Ghost Buddy

Summary: In your defense, the scary movies you used to watch made it seem like possession was much easier.

Disclaimer: Undertale belongs to Toby Fox

"Chara, why can't I find the money to pay for Temmie's college?"

"Frisk you've got like fifty gold on you. And that's only because the Temmie bought that bandanna you found off you."

"Chara, a good education is the key to a successful future."

"Frisk, no."

"Frisk, yes!"

You grinned as you and Frisk continued this argument after a bizarre stay in the Temmie village.

"You get me a body, I'll convince my Dad to pay for Temmie to go to college." You replied.

Frisk beamed. "Just you watch, cutie pie."

You blushed again, but thankfully you didn't think Frisk could see it as you went through a darkened corridor of Waterfall. Occasionally Frisk found a lamp to flick on. "Hey, Chara, am I heading the right away?"

"I…think so." You replied. It had been awhile. But, as Frisk began to slosh through some water, you became more confident. "Yeah, you're heading the right way, there's a path around here somewhere."

Frisk nodded and stumbled in the dark. But as they did, they only found a dead end and an echo flower. Before either of you could say anything, it said, "BEHIND YOU!"

Frisk whipped around as the cave began to light up, and stood face to face with Captain Undyne.

"Seven." She growled.

Frisk took a defensive stance, clutching their stick tightly.

"Seven human souls are what we need to break the barrier," Undyne continued, "and seven human souls until Asgore becomes a god."

You were surprised. Dad would never hurt a fly. Why did he want to become a god? It sounded a little too close to what you had been going for with your plan.

"Six," Undyne added, while she clomped ever closer to your friend, "six human souls are what we currently have. Do you understand what that means?"

Frisk nodded, and went to speak, but was silenced as Monster Kid came bursting from some grass you hadn't seen.

"Frisk, dude! You got front row seats to Undyne's fight!" He shouted in excitement, "Undyne, let me help you!"

Undyne and Frisk were both flabbergasted, staring at Monster Kid in bewilderment. You laughed, despite how tense this moment was supposed to be. Even worse, when Monster kid asked, "Wait…who is Undyne fighting?" And was subsequently dragged away by the ear from the fight by the captain, you were on the ground in hysterics. Who would think the kid would save your…well, Frisk's skin?

You shook your head, "Frisk, let's get out of here while she's busy."

Frisk nodded and ran up a grassy path you had missed in the dark. They waded through some more water, and began to cross a rather rickety bridge that you knew would take you both to Hotland.

"YO!" Came a voice from behind you. You groaned, but Frisk paused and turned around.

"So…" Monster Kid said, not able to look Frisk in the eye, "You're the human huh?"

Frisk gave a sad nod.

"That…that means you're the enemy to all of us. Undyne says we're adversaries." Monster Kid clearly was not convinced of what he said, from the sound of his voice and the look on his face.

Frisk sighed. "I don't want to be."

"Come on," the kid replied, "don't do that. Say something mean so I can hate you."

Frisk's face scrunched up. You hadn't seen them make that look since they tried Papyrus' spaghetti.

"Um…" Frisk struggled, "you're a fart-face."

Monster Kid just laughed. "My sister calls me that all the time. Here, I'll try," he cleared his throat, "I…I hate your stinking guts."

Frisk looked sad and you felt same dormant rage from when you were in the flower patch bubble up in your stomach. You had this incredible urge to punch the Kid for hurting Frisk, but Monster Kid was sad too. Your feeling had vanished at their face, and they said, "I'm such a turd…I'm going home."

He turned to leave, but he tripped once again and nearly fell off the bridge.

"Help!" He cried, struggling to hold on to the ledge with his chin. As he did, Undyne appeared at the other end of the bridge, a spear pointing at Frisk.

Frisk gasped, not worried about Undyne, and ran over to Monster Kid to help them up. They struggled to pull Monster Kid up onto the bridge as Undyne loomed menacingly.

