Two days passed since Gaster was brought to the hospital. With the right medicine, the crack on his skull was healing rather quickly. The doctors predicted that in around a week, the head would recover completely. But even though physically it was healing, the same couldn't be told about his amnesia. Toriel told Gaster about everything that happened from the De-Code up to the day he was found injured in his house. Sadly, nothing of what the queen was telling sounded familiar to him. Gaster felt as if Toriel was telling him somebody else's life. When she told him about Noelle being a grown-up woman and about Asriel's resurrection, he was genuinely surprised, as if hearing about this for the very first time. It was all very frustrating, to say the least. But what disturbed Gaster the most was the entire thing about his adoptive children. Gaster still couldn't wrap his mind around the fact he would accept to adopt humans and care for them with his whole being. "True, I didn't have any options in that other world… but still. How did I come up with the idea to adopt at all? I would never adventure myself in this area!" - Gaster was telling himself - "And let's imagine I got desperate enough for adoption. I couldn't just… 'get attached' to human children. It goes against my principles, I don't even trust humans! Why would I expose myself to the risk to be betrayed at any moment?" Those were the questions that were running through Gaster's mind. Asgore and Toriel were obviously very concerned for him, as well as for Sam and Piper. Unfortunately, they also had another huge concern - the return of Chara and her thirst for vengeance. The Dreemurr spouses were confused and terrified. They still could barely believe that Chara, their daughter, would want to hurt her own family. And they were even more shocked by the idea that she was the one who injured Gaster that badly. The uncertainity about everything contributed to decide that transferring Gaster to the psychiatry ward and keeping him there until he recovered his memory was in his best interests. Plus, since Gaster was his pre-De-Code self, it would be difficult to tell what was going on in his head, and leaving him wander around alone was a bit risky (but mostly for himself). Gaster, of course, wasn't pleased with the decision, since he didn't like the idea to be submitted to the hospital staff.
"Amnesia can't be just 'healed' anyway, what's the point?" - he remarked.
"It's for your own good, Gaster." - Asgore replied - "You'd probably feel uncomfortable to live in an unfamiliar house, full of memories of a life you don't consider as your own."
"That's right… I don't want to have those permanantly in my eyesight." - Gaster agreed - "I suppose better here than there."
Asgore frowned. He hoped that Gaster would have at least the slightest desire to try to remember his former life. But it seemed like he was almost comfortable not remembering. "But maybe soon the desire to explore his past will arise." - the king reassured himself. And so, Gaster moved to another room, located in a different part of the hospital. The nurse informed him that since he'd probably stay for a while, he was allowed to dress up in some comfortable clothes from his home, instead of constantly wearing the hospital gown. The nurse explained that wearing his personal clothes would permit him to feel less like he's hospitalized and a bit more comfortable. "It's more like a reminder that I'm stuck here for a long while…" - Gaster thought to himself - "But it's still better than the hospital gown, I suppose." Toriel was luckily very farsighting, so she had brought a large t-shirt and pajama pants from Gaster's bedroom. As she handed the clothing to him, Gaster nodded gratefully.
"Hold on in here, Gaster. And you'll see, in the end, everything's going to be alright." - Toriel said with her motherly and reassuring tone.
"We'll try to visit you if our duties allow us." - Asgore added - "But you can surely expect Sam and Piper come here often."
"Ugh... Is that really necessary? They know I don't remember them, right?" - Gaster asked, a bit annoyed by it.
"Of course it's necessary! If anything, it's for your own good." - Toriel said a bit firmly - "The more you see them, the sooner you might recover your memory."
"You're right, Your Majesty…" - Gaster replied, with a defeated sigh.
