Geno Alphys: Ever wonder how you're supposed to progress forward the way we like if the rules of a world such as ours makes it impossible? Simple. We didn't approve of most of the rules that our world has placed upon us...that's why we've been learning how to rewrite those rules into our liking. Though rewriting the rules still has risks to them, so we must be careful to not allow them to be our crutch in every situation. Understand...Frisk?

Frisk: R-Right...

Chapter Start!

"Graaaaaagh! How did you beat me again?!"

"Isn't it obvious? You suck at this game."

Geno Alphys was flowersitting Flowey, making sure he didn't go outside and cause some serious trouble. She was sitting on a couch cushion, her legs crossed and her tail lazily lying stationary behind her as the screen's bright light reflected off of her glasses. Flowey was gritting his teeth in anger as he furiously gripped the controller in his vines. If there was one thing he hated without fail, it was losing. It didn't matter if there was a reason, justified or not. The flower hated to lose, no ands, ifs, or buts about it. So constantly losing to Geno Alphys for the next hour was getting rather ridiculous for him. She didn't even see him as a worthy opponent.

The flower screamed in rage as he threw the controller on the ground, folding his leaves "This game is full of it! STupid cars keeps crashing all the time yet you haven't taken a single scratch!"

"Finally decided to rage quit." Geno Alphys said casually, adjusting her glasses and sipping some of her Instant Noodles. "As expected. It was only a matter of time."

"Tch, whatever." Flowey rolled his eyes. "Just keep eating your stupid noodles, ya fatty."

"Hm. Strange. You seem to think I'm ashamed of my physique. Not at all. Undyne seems to think it makes both me and my counterpart easier to cuddle." Geno Alphys replied calmly, yawning a bit as she stood up and grabbed her bowl. She once again adjusted her glasses as they shined from the sunlight. "All of that rage and frustration from losing so many times and that's all you've got? You've gone soft, Flowey. You'll have to try a lot harder than that if you're trying to be meaningfully insulting." She smiled kindly. "The Dreemurrs must have really rubbed off on you."

"Don't be ridiculous. those little brats and old fossils are more annoying than anything."

"Now that's rich. You've lost your touch when it comes to lying as well."

"Shut. UP."

"Maybe I don't wanna. Gonna do somethin' about it?" Geno Alphys turned around, her glasses shining and a disturbing smile graced her lips. "Go on. Just try and challenge my current authority over you. Then we'll see how fast you lose at that."

Flowey paled a bit, and hastily looked away. "D-Don't look at me with that mad scientist smile! It's freaking me out!"

"Hey! That's sexy mad scientist to you. At least, that's what Undyne calls us."

"I think you're purposely trying to annoy me now. You're not funny."

Geno Alphys chuckled at this and continued moving towards the kitchen and puts up her bowl after washing it. While she was at it, she took a bit of a look around the house. The Dreemurr residence didn't seem to be nearly as organized as her own, especially since she was the one who did all of the organizing while her counterpart simply relaxed with Undyne. Though at the same time, she recognized a sense of peace around the Dreemurr Residence. When she first approached the house from outside, she saw the luscious, beautiful garden that lies in the front yard, which was no doubt carefully managed by Asgore wanting the house to look nice and approachable to neighbors. Geno Alphys was more than aware that Toriel's luck with flowers was definitely not the best, which explains why she usually leaves that stuff to Asgore.

The inside of the house was the result of a much more cooperative group effort. She could tell from the assorted line of teacups on the counter that Asgore obviously still drinks plenty of tea. And there was a plethora of cinnamons assorted by Toriel, which tends to be used forButterscotch Cinnamon Pie, there was even less doubt about that. The kitchen as a whole was well-assorted and constantly cleaned. Having both parents knowing how to cook helps a lot when the kitchen has a lot of room for both. Curiosity drives her onward. Nothing wrong with exploring a friend's house, even if it was currently occupied by a rather rude and foul-mouthed talking flower.

...Though she didn't exactly have a clean mouth, either. She's not help back by timidness like her counterpart, not anymore.