"Frisk, look out!" You yelled, but Undyne halted at the sight of Monster Kid standing in front of Frisk.

"H-hey!" Monster Kid shouted. You were surprised to see him standing up to his hero, "You want to hurt my friend, you're going to have to go through me!"

Undyne paused, before turning and walking away.

"Thanks, man." Frisk whispered, smiling.

Monster Kid just laughed it off. "That was scary. My parents are going to kill me though. See you later dude!"

He took off, safely this time, and you looked at Frisk. "Undyne could have killed you."

Frisk shrugged. "If I have to RESET, I'll be okay. Monster Kid wouldn't be so lucky."

You smiled to them. "You're really kind, Frisk."

You both came to the arch that separated Hotland from Waterfall. "Uh oh," You muttered, as you saw a figure standing on top of it.

Frisk saw it as well, and frowned. Undyne was waiting.

"Human!" The captain shouted, "The time has come for you to meet your end. But first, as custom dictates, I will tell you the tale of our people."

"Didn't we already read that?" Frisk whispered to you, and you chuckled a bit while nodding.

"Long ago…" Undyne began, but paused. "No, you know what? SCREW THAT! NGAAAAAAHHH!"

"Wh-what's she doing?!" Frisk questioned.

The Captain lept down from the arch and said, "Why should I bother telling you all that, when you're about to die?!"

The wind was howling, and a SAVE point appeared at Frisk's feet. They touched it and braced themselves, before stating calmly, "Undyne, we don't have to do this."

"Cut the goody two-shoes act." She snarled, and you were sucked into battle. With a swipe of her spear, Frisk was glowing a green color, and they had a spear in their hands as well. "You can't flee when you're green."

Magic spears came flying at Frisk. Clumsily, they blocked them with the magic spear, which created a small shield in front of them.

"Chara, I can't move," Frisk whispered, "just…turn and block."

"I'll keep an eye out for you," you assured them. You had never experienced green magic before, so the whole thing was new to you. But Frisk was counting on you!

The battle went on. Spears began flying at Frisk, and you cried out, "left," "right," and,"behind you." All the while, Frisk begged Undyne that they didn't want to fight like this. Undyne was not moved by this like Papyrus and Toriel were. "She's suplexing a boulder because she can!" You shouted, frustrated, "I don't think anything will get through to her."

Frisk began to become exhausted, and spears began to strike them. "Frisk, be careful!" You pleaded.

But soon, there were spears that would come from the left, flip over Frisk and hit them from the right. It was too much, and spears struck Frisk through the chest.

"No!" You yelled, as you could see their soul shatter inside them.

You briefly panicked, but in a split second, the RESET occurred, and Frisk was back to the beginning of the fight, good as new.

""I'll never get used to that." Frisk mumbled to you.

"Just breathe and stay calm," you advised them, "she's using the same order as she was last time. You can do it."

So Frisk tried again. They lasted through a barrage of spears, and Undyne just became more and more frustrated, and the attacks got faster and faster. Exhaustion set in on Frisk eventually, and they died again, throwing both of you back to the beginning of the fight.

"We need to try something else," you said, sensing Frisk's growing frustration and despair.

"I know, but I can't move when I'm green," Frisk replied, exhausted, while Undyne posed dramatically.

"Try taunting her," you suggested, "if you say this blocking is too easy maybe she'll switch to one of those spear attacks she chased you down with."

Frisk blocked the third rotation of spears and stuttered, "That was totally lame."

Undyne got angry at this made a throat-slitting motion with her fingers.

"You're REALLY not good at saying mean things, are you?" You asked, slapping your forehead.

"Do…do you want to take over for me on that?" Frisk asked, and added, "Please don't hurt her."

You were surprised. Frisk wanted you to take control during a battle? That never happened. "Oh…well. Sure thing, Frisk."

You snapped into the driver's seat and blocked the rotation of spears. You had memorized most of them by now, which was much easier to do when you weren't the one blocking. You unleashed a huge yawn.

