A/N: The long-awaited Darknesstale remake is here! The original was very rushed, and I want this version to have at least twice the content. Please note that updates will be slow because I will also be working on another fanfic at the same time, and because I will have to come up with additions to Darknesstale.
One year after Frisk had broken the barrier and freed monsterkind from its prison underneath Mt. Ebott, she was preparing for a day of work as the monsters' ambassador to humankind. As Frisk prepared to leave her room, she looked in the mirror and reflected on everything that had happened over the past year. She was a very beautiful girl, with brown hair and golden eyes, and she had recently turned 19. She was wearing a purple and white dress with a delta rune on it. Normally, she would be wearing her favorite sweater, which was blue with two purple stripes on it.
Frisk had been an orphan who had been born out of wedlock and abandoned by her parents, and she had climbed Mt. Ebott in search of adventure and an escape from a boring life at her orphanage. In the end, she had found all that she sought for and much more. It had been an exciting and dangerous journey on which she had encountered many weird and wonderful creatures and made the best friends she'd ever had. It had been scary at times, but also very fun and rewarding. With the power of Determination, she had the ability to reset time to the point when she first arrived in the Underground. The first few times were full of mistakes…
Flashback…
Frisk groaned as she woke up in a field of golden flowers. "Where am I…?" She asked. She looked up and saw that she was in some sort of cave system with light shining down through a hole in the roof, and she was amazed at the fact that despite falling from such a height, she was completely unharmed.
"Greetings. You're in the Underground," said the voice of another human girl. Frisk looked over her right shoulder and was startled to see the ghost of a human girl who looked just like her, except this girl had red eyes and wore a green sweater with one yellow stripe down the middle, while Frisk wore a blue sweater with two purple stripes.
"Ah!" Frisk shouted. "Who are you?"
"I am Chara," the ghost girl replied. "I'm a human like you…well, I was."
"You died?" Frisk asked. "Am I dead too? That would explain why I'm not hurt."
"No, you are very much alive. As for how I died, that's not important right now. You need to get out of here. I'll help you."
"Really? You will? Oh, that's great. Lead the way, Chara."
They walked forward to encounter a talking flower who introduced himself as Flowey. He appeared friendly at first, but Frisk soon realized that the flower was deceiving her after she reached out and grabbed one of his "friendliness pellets." She screamed and fell back in pain, and an evil grin appeared on the flower's face.
"You idiot…" He told her. "In this world, it's kill or be killed. Why would ANYONE pass up an opportunity like this?!" He created a ring of friendliness pellets to surround her. "Die!" He shouted before bursting into maniacal laughter and attempting to close the ring and kill her. But before he could, he was hit by a fireball.
"What a terrible creature, tormenting such a poor, innocent youth!" Frisk looked toward the source of the voice to see a humanoid goat woman. "Do not be afraid, my child," the goat monster continued. "I am Toriel, caretaker of the Ruins."
Frisk smiled. "You…you saved me…"
"Of course I did! I'm not going to let anyone threaten an innocent person like you," she said with a smile. "I'm sorry that flower had to be the first monster you encountered in the Underground. I think you'll find that most of them aren't so bad."
"I…I heard rumors of monsters under this mountain," Frisk said. "Rumors that no one who climbed this mountain returned. Now I know that those legends are true."
"Yes, yes they are. Now, let me guide you through the Ruins. I'll take you to my home. You'll be safe there, my child."
Frisk followed her to the house at the end of the Ruins, where she spent the night. But despite being taken in by the kind goat monster, Frisk wanted to be free from the Underground. She wanted to return to her own world, but Toriel would have none of it. She warned Frisk of the monster King Asgore, who would kill her if she left the Ruins. There was a fight, and unfortunately Toriel was killed. Frisk felt awful about it, but didn't know what else she could have done. From there, she made her way through a frozen forest, a waterfall, and a place filled with lava while befriending many creatures, including two skeleton brothers named Sans and Papyrus. Finally, she came across the capital city and faced the King himself. They fought, and at the end Asgore encouraged her to kill him. This she could not bring herself to do, but Flowey killed him and took the six human souls that Asgore had collected to destroy the barrier that was trapping the monsters underground. After she defeated and killed him, only Papyrus was left to rule the Underground. Feeling horrible about this, Frisk reset and tried again, killing fewer monsters this time. Toriel, for example, would survive this run. The endings kept getting better and better.
