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Frisk continued to blink as the smoke barely started to clear, and she could hear that voice laughing in her head. I thought you said I did something stupid, not funny.

Stupid can be entertaining?

"Oh, my." That suave voice started again, "If you flipped my switch that can only mean one thing."

"Mettaton?" Frisk tilted her head again. "Um…"

"You must have been desperate for the premiere of my new body."

"I actually…" Frisk wasn't sure to say as the laughter in her head grew worse and she nearly rolled her eyes at it.

"How rude…"

"I'm sorry?" Frisk looked around, wondering just what kind of smoke this was. "I didn't mean to?"

"Lucky for you darling, I've been aching to show this off for a long time. So as thanks, I'll give you a handsome reward. "

"It's not going to be letting me go, is it?"

"Of course, not darling but... I'll make your last living moments..." Mettaton paused as a light flashed, and Frisk was left to wonder where Mettaton even got all this stuff once again. "Absolutely beautiful!"

Oh, my…. The laughter got worse, and Frisk stared at Mettaton as they went from one pose to another. She had no idea of what to think, and glanced to the side, seeing the ratings, even as they plummeted down Mettaton continued to give their all and Frisk couldn't help but smile at his dedication. She bit her lip getting an idea as she moved in front of Mettaton.

Wait, what are you doing? Please tell me you aren't…. Frisk didn't listen to a word as she did a pose and saw Mettaton's delight as he did his own. It was hard to dodge and shoot at obstacles, but as she posed and turned it into a dance, she found it easier. As the disco ball hit, Frisk laughed, making sure to turn the lasers blue with each movement and at the quiz Frisk knew the answer had to be "legs". She could feel the audience, and the ratings did rise but so did her worry as first Mettaton's arms went and next his legs.

"Mettaton?"

"Look at these ratings, darling" Mettaton was full of delight as Frisk glanced over, seeing way over ten thousand flashing back at her. "This is the most viewers I ever had! We've reached the call-in milestone, one lucky viewer will have the chance to talk to me...before I leave the Underground forever."

"But Mettaton…" Frisk frowned.

"Let's see who calls in first…" Mettaton beamed as the phone rang, "Hello caller, you're on the air. What do you have to say on this, our last show. "

"...oh…hi...mettaton…

Napsta? Frisk was surprised to hear the shy ghost and hoped Mettaton would be way too much like he seemed, but as Frisk looked at the robotic man, his face held a different expression. Is he okay?

You should be asking am I okay. I had to sit through watching the two of you, and Mettaton is ALWAYS okay.

I'm not so sure…. Frisk came closer to him, hearing Napsta's usual soft-spoken voice.

"i really liked watching your show...my life is pretty boring but, seeing you on the screen brought excitement to my life. i can't tell, but I guess this is the last episode? i'll …. i'll miss you mettaton…"

"Meta?" Frisk's own voice was soft as she saw Mettaton's head bow and she sat near him as the phone continued.

"oh...i didn't mean to talk …" Napstablook sounded more down as usual, and Frisk glanced at Mettaton, watching his eyes widen.

"No! Wait! Bloo…" He breathed out as Frisk heard the click, "He...they already hung up." He stayed quiet, and Frisk wondered did he need a moment, even as Frisk saw him put on another smile to take the next caller.

Each call shouted they'd miss him, each one cried about his leaving. And with each one Frisk could see the frown building. "Meta?" She scooted closer, seeing this time he heard her.

"Ah...I…" He glanced at Frisk again, and she gave him a soft smile, starting to get the picture herself about Mettaton as he gave a smile back, then one at what she figured was the audience. "Everyone thank you so much!" He chuckled, and looked at Frisk again, "Perhaps it would be better if I stay awhile, don't you agree darling? The humans above already have stars and idols, but the monster here...they only have me."

"This is true." Frisk smiled a bit more, nudging against him.

"And if I left, then what? The Underground would lose its spark, and I'd leave an aching void that can never be filled."

"And there's the Mettaton we know and love, so full of it." Frisk laughed, earning a chuckle from Mettaton back.

"Then I guess I'll just have to delay my big debut and you're actually really strong, maybe you'll be enough to get past Asgore and protect humanity."

"I... guess…" Frisk sighed.

