A/N: I wrote this chapter when I was full of angst. That's why it's so short and people are screaming.

Updates will be more recent for this story because I want to finish it before school starts. Don't worry, after this chapter, things will get more exciting. So hold onto your molasses. Wait, don't. I hate molasses. XD


The kids were disappointed when they discovered the Nice Cream guy was all out of Nice Cream. They weren't so disappointed when they reached MTT Resort. Finally, they could get a break.

Well, that's a lie, actually. Because when they arrived there, quite a scene was happening.

"Oh!" Cody gasped. His face lit up like a Christmas tree. "It's her!"

Some human girl was pointing a gun at Sans. She was giving him a fierce glare. Sans was staring back at her, one of his eyes lit up. He was holding out a bone.

"Whoa," Chara admired the girl, looking starstruck. "Sick."

"'Sick'?" Percy asked, staring at Chara. "That is completely OOC for you, Chara."

"What?" Chara shook their head. "I didn't mean it like that! I meant to say…!" They paused. "I meant to say…!"

They bit their lip, tilting their head. "What is going on?"

"Huh?" Sans and the girl eyed the children. They put down their weapons. The girl grinned at Cody.

"Howdy, pardner," she greeted him. "You okay?"

"I think…" Cody replied, smiling back. "I made a lot of friends!"

"I am not your friend," Chara grumbled. They eyed the girl. "(But my gosh, I would be friends with her.)"

"Okay, enough!" Melody stepped forward. She stared at the girl. "Who are you and what on Earth is going on?"

"Are you fighting?!" Brayden asked eagerly. He cheered. "SICK! I WANNA SEE SOME ACTION!"

"Howdy to y'all," the girl said, walking over to Melody. The girl had tan skin, brown hair with a red tinge, which was tied back into a low ponytail, and yellow eyes. She was wearing a brown sweater with two yellow stripes. Her pants were also brown, as well as her boots. Upon her head was a cowboy hat. Her voice had that stereotypical cowboy accent.

"I'm Clover." Clover said, shaking Melody's hand. Frisk stepped forward.

"Heya, Clover!" they greeted cheerfully. They shook her hand as well. "I'm Frisk! This is Chara, Faye, Brayden, Melody, Percy and Cody! We're on a mission to save Chara's best friend, Asriel! Wanna come with?"

"For once, I actually want someone to come along," Chara squealed. They stiffened up. "I mean, no, don't come along, it'll annoy me!"

"Mm, yeah sure, Chara." Frisk said, wiggling their brow at Chara. Chara growled.

"Well…" Clover eyed Chara for a moment. She grinned. "I'd love to come along."

She adjusted her hat. "Do y'all know how we're gonna save this 'Asriel'?"

"Yep!" Frisk replied cheerfully. "Welcome aboard Clover!"

Chara was being 'grouchy' as usual. They definitely disagreed with another human coming along. Complete and utter disagreement.

"Welp, break time now!" Frisk said brightly. "Who's excited?"

"NOT ME!" Brayden yelled, who wanted to keep running around.

"Well, too bad, because we're stopping whether you want to or not!" Frisk cheered brightly, giving Brayden a toothy grin. He glowered.

"We haven't asked Clover about why she was fighting Sans…" Faye spoke up quietly.

"doesn't matter kids," Sans chuckled. "you guys keep on talking." He eyed Chara, who was hiding their face with his jacket. "when am i getting my jacket back, kid?"

"Never," Chara mumbled.

"Chara," Frisk folded their arms and glared at Chara. The first human pouted.

"That doesn't matter," Melody scoffed. She took a step towards Clover. "I think we deserve to know what happened."

"how about we discuss it over dinner?" Sans offered. "the mtt resort's got a nice restaurant."

"FOOD!" Brayden cheered, fist-pumping the air.

"... alright." Clover said, giving Sans the stink eye. Frisk stood between her and the skeleton, smiling.

