Author's note: Sorry about the wait, but I had a few other things to do first. But hey, it's here, right?
Just so everyone is aware, I'm not going to show EVERY fight in the game. That would get boring and repetitive fast. I'll only show a few that I think are important. (Same will apply for Genocide)
Disclaimer: I don't own Undertale or Doki Doki Literature Club, however I do own the plot of this story and our Player.
Monika and Player followed Toriel into the next room, this was a room Player recognized a lot; it was the spike puzzle room. Though from their position the spikes weren't yet visible, Player grinned as he thought of Monika's reaction to the spikes. "I bet she'll be floored when she thinks that Toriel is going to make her do them, it'll be hilarious."
"There is another Puzzle in this room, I wonder if you can solve it..?" Toriel whispered to herself, before smiling and taking Monika's hand in her own. "Allow me to lead you to it." She added in a motherly way.
As the trio walked, with Player's head still buried in the coding box, Monika noticed a small froglike creature look up at them. She cocked her head to the side for a moment, before deciding to give it a little wave and a smile. The frog jumped back giving out several croaks as he did. Monika too pulled back, surprised at the frog's reaction.
"Do not be alarmed, My Child, it is merely a Froggit, they are not very dangerous creatures." Toriel said, stopping and letting go of her hand to bend over. The goat-woman held her hand out to the creature and smiled. The...Froggit, cautiously approached Toriel, who produced a bit of Candy from within her dress. She looked at Monika and handed her a piece of candy. "This is Monster Candy, Miss Monika, it has no real effect on us, aside from being sugary, but for Human's it has been known to have healing properties."
Monika accepted the piece. "Is this for me?" She questioned. "Or for him?" She gestured daintily to the Froggit.
Toriel laughed. "I know of a place where we can get more for you, Miss Monika, if you wish to make a friend you should give the piece to him." She said in a motherly way that made Monika smile.
The teenager unwrapped the blue wrapper and handed the blue piece of candy to the Monster, who's tongue whipped out to snatch the piece. "Eek!" She yelled, pulling her hand away and falling backwards, causing a laugh from both Player and Toriel.
"Hahahahaha! I know I should be worried that this shouldn't be happening but-" Player dissolved back into laughter.
Monika sat back up and crossed her arms. "Hm." She grunted in a cute way, causing Player to float down next to her, mouth open and prepared to speak.
"-"
"Not a word."
"But-"
"Not a word."
"Natsuki much?"
In response to Player's attempt to irritate her, Monika waved her arms through him. Causing him to laugh maniacally. "You can't touch me! I'm a ghost!"
Toriel however, was watching her. "Uh..My Child, are you alright? Did you hit your head?" She asked, patting Monika's head, accidentally moving her bow.
Monika pushed Toriel's furry hands away from her bow. "I'm fine, I'm fine. Don't touch my hair, it takes a lot to get it just right, and I'm already going to have to spend hours to get it back to normal when I get home." She said, tone starting at angered and going to soft and partially joking. Partially.
"Well, it is good that you are fine. We should continue." She stood and offered a hand out to Monika. The Club President took her hand and they entered the hallway and into a large open room.
With spikes on the floor.
And water surrounding those.
Toriel looked at the spikes for a moment, then back at Monika, and then back to the spikes. "Allow me to help you with this one." Toriel said.
Then she led them through the puzzle.
Upon entering the next room, she turned to face them with a grim look upon her face.
"You have done well thus far, My Child..." She swallowed uncomfortably.
"However...I have a difficult request for you." She whispered, before brightening up. "But I am sure you can complete it."
She looked sad once more, and bolted down the long hall until she was no more than a blur, then, she disappeared.
Monika and Player exchanged a glance. "She's a lot faster than I gave her credit for." He said, rubbing the back of his head.
"What do I do?" Monika asked.
"I know I said I wouldn't help you, but just this once? Chase after her." Player said, and Monika turned and ran down the hall herself.
Player followed after her, and they ran to the end of the hall, before stopping. "Where is she? I didn't see her leave?" Monika asked, spinning around. Then she spotted the goat woman, who had smushed herself between a pillar and the wall.
"You have passed my test, My Child. You have proven that you can do things independently!"
