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Guest: Another thing, Papyrus and Naruto both have catchphrases. Papyrus being his Nyeh heh heh's and for Naruto his dattebayo/believe it
THE CREATOR: You start talking to anyone when you're that lonely
Happy 2016 everyone, I hopal this new year will be great!
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Chapter 8: The world without you
(is so much brighter)
Naruto tapped on the crystallized surface encasing an ancient chunk of cheese. Quickly realizing the cheese couldn't be freed so easily, light taps soon became hasty knocks. "...forget about it already, that thing's older than dirt." Monster kid said, annoyed.
"Ugh, I'm hungry enough to eat anything."
"Heh heh heh. You know something, kid? You wouldn't be so hungry if you just ate the hamburger, this is what you get for being a little brat."
'Sans is staring to become a creep.' "Weren't you fast asleep at your sentry station, how'd you get here before us?"
"I have a few tricks...speaking of, come with me, I want to show you guys something." Monster kid and Naruto curiously followed the big-boned skeleton to a hall glistening from stones of all shapes and sizes.
Sans stopped at a dingy-looking telescope almost identical to the one they saw in the previous wishing room. "I'm thinking of getting into the telescope business. It's 50000G to use this premium, top of the class telescope, but," He slanted on the gem infested cave wall. "Since I know you, it's for free. Howzabout it?"
"Nope."
"What about your friend?"
"Nope."
'Does he just not like the whole telescope deal or has he caught on to my...' Sans took a second look at Naruto's blank face. '...nah, what am I saying?' "Too bad, you're missing out in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
The two walked through an entrance beside Sans. The room was dark, not even dim glow of the surrounding mushrooms helped much, but they did make it just light enough to see the front of a red vendor cart. 'It's that weird rabbit guy again...' Naruto thought, feeling hungry again.
With no warning otherwise, the Nicecream vendor started talking. "Oh my, it's you again, I relocated my store, but there are still no customers...fortunately-" His ear mechanically sprung up in mid-sentence. "I have a solution; Punch cards! Everytime you buy a nicecream, you can take a punch card from the box, if by chance you get three cards, then you get a free nicecream!"
Nicecream vendor's ironed-on smile could've scared any kid away at the point. "They're sure to get the customers back! Nicecream, the frozen treat that warms your heart, now only 25G!"
'25G?! The little rat raised the prices!' "Hey, kid, got any money? We can split and share one." Naruto indiscreetly whispered.
"How much do you have?"
"Zero."
"So add that with my own funds and we've got nothing!"
"Wow, that much?!"
"Yep! We're broke."
Monster kid and Naruto sighed.
Nicecream vendor eagerly barged in. "What's that I hear, you kids want to buy a whole pack of my Nicecream bars?!"
"We're flat broke," Monster kid bluntly said.
A few simple words were all it took for Nicecream vendor to go down like a punctured balloon. His ears stiff ears relaxed spread out on the vendor cart. "Oh...why aren't these selling?!" He noticed the kids were gone, but continued talking anyways. "At this rate, I'll be...homeless, then what'll I do? That's it, I'll have to market a new campaign!"
"Or just change location."
OoO
"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Monster kid asked, barely keeping up with Naruto's wide strides.
"I always go South and this time's no different."
"You might be right, this place is just so cool!"
Monster kid was right. Naruto practically drooled over the landscape, the pool of water surrounding them illuminated with a vibrant blue color and painted over the cosmic black grass as if it were a canvas and he loved every bit of it.
Their trek ended in a square peninsula, sitting at the edge was an echo flower standing out like a sore thumb against the black grass. Naruto bent down, his ear sitting on the longest petal. He heard a passing conversation slowly forming.
So? Don't you have any wishes to make?
Another one laid right beside it.
Hm, just one. It's kind of-
*RING
*RING
Naruto grumbled as he fished the cell phone out of his pocket and held it up to his ear. "HELLO! THIS IS PAPYRUS!" He heard the cell phone a little farther away. "-Remember when I asked you about your clothes?!"
"You never asked me about my clothes."
'Darn, I called the wrong number that time. Who was I talking to then?!' "Oh, well, forget what I said, I'm not sure how you'll take this, but I have a friend...her opinion of you is very murder-y. However, worry not! Papyrus wo-"
"Cut to the chase already."
"Right so, it pained me greatly to tell her such a boldface lie, but I did it for you. I figured you're not the type of human who changes their clothes regularly, so I told her you absolutely wore a yellow shirt with a red stripe down the left side. I also told her you always wear hot red pants...I'm not sure if she bought or...I just messed everything up."
'He was describing the weird rabbit guy of all people, I hope Undyne doesn't kill him.' "It doesn't matter, whoever your friend is I'll beat her to the ground!"
