Chapter 11 The City of Ashes
"M-M-M-Mulkey??", Fireball stammered.
Rius:Mulkey, it's not that hard to say.
Chara (eyeing Fireball, knowing something is up): Pyro? You alright?
Abbie (muttering under her breath): So that was you.
In Rius Head
Raly:Mulkey!
Rius:What? You know the place?
Raly:What is your last name?!?
Rius:Hawkner!
Raly: I thought I connected to your Soul too easily!
Rius:What do you mean?
Raly:I was friends with your Mom!
Rius:You knew my mom!?
Raly:Yep! Pretty cool right?
Rius:Wait Does that mean my mom was a—
Raly:She was a Mage Hunter!
Rius:Awesome!!!
Outside
Frisk slaps Rius
Rius:Ow pain why!?
Frisk:You were spacing out again!
Rius:Oh sorry I was talking to Raly. It turns out she knew my mom, my mom was a Mage Hunter!
Frisk:That's Awesome!!
Abbie observes Fireball's body reactions as she questions him.*
Abbie: There's more to you than you let on, Pyro. What's your REAL name?
Fireball (speaking nervously): I-It's Fireball.
Chara: Tell the truth.
Abbie: No, it's not. Tell the truth, Fireball. Or should I say...Inferno!
Fireball (eyes turn black): NEVER CALL ME THAT AGAIN!!!
Abbie: Just as I thought. Now. What's your real name?
Chara: Fireball?
Fireball: It's...it's James Rayner, a.k.a. Inferno.
Rius:We can talk about that later let's go!
Frisk Mary:Yaaay!!!
Rius:I wonder if the village has changed any!
Fireball (hanging his head): It's nothing but cinders and ashes now.
Rius:You say something?
James Rayner: I said I BURNED IT ALL TO HELL!!!
Chara (under her breath): *gasp* No. Not my Pyro.
Abbie: I knew it! I knew it was you!
Rius:You mean that Fire was...AHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahHahahahaha!!!
Dark energy begins to pour out of Rius's eye and mouth
Rius Raly:AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Frisk:RIUS!!!
Rius snaps back into reality
Rius:NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!! I have to see it for myself!!!
Rius run off into the direction of the village
Frisk:WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT!!!
Fireball: Cuz it's true! I snapped one day and set the whole place ablaze.
Frisk:You couldn't let him hope for a little longer?!!! He saved your life!!! Asgore wanted to kill you on the spot but he protested and protected you!!!
Frisk slaps Fireball in face and runs after Rius
Mary:Hey Wait, Don't worry I'll look after her!!!
At The Ash pile that use to be Mulkey
Rius:That Fire I saw...
Flashback
Rius: I finally made it to the top of mt.Ebbot huff huff huff the mountain of death
I have nothing left here.
Rius looks back at the forest
Rius:That Fire looks like it's from
Suddenly trips
uhh wahh aaaaaahhhh
present day
Rius: I helped him, he did it he burned everything I left behind! If I didn't leave, he'd burn everything else!!!
In Rius' Head
Raly:Now I See Why the Mage Hunters targeted him.
Rius: I wish Abbie did her job!
Raly:Isn't he your frie—
Rius:Shut up!!! I left this place thinking I wasn't coming back! Now that I'm here. It's time for Justice! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Frisk: RIUS!?!?!
Rius has been engulfed by a vortex of darkness
Mary:Oh god what is that!!!
???:RRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!
Fireball (crying): I'm sorry, dammit! I'm sorry! It's not like I did the shit on purpose! *bursts into blue flames and screams through the tears* I'M SOOOORRRRRRYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!
Chara: Fireball! Wait! Don't do anything rash! Calm down!
Abbie: I should've killed him when he was most vulnerable and least suspecting.
Chara: NO!!! YOU WILL NOT TOUCH HIM!!!
???:KILL KILL KILL KILL KILLL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL! THE VOICES PF THE PAST HAVE SPOKEN THE VIRTIC IS DEATH!
Frisk:RIUUUUS SNAP OUT OF IT!!!
