...Well. This one is a doozy, ain't it?

That's right folks, this one be a long one! I do believe that it's a pretty good amount. Maybe it's too much. But there's an explanation for that.

Since a lot of characters in this story are anime trash-*looks at Alphys, Undyne, and Asriel specifically*-you can probably guess from the title on what's going on once you hit the center of the chapter. Actual Anime openings are being used, but not the lyrics. Think of anime openings...but they insert themselves in them in their own, imaginary way and shift it to their mental vision of it. Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm doing.

But hey! Who doesn't love some karaoke while placing themselves in anime-like openings and shifting it to their vision?

Trust me, I wish I could do my own original lyrics for them, but I'm not talented enough in the art of music for that. So I did the next best thing I could think of and placed them right in the songs. I placed the opening, as well as the anime-or something close to it-it belongs to. You can look them up and listen to them if you'd like, and seeking some english translations of some of them are fine as well. It can kinda help set the mood for how our main trio feels, felt, and will feel. Also...nitpicks leadng to future arcs will pop up here and there within them, so pay attention if you'd like!

Plus I'm also anime trash and I'm completely unashamed by it. Think of it what you will. I had fun here.

Frisk: Another day, another age!

Chara: It might take them a while to get through this one...

Asriel: But hey, at least we'll be having fun with it! Hope you guys have fun too!

Birthday!

"Quietly...quietly..."

...*CREEEEEAAAAK*...

"..."

"I'm sorry, Tori! I have large feet!"

"That excuse has been worn out, Fluffybuns."

"Aww..."

Asriel has been woken up by multiple factors. The morning light warming his eyelids, the delicious sweet cinnamon aroma filling his nostrils, and the silent whimpering of his father lamenting his failure at being stealthy. Frisk and Chaa soon woke up soon after; the former was rubbing his hair with a tired yawn, while the latter was staring at Asgore with a raised eyebrow. Asgore briefly avoided his gaze, not wantiing him to know of his failure at stealth. Though it was pretty obvious that stealth was not Asgore's strongsuit, not with his size.

Toriel cleared her throat to restore Asgore's focus. He blinked and shook his head rapidly, putting on a much more easygoing smile as they both cheered with all their heart:

"Happy Birthday, Precious Children!"

Asriel and Frisk were suddenly wide awake, both sitting up straight with their souls pulsing with joy. Chara was more relaxed, simply sitting up and scratching the back of his head. Asriel spoke first, jumping out of bed. "Birthday...birthday! It's our birthday, Frisk!"

"Birthday!" Frisk beamed as brightly as his brother, pumping his fist upwards. "And it's our very first one on the Surface! This is more than good or great, it's absolutely fantastic!" He then turned around and hugged Chara happily. "C'mon, Chara! It's our birthday! You've got to show more cheer and joy than that!"

"I would, but I don't have the energy for it right now...maybe later today." Chara mumbled, scratching his head with another lengthy yawn.

"Hmph. You'd better. This day is special, incredibly special." Asriel huffed, before turning back towards his parents. "Anyway, what's that cinnamon smell? It smells delicious!"

"I'd thought you'd never ask! I've discovered quite a marvelous breakfast recipe that Muffet texted me a couple days ago! And I think you'll really enjoy it.~" She brought something from behind her back, and brought it out before Asriel. "Here you go! Birthday Breakfast In bed: CInnamon Roll Pancakes!"

"...CInnamon...Roll...Pancakes?!"

Those words sounded absolutely divine when putting them together, enough to ignite stars in Asriel's eyes. The sweet deliciousness of cinnamon rolls, and it was possible to put them in pancake form! That sounded like a legendary cinnamon combination in the making. And there were ten of them gathered neatly on the large plate, stacked neatly on top of one another, a soft steam emitting off of them. He took another extended sniff, and he sighed dreamily as he could feel his mouth begin to water, and his belly growl in a demanding manner. He guessed that half of them were for Frisk, but he didn't mind that at alkl. So long as he was able to happily sample this new brand of cinnamon goodness, Asriel would be a very happy teen.

Yeah...that's right. Asriel and Frisk were fourteen now, while Chara was fifteen. Officially a trio of teens.

Nice.

"There's ten on the plate. You and Frisk can share." Toriel said kindly, as both her sons took hold of it together with the forks provided by Toriel. They wasted no time in splitting it between them and eagerly digging into them.

"As for you, Chara, Muffet was the one who begged us to give these to you. She's homecooked these herself with all six of her hands, and asked us to warm it up for you once you got it." Asgore handed Chara his own special part of birthday breakfast. Chara's eyes widened in disbelief as he took the plate from his father, His crimson eyes were wide as he sniffed the pancakes as the words of what he was thinking came slowly from his mouth.

"Double..chocolate...pancakes..." He drawled out, his own mouth watering at the masterpiece being displayed before him. Chocolate...can be multipled! This was one of the best discoveries he's ever made regarding breakfast! How come he hasn't sampled this amazement sooner?! As he thought about this, he remembered what Asgore just said about how this got here.

Muffet made these herself...and she made them for me ahead of time...and she kept them completely fresh. All my parens had to do was warm them up. He couldn't help but feel grateful to Muffet, for she had made these specifically for him. She must have worked really hard to make sure they were at their best quality. He should thank her once he gets the chance. But for now, he would simply dig into the chocolate goodness. And later, he would tell Muffet that her gesture was very much appreciated.

Toriel and Asgore left the room so that their children could enjoy their breakfast. The latter nodded. "Good, it looks like it's going very well so far, at least for morning activites."

"Mhm. This is their first birthday on the Surface, we have to make sure that it counts, Gorey." Toriel said as she nodded alongside him. "Our friends will be making our way here in a moment. We're going to be spending some quality time altogether, and have a lot of fun on their birthday. We must remember, this is their day. So they get to choose where we go."

"Of course, dear. I understand that quite well." Asgore nodded, giving Toriel a brief kiss on then nose. They then decided to wait for their children to finish their breakfast before proceeding to do anything else. They somply cuddled for the remainder of their time, silently grateful that they were still abole to do something like this, when a long time ago they feared they would never get another chance.

Within ten minutes, the trio comes out of their room, with their plates completely cleared. Honestly, they looked like they could eat much more, but they were satisfied for the moment. They also took the time to properly get dressed in their respective attires, as well as not forgetting their respective lockets were worn around their necks. Asriel looked ready to go, Frisk looked peaceful, while Chara simply wondered what will happen next. Noticing that they were ready, Toriel smiled brought her paws together. "Alright then! It seems like you three are ready, as are we! Oh, I almost forgot. FLOWEY!"

"I'm here, I'm here." Flowey rolled his eyes as he emerged from under Chara's poncho. "No need to shout. I wasn't planning on staying behind."

"I certainly hope not. You're part of the experience too." Asgore said as he opened the door to the house, squeezing through it. "We have things to do, friends to meet, and food to eat!"

"We like all three of those things!" Asriel and Frisk beamed simultaneously.

"Whatever floats their boat." Chara shrugged.

With this, they were on the move to their first meeting place.

(Muffet's Bakery)

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

The trio was ridiculously happy that their friends were able to gather in the bakery, being their first meeting place. Well, Asriel and Frisk were ridiculously happy, Chara just managed a nod and a small yet grateful smile. He always felt strange about birthdays, so this wasn't entirely unexpected.

The Canine Unit was gathered inside, as well as the skeleton brothers, Undyne and Alphys, Muffet, Red, MK, Shamir, Ribras, and Rasha. Surprisingly there were familiar humans here as well. Alvina and Helen were there as well. Chara wasn't entirely expecting them to be here, especially Helen. Though it seems that her little group didn't join her. He didn't really wonder why. He was just going to be polite and be glad about everyone who DID show up.

