Carefully, Woona moved west past the DT Extractor, carefully not looking at the nightmare-inducing machine, wanting to leave it behind. Unfortunately, she found the next chamber too dark and foggy to explore, and she was forced to turn back. Instead, she took the north path to the east of the DT Extractor, finding a small room with a TV, some videos hooked up to play, another node for a key, a datascreen, and another note. The note was practically illegible, only the words 'under...sheets' recognizable. Keeping that in mind, Woona examined the datascreen. It explained how the videos had been found in the castle...apparently ones Asgore didn't know about. Curious, Woona started watching them.
Each tape showed a dark screen. The first video had audio of Toriel telling Asgore several puns, each one focused around the word 'Mom'. "This one...must have been when Mom was..."
"Pregnant with Asriel," Chara confirmed as they reached the point where Asgore said Toriel was 'really excited to have this child'.
"...how's that work?" Woona asked curiously.
"For monsters, no clue," Chara replied. "For humans, doesn't matter since there aren't any anymore. And I was going to ask you how it works for ponies."
Shrugging, Woona put in the next tape.
"Okay, Chara, are you ready?"
Chara flinched internally at the sound of that soft, happy voice. "...Asriel..."
"Do your creepy face!" the happy voice encouraged. "AHHH! Hee hee hee..."
"Is your creepy face really that creepy?" Woona asked curiously.
Chuckling, Chara projected himself out of Woona and turned to face her. He then grinned widely, his hair hanging over his eyes to make it look like they were empty pits, the shadows hiding his teeth as he relaxed the muscles of his face, making it look like it was about to melt off. The fact this was a spiritual exercise rather than a physical one now made it all the more effective.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!" Woona shrieked out as she tumbled over backwards. "...should have asked when we were out..." she whimpered.
"Yes you should have," Chara teased as he faded back into her, doing his best not to laugh.
Having missed the rest of the second tape, Woona decided to put the third one in. She listened as Asriel talked about when he and Chara had tried to make butterscotch pie for Asgore...and used buttercups instead of cups of butter.
"Please...let's not watch the rest..." Chara murmured softly, sounding like he was about to break down.
"...Chara?" Woona asked worriedly.
"Please...I don't want to relive this part..."
Unsure what Chara meant, Woona decided to leave it at that, turning to leave the room without watching the last two videos. "Do you...want to talk about it?" Woona asked as she made her way East again.
"...it's about how I died...how Asriel got my soul...and how he died...it...it was my fault..."
Feeling the sorrow Chara was being crushed under, Woona decided not to press the issue. She paused as she reached the path back to the room with all the beds. "Under...sheets..." she murmured to herself.
"Hmm?" Chara asked cautiously.
"Well, I was just thinking..." Woona began. "These notes...maybe they're clues to where the keys are? Maybe I should check the sheets on all the beds?"
"That's as good an idea as any," Chara replied. "Just be careful, another Amalgate might leap out at you."
Woona swallowed convulsively, then nodded. "I'm...ready," she replied firmly.
Stepping back into the room, Woona examined the beds. Most of them were identically well made, save for two. The southwest most bed was completely unmade, while the easternmost bed had slightly rumpled sheets. "Okay...if it'll be anywhere..." Walking up to the easternmost bed, she pulled the sheets aside, finding a yellow key on the bed.
"The node in the video room was yellow," Chara pointed out.
"True..." Woona replied. "But...what about the completely unmade bed?" Putting actions to curiosity, Woona made her way over to the bed. She carefully examined it, but could find nothing out of the ordinary about it. Grumbling to herself, she pouted, her lower lip puffing out. "But...it's different! There's gotta be something! That's how puzzles work!"
"Well, maybe there's nothing to find by examining it," Chara offered. "Maybe you have to do something else?"
Woona frowned, nodding thoughtfully. "Maybe...but what?"
"Well...it's a bed," Chara indicated. "Maybe...take a nap?"
Woona thought about that, and found herself yawning. "I am feeling kinda sleepy...it's been a while since I rested..." She clambered up onto the bed. "But...you sure it's safe?"
"I'll wake you if there's any danger," Chara reassured her confidently.
"Okay..." Woona murmured as she curled up, her head on the pillow as her eyes drifted closed.
Everything seemed normal and safe...but then a white shape, tall and thin, arose out of the ground nearby. Chara tensed up as it extended a tendril towards the bed, ready to awaken Woona...only to find she was far more aware of the situation than he'd realized. She stayed perfectly still as the tendril approached...and pulled the blankets up to cover her.
Woona gave a soft smile as she snuggled under the blankets for a nap. Though the Amalgamate had no face, Chara couldn't help but get the impression that it was smiling as it sank back into the ground.