She passes by Flowey as she takes a brief look around the stairs. Slowly climbing up said stairs, she could see one of the more recent pictures added to their collection. Especially the family photo that lied within the center of the six photos of the Royal Family. Asgore wore his pink-flowered shirt and jeans more often than his royal garbs. It signified a much relaxed demeanor, and an effective recovery has been made on emotional and mental degree. As for Toriel, she still tends to wear her robes from time to time. Though now she too dresses casually most of the time, in her blue blouse and polka-dotted skirt. The reading glasses made her seem much more educated, though somehow it also made her look cuter.

As for Chara, she could see he usually wears a black-and-red poncho over his green and yellow shirt. It might have been an attempt to look more mysterious and cool-looking, though his brothers sure seem to think so. His Red Locket hung proudly around his neck. As for Frisk, his own attire didn't change too much, aside from the Golden Locket around his neck. He wore a blue jacket much like Sans, though it has the Delta Rune on the back of it. Asriel himself was one of the one who's drastically changed. Having his horns grow longer than Toriel's yet thinner than Asgore's signifies some growth indeed. Asriel was also the tallest of the trio, which greatly annoys Chara. He wore a blue jacket with a rainbow neckerchief with a Delta Rune symbol right in the middle, and wore around his neck, as well as blue jeans. And like his siblings, his Rainbow Locket also hung proudly around his neck. Like Asgore and Toriel, he wore no shoes. She doesn't really mind that too much, she doesn't really do shoes either. And Flowey was in a flower pot, pouting in his flower pot. All in all, they looked like a very happy family.

She mentally sighed, a bit envious of Toriel and Asgore. Obviously the attraction towards Asgore still lingers a bit. Can't blame my counterpart, though. Not only is the King nice, he's a pretty handsome guy with plenty of muscle to cooperate with that supreme fluffiness. I might see one of the reasons why Helen is so jumpy and nervous around him. And as for Toriel...hah. The beauty that comes with being Queen. Toriel is a bit stout, but in a special way that makes her much more appealing. I mean...she has me a bit distracted from time to time...just a bit. She folded her arms and smiled cheekily. Hehe! You can try and play these past attractions off, my adorable counterpart. But you'll have to remember that our great minds think alike!

"Please tell me you're not imagining Toriel and Asgore the way I'm thinking you are." Flowey muttered.

Geno Alphys turned towards him with a calming smile. "I'd like to think I'm simply admiring their respective beauties. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?~"

"There are dirty thoughts hiding behind that smile and you know it!"

Geno Alphys was about to retort again, when she suddenly heard the sound of the door being opened and hitting the wall behind it. She was surprised to see Frisk standing in the doorway, his usually neutral expression looking quite panicked. She immediately dropped her banter with Flowey and rushed towards him. "Frisk? Frisk, what's wrong!?"

"It's RG 01 and RG 02, as well as Lesser Dog and Doggo! They've been killed!" Frisk said hurriedly. "And I don't know what to do! I don't want to load and further disrupt the timeline, we promised Sans. But I don't want them to stay dead, none of us do! I was going to contact Mom and Dad, but then I sensed you at home and figured you might know what to do!"

"Wait a minute...somebody killed a couple of the mutts? The hell? You all were doing so well!" Flowey said with exasperation. "Who the hell did this, Frisk?"

"I don't know...they seem like a group of cats bearing the Delta Rune...but I've never seen or met them before. They were never in the Underground, I don't know who they are! What-"

Geno Alphys clapped her paws on Frisk's shoulders. "Good lord, Frisk. You must have been caught greatly off-guard, as you're usually more levelheaded than this." She gently raised her paws to caress his hair. "I know you're in shock. Things were going well until this random attack you're speaking of happened. But I need you to calm down for me, sweetie. Panicking is only going to mess up your thought process and cloud your judgement. Can you do that for me?" She requested of him softly. Frisk, slowly realizing that she was right and that panicking in this situation will not help, took deep breaths to calm himself down. Geno Alphys then slowly released him and nodded gently. "Okay. So a few monsters are dead, and you don't want to have to LOAD or RESET to bring them back."

