Chapter 11: An Uncomfortable Talk
Frisk was in her room, getting ready for her date with Mettaton, while Toriel and Sans were waiting downstairs for the others to arrive. Soon, Frisk came down wearing a ribbon in her hair, her red heart necklace, a sweater, and a blue skirt. "How do I look?" Asked Frisk.
"You look great kiddo." Said Sans.
"You look wonderful my child." Said Toriel.
Mettaton arrived not long after with a bouquet of flowers for Frisk. "Hello darling, are you ready for our date?" Asked Mettaton to Frisk.
"Yep." Replied Frisk enthusiastically. After saying a quick goodbye to Toriel and Sans, Frisk and Mettaton set out on their date. Papyrus, Undyne, Alphys, and Asgore all arrived Soon after.
"Sans, you didn't tell me that Asgore was coming." Whispered Toriel.
"To be honest I didn't know." Replied Sans.
The group then moved into the living room to sit down. Toriel sat down on the side of the couch closest to the kitchen and pulled Sans into the seat next to her. Papyrus sat on the opposite side of the couch and both Undyne and Asgore took individual chairs. Alphys sat on the floor since all the seats were taken. "Alright Tori. I think it's time for you to know what's been going on." Said Sans.
Meanwhile
Mettaton took Frisk to a very fancy restaurant, and they sat down across from each other at their table. "Wow, Mettaton this is a really nice restaurant." Commented Frisk.
"Is it? I hardly noticed!" Laughed Mettaton. "I bet you're glad I won the dance contest instead of Sans, and I'm sure Toriel would agree."
"What do you mean by that?" Asked Frisk.
"Well, isn't it true that your mother is dating Sans?" Asked Mettaton.
"Huh? This is the first time I've heard about it. Who told you they were dating?" Asked Frisk.
"Dr. Alphys of course, she fills me in on all the latest gossip. I'm surprised Sans and Toriel haven't told you though." Responded Mettaton.
This is going really well; I honestly didn't expect Mettaton to be so considerate. Thought Frisk.
"Anyway, that's enough about you. Let's talk about me." Said Mettaton.
And… he's back. Thought Frisk.
"Date! Start!" Called Chara as dating power meters appeared above Mettaton and Frisk's heads.
"Tori, have you noticed strange things happening around Frisk lately? Or have you been having any unusual dreams about her… or Chara?" Asked Sans hesitantly. I feel bad for bringing this up. I know Tori hates talking about what happened back then. Thought Sans.
"That's a pretty unusual question." Said Toriel after some thought.
"I know you don't like being reminded of what happened back then Tori, but I'm telling you I have a good reason." Said Sans.
Toriel sighed and said "Well, something pretty weird did happen a few days ago, the day Monster Kid was injured. Later that night Frisk came into the living room to talk to me, but then I noticed she was carrying a letter opener, and I couldn't shake the feeling that somewhere deep inside she was thinking about hurting me with it… But that was crazy! It was late and I was tired, there's no way Frisk would do anything like that."
The rest of the group exchanged nervous glances before Undyne asked "Uh… Toriel, when Frisk came to you with the letter opener… by any chance did her eyes seem red?"
"Well yes, but she had been crying all day, of course her eyes were red." Said Toriel.
Explaining this to Tori is going to be harder than I thought… and I thought it was going to be pretty hard. Thought Sans. "Did anything else happen?" Asked Sans.
"Actually, later that night when I went to bed, I had an unusual dream. I dreamed about a day, a long time ago, before me and Asgore decided not to adopt Chara. Asriel and Chara were playing together, when suddenly Chara asked Asriel if he wanted to see a magic trick, then she held out her hand and a red knife appeared, the same red knife Frisk had when she was attacked." Said Toriel.
"Wait a second, you d-didn't adopt Chara?" Asked Alphys.
"Well, no, not formally. You see, her and Asriel were just too close to be siblings." Explained Toriel.
"HOW COULD THEY BE TOO CLOSE TO BE SIBLINGS?" Asked Papyrus.
"I'll tell you how, I once walked in on the two of them kissing! Man, I'm glad to know those kids weren't related." Said Undyne as she sighed in relief.
