DarkFoxKit: *Jumps onto a bed* Hmmm… *Starts playing on her 3DS*

Donfyre: *has his head poked into the room* Fox? It's time to do the AN, we haven't done it in a while.

DarkFoxKit: Awww, but I was just getting to the good part!

Donfyre: Good part? Pokemon Moon can wait for a few minutes while we do the AN! The readers have been waiting for another two weeks to see the final parts of the story go down.

DarkFoxKit: Oh, Pokemon Moon? I'm waiting for my Pokemon to finish their playtime actually. I'm playing PokePet. Where you choose a certain character to be your pet and you take care of them. Speaking of which… would you like some dinner now?

Donfyre: Huh? Why are you offering me…? … W-wait a second! *rushes over to Fox and looked at the 3DS she was playing. There was a Wooper smiling through the screen* Why did you make ME the pet in there? DX

DarkFoxKit: Because Woopers are the cutest things in the world. *Smiles happily at Fyre* Oh, by the way, you have to go to Pokeschool starting tomorrow at 9 AM, hope you don't mind.

Donfyre: *looks at the Fox disbelievingly* You think I'm actually gonna go there?

DarkFoxKit: Oh, and you have a pedicure appointment at 4 PM. And then the groomers at 5. *smiles* I still need to raise more money for that fancy collar I wanted for you.

Donfyre: *has his mouth open in disbelief as he stared at the smiling fox* You already got me like 6 different collars! I am not going to any of that stuff! Now let's forget about all of that stuff and get to the AN and story the readers were waiting for, okaaay? *is smiling nervously*

DarkFoxKit: Of course. :3 So readers, the next chapter is finally here, where Frisk and the resistance finally go on their final confrontation against Chara. I'm sure you've all been very patiently waiting for this, and I hope the chapter does not disappoint. Now if you'll excuse me… *Puts a leash on Fyre's collar* We've got a pedicure appointment to go to.

Donfyre: Wah?! I don't want to go to some stinking pedicure appointment! And you said it was tomorrow!

DarkFoxKit: Yes, but today is a free trial test. Come on, I want to see a nice new color on your cute little feet. :3 *Pulls the struggling Wooper out the door*

Donfyre: NOOOOOOO! DX *is trying to hold onto the floor as Fox dragged me out and slammed the door shut*

Chapter 26: To The Castle

With the MINTs made from Alphys' DETERMINATION project, the amalgamates' help, and Don's team from the hidden resistance, we were all ready for the final strike against Chara. I worry about our chances, especially if those Temmies I heard from Undyne and Papyrus are as scary as they say, but there's no room for doubt, we either give it our all or give up now.

I won't lie, I am very anxious, fearful and nervous about what's to come. Our future and freedom are writing on this confrontation, and the chances of failure is way too high. I don't want to think about it, and I can't, because I need to be focused once we leave this shelter for the last time. We're leaving in the middle of the night, even though that would usually be a fatal mistake, these MINTs will keep us safe from the RESETs, and it would be too risky to try and sneak into Chara's castle in broad daylight.

My bag was filled with MINTs, I had my frying pan in my hand, all that's left is wait for Sans to lead us out. Because we were outmatched and outnumbered by the soldiers, Alphys was going with the amalgamates since she knew them the longest and the most. They should keep her protected. Everyone else split into a group of two. Don was with Shyren, Mike was with Snowy and I was with Sans. We would try to stay close and hide in the shadows until we can get to the castle in the city.

"We've got this ice in the bag," Snowy said to me.

I looked at him, he gave me a sheepish smile. I get it, he was trying to ease the tension.

"Are you sure you and Mike will be okay out there, Snowy?" I asked.

"Of course, we'll be fine, Frisk," Snowy said. "You just worry about yourself and Sans when we get out there."

Everyone else around us were nervous too, some of our group had to be put in three's because a lot of us were less than confident with just two.

Sans walked in front of us as he looked around, seeing what was left of the resistance.

"Welp, I'm not going to sugar coat it; things aren't looking too good for us right now," Sans said. "But this is the most we've done and fought back in a long time. This will be our last stand against Chara's kingdom. We won't be coming back to the shelter once we leave, so we either win today… or become a part of Chara's kingdom trying tomorrow. I just want you to know that you have all fought bravely, and it's been an honor working with you all. We are the last survivors, let's make this count. Even if we go down, let's be sure we give Chara and her brainwashed toys something they'll never forget!"

