Underearth/Book 2/Chapter 2

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The Snowdin Province was one of the smallest province in the Kingdom of the Monsters. It featured a frosted-over forest of evergreen-like trees, and massive bamboo-like trees. The rest was simply snow-covered rock and dirt. The entire province even had its own self-contained magic-powered weather cycle that renewed the snow every few days. With how cold it was, you only need to imagine what it was like for Frisk to open the Citadel door and step into the chilling foot-deep snow once again.

Crunching through the snow, Frisk soon felt eyes tracking his every movement from the trees surrounding him.

*Sans must have spotted me by now.* Frisk thought to himself, crunching ever forward toward a chasm in the plateau.

As soon as Frisk reached the chasm, more crunching of snow could be heard coming from behind him. Knowing who this was, Frisk stopped immediately, barely able to contain the surge of excitement that now flowed through him. You see, if not for Sans, Frisk never would have realized the consequences of his careless actions within the Underground before, and so never would have returned to make things right.

"Human." came a mysterious voice that now stood just behind him.

No longer able to contain his excitement, Frisk swiftly turned around and grabbed the skeleton's outstretched hand.

As soon as he did, a loud farting sound erupted from within the handshake. When the farting sound faded, Frisk burst into laughter.

"Heh, the old whoopee cushion in the hand trick." the skeleton, Sans, said. "Wait a sec... Have you heard it before or something?"

"Oh yeah," Frisk said without much thought, "It's *always* funny. A real classic, it is."

Sans's smile, which was already stretched from ear-to-ear, somehow widened.

Stepping forward and slinging his arm over Frisk's shoulder, they both started to walk over the bridge that spanned the chasm.

"You're a Human, right?" Sans asked.

"Yeah."

"That's hilarious. I'm Sans. Sans the skeleton."

The two then went through similar motions as before. Frisk once again hid behind the lamp, Papyrus showed up, scolded Sans for being lazy, then stormed off. Frisk, too, then moved on ahead. At the crossroads, Frisk checked the box. The leather gauntlets were once again inside. Retrieving and equipping them, Frisk moved on ahead, where Sans would reveal 'the Human' to his brother, Papyrus.

"SO, AS I WAS SAYING ABOUT UNDYNE," Frisk heard Papyrus say as he approached. As soon as he came into view, Sans looked over at him, closely followed by Papyrus. They then looked between each-other and Frisk multiple times before Papyrus bent down to Sans's height and whispered loudly enough for Frisk to hear.

"SANS!!! OH MY— IS THAT... A HUMAN!?!?!??!?!"

They both looked past Frisk.

"Uhhhh... Actually, I think that's a rock." Sans replied.

"OH."

Sans then pointed at Frisk. "Hey, what's that in front of the rock?"

"OH MY—" Papyrus started shouting before quieting back down to a whisper (at least as much of a whisper he could manage). "IS... IS THAT A HUMAN?"

"Yes."

"OH MY G— SANS! I FINALLY DID IT!!! UNDYNE WILL... I'M GONNA... I'LL BE SO... POPULAR!!! POPULAR!!! POPULAR!!!"

Frisk gave out a small chuckle as Papyrus regained his composure.

"HUMAN! YOU SHALL NOT PASS THIS AREA! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL STOP YOU!!! I WILL THEN CAPTURE YOU! YOU WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE PALACE! THEN... THEN!!! I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. IN ANY CASE! CONTINUE... ONLY IF YOU DARE!!! NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!!!"

Papyrus then ran off ahead. Sans turned to face Frisk.

"Well, that went well." he said.

"I thought so."

"But hey, don't sweat it kid. I'll keep an eyesocket out for ya."

Sans, too, then went on ahead, soon followed by Frisk as well.

Eventually, Frisk came to a sentry station that smelled of smoke. As he got closer, a large dog-like Monster jumped out of the station with a knife in each hand.

"Did something move?" the Monster said. "Was it my imagination?"

Frisk froze in place.