The knowledge that she was on the right track filled Woona with DETERMINATION as she drifted off into her nap.
So Chara really does regret everything he has done... to an extent... I think... Maybe I'm grasping at straws here.
Also, that bedside Amalgamate... Not even playing the beginning of F.E.A.R. my first time had I been so scared of something like that.
True artists suffer for their art to make the audiences, in turn, suffer.
Those videos, man.....
Another enjoyable chapter. Well done.
Cool chapter!
Oooo, creepy lab... time to put on my creepy music.
7284614 I haven't played Undertale, let alone to this part, but I got the impression the Amalgamate just wanted to pull the sheets over Woona, which was why it smiled and left when she did it herself.
7284678 To answer that... Yes, it did. But seeing that in game for the first time (this coming from someone who is easily terrified by scary games) really put the fear of Toby in me.
Aww...
People always complains about the weather, here we had ten days with rain... in a row.
I wonder if Luna will find Red in the underground.
7284996 Sounds like where I live, you wouldn't happen to live in Australia do you? practically half the east coast is under a giant rain-cloud.
Huh, more Undermoon Pony Tales? Sounds good.
So according to a story I can't link to because of rules, "monster souls are normally very weak… but, when they join together and start beating as one… they become greater than the sum of their parts, and one or both of the parents can choose to release that energy as a whole new soul." (A fitting explanation, even if it does come from a story called "Under Tail") So I guess you could say this is what Homeworld thinks of fusion... hey, someone had to make that joke at some point.
Relave, Spanish for "tailings", the waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; gangue, slimes... I think you meant relaxed.
It's all right, I'm having fun saying random things. All hail Lady Blanc, Lowee is master race. See?
7285004 now i wanna see red in this story.
7285062 hear that's movin' on down to hit New Zealand too.
Ouch. I feel sorry for Chara when those painful memories came back to him.
On a brighter note, Woona now has one more key left to find. I have a feeling that she's gonna have to get past another Amalgamate in order to do so.
I can't believe I only just now thought of this. Everybody, when you are at the top of this page, go to formatting, click the color wheel, and scroll down and click on "Princess Luna". Now the page is all sparkly like the night sky! Perfect for Woona!
CHARA. WOONA'S STILL A FREAKING CHILD. I HIGHLY DOUBT SHE'S HAD THE TALK YET.
By the way, what's Alphys doing? Just sitting there?
7285483 I accidentally clicked the Celestia one... Now I feel vaguely sea-sick.
7285374 Save us and our sheep.
7285669 yes, and let it be known that Kiwi is a bird, not the fruit.
7285483 wow, it really does. Thanks a lot for saying something bout that. I never even knew about the pony options.
No puns this time around.
7285088 All hail lady Iffy!
Chara's progress is quite remarkable.
Also, that last scene. It was such a lovely little detail in the game. I awwww'd
I hear you Tats... The True Lab might as well be feels central.
YUS! BED AMALGAMATE IS BEST AMALGAMATE!
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Who?
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Omg thank you
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Why is that even a thing.
I feel you on the weather thing man, its been hella hot here, curse the south!
But awesome chapter, awesome chapter
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This person.
7286012 Huh, I didn't know she was a CPU. Then again, she did have her own spin-off game, so it makes sense.
7286620 More fanon on my side than anything but yeah, fun to think if her that way and her General Compa.
7286785 Well, it's nice to know that a person other than me knows that HDN exists.
Just remembered Princess Temmie. Not sure why this reminded me of him, but it did. Can you imagine Woona's family reacting?
Woona : Dis is my son, PRINCESS TEMMIE!
Princess Temmie:
Celestia :
Mom :
Dad :
Sans :
Woona : Wait when did you get here?
Sans : I took a shortcut.
7287070 OF COURSE!! YOU TOOK A SHORTCUT!!!
7286183 The only one we don't see what it looks like yet i want to hug it.
Bed amalgamate is best amalgamate.
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That's not a canon fight; is it?
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No, it's a custom add-on. still pretty cool to watch though. You should check out the other ways the fight can pan out. There's a Pacifist fight, Betrayal fight, Lone Survivor fight, Genocide fight, and probably another one.
I just realized Woona will not feel the terror that is the omega flowey fight if she finishes this
we are jumping sttaight to the true pacifist people!
7285088 Neppy is by far my favorite.
Vert's pretty shallow, but my god that rack.Don't worry about it, just take your time buddy
Would it be weird if Bed Amalgamate had a Fluttershy-like face? I can see it as a kind, motherly figure.
Your collection of keys continues to compile, filling you with DeTemmienation.
This was an emotional part of the game...
reminds me of silent hill