"Yeah..." Frisk confirmed quietly.

"Frisk...you can bring them back. Without having to go backwards in time." She sees her head immediately shot up at this. Flowey also leaned forward, suddenly very interested in the subject. "In fact, there are plenty of ways to revive them without having to go back. But since time is at the essence, I don't have time to explain them all to you. We'll just start with the one that requires minimal preparation. Come upstairs with me." Geno Alphys turned and moved up the stairs with Frisk, while Flowey stretched out some vines and climbed upward on his own accord.

Geno Alphys soon opened the door to the Dreemurr Trio's room, and gestured for Frisk to enter. She then pointed towards the SAVE point that Asriel created earlier in the morning. "A SAVE point...Asriel did tell me about that..."

"As a precaution, yes? Since he has the highest Determination and thus putting him in charge of the timeline, neither you, Chara, or Flowey can create SAVE points. However...that doesn't mean you can't still use them."

"What are you playing at, lizard?" Flowey asked impatiently.

Geno Alphys clasped her paws. "Remember when Chara and I entered this timeline from the Void? I used the soul of Geno Frisk to load both of us near the Lab. You had the highest Determination in the timeline at that moment, though I was still able to use them to my advantage, even if it was at random." She unclasped her paws and adjusted her glasses. "And Chara got into this timeline through one of the SAVE points as well, even though Asriel had long since absorbed Geno Frisk's soul and acquired the highest Determination. So that's another rule that we have unconsciously rewritten. You might not be able to create Save Points without Asriel's call, but since your Determination is still powerful enough to at least rival it, you can still use them to your advantage."

Frisk's mouth was slightly ajar, likely because he was awed by Geno Alphys' reasoning. Was this something she was researching over the years? Or had she always known? It didn't matter at the moment, but it was something to think about. "How do I do it? I don't have the highest Determination, therefore I can't create Save Points nor Load, but I can still use them?"

"Yes. I'm going to walk you through this. However...I need you to promise me something." Frisk tilted his head in confusion. "I'm only telling you this now because this was an unexpected situation we weren't fully prepared for. This will help you in case something like this happens again. However...you can NOTgrow dependent on it. I mean it, Frisk. Don't make me regret telling you about this. The consequences might be more than we can handle." Frisk was initially intimidated by the amount of seriousness Geno Alphys displayed. Nonetheless, he nodded calmly. "Alright. Hold your hand out to the star."

"Okay..." Frisk held his hand towards the glowing yellow star, waiting for further instruction.

"Now...concentrate. I'm pretty confident that you know the rest."

I do? Frisk wondered quietly. He didn't waste any more time, and he did what he was told. He reached both hands towards the star, and focused on it as much as he could. Focused on the lives that were lost today. How their lives were taken so suddenly and without warning...and he couldn't just ignore this when he had the power to do something about it. On Geno Alphys' behalf, he wishes to undo the damage that was done, without critically disrupting the timeline. He was filled with...Determination.

On his behalf, five figures manifested from the SAVE point. Flowey was shocked to seemingly deceased monsters scattered on the ground and unconscious. RG 01, RG 02, Lesser Dog, Doggo, and Whimsun. Frisk was also surprised, but mostly relieved that they were okay.

"They're...alive...but...but how?"

"Respawn." Geno Alphys said. "You don't have to resort to Loading or Resetting when it comes to reviving someone who's been killed. You can manipulate the Save Points in order to revive and Save fallen friends and allies. Similar to a Reset they won't fully acknowledge that they died. Unless you tell them yourself, they'll think it was a bad dream."

"Really? That's...that's amazing!" Frisk said with a relieved jump.

"But why shouldn't he grow dependent on it?" Flowey asked.