The Monster looked around some more, then growled. "I can only see moving things." he said, evidently frustrated. "If something was moving, for example, a Human... I'll make sure it *never* moves again."

The Monster raised one of its knives, which began to glow a light blue, and brought it down towards Frisk. As he brought it down, the glow expanded, making the knife appear much larger. As the glow approached, Frisk closed his eyes and tried to remain as still as possible. Once the glow reached him, it was as though somebody had poured icy water on him, requiring him to grab hold of every ounce of strength he had just to keep still.

Once the chill had passed, Frisk opened his eyes again, relieved of its passing. Taking care not to move excessively, he looked around. The Monster had brought its knife up opposite to where Frisk was and was about to bring it down there as well. Frisk, as quietly as possible, approached the Monster while its back was turned to him and gave it a pat on the head.

Almost immediately, the Monster freaked out and flipped back around to face Frisk, who had once again frozen in place.

"S-S-S-Something pet me..." the Monster said. "Something that isn't m-m-moving..." the Monster then gave a disparaging sigh. "I'm gonna need some dog treats for this!!!"

The Monster then climbed back inside the sentry station and disappeared behind the counter.

Frisk, somewhat relieved from the Monster retreating, slipped past the station and continued down the path.

From there, Frisk continued through the Snowdin Heights, encountering four other Monsters that were part of the Canine Unit of the Royal Guard. Two of these Monsters attacked Frisk relentlessly until he'd rolled around in the dirt, mud and snow enough to confuse them into thinking he was simply a dirty pup instead of a Human. The other two were so affection starved that they were completely pacified from the simple act of petting or playing with them. Along the way, between all these Monsters, Frisk encountered Sans and Papyrus a few more times. Just as before, all of this continued until the Gauntlet of Deadly Terror, which Papyrus once again abandoned using. After the Gauntlet, Frisk entered Snowdin Town, the somewhat quiet capital of the Snowdin Province. Since he had already looked around the town in the previous World, Frisk simply rushed to the other end of the town, where Papyrus stood waiting to capture him.

"HUMAN." A deep, loud voice called out through the fog that dwelled over the area. "ALLOW ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME COMPLEX FEELINGS. FEELING LIKE... THE JOY OF FINDING ANOTHER PASTA LOVER. THE ADMIRATION FOR ANOTHER'S PUZZLE-SOLVING SKILLS. THE DESIRE TO HAVE A COOL, SMART PERSON THINK YOU ARE COOL. THESE FEELINGS... THEY MUST BE WHAT YOU ARE FEELING RIGHT NOW!!!"

"Oh absolutely." Frisk replied.

"I CAN HARDLY IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE TO FEEL THAT WAY. AFTER ALL, I AM VERY GREAT. I DON'T EVER WONDER WHAT HAVING A LOT OF FRIENDS IS LIKE. I PITY YOU... LONELY HUMAN... WORRY NOT!!! YOU SHALL BE LONELY NO LONGER! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL BE YOUR..."

Papyrus suddenly stopped speaking. After a few second of silence, his voice penetrated the fog once more.

"NO... NO, THIS IS ALL WRONG!" he said, "I CAN'T BE YOUR FRIEND!!! YOU ARE A HUMAN! I MUST CAPTURE YOU! THEN, I CAN FULFILL MY LIFELONG DREAM!!! POWERFUL! POPULAR! PRESTIGIOUS!!! THAT'S PAPYRUS!!! THE NEWEST MEMBER... OF THE ROYAL GUARD!!!"

As soon as Papyrus finished speaking, a burst of air created an air bubble around him, clearing the fog for a battlefield.

"Wait, Papyrus." Frisk shouted. "So what if I'm a Human? We could still be friends."

"NO. I AM SORRY, HUMAN, BUT YOU MUST BE CAPTURED. SO I MUST CAPTURE YOU!"

"Don't expect me to go quietly, then. But I'm sure someone as great as you won't have any trouble whatsoever capturing me."

