Me: Guess what? You get this second chapter muuuuuch sooner! I figure I'd give you buildup chapters before some of our lives get swamped by exams!

Flowey: We have a bit more headcannon in the beginning, as well as fluff afterwards. That spider is a serious tease.

Muffet: But still, we have fluff!

Chara: Fluff and...and...

Muffet: ...Chara-Dearie?

Chara:...

Me:...He just got tense. Chara is not pleased with what's coming. I'm pretty sure some will soon agree with him.


"The Seven Magicians..." Asriel repeated quietly. "This certain crisis might be a little more of a problem than we're thinking it is. After all, war times are never a place for good memories."

"I take it you fear that this information would lead you to believe that a major threat is on the horizon. I can't say I blame you. I fear the worst as well." Gerson said. He then turned towards Red with a small nod. "One mystery solved, and yet another continues to expand. Do you wonder how that will turn out?"

"Certainly not in a favorable sense, that's for sure." Red muttered, her paw still hovering over her chest. She still couldn't believe she went out of control like that. The power, as well as her anger, muddled her mind so she wouldn't know what she was doing. It didn't seem like the elder's consciousness stayed intact hrough the experience, either. "That poor village..."

Asriel slowly raised his head up as he turned towards Red. "When you were skimming through your memories...you saw the elder's village, right? How close was it to Mt. Ebott?"

"Well...it seemed pretty close. Very close, in fact. Though I can't say that I know where you're going with this."

"...I might know." Frisk spoke up, causing everyone to turn towards him. "Asriel, Red. By what the latter was able to remember to the best of her ability, that village she attacked was very close to Mt. Ebott, but not too close. This was eras ago, before the war began. Fast forward to a certain point while thinking about that same village. What happened?"

"...Chara fell into the Underground..." Asriel blinked in realization. "That village...years later it would be Chara's village...Chara ran away from it for a reason. He never told any of us what that reason was. You...don't think he somehow fits into all of this, do you?"

"We won't know until he tells us himself, and we can't force him to do so." Frisk said while shaking his head.

"I agree with Frisk. Chara was at a very young age, just like Asriel. Someone so young cannot hate their own kind without a reason. Which leads us to ponder what that reason was." Gaster said. "Of course as Frisk said, we can't force him to tell us how and why. Only that he did, and that he's still wary of them."

Red placed a paw on her cheek, her eyes lowered. "By what I saw...that old lady's village left her to die in the forest. No one came to help her before me. They just completely casted her aside like she didn't mean anything to them, like she was some bad omen. Why would they do that?"

"I don't know..." Asriel muttered, staring at the ground and tugging at his scarf. This was growing more and more troubling by the moment. Red attacked a human village after an elderly woman died and gave her her soul so she wouldn't be killed afterwards. This got her sealed away by Gerson and Gaster. The humans became aware of how powerful a monster becomes after absorbing a human soul. Not knowing know the circumstances behind it, as well as lacking the one monster responsible that they could have punished, allowed their paranoia to override their reason and declare war on monsters, dismissing the idea of a very stern warning. Their seven magicians most likely used the power of Boss Monster souls to retaliate against said monsters, and seal them Underground behind the Barrier. Years later, the very same village that Red attacked for the old lady's sake, was also the one that Chara ran away from and wanted to destroy with Asriel's assistance.

This conundrum was growing deeper and darker the more they dug into it. And this thought troubled Asriel and Frisk to no end.

(Dreemurr Residence)

Toriel made her way upstairs, aiming to receive Flowey's personal flower pot. Asgore most likely knew where it was, sense he was the one who always took care of Flowey in the gardens. It's been made quite clear that she was no good in gardening, that was more his area. So if there was anything relating to gardening, he would most likely know where it is. She wanted Flowey to be as comfortable as possible, which was slightly ironic since he used to absolutely hate the flower pot.

