chapter 5: the machine is fixed
Authors note: Two in one night, why? because i work 3rd shift and iv got wednesday night and thursday night off for now, so enjoy :D
Frisk was smothered with hugs for a while after spilling the beans about her chat with Sans,Papyrus was especially enthusiastic about being deemed the world's greatest uncle, eventually Sans would motion them over, and Frisk walked to him " Hey dad, what's going on?" it still felt strange to be called dad, but in a good way,a warm feeling envelops Sans as he replies "you remember the key i gave ya right? i think i figured out how to fix that machine you saw down there, but there is some explaining to do first, come on i know a shortcut." Sans held out his hand and Frisk took it, warping to his old basement in the underground. Frisk started to shiver, and then grinned "Hey dad im cold." Sans turned to her and handed over his jacket, then it clicked...oh….the realm of dad jokes is open now…. he winked at her"heya there cold…..im dad." Frisk let out a loud laugh and on the surface Papyrus had the oddest urge to scream at the top of his lungs….but he didn't know why. "So what's going on here dad?" Sans had pulled out a picture of him, Papyrus, and a man that evidence pointed to being his missing father.
"remember when you told me about the grey door in waterfall? and how i informed you that his name was gaster? well it turns out he may have been our dad before he fell into the core causing all of us to forget, and apparently this machine has the potential to help him get out of the void, if the conditions are right, i used to spend a long time fixing this until the resets started, but now that we are able to make progress the final touches can be added." Frisk frowned slightly " So what do we need to do to get it to work?" "that's the tricky part, the power source for it needs to be charged with both magic and determination, and there are a few pieces that need to be fixed and reattached, and the harder work would be you getting that door to appear again for a closer connection and better chance at success." Frisk nodded "Well considering you have some really powerful magic and i have insane amounts of determination, it shouldn't be that hard, but how do i move my determination into it? It's not like i can really cast it out in the form of an attack." Sans took a bit to think on the matter "that will have to be something to think about while i put the rest of the machine back together, but considering the amount of determination it would take to break the reset option, id say just being in close proximation to your soul should suffice. the battery is over in the corner if you want to test that theory."
Frisk walked over to the battery and brought out her soul, it was red, pulsing with a warm glow, though stronger somehow than when she was last underground, she was determined to help Sans and Papyrus to get their dad back, a stronger pulse emanated from her soul and a red gauge on the battery went up, but another gauge was still empty, must have been the magic portion "Dad it worked I did it!" She brought the battery over to Sans and he nodded "sweet, alright iv got a few last parts to add, and i'll fill this battery with magic in no time, try to work on getting the door to appear kiddo." Frisk nodded, closed her eyes and focused, just like last time, she let her mind enter the code, and into what looked like computer files, she found the values and began to do her work, eventually a large grey door appeared on the side wall, and Frisk opened her eyes exhausted "Got it, what now?." Sans put the last piece of the machine together and inserted the battery. " now we flip the switch and hope for the best, better to get behind me, don't know what exactly will happen." Sans flipped the switch, he then proceeded to get frisk to the other end of the room and stand in front of her as the machine whirred to life. a black mass began forming outside the door, and slowly began taking shape, until eventually the machine stopped working and there stood a tall skeleton wearing a black coat and white turtleneck with holes in his hands and a cracked face, one crack going upwards from his left eye, and one downwards from his right, Gaster has returned.
Gaster gasped and took in his surroundings "i-iam….free?...S-Sans you did it, by god son you actually figured it out, I am so proud of you.." Sans rushed over and hugged his father "yeah about time i managed to get this thing running, you missed alot dad." Gaster grinned "oh, no I did not, you were not able to see me, but I was always there watching over you two, I even know that you are dating queen Toriel, I guess she's really….got your goat?" Sans and Frisk laughed hysterically, then Frisk walked over to Gaster " Hello, i guess since you saw everything, i take it you know…." Gaster held up his hand " Yes dear child I know of everything that has transpired with you and my sons, I deeply regret that you were forced to go through all of that, but the point is you are here now and everything is alright, besides I always wanted grandchildren and now it looks like I have one!" Gaster then wrapped Frisk in a hug, "well you two i think we should head back home , we have reintroductions to make, and i've got a shortcut." Gaster chuckled " very well, lets head home." The group headed home, Asgore, Alphys and Undyne had been invited for dinner and everyone was relaxing in the living room when the trio walked in. Needless to say everyone was surprised to see Gaster, who explained how he fell into the core causing everyone to forget who he was, about him being the formal royal scientist, and after such a long discussion Toriel served pie for everyone and Things started to calm down, and for now Gaster was allowed to sleep on the couch until a suitable place could be found for him. Sans and Papyrus were overjoyed to have their father back, in the end things really were coming together quite nicely, and once again, Sans was filled with hope.
Authors note : i kind of decided to pass over all the dialogue that would happen, only because it would have been close to the same as it is in every fanfic that gaster gets brought back in XD alphys :oh no how could i have forgotten my mentor papyrus: I HAVE A DAD? DOES HE LIKE SPAGHETTI? and so forth, family and winding down will be on their way -deadlyswarm