"RIGHT YOU ARE. I SEE THAT EVEN HUMANS CAN SEE THE GREATNESS OF THOSE AROUND THEM."

"But of course." Frisk said. "Now let's go."

"EXCELLENT! BECAUSE I AM SO GREAT, I SHALL LET YOU TAKE THE FIRST MOVE."

"Me? Oh, I'm not gonna attack you. Why would I attack someone so great?"

"SO YOU WON'T FIGHT..."

"Pretty much, yeah."

"THEN LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN HANDLE MY FABLED 'BLUE ATTACK'!"

As he said this, his eyes began to glow a light-blue as bones of the same color erupted from the ground, racing towards Frisk. Frisk, however, simply sucked in his breath and stood as still as possible while the bones passed. After they passed, Frisk readied himself and flexed his legs. Papyrus's eyes then began to glow a deep blue, followed by Frisk collapsing down onto his knee. Upon collapsing, a bone jutted up from the ground near Frisk, though (with great difficulty) he managed to roll away.

"HARD TO STAND? THAT'S MY ATTACK! NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!!!"

The battle between the two raged just as before. By the end, both Frisk and Papyrus were exhausted, but neither were defeated.

"WELL! IT'S CLEAR... YOU CAN'T... DEFEAT ME!!!" Papyrus said. "YEAH!!! I CAN SEE YOU SHAKING IN YOUR BOOTS!!! THEREFORE I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, ELECT TO GRANT YOU PITY!!! I WILL SPARE YOU HUMAN!!! NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO ACCEPT MY MERCY."

Frisk collapsed to the ground. "Oh Papyrus, you are too great. I accept the mercy you have granted me." he said, holding back laughter.

Once Frisk finished accepting Papyrus's mercy, the air-bubble around them expanded, blowing away the remaining fog.

"NYOO HOO HOO... I CAN'T EVEN STOP SOMEONE AS WEAK AS YOU... UNDYNE IS GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN ME. I'LL NEVER JOIN THE ROYAL GUARD... AND... MY FRIEND QUANTITY WILL REMAIN STAGNANT!"

Frisk walked up to Papyrus and patted him on the back.

"Don't worry, Papyrus, I'll be your friend."

Papyrus shot around to face Frisk. "REALLY!? YOU WANT TO BE FRIENDS WITH ME??? WELL THEN... I GUESS... I GUESS I CAN MAKE AN ALLOWANCE FOR YOU!" Papyrus turned back around and stared into the distance. "WOW!!! I HAVE FRIENDS!!! AND WHO KNEW THAT ALL I NEEDED TO MAKE THEM WAS TO GIVE PEOPLE AWFUL PUZZLES AND THEN FIGHT THEM???" Papyrus turned back toward Frisk. "YOU TAUGHT ME A LOT, HUMAN. I HEARBY GRANT YOU PERMISSION TO PASS THROUGH, AND I'LL GIVE YOU DIRECTIONS TO THE SURFACE! CONTINUE FORWARD UNTIL YOU REACH THE END OF THE CAVERN. FROM THERE, YOU'LL NEED TO SCALE A MOUNTAIN UP TO ELYSIUM, AND CROSS THE BARRIER. THAT'S THE MAGICAL SEAL TRAPPING US ALL UNDERGROUND. ANYTHING CAN ENTER THROUGH IT, BUT NOTHING CAN EXIT EXCEPT SOMEONE WITH A POWERFUL SOUL, LIKE YOU!!! THAT'S WHY THE KING WANTS TO ACQUIRE A HUMAN. HE WANT TO OPEN THE BARRIER WITH SOUL POWER. THEN US MONTSERS CAN RETURN TO THE SURFACE! OH, I ALMOST FORGOT TO TELL YOU... TO REACH THE EXIT, YOU WILL HAVE TO PASS THROUGH ELYSIUM, AKA THE DREEMURR PALACE! THE KING OF ALL MONSTERS... HE IS... WELL... HE'S A BIG FUZZY PUSHOVER!!! EVERYBODY LOVES THAT GUY. I AM CERTAIN IF YOU JUST SAY 'EXCUSE ME MISTER DREEMURR... CAN I PLEASE GO HOME?' HE'LL GUIDE YOU RIGHT TO THE BARRIER HIMSELF! ANYWAY!!! THAT'S ENOUGH TALKING!!! I'LL BE BACK HOME BEING A COOL FRIEND!!! FEEL FREE TO COME BY AND HANG OUT!!!"