She made it all the way to the top of the stairs, to see Asgore in the hallway adjusting one of the pictures he was hanging up. A picture of golden flowers hung as neatly as he could. He stepped back to observe it properly, and smiled towards it with a satisfied nod. He notices Toriel standing in the hallway. His smile brightening, Asgore moved towards her as he kisses her lips. She smiled from the kiss as he pulls her into a hug soon after.

"Asgore, do you happen to know where Flowey's flower pot is?"

"Hm? Of course, it's still in my closet. Why do you ask?"

"I need it to help Flowey get accommodated. He's made in unexpected return." Toriel responded.

"Flowey?!" Asgore said in surprise. It was a positive type of surprise though, as he waved his paws down slightly. "Oh my goodness, let me go get it! This is a rather joyous day!" Asgore rushed off to get the flower pot. Then he remembered that he couldn't do that as he turns sideways and ducks slightly to get through the door. Toriel smiled as she turned back and went downstairs to wait for him.

Asgore eventually caught up with Toriel, getting downstairs and indeed seeing Flowey in the living room. "Oh my golly! It is you! Flowey!" Flowey rolled his eyes quietly as Asgore gently picked him up and placed him into his flower pot, placing a kiss on his top flower petal afterwards. However, when he looks at the concerned faces of Sans and Undyne, it didn't take long for him to figure out that Flowey wasn't here with positive vibes. He sets him down on the table in front of him and stepped back from the flower. "You have something to tell us. What is it?"

"Well technically I already gave Sans and Undyne a major hint...though since Sans is smart and Undyne spends decent time with Gerson, they have it figured out." Flowey said grimly.

"we hope it was a joke. that would be less cruel than it being the truth." Sans said, his eye sockets dark and empty.

"This is not gonna make either of you very happy. Let me just tell you that right now." Undyne said with clenched fists. "It didn't take too long for us to figure it out."

"What is it...?" Toriel asked.

Flowey looked side to side. "Look. As much as you're all having a good time on the Surface, and I'm happy about that...but I just wasn't completely buying it. I wish I didn't think like that, but it's just too easy. So I did a lot of poking around. It would be pretty ridiculous if every single human were supportive of the monsters returning to this world. Luckily the ones who aren't too fond of monsters are very few. However...a couple of those few are immensely dangerous. And I don't think we can ignore the severity of the approaching storm."

"Ignore what, Flowey?" Asgore asked, leaning forward. He could clearly sense the urgency filling the room, deciding to treat the subject seriously.

Flowey turned towards Asgore and Toriel. Sans and Undyne looked away from one another, conflict clearly seen across their faces. He then looked back towards the Royal Couple, his eyes narrowed. "Listen, I'm not gonna beat around the bush about this. Which is pretty ironic sense most of my reconnaissance was blending in with bushes." He muttered the last part quietly. "You may still have your physical youth, but you're still two of the oldest monsters alive, including Gerson. You obviously remember who created the Barrier and sealed the monsters Underground."

Toriel blinked. "The ones who sealed us behind the Barrier? That would be the Seven Magicians..." Flowey continued to stare at her seriously. Between her and Asgore, it was obvious that she was the smart one. She was expected to know what he was talking about and what he was implying. And as he expected, it clicked in her mind a moment later, as her eyes flashed in realization. "...No."

"I wish it were a no. But it's a yes. Those guys are alive, and they aren't happy with the monsters being on the Surface...or the Humans accepting them." Flowey continued with narrowed eyes. "You two at least know when to let bygones be bygones. These seven...they're not a friendly bunch, at least not to us. Or Ebott in general."

"How the hell can they still be alive? It's been ages!" Undyne shouted. "A human's lifespan can't extend THAT far...can it?"

"Asgore and Toriel have an excuse for not aging, being Boss Monsters and Asriel being dead for a long time. I read in a book that the human's turtles and tortoises can live past a hundred years, so that isn't too unbelievable for a monster like Gerson. I think it's safe to say that those magicians have ways of either preserving their youth or extending their lives. And I also believe that it also has something to do with souls." He shook his head. "Look, I don't know for sure how they did it, but they're still around. And a grudge runs deep against both sides."

