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Test Drive Meme V
  A. RETRIEVAL
Dreams fade slowly, and awareness returns in increments. The hum of machinery, the smell of recycled air, the murmurs of others waking up around you. The interior of the ship has been outfitted with cots for those Biggs and Wedge, and some helpful Heroes of Light retrieve from the Dream Width. Outside of the makeshift infirmary, windows set into the walls of the worn lounge area offer a view of space. It’s time to meet your fellow new arrivals and your rescuers who have been brought together on Biggs and Wedge’s airship. The other newly-awakened people have no idea how they came to be here, but now's a good time as ever to introduce yourself to the others on the airship and glean what information you can. The experienced outworlders who helped pull you from your memories may be able to get you caught up to speed. B. CURTI CENTER
The researchers at the Curti Center are pretty used to this right now, though there's still no good explanation for the influx of interdimensional travelers from the Dream Width since earlier this year. "Please step into the lobby for a quick survey. We have just a few routine questions, it's invaluable to our research so we do ask you indulge us..." The staff will do their best to help the off-worlders settle in. They answer the questions they can, write down all proffered information they can about the arrivals' homeworlds, provide maps and pamphlets about Vaikuntha and the destinations within it, and even guide the arrivals to a neighborhood where housing has been provided for you. Yes, due to the strange influx of arrivals, you’ll be expected to share, but the Curti staff are doing the best they can, considering they have offered to permanently house all of the outworlders here. Experiences like these bring people together. Perhaps you are the only one here from your world, but at least you are not alone in this experience. Others are right beside you, learning the same information, planning trips to visit the same new cities, checking out these Job things, and settling in to their new homes. C. UP IN THE SKY
There’s a whole new world to explore. It’s almost enough to distract from the fact that there’s one place you can’t go- home. You are on an Airship, the main mode of transportation between the major cities of Vaikuntha. While the majority are owned by airlines, perhaps you hitched a ride with a friend that has their own. You can go anywhere in a matter of hours — One can only hope you don’t have motion sickness. D. GUILDS
Proud representatives of the Guild are lined up, ready to demonstrate their skills for the new initiates. Make sure to stay behind the designated line, this might get dangerous. So you want a new Job? You'll have to first travel to the Guilds, sign the papers, go through the orientation and introductory lectures, and get basic training. Afterwards, you can freely chat and practice with your fellow members, celebrating your new powers, and checking out your new wardrobe. E. LET'S BE ADVENTURERS
Separated from all of your material possessions, connections, and everything you know, and really, what you’re left with is time. Better try to make the most of it. Enough expository banter. It's explorin' time. Maybe instead of spending every day in your room, you'd rather spend it living it up in the city of Lavode, or betting on Chocobo Races in Sparks Goldsaucia. Or maybe you'd rather go and explore the caves and ruins near Arito. With Airships and Chocobos at your disposal, you can go nearly anywhere! F. SIDEQUESTS
Maybe you’re telling yourself, ‘I didn’t sign up for this.’ But wait, you did. At least it pays. It all started when you checked the Quest Board. All you wanted was a few gil to spend, and here you are in the wild, hunting for a Malboro Vine. Or maybe you are in some ancient and decrepit ruins looking for an artifact. Or you could be asked to be janitor for a week. Consider yourself lucky though, at least you don't have to do that alone. G. GET A JOB (THE OTHER KIND)
You’ve got a Job, but Claire keeps sighing and muttering about productive members of society and helping support the local economy, so it might be time to seek out Employment as well. There are plenty of opportunities to earn some gil in Vaikuntha, no matter where you choose to settle down. Your iMog slate includes listing for employment opportunities. Hopefully you can find something you can live with so that you can start saving up for an airship or the security payment for housing elsewhere in the world. H. MOGNET *Ding!* You’ve got Mog-Mail! Thankfully, you can instantaneously chat with your friends around the world thanks to you iMog Slate. And unlike old-fashioned Moogle Letters, you can even send messages to everyone in a blink of an eye! However, despite the change in technology, the old tradition of Mognet Strikes have never gone away. Nobody knows any more whether the Moogles have legitimate reasons to go on strike or if they are just lazy. But today, Mognet is down, and to get information you have no choice but going to the public boards or risk message corruption and mishandling. I. RANDOM ENCOUNTER
