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    “so, uhh...how’d you get here, anyway?”


    The mood in Undyne’s apartment was tense. Sans hadn’t been there long, and he was already overstaying his welcome. Her apartment was sparsely furnished not long ago (she didn’t have many personal belongings), but was now a total mess. Empty bags of snack foods and white dog fur littered the floor, and loose articles of clothing Sans never actually seemed to wear had been thrown haphazardly onto every piece of furniture. It was like Sans was intentionally trying to make her apartment a total pig sty. If this whole “creepy flower” thing was just an elaborate excuse to hang out with her in her apartment for a while, while also making a total mess of the place for a laugh, she wouldn’t be surprised.


    But now Sans was trying to strike up a conversation with her, seemingly to pass the time before people started showing up. It was a rather hypocritical question he was asking, though. Undyne had been trying to ask him how he managed to arrive on Li himself, and he simply wouldn’t respond. Now he wanted to know how she got on Li? To be frank, it was kind of insulting.


    “I don’t remember. I just showed up here, I guess,” Undyne explained, trying her best not to raise her voice despite her great deal of annoyance.


    “heh, that sounds about right. if that’s the case, then i bet you don’t know what timeline you came from, either.”


    “I don’t.”


    “i see. well, if you want, i could look into it. i mean, i gotta pay you back for helping me somehow.”


    Undyne’s interest was piqued by this suggestion. Was it really possible to find her home timeline, even when nobody in the Life Sphere seemed to know how to do so? Even if it was, how would Sans know how to?


    “You? You can figure out where I came from? I never really took you for an expert on ‘timelines.’”


    “you have no idea.”


    After that, the conversation went silent again. Undyne couldn’t help but wonder if Sans was being genuine or not. Was he actually very well-read, only held back by his lack of initiative? Or was he just trying to get her hopes up? Both seemed like valid possibilities.


    The conversation relating to timelines would probably have to be saved for later, after the flower was dealt with. The people who signed up for the mission she wrote up would be arriving eventually. Once they arrived, either they could get started on the bizarre situation in Star Piece Meadow...or Sans would reveal the whole thing to be an elaborate ruse. Hell, he probably removed her mission signup post and replaced it with a mass party invite. Either way, things would definitely become more interesting than they were now.

Mission Start!

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There was a light knock on the door to Undyne's apartment as Avarice arrived, in person without a warframe for now. She wasn't particularly sure what exactly was happening, neither who Sans was or why a flower could possibly be a problem. But hey, Undyne seemed cool, and dealing with a flower shouldn't be too big of an issue, quick in and out favor for a friend.

Avarice pushed the door open slightly as she heard voices inside, glancing around at the junk on the ground. Wow, Undyne really wasnt kidding that Sans was a trashy roommate. She finally looked over to Undyne and Sans, staring at sans for a brief moment. He was pretty odd, even by LI standards. "Heya, hope I'm not here late or anything. What's this about a flower?"

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[Coolshaymin]

"Evil monsters quiver in fear!" a voice called out from behind Avarice as a... large pen halted the door. "Those that threaten the innocent will hear..." a shyer voice responded in turn. "The voice of the Goddesses of Lowee!" the other voice chimed in before a pink outfitted girl jumped into the room. "Ram!" after her voice Rom jumped in. "And rom!" she chimed in... as if they were rehearsing this. "No matter if it's a flower or a dragon or even the gods-!" she continued. "We will teach them some manners!" Rom added as they paused...

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......

"Dang, I thought that'd make the dog show up for sure..." Ram sighed in disappointment. "Maybe we should of put in more rhymes?" Rom suggested. "... Your place is a mess by the way, is it always like this..." she inquired as she looked around. "I think she said the skeleton was a bad roommate... Oh, hi Mr. Skeleton!" the blue twin called as the twins... made an entrance alright. "Oh yeah... Anyway, we're here to help with the weed problem! Just remember to spread the word about how the Goddesses Rom and Ram are the best around, okay?" Ram added since their introduction was done.

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Finally, people were showing up. And they weren't there to party or anything like that, but instead were going to help them with their little issue regarding the flower hanging out in Star Piece Meadow's underground. 

The first one was a human-looking woman with a strange choice of attire. She seemed like she was looking forward to helping out, though, which was nice.

"Hey Avarice. You're not late, but honestly, if you had gotten here sooner, it would've been much appreciated."

"are you implying that you don't like my company?"

The next two were a rather quirky duo of girls, who seemed like they were using this opportunity to spread the word about...themselves? These two girls were goddesses? Actually, given individuals such as Viridi, it didn't seem too far-fetched, but their apparent desire to spread the word about themselves was certainly bizarre. 

"heya, kiddos. don't worry about the dog, he's fine. he's just hiding because undyne doesn't like him."

"I'd like him a lot better if he didn't leave his fur everywhere," Undyne countered. 

"hey, he's a dog, what do you expect? do you have a problem with animals or something?"

"What?! No! I love animals, I just...forget it." Undyne didn't want to waste time arguing. The sooner the mission got underway, the sooner Sans would stop making a mess of her living space.

