Sorry nothing has been said about Alphys in a while. Don't worry, they are all here. The breaks between chapters have left me making some mistakes, lel. I will go back and fix some of those.
This is soooooo weak and crappy. I'm sowwy
"I haven't lose a thing…
My friends nor my pride as a wolf…
I haven't lose a damn thing!" Kiba, Wolf's Rain
Frisk squeezed her eyes shut against the wind.
When she opened them, Flowey… or Asriel…was different again…
He was bigger… levitating. Darker with sharp, slightly twisted horns and bigger fangs poking from his lip. Jet black eyes with tiny white dots. A purple cloak billowing as his body drifted back and forth in the air.
Chara looked different now as well. A little more… alive. Her skin wasn't deathly pale and her eyes were no longer deep black, instead having actual human eyes. She stood slightly behind… Asriel?, grinning.
Frisk snarled, locking eyes with her.
Her body shook with the urge to rip that smug bastard apart.
Doggo stood tall, while Papyrus's legs shook beside her.
Asriel pulled his arms up, and light blue star specked flames crackled on his palms, twirling between his fingers.
"Heheheh… finally! It feels so good… to finally have a body again! Doesn't it, Sis?"
Chara's eyes flicked to his and then back ahead, still cold.
Frisk could sense a tiny bit of weakness, confusion, and maybe even… fear in her eyes.
Frisk felt a growl bubble in her throat.
Now that she was actually breathing flesh, Chara was much weaker…
Now they were even.
Undyne sprinted up beside them, and both Silver and Rocky followed.
Frisk didn't know what Asgore and Toriel's reaction to this was. Honestly, that wasn't on her mind.
Frisk forced herself to stand up on uneasy legs. The only thing she could do was grip her dagger so hard her knuckles turned white and keep her eyes fixed ahead.
"So, this was your aim?" Doggo asked calmly.
"No. This only makes things… easier… you aren't the easiest to deal with, King."
Asriel suddenly pushed his palms forward, shooting a wide line of blue fire.
Frisk couldn't react fact enough.
Luckily, Doggo swung his blade, creating a small blue barrier that reflected the flames away, protecting everyone behind him.
Doggo didn't waste any time, leaping into the air and bringing his blade down over Asriel. He stepped back, only for Doggo to send himself hurtling to his side with just a light touch of his feet to the ground. Doggo swung again, and Asriel flicked his arm, bringing forth a large, decorative blade of light. It let of a rainbow hue from the golden metal as it clashed with Doggo's blade- tiny and meek looking in comparison.
"Wait, stop!" Toriel cried out. "That's my son, please stop fighting!" Toriel began to run and reach out, but Undyne held her back with an expression of slight annoyance, probably because she wasn't fighting at the moment.
Son… that's right, Asriel… that's the name of their lost son…
"No. This isn't your son!" Doggo barked back.
Silver pulled her own blade and moved to support Doggo, only to be blocked by by Chara and her knife..
Chara apparently had the superior strength and sent the cat stumbling back, bells around her neck jangling.
"I don't think so." Chara sneered, moving forward.
"Silver!" Doggo came to her aid and body slammed Chara to the side.
The wolf human snarled and made a hand sign, and red magic swirled in her hand.
Magic?
Humans can't use magic… Frisk felt a shiver. The vibes of this magic felt… familiar.
Frisk got her answer.
Chara's right eye glowed with the magic…
Just like Sans's did when he used his.
"Too late, Pup."
Chara grabbed Rocky's soul with the magic and sent him flying backwards. Luckily, Asgore caught the dog before he hit the wall, but Rocky still let out a winded sound as his spear fell to the ground.
Frisk bristled with rage.
She was using Sans's power.
Lighting began to flash, coming down at Asriel's command. The tower shook precariously and stones crumbled. Doggo backflipped and dodged the attacks, each getting closer and closer.
He landed finally on his hand and swept his sword in a circle, sending a wave of light blue.
Asriel held still, chuckling.
His eyes turned to Rocky, standing a little lopsided after being thrown.
Lighting flashed again.
When it cleared Rocky plopped limply to the ground, his thick fur singed and smoking.
"NO!" Undyne let go of Toriel and began running towards the dog.
Frisk felt another blow to her soul.
No…
Why was she just standing here?!
Papyrus hadn't moved either, and he let out a choked sound.
Rocky was dust before Undyne reached him.