And then came the Pacifist timeline. Frisk not only spared everyone, but made friends with them as well. She dated Papyrus, had a cooking lesson with Undyne, the fish monster who led the Royal Guard, and even got Undyne together with Alphys, a dinosaur monster who served as the Royal Scientist, before uncovering the horrors of Alphys' Determination experiments. But in the end, they were all deceived. After Toriel interrupted Frisk's fight with Asgore, Flowey showed up and stole everyone's souls. This was when he revealed his true form, that of the deceased prince Asriel Dreemurr who had been reborn as a soulless flower in one of Alphys' experiments. But thanks to memories given to her by Chara, Frisk was able to restore his sanity and convince him to use the power of the souls to destroy the barrier. But then, he gave her the sad truth.
"Without the power of these souls," he told her sadly, "I can't keep maintaining this form. In a while, I'll turn back into a flower…"
"No…" Frisk replied in horror. "There's got to be something I can do to save you."
"I'm afraid not. A monster body can't survive for long without a soul. I'm sorry."
"No, I'm sorry," Frisk said with tears in her eyes as she reached out to hug Asriel. "I wish there was something I could do…"
"There is one thing," Asriel replied with a smile. "Take care of my mom and dad. They deserve better lives. They deserve a better child than me."
"I…I'll see what I can do," Frisk replied with a sad grin.
"Good. Take care of mom and dad for me…" Asriel replied before Frisk left the Underground, became the monsters' ambassador to humanity, and moved into a house with Toriel that they had bought using the money that she'd obtained during her quest in the Underground. Frisk was so happy to finally have a loving parent, but was heartbroken at not being able to save Asriel. That's why she reset and made several attempts to save him. But nothing she did worked. To make things even sadder, Chara had disappeared not long after the barrier was broken. After making many futile attempts to save Asriel, Frisk made her worst mistake of all: Genocide.
Bored from all the Pacifist runs, Frisk decided to hunt down and kill every single monster in the Underground. "I'll just reset once I'm done," she told herself and Chara. "They'll be fine." So she slaughtered every monster she encountered in the Ruins and did the same in Snowdin, but then she encountered Papyrus. The naïve skeleton confronted her about the killings, telling her that she needed guidance and he would be happy to provide her with it.
"I see that you are approaching," he said as she walked toward him. Are you offering a hug of acceptance? I, Papyrus, welcome you with open arms!"
Frisk looked at the naïve skeleton, trying to summon the strength to kill him despite his incredible forgiveness and trust, but she just couldn't do it. Not after this, and not after the fun they'd had together in the Pacifist timelines. She opened her arms and hugged the skeleton.
"I'm so sorry, Papyrus…" She said as she broke down crying. "I've hurt so many people. Taken so many lives…"
"It's okay now," Papyrus replied. "You can be a better person now."
Frisk looked up at him with a sad smile. "I will, Papyrus. Just you see…" She let go of him and used the power of Determination to reset the world. After the Genocide timeline, she told herself that she was done messing around with time. She would do one more Pacifist run and then never reset again. And so she did, accepted her job as the ambassador, and moved in with Toriel…
End of Flashback.
That was a year ago, and this was now. Today was a very special day. It had been one year since monsters had been freed from the Underground, and King Asgore would be giving a speech in the monster settlement of New New Home, located on the base of Mount Ebott. Frisk had burst out laughing when Asgore gave it that name, as he was very bad at naming things.
As the monsters' ambassador to humans, Frisk was also expected to give a speech. She was very nervous about the occasion. She had fought many monsters during her journey Underground, but she had never given a speech before a crowd. She considered the latter to be scarier than the former.
