Alphy's POV:

I have been studying her soul for over an hour now and it still puzzles me. But I can still draw conclusions from what I found so far. I know that there is some sort of parasite infesting her mind, and that is influencing her decisions. I still don't know a way I can get rid of it yet. Any procedure is going to be incredibly dangerous for her. But leaving it in would be putting everyone around her in danger.

The mask is another thing altogether. Whoever made it would have to be as smart as me. I haven't seen anything like this done with anything besides magic. It uses occipital transponders to affect the user's perception of reality. Using an advanced virtual arguments network it can allow the user to pass through solid objects, and even teleport in certain areas. Just knowing that she had it, is terrifying.

Speaking of her…..She is just staring at me now, watching me. Knowing this has made me have to retype some of my research because of mistakes I made while nervous. Currently I'm retyping one, but something pops up on the screen that I am not prepared for.

Warning virus detected

Wh…what?! How can that be?! My systems are the most secure in the Underground! Running a scan of my systems I quickly find out it's true. It has already taken over 90 percent of them! But how?!

That's when I notice something out of the corner of my eye. A lone usb stick is in one of the slots of my computer. I immediately unplug it but it's too late to prevent the damage. The screen glitches out and for a split second I could have sworn I saw something looking at me on the screen.

Ok….I.. have to fix this. Whatever she infected my systems with is very powerful. I just need to-

Power outage imminent

Oh no! The cell?! I quickly turn my head to face Vanny but the moment I do everything goes dark. No… no… Nooooo!

Going over to my desk I quickly grab a flashlight. My blood runs cold as I look over to the cell holding Vanny and see that she's gone. Ok I just have to get to the elevator and go down to my lab. The true lab. Even though the powers out I should be able to hack into the reserves and restart it. Once I'm there I can call Sans and we can ge-

That's when the humming starts. I am barely able to hold the flashlight as I start looking all around the room for the source of the sound. I spin around as I hear a crash behind me. I shine my flashlight on my desk only to see all the papers and bowls on it scattered on the floor. I slowly walk towards the elevator. If I can lock myself in all I have to do is hack into the systems to power the elevator. I notice the humming has stopped.

"Are you having fun yet?" My eyes widen as I turn around. My scream can be heard throughout the lab.

Mettaton's POV:

My my. Alphy's sure left this place in a mess. The humans will be here soon, I can't be making my debut with this place looking like this! I wonder where Alphy's is, when I came in here her lab was like this and she was nowhere to be found. On the table is a note with a flash drive, maybe it will shed some light on where she is.

Dear Mettaton. I have left to go hang out with Undyne. I have made some upgrades to your body and have put it on the flash drive here. Please check it out right away.

New upgrades, that sounds most wonderful! I have to try this out! It will make my entrance even more gorgeous! Taking the flash drive in hand I plug into myself. It's quite odd that Alphys would leave at this time, seeing as the humans are coming soon. But it's obvious she has a crush on Undyne, so it's not too surprising.

W…w..a…i.t I fe..el .stra..

You are mine now.

No! W…hat are-

"Oh yes!"


Frisk POV:

We have just said goodbye to Undyne, I could tell Gregory was stressed the entire time. When the house caught fire Gregory seemed sure Undyne was going to kill us. Thankfully like always Undyne agreed to be our friends and went over to Sans and Papyrus's house. We head over to the River Person boat, we get on and the boat sets off.

"The demon's reach is spreading. He always comes back, but is it lying to itself or is it really him?" Interesting, I wonder who the demon is? The River Person is always mysterious with their wording. I look up and notice that we have already reached our destination. We thank the River Person and we start making our way towards Alphys lab.

Things may go a bit differently than you expect Frisk. And it won't be pleasant for you, but I will certainly have fun watching what happens! What do you mean Chara? Is it Vanessa again?

There's more going on then you know about Frisk.

Walking into the lab it is dark as usual. We walk past the screen that shows live footage of us.

"Someone has been Recording us the whole time?! What the hell?!" I definitely was surprised the first time I came in her two. The cameras are not too easy to find. It took me a couple of runs before I even started to find them. I nod to Gregory who is still staring at the screen.

Walking forward the lights turn on. Looking over at the door leading to the true lab, I expect to see Alphys to show up at any moment. But as the seconds go by, we are still alone. Where is she, Chara is this what you were talking about?

This isn't even the worst of it. What has happened has already surpassed my expectations. Is Alphy's alright?! Chara please, tell me what happened so I can help her!

