Annaka

Madie and I tumble out of the portal and back to where we were in the underground.

I grab Madie before she falls over.

She smiles gratefully up at me. "Thanks."

I pull her to her feet. "No problem."

Everyone else is already here.

Kennedy has her hands in her jacket pockets and is looking at Madie.

I walk over to Kennedy and ask her, "What's up?"

"You came with Madie?" she asks, her expression blank as she continues to stare at Madie.

"Yeah, so?" I reply.

Kennedy doesn't reply.

I start to get a bit frustrated.

"Kennedy, would you tell me what's wrong?" I ask, annoyance creeping into my voice.

Kennedy sighs and looks at me. "I saw Madie. She almost killed me in my dream. She had...red eyes and...a knife..."

I stumble back a bit, my mouth gaping open. "W-what?!"

Kennedy nods, looking back at Madie. "It's...it's weird. Should I be worried?"

"I...I don't know," I admit. "Is that why you've been acting weird around Madie?"

Kennedy nods. "She was also acting a lot like Chara. Calling me comedian."

"D-do you think...when she's in her Chara self, she'll be like that?" I ask slowly.

Kennedy shrugs, keeping her hands in her pockets. "I'm not sure. But if she does, she better not mess with you or anyone else."

I watch her as she watches Madie intently.

Madie and Alyssa are talking to each other and erupt in laughter.

I mean, I know Madie can be like that but...would she really try to kill us...?

"Kennedy! Annaka!"

I snap out of it and look in front of me at Kealani.

"Hurry up!" Kealani yells. "We've already started leaving, slowpokes!"

Kealani turns around and says, "We're going to Alphys's lab. Now let's go."

Kealani starts to walk and Kennedy and I start to walk behind her, both of us staying quiet the whole way.

.

We walk inside of Alphys's lab and Alyssa calls, "Alphys!"

Within seconds, Alphys has appeared.

"H-hi girls," Alphys greets. "I-I've done further r-research."

"What'd you figure out?" I ask.

"W-well I've figured out why it's harder to open the p-portal in the day t-then the night," Alphys says. "Have you guys t-tried to open it during the day?"

I raise my hand slightly. "After I opened it, I was out like a light and Kennedy woke me up again. I used everything I had."

"I-I figured out that at the night l-less monsters conduct magic energy and when m-more monsters use magic, it's harder to open portals b-because those use magic too," Alphys says.

"Ok," I say. "but did you figure out why the portals randomly open?"

"B-because the portals you make are extra magic, which causes random portals to appear because of e-extra magic energy," Alphys explains.

I hear Lily muttering under her breath to herself and looking as if she is deep in thought.

"Alright, thanks Alphys," I say.

"A-anytime," Alphys replies as we head out of the lab.

"Alright, our goal now is that we need to have Doug and Madie get their powers," Kealani orders. "Madie probably needs a knife."

"How about this one?" Alyssa asks, opening her inventory to take out...the toy knife!

"You took that?!" I exclaim.

Alyssa shrugs. "Hey. You never know when you'll need it."

Alyssa holds the knife in her hand and starts to hand it to Madie.

Madie

My eyes light up as I reach for the knife.

Until Kennedy jumps in between us and faces Alyssa.

"Do you really think this is safe?" Kennedy asks Alyssa.

Alyssa gives her a look and nods. "Of course. Why wouldn't it be?"

Kennedy sighs, not saying anything more but stepping tentatively out of the way and watching me intently.

I take the knife and smile widely as I feel the blade against my finger.

Smooth and sharp.

Just how I like it.

I hold the knife above my head and I start to lift off the ground, glowing red.

I smile even wider as everything goes dark.

When the lights are back, I look down at myself.

I am a Chara version of myself!

I giggle a bit and look at the rest of them.

They all smile at me.

Except for Kennedy, who is looking into my eyes and looks puzzled.

"It worked!" Alyssa cheers, putting an arm around my shoulders.

I smile at her, but continue to think why Kennedy is acting so...strange.

Kennedy

We decide to continue on from where we were at the Core so we can get to Asgore.

I am still feeling puzzled over what I saw when Madie transformed.

She is back to normal as we walk inside the MTT Resort.

But her eyes...when she transformed.

Her eyes were still...brown.

They weren't red like I was expecting them to be.

She wasn't trying to kill me like I was expecting her to do.

And she didn't call me comedian once like I was expecting her to do.

She seemed...totally normal.

It's...strange.

And Annaka seemed to notice my behavior as we walk towards the door leading to the Core.

"I presume you noticed Madie's eyes," she says to me.

I nod. "Yeah. I mean, why were her eyes brown and...not red?"

"Maybe it was just a dream," Annaka suggests. "Maybe it won't come true."

I sigh as Annaka walks up ahead a bit to talk with Kealani.

No matter what anyone says, I feel like...like that dream is real.

Like what I saw back there wasn't the real Soul Power Madie.

And I know that for sure, no matter what anyone tells me.

Despite the chapter ending, you are filled with DETERMINATION

(Thanks determined hope you enjoy determination...um I dunno...just...stay determined...)