Frisk walked down the stairs and saw her adoptive mother, Toriel, standing at the bottom. Toriel was very happy to see Frisk. She smiled and said, "You look gorgeous, my child."
"Thanks, mom." Frisk replied. "You know what today is, don't you? Today is the anniversary of when the barrier was broken."
"Yes, I know that." Toriel said, proud of what her adopted daughter had done. "And I also know you have to see the King today." Her smile faded. "Remember that you are MY child, not his." Toriel disliked Asgore because he had killed six humans in an attempt to break the barrier trapping monsters beneath Mount Ebott. Asgore had attempted to kill Frisk as well before Toriel interrupted their fight.
Frisk frowned. "You need to forgive him, mom." Frisk said. "What he did was wrong, but put yourself in his shoes. He'd just lost both of his children and the whole Underground had lost its source of hope. I think that would be enough to make just about anyone lose it and declare war on humanity. Besides, he had the interests of his people in mind."
"Look." Toriel replied. "I just can't bring myself to forgive him. Maybe I'll be able to forgive him someday, but for now I can't. You'd better go now, my child. Good luck today."
"Thanks, mom." Frisk said as she hugged Toriel and walked toward the door. Outside was a convertible driven by none other than Sans and Papyrus.
"Get in, Frisk." Sans said. "It would be a royal pain to keep everyone waiting."
"OH MY GOODNESS, SANS!" Papyrus yelled in response to Sans' pun. Frisk started laughing.
"Alright you two, we need to get a move on."
With that, Papyrus started driving. "How's your job as the ambassador going, Frisk?" Sans asked.
"Not good." replied Frisk. "A lot of humans and monsters still resent each other because of the war. They don't trust each other, and there have been many violent confrontations between both races. It's gotten so bad that the King brought the Royal Guard back together."
"THE ROYAL GUARD IS BACK?!" interrupted Papyrus. "This is fantastic news! I, the Great Papyrus, now have another chance to join the Royal Guard!" Papyrus had always wanted to join the Royal Guard. He had tried to capture Frisk to prove he was tough enough to join them. In his attempts to do so, he employed many devious puzzles. When the puzzles failed to capture Frisk, he fought her himself. In the end, the two of them became friends instead.
"I'm giving this speech to help improve relations between humans and monsters." Frisk explained. "Hopefully, everyone will be able to put the war behind them."
"Well," Sans replied, if anyone will be able to convince them, it's you." The three continued driving until they reached downtown New New Home. Frisk, Sans, and Papyrus drove through town until they reached the square of New New Home. There, they encountered a huge crowd of people consisting of both humans and monsters. Standing on a stage in the center of the square was none other than the King of monsters himself, Asgore Dreemurr. Frisk got out of the car and stood on the steps leading up to the stage. She was very nervous, but nonetheless determined to give a good speech. If she could survive under a mountain full of monsters without killing any of them, she could give a speech in front of a crowd. For now, Asgore was giving a speech.
"Humans and monsters," Asgore said. "Today marks the one year anniversary of the day when the barrier trapping my kind underground was destroyed. Though we are free from our underground prison, we still face many obstacles to full integration into human society. There are those in both of our races who refuse to let go of the thousand-year old hatred between our peoples and are intent on disrupting the fragile peace that we have worked so hard to achieve. I urge all of you not to listen to these individuals, but rather to strive for peace between our peoples. Now, hear the words of our ambassador, the human who has made our freedom possible. Her name is Frisk, and she is the greatest human I have ever known."
Frisk walked up to the stage. The crowd cheered, and then Frisk began to speak. "When I first fell underground, I was full of fear. I had heard the stories of the monsters sealed beneath Mount Ebott. I knew what humans thought monsters were like, and I was afraid. But as I got to know the monsters, I realized that those rumors were wrong. The most amazing people I have ever met are monsters, and I will never forget the love they showed me during my time underground. Now that the barrier is broken, the door has opened for a new era of peace between humans and monsters. As long as we dream of peace, we will never give up and never let go of our determination. Our hopes and dreams will save the world!"
