Chapter 20: Epilogue

Julie squealed as she ran, trying to avoid Nathan, who was trying to catch his siblings in a game of tag. She almost tripped over a tree root, but felt someone catch her and she saw red-gloved hands, indicating it was Papyrus who had stopped her fall. The tall skeleton swooped her up into his arms and quickly moved to avoid Nathan. "Hey, no fair!" Carmen laughed out.

Just then, Gaster lifted up Nathan and grinned. "Now it is," he said as he took off after Papyrus, who squealed in shock as he saw his older brother was now chasing him too and he took off with a giggling Julie in his arms.

Frisk laughed suddenly as Sans playfully caught the young boy in his telekinesis. "Looks like everyone's going to get some help," he said as he also caught David, Thomas, and Sarah too, making them levitate and fly through the air.

"Sans, please be careful," Toriel pleaded.

"Will do, Tori," the short skeleton promised.

Grillby placed a hand on the Queen's shoulder. "They'll be alright," he said soothingly. "Sans won't let them get hurt."

"I know," she said before looking sheepish. "I'm just a worrier, I guess."

"Please relax, my love," Asgore said, wrapping his arms around her lovingly, making her smile at him.

Undyne grabbed Carmen, making the girl yelp in surprise. "Come on," the fish woman said. "Let's catch up to those skeletons."

With that, she ran off, carrying Carmen, who laughed as she held on. Asriel and Chara were standing near Asgore before turning to Grillby, who looked down when he felt the two gently tug on his pant leg. "Yes, little ones?" He asked curiously.

"Do you know where Aunt Muffet is?" Chara asked.

"Hmm, no, I don't," he said. "I'm actually wondering where she is."

"Wonder no more."

At the sudden statement, all three jumped in surprise and sticky webbing caught both the elemental and the two children, wrapping them up in cocoons of silk. The spider monster appeared and smiled at seeing the three of them caught. "Well, well, look at what this spider has caught," she said, grinning. "Two little dearies and a handsome fire monster."

Asriel was giggling as he tried to squirm free while Muffet picked up Chara and began tickling her, making the red-eyed girl giggle and laugh. Grillby was trying to free himself, but was stuck and he chuckled. "Muffet, I don't mind being caught by you, but I'm afraid you forgot that spider webbing can't hold me," he said as he turned up his natural fire, which was burning away the webbing quickly and he stood up, catching the spider in a hug, making her squeal as she stopped tickling Chara, who giggled as Grillby tightened his hug on the spider, chuckling as she looked at him and laughed.

"That's true," Muffet said before she freed Chara and Asriel.

Shyren came over and she smiled shyly at them all. "Hello," she said softly.

"Hello, Shyren," Toriel greeted warmly. "How is the music business?"

"It's going well," the mermaid said. "Mettaton and Napstablook are putting together the music video which will soon be available to see."

"That's awesome!" Asriel said with a grin. "Are you part of it too?"

"Of course she is, darling!" Mettaton said, coming forward with his cousin in tow, the ghost smiling shyly at everyone. "Why, Shyren is the big star of the video. I've been getting requests from fans to let Shyren be the main star of a video and their wishes are about to come true."

Shyren blushed, bowing her head in modesty. "I...I hope they like it," she said softly.

Napstablook floated up to her. "I think they will," he said, smiling softly at her. "I know I do."

The mermaid blushed a darker red, giving the ghost a shy smile. Mettaton grinned. "Actually, Napstablook and Shyren are the main stars of the video," he said. "And I've been checking the comments on my online pages and people are really eager to see the video after the sneak peek I gave them last week."

"Really?" Sans said as he moved his hand and the four children that had been flying around in his telekinesis gently floated to the ground, collapsing into a fit of giggles.

"Oh, yes," the robot said before doing another check. "My goodness, another three hundred comments! It's reached over six thousand likes since last week."

"That is something," Toriel said with a smile.

