AN: So, I figured I should do this before I forget it, which would be bad, right? Also, I think that this is quite clever! Guess what it is! Well ya don't have too! It's in the chapter! Also, for names, if I don't add them, just check the seven viewers.
As the universe collapsed, the figure stood before the scared one, holding a blade over their head, ready to repeat it over and over, using a SOUL to power itself, along with its own…
Chara shot up in the bed of their new room at Hogwarts, which they had personalised by adding many different objects, like a picture that they had managed to recreate from one of the RESETs where nobody died.
"Why do I keep having that dream?" They muttered to themselves in annoyance, something had seemed off about that dream… The figure about to be used as a battery was always Chara, but… The SOUL that was stolen in that dream was a lighter shade of red, that of… IT… But, IT was the killer… Not Chara, right?
"Maybe it's some kind of SOUL message." Sans joked.
"… Could it?" They asked curiously.
"Actually… Yes… But, what would it even mean? There's tons of possibilities, so we can't do anything." He pointed out.
"I… I guess. I just… I want the nightmare to end already." They groaned, as they slipped on their sweater, making sure the locket was secure underneath. After a moment they left the room, heading down to the common room where they found everyone looking at them. "What?" They asked annoyed.
"It's uh… Well, there's these people that want to talk to you, from each house." Bushy hair told them nervously.
"Great… Where are they?" They asked, grateful that at least someone was polite.
"Outside the common room."
Chara brushed past everyone quickly, using Sans' shortcut to squeeze through some gaps.
They quickly exited the common room, closing the portrait behind them. They turned around to see the people that wanted to talk to them and instantly flinched at the one in front of the other six… IT was there…
"Oh that's not good…" Sans said quietly, as Chara was surrounded by the people, all about the same age as them.
They were grabbed and instantly the entire group vanished, appearing in a dark abyss…
"Damn… Not this place again." Chara growled annoyed.
"We aren't here to hurt you…" A child wearing a ribbon in their hair and standing patiently said to Chara. "Promise."
"We just… Need to talk." Another one said, wearing a familiar bandana and pair of gloves.
"That's the best way to say it to be honest…" One with little pin on badges on their belt, one with a tutu, said.
"Not to mention this is pretty dangerous, for us that is." One with cloudy and cracked glasses said, looking in the wrong direction.
"I know we're stretching this out a lot, but we need you to know we have no intention of harming you." One said quietly and kindly, looking down at the floor nervously.
"That, and if you're a threat we can take you out quickly." The last one said wearing a cowboy hat.
IT stepped forwards terrified, like Chara was the threat.
Chara took another step back, trying to get away from IT.
"P-Please s-stop…" IT said in a whisper that could barely be heard, but caused Chara to stop in confusion.
"What…?" They whispered as they stared at IT.
IT stayed silent, forcing the ribbon wearing one to talk.
"Frisk… Isn't the Frisk that did the run for you, in Frisk's world… The run was caused by you, and frisk was forced to watch, we were flung through timelines while you were forcing a RESET to get to a new world, one of those timelines was Frisks." They explained. "But… They were forced to watch as their version of you sung as you murdered everyone… They danced and kicked around the dust… Frisk's too scared to even eat on their own, without hallucinating dust everywhere." They added, making Chara approach IT, no… Frisk nervously, pulling them into a hug, rubbing their back as Frisk broke down, crying out a waterfall.
Sans appeared behind Chara, surprised that he had a solid form in this void. "Huh. This is unexpected…" He muttered. The children's lack of reactions making him nod. "I was right then?" He asked as 7 figures appeared, one of them appearing next to Sans due to Frisk and Chara being so close together.
"Does this answer your question Sans?" Undyne said with a smirk from behind the one with the ribbon.
"So Patience and Kindness?" He asked curiously.
"Well…"
The one behind the one that looked down gave a happy laugh. "NYEH, HEH, HEH! YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULDN'T YOU SANS?" The tall skeleton said stepping over to pull Sans into a hug.
"P-Pap!" He exclaimed happily, giving his younger brother a hug in return.
"We don't exactly know how it works, but each trait has another that helps it work, but not necessarily in the order you'd think. For example, patience needs kindness to work, but Kindness needs Bravery to work, to be brave enough to be kind." Undyne explained.
Papyrus put Sans down as he asked the question. "So… D'ya have a list or something?" He asked.
"Actually, we do." The one with glasses said. "It's basically… Determination-Integrity, Patience-Kindness, Bravery-Justice, Integrity-Determination, Perseverance-Will, Kindness-Bravery, Justice-Patience." They said, stumbling a little to see their notes.
"Wait, will?" Sans asked confused.
"Indeed…" A voice said from behind the one with glasses, or Perseverance. "AndwillrequiresDetermination." The voice said, without a body.
"W-Wait…" Sans mumbled in shock.
"Hello…Son" The voice said amused.
"D-Dad?" Sans asked, stepping back, and then looking around at the different monsters that stood behind the Human SOULs… All of them recognisable… Even…
"Yes… …" The voice, Gaster, said calmly… In total Sans could tell there was, including himself, Sans, Toriel, Undyne, Gerson, Alphys, Gaster, Papyrus and Asgore… He smiled happily as Chara patted Frisk on the back, having been aware of everything happening around them.
Chara looked at Frisk, who was still crying, and had an idea. "Frisk, do… Do you want to talk about it?" They asked worried, only getting silence until…
"O-Ok…"
"You don't have to if you don't want to, but it might help…" Frisk nodded into their shoulder, and began to talk quietly.