Epilogue

Call to the Dead

A/N: Responding to guest reviewer - "Guest" - I haven't run out of ideas yet… Heheheh… I've got more ideas still… God, I'm a terrible person.

Spoilers for the best possible Neutral Ending (Befriending Papyrus, Undyne, and Alphys, but not completing the True Lab), and my own personal take on another one.

One Week Later - Directly outside the Barrier on Mount Ebott - 3rd Person POV

Felix's phone rang, and Felix let it. He sat down, and it went to voicemail. Sans spoke once it did go to voicemail.

"heya. is anyone there…? well, i'll just leave a message…" Sans breathed in for a moment, sighing. "so… it's been a while. the queen, Toriel, has returned, and she's ruling over the underground. she's instated a new policy… all the humans who fall here will not be treated as enemies, but as friends. it's probably for the best, anyway. the human SOULS… i know you took 'em. i just wish you said somethin' before you left, pal. anyway, that plan ain't happening anytime soon. but even though people are heartbroken over the king and things are looking grim for our freedom, the queen's trying her best not to let us give up hope. so, uh, hey… if we're not giving up down here, don't give up wherever you are, okay? who knows how long it will take, but we'll see ya. even if it takes a hundred more years."

Suddenly, the iconic voice of Papyrus came into the call at full volume. "SANS! WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?"

Sans had that tone of quality that said he was going to make a joke. "oh, nobody."

"WHAT!? NOBODY!?" Papyrus stopped talking for a moment. "…CAN I TALK TO THEM, TOO?"

"here, knock yourself out, bro." If Felix could see Sans, he could've sworn he'd be shrugging.

"WAIT A SECOND… I RECOGNISE THIS NUMBER! ATTENTION, FANTASTIC FELIX! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, AM NOW CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL GUARD! IT'S EVERYTHING I EVER DREAMED OF… EXCEPT, INSTEAD OF FIGHTING, WE JUST WATER FLOWERS. SO THAT'S EVER-SO-SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. AND, WE'RE HELPING DR. ALPHYS WITH HER RESEARCH! SHE'S GONNA FIND A WAY TO GET US OUT OF HERE. UNDYNE IS HELPING HER TOO! THOUGH, TO BE HONEST, HER METHOD OF HELPING… SEEMS KIND OF… EXPLOSION-INDUCING… BUT I THINK DOCTOR ALPHYS LIKES HAVING HER AROUND. UH OH!"

There was signs of a struggle as Undyne's voice turned audible. "Hey! What are you up to, punk!? Ngahhhh! Gimme the phone, Papyrus!" More struggling, and some static.

"PLEASE DON'T NOOGIE THE PHONE." Papyrus was deadpanning.

"Hey! Who's in charge here?"

"ME!" Papyrus seemed proud.

"Oh… yeah… heh, forgot about that. Since that incident, I quit my job as head of the Royal Guard. Actually, since we won't be fighting, the Royal Guard totally disbanded. There's… uh… only one member…" Undyne laughed slightly.

"BUT HE'S EXTREMELY GOOD!" Papyrus looked proud again.

"Yeah! He is! C'mere, Papyrus!" Judging by the sounds, Undyne was noogieing Papyrus with the phone.

"PLEASE DON'T NOOGIE THE SKELETON…" Papyrus was deadpanning again.

"Anyways," Undyne continued. "Now I'm working as Alphy's lab assistant… We're gonna find a way out of this dump once and for all! Oh yeah, and I'm a gym teacher at Queen Toriel's new school. Did you know I can bench-press seven children!? Awesome, right?! …Hey… I'm sorry about what happened with ASGORE… You just did what had to be… It's not your fault he… … … … God damn it… I miss the big lug…" She sighed.

"H-Hey, Undyne, are you okay…?" Alphys had chimed in. She sounded concerned.

"I'm fine… Why don't you talk to the punk for a while?" Undyne sounded downtrodden.

"Uh… Alright? Man, she's tsundere…" Alphys sighed. "Hi. …S-Sorry, I hate talking on the phone. I really am clueless on what to talk about right now… Hey, why didn't you tell me the queen was so cute?" Felix looked at the phone, raising an eyebrow. "UH, I MEAN, UH… M-Mettaton's doing okay! And! Uh! I'm trying to figure out a way for us to get out of here! B-but… I kinda have no idea what I'm doing. I'll figure it out eventually though! The queen is a lot different than ASGORE… She actually checks up on me to see if I'm working. She's really turned this whole place around! Oh! HEY! HEY TORIEL!" Alphys was really yelling quite loud. "DO YOU WANNA TALK TO FELIX?!" She coughed, holding her throat. "H-Here she comes… ow…"

"My child… Felix…" Toriel's voice seemed overcome with emotions, and Felix couldn't help but tear up at hearing her voice again. "It's been so long since I've seen you…"

Finally, Felix couldn't resist any longer, grabbing the phone and accepting the call. "Mom!" All nine patrons of the same body yelled out in a chorus. "M-Mom… it's been so long…" Felix was crying, but only some of them were his.

"M-My child…ren…?" Toriel seemed confused.

"Mom! It's me, Felix… When I absorbed all those human SOULS… I-I h-have all these people inside my consciousness… I think… they're the six human children…" Felix was welling up with emotion. "F-Frisk… S-She's…" Felix felt tears run down his face.

"Shh… Shh… My child, it's alright…" Toriel's voice had taken on a motherly tone.

"I-I'm gonna find a way to fix this. I-I'll find a way to go back. To save Frisk. To break the barrier, and to make sure that ASGORE doesn't die!" Felix's voice was filled with determination, but it seemed lacking. "I-I… I'll make sure everyone lives…" Tears were flooding down his face.

"My child, please… As much as I'd love for that to happen… I'm afraid even monsters with human SOULS can't go back in time…" Toriel's voice was strained.

"Mom…" Frisk was speaking now, my mouth moving of her accord. "It's me, Frisk… Felix absorbed my SOUL… But don't worry. I'm fine. Mom, I know this won't make sense, but we'll all be on the surface soon." I swallowed, my eyes dimming.

"M-My child… I… I can't believe it, but I know you're telling the truth… I'll see you soon, Frisk. And you as well, Felix." Toriel finally seemed happy.

"oops… looks like this thing is about out of batteries… so i'm afraid i'll have to cut this short." Sans seemed reluctant to speak.

"We'll call later. We know we will." Felix smiled, everyone else smiling too.

The other end of the line was a chorus of goodbyes, all simultaneous. "be sure to call again, kids." "I'LL BE SURE TO ANSWER IF YOU CALL!" "See you around, punk!" "I-I-I'll k-keep t-trying to r-remove the barrier for everyone!" "I love you, my children. I'll never stop thinking about you."

"Goodbye, Mom." "See you later, guys!" "I know we'll be together soon." Click…

Felix sighed, setting the phone down. He thought for a moment. "Frisk said that I can probably RESET… Let's see…" He put his hand forward, and two buttons appeared before him. LOAD and RESET.

"We guess it's time to choose… We don't know how far back LOADing will take us…" He stood up.

"Now it's time to carve our fate. Let's just hope we don't fuck ourselves over…"