The other Tari just stares at the other Sans. "Mother. What does she want to do?" she asks, tilting her one to one side.
"...mother?" The real Tari stares at the two, still hesitant in going with the two, though she had no choice since her other self was dragging her down the path.
Tari squeaks as she is instead carried by the other Sans. She felt a tiny bit more secure having him take her instead of her other self. Frowning, she shivers. This place was very unsettling.
Low growls echo through the area, and a shadow loomed over the three. A Cerberus stood there, all three heads looking directly down at the imposters. "Let her go..." All three were watching their movements closely.
The other Tari looks at the other Sans before pointing at the giant three-headed dog. "What about him?"
"Z...zeph?" The real Tari whines, tears welling up in her eyes.
As soon as Tari was free, she ran over to the large canine. Hugging his leg, she trembles violently, face buried in his fur.
Zeph looks down at Tari, as if scanning her for any injuries before glaring back at the imposters.
The other Tari just stares at the cerberus, as if plotting something, then shrugs. "Well, we better find double the replacements then because chances are mother is going to go nuts."
Zeph snorts. As soon as everything was clear, he shifts back and readjusts his jacket. "This place is hell all over. Well... at least you're okay." He looks at Tari who was looking down. "Don't let your other self get to you. You've dealt with the voices in your head... Sure this is nothing." He pats her on her head. "Now stay here. I'll find something for you to eat." And, turning, the male walks off.
Tari whimpers, now alone. She holds herself, gaze still on the ground. "This is not the only way of a yokai's life..." she mumbles, still troubled by what her other self said. She keeps thinking about this until she felt a pat on her back. Squeaking, she jumps then looks back to see Asriel. The girl blinks, wiping away her tear quickly. "Who... who are you?"
Tari nods slowly. "I hope you're right. I'd really like to be free of this place." Sitting on one of the tree stumps, she looks around. "This place is sad. Depressing. Nothing alive. Just... dead."
N looks back then sighs. "Thank gosh..." He only shakes his head. "Feel bad for everyone there though."
Anthea only nods, still nervous even around spiders that seemed tame. She would keep her distance, staring intently at them.
"I know." Briette runs her hand through her hair. "And.. I'm sure you can definitely find out who's been slacking. Or cheating for that matter. You see everything it seems..." She stares at Sans. "It disturbs the students a lot."
Tari walks into the library. She had a book labelled, "Baking cakes and other treats." "Miss Brie... I need help cooking again. I don't want to be yelled at by the teacher." She frowns, looking down.
"Of course." Briette smiles. "And I doubt Nausica will yell at you. Especially with me around." She pats the girl's head. "Well, cooking class starts soon though. Want to study now before then?"
Tari nods quickly, a smile crossing her face. "Yes please!"
"Okay." Briette gets up and takes Tari by the hand. "If anyone needs me, I'll be in my dorm in the kitchen." She nods towards Sans and walks off with the girl.
Papyrus stands there, confused. He had what appeared to be a burnt potato in his hands. "Whoopsies."
Cooking Mama stands there, glaring at the skeleton, flames coming from her eyes. "Don't... worry. Mama will fix this for the millionth FREAKIN time!"
Papyrus only smiles weakly. "Making baked potatoes is too hard. Can we... just... make spaghetti instead?"
"DO IT AGAIN!" Cooking Mama slams the bowl down again. "Peel the potatoes!"
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Tari, meanwhile, was looking around her before tapping her lips. "Wonder which one I should go in..." She stares at each door once more before walking in a random one. She stops, now on a platform, and raises a brow. "Um..." Eyes widen as she sees a chicken flying at her, and she screams bloody murder running the opposite direction. "CHICKEN! CHICKEEEEN!"
The chicken stops, stares at Tari, and blinks. "I was... just... gnna say hi and welcome to Billy Hatcher?"
"CHICKEN! NO!" Tari was now in a tree hugging it tightly.
Papyrus walks out of the portal to Cooking Mama. He had his hand on his face. "Nyoo hoo hoo! I can never be a good cook... Cooking lady yelled at me then kicked me out... Nyoo hoo hoo!" He crosses his arms, quite upset.
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"What's going on?" A little boy in a chicken outfit walks over to the chicken. "Oh! Who is this?"
"Don't know. Think she's afraid of chickens though." The chicken looks from Billy to Tari who was still hugging the tree.
"Go away! Get your beady eyes, creepy knife beak and scaley feet away from me!"
Tari blinks, looking back. "A...Asriel? Chickens are evil! Don't underestimate them!"
The chicken only blinks. "We're not evil..." Other chickens crowd around it.
"You must be! You're one of those crow fiends, aren't you?!" They begin clucking and cawing angrily.
Tari squeals, hugging the tree tighter. "Stop! Stop it! I hate the noises they make!"
Mama just stands there, speechless and horrified by Sans' behavior. She looks around at the rubble that was once her house. "Oh... my... Lesson learned. Do not mess with the skeleton..."
