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[FATEFUL DAYS – TWIST IN TIMELINE]
Her name is Undyne and she dreams of freeing all the monsters out of the Underground. It all changed when she witnessed her father murdered and her mother dragged away to who-knows-where. Hiding inside the closet, the monster couldn't do anything but cry in anger. Having the closet sealed with blue magic, she was only able to get out after the whole event. Her home ransacked and destroyed, Undyne began wandering around the streets searching for food. The aquatic monster knew she had to fend for herself – Stealing, training and running was the only things she did before she was captured by some gang. The day she snapped when she saw her mother violated and dying, the bastards manhandling her as their next victim. Undyne didn't know if it was LOVE for those bastards or love for her mother that drove her to the breaking point. It didn't matter anymore. She killed everyone. In this kill-or-be-killed world, she should have been prepared in advance. Keeping her safe? Useless, this was a kill-or-be-killed world. Seeing her skills of utilizing yellow, red and blue magic, someone realized her potential and decided to train her. This monster was Mr. Gerson, Hammer of Justice, the most fearsome warrior in the whole Underground. Being able to fight an army of humans in the past, the tortoise took her in as his predecessor. Ever since that day, she vows to never show MERCY to any monster until...
"NYEH~! NYEH~! NYEEH~!!" A shrill sound echoed within the Echo Garden.
A six-year-old Undyne tried her best to ignore the sound. Children were often abandoned in Waterfall. This one was no different, but the baby kept on wailing. Mr. Gerson, on the other hand, was noting the small red pebbles forming on the ground. The monster, being a history-fanatic, began a short lecture about survival techniques children do for help. This one in particular has red magic, making it sturdier in battle. Undyne didn't know what was in her head, but she charged forward to the source of the red pebbles. Getting closer and closer to the riverside, the red pebbles were in fact small deformed bones. Wrapped in bloody rags and a book was a baby skeleton floating on the river, crying with mixed color of liquids falling from its face. Red and orange tears staining its face, Undyne picked the baby and held it in her arms. Using the CHECK option, Undyne heard her foster dad comment about its bad state. She was about to drop the baby until it stopped crying to stare at her. Blinking, the baby skeleton giggled, waving its hands. Undyne was silent, staring at the wiggling baby. This was when she decided to take the baby in, being the first to laugh at her face without fear. She and Mr. Gerson had a long fight but eventually things went her way. Undyne trudged off carrying the baby under her cloak. When the skeleton grew up and learned to ask, Undyne told her lies about his birth, how he was found.
“Papyrus! Don’t be a wuss and drink your sea tea!” Undyne brought out a cup and pushed it on the baby’s skull. Papyrus whined, flailing its hands and crying loudly. Mr. Gerson sighs, putting a book down to stare at the fussing girl. “Did you warm the sea tea?”
“…OF COURSE I DID! Who do you think I am?!” Undyne asked with an eyebrow raised. Mr. Gerson made no comment, looking back at his book. Undyne tasted the sea tea. It was warm enough so why wasn’t the baby taking it? Looking back at the skeleton, Undyne forces it in the mouth once more. “DRINK it!”
“NYEH-!” Papyrus stopped with his crying as the liquid was drowning his face. Shaking his body, the skeleton mustered enough energy to create a red bone to push the cup away from his face. Unfortunately, Undyne had another cup at the tableside. Picking the other cup, Undyne grinned evilly. “Did you honestly think I wouldn’t learn from my last session with you punk?! Get ready!”
“Fucking brats…” Mr. Gerson muttered. The cup was obviously too hot for the baby, but a wry smile formed as he listened to the two children 'bond.'
The baby skeleton was loud and cheerful, a bundle of sunshine that wasn't meant for the Underground. He was too good for them, like how her mother saw her when she was younger. Undyne promised herself that this clumsy skeleton won't end up like her - broken and sin-filled. But she wasn’t going to let the skeleton turn into smiling shreds of dust. Papyrus was her adopted little brother, even if she and Gerson had to keep him a secret from the rest of the world. Papyrus' name wasn't really from the latin word of paper, but it was a nametag on the kid's neck. Mr. Gerson said they should make a nickname for Papyrus when he grows up, in case her intuition said so. Growing up, Papyrus often stayed with Undyne. He reads the books Mr. Gerson brings back home and follows Undyne with his baby legs. However, the most disturbing thing was Papyrus' repetition of the word 'snans.' She knows the skeleton wasn't really abandoned since birth. He was left there when he was near a year-old. He even has a nametag if ever the kid gets lost (maybe).