"GODAMMIT! NO!" Undyne pounded the ground with her fists, trembling.
Alphys rushed over, and Frisk almost forgot she was there.
"Wait, Toriel!" Alphys looked back up.
Frisk turned her head to the motherly monster.
She was desperately trying to plead with Chara to remember, and Frisk couldn't make out the words that were overpowered by the sounds of Asriel and Doggo clashing.
This time Frisk moved.
Chara raised her hand, snarling.
Something larger reached there first.
However, the knife that slashed hit both forms.
Asgore…?
It seemed like Asgore had tried to shield Toriel, but the knife slashed through both of them with the enhanced power that was granted to it by Sans's magic.
Toriel fell to her knees. Frisk couldn't see her face, but she was sure the goat was crying.
Asgore leaned over and whispered something in her ear.
Toriel shook a little.
Then it was over.
They both turned into piles of bloodied dust.
Chara was completely still, looking overwhelmed.
Frisk couldn't do it anymore.
She ran towards the other human, feet hitting the dust and sending it flying.
"FRISK, GET BACK!" Silver shouted.
Frisk snarled, locking eyes with Chara.
She lowered herself a little and used the extra energy to launch herself at point blank range, ready to slash Chara's throat.
Chara snapped out of her daze last minute and blocked Frisk's attack with her knife, the metals clashing together. She let out a vicious growl and pushed backwards.
Frisk tried kicking her ankle, and hit the bone in the side.
Chara grunted and flicked her hand.
The ground disappeared beneath her feet.
Frisk felt the weightlessness in her stomach as her soul was grabbed and she was sent flying upwards. She hit the invisible ceiling and cried out as pain spread through her back and black framed her vision.
Chara tried pulling down, but the magic released. It seemed she couldn't control it like Sans could.
The ground was coming startlingly fast.
Right before her head met the stone everything turned.
She went up a little and then back down, lightly.
"HUMAN?! Frisk?" Papyrus's shadow loomed over her.
Frisk coughed a little in response, tasting blood.
At least nothing was broken. As far as she knew.
Not that it mattered.
She used her elbows to prop herself up, head spinning.
"You three stay back. Let us handle it." Undyne was at their side, summoning a spear.
In the distance Stars crashed into the ground, meeting spears of glowing ice. The battle between Asriel and Doggo was still going strong, but Doggo looked slightly worn. Asriel had a smug, confident look on his face that suggested he wasn't even going full out.
His attacks had more power than before…
Was he using the souls of Rocky, Asgore and Toriel? Is that why they never showed up when they died?
Frisk snarled, her ears falling back. Tears stringed her eyes.
Everything was being ripped from her…
Papyrus bent down and pulled her close.
"It's okay human, I'm s-sure everthing will… be fine. They aren't dead. I… believe it. Do you?" Papyrus pulled back, looking to her for reassurance.
Frisk couldn't answer him.
She wasn't strong enough to tell him the truth.
"Papyrus…" Alphys started. Her face was streaked with tears as well.
"I… If you believe it Papyrus, i-I'm sure I-it will h-happen… that's all we h-have l-l-left to hold on to…" she hugged herself in fear and squeezed her eyes shut.
Frisk blinked in surprise.
… it seemed even the lizard was stronger than her now.
Frisk balled up her fists, tail prickling.
Why couldn't she be stronger?
Why was she so useless?!
If she was better, Sans's wouldn't be dead. No one would be dead.
It was all her fault… for making him care about her. For making them all care so much they'd come here… if she was dead, everyone would be free and happy and alive…
Frisk grabbed her hair and shut her eyes, trying to make the thoughts stop.
Her body hurt. Her blood felt like it was on fire and her heart felt like it was being stabbed and lit on fire.
"Human… it's okay! See, everything wi-"
"MRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNGGHHH!"
Frisk's head snapped up.
Asriel had his sword in hand again, Doggo was on the floor a little while away. Standing over him was Silver…
Except, her stomach was torn open by the blade. Blood spurted out and Frisk could see entrails and the peak of white bone.
Silver coughed up crimson, arms still spread.
She closed her eyes and grinned a little.
Her bells chimed as she fell to the ground and turned to dust.
"No… not another one… Silver…" Alphys was shaking more, fresh tears on her cheeks,
See, Alphys? It's not okay… what's the point of surviving if everyone else is dead… it's not going to be okay… Frisk thought bitterly.
She felt everything giving in.
There was nothing they could do.