Papyrus nods, looking at Sans. "Maybe we can try the spaghetti again..." He rubs his face then grins. "WELL, The Great Papyrus will be the greatest cook ever!" And, happily, the skeleton marches back into the portal.
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The chickens begin to surround Asriel and Tari before clucking louder. "Crows! They work for the crows! Scratch them up!"
Tari shakes her head violently. "N...no. Asriel, let's just run, okay??"
Tari shakes her head. "I don't know. As long as we're far away from those demons I don't care." Soon they run into a giant, purple cat who looks down at them with the biggest grin.
"ooooh... Lookie. Running from those big bad chickens...?" He snickers, flailing his large arms about.
Tari, not sure how to react, just stands there and stares. "Um... Who... what..." She blinks, hearing clucking and looking back to see the chickens getting closer. "Oh no... eat them!" She points at the birds.
The giant cat stares at the chickens before snickering again. "Gladly...!" But before he could run at the chickens, a giant egg slams his body into a large tree before turning into a bunch of crows.
Tari stares at this, horrified, and looks back to see the boy in a chicken outfit.
"Gotcha!" He grins, and points at Tari and Asriel. "You two!"
The boy's eyes grow wide and he steps back. "Uhhh..."
The chickens, staring at this transformation, cluck even louder. "He's a monster! See?! He is with the crows! Billy, take care of them!"
The boy just stares, sweating a bit before looking back at the chickens. "Um... o...okay." Grabbing an egg, he begins rolling towards the two. "Here we go! DIE, crow scum!"
Tari whines, covering her face and shaking her head. "Go away, chickens, go away. Go awaaay..."
Tari would watch all the stars fly at the chickens. Some of them would be impaled by one or even two. Some had no head or limbs and were screaming in pain.
Billy watches this in horror before dodging the stars. "This isn't... This isn't Dark Raven power, guys. Think these guys might actually be lost!"
Most of the chickens were bathing in a pool of their own blood while a few were clucking and running around flailing about hysterically.
"Just... go I guess. I mean the exit is that... way." He points to the spiral path to a portal. "Geez... What a mess."
Tari blushes when he grabs her hand but nods when she caught a glimpse of the bloody mess that was made. "O-okay. Let's go somewhere else." She keeps close to Asriel. No more farm games for her.
Tari frowns, looking at Asriel. As he did for her, she lightly patted his back. "If you're a monster, Asriel, then so am I." She smiles a little. "We all do things we cannot control. Especially when defending ourselves or people we care about." The girl then takes a deep breath before exhaling deeply. "Well... want to find something less... scary and mean?"
"I know!" Tari grins, grabbing Asriel by the hand, though she blushed from embarrassment. "U-um. Well it looks peaceful enough. And no chickens it seems!" She walks through the portal that read "Sonic the Hedgehog" then stands there in the middle of a field of flowers. "This is pretty." She grins, grabbing a few flowers here and there.
Tari, now with a bouquet of flowers, smiles as she arranges them from the smallest to the biggest. "There. I should put these in a vase for later, hm?" She smiles at Asriel.
Soon a shadow hovered over the two. "Too easy!" a voice called out, and an orb surrounded the two. "I have you two now! Sonic will have no choice but to rescue you now! Ho ho ho!"
Tari eeps, looking around then tries to hit the orb but it was made of glass. "What... in the world??"
"I, Dr. Ivo Robotnik, will succeed in taking over the world now!"
Robotnik just sat there, bored. He was resting his chin on his hand. "Any day now he'll show up..."
Tari sits there, not amused at all. She sighs, shaking her head. "We just can't have any peace whatsoe--"
"HEY! Egghead!" A blue hedgehog stands there in front of the machine, hands on his hips. "What are you doing here?"
"Hah! Sonic!" Robotnik situates himself, looking more "professional." "I have your friends here! Let me have all the chaos emeralds and I'll release them!"
Sonic just stands there staring blankly at Tari and Asriel then back at Robotnik. His brow was raised. "I have no idea who these two are." He raises his hands in a shrug. "So nice of you to make new friends for me, though!" He grins, ready to run at the machine to free the two.
Tari looks from Asriel to the blue hedgehog. "This man is creepy and keeps singing a song with, 'pingas' in it."
"IT'S A GOOD SONG." Robotnik growls, crossing his arms.
Sonic just stands there, confused, then looks back at his comrade. "Ah, Tails! Nice timing." He grins, and points towards Tari and Asriel. "While I deal with Egghead here, take these two someplace safe."
Tari brushes herself off. She now had a bent bouquet of flowers. Heaving a sigh, she frowns at the ruined flowers before looking up at Tails. "O-oh! I'm sorry to be rude. Um... We're not from here, really. I'm Tari." She bows out of courtesy. "We were here to get some peace and quiet..."
