"Hey. Hey kid. Wake up. Dude, c'mon, we're going to be late…"

"H-huh? Wait what's going on…?"

"Did you have another bad dream…?"

Sans loomed over me as I was adjusting my eyes to the newfound light. I was in Tor-um, I mean, my house. There was yet again, a piece of butterscotch-cinnamon pie sitting next to me.

"You never cease to amaze me with your teleportation, eh Sansy?" I replied.

"Mhm" he muttered. I heard a scream from downstairs.

"Ugh, there goes Undyne freaking out over having fish for breakfast," Sans said as he got up. "Get up, or you'll have a bad time."

Here goes. I groaned as I got out of bed and walked down the halls. As I walked down the stairs, I heard a lot of chatter.

"Nyehehheheh" Papyrus laughed as Sans told him a knock-knock joke. Alphys and Undyne were watching anime while sharing a pizza. Napstablook was live-streaming Call of Dog Residue. Temmie of course was having a mental breakdown trying to see why she failed her spelling test. They all turned their heads to me as I reached the last step.

"…Hey guys…" I said while covered in sweat. Nobody replied, silence overtook the room. I started to get worried, thinking "Did I do something wrong…?".

"O-Oh…man…" Sans said as he started to look around the room sheepishly. "Usually you wake up much later than this…even when I threaten you…"

"Well he's a terrible planner anyways. Sorry my child, we were preparing a party for you!" Toriel tried to explain.

"…S-surpri…surprise…?" Alphys attempted to lighten the mood up. It was no use. A sudden crash could be heard from upstairs.

"What was that?" I asked. I ran back upstairs to look in my room. The pie was gone. An eerie feeling whooshed over the room as I looked everywhere I could. A note was left on my bed.

Strange symbols that were in a seemingly random sequence were the only marks left on it. Sans teleported right behind me. His pupils dilated.

"Don't stick your nose where it doesn't belong, kiddo." He told me as he snatched the note from me. "Papyrus, you gotta see this…" he vanished. Flowey popped up soon after.

"Heh, so naïve aren't you Frisk? If only you knew what those three are up to…" He said. "…Oh…oh no…I've said too much…" He disappeared.

'…Three…?' I wondered. I had to see what's going on. I walked downstairs and I noticed everyone had a grim look on their faces.

"Gaster…Gaster is back…" Alphys whispered.

"Gaster…who's that?" I asked. Everyone's faces became more horrified.

"Oh no…please…forget you heard that…" He muttered back to me. I decided I'm going to do this on my own. As I got out, I heard somebody say something.

"Wow…I've got to see him again. I was his greatest fan…In fact…he only needs one more human SOUL…"

"H-huh!? What!?" I yelled as I started to frantically run away. I heard a slash. I felt a burning sensation in my stomach.

"CRACK. CRICK. FWISH." My SOUL broke. Except, I felt empty inside. Something was…how do I put it…

"Different? Hah, your DETERMINATION is gone. And when GASTER gets his hands on you…your SAVE will be gone." The strange man finished my sentence.

The world was shaking, my head was throbbing, and my body was aching everywhere. The voice that tells me to give up…

Is gone…