May 21st, 201X
Asriel POV:
Nearly a week after the surprise visit of Tutie to the Underground, Chara and I were drawing pictures again at the table, something we hadn't done since Sans's warning. We decided that the issues surrounding the future was now finished with and that nothing bad would happen anymore... at least, that's what we thought.
As we finished drawing some pictures of our friends (with Chara doing a very good drawing of Undyne), we got someone knocking on our door, which Asgore answered with a smile. "Hello?" he asked as I looked over my shoulder to the door, wondering who it could be.
"HelLo, mY KinG," said the distorted voice of W.D. Gaster, me and Chara immediately looking over and deciding to listen in, mostly because Gaster almost never visited us anymore.
"Oh, hello Gaster. It's very rare that you decide to visit us, so it must be important, right?" Asgore asked with a smile, me and Chara listening from behind the wall.
"YeS. If yOu reCAlL, i aBandOnED woRK on tHe tiME macHInE," he said, me looking at Chara and her holding a finger to her mouth. I knew to stay quiet too. "WEll, aROunD thE saMe tImE, I fINiSheD a MachINe thAt CouLD dETecT abNORmalitIeS in The SpAcE tIme conTiuNUum... aNd thERe is SomE isSuE I noTicED..."
When he said that, I immediately thought of Kristof and Coraline, as they used the same time machine that Sans used. "Really? What is this issue?" dad asked him.
"ThEre iS an AbnoRMAlitY thAt iS dIStoRting SpaCe-TimE itsELf. iF iT reAChes 100 perCent, thEn we'LL bE trAPpEd iN a 24 HouR tiME lOOp thAT shAlL nEvEr END!" Gaster warned, me and Chara gasping inaudibly to each other and us looking at each other. We then hid ourselves in the kitchen, as there was no one there. We then looked at each other and spoke in a hushed manner.
"Chara... you don't think that..." I gulped to her.
"Yeah, it's just got to do with Kristof and Coraline... they used the same machine that Sans used to go back in time, but they mentioned that Sans returned back to their time soon after. I have a feeling that the distortion is being caused by one of two things... it's either a part of the time machine that Sans used to return back, or it's because of one creature alone... Flowey," Chara frowned, me gulping at that.
"H-How can that be?... Flowey was me, you said, right?" I asked.
"He's you, yes, but with no emotions, no soul, and filled with the power of Determination. He's able to will himself back from the grave anytime he dies. The only thing that prevented him from using that power was the presence of Frisk in the Underground. So without a Frisk... damn... this is gonna be tough to figure out," Chara swore, something she only did when she was frustrated or serious. My guess was she was feeling both right now. "What do we do?" she asked.
"I think that, before we do anything else, we should speak to Kristof and Coraline. If we learn where that part of the time machine is, then we might be able to stop this distortion," I said, knowing that much. And we could also use that part of the machine to go to the future to put a stop to Flowey.
"Yeah, that's a good plan. They've got to know it's location," Chara smiled, me then hearing the door close and us going to dad and him frowning.
"Dad? We overheard everything," I said, him frowning at that.
"I know you did. I had to lie to Gaster so he didn't know what was causing it. It's definitely due to Kristof and Coraline coming back in time," Asgore said.
"It's either them, a piece of the time machine in the future, or because of a single flower from the future messing with space and time. But first, be honest, did he mention how far along the percentage is?" Chara asked.
"Yes, he said it was at 15 percent distortion right now. And that it's been increasing by a single percentage every hour. I hate to say it, but I must ask Chara to gather up all the humans to figure this problem out. If what you say about the future Sans is true, his body couldn't handle time travel, so it has to be humans," Asgore frowned.
"Agreed," I said with a stern frown.
"I'll call up the humans and tell them to meet up with us at Hotland's capital, where you'll speak to Kristof and Coraline," Asgore said.
"Let's get going, bro," Chara said.
"Right behind you," I said as we then moved out to the studio area of the capital.
Chara POV:
"So why are we all going to talk to them again?" Mitts asked in annoyance, as per usual.
"We need to ask them about the thing they used to get here. I believe I was pretty clear in my description on the way here," I frowned at him.
"We're dealing with something that's disrupting space-time itself, right? And that if it isn't solved soon, we'll be stuck in a time loop every single day?" Bow asked.