Undyne grinned as she pulled Asriel into a one-armed hug/headlock, just slightly brushing his head against her chest. Regardless of how aggressive it looked, the affection was there, and it was genuine. "Welcome to yet another year of being an official teen, Azzy Wazzy! Fuhuhu!"

"Thanks, Master!" Asriel beamed as he adjusted himself to hug her, appearing happy in her embrace.

"you're all a year older. congrats." Sans said, scratching the back of his skull. "it's a wonder, alright. a wonder that the kid is the middle child, and is gonna remain the tallest of the bunch."

"...it's not fair...he had a freaking growth spurt..." Chara muttered under his breath. He was only a mere three centimeters shoter than Asriel...and it truly irritates him. It's immature to be jealous over something like this...but still! He was the oldest! The oldest should be the tallest.

"heh.~" Sans grinned, easily reading Chara's face and knowing exactly why it twisted up in irritations. "not to worry, kiddo. we're in the same boat, there's nothin' to be ashamed of." He lazily gestures to Papyrus. "paps used to be a little baby bones that i was easily able to carry in my arms. now he's towerin' over me like some sorta tower. ya don't see me losin' sleep over it, do ya?" Chara simply growled at Sans, who just snickered without flinching.

"Chara-Dearie!" Muffet jumped up to Chara, latching onto his arm. He was distracted from nearly bickering with Sans as he noticed the spider-girl demanding his attention. "You're fifteen now, Chara-Dearie! We're kinda the same age now! Isn't that marvelous?~"

"I guess so..." Chara shrugged as he felt Muffet tighten her grip on on. Rolling his eyes, he turned away from her and closed is eys. "Anyway, Muffet...I wanna thank you for the breakfast. Mom and Dad told me that you made them entirely by yourself and solely for me. They...they were amazing. I really appreciate you doing that for me so ahead of time, that all they had to do was warm it up." He smiled softly while reopening his eyes and turning towards Muffet again. "Again...thanks."

"Oh. That? That was an easy bake for me." Muffet said as her lower arms released their grip and began twiddiling their thumbs, and a slight purple blush tinted her cheeks, and a smile that was silently happy for her success. "It turns out the humans have a lot of bizarre and amazing breakfast combinations that I could try. I know how much you obsess over choclate, so thought I would try this recipe to see if you would like it...and you obviously do." She smiled brightly as she pepped up again. "So if you want me to make them for you again, all you have to do is act!~"

Chara smiled. "I'll be sure to take you up on that."

As the others were getting situated and speaking with one another, Red approached Asriel on her own, eying him very closely. He seemed a bit nervous about this, and stepped back a bit. She kept her accusing stare in place, not saying a word nor giving any sign of what her intentions were. It was consistently making Asriel nervous that he didn't know what she was up to. After a few minutes, she sniffed Asriel's muzzle, making him even more confused and nervous than he was a couple moments ago. Once her suspicions have been confirmed, she pointed at him accusingly.

"What did you have for breakfast?!"

Asriel blinked, not understanding but still willing to answer. "Uh...cinnamon roll pancakes..."

Red's jaw immediately dropped. "...No...freaking...way! They make cinnamon rolls into pancakes?! Why the heck wasn't I aware of this?!" She said in utter disbelief. She then glared at Asriel and placed her paws on her hips. "Cinnamon roll pancakes...and you didn't leave any of them for me..."

"W-Well...I..."

"Asriel! Those pancakes sounded freaking delicious! Why didn't you save any for me?!" Red said, walking closer to him and glaring right into his eyes. "You must have known that I might have wanted something delicious like that, and you went and ate them all anyway?! What do you have to say for yourself?!"

"W-Well..t-there wasn't enough...I-I..." Asriel stuttered, smiling nervously as he shrunk down a bit against a wall, with Red looming over him with a very unpleased glare at having missed her chance to try some new cinnamon based food. Asriel didn't know what to say to soothe her irritation, other than hope that it doesn't last too long.

Dogamy eyed the situation with an amused chuckle. Asriel was almost completely helpless under Red's irritation, and could do close to nothing but hope the storm passes. He did a quick check towards Asgore and Toriel, and resisted the urge to laugh aloud. This feels awfully familiar...well, I'd better help him. "Alright Red, that's enhough. Leave the poor Prince be."

"But Papa-" Red turned towards Dogamy and began to protest, but was swiftly cut off.

"No buts, young pup. This is Asriel's special day, not yours. I'm sure he might have wanted to share with you if you were there with him, but you need know that he isn't obligated to do so."

"...Oh..." Red's ears flattened in disappointment and shame. She turned back ti Asriel and bowed slightly. "That's right...this is your special day. I briefly forgot about that. I'm sorry."

"It's not something to worry about. I promise to tell you beforehand what cinnamon foods I might be trying, then we can keep eating them together." Asriel offered with a relieved smile. Red's ears came back to life, as well as her silver eyes brightening up with glee, and she promptly nods in approval.

"Okay! But you'd better not forget to notify me! Every time you do, I'm gonna kick your fuzzy tail!"

"T-That's not necessary-"

"Too late! My own promise has already been made! Hehehe!~"

"Alright then..."

Asgore could see their interaction from where he was standing, and then turned his head towards Toriel. She was merely giggling at the interaction. Asriel looked a bit tired and resigned, yet eager to not let Red down. When he thought about how their relationship was beginning to mirror his and Tori's, he allowed comical tears to roll down his cheeks. Stand strong, son. Stand strong. You must endure! He felt a tug on his pink flower shirt, and turned around to see Helen. Blinking a bit, he smiled as he turned fully towards her, as she stepped back a bit to give him room. "Oh! Howdy Helen! It's quite wonderful to see you here to celebrate my children's birthdays!"

"Linda and the others chose not to come...that's rather unfortunate..." Toriel said with a saddened frown. She really wanted Linda and the others to come. But she didn't want to force them, either. She supposed that she'll have to make do, for now. "Well...regardless, it's very nice to see you here at least, Helen."

"S-Sure..." Helen smiled shyly, more than happy to be with Asgore and the others. Though something came to mind as she thought about the Dreemurr Trio's birthday. "I have to ask, though. The three of them have to have been born on different dates, right? So why would you have them celebrate their birthdays on the exact same day?"

"Oh! That was Asriel's idea!" Toriel smiled. "You see, at the time, we didn't know the date of birth of either Frisk or Chara. So Asriel came up with the idea of simply sharing his birthday with them. Not only does it make things slightly easier for preperations, it's also his way of connecting with them on a much deeper degree. He wants to be closer to them after the hardships that the three of them have endured. And their hardships have indeed been scarring. At this, they are willing to do anything they can to bond with each other. Do you see their Heart Lockets?" Toriel lifted her head towards the trio. "The Gold Heart Locket is for Frisk, the Red Locket is for Chara, and the Rainbow Locket is for Asriel. With those around their necks, it represents a promise between them."

"A promise...?"

"Indeed." Asgore smiled. "They promised that no matter what happens, they would be together forever."

Together forever...? Helen thought quietly as she continued to observe the Dreemurr Trio laughing along with their friends, having fun and eating treats that Muffet and he many piders around her graciously provided for the guests. Linda...Gloria...Diana...I remember when the four of us used to spend time together like this... Helen felt a sharp pain in her heart as she remembered exactly why they didn't spend time together to simply have fun and not be about business. She shook her head fiercely and clenched her fists. No! I'm not going to fall apart here! I can't afford it! I'll just have to carry on without them...for now.

