~Frisk~
Frisk's sword glowed. They held it up, glaring at the melting man. Was Chara behind this? Frisk knew both Chara and themself didn't want Gaster to appear in this timeline, but what if... Chara had convinced him to be on their side? Frisk felt uneasy. That wasn't something they wanted. Through him, Chara could access powers to all timelines and...
Frisk took a step towards Gaster, someone who they had once tried to save. They had tried everything, but to no avail. And now he was staring them in the face, as an enemy. Someone they had to destroy.
Frisk ran forward, holding out their sword. Their heart was racing. Their eyes glowed.
A giant hand appeared above Frisk. The child summoned their shield. They held it up, protecting themself. Goop appeared near Frisk's feet. They stepped back, their face darkened. They noticed there was no escape. Gaster had glitched the path back to the Throne Room and Chara's coffin, so they couldn't run away. But Frisk didn't want to run away anyway. They had a monster to kill.
Frisk jumped over the goop and held up their hand. Their eyes burned with pain once more. Red spears appeared beside their sides. When Gaster approached them, Frisk unleashed the spears, forcing him backward. He glitched, melting once more.
Frisk made two Gaster blasters appear. They glared at the man that spoke in hands. Cody hadn't killed him before. Of course he hadn't. In the Void, Gaster was already dead. He was an illusion of his living self. But Cody didn't know that. Yet, Frisk did. And they were not afraid to kill Gaster now.
Gaster had been brought into the real world by... something. Frisk glanced at their hands. It had to be Chara.
Or was it themself...?
Frisk didn't care right now. Their only priority was removing him.
Gaster made his own blasters appear. Frisk and him stared each other in the eyes. The blasts were unleashed, clashing in mid-air. Gaster's face was melting and Frisk's heart was pounding. Their determination pushed them forward. But Gaster summoned more and more Gaster blasters, and the power was too overwhelming. It sent the child sailing across the floor. They bashed their skull into the wall. Their soul cracked. They could barely move.
Goop appeared all around Frisk. Gaster was towering above them. Frisk felt rage race through them. They got up, slicing their sword across Gaster's body. He shuddered, allowing Frisk time to heal. Frisk ate some food.
Their wounds closed up, yet their eyes continued to burn. They summoned more spears, throwing them at Gaster. He teleported out of the way. He appeared behind Frisk. He closed down on them. Their vision went black. The pain was burning them from every part of their body. They felt their skin being peeled off and their limbs melting...
But once again, they refused.
Frisk shoved their way out of the Hell Gaster had forced them into. Their skin was burning. Their clothes had been even more ruined. Yet their determination was even more prominent. Their sword glowed in their grasp. They saw the man in the corner of their eye. They turned around and began racing towards him. He had a Gaster blaster prepared. Frisk pulled out their shield, defending themself from being blasted.
A giant hand grabbed Frisk and threw them into the wall. Gaster, using a giant hand, smashed the child into the ground. Their soul was shaking and their HP was lowering. Frisk reached for food, but Gaster destroyed it with a blaster. Frisk felt themself shiver. Blood was everywhere.
Frisk, with another burst of determination, sliced the hand in half with their sword, only to get shoved into the wall by another hand. They hit it face-first.
And their world stopped turning.
Their nose was bloody and their spine was bent. The child's breathing was scarce and tight. They held in the pain, unable to move. A tear slipped down their red cheek.
Gaster was approaching them from behind. Frisk weakly clenched their fist which glowed red. A spear formed above it. As soon as Gaster got close, Frisk threw the spear. But it did not hit Gaster.
It hit Cody.
Cody had stood in front of Gaster to protect him, despite everything he'd done to harm Frisk. Cody couldn't bare to watch Gaster 'die' again.
So there Cody was, a spear through his stomach. He fell to his knees, blood covering his knees. Frisk stared at him with horror.
"I... I'm sorry..." Cody breathed. Frisk's eyes filled up with tears. "I... I couldn't watch him die again..."
But Frisk refused.
They pulled out their SAVE file. They didn't want to do this, but they had no choice.
