Disclaimer: I do not Own Undertale. Toby Fox does
This takes place after a Genocide route and the deal between the player and Chara is accepted.
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Chara slowly opens there eyes laying on what appears to be golden flowers. Slowly leaning upward as they hold their head in pain "Ugh, where am I? What happened?" after blinking a few times their eyes scan the entire room before clenching their head again. "I'm in the ruins. How did I get here?I remember, I remember being one with Asriel and being attacked. Then he took us back to the underground where, I think we died"| They slowly get up and begin to make there way out of the ruins.
In the next room Chara sees a weird Golden Flower looking at them "Howdy! I'm Flowey. Flowey the Flower! Hmm your new to the underground aren't you?" Before Flowey could continue talking Chara beings to burst out laughing while pointing at him. "What's so funny?" He says looking irritated
"Haha really? Flowey the Flower? Who gave you that unfortunate name? Was it Asgore with his horrible naming ability?" Chara calmed down a bit after laughing "Anyway you talking Buttercup, I'm not new here. I sorta live down here"
Flowey raised an eyebrow a bit confused "I am a golden flower not a buttercup! And what's with you? Claiming to live down here with you knowing who I am. On top of that you also seem to know Asgore, Who are you?" Flowey was perplexed by the situation. If they had reset then Flowey should know about it and even if they didn't they should at least know who he is. The more Flowey looked at the human the more of a resemblance they saw to Chara. After seeing children they sorta all look similar and it didn't help that after being a flower for so long and so many resets he couldn't remember exactly what they look like.
"I'm Chara, come on you can't be that stupid the entire Underground knows who I am" they said proudly. Flowey's eyes go wide with shock unable to believe what they just heard "Hey, Hey little weed pay attention what are you starring at me for?"
It can't be you Chara. How? How are you alive? Y-you died, We died. It's me Chara, It's Asriel! Oh Chara I'm so happy to see you again" Flowey twisted the face of the Flower to resemble Asriel happily before it changed back to it's usual shape.
"Asriel? Why are you a flower? Wait if your actually him what is my snack" Chara wasn't surprised by this, seeing as they were still alive so it wouldn't be surprising to see Asriel.
"Its Chocolate of course you loved that stuff whenever we were able to get a hold of it" Asriel said happily. It was a strange sensation for him. He usually couldn't feel anything like love but when it involved Chara it all seemed different. "Chara I'm so happy "They try to use some the vines to give Chara a hug as a magic fire ball appears knocking him away several feet "Ahhhugh!"
Chara watches Flowey worried about if he will be alright but also impressed how far he flew as a Flower. Toriel appears from the side "Such a horrible creature – She couldn't finish her sentence as her eyes just stared Chara
"Mom! You just sent Asriel flying. After we check to see if he is alright, could you do it again?" Chara giggled before running over to where he landed "You doing alright Asriel the Flower?"
Asriel groans as he shakily as he raises his head looking up at Chara who is standing over him "I'm ok Chara I forgot Toriel checks the Ruins about this time"
Toriel could barley overhear the two talking. It was to much for her to bare, she didn't know and at this moment she didn't care as she slept over to them both hugging them "Oh Chara, Asriel I'm so happy your both alright" Tears streaming down her eyes. As Toriel tries to reach out to Flowey he ducks underground and comes back up a few feet away "A-Asriel?" Toriel was dumbfounded about why he would avoid his own mother. Even Chara raised a questionable glance since the Asriel they knew wouldn't avoid her.
Asriel sighed " I really wished you didn't say my name aloud Chara. Look it's not what it seems, I'm Asriel but I'm not. Ugh I'll tell you about it later Chara" Asriel shouts sounding annoyed as he disappeared underground
"Chara hugged Toriel back glad to feel something familiar to them again. I'm sorry about Asriel, I guess being a flower might be a bit much right now?" Chara said trying to make her feel better. Being mischievous was always fun but this wasn't something even they could just laugh off right now.