The ground trembles, and out of nowhere, something hostile appears! You were minding your own business walking around, and suddenly monsters attacked you! Time to put to use the skills you've learned with your Jobs! Will you try to fight on your own or seek help? And remember, you die in random battle, you die FOR REAL. There’s no shame from running from enemies that are a higher level than you. And they say, those that party up will live to party on! J. THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
It's the most You know what needs to be done. Decorations- deck out your airship decks, hang lights upon your house, tie sprigs of festive holly to your weapons. Shopping- there are the best sales, but also the worst crowds. The 'hot' gifts this year include plush eMogis, Jecht-brand Blitz-shoes, easy-bake Kupo nut ovens, and the newest CD by renowned singer Likka! Good luck finding any of those in stores (there are even a few quest board quests asking adventurers to obtain them on behalf of very determined parents- by any means necessary). Traditions- Watch out for Mistletoe (you'll be obligated to kiss the person who walks under it with you), and the even more dreaded Mistlefoe (tradition dictates you must punch the other person!). The moogles around town have gone a little overboard with both variants, so beware! K. WILD CARD
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Undyne | Undertale | Inverted Fate AU
Undyne woke up.
The first thing she saw? Stars. Actual stars.
Her first thought was "what the f***". Her second was, "Wait, where's the human?!"
She shot up and looked around. Her vision was a bit blurry due to just waking up, but the floor, walls, and ceiling appeared to be made out of wood, and there were multiple cots scattered around this place. This was definitely not The Determinator. The people on the cots were of all shapes and sizes. There even appeared to be some humans!
She was definitely not in the Underground.
Everything is fine. Everything is fine.
Everything is not fine.
There was no way to keep her promise anymore. Everyone's hopes and dreams, that's all that mattered.
And now those hopes and dreams would never be fulfilled.
...no.
She wouldn't give up. She couldn't give up.
She needed answers.
She stormed over to the nearest person, who was still blurry in her vision, and tried to summon a spear. She was about to start demanding answers when she realized that the spear didn't appear.
She tried again to summon it. No luck.
She thought, "What the f***."
Did this place take away her ability to use magic? How did that even happen?
Whatever! She could still demand answers, including answers about why her ability to use magic was seemingly gone.
She muttered something about how she will keep her promise no matter what, before turning back to the person she was about to demand answers to, and saying, "Answers. Now."
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Either way, his gut response was a simple, "Wow. Feisty, aren't ya, kupo? But sure, I'll give you answers..." Oh, but what angle to take. That one spiky-haired kid was fun to mess with before. Maybe he could play a little harmless prank.
So he fluttered a little closer, cracking a biiiiig grin and waving his little stubby arms. "See, you've just been taken prisoner by an eeeeeevil alien race and are about to be sacrificed to their leader. I hear they like Sushi, kupo..."
Just then, a door thunks shut, and a familiar voice calls out, "MOBY!!! ARE YOU HECKLING THE NEWCOMERS AGAIN!?"
It's impossible to miss the goofy skeleton in a labcoat and goggles, really. Especially when he's a familiar face.
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She immediately turned towards the source of the voice, and saw Papyrus standing there.
"Papyrus!" she yelled in happiness at seeing her lab partner and friend again. She almost started running towards him for a reunion suplex, before remembering the conversation she had with him shortly before the human fought Mad Mew Mew the first time.
Screw it! This is the first time she is seeing Papyrus in person since the trial. Plus, the human didn't seem to be with him!
She ran towards Papyrus, and gave him a reunion suplex.
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His eye sockets went BIG AND GOOGLY. Shock left him frozen in place...
Leaving him perfectly vulnerable to that SPONTANEOUS SUPLEX!
"UNDYYYYNE! PLEASE DON'T SUPLEX THE SKELETON!!!"
