Remember: Spoilers for Undertale, my story, and R.I.P Lynn's are contained within this story.
If you'd rather not be spoiled in any of those three ways, please stop now and go read the other stories or play the game. (It's worth it!)
If you need another reminder/overview of either of our stories, please go back to chapter one or two to check them out.
Thanks again to R.I.P. Lynn for making this possible.
Now, time to check on everyone!
Chapter Fourteen: Healing the cracks
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Reporters called in a cacophonous racket, trying to get the Monster King's attention as he took center stage. This was a live broadcast, being aired by every news station in the country.
Countless cameras and microphones were focused on the great and powerful king as he cleared his throat, silencing the reporters as he prepared to speak. The background behind them revealed that they were holding this press conference/ announcement right outside of the Hospital that Alex had… um… well, kinda damaged a bit…
Behind him stood his wife and Queen, Toriel, sending a reassuring smile to Asgore for a moment, before her face went serious for the camera. Beside him stood Captain Undyne in her full uniform and armor, with two other Royal Guards. Further to the side, standing directly behind the king was a high-ranking member of local law enforcement, as well as some federal agents and representatives.
It was nearly midnight.
As soon as the crowd became quiet, he spoke in his commanding, yet gentle voice.
"Howdy, and good evening." He began, staring directly into the camera as he spoke, "As many of you are already aware, a bizarre and frightening series of events has occurred several hours ago in our humble Ebbot City." He said, pausing for a moment before elaborating.
"Earlier this evening, just after sunset at about 8:30 pm, there was an explosion on the fifth floor of Ebbot General Hospital. This explosion has caused hundreds of thousands of dollar's worth of damage to the technology on that floor while injuring several dozen people. As of now, there have been no reported fatalities, and the structural integrity of the building appears to be intact." He stated for them, continuing, "However, the Hospital is now fully evacuated and those who need treatment have been rerouted to other nearby hospitals. There are officials from both local law enforcement and federal agencies here tonight to investigate the scene fully." He informed the public. Several reporters took this moment of silence to try to ask him questions.
"Your Majesty."
He held up a paw, telling them that it wasn't the time for questions yet. They quieted down as he began to speak once more.
"At approximately 9:00, until 9:15, there were widespread reports of the night sky changing dramatically and seemingly unnaturally. The stars were reported to have changed positions slightly, while the moon was seen to change from a full moon to a new moon, before then becoming a waning crescent." He explained, looking slightly troubled.
"However, the sky has since returned to normal, and no adverse effects have been observed by this phenomenon. There will be federal agents working with esteemed Royal Scientist W. D. Gaster to discover the cause of this, and we will be sure to announce the findings once final conclusions are reached…"
He looked over his back towards the federal agents, who remained emotionless. One of them, the one who seemed more in-charge, nodded slowly, signaling that Asgore should continue.
He turned back to the crowd and looked back into the cameras, "There have been rumors and reports that various Anti-Monster Extremist Groups or Terrorist Organizations might be responsible for these incidents, but it has not been observed nor believed that this is the case. These are simply rumors, and are not to be believed."
He took a deep breath, looking down at the provided paper on the podium. She looked away from it and back at the cameras. It almost appeared like he was about to step down, but he didn't. He, instead, continued.
"To all of you out there, listening tonight or in the future, do not be afraid." He began, getting a few looks from the agents. It was as if he wasn't originally planned to be up there this long, "We have been through much worse in the past, and I can say honestly that there is not currently any threat." He assured them, gently and subtly hinting at their time in the Underground… to those that remembered, at least.
"Stay Determined." He finished, gaining a slight, quiet applause as he stepped back. The moment he did, the reporters realized their mistake and began screaming their demands for questions. To this, the lead federal agent on scene stepped forward and spoke into the mic, allowing Asgore to accompany his wife.
"I apologize, but His Majesty, King Asgore Dreemurr will not be available for questions. However, I will answer what I can." She said, no sooner had she finished that the onslaught of questions continued.
"Ma'am, Ma'am!" They shouted before the human woman pointed to one of the reporters. The rest went quiet as he asked his question.
