Strangely, after that encounter between Undyne and Papyrus, I calmed down. I say strangely because Papyrus just back stabbed me and I might be hunted down by a butch monster lady! THAT is why I say 'strangely'. Despite everything, I was able to use 4 lily pad-like plants to cross a river and was going to walk across the bridge when I was encountered by another monster! Out of the depths of the river, a horse with a mermaid tail came up. He had bulging muscles and too many packs to count. He would flex them continuously as I clicked the 'Check' icon.

The horse, that I found out his name is Aaron, had a lot of HP (or horsepower).

¨CHECK all you want.¨ he said with a wink and was throwing water droplet-bullets at me. I easily dodged them and I shuddered, hoping that it was water and not his sweat. 'I need to lower his self-esteem and a simple, yet non-offending, way to do that is to flex. Let's. do. this!' I told myself, trying to flex my muscles. They're not really big but I have a tiny bump. I sighed, 'I am ashamed.' Aaron flexed twice as hard.

¨Flexing contest? OK, flex more¨ he said, went to hit me while he flexed.

How he tried to do hand-to-hand combat while flexing is unknown by me. However, despite his intimidatingly large biceps, I continued to flex my mini-biceps. The more I flexed, the more Aaron does it better. I was getting tired at the moment but, because of determination, I continued to flex. The fight doesn't last too long as the self-absorbed horse-maid flexed himself out of the room.

I, tiredly, walked across the bridge and finished a puzzle with the blossoms. Suddenly, my phone started ringing from my pocket. I picked it up and said hello, unsure if this will be Toriel or Papyrus coming. 'Hopefully, it's not the last-'

¨HELLO! THIS IS PAPYRUS!!!¨ 'UGH! I just jinxed myself!'

¨Yeah, Papyrus? Wait, how did you get my number?¨

¨I JUST DIALED EVERY NUMBER SEQUENTIALLY UNTIL I GOT YOURS!!!¨ he laughed and stayed silent for a minute or so before speaking again, nervously. ¨SO...................

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING...............?¨

¨Pap, you've already seen what I wore on our 'date', remember?¨

¨I KNOW, BUT A FRIEND SAID YOU WERE WEARING A TUTU. IS THAT TRUE?¨

¨Uhhh........ I have it but I'm not wearing it.¨ I replied, looking at my backpack.

¨OH GOOD! THANK YOU! GOODBYE!!!¨ he said, before hanging up. I shoved the phone in my pocket again and, feeling this might be a trap, put on the tutu. He might just tell Undyne that I'm not wearing a tutu and she'll hunt me down!!! After equipping it, I continued walking through a doorway.

I stood there, in awe, as the crystal rocks twinkled like real stars and the glow of the Echo Flowers made my surroundings eerie yet relaxing all at the same time. I ruffled up the tutu and walked up to a sign with cyan lettering.

Wishing Room

I smiled and started going to each and every flower to hear the wishes of the monsters. The first flower was telling the origin of the wishing room:

¨A long time ago, monsters would whisper their wishes to the stars in the sky. If you hoped with all your heart, your wish would come true. Now, all we have here are these sparkling stones on the ceiling...........¨

It made me sad to hear how the monsters could never wish upon a star. I remember, all the time back home, how me and Ethan would watch the stars. Sometimes, I would make a wish and, although he would ask what I wished for, I always told him that it won't come true if I tell him. But.................it never came true because of that.

It was always for something horrible, at least to him. I wished that Grace would disappear. I wished upon a shooting star that she would disappear. Die. Divorce Ethan and leave me in his custody. Be sent to a mental asylum. Get arrested.........

Show her TRUE face.

Give my adopted father a taste of what kind of woman he married.

I shook my head violently; hoping the thoughts spilled out of my brain like puzzles falling out of a box. If only she would've treated me better. I would still live a happy life. If Grace would have been nicer, I would not have left Ethan distraught by my disappearance. But, where would that lead me? Nowhere. Humans need to know about monsters and monsters need to know about humans. They have both become victims of false identification. What they have been told for all these years is just a lie this world is feeding them. Sadly, like an infant, they gobbled up that belief greedily.

I walked up to the Echo Flower and lowered myself towards it. I uttered a single small sentence:

¨You can't have happiness and the truth.¨ I sighed.

