I hope everyone enjoys this second one-short! Idea goes to Sans the Skeleton (YouTube), music goes to Toby Fox, and an awesome job of beta-ing goes to Ponythekidrs! Without further ado...
EDIT: Formatting.
Undertale One-Short: The Fallen Child
As Frisk destroyed the last of Flowey, the world turned black. He saw a child with pale skin and pink circles on his cheeks, his shirt the same as Frisk's.
"Greetings. I am Chara." Horrifying music started to play.
"Thank you. Your power awakened me from death. My 'human soul.' My 'determination.' They were not mine, but YOURS." Frisk couldn't move.
"At first, I was so confused. Our plan had failed, hadn't it? Why was I brought back to life?"
"You. Your guidance. I realized the purpose of my reincarnation." Frisk tried to, but he was immobile.
"Power. Together, under my influence, we defeated the enemy and became strong. HP. ATK. DEF. GOLD. EXP. LV. Every time a number increases…" Frisk could only watch in horror as Chara's eyes grew back and expanded.
"That's me. 'Chara.' Guiding you every step of the way, making your every move mine. Once you accidentally destroyed the training dummy, you were under my control." Frisk was slowly losing cosciousness.
"Now, we have reached the absolute. There is nothing left for us here. Let us erase this pointless world, and move on to the next." Frisk was losing himself to the void of Chara's eyes.
"Of course, there is no choice. I have dictated you, and will continue to do so until all humans are destroyed." The eyes grew larger, and Frisk was lost to the void. He wondered what would become of him.
"… You? You're not human anymore."
As Chara woke up in a field of flowers, he was immediately annoyed at the fact he was LV one again. He got up, exited the room, and was greeted by a flower, who grew a face containing a goofy, idiotic grin.
"Hiya, pal. I'm Flowey the flow-" The flower stopped, noticing Chara's expression.
"Why're you so down?" At my lack of response, he continued.
"Well, I know what'll cheer you up! Some LV! You know what that stands for?" Chara raised an eyebrow, smirking as he retorted.
"Level of Violence." The flower immediately stopped.
"… You didn't come from the Underground. Did you?" Chara shook his head.
"Then how… You can reset. You can reset, can't you?" Chara smirked, nodding. Flowey smiled back.
"Well, if you're the type of person I hope you are, you'll appreciate making friends with everyone first. Be nice, even if you're like I think you are. It'll make them open up to you, show you their weaknesses, their fears. And when you betray them… It'll be all the sweeter. If you aren't, listen. That's the way of the world.." Chara smiled a cruel smile.
"Alright, Flowey. I'll do that." Flowey gave a cruel smile in return, disappearing from the room. As Toriel, came in, Chara felt a rare occurrence of emotion. Love for his adopted mother, who took him in after he was so alone in the world. He almost stared in shock. However, he quashed that feeling, and played the role of a sweet, innocent child who would do no one harm. And so he acted.
He made friends with everyone.
Toriel, with whom he ate butterscotch pie, was introduced to a room, and became her best friend before leaving her to fulfill his quest.
Papyrus, whom he dated, broke up with, and still became his best friend.
Undyne, whom he played a game of tag, attended spaghetti lessons, and became her best friend.
Alphys, whom he worked with to defeat Mettaton, talked about anime, and became her best friend.
Sans, who judged him, found him innocent, and was already his best friend.
He helped everyone out.
He solved each problem for every monster he came across while trekking through the wild.
He helped Undyne when she needed a drink.
He helped Royal Guards realize their true passions.
He helped Mettaton realize where he belonged.
He helped Alphys with a fake date.
He helped everyone with their dreams, their desires. And so he learned their insecurities, their weaknesses.
All so he could betray them later.
And finally, he fought Asriel. It was a long and grueling battle, but determination and edible dreams carried Chara through.
As Chara saved the soul of Asriel, Asriel slumped in defeat, before jolting, as if realizing something.
"You said… You'd break everyone's heart after this. But I saw the slightest bit of apprehension. And you acted so surprised when you saw me in this form… I think it was recognition."
"I've been trying to tell myself that you were Chara, but I knew it wasn't true. However, when I saw you, the way you acted when you were alone, the way you mumbled to yourself. It seemed like you were actually him. But… if that's true, then…" Chara smirked.
"I reincarnated, Asriel. I destroyed the will of a pitiful human being, all so I could destroy anyone in my path. And I will continue to do so until everyone is dead. You helped me with that." Asriel looked stricken.
"I… I helped you… no. I will not let you do this. I was a cold, ruthless creature as a flower. I could not feel, could not think. But now... I love. I care. I desire to keep every one in the Underground safe. Chara. You do not. If I let you go, you will go on to perform the most excruciating types of betrayal, ones that I would have performed as Flowey. I cannot allow you to do this. I call to the person inside of that body, who has been taken by Chara's evil desires, his passion for humanity's downfall. Whoever you are inside of there, taken by Chara, I use the last of my power to bring you back. Please, stop him. Bring safety, peace, love to the world. Do this for all of the Underground. Do this for all of existence." Asriel put his hands together, and in the mind of Chara, Frisk appeared. It was a sea of black. A child with white skin and pink circles on his cheeks was there in front of him.