"Oh, guys! I almost forgot!" Alphys started, twiddling her paws. "I have to inform you all...it looks like Mettaton, Napstablook, and Shyren won't be making it back on time after all."

"WHAT?! METTATON ISN'T GOING TO BE HERE...?" Papyrus lowered his head a little, slightly saddened by the fact that his idol wasn't going to be coming. "THE GREAT PAPYRUS...IS SADDENED BY THIS UNFORTUNATE NEWS. IS HE REALLY TOO BUSY WITH SOMETHING ELSE...?"

"Apparently so. These are his exact words." Alphys grabbed her phone and skimmed through the options for a bit, then pressed a button that played a recording:

Dreadfully sorry that I couldn't make it for the Dreemurr Trio's Birthday, Darlings! I honestly wish I could have made it on time. but something has caught my attention and I cannot simply ignore it. Still, I recognize my failure, so this is not an excuse. To make up for it beforehand, you're free to use the MTT Resort to suit whatever ideas you have in store for them. Be sure to take pictures that I can look at later! Until my glamorous return, stay strong for me! Oh, I almost forgot! Napstablok, Shyren! Do say Happy Birthday for the Birthday Boys!

H...Happy...Birthday...guys...hope you're having fun...

Happy Birthday, boys. Don't worry about us, we'll be fine. Just enjoy your special day for today.

You heard them, darlings! We'll see you when we see you! Ciao!

"AH. I SEE. WHATEVER HE IS DOING MUST BE VERY IMPORTANT IF IT MAKES HIM MISS THE TRIO'S BIRTHDAY. AT THE VERY LEAST, HE SOUNDS VERY SINCERE ABOUT REGRETTING MISSING IT." Papyrus nodded, still disappointed but willing to let it go for the moment. Though Alphys didn't let it go, at least not mentally. Mettaton sounded slightly...strained when she first got that recording. She didn't know from what, but it will obviously be a cause for worry. Though for the sake of the boys and their special day, she'll worry about it later. Still, her soul was doing it's best to let her know that something was very wrong.

Meanwhile, Shamir, Ribras, and Rasha were eying everyone curiously, almost unsure from what to do at that point. Undyne had told them that they could participate in the birthday celebration, though they were still slightly hesitant on actually doing something. Luckily somebody broke the ice for them.

"Hello there!" Dogressa said brightly as she approached Rasha, who jumped slightly but composed herself quickly. "You three seem to be really on edge. Loosen up and have some fun! Today is a special occasion for our fellow Dreemurrs! We don't want to be downers by looking like we don't appreciate this day!"

Shamir raised an eyebrow and uncrossed his arms. "You approach us so easily, even though we were enemies not too long ago?"

"There are no enemies among us." Doggo replied, a dog treat hanging from his muzzle. "No one is an enemy here, so we're not gonna treat you like an enemy. You'd be more accurate in considering yourselves guests."

"Guests, huh?"

"That's right. Lady Undyne doesn't fully trust you lot yet. But for Asriel's sake...she REALLY wants to. So please, don't do anything that will make her regret letting you out for the day, okay?" Doggo requested, with a genuine pleading tone in his voice that made Shamir freeze up. His focus turned to Asriel and Undyne, the latter who was looking wild and proud. Then he turned to Asriel, who was looking sheepish yet hopeful. He imagined that Undyyne would have a much more ruthless reputation, given her attitude towards him and his comrades. But seeing her like this...his vision of her was becoming blurred. He didn't know what to think of her...except that she didn't see him as an enemy. And it wasn't in the condescending, 'you're no match for me' kind of vibe. It was more of a 'you've been beaten, so let's be friends' vibe. Could a warden and chief of monster police really act like this outside of her job...?

"Alright punks! Listen up!" Undyne shouted aloud, slamming her hands on the table. "As much as I really like the pastires here, there isn't enough room for all of us do do anything particularly awesome for this birthday thing! So we're gonna move onto MTT Resort like the metalhead told us to! There's boudn to be much more to do there than hanging around here!"

"It's regrettable, but true." Muffet shrugged.

"Alright then, that's settled!" Asriel nodded. "We're going to MTT Resort! Let's see what we can do there!"

"And without it's owner there...we can do whatever we want...hehehe..." Chara smirked mischievously, with Muffet sharing the same mood.

Asgore and Toriel sighed softly. Asriel and Chara seemed a bit excited, while Frisk just seemed fglad to be there. Flowey was watching them all, his vision seeing a room of idiots celebrating an idiot trio's birthday.

...So far so good...

(MTT Resort)

Asriel smiled as he ad his brothers stepped through the entrance of the resort. It was much, much larger than the original one back in the Underground. And had much wider space to take advantage of, obviously. The trio stands triumphant and excited as they pondered what to do first.

"Alright guys! There's a lot of things we can possibly do to have fun in this resort. All we have to do is choose which one and in what order."

"That's right punks! You're the leaders of this little hangout, so you get to decide a majority of what we should do!" Undyne declared.

"I say we allow Frisk to choose first." Chara voted. Asriel nodded in agreement, allowing the youngest brother to choose first.

"Let's see...what sounds fun...?" Frisk asked himself, rubbing his chin and looking around with small subtle nods. His face brightens as he points towards something not too far away. "There's an area that's pretty great for paintball!"

"You punks are goin' down if paintball is your first choice." Undyne said strongly. "I happen to be quite a skilled player of paintball myself!"

"quit jokin' around, undyne."

"You don't believe me?!" Undyne slowly lifted a small jar next to her, grinning madly. "I've already prepared my war paint...Fuhuhuhu~"

Sans felt his fortune drop at the sound of Undyne's signature laugh, which was a promise of humilation and bitter defeat for the other team.

"Undyne, Asriel, Mom, Gerson, Red, Alphys, Dad, and Muffet are going to be on my team. They're all I'm going to need, trust me on that." Frisk nodded confidently.

"You've got a lot of confidence, squirt. We'll see you back it up soon enough." Alvina said while folding her arms. 'A paintball match, is it? FIne, I'll accept that challenge! Won't we Helen?"

"I...I guess..." Helen smiles and nods meekly, unsure but still willing to participate. Meanwhile, Sans was still on edge when it came to thinking about their chances of victory in this paintball match...he sensed it was very low. But at the very least, he could try to have some fun with it. His brother certainly had the same idea. After some thought, he nodded after some contemplation, and looked up towards the others, just as ready as they were.

It couldn't be that bad, right?

(Later...)

Words can't begin to describe the look of Sans' face after his teams inevitable defeat. While yes, they had a bit more numbers on his side, it meant close to nothing given Undyne's training, as well as her and Asgore's leadership skills. With these in mind, it wasn't too difficult for their teams to utterly pick his apart one by one. Even Red was a considerable threat during the game, because she was moving so swiftly that reaction time was close to impossible to hope for if their name wasn't Sans. He was the only one who could dodge the paintballs skillfully without relying on teleportation. That unfortunately left his team very, very vulnerable to being completely torn apart.

They could tell Frisk was having fun, as he was the only one on the other team who's skills of evasion could even begin to match that of Sans. He wasn't hit even once, mostly due to his team covering for him and his skill at evasion. He was laughig the entire time once Sans knew that victory has become impossible, and immediately became pelted with a storm of paintballs that left him a rainbow colored jacket instead of simply being blue. Toriel even joked that once they were done, he had similarities to candy skulls. He didn't know what that was, but neither he or Papyrus wanted to find out.

The point was that his team got decimated. Oh well, at least they were having fun.

"FUHUHUHU! You junks got absolutely annihilated! Superior victory for us!" Undyne guffawed loudly with her hands on her hips. She and the others-aside from Frisk-have many paintball marks on them, but not nearly to the extent that Sans' team does.

