When the light finally grew down I found my self back in the flower pit as expected. I took a moment to get my thoughts together. I knew this wouldn't be easy, but I have to try. Right?
"I could help, ya know."
So the dead speaks. I could hear a grunt from her after hearing my thoughts. A perk of sharing a body I guess. Honestly, I don't think I would want her help even if I thought she could help. What would she do? Say things they can't hear intensely at them?
"you shouldn't underestimate me like that kid." I say then immediately putting my hands over my mouth. They just used my mouth to speak. Since when were they able to do that! As I tried to calm myself down I realized something. They just called me a kid! I'm only a year younger than her! She has no right! These thoughts just made her giggle.
"Honestly, I might have been younger when I died but I'm technically I'm 27. I can't help that poltergeist can't age!" this statement stunned me. "so." I say meekly. "you identify as a poltergeese?" A groan came from the back of my mind. "look, I don't know what I am, but I do know a common knowledge of supernatural things.. And it's pronounced polter-GEIST!" I could feel my cheeks heat up. This must be what Chara is feeling right now.
There was a huff and I began to feel my body pick itself up. It was very strange to feel myself move so I put all my effort to stop it and my legs went stiff. I was very pleased to see I still had some control but the fact that my face was in a scowl meant I might have won the battle, but the war is still on. He held my scowl tightly shouting obscenities at me for being in his way. He stopped after a while but my face was already sore. I began to wish I also could read her thoughts because as 'we' stood there I began to worry what was going to happen.
"Look," she began to say " I know you have no reason to trust me. Hell, it's not like the goat family gave any favors to my name." she drifted off into to some mumbling before coming back to her topic. "However, I know a way to keep the monsters underground." This caught my attention and she knew it. With a wide grin she continued. "I know how to et those stupid monsters to see what is right in front of them, but you're not going to like it." That didn't sound foreboding at all.
I sat myself back down. If I was going to listen to her I might as well be semi-comfy doing so.. "Okay Chara, I'm listening. I just have one question for you. Why would you know how to do all this?" there was slight laughter as the words died as spoken. " You still haven't figured it out yet have you?" She began to make fist out of my hands. " I was the one who saved them in the first place!" I was able to jerk my head up to this.
"I was the one who explained things to you when you didn't quite know what it was! I was the one who translated for the monsters who begged you to spare them! I was the one who let you truly know an opponent when you didn't know what you were up against! I was the one who let you know you were still you.." I could've sworn a tear rolled down my check but upon checking my check was dry.
"If you need anymore reasons then I was the one who convinced the crybaby goat not to wipe you from existence. So I feel like it's safe to say I might know them a little bit more than you. Wouldn't you agree?" I was completely frozen. I had no idea is was Chara all along. I just assumed I could read the situation fairly well. This brought a deep laugh out of Chara. "You honestly think your idiotic self could figure the underground out that quickly? You're lucky your dumb ass has a determined soul that can reset your deeds as you please! The others weren't as lucky yet at least they didn't need a damn narrative!" Having Chara mention the humans got me thinking. " What were their powers then? What did there souls do?"
Upon asking this I could feel her essence(since she lacks a soul) tighten. "All those souls were scared and wasted. They wanted peace and instead they received violence." She was quiet for a while and I wondered if she was close to the other humans. "heh, no dufus. I'm dead, remember? It was your determination that made me like this. However my conscious was strong enough to follow them for the most part of the ruins. What else was I going to do? Just sit and, quite literally, rot." Quiet yet again resurfaced. "then why do you feel this strongly about them?" I say curiously. I feel my head look up towards the opening of the mountain. "I guess I just feel like I can relate to them. You feel down this while running away with the intent of becoming something short of a 'mountain man'. Well we had different agendas." I catch on fairly quickly to what she means and try my best to think of a new topic. Why did it matter what the other humans could do? They were dead.
A sharp spark flew in my body. "Okay, so most of my information comes from the goat mom but I think they'd be happy if someone knew." She steadied herself in my body and took a deep breath and with an exhale began. "I don't know there names but I do know there soul origin power. So I hope they forgive me there. First was a green soul of kindness. He had a power similar to you and could save however he could not access those saves after death. Mr. Dad took his life." I reacted towards the name given to Asgore, but she didn't seem to notice. "Second was a young and light blue soul of patience. She was able pause time but some vents got the best of her and hotlands lava claimed her life. Third was a dark blue soul of Integrity. She could rewind checkpoints from checkpoints. He fell shy when it came to Mettaton's antics. Fourth was a yellow soul of justice. He could manipulate time to where he could basically teleport though space and time. Mr. Dad brought an end to him too. Fifth was a perseverant purple soul who could speed up time. She was taken out by Undyne. Lastly, the sixth was a brave orange soul who could slow time. His soul was found in the last corridor." After all that one could say Chara looked(or made me look) hurt.
