AN: OH GOD. OH GOD, ABORT THE MISSION. ABORT THE MISSION.


"You're such an IDIOT, Chara~ Didn't you ever realize how this was going to end? Didn't you see the signs? This is how we play the game, Chara. I told you, remember? KiLl oR bE kIlLeD." Frisk sniffed, using her sleeve to wipe at her nose and no. Now was no time for crying! Not with her friends- Not with them like this.

All six of them were wrapped up in Flowey's vines and struggling to escape, Sans looking the worse off, any sign of magic completely gone as the skeleton quietly shook, looking as if he was forcing himself to stay quiet. "Mommy...Daddy..." As much as she cared about the others, even Asgore, a bit, she couldn't tear her eyes away from Toriel and Sans.

"You know what makes this even better, Chara? This is all your fault! They're all here because you MADE THEM love you. You cared about them, and helped them, and spent time with them, and became their friend. It's your fault they're here."

"NO! Shut up! Shut up shut up! You're just a big stupid dumb flower! I never made them do anything!" Like a flash, the girl's soul was appearing in front of her, the other human souls whirling around Flowey's head.

"WHoSE FaULt Is iT THaT I'm LiKe THis, ChARa?!"

"You! It's yours, you dummy! Shut up!" A flash and a vine was throwing her against the Barrier, as hard as possible.

"Tsk, tsk, Chara, it's so rude to speak to a fRiEnD like that."

"You're not my friend! You're a big jerkface!" Another toss against the wall, this one sounding like it was done with much more force.

"You made me into this, you know. This was your fault, Chara. You're the one who came up with the plan. You're the one who never wanted it to end. You're the reason I'm like this! ALL OF IT'S YOUR FAULT CHARA!"

Frisk slowly pushed herself up to stand, shaking. "Your face is Chara." A vine was snapping out and wrapping around her throat, near crushing it, and just barely keeping it light enough for her to breath. Frisk whimpered, trying to remove the vine, her legs kicking in the air.

"Well, I suppose that doesn't matter, now...with their souls and the humans' together...I will achieve my REAL FORM." A snap, and the flower was giggling and looking sweet and adoring as he waved the vine around, Frisk swinging with it. "Hee hee, you're probably still wondering why I'm doing this... Don't you get it? This is all just a game. If you leave the Underground satisfied, you'll win. If you win, you won't want to play with me anymore...what would I do then, Chara?"

Frisk looked up at him, narrowing her eyes in DETERMINATION. "Get dunked on." She blew a raspberry at him with a huff. Like that, there was a blue flash of energy severing the vine and eliciting a scream of pain from Flowey, Sans glaring with utter rage as blue energy wrapped around Flowey, turning him a similar shade of it.

"I think now is when I say something about you being blue, yes?" A wicked grin, even with the pain he was in, Sans chuckling. "You really shouldn't underestimate sons of Gaster, little flower..." With that, Flowey was being knocked against the wall in quick succession, bone attacks all aimed at him and hitting over, and over, and over. Frisk rubbed at her throat, standing as she watched Flowey, and...this wasn't right. Even if he hurt people... He didn't deserve this. None of them did. Glancing back to Sans, she watched him for a moment. The higher your LOVE, the less you cared... Frisk jumped in front of the attacks, her arms thrown wide open as she shielded Flowey.

The attacks stopped less than inches away from her, disappearing at once as Sans looked at her in confusion and no. No, did she even realize- Did she have any idea what this thing had done?! He deserved to be destroyed, not shown Mercy. Frisk only remained where she was, her eyes clenched shut and her head turned away from Sans. No more attacks came, but from behind her, there was a shifting, and a dark chuckle. "You really shouldn't have stopped him, Chara... It's funny, though, he might be the only one to know what it's like to be us, huh? Tell me, skeleton, how many of you killed? In all the Resets we've been through, how many times have you killed the humans?!"

"Don't you dare compare me to you!" Sans snapped, suddenly wriggling and struggling fiercely in the vines that were holding him, trying to get free and looking ready to break. "Don't you dare- I was trying to protect them! Do you know how many of them killed?! Do you know- Papyrus, Undyne, Alphys, Asgore, Tori! They were all dead and I couldn't do a goddamn thing! I had to try- They killed everyone and what was I supposed to do?!" Sans was shaking fiercely, tears in his eyes. "Don't compare me to you when I only tried to do what was right..."

