A LONG TIME AGO, TWO RACES RULED OVER THE SURFACE: HUMANS AND MONSTERS.
ONE FATEFUL NIGHT, WAR EMERGED BETWEEN THE TWO ON THE SEAS.
THAT NIGHT, THE HUMANS WERE VICTORIOUS.
AND SEALED THE MONSTERS UNDERGROUND.
MANY YEARS LATER. . .

MT. SPRING 
201X

IT HAS BEEN MANY YEARS SINCE THAT NIGHT.
MONSTERS HAVE ADAPTED UNDERGROUND, LIVING PEACEFULLY AMONG THEIR OWN KIND.
HUMANS HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT MONSTERS, ONLY HEARING ABOUT THEM IN STORIES.
EVERYONE WAS HAPPIER THIS WAY. . .

ONE DAY, HOWEVER, A SKELETON SEES A HUMAN FALLING FROM THE SURFACE.
AND GREETS THEM WITH OPEN ARMS. . .

Song by https://soundcloud.com/bence2224

Where A Great Tale Began

OH, HELLO THERE!
YOU MUST BE A HUMAN, RIGHT?
YOU MUST ALSO BE VERY CONFUSED AS TO WHY YOU'RE HERE.
BUT DO NOT WORRY!
THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS HERE TO HELP YOU ON YOUR SOON TO BE UPCOMING JOURNEY!
BUT FIRST, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO CALL YOU.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME, HUMAN?


"PAPYRU"?
WOWIE! THAT'S ALMOST LIKE MY NAME! !

Papyrus takes the role of Chara, but he's way more active and helps you through your journey.


Song by @moon5triker

EDIT: If you wish to see other Name Interactions for this, check out this post: https://www.tumblr.com/twisted-will-au/734065875171328000/name-interactions?source=share

INSERT YOUR NAME, NEW FRIEND!

Papyrus:
OH! LOOK! !
A DUMMY!
MAYBE WE CAN USE IT TO TRAIN YOUR FRIENDSHIP SKILLS!
TRY INTERACTING WITH IT!

Dummy:
* ...

Papyrus:
HUH? YOU CAN'T INTERACT WITH IT?
WEIRD.
MAYBE. . . 
TRY AGAIN?

Dummy:
* .............

Papyrus:
HM. . .
ONE MORE TIME?

Dummy:
* ..............................

Mad Dummy:
* Hey. Hey! HEY!
* DO YOU LIKE PICKING ON PEOPLE WHO-
* Who...
* Wait.
* Wait. Wait! WAIT!
* YOU'RE A HUMAN!!
* I see what you're trying to do.
* YOU'RE TRYING TO HURT ME, JUST LIKE YOUR KIND DID TO OTHERS.
* AREN'T YOU?!
* Well. Well! WELL!
* I'm not going to LET you!
* In fact...
* I'M GOING TO BE THE ONE TO HURT YOU FIRST!!

Mad Dummy takes the role of Flowey.

Song by @moon5triker

Hey. Hey! HEY!

Mettaton: 
* Sigh.
* I knew that Dummy was going to be here...
* They ALWAYS mess with my machines.
* Oh? What's this?
* My, my. If it isn't a human~
* You seem quite hurt, that Dummy didn't try and harm you, did they?
* I apologize, I have no idea where they come from.
* Ah, but how rude of me, I haven't properly introduced myself.
* My name is METTATON, I am quite a known figure here in SETTOPOLIS.
* I'm sure you're quite confused, so I will help you.
* And by the time we get to my HOTEL, you'll be a known figure too, 
* Darling.
* But first, let's get out of this dump.
* This isn't where someone like you should be.

Mettaton takes the role of Toriel.

Song by @moon5triker

Rise and Shine, Darling

AS YOU BUILD A SNOWMAN, YOU TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
YOU CAN FEEL THE FUNKINESS OF THIS PLACE IN YOUR SOUL.
ALL WHILE THE MACHINES ARE WORKING IN THE BACKGROUND.
IT FILLS YOU WITH. . .
THE WILL TO BOP YOUR HEAD TO THE BEAT! !

Settopolis is the Ruins equivalent, it's one of the biggest areas in-universe in the Underground, however you only go through a bit of it since it's still a tutorial area.

Song by @moon5triker

Merry (VERY late) Christmas.
See you in 2024.

At The Funk Of Settopolis

when the sun sets and the moon rises

The creator of the AU takes the role of the Annoying Dog.

