The monsters all call it "New Home", a name given to this new, bigger city by their King. Opposed to the Ruins, which was where they all came from, the change was very clear. New Home is a very different place in the Underground. The crystals in the ceiling were white, casting a much more natural light.

The pathway to the castle was across a high cliff, overlooking the city below. There was a low murmur of chatter from the monsters, but not much more. It was quiet, but that didn't stop you. You had a goal, you had somewhere to be.

But, weren't you doing something else?

The cliff ended as it went into a building, into a long hallway you recognized. As you stepped in the doorway, you watched ahead, reaching your hand to the side. You knew there a save point there. Best to save yourself, who knows what could happen?

"Heya, kid."

You walk up about halfway before you hear a voice speak. You look up with a smile and see Sans staring you down. His careful gaze was as it always was. And it followed your every movement.

"Sans, what a pleasant surprise," you say in a mocking tone. The tone surprises even you, you can't seem to recognize that it was your that said it.

Was it really you?

"You've really been busy, haven't you?" Sans asks you. He shrugs, "I thought it was only a matter of time. You don't seem to be able to be stopped."

You hold your hands up, "What's there to stop? The monsters will be free. And so shall I."

Sans didn't seem to buy it, "Is that right? They'll be free? Even the ones you killed?"

You hesitated, unwilling to believe what he was suggesting, but the voice coming from you kept going, "Small sacrifices in the greater battle."

Sans' smile faltered a little as he slowly pulled his hands out of his pockets, "Sora, what happened to you?" He asks you. You feel the smile fall from your face, "You said you wanted to help us, to save us. Was that a lie?"

Sans steps closer to you, slowly, but steady, "You had me believing we would actually be free. You fooled me, and that's not an easy task. Tell me in wrong. Tell me the truth for once."

"You want the truth?" You say quickly, making his stop in his tracks. You shake your head, "I don't belong here. This isn't my world. The one who most deserves freedom... Is me!" You can hear the desperation in your voice, except, it's not yours. Now, you know just what was going on.

Sans tucked his hands back into his pockets and stepped back behind the pillar, "That's about what I thought. So tell me... Whose heart is really guiding your key, Sora?"

"Sora?"

"Sora!"

You come to your senses as you eyes open with a snap. The blinding lights above you confuse you for just a second as you struggle to take deep breaths. Your eyes dart around the scene above, trying to figure out what it was you were looking at.

The space you were in was small to say the least, but it seemed to be room enough for the few monsters residing in it. Directly about you were Alphys and Papyrus, both expressions melting from worry to relief as you meet their gazes. Behind them you could make out Undyne and Sans watching closely.

"What...?" You begin to sit up, rubbing your head as you look around. Alphys and Papyrus move back a little to give you some space. Your eyes follow the walls and land on a panel beside the set of doors in front of you, "Is this an elevator?"

"Correct, human!" Papyrus proclaimed, "We are currently on our way up to see the king!"

Alphys nodded, "R-Right. We found you a-after..." She frowned a little and looked down.

"We saved your butt from that freaky version of Mettaton!" Undyne said, "Lucky for us we opened the door and you fell right through."

Sans nodded, "It was a real close cut for you, kid."

You look up at each of them as they speak, your gaze falling on Sans as you met his eyes. You heard the joke, but couldn't bring yourself to laugh at it. He still watched you closely, as he always had. As if you were a threat, waiting for you to do something wrong.

Because you were the bad guy to him.

"Thank you guys," you smiled as you stood and brushed the dirt off yourself. Remembering you had dropped your keyblade, you hold your hand out, hoping to call it back to you. You frown, concentrating, but to no avail. It just wouldn't come.

"Hey, what happened to that weird key you had?" Undyne asked.

"I dropped it." You sigh, ashamed to admit, "It usually should return back to me, but it won't come. Why?"

"Fret not, human!" Papyrus smiled, standing proud, "Once everything is settled with the king, you will be able to go back and get it! I, the great Papyrus, will aid you in retrieving it!"

You smile at him and nod, "Thanks, I appreciate it."

The elevator slowed to a stop and the doors opened up. The bright lights from the crystals in the ceiling cast white light over everything. The others walk out ahead of you, heading straight for the throne room. As you step out, the elevator quickly shuts behind you and heads back down. You look at it for a second, then shrug and hurry to catch up.

