Undertale Before And After

The Goons

Chp.3

Loud taps of shoes belonging to a Human quickly running down a gray catwalk away from beasts described in folk legends and bedtime stories. The Human Child comes by a turn that leads them into the Underworld of gray buildings. The Child ran so fast they didn't catch a glimpse of the city, eventually coming to an end where an elevator is; Chara enters inside to find only one way. Down. Two voices echo off the Underground caves, "Chara!"

There was no time, Chara didn't care where the elevator takes them, The Human only wanted to get away from "The Monsters". The Human saw a few dozen buttons, they rapidly hit as many as they could, Chara did not care where they went. The doors close and Chara puts their back against the wall and cradles them-self. "Monsters. Trapped forever. Staying here forever... I don't want to."

The elevator doors open, The Human grabs hold of the open entrance to peek their head out, nothing, no one was in site. Chara slowly walkouts to search their surroundings, still nothing but gray buildings their eyes could see. Walking out to the street, turning around a corner and walking onto the sidewalk they found crowds of Monsters walking or riding bikes, Chara's expression was stunning. They slowly back up but a crowd arrives engulfing them by waves of "Monsters". They were being pushed side to side, "Oof!" Chara had enough, they pushed The Monsters back causing people to fall down like dominoes.

Monster citizens began groaning, "Ow!"

"Woah!"

"Hey you little punk!"

Chara says, "Get out of my way, you ugly freaks! Get away from me!"

The King and Queen weren't far behind The Human Child, running as fast the pair could with the force of their bodies pressing against the warm air breeze across Asgore's cape and Toriel's (holding her) dress. Not too far into the distance, moans call out, The King and Queen stop and to find many citizens on the ground with more Monsters coming to see the incident. The King and Queen ran to the aid of their people, helping them on their feet. (Also knowing they couldn't just run past them all; They are examples of Great Kindness.) As The King and Queen start to finish helping those who have "fallen down" a slim blue bunny appears in front of the crowd. "King Asgore!"

"Yes?"Asgore replies.

"We were pushed down by a very cruel weird looking child, who's wearing a green-yellow striped shirt."

"Yeah! That little punk made me drop my paperwork! It's scattered everywhere now."

"That child made me drop my groceries. They're split, broke and dirty now!"

"That kid bruised me!"

"Me too!"

"Same!"

The crowd uproars," That kid called us all ugly freaks! How rude! "

("Yeah! And they're the weird looking one.")

Asgore Scratches his beard trying to figure out what to say, "Uhh..."

Toriel steps in, "Now, now everyone. The child means no harm, they are just scared. Though we must find them, they are really hurt and we don't need them to hurt them-self or anyone by accident; Which way did they go?"

The Monsters that saw where The Child went all point to a gray looking building that looks like a U.S.A senate building. A building where The King and Queen would have meetings with the nobles (but there aren't many left) the building is hardly used and when it is, only The King and Queen (sometimes prince), The Royal Scientist and his crew, The Captain Of The Royal Guard and some representatives of the people use this building.

Dreemurr Castle

Asriel was in his room playing with his stuffed animals until a thump from outside his door, down the hall was made, "My Child!"

The sound grabs the attention of The Little Goat Prince, he puts the toy he is holding onto the ground and runs for the door, The Prince looks out to see his Mother on the ground and heavy footsteps following, his Father assists his Mother off the floor, "Where did they go?"

"Outside!" Toriel replies.

"Chara!" They both scream.

The Little Goat pushes his door all the way open and runs down the hall, peeking over the corner to find his parents out of his sight. Asriel ran onward and caught up to his family, he found them taking the Elevator, after The King and Queen took the elevator The Prince pushed the button and waited for the return. Entering into the elevator, The Prince checks the logs of where the elevator stopped last, "To the ground of the Capital, Of 'New Home' ", (King Asgore is terrible at naming) to where thousands live in The Underground. The Little Prince rode the elevator down, the doors open to life all over, people walking and riding their bikes everywhere; Asriel caught a glimpse of his parents running on his right down the streets.

Asriel took off into the crowd, being pushed by the bodies of Monsters (that are not paying attention to where they are going), The Prince eventually caught up to his parents and found them assisting fallen citizens back to their feet. A slim blue bunny approaches The King and describes what and who caused the commotion, eventually Monsters began to complain and spoke over each other, shouting about papers, groceries and minor injuries, then they all uproar at once. Asriel's Mother asks where The Child went and The Monsters that saw agreed to one location.