"Come on, I thought you were the Captain of the Royal Guard?" You shouted haughtily, feeling weird to hear your words come out of Frisk's mouth.

Undyne threw a slightly different pattern of spears at you from what you remembered. You blocked most of them except one at the end. You could hear Frisk's voice yell out for you in their head, telling you to be careful and asking if you were okay. Their concern just made you feel even more determined.

"Oh was that a spear? I thought those were supposed to hurt." You said, dryly. "I think it just nicked me, I don't even need a band-aid."

Undyne made a very…odd, angry noise and the attacks got faster. Thankfully, Frisk called out the ones from behind you so you were able to block them all.

"Maybe when it comes to fighting you're a real…" You grimaced at the bad joke you were about to make, "fish out of water." Frisk was cracking up in their head, so you were glad at least they liked it.

"NGAAAAAH!" Undyne shouted. With a swipe of her spear, the green magic was gone, and lobbies of spears came flying from all directions now, forcing you to dodge.

"You're the quick one Frisk, you want to take it from here?" You asked, and they didn't answer before snapping control of their body, running towards Undyne, sliding under her legs, and dashing down the hallway to Hotland. "Wow. Don't need to be a show-off," you added as you floated along after them.

Frisk snuck the smallest grin to you as they made a mad dash over the river to Hotland. Once they turned at the neon sign, they paused slightly at the intense heat coming from down the hallway. You looked behind them. "Don't stop now," you quipped, "she's coming!"

And indeed, the captain was clomping after Frisk, having a hard time keeping up in the heavy armor. "YOU WON'T GET AWAY!" She yelled, despite the heat clearly making it hard for a fish-lady to run in.

Frisk sprinted down the hallway, and their phone rang. They dug into their pocket. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" You yelled, "LET IT GO TO VOICEMAIL!"

"Papyrus, now isn't the best time!" Frisk panted into the receiver, somehow still keeping their polite tone.

"OH, SORRY HUMAN. I WAS JUST THINKING THAT YOU, ME, AND UNDYNE SHOULD ALL HANG OUT TOGETHER SOON!"

Frisk sighed and shoved the phone back in their pocket. They ran into Hotland and did a double-take at the sentry station – manned by a sleeping Sans. Undyne was right behind them, but she also stopped and stared at Sans for a moment, allowing the two of you to make it over a bridge.

Frisk was beginning to wear down when you both heard a crash. They stopped and gasped as they saw Undyne had collapsed from dehydration.

"Frisk, come on, we need to get away while she's down!" You urged.

Frisk didn't budge. However, they glanced over to a water cooler a few feet away. "Chara, I can't leave her like this, she could die."

They were right, and you knew it, but you were still surprised. "Frisk, she killed you like…six times."

Frisk bit their lip as they filled a cup of water. "She just wants to save the monsters. I'm sure in her position you would do some drastic things to do the same."

Ugh. Frisk had just accidentally given you the worst guilt trip you've ever had. Still, you admired them. To be that compassionate and forgiving? You would have never expected that from anyone, much less a human, but Frisk was special. "You're amazing, Frisk," You tell them, softly.

Frisk blushed a little and smiled at you as she dumped the water on top of Undyne.

The captain of the guard groaned and stood up. She looked around and was able to quickly piece together what had happened, especially when she saw the empty cup of water in Frisk's hand.

Wordlessly, she walked away, her clomping steps much less intense than before.

"How did you know that would work?" You asked.

"Hm? Oh, I didn't," Frisk said, beaming.

You blinked. "Amazing and really lucky, Frisk."

"Oh, only lucky to have such a beautiful ghost to hang out with down here," Frisk snapped back with a wink. You blushed furiously, again, even worse in this heat, as Frisk sashayed down the bridge back to Waterfall.

"W-where are we going?" You ask, desperate to regain composure.

Frisk giggled. "Didn't you hear Papyrus? We're gonna go hang out with Undyne."

