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[sariels-world-ella]

Can we see more characters from UTY if they were in Sw!Fallenswap? (I think you're Ceroba design and AU's lore is very cool btw)

Sure and thanks! I'll even expand on each of them, though none of it is 100% canon to Sw!Fallenswap, and thought up quickly as they aren't canon.

I couldn't settle on a Azimuth Dalv design but I did make a pacifist route Starlo design, he reminds me of a power ranger for some reason? (It's probably the mask.)

I had to do some math to get it to fit in the Timeline, get everyone's ages and get Martlet's life expectancy and to get Dalv's persumed age by finding the life expectancy of a Fox Anthropomorphic (there is an equation I use to find life expectancies of all the Anthropomorphic races) to see if it lines up in the timeline for Kanako's grandparents to be alive in 1013, as that is the most notable year in the timeline where Anthropomorphics did kill a bunch of Undeads matching Fallen!Dalv's description on why he has beef with the Ketsukanes (though Dalv never mentioned a year). The life expectancy number came out to be 950, then by adding Ceroba's age of 39 (assuming either Ceroba or Chujin's parent(s) had their child near the end of their lifespan) minusing it by 1985, got me 996 which did check out timeline wise.

Character notes:

Clover Notes: Clover doesn't change much from their UTY appearance, changes are they are much more verbal, Clover can save and load, doesn't have Flowey/Temmie because Temmie wasn't made animate until the 90s and they carry around a Polaroid Camera (which was very popular in the 80s), which there are certain spots that you can take a picture of giving you the Achievement "Picture Perfect" and doing them all gives you the achievement "Photographer's Eye"

Clover will become a Myling with the other souls and kill Ultra Temmie in Chara's non-canon neutral ending still. Clover is one of the 11 characters known to be from Gen X.

Unlike Genocide UTY Clover, Genocide Fallen!Clover does die still, due to Sans ripping Clover's heart out and eating it before Clover was able to shoot Toriel, meaning the Clover’s Genocide Route in Sw!Fallenswap could technically be canon if it wasn't directly stated Sans only killed Patience, Bravery, and Perseverance.

The fact Sans was able to sneak up on Clover implies he was expecting Clover to show up, even though Clover managed to enter the castle undetected, so it's likely Dalv conversed with Sans beforehand.

Since Temmie didn't exist yet when Clover was alive, you can wait for Asgore to drop a rope for you gaining the Achievement “Patience is Virtue”, which will cause you to skip the Martlet fight and proceed like normal Undertale except you have to sneak out of ruins which is difficult but worth it as you also skip most of Snowdin as well, because Papyrus saves you from Sans and teleports Clover away,  Papyrus gives you a medallion and tells Clover to show it to Dalv and say “Papyrus sent you” which can skip the Dalv fight (if you so wish) which will get you straight to the portion of attempting to travel to Hotland, the medallion can actually also be used to instantly spare MOST random encounter enemies which will give you the achievement “VIP”

If you don't wait for Asgore to drop the rope the playthrough plays similarly to UTY, but without Flowey or Temmie, if you do a genocide route Dalv won't shapeshift into a wolf and swim you down the river, instead The Boatman (Wingding Gaster) does, but Clover still ends up falling off the dam, but instead of Sans causing a wave from striking a bone wall into the water, Wingding purposely knocks you off the dam knowing what you did.

Either way, you wash up on a Dunes’ shore on 1 HP, which makes the medallion very useful to have if you waited for Asgore to return and got the medallion from Papyrus as it can instantly spare most enemies, so you won't get killed by them before you reach a save point.

Martlet Notes: She's a hermit that lived in the ruins before they were abandoned, she met Chujin before and due to her age she is old enough to have met the Integrity soul who fell down in 1936. She likes jigsaw and logic puzzles, as well as reading textbooks.

She's the only known character from the Cavalier Generation. Her personality seems to be a blend of her original personality and Dalv's

Dalv notes:

Dalv (or Sir Alucard by Ceroba and Officer Alucard by Starlo) His personality is similar to his original and Martlet's, the most notable difference between his personality and UTY!Dalv’s personality is that Fallen!Dalv has much more of a spine when it comes to advocating for himself and speaking his mind, he is much more willing to stand his ground and overall is much more brave, he is also much more willing to use profanity, albeit not in English, usually in Romanian or Monstarian when speaking to another Monster (adult monster that is, as he doesn't swear at children).

Judging by the fact he is stationed in Snowdin but doesn't wear the Snowdin Guard Armor, means he was either off duty when he ran into Clover or not apart of the Snowdin police force, but he is also not wearing a deltarune so being off duty is more likely.

