It was a fantastic day for the King and Queen of the monsters. The two had been expecting a child for a while now, and the doctors said it should be soon.

Many monsters and humans wanted to see this event, since the two were celebrities to all, but only the most important figures and close friends were let in the waiting room.

In the room where the child was to be born, Asgore and Toril were there, Toriel laying on her back and squeezing Asgores hand.

"Be strong Tory…" The King said, filled with a gentle tone. "Do as the doctor says, and it'll all be over."

As the baby monster finished forming inside of the Queen, however, something strange happened. The SOUL of the monster suddenly had a Red one around it, as if a human SOUL had fused with it, unnoticed to the people in the room for now.

"Deep breaths Miss Toriel." The doctor advised her, and the Queen breathed in deeply but shaky breaths. Asgore felt her squeeze his hand very hard all of the sudden. "Here it comes, push!" The doctor yelled. Toriel did so, starting to yell. "Just a little more, a few more pushes!"

"Stay strong honey." The king whisped again.

"I can see the head! Keep pushing!" The doctor informed them again. Toriel kept pushing. After a couple of painstaking seconds the doctor spoke, this time in a far softer tone. "I got it, excellent work you're highness." Toriel was taking deep breaths again, waiting out the pain before gesturing to hold her child.

"Here he is." The doctor said, giving the baby boy to her. The babies fur a pure, pitch black, with strange red markings similar to tattoos covering his form. The baby's SOUL gently hovered over the baby's chest, waiting to be pushed in. "What in the?!" The doctor gasped, eyeing the SOUL with great surprise.

Toriel and Asgore stared in surprise at the SOUL, as did everyone else. Shaking his head, the doctor pressed the SOUL into the newborn's chest. "A baby's a baby, even if it's a monster with two SOULs." He said. "One monster, onehuman." He pointed to the red human SOUL surrounding the comparatively smaller monster SOUL.

"How… how is this possible?" Asgore wondered in awe, speaking his wife's thoughts. As the two pondered this, the baby started to wail. As the baby wailed, it's magic responded, the baby starting to float with a strange orb around him.

"Oh dear…someone get over and contain the magic!" The doctor ordered. 'Everyone else… Run!" Two monsters and a Human mage stayed behind while the rest filled out the door. The three focused their magic on the baby and created a large bubble around him.

The magic built, seemingly without end, before the bubble burst, sending black flames everywhere. The two monsters fell to the ground, however the human managed stand his ground. The human chanted, creating a small golden magic circle in the air in front of him. He then pointed his staff in the middle of it. The circle then began to draw in the black flames into the crystal on the mage's staff. The once brilliant blue gem was quickly blackened from the magic, and after all the flames were contained the gem started to crack. Chanting another spell, the mage teleported his staff away. In the distance, far, far up in the sky, a massive explosion of magic shook the building.

While the first wave was gone, the babies seemingly limitless energy started to build another burst of magic. One of the monsters, a cat like one, retrieve an amulet from her satchel and with some trouble placed it around the baby's neck. Slowly, but surely, the magic died down. Asgore had to catch the baby, his method of levitation now restrained. The king counted his lucky stars that he and Toriel avoided any harm from the brust.

One of the monsters, a Final Froggit, breathed a sigh of relief. "Phew, that was close…" The mage suddenly collapsed. The two monsters rushed to the women. "You alright Siera?" Asgore gave Toriel the baby before also approaching the girl.

"Yeah, just exhausted…" She said, breathing hard.

Toriel held the baby close to her and smiled. As she examined the baby, it's pitch black fur seemed to have turned a dark grey, it's blood red markings now an almost pink color. "Isn't he handsome Asgore?"

The king nodded smiled and walking over to her again. "Yes he is." He leaned over her shoulder. "What should we call him?"

The two stayed silent for a few seconds before they both said. "Umbra…" And in response, the Human and cat monster facepalmed.

The Final Froggit shook his head and laughed a little. "You two are terrible at names." The two royalties blushed a little and Asgore laughed sheepishly. "Umbra because dark… genius." The monster and human mage joined in the laughing, just as the Doctor called the guests back in. As the guests poured back in and congragualated the couple, a single small figure stood behind the doorway.

Toriel took noticed and smiled. "Come on in Vinnia, come meet Umbra." She spoke with a soft tone. When she did, everyone human and monster sharply, some more than others, turned their heads to the doorway.

"O-okay…" A female voice said with a frail tone. The slightly hunched over figure then tentatively walked on all fours. One monster sneered at the other, more menacing looking, monster, her groomed but slightly shaggy white gray fur shaking a little. The permanently visible toothy mouth formed into a frown on a white wolf like muzzle. The child's claws clicked against the the tiled ground. It was hard to tell the fear in the girls eyes due to the white cloth covering her eyes and down her back, leaving the two antlers to poke out of her head.

A noise was heard from the door, a small child looking at a cup on the ground with water all over the place.