You raised an eyebrow. "You uh, might want to SAVE a time or two before we do that. Seems like a dangerous idea."

Frisk nodded as they backtracked through Waterfall, lighting lanterns on their way to the snail farm. "Well, I figure Undyne is a bit like you, Chara."

You cocked your head to the side, "Are you saying I smell like sushi, Frisk?"

"No, silly," Frisk laughed, "I mean you both want to act all tough and mean when I first met you. But as soon as I showed Undyne some kindness she backed down."

You rubbed your arm uncomfortably as you looked at the snail farm, "Yeah…I was kind of a jerk and I never really apologized for it."

Frisk just gave you their smile, that one smile which made your insides get that weird, twisty feeling. "You don't have to say it Chara. You made up for it by being such a great…friend."

Man, Frisk really knew how to make you feel like the most important person in the room.

Frisk found Undyne's house and went to call Papyrus, but it turned out he was already there waiting.

"HUMAN!" Papyrus greeted with his usual enthusiasm for life. "I HAVE A PLAN TO MAKE YOU AND UNDYNE GOOD FRIENDS!"

Frisk gave him two thumbs up, "I'm all ears, Pap."

Papyrus squinted. "NOT TRUE, YOU HAVE EYES, A NOSE, A MOUTH, AND VERY PINCHABLE CHEEKS. ANYWAY! UNDYNE AND I HAVE BECOME VERY CLOSE BECAUSE OF MY COOKING LESSONS! SO I THOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO GET YOU BOTH TO BE FRIENDS WOULD BE FOR YOU TO JOIN!" Papyrus handed a bone to Frisk as well, "AND MAKE SURE YOU GIVE HER THIS, SHE LOVES THESE."

Frisk looked a bit hesitant with the plan, but Papyrus was already pounding on the door. You and Frisk both were shocked to see Undyne answer in a tank top and jeans, but you guessed it made sense she wouldn't cook in her big, bulky armor.

"Hey Papyrus," Undyne greeted, "ready for your private, one on one, cooking lesson."

"I already have a great feeling about this," you muttered to Frisk dryly. They gave you a tiny smirk.

"OF COURSE, UNDYNE! I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND, I BROUGHT MY FRIEND!"

Without warning, Papyrus scooped Frisk up and held them out to Undyne. "TA-DAH!" The skeleton shouted.

You could see the rage and confusion flit across Undyne's face, which would be comical when paired with the look of bewilderment on Frisk's face if you weren't terrified she was going to put a spear through Frisk. She kept her composure though and grumbled, "Why don't you both come in?!"

Papyrus stepped in and plopped Frisk down. Dumbfounded, Frisk handed Undyne the bone, and Papyrus added, "OH YES, MY WONDERFUL FRIEND BROUGHT YOU THAT GIFT OF THEIR OWN ACCORD WITH NO INFLUENCE FROM ANYONE WHATSOEVER."

Undyne barely noticed the bone and shoved it into a drawer…filled with other bones just like it. "Uh, yeah. Whatever."

"I think she really likes it, Frisk," you say, dryly. You were really worried about your partner, but being really bad at handling emotions, you resorted to sarcasm.

"You um," Frisk said, scrambling to process what had all happened in the last minute since Papyrus placed them into the home, "have a lovely house Undyne. I like that its shaped like your head."

"OH MY, WOULD YOU LOOK AT THE TIME!" Papyrus exclaimed, looking down at this glove which obviously did not have a watch on it, "I NEED TO USE THE BATHROOM." He then did a running dive out of Undyne's window - closed window - which would have surprised you if it was anyone else besides Papyrus.

Frisk, shocked ran over to the window to check on their friend, but couldn't see him anywhere.

"Huh," Undyne replied, "he usually sticks that landing."

Frisk turned around and looked at you. You shrugged and said, "I don't really know what you were expecting, but this cant be terribly far off from it."

"So why are you here, kid?" Undyne asked, "Here to rub your victory in my face?"

Frisk shook their head, "I just wanted to clear the air between us, you know? No hard feelings?"

