Frisk walked all alone down the road out of Snowdin. The town was in shambles behind them, nothing but dust settling on top of the snow. If anyone was still alive, they were keeping themselves hidden very well. But, the human made sure no one survived.

"He's betrayed you..." a whisper in Frisks ear made them frown, "He agreed to help you go free, but then turned on you."

Why would he do that? Frisk wondered. He was so willing to help. I thought he wanted to go home.

"Sora must pay. They all will pay," the shadow walked beside Frisk, it's sly smile stretching far across its face than humanly possible, "Let the Underground suffer. When we find the heart of this world, there will be no stopping us."

Frisk stopped walking for a moment as the fog became thick and palpable. They couldn't see the hand in front of their faces. And yet, somewhere just ahead, there was a figure standing, a bony silhouette clear as day.

"Human, I have something to say."

"What's a star?"

You had been waiting in one of the caverns in Waterfall, staring up at the shiny rocks in the ceiling, when a little monster approached you. It was completely round with just two eyes on top. You blink and look up at it from where you sat, "Huh?"

The little monster looked up at the ceiling, "They say humans make wishes in stars. But what is a star? Can you touch it? Can you eat it? Can you kill it?" As you watched it, the monster turned and stared at you dead on, "...Are you a star?"

An uncomfortable chill ran down your spine then as you jumped up to your feet "Uh, I just remembered I have somewhere to be. Um, bye." You grabbed your keyblade from where it had been leaning against the wall and ran off down the hallway.

Ever since you fought the heartless, your keyblade remained at its original size. Holding onto it like this put into perspective what you were really here for, and definitely helped you keep your focus. If the heartless were lurking around corners, you were willing, as you always have been, to do whatever it took to keep the people here safe. Monster or not.

You slowed to a stop when you reached the next room. You look around as you try to catch your breath. The room was empty except for a hole in the wall and a table with some sort of pink crystal on top of it. Upon further inspection, you realize it's some sort of crystalized hunk of cheese.

You crouch down to the hole in the wall and try to look inside, "Anyone home?" You smile, hearing little squeaks inside, "Sorry, I won't bother you."

You brush off your knees as you stand back up and strap your keyblade to your back. As you turn back to the room, you catch glimpse of a flash on the other side of the room. It was the same as in the Ruins, only there for a second. You step closer and inspect the corner, checking every little rock and brushing dirt to the side. After a few minutes, you sigh and step back.

You must be seeing things, Sora, you hear Roxas' voice as you turn away.

"I think I'm starting to go crazy down here." You fold your arms and continue down the hall again.

Roxas laughed a little, Well, yeah. You're walking alone in the dark talking to yourself.

You hold a finger up to argue with him, but just sigh and put it back down. Even if he had his own body again, he's still right. Technically he is a part of you. Regardless of how much of his own personality he seems to have.

You froze as you walked ahead, staring ahead of you. You could hear a rustling sound from the tall grass ahead of you. Glancing over to the side, you caught sight of Undyne glaring into the grass.

"Here we go," you mumble as you look around. There was a small dock going off into a section of the river. You quickly, and quietly, hopped down into the water and hid under the pier. It was quiet for a while, the footsteps and the rustling coming to a stop. You held your breath as the steps came closer.

There was another sound then. It was a louder sort of rustling that sounded like slicing through the grass, followed by little puffs of air here and there. There were also sounds like growls and soft squeals. You close your eyes, trying to block the sound out as you dip your head further into the water. The muffled sounds begin to fade after a few minutes, but you kept yourself still, breathing quietly as you raised your head enough to hear.

There were footsteps walking away from you. Once they were gone it was completely silent. You waited an extra minute before climbing back out if the water and looking around.

"Man that was close," you whisper to yourself. All around you were blades of grass that had been cut off and covered in dust. You clench your fist, trying not to linger on the sight of the dust, "Looks like the rampage has already begun."

With a sigh, you shake your head and run off ahead, back towards Snowdin. Things were getting out of hand very quickly, but there was one thing to be sure of.

