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| Respite and Reunion | |
| By: Red Date: May 1, 2019, 1:30 am | |
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| Red�s blade sparked as she carefully, yet confidently dragged a | |
| grind stone against the edge. She sat upon a stump and focused | |
| sharply on her blade. However, despite this refined focus, her | |
| mind wandered. Was it fate that made the people you love most | |
| scarce so you could truly appreciate their presence? Did fate | |
| distance you from those loved ones so much because you�d | |
| otherwise take them for granted? It seemed to Red that as much | |
| as she wanted to see Undyne, both of their lives seemed to push | |
| each other in the opposite direction. She wanted to be with her, | |
| she wanted to go on missions and train with her master. | |
| ...And yet. | |
| Could that have suppressed her individuality, her growth? Could | |
| she not have learned what she had on her own if she were always | |
| at Undyne�s side? Was it actually what she needed? There was no | |
| way to know for sure, yet Red was no philosopher, and she knew | |
| that. Her growth and experiences had allowed the young | |
| apprentice to shine in ways that she didn�t give herself enough | |
| credit for. She had earned courage on her own, she had faced the | |
| odds and her fears with conviction. She had fought tooth and | |
| nail to win. She had earned that. | |
| She was proud. | |
| A smile formed on Red's face as she studied the familiar blade, | |
| taking the time to also smile at herself as she fully reflected | |
| on everything that had happened. She had done a good job. It | |
| wasn�t perfect, but she never gave up, and never held back. She | |
| always had done her best, and Undyne had been proud. The love | |
| she had felt from her master after all of the hardships she | |
| endured, it had helped Red grow into something great. She | |
| finally felt like a hero, and it allowed to her to truly accept | |
| herself and come into her own as a swordsman, a guard, and most | |
| importantly, her own person. | |
| However, her story had only just begun. There was still much to | |
| do, and whether or not she knew what was coming, she made sure | |
| she wouldn't slack off. Not that Undyne would let her of course. | |
| She wanted to be the best. She would do whatever it took to be | |
| strong. Her smile faded as she stared determinedly forward, | |
| clutching the hilt of her blade tightly. With a swift and | |
| refined motion, she sheathed her weapon into it's scabbard, | |
| taking a breath as she processed everything that she had just | |
| thought about. It was time to move forward. | |
| #Post#: 4273-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Respite and Reunion | |
| By: Undyne Date: May 1, 2019, 7:21 am | |
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| Perhaps it was coincidence that Red had been thinking of Undyne | |
| just as her teacher had been thinking of her pupil � the fish | |
| monster paused both mentally and physically at that very thought | |
| before shaking her head briefly and continued onward through the | |
| delightfully freezing town. No, Red was not just a pupil in her | |
| books, especially not after what the young heroine and her | |
| allies had been through some months ago. | |
| Undyne wasn�t in armour today on her day off, instead she wore a | |
| simple pair of jeans, a long sleeve black top underneath a cosy | |
| jacket with the loose right sleeve folded and pinned neatly at | |
| the shoulder and the usual sturdy pair of boots as she plodded | |
| through the snow. Certainly they had been busy, especially when | |
| duty calls to protect monsters of the Underground, but that also | |
| didn�t mean she wouldn�t make time for those important to her | |
| either. | |
| Soon enough she had arrive at her destination, sparing just a | |
| moment to double-check the time before raising a hand to knock | |
| on the door, waiting to see if she was right or not about | |
| predicting the young prot�g� being here. | |
| #Post#: 4277-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Respite and Reunion | |
| By: Red Date: May 1, 2019, 10:28 pm | |
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| Red gasped, her eyes squinting as she blinked a bit before | |
| looking from the fire in her home, back to the blade, and then | |
| to the door. As she set down the blade, the young swordsman | |
| rubbed her eyes, wiping away the focus she had built as she made | |
| her way to the door. Her red hoodie bob gently near her neck as | |
| her fluffy blonde hair bounced with each step. Her baggy, comfy | |
| jeans dragged a bit a her feet as she walked forward towards the | |
| wooden door. She opened the door carefully, letting the light | |
| creep into her home before she saw who was waiting for her. | |
| Red stared upward to her master, her mouth gently agape as her | |
| paw rested on the handle. The sound of the crackling fire could | |
| be heard from inside the home as Red stared with a calm silence. | |
| It had been so long. | |
| Mind you, they had always been near each other, and they had | |
| both been working, but any time they had seen each other lately | |
| it had always been nothing but a passing glance or a quick wave. | |
| There was always so much to do. She didn't even have time to ask | |
| her how she was doing. Yet, here she was. In fact, the most | |
| recent memory Red had of them actually spending time together... | |
| was when she had been rescued from the Koray. | |
| Red felt her nose crinkle... tears beginning to well in her eyes | |
| as she stared to her master, not even trying to hold anything | |
| back. It felt so forlorn, being so close yet never being able to | |
| actually spend any time together. Red felt her voice choke a | |
| bit, her paws shaking as she tried to smile. | |
| "..I...I missed you so much." She hiccuped, shoulders trembling | |
| as her curls began to hide her face. | |
| #Post#: 4278-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Respite and Reunion | |
| By: Undyne Date: May 6, 2019, 4:21 pm | |
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| The moment the door had swung open and Red's presence was indeed | |
| let known, the young heroine was met with the fish monster's | |
| broad, signature grin. Speckles of light reflected off of those | |
| sharp fangs in an ironically welcoming way before they parted | |
| slightly to make way for a soft chuckle at Red's affirmation. | |
| Without hesitation, Undyne leaned forward and brought Red into a | |
| robust one-armed hug; while it was a typically firm motion from | |
| the aquatic warrior, it shouldn't have caused Red any harm, | |
| "Hey, same here." she replied softly - well, 'softly' according | |
| to Undyne's standards anyway. | |
| After an appropriate time had passed, Undyne broke away from the | |
| embrace and added, "You doing much today? Maybe we could hang | |
| out for a bit?" | |
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