Chapter 19
A Shocking Discovery
Frisk's POV
I yawned as I sat up, stretching. I looked around, and Felix was nowhere to be seen. I stood up, looking around. He was still nowhere to be seen. "Felix? Are you here?" No response. I didn't even see or hear Chara… I found it strange…
I looked in my diary, to write about it, and I found two notes… One from Felix, and one from Chara.
"Dear Frisk, I know this will be hard for you to understand, but I have to leave you behind for now. With the dream I just had, I can't trust anything anymore. I want to break the barrier as soon as possible, and I'm sorry… you might be affecting my dreams in a negative way. I don't want to leave you behind, but… I don't want you to die either. I'm not sure if I'm monster or human anymore, and I'm pulling myself deeper and deeper into despair. Please… Don't rush yourself to try and find me…
"From, Felix Alpha.
"P.S.: I'll use Greek letters to designate which Felix is writing… You never know with this temporal bullshit we call RESET'ing…"
"Dear Partner, I saw Felix leave, so I'm going after him. I don't know how or why, but it appears that I can move freely between you two. I'm gonna make sure he doesn't kill himself or do anything stupid. God knows you'd never be the same without him. I'll try to find some way to leave evidence of where we went.
"See you around, Chara"
I felt tears run down my face as I looked down the page. There was one more sentence and I gasped when I read it.
"P.S. I saw Felix give you a kiss before he left. He really does care about you, and you can't deny it now."
I blushed slightly, wiping the tears away. I bit my lip before sighing. "God damn you, Felix…" I smirked slightly. "I'll beat the crap out of you when I see you again… but know that it's only because I care." I emerged from my hotel room, starting to walk into the CORE for the millionth time… My cell buzzed as I got a text from Undyne, saying that she was going on a date with Alphys. "Wow… She must've gained some confidence and done it herself." Another buzz, the text yelling that, "THE GREAT PAPYRUS DELIVERED A LETTER TO ALPHYS AFTER UNDYNE SIGNED IT!" "Wow… She signed it this time too…"
Sans walked up to me, and I talked with him for a while before he teleported with me to the Final Corridor
Felix's POV
One Hour Earlier
"FELIX!" I jumped upwards, spiraling around after summoning my magic into my hands. "Whoa! Calm down the sparks there, flameboy!" Chara was standing there, her hands in a defensive manner. I sighed as my magic ebbed away. "…I saw what you did, alright? And I'm here so Frisk doesn't flip out when she wakes up."
I sighed. "How are even this far from Frisk?" My SOUL pulsed for some strange reason.
Chara smirked. "Gimme one second to solidify the fact that I can be here." After a moment, Chara literally flew into me. I coughed, the wind getting knocked out of me. "*There we go. Now I'm your 'narrator'. I comment on random stuff and call it good."
"That is… really weird… …Is there anything new about me then?" I scratched my neck as Chara immerged once more.
"*Well… Let's have a look. 'Felix' LV 5. EXP 150. Next LV at 220 EXP. HP 45/45 ATK 12. DEF 40. *Looks like your stats are increasing even though you aren't killing. Hmm… *Magic: Flame, Summon, Special Attack, Short-Out. *You know an electric spell…?"
"Never knew I did…" I scratched my chin. "Maybe it's from when I was in the True Lab…?"
Chara shrugged. "*I dunno much about magic… To be honest, we should probably get through the CORE as fast as possible before Frisk wakes up…"
I nodded, sighing slightly. "Yeah… Thank god she doesn't know I kissed her, or I'd probably dead next time I saw her." I smiled slightly, recalling the memory.
"*H-Heh… A-About that…" Chara was fiddling with her hair as I narrowed my eyes at her. "*I-I may have written in her diary that you kissed her."
"YOU WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" I fell onto my ass, scrambling away from her and deeper into the core.
"*H-Heh… I-I thought she should know! That's all…" Chara was trying to seem innocent.
I got up dashing forwards. "I gotta get as far as possible before she wakes up or I'm dead!"
"*W-Wait up, Felix!" Chara flew after me in her ghostly form.
After about thirty minutes, both of us had reached the end of the Core.
"*DETERMINATION." Chara said simply.
"What? No, 'Knowing that the final fight shall soon commence fills you with determination?' What gives?" I raised an eyebrow.
"*…I'm tired, that's all."
"Alright…" I walked into the next room, only to be faced by a robot. "…Uhm, who're you? I've never met you before…"
"Oh, you've never met me, darling… But I thought that the whole Underground could enjoy a show. A show in which you and I battle!" A switch clicked in the background, and smoke surrounded the robot.
"WELCOME UNDERGROUND! THIS IS BATTLE COLLUSIEM!" The robot shouted. "AND HERE ARE OUR COMBATANTS! FELIX, THE MAGIC-CASTING HUMAN! AND MYSELF, METTATON EX, THE STAR OF THE UNDERGROUND!"
"Oh boy…" "*You said it… I'll be helping you from the inside. Hopefully this makes your attacks and dodging a bit stronger like it does with Frisk." "If you say so, Chara." I felt my magic pulse slightly as Chara retreated into my SOUL again. "キャストマジック！召喚：悪魔の角！" (Kyasutomajikku! Shōkan: Akuma no tsuno!) The words rushed out of my mouth before I even knew what they meant. My magic surged through my right arm, pulsing heavily in my right hand. I closed my hand into a fist as a sword materialized in my right hand.
"*Y-You summoned a weapon?!" Chara seemed shocked. "*It took Dad years to learn to summon his trident, and you summoned that right off the bat! That sword is waaaay more powerful than Dad's Trident!"
"*Devil's Horn." I recited in a narrator-like voice. "*Perfect for cutting through one's sins. ATK +?"
"WELL WELL WELL… IT SEEMS THAT FELIX HAS LEARNED TELUMKINESIS! THIS IS AN INTERESTING INSIGHT… AND ANOTHER TWIST THE FANS WILL LOVE!" Mettaton clapped his hands together, as mini-Mettatons surrounded him.
"Many shocking discoveries came today… My electric attacks, my ability to summon weapons, and this battle." I smiled as I charged forwards, towards Mettaton.