I began to wonder if talking about these were hurting her because she didn't have one. A deep chuckle started to burst from me. "Are you such a dumbass that you thought I didn't have a soul?" she began, the laughing getting louder. My arm rose and a fragile soul appeared in my palm. It was crooked and pitch black but gave off a warm feeling. "what is your soul made of then?" I ask, glad I had a chance to use my own mouth. I heard her snicker and felt my face form a smirk. " The most powerful force in the world Frisk. Powerful enough to keep me here after death and strong as ever. This my dim witted friend is a soul completely filled with hate." My eyes grew wide hearing this.
"Wait. You want to help me save monsters but you are filled with hate?!" I face palmed through Chara control. "Don't tell me you forgot that all my hate is towards humanity!" she said. "yeah. But incase you forgot, I just happen to be of the human race!" yet another face palm occurred "Look Frisk. If you die for good, I also vanish into whatever sick god that finds our situation amusing has in store for us." I tried to calm myself down. I still needed to see what they thought would after all.
Chara must have sensed this and took it as a go to explain. "Look Frisky Bits, all you gotta do is travel the underground with my soul in tow, and whenever you get into a I'll handle it." I could feel their smug look. "But…I already know how to spare monsters.." a scoff could be heard. "No you idiot! We dust them! I have 99 atk and def so I could handle it for you while your precious little soul keeps us alive!" I felt my stomach drop then a slight anger rose. "Why! Why would you do that! These people love and cared for me! For you! For us, for God's sake! I couldn't hurt them. They've done so much for us! I'm doing this to help them remember! I could ne-"
"SHUT UP!"
Her scream was loud and seemed to be distorted. Never the less, it spooked me. She took a deep breath and started to talk again. "Of course I remember what you want to do. If I'm anything I'm most defiantly not a zombie. My brain is still intact for the most part." There seemed to be doubt there but I pushed it off. "I know you could never do it, that's why I would.-let me finish- the only way to access the true reset that you just used for the first time is by not killing anyone. A pacifist route if a name was given. If what the flower said about that is true then if we kill everyone and then reset regularly they should gain an almost instinctual fear for humans. A fear so great they wouldn't dream of living on the surface!" half way through Chara had used my mouth for her grand reveal and because she did so with an unreasonable sized smile that was still smiling my face was beginning to hurt.
It made sense. I mean they always carried some memories when I would reset either from death or boredom. My body began to chuckle deeply which worried me. It began to calm shortly after though. As much as I detest it, the idea sounded crazy enough to work. There was just one worry I had. "What if this doesn't work? What if they don't obtain this fear?" I say concerned that the monsters I had grown to love would be to kind hearted to ever hate man-kind. "Well," she said "Then we'll do it again.
"We'll do it again and again and again, until the mere thought of humans sends them running! We give them the fear to keep them here for centuries to come!" Well. That is what I'm trying to do in a sense. It was terrifying to hear it like such. "Fine." I start to walk towards the doorway that will lead us to Flowey. Then I stopped once more. "Ugh! What could it possibly be now?" I stay still for a while until I can manage my final question. "What about me?" I manage. "What do you mean what about you?" she semi yelled trying to be visibly calm. She was failing. "Well, I love them Chara. They're my family now. If they're scared of humans they won't want me to live underground with them." A questioning feeling from Chara arose. "I thought that's what you wa-" "No! I just want them underground! I don't want them to hate me! What if. What if they remember me?! I couldn't live with myself if the only people I've cared about despise me!"
An exhale exited my body. "let's see. We can comb through your hair and cover your disheveled personality." She said while combing my hands through my hair. "I can give you my lovely eyes." I blinked and for half a second I swore everything was red. "And finally, when we get to mom's place you can borrow one of my sweaters." All seemed calmed for just a second but when Chara tried to move nothing happened.
"What now." she said with mild agitation. "What about my name?" I could feel the glare that she was unable to give. "Then just make up a name before goat face acts for a damn pun-based contact name!" A whole new joy went through me. "I've always wanted to be a Jennifer!" I say with a wide grin. "Are you even female Frisk?" I let out a snicker "That's for me know and for to be determined enough to find out one day! However today is not that day!" I proudly stated holding a pointed hand up and then begin my way through the dark door.
Authors Note
Well, this took longer than expected but it wasn't that long right. Right? Anyway!
I hope I did a good job for introducing Chara amd putting out there what she can do and what she knows. *sweats*
No Sans this chapter but I promise he won't be bonely long :D huh! *wink nudge* anyway again! The time has come to give frisk a gender. Or atleast a gendered name maybe. Id like to get a name you the viewers enjoy. So feel free to suggest a name for his temporary disguise. Obviously I like jennifer but thinking about picking something like Alex or Brylee to remain unisex. But ya know. What ev.
P.S. no beta yet and I'm only so perfect. If only the GREAT PAPYRUS was here *swoons*