((A/N Just a little thing I updated, check the description for the chapter types. So far I have 4 chapter types, only 3 have been posted:
•Story Chapters (main story)
•Glitch Chapters (chara's story)
•Soul Chapters (dead children's story)
•Two Devils Chapters (Erro̶r) ))

((TW
•Discussion and description of self harm
-Scars
-Burns

The description is practically impossible to read because I don't wish to trigger anyone despite there being a warning. If you want to decipher it then it's up to you. You've been warned.))

Ar's P.O.V
ABORT MISSION.
ABORT LIFE.
ABORT EVERYTHING.

"Abort what? You don't even know the dude!" Flowey. Listen. Many things can happen. "Like what, he approaches you?" Precisely! I have to escape! "You're impossible." Thank you.

I poke my head out from the balcony and see Mettaton talking with Alphys.

I didn't know what they were talking about since I was too far away.

My legs were trembling.

Why did I always react to love this way?

I slight jumped when I felt my phone vibrate in my pants. I grabbed it.

'Perseverant Prick'

I quickly picked it up. "Hello Ana." I replied, my voice cracking a bit.

"Hey! Are...you okay?" She asked. She sounded like she was in a crowded place.

I sighed and smiled. "I'm doing alright! Where..are you?.." I asked. I could really use her company right now.

"I'm at the MTT Resort with Blooky." she said.

I raised my eyebrow. "MTT? What's—" I stopped myself mid-sentence. "—Never mind, I know what it means." I said as I realized it stood for Mettaton.

I amaze myself.

"Stay there, I'm going to find you." I said as I looked back over the balcony.

Alphys and Mettaton has moved closer to the escalators.

I quickly hang up without saying goodbye and look over at Undyne. She was still happily watching Soul Eater.

"Hey, I'm going to go find Ana! Just..say I had to leave spontaneously!" I told her.

She gave me a thumbs up but I am sure she didn't hear half of what I said.

I quickly ran to the other escalators and crouched.

They had already gone upstairs.

I made a mad dash for the other doors and as soon as I made it out, I rested my back against the wall.

Flowey crept over to look at me. "Dramatic much?" He asked and I glared at him. "Trust me, you do not want to see me in front of a crush." I replied.

He began to laugh. "I think I want to actually." he said.

I glared at him and began walking.

I got hot again so I took off my jacket, wrapping it around my waist. "Do you know where you're going?" Flowey asked me.

I shook my head.

He tilted his head and gave me an unamused expression.

I stifled a laugh. "I was hoping you'd show me the way.." I said as I looked forward.

There were many monsters in Hotland.

Volcano monsters, fire monsters, and tsundere planes....cause that's what I'd associate with lava...?

"Well...fine. There's no need for you to get lost or roast alive." Flowey said.

I smiled and reached an area with vents letting out steam.

I got curious and stepped on them. In seconds I felt myself lift off the ground and land on the ground besides the rocky formation.

"Whoa!" I exclaimed as I looked back.

"That was a delayed reaction." Flowey said and I smiled. "I know! It just..took me by surprise, I guess!" I say and step onto the next vent.

Is this how everyone in Hotland travel?

It's super fun!

💚

"Hey, are you coming?" Ana asked.

I was in front of the stairs to the resort.

To be honest, I'm not sure what I was expecting.

If you say a resort, you'd expect a resort.

I didn't actually expect to see a resort in the underground.

Extremely redundant but bear with me. "Get your thoughts straight." Yeah Yeah, whatever.

"I'll head inside in a moment." I called back.

The purple souled girl nodded and stepped inside the resort, cold air escaping for a moment.

I sat down on the steps, watching the monsters walk in and out.

I unwrap my jacket from my waist and I stared at it for a while.

I stroked the fabric. It felt..weird.

Was something on it?

I inspect it but I can't find anything. It feels..like small crumbs?

I haven't eaten anything...

I sigh and begin to put it on when a vine stops me. I look at Flowey "Is...something wrong?" I ask him.

"Yeah well, I've spent the whole day with you and I haven't once seen you fall into lava or get cut." he said.

Before I can reply, he wraps a vine around my wrist and pulls it in front of my face.