Everyone cheered in hope and determination, not DETERMINATION, but something different. We were all filled with it, humans and monsters alike. Though there were only a few of us left, we sure as heck weren't going down without a fight. One way or another, these RESETs will end. Our future is in our hands.

Alphys and the amalgamates stood beside Sans as he looked at her. She nodded to him.

"Whatever it takes, we will end this war with our own hands and claws," Alphys said.

I walked up beside Sans, giving him a determined look of my own.

Sans took out a small picture from his pocket. I saw it was of him and Papyrus back in Snowdin. That felt like centuries ago.

"Soon Papyrus, we will be reunited again," Sans said before putting the picture back into his pocket. "We only have a limited amount of MINTs, so remember to only eat one when the RESET warning goes off."

"This is it," Don said. "It's all or nothing now."

Sans turned to the door and slowly began to open it. This might be the last time any of us get to see this shelter, it had protected us, gave us a safe haven from Chara's RESETs and soldiers, but now it's time to say goodbye. We have to rely everything on the MINTs and our spirit.

With the doors open, we all marched out of the shelter. There weren't any soldiers outside this time, but that doesn't mean they aren't here. We spread ourselves out, sticking with our assigned groups. We didn't want to be easy targets after all. Our destination was Chara's castle. We are to head there without getting caught and extract her DETERMINATION. After that… I don't know yet, but for now we are to take away her ability to RESET, that's all that matters.

I stuck close to Sans as we continued to move on. It was quiet… too quiet… we got closer to the city. I'm still uneasy at how quiet it's been. I thought Chara wanted to trap us with her soldiers, so why has it been so quiet?

"Hoi!"

I stopped dead in my tracks when a Temmie walked in front of us. Oh… oh no…

"I'm Temmie!" The Temmie smiled before it stretched out into a creepy smile that looked an awful lot like Flowey's crooked smile. "Temmie Flakes!"

The Temmie jumped at us, but Sans used his blue magic to shove it away. More Temmies were running towards us with those big, creepy, crooked smiles.

"HOI! I'M TEMMIE! HOI! I'M TEMMIE! HOI! I'M TEMMIE! Hi, I'm Bob."

"Scatter now!" Sans said.

We all scattered, even from our group. The Temmies were running everywhere, laughing a sinister laugh.

"Look out!" Snowy yelled as he shoved a Temmie away from me.

"Thanks," I said as Snowy nodded to me.

"Ugh!" Don hit another Temmie away with a baseball bat. "These things are everywhere!"

"Yes, and I'm allergic to them." I frowned.

"Here comes more of them!" I heard Shyren shouting.

"We better move!" Don said.

Snowy, Don and I made a break for it while the Temmies charged at us. They were all hissing and laughing sinisterly. And they were popping up everywhere! I hate hurting others, but I had to use my frying pan to actually hit some to keep them from taking me. I hope I don't get hives from them. AHCHOO! … Ugh…

With my eyes watering, it was hard to see. There was a blurry fuzzy white thing that came at me before I was tackled down. I held onto my frying pan and rubbed my watery eyes. I looked up to see Temmies were surrounding me, Don and Snowy. They were all hissing like angry cats.

I stood up and backed away, hitting my back against Don.

"Snowy, can you fly up and try to blow them back?" I asked.

"I-I can try," Snowy said before flapping his wings.

One of the Temmies jumped at Snowy, pouncing him back to the ground. I gasped as the Temmie hissed.

"Okay, looks like we're in trouble," Don said.

"Captar!" The Temmies yelled as they jumped at us.

I gasped and brought up my frying pan to my face before I heard a loud BANG noise. Looking up from my frying pan, the Temmies were all hissing at something else. One of the Temmies was laying on the ground, looking injured.

"Get away from here, hurry!" I looked up to see Mike, holding a gun in one hand and a sword in the other.

Final Froggit was with Mike and summoned a bunch of flies that were now swarming the other Temmies.

"You must go now if you wish to escape!" Final Froggit said.

"Come on, Frisk!" Don said, grabbing my arm and dragged me.

"Mike! Final Froggit! You better be careful!" I shouted to them.

Snowy was running beside, at least he managed to get the other Temmie off him. We had to keep going, we knew it wouldn't be easy and we also knew about the possibility of having to leave members behind before we even got to the castle. But we weren't even in the city yet and already we had to leave Mike and Final Froggit behind.

Where is Sans? I hope he managed to get away. I could only stick with Don and Snowy since we got separated from our assigned groups.