With Snowdin in sight, you kept your eyes forward. There was no time to linger and wait around if the plan was going to work. You trusted the others would do what they needed to stall for time until you got there. The town was completely quiet, so much so that it made you very hyper aware of the fact that you are in a cave and there is no breeze. The buildings looked deserted and run down, as if something came through and broke down the doors and all the windows.

As you reach the Snowdin sign, you look over the cliff side. It was dark the further out it went, but you were sure you could see the end wall where the Ruins began.

"Toriel..." you frown, "I... don't think I need to go down there to know for sure."

If this plan doesn't work, Roxas chimed in, looking over the cliff side with you, Do you think there will be any hope for this world?

"I don't think it will matter," you look to the side at him, "If it doesn't work, were stuck here anyway."

Roxas just sighs and disappears again as you turn and hurry back towards the north side of town. Each step you took stirred up a different pile of dust, mixing it with the snow and dirt. You kept your gaze ahead of you, clenching your fists to keep from looking back.

As you reached the edge of town, you could see the little boat on the river. You smiled a little, relaxing a bit, "Hey! River Person!" You call out to them.

A figure stepped into sight from beside the boat as you got close, "Tra la la la, yes, I am the river person. Would you care for a ride?"

You nod and climb into the boat, "Can you take me to Waterfall?"

"Sure. Here we go!"

The boat rode off down the river at a pretty quick pace. You sat back with a sigh, looking up at the ceiling moving by. At that moment, there was a ding in your pocket. Alphys had given you a phone so you could keep in contact with the others. As you pulled it out, you saw a message came through from Alphys. It read simply "Phase two nearly complete."

You snap the phone closed again and put it back into your pocket. You look up at the River Person as they speak, "Tra la la la, the angel... is coming..."

You blink, unable to make some sort of response as the boat comes to a stop in a dark room. As you climb out, you glance back at them, "Uh, thanks." You say.

"Come again, tra la la la." You watch as the boat continues down the river.y you shake your head and hurry out of the room.

Waterfall, as a whole, seems to be the darkest area of the Underground. Even though the cold area around Snowdin seemed to have less of those crystals in the ceiling, the ones here just seem to give off a more gentle glow. You smile a little, it makes you think of home, or the stars in the night sky. All the nights that you sat beneath the stars with your friends as you planned to get out and see the world outside your own, being here now really put it into perspective.

"I wonder how long I've been gone," you say aloud aa you walk ahead absently, "Riku and Kaito are probably busy with their missions. Yen Sid probably knows I'm here. Hes gonna be so mad."

You laugh a little and feel Roxas' beside you, chiming in, How can you tell how much time has passed when things keep resetting here?

You tilt your head at him and shrug, "That's a good point. Hey! With any luck, maybe we'll be back bbeforewe even left.

I don't think that's really how it works.

You shrug with a smile and look ahead. Suddenly, the ground began to shake again. You tense and stand firm as you pull your keyblade off your back and look around. As the shaking subsided, there was a loud boom, followed by various crashing sounds. Down a side path, you could see an orangey glow that flickered against the walls as it grew. You keep yourself against the wall as you sneak closer to the edge. You peek around and clench your teeth at the sight.

A group of large heartless were dancing around a flaming pile of what looked like it might have been a house. They fueled the fire as they jumped up and tossed in more of what they carried. At the center of the group, you could see the shadow controlling Frisk. There was no evidence that that person used to be Frisk, now they are just a dark and empty being, smiling at the flames as they threw in one last piece of something.

"That's that. On to the Core next. Let's go." The heartless as disappeared into the ground as the shadow Frisk walked to the side down a separate path. You watch carefully until they disappear around a corner before approaching the burning building.

Sitting in front of the house was Undyne's helmet, a gooey dusty substance dripping out if it. You turn away from it, taking your phone out again and dialed the number. There is no time to lose.

"Alphys, keep yourself and the other monsters hidden. They're headed past you to the Core."