"There are rumors that the one responsible for the explosion, although not-yet-identified, is also responsible for the sky incident. Is this true and have there been any leads to apprehend the suspect?"
Lynsie let out a sigh before she reached over to Frisk's lap with her left hand, taking the T.V. remote and muting the news program. She'd rather not hear any more of it…
Lynsie readjusted herself in the uncomfortable blue chair provided by the hospital, with a window to her right and the exit to the hospital room on her left.
Before her lay Alex, unconscious and wrapped in countless bandages, covering countless cuts and bruises. The doctor had given her a diagnosis of her friend's injuries.
'Several lacerations, with one on his leg puncturing an artery. Many bruises across his torso and limbs, with four broken ribs. Possible concussion. Extensive damage to his Soul, which had an undocumented Soul trait.' She had been told. He'd been beaten pretty badly. The doctor had told her it's a miracle that he received so many injuries and live. She'd arrived with him at the hospital just in time to save his life. Even with the way technology and magic have progressed, his injuries are too extensive to be immediatly healed. He'd have to stay overnight as the medicine and healing magic do their thing.
And boy… the doctor didn't even know the kid was fighting strongly with these injuries…
Lynsie turned to her right, where her arm was around Frisk, who was sitting in the second chair provided, leaning into Lynsie as she tried to stay strong. Poor Frisky…
Frisk looked up at her with her normally brown eyes, which were now puffy and red from her crying. Lynsie's own eyes had returned to normal, as she had deactivated her Anomaly State the moment she successfully shortcutted to this hospital.
Another nearby Hospital, built on the edge of Ebott and a decent distance from the other, more broken one. This is, of course, because a certain anomaly trashed the main hospital in Ebbot, and returning there might not be the best course of action.
The two of them sat in silence with Alex in the room. Neither speaking a word to one another. Not because they had some sort of distrust between them, rather there was nothing to say at the moment.
Chara and Asriel were downstairs, being treated by healers since their injuries weren't as extensive as Alex's. The doctors demanded that Lynsie rests for treatment too since her HP was below the halfway point, but she refused. Instead, she ate one of alternate Sans' hot cats to replenish her HP and partially heal her while she stayed with Alex. Frisk, of course, refused to leave his side once she arrived at the hospital.
The two skeleton brothers were staying outside the room, keeping a watchful eye on the staff, while Doctor Gaster took most of the alternates back to his lab to begin the final preparations on their machine… to hopefully end this crisis once and for all.
Frisk took a deep, shaky breath before she spoke, "I… I don't hold this against you, you know?" She said quietly, refusing to make eye contact.
Lynsie frowned, not looking at Frisk either. She responded, "Who? Me… or Alex?"
Frisk wrapped both of her arms around Lynsie, pulling herself closer to Lynn. "Both of you…" She replied into Lynsie's shirt.
Lynsie nodded, watching Alex as his heartbeat monitor created the only noise in the room aside for their breathing.
"Frisk… are you going to be alright?"
She nodded into her shirt, not looking up at Lynsie, "I… I don't know." She admitted, "I just hope Alex is the same after all of this…"
Lynsie smiled gently and nodded, "I'm sure he'll recover Frisk." She told her confidently, "You heard the doc, and I've seen him fight. He's one tough cookie. This won't keep him down, I'm sure of it." She said reassuringly, despite the small amount of doubt seeping into Lynsie's mind. After all, she hardly knew the kid aside from the stories she'd heard.
Frisk looked up at her now, her eyes had tears welling inside of them as she smiled gratefully at her, "Th-thanks Lynsie!" She said before diving back in for a hug, which Lynsie allowed, wrapping her arms around the teenager to comfort her back and return the hug.
They sat like that for a few moments longer, before a knock came from the door.
"knock, knock."
Neither of them were in the mood for a knock-knock joke, which the person on the other side of the door sensed, halting his joke as he slowly opened the door.
Sans smiled awkwardly in his damaged lab coat, looking at the pair of them. He scratched the back of his skull, "sorry to both ya'll, but i'm gonna need to borrow frisk for a bit."