Undyne looked angry. "You think I'd ever actually be friends with you? You're person in the way of everyone's hopes and dreams. You're better off dead."

You were pretty enraged at these words. You stood by Frisk and grabbed their shoulder. "Don't listen to her," you hissed.

Before Frisk could respond to you or the captain, Papyrus poked his head in from the window.

"DRAT!" He cursed, "AND HERE I THOUGHT UNDYNE WOULD BE UP TO THE CHALLENGE OF BEING YOUR FRIEND. BUT IT WAS CLEAR I OVERESTIMATED HER. SHE JUST ISN'T UP TO IT. NYEH HEH HEH!"

Papyrus skipped off as a furious Undyne stormed over to the window. "NOT UP TO THE CHALLENGE!?"

Undyne whipped around at Frisk and pointed, menacingly. "YOU!"

Frisk pointed to themselves. "Me?"

"We're going to be best friends! Besties! BFFs!" Undyne yelled, "THEN I'LL SHOW PAPYRUS WHOSE BOSS! And when we're best friends, I'll be all you'll ever be thinking about! It's the perfect revenge."

"…how?" You wondered aloud, "that's not revenge at all."

"Sit down, I'll get you something to drink!" Undyne demanded. Frisk, wisely, heeded the request and took a seat. You floated over to the kitchen and watched Undyne lay out all the different drinks she had. She made disgusted faces at literally all of them except the tea. You recognized Dad's favorite kind of tea; golden flower. You became a little homesick.

"So what do you want?" Undyne asked.

Frisk went to get up, but Undyne chucked a spear at them, causing you to both to jump. The spear smashed the table, narrowly missing Frisk's chest.

"DON'T GET UP, YOU'RE MY GUEST!" Undyne shouted, angrily. Calming down, she added, "Uh…why don't you point at what you want with the spear."

"Go for the Golden Flower Tea," You advised, but Frisk had a sly grin that was spreading across their face. "Uh oh…"

Frisk pointed the spear to Undyne, wriggled their eyebrows and made a clicking noise with their mouth.

"Are you…hitting on me?" Undyne asked, appalled and confused.

"Frisk, why?" You groaned.

Frisk laughed, "Just kidding around with you Undyne. I've had my eye on a different cutie whose been hanging around me lately." Frisk then pointed to the tea.

Undyne, still a bit creeped out with the choice, went over and brewed the tea. You were surprised, but Undyne opened up to Frisk as they drank; about her time training with Asgore, and how Frisk and Asgore were so alike. You hadn't thought about it, but she was right; Frisk was just as gentle as Dad, maybe even more so. For a second, you considered knitting Frisk a sweater if you ever got your body back, like you had with dad. You brushed the thought away; that's embarrassing.

"So I mean, I couldn't let Papyrus into the guard," Undyne rambled, "he's too nice!"

Frisk nodded as Undyne's eyes widened. "Wait a minute. He's not here for his cooking lesson."

Frisk jumped as Undyne slammed her fists on the broken table, making it collapse even further. "NOTHING HAS BROUGHT PAPYRUS AND I CLOSER TOGETHER! I'LL TEACH YOU TO COOK AND WE'LL BE BESTIES FOR SURE."

She lept over the table, scooped up Frisk and jumped over to her counter. Throwing all the drinks on the floor, she pounded the countertop until vegetables fell out of the cupboard.

"NOW CRUSH THESE VEGETABLES LIKE YOUR WORST ENEMY!" She demanded to Frisk. Frisk, confused punched a tomato, knocking it over.

"YEAH! I'M INTO IT!" Undyne screamed, pounding the vegetables into oblivion with her fists, "We can scrape these into a bowl later. Now put the noodles into the pan here!"

Frisk looked at the large box of noodles. "How many do we need for the two of us?"

"ALL OF THEM!" Undyne yelled, throwing the entire box – and the box itself – into the pan.

"O-oh, okay," Frisk stammered.

