Skelebro MERCY (UNDERFELL)
Underfell! Meeting the Skelebros!
(A/N: Some of Rose's (my) story/AU! My own Self Insert/RP character is more magical than Rian's.)
Rose liked to imagine it was due to her great skill that she made it through the labyrinth-like ruins unscathed... but anyone watching would have chalked it up to sheer, dumb luck. Either way, she made it out of the ruins and face-first into a pile of snow with only a few minor burns and some easily patchable rips in her sweater. With a tired groan, she slowly got up and started taking in her surroundings.
She knew better than to question why there was snow falling this far underground, or how the trees could grow so large with so little light. No, what really intrigued her was the small camera she found in the bushes. Who could possibly have enough time on their hands to want to set up security cameras? The nutbar of a goat lady? Like any normal teenaged girl, she smirked, giving the camera a wonderful view of her middle finger as she began to walk down the path.
Several yards from her starting point, she came upon a branch in the path about as thick as her wrist. Feeling that she’d filled up her quota for snark, she decided to just step over it, and was beginning to find that she was rather enjoying her stroll through the---
SNAP
No.
Slowly, she did a half turn. The branch was broken in several places.
Oh no.
She began to run, fighting back a growing sense of... of... She stopped. A split second too late, another set of footsteps came to a halt, both her’s and theirs creating a muffled echo. Like a distant whisper, she felt and heard someone chuckle.
Oh FUCK no.
She reached into herself, gripping her magic and keeping it ready in case she needed it, choosing to jog instead of run. If she was lucky, she could out last whatever was coming after her. If she wasn’t, then she’d need her energy to defend herself. She could survive. If she was good at anything, it was pulling through when things got rough.
In spite of everything, she would persevere.
Finally, she came upon a bridge. She almost sagged with relief. If she could get across and destroy it, it would put even more distance between her and her pursuer.
She heard a voice call out to her, but she was not stopping. Using her momentum, she crouched and slid across the bridge, summoning a large, dense, hammer-like heart, and then she turned.
A short and stocky skeleton dressed like a hot-topic threw up on him was staring at her wide-eyed (eye-socketed?).
Didn’t matter.
With all the force she could muster, she brought her projectile down, smashing the bridge to pieces. Breathing heavily, she stood, locking eyes with the skeleton for a long moment. With the same snark she had back at the beginning of the path, she grinned and showed him her finger. Feeling triumphant, she turned and began walking---
And nearly walked right into him.
FUCK!
He grinned at her. “that was a neat trick sweetheart. most monsters would be cursin’ their mothers right now and watchin’ you walk away... unfortunately for you...” His grin got more vicious as his left eye began to glow a bloody red. “...i ain’t most monsters.”
“SAAAAANS!”
Rose jumped at the harsh screaming, but the skeleton before her just groaned and rolled his eyes (eyelights???). “oh for fuck’s... HERE BOSS.”
The look he (Sans??????) gave her was enough to keep her from moving, for now. She could probably get him to leave her alone, if she had to... plus she was curious about whoever was screaming...
Until she saw the tall and sharp figure coming up the path. She should have run when she had the chance...
In spite of everything, she would not back down from whatever challenges they threw her way.
Fight with UF!Papyrus (I choose MERCY)
(A/N: A slightly less detailed version can be found on my DA (http://fav.me/dag3h5q). I’m fairly happy with the general idea behind it and the way it kickstarts her relationship with the brothers, as well as introducing her concept of MERCY through punishment. Not much to say beyond that. ENJOY!)
Rose was very familiar with the shocked look on the tall skeleton's face as a large purple heart appeared and effectively blocked his first bone attack. It was, after all, the same expression on the other humans' faces before they had ganged up on her and tossed her into the mountain. That look, however, was quickly replaced by one of comprehension. "YOU CAN USE MAGIC. THAT IS WHY YOU FEEL SO ODD. I ASSUME THIS IS BECAUSE OF YOUR MONSTER HERITAGE."
"Yeah!" Rose said, summoning more hearts. These were more compact, denser than the previous one had been. They floated around her briefly, then spun so that their sharp points were directed at him. "Y-you still wanna fight me?!"
He scoffed. "WORRY NOT HUMAN. I AM ACTUALLY RELIEVED. THIS FIGHT WILL NOT BE AS BORING AS I THOUGHT. VERY WELL, DO NOT HOLD BACK. IF YOU DO, YOU WILL REGRET IT, BECAUSE I CERTAINLY WILL NOT."
Without a word, her hearts went flying in his general direction... all of them missing but one, which he diverted with a thick bone.
Silence fell.
"WAS THAT A JOKE?"
"Excuse me?"