"It's all for the best anyway, the truth is...this form's energy consumption is inefficient. In a few moments, I'll run outta battery pow-"

"We need to get you to Alphys then!" Frisk stood up in a hurry but only heard a laugh as she looked down at what was left of him.

"I'll be alright, just...knock 'em dead, darling."

"Wait, Mettaton!" She shouted, but he ignored her, and she could hear the life draining from him as he spoke.

"And everyone...thank you."

"Meta?" She came closer, hearing only silence as she touched him. Hoping for once to hear one of his grand displays or gestures. "Come on, Meta…say something?"

"Guys!" Frisk looked, seeing the door open and Alphys coming through. "I managed to open the lock. Are you two…" Alphys blinked, quickly going over to Mettaton and soon breathed in relief. "Thank goodness, it's only his batteries. Mettaton if you were gone...I would have..." She frowned, looking down and Frisk could see how much Alphys was beating herself up about the whole situation as she came closer.

"Alphys?"

"I-I mean…he's just a robot, and um I can…um...could always just build another." She laughed, but Frisk wasn't fooled as she gave the dino a hug.

"I get it." Frisk's words were soft, but instead of relaxing she could hear Alphys sniffle slightly as the dinosaur monster pulled away. "You're okay?"

"Why don't you go on ahead?""

"Okay…" She gave a nod, before leaving Alphys, figuring she needed a moment as Frisk went out the door and soon she heard footsteps behind her as she looked back.

"Sorry, about that. Let's keep going." Alphys gave a smile, but Frisk swore it didn't reach her eyes as she nodded and continued moving. "So, um, you're about to meet Asgore?"

"Mmhm." Frisk gave a nod as she kept going, hearing the strange silence that came after.

"Yo-you must be...pretty excited about all that, huh?" Alphys gave a nervous laugh, and Frisk looked back at her strangely as she nodded. "You'll finally ge-get to go home."

"Yeah…" Frisk sighed, continuing to walk as she came to the elevator. She could already feel goosebumps as it opened, and she moved to step inside.

"Wait!" Frisk stopped looking back at Alphys, "I was just going to um...I…say goodbye and…"

"And?" Frisk brow rose as Alphys gave a wide smile.

"I…just...and I…" Alphys sighed, turning around as her smile left. "I can't take this anymore…"

"Alphys?" Frisk stepped out but stopped, as Alphys shook her head as Frisk tried to come closer.

"I lied to you…"

"What?"

"A human soul isn't strong enough to cross the barrier alone…it takes at least a human soul and a monster soul."

"So that means I have to…" Frisk swallowed, frowning as she shook her head. "No, I don't want to."

"If you want to go home, you'll have to." Alphys breathed out. "You have no choice but to take his soul. You'll have to kill Asgore...I'm...sorry."

Frisk watched her run off, her feet unwilling to move after the dinosaur monster after hearing that huge information.

Partner?

Let's go, She stepped into the elevator, her determination felt gone now that she was now faced with this. Whatever she did, someone would get hurt, and that realization crushed her as the elevator finally pinged.

She felt down, the world seemed lifeless and grey as she continued moving. Even the sight of a star filled her with nothing as she let the magic mingle. She could see monsters of the city around her, those of the capital as she kept moving, not daring to stop as she turned down one corridor and kept going only for her eyes to widen at the sight of the castle in front of her.

It looks just like...Frisk slowly walked up, seeing a star in front of it, as the familiarity grew. "Like Toriel's…" She wasn't sure what to think anymore, as she slowly went inside, and she felt like she was seeing double. Carefully she stepped, seeing golden flowers in vases and on the table. "What's going on..." She didn't have time to finish as a monster encountered her.

Quickly she turned, preparing herself to face whoever might be guarding New Home, only to see two froggits, who weren't attacking and only spoke to her. "A long time ago, a human fell into the Ruins. Injured by its fall, the human called out for help."

"But more than one human has fallen. There have been six mage kids at least and…" Frisk tried to continue only for them to hop off leaving her confused. Unless this human was special? She thought it over, going to the kitchen and immediately thought of Toriel as a key gleamed at her. Looking around, she thought of the small rope gate leading to down below and took it, adding it to her key ring only to turn to see two more monsters.

"Asriel, the king's son. Heard it's call. He brought the human back to the castle." They both spoke, flying off as she opened her mouth to question them. Her brow furrowed as she went back to walk, she could see the gate but instead went down the hallway.

