Title: Howling At the Reset
Disclaimers: I do not own Undertale or any of the characters. I don't own the kid. Just my oc version of her and her true story. Frisk in my story is named Alexia. Chara is still Chara. I don't own the scene of frisk hugging sans while being killed. I blame that on the stronger than you video Frisk's response. I just see that as cannon and want to follow that.
Warnings: Child abuse, Experimentation, hinted sexual abuse, and main character deaths (this one really shouldn't be surprising)
Summary: Alexia and Sans were two of the only ones that knew the truth about the world. Alexia dies, reset. period. However, what neither of them expected is that if Alexia took her own life...the next reset would be the last. Alexia has the Determination to save everyone without bloodshed...It's the after that hurts.
Song Choice: Hoodie by Hey Violet
phone calls or texts
"regular talk"
'Thoughts'
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Alexia's POV
I pull on the arm of my own sweater trying to slow Chara down. I know who is waiting in the Judgement hall, and I don't want her to get to him. Anything but what she was planning to do in that room. "Oh come now, Alexia. You can just reset afterwards. So, why do you bother?" Chara says and holds up the knife still coated with the blood of my friends. "I never wanted this! You did!" I yell at her knowing that only she can hear me. I've tried this whole run to warn everyone...but it always ended the same. She smiles creepily. "Oh? Weren't you the curious one that wanted to know what would happen?" She says making me flinch.
I couldn't lie to her...or myself on that one. If I had known, I would have never hit the reset button. I would have happily lived with my friends...or even tried to get back home to my mama. Mom...she always seemed so distant with me for as long as I can remember. Did she miss me or even worry that I was gone? That thought seemed to make Chara stop a moment. "You...you were never truly human were you, Alexia? Your soul is so close to a human's that I missed it." She says standing stiff. "What are you talking about?" I say confused. She turns to me quickly and slashes at me with the knife. I don't know how, but I dodge it and surprisingly, I growl at her.
Chara then looks scared. I've never seen her scared before. "You...you're a half-breed mutt!" she says backing away from me, but she can't get far since it is my body she's using. It doesn't take me long to understand what she's talking about and everything makes sense about every run I did myself. I grin at her and I change into a wolf...a small one, but she still looks scared as hell. "You stay back, Alexia! I mean it!" she screams and I jump on her and growl. "Then leave my body. I have mercy...I'm not you, Chara" I say and she scrambles to get away, leaving my body behind for me to take back over.
Rubbing my head, I head into the Judgement hall. I know what I have to do, but I refuse to kill Sans. I love the bonehead too much. "The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing. On a day like today...kids like you should be burning in hell." Sans says leaning against a pillar. I look at him sadly. "I don't think you would understand, but I never wanted to do any of this, Sans." I say and throw down the knife making Sans look at me confused. "Then, explain it to me, doll. Why did you do it?" He says coming to stand in front of me, playing with a bone as if it were a dagger to throw. "Chara made me do it...I tried so hard to scream out, but she was in control until we got to this part...I finally got enough Determination to make her run." I say surprising Sans.
"Let me get this straight. The first dead kid possessed you and killed everyone while you were helpless on the sidelines? Are you Kid-ding me right now?" he says making me smile sadly at his pun. "Basically. Only Chara could hear me scream for everyone to run away from her. Please Sans...I just want to make this right. I want to reset and save everyone from Chara. Please help me make it right." I say looking up at him. He was so close to me now. I could smell his sweet scent of ketchup, whiskey, and burgers. He looks down at me and then goes down on a knee to look me in the eye. "I missed ya, sweetheart. I knew something was eatin ya." he says. I nod and hug him crying. "I'll make it quick...see you on the other side" He says distracting me as a bone quickly cuts through my body.
I sit up quickly and groan holding my head. It hurt like it did when I fell...I look around to see the yellow flowers around me. Then I saw her. "You can still have me, Alexia." Chara says with a crazy grin. I frown. "Go to hell, bitch" I say. She frowns. "Such strong words for a six year old, Alexia." she says. "And I meant them." I say and start walking off. I even ignore the flower. Right now, I want some sleep and good food. "This isn't over, Alexia. I will make sure that you will never break the barrier." Chara says and vanishes. I frown and rub my head flinching when I come across the bump that Toriel heals later. Speaking of my favorite Goat lady, she is standing in the door looking surprised like the first run I did.