"It looks like no one is here. Frisk you look worried is every-" The ground shakes interrupting Gregory mid-sentence. It's Mettaton! Hopefully he can tell us where Alphys is. Even if he doesn't know, he won't be able to do the quiz show without Alphys.

"Frisk, what's that sound?!"

"Don't worry it's just Mettaton! He isn't going to hurt us; we just have to answer his questions correctly."

"Questions? What are you talking about?!" The sound is getting louder as the shaking intensifies.

"He's an entertainment robot that the person who owns this lab built! He's actually a ghost but-" Suddenly the lights go out again as the wall shatters.

"OHHHH YES! WELCOME, BEAUTIES…." a spotlight shines down on Mettaton. I am so happy that he is sa- wait why is his lights on his face purple instead of yellow?

"... To today's quiz show!" Confetti drops from the ceiling as cheering and clapping can be heard.

"Today's show is going to be different today! But I can assure to all my glorious fans that it will be just as fabulous!"

"Mettaton have you seen Alpyhys around? She wasn't here, so I just want to be sure she is ok." I know that I am not supposed to know any of them yet, but I don't care. I just want to make sure Alphys is safe. If Mettaton is suspicious he doesn't show it.

"The good doctor is away at the moment. But no worries darlings, the show shall continue on as normal! There is only one rule. Answer correctly… OR YOU DIE!"

"You said he wasn't going to hurt us!"

"He doesn't mean it. He won't kill us; at worst we will be brought down to one HP." Alphy was always here to give me the answers. But because the Resets have been going on for so long I know them by heart at this point. We just have to get through the game.

"Let's start with an easy one!"

Who scurried away into the streets? Instead of being a good little kid and meeting their end?

Gregory's eyes widen as he takes a step back. This isn't what he is supposed to ask?! Wait? Chara, you said there was more going on here then just Vanessa. Could it be- Is there something controlling them like you were controlling me?!

So you finally figured it out. Got to say Frisk it took you long enough. It makes sense, the way Vanessa acted earlier. The purple lights on Mettaton, it all adds up.

"What the Hell?!" Gregory's hand has tightened into a fist, but Mettaton wags his finger in feign disappointment.

"Sorry darlings, that answer is incorrect." Suddenly without warning electricity shouts through our bodies. I let out a gasp of pain as I looked down at my HP. It's at 5 already?! Mettaton won't make his attacks this powerful?! At this stage he would be helping Alphy's by causing us trouble, it was never in the plan to outright kill us. Now I know that I was right with my line of thought!

"Time for the second question!"

Who is going to be dead within the next few minutes?

Us,

You

Alphys

no one.

We have four choices like usual. Seeing how what is controlling Mettaton is so sadistic, it makes the answer clear. Looking over at Gregory we both already know what he wants us to say. Yet it won't make it any easier to say it.

"U….us?"

"Correct! Next question!"

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I feel a chill go down my back, what is he talking about? Looking over at Gregory I can tell he is just as shocked as I am. Mettaton's voice was really distorted. But I could still hear it enough to tell what he said. He wants to know where the bodies were….

A. The Animatronics

B. Under the stage

C. In a ditch

D. No one will ever know

Animatorics…..bodies. He can't be talking about what I think he is! Everyone knows about the disappearances that happened decades ago, but no one ever found….. Wait he said where did he hide the bodies. Could that mean?!

"Th….animatronics?" Out of all those options no one ever even would have thought to look there. Could that be the answer to it? Since the original locations shut down way before I was born, I never got the chance to experience it. But from the things I heard, it made my heart ache from what happened there. The only other locations they have open is the Pizzaplex, which has been open for quite a while, but I haven't had the chance to go there yet.

Who always comes back?

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His words are too distorted to make out anything! One more hit and we will die! Going over to the items button I am about to select something when I see Mettaton looking at me threateningly.

"Sorry gorgeous but that is against the rules!" If we can't select any item, then we are going to just have to guess randomly. I look over at Gregory and he looks just as nervous as I am. Slowly we selected A as Mettaton claps.

"How right you are darlings! That was the last question for today's show, but this was only the pilot episode. Until next time darlings!" With that Mettaton fly's off, as I sigh with relief. We have to help him and find out what happened to Alphys. There's got to be a way we can fix this!


Author's Notes:

Vanny has escaped and now Mettaton is under his control. But what happened to Alphys? Next chapter Chara will have an interesting conversation with Glitchtrap.

I am sorry for the long wait for a chapter. I have been busy and also experiencing writer's block.