"SNANS! SNANS~?!" Papyrus cries in the middle of the night, stirring Undyne awake. She was left in charge of the house on that day since Mr. Gerson had to do a raid. Rubbing her eyes, Undyne went over and cradled the skeleton to sleep. Summoning a small wisp of red magic, Undyne knew this was the only way for the skeleton to instantly feel safe. Calming down, Papyrus curls to sleep bundled in a worn-down black T-shirt. Undyne exhales, looking up at the clock. “It’s fucking 3 AM in the morning…”
When the skeleton showed intellectual capacity, Undyne was prepared to teach the skeleton his words. However, the skeleton still used this word ‘Snans’ whenever he was lost and fearful. This had to change. Mr. Gerson was the one who did the brain washing. Both monsters knew that this knowledge was best left in the past, whoever this 'snans' was must probably be the skeleton's sibling or parent. Undyne could already recite verbatim how Mr. Gerson would talk about Papyrus' security and the danger if the parents found out about his location. Papyrus was unaffected, noming on orange crayons and making 'nyeh-ing' sounds. Undyne understood and didn't want to even imagine the critter's dust. Papyrus blinked at her and waved his arms, Undyne looked over the window and saw it was already time.
"Okay. Sit tight punk coz I'm going to say this only once!" Undyne looks down at the baby with a grin. Sitting down beside the lump she declares as a 'cradle,' Undyne picks up the Storybook brought in with the baby's arrival. The baby was sunken in the cushion since the cushion was too soft (bean bags).
"NYEH~!" The baby wiggles. Doing grabby motions to Undyne's face, it had a faint orange blush that signified its steady recovery. Undyne smiled and rubbed the top of his skull.
"That's the spirit. Let's start this bull crap of a story! Once upon a time, there was a rabid bunny munching on a corpse…" Undyne started. In the end, she was the one sleeping from how fatigue she was with all the battles she had undergone to survive. Papyrus slept as well, making soft 'nyeh-ing' sounds as it curls closer to itself to maintain what remaining warmth it had created in its SOUL.
[SCHOOL AND PROBLEMS]
Even though she was learning a lot of techniques in fighting, gaining LOVE and stealing from other monsters as a way of life... Mr. Gerson enrolled her to a fucking school. Undyne wasn't okay with that. Neither was Papyrus who has already grown in an alarming rate. According to her mentor-dad, Papyrus looked like a year younger than her in normal skeleton anatomy but still had a mind of a baby. Undyne exclaimed that this was because he drank a lot of sea tea, Papyrus blinks and nods in agreement.
"DIN?!" Papyrus tugs the unresponsive female. Eyes wandering over Undyne sharpening a stick, Papyrus wanted to mimic the action. Finding blocks of wood, he comes closer to Undyne. "DIN! DIN!!"
"What’ sup punk?" Undyne looks down and sees the blocks of wood. Looking at the little skeleton, she pets his head. "Sure."
"NYEH~!" Papyrus was excited, his voice turning an octave high and his eyes sparkling. Undyne scratched her elbow, thinking that it was best to teach the skeleton to craft other things first besides weapons. She doesn't want Papyrus to get hurt judging his HP.
Yet the frustrating part wasn't from entering the school, but Mr. Gerson's focus towards Papyrus. Cold and unforgiving she understands, but there was something else in her Dad’s eyes - expectation. Teaching him how to fight and use magic, Papyrus can only use orange magic and some blue magic because of her great teaching skills. Red magic appears when the skeleton is in a tight position which forced Mr. Gerson to push the kid at the edge of death. Her Dad even locked the poor guy in the torture chamber to try and get out from. Through sheer dumb luck, Papyrus was able to get out and come back home. Instead of being proud of Papyrus’ act, Mr. Gerson muttered something under his breath. Tying the skeleton up and beating the crap out of Papyrus wasn't the way to go, considering the fact this was probably a one-to-two years old monster. Mr. Gerson begs to disagree with her statement.
"You okay there, Papyrus?" Undyne asked, looking at the tired skeleton. It was one of those nights when Mr. Gerson would finish his training with Papyrus and leave them alone in the house to attend to the other cadets-in-training. How that monster has enough energy to keep on going was a mystery, but both children didn't even want to know how.
"I'M OKAAA-!" Papyrus lost his footing and stumbles to the ground. He was saved from the fall when his sister grabbed him by the hand. Papyrus shook his head and grinned. "THANK YOU, UNDYNE!"
