Woona moved forward slowly, keeping careful watch of her surroundings. As there were several Echo Flowers lining the path, she stopped to hear what each one said. She learned she was in the 'Wishing Room', a place for making wishes. Just as she was thinking about what wish to make herself, she found herself in a FIGHT with another monster. This one resembled a green turtle with a blue shell...that held a basing on its back, with a tiny bird inside.
Woshua, Chara informed Woona. AT 18, DF 5. This humble germophobe desires to cleanse the whole world.
Woona's eyes lit up. "You mean I finally have a chance to wash my hooves?" she gasped out eagerly. "I've been getting hungry, but I can't eat with dirty hooves..."
The Woshua danced happily, bouncing over to let Woona wash her hooves in his magic water. "Green means clean!" the little bird tweeted. Once her hooves were clean, she gave the Woshua a pat on his turtle head, letting him go on his way as she paused to eat a spider doughnut.
Looking through a nearby telescope at the sparkly ceiling, Woona spotted an instruction to 'Check Wall', pointing up. Moving north, she checked the wall, finding a hidden door. "These puzzles are getting simpler," she pointed out with a frown.
They'll get more complicated later, Chara assured her.
Through the door, Woona found herself on a wooden bridge over water. Against a stone wall, placards read off the grim tale of the war between monsters and humans. How the humans learned of the power Monsters might have if they took a human soul, and went to war from fear of something no monster had the intention of doing in the first place. The last placard had an illustration Woona assumed was meant to represent a Monster that had taken a human soul, but it was too unsettling to examine to closely.
Beyond the placards, Woona rode a wooden platform over the water to another wooden bridge. As she moved, she shivered. She couldn't help but feel there was something significant that was to happen here. The way the place was illuminated felt so...dramatic. Unsure what else to do, she walked forward.
Stop! Chara suddenly barked out.
Woona instantly froze, a blue magic spear nearly clipping the tip of her horn as it slammed into the wood in front of her before fading. T...that would have speared me if I hadn't stopped...
Over there! Chara insisted, drawing her gaze.
Beyond the waters, Woona could see the armored figure, its baleful gaze locked upon her. The figure raised one hand, and blue magic took the shape of a spear.
RUN! Chara yelled out.
You don't have to tell me twice! Woona agreed as she took off as fast as her four little legs could carry her. Surprisingly enough, she was actually able to outrun the figure, or at least her spears, as she dashed headlong down the bridge. The spears kept coming, however, and at the end of the bridge Woona could see some tall grass, which she recklessly dove into.
Freeze! Chara barked out, causing Woona to come to a complete halt.
The armored figure approached through the tall grass until it was practically on top of Woona. Fear raced through her small body, but she found she wasn't shivering in terror like she expected. Feeling the shadowy touch within her limbs, she realized Chara had locked her muscles to keep her from giving herself away. She bit her own lip till it bled to keep from screaming out in terror as her heart raced in her barrel.
The figure's armored hand shot down into the tall grass, and Woona was certain she was done for. But the hand came up...holding MK! Woona started to focus her magic to try and save him.
Don't, Chara insisted. She won't hurt him.
Seeing that MK was grinning ear to ear, Woona decided to trust Chara, despite how scared she was. The figure set MK down, and then turned and walked away. As soon as she felt Chara release her muscles, Woona raced out of the tall grass in the other direction, struggling to breathe as she tried to calm her racing heart.
MK's coming up behind you, Chara whispered in warning.
"Did you see that?!" MK squealed happily. "Undyne touched me! I'm never washing my face again!" Noticing Woona's state, he chuckled. "Yeah, I know how you feel! You're just so unlucky! If you'd been just a bit to your left, it could have been you instead! Sooo exciting! But don't worry, I'm sure we'll see her again!" Still squealing in excitement, he raced forward, only to once more trip over his sleeves and land on his face. Undeterred, he got back to his feet and raced away.
"...that's so reassuring..." Woona whimpered, eventually managing to catch her breath again. Getting back to her hooves, she moved on.
Finding a table with some crystallized cheese on it, Woona couldn't help but giggle. Seeing a mouse hole nearby, she smiled, and used her magic to conjure a mouse sized pickax, leaving it beside the crystal containing the cheese before continuing onward.
Woona was more relieved than she cared to admit when she found Sans beside another telescope. "hey, woona," he greeted happily. "you doing okay?"
Woona managed to smile. "Just bone tired."
Sans giggled. "wanna use this telescope?"
"I'd rather have a hug," Woona replied.
Chara groaned. Gag me, he grumbled.
"i think i could manage that," Sans replied, pulling Woona into a hug. "...either of those, actually."
