Dust to Dust

by BatmanRules256

Chara, the first fallen human, wakes up to find herself trapped by a human of an evil intent. Her SOUL hijacked by this... human, she's forced to watch it tear through the Underground on a killing spree. But, once she frees herself, can she give the monsters what they all want: Freedom? And, once they get it, how will it affect the resurrected human?

8. It's Where My Demons Hide

Chapter Seven: It's Where My Demons Hide

Chara walked towards the end of the Judgement Hall, wiping her eyes. Frisk, inside her SOUL, appeared to comfort her.

"Hey, he's still alive, remember," Frisk said. "And, he may not remember anything happened."

"I… I just want to see him happy again," Chara said. "I don't want him upset. I… I can't believe I caused him to get hurt. It's just what I do…"

"Chara, don't be like that," Frisk said. "You couldn't have known that A—Flowey was powerful enough to kill your dad."

"I even ate the pie mom made and wanted me to give him," Chara said. "I… I'm so horrible. I just… maybe… maybe they were right about me…"

"NO!" Frisk said in a voice that almost shocked Chara off her feet. "You cannot listen to those voices. Listen to mine. You are not a demon. You are my little angel. You love Asgore, Toriel, Asriel, Undyne, and this Underground. You are not the reason they are hurt or suffering. It's that flower. You need to figure out a way to stop him, but the only way we can do that is if we get Alphys' help."

"Didn't you kill him?" Chara asked her.

"I…" Frisk said, trying to step around this issue carefully. The last thing Chara needed was to not be willing to fight him or worse, let him kill her out of guilt.

"You know something, don't you?" Chara asked. It wasn't accusatory, but she was clearly upset that she wasn't trusted with that information.

"Listen, angel," Frisk sighed. "I know about that flower. Your mind forced you to forget, but… I know why I can't tell you. Just… at least let us worry about helping Alphys. After that, I'll try to tell you everything… but, you might not want to continue if I do."

"You think that?" Chara asked, hurt.

"There are some truths I know you're not ready for," Frisk said sadly. "This one isn't one. Trust me… if I were to tell you, your entire world would shatter."

"… Okay," Chara said, looking down. "I trust you, Frisk."

"Good," Frisk wrapped her spectral arms around Chara. "I promise it will all get better. I just have a feeling."

"Right," Chara sighed. "Well, let's go help Alphys."

The two journeyed back through New Home and Asgore's house, making it all the way to the Core. Once they exited the CORE, Chara's phone rang.

"Who is it?" Chara asked.

"Hey, punk, you seen your old man yet?" Undyne's voice came over the phone. "How is he? I ain't seen him in a couple of weeks."

Chara froze breaking down and telling her the whole story, unable to hide anything from her long-time friend and just needing to get it off her chest. After she'd finished, Undyne was silent.

"I… Oh my god," She said. "Th… that's horrible. I'm so sorry… is he alright?"

"I… I think so," Chara regained her composure. "I didn't look, but I think it's true."

"I get it," Undyne nodded. "I hope he is too. Do… Do you want to come over and talk?"

"I… I need to see Alphys," Chara said.

"Well, come here first," Undyne said. "You're in no shape to talk to her. Come here and I even got something for her."

"O-Okay," Chara said, wiping her eyes again and walking through MTT Resort. People were gathered and pointed at her, but she ignored them, walking through. She made it to the elevator in Hotland and returned to right in front of the Lab. Walking past it, she walked to a boat, the Riverperson inside just watching her.

"Tra la la," They said. "Why so glum, chum? He's alright, you know. I can still feel his big heart."

"I… I suppose you're right," Chara gave a weak chuckle, sitting down in the boat and waiting for the trip to Snowdin to be over. "So… how have you been?"

"Better than most," They said. "Chin up, princess. You should remember that you are trying to be good for the benefit of the monsters. You are still their future."

"I'm a horrible future then," Chara muttered.

"It is because you think so that you are going to be a good future for them," The Riverperson said. "You don't think you're all that and you simply want to be there. But, because you see yourself as not good enough, it can drive you to improve."

"You always know what to say to make me confused," Chara said.

"I have that talent," The Riverperson chuckled. "But, you are still a broken individual. Those you hold dear need to put you back together, but you need to let them. You close yourself off and don't let anyone help."

"I try," Chara said. "It's just… so hard."

"Even after all this time, you are still worried they will be another Frisk or Asriel," The Riverperson said. "But, things aren't like that. You are better than that. Accept that fact and you will be better off."

"I guess you're right," Chara sighed. "Are we there yet?"

"Yes, princess." The Riverperson nodded. "And chin up. Your father would love that pie."

"But, I ate…" Chara looked to see that she still had the pie. "I… guess that came back too."

"Good luck," The Riverperson said. "I know you can do it."

"Thanks," Chara smiled genuinely, walking down to Undyne's temporary residence, the fish woman standing outside with Papyrus.

"You look like shit," She said. "Come on in and let's get you fixed up."

Chara felt herself be dragged into the house as Undyne rushed her to the bathroom and helped her look better. She managed to get the wild hair Chara had under control. She pat Chara on the back, hugging her.

"It's alright, Chara," She said. "I'm here if you need me."

Chara leaned onto Undyne's chest, coming up to the fish woman's chin now. The same muscular arms wrapped around her and held her close.

"So… what did you want me to give Alphys?" Chara asked.

"Oh yeah," Undyne said, handing her a letter. "Here."

"Is this a love letter?" Chara asked in confusion.

"NO!" Undyne said quickly.

"Looooove letter," Frisk said in a sing song voice.

"I thought you said you weren't like that," Chara said. "But, now I'm confused."

"Just give her the letter and let her deal with it," Undyne said.

"Uh, alright," Chara said. "Why not you?"

"Because Hotland suuuuuuuuuucks," Undyne said. "Every time I go there, I have to bring like a hundred gallons of water."

"Fair enough," Chara shrugged, knowing Undyne was never good with hot places… despite practically living with three fire mages for a good deal of her life.

"Thanks, punk," Undyne grinned, noogieing Chara. Chara actually began to laugh, beginning to let go of her earlier sadness as she enjoyed her friend's company.

"There's that laugh I know," Undyne said. "Now, get going before you get cold feet. Yes, I know that can be a pun, but what the hell else should I say?"

"I'll do it," Chara grinned. "Just make sure you thank me later."

"Yeah, yeah, six extra large bars," Undyne grinned. "I know, I've had this before."

"Good," Chara grinned wider. She headed out, heading back to the Riverperson, who escorted her back to Hotland. However, as Chara left, Undyne had a thought.

"Oh shit!" She exclaimed. "I forgot to write my name on it!"

Later, with Chara

Chara walked up to the Lab, knocking on the door and sliding the letter under the door.

"What the?" Alphys' voice was heard from the other side. "Another letter? I… I don't want to open it. But… I can't just keep ignoring the problem. Everyone was counting on me and I let them down."

"Alphys?" Chara asked. "Are you okay in there?"

"Ch-Chara?" Alphys asked. "You're the one that delivered this?"

"Yeah…" Chara said.

"Well, then I'll open it," Alphys said. Chara could hear the letter being opened and she heard the sound of Alphys muttering the contents. After about a minute, the door opened rapidly, Alphys blushing heavily as she stared at the human, who looked utterly confused at her.

"Y-You wrote this?" Alphys asked.

"Please tell me it doesn't say anything that would cause you to undress me with your eyes." Chara said.

Alphys was silent, leading Chara to grab the letter. She read it, her face turning redder than the natural blush/unfading scars she had. She crumpled the letter up, dropping it.

"I would totally let you do some of that to me," Frisk said. "Or, I'd do it to you."

"A-Are you okay?" Alphys asked.

"Oh, I'm fine," Chara said. "Just gonna murder Undyne later."

"W-Well, would you like to… d-date me like in the l-letter?" Alphys asked.

Chara considered turning her down and explaining this, but the look on Alphys' face told her otherwise.

"*sigh* fine," Chara said. "I will go on a date with you."

Chara ignored Frisk's laughter in her head as Alphys squealed, pulling her into the Lab.