"SHUT UP!" Frisk was glaring at the both of them, as though they were children younger than her. She pointed to Flowey first, "You're a stupidface." She then turned to Sans. "And you're a butt." Sans looked startled and confused, very much having not expected that comment. Flowey was only staring at Frisk, finally blinking.

"You truly are different, Chara. You don't even realize how this game will never end, do you? Do you even realize it, yet? The power I have now..." One by one, the human souls were finally sinking into him, grin growing sharp and murderous. "Now the game is never going to end, Chara. We'll play over and over and over... A neverending game with just us! Because you, Chara...like this, you'll never win."

Frisk glared fiercely at him, her hands balling into crude fists at her side as she stuck her tongue out at him. "You're a game. And a jerk. And a butt. And a big dumb meanie stupidhead. And a fucking bitch." Flowey looked startled beyond belief, Toriel giving a gasp while Sans gave what could best be described as a 'snerk'.

"You're so strange, Chara...I'm sure that can be fixed, though. You'll remember after the first few deaths, I'm sure of it! Let's play, Chara." A ring of pellets were surrounding the girl and her soul, slowly closing in on her. "Don't worry, Chara...I'll help you remember." The girl stood strong, only glaring even if she felt so much fear and like she was about to die. And her soul was already weak... Suddenly, fire seemed to appear around her, and push away the pellets, and her soul felt a little stronger.

"Do not be afraid my child. No matter what happens, we will always be there to protect you!" Flowey scowled at Toriel's words, another burst of pellets - faster this time - attacking Frisk's soul yet again. This time, a bone and spear were blocking them, and Frisk was feeling a little better as she looked over to Papyrus and Undyne, who were smiling at her as best they could.

"That's right, child! You can win! Just do what I, The Great Papyrus, would do, and believe in yourself!"

"Hey, human! I know for a fact you could have gotten past me if we had fought, so I know you can get through anything! So don't worry! We're with you all the way!"

"Stop! Helping! Her!" Flowey seemed enraged by the interference, looking ready to kill, more attacks going after her - more and more each time.

Frisk only grinned, blowing another raspberry at him as the attacks were blocked. "Nya nya nya nya nya!"

"ARGH!" The largest amount of pellets yet, blocked and knocked away by spinning bones, Sans looking rather amused as he grinned.

"Looks like you keep striking out, huh? Come on, kid, this weirdo's got nothing on you." That caused the child to smile brightly at Sans, looking proud of herself. She didn't see the attacks that came after her, shot away by bullets.

"You can...probably beat him! Just stay DETERMINED!" Alphys paused, and gave a nervous giggle. "You have been in FIGHTS before, right?"

"Mm, define fights," Sans mused, looking to be rather amused. "Come on, Alphys, have a little faith. There's nothing that can take her down. Espeically not a silly little flower." Said flower was shaking, glares and power increasing.

"Stop it, stop it, stOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT!" A dangerous grin, Flowey laughing loudly. "FINE, YOU WANT TO FIGHT?! ALL YOUR SOULS ARE NOW MINE!"

There was a flash of light, and then darkness, save for a little boy - another monster, it looked like, with white fur and a green and yellow shirt. It looked like the boy's shoulders were shaking a moment before quiet chuckles were heard, fingers flexing and head turning and tilting, the child chuckling some more before turning around. "Finally. I was so tired of being a flower. Howdy, Chara! You remember me, don't you? Your best friend, ASriEl DReEmUrR." Frisk's eyes widened at seeing the...the thing that was definitely not Asriel.

Suddenly the world around them was twisted and distorted, screaming of horrible, wrong magics, Asriel laughing at the center of it all. "Now you have to fight...no more avoiding it, Chara. You managed to weasel your way out of all those other fights with your friends, but not this time, Chara~"

Frisk looked around before staring at Asriel, and glaring at him. "I'm not Chara." That got a cruel laugh, a sudden attack of bright stars heading straight for her and her soul.

"Silly Chara. You've just forgotten, haven't you? Don't worry, I'll help you remember!" Oh Frisk was so glad Josh taught her that curse word. She dodged out of the way, rolling past the stars with her eyes wide.

"Chara's gone!"

