The Coward
Alphys found herself in soul form, staring up at the figure the Sage Soul had taken on. It stood upright like an adult human, but retained the solid dark green appearance over all visible 'flesh'. Its face was featureless, and it wore a black suit with a red tie as its only distinguishing characteristic as it stared down at her from a face without eyes. The faceless being filled her with terror as she realized she faced off against the full power of an adult human magic user, filled with the intent to kill, and had none of the technology she relied so much on to aid her.
Despite the orange soul pulsing beside her, she felt herself overcome by fear as she stared up at the creature, watching as in her fear-warped perception it grew and grew into immensity. Despite all her vaunted words of standing with everyone, she knew she stood no chance. This sage would crush her like a bug at its leisure, and then join with the others to crush her friends one by one, and it would all be her fault that her friends would die...and Woona as well.
"I...I can't do this alone..." she whimpered as she felt the power of her soul fading, and the orange human soul along with her.
"You're not alone, darling."
Alphys' eyes shot open as she heard that voice. Spinning, she found herself confronted with a pink blook, hair brushed over the right eye as an affectation. "M-Mappy?" she gasped, stunned. "How are you-?"
"Our bodies aren't here, Alphys," Mettaton explained. "Just our souls. The shape we take is the one we choose for ourselves...and I needed to show you just how much your friendship has meant." He sighed softly. "I know I haven't been the best of friends...to the point you were afraid to complete my body for fear I'd leave and never return. The worst of that is I can't deny the truth. Before Woona reminded me about Blooky...I'd forgotten where I began, and how much that mattered to me, so blinded had I become with the desire to achieve the dream I held dear..." He smiled warmly. "But that dream is worthless if achieved alone. Come, Alphys...let's show this so called Sage the beauty inside us both!"
Alphys stammered as she turned towards the massive figure that stood over them. "We...we might die here..."
"That is true," Mettaton admitted. "But it will be together." Losing cohesion, Mettaton turned into a stream of pink light, which swirled with the orange stream Alphys became as they orbited the orange human soul. "And that will make our last moments, win or lose...absolutely beautiful!"
The Sage Behemoth rocked back as the boxy form of Mettaton took shape around the three lights as the power blazed...and then transformed. The box unfolded, revealing a pair of glowing hearts joined vertically at the points, one pink and one orange. The two hearts spun as the wheel base was withdrawn, extending out sharply angled legs ending in high heeled boots. Shoulder spikes shot upward from the top of the box, looking like inverted legs. The left arm extended, ending in a hand, even as the right arm took shape with a massive buster. A humanoid head extended out the top, recognizable as Mettaton's head from the way the hair hung down over the left eye. Then the left eye blazed pink, the right blazed orange, and the entire body flared with power as the hair shot upright and wings of light erupted from the shoulder spikes.
But the transformation wasn't done. As the power focused inside them unlocked the limits of their imagination, the combined shape expanded to immensity to match the figure before them...as a pink and white sailor fuku took shape over their black and white body. As the transformation completed upon massive scale, the figure performed a delicate pirouette as a crowned scepter appeared in the left hand.
"We are Monster Fighter, Neo Neo Mettaton!" they proclaimed together. "Sailor suited mech warrior of justice and freedom!" Standing tall, they gestured through reality to where Woona clung to existence. "And in the name of our moon..." They leveled their scepter at the Sage Behemoth, who recoiled in...something, since there was no emotion on its featureless face. "We will punish you!"
Was...was that really alright? Alphys asked worriedly. It seemed...a little much...
Darling, it was all you! Mettaton reassured her. That makes it truly beautiful.