Frisk looked at him, tilting her head in confusion as Lynsie expressed it for the two of them, "Why? Is it important?"
Sans chuckled awkwardly before nodding, "actually, yeah." He said, clarifying, "ya see, we're trying to pinpoint the exact origin of the code error, and we think it's got something to do with the resets, seeing as they're the main source of fun value changes."
Lynsie was a little confused, "And why do you need Frisk?"
"well, g hypothesized that if we compared various pieces of both frisks' data, then we might be able to find the differences and use them as a guide… of sorts…"
Frisk frowned, but gave in and stood up. She turned toward Lynsie before taking a step, though, "Lynsie?"
"Yeah, Frisk?"
"Could you… you know… let me know when he wakes up?"
She smiled gently and nodded, "I'll send Doctor Gaster a phone call the moment Alex stirs."
Frisk smiled brightly, rushing forward to give Lynsie another hug, before she broke it off, "Thanks!" She then reached out to take Sans' hand.
Sans smiled apologetically, "again, sorry. it should only take a few minutes."
And suddenly, a blue flash erupted from Sans and Frisk's position. By the time the flash ended, the two of them vanished.
Lynsie sighed and smiled gently to herself. She leaned forward and looked at Alex once more. Poor kid…
Speaking of Alex, his heart-rate began to climb slowly as he stirred awake.
His eyes opened and he tried to sit up, before grunting in pain and falling back into place, gaining Lynsie's attention. She perked up a bit and devoted her attention to the awake person before her, his eyes closed in pain… likely from the broken ribs.
After a moment, the pain must've died down enough for him to calm down, so he opened his eyes, looking forward and making eye contact with Lynsie. He maintained eye contact for a few moments longer, before tears formed in his eyes.
Before they began to fall, Alex looked up at the ceiling and muttered, "Fuck..."
Tears streamed down his face as he sealed his eyes, trying to stop the flow of salt water, but they wouldn't heed his command.
"Alex?" Lynsie asked quietly, trying to calm him down.
She prepared to rise from her seat, but she froze when he spoke between his sobs, "P-Please… p-p-please tell me that it w-was… that it was j-just a dr-dream…" He begged her, his eyes still closed.
Lynsie shook her head and frowned despite him not looking at her. "I… I'm sorry Alex. It wasn't a dream."
Alex nodded in acceptance as he continued to cry, muttering things between sobs, such as 'I can't believe it.', 'What have I done?', and 'I hurt them again.'.
Lynsie, snapping out of it, walked over and softly put a hand on Alex's shoulder, beckoning him to look at her, which he did. Alex frowned and looked away, "Why don't you hate me?"
"Why would yo-" She began.
Alex interrupted, "I hurt my friends, I hurt your family… hell, I tried to suffocate your brothers and to take your Soul's power…" He nearly shouted, looking away in shame, "All I've ever done it make things worse, hurting others…"
Lynsie shook her head and shook Alex's shoulder, making him look back at her. "Alex, I'll admit, I wasn't happy during that fight… and if I'm being honest, I wasn't fully against kicking your ass after you almost killed Chara and Asriel." She informed him, making him feel all-the-more guilty.
"…but…" She continued, "I know that I wasn't fighting the real you."
"How can you say that?" Alex said, confused.
She frowned and looked out the window, "You fought Asriel, right? As the god of hyperdeath?"
Alex nodded, remembering his timeline vividly, "Yeah… but I had Frisk and Chara by my side."
"Well, how about Chara? You fought her?"
Alex, again, nodded. "Yes. I went to another timeline… with a genocide. I fought Chara, who was possessing Frisk." He admitted sadly before he added one last correction, "But I still had help."
Lynsie sat down on the hospital bed beside Alex, locking her eyes onto his, "We fought them when they weren't themselves. When both lacked love… when they lacked a Soul… when they were both merely shadows of their former selves." She explained to Alex, who listened intently, before rebutting her argument.
"Yeah, but I had my full Soul still!" He argued, "I didn't have a fragment of a Soul, subjected to countless RESETs. I didn't have an empty void, losing my emotions and love."
