CH 14 | What Cost To Make

It had been a few days. Chara's condition was still pretty bad. Coughing both day and night, sneezing, she even threw up once.

Both Frisk and Sans knew Chara was really sick and that it was more than just a cold. Frisk asked Sans if he could heal her and Sans said that it would help. Monster's healing magic only works if the subject is physically hurt. There was no human medicine in the underground and monster medicine wouldn't work. Both of them were worried. Frisk tried to think of the worst but Sans knew he could do anything to help Chara. It it pained him.

Frisk knew that Sans thought of the worse. But not on purpose. There was just one simple truth. There was no hope in sight for Chara. Unless she got better soon, …

But that wouldn't stop Sans and Frisk from trying.

Sans had gone to his job at the lab and Frisk was in charge. He got his trust back from Sans even though he didn't trust himself.

At least time I know she won't disappear when I'm not looking. Frisk thought to himself trying to give himself confidence but he knew it wasn't working.

He made hot chocolate for Chara since she felt so cold lately and Frisk thought it would warm her up. He went up the stairs and into his room. Chara was laying down but wasn't sleeping. Frisk placed the hot chocolate on the floor.

"Hey Chara. Made you some hot chocolate to warm you up!"

Chara rolled over. Her face was a sickly pale. The peachy cheeks she had were more pink now. Her once bright red eyes looked duller like her soul. There was no life left in her face. It was like someone came along and sucker it all away. Chara reached out to take the hot chocolate but she wasn't strong enough to pick it up.

Frisk picked it up for her and tried to let her touch it, but when her hand touched his, Frisk pulled away. Her skin is like ice. Frisk tried again and let Chara drink the warm chocolate liquid. Once she was done. Frisk wanted to let her sleep. He made sure all the blankets were top of her and that she was actually going to sleep.

One he made sure that she was asleep again, he took the mug and brought it down stairs. Frisk put the mug in the sink and then went to the couch. He was tired. He stayed up all night last night because Chara threw up her hole dinner and he couldn't let her go to sleep on an empty stomach. He wanted to make sure Chara was okay, but he needed his sleep too. He wanted to just drift asleep and close his eyes, but he reminded himself that the last time he was left in charge, Chara fell into the river somehow. Frisk was still convinced the flower did it.

That flower. This is all his fault. What is even his deal? Why does he want Chara's soul so badly? Frisk looked up and saw something from under the door. A leaf.

A leaf? But it's basically winter here. Where would a leaf- The flower! Frisk, without any second thought, jumped off the couch and ran to open the door. When he looked out on the snow, a trail of leaves lead to Waterfall. Frisk went out and followed them.

He followed the trail until he got to the room with all the echo flowers. The wishing room. He was far from home but he knew the trail leaded to answers. He looked around for a bit and then he saw it. The flower.

"Well howdy Frisk!" it said with it's sinister smile

"You. I want answers!" Frisk wasn't going to hesitate to fight this thing.

"Well...it's a good thing we're alone~" It said tauntingly. "What didja want to know?"

"I want to know why you want Chara's soul."

"Haven't I already told you that?" It blinked innocently but Frisk knew the flower was far from innocent.

"Not the truthly reason no."

"Hahaha...You're quite clever there boy. Do you get it from the trash-bag?"

"Sans is not trash. He's a great friend!"

"Hmm...if you say so...I've been lead to think otherwise…"

"What does that mean?" Frisk asked inquisitively

"Do you want to know about Chara? Or what I do in my free time? Cause you can't have both!"

"Chara. Tell me why you want her soul!"

"I told you already. We need it to break the barrier."

"Then why not take mine? If you need seven, and you have six, why didn't you take my soul when it was in your grasp?"

"Because...Yours. Isn't. Special." Flowey said it right into an echo flower.

The flower repeated it and more flowers repeated it until the whole room was saying 'Yours isn't special.' over and over and over.

"B-but why?" Frisk asked through the the whispers of the flowers.

"WHY?" the flower said growing out of the ground and up to Frisk's height.

"Why Frisk...It's very simple...her soul is a fusion…"

"F-fu-fusion?" Frisk said suddenly tensted up.

"Yes. A monster and human fusion."

"H-how?"

"There's too much to tell...but she really isn't getting any better...is she Frisk?"

Frisk was shocked. "Why did make her fall into the freezing cold water!? She could've died you know! That was plan wasn't! To kill her!"

"Kill her? HA! What good to us is a fusion soul if she's dead? HAHAHA!"

"Wh-what?" frisk didn't understand any of this.

"Let me give you some advice Frisk. You really shouldn't leave doors wide open...anyone could come in and just….TAKE SOMETHING." the flower went back into the ground.

Frisk's face was now scared. Chara!

Frisk ran back as fast as he could back to Snowdin. When he got to his house, he stepped inside. The place was trashed. The tables were flipped and the kitchen was a mess. The couched was turned over and the room where Chara was sleeping was wide open. Frisk rushed up the stairs. He nearly had a heart attack when he stepped into the room.

Chara was missing.