"Both humans and monsters...?" Asgore asked in confusion. He rubbed his chin, his eyes narrowing. "How odd...I can understand why they would still hate us monsters...but why would they hate their own kind as well?"

"i guess that like chara, they've lost their faith in humanity at some point." Sans hypothesized. "what i'm worried about is what they plan on doin' about it."

"...We know where Frisk and Chara are, right?" Undyne asked urgently. Something about those two and the Seven Magicians clicked very badly with her.

"sure we do. frisk is with asriel, gaster, alphys, red, and paps. he's perfectly fine."

"...Chara went off to see Muffet...he's by himself..." Toriel said slowly, her paws rising to cover her muzzle.

Sans' eye sockets slowly widened at this, then they darkened completely. "...oh. that's, uh...that's not good."

(Meanwhile...)

Chara was walking the rest of the way towards Muffet's Bakery, his arm and shadow arm resting behind his neck in a relaxed manner. He wondered what she might have in store for him today, if she wasn't too busy.

"...Huh. Spending extra time with the spiders. And she doesn't even have to bribe me...this time." Chara smiled with a casual chuckle. It was a legitimate weakness of his. If he refuses to do something he could quite easily do, he'd have to be bribed with sweets. Especially of the chocolate variety. He no longer denies this, as his sweet tooth can be quite difficult to satisfy by anyone who isn't his mother, or Muffet. Try as they might, no one seems to be able to give him complimentary treats that can match either of them.

Though the further along Chara went, the more the air seemed to get heavier. And the more he proceeded onward, the more worried he was becoming. Something was wrong here, very wrong. He couldn't quite pinpoint exactly what this great disturbance was, but he could most definitely tell that it was there. And it was giving him the motivation to hurry to Muffet's place before something could happen.

Taking no chances, Chara made several more well-timed warps, continuing further and further, almost desperate to lose this feeling of intensity weighing down on him. That wasn't fear he was feeling, at least not in it's entirety. He just wasn't looking forward to who or what was causing this feeling when he really just wanted to relax.

With one more well placed warp, he stopped right in front of Muffet's bakery. And he could see the spider girl herself right inside. Sighing with immense relief welling up in his soul, he stepped through the doors and shook off his anxiety.

"Hey, Muffet!"

The Spider Girl blinks all five of her eyes before turning around to see her favorite visitor/customer. All of her eyes beamed with delight. "Chara-Dearie! You're quite early this time!"

"Only by a small margin, but yeah." Chara smiles back at her. Muffet makes her way over to him, wrapped four of her arms around him and placing two of her hands on his shoulders, leaning up to lightly kiss his lips.

"Small margin is better than no margin, dearie~" She responded gleefully. Though she stopped her glee as her eyes took on a bit of concern, once she could see Chara breathing just a bit heavily. "Chara, are you alright? You seem a bit exhausted."

"Nah. Just needed to catch my breath, I did a bunch of teleport jumps here instead of a big one. Wanted to check out how I could handle multiple warps in a row." Chara said. Then he sighed and rubbed his neck once Muffet began glaring at him accusingly. "Alright, that's not the entire reason. I think someone was following me."

"What? But you said you were teleporting. Who could be chasing you down while you're doing that?"

"I don't know. Something just felt...wrong. I just felt like I needed to get to you as soon as possible. But now that I'm actually here, I don't know what I was worried about." He groaned lightly as he scratched the back of his head. "I don't know what could cause me to get so on edge..."

Muffet lowered her eyes as she lightly rubs her chin. "Now that I think about it, there might be something going on. My spiders have been on edge all morning. And my own senses have been warning me of immense danger. But nothing's happened yet. I don't know what it could be."

