"Why does my idiotic son insist on having a party at my lab. He owns the equivalent of a mansion in Snowdin yet forces me to let him have it here. If little Papy hadn't asked me to do so, I wouldn't be up here trying to drown out that obnoxious noise. They don't even have tea! If they had served tea I would be down there." I fumed to myself. Gaster had no idea what it was like to be the head scientist. I have to work around the clock but he always has to cause intrusions. Noticing the time and the frightened screams from downstairs, I assumed that they were opening presents. I took a shortcut to where I kept my grandson's presents and took another back to the lab, startling those standing too close. I beckoned over Sans and Papy from their pile of gifts and knelt down to them. "Sans, you take after your father. You're headstrong, lazy, and usually annoying but you're still my grandson. I used a large portion of gold to get you this." Sans looked on, not sure whether I said a compliment or an insult, while I unboxed a blue, fur lined hoodie. "This is made entirely of materials from the surface. If you're ever feeling low, just think of the freedom that comes with this. Now go on. You still have gifts over there to unwrap." I turned to Papyrus, who stared at me and the over sized box next to me with wonder. "Papyrus. My little Papy. Never change. Always be the innocent little bundle of energy you are now. You've always said you wanted to drive a red sports car on the surface, correct?" He nodded vigorously "Well until that dream comes true, you can dream of that dream in your dreams. Hmm, that sounded better in my head." I gave a flick of my hand and the wrapping paper on the gift disappeared to reveal the red racecar bed underneath. He put his hands up to his face, speechless for once. With another flick of my hand, it disappeared as well. "It's in your room now. Go enjoy the rest of the party." I told him. He eagerly ran back to his brother to tell of his new gift. I was just about to shortcut back up when the saw the human surrounded by Gaster Blasters. Gaster had told me to get something for him as well but I had scoffed at him. Like I was going to spend any gold on him. Not only that but Gaster has given him weapons of mass destruction. Sure he's done nothing wrong in ten years but I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. Chara was cunning, what's to say he's not biding his time for something. Sighing once again at Gaster's stupidity, I took a shortcut back upstairs.
Several hours later, the party ended. After the incessant noise ceased and I strapped Papyrus into bed I started to get back to work. I began to analyze the data sets that Gaster had given me from the human's soul. We had agreed long ago that he would be the one to collect the data as to not put the human at risk from another outburst of mine. Looking at the soul information, I noticed a deviation in the numbers from previous years. Studying it further, I realized what I was seeing. His soul was weakening. Not health wise, but in the fact that his very element was wearing away. A certain push and he could lose it completely. Writing down this information and storing it away for later I began to think of the implications of this event. Losing an element had never happened before. It had several possible implications. Could it make a human into a monster? Before I could continue, my thoughts were interrupted by a voice from the doorway. "Another late night father?" Gaster asked. "I need to make up all the time your unnecessary party took away. Now tell me what it is you want and leave." I told him. He rolled his eyes. "More of your idle threats. You'll never use your powers. I don't doubt that you have them but if you used them it could advance science greatly. And that is precisely why I'm here. Follow me please." I knew he wouldn't leave me alone until I did what he wanted so I stood and followed. He led me down into the experimentation room where a large machine was hooked up to the ceiling that looked similar to a large mechanical cow skull. He pressed a button on the far wall and the machine slowly opened revealing a large compartment big enough for a monster. He looked at me, a dark haze in his eyes. "You have always been disrespectful, rude, selfish, and never gave any consideration to anyone else. That's just your personality and after living with it for so long, I don't care. But there is one thing in you that I can't stand. You're a coward. I've said before that you should use them and better everything, but you wont." I rolled my eyes. "Gaster, I've told you-" Gaster raised a hand to cut me off. "Yes, yes, cause and effect. I've heard it before. But apparently you don't think it worthwhile to sacrifice yourself for the good of all monsters. So now…" He looked down momentarily. When he I met his gaze again it was full of malice. "Now I'll take them and use them myself." His left eye flashed blue and the same aura surrounded my body. He thrust his arm towards the machine and I slammed perfectly in the middle of the compartment. Sometimes I always hate being right. Here was my son, the idiot, who is trying to take my powers. If he had only listened when I told him that if I use them they change me. I don't use them for the safety of the whole world. His antics were getting extremely infuriating. Gaster turned to type some commands into a keyboard that jutted from the wall. Still pinned to the machine, I managed to raise my hand and launch my purple ability. Gaster turned just in time to see it coming and his right eye flashed orange. The orange aura surrounded my beam and reversed it. It flew back towards me and being trapped how I was I couldn't avoid it. I was at his mercy. He finished typing and turned to me. "Sorry father, but its for the best." I couldn't get to say a final retort before the machine closed around me.
Excruciating pain. That was all there was. It felt as if my very soul was being run through a shredder. The pain slowly faded, but a strange emptiness inside grew. I could finally open my eyes to see through a visor, a growing orb of black energy in front of the machine. Gaster walked up to it and slowly reached out his hand. The power seeped into his bones and soon it looked like it was all he could handle. Just a small amount had been absorbed but he was on the brink of screaming. He tried to pull his hand away but the power held it in place. It continued to pour into him. He was passed the point of screaming and held his mouth open in a tortured grimace. He put his free hand to his head before a resounding crack rang through the room. When he lowered his hand there was a crack from his right eye going up his skull and another from his left eye to his mouth. When it finished he slumped on the floor gasping from the ordeal. The machine trapping me slowly opened and I fell next to him. We both sat for a while recovering until I noticed a black mist surrounding me. It slowly grew in intensity and a deep shadow grew underneath me with tendrils wrapping around my arms and legs. Gaster stared at me in horror. I scoffed and looked to him. "Congratulations idiot. You've just doomed your father to the void." I told him before the tendrils dragged me into the endless limbo.