On The Surface | An OCTale Sequel

31) Flowey's Feelings

Today was so much fun! Oh right, we arrived in Casiadon yesterday! We're staying in an hotel, right near the beach! The owner was completely chill with the goat family coming with me. Impact's still salty that we went to Casiadon of all places. It's not like places like Luteaux and Merceus are close by! Flights cost a lot of money!

Anyway, today we spent the day playing on the beach! We made a really big sandcastle, even Flowey seemed to be having fun! Afterwards, Asgore let us take part in the bingo that was going on, and obviously didn't win. I honestly think those things are rigged for the old people to win them!

And now here we are! I gotta go to bed now, so see you tomorrow!

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I stretch, and look over at Guidea. She's already asleep. But I'm not tired at all! I still feel like I could do so much more today! Asgore's in the other room, probably writing in his own diary. Flowey sits on the windowsill, as always, overlooking the beach.

"You alright, Flowey?" I ask, making my way towards him. He turns his head, and sighs.

"Well, I've been thinking..." He starts.

"Thinking about what?"

"Today was...really great. I'm glad we got to stay in this place."

"Well, that's good! That means you're feeling, right?" I cheer, Flowey nodding.

"Tyler...I've noticed your amazing judgement and leadership ability. When...when you were working with Luke...you made it through a lot of tough situations, didn't you?" Flowey asks, as I cock my head.

"Yeah? Why are you interested all of a sudden?" I reply. I thought it was a regular thing for me.

"Do you even believe in failure?" He continues.

"Well, it's not like I don't believe in in. It's just I don't get affected by it as much. Maybe I've become immune to it after how I acted before, pressing the RESET button at every silly thing that went wrong." I admit, sitting down on the end of Guidea's bed. I ignore the static noise it causes.

"By the way, Flowey, that one time today. You really enjoyed yourself, didn't you? It...it looked like you were just loving the present day, instead of thinking about what you did in the past, y'know?"

"Let's get this straight, Tyler. Although I may be able to feel some emotions, joy is not one of them. Yet. Trust me, I am trying! It just...might take a little while longer. I...I reckon once I'm able to feel true happiness, I'll turn back! I just don't know how to do so..." He explains, shaking his head.

"Well, that's fine, Flowey! Take as much time as you need." I smile, patting him on his bac- uh, stem.

We sit in silence for a while after, thinking of what to talk about next. I can tell he has something else on his mind, besides his feelings.

"Tyler...you know Luke? And how you said they disappeared that day?" He starts, perking up my interest.

"Yeah?"

"I...might know why."

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"What?! Really?" I cry, before quickly lowering my voice as to not wake Guidea.

"Really?" I whisper again, uncertain of where this is going.

"Luke told you something weird, right?"

"Yeah, he said he sensed a weird presence watching us, and said he thought something was about to go terribly wrong. At first I thought that was you, taking the human souls, but Luke said it wasn't! It was a completely new entity..." I explain, before realizing something.

"Wait...could he have known about that?" I exclaim, Flowey curious.

"Flowey...a while ago, I started having nightmares and visions. Visions of another me, nightmares about my genocide...even though I had no reason before to have those dreams! Do you...do you think Luke's weird feeling and that might be related?"

Flowey shakes his head, and shrugs.

"Who knows. Anyway, that reminds me! After you left, I...I met someone. A weird person, who looked like me - like your visions! They told me about how they've been watching us, among other weird things. Then I realized - I knew this person! They, well.." He explains, intriguing me.

"Who were they?"

"...The Puppet-Master. And...like Luke...I have a really bad feeling about what's going to happen in the future. That creature...you don't want to know what they could do to us...to this world."

"It'll be fine, Flowey. I promise." I reassure.

They've figured it out...it's nearly time.