Chapter 4: Snowdin
As Chara and Frisk left the Ruins, a burst of cold air hits them in the face. Stopping a moment, Frisk looks over to Chara. "Wow, Chara… this place is really cold." Chara smiled at Frisk. "Well, of course it is. This isn't called Snowdin for nothing. This is the coldest part of the Underground." Frisk nods in understanding and starts walking forward. As they walked, they encountered a tough looking stick. Frisk attempts to pick it up, but it's either too heavy or frozen to the ground. Considering that they were surrounded by snow, he was thinking it was the second option.
As Frisk walked, he heard the stick crack. Afraid of what might be trailing him, he looked behind him, but whoever was behind him had vanished. Deciding to proceed, he continued to walk away from the Ruins until he heard heavy footsteps behind him. Frisk paused again and tried to determine where they came from. After a few moments, the footsteps stopped. Frisk, once again, continued walking to the narrow bridge in front of him. The footsteps started again, growing louder as they approached Frisk. They grew louder and louder until they were right behind him.
Frisk hears a deep voice behind him speak. "human. don't you know how to greet a new pal? turn around and shake my hand." With a slight fear of who was behind him, Frisk turns to face the figure and took his hand. Suddenly, a loud fart sound ripped through Snowdin. The figure lowers it's hood to reveal a short skeleton. "heh. the old whoopee cushion in the hand trick. it's ALWAYS funny." Not a single hint of amusement was present on Frisk's face. Chara seemed to be annoyed with the prank. With the silence, the skeleton continued. He seemed a bit nervous. "that's uh… your cue to laugh." Still no emotion appeared on Frisk's face. This makes the skeleton even more nervous. "…or to emote at all?" The skeleton took an uneasy step backwards.
Trying to keep his composure, he tries a different subject. "anyways, you're a human, right?" Frisk nods in comfirmation. "that's hilarious. i'm sans. sans the skeleton. i'm supposed to be on watch for humans, but i don't really care about capturing anybody." Chara interrupts him. "That's because you're a fucking lazy bag of bones, comedian." Sans seemed to have heard her, making his eye flash quickly between cyan and yellow. He started to think to himself. "is that demon possessing the kid? if that's the case…" He fell to his knees, holding his skull and sobbing a bit. This seemed to please Chara as she looked at Frisk. "Let's go, Frisk. Leave the comedian to his petty moping and worrying about his brother." Frisk looked sympathetically at Sans for a moment before moving on with Chara. They soon reach another SAVE point. As Frisk went to SAVE, Chara mutters to herself. "16 left."
Frisk noticed a box close to where the SAVE point was. He and Chara approached it. As Frisk opened the box, Chara points out a tough glove that was in the box. "Throw that glove away. It's completely useless." Frisk nodded in understanding and tosses the glove aside. He then placed the pie that Toriel made in the box for safe keeping until he needs it. Frisk SAVEs again and walks further into Snowdin. As he walked, he encountered several Icecaps and Chilldrakes. He killed every one of them with ease. Frisk's LOVE rose again to 7 and then to 8 after killing Lesser Dog.
Chara noticed how close Frisk was to killing everyone in Snowdin and mutters to herself. "2 left." Frisk decided to wait before killing the last couple monsters in Snowdin. As he passes a sentry station, another dog monster appeared. Frisk smirks after Chara makes him aware to the monster's name. Frisk spoke menacingly. "Bring it on, Doggo." The encounter between Doggo and Frisk ended almost as quickly as it began, making Chara impressed with Frisk's progress. Upon entering the next area of Snowdin, They encounter two more monsters. Icecap and a monster called "Jerry".
Immediately, Chara prompts Frisk to kill Jerry first. He nods in agreement and strikes at Jerry, but to their surprise, Jerry survives the attack. Frisk strikes at Jerry over and over, but somehow, Jerry survives each attack. Chara looked at Frisk. "I have an idea, Frisk. Let me temporarily possess your body so we can eliminate Jerry and move on." Frisk thought about it for a moment and nodded to Chara. "Let's do it so we can finish off Snowdin." Chara's expression shows pure excitement. She merges her spirit with Frisk's SOUL and they deliver one final attack to Jerry, finally depleting his HP.
