After connecting my mind to the owner of the Purple Soul, I saw two things. One, they preferred to be nondescript about gender because, oddly, they were a hermaphrodite. And, as Chara described, they were quite intelligent and managed to get past numerous monsters on their trek through the Underground just by speaking riddles and parables, even including one from the Bible! They used this one when going through Snowdin and the monsters were looking at them in hostility, even though they was just hoping to read under the Christmas tree. And their response?
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone," he said, which the monsters of Snowdin looked at him in confusion, much like in the biblical times before then simply ignoring him, aside from one, who I saw happened to be a young skeleton of about 6 years old. It was Sans, him being strong, even as a tyke, as he took a book from his pockets with just his telekinesis, which made me smirk at how he joined the human under the tree. As for the human's name? "What's your name, kid? Mine is Fizz," they said, me smiling at that name.
And then, the time that Fizz was killed, it was when they were going through Hotland proper and, when they did, they were sent into a fight against Ceroba, her looking at the human with seriousness.
"You may think you're a smartass, human, but I know exactly what your game is! You're going to kill everyone, just like all the humans who came before!" she growled as she went all out against him. And I saw that, halfway through the fight, he was hoping to try and use mercy.
"Listen, miss... I just want to get a job at the school. I don't care about going past the barrier, I just want to teach people," he said. And when Ceroba heard that? Her eyes went even angrier.
"YOU WILL NOT HARM THOSE CHILDREN!" she shouted as she then sent a powerful flume of fire at him. One that was unavoidable! And after the fires were finished, the human known as Fizz was barely alive, burnt all over very badly. And what was their response?
"I'm... a child... too..." was what they said before then finally kicking the bucket, but their senses were still around in their soul, which he started to speak once Ceroba grabbed it. "I don't know why you're so angry at a child... you must really hate humans, huh?" Fizz asked, which Ceroba snarled at their words.
"Shut the hell up. You may be a Perseverence soul, but you don't need to remind me of the crime I've committed for my King!" she growled at him.
"And I already said. I just wanted to teach people... and you took that from me. And being near you as just my soul? I see I'm not the first one... such a sad state, being the one to kill your own daughter."
"YOU SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH!" Ceroba shouted at him in fury as she then trapped the soul in a jar, only then silencing Fizz. And then, finally, the vision ended.
After that insane memory, I gawked at how Fizz appeared in front of us... and they didn't even look surprised. They just looked at everyone else and then proceeded to write in their notebook while speaking. "Chapter 10... revived from death by fire. It appears that my soul and body have been revived by the Deltarune that I'd heard of in the legends from old man Gerson. And among the ones accompanying the Deltarune are the other humans that have come before me, aside from the green soul, as well as Ceroba, the one who killed me in the first place, and prevented me from becoming a teacher," they said, which Ceroba growled at him.
"HEY! I told you before, so I'll tell you again. Shut up!" Ceroba growled at him.
"Hmph, as brash as always," they said, me then looking at the tensions rising and I frowned.
"Okay, hold on, no fighting will happen so long as I'm around. I don't want to revive you a second time and I don't want to have to make a Save point in case you go at each other's throats, got it?" I frowned, which they then nodded at me, though I still saw they were upset. "Go ahead, hug and kiss and make up." And when I said that, the duo looked at each other with a frown. "Either you hug and kiss, or I'm going to start shouting a song at the top of my lungs," I smirked, them still standing in place.
"WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE WOODS ONE DAY! CHRIS AND MARTIN SAW SOMETHING STRANGE! A LITTLE LEAPING LEMUR! WHO LIKED TO BOUNCE AND PLAY!" I shout-sung Zoboomafoo's theme song, which was enough for them to shout over me.
"OKAY! OKAY! WE GOT IT!" Fizz shouted out loud, them then going to Ceroba and hugging them, and then kissing her hand, which the fox lady then did the same, but they still looked upset.
"Hehe, they don't like loud noises at all," Chara smirked.
"I guess they don't, hon," I smiled at her. And then Chara then gave me a look.
"Why do you keep calling me hon? You've called me that, like, three times now," she said, which I frowned at... should I tell her? What I was starting to view her as?
"Statistics show a 65 percent chance that you, Scarlet Johnson, are in love with the ghost of a human of 12 years of age," Fizz smirked, which I frowned at.
"No, no, that is not at all what it is... I just... I feel like I'm starting to view her as... a daughter," I said, which Chara gawked at.
