Chapter 10: Together

Laura immediately moved over to Grillby, seeing he was mostly recovered, but still injured. Kneeling by his chair, she took his face in her hands. "Grillby," she said softly, making him look at her and he gently held her hands to his face, giving her a loving look. "I need your help in this battle."

"You have it, my beautiful flame," he said.

Smiling at that, she kissed him and he kissed her back, standing up and holding her to him as a yellow aura surrounded them. Amber went over to Papyrus and helped him up. "Oh, Papyrus, I'm so sorry," she said softly, looking away. A gentle, gloved hand turned her face gently to look back at him.

"For what?" He asked gently. "You've been fighting to keep another RESET from happening. Never apologize for that."

She smiled at him and was surprised when he held her closer and kissed her soundly, making her kiss him back as an orange aura surrounded them. Sans, seeing this, realized what was going on and joined in with Frisk beside him and she hugged him hard and he returned the hug just as firmly. "Don't worry, baby bones, we're all here," he said soothingly before they turned to face the monster that had been causing them so much trouble. Hurricane also came up to stand beside them along with Gaster, who felt a small hand clutch his own and looked to see Frisk was looking up at him, her small face worried and he gently patted her head. "You're not alone in this fight, little one," he said soothingly. "We're here to help you."

She nodded, but looked at the now giant-sized follower, who looked half-crazed with power now and also looked ready to use that power at any point. Dylan took a deep breath as he set aside his camera in a good spot to record everything while he joined in. "This is going to take a lot, Gaster," he said. "Do you think all of us can stop this guy?"

"Yes, but as you said, it's going to take a lot," the scientist said.

Amber looked at them, holding onto Papyrus. "Then as Dylan said, let's get the job done," she said.

The familiar music from "Night On Bald Mountain" began to play and the follower started attacking, tentacles flailing around to catch them or launch attacks, but the monsters and humans moved in sync with the attacks aimed at them. Sans grabbed Frisk and held her protectively as he dodged and threw out barrages of bones and Gaster Blasters. Papyrus and Amber moved almost like they were ice-skating and the tall skeleton called out his bone attacks, even having a long bone in his right hand while Amber gracefully spun around him. Grillby was throwing out fire balls that Laura was kicking right at the follower, her kicks giving the fire balls a boost of speed. All these tactics proved to have a small effect because the follower only grunted a little. Gaster looked at Hurricane. "Get ready," he said.

The blaster nodded and moved upward, a power beam gathering in his mouth while Gaster raised his hands, a purple aura gathering and making his hands glow. Seeing this, Laura instantly knew what her father was up to and looked up at Grillby. "Follow my lead," she said.

He nodded and let her lead him in the dance that brought them closer to Gaster while Amber and Papyrus also danced over to them and Sans and Frisk came over, all of them standing in a close circle. "Gaster, what's your plan?" Amber asked.

In response, he lifted up his purple-glowing hands. "We need to combine our powers all at once," he said. "Hurricane can knock the combined powers into our enemy while we distract him. Dylan, you're going to have to hold it all together for Hurricane."

The young man raised his hands, which began to glow green. "On it," he said.

"The rest of you, together now."

Bones, fire balls, and tendrils colored like the rainbow flowed to Dylan as he gathered them all in a green-colored bubble, forming a shield around them as the follower tried to get in to get them, but the shield prevented that and he continued to pound on it with all his might. Frisk decided to try and at least talk to the follower to end the fight peacefully. "Stop!" She called out to him. "Why are you fighting us?"

He snarled. "To get my master free!" He said. "He's trapped in the void with no way out! I must free him!"

"But he is free," she pointed out. "He's right here with us."

"No, he's not! He's still trapped! There's no escape from the void except to RESET! I must RESET back before my master was lost! I will free him from the void! And you, Frisk, are the one to help me do so!" The follower ranted.

"No!" She cried out. "I promised! I'll never RESET! I'm going to destroy that button forever!"

The follower snarled again, attacking with more fervor as Dylan gathered all the powers into the green bubble. "Okay, I'm about to release it," he said. "But be ready. The shield's coming down too."

"We're ready, brother," Laura said and then she had an idea. "Frisk, can you call up the RESET button?"

The child looked alarmed. "Yes?" She asked hesitantly.

Gaster saw what his daughter had in mind. "You want to destroy the RESET button for good, but it can only be done in a battle," he said to the young girl. "The combined powers can do that, but it must be timed right."

"We can be the distraction," Amber said, looking up at Papyrus, who nodded.

"So can we," Laura said, gently squeezing Grillby's hand and he nodded in return.

Dylan nodded to them. "Get ready," he said and took a deep breath before bringing one hand down, lowering their shield. The two dancers and their partners instantly spun out and began dancing together in quick fashion, distracting the follower who tried to concentrate on them and what the rest of them were doing, but he couldn't watch them all at once.

Amber looked at Papyrus. "Can you lift me up like a ballerina?" She asked hopefully.

"Of course," he said immediately and his hands took a gentle, secure hold on her waist before lifting her up over his head and she held her position well, fully trusting the tall skeleton.

Grillby was standing in a ready position, knees slightly bent and hands held out to catch something. Laura was nearby and ready, watching Papyrus and Amber closely until the young dancer gripped the tall skeleton's shoulder and her legs hung limp almost like she was doing a bridge in the air as Papyrus moved closer to the follower. "I've got you, my lovely dancer," he said.

That was both Amber's and Laura's cue and the older girl did a skip before turning herself into a no-handed cartwheel, Grillby's hands bracing her shoulders to keep her from falling as Amber then kicked up as if doing a pose and Laura also kicked out her leg hard, both kicks hitting their target with precision and distracting him just before Dylan let go of the power-filled bubble and Hurricane spat out a beam of light, hitting both the RESET button floating in front of the green-colored bubble and the bubble itself, which hit the follower dead on.

Defeated, the follower fell over and faded away, destroyed forever. Amber hung her head. "We had no other choice," she said softly.

"I'm afraid you're right, young one," Gaster agreed softly.

Laura ran over to Gaster and hugged him. "Father, is it really over?" She asked. "Are Frisk and the others finally safe?"

"Yes, my daughter," the scientist said, returning her hug. "They are no longer in danger."

Sans came over, holding Frisk, who was clinging to him. "Maybe not, but I think we all need an explanation," the short skeleton said.

Grillby nodded. "I believe that is fair, as we don't know the whole story except for what we've seen," he said.

"They're right, Gaster," Dylan said.

"Yes, they are," the black-cloaked skeleton agreed. "Let's go home and then explanations can take place."

So the follower has been defeated. Next up: everything is explained. Stay tuned!

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