Except wait for death to be with their friends again.
Doggo pulled himself to his feet, eyes going wide.
"S…sister…" he bared his fangs and leapt at Asriel, throwing himself in the fight again. His clothes were torn and he was covered in a few cuts and burns.
Meanwhile, Chara and Undyne were going blow for blow. Chara was blocking Undyne's spears, a bit of sweat going down her forehead.
"F-Frisk… I think she's not used to having a living body…" Alphys leaned in.
"…" Frisk didn't respond.
"She's… not used to being t-tired, or feeling what she is… maybe… we can use that… if we can keep her winded a-and not u-using her Corrupted Determination… w-we may w-win…"
"It doesn't matter." Frisk muttered back, low enough so Papyrus couldn't hear.
Alphys reeled back.
"W-what are you s-saying… Frisk, p-please don't g-give I-in… y-you have determination t-too, you need to keep using it if you want t-"
"GUYS, MOVE!" Undyne shouted.
Frisk looked up to see red glowing knives falling towards them.
Frisk didn't have a chance to move herself as she was scooped up and pulled backwards.
Knives hit the ground dangerously close, one even cutting through her tail fur. She felt Papyrus's chest heaving behind her.
Papyrus had pulled her back…
But…
Alphys was no more, to say the least.
Frisk hadn't even seen her disintegrate. She just blinked and she wasn't there anymore.
If Frisk didn't feel hopeless before, she felt utterly hopeless now.
"N-no… A-Al…YOU BASTARD!" Undyne let out a scream and rushed at Chara, spears flashing in the air.
Asriel turned from his fight with Doggo and sent stars crashing down in front of the fish monster.
Undyne swerved out of the way, but Chara had used the attack as cover and was gone.
"UNDYNE!" Papyrus called out, waving his arm.
She didn't look.
Too late.
Chara slashed across the fishes throat, ripping it open.
Undyne stumbled back, holding the gushing wound with her hand.
Frisk could see the light in her eyes flicked and fade.
She didn't turn into the Undying this time.
Something… was gone.
Undyne looked like… she actually gave in.
Maybe she knew too.
There was no point.
Unless…
Maybe…
Frisk looked up in thought…
It was just Doggo and Papyrus left now… Doggo was getting worse and worse by the second…
Maybe she could save just two…
Just two lives…
Frisk pulled herself from Papyrus's grasp and stood up.
Her gut felt like it was made of stones.
"Hey!" She called out.
Chara's head tilted to her, and immediately scrunched up.
"You want to be next? I've been waiting to flay you…" she snarled.
Frisk tried not to snap back.
"That's exactly what you'll get… that is, if you let these two go."
Asriel and Doggo stopped fighting.
"What's going on?" Asriel asked.
Chara chuckled.
"I think sweet little Frisky is making a deal with us."
"If you have my soul, you'll have the power you need… correct?"
"Perhaps."
"Then why waste energy on these two… let them go and you'll have what you want." Frisk swallowed. She wasn't nervous.
She was done.
The least she could do to repay Sans was protect his brother.
"Human! What are you saying!?"
Doggo stared her down with eyes of ice.
Frisk shivered a little.
"Hmmmm… tempting, maybe… what do you think… Asriel…"
"My goal isn't to take her soul… remember?" Asriel said, eyes narrowing. "We were going to reset the timeline."
"Oh, really? That's not how you explained it to me…" Chara turned slightly.
"I… said what I did to make you go along with it. I wanted my sister back… now that we have eachother, all we need to do is reset the timeline… and control it. That's our world, right there."
"Heheh… naïve Asriel… that's not how it works…" Chara began trembling.
Her eyes went black again.
"We need to clean this filth… all of it… no resets. Nothing… but Judgment. And death."
Asriel raised his hand.
"Chara… you need to focus… you know what will happen if you let that stuff get to your head. Just calm down…"
"NO!" Chara snapped, and black liquid came from her mouth.
Frisk took a step back.
"I will NOT calm down until SHE is DEAD! Till they all are!" Chara pulled her knife and attacked.
Frisk didn't know what to do in the split second. Part of her wanted it to end but the part of her that screamed for survival took over and she tried moving backwards.
However, Chara froze with wide eyes with her knife just centimeters away from Frisk's chest.
Doggo stopped in his tracks. Frisk just noticed he had been rushing towards her.
Chara was trembling with CD dripping down her chin.
Frisk didn't move either.