"No probs." Undyne smirked evilly and she lets go of the hand. Watching the skeleton fall face-first on the ground, she laughed. "Fuhuhuhu! Didn't you learn anything from Dad?! Always keep your guard up, even with your own allies!"
"I KNOW..." Papyrus pouts and rubs his face with his right hand. Undyne gave out her hand for the skeleton to reach. Papyrus stares at her. “I AM NOT FALLING FOR THAT THE SECOND TIME!”
The only thing she could note as a mystery would be the child's idiocy to head-straight into danger with those curious eyes. For her, Papyrus couldn't handle on his own even if he can manifest high DT (whatever DT is) as well as have a unique bond with some creature the tortoise isn't mentioning. Since the skeleton was her brother, he was her responsibility not that she minds watching the klutz help her in home-Huh. Everything made sense now. Mr. Gerson was training Papyrus... to become her subordinate in the future? Well the kid is good with paper… Paper equates to paperwork!
Standing up with a determined expression, the skeleton summons out a long bone. Its edges were pointed and a bit twisted. Looking at the skeleton holding a deformed bone, Undyne was starting to think the skeleton had a magic-outlet problem. But Mr. Gerson wouldn't allow the skeleton to visit the clinic, it was their agreement. Only when Undyne and Papyrus became head of the Royal Guards are they allowed to ask for medical assistance. This was another saying of 'go to clinics and you die.' Papyrus points it at her. "THE TERRIBLE PAPYRUS MUST AVENGE HIS PRIDE! FIGHT ME, FISHIE-FISH!"
"...." Undyne tries her best to look angry, but with that funny look the skeleton was giving her and the words he uttered... She can't seem to even bring her spear to parry the femur. Instead, she pushed it away with her hand laughing. "Papyrus! You suck at name-calling! You gotta use slang! Bad words! Make the monster despise you! That’s why you’re titled Papyrus the Terrible."
"OH-OKAY THEN…. YOU ARE NOT THE STRONGEST MONSTER IN THE UNDERGROUND AS OF YET, UNDYNE THE UNDYING?!" Papyrus tries once more. This time, Undyne was nodding her head. "Okay. Paps. That was some good title there, but I prefer Undyne the Unrelenting or somewhere among those lines if you get my punchline? Get it? Punch! Line!"
"UNDYNE!!" After getting punched by said-fish, Papyrus was on the floor rubbing the side of his face. “THAT WAS NOT FUNNY AT ALL! WHERE DID YOU LEARN SUCH LAME LINES? IT SUCKS!!”
“Hey! Screw you, I thought it was funny myself!” Undyne rolled her eyes. Papyrus stuck his magical tongue out. This might take a while…
“Can we go hunt for EXP now?" The seven-year-old female monster complained, pushing the book away from her body. Her adopted brother sighs, placing the opened-radio down. Undyne knew Papyrus was good with letters, being able to start a conversation with Mr. Gerson and distracting him long enough for her to stock up the crap apples instead of eating it. If the skeleton was in her school, he would've already been in high school. The downside was, Papyrus sucks at numbers and yet was a puzzle fanatic. He also learned how to make traps because of the devices she destroyed in and out of home.
“Who are you talking to Paps?” Undyne called out, moving to Papyrus’ area. Standing at the marsh with the echo flowers around him, the young skeleton turned around and waved at her.
“UNDYNE! I FINALLY MADE A FRIEND... BUT YOU SCARED HIM AWAY!” Papyrus stomps his feet with a pout. Pushing the tall grass, Undyne pulled herself out of the marsh and into the somewhat dry land her brother was standing on. Looking around, Undyne shrugged. “I dunno about you, but all I see are these fucking tall grass in the way!”
“B-BUT! UNDYNE~! HE WAS HERE! THE TERRIBLE PAPYRUS IS NOT LYING! HE’S A GOLDEN FLOWER CALLED FLOWERY AND IS MY NEWEST FRIEND~!” Papyrus holds a mini-tantrum as she drags him along back to their house. “Yeah yeah… And Dad’s a turtle.”
“BUT HE ISN’T! FATHER TOLD US HE IS A TORTOISE!” Papyrus corrected while he looks behind to see if his friend was going to return. Undyne also looks behind and still senses nothing. Rolling her eyes, Undyne hauled the skeleton faster. “If Dad found out you came out without your cloak. He is so going to pun-nish for your wrongdoings!”