The Royal Business Palace. (Named by Asgore, still not good at Naming.)

Asriel knows a shortcut to the Palace, when the little goat has to go to a royal court meeting (or be taken by his parents cause there is no babysitter in the Underground that won't sit on the Asriel) that he doesn't have to attend, he would explore the streets around the palace. Asriel finds safe, funny and cool places but the way he has to go is "dangerous", this path is the only way through to avoid being caught by his Mom and Dad; This path has small gang activity in the area, these Monsters weren't bright or dangerous, just a nuisance but they do at time cause some trouble. Asriel just thought of these guys as goofy Monsters because their gang says they are fighting against society, corruption and authority; But there is nothing to fight against, The Underground is relatively calm. The Prince ran through crowds (that are to busy to recognize The Prince as usual) and came across the alley he needs to pass through,running down the alley fast as he can hoping he wouldn't bump into..."Ooof!" Alex. A horse-merman stood infront of Asriel, smiling with his arms crossed with a Monster named Drake and a pile of Monsters in the back.

"Well, well, well. Isn't it Cryriel!"

"Howdy Alex..."

"Why are you in our neck of the woods?" Alex says.

"A-Alex..." Drake spoke softly, "This is a city, n-not a forest..."

"It's a figure of speech Drake!"

"Oh... Sorry boss."

Alex face palms himself.

"Now Asriel, what brings you here?"

"I-I just need to pass on by... that's all..."

"You know what it takes to pass through. One hundred G."

"How about a flexing contest?"

"No! No, no, no, no, no! Not today princey! You ain't talkin 'us out of this one like we are chumps!"

Asriel flexes his arm.

The goons all gasp, "Huh!" Alex looks back at his gang whispering and gasping to each other.

Alex flexes harder.

Asriel flexes two arms.

Alex flexes both arms twice as hard.

Asriel tries to flex his arms and pecks. But fails.

Alex flexes his arms and pecks.

Alex wins.

Alex says as he crosses his arms."Alright Asriel! I won this time, you know the cost is now double."

"B-but I don't have anything on me."

"No can do Asriel, you know the toll. No toll no go."

The Goons speak altogether, "Yea! No toll, no go!"

Chara's point of view

"These freaks are everywhere! There's no place to hide!

"Please!" A whiny voice echoes in the distance,

Chara peeks their head around a corner, "What the? That voice...",

"Please! I have a friend in trouble!"

Chara whispers, "Asriel?"

Alex points and laughs, "Well look! He's crying again. Hahahaha! Man what a cry baby! Alright Asriel, since I'm in such a good mood I know how you can pay us then."

"Mmmffhh... Really?"

Alex snaps his fingers, "Yes, boys!"

Drake and The Goons pull out a trash can out of the shadow, they lift the lid, "Um? What are you going to do with that?"

Alex grins, "You'll see."

"Wooah! Alex! What are you doing?"

"Alright, in ya go! Spin him boys!"

"Waaaoowoowooaoohhh!" Aaah!"

Chara turns their back behind the wall right up against it, "Oh no! He's in trouble... He's also looking for me? He did save me... I have to.."

Chara ferociously looks around for something to help them FIGHT against the bullies, as they move The Human Child's foot hit something, looking down they notice a pile of cobblestone bricks beneath their feet. Alex, Drake and The Goons point at the trash can,"Hahahahahahahahaha!"

B.O.N.K

The other Monsters gasp, "Huh!" They stare at Alex as his magic and physical body react. Alex's eyes turn into swirls with stars and birds chirping around his head, the trash-can's momentum starts to slow down and then comes to a halt; Hitting the ground comes out a dizzy Asriel with a vomit color face. "Uuugghh..."

Alex shakes his head, "Urrraaaahh! Who threw that!"

"Me!"

Every Monster (except Asriel, he's still puking) looks to find The Human Child standing at the end of the alley holding another dusty brick.

Alex stares, "Grrr! Why you little... Uh? What kind of Monster are you? I've never seen one like you before." He says while rubbing his chin.

"I-I'm Chara."

"Hmm..It doesn't matter what or who you are "Chara" you'll regret that. Guys." Alex points.

Drake and The Goons close in on Chara, The Human Child froze from the malicious grins the Monsters made, Chara tilts their head back and covers their face; Asriel slowly regains stability over his stomach,The Little Prince couldn't hear much but he heard Alex speaking, "Guys."