Lynsie nodded, "That may be true, but your Soul was gripped by darkness and negativity. Similarly to how Chara was when I found him. He'd given into the darkness and Relentlessness, much like how you gave into Hate and Fear." She reasoned.
Alex looked away and frowned, sobering quickly as he spoke again, "And the point is?" He asked, shocking her with his bluntness. Before she could respond, he cut her off as he continued and explained himself. "The authorities are certainly going to come after me soon enough, and I'm sure Asriel and Chara never had to deal with that." His frown grew in size as he slowly nodded, "And I deserve punishment… After all, no one is above consequences." He said sadly.
"And what of Frisk?" She asked, making him look at her, "She'd be devastated."
Alex struggled to withhold his tears before swallowing them, "Frisk… there's no way she doesn't hate me after all of this… I've put her through so much anyway, so it'd be one less burden."
Lynsie stood up and faced Alex, crossing her arms as she looked down at Alex. She couldn't take this anymore, not with him being stupid, "Then you're a fucking idiot!" She shouted harshly, making Alex flinch at her harsh words.
She shook her head, "Do you not pay attention?" She asked, "Frisk loves you Alex! She's been worried sick, waiting with me for hours as we watched you. Do you know the one thing she was focused on when she found us? You! She wanted nothing more than to find YOU!" She explained aloud, making Alex look down in shame.
"I'm… I'm not worth all that…" He finally said.
She shook her head again, "That's where you're wrong 'brother'." She said, making Alex flinch once more when she called him that, "Everyone cares about you… and I've heard the stories!" She informed him, "Your 'fall' into Ebbot to find her… your battles and struggles to save her from Gaster… Your fights against those who wished to destroy your timeline… and even your dates with her." Alex's face went blood red when she mentioned that last part.
She sighed, crouching down a bit to be at Alex's eye level, "You mean more to them than they could ever tell you. They're worried about you, Alex. Now… tell me what's wrong!" She demanded, but Alex shook his head.
"It's not anyone's concern. Only mine."
She put her hands on her hips as she frowned, rising back to her full height. "It became my damn concern when you blew up half of a hospital floor." She informed him without mercy, making him flinch, frown, and look down in shame.
The two of them remained silent for a moment, before Alex softly responded, "I…" He paused, looking up at Lynsie and making eye contact, "You're the anomaly of this world, right?" He asked, getting a nod in response. Then, he whispered, "Do you ever wish that… you weren't?"
He asked, shocking Lynsie with such a question. "What do you-?"
"Do you ever wish… that you were just normal? Not some Anomaly… not some savior… just that you were Lynsie Dreemurr?" He clarified, continuing to whisper.
Lynsie pulled one of the chairs over to beside Alex's bed before taking a seat. She thought for a moment, before replying to his question with a question, Socratic-style, "Why do you ask?"
Alex let a few new tears fall as he explained slowly and as clearly as possible, "I don't want to be an Anomaly…" He began, "I don't like being a m-mistake in the grand scheme of th-things… I just w-want to be Alex… a normal k-kid with NORMAL problems."
"Why?" Lynsie asked, "Being normal is boring."
Alex chuckled darkly before responding, wiping a few tears from his eyes, "Yeah, that's right… being murdered and tortured isn't boring in the slightest." He said humorlessly, making Lynsie look at the kid with concern.
"I didn't mean it like that." She said apologetically.
Alex shrugged, "I know…"
He continued, "If I was boring and normal, I wouldn't have died to Sans… If I was boring and normal, I wouldn't have been so gravely injured on so many occasions over these last few years… And most of all…" He said, before swallowing harshly, "If I was normal, I wouldn't be looked upon as a beacon of 'Hope and Purity'." He admitted.
Lynsie thought back to the stories she'd heard about Chara being heavily affected by Asgore's exclamation that they'd be the 'Future of Humans and Monsters'. The burden of such a role had gotten to them, and Chara's pretty strong, both in the physical and emotional sense.
She opened her mouth, "You couldn't bear the burden." She concluded, to which Alex nodded.
