Chapter 14: Hopes and Dreams (Undertale FINALE)
Ruby went to where Asgore told her to go when she was ready, seeing an infinite hallway of white. The only thing significant was Asgore.
"Oh? Back so soon? So, are you ready?" Asgore asked.
Ruby inhaled. "Yes. I am ready."
Asgore sighed. "Very well then."
He then turned to face Ruby, seven containers coming from the floor, six having hearts like Ruby's soul, but they were all in a spectrum. Her own soul then flashed on her chest.
'A strange light fills the room. Twilight is gleaming through the barrier. It seems your journey is finally at an end. You're filled with... DETERMINATION!'
"Human, it was nice to meet you. Goodbye." Asgore said with a grim face. He was about to pull something out when a ball of fire sent him flying. Out from the area came Toriel.
"What a miserable creature, about to kill such a poor, innocent youth. Fear not, my child. It is I, Toriel, your guardian and caretaker. At first, I let you go because I thought it was right. But then that would leave you with a horrible fate. To leave the underground, you' shave to take the life of another monster. You'd have to kill Asgore. I decided that I could not allow that. So for now, let us postpone this battle." Toriel said.
Asgore was recovering from the damage he had. "Tori! You came back!" Asgore said happily.
"Do not Tori me, Dreemurr. You pathetic whelp. If you wanted to free everyone peacefully, you could have done it when you had one soul, cross the barrier, and gotten six souls peacefully. But instead, you stayed down here, meekly hoping another human never comes down here." Toriel snarled.
"You're right, Tori. I am a miserable creature." Asgore said. "But... do you think we can at least be friends?"
Toriel sighed. "No, Asgore." Asgore then had a sad face.
Undyne then came in, looking ready for a fight to end. "NYAH! Asgore, Ruby, don't fight! If you guys fight, then I'll! I'll!" Undyne then looked up to see Toriel.
"Oh, are you a friend of Ruby? It is nice to meet you! I am Toriel." Toriel greeted.
"Uh, nice to meet you, too." Undyne then came up to Asgore. "Hey, is that your ex? Man, that's a real bummer."
Alphys then was next to show up. "Hey guys, no one fight, okay?"
"Are you another friend of Ruby? Hello, I am Toriel."
"Uh, hello, your majesty." Alphys said. She then whispered to Ruby "there's two of them?!"
Ruby laughed. "Yup, queen and King." Ruby said.
Papyrus was then next to appear. "Asgore! Human! Don't fight! If you fight, then I'll! Be forced! To ask Undyne for help!"
"Are you another friend? Hello!" Toriel greeted.
"Uh, hello, your majesty!" Papyrus greeted. "Pst, hey, did Asgore shave? And clone himself?"
Sans then came in with Toby. "Hey, kid. You left your dog with us."
"Oops, sorry!" Ruby apologized. "Probably for the best though."
"Yup, that must have been some serious stuff." Sans said.
"That voice!" Toriel exclaimed. "Hello! I think we may... know each other?"
"Oh yeah. I recognize your voice." Sans said.
"I am Toriel. It's so nice to finally meet you."
"Name's Sans, and... same."
"Oh, wait! Then... this must be your brother, Papyrus! It's so nice to meet you."
"Wowie! I can't believe Asgore's clone knows who I am! This is the best day of my life!" Papyrus cheered.
"Hey Papyrus, what does a skeleton tile his roof with?" Toriel asked.
"Hmm... snow proof roof tiles?" Papyrus asked.
"No, silly. A skeleton tiles his roof with SHINgles." Toriel joked.
"I CHANGED MY MIND! THIS IS THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!" Papyrus exclaimed.
"There, there, Asgore. There's plenty of fish in the sea." Undyne told Asgore.
"Yeah, what she said! Sometimes you just gotta quit going for the big furry boss monsters and... get to know a really cute fish." Alphys paused. "It's an analogy."
"Well, I think it's a good analogy." Undyne said.
Mettaton then entered, saying "OH MY GOD! Will you two just smooch already? The audience is dying for some romantic action!"
"Hey, shut up! Man, the nerve of that guy, right Alphys? Alphys?" Undyne asked.
"No, he's right! Let's do it!" Alphys said.
Undyne looked a little struck. "Well, I guess, if you insist, then! Don't hold anything back!"
The two were about to kiss when Toriel interrupted. "Wait! Not in front of Ruby!"
"Oh, sorry. Hehe. Got a little carried away there." Alphys said, blushing.