Toriel wiped the tears away having a smile shaking her head "No it's alright. I'm just glad your both alive after all these years and to me right now that is more than enough" Toriel took Chara's hand and began to lead them through the ruins "I'm gonna take you back to my place and you can tell me everything there and maybe Asriel will show up as well" She said cheerfully
Walking through a room they pass by a dummy to which Chara glances at wondering why there even is a dummy here but ignores it and continues on with Toriel. While walking they come across Froggit. A simple yet dumb looking frog that was just starring at Chara "What, what are you starring at you frog?" The frog just kept starring glancing from Toriel back to Chara "Don't make me kick you" -It didn't know what you said but it felt threatened-
"Chara I've told you before to be polite" Toriel lightly scolded but was still happy as they entered a long hallway
"I wasn't going to hurt it, but I am not flirting with it!" Chara blinked suddenly covering their mouth "Why did I say flirting as if I've - No, not me but as if someone has done it before" Chara let go of Toriel's hand as they began to hold their head as they felt a sudden sharp pain"ugh" as it passed Chara was panting a bit looking up at Toriel
Toriel thought the flirting thing was a joke but became concerned when Chara was suddenly holding their head "My child are you alright?" She asked with great concern as Chara sat down leaning up against a pillar "I'm fine Mom"
"I'll be right back my child. I'm gonna go grab some medicine. The ruins are a bit dangerous so please don't wonder off. " Toriel hands them a cellphone and smiles "In case you need to reach me" she says turning around before exiting the hallway.
Once Toriel is long out of view Asriel appears before them and sighs "I thought she would never leave" Chara gave another questioning glance to Asriel before he sighs "I guess I better explain, well for starters were about years and years ahead of when we died. Grief stricken Asgore started collecting the souls of humans who fell into the underground and currently has six and all he needs is a seventh before the barrier can be shattered. The other main thing is myself, after some weird experiment with determination I ended up coming back to life as a flower without a soul and I can't feel love or other emotions like that"
Chara sighed after hearing Asirel try to explain everything "So is that why you seem so distant to Toriel?" Chara said calling her by name while she wasn't around. "Before you were so emotional about everything, so much so that it got us both killed"
Asriel nods "I know, I'm sorry Chara but we can continue what we started" He continued to say with a huge grin "No other monsters know you here and they will kill you for the final soul. So it's Kill or be Killed. We can get the other souls and become gods"
Chara slowly stood up shaking their head "You sure changed Asriel. The usual crybaby i knew seems to be gone. Then again I feel different as well. Maybe because I somehow have a soul again?"
Asriel was confused. This was what Chara always wanted wasn't it? Destruction of everything. Of everyone? and yet they refused "So what do you want to do Chara?"
Chara tilted their head and smiled "Get one of those souls and see if we can't get you into a form that doesn't make me laugh every time I look at you"
"Oh hahaha Chara your sooo funny" Asriel was smiling as well which surprised him. He was happy to know it was still Chara. No worthless pity or anything and just teasing him like he remembered. "Oh one more thing. Can you reset?"
Chara looked confused by his sudden question "What do you mean reset?"
Asriel's face turned to worry for a second before calming down "It's nothing right now. I'll try to explain it later. Why not begin to head through the ruins now. I'll be up ahead watching out for you" Asriel disappeared underground worried about resets. If he couldn't do it and Chara doesn't know about it then who currently has the ability?
As soon as Chara left the room the phone Toriel gave them began to ring. "How does one use this thing?" Chara wondered hitting every button until it suddenly turned on
"Hello my child" Toriel's voice came through on the phone shocking Chara " I am just making sure you haven't left that room. There are many traps within the ruins that may be dangerous"
Chara seeming confused talked into the phone "No I haven't left the room" Chara said easily lying.
"That's good my child. I will be there as soon as I can" The call ended as Chara just put the phone away before continuing on.
Chara began their walk through the underground. Making a turn left into a room curious to see if anything was different. Inside the room sat aa bowl of candy and a sign saying *please take one* Chara thought that Toriel must of been a bowl of candy here for children if they fell. Chara smiles taking a candy and popping it into their mouth "Mmm it's not licorice, hey Asriel you want one?" they shout as they take a second candy putting it inside their pocket. With no reply they go to two more but when they go to grab the fourth candy, they feel themselves stop suddenly getting a light headache but nothing to bad. Instead of questioning it this time they just kick the pedestal the candy is on watching it shake a bit but it doesn't fall. "stupid candy" they mutter before continuing through the Ruins.