"Yeah…" He said, pausing for a moment, "No one ever asked me if I wanted all of this. And after dealing with the Entity, I thought it would be all over… that'd I'd have a chance at being a normal teenager… and boy was I wrong…"
She looked into Alex's eyes, seeing his sadness and sincerity at everything he was saying… it tugged at her heart. She spoke, continuing his train-of-thought, "And the stress of it all made you fall into despair, didn't it?"
Alex didn't nod, but the look in his eyes confirmed her theory. "A-and everyone made it l-look so easy…" He continued, "F-Frisk and Chara were fine… all o-of the Monsters, e-even Sans didn't seem bothered b-by anything… even A-Alric and Verdana…" He paused for a moment, "I-I mean they struggled with it, b-but…"
"But they appear fine, undamaged even?" Lynsie asked.
Alex nodded, "A-and then the nightmares started, a-and I couldn't control m-my magic very well a-anymore…" He admitted as he stuttered, "A-and then the flashbacks and br-breakdowns began… I couldn't take much more…"
Lynsie nodded, putting a gentle hand on his shoulder, "And coming here to this timeline… my world…"
She didn't need to finish her sentence, but Alex did, nodding, "It re-reminded me of the past. I… I didn't want to d-do this anymore, which is why I began avoiding G-Gaster's lab in the first place." He took a deep breath, "And waking up here… I knew I wouldn't last long, s-so I began to l-look for Sans."
"You thought that he'd help you get home… before something happened." She assumed, her conclusion being confirmed as truth as he nodded.
Surprising Alex, Lynsie leaned forward and wrapped her arms around him gently, pulling him into a hug. He flinched at first, but soon enough he let her do so. He buried his face into her damaged shirt and began to sob, finally telling someone about his problems.
As he cried there for a moment, Lynsie spoke, surprising him, "Yes."
Alex's sobs slowed down a bit. After a moment, he looked up at her, "Wh-what?"
"Yes, I did want to be normal." She reaffirmed, shocking Alex, "Back in the Underground, when I learned I was an Anomaly, I was kinda devastated… as you can imagine." She admitted, "I didn't like the idea of not belonging… and it didn't help that Gaster, the River Person, and Gaster's Followers kept informing me of that fact."
"Wh-what do you mean th-that you 'did'?" Alex questioned, intrigued that he wasn't the only one who felt this way.
She smiled gently, "Because then… I found purpose."
Alex looked at her in confusion, silently asking her to elaborate.
She smiled warmly, casting a glance towards the door, where Sans and Papyrus were standing on the other side, "I found love, Alex. And love means everything." She locked her eyes back onto Alex's, "And I saw the love Frisk has for you, and you for her… hold onto that Alex, that's the only way to make it through this." She told him.
He nodded sincerely, hugging her back and making her smile gently at him.
"Now, why don't we give Frisk a call?" She asked as Alex wiped his tears, sitting back up, "She wanted to know when you were awake. She was called away by Gaster." She explained, to which Alex nodded.
She pulled her phone out and pulled up Doctor Gaster's number, but didn't click it just yet, "And Alex?" She asked, gaining his attention once more.
"Y-yeah?
"I know you don't want to 'burden' your friends… but you need to talk to them about this." Alex looked down in shame, "You're only burdening them by making them worry and not talking to them."
Alex hesitated for a moment before he gave in and nodded, "Th-thanks Lynsie…" His Soul within his Chest seemed a bit brighter now as more life could be seen in his eyes. It wasn't perfectly silver like it should be… it'd take some time, but he was on the road to recovery now.
She smiled and nodded, "No problem, bro."
Alex chuckled, "Why do you keep calling me that? I'm not your brother, adopted or otherwise." He questioned, a bit higher in spirits.
"Tibia honest, it's 'cause I know it gets to you. I like ribbing you." She said, teasingly with some overused skeleton puns.
Nonetheless, Alex fell back onto his bed as he laughed, making Lynsie's smile brighter. 'At least someone seemed to be raised right!' She thought.
She got up and stepped to the side a bit, pressing on Gaster's number. Two rings go by before he picks up.
"Yo, Gaster. The kid's awake." She informed him.