It was like the world had been frozen in time.
Something began to glow between them.
It was a white crackled soul.
It floated for a few seconds- little lines of white glow streaming from it- before it floated a little closer, like being attracted by a magnet.
Frisk took a few panicked steps back.
What the hell?!
It followed her nonetheless, until it came close to the bone pendant around her neck.
Then it flowed into the little bone, the entirety of it glowing softly for a second before fading away.
It felt warm against her chest.
Chara blinked, eyes still wide. Her skin had gotten paler and the CD was flowing more freely.
"…shit." She muttered, straightening.
"…Chara?" Asriel blinked.
Everything was quiet as everyone tried to figure out what the hell just happened.
That… was that…
Frisk felt little, cold sparks of energy around the area, traveling down her spine. She started to shake.
That was Sans's soul, wasn't it? The bone… since it was from his body, his soul attached to it… and that means…
Frisk's eye began to itch.
Frisk bared her fangs.
Maybe they evened the odds after all.
The feeling of the magic was extremely uncomfortable. She didn't want to sit still but her limbs felt stiff regardless. She felt heavier, and like cold sparks were going through her body. She felt a new Determination bubble through her body.
Chara's ears flattened a little, and the look she gave could stop a buffalo cold.
"Greaaaat. Sorry little doggie, I'm afraid I'm going to have to cut our play date short…" Asriel sent one final batch of stars towards Doggo before flying to stand beside Chara.
"Don't think you've gained the upper hand… you're going to be here… forever! I will take your determination… and reset the timeline until everything fades! We will play this game over and over… Chara and I and you… heh."
A little unease bubbled in her stomach through the Determination.
Frisk shook her head and growled.
There was a little, cold tapping on her spine, like something was trying to get her attention. But nothing was there.
Frisk didn't know what to do next. She just raised her arm, feeling the energy creep through it.
Next she was surrounded by Gaster Blasters.
She jumped a little as their eyes met hers and they jumped too.
They seemed confused, and they looked between each other.
"H-human? How did you do that… those are my brothers…"
The Blasters turned to Papyrus's voice and exchanged more glances. Then their eyes narrowed and they opened their jaws, blue smoke spewing from them.
It seemed they made up their minds.
Tears threatened her again.
Frisk wiped her eyes and swallowed.
"Last chance, Asriel." The Blasters let out eerie growls as she spoke.
Asriel grinned.
"Fat chance. Why do you even try? It's pointless."
Frisk considered the question.
Why was she even trying now?
Just because she had a little more power now… but everyone else was dead that that wasn't going to change…
Right?
Well, maybe it was just for Papyrus. Maybe just for their memory.
But something in her heart was nagging her, saying otherwise.
Asriel raised his arms.
"You'll learn how truly pointless this really is!"
Doggo tried to start running again, but tripped and fell over due to his injuries.
The Blasters shot as the blue flames erupted from Asriel's paws.
Frisk cringed, covering her eyes.
Stupid… I can't flinch if I want a chance…
Frisk snarled and ran towards the goat with her dagger.
He back up a little, winking.
The ground flashed in front of her.
Thank god she and the smarts to avoid said spot, because a second later lighting crashed. It hurt her ears and made her hair stand up.
The Blasters surrounded Asriel, firing again. He flew above the blasts, scratching his head.
Frisk tried to grab his soul. She didn't really know how too… so she just closed her left eye and tried to focus on feeling his soul. However, all she felt was a jumbled mess.
Maybe she wasn't doing it right…
Or maybe she couldn't grab his, seeing as he didn't have his own.
One of the Blasters hissed behind her.
Frisk turned to see Chara right behind her, ready to strike.
This time her reaction was very involuntary.
Frisk grabbed Chara's soul and pushed.
It really hurt her arm, but at least it sent the other human crashing into the floor.
Frisk winced and gripped her shoulder, growling as she saw stars from the corner of her eye.
She began running, feeling her heart stop as they crashed around her and as she was sent tumbling to the floor, scraping her cheek.
Bones flashed above her, shielding her.
She didn't make those… right?
"Frisk, are you okay?" Papyrus called.
Frisk looked up.
Papyrus had helped her…?
"Back off!" She called back. Papyrus had no part in this!
"I'm not letting you fight alone! The great Papyrus wouldn't be so great if he let his best friend fight alone, Nyeh heh heh!"
Frisk opened her mouth to argue, but then decided to get up before she was cut in half by Asriel's quickly approaching sword.