"You... you do?" she asked, me sighing and nodding. "I see... I don't really want to be the daughter of a human, though... especially a mid-20s man trapped in a teenager who's only just going through puberty," she said, me frowning at her.
"And I don't blame you. I don't know much about your past, but I do know you jumped down here for a negative reason... so what was it?" I asked, Chara gasping and then immediately looking away to the ground.
"I... My human family... they wanted to trade me as a maid to someone else, when I was only 10. It was super illegal, and I was being given away... they never loved me. I jumped down here to prevent being accepted as a maid, most likely to a horrible man who would've done stuff to me... the rest, you know," she frowned.
"I see... they weren't what most families on the surface are as of now, I'm sure of it. Any family worth their salt would love a child of your age," I smiled at her.
"Do you love me? As a family member, not a love interest."
"Yes, I do." And after that, Chara then gave me a hug... and afterwards? We gawked at how... Chara then reformed her entire body right then and there. Her body, her soul, her clothes, everything suddenly formed and Chara gasped at the need to breathe.
"Oh god... it can't happen now! What if Flowey sees me?!" Chara asked, me shushing her quickly.
"I have an idea, but it's going to be a bit awkward for you," I said as I then handed her my old clothes, which she looked at with a frown.
"You're kidding me."
"No, I don't think he is," Mary giggled.
"And do I have to wear a hat or something?" Chara frowned.
"I have something you can have," Mary smirked as she handed Chara her hair ribbon before then wrapping it around her hair to the point that it made a single pigtail off the side of her head, which she frowned at.
"I hate this. I hate this so much," she growled.
"It's either a disguise, or you're risking getting recognized by Flowey and bad things happening because of it. Which would you rather go for?" I smiled, her then simply going to the bathroom (odd that ghosts use the bathroom) and proceeded to change, us waiting for a good 2 minutes before she emerged, me seeing that the shirt was a bit baggy on her, but the pant size was just right. And as for her hair ribbon? She added another accessory to the other side, it being a hair clip to put the other side in a bun. It made her look so weird, but all I did was smile.
"If any of you laughs at me at any point, I will not hesitate to throw things at you," she pouted.
"Would that count as an attack?" Courage asked.
"The only things that count as harmful attacks to humans and monsters' HP are self-defense or the intent to kill or cause harm. Doing it because you're being playful or for practice does nothing," Fizz smiled.
"That would explain why my dancer's kick accidentally killed a monster... it was because I was trying to defend myself," Antoinette frowned.
"We ready to trek again? We need to get some food for the newly revived humans," I smiled.
"Indeed! So much excitement, I can't wait to see the look on Undyne's face!" Martlet smirked widely as we then proceeded out of Blooky's house after bidding him goodbye and I immediately sensed Flowey was nearby, me keeping on the lookout for him, as my compass said he was hiding nearby, but I couldn't tell where.
"So... what's my name?" Chara asked, using a fake Russian accent... I guess she could have a compass pointing to Flowey just as well.
"You are still Princess. Now stop looking so scared, hon," I smirked at her, which Chara pouted at me.
"Not the time, child, not the time," she pouted, still in her accent. We then visited Gerson and, when we did, I then felt Flowey's presence easier. He was right by Undyne's house, most likely getting chewed out by the Mad Dummy.
"Weeheehee! Well, looks like we've got some travelers, eh? A big group! What can ol' Gerson do fer ya?" the crotchety turtle asked, which I smiled at as I looked at my funds and I saw that I had enough money to buy a crabapple and a sea tea each for the three newly revived humans, which they looked at it with smiles and proceeded to eat them.
"Heehee, so I heard through the grapevine that yer the Deltarune, aint'cha?" Gerson smirked at me.
"I don't feel like it, but if I am, then I need to do my best to get everyone out of here safely," I smiled.
"I just thought it looked neat, ehee! D'ya want anything else? I have this 'ere frying pan," he said as I looked at it and I smiled. It was the one that belonged to the green soul. I could tell because it had a lot of burn marks on it, and it also had a hole right through the center of the pan. Most likely used to shield her from Gaster's weaponry. "I kin sell it to ya fer... 80 G," he smirked, me then looking in the wallet... and I frowned.
"I only have 70 right now... is there any way I can get a discount?" I asked.
"Hehe, maybe, maybe not. Maybe if ye did somethin' fer ol' Gerson, I kin give it to ye for cheaper," he said, me nodding.
"What do you have in mind?"
