Hero Prisoner

Sans opened his eye socket from his post as he saw Undyne, Lesser Dog and Greater Dog go past him. That didn't look good. Had the order been switched again? He got up and left his post, following behind. "Hey, where's everybody going?" 

"To attack a human," one of the Royal Guards said to him, looking backward. "Keep up!" 

"Aren't we done with that?" Sans yawned, trotting. 

"No!" Undyne yelled from the front, but didn't stop. "This one almost killed Papyrus.! Now, ship up and get going or-!" She looked behind her, but Sans was long gone. 

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No way. The first time he lost Papyrus, it was like someone stabbed him over a thousand times. The hurt wouldn't stop. It wouldn't! He had so much anger boiling inside until he died at Judgment Hall. When he realized time resetted, it took a lot of the sting away. Even when he knew what happened, or what would happen, he never tried to watch it. It was easier remembering that he'd be back again. Everyone would be back again. 

But, if he did it right, there would be no more resets. No, there was no way he was going to lose his brother this time. "Papyrus, you okay?!" 

Papyrus looked behind him. "Sans! Uh, everything is fine!" He stood proudly. "Nothing could take down I, The Great Papyrus!" He gestured to the fight. "Although I was interrupted. The littler human is fine though." 

"A human tried to kill you!" Undyne, Lesser Dog, and Greater Dog appeared right behind him. 

"Well, uh," Papyrus stammered. "Oh, forget it. Now the humans are fighting each other. Sans? Where are you going? Don't go that way, you'll get pulled into it." 

"Humans can't do anything, they have no magic. Lesser Dog, Greater Dog! We are taking this over!" 

Sans watched as Undyne practically flung a human out of the way. "Papyrus, you okay?" 

"Uh? Well?" Papyrus looked at Frisk, sloping down against his leg. "I ran into a human, and it pretended to be merciful. And then when it started to fight, the other human interrupted. And now, apparently Undyne doesn't want a human fighting but -Sans! For the last time, stop! Oh, Sans never listens to me!" 

It was supposed to be over. For good. Sans barely controlled himself as he watched the fight. He didn't want to fight Undyne, but he couldn't risk letting that evil human go. Papyrus. This time if I lose him, it's for good. He remembered that feeling. The first time he found his brother. That burned a hard memory to get rid of. 

"Damn it, let me fight, Undyne!" Frisky yelled at her, knowing backup to the enemy would be coming too. Sooner or later, he was not alone. 

PERSEVERANCE: ACT: Talk. "Oh look, a fish and two dogs. Cute. Well, I've always hated mongrels, so let's take out the dogs first." 

"Undyne!" The yelling didn't seem to have an affect. PERSEVERANCE was going to tear through them. Frisky looked over toward Sans who wasn't moving. He probably believed there was nothing that could be done. That they were all dead, or they'd just reset. Whichever, neither was true anymore. She just watched as Greater Dog went first. When Lesser Dog went, Undyne screamed and tried to beat them. 

Undyne didn't understand how he knew her moves, her dodges, and her surprise attacks. She didn't see the saves and continues that her and Sans kept seeing. It was just up to the battle where Undyne started fighting at. He would eventually beat her. 

UNDYNE: ACT: Talk. "Wretched Scum!" Undyne yelled, knowing her hit points left. "I can't believe I will fall to the likes of you." 

"They are cheaters," Frisky encouraged here. "Please. Why waste time on wretched scum anyhow? You shouldn't die because of cheaters. Let another wretched scum deal with him. Please." Undyne didn't move as Frisky came in closer. "Please. Live to fight real opponents, not cheaters. They aren't worth the time of your spear." 

Undyne pointed her spear at her. UNDYNE: ACT: Talk. "Wretched." She pulled herself back up as Frisky entered the battle again. Undyne was too weak now to drive her out. 

PERSEVERANCE: ACT: Talk. "Come on, Frisk. Don't you want to tear into me? We've got at least a few resets a piece left. Maybe. I don't know, I forget," he chuckled. "Friska was the mathematic part of the equation. She can't do much now, considering her little soul was taken by those Monsters." He shrugged his shoulders. "Nice to see it was just you and the kid that made it out then. Then again, that little essence that had been inside of us. She always liked to attach to someone. Did she go with you? With Frisk? Maybe me?" 

DETERMINATION: ACT: Talk. "Nothing you say is going to make me lose my cool. Make a move." 

PERSEVERANCE: ACT: Talk. "Nothing, huh? What if I reset it all again?" 

DETERMINATION: ACT: Talk. "You wouldn't do it. To be all together again, and risk the split apart? You wouldn't risk dying. That's why you kill everything in your path, you're too scared you'll meet someone more powerful. Power doesn't come from killing everything." Frisky held her knife straight toward him. "It's about DETERMINATION." 

That didn't make him happy. His smug expression was wiped away. ACT: Talk. "Damn, you're such a little bitch. Of course, that's probably why you were picked for the project, wasn't it? Couldn't let your little boy go. Had to pass those selfish tests just to stay near him." 

DETERMINATION: ACT: Talk. "Like I said." She sharpened her eyes at him. "DETERMINATION. I'll give you one last chance. We are separated. The mission is over." She shoved her MP3 player into the ACT menu. 

PERSEVERANCE: ACT: Talk. "Well, DETERMINATION little Frisky might have, but PERSEVERANCE is going to win out. Once I get going again, you won't be able to stop me or the others coming soon. No one will. Not even you know who," he mocked her. "Although as determined as his ass is, he's probably not here. He's sleeping somewhere or farting around somewhere, probably at Grillby's. It's all he does. Every time we come through. Not that I bet you could ask him for help anyhow." He laughed straight at her. "No, the shame and guilt for all those resets, all that fighting, all that blood on your hands." 

