I figured I may as well share the sprites I have of the cast here since I have neglected to actually show the designs publicly. LMAO
A massive special thanks to the AU's co-creator, Archie, for helping with each and every one of these sprites over the years.
Another special thanks goes to my friend, Chimuet, for the design of Asgore.
They actually have a roleswap AU of their own over at @ut-chroniclechange! I highly recommend checking it out! It's really cool, and so much love went into the designs and art for the AU!
I am so proud of how these sprites and designs turned out, and I hope you all enjoy them too!
That being said, though, please do not re-upload or use these sprites here without permission for any projects not involved with Flipflopped and ESPECIALLY do not re-upload these sprites onto any other website.
Thank you, and I hope you have a fantastic rest of your day/night!
Written for @munson-blurbs and @corroded-hellfire’s excellent Flip Flopped summer writing event, challenging writers to explore what might’ve happened to their story if a plot point had taken a different direction.
WC: ~1k
CW: Not much in this part, but overall the series is 18+ so minors DNI. Post-S4, dark themes, hurt/no comfort, canon-typical distressing images, canon-typical brandishing of weapons but no actual violence, mentions of someone vomiting but it’s not described.
Summary and A/N: Thanks so much to Bug and Red for creating this event! I decided to revisit Knock At The Cabin, and see how Part One might have played out if the gang had a very different reaction to their surprise visitor.
NB: Spoilers below the cut - if you want to catch up on the story before reading this, read the Prologue, the original Part One and Part Two
There, hunched, shivering, soaked and covered in mud, is your friend. The one who’d died saving the town. The one they’d buried only a few days ago, after he’d been lying on a slab in a lab somewhere for weeks.
Eddie.
The increasingly noisy wind blows leaves and rain horizontally across the stoop. Inside the hallway, there’s silence. You all crowd at the door, mouths agape, and initially, none of you move.
You take in your visitor’s appearance. His hair is lank, wet, muddy and full of twigs and leaves. He stands, shoulders sagging, in filthy, soaking clothes, the wet material dragging his frame down further. He’s barefoot, his feet muddy and bloody.
His cheeks are gaunt, his lips grey, not the plush, rosy pink that they once were. He looks thinner than you remember, and his skin was always pale, but it seems lighter now, almost translucent.
Eddie finally lifts his eyes to you all. They’re sunken, red-rimmed, and have lost their usual sparkle.
None of you consider what events or twists of fate might have brought Eddie to you, only caring in this moment that he’s here, standing in front of you. He should be dead, but somehow he's here!
Dustin shoulders his way between you and Steve and takes his first good look at the strange visitor. At first he’s confused, incredulous, but this rapidly gives way to pure terror, as he lets out a high pitched screech over the sound of the rain. He abruptly turns on the spot and runs down the hallway, yelling,
“Zombie? ZOMBIE!”
Robin screams, hands coming to cover her mouth as she backs away from the doorway a couple of paces.
Steve reacts defensively, raising his nail bat as he steps outside, placing himself between Eddie and the party. Lucas takes Steve’s lead and grabs an old walking stick from a stand by the door, moving to join him and brandishing it like a weapon.
Steve yells towards Eddie over the noise of the rain,
“What are you? One of Vecna’s foot soldiers?”
Lucas continues, jabbing the stick at the air in front of him,
“A demon? A lab-grown demogorgon? Get back!”
Will is swaying, rubbing at the nape of his neck. Robin and Jane try to comfort him, the three of them clinging to each other in tears.
You hear quick footsteps behind you and glance back to see Mike rushing to the kitchen, followed by the distinctive sound of someone throwing up.
Steve spreads one arm out and signals for Lucas to get behind him, hustling him back through the opening, slowly retreating as he yells over his shoulder,
“Everyone get inside. Now!”
You watch as Eddie stumbles backwards, eventually stepping off the stoop.
You seem to be the only one who’s concerned rather than terrified. You try to shoulder your way through them all to get outside, see Eddie properly, but the movement of their combined retreating bodies pushes you back into the hallway, and you’re unable to get a proper look at him, let alone go out to him.
As soon as everyone’s inside Steve slams the door, locking and bolting it and scanning for something heavy to brace it with.
Without looking around, he barks,
“Robin, get the satellite phone.”
Robin, wide-eyed, stammers,
“B-but we’re only supposed to use that in an emergency.”
Steve continues, his voice becoming more high-pitched,
“Well, I’d say that someone coming back from the dead qualifies as a fucking emergency, wouldn’t you? Call Owens. Now!”