"Bahahahaha! That was quite a lively match, wasn't it Sans?" Asgore laughed heartily as he slapped Sans' back, making him trip forward a bit.

"heh. yeah, sure thing, asgore."

Chara wiped a bit of paint off of himself, and the others got to cleaning themselves off as well. After they managed to clean themselves off, everyone prepared to move on again. "Alright, it's my turn. And I think we ALL know what I wanna do." He said as he stretched a bit, from side to side, then eagerly cracked his knuckles. "I'm gonna take a dip in that chocolate fountain."

"...Are you sure that's what you want to do, sweetie?" Toriel asked a bit uneasily.

"Oh alright. I'll just take a look around the arcade, see of anything looks good to play."

Note to self: Install chocolate fountain in the parlor. Muffet mentally wrote in her mind, making sure she wouldn't forget it.

With a further forward march, the group made their way to the arcade portion of the Resort. And to their(no)surprise, Mettatons face could be seen all over the place when it came to the arcade, as well as everything else for that matter. Nonetheless, Chara was insistent, going into the arcade with his sleeves rolling up. Aracde ames and even regualr games have been placed in here, both old and new. "Alright, let's do this."

"Gotta buy tokens first, moron." Flowey rolled his eyes.

"I've got you guys covered, I come here a lot on my downtime!" Alvina declared with her hands on her hips. "The new age of gaming is alright, I'll admit it's even downright awesome. But there's something about retro gaming that just forever stays in your heart. I grew up with retro games, so that makes some sense, right?"

"you and i have just formed another connection." Sans grinned as he and Alvina briefly high-fived. With this, everyone separated to play with a certain tgame in the arcade.

Toriel and Asgore approached a certain game and began playing. Toriel was eased over Asgore's shoulders, and gasped slightly. "Well that's just rude! Why is he throwing barrels at you while you're trying to climb ladders?!"

"I don't know, Tori. But he doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon...D'oh! I almost had him!" He grumbled, pouting.

Tori thought of some way to renergize Asgore and renew his Determination. She then smiled and stood up a bit. "Asgore...do you see that woman that the large ape is trying to keep from you. Just imagine me in her place.

Asgore's eyes widened at this. In no time, he was playing much more fiercely, calmly, his focus immensely sharpened and his eyes filled with Determination. He swiftly blew through a majority of the levels as quickly as possible, not leaving any room for mistakes or being slowed down by anything. Soon, Asgore had one of the highest scores on the board, and he was breathing heavily from the energy he exerted. Nonetheless, he rose triumphantly, raising his arms up.

"BAHAHAHA! I'm victorious! tori, you're safe now!"

"My Hero~" Toriel giggled as she pulled Asgore in for a smooch on his cheek. He blushed fiercely and was now a bit embarassed about how fired up he got.

"G-Good Job, Asgore!" Helen smiled, gently clapping.

In another part of the arcade, Undyne, Alphys, Shamir, Rasha, and Ribras were watching the first play something of her own. As she always dreamed, even though it was in game form, she was wielding an almighty sword that slays all evil. She was also imressed by the green hero she was playing as. He was silent, but deadly. She could grow to respect that. She turned her head. "Hey! Sans, Papyrus! What are you guys playing?!"

"an old classic."

"THIS CHARACTER IS SOMETIMES CALLED 'THE BLUE BOMBER!' I'M GUESSING IT'S BECAUSE HE THROWS BLUE BOMBS A LOT?"

"Tch! Your Blue Bomber may be impressive, but so is The Blue Blur!" Alvina huffed. There was then the sounds of rings being spilled, and she glared at the screen. "Gah! That was a cheap shot, you mustached jerk!"

"That didn't look very cheap...at least from where I'm standing, it doesn't..." Alphys adjusted her glasses slightly.

Chara, Frisk, Asriel, Red, MK, and Muffet were standing behind the first, observing his intense focus, and unyielding determination. "Haha! You fools! I can be a kart racer that surpasses all of you! You're all nothing! You hear me?! NOT-" His smile dropped once he was knocked aside by an item from another racer, and he gritted his teeth as first place was taken way from him. "DAMN BLUE SHELLS! THEY'RE THE TERROR TO ALL KART RACERS!"

"Oh dear. You were so close, Chara. So very close..." Muffet sighed, shaking her head sadly.

"Yo! Don't give up, ya hear?! Keep going on! The race isn't over yet!" Monster Kid encouraged, hopping up and down in excitement.

"That's right, Chara! You still have one lap left! You can make it!" Asriel encouraged as well, holding onto his brother's shoulder.

"The Blue Shell can't stop you, you're filled with Determination!" Frisk joined in.

"Don't let these chumps stop you! Take em' down!" Red shouted, her tail wagging vigorously.

Chara would not be defeated. He absolutely refused to be defeated. He used whatever resources he could, and powered through as hard as he could. Soon, he heard the delightful sound that is the victory chime, and he threw his fists up in triumph. "HAHA! YES! TAKE THAT, YOU PURPLE WASTE OF SPACE! YOU'RE NO MATCH FOR ME! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!" He clapped and immediately calmed down. "Well, that was fun! I totally crushed them!"

"Beginners luck." Flowey mumbled, having lost the race a couple times.

Muffet pouted a little. "I'm sorry for doubing you, Dearie. I promise to have a bit more faith in you in the future when it comes to your gaming skills."

"Meh. Don't worry too much about it, it's no big deal." Chara easily waved off, placing his hands behind his neck. "Alrighty then, I'm plenty satisfied on my end. We can leave when everyone's ready."

"...My character just cracked a STAR in half..." Ribras muttered in shock, staring at the screen before him. "...That is one tough pink puff..."

"What?! LET ME SEE! I WANNA PLAY THAT GAME NEXT!" Undyne nearly ran over Ribras trying to get to the game, causing him to comically fall to the ground.

"Ribras! Ae you alright?!" Rasha gasped, rushing to help her mate up.

Oh boy... Shamir face-palmed.

(Later...)

"Phew! Time really does pass when you're having fun, doesn't it?" Alvina wiped sweat off her brow as she walked alongside the others. "So, now we're dow to Asriel Dreemurr himself. What would you like to do, your Highness?"

"Hm..." Asriel wondered slightly, not entirely sure what to do now that he was picking. It was getting close to nighttime, but that doesn't mean it wasn't still young. Everyone was probably hungry again. They would have to get something to eat, while having something fun to do in the meantime. Think, Azzy. There's gotta be something we can do together in order to finish this birthday off. But what! Golly Gosh Darn It, what can we do?! Asriel wrapped his eyes around this, hitting his head so he can try to figure something out. Then he remebered that this was Mettaton's Resort. And there was one thing that Mettaton was known for doing above all else.

Performing. And what kind of performaces would really work for night times?~

Undyne noticed the look on his face, as if he's just come up with a bright idea. Knowing his knack for creativity, it must be something good. "What's on your mind, Azzy?"

Asriel turned towards her and beamed. "Karaoke."

"Karaoke huh? Not a bad idea. What's the subject of this little karaoke session?"

Asriel smiled brightly. "Anime."

Undyne's eye widened in shock for a second, then it narrowed as her grin widened immensely. "Hell yeah. Now we're talkin'!" The two of them shared a high-five and immediately spirnted towards the area. Shamir, Ribras, and Rasha blinked in slight confusion, not knowing what they were talking about.