"Watch." Geno Alphys gestured to the Save Point. It slowly stops glowing, and soon turns pale. And in a matter of moments, it cracked and shattered into pieces, much to Frisk and Flowey's shock. "That is why you shouldn't heavily depend on this 'Respawn' ability. You, Flowey, Chara, and Asriel using them to revive yourselves..that's one thing, because you all have Determination. Undyne could possibly do it as she's the only monster who naturally possesses Determination and now has the enhanced body to maintain it, but I'd rather not test that theory. Though using them to bring back anyone else...as soon as you're done reviving someone, the Save Point will disappear after enough time has passed. Asriel's Determination is highest, thus making him the only one who can form Save Points."

"So if one of us messes up, and Asriel can't form a new Save Point for some reason..." Flowey paused. He then turned towards Frisk seriously. "...I hate to admit it, but she's right. Relying too much on the Save Points in this way will be incredibly risky, and cause very annoying setbacks if screwed up. Especially since all three of you can use them, but only Asriel can actually bring them into existence. Getting too dependent on 'Respawn' won't be good for anyone."

"We got rid of most of the rules that held us back, gentlemen. Now we have to start making sure those decisions don't result in uncontrollable chaos." Geno Alphys nodded. "That includes how to maintain a timeline without loading or resetting. But it's important to know that we can't rely on it repeatedly. No lucky streak lasts forever. If that luck runs out with absolutely terrible timing...it won't be fun."

"I...I see..thank you for telling me all of this. It really helps." Frisk nodded softly. He had a general idea of how horribly streaks could end if one wasn't careful.

"Thank you for understanding, sweetie." Geno Alphys smiled and gently kissed Frisk's forehead. "We really should let your parents know the situation, though I can trust that your brothers can handle the rest. Do you?"

"Of course."

"Very good. Now to let Toriel and Asgore in on what's going on, and that you're alright." Geno Alphys sighed as she reached into her lab coat and grabbed her phone. Frisk didn't mind too much, he was simply thinking back towards his brothers, and how they were faring. He hoped they were safe...

...and Chara wasn't doing something stupid.

(Meanwhile)

"U-Um...d-do I get any input on why this is a very bad idea?" Alphys asked quietly, nervously looking towards Chara, who was still glaring at Shamir with a determined glare. She sighed at the futility. "Yeah...I didn't think so..."

"So, Kitty Kat. Ya ready to do this?" Chara said as he felt the wind passing by him, his poncho flowing alongside it. "Or are you gonna be boring and surrender right off the bat. It makes things easier for my friends, but it would be pretty cruddy for you to commit yourself this far only for you give up here and now. And lemme tell you, that'll really irritate me if you did. Because it means your Determination is weak."

Shamir narrowed his eyes as he gripped tightly on his swords, his eyes slitted with anger. "Who are you to call me weak, child? You don't know anything. I surely hope you'll learn to mind your tongue, or else I'll have no choice but to cut you down."

"Half-assed threats aren't gonna work on me. If you don't have the strength to back them up, then they mean close to nothing. Just empty words with no power behind them." Chara shrugged. "Unlike you, Asriel and Frisk see their words through, along with my other monster friends. The other Royal Guardsman surpass you by a landslide. And not for the reasons you might be thinking of." He could see Shamir steaming due to his constant stream of insults, but it only made him smile. "What's the matter? Feeling insulted? What are ya gonna do about it?~"

"I DO NOT THINK I APPROVE OF CHARA INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO PROVOKE HIM..." Papyrus said with a sigh.

Muffet was simply sticking to a wall, quietly sipping her tea and watching Chara with a smile. "Ah, Chara Dearie. Ever the troublemaker..."

Shamir didn't waste any more time receiving Chara's insults. His paws once again chaged with lightning, and relentlessly sends the blast Chara's way. He slowly shook his had as he effortlessly dodges out of the way. A moment later, Shamir pounces at him and slashed at him with his dual swords, both of them being overhead slashes. Chara once again avoids them both slashes, and jumps backwards when Shamir used his tail to grip a knife in his hilt and lash at him from where he was. The attempt made Papyrus shudder because that's what caught him off-guard. Though Chara wasn't nearly as naive in that regard.

