* Your walk to the castle, with Sans, was heavenly. And brief. His shortcut proved quite efficient, as they often do.
* But it seems, now, that the castle has been upgraded. Into more of a… fortress.
* ASGORE had never had anything to fear of Monsterkind. So his castle had always been open. Even with the rebellion afoot.
* ASGORE could fight. He could take down leagues of insurgents.
* But with the redirection of the Underground's eyes being on you, instead of ASGORE… things had changed.

* hah. wouldja lookit that? ASGORE's got a pretty swanky pad these days.

* You look at Sans, a smile tugging at your lips, before drawing your attention back to the fortress. It wasn't a pun, but it was still… happy. Ish.
* Where the doors into New Home, and into the Dreemurr house, had once been wide open, allowing any monster in…
* Now, there was a large metal door, and drawbridge. Dreemurr Empire banners to either side.
* In fact, from where you stand, it seems the entire castle has been plated with Steel, or one of its derivatives.
* Sans walks forwards, and presses a small button for an intercom.

* 'ey, king ASGORE. it's Sans. i got the kid here with me.

* Another voice came back through the Intercom. But it wasn't ASGORE. Instead, it was the motherly figure, Toriel.

* Thank you, my child. Please come in.

*The Drawbridge-doors lower, and allow you and Sans entry to the new Fort.
* Things inside have changed quite a bit, as well. Security cameras on either side of the courtyard, leading up to the door into New Home, watch your every movement.
* Entering New Home, it appears to be the only place untouched by the fresh militarization of the God-King's home.

* In here, Child. Come speak with us.

* ASGORE's voice draws your attention. It's coming from the sitting, and dining, room. Sans opts to hang out by the stairs.
* You go to them, and find ASGORE, and Toriel, sitting opposite eachother in chairs. They look oddly happy, despite the situation.
* You ask why Toriel was with ASGORE again. ASGORE looks like he's ready to speak, but Toriel speaks first.

* My child… It is not polite to ask a woman why she has chosen to be with the man she is with.

* You furrow your brows. And it's clear to her, from the look on your face, that you aren't satisfied with being told not to be rude.
* She sighs.

* If you must know, my child… It is because, despite what my husband may have done, and what he tried to do to you…
* Despite proclaiming the death of humans, he never hurt a single hair on a human's head.
* And, beside that… I never stopped loving him.

* You particularly remember her saying some things in the Ruins that might contradict that…
* You also remember her threatening to bake you into a pie, if you ever left her. Which makes you wonder how ASGORE being an unwitting pacifist factored in.
* But you decide not to press the issue. The two of them seem happy.

* Anyways, chi… Frisk. I fear you may not be safe anymore. It seems unfair, but just as the old rebellion gave up, and begged forgiveness…
* Many of those I would have once called loyal, have turncoat. And now want your soul, to return us to the surface.

* You nod your head solemnly. You saw Mettaton's announcement.

* So, I would ask that you stay here. In New Home. With Your mot… With Toriel… and I.

* A pause. It seems ASGORE is having a hard time just regarding you as Frisk, and not as his long dead child, Chara.
* You reassure him that it's okay. Despite everything, you are comfortable being their surrogate child.
* You can feel some of the tension in the air lighten.

* Thank you, Frisk. That means… a lot.
* Your room is the first down the hallway. We hope you find it to your liking.

* You give them both hugs, and head towards the hallway. Sans is gone. Probably took one of his shortcuts back home.
* Now, with some time to yourself, you can get back to reading.

4/9/201x
Okay, look, I know, having an entire journal entry literally only say "Oh no she's hot" Is completely unnecessary, and annoying, okay? But hear me out. Hear me out on this.

THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL GUARD IS TOTALLY FREAKIN' HOT OKAY, IF YOU COULD SEE HER, YOU'D PROBABLY, LIKE, COMPLETELY MELT I SWEAR.
* There is a photograph of Undyne pasted to the page.

If you're not melting, there's something wrong with you.

4/11/201x
Oh. My. ASGORE. I just realized how stupid I am. She's that girl I met in the… 'Junkyard'. You know. Where I was going to salvage pieces for robots?