The karaoke area was large. And of course, Mettaton would find a way to place his logo nearly everywhere. Though n the plus side, there were plenty of tables, chairs, booths, and most importantly: Food, Drinks, and Snacks. And of course there's the stage up front, also having his face on it. He was NOT going to be happy about missing this, though Undyne will probably brush that notion off with something like 'Tough Luck, Punk!' Or something of that nature. Either way, someone was going to be upset about this turn of events, one way or another.

"Alright, it's only fair that the birthday boys get to get up there and show their stuff!" Alvina beamed. "Who's it gonna be?"

"I'll be picking first." Frisk raised a hand and stepping up. "Anime openings are our pick, huh? That should be easy enough!"

"I say you guys do two each! Should help even things out at least a little bit!" Red shouted aloud. She had heard about these anime karaoke from Alphys, and that they were quite fun to be a part of, whether to perform or to observe. She's currently very interested in what it might consist of.

"Azzy! Chara! Join me up here for this first one!" Frisk gestured as he eagerly grabbed a mic. There were plenty to go around, as Mettaton was always eager to see others talents.

"Oh my goodness, I'd better get to recording this!" Toriel said as she held up her phone.

"Well, if you really want me to." Chara rubbed his neck as he stepped up alongside his brothers. They soon stood in front of the crowd and watched as the monitor began automatically choosing a song with a genre set for anime openings. Once it stopped and landed on one, Frisk beamed and nodded.

"Alright! Here goes!"

[Fly Away: Tales of The World: Radient Mythology 2]

Young Frisk slowly rose his head up to take up the morning sun shining down on him. He was slowly approached by Asriel and Chara walking side by side alongsie him, smiling warmly. They all then turned around to see their loved ones. Toriel and Asgore, Sans and Papyrus, Undyne and Alphys, Muffet and Red, and many more. With a bright smile, they turned towards the sun again, wondering what the day has in store for them next.

First there was Toriel gleefully baking Snail Pie, with Napstablook shyly but happily providing her snails.

Asgore was busy telling amazing stories to a group of monster and human children. Monster Kid was among them, and Gerson was providing clarifications and extra 'Wa ha ha!'s.

Sans was snoring on his couch, with the Annoying Dog comfortably curled up on his ribcage.

Papyrus was cooking his spaghetti with glee, nearby customers cringing at the smell but too afraid to turn him down.

Undyne was lifting weights. The weights were unused cars, which shocked the hell out of passing humans.

Alphys walked by while doing calculations for Mettaton, until she gained hearts in her eyes becoming distracted by Undyne's showing of strength.

Muffet yawned slightly as she played around with a spiderweb, her fellow spiders helping her manage the parlor to incoming monsters and humans.

Red was taking a deep breath, steadying her blade in front of her and opening her eyes before swiftly slicing a tree horizontally, effortlessly cutting it in half for nearby humans to use.

Back to Frisk, he stood up from the usual patch of flowers, and gasped at the sight before him. Asriel was on his right, covered with golden flowers and vines, as well hugging himself and silently crying. [True Reset] hung over his head. On his left was Chara, who was standing silently with his hair overshadowing his eyes and was covered with his own blood. [Erase] hung over his head.

With a fierce shake of his head, Frisk refused both options by taking them both by the hand/paw. They were both shocked, but Asriel responded quickly, summoning a Chaos Saber and slicing [True Reset] in pieces, while Chara clenched his fist and smashed [Erase] into pieces, rendering both options forever useless and changing everyone's destiny. Frisk then smiles as he tightens his grip on their hands, before running with them into a light.

Soon afterwards, they're rejoined by their loved ones once again, including nearly all of the and Asgore were smiling the proudest out of all the monsters. Frisk nodded towards everyone as he turned towards the exit of the Underground, and began triumphantly leading them out...

[End Song]

Frisk allowed his mind to focus as he heard the applause of everyone in the room. Asriel and Chara both rustled his hair in pleasant response to the praise.

"WOO! Awesome job, boys! Absolutely amazing!" Alvina clapped heartily to the boys, standing up from her booth to have more room for it.

"SUCH A PRESTIGIOUS PERFORMANCE, GUYS!" Papyrus reinforced.

"not bad at all." Sans nodded.

"Wonederful, children! Simply wonderful!" Toriel beamed, finishing the recording and applauding as well. "Well then, that's out of the way, would you like to choose your second song, Frisk?"

"I sure do! I already thought of a pretty good one!" Frisk nodded as Asriel and Chara took their seats. Frisk then raised his hand. "Mom, Sans, you two are next to go up with me!"

"Oh, me and Sans? Well, I suppose I can..." Toriel said, handing her phone to Asgore. She then stood up from her seat and brushed off her dress. "I'll do it! Sans?"

"yeah." Sans grinned as he stood up and stretched out a bit. he then placed his hands in his pockets as he made hi way up the steps alongside Toriel. "so kid, what'll it be?"

Frisk pointed towards the screen as it showed the song. "This one!~"

"Oh...that's an interesting pick..." Toriel wondered. She then smiled. "Okay, my child. Let us proceed!~"

[An Evil Angel And A Righteous Demon: Dragon Ball Super]

Frisk was making his way through the Underground, walking casually with an adorable march of his step.

Toriel exited the Ruins and followed him, her paws hidden in her sleeves.

Sans soon joins in, teleporting behind Toriel with his hands in his pockets, with his eye sockets closed and wearing a lazy grin.

Papyrus soon joins in with an amazing pose letting out a comical 'NYEHEHEHE!' before marching behind Sans.

Undyne soon jumped in with an epic pose, with her casual clothes, letting out a cute 'FUHUHUHU!' before following them with a spear over her shoulder.

Alphys also joined, after tripping slightly from exiting her lab and trying not to drop important research papers.

Asgore was the last to join, sipping a cup of tea while moving behind them.

Unfortunately, their formation was interrupted by the Annoying Dog jumping up and stealing Papyrus' scarf. He got furious and began chasing the dog everywhere with Undyne's assistance. Alphys dropped her papers and was in a panic trying to gather them back together. Sans shrugged and took a nap against a rock, snoring peacefully. Toriel and Asgore stared at one another before sighing in exasperation.

Undeterred, Frisk continued moving, marching past the Core, Muffet's large colony of spiders, Asgore's Home, and the Barrier. At the very end of the path he was walking, Chara and Asriel were waiting for him. The Evil Angel and Righteous Demon respectively. With their eyes overshadowed by the sunlight behind them, they both smiled as they reached their hand/paw out towards Frisk for him to grab.

Frisk eagerly takes both hands, and they run off with the others trying to catch up, into a new world of adventure.

[End Song]

Toriel and Sans immediately high-fived as the song ended, with Frisk returning to reality. The others in the room applauded as well...including a gathering crowd of more humans and monsters. Toriel's eyes widened at the attention they were quickly attracting. "My goodness! We're attracting quite a crowd!"

Alvina smiled. "Isn't it obvious why such a large crowd is gathering? Dreemurr and Femurr were performing again!"

Toriel suddenly gained a massive blush on her face as she looked side to side, her mouth agape. She then hurried over to Alvina with a panicked expression of embarassment. "W-When did they find out?! I haven't told any human about that!"

"You didn't have to. Your pink robot claim had you two recorded." Alvina held up her phone as a thumbnail of Toriel and Sans appeared on the phone. Indeed, that was them in their rock clothing from the small concert they hosted back in the Underground. Toriel could only blush even deeper as she saw how many views the video got. It practically went viral. Alvina smiled as she pumped her fist. "Cin-na-mon. Cin-na-mon! Cin-na-mon!"

"Please don't..." Toriel muffled through her paws, having just hidden her face behind them to avoid further embarassment. She toon took a seat next to Asgore and buried her face into his shoulder.

