Asriel began first, telling his story of the plan Chara had made, and what really happened that day. He then talked about waking up as a flower being unable to feel and how it was Alphys' experiment with the flowers that caused it. Alphys was close to tears when Asriel walked to her with a gentle smile.
"Hey, don't feel bad…there was no way you could have known it was me, besides if you didn't I wouldn't be here! So thank you Dr. Alphys!" Asriel exclaimed, wrapping her in a soft hug. Alphys was, to say the least, just as lost for words as everyone else. After a moment, Asriel continued by explaining what the injected determination allowed him to do, go back in time every time he died. He summarised it as doing a large amount of absolutely horrible things, until Frisk fell. Everyone looked to Frisk as she started to explain the beginning part of her journey. Nobody believed it at first, that Chara still existed as barely a soul alongside Frisk, until Asriel's eyes turned red, and his voice became lighter, and more refined.
"No, Frisk is telling the truth…..greetings Mom….Dad. It's me, Chara." Asriel's eyes returned to normal, and before the stunned group could say anything they were asked to wait for the explanation. Frisk briefly described Charra aiding her on her journey, providing snarky commentary or guidance when had skipped to the fight with Asriel as a 7 souled being, and were caught up.
Toriel and Asgore moved to hug their child, and after a few moments Undyne spoke up.
"Alright, enough with this mushy crap! We have the surface to see!" Alphys turned to her
"Undyne!" she started, only to be interrupted by Asriel "Yeah, mom, dad, I wanna see the sky! Everyone else does too!." Toriel laughed and everyone agreed, walking out of the cavern, and into the light of a brilliant, shimmering sunset. The group lined up on the edge of the mountain path, enamoured by the fresh air and view.
"Isn't it beautiful, everyone?On the horizon the sunlight played across the water, creating a beautiful glimmer. Tall, green trees swayed gently in the warm air, and in the distance was a bustling town, presumably the one Frisk came from. The monsters had never felt more alive, their eyes taking as much of the surface world as they could.
Undyne eyed the ocean, so vast from this far away, she thought of how great it would feel to take a good swim, how the other aquatic monsters would want to finally experience the proper space they need, she was shaking with excitement, it had all come true, it was all she could do to not completely freak out. Alphys eyed the large buildings in the distance, a busy town, who knows what technological discoveries they have made, and how compatible would they be with the monsters magic. She felt drawn to go find the nearest human library and have a nice read….maybe with some mew mew kissie cutie in between. Toriel and Asgore were watching their friends take in the view, as well as admiring a beauty they had not seen in thousands of years.
Sans couldn't help but stare at the open sky above, stars faintly beginning to appear as the sun fell. It was so bright so…..amazing. Unknown to him, his eyes changed, bright blue surrounded them, forming tiny black stars in the middle as he stared. Papyrus had seen this and smiled, he had not seen his brother this excited in a very long time. He placed a hand on his brother's shoulder and pointed, knowing full well the answer.
"SANS WHAT IS THAT GIANT YELLOW THING IN THE SKY?" This had snapped Sans out of his trance, he blinked as his eyes returned to normal,
" we call that the sun, bro." Asgore smiled "I could stand here and watch this for hours…." Undyne laughed, and turned to Frisk.
"Yeah, and the air is so fresh, Frisk you live with this?!" Frisk giggled, watching her friends awed expressions was a sight to behold.
"Yeah, guess its kinda easy for me to take it for granted. Shoot there were a few times i've wanted to complain about that damn cave, but you all spent god knows how long down there, but that no longer matters." Toriel nodded,
"Indeed, we should really consider what comes next." Frisk's eyes went wide.
"Oh crap that's right, how the heck am I going to explain all this, there is A LOT to do….but we do have a starting point. Right now there is a group of several good friends of mine. They are with the police force and well…..they're kinda waiting at the bottom of this path. They likely have bigger guns than what i brought with me." Alphys began to sweat
"U-Uh….th-they aren't g-going to shoot on s-sight, are they?" Frisk smiled once more, knowing full well they wouldn't, provided she appeared in complete control of the situation.
