Deep in the abyss, Woona heard a voice speaking to her. It was a voice she did not recognize, and yet somehow just the sound of the voice filled her heart with such strong emotions of affection, longing, and pain that she was nearly laid low by just the sound of the voice.
"It sounds like it came from over here...Oh! You've fallen down haven't you...Are you okay? Here, get up...Chara, huh? That's a nice name. My name is..."
The voice trailed off as Woona opened her eyes, finding herself in a small batch of golden flowers that must have cushioned her fall. Looking around, she found she was surrounded by water, and a large waterfall covered the entirety of one wall. She started to step off the flowers, but hesitated. "...Chara?" she asked worriedly.
It took some time for Chara to respond. Yes?
"...I can't swim."
Well, the water's not that- He paused, and chuckled. I forgot how tiny you are. Hmm...maybe you could put some magic on your hooves to walk on the water?
"Hmm..." Focusing, Woona made the attempt, and discovered that it worked surprisingly well. Grinning, she walked on over the water, past large piles of junk. "What is this place?"
It's the junkyard, Chara explained. It's where monsters throw everything they don't need anymore.
As Woona passed by the garbage piles, she ignored a badly damaged bicycle, a cooler, and an empty DVD case. She paused at a dummy, however.
Seems like a regular training dummy, Chara offered. ...do you want to beat it up?
"Why would I do that?" Woona asked, confused. "Mama said dummies are for friend making!" With that said, she hefted the dummy in her magic.
What are you doing?
"Finding a dry spot so I can clean it up!" Woona replied firmly. "It's gotten kinda moldy in the water, and it's in such bad condition...I'ma fix it up for friend making!"
...
Not far to the north, Woona found the dry spot she was looking for and began her work. Pulling out her art supplies, she fished out her needles, thread, scissors, and fabric. First she cut off the portions of the dummy that had become moldy, replacing them with new fabric, trying to match the original color as close as possible. Then she started on the rips and tears in the fabric, sewing them closed. She paused at the last one. "You're a bit understuffed..." she muttered. "Hmm..." Glancing around, she gathered a bunch of dirt and took a pinch of the dummy's stuffing. Using her magic, she converted the dirt into more stuffing before pushing it all in through the hole, sewing it closed. "There!" she said happily, setting the dummy upright. "Good as new!"
In a flash of light, the fabric of the dummy's body took on more lifelike qualities, and the face changed. Eyelids closed over the eyes, and the stitched mouth shifted to smile. "I've never known such kindness..." he murmured. "Everyone else who passed by me just ignored me or beat me up...I was so angry, certain you'd be the same. But...you fixed me..." Noticing Woona's nervousness, he continued quickly. "I'm a ghost possessing this dummy. But, because of your kindness, my rage was washed away, replaced by joy and gratitude...and because of that, I was able to fully merge with this dummy. My lifelong dream...I'm fully corporeal now!"
Woona grinned widely. "Happy to help!" Woona offered happily, hugging the Glad Dummy. "Always nice making a new friend!"
"And I want to help my new friend!" the Glad Dummy offered eagerly. "Hmm...oh! Did you know Napstablook lives to the north of here? He runs a snail farm! And Old Man Gerson has a shop not far from there. And if you're carrying too much stuff, Temmie Village is south of the field of light mushrooms! You'll have to backtrack after lighting all the mushrooms to find it, but the Temmies will buy anything, so you don't have to throw anything away!"
Woona smiled widely. "Thanks!" she proclaimed eagerly. As she turned to go, she paused. "...what do the Temmies do with everything they buy?" she asked curiously.
"No one knows," Glad Dummy replied. "Maybe you could ask them!"
"I'll do that!" Woona agreed happily. "Bye bye!" With a wide smile, Woona headed north to meet up with Napstablook.
"Wait!" the Glad Dummy called out. "Be careful if you head northwest. That's where Undyne lives!"
Woona swallowed convulsively. "T-thanks for the warning!" she called back.
Entering the blue ghost shaped house, she found that it was...rather dilapidated. The wood of the floor and walls seemed to be on the verge of falling apart, the refrigerator and television showed signs of being salvaged from the junkyard, and the computer looked barely functional. The only other things visible were three DVD cases and an empty cobweb.
Napstablook turned away from the computer, removing his headphones as he caught sight of Woona. "Oh...Woona..." His voice had the faintest glimmer of joy as he saw her, but it was all but overwhelmed by his normal moroseness. "I...wasn't expecting company-"
Woona lunged forward, surrounding Napstablook with a magic field she could grip so she could hug him. "That's a pony hug!" she proclaimed happily.
Napstablook managed a small smile. "I'm...afraid I don't have much to offer in the way of refreshment...all I have is ghost food..."
Woona tilted her head in confusion. "Ghost food? How do you get ghost food?"
"From heartburn," Napstablook replied. He then tilted sideways in confusion. "...why are you laughing?"
Woona paused in her laughter. "Wait...you're serious?" When Napstablook nodded, she started laughing even harder, pounding her hooves on the floor.