“UNDYNE! NO PUNS! YOU PROMISED!” Papyrus whined, but was too light to make a challenge. The skeleton was as light as a feather. Undyne thinks it was because of the sea tea the punk's been drinking.
“But Mr. Gerson said you have to get better in school. You have exams this week remember?” Papyrus reminded. Undyne whined and dunked her head to the table. She really doesn’t care about that. She wanted to gain more EXP. She knew Papyrus wanted to do this too. The skeleton loves creating traps that are so complex yet easy to use. Though, she still thinks direct confrontation was the best. Hidden in the dark, Papyrus had to always wear a cloak, a hood, anything that could hide his appearance. This was for his safety, but going outside was also necessary. For her, increasing LOVE was the most important thing to do in one’s whole life. Next to that was skill, something she learned from watching different confrontations of various monsters. Never judge a book by its cover.
“…. UNDYNE?” Papyrus asked. Moving close to the female, the skeleton was shaking with fear. “DO YOU THINK THIS WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO?”
“Yes.” Undyne patted her clothes to remove the dust. The skeleton looks down at his traps and asks again, still confused. “BUT MAYBE THEY WON’T KILL US IF WE JUST SHOW MERC -"
“Papyrus!” Undyne nearly shouted. Her eyes crimson red, Undyne held the front of the skeleton’s sweater and pulled it up. Being the taller and older monster, it was easy for Undyne to lift the skeleton off his feet, watching Papyrus stare at her with a blank expression. There was no fear in those eyes, just pure confusion. She tightens her hold. “In this world… It’s killed-or-be-killed!”
“BUT WHAT IF SOMEONE COMES AND CONTINUOUSLY SHOW MERCY TO US, DO WE STILL KILL THEM?” Papyrus struggled to breath. Holding his foster sister’s hand to lessen the pressure exerted on his neck. Undyne growled and threw him to the ground. “Listen up punk! That MERCY option is a hoax, an ACT to get your DEF down! Don’t be fooled and learn from the past.”
“OK…” Papyrus answered back, sitting on the floor. Not bothering her brother, Undyne marched back to the house, her brother followed suit hesitantly.
“I know I know…” Undyne still had her face on the table. Papyrus laughed with his signature Nyehs and continued tweaking the radio with his improvised bone screwdriver. It was a miracle how Mr. Gerson has yet to break Papyrus’ HOPE. HOPE makes everything feel so light and happy, kind of like drugs. A hesitant skeleton as an ally, Undyne was the one who does the final blow in their tag teams. By showing that it was okay killing monsters, Papyrus adapted and grew apathetic towards his enemies. But from time to time, Papyrus apologizes to the dust. This earned him a knuckle sandwich. Good thing Papyrus got over his wimpy attitude and went on honing his skills. Undyne, as his self-proclaimed teacher, was going to make sure this skeleton is going to line up to his title as the Terrible Papyrus!
[CHILDISH CRUSH]
Being ten-years-old didn’t mean you weren’t the victim of LOVE or should she say Love? Yup, that’s right. Undyne didn’t see this coming when she was in school. Sure, she got her own share of love as well as LOVE letters and confessions from her classmates but this monster as so different. Papyrus was also learning to take care of the house all by himself. This gave Undyne more alone-time as she travels around Waterfall. This was when she met HER, the monster of interest, in the dumps.
“W-who’s there?” The girl whispered. Her tail swishing about as she held a rectangle board with a cool design, the girl was a yellow lizard wearing an over-sized shirt. Hanging around the Dumps because she didn’t want to go to school, Undyne watched the female monster from above the junk pile. Looking at the side, Undyne spotted the intruders that the lizard was talking about. The female yelped when she saw them. Surrounding the lizard, Undyne noted that they were five in total with the LV ranging 4-6.
