Chapter 7: Eternal Loops...

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What was once a king, wanting only for his people to be freed, was now a helpless monster. "So… that's how it is…" He mumbled. The memories of his past flooded his memory. The times when things were right. The times when this burden wasn't on his shoulders. Now? He could feel peace. "I remember the day after my son died… The entire underground was devoid of hope."

The human in front of him seemed confused. Oh, how much they reminded the king of Chara. When he backed up from surprise in the throne room, it was because he thought his past had come to spite him. But no, he had his duty. They were just another human. "The future had once again been taken from us by the humans. In a fit of anger, I declared war…"

"Mommy? Daddy? I c-can't feel… anything…" He remembered those words through every sleepless night. The final words of his son.

"I said that I would destroy any human that came here. I would use their souls to become godlike… ...and free us from this terrible prison. Then, I would destroy humanity. And let monsters rule the surface in peace." He paused, feeling the wounds the human had inflicted on him. The wounds from someone who didn't want to fight…

"Soon, the people's hopes returned. My wife, however, became disgusted with my actions. She left this place, never to be seen again." He didn't notice, but a tear had streamed down his face and onto the floor. "Truthfully… I do not want power. I do not want to hurt anyone. I just wanted everyone to have hope… I cannot take this any longer. I just want to see my wife. I just want to see my child…"

Asriel… the poor soul that would never hurt anyone. His son… murdered by the humans. Now? Asgore only wanted to be with him, even through death. "Please… Young one… This war has gone on long enough. You have the power… Take my soul and leave this cursed place."

Frisk slammed their hand onto the mercy button. Chara kept commenting in their ear on how wrong this was. Frisk had already done the true lab this timeline, yet no one showed up to stop the battle between them and Asgore. None of their friends came. Asriel didn't absorb all of the souls. Something was off.

"After everything I have done to hurt you… You would rather stay down here and suffer… Than live happily on the surface?" Asgore questioned. His expression becoming soft. "Human… I promise you… for as long as you remain here… My wife and I will take care of you as best we can. We can sit in the living room, telling stories… Eating butterscotch pie. We could be like… Like a family…"

He trailed off. Frisk waited expectantly for Flowey's bullets to jam into the father figure. But, nobody came… "No. That's just a fantasy, isn't it?" Frisk's eyes widened. They had never found this possibility. "Young one, when I look at you… I'm reminded of the human that fell here long ago… You have the same feeling of hope in your eyes." Chara overheard him, wanting so much to reach out. They wanted to tell their father that they were here. But… they couldn't. Frisk wouldn't let them.

"There is an ancient prophecy among our people… One day, a savior will come from the heavens. ...I believe that the one prophesized was you. Somewhere in the world outside… There must be a way to free us from our prison. It pains me to give you this responsibility, but… Please. Take my soul… and seek the truth."

Frisk tried to stop him, but Asgore drove his trident through his chest. Dust flew through the air as the king trembled. "Ha… ha… I'm sorry… I couldn't give you a simple, happy ending… But I believe your freedom…" Frisk ran up to Asgore, embracing him in a tearful hug. "Is what my son… what ASRIEL would have wanted." With a smile, Asgore's dust spiraled throughout the barrier room. All that was left was a red trident and a small white soul.

"F-Frisk wh-"

The soul floated there, untouched. Frisk had half expected Flowey to show up and destroy the soul. But… it shone brighter than the barrier itself. Without thinking, Frisk reached out to the soul, holding it close.

"FRISK NO!"

It was too late. The soul emitted while and gold streaks of light. They curled around the child, enveloping them inside of the massive sphere they created. Chara screamed at them for being an idiot, but they couldn't hear them. The memories of Asgore began flooding through their mind. And… their memories began flooding towards the soul of Asgore.

When the light finally faded, Frisk stood, looking normal. Apparently the soul hadn't done too much. But when Frisk tried to speak with Chara, there was a third voice. "Golly, that was an interesting experience." Oh no…

"So, you're the same kid who is named Link?" Flowey asked with uncertainty. Link nodded, still stuck in his Deku Scrub form. What was confusing to him is, how did Flowey remember everything?

Tatl butted in, "I find it suspicious that you remember everything if time reset. Were YOU the one who did it?" She asked suspiciously.

"Of course I didn't idiot. I'd at least experiment before resetting." His gaze shifted back up to the fairy. "I also find it suspicious on how you two remember everything as well!"

"We asked you first!" Tatl retorted. "Now explain."

"So…" Asgore started. "You're saying that you absorbed my soul, and it fused with yours. Now I can not only speak with you, but I can speak with… Chara."

"Yes, we have literally explained this millions of times…"

"Golly, that is interesting!" He paused for a moment, lost in thought. "I-I'm sorry for trying to kill you two. What I did was wrong…"

"Stop apologizing Mr. Dad Guy."

What surprised Frisk the most was the fact that Asgore mentioned nothing of the timelines. Apparently, Frisk's memories hadn't shown him the resets. Good. That would cause a lot of trouble. "Can you two please stop arguing and apologizing? We have a barrier to cross…" Frisk mentioned, breaking the two out of their conversation.

"Oh, right… Frisk… where do you think we should head off to first?" Asgore asked.

