~Flowey~
"Long ago, two races ruled over Earth: HUMANS and MONSTERS.
One day, they all disappeared without a trace."
Percy looked confused. He read over the book once again.
"That... doesn't make any sense." he frowned. "How can they all disappear without a trace...?"
"Like this, idiot!" a voice cackled in response.
A vine suddenly went through Percy's chest. It took his soul, leaving his body to slump onto the floor.
Melody walked in, her arms folded. "You've been in here all... Percy...?"
She stared at his corpse. Before she could react, her soul was taken as well.
"What's going on?" Brayden asked, popping his head in.
He gazed at Percy and Melody, and before he knew it, he was dead too.
Clover walked in with her brother. "You guys are-"
There was a deadly pause. Vines suddenly took their souls, leaving them dead. Faye entered. She gasped with horror and covered her mouth, only to die as well.
Flowey chuckled darkly, holding the six souls around him. Frisk sliced the wall open, holding up their sword. They were glaring at Flowey. He returned the look.
"You IDIOT," he hissed.
The scene was suddenly shattered, changing to pitch black. Frisk was crawling through pitch black. They saw a SAVE point ahead, but it vanished as soon as they touched it.
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"Howdy!" Flowey laughed, now above Frisk, his face much bigger. He looked down at Frisk. "It's me, FLOWEY. FLOWEY the FLOWER!" he smirked, observing Frisk's expression. "Wow, someone's looking a little upset. I thought you didn't care about this timeline. Even to the point where you let all your friends die. You had the chance to reset, but you didn't, did you? Oh well, none of this matters to you anymore since you've failed. And you know it. You aren't strong enough to save anyone, even yourself. You could have, but you were curious. You wanted to see what would happen next. Pathetic."
Frisk held up their sword. Flowey sniggered.
"Hee hee hee," he said menacingly. "Don't worry, kid, I know that feeling. Or maybe... you just couldn't push your friends away. You wanted to keep up all your lies. You wanted everyone to keep believing you're the hero. You'd pretend to give them their ending, but in reality, no one's happy. And I'll admit, you did well. But it won't be that way forever. They'll see the truth soon enough. And then you'll be ALL ALONE. No one will ever love you ever again." he smirked darkly. "I can see why you decided to do this. You sad, miserable, pathetic excuse for a hero."
His eyes melted. "However, I owe you a HUGE thanks. Not only did you kill Asgore and give me your FRIENDS' souls, you gave me a chance to slaughter you over and over and OVER. And the pain will be UNBEARABLE because you KNOW you deserve EVERY. LAST. HIT."
Frisk had a dark expression on their face.
"Hee hee," Flowey cackled. "I bet you miss your friends a lot, huh? Don't worry. You'll get to see them again VERY soon. I only have six souls, after all. I only need one more... before I become GOD. And then, with my newfound powers... monsters. Humans. EVERYONE." His expression constantly changed. "I'll show them all the REAL meaning of this world." He cackled. "I'd warn you that you can't escape, but you already know that. You already know EVERYTHING, don't you?"
Frisk walked confidently towards him.
"You really are an idiot..." Flowey sighed. "You KNOW you can't stop me. Say goodbye to your pathetic existence FOREVER."
A battle begun. Frisk stayed back as their friends' souls appeared before them. A creature covered in shadows approached Frisk. Their heart raced as they gripped their sword. They had done this countless times, but it was different this time. Frisk knew the human souls. No. They were friends with the souls, cared about them, protected them...
Let them all die...
Flowey appeared in all his horrific glory, and cackled darkly. Yet it didn't scare Frisk anymore. All they could think of was their friends.
The friends they had betrayed.
Frisk held up their sword, dodging white pellets and jet cannons full of fire. They sliced off one of the jets of fire, only for it to regrow. Frisk used a red shield to protect themself from a large collection of vines penetrating them. Pellets bounced off their shield, which was starting to shatter. Frisk trembled, but they refused to give up. They had come this far. They wouldn't stop now.
Frisk wondered if the kids were feeling anything inside Flowey. They hoped so. They never even said goodbye...
"STOP HURTING THEM!" Cody begged, glaring at Flowey.
He couldn't move from his position. None of the kids could. Flowey chuckled.
"Why not? This kid is a mess." he hissed.
"Why does everyone think they're evil? They're... they're good!" Melody growled. "Look, maybe they might've done something bad in another timeline, but it's behind them now! Right now, they're here to save the world!"
"You're the evil one, Petals," Clover added, gritting her teeth. "Let us go."
"YEAH!" Brayden agreed. "BEFORE I BEAT YOU INTO... FLOWER MUSH!"