Chara's eyes dart around looking at everything. Nothing really changed since they were last alive, as they were distracted they accidentally bump into Whimsun who begins to flutter and freak out "Oh no, I'm sorry" Whimsun replies immediately
Chara tilts their head a bit confused by this meek little thing "Instead of apologizing could you get out of my way?" Chara retorts waving their hands trying to shoo them away. Chara remembers they hardly came to the ruins. It was boring here, even after all these years it was still boring.
When Chara begins to motion with their hands they quickly flee terrified of them. Chara just shrugs as they move on coming upon a rock as they easily push it. Despite looking like a huge rock it was surprisingly light. Moving through the next room Chara notices a huge cracked floor. Despite having been dead and having not come here for a long while the answer to the puzzle was still fresh in their mind as they easily traverse it not falling down once.
Upon entering the next room Chara notices are three rocks in front of three switches with a spiked floor a few feet away from. Chara sighs pushing two of the rocks but when they get to the third it suddenly begins to speak "Whoa there, pardner. Who said you could push me around?"
Chara takes a deep breath "Look I just want to get across the spikes and to do so I need you to go to that pressure tile over there" Chara says pointing towards the plate 3 feet away.
"Oh so you want me to move?" the rock replies "Alright, just for you" It moves about a foot and stops. Chara walks over and kicks it "don't toy with me you stupid rock"
Kicking a stone did hurt Chara's foot a bit but the rock let out a sharp pained yelp "All right, all right I'm sorry. It moves onto the pressure plate as the spikes disappear. Before passing through the spikes the rock moves off the plate as the spikes suddenly come back up. Chara qucikly turns around and glares at the rock. It quickly moves back onto the plate as Chara passes through the room.
Asriel was waiting in the next room for them. "Hey there Chara, so are the ruins how you remember them?" He asks looking up at his best friend.
"It all looks exactly the same, but i don't remember all the puzzles being here" As soon as Chara finished that sentence there eyes suddenly go wide "If there weren't puzzles before, how did i know how to solve them" Chara gets lost in thought as Asriel snaps them out of it.
"Well to make it easier to capture humans the puzzles were put in to slow them down, but to pass the time a lot of the residents began to make and enjoy puzzles. I didn't catch that last part you were saying before you got lost in thought" Asriel says feeling a bit concerned about what was happening to Chara.
"Oh it's nothing" Asriel glances over to the table with cheese on it and to the save point wondering if they could notice it like he could. He use to be able to interact with those golden star save points until recently.
Chara looks over to see what Asriel was looking at as they notcie the cheese on the table moving close to inspect it. "What's a random piece of cheese doing here?" They try to lift it but it was stuck to the table "How strange" Asriel notices how Chara never approaches or even glances at the save point confirming that they don't know anything about it.
The two of them are interrupted by a loud sound"zzzzzzzzzz" a voice was going zzzzzz over and over again. Chara heads into the next room as Asriel disappears underground and reappears in the next room. "Chara raises an eyebrow as they look at the ghost" Is he pretending to sleep? At least when i pretend to sleep i don't make a sound" Chara says walking over to the ghost.
"Oh right when Toriel wanted you to do chores sometimes you would hide, other times you would pretend to be asleep" Asriel smiled a bit at the memories.
"To bad it never worked" Chara laughs as they approach the ghost poking it "How am I even touching a ghost anyway?"
Asriel thinks for a moment and just shakes his head "It's complicated"
Chara tries to use more force as if pushing it would work better "Get out of my way ghost"
Befoe and force could be use the ghost moves a bit and floats so it's faceing Chara"ooohh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be in your way. Oooohhh I'm just making this awkward I'll leave" The ghost suddenly disappears from sight as Asriel and Chara look at each other confused.
"What was that about?" Chara asks confused but happy that it was gone now "Oh before i forget" Chara reaches into their pocket pulling out a candy "Want one?"