The Sage Behemoth braced itself and lunged forward, but Neo Neo Mettaton shot into the air above it, flipping head over heel and spinning before bringing both pink spiked heels into the figures back, twisting to inflict more damage as they kicked off. Swarms of box bots carrying bombs and laser guns in addition to their tiny umbrellas leapt from the scepter as it was waved, smashing into the Sage Behemoth, each one far too small for the beast to spot, let alone evade. It reared up and unleashed its own counter attack of fireballs and ice shards, barraging Neo Neo Mettaton and pushing them backwards before lunging to grapple. The Sage's two hands gave it an advantage as far as grappling, as it could grip Mettaton at the elbow joint.
Any ideas, Alphys? Mettaton asked desperately as they were pushed back.
Just one, Alphys replied, causing their fused body to jerk one leg up, driving the spiked top of the high-heeled, knee-high boot into the fork of their foe's leg.
A strangled squeak forced its way out of the Sage's body as it staggered back, clutching at itself.
...it does realize it doesn't actually have those parts right now, right? Mettaton asked, though internally wincing himself despite the total absence of said parts on his Blook form or any of the robot forms he'd taken so far.
Not gonna question it, Alphys countered as she pressed her advantage, leveling the cannon on their right arm and firing off a massive blast that tore through the Sage's immaculate suit, shredding it as it was pushed back.
We've got the advantage right now, Mettaton called out. While I'd love to draw this out, probably nearly as much as you would...
Too much is riding on this, Alphys agreed as she stuck the base of the scepter into the barrel of the arm cannon, focusing all their energy into their hands. Besides...we're only one of seven here. Plenty of spotlight to go around.
The Behemoth struggled up to its feet as it saw the energy being gathered. It braced itself for what was coming.
Show me your beautiful final attack, darling! Mettaton called out in their shared mind.
"Now!" Alphys proclaimed in the voice of Neo Neo Mettaton. "Taste our rage, our love, and all of our sorrow!" The energy focused tightly into the left hand, making it glow with white hot fire. "Kisatsu..."
Neo Neo Mettaton suddenly vanished, to reappear ducked under the Behemoth's guard. "Shoryuken!" With that shout, the flaming uppercut sent the Sage flying into the air.
I don't remember it going that way... Mettaton commented in amusement.
You really thought my final attack would draw from only one franchise? Alphys countered, excitement lending strength to her voice.
Mettaton chuckled, lunging into the power. Then how does it finish?
With Undyne's favorite... With that said, Neo Neo Mettaton's entire body erupted with spirals of hearts in the shape of drills, before fusing into one massive heart shaped drill that formed around the scepter and arm cannon. Lifting it up, it began to spin. "Love Love...Giga Drill Breaker!" Alphys screamed in the fused voice, shooting up into the air.
The Sage Behemoth screamed as the drill dug into the body it had generated...but it tore through, reaching the soul within...and shattered it. But Neo Neo Mettaton didn't stop there as they shot upward, drilling into the weakened barrier to take even more of its focus away from fighting Woona's breach attempt. "This is the drill that will pierce to the heavens!" Alphys caused their fused form to scream.
Mettaton chuckled softly in the privacy of his own mind. Even he had to admit this had gone more than a little silly, and way over the top...
But Alphys had cast aside the chains of fear and anxiety that had held her back so long, and showed her true heart...and it was absolutely beautiful.
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I wouldn't expect anything less than that for Alphys and Mettaton. That was amazing!
I guess they ... did some moonlighting.
The only thing I'm disappointed about is that they didn't pull Oraoraoraoraora... Ah well, only so many anime attacks you can cram into one chapter.
Only one thing was on my mind the whole way through.
ANIME IS REAL!
That's it. I'm done. Tatsurou has done it again in making a climax even more climactic and then deciding not to summarize or shorten any part of it to make the sort of ending that blow me away. Every time I think "no, not even Tatsurou could make this more than it is", I get proven wrong. AND I LOVE IT.
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Man, I kind of wish that the G gundam theme was playing during those attacks, that or Libera me from hell.
Tats, this chapter has too much hot blood...i cant even...
That enemy... It was Slenderman wasn't it?
Epic!
SHORYUKEN!
Imma just leave this here for you guys.