"Ooh, I'm sooo scared!" Flowey said mockingly. He looked at Brayden. "Remember what I said about your girlfriend? Forget it, that kid is the REAL monster. If you knew the truth, you would be rooting for ME. I know it."
"YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!" Brayden roared.
"They're the reason you're all down here," Flowey chuckled darkly. "They knew this would all happen. Yet they didn't even TRY to stop it. Why? Because they don't care. They don't care about anyone aside from themself."
"That's NOT true!" Cody retorted. "You're just trying to trick us, like you did with Sans and G... someone else!"
"I was never lying," Flowey replied. "I showed them both proof. Scenes from other timelines. Save files. Imagery. You name it. Look, you idiots, that kid is not here for any good reasons. They don't care about you all. They're the only liar here."
"Oh you've lied plenty," Clover growled. "You lied to us when we first fell down. You tried to kill us. Whatever they did, you're doing worse. Ya really think we're gonna trust you?"
"You will," Flowey smirked. "You definitely will."
Faye threw her toy knife at him, and suddenly she was somewhat in control for a few moments...
A tube on Flowey's left side began flashing cyan. Faye's soul appeared in the middle of it. Frisk stared at it, wondering if she was feeling anything. Frisk was suddenly surrounded with knives that were just like Faye's toy knife. Frisk avoided the knives, not looking away from Faye's soul. They held out their hand, reaching out for the soul. They gave it the same smile they did so long ago when they first met...
...
Faye glanced at Frisk. "Thank you. You've done so much for everyone." She ignored Flowey appearing behind her...
The room flashed white, and Frisk saw Faye appear before them. She was glowing a translucent cyan, holding up some bandages. She smiled at them, offering them some bandages. They couldn't help but smile back as they accepted the bandages.
They missed her.
Frisk was flashed back to the fight. Missiles were raining down on them from everywhere. Frisk used their shield as an umbrella, while they sliced others up with their sword. Insects came down in a swarm behind them, approaching a venus fly trap. Frisk batted some of them away with their shield, but a few scraped past their side. The pain burned, and Frisk felt blood trickle down their side. More missiles flew towards them, as well as vines. A vine penetrated their leg, but they continued moving, despite having a limp.
Insects flew towards them again. Frisk surrounded themself with their shield, which was not as strong compared to before. Missiles and vines quickly penetrated the shield, exposing Frisk to more horror. Fire was below them, and it burned their clothes. Frisk jumped up, running away from the attacks. They looked up at Flowey's TV screen and noticed the first pipe on the right was flashing orange, Brayden's soul in the middle of it.
Brayden had punched Flowey out of the way and was eyeing Frisk. He was grinning at them.
...
Frisk was surrounded by hands that were identical to Brayden's gloves. The hands whirled around in circles. Frisk, limping, managed to hold up their hand and stare at Brayden's soul. They gave it a thumbs up and a grin. The area flashed white.
...
"Stay strong, kid!" Brayden yelled. "YOU'RE A WARRIOR!"
Brayden, a translucent orange, was in front of Frisk. His gloves, instead of their regular symbol, now had hearts on them. He gave Frisk a thumbs up and a grin, increasing their health. They smiled back. They missed him too.
More vines attempted to penetrate Frisk. They blocked the vines off with their shield, and even cut a few away with their sword. A pellet went through the arm with the sword, forcing Frisk to drop it. Ninja-star like things approached them as well. Frisk batted some of them away like they were baseballs. Frisk then ran all over the place, taking deep breaths as they dodged more attacks. Their vision was getting dizzy. They were getting tired. Flowey suddenly reloaded, bringing them back to a place with more vines. Frisk held up their shield just in time.
"Enough of this." Melody grumbled. She kicked Flowey out of the way. She stared at Frisk, tears in her eyes.
...
The second tube on the left glowed blue. Melody's soul appeared there. Frisk was suddenly underneath lots of stars, and large ballet shoes that were exactly like Melody's attempted to crush them. Frisk took another breath. They hummed Shyren's song, louder than they ever had done before. Their vision was consumed with white.
...
Melody smiled. "You're still a great performer. Do me one last act and don't give up."
A translucent blue Melody appeared in front of Frisk and hummed along. The two hummed together, and Frisk felt their wounds heal. They glanced at Melody one last time, sighing heavily.
Frisk forced energy into themself as more vines appeared all around them. They jumped from left to right, holding up their shield. Strange pink things with flowers fired bullets at Frisk, while pieces of flesh flew towards them. Frisk jumped into the air, avoiding the attacks... mostly. Frisk fell back down again, just to have a vine penetrate their side. They lost more than half their health. They covered themself with a shield, just as more pink things appeared and fired at the child.
