So…This idea for an AU pop into my head for a while and I decided…why not?
Frisk and Chara are non-binary in this story.
Prologue: What's going on?
-Frisk's POV-
If someone asked me how I'm doing, I'd have responded "I'm fine! Thank you for asking!" on a regular day.
…But right now? "This the worst freaking day of my life"
Oh I'm fine alright. A demonic kid spirit had stolen my body. I was forced to watch my friends died one by one, and to top it all off, I couldn't do a fucking thing about it.
Yes, I'm perfectly fine and dandy!
Welp, Chara is currently fighting Sans with my body right now.
This is like their…6 hundred and something attempts? I think, I didn't really pay attention after reaching about 3 hundreds.
Well…I had nothing to do right now, I thought to myself…
"Why am I in this situation again?"
…Oh, right…
After the True Pacifist Run, I was living happily with my friends on the surface. Life was great and all…except for the fact that Chara's gone from my head, and the nightmares that haunted me.
In those nightmares, they're always the same thing. I either saw Asriel, or Chara, sometimes both.
They'd start begging, pleading, or screaming at me to save them, their bodies slowly melting and their voices slowly turning outright horrifying as the nightmare went on, before they screamed at me…
"Why didn't you save me?"
Yup, totally not feeling guilty at all after hearing that.
Not. At. All
At first, I tried to ignore them, thinking that I had those nightmares because of guilt. I mean, being a goody two shoes that I am, of course I felt guilty that I couldn't save them.
Those kinds of nightmares always fade away soon! Right?
…Nope!
After a few weeks, it got worse. I started becoming more and more restless since whenever I slept the nightmares would begin. I was afraid of taking my favorite afternoon nap because of it!
My friends noticed this, and they started to get concerned.
Of course, I tried to convince them that I was alright, but how could I convinced my friends when I couldn't even convinced myself? My friends hadn't tried to push me to tell them the problem, to my relief, but they're worried all the same.
Soon, I couldn't take the guilt that's eating me from the inside out anymore and reset, to find a way to save both Asriel and Chara.
…Truthfully, I did not know what I was thinking when the first person that I tried asking for help is Flowey, nor when I listened to his advice about try killing all monsters for that matter. Perhaps I was really desperate, perhaps I lost my common senses from being in the Underground for too long, or I lost it all together.
…I sincerely hope it's not the third option.
Anyways, I killed my first monster shortly after that…and then my common senses came back. What was I thinking!? Why did I listen to Flowey of all people!? Killing is wrong! So, I intentionally let a froggit kill me so that I can reset…
…But, of course, Chara took control. They locked me in my own mind and forced me to sit back while they committed genocide.
I could do nothing but watch hopelessly as Toriel turned to dust…
...Then Papyrus…
…Then Undyne…
…Mettaton NEO…
…And now, Sans is going to be next.
And that's about everything that had happened so far, and it's all my fault…though now that I thought about it, when I listened to Flowey I felt some sort of urge to kill…perhaps Chara tried to urge me to kill by sending me their desire to kill or something…
…That or I had a hidden sadistic side that I never knew about. Neither options sound appealing.
So yeah, you could say I'm having a field day right now.
"huff...puff...all right. that's it. it's time for my special attack. are you ready? here goes nothing."
Hearing Sans voice brought me back to reality-
*gasp!*, Sans looks like he's about to collapse!
This is bad, this is really bad, he's my last hope to stop Chara! Asgore most likely won't even harm Chara because he's so nice! If Sans fail here we're doom-
W-Wait, what was that about a special attack?
I hold on to my hope, Sans's normal attacks are already powerful and strong enough already.
If he got a special attack, then he could potentially turn the tide of the battle around!
I anxiously wait to see what Sans has in store for Chara, and hoping that he will win this fight.
…What's going to be his special attack though?
…Maybe it's a tsunami of bones?
Or an army of Gaster Blasters!?
