Welcome to the Show [Mettaton EX x Reader]

"Ice" To Meet You

[A/N: Alright, so this fic's going to use mostly female pronouns, if not they/them pronouns, so if you're male/genderfluid, I apologize.]

   "Oh my god, that episode was great!"  you exclaimed, throwing your arms up in the air in excitement as the console screen flashed white for a moment and then faded out to black. "I can't believe I missed that when it aired!"

    "Hah, y-yeah, it was!" Alphys agreed, an ecstatic grin wide on her face. "And the way he just dove at him like that! That was insane!"

   "Yeah! But then that one guy interrupted the fight and put his own two cents in - so ridiculous in my opinion. He had no business with them, so why stop them!?" You furrowed your eyebrows, glancing from Alphys to Undyne.

   "But he completely laid waste to those two, [Y/N]!" Undyne argued. "You should be glad he intervened; a fight like that could've gone on forever, since they're literally almost the same person!" 

   Alphys shrugged, and nodded a bit. "That's true, their powers are really similar, it could've been a never-ending battle."

   "Augh, you guys are weird," you scoffed jokingly, smirking.

   "Aren't we all?" Undyne added with a toothy grin, standing from the cold lab floor.

   "True." You stood up as well and stretched. The temporary, yet painful muscle cramping that followed made it feel like you'd been watching anime with Alphys and Undyne for hours, even though it was just a thirty-minute episode.

   "Ach, well, I've gotta head out, Alph," Undyne stated, casting a glance toward the lab door. "Papyrus has been begging me for another training session, so I guess I'll just go ahead and get it over with."

   "O-Oh, alright..." Alphys replied, rubbing her claws together awkwardly. "Well, s-see you later..."

   "Seeya!" Undyne walked toward the door of the lab, but hesitated, turning to look directly at you. At first, it seemed that familiar hostility burned in her uncovered eye, but you could tell that she was faking it when the corners of her blue lips curled into a smirk. "And [Y/N], stay outta trouble." She grinned and briskly turned to step out. 

   "W-Well..." Alphys mumbled, glancing at you. "I've got some... w-work to do, so..."

   "Oh, alright, then. Thanks for letting me come watch that episode with you guys." You smiled a bit.

   "I-It's no problem." Alphys smiled back, nodding a little.

   "Well, see you later." You turned to walk out the door, a bit of pep in your step now that you'd been energized by that exciting episode.

   "Bye, [Y/N]!" 

   Hmm, maybe I'll go see how Sans is doing?  you thought, casting a glance down the chilly streets of Snowdin that stretched out in front of you. You began to stroll down the snow-sprinkled path toward the infamous Skeleton Brothers' home. But while walking, your mind seemed to drift - to nowhere in particular, just out of focus - until you finally gave up search of the house, and began wandering aimlessly through Snowdin just for the fun of it. There was nothing else to do, so you figured just a walk would be nice. However, as your mind slowly drifted back into an endless train of jumbled up thought, a sudden jolt struck you from the front, and you stumbled back for a moment, dazed and startled, before losing balance and tumbling backward into a pile of fluffy snow to the side of the path. There you stayed for a moment, shivering beyond reason, covered in snow, and seemingly unable to move, when a figure stepped into view. Drips of melted snow streamed down your forehead and dripped into your eyes, temporarily distorting your vision. A smooth, almost seductive voice rang playfully in your ears.

   "Oh, I truly apologize for that. Are you alright, darling?" The figure held out a hand to you. You grasped the hand and were quickly tugged out of the snow pile. 

   "Y-Yes, I'm f-fine..." you mumbled through chattering teeth - your clothing was completely drenched with freezing cold water. You wiped a hand over your face, drying up some of the melted snow and clearing your vision. That's when you got a clear glimpse of the figure for the first time - a nimble male robot standing a few inches taller than you, a broad pink panel plastered across his chest, with thin, silver arms and moderately long, black legs, complimented by large, pink high-heeled boots. Thick black bangs covered his right eye and framed his face, curling away at the ends. 

   "Are you sure?" The ends of his lips curled into a slight amused grin. "You look a bit... frazzled, to say the least, dear." 

   You shuddered a bit at the cold breeze that shot through you, but shook your head a bit. "N-No... I'm alright..." 

   "Well, alright then. I'm Mettaton, otherwise known as the star  of the Underground." He held out a hand, a playful glint in his eye.

   "N-Name's [Y/N]." You shakily gripped Mettaton's hand and shook it. 

   "Alright. Pleasure to meet you." He cast a sideways glance down the snowy path to the entrance of the Waterfall. "Hmm... Why don't I bring you over to Hotland so you can warm up? I've heard of humans that're left out in the snow for too long, and it apparently doesn't go over well... Plus, I've got to go report in to Dr. Alphys sometime soon, so it'd do no harm to bring you with me." A glimmer of a smile flashed on his metallic lips. 

   "O-Okay, sounds g-good..." you mumbled, realizing now that you'd been shaking like a leaf caught in a storm the entire time, and that you hadn't taken your eyes off of Mettaton from the instant he yanked you out of that snow pile. A sudden warm feeling crossed through your face for a quick moment, and you finally glanced away. "S-So... s-shouldn't we head off...?"

   Mettaton smiled a bit. "Of course. To Hotland we go, darling!"