Papyrus then returned to Snowdin Town. Frisk, on the other hand, headed into the Waterfall Caves ahead of him. Within the cave, though not very deep in, he came by Sans's Waterfall sentry station.

"Hey Sans." Frisk said as he approached the station.

"Hey. You caught me at a good time, I just went on break. I'm going to Grillby's, wanna come?" Sans asked.

"Sure, why not."

Sans stood up and walked around the sentry station to Frisk, then gestured forward.

"Over here, I know a shortcut." he said, offering a hand to Frisk.

Just as Frisk took Sans's hand, Sans's eyes began to glow a very dark green. Next thing Frisk knew, they were both standing in Grillby's.

"Fast shortcut, huh?" Sans said.

"Yeah, really fast."

Sans turned towards the counter. "Hey, everyone." he said.

"Hey, Sans." "Hi, Sans." the two dog-Monsters wearing cloaks that attacked Frisk said.

"Greetings Sans." said a rather large-mouthed Monster in one of the booths.

"Hiya, Sansy~" said a very drunk bunny in another booth.

Frisk and Sans walked towards the counter.

"Hey Sans," a fish-Monster said. "weren't you in here for breakfast a few minutes ago?"

"Nah, I haven't had breakfast in at least half an hour. You must be thinking of brunch."

Everyone laughed.

"Here, get comfy." Sans said to Frisk, gesturing to one of the stools in front of the counter.

Before Frisk sat down, however, he looked over the seat, since last time there had been a whoopee cushion on it.

"What's the holdup?" Sans asked.

Frisk looked up at Sans. "Oh, nothing." he said, moving to sit down. Just as he sat down, a farting noise came from the seat.

"Whoops," Sans said. "watch where you sit down. Sometimes weirdos put whoopee cushions on the seats."

Frisk looked completely baffled. *I looked over it, though, there was nothing.*

"Anyway, lets order. Whaddya want?" Sans asked.

"What? Oh, uh... Fries."

"Hey, that sounds pretty good. Grillby, we'll have a double order of fries."

Grillby, the fire-Monster behind the counter, walked off into the back room.

Sans then turned to face Frisk.

"So, what do you think of my brother?" he asked him.

"Oh man, what *isn't* there to think about him? He's so cool." Frisk said enthusiastically.

"Of course he's cool. You'd be cool too if you wore that outfit every day. He'd only take that thing off if he absolutely had to. Oh well. At least he washes it. And by that, I mean he wears it in the shower."

Soon, Grillby came out of the back room with two plates of fries.

"Here comes the grub." said Sans.

Sans then pulled out a full bottle of ketchup from his blue jacket. "Want some ketchup?"

"No thanks."

"More for me."

Sans then chugged the entire bottle without pausing. Upon finishing, he put the cap back on and stashed it in his jacket.

"Anyway, cool or not, you have to agree Papyrus tries real hard, like how he keeps trying to be part of the Royal Guard. One day, he went to the house of the Head of the Royal Guard and begged her to let him be in it. Of course, she shut the door on him because it was midnight, but the next day, she woke up and saw him still waiting there. Seeing his dedication, she decided to give him warrior training. It's, uh, still a work in progress."

Sans then paused for a second.

"Oh yeah, I—"

Sans's crotch suddenly began glowing a light-blue color.

"Whoops. I gotta take care of this. I'll see you later."

And with that, Sans rushed out the door.

*What was that?* Frisk thought as he got off the stool.

