Annaka

We walk through the doorway to enter complete darkness.

"Wait...Ken where are we?" I ask.

"It's fine," Kennedy replies. "Just wait for it."

Suddenly, my phone starts to ring.

I can't reach my phone to answer it.

I reach it right in time for a message and listen.

"heya, Sans greets. "is anyone there...? well, i'll just leave a message...so...it's been a while. the queen returned, and is now ruling over the underground. she's enstated a new policy...all the humans who fall here will be treated not as enemies...but as friends. it's probably for the best, anyway. the human souls the king gathered...seem to have disappeared."

Ya think.

"so, uh, that plan ain't happening any time soon," Sans continues. "but even though the people here are heartbroken over the king...and things are looking grim for our freedom...the queen's trying her best not to let us give up hope. so, uh, hey...if we're not giving up down here, don't give up wherever you guys are, ok? who knows how long it will take but we will get out of here."

"SANS!" Papyrus exclaims in the background. "WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?"

"oh, nobody," Sans says dismissively.

"WHAT?! NOBODY!? CAN I TALK TO THEM TOO?"

I smile at hearing Papy's voice again.

"here, knock yourself out," Sans says.

"WAIT A SECOND..." Papyrus says. "I RECOGNIZE THIS NUMBER! ATTENTION, HUMANS! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS...AM NOW CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL GUARD!"

I smile at hearing that.

I'm so proud of him.

"IT'S EVERYTHING I'VE EVER DREAMED OF...EXCEPT, INSTEAD OF FIGHTING, WE WATER FLOWERS. SO THAT'S EVER SO SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. AND WE'RE HELPING DR. ALPHYS WITH HER RESEARCH! SHE'S GONNA FIND A WAY TO GET US OUT OF HERE. UNDYNE IS HELPING HER TOO! THOUGH, TO BE HONEST, HER METHOD OF HELPING...SEEMS KIND OF...EXPLOSION INDUCING. BUT I THINK ALPHYS LIKES HAVING HER AROUND...UH OH!"

"Hey! What are you up to, punk?!" Undyne's voice, stern and demanding suddenly thundering through the speaker.

"Nghhaaa!"

"PLEASE DON'T NOOGIE THE PHONE," Papyrus pleads.

"Hey! Who's in charge here?!" Undyne says.

"ME."

"Oh...yeah, that's right! I quit my job as the leader of the Royal Guard. Actually, since we won't be fighting anymore...the Royal Guard totally disbanded. There's, uh, only one member now."

"BUT HE'S EXTREMELY GOOD."

"Yeah! He is! C'mere!"

"PLEASE DON'T NOOGIE THE SKELETON!"

"Anyways, now I'm working as Alphys's lab assistant. We're gonna find a way out of this dump once and for all! Oh, yeah, and I'm a guy teacher at the queen's new school. Did you know I can bench-press seven children?! Awesome, right? Hey. I'm sorry about what happened with Asgore. You were just doing what you had to. It's not your fault he...Ah, darn it. I miss the big guy. Come on, Undyne! Snap out of it! Uh, I guess I'll tell you how Alphys is doing. Well, she's the same as ever. Maybe a little more reclusive than normal. Seems like somethings really bothering her...but she can get through it! I'm there supporting her! That's what friends are for, right? Hey, where-ever you are, I hope it's better than here. And try to be happy, where-ever you might be, ok?! For our sakes! We'll feel better knowing our trouble was worth it for you guys. We're all with you! Everyone is! Even the queen! HEYY! WAIT a second. TORIEL! TORIEL! Do you wanna...?...Heh, she says she's busy."

"BUT IF SHE KNEW WHO WE WERE TALKING TO..."

"we wouldn't get the phone back for at least a few hours."

"WE HAVE THE MERCY TO SPARE YOU FROM HER!"

"But call back anytime, ok?! She'd love to talk!"

"oh, whoops. this things almost outta batteries. so, hate to cut this short, but...be seeing you, ok, buddy?"

"BYE BYE FOR NOW!"

"See ya, punks!"

The message ends with a click.

Suddenly, something comes into view.

And of course it had to be him: Flowey.

"Why...?" Flowey asks, not even bothering to greeting us(not that he never really did). "Why did you let me go? Don't you realize that being nice just makes you get hurt? Look at yourself. You made all these great friends, but now, you'll probably never see them again."

"Now I wouldn't say that," I mutter under my breath.

"Not to mention how much they've been set back by you," Flowey continues, acting as if I said nothing. "Hurts, doesn't it? If you had just gone through without caring about anyone, you wouldn't have to feel bad now. So I don't get it. If you really did everything the right way, why did things still end up like this? Why...? Is life really that unfair? Say...what if I told you I knew some way to get a better ending?"

"Really?" Alyssa says, her voice not very hopeful. "You'd actually do that for us?"

"You'd have to load your save file and, well in the meantime, why don't you go see Dr. Alphys? It seems like you could have been better friends. Who knows...maybe she's got the key to your happiness...? See you so-"

Flowey is cut off by Alyssa, on her knees and hugging the small flower.

I never knew you could hug a flower but here we are now.

"Thanks," Alyssa says quietly. "For everything."

Alyssa lets go and Flowey is speechless.

"W-well see ya." Flowey pops underground and Alyssa giggles and stands up straight.

Everything turns back to normal and there is light again.

We are right outside the room where we(and by we, I mean Doug)battled Asgore.

"Alright'y, lead the way Ken!"

.