"That's a great idea!" they cheered. "Let's all get some food!"


"well," Sans eyed the kids sitting around a table. They were inside the restaurant. It was just as fancy as you'd expect. So pretty fancy. "here we are."

"Yep," Clover agreed, her eyes narrowed. Chara was staring at her.

"I would call this a 'social standoff'." Percy said, eyeing his notes.

"I'm hunngggrrrrryyyyyyy," Brayden whined.

"Brayden shush!" Melody grumbled, smacking his arm. He glared at her.

"Guys, come on!" Frisk sighed. They grinned at Cody and Faye. "At least you two are being quiet."

The respective kids blushed and waved.

"jeez you kids are a mess," Sans chuckled. "it's like you'd rather argue with each other than actually do anything."

"Excuse me!" Melody stood up. Frisk pulled her down.

"We'd actually like to hear that story now," they said brightly. "So why don't you go ahead and tell it?" They eyed Clover. "Clover?"

"Well," Clover brushed her forehead. Chara suddenly looked interested. They pretended to not be interested. "That skeleton tried ta fight me."

"Why did you do that, Sans?" Frisk asked. "I thought you had a promise to-" They stopped themself. "Uh, nevermind. Go on!"

"a promise…" Sans eyed Frisk suspiciously. "how did you know about…"

Sans raised his bone-brow. "kid… is there something you're not telling everyone?"

Frisk sweat-beaded.

"Frisk is from another timeline very similar to this one," Percy answered. "They are aware of future events."

"(Thanks, Perce.)" Frisk said, winking at him. Now Chara was suspicious.

"That is true, I will not doubt it, but there is something I find odd," they said, cocking their head. "Frisk… neither of us are used to meeting the fallen humans in the regular timeline, at least alive. And you yourself told me you don't know the fallen humans or anything about this timeline, aside from the fact that we can SAVE Asriel. But… you seem to…" They looked up. "You seem to know-"

"What are you talking about Chara?" Frisk asked like there was nothing wrong. They stood on the table. "I don't know these guys in other timelines!" They pointed at the other humans. "I'm just as new to this as you!"

"Wait, so I know you in another timeline thingy?!" Brayden asked.

"NO!" Frisk answered angrily, standing on the table. They took a deep breath. "I mean, no! Of course not!"

"Then why did you say you did?" Brayden asked. He pulled his hair. "I'M SO CONFUSED!"

"GOOD!" Frisk replied, clenching their fists. "BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANY OF YOU, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON! I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE! SO. SHUT. UP!"

They realized what they had said. They shrugged. "Oh, oops! Didn't mean to, uh… yell… but I'm being honest! I really don't know anyone here!"

Frisk turned to Sans, sweat-beading. "WELL THAT WENT OFF-TOPIC, DIDN'T IT? HA HA HA! HOW ABOUT YOU TELL US WHY YOU FOUGHT CLOVER, SANS?!"

"I think Frisk is losing their marbles…" Faye mumbled.

"Me too…" Cody replied, making a face.

"well, if youre done screaming and standing on the table…" Sans said. Frisk blushed and slipped onto their seat. "so, as frisk just mentioned, i made a promise with a woman behind a door in snowdin to not harm any fallen humans and watch over 'em. but then this girl," He pointed at Clover. "she kept chasing monsters around and doing a lot of crazy stuff. i wasnt gonna kill her. i was just gonna slow her down a bit."

"Why on Earth were you chasing monsters around?" Melody asked Clover.

"They were doin' a lot of 'crazy stuff'," Clover answered, frowning. "Like, tryna kill me, y'know?"

"You were harming them?" Chara asked, looking up.

"I did what I had to." Clover responded, eyeing her gun.

"You're disgusting." Chara responded, suddenly scowling.

"Excuse me?" Clover asked, glaring at Chara.

"Excuse YOU!" Chara yelped back. "Do you even care about the civilization of monsterkind? Of course you don't. You're a human."