"Me neither..." Chara wondered quietly. Then he quietly shakes his head. "Whatever. Let's not worry about that right now. Whatever I sensed,it's gone now. I came here to see you, not worry about some ghosts flying over my shoulder. And I'm not talking about Nappstablook or Happstablook." He huffed a bit at the latter name. The whole ordeal in Storyshift didn't leave him feeling very comfortable around Mettaton.

Muffet nodded softly. "Right. You're not here to worry. You're here to spend time with me, aren't you?" She gently tilted her head. "Which reminds me, how are Asriel and Red doing?"

"They're doing really well. True adorable fluffballs."

"I thought so! Ahuhuhu!~" Chara walked along the wall and sits on one of the chairs. He didn't resist at all when Muffet followed him, climbed onto him and gleefully sits on his lap, wrapping her lower arms around his waist. "They make quite the fluffy sweethearts, Ahuhu~."Her middle arms gently cupped his cheeks and her higher hands began playing with his hair. "What about you and me, Dearie?~"

Chara managed to smile at her even as she was once again playing with the pink spots on his cheeks. "Obviously you and I are the cooler ones. Much cooler than those two. They can keep their adorable advantage. I'm perfectly fine with being mostly the cool brother."

"You sure about that, dearie?~" Muffet said gleefully as she continues to smoosh his cheeks. She giggled when she saw that that he was less than amused about it, but he didn't vocally complain about it this time. He would eventually understand that Muffet isn't one to stop teasing him when she feels like doing so for a long while. "You sure you're just the cool brother, Chara-Dearie? You have quite a lot of cute coming from you."

"...That's totally not true."

"You're quite in denial about your cuteness? That's not a good thing, Dearie. You shouldn't keep belittling yourself like that." Muffet pouted cutely as she lightly pinches pinches his cheeks, taking delight in seeing him jump lightly.

"O-Ow! Pinching, really?!"

"Pinching these rosy cheeks of yours is a highly enjoyable activity of mine. You should know this by now, dearie~" Muffet teased with a catlike grin, giving his rosy cheeks another pinch. His less than amused face became even less amused than before. No one but Muffet and her spiders were okay with this. "Pinchy Pinchy Pinchy Pinch~"

"I'm gonna need you to stop doing that."

"But I don't wanna~"

"Muffet..."

"Pinch~"

Chara narrowed his eyes a bit. "You're seriously gonna do this?"

"Yep, it's fun~"

"Alright, you know what?! I can pinch back! Like THIS!" Chara glared as he pinched her cheek back, making her wince.

"Ow! That was mean! You're a meanie, Chara! You big Chara-Meanie!" Muffet pouted, playfully puffing her cheeks.

"Oh, so now I'm Chara-Meanie? You're being a little baby spider, Muffet. Besides, you pinched first!"

"I wasn't pinching you THAT hard. You pinched to really make it hurt! Hmph!" Muffet folded her middle arms and huffed, turning her head away from him. Chara could only groan in irritation, mostly towards himself. Perhaps he wasn't as mature as he made himself out to be. Then again, Muffet is one of those few who can get him to willingly act like this.

He rolled his eyes as he leaned in towards Muffet. "Alright alright. I'm sorry, okay?"

"...Hmph~" Muffet huffed again, turning herself even further way from him. Chara had to marvel at how flexible she was, seeing how much she was able to turn her upper body around without much strain.

"Look, Muffet. Don't be like that. I'm really sorry." Chara was being sincere, even though he knew full well what she was doing. Muffet was playfully guilt-tripping him, and he was a fluffy enough pushover to give into it without too much resistance. She found some sort of childish glee in messing with him like this. Guess neither of them were as mature as they thought. Rolling his eyes, he wrapped his single arm around her waist, pulling him closer to him. "C'mon. We both know you're not really mad. Why else would you still be sitting on my lap?"

"...I needed a good lap to sit on. Yours is the only one available." Muffet countered, opening her two right eyes semi-suspiciously.