I frown but my eyes are opened wide.

pıɟɟǝɹǝuʇ ɔoloɹs ɐpoɹu ɯʎ ʍɹısʇs, qnʇ ɹǝp ɐup qɹoʍu ɐɹǝ ʇɥǝ ɯosʇ ɔlǝɐɹ ouǝs.
ıʇ's ɐlɯosʇ dǝɐɔǝɟnl.
ɹǝp ɥoɹızouʇɐl lıuǝs, louƃ ɐup sɥoɹʇ, ɔoʌǝɹ ɯʎ ʍɹısʇ. soɯǝ ɟɐpǝp, looʞıuƃ lıʞǝ sʇıʇɔɥǝs ɐup oʇɥǝɹs lıʞǝ ɐ dɹǝʇʇʎ ɹǝp sʇɹıuƃ.
pıɐƃouɐllʎ, qɹoʍu ɯɐɹʞs ɐɹǝ sdoʇʇǝp nupǝɹ ʇɥǝ ɹǝp lıuǝs.
ʇɥǝʎ looʞ dɐıuɟnl ʎǝʇ qǝɐnʇıɟnl.

I was mad yet surprised.

I'm angry at Flowey for confronting me about this...but I'm shocked at how bad it looks.

"What are these?" Flowey asked.

I pull back my wrist and stare at it. I trace the cuts lightly with my finger.

They don't sting, not as much as the burns.

"I know what these are..obviously..but at the same time..I don't." I reply.

If this wasn't a signal of something bad, I'd actually say this would be a pretty painting or make-up.

Flowey's face changed into a creepy one. "How much have you forgotten? What are you choosing to forget?" He asked.

I swat him away as I put my jacket back on again.

"Calm down you weed, don't go all g̶l̶i̶c̶h̶y̶ on me." I say getting up. "I don't remember anything from the surface, at least, not what happened that caused me to fall."

I just feel..relief..

Why would I be relieved to fall?

Flowey chuckled silently.

"You remind me so much of her...let's go inside, the grape is waiting for you."

I nodded, not bothering to ask who he was talking about.

I opened the door and stepped inside, relieved as the wave of cold hit my body.

I may not like Hotland but this place was actually very nice and fancy.

I stepped away from the door in order to let other monsters pass.

It was exactly like a resort.

Cold, lively, complete with elevator waiting music.

Everything was brightly lit compared to literally every place I've been to.

Even the lava wasn't this bright.

I walked around and caught Ana and Napstablook near a restaurant.

A cat ran it.

He seemed dead, both on the inside and outside.

"Heya guys!" I said, sitting on one of the stools.

Ana turned to me. "Oh hey!" She said and hugged me.

Napstablook tried giving me a ghost hug which I happily delivered back.

"Who's the new kid?" The cat from behind the counter asked. He was...smoking now?

"I didn't hear the lighter." Me neither.

Ana turned around. "Oh, Ar, this is Burgerpants!" She said.

I tilted my head "Burgerpants?" I asked.

What a name.

"Ah...another unfortunate human has fallen in this hellhole." Burgerpants said, taking the cigarette out of his mouth.

In a flash, he was already besides me with his arm around my neck. "Did you have a good life in the surface?" He asked.

I was unsure of what was going on but I just went along with it. "Yeah...?" I replied

"Well, then you're going to suffer with me kid." Burgerpants suddenly broke down into a hysterical cry.

I scratched the back of my head. I don't even know what's going on.

Ana then slid to me something she had in front of her. "Here, I don't think I've seen you eat ever since you ate Pap's spaghetti." she said.

I looked at the drink in front of me. It looked like it was made from a unicorn.

I shrug and begin to drink.

This.tastes.delicious!!!

"What?" It's like cotton candy, whip cream, and strawberries in one thing! "It's diabetes in a cup!" Well then I accept death with open arms!

Burgerpants had composed himself again and was back to looking dead on the outside.

"Wow..seems that she likes it..." Napstablook told Ana.

I nod my head furiously.

"Come with us. We reserved some seats." Ana said as we stood up.

"well...and the table..along with the spoon...and the fork....and the utensils.." Napstablook trailed off as he followed the perseverant human inside a fancier restaurant.