Asriel takes notice of the other Monsters walking over him towards the other end of the alley, where he finds whom he was looking for, Chara. Asriel notices the brick on the ground and one in Chara's hands. (He figured out the details. Alex eventually follows on behind his gang of misfits.)

Asriel shoots a fireball from the palm of his hand, "Nooo!"

Alex rises into the air with his tail lit on fire. "Ooooww! Hothothootootott!"

A fireball at forty miles per hour hit Alex in the back leaving a scorch mark, Chara stands still, amazed at what they just saw. Drake, The Goons and Chara just stand in silence, shocked as they watch Alex pats down the flames.

"Don't you dare touch them!" Asriel screams.

Alex replies, "This is your little friend you want to find? Boys." Alex says as he snaps his fingers.

"Grab the baby."

The Goons quickly surround Asriel, taking hold of him arm by arm, "Drake."

"Uh... Yes Boss?"

"Freeze Princey."

"Freeze him! Alex, don't you think that is going too far?"

"Too far? I just got a brick launched to my head and a fireball launched at me. No! These brats need to learn a lesson."

Drake swings his wings across rapidly, "N-n-n-no! I-I'm not going to the dungeon."

Alex glares aggressively at Drake, "Fine! You're out of the gang, go home! Oh wait, you can't your parents, all of our parents won't take us back. Not after what we've done... You were always weak..."

Drake gazes into Alex's eyes, he doesn't move. "What are you waiting for! Scram!"

Drake steps back, his eyes tears up with water(?), covering his wings over his eyes he runs away. Everyone just stands (and floats) no one dares to make a peep, especially Alex, he just floats looking beneath his waist.

"Alex.." Asriel spoke.

Alex turns to Asriel and clenches his fingers, "What?"

"Y-you alright?"

"Why do you care?"

"Because you said you left your family."

"Yeah, so?"

"Don't you miss them?"

"... Of course. But I am an unwanted piece of garbage, not to mention I just kicked out my best friend, the only one who ever cared for me." Alex says as he looks at the ground.

Asriel lowers his head, "I don't think you are."

"How would you know? Look at what I did to you."

"Yea but you're hurting, I believe you took your pain out on others cause you feel bad, to make yourself feel better."

"Doesn't matter. Even if that were to be true, everything I've done... The people I bullied and hurt, my parents won't want me back. Huh... Guys. Let Asriel go."

Chara continues to stand still and staring, remembering a moment like this before but not ending in the same way; The Human grips the brick in their hand and runs forward.

Asriel reaches his hand out, "Chara! No!"

B.O.O.M

Alex took a critical hit to his head, his health lowered to one.

Chara runs to Asriel and gives quick strikes to The Goons near Asriel, Asriel stands frozen with his mouth dropped as soon as he is freed, Chara grabs The Little Goat's hand and pulls him as fast as they can carrying both of them. The little prince pulls back hard as he can, causing Chara to come to a halt, "Asriel! We need to keep going!"

"No Chara! You almost killed him, we need to go back and help!"

"Who cares if I come close! He's a freak and tried to hurt you."

"Doesn't mean you hit him at full force at the head, he can turn to dust! I need to find my Mother or a doctor, someone needs to heal him."

Asriel rips out of Chara's grasp and tries to walk away but The Human Child refuses to let the Little Goat go.

"No."

Chara grabs Asriel by his shirt, "I didn't risk my life to save one freak of nature from another one. You're coming with me!"

Asriel gazes into Chara's eyes for a moment, then squirms, "Let me go!"

"I can't. I need you to stay with me until I get out of here."

Asriel stops squirming, "Get out of here?"

"Yes. Your Father was talking about keeping me here, 'I couldn't leave', I don't want to be kept here... please help me get out. I just want to go "home."

"Chara... Is this why you are acting like this?"

The Human stares into Asriel with their hair shadowing their eyes, "Chara, there is something you need to know."

"All I need to know is how to leave!"

Asriel lowers his eyes, "Al-alright. I'll show you the "way out" but you won't be happy about it... on one condition though."

The Human lifts their head revealing their beautiful red eyes, "What?"

"Take me back to Alex, I need to heal him as much as I can, we wasted too much time here. If you don't, he could die..."

Chara re-lowers their head (to the left), again their eyes covered by their hair, Chara's eyes dart in every direction and their arms tremble.

"Fine."

