You and Gaster got into the elevator going up to the next floor. During the ride, he could feel the tension coming off of you and decided that it was enough.

He puts his hand on your shoulder, comfortingly "Do you mind telling me what wrong?"

You looked away to the side not looking straight in his eyes "It's nothing!..."

He tightened his grip on your shoulder "Up until now you've always been bright and full of confidence! But now,...now somethings changed, you're not who you were before."

You tried to shrug off his hand "I'm telling you, nothing's wrong!"

He growls softly feeling irritated "Don't give me that excuse!"

You gave in to his constant prodding "Im scared."

He glances at you, knowing of whom you were talking about, then looks down wondering what to say "You know I've never told you what happened to me after my accident."

You eyes glistened with curiosity and you looked at him and he begins "When I fell, everyone thought that I was dead, but really I wasn't in a sense, just forgotten. The only one who could barely remember me was Sans, but eventually he too would have forgotten me."

He stays silent for a minute letting you take in what he was saying then continued "But after a while, I managed to try to reach out to someone hoping I could get an answer."

"Me...?"

He smiles and shakes his head "When I managed to get a connection with someone after being with no contact for soo long, I felt relieved that I was actually communicating with someone. I'd admit that you are kind of infuriating to deal with."

You looked at him feeling insulted "Hey!"

He put his hands out in defense to reassure you "But! You've grown on me!" He lets out a deep breath and looks at his hand as if it was going to vanish "Every minute I fear that this is all just a dream that I will wake up back in the darkness. But you... you and Alphys made it possible for me to be with my family again, and for that I thank you."

The elevator dings when it stopped at its destination. He gets off first then turns around to face you "Listen to me when I tell you this. If danger ever should arise, I will protect you. And Frisk, even if I'm not there."

You rushed over to him and hugged him "Thanks Gaster. That actually cheered me up! Maybe if I just reason with Asgore, he'll probably won't have to fight me! And we'll find a way to break the barrier, together!"

He smiles glad that his pep talk helped "Let's go, the journey is almost over!"

In front of your sights, there was a house that looked an awful lot like Toriel's from the Ruins,...New Home.

You and him entered it to find it completely empty "I guess I will have to show you."

You turned around to see him walking over to you and you backed up cautiously, wondering what he was going to do. He reached out and put his hands on your cheeks "Don't get the wrong idea. This is the only way I can show you what happened."

He shows you Asriel and Chara's past

"A long time ago, a human fell into the Ruins. Injured by its fall, the human called out for help. Asriel, the king's son heard the human's call. He brought the human back to the castle. Over time, Asriel and the human became like siblings. The king and queen treated the child as their own. The underground was full of hope. Then,...one day...the human became very ill. The sick human had only one request. To see the flowers from their village. But there was nothing we could do.

The next day,...the next day,...the human died. Asriel, wracked with grief, absorbed the human's soul. He transformed into a being with incredible power. With the human soul, Asriel crossed the barrier. He carried the human's body into the sunset. Back to the village of the humans. Asriel reached the center of the village. There, he found a bed of golden flowers. He carried the human on to it. Suddenly, screams rang out.

The villagers saw Asriel holding the human's body. They thought that he had killed the child. The humans attacked him with everything they had. He was struck with blow after blow. Asriel had the power to destroy them all. But,...Asriel did not fight back. Clutching the human, Asriel smiled and walked away. Wounded, Asriel stumbled home. He entered the castle and collapsed. His dust spread across the garden. The kingdom fell into despair.

The King and Queen had lost two children in one night.

The humans had once again taken everything from us. The king decided that it was time to end our suffering. Every human who falls down here must die. With enough souls we can shatter the barrier, forever."

You and him wandered around the house until you came across their room and entered it. You walked over to the dresser and picked up the picture frame and looked at it. The picture showed the whole family, happy.

(...Chara can't be all that bad...)

You looked at Gaster "Do you think that they can be saved?"

He looks at you surprised then looks down full of uncertainty "I don't know...I think it's a bad idea..." He laughs quietly then smiled and looks at you "But knowing you, you'll probably find a way!"

You smiled then set the frame down and was about to leave when something shiny caught your eye, the locket. You reached down and picked it up and put it in your pocket.

(...I'll give this to them later!...) and hurried to catch up with Gaster.

You and him continued on while encountering some monsters along the way. Some looked at you and Gaster with hope, while were shocked "Its not long now."

"King Asgore will let us go."

"King Asgore will give us hope."

"King Asgore save us all."

"You should be smiling, too."

"Aren't you excited?"

"Aren't you happy?"

"You're going to be free."

"Hey! Wait a minute...is that Dr. Gaster?!"

"He's alive?!"

"We'll be finally free!"

(...I can see why Agore has so much pressure on him. Every monster down here is counting on him, hoping to be free. Man, I really feel for the guy...)

You could hear a couple of feet stomping in front Some of the members of the Royal Guards came storming up and surrounded the both of you "Halt!...you're coming with us. We're taking you to see Asgore."

"What is the meaning of this?!"

"No! Wait!"

The guards grabbed your wrists and you struggled to break out of their grip while they dragged you to the throne room. Then they shoved you inside and you landed on the floor "Oof!

Gaster quickly rushes to your side to help you up. Your eyes widen when you heard someone singing "Dum Dee Dum."

You slowly looked up and saw him with his back turned and nervously said his name "A-Asgore..."

He jumped slightly completely surprised, he was not expecting any visitors "Oh? Is someone there? Just a moment! I have almost finished watering these flowers. Here we are! Howdy! How can I?..."

He smiles as he turns around. His eyes widen with shock and he drops the water pail then jumped back like he had seen a ghost "G-gaster?!"