A/N: Howdy! So I have Wattpad now. My name is FridayHater. I'm planning to put Grouptale and a few other fics on there. Also, I started a poll on my profile. Should I change my username? Really appreciate it if you guys voted :)
Also! This account turns two tomorrow... wow... it's growing up so fast. :( Soon it'll be graduating. Makin' something on my DeviantART, you guys can go check it out. Also there's fan art too. And self-promotion apparently. Happy reading friends! :D
W… where am I? I… Help! Someone! Anyone! Please… I… Help! Help!
It sounds like it came from over here… Oh! You've fallen down, haven't you… are you okay?
No… I think I hurt my leg…
Here, get up…
Chara.
Huh?
That's my name. "Chara".
… Chara, huh? That's a nice name. My name is…
"... Asriel," Chara mumbled, rubbing their head. "Asriel Dreemurr."
"FAYE! GET OFF ME!" Brayden yelled.
"This really needs to stop…" Faye sighed, landing in the water. The kids had landed in the Garbage Dump, which the lazy author isn't describing. Chara eyed the golden flowers they had landed on. Their heart tinged with pain. They shut their eyes tightly and adjusted their jacket. Their feet were dipped in the cool water. They swished them around, sighing heavily. They needed something to wear over their legs. They looked at Melody's tutu. They wondered…
Brayden stormed ahead, eyeing all the garbage. He'd never seen so much garbage before. The water was swirling around his legs. Frisk caught up to him. They gave him a friendly smile. Brayden gave them a toothy grin back. He liked this kid. They were friendly, cheerful, determined. And they were really smart.
"Why do you have yellow skin?" Brayden asked them, kind of curious. "And are you and Chara family or something? You look, like, a lot like them."
Frisk shrugged. "I guess I just do. Chara and I aren't related, I'm pretty sure. Chara would hate that."
"Why?" Brayden asked, making a face.
Frisk laughed half-heartedly. "Chara doesn't like me very much." They kept walking, their head down.
"But you're so happy!" Brayden protested. "You're like a… puppy or something!"
"You're like a puppy." Frisk teased, making a face. They booped his nose and ran off.
"HEY!" Brayden yelled. "NO ONE BOOPS MY NOSE!" He chased Frisk. Frisk blew a raspberry at him and passed mountains of garbage, saving their SAVE file on the way. Chara stayed behind with the girls.
"Ugh." Melody snorted, eyeing Frisk and Brayden. Chara was wearing her tutu. They looked extremely odd. But at the moment, they really couldn't care less. They followed the girls, passing the garbage.
"What is this place?" Faye asked.
"The Garbage Dump," Chara answered. "The home of piles of garbage from the surface." They mumbled, "Just like me." [A/N: Me too... eck.]
Frisk and Brayden, meanwhile, were nearby the exit of the garbage dump. Frisk convinced Brayden not to beat up a dummy, because that's usually not a good idea. They also took some Astronaut Food (for feeding a pet astronaut). The dummy ended up coming to life and standing in their way. The girls caught up to the action.
"What are those two doing?" Melody asked. She eyed the dummy. "What is that thing?!"
"I am a ghost that lives inside a DUMMY, you fool!" the dummy answered.
"That doesn't look like a dummy," Melody commented. "That looks like something that came out of a trash-can!" She frowned. "So we're right at home, aren't we?"
"OOHHHHH MELODY!" Brayden yelled. "SHUT THEM DOWN LIKE A LAPTOP!"
"(Please don't.)" Chara sighed.
"You think you can insult ME?!" the dummy asked. "I will KILL you!" Magic missles surrounded Melody. She took a step back, making a face. "Now you will die. Die! DIE! AHA HA HA HA HA HA!" Suddenly, a ghost known as Napstablook appeared. They cried all over the dummy.
"Wh… what the heck is this?" the dummy screamed. "Ergh! Acid rain?" They frowned. "Oh, FORGET IT! I'm outta here!" They left. The children applauded Napstablook.
"Nice to see you, Napstablook!" Faye said brightly.
"Yeah!" Frisk agreed, smirking. "What's up?"
"Oh, it's the ghost that does not have a sense of humor." Chara mumbled. Melody and Brayden just looked confused.
"Oh hi…" Napstablook greeted, sounding depressed as always. "Oh no… I scared your friend away… you guys didn't even look like you had hung out yet…"
"Yeah, the author was too lazy to write about the fight." Faye commented. [A/N: Bruh.]
"Well… I'm going to head home now…" Napstablook sighed. "Oh… um… feel free to 'come with' if you want."