"Yes," I said.
"Gonna be honest, that's gonna be a bit hard to grasp," Mitts frowned.
"Kristof and Coraline will know exactly what we mean, so let's just go in there and ask them," Asriel said, me nodding and us entering the studio to see Kristof and Coraline were working on the different scripts for their next shows.
"Coraline? Kristof? We need to have a serious talk," I said to them, the duo looking at me with a tense expression when I said that.
"D-Did we do something wrong?" Kristof asked, me shaking my head at that.
"It involves the thing you used to get here. We need to know if there was a part of the time machine that you used to get here and, if so, where it's located at," I said, the duo looking at each other and then at me.
"We know where it is, but why would you want to go to that horrible future at all?" Coraline asked.
"Because Gaster said that there's a distortion in the Space-Time Continuum. If it happens to reach 100 percent, then we'll be stuck in the same situation as your timeline. Infinite time loops every 24 hours," Asriel said, the duo gasping at that and I could see their hearts pulsated within their belts.
"Okay, we'll tell you this. There is a special item that we were pretty much forced to take with us when we went through the time machine, which is called a 'return pad'. It's located underneath the bed of flowers just as you enter Old Home from Snowdin," the Coraline said.
"I'm just going to say this now, cause I have to, but what exactly are we going to be looking for whenever we do find this thing?" Mitts asked.
"Sorry to say, but we're going to have to go to the future world. I highly doubt that Kristof and Coraline's presence here is doing bad things to the timeline and I don't think the time machine's return pad is to blame. So that means there's only one other explanation: Flowey," I said, that singular word making Kristof and Coraline's faces turn to a more grim look.
"Flowey... of course! It's gotta be him! He's probably using his Determination for evil once again," Chara frowned.
"Then that means that we only have one way to defeat this guy. We're gonna have to do battle with him and... kill him," I said, Asriel looking at me with worry at that.
"B-But..." he said, me looking at him with a sigh.
"I know, he is you, but remember. Flowey is also your polar opposite in every manner, Asriel. He enjoys toying with people and murdering innocents and, if what your memories tell me, Coraline and Kristof, is true, then his only real weakness is if someone has a red soul and is in the same area as him. We're going to need to be careful when facing him," I frowned.
"I... okay, you're right... it doesn't change anything between us, right?" Asriel asked me.
"Right, you and I will always be siblings, no matter what," I said as I then hugged him and he did the same back to me. "Now we're going to have to go all at once. Kristof and Coraline will stay here, but we'll need to bring along Tutie with us for extra help, since Asriel won't be able to survive the trip through time on his own," I said, Asriel nodding at that.
"Got it, besides, it's here day off anyways," Kristof said as he then went to go fetch her and Tutie soon came out of a separate living area of the studio.
"Yes, you called?" Tutie smiled at me.
"We need you to help us with a very important mission, Tutie. We'll explain on the way," I said to her.
"Mission? What are you implying?" Tutie asked, Mitts groaning as he grabbed her by the hand and led her out.
"We don't have time to waste, girl, we need to get going!" he said, him helping her through the doorway towards the elevator, but Tutie groaned when we entered it and she held her hand.
"You're very rough, Mitts," she groaned.
"Okay, did Kristof and Coraline tell you anything?" I asked her, Tutie nodding at that.
"Yes, I know of their past already. Why would you ask?"
"Because there's a distortion in the Space-Time Continuum that I know for sure is coming from the future. It's all because of a certain flower that is very dangerous. We need to find him and defeat him in battle before he hurts anyone else," Bow said with seriousness on her face, Tutie looking at her with a sigh.
"A fight? I'm not really much of a fighter, though," Tutie frowned.
"We have to, because if we don't do it soon, both the future and the present will be stuck in a 24 hour time loop," Asriel said, Tutie frowning at that.
"Fine, lead the way," she sighed, our group proceeding to the River Person and all of us hitching a ride to Snowdin.
"I'll stay here in Snowdin for a bit in case a bad human shows up. You go on ahead," Asriel said, me nodding at him.
"Good luck, bro," I said, him nodding at that.
"Good luck to you, too," he said as we humans then proceeded on our way to Old Home. We had a timeline to save.