The alternate Sans promptly appeared with Frisk, who immediately hopped onto Alex's bed and embraced him tightly, crying tears into his hospital gown as he apologized profusely.
The skeleton volunteered to stay, watch over the kids, and protect them, so Lynsie went out to the hallway to her two skeletons.
A few moments later, the three of them appeared outside of Gaster's lab, since the other Sans had told her that Gaster might be ready to fix the problem. As soon as they appeared outside, her Sans began to speak.
"so sweetheart, how'd your shortcut feel?"
"YES LYNSIE, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD DO THAT?"
Lynsie shrugged with a sly smile, "I don't know guys… that stuff is top secret."
"AWWW, PLEASE LYNSIE! I'M A GOOD SECRET KEEPER!"
"c'mon lynn, no need to keep this to your bonesome self."
She let out a quick giggle at the pun, while Papyrus frowned and crossed his arms, "REALLY SANS, DON'T INTERRUPT HER WITH YOUR INSUFFERABLE PUNS!"
Sans shrugged, "my bad bro, i'll try tibia better about it."
"AHHHH, SANS!"
Lynsie full-on laughed now at their antics. She decided to interrupt them before Papyrus got upset, "I'm not entirely sure."
"huh?"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"
"Well, I'm not sure how I did it. I just… felt like I needed to. I imagined the closest hospital to us, thinking of that place, and then suddenly, Alex and I were in the main lobby." She explained.
"dang, can you still do it?"
Lynsie thought for a moment, imagining that she was on the inside of Gaster's lab, standing by the Soul Scanner. She opened her eyes, noticing that her surroundings have not changed. She frowned, "Dammit. Guess not." She said, unhappy.
Sans chuckled at her misfortune, "it was probably easier with the anomaly state…" He paused, smiling devilishly, "…maaaaayybeeeee if you're nice i could try to teach ya." He said, wiggling his nonexistent eyebrows.
Lynsie felt a bit of heat rush to her face before she forced it away, smiling back, "You better be as good of a teacher as you say you are then."
Sans chuckled and looked away for a moment, "no promises."
The three of them entered the main door to the lab. Once inside and past the now-deactivated Soul Scanners, they found everyone else in the main laboratory.
Both Gasters and Alphys stood there smiling at the three of them. Beside them was a device that Lynsie had never seen before.
It looked kind of like those 'portals' and 'gateways' that you'd see in the movies. It was an octagonal 'portal frame' with eight Soul-shaped hearts, one on each joint of the frame. Each one glowed a different color. Red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, blue, purple, and white. The most common seven human Soul colors and the color of Monster Souls.
The rest of the device consisted of nearby consoles and computers, with a large, external power cable that snaked a few feet behind it, before entering the ground. It was likely hooked into emergency generators in the basement, just in case something happens, it won't affect the power grid.
"Wow." Lynsie said, examining the impressive device from afar.
The alternate Gaster smiled with pride, "INDEED, PRINCESS." He said, nodding and motioning towards the device with his hand, "THE QUANTUM MULTIVERSAL ACCELERATOR, OR THE QMA FOR SHORT. THE PINNACLE OF MY LIFE'S WORK, EXCEEDING THAT OF THE CORE."
Her Gaster nodded in agreement, "✋ 👎 👎📬 ✋❄ ✋💧 ✈🕆✋❄ ✌💧❄ ✋💧 ✋ ❄ ✌❄ 💧🕆👍 ✌ 👎 ✞✋👍 🕈 😐💧📬 ✋ 🕈 🕆 👎'✞ 🏱 💧🕆💣 👎 ❄ ✌❄ 💣 ✡ 🕈 🕆 👎 👌 👎 👎 ❄ 💣✌✋ ❄✌✋ ✠❄ ✌📫👎✋💣 💧✋ ✌ ✌❄ 🕈✌✡💧📬 ✌ 👎 ❄ 🕆💧 ❄ 👎✌ ✡ ✌ ❄✋ ✌👍❄ ✌💧 ✌ 👍✌❄✌ ✡💧❄✍ 🕈 😐 🕈✍" (INDEED. IT IS QUITE ASTONISHING THAT SUCH A DEVICE WORKS. I WOULD'VE PRESUMED THAT MORE ENERGY WOULD BE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN EXTRA-DIMENSIONAL GATEWAYS. AND THE USE OF THE LEGENDARY ARTIFACT AS A CATALYST? WHO KNEW?)