The crowd cheered and burst into applause, and Frisk looked on with a proud smile. But the moment of celebration was suddenly cut short by a huge flash of light. A strange monster appeared out of nowhere and immediately started casting magical bullets at everyone. Frisk had never seen this monster before.
The monster's appearance was similar to that of Frisk's friend Monster Kid, who was an armless lizard-like monster, except this monster was gray while Monster Kid was yellow. It also had empty eyes without pupils. The monster started firing magic bullets similar to the ones that the monsters underground had fired at Frisk. The human ducked, jumped, and ran out of the bullets' way and then heard a familiar voice.
"It looks like you've run into some trouble, Frisk!" The human girl looked up to see a familiar human ghost.
"Chara, what are you doing here?! And why haven't you spoken to me for the past year?!"
"I didn't think you needed me anymore. But it looks like you do now."
"I sure do! Who is this monster, Chara?"
"I have no idea. I never saw it during my time in the Underground."
"Who are you and why are you attacking us?" Frisk asked the monster. The monster said nothing, but launched another barrage of bullets at everybody. After dodging them, Frisk yelled out, "Stop attacking us! We're your friends!" The monster cast some more magical bullets, making it difficult for everyone to dodge.
The monster summoned several smaller versions of itself. They fired magical bullets as well. It was getting harder for Frisk to dodge them all. The others drew their weapons and deflected the attacks before Undyne arrived on the scene. The fish monster drew her spears and aimed them at the monster.
"Just say the word and I'll throw my spears, Frisk!" She called out to the human.
"No!" Frisk replied. "I've got this!" She ran over to the monster and tried to calm it down again, this time trying one of her most successful strategies for sparing hostile monsters: flirting.
"I like your eyes," she told the monster. "They're very…unique…"
The monster said nothing and launched even more bullets. During the next barrage, Frisk took a few more hits. She was hurt badly and fell to the ground, bleeding. "This is it. This is how I die." She thought to herself. "It's been an honor, Chara!"
"Fear not, human! The Great Papyrus's spaghetti will make you good as new!" Papyrus shouted as he tossed some of his infamous spaghetti to Frisk. Monster food had a healing quality and could indeed heal Frisk, as it had already done during her journey through the Underground. However, Papyrus's spaghetti was the worst food Frisk had ever tasted, but she didn't have the courage to tell Papyrus just how bad it was. No one did. Frisk gagged as she took a bite out of the spaghetti. Her wounds instantly healed, but the taste of the spaghetti was awful.
"Frisk, I have an idea." Chara said. "Try feeding the rest of that awful spaghetti to that monster. With luck, it should go back to… wherever it came from."
"Brilliant idea, Chara!" Frisk said as she threw some spaghetti into the monster's mouth. The monster let out a horrible screeching sound, and then disappeared in a bright flash of light. "We did it, Chara!" Frisk said.
"I guess the amazing taste of the Great Papyrus's spaghetti was too much for that monster to handle!" said Papyrus.
"But what is happening to the space-time continuum?" Frisk asked. "Sans, you're an expert on quantum physics, do you know what's happening?" Sans was indeed an expert on quantum physics. He had a working degree in quantum physics. His advanced knowledge of quantum physics allowed him to teleport, use telekinesis, and many other feats.
"I have no idea," said Sans. "We need to figure out what's happening to the space-time continuum. That monster is probably only the beginning of our trouble," he said.
"I can tell you what is happening," said a mysterious voice. Frisk turned around and saw a boss monster that she had never seen before. He looked similar to Asgore and Toriel, but his fur was gray and he was wearing a black robe and carrying what appeared to be a magic staff. "I am Sargon the Sorcerer", he said. I am a monster nobleman and former assistant of the late Dr. W.D. Gaster. He turned to Asgore. "I assume you remember me from the Underground, your majesty?"
"Yes, I remember you," he said. Can you tell us what's wrong with the space-time continuum?"