Everyone then gathered up in front of Ruby. "Hehe, well my child, it seems you will have to stay here for a while. With the new friends you have, we have much to talk about."
Alphys then looked over at Papyrus. "Hey, Papyrus, you called us all over here, right? Well, aside from her. Anyway, if I got here first, how did you know to call everyone?"
"Let's just say... a tiny flower helped me." Papyrus said.
Ruby and Alphys both exchanged nervous looks. "A tiny... flower?" They both asked.
Before Ruby could react, everyone was tangled in vines. Ruby reached for Crescent Rose, but was stopped when vines tangled around her legs and arms, making her immobile. Then, a painfully familiar flower popped out.
"You IDIOTS. While you guys were having your little pow wow, I took the human souls! And now, not only are those under my power, but all your friends' souls are going to be mine too! Heahahahaha! And you want to know what the best part is? It's all YOUR fault! It's all because you made them love you! Without that, they wouldn't have come here!" Flowey laughed.
"So why are you still doing this?" Ruby asked.
"Don't you get it? This is all just a game. If you leave the underground satisfied, you'll 'win' the game. And what would I do then? But this game of ours WON'T end! I'll hold victory right in front of you, just within your reach, and tear it away before you can grasp it!" Flowey laughed.
"You sadistic little flower!" Ruby yelled.
"Hehe. Listen, I'll make you a deal. If you defeat me, I'll destroy the barrier. I'll give you your 'happy ending'. But that WON'T happen! I'll keep you here forever!"
Around Ruby appeared some white bullets. "Even if it means killing you a million times!" The bullets then clashed on her soul, eating away at her aura more and more. When she was about to die, fire erupted, incinerating the bullets around her. "What?!"
"Do not be afraid, my child." Toriel managed. "For you have the strength to defeat him. You just need to hang in there."
Two walls of bullets came at Ruby, but was blocked by a bone and spear. "She's right! Just do what I would do! Believe in you!" Papyrus said.
"Hey, if you can get past me, you can do anything!" Undyne said. "So don't worry! We're with you all the way!"
"Huh? You haven't beaten this guy yet? Come on, this little freak's got nothin on you." Sans said.
Flowey sent another two walls of bullets at Ruby, which was blocked by electricity and some fire. "Uh, technically it's impossible for you to beat him. But somehow, I believe in you!" Alphys cheered.
"Human, for the sake of all humanity and monsters, you have to stay determined!" Asgore said.
Then, a bunch of monsters came out, cheering on Ruby. Each cheer made Ruby feel stronger, her aura replenishing more and more,
"Ugh! No! Impossible! I can't believe it! You! YOU!" Flowey raged. Then he wore his sadistic evil face. "I can't believe you're all so STUPID! All of your souls are MINE!" Flowey laughed, a white light engulfing everything.
When the light cleared, the only thing Ruby could see was a child. He had goat ears and little goat horns like Toriel and Asgore. He had a green shirt with yellow stripes and black pants. "Finally." The child said. "I was so tired of being a flower."
Ruby's eyes widened. She recognized the voice. It was the same voice as from the recordings in the lab.
The child turned and opened his eyes to reveal cheerful green eyes. "Howdy! Chara? Are you there? It's me! Your best friend!"
He then changed form, becoming more adult like with the same garments as Toriel, but different. It was slightly darker with a cape on the back. "Asriel Dreemurr." Ruby said.
The fight began, Asriel sending a few fireballs at Ruby. She thought this would be an easy fight, but soon the surroundings changed, becoming an infinite border of changing colors, as well as Asriel emitting colored paths of himself wherever he moved. This was the real final battle.
Ruby pulled out Crescent Rose and used it to propel herself through the star attacks Asriel threw. "You know? I don't care about destroying this world anymore. After I defeat you and gain total control of the timeline, I just want to reset everything. All your progress, everyone's memories. I'll bring them all back to zero! Then, we can do everything all over again!" Asriel laughed.
Asriel then sent giant stars at Ruby, each one exploding into smaller stars on impact. After that, Asriel drew a large box thing, firing rows of bullets at Ruby. Once the ammo was depleted, it fired a blast of rainbow lasers at Ruby. He threw the Chaos Breaker away and pulled out two swords, swinging side to side, which Ruby parried away. Once he swung a few times, he charged up and clashed his swords together, creating sparks that flew at Ruby.