Happily, the flower repeated what I said. Satisfied by the Echo Flowers response, I continued walking and stopped by to listen to what the other plants had to say:

¨Thousands of people wishing together can't be wrong! The king will prove that. ¨

¨C'mon sis, make a wish!¨

¨I wish my sister and I will see the real stars someday.........¨

¨Ah..... seems my horoscope is the same as last week's.........¨

After listening to what the flowers had to say, I walked into a hole in the wall and made my way onto a creaky deck. Cat-Tails were swaying gently to the wind and the water was surreal; going against the breeze. I walked towards more signs; which the first sign has the title: The War of Humans and Monsters. The heading peaked my interest and I started walking towards each sign; hoping to learn more about the war. This is what they said:

Why did the humans attack? Indeed, it seemed that they had nothing to fear. Humans are unbelievably strong. It would take the SOUL of every monster........just to equal the power of a single human SOUL.

But humans have one weakness. Ironically, it is the strength of their own SOUL. Its power allows it to persist outside the human body, even after death.

If a monster defeats a human, they can take its SOUL. A monster with a human SOUL........ A horrible beast with unfathomable power.

I shuddered at picturing a horrible beast that is nearly unstoppable. 'If Asgore were to take my soul, he would turn into a disfigured creature that can never be contained. He could...........' I gasped as I delved more into my thoughts. 'He could kill the whole human race! The king can NOT have my soul, even if it means not being able to come back home.' I looked down, the thought of leaving my adopted father with no hope of my return coming up. Possibly, the police must have told Ethan about my jumping into Mt. Ebott. Plus, if Asgore gets my soul, he will really have no hope in my return. I sighed and started walking off into a dark place that only has a single platform.

As I stepped onto the wooden plank, it started to move forward and made me hobble a little from the sudden movement. I waited until it stopped in front of another deck and I continued to walk forward. A light was shining from the docks causing my shadow to stretch towards an invisible object. As I walked forward, a giant blue spear fell in front of me; the point stuck to the dock. As I looked up to where the falling weapon came from, Undyne came from a dark corridor above me.

My legs started to feel weak and my heart started picking up its beats. I wanted to say something but my mouth was too dry to utter even a single peep. I just stood there, watching as my foe glared down at me. It didn't matter because she threw more spears at me. Now, my legs were finally listening to my brain and took off onward. An army of spears attacked me as I continued to dodge and run from the deadly pointed attacks. I wasn't the fastest kid at my school but I have cat-like reflexes so I could mostly dodge anything that comes my way.

I, somehow, was able to run out of the area where Undyne was but the spears kept coming. I spotted the tall grass and ran towards it, laying flat on the ground to avoid any flying projectiles. I heard her loud metal footsteps hit the beautiful lush grass beneath us. I saw the top of her helmet inch closer to my location. I waited, not moving one inch. However, she looked towards my hiding spot and was about to hit me. I covered myself, hoping to protect my body from mostly being beaten.

However, nothing came. Cautiously, I peeked up and saw Undyne holding the small monster child from Snowdin. He looked pretty happy to be picked up by Undyne, but Undyne, herself was not amused about the predicament and walked off. I walked out of the grass with the small child following me from behind.

¨Hey?¨

¨Yo.......... did you see that?! Undyne just.......... TOUCHED ME! I'm never washing my face ever again.....! Man, are you unlucky. If you were standing just a little bit to left......! Yo, don't worry! I'm sure we'll see her again!¨ he said, leaving not before face planting again. I smiled and waved at the small child, walking back to see if I'll find something new. As I came to the place before I encountered the violent royal guard, I spotted the same child just staring out into the darkness. I stood there, confused by how he could have gotten here when he went the opposite direction. On a closer observation, he looked a little...........different.

His eyes were completely white with no pupils or anything. His whole body, including his sweater; which looks poorly patterned, was light and dark gray. He seemed almost emotionless, no particular emotion showing. Just a blank expression. I tapped on his shoulder and he turned around, his blank eyes staring into my soul. Then, he started to speak; his voice like the monster child's but like a robot; with no life in it.

¨Have you ever thought about a world where everything is exactly the same......Except you don't exist?

Everything functions perfectly without you........

Ha, ha........ The thought terrifies me.¨

I just stared at the child, scared at what he said. 'What is he saying? Was.........was he forgotten? Does he not exist?............... Will I be forgotten?' Suddenly, I felt presences behind me and the child disappeared right in front of me. I turned around but I didn't see anything. Yet, I could still feel the presence. One of them felt cold and sad. It made me have depressed thoughts of failure and abandonment. The second, surprisingly, was the opposite of the other aura. It was warm and comforting and....................

familiar.