Woona couldn't help but giggle as Chara blew a raspberry at them both.
With that comfort given, Woona made her way forward, following a well lit path past many Echo Flowers. These seemed to be repeating a private conversation, so Woona didn't listen. It wasn't polite to eavesdrop, after all.
Beyond the well lighted path, Woona found herself crossing a bridge over a deep lake. As she walked, white tentacles lifted out of the water, eventually revealing the onion shaped head of a giant octopus. The creature smiled eagerly at her, plainly happy to see someone after so long.
"Hey there!" the octopus greeted.
"Hey!" Woona replied happily. "I'm Woona!"
"I'm Onion-san!" the octopus replied.
Grinning, Woona continued the conversation as she walked. "You live here?"
"Yup!" Onion-san replied. "It's great here...even though most of my friends have moved to live in an aquarium in the city... But I don't mind! I like the openness of the water here in Waterfall! ...even though it is lonely... But I'd never want to move to the city aquarium! ...not that there's room for me...and the water's getting so shallow here I have to sit down all the time..."
Woona steeled herself. "What if the barrier was broken and you could live in the ocean with all your friends?" she offered.
"Oh, that would be awesome!" Onion-san replied eagerly. "Undyne's working on that, actually!"
"I'm gonna help!"
Onion-san couldn't help but giggle. "Of course. Everyone's going to help!" Seeing the end of the passageway approaching, Onion-san withdrew. "Well...maybe I'll see you later?"
"I'll see you again from the beach in the ocean!" Woona promised.
Onion-san smiled, Woona's certainty helping the octopus believe it.
Entering the next chamber, Woona soon entered a FIGHT with a fish like monster.
It's Shyren, Chara explained. She's not very confident in her singing skills.
I'll help her, then! Woona decided as she started to hum, only for Shyren to hum along with her.
Once Shyren was comfortable with humming, Woona began singing a catchy tune that somehow appeared in her mind. Shyren eagerly sang along, and as the pair sang, monsters gathered to listen, only for it to become a full concert. At one point, Woona even noticed Sans selling tickets made out of toilet paper, nearly bursting into laughter.
Before long, the song was done, and Woona and Shyren took a bow before exchanging tight hugs and parting as friends.
After picking her way through the socks all the concert attendees had thrown, Woona found her way past a statue that was being rained on to a bucket of umbrellas. Happy to see this, she took one umbrella and went back to put it on the statue...only for a music box inside the statue to start playing.
Woona, we should head back, Chara said suddenly.
Why? Woona asked, confused.
There's...I need to see something in another chamber, Chara explained. The music from this statue...if you play it on the piano-
"There's a piano?" Woona squealed eagerly, dashing back to the chamber in question. Seeing the piano, she eagerly played the notes...only for another door to appear. Curious, she went through it.
Behind the door, Woona saw an empty pedestal labeled "The Legendary Artifact". Standing beside it was a strange monster. He looked like a skeleton at first glance, but there was...something strange about him. His skull was cracked on one side, and he seemed to be fading in and out of reality as he stared at them. A frighteningly organic eye stared out of the depths of the one socket that was open. All the rest of his features were hidden by a black trenchcoat.
I never expected to see you here, he stated bluntly, his voice pitched in such a way Woona couldn't fully grasp his words, and was painful for her to listen to. Care to explain what happened here? He gently patted the empty pedestal. ...Chara
Woona felt her soul become shrouded by Chara's shadows, her grip on her body slowly slipping away. I need to talk to him, Chara whispered. There's...answers we need.
...okay, Woona whispered as she hid in the comforting shadows, relinquishing control of her voice.
Chara shivered, somewhat unnerved by how trusting Woona was of him...but he pushed past it. "It's been a while...Gaster."
Gaster!? I am shocked to see this happening... What will happen next now, I want to know!
OH MY LUNA. DIS GUN B GOOD. Keep up the cliffhangers!!!!
Whoa what's Gaster doing there ?!?
Oh hi there, Gaster. Didn't expect you so soon... Or at all, actually.
WOOHOO! I was hoping and dreaming that Gaster would make an appearance at some point! Awesome!
Chara hacked into the game's code. I'd also like to point out that Woona didn't pick up the tutu.
Is it wrong that the first thing to pop into my head when I saw the chapter title was "Riddles in the Dark"?
How scandalous.
Wait... could it be?! Uboa, what are YOU doing here?!
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Oh, wait, that's the wrong one. It's the guy on the RIGHT, not the LEFT.
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*Le Gasp* It's Gaster!
