Five Nights of Redemption

Ok so Asriel's fight is done but this is the part where every undertale fan and their mothers copy straight up from Dreemurr reborn, and I'm going to do the same here, and yes I will do my best to make you all cry, there's one song I haven't used that works so well for Asriel I feel so I hope you the same, so get ready here we go

Chapter 23: nightmare or a dreem

Torigore wasted no time, his walking was filled with fast, powerful and ferocious strides, he was focusing on only one thing and one thing alone, his brother, Asriel was too upset with doing so much wrong and failing to put it right to think he was redeemable, so he ran off, content with the idea of being Flowey for the rest of time, but Torigore was not, in fact after Toriel caught on to what Torigore was doing she started to walk alongside him in a similar way, Asgore however just wanted to be with Asriel no matter what he was, flower or Goat.

Everyone/everypony were walking through the underworld to get all the way back to the Ruins, that's were Asriel will be, right under the hole where all the flowers grow, the only other plant life that grows in the underworld are the Echo Plants and the only thing they're good for is saying "butt" near them.

As they walked Freddy realised they didn't break the barrier, it would take at least 7 human souls to break it but they had more than that in the Pete crew alone and with more souls it may make it easier to break the barrier without needing to sacrifice anyone, all of the anthros could break the barrier and with the shared power it would be as easy as eating butterscotch pie.

Applejack was wondering something, she's dealt with the death of her parents before and she was just as messed up as Torigore is now, but she had to be brave and true to how she is, for Granny Smith, for Big Macintosh and for Apple Bloom, she did want them to come back on a number of occasions, even going so far as going behind Twilight's back to talk to Celestia just to ask her about a possible magic spell that can bring them back from the dead, of course Celestia was not impressed nor was it possible, but what was worse was that she had to lie to Twilight about going behind her back when she noticed she was acting odd.

So Applejack was thinking "why can't he just let Asriel go, I mean I like the kid, he's cute, pure and innocent and he knows he's done wrong, so why can't Torigore just let him go, let him rest, I have to ask".

Applejack: "hey, Tori"

Toriel: "who me?"

Applejack: "well actually I was asking Torigore but you'll do, can ya tell my why you want Asriel back so much, can't you just let him go?"

Torigore: "NO! Ugh, I can't let him go I left him all alone after Chara killed him, I was a coward and now I have a chance of being with him again I can't let that go, I don't care if he denies me I'm going to give him the human soul locked inside me so he can live again, I don't want my bro to be lost down here any longer"

Applejack: "wow, you really care about him don't ya, well my parents died a few years back and I was as lost as you, I'd always look to the stars and imagine that they were there looking back at me"

Twilight: "you said you were looking to the future"

Applejack: "well believe it or not I lied, and I didn't even need Discord to do it, and even more shocking... it felt good"

Toriel: "I can only imagine what you went through my child, but we have an opportunity to get my son back so I want to help give him a better life while I can, we are not letting this chance go"

Rarity: "this whole adventure has been for this, let us give him a new life I say"

They continued to walk to the Ruins, by now they had just past the Hotlands and were entering the Waterfall area, this is where the scenery started to fall into place with the moment of the trip, it was playing to an emotional setting, the waterfalls were gentle and slow, the light of the area was soft and flowing, the air was sparkling and calm, sounds could be heard, twinkling, harmonised hums, whispers, and a slight breeze, it all compounded and sent chills down the spines of most of the crew and everypony.

It seemed everything was playing to the moment, everything that happened was to do with trying to save Asriel and Torigore knew it, as for Asriel he had reached the flower bed and was crying, he had accepted his fate but it still hurt to know he would soon be Flowey for the rest of time, he really didn't want this, he thought it was a crime to let someone so young be condemned to a life of no/hardly any emotions, it was worse than death and he wanted to be free, he wanted to live again.

He was so pained about the idea of being Flowey again that he sang a song about being on the edge of death but having just one last chance to be saved from its clutches.

(now play Buried Beneath by RED)

Asriel: "my eyes have adjusted to dark,

And so has my heart,

The weight of the world has covered me,

I'm in over my head, am I living or dead,

Can anyone hear me calling out?