Both Children ran back as fast as they could to Alex, when arriving everyone had gone but Drake returned.

"Aaah!"

Drake! Wait, I'm here to help him! Chara won't hurt you, they were just scared and trying to help me."

"W-what?"

"I'm here to heal Alex."

"After everything... he I mean we've done to you? He-ha...That's not funny..."

Asriel sat on his knees, raising his hands over Alex's body. Asriel closes his eyes and goes into a meditation state, Chara stood hovering over Asriel's shoulders watching a bright golden color above Alex's wounds (that were not bleeding) vanishing into thin air.

Chara whispers, "H-how is this happening... How is any of this even possible?"

Momentarily the seahorse awoke, Alex blinks, taking his hand to rub his head, "Hgg.. Ow. I'm alright? Asriel! Drake!"

Drake swung his wings all the way out and charged forward into Alex, giving him a hug, "Waaaaahhh! You're alright!"

"Why? Why did you come back Drake?"

"Even if you are a giant jerk, I couldn't leave you hurt."

Alex's eyes began to drip tears (water?), "Drake.. Asriel."

"Yes Alex?"

Alex puts his hand gently upon Asriel's shoulder, "You did...but why? I hurt you..."

"Well... What kind of prince would I be? Especially a person if I left you to dust.?"

Chara thinks to them-self, "Dust?"

"After everything I had done to hurt you... You'd come back to rescue me from death... You care that much for me... I am so sorry." Alex speaks softly.

Asriel gazes into the Seahorse-man's sorrowful eyes, The Little Goat leans into Alex, "Huh!"

Alex looks below his waist finding The Prince hugging him, Asriel cries into Alex waist,

Alex just stares at the top of Asriel's head, "Oh come on Cryreil don't cry... I'll start too...Mmmmffphhh."

Drake runs into them holding out his wings and begins to cry as well, The Human Child stood still, not knowing what to think about the current moment, once everything was over Chara steps forward rubbing their arm, they didn't know what to say, hesitant they did not talk but something needed to be said, "...Alex."

The Floating Seahorse faces Chara to find more remorse and shame then he has ever seen or could feel inside Chara's eyes. Approaching The Human he scratches his head and stops to stare into them, The Human Child is shaking and not knowing what to say next, "Listen...Uuuh? Chara right?"

The child raises their head, speechless and hesitant, Chara nods.

Alex speaks, "It's alright kid, you didn't kill anyone, I know you didn't mean to... try. You were just scared and cared enough to rescue your friend."

Chara looks to their left thinking, "I really rescued him for his help... that and I owed him... I guess."

Alex scratches the back of his head, "It was my fault, I had a knock to the head coming. Heh..

"Yea!" Drake chimes in, "Also a good wake up call... Ha.. That's not funny."

Chara didn't move an inch, no shaking nor hesitation could be seen, The Small Child continuing to look at the ground lost in their own mind, Asriel notices and grabs Chara by the hand, "Um. We need to go now, bye Alex, bye Drake. Come on Chara."

Once the pair left, Drake looks to Alex, "Ya know, I read a book about humans once and I saw a doodle with a hair style like Chara's... it's just the human was a lot taller, they just remind me of that human I saw, I can't exactly remember where the book is though..."

"Drake, Humans are a myth."

"Chara!"

"...What?"

Asriel sat down infront of them, "It's ok. You were scared and tried to save me in your head, you tried to save both of us. A friend helps a friend, even if accidents happen."

Asriel stands back up and puts his hand out again, "Come on. "Chara peeks their head up and stares slightly at his hand, they take hold.

Judgment Hall

Asriel leads on as Chara gazes around in amazement of the sunlight and gold making a heavenly reflection (to The Human Child the room reminded them of a Roman Church), eventually the scenery came to an end; The next room has birds singing, two throne room chairs in the middle of the brown tile floor and sunlight shining above the floor making the Deltarune. Chara stood, Asriel being pulled back towards Chara, once regaining his balance he looks behind himself to find Chara listening to the birds singing as the sounds echo through the throne room.

"This is beautiful Asriel..."

"What? The birds?"

"Yea... I never really got to hear them... My town is too loud."

"I usually hear them all the time... I want to see one."

"You've never seen a bird!"

"Yes."

"So you really can't leave huh..."

"It's been like this forever Chara..."

"Oh.. What do you think birds look like?"