Everyone scatters into the cabin. Robin tries to find the equipment Owens gave you when you moved here. Will and Jane comfort each other on the sofa and Jane wraps a blanket around her friend's shoulders. Lucas and Steve find bookcases and tables to put against various windows and doors. Dustin sits rocking near the back door, holding his knees to his chest, whilst Mike cleans himself up in the kitchen.
You’re the only one who moves to the living room window to look upon your friend.
He raises his head, initially simply staring at the closed door with a blank, stunned expression.
You place a palm against the glass, feeling like it’ll get you closer to him somehow. It’s enough to draw his attention, and as your eyes connect his brows draw up and you see a look of rejection and fear pass across his features.
You breathe his name quietly against the glass, and it fogs up a little.
His expression briefly turns to sadness, before he drops your gaze and runs a hand down his filthy cheek. Shuffling backwards for a few steps, he turns and shambles off into the rainy night.
He takes a few longer steps before pausing to look over his shoulder at the door again, and that defeated expression turns into a scowl as his brows furrow and his lips slowly curl up into a snarl. The softness in his eyes is completely gone, and is replaced with a steely black glare.
He turns away then, and you see him break into a jog. He’s bouncing his shoulders and flinging his hands out to the sides as if he’s building himself up for something.
He runs so far down the lane he almost reaches the highway. You nearly lose sight of him, and he appears only as a dark silhouette.
Suddenly the shape shortens as he drops to his knees, raising his face to the swirling grey sky and spreading his arms wide as brief flashes of lightning begin to light up the clouds.
The wind buffeting the trees increases, and starts to send larger branches, twigs and more leaves to smack against the roof and windows of the cabin
It’s almost enough to drown out the inhuman bellow Eddie emits.
But you hear it…
If you’d like to read the original series that this comes from, it starts here 😊
Thanks so much for reading!
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nearly forgot to post these sprites today lmao
those being:
flipflopped, from @aflippedflop!
i fucking love this papyrus. he's so cool looking and fun to draw! and sans' shoes were shockingly hard to sprite
this au is by a good friend of mine, and i think you should follow him at @proctor-dorkchop
Naming the fallen works identically to how it does in Undertale, but I thought it could be fun to add more name easter eggs. :]
[O] - Usable Names
[X] - Unusable Names
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[O] "FRISK" - WARNING! This little shit will drive you insane. Proceed anyway? (Enables Hard Mode)
[O] "ROONEY" or "ROONIE" - ". . . I see."
[X] "MADDIE" - "No. NO. NO! THAT'S MY NAME, BRAT!"
[O] "DUMMY" - "ABOUT TIME YOU REALIZED IT!!"
[O] "METTA", "MTT", or "TONTON" - "OOO~ PROMOTING MY BRAND ARE YOU DARLING?"
[X] "LEGDAD" - "SORRY DARLING, BUT THAT ALREADY MY NAME. IT SAYS SO ON THIS MUG. (ALPHYS GET ME A MUG AND A MARKER)"
[O] "HAPSTA" - "YOU CAN HAVE THAT NAME, DARLING. I DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE."
[O] "NAPSTA", "BLOOKY", or "BLOOK" - "oh... that's my name... i don't think it'll hurt to let you use it."
[X] "ALPHYS" - "H-Hey! Don't do that!"
[O] "ALPHY" or "ALPH" - "Umm. I guess that works???"
[X] "UNDYNE" - "Nuh-uh! Get your OWN name, snotface!"
[X] "PAPYRU", "PAPS", OR "PAPY" - "WOWIE! WHAT AN AWESOME NAME. THOUGH I WOULD RECOMMEND CHOOSING A CODE NAME TO USE INCASE WE'RE IN THE SAME ROOM!" (Makes you go back to the menu.)
[O] "sans" or "lazymf" - "i doubt that's your actual name, but who am i to rain on your parade, i guess."
[X] "ASGORE" - "I wouldn't want to wish this name on anyone. Please pick a different name, young one."
[O] "GOREY" - "You must be serious about this. I suppose this wouldn't hurt anyone."
[X] "TORIEL" - "Perhaps you should try picking a different name, my child. Come on, think!"
[X] "TORI" - "Uh, you are... getting the right idea, I think. But maybe try something else."
[X] "ASRIEL" or "AZZY" - "In your dreams, kid! First come, first served."
[X] "FLOWEY" - "Sorry pal, I already chose that name!"
[O] "FLOWEE" - "REAL creative solution."
