OCTale: Pacifist [Editing]

18) Loyalty

Art by ToyBonnieGirl_07 on QuizUp, all music by String Player Gamer.

I glance over at Luke, and point towards a door stating that it heads toward the "CORE".
"Oh, the Centre Of Renewable Energy? I remember when it was first built. How long ago was that now...?" Luke ponders to themselves quietly.

065 - CORE

"That being said, who even built this place?"They continue as we walk down a short (thank god) hallway towards the futuristic-looking CORE.  "What was his name again...? Maybe it was..." Luke stops mid sentence as a shadowy figure approaches. We both stand our ground, as the monster comes out from the shadows to reveal...

...Sam. We both give a collective sign.
"O-oh! H-hi! I didn't expect you to get here so quickly!" He stutters, obviously surprised by our arrival. 

"Well, uh, welcome human, to the Hotland's CORE! The source of all our power! It was named by our great and mighty King, Asgore! In short, it converts geothermal energy into magical electricity using the chambers in the deepest parts of the Underground, and-"
I raise an eyebrow. What the heck does 'geothermal' mean?

Sam sweats. "That's...um...n-nevermind about that! A-anyway, I thought I would come up from my lab to guide you! It's probably way more efficient than me wasting your battery with my annoying phone calls!" He looks up and winks at a camera. Luke looks amused.

"Ha ha...OKAY LETS GO." Sam jogs off at a moderate pace. However, he's so slow that I just walk normally to catch up with him.

He slows down as we reach a lava pit with ice blocks falling into in from a conveyor belt. "This is the CORE's natural cooling system! The ice is brought here fresh from Snowdin!" I notice he's brought down his explanations to my level of understanding. Although I'm still not quite sure what he's going on about. How can ice cool down lava?

He continues my tour in the same fashion, stopping every so often to explain this mechanism, or that puzzle, or those buttons. After what seems like an eternity, we arrive at a crossroads.

"Okay! Now we go, um..." Sam stops and looks around frantically. He then reaches into his pocket and brings out a tablet showing what seems to be a general layout of the area. "Um...I don't know? This area looks like nothing on my map..." He looks back at me with tears in his eyes. "I-I'm so sorry! I have t-to go!" He runs off to the left.

"The smell of ozone fills you with determination." Luke comments. They then float up to observe the surrounding area.

They then look down and say "All I can see is a puzzle to the left, a bridge to the right, and a trashcan ahead. I think the puzzle opens the bridge." I nod in agreement. That sounds about right. I decide to go forward first. Inside the trashcan is 200G.

Gold: 686G

I then return, and turn towards the puzzle. A skeleton with a grey hooded tunic embellished with a X and a lavender scarf poking out underneath leans against the wall. She glares at me.
"Hi. I'm guessing you wanna know how to solve the puzzle, huh?" She chuckles.

The world turns black and white.

"Beat me in a fight and I'll tell you."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OCTale Extras - Melody's Theme
Composed by Your Local Meme Farmer