The alternate smiled, "EXACTLY. NEITHER DID I, UNTIL I TOOK THE FIRST READINGS FROM IT. I'D USED TO THINK IT WAS JUST SOME SORT OF GLASS BALL, BUT IT'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT. AS FOR THE POWER, YOU'LL NEED MUCH LARGER AMOUNTS TO MAINTAIN CONNECTIONS NONSTOP, BUT THE GENERATORS SHOULD WORK WELL ENOUGH TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE DAMAGED CODE."
"HELLO GASTER. HELLO OTHER NOT-GASTER. HELLO ALPHYS!" Papyrus said.
"hey, if the two of you are done stroking your own egos, we'd like to get the show on the road." Sans said, interrupting them too.
"I agree Gaster, I'd like to take care of this problem before any other things happen to the sky." Lynsie said, nodding in agreement with Sans.
Gaster nodded, sighing a bit, "✋ ✌🏱 ✋ 📪 ✋❄❄ 📬 ✋❄🕯💧 👌 💧 💣 ❄✋💣 💧✋ 👍 ✋ 💣 ❄ ✌ ❄ 💧👍✋ ❄✋ ✋👍 💣✋ 👎 ❄ ✌❄🕯💧 ✌ 👎 ❄ ✋ 💧 ✋ ✌✞ ❄📬" (I APOLOGIZE, LITTLE ONE. IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE I MET ANOTHER SCIENTIFIC MIND THAT'S LEARNED THINGS I HAVE NOT.)
"YES, YES. SORRY PRINCESS." The alternate apologized too, "ANYWAY, WOULD YOU CARE TO EXPLAIN, DOCTOR ALPHYS?"
Alphys nodded, "W-we used comparisons of both versions o-of Frisk to find the inconsistencies. U-using this data, we determined the e-exact data points that have corrupted, and w-we can give you access to th-those points with the QMA."
"How? If I'm supposed to correct the corrupted data, how would the QMA help?"
"YOU SEE PRINCESS, WE'VE DISCOVERED SOMETHING. THE VOID BEYOND REALITY… IT HAS FULLY MERGED WITH OUR VERSION OF IT. THERE, THE CODE IS…" The alternate searched for the right words.
"❄ 👍 👎 ✋💧 💣 💧❄ ✌👍👍 💧💧✋👌 ❄ 📬 💣 💣👌 🕆 ❄✋💣 ✋ ❄ 💣📪 ✋❄❄ ✍ ✡ 🕆 ✌👎 🏱🕆 👍 👎 ❄ 🕈✌ ✌ 👎 💧 ❄ 👍 👎 🕈 ✋❄ 🕆❄ ❄ ✌ 💣✌ ✡ 💧❄✌❄ ✞✋💧✋ 📬" (THE CODE IS MOST ACCESSIBLE THERE. REMEMBER OUR TIME IN THE ROOM, LITTLE ONE? YOU HAD PUNCHED THE WALL AND SEEN THE CODE WITHOUT THE ANOMALY STATE VISION.)
Lynsie soaked in the information, nodding, "I see. If I go to the combination of Voids between both worlds, I can access the code directly, and fix it with my Anomaly State?"
"P-precisely!" Alphys said, smiling.
"AND WITH A FEW CHANGES IN CALCULATIONS, WE CAN OPEN THE VORTEX DIRECTLY INTO THE VOID. NO NEED FOR GREY DOORS OR FALLING INTO THE CORE."
"hold up." Sans said, stepping forward and interrupting. "you want lynsie… to go to the void?" There was silence for a split second. "i'm sorry g, but are you insane?!"
Papyrus nodded, "I AGREE! SURELY, THERE MUST BE A SAFER WAY TO FIX THIS!"
