Blackness covered every inch of what was once the world of monsters. The only sound was the screaming of a small child, as she was killed over and over by a huge creature. If anyone had been around to hear, they would've surely been horrified, and would do everything in their power to help the poor child, but nobody came.
Frisk gasped as she was suddenly thrown back into the battle. The sounds of Flowey's roars, laughs, and screams rang in her ears, making her want to scream as well. She tried to dodge the vines that were shooting towards her, but Flowey loaded a save file to stop her. The vines pierced Frisk, making her cry out in pain and terror. Then everything went black.
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"Don't you get it? There's no such thing as happy endings." said Flowey. "This is all that's left!" Then he laughed, sounding completely insane.
Frisk was able to dodge the vines this time, but not his flames and… finger guns? Just before Frisk thought that she was going to die, Flowey disappeared, and the battle transformed into a black void.
Frisk breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this was where one of the souls would heal her. She looked up just in time to see a big shoe drop towards them. She dodged, but got hit by another shoe. Eventually, she was able to hit the ACT button. The shoes were lifted, and the stars that had once blocked Frisk's escape turned into music notes. She tried to get as much as possible, but was only halfway healed when Flowey returned.
Immediately, rockets began crashing down on Frisk, and flames scorched her body. It wasn't long before the unbearable pain ceased once again.
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"Are you really THAT desperate? Ha, what an idiot!" Flowey jeered. His voice seemed to come from everywhere, echoing in Frisk's head. She covered her ears.
The battle seemed to drag on and on. Frisk would feel a sliver of hope when one of the souls came to her aid, but then Flowey would crush that hope. She died, she came back, she died again. It was an endless cycle.
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"Maybe you're wondering if I ever get tired of winning… wanna see my answer?" teased Flowey, though Frisk barely heard him.
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Flowey got as close to Frisk as possible, looking her straight into eye. "You're HOPELESS, Hopeless and alone. Golly, that's right. Your WORTHLESS friends… can't save you now! Call for help, I dare you! Cry into the darkness, 'Mommy! Daddy! Somebody help! See what good it does you!"
Frisk saw the ACT button appear. With barely any strength left, she weakly pressed it. After a few seconds, Flowey spoke again.
"But nobody came." he said. "Boy, what a shame. Nobody else… is gonna get to see you die!"
Frisk closed her eyes, accepting her fate yet again, but nothing happened. She opened her eyes to see the human souls outside of Flowey.
"The souls… what are they doing?" Flowey yelled.
The souls suddenly attacked Flowey until there was nothing left… except a defenseless flower and a simple choice: FIGHT or MERCY
What happened next was all a blur. Frisk knew that she spared Flowey, got a call from Sans, and then Flowey brought back the world. Frisk took a peak inside the room where the barrier was, and saw Asgore's shadow. He was still waiting for her to come in and fight.
She would have to do it all again. She had to fight Asgore, spare him, maybe even fight Flowey again. Frisk stumbled back at the thought. She turned around, and ran in the opposite direction. Once she exited Asgore's house, Frisk got a call from Papyrus.
"Human! it is I, the great Papyrus!" he said, practically yelling into the phone.
Frisk tried to answer him without breaking down.
"Hi Papyrus." She said, voice shaking.
Papyrus started to respond, but then paused.
"Human! It sounds like you are in distress…"
Frisk cleared her throat, and tried to make her voice stronger. However, a small sob escaped while she was doing so.
"I'm fine, it must be the signal." She said, attempting to ease the skeleton's worry.
"Human, I can tell the difference between a poor signal and the distress of a dear friend." Papyrus said. "But, worry not! I, Papyrus, will help you! What is it that upsets you?"
Frisk began to sweat as she tried to figure out what to say to Papyrus.
"Uh, well… um…" She stuttered, trying find words to describe what happened. Remembering the last few events caused another sob to escape. Panicking, Frisk hung up the phone, and continued into the core.
Frisk walked until she came to a save point. Approaching it, Frisk reached out and… nothing. Her eyes widened, and she tried again… nothing. Frisk was confused. Why wouldn't her save point work? Then, she realized. Her determination… or rather, her lack of it. Frisk couldn't save, because she felt no determination
This fact caused yet another sob to escape her, and thinking about the reason for her lack of determination, opened the floodgates. Frisk began to walk to the next room but the tears in her eyes blurred her vision
After a few minutes of practically blind stumbling, Frisk sank to her knees and sobbed. Her cries seemed to echo down every corridor, but it didn't even matter. Frisk's sobs only got louder. It seemed like it would never end. She could feel her heart shatter, almost believing that it actually would.
Frisk descended into her own thoughts. Everything began to close in on her, and her vision began to grow dark. But nobody…
…"Kid?"
That word… that voice… Frisk slowly raised her head, and saw Sans standing in front of her. He looked at her, his eyes were wide with worry.
Frisk and Sans stared at each other for a moment. Sans opened his mouth to speak, but Frisk beat him to it.
"Sans, I'm sorry… I can't break the barrier. I can't set you all free. I don't have anymore determination!" Frisk began to cry again. "I can't beat Asgore agai-"
"Kid," Sans interrupted. "You… don't have to break the barrier."
Frisk looked up at Sans in surprise. He was staring at her, almost with a look of fear.
"I didn't… You thought that… kid, nobody expects you to break the barrier by yourself. It would be, impossible!" Sans said, kneeling down next to her.
"But, I have to! I have to set you free!" Frisk insisted
"No, you've done so much for us already. Kid, you taught us that humans, might not be so bad after all. You changed the opinion of every monster in the underground!"
"I can still set you free…" Frisk said almost to herself, not listening to Sans. "If I give my soul to Asgore, he can…"
She was interrupted by Sans hugging her tightly.
"Don't say that! We would rather stay down here forever. Kid, you're our world! You've already saved us. You gave all hope again." he said.
After a moment of silence, Frisk began to cry again. This time, Sans joined in, but only a little.
"Alright, that's enough of the waterworks" Sans joked.
Frisk sighed. "Thank you Sans."
"No problem. I'm sorry I made you feel like you had to do this alone. I didn't think about how young you were, but when I heard your voice on Papyrus' phone… I realized…" Sans sighed. "Hey, if the time does come for you to face Asgore, just remember that you're not alone."
Frisk smiled, realizing that she couldn't remember the last time she had done that.
"Oh, by the way." Sans said. "Papyrus and Undyne are waiting for you in Snowdin. said they needed you to deliver something.
Frisk gave a thumbs up.
"You go ahead, I'll catch up."
Sans shrugged and teleported away.
Frisk sighed. She may not have told Sans about Flowey, the dying, or the save points, and maybe she never would. That was okay. Sans seemed to know just what to say. Frisk sighed again and glanced at the save point. She reached out and…
YOU'RE NOT ALONE
YOU'RE FILLED WITH DETERMINATION