Song by @moon5triker

When The Sun Sets ◓

Mettaton:
* A while ago, ASRIEL made a lot of these... "prototypes".
* Which he called Train Bots.
* All were made to train a user on FIGHTing.
* However, no matter how many he made...
* All of them either failed their purpose or weren't good enough.
* This is one of the last remaining prototypes he made.
* If you FLIP the switch on the back, it should activate.
* But I cannot guarantee that. So go on ahead and give it a try, darling~

(Battle Engage)

WOWIE! A TRAINING BOT! ! DID YOU KNOW THEY MADE NINETY-NINE OF THESE?

Train Bot 98 (Robot 98) technically takes the role of Ruins Dummy, but only its position, as Ruins Dummy is still the same, just in a different spot and a different body.

Song by @moon5triker

Battle_Test_98

Mettaton: 
* Now that we're done with that...
* We can finally take the easy way to my Hotel.
* That being these moving walkways, of course.
* These were added here for easier travel around Settopolis.
* (And just so I can have an easier time dealing with that dummy.)

* ... While we wait, we should talk about you being here.
* Specifically, about how popular you'll get, of course~
* Humans are a rarity around here,
* And monsters finding out that a human lives in Settopolis...
* And is also associated with MY hotel...
* Let's just say, we both have something to win here~
* Me? More fame.
* You?
* ... Also, fame.
* It's a win-win situation, wouldn't you say?
* And maybe, once other Monsters start living in Settopolis I could-

* ... It appears that our method of transport has stopped.
* I suppose that dummy is still up to no good and causing more chaos.
* I guess this is where we part ways, only for a little while.
* Here, take one of my spare phones.
* Call me if you need anything, alright, darling?
* I'll be waiting for you at my hotel once I'm done.

Song by @bence2224

EDIT: Ended up remaking Mettaton's sprites since a lot of people didn't like the original ones (And honestly I didn't either), hope these new ones are better!!

Waiting On A Very Long Moving Walkway

RESHTOP AND SPARKBIT SPIN AROUND IN HOPES OF FINDING METTATON. NO LUCK!

Main battle theme. Supposed to have kind of a different vibe from the Anticipation equivalent despite using a bit of the structure of it.

Song by @wicher500i (With Battle_Test_98 by @moon5triker used as a basis)

Prepare To Brawl

Papyrus:
HUMAN! STOP!
LOOK! !

(Screen pans up towards monsters sitting at a marketplace)

Papyrus:
HM. . . THIS AREA LOOKS PRETTY CROWDED.
I WONDER WHAT EVERYONE IS WAITING FOR?
I'M SURE WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S PROBABLY NOT TOO IMPORTANT.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO ALSO WAIT, I'M OKAY WITH THAT!
WHO KNOWS, MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING GREAT!
MAYBE EVEN AS GREAT AS ME! !
. . . NO? OKAY, LET'S JUST MOVE ON.

rushcrowd.ogg

* ATTENTION EVERYONE!
* THE MARKETBOTS HAVE SHOWED UP IN THE MARKETPLACE!
* WHICH MEANS THAT...
* "RUSH HOUR" HAS BEGUN ONCE AGAIN!
* GET YOUR THINGS AT THE MARKETPLACE OF SETTOPOLIS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

Papyrus: 
RUSH HOUR?
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? ?
OH MY GOD, HUMAN! WATCH OUT!

PHEW, THAT WAS CLOSE.
IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE IS SO FOCUSED ON 
BUYING THINGS. . .
THEY'RE NOT EVEN NOTICING THEY'RE THROWING IT AT YOU!
BETTER MAKE A RUN FOR IT BEFORE YOU GET HIT AGAIN! !

This is an Original "Chase" Theme for the Marketplace of Settopolis. After the Marketbots show up, "Rush Hour" begins, and everyone goes crazy over buying things. So much that they even end up throwing it away in the midst of the chaos! And the only thing left to do is to reach the end of this room, hopefully not getting hit in the process... (When you do get hit by an object, you get sent into a quick battle screen where you have to dodge the objects thrown at you)

Song by @moon5triker

Rush Hour

(After managing to dodge all obstacles,The Human accidentally bumps into Toriel, making her drop everything she had in her arms)

Toriel:
* Ah, my groceries!
* Child, has nobody ever told you not to bump into people?
* Especially when they're holding something in their arms?
* Hmph, I suppose I'll have to teach you a lesson in behavior.
* This is for your own good.

(Battle Engage)

* Toriel seems to want to teach you a lesson for bumping into her.

Toriel takes the role of Napstablook.

Song by @moon5triker

Market Troubles

HUMAN! 
STAY STRONG!
I BELIEVE IN YOU! !

