Disclaimer: I don't own Doki Doki Literature Club or Undertale, however I do own the plot of this story and our Player.
Player followed Monika, who in turn followed Toriel, who led them inside her house. Upon entering the home, the Goat-Woman turned to them with her most pleasant smile. "Do you smell that?" She asked, and both Monika and Player sniffed, and both their eyes widened in surprise and elation. And though Toriel could only see one of them, she laughed at their reaction all the same. "That's right! I made you Butterscotch-Cinnamon Pie! I do hope you like Pie, is that right?"
"My parents were always very into American culture, a pie here or there isn't something unusual." The teen replied, smiling. And at the mention of parents, Toriel seemed to deflate just a tad. But not enough for Monika to notice, only Player understood.
She quickly brightened back up. "Please, follow me. The pie is not quite done yet." She said, walking off.
Monika and Player quickly followed behind her, and they came to a stop in front of a door. "This is your room, It's a little small now, made for children you see, but I will build you a bigger bed and room eventually." She smiled, before suddenly sniffing the air. "I must go, I think the pie is burning." She quickly fled the room, and Monika walked into the room.
She shut the door behind her before taking in the room. "Toriel was right, this is a room for children." Monika said.
A lamp sat on a small table in the corner, from there, a poster, a small box of some kind, a bookshelf, a dresser, a bed, and a much taller lamp could be seen.
Taking a seat on the bed, the Club President sighed, she hadn't realized how long she had been on her feet for! It felt nice to take a seat. Player, deciding, apparently, to be a more stereotypical ghost-type and took a seat on the dresser. "Huh, I can interact with this...Neat." He half-said, as he was focused on the Menu box again.
Monika stretched and yawned cutely. "I'm going to take a short nap, wake me up will you? Or...If you want." She said flirtatiously, which caught Player's attention. "You can lay with me, though it's not like we could have any fun, it would still be sweet."
Player smiled at her. "I would LOVE too, but I am slightly busy. I'm making a gift." He said, returning to work. "But I will definitely remember to wake you up."
Monika huffed and pulled off her school jacket, but left the undershirt and skirt on. She undid her tie and pulled out her bow, she wouldn't need these to sleep. Covering herself with the blankets and laying her head onto the nice, soft pillow, Monika felt her feet touch the end of the bed. Despite the slight uncomfortability, the teen quickly found herself fast asleep.
Not long later
Monika eventually was woken up by Player whispering in her ear. "You cannot give up just yet, Monika! Wake up!"
Monika slowly sat up and rubbed her eyes. "How long have I been asleep for?" She asked, rubbing her eyes.
"A few hours. I got the chance to finish what I was working on... I'll show you it soon." He winked, clearly excited. "Until then, why don't you have some pie?" He stepped out of her way and revealed a plate with a piece of pie on it.
Monika quickly put on her school jacket, and noticed that it had gotten a few cuts in it. If she were home...if her world was real, she would be paying quite the sum to fix it right then.
Sitting up, she tied her bow back onto her head and leaned over to grab the pie, but Player gave a sigh right as she put the fork in to eat it. "What?" Monika asked, squinting at him.
"I don't suppose that it would be fair not to tell you." He sighed, probably thinking about how he was going against he had said earlier. "That's a healing item...A REALLY powerful healing item. Don't use it unless you need to."
Monika laughed. "You're doing pretty bad at not telling me things." She said, before moving the fork to cut a piece of the pie off. Which she proceeded to eat. "Besides, I'm hungry." She continued, eating the whole pie slice.
Player put his face in his palm. "I told you that fo-" He sighed, before looking back up at her with a tight smile. "You know what? You're right. I have been doing bad at keeping information from you. From now on I'm not going to tell you anything but the most simple things."
"That's what I want! You said it, you have to stick to it, no exceptions." She said. Then she quickly finished the pie. "Now, I'm thirsty." She declared, standing up and walking outside, making sure to take the plate with her.
Player followed behind her as she walked.
The duo came out into the living room, where Toriel sat in her chair, reading a book about snail facts. Next to her large and comfy-looking chair was a burning fire. Just looking at it heated both Player and Monika up. "Oh, My Child, you are awake. Did you like the pie?"
"Yes, thank you, may I have something to drink?" Monika replied.
"Oh yes, in the fridge, I should have some Cider for you to drink." Toriel replied. "Oh, and feel free to take as much pie as you wish. I would be unable to eat it all myself." She added.
Monika and Player headed behind her to the kitchen, and Monika immediately pulled open the fridge and found the Cider. She had expected Apple-Cider but this was- "Spider-Cider, huh? I've never heard of it, let's see how it tastes." Pulling the top off and looking around, the teen eventually found an empty glass, freshly cleaned, and poured the Cider inside. She quickly took several drinks. "It's alright." She said, and Player burst out laughing. "What?" She asked, confused.
"Monika, remind me, you're vegetarian, right?" He asked.
"Yes...? Your point?" She asked, not quite following.