"okay, if you insist. now, you three signed up for this mission to beat up a flower. i should probably chloro-fill you in on what it really is. it's a bit more than a simple flower. it's...well, it's something else. it's also pretty good in a fight, i hear. i'm not sure i could take the thing on and win by myself. that's why i need all your help to deal with it."

"Okay, so what now? Are you going to lead us to Star Piece Meadow? Because that place is a while away," Undyne pointed out.

"it is. luckily, i know a way we can get there lickity-split."

"O...kay? How are you going to get us there exactly?" 

"same way i got in here in the first place."

"...Through the front door?"

"nah," Sans replied simply. He then sat up from Undyne's couch and walked over to another door in her apartment. He opened it up, and on the other side was...the bathroom? "through here."

"The bathroom? ..Wait a minute! Are you telling me you got into my apartment through my bathroom?!"

"hey, hey, calm down. i swear i wasn't trying to be creepy. it was just the easiest way for me to get in here. you'll understand soon, i promise." Sans then paused for a moment before adding onto his previous statement. "...though i did notice something in there that caught my eye. undyne, you should really get a new toothbrush. the one you're using has its bristles bent out of shape. you gotta take good care of your teeth, especially if you want an award-winning smile like mine," he said, his grin as wide as ever. It was always a smug look, but at this point it made him look like he could eat a whole sewer's worth of...y'know. Undyne was fuming, and was holding a hand up to her forehead in exasperation. 

"anyway, don't worry about it. everyone get inside. i know a shortcut that should take us straight to star piece meadow."

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"Oh uhh... Hello, sans?" Avarice wasnt the most confident as she said it, walking in to stand next to Undyne. She held her hands on her hips as she listened to the two of them talking. This was definitely on odd crowd she'd gotten herself involved in, just listening to sans talk about a powerful flower making her a bit less certain about this whole thing.

Being told to walk into a bathroom didn't exactly fill her with confidence either. But regardless, she was here to help them out so even if its all made up, why not try to humor them? Avarice followed Sans into the bathroom "If you say so. I don't really see how all of us being in a latrine helps, but alright"

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[Rom & Ram]

"Aw, poor puppy. Miss Undyne doesn't like him..." Rom lamented at sans' revelation, the blue twin looked sad at this. "Something else?" the blue one questioned at sans'... incredibly vague explanation. "Doesn't matter what it is! The CPU Candidates of Lowee won't lose to some plant!" the pink one chimed in excitedly, attempting to pump Rom up, which by the twin's slight smile seemed to work. "Y-yeah. You're right," she lightly laughed at Ram's optimism.

They then listened to sans explain how to get to the location to bust some evil plant... A bathroom? That was their ticket to Starpiece Meadows, one of the farthest areas from the Life Sphere? How on Li did he expect to get to that place from the toilet? It didn't make any se-... Why is there a shine in Ram and Rom's eyes? "You have a warp zone in your bathroom! That's so cool!" she deduced as she ran into the bathroom with Rom following after. "Magic bathroom!" the blue one added in excitement.

Rom HP: 130 Shield HP: 40 Status: Normal	Ram HP: 140 Shield HP: 45 Status: Normal

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Undyne was equal parts confused, angry, and embarrassed. Sans not only admitted that he, somehow, got in through her bathroom, but was now telling a trio of strangers to enter her bathroom so that they could...get to Star Piece Meadow? How did that make any sense at all? It didn't, that was the answer. Rom and Ram apparently thought that there was a warp zone inside. Was there? Probably not, but if so, maybe Sans was telling the truth when he said it was the easiest way inside. But wait, couldn't it be easier to get in through the front door? 

Undyne and then Sans followed the group inside. Why they were in there, and how that was supposed to help them was still unclear.

"alright," Sans began, closing the door behind them. "i'm gonna do something i don't normally do with other people."

"You're not making yourself look any less creepy, Sans," Undyne pointed out. "God, this is the first mission I've ever created, and it's already the most embarrassing mission I've been a part of."

"if you actually think i'm doing this to be creepy, that's on you, okay? i'm being completely serious right now." Sans then moved his arm and flipped the bathroom's lightswitch. The room went completely dark.

"...Sans. Why did you do that?" Undyne asked.

"for a game of sev-actually, i probably shouldn't make jokes like that. i mean, there are kids here. anyway, don't worry, we won't be in the dark for long. i'm going to turn on the lights on the count of one, got it?"

"But why?"

"three...two..."

"Sans, if you don't explain this right now, I'm going to-"

"one."

Click

The light returned, except...it wasn't the same light. It was darker than it was before. In fact, the area they were in had changed entirely.

"What the-?"

The group were now in the entrance to a cave. Behind them, there were some beams of sunlight shining through, signifying the outdoors. In front of them was a long tunnel leading towards what appeared to be a portion of the Tree-Sub area of the Endless Great Caves. 

"well, here we are," Sans spoke. "the flower should be deeper in there, with all the plant life. be careful, it'll try to act all buddy buddy, but it's all an act."

Sans stepped deeper into the cave, giving a lazy gesture for the group to follow him. Undyne stood there, even more confused.