"Stir the noodles!" Undyne ordered eagerly.

Frisk began stirring, but I pointed out, "there isn't even any water in the pot, why are you stirring?"

Frisk was going to ask Undyne the same thing, but she just barked, "Stir faster! You know what, I got this!"

Frisk fell backwards as spears rained down from the heavens, destroying the spaghetti pot and sending dry noodles all over the place.

"NOW' LET'S TURN UP THE HEAT!" Undyne cried, cranking the heat up on the stove all the way.

"There's still no water," you repeat, alarmed this time. Soon, the spaghetti was on fire, and it spread to the rest of the house.

"Hmm," Undyne said, looking around, "no wonder Papyrus sucks at cooking." She sighed and looked at Frisk sadly, "Kid, this was a disaster. I don't think you and I could ever be friends."

Frisk frowned. "Sure we can. I'm having a great time."Somehow, despite everything, they meant it and you were amazed.

"Nope!" Undyne replied, grinning, "just means I'll have to kill you!"

A battle began and you were sucked in with Frisk. "She's giving you the first move, Frisk," you advised, "Better make it quick, this place is burning down."

Frisk looked around, and pretended to hit Undyne with all their might. Really though, you could tell they probably punched that tomato harder.

"You…you have no will to fight me, do you?" Undyne asked. Frisk shook their head. "Ugh. Come on kid, let's get out of here."

The three of you left the house just in time. Undyne looked at Frisk and sighed, "You know, you are like Asgore. You're a big softie. I'm sure if you talk to him he'll let you through the barrier. Good luck out there, kid. I'll be with Papyrus if you need anything. Maybe…" Undyne smiled at them, "you aren't so bad after all.'

Undyne sprinted away. As they did, Grillby walked up to the house and looked at Frisk. Then he went in.

"I think he said, 'only fire lives here now.'" You informed your confused friend.

"So," Frisk said, looking at you, "I mean that went alright."

You threw your hands up in the air, "I guess! I mean I liked your date with Papyrus better."

Frisk eyed you suspiciously, "I'm starting to think you're just a tiny bit jealous, Chara."

Your face went red. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Frisk laughed and began trekking back to Hotland, "You're adorable, Chara. But hey, I wanted to ask you about something. How did you grab my shoulder?"

You raised an eyebrow at them. "What?"

"You didn't notice?" They asked, "When Undyne said…well, when she was being kind of mean, you got mad and grabbed my shoulder. I could feel your hand!"

You were stunned, as you hadn't even noticed at the time, but that had happened. "Oh. I'm not sure." You reached over and tried to grab Frisk's shoulder again, but your hand just went right through.

Frisk frowned. "Hmm. Well, how did you do it the first time?"

You hesitated, you didn't need to give Frisk more ammo for flirting, but you sighed and told them, "I was just really mad at Undyne for saying you were better off dead, and I didn't want you to think she was right."

Frisk blushed this time. "AWW!" They cooed, "Chara, you're the sweetest!"

Your face was burning, which was appropriate as you passed the sentry station at the beginning of Hotland. "Anyway," you said, desperate to change the subject, "the quickest way to the CORE is through some elevators up ahead, but it looks like they're blocked off by those Royal Guards."

Frisk walked up to the guards and asked, ""Excuse me, may I come through here?"

One of the guards, which you assumed was a bunny due to the ears, shook his head and said, "Sorry kid, captain's orders. There's a human running around we need to capture when they come by. Be on the look out, okay?"

Frisk blinked, nodded and backed away. "Well, okay then," they whipped out their cell phone and called Papyrus.

"YES HELLO HUMAN FRIEND! UNDYNE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT HOW YOU BURNT HER HOUSE DOWN! WHAT FUN JAPES AND SHENANIGANS!"

You rubbed your forehead and sighed, "Oh goodness…"

Frisk smirked at you and asked for Undyne, "Hey can you tell those guards to move? Huh? Oh…" Frisk's face fell a bit, "Well. Okay. We'll go through the lab. Thanks." Frisk frowned, "Undyne can't tell the guards to move. Says she needs to save face."

