"Flowey-2" loaded

White four-sided stars fired at him and he ducked to avoid them. Bombs dropped from above and circles of pellets moved to close in on him. Shinji was able to avoid the bombs, but one of the rings of pellets got him. He cried out in pain, but he did not allow himself to stop running.

The attacks suddenly stopped as a dark blue heart appeared on the monitor.

Shinji found himself alone with a row of giant ballet slippers hovering above him. They dropped one by one in their attempt to squish him. Fortunately for him, they were easy enough to dodge. He now had time to think.

I've done this before...or something like it. Why? How? Nothing's making any sense.

"Please...help?"

"Help...I need help."

The slippers stopped moving. Green music notes appeared and Shinji moved to touch as many as he can. He felt reinvigorated.

(Fight back.)

Shinij found himself in front of Flowey once again. Leafy balls with teeth on them launched themselves from its back and started bouncing towards him. He felt a bit of confidence swell up inside him and he tightened his grip on the dagger.

I have to fight. I don't have an EVA or Kaworu by my side...but I have to fight.

He ran past the things and made his way towards Flowey. It did not even try to move out of the way as Shinji swung the dagger across its face. It laughed at his attempt to fight back.

"Was that your attack?" Flowey asked. "I barely felt a thing!"

Vines shot out of the ground, forcing Shinji to retreat.

That didn't do anything! How can I beat him?

A purple heart now appeared on the monitor.

Shinji was surrounded by large notebooks that kept opening and closing themselves. Sheets of paper flew at him with negative words like "cruelty", "murderer", "ruin", and "despair" written on them. He knew what he had to do.

"I know you're there!" He called out. "So please, help me!"

The words instantly changed into more positive ones, like "success", "relief", "calm", and "kindness". As they made contact with his soul, he felt those very feelings wash over him.

(You're not alone.)

"Flowey-2" saved

Vines shot out of the ground, but Shinji managed to dodge them.

"Flowey-2" loaded

What?

Vines shot out of the ground and struck Shinji. He fell to the ground and started rolling away when more bombs dropped from above. He got to his feet and ran to attack Flowey again.

"Flowey-2" loaded

Vines shot out of the ground and struck Shinji. He fell to the ground and started rolling away when more bombs dropped from above.

This...this has happened before.

Flowey fired bullets at him, so he got to his feet and ran. It stopped attacking when a green heart appeared on the monitor.

The next thing he knew, Shinji was dodging fire thrown by many giant frying pans.

All of this...I know what to do…

"Help me!" He called out.

The fire turned into green eggs, which landed on him and gave him a boost of energy and confidence.

(We are with you.)

Flowey shot more fire at him. He moved out of the way, then ran forward and struck him with the dagger. Flowey laughed again and fired more green balls with teeth at him. They latched onto his arms and started gnawing on him. Shinji screamed in pain and repeatedly stabbed them until they vanished. By the time he vanquished them, a ring of pellets appeared and started to close in on him. He ducked to dodge them.

"Flowey-2" loaded

Vines shot out of the ground and struck Shinji. He fell to the ground and started rolling away when more bombs dropped from above. Flowey fired bullets at him, so he got to his feet and ran.

I have done this before! But...how long is this going to happen?

A yellow heart appeared on the monitor. Shinji found himself face to face with a large revolver. Red reticles appeared where he stood, so he moved out of the way just before the gun fired at him.

These...these are the human souls, aren't they?

"I need your help!" He called.

The reticles turned into hearts and the gun started firing green four leaf clovers at him. He felt a bit of energy return to him with each clover that hit his soul.

(We will help you.)

The gun vanished and Shinji now found himself surrounded by six hearts.

"The six human souls…"

(You called for us when we were alone.)

(We were lost, but your voice guided us.)

(Separate, we are weak.)

(Together, we are strong.)

(Together, we can fight back.)

(Together, we can win.)

This confidence...this power...yeah...I can do this! I can do this!

Shinji was now back in the same space as Flowey. He glared at it, no longer afraid. It sensed this change in him and asked, "Do you really think you can fight back?"

Instead of answering, he ran at it and attacked. Unlike the last times, his attack actually left a mark, and Flowey cried out in pain. It stumbled backwards in surprise.

"Wh-what?! What happened to my defenses?! You…! Where did you get this strength?!"

Flowey fired waves upon waves of stars. Shinji ran past them and continued to attack. It fired bullets, bombs, flies, and everything else it had to try to stop him.

Nothing deterred Shinji from fighting back.

He felt the strength and support from the six human souls coursing inside him. He felt hope that he could beat Flowey and avenge Asgore and Kaworu. He felt like he would no longer be afraid of anything.

He would no longer run away.

Shinji struck hard at Flowey and it finally stopped attacking. Its body was covered in bloodless gashes and it was trembling. Its four eyes widened at stared at him.

"N-no…" Its voice shook with disbelief. "This can't be happening! You...you…!"