Many monsters sat there and talked, laughing around and having a good time.

Apparently, this restaurant was a reserve everything type of deal.

Strange, but I'm satisfied with my....whatever this magical unicorn drink is.

"Have you opened your menu?" A what now? "How are you alive?!" You've helped me through literally everything!!

After some silent arguing from Ana and Napstablook's perspective, Flowey had finally taught me how to open up my menu.

It's like a video game!

There was the option for F̶i̶g̶h̶t̶, Talk, Item, and Mercy.

There were also my stats, my name, my health, etc. I go to the Items to see what the heck this diabetes in a cup is named.

Starfait.

An appropriate name.

As Ana got her food served—Napstablook just got his ghost sandwich—Ana and I turned our chairs to see the performances.

Comedy, musicals, some strange dramatic shorts that ended up hilarious.

I feel like I'm in the surface again.

💚

"Every monster, I don't mean to alarm but there might be a tarantula missing!" a performing monster announced.

I nearly choked on my second Starfait.

Did she say tarantula?!

Everyone else in the room began to fidget and look around the floor. "Actually, scratch that, it may be two." the performing monster corrected.

I put my feet on the chair and looked around the floor.

"Oh. Well. Uh..It might be all three?.." one final correction that sent everyone into a panic state.

Three. Tarantulas.

"Oh noooo!.." Napstablook whined, hiding behind Ana who was trying to look around the place.

I look at my hands, they're shaky.

I guess you could say spiders aren't my favorite. "Psst" What is it? "Don't move, it's on the table."

I snap my head back to the table and see the lone spider crawling around.

Napstablook began to shake even more while Ana was moving her chair away from the table, making an awful screeching noise.

The spider began to crawl under a napkin and it stopped once it crawled out.

What do I do? "Let me try something." I nod.

I watched as a vine 'came out' of my back and it creepily made its way on the table. It wrapped around a glass of wine and lifted it up, planning to slam it on the Tarantula to trap it.

I look back at it. It was completely still, aside from one of its legs moving rather slowly.

Ana began shaking her head and mouthing me to move away. Flowey I have to move. "Do it in three.." I nod.

One.

Two.

The spider jumped.

I let out a scream as I ducked under the table. Flowey threw the glass at the spider, but it moved out of the way just in time.

I crawled out of the table and began to run around, the spider chasing me.

The whole room emerged into a chaos as the other tarantulas were found.

One was crawling along the ceiling and had dropped on an unsuspecting monster and the other was on a volcanic monster's back.

The owners of said tarantulas were trying to get them back but they were escaping from them.

I was trying my best not to stomp and kill the creature since I knew the owners and Muffet would kill me.

Well, the owners will kill me, Muffet would cook me alive.

I stopped at a corner and turned immediately, the spider till after me.

"Do you trust me?" Flowey asked in the middle of the commotion.

"Do whatever you have to." I said, trying to become part of the wall.

The flower shot its vines at the Tarantula, making it avoid all his attacks.

I took this chance to run from it. I ran back to Ana and Napstablook.

"What do we do?" I asked.

Ana looked at me. "Our best bet is to somehow trap the spiders in their cage again." she announced, Napstablook was shaking behind her.

I put a thinking face on. This would have to be a group effort.

"Okay, I have a plan. Tell everyone to get bowls or glass wines!" I said as I turned around to see the monsters. "We're going spider hunting!"

💚

Armed with cooking utensils and bowls, the monsters were now prepared to contain the spiders.

They would not feel threatened anymore by these smaller creatures.

They were smarter, stronger, and brav—"It's on the wall!!!" A panicked monster screeched.

So much for bravery. "Psh, What is that?"

I rolled my eyes.

I looked over to see one of the tarantulas crawling across the wall.

Ana nodded at Napstablook and put a bowl on his head.

The ghost floated to the wall and in a surprisingly swift move used his head to trap the spider in the bowl.

Ana walked up to him and slipped a paper under the bowl, taking it to the owners afterwards.

Just two to go.

Every monster kept an eye out until I head a pot smash against the ground. "I got one!" A water monster shouted.

I smiled but then saw something run up the stage. I follow after it, climbing up the steps.

