Frisk and Nemo stared down at him. Flowey. Back in the body of a flower. Back to being soulless. The human souls had gone who knows where. Honestly it didn't matter. They were free, they could move on to the next world, wherever, whatever that was.

The humans made no movement, they continued to only stare. Neither of them had anything to say. "...What are you doing?" Asked Flowey. "Do you really think I've learned anything from this? No." Neither human reacted as Flowey slowly looked up at them. "Sparing me won't change anything. Killing me is the only way to end this." They said nothing. "If you let me live… I'll come back." Neither human reacted. "I'll kill you." Still nothing. "I'll kill everyone." Nothing. "I'll kill everyone you love."

Nemo slowly approached the flower. Frisk looked up at him, but said nothing. Nemo silently stood above Flowey, staring down at him. "No." Said Nemo simply.

"...Why?" Asked Flowey. "...why are you being… so nice to me? I can't understand. I can't understand!"

"This isn't me being nice to you. I'm just sick and tired of killing people." Said Nemo.

"...I see…" Said Flowey softly. There was a moment of silence, then he sank into the ground, and ran away.

Frisk and Nemo stared at the ground before looking up at the doorway in front of them. "Let's get out of here…" Said Nemo.

"...K…" Said Frisk. The duo walked through the doorway, not quite sure what was on the other side.

Everything became white.

They stared in shock.

They were outside.

They could see the setting sun.

It felt warm… not like it wasn't anything compared to Hotland though.

"We did it…" Said Nemo.

"We did…" Said Frisk softly.

"We escaped the underground." Said Nemo.

"Yup." Said Frisk.

"So… why don't I feel happy?" Asked Nemo as he stared at his hands.

Frisk looked over at him as a gust of wind came through. "How do you feel?" They asked.

"Just… really… really… tired…" Said Nemo as his hands dropped to his sides.

"Then maybe we should rest for a bit?" Suggested Frisk.

"Th… that…" Said Nemo as he fell/sat down. "Doesn't sound like a bad idea…" He leaned his head on top of Frisk's while they rested their head on Nemo's shoulder. Nemo blinked a few times before dozing off.

Nemo jumped awake at the sound of a phone ringing. Frisk sat up as they looked at him. It was dark now. The moon was in the center of the sky. They must have been here for a while. Unfortunately, Nemo took too long finding his phone (how that thing stayed intact throughout the entirety of the fight went far beyond him) and it wound up going to voicemail. "Heya." They heard Sans's voice say. "Is anyone there…? Well, I'll just leave a message… so… it's been a while. The queen returned, and attempted ruling the underground. She enstated a new policy… all humans who fall here would be treated not as enemies… but as friends." Nemo and Frisk couldn't help but smile at his words. But what he said next made those smiles fade in an instant. "...But people really didn't like that policy. Because of you, not only was the king gone… but the human souls had gone missing as well… along with the lives of countless citizens. Nobody wanted to see that happen ever again. So the people started a rebellion to overthrow the queen. Undyne spearheaded the revolution, of course." Nemo couldn't even laugh at the pun. "She was pretty mad after what happened to Asgore and Alphys. She threw the queen out of the castle with her strength. Then she became the empress of the underground… and banished the queen back to the ruins. Seems like Undyne's… hmmm… even more vehement about destroying humanity than Asgore… but hey! It's not all bad! She's not lonely anymore. Me and Papyrus go and visit her… We bring her books from the library or play games… we've even convinced her to leave sometimes. As long as me or Papyrus stay behind to watch for humans. But Papyrus loves doing that."

"YEAH! I LVER STANDING IN FOR THE QUEEN!" Exclaimed Papyrus. "I'VE BEEN PRACTICING FOR WHEN A HUMAN COMES. I'M GOING TO BE A GREAT MOM! BY THE WAY, WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?"

"Oh, nobody." Said Sans.

"OH, COOL. TELL THEM I SAY HI!" Said Papyrus.

"Papyrus says hi." Said Sans. "Well, I hope things are better where you are. Later." And then he hung up.

Nemo clutched the phone in his hand before letting it drop to his side. "I screwed up, didn't I?" He asked.

"Perhaps… but that doesn't mean you can't fix it." Said a familiar voice. The humans turned around to see Flowey behind them, at the edge of the barrier. "Hey. Since you defeated me. I've been thinking. Is killing things really necessary? I… I honestly don't know anymore. I have a request for you. Both of you. Prove to me… prove to me you are strong enough to survive. Get here from the beginning. Without killing a single thing… and I won't kill the king. When you'll have your so-called 'happy ending.' So, what will it be? Will you prove yourselves? Or will I get to watch you suffer…? Either way, I'm interested! Hee hee hee…" Flowey then disappeared.

"What did he mean?" Asked Nemo.

"He wants me to reset." Said Frisk.

"Reset?" Asked Nemo.

"Reset. Start everything over, go back to the day we fell into the underground." Explained Frisk.

"You can do that?" Asked Nemo.

"Yeah… I think so at least… I've never tried it before…" Said Frisk.

Nemo put a hand on their shoulder. "I'm sure you can do it… but I'll leave the decision to you." He told them.

Frisk smiled before raising their hand as if to touch something in front of them. Whatever it was, Nemo couldn't see it. The next thing he knew, everything was white.

Nemo looked around. They were sitting in the flower bed. Nemo looked up to see the hole. "You did it." He said in awe.

"Yup." Said Frisk. Though they sounded a little different, but Nemo decided not to pay it any mind.

"C'mon, let's go!" Said Nemo, but he stopped when Frisk grabbed his wrist and pulled on him. "Hm?" He asked as he turned to look at them. "Is something wro-." Nemo was cut off by something hitting the side of his face. Hard. He collapsed to the ground, holding his sore face. He was not used to pain when his LOVE was still at one. He looked up to see Frisk staring down at him, their eyes were now a dark crimson and their face twisted into a demented smile. "F… Frisk…?" Said Nemo uncertainly. Frisk brought the stick down again, hitting him in the head multiple times until he eventually blacked out, but was still alive.

"Frisk" Reached down and pulled Nemo's scarf off, putting it on themselves, all while continuing to smile. They then started walking while doing a few practice swings with their weapon.

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