"Well, Undyne, since you brought up our next point, how would you like to tell what happened to us a few days ago?" Asked Sans.
"Alright, a few days ago Papyrus drove himself and Frisk to my place and while me and Sans were talking to him, Frisk wandered off, but when she came back her eyes were red, and she had what looked like brake fluid on her sweater. A few minutes later Papyrus's brakes went out while he was driving, and he almost crashed. When we checked to see what happened, it turned out that Papyrus's brakes had been cut. Later that night I dreamed about the time I mentioned earlier, when I was a new guard at Asgore's palace, and I walked in on Asriel and Chara kissing." Explained Undyne.
"Alright, this is all pretty weird, but is there a point to this?" Asked Toriel.
"We're getting there." Said Sans. "Anyway, when Undyne woke up she called me and told me about her dream, and I thought it was weird because I had a similar dream not long before. I dreamed I was fighting Chara in the judgement hall of Asgore's palace."
"And then, a while later, I learned that Alphys and Asgore had similar dreams." Said Undyne. "Which is why they're here."
"Alright, thanks for clearing that up." Said Toriel.
"After that, me and Undyne decided to do something pretty messed up out of fear. You see, with weird thigs happening around Frisk and all the Chara related dreams, me and Undyne decided to make sure Chara was really dead." Explained Sans.
"H-how so?" Asked Toriel nervously.
"We went back to the underground, right where you told me Chara was buried. And we dug up Chara's casket." Confessed Sans.
"What do you mean we? I did all the work! You just lied there staring into space!" Complained Undyne.
"And what happened next I had trouble believing, but Undyne saw it to." Said Sans. "When we opened Chara's casket her body didn't seem to have decayed at all, then for a brief moment she opened her eyes and said, 'I am the demon who comes when its name is called' then when we looked back, she was right back the way she was before."
"Then some weird guy watching us from the shadows asked us if we knew better than to mess with the dead, and Sans took us to Papyrus's house with one of his short cuts." Said Undyne.
"MEANWHILE, I WAS HAVING A NIGHTMARE. I STARTED OUT DRIVING A RACECAR AROUND A RACETRACK WHEN I SUDDENLY RAN OUT OF GAS. THEN I SAW FRISK EATING A CHOCOLATE BAR AND SANS TOLD ME TO HURRY OR I WOULD 'MISS THE BIG SHOW' I STARTED WALKING WITH THEM WHEN SUDDENLY FRISK STABBED ME IN THE BACK AND WHEN I LOOKED AT HER SHE WAS CRYING TEARS OF BLOOD AND WEARING A GREEN AND YELLOW SWEATER WITH A GOLDEN HEART LOCKET." Explained Papyrus.
"Enough! I don't want to listen to this anymore! Sans, I don't know what point you're trying to make, but you shouldn't have opened Chara's casket! The reason I took her body from Asgore was so that she could rest in peace! I only told you about it because I thought I could trust you." Huffed Toriel before she stormed upstairs.
"Should I go talk to her?" Asked Asgore.
"No offense, but that could only make things worse." Replied Undyne.
"SHOULD I GO TALK TO HER?" Asked Papyrus.
"I think Toriel just needs to be left alone for a little while." Responded Undyne.
I can't believe I'm doing this. Thought Toriel as she walked into Frisk's room. I must see if Frisk is hiding something. Toriel opened Frisk's closet and found ordinary clothing: white tank tops, black leggings, blue shorts, and several of the same blue and purple sweaters. However, Toriel then noticed there was one sweater that was badly torn and slightly burnt. Goodness, what could have caused this damage? Wondered Toriel.
Next Toriel moved to check the toy chest at the foot of Frisk's bed. When she opened it up the first thing that she found was a set of dolls resembling Frisk and all her friends. I remember when she made these. I thought it was sweet… but, now that I've given it more thought, this is kind of creepy. Thought Toriel as she looked at the hand sewn doll version of herself. Toriel then noticed a deck of cards with drawings of all Frisk's friends on them, and each had information about the monster drawn on them. "Toriel, HP 440, AT 80, DF 80, Knows best for you." Read Toriel off her information card. She then turned the card over and saw the back of the card had the same information, but this time the phrase 'Knows best for you' was replaced by 'Not worth talking to.' Toriel then proceeded to read the rest of the cards.
