The world was fuzzy and dark. But then… it cleared up a bit… just a bit.

William was smiling widely, being pulled along by someone else. Some… kid. This kid wore a blue and purple sweater, and held his hand as he followed. This must have been Frisk.

"Frisk, why are we running?"

Frisk giggled, "I wanted to introduce you to my family."

"I see, you're just excited."

She nodded, "Of course I am, I told them all about you and how awesome you are. You know, I missed you… back when I disappeared…"

Will nodded, "I missed you too Frisk. You're my best friend, and when you disappeared, I assumed the worst."

She frowned for a moment before smiling again, "But everything's better now!" Soon enough, they arrived at their destination. It was… a house. An actual house. Was Frisk adopted now? Good for her! Will smiled.

Frisk was practically vibrating with excitement. She knocked twice on the door. Soon enough, there was an answer from a deep voice on the other side.

"who's there?'

"Irish." Frist promptly answered.

"irish who?"

"Irish you'd let us in already."

The voice on the other side of the door chuckled, "sure thing kiddo, opening right up."

Sure enough, the door was opened. And, standing before them, was a short skeleton a bit taller than the two of them. He wore a blue jacket, a pair of basketball shorts, and a pair of fuzzy pink slippers. Frisk immediately ran forward and wrapped the skeleton in a hug. "Sans!"

Sans chuckled and hugged her back, "welcome back frisk…" He paused and noticed Will, "and this must be that 'william' you told us about?" William snapped out of his daze and nodded. The skeleton shrugged, "welp, come on in then and meet the rest of us." Will smiled gently as he walked inside behind Frisk. Her family was Monsters… He already knew that, but seeing them up close really solidified this… but it didn't matter, he was looking forward to meeting these friendly Monsters…

William jolted awake as the truck hit some sort of speed bump. "Sorry about that." The man beside him said, "Didn't mean to wake ya. Did you sleep ok?" William nodded, "That's good, we should be there soon. Not too far out now…"

William nodded, rubbing his eyes as he sat up in his seat. "So, you wanna hear a bit more, see if something jogs your memory?" The Sergeant asked him. William, once again, nodded.

"Alright, so let's talk about Souls. You know what those are right?"

"Yeah… they're the hearts that we have."

Jordan smiled awkwardly, "No, not exactly. Your Soul is the very culmination of your being. Every Human and Monster has one. While Monster Souls are normally whitish grey, human Souls come in a variety of colors."

"Does each color mean something differently?"

Jordan nodded, "Yes. Each color corresponds to the dominant trait of your Soul, which also influences the types of magic you might be capable of. Orange is Bravery, yellow is Justice, green is Kindness, cyan/light blue is Patience, dark blue is Integrity, purple is Perseverance, and Red is Determination."

William looked confused. He pointed toward his chest and looked down, before noticing that his Soul was nowhere to be found. Jordan chuckled, "Don't worry, you'll get used to it. They normally stay on the inside of your body, only leaving when you use magic, are forced into a Battle, or when you die."

"You said something about Harmony? And what's up with my clear Soul?"

Jordan smiled, "Yeah. You see, the color of your Soul represents your most prominent trait, like I said earlier. However, there are rare, special cases. Harmony is what we refer to when your Soul is clear. This means that you have a balance, or 'harmony' of traits. Like that, your Soul can be easily influenced."

"How so?"

"Well, with modern technology, we've been able to isolate traits from Souls. If these are injected into a Harmony Soul, the Soul would display the given trait, acting as if that was always its trait… for a little while, that is."

William nodded, "So, since my Soul is so rare and flexible, the king wants to see me? Why?"

The Sergeant shrugged as he continued to drive, "I'm not entirely sure. Afraid that's a little above my paygrade. However, I'm sure he'll tell us when we get there." William nodded, before relaxing a bit more in his chair. At least he wasn't going to be in trouble or anything.

Jordan smiled, "Why don't you take another nap if you're still tired. I'll wake you up when we get there."

William didn't need to be told twice, quickly falling back into his slumber. He hoped that he'd have another memory-dream-thing like before.

"GREETINGS FRISK'S FRIEND!" A loud voice said as Will stepped inside.

Sans chuckled, "tone it down a bit papyrus, the kid can here you just fine." 'Papyrus' was nearly double Sans' height, wearing some sort of white and orange costume. His orange scarf made him look friendly, yet really cool.

Papyrus smiled and lowered his voice by about 0.01%, "YES, SORRY ABOUT THAT HUMAN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY VOICE IS SO GREAT THAT IT COULD OVERWHELM SOME PEOPLE THAT AREN'T USED TO IT!"

