Later that day, everyone was up and ready. Marie was in a room, one on one with Darien. She was sitting on a chair, on the one side of the table, while Darien was sitting too, on the other side. He looked nervous and afraid, and yet hopeful at the same time. "You know as well as I do why we're here." Marie said, her expression serious. "Now Darien, I know that you're no longer controlled by that substance. I know that you're free from any control, other than your own. And I know for a fact that you want to get this over with. So, please. Tell me everything you can." Marie finished, her eyes glowing a bit for emphasis. Darien nodded, and took a shaky breath. "I..." His voice cracked a little, and he cleared his throat. He was sweating a little. He took another deep breath, and began to speak. "I never knew that much. But I do know enough. When I was under that substances influence, I...I remember feeling mostly empty, if I wasn't angry. But my mind was clear enough to know what I was doing, and...I couldn't stop myself. I couldn't break through." Darien was shaking. "But...our...'leader'...his name was Yami. He was the one who infected myself and Indigo. A-and...I remember Lola being brought...and...I knew immediately that she wasn't herself. She wasn't...normal. She had this horrible look in her eyes, like at any moment, she would snap and kill everyone in the room." Marie remembered with a shiver the stare that the possessed Lola would have, filled with bloodthirsty intent and genocidal tendencies. "But we put up with it. He said that we had to stay in this area, as he wanted anyone we came across dead. He put emphasis on the village near this house. And...I remember overhearing something." Darien now looked worried and serious, sweating a small bit. "He said something about...genocide? A child named Frisk. And something about RESETTING the world. He said something about trying to reactivate whatever a RESET function is."
Marie's eyes flashed with magic, alarm showing in her expression, her entire body tensing up. Then, Marie was thrown out of the room and into a vision. She saw Sans and Frisk, in a long hallway. Marie remembered the name of this place. It was the Final Corridor. Where the Judge comes and performs judgement upon the 8th fallen human. Marie felt her heart race as she stared on, watching Frisk step forward. "Heya." Sans' voice cut through the eerie silence, echoing across the hall. "You've been busy, huh?" Sans asked, his eye sockets narrowed. Marie felt a shiver rush through her body as she noticed the dust all over Frisk, coated on their knife and on their clothes. They had the usual neutral expression on their face, but Marie could see something. She looked at Frisk's narrowed eyes, and saw a murderous intent. The look of a killer. It baffled Marie that she could read their expression, but then, she remembered that she now had possession over Sans' powers. As well as many other Judges. "So, I've got a question for ya." Sans said, closing his eyes. "Do you think even the worst person can change? That everyone can be a good person, if they just try?" Marie's eyes were alight with magic now. She knew that Sans wouldn't make it out alive. She knew of Frisk's DETERMINATION. And that scared her. A single tear fell down her cheek. Sans let out a quiet chuckle, before continuing his speech. "Alright, well, here's a better question." His eye sockets went dark and empty. "Do you wanna have a bad time?" Marie felt her entire body shiver, a chill running down her spine. "'Cause, if you take another step forward..." Sans' left eye socket flashed with blue and yellow briefly, before his eye lights returned. "You are REALLY not gonna like what happens next." Frisk took a step forward. Their expression glitched for a split second, to a horribly familiar smile. Their expression returned to that neutral face. "Welp." Sans shrugged, as if to say, 'oh well'. "Sorry, old lady." With a flash of memory, Marie remembered Toriel. She remembered that she had asked Sans to promise to protect the next human, as well as everyone in the Caretaker role to the Judge had, in every AU she could remember. "This is why I never make promises." The sound of birds chirping filled the room. "It's a beautiful day outside. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming..." Sans trailed off, his eyes now closed. "On days like these, kids like you..." Sans' eyes went dark as he opened them. "Should be burning in hell." Marie felt pure terror flow through her, her entire body freezing instead of trembling. She knew what was going to happen next. Then, Frisk was slammed against the wall, bones jutting up at them. They were impaled by them all, letting out a blood-curdling cry of pain. They were pulled off of them in an instant, thrown into a barrage of bones before being blasted to nothing. Their SOUL cracked and shattered. Then, the world went black, and Frisk was again in front of Sans.