Asriel shakes his head "I'm a flower Chara. I can't eat"
"Aww you poor flower" Chara says bending down with one hand looking as if there gonna pet Asriel
"Chara, what are you-" He were so focused on the hand that looked like it was gonna pet him that he didn't notice Chara's other hand quickly shove the candy into his mouth "Ugh, Chara (cough) What the hell?"
"Just because your a flower isn't an excuse to say no to me" Chara laughs as Asriel sucks on the candy now in his mouth
"Fine, whatever. Anyway were almost at the end of the ruins.
Chara nods and heads forward taking a left but stops upon seeing a sign "Spider bake sale, down and to the left" Chara reads out loud and turns around curious about it. When they turn around they trip into a line of moldsmals to which Chara just stared for a moment watching them bob in place before walking around them and moving on.
Walking into a near empty room with two spiderwebs "Spider Bake Sale. All proceeds go to real spiders" Chara reads noticing the two webs. searches through there pockets they are able to pull out seven gold from the monsters that Chara came across. Putting seven gold into a web a spider came down and gave them a doughnut.
Chara carries it back into the other room where Asriel was apparently waiting for them "don't tell me you tried that yet" Asriel asked with a bit of concern
"Umm no not yet. Why do you ask?" Chara wondering starring at the doughnut in their hand.
"Because it is made from spiders. It's not bad but i thought you should know" Asriel replied looking up at Chara
"Well you, Toriel, and Asgore ate snails all the time, so how bad could spiders be?" Chara takes a bite "It actually isn't that bad"
Chara puts the rest away in their pocket as Asriel prepares to disappear underground "I'll see you at the end of the ruins" He says disappearing as Chara continues on.
Going through the room with the three frogs Chara ignores them goes into the room with the 6 different holes and somehow choosing the correct hole with the switch that lowers the spikes.
Before exting the room Chara runs into a Vegetoid. The Vegetoid looks up and down at Chara then somehow tossing a green veggie at them "Eat your greens" It says with a smile before digging itself into the ground like a carrot.
Chara looks at the green veggie as they pick it up and eat it "Mmm it is actually pretty good. Thank you" If there was one thing that Toriel was able to teach Chara it was to be polite. Something they used when around Toriel or others that didn't annoy them.
Quickly going through the next few rooms flicking the coloured switches before walking into two monsters. A Loox and Misgop arguing with each other.
"Please don't pick on me" Loox spoke as it starred at Misgop with it's huge eye.
"I don't care" Misgop yells at it with Chara in earshot
"What are you two arguing about?" Look and Misgop both look up at Chara before ignoring them and talking with each other again. This causes Chara's eye to twitch as they grab both of them. "Start explaining now!"
"Ahh please stop picking on me" Looks yells again
"I just want to be alone and I was here first" Misgop replies
Chara takes the hand of Loox walking with it a little ways away from Misgop who once far enough way begins to dance to itself happily "I'm not gonna pick on you but don't cause trouble for others and they won't pick on you" Chara lets Loox go as it walks off turning around to thank Chara for not picking on them.
Chara waves at it before coming to a crossroad with Asriel waiting for them "Your almost out of the ruins" he says to them "To your left is where Toriel currently lives, however their is something straight ahead I want to show you"
"What's at the end of the path?" Chara curiously asks
"Toriel came from over there earlier and left something. I think you should have it, it might come in handy. I'll be waiting" Asriel disappears again as Chara follows the path he pointed out to them.
Chara follows the path and ends up going up some stairs leading to a balcony overlooking the area and to their left they see a toy knife just laying there. Chara bends over picking it up, a wierd feeling of calmness rushes over them as they grip it a bit tighter. "So what do you think Chara?" Asriel says popping out from the ground once more.
"I feel oddly relaxed with this in my hand, but it is just a toy knife. Not like it can actually do anything" Chara states as they couldn't take their eyes off of the knife.
Asriel's eyes look away as he grinned a bit "You might be surprised what determination could do if you really wanted to use it"
"What do you mean determination? What are you talking about?" Chara asks getting a bit irritated with him avoiding these questions.
"I'll tell you everything once we leave the ruins. Until then have fun with Toriel" Asriel winks at Chara before disappearing.