Have yet to see Gaster in an actual appearance in any of the Undertale crossovers I've read so far! Dis gun be gooooood!
Doesn't he only talk in wingdings?
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Fimfic's writing program does not allow for using Wing Dings.
YAS!!! GASTER HAS ARRIVED!!!
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You didn't try to copy and paste from paint?
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Don't use paint.
as Mister Torgue would say: CLIFFHANGARS
Another enjoyable chapter. Great job.
Hmm...
Master of the secret dark
Are you so surprised to see
The ancient foe you should well know
Come to spoil your victory
Is your memory worse than mine
Or wouldn't you believe that it was true?
But I have hunted the ages down
Fated to come after you.
I thought the song was going to be Do You Want To See The Moon Rise?
Sorry. ... okay, not really.
Chara's talking to Gaster... plz! Explain how he knows Gaster!
Talk'n wit Dez Handz
The Brothers Grim
The Brothers Grim 2: The Bronying
You... are a terrible, terrible person... and I can't help but admire you for it.
Holy crackers! I did not expect Gaster to make an appearance in this story!
I can see everything
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OOooohoohoohoo, very interesting, I take it, this Gaster is important?
Damn good job boyo!
Beware of the man that speaks in hands luna...
Who knows, maybe he turns out to be the man behind the man.
Well, damn
Uh oh! A chapter ended without filling Woona with DETERMINATION!
I guess Woona had just the right "fun" values.
a chapter with the man who speaks in hands Dr. W.D. Gaster. i can't wait for the next one.
Talk about a... Wishy washy encounter.
Guess Undyne has got... Her hands full mmkay?
Guess sans... Wiped the ticket sales eh?
Huh... Way to put someone on the pedestal like that.
W.D. Gaster.
Everyone: Wing Ding Gaster.
Me: Wing Din Gaster or (AskFriskandcompany @ Tumblr) Wing Dingus Gaster.
The fonts are "Wing Ding" and "Aster" or why the extra "g" in his name? Wing Ding Gaster. Is this making sense? We have the same "g" in two different- Wait. He broke time, space, and name logic. Gosh Dan_it, Wing Dingus!
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you're gonna keep doing this arent you
6981958 Each and every chapter. Same for his other story Heart of The Dragon General, the Avatar: The Last Airbender crossover. Occasionally others too.
Shouldn't it be well lit?
Over there! Chara insisted, drawing her gaze.
HOW!?!?!? What does he draw her gaze with? Just the focus of their shared soul? Does he have an incorporeal ghost body that she can see?
And ghaster,
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He has some ability to influence her body and magic at this point. 'Drawing her gaze' could be as simple as encouraging her to turn her head in a certain direction.
Undine is a true monster, she almost killed a four year old kid who isn't human.
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*facepalm*
do I need to be Papyrus?
6985192 anyone can be Papy. Heck, BlueYoshi is also doing it quite abit from what I saw. Others too.
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*clears throat*
SANS PICK UP YOUR SOCK
Huh. Well, let's see how you'll incorporate Gaster into all of this.
Afterall, in the game itself he never appears unless you hack it.
See no song of the seaponies. I am appalled. JK. I am enjoying all your crossovers.
BEWARE THE MAN WHO SPEAKS IN HANDS
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She tried because Woona's soul is more powerful than any soul she's ever seen. If Woona's soul is taken, i, with the Human Souls, could break the barrier. And free everyone. In her mind, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.".
For some reason, I can't help but feel this is suitable.
This makes far to much sense in hindsight. Chara sought to become the embodiment of stats; of LoVe, HP, Atk, Def, and Exp. That would entail hacking into the fundamental strata of the universe... and where else would one find Gaster? He is- after all- something only unlocked in Undertale via hacking the game's code.
Part of me is terrified by the implications, but the other half is holding a torch for Luna being apprenticed in the great art of Gaster Blaster Casters.
Prepare yourselves, for little Woona is coming. Prepare to get dunked on.
No no no no no...
No no no no no no no no no no...
NO NO NO!!!
RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!!!
Fun fact:
The "W.D" in "W.D Gaster" has been speculated to stand for "Wing Dings/Ding", further supporting the "Father of sans and Papyrus" theory that appears to be Tatsuro's headcanon.
6988090 That's a funny if strange profile picture. Did you paint it or find it somewhere?
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In most games and comics, yes. But some theorize that when it says he 'speaks in hands' that he actually cannot speak at all and actually uses sign language. This seems to not be the case here, though.
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The picture they used for that is my desktop. I intend to one day put it on a shirt.
6990137 So that she can be one of the masters sans (Hehehehe...) the Disasters?