The Manning Family hated Chara the instant they stepped in the court session. Their son was there, shivering ever so slightly. Arthur convinced himself he had a way out, betting on his Father's money and Mother's connections. He lazily stood up and plead non-guilty to charges of sexual assault, waging on a hefty caution to bail out.

Jonathan Manning readied a suitcase earlier today, with spoils of yet another abusive acquisition. He had the know-how and the finances to get almost he wanted, except for a more discrete son. Ignoring his attempts at existing, he simply took upon himself to get him out and clear the family name every now and then.

Alice Manning, who felt different about her only son, kept nagging with Jonathan to get him out yet again. She had some assets up her sleeve, both to bury evidence and to swing that audience in their favor. All she could not bribe was Judge Minster, an uptight and unusually impartial authority in the human world. She was especially appointed to deal with that case, given how delicate it was.

Asgore and Toriel Dreemurr were there, to support Chara and meet the human that dared to defile their child. They banned Undyne from coming to the hearing, being too hot-headed and easy to pull spears out. They brought all boss monsters working in human towns : Sans, Papyrus, Alphys, Napstablook and Mettaton came along despite having their own things to do.

After listening to the prosecutor and defense attorney's arguments, Arthur Manning's freedom by caution was denied. Further audiences were scheduled in two weeks time, surprising the wealthy humans. They got up and left, throwing glares at the Monster Ambassador. Chara hadn't budged from her seat, she simply held her tears until she was in the clear to burst out.

While Arthur was being lectured yet again by both his parents, something grabbed him by the collar. His parents went to the car without noticing, as they started to bicker among themselves.

Never come near her again.

A adult his age, with messy brown hair and nearly shut eyes whispered that to him before letting go. Before Arthur could even retort, Frisk opened his red-hazel eyes, glaring at the frightened human. He then left within the crowd, only meeting Sans outside the large, cold building they were in.

"you sure you got nothing to do it with, kid?"

Frisk simply nodded, signaling to Sans they should leave before Chara comes out. Sans stood still however, as he waved for his dad to come over there. Papyrus tagged along and all four people - including a hidden Frisk - went down the street to grab a meal.

"SO, WHAT WERE THE HUMANS TALKING ABOUT BACK THEN?"

"Justice, Papyrus, whatever you and your mother used to uphold back then."

"welp, strange that judge is bad at hearing what criminals got to say."

The three skeletons kept bantering while eating spaghetti, chugging ketchup or drinking coffee. Only Frisk had not ordered a thing, simply watching by the window and wondering how Chara was.

"Human, please come by Alphys' Lab tonight, we have more check-ups to do."

Frisk nodded again, neither in the mood to talk or interact in general. Similar to Chara, who had not said a word to anyone since the incident. Despite her understanding parents, and the police's numerous questions, she barely answered. Her own deposition was short yet to the point, listing what little memories she had of the incident.

Chara had a blurred recollection of what happened, only clearly remembering her rather copious amount of punch drank. She also saw Arthur on top of her, visibly ready to commit rape. She couldn't affirm a thing however, she was too weak and quite shaken to determine what was really happening. One thing she was sure about was that Frisk came to SAVE her, no matter how appalling that was.

Yes, to Chara, Frisk' sudden appearance was maybe a timely rescue. Most of all, it was her being indebted to him despite his reticence to come and live alongside her. She could not understand why he did it, but she was sure he was not himself either. The same fizzling air and monstrous presence he had back at his genocidal timeline were there.

She managed to see he same feeling of dread and despair his eyes had when he was killing monsters. What annoyed her the most were his lingering feelings, he managed to suppress his urge to kill for her after all. Chara started questioning her previous decision for a few days, until the first court audience was up. She saw him in the back, lying in wait, then exiting without a response.

She knew there, that maybe it was too late to fix anything.


Detective DeJean had enough of the Manning's long-lasting impunity, but today was a good day for him at least. The son, Arthur, was finally being charged for serious felonies. He could lock up a noble for the first time in the local police history, something close to a feat than anything else. DeJean was not really a outstanding detective, he had no particular distinction nor was promised any promotion in ten years. What kept him around was his unfathomable impartiality and cold blood, something not all cops in the capital city could say they have.

The scene had four suspects, three humans and presumably one of monster descent. Chara Dreemurr and Arthur Manning were found in a locker room. One presented signs of a rape attempt, while the other was violently slammed on the wall and rendered unconscious. Sabrina Patience was also found within school grounds, she was yet to be questioned because of her ongoing rest at the Grand Hospital. Blood and some muddy, dark liquid were collected from the crime scene, along male secretions on the first victim and traces of violence on her body.