Seeing the monster in the dumps, Undyne saw the yellow lizard picking up rectangle boxes and black sharp and thin objects. The way that monster acted against her monsters was pathetic, but underneath those glasses… Undyne could see wisdom and mystery. Scurrying and fidgeting from the face of her enemies, the yellow lizard fooled them all. Undyne was mesmerized with the monster’s method of elimination. Never direct, but hidden. A snake ready to pull out its fangs to its unsuspecting enemies, her name was Alphys. She likes anime and is often in the dumps. Undyne knew this was Love at first sight. This emotion of wanting… could get her killed. This monster could very well use her as a mean. Mr. Gerson will destroy her as soon as he hears this. However, Papyrus simply warned her to be careful. Balancing studies and training, Undyne had to exert more DETERMINATION to get things her way. Speaking of Determination, Papyrus’ magic was turning haywire every time he got angry or when it was night. Without her prior consent, Papyrus disappears during random intervals of the day. Coming back home all by himself, Papyrus and her sometimes fought because of the cloak he wore changed color every time. Was this Mr. Gerson’s method of friendship building? Sometimes, Papyrus gets hurt and she would heal him before they head back home. Sometimes, she gets seriously hurt and Papyrus would turn into a wimp and run away, blaming himself on everything. When it comes to healing, Papyrus fails.
"Are you there punk?" Undyne asks, knocking the door of her homie. Getting into an argument, the two fought in an isolated part of waterfall but Papyrus' magic was a bit wonky. Based entirely in the owner's emotion, the red bones multiplied in an enormous rate and caught up to her. Undyne understood why the old fart kept training the skeleton. DETERMINATION was a bitch when the user was angry. Realizing what happened, Papyrus ran off into the darkness.
Undyne stayed in the area for a while, recovering and bandaging the injury before catching up with her brother. Of course fighting in the middle of the night was a good thing, it increases the chance of your brother nearly killing you in the process. "Papyrus. Come out. I'm alive. Stop beating yourself in there."
"I'M THE WORST BROTHER THAT EVER EXISTED!" Papyrus cries. It can be imagined the skeleton has teary eyes and was hugging a teddy bear which the tortoise gave when they were younger. Undyne placed her ear on to the door, she wanted to try something. "That's an understatement Paps! You’re not the worst, just the most terrible! And remember, you aren’t the only bone in the Underground.”
"PUNS AREN’T EVEN MAKING ME FEEL BETTER!" Papyrus bawls. The guy’s crying over simple matters. So what if she lost an eye? She still has another one. Why was the guy so guilty?
"Come on whiny bones! Your teacher's here to help you out on your control. I'm not giving up on you because of an eye!" Undyne yells to the door. Sniffles were heard with the door opening slightly. The skeleton peeks at Undyne with a guilty expression. "REALLY?"
"Duh! I don't want anyone else getting killed all because of some baby tantrum." Undyne swings the door open and noogies the skeleton. Caught under surprise, Papyrus struggles with both hands trying to stop the knuckle on his skull. "DON'T NOOGIE THE SKELETON! FUCK IT UNDYNE! STTOOPPP!!"
"REVENGE!" Undyne screams while the skeleton flails his arms trying to get her to stop.
Looking through her discs, Undyne contemplates on what to watch while Papyrus fixes her canine language homework. Oh this? She and Alphys met and the gal gave her stuff to watch. To sum it up, she and Alphys were like anime buddies. She also let Papyrus watch too and even force him to like it. It was better than school any day. It quickly got out of hand, having this so-called anime movie marathon when the tortoise was gone. Due to the intense exposure, Papyrus was eventually corrupted to the point where they would design their own sideline clothes for undercover or some shitty thing that could happen to them like in the Anime they watched (Zombie apocalypse, recon missions, burglary, etc).
"THEY REMEMBER THAT?!" Papyrus moves his arms in the air in disbelief. "THAT PROMISE WAS MADE FUCKING FIFTEEN YEARS AGO!"
"PAPYRUS! How dare you question Anime logic?!" Undyne scolded, looking at the skeleton with a squint eye. Watching the near ending of the movie, Undyne knew she has to explain this to her innocent brother. Papyrus has his arms crossed with a huge frown when Undyne explains. "You see Papyrus... Promises are done with people you trust. Stronger than anything in the world, promises are shackles that will not be destroyed unless the task is accomplished! The strongest bond is the pinky promise while the subtle actions that ask for patience are the weakest. You know? Cause there's no physical bond to it."
"…." Papyrus stares at her with a question mark. Undyne tries again. "It’s like Punk A saving Punk B. Therefore, Punk B makes a promise to return the favor. No written stuff required, but you have to do it."