"Hehehe...guess they're a bit famous..." Helen said as she looked around for a bit, noticing the people gathering around them. "Well, there's no use in stopping now. They're getting a bit worked up over this."

"Because we're so awesome at this! Fuhuhu!" Undyne grinned. Frisk soon stepped down from stage and sits next to his parents. Undyne soon placed a hand on her knee and looked between Chara and Asriel. "So...which one of you punks wanna take the lead next?"

"I'll give it a go." Chara shrugged, rising up from his seat with a barely stifled yawn. "This oughta be an interesting turn for me. Hope you all won't be too disappointed in me if it proves to be too cool for you."

"can't be that overwhelming, kiddo. give it your best shot." Sans shrugged.

"Very well. I think I'll take this on, with Muffet as my support."

"Oh Goodie!~" Muffet beamed as she stepped up with glee in her eyes. Chara huffed as he takes the mic in his hand, with Muffet grabbing her own. With this, and already knowing what song was chosen, he closed his eyes.

[Clattonia: Overlord]

Chara slowly opened his eyes, lying in a pool of his own blood. With merely and irritated grunt, he slowly stood up and cracked his joints, shaking off his shock before moving on to find the ones responsible. As he pushed forward, he couldn't help but feel silent fury for some reason. He failed to noticed that he passed Frisk, who had his hands pressed against his head. Toriel, who was whispering a silent prayer. Asgore, who held his trident in one paw while the other paw covered his face. He then passed Asriel, which was the slowest of the bunch, making Asriel's scarf wave within the wind blowing. Asriel blinked as he raised his head and turned quickly to see where Chara was. Unfortunately, right as he turned around, Chara had already disappeared.

Soon, his vision of the Underground fades, and he's surrounded in darkness. He's treated to the sights of Toriel preparing a ball of flame towards someone. Papyrus was seen summoning multiple bones towards the darkness. Undyne clenched her fists and removed her eyepatch, gaining an immense surge of power. Alphys was nervous at first, though she soon shook her head as she spreads her arms, which were glowing with yellow energy. Sans' eye sockets glowed cyan as a Gaster Blaster Dragon hung over his head. Asgore's eyes glowed a sinister red as he twirled his trident and prepared for battle.

Chara continued to walk without any regards to them. He even paid little attention to Omega Flowey, who was roaring in the background and seemed to be decimating Ebott, tearing buildings apart and laughing evilly. He also didn't pay much heed that someone was standing right on top of the creature, controlling his every movement. Everyone was fighting their hardest to reduce the damage, while he was still not minding their plight. Until he slowly rose his head and his eyes widened.

Seven figures stood obscured in shadow, all of them emitting immense amounts of power. Above them, someone sat calmly on a throne, smiling condescendingly nto Chara. His eyes flashed red with fury as his right hand gathered black flames, with his left arm nowhere in sight. With an enraged roar, he jumped at all eight of them, Determined to claim his vengeance on the ones that ruined him before, and threatened to do so again.

Muffet could only watch with concern in all five of her eyes...

[End Song]

Chara opened his eyes as the audience applauded him and Muffet. The later did an elegant and mischievous bow as she exits the stage. She then went over to Red's booth and grabbed her paws while hopping. "What did you think, Red?! I was pretty amazing up there, wasn't I?"

"Yeah, you did great." Red chuckled while her firend continued hopping excitedly. "Still, the song Chara chose was a bit crazy, wasn't it? And it sounded pretty dark. Then again, from what I know about him so far, Chara isn't exactly sunshine and rainbows. But what I can tell, he is trying his best to be happ for his brothers sake, as well as his own."

"Me too. I just worry that he might be at risk at pushing himself too hard...but at the very least,. he has his family to support him through thick and thin! So I'm not too worried."

"That's good to know."

Alphys smiled slightly as she finished her own applause. "I know that one! That one is pretty sweet! It's one of those anime in which the protagonist is kind of a villain! And a villain you can genuinely like!"

"Only likeable villains can get away with curb-stomping their enemies in the coolest way possible. Fuhuhu!" Undyne grinned, wrapping an arm around Alphys.

Asgore grinned, waving his paw towards Chara supportively. "Very well done, my son! You've performed excellently!"

"Yeah, thanks." Chara nodded. "Now for this next one, I plan to have Asriel and Dad lend me a paw."

"Oh, us? Golly, alrighty then!" Asgore blinked as he stood up and walked up the stage. Asriel joined in soon afterwards, once again grabbing one of the mics. Asgore looked upon Chara. "I'm not as knowledgable in this genre as the others, so I might find myself being a bit out of place."

"Don't worry about it too much. Trust me, you'll be fine." Chara nodded.

"KING ASGORE IS PERFORMING NEXT! THIS IS PROVING TO BE QUITE A GREAT NIGHT!" Papyrus said, feeling completely confident in his words. "SANS! WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS? PRETTY GREAT, RIGHT?"

"heh. fluffybuns is gonna be pretty great at this. course i know this already." Sans said with a grin and still kicking back. "wonder what might happen next?"

Chara nodded as the monitor flashed again. He closed his eyes.

[Blood Circulator: Naruto]

Asriel and Chara stood across one another, both clad in Delta Rune robes. The glare between them was silent, yet it held all of the words needed. Frisk stayed on the sidelines lookin between them worriedly. Asriel clenched on his Chaos Saber, while Chara clenched his Real Knife. Again, wihtout a word, they both charged at one another, and briefly clashed blades.

Chara remembers meeting Asriel when falling into the Underground. He's introduced to Toriel and Asgore, who take him in without question, their arms offering plenty of love and warmth. Asriel have lots of fun, and genuinely enjoy each others company as brothers. Though Chara's hatred was too much, and he began the incident that brought monsterkind to it's deepest pits of despair, something he might never forgive himself for.

Asriel softly hugs Chara after their battle ended.

Chara is then seen having tea with Toriel, enjoying her warmth. Then he's cracking jokes with Sans, relieved by their friendship. He's gagging on Papyrus's spaghetti, yet touched by his hospitality. He watches Undyne lift boulders, shocked by her strength. Alphys stutters as she tries to explain Mettaton's new mechanics, Chara is amused by her shyness. Asgore sips a cup of tea with Chara, and he's in tears from his forgiveness. Muffet is having chocolate with Chara, and he's confused by her interest. He's speaking with Frisk, and his curiosity is piqued by their similarities.

Chara and Asriel were standing back to back with shadow over their eyes, faceless humans and monsters passing them by without a glance. Then a monster with a strange mask-like face swipes his hand and reality cracks around them. They fall through the cracks, but are seemingly uninterested, as they continue gazing into each others eyes as they fall through a sea of 1's and 0's...

Soon they were standing over a ruined city of Ebott, once again staring one another down. Chara's eyes were clouded and dull, and he was missing his soul. Asriel could only look on with sadness and tears in his eyes. Chara conjures a black bal of fire in his right hand and throws it towards Asriel, decimating the platform he was standing on. Asriel jumps out of the smoke and prepares to retaliate.

In the deepest reaches of his mind, Chara cries and begs for Asriel to stop him...

[End Song]

Chara opened his eyes as Asriel waved to the crowd that was once again applauding. Asgore wasn't completely able to understand what they were saying, but Alphys managed to translate a bit of it for Toriel. After this, she smiled softly towards Asgore as she raised her paws to form a heart, and mouthed 'I love you.' Asgore blushed but greatly appreciated the gesture, moving from the stage and towards Toriel, where they hugged and nuzzled noses. Gerson nearly gagged, and swiftly turned away. Chara huffed and moved away from the stage. He did his part, now it was Asriel's turn.

...Golly, it was Asriel's turn.