Chara watched as Alphys pulled her over to her quite large collection of anime and Mew Mew Kissy Cutie things that took up a large part of the upstairs portion of the lab. Alphys then handed Chara an outfit looking at her. Chara sighed, putting it on.

When she was done, she looked in the mirror, seeing herself wearing cat gloves and fake ears and a tail. Frisk was doubled over in laughter in the mirror, the princess almost pouting as Frisk pinched Chara's cheeks a little.

"So cuuuuute," She said in a mock babying voice, laughing as Chara glared at her. "I think I'll just keep you forever."

"I will get you back for this, Frisk," Chara said.

"Wh-Who's Frisk?" Alphys asked.

"She's the one sharing my SOUL," Chara said. "Well… technically, her own is in me too, but it isn't so easily reachable."

"W-Well, can I t-talk to her?" Alphys asked.

"Can you do that?" Chara looked at Frisk.

"I can take over your body in this state," Frisk said. "But, you have to either be hiding in the depths of your mind like in the Flowey battle or you have to willingly let me. But… do you trust me?"

"With my life," Chara said. "So, do whatever you have to do to talk to Alphys."

"Just step back and let me do my thing," Frisk said. Chara nodded, closing her eyes. When she opened them, they were brown and her skin had a slight yellowish tint. Alphys' jaw dropped at the action, Chara… er, Frisk looking at her.

"Hi," She waved. "I'm Frisk. You're pretty cute."

Alphys immediately blushed, clutching her heart as Frisk gave a sly wink, but nowhere near the level she gave Chara.

"Stop using my body to be a flirt!" Chara shouted, crossing her arms as she grumbled next to Frisk, only visible to her. Alphys walked downstairs, gesturing Frisk to join.

"S-So," Alphys said. "H-How did you g-get into Chara's SOUL?"

"Well, when the humans killed me, they threw me down the hole in Mount Ebbot," Frisk said. "Chara, a short time later, fell down as well, her SOUL bonding with mine because we shared a bond."

"Th-That doesn't make sense," Alphys said. "H-Humans can't absorb human SOULs."

"I'm not absorbed" Frisk said. "More like cohabiting. We're completely separate of each other."

"I-I see," Alphys said. "I-Interesting. S-So, you knew Chara before?"

"Yep," Frisk said. "She's my little angel. But, she's grown into a fine young woman."

Chara covered her blushing face with her hands as she floated next to her closest friend.

"You're going to be the death of me," She muttered into her hands.

"I-I see," Alphys said. "S-So, what is your magic?"

"I don't have magic," Frisk shrugged. "Only thing I've got is DETERMINATION, I guess, but that's borrowed from Chara. So, what about you and Undyne?"

"Wh-What?!" Alphys asked, gasping loudly as she blushed. "H-How did you know about that?! U-Uh, I mean…"

"I was watching with Chara in the Mettaton show." Frisk said. "You know, I think I have a few ideas to help you."

"Y-You do?" Alphys asked.

"Of course," Frisk grinned a sly grin as she grabbed Alphys by the shoulders. "We're gonna get you tasting sushi by the end of the week!"

"That's still my friend you're talking about!" Chara shrieked.

"I-I think that's a bit e-e-excessive," Alphys blushed heavily as she looked at Frisk.

"To the garbage dump," Frisk pulled the reptilian monster out, taking her to Waterfall. Once they arrived at the garbage dump, Frisk set her down, grinning a grin Chara knew didn't lead to anything good. Of course, she also knew Frisk did know how to read people pretty well, so she probably could help. Hell, she'd make a great judge were it not for the fact she didn't fight or use magic. Of course, she was almost supernaturally fast when it came to dodging. Chara had seen her move in a 'fight' she'd gotten into and it was almost like she could move in super speed.

"Wh-Why are we here?" Alphys asked.

"We're gonna get your inner Boss Monster out," Frisk said. "Now, I'll be Undyne and you be you."

"R-Roleplay?" Alphys asked in shock and embarrassment.

"But of course," Frisk smirked. "How else shall we seduce your fishy love interest?"

"This certainly won't end well," Chara sighed, knowing how this song and dance always went.

"Now, I'll start," Frisk said. "Alphys, I want to talk to you."

"Wh-What about, Undyne?" Alphys asked.

"Well, you've constantly been on my mind and it gets me really… turned on," Frisk leaned in close to Alphys, almost within kissing distance. Alphys was as orange as she could be, blushing heavily.

"B-But, wait," Alphys said, breaking the roleplay. "U-Undyne wouldn't love someone like me. I-I'm just some loser… I-I really don't like myself v-very much. I… I should just… go away."

Immediately, Chara took control, pulling the reptilian monster into a hug.

"Hey, it's alright," Chara said. "I'm the same way. But, there's always someone who cares."

"I-I guess you're right," Alphys said. "S-So, d-do you want to continue?"

"Sure," Chara said. "I'll be the one to do it."

"A-Alright," Alphys nodded. "U-Undyne, I… I like you, alright?! I want to be with you and do all kinds of stuff with you!"

"Uh, sure," Undyne's voice came from behind Alphys. Alphys looked at Chara in confusion, thinking the princess had done the voice. Chara nodded behind her, Alphys looking up at Undyne. She gulped, blushing and hiding her face.

"Hey, nerd, what's wrong?" Undyne said. "I like you like that too. I even wrote you a letter to confess."

"And you forgot to sign it," Chara said. "The one flaw you have is that you always forget to sign your name."

"Oh uh, oops," Undyne chuckled. "Well… I guess I should try to get Alphys some training. PAPYRUS!"

"GREETINGS!" Papyrus leapt in, waving as he was dressed in an outfit with basketballs with sunglasses and a shirt that said "Jog Boy". "IT IS I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS!"

"Papyrus, do your motivation coaching," Undyne said. "Stat!"

"ON IT!" Papyrus exclaimed, pulling Alphys along.

"You gonna see your dad yet?" Undyne asked.

"I… I don't know," Chara said. "I just… have a feeling that I haven't done something I need to do."

"Alright," Undyne said. "Well, after the motivation training, can you check on her? I don't think there's such good things going on in the old lab, but she won't let anyone near it."

"Right," Chara said. "Maybe there's something Doctor Gaster worked on that will help."

"I'm sure," Undyne said. "I'll let you know if I see that flower. He's going to burn for that."

"Yeah…" Chara nodded with a sad sigh. "We have to stop it from happening again."

"Right," Undyne nodded. "We must."

Later

After crashing with Undyne for a few hours, Chara headed back to the Lab. She sighed, hoping that Alphys was going to be okay and that they could all help her out with her self-esteem. Chara knew what that could do. However, before she could, she got a phone call.

"Hello?" She asked.

"AH, HUMAN!" Papyrus exclaimed. "I CALLED TO TELL YOU TO CHECK ON ALPHYS. SHE QUIT OUR MOTIVATIONAL TRAINING EARLY AND WENT HOME AND SAID SHE WASN'T FEELING WELL."

"I'll check," Chara said. "I'll call you and Undyne if anything's really wrong."

"OKAY, HUMAN!" Papyrus said cheerfully, hanging up.

Chara approached the Lab door, an odd, sickening feeling washing over her as she neared it.

"Something's off," Frisk said, feeling it as well. "Be cautious. I don't know what's going on, but I don't like it."

"Right," Chara knocked on the door.

"Alphys?" She called. "It's Chara. I'm here to see if you're alright. It would be nice if you'd open the door."

However, there wasn't a sound. Chara, feeling an even worse feeling, began to pound on the door.

"ALPHYS!" She shouted, trying to keep her voice level. "Open up! I just want to talk! Please!"

There was no answer, the princess taking a few steps back. She took a deep breath, trying to call forth the flames she was given. Her emotional state, while a bit more intense than normal, wasn't the intensity that allowed her more use of them. She was still learning. After a minute or so, however, she managed to summon flames in her hand. She pulled her hand back, getting a running start for the door. She slammed her fist into the door, sending the flames forth in an explosive release that blew the door out of its track and into the lab.

"ALPHYS!" Chara shouted into the Lab, walking in. "ANSWER ME!"

Walking over to the door in front of the bathroom of the Lab, she noticed a note on the floor. She felt Frisk shudder at the note, beginning to read it.