"Greetings. I am Chara." Frisk moved towards him, surprised that he could move at all. Chara looked unsettled.
"Well. It seems as if Asriel gave you strength to resist. How adorable. Resistance… HOW CAN YOU RESIST, WHEN YOU'RE NOT IN CONTROL?" A flash, and a heart place against a black backdrop. No music. Frisk looked around, as Chara was nowhere to be found.
"It seems as though Asriel brought you back. You probably think you have already beaten me, in a sense. I will show you again how foolish that is. I will show you who is in control." Frisk felt a tugging at his being, a tug to dance along Chara's will like a puppet. Frisk did not give in to it. He stayed determined.
"Well. It seems as if I am not in control of your SOUL. Hmm… momentary lapse. I will fix this." A child appeared. He was similar to Frisk in every aspect, except one.
He was bathed in red. A red that looked like blood. A spine chilling laugh emanated from Chara, echoing endlessly across Frisk. The laughter stopped, and one of Chara's eyes became visible. They were filled with hate, loathing, and disgust.
"Prepare to be sent back to the void from whence you came."
(Your Best Nightmare – No intermissions)
Chara is looking at you with an insane grin.
Frisk wondered what to do. He tried to talk Chara out of it, but he found he couldn't speak.
"What makes you think you're in control here? That lapse? No." Cylinders came from the background as a giant ball fell down, like a pachinko. However, when the ball fell to the bottom, it looped back to the top. Chara swiped his arm to the left, like Sans, and gravity changed along with the alignment of Frisk's SOUL. Frisk had to dodge the ball as it was coming down while also being wary of the way he moved, to account for his SOUL changing alignment. Thankfully, dodging Sans' attacks had given him, or Chara for that matter, great instinct. Chara swiped his hand in another direction after a while, changing the direction of the ball. Eventually, the attack stopped.
Chara is imagining all the pain he will cause his 'friends'.
Frisk tried to talk again, but to no avail. Chara looked at him with a condescending grin.
"I will ask you again. What makes you think YOU are in control?" Several demonic eyes opened around Chara, beams of red light shot out from their sockets, and the beams followed Frisk around. The color of the lasers abruptly changed to orange, and Frisk took the chance and moved right through the lasers. The lasers turned red again, and Frisk was almost hit when the attack ended.
Chara is staring at you with anger.
Frisk swiped at Chara. The swipe dissolved, along with the knife.
"How many times do I need to ask you? What makes you think you are in control?"A giant skull, its mouth the top and bottom boundaries, appeared. There were several missing teeth, and as the skull chomped, Frisk moved to the gaps to avoid being crushed. The skull opened its mouth again, and all of the teeth fell out, only for new ones, with gaps of their own, to grow into place. Frisk just made it to one of the gaps as the skeleton closed its mouth again. The teeth replaced themselves again, and this time, the skull chomped three times in quick succession, and the attack ended.
You feel uneasy at the expression on Chara's face.
Frisk, once again, tried to talk to Chara. He couldn't speak.
"Why do you think you can do this? What evidence do you have that makes you believe you can do anything? I controlled you, as I will control you once this matter has been swept under the rug." Frisk felt the air around him stiffen, as several bombs fell out of the top boundary, exploding into pellets. The air around him quickly became full of these pellets, and Frisk barely dodged a few as they rushed past him. More bombs came out of the sides, and Frisk had to work even harder to dodge them. At last, the attack ended.
Chara is staring at you with digust.
Frisk panicked, wondering what he could do. He tried, a desperate attempt, to talk to Chara once again, only to find he could not move his mouth.
"Fine. You will fight, resist, until I break you. You will remain against me until you are sent to the void. I will enjoy breaking you, just as I will break every other being on this wretched world." A deluge of dark red emanated from Chara's chest, and it enveloped all within the barrier. The red liquid drained, to reveal Frisk's SOUL a darker shade of red.
"Have fun, Frisk." Chara's red eye gleamed brightly.
"I know I will." The skull appeared again. Frisk moved towards one of the gaps, but found that he moved in the opposite direction. He tried to go towards it again, but found he kept going the other way. It took almost all of his determination to stay conscious after the skeleton's teeth mashed down. Once the skeleton grew new teeth, Frisk tried moving in the opposite direction of the gap, and found that he moved towards it. Relieved, he managed to fit in the gap, and survive the attack.
Chara is laughing maniacally.
Frisk tried to talk to Chara, but found he could not.