"Ahem, Spider-Cider, 'Made with real Spiders'."
Her eyes widening, Monika carefully shut the bottle, dumped her glass, and put it back into the fridge. "The problem isn't that I just drank an animal, though that is gross." She said, staring forward, horrified. "It's that I just drank spiders."
"It's ok, I'm ninety-percent sure that nothing else in the game is made of spiders. And I guess I'll be nice enough to warn you if it is." Player said, slowly stopping his rain of laughter.
"You'd better. Now, please put some of the pie into the saving slots. I think I won't cheat the game, and I'll just take one more piece." Monika said, starting to come to the terms with the fact that she had drank spiders.
Player obeyed, and the duo quickly left.
Monika was now ready to progress, she knew that there was more to this than what she had already gone through.
"Mrs. Toriel." She started as she exited the kitchen. "Could you please tell me how I can get home?"
Toriel seemed uncomfortable. "What do you mean, this is your home now. Would you like to hear what I have planned for us later?" She asked, clearly trying to change the subject. "I have always wanted to be a teacher, and I was hoping I could use you to help improve my teaching skills." The goat-woman smiled brightly, if not worriedly, at that.
"That's...Admirable. You should always follow you're dreams. What year would you like to teach?" Monika asked, allowing Toriel to finish her thought.
"Oh, I have always wanted to teach younger children, kindergartners and the such, but I feel that you could assist me in learning about what Humanity teaches their children about nowadays."
Monika smiled, it was nice to know that Toriel wanted to do more with her life... Even if she was just a video game character. "I would love to, after you tell me how I may leave the Ruins. For future reference."
Toriel's demeanor changed immediately. "There is something I must do. Please, excuse me." She said, and the Goat-Woman closed her book and quickly rushed away.
Monika and Player exchanged a glance. "Well, go after her!" Player urged. "You're on the right path!"
At her beloved's urging, The Club President rapidly followed after the Monster.
She went down the stairs and found herself in an old purple hallway. Nearby she could see Toriel. She seemed to be distraught. "You wish to know how to return to the surface, do you not?" There was none of her usual delightfulness in her voice. "Ahead of us lies the end of the RUINS. A one-way exit to the rest of the Underground. I am going to destroy it. No one will ever be able to leave again. Now be a good Daughter and go upstairs." She then rushed off before either Monika or Player could get a word in.
The duo quickly followed after, and Monika seemed to be confused. "Daughter? Player, I want an explanation for that."
Player sighed. "Think about it, she's been treating you like family this whole time, right? It's pretty obvious that she considers you her child." Player explained, rather reluctantly.
Monika nodded. "That's what I thought she was doing, but I didn't think it would go this far."
They caught back up to her, and Toriel had more to say. "Every human that falls down here meets the same fate. I have seen it again and again. They come. They leave. They die. You foolish teen... If you leave the Ruins... They... ASGORE... will kill you. I am only protecting you, do you understand? Go to your room." She left again.
Monika and Player were hot on her heels as she fled, but as they rounded the corner, Toriel stopped again. Monika spoke quickly enough. "Toriel Please, listen to m-"
"Do not try to stop me. This is your final warning." Toriel couldn't bring herself to look at the girl she had treated as a daughter as she spoke.
She rushed away, but they still followed.
Toriel stopped just in front of a large stone door, Monika and Player stopped just behind her. "You want to leave so badly? I thought you were smarter than that, it seems like you, along with the other 'older' humans are no different than the children I have also led through here. There is only one solution to this. Prove yourself. Prove to me that you are strong enough to survive."
Monika readied herself, she could already tell what was going to happen. The lights around them dimmed, and the music began.
"Check or Talk. Those are your options." Player stated.
"Check." Monika said.
"Toriel, Attack 80 Defense 80. "Knows what's best for you"." Player said, and just and Monika absorbed the information, dozens of balls of flame came down at her from the goat-mother.
The orbs sailed at her in a pattern like the shape of an Eight. Monika barely was able to keep herself from getting singed, but her school jacket caught fire. Something she took care of by pulling off. It had been nothing but a hindrance this whole time anyway.
"Toriel, please. I have someone I need to get to on the surface! Please let me go!" Monika pleaded, and yet...
"Toriel looks through you." Player said, just as Toriel waved her hands and two sets of fireballs, one in front of Monika, the other behind, swiped at her.
The club president felt herself hurt by that one. But it wouldn't stop her.
"Toriel! Don't you have someone in your life that you would do anything for?" She asked. "If you do, then please, let me get to the one I love!"
At her words, Toriel glanced away, yet continued to launch her bursts of fire. The teen was finding it far to difficult to dodge, and raised her arms up to block.
Her SOUL grew hot with energy. She was filled with PASSION, she could do this!
Pink flames licked around her and protected her from Toriel's red fireballs. "I know you think I'll die out there, but I won't! I have to get back to him!" She cried as Toriel continued her barrage of fire-based attacks.