I could see the city lights up ahead, good, we were almost there. But we stopped when we saw more Temmies around the outer rim area of the city. I'm guessing since these brainwashed Temmies were out here, the soldiers were in the castle or close to it. Getting to Chara like this is going to be a major headache.

"Anyone got a plan?" I asked.

"If only I had some Temmie Flakes, we could use that to distract them." Don frowned.

"Even so, that's a lot of Temmies," Snowy said. "How are we going to get passed them all?"

"You can allow me."

Snowy, Don and I turned around to see Shyren floating there. She gave us a smile, "My song may be able to distract those Temmies, allowing you and the rest of the resistance to go into the city."

"But that's dangerous!" Don argued. "You could get caught, Shyren."

"I am well aware of that, Don, and we've been through a lot together. You helped me when my assistant and best friend, Aaron, was captured by Chara's soldiers, but I haven't done much to help. So allow me to do this at least," Shyren said. "If I can help you to get to Chara, then I don't mind being captured. My sister is also counting on me, I won't let her down."

"Are you sure about this?" I asked.

"All my life I've always been too shy… and I haven't done much to aid in the resistance… well now it's time I paid my due," Shyren said. "Get ready to run to the city."

"Shyren… be careful," Don said.

"I know you can do it, Shyren," I said.

"Don't let the cold crowd get to you," Snowy said.

Shyren floated towards the Temmies. They all hissed at her as she began singing. Shyren's singing was really good, but they can also hurt since she uses her magic to enhance her voice. The Temmies covered their ears and began rolling on the ground. Shyren continued singing, and more Temmies started coming out from the city and running towards her. Shyren flew in the other direction, letting them chase after her. Those guys are going to tear her up, but we can't afford to go and save her, she was giving us this chance to get into the city and the castle.

"Goodbye, Shyren…" Don said sadly.

"Come on, we have to go!" Snowy said urgently.

We hurried into the city. I saw some of our other groups running ahead or beside us. Good, so most of us made it. We all gathered in an alleyway, since it seems to be empty.

Sans looked around at us, seeing me, Don and Snowy coming in.

"There's only 16 of us, where's the others?" Alphys asked.

"Some of them stayed to fight off the Temmies," Don said.

"I was afraid of that, we haven't even gotten to the castle and we're already losing members," Sans said. "Well, we can't afford to slow down now. Everyone, get back in a group and we'll forge ahead. Those of you who lost a partner, get with another group."

Everyone had to work quickly and quietly. I got back with Sans and we moved on. The amalgamates kept Alphys in the middle while they surrounded her, keeping her safe. Since Alphys had the tools to extract Chara's DETERMINATION, we really couldn't afford to lose her. We continued moving through the city. There were civilians roaming around, a lot more than usual. It's probably because the war is pretty much over for them, because there's so few of us, but I am surprised to see so many out at night. I wonder if there's a celebration going on.

I had to focus, we had to stay hidden in the shadows. We put on simple disguises in case we get caught, but we tried not to be spotted if possible, we didn't want to get caught in another castle tour, not when we needed to get straight to Chara herself. So far, so good, nobody's spotted us yet or they didn't care. It's probably easier to get around because it's so much more crowded, people aren't paying attention to a few groups just moving around the city.

"I heard that Mistress Chara sent out those Temmies to find the rest of those street rats left in the resistance, it shouldn't be long until it's finally all over."

"Yeah, I'm glad, I can hardly wait to move on from this day."

"I also miss my son, he's still with the resistance. Hopefully those Temmies will get him out of that shelter soon so he can be with us again, so we can be a family."

"King Asgore and Queen Toriel are just as excited as you are about reuniting with their full family. Mistress Chara hopes to use Alphys to get Prince Asriel to regain his body once she catches her, but who knew that doctor would be so slippery?"

"Speaking of Alphys, Commander Undyne is really excited to get her back."

"Just like General Papyrus is excited to get his brother Sans back?"

"I want to see Frisk again and hang out with her, even if she and Mistress Chara are one again."

These people and monsters… they were talking and having a good time. It almost made me jealous, but I had to remind myself they were only Chara's plaything, she'll let them be happy until she gets bored with them. I can't let that happen… but… I couldn't help but wonder… why doesn't Chara make other people and monsters miserable? Especially the humans, I thought she hated humans. She even promised Flowey to bring him back as Asriel once she caught Alphys… is that true or just a lie to get Flowey to cooperate? I don't know anymore… but I can't hesitate now, not with so much on the line.

