Metal Crusher, Part II

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You immediately turned around, pulling your knife out purely by instinct

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You immediately turned around, pulling your knife out purely by instinct.

What you weren't expecting to see was fog, with a rectangular figure barely being visible through it.

When the fog started to clear, spotlights appeared, revealing what that figure was. It was... a robot? A metal box with a grid of 4x5 yellow and red lights.

"Greetings, beauties and gentlebeauties!" The robot said, spreading his arms open as cameras appeared out of the walls of the alley, all of them pointed at the robot. "Today, I am here with the one who has been causing all this ruckus recently!" The robot said, starting to clap as confetti dropped from the sky and colorful lights shined on the alley.

To say that you were confused would be the understatement of the century. "Who the hell are you?" You asked, your eyes narrowing at the robot.

"Me? Why, darling, I can't believe you've never heard of me! Well then, I believe it's time for an introduction, don't you?" The robot asked, suddenly, fireworks started to shoot out from behind him, each spelling a letter.

"M" "E" "T" "T" "A" "T" "O" "N"

"I am Mettaton, darling! The world's soon-to-be greatest entertainer robot! And I'm here to provide the people of Japan a show they will never forget!" Mettaton said, the lights on his... face? Forming the letter "M".

You grit your teeth in annoyance, not only did you just get yourself into another situation where you're recorded, but this guy was very annoying.

"Allow me to explain the rules, darling!" Mettaton said, when suddenly, bombs were lowered right above you, but they weren't set on a timer. "We shall start with a simple quiz show! For every question you get right... you earn another question! And for every question that you get wrong, you die!" Mettaton said, more confetti dropping at the reveal.

Your eyes widened. You had to get out of here. You lunged forward, slashing at the robot with your blade...

Nothing happened. Not a scratch.

"Why, you seem eager to begin, darling! How fabulous! Well then, allow me to ask you the first question!" Mettaton said, pulling out cards with written questions and answers out of nowhere.

"How many people have you killed so far?"

A) 576
B) 3
C) 1067

You growled, sweat dripping down your brow, were you supposed to keep count?!

You knew you killed more than three, but there was no way that you killed more than a thousand. So, by process of elimination, you picked your answer.

"The answer is A!" You yelled out, your voice almost drowned out by the music that Mettaton was blasting out of some speakers.

"So, your final answer is 'A', darling? That's... correct! Fabulous work, darling!" Mettaton said, starting to clap again.

"As promised, here comes another question!" Mettaton said, you could definitely hear the excitement in his voice, strange thing to hear for a robot.

"Who created me, darling?"

A) Dr. Alphys
B) SIUFBFBDKSIIDUHDHDDJDIDUDHDBDJFKD
C) All Might
D) Endeavor

What the hell? Well it obviously isn't Endeavor or All Might. But what the hell was happening with the B answer? And who the hell was Alphys? Damn it. You had to answer, it's clear that your knife won't do much here.

"Tick tock, darling! Your time is running out! Better make a choice, soon!" Mettaton reminded.

You growled "The answer is Alphys!" You said, it had to be that, the other options made no sense.

"That... is correct, darling! Good job!" Mettaton said, tossing aside the card with this question and pulling out the next one.

"Let's see how you handle this one, darling! What punishment do you deserve?"

A) Death
B) DEATH
C) death

You gripped your knife tightly, getting annoyed by the situation. It was clear that it didn't matter which choice you made with this question.

"I pick B." You said simply.

"Wonderful, darling! Good to see that you're self-aware!" Mettaton said. "But this show has been severely lacking in drama and bloodshed so far, wouldn't you say, darling?" Mettaton asked, suddenly, a wall of flames appeared behind you. "This should heat things up! This wall of fire will act as a timer! The longer you take to answer the questions, the closer the wall will come! Let's move on to the next question, darling!" Mettaton said.

He pulled out a jar filled with flies and this time, instead of reading out the answers from a card, a screen descended from above Mettaton.

"How many flies in this jar?"

What?! How the hell are you supposed to answer that?! You nervously looked at the screen... all the answers were increasing the more time went on!

You looked around you, looking up at the bombs and glancing back, the flamed already almost reaching you, you could feel the heat on your back.

Then, just as the flames were about to scorch your back, the wall of fire suddenly stopped. "It seems you ran out of time, darling! Lack of answer counts as a wrong answer! And you know what happens when you pick the wrong answer, don't you, darling?" Mettaton asked, letting out a robotic cackle.

"You die!" Mettaton said, but instead of dropping the bombs on you... he did something else. "But where's the drama of just dropping a bunch of bombs on you? Wouldn't it be so much more fun if I dealt with you myself, darling?" Mettaton asked.

Suddenly, a bunch of miniature versions of Mettaton flew in from behind him, shooting heart-shaped bullets at you.

Your eyes widened, immediately starting to dodge them, but you can't just dodge around forever.

"Dance for us, darling! This is doing wonders for my ratings!" Mettaton encouraged.

Then, you got an idea. You glanced back towards Flowey who nods back at you. Seems he got the same idea.

Flowey made a bunch of his pellets appear, shooting them towards the mini Mettatons. The Mettatons exploded upon impact with the pellets.

"Well, then, darling! Beauties and gentlebeauties, I hope you're prepared for the entertainment that will remain in your memories for generations!"

What the hell did you get yourself into...

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