There was a glimpse of Chara having his arms folded under his poncho as he almost nonchalantly avoids a third, swift slash over his head. This only seemed to irritate Shamir even further than he currently was, and made him attack ever more fiercely. Chara noticed this as well, and continued to dodge, once bending backwards as a blade just barely sliced off a bit of his hair. That made him frown and groan in irritation.

"Well that's just great. Why'd you have to slice my hair, man? Mom's gonna be on my case about it now!" Chara shook his head grumpily. "Besides that, don't you think you should be giving up now? It's clear you're absolutely no match for me, no matter how hard you try. Save yourself the further humilation." The insult was answered by another sharp slash from Shamir, and he jumped backwards again, balancing on one foot for a bit. "Geez...at first I thought you were gonna be tough. But you're still incredibly angry about Papyrus nearly handing your tail to you."

"Silence."

"You're pretty pathetic, ya know that?"

"Silence."

'Does it really hurt so much that Papyrus nearly beat you? How arrogant can you get in order to get THIS upset over a near-loss? Hell, I'm not much better, I've been known to get pissed off for getting beaten at my own game, but that's because I'm still growing up. You are an adult, and you're getting pissy about Papyrus beating you up, when he clearly wasn't interested in fighting you. He hoped to resolve the issue as peacefully as possible. But you denied him that choice, and now you're suffering the consequences."

"I will NOT be lectured by a child!"

"Spoken like a sore loser."

Shamir's frustration grew, and he slashed downward with lightning-coated blades. Chara once again swiftly dodges it by jumping to the side, a small smile still gracing his lips. Shamir turned to attack once again, though Chara had already vanished. His eyes widened as he frantically looked around for him.

"I see it in your eyes...you have the delusion that you're some sort of hero...when that's clearly the last thing you are. You may have an unexpected appearance in this journey, but you're no hero slaying evil." Chara glared harshly. "Monsters and humans are getting along just fine at the moment, and you guys are trying to mess it up with your self-righteous crap that no one could give a damn about. To be honest, I don't even see you as an enemy. You're just a nuisance stirring up trouble. And to be honest, I'm rather aggravated by that."

"Chara Dearie is laying out some rather hurtful words. Such harsh honesty~" Muffet giggled, sipping her tea. Alphys and Papyrus did not share her amusement, and were a bit bothered by Chara's harshness. "Oh dear, I'm afraid that kitty won't be progressing too well. Chara is becoming quite agitated by the kitten now."

Chara narrowed his eyes as he brushed himself off while avoiding another swipe of the blade from Shamir. "You've already lost, ya realize this? Because even if you somehow manage to beat me, Papyrus will simply capture you when you're weakened. You're in a losing situation, and I've changed my mind on wasting my time with you. I suggest you give up right now." Shamir glared at him with eyes filled with rage, which only served to annoy Chara even further. "Alright. I warned you." With this, Chara pulled back his fist as he swiftly ducked under another sword swipe. His eyes flashed for a couple seconds before he threw a punch into Shamir's chest. The feline gasped as he was thrown back a few feet and crashed straight into the wall. He slowly crumbled onto the ground, trying to keep himself from fully collapsing.

W-What...how...how is he so...?!

"Oh, you must not have expected that from me. Sorry about that." Chara said, though not fully meaning it. "See? Realize how incredibly weak you are, at least compared to me? No one has time for your delusions, and they're really beginning to irritate me. So do us both a favor and stay down." Shamir growled in defiance and began standing back up. Chara's eyes darkened considerably and his magic began to flare. "I said...STAY. DOWN." Shamair's instincts complerely overrided his defiant pride, and they told him to do what the child asked if he wanted to live. He fell back down on his knees and faced the ground, shivering. He suddenly felt cold, very cold. He didn't move a muscle, he simply stayed where he was. "That's more like it. Just don't bother fighting anymore, you don't stand a chance." Chara turned around ad began moving out. "Muffet. Tie him up again."

"Alrighty~" Muffet beamed as she clasped hr middle arms and spun her webs around Shamir, tying him up in purple webs and restraining his magic. Papyrus then picked him up and carried huim under his arm before following the younger duo. Alphys looked around quickly, then hurried after them.

