Frisk, Sans, and Papyrus drove through town until they reached the square of New New Home. There, they encountered a huge crowd of people consisting of both humans and monsters. Standing on a stage in the center of the square was none other than the King of monsters himself, Asgore Dreemurr. Frisk got out of the car and stood on the steps leading up to the stage. She was very nervous, but nonetheless determined to give a good speech. If she could survive under a mountain full of monsters without killing any of them, she could give a speech in front of a crowd. For now, Asgore was giving a speech.
"Humans and monsters," Asgore said. "Today marks the one year anniversary of the day when the barrier trapping my kind underground was destroyed. Though we are free from our underground prison, we still face many obstacles to full integration into human society. There are those in both of our races who refuse to let go of the thousand-year old hatred between our peoples and are intent on disrupting the fragile peace that we have worked so hard to achieve. I urge all of you not to listen to these individuals, but rather to strive for peace between our peoples. Now, hear the words of our ambassador, the human who has made our freedom possible. Her name is Frisk, and she is the greatest human I have ever known."
Frisk walked up to the stage. The crowd cheered, and then Frisk began to speak. "When I first fell underground, I was full of fear. I had heard the stories of the monsters sealed beneath Mount Ebott. I knew what humans thought monsters were like, and I was afraid. But as I got to know the monsters, I realized that those rumors were wrong. The most amazing people I have ever met are monsters, and I will never forget the love they showed me during my time underground. Now that the barrier is broken, the door has opened for a new era of peace between humans and monsters. As long as we dream of peace, we will never give up and never let go of our determination. Our hopes and dreams will save the world!"
The crowd cheered, but their cheering was cut short when the sound of a gunshot rang out. The bullet missed Frisk and hit a brick wall behind her. Several more gunshots rang out and Frisk ran off the stage and hid behind a trashcan. The scene had erupted into utter chaos, with human terrorists firing machine guns and everyone else running and screaming. Suddenly, Frisk heard a familiar voice…
"It looks like you're in trouble, Frisk."
Frisk immediately recognized the voice. "Chara, is that you?" Frisk asked. The ghost of a girl who looked similar to Frisk appeared floating in the air above her. This girl had brown hair like Frisk's, but her eyes were red and she wore a green shirt with a yellow stripe on it.
"Indeed it is." Frisk was happy to see her friend again, but she was frustrated that Chara had not revealed herself sooner.
"Where have you been since the barrier was broken?" Frisk asked. "I've missed you."
"I've been with you the whole time. I just didn't think you needed me."
"Well, I need you now. We've got to stop this fight!" said Frisk. She wanted to end the violence, but she didn't want to kill any of the attackers. She yelled over to Sans and the others, "distract them with your magic, but try not to hurt any of them. I'm going in!"
Frisk needed to be careful. She was skilled at dodging the monsters' magical bullets, but the bullets from the humans' guns would be almost impossible to dodge. She grabbed the lid of the trashcan, ran out and confronted the man who appeared to be the leader of the terrorists. He fired a few shots at her, but the bullets bounced off of the lid. Frisk didn't want to hurt the man, but she needed to knock the gun out of his hand. She threw the lid at him, and it knocked him over and caused him to drop his gun. Then she spoke to him. "I know you're doing this because you're afraid. I was when I fell underground. But if there's one thing I learned during my time underground, it's that violence solves nothing. Violence only breeds more violence. Put your weapon down, and help me put an end to this cycle of hatred."
"Shut up, monster-lover!" the man said. "You and your friends are going back to hell where you belong!" He reached for his gun, but Frisk kicked it out of his reach.
"I know you probably believe the lies about monsters, but if they wanted to kill us, all it would take is for one of them to kill a human and take their soul. The fact that they haven't done that shows that they really aren't interested in destroying humanity".
"They're just biding for time!" said the man. He pulled out a knife and lunged at Frisk. She jumped out of the way, grabbed his arm, and knocked the knife out of his hand .
"Do you really think killing me will do any good? You're only increasing the likelihood of the monsters killing humanity. What do you think they will do if you kill the human who made their freedom possible? I'm opposed to violence, but I can't say the same for all the monsters. And if one of them takes my soul, they will be unstoppable." With that, the man stopped attacking.
"I suppose you're right", he said. The other terrorists, who were distracted by the other monsters, stopped firing and threw their guns on the ground.
"Great job talking these guys down, Frisk", Chara said. Looking around, Frisk saw that Asgore, Sans, and Papyrus had also survived the fight.
Then, a one-eyed female humanoid fish covered in medieval armor arrived. Her name was Undyne, and she was the captain of the Royal Guard. When she first met Frisk, she was by far the most enthusiastic about killing the human. Now, they were close friends. Behind Undyne was the Royal Guard's K-9 unit, a group of dog monsters.
"Are you alright, Frisk?" asked Undyne. When Frisk nodded, Undyne turned to the terrorists. "You are all under arrest!" shouted Undyne, who led the humans away with the help of the other Royal Guards.
"Good job, Frisk." said Sans. Without you, that attack could have been a lot worse.
"I'm just doing what any good friend would. But can there ever be peace between humans and monsters now? So many people just refuse to put the past behind them."
"These are just a few crazy ones, Frisk. We can build a peaceful world." Sans replied. "Now let's get out of here, I'm hungry."
Just then, there was a bright flash of light. A strange monster appeared out of nowhere and immediately started casting magical bullets at everyone. Frisk had never seen this monster before…
Continued in Chapter 3.