I look around the stage, giving the audience my back.

I scan around the place, looking under the tables and props.

"Over there!" Flowey said and I look to the right to see the tarantula crawling away until it spotted me.

We 'stared' at each other.

It suddenly crawled at me and my instinct was to flee.

I ran around the stage and the tarantula came after me. "This is a pesky one." I mutter as I jump onto a table.

With no hesitation it begins to crawl up the leg. I grit my teeth and jump off.

Let me be clear. These aren't regular sized tarantulas.

They're significantly bigger.

Small enough to hide, big enough to threaten.

I look to see a glass on the ground. "Flowey!" I shout.

Everyone is distracted.

He nods and extends a vine to the glass.

Every monster turns around just in time to see me bring it down on the tarantula.

I sigh in relief as I drag the cup across the stage, delivering it to the owners.

When they grabbed them back, they let them loose. Everyone backed away until we heard clapping.

Burgerpants was leaning on the wall. "My favorite act. The horror one." he said, smoking his cigarette.

It was all an act?!

"I feel used." Flowey muttered as he retracted the vine.

I nodded as everyone began to laugh and look at each other.

I hunch forwards, trying to catch my breath. I didn't think I'd be running around and after I've had a sugary treat?

I'm dead tired.

"This was a great show everyone! It was truly amazing to see everyone working together! Let's give it up for the one who has definitely performed their best!" One of the owners said and pointed at someone.

I assumed so since he went quiet. Everyone began clapping and cheering.

After I managed to calm down, I stand back up normally and open my eyes to see who did their best.

When I do, I immediately take a step back.

They're clapping..at me?!

I look around the audience.

Every single one is laughing.

A ringing noise fills up my ear as I stumble back. I shake my head to get rid of it but I doesn't seem to be working.

Flowey shifted around uncomfortably. "Are you okay?" He asked, or I think he is.

I rub my eyes and look in front of me.

It's pitch black.

Except for the fans. All of them are jumping, screeching. Endless white lights in every seat.
There's music playing in the background.

Drums. Bass. Guitar.

They sound so muffled. So familiar.
I feel small. I look down at myself.

The boots I grew to hate. They were too tall. Too pink. Too big for me.

Fishnet stockings and gloves. They trapped my skin. It restricted my movement.

It felt suffocating.

I look around at the band members. They're all machines, programmed to play a song.

None of them human.

I look at my dɐɹǝuʇs. They're just there. Demanding.
Pleading.
Threatening.

They just want more.

I blink again as the scene begins to fade in and out.

I need to get off this stage.

I turn to the left and keep going. The steps are becoming closer.

I keep looking down.

I then imagine I'm in those shoes. I shiver and try to hurry but I loose my footing right at the steps.

I fall forward but if this helps me off the stage faster, I'll take it.

I stop.

As I had been falling, something wrapped around by waist from behind, stopping me.

It was an arm.

Without helping me up, the person twists me around, so that I'm facing them.

I immediately calm down, but I feel my face get warmer by the second.

"There you are, darling~ Are you okay?" The robotic male asked me.

I dare to say he looks more handsome up close.

I can't find any words to reply with as I'm lost in his pink eyes.

I nod.

He smiles as he leans in closer. "I saw you running off from Alphys' lab. Don't think I'll let a beauty like you run off, much less a human I haven't met~" he said.

A beauty? Me? Did Mettaton call me a beauty?

"Gag me with a spoon." If you don't like this, go to bed. "Gladly." Good.

A scream distracts me from Mettaton. It must be a fan girl.

He sets me back on my feet and pats my head.

"I'll be back dear, your friends are waiting for you." He said, walking down the steps with grace and greeting said fan.

I'm frozen in my spot.

Napstablook approaches me. "Are you okay?" He asked me but I didn't reply.

He then became slightly more solid and began pushing me down the steps with his body.

I try to register everything that happened.

Perhaps, the underground won't be so bad..

💚

((A/N Ahh, the unlucky number, 13. It took 13 chapters to get the filler out of the way. These chapters are for you to get to know the chemistry between Ar and the canon and fan characters. The real question is. Are you ready for the plot of Undert̶a̶l̶e̶?))