Frisk then looked around Grillby's. Same as before, but this time, the table on the right side that had cards all over it was surrounded by the dog-Monsters he'd killed in the previous World, though here they were playing poker.

"Hey, you!" said the dog across the table from Frisk, who Frisk recognized to be the first dog-Monster he'd encountered (the one who can only see moving things, if you remember).

"Me?" Frisk asked, unsure if they were about to attack him.

"Yeah you. Since when did you and Sans become friends...?"

"Um... pretty recently, I guess. He's cool."

"Well I don't like him... He loves to appear without moving."

"Ah, don't be like that, Doggo." called the Monster with the large mouth. "Sans is interesting."

"How so?" asked Frisk.

"Well, he has told me about all kinds of incredible foods." the Monster then chuckled to itself. "But, despite his knowledge, he always orders the worst burger off the menu."

"Sansyyyy..." the drunk bunny suddenly called out, apparently finally realizing Sans had left. "Come back and sit with me... Everything's so fun when you're around!!!" the bunny then collapsed back onto the booth table.

*I think it's about time I moved on.* Frisk thought, exiting the restaurant.

From outside the restaurant, Frisk started making his way back to the Waterfall Caves. As he was passing the last house in town, Papyrus came out the front door carrying a trash-bag.

"OH, YOU CAME BACK TO SEE ME!" Papyrus said, placing the bag outside by the front door.

"What? Oh, yeah, of course I did!" Frisk said, somewhat surprised by the sudden appearance of Papyrus.

"YOU MUST BE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS... I'LL HAVE TO TAKE YOU SOMEPLACE REALLY SPECIAL... A PLACE I LIKE TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME!!! FOLLOW ME!!!"

Papyrus and Frisk then both walked back into town, though when they reached where Grillby's was, Papyrus flipped around and started walking back. He then stopped when they reached the house he'd come out of.

"MY HOUSE!!!"

Papyrus then went back inside, followed by Frisk.

The inside of the house wasn't much of anything special. The main room consisted of a table against the wall just right of the door, a couch sitting across from a television in the middle of the room, a large doorway leading into the kitchen on the right side (just across from the front door), and a staircase leading to the second floor on the left side. The second floor wasn't particularly special, either, as it simply housed two doors, one on the left and one on the right. Between the two doors hung a portrait of a femur.

"WELCOME TO SCENIC MY HOUSE! ENJOY AND TAKE YOUR TIME!!!"

Frisk went into the kitchen, closely followed by Papyrus. The kitchen wasn't really anything special either. It sported a trash can in the corner next to the door sitting across from a stove. Next to the stove was a counter. In the back-right corner of the room stood a refrigerator. Next to the fridge was what looked like an extremely tall sink, which peaked Frisk's curiosity.

"IMPRESSED? I INCREASED THE HEIGHT OF MY SINK. NOW I CAN FIT UNDER IT. TAKE A LOOKSY!"

Frisk opened the under-sink cupboard. The inside looked like a shower stall, complete with lights circling around the showerhead at the top.

"Real interesting house you got." Frisk finally said, closing the cupboard door.

"WHY THANK YOU, HUMAN. IF YOU'VE FINISHED LOOKING AROUND... WE COULD GO INTO MY ROOM AND... \*HANG OUT\* LIKE A PAIR OF VERY COOL FRIENDS?"

"Sure, why not."

Frisk, following Papyrus, ascended the staircase to the second floor and entered the left door.

This was Papyrus's room. Mostly empty space, the things that were in the room told quite a bit about Papyrus. In the front-left corner of the room sat a red Fiero that lacked a windshield and roof, and had the entire cabin remodeled into a bed. Next to the car sat a table covered in action figures. Next to that was a bookshelf stocked full of books. Between the table and bookshelf hung a jolly roger. Next to the bookshelf was the closet, followed by a computer sitting in front of a window. The center of the room was covered by a purple rug that was decorated around the outside with flames.

