Finally...

The children and monsters had returned to the Surface.

Chara hadn't seen the sun for a long time. They smiled as it lit up their face, their hair blew in the faint breeze.

"WOOHOO!" Brayden cheered, punching the sky.

"Home!" Melody sobbed. Cody was also sobbing. Clover adjusted her hat, admiring the sunrise. Faye and Brayden were hugging each other, while Percy kept a small smile on his face.

"Oh my..." Toriel admired the sunrise.

"Isn't it beautiful, everyone?" Asgore asked.

"Wow... it's even better than on TV..." Alphys commented. "Way better! Better than I ever imagined!"

"You kids LIVE with this?!" Undyne asked the group. "The sunlight is so nice... and the air is so fresh! I really feel alive!"

"HEY SANS..." Papyrus asked. "WHAT'S THAT GIANT BALL?"

"we call that 'the sun', my friend." Sans answered.

"THAT'S THE SUN? WOWIE!" Papyrus cheered. "I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M FINALLY MEETING THE SUN!"

"I could stand here and watch this for hours..." Asgore said, in awe.

"Yes, it is beautiful, is it not?" Toriel asked.

"Aside from the current energy crisis," Percy said. "That is not so beautiful."

"... but we should really think about what comes next," Toriel said, giving Percy an odd glance.

"Oh, right," Asgore cleared his throat. "Everyone... this is the beginning of a bright new future. An era of peace between humans and monsters." He paused. "Chara..." He faced said child. "As the Fallen Angel, a hero... will you be the ambassador to Monsterkind?"

Chara looked down.

"I would love to say yes, do not get me wrong," they said. "But... I don't... I..." They made a face. "As silly as it is, the thought of having to speak to so many humans all by myself... terrifies me."

"Well... then, we could ambassadors with you!" Cody told them.

"Yes," Melody grinned. "That's a great idea! We all fell down, didn't we? The more humans that trust monsters, the better!"

"That is statistically - and emotionally - correct!" Percy agreed.

"HELL YEAH!" Brayden punched the air. "I'LL BE THE BEST AMBASSADOR EVER!"

Clover grinned in agreement. Faye blushed, but also seemed to agree.

"YEAH!" Papyrus cheered. "THE HUMANS WILL BE THE BEST AMBASSADORS! AND I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS... WILL BE THE BEST MASCOT! I'LL GO MAKE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION!" He ran off.

"Uhh, I don't think that's going to end well!" Melody said.

"HEY, I WANNA BE THE FIRST TO GET BACK HOME!" Brayden yelled. He suddenly ran off as well, after Papyrus.

"Brayden, get back here!" Melody grumbled. She chased after him.

"welp," Sans said. "someone's gotta keep 'em from getting into trouble." He winked. "see you guys."

He walked in a different direction from where the others had gone.

"Man, do I have to do EVERYTHING?" Undyne groaned. "Papyrus, wait!"

She ran after the others.

"Hey, Undyne! Wait up!" Alphys yelped, scampering after the fish woman.

"I'm kinda curious to see how this'll turn out," Clover said. "See ya guys later. I'll see if I can get some popcorn."

She followed after the others.

"Uhh, maybe I'd better go too," Cody said. "I don't want anyone to get into a fight!"

He raced after his sister. That left just Toriel, Asgore, Percy, Chara and Faye.

"Whoops." Asgore said.

There was an awkward silence.

"So, I had this theory," Percy looked thoughtful. "What if... this entire world was just a fanfiction written by some trash-can roaming loser?"

Everyone stared at him.

"Yeah... I'm gonna go now." Percy said, walking awkwardly away.

Another awkward silence.

"Uh... should I do something?" Asgore asked.

Toriel gave him a look.

"Well, gotta go!" Asgore said, racing off.

There was another pause, not so awkward.

"It seems everyone is quite eager to set off," Toriel said.

"Indeed..." Chara agreed. They glanced at Faye. "I thought that you would follow your best friend."

"I... I don't know if I'm fully ready to go back to the Surface yet..." Faye commented quietly. "I mean... my parents... what if they died during the time I was gone?"

"Then you will always be welcome to live with me, my child," Toriel said. She looked at Chara. "And you, Chara... what do you want to do?"

Chara glanced at their fists. They then stared at the sunset.

"Whatever the future holds..." they said. "I will make sure it is good. I will bring prosperity to this world. I will make this world... a good place. A happy place."

"That sounds lovely, my child," Toriel smiled at Chara. "You really have become an angel, haven't you?"

Chara smiled back at her. "I have become a better person, yes."

"I am so glad to hear so," Toriel replied. "Now, come along. Everyone is waiting for us!"

Chara let Toriel lead them and Faye off the mountain. They glanced back once, seeing a golden flower blooming nearby the entrance to the underground. They thought of the friends they had lost.

"Whatever happens..." they mumbled, clenching onto their golden locket. "I will not let anyone else die. This group will stay together. I promise."

The golden flower glowed in the bright sunlight as the group departed.

The End

A/N: Thanks for reading. Here's some shoutouts:

- Mikishiii (deviantART) for amazing fanart

- TrayGrimlover (Quotev) for her amazing reading of this fanfic (look up her YouTube channel)

- Garucca415, (D.A) for fanart again lol

- AuthorOfWorlds (Quotev, Discord) (for just being cool lol)

- The wonderful people on Discord

- My lovely and very good friend Jinx198 who's also writing a Grouptale story that y'all should check out

- All the lovely people on Wattpad, A03 and Quotev!

- The deviantART fam

- My mum for giving me Melody's name lol

- My IRL buddy who helped develop some of the characters' traits.

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