Just as we are about to walk back into MTT Resort, someone's phone rings.

Lily digs her phone out of her pocket, puts it on speaker, and answers.

"Hello?" she asks.

"Hey...!" Undyne greets.

But...something is..different about her voice...what is it? Nervousness? Anxiousness? Possibly.

"Uh, this is Undyne..."

Undyne says quietly in the background, "Shut up Papyrus. This was your idea."

Her voice is back to normal. "HUMAN! You have to deliver something for me. Uh, please? I'm in Snowdin in front of Papyrus's."

Lily opens her mouth to speak, but Undyne says, "See ya, punk!" and hangs up.

Lily looks confused as she puts her phone away. "O-ok...I guess..."

"We'll come with you to Snowdin, but you're on your own after that, k?" Kennedy says.

"W-what?! What if I get lost?!"

"Then you call me to find you," Kennedy says as she drags her along, into the Resort, the rest of us following close behind.

Lily

We walk through the snow till we reach Papyrus's house, where Undyne and Papyrus stand in front of, as promised.

I slowly walk up to Undyne. "U-uh...h-hey..."

"Um, so, I have a favor to ask you. Uuuhh, I..." I can feel her nervousness. "I need you to deliver this letter."

"Um..to whom, exactly?" I ask as Undyne hands me a folded up letter.

"Dr. Alphys," Undyne replies.

I smile knowingly up at her. "So...why don't you do it yourself?"

"Huh?! Why not...?" Undyne seems flustered. "...um...w-well...I-it's kind of personal but we're friends...so...I'll t-tell you...Hotland SUUUUUCKS! I don't wanna have to go over there! So go."

"Uh-huh, sure," I say quietly.

"What did you say punk?!" Undyne thunders.

"N-nothing!" I say, pushing my glasses up the bridge of my nose.

"Oh, and, if you read the letter...I'll KILL you. Thanks so much! You're the best!"

"Y-yes ma'am," I say, feeling tiny and scared.

The others are talking to Papyrus.

Kennedy locks eyes with me and gives me a thumbs up with a smile.

I nod and shrug.

Then, I turn around, re-adjust my glasses, and walk off to Hotlands.

.

I slide the letter under the lab door, considering there is no mail slot.

Then, I give it a small knock.

I can hear Alphys's voice from inside.

"O-oh n-no is that another letter...? I don't want to open it...C-can't I just slide it back out...? N-no...I can't keep doing this...I'll read this one. Um...i-it's shut k-kind of strongly, isn't it? Wait a second..."

A few seconds pass before the door to the lab opens and Alphys is revealed.

"Hey, if this is a joke, it's...oh my god? Did YOU write this letter?"

I am about to say something but Alphys just continues talking.

"It wasn't signed, so, I had no idea who could have...Oh my god. Oh no." Alphys starts to blush a bit. "That's adorable...and I h-had no idea you, um, wrote that way! It's surprising too, after all the gross stuff I did...I don't really deserve to be forgiven. Much less, um...this? And so passionately, too...you know what, ok! I'll do it! It's the least I can do to make it up to you!"

"Wh-" I say quietly.

"Y-yeah! Let's go on a date!"

I can feel my face heat up.

Date?! N-no! My heart belongs to Jon-...the person that shall not be named. Ugh...what do I do?

Suddenly, my soul appears.

What? Is this what happens in dates in the underground...weird...?

But...Alphys isn't here.

"Uuhhh, sorry! I'm still getting dressed!" Alphys calls.

Alphys appears in a black and white dotted dress, much like the one I can transform into as well as the scientist sort of look.

"H-how do I look?" Alphys asks. "My friend helped me pick out this dress."

"It looks great!" I remark, trying to be nice.

"Alright, let's do this thing!"

"H-h-hey! W-w-wait!" Alphys exclaims suddenly. "Actually, we still can't start the date yet."

"W-why not?" I ask.

What am I doing?! Why am I not calling off the date?!

"Umm, I've gotta give you items to raise your affection statistic, first!" Alphys says. "That'll increase the chance of a successful outcome to the date! Right...?"

I shrug, letting her do what she wants.

I mean, I've never really been on a date so I have no idea.

"A-anyways, don't worry. I-I'm prepared," Alphys says. "I-I've been stockpiling gifts in anticipation for a date like this! F-first, I've got..." Alphys takes a bottle of nail polish or something out. "Some metal armor polish!..." She quickly puts it away at my cocked head and puzzled expression. "Um, maybe you can't use that. But!" She takes out a cream container or something. "I also brought some waterproof cream for your scales! Your, uh...scales..." She quickly puts that away as my expression grows more puzzled. "Uh, well, how about..." She takes a sort of kit out. "This magical spear kit, that I...um..." She puts it away. "Hey, let's forget about the items! Let's just start the date!"

I nod in agreement.

"Yeah! Let's, uh, date!" Alphys insists, sounding the slightest bit unsure.

A silence lingers between us.

I play with my fingers while staring down.

This is as awkward as it would be with me asking Jon-...the unnamed on a date...

"..uh...do you like...anime?"

My face lights up at that question.

"Of course I do, who wouldn't?!" I exclaim, re-adjusting my glasses.

"H-hey! Me too!"

More silence.

"Hey! Let's! Go somewhere!" Alphys suggests. "But where's a good place to go on a date?"

We both take consideration in this until Alphys says, "I've got it! Let's go to the garbage dump!"

DETERMINATION:D

(Stay kawaii!;P{Especially you Ken-Kun!})