"That's racist." Percy commented.

"Does it look like I care in the slightest?!" Chara grumbled. They got up, a furious look on their face. Their cheeks were flushed. "I hate you all." They stormed off, leaving the building.

"welp," Sans raised his bone-brow. "thats that, i guess."

"They'll get over it." Frisk said reassuringly, smiling.

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"Well fantastic!" Frisk cheered, smashing their head on the table. It looked like they wanted to cry. Cody rubbed their shoulder.

"Well this is an absolute mess." Melody grumbled, folding her arms.

"Where's Chara?" Clover asked, standing up. "I'll find 'em."

"And beat the heck outta them?!" Brayden asked, standing up.

"Nah," Clover replied. "But I don't think it'll be pretty."


Clover sighed. She didn't usually like people like Chara. Ever since... she'd lost her father... she had become very serious about stopping criminals. And they tended to be people like Chara. And monsters, who continuously tried to take her soul.

Cody didn't like the idea of killing monsters, even if they had hurt him.

Despite being different, Clover had got on well with Cody because he too knew what it was like to loose a parent. He'd lost his mother ages ago. Clover had saved Cody's life, and before she chased more monsters, they talked for a little bit. Clover liked that guy. He was nice. He was almost like... family...

Clover frowned, observing her hands. To be fair, she had to give Chara one more chance. To prove that they were not all bad.

Chara was sitting on the bridge outside the MTT resort. They were, unsurprisingly, very angry. The one human they had a cru- admired, and she was hurting monsters.

You're such a fool, Chara chided themself. Humans are not worth it. Thank goodness I will see Asriel soon. I cannot stand much more of this stupid journey.

"Howdy," Clover greeted, eyeing Chara.

"Bother off." Chara growled, folding their arms.

"You are not very nice, are ya?" Clover asked, walking over to them. She sat down and gave them the stink eye.

"I said bother off." Chara repeated, looking away.

"I dunno who this Asriel is, but he must really like you to be able to stand you." Clover grumbled.

"People must really like you to be able to stand you!" Chara whined. They adjusted Sans' jacket and abruptly stood up. "I will hear no more of this! Goodbye!" They ran down the bridge, headed towards the CORE, muttering cuss words the whole way. Their running was scattered, like they weren't really into it.

"Chara, get back here!" Clover groaned.

"Hey!" Frisk appeared behind Clover. The others were following them. "What's happening?"

"Chara just went into that shiny place." Clover pointed at the 'shiny place', aka the CORE. The entrance glowed blue, pulsing with electricity.

"Oh!" Frisk clapped. A maniac-like grin was on their face. "WELL! That's just perfection! Chara is pretty much screwed! How awesome is that?!"

"The monsters in there must be pretty dangerous then…" Faye said, looking uncomfortable.

"They are, but that's not what I meant!" Frisk said cheerfully. "Chara is screwed because I'm going to kill them for abandoning us all!" They took a step forward. "Let's go Team Kill Chara!"

"Yep, definitely lost their marbles." Melody mumbled.


Chara was angrier. There was no doubt about it. They stormed through the CORE, eyeing the blue floor. Electricity crackled. Their phone buzzed in their pocket. They ignored it. They didn't care.

Suddenly, a monster approached them. Their heart skipped a beat as a battle initiated. And their phone kept buzzing.

"Madjick pops out of its hat…" Chara mumbled. "This magical mercenary only says magic words."

"Please and thank you." Madjick replied, gazing at Chara. Its eyes shimmered underneath its hat. Chara stepped back. Magic attacks surrounded them.

Chara couldn't move. They were going to…

"CHARA I'LL TURN YOUR INSIDES INTO SPAGHETTI AND EAT IT!" Frisk yelled, running towards Chara.

"That's cannibalism." Percy said, appearing behind Frisk.

"HEY!" Brayden yelled. "IT'S MY JOB TO DO THE BATTLE CRY!"