Or perhaps both!?
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While is he…not doing anything…?
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Wait…he said here goes nothing …!
"yep. that's right. it's literally nothing. and it's not going to be anything, either. heh heh heh...ya get it? i know i can't beat you. one of your turns...you're just gonna kill me. so, uh. i've decided...it's not gonna BE your turn. ever. i'm just gonna keep having MY turn until you give up. even if it means we have to stand here until the end of time. capiche?"
…I…got no words…
Chara growls in anger, and tries to charge at Sans, but they get teleported back immediately.
"you'll get bored here. if you haven't gotten bored already, i mean. and then, you'll finally quit."
…That's…probably the most unexpected twisted of all time…
…And yet, it might work!
If Chara can't attack Sans ever, that means that they essentially can't win, and they will soon succumb to boredom, stop the run, and give my body back!
…I'm allowed to hope, right?
"i know your type. you're, uh, very determined, aren't you? you'll never give up, even if there's, uh...absolutely NO benefit to persevering whatsoever. if i can make that clear. no matter what, you'll just keep going. not out of any desire for good or evil...but just because you think you can. and because you "can"...you "have to"."
…That's…kind of true. I'm really stubborn and I rarely ever give up on doing the right thing, even if it really hurts me either physically or mentally.
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…*Blush* Hey! I acknowledged my flaws unlike some people thank you very much!
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…Great, I went from talking to myself to talking to an imaginary audience that doesn't even exist.
Wonderful, Frisk! Now you just need a permanent insane grin on your face and you'll be a perfect actor for a crazy character in a movie!
…Is it bad that recently I find those thoughts kind of…enjoyable?
Yup, don't mind me, I'm just a completely sane 10 years old kid.
…and Chara doesn't even give a damn about what I do or say.
Man, they're a wonderful listener, aren't they?
"but now, you've reached the end. there is nothing left for you now. so, uh, in my personal opinion...the most "determined" thing you can do here? is to, uh, completely give up. And…do literally anything else."
W-What, is he yawning!?
"Sans you bone head! Don't you freaking dare fall asleep on me like this! You hear me!?" I shout at him.
Sans is closing his eyes…
"Sans! SANS! WAKE UP RIGHT NOW! YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE!" I scream at him in vain, but he cannot hear me.
His eyes are close now…and he's lightly snoring.
"PLEASE! WAKE UP!" I almost literally screech at him, while I'm banging on an "invisible wall" of my mind hopelessly.
But of course, he can't hear me…
Unless he has a secret ability that can read mind…
AGH! This is not the time for these thoughts!
I could practically see Chara smiling to themselves, as they slowly and silently walk to Sans.
I try to take back control, but I can't.
I watch in horror as they got closer and closer…
"NO! STOP THIS CHARA!"
…But nobody paid me any mind…
"NONONONOSTOP!"
…They're almost in front of Sans now…
"CHARA STOP THIS CRAP RIGHT NOW!"
…And they lunge forward-
*Gasp!*
Sans dodges it!
"heh, didja really think you would be able-"
Come on Sans I believe in you-
And then he got hit by the second slash.
"N-No…" I mumble in horror…
"...so...guess that's it, huh? ...just...don't say i didn't warn you."
S-Sans…m-my friend…
"welp. i'm going to grillby's. papyrus, do you want anything?"
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WHY!?
"Chara you freaking bastard! What do you gain from doing this!?" I scream at them in pure anger and hatred.
"Hehehe! You will see soon, partner." They say in a their sicken gleeful voice.
They then walk over Sans's dust…
…After they gleefully stomp on the dust, that is.
"How dare you!"
I seethe in so much anger that I'm surprised that I even got it in me.
They just killed my friend and they had the nerve to walk over his dust!
That's the last straw!
"W-What are you doing!?" Chara says in a surprised and panicked voice.
"Righting what's wrong!"
Come on…! The reset button is right there…!