And soon, after they said their goodbyes, the Dreemurrs left the hospital. Gaster was now left all alone in his white and blank room. Gaster first went to the bathroom to change his clothes. Once he was done, he walked up to the window and looked through it. He had to admit that at least he had a beautiful view from here. He could see a bit part of the garden. There was a large area of grass, with a couple of firs which were high enough to partially block the view of the village. A couple of nurses and patients could be seen having a walk. It was summer after all, it was highly recommanded to have walks for some of them. "Toriel and Asgore say that I succeeded the De-Code… If that's true, according to plan I was a medical doctor." - Gaster mused - "It's ironic, considering I'm in the shoes of a patient now." He got pulled out of his thoughts when he heard the nurse's voice.
"I brought you your lunch."
"...Thank you." - was all Gaster said in response.
With a nod, the nurse put the plate down on the small table before walking away. Gaster sat down at the table and after gazing the food for a moment, he started to eat. He wasn't really hungry, but he guessed that if he didn't eat, the nurses and doctors would fuss about it. (And if they informed the Dreemurrs about it, he'd have to go through the latters' lecturing.) After making a couple of bites, he noticed a presence. Gaster raised his head, to see a person standing at the door frame. It was a cat monster and obviously a patient, since she was wearing PJs. She had light purple fur, which was so short, that it looked like it was her skin that was purple. She had light blonde hair and big golden feline eyes. Her mouth and nose looked more human-like (though, her canines were slightly more predominant than those of a human). Her hands were five-fingered, while her feet were cat paws. She also had a fluffy tail.
"What?" - Gaster asked, as the cat monster was just staring at him.
"I know who you are." - the cat replied, then smiled a bit - "You're W.D. Gaster, right?"
And so, the cat monster entered the room and sat down on the second chair.
"There's no way to mistake you for anyone else; your face was in all newspapers months ago! When I saw you pass next to my door, I immediately recognized you."
"I know who I am, thank you. Even though some people claim I don't really. But who are you? I don't believe I invited you to come in."
"Oh! My name's Patty. I'm from the room nextdoor!" - Patty said with a bright expression - "Since we're neighbours now, I decided I'd come say hello!"
"Thing done. May you please leave my room now?" - Gaster requested - "I want to eat my lunch in peace."
"...You didn't eat your jello yet." - Patty remarked as her eyes shone - "I adore red jello… I wish they gave more of it."
Gaster didn't reply anything to this and just kept eating, expecting it would encourage Patty to go away. But it didn't take long to notice that she had no thoughts about leaving.
"Still here? I thought I requested you to leave." - Gaster repeated himself.
"I was just thinking… I can tell by your face you don't have much appetite. So I thought that you could maybe give me your jello? Please? I'd really appreciate it." - Patty requested, with a look displaying that she really craved for that jello.
"Didn't you get your own jello?" - Gaster asked.
"I did, but I just want more of it." - Patty said in a slightly child-like manner.
"They'll surely give some of it tomorrow. I'm not giving my food to strangers." - Gaster said firmly.
Right after saying this, Gaster took the pot of jello and ate all of its content in Patty's eyes. She stared at him with wide eyes, blinked a couple of times, then let out a short sigh.
"Well, I hoped you'd be more generous. But I guess that's how it is."
Patty didn't sound mad or really upset. Just a bit disappointed. Gaster raised an eyebrow and said:
"You do realize asking food from strangers is not something you do, don't you?"
"Why not?" - Patty asked - "Strangers or friends, those are still people."
"Well, it's just not something you do."
"Who said that?" - Patty asked again, as she put her hands on her hips in a challenging manner.
"I don't know..! I mean, I... It's just the common sense..!" - Gaster answered, sounding somewhat annoyed.
"And who can tell what's the 'common sense', hmm?"
Patty had a challenging look on her face, yet there was also a sort of playfulness in her eyes. The two monsters stared at each other for a brief moment, before Gaster let out an annoyed sigh and dramatically raised his hands.
"Why am I wasting my time on this? There's no point in arguing with a crazy person anyway."
Gaster came to the conclusion that Patty was insane due to her desire to challenge the most basic things, combined with the fact that she was a patient of the psychiatry ward. Thus, to him it was clear she had an insanity of a sort. After calling her crazy, Gaster almost expected a violent response from the feline monster. But surprisingly enough… Patty just grinned and answered him with the most casual tone.