Papyrus took longer than usual to answer. "...dang it, this isn't helping I just want to be friends with everyone."
*click
"Who was that?"
"A friend, so from now on, we'll have to watch out for some girl who's trying to kill us. No big deal."
"Wh-what?!"
"Let's keep on going tha-" Naruto's foot stepped in something slimy, he jumped back. "IT'S TH-THOSE MONSTERS AGAIN!"
Monster kid didn't understand Naruto's sudden disgust, they looked like any regular jello shaped monster. "Yo, what's the matter? Those are just harmless Moldsmals."
"Harmless?!" He turned to Monster kid, shuddering. "You have no idea how they were in the Ruins..."
XxxxXxx
-Ruins-
*THUMP
"Ow-ow, ugh, I'm gonna break something if I keep on falling down these damn pits!" Naruto used the side wall to pull himself up, he rubbed his swollen arm. 'Maybe I should've listened to Toriel, these puzzles are impossible!'
Time after time, Naruto had fallen through one of the cleverly disguised pits, sometimes he landed in a pile of soft red leaves, other times the hard floor would break his fall. 'At least I'm getting closer every time I fall, now I'm only a few steps closer to the end.' He prepared to trudge back up the stairs and try again, but a piece of gelatin blocked him.
"..."
*sexy wiggles
"..."
"Could you get out of my way already?" Naruto mumbled.
*more sexy wiggles
"That's it!" He pushed the gelatin to the side, not exactly expect her lime flavoring to turn to cherry and just like that, Moldsmal wrapped around his leg. "What in the-get off my leg!"
*sexier wiggles
"..."
*slightly more sexier wigg-
"Stop with that already!" Naruto dug his hands inside the gelatin monster, but it only made the wiggling worse. 'Crap, what the hell did I do to deserve this?' He wiped his slime-covered hands on his shorts. "...You're not getting off of me, are you?"
*incoherent slime sounds
"I'll take that as a no...then there's no use fighting it, I mean what's the worst you can do, right?"
XxxxXxx
'My shirt was so slimy after I managed to pull them all off, I was actually glad when Toriel burned it.' "A-At least don't tell me you're like the ones in the Ruins."
*sexiest wiggling yet
The Moldsmal clung onto Naruto's stomach, he shivered as it circled around his body twice then finally settled on his back. "Looks like she likes you!" Monster kid playfully teased.
Naruto grew flustered. "Sh-shut up! Let's just go already!"
It didn't take long for Naruto to dismiss Moldsmal's presence, well almost, the occasional vibrating and bubbling emitted from Moldsmal would always take him back to reality. When the two finally reached another wall of glowing text, Naruto completely forgot about the pint-size slime stuck on his back.
"The power to take their-*squorch* this is the power the humans on-*burble* ...feared and the power they somehow rep-*burb*" Naruto's fuse was burning fast, he attempted to pry the sentient desert off his back and failed. "Stop making those stupid noises!"
"Ah, that's weird, why is it so active all of a sudden?"
"That's what I'm trying to figure out!"
Monster kid's curiosity led them to a set of stairs leading even farther into the underground. "I think there's something down there."
Naruto regretted wearing open-toed shoes as he walked down the water littered steps, there was nothing more he hated than soggy feet. The stairs ended at a collection of unexcited water. "So...how is the Moldsmal?"
"It's like purring or something."
The water went choppy, waves violently crashing against each other, effectively spraying beads of water all over the place. Within all the madness, a single tentacle rose from the thrashing waves.
Several seconds passed, but nothing else happened.
Monster kid and Naruto's pace picked up fast when they saw another tentacle pop out. Another and they were practically sprinting.
*Wham
'Of all times to fall, kid!' Just as Naruto ran back to pick up Monster kid, a large, cream colored creature surfaced while its casting shadow devoured them. Naruto adjusted his headband. 'It's an onion with a...weirdly cute face?'
The monster's high-pitched vocals matched well with its appearance. "Hey...there...noticed you were...here. I'm Onionsan! Onionsan, desu-desu!"
Onionsan followed Monster kid and Naruto and tried making awkward attempts to start a conversation along the way. "You're visiting Waterfall, it's great here, desu! You'll love it, desu! Yeah! Me too! It's my big favorite!" Their head buried underwater. "Even though, the water's getting so shallow here and I have to sit down all the-"
"Hey, are you gonna stop talking anytime soon?" Naruto asked, annoyed.
"Wh-what? I've only gotten started and you cut me off at the best part...wait, please don't leave, talking to myself is the worst!"
Naruto spun around, revealing the Moldsmal stuck to his back. "This thing'll talk to you a lot, take it if you want."