"Yes," he replied. If you and your human ambassador meet me at my house, I can explain everything."
"Very well." Asgore replied. "Frisk, we need to go."
"What do you think is happening, Chara?" Frisk asked.
"I have no idea. But whatever it is, you can handle it. No matter what you've faced in the past, your determination has always pulled you through."
Frisk and Asgore proceeded to Sargon the Sorcerer's house on the outskirts of New New Home. They talked to each other on the way there.
"So, your majesty, how has your job as the king of monsters been since monsters reached the surface?"
"It's gone pretty well for the most part, except for the occasional outbreak of violence between our two species. And now, the space-time continuum is falling apart.
"We'll get to the bottom of it. How have things been other than that?"
"Well, I live on my own just as I had underground since Toriel left me. I miss her very much. I hope she'll forgive me someday, but I doubt that she ever will. Have you talked to her and told her just how sorry I am? She may not listen to me, but she might listen to you."
"I've talked to her, but she still won't listen. I'm sorry."
"That's okay, Frisk. You know, I also miss my children, Asriel and Chara. I can never get them back, but I want you to know that you're just like a daughter to me now."
"Thanks, Asgore." Frisk replied. "We're approaching Sargon's house. Maybe he can help us fix the space-time continuum."
Sargon welcomed them in and sat down with them at his table. Then Asgore asked, "So, can you tell us what's happening to the space-time continuum?"
"Yes." Sargon replied. "But before I do, I have something to ask your human ambassador." He turned to Frisk and asked, "Have you ever heard of the scientist W.D. Gaster?"
"No, I haven't." Frisk replied.
"I didn't think you had." said Sargon. "No other humans have, and very few monsters even remember who he was. W.D. Gaster was the Royal Scientist of the Underground before Alphys. He may well have been the most brilliant scientist in monster history. I worked with him to find ways to break the barrier without the use of human souls. In addition to that, we created the CORE, which was the Underground's power plant. Then one day, he fell into the CORE and was broken down and scattered across existence. "
"That's horrible." Frisk said.
"Yes, it is." Sargon replied. "The Underground lost its greatest scientific mind that day. Though he is scattered across the universe, Gaster is still conscious and attempting to pull himself back together. Judging by the events at the speech today, Gaster has gone insane from the years he spent trying to pull himself back together. That monster you encountered earlier was one of his followers, a monster referred to as Goner Kid. When Gaster fell into the CORE, his followers made many attempts to bring him back. Many of them also managed to erase themselves from existence during these attempts. Gaster and his followers are invading our world and tearing apart the space-time continuum. I fear that if he is allowed to continue, he will cause the destruction of the universe itself. If he has indeed returned to our world, you will need to find him and deal with him."
"How can I do that?" Frisk asked.
"You can find him by using this device". He handed her a small device that vaguely resembled a cell phone. "It can measure the amount of FUN in a given environment. Do you know what FUN is?"
"Of course she knows what FUN is!" Chara giggled. Then she started singing. "F is for friends who do stuff together…"
Frisk struggled to hold in laughter and replied, "No, what's FUN?"
"During his search for ways to break the barrier, Gaster broke down matter into its most fundamental particles, smaller than quarks and leptons. He named them FUN particles for short. The more FUN there is in an environment, the closer Gaster is. When you find him, you will need to deal with him. I want you to bring him to me alive."
"I wouldn't do it any other way." Frisk said.
"Good," replied Sargon. "Your majesty, will you allow your human ambassador to embark on this dangerous mission?"
"I will," the King replied.
"If you don't have any other questions, this discussion is over. Thank you for listening to me. Good luck on capturing Gaster, Frisk."
With that, Frisk and Asgore left the house. Little did they know, a certain skeleton had used his knowledge of quantum physics to teleport into another room in the house and listen to the conversation.
It was late afternoon, and Frisk started heading back home. When she got back to Toriel's house, the goat monster immediately threw her arms around Frisk and hugged her as tight as she could. "I'm so glad you're safe, my child," Toriel said. "I heard about the attack on MTT News today. I was so worried about you."