"That excuse is suckish, Muffet. And ya know this very well." Chara smiled at her. All she did was huff and turn away from him again. Chara just chuckled and rolled his eyes. "Alright, I know how to get you to look at me." He reached towards her bottom right hand, holding it up and briefly kissing the top of it. Muffet didn't move too much. He then moved for the bottom left hand, briefly kissing the top of it. Muffet lightly shifted a bit. He moved onto her middle right hand and kissed the top of it as well. Muffet slowly opened her eyes with a small smile. He repeats the process with her middle left hand and upper left hand, kissing them. Muffet's smile grew wider at this. Chara smiled as he could see her react more and more. He eventually stops so he could gauge his progress. "Are you gonna look at me now, Spider Princess?"

"...You missed a hand, Dearie." Muffet happily points out, holding out her upper right hand. Chara rolled his eyes as he takes the held out hand and sweetly kisses the top of it. Muffet giggled as she finally turns towards him fully. "My my, you know when to be Chivalrous Chara, don't you Dearie?"

"I certainly can. I wasn't always like this, and I won't lie when I say that it feels insanely weird, even though it also feels right. But I can't take all of the credit for this. My parents are Royalty, after all. And my Mom is a teacher. So she makes sure I get it at some point, even though I might not use it often." Chara huffed. "My chivalry is a rare occurrence. Not everyone can expect me to act chivalrous."

"Oh. So it looks like I'm a quite a special exception to your personal rule. Because I'm your dear Spider Princess, is that right?" Muffet smiles mischievously, fluttering her eyes.

Chara looked away, lowering his head to hide his darkening blush. "N-No...maybe...so what?!" Muffet sweetly kisses his cheek, right on the rose-colored circle. The blush continues to darken as he gently growls in aggravation. "Damnit..."

"Goodness gracious, Chara-Dearie. It must be really difficult for you to officially admit that you can be as much of a sweetheart as your brothers. They're such sweet cuties in so many amazing fluffy ways! I could just gobble them right up!" Muffet blinked after this, placing her upper left hand under her chin, tilting her head. "Hmm...that doesn't sound like a bad idea...but what kind of sweets would they be made into...?"

"I wouldn't do that if I were you. Their sweetness will overpower you and rot those cute little fangs of yours." Chara joked, chuckling slightly. Then he sees how serious Muffet looked, and he suddenly got a bit nervous. "...Wait...you're not actually gonna try and eat them...right?"

Muffet giggled, covering her mouth mischievously. "My goodness, Dearie! That look on your face! You truly thought I was being serious! Ahuhuhu!~" She laughed lightly, holding her sides and childishly wiggling her feet. "Sans wanted to see how you would react if I implied something like that. I wasn't all for it, but that makes it worth the effort! Ahuhu!~"

Sans...trolling me through my girlfriend. Figures. Chara mentally grumbled. Then again, he could also blame Muffet for actually going through with it and enjoying it. Mischievous Muffet, he should start calling her.

With her giggles out of the way, Muffet turns to Chara again as her middle arms wrapped around him, while her lower arms lied on her lap, clasped together. Something has been coming up in her mind, but she didn't feel confident enough to say anything about it, nor try to actually ask Chara about it. Unfortunately, Chara could see the wondering look in all five of her eyes, and he shifted a bit so she would face him. "Muffet? What's wrong now?"

"O-Oh! It's nothing!"

"Come on, don't give me that."

"Really Dearie, it's nothing..."

"Muffet..." Chara softly hugged her closer to him, which made her upper arms wrap around his neck, hesitating to stare into his eyes. "Tell me."

Muffet gently looked away from him, contemplating whether or not she should actually bring herself to ask. Though it would seem that Chara was insisting that she go ahead and ask. With a labored sigh, she returned her gaze to him, her decision made. Though she was unsure how he would take it, as it is a very personal question. "...Chara Dearie...we've been on the Surface for a very long time now. And given the era you were actually born in, it would be right to say those times and the era today are drastically different. And it pains me to ask, because you haven't even told your own family yet, despite how much time has passed." She steeled herself for whatever reaction she would get. "What...what exactly happened to you...that would make you outright hate humanity...?"