"I've seen a doodle! Oh my Mom and Dad also told me they have small wings or big ones! And they can be very colorful at times. My parents also told me there are Monsters that look like birds! But The Birds are just animals, at least that's what my parents say, most birds don't talk, they don't walk or exactly think like Humans or Monsters do. Still though, I really want to see one..."

"Oh."

"Come on Chara... Let's go."

The Barrier

When both children enter the room, Chara's mouth drops, amazement written across their face, extremely powerful bright-white magic with sunlight shining through The Barrier making it glimmer. "This is it. The Barrier that keeps us all trapped underground. Only a being with a powerful soul may leave."

"What does that mean?

"No one knows, not for sure that is, not even my Mom or Dad but my Father was told by a Human before sealing though, the only way to leave is to have a powerful soul. We assume only humans can leave or the power of the soul has to match or be stronger than the Human who told my Father. You can try."

Chara takes a step forward, reaching out their hand to The Barrier, they pause, "Chara you're weak! Chara you good for nothing kid! Chara go to hell! No one would care if you died! You are a useless child sometimes!"

Chara lowers their arm.

Confused Asriel tilts his head, "Chara? Aren't you going to move?"

"No."

"But why?"

"I have nowhere to go even if I can leave."

"Living down here is no place for you, won't you miss the surface?"

"The things that crawl on the surface is why I jumped."

"C-Chara?"

"It's nothing. But from the sound of what my kind has done to yours, proves they are filth! And here... I feel that I'll be dead in no time, because of what H.U.M.A.N.S did. People here will want revenge if they ever figure out I am human."

Asriel shakes his hands, "No! No one here will harm you, you can stay with us if you don't want to go home, I promise no Monster will hurt you. They are too kind to do serious harm."

Tears began to flow down The Human child's eyes, "Y-you promise?"

"Yes. Are you alright?"

Chara quickly wipes their tears away, "Yea. Did you think I was crying?"

"No..."

"Good. Big kids don't cry."

"Are you saying I'm not a big kid!"

"Yep."

Asriel stomps, "Hey!"

"Asriel..."

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry. For everything. Pushing your Mom and Dad, those innocent people, calling all of you "ugly freaks", I was scared. I judged you all by your names and looks, "Monsters aren't Monsters", they're people. People I hurt... and almost killed.."

Asriel approaches Chara and lays a hand on them, "It's ok. My Mom and Dad have phones, I'll call them. You should take a minute for yourself." Asriel left The Barrier Room, Chara stood frozen for a moment in deep thought, suddenly they lifted their arm towards The Barrier.

Living Room

(An hour later)

The King and Queen have returned home, Toriel lectures Asriel for being out without telling his parents, Asgore is in the living room standing by Chara (who is sitting in the big chair) and waiting for his wife and son. Toriel and Asriel walk out holding hands, Asgore comes to his wife's side and Asriel infront of him.

Toriel spoke, "Chara, Asriel told us why you ran away, we have something to say."

(All three Dreemurrs spoke) "Welcome home!"

Chara sits in the chair speechless, no words could express all the mixed emotions they are feeling, Asgore came forward, "As a new addition to our family little one, we have ordered you a bed! You'll be sleeping in Asriel's room!"

"Wait a minute Dad! What about the back room!"

"Huhahahahah!" Asriel that room is under renovations."

"For who?"

"Don't know to be honest. Tori?"

"I don't know, I don't think we ever discussed it."

"Well then, when you both get older one of you can have it. Now, now Chara, you must be hungry, we'll get you something to eat!"Asgore smiles.

Chara is starving, they hadn't eaten since they ran off, "What do you have?"

Toriel chimes in, "Well not much, there isn't a lot of physical food here in the Underground so snail soup?"

"Snail soup?"

"Yes. It will be made with some magic though, we need both!

Chara raises an eyebrow, "Magic?"

"Mhmm! You have so much to learn, oh Gorey!"

"Oh yes TORI!"

"Can you run down to waterfall and buy some snails?"

"Yes DEARY!"

Asgore leaves the house and Toriel enters the kitchen, Asriel hops up next to Chara, "How do you feel?"

"Confused. I'm happy... but upset with myself, I have some questions though."

"What?"

"I'll ask later."

"Ok then. I have one for you."

"What?"

"Are you a boy or a girl."

"Um... A girl..."

"What!"

"Oh nothing."

Toriel yells, OH MY CHILD! I almost forgot, I need to tend to your head!"