"And you know what the best part of it is? You'll do it! Because you want a happy ending. Because you care about your friends. Haha, because you never give up! And you'll keep doing this over and over! Man, isn't that golden? I know what you have to lose. Your friends on the surface, your whole team, everyone who's ever cared about you! Don't worry, after this, they won't remember who you are!" Asriel laughed.
"No! I won't let that happen!" Ruby yelled. Asriel then sent bolts of lightning at Ruby, who was able to dodge through most of them, but got struck by a few. She then hoped, remembering why she was here. She then held on to that dream of coming back. She felt the space in her pockets grow smaller. She looked in to find a last dream. As well, her aura seemed more effective now.
Asriel attacked, summoning Chaos Burster, firing volley after volley, bullet after bullet. Then, when it fired the laser, stars erupted from the gun, making Ruby's work a lot harder, getting hit a few times. "Now, enough messing around! Time to purge this timeline!" Asriel shouted, letting out a mad laugh. The entire area grew dark, a skull the only thing Ruby could see. It then started inhaling, cubes being pulled in. Ruby used all her strength to survive it, only having a sliver of aura left over.
"Haha, still? Wow, you really are something special, aren't you? But I've only been using a fraction of my real power!" Asriel laughed. "Come on! Let's see what good your determination is against THIS!" Asriel exclaimed, morphing under a blinding light.
The next scene would forever remain in Ruby's mind, possibly give her nightmares for weeks. Asriel's form changed to a demon-like form. His teeth were now sharp and his horns were in a spiral. His arms were now levitating near his sockets, as well as his lower half not having any legs, but a heart-like cylinder making him levitate. He also had multi colored wings, changing colors from time to time. "Uahaha! Behold, my true power!"
Ruby could feel the entire world crumbling around her, the power so intense. She tried to reach for Crescent Rose, but her body refused to move. She struggled to move, gritting her teeth, but nothing happened. Asriel sent plasma balls at her, hitting her soul directly, cracking it in two.
Ruby almost accepted her fate, but something held her back. As her vision blurred, she saw the horrified faces of her friends. Not just her monster friends, but also Yang, Weiss, Blake, Jaune, Pyrrha, Ren, Nora, Ozpin, everyone. They all looked horrified. Asriel truly was ending the world with his power. Ruby then looked back at her shattered soul to see it was reforming. It refused to die. She refused to die.
"I won't die. Not here. Not now!" Ruby exclaimed. "I must stay determined!"
Ruby's soul reformed, better than ever, full of energy. However, Asriel's power still immobilized her, but her soul could move. She maneuvered it through each plasma blast, determination coursing through her veins and her heart. She had never looked more serious in her life.
"Asriel, you mess with myself, that's one thing. Mess with my friends, that's crossing the line!" Ruby yelled.
Asriel laughed. "I can feel it. Every time you die, your friends forget you a little more! You will die here, in a world where no one remembers you!"
Ruby struggled to move. Nothing happened. She tried to reach her SAVE. Nothing happened. She tried to reach it again. Nothing happened. Seems like saving really is impossible. But when all hope seemed lost, a new symbol appeared in front of her. It was rainbow, shining, and with the words SAVE on it. She reached out and touched it. She was able to then SAVE her friends.
"Papyrus! Sans! Please hear me!" Ruby shouted. Inside of Asriel, something was resonating. Ruby was enveloped in light and soon saw Papyrus and Sans, but their faces blurred.
"I must capture a human." Papyrus said.
"Just give up. I already did." Sans said.
"No. No, this isn't you guys! Snap out of it! Papyrus, remember that date we had? When you never loved me back as much, but I always loved you? Please remember! Something! Anything!" Ruby cried.
Papyrus was fazed, but soon regained consciousness. Sans, too, regained consciousness.
"No, wait! You're my friend! I could never capture you!" Papyrus exclaimed, the blur disappearing.
"Nah, I'm rooting for ya, kid." Sans said, his smile as nice as ever.
Ruby was then put back at Asriel. The SAVE icon hovered in front of her, which she touched and called out "Toriel! Asgore! Please!"
She was again enveloped in light, appearing in front of Toriel and Asgore.
"This is for your own good." Toriel said.
"Forgive me for this." Asgore said.
They then sent fire balls at Ruby. Ruby managed to get through the attack. "Toriel, remember that pie you made me? How you wanted me to stay with you forever? I promise you I'll see you again!" Ruby cried out. The blur faded from their faces and their smiles filled Ruby with a warm feeling.
"For the sake of monsters and humans..." Toriel said.
"...You have to stay determined!" Asgore finished.