Needs more onepunch
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Sage goes in every field, said the Anon.
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They did unleash their Trump card.
Did... Did a Sailor Moon expy just anime kaiju-battle anon?
7367789 Anime IS Real!
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Yes, someone finally got that the Sages are Anons!
Didn't think Giga Drill Breaker and Love Love Tenkyoken can be combined. Shame that Oraoraora wasn't used though.
Alright, Lisa Simpson, do the Sciency Thing.
Wait, I didn't know you did HiE fics...This is going to be hilarious, isn't it?
And then he'll start writing a bunch of wish-fulfillment, most of them cutely-written smut in the second person!!
And somehow, this is more like my interpretation of Mega Man than in WWW. Songy-sing-sang-sung...s.
Kiss whatsu?... Ah, it's from a manga.
Taste the rainbow that will walk into a very particular set of skills... I dunno, PONES!!! Bye.
She should have used Shadow Clone Jutsu. Multiple Alphys's beating Slenderman into the dirt would have been funny.
My Face When
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Oh, right... Sorry about that.
Ah yes...the god of 4chan itself...
The reference to Gurren Lagann in itself earned a favorite
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You had to expect us eventually.
Edit: Also, "Killer Rising Dragon Fist" actually sounds like something Oni would pull off for a Ultra Combo, never mind the Tenchi Sokaigen.
Well this was a total Geekfest, but hey no harm in that. Let the nerd out darlings, being adorkable is so in these days.
Now that was simply fabulous! I guess watching all of the anime really helped Alphys get an idea of what attacks to use.
Monsters: 1
AnonSage Soul: 0Neo Neo Mettaton: Absolutely beautiful!
So this is Spiral Power, huh?
Not bad. Not bad at all.
nothing will match a nerd's imagination
7367838 I was wondering if I would see this here.
This chapter, much like Alphys' true heart, is absolutely beautiful.... And it's only made better by the fact that this is the first of SEVEN fights... oh, this gonna be good!
By the by, Kisatsu? If you're aiming for the word used to signify a finisher attack, I'm pretty sure the word you want is Hisatsu.
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Actually, that's "Burning", as in "Kisatsu...God Finger!" from G Gundam.
7368364 Oh, okay. I thought you were trying to use the word for killing blow given the framing... and I've never watched G-gundam so my knowledge of it is pretty low. My Japanese media tends to be Kamen Rider, so...
This chapter made me cringe in some parts, but in other parts it was just great. I don't know how you keep me enjoying this, but you do. Bravo!
Dear gods... This chapter was fucking hilarious and perfect in all aspects.
Also, I fucking lol'd when I realized that the Sages are 4chan anons... and most likely "Wizards". XD
7368028 Or better yet, beaten him with the "Harem no Jutsu". XD
Anon?
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wonderful chapter
your definitely getting much much better with your fight scenes. its actually because of the success you have had in improving your own writing style that i have gotten the motivation to improve upon my own and as such once the new semester starts I am going to be taking a writing course. Thank you for the inspiration to better myself 
This chapter was utterly amazing!!
That ending =^_^=
"Just who the hell do you think we are!?"
I agree with undyne, Gurren Lagann is best anime.
Needs more Gao Gai Gar. 9/10
My day today? This was playing on my music player when I opened this chapter.
My reaction was as thus.
It's gonna be a good day today.
...I have no idea what the hay I'm looking at... I LOVE IT!
Looks like the sage didn't like this song and dance routine.
At least Metaton didn't make Alphys feel... boxed in.
This fight certainly... grew to epic proportions.
7367911 At least until the next chapter is posted.
7368666 Looks like smooth sailing from here.
I'm out of puns, this IS a drill!
...um... Orange you glad-
Screw it. THE SAGE LOOKS LIKE THE GREEN ANON!!! (Note: The picture below was the only clear picture I can find.)
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EDIT: And cleanest. Image searching sucks.
MatPat gave the Pope a Steam code for Undertale.