* You awaken. There is a blanket laid out on top of you, that wasn't there before.
* Then, it becomes clear what woke you up. Sans is shaking your shoulder.

* hey, kiddo. wake up.

* You open your eyes, and inhale sharply. The action seems to alarm the skeleton, briefly, but he smiles

* 'ey, there you are. door. for you. it's alphys, and she doesn't look too happy. what'd you do, kiddo?

* You feel you know. You sit up, and rub the tired out of your eyes, before trotting over to the door, to meet with a Lizard.
* She's more dressed than normal. A thick winter coat, with furry trim, and… pants! Tucked into her heel-boots.

* There you are, you lil' brat.

* Her tone hasn't changed, despite you being friends.

* Frisk, where's my journal? You, and Undyne, are the only people I give open access to my lab. And Undyne always asks to borrow.

* You blush. You show her the journal, and admit that you aren't used to… Well. You don't admit that.
* It might trigger some alarms, if you admitted you'd been friends with Alphys before…
* Alphys sighs, staring at the journal for a moment, before uncrossing her arms.

* How far in have you gotten?

* You show her the last entry you'd read. She takes the journal, and flips back, and forth, through it.
* She hands it back to you.

* It's not a big deal. I made it with the intention of humans reading it anyways. Just… ask before you take.

* You nod, and hang your head, embarassed further by your actions. Alphys leaves, and you join Sans on the couch, curling into the blanket again.
* Sans looks over to the journal in your hands, but doesn't seem too interested.
* You go back to reading.

4/1/201x

Okay. Thinking about this just… gets me really mad. Every time. So I got some tea, and some food, and hopefully I can make it through this without blowing off the hinges.

So. Asgore doesn't have any souls. Not a single one. And I'm SO… upset. I understand why no-one who knows has said anything publicly. It would cause massive amounts of panic, and in-fighting. The fact of the matter is… Other monsters killed the six other humans, themselves. They killed the humans, and they took the souls for themselves.

Dr. ✌💧❄ has been containing them in his secret lab, like a prison. That's the reason he's really been developing the soul extractor. He wants to extract the human souls from the monsters, and give them to ASGORE, where they really belong, so he can just break the barrier, and let us all go free.

And that angers me so much! That there are 6 whole monsters, in the entirety of the Underground, who were so selfish, that they killed a human, and tried to leave the Underground ALONE. And damn us all to being trapped here forever! How could ANYONE be so selfish?

4/3/201x

There's been an Insurrection. A failed one, but still an insurrection.

If you're not aware of what an Insurrection is, it's an uprising. In short, there's a rebellion. A group of monsters, who remain anonymous, have begun rising up against ASGORE.

When the Underground News got there to cover the event, there was nothing left but ashes, and dust in the throne room. Asgore had killed them all, without breaking so much as a sweat. This is why he's the King. Asgore is just… so amazing. Despite not having a single soul, he's so powerful that he can kill an entire mob of monsters alone! That'll show those seperatists. I'd like to see them try something like that again.

4/6/201x

The seperatists hacked the TV. So, I guess they were at least smart enough not to all charge ASGORE at once. There's still some left.

They stated their goal publicly. They claim that they don't like living their lives by his rules. They say his laws, and curfews are too strict. They want Freedom. Don't these morons get it? That's what ASGORE is trying to give us! He wants to free us! He wants us to get to the surface TOGETHER! And these idiots want to ruin that! Without ASGORE, we'd just see individual monsters killing humans, and going to the surface, themselves, like what happened in the past.

So, ASGORE is expanding the Royal Guard. Gone are the days of the Royal Guard being a family of dog-soldiers in armor, in Snowdin Forest, guarding the way from The Ruins, to civilization. From here on out, the Royal Guard will extend throughout the Underground.

Take that, Rebel scum.

4/8/201x

Oh no she's hot.

* Sans nudges your side, and gestures to the TV.
* A refurbished Mettaton is reporting on the situation.

* GOOD EVENING, DARLINGS AND GENTLEDARLINGS. HAVE WE GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU~. AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR EMPIRE HAS CHANGED.
* OUR WONDERFUL HUMAN GUEST HAS SHOWN THE MAJORITY OF US THAT LIFE UNDERGROUND ISN'T SO BAD. HOW ABOUT THAT~?
* WELL, IT APPEARS THAT SOME MONSTERS DISAGREE. LATE LAST NIGHT, ONE OF MY SHOWS GOT HACKED BY A GROUP OF CRETINS.
* THESE DEGENERATES CALL THEMSELVES 'THE RESISTANCE'. HOW CREATIVE.
* SELF-DESCRIBED AS PROGRESSIVES, AND FREEDOM FIGHTERS, THESE DEGENERATES AIM TO KILL THE HUMAN, OVERTHROW ASGORE, AND FORCIBLY REGRESS US TO A PRE-FRISK WORLD.
* KING ASGORE HAS RELEASED A STATEMENT, THAT HE INTENDS ON CREATING A SAFEHOUSE FOR THE HUMAN, AND REQUESTS THAT THE HUMAN REPORT TO THE THRONE ROOM IMMEDIATELY.
* THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, DARLINGS. STAY TUNED!

*The news broadcast cuts out. You stare at the floor for a moment, before marking your place in the journal, and standing up.
*Sans places his hand on your shoulder.

* hey. you going to ASGORE's throne room?

* You nod your head.

* come with me. i know a shortcut.

*The two of you make your way out the door.