But it was too late. She'd already done the deed. Right outta the blue.
She was here! This was... unexpected, after nearly a year.
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Everything is fine.
After the suplex, Undyne had many questions she wanted to ask Papyrus. Where was this place? Why were they here? Are any other monsters here? Was the human here?
Still determined to fulfill her promise, she asked, "Where's the kid?"
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He sighed, folding his arms and ducking his head. "UNDYNE, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I'M NOT SURE I SHOULD TELL YOU. ON ACCOUNT OF... WELL. MURDERY TYPE THINGS THAT DON'T EVEN MATTER HERE."
He tried to phrase it lightly. Undyne had been through a lot, and he didn't want their reunion to sour, but... Frisk mattered. And now there were two.
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She still needs to keep her promise. Even if she needs to somehow tear through the fabric of time and space to break the barrier.
She decided to move on to her other questions, and asked, "What is this place? Why are we here?! Are any other monsters?!! Why can't I summon any spears?!!! HAVE WE REALLY BEEN TAKEN PRISIONER BY AN EVIL ALIEN RACE?!!!!"
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...All very valid questions, to be fair, but where to start?
He brought a hand to his chin and furrowed his bony brow.
"ALIENS?" He huffed, looking to Moby. "IS THAT WHAT YOU TOLD HER?!"
The moogle shrugged. "Hey, c'mon. I was just havin' a little fun, kupo."
Ugh. Typical Moby, making a mess of things. Well, good thing he was here now!
"ANYWAY! WE'RE... CURRENTLY ON AN AIRSHIP FLOATING THROUGH THIS SORT OF INTERWORLDLY SPACE CALLED THE DREAM WIDTH TOWARD A PLACE CALLED VAIKUNTHA. WHICH IS ANOTHER WORLD. NO BARRIER, NO NEED TO DO MURDER TYPE THINGS TOWARD INNOCENT HUMAN CHILDREN..."
Best to get that out of the way, just in case.
"THERE ARE OTHER MONSTERS AND MONSTER-LIKE BEINGS? LIKE THE ZORA! THEY'RE A LOT LIKE YOU... BUT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SUMMON SPEARS FOR A WHILE DUE... REASONS. SOMETHING ABOUT THE NATURE OF THIS WORLD. IT'S COMPLICATED!!! BUT THERE'S NO QUICK WAY OUT, UNDYNE, SO YOU SHOULD PROBABLY BRACE YOURSELF FOR A GOOD FEW MONTHS AT MINIMUM. FOR ME, IT'S BEEN NEARLY A YEAR..."
He paused. "THERE'S PROBABLY SOME WEIRD TIMELINE TOMFOOLERY AT PLAY HERE."
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She hadn't been taken prisoner by any alien races, making this much less solvable via punching.
And she was probably on the other freakin' side of the multiverse from her universe, if the results from Papyrus' interdimensional transporter were anything to go by. The monsters in the universes contacted via that always were in the Underground, and the barrier was always still up, indicating that either every single universe had an unbroken barrier, or Papyrus' interdimensional transporter was relatively short-ranged. Here, though? The stars were clearly visible, and Papyrus had mentioned other monsters, and how there wasn't a barrier, disproving the theory that every universe had an unbroken barrier.
And according to Papyrus, she'll probably be here for MONTHS!
And apparently she won't be able to summon spears anytime soon.
There were some positives to this, though. A world without a barrier? Interworldy space?! AN ACTUAL VIEW OF THE STARS?!! FREAKIN' COOL!!!
No way to keep her promise, though. And that was all that mattered.
There was still one question left unanswered, though. She asked Papyrus "Why are we here, though?"
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But more to the point! Papyrus shut his eyes for a moment, contemplating the best way to articulate.