William smiled reassuringly, "Yeah, it's fine Papyrus."

"WOWIE, THE HUMAN ALREADY KNOWS MY NAME! WHAT IS YOURS?"

"I'm Will."

"OH, HELLO WILL. I WILL BE SURE TO REMEMBER THAT! NYEH HEH HEH!"

Sans and Frisk broke into laughter, confusing the older skeleton for a second. Only a second went by before Papyrus shrieked in horror, "NOOO! SANS, YOU'VE BEGUN TO INFECT ME WITH YOUR PUNS!" This only caused them to laugh harder.

Frisk, after calming down a bit, looked around, "Hey, where's everyone else?"

Papyrus smiled and answered, "LADY ASGORE AND GUY ASGORE WENT SHOPPING, WHILE UNDYNE AND ALPHYS ARE ON ANOTHER PLAY DATE!"

"What about Chara?" Frisk asked.

Sans shrugged, pointing to the nearby staircase over his shoulder with his thumb, "last i checked, she's upstairs with the weed."

Frisk's cheeks puffed out in annoyance, "He's not a weed."

Sans chuckled a bit, "yeah, sorry kiddo. i know he's tryin'."

Frisk sighed, before grabbing Will's hand, "C'mon Will, I still gotta introduce you to my brother and sister!" William was confused. Since when did she have a brother and sister. Oh wait, she was adopted recently, so this 'Toriel' that she'd talked about all the time probably adopted a few more. William was a bit jealous, before shaking it off.

He allowed himself to be nearly dragged up the stairs by his best friend.

William awoke to being gently shaken by Jordan. "Rise and shine Will, we're here!" Will nodded as he straightened up once more. He had had another one. Were these his memories? Those Monsters… they seemed so nice. And Frisk, she was his best friend. Some best friend he'd turned out to be, forgetting completely about her. On the bright side, at least he seemed to be starting to get a few memories back from these 'dreams'.

Will turned to the side to confirm that they were no longer moving. In fact, they seemed to be located within some sort of stone structure. Sensing his confusion, Jordan spoke.

"We're currently inside the garage of the castle. Now, why don't we go talk to his majesty?"

Will, not wanting to keep a king waiting, wasted no time getting out of the truck. The first thing he noticed were several guards positioned around the stone brick room. They all wore a suit of black-ish silver armor. The material they were made out of made it almost shimmer in the dim light. They also held similarly styled spears.

Jordan saw Will admiring the armors, "Those are made from a special enchanted alloy. It's incredibly rare, but it shields the user from magical attacks, while also holding up fairly decently against physical attacks. All royal guards in the castle are required to wear their set at all times."

William nodded, following the Sergeant closely as they exited the room and entered a long hallway. The carpet here was a royal purple color, and was well lit by the large stained-glass windows. They, too, shuddered in the light, showing that they must have been enchanted with something. Will took in the beauty of the room while following the other human closely.

Soon enough, they reached a large set of doors, guarded by two more of the guards. These ones, however, wielded swords instead of spears.

One of the two guards stepped forward and took out a small metal device that looked similar to a laser pointer, but more complex. He activated it and the light scanned Sergeant Jordan's right eye. After a moment, the red light it let out turned green and beeped.

The guard nodded, "Confirmed, Sergeant Jordan. You are here to speak to the King about a Harmony Soul?" Jordan nodded. "Then you and your guest may proceed." The second guard using his handprint to activate a nearby panel, causing the double doors to open for them. Jordan smiled and nodded in thanks before stepping inside, followed closely by Will.

The throne room was huge. A kaleidoscope of colors flooded into the room from the stained-glass, as the purple carpet path ended at a large gold throne. On the throne sat a golden crown with a few jewels. However, the King was not sitting there. Instead, off to the side a bit, stood a large man on a phone.

He wore a pair of black pants, a white button-up shirt, a black coat, a red tie, and a pair of nice black shoes. His suit looked nice, as did his brown hair, which was neatly combed. His light blue eyes looked up toward one of the large windows as he spoke into the phone.

"Yes, yes. I understand." There was a short pause, "Look, regardless of what you claim, Grillby took at least four lives today, unless you supplied him with a Soul prior to the incident." There was another pause for a few seconds, "Look Dreemurr, regardless of the what your story is, your simple 'word' isn't good enough. If you hope to maintain the ceasefire, I'll need a bit more than that." The man looked over and noticed Will and Jordan. He smiled gently before returning to his conversation.

"Alright. I'm willing to overlook this in exchange for four crates of Monster Gold as reparations." They could almost hear the other person on the phone yell at him, "Yes, four. One for each of the lives lost. Unless, of course, you're willing to admit that you ordered that attack… That's what I thought. I expect word of the delivery by dawn. Tenity out."