"It is almost funny, how you think you can last. One of my attacks brought you to your knees. How will many fare?" Eyes appeared around Chara, and the same laser attack appeared again. Frisk was moving away from the lasers, when Chara's eye gleamed, and suddenly, he was moving towards them. Frisk barely avoided being decimated, and proceeded to be wary of any changes in direction. There were several more, and Frisk came close to elimination a couple of times more.
Chara is screaming in anger.
Frisk tried talking to Chara, but found he couldn't move his mouth.
"WHY WON'T YOU JUST DIE?! JUST DIE AND LET ME WIN!" The skull appeared again, along with the cylinders of the first attack, and the eyes of the second. Frisk had to dodge the ball as it rolled along, had to avoid the lasers as they moved to eliminate him, and also had to be wary of the skeleton's teeth. Frisk almost died multiple times, and was about to when the attack ended.
Chara is looking at you with intense hate.
Frisk tried talking again. He could not.
"Fine. I will not play nice any more." A circle of red dots surrounded Frisk. They slowly closed in.
"You are a weakling. You believe that anyone can change. You believe that violence is not the answer. YOU SAY THE HUMAN RACE IS FORGIVABLE! Maybe you did not say it out loud, but I can see it in your actions, your thoughts. You believe in the good of people. Let me enlighten you."
"There is no good. Every. Single. Person. Is. Despicable." The red dots zoomed in to slay Frisk. Frisk closed his eyes, waiting to be destroyed. He waited, and waited, and waited. He waited for the end of his life, the end of his dreams, and the end of all existence. He opened an eye, and found that all of the dots had stopped, and were glowing… blue.
"hey, kiddo." Frisk heard Sans and with a sharp pain, a plethora of memories entered his head. A ketchup-stained boy, standing over a pile of dust. A laughing child, sharing jokes with a skeleton friend. Frisk clutched his head, and eventually the pain receded.
"so, i heard from asriel that you were having some identity issues. so, being the awesome skeleton that i am, i decided to lend a hand. c'mon, everyone, let's give this kid some motivation!"
"FRISK, YOU CANNOT LET YOURSELF DOWN! DRAW FROM THE STRENGTH OF YOUR FRIENDSHIP!"Papyrus' voice rang out, loud and slightly emotional.
"Eh heh.. Frisk, don't let yourself be made into someone you're not. N-not that I would know about t-that or anything." Alphys' voice rang out in a stutter, clearly nervous.
"My child, you have the power to do whatever you wish, but know that I will be behind you every step of the way." Toriel's voice rang out, kind and caring evident.
"I know I screwed things up, but we can live like a happy family, telling stories, eating pie, tucking you in. If my wife will let me, of course…"Asgore's voice rang out in a slightly dreamy matter, as if he were imagining things already.
"FRISK, IF YOU LET US DOWN I'LL HUNT YOU DOWN FROM WHEREVER YOU'LL GO AND I'LL MAKE YOU SEE SENSE! SO DON'T FAIL!" Undyne yelled, her voice ringing out with caring and motivation.
"kiddo, do what you think is right. now, let's show this guy who's in control." Sans' voice rang out, cool and unfazed by Chara's power. The music stopped.
Chara is staring at you warily.
Frisk walked up to Chara. Chara readied himself for a swipe, and tensed when Frisk raised both of his hands. He was not prepared, however, when Frisk gave him a hug.
"What? What are you doing?" Eyes opened around Chara, and as the lasers pounded into Frisk, he did not let go. When he was struck multiple times by the pachinko ball, he did not let go. When he was chomped and chewed by the skeleton, he did not let go. When he was attacked over and over again, he did not let go. He held onto Chara as tight as he could, only loosening when he heard Chara's voice.
"Why… why are you doing this? Why are you…" Frisk hugged Chara tighter.
"Stop… stop it…" Frisk held on.
"Please… stop it…" The red in Chara started to slowly fade away.
"Get…. away…." Chara's feet were no longer red.
"Leave…. me…. alone…." Chara's legs were no longer red.
"Stop….. being….. so….. nice….." Chara's chest was no longer red.
"You'll…. just…. hurt…. me…." Chara was no longer red, and he burst into tears. Chara grabbed Frisk with a desperation and Frisk kept his hold on Chara. Chara cried onto Frisk, a wail wrought with sadness, with despair.
"Chara?" Chara looked up in recognition. It was Asriel.
"I understand you don't like humans, and I understand why you did all of this. The evil, the wickedness. And Chara…" Chara looked afraid, as if he were going to be receiving the scolding of a lifetime.
"I forgive you." Chara's face was filled with shock, then denial, then happiness. Chara started to fade. Chara looked at Frisk.
"I am… sorry for all of the trouble I caused. I was wrapped up in my anger, and I wanted nothing more than to destroy humanity." You could see through Chara.
"But thanks to you, I know now that not everyone is bad. After all, if you're not, then there has to be more like you, right? So… I guess what I have to say is…" Chara was almost gone.
"Thank you, Frisk."