"Stop saying such silly things, Chara! You're right here!" More attacks, Asriel looking...very wrong. "Of course you're here. You have to be here, Chara. You have to be." With nothing to gain from arguing, Frisk only continued to Hope and Dream, rolling out of the way of the attacks as best she could, and shrugging off the pain when she couldn't. She wouldn't fight back, though. Never. Because even the monsters weren't monsters. "You know, Chara, I think after this I'll Reset!

"Just think of it! All of us going through this over and over and OVER again! The game never has to end, Chara! Doesn't that sound amazing?! We can play a game that never has to end!"

"No. That sounds as terrible as your face." A laugh, more attacks hitting her, Asriel looking amused as he floated around her.

"You're so amusing this time, Chara. You're so little! What happened to you? You're always ten. Always, always, always, it's always the same." A slightly frustrated expression. "It's not right this time...you changed it. You shouldn't have done that, Chara." Frisk avoided them, giving a quiet whine as her soul was hit.

She gave a huff, looking at him as though he was stupid. "I'm five." Asriel only pouted, countless stars trying to hit her.

"That's not right... Oh well. I'm sure when I Reset, everything will be perfect, again! It'll just be you, me, and everyone else! Game after game after game. You never have to leave any of us behind, Chara. We can play this way for eternity. Doesn't that sound fun?"

"No. That sounds like a turd. That's what you are." This time a creature's skull that looked similar to the ones Sans used was coming into existence.

"Too bad you don't get a say in this."

And really, she was in the right to use that curse word, now. After an attack that felt like it would be neverending, it cleared away, her soul just barely hanging on. "All that...and you're still fighting back. Well, then I guess if you're fighting seriously, I better do the same." The twisted smile became more twisted and cruel, the body shifting into something...horrifying. Frisk tried to move, to say something, anything... But nothing happened. She could at least move her soul to avoid his attacks, but that, too, was hit. She watched her soul break in half and...was she supposed to be dying, right now? It didn't feel like she was dying. The soul put itself back together again, through DETERMINATION. It refused to fade.

There were no Save or Load points to help her now, and there was no getting back to where she had been before this started. Saving and Loading at this point was impossible, but maybe...it was possible to Save something /else/. If he had their souls... Frisk called out to Alphys first, not with words, but with her soul. After a moment, something in Asriel seemed to resonate.

It was almost as though she were being pulled into a different FIGHT. "Alphys?" There was no response, save for the bullets that sped at her soul. "Alphys, it's me!"

"You hate me, don't you..." The voice was quiet and had a tinge of echo to it, the monster curled over and sounding defeated.

Hm... It was like she didn't remember a thing. "Hey, Alphys. I figured out what kinda lizard you are."

"I gotta keep lying." More bullets flew towards her, although they seemed to...stutter a bit. As if they weren't sure if they wanted to attack the human or not.

Frisk dodged her soul away, grinning brightly. "You're cold blooded, so you're a blizzard." There was a sudden snap, Alphys looking to throw her hands up in frustration, voice suddenly clear and pristine.

"Ugh! Why did you have to be Sans' daughter?! You are just like him! Puns every five minutes and they never end! Honestly!" Frisk gave a blush and okay. That was unexpected. In a snap, she was back in the fight with Asriel, and he was throwing more attacks at her.

"You really think you can save them, Chara?! How foolish can you be?! They're mine, now!"

"Actually, they're my friends." If she was able to do that with Alphys, then maybe... Another shift and she was pulled into another FIGHT, this time with Undyne, who was as hazy and echoic as Alphys had been.

"You humans are the problem to everything."

"Your face is the problem," Frisk muttered, blocking the attacks as best she could. "Hey, Undyne! Guess what!"

"You're our real enemy."

"Nah, that's not it! Alphys is in love with you!" A sudden snap and Undyne was snapped out of it, blush on her face as she leaned forward eagerly.

"What?! She said that?! To your FACE?!" There was a sudden cough. "Not like it matters much, or anything." Frisk giggled, giving her a small wave, and yeah. She so got this. She was dragged back into the FIGHT with Asriel, who was looking more upset.

"Stop it. You can't really save them. What's the good of making them remember when it just causes them more pain?!"

"Cause it makes you mad." As she called out to Papyrus, she stuck her tongue out to Asriel, being pulled into another FIGHT. She was attacked with bones, much like Sans' own attacks.

"I MUST CAPTURE A HUMAN!"

"Hi, Pap-Pap!" And huh, her soul was blue now. She hopped over the bones, tilting her head. "Snails and crosswords are the grosseriest ever."

