Summary: Bubbles!
Chapter 25: Interlude Time
MTT & Resort (Surface branch), 1 year 7 months after the release of monsters and magic back in the world.
"I see…"
After the impromptu call from the children I take them to the hotel room in MTT & Resort that my sister and I are staying for the night... We could have gone back to the underground but, that´s actually Miss Toriel´s house so… It´s inappropriate. I paid for another room in the resort for them.
Anyways.
The children told us about how the monster didn´t trust them, except Papyrus who was shut down rudely by a very angry Asgore. Frisk told me what happened during his possession, I knew something like this would happen. I know…. I would have a bad reaction if someone told me that…
Don´t think about it
"So, they couldn´t believe in you even after all that literal shit you two went through?" Willow seems very interested in the topic.
Apparently when I was sharing Frisk´s and Chara's adventures in the underground, the LOADing and RESETting abilities and their adventures with the monsters with my sister, they were having the disastrous conversation that left me with two sobbing children in my arms…
*sigh*
"Language Willow, one more and you are off to bed"
"Ok" She won't keep that I just know it.
**"Why don´t we LOAD Frisk?"
"No"
Ups, that came along too rude.
"Please don´t children. I know you are suffering but this was necessary. They needed to know you two are together in one body since the beginning."
Child and Spirit nod and seem to accept this.
"What´s a LOAD brother…. And why that word is in caps?"
"Sister, remember how, in the main world, we re-spawned no matter what?"
"Yeah, that happened before we went into that portal you and Maxwell created to unite all the survivors… why?"
"Well these children have something similar, the difference is that they can choose where to spawn with a SAVE file and SAVE points in space, these code words are in caps because are part of the GAME. Think of it as the rules of this world."
"Damn…"
"Willow…" I say exasperatedly.
"Ok, ok, that´s just wow, kids are you the only ones who can do this here? Are there others? I remember all the survivors told us they could spawn without knowing there were others having the same 'problem' of coming back to life." That is indeed true, at first they thought they were cursed, Wigfrid was the exeption… she was the first one to rant about it that she had been blessed by Freyja, the goddess of war and magic, so she will come back to life to see another battle.
"No… Only one can have the power over the timeline here" Frisk said with a whisper…
I have to think of a way to lift their spirits.
**"So… If I understand this. There were a lot of people there that started the GAME over and over again without knowing there were others who were manipulating time too? This is confusing, that should not be possible."
"Exactly, because it is not possible princess Chara, not under normal circumstances that is, once I gained control of the throne and the shadows crowned me, I could see the world from a vantage point, the Throne Room is in a hmmm how do I phrase this… In a bubble! Think of it as bubbles! Think about this big bubble that is linked to another little one, they don't mix but can´t get separated, divided just by a thin wall… well the thing is that the 'main worlds' that we knew about were tiny bubbles inside the biggest one, and that one is known as the Adventure Mode, this one united them all to the little one known as Throne Room. So in conclusion, all the little bubbles could have their own 'timeline' that didn't affect the other ones, as you might realize then, all of us were not in the same 'world' until we made the portal that created a bridge throughout all the bubbles."
That´s a lot to take in…
Frisk eyes were sparkling with the new information and Chara looked deep in thought.
"Wow! So how did THEY create that?"
"That, was Maxwell actually, he was the one who separated what was already in the void-like space from the 'board' of the GAME, he calls it board, we call it main world. Anyway, thing is that when he first arrived there, there was only just dust, the void and THEM.""
**"Wait! The void? As in the void where Dr. Gaster is? And DUST?! Monster dust?!"
"No… in the void that lingers between universes there is nothing… uhmm Gaster is there so… yeah you get it. That world in the other hand, shadow monsters reside and thrive. And if you ask me about the dust, no, it was not monster dust… There has never been a monster in the Shadow Realm that I'm aware of."
**"Holy-"
"Princess…" I don´t understand why they have to be so bad mouthed!
**"Oh yeah, sorry, I almost forgot that you can hear me."
"So tell me princess, do you still wish to be revived? This is an option not an obligation, you can stay with Frisk for the entirety of his mortal life or you can share his time with him in your own body, that is your choice to make little one." I try to change the subject, I don´t want to think about Maxwell right now. It hurts.
**"I want to" determination radiates from the ghost's eyes.
Welly, well, well. Now she is determinated to do this huh? Perfect!
"Are you sure Chara, I don´t mind having you with me at all" Oh lords of science bless this child, he is so kind.
**"Yeah, if there is an opportunity I want to take it… Even though Mom and Dad don´t believe in us I want to show them, you, Papyrus and Wilson are no liars."
"Perfect then it´s decided! Now time to sleep children" I clap my hands once just for effects.
I take them to their room and tuck them bed. Well… I tuck Frisk to bed and kiss him good night.
"Goodnight Frisk and princess Chara, you got school tomorrow!"
Ha ha ha, that face! He looks heartbroken at the prospect! Chara fades away into Frisk´s mind to have sweet dreams.
First thing in the morning I go to Frisk´s room and take all what´s needed for school, thankfully the room was empty and I didn't have to engage in awkward conversation with the family. I just hope they don´t report me again to the police.
We eat breakfast with, Frisk, and Chara, the latter cannot eat by herself so I ordered a Chocolate pudding with… Mettaton face on it… ok?... She could finish it in time, with Frisk´s help of course, as we had to leave the restaurant because "fires are not allowed" and my sister didn´t take it too well when the flowers in the middle of the table that were set on fire got put out by someone from the security staff with a fire extinguisher. There were people who immortalized the moment with videos from their cell phones; the determined children were having the time of their little lives.