[X] "CHARA" - "Demons can not be named the same name. Try again. =)"
[O] "MUFFET" or "TUFFET" - "Alright dearie, don't worry, I'll just put it on your tab~ (WARNING: THIS ENABLES TAX PAYER MODE. YOU WILL BE BROKE.)" (You start the game with -9999 G.)
[O] "SOURPU" - "Little buddy, This name is already giving me hell. Please save yourself and pick something else."
[X] "NICEZ" or "NCG" - "Sorry buddy. I'm not taking sponsors right now."
[X] "NICEE" - "Plagerism isn't very nice, buddy. Try something else. I know you can do it!"
[O] "GRILLB" - "............. fine."
[X] "TEMMIE" - "woAhz! WoAHZ! u an tem has same names!! but wait tem already pick dis name? ;w; sowee!"
[O] "TEMMIY" - "YaYAYayAYAYA!!! pwoblem solv!"
[O] "QC" or "QT" - "Hahaha! Welcome to the crew then, Hun."
[O] "BRATTY" - "Like! OHMYGOD! That's my name, creep!"
[O] "GERSON" or "GERSY" - "I highly doubt that dorky name is yer' actual name, whipper snapper. But SURE, why not? WAH HA HA!"
[O] "RIVER" or "RIVERP" - "Tra la la. Maybe that is really your name. Maybe it isn't. It doesn't matter anyway."
[X] "MK" or "GONER" - (Crashes the game)
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OTHER NAME EASTER EGGS
[X] "TOBY" - "Bark Bark!"
[O] "KRIS" - "Very interesting..."
[O] "SUZY" or "SUSIE" - "Get your own name DUMBASS!" (Instead of a "Proceed" button to confirm your name, the Proceed Button is replaced with "Ignore.'
[O] "NOEL" or "NOELLE" - "Uhm... I can't stop you, b-but, please don't???"
[O] "BIRDLY" or "BERDLY" - Hmm! It's probably the smartest choice for your name! It's not as smart as ME, though!"
[X] "RUDY" - "And risk you ruining my reputation as mayor?! Nope. Beat it."
[X] "DESS" - "I see you found the cool name. Sorry, kid. Already picked this name."
[X] "CAROL" - "......... no."
[O] "CLOVER" - "I don't see why not pard'ner!"
[X] "CEROBA" or "ROBA" - "Absolutely not."
[X] "AXIS" - "ERROR. NAME UNUSABLE. LOSER."
[X] "NORTHS" or "STARLO" - "Sorry partner, but this name ain't big enough for the two of us!"
[X] "CHUJIN" - "This is Chujin... Piss off. This is my name."
[X] "MARTLE" or "MARTLT" - "Hahaha! I'm flattered, but no, this is my name."
[X] "KANAKO" - "(They refuse to let you pick this name.)"
[X] "MO" - "Laaame! I didn't die fer' you to steal my name, kid."
[X] "DALV" - "This name carries too much grief. Sorry..."
[X] "PANGIR" or "PGIRL" - (In Comic Sans) "uh, yeah no. pick another one, bucko."
[X] "HOOLYA" - "You're an idiot if you think you can just steal my name. Beat it."
[X] "MONO" - "(I don't care who you are, Noir what you say. This name is reserved for a real hero.)"
[O] "CHLOE" - "This name feels so familiar. You are filled with the power of... giraffes?"
[O] "LILY" or "VIOLET" - "Don't worry. No Mushrooms or Hot topics to be seen down here... right?"
[O] "ROYELL" - "The name of royalty! You are filled with the power of... MK and Ronalds???"
[O] "JEFFRY" - "Have no fear, for I am a professional lawyer!"
[O] "SUSHI" - "No."
[O] "PORK" or "PROCTR" - "The EVILEST NAME!"
[X] "ARCHIE" - "(Fun fact! Raccoons are our founding fathers! Unless you are a raccoon, you won't be getting this name.)
[O] "PETER", "CHMUET", and "MOON" - "(You must be a wonderful person if you pick this name! We hope you succeed in whatever you are doing now.)"
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MISC NAMES.
[O] "ICEE" or "MERG" - "(WARNING! This name will activate NIGHTMARE MODE! One hit, and it's back to start for you. Resetting will deactivate this mode. Proceed anyway?)"
[O] "SHAYY" - "Nice try, hot shot. There is a ban on Punch cards down here."
(NAMES ARE STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS AND MORE WILL PROBABLY BE ADDED IN THE FUTURE)