"Thank you, my friends," Chara read. "I'm sorry that I've made you go out of your way to help me, but I'm just not worth it. I feel it would be better if I just… went away to face my problems. It's something I have to do alone. If you want to know the truth and the source of all my worries, fears and problems, it's through this bathroom here. Chara, thank you for giving me someone to talk to if I needed it. Undyne, thank you for loving me despite my flaws. Papyrus… thanks for being Papyrus."

Chara grabbed her phone out, practically smashing the buttons as she dialed the number.

"Hey, what's up?" Undyne's voice came. "Alphys okay?"

"Get down here." Chara said in a tone that left no argument. "NOW."

"What's wrong?" Undyne asked.

"I found a note," Chara said. "Just get down here. I'm going to find Alphys."

"She's missing?!" Undyne exclaimed.

"I think she never left the Lab," Chara looked at the bathroom. "I think she went into Doctor Gaster's Lab."

"That place is still creepy." Undyne said. "Well, I'll grab a lot of water and meet you there."

"No," Chara said. "I'll go in ahead and we can meet up in there. I don't know if she's planning to do anything or just stay down there forever, but I don't want to risk getting there too late."

"Right," Undyne said, the worry rising in her voice. "Do what you have to."

"Right," Chara said, entering the bathroom. She looked at the layout and noticed a panel on the wall. One of the buttons was labelled "True Lab". Chara pressed this and the bathroom whirred and clicked, turning into an elevator.

The elevator began to descend, Chara waiting patiently, tapping her foot.

Suddenly, the elevator began to flash red as warning signs began to blare. Chara felt herself falling, the last thing she heard being Frisk call out her name before blackness claimed her once again.

Chara found herself in a crowd, looking around. The monsters gathered around her were jostling her, keeping her still. She felt… smaller than before, younger.

"Frisk?" She asked, shrinking a little in on herself. "Mom?"

She curled into a ball, covering her head as the crowd continued to press her, no sign of anyone she knew.

Suddenly, they were all looking at her, laughing, pointing. She curled tighter, holding her head close. She wanted to avoid all their stares and jeers. She just wanted it all to end. She wanted it all to be a dream…

She awoke with a jolt, sitting bolt upright as she looked around. The setting was familiar. She was… Home.

She panted, feeling herself sweating onto her pajamas. Suddenly, there were two arms holding onto her, holding her close.

"Hey, Chara," A voice that made her freeze spoke to her softly. "It's alright. We're right here. We're not gonna let anyone hurt you."

"Yeah," Came Undyne's voice. "We're gonna smash those nightmares away."

Chara felt the arms holding her. They were… fuzzy. She looked behind her to see the same red eyes and goat like face she'd always known as her brother's.

"A-Asriel?" She asked, looking at him with shock.

"Always," Asriel grinned that cheeky grin he had. "It's me, your best friend."

"I… I thought I'd lost you," Chara said, holding him as Undyne joined in the hug.

"I'm always right here," Asriel said. "Now, come on. It's my turn to make you feel better."

"Yeah," Undyne said. "We're gonna make a human sandwich."

"A-Alright," Chara nodded, the three of them lying back down on the bed as Asriel pulled the covers over them. Chara then felt something dripping on her face. She reached up to feel it and felt the familiar sting of Hatred. She looked over at where Asriel was only seeing that damned flower, giving an evil grin.

"Time to die, Chara!" He grinned, summoning magic bullets.

"No…" Chara backed away. "You're not supposed to be powerful enough to do that. And where's Asriel?"

Flowey only laughed, shooting Chara with the magic bullets.

"Asriel!" She shouted, jolting up from where she sat. She looked around to see that she was in an elevator, Undyne staring down at her.

"Whoa, whoa" Undyne said, holding her still, dressed in jeans, a tank top, and her black leather jacket Chara had gotten her years back. "It's alright. He's gone."

"I-I saw him…" Chara said, eyes welling up. "A-And then that flower killed me."

"It… it was only a dream," Undyne said. "Or… a death hallucination like last time."

"I… I died again?" Chara asked.

"Yeah," Undyne said. "SOUL out and everything. Fortunately, it's only been for a few hours since I got here."

"Well…" Chara struggled to stand. "Let's just find Alphys. I should be fine."

"Be very careful," Frisk said. "Don't throw yourself into danger."

Chara simply nodded as she and Undyne walked into the Lab.

"This place seems even creepier than when Doctor Gaster was here," Chara said. "Let's stick together."

"Uh, yeah," Undyne said. "This place doesn't feel that safe anymore… at least, it feels more dangerous now."

The two walked through the Lab, taking note of the dark and ominous look that it held. Coming upon a computer screen, they turned it on.

"Entry 3," It read. "The king provided me with those who had fallen down in an attempt to help determine what made human SOULs tick. He let me borrow the four SOULs and had me tell him what I needed. Using this, I have determined that what makes a human SOUL persist after death is something known as DETERMINATION."

"Interesting," Undyne crossed her arms. "So, that's what made you stick around even after death. Cool."

"But… I wonder what she wanted with the fallen monsters." Chara said, thinking out loud. "Something's… off about this. Alphys seemed nervous any time that I mentioned Doctor Gaster or my ability to cheat death. She also kept saying that she didn't deserve love. But… what could she have done?"

"It ain't gonna change how I feel about her, if that's what she thought," Undyne said.

"But, you're one of however many monsters there are," Chara said. "They certainly would see her differently if something truly bad happened."

"Let's just keep going," Undyne said. "We gotta find Alphys and find a way out of here since that elevator is out of commission."

"Yeah," Chara looked back. "Hopefully, this place is still laid out the same as we remember."

"We ran blindly after we got scared with Azzy," Undyne chuckled.

"Which doesn't bode well now," Chara said. "But, let's just find out what we need to know."

They came upon a large door with four locks on it. Looking at them, it was clear they weren't getting out that way yet. There was a door to the side and a hallway to the left. There was a vending machine, which Chara got chips out of.

"This seems like the only exit," Chara said. "But, the power's out. We'll have to find the keys to restore it."

"We need to split up," Undyne said.

"No," Chara grabbed her arm. "We… we should stay together."

"Are you… still worried about that flower?" Undyne asked, putting an arm around her best friend's shoulder.

"Yeah," Chara said. "I don't want one of us to encounter him while the other is on the other side of the Lab."

"We'll smash him into the ground," Undyne grinned in a reassuring way. "And we're certainly not gonna let him get to Ol' Fluffybuns."

"Right," Chara said, feeling her confidence rise as Undyne held her tight. "He was only powerful with six SOULs. He's weak now and we've both got magic."

"Right," Undyne grinned wider. "Now, let's find our way through this Lab. Also, I'm glad it ain't just me who was feelin' a bit antsy. That feeling of no matter how creepy it was, Doctor Gaster's presence kept us safe is gone."

The two looked at the door, deciding to head left. They happened upon three sinks. Something red was glowing in them, prompting the two to look closer.

Suddenly, a white, amorphous… thing oozed out of the sink, forming what could best be described as a blob of pure hideousness. It was like a blob with a small tail curled around it. Several mouths and eyes were noticeable around the white blob and it spoke in a language that sounded like static. It wasn't even understandable like the strange language Doctor Gaster had spoken in. The only thing the two intruders felt was pure, unadulterated terror as it moved closer.

"Wh-What the fuck is that?!" Chara exclaimed, latching onto Undyne, who was latching onto her as well.

"I don't know!" The fish woman exclaimed. "But, let's get the fuck out of here!"

"Make sure it doesn't see you!" Frisk shouted.

The two ran away, all the way back to the elevator, pounding on it as they noticed that the… thing was coming closer. Were they in their right minds, they'd laugh at how the Captain of the Royal Guard as well as the princess of monsters were scared out of their wits by this thing. Undyne grabbed Chara and tried to leap up the track for the elevator, but it was no use. She couldn't make it far enough and the wires were all piled on the ground on the elevator. Suddenly, their cell phones rang.

"Not now!" Chara exclaimed as they tried to run from that thing chasing them. She looked at it, seeing an unknown number.