"OH! THAT MAKES SENSE... THANK YOU UNDYNE!" Papyrus snuggles deeper under his blanket as Undyne chooses the next movie. “Next one is about Ghosts and high school kids…”
Too bad, Mr. Gerson decided to enroll them both in High school, losing their personal space to live in a foreign area called a dorm. When Undyne thought Papyrus was going to study with her, she was thinking in the lines of no-cloak & get-friends policy not the look-like-a-drug-dealer & be-an-introvert law. Sadness comes full circle when the skeleton accepted his situation and excelled greatly in all subjects except math. You know Math – the subject Undyne and Mr. Gerson tried teaching to the brain-dead baby? Yeah… but you don’t need math to become a Royal Guard, just in every other task that involves daily life… Undyne made it her job to carry all of their allowance in case Papyrus wants to buy something. He’s good in bargaining, but not in numbers. Because she saw the skeleton eyeing a computer, she gave him her old one. (Alphys helped her get a faster version so they could chat with each other.)
[THE BEGINNING OF MILITARY TRAINING]
Ever since monsters have seen Papyrus remove the cloak in several occasions in the ‘Academy,’ Undyne never did understand why monsters wink at her younger brother. Was it because Papyrus was innocent towards their pranks and jokes? Just wondering since she knew messing with the skeleton was funny too. Blowing near Papyrus’ neck makes him jump up with that comical face on. Papyrus doesn’t like hearing puns and doesn’t bother making friends. Unlike her, the skeleton either stays in the training room, the library or their dorm room hogging the computer. She also has an account in the UnderNet, but she wasn’t as addicted as Papyrus in terms to posting. Papyrus practically ignores everyone unless necessary; reasonable as the skeleton was the top of their class except in Math (again). She also saw Mr. Gerson create their health/birth certificate and Papyrus was labelled as Fell. Fell because Papyrus should have fallen when he was a child. Unfortunately, her classmates adopted her nickname of Paps and made fun of his name. All was fine until that event called the Bathhouse wars. The weird tradition done by each batch within the Academy, Undyne and Papyrus had to team-up like every other project they had because the skeleton was the perfectionist in everything he does. Side note, the skeleton doesn’t really know anyone in particular. The guy is too anti-social and work-oriented. Go figure.
"Why are we doing this?" Papyrus looks around the bathhouse. Everyone was gathered here for some important lesson by their professor. Tasked to be naked upon entry, Undyne punched a monster breathing heavily beside her. Tall pillars supporting the ceilings, the bathhouse was located under the castle. The skeleton looks around and sees the dogs talking among themselves. Everyone was grouping up into pairs and threes. Sometimes, they were in groups. Papyrus grew worried and looked for help. Undyne was too busy beating up the idiots who tries to touch her. How relentless of them.
"It's called group bone-ding. Get it skeleton?" A male Dog snickered at the skeleton who face palmed at his pun. Papyrus shook his head. “Doggo. If you weren’t part of my recon group, I’d beat you up!”
“I don’t think you can bone us, even if you tried Paps but I wouldn't mind~” A female dog giggled as she latched her arm towards another male dog. Papyrus ignores the puns in favor of the environment. Papyrus noticed how everyone held a towel and tugs Undyne with regard.
"Listen all of you bastards and bitches. Today is the grand day we celebrate..." A voice started. It was their professor in monster culture. The furry monster was also naked, showing his glory to all of the monsters as he held a towel like a whip. Undyne slowly gave a towel to the skeleton. There were so much dongs to hit today. Their professor’s voice turns dark in his last words. "The Towel Wars."
"What is that supposed to be, Undyne?" Papyrus asked with interest, seeing Undyne already squeezing her towel in a shape of a whip. The Professor continues. "As you all know, this is the time you start flicking everyone, friend or foe, in any area of the body, preferably the monster's genitalia!"
"I think I have to produce that with magic… What the fuck am I supposed to do?!" Papyrus sounded worried but the female warrior was thinking of better things like which monster she should destroy first.
“READY?!” The guy jumps up to the sole pillar before continuing. “START!”
“Maybe I can be a watcher-NOT!” Papyrus ducks with his eyes wide in surprise. Undyne drags him far from the battlefield and pulls him near a pillar. “Don’t be in the middle of the battlefield, bonehead! God. You are bringing me down.”
“I’M SORRY FOR NOT BEING INFORMED ABOUT THIS WHOLE-DAY NUDE BATTLE.” Papyrus crossed his arms, but stared at something behind her. “Undyne… Do monster tend to select their prey?”
“But you don’t even have a- Fuck it! It’s coz you’re a newbie!” Undyne flicked her towel at the water. Papyrus twists his towel and looks at their enemies as well. Both had glinted eyes, determined to survive the onslaught. Rushing forward, Undyne froze her towel with the combination of water and blue magic.