Later we took Frisk to Wendell Ebott Elementary School. Frisk was pouting all the way there but said nothing against going. We left after Willow scared away some bullies that were approaching Frisk and I believe one of them wet their pants.
Thanks god she did that or else I would have children´s blood in my hands now.
No, no, no… Wilson calm down, everything is fine, they were just bullies, little and inoffensive ones.
Insanity: 50/150
"Ok, now what Wilson?" Without knowing, Willow saved me from my own thoughts.
"Well, We have to go to the underground and retrieve Eye bone and Chester, I haven´t even had the time to check what items did he brought with him."
"Wait?! Eye bone is here and Chester too?!"
"Yes…?"
"Oh, that makes sense now that I think about it… Chester jumped into that vortex where you fell… and after that, they never spawned again."
"Chester followed me? I thought that they were simply dragged along with me…"
"No brother, he jumped by his own accord and, if my memory serves me right, had Eye bone in his mouth."
Ok, that is… wow… He followed me even not knowing if he would survive and Eye bone did nothing to stop him…
When all of this is done and resolved I will give him the life he deserves, no, the life we all deserve, one of peace and happiness!
"I see, then let´s go sis."
"Of course!"
We move from a hidden alley and back to the underground.
"ACK! NOT AGAIN!"
"Hello Flowey, Hello Eye bone and Chester!"
"Chester! Eye Bone!"
"Willow!"
Willow pets a very happy dog like creature and a glad Eye bone.
"I thought we would never see you again!"
"HA! Interdimensional bullshit can´t win against the Higgsbury siblings!"
"Yeah!" I will let the swear slide this time around!
"Ok, what the heck, how can you just pop out, you are a human! You shouldn´t have magic!" Oh yeah, Flowey…
"Mmm… Well, you just have to sell your soul to a demon, live decades surviving in the wild trying not to get eaten by monsters, trying not to starve to death, not to get a heatstroke, hypothermia, poison, insanity… to name a few. Oh, you were asking about the magic right, 'prince', well that goes between the whole sell your soul and insanity thingy no biggy if you ask me" My nonchalant voice should win an award! It´s flawless!
I see Willow almost pissing her skirt from all the laughter. Man if she loves this kind of dark sarcasm.
I love it too.
"Ugh, ok you are crazy! Let me out of this damn pot!"
"I think you would look cute with a flame for a head!" She lit her hand on fire. Fearless as always, new things don't sway her anymore.
"Sister don´t kill him please"
"Oh bummer…"
Poor Flowey looks terrified at the flaming hand.
"HA! As if you could kill me with that" His voice is trembling with fear, guess not having power over the timeline anymore has made him remember his mortality again…
Mhmm should I tell him about Chara´s revival?
**No, It´s too early and he could not take it too well, being a homicidal souless flower doesn´t help**
Oh yeah that.
But I can drag him with me.
"Say Flowey, would you like to go to the surface with us? we have to make a few stops along the way but we will be taking Frisk from school, how does that sound!"
"Like hell I´m going!" He smiles evilly at me.
It´s obvious he has never witnessed a true demon smile.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH"
Now he knows.
"Ok let me rephrase that, you will come with us and then we´ll go for Frisk. That sounds better right?"
I should not threaten him like that, he is just a kid.
"Wow bro, if he could, he would have shitted himself…"
"Sorry Asriel."
"I can´t believe that thing used to be a goat."
"Who- Who Told You?!"
"Does it matter, prick!? Oh and don´t forget for a second that we know you killed Frisk eh? Because once my brother brings you back you are getting a spanking you won´t be able to sit for a month! That I promise you!"
Flowey don´t believes it… I see…
"No! I can´t come back! I would need another soul for that and- and I won´t kill again!" He is shouting and there are tears trying to spill from his eyes.
Seems like we over did it.
"Ok calm down, no one is going to force you into it, but if you could help me reviving Chara, that would be very appreciated. I promised Frisk that I would SAVE all the ones stuck in the underground but if you don´t want to live as Asriel ever again, I believe Frisk wouldn´t want me to change you without your permission."
"…"
"Your face tells me that you don´t believe a word right?"
I had to confirm the obvious.
"Who could-"
"Would you believe in Frisk?"
"… … … Yes…"
"Then why do you hesitate Flowey? Or is it Asriel the one who believes and Flowey the one who doesn´t how do you work?" I lift his pot to see him in the eye… seeds for eyes.
"Fuck you"
*sigh*
How does he work?
**The being known as Flowey is the persona created as a coping mechanism to the empty husk that Asriel was, memories as Asriel are held together to the flower he is 'possessing' and because the flower did not have a will of its own, the memories were not corrupted. Asriel is kept hidden but his memories are the ones that fuel Flowey´s actions**
Hmmm…
I was thinking of taunting him with this information but… it´s sad… He is just a traumatized child, I mean… He was killed, for science sake! and at a tender age of ten at that!
"Language child" I decide to answer.
I move away Flowey's pot as to not get my nose chopped clean off as Willow takes Eye bone and Chester in her arms.
*WHOOSH*
And we are gone.
Notes: IMPORTANT NEWS. University is taking too much of my time to write… I DON'T want to use the word hiatus in any of my works so I'll compromise… From now on stories will be updated every TWO weeks, this is for me not to go nuts with schedules and make you read something without me proofreading… This goes for Of Shadows and Hopes (OSAH) and The King's Orders (TKO). Tokyo Lovers (TL) will be updated randomly and until I'm happy with the resulting chapter so there is not too much of a change there… I want to dedicate more time to that one fic too…
Notes: *Throws thing at fandoms expecting it wont be lost in the void* Update Monday´s or Sunday´s