...Oh. That's why she was so hesitant and slightly scared to ask. She's afraid of how he might react. There was no reason for her to be scared to ask, she hasn't done anything wrong. She was just curious. Curious and concerned. She wanted to drop the subject before they went deeper, but he insisted. He'll have to take the fault for that.

Muffet lowered her head. "I'm sorry. I know how sensitive and personal that subject is for you. I didn't want-"

"No...no. It's alright, Muffet. It's not your fault." Chara reassured her. "It's true I haven't really told anyone about that rather unfortunate chapter of my life. It has nothing to do with me not trusting any of you. No one has actually come to me about the issue for a very long time, so they definitely respect my boundaries in that regard. Only Asriel and Frisk asked me about it, and even then, they assured me that I don't truly have to answer. Just letting me know that it won't change their opinion of me, it was nice of them." Chara smiled just slightly. "I caused enough trouble, much more trouble than I'm worth. I don't want to burden them more than I already have."

Muffet nodded quietly. "I really didn't mean to trouble you with those bad thoughts, Chara-Dearie. I'm really sorry."

He shook his head. "And again, there's nothing for you to be sorry for. I get that you were concerned enough to bring it up. I'm not going to lie to you, though. My view on humans still isn't the best. But...I now consider them tolerable, for everyone else's sake. Really, the only human I actually like is Frisk. This is after he put up with a majority of my crap and still accepted me as easily as Asriel did. I've said it many times before, and I'll say it again. There isn't much I can do to repay them for believing in me, saving me."

"You seem to be repaying them quite well enough by being their eldest sibling." Muffet pointed out. "Indeed. Perhaps you can just relay them by continuing to do that. They'll definitely appreciate that. And so will your parents."

Chara managed a small smile once again. "...Ya know...I was kind of aware of this on a somewhat subconscious level of sorts...but yeah. That's never gonna be a bad idea, I guess."

"Regardless, I still have to realize this was a very sensitive subject for you, that even you yourself don't find yourself ready to truly confront. I should probably be more careful in these regards."

"Don't worry about it, it's fine."

Muffet smiled as she nuzzles his cheek, lightly smooshing her cheek against it, and giving him a rather tight hug with all six of her arms. He grunted a bit as he manages to hug her back. He tends to forget that Muffet has eventually proven herself much stronger than she looks. Physical strength of a spider, magical powers relating to spiders, things like that. And it was this revelation that had him make sure that she doesn't get terribly angry with him. She relaxed her grip a bit so he could move a bit easier, and she wasn't making his bones hurt just slightly. Muffet smiled as she lightly kisses his cheek. Then she gently pulls his head towards her chest. Chara blushed brightly at this, and groaned in embarrassment/annoyance.

"Muffet...why?" His voice was slightly muffled due to how she was hugging him. She paid him little to no heed to his silent protest, giggling mischievously.

"What's the matter? You seemed so content when you did it that other time~"

"I was a bit emotional at the time, and I wasn't paying much attention to how I was hugging. It was a total accident, and I seriously don't understand why you didn't beat me up when I first did it!"

"Chara-Dearie, why would I be mad over you for wanting to cuddle me? You should know by now that I'm a cute cuddle spider~" Muffet cooed, gently hugging him closer into her chest as she pets his hair smoothly and lovingly. "I know you're quiet embarrassed, but you never gave a sign of not enjoying it. Guess cuddling with your mother has gotten you need to this kind of hugging, hasn't it?~"

Chara didn't want to admit to this, even as his blush kept getting darker with increased embarrassment. It was true, he didn't exactly dislike how she was embracing him. But still, he couldn't help but continue to blush at how she was treating him and teasing him in such an affectionate manner. His precious Spider Princess could be such a tease sometimes, she could probably put even Frisk to shame. But those are very rare times. Chara lifted his head up slightly, still being hugged to her chest. Her smile stays mischievous as she curiously tilted her head.