"Wha-How did you-!?" Chara says as they start panicking at how much I'm resisting.
…Just a little bit more…!
…And…!
"N-NO! Stop this right now! Y-You're not in control!"
OH, but I am!
I press the reset button.
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…Ngh…my head…
"Ughhh…" I moan dizzily…
"Now I remember why I don't like loading…" I moan some more as I try to regain my composure.
After lying there for what feel like eternity, when in reality it's just 10 minutes, I try to get up.
Eventually, after much effort, I manage to sit up.
"D-Did I do it?" I ask myself as I look around.
Sure enough, I look up, and see the oh-so-familiar hole that I've fallen into…
And I look down and see the oh-so-familiar-again flower bed that cushioned my fall…
I sit there, absently blinking and staring at nothing as I slowly process the reality.
Then, my brain catches up.
"I DID IT! WOOHOO!"
I cheer to myself as I look up into an empty air and pump my right fist into the air.
"Ha! Take that Chara! "You're not in control", huh!?"
I taunt Chara, though it's probably not a good idea to rub my victory into their face.
I was too happy to care, though.
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…Wait, since when do I manage to mimic their voice so well?
I freeze after that thought come as my eyes widen in surpris-
Woah woah woah, my eyes widen!?
But my eyes are supposed to be closed!
With that thought, I begin to internally panic a bit.
D-Did something happen to me after the reset?
Then, right at that moment, I catch a glimpse of my arm that was still in the "victory pose" and…
Wait, I'm pretty sure I did not have cream colored skin.
And I'm one hundred percent sure that I did not wear a yellow and green sweater.
With these realizations, I quickly stand up and begin to look for something that can let me see my reflection, panicking a little bit.
…Well, a lot actually, but again, who can blame me for that?
There's a little pond of clear water to my right.
Not even bother thinking why it was there, I run to it.
When I reach it though, I freeze in hesitation.
Do I really want to what happened to me?
Or what happened to my fabulous face?
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…I hang out with Metts way too much…
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…Well, better now than later I guess.
With much hesitation, I take a deep breath, and lean my head…
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And see Chara's face staring back.
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About a few minutes later, my brain finally catches up.
"WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL!?"
I scream and recoil back, hyperventilating a bit as I step backward a few steps.
Who can blame me though?
I start taking deep breathes like Toriel once told me to when I panicked to calm down my nerves.
It took a while, but I manage calm down eventually, though I still feel quite shocked.
Nervously tip toeing to the pond, I take a few more deep breathes and look into the pond again to make sure I'm not hallucinating.
Sure enough, Chara's face stares back at me again.
I almost scream again, but I calm myself and look a bit closer.
I inspect Chara-or in this case my face I guess, and sure enough, everything is correct.
Red eyes, rosy cheeks, cream colored face.
Yup, totally not my face.
I look down, yellow and green sweater.
Yup, totally not my sweater.
As much as I try to deny it, I know that I can't escape reality.
I'm somehow in Chara's body, or I somehow turn into Chara.
…Though, I have to say, I deserve some credit for taking this as well as I am right now.
I feel shocked, horrified, but most of all confused.
Hundreds of possibilities come up in my mind, but I just groan and decide to walk over to the flower bed and lie there so that I can try to relax a bit while I process all the crap that had happened.
After adjusting into a comfortable position, I relax as I lie there, and I thought to myself…
"What's going on?"
Again, hundreds of possibilities pop up in my head, none of them making any sense whatsoever.
*Sigh* What did I get myself into now?
With a thoughtful frown I turn my head to the right…
And see a knife sitting there between the flowers, pointing at my face.
Now, to those familiar with AUs, you might be thinking.
"Is this some kind of Underswap with a twist?"
The answer is nope, this is in no way related to Underswap.
You are right about the "with a twist" part though.
See you on the next chapter!
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…Oh, and by the way, expect lots of grammar errors, and late updates.