AlphaTale a New Puppet Book 3: Game Over

Red and Blue, part 1

Flash back to a previous time

404 was sitting down in the Omega-Timeline resting after a long mission. 

"Its strange" 404 thought to himself as he saw discarded Au inhabitants and others walking about.

"When I first discovered this place, I thought it would be a good chance to get free code. A bunch of Au trash lying around and doing nothing but wasting space. These guys have no home, no family and no one to go back to.... perhaps that's when I realized it." 404 thought to himself as the other inhabitants walk by him and wave to him, greet him and smile at him. He looked around at al the stray Gasters, Payruses, Frisks, Toriels and ect.

"They were just like me, Living a existence no longer nowhere close to home. No longer within the comfort of the snow of snowdin or the beautiful heat of hotland. They were somehow finding meaning in this nothingness where I couldn't. Home. I hadn't thought of it in so long. It began to become a taboo to think of.

I remember a time when I couldn't go ten minutes without thinking about it otherwise my code would fizzle, and I'd turn into a glitchy mess. Now. I'm hollow, melancholic...I don't even remember what It use to be like anymore. Did I even want it back now...after all these years. Error, that damn fool. He talk so loud and can be so annoying. He speaks to me like he knows so much, Like a child who believes hes ready to face the world. Hes....hes like a son to me though. I don't think I could survive in this world, If he wasn't in it anymore." 404 thought to himself as a few other inhabitants walked over to him.

"Hey William are you ok?" 

"Yea you look sad?" 

"Anything we can do?" they said

"Core, they're the only other one to know my name and despite me telling them not to tell others. They did anyway." 404 thought to himself.

"I'm ok, Just thinking." 404 said with a weak smile as the three of them left him alone.

"Now everyone walks around ad calls me by my actual name instead of the other one I ask them to call me by. I feel like I'm back home when they say that to me. Acknowledging the person, I was before instead of the one I am now. Do I hate William?" 404 thought to himself as he looked at his own shadow. He stared at it for a few moments.

"He couldn't save anyone, made selfish decisions and couldn't hold onto the happiness he tried to bring to everyone...well almost everyone. I wonder sometimes if my urge, my urge to do whatever I want stems from my weakness as William or my power as 404...If from neither than who? Is there another demon I haven't faced yet? I hate being this way." 404 thought to himself as Core then arrived over to him

"Oh god your still here, I was hoping to catch you before you go. I have a small favor to ask you...hey you depressed or something? what's with the long face?" Core asked, 404 then looked to Core confused before going back into thought.

"Core thinks I'm depressed, I call depression a hoax, its a place for people who can't find meaning in their lives to go to, to retreat to. Sometimes people build garbage to replace this emptiness. Those people are dead, for they have no lives. I am not depressed; I simply just see my existence for what it currently is...and find it hollow." 404 thought to himself before looking back to Core

"No, I'm fine, just thinking is all. You know I don't like doing these stupid favors. Whose it for and why?" 404 said as he stood up. Core then turned around and introduced Player. 404 stared at them, they seemed quite feminine. It was a long while since 404 saw someone like them. However, something drew him closer. Player's red eyes were almost mesmerizing though nothing like Chara's perfectly shaped pink ones however these had a glow to them that 404 couldn't look away from.

"This is Player, He needs help getting his Au to its...uhhh...what was it again?" Core asked

"Oh, well ya see uhh I'm a bit of a dirty hacker hehe." Player chuckled

"Like I haven't heard that one before." 404 said scratching his head.

"Yea well, I wanted to get my world a perfect ending, One that involves everyone reaching the surface." Player said

"So like-

"No"

"Hm?" 404 looked back to Player his attention now fully grabbed.

"I want to go beyond that, I want my friends to live in a word beyond what that stupid game allows for us. You see every time I reach or complete it...it stops everything and tells me a job well done. However I don't feel like I've accomplished anything when the next time I boot up everything everyone is right back to where they belong...back in the underground." Player said frustrated as he grabbed at his coat.

"I'm tired of their being a end to everything, I want they happiness to be eternal. I want them to live beyond what the game allows for me to do!" Player shouted, Core and 404 looked at one another before Core then completely faced towards Player.

"It sounds like you want a Universe where there is no end to undertale." Core said

"Thats exactly it, but I don't want to make another one, I just want to extend my own. I looked everywhere for power coders who could help me, but they couldn't get the job done. They weren't strong enough. So when I found this place and Core I had to ask. Thats when they mentioned you William." Player said to which 404 looked annoyed at Core who tried to shush Player.

"Hey hey hey, I know i told ya his name, but he really likes 404 ok?" Core said trying not to get yelled at by 404.

"Oh sorry, 404 I mean." Player said, 404 signed as he then scratched his head some more.

"So what do you think? Sounds like something right up your ally Wi- er uh 404. Your a great coder and hacker, you've shown me before." Core said

"Look Core, I'm not a teacher, much less a miracle worked. You can't keep sending people my way when their Aus go bust ok? Sometimes creators no longer find interest in their stories, so they just stop working on them. Either out of laziness or a lack of motivation. I honestly don't know why someone would start a project then never finish it. Seems like a waste of time to me." 404 said.

"Come on Will give him a hand, besides what are you doing right now that's so important? Just looks like to me you're sitting around depressed." Core said pouting

"I'm not depressed! Just thinking is all." 404 said as he turned from them.

"So you'll do it?" Player asked

"No chance in hell, Like i'd waste my time helping someone trying to achieve a hopeless dream." 404 said

"WILL-"

"HOPELESS!?" Player shouted getting 404 and Core to look at him.

"Look here blue man, I didn't step away from my home and come begging to you so you could call everything I said HOPELESS. I cam here cause your supposed to be the best, if your not that your wasting my time and I'll just go find someone else." Player said frustrated

"Hey now lets just calm do-"

"Not the best? Just who do you think you are? I could flip this entire Omniverse on its head and not break a sweat and your calling me weak!? Where the hell do you get the never you big red pimple?!" 404 growled

"Then prove it then, shouldn't be a problem for the best right?" Player replied, 404 looked at them and then to Core who was in the middle of them.

"Come on guys" Core said

"...Fine then, I'll help you." 404 said

"Wait really!?" Core said confused

"Yea, under one condition." 404 said

"And what is that?" Player asked

"When I do this you have to call me the god of the multiverse, understand?" 404 demanded to which Player nodded his head. Core then waved to them as the two then teleported away.