Sora, you hear Frisk pull at you as they walk beside you, This is something you have to do by yourself. Face Asgore.

You nod to them and look ahead as the others stop around the doorway.

"Here we are, Human," Papyrus said, turning to you first, "Are you ready?"

"Actually, guys," you step ahead of them into the doorway and turn to them, "I think I better do this alone."

"You sure about that?" Undyne asks, "You do realize what you have to do?"

"Ask politely to leave?" Papyrus looked at Undyne.

Undyne looked at him, "Uh, yeah. Okay, I think you can handle that on your own. Come on, guys." She turned and headed back down the hall, Sans and Papyrus following beside her.

Alphys looks up at you, "U-Uh... A-about Mettaton..."

You look at Alphys and shake your head, "Alphys, I'm sorry. I don't know what happened to him."

Alphys shook her head "N-Nevermind... There's... Something else too..." She looked down at her claws, fidgeting, "A-About Asgore... I-If you want to c-cross the barrier... You need his soul."

You tilt your head at Alphys, thinking about it. What exactly could she have meant? Maybe he could cross too?

No Sora, you hear Frisk gently tell you, You need to take his soul.

"You'll have to kill him."

Alphys and Frisk told you the same like together. You blink, "Huh? That's the only way?" Alphys just frowns and turns away from you. You turn to the door and clench your fists, "No way. There's gotta be another way." You smile and Alphys and put your hand on her shoulder, making her jump a little as she looks at you, "Don't worry. I'll figure this all out!"

As you run inside the room, you can clearly hear the sound of birds tweeting just outside the window. You stop and look up towards the windows near the ceiling. There was sunlight shining in. Real sunlight. You step forward to where it met the ground on a bed of flowers that were yellow as the light shining on them. It brought a smile to your face despite the reason you were there. You knelt down to get a better look at the flowers. They were familiar somehow, but you knew there couldn't be any flowers in the Underground.

Except in the Ruins.

"Oh, hello."

You look up at the new voice and spot a big, broad shouldered monster coming in the doorway. He resembled Toriel a little, at least in the type of monster he was. You stood slowly as he carefully approached you, his purple cloak trailing behind him. He was careful to step in between the flowers, not on them. He smiled gently at you.

"Uh, hi." You greet him, nodding, "You... Are Asgore, right?"

Asgore nods, "Yes. You must be the human. It's very nice to meet you." His smile seems brighter, but with a sadness behind it, "Under normal circumstances... I might ask if you'd like some tea." You force a little at his attempt at a joke, "Well... I guess we best get this over with. Don't you think?"

Before giving you a chance to answer, he turns and heads into the back room. You follow him, walking around the flowerbed. The next room is dark, spare the light pouring in from the throne room. You kept your gaze ahead, peeking past Asgore to see where he was leading you. Just ahead of him you could make out the shape of another door.

"Through here is the barrier that keeps us all trapped down here," he explains. He steps and opens the door, a pulsating white light blinding you for just a moment. You stare in awe as he walks up to his and gently touches it with his hand. He turns back to look at you, his hand still up on the barrier, "It's been so long... But, with your soul, we can finally be free."

You shake your head, "Asgore, wait," you step towards him, "There has to be another way to free you all. A way that won't maybe kill either of us?"

Asgore dropped his hand and shook his head slowly, "No. There is no other way. We have tried many different solutions, but with no success."

"But... But..." You look around for another excuse, but nothing comes to mind. Here in this piercing white abyss, your mind is blank. Beside you, Frisk is there, but they say nothing. They just stare at Asgore with a blank expression. You look to the other side of you, but nothing is there. You remember Roxas isn't going to be there for you. Clenching your fists, you look up at Asgore once more and take a deep breath, "Fine. Have it your way then."

Asgore closes his eyes as the area around you turns black "I am sorry for this." He whips his arm out to the side, a spear in his hand bright red, despite everything else being black and white.

You step back and looked at Frisk, "Frisk, I don't have my keyblade, what do I do?"

You fight, Frisk tells you, looking up at you then, You will have to fight the way we do. It's the only way.

As they fade back away, they leave you on your own. You look to Asgore, your own heart floating just in front of you. It's bright red matches Asgore's spear. Stepping forward, you nod "I'm ready!"

Asgore rears back and thrusts the spear directly at you.