"Sure!" Frisk said brightly.
"NO." Chara grumbled.
"Aw c'mon Chara," Frisk grumbled, glaring at Chara. "Napstablook's place is nice!" They whispered, "You get to lay down and be garbage!"
"I don't need to lay down to be garbage." Chara mumbled, looking down. Frisk frowned.
"Aw, I wanna lay down and be garbage…" Faye sighed.
"But you're not garbage!" Brayden told her.
"We shouldn't re-use jokes from the original…" Faye mumbled.
"What original?" Brayden asked, making a face. "Original-flavoured chips?" Suddenly he looked hungry.
"Yeah," Faye winked. "We'll say that."
"This is nice…" Chara said, lying down. The kids were in Napstablook's house. It was rather small and spooky. Chara was covering their face with their hands. The other kids were lying down, surrounding them. It was rather peaceful, Chara had to admit. And they were a natural at lying around and feeling like garbage. They thought about Asriel once more…
I… I don't like this idea, Chara.
You're scared. You're crying.
Wh… what? N-no, I'm not… big kids don't cry.
Then we should go ahead with the plan.
Yeah, you're right.
… are you lying to me, Asriel? … are you… doubting me?
No! I'd never doubt you, Chara. Never!
"Of course you wouldn't, Azz," Chara mumbled, their voice croaky. "Though I wish you had." They put their face in the white fluff around their neck. They sniffled.
"... are you crying, Chara?" Faye asked them quietly. Chara tensed up.
"I do not cry." they answered sternly. They forced themself to smile. "I smile and laugh."
The kids left Napstablook's house. It was next to Undyne's house, which no one was happy about. Aside from Chara of course. It was also next to someone's house that Napstablook didn't want to talk about. The kids did find something interesting, however. There was a shop run by a tortoise monster named Gerson.
"I heard there's something interesting in there." Faye said, looking at the shop.
"It doesn't matter." Chara said, already walking off. Everyone else (aside from Brayden) was going to the shop. "You are not serious." The other two groaned and followed. Inside the shop was a carpet. The wall was full of crystals and the symbol of the monster kingdom. Gerson was talking to a human boy who was sitting on the ground. He was holding a notebook and pen.
"I don't know why you want to keep talking 'bout that, little fella." Gerson chuckled.
"I need to know every detail, so I can write a full-page analysis." the boy answered in a monotone.
"You're a strange kid, aren'tcha?" Gerson chuckled.
"HEY!" Brayden yelled. The boy jumped and covered his ears.
"Woah there!" Gerson faced the other kids. "More humans! Well isn't this a surprise!" He looked at the boy. "Ain't it, little fella?" The boy had disappeared. "Where's he gone off to?" Gerson chuckled and shook his head. "Strange kid, that boy."
"How long has he been here?" Frisk asked.
"And how did he get here?" Melody asked.
"Well, I was just minding my own business, actually trying to get some business, when this boy showed up," Gerson answered. "He was pretty injured. Poor thing, I couldn't leave him there to die. So I invited him in, gave him some food, and told him some stories. He loves it." He scratched his wrinkled head. "I have no idea how long he's been down 'ere. He doesn't like talking too much, but he sure does know a lot of random facts. Wah ha ha!"
"Aww…" Faye sighed. "Sounds sad…"
"Pitiful indeed," Chara grumbled. "Can we leave now?"
"Hey, y'all are humans too, right?" Gerson asked. "Maybe you could take him with you!"
"Yeah!" Frisk agreed.
"No!" Chara complained. They frowned. "Oh, why do I even bother anymore? Bring him over here. I will introduce us."
"Alrighty," Gerson winked. He looked behind him. "Hey! Little fella! There are some humans here you can travel with."
"Groups," the boy replied. He was hiding behind a pillar. "I don't like groups. I want to stay here."
"You can't stay here forever, fella," Gerson sighed. "You and the others need to go and see ASGORE, like I told ya."
"No." the boy replied. He was shivering. "No. No no no no. No no no no no no no."
"What the heck is wrong with him?" Brayden asked, raising his brow.
"Well, he is saying no," Chara said. They turned around. "Let's depart."
"I'll talk to him," Melody sighed. She walked over to the boy. She could see him clearly now. He had pale skin and straight black hair that reached his chin. He was wearing large cloudy glasses. He was wearing a purple sweater with a black stripe on the middle and two black stripes on the arms. His pants were black and he was wearing black shoes.
"Don't touch me." the boy said, stepping back. He sounded… scared. He was sweating.
"Why are you so afraid?" Melody asked. "We're just other kids. We're not going to hurt you. We want to be friends!"