"They all sound so happy, like normal people almost…" I heard Snowy say not too far away.

"They may seem like that, but that'll all change once they know we're here," Sans said.

"There's the castle, we're almost there," Alphys said.

We came into the center of the city, and the courtyard was full of people and monsters. It looks like they're having a party of some kind. I guess the occasion is they think they've won this war.

Among the crowd, I could see Lesser Dog and Greater Dog playing fetch with each other. I could see the humans and monsters that had worked with us in the resistance playing around happily and carefreely. It almost hurt to see this… they weren't suffering, so it makes it harder to keep our resolve. Do we really want to ruin everyone's happiness? Is it really worth the trouble?

"Frisk, focus, don't go soft on me now, kid," Sans whispered to me.

"R-right," I said, nodding.

For all I know, this could be Chara's way of tempting the rest of us to just give up and join them. I can't fall for this.

We had to get into the castle. We could put on our disguises and walk through the crowd, but that's going to be a problem for Alphys and the amalgamates. The amalgamates will be too recognizable.

"We need a way to distract them, so Alphys and the amalgamates can sneak inside," I said.

"Yeah, I wasn't anticipating a big party going on over here," Sans said, rubbing his skull. "They must be really confident we've pretty much thrown in the towel."

"If I may make a suggestion…" I was surprised when a Madjick spoke up. He was part of our resistance, but he usually never talks. "Perhaps putting on a show for this crowd will distract them enough for Alphys and the amalgamates to get in?"

"No offense to you and your skills, Madjick, but it's going to take more than just you to keep this huge crowd entertained," Sans said.

"Which is why I'll be performing with him," A young human lady said. "I can dance while he uses his magic trick."

"And I can be the assistant," A Whimsalot said. "Perhaps with the three of us, the crowd will be impress enough to keep their eyes on us."

"But what if you get exposed?" I asked, frowning.

"Then… so be it," Whimsalot said. "If this is what it takes to defeat Chara once and for all, we are willing to make that sacrifice."

"We don't plan on getting caught," The young human lady said. "But it may be inevitable."

"You all just keep going, make sure Alphys get there safely," Madjick said.

"I'm really sorry about this," Alphys apologized.

Madjick floated above the crowd, getting everyone's attention. Thankfully, there were other Madjicks in the crowd, so they wouldn't be able to pinpoint him as a resistant member unless the dogs smelled him.

"Alright everyone! I have a show for you tonight!" Madjick announced. "May my assistances come forth please?"

The young lady and Whimsalot moved to Madjick.

"Let's go," Sans whispered.

Alphys and the amalgamates went on ahead since we needed to get them by. We stayed close to the amalgamates, hoping to keep them covered as much as possible just in case someone stopped looking at Madjick's show and glance over in this direction.

This all felt so nerve wracking… I always feel like we're about to get caught. Madjick was doing a great job keeping the crowd's attention with his magic trick.

After what felt like a century, we've finally reached the door to the castle. We slowly opened it and walked inside… however, while it wasn't as crowded in here as it was outside, we found ourselves in the middle of a dance floor…?

"Darling, you're doing fabulous~" A very familiar and handsome looking robot said to a very familiar, tall skeleton. "Just let your bones move to the beat!"

"I WAS BORN TO DANCE, METTATON!" Papyrus said as he danced along with Mettaton.

I didn't know what to do, I felt like a deer caught in headlights. It seems I wasn't the only one who was taken by surprise by this. The rest of the resistance, including Sans, were looking at them in shock.

"Oh? Looks like we have some party crashers here," Mettaton said as he turned around, looking straight at us.

The door behind us shut suddenly, making me and everyone else jump.

"What's the meaning of this?" Sans demanded. "Why were you holding a party?"

"OH, DIDN'T YOU KNOW, SANS? THE PARTY WAS THROWN AS A WELCOME PARTY FOR ALL OF YOU!" Papyrus said with a big smile on his face. "WELCOME BACK, BROTHER, I'VE REALLY MISSED YOU."

"The door's locked!" Don shouted as he banged on the door behind us.

"Was this all a trap?" Alphys frowned.

"Oh my, dear Alphys, it's been a while hasn't it? You mean all this time and you still don't know? There was a bug among you, and I don't mean Flowey," Mettaton said. "Of course we knew about your arrival, we were just getting ready for it. It's just too bad you're down to 13 now, I would've liked a bigger audience. But oh well, I'll take what I can get."