"Is it your mom?" Undyne asked, franticly looking for a way up the shaft.

"No, I don't know who this is!" Chara said. "But, anyone is better than no one!"

She picked up the phone, putting it on speaker.

"Help us we're in Alphys' Lab and we need to get out!" Both shouted as a sound of static stopped their speech. It then began to turn into speech they understood; not that they wanted to.

"Join… us," It said, the… thing nearing them. "It's one cell of a time."

Chara screamed and dropped the phone, Undyne putting two spears through it. The… thing continued to come closer, the two beginning to feel… things.

Both dropped to the ground with headaches as they felt memories flooding in. Chara could feel Frisk shriek in pain as well as she felt them.

Chara saw… everything. She saw everything that happened when Frisk was corrupted by her hatred. She saw every death, every one. As they all replayed in her mind, she felt Frisk stop her consciousness before it reached Flowey's death. She couldn't see it no matter how hard she tried.

Undyne saw the same things Chara did, watching as she also saw everything in Chara's thoughts before then.

"Go away!" Chara shouted, both to the memories and the… things that were there. She didn't want to deal with them, either one. Whether or not she had made it through, she saw that the thing was gone.

"Wh-What was that?" Undyne asked, trying to will away the memories.

"Whatever it was, Alphys may be down here too," Chara said. "We have to find her quick."

"Yeah," Undyne said. "Those things might find her next."

"Yeah…" Chara said. "So… you saw all that?"

"I did," Undyne stood up, helping Chara up. "I never knew that's what had happened. How did you manage?"

"Painfully," Chara said. "Frisk was there and she helped a lot. I think Alphys was trying to get her back as well for me, but I guess she couldn't."

"You know how Sans is gonna react," Undyne said.

"I don't care." Chara said. "He'll answer to me if he does anything. I just want her back, Undyne."

"I know," Undyne said. "I'm rootin' for ya. Get your crush back."

"That is not what we are." Chara crossed her arms, blushing a little.

"I'm just kidding," Undyne laughed. "But, you blushed."

"Whatever," Chara said. "If that thing's gone, let's see if we can't find the key for that door."

"Yeah," Undyne nodded as the two made their way to the sinks, looking inside to see that there was a red key in them. They headed into the room in front of them, inserting the key in the slot inside of the room.

"There's another one of these data pad things." Chara observed. The two perused it quickly so as to not give that thing time to follow them.

"The DETERMINATION had some… odd effects on the fallen monsters," The pad read.

"Was that… a fallen monster?" Chara asked.

"It didn't look like any I know of," Undyne shuddered. "Or even a mix of monsters. That… thing was one creepy son of a bitch."

"You got that right," Chara nodded. "Let's just get out of here. That door may be open now."

The two carefully made their way to the large door, noticing that the red section was blinking and lit up. In the door next to it, they saw a dark hallway.

"Uh, ladies first," Undyne gestured.

"You're a woman too," Chara looked at her.

"Shit," Undyne said. "Well, let's just go together."

"Right," Chara nodded as they walked into it, huddled close together. "But, let's try our best not to find anything else."

"Right," Undyne said. "There can't be much in here, right?"

"It looks like Alphys ha a lot of these data pads," Chara said, reading the one in this hallway.

"They didn't turn to dust, which gave me an interesting idea," She read. "If I use something that's neither human nor monster, can I get a result that would help us break the barrier?"

"I… don't like where this is going," Chara said. "I've got a really, really bad feeling about this."

"It's not like she's becoming a crazy mad scientist," Undyne said.

"No one, human or monster, should have that kind of power or ambition," Chara said. "Regardless of their intentions. That's what mom always said. But, I'm not gonna fault Alphys for thinking like a scientist. She is following in the footsteps of quite a mad scientist in that of Doctor Gaster."

"Right," Undyne nodded. "Let's keep going. The sooner we find her, the sooner we get out of this creepyass place."

"Agreed," Chara said as they walked on. Soon, they came upon a group of beds.

As creepy as this is, I could use a sitting down." Chara said. "I'll sit in that one that looks unused."

"Good idea," Undyne nodded. "Let's just sit for a few minutes."

"Right," Chara said. She sat down on one bed, Undyne on another. The fish woman felt something under her on the bed. Steeling herself, she reached under the covers, relieved when she found a yellow key.

However, she paled when she looked at Chara, who was simply sitting, her eyes closed in rest as a tall, lanky white creature stood behind her, rubbing her back.

"Thanks, Undyne," She muttered, the fish woman holding the on the bed tight so as to prevent herself from screaming. Ironic how she was supposed to be the fearless one and yet she was terrified of this creature… then again, it was Doctor Gaster's old lab. There were some creepy things back when he was Royal Scientist. This took the cake, however.

After a few minutes, Chara stood up, looking over at Undyne.

"Thanks for the back rub," She said, walking over to a data pad.

"Unfortunately, I can't get the dust from the monsters…" Chara read. "Which means I can't give them back. But, the good news is that I found a perfect vessel for this DETERMINATION experiment."

"Where should we go next?" Undyne asked, looking at the layout of the room. There were two options, one a hallway, the other a door. "I found a yellow key, so one more down."

"I say we go through the door," Chara said. "I've got a bad feeling about the right. But, it's fine. We can go there after."

"Right," Undyne said. "Man, we're a couple of crybabies, huh? I mean, Azzy still had us beat there, but still, we're screaming like little girls in here."

"Yeah," Chara chuckled softly. "Seems like only yesterday we tricked him into coming down here."

"Hilarious," Undyne said. "I still laugh at that."

"Me too," Chara said. "But, let's go."

They walked through the doorway, taking a left turn. Coming upon a door, they entered it. Inside, they saw the bathroom with something in the shower.

"What is that?" Chara asked, noticing the green glow of a key. "It's in the shower."

"There's a green glow," Undyne said. "So, let's just go for it."

"Right," Chara nodded as they headed forward slowly, creeping up hoping that whatever was in the shower wasn't going to be violent. Undyne reached forward, flinging open the curtain, revealing… nothing except a green key. She took this, the two walking backwards out of the room.

"Okay, let's keep walking down the hallway." Chara said, Undyne nodding as she followed tightly behind her. Coming to an open hallway, Chara jumped back with a panicked look on her face.

"Hey, take it easy," Undyne held her. "It's just Doctor Gaster's old DT Extraction Machine."

"O-Oh," Chara took a deep breath. "Right… I forgot about that. That… flower took on a similar look in the battle."

"I see," Undyne said. "Say, is that a Healing Point (A/N: A SAVE Point from the game, but doesn't have the SAVING function)?"

"Yeah," Chara nodded. "Let's check this door first. If I remember right, this is just a singular room."

They entered the room to find a TV with several cassette tapes and a video player. A data pad was in this room.

"Found these while snooping in the castle," Chara read. "I don't think Asgore knows about them… I don't think he should."

"What kind of shit could have been in the castle?" Undyne asked.

"Dunno," Chara said. "But, all that isn't in this box here in front of the TV are all sticky. We should make sure to peruse them. But, we also have to find Alphys."

"As much as I agree, we need to understand this," Undyne said. "Pop one in real quick."

Chara nodded, popping the first one in.

"Gorey," A voice came out of the black screen. Chara and Undyne flinched, realizing it was Toriel's voice.

"Yes, Tori?" Asgore's voice followed.

"Our baby is going to be a great kid, right?" Toriel asked.

"Go back to sleep dear," Asgore said with a sigh. "I don't want you to practice being a momedian yet."

Toriel giggled and the tape ended. Undyne put in another, watching as an image of Chara popped onscreen, looking quite cute in a royal dress resembling Toriel's.

"Chara, do your creepy face you did," A small voice came that caused Chara to get choked up. Undyne knew that voice, knowing it was Asriel.

"Aww, widdwe Chawa wooks so cuuute in that dwess." Frisk said teasingly, trying to lighten the mood. Chara blushed, crossing her arms at the comment.

The Chara in the video tilted her head to the side, her eyes beginning to bleed and her mouth dripping black goop that the two watching the video knew as Hatred. Asriel shrieked, dropping the camera, which shut off.

"That's still creepy," Undyne said.