"Papyrus, HP 680, AT 20, DF 20, He likes to say: 'Nyeh heh heh!'" On the other side, the phrase had been replaced by "Forgettable."
"Undyne, HP 1,500, AT 50, DF 20, The heroine that NEVER gives up." On the other side Toriel found that a lot of information had been changed, and so had the drawing of Undyne. "Undyne the Undying, HP 23,000, AT 99, DF 99, Heroine reformed by her own DETERMINATION to save the world."
"Mettaton-EX, HP 1,600, AT 47, DF 47, His weak point is his heart-shaped core." On the other side. "Mettaton-Neo, HP 30,000, AT 90, DF 9, Dr. Alphys's greatest invention."
"Asgore, HP 3,500, AT 80, DF 80, N/A" Toriel found the other side of the card blank.
"Sans, HP 1, AT 1 (+Karmic Retribution), DF 1, The easiest enemy. Can only deal 1 damage. Can't keep dodging forever." Toriel swallowed nervously and put the cards back in the chest.
Finally, Toriel opened Frisk's desk drawer and found a red knife. B-but we gave that to the police. Oh, my child, what's going on? Wondered Toriel.
Sans was now alone in the living room, staring blankly at the television, while all the others had gone home earlier, when Frisk finally returned. "Ugh, I have such a headache. What's the matter with you?" Asked Frisk as she walked past Sans and got an ice pack out of the freezer.
"Tori's mad at me." Replied Sans.
"Oh, well I'm sure you'll make up." Said Frisk as she sat down next to Sans and put the ice pack to her head. "Hey, is it true that you and my mom are like, a thing?"
"What kind of a thing?" Joked Sans.
"You know, a lovey dovey thing." Explained Frisk.
"No, she just told Asgore that so he would leave her alone." Answered Sans.
"Oh, well that's too bad. My mom seems to really like you and having you as a dad would be pretty cool." Said Frisk.
"Well, I'm glad you think so, and I really do like Tori, but I doubt she'll want anything to do with me after what happened today." Said Sans.
"Come on, she really likes you. Just apologize, I'm sure she'll forgive you." Said Frisk.
Later that night
Toriel knocked on Sans's door and he opened it sleepily.
"Sans… really heart boxers?" Wondered Toriel.
Sans looked down and realized he was only wearing a white tank top and heart boxers and said "Sorry Tori, I don't get dressed until at least ten in the morning. Listen I want to apologize, I know I did a really boneheaded thing."
Toriel chuckled at Sans's pun and said "Don't worry, I know you were simply scared for Frisk's sake. Even though you still haven't agreed to be her father figure, you still did what any good dad would do."
"Thanks Tori, and if the offer is still on the table, I would love to be Frisk's father figure." Said Sans.
"And Sans, if you wouldn't mind… could we be a little more?" Asked Toriel with a blush.
"What do you mean?" Asked Sans.
"Do you remember the joke you told me the day before Frisk arrived?" Asked Toriel.
"You mean 'why did the skeleton need a friend? He was feeling bonely'" Asked Sans.
"Yes, I have a joke for you. What does a goat say when she confesses?" Asked Toriel.
"What?" Asked Sans.
"I love you." Replied Toriel as she kissed Sans.
Frisk was getting ready for bed, when suddenly she felt something drip onto her hand. Frisk looked down and saw that it was a drop of blood; she quickly looked in the mirror and saw that blood was running down from her left eye. "Hehehe, Alright Frisk, I think we've put this off long enough." Said Chara.
"N-no, Chara please. I promise, we can be friends, just give me a chance." Begged Frisk.
"We'll see how good a friend you can be. Help me get Asriel back and maybe we can be friends." Said Chara.
"B-but, Asriel is dead." Said Frisk as she began to lose consciousness.
"That's only partly true." Said Chara as she gained control of Frisk's body.