I'm calling out,

I'm finally breaking, so where are you now,

It's been such a long time, that I tried to live without,

I'm suffocating, I need you to breathe,

So reach down and pull me up, pull me out,

Before I am buried beneath,

Built this house on the shore,

All I wanted was more, then I felt the sand start shifting,

Saw the cracks in the walls, I painted over them all,

I tried my best to just ignore, I can't ignore,

I'm finally breaking, so where are you now,

It's been such a long time, that I tried to live without,

I'm suffocating, I need you to breathe,

So reach down and pull me up, pull me out,

Before I am buried beneath"

After the song all Asriel could think about is, what if Torigore came to save him and they could go to the surface world together, they'd have all the fun they had before and everything would be great again, but he remembered that this is what he decided would happen, to let everyone go to the surface without him, he had tried to turn back time and kill Chara so he could have that life but he failed and so with no motivation to try again, all he has now is a small amount of time before the end comes.

But with Torigore he was willing to try and try again even if he can't give Asriel his human soul he will still be there for him, he will stay by his side till time itself ends, they still had to go through Waterfall and with all the sights and sounds Torigore was thinking back to the good times too, all the fun and laughter, all the games played and the silly things they would do.

One memory in particular stuck in his mind, it was one were the four of them were in the Ruins tending to the butter cups under the hole, Asgore was watering them, Toriel was planting new ones and Torigore was smelling them, to him they did smell like a butter scotch pie so if it wasn't for Chara making the mistake it might have been Torigore, Asriel however was in the middle of making something, the memory stopped there as Torigore stopped, he started crying

Toriel: "Torigore my child, why did you stop?"

Torigore: "do... do you... remember the... time when... Asriel made... butter... cup crowns?"

Toriel: "yes, yes I do, why?"

Torigore: "that... is my... most cherished... memory... of him"

Toriel: "it was such a nice day back then"

As Torigore's tears ran down his fluffy cheeks he remembered more, Torigore looked to Asriel and wondered what he was doing, it looked as if he was making something but what was it, so he asked his twin brother.

Torigore: "hey bro, what you making?"

Asriel: "hold on it's not finished yet, I have to make one more after this"

Torigore: "come on you can tell me, I'll keep it a secret"

Asriel: "no way you stink at keeping secrets"

Torigore: "no I don't"

Asriel: "yeah you do, you stink"

Torigore: "hey you take that back"

Asriel: "nope"

In the memory Torigore and Asriel fought over the object Asriel was making and Torigore laughed through tears at remembering Toriel saying "now, now play nice my children" after the scuffle 4 butter cup crowns were dropped onto the bed of flowers, Asgore picked them up and looked at them, coming from a 4 year old the crowns were very well made, time, detail and effort were put into them, along with love and care, Asgore was so proud of his son for making such beautiful crowns that he gave them to Asriel so he could hand them out.

He gave one first to Toriel and she looked at it with appreciation, next he gave one to Asgore, he was so very proud of Asriel for this, and last one for Torigore, he looked at it and thought "if anyone is going to be King when dad dies, it's you" then Asriel put the last crown on his own head, they looked to each other and smiled, then Asriel just flopped down atop the flower bed and spread out his arms and legs, he stared up towards the others expecting them to join him, Torigore was first to join then Toriel, Asgore was a bit confused at what was going on but looking at the scene he saw that they had landed in a circle and there was only one spot left in the circle which was for him so he joined in too.

Asriel saw that his ears were almost touching Torigore's and Toriel's so he spread them out, using his hands to get them as straight as possible, Torigore felt something in his ear, the sensitivity of them made him laugh, he looked to Asriel and saw he was getting their ears to touch and also how hard it was for him not to laugh, Toriel saw this too and spread her ears out too and then Asgore followed suit, now their ears were toughing the last thing Asriel could think of was to hold hands.

The four of them were now lying on the butter cup bed with their ears toughing and holding hands, Torigore had his eyes closed imagining what they would have looked like from the hole above, luckily on that day no humans had fallen through and the moment was shared for about 30 mins, Torigore cried for those days again and wished they could do that all other again.

They had now made it to Snowdin, Torigore had to stop again so he could get his bearings, he day dreamed so much that he didn't know how far he had got before he stopped dreaming, now that he knows they are in Snowdin he found the Determination to keep going, now just a bit faster, Freddy has been thinking a lot, he was sure Torigore would give up his soul for Asriel because of him being his actual brother but he wasn't sure if that would course his body to fade away and his conscious to be trapped inside Asriel, just like when he absorbed the crew to become Asriel in the first place, he was wondering if the same thing would happen if a soul was given willingly rather the taken forcefully.

He had to ask.

Freddy: "hey Torigore?"