Being the big sister, Undyne scared off all the bullies that dare harm her brother. She needed a nerd to help her monitor the school (not winning in the student council seat sucked balls!) so she wandered in the other side of the Academy to (coincidentally) meet Alphys. It was because of her brother that she got to know the mechanical genius within the lizard. From time to time, Undyne would get a chance to hug the daylights out of the lizard because of simple information. She loved making the scientist warm up to her - nearing her goals of getting the gal as her girlfriend! However, that being said, Papyrus himself questions about certain gestures done towards him. Undyne told him to avoid it or beat the guys up because these actions ruin one's reputation. Undyne knew how important reputation was to her bro because of Mr. Gerson. Because of him, Papyrus wanted to be one of the strongest and terrible monsters in the Underground. Discussing this to Alphys made the lizard see the skeleton boundary Kuudere and Tsundere. Undyne thinks it’s more on the Kuudere.
"Where did you get that? Did you buy it?" Undyne asked as she took a bite of her BBQ. Sitting near the edge of the balcony, Papyrus sat down holding a lot of confectionery items such as donuts, cookies, cakes and whatever sugary treats available near campus. Papyrus must have bought them with his money since she knew the skeleton had a sweet tooth. Because they were scholars, stipend was supplied to be used for whatever they wanted. At first, they bought weapons and containers for battle until Mr. Gerson forbade the skeleton to cook in the dorm. "I thought you were a meat lover like me?"
"MEAT IS ALL RIGHT, BUT I PREFER ITEMS WITH INTRICATE DESIGNS SUCH ARE THIS CONFECTIONERY TREATS OUR CLASSMATES BOMBARDED ME WITH… DO YOU KNOW WHAT EVENT IS FOR TODAY? MAYBE THIS COULD EXPLAIN THE MONSTER’S BEHAVIOR." Papyrus pokes the cake with his fork. Slicing a piece of the shortcake, he popped it in his mouth. Undyne was cursing internally. Were those guys flirting with Papyrus because they couldn't get her?! Those bastards! Why does this keep happening? Papyrus doesn’t even attract attention so what gives?! She should keep him close for a while, most of the monsters were going to have their heat soon and she wouldn’t want her bro to die in the fire. Tearing the remaining meat on her stick, Undyne chewed.
"DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG?" Papyrus asked with a confused expression, sweating a little from the pressure. Undyne stood up and excused herself. “Nah! I just remembered something I have to do!”
“WAIT! WE ONLY HAVE FIVE MINUTES LEF-” Undyne ran off, leaving the skeleton to his own devices. She was heading to an expert and what better help than with Alphys? Jumping out of the balcony, Undyne counted the floors until she reached the fifth floor. Hanging on the edge, Undyne yelled for entry. “ALPHYS!! Open the window and let me in!”
“U-undyne?! What are you doing here?!” Alphys opened the window in shock. After entering the girl’s room, filled with anime posters and books, the lizard knew the solution. Giving her a sachet of some unknown substance, Alphys called it coffee and it would help alter the skeleton's life. Undyne accepted it wholeheartedly, even if the aquatic female thought it was drugs at first. Turning the clear water brownish black, Undyne gave it to the skeleton who indeed enjoyed it. In fact, he enjoyed it too much... Papyrus began searching for more coffee. This was good for her part, seeing that Papyrus altered his usual plans to find for coffee in the outskirts of the Black Market. Mission accomplished.
Because they were within a diversity of monsters, Undyne took special care to teach Papyrus about attachments. Essential since Papyrus hasn't entered heat yet. He needs to know his options to find a mate. She has one in particular, but the girl's shy. However, Undyne didn’t like how a lot of monsters are turning desperate to catch her attention. She had eyes on only two people: The King and (you guessed it) Alphys. When she said this without revealing the names to her crush-she meant friend, the lizard turns sour and snuggles close to her. Even if Undyne knows possessiveness was a bad sign, she still loved the way Alphys did that. She should let Papyrus meet Alphys, but the guy might freak out with her gal’s working space. The same thing he did when he came back to the dorm after a hermit week in the library.
[FINALITY]
“*huff* *huff*” Undyne’s vision became blurry, watching her old man in front of her. Stabbing him right in the SOUL, Mr. Gerson was saying something which she could no longer recognize. All that training from the old fart led to this. Undyne removes her spear, staggering away from the monster. The loud cheers from the crowd above deafened her senses. The tingling sensation of EXP increases her LV by two, numbing her green SOUL. Instead of being jubilant, Undyne was shaking uncontrollably. The only thing she remembered saying was her voice, “This can’t be happening… This can’t be real… I-I!”