"ya think?" Chara asked. "I didn't even think it was that creepy. But, yeah. What's this next one?"

The next video was Undyne wrestling with Chara over a chocolate bar, which cut to Asriel running in shouting about Asgore.

"This was when we almost killed your dad…" Undyne said.

"Yeah," Chara said. "This last one looks the strangest."

They popped it in, watching as Asriel was crying over the prone body of Chara, said body wracked with the effects of the poisons. Undyne was standing there, holding her head in frustration.

"I don't like this," Both of them heard Asriel whisper. "Chara, I don't like this. I know you said big kids don't cry, but I don't know what else to do here. But… you wanted this and it's not like it'll be hard, right? Six? That's the number."

"No wonder Alphys didn't want your dad finding these," Undyne said. "But, here's the slot for that yellow key I found."

The fish woman inserted it, turning the key. Instantly, the sound of gears turning could be heard.

"Now, we have to find the other two," Chara said. "Let's get out of here."

They left, heading towards the Healing Point, Chara reaching out to touch it. It grew eyes, morphing into a creature that looked like a mix between a mermaid, a talent agent, a Moldbugg, and a muscular arm.

"It's another one of those things," Chara jumped back.

"This one looks… familiar," Undyne said. "Doesn't she?"

"Wait, is that Voiren?" Chara asked.

"Shyren's sister?" Undyne asked. "Yeah, she fell down recently… I can't believe this is where she was. But, the others must be recent fallings as well."

"Voiren," Chara said, stepping closer to the thing. "It's me, Chara. Do you remember me?"

"Welcome to my special hell," The thing that was partially Voiren opened a large mouth on the portion that resembled a Moldbugg, chomping down on Chara's arm. Chara shouted, trying to get her arm loose.

"Voiren!" She shouted. "Remember me! We shared chocolate together!"

The thing stopped, releasing Chara's arm as Undyne stepped up.

"It's me, Undyne," Undyne said. "We helped make that music festival thing before Mettaton made it all about his stupid ass."

The thing looked at her as the muscular arm punched for Undyne. Undyne, having had well-trained reflexes, dodged and moved back. Chara grabbed onto the creature, feeling herself get sticky form the body of this creature.

"Voiren and whoever else is in there," Chara said. "Don't do this! We can take you home, back to your families! Please stop fighting us."

The thing tried to shake off Chara.

"I order you to stop and listen!" Chara shouted, using a commanding voice she had only ever used when someone was pushing her one step from getting rough. The thing stopped, looking with its 'head' at Chara, as it studied her. Suddenly, it nuzzled her face, causing Chara to smile.

"You do remember me," She said, looking at the thing. "So… what should we call you?"

"Lemon… Bread," The thing, Lemon Bread, said. "Because we all like lemons."

"Alright," Chara nodded. "And don't worry. We'll help you, alright?"

Lemon Bread nodded, disappearing into the room. Chara and Undyne looked at each other.

"So… those things are people who passed," Chara said. "Some that we knew back then."

"Yeah," Undyne said. "Let's see what that data pad over there said."

"The vessel is quite the special one," Undyne read. "It appeared in Asgore's garden shortly after some tragedy he spoke of."

"I'm starting to think that Alphys might have created something she quickly lost control of," Chara shuddered. "I'm starting to think I know what she made."

"Yeah," Undyne nodded. "But… it can't be so bad."

"Right," Chara nodded. "Well, let's go forward."

They walked forward, realizing that the room was fogged over.

"Shit," Undyne said. "Where does Doctor Gaster have the fan system?"

"In the other side," Chara said. "Let's get back there."

The two quickly made their way to the other side of the area, finding the fan switch. Chara pushed it, the two watching as the fans began to blow away the fog. However, some of it began to swirl together, making what resembled a large dog with smaller dogs for its shadows in its legs. The face of the thing was simply a large orifice, dripping a black ooze.

"That's… Chara said.

"All the fallen dogs," Undyne said. "Greatest Dog, Dogamy and Dogaressa's aunt and uncle, Doggo's old man… all of them."

"I wonder if they're the same as before," Chara said. "They're blocking the way."

"Only one way to find out," Undyne waved a magic spear around like a stick. The large dog creature followed it.

"Here, dogs!" Chara whistled, patting her legs. The dog creature ran over to her, making the motion of licking her, which just dripped the goop all over Chara. Chara began to pet the head of the dog, which began to lie down on Chara.

"That's a good dog," Chara laughed. "Just like always. You want a treat?"

The dog creature nodded, making a loud, distorted bark as Chara laughed, pulling out some chips she had taken from the vending machine. The creature began to pant, Chara whistling and throwing one up in the air. The dog creature caught it in the orifice, eating it. Chara pat them, kissing their head.

"Let's call this one Endogeny," Undyne said.

"Clever," Chara chuckled. "Didn't think ya had it in ya."

"Whatever," Undyne said as Endogeny barked loudly and walked away. The two headed to the previously fogged hallway to traverse it with no visual obstructions.

However, as they made it through the hallway, one of the fridges that were in there turned into another of those amorphous things. It looked a little like Snowdrake, but where there were eyes, two Vegetoid heads were growing, laughing like comedy masks.

"This one looks like…" Chara said, pausing.

"Frost," Undyne said. "She fell down just a week before you came back to life."

"I… I can't believe it," Chara took a step forward. "Frost. It's me, Chara."

"Cha… ra," The thing said, its voice pained as if it couldn't go on. "Prin… cess."

"Frost, remember me," Chara said. "Please. I know you do. I want you to talk to me. I want you to focus on us, alright. We're going to help you as best we can."

"We'll get you home to Snowdrake," Undyne said, taking a step forward.

"Snow…y…" The thing that included Frost said. "My… son…"

"Yeah," Chara said. "He'll think it's *sigh* ice to meet you."

The thing shuddered as if laughing as a weak chuckle emerged from Frost's mouth.

"Please… help," Frost said, dropping a blue key. "Save… me…"

"We will," Chara nodded, holding out her hand and stroking Frost's head. The thing left after that, a pained sigh coming from her.

"We need to find Alphys too," Undyne said.

"Right," Chara said. "We haven't seen her. But, I wonder where we can go. This door is the last one here. Once we see what's in here, we might have to go back to the room with the beds and take that other path."

"Right," Undyne said. "Thankfully, these things haven't been as creepy as that one."

"Yeah," Chara nodded. They entered the room. The only things in there were a data pad and a slot for the green key. Undyne put it in while Chara read the data pad.

"It was the first golden flower that had appeared that I decided to use," Chara said. "I wondered… if something that had no SOUL suddenly gained the will to live."

"Holy shit…" Undyne breathed. "Alphys… made that flower."

"I don't think she had malicious intentions," Chara said. "Obviously, she didn't expect that thing to become so… evil."

"Oddly creepy considering that those grew where Azzy died," Undyne said. "Bringing true life from something that was given life through death."

"Deeply philosophical," Chara said. "But, here's something less so: I'll burn that flower when I get a hold of him."

"I'll stab him," Undyne said. "Nobody hurts my little sis figure and gets away with it."

"Technically, you did," Chara snickered. "But, now that we've gotten that key, let's head back."

The two retraced their steps, being extremely cautious as they headed back to where the beds were. They entered the side hallway, Chara's blood running cold as she entered the room.

Inside the room were dozens of golden flowers. They weren't exactly like Flowey, but they were enough to set Chara on edge. Undyne held up a magic spear, ready to impale the first one that moved.

"None of them are him," Frisk said, reemerging since the thing that had brought forth memories. "Sorry I went away. That… thing took a lot out of me."

"It's fine," Chara muttered once she'd regained her composure. "Let's keep an eye on this place."

They walked through, making sure to watch the flowers, Undyne watching their backs. There were mirrors on the walls that helped. Chara saw Frisk beside her, holding her hand. When they reached the last mirror, however, something else was standing there. It was a creature that Chara had no idea how to explain. It looked like an odd contortion of a Whimsalot, a Final Froggit, and an Astigmatism.

"Who are they?" Undyne asked.

"I don't know," Chara said. "But… how do we beat it?"

"Pick on it," Frisk said. "Speak to the Astigmatism."