I don't believe it...he...he completely subdued me with nothing more than a glance... Shamir thought quietly in cold fear as he looked forward while being carried by Papyrus, staring at Chara's back. You...you're no ordinary human...are you...?

(Meanwhile...)

"...mind repeating that...?' Sans said seriously as he glared at Parvos.

"I believe I've already said it once, dude. Don't really feel like repeating myself." Parvos said casually as he stood across from Sans, who had a Gaster Blaster levitating over his head. "I know I said I'd tell ya a few things...but it seems that you're one who likes to find most answers on his own. So I'll leave the rest for you to figure out on your own." He shrugged with a sly smile. "Or until somethin' big happens and it catches my interest enough to speed things along. Whatever comes first." He blinked a bit a he stepped back to avoid a bone nearly stapping through his foot. "Welp, that could have hurt a lot. Good thing I dodged it."

It progressed much more troubling than Sans expected. Sans narrowed his eye sockets as he contemplated using his Gaster Blaster. He reached a decision and shook his head, allowing the beast to dissipate. They might be fighting, though they were still currently in Ebott. He really didn't think he should be firing magic blasts within the city. He thought over his options, looked over his shoulder towards Asriel, Red, and Undyne facing down Ribras and Rasha.

"I know what you're thinking. You don't wanna use your little beasts because they'll cause a bit too much collateral damage." Parvos gussed correctly. "Hmph. Don't worry, I'm not interested in doing damage to humans, at least not personally. I'm sure you and I have other ways of goin' about this." Parvos grinned as he flicked his paw outward to shoot a black fireball towards Sans, who defended by forming a bone wall right in front of him. Parvos blinked a bit as he quickly tilted his head to the side to avoid a sharp bone nearly piercing his head from behind. "Geez. You seem to be playing for keeps. That's kind of on me, though. I did rile you up a little, did I?"

Sans didn't really respond, he focused seriously on bringing Parvos down. He reached his hand out as Parvos' soul turned blue, and he threw him upwards, surprising him slightly due to not fully expecting it. He then forced him downwards, intending to slam him into the ground like he did Shamir. Parvos narrowed his eyes and twisted his paw to fire a ball of black fire towards Sans before he hit the ground. Sans swiftly dodged out of the way before it could hit him, though his concentration was lost and Parvos soul returned to normal. He landed gracefully on his feet, and stood up as if nothing happened. Sans stood across from him, slightly off-guard by the action.

"Heh. Ya think I'll let you go ahead and thrash me around like a rag doll? That method won't do you much good if your concentration breaks in the process." Parvos grinned. "And I tend to be pretty good at distractions, so you won't get that far twice in a row. Eh?" Parvos ducked under the swipe of a sword as he looked behind him to see Red above him.

"Hey, cat! I'm coming after you now!" Red barked as she slashed at him again. Parvos swiftly used his tail tp grip one of his knives and deflect the sword swipe with it, lightly pushing her back a bit. She laned on her feet next to Sans, holding tightly onto her sword. "You think you can just get away with what you've done? I'll take you down soon enough, you stupid hairball!"

Parvos slowly stood up on his own, tilting his head at the new arrival. "Hmm...a new pup? That's slightly unexpected, I gotta say. Though I was certain that you were busy helping out teh Prince, as well as Fishlegs. Guess Ribras and Rasha weren't really worth your time, were they?"

"That's not it." Red shook her head. "I don't know what he meant by it, but Asriel said that he could handle it with Undyne. I don't know them very well. But they seem to know what they're doing, so I don't really have much of a choice but to trust them on that." Red pointed her sword towards him. "So I'll just have to deal with you instead!" She manifested a magic bomb in her other paw, jumped up and tossed it towards him. Parvos jumped back and avoided the blast, though a bright flash of light blinded him for a few seconds. It was enough for her to take advantage of, as she rushed forth and slashed at his side, causing him to snarl in pain. Sans waved his hand as multiple bones shot towards Parvos, a couple of them piercing his sides, and one struck right through his ear. He clenched his teeh through the pain, but he ultimately stood his ground.