*PERSEVERANCE saw right through you. 

He just had to say that. Damn. That was a weak spot for Frisky. ACT: Talk. "Monsters deserve to live just like everyone. One day, they are going to realize what is going on. You can't keep them in the dark forever." 

PERSEVERANCE: ACT: Talk. "Not every human feels that way. If they did, I wouldn't be here. So, now what? Are you going to try and gain some EXP on me? Or are you going to take out some little Monsters to gain up some LOVE? What'll it be, Frisky?" 

UNDYNE: ACT: Talk. "Get back further, Sans. I'm warning you!" Undyne shouted from the encounter area. 

Sans didn't answer back but the fighters took notice of him. 

PERSEVERANCE: ACT: Talk. "Oh, hey! It's Sans, Frisky. Our old friend. Why not say hi before we get shot up a thousand times by him? Kind of gone quiet, haven't you? Past coming back to haunt you again? Oooh, the shame you must feel inside. Makes you keep that hoodie up every time he's around, doesn't it? In fact, I bet you could beat me. You and I both know you have it in, but then you'd be judged by him again. You know you don't want that. Hmm-mm-mmm. What to do, what to do? Come on, Frisky? Ya gonna do it or what?" 

"What does she have?" Sans muttered beneath his breath. Sans looked at her screen. 

*Player feels deep shame. 

Sans scooted away from the onlookers and moved toward the right. 

PERSEVERANCE: ACT: Talk. "This fight is pretty boring so far. You haven't even tried anything yet, Frisky. Come on. This is getting kind of old. You're known for being a lot more fun than this." 

*RESET ABILITIES DISABLED. 

PERSEVERANCE: ACT: Talk. "Are you kidding me, you had that opportunity and you're choosing that? Really, Frisky? You know that is dangerous for both-" 

Frisky looked over at him again and watched him get consumed by bones coming up from the bottom. Familiar looking blue shaded bones. "Eh? I." PERSEVERANCE's hand twitched in the mess of bones that had pinned him. 

Battle won! 2 EXP earned. 

"Who did that? Who interrupted the battle?!" Undyne shouted. "Humans can't do magic. Someone interrupted the fight!" She growled at Frisky but then marched toward Papyrus, and grabbed Frisk. 

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 "Undyne," Sans spoke up. "Can't you cut it a break?" 

 "U-Undyne," Papyrus added. "I just don't think-" 

"Stop!" Undyne held Frisk up in her hands. "I want answers now! How did one human know all of my attacks? Know how to dodge? Know my special attacks!" She grabbed Frisky in her other hand. "What did you do at the end? What was that device?" 

"Disabling reset takes time," Frisk tried to explain. "I distracted him." 

"And what is that device you used?!" 

"A human thing." 

"Not good enough!" Undyne held Frisk up higher. 

"Undyne." Frisky licked her lip gently. "He's just a little boy. Defenseless. You know that. Let him go. Let him go, and I will get out of here. I promise, I won't come back." 

"That wouldn't be a good thing," Sans piped up again. "We won because of whatever she just did." 

"Yes. I want to see that device of yours." Undyne dropped Frisk to the ground to hold her hand out for it. He shot straight over to Sans. "Give it here." 

"It only works when two humans are on opposite sides of the battlefield," Frisky warned Undyne as she gave it up to her. "For precautionary reasons." 

"We shall see." Undyne held it up. "This is mine for now. As for you, I don't fully trust you. Greater Dog. Lesser Dog. They are gone because of your kind." She looked at the device. "The king doesn't want humans, but they aren't just walking around free here. Never again." 

 "U-Undyne. I think it's only fair-" 

"Shutup, Papyrus!" She yelled at him. "So many are gone because of humans." 

"We were saved by a human. A human even helped you once, not that long ago," Sans pointed out too. Undyne growled at him, but Sans didn't back down. "Whatever that ability was, it was strong." 

"The humans clearly have something in battle, something new that we can't fight," Papyrus backed him up. "Maybe before getting rid of them, you should see if she is telling the truth about that device?" 

"Softies." Undyne looked toward Sans and Papyrus. "Are you vouching for them?" 

"A-A little," Papyrus confessed. "Maybe?" 

"Right, Bro." 

Undyne stroked her chin and looked back at Frisky. "If more humans come, you will fight them first alone." 

"That's not fair." 

"Sans, I am getting tired of your mouth," Undyne warned him. "You're lazy, not disobedient. What's gotten into you?" 

"Oh." Sans shrugged. "I just remember this one human who kinda didn't do anything wrong that just passed through here some time ago." 

"Mmmm." Undyne looked back at Frisky, and then toward Frisk who was clinging to Sans coat . "Mmm." 

"That is true! That was a good little girl," Papyrus agreed. "Or boy. It was a good human. It liked my spaghetti." 

"It was good to you, too," Sans reminded Undyne yet again. "Water ya doing about that one?" 

"Fine! I'll give them once chance," Undyne said as she practically threw Frisky down. She pointed at Papyrus. "You vouch for them? Then like a pet, you're responsible for them. Bathe them, feed them, water them, everything. You and your brother. Neither of them leaves your house and they stay shackled. Neither will leave unless they are shackled to you. It stays locked inside like a prisoner, both of them. I don't care how cute the kid is, him too! If I even hear one of them tries to escape, they are dead! And-and even inside, I want them constantly with one of you! If you so much as mess up once, they are dead. Got it?" 

Emotions make for hard times. Undyne was not dealing with the losses well. 

"Um? Our home would be a prison?" Papyrus asked. "Shackled up? That's cruel, Undyne. For how long?" 

 "As long as I say!" Undyne yelled at him. "And feel lucky that I am being this nice, Papyrus. Come with me and I'll get the shackles for you." 

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