The man frowned for a moment and sighed as he pocketed his phone. After a moment, he turned toward Jordan and Will, walking over towards them with a gently, friendly smile. "Good afternoon Sergeant. And you must be Will, yes?"

William nodded with a small bow, "Yes your majesty."

King Tenity smiled, "How formal. Anyway, your Soul, it is confirmed to be Harmony, yes?"

William nodded again, "Yes your majesty."

Sergeant Jordan nodded, "Your majesty, we found the boy, err Will, during the attack by Grillby. If it were not for this boy's bravery we might not have survived until the mage arrived."

"Is that so?" The king asked, smiling. He bent down a bit to be more at Will's level, "You are a very brave young man. Now, do you know why I have ordered Harmony Souls to appear before me?" Will shook his head, "Alright, then my mage and I will explain."

The King motioned for Will and the Sergeant to follow him. Together, they left through a back door behind the throne. Through the door was another room with an odd, circular platform. The King led Will to this platform, and once they stood upon it, it began to descend. Will looked up to the king in amazement.

King Tenity smiled, "We're heading to the Royal Laboratory. My Royal Scientist is also one of the Great Seven Mages, so we'll be talking with him about this." Will bobbed his head up and down as it continued to descend. "So, I've been told your memory is fuzzy. Do you remember anything?"

William shrugged, "Well… I had a dream where there was… peace, between humans and monsters."

The King stroked his chin, "Hmm. Well, it has been a while since there's been true peace, so it was probably just a dream. Anything else?" Will frowned and shook his head.

Will then looked up at him, "Your majesty, why did we go to war against the monsters?"

The King sighed, "My boy… it is a sad tale. You see, it all started with a panic. Long ago, we realized that if a human dies and has their Soul absorbed by a Monster, they become powerful beyond belief. It had never happened before, but we still panicked. That panic led to the first war."

"What about now? Why are we still at war if it was a panicked misunderstanding?"

The King frowned, "Because that war was not a simple one. After we began to win the first ceasefire was negotiated, but there was now a tension between our races. After that, several more 'skirmishes' occurred between us, before another war started a few years back. It was during this most recent war that the monsters acquired their first Human Soul. With it, they began to even the odds and actually fight back. As for now, I recently negotiated another ceasefire with the Monster King, King Dreemurr. That incident with Grillby is supposedly an isolated incident, but it probably signals the impending end to the ceasefire."

Will nodded. This was a lot to take in. "In reality, I'd like nothing more than peace with Monsters, but I fear that time is passed. There are rumors that the Monster's Royal Scientist is preparing a super weapon, capable of bringing Humanity to its knees… we must be ready, which leads me to why you're here." The King continued.

Just as he said this, they reached the bottom floor. Before them, unlike the classical castle look of the castle, was a pristine white tiled Hallway. Together, the King and Will walked down this short hallway before reaching a large lab.

Standing in the center, next to a table, was a man wearing a red suit coat and pants, with a pair of black shoes and semi-long white hair. He appeared to be in the middle of an experiment, but heard their footsteps and turned around to face them. He had a white beard and mustache on his face, with several wrinkles, indicating his old age.

"Ahh, Mage George Nimretede."

The said Mage bowed, "Your majesty, you know you may simply refer to me as George." He said.

Tenity smiled, "It seems we both are far too formal. Anyway, this is William. He is a Soul of Harmony."

The Mage's eyes widened as he stroked his beard, "Is that so. Hmm, how perfect."

William looked at the Mage, "I'm still pretty confused."

Dr. George nodded, "Understandable. How much do you know?"

"W-well, I was told that being a Soul of Harmony meant that my Soul could imitate others. That is was also super rare, and that I had to come here if I had one."

The Mage nodded, before turning to Tenity, "Permission to inform the young man and Sergeant of our plan?" Tenity nodded, giving him the go ahead. The mage clasped his hands together as he began to explain. The Sergeant simply listened quietly.

"Ok, well you see, there is currently a ceasefire, but current intel says that it will end in a matter of days. When it ends, the Monster King will launch a super weapon to cripple our forces and force our unconditional surrender. However, we have not only a defensive device to save us, we also have a counter WMD that could cripple them and force their surrender."

"What does this have to do with me? Sounds like everything is under control." Will said.

The Mage frowned, "Yes, yes… but there's a huge problem. Have you ever heard of a 'RESET'?" Will shook his head, "Well, a 'RESET' occurs when the person with the highest Determination in the world forces the timeline to alter. With this power, they can undo entire weeks of time, with only a select few remembering. We have intel that they have a human over there with that power. With a sympathetic human with that power, they could render our entire plan obsolete."