Whenever The Human dies in the battle box, they (metaphorically) fall of the box, which is called "The Great Bridge Of Battles". Each time they die, they start falling (again, metaphorically, it's all in their head), and Papyrus will encourage you to continue. (However, a different person can talk depending on who The Human is fighting.)

Song by @moon5triker

You've Fallen Down

AHEAD OF YOU LIES METTATON'S HOTEL.
RIGHT IN THE HEART OF SETTOPOLIS' CITY.
IT FEELS YOU WITH. . .
THE WILL TO SUDDENLY START HUMMING HOTEL ELEVATOR MUSIC! !
. . . WAIT, IS THAT WHERE YOU NORMALLY FIND ELEVATOR MUSIC?

(The Human enters Mettaton's hotel and interacts with a weird shaped looking object)

Papyrus:
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS THING DOES.

Instead of going downstairs of the location to leave just like in original Ruins, you'd instead have to interact with one of the diamond boys in front of the door, who would give you a hint about one of the employees possibly having a spare key to access it, which activates sort of a mini-quest on finding a key for it since the door is locked.
... Except that Ruins Dummy in the dog statue body who's also upstairs has the key, and they just give it to you once you interact with the door once.

Song by @moon5triker

Well-Known Hotel

* (You got the Ghost Sandwich.)
I. . . DON'T THINK YOU CAN EAT THAT.

The Human has their own hotel room in which they can sleep in. Once they do, a relaxing song plays.
After a while, a Ghost Sandwich will be delivered to their room.
... Unfortunately, they're not a ghost. So... they can't eat it.

Song by @moon5triker

Well-Known Hotel (Night Ver.)

Dya:
* Hello! Welcome to the Dress Room!
Miss Maple:
* Try on some clothes, will ya~?

This is an original "Shop" Theme for the Dress Room of Mettaton's Hotel. Owned by Dya (Diamond Receptionist) and Miss Maple (an Original Llama based monster), you can't actually buy anything from them, but you CAN try on some outfits with a few references to other media!

Song by @moon5triker

Dress Up Won't Ya?

Mettaton:
... I see you've managed to find your way here.
I give you a nice place to stay...
Make you popular...
And now you break into a staff only area?
I can't say I'm too surprised~

Oh, this?
This is just my little factory~
It is how everything in Settopolis is made.
During your travel to this point, you might have noticed...
That there was a sweet scent in the air.
That scent comes from here.
... Hm?
You want me to shut this place down?
I'm afraid I can't do that, darling~
If I shut this place down, everything in Settopolis will go dark.
I can't afford that.

I see...
So, you still want me to shut it down...
Human.
I was planning to just let you off the hook with a warning.
For breaking into this location, of course~
But it seems that you won't back down without a fight.
...
I really didn't want to do this.
But... you give me no choice.
If it's a fight you want...
Then it's a fight you'll get.

You have nobody but yourself to blame for what's coming next.
Prepare to learn your place.

by @moon5triker

mus_NOENTRY.ogg

Mettaton:
... I will make this quick.

(Check)
* METTATON - ATK 94 DEF 14
HIS ROBOTIC BODY WAS MADE FOR FIGHTING.
TRY AND MAKE HIM REALIZE THE WRONGS OF HIS METALLICALLY FORMED WAYS!

You fight Mettaton in the "NO ENTRY" Room, where nobody can see you and him fighting. After telling Mettaton to shut down the factory and him denying it, he has no choice but to fight you. In which he ends up revealing that he's actually a Training Bot, one with a claw arm similar to the 98th model.

Song by @moon5triker and @wicher500i

(And with this ends the RUINS Arc of this take! I apologize that it took this long to get to this point, especially when it's not even THAT far into the AU... but I am still a person with other things to handle, not to mention that the musicians that help me won't be able to help me all the time with themes and also have their own lives. But I hope that you will continue to enjoy what's to come, since I have a LOT more planned. I just hope that I get to show it...)

Termination_Activate_99

* (As you’re about to leave Settopolis, you’re filled with a familiar feeling.)
* (One that you have definitely felt before somewhere else.)
* (One that has got you through some rough times.)
* (You are filled with… DETERMINATION.)

calmingwinds.ogg

Alphys: 
W-wait!

(Alphys runs from the right)

Huff... s-sorry, I just... um...
I just needed to catch up with you b-before...

Anyways...
H-hiya!
I'm Alphys, h-heh.
You're a human, right?
Word has been going around about you being here!
And um... I d-don't mean to scare you but...
Around here... you might... not be as safe as in Settopolis.
B-but!! That's why I've come here!
I can, um. h-help you. if you want.

You want my help? R-really?!
Great!
Just, um... Follow me.
I could probably get you out of here without anyone noticing.