"No." the boy was still afraid. "No. I can't. Stay away."
"Come on now," Melody said, holding out her hand. "It's okay. You're going to be okay. We'll look after you." She paused. "What's your name?"
"Percy…" the boy responded. "Don't touch me."
"I like that name," Melody told him, pulling her hand away. She smiled. "I really do. Come on, Percy. You don't have to talk to the other kids, even though they're not that scary. You can just talk to me, okay?"
"... okay." Percy stood up and brushed himself off. "What's your name?"
"I'm Melody Trust," Melody responded. This was the strangest boy she had ever met. He seemed so scared of talking to people. And he was sensitive to noise and touch. "I'll introduce you to the others."
"Um, I believe I should say something." Percy spoke up.
"What is it?" Melody asked.
"Do you like..." Percy paused. "... anime?"
"Did someone say anime?!" Frisk asked, running over to Percy. He leaned back. "Hey! I love anime! Especially Pokemon!"
"Pokemon is a personal favourite of mine," Percy replied. He almost brightened up. "Have you seen Mew Mew Kissy Cutie?"
"Yeah," Frisk answered. They made a face. "It's… um… interesting…"
"I love it!" Percy squealed, suddenly a fan-girl. "It's so adorable. There are so many messages about friendship…"
"That is one strange human," Chara commented, eyeing Percy. "I have never seen such a person in my whole existence."
"I like him." Faye said, smiling.
"He looks like a wimp," Brayden admitted. He grinned. "BUT I CAN MAKE HIM A NON-WIMP!"
"Please don't yell…" Percy yelped, flinching.
"Why not?" Brayden asked. He came over to Percy and put his arm around his shoulder. "I'M A MAN OF STRENGTH AND BRAVERY!"
"Don't touch me!" Percy shoved him off. Brayden fell over.
"YOU WANNA FIGHT ME?!" the orange boy asked, getting up and glaring at Percy. Melody held him back.
"Interesting indeed." Chara admired. A smirk had appeared on their face.
"Ooh, it's so pretty." Faye looked around. The kids were walking past a lot of waterfalls. Little golden sparks were flying nearby the echo flowers. Percy was taking notes on monster history. That's when the kids encountered Special Enemy Temmie.
"Oh no…" Frisk mumbled. "My allergies…"
"I assume you know you're allergic to that monster because you fought her in other timelines?" Percy suggested. "According to what you've told me."
"Yes, that's true," Chara replied. "I'm glad you've actually got a brain."
"Everyone has a brain." Percy replied, tilting his head.
"I was complimenting you using satire." Chara said, raising their brow.
"She's adorable!" Faye commented, eyeing Temmie.
"... the heck is she?" Brayden asked. He was trying not to make a kawaii face.
"It appears to be a fusion of a cat and a dog." Percy answered.
"You're even more confusing than Chara!" Brayden exclaimed, staring at Percy.
"It is because you lack a brain." Chara told Brayden, smirking. Brayden growled.
"If Brayden lacked a brain, he would be dead." Percy rebuked.
"Again, I was using satire to insult him." Chara said, folding their arms. "You understand satire, yes?"
"I know the definition," Percy replied. He opened his notebook. "It is the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues."
"But do you understand it?" Chara asked, making a face. They liked using big words but for goodness' sake - that sounded like it was copied and pasted from the internet. (Which it totally isn't or anything...) Percy looked away.
"Perhaps not." he answered, bowing his head.
The kids continued through Waterfall, seeing all the lanterns and other things. Percy didn't seem to know a thing about social interaction but he knew about everything else. Chara actually liked him. He wasn't annoying, he kept to himself, and he actually offered advice about saving Asriel. And he had a purple SOUL. He was a soul of perseverance. Chara had to admit they were surprised by that. They thought a soul of perseverance would be more like Brayden or Frisk. But no…
The kids stopped at Temmie Village, the weirdest place Chara had seen for a while. Frisk sold a bunch of random things, making tons of money. Percy took notes. The temmies disliked Brayden because he was sweaty. And Faye simply talked with them.
After that, the kids explored a room full of lanterns. Faye still thought Waterfall was beautiful. If she lived Underground, she would've lived there. Percy was pretty good with puzzles, but Frisk was better, because they knew everything so well.
The kids stumbled across an echo flower and were confronted by Undyne. She stepped in front of the kids. Brayden, Frisk and Chara stood in front of the others.
"Seven," Undyne growled. "Seven human souls."
"Undyne!" Chara squealed. They composed themself. "It's an honour to meet you."
