Truth, part 5
Once Woona awoke from her nap, she quickly made her way back to the intersection from before, this time deciding to take the path east she hadn't taken yet.
"Woona, what about the yellow node?" Chara asked. "We have the key now."
"We also have the green key," Woona pointed out. "And I wanna find the green node." With that said, she followed the path to a somewhat gloomy room filled with fans. A datapad nearby spoke of Alphys' insecurities regarding Mettaton and her friendship with him. Woona smiled softly. "Hope the dance helped her with that," she murmured as she made her way past the fans. At the other side of the fans, Woona found a switch, which she turned on.
The fans began to blow, improving circulation throughout the Lab. "Well, no node, but-"
The strange laugh echoed again, and the bits of white matter floating in the air that Woona hadn't noticed started gathering in the center of the room, taking shape as a ball with a smiley face. The ball descended to the floor, and with another laugh it morphed into a horrific figure with many legs, a massive body, pointed ears, a tiny tail, and a hole where the face was supposed to be. It slowly started to walk towards Woona. It let out a strange howling sound as it approached.
"Puppy!" Woona squealed happily, running up and hugging the creature's leg, which was all she could reach. The Endogeny leaned over and proceeded to lick Woona's back with a non-existent tongue that seemed to emerge from the hole where its face should have been. Woona paused as a strange feeling from the tongue percolated through her mind, trying to figure out why it felt strange...and then she gasped. "Lots of puppies!" she cried happily, racing all over the Endogeny to scratch it all over in an attempt to give all the puppies it was made of scritchies.
Before long, the Endogeny contentedly faded away. "Bye bye, puppies!" Woona called out as it did so, turning to walk out of the fan room.
"You know, with how intelligent and skilled at problem solving you are, it's easy to forget that you're only five," Chara murmured softly.
"Alicorn brains work faster!" Woona replied firmly. "Sis told me so!"
"Alicorn?" Chara inquired. "Sis?"
Woona hesitated, then lowered her eyes. "...later..." she replied at last.
"...fair enough," Chara allowed, still grateful Woona hadn't insisted on watching the other tapes, despite how curious she was.
Sighing to herself, Woona made her way back to the room that had been too dark to explore. As expected, the fans had cleared the room, allowing her to explore around the refrigerator units in the room. The data pads on the wall spoke of how Alphys, after what had happened to create the Amalgamates, had withdrawn from the world in shame.
As she made her way towards the door to the next room, the refrigerator unit closest to her warped as the strange laugh echoed again. The creature that walked towards her looked a bit like Snowdrake, but with a pair of Vegetoids fused to the face in place of eyes.
"Any ideas here?" Chara asked softly. "It looks like this one's...fading out."
"Sn...ow...y..." the creature murmured as it walked forward.
"He's gonna make it big as a comedian!" Woona called out. "Remembering his routine, I get chills!"
"haha..." the creature responded, standing a bit straighter. "I...remember..."
"He misses you," Woona told her. "His Dad, too. They're waiting..."
The creature smiled softly at Woona. "...thank...you..." She slowly faded away, sinking into the mist of the lab, a blue key left behind.
Picking up the blue key, Woona went into the tiny room beyond, using the green key on the matching node inside. Turning, Woona went back to the video room to use the yellow key before returning to the room with the beds before moving east. Finding herself in a hall of mirrors and yellow flowers, she paused to read the data pad nearest.
Entry Number 7
We'll need a vessel to wield the monster SOULs when the time comes.
After all, a monster cannot absorb the SOULs of other monsters.
Just as a human cannot absorb a human SOUL...
So then...
What about something that's neither human nor monster?
Woona frowned. Something about that description was unsettlingly familiar. Walking past the next mirror, she read the next data pad.
Entry Number 10
Experiments on the vessel are a failure.
It doesn't seem to be any different than the control cases.
Whatever.
They're a hassle to work with anyway.
The seeds just stick to you, and won't let go...
Woona paused as she felt Chara's rage building. "C...Chara?" she asked worriedly. "Is...something wrong?"
After a time, Chara's rage subsided. "It's nothing," he answered. "Let's keep going."
Sighing, Woona kept walking past a long line of mirrors, only for another Amalgamate to leap out of the reflection at her. This one had a bird's head, an incredibly long neck, and a stubby little body that bobbed around as though it hung from the head. Woona stared in fear, unsure what to do here.