"EXCUSE YOU, CHILD!" Papyrus had snapped out at once, looking as if he were scolding her. "Snails are nutritious for growing monsters, and crosswords are great fun! Nyeh heh heh!"

"'M not a monster." A jerk and she was thrown back into the FIGHT with Asriel, who seemed to be getting more aggressive and angry, attacking her with more ferocity.

"STOP IT!"

"Make me!" She called out to another soul, tilting her head and huh. This one was gonna be tricky. Asgore stood in front of her, fire magic already attacking her soul, voice solemn and worn.

"Forgive me for this." Frisk gave a tiny squeak, avoiding it as best she could. What on Earth could she say to make him remember...

With her eyes sparkling brightly with an idea, she looked up at him, the perfect picture of innocence. "Hi, child murderer." The snap was as quick as Papyrus' had been.

"I only was doing my duty, and as I thought best for my people!" A huff, the man looking near tears. "No wonder you're Tori's child, you're just like her. So very vicious the pair of you." Oh, look. She was blushing, again. That- Okay.

A familiar jerk and she didn't even have time to brace herself before energy was slamming into her. "STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT!"

Shaking slightly, she stood and glared at him. "No no no no!" There were two more she still had to SAVE, after all... A jerk and she was tugged into a new FIGHT, Toriel and Sans standing in front of her, Sans the first to speak.

"Just give up...I always did."

"This is for your own good."

In the second there were meant to be attacks, there was...nothing. As if the SOULs could not force themselves to FIGHT the child in front of them.

Looking up at them, Frisk was fidgeting, none of her previous bravado present. "...Mommy? Daddy? I'm scared." There was a long moment of pause before Sans was quietly speaking, voice sounding soft and quiet.

"I think we all are a little, sweetie...but we're right here for you. And we always will be."

"Promise?"

"I promise," Sans smiled, as bright as he could make it. "Thank you, Frisk, for stopping me when you did. Thank you for reminding me of who I can be."

"We will all protect you, my child. We have vowed to get you home, and we shall." Toriel's smile was just as bright and loving. Frisk launched at the two, pulling them into a hug even as she started to be tugged away.

"Love you."

"Show 'em just what you can do, kid." This time when she was thrown back to Asriel, she was prepared for his enraged attacks, eyes shining and heart filled to the brim with DETERMINATION.

Even with all the souls SAVED, though... There was one more. One more who...hadn't been SAVED in a long time. "Asriel?" The attacks seemed to stutter, the being shaking a bit and looking more enraged.

"What- What are you doing?!" It seemed to flash in front of her, like a mini-movie. Asriel finding Chara, lying on the ground having fallen into the Underground. The two becoming like siblings. She called out again, to Asriel Dreemurr. "What...what did you do. What is this feeling- No- NO! Stop it! Get away from me! I don't need anyone!" She only kept calling out, using her soul, feeling something within Asriel start to resonate. "STOP IT! I'll tear you apart!" But Frisk wasn't going to stop. Because she could still SAVE him. And she was going to try her hardest to SAVE him.

"Do you know what I'm doing this, Chara... Why I keep fighting to keep you around?" Asriel sounded defeated, posture much the same as more fire attacks began to rain down, all of them...avoiding her. "I'm doing this...because you're special, Chara." Frisk kept trying to SAVE him, listening carefully to his words.

"You're the only one who understands me... You're the only one who's any fun to play with, anymore." A pause, the attacks never stopping. "No...that's not just it- I- I'm doing this becuase I care about you, Chara! I care about you more than anyone else!" Now, it felt more powerful. The thing resonating, it was Asriel's SOUL, answering her call and trying to push past the carelessness.

"I'm not ready for this to end. I'm not ready to leave. I'm not ready to say goodbye to someone like you again." Frisk kept calling out to Asriel's SOUL, trying to bring the real him back. "So, please...stop doing this...

"AND JUST LET ME WIN!" This time the attack was one that could not be avoided, no matter what Frisk tried. "STOP IT NOW!" Still, she held on, and used her DETERMINATION until he finally stopped, looking more defeated. Even with her SOUL shaking and ready to break at any second, she still tried to SAVE him. "Chara..." The tone...was one that was so very broken.