"Seriously?" Melody asked, making a face.
Undyne looked confused. She continued. "With the power of seven human souls, our king… King ASGORE Dreemurr… will become a god. With that power, ASGORE can shatter the barrier. He will finally take the surface back from humanity… and give them back the pain and suffering we have endured."
"Try me!" Brayden yelled, putting his fist in his palm. Chara kept grinning. Melody stepped forward.
"You don't know why we're here," she said, crossing her arms. "But we do. And we know we're not here to die to you. So clear off!"
"You don't understand!" Undyne hissed. "This is your only chance at redemption. Give up your souls… Or I'll tear them from your bodies!" A blue spear appeared in her grip.
"So heroic!" Chara gasped. No one else looked as thrilled as they did. Suddenly, Monster Kid ran in front of the kids.
"Undyne!" they cheered. "I'll help you fight!" They eyed the humans. "YO! You did it! Undyne is RIGHT in front of you guys! You've got front row seats to her fight!"
"I know, right?" Chara cheered back.
"Wait…" Monster Kid looked confused. "Who's she fighting?" Undyne grabbed Monster Kid's cheek and pulled them away. "H-hey! You aren't gonna tell my parents about this, are you?"
"Undyne fans unite." Chara sighed dreamily.
"I think you and that kid are the only ones who actually like Undyne." Melody sighed.
"Hey! I like Undyne too!" Frisk chirped. "She's my friend!" They paused. "Well, in other timelines she is! And she can be in this one too!"
"As much as I love Undyne, I'm afraid we can't waste time befriending her," Chara said, adjusting Sans' jacket. "We have a mission, do not forget."
"I really don't trust bridges anymore." Melody said. The kids were walking across a thin bridge, passing over some pillars.
"I don't see the trouble with bridges," Percy replied. He was sticking nearby her. "They're quite stable."
"Then you've been lucky." Melody told him.
"Hey!" Monster Kid called behind the kids. They cautiously approached the group. "Yo, I know I'm not supposed to be here, but… I wanna ask you all something. Man, I've never had to ask anyone this before… um…"
"Spit it out!" Brayden yelled. Melody glared at him.
"Yo, you're humans, right...?" Monster Kid asked, looking anxious.
"They are, but I'm not," Chara answered. "I am a trash can." [A/N: Wow me too XD]
"Chara!" Frisk grumbled.
"Me too." Percy added.
"Guys, come on!" Frisk grumbled. They folded their arms. "Don't listen to them, MK. We're human."
"Haha. Man! I knew it!" Monster Kid laughed. They frowned. "I know it now, I mean… Undyne told me, um… 'stay away from those humans'. So, like, um… I guess that makes us enemies or something."
"Oh no," Chara frowned. "That means we cannot create the Undyne fan club!"
"You want to make an Undyne fan club?" Melody asked, shaking her head.
"I know," Monster Kid looked sad. "And I kinda stink at being enemies anyway, haha. Yo, say something mean so I can hate you? Please?"
"Oh," Chara made a face. "I have been summoned." They were about to say something.
"No," Frisk held up their hand. "Not today." They stepped forward. "MK, I'm sorry, but we're not being enemies."
"Aw man, I wanted to beat some people up!" Brayden whined.
"Shush," Frisk said over their shoulder. They grinned at Monster Kid. "As I was saying, we're not being enemies."
Melody stepped forward. "No, we're not. I don't think we have time for that. We're here for other reasons." She cleared her throat. "Hello. I'm Melody Trust. This is Chara, Frisk, Brayden, Faye and Percy." The respective humans waved. Aside from Chara. They were growling.
"Excuse me," they said, glaring at Melody. "But you will not steal my dialogue, Melody."
"Excuse me, but I'm the leader," Melody replied, folding her arms. "So deal with it, Chara."
"OHH CHARA YOU JUST GOT ROASTED LIKE A TURKEY ON THANKSGIVING!" Brayden yelled.
"I'll roast you like a turkey on Thanksgiving if that blasphemy continues, Brayden." Chara threatened. They took a deep breath and faced Monster Kid. "Please ignore those idiots. They're human. Humans don't know anything."
"That's racist." Percy commented.
"It was racist when humans sealed monsters underground!" Chara retorted. They folded their arms. "ANYWAY." They grinned at Monster Kid. "My name is CHARA. Those are my stupid accomplices. We're on a mission to save my best friend. Please get out of way and pass the message onto Undyne."
"Wow, that sounds pretty important, dudes…" Monster Kid chuckled. "I suppose I'll leave you alone then. But, um… we don't have to be enemies, right?"