The blade crashed into the stone beside her.
Frisk swiped at him, catching his horn.
Asriel just snorted and swiped her over the head with his free arm, and Frisk blacked out for a second.
Papyrus gasped and summoned bones from the ground to create another barrier between them.
"Human, don't try to kill him!"
"If you want to live you're going to have to let go of that philosophy!" Frisk rubbed her head. It hurt. Understandably.
"Human, I'm sure there's a reason this is happening. There is always a reason! Everyone has good in them!"
"Your brother sheltered you far too much." Asriel laughed. "It's pathetic."
"I'm afraid the only pathetic one here is you, sir."
Doggo limped up beside Papyrus.
"Anyone who does something like this is more than pathetic…" his eyes were shards of ice.
"Enough!" Asriel barked. "You're all weaklings, holding onto your last scrap of hope… there's no point! I'll show you… starting with you!" Asriel turned to her.
Everything went black… except Chara and Asriel…
Frisk could still see her own body as well.
What happened?
Her heart started to slam her ribcage.
Asriel shook his head before fading away himself, being replaced by a giant goat skull.
The skull moved just like a Gaster Blaster, opening its mouth in a laughing movement before sucking inward.
Suddenly she was being pulled to its jaws.
Frisk cried out and fell on her butt, trying to grip the ground… but there was nothing to hold on to in this void.
Frisk let out on final scream before she was pulled inside.
No, not now, not now, not now, not-
Everything burned.
She curled up in a ball as it felt like she was being torn apart.
Then everything faded again, then back in.
Asriel was shaking his head.
Frisk looked up, feeling weak.
What just…
"So, still holding on. I underestimated how much determination you hold. No matter… I'll show you how much use that determination is to you now!"
His form erupted into smoke.
Frisk scrambled to her knees, her body quaking. Her breaths came fast and heavy.
When the smoke cleared, he was different.
Huge.
His face was wider, with longer fur. His lower body was an ice blue heart shape, his legs now nonexistent. His arms were thick and threatening.
"Heheh… feel Determined now?" His voiced echoed as he raised his arms, sending rainbow beams towards her.
Frisk couldn't move as they pierced her body, lighting it on fire before everything gave in.
Next thing she knew, she was back. Except, she felt fuzzier.
"Feel that? That's you fading away… you'll die and die and die until you lose everything! Your friends will forget, you will lose control of the timeline… that's what Determination gets you!"
He shot the beams again, and Frisk cried out as they killed her yet again.
But she still came back.
Her head was full of distress.
She couldn't do anything… she was helpless.
I'm going to die over and over again… dammit! Frisk snarled, the pain in her heart outdoing that in her body.
The little bone on her chest caught her attention… the sparks of energy going from it to her body were stronger…
Frisk looked down at the little white pendant.
Was it… or Sans… trying to say something?
Was he actually there?
Sans… are you with me?
The sparks kept coming. Frisk didn't know what that meant, if that was an answer or not.
She knew it was probably nothing.
But that… the thought…
If Sans could still be there, who was to say the others weren't too?
And if they were there, they could be saved.
Frisk took in a breath, thinking on it before steeling her nerves.
Maybe she could save something else…
No, she would.
She'd save them all.
Frisk reached forward, trying to feel the souls of her friends.
Everything faded again…
This is sooooo baaaaad.
I haven't really been on any of my accounts or anything, plus my glasses broke. So sorry if I haven't gotten back to you, I'm going to be looking at PMs shortly.
I have to say thank you guys for the support. Really. I have been having a rough patch emotionally, and you all make me want to keep going. You guys have no idea what just being here means to me… so really, thank you!
Anyways, we see Chara acting a little weird here. Now that she's alive (well… not for long without Sans's soul!) she's feeling emotions other than anger and rage… and that's gonna work against her!
Also, see what I did with Frisk's little progression? Anger, depression, bargaining, disbelief (no not the au)… you guys recognize those :D
There are probably a plethora of typos and stuff here. I can't see for shit. If anyone would like to submit any typos they see In a PM so I could fix them I would appreciate it :3.
Anyhow, hopefully we don't have such a big break between chapters again and the quality goes back up! I can't believe I'm screwing up the finale ):0
Also sorry for no reviews, I think I'll do them next chapter. When I don't get a migraine after reading and writing for more than 10 minutes.
From the wolf in the mountains…
Comycat