"O-Oh...I..." Asriel rubbed his neck sheepishly. He honestly didn't think he would get this far. He took a look towars Red, who was eying him very curiously. He didn't initially know what to pick at the the moment. Until something came on the screen, and he felt like he could work with it. And he then made his way to choose a partner. "Undyne!"

"Yeah!" Undyne pumped her fist as she did a mighty jump from her seat to the stage, without any energy being exerted at all. "Alright, Azzy! Let's do this!"

"Okay!" Asriel says excitedly as he closed his eyes...

[Magic∞world: Toaru Majustu No Index]

Asriel walked through the entrance of the Underground, taking in the warm suunlight warming his fur. After bathing in the warmth for a moment, he turns back toards the entrance where the monsters wer gathering. He then smiled and offered his paw to everyone.

The events played out in fast-forward. Asriel pretending to be the negative Flowey, accompanying Toriel and Frisk through Snowdin and Waterfall, getting Geno Frisk's Soul, proceeding through Hotlands and the Core, making it to Asgore, returning to Snowdin to rescue Toriel, and then having his clash with Chara near the spot where the Barrier was placed. Then finally pacifying him and destroying the [True Reset] and [Erase] Options.

Asriel was first seen walking across the grass with a paw over his head to provide himself shade from the sunlight, his rainbow scarf swerving in the the background, there was a faded image of him shooting Rainbow Flames at first, then wielding a Chaos Saber in another moment. Then it finishes with him giving a bright smile as his Rainbow Locket began glowing brigthly.

Frisk was seen walking along a sidewalk with his hands clasped behind his neck. The background showed an image of him turning his soul green so that he would form a shield around himself. Another showed his hands gathering white balls of fire. And the last had him cheerfully pumping his fist outward, as his Golden Locket shined brilliantly.

Chara was simply sitting under a tree with his eyes closed, his arms hidden under his poncho. Images in the background him showed him wielding a black ball of fire in his right hand, the next one fiercely charging at something with a black claw, and the final one just looking upwards as his Crimson Locket illuminated the darkness.

Soon there was a panning sideways shot of their loved ones, including their parents, the skeleton bros, Undyne and Alphys, Muffet and Red, Gerson, Monster Kid, Mettaton, Bratty and Catty, Dogamy and Dogressa, and many more.

Final shot was Asriel walking with his scarf waving around, Frisk was walking with his hands behind his neck and a bounce in his step, and Chara moving with his eyes closed again. They were appraoching one single spot from different directions, until they stopped in front of each other and looked up towards the sun, and the rainbow accompanying it.

Asriel and Frisk beamed happily, while Chara managed a cool smile...

[End Song]

Asriel opened his eyes as Undyne wrapped an arm around him and gave him a cheerful noogie to his head. The crowd applauded the duo again as Undyne stepped off the stage and gave him a wide grin. He returned the gesture as she returned to Alphys' side. Everyone cheered on for Asriel, as they still had room for one more anime opening song. He tried to think of a song that stuck most closely to his current dreams and ideals, just like the previous one that was able to demonstrate the Determination of himself and his brothers. He tried something that might work the closely for the moment.

Then he remembered a growing favorite of his when it came to anime. His decision was made.

"Red! I choose you!"

"Eh...?" Red blinked owlishly at her name being called. Everyone soon looked at her with patient looks. She shook her head vigorously. "N-No! I-I can't!"

"Why not, pup? You have nothing to be scared of." Dogamy smiled.

"It's not like any of us are grade-A singers, Red. Trust me, we won't laugh at you." Dogressa smiled, rubbing her daughter's pink hair. "Besides, you don't want to disappoint Asriel, especially on the last song for the night, do you?"

Red was cornered on that mark. If she doesn't it, she'll be considered rude. And she didn't want the name 'Rude Baby Red' to become a thing. But something told her that both Sans and Chara were already on it with that regard. She looked towards Asriel, who was waiting for her with a smile and an outstretched paw. She gave in with a tired sigh, holding her paw out and taking hold hold of his. She soon reluctantly grabbed a mic. "Heh...I guess I'm doing this..."

"Don't worry. You'll be fine. I happen to think that this song fits some of our goals quite well, or at least as closely as possible."

"If you say so..."

"GO GO RED!" Muffet shouted over everyone, her upper hands cupping her mouth. Red sweatdropped.

"Okay, let's go!" Asriel said, nodding and closing his eyes.

I don't know about this... Red mentally worried, looking towards Asriel, and then the ground. She was still hesitant. But then she heard the music, and she went on her own, closing her eyes as well. Her hips swayed a little as they began...

[Peace Sign: My Hero Academia]

A new world...a world she didn't even recognize and monsters were JUST returning to. With these two things being the case, was it even worth protecting at all?

Asriel seems to believe so. He was smiling upon it so happily, his heart and soul filled with hope, and his eyes and mind filled with dreams. After watching him for a bit, his scarf and ears flowing with the breeze gently doing favors for his fur, Red smiles as she looks out towards the rising sun, the wind blowing gently against her fur, hair, and dress; she as interested in what beauty Asriel sees in this strange new world of theirs, and why it waa worth protecting.

Scene change to Asriel and Red sitting cross-legged before Undyne. She was holding a finger up with her other hand on her hip. They both paid very close attention to her words, and nodded once in a while. Though Red looked a bit more lost than Asriel did, who understood what she was saying almost every time. Soon Asgore and Toriel came out with lemonade for them, as well as Gerson offering them Cinamon Bunnies.

Alphys was moving past a couple humans with a stack of papers, placing them directly on Alvina's desk. Said mayor groaned as she saw how large it was. Then Papyrus bursts into the room with Temmie coiling around him, as well as Flowey and Temmie helping push him over, shocking them and causing papers to fly everywhere. Alvina looked ready to tear her hair out. Frisk and Helen looked on, sighing tiredly.

Chara and Muffet were relaxing in the latter's parlor, spiders crawling around and handing them donuts and tea. Chara blinked as a spider crawled on his nose and made him sneeze. Muffet watched this unfold and let out her signature giggle. MK came running inside, only to trip anf fall on his face. That only made Muffet laugh harder and Chara facepalm.

Sans waved lazily as he exited Grillby's. Shamir, Rasha, and Ribras could be seen hanging out with Dogamy, Dogressa, and Doggo. As he walked away from the bar, he shifted his hood over his head and his eye sockets darkened; a shadow loomed over him, constantly glitching and floating hands were placed on his shoulders.

Asriel stretched his arms, preparing for his daily work out as he took a good look at the sky, smiling at the breeze passing by and giving a pleasant feeling to his fur. Red could only shake her head in exasperation, and wondered why he was so relaxed during times like this.

In the darkness, seven powerful hooded figures stood atop pillars, with an eighth most powerful figure sitting confidently in their throne. A small globe of the world appeared in midair for a few moments, before it caught on black fire and turned to ashes. The ashes fell onto a paw, and the owner crushed it while smirking in the darkness. Parvos. And someone bigger stood behind him. Stronger, and very similar...

Asgore and Toriel both raised their paws as a powerful whirlwind of flames surrounds them and burns away the darkness, hotter than the flames of hell and yet also nurtured the good souls as if they were flames from heaven. Sans and Papyrus' combined bone wall succeeded on defending against an unknown attack in front of them. Undyne steadied her spear as Alphys supercharged it with lightning magic, then tossed it akin to a javelin tearing through walls. Chara and Frisk fired flames from their hands, black and white respectively. Muffet watched the entire thing while attached to her spider webs, which were giving her surpising amounts of defense. Then Asriel and Red stood back-to-back as they raised a paw/sword up towards the sky, and powerful lightning and stars crashed down, rending the ground...

