Here's a surprise chapter with the monster prince and the first human! =)
At the peak of MT. Ebott above the military guarding the entrance, a shadowy man with a pure white face gazes at the sunset with a sad smile and right next to him were the floating spirits of a small goat and a small human.
"The sunset is as beautiful as I remembered it a thousand years ago…" the man whispered.
The goat laughed quietly. "Yeah, I never really got to enjoy the sun when I was alive, but better late then never."
The human child simply nodded.
The goat boy noticed their discomfort. "What's wrong, Chara?"
Chara looked to their brother with dull, depressed eyes. "Asriel… I'm so sorry."
Asriel looked confused. "Why are you sorry?"
Chara sighed and lets a single tear fall down. "Even though the barrier is broken, Mom and Dad and so many other monsters are still trapped under the mountain and it's all my fault. If I hadn't came up with that stupid, reckless plan… if I was just a little bit smarter and realized that I could've used my soul without killing myself… then we would still be alive, dad wouldn't have started a war, mom wouldn't have abandoned the kingdom and everyone would have their happy ending."
More tears fell as they talked and Asriel quickly gave Chara a hug. "Chara, you didn't know this would happen and you only wanted to free everyone… Besides, this is just as much my fault too… It was your idea and you pressured me to follow your plan, but I still agreeed to let you end your own life... I also could've done things differently, like told Mom and Dad what you planned to do before you ate the buttercups… But I didn't…I'm sorry too, Chara."
The man looked at the children comforting each other and decided to speak. "Children, your parents and some of the monsters may not have a life on the surface anymore, but they still have their happy ending."
They both turned to the man and blinked.
"What?" Chara asked.
The man gently touched their hands and suddenly everything was dark…
...and then they were in Asgore's and Toriel's castle.
They soon realized that they were in the throne room and they saw Asgore and Toriel sitting on their thrones and talking with a smiling flower.
Asriel blinked. "Who is that again?"
Chara rolled their eyes at the plant. "That's Flowey, remember? When me and the 6 other kids were following Frisk like ghosts, this soulless jerk tried to steal Frisk's soul and then later stole every monster soul in the underground and wanted to use that power to torture Frisk and take over the world. Apparently, because he was made from your dust he thinks he's you and has some of your memories."
"Oh yeah, I forgot you told me about him!… He is pretty messed up." Asriel smiled nervously.
When Chara left the afterlife to undo their mistakes, they told Asriel to stay behind so he wouldn't possibly get hurt again.
After Chara returned, they told Asriel everything, though he keeps forgetting about Flowey.
But Chara thinks that Asriel is trying to forget the soulless plant on purpose.
The man pointed at the laughing, adult goats. "After being banished, Asgore and Toriel decided to forgive each other and rule together again to help their people, even if they're no longer married."
Asriel smiled with tears of joy in his eyes, cause he hadn't heard his parents laugh together in so long.
Chara sighed with a content smile. "Well, at least they're friends again… But what is Flowey doing there?"
"One of the reasons why Flowey became a violent creature, because monsterkind deciding to become violent corrupted him. But when a lot of monsters who have hurt Frisk in the past, have tried to change for the better, it made Flowey want to change too."
Chara hummed. "Interesting…"
"Good for him!" Asriel chimed.
"Do you children wish to see anyone else before you return to the afterlife?"
Chara shrugged. "Thanks, but no. Even though they're trying to change, I don't really care for any of the monsters that Frisk befriended. They're all either jerks, idiots or both. No offense Doctor, I know that you care about Papyrus and Sans."
The man waved his hand with a calm smile. "It's alright Chara, I understand. I am also disappointed in the things they have done to Frisk, especially Sans. Hopefully, they will treat the next humans that arrive better."
Chara looked at the window with the Deltarune symbol. "Hope is pretty much all we have now."
While Chara and Gaster talked, Asriel slowly floated towards his parents.
Asriel tried to sit on Asgore's lap, but he phased through his father's leg and the throne.
The monster king didn't notice anything.
The dead prince gave a bittersweet smile, a few tears falling from his eyes.
He knew it wouldn't work.
Asriel then floated up in the air and silently placed his hand on top of his father's hand instead
He didn't add pressure, so his hand wouldn't phase through.
"Goodbye Dad, I love you and I forgive you."
Asriel then floated to Toriel and placed his hand on his mother's hand as well.
"Goodbye Mom, I love you and I forgive you."
The goat child felt their sibling hug his back."
"And I love you, Asriel." Chara mumbled into his shirt as they floated.
Asriel laughed. "I know, Chara. I love you too… I think it's time to go back."
Chara lifted their head and smiled sadly but nodded. "You're right Asriel, let's go… Goodbye Gaster, thanks for bringing us here… I hope you will be free from the void someday."
Doctor W.D. Gaster bowed at the royal children as they slowly disappeared.
"As do I, dear children. Farewell…"
Thanks for reading beautiful people!