You groaned, "So through the lab over there, huh? Maybe we can find out about the skeleton scientist guy I vaguely remember."

Frisk shrugged and walked up to the lab. An automatic door slid open for them, revealing a very, very dark laboratory.

"Um…hello?" Frisk called out, wandering in, "Undyne said there would be an Alphys here? Hello?"

Your eyes tried to adjust to the dark, but it just seemed darker yet darker. You could vaguely see some sort of screen on the wall, but couldn't make out what was on it.

You and Frisk stumbled through the lab until finally some lights flicked on. As your eyes adjusted, you saw someone you definitely did not recognize. They were a lizard-like monster in a white lab coat. "Oh my God," she mumbled, "I didn't think you'd be here so soon."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude!" Frisk said politely, "I'm trying to get to the CORE so I can go home."

The lizard-scientist nodded. "Ah! Right. Let me introduce myself. I'm Dr. Alphys, the royal scientist."

Frisk glanced over at you and you shrugged. "Not the one I knew, sorry."

"To be honest with you, I was charged with capturing you by King Asgore," Alphys explained, "but after watching your journey throughout the underground, I can't help but root for you. So how about I help you through Hotland?"

Frisk breathed a sigh of relief, but the spiel sounded a little suspicious to you.

"So here's the thing though," Alphys added, nervously, "you m-may run into a bit of a problem."

Frisk raised an eyebrow. "What kind of problem?"

"Well, y-you see, I b-built this robot to be a television star, right? M-mettaton. Anyway, when Asgore said to c-capture your SOUL, I added some, ah.." Alphys paused and scratched the back of her head, "anti human c-combat features."

"Oh," Frisk replied, sounding worried.

"W-well remember, I changed my mind!" Alphys interjected, "A-and when I w-went to disable these features I m-may have…"

Frisk leaned in a bit, "May have what?"

Alphys looked to the floor. "M-may have turned them into a mindless killing machine by mistake."

"I don't know anything about robots," you mused, "but that's a really big mistake."

"O-oh." Frisk squeaked, "Okay." They regained their cheerful smile and added, "Well, I'm sure if you help guide me through Hotland I'll be fine!"

Alphys grinned back, "Yeah! Maybe you won't even run into him, he still has his shows to run."

As if on cue, there came a clanging from deep within the lab.

"Hm?" Alphys asked, "did you hear something?"

The lab clanged again, but louder.

"What was that?!" Frisk asked.

There came a clang from behind one of the walls of the lab.

"Oh no," Alphys groaned.

"OOOOHHHH YEEEEESSS," Came a digitized voice as a metal box on one wheel came crashing through the wall.

Frisk coughed and rubbed the dust from their eyes. "Um…h-hello robot! My name is Frisk!"

"WELCOME BEAUTIES AND GENTLE BEAUTIES!" Mettaton said, looking at a camera you hadn't realized was mounted to the wall, "And welcome back to the Mettaton quiz show!"

Confetti rained down from the ceiling.

"Why don't we all give a big welcome to our first contestant…" Mettaton pointed dramatically to Frisk, "THE HYYYYOOOOOOOMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAN!"

Frisk turned to the camera, smiled and waved. They turned back to the robot and asked excitedly, "What do I get it I win?!"

Mettaton wagged a large, gloved finger at your friend. "Oh ho ho…well, that's a surprise. But you know what happens if you get one wrong?"

Frisk shook their head, but you grimaced.

"You die!" Mettaton squealed.

"What?!" Alphys and Frisk cried.

You felt yourself get sucked into a battle with Frisk. You both looked at each other a bit squeamishly; it's been a long day.

Thanks to everyone for the kind reviews, faves and follows. I also appreciate the tips on grammar. This is actually a break I'm taking from a novel I'm working on, so those pointers are usually good reminders for when I proofread.