The dark vortex begins to take shape
It's Rius but it's not
His eyes and mouth are oozing dark energy
Rius:KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL
It begins to walk forward
Rius:KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL
Frisk:Rius?
Frisk grabs Rius's hand
Frisk:Aahh!
His hand is as cold as ice
Rius:KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL
He begins to walk faster freezing the earth around him
Mary:Rius stop!
Mary blocks Rius's way
Rius:KILL KILL KILL KILL
Rius freezes Mary and keeps walking
Rius:KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL!!!!
He begins the run
Rius:KILL KILL KILL KILL KIIILLLL KIIIILLL KIIIIIIIIIILLLLLL!!!!!
Fireball emits shockwave after shockwave, each one stronger and more intense than its predecessor. Nobody can get with 20 feet of him.*
Rius reaches Fireball
Rius:Your sentence is death! Feel the pain you have inflicted on others!
Rius walks up to Fireball
Rius:Kill Kill Kill K—
Something in Rius is fighting back
In Rius
Rius:Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill
Raly:Rius!!! Snap out of it!!! Please you're gonna do something you don't want!!!
Rius:KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL
Raly:Is this what you mom would want?!?!
Rius:K— My Home, my friends, gone all gone. Everything is gone!
Raly:You have friends! You have Frisk! YOU HAVE A FAMILY!!!
Rius:The one how killed everyone is right in front of me!! But I
Outside
The dark energy begins to fade
Rius walks up to Fireball being burned in the process
Rius:I...I
Rius hugs Fireball
Rius: Forgive you.
Fireball (in tears): You...forgave...me? But why?
Fireball's fire died out and the shockwaves subsided.*
Rius:So you'll let your guard down!
Rius stabs Fireball in the back with a spear
Rius:You won't die. And I do forgive you. But I really wanted to do that! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Rius passes out
Fireball (coughing up blood): Ugh!
Chara: Fireball!
Abbie: Serves him right!
Chara: "Serves him right"?! What the hell?! What about all the love and plans made with him? Huh?! Was it all fake?! If so, then he deserves better!
Abbie: That was all real. But he did deserve what he got. He had it coming, ya know? You can't just go burning villages to the ground and expect no consequences. I do feel bad for him though.
Chara: ...
Chara tends to Fireball's wounds, physical AND emotional. Abbie stands nearby awkwardly.*
Darkness comes out of Rius, it's Raly
Raly:He would have done much worse if I hadn't stopped him. Now move aside I got this!
Chara: What are you gonna do??
Abbie: You better not harm him further.
Raly:Oh shut up! If I wanted him dead I would have let Rius do it!
Dark Binding!
Raly stitches Fireball's wound together
Raly:He wouldn't die from this wound but it still could have gotten infected. That's all I can do all that energy Rius used weakened the fuck out of me bye!
Raly goes back to Rius
Frisk:Guys a little help!!!
Frisk walks over dragging a frozen Mary.
Fireball: Thanks, Raly. M-Mary?! I got this.
Fireball shot a line of fire at Mary, slowly thawing her out.*
Mary falls over
Mary:So cold!
She passes out
Fireball creates a small campfire to warm up Mary.*
Frisk walks up to Fireball
Frisk: Now explain!
Fireball: I lived in Mulkey as a child. I was bullied my entire life. One day I snapped and accidentally set the whole town on fire. I had no choice but to flee. One day, I was climbing the mountain and tripped. I fell for what seemed like forever. When I came to, I had no idea where I was at and freaked out. Here's my real identity.
A wind picks up as Fireball's hair grows 2 inches longer. His eyes turn black and fire wraps around his torso and then fades, leaving a black, hoodless jacket that is zipped all the way up with the collar flipped up, covering his mouth. His voice deepens and the wind dies down.*
Fireball: Really, I am James Rayner, a.k.a. Inferno. I burnt down Mulkey in a fit of rage. I...am a murder hiding right underneath your noses.
Chara: *gasp!* Fireball! No! That's not true! It's not true.
Abbie: Called it.
James Rayner: But it is. It is true. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I had to lie to you all.
Frisk:I see, then you should die! Not really though like fake your death if you can I mean how long has is been 2 years they should have forgotten by now. But if not let Rius Kill you!
