(Gaster POV)

He looked down at his body, surprised to his tall lanky form instead of the melting pile that just barely had arms for him to use. He lifted his hands to look at them, examining himself before looking to Sans and smiling. "It does appear so doesn't it."

"Hey! I understood that." Chara said, blinking at him as Sans grinned.

"Yeah, of course. Dad being whole has allowed for his weird way of speaking to come across somewhat normally. I mean, haven't you noticed that Pap and I have very distinct ways of speaking? All skeletons have the same thing. Dad just ended up having a language all his own. He learned how to speak like others as kid but always has the weird vibration in his voice."

Chara blinked for a moment before shaking Frisk's head with a sigh. "Ok… Well that's news to me. Of course I am sure Frisk understands that better than I do. Speaking of…."

Chara closed his eyes, the body swaying slightly before the eyes reopened to show Frisk's green eyes as she looked around herself. He and Sans waited patiently, both knowing Frisk would know whether the dust was here or not. It didn't take long before her eyes watered, Sans moving to her side almost instantly. He walked slowly to her side, reaching to take the girl's hand as his son wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "D-did…Did they have to die?"

"I am afraid so, child. Even if there was a way to remove the pieces without violence the process of removing them would have killed the bodies, and possibly damaged or destroyed the piece. Chara's choice saved us from that." He told her gently, watching as his son wiped away her tears gently.

"We didn't like it either kiddo, but it had to be done to help Dad like you wanted to. And look, it worked. Dad is whole thanks to you."

The girl lifted a hand to wipe any tears his son had missed away before her head tilted up to look at him. He chuckled as her eyes grew wide, already sure that his appearance had allowed it to click in her mind that she had understood him when he had spoken. "Your plan made it possible for me to be myself, whole and capable of speaking with anyone, not just my sons."

"Whoa….. I… I wasn't sure if your soul being whole would have helped your body return to normal. It's kind of cool that it did."

"We only have one step left before the reset now, thanks to Chara's help." Sans said, all three of them glancing at the heart container, filled with Determination taken from the true lab. Gaster watched as the girl closed her eyes, knowing she was checking with Chara before she said anything. It took only a moment before her eyes reopened and she smiled.

"Chara and I aren't too tired after that switch. We are ready if you are Dr. Gaster."

He smiled at her bravery as Sans ruffled her hair, obviously somewhat worried. If anything went wrong the girl could be come ill or worse, he knew this better than anyone. However he knew that he and Sans could not stop the young human once her mind was set, just as his son did as he let go of her. "Alright child. I will pull your soul forth. Once you can find the part that is Chara carefully reach for it. Remember, a small piece of you must be inside Chara's piece and vice versa."

She nodded at his words as she stood straighter, her hands clasping in front of her. He could sense her nervousness, knowing his seriousness had brought to mind for her that anything could go wrong if they were not careful. Sans stood at his side as he lifted his hand, pulling forth the young woman's soul. Surprisingly the heart was still the same as it had been before, no sign of any corruption from Chara's attack on the followers. He could hear his son's whistle, knowing he saw the same thing. He looked up to the girl and smiled gently, noting her looking at her soul with a small amount of apprehension. "Just keep your hands steady, child. Find where you want to place them then move carefully, just as you did when you and Chara gave Sans a piece."

He watched her nod before she stepped forward, licking her lips before her hands lifted. Her movements were slow and careful, just as they were the last time, as she sank her hands into her own soul. After a moment she began pulling her hands back, allowing Sans and himself to see that most of what she held was the dark red of Chara. A small strip of bright red that symbolized herself went through the center of the piece as she pulled her hands close. Sans moved quickly, picking up the containment and bringing it closer for her to carefully place it within. He examined her soul as she did, watching as the wound caused by it was already healing. "Interesting."

"Hmm?

"What is?"

The two speaking at the same time had him chuckling before he motioned to her soul. "It has already begun healing. If the same can be applied to Chara, due to his soul being tied so closely to Frisk's, then by the time the second needed reset his soul should be completely healed and he can assist me with the soul pieces for Asriel's soul."

They looked down to the piece floating before them as Frisk tilted her head, a small smile crossing her face after a moment. "Chara is still with me in my head, just like you said he would be Dr. Gaster. He says that he is mostly in the piece but because of our souls being bonded for so long he can easily reach inside my mind."

"Bigger question is if he can help you dodge." Sans said, his tone playful and yet tinged with some sarcasm. After a moment the girl laughed and looked at his son with a smile that told Gaster to back up to give them space. He moved to the main console and began typing, listening to them carefully as he made notes on what was going on.