"Woah. Okay. Now I'm gonna have a hard time hearing...geez..." Parvos grumbled as he stared at the duo in front of him, both of them ready to continue their attack. Though he himself shook his head and stood upward. "Alright, that's enough. Ya got me."

"ya finally gonna give yourself up?" Sans asked, the lights in his eyes dimming a bit.

"Nah. I'm just gonna scram. I did what I needed to do today. I'm gonna leave you lot be." Parvos waved to them as a shroud of shadows began forming behind him, and he began stepping backwards. "This was a great outing. Hopin' I get to do it again sometime."

"you never answered my question. you said not every monster was sealed underground, and your little group is proof of that. why are you just now coming out?" Sans demanded, stepping forward.

"The world just got a little bit more interesting, is all. I myself don't really intend to do anything big right now. This was just a warm up for things to come, now that I've properly tested the waters." Parvos said as he continued stepping backwards. "What exactly are we warming up for? You'll find out when it comes. Not everything can just be handed to you, ya know." He grinned cheekily, as well as darkly as the shadows took over him. He had fully vanished before Sans could stop him in time. Red was rather annoyed, but she soon dissipated her sword and simply sighed. Sans stuck his hands in his pockets and kicked at the ground.

"he uses the darkness itself to teleport...can't sense him, either..." Sans shook his head. Parvos was long gone.

Meanwhile, on the ground, Asriel and Undyne were looking across towards Ribras and Rasha. He could see their axes covered with lava, signifying lava magic. If they actually try to attack with those things, serious damage could be done to thye area. He couldn't that to ahppen, no matter what. Neither can Undyne, for that matter. They wanted to prevent any serous damage, as much as they possibly could. There was only one thing they could do to salvage the situation.

Time to ACT.

"Master Undyne...let me handle this." Asriel said gently. Undyne raised an eyebrow at this. Though she nodded and had her spear vanish, then stepped back a few feet and folded her arms. Asriel stepped up to Ribras and Rasha, who gripped tightly on their axes s their slitted eyes stared him down. "I don't think I've gotten your names, yet. Do you think you can tell me? So we can get to know each other better? It'll be polite to do so, since you already know that my name is Asriel. My matser behind me, her name is Undyne." Asriel could see the confusion flash across their faces, except for Undyne, who simply stood by and observed.

Ribras blinked. "You...are not going to fight?"

"I'd rather not. That, and I see no reason to." He responded as if it were a simple explanation. "If anything, I think we can have this whole thing resolved without any further trouble if we simply talk this out. You two look like you need someone to speak to."

Rasha blinked. "How...would you know something like that...?"

Asriel tiled his head, his ears hanging to the side. "I...don't really know too much about it myself, as I'm still learning about it from my parents. And...maybe I just have that kind of feeling. But sometimes what your mind tells you what you should do, and what your heart and soul tells you what you should do...don't always match up. I can tell that your minds want to follow the orders you have been given...but your souls are highly against it. That's why neither of you have killed a single monster. Neither of your souls are tainted with malicious intent. So neither of you can be so bad, right?" He smiled softly. "In fact, I think both of you are much nicer than you portray yourselves."

"W-What...?!" Rasha gasped. "How could you deduct something like that...? Why would you think we're-"

"Like I said, I don't sense any malicious intent in your souls, and neither of you killed any monsters. Only that Shamir and Parvos actually killed monsters...you mostly just stayed out of the way because you didn't want to do anything like that."

"...It's true. But as much as we were against their actions...we did nothing to stop them. That doesn't make us any better than them..." Ribras said as he slowly lowered his axe. "We're pathetic...we say our priority is to eliminate you...yet those were nothing but empty words with no genuine actions behind them." Ribras allowed his axe to dissipate and sighed, his ears flattening against his head. Rasha's ears also lowered against her head at this. "We planned on not coming back from this mission and just allowing ourselves to be killed...we wouldn't dare raise our axes against our own...Shamir and Parvos are the ones who carried out these deeds...we were just too cowardly to stop them..."

"All talk, no action, huh?" Undyne scoffed.