That wasn't what was on their mind. First of all, they needed to see whether the reset changed anything on the outside again. "I'm not sure… I'll try my best though." Or I'll reset… They thought. Asgore internally nodded. Frisk laid a hand on the barrier, the light pulling them through. They shut their eyes due to the blinding light. When they came out on the other side, they let out a groan of pain. Nothing had changed back.

That large hunk of rock still floated over that same city. The snow of the mountain stung in contact with their skin. Asgore seemed confused as to why Frisk was like this, but he got no answer. Now was not the time. Before they could begin walking down the mountain, a high pitched giggle could be heard behind them.

Drawing out the worn dagger, Frisk spun around towards the new intruder. Asgore was amazed at how quick this pacifist child was to draw out a weapon. Chara was unfazed. However, all three gasped in shock when they saw their new contender.

A creature as tall as a child stood before them. It was wearing a cryptic mask which seemed to study them. Not to mention, a purple fairy hovered at his side. "Eee hee hee. You seem shocked." It teased.

"Well, what would you expect?" Chara retorted, seizing control of Frisk's body. The human had been caught off guard, allowing for Chara to slip in. This is what they feared. Every timeline, at least one, Frisk would try to hold Chara back. But this time, that had been taken away. "It's not everyday you see someone with a dorky taste of fashion."

The kid was unfazed. Well, they only assumed, being that his face was covered with a mask. "Eee hee hee. Me? Dorky sense of fashion? You're the one wearing that strange attire." Chara arched a brow in confusion. "But, I'm not here to talk about fashion choices… I am here to understand what you are…"

"And… how're you gonna do that?" Chara flipped the worn dagger in their hand.

The mask began violently twitching. The voice was no longer one of the boy they were just talking to. "So we can prevent you from turning back the clock. This moon must fall…" The mask shook with ferocity. Purple waves of magic emanated off of the mask. The bright yellow eyes on it began glowing, staring into Frisk's soul.

Chara was prepared, dodging in and out of the waves. Using this time, they checked this new opponent.

Skull Kid: 40 ATK 40 DEF LV 10 HP ?

*Just a kid… a mislead kid…

Majora: 9999 ATK 9999 DEF LV 9999 HP 99999/99999

*Run

Seeing these stats, Chara lost focus. How could someone have that much LOVE? Without realizing what had happened, a purple blast of magic nearly reached the trio. Chara tried to dodge, but realized that they were no longer in control of the body.

A red trident spun around, deflecting the blast. Asgore's voice came from Frisk's body. "I will not allow you to hurt this child." He raised Frisk's hand, fire engulfing their palm. The masked kid laughed at their attacks. But, this was just a distraction. Glancing over to the side of the mountain, Asgore made a mad dash towards the edge.

"D-Dad? ARE YOU CRAZY?"

"Asgore STOP!"

He didn't listen to them, and made a leap off the ledge. The two children screamed as Asgore kept a straight face. They plummeted through the air, praying for a soft landing.

Skull Kid looked over the ledge and gave a small giggle. "We'll handle them later." Majora commanded. "We still have one more time turner that we need to eliminate…"

Back in ClockTown, both Tatl and Flowey were having a conversation about the timeline business. More like, Tatl was stalling for time for Link to play the Song of Healing on himself. "So you have control of time just like I did!" Flowey bobbed back and forth, a jolly expression on his face. "Well that's just great! Now there are two of you…"

Tatl seemed to be thinking. "So… this person's name is… Frack? I forgot…"

"Frisk you idiot." The flower sighed in annoyance. "And yes, they can reset the timeline just like you can. Don't forget about Chara though!"

"Yeah, Chara, got it." Tatl took a glance around the area. "By the way… no one is looking towards Snowhead…" She mentioned.

"Well that's easy! The barrier didn't-" Flowey stopped as if realizing something. "Wait… I got pulled back with you guys…"

"And?"

"I was the one who broke the barrier. I am always the one who breaks it…" He muttered. "I think we screwed up."

Tatl flew upward in realization. "I KNEW IT! So it was you who brought the monsters here. I knew you were suspicious."

"Oh hell no it wasn't me." Flowey responded. Realizing Tatl's confusion, he explained. "It was me, but it wasn't. In the state I'm in right now, I'd never break the barrier."

"Then why did you ever break it in the first place?" Tatl asked.

Flowey's face turned menacing. "It's better if you don't know. Let's just say, he died long ago…"

Link finally pushed the clock tower doors open. His form had reverted to his normal hylian form. Noticing the tension between the two of his companions, he studied their expressions. "Oh, we were just chatting!" Tatl covered up.

"Yeah, just talking…" Flowey muttered. Link wasn't buying any of that. However, Flowey had his own plans already. "Look, I have things I need to check up on. You two go do whatever the heck it is you do."

"W-Wait where do you think y-" Tatl tried to ask. But, Flowey had already disappeared underground. "going…" Their wings folded back a small bit. "C'mon Link. Why don't we go check on Snowhead?"

The boy nodded, pulling out his ocarina. This would be a long day for everyone...

Think about this... Why wouldn't Flowey or anyone else show up during the fight with Asgore. First of all, Flowey brought everyone to the fight. He most likely guilt tripped Toriel. (I assume this because she only comes during True Pacifist) Without Flowey there, none of the monsters stopped the fight.

Also, this loop will be different. Don't worry, we will see our monster friends again. There is just something that needs to be settled...

WOOOO TWO FICS UPDATED IN ONE DAY!

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