"They won't unless it looks like i'm being held captive or whatever, so uh, I'll go down the path first, with my gun visible but still holstered, you guys follow behind!" Everyone complied and made their way down the mountain. Frisk's friends were certainly shocked to see Frisk return being followed by two tall goats, skeletons, a small goat, and a fish carrying a tiny lizard woman, and they listened intently to the tale. It was hardly believe for a while, but eventually the proper channels were gone through. Frisk had been made into the ambassador for monsterkind, and managed to get the monsters plenty of land, with Mount Ebott as its center.
Asgore was taken in for the deaths of six human children, however Frisk was able to provide evidence that the children chose to attack him despite multiple chances to back down. Her proof was her recording of the encounter, where Asgore gave Frisk several chances to avoid fighting. Toriel had gone on record stating that it is highly plausible that Asgore did his best to dissuade the humans from attacking him. Though the implied self defense was accepted, the jury knew that a large monster like Asgore could have used alternate means to stop the fallen humans. However, they also wanted to maintain good faith with the rest of monsterkind, as they should not be blamed for the actions of one man. Agore was sentenced spend the rest of his life living either in the underground or on the mountain, away from humans, with the addition that he be stripped of his leadership. He now spends his days on the mountain planting large fields of beautiful flowers and trees. The mountain had never been more beautiful before then.
Undyne had become a training instructor for the Ebbott City police force, causing crime to decrease dramatically. Toriel retook her role as queen, aiding Frisk in political matters, she had invited Sans and Papyrus to live with her. Their company does wonders for coming home after a rough day. Frisk's friends became her personal bodyguards, accompanying her along all of her speeches and meetings. It took a lot of time, but eventually things levelled out. Asriel and Chara became used to sharing a body, and would go and see their dad on the weekends. Mettaton, of course, became humanity's brightest shining star, while Alphys went into the field of creating artificial organs and limbs mixing her knowledge of magic with the human's knowledge of medicine.
And Sans? Sans would often walk outside on clear nights just to see the stars above, he had begun to finally accept that this was permanent, everyone was going to be happy,though he and frisk never found out the mystery behind the core and the former royal scientist. He still frequented grillby, along with everyone else. In fact, the place had become popular for cops to hang out on and off duty. As Frisk predicted, he and Toriel eventually began dating, and after a few years became a married man. On the day of his marriage, everyone shouted in a chorus:
"ALL HAIL KING LAZYBONES!" Chara and Asriel, were actually happy with this, and always addressed him as 'dunckle Sans.' finding that the phrase fit like a glove. Papyrus had vastly improved his cooking skills into the finest spaghetti you could ever find in the city, and opened up a restaurant. Overall, everyone was free, allowed to live their lives as they so chose. There were bumps to be sure, resistances and gangs formed, but with grit and determination, violence was kept to a minimum.
Eventually Frisk would grow old while all of her monster friends were still the same. Sans would joke about her becoming more skeletal as she aged, and Undyne realized she had to start being more careful. When it came to a point where Frisk could no longer do things like she used to, Papyrus was the first to rush over to her aid. But Frisk was human, and eventually would pass on. As dark as that day was, Frisk left a legacy of peace and prosperity, and everyone around her was able to carry that memory on for as long as they lived. Unseen by anyone, a tall skeleton clad in a dark robe stood by Frisk's still fresh grave. The skeleton had two cracks along his skull and holes in his hands, and with them he signed,
"Thank you, Frisk, for everything."
Authors note: Well, that marks the end of this fanfic, I know it may seem short, but...i've done a lot of monsters on the surface stories, and figured a good summary of events would be nice. Next i will be working on my gravity falls/Undertale fic, which already has a chapter up, though im writting the rest of the story before i start uploading chapters, so if you want to see how it starts its called through the mountain, into the falls. Im glad everyone has enjoyed this story and uhhh...yeah cya!
