Soul of a Broken [Rewriting]

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The atmosphere of the lab the following week was a complete contrast to the last. What was almost tangible curiosity brimming from the laboratory before the news, was now nothing but doom and gloom. You and Alphys had been working almost 3 days packing up all the equipment in the lab after you had gotten the large tan envelope ordering the it to be shut down immediately. Inside was the extremely detailed paper of the violation that had been broken along with a document that required all monster souls within the laboratory to be shipped to the address given below within a week.

You were especially glum after seeing Alphys pack up the soul inside Vat #308; the soul you wanted to see glow a pure white. The laboratory that was once filled with all sorts of humming and glowing equipment was now stripped down to the bare white tiles and tea green walls. You could practically feel the depression radiating from the scientist as she looked at the room with mournful eyes. With a press of a button on the side of the giant computer, it compacted into a laptop; a feature you had not even known. How she did it was beyond you.

"G-Guess this is i-it, huh ________?" The scientist placed the laptop into its carrier and put it over her shoulder.

"Yep. It was a good run though. Glad I had these memories with you, doc." You attempted to give her a smile but it was forced.

"At l-least I can b-be at h-home with Undyne m-more." She still turned pink at the thought of this until realization dawned on her. "Oh my g-god, _______!"  The scientist basically ran up in front of you with a very concerned look.

"What?"

"You d-don't even have anywhere t-to go. Oh g-god," She slapped a hand on top of her forehead then reached to get her phone from her pocket. After dialing a number, a loud female voice answered; Alphys had made the right choice holding the phone about 4 inches from her face.

"U-Um, Undyne? A-Are you h-home?"

"Yeah! Need somethin', babe?" Alphys blushed at the name and stammered.

"U-Um, c-could y-you look in the guest r-room?"

"We have all of our shit in there, Alph. Can't even open the door 'cause it's blocked by all the boxes we haven't unpacked. Sorry."

"Oh, o-ok. W-Well, uh, thanks a-anyways. See you l-later."

Undyne sighed over the phone after sensing the dejected tone in her girlfriend's voice. She dropped her voice to a whisper and Alphys brought the phone closer.

"Babe, I know things aren't going to well right now, but we can get through it ok? Love you, gotta run." Alphys smiled at her girlfriend's rarely shown gentle side, how it always helped her through tough times. Undyne hung up and the scientist dialed another number. It rung a bit before a voice only a tad softer than the previous had picked up.

"Hello, Dr. Alphys! How may I, The Great Papyrus assist you?"

"U-Um, yes, h-hello Papyrus. T-This is a h-huge favor, but w-would you happen t-to have an e-extra room?"

"Indeed! Are we having a sleepover?"

"S-Sort of? But t-thanks, anyways. W-Wait, c-could you pick u-us up from M-Mt. Ebott?"

"Certainly, I'm on the way!"

"A-Alright, thank you!"

"Anytime, Doctor."  Alphys hung up and pocketed her phone, breathing a sigh of relief before looking back at you.

"So, what's going on?" you inquired, though from the information you could hear, you were going to be staying at one of her friend's house. The thought made you nervous and elated at the same time.