Napstablook stared at her, unsure what to do. Having no other ideas on things he could offer, he turned to the DVD cases. "Would you like to listen to some of my music?"
Woona leapt to her hooves. "You make music? Lemme hear, lemme hear!"
Napstablook managed another smile. "Pick a track you'd like to listen to."
Woona looked through the tunes, and eventually selected Spookwave. "Oh...really relaxing."
"...sometimes, after a great meal, I like to lay on the floor and feel like garbage," Napstablook offered. "It's...a family tradition. Would you like to...join me?"
Smiling, Woona flopped to the floor in response. Napstablook lay down beside her.
As she lay there, the music playing around them, the world seemed to fade away, and the whole universe flowed by around them. As the zen lulled her towards slumber, the knowledge that she'd brightened Napstablook's day filled her with DETERMINATION.
I loved laying down with Napstablook, it was so trippy.
Honestly though I didn't expect the dummy part. It was a nice change from the angry dummy shooting missiles at you.
ah blooky you are loved dispite what you may believe
Huh. Didn't expect that part with Mad Dummy.
Why you dirty little princess! ... Literally! You're gonna need a bath, ASAP!
Seems that this chapter... Painted Woona in a new light.
I'd say this was a dummy chapter... But it's only a half truth.
Guess Napstablook... Floored Woona.
I'd make more cute Woona jokes but that might give some people... Heartburn.
This was absolutely adorable!
Awwwwwe. Glad Dummy has returned! Short chap but sweet.
STAY D E T E R M I N E D and write longer chapters, please!
Woona leaves the music playing when she leaves and encounters Aaron and woshua and something really funny happens. Play the videos or the game.
There's always something satisfying about lying on the floor and feeling like garbage.
7011628 You could say that he was being a... dummy... for thinking that she would do that.
The moment everyone has been waiting for is almost upon us.
The moment of truth approaches.
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Those were all horrible... but the first two were horrible in the fact that I scratched my head at them rather than face-palm.
northwest (Undyne's house is on the left, Napstablook's and the locked house are in the middle, and the snail farm is on the right.)
Aw, I was kinda looking forward to the Mad Dummy fight. Oh well, the cuteness still reigns supreme.
DETERMINATION EQUATES SAVE POINTS!
7011746 Oh God. It's coming.
Wow, I love what you did with the Dummy encounter. Woona's finding new ways to make friends by not battling against them. I guess it's safe to says that she's on her version of Pacifist Run: A Woona Run.
Also, I like the part with Woona visiting Napstablook. Lying down on the ground with him is so mesmerizing for some reason.
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Woona's meeting with the Temmies is going to be an absolute train wreck. I can feel it.
7011889 Nevermind what Tatsurou has planned for them...
7011868 You aren't used to him yet? He's been doing this for like... what, four stories now?
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
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1. It's the first time I have seen him do it on a story.
2. I'm just being the Papyrus of this story's comments section. I will almost always post a reaction image whenever the other sans makes a pun on a chapter.
Good to see glad dummy and not mad dummy. But then again, who ever is mad at woona, must not have a soul.
I never thought I would see the day when someone fixes Mad Dummy up... Clever.
Short chapter, VERY cute
Aww, how sweet!
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Awwwhawahawhaw, nice job man, nice job!
This was sweetness~
so adorable.
Is Woona going to pay for colleg?
Reading this story fills me with determination.
*Reads title*
Must. Not. Sing. Reference.
Must...n-not...sing...r-reference...
........................
I'm not gonna sing it.
*Puts on sunglasses*
I'M GONNA RAP IT!!!
The detemmienation shall be here soon.
thoughts of the future cutedorableness of Woona and the Temmies fills you with DETERMINATION
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Woona plus Temmie equals...diabetes
7013300 It's actually the old saying, "One man's trash is another man's treasure."
The fact you thought of "Thrift Shop" made it better. btw am I the only one that thinks clean Thrift Shop is lacking?
Well, Luna is so nice that I wonder what will she do if she meet Nightmare moon?
"Long ago there was o ly darkness and from the darkness monsters were born. Soon the monsters spread all over the world and they were happy and content. Until one day the LIGHT appeared and KILLED most of the monsters, those who survived hid UNDERGROUND were the LIGHT would not touch them. And in the world STOLEN from the monsters, other CREATURES started to appear and TOOK over the world. However as time passed some monsters dwveloped resistance to the LIGHT and that's when the first GREAT WAR happened. "
7012932 what flavor of pie is it?
7013855 PIE FLAVOR! *EPIC GUITAR WHINE~*
7014747 I wanna be a pie
7014809 *holds up knives* "Do you like gravy?"
7011753 the house next to Napstablook's is implied to be Mettaton's. Mettaton is implied to be related to Napstablook.
7015099 woah there! It's just a joke. I didn't really want to be a pie. just put the knives down. Please.
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I'm aware of that, I was deliberately omitting the spoiler.
What the **** is Undertale? So popular, yet I never heard of it before.
7014809 Billy no!!!
7015393 put knives down
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