"Maybe because we're alike? If you still didn't cut short our conversation, you're surely a bit crazy yourself."
"I am nothing like you. My mind has no equal, I'm probably the greatest genius in history!"
"Oh but 'genius' is just a more positive word for 'crazy'. The genius is a drift from the normalcy." - Patty remarked with a clever smile - "After all, to get the idea of manipulating the space-time fabric and then actually do it, the person can't be completely sane, can they?"
A moment of silence passed again. Gaster was staring at Patty with a very unamused expression. How dared she to insult him! Before he could come up with any kind of reply, Patty stood up from her chair and said enthousiatically:
"Well, it was a nice and refreshing talk! I'm looking forward 'til we chat again!"
"I am not." - Gaster replied flatly.
"Sweet! See you later then, Gaster!" - Patty said with a genuine smile, before storming out of the room.
Gaster stared at the door for a moment, then groaned and put his head between his hands. He was starting to get a headache.

That same afternoon, outside of the Mosnter Village, Noelle, Papyrus, Sans and the twins found a good area in the nature where they could do the magic training without bothering anyone or having material obstacles. Sans was planning to show Noelle a couple of things that their garden was too small for. The twins came along to watch, not being in the mood to do anything else. Sam and Piper obviously didn't take their father's amnesia well. But also, the return of Chara and her intentions scared them. But they had faith in their mother. The kids believed that she could handle the situation and save everyone once again. And so, Sam and Piper were now sitting under a tree, watching Noelle and Papyrus' fight. Papyrus started to make her do some exercises for the warm-up. Even though Noelle almost didn't have the occasion to actually fight, she didn't lose her magic and dodging skills.
"YOU REALLY ARE A TALENTED PERSON, NOELLE." - Papyrus said with a serious and approving nod - "I THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO STAND AGAINST MY BROTHER."
"I could stand against you, Dad. Why couldn't I stand against Sans?" - Noelle remarked with a light shrug.
The young woman had clearly no idea what her uncle was capable of. In her mind, since her father almost became a guardsman and considering his high skills at magic, he surely already learned her everything she had to know. As much as she appreciated her uncle, Noelle couldn't see Sans being more "difficult" to face when it came to fights. After all, he was lazy as she could observe during the past seven months. (Noelle knew it was partially due to his depression, but it didn't change the mere fact.)
"YOU... YOU'LL SEE ONCE YOU TRY, NOELLE." - Papyrus answered his daughter's question with a somewhat nervous look.
Papyrus' expression really puzzled Noelle. Sans walked up to his brother, after what Papyrus said that he trusted Noelle to him now. Before stepping behind though, he requested his brother:
"PLEASE DON'T BE TOO ROUGH ON HER."
"sure thing, bro." - Sans replied with his usual easy tone - "at the end of the lesson, noelle won't be hurt too badly."
The exchange surprised and worried Noelle. "Okay, now I do have a bad feeling about this…" - she thought. Papyrus then stood next to the twins under the tree, but with a worried expression on his face. Sans asked to Noelle:
"ready, kid?"
"I'm ready."
Noelle barely finished her answer as her SOUL already turned blue, which caught her off-guard. In the time of just one second, she was lifted on the air before being dropped down again.
"Wait, wha-"
Noelle then gasped when she saw bones appear just beneath her and unluckily, she didn't have enough time to properly avoid them. She rolled aside on the ground, letting out a gasp of pain. Noelle didn't even have the time to catch her breath as her SOUL was no longer blue, but a bunch of bones flew in her direction in a pattern of a perfect wave.
"What?! But..!" - she exclaimed as she did her best to avoid the attack.
She did pretty well, but still got hit twice by the bones. As she fell on her knees and rubbed her head, her eyes widened when she saw four blasters appear around her, ready to charge.
"Damn!" - she yelled, before jumping aside, avoiding the attack under the wire.
