To Join A, To Join A, To Join A Crystal Band // An Undertale Fanfic

chapter 2: because 8797 words feels too long for a oneshot

Just thought i'd mention that in this fic i'm choosing to interpret the day undertale came out (september 15th) as the actual date the game takes place in-universe, so the first chapter takes place a week after that date

Also jsyk i'm going to be referencing some actual undertale fansongs in this (not by name though) so it's probably a good idea to give these a listen before reading:

-showbiz by groundbreaking
-to the bone by JT music
-hard drive by fandroid (might want to use a fanmade lyric video or somethin' cause fandroid's kind of a groomer freak and he fuckin sucks....)

It was yet another lovely day; the early fall air was temperate yet the sun was still bright in the sky, giving the illusion of the weather being much warmer than it actually was. Both humans and monsters alike were hanging out in the park; children playing and running around, folks walking their dogs (or whatever equivalents there may be), even the nice cream guy was out and about selling his wares! The four bandmates walked through the lovely atmosphere, looking for a good place to set up for their very first concert and talking about whatever came to mind. They were carrying some of the smaller parts of their instruments in their hands; though the heavier stuff was held in a wagon nagito was pulling behind him as his trusty guitar hung around his shoulder. Pretty soon they found the perfect spot: a large patch of grass in the shade; it was a bit secluded as not very many people were there though that didn't mean they wouldn't come flooding in once the music started playing, in the meantime: this was plenty of space for the band to set up shop.

And so, the four began preparing for their big concert. It took them a while, of course, but thanks to the help of some friends that happened to be walking by such as frisk, toriel, undyne and a couple of nagito's human friends: things had sped up expedientially, they even offered to help spread the word about the band!!! An hour passed before everything was finally done and dusted and many people had walked over to see what was going on, making quite the crowd as the excited yells of a tomboyish fish lady filled the air. The crowd wasn't TOO big, but big enough to feel almost overwhelming for some; as the band readied themselves by their designated instruments, papyrus couldn't help but smile. This was the attention he so desperately desired for so long....all those curious faces, the excitement in their eyes and the way they'd look to him and his band in anticipation. Of course, part of it was because many of the human audience had never seen a monster before, let alone one playing an instrument; but that didn't dampen the tall stiff's spirits. He never felt so....popular!!! Excitedly, papyrus rushed to the mic, lightly pushing sans to the side before making an announcement to the crowd.

"HELLO EVERYONE!!! WE ARE PAPYRUS' SUPER SPECTACULAR BAND THAT EVERYONE LOVES!!!" Papyrus began, making a few, but not all of audience members applaud him which caused undyne to bombastically scream at the crowd to cheer louder. "WELCOME TO OUR VERY FIRST CONCERT!!! WOWIE, SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE CAME TO SEE US TODAY!!!" Papyrus continued, the crowd loudly cheered per undyne's "request" as toriel could be seen in the crowd covering her big fluffy ears due to the noise. "WHO'S READY TO GO CRAZY?!?!??!" Papyrus yelled, trying to hype up the audience as best he could; "IF YOU'RE NOT READY, PLEASE PREPARE YOURSELF IMMEDIANTLY!!!" The crowd then proceeded to go absolutely wild as he made his way back behind his drums. He then grabbed his drumsticks and raised one up, pointing it towards the audience as if he was leading an army; "BEGIN!!" He barked, the 4 had started playing a song but only got a few notes in before...

"WELL HELLO, BEAUTIES!!!!"

All members of the band looked to their sides to see a familiar face....or rather, screen...it was mettaton; in his original box form but with the strikingly long legs of his more humanoid form, complete with his signature pink boots. He was right by the band and in front of everyone else in the audience, a gloved hand placed where his hip would be and his body slightly leaning forward. The lights on his screen formed a smiley face that he was never seen with before; it was just 7 red squares, but that didn't stop it from showing an off-putting amount of passive aggression. "WHY HELLO YOURSELF, METTATON!!! I'M SO GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT TO MY CONCERT, I'M A BIG FAN!!!" Papyrus said whilst absolutely beaming, as if he wasn't even performing a concert to begin with; mettaton let out a light, bitcrushed chuckle at the man's words. "HUHUHUHU.....THANK YOU, THANK YOU...I MUST SAY, I DEEPLY RESPECT YOUR DEDICATION!!! THOUGH I HAVE TO ASK, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE STARTING A BAND? I *TOTALLY* WOULD'VE HELPED YOU OUT, DARLING!!!" The bot said in a sickeningly sweet tone of voice, waving his hands around as he spoke. Papyrus paused for a second before flashing a weak smile, "O-OH.....UHH...SORRY ABOUT THAT, MY FRIEND. UH...IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN US, YOU CAN!!!!" He said, drumsticks still in his hands. "WHAT?!?!? OH NO, NO NO NO........." mettaton replied before throwing his hands to his sides and standing still, ".....NO."