I do NOT own UNDERTALE. UNDERTALE and all its characters belong to Toby Fox.
Chapter 1
Frisk didn't understand. How could he get Asriel back? No matter how many Genocide OR Pacifist runs he did, nothing would change. He decided to reset after his most recent Genocide run. However, something he did not expect to happen took place. The surprises wouldn't stop there, either.
He woke up in the underground flower bed, as was the norm. What he didn't expect, however, was somebody lying down next to him. He recognized who it was... But he wasn't exactly excited about it.
Yup. Green shirt, long, clean reddish-brown hair... It was definitely...
"Ch-chara?" Frisk asked, timidly.
"Ugh, my head... Wait... My head?!" Chara asked.
"Are... You ok?" Frisk asked her.
"Wait... You... I... I can feel again... Why do I have a real body?" Chara asked.
"I'm as confused as you are." Frisk replied.
"Don't tell me... Did something go wrong with your reset?" Chara inquired.
"I don't know. Anyway, I'm glad you're here. Maybe we can save Asiel together!" Frisk said.
"I have no interest in that. You should know by now that I only exist to kill. And now that I'm back... How about you be my first victim?" Chara asked with malice.
"I'd rather not." Frisk said as they initiated battle.
Chara smirked as she said "I'll defeat you and gain control of the underground, killing one monster at a time..."
"I won't let that happen, Chara." Frisk said.
"Well, if you won't kill me, that's all that CAN happen." Chara said seriously.
"I feel so sorry for you... What made you take on this "kill or be killed" mentality?" Frisk asked.
"My past, obviously. What, did you think I climbed Mt. Ebott for no reason?" Chara asked.
"I know, I went to die, too." Frisk answered, which startled Chara to no end, knowing he went for the same reason she did.
"I was only 5... My parents abused me daily. I could never seem to get away from them. Every time I even made a peep around them, they would whip me with a belt. When Asgore and Toriel accepted me and offered to be my new mother and father, I was secretly terrified, since my defenition of "mother" and "father" were not pleasant. Still, I somehow managed to live YEARS of my life with them." Chara explained.
"Chara... I had all sorts of things thrown at me by my drunk mother all the time. If glass bottles weren't readily available, it was with whatever she had in her hands, or just whatever she could reach. The time I ran away was the only time she actually hit me. That was with a medicine ball. It hurt, so I just ran wherever my instincts told me. I went to Mount Ebbot, naturally. I fell down a hole, thinking it would kill me, and when I found out I was alive, Flowey was there to harass me. Then, Toriel took me in, similarly to how she took you in. However, I noticed something she had that my own mother didn't." Frisk said.
"Oh, yeah? This is interesting. What is it?" Chara asked, skeptical of Frisk's incoming answer.
"That would be love." Frisk replied.
"Wait... Toriel killed somebody?!" Chara asked.
"No, I meant love, like lowercase love, not level of violence." Frisk laughed.
"Ah, I see..." Chara sighed.
"Anyway, Chara, I'm sorry about what happened to you. I really am. Still, not all humans are bad. Some humans are even like the monsters down here. Motherly like Toriel, carefree like Sans, silly and unable to really hurt anyone like Papyrus, determined like Undyne, shy and smart like Alphys, and some humans are even as brave and bad at naming things as Asgore is."
"Haha... Yeah..." Chara chuckled, recalling bittersweet memories of her past with the royal family.
"If they won't give up on me, I won't give up on you. Now, come on. Let's go save Asriel." Frisk said, extending his hand.
"...Alright. Maybe this world isn't all bad. After all, it created you..." Chara said, shaking his hand.
"Aww, thanks!" Frisk said, walking into the next room, with Chara following.
"Flowey's up ahead. I wonder how he would react to Chara." Frisk thought.
The little yellow flower was waiting as usual for an unsuspecting human to show up.
"Howdy! I'm Flowey! Flowey the..." Flowey started, but noticed that there were two humans.
"Wait... Chara?" He asked.
"Yeah... How do you know me?" Chara asked.
"I'll explain later. Still, we can't trust him like this." Frisk warned.
"Really?" Chara asked moving closer.
"Chara, don't!" Frisk nearly yelled.
Suddenly, Flowey surrounded Chara with bullets.
"You've never changed, Chara! Now, you pay the price!" Flowey cackled as the bullets closed in.
Suddenly, a fireball struck Flowey from the side, causing the bullets to dissipate.
"Mom?" Chara asked.
"My child... How are you alive?" Toriel asked Chara.
"I'm not sure... It feels great, though." Chara laughed as Toriel pulled her into a hug.
"Anyway, I was unconscious until now. You can thank my new friend!" Chara said, pointing to Frisk.
"Oh, hello! I am... Wait, Frisk?" Toriel asked.
"How do you know me? I thought..." Frisk pondered.
"Frisk, why are we back here? What's going on?" Toriel asked.
"I reset everything. I want to save Asriel. However, everyone's apparently retained some of their memories, and now Chara's alive." Frisk said.
"Well, that's touching. I would honestly love to see my little Asriel again. Come now, follow me. Let's get back home." Toriel said, walking into the ruins, with Frisk and Chara following.
"Welcome home, dears." Toriel said as she opened the door.
"Wow... It's just like our old home..." Chara sighed.
"Yes... Even after I left Asgore, I wanted my home to be familiar to me. Anyway, Frisk, why didn't you tell me about all those resets?" Toriel asked.
"I thought you would be mad..." Frisk said sadly.
"I could never be mad at you, Frisk! You brought Chara back, and you still tried saving absolutely everyone, not just the easier people to reach out to. I'm proud of you." Toriel said happily.
"Thanks... Anyway, I'm gonna head to bed, if that's alright." Frisk said.