What Mettaton said… we all quickly began looking at each other, who could the spy be? Distrust came to the group as all of us were looking at each other with suspicions. Or maybe he's just saying that to create discord in our group?

Papyrus began walking up to us, making me turn back to him. There's no time to figure out who the spy is, we had to defend ourselves.

"NOW COME ON, I WANT US TO BE FRIENDS AGAIN."

"Papyrus… you know I want nothing more than for us to be together again… but you also know that I can't allow for it to be like this," Sans said sadly. "We will be friends and brothers again, once we defeat Chara."

Papyrus sighed, "I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD'VE RECONSIDERED, SANS, BUT YOU ALWAYS WERE A BONEHEAD. THEN IT'S TIME FOR ME TO SET YOU RIGHT, BROTHER! EVEN IF IT MEANS BRINGING YOU BACK WITH ME MYSELF!"

"Sans is all yours, darling, but leave Frisk and the others to me," Mettaton said. "Let the music play!"

"Run, now!" Sans yelled.

I gasped, as if just snapping out of a trance, and all of us started running in different directions. Sans stayed facing with Papyrus.

"Sans!" I yelled when I stopped and turned to him.

"Don't stop, kid!" Sans said as he kept looking at Papryus.

I wanted to run back and help him, we still needed Sans to lead us to Chara, he's the only one who could possibly match her right now. But suddenly, Mettaton landed in front of me. I let out a yelp as I fell on my butt from the sudden appearance of Mettaton.

"Frisk darling! It's been a while! I did want to get Alphys, but she's surrounded by those annoying mutated creatures, so I think I'll go with my old dancing partner instead," Mettaton said.

I gasped when I felt a tingle of magic going into my SOUL, trying to bring it out. No, I can't afford to get into a soul dive now!

"FRISK!" I heard my friends calling out to me.

"Let's dance again together," Mettaton said as he gave me a smirk that sent chills down my spine.

"Hey! I'll dance with you!" Snowy shouted as he flew in front of me, stopping the soul dive.

Mettaton frowned, "Oh? Excuse me, but I would rather okay dance with Frisk."

"Hey, I shared the stage with you before, so how about a dance off with me? I was the Chilldrake who was on stage with you," Snowy said.

Mettaton gave a shocked look, "Why I'd never! How could you? I only do authenticity on stage!"

"Snowy, what are you doing?" I hissed.

"I'm doing what I have to, Frisk," Snowy said back to me. "You need to get Alphys or Don to Chara, they're the only ones who know how to extract the DETERMINATION out of her."

"But I don't want to lose you too, Snowy!" I said.

"Get going, Frisk!" Snowy said. "I'll… I'll catch up, no ice can freeze me in place, not even a robot."

"Come on, Frisk," I heard Don say from behind me, taking my hand. "We have to go."

"Very well, 'Chilly', I accept your dance off challenge!" Mettaton said as Don dragged me away. "And if you lose, you'll be taken by Papyrus. If you win, you'll be brainwashed by yours truly~!"

So either way, Snowy loses.

"Hurry Frisk, we can't lose our focus now," Don said.

I turned back to him and nodded. We hurried up the stairs while Sans was busy with Papyrus and Snowy was dancing with Mettaton. We were losing more and more members the further we went on.

agklover1221: Well, it's updated. Thank you for reading it. :)

MoonPoppy: I'm always flattered when someone fangirls over the stories I write. ^v^ We're still getting to Chara, but let's hope they get there without getting RESET. You're making a story with a similar plot in mind but not wanting other people to view it? Aww, that's a shame, but understandable.

penguinfan28: You gotta admit, it's a viable plan. XP But they're already losing members and they haven't gotten to Chara yet.

AsrielGOHF: Heh, well sorry for the wait, but here's the next chapter.

TheUltimatePunMasterLady: I really wish you guys would write the names on the title. Thank you, I'm very happy that you enjoyed this story, especially since it's not really all that popular. It was a story that was inspired by a dream I had. It's always good to help another fellow writer become inspired. :D

The Toad Soldier: Well, it doesn't look like Frisk and the resistance are going to win, at least not so easily. But let's see how this will all turn out.

The Moonfox Collective: Yup, in an earlier chapter I showed that the amalgamates are still around, but aren't used for the resistance. Yeah, the amalgamates are strong, but they're not unstoppable, and they're pretty much facing the entire human and monster race. ^^' I love how everyone loves Mrs. Drake being along for the ride. And of course, I always take good care of my little Wooper~