Torigore: "yeah, what's up?"

Sans: "the sky"

Papyrus: "SANS, they're about to have an important talk so shush"

Freddy: "thanks pap, anyway, I was thinking, do you really want to give up your soul for Asriel, are you sure that I can't do the same, he may not be my biological brother, but I think that bonding with Toriel and Asgore has made me family none the less"

Torigore: "I appreciate that, I really do but, I have to do it he's my brother, besides it's not my soul that will give him life"

Bonnie: "what do you mean, there's only one soul to give"

Torigore: "don't you remember? I said I have a human soul that I found and he connected to my soul and gave me my golden power"

Bonnie: "oh yeah, did you also say the soul was a boy called Ben?"

Torigore: "yes I did, he seems to remember you"

Freddy: "the name is familiar but for the life of me I just can't figure out why"

Sarah: "I think I remember, let's see... ok so after we killed Mike and Jeremy we were put into storage, we became trapped in the void and tried to find a way out, there was a chance to get out but it was in the darkest part of the void and it made us go crazy and hurt a family in their dreams, some details are still shady but one kid became lost here somewhere and another kid and his mum turned into angels"

Freddy: "yeah that's right, wow what lives we've led"

As they continued the scenery in Snowdin chanced too trying to fit the mood of the journey, the snow on the ground sparkled and crunched lightly, the flurries of snow moved slowly and the trees swayed in the wind, another part of the underworld seemed to understand the gravity of the situation of the journey and there's not much left to go before they get to the Ruins, Torigore started to feel his heart beat getting heavy with trepidation and anticipation.

Asriel just couldn't stop thinking of the place he put himself in, every time he thought he had settled with the choice he had made he would contradict himself thinking of the life he should be having and could have, the whole thing was just too much for him, he was also sure that Toriel, Asgore and Torigore was coming to help him, he could feel it, something that was left behind in the fight was resonating inside of him, it was his heart, his soul, what was left of it anyway, it wanted to be with them for as long as it could, this got him to sing about being with them forever, but how could they, even after all he has done how could they be together forever.

(now play Forever by RED)

Asriel: "I try to run, I try to hide,

From a voice I couldn't satisfy,

That was me, always wanting more,

And letting go of all I had before,

Cus it feels like the end, a wound that I can't mend,

I just can't fight any longer,

You waited till I sobered,

You came when you knew that the game was over,

Didn't even want to be found,

But you chased me down and broke in just when I was done believing,

Spun me round so close now I can feel you breathing,

Sunlight burns inside and I feel so alive and help me now, tell me how,

How can this last forever, forever,

I ignored the signs, opened every door,

But I couldn't find what I searched for,

I try to fight but I turn and run,

Every move I make I the wrong one,

You patiently wait for my next mistake,

I know it won't be much longer,

You waited till I sobered,

You came when you knew that the game was over,

Didn't even want to be found,

But you chased me down and broke in just when I was done believing,

Spun me round so close now I can feel you breathing,

Sunlight burns inside and I feel so alive and help me now, tell me how,

How can this last forever?

You gave me so much more,

Then I could ever ask for,

But I turned and followed a road that left me hollow,

And still you waited for me to come back home,

You brought me home"

After the song ended Asriel could feel it, his heart was calling out to them, Toriel, Torigore and Asgore, even the crew and the ponies, he could feel their friendship, he had made a connection to them, but was he willing to let one of them sacrifice themselves to save him, he still didn't see the need but how else was he going to have his life back, he didn't know, soon though he will find out.

Torigore could feel Asriel's heart calling out, it was all the better then that they had just made it to the entrance to the Ruins, the crew and the ponies had a small bit of nostalgia run through them, not so long ago they had gone through this door to find Flowey and work out the connection to Asgore and Toriel, now though they have to go through it to find Asriel and finish what they started here.

Torigore: "mum do you still have the power to open this door"

Toriel: "I believe I do, hold on"

In order to open the door from the outside, one must have an immense amount of fire magic or power and focus it in 3 points, these 3 points were the 3 triangles of the Dreemurr crest, Toriel had to concentrate as it wasn't enough just to light up the triangles but they also had to be of considerable strength, first the one in the middle lit up then the one on the right, finally the one on the left, but the door didn't open and she was giving it her all, nothing, she was about to go full fire form but to save it Foxy used his fire to help and the door opened.

