Frisk gently held Asriel's hand. "Azzy...are you sure? 'Cause it sounds pretty crazy when you say it..." she trailed off. "I'm not crazy! I know she's in there. It's just...ugh!" he flopped backwards onto the couch.

"I believe you! I really do!" Frisk assured, adjusting her position on the footrest. "And I wasn't calling you crazy or anything...it just sounded weird. I mean, she got into my head... so she could very well get into yours too." she bit her lip, remembering the Bad Timeline.

"But why would she want to get into MY head? I'm sick! I couldn't have ANY use to her!" Asriel huffed. "I just want her to get out."

"Actually..." a voice echoed through the room. Frisk and Asriel darted their heads around to find the speaker. "I kinda like it in Azzy's head. It's nice." Asriel growled under his breath. It was fine when Frisk called him Azzy, but ONLY Frisk. Coming from HER... it was sounded like a taunt.

"Chara." Frisk spat the name out. "Get out of wherever you're hiding right now!" she demanded.

Asriel felt a chill up his spine. "Nah. Like I said-" Asriel felt red-hot pain shoot through his head. He cried out and clutched his head, curling up again. "Stop it! You're hurting him!" Frisk cried. "-I like it in Azzy's head." Chara finished. The pain stopped.

"Leave him alone!" Frisk demanded again. "Nah." Asriel felt it again, but it was even worse this time. "Stop!" Frisk wailed, seeing him begin to writhe. "Besides, if I got out, the poison would just kill him! Like it or not, I'm the ONLY thing keeping little Azzy alive." Chara explained, directing her words at Frisk.

It stopped again. Asriel curled up tighter, as if that would keep her from doing it again. "Why would you WANT to keep me alive?! If the nightmares, you said you were going to kill me!" Asriel shouted.

"Oh, I will!" she assured. "I just like to take my time! But don't worry, it won't hurt... much." she giggled, sending more chills to the duo. "Why do even want me dead in the first place?! What did I ever do to you?!"

Asriel didn't get an answer. Instead, his eyes rolled back in his head, he went limp, and his breathing went shallow.

The dreamscape was large and flat, with a gray floor and storm clouds in the sky. Asriel stood in the middle of it all, his best friend turned murdering pyscho standing about ten yards away. She faced away from him, the knife in her left hand glinting evily.

She slowly turned around to face him.

"Azzy...I don't wanna fight you..." she took a fighting stance. "But I wanna KILL everyone, so I'll make the sacrifice!"

Suddenly, a smaller version of a Chaos Saber appeared in Asriel's hand. He nearly dropped it. "Chara, I really, REALLY don't want to fight you, either... if you could just get out of my head-"

Chara threw her knife at Asriel's head, just barely missing him. "I'm gonna take that as a no." A new knife appeared in her hands as she lunged at him.

Asriel couldn't dodge in time and the knife ripped a gash through his sweater, slashing a cut into his side.

Finally, Chara and Asriel stood at a standstill. They both panted and their weapons were lowered.

Asriel was peppered with cuts from the knife, all bleeding. Chara dropped her knife and kicked it aside- sign of surrender.

"Azzy...I'm so sorry...I didn't want to do it..." she sobbed. Asriel tossed his Saber- which hadn't seen any action, since he had never seemed to have a chance to hit her- aside.

"C'mere." he opened his arms. She stumbled forward, wrapping him in a hug. The two sank to the ground.

They spent some time together, just sitting with each other while Chara let all her tears out.

"It's not fair to be alone, after what you've been through

So let me be your best friend

Please let me stay with you

I'll keep trying to reach out

I'm never leaving you

Determination fuels me

I want to be with you,"

Asriel sang softly. Chara sniffled. "That was great, Azzy. I forgot how good your singing voice was." Chara managed a non-creepy smile. Asriel smiled back and kept going.

"I will show my love always

Because it's clear to me

Together we'll do anything

Our life isn't easy..."

Chara simply hugged him tighter. "Azzy...I don't want to let you die... I can't let you die because of me AGAIN."

"I'm going to be fine! Don't worry!"

Chara looked him in the eye. "You don't understand. I poisoned you because I wanted an excuse to get into your head. I...wanted another chance to gain control..." she buried her head in his shoulder. "If I leave, you'll die!"

"But if you stay, we'll BOTH die. It would be better if you left...hey, maybe I'll get lucky..." Asriel tried for a weak laugh. "Oh, yeah... If you went down, I'd go down too...well...see ya..."

Asriel's world faded to black.