"Works for me," Chara said. "Hey, you look dumb."

"Thank you," It whispered.

"Undyne, do something to appease the Final Froggit," Chara said.

"I… I get it," Undyne said. She moved her spear in a way that made it look like rubber. The thing gasped, amazed.

Chara then knelt and bowed in reverence, knowing that the Whimsalot in it would respect that.

The strange thing nodded, disappearing. The two looked up and sighed in relief.

"That's good," Undyne said. "Now, let's get out of here. That should be where this last key goes, right?"

"Yeah," Chara nodded. "Hopefully, Alphys is in that big room."

The two walked in and placed the key from Frost in the slot, turning it. They made their way back to the colored door, finding it open. They entered to see an elevator that seemed to be out of power.

"That's our way out of here," Undyne said. "Let's go."

"There should be a power switch, right?" Chara asked. "That's what Doctor Gaster always said, right?"

"That's what I remember," Undyne said. "Let's just make sure."

The two walked into the next room, seeing that the data pad in this room was down. In the final room, they saw that there was the power switch. They walked over to it to see a group of new creatures that were coming towards them.

"What do we do?" Chara asked as she hit the power switch. "Should we run or try to fight?"

"W-Wait!" Alphys cried, running in waving to the two and the creatures. "D-Don't fight!"

"Alphys!" Undyne grabbed her in a hug, holding her tight. "We were so worried about you!"

"I-I'm sorry…" Alphys said. "I-I just wanted to be… wh-where I belonged. W-With the creatures I-I made. A-All alone."

"You don't deserve that," Undyne said. "It doesn't matter what you did. We're your friends. We can help you. But, you did something important: you brought them back."

"Undyne, can you give us a minute?" Chara asked. "I think I know this a little better."

"Uh… okay," Undyne said. "But, you better not do anything stupid."

"Oh, I wouldn't want to do something stupid like 'watching anime and kissing and being a couple of goofs while shirking work'," Chara said with a smirk.

"You read my note!" Undyne exclaimed in irritation.

"Only because you forgot to sign it and she thought I was wanting to date her!" Chara exclaimed. "And, I didn't even mention that last part about the tentacles and the hentai!"

"I was trying to be romantic!" Undyne exclaimed.

"That's just weird!" Chara exclaimed. "Especially for a love letter!"

"Whatever," Undyne crossed her arms. "Take your time."

She walked out, Alphys blushing orange.

"Sit, Alphys," Chara said, sitting and motioning for the Royal Scientist to sit. Alphys sat and gulped, hoping that Chara wasn't going to say anything too bad.

"I know you're scared," Chara said. "I get it. I know what that's like, more than you'd think."

"Y-You were scared?" Alphys asked.

"I screamed like a little girl from that one creature," Chara said.

"Th-The one that m-makes you see things?" Alphys asked.

"Yeah," Chara said. "But, besides that, I was terrified of humans. They had treated me like I didn't deserve to live and that I was a demon."

"S-So that's why you went up the mountain," Alphys said. "I-I understand now."

"But, do you know what helped me when I was on the surface?" Chara asked.

"Wh-What?" Alphys asked.

"I had a friend," Chara said. "Someone who genuinely cared, someone who was there for me. She did a lot of things for me."

"I-I understand," Alphys said. "Sh-She's the one you're c-carrying, right?"

"Don't make it sound as if I'm pregnant," Chara said.

"I'd have your babies," Frisk said teasingly.

"S-Sorry," Alphys looked away, Chara blushing from Frisk's comment. The princess pulled the Royal Scientist's face so it faced hers.

"What you need to make these times better is a friend," Chara said. "And, you've got two plus good ones and one of them is dating you. And then there's Papyrus. So, you know, talk to us. I promise you can tell us anything and we won't judge. But, if you secretly do something like weird stuff with Undyne, just don't tell me."

"A-Alright," Alphys sighed. "Th-Thanks, Chara. I-I know you're a g-good friend."

"Thanks," Chara said. "So, how do you feel?"

"B-Better," Alphys said. "I-I also got you something."

"what?" Chara asked. Alphys walked over to an area of the room, pushing a button to reveal what looked like a mannequin of a female human.

"What's that?" Chara asked.

"I-It's for your friend," Alphys said. "I-It's something I-I tried at first t-to build artificial SOULs… b-but, I couldn't. N-Now, if we put her SOUL in it, w-we could maybe bring h-her back. B-But, for a good bit o-of time, it will mostly be m-magic."

"I… I can come back," Frisk said, amazement in her features.

"So, it can become human?" Chara asked.

I-It adapts to the form o-of the SOUL," Alphys explained. "B-But, it starts out a-as mostly magic. I-it's similar to h-how Mettaton's form is, b-but not metal. I-I had made this for h-him originally, b-but I went with the r-robot later on."

"Cool," Chara said. "So, how do we get her SOUL out?"

"Th-The DETERMINATION Extraction Machine," Alphys said. "I-It may be able to."

"Well, let's do it," Chara said. "Lead the way, doc."

"A-Alright," Alphys nodded, carrying the body, which seemed to not weigh much, out of the room.

"What's that?" Undyne asked.

"Something I'm going to enjoy," Chara said. "Wait… should we get her clothes?"

"I-I borrowed some from A-Asgore's house earlier today… b-before the date," Alphys blushed. "Th-The only thing in there th-that looked the right size was a-a sweater a-and some pants."

"Blue and pink?" Chara asked.

"Y-Yes," Alphys nodded.

"I see…" Chara said.

"I-It was r-really pretty a-and I didn't th-think it would be missed, b-because I remember Asgore s-saying his daughter couldn't wear it." Alphys said.

"Look, just stop," Chara held up a hand. "I get it. No harm done… it was actually her colors to begin with."

"O-Oh," Alphys said. "W-Well, i-if you get in the D-DETERMINATION Extraction Machine, I'll get y-you set up."

"Alright," Chara stood next to the machine as Alphys opened it up. Undyne walked back over and looked at what was happening.

"You guys playin' mad scientist?" She asked.

"N-No," Alphys blushed a little. "I-I'm going to g-give Chara's extra passenger a new b-body."

"Is that safe?" Undyne asked.

"N-Not sure," Alphys said. "D-Doctor Gaster had done this to be able to remove S-SOULs, but he had mentioned it wouldn't work f-for monsters. Since a h-human SOUL is more durable, i-it might."

Undyne shrugged, watching as Alphys activated the machine and Chara's body began to twitch inside the machine. Her SOUL began to emerge, splitting into two SOULs, one red, one slightly darker red, that diverged. Alphys took one, putting it onto the construct, the SOUL being absorbed by the construct.

"How did you know which SOUL was Chara's?" Undyne asked.

"H-Her magic was stronger in her o-own SOUL," Alphys said. "I-It made sense since she u-used such strong magic a-and her friend didn't resonate any."

"I see," Undyne said. "So, what's with this mannequin?"

"I-It's a magical construct," Alphys explained. "I-It can take on t-traits of the SOUL inside and make it their own. B-But, I've never tested it on a SOUL s-since monster SOULs don't last long. H-Human SOULs do a-and this should revert to a non-magical body after long enough."

"How long is that?" Undyne asked.

"A-A few months at least," Alphys said. "B-But, that won't matter. Th-This will give me a-an interesting chance to s-study this passenger in a n-non-invasive way."

"I see," Undyne said. "So, where are some clothes?"

"Wh-What?" Alphys asked.

"Cuz this thing's gonna be naked, right?" Undyne asked.

"O-Oh, I got some," Alphys pulled out a suitcase from a nearby room. "I-I got them from N-New Home."

"So, should we get Chara out of there?" Undyne asked.

"S-Sure," Alphys said. She pushed a couple of buttons on the machine and opening it up. Chara got out, standing up, a bit shaky.

"You okay, Chara?" Undyne grabbed her.

"Sure," Chara said. "Where's Frisk?"

Alphys shyly pointed to the construct, which was glowing red as it began to accept the SOUL. It began to change its shape, giving itself hair and female structure, making it look female. Alphys quickly put a blanket over the construct as it began to become more defined. She also tossed the sweater and some other clothing articles over that, covering her face and blushing.