The area faded to show Undyne, face blurred like the others. "All humans must die!" Undyne exclaimed, lashing out at Ruby. Ruby blocked every strike with Crescent Rose in defense mode, making the blade less sharp, but more durable.
"Undyne, please! I am not like other humans! Remember? You taught me how to cook once! We hung out! Undyne, please remember!" Ruby exclaimed.
The blur faded from Undyne's face, her wide smile warming Ruby's heart. "Well, some humans are okay, I guess." She said.
The area faded to Alphys, face blurred like the others. "You don't like me, don't you? I have to keep lying." She said, little Mettatons flying at her.
"No, that's not true! You're one of my greatest friends! You're a genius! You fixed Crescent Rose!" Ruby cried out.
The blur then faded from Alphys's face, her smile also warming Ruby's heart. "No, that's not true! My friends like me! And I like you too!" Alphys exclaimed.
The area then faded back to Asriel, the SAVE symbol still hovering. There was still someone needing to be saved. But who? Ruby's mind then clicked and she called out "Asriel! I know you're in there somewhere!"
"Huh? What are you doing?" Asriel asked.
A new vision crossed Ruby's mind. It was a story. A human on the ground, and a goat child finding them. They took them home, to two goat adults. Ruby then called out to Asriel again.
"What... what is this feeling? What are you doing? No! No, I don't need anyone!" Asriel yelled, sending plasma blasts at Ruby, a few hitting her.
"Asriel, I know this isn't you! I know you are a kind and caring person!" Ruby cried out.
"No, stay away from me! I'll tear you apart!" Asriel shouted, sending fewer plasma balls at Ruby.
"Asriel, you are nice! You care about humanity. You wouldn't hurt anyone! I know that!"
Asriel looked down. "Chara... Do you know why I'm doing this? It's because I want to keep you around. No, it's not just that. I care about you. I care about you more than anyone else. I'm not ready to lose someone like you again." Asriel said.
"Asriel.." Ruby said.
"So please, stop doing this, N!" Asriel cried, blasting Ruby with a beam of pure energy. Ruby would have been vaporized if her aura wasn't there. As she grew weak, her determination let her hang on, more and more damage taking. "Stop! Stop this! Please stop this!"
Soon, the beam ceased. Ruby's body was smoldering, patches of burns around her body and smoke coming off her. "Asriel... please stop."
"Chara... I'm so alone. Chara... I... I... I..."
Light engulfed the two, Asriel turning back into a kid. "I'm sorry." Asriel said, crying. He wiped the tears off his face and looked up at Ruby. "I always was a crybaby, wasn't I Chara?" Asriel said, then looked down. "I know. You're not actually Chara, are you? What... what is your name?" Asriel asked.
"My name is Ruby Rose." Ruby said.
"Ruby. That's... a nice name. Ruby, I can't keep up this form. I have to let the souls go. But first, I have to keep my promise. It's time for monsters to go free." Asriel said, starting to levitate. Souls then poured out of Asriel, millions of white monster souls spiraling around him. The whiteness above them then shattered, the barrier being destroyed. Asriel then fell, Ruby rushing in to catch him.
"I got ya." Ruby said, lifting up Asriel.
"Thanks, Ruby. Look, you should just forget about me. I'll turn back into a flower soon. I'll stop being able to feel anything. So, just forget about me." Asriel said.
"Well, I want to help. So let me." Ruby said, hugging Asriel to comfort him. Asriel returned the hug, crying into Ruby's shoulder. Ruby patted Asriel's back in an attempt to comfort him a little more.
"Ha... ha... I don't want to let go." Asriel cried. They soon broke the hug and Asriel walked off. Before going too far, he turned back to look at Ruby. "Hey, by the way, look out for mom and dad for me, okay?"
"Sure thing, Asriel." Ruby assured.
Asriel nodded and walked off, leaving Ruby to be enveloped in white light.
"Ruby, please wake up!" A faint voice called out.
"Ruby, don't give up now! You have to stay determined!" Another faint voice called out.
Ruby opened her eyes to see everyone standing around her, tears in all their eyes. She started to get up, but stopped as her right arm shot up pain. "Augh!" Ruby cried out.
"Don't stress yourself, child. You sustained serious injuries from... well, I'm not sure. To be honest, we do not remember much." Toriel said.
"Yeah, tell us next time you decide to take a nap!" Undyne joked.
"Yeah, you had Papyrus crying like a baby." Sans said.
"What?! I didn't cry! I don't cry! I just... caught something in my eye." Papyrus defended.
