Chapter Thirty One: Angel and Demon Part Ten: To the Mall

In an unknown location

"So" Rachaya said, thinking. "If they get more powerful, doesn't that present a problem for us?"

"No." the two figures said. "Their level of power is irrelevant. We have preparations for every contingency."

"Well" the other demon said, also thinking. "Shouldn't we at least monitor them from a distance?"

"Not wise." Said a voice from behind the two figures. Another figure emerged from behind them. "They're already out of your league."

The figure had brown hair that went just below her shoulders. She wore what resembled a bodysuit mixed with armor. It had a large red heart on it, which seemed to pulse. Her eyes were silvery blue, hiding power behind them.

"Leader!" both Rachaya and the other demon said, kneeling down. "We didn't expect you to be here."

"You two are incapable of taking them on." The leader said, crossing her arms.

"Please explain, leader." Rachaya said. "We don't understand."

"Trust me." The leader said, chuckling. "At the rate my daughter and her partner are progressing, you two will be dead in minutes if you fight them."

With Chara, Frisk, etc.

"So" Chara said, leaning back in her chair. "What do you want to ask us? I'm bored and I wanna see if I can fly."

"We need to know" Khara said, her tone inquisitive. "What happened to you guys two weeks ago. Do you remember anything?"

"Nope." Chara said. "I don't. Last thing I remember is waking up in a cell in very little clothing. Then I left and found Frisk and the two of us made it here."

"Frisk" Toriel said. "What do you remember?"

"About the same." Frisk said. "Other than flashes of each other, we really don't remember much."

"Are you sure?" Khara asked.

"Yeah." Chara said. "Now that we've established it, can we go?"

"I suppose." Khara said, sighing. "We'll talk again if you guys remember anything."

"Okay." Frisk said. She and Chara walked out, Chara putting her arm around her.

"Think they're lying?" Undyne asked when they were outside.

"Yeah." Khara said. "But, we can't pry. They are our children after all. If they want to tell us, they will."

"What do they have to hide?" Undyne asked.

"Maybe a lot." Toriel said. "There's no telling what they experienced when they were gone. It's for the best that we don't pry."

"I know." Undyne said. "But, we don't have any leads on who did this."

"Wait" Asriel said. "I know it's good to want to find out who did this, but they're back. Shouldn't we let it go for now?"

Khara reacted by punching Asriel in the back of the head. Asriel' head went forward, hitting the table. Toriel gasped at Khara's action.

"You don't get it, do you?" Khara asked, Asriel standing up and rubbing his face and head. "Those guys beat both Frisk and Chara. Chara, who literally has the power of the demons, was beaten and kidnapped by those individuals. Even if they're not the Order of the Three Hearts (which I am very sorely convinced they are), we still need to make sure they won't threaten us if it comes to it. Also, I'm not sure how Chara and Frisk have gotten as powerful as they have so quickly, but I'm sure it wasn't anything short of the power of human SOULs."

"But" Toriel said, thinking. "We lost the SOULs after Asriel broke the barrier."

"Those aren't the only human SOULs that could be harvested." Khara said. "There's a ton of compatible humans. One only has to search carefully."

"But" Toriel said. "What could their endgame be? I mean, it doesn't seem like the destruction of monsters is the goal, but something bigger."

"Whatever it is." Khara said. "Let's hope our children will be safe."

With Chara and Frisk

"So" Frisk said. "What do you want to do?"

"Hit the mall." Chara said. "Gotta find some source of entertainment."

"That sounds fun." Frisk said. "We should try to fly there."

"Right." Chara said. The two of them began to flap their wings to give themselves lift. It took them some time, but they eventually managed to figure out the right speed for flight.

Chara was ahead of Frisk, due to her greater physical strength. However, Frisk was pretty fast herself, keeping pace with Chara. The two of them soared high in the clouds, testing the boundaries of their flight. They flew over the mall, Frisk hovering and landing slowly by flapping her wings.

Chara, on the other hand, sheathed her wings (put them in the position they're in when she's not using them) and dropped out of the sky, spreading her wings just before she hit the ground to bring her to a halt.

"Batman, eat your heart out." Chara said, chuckling. She then moved to below where Frisk was falling to the ground, catching her and holding her bridal style, Frisk sheathing her wings.

"Nice catch." Frisk said, giggling as she wrapped her arms around Chara.

"Thanks.' Chara said, smiling. "I've been practicing."

"No you haven't." Frisk said, laughing.

"Okay, fine." Chara admitted. "I haven't. But, did it hurt?"

"Did what hurt?" Frisk asked.

"When you fell for me?" Chara said, grinning.

"Well" Frisk said, a mischievous smile on her face. "It's kind of a pain in the butt, but I think I can manage."

"If I drop you" Chara said, the same smile on her face. "It'll be an even bigger pain."

"I'll hold on.' Frisk said.

"Smart choice, kid." Chara said, laughing. Frisk got down and stood, looking around.

"So" she said. "I don't know where to start. I don't think that even with my memories I'd remember much about this mall."

"Well" Chara said. "We're not here to get anything. We're just here to kill some time."

"Right." Frisk said, nodding.

"Frisk!" a voice called. Frisk and Chara turned to see Monster Kid (though they didn't recognize him) running toward them.

"Hello." Frisk said. "What's your name?"

"You don't recognize me?" Kid asked, actually looking hurt.

"I'm sorry.' Frisk said. "I don't remember much of what happened prior to a few days ago."

"Oh.' Kid said. "Well, we're really good friends.'

"That's nice.' Frisk said.

"So" Kid asked, looking Frisk and Chara up and down. "Where'd you get those suits? They're pretty awesome."

"No clue." Chara said. "Found 'em and put 'em on."

"What about the wings?" Kid asked. "Are those part of the suit?"

"No." Frisk said, extending her wings. "They're real."

"Woah!" Kid said, his eyes going huge. "That's awesome! Can I touch 'em?"

"Sure." Frisk said. She held out a wing to Kid, who rubbed it with his nose.

"Soft." He said. "Can I feel yours, Chara?"

"Sure." Chara said, holding out one wing. Kid felt it, amazed as well.

"You guys are lucky." Kid said. "I can't fly."

"Well" Chara shrugged. "Maybe someday."

"Yeah," Kid said, doing his best impression of a shrug. "Maybe. Well, I'll see you guys later."

"Bye." Frisk said as Kid walked into the mall.

"He seemed nice." Chara said.

"Yeah." Frisk said.

The two girls started to walk into the mall themselves, but something stopped them.

"Chara." The voice, a man's, said from behind them. "Is that you?"


Who is this individual? Is he friendly? And, what's the endgoal of this organization, whether or not they're the Order of the Three Hearts? Find out soon.