Monika cocked her head to one side, allowing her long locks of hair to fall around her right side slightly. "Why did you make me do that?" She asked. "You know that I'm old enough to do things on my own, right?"
Toriel glanced away. "As I said earlier, I am used to getting younger human's down here. Besides, there will be times in which I must leave you alone." Toriel exited her hiding spot. "This is one of those times I am afraid, I have other things to attend to." She looked like she had more to say, but changed her mind. "Please, do as much exploring as you wish. I may be a while. Oh! But if you need me..." She dug around her person for a moment before producing an old Cell Phone, a flip phone to be exact. "You may call me on this, do not worry, my number is already programmed inside."
Then she handed the Cell Phone and left, leaving Monika and her beloved alone.
"Am I going to have to carry this thing everywhere?" Monika asked. "Because I feel that fights are going to be problematic if I have to."
Player extended a hand. "Give."
Monika shook her head. "My love, I'm not going to make you carry everything I have around, I'm not that kind of popular girl aha~" She laughed, thinking of her other popular friends, who would often make their boyfriends carry everything whenever they went shopping.
He shook his head and clicked a button on the menu box, in an instant it showed eight item slots. "I found this when I was poking around. Since things seem to be...broken right now, I think I'm going to need to carry everything. Don't worry, if it rings or if you need it I'll give it over to you." He smiled, causing Monika to smile back.
"Ok, take it and let's go. I'm curious to see what this wor- game world has to offer." She said, and handed him the Cell Phone.
Then the duo left the hallway, and spotted another Froggit and a doorway. Monika, knowing that Froggits weren't dangerous now, smiled and waved. In response the Froggit bounced up and down and ribbeted twice.
Player suddenly spoke. "I can translate for you..." Player said, pausing. "It's basically asking you to show some Mercy to the Monsters we fa-" He was suddenly cut off by the ringing of the Cell Phone.
Player swapped menu slides and pulled out the Phone and handed it to Monika, who picked it up.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Oh, my child, I have a question to ask. Do you prefer Cinnamon or Butterscotch?" Toriel asked from the other line.
Monika just kind of shrugged. "Either is fine, really."
Toriel seemed elated. "Oh! That is perfect, I will come look for you later. Or you could perhaps find your way to my home, I trust your independence!" She said, hanging up.
Monika smiled and started back into the room. "She's nice, a really motherly lady." She said to Player, who laughed.
"Oh yeah, her name in the fandom is Goat Mom. I'm glad you seem to like her."
Monika laughed. "This game has a fandom?" She asked, before blinking. "Does my game have one too?" She asked.
Player smirked. "Yeah, they both have huge ones. Not every side of them is the best, but I love 'em the same." He smiled, and looked like he was going to add something but didn't.
Entering the next room, Monika saw a large bowl of Monster Candy with a sign over it. It said. "Take one Please." So, Monika reached out and took a piece of the blue candy. Player smirked. "Don't eat it now, it's a healing item." He said before he could stop himself, then he covered his mouth. "I mean-"
She handed him the Candy piece with a smug look on her face, and they kept walking. The duo traversed a few more rooms in the Ruins, with Monika having to learn the hard way not to walk on certain tiles and having to learn how to talk...to rocks..
"Could you please stay on the pressure plate? I need you to in order for me to pass!" Monika asked, and the rock seemed to understand.
"Ok, since you were so nice about it." The rock then slid it's way back onto the plate and the spikes opened.
Monika and Player passed a mouse hole and some cheese on a plate. Thinking about how one day the Mouse would try to get the cheese...it filled her with passion.
After that, they entered the next room and found their path blocked by something Monika hand't expected. A Ghost.
Not a dead person type ghost either. A ghost that looked like a child's Halloween costume. "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ." It said trying to pretend it was asleep. She bent over it and cocked her head.
"You're not really asleep." She said, and the ghost replied in quite the down voice.
"Aww, I'm sorry, I really thought I could fool you. Guess we gotta battle now..." He moaned, uh, 'standing' up. Monika shook her hands in front of her, trying to placate the depressed ghost, but it was to no avail.
"I'll read out your options to spare him with, I suppose it's fair that way. Check, Threat, Cheer, Flirt and that's it." Player said helpfully, reading from the menu screen. Monika gave him a confused look. "What? I saw these and decided to tell you them. That's my job."