More flowers were there, and her hand went to a door as she slowly opened it and looked inside. The room looked so much like the one Toriel let her stay in that Frisk gasped, but at the sight of another bed, she was curious. "I wonder who this…Wait…"

She looked down, spying a small gleam close by, two in fact as she picked up a heart-shaped locket and a worn dagger nearby.

It's…

The sudden sound of the voice startled Frisk, and she waited for Chara to finish, but she went silent. No sarcastic remarks about me picking up jewelry or well...knives?

Frisk stood waiting, feeling sure she'd hear some snide comment before giving up. "I guess not…" Her eyes went to the locket as she pocketed the dagger in her bag, feeling a magic close to her own that made her feel she needed to keep it. "Best Friends Forever…" Her fingers traced the engraving as she read it, and she swore she felt new emotions come over her as quickly as they left.

Hello? She spoke inside her head again as she started to walk, wondering if she'd get an answer as three monsters appeared in front of her speaking.

"Over time, Asriel, and the human became like siblings. The King and Queen treated the human child as their own. The underground was full of hope."

Why is this story so important...? Frisk wondered, passing by another key as she added it and went inside another room. It reminded her a little of Toriel's' as she saw the huge bed, then a trophy was in a corner claiming to be for the nose nuzzling champions. She laughed a bit at the image in her head of the King and whoever his wife was nuzzling. The same guy who I have to kill or let kill me or…. I stay. With a deep sigh, she left out.

Unlocking the chain, she made her way downwards, no longer surprised as monsters appeared to tell another part of the story, but for some reason, Frisk felt it was going to turn sad quickly.

"Then one day, the human became very ill…"

Definitely no longer a happy story…. Frisk frowned, stopping at the next set of monsters.

"The human only had one request, to see the flowers from their village but there was nothing we could do…"

Because...you're stuck here… Frisk frowned, feeling her guilt start again at the mage's creation of the barrier and at the next set of monsters suddenly Frisk shook her head. "They…"

"The next day...the human died." They spoke sadly, as more appeared to continue the story. "Asriel wracked with grief, absorbed the human the human's soul. He transformed into a being with incredible power."

This is only going to get worse… Frisk frowned more, quickly moving as she turned the corridor to find more monsters waiting to tell the story.

"With the human's soul, Asriel crossed through the barrier. He carried the human's body into the sunset. Back to the village of the humans."

But the only village close is...Frisk's eyes widened as more monsters continued.

"Asriel reached the center of the village. There he found a bed of golden flowers. He carried the human onto it."

I know this story…Frisk could already picture it all, crystal clear as the puzzle pieced together. I know those flowers...

"Suddenly screams rang out. The villagers saw Asriel holding the human's body. They thought that he had killed the child."

Frisk barely moved, her mind going back to village stories and old textbooks. They got it all wrong. They got it all wrong...

"The humans attacked him with everything they had. He was struck with blow after blow. Asriel had the power to destroy them all."

Frisk kept walking hearing the story reach her with every step she took.

"But...Asriel did not fight back. Clutching the human, Asriel smiled and walked away."

He didn't even fight? Frisk kept walking, pushing herself not to stop or turn away from the words.

"Wounded Asriel returned home. He entered the castle and collapsed. His dust spread across the garden."

We killed him...over a misunderstanding...Frisk went still.

"The kingdom fell into despair. The king and queen had lost two children in one night. The humans had once again taken everything from us."

The war…

"The king decided it was time to end our suffering. Every human that falls down here must die. With enough souls, we can shatter the barrier forever."

But then what? Frisk looked back at them, but only saw desperation.

"King Asgore will give us hope."

"King Asgore will let us go."

"King Asgore will save us all."

She could hear their cheers, the line between happiness and despair disappearing as she watched them smile then looked below to see those same smiled. Close yet far.

"You should be smiling, too." A monster spoke up as she looked back at it. "Aren't you excited? Aren't you happy?"

A lone froggit appeared as she backed away, and stared down at it "You're going to be free."

They think I'm a monster too...Like them...Frisk breathed out, trying to think of what to do as she looked at each face down here. She swallowed harshly, coming to an entrance and could already see sheens of gold. But you remember what it felt like to be among them too...didn't you.

I know what I'm going to do. I'm going to save them all…Chara.

We'll see...partner.