They RESET.
Frisk woke up in a dark place, Cody next to them. Frisk glanced at him, before giving him a tight hug. He hugged them back with a smile.
"I'm so sorry," he apologized repeatedly. "I just couldn't bare to..." He looked up, and both he and Frisk realised Gaster was there.
"Watch me die, hmm, child?" Gaster asked.
"Y-you can talk...?" Cody asked. He stood up and stared at Gaster, who was around a head taller than Papyrus. He seemed to be a skeleton, still with the same cracked skull, but was no longer melting.
"Not previously, but now, I can," Gaster replied. He pointed at Frisk. "This one has just reset, and since I glitched the timeline, it reset me back to a stage where I wasn't so unresponsive. It also brought you two here once more."
Frisk was giving Gaster the stink eye. He scowled at them.
"You know what you did, child," he told them sternly. "Don't act like you didn't deserve it."
Frisk gritted their teeth.
"Huh?" Cody asked, confused. "Did Flowey talk to you too...?" He stared at Gaster.
"No," Gaster responded. "I simply know much more about the truth." He paused, and gazed at Cody. "You, however. You are a different matter altogether."
"What do you mean?" Cody asked. Frisk continued glaring at Gaster.
"I have an offer that you will certainly enjoy," Gaster replied. "Join me in the Void, Cody. You will not only see Chara again, but you will gain great powers. You will gain powers great enough to shatter the barrier and save your friends."
"Powers to shatter the barrier..." Cody's face brightened up. "Without killing anyone?"
"Indeed," Gaster replied. "It's exactly what you desire, boy."
Frisk was shaking their head in the background, but Cody wasn't focused on them.
"There is, however, one sacrifice you must make," Gaster said. "Although you will be able to save your friends, you will not be allowed to return to them. You will stay with me in the Void for eternity."
"O... oh," Cody said, looking down. He glanced at his hands, then at Gaster. The eighth human stepped in front of Cody, frantically shaking their head and hands.
"I know, I know..." Cody sighed. He made a face. "But... Gaster has a point. This could save everyone."
Frisk frowned.
"Ignore them," Gaster offered his hand. "Think of how you can save your friends, and the powers you will gain. And you will get to visit timelines and meet others. You can start a new life, and your sister cannot control you one bit. Finally, you will gain the independence you most certainly deserve. Is that not what you want?"
Frisk continued shaking their head. Cody gulped. He wiped his eyes and stepped forward. He had made his choice. No going back.
"Okay," he said. "I... I'll join you."
He reached out for Gaster's hand. Cody was twitching, yet a smile was on his face. It was worth it.
Suddenly, a red spear went through Gaster's middle. The monster glitched, melting and disappearing. Frisk grabbed Cody's arm and pulled him away from the melting monster. Cody gasped in horror, his breathing picking up.
"W... what was THAT for?!" he asked Frisk angrily, shoving them off him.
They almost fell over. They managed to keep themself upright and stare Cody in the eyes. They waved their arms around, an enraged expression on their face.
"R... really?" Cody hugged himself. "Why is everyone so untrustworthy...?" His voice grew strained. "WHY?! Why does everyone I care about have to be so HORRIBLE?!"
He wept into his hands. Frisk squeezed his shoulder comfortingly.
"I... I wanna go home," he mumbled, trembling. "I want to see my mom again. I wish I could reset like you could. I'd bring her back."
Frisk continued squeezing his shoulder.
"How did you know...?" Cody turned around and stared at Frisk. His voice was quiet. "How did you know he was lying to me?"
Frisk made a face. Their expression was dark.
"... oh." Cody said. He wiped away his tears. "I see." He sighed. "Let's just get out of here. Please."
Cody and Frisk were sitting in front of Chara's coffin again. They stared at each other, insanely relieved. That's when Clover burst in, a panicked expression on her face.
"There you two are," she growled. "Hurry up. We got a major emergency."
"Huh?" Cody asked.