"That's...the simplest way to put it, I suppose." Ribras said solemnly. He soon got on his knees before Asriel, lowering his head further. "Even though we did not take a life...it was srill cowardly of us to watch it all happen instead of doing something to stop them..."

"Ribras...the two of them are much more powerful than we are...plus, our orders..." Rasha feebly tried to defend, though she did join her mate in kneeling before Asriel.

"Neither of those things are justified excuses for either of us." RIbras shook his head slowly, causing Rasha to whine quietly. "Considering our cowardice, we don't even deserve to live..."

Pat. Pat.

"Don't go saying things like that." Asriel said as he placed both of his paws on top of their heads. "There's no need to demean yourselves in such a manner. It isn't too late to turn all of this around, you know. I can tell you both are good monsters. Me and my family can help you pick yourselves back up. You'll recover frm this guilt with time and patience, as well as plenty of support. So don't you worry about a thing!" He blinked a bit, and turned towards Undyne. "Is that...okay with you?"

"I'll have to at least take them in, first. Then we'll meet with Asgore and Toriel themselves. Since they didn't attack any humans, and they somehow didn't see any of them, we don't have to worry about that." Undyne said roughly. "Just know that if they try anything funny, I'll kick ther asses and place them behind bars."

"Fair enough."

Rasha whimpered slightly. "Y...You're...b-but...our superior...he'll...he'll find out about this...he'll find us...t-then..."

"He'll kill us." Ribras finished.

Asriel paused for a moment as he considered their fears, taking them into account. "...The one who sent you on this assignment...he'll try and kill you for treachery?" Asriel asked quietly. They both nodded in confirmation. Asriel's eyes soon became overshadowed, his ears hanging in front of him. "...the key word in that question...is try. I think you can figure out what I mean by that." The duo were shocked by the intense degree of seriousness in Asriel's tone, while Undyne didn't look surprised at all. It was interrupted by Asriel's phone buzzing in his jacket. He blinked as he takes it out and sees a text from Frisk. After skimming through it, his eyes widened and sparkled happily. "Woah! That's incredible! I mean, it's a pretty big deal and should be taken seriously...but still! What a relief!"

"What is it?" Undyne asked, confused by Asriel's sudden giddiness.

"Let's meet up back at my house! Geno Alphys helped Frisk with something incredible!" Asriel said, quickly grabbing hold of Undyne's hand and began running along.

"W-Whoa! Wait, what did Geno Alph do?!" Undyne asked, though it went mostly unheard. Ribras and Rasha blinked in utter confusion at the Prince's sudden giddiness, though they quickly followed the duo out of instinct. They failed to notice that the dust that covered the alleyway, the dust belnging to Lesser Dog, Doggo, and Whimsun, has disappeared without anyone's notice, and not becase of the wind blowing it away. It all just up and vanished.

Red and Sans were standing on the rooftop, watching the group scurry off in a hurry. "Let me get this straight. That guy is supposed to be the esteemed 'Prince Of Monsters'?" Red asked, her arms folded under her red cloak and pink ribbon.

"yep. he's the genuine article." Sans answered, his hands stuck in his pockets. He was still greatly annoyed by Parvos escaping, but he acknowledged there wasn't much he could do about it now. He slowly turned to Red with a curious glance. "oi. what do you think of him?"

He went from super nice, from super serious, to super giddy and goofy...all in such a short time. Red counted off. After contemplating these things, she tilted her head, rolled her eyes, and had this much to say:

"He seems...like a really weird guy."

Crisis has been averted. Geno Alphys allowed Frisk to tap into a pretty handy ability that saves Doggo, Lesser Dog, RG 01 and 02, and Whimsun, though it doesn't come without it's high risks. Shamir has been intimidated into submission by Chara. Asriel talked Ribras and Rabras out of fighting. And Parvos has escaped after a scuffle with Sans. It looks like things are wrapping up for this short first major arc. The next chapter may be the last one of this first major arc...but it's the end of that chapter that will REALLY set this reboot apart from The New Frontier.

Look forward to it!