"Watch it freak!" A monster yelled.

The sudden noise made Vinnia panic and scuttled to Asgore's side and trembled as she held onto his leg.

"B-but you bumped into me." The child said, his voice slightly cracky, as he picked up the large cup and held it to himself. He had red hair, with two bat like wings on his back. He had bat like claws on his hands, and was a black color.

"You think I care!? You splashed water on me!" The monster yelled making the poor boy tear up and run away.

"That's enough!" Toriel roared at the offending monster. Said monster earned a hard smack on the head by the Final Froggit and was met by the human mage's scalding glare. Asgore also gave him a glare, holding the trembling child and picking her up. Vinnia's left claw twitched before Asgore gave her a gentle scratch on the ear.

Umbra tilted his head, confused by the events, his young mind unable to understand what just happened, letting out a confused noise. Toriel looked to him and rubbed his head. "Hello young one…" Asgore whispered getting the baby to look at him. Vinnia timidly waved to the baby.

The monster's looks started to scare Umbra, tears entering his eyes. Vinnia, despite the cloth over her eyes, noticed and buried her face into Asgore's chest and tried to make herself as invisible as possible.

The tears immediately disappeared, Umbra looking around in confusion. While Asgore and Toriel laughed a little, the strange monster refused to look making Asgore pet her. "It's alright Vinnie." The king said.

"Umbra's just a baby, he'll be your friend soon enough." Toriel also attempted to comfort her. Vinnia only shook her head stubbornly. One of the humans cracked a smile before the mage glared at him too."Hi Umbra, I'm your mother." Toriel said, tickling the baby a little. Umbra giggled, squealing happily and grabbing her finger in his small paw/hands.

"You again!" The same monster from before yelled at the same child, who was carrying a full cup of water.

"P-please, I just wanna get back to my mom's room." The child said.

"You spill that on me again!" The monster said stomping near the boy, making him shake and tear up. "And you'll need a room Demon!" The child's face froze in a look of shock, he shook and teared up before running away sobbing in the opposite direction from before.

Umbra didn't seem to like the source of the shouting, letting a, smaller and weaker, fireball at the jerk monster. "Owch!" Said monster yelled.

Toriel and Asgore laughed, the latter putting the child down and walking out the door. "I'm gonna go find the poor boy, I'll be back." Vinnia shuffled closer to the bed, not liking even the kind and gentle looks she was getting.

Asgore went grabbed a glass of water before following where the boy went. When Asgore found him, he was sitting next to a sick looking pregnant women who had similar bat like features to his. "Hello there." he started softly, making sure not to startle the two. "I saw that the boy was trying to bring some water." He said before handing the boy the glass of water he was holding.

The women, presumingly the boy's mother, smiled at the king. "Thank you, your highness."

The boy sniffed, and hugged him mother's arm. "A monster called me a demon…"

His mother gently reached over and pet his head. "It's alright honey, you're no demon." She said gently. "If anything you're a saint. He's the demon." She took a sip of her water. Asgore stayed silent and watched.

"B-but…" The boy said sobbing. "So many monsters agree with him…"

"Then they are also demons themselves." She assured. "And there are lots of other monsters that don't agree with him. Like Asgore there." The king nodded with a small smile. The boy started looking better, until the heart monitor his mother was connected to started slowing to a crawl.

"M-mom!" The boy cried.

Asgore was also startled before he yelled down the hall. "Someone get a doctor down here, now!" He yelled loudly. A couple of doctors quickly rushed in and did various things. "Come along child, let them work." He said starting to lead the boy out.

"No! No! I don't wanna leave!" The boy said fighting, tears streamed down his face. "Mommy!" Asgore winced a bit, before taking the crying child out. Asgore closed the door and picked up the boy.

"Your mothers going to be just fine, child." Asgore said, rubbing the boy's head. "The doctors here are some of the best around."

"You're lying! I wanna see my brother!" The boy sobbed.

"You're going to have a brother? What is your name?" Asgore said hugging the boy a little, trying to comfort him.

"V-volger." He sobbed, nuzzling into Asgore's chest.

"It's very nice to meet you Volger." The king smiled down at him. "I am Asgore."

A doctor came out, and looked to volger. He gestured for Asgore to talk to him, in private. The doctor told him that Volgers mother and unborn brother...didn't make it. The king's face fell into one of great pity, but he refrained from it showing to Volger. Volger however, having enhanced hearing do to his bat like ear, head everything and broke down crying.

"Mommy…" He mumbled as he Hughes himself. "Now I'm alone."

Asgore over heard him and walked over to him before hugging the poor monster. "I'm so sorry." He started before getting idea. "But, no you're not alone." Volger sniffed and looked at him confused. "How about you come with me and meet my wife, Toriel? And our son, Umbra." He suggested.

Volger looked back to his mother's room, whimpering before nodding. "A-alright."