Y o u k i l l e d h i m…
Undyne dispersed her spear. Raising her hands to see the blood and dust intermingle, Undyne felt something snap. Everything was so numb. She knew she had to do it, but it didn’t have to end up like this! ‘Make it stop. Make it stop!’
Y o u r o w n f a t h e r…
“UN-DYNE!” A familiar voice berates her. Ringing in her ears, the female stirs from the darkness.
“Tone it down punk!!!” Undyne snapped, stirring from the table and pushing the skeleton’s hand away. Hearing the skeleton’s voice turn softer, the New Commander of the Royal Guards closed her eyes, too tired to even fight back. Carried on the back, she hears Papyrus mutter. “Fourteen days and Grillby knows how to brew coffee. Undyne. I understand you’re feeling down, but tell me about your trip next time.”
“….” Undyne didn’t comment, staring down to look at the echo flowers in the marsh. Her vision was blurry. In the middle of the night, both individuals were hiking back to Waterfall. They have a long break in preparation to graduation. The skeleton breathes out, “Ummm… I prepared our Birthday Lasagna early since it’s our birthday tomorrow… Uh I mean today. Oh and Alphys called! She seemed worried about you.”
“….” Undyne closed her eyes. The monster’s HOPE was radiating out of his chest. The punk did something good today. Gentle and Determined, HOPE was tugging her SOUL away from something. HOPE, the supposed-energy source for monsters, was trying to SAVE her from something? What a laugh. Undyne has no idea why HOPE was doing that, but it was happening for a reason. “And I... I told her that we’re too busy handling our tasks!”
“Do you think I should kill my teach?” Undyne asked, twirling her pencil as she stared at her math assignment. The yellow lizard looks over her schematics and tilts her head. The other person in the room was reading a quantum physics book on the bed, uncaring about the two female individuals in the room.
“W-well… It’s u-up to you U-undyne…” Alphys answered with an awkward smile. Undyne stares at her before heading back to her assignment. Undyne bit the pencil and frowned. “But what if I don’t want to? Will that be seen as a sign of weakness? Can’t the guy be demoted instead?”
“Uhmm… I researched it up and… Y-You c-can’t leave your m-mentors alive…” Undyne broke her pencil, making the lizard jump in fright. All her items fell from the ground, earning a low chuckle from her roommate. Alphys hurriedly picked all her stuff on the floor and threw a remote at the skeleton. Floating two inches near his area, the remote was coated in red magic before it disintegrates into dust.
“Stupid skeleton!” Alphys cursed at her roommate before heading to Undyne. Feeling a hand on her shoulder, Undyne looks over and smiles. “My bad! I can’t seem to solve this babe. Help me out?”
“D-Don’t scare me like that okay?! I thought you hated me for a second there, jerk!” Alphys playfully shoves Undyne to the desk. Undyne turns around and holds the lizard in her arms. “And miss an opportunity like this? Never!”
“The Grand Announcement will occur in a few weeks’ time, Undyne.” Papyrus continues on. Undyne remembers, but didn’t have the strength to continue listening. Luxury green to crimson red, her SOUL paralleled to the haste of these events. After the death of her mentor, she was falling fast into a short-term depression. “YOUR SUBORDINATES ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOU TOO…"
“TSUNDERPLANE-WISE!” The voice added, turning faint. She needs to wash these memories away with all the liquor she could get, but it was impossible. This was a kill-or-be-killed world. She has to live with the burden of her sins. Undyne has to move on and show that tortoise that his life wasn’t in vain. She was going to get all the monsters out of here and get vengeance to those bastards in the Surface.
“AND THEN YOU CAN AT LEAST INTRODUCE THIS ‘ALPHYS’ PERSON AS PLANNED WHEN WE FINISH THE PREREQUISITE ….” Papyrus’ voice stopped and everything turned dark and cold. She doesn't like the cold. It reminded her of Snowdin, freezing blizzard. Everything was hurting and this pain was getting worse every day, but not too this extent… Is she entering second and third level of Despair consecutively? Well Shit! She should have visited Alphys then. She's such a wuss, falling unconscious because of invisible pain. Hopefully she can survive this and ask Alphys for help before she falls. Wait. If she recalls properly no one has-
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Next time she woke up, Papyrus greeted her with a punch and a whole load of scolding.