The two skeletons stepped forward, making a barrier between Lynsie and the three scientists. "❄ ✋💧 ❄ 🕈✌✡📪 ✌ 👎 ❄✋💣 ✋💧 ❄ 💧💧 👍 📬 ✞ ✡ 🕆📪 💧✌ 💧📪 ✌ 👎 ❄ ✌❄ 🕈 💧 🕆 👎 👎 ❄ ✋💧 ✈🕆 ✋👍😐 ✡📬" (THERE IS NO OTHER WAY, AND TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. EVEN YOU, SANS, AGREED THAT WE SHOULD DO THIS QUICKLY.)
Sans shook his head, "don't turn this on me, g. that was before you told us your planning on sending her there."
The alternate Gaster stepped forward, "SANS, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT SHE WILL BE FI-" He was interrupted by Sans' left eye bursting into flames.
"👍 💣 🕈📪 💧✌ 💧📬 💧🕆 ✡📪 ❄ ✋💧 👎 ❄ 💧 ❄ ❄ ✞✋ 👍 📬 ✡ 🕆 ✌✞ ❄ ✞ ✋✞ ✌ 👍 ✌ 👍 ❄ 💧🏱 ✌😐 💧 📬" (COME NOW, SANS. SURELY, THERE IS NO NEED TO RESORT TO VIOLENCE. YOU HAVE NOT EVEN GIVEN HER A CHANCE TO SPEAK FOR HERSELF.)
Lynsie nodded, using her arms to push the skeleton wall before her apart. "I'm going to do it."
"Th-the chances of her getting hurt are n-no higher than her chance of getting injured when sh-she fought Alex." Alphys tried to helpfully add to calm Sans' nerves.
"BUT LYNSIE LOST OVER HALF HER HP!" Papyrus countered, making Alphys shrink back behind the two Gasters.
"SANS. PAPYRUS. THIS IS HER CHOICE. THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE OF ERROR HERE. DON'T YOU BELIEVE IN HER?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
Sans' flaming eye extinguished as his dropped his gaze, "yeah. of course i believe in her, but…"
Lynsie wrapped Sans in a firm, comforting hug, "I'll be fine Sans. Just in and out."
Sans wrapped his arms back around her and nodded, "o-ok."
Papyrus joined into the embrace, transforming it into a group hug, "BE CAREFUL LYNSIE!"
She nodded, "I will. I promise."
That seemed to reassure Sans a bit. A few moments later, they broke up their hug as a light pressure wave hit all of them.
Looking forward once more, a black and white swirling vortex of ones and zeros floated within the QMA structure. She looked to both Gasters, who nodded at her.
"PRINCESS, IT IS READY WHEN YOU ARE."
" 💣 💣👌 📬 😐 ❄ 👎✋💧❄ ❄ 👎📪 👍 🕆🏱 ❄ 👎 👍 👎 📬 ✋❄ 💧 🕆 👎 ✌🏱🏱 ✌ ✌👌 💣✌ ✌ 👎 ✌🏱✋👎 ✡ 🕆 👍❄🕆 ✌❄✋ 📬 🕆 💧 ❄ ✌ 💣✌ ✡ 💧❄✌❄ ❄ 👍 👍❄ ❄ 👍 👎 📬" (REMEMBER. LOOK FOR THE DISTORTED, CORRUPTED CODE. IT SHOULD APPEAR ABNORMAL AND RAPIDLY FLUCTUATING. USE THE ANOMALY STATE TO CORRECT THE CODE.)
She nodded and stepped toward the vortex, staring at it and taking in its unnatural beauty. She chanced a glance back to both of her lovers, who smiled lovingly towards her. Yet, she knew that deep down, beneath their happy exteriors, they'd be worrying about her until she returned.
Well, better not keep them waiting then…
She turned back towards the QMA, took another step forward, and jumped in.
Author's Note:
So, Alex is doing a bit better, Frisk is ecstatic, and Lynsie is going to repair the damages done to their two timelines, stopping the convergence and allowing the alternates to return home to PureTale. I hope you liked the chapter, and I hope you look forward to next time!