Kennedy

Annaka turns around and smiles at me.

I smile back and lower the bones back into the ground.

As soon as the monsters see that the portal is gone, they start to leave.

Annaka and I walk over to Sans, Papyrus, and Undyne.

"WOWEE! THAT WAS AMAZING!" Papyrus exclaims.

I look at Annaka and she smiles at me.

"Indeed it was," Annaka says.

"But why'd it happen?" I ask.

"Maybe we can get some information from Alphys," Annaka suggests.

"Let's grab the other people," I say.

"Teleport?" Annaka asks.

I nod and Annaka grabs a hold of my arm.

I feel my eye start to glow and we say our goodbyes.

Then, we teleport again.

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I open my eyes and see me back in Waterfall with all the group in front of us.

Annaka is already standing up and has unlatched herself from me.

I suddenly feel really worn out and collapse onto the floor.

Annaka kneels down beside me. "You ok?"

I nod. "Just not feeling that strong."

"Here, we should turn back to normal," Annaka suggests.

We both turn back to normal but I remain on the floor.

"What happened you guys?" Kealani asks.

"We'll explain on the way," I say. "We're heading over to Alphys's lab."

"Can't you just teleport us?" Mimi asks.

"I'm not strong enough right now," I say.

"Here." Annaka picks me up. "You are not walking in this condition."

I start to smile and say, "Ok."

I instantly yawn and feel Annaka start to walk.

I close my eyes and fall into a dreamless sleep.

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"Ken! Wake up!"

I open my eyes to see Annaka in front of me and feeling her hands on my shoulders.

"Are we here?" I ask.

Annaka nods. "Now get up and let's go in. You slept the whole way." She rolls her eyes and mutters, "No surprise."

Annaka stands up and offers me a hand.

I realize that I am sitting down and grasp her hand. She pulls me up onto my feet and I feel a bit lightheaded but stay on my feet.

I also realize that the rest of the group is standing up and we are in front of the lab.

"Let's go," Annaka says.

We all walk inside to find Alphys there(no surprise).

"H-hey guys," Alphys greets. "D-did you find the other h-humans that possess Soul Power?"

"We think so," Annaka says and pushes Jacob, Madie, and Doug forward. "Think it's these three?"

"G-give me a minute," Alphys says, walking into the room she did when she scanned us.

"What's she doing?" Doug asks, taking a chip from his jacket pocket and eating it.

"Scanning you guys to see if you have Soul Power," I reply.

"Oh, ok," Doug says, stuffing another chip into his mouth.

"Doug!" Nya exclaims. "Those are my chips!"

"Not anymore," Doug says through a mouthful of chips.

Nya groans and crosses her arms over her chest, rolling her eyes.

Alphys walks back into the room. "Y-yes. They have Soul Power."

"But we also need to ask you something," I say.

"What is it?" Alphys asks.

"Well, you know how we make portals to go home?" I say. "There was a portal that appeared out of nowhere in Snowdin and we have no idea why. Do you think you can figure out?"

Alphys takes a moment to process the information, then nods. "I-I think I can figure it out if I do some more r-research. I'll get back with more information soon."

"Alright, cool," Annaka says. "Now, should we get back to the overworld?"

Everyone nods and Alyssa quickly makes a portal.

We all walk through the portal.

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I open my eyes to see us back in Alyssa's living room.

We are all in our normal selves and most of us are on the floor.

I stand up and see everyone but Madie on the floor.

Madie has her back facing towards me and she is staring into the distance.

I walk over to her, just a few feet away from her.

"Madie?" I ask.

"I'm different now," Madie says, as if she didn't hear me. "The underground...changed me. I should be Chara. I'm made for her. Both mentally..." Madie turns around, her eyes red instead of the normal brown and a creepy grin on her face. "...and physically."

I notice that Madie has a knife in her hand and she starts backing towards me.

"When I met you, comedian," Madie says. "I didn't know how to feel about you. I became your...friend. But now...killing...it makes me..." Madie holds up her knife which is dripping with blood. "...happy."

"Uhh...Madie...?" I start to walk backwards as she gets closer.

"Come on comedian, speak up," Madie says.

"W-what's..." I trail off, not knowing what to say.

Madie giggles creepily. "I am not pacifist anymore. I'm on genocide. And I'm gonna get rid of you and your forever smile first, comedian."

I suddenly feel myself back against a wall and I look at Madie.

Madie giggles again and holds the knife over me. "Say goodbye with a smile."

I cover my face and close my eyes, praying that everyone else will be safe.

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"Ken!"

I jolt up and start to breath heavily.

"Ken, are you ok?"

I look over to Annaka, who has her hands on my shoulders and is looking at me with concern over her face.

I steady my breathing and say, "Y-yeah. Fine."

Annaka exhales. "Ok good. Because you were yelling right now and talking to Madie in your sleep."

I look over Annaka's shoulder and see everyone else looking at me.

Madie is staring at me, her face straight.

"I..." I trail off and look into Madie's eyes.

Her eyes are their usual brown and she stares back at me.

I shake my head and smile at Annaka. "I'm fine."

Annaka smiles back. "Good. We should get some sleep. I guess we can sleepover at Lisa's house." Annaka turns around and walks over to Alyssa while asking, "Can I just sleep on the couch?"

Everyone starts to talk again.

I stay sitting down, thinking over everything.

I look to Madie, who is standing up and staring into the distance with the same straight face.

I stare at her, thinking about everything that happened.

What the heck happened to Madie?

The new side of a character keeps you DETERMINED

(I know that there has been a lot of mystery but continue reading and it'll all be solved! In the meanwhile, stay determined!)