The sound of splashing puddles echoed through the caverns of Waterfall as Red continued to give chase to that pesky mutt. It still firmly clenched her sword in its mouth as it seemed to trail further and further away. That stupid dog always seemed to run way faster, even when it ran at the same pace as the person chasing it. Luckily for her, it left a trail of Dog Residue in its wake, enabling her to stay on top of its whereabouts.
Those humans got real lucky that this annoying dog stole my sword, she thought.
The hooded monster worried how far they would get through the Underground now that she was forced to get sidetracked, but she shook those concerns away almost immediately. No matter how determined they were to escape, the humans would never get past Undyne. Few of them ever did, and the only two who managed to get past her died anyways.
Red turned the corner, only to find the little canine had suddenly vanished without a trace. She looked puzzled, eyeballing the path of abandoned Dog Residue to find its trail stopped at the wall, but with no notable escape hatch or anything of the sort. Not even a doggie door.
That's weird, she thought.
An idea began to formulate in her head as she knocked on the barren wall curiously. Red's suspicion was verified when the sound of a hollowed echoed from within. There was definitely some sort of open space hidden behind there; a secret chamber perhaps.
"Well, there's no choice..." she muttered in frustration, taking out a single bomb and stepping back a fair distance.
Red threw the explosive without hesitation, hoping to blast through the wall with brute force, but something strange happened in response. Instead of exploding on impact, the bomb was... absorbed into the cavern wall, leaving only a peculiar ripple and causing the hooded monster noticeable distress.
"W-What the..-?!"
Before she could try again, the ripple started to increase in wavelengths, making the distortion waver and fade into a new form. What materialized from Red's obstruction appeared to be a simple-looking, grey door. Her eyes widened as she reached for the doorknob, her hand shaking a bit as she turned it ever-so slightly, just to open and peek inside. The room behind the door was rather... indescribable. There was no floor, no wall, no ceiling... you couldn't really see much, if anything at all. There was no light, no sound, no detail... not a speck of intricacy in the layout of the chamber. It was just barren and lifeless in the scariest way possible... an empty void.
Just then, a sudden 'yip' caught Red's attention as her eyes laid on the same white dog she had been in pursuit of this whole time. It was wagging its tail and panting ridiculously, the sound beginning to echo through the emptiness and making Red's ears twitch painfully underneath her hood. This carefree mutt had stolen its last chew toy.
"There you are! Give me back my sword!" she demanded, stomping her foot angrily, but it seemed to unfaze the mischievous canine.
"Toby, is that you? What's up?" asked another voice suddenly, making the hooded monster jolt slightly as she turned up to the sound of echoing footsteps approaching. She got into a rather defensive stance despite being down one weapon to defend herself, looking around for the source of the voice when a silhouette appeared in her peripheral vision. The figure was about average height given the voice she heard, (she figured they were in the teen to young adult range), and they adorned a purple cloak, hiding most of their distinguishable features underneath a hood much like her own. The only thing Red could see from them at this distance was a pair of icy blue eyes that looked almost harmless.
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Lost In The Echo (Arc 1: UNDERTALE)
Fanfic(Based on the story I wrote several years ago, though now fully revamped. The previous incarnation is completely retconned by the canonical events of this story) Long ago, two races ruled the Earth: Humans and Monsters. One day, war broke out betwee...