In response, she smiled and turned to face the ghost. "Hey! Life's not so bad! I bet you have a ghost of a chance to win this fight!" She said, cheering him on.
In response, he laughed. But yet, tears rained down from his face...and abruptly turned and flew at her! The teenager jumped out of the way, noticing that she was seemingly more agile. It must have been a game mechanic. She dodged the small amount of tears, and decided to cheer him on some more. "You look nice today." She said smiling.
He smiled back and spoke before attacking with more tears. "Thank you. I never told you my name...Uh, I'm Napstablook..." He trailed off seemingly embarrassed. "Sorry, that was a dumb thing to say right now..I'll just start attacking you."
His tears turned at her again and she narrowly dodged a few, but was hit by one..which hurt a surprising amount considering that they were tears..
What were my other options? Threat, Check and Flirt? Monika asked herself. Threat sounds bad, don't know what check means, and It would be weird to flirt with a ghost, whether I am in a relationship right now (which I am) or not. So, guess I'm cheering him on some more.
She gave him a grin, and listened to his battle theme, which was gorgeous swing music. "I think you've got potential. Your music definitely does."
At this, Napstablook gasped. "How did you know I made music? I've always wanted to be a musician..." He seemed to think about something for a moment. "Do you want to see something else I've been working on? Uh, here.." He started crying again, but this time the tears turned upwards and made him a little hat.
Monika waited for an attack to follow, but was surprised (and a little giggly) when she instead got a bunch of words in front of him that read as follows. "REALLY NOT FEELIN UP TO IT RIGHT NOW. SORRY."
When they disappeared, Napstablook asked a question. "What do you think...I call it "DapperBlook..hehe."
Monika smiled. "It's amazing! Good job!" She said, putting a thumb up.
"Oh gee..thanks.." Napstablook said, glowing a slight shade of yellow. Before Monika could say spare however she suddenly felt a lot heavier, and her SOUL retreated into her chest.
"You win! You get...nothing." Player said, reading from the Menu box. "Except for my approval with you going up." He said, giving her a smile.
Monika smiled back, and Napstablook began to speak. "Hey, sorry about that. I usually come to the Ruins to be alone, but I met someone nice today. Oh, sorry I'm rambling...Byeee~" He said, slowly disappearing into nothing.
"That...was kinda fun actually." She said as they began to walk together through the Ruins. "Not quite as fun as relaxing with you My Love, but... Fun." She smiled.
"I'm glad you liked it, because we're about to do a lot more." Player said, pointing up ahead to many Monsters that stood in their way. Not all seemed hostile, but there were a few that seemed ready to fight.
Monika and Player sailed through the crowd, sparing all challengers. There was some trial and error with some of them of course. Whimsum's that had a little less bravery than the last and Froggits that seemed to understand her less were real troubles. But they got past them eventually.
And they solved every puzzle they came across, it was child's play. Though, Monika assumed, that was the point. Many of them seemed to be meant for children.
They came across two hallways, one that seemed guarded by a non-hostile Froggit, and the other that had leaves in a lowercase T shape between them and it's exit. Monika walked forward and passed the Froggit (giving it a smile as she did) and into the next door. Once there she and Player found themselves on a ledge that overlooked what seemed to be an abandoned city. It was dead, yet beautiful as far as architecture was concerned.
"It's pretty." Player said suddenly and, for the first time since they fought Flowey, clicked the menu box off. Then he looked at her. "Right? Tell me I'm not crazy, I always thought it was a backdrop." He waited for her to answer.
Monika smiled. "It's beautiful. The work that must have gone into rendering all that is crazy, even though we can't reach it someone worked for hours at least to make that." She swept her arm over the cityscape.
Player blinked. "Monika. I don't think we're in a game." He said plainly. "There are things that can't happen, I've toured ALL of Undertale's code and there was NOTHING about a Flowey fight THIS early into the game." His tone switched to one of fear. "Monika I need you to understand that the choices you make here are permanent." He looked dead into her wide, emerald eyes. "Please, even if you don't mean it, tell me that you believe me."
