Chapter four:
Three days later...
Black is visiting Chara in Slims old room. "Chara?"
"Hi." Chara greets turning to him. "What's up?"
"You're usually downstairs by now. Is everything alright?" Black questions moving closer.
"It's nothing." Chara looks away from him.
"It's obviously not nothing." Black slightly protests to this.
Chara finally sighs heavily. "I can't help it. This is the day I lost my family. I came to the mountain to commit suicide because no one wanted me. I failed."
"Well I'm glad. Because we would have never met."
Chara looks sad still. "Thanks... But... I just want to be alone..."
"Okay..." Black agrees. "But if you need us we are here. I'll also bring some food up for you." He leaves with that worried that he is not actually cared for. "I just want to save someone when I've failed those that needed my help." He whispers to himself. "But I'm even failing at that."
A year later...
Chara is walking around the house. She's finished cleaning what she can and is bored. She's been bored before and is used to it. She just wanders until she finds something to do. She doesn't dare to go outside in fear of what might happen to her out there. She makes sure to not go into Blacks bedroom. She wanders into the bathroom and plays with her hair for a bit in the mirror. She blinks when her reflection changes to a different image. "W-What!?"
"It's been a long time." "Frisk" says in greeting.
"You're not real!" Chara snaps at her reflection.
"Oh you know better than that." "Frisk laughs moving in an amused movement in the mirror.
"No one is going to believe you. And I won't let you in." Chara raises her shoulders ready just in case she needs to attack.
"You might not. But someone else sure is letting me in." "Frisk" responds watching in amusement at Charas shocked face.
"What!?" Chara stares into "Frisks" eyes.
"You can protect yourself from me." "Frisk" continues with a wide smirk. The figure in the mirror raises one hand up to gesture towards the way out of the bathroom. "But you can't protect him from me."
"Who! Who do you think is listening to you!" Chara demands with a glare at the other.
"Frisk" reaches out and touches Chara who shivers at the power she can feel. "Where would be the fun in telling you? It'll be more fun to let you guess."
"Leave them alone! I don't care who you're going after! You won't win!" Chara snaps making the other laugh. She swings a fist and manages to slam it into the mirror.
The mirror shatters and all traces of "Frisk" vanishes.
Two pairs of hurried footsteps rush to the bathroom.
"Chara!" Black calls out as he and Slim come to a stop at the bathrooms entrance.
They see Chara lowering her bloody fist. They watch as she turns to them with tears flowing from her eyes.
Slim is the first to move further inside of the bathroom. He inspects the bloody hand carefully. He makes sure that there is no shards stuck in her hand.
"What happened?" Black asks also moving into the bathroom.
"The creature that pretended to be Frisk came back. It's powerful. We will have to take down whoever is letting this thing in!" Chara cries to them as Slim heals her hand. "It's probably going to take over whoever is listening. We have no choice as they probably won't listen to any reasoning."
Black looks down with a worried look.
"If this is true then we really should try to stop whoever it is." Slim speaks in agreement as he lets go of Charas now healed hand. "We should go looking. I don't want that thing going on any sort of rampage with who knows who as it's host. It could even be more powerful than before."
Chara hurries our of the bathroom and downstairs.
"Papyrus." Black starts as Slim gets ready to head out too. "There's something I need to say."
"I'm sorry. Forgive me M'lord. We'll talk when we get the chance but right now I'm sure you'll agree that this requires attention." Slim responds looking apologetic.
"Yes... Right." Black almost hesitantly agrees to this. "I'll go inform the guard and the Queen."
"That sounds good M'lord. I'll make stay with Chara. Well try to help figure out who it is."
"That were my thoughts." Black responds in which Slim nods with a smile.
Slim heads off leaving Black standing there.
"Oh my. I wonder what would happen if they find out that it's you who is talking to me." Nightmare hovers right behind Black.
"Leave them alone." Black demands in a quiet hiss.
"It's your fault you're hurting them. I only did it because you were trying to ignore me." Nightmare informs him and Black turns away. "Oh I won't be the one to lay a hand on them. Well paw."
"You'd better keep your word and not even talk to them." Black heads off after that.
Nightmare smiles widely then heads off somewhere else.
Black worries that Nightmare is going to bug the two. He heads down to see them getting ready to go out.
Chara is putting a black blanket on like a cloak. She seems a bit nervous though as she isn't used to going outside. She has always feared how dangerous it actually is out there; especially for a human.
"You two." Black speaks up getting their attention. He stands tall trying to look normal. "If either of you encounter this being that pretended to be Frisk, I want you to contact me immediately."
"I promise we will M'lord." Slim assures him with a small smile.
Chara nods with a sound of agreement.
"Be careful." Black heads off with that and heads off to the capital. He makes it and heads towards the throne room.
"I miss you." Queen Toriels voice can be heard.
Black moves closer and peers into the throne room. He gasps when he sees Toriel being held by something that looks like Asgore. "No. It's not Asgore!" He just feels that this is wrong. "Don't believe him!" He hides back around the corner summoning a pointed bone. He then jumps around the corner into the throne room. "TORIEL!" He calls out ready to attack Nightmare who disguised as Asgore.