She was familiar with the blasters, Papyrus had already showed his to her. But he barely used them during their trainings. Sans however, had no problem to use those skeletal heads at its maximal power. Noelle wanted to glare at her uncle, but she saw that the blasters have repositioned themselves in another angle, so she was targetted again.
"Sans, stop it!"
But the blasters fired again, and Noelle had again just enough time to jump out of the way, not without getting hurt on her shoulder in process. She let out a cry of pain and rubbed the injured spot. As she raised her eyes, she saw that two blasters were floating on her left and on her right, ready to fire. This time, since there were just two of those, it was less tricky to avoid them. Not having the force and time to stand up, Noelle literally just crawled out of the way.
"What the heck, Sans?!" - she then screamed at the skeleton.
When the two blasters disappeared and after Noelle double-checked that nothing was coming, she stood up and limped up to her uncle.
"Are you trying to kill me?" - she yelled through panting.
Papyrus, Piper and Sam were already at her sides, checking if she was alright. Papyrus had already placed his left hand over Noelle's arm and his right hand over her head, which emitted a green glow, healing the injuries.
"Mom, how much does it hurt?" - Piper asked with concern.
"I'm fine..."
"Sans, it was too violent!" - Sam said to his great-uncle.
But Sans ignored the boy's remark. Papyrus just finished Healing Noelle's injuries, who nodded to him in gratitude. Sans stepped up in Noelle's direction and spoke:
"here's a tip, kid. wanna increase your chances? start by your hardest attack."
"You could've just told me so, Sans..!" - Noelle exclaimed - "I'll be the one making bones, not Chara! What was the point in making me go through this?"
"'cause if i didn't show ya, the message woudln't be that clear." - Sans replied seriously - "you cannot know what to do to your enemy, if you don't experience it yourself."
"But... but it was my first try! You could've gone easy on me!" - Noelle protested.
"'go easy' you say?" - Sans asked back, before his eyesockets turned black - "your enemy will never 'go easy' on you. dodging quickly is essential in a fight."
Noelle felt sweat form on her forehead. She knew that Sans was actually right, but his power now frightened her a bit. How could she survive through this training? (She could always "come back" thanks to her determination, but the idea of death was no less creepy.) Almost as if guessing her thoughts, Sans' eyes became normal again and he said with his casual tone:
"but don't worry. i'll never make your HP go down to 0."
He then winked after his phrase. His statement reassured Noelle a little. "I don't have a choice, after all. Chara killed dozens of monsters before striking the world down. She's certainly a very dangerous enemy. So I guess only an equally dangerous training will help me to survive." - she mused. She then looked at her uncle with a confident look and declared:
"I'm ready to take all the damage necessary, if it'll improve my dodging skills. I'll no longer complain, Sans."
"ARE YOU SURE, NOELLE?" - Papyrus asked - "I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU HURT."
"You'll always be here to heal me though, right?" - Noelle asked back with a small smile.
"I GUESS YOU HAVE A POINT... BUT STILL."
Papyrus didn't like the idea of Noelle submitting herself to pain during the training. He knew that Sans was right, he knew that it was the only way for Noelle to be ready when she'd face Chara. But Noelle was still his daughter, and so Papyrus didn't like to see her hurt, no matter the circumstances.
"I wonder though..." - Sam said thoughtfully - "I remember reading that part in the comic book during the De-Code. It was stated that Sans' attacks can do damage only to those who sinned."
"Right, I remember it too now!" - Piper exclaimed - "That was why Sans' attacks don't do anything to Papyrus, while it did hurt Asgore."
"Because he killed… So I wonder why Mom's been hurt by the attacks? She didn't hurt anybody, she shouldn't be affected."
"heh. now that you pointed it out, that's weird." - Sans said with a frown.
"YOUR ATTACK DOESN'T BEHAVE NORMALLY? WE MUST TEST IT THEN!" - Papyrus said on his turn.
Sans nodded and made a single bone appear. Papyrus then reached his hand to touch it and… nothing. Like usual, Sans' bone did no damage at all.