Monika lifted a hand and placed it where his cheek should be. "My Love, I believe you. And I promise that I won't make any rash actions while we're here. Gameworld or not."
Player seemed placated. "I wish I could hug you right now. Anyway let's go..oh and take that knife over there. It will give you some means of defense." He said, and Monika glanced behind her, where a Toy Knife was laying, completely alone.
She walked over to it and picked it up, examining the plastic blade. "Are you sure this can be used to defend? It looks like it could barely hurt a fly." She called over her shoulder.
Player responded immediately. "Of course, it's stronger than it looks."
She shrugged and they walked out of the room and into the previous room. They walked into the room they passed earlier, and saw Toriel muttering to herself as she came from behind a tree. It wasn't long before she noticed them approaching. "Oh! Miss Monika, I was just about to go look for you. I am glad you are here. Welcome to your new home. Please, enter with me." She said, walking over to stand next to them.
Author's note: Alright! One more chapter and we're out of the Ruins. Now, just a question, do you want me to finish off the Ruins first or do you want another Frisk chapter right now? Either way we're getting both, I just want to know what you guys want. Now for reviews.
Remnant7: Thank you! This was just what I needed. A nice short fun chapter. I was actually feeling quite depressed due to some certain fanfic.
Remnants reading tip of the day: What ever you do don't read RWBY Darkfics. Darkfic: A fanfiction that is, well Dark.
Me: Any time, though when we get to the, I'd like to stress this, non-canon Genocide Route, I wouldn't recommend reading this to get happy again.
Yeah, Darkfics don't seem like my kind of thing.
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AngelPines: You can't really post links in a story. All that's left is the . Com part. Thought you should know.
Me: Oh, well, I had thought that maybe it would show up in full this time. That sucks. Just search up JokerTheCrimePrince or something like that on DeviantArt. I think that's my name. Alternately searching up MoniTale should work too.
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Jack54311 :Yes Monika, you really know how to talk to people. Hey, she was on The Debate Club. That means he has to have at least some speaking skills. Still, the player did that point. I personally think that she was not able to speak directly to the player because the script would not let her. Yes, he was sentient, but it is my theory that she still could only operate within a certain set of rules, since she was still part of the game. But as I said, that is just my theory.
Me: Yeah, but Player was poking fun at the fact that she, at least from his perspective didn't try talking to him or any of the girls about letting her have MC/Player. Your theory doesn't work because Monika broke the fourth wall directly a few times. After Deleting Natsuki, when she tells you to save your game, in Her Room, etc. But it's still a good theory- A GAME THEORY~
Ahem, sorry.
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Nyanlight: Good job!
Me: Thanks!
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AliceCullen3: LOVE IT!
Me: Thanks too!
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Ren is Random: You thought I'd be upset at your response...
BUT IT WAS I DIO— I MEAN REN!
Me: Ahaha, funny.
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Lander Blazer: Throwing Monika in the underground with the hopes of redeeming her, seems like a great idea, and so far, she doesn't seem like she will go geno...
Hmm... The one monster I think may push her to realistically go 'Die or kill situation' is with Undyne, because she REALLY tries to kill you, even though you're a CHILD, what's to say to Monika, who is older?
Especially if the Player refuses to give Monika hints to what she is supposed to do.
Anyway, this fic seems awesome, and I really want to see it.
And I hope Monika and the others can find happiness.
(If I had a living Monika with me, I think I'd try putting her in random games for some good old co-op, if she wanted of course.)
Me: I just thought it up one day, my two favorite games ever, together. It worked out weller than I thought it would if I'm honest. Monika? Geno? Nah, it's not like she's already killed a bunch of what she perceives as Video Game Characters or anything =).
Undyne will definitely try much harder to kill best girl, as to how Monika will deal with that...well, you'll see. And Yeah, Player wants to make Monika realize the value of life, so he's not going to tell her the solutions, just tell her the choices in the ACT menu.
Trust me, by the end of this I will have made the perfect ending.
(That's so perfect, I'd also ask her to help me with my fanfics and my other stories, mostly just to touch up the majority of the mistakes I make when writing though).
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williamcll: I enjoy the progress of this story.
Me: I'm glad you like it.
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Well, that's all the reviews so
Until Next Time True Readers!