Chapter 10!
Finally, just 10 chapters and 2 months ago this thing was nothing, and now we have over 600 views! So, today was nice, no Cross Country and no homework! All afternoon to write!
So, here it is!
P.S. This chapter was updated. Please re-read this. The AN you just read was the original. I'll tell you when the new stuff comes in, okay? Cool.
"Oh, you've fallen down, haven't you?" A calm voice spoke out.
Adam couldn't see anything, but he clearly heard the voice, along with bird chirps, but they seemed to come from way up above. Almost like he was back at-
"Here, get up! Heh, you got dirt all over you! Wait, are you a human!? That's so cool!" the voice spoke, its voice high pitched yet calming.
Adam tried to speak, but he couldn't say anything. It was as if his mouth had been taped shut, or his tongue disappearing.
"I've never met a human before! Mom and dad say some were mean, but you look nice! What's your name?" the voice asked.
Against his will (or maybe instinctively), he spoke in a familiar voice, "Chara."
"Oh, that's a nice name. . . ." and voice faded to nothing.
Adam woke up, his head aching. He felt another thing familiar that he was lying on. It was another patch of golden flowers. Mary was already awoken, standing in the knee deep water. She turned and smiled.
"About time, let's get moving. I hear the kid up ahead," she said.
"Alright, I need to talk to them. But you know what's weird? That kid in the purple and blue sweater, their name is Frisk too. Same name of the person we met in the RUINS." Adam said. It had been bothering him since Undyne told 'Frisk' to beat it.
"I don't like either of them, but one of them is the kid who fell down here recently." Mary said timidly. The two continued their approach towards the mysterious child.
Sans sat on his old sofa, reliving the moments that had just transpired. He knew he should be after Papyrus, before he did something he would regret, but Sans hated to say that some of the things he said were true. He always wanted Papyrus to man up and pursue something tangible. Because honestly, Papyrus wasn't cut out for the Royal Guard. But when Papyrus showed little signs of maturity, Sans played along. His thoughts of Papyrus' success left his mind, replaced with happy moments of the two playing together in the snow, riding sleds, making puzzles, and cooking spaghetti. It was great, until the kid came and killed everyone. Sans wasn't sure if he would ever be able to forgive the child. But which child couldn't he forgive? Chara or Frisk? He himself wasn't even sure.
Speaking of Chara, Sans' memory has now expanded to events after his death. He wasn't sure whether he liked knowing or not knowing them either. Man, he needed to make his mind up about somethings…
Flashback… Start!
"heh, didja really think you would be able-" SLICE!
Sans fell to his knees, a clean cut straight across his chest. A red liquid flowed from his wound and mouth, and he closed his eyes. The little shit had the audacity to break the rules. Strike twice in one move.
"… … … so… guess that's it, huh?" Sans said, his breathing getting heavy (despite being a skeleton) and his shoulder blade sagging.
"… just… don't say i didn't warn you." Sans said.
The child watched passively, not saying a word. They vaguely hear him say something about Grillby's and asking Papyrus what he wanted.
He walked down the hall, and disappeared around the corner. Chara continued, finally entering the throne room. He didn't bother checking the coffins. He knew how comfortable they were.
Asgore was quick, one quick strike that brought him down. Chara was just waiting for his little buddy to show up. He could have gotten away with it had Asgore not given his position away.
"See? I never betrayed you!" Flowey said frantically.
"It was all a trick, see?"
"I was waiting to kill him for you!
"After all, it's me your best friend!"
"I'm helpful,"
"I can be useful to you,"
"I promise I won't get in your way,"
" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."
A familiar voice erupted from the flower, a voice of fear, of pain, of endless suffering.
"Good dogs. They must always be put down sometime. . . . ."
"Please don't kill me." The child said.
Slash after slash, the flower was reduced to absolutely nothing. Just seconds later, Chara felt something. Something he hadn't felt in a long time.
He felt alive, truly truly alive.
Greetings. I am Chara.
Heh, heh.
Thank you.
Your power awakened me from death.
My "human soul."
My "determination."
They were not mine, but YOURS.
At first, I was so confused.
Our plan had failed, hadn't it?
Why was I brought back to life?
…
You.
With your guidance,
I realized the purpose of my reincarnation.
Power.
Together,
We eradicated the enemy,
And became strong.
HP.
ATK.
DEF.
GOLD.
EXP.
LV.
Every time a number increases, that feeling…
That's me.
"Chara."
Now.
Now we have reached the absolute. There is nothing left for us here. Let us erase this pointless world, and move on to the next.
One choice. One chance, to change everything. One way to fix this, to stop what has happened. Maybe amends can't be made, but lives restored, friendships recouped, families reformed. It was all there. Right in your palm. Or under your foot. Do you crush it beneath your feet, or let them take flight, like a bird, just learning to fly?
But what if I told you, you never had a choice? That I, here, made your choice no matter what. Scary, is it not? I fear for the choices I've made, whether they were best for us all. But that matters not. What does, however…
Is you!
Yes, you! Surely by now you've come to realize what part you play. I don't know much about other humans, except they're scum. Just like you. But in this world, it's kill or be killed. And those who stand on top, are the ones we call smart, and the ones on the bottom are what we call dead. You played a part.
Now let me play mine.
Flashback… End.
(AN: This is where the updated section starts, just so you know. Thanks to "The Toad Soldier" for following and leaving a favorite!)
Adam and Mary turned the corner to see a truly peculiar sight.
Not only was there abundant amounts of trash in the water, among them anime discs, old computers, and ice cream bars, the child (one of them, at least. Neither could make out the sweater color) was fighting against a living dummy who seemed to have anger issues.