Chara looked, watching as the glow died down, revealing the form of the human she'd wanted to see most. However, there were also black lines Chara knew as Hatred streaking down her face. These slowly began to retract, the human opening her eyes.

"Where'd I wake up this time?" She asked, looking around. "Oh… this place. Looks weird outside of Chara's body."

"Frisk…" Chara said, her voice choking as she saw the human she loved. She grabbed her, holding her.

"Missed you too, my little angel," Frisk said, holding her. "It's been real fun with you though."

"Probably should put on some clothes," Undyne rolled her eyes. "But, whatever. If Chara lets you stay, I will too."

"Not like you haven't seen it all before," Frisk gave a wink as she stood, Chara holding the blanket over her as she put on the clothes.

"Now, let's get outta here." Undyne said. "The elevator broke and now we gotta find another."

"Th-That stupid thing is always breaking," Alphys sighed.

"It killed me," Chara said. "Should probably get that looked at."

"Y-Yeah," Alphys said.

"Well, I'm going to see my dad," Chara said. "Undyne, you guys come in as backup."

"You got it," Undyne grinned. "Now, get outta here. We're gonna talk for like five minutes first."

Chara headed back to the elevator room, Frisk accompanying her.

"It feels weird… to feel," Frisk said. "After so long."

"Feels great to have you again," Chara said, pulling her into a hug. "I missed you so much."

"Well now we can be closer than ever." Frisk gave her sly smirk.

"You're such a flirt," Chara sighed, pushing the button on the elevator.

"Soon, we'll be together again, Chara," Chara and Frisk heard the voice.

"Asriel?" Chara asked, looking around rapidly.

"Chara…" Frisk sighed, preparing to tell Chara what she needed to know. However, before she could, the elevator shot up fast, throwing the two to the floor. When they felt it stop, the doors opened to reveal New Home near the castle.

When the two stepped out for fear of the elevator falling, vines quickly blocked it shut.

"Vines…" Chara said, her eyes widening as she took off running to the castle, pulling Frisk with her.

"Hold up, I'm not used to walking yet!" Frisk shouted.

"Sorry," Chara slowed down a little, picking Frisk up and running back to the throne room as fast as her legs would carry her. She set Frisk down outside the room, walking in to see Asgore still watering flowers. She sighed in relief, noticing he was alright.

"Dad?" She asked, pulling on his cape like she'd done all those years ago. "Do you want some pie?"

"That voice…" Asgore turned, looking down at the sixteen year old, who looked back, that same hopeful expression he'd known in her eyes.

"Ch-Chara?" Asgore asked, dropping his watering can and taking a step back. "Is… is that you?"

"It's me dad," Chara smiled, hugging him tightly. He wrapped his arms around her.

"I… had a… dream you'd returned," Asgore said. "I also saw a pretty little flower, but that's beside the point. I can't believe you are back. My little princes is back somehow."

"Yeah," Chara nodded, tears of happiness running down her face. "And, I brought you some pie from mom."

"Your mother made me pie?" Asgore asked, shocked.

"I asked her to save you a slice and I brought it back." Chara said. "I knew you'd probably want some."

"Thank you, Chara," Asgore kissed her forehead. "I know that it won't be the same, but I promise that the two of us will raise you and we will try to be a family again."

"That's all I want," Chara said, handing him the pie. "Enjoy the pie."

Asgore ate the pie, hugging Chara in that tight hug she was always used to, but never expecting. He held her close, enjoying the feeling of holding the human in his arms again. Chara enjoyed the feeling of being warm and safe in his arms, just like when she was a child.

Suddenly, he turned around, leaning over Chara in a way Chara didn't expect. She heard the sound of a fireball striking him and him grunting in pain.

"Asgore Dreemurr!" Toriel exclaimed. "Unhand my daughter!"

"Mom?" Chara asked, moving to stand in between Asgore and Toriel.

"She is our daughter, Tori," Asgore said, putting a gentle hand on Chara. "We shouldn't be having this fight in front of her. She doesn't need to see this. What brings you here?"

"I came to make sure she gets safely to you without you doing anything I'd make you regret," Toriel said with a harsh tone.

"I would never hurt our daughter," Asgore said defensively, offended at the very notion. "I love Chara like my own flesh and blood. I always did."

"You murdered six humans to get here," Toriel spoke with a still harsh tone. "I didn't recognize her at first, so I figured you wouldn't either, Dreemurr."

"STOP IT!" Chara shouted, stamping her foot like a child. "Stop fighting! You love each other! Act like it!"

"Chara…" Asgore said, holding up a hand so Toriel didn't speak. "While you were gone, there were some… things that made us look at out marriage and—"

"NO!" Chara shouted. "I don't care about the six humans! Fuck the six humans! I want my family back! Asriel isn't coming back, but that doesn't mean you guys have to be gone too! I want us to live together! As a family! I don't… I don't want to have to share custody!"

"Chara…" Toriel and Asgore said, the former closing the distance between her and her child. "We love you… but, it's… complicated between us."

"We can talk about this later," Asgore said. "For right now, let's celebrate that we have our daughter back."

"Seems like you got that happy ending," Frisk said, leaning on the door.

"Um, who are you?" Toriel asked, looking at the newly reborn human.

"I'm—" Frisk began before Undyne and Alphys ran in.

"Nobody fight!" Undyne shouted. "Not even you two former lovebirds! That's actually Chara!"

"Um… thank you, Undyne," Asgore said. "But, we already knew."

"I was talking mostly to you," Undyne said. "I know Lady T knew. But, yeah, that's Chara. So, uh, don't attack her."

"Just get in on the hug that's about to happen," Chara said, motioning to her. Undyne practically jumped into the hug that happened between the three, hugging the two monsters that practically raised her and the human that was practically her sister.

"I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAVE COME TO ANNOUNCE TO THE KING THAT THE HUMAN IS FRIENDLY AND KNOWS HIM!" Papyrus exclaimed.

"And, I'm here too," Sans lazily said before his eyes landed on Frisk.

"You!" He growled, summoning bones that tried to impale Frisk. However, with speed he didn't expect from a human, she dodged it cleanly, not even raising a fist to attack.

"I don't want to fight," Frisk said quietly. "I'm a pacifist."

"You dirty brother killer!" Sans shouted, summoning a Gaster Blaster to attack. However, before the Gaster Blaster could fire, it was sliced in half, Chara landing in front of Sans with her eye glowing a bright red.

"Leave her alone," She growled. "I won't let you hurt her."

"You're gonna stand in her defense?" Sans asked, his own eye glowing blue. "Even after what she's done?"

"She's my responsibility," Chara said. "I'll handle her."

"If you're gonna stand in my way of protecting the Underground, I'll just have to fight you too," Sans said. "But, don't worry. I ain't gonna kill ya."

"Sans, don't do this," Undyne said.

"I'll turn you to dust if you even think of touching her," Chara said, her hand ablaze with fire.

"Chara…" Toriel said. "She knows magic?"

"Intriguing," Asgore said. "Gaster said she had some potential, but I didn't think he meant it was this powerful."

"BROTHER, PLEASE DON'T FIGHT THE HUMANS!" Papyrus said. "WE CAN BE FRIENDS."

Sans teleported back, firing bones at Chara, who hit them with a fireball. She threw her knife, Sans dodging only to get punched in the face by Chara. She grabbed him by the hoodie, kicking him back.

"Why are you of all people defending a human?" Sans asked, summoning a Gaster Blaster. "I can't read your mind, kid. Gimme a good reason why I should let you walk away from this one."

"She's everything to me!" Chara began to concentrate her flames into her hands in an attempt to summon a large fireball. "After what I've experienced, even Papyrus would hate humanity!"

They launched their attacks at each other, but before they hit, Asgore stepped in the middle.

Both attacks hit him head on, not even leaving a scratch on him. Both Sans and Chara gasped, considering that Chara had been aiming to use killing intent. But, Asgore was unharmed, grabbing both by the hand.

"Stand down, Sans," Asgore said.

"But—" Sans began.

