Snyderverse Neptunia Snippets

by Derald Snyder

Snippet 10- Meeting The Monsters (Part 4)

*Toriel's House*

Though Asgore was only allowed to stand at the front doorway, he couldn't but feel nostalgic at the homey atmosphere that his ex-wife had created for herself and Frisk. As for the others, they were sitting together in the front room having tea. (Well, except Papyrus and Sans- they didn't have stomachs.)

"So, you say you've been having trouble establishing peaceful contact with other humans?" Vert reiterated.

"Yeah... Papyrus is too loud and scares them away, Undyne's no good, and when Toriel comes with me, they think she kidnapped me and we have to run away," Frisk explained. "Idiots."

"Frisk! Be nice!" Toriel chastised.

"Um, I managed to meet up with a human that I met on the Internet- I mean, Internep once," Alphys spoke up, "but they were convinced I was just wearing cosplay, not a real monster."

"THE INTERNET! I'M QUITE POPULAR THERE!" Papyrus exclaimed. "I'M ONLY 11 FOLLOWERS AWAY FROM QUADRUPLE DIGITS! BUT WHENEVER I POST PICTURES OF MYSELF, THEY THINK I'M WEARING A COSTUME! I MEAN, TECHNICALLY I AM, BUT THEY'RE MY EVERYDAY CLOTHES!"

"Well, I don't follow social media, so I wouldn't know," Peach shrugged, having doffed her armor so she could hold the teacup properly.

"I don't dare try to make contact myself," Asgore said from the doorway, "for obvious reasons."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU'RE A NICE GUY! I'M SURE EVERYONE WOULD LOVE YOU, JUST LIKE ALL US MONSTERS DO!" Papyrus said.

"Ever hear the term 'face of a demon'?" Vert stated, taking a sip. "But, I have an idea. Perhaps if I went to the nearest town along with Toriel and Frisk, that would set the citizens' minds at ease long enough for them to explain the circumstances..."

"Really? That would be wonderful of you to do that for us, Lady Vert," Toriel said.

"But are we really sure that would work?" Alphys pondered.

"Well, maybe we could stage a fake fight between Green Heart and Asgore and have him lose on purpose!" Undyne suggested.

"NO, Undyne. We will not do that," Toriel asserted.

"Tori's right," Asgore said from the door. "Er, could anyone trouble themselves to get me a piece of that cake?"

"Certainly, Vert nodded, putting a small piece on a plate and walking it over to the goat-man.

"Mmmm..." Asgore savored his first bite. "Tori's baking... how I missed this."

"I know, right?" Frisk said with a smile.

"Um, anyway," Alphys spoke up again, "before Undyne jumped in, I was going to say, I think I have an idea..."

"And what would that be?" Vert inquired.

"Well, first we would have to contact a few friends I made over the Internep. And then, I need to make some adjustments on you-know-who..."

*And so, a few days later...*

A group of about 20-30 people were gathered at the edge of their town not far from Mt. Ebott, standing in front of a hastily-constructed stage. A nerdy-looking otaku came up on said stage, adjusting the mike before announcing, "Thank you, thank you all for coming to this debut! Today, we'd like to show off a new invention of our friend, Dr. Alphys!"

"Wait a minute, I thought this was a singing performance!" One audience member protested.

"Ah, but it IS a singing performance... but it's Dr. Alphys invention that will do the singing! Hey Frisk, bring it on up here!" Frisk soon appeared, pushing a robot with arms on a dolly, the nerd off loading it before switching it on. "There we go! All right, take it away!"

"...power up complete! I am ON~!" the robot spoke, pulling out a mike of his own. "Welcome! I'm Mettaton, the incredible performing robot! And this little one is Frisk, she'll be singing with me today!"

"Yaaaay," one NPC deadpanned, causing some light laughter.

"Hmm, tough crowd. Well~, once we get started, I think you'll fainting in the stands!" Mettaton with a flourish of his free hand. "So first, a simple number that Frisk picked out! Oh, could someone hand her the other mike, please?" The nerd from before stepped back up, taking the mike off the stand and handing it to the child. "Thank you! So then, little Frisk, care to start us off?"

"Okay," Frisk nodded, clearly a bit nervous. (ah-a-hem...)

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are!

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky...

Mettaton joined her at the second line, singing the song all the way through. When they finished, some light applause was heard, along with one or two squees of 'How cute!'

"Thank you, thank you!" Mettaton took a brief bow. "Well then, now that we've warmed up, let's really get this performance started! Frisk, if you would please?"

"Okay!" Frisk nodded with an excited smile, reaching behind Mettaton and flipping his back switch. A bright light momentarily blinded the audience, but when it cleared...

"Ohh, YES~" Mettaton EX said in a husky voice, the NPCs gasping in surprise at seeing the robot's streamlined humanoid form.

(Music- 'Death By Glamour', Undertale)

And so the duo began singing again, Mettaton dancing about with his sexy legs... the audience began getting into it, cheering and hooting, and it was clear even the otaku was getting into it, moving back and forth rhythmically from beside the stage. But after two minutes, Mettaton's arms suddenly blew off!

"Oh, drat, I thought she fixed that!"