"Who needs friends!? Who, who!? I don't! Because I've got knives!" The dummy yelled as a knife appeared out of thin air, and shot towards the child. The child grabbed it out of mid-flight and flung it back in one move. The knife impaled the dummy's heart, but it was unfazed.
"So, you like the knives, huh!? Well! Too bad. I ran out." The dummy said, awkwardly trying to cover up his mistake.
"But no matter! You'll be here forever! HAHAHAHAHA OUCH!" The dummy yelled, as a layer of thick white tears fell atop the dummy. The dummy stormed off, complaining about the "acid rain". Seconds later, a familiar figure dropped onto the scene.
"hey guys, noticed you were here..." Napstablook said as he floated over the water.
"Napstablook!" Mary cried, "It's so great to see you!"
"And you too! Say, isn't this the kid you told me to keep an eye out for?" Napstablook asked, pointing at the child.
As they now came into the light, Mary could tell they were the first child they met, the one in green supposedly named Frisk. They stood waist-deep in the water, and actually looked scared to see the two.
"Oh, greetings," the child mumbled, avoiding eye contact.
"Oh, greetings," Adam said in a surprisingly accurate parody of the child's voice, "Yeah, yeah, cut the bullshit, kid. What the hell was that you did in the RUINS?"
The child sputtered out, "Uh, um, I-I don't know what you mean-"
"I believe I can answer that." A new voice emerged.
Stepping from the shadows was Frisk.
Silence.
Yellow Frisk (I'll refer to them as Yellow and Blue Frisk till Adam and Mary learn their name) bolted in Blue Frisk's direction, their arms outstretched as if wanting a hug. They cried Frisk's name.
"Frisk! I'm so sor-" WHACK!
Out of nowhere, "Frisk" sucker punched the other child right in the jaw. The other child recoiled, and fell backwards. Mary moved forward to do something about it, but Adam held her back.
"Frisk! What was the for!?" Yellow Frisk asked.
"Go to hell." Blue Frisk said emotionless, their pupils gone, and eyes black as night.
"Come on, what happened to the pacifist I knew and loved?" the other child asked, treating the punch to her jaw as if it were a joke.
"You lost them, Chara. Its nice to tell strangers who ask your REAL name." Frisk said.
"Uh, yeah, yeah I suppose. Well, other humans. I am Chara." the child replied in fear.
This brought even more questions to Adam's head. Was this the same one he had in that dream of his? Would this kid know who that monster child was? They must have fallen down to, and they met the monster kid in the RUINS. But how had Adam and Mary not met them? Does Chara know? So many questions, too few time to have them answered.
"That's a pretty name," Mary tried, but it was quite obvious that one was forced. Chara didn't seem to notice, however.
"Thanks, Frisk and I, well, we go way back." Chara said, her face blushing red.
Oh great, Adam thought, two kids thinking their first crush is their soulmate. However, Frisk has quite a punch.
"Yeah," Frisk agreed, but with no emotion whatsoever. "You two should keep moving, Chara should go back to being dead, and I have dinner reservations at 6:00. Good day."
Frisk then proceeded to walk through the entry way leading to the rest of waterfall.
"So, Chara? Have any friends down here?" Adam asked. He needed information, but he didn't want to scare the kid out of it. They were currently walking through a path of blue leaves, pushing large mushrooms to make more appear.
"Used to." They replied shortly.
Cross that one for now, Adam thought.
"Did you fall down the hole? On top of Mt. Ebott?" he tried again.
"Yes." Chara replied.
Finally, he gained some ground.
"How long have you been down here?"
"Four hundred, seventy two years." They replied blankly.
"No, no I'm serious." Adam said.
"Four hundred and seventy two years, plus today." The child replied, completely serious.
"Then how are you still this young, if you don't mind me asking?" Adam said. This was so ridiculously ludicrous it was hard to keep a straight face.
"I died. I can't tell you how it happened, the prophecy forbids me-" Chara started, but threw her hand over her mouth. Her eyes shone brightly in the light, blood red pupils, but otherwise pretty.
"What prophecy? What do you mean?" Adam asked.
"Stop." Frisk's voice came.
Everyone turned to see her on a darkened path that lead to another room.
"What are you doing there? What's in that room?" Adam asked.
"The greatest room in all history." Frisk replied.
Adam decided to pass.
"So, what the history between you two. And what is with this prophecy thing?"
"It is exactly what you think it is, a prophecy. I can't tell you what its about, because it's important that it is read at the correct time. It has been handed down for thousands of years, and is destined to be opened, oh, in about... six hours." Frisk said.
"SIX HOURS! How would you know!? What's so important about it anyway!? How do you know this?" Adam burst out. All of this stuff was insane. Monsters, demon children, none of it makes any logical sense!
"Because I helped write it." Frisk replied, and disappeared.
"Are you serious? Did you see what they just did?" Adam complained as they passed over a small wooden bridge over a cliff.
"Yeah, they disappeared," Chara replied. Suddenly, they stopped in their tracks. Their pupils shrunk, and their void expression turned to one of fear.
"Oh, no. He's close!" She cried.
"What? Who? Who's close?" Adam asked, but Chara had already disappeared.
"I think she may be referring to me." A voice boomed.
Near the cliff's edge, with a monumentally large rock pillar to their right, stood someone, short, bulgy, and with a devilish grin that could be seen from miles away. A light blue eye shone in the darkness. The wind ceased to a halt.
"humans. it was nice meeting you. unfortunately, i got some bad news for you. you're gonna have to have a bad time," Sans spoke, and a whirlwind of energy flowed around the cliff, signaling the start of the battle of the century.
So, I think this was how Chapter 10 should have released. I think its better, but please let me know what you think!
Thank you, and have a great day!