"I said stand down," Asgore said in his commanding voice. Chara shuddered; if this was how strong her dad still was, she was sure glad he didn't try to fight her… she wasn't sure she'd have lived even if she was fighting back.

Asgore walked over to Frisk, kneeling down in front of her.

"Chara has oft expressed her hatred of humanity," He said in a voice everyone present could hear. "She would rather kill them herself than help one, much less defend them from a Judge. However, there is one human that I can remember her speaking of positively. Tell me, human… are you Frisk that she spoke of?"

"I am," Frisk said, looking at Asgore.

"Then you have my deepest condolences and thanks," Asgore wrapped his arms around her tightly. "If it weren't for you, my daughter would not be with us at all."

"Thanks," Frisk said. "Chara told me so much about you."

"Sans," Toriel said. "Why did you attack Frisk?"

"We'll tell that story later," Chara said. "For now, let's just be happy."

"Alright," Toriel sighed, not wanting to push the issue.

"Darlings, I think there's something we all need." Mettaton emerged from the door, holding up a mic to Undyne and Alphys, hundreds, if not thousands of monsters having crowded into the room behind him. "I hear two someones are now a couple."

"Uh, y-yes," Alphys blushed orange. "W-We are."

"Well, go on and kiss!" Mettaton said, a camera capturing the two's image. "Give the crowd something to cheer for.

Undyne looked at Alphys and shrugged, the two leaning in for a quite awkward looking kiss. Before their lips touched, however, Toriel stepped in between them.

"Uh, not in front of the children," She said.

"I'm not a kid!" Chara said, crossing her arms. She felt Frisk grab her arm, turning to face her.

"I suppose that we gotta set the example." She said with that wink and smirk that Chara was always flustered by.

"What the fu—" Chara started before Frisk's lips met hers in a quick closing of distance. Frisk pulled her over, wrapping her arms around the princess. Chara, at first, started to protest, but quickly closed her eyes and leaned into it.

Sans hand quickly covered Papyrus' eyes, the taller skeleton shouting his protests. Chara moaned softly into the kiss; Frisk was well aware of how to give a good one and Chara was enjoying the feeling.

Toriel and Asgore were watching with jaws open wide, Toriel staring in shock as Chara's arms wrapped around Frisk's body and pulled her even closer.

"Dayum," Undyne said. "Chara's pretty good for a first timer."

"Darling, that's hot," Mettaton said, filming. "The audience is going to love this."

Chara's middle finger was held up towards Mettaton, who put the camera down with a slightly irritated look on his face.

After Frisk pulled back, Chara had a dopey, shocked look on her face. After stuttering something unintelligible, she turned around and collapsed, Frisk bursting out laughing.

"Figured I'd let you know how I felt about those feelings of yours." Frisk snickered. "Guess I overdid it huh? Man, I should have figured you were a lightweight."

"I-Is she okay?" Alphys asked.

"She'll be fine," Frisk picked the princess up. "She's just never been kissed like that before. Not gonna lie, I quite like this look of hers."

"I think our daughter needs to give us some explanations," Toriel said.

"She does," Asgore said.

"It's a real Chara-cter moment," Sans said, trying to ignore Frisk, Frisk beginning to snicker along with Toriel.

"Too bad I can't tell jokes like that," Frisk said.

"So just like that, you're gonna forgive and forget?" Sans asked, his eye glowing. "Even after I tried to kill you?"

"Well, yeah," Frisk shrugged. "That's how I live. I'm a pacifist and I like to forgive and forget. I tried to teach Chara that, but she had too much she carried."

"You've got some explaining to do, kid," Sans said. "If the princess of all people trusts you, I suppose I should get to know you before I start swingin'. Would be a poor Judge if I didn't."

"We'll tell you everything later," Frisk said as Chara began to return to normalcy.

"Hoooooly shiiiiiit," She breathed out, looking at Frisk. "You better have more like that one."

"Not while your parents are around," Frisk winked.

"There shall be none of that," Toriel said firmly.

"Motherfucker," Chara muttered.

"Yes, Chara?" Asgore said.

"ASGORE!" Toriel scolded the chuckling king.

"But, seriously," Chara managed to get out of Frisk's arms. "If you want a story out of us, I want you to try to work through your issues."

"We will try," Asgore said.

"I… I suppose we owe you that," Toriel sighed. "You don't deserve to have to deal with our mistakes like that."

"I suppose we could use an explanation," Sans said. "Especially how your DETERMINATION allowed you to come back from death like that so many times."

"Excuse me, Chara what now!?" Toriel exclaimed, turning to Sans and Undyne.

"I'll explain that too," Chara said. "It's a long story, but I think we should just celebrate that we're all together… minus Asriel… *sigh*"

"Right," Asgore looked down. "I… I should have stopped him."

"There was nothing we could have done," Toriel said.

"I knew what they were planning," Asgore said. "But, I didn't stop them. I believed that they would be safe."

"We'll talk about this later," Toriel said. "We can have a discussion with all of us and let everything be out in the open."

"I understand," Asgore said. "I just wish Asriel was here as well. Our family would be completely whole again."

"On a… different note…" Alphys said. "P-Papyrus… what made you come here with Sans? I-I didn't tell you anything."

"WELL" The tall skeleton said, proudly striking a pose. "A TINY FLOWER TOLD ME!"

Sans eye sockets disappeared as Undyne summoned a magic spear. Frisk grabbed Chara's hands as the princess froze up. Alphys turned a little pale.

"A-A-A tiny… f-f-flower?" She asked, looking around.

Before the skeleton could respond, a bunch of vines encircled everyone in the room, raising Chara into the air.

"Well, well, well," a voice Chara dreaded came into her ear. "Looks like it's such a happy reunion. Too bad it's gonna get worse."

"Leave us alone!" Chara shouted in anger. "You're not wanted here!"

"Oh, Chara, Chara, Chara," Flowey emerged right in front of her. "You don't get it, do you? I don't care."

"Chara!" Frisk shouted to Chara. "Listen! That flower! He's really A—"

Flowey's vines encircled Frisk's mouth, silencing her.

"That's my little secret to reveal," Flowey laughed, turning his attention back to Chara. "Now, princess, let's have some fun. I've already taken the six SOULs, so now let's let an audience watch as I take yours."

He began to shoot magic bullets at Chara's chest, her SOUL beginning to emerge. She screamed in pain, feeling her SOUL crack. However, the last attack only healed her. Flowey looked in shock as a fireball hit him. He turned and glared at Toriel.

"Leave my daughter alone, you freak," Toriel said.

"Oh, you're going to be fun…" Flowey grinned a sinister grin. "But, I suppose I'll finish Chara first."

He shot more, but a red spear, a blue spear, and some bones attacked him next.

"Leave her alone," Asgore growled. "You won't hurt her anymore."

"You know what?" Flowey cackled. "I'll just take you all and then finish Chara."

Six SOULs began to float around him, the world shaking as shrieks were heard outside and form the monsters. Thousands of white monster SOULs flew into Flowey, who only laughed.

"Stop this!" Chara exclaimed. "Just kill me instead."

"I don't want it to be that easy, dear Chara," Flowey snickered as he dropped her and Frisk. The two humans watched as the flower began to contort and twist. The world turned black as he began to glow a sheer white.

Chara peered into it, trying to see what he was becoming. When the light died down, she saw something that caused her to feel true horror. Flowey was facing away from her, but was wearing a sweater like hers and a black pair of pants. He was taller than her and had white fur and fluffy ears.

"No…" Chara whispered, her heart going cold as her face paled.

"Golly," A soft, very, very familiar voice coming from what Flowey had become. "I was so tired of being a flower."

"No, no, no!" Chara covered her ears and clenched her eyes shut, shaking her head as she felt her eyes water. "You're not real! You're just fucking with me, you damned flower!"

She opened her eyes, seeing 'Flowey' turn to her, showing his kind smile and red eyes.

"Howdy, Chara." He said, Chara freezing in place. "It's me, your best friend."

With that Flowey began to change once again, chuckling like Asgore would.

"Asriel Dreemurr."

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Well, that stuff happened. That was a long chapter with tons of plot. Next chapter is the final Pacifist Route Chapter. As for if anything happens after that, well, we'll see. I hope you enjoy.