republictale ( my first fanfic)

ch 16 a new horizon

Undyne was sitting on the beach watching the waves hit the sand. As the wind lightly blew the grass behind her she thought of the week she had had. The week had been peaceful. She had made some new and unexpected friends, specifically two humans. She introduced them to her world and how it functioned differently than theirs. She enjoyed hearing the stories about their bizarre adventures in their reality. They even defeated a stand user who was a serial killer obsessed with hands named Yoshikage Kira.

Undyne was also very happy for Alphys getting used to her stand. Jouske was a good help in training her. Overall the week had been amazing. Her favorite part of it was their first polydate. Meaning date with more than one person. Both Sans and Alphys really loved going to that foresty area. Undyne especially loved the fog. The thoughts sank into her. As the sounds of pelicans and wind and waves hit the ground. But still, that ever so the present feeling of inevitable doom was hitting her. For she now pondered that this week that she had had would probably be the last like it. For she knew that there was a war on the horizon. For she knew that if they lost this war it would result in them being harvested for their resources. She kept pondering, now using the sound of the ocean to fill her mind instead of the thoughts. It worked until a loud explosion shook the earth and the ocean with her.

For a while, she could only hear the sound of ringing in her ears. Then she looked up everything was still normal. But it appeared that she was not the only one to hear that sound. Then the thought struck her. What if it's something else from another reality? Wait.. how much of that reality gets transported here? She never considered what can and can't be transported. She rushed up the wooden stairway feeling the sand scratch beneath her feet as she ran. She desperately had to ask Alphys what had caused that explosion.

As she entered the lab she was sweating from the practically moist air. She panted "Alphys, do you? do you know what that loud explosion was?" Alphys then turned her head and showed her face. Her expression was serious. It was the kind of expression that you knew stuff was about to get real when you looked at it. Alphys then sighed, "Yes, as a matter of fact, I do know what caused it." She said while bent over her computer. "I'm surprised it didn't cause a tsunami." That phrase that Alphys spoke struck Undyne with a revelation. Why did a tsunami not appear? It's common for tsunamis to form from underwater earthquakes and other such occurrences. But why didn't it happen?

"Sorry Undyne.. did I startle you with that statement?" Undyne then blinked for a bit and responded, smiling, "No. I'm ok Alphys. Can you continue on with your explanation as to what happened and how this happened?" Alphys sighed and continued to hold the serious expression on her face. "Look, we don't know how but we do know what happened. It's just best for you to see for yourself on the map." Undyne then slowly walked, assuming the map she was talking about was the satellite map on the computer. "Undyne if you want to see what I'm talking about go back to earth view."

Undyne slowly scrolled out then realized what she was witnessing. A whole other continent just appeared. This, as a matter of fact, was very unbelievable for Undyne. The continent was massive. Most importantly it was right in front of their nation, blocking the Sand Dune Republic. This was big. As she looked at the unbelievable sight that was this warped continent, thoughts and questions swirled around in her mind. How is this continent there? How did it not go flying off into space? Does it have a life? Is it inhabited? As she was overreacting with thoughts Sans came in with Jouske.
"Undyne, are you ok? What is the problem?" While Sans was trying to calm Undyne down Jouske and Okusayu looked at the map with an extra surprise.

"Well to think my life couldn't get any crazier, now I'm staring at the continent that was just teleported," Jouske remarked. Sans then swiftly turned his head to see the map. He now understood why Undyne was so shaken. "Sorry Undyne, I'm just as clueless as you are now."

Okusayu then shouted out, "Why I could help you out... I've been taken a geopolitical class in college. So I basically know how to deal with these things." Everyone slowly turned their head to Okusayu, even Jouske, all were very surprised. "Okusayu, I didn't assume that you would be that intellectually curious. I always assumed you would be the goofball, but not having some degree in geopolitical science. Okusayu then smiled, he had a smug look on his face as he rubbed his nonexistent hair. "Jouske, I just got bored from all those math classes I was taken so I decided to study something else."

After that small conversation, there was some awkward silence. Until Okusayu cleared his throat and said, "Ok, back to this subject. So what I basically know is that this is a possibly new continent and it's from another dimension." While placing his hand under his chin, he said his best attempt at looking as smart as possible. "The most important thing I could recommend to is, well to explore the continent." Undyne blinked for a bit then shouted, "What?!"
"I know that sounds difficult for you guys, but in my world and Jouske's world, many empires in history were rewarded for exploring a new continent." He added as he continued to rub his chin with his hand. "Even though there is a risk of encountering other nations, it's best you try to use diplomacy while there. If the place is inhabited then use diplomacy again except try not to do what the empires of our did, you know, just destroy people."

After more thinking Okusayu then gave out another recommendation, "And another reason why you would want to search these lands is to find resources that may help you. So, what do you think?"

There was a deep and utter silence. After a couple of minutes of consideration, Sans and Undyne simultaneously said, "Even though that sounds risky, we should do it for our people." Okusayu cut in with, "Now that's what I call jinx!" They all burst into laughter after realizing the joke. Sans and Undyne got up, Alphys kept doing her survey of the land. As Undyne and Sans walked The two walked out the door and Undyne softly spoke to him, "Hey Sans, can I take you somewhere private?" Even though Sans didn't know what Undyne was getting at, he nodded his head and Undyne led him to a small cove near the beach. As the both of them sat down the shade of the palm trees covered them and the sunset reflected off the water.

As they looked out to the ocean Undyne asked, "Hey Sans, can I tell you something?" He looked at her and nodded his head. Undyne then leapt on top of him, pinning him down. "Sans, you're one of the people I love the most. I hope you understand that." As he blushed, Undyne pressed her lips against his teeth.

As the couple did their thing across the city, people talked about the new continent that loomed over their nation. Metaton was still upset that she didn't get her way. Papyrus was near the docks, leaning against a pole thinking about his past.

And so ends the first part of our story. A new one faces the horizon, just as the sun on that day.

TO BE CONTINUED