Clover pulled Chara back before Frisk could turn their insides into spaghetti and eat it. Frisk glared at Chara, giving them threatening gestures. Faye patted their shoulder. She knew she had to calm them down.

"You're in a lot of trouble, Chara." Melody told the First Human, her arms folded. Chara pouted.

"CHARA I'M GONNA BEAT THE CRAP OUTTA YOU WHEN FRISK MAKES YOU INTO SPAGHETTI!" Brayden growled, stepping towards Chara. Clover kept pulling Chara back.

"Guys, please, don't fight!" Cody said. He eyed Chara. "You… were just upset, right Chara?"

"I just want to save Asriel," Chara grumbled. They glared at the others. "But everyone keeps getting in my way!"

"I know, Chara," Frisk replied, suddenly not a psycho anymore. "We'll save ASRIEL. And we'll do it together! There's nothing to worry about or be sad about or cry about or look down about or-"

"WE GET IT!" Brayden interrupted.

Frisk cleared their throat. "So! Let's go through the CORE! FOR TEAM SAVE ASRIEL!"

Madjick had left since this scene was getting too awkward. So Frisk skipped ahead like they were apart of the Wizard of OZ.

"I have no idea what's going on." Percy said emotionlessly.

"Neither do I, Percy," Melody sighed. "Neither do I."


"Oh my god!" Alphys phoned the kids. "I was trying to phone Chara because they were running away and then you guys were following and it was all going to mess and I-"

"Chill out bro." Brayden said, waving his hands.

"(Who the heck is this?)" Clover asked, looking confused. "(I don't remember her…)"

"(Dr. Alphys, Royal Scientist)," Chara responded. They were standing next to Clover, hugging themself. They wished they hadn't run off. They could have had a break back at the MTT hotel. But then Asriel…

Alphys took a deep breath. "Alright. It's going to be fine." She saw the kids approach a bridge with a lot of lasers. She took another deep breath. "Looks like you can't proceed until you hit the next switch. B-but-"

"The lasers will come in the wrong order that you say," Frisk told Alphys. "Trust me, I know."

"W-what?" Alphys sounded shocked. Then sad. "Then what do I…?"

"What Frisk is saying is that you are useless," Chara replied. Alphys gasped.

"No it's not!" Frisk argued, folding their arms.

"Oh please," Chara snorted. "We have been getting no guidance from her. Frisk, you are the one that has been giving us guidance. So by calling us, she is wasting everyone's time."

"Wasting your time…?" Alphys asked, sounding… really hurt.

"Uh, Chara!" Cody said, sounding worried.

"You're being a little mean." Melody said, folding her arms.

"Besides, it's not true!" Frisk said, pouting. "Alphys is part of Team SAVE Asriel, just like the rest of us!"

"No, she is not," Chara replied, looking down. "Forget it."

"Chara!" Frisk argued. Chara hung up on Alphys, glaring at the lasers ahead.

"Well that was rude." Melody said, giving Chara the stink-eye.

"I don't care." Chara replied, their hair covering their face.

"You're really not very nice." Clover commented, raising her brow.

"No." Chara turned around and smiled. "I'm really not."


The kids passed a few more lasers. Every time a monster approached them, Chara hid behind Frisk. Brayden found this hilarious. Chara didn't. They got more and more cranky and impatient as time went on. Everyone was finding them a little irritating. Including the monsters.

When it came to the hard bosses, Chara was even more temperamental. Everyone was still annoyed. Frisk groaned. Chara was going to be a nightmare during the Mettaton fight.

"I'm so sorry Clover," Frisk told Clover. "Chara is grouchy but they're not always this bad…" They smiled. "They'll be a lot nicer when Asriel comes back. I promise!"

"They better, because they're a pain." Clover grumbled, eyeing Chara. They were arguing with Melody over something. Frisk sighed too. They hated to admit it, but Chara was really quite a pain.