James Rayner: What?!
Mary:Th-tha-that's a g-g-good ide-a F-f-frisk!
Frisk:Thanks! So let's go to town Rius has been out for a while now I'm a little worried.
A small dark energy being begins to form from Rius
It's a Cat!?
Cat:Guys he's dying, get off your asses and move!!!
Frisk:Raly!?!? Wait he's WHAT!?!?!
CRaly:Yes now let's go Hurry!!!
James Rayner returns to his alter-ego, Fireball.*
Fireball (freaking out): N-No! I've killed him! I'm a horrible person!! Why am I still living?!
Chara runs up and uppercuts Fireball in the chin.*
Chara: Snap out of it and move your ass! Make yourself useful and telekinetically move him.
Fireball stands up and does as Chara told him. They journey over to Mulkey and scavenge for medicine.*
Abbie: I'm considering killing you.
Fireball (in tears): Leave me alone!
Abbie is surprised at how emotional Fireball is.*
In Abbie's head*
Abbie: Wow. He's normally happy-go-lucky. Guess the memory of what he did really messed with him.
Rius weakly wakes up
Rius(weakly):Hey Guys what's up? Why is it so cold out here?
Fireball: Actually, buddy, it's about 68 degrees Fahrenheit out here. Could be because of your little "oh let me freeze Mary" trick. You froze her into a block of ice and froze the ground around you.
Rius(weakly):I did what now?
Fireball: Nevermind, buddy. Just try to remain still and awake. I don't want you to exert too much energy.
Chara: There's nothing here.
Abbie: And I'm no good in healing magic.
Fireball: Shit!
Rius:Hey the Sun went down really fast. I know it's been awhile since I've been up top but where are the stars?
Fireball paused for a second and then caught on. It was still daytime.*
Fireball: Shit. Stay awake buddy. Don't go to sleep. *starts crying* Don't die on me, Blinky! Don't die!
Chara: He's gonna be fine.
Chara says that but realizes that Rius IS dying. Abbie stands by awkwardly. She did not know what to do to SAVE someone. She only knew how to kill.*
Rius(weakly): It's never been this cold here before.
Rius's skin is Freezing
CRaly:Guys I think he's freezing! literally!!!
Frisk begins to panic
Frisk:Hurry Up and find some damn something!!!!
Mary electric slaps Rius in the face
Mary:Snap out of it!!! *Slap* Wake up!!! *Slap*
Chara: Did he just-
Abbie: -unlock the Shockwave of Life?
Rius(weakly):Yo lean closer to me bro I gotta tell ya something.
Fireball leans closer.*
Fireball: What is it?
Rius(whisper):Bro that was gaaaaaaaaay!!! Hahahaha!! Now put me down I need to go home.
Fireball drops Rius.*
Rius:Ow bitch!! But for real thanks man! Looks like we even!
Fireball: Welcome bro. Just don't go dying on me again. *punches Rius' arm* Especially when I'm already emotional. Now where to?
Rius:One sec.
Rius walks to the center of ashes
Rius:In Justice May Your Souls Be At Peace. I Forgive Him!
Rius begins to float
Fireball: W-What?! What's going on?!
The ashes begin to rise
Rius:This is the time to swipe the ashes of the past away and make a new chapter in this world!!
Rius summons a lot of spears a spins them to blow away the ashes
Rius:Mulkey is gone! This is now MonMan Village!(Monster/Human)
Fireball: Wow!
Chara: Time to build a new village.
Abbie: …
Rius falls the to ground
Rius:Pain Why!
Rius gets up
Rius:Not yet we need supplies first.
There should be another town near by. I think it's This way!
CRaly:You heard the man let's go!
Rius:Oh my god a talking Cat!!!
Rius happily picks up Cat Raly!
Rius:Frisk can I keep it!?
Frisk:Umm That's Raly.
Rius turns toward the cat
Rius:YOU CAN TURN INTO A CAT!?!
CRaly:I have a mastery of many different kind of magic. This is child's play!