Clover grabbed his and Frisk's arms and led them out of the room. They returned to ASGORE's home, where Cody and Frisk saw Brayden and Faye. Brayden was still bleeding and Faye was weeping. Cody gasped with horror, before running over to the injured boy, Frisk following him.
Cody went through his inventory, finding food. He removed his apron and wrapped it around Brayden's middle, before propping the boy against the wall. Cody's food glowed green as he forced the dozy Brayden to eat it.
Brayden coughed and opened his orange eyes.
"What's going on...?" he croaked.
"Brayden!" Faye yelped, giving her best friend a massive hug. He weakly returned the hug, coughing.
"Hey Faye," he said, his voice raspy. "Didn't know you could hug like that." He scratched his head. "What happened...? I remember something yellow..."
"Flowey." Clover growled through gritted teeth.
"But Cody made you all better, so it's okay..." Faye said calmly.
"Oh, yeah, thanks Cody," Brayden grinned at Cody. Cody blushed. "I'd give you a noogie... but right now, all I wanna do is sleep."
"What on Earth happened here?!" Melody shirked, Percy behind her. She stared at Brayden, and her eyes widened. "BRAYDEN! Are you okay?!"
"Yeah, just sleepy..." Brayden replied, closing his eyes for a moment.
"He got attacked by Flowey." Clover told Melody.
Melody gasped, covering her mouth. "Oh my goodness..."
She kneeled next to Brayden and gave him a hug as well. He weakly returned it. Percy kept a blank slate face on, stepping away from the others.
"Yeah, but I'm okay," Brayden said, giving Melody a grin. "Just... tired."
"I know, Brayden, I know." Melody sighed. She smiled back. "I'm tired as well."
"We should all have a nap, then," Clover said. "Get us ready to meet Asgore."
"But where?" Percy asked. "We don't want Asgore to find us sleeping in his house."
"Let's sleep outside," Cody suggested. "Near Chara's coffin."
"Chara's got a coffin?" Clover asked.
Cody nodded solemnly. Frisk gave him a thumbs up.
"Bit of an odd place, but alright," Clover shrugged. "Let's sleep there."
The kids gathered in the hall nearby Chara's coffin. They stayed nearby each other, slowly drifting to sleep. Unfortunately for them, Frisk had a horrible nightmare.
Frisk had been suffering from nightmares since their first genocide route. And every nightmare got worse and worse.
Frisk was wandering through Snowdin, all alone, when Sans stuck a bone through their chest, killing them instantly. Frisk appeared in the Void, and Gaster once again abused the poor child even more. The nightmare concluded with a ginormous figure appearing above Frisk, an evil smirk on its face.
"You were never in control." It cackled.
The voice echoed in Frisk's head, almost bursting their ear drums. They screamed, covering their face and sobbing.
Frisk woke up with a start, their heart racing. They glanced at their hand, sighing heavily. They wished they weren't here. They gazed at Cody and Clover, who were actually still awake and whispering to each other. They stealthy crept closer to eavesdrop.
"Dad's gonna kill us..." Cody sighed.
"Yeah, but it's like I wanna stay down here," Clover grumbled. "You know what? I think I should be the one that takes Asgore's soul and goes up to the surface. Everyone needs to hear about this... even Dad."
"Well... I always thought you were a good leader..." Cody replied. "So... I'd say yes."
"Thanks, bro," Clover said. She paused. "Where'd you get that glowin' green food from, by the way? Y'know, that stuff you gave Brayden."
"I'm... not sure." Cody answered, frowning. "It was just there..."
"Well..." Clover smiled. "I think you got a special gift, bro. I mean I'm no Percy, but I think it's something to do with your soul."
"Wow..." Cody looked astonished.
Clover yawned. "Well, I'm gettin' sleepy. G'night, Cody. Big day tomorrow."
"Yeah..." Cody replied, slightly melancholic. "Night, Clover." He laid on his back and attempted to sleep.
Frisk sighed. These kids really meant a lot to them... more than they knew.
Asgore continued watering his flowers, gazing at the path to the barrier. He could tell. It was time.
Time to raise the fallen angel.