Now that the Ruins were open they quickly ran through the house so they could bypass all the puzzles and get to Asriel before it's too late, Asgore picked up a cinnamon pie on the way, saving it for the moment ahead, Torigore now felt his heart and Asriel's heart beating as one, every lub and every dub sounding at the same time, just like when they were together and living every moment at the same time.

There was a problem though and they could all feel it, Asriel's heart was weakening, he was slowly fading and it was only mins left before he would be lost as Flowey forever, Asriel's body was starting to tingle and tremble, he could feel the tips of his ears and fingers going numb, he was falling apart, Torigore couldn't hold it in anymore so he ran to the end of the Ruins leaving behind his own trail of tears, his heart pounding, feeling his nerves going wild and instinct started to take over.

The crew followed him as best they could but despite the brother like relationship they seemed to have they couldn't keep up with Torigore apart from Toriel and Asgore, their true family bond to Asriel gave them the adrenaline and Determination to at least see him once again and this time never let him go.

Asriel knew they were close, not long now and he'll see them, the family that loved him and the family he loved back, he could feel it in his heart, they were so close that the thought of seeing them again brought a smile to his face, he was sorry and he was ready to say goodbye, it made him want to sing again, to sing about just seeing the ones he loved so much would bring him peace.

(That's right song no. 3, play Pieces by RED)

Asriel: "I'm here again, a thousand miles away from you,

A broken mess, just scattered pieces of who I am,

I tried so hard, thought I could do this on my own,

I've lost so much along the way,

Then I see your face, I know I'm finally yours,

I find everything I thought I lost before,

You call my name, I come to you in pieces,

So you can make me whole,

I've come undone, but you make sense of who I am,

Like puzzle pieces in your hand,

When I see your face, I know I'm finally yours,

I find everything I thought I lost before,

You call my name, I come to you in pieces,

So you can make me whole,

I tried so hard, so hard,

I tried so hard,

Then I see your face, I know I'm finally yours,

I find everything I thought I lost before,

You call my name, I come to you in pieces,

So you can make me whole"

Just as the song ended they arrived, Asriel felt them just at the arch way right before the first puzzle of the Ruins, he started to cry not even wanting to look at them for what he did, the guilt was too much, he had brought shame to himself and the Dreemurr family so just the thought of their disappointed faces was enough to break him, then again he is still going through a lot right now so it was no surprise, but they didn't blame him at all, Asgore for one regrets bringing him back as a soulless flower, Toriel didn't even try to stop the other kids from Asgore and Torigore ran away, if anything the entire Dreemurr family has done wrong and tarnished its once proud name.

Toriel: "Asriel, you can turn around now, we are not mad at you, we just want to take you home"

Asriel: "but why, don't you see, I messed everything up just so I could be with you all like it used to be, I should just stay as Flowey, I should account for what I've done"

Asgore: "you have done, now you can just let it go, we have so now it's your turn"

Asriel: "but I'm turning back into Flowey, can't you feel it, my body, my soul, it's giving out I can't last much longer, what can I do?"

Torigore: "you can take a soul, I can give you a soul to give you life, please accept it"

Asriel: "what, but I told you I don't want a soul, I'm not worth it, what I did was unforgiveable"

Torigore: "and yet you are forgiven, just look at your family, we all separated because you died, and now that you are back we are here for you, so please take this soul and you can be here and be strong"

Asriel: "no I don't want it, I don't deserve your forgiveness, not your charity nor your compassion, were was the compassion when I was tearing out your soul so I could be here now, please just go, leave me alone"

Torigore: "please Asriel just take it, I don't want to see you go"

Asriel: "I SAID I DON'T WANT IT!"

Torigore: "WELL I'M NOT GIVING YOU A CHOICE DAMNIT!"

At that point the rest of the crew had caught up with the Dreemurr's and they could see something very emotional had just gone down, Asgore and Toriel were looking shocked and Asriel seemed to be beside himself, eyes wide and flowing with tears, but the surprising thing they saw was Torigore on his knees punching at the flower bed crying his eyes out, frustrated, heartbroken, yet still Determined to give his brother what he deserved... a second chance.