I let her take care of me, but I know that I cannot stay here with her. I wish I could. Toriel was more of a mother to me in a few days than my own did in my whole life. After a few days, She knows I want to leave. "So...I cannot talk you out of this?" she asks and I shake my head. "Chara is still out there. Who knows what she is planning. I can't let her hurt you or any of our friends." I say. After a day with her, I told Toriel about the resets and about what Chara made me do. She was upset at first, but soon understood why I had to go. "I thought you wouldn't change your mind. So, I packed you a few things. It's quite a ways from Snowdin. And I made you this cloak" Toriel says handing me a blue cloak and a backpack. I put on the cloak and hug Toriel one last time before heading out.
The heavy doors shut behind me and I look back at them a moment. 'Toriel safe, check' I think and start to walk towards Snowdin. I can't help the grin that spreads across my face. I am about to see Sans again and my very Soul sings at the thought. Ever since I ran Chara off, I've become more aware of some things. Like how sharp my hearing and sense of smell is. I take a sniff almost overwhelmed by all the different smells. 'calm down' a voice says deep inside of me. Ok, that's new. 'who are you?' I ask the voice and it chuckles. 'I'm your father...well, his Soul. I attached myelf to your Soul when I died so I could always watch over you.' He says. I walk a few minutes. 'Where were you when Chara took over?' I ask. 'I knew you could get rid of her. I was giving you a chance to grow.' he responds. 'So, how do I look for one smell?' I ask. 'Focus and think about what you are looking for. Push past all other smells.' he says. 'Sounds easy enough' I reply and give it another try.
It takes a few minutes, but I manage to smell Sans nearby. I grin and decide to sneak up on him for once. 'Take it slow, or you will make too much noise and he'll hear you' my father says. I slowly manage to sneak up on Sans. "This sucks. There's nothing out here" Sans says with his hands in his pockets and hood up. "Monster...Don't you know how to greet a new pal?" I say making him jump. "Why don't you turn around and shake my hand?" I ask knowing full well that those are his lines. He turns around and looks shocked at first then, it becomes curiosity. He grins and goes to shake my hand, but I pull my hand away. "Too slow Sans. Wow, you're even lazy at handshakes" I say and he starts to laugh.
"You got me, Alexia. How did you know where I was?" he asks curious. "Tibia honest, it's easy to track slipper tracks, Sans." I say making him snort. "Man, you've reset too much. I'm rubbing off on you" he says. I giggle "In all the right ways" I say and he blinks at me. "Did you just make a sex joke?" He asks. I shrug. "You're the comedian, not me." I say and take a couple of sandwiches from my pack. I hand him one. "So..." He says and I give a thumbs up. "Toriel is still alive. Even let me leave after I explained about Chara and the resets." I say and he nods. We eat in silence for a few minutes. "So, how are we going to play this run?" he asks. "Honestly, as peaceful as I can. With Chara still out there, she can do anything. Some things are already different." I say and Sans nods.
"So, peaceful unless Chara shows up." he says. I nod and we soon reach the bridge. "She could be anyone. That's what has me worried, Sans." I say and he nods. "I doubt she will take me over a second time. She needed permission the first time. I didn't know any better then, but I do now." I say and he nods. We soon run into Papyrus. I say we because I didn't hide from him this time. "A HUMAN! SANS, YOU GOT A HUMAN!" Paps says excitedly. I smile and yawn. I really was tired. "Can we do the whole take the human away tomorrow? I'm tired and hungry." I ask. "OF COURSE! YOU CAN COME HOME WITH US!" Paps says and I nod. "Do you have spaghetti?" I ask making Paps smile big. "YOU LIKE SPAGHETTI? SO DO I! I MAKE THE BEST SPAGHETTI AROUND!" Paps says leading us to his and Sans's house.
Sans smiles at me as Paps leads the way happily. "You really know how to make my bro happy, Lexi." Sans says. He's the only one that gets to call me Lexi. 'He's your Soul mate.' my father says. 'What's that?' I ask confused. 'The other half to your soul. All monsters have a Soul mate.' my father answers. 'Oh...So Sans is my Soul mate? Makes sense. what kind of monster am I anyways?' I ask him and manage to laugh a stupid pun Sans says making Paps groan. How is Papyrus the younger brother here? 'You are a werewolf. Werewolves were not sealed away like the other monsters because they blended in too easily. The humans didn't want to seal away a human by mistake.' he replies. 'Oh...how did you and mama get together?' I ask. 'you are too young to hear about that, alexia. Perhaps I will tell you when you are older' he says and I bump into Paps's back. "Sorry...I was distracted by your greatness." I say quickly. Sans chuckles a little as his brother beams in pride.