"What did you catch?" Sans asked.
"Tears!" Papyrus said.
Ruby chuckled a little. "Hey, what happened anyway?" Ruby asked.
"We are not sure ourselves. We saw a flower, then everything went white. Next thing we knew, the barrier was destroyed." Toriel said.
"So... He actually did it." Ruby said. Everyone exchanged confused looks.
"Child, what do you mean 'he did it?'" Toriel asked.
"Oh, it's-" Ruby stopped. If she mentioned Asriel to Toriel, she would most likely search the whole Underground for him. "It's nothing." Ruby lied. She knew Toriel wanted to see Asriel, but she didn't want her to be heartbroken.
Toriel didn't argue. "Here, let me see your arm." Toriel said. Ruby lifted her right arm as Toriel examined it. "Oh my. There are some broken bones in here. We will have to get you some medical care soon." Toriel said worried.
"Monster food can't heal it?" Ruby asked.
"I'm afraid monster food can only ease the pain. This will require some medical services. Here, let me wrap it up." Toriel then pulled out some cloth and put it around Ruby's neck and arm, making an arm cradle.
"Thanks. I could use some help getting up, though." Ruby said, taking Papyrus's hand as he pulled her up. "Thanks."
"No problem. I'm so exited to go to the surface! The cool wind on my bones, the sun gleaming on my body, shimmering my bones. One can only dream. But now, it's a reality!" Papyrus cheered.
"Calm down, buddy. The humans don't know we are one with peace yet, so we got to plan that out." Undyne said.
"Yes, but if there is war, it will be a beautiful place we will die at least." Papyrus said.
"You're an optimist, I'll give you that, Papyrus." Ruby said.
"Well, there's a whole new world waiting for us all. Should we go see it?" Asgore said.
"Yes, indeed. Let us go see the surface." Toriel said. The group then went through the passage to the surface, seeing the Emerald Forest gleam in the sunset. In the distance, there was Beacon, Ozpin's tower glinting in the sunlight.
"Oh my. It's... beautiful." Asgore said.
"Ruby, you live with this? It's so nice! The air is so fresh, the sunlight is so warm!" Undyne said.
"Yeah, I guess I've never took the time to feel how good the air and sun are until now." Ruby said.
"Sans, what's that giant yellow circle in the sky?" Papyrus asked.
"We call that the sun, my friend." Sans said.
"Wowie! I'm finally meeting the sun!" Papyrus cheered.
"Wow, it's way better than on TV. Way better! I never thought it would be this amazing!" Alphys said.
"I could stare at this for hours." Asgore said.
"Yes, but what will we do now?" Toriel asked.
"Oh, right. Everyone, this is the beginning of a bright future for us. A future where monsters and humans will live in peace. Ruby, may I ask something of you?" Asgore said.
"Yes?" Ruby asked.
"Would you be our ambassador? We need a human to show that monsters are caring beings." Asgore said.
"Of course! I will do anything to bring peace to Remnant." Ruby cheered.
"Yeah! Ruby will be the best ambassador! And I, the great Papyrus, will be the best mascot! I'll go make a good first impression!" Papyrus cheered, running off.
"Well, someone ought to go get him. See ya." Sans said, walking off in the wrong direction.
"Ugh, why must I do everything? Papyrus, wait!" Undyne said, running off for Papyrus.
"Hey, Undyne! Wait up!" Alphys called out, running towards them.
The other three stood at the cliff edge in silence. Asgore then turned to Toriel. "Um, should I follow?" Asgore asked, Toriel shooting a stern glare at him. "Well, gotta go." Asgore said, sprinting off.
Toriel looked over to the path to the Emerald Forest. "Thing sure are shaping up. What about you, Ruby? You said you have a team, did you not? I assume I will have to adjust to life here."
Ruby giggled. "Trust me, you'll need a lot of adjusting here."
Toriel giggled as well. "I hope I will be able to follow up with you, my child. Things are certainly looking up to us. Now, come along. The others are waiting for us."
Toriel took Ruby's unharmed hand and walked off.
A/N
Woohoo! End of the Undertale segment! This certainly has been a journey! I will be posting the RWBY continuation chapters soon, so stay tuned! This story is long from over! It's just the beginning, as Asgore said. Anyway, hope you enjoyed. PM me your ideas, I might even take some OCs and put them in as I see fit. Also, I apologize in advance if I get details wrong. That said, get ready for the next chapter of Rose of the Underground!