Chara sighs and walks back going up to Toriel's house. As they arrive in a huge courtyard with a tree in the centre and red leaves all around it. Chara's phone begins to go off as soon as they walk closer to the tree. Before answering the phone Chara looks around the tree and sees Toriel on her phone "Hey mom, I'm already here"
Toriel sorta jumped in surprise and looks over at Chara. "Oh your here, I'm sorry i was taking so long my child but having company again I began cleaning and time got away from me" her eyes look over Chara" Not a scratch, impressive but still I wish you waited for me I was worried about you" Toriel's eyes began to shift down "did you happen to talk to Asriel while coming here?"
"Yea, we have to talk about it" Chara said sighing as they walked into the house lead by Toriel. Chara sniffs the air as they walk in. The house was completely identical to where to the house back at the palace, everything rebuilt exactly with the smell of fresh butterscotch cinnamon pie "Is that butterscotch cinnamon pie?"
"Yes my child, it's almost ready" Toriel took Chara by the hand and lead them to their room "I had it remade almost exactly like your old room.
Chara takes a step inside. Everything that was here belonged to them and Asriel. Chara was overcome by Nostalgia has they sat on the bed looking up at Toriel "about Asriel" Chara took in a deep breath "the memories and mannerisms are his but due to our deaths we both changed. With Asriel as a flower he doesn't feel emotions expressed by others. Everything you would try to do mom wouldn't phase him, probably why he didn't say anything to you all this time" Toriel's eyes were tearing up as she tried her best to keep her composure "as for me" Chara looks down at their hands "sometimes i feel like I'm having thoughts and feelings that aren't mine" Chara raises their head smiling at Toriel "but don't worry i'm gonna find a way to fix Asriel. Starting with his appearance, I'm gonna go see Dad maybe with a soul we can change his appearance, maybe it would do more"
Toriel's tears stopped as they mentioned Asgore "Please my child, don't call Asgore that. His actions, what he plans to do aren't worthy for him to be called a father" Toriel looks away for a moment "Knowing you are both alive is more than enough, there is no need for you to leave the ruins, it is way to dangerous"
"I have to do something for Asriel!" Chara shouted. If there was one person that Chara cared for more than anyone is was Asriel and the best friend locket he made for them.
"Umm why not go tomarrow? You must be exhausted. The pie will be ready soon and I even have chocolate. I couldn't bare not to have any, I knew you were dead but the thought of it being there gave me some hope" Toriel left the room and came back with some chocolate from the fridge handing it to Chara.
Chara's eye's went wide with anticipation as they remove the wrapping and wrap their lips around it. "thank you mom" they said with the chocolate in their mouth.
Toriel smiled as she got up "you should get some rest my child. It has been a long day" Toriel then leaves the room as Chara finishes the chocolate bar. A few moments later rocks could be heard hitting a window nearby.
Chara gets up and walks over to the window and sees Asriel flailing his vines trying to get their attention. Chara walks outside the house only for Asriel to start yelling at them "What are you doing dummy? Toriel is gonna destroy the exit to the ruins!"
Chara was about to make a remake about the dummy part until Asriel mentions the destruction of the exit "Shit" Is all Chara managed to say before bolting in the house and down the stairs.
Chara reaches the exit to the ruins with Toriel facing the exit before turning around. Asriel appears from the cracks on the on the wall looking at Toriel and Chara "Mom why are you doing this?" Chara asks glaring at her"
"My child, no one knows you out there. Everyone who did has already passed on, to them your just a human who's soul they want. I couldn't bare that not again" Toriel replied tears in her eyes. She looks over to see Asriel "I just can't bare it" Chara reached into their other pocket pulling out the toy knife. Toriel produces flames into her hands "Please my child head upstairs and go to bed, please"
Chara's eyes begin to glaze over and slowly darken as their now empty expression stares at Toriel "Don't get in my way"
Chara slowly walks over as Toriel throws fire to Chara's left and right not aiming at them at first. When they got a bit closer Toriel starred into Chara's eyes and felt afraid. A fear built inside her, unlike anything she ever felt. Not for herself, not for of Chara but a fear that at any moment everything would end. Her arms begin to shake as Toriel accidentally throws a fireball aimed at Chara. They easily dodge it and give a horrendous smile before charging at her. Toriel was about to react again when Asriel began to speak with a grin on his face "You know it really is a shame, all those children that passed through here could of been saved if you had the courage to go with them to Asgore. Instead you let them leave alone and let them die. All because secretly you agree with Asgore hypocrite, you hate the humans for killing us, you hate them as much as any monster but you can't bring yourself to do anything. All those children could of been saved, it's all your fault!"