Final scene involved humans and monsters of Ebott standing side-by-side and prepared to face the future, with Red staring at Asriel, seeing his bright and hopeful outlook upon the world. Red softly smiles as she closed her eyes, wondering if she would be able to see what he sees one day; to help her better understand the beauty of this new world...

And what made it worth protecting.

[End Song]

Red and Asriel slowly opened his eyes as the crowd applused the loudest it has so far. Dogamy and Dogressa looked absolutely delighted that she allowed herself to forget a majority of her slight stage fright and have fun with Asriel. Toriel and Asgore were applauding the loudest for the exact same reasons. And all of their friends seemed to have enjoyed their performance as well. They weren't worried about them making mistakes or anything, not even if they completely bombed this. As long as they were having fun, they were just as happy. Asriel looked to be one of the happiest of all, having had a great time with all of his friends. With a small smile, Red stepped off the stage. But...Asriel did not. Instead, he held onto the mic and adressed everyone.

"Howdy, everyone!"

Red stopped in her tracks and turned towards Asriel, both eyebrows raised. What's he up to...?

"So, um...hope you're all having fun tonight! I sure am! I'm 14 now! So is Frisk! And Chara is 15! Ehehehe!" He chuckled, rubbing his neck. Though he then got a bit serious, and began looking the part. "It's a major turning point for me, as I had time to think about a couple things. Remember when I said that things weren't always going to be easy for humans and monsters? Well...that's definitely true now." Shamir, Rasha, and Ribras lowered their heads at this. Asriel continued. "Humans. I would like to thank you for taking your time understanding us, and being patient with us. There's still a lot we monsters don't know about this world, so it's amazing that we're managing to get along so well already. That's amazing, really! I mean, I wasn't expecting perfection, but this is much better than I thought it would be!"

"Give us a bit of credit, Birthday Boy!" Alvina shouted with a hearty laugh, and a few humans joined in with their mayor.

"Hehe, right. Sorry." Asriel sweatdropped. He shook his head and straightened his face again. "Monsters. Like I said, i've done a bit of thinking. I've thought about the past, the present, and our future. Our past...it wasn't very good. As a matter of fact,. it was terrible. And I won't any excuses, it was my fault. And I humbly apologize for causing you all so much pain, when what you needed was hope. Bad judgement on my part robbed you of that, and that wasn't fair to you. I swear to you, I've gotten better, and I'll also continue to get better." Monsters mumbled a bit in response, and Red wondered what he was talking about. Nonetheless, he continued. "That's why I've been working so hard for so long. You're all deserve better than the me that trapped you all in despair due to a poor decision that resulted from my hesitation. I won't let that happen again. You all deserve a better, stronger Prince. I used to be a total crybaby. I would cry over almost every single thing that didn't go my way, or if I got hurt or someone else got hurt over even small things. Yeah, I was a big baby who couldn't really stand for myself when I needed to. Let's just say that Master Undyne beat that out of me very quickly." Asriel shivered. "...And while she's been spending these years toughening me up, we bonded over her past relationships, our fondness for tea, and shounen anime/manga. All in all, she's a really awesome teacher."

"Damn straight." Undyne grinned.

Asriel nodded. "But I've learned a bit more than simply hone my magic. I had to also manage who I was within. Either I could remain little crybaby Asriel, who can't change anything...or I wipe my tears and stand up, so I can continue to make monsters' lives better alongside the humans. What I chose is pretty obvious. I almost made the choice of just leaving myself behind to be lost and forgotten...but that's cowardly and unfit of a Prince. If there's even the slightest chance that I can make up for my mistakes and continue to make everything better, then I'm going to take it." Asriel narrowed his eyes as he raised his paw and clenched it. "I'm not going to pretend that things will always be this easy. There's bound to be future struggles. But I'm not afraid. This my chance to continue to make things right, and I'm confident about this because I have all of you behind me and my family, supporting us all you can. Coming together like that and helping us ensure a happy, peaceful future, that makes me happy. You're all trying even harder than ever before for our sake..I don't want all of that effort you show, and the belief you have in us, to go to waste. Never again." Asriel closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After collecting his thoughts, he opened his eyes again, and they were full of Determination. "This is my vow! As long as I'm Prince of Monsters, I will not let your Hopes and Dreams die again! And me, Frisk, Chara, Mom and Dad...everyone can help each other achieve that amazing future! That future where everyone can get along and be happy! Until that world becomes a reality, I'll never stop trying to reach it!"

This was met with LOTS of applause from both humans and monsters alike, as well as many of his friends. Shamir, Ribras, and Rasha were struck dumb by his claims and his Determination. But eventually began clapping as well, despite not fully understanding why. They didn't want to ruin the good mood, and were genuinely a bit moved by said speech. Asgore and Toriel were applauding with proud, relieved tears in their eyes. Sans was simply snapping his fingers, but was nonetheless impressed. Undyne was pumping her fist with a powerful and proud aura around her. Papyrus and Alphys were also offering gentle applause, though they were both still saddened by the fact that Mettaton wasn't there with them; the latter was still very worried about this. Frisk was clapping along as well, silently promising to help Asriel however he can. Chara just stared at Asriel silently, before closing his eyes and grinning.

When he finished saying his peace, Asriel's smile brightened up the room. "Alright, that's enough out of me! Still a couple of hours before me and my brothers' birthday ends! I see some good food, a couple of us having potential for some bad laughs, and a lot of really nice friends. Without further ado..." He thursted his fist in the air. "LET'S PARTY!~" Monsters and humans cheered loudly, in full agreement.

Sans heard what Asriel said around the very end, and was genuinely grinning with happiness. i see what ya did there, ya cheeky, lovable little brat~

Red listened intently to Asriel's words, first filled with confusion, hen just complete shock. She watched as he stepped off the stage and returned to his family's arms, hugging them happily as well as giving and recieving kisses among them. She folded her arms and shook her head. "That idiot...he can't go saying things like that and hope that it'll be that easy to accomplish..." She lowered her eyes as her arm-fold loosened a bit. "...but he knows that it won't be easy...and by the look in his eyes, he might not know if it's even possible...but he's hoping for it. He still feels the need to at least try..." She could see the dynamic of the Dreemurrs before Frisk and Chara. Toriel was the Brains providing proper guidance monsterkind. Asgore was the Soul that gives them strength. Asriel...Asriel was the Heart that keeps them together, from letting them fall into despair. He had the future of monsterkind resting on his shoulders, but he isn't afraid. Because he knows he'll have everyone helping him as he continues to grow. Red sighed.

I have a really weird guy for a Prince...

And despite this thought...she can't help but feel her respect for him grow after this night.

...By...GOLLY. That took much more out of me than I would like. But at least it's over for he moment!

Yep. Those anime I mentioned above are among of my favorite of all time. The very last one got it's second season in sub AND dub at the same time! You know it's somewhat decent if they find it worth simuldubbing. And in my particular story, it's in Azzy's favorite.

Again, is it the best chapter? Nope. Is it full of characters being anime trash and not being ashamed of it-except possily Red-? Yup. But I had a lot of fun with it, and I hope that you did as well!

...Hehehe...didja see Red? Her respect for the Prince grows with his promise to never stop trying to achieve peace for everyone, despite how monumentally difficult that might be. I took the advice of some fellow readers. This one will be building up as slowly and as steady as I can make it. In the meantime, this gives me a lot of room for fluffy moments.

And I know how much some of you absolutely LOVE fluff.

Hope you enjoyed, because the next chapter, the plot officially starts back up in new arc form. Until then, see ya later!