Torigore: "don't you get it (sniff) I ran after you died, I ran (sniff) because I was a coward, I let this happen, if I'd just stay close to you I could have taken Chara back to the surface and still come back alive, you are so pure you never would attack any human, but I would have destroyed them all, after I got to the surface myself I took your way of life and made friends with the humans but I still to this day could never fully trust them, that's way I need you back so we can finally go to the surface together and you can show the humans what it means to be a monster"

Asriel didn't know what to say, he was just so shocked by the behaviour of Torigore but he was right he did run away, too scared the face the truth of his twin brother being gone, so he gave up, he was going to take the human soul from Torigore but not before he had his chance of comforting his brother, Asriel walked up to him and hugged him, while Torigore was kneeling he was the same height, perfect for a long overdue dose of brotherly love.

The ponies were crying again and all the female anthros and this time Papyrus, he had to hug Sans, Sans up to now has been seen as almost emotionless himself but now he gave in to his heart and let all his troubles melt away and cried for the first time in years.

Torigore: "ha... I don't want to let go"

Asriel: "you don't have to"

Torigore: "hey... that's my line"

Asriel: "I don't see your name on it"

Torigore overcome with emotion just burst out laughing and hugged tighter, but then Asriel started to feel faint, like he was having an outer body experience, his time was almost up and he fainted, his whole world was turning white and the last thing he remembered hearing was Torigore shouting his name, everything was gone now, nothing but white is all he could see but then he heard something, it was a heart beat but not his heart beat but another's then a chime from somewhere, then he saw Torigore in the whiteness coming towards him and singing along with the tune, he came in and hugged Asriel.

(ok here's the 4th song and this is the one I wanted so badly to put with Asriel so I hope it works, play As You Go by yes again RED)

Torigore: "darkness creeps into daylight, your leaving,

Treasures hidden in our mind, the memories,

The time we had is fleeting,

The strength is just believing now,

The world I know can hate you,

The world I know can break you,

But as you go remember I'm by your side,

The love within you can heal these tears that burn,

And through it all remember I'm by your side,

As you go,

Bittersweet the dreams we made, we're so young,

We thought that this could never end,

Don't be afraid, never stop believing,

You'll find a new beginning now,

The world I know can hate you,

The world I know can break you,

But as you go remember that I'm by your side,

The love within you can heal these tears that burn,

And through it all remember that I'm by your side,

As you go,

I will never let you go,

As you go,

I will never let you go,

The world I know can hate you,

The world I know can break you,

But as you go remember that I'm by your side,

The love within you can heal these tears that burn,

And through it all remember that I'm by your side"

After the song Asriel was an emotional wreck, he thought he was finally facing his destiny and he would wake up being Flowey again, if that was the case then he knew that Torigore was going to stay with him to face him, to face his pain, wrath, punishment, and rage, but there was this heart beat, where was it coming from, it wasn't his as it was gone he could feel that his heart was gone, his soul was being preserved by another, it was the human soul, Torigore had given Asriel his human soul, Ben had been transferred into Asriel and he woke up.

Asriel opened his eyes to see the hole, the light it bright gave Asriel his hope, compassion, love and Determination back, he was finally alive again and he could feel everything, his feet, hands, fingers, ears and a wet shirt... wait wet shirt? Torigore and everyone/everypony else for that matter had no idea if Asriel was fine or not but he lifted his head and said.

Asriel: "umm... Torigore, it worked you can put me down now"

Torigore: "ASRIEL! Hahahahaha, oh I'm never letting you go ever, I promise from now on I will be there for you no matter what"

Toriel: "oh Asriel, you've finally come back to us, oh I was so worried... you are so grounded mister, I do not appreciate you using a god form to ruin time just to get everything back the way you wanted"

Asriel: "ok... I'm sorry"

Toriel: "oh, I don't care I have you back now come here"

Asgore: "hey, anyone want some pie?"

Everyone/everypony: "I do!"

Everything now seemed to be in place, Asriel had a soul that was willing to give him life and the power to let him use his god form if needed, the anthros who had made a family bond had their Goat bro back and the hope of the world was restored, but the barrier was still stopping monsters from escaping and that was also a part of the adventure and something had been reborn along with Asriel, can they get the barrier down, all we can do is wait to see.

So there you have it chapter 23, I hope it was emotional enough for you and that I made you all cry, Asriel is the internet's favourite child right now and his story is so sad especially since he is so pure and good willed, to see something like that be something like Flowey is a crime to such personality and to have him not be saved and effectively forgotten is unforgiveable, if I was Toby Fox I would slap myself in the face for coming up with such a sad story then just break everyone's and even Asriel's heart for letting him just rot away, sounds like FNAF don't it, anyway I hope you enjoyed and get ready for the next chapter which may or may not be as emotional but till next time

Venomous Book out