"That's fine, my child." Toriel said.
"I'm gonna go with him." Chara said.
"That's fine, Chara." Toriel responded.
"By the way... I think Frisk really cares about me. If it wasn't for him, I would have become a cold-blooded killer. Still, I think I "like" like him..." Chara said, going on.
"That's good. Love is a beautiful thing! If you love Frisk, find a time to tell him." Toriel said.
"Alright. Well, I'll see you when we wake up." Chara said.
"Sweet dreams!" Toriel thought in her head.
Frisk yawned as he slumped into the familiar bed. He had made so many memories with Toriel and the others while he was here. He almost had his eyes closed when Chara entered the room.
"Hey, Chara..." Frisk said.
"Hey. I'm a bit tired, too." Chara said as she started to lie down on the other side of the bed.
Frisk was curious about Chara. This was strange, even for her. How he went from her pawn of destruction to her best friend, he had no idea.
"Do you really think we can do it?" Chara asked.
"Save Asriel? Yeah, there's gotta be a way." Frisk said, with his determination in full swing.
"I can tell you're determined." Chara sighed.
"Yeah. I am. Asriel can't be Flowey anymore." Frisk said.
"Wait, you're saying that Flowey is my little brother?!" Chara asked.
"I thought you knew that." Frisk thought, remembering their many Genocide runs.
"No... I thought it wasn't him because Asriel had feelings other than the negative ones. I thought he was less like me... Plus, when I was an evil spirit, I saw friends and acquaintances as targets and not who and what they were to me... " Chara sighed.
"Don't put yourself down like that! And I've seen that Flowey and Asriel myself!" Frisk protested.
"Yeah... I just couldn't believe his story until I saw real proof." Chara said.
"Yeah... Also, I don't know why everyone's remembering me for my pacifist run when my most recent run was genocide." Frisk sighed.
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, we'll get him back. I'm confident about that." Frisk said.
"With you as a leader, we could do anything we set our minds to." Chara said, pulling Frisk into a hug.
"Thanks..." Frisk sighed, blushing.
He was surprised at how good her hug really felt. He normally just got hugs from Toriel and Asriel. Still, he concluded after this that Chara really HAD changed for the better.
The two fell asleep, dreaming of a new tomorrow.
Toriel walked into the bedroom, holding two slices of pie in her hands. She saw the two humans, both fully asleep. She chuckled and left the pie on the floor as usual.
After that, she quickly bolted downstairs and through the hallway leading to a door to Snowdin's outskirts. Sure enough, she heard a knock on the door.
"Oh, hello." Toriel said.
"Hey. Been a while, huh?" A voice asked from the other side.
"Indeed. Listen, I have a favor to ask of you." Toriel sighed.
"Yeah? What would that be?" The voice wondered out loud.
"If any humans come through here... Please promise me that you will keep them safe." Toriel said.
"I'm not too fond of promises... But I'll do what it takes." The voice said.
"You see, I actually have two humans with me right now. One is actually my long lost daughter, and the other one's name... I remember it, but I don't really remember much else." Toriel sighed.
"That's alright. What's the name?" The voice asked.
"His name is Frisk." Toriel said.
"Frisk? Did I hear that right?" The voice asked, startled.
"Yes." Toriel said.
"Alright. I'll do it." The voice declared.
"Thank you!" Toriel replied happily.
After this conversation ended, she ran back down the hall and upstairs to the guest bedroom, where Frisk and Chara were already awake, eating their slices of pie together and enjoying friendly conversation. Toriel felt happy to see that they were enjoying what she made. She left before they could notice her and she sat down to enjoy some rest.
Chara sighed as Frisk finished up his pie. She wasn't sure how Frisk brought on a change in her heart, but she enjoyed every second of it.
"Hey, Frisk..." Chara spoke up.
"Yeah?" Frisk replied.
"I can't thank you enough for changing me. I really appreciate it." Chara said.
"No problem. I just can't believe I was lucky enough to actually meet you." Frisk chuckled.
"So, pacifism... How does that work down here? I know we've had a few encounters with monsters by now, but I'm still confused about what lies ahead." Chara inquired.
"Surprisingly well. You're only limited to 20 HP, and you don't get many rewards from battles, but if you dodge like a maniac, then things go pretty well for you." Frisk said.
"Sounds intense." Chara said.
"It is. Some times more than others. You remember the froggits, whimsuns, loox, and vegetoids, right?" Frisk asked.
"Yeah, they were sort of difficult. I can't believe vegetoids actually feed you!" Chara said, amazed.
"Yeah, every monster is unique in its own way. Each one has something that makes it special, just like humans do." Frisk explained.
"Yeah... For instance, you an I are about to become the only two people currently alive who have liberated an entire civilization." Chara guessed.
"Yeah, I suppose that works. I mean, not many other people can say that." Frisk agreed.
"There also aren't many people who can say they really like the person who's done so many times before..." Chara sighed, scooting closer to Frisk.
"That's cool! Thanks for your opinion." Frisk said gratefully.
"You're welcome." Chara replied.
"Alright... Let's get moving." Frisk said.
"Frisk... Are you sure about this? I mean... Now that there are two of us instead of just one, your story will be different." Chara warned him.
"I like different... And you're just the spice I needed to make it so." Frisk said in a manner he though seemed witty. In reality, he just sounded like a total goober.
"Oh, you..." Chara giggled.
"Leaving already?" Toriel asked.
"I'm afraid so... I'm sorry we couldn't stay longer." Frisk said.
"Well, you have my phone number, so you can call me anytime you like. Oh, and one more thing." Toriel said.
"Yes?" The two asked in unison.
"Be good and take care of each other, won't you?" Toriel asked.
"We will... I promise." Chara said.
The two waved goodbye and left after hugging Toriel.
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