"Would you really be so kind?!"
"Sure."
*POP
"Yay! This is sadly the best day of my life! Thank you! I hope I see you around some time, in the Waterfallllll!"
Naruto's eyes were getting strained from looking at the onion for so long. Now that it was gone, he could breathe a sigh of relief. 'Glad that thing's finally off my back.' Just outside of Onionsans' cavern they saw a solitary monster lingering by unwinding cascades.
"...oh?"
"Hey...you're singing something, what is it?" Naruto asked, stopping at the edge of the cascade's deposit.
The monster didn't dare turn her face around, she sat still and pretended he wasn't there. 'I had no idea someone was near...oh they'll probably just go away after a while.'
"Not much of a talker, huh? Come on, it sounded really good y'know!"
"..."
"I don't think she wants to be bothered," Monster kid said. "Not by someone like you anyways."
"What's that supposed to mean?!" Naruto shoved Monster kid into the decaying walls, he caught a glimpse of a small room behind the corridor. "Yeah, we're going down there."
"Alright." Monster kid finished spitting out chunks of dirt and ran after their friend.
"An old piano?" Naruto muttered, making his way to the aged instrument.
"Dude check it out, if you play the piano correctly, we can find some treasure, it says all you need is the first eight notes," Monster kid said.
"Of what? Where'd you get that from?"
"I'm not sure, but I got it from the wall. Just think of something and play the first eight notes, that should do it."
Despite its antique appearance, the keys moved smoothly under Naruto's harsh jabs. He swiftly ended on the eighth note and waited for a response. "It didn't work?"
"Only because you didn't play the right notes."
The keys Naruto chose mixed together as if it were oil and water and to Shyren, it sounded like utter garbage. She couldn't concentrate on anything with him playing so brashly. "Then why don't you play it your-" He paused, instantly recognizing her vibrant blue hair and shrouded identity, "Hey, you're that monster by the...water."
"Please, could I play?" Shyren squeaked, suddenly engrossed by the ground.
He nodded and she sat down.
Strangely enough, Naruto watched as a set of fins rested on the keyboard. Thoughts formed quickly. "Is this o-okay?" Shyren asked. He mumbled a quiet 'yes'.
Shyren's fins graced the piano, each note flowed into each other flawlessly, fabricating a beautiful melody. Monster kid and Naruto were dumbfounded when she finished the ending note, under her fins, eight notes went by in a year.
*Rumble-Rumble
An opening engraved itself into a wall just beyond them.
Naruto smiled. "Hey, thanks, I had no idea you were that good on the piano!"
Shyren finally got the nerve to turn towards Naruto, she brushed her blue hair out of the way and took a good, long look at the hyperactive human. Naruto did the same, seeing a face bursting with joy. Noticeable stress lines tore down her pastel green face, which he could only guess was from consistent sadness. But now Shyren was happy and he was too.
"It was my pleasure," Shyren said, no longer squeaking. She quietly let herself out with something she hadn't felt in years.
Monster kid and Naruto went inside the hidden room, a half size than the last. "Boring," Naruto said, turning to leave.
"You gotta be kidding me. This treasure's so awesome!"
'For a monster he gets easily impressed.' "It's just a dumb orange orb thing. I can't believe I got tricked into doing a puzzle for this!"
"What kind of treasure were you expecting?"
"Ramen."
"In a cave?"
"There's cheese here, why not ramen? Ah, wait," Naruto beat his fist into his palms. "It's not totally useless, I could probably sell it somewhere!"
Naruto walked out holding the artifact, occasionally throwing it up in the air. He stopped once they reached the east hallway. "Did you see this, it's another one of the monster-human things."
"Maybe it'll be interesting this time," Monster kid added.
Naruto nodded, then began reading the parts he found interesting. "It was thought for the longest time a human soul could not take control of a monster soul for its short lifespan outside the vessel, but the humans had proved the impossible. To combat with monsters, humans created a beast known as the Jinchuriki."
"Creating a Jinchuriki meant one would have to implant a monster with the soul and determination of humans. A mythical beast feared by humans as well as monsters; the tailed beast. As a result, Jinchuriki creation was incredibly dangerous, but although, successful ones were rare, they held tremendous amounts of power. Power that the humans would risk everything, even the ultimate price for." Under the text was a human standing behind monuments of fire, they looked unnaturally happy. "Jinchuriki were war-machines, military tools, created solely for monster's torment and now, possibly, human's torment."
"Jinchuriki?" Monster kid repeated slowly. "I bet they killed all sorts of monsters, humans are so sick, right?"
"Yeah...um..." All Naruto could do was swallow his pride to advert from the subject. "But I bet Undyne could beat 'em up!"