In an instant, Marie was back in the room, in front of Darien. Darien looked afraid and worried. Marie realized that her eyes were shimmering with magic, and her entire body was tensed and shaking, her fists balled up to where the skin began to turn white. She forced her body to relax, as well as her eyes to stop glowing. "...you know what that is, don't you?" Marie nodded, worry beginning to show. "It's something that should never happen." Marie replied, her bright blue eyes wide. "Something that will create an endless cycle, of which no one will be able to escape. And the one who controls it controls this world. The most DETERMINED being will. And no one will be able to stop or truly kill them. They'll come back." Marie was shaking. She could sense Sans near her, and he was doing the same. Everyone bound to her was. All of them knew what would eventually come about if this world was able to be RESET. Now, Darien too, was shaking. He looked afraid and worried. "Should the RESET function be restored, our world will fall. We will fall to a murderous SOUL, and I'm pretty sure even I won't be able to stop it." Marie explained, her blue eyes filled with urgency. "I knew it couldn't have been good, but holy hell..." Darien mumbled, his golden eyes shimmering with fear.
But then, Darien straightened his posture, sitting up. Marie sat up as well, looking at him directly. Darien's eyes flashed with something new. JUSTICE. His own trait was shining in his eyes. He took a deep breath. "Well...we won't let them, right?" He asked, looking into Marie's eyes. "We won't let those...I don't wanna be offensive towards Misty, Aaron, and Pebbles..." Darien briefly looked away, looking a little nervous. Marie nodded, a small smile making it's way on her features. She knew what he meant. "Damn right, we won't let them." Marie replied, her eyes glowing a small bit. Darien looked back at her, and his confident smile returned.
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Marie had dismissed Darien, and now, she was with Indigo. "I suppose Darien told you already of the RESET nonsense and such?" Indigo asked, cocking their head. "Because that's what I was planning to tell you first." Marie nodded in response. She had a small smile on her face. "I thank you for that, Indigo." Indigo smiled in response, their midnight blue eyes glimmering in the light of the room. "Well, I have more info of use. As the ringleader of our little group, I was given a good amount of info, more so than Darien...or even Lola." Indigo shivered at that last part. "I never did understand why she was so bloodthirsty. But I remember watching that battle. A child that can possess others...?" Indigo trailed off, their eyes glimmering with curiosity. Marie nodded. "But that child will never hurt anyone again." "They're dead, I know." Indigo replied. "Now, is there anything else you know?" Indigo nodded, their expression shifting to a serious one. "One thing that I know for a fact is this. Yami most likely sent another person after everyone, specifically you. I don't know why, but he put severe emphasis on killing you. He wants you dead, darling. And he's not going to stop until he gets what he wants, I don't think. For you, and for us, it's victory or death. And I, along with Darien, are not going to run like cowards. We will stand with you and fight. It's the least we can do, for what you did for us." Indigo's voice was serious, filled with courage and truth. They were being serious and true, their INTEGRITY shining through. "Thank you, Indigo." Marie had a grateful smile on her face, her blue eyes shining with joy and gratitude. "Is there anything else?" "Not anything I can recall in particular, darling." Indigo answered. "I wish there was, as this information isn't much at all." "It's enough. More than enough. Thank you, Indigo."
Suddenly, the room began to shake. Marie and Indigo both shot up, both of their eyes glowing with magic. Marie's eyes were flashing back and forth with yellow and blue. A spear formed in her hand. The wall was beginning to crack, specifically the wall adjacent from outside. "GUYS! GET IN HERE, NOW!" Marie screamed, taking a battle stance. Indigo did as well, magic beginning to pulse around their hands. A whip formed in their hand. Right away, the rest of the squad poured into the room, all ready for battle. "WHERE'S THE DANGER?!" Aaron shouted, fire flaming in his hands. Marie pointed at the wall, which was beginning to break. Then, with a loud crash, someone broke a hole in the wall. It was a girl, around 14 years old. She had long, dark green hair that was mixed with a sickly dark aqua, her eyes showing off both colors, one for each. She wore a sleeveless and strapless black and gray dress, starting gray and ending with black at the skirt, with a symbol on her chest, outlined in white. It was the Delta Rune, but it was different. The circle in the center was a broken heart, and the triangles were also broken hearts, both upside down and right side up. The wings looked demonic. She wore black tights, black flats, and black lipstick on her lips. Her skin was extremely pale. She was holding a glaive in her hand, standing strong. She had an empty expression of her face, of which shifted to a look of malice. Her dark blue eyes and green eyes glimmered with hatred. "So this is what I am going to face. Pathetic."