"How do you know this, if only a select few remember?" William asked, confused.

The King took a step forward, "I'll explain. You see, suddenly, the Monsters were on a hot winning streak. It was almost as if they knew exactly what our forces were going to do. I ordered Nimretede to investigate. After a few more losses, he perfected his device. It was a nanotech device that allowed the user's brain to resist memory loss due to temporal anomalies."

The Mage continued where the King left off, "Soon enough, I lived to see the same battle occur repeatedly. In response, I built more devices and informed his majesty about what was happening. Each of the Seven Great Mages and the king received an implant. As a result, he changed the battle strategy last minute, granting us another win. We now had a way to fight the RESETS. Unfortunately, because of this, whoever was RESETing now knew that we were remembering."

William looked horrified. Someone had the power over time, itself? That's insane and pretty unfair for whoever wielded that power. "B-But, what does the RESETS have to do with me?"

"Do not worry, we're getting there." The Mage told him, "You see, we needed to figure out who had this power. Once we figured this out, we might be able to nullify their powers. But, there's a problem with this." William tilted his head, wondering what could prevent them from learning this…

The King sighed, "The Monsters, during the most recent ceasefire, created a barrier around their Kingdom. It is set to the frequency of Monster Souls, preventing anyone with a Human Soul from entering the Monster Kingdom."

"How can I help, though? As far as I know, Harmony Souls are still human."

The Mage nodded, turning around to pick up an object, before turning back. He held a syringe containing an odd, white fluid. "This is a combination of Monster Dust and magical catalysts. We theorize that injecting this into a Harmony Soul might allow it to mimic a Monster Soul enough to allow their entry through the barrier."

Will's eyes widened as he turned to the King in shock, "We were wondering if you'd be willing to volunteer for this journey."

"B-but I'm a kid…" William said in shock, looking down with a frown.

Sergeant Jordan took a step forward, "Your majesty, I'm going to have to agree with Will here. Sending a kid into enemy territory is not a good idea."

The Mage responded, "Yes, but a kid would be perfect for this. A monster's compassion would not allow them to kill a child, and with your size you could easily sneak in. What we need is for you to simply get in, figure out who has this power, and report back."

"B-but… I-I…" Will tried.

Tenity put a hand on Will's shoulder to comfort him. "I can offer a deal. If you are willing to help us learn who the 'Determined One' is, my Mage will devote all resources to curing your Amnesia. And, we'll help find your parents. Please Will, your Kingdom needs you."

Will hesitated, "B-but…"

Tenity frowned, "Is there anything else you can remember? Something? Anything?"

"U-um… there's a girl… that I kinda remember… her name is Frisk." Will stumbled.

The king nodded, "We'll have every available resource out looking for her too, if you agree to help."

Will hesitated, "I-I uhhh…" Then, he began to think to himself. If he did this, he'd have his memory back AND find Frisk. Plus, the small amount of memories that have returned were about Monsters. Perhaps they had the answers he seeked…

He finally answered, "F-fine… B-but you better have some sort of actual plan for me! This sounds complicated. Like, what if they catch me? What if I forget because of a Reset? How will I get there? Where the hell do I even start to look? As far as I know, the Monster Kingdom is pretty large."

The king laid a hand on his shoulder. "Thank you Will. And do not worry, we do have this planned out." He looked to the Mage.

Doctor George nodded, "Our mutual acquaintance, Sergeant Jordan, here, will be accompanying you to the border, and will have a plan to get you across undetected. As for everything else…" He paused to turn a bit to the side, "You will likely not remember a Reset, but this is good. If you forget but stay undetected, you could still learn this information and return. We will NOT be giving you the tech to remember for a few reasons."

"Like what? What's the harm?" Will said impatiently. He already had amnesia, but would rather retain everything he's learned and remembered so far.

"Well, the main reason is because of the tech itself. If you get caught, they could reverse engineer the tech and find a work-around, rendering them useless. Secondly, if you do remember the Resets, they can easily tell and use that against you." He looked over to Tenity, who nodded, telling him to continue.

"We… we've had reports of those who can naturally remember Resets are tortured beyond belief to get information extracted… back during the war, I mean. They'd be killed in the most gruesome and painful ways, only to be brought back and promised another round unless they spilled the beans. It is, by far, the most efficient form of torture."

Will looked horrified. The King smiled awkwardly, "B-but do not worry. They'd never do that to a child. Plus, you wouldn't have to worry about anything if you remain stealthy."

"Your majesty-" The sergeant began before being cut off.