"Thanks, mom, but you're kinda crushing me now," Frisk said as she struggled for breath in Toriel's arms.
"Sorry, my child." Toriel said as she let go of Frisk. "This world is a scary place. Not only is there still hatred from the war, but now the very fabric of space-time is falling apart. "I can't bear to think of anything happening to you. You're the most important thing in my life now, my child. I love you more than anything else in the world."
"Thanks, mom. I love you too." Frisk said.
"I made some butterscotch-cinnamon pie for you while you were gone, my child." Toriel went into the kitchen to retrieve the pie for Frisk.
"Thanks, mom." Frisk said as she took the pie. Frisk loved butterscotch-cinnamon pie. It was the only food she liked more than pizza. She ate a slice of it, but decided to save the rest of it for later. Frisk had a long and difficult road ahead of her, and she might need the healing from the pie. It would certainly taste better than Papyrus's spaghetti.
Frisk went to her room and slept until the next morning. When she woke up, she put on a pair of pants and her favorite shirt. This was the shirt that she had worn on her journey through the Underground. She ate breakfast, hugged Toriel, and left the house.
Frisk went to the marketplace to buy more monster food that could be used for healing. She saw many of her old friends there.
"Hey, Frisk!" A turtle monster called out. "Out on another adventure?"
"Yes, sir!" I'm out to find W.D. Gaster. He's returning to our world, and doing a lot of damage to the space time continuum while he's at it."
"W.D. Gaster?!" Gerson asked. "I remember him."
"What can you tell me about him?"
"He was a brilliant scientific mind. Always trying to find ways to break the barrier without killing any humans."
"That's what Sargon told me. But he's lost his mind since then."
"Well, it doesn't surprise me given what they say happened to him."
"I'll find a way to help him, you see." She bought a few healing items from him and then encountered another friend, a cat monster named Temmie.
"hoi!" Temmie told her.
"Hi, Temmie. Some monster is tearing apart the spacetime continuum. I need some Temmie Flakes."
"tem no learn about spacetime continuum in colleg!" Temmie whined. "Timey wimey stuff make tem's head hurt! But tem happy to give tem flakes."
Frisk chuckled. "Thanks, Temmie!" Before heading out, Frisk encountered one more "friend" by a loose definition of the term: a spider monster named Muffet. This monster had tried to kill Frisk and sell her soul to Asgore, and so Frisk was a little suspicious of her.
"Hey Muffet, can I get some spider donuts?" Frisk asked.
"Sure you can, dearie!"
"Thanks. Please, remember this. I'm not a cheapskate, and I've given money to help spiders. Please, do not try to kill me again."
"Oh, there's no need to worry about that, dearie!" Best of luck on your adventure!"
"Thanks!" Frisk made her way to the edge of town and activated the FUN detector. It made a beeping sound, and a radar showed up on the screen. Several blips appeared on it.
"How do we know which one of these is Gaster?" A frustrated Frisk asked.
"We're just going to have to go to each one until we find him," Chara answered. "Let's start with the one a little ways north of here. That seems to be the closest one."
"Okay, Chara. Let's go."
When Frisk walked into a clearing in the forest, a short skeleton was standing there.
"Sans, what are you doing here?" Frisk asked.
"I don't trust this Sargon guy, Frisk," answered Sans. I know what he sent you to do, and I think he's plotting something nasty.
"How do you know about my mission?" said Frisk.
"I have a degree in quantum physics, remember? I just teleported into Sargon's house." Sans replied. "Anyway, I knew W.D. Gaster back in the Underground, and he was a pretty great guy. He never lied to me or hurt anyone, and he taught me how to dunk." Frisk's face turned red with embarrassment as she remembered all the basketball games she had lost to Sans over the past year, all of which ended with him shouting "Geeettttttt dunked on!"