Those words being shouted by Asriel shook Toriel to her core. Her eyes go wide and slowly lowers her head dropping her arms as Chara quickly closes in. They bring up her hand ready to strike down but suddenly stop. Chara's hand begins to shake as their vision darkness only to come clear with them in the same position but looking down at themselves they had a blue shirt and darker skin then their own green shirt. Who are they looking at? Is it them? It isn't but it is. Their hand strikes down as they could feel tears run down their eyes with the words "I'm sorry" being muttered against their own will before moving their vision darkens again.
They come to with Toriel in front of them again, looking down their in the green shirt and their skin is pale like it always has been. "w-what was that. UGH!" They grip their head letting go of the knife as it somehow pierces the ground. Detemination having given the toy knife the shaprness of a real one almost. Chara being to back up a bit "I-I killed her, but I didn't. I was about to, I was gonna kill her" There stomach begins to hurt as well now, their body is shaking and they could barley stand before -Thud- Chara hits the ground passing out.
Waking up in their room, a cloth is over thier head and a bucket of water nearby. Chara was alone with a slice of pie and a note on the floor "I'm sorry my child, I'm truly sorry I will not be their when you awaken. I do know how to speak to you right now after everything that happened. If your willing to reconsider I will be happy to take care of you but if you decide to leave again, please don't come back. I'm sure you can understand my child. P.S: Please look after Asriel, despite everything i still love you both very much -Mom"
Chara picks up the piece of pie and begins to walk through the basement noticing the toy knife and pulling it from the ground. Upon exiting the basement they come to a empty room connecting the ruins with the rest of the underground as Asriel waits for them "Why couldn't you do it Chara? You didn't hurt anything"
Chara doesn't look at Asriel at first but walks beside them sitting down and placeing the slice of pie in front of him "I think I did before. Has anyone who looked slightly like me but with a blue shirt came through here before?"
Asriel shakes his head "I've been through this hundreds of times and not once as a child with that description been mentioned"
Chara looks down at Asriel "Are you going to explain the resets? I assume that's what you mean when you say hundreds of times"
Asriel nods "Alright Chara, Not long after i was reborn i could reset. Any action i would take i could undo and go back to any time i wanted, obviously i couldn't go back to before i got this power but with it I interacted with everyone in the underground solving all their problems and being best friends. I couldn't feel any of the friendship or happiness or they showed me so i began to try different methods and overtime even looked to killing myself. But my will, my Determination prevented me from doing so. Eventually I began to kill everyone seeing what will happen but that too got boring. When you came back I thought you had the power now but you don't even notice any of the signs if you did. Like a save point when we were in the room with the cheese"
Chara thought for a moment understanding why and how Asriel has changed. Chara laid back looking up at the ceiling. Maybe it's for the best we can't do that anymore, I mean right now resetting wouldn't be so bad after what happened with Toriel but. Maybe this is for the best. Worst case secenario since were both here your not gonna be bored anymore
Asriel laughs slightly looking up at the ceiling as well needing lean back to do it "Seems like i became the troublemaker and your the emotional one"
Chara leans up looking at their hands "I hope that remains the case" Chara shakes their head and stands up "come on Asriel moping here won't get you your body back, I'll see you up ahead" Chara smiles walking through the exit.
Asriel looks at the exit Chara walked through "When the time comes, I wonder if you will still be the Chara I remember or someone else. Even should you become someone else, I'll have to remind you who you are Chara."
SOULTALE
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I dunno why I put so much effort into a single chapter. I just couldn't stop writing it for some reason all these interactions with all these minor monsters and almost every room. To me this is more detail then I'm use to but i loved it.
The toy knife will be Chara's weapon until they get the knife since I just prefer Chara with a knife.
I hope you enjoy it.