.
A picture of a VERY familiar fish girl…
"Is that Wendy?!"
Robbie stopped what he was doing right away and whipped around, grabbing the picture off the desk.
"NO!" He said, a defensive look on his face. "I don't like her or anything!" The robot crossed his arms, rolling his eyes. "I mean, it's not like I write songs about her, or name programs after her or…"
"You TOTALLY like her." Pacifica had to put a hand over her mouth so Robbie didn't see her laughing.
"Okay, fine!" Robbie snapped. "But can you blame me? She's hot!"
First a skeleton likes her, now a robot? This is even weirder than those celebrity scandals in my mom's magazines…
Suddenly, Pacifica had an idea.
"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone about your little crush…IF you help guide me to King Ford."
"Like how?" Robbie snorted. "Hold your hand the whole time and walk you there?"
"You're a smart science-y guy, aren't you?" Pacifica asked. "Make me a cell phone."
"Fine." Robbie agreed.
"And be sure to put in your number and the numbers of whoever else you have."
"Alright."
"And make sure it allows texting!" Pacifica said. "I don't want one of those old cheap phones that…"
"Alright already!" Robbie glared at her. "I'll make you your stupid phone…"
Was she taking advantage of him? Maybe a little. But Pacifica had a mission, after all. And if she couldn't have someone there in person to help and protect her, at the very least she could use some guidance.
Plus, after all the running and fighting and everything she'd had to go through, it was nice to vent just a little.
A/N: That's right! Robbie is both Mettaton AND Alphys in this story! XD Originally, I was just going to have him be Mettaton-it just seemed to fit his character. However, thanks to a suggestion from XXPay4XtraShippingsXX, I got the idea to make him Alphys as well, what with him and Wendy dating in GF (well, before Wendy broke up with him, of course). I may have mentioned that I want to keep this as close to GF as possible, so it doesn't feel like a complete copy and paste of Undertale. Also, it's fun to write Robbie moaning about having to do lab work when he just wants to become a star XD
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