Alphys takes the role of Sans.

Song by @moon5triker

Alphys

(Rustle rustle)

Alphys: 
H-hey, um...
Did you hear something?

(Alphys begins to look around before she finally looks up)

O-oh...
(Frisk looks up as well and the screen pans upwards)

H-hey, Undyne.

Undyne:
So... the human FINALLY decides to show up.
You might have been safe in Settopolis... But now? You're on OUR turf.
By the way, great job getting them by your side, Alphys!
And wanting to bring them to me, too.

Alphys: 
H-haha.
Yeah, I was, u-um... TOTALLY gonna do that!!

Undyne: 
But now you don't have to worry about it.
Because... I, UNDYNE...
AM RIGHT HERE TO STRIKE YOU DOWN!!
NGAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

(Undyne charges down with her katanas, but Alphys stops her while she's stuck comically in mid-air)

Alphys:
W-wait, Undyne!
I, um...
I don't think this is... t-totally fair??
W-we should at least give t-them a chance to...
Uh... er... prove... themself worthy...?

Undyne:
......................
I GUESS it would be a little dishonorable to take them out right here,
With no way for them to defend themself...

(Undyne then slides to the right side and stands on the bridge)

Fine. I'm not going to hurt you THIS time.
But be warned... I will be watching your every move.
I will see when you're READY to fight me.
And when I see that you're a hundred percent...
NO, a THOUSAND percent ready...
I WILL STRIKE!!
FUHUHUHUHUHU!!!!!!!!

(Undyne walks away)

Alphys:
D-don't worry, I wasn't actually going to...
Do anything to you.
I just needed t-to make her think I was, haha.
... I've known Undyne for a while.
Me and her are... w-well...
... 
WE LIVE TOGETHER.
So I know a lot about her.
I'll try to help you as much as I can t-to deal with her.
But... I can't promise I'll always be there to help, s-sorry.

Well, I'll see you up ahead.
G-good luck!

Undyne takes the role of Papyrus.

Song by @moon5triker

Watching Your Every Move

AS YOU BUILD A SNOWMAN ON THESE PLANKS MADE OF BAMBOO
YOU BEGIN TO WONDER. . .
"ISN'T THE SNOWMAN GOING TO MELT IN THIS TEMPERATURE?"
WHICH IS A VERY VALID QUESTION! 
IT FEELS YOU WITH. . .
THE WILL FOR THE SNOWMEN YOU'LL BUILD HERE TO SURVIVE THE HEAT.

Dusktrez is the Snowdin equivalent, an area way high above ground with lots of temples to rest in during monster's travels on the bridges. 

Song by @moon5triker


On August 17th was this AU's first anniversary! and while I am VERY late to the occasion... I still wanted to get something out this month due to it being the month this AU was made in. That "something" being the main area theme of the Snowdin equivalent. This is also my (also somewhat late) thanks for 500+ followers on this account. I never would have thought I'd get this far compared to almost a year ago when I started it...
So, thank you all for that!

(Also, you may be wondering about the name change. I recently decided that I'd much rather be an AU inspired by Taletwist, rather than be a take on one. So, from now on please do not consider this a take on the AU, but one that's INSPIRED by it!)

The Wind Flows At Dusk

where the heck is the sun???

Song by @moon5triker

When The Sun Is Right Where It Should Be 𐤏

(Two monsters walk out from behind the tree.)

T: * Stop right there, human!
H: * We've both been waiting for you to arrive.
T: * Actually, that's not all true...
H: * Right, I suppose we have been just loitering behind that tree for hours.
T: * Although that doesn't matter, since loitering's time's over!
H: * And you might have gotten past Snowy...
T: * But you won't be getting past us, that's for sure.
H: We both are part of the Anti-Human Club, and as highly trained members...
H: * We're gonna tear you apart.
T: * We're gonna tear you apart!

* Haruko and Tetra put on their best battle stance.

There's no such thing as a "Royal Guard" in this AU, well, at least not as an actual guard... instead, a few members of the Dusktrez have formed something called an "Anti-Human Club".

Song by Super Mario Maker 2

Us Teens Rock!!

"Whenever you feel lost, just remember to hum the melody of our people and you'll find your way back."

An Undertale AU inspired by Taletwist, while being its own thing. This AU is owned by @justthemoon
Creation of the Soundcloud page was inspired by @swapspin and @ss_st

> AU INSPIRATION CAN BE FOUND HERE: https://ut-taletwist.tumblr.com

Don't expect for there to be only 101 songs like in UNDERTALE, there might be a lot more.

(Also check out the comic!)

TWISTED WILL: A GREAT TALE! ! !

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