"IT WORKS THE SAME AS IT DID BEFORE... AT LEAST FOR ME."
"Hmm, that's curious." - Piper said as she reached her hand on her turn.
"Piper, you should be car-" - Noelle started, but was cut off by her daughter.
"It does nothing!" - Piper said, then turned to her brother - "You try now!"
"Okay... Heh, it really does no damage." - Sam commented after touching the bone.
"well, that's because you two did nothing wrong, kids." - Sans stated.
"BUT NOELLE DIDN'T HARM ANYBODY JUST LIKE THE CHILDREN." - Papyrus pointed out with a puzzled expression - "THEN WHY YOUR ATTACKS HURT HER?"
"noelle, what did you feel when you were hit by my bones or blasters?" - Sans asked.
"I... don't know? I mean, your attacks came so quickly, I barely had time to register!"
Noelle decided to touch the bone to understand. Hesitantly, she reached her hand and as soon as her fingers made contact with the magic bone, Noelle let out a gasp. Her eyes widened, before she shut them close.

"No, I... can't do this… I can't be their mother..!"

Noelle shivered a little and whined quietly as the voice of her sixteen years old self echoed in her head. She felt her sin weight on her neck. Everyone looked at her with concerned looks. The children grabbed Noelle's both hands, making her come back to her senses.
"I understand now..." - she breathed out - "I understand why it does damage to me..."
"Why?" - Sam asked - "You didn't kill anyone, did you?"
"There are other ways to hurt people than killing them." - Noelle replied with a sigh - "Like... abandoning your children at their birth."
"Mom... You already said you were sorry." - Piper said.
"And we told you that it was alright." - Sam added.
"It doesn't change what I did." - Noelle replied, avoiding her children's gaze - "I still gave you up, I left you at the mercy of fate."
"BUT YOU HAD NO CHOICE, NOELLE." - Papyrus said on his turn - "YOU WERE ONLY SIXTEEN. YOU ONCE TOLD US YOURSELF THAT, IF YOU DIDN'T SUBMIT THEM FOR ADOPTION, YOUR CHILDREN WOULD'VE BEEN PLACED IN AN INSTITUTION! YOU COULDN'T HAVE KEPT THEM ANYWAY."
"I still could've done something! It's true that they would've been taken away from me, but I could've fought for them once I turned eighteen! I could've fought to prove the system that I was worthy, that I could be a parent to the children. It would've been a very long and difficult fight, considering my situation… but with enought effort, I could've got their custody." - Noelle clenched her fists and looked down - "I could have got them back… and I could've raised them, eventually. It would've just been difficult. But I've made my choice… and chose the easy way."
A pause of silence followed, Noelle's family members unsure of what they could say. Luckily, Noelle seemingly snapped out of her self-berating mood and said:
"This attack would be a nice advantage against Chara, though. Considering her genocide, I think the amount of damage inflicted would be enormous. I wonder if I can learn this?"
"uhh, not to disappoint ya, but i'm not sure kiddo." - Sans replied - "i mean, papyrus can't do that, so you're more likely like him than like me. you're his kid, not mine."
"But... genetics can work weirdly sometimes! There are times when nephews and nieces get traits from their uncles and aunts. So… there are chances I can do this too, right?"
"yeah, but..." - Sans looked doubting.
"Oh, don't tell me you don't believe in me, Sans?" - Noelle asked - "If I'm supposed to be a Savior, shouldn't I possess such a great ability? It might be just the thing that can save us all!"
"WE'D NEVER DOUBT YOUR ABILITIES, NOELLE!" - Papyrus reassured her - "BUT YOU SHOULDN'T OBSESS YOURSELF WITH THIS ATTACK. YOU DON'T NEED THIS TO WIN."
"he's right. let's focus on your dodging and work on your patterns for now." - Sans suggested - "as for the karmic retribution… we'll see."
"Alright... I'll work on patterns and dodging if you insist." - Noelle sighed - "This makes me think… Dad, could you perhaps train Sam and Piper at dodging? I want them to be ready when they'll face danger."