"I'm so alone. I'm so afraid, Chara... Chara, I... I..." The world around them faded until nothing was seen but a crying Asriel. An Asriel who was the way he was supposed to be. Frisk had to resist tackling him in a hug. "I'm so sorry. I always was a crybaby, wasn't I, Chara?"

The girl gave a smile and a small shrug. "I am, too." Asriel sniffed as he wiped at his cheek, staring at the girl before quietly speaking.

"I... I know. You're not actually Chara, are you?" She gave a small, sad shake of her head. "No... Chara's been gone for a long time. Um...what is your name?"

Holding her hand out, like she'd always been told when meeting a new friend, she smiled at him brightly. "I'm Frisk." It was a moment before Asriel was gently taking the hand with his own, the contrasting fur and pads so strange against her own skin.

"Frisk. That's... A nice name. Frisk...I haven't felt like this for a long time." Letting her hand go, Asriel gave a sad smile. "As a flower, I was soulless. I lacked the power to love other people. However, with everyone's souls inside me... I not only have my own compassion back, but I can feel every other monsters' as well. They all care about each so much. And...they care about you too, Frisk... I wish I could tell you how everyone feels about you."

The girl smiled, looking close to giggling. "I kinda know. And you use a lot of big words, for a kid."

"And you're pretty DETERMINED, for a kid," Asriel shot back, giggling himself before smiling softly. "Papyrus, Undyne, Alphys, Sans...Toriel... Monsters are weird. Even though they barely know you, it feels like they really love you." A quiet laugh, Asriel clutching at his chest. "Frisk... I understand if you can't forgive me. I understand if you hate me. I acted so strange and horrible and I hurt you... I hurt you so many people. Friends, family, bystanders...there's no excuse for what I've done."

"Why would I hate you?" She tilted her head, looking honestly confused. "You're cute, and it's okay." Asriel stared at her in shock for a moment, and...he was being forgiven. He was honestly being forgiven by this little child whom he had hurt so much. A sniffling laugh, the child scrubbing at his cheeks.

"Frisk, come on. You're gonna make me cry again. Besides, even if you do forgive me... I can't keep these souls inside of me. The least I can do is return them. But first...there's' something I have to do. Right now, I can feel everyone's' hearts beating as one. They're all burning with the same desire. With everyone's power... With everyone's' DETERMINATION... It's time for monsters to finally go free." Frisk pulled him into a hug, frowning at the height difference.

"Are you gonna stay like this?" It was hardly a moment before Asriel was hugging her back, shaking his head as he hugged her close before parting.

"No... I'm not." Pulling back and using the souls, all of them, to do what had needed to be done for so very long, he focused all of the desires he felt from the souls within him. It was indeed time for monsters to go free again.

Even from wherever they were, Frisk was able to feel the release of power, and...something big just happened. "What'd you do?"

"I broke the Barrier. The thing was keeping monsters trapped under the earth...with it gone, they'll be able to return to the surface and live with humans. In peace." A pause, Asriel looking at Frisk and smiling sadly. "Frisk... I have to go now. Without the power of everyone's souls... I can't keep maintaining this form. In a little while, I'll turn back into a flower. I'll stop being 'myself'. I'll stop...being able to feel love again. So, Frisk, it's best if you forget about me, okay? Just go be with the people who love you."

"But...people love you, too." She looked genuinely upset by the fact that Asriel was asking her to leave him behind.

"But I can't love them...not like this." Asriel smiled, trying to make it as happy as possible. "I'll be fine, Frisk."

"...No. No, that's not okay." She pulled him back into another hug, clinging tightly to him. Asriel only hugged her back, keeping her close and slowly starting to relax, sad smile never leaving.

"Ha...I don't want to let go..." A sniff, Asriel tucking her closer. "Frisk, you're- You're going to do a great job, okay? No matter what you do. Everyone will be there for you, okay?"

"But I want you there, too." Because he didn't deserve all that. He didn't deserve any of this. And okay. She was crying, again.

"Sorry, Frisk...my time's running out." Asriel kept her close, not wanting to let her go. "When you see Sans, tell him he was right to do what he did. And- And try to take care of Mom and Dad for me, okay?" A small sniffle, Asriel shaking. "Goodbye, Frisk."

Tears still in her eyes, Frisk woke up to find she was being carried on Toriel's back. Trying to stay as quiet as possible, she curled around her and hid her sniffles.

She didn't like goodbyes, much...