Frisk's shield shattered. They used their sword to help stand up, only to be chased by a swarm of insects. Their side and legs were covered with blood. Their vision was blurry and they felt sick. But somehow, they kept moving. From the corner of their eye they saw Percy's soul flashing.
"BAN KAI!" Percy yelled, throwing his notebook at Flowey. He adjusted his glasses, sighing.
...
Giant notebooks just like Percy's appeared on Frisk's sides. Words such as 'loneliness' and 'ruin' moved towards them. Frisk pulled out their stick and wrote 'DETERMINATION' on the ground. White surrounded them.
...
"Sure this whole experience might have altered my mental health to a certain degree and it was quite dangerous, but it taught me so much... so thank you," Percy said. "I'll get over my anxiety... some day."
Percy, purple and translucent, was standing there, holding up his notebook. Positive and encouraging words had been written on its pages. Percy had a small smile on his face. Frisk could tell... he was getting better.
And they were getting worse.
Frisk brushed their hair out of their eyes as they stood up, almost tripping over themself. They narrowly avoided vines penetrating them. They moved to the side, weakly gripping their sword. Ninja stars sliced their arms. They saw a distorted face on Flowey's TV screen. They bit their lip as their vision kept flashing white...
"ENOUGH!" Cody yelled. He ran towards Frisk.
...
Next thing Frisk knew, frying pans were throwing bursts of fire on top of them. They weakly moved out of the way, before shaking their head. They held out their arms like they wanted a hug.
...
"Don't let anyone bring you down!" Cody said. "You're amazing and you've done so much to help everyone!"
Cody, a translucent green, appeared in front of Frisk, offering them some fried eggs. They accepted the offer, feeling their HP increase. Cody then gave them a hug. They returned it, feeling themself choke up with emotions.
Frisk could barely move. They could barely see. They could barely feel. They let Flowey thrash them around, blood everywhere. They finally forced themself to stand up and shield themself from a few more blows. The pain was everywhere. Frisk smiled sadly.
They deserved all of this...
"Oh hell no." Clover now stormed forward, an intense look in her eyes.
...
Frisk was surrounded by crosshairs. They felt a bullet launch them backwards. They stood up, hair covering their face. They weakly gave Clover's soul a wink. The girl herself. translucent yellow, soon appeared in front of Frisk.
...
"You're a weird kid, but a strong one," Clover said. "Don't give up savin' the world, kiddo. You're the only hope left."
She was holding a clover. She gave it to Frisk, which filled up their health. But they couldn't stay standing forever. They fell to their knees. Their determination was faltering. Flowey was right.
They had failed. This timeline had failed them just like every other timeline.
No. Frisk let this timeline fail them. They got too attached to the other humans. They didn't do what they had to. And they paid the consequences.
Flowey cackled darkly as he stared at Frisk. They breathed heavily, but they couldn't force themself to stand. Their soul was cracking.
"No!" Cody yelled, staring at them. Tears were coming out of his eyes.
"GET UP AND FIGHT, KID!" Brayden growled. Frisk didn't stir. Their soul was still cracking.
"They're dead," Flowey cackled. "Despite everything you did to help them, they're still dead. Hopeless. Alone."
"You're wrong!" Melody shrieked, anger in her eyes.
"Am I?" Flowey asked condescendingly.
The kids ignored him and raced towards Frisk. Faye took a deep breath, holding out her hand.
"You saved my life once," she said, staring at them. "I'd better return the favour."
She knelt down beside Frisk and grabbed their shoulder. She was glowing cyan. Frisk glowed cyan for a moment as well.
"Hey," Faye said. "You'll be fine. You survived this long... why stop now?"
Frisk looked up and acknowledged her with a glance. They felt... a little better. They realised sometimes they had to wait to understand, rather than be so impatient.
You are filled with PATIENCE.
"HEY!" Brayden yelled at them. Frisk stared at him. His bandana was blowing in the wind. "Don't stop fighting! Or I'll beat the CRAP out of you!"
If Frisk wanted to have any chance of winning, they were going to have to be brave enough to stand up and put up a fight.
You are filled with BRAVERY.
"No matter what..." Melody put a hand on Frisk's shoulder. "Always stay true to yourself."
Honesty... there was no pacifist run without a little integrity.
You are filled with INTEGRITY.
"DETERMINATION is the only way to survive this world." Percy said with a small smile. "And if anyone is going to be determined, it's you."
Frisk knew Percy was right. They hadn't given up before...
You are filled with PERSEVERANCE.
"Always be kind," Cody said, giving Frisk a hug. "Everyone deserves a second chance."
Frisk had given many second chances and they were ready to give more.
You are filled with KINDNESS.
Clover winked at Frisk. "Knock 'em dead, kiddo."
... and sometimes, Frisk fought for peace and equality for everyone.
