Chapter III - That Matches Your Blackest Soul
~~Rebecca~~
I was taught to speak Monster by my older brother, having grown up in a Realm that had them, so he always said it was a good idea for me to learn it. I've worked out most of the language, even though most humans can usually only barely guess what a Monster is saying. So when Toriel came up and started talking, I watched as everyone except for me and Frisk just looked confused. Lucas seemed to be able to guess what everyone was saying based on the lines from Undertale, but Amber just looked lost.
"Greetings, children." She said.
"Oh! Um, hello." I said, watching Amber's look just evolve from confusion to terror.
"What the…" She muttered as she turned around. We locked eyes for a second, and I did my best to silently give her the message to just let me talk.
I'm REALLY good at charades. Okay, no. Kidding. But we've worked out ways to silently communicate between my friends. Though in all seriousness, the Monster language usually sounds like someone clearing their throat a bunch of times.
"I am Toriel, guardian of the Ruins. How did all of you fall down?" Toriel asked. Quick Rebecca, come up with a believable lie.
After a few seconds of silence, I just said this: "Amber accidentally tripped, and when we tried to call down and see if she was okay, well, it turns out there's a really overgrown section right up above us." It sucked, but Toriel somehow believed it.
"Very well then. Come with me, children" Both Frisk and I glanced around, realizing that no one else knew Monster, and I was pretty dang sure Frisk could only say maybe 10 words if any. Toriel walked into the next room, and no one moved.
"Okay, what the heck were all those noises that just went off and how could you do that?" Amber asked.
"Oooh yeah, this is probably really confusing to the rest of you guys. Um, long story short, that language was Monster, and I might, maybe, know how to speak it from a few years ago, and we REALLY need to find some way to easily translate it for you two." Amber nodded and sighed.
"Okay, two more questions. Number one, how do we expect to translate everything anyone says the whole time, and two, I know you said your name is Frisk, but who's standing next to you?"
"Wait, you can see me? Like, you can actually see me?" The girl asked, looking almost excited.
"Yeah…?" Amber responded.
"Well then, the name's Chara. " She said, smirking. "I could translate if you guys really need me to."
"That'd be great, actually," I responded.
"And, I do have a few questions of my own, that is if you don't mind." Chara's smirk disappeared as she said this.
"Ask away," I said.
"First off, how did you ACTUALLY fall into the Underground? There is no way you just happened to trip when calling down for your friend."
"Fine, you got me there. That was a lie, but I'm not saying what happened." I said. I glanced to my side and Lucas and Amber nodded, our way of saying they wouldn't tell Chara, either.
"Why? What are you hiding?" Chara asked, taking a step towards me.
"Lucas, Amber, Frisk, you three go ahead and tell Toriel that I'll catch up eventually. Just don't let her wait for me."
"Um, alright. See you guys in a bit." Lucas and Amber slowly shuffled away into the other room as Frisk followed and Chara's smirk grew.
"What was that about? Afraid they'd find out about your little secret?" I sighed.
"Chara, I have more power than you could ever believe. If you even TRY to anger me, I can kill you right now."
Chara scoffed. "I have a question for you. Do you know what "LOVE" stands for?"
"Yeah. Levels Of ViolencE."
"Then I'm sure you know how powerful it can make someone, huh?"
"Yeah. Pretty dang well. After all, I have far more than I should." I felt my eyes turn blood red as Chara glared at me, "I have plenty of LOVE. So don't try to anger me."
"Oh yeah? What'cha gonna do to someone who's incorporeal? How do you expect to do anything to me?"
"Do you know what having a lot of LOVE can let someone do? It can allow someone to erase an entire timeline. Do you want me to do that?"
"And then you'll kill all of your little friends, too."
I sighed and shook my head, then felt my eyes turn an even darker shade until they turned completely black, then they suddenly turned back to brown and Chara collapsed on the floor, her look revealing only a fraction of how much pain I knew she was in.
"Okay! I'm sorry! Just… Just make it stop!" Her eyes were closed and she looked pretty terrified. I stopped what I was doing to her soul, and a few seconds later she stood back up, looking afraid of me.
"Well then, have you learned your lesson yet, or do I need to do that again?"
"I-I… shut up." She muttered, glaring at me again.
"And I expect that you'll do the same, huh?" I said with a smug look.
"I said to SHUT. UP. Now." Chara swiped the knife in her hand at me, but she barely scratched me as I moved out of the way.
"Very well then." I chuckled and started walking towards the next room. "Hey Chara, you coming, or are you just gonna wait here?"
"Yeah, I'm coming." She muttered. We started walking back towards where the others had gone, and I started thinking.
"Chara, are you gonna tell the others about what happened?"
She thought for a moment, then shook her head.
"Nah. That was between us, not them, even if I do really hate you and I now have a good reason why. But just know, if I want to, then I will."
We caught up with the others a moment later and I realized that we hadn't missed anything.
Lucas looked around in disbelief, looking ecstatic. "It's one thing to see it in the game, but it looks TOTALLY different in person!" Toriel noticed of Lucas's excitement, but I'm sure it confused her a bit.
"I apologize, my home is a bit of a mess you see, it has been a while since a human has passed through here." Toriel fell silent for a moment, then just smiled, like she was pushing away an old memory. " For no reason in particular, which do you prefer, cinnamon or butterscotch?"
"I-um…" Lucas started.
"Butterscotch," Amber said, interrupting him.
"Okay. I see. I know what your preference is, but… Would you turn up your nose if you found cinnamon on your plate?"
"Nah. It's just not quite as good." Amber said. Toriel nodded.
"Thank you. And, I apologize, there's only one bed in this room, but I'm sure you four can figure out something for now." She paused for a moment. "Oh, is something burning? Sorry, I'll be right back!" Toriel rushed off to the kitchen and we all just kinda stood there awkwardly for a moment.
"So, um, are we gonna go in, or are we just gonna stand here?" I asked after a bit.
"Oh yeah. Sorry." Frisk said as walked in. Lucas and Amber followed, then I came in with Chara behind me.
I walked in and could sense how much determination had resided in the room. It all felt so familiar...
Every memory came rushing back to me and I blacked out.
AN: Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I haven't had a chance. School has started back up again, so I should be able to update more now that I can use more computers. Thanks for reading, reviews are greatly appreciated, and I'll see you in the next chapter!
(Oh yeah, sorry there wasn't a chapter title, it was too long and I didn't really feel like coming up with a better one.)
