"We need to move, Frisk," Chara said anxiously. "We don't know how long our friends can hold out."

"I'm moving as fast as I can, Chara," replied Frisk. She ran off of the beach and into the island's forest. The island was larger than it appeared from the boat, and the forest seemed to go on for miles. Frisk ran as fast as she could, and eventually came across the back entrance to Zeregoth's temple. The entrance was guarded by a couple of Final Froggits.

"How am I going to get in there?" Frisk asked Chara. "I'm sure there are still quite a lot of monsters in that temple, even with Undyne's distraction. I don't want them to know I'm here, so I need a quieter way in there."

Chara looked around. "Try sneaking around this entrance and getting in through the roof." Frisk went around the entrance and saw a tree that she could climb and then use to jump onto the roof.

"It's a good thing I used to climb trees as a kid." Frisk chuckled as she climbed up the tree. As she moved from branch to branch, she radioed Undyne to see how the battle was going.

"We're holding, but we're heavily outnumbered. Please hurry, Frisk," said Undyne. Then Frisk heard Undyne shout, "NGAAAH!" as the fish warrior crossed blades with a GDC member over the radio.

"I've got to hurry," Frisk thought to herself as she neared the top of the tree. Looking down at the roof of the temple, she saw that she had a clear shot at landing on the roof. She jumped, landed feet first, and then made her way toward a door that led off the roof and into the temple.

Frisk went down the stairs and entered the temple. There, she found enormous hallways and large statues of what must have been the most fearsome dragons she had ever seen. Suddenly, the door at the end of the hallway started to open and Frisk had to hide behind one of the statues.

"Uhhh, I hate being on guard duty," groaned one of the monsters. "Our brothers and sisters are out fighting Asgore's army of race traitors, and I have to stay back here and do nothing." Frisk couldn't tell what kind of monster it was, but she didn't dare to look out and see.

"Oh, stop your whining. Someone has to stay behind and guard the temple, however unglamorous the job may be." said another monster.

A third monster spoke. "Look at it this way: you're going to be here when Lord Sargon summons Father Zeregoth back into our world. Our guys on the beach are going to wish they were still stationed here to see that happen." When he finished speaking, the group left the hallway.

Frisk got out from behind the statue and kept moving as fast as she could without making any noise. She went through the door, and closed it very, very quietly. Next, she saw a large maze of hallways that seemed like a maze. There were some monsters in the place, but thankfully there were fewer than there would be if Undyne hadn't provided the distraction on the beach. Frisk snuck past them and eventually came across a large door that led to the next room.

Behind the door, she found a large room that appeared to be the inner sanctum of the temple. In the center was a stage that had a massive statue of a dragon on it. Frisk was amazed at how large this structure was, and also at the fact that the GDC had been able to rebuild it so quickly. She wondered what it must have looked like centuries ago before monsters were sealed underground.

In the center of the room was Gaster. He appeared to be connected to some sort of machine that was draining his magical power. Frisk walked up to him. "I'm here to rescue you," she said.

"I knew you would find me." replied Gaster. "Sargon is draining my magical energy in an attempt to bring Zeregoth back into our world. You'll need to disconnect me from this machine."

Before Frisk could do so, Sargon the Sorcerer appeared in front of her. He was clapping slowly, and had a smug look on his face. "Well, well, well. If it isn't the great barrier-buster herself. You know, I really didn't expect you to survive your fight with Alazar. He is one of our greatest fighters.

"It's over, Sargon." said Frisk. "Alazar has seen the error of his ways and joined us. I'm here to rescue Gaster and put a stop to your evil plan."

Sargon just laughed and said, "You know, I'm kind of glad that you survived that fight. You'll get to see Lord Zeregoth return to our world. You'll get to die knowing that you failed. I've already drained enough of Gaster's power to resurrect the Father of Monsters. Now, I will not only be able to resurrect him, but I'll have the power of your determined soul after I rip it from your cold, dead chest! This ends now, human scum!"

Sargon swung his staff at Frisk, who quickly jumped out of the way. Then, he teleported a short distance back and launched fireballs at her. Frisk jumped out of the way of these fireballs, but then he used what seemed like telekinesis to throw his staff at her like a boomerang. She jumped out of the way of this attack. "His knowledge of quantum physics must be on par with Sans'." said Chara.

Frisk kept trying to reason with the Sorcerer. "Sargon, stop this madness!" she pleaded. "You're not going to accomplish anything by doing this. "If you wipe humanity out, you'll become just as bad as they were before, if not worse."

"It's too late, human!" The sorcerer replied as he launched another wave of attacks. "Judgment Day has arrived. Humanity will be erased from this world, and the Great Dragon Clan will reign with Lord Zeregoth as kings and queens! You have fought valiantly, but you never had a chance to stop the coming of Lord Zeregoth. Do not think of your death as the end, but rather the beginning of a new age of peace for the whole world."

Sargon smashed his staff onto the floor, causing an earthquake to start. Glass broke and tiles fell from the ceiling, but Frisk stood her ground. "Listen to yourself, Sargon! You're even worse than the ancient humans. They were in a position to eradicate monsterkind, but chose not to for whatever reason. Now, monsters have regained their freedom and can coexist with humans peacefully. Yet you insist on disrupting that peace and murdering untold billions."

Sargon launched a massive fireball at the dragon statue in the middle of the room. The statue started falling toward Frisk, but she jumped out of the way just in time. Nonetheless, Sargon kept launching fireballs at Frisk. "No true member of our kind can ever trust humanity again. Those who would be so foolish as to trust them shall be destroyed as well."