Chara allows Frisk to regain control of his body again. "Very good, Partner. We have four more monsters to deal with. The rest of the Royal Guard's canine unit and that comedians stupid brother." Frisk nodded with a devious smirk on his face. "Yes, Partner. Let's eliminate them." They continue walking through Snowdin and easily dealt with Dogamy, Dogaressa and Greater Dog. Within a few moments after, they arrive in Snowdin Town.
Upon walking into Snowdin Town, Frisk notices another SAVE point and the box from earlier. As Frisk goes to SAVE, Chara chuckled and mutters to herself. "*Determination." Frisk then walks over to the box and places three Snowman Pieces that he found as he was walking through Snowdin. Frisk walks into the shop next to the SAVE point. Noticing that nobody was there, Chara prompts Frisk to take some cinnamon bunnies and the gold from the tip jar on the counter. FHe takes enough cinnamon bunnies to last him a while, but it wasn't until Chara said that the gold would be useful later that Frisk took the gold from the jar. When they leave the shop, Frisk SAVEs again. Just in case something were to happen. Smiling a bit, Chara points toward the next area. "Your next enemy is that way."
Frisk nodded and walks to the other side of Snowdin. They walked into a blizzard that was only in that particular part of Snowdin. Somehow, Frisk was able to see a taller skeletal figure within the blizzard. As they approached, the figure spoke. "HALT, HUMAN! YOU SHALL PROCEED NO FURTHER. I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, SHALL CAPTURE YOU." Frisk and Chara continue to approach Papyrus. He speaks again, only this time, with less confidence. "QUIT MOVING! I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS TO SAY TO YOU, HUMAN. FIRST AND FOREMOST, YOU'RE A FUCKING WEIRDO. SOMEHOW, YOU MADE SANS CRY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SAID TO HIM TO MAKE HIM BREAK DOWN LIKE THAT, BUT I MUST STOP YOU." Frisk chuckles silently to himself. He was wondering what else Papyrus would say. "SECONDLY, THE WAY YOU SHAMBLE ABOUT FROM PLACE TO PLACE… THE WAY YOUR HANDS ARE ALWAYS COVERED IN A DUSTY POWDER… IT FEELS LIKE YOUR LIFE IS GOING DOWN A DANGEROUS PATH." Chara chuckles a bit at Papyrus' arrogance. She wondered if he really believed he could stop Frisk. Suddenly, Frisk's SOUL was once again drawn out of his chest, but something was different this time. Instead of a normal fight, it felt as if Papyrus was attempting to help him.
Papyrus opens his arms wide, as if he were offering a hug. "HUMAN, I HAVE FAITH IN YOU. THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL HELP YOU ONTO THE CORRECT PATH. I WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS." Frisk cautiously approaches Papyrus until Chara appears in front of him. "Frisk, you aren't falling for this idiot's speech, are you? I thought that you wanted to go home." Frisk nodded to Chara in confirmation. A look of fear appears on his face. "I… I do want to go home, Chara…"
Chara giggled a bit. "Then you must kill this loud, obnoxious idiot. There is no other way to get home." Frisk pulls out the toy knife and approaches Papyrus. Papyrus backs up a bit, but it wasn't enough. Before very much time had passed, Frisk sliced at Papyrus. The force of the attack knocks Papyrus' head clean off his body. Papyrus' body crumbles into dust, leaving only his shocked head looking at Frisk. "WELL… THAT'S NOT WHAT I EXPECTED… BUT… STILL, I BELIEVE IN YOU. YOU CAN DO A LITTLE BETTER. EVEN IF YOU DON'T THINK SO. I… I PROMISE…" Papyrus' head then turned to dust as well.
Chara smiled and appears next to Frisk again. "Good job, Partner. You showed that idiot what the rule of this world is. 'Kill or BE killed.'" Frisk smiled at Chara, his face showed regret and remorse. "Chara… I don't feel right about killing Papyrus. He said he'd help me to the correct path…" Chara cut Frisk off. "Monsters lie. That's how they lure you in before they kill you. They can't be trusted, Frisk." Frisk seemed to accept Chara's explanation and smiled. "Let's finish our work, Chara." Chara smirked and nodded in satisfaction. "Yes, let's do that, Partner." The two then leave behind an empty Snowdin forever as they head to Waterfall.