"WELL, HERE WE ARE!! HANGING OUT!! I'VE ACTUALLY NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. BUT DON'T WORRY!!! YOU CAN'T SPELL 'PREPARED' WITHOUT SEVERAL LETTERS FROM MY NAME!!!" Papyrus reached into his outfit and pulled out a book. "I SNAGGED AN OFFICIAL HANGOUT GUIDEBOOK FROM THE LIBRARY! WE'RE READY TO HAVE A GREAT TIME!"

*Great idea.* Frisk thought as Papyrus opened the book and started reading it.

"'STEP ONE... ASK THEM TO HANG OUT.'" he read. Papyrus put the book down, stared straight at Frisk, then said "HUMAN! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS... WILL HANG OUT WITH YOU!!!"

"Alright..." Frisk said while thinking *Not exactly a question, but alright.*

"R-REALLY??? WOWIE!!! I GUESS THAT MEANS IT'S TIME FOR STEP TWO!!!" Papyrus pulled the book back up to his nose. "'STEP TWO... PUT ON NICE CLOTHES TO SHOW YOU CARE!'" Papyrus paused, then slowly brought the book back down, setting it on the table filled with action figures. "WAIT A SECOND. 'WEAR CLOTHING...' THAT GREEN JACKET AND THOSE LEATHER GAUNTLETS YOU'RE WEARING... YOU'RE WEARING CLOTHING RIGHT NOW!!! NOT ONLY THAT... EARLIER TODAY, YOU WERE ALSO WEARING CLOTHING! NO... COULD IT BE??? YOU'VE WANTED TO HANG OUT WITH ME FROM THE VERY BEGINNING!??"

Frisk didn't know what to say. *What the heck are you on, Papyrus?* he thought. After a bit, Frisk finally decided to say "Yeah, that was it. Totally."

Papyrus was immediately struck with awe, eyes gone wide with disbelief. "NO!!" he said, trying to deny the truth of what he'd just heard. "YOU PLANNED IT ALL!!! YOU'RE WAY BETTER AT HANGING OUT THAN I AM!!!"

After a few more seconds of disbelief, Papyrus finally managed to recompose himself.

"NYEH!" he shouted suddenly, "NYEH HEH HEH!!! DON'T THINK YOU'VE BESTED MY YET! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS... HAVE NEVER BEEN BEATEN AT HANGING OUT, AND I NEVER WILL!"

*It's not a competition, Papyrus...*

"I CAN EASILY KEEP UP WITH YOU!!! YOU SEE, I, TOO, CAN WEAR CLOTHING!!! IN FACT... I ALWAYS WEAR MY \*SPECIAL\* CLOTHES UNDERNEATH MY REGULAR CLOTHES!! JUST IN CASE SOMEONE WANTS TO HANG OUT! BEHOLD!!!"

Papyrus then ran into the closet, slammed the door, then burst out of it a few seconds later wearing a strange outfit you might wear to the gym.

"NYEH!" he said after appearing again. "WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY SECRET STYLE!?!"

"Oh, it's absolutely fantastic."

"NO!!! A GENUINE COMPLIMENT...!!!"

*That worked out...*

"HOWEVER..." Papyrus said after a short period of silence. "YOU DON'T TRULY UNDERSTAND THE HIDDEN POWER OF THIS OUTFIT!!! THEREFORE... WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS INVALID!!! THIS HANG-OUT WON'T ESCALATE ANY FURTHER! ... UNLESS YOU FIND MY SECRET!! BUT THAT WON'T HAPPEN!!"

Sighing, Frisk took a good look at the outfit. After a minute of looking around at it, he spotted something bulging underneath Papyrus's baseball cap.

"Is it your hat?" he asked.

"MY HAT...? MY HAT. MY HAT! NYEH HEH HEH!" Papyrus took his hat off, revealing a flat present. "W-WELL THEN... YOU FOUND MY SECRET! I SUPPOSE I HAVE NO CHOICE! IT'S A PRESENT... A PRESENT J-JUST FOR YOU!!!"