Fireball chuckles at Rius' reaction to Cat Raly and their conversation. Fireball sets a mental waypoint at their current location and then teleports the group to the edge of the next town over.*
Fireball: I might wanna lose the long hair and jacket. Someone might recognize me as James Rayner.
Fire wraps around Fireball, completely covering him. As the fire fades away, Fireball's black jacket and long hair are gone, and his black eyes turned back to brown.*
Fireball: Better. Now let's go.
Rius:Don't worry, if you ever go wild again-
Rius' eyes turn purple
I'LL END YOUR PATHETIC EXISTENCE!
Rius eyes turn normal
Rius:Lets go!!!
Mary Frisk:Yeaaaah!
Chara: Oh joy! He's back to FUCKING NORMAL! Fuck my life.
Abbie: At least they're both alright.
Cat Raly hops on Rius shoulder
CRaly:You ok?
Rius:I don't know, I wanna Kill him but, my parents died before the fire, and I feel if I met him prior I wouldn't be who I am, but I guess I want James dead but Fireball's Cool ya know.
CRaly:Oh I see, You've gone fucking insane YAAAAY!!!
Rius:Whatever Craly!
CRaly:I will claw you!
James Rayner: Both of you two, can it! *turns back into Fireball* Now, what's the name of this town? Do you know?
Chara: I think I liked you better in a more human-like form, Raly.
CRaly:You're Just jealous you can't be a cat!
Rius:Not gonna lie I'd love to be able to do that!
CRaly:I'll teach you later.
Rius:YAAAAAY!!!
Frisk:Jeez man, you just realized your best friend burned down your village then turned into a dark ice demon thing, then almost die! Where do you get your positivity!!!
Rius:I'm just naturally positive!
CRaly:He's still crying in his head.
Rius:Raly! Stop telling my thoughts!!
CRaly:Nah!
Rius:Ugh
Frisk gives Rius a hug along with Mary
Frisk:It's gonna be fine!
Rius:Love you bea but you're crushing me!!!
Mary:Me too!!
Frisk releases them
Frisk:Sorry!
Abbie sees Frisk and Mary hugging Rius and gets an idea. She walks up on the left side of Fireball and puts her finger on the side of his chest. She then walks, one foot in front of the other, dragging her finger along his chest until it comes to rest at the center of Fireball's chest.*
Fireball: A-Abbie?? What's that look in your eye?
Abbie (seductively): You should know by now. *Abbie narrows her eyes and smirks* I don't have to act shy anymore, so I'll be a little more straightforward now.
Fireball: Chara!
Chara: Actually, I think I'll sit this one out. *she then smiles devilishly* I wanna see how you do WITHOUT ME in the mix.
Abbie takes her hand and places it on Fireball's cheek, turning his head so that he faced her.*
Abbie: Now now...I'm not over there. Pay attention to ME for once. *Abbie grins* 'Cause I've got you all to myself this time.
Fireball: P-Please Abbie! Don't do this! At least wait til we're back home.
Abbie leans in and kisses Fireball, holding her hands to his face. Fireball's hands made their way to Abbie's lower back, just above her butt. They kissed passionately for 5 minutes before Chara walked over and grabbed Abbie's butt. Abbie's eyes flew wide open.*
Abbie: Oh! *she looks at Chara and grins* Do it again and I'll ravage YOUR BODY!
Chara: You ain't BRAVE enough!
Abbie grins and then reaches down grabs Fireball's lower area while looking at Chara.*
Fireball: Oh yes. P-please do it again!
Abbie does it repeatedly and Chara repeatedly grabs Abbie's butt.*
Abbie: Ah! Oh fuck! Yes, Chara, more!
Fireball: Oh fuck!
Fireball aggressively pulls Abbie closer and kisses her. Abbie likes this.*
Rius: Raly.
CRaly:Yeah Let's end this train wreck!
Raly And Rius summon spears
Rius Raly: Will you all get your heads out the gutter!!!!
They launch the spears at them.
Fireball teleports himself and the girls out of the way.*
Fireball: Nice try.
Rius Raly:Who said I tried!
Fireball: Who said I care about your fucking existence, Raly?
Raly: Remind me not to save his life again!
Rius:Don't worry I will!
Fireball: That's alright.…