"I want ye to give it yer all when ye fight Undyne. I heard ol' fishsticks is hoping fer the fight of 'er life, an' I know you've got some latent strength in ye. Just remember, no self-defense or attacks meant to harm an' she'll be safe. Try to tire her out instead of running, like other humans would do," he snickered.
"Got it... maybe I could find a way to knock her unconscious, without hurting her to the point of fallen down..."
"That's going to be a death wish if you try to do that. She's the strongest member of the Royal Guard in terms of brute force," Martlet smiled at me.
"I think he could handle it, so long as he doesn't include us in it," Saura smirked. "And if you manage to knock out Undyne? You'll be my new hero for sure!... But I still want her autograph!"
"You'll get it, Saura, lass. You will," I smirked back at her as we then left and proceeded forward, encountering some more monsters such as Moldbygg and a Temmie, but I decided to avoid Temmie Village for now, until I could finish the date with Undyne part. And after going through the rest of Waterfall with zero issue, we then finally came to the entryway to Hotland, where Undyne stood atop the tall cliff with seriousness.
"So, you finally decided to show up. Honestly, I thought you chickened out on me," Undyne said with a frown as she then looked at me from her perch. "You've got a bigger group, as he said you would. So! You think that your plan will work? Amass an army of resurrected humans so you can combine your strengths? To do what, exactly? Break the barrier to escape, only to make a new one in its place? Kill all the monsters in the Underground by combining yourselves into a single entity? Or is it for another reason?" she asked.
"It's the former, but we're not going to make a new barrier. We're going to let the monsters go free as well," I said to her.
"Peh! Is that right? Then how do you explain the fact you've brought back the humans that killed monsters before? The orange soul killed at least five of our kin, the blue one killed at least one, and I've even heard that the green soul killed someone, too!" she said, me frowning at that.
"In the order that you have stated, the orange soul did so because he became furious when he learned that his ancestor died so the king could enact genocide on humanity, thus he used Orange Courage, which sent him into a frenzy of rage. The blue soul was just trying to defend herself, but she accidentally killed someone with a self-defense kick, which she then ran for it all the way to the castle with tears in her eyes. And as for the green soul... that one I don't know of, but I have someone who might," I said, which Chara spoke up.
"She disguised herself as a monster and was hired at the Underground Resort as a chef. When a certain skeleton named Doctor Gaster discovered her working there, he killed her instantly, his weaponry sending a hole through her only means of defense, a frying pan that she cooked the food with. Her specialty was egg sandwiches," Chara explained in her Russian accent, which Undyne growled at.
"Are you just going to keep blabbing, or are you prepared to die?! NGGAAAAHHH!" Undyne shouted as she took her helmet off and crushed it to bits, her then looking at me and me alone. "You, the one with the Knowledge soul! Let's have a fight worthy of the Underground's hopes and dreams! ALL OUT ON BOTH SIDES! Once I take your soul, Asgore will take care of the rest of you!" Undyne shouted, me then looking at the others with seriousness.
"You guys sit this one out. It might get a bit heated," I said, them nodding as I then stepped forward and got into my practice stance. A stance that I learned from my timeline. "How about a little Kah-rah-tae, swordfish?" I asked, which got Undyne's eye to twitch.
"THAT TEARS IT! TIME TO PERISH!" she shouted as she lept from the ledge, spear pointed down at my head, me dodging out of the way and then grabbing Undyne's arm before then throwing her over my head and into the ground, me viewing this as sparring practice and NOT self-defense. And because of that? 0 damage! But I did see that Undyne still got surprised.
"You countered it?! No one counters me!" she shouted as she then sent the green attack at me... and I saw that it did not apply to me! So what did the attack do instead? It sent out a small blast of pollen out to Undyne, which she coughed at before sneezing.
"ACHOO! Ugh... what is that stench?" she asked in annoyance.
"My defense mechanism. Any attack you do to me that would be meant for violence, my soul sends out a counter strike back. So you sending out an attack meant to stop me in place? It countered by letting out allergens," I smirked, which Undyne growled at.
"Peh! Then it looks like this is going to be a fist-fight, then!" she growled, her then taking her armor off to show she was in her regular hangout clothes underneath. She then proceeded to rush at me and try to punch me, but my skills in karate would assist me greatly, as I specialised in a version that targeted pressure points. I started by dodging her punch and then poking three fingers into a pressure point in her sides, which Undyne gasped at as she then crumpled to the ground after a single strike before then feeling all goosey legged.
"W-What the?... What kind of move was that?" she asked in shock as she got up, but her one side still looked to be asleep.