"I knew Sargon as well," continued Sans. "He was always a shady guy and a stereotypical stuck-up nobleman if there ever was one. He was an even bigger human hater than Undyne was before she met you. On top of all that, he never pays the bill at Grillby's."
"Sans, YOU never pay the bill at Grillby's," replied Frisk.
"That's beside the point," said Sans. "The point is, I don't trust this guy and neither should you. Please, turn around now."
"Sans, I can't just do nothing," Frisk said. "The fate of the entire universe is at stake, and this is the only way we can learn more about how to save it. I promise you I won't hurt Gaster, and I'll do everything I can to make sure he's treated fairly. "
Sans started to plead. "I can't let you keep going, Frisk. Please just turn around now. I don't want to hurt you. You're a good girl, and I can tell you want to do the right thing. But you're being deceived."
"I have to do this, Sans. Please, just let me through," Frisk pleaded.
"I'm sorry Frisk, but I can't let you through. I didn't want to do this, but you leave me no choice." Sans summoned several bones and threw them at Frisk. She jumped out of the way.
"Sans, stop this madness! I don't want to fight you!"
Chara looked at Frisk fearfully. "Frisk, I think we're about to have a bad time!"
Frisk had been in a situation like this before. When she had tried to leave Toriel's home in the Ruins underground, Toriel had tried to stop her in a manner similar to what Sans was doing. "If I keep dodging, maybe Sans will come to his senses and stop attacking," she thought to herself.
Sans summoned more bones and launched them at Frisk. She dodged them, but they let out a wave of blue energy that turned the red heart that represented her soul blue. This meant that Frisk's body was heavier than normal and that she would have to make more effort to jump away from attacks. Papyrus had done this to her in the Underground when he tried to capture her.
Sans did not aim his attacks directly at Frisk because he did not want to hurt her. He only wanted her to turn around and abandon her quest. "Look, Frisk. I'm doing this because I care about you. I know Gaster and Sargon better than you do." He summoned several large bones that moved on the ground. Frisk jumped over them.
Sans kept throwing barrage after barrage of bones at Frisk. She dodged most of them, but took a few hits. Frisk's whole body ached, but she stumbled on, trying to ignore the pain and stay determined. Her health was slowly being whittled down, and she healed herself by eating some Temmie Flakes that she had purchased earlier.
Sans brought out his Gaster Blasters, and started firing them at Frisk. She dodged them, but she was clearly exhausted from the previous dodging. Sans kept firing. He wasn't aiming directly at her, but one blast grazed her left arm. Despite this, she still insisted, "Sans, please stop this and let me through. I don't want to hurt you and you don't want to hurt me. We're not going to accomplish anything."
Sans looked at Frisk and realized how much he was hurting her. He thought he was helping Frisk, but now he felt horrible. Every time he attacked Frisk, and every time Frisk was hit, he felt a terrible sting of guilt. "I've taken this too far," he thought to himself. Finally, he gave up.
"I'm sorry, Frisk," he said. "I let my personal feelings get the better of me, and I hurt you because of it. The truth is, W.D. Gaster was my father and Papyrus's father. I can't bear to think of anything bad happening to him, but I trust you. I'll let you keep going, but if Sargon tries anything funny, please tell me right away."
"I forgive you, Sans. Frisk said. "And I promise I will let you know if Sargon does anything out of line." She hugged Sans and kept walking through the forest. Looking down at her chest, she saw that her soul was red again.
"Take this ketchup packet for your arm, Frisk," the skeleton said as he handed her a leftover ketchup packet from Grillby's. She ate the ketchup, and her arm healed.
"Well, that wasn't nearly as much of a bad time as I thought it would be," said Chara. You know, I do have a strange feeling about this Sargon guy."
"We have to keep trusting him for now," said Frisk.
A/N: This chapter is the most similar to the beginning of the old one. The others will have more additions, but I thought the intro was probably the part that was the least in need of additions. The first few chapters were pretty short, so I put them together and added a few extra details such as the flashback. The next few chapters will require a lot more additions and will take longer to write.