"Sergeant, remember your place. He has agreed to this and it is Will's decision. He's almost an adult… judging by his looks he appears to be about 16."

"Wh-what about where to search?" Will mumbled.

Dr. George answered, "Well, something with that power is obviously close to the King. They are probably held somewhere in the Castle, which is fairly close to the border. Get there and investigate."

"So what? I ust cross the barrier, get all the way to the castle undetected, find out who the Resetter is, and get back in one piece. That sounds impossible." Will stated.

"Well the Monster Capital and Castle are both near the border area in which you'll be crossing. And, we do have some items that will help you remain hidden and escape easily." The mage informed him, trying to sooth his worries.

"I… I still don't think this is the best course of action." William admitted, "I mean, are there really no soldiers, or even adults, who could do this instead?"

The Mage frowned, "There hasn't been a Soul of Harmony in decades. You are the only chance we have. Do not worry though, we will be supplying you with plenty of gear for your journey. In fact, …" He turned and ran off to another counter to pick up a small disk, returning with it. He handed it to Will, "This is a prototype teleporter. Press the button in the center and it'll send you back here. It only works once, and can only be operated by a human. Use it once you learn who the Resetter is. Or, if you are discovered, use it as an emergency get away."

Will reached out and grabbed the small silver disk with a red button in the center. He nodded and put it in his pocket.

The mage also held out another item. It appeared to be a liquid-containing pill, but the liquid inside was clear. "This is in case the injection of the Monster Dust malfunctions, or you need to undo its effects quickly. Taking this pill will purify your Harmony Soul within seconds." He put it in a small plastic bag and handed it to Will as well. Will slipped it into his pocket after a moment.

The Mage looked at Will again, "So, are you ready to start your journey?" He said with a light smile. Will looked at both Nimretede and Tenity, before nodding confidently.

King Tenity smiled and nodded, "Excellent. Let us go prepare your departure." Will and the Sergeant followed the King and Mage back up to the main room and discussed a few other parts of the plan, before the two of them returned to the vehicle for the drive to the border.

Frisk opened the door quickly, pulling William along and through the doorway and into the second-floor bedroom. This room had two beds and a pair of desks as well. Atop one of them was a golden flower, which was facing another girl around Frisk's age sitting on a bed. She wore a green and yellow striped sweater with a pair of brown pants. She had what appeared to be red eyes and rosy cheeks. This other girl held a pencil in her left hand, using it to poke the flower in the center of its petals with the eraser.

Suddenly, as they entered, the flower began to violently shake as if it had a mind of its own, recoiling from the poke from the pencil.

"Cut it out Chara!" A voice yelled, originating from what appeared to be the flower.

The girl, Chara, giggled, "C'mon Azzy, I think it's cute when you blush like that."

"Shut up you idiot!" This 'Azzy' said. The voice's origins were still unknown.

Frisk spoke and interrupted their argument, "Hey Chara, hey Asriel." She said with a smile. Suddenly, Chara and the… flower turned toward them? A flower? Wait, is that a face? IS THAT FLOWER A MONSTER?!

The flower and Chara made eye contact with Will. Chara visibly frowned, but tried to hide it. The flower did the same, except that it made no attempt to hide its disgust.

Will smiled and waved shyly, "Hi."

Frisk motioned toward William, "This is Will. He's been my best and only friend on the surface." At this, Chara smiled gently, while the flower just huffed and crossed its leafs in the same manner in which one would cross their arms.

"Pfft, whatever. And don't call me Asriel. That's not who I am. I'm Flowey! Flowey the flower!" He said, putting on a menacing face, slightly scaring Will.

Chara simply smiled and poked Flowey again, "Aren't you precious." She teased, making Flowey lose that face instantly as he wailed, "Stop it CCHhhhhhaaarraaaaaaa!" He complained.

Will turned to Frisk, "So, the flower is your brother."

"Hey, this flower has a name, you idiot." Flowey said, overhearing them.

Frisk chuckled, "Yeah, but he'd not normally this bad." Will nodded as Frisk continued, "And Chara here is my sister. She's not a huge fan of humans, but I'm sure you'll be good friends after she warms up to you."

William smiled and nodded. What a family Frisk had here. Will was looking forward to spending more time with these Monsters.

Note:

Alright, so I've got something to say. For those of you who aren't big fans of blood, there WILL be some in some future chapters. (heh, puns...) Anyway, I will announce at the beginning of the particularly bloody chapters that they will be like that. Just thought I'd let you know.

Also, a quick note to the first two reviews: I'm glad you're excited and looking forward to more. I personally think that it gets better soon. Anyway, see you next week!