DeJean munched his favorite pink Donut while sipping mildly warm coffee. He has not slept for the past three days, having been on this case non-stop. He tried questioning Arthur Manning about what happened, but could only have him confess drugging Sabrina before she rats about the spiked punch bowl. He also admitted he had a gun for safety, but said he never used the weapon that night.

Evidence proving otherwise, so Arthur hid himself behind the lawyers assigned by his mother. They denied all rape allegations and were prepared to take this to court. DeJean was okay with it, going as faras "declaring war" on the Manning Family this time.

" Fifty bucks the kid ain't getting bailed by an absurd caution. "

" Detective, are you actually betting on my client's judgment?"

" What is it, Sanders, think you can't pull off a rabbit off your hat this time?"

Sanders, an attorney from a well-known firm who had the Mannings as clients, knew DeJean prior to his current assignment. Both came from the same town and took similar yet different paths. While Brad Sanders managed to ascend in private law practice, Fred DeJean had been stuck with his reckless behavior. The detective of the fifth precinct was famous for being rash and crude, among other things. Yet, he was one of the few to live along monsters in the same apartment building

Bratty and Catty had their own room, and pawn shop two blocks from there. Being cheeky but good at business, they were doing fine with human neighbors. They befriended DeJean a wee bit, just enough to know he is a grumpy yet nice human. Fred also tried to be a good neighbor to them, but never made any significant conversation with them. Those "gator" and "cat" monsters were too loud and fiery to his taste - all of which ironically apply to him as well when he talk to his colleagues.

" John, haven't you got enough lovey-dovey time with your wife yet?"

" Maxwell, bring me two boxes of Donuts and some disgusting coffee from that machine upstairs. I'm starving."

" Lisa, when will you stop binge-watching that soap opera and send me the lab report for the Manning case?"

All three people targeted by his daily rants were a little taken by surprise, hiding their tabs, phones, or hurrying to get his usual fuel. DeJean really wanted to close the case on a win, maybe two. After all, convicting either a Manning or a monster will do great in propelling his career. When he received the long awaited lab report however, he quickly frowned before sighing plainly.

There is nothing similar to his substance known up to date, further inquiries can be made at the Monster Division in the lab.

Of course there wouldn't be any tangible evidence to incriminate a monster that easily, so they had to go through their own government to ask for evidence from the Monster Kingdom. Chara received an official letter from the human President, and upon reading it, smacked her desk. Undyne ran there in a hurry, readying a spear should there be someone annoying her employer.

"What up, Punk, is there someone you wanna stab that badly ?"

"No, Undyne ... I no longer do that since I'm talking with humans, remember ?"

"That's too bad. I loved the look you had when we fought before ... but 'guess those humans are bothering you in their own way huh ... "

Undyne had no clue about human politics, but sure knew it was something after that stupid incident at Prom. She felt sorry for Chara, but was not entirely empathic with what happened to her. After all, she killed her own so many times it was a miracle she was not ravished.

"Can you take me to the human Palace? I need to do stuff there ... and just go home after you do, it might take long."

"Nope, the Queen wants me to keep you on check at every breath you take so ~ "

Connor O'Reilly, president of the human country monsters came to, was a little agitated. He was told by his counselors to disguise a meeting to have the ambassador questioned and evidence given to humans. The current president was not often acting on his own volition, being forced to cooperate with colliding agendas. He greeted Chara with his usual fake smile and seated her in a conference room, before leaving in a hurry.

" A detective, I assume?"

Chara noticed the man seating in a corner, lighting some cigarette as he proceeded forward

" Good guess, Missie. Think you remember my friends then."

" Police Officers from the fifth precinct, correct? I wonder what would you need me for, I was questioned three times alr-"

"I just really got to know where that black mud came from, you know ... I cannot think of anything else bu a monster wandering around your school and somehow stopping a Manning from raping you. Do you have any idea of who could that be? "

Chara knew it, the police would go for Frisk and frame him, should they not get their hands on Arthur.

She did not really know what to do right away, only pondering as she looked into the eyes of the human detective.


Aru here,

Not sure how all this is going to turn out, but more intrigue is welcome to spice this bland story up.

Is it yet another Cha- I mean another two part chapter? yup !

Next one will be the last before I go on hiatus for fixes, until then vote and review if you will.

Aru out,