"Of course, they wouldn't stand a chance against her! Aw man, if I was a human I'd wet the bed every night knowing she was gonna beat the living snot out of me! We have to catch Undyne again!"
"Uh..huh." He said weakly. 'The power of human sacrifice...I wonder what that means.'
OoO
Naruto approached a statue that stood no taller than him holding a faded red umbrella in hand, rain seeping from a crack in the ceiling steadily poured onto its cloaked head. "There you go, this'll make things a little bit easier." He fixated the umbrella over its head. Monster kid was only slightly mused by this, keeping themselves attached to the room's exit.
"I don't see why we had to stop just to give a statue an umbrella." There was a hint of irritation threaded in their voice.
"It just reminds me of...myself."
'He's gone cr-, wait...what is that?' "Huh, do you hear that, too?"
It took a few moments for Naruto to mold together the random drops of noise in the background. "Mm hm, it sounds like a music box playing."
"Sure does sound nice..."
"Oh-oh! Shyren played this on the piano. No wonder she knew how to solve it."
"If that's the case, it must be a new puzzle, otherwise she would've taken the treasure already."
"Her? Nah, I doubt it."
OoO
'Yep I feel it.' Naruto flipped open an old umbrella, then held it over his and Monster kid's head. "It's a good thing I got this, it's really coming down here."
Monster kid's reaction was noticeably delayed, all the rain pouring down on their umbrella made it near impossible for them to concentrate on anything else. "...uh. I guess." It was silent for the longest time, but gradually, the rain reduced itself to a mere light drizzle. "Hey, I just remembered something," Monster kid suddenly said.
"What?"
"So one time there was this school project where we had to take care of a flower-the king we had to call him 'Mr. Dreemurr'-volunteered to donate his own flowers. He ended up coming to school and teaching the class about responsibility and stuff. That got me thinking...How COOL would it be if UNDYNE came to school?! She could beat up ALL the teachers!"
They thought for a moment, then added, "Umm maybe not, Undyne's way too cool to be hurting innocents like that!"
'The hell is he talking about? School is the WORST! I wish Undyne could beat up all my stupid teachers!' "Undyne isn't that cool at all, 'cause when I see her, I'm gonna punch her right in the face!"
"Ha ha, yeah right, only if you want a death wish!"
"You just wait and see, she'll be on the floor before she knows what hit her!"
The hall ended and they stepped into a vast region, spectacularly illuminated by dazzling gems on the wall. It was, in short, beautiful. "There's the king's castle, over there, great isn't it?"
Slabs upon slabs of stone and marble were piled onto each other so high, the tallest structure seemed untouchable to the arched ceiling. Naruto had never seen anything like it before. 'So that's where the king lives, it seems so...far away.' "It's kind of cool, but the Hokage's office has a way better view."
"Hokage? What is that?"
"Only the best thing ever! They're kind of like kings." Naruto exclaimed, his free hand settling behind his head.
"No way, our king's way cooler!"
Naruto closed the umbrella as they were walking inside another deep cavern. "The king's cool and all, but the Hokage's twenty times better!" He swung around his arm a couple times, then threw it inside an umbrella stand slanting on the wall.
"And, and, the Hokage...the Hokage..." His words drifted apart the moment he saw a wall that towered above them, it was impassable. Naruto watched Monster kid stare at the wall for the longest time then finally at him. "Come on, I'll get you up there. Climb on my shoulders."
"We can find another way to get across. It doesn't-"
Monster kid cut sharp. "I know you want to see Undyne really bad and this is the quickest way to get to her."
"Not as much as you, hey I'll let you up there and I'll just find another way or something."
"...Y-you don't know anything about the Waterfall, this place, it's weird and you'll only get yourself lost...don't worry about me, ok? I always manage to find a way to get through." Their voice was wearing down and fast, each word sounding painfully slower than the last. But they were right, every word, and Naruto hated it.
'I...I have to do this, he's right about everything.' Naruto hesitantly walked over to Monster kid. "Before I go...I wanted to...um..." Naruto slipped off his green headband and locks of blonde hair fell down his face, ending just slightly over his eyes. He tied the headband around Monster kid's forehead.
"When I become a ninja, I won't be needing it anyways so...I um want you to keep it safe for me...just..." Naruto's voice dropped. "...just don't die, we both won't."
A/N: I'm about 60% through with Waterfall which is a lot closer than I originally projected. So yeah, these next few chapters is where the story picks up the most and where the most emotion (for Naruto) is in my opinion. And I think you'll find them enjoyable.
Another thing I want to address, Chara is completely nonexistent in this story, yes, there's still the first human who fell down, it just wasn't Chara. Which should make sense.