"I WAS SAYING THAT WE HAVE ARRIVED AT MINE AND SANS'S HOUSE!" Paps says and I smile as he lets me in first. I run to the bathroom to relieve myself as Sans shrugs to his bro. "I WILL START TO MAKE DINNER!" Paps says and goes into the kitchen. I come back a few minutes later. I smile at Sans. "Well, that worked. Paps is spagetting ready for dinner." Sans says but I'm not paying attention. "Penne for your thoughts Lexi?" Sans says trying to get me to laugh. "Oh...sorry Sans. I was just thinking about my parents..." I say. Well, it's a part of the truth. I was busy talking to my father again. The smile on San's face falters a minute. "Shit kiddo, I totally forgot about you having family." He says.
I sit on the couch. 'please don't interrupt dad. this seems like a good bonding moment with my bonehead' I say. I sigh as Sans sits beside me. "My mom...well, she never really seemed to like me much. Toriel was a better mom than she was and I was only there a few days with her." I say pulling my knees up to my chest. I already left my shoes by the door knowing how Paps hated dirt brought into the house. "And your dad?" Sans asks trying not to upset me. I shrug. "Never knew him, but I keep feeling like he's watching over me like some kind of messed up guardian angel." I say and Sans snorts. "Yeah...I know the feeling. Mine and Papyrus's dad was kind of like that. Being the last walking skeletons around, my father was a bit overprotective of us. I guess I took after him and made it my job to look after Paps." Sans says and wraps an arm around my shoulders and I lean into him.
"Sans...If I was older...would...would you want to date me?" I ask curiously. "Now, what makes you want to ask that?" Sans asks looking down at me. I shrug. "I guess...I just matured some during all those resets and I was curious." I ask trying not to look like I got caught with my hand in the proverbial cookie jar. I look up at Sans not really wanting to be rejected. Sans just smiles. "I think I can understand, Lexi. To answer your question, I would love to. Don't worry doll, when we get this reset mess straightened out, we have all the time in the world to wait for you to grow up. They say the best things in life are worth waiting for." He says making me blush. 'dammit, Sans.' I think. 'You asked, and now you know' my father says. Soon, Paps comes in and announces that dinner is ready. I smile and go to the dining room with Sans. Dinner was pretty uneventful, well, other than Sans being hilarious and Paps loving me compliment his cooking. I wink at Sans and follow Paps to his room for our date.
Sans's POV
I watch Lexi go upstairs with Paps and vanish into his room. 'You know, she may be young, but her soul sing around you, son' my father says making me jump. 'Dad? Where are you?' I ask worried. I've been trying to contact him for ages. 'On the surface. I don't fully understand how I came to be here but it is difficult to make contact. The humans...they are still scared of monster kind. How is Papyrus?' he asks. I sigh. Long distance magic is difficult to maintain. So, I know we don't have long. 'He's doing great as normal. Wants to join the royal guard. Started using his yelling voice as his normal one. He's also a controlling neat freak...sound familiar?' I say and my father laughs. 'He sounds a bit like your mother.' he says. I frown a little thinking about mom. 'Yeah...he does.' I say. 'Look, Sans, I don't have much longer. I love you both. Keep up the great work looking after your brother. I know he can be a handful.' my father says. 'I love you too, dad.' I say but know that he's already gone.
I lay back on the couch and think about what my dad said. 'Her soul sings around me? heh...Figures I would get a human for a Soul mate...' I think. After a few minutes, Lexi and Paps are coming downstairs laughing like crazy. I smile knowing that Paps is going to live this run. Now that I look at Lexi, Her Soul is bright from how happy she is. It always takes my breath away...not that skeletons breathe. Her soul is mostly gold with traces of silver and blue. 'Magic?' I think to myself. 'Why would a human like Lexi have so much magic? She obviously doesn't know anything about it or she would have tried to learn how to use it by now' I think to myself.
To be Contiued...
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Notes: Yes, Paps is adorable in his own way. And yes, I am going with loving father, Gaster with this. And I pulled the Idea of Soul mates from many different Fanfictions I have read. If you have the idea, I thank you because its a bad ass idea!