Papyrus took the present off his head and gave it to Frisk, who opened it, revealing a plate of food within.

"DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?" Papyrus asked.

"Of course."

"SPAGHETTI. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, ISN'T IT?"

"Yeah."

"RIGHT! BUT OH-SO WRONG! THIS AIN'T ANY PLAIN OL' PASTA! THIS IS AN ARTISAN'S WORK! SILKEN SPAGHETTI, FINELY AGED IN AN OAKEN CASK... THEN COOKED BY ME, MASTER CHEF PAPYRUS! HUMAN!!! IT'S TIME TO END THIS!! THERE'S NO WAY THIS CAN GO ANY FURTHER!"

Frisk looked down at the spaghetti. He didn't know what it was, but every cell in his body was screaming at him to not eat it.

"I'm sorry, Papyrus, but I can't eat this. It is too great for one such as I." he said.

"YOU MEAN... YOU'RE LETTING ME HAVE IT INSTEAD? BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE PASTA..."

"Yeah, that's it."

"IMPOSSIBLE!! TAKING MY PRESENT AND TURNING IT AROUND ON ME! HUMAN. IT'S CLEAR NOW. YOU'RE COMPLETELY OBSESSED WITH ME. EVERYTHING YOU DO. EVERYTHING YOU SAY. IT'S ALL BEEN FOR MY SAKE. HUMAN. I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY, TOO. IT'S TIME FOR ME TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS. IT'S TIME THAT I TOLD YOU. I, PAPYRUS..." Papyrus then stopped speaking for a second. "WELL, I'M FLATTERED YOU CARE SO MUCH. BUT MAYBE COOL IT A LITTLE BIT...? YOU ARE A VERY NICE PERSON. I'M GLAD WE'RE FRIENDS. BUT I THINK YOU CAN REACH YOUR MAX POTENTIAL... IF YOU LIVE MORE FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, RATHER THAN JUST FOR MINE. HMMM... HEY, I KNOW THE SOLUTION!!! YOU SHOULD HANG OUT WITH MY BOSS, UNDYNE!!! I THINK IF YOU SPREAD YOUR FRIEND-ENERGY OUT MORE... YOU'LL HAVE A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. YEAH!!! LET'S BE FRIENDS WITH UNDYNE!!! NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!!! OH, AND IF YOU EVER NEED TO REACH ME, HERE'S MY PHONE NUMBER." Papyrus gave Frisk a slip of paper. "YOU CAN CALL ME ANY TIME! WELL, GOTTA GO! NYEH HEH HEH!"

As Papyrus finished speaking, he ran out of the room.

*Well that was a roller-coaster.* Frisk thought as he, too, exited the room. From there, Frisk descended the staircase and left the house. Though he hadn't realized it earlier, it was actually quite warm inside, and he regretted the fact that he couldn't stay inside where the cold was not.

Once outside, Frisk stretched his arms up into the sky and, just as he was about to move on to the Waterfall Caves again, spotted a humanoid figure draped in a leather-brown cloak watching him from the shadows of some buildings across from Papyrus's house. As soon as Frisk looked in their direction, the shadowy figure turned around and walked down the alley between the houses.

*What the hell!?!* Frisk thought. Living on the streets for years, he knew straight away that this was a very bad sign, and so he gave chase after the figure. "WAIT!!!" he called out, but the figure didn't seem to hear, or didn't seem to care. By the time Frisk reached the alley, the figure had completely disappeared. *What the hell was that!?!*

Frisk looked down the alley for what seemed like an eternity, scanning for any sign of the shadowy figure and where it may have gone. Eventually, Frisk stepped away from the alley and cautiously made his way towards the Waterfall Caves.

"Possibly... More research must be done before I accept this hypothesis, though." the shadowy figure mumbled to himself far out of earshot from Frisk, crouching in the trees behind the houses. With stealthful grace, unknown to Frisk, the shadowy figure pursued him.