(music stops)

"I think we should stop, before you lose your legs, too," Frisk suggested.

"I suppose. Well, I hope you enjoyed that finale, at least~!" The standing ovation from the crowds indicated obvious agreement.

"Ah-ha, well, I didn't see that one coming!" the otaku grunted as he came back on stage. "Well, since you enjoyed that performance, allow me to introduce Mettaton's creator- Dr. Alphys! Come on out!" Alphys waddled out from behind the stage, clearly intimidated by the crowd.

"Hey wait a minute! That's a monster!" One of the NPCs cried, the others beginning to mutter in confusion.

"Um, I can explain..." Alphys tried to speak, but her voice wasn't loud enough. Frisk climbed down from the stage, handing her mike over to the scientist. "Oh, thank you! (ahem) "Hello, can everyone hear me? I promise you, I'm not THAT kind of monster! My friend here wouldn't have invited me otherwise!" She indicated the otaku.

"We met on the Internep. Believe me, I was just as surprised as you were to find out what she really looked like!" the nerd shouted. "And she's not the only friendly monster, either! Have any of you heard of the Great Papyrus on Nepbook?"

"Oh yeah, I'm one of his followers!" one NPC spoke up. "Are you saying he really IS a skeleton!"

"THAT'S RIGHT! AND HERE I AM!" Papyrus suddenly leapt up onto the stage from behind, causing everyone to gasp in shock. "HELLO, LOYAL FANS! IT'S SO NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU ALL IN PERSON! I HOPE YOU ENJOYED METTATON'S PERFORMANCE! EVERYONE BACK HOME DOES, THAT'S FOR SURE!"

"Well, HE doesn't need a microphone, that's for sure!" There was some laughter among the audience.

"Too bad he can't carry tune to save his life, or I'd have him perform a duet with moi!" Mettaton commented, causing another rumble of laughter.

"Well, I'm glad that everyone here is accepting of these monsters, despite their appearance," another voice spoke up, the audience gasping as Vert herself suddenly walked into view.

"Lady Vert?! What are you doing here?!" another NPC asked.

"Well, who do you think sponsored this event?" Vert replied with a knowing smile. Taking the mike from Alphys, she continued, "Allow me to explain. During the Ho-Hum crisis, the group had hijacked Affimojas' airship and brought it to the top of Mt. Ebott. So while Neptune and little Peashy were climbing up said mountain to try and take it back, they were assisted by none other than these two monsters right here, as well, as Alphys girlfriend Undyne!" The audience gasped and muttered among themselves in disbelief...

"THAT'S RIGHT! I DROVE THOSE TWO GODDESSES TO THE SUMMIT, AND SAVED THEM FROM A HUNGRY COYOTE IN THE PROCESS!" Papyrus exclaimed.

"Yes, that's right," Vert cut in. "So, after Ho-Hum had been dealt with permanently, my bodyguard and I went out to find their home in order to commend them for their timely assistance. As it turns out, little Frisk had actually been formally adopted by one of the monsters there..."

"No way!" an NPC spoke up. "This kid, adopted by monsters?!"

"They didn't try to eat you or anything?!" another one addressed Frisk directly.

"Some of them did attack me at first, but I managed to stop them without resorting to violence," the child replied.

"I TRIED TO CAPTURE HER TOO, BUT I EVENTUALLY DECIDED WE WERE BETTER OFF BEING FRIENDS! BEST DECISION I EVER MADE!" Papyrus exclaimed.

"Yes, thank you, Papyrus," Vert spoke up again. "Anyway, as I was saying, we went out to the monster's settlement, and they're all willing to get along with humans... if they would be so kind as to give them a chance. That's what this event was for, to break the ice, so to speak... After all, if little Frisk here can befriend all the monsters, then I'm sure you can as well."

An older NPC spoke up, "Well, I'm sure most of us here would be willing to give it a try... just as long as hostile monsters don't try to mix in with the good ones."

"A valid concern, however, I believe it's fairly easy to tell apart the these monsters from the modern ones that attack you in dungeons, after all, modern monsters aren't quite so... pixelated, now are they?"

"Hey, those two DO look a bit retro, now that you mention it!" another NPC realized.

"Well, they do say the oldies are the best~!" Mettaton said, dancing with his legs a little.

"I'll be happy to answer any other questions you have about the monsters!" Frisk said with a smile.

"Yes, but one at a time," Vert added. And so the Q & A session commenced, with Alphys and Papyrus also putting in their two cents every so often...

(Music- 'Bring It In, Guys!", Undertale)

And over the course of the next month, the monster from Mt. Ebott's underground would slowly integrate into human civilization, Papyrus and Sans driving down a highway together in a hot rod and scooter respectively, Undyne and Alphys having a day at the beach, Mettaton putting on new performances on a proper stage, his agents discussing plans to perform a duet with 5pb...

And Toriel would open a school for humans and monster kids alike, Asgore working as the groundskeeper... and a flower with a smiley face hiding amongst the golden flowers occasionally popping out to spook a student, but that was as far as he took it these days...

And that wily coyote to this day STILL hasn't caught that road runner... Oh well, not everyone gets their happy ending.

*Snippet 10- End*