"THAT'S A GOOD THOUGHT. I WILL TRAIN THEM, AND I WILL MAKE THEM EXCELLENT DODGERS!" - Papyrus promised with a solem tone.
"Oh that's cool!" - Piper's eyes shone - "I want to be as cool and graceful during a fight as you are, Papyrus!"
"NYEHEHEH! I'M SURE YOU WILL BE! AS LONG AS IT'S WHAT YOU TRULY WISH!" - Papyrus replied with a faint blush, pleased by his granddaughter's admiration.
"Yes! That's what I wish! And I'll dedicate myself to make it come true!" - Piper said with a determined tone.
Sam grinned at his sister's enthousiasm. He had a feeling she'd be better during the trainings that him. Piper was lankier than her brother, which was why she was better in some aspects at P.E. Both twins were relatively sporty actually, their strengths and weaknesses were just located in different areas. Sam was doing a good job at team sports, while Piper was better at individual exercises. Sam also had a stronger punching fist than Piper (not that she wanted to punch anyone).
And so, for the next two hours, Papyrus trained Piper and Sam, while Sans trained Noelle. The twins were having fun, dodging their grandfather's attacks and their mood quickly raised. They almost forgot what was upsetting them; Papyrus had that power of his to fill people with positivity even in saddest hours. Noelle had a rougher training, but it wasn't as hardcore as Sans' first attack. Soon, Noelle learned to create complex patterns similar to Sans'. As for her dodging, she was surely progressing, but some work still had to be done. Luckily, Noelle was in a good shape. But dodging required a good stamina and alertness, which in turn required a lot of effort. It wasn't like with magic, something Noelle had a natural inborn talent for. It never took her long to master her patterns. Long the training, Noelle was pretty satisfied by her performance. Yet, the thoughts about the Karmic Retribution wasn't leaving her mind. She absolutely wanted to learn it. The thought of the advantage it provided simply fascinated her. "Sans doesn't look thrilled to try teach me." - Noelle mentally remarked - "But it doesn't matter. I'll work on it by myself then!"

Thing promised, thing done. Later that evening, when the sun was almost set and the twins were alseep, Noelle went in the garden where she could try summon KR bones without bothering anyone. Noelle sat down on the grass, closed her eyes and concentrated. She guessed that she just put in the proper will, like when picturing a normal bone. She pictured all the aspects, until she came to the property she seeked to succeed. "Alright… I want it to contain Karmic Retribution… I want it to remind to my enemy their sins." - she thought. Noelle then opened her eyes and saw that the bone was right in front of her. It looked exactly like she wanted… but would it also work the way she wanted to? "There's only one way to find out." Noelle reached her finger to touch the tip of the bone. Instantly, she retrieved her hand, feeling like a shock, and gave her finger a quick lick to ease the pain.
"It didn't work..." - she mumbled with a sigh - "It's just a regular bone."
Noelle could tell by the difference of sensations. When she got hit by a normal bone, it felt like being normally hit. Sans' bones however, provided an unpleasant burning sensation flow across her veins. It was more as if a fatal poison was spreading. "I failed to reproduce KR. But I'll try over and over until I succeed!" - Noelle's mind swore. She tried. And again. And again. Eeach try gave the same result. Those were all just normal bones, without the KR effect. Noelle was probably at her twelveth try when she was rubbing her hand in pain.
"Come on, why can't I do this?!" - she screamed in frustration - "Why can't I do something a guy with just one HP can?"
As the bone in front of her dissipated, Noelle inhaled and exhaled shortly, perparing herself to try again. She put her hands in front of her with a concentrated look, but she got interrupted by an unfamiliar voice.
"Be careful! Or at this rate, you'll lose all your HP!"
Noelle looked up to see that a woman went out from behind the bunches planted at the limits of the garden. Noelle's eyes widened when she saw her. Light brown hair, a green shirt, red eyes...
"Chara." - Noelle said with a calm tone.