You are filled with JUSTICE.
Frisk suddenly felt a lot better. They gazed at their soul, which was starting to heal itself. Frisk stood up, power flowing around them. They glared at Flowey.
"Still alive, huh?" He asked. He scowled. "I'll take care of that." He reached out towards them with his viney arm. Frisk looked down, smirking. Their eyes were glowing.
You are filled with...
DETERMINATION
Frisk sliced the vine away with their sword. It fell off, and green goop was everywhere. Flowey threw missiles at them, but Frisk created a shield of soul magic, stopping the missiles from touching them. The souls surrounded them, and Frisk's power increased. Their eyes turned rainbow.
Flowey suddenly looked afraid. Very afraid.
Frisk attacked him from different angles, vastly lowering his health. He tried to grab them, but they were untouchable.
They were DETERMINATION.
Frisk unleashed their killing blow on the flower by slicing their sword down his screen. They landed on the ground, plant remains nearby their legs. Flowey fizzed and crackled. He shook violently, his engines going haywire.
"NO... NO!" he bellowed. "You... you..."
Suddenly, he loaded his SAVE file, undoing all of Frisk's damage. A smirk was on his face.
"You IDIOT." he laughed.
Frisk gasped with horror. They had forgotten...
They held up their shield, but it was too late. Flowey's vine grabbed their legs, smashing them into the floor. Their vision went blurry. A lack of determination had destroyed them them. Flowey fired multiple lasers at them, shattering their soul. They breathed in shakily, unable to save themself. Frisk's powers had vanished. They couldn't stop it. They couldn't stop the pain. They died over and over, pain flashing through them. They were so stupid. Did they really think they stood a chance...?
Once again, Frisk was immobile. Their powers had gone. It was just them. Their hopeless self.
Flowey hoisted their lifeless body up with his vine, bringing it close to his face.
"Did you of ALL people really think you could defeat ME?!" Flowey asked. "Sure you may have a fancy sword and shield, but I am GOD. I have everything. You have NOTHING. You're hopeless and alone." His expression was twisted. "But I'm bored with killing just you. Because I love you SO much, I've got an even better present for you. You'll get to watch me tear your precious friends to bloody pieces... over and over AND OVER."
He cackled, his laugh making Frisk shiver. Frisk thought of their friends... it briefly woke them up from their emotionless trance.
Frisk summoned their sword and sliced it downwards, freeing themself from the vine.
"You can never escape," Flowey boomed. Vines were everywhere. "You're trapped, kid. No one's coming to help you. They're all dead!"
Frisk bit their lip. They glanced at their arm, which was covered in blood. They were trembling.
"Try calling for help!" Flowey towered menacingly above Frisk. "I DARE you! 'Mommy! Daddy! Anyone!' No one will hear you. Everyone you love is GONE. And don't rely on your human friends. Their help is useless. That's been proven already."
Frisk looked down. "..." They looked like they were about to say something, but they held back.
"Even you know the truth," Flowey cackled. "It's over."
"No it's not." a voice protested.
A familiar voice. Suddenly, the six human souls appeared behind Frisk.
"Oh, how ADORABLE," Flowey teased. "But you kids can't do anything."
"That's not true, Flowey," Melody retorted.
"We're the ones giving you your power," Percy added. "So we can just as easily take it."
"You can't," Flowey growled. "I'm the one in control. You all do what I say."
"Not anymore," Clover growled. "You're not controllin' anyone ever again."
"You didn't deserve to control anyone in the first place!" Cody added.
"YOU COWARD!" Brayden bellowed. "WE'LL ALL CRUSH YOU INTO FLOWER MUSH!"
"Bye bye." Faye waved at Flowey, her tone slightly creepy.
"Now you DIE!" all the kids yelled together.
"No... NO!" Flowey screamed. "You're supposed to OBEY me!" But it was too late. Rainbows surrounded the children, then made their way towards Flowey. He was shaking intensely, still screaming. Rainbows and bright colours were everywhere. Frisk covered their eyes, watching as Flowey was destroyed. There was a flash of light, and it was all over...
The Finale had finally come...
FIGHT ... MERCY
Frisk stared at the near-dead Flowey, and felt their choice was harsh. Either way, it didn't matter what they chose. They didn't feel anything. Every feeling they'd had previously seemed to have drained away. Their emotions were gone. They couldn't even bring themself to reset.
So they walked forward instead.
"... what are you waiting for?" Flowey asked Frisk. "KILL me, idiot!"
Frisk ignored him. They walked past him, not even giving him a glance.
"W... where are you going?" Flowey asked them. "Aren't you..."
Frisk ignored him as they passed through the Barrier. And once again, their vision was filled with white.