"...Um...hi."

"Hello! Ahuhuhu~"

Chara didn't think he'd ever fully get used to her teasing. Though he guessed he should be used to it by now. Besides, Muffet has proven to be quite a sufficient source of stress relief, when the wackiness of his family proves to be overwhelming. Not that Muffet was much better. Of course, there were times when she was just easier to talk to about certain things that he wouldn't be able to tell his family at the time. And she'd keep it a secret until he himself was ready to tell them about it. She knows how to keep his secrets safe until then. Thus there were times that she was more comfortable with Muffet and himself. It wasn't personal, it was just how he was sometimes.

Now realizing that Muffet had no interest in letting him go, he figured he might as well quit resisting for a bit. Chara chose to hug Muffet back as she kept him in place. She smiled at this. "There we go, Dearie. It was my own fault for bringing up something so sensitive. So just let me help you relax." She said, closing her eyes and continuing to pet his head. Whatever he said to this was muffled, so she couldn't properly respond to it. For the moment, they just relaxed like this, just spending time together and gently cuddling one another.

...until something pulsed both of their senses. "Someone's outside..." Chara said as he reluctantly pulled away from Muffet and watched the window with narrowed eyes. After a few moments of waiting, his eyes widened, and he suddenly had an arm around Muffet, surrounding them both in a dome of shadows.

Muffet's Parlor, as well as the two buildings beside it, were completely destroyed with a very bright flash that pounded hard against Chara's shield. Debris scattered across the streets, electric discharges covered a wide space, both humans and monsters scattering in fear and confusion.

"Muffet...are you alright...?" Chara coughed as he slowly lifts his shadow dome. Her parlor was in ruins, and so was the wide area around them. She definitely wasn't going to be too pleased about that. He gently helps the spider stand up.

"Yes...I'm alright..." Muffet says in a shaken voice as she holds onto his arm. She looks like she might cry as she observed the ruined remains of her destroyed Parlor. She worked really hard on it and for it to be well-known, and it was destroyed in an instant. But she then turned her attention to her main concern, Chara. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine. But what the hell was that...?" Chara turned towards the offender with narrowed eyes. He could sense that this person is emitting an immense wave of magic. This person was also very much human. This doesn't help his nerves, as he cautiously pushes Muffet behind him.

"Well well! Isn't this such an interesting surprise! It looks like the rumors were true." The figure slowly walks out of the smoke and debris, being surrounded by an aura of blue lightning. Chara couldn't get a proper look at her face, due to a majority of it being obscured by her pitch black hair. She was wearing a dark blue jacket that gave a sharp contrast to the bright blue lightning surrounding her. Muffet noticed that it looked a bit tight around her chest area. She found this observation...interesting. The female was also wearing a black skirt that went just above her knees. By the look of her hand, she looked like she had chocolate brown skin. And by the sound of her voice, she seemed decently young. Though something about this didn't seem right to Chara. Her soul felt...significantly older.

...Chara felt his own soul grow cold. Both in fear...and in fury.

"Look at you. You really are back from the dead. That's a shock." She chuckles slightly, while tilting her head, uncaring of the destruction she just caused. "Anyway, let's not drag out reunions. It's been a long time, a VERY long time, you precious scapegoat you!~" She giggled cheerfully.

Muffet was gazing back and forth between Chara and this female, realizing something. Chara...do you know who this is...?

"Come now. Don't you know how to greet an old acquaintance, dear scapegoat?" The unknown female soon tilted her head again as more lightning gathered around her, her smile becoming more relaxed while Chara was growing more tense. "Or perhaps I should call you by your new name? Chara Dreemurr?"


Chara:...

Me:...Chara. You seem tense. I'm guessing you're not happy about what's happening right now?

Chara:...

Me:...Welp. The next chapter is gonna be full of badness. Yep. The chaos officially starts in the next chapter. As you can see here. See you then!

Chara:...she's one...one of them...

Muffet: *Concerned* Chara...?