"Yeah, you got it right! Or you can call me 'Auntie Chara' if you want!" - Chara mockingly sugarcoated the last part.
"No, I'll pass..." - Noelle narrowed her eyes at the woman - "What do you want? Don't come any closer! Or I'll..."
Noelle made a line of bones appear in front of her, separating her from Chara. The latter just looked at the scene with an amused expression, then brought her hand to her mouth as if hiding an upcoming laughter.
"Really? Is that all you can do?" - Chara asked before walking across the bones, not without getting damage - "I have plenty of HP, this feels like some tickling."
Noelle stepped back, sweating nervously. She knew she should act now, but for some reason couldn't. "Why don't I do anything to stop her..?" - she wondered. Chara raised her hands and said with a grin:
"Don't worry, I'm not here to hurt you. I'll save that for another day."
"Then why are you here? I swear that if you attempt anything, I-"
"You'll what? Call your uncle for help?" - Chara asked back with a tempting voice - "We both know you can't do the KR on me. Your regular bone attacks barely harm me, unless you're very creative."
"You may be surprised. I'm a very creative person in general. And skillful at magic too." - Noelle said, resting her hands on her hips.
"What a high self-esteem. Just like your dad!" - Chara commented as she started to slowly turn around Noelle, as though studying her with intimidation - "In fact, I came here to have a closer look on you. You're the first hybrid I see in my life. But you know what? Despite your magic powers, you're still a human. You... disgust me. One of your kind doesn't deserve to possess a gift belonging to monsters. You're an abomination, a shame for monsterkind!"
Noelle felt her cheeks heat up in anger and she got a strong desire to punch Chara in the face for her words. But she didn't allow herself to act on impulse. She wouldn't satisfy Chara by showing off the worst of her humanity.
"You don't like what you hear, huh? I know this feeling, I've heard so many things from people around. When hearing those nasty things, I always wanted to hurt them and make them regret their words. I'm pretty sure you want hurt me too right now, don't you?"
Noelle looked away, not wanting to look into Chara's red eyes. Her evil "aunt" grinned and pursued.
"Don't deny it, I know you do. And yet, you're too nice for that. That's why you never fought back, correct? That's why you can't master the KR. You and Sans aren't the same. Because no matter how angry you are, you don't want to kill me."
Noelle didn't say anything. It was true that she had no will to kill Chara, just like she never wanted to kill anyone. Even when it came to the microscopic, yet very living, embryos. Noelle simply couldn't see herself killing anyone. Chara smirked once more, made one step towards Noelle, making her tense, and said in a half-whisper:
"But soon... you will want to kill me."
After saying those words, Chara stepped back and disappeared from the sight, leaving Noelle stand in the garden alone and very troubled.

A/N: I know that KR probably works just for kills (which isn't exactly confirmed though), I thought that it would be more interesting if Noelle experienced it herself, instead of just getting a theory lesson about it from Sans. KR surely doesn't work for little things, but making the decision to abandon your children is of a certain gravity, so I thought KR could work here. (Besides, I believe that Zarla implied KR would work for Gaster's sins regarding Sans and Papyrus... I'm not sure though, it could've been just my imagination.) So, I decided that KR would work for grave acts. It was also a way to show that, as much as Noelle's a lot like her two pacifist parents, she's not completely innocent. In her case, maybe KR wouldn't work the same way either? I imagine it would inflict only decimal damage, lol.

Now, about Patty, the new OC. I called her Patty because it's a cute name, plus it resembles Catty which makes sense since she's a cat monster too. For her looks, I inspired myself both from the cat monsters we see in "Undertale" and "Deltarune", and from Niko, the protagonist of the indie game "One-Shot". As for her personality, I took inspiration from a character of season 7 of OUAT. Said character is Alice/Tilly, one of the best characters, in my opinion. She has such a colorful and unique personality! Patty is meant to be that kind of character, to add a new spark in the story. I hope you'll love her.

This chapter was a calmer one... but expect things to take a much darker turn from the next one.