"I TOLD YOU NOT TO HOLD BACK. YOU SENT EIGHT OF THOSE THINGS AT ME, AND MOST OF THEM DIDN'T GET WITHIN FIVE FEET OF MY BODY. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A JOKE."
"Oh for... HEY. Don't you DARE start criticizing me!"
"I THINK I SHOULD. ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU WERE SERIOUSLY TRYING TO KILL ME? THAT WAS YOUR ACTUAL ATTEMPT TO TAKE MY LIFE?"
"Oh my gods."
"YOU REALLY SUCK."
"J-JUST SHUT UP AND FIGHT ME!"
"PERHAPS IF YOU GOT CLOSER INSTEAD OF TRYING TO BE ALL COY OVER THERE, IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR YOU TO HIT ME?"
"Can you just NOT?"
"I AM CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL GUARD. I DEMAND TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. DUE TO THE NATURE OF YOUR SOUL IT CANNOT BE USED ON THE BARRIER, AS A MONSTER’S SOUL WILL NOT BE COMPATIBLE, BUT I AT LEAST WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SERIOUS BATTLE TO THE DEATH WITH YOU, HUMAN."
"Okay, you know what?" Rose growled, stomping her way closer as she summoned more missiles. "I am WORKING ON IT. I never had to use so much magic to fight with before! I AM NEW AT THIS. So if you would be so kind as to SHUT YOUR DAMNED FACE and stop putting so much pressure on me, MAYBE WE CAN GET THIS OVER WITH."
"FINE."
"FUCKING FINE!"
Now, with a mere fifteen feet between them, in spite of everything, Rose let her missiles fly... and had much greater success this time. Her hearts suddenly seemed much more solid, and appeared in greater numbers, with greater precision in accordance to her will. Papyrus almost wanted to be impressed by such a turn of events. Almost.
The exchange lasted nearly ten minutes and, shockingly, Papyrus was the one left on the ground panting as Rose walked forward, holding him down with the threat of a thin, sharp heart against his neck. There was no doubt in either of their minds that if Rose really wanted, that heart could easily sever neck and shoulder.
"VERY WELL... HUMAN. EVEN SOMEONE AS GREAT AND POWERFUL AS ME CAN APPARENTLY BE THWARTED. PERHAPS I SHOULD NOT HAVE EGGED YOU ON LIKE I DID. THE DEED IS DONE. I'M OUT OF MAGIC. FINISH ME OFF."
Rose glared, kicking snow at him. "No."
"EXCUSE ME?"
"I'm not like all of YOU. I'm stronger than you. I just proved that. I don't need to kill you, because I know, you know, and your brother is probably around here somewhere watching and knows too."
A sharp inhale could be heard from the woods, and both fighters glared in that general direction. Papyrus was the first to bring attention back to the current matter. "I... I AM NOT SURE I FOLLOW."
Rose stomped, grumbling to herself, then sighed. "I JUST... Look. It would be a waste. And besides that, I don't WANT to kill anybody. I'll fight if I have to protect myself, and... maybe, if my life was really on the line, I'd kill to protect myself too. But you ARE out of magic. I can see it. So I don't have to kill or hurt you at all right now... Given the choice... I choose to spare you."
"BECAUSE I WOULD BE USEFUL TO YOU?"
She shook her head, and, slowly, held out her hand. Obediently, the heart let up, but still pointed at him menacingly "That's not it either. I just... I don't see the point. I won already. So what would killing you accomplish? I'd rather just... live and let live. I believe that everyone deserves a second chance. If I'm stuck down here with all of you, I'd rather be your ally."
"YOU ARE SAYING THAT YOU CHOOSE TO SHOW ME, CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL GUARD, SOMEONE WHO WANTED TO KILL YOU, MERCY?"
"I choose mercy."
“YOU ARE AN IDIOT.”
She glared, then sighed. “An idiot that handed your bony white ass back to you, with interest. And I’m not even trained.”
Papyrus regarded the human carefully for a long moment, then like someone afraid they might get bitten, he took her hand. "VERY WELL HUMAN. I CONCEDE. UNTIL MY STRENGTH RETURNS AND I CAN RECLAIM MY HONOR BY SPARING WITH YOU ONCE AGAIN, ANYWAY."
Rose sighed, relieved. "Good."
"AND IT IS JUST AS WELL. NOW WE CAN BEGIN TO WORK ON YOUR AIM."
"OH YOU CAN FUCK RIGHT OFF PAL!!!"
(A/N: Did that turn out okay? I hope that turned out okay :’D Despite my knowledge on the matter, writing from a female perspective feels a bit wonky. AS USUAL, please feel free to comment!)