Asgore smiled before putting Volger down. "Come along, child." He said, taking the boy's hand and leading him down the halls. After about five minutes of walking ot so, they reached the room.

"T-this room?" Volger asked remembering the monster that called him a demon.

"Have no fear." Asgore gave the child a pat on the back. "If he say's anything, me and Toriel will have him punished."

"O-okay." Volger sagd as they entered the room, hiding behind Asgore.

"Asgore, you're back." Toriel greeted him. Most of the guests had left by now. "How's the boy?"

Asgore's face fell before looking back at Volger. "Toriel, this Volger." He said, stepping behind Volger and placing both hands on his shoulders. Volger shuffled and just stared at his feet, a depressed 'hello ma'am' came from him.

"Hello dear." She said with a voice full of kindness. There was a slight whimper, and it didn't come from Volger. "I'm Toriel, it's nice to meet you."

Volger looked around, seeing Vinnia. He looked away, and seemed to be looking down one of the halls before crying again. The smaller, yet more menacing monster whimpered a little more averting her gaze on him.

Asgore sighed and bent down to hug him. "Torry, Volger here has… has lost both his brother and mother…" He stated sadly.

Toriel gasped. "Oh no…" Then after watching him cry for a few moments, she spoke again. "Volger, come here please?"

Volger shakily walked over to her, a sad and depressed look on his face. He saw Vinnia again, and smiled a little at her before he got to Torel. Vinnia had backed away a little when he got close, but didn't say anything.

"Come here…." Toriel said before giving Volger a hug. He sobbed and hugged her back, crying so much he choked.

"M-my mommy was all I h-had." He finally said.

"I know, I'm sorry." She said, rubbing his back. Asgore had walked close to them.

"Mr and Mrs Dreemurr, your baby is perfectly healthy." The nurse said handing Umbra to Torel.

"Thank you." She said, separating from Volger and held Umbra in her arms. "This is Umbra Volger."

Volger moved the piece of blanket that was covering Umbras face, and smiled at the little bundle. "He's so…. Squishy." Asgore and Toriel laughed at that, finding it cute for him to say. Vinnia had yet to say anything. Volger noticed her again, and smiled friendly at her for the first time. "Hello, you look so cool." Volger said to Vinnia. The more menacing monster shrunk back from being addressed and said nothing. Though she was put off by the compliment. Volger looked confused, and started to get closer to her with his hand out before he stopped and just stared at his claws. Asgore and Torel simply watch for now, unsure how to react.

"Monsters have been mean to you because of your appearance haven't they?" Volger asked in a whisper. Vinnia again said nothing, but made a frail 'mostly' gesture.

Umbra suddenly made a noise, reaching out to the two adorably. Vinnia flinched away, afraid of the rejection from before. Volger noticed this, and his compassion for others like himself was in full force. He got on one knee, and held out a hand to Vinnia.

"I won't hurt you, I know the pain of being tormented and rejected." He said, watching Umbra out of the corner of his eye. She flinched again, once more silent. But when Vinnia looked to Asgore and Toriel, both of which smile encouragingly, she hesitatingly place her claw on his hand. He could feel her trembling. He slowly petted her in an attempt to calm her as he started whispering a soothing song.

"I took my love, I took it down
Climbed a mountain and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
'Til the landslide brought it down
Oh, mirror in the sky
What is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changin' ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
Well, I've been afraid of changin'
'Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Even children get older
And I'm getting older, too
Well, I've been afraid of changin'
'Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Even children get older
And I'm getting older, too
Oh, I'm getting older, too" He whispered, only a part of a song he sang to feel better.

Vinnia tumbling did not stop, but instead lessened noticeably. She still did not speak, but she did nod her head in thanks. Volger smiled, as if saying your welcome, before he slowly led her to Umbra.

Umbra tilted his head at the two, gurgling and reaching out still, giggling. Volger leaned closer, and looked at Vinnia to do the same. The shorter girl leaned closer by just a inch or two, her claw twitched once a smidge. Volger who was still holding one of her hands, squeezed it gently saying everything would be ok. She nodded one more time before leaning in just as much as she did.

Umbra reached out… and booped the two, gurgling happily. Vinnia recoiled before sneezing. Volger smiled and chuckled, at both the boop and the sneeze.

"Cute." He said, tickling Umbra, after he did he sat in a chair after letting go of Vannie's hand, making her drop to all fours out of habit, and eventually fell asleep.

"Well, he's quite nice isn't he?" Toriel said, also tickling Umbra, who started squealing in laugter. Vinnia and Asgore both nodded. Then Vinnia yawned.

Asgore picked her up as she fell asleep. "Well, I suppose I should get these two home, shouldn't I?" He offered. "Will you be fine Tori?"

"I will fluffybuns." She assured him. Nodding, Asgore gave Umbra a little rub on the head before picking up Volger as well. Then he left after pecking Toriel on the cheek. Toriel then looked at Umbra before kissing him on the forehead.