I just flipped back through my journal, and realized I never mentioned her. Okay. So, her name is Undyne, and she's a fish lady. And I never realized how attractive she was, because it was hecka dark in the Junkyard. So, I never really got a great look at her. But now, I did. I can't believe she's the CAPTAIN of the Royal Guard, that's so cool!

Apparently, she's been training with ASGORE since she was a kid, and that's why she got to be Captain without so much as a ceremony. Can I just say how awesome that is? Anyways, I met her in the Junkyard, but… we didn't talk. She looked at me, then ran away. I guess she was looking for something, saw me, and thought I was gonna tell people, or something, that I saw The King's ward running around the junkyard.

Jeeze. What's with me? I just realized that I have a crush on both ASGORE, and on Undyne, two people COMPLETELY out of my 's the GOD-King of our people, and the other's his damn daughter-in-practice.

4/13/201x
So, I haven't mentioned a thing about all the stuff Dr. ✌💧❄ has been teaching me. Basically, he's trying to teach me how the Soul Extractor works. Trying to bounce ideas off of me, to see if we can make it really work. He wants to get the souls out of those prisoners really badly.

His end goal, is to make another version of it. Smaller, and hand-held. For ease of use, of course. It'll be impossible to make all of our prisoners stay completely still throughout the process. We can bind one up, but it's so inefficient, and time-consuming. He'd like to just be able to walk up to them, and zap 'em.

4/24/201x
It's been a long time since I wrote in here last. But, a lot happened.

How do I put this lightly… Dr. ✌💧❄ Is a big fucking traitor. I found out that he's the one in charge of the whole Rebellion. I confronted him about it, and, he explained everything.

He doesn't hate humans. Not like the rest of us do. Or, as he describes it… Generation E. Or, the Imperials. The generation that grew up between now, and the time that the 6th human soul was stolen. He tried to explain that humans aren't that bad. How can he say that? After the carnage the last few humans to come through left behind, how can he dare to claim that humans aren't all that bad?

Oh, and he claims the stories are exaggerated. And that ASGORE has killed more monsters, than all the humans combined. Like I believe that. Ugh. I feel so sick to my stomach. So, that's why he was making a soul extractor. He wanted to save the humans, or something. And probably keep all the souls to himself, so no-one could leave.

I told him it was wrong. He told me to tell ASGORE if I felt so strongly. I… I don't know what to do.

4/25/201x
I told ASGORE. He said he's going to throw Dr. ✌💧❄ into the core for his treason, and finally put an end to this short-lived rebellion.

4/26/201x
* So, I woke up in the lab today. Everything's… hazy. And weird.

* I've been doing experiments here for a while. King Asgore permitted my use of royal resources, I guess, and… I've just been studying. But, today is… particularly weird.

* I… I don't even know why we have a lab. We've never had any kind of active scientist. My parents excluded, they've always been more of a studies type. I mean, a scientist that really… develops new technologies. Scientists that really push our edge forward.

* And, I have weird memories. For example, I know what the function of the prison block under the lab is all about. The cells are filled with monsters who stole the Human Souls for themselves. But, how did I know that? I haven't been around for a thousand years! And, not to mention, the Soul Extractor. How did it get there, and when? Who built it? And why do I know EXACTLY how it works?

* I went to tell King ASGORE about this. He asked to see my work, so I showed him a blueprint for a Human Eradication robot, that I'd just kinda sketched for fun a while ago, and I showed him the prototype. He decided to name me the First Royal Scientist. To say I'm honored would be an understatement. I… I didn't think I could be the first anything. But, here I am.

* The weirdest part about all of this, though… Is that.. reading back through my journal, I just start to get massive migraines. When I try to read certain parts, the letters just start shifting around, and… I can't get any of it. I mean, there are parts I can read, they're so burried in these shifting letters, that I… I just can't bother with it.

* Whatever. I know why I made my journal. Even if I can't read all of it, maybe someone who falls down here can. More information to taunt you with, fufufu! I'll just continue writing my entries, and I'll avoid those pages.

* Until next time, reader.

* Your head hurts.
* It's time to sleep.
* Before your eyes have completely closed, you've already passed out.