YOU ARE SO CLOSE ALPHYS, FIND THE TRUTH AND ONLY THEN WILL YOU DEFEAT THE TRUE VILLIAN.
Authors Note: As of right now, im going to try pre-writing chapters as i have stated before
(i think)
So you guys won't go so long without a chapter, im sorry, i really do hate stories that go long times without updates, or just plain dies.
Irony, i know right.
and heres another plot-twist: i don't have a set storyline for this fanfiction, whenever i do, it ends up going off-rails anyways, so here im just writing whatever and making things stick when i can, i personally think its not going as bad as it could be sooo.
Also incase your wondering from the last authors note: The Entity froze Papyrus and Frisk in time, in that using Frisk's Determination as a battery, The Entity had enough magical power to "store" both of them in the same time, for them, no time had passed. im mad at myself for forgetting to write it, so here you go now!
But enough talk! Have at it!
Alphys responded first, "A-Are you...real?" as she could only stare back at the true Gaster, he looked a lot more different then his glitchy counterpart.
He was tall, like Papyrus, he was a skeleton-monster as well, wearing an all-black labcoat with a dark grey sweater underneath, he sure knew how to pick his colors.
He had cracks on his face, like the entity, but was missing the two holes in his hands, they were whole.
"I am as real as any other being in existence, i will answer any quick questions you might have, im not sure you notice, but we do not have much time in this world."
"O-Oh..!" Alphys quickly got on her feet and pepped up!
"Who was that entity following me around, oh oh! What is Sans really hiding from us, What did the memory mean!?" She shot a barrage of questions, clearly too excited.
"Calm Down, i will answer your questions one at a time, number one! That entity is...hard to explain, however i would say its not actually me, it is a glitch from the void, a horrible place where existence comes to die, when the glitch caught you, it transported you here." Gaster answered
"The Void?" Alphys questioned.
"A question for another time, question 2! That person you know as Sans..."
Gaster took a deep sigh. "That is not your Sans, he is an imposter, remember that explanation about the machine he told you about well so far that is his greatest mistake, lets just say that Sans used the machine to travel to this timeline, and is masquerading as the real Sans, im sorry to say, but the Sans in this timeline...is unfortunately dead..."
Gaster continued on "No matter how many of the memories of the real Sans you have, you can never quite replicate the behavior of him, eventually, he will slip up and have to escape to a new timeline." Gaster finished.
"But...the Machine is broken..?" Alphys asked.
"That's where you came in, he wasn't expecting you to find a way to compress your magic, he had to wing it the whole time until he could get the machine fixed, he was just using you!"
"I see..." Alphys muttered,
Gaster kneeled down so he was eye-to-eye with Alphys.
"And for the final question...surely you must know who the memory belonged to?" Gaster stated.
"Yeah...wait a minute! How are you even alive, i thought you fell into that machine?" Alphys asked.
"Well...the footage was faked, i'm not sure how the imposter Sans did it, but he faked the entire thing, my Memories do not lie, the Abuser was Sans the whole time." Gaster finished off.
"Gee...this is a lot to take in Gaster." Alphys said, indeed taking it all in.
"It is, but you must hurry! i already wasted too much precious time answering these questions! You must find the Truth Alphys, no matter what!" Gaster, panickly said.
"What Truth!? AH!-" Alphys tried to say, before Gaster physically lifted her on his back.
"NO TIME! I'll lead you to the path that leads to the Truth, but i cannot come with you! My time is already fading as i speak!" Gaster breathed out as he physically sprinted through the mysterious black and white world.
"Go...and find it, you'll...know what it is...once you find...it!" Gaster yelled, as his body faded away for the time being.
Alphys flew through a gate that opened up and found herself lying down on grey rock.
"No time to rest, have to move and find the "Truth" As she looked around, the area distorting and twisting as she examined it, paths forming and disappearing, seeing flashes of people she knows, and a giant wall of numbers and variables, constantly changing, Strange things kept happening here, it was clearly important.
Alphys hesitantly puts a foot on a path that appeared, only to have it disappear on her.
"Just let me find a path!" Alphys yells out to no-one in particular, the frustration and stress of this insane week catching up to her.
Kicking some grey rocks, she sits down on a nearby stone to catch her breath and slow down, if only for a minute.
"Hiya miss, you having trouble?" a small figure approached Alphys.
"What now!?" Turning around, she sees yet another unexpected figure, mood turning around instantly.
This person...was Gaster but as a small child.
He had very small cracks in his skull, wearing an adorable light grey sweater, and black shorts.
"Must be the nature of this place..Gaster is friendly, i better trust him...and he's cute as hell."
"Allow me to guide you! I know how the path's work, but the way to the Truth i do not know, and before you ask! I am the manifestation of Gaster's innocence, before he grew up." Young Gaster told Alphys.
"Thank you, lets go!" Alphys stated as Young Gaster started leading her through the twisty and fading paths.
The paths, Alphys noticed as she walked with Young Gaster, was based off different parts of the Underground, one path had purple bricks and columns, while others had water flowing through with Echo Flowers, speaking of, what ever happened to that flower that disappeared in her greatest mistake?
Another path had the infamous grey door, but Young Gaster led her away claiming "It's the path trying to distract you and lead you away!"
Young Gaster stopped in his tracks, turning to Alphys. "This is the last stop, beyond this grey door is The Truth, i can't know whats inside, but what i do know, is Truth is a powerful weapon...good luck!"
Alphys leaned down and hugged Young Gaster, smiling. "Thank you for the help, i really appreciate it!"
Young Gaster blushed and ran away down the path's saying "Your welcome!"
"This is it, this is the goal, this is probably the most important thing i will ever do in my life."
Alphys used to be a shy, blubbering wreck obsessed with Anime, but that Machine had changed her, done something to her core, and this adventure solidified her maturation.
She was ready as she will ever be...
The Grey Door called out to her, it was decorated in strange markings, with a carving of a SOUL in the middle.
Alphys opened the door, and walked inside...