Papyrus and Julie came up to them, the young girl giggling as Gaster and Nathan appeared. The two tall skeletons looked a little winded, but were smiling as the kids laughed and Undyne came back with Carmen, both grinning. "Well, that was an invigorating run," the fish woman said.

"You're fast, Aunt Undyne," the oldest of the Royal children said.

"You bet I am," Undyne grinned, making the kids fall into another fit of laughter again. After the merriment died down, Grillby cleared his throat.

"Muffet and I have some good news," he said, looking at the spider, who smiled and nodded.

"Grillby proposed to me last night," she said.

"Congratulations!" Papyrus said with a grin and the others echoed the statement before the fire monster looked at Asgore.

"Asgore, Muffet and I were wondering if you'd officiate the ceremony," he said.

"I'd be honored to, old friend," the king said, smiling.

Muffet smiled before looking at Papyrus. "Papyrus, would...um...would you walk me down the aisle?" She asked.

The skeleton grinned. "Of course I will," he said.

Grillby looked at Sans. "I was wondering if you'd be my best man, Sans," the fire elemental said.

"You got it, Grillbz," the short skeleton said, grinning. "And congrats. I'm happy for both you and Muffet."

Muffet asked the children to also be in the wedding and they were delighted to have been asked. Toriel and Asgore looked at each other before the Queen smiled and gently cleared her throat. "I have good news too," she said.

"You do, my love?" Asgore asked curiously.

"What's the word, Tori?" Sans asked.

"Yes, please share," Gaster said, smiling.

Toriel giggled before looking at them all, giving her husband another big smile. "I'm pregnant," she said.

Sarah gasped. "We get to have another brother or sister?" She asked.

"For real?" Carmen asked in shock.

"I get to be a big sister?" Julie asked.

"Really?" Chara asked in surprise.

"Awesome!" Frisk cheered.

As the other kids cheered, Asgore froze at the announcement. "My love?" He asked. "You're...You're serious? You're expecting another child?"

The goat woman turned to him and smiled. "Yes, dear," she said. "We're going to have another prince or princess."

He blinked before getting a rather goofy smile on his face. Then, almost as if in slow motion, the king fell backwards in a faint.

Sans couldn't hold in his laughter anymore and he almost fell over laughing while the other monsters couldn't hold back their laughter or chuckles either. The kids all giggled.

"Dad fainted!" Asriel said through his laughter.

Toriel giggled. "I knew he'd be surprised, but my goodness," she said.

Grillby chuckled as he and Gaster went over to help the dazed king up. After he got his balance back, the goat king looked at his wife. "My love, how long have you known?" He asked.

"Well, it's been a few months, but I wasn't sure until yesterday," she said.

Muffet smiled. "I think this calls for a big celebration," she said, turning to her fiancée. "What do you think, handsome?"

"I agree, my love," he said with a smile.

Moments later, all of the Underground was at Grillby's restaurant, eating some delicious barbeque and drinking heartily, congratulating the newly-engaged couple and the King and Queen on the upcoming arrival of their new little one.

Frisk was sitting at a table with his eight siblings. "I don't know about you guys, but I'm happier than I've been in a long time," he admitted.

"Same here," Sarah said. "Our lives are better here in the Underground."

"Way better than the Surface," David said with a nod.

"I'm glad I came down here," Thomas said.

"Me too," Nathan agreed. "We found a great, new family here."

"And they accepted us despite that we're humans," Carmen said.

"And you guys accepted us monsters," Asriel said, smiling.

"We have a mommy and daddy who care, along with aunts and uncles," Julie said.

"And Asriel and I gained more siblings," Chara said, smiling. "I couldn't ask for more."

The others agreed as they watched their family, who were laughing and enjoying themselves as the kids were. While the barrier would stay up, it was alright, because not only had seven children found a caring family and the monsters had found hope again, but the children had also healed everyone through the power of love, the strongest and greatest emotion of all.

And that concludes "Healing Broken Souls". I want to extend a big thanks to dream1990 for requesting this story. It was a lot of fun to write. And a big thank you to all who read, reviewed, followed, and faved this story. You guys all rock! :)

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