"Of course not." Chara said, with a small smile. They waved their hand. "Off you go." Monster Kid walked away, smiling at the humans. Suddenly, they tripped, hanging over the side of the bridge. They were holding on with their teeth.
"Yo, w-w-wait!" they squeaked. "Help! I tripped!"
Suddenly, Undyne appeared, a fierce glare in her eyes.
"I got you, MK!" Frisk yelled. Ignoring Undyne, they raced over to Monster Kid. They leaned down and pulled the monster child up. Meanwhile, Brayden was giving Undyne the stink-eye. Melody held him back. Faye was shivering. Percy clutched his notes very tightly.
"Y… y… yo dude…" Monster Kid squeaked. They stood in front of the children, facing Undyne. "If… if y-you wanna hurt my friends… you're gonna have to get through me, first." Undyne backed away, disappearing. Monster Kid faced Frisk. "Yo, you really saved my skin. Thanks." Frisk gave them a thumbs up. Monster Kid looked at the others. "Being enemies was just a nice thought after all, haha. We'll just have to be friends instead."
"Hooray." Percy said with no enthusiasm at all.
"... man, I should REALLY go home…" Monster Kid sighed. "I bet my parents are worried sick about me!" They trotted off. But looked back. "Later, dudes!"
"Aww, I like that kid," Faye commented. "They're really cute."
"But not as cute as Brayden, right?" Frisk teased. Faye and Brayden blushed.
"Oh, my gods," Percy looked astonished. "Is that a ship I see?"
"Please, end me." Chara face-palmed.
"Seven," Undyne boomed, standing on a pile of rocks. "Seven human souls, and King ASGORE will become a god. Six. There are six of you here. Understand? With your six souls, this world will be transformed. First, however, as is customary for those who make it this far… I shall tell you the tragic tale of our people."
Chara got out their popcorn. They were grinning. "This is gonna be so good!"
"More like so boring!" Brayden grumbled. Percy had his notebook ready.
"It all started, long ago…" Undyne looked away. She looked back. "No, you know what?" She yelled, "SCREW IT! WHY SHOULD I TELL YOU ALL THAT STORY, WHEN YOU'RE ABOUT TO DIE?! NGAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She removed her helmet. Her eye glowed.
"THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!" Brayden yelled. Chara sighed and put their popcorn away. Percy hid his face behind his notebook.
"YOU KIDS!" Undyne screamed. "You're standing in the way of everybody's hopes and dreams! Alphys' history books made me think humans were cool… with their giant robots and flowery swordswoman…"
"Anime…!" Percy squeaked in realization.
"BUT YOU?" Undyne asked. "You're all just a bunch of cowards!"
"You callin' me a coward?!" Brayden growled, holding his fist out. "I AM A MAN OF STRENGTH AND BRAVERY! I WILL COME UP THERE AND BEAT THE HELL OUT OF YOU!"
"Brayden…" Faye gushed. She looked really embarrassed afterwards.
"Undyne…" Chara gushed. They didn't look quite as embarrassed afterwards.
"Hiding behind that kid so you could run away from me again!" Undyne ranted. "And let's not forget your wimpy goody-two-shoes-schtick!" She put on a cheesy tone. "Ooh! I'm making such a difference by hugging random strangers!" She growled. "You know what would be more valuable to everyone? IF YOU WERE DEAD! That's right, humans! Your continued existence is a crime!"
"We're here to save Chara's best friend you dope!" Melody protested.
"Your lives are all that stand between us and our freedom!" Undyne continued. "Right now, I can feel everyone's hearts pounding together. Everyone's been waiting their whole lives for this moment! But we're not nervous at all. When everyone puts their hearts together, they can't lose!"
"So true…" Chara sighed.
"Now, humans! Let's end this right here, right now!" Undyne screamed. "I'll show you how determined monsters can be! Step forward when you're ready! Fuhuhuhu!"
"Chara, you can't keep fan-girling forever," Melody prodded Chara with her ballet shoe. "We have to SAVE your best friend, right?"
"Hee hee hee of course," Chara responded. They shook their head. They observed themself. Their voice cracked. "Absolutely."
A/N: So, Percy is more sensitive and anxious here compared to the original. He's more used to people there. But he still gets stressed. Look, I can relate. I hate school, but not because of the work. That's the easy part. Being social when there's so much pressure on you is. And when you're Aspie, it's really hard. So I know the struggle. And Percy and Brayden's relationship is based on real experiences I've had with people.
Jeez these author's notes are selfish and full of vent. Sorry people. I'd better go now :/