Chara stared at the figure for a time, then spoke in Woona's mind. Woona, do exactly what I tell you. When Woona confirmed her understanding, he spoke up. Pray.
Nodding, Woona knelt down and prayed for guidance, and the creature seemed to respond. Its magic gathered, but its words were garbled.
Now do something mysterious, Chara instructed.
Unsure what else to do, Woona ignited her horn...and gave herself a mustache.
...seriously? Chara asked flatly.
It seemed to work however, as the creature responded. It spoke again, but only two words were legible. "...afraid of?"
Now pick on it, Chara instructed firmly. When Woona hesitated, he continued, Trust me.
Woona looked up at the creature. "Umm...hey, bean pole!" she called out.
The Reaper Bird seemed to smile as three distinct voices spoke up.
"Someone finally gets it."
"Ribbit Ribbit."
"...Courage."
The Reaper Bird then faded away.
"Umm...wha?" Woona asked nervously.
"It was a merger of a Final Froggit, a Whimsalot, and an Astigmatism," Chara explained. "I just told you what Flowey did in other timelines when he befriended those monsters."
Woona let out a sigh of relief. "Thanks, Chara," she said happily as she stepped into the final room, using the blue key to activate the last node. "I wouldn't have made it this far without you. And..." She smiled as she turned back, filled with DETERMINATION, "...as long as you're with me, I can do anything."
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Ok, everyone now knows this is going to end bad.
...I'm kind of glad this part of the story is in shorter chapters, and I'm reading them as they come out. Don't think I'd actually be able to see well enough to read them after a couple chapters otherwise.
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
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Foreshadowing; it's the perfect, evil-author plan.
Has there been enough Truth yet?
...Anyone else feel like they just shook hands with Murphy?
7293317 Well, I didn't want to say anything, but... a little bit.
When that happened to me, I was like Jontron
Guess we know... who let the dogs out.
Seems that Woona finally managed to... scratch that itch.
I mustache Woona how she finds that mysterious one day.
Looks like we're slowly find out all the... flowery details from before.
All right! Woona has activated all of the nodes! Now she can meet Alphys and get out of the creepy place once and for all!
7293601 I mustache ask as well, but I'll shave it for later. I can't believe that I had to finish the pun for you. And you put the pun in first, yet you still didn't get the worm.
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I'LL LET YOU GO THIS TIME....
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Is there going to be an Omega Flowey fight, or will you skip straight to Asriel?
7293709 Oh, other sans. You are an Eggsellent comedian. You Crack me up. Your jokes left me scrambled.
Again? I'm pretty sure that was the first time. Nothing tells about a laugh in the previous paragraphs, so...
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It's referring to the strange laugh that echoed in previous chapters every time an Amalgamate started to take shape to attack. It's the same laugh every time.
Puppies... A five-year-old's weakness... I forgot Woona is five in this story...
7293601 Those puns...are tearble, you must have a funny bone.
I tried but I'm bone tired.
Where's Gaster?? He could provide a handy help.
Hahahah awwww, Woona and Chara, best of friends!
Nicely done.
Experiement... implications
7294824 not really just best friends, they're pretty much family by now.
7276612 Meh. Won't be a first. It's very strangle how many people want to do that. Makes me so emotional I choke up but, hey, I need to get a grip and look on the bright side. I'm sorry if my puns make you gag.
be careful what you say there woona
7295129 That is very true, very true.
7293601 7293709 Good to know she didn't have a ruff time with the puppies, don't think it would be pawsible for her otherwise, and I bet she will love them much, mark my woof!
And then Woona was alone.
Doing anything includes shaping into an abomination and/or destroying the undeground/world?
Then again, if Woona befriends Flowey first, and if Chara becomes a demon again.. that would be interesting to see. God of hyperdeath versus the demon that haunts you all the time.
And of course, Save the World would be playing in the background. Because why not?
Or I'm reading too much into this and it will be just more adorable stuff in the future.
7299855 What if, Chara is the Nightmare in this universe? Chara finds out about Luna's jealousy and convinces her that Celestia should die and she should be the only queen. O_o
Your success in the True Lab fills you with DeTemmienation.
Also, last sentence, very ominous.
Wait Chara said that Woona is only five, but earlier when she Dates Papy she said that she is four.
Did we miss a birthday chapter?! If so I would like to read one.