Chapter 4

Piper and Grillby peeked out of the diner door. ‘Night’ had fallen on Snowdin, and all the townspeople had gone to their homes. Now was the time to move.

They quickly dashed out of the diner and hid behind a tree. Grillby scanned the area quickly. “That is the Skeleton Brothers’ house… the tall one is the one you have to worry about… “

She nodded, glancing at the house. It was bigger than most of the houses in town. “What do I do if we see him?”

“Leave it to me…” He pat her shoulder. “Once you get out of Snowdin, I can't go with you… beyond the edge of Snowdin is Waterfall… and I may be extinguished there…”

She couldn't help but chuckle. “Thanks, Grillby… for everything… “

“You are welcome… if you are still alive after all this… come by the diner…” He handed her a napkin with some writing on it. “If you need me… just call… “

“Will do.”

“You should go now… Run right past… “

Piper nodded and bolted past the house as fast as she could. She had to get past as quickly as possible. She couldn’t get caught by the skeletons. She had to-

“WHOA!!!”

She slammed into a dark shape coming from the opposite direction, sending both of them tumbling into the snow. Piper rolled off and scrambled off of them, staring with wide eyes. “What the hell? Watch where yer goin’!”

“I-I’m sorry…” She stared at this blue girl in a black tank top and jeans. She had long hair similar to hers, but neater and a bright red. A large, gold eye stared back at her, while the other one was under an eyepatch. The other girl’s scaly lips split into a monstrous grin, and the fins on the side of her head flattened.

“Another human…! Let’ hope yer as much fun as they were!”

“RUN!” Grillby shouted. “She is the captain of the Royal Guard!”

“Hell no! I’m gonna make her into a plate of fish sticks!” Piper got up and drew her knife. “Fight me, ya slimy bitch!”

The captain snorted, forming a spear out of her magic. “What, with that pathetic thing?” She tossed the spear to her before forming another one. “I’d be nothing if not fair.”

“So fighting a little kid is fair?” Her yellow heart popped out of her chest. “Makes ya sound like a bully. I hate bullies.”

“You’re Justice…” Grillby murmured.

She glanced at him. “What does that mean?”

“Your SOUL. Yellow means Justice... It’s the characteristics are most prominent in you…”

“Whatever!” The Fish woman sneered. “Her SOUL won’t stay that color for long!” She lifted up her hand and clenched her fist. Piper’s soul changed from yellow to green. “Now you can’t escape!” More spears formed around her. “Hope you know how to dodge!”

Piper growled and held up her spear. “Hope you know how to lose, fish stick!”

“That’s Undyne to you, human!” She unleashed volleys of spears in all direction. Piper did her best to block them, but missed one. It sank into her back, and her cry of pain echoed through the night.

“Piper!”

“I’m fine!” she called, stopping him from coming to her aid. “This isn’t yer fight! Ya’ve helped me enough already!” She stood tall and glared at Undyne. “My turn, fish stick.”

She raised her spear and ran at her, swinging it at her. Undyne blocked it with another spear, but didn’t see the foot swinging around to slam into her side. She gagged as the wind was knocked out of her, but she managed to throw Piper off of her.

Piper caught herself and lunged at her again, feigning a stab and going for a left hook to the monster’s face. Undyne toppled to the snowy ground, grunting as Piper jumped on her and pinned her down.

“Where. Is. Frisk?” she hissed, her eyes narrowed with anger. She kept the spear poised under Undyne’s jaw incase the fish monster tried anything.

“Y-You know Frisk…?”

“WHERE?! Did you kill them?!”

“No! I love that kid! They should be in Hotland by now!” She pushed Piper off of her chest so she could sit up. “They’re heading to the castle. The barrier that keeps us here is there…”

“And they’ll have to go through the king…” Grillby added as he helped the girls up. “Piper, you must hurry… I fear for them… “

“Hold it,” Undyne said. “You don’t know the way.”

“I can find my way,” Piper snarled.

“No, you won’t. Waterfall is full of twists and turns. You’ll get lost out there.” She put a webbed hand on the human’s shoulder. “Let me drop off my things with Pap and Sans, get us both healed up, then we go. Okay?”

Piper nodded and sighed. “Yeah… okay…”