"Kah-rah-tae. My specialty in the art is pressure point combat. Every person has over 100 pressure points on their body, and it seems that your body has them in similar areas to humans, given your humanoid appearance," I smiled at her.
"Don't compare me to humans! They took everything from us!" she shouted as she then tried to throw a boulder at me, me dodging out of the way and then rushing Undyne and connecting a pressure point to right behind her knee, which she gasped as her leg then became temporarily paralyzed! She gasped as she looked at me with a bit of a struggle in her eyes.
"Rgh... I can still fight!" she frowned as she got a smile on her face, but I then quickly pressured her into three other spots, one on each limb, her then sighing in tiredness as she was now paralyzed on all her limbs and it'd stay like that for a good 15 minutes.
"Energy levels low... you have bested me... go ahead... finish me off..." she said, me then simply picking her off the ground and giving her a hug, which she was surprised at. "Are you... trying to crush me?"
"No, I'm giving you a hug," I smiled at her, which she looked surprised at as I then let her lay on the ground, her face looking at me, which looked to be in utter confusion. "Kind of reminds me of a story I heard from someone down here. How a little girl tried to pick a fight with a king. And the little girl could never get a hit on him. And the king then offered to train the girl until, eventually, she was able to land a strike," I said, Undyne looking at me with eyes of wonder. "Sound familiar, Undyne?"
"You... how do you know that? And my name?" she asked, me then simply smiling at her and moving my fingers to show the form of a rectangle. And afterwards, she got big eyes. "You mean... oh god... you can't be serious..." she said, me smirking at her as I didn't sense Flowey nearby, so I simply spoke it out loud.
"I knew about you before we ever even met. And the reason? Everything I've encountered so far was in a video game in the far past. But for some bizarre reason, it came out during the AD years, and now I am here in the X years," I smirked.
"I had an idea about that... Alphys had a copy of a game called Undertale and told me a couple things about it... b-but she never said it was something that far in the past... nor how things played out in reality."
"It was, and the only way I can think of how it got turned into a game is because of Doctor Gaster."
"I think so, too... that is, if I knew who he was..." And then Ceroba spoke up.
"He was the original Royal Scientist, back when the barrier was first formed. He made the CORE, the Gaster Blasters, and he was the one who caught Mary and the green soul before he died," Ceroba said, which made Undyne's eyes go from confusion to an expression best described as 'oh shit'.
"Whoa... u-um... c-could I ask for you to meet me back in my house later?... And for some of your group to carry me there? I want to talk to you some more... how long will I be like this?" she asked.
"For humans, it's usally a few minutes. Since you're a monster with less physical matter, i'd estimate 15 to 30 minutes until the paralysis wears off," I smirked at her.
"Thanks for a worthy fight... I wish to learn more on how to fight from you, so I can kick your ass in the future," Undyne chuckled.
"Saura, how about you, Martlet, Ceroba, and Zephyr help Undyne back to her house from here? We'll meet up there later, once I check up on Alphys," I said, them nodding.
"Okay, we'll do our best," the kids smirked as they then heled out in carrying the royal guard captain while Ceroba carried the armor along with Martlet.
"Oof! This is heavy!" Martlet groaned while needing to pull it in the air via flying with her wings and using her talons to grab onto the arm pieces specifically.
"You've got it easy! I'm carrying the main body and legs! Can I get some help?!" Ceroba groaned.
"Here, I'll help out," Fizz smiled as they came in and started to assist in carrying it... via doing something that made me gawk, as well as Ceroba.
"Telekinesis?... Where'd you learn how to use telekinesis?" Ceroba asked.
"A little skeleton kid taught me how to do it. He's a member of the Royal Guard now, unlike you," Fizz said, me then looking at Martlet.
"Martlet? If they say anything rude to each other from now on, shout and sing at the same time," I said, her smirking at that.
"THE SHOW MUST GO ON! SO PLEAE FIGHT ON METTATON! YOU'RE THE UNDERGROUND'S NUMBER ONE AND ONLY-" she was about to finish a song about Mettaton before Fizz shouted in response.
"OKAY, I'M SORRY, GEEZE!" they groaned, which got Chara to giggle.
"So, let's go meet with a nerdy dinosaur, huh?" she asked in her accent.
"Yes, and hope that nothing happened with a certain rumor weed," I frowned as we proceeded towards Hotland. So we'd either be going to Alphys's True Lab... or we'd find something worse. Please let it be the former, no matter how scary it might be.