"So, you're not only a threat to humanity, but you're also a threat to other monsters." Frisk said angrily.

Sargon threw his staff around at Frisk with his telekinetic powers again. Frisk jumped out of its way, but then it started flying back at her. "Now's your chance, Frisk! Jump!" said Chara. Frisk jumped out of the way once again, and Sargon took a direct hit by his own staff. Despite visibly being in pain, Sargon started laughing.

"You're too late, human," he said. "Lord Zeregoth will return to our world, and you can do nothing to stop him. All will kneel before the Father of All Monsters!" Then, he started chanting in some unknown language. There was a bright flash of light, and a large, terrifying boss monster appeared.

"I'm too late!" Frisk thought to herself.

"Lord Zeregoth, Father of All Monsters, I, Sargon the Sorcerer, welcome you back into our world," said Sargon. "Your vision came true. Our kind was sealed underground for millennia, and has only recently gained its freedom. Now, your temple under attack by this human and her army of race traitors."

"Leave them to me, Sargon," Zeregoth replied. "You have done well. Now, humankind will pay for its crimes and monsters will rule this world!" When Zeregoth finished speaking, he transformed into an enormous dragon whose appearance mirrored the one depicted by the statues. He had dark red scales, a long tail, and massive wings. His whole presence filled Frisk with terrible fear. He breathed a massive jet of fire, and Frisk rushed out of the way.

The entire temple was ablaze. Frisk knew that she had to get Gaster out of there and then escape as soon as possible. She ran over to him, pressed a button on the machine that was marked "release" and he was released from the machine. "We've got to get out of here!" Frisk yelled to him as they both ran out of the inner sanctum.

Behind them, the dragon breathed another jet of fire. "You won't escape me!" he bellowed.

"My knowledge of quantum physics is just as advanced as Sans'." said Gaster. "I can teleport us out of here."

"We'll need to get to Alphys first!" said Frisk. "She's in a boat on the back side of the island. She'll never escape this dragon on her own!"

Gaster was surprised to hear Alphys' name. "So, Alphys is the new Royal Scientist? She always was a smart girl. Yes, we'll need to get to her."

"I should also call Undyne and tell her to withdraw the Royal Guard," Frisk said, panting because she was running so fast. She radioed the captain of the Royal Guard. "Undyne, I've rescued Gaster, but Sargon has already summoned Zeregoth. You need to get your troops off of this island now."

Back on the beach, Undyne's troops were growing tired from all the fighting, and dust was blowing everywhere. Despite being outnumbered, they held their own against hundreds of GDC members. "Alright Sans, do your thing!" she yelled to Sans. "You don't have to tell me twice," replied the skeleton. The Royal Guard all huddled together. Mettaton swooped down to join them, and Sans teleported everyone back to New New Home.

Frisk and Gaster prepared to teleport back to the back side of the island, where they would meet Alphys and teleport back to New New Home. Before they could do so, they heard an injured monster crying out for help. Frisk looked to her left, and saw a feminine cat-like monster lying on the floor. She had brown fur and was wearing a GDC robe. She was injured and needed help if she was going to live. If she were to be left behind, she would surely die. Frisk walked over to the monster. "What's your name?" she asked.

"Midori." replied the monster.

"I'm not going to leave you here, Midori." Frisk picked up the monster. It was difficult for Frisk to carry a monster in the heat of the burning temple, but she managed to do so through sheer Determination.

"Frisk, what are you doing? She's one of them! Just because you don't kill doesn't mean you have to save your enemies." Chara objected.

"I don't care," Frisk said defiantly.

"Are you ready, Frisk?" Gaster asked. Frisk nodded, and everyone was teleported back to the beach where Alphys was waiting. Looking behind them, they saw that Zeregoth's temple and several surrounding trees were burning. "It's good to see you again, Alphys. I always knew you were worthy to be my successor," said Gaster.

"Let's get out of here!" Alphys yelled. They all huddled together, and were teleported outside of Undyne's house in New New Home. Undyne and the rest of the Royal Guard were waiting there.

"You're alive, punk!" Undyne ran over and hugged Frisk as tight as she could. Looking around, Frisk saw that against all odds, the Royal Guard came out of the battle with zero casualties. "I won't be if you keep crushing me like this, though." Frisk choked out.

Undyne let go of Frisk. "Zeregoth has reentered our world. For the sake of mankind, we need to stop him!" the human exclaimed.

Meanwhile, Gaster was hugging Sans and Papyrus. He was thrilled to see his sons again, and they were equally happy to see their father. "Frisk, I would be dead if it weren't for you. I owe it to you to help you stop Zeregoth and save our world. Meet me my sons' house as soon as you can. I have a plan to stop him, and it involves my greatest invention. My sons have kept it hidden for years. It's broken, but I know how to fix it."

"Frisk looked over at Midori, who was lying on the ground. "I need to take care of this monster first," she said. "I'll head over to Sans and Papyrus's house as soon as I'm done."

"Very well, but please try to make it quick. Zeregoth and his worshippers will descend upon us very soon. I will be at my sons' house when you're ready to talk to me."

Frisk helped Midori off of the pavement. She was limping, and needed Frisk's help to walk. "You saved my life. You had every reason to leave me, yet you chose to save me. Why?"

"Because it's what I do," said Frisk. Revenge doesn't solve anything. I'm going to take you to my mother's house. Her healing magic should make you good as new."

"So, you're still in the business of helping your former enemies?" asked Chara. "That's admirable, but there are some people that I'm not sure will accept your mercy. Like Sargon and his dragon god. Just be careful, alright?"

Frisk continued walking home to Toriel's house.

Continued in Chapter 11.