Moby, fluttering closer said, "Well, obviously-"
Pap's eyes snapped back open, and he shot a look at his moogle. "NOPE! YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PULL ANOTHER FAST ONE ON HER." With that outta the way, he turned his focus back to Undyne. "ANYWAY, WE'RE HERE TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE! ...MULTIVERSE. POINT IS, THERE'S A VERY DANGEROUSLY-MINDED INDIVIDUAL WHO PLANS TO SUMMON A BIG DRAGON TO WIPE OUT ALL OF EXISTENCE, AND WE HAVE TO STOP HER."
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So her hypothesis was correct. There are universes where anime is 100% real.
More importantly, though, this dragon is apparently able to wipe out the multiverse. As in, all universes. Including hers and Papyrus'.
She would never see Alphys, Napstablook, Mad Mew Mew, or anyone else from her universe ever again.
She would never be able to keep her promise.
Undyne was determined to not let that happen.
Undyne's expression changed to one of urgency, shouted, "What are we waiting for?! Let's go punch her in the face!!", as she started running towards the stairs.
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Yep. That sure was an Undyne thing to do, wasn't it? Just rushing ahead, ready to deliver swift justice with her knuckles! In lieu or spears. Or boulders. Or giant mechas with abs. On one hand, it was refreshing, after so many months without her!
On the other hand, they were on a space ship. In the Dream Width. And as it stood, they still hadn't found the summoner, and knowing Undyne's short fuse, she could easily get out of hand.
So, naturally, Papyrus dashed after her.
"W-WAIT!!!" He skidded to a stop, googly eyes popping into view for a moment. "I'M ALL FOR STOPPING THE SUMMONER, BUT... WELL. WE HAVE NO REAL LEADS ON HER LOCATION. AND WE'RE ALSO SORT OF IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW. BUT!! WE HAVE BEEN MAKING GREAT STRIDES INTO STOPPING HER, AND I'M SURE YOUR GENIUS WOULD BE A VALUABLE ASSET TO THE CAUSE!"
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No real leads? None at all?
Well, then they had to start looking immediately!
There was still the problem of them being up in the air. And it would probably be quite a long wait until they were on the ground.
Undyne then had an idea on how to speed up the wait. She asked Papyrus, "Are there any parachutes?"
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Not that he expected this to dissuade her. It was Undyne, after all.
"WE'LL HAVE MUCH BETTER LUCK ONCE WE GET BACK TO VAIKUNTHA. AND BESIDES, WE ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS, EVEN IF WE DON'T NOW WHERE THE SUMMONER IS. WE CAN STILL GET A LOT OF GOOD DONE BY TRACKING DOWN THESE LEGENDARY SUMMON SPIRITS CALLED EIDOLONS."
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Now she had to wait while the fate of the multiverse hangs in the balance.
"UGHHHH! Can't this thing go faster?!" she complained.
Bored, she decided to ask Papyrus more questions about this place. "Who else is here? And what's past that door?" she asked, motioning to the door Papyrus had emerged from.
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But still, she had fair reason to inquire. Of course, with the lobby rather lacking in furniture, he opted to plop down on one of the empty cots. They weren't going anywhere fast, after all.
"AS FOR WHO ELSE IS HERE... WELL. FRISK IS, BUT I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU CAN WITHHOLD ANY AGGRESSIVE URGES HERE. THERE'S NO POINT WHEN THERE'S NO BARRIER TO BREAK AND WE ALL HAVE BIGGER FOES LOOMING OVERHEAD." And if she tried, he'd just have to do something about that. "OH! BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. THERE'S A VERSION OF PRINCE ASRIEL HERE!!!"
Surely that would catch her attention! And distract from any anger directed at his human companion.
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Asriel. Alive.
How. When. Why.
Oh, right. Other universes.
More importantly, though, the kid was here. And the last thing that she remembered before she was transported here was crashing through the floor they were standing on, in The Determinator, ready to make them say their prayers.
This is going to be a very awkward conversation.
Undyne replied to Papyrus, "I'll cooperate with them for now, to save the multiverse. But when we do get back, I will keep my promise."
For now, though, she decided to explore the airship, to keep herself from being bored. She told Papyrus, "I'm gonna go explore," as she walked through the door.
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So, what to do. What to do...