Her PASSION-shield was faltering, she couldn't keep this up?
Think, what could I say to... I've got it!. Monika thought, before looking right into Toriel's eyes.
"This Asgore person, you said that he'd kill me if I left, well look at what you're doing right now!" She gestured to her body, which was singed and hurting. Though, strangely, not burned. "You are acting just like him!"
Toriel gasped and her eye's blazed with fury. In an instant Monika was hit with massive bursts of fire, her PASSION shield broke, and she took to her knees, trying to block her face. The tears that stained her eyes from the pain were being evaporated by the heat, and she struggled to speak. "Toriel...Pl-Please have Mercy! I'm sorry!"
Toriel's face calmed, and she put her hands to her mouth, causing the attack to stop. "I-I.." Her face re-hardened. "Do not compare me to him." She said.
"Pl-ease." She whispered. "Mercy...Spare."
Toriel glanced away, and did not attack.
Monika pushed herself up, everything hurt. If she had a health-bar, she was sure that it would have been at .5. "Spare." She repeated, having noticed that Toriel hadn't attacked.
"...You are not proving to me that you can survive." Toriel stated, but didn't seem to believe it.
Monika held her hand out, and Player started to give her the pie, but she mumbled. "Candy." And Player swapped the item he was handing to her. Monika popped the Monster-Candy into her mouth and chewed it slowly, feeling it's healing effects starting to affect her. Once she felt better, she looked right into Toriel's flames and leapt upward, above the attack. She spun around mid-air, the Toy Knife flashing in her hand. She used some old athletic skills and landed on her feet, and she pushed the blade to Toriel's throat. Her chest heaving, Monika spoke very clearly to the older Monster. "I don't want to fight you. But do not mistake that for me being unable to fight. Is that good enough for you?" She demanded.
Toriel blinked, shocked.
Monika let her face calm just a bit. "I'm sorry if I am being too threatening. But I will request once more. Spare."
Toriel took in the battered face of the person she had tried to take care of, and then she looked her hands. "I-I am sorry my child." She whispered, suddenly pulling Monika into a tight hug. "Pl-please forgive me. If..If you really love this person..." Monika felt her shirt wetten with tears. "Pathetic, is it not? I cannot save even a single human." Toriel sniffed. "I will not stop you. But please, if you do leave, do not come back."
For some reason, Monika's eyes seemed to wetten, she couldn't tell why.
"Goodbye My Child...And Be good." Toriel said, before pulling away and leaving.
Author's Note: And we are done! Sorry for not doing much over the Summer, but I'll be getting back on track now that school's starting back. Now, review time!
Jack54311:Ok, so first I apologize for the jumbled mess of my last review. I was using voice to text, and I was in a bit of a hurry so I didn't really check it. I'm very sorry about that. Hopefully it wasn't too confusing.
Second, my theory hinges on her only being allowed a limited freedom. Yes, she can break the fourth wall. But anything that could lead to a route for her, be it talking to the girls or letting the player choose her (and I don't mean the Just Monika button) is forbidden. She can break the fourth wall and so on as much as she wants, but she is prevented by the script from saying or doing anything to make or directly influence a route for her. The only exception to the rule is causing the girls to die or be deleted.
But hey, that's just one theory. I actually have one or two others, this is just a favorite of mine. That, and since we've been on this for a few chapters now I'm somewhat attached to it. But to go with your argument, I propose another theory.
Monika, for all her popularity and confidence, was too shy to admit her feelings for the player/mc at first. Meanwhile, recall that the mc admitted at one point in the game that he felt she was out of his league, which is why we never got a Monika route. With him believing he would never have a chance to start with, and her not knowing how to take that step, it never came to fruition. Meanwhile, he starts getting romantically involved with one or more of the other girls, and she overreacts, using her new abilities as a self aware character to cause the events of the game.
What do you think? Could this theory be more fitting? As for my vote, if we really only have one chapter left for Ruins, then I vote we finish first then switch to Frisk.
Me: Well. I had tried to think of a way to debunk you're theory. But the more I did, the more i started to like it. And it makes sense that MC would think that way, seeing as he admitted to thinking she's out of his league, if he had more confidence then maybe we wouldn't be here. I know I wouldn't be. I would have chosen Monika from the start, because she just seems so nice!
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Nyanlight: I love the way your story is going, but I wanna finish off the ruins first. Love your work!
Me: Thank you! I'm always glad to meet a fan *poses dramatically like Mettaton*.
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AliceCullen3: LOVE IT!
Me: THANK YOU!
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The Toad Soldier:This fanfic is amazing so far! Especially the few scenes of Frisk and Chara in Doki Doki Literature Club so far. The dialogue in every part is great. I hope to see more!
Me: I'm glad you think that my story is great! And if you want more then don't worry, I've got a lot more planned. ^^
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Guest: I cant wait to see Monika meeting Sans!
Me: Just one more chapter and the two fourth-wall breakers will meet!
Wall, that's it so
Until Next Time True Readers!