He looked to a window, nearly losing himself in thought until Undyne made her way to the door.
Right. Probably best to stick close until they reached their destination. Off the cot he went, then!
"NYEH HEH HEH! EVER THE RESTLESS ONE, EH? WELL, IN THAT CASE, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, SHALL ACCOMPANY YOU!"
It'd give him a chance to gauge her mental state, anyway. And to contemplate how to handle things next.
Granted, they likely wouldn't find much of note, beyond a hologram projector that would display messages from other offworlders. That and the view of space would provide some interest, but otherwise, they'd have to wait 'til they hit the Curti Center before they could truly explore.
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Undyne elected to look out the window at the stars instead.
Seeing the stars, that's what everyone back home was hoping for. And now she was able to, but nobody but Papyrus could share the view with her.
She will keep her promise. She was determined to do so.
She turned away from the stars, and back towards Papyrus. "When are we gonna be there?" she asked.
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Before he could finish, the ship began to tilt forward. A clear sign of descent, though the sudden shift left him stumbling for a split-second. "OKAY, SCRATCH THAT! I THINK THEY'RE GEARING UP FOR LANDING RIGHT NOW!!!"
Ah, excellent. At least this way they'd have more space to acclimate and, with luck, clear the air further. In fact, in no time, the view of the stars would shift to a more ordinary sky. A sea spanning off into the distance, and an island with some sky-scraping buildings also drew closer. Finally, something of proper interest!
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Multiple thoughts ran through Undyne's head. Was this what the surface was like in her world? Was it even cooler in her world? She had to tell everyone about this when she gets back home.
No, not tell them. Show them. She has to break the barrier. She has to keep her promise.
She will keep it, no matter what.
She turned away from the window, anticipation brewing, when a thought occured to her. Papyrus said that he had been here for almost a year, yet he had called her less than two hours before she was transported here. She asked Papyrus, "Wait, you've been here for a year?!"
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The ship had nearly docked now, and her question snapped him back to reality. He opened his mouth, shut it, then furrowed his bony brow.
How to put this...
"ALMOST A YEAR. BUT... HMM. HOW TO EXPLAIN." He began stroking his chin as he gazed out the window. "THIS WORLD SORT OF HOVERS OUTSIDE OF TIME AND SPACE. IF I HAD TO GUESS, OUR WORLDS SIT AT A STANDSTILL WHILE WE'RE HERE! AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE COME IN FROM DIFFERENT POINTS IN TIME? I'VE STILL GOT TO STUDY IT FURTHER."
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That would explain it.
That raised the question of when Papyrus was from. Was Papyrus from the same point in time as her? Or before? Or possibly even after?
Undyne could possibly learn about the future from this.
That would be so freakin' COOL!
She asked Papyrus, "Wait, what was the last thing that happened before you came here?"
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Hmm.
Was she from the past? The future? She already knew about Frisk, so she couldn't have been too far behind. Well! No reason to hesitate, right? After a moment's contemplation, he spoke up again.
"WE'D JUST FLED FROM YOU AND METTATON AND HAD A RATHER UNPLEASANT ENCOUNTER WITH SOME SPIDERS! THANKFULLY WITHOUT JUICE SUCKING. BUT IF IT WEREN'T FOR NAPPERBLOCKS, WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO A CAKE OF UTTER WOE!!!"
His eyes went wide at the mere thought. "BUT AFTER THAT, WE MEANT TO HURRY TO THE TRIAL. WE JUST ENDED UP HERE INSTEAD."
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There goes the possibility of looking into the future for her.
Whatever! That's just for her! She could still tell Papyrus about what will happen, like the trial, the kid getting trapped in the CORE so she could fulfill her promise-
On second thought, maybe telling him about the future isn't a good idea. When they do get back, he'd probably be even more cautious, and not let Frisk go in the CORE alone.
Before she could think of what to say to Papyrus, she heard the sound of the ship docking. Now she could finally join the search for the summoner, and eventually punch her in the face and save the multiverse. She ran towards the door yelling, "Let's go!"