He has beef with The Ketsukanes due to Kanako's Grandparents role in the 1013 Mass Undead Racial Cleansing, but doesn't have that same resentment towards Kanako as she tried to right the wrongs. Judging by the fact Dalv mentioned having parents and a younger sibling, it means Dalv is either a traditional variant (parents are the Elden Variant) as Elden Variants are naturally spawned, or Ancient variant if his parents were Ancestral Undead (once Elves)

Dalv is seen to shapeshift into a bat and a wolf before, bat when trying to escape with Clover and when they dropped over a waterfall and a wolf when swimming in the river with Clover on his back to try to get to Hotland.

As a Vampire, like all Undeads, he does have telekinesis and teleportation, so in his fight Blue Soul Mode is used for some attacks. Instead of Puzzles in Snowdin, he sets up riddles due to his love of storytelling.

It’s implied Dalv likely conversed with Sans before the Azimuth Dalv fight due to the fact Sans was able to ambush Clover before Clover could kill Toriel, which isn't unlikely as they are both on the royal guard and Dalv seems to be on a first name basis with Sans as Dalv said “Sans, you're a tâmpit!" instead of “Sir Gaster, you're a tâmpit!” (tâmpit which in this case means "asshole" in Romanian) when Sans causes Dalv and Clover to get washed over the dam, this is notable because Royal Guards only refer to each other by first name if A.) They don't have one (which Sans does, it's “Gaster”) or B.) They are on frequent speaking terms outside of the Royal Guard, this means Dalv and Sans must converse frequently outside of guard duty to know each other's first names.

Genocide phases:

Dalv is in his normal form, and his fight is a harder version of his pacifist/neutral fight

When Dalv gets low on HP he injects something (either DETERMINATION or SPITE) into himself, which turns him into Azimuth Dalv

Once killed Dalv's Shade spawns, like all Shades in Sw!Fallenswap, it has high attack and defense but only one HP, meaning you have to do all the shots perfectly with the wild revolver to actually kill him, any mistake won't be enough damage to get through the Shade's Defense.

He seems to inject himself with either DETERMINATION or SPITE at the end of Genocide, due to the fact in that scenario DETERMINATION will turn a monster into a Draugr and races in the Undead Monster Type will not have that reaction to DETERMINATION but neither would SPITE as it creates a Shade after dying and doesn't put them into a temporary state, so it's unknown what caused that reaction, but it's still likely SPITE instead which explains why Dalv was able to handle it so easily and not melt as SPITE destroys light mana in a Monster’s soul while DETERMINATION melts it, but since Undead Souls have Dark Mana instead, SPITE doesn't harm their soul. It also explains why phase 3 Dalv is a Shade. It is also more likely to be SPITE instead of DETERMINATION, as that would be easier to acquire, only way Dalv would get his hands on DETERMINATION is if he extracted it from Undyne, though he does know her, Undyne would likely try to stop Clover herself. The way Dalv could get his hands on SPITE would be extracting it from Sans or another Undead, though Dalv did call Sans an asshole and Sans did cause a massive wave which caused Dalv and Clover to get washed over the dam and fall into the Dunes area in a Pacifist and neutral run, Sans would likely be willing to extract SPITE from himself to give to Dalv, and not go and fight Clover instead like Undyne would, as he is more likely to stay at New Home to defend Toriel which Sans does successfully in Clover's genocide run as he does very graphically and violently kill Clover.

Starlo Notes: he seems to work with Ceroba in some way, despite not being in the royal guard, he is either a part of the boomer generation or Silent generation in the case Starlo is a year older than Ceroba. Like his original counterpart, he had a crush on Ceroba and knew her since childhood, though unlike his UTY!Counterpart as he doesn't have this North Star Persona, he is more open about his nerdy side and seems to be rather intelligent when figuring out how to defeat the robots in Steamworks. Since Starlo has no attachment to Kanako's robots, killing Axis or Guardener will not abort the pacifist route, he's just relieved you made it out okay.

His personality is similar to UTY, but his temperament seems much more like UTY!Ceroba, he injected Chujin with the serum made from the Kindness Soul, because Chujin tricked Starlo into injecting Kanako's concoction into Chujin thinking it as harmless leaving Starlo into believing he accidentally killed Chujin, but he never told Ceroba this. Starlo also only tries to kill Clover as a mercy-kill-last-resort type thing because if Clover makes it to Toriel, Toriel will burn Clover alive resulting in a painful death, if Clover isn't handed over to Toriel, Clover will die of heart failure due to vitamin D deficiency, and if Clover somehow manages to kill Toriel the underground will possibly go into anarchy, so Starlo attempts to kill Clover in Pacifist route realizing these 3 outcomes.

Ceroba notes: Ceroba (or Sherif Ketsukane by Dalv) is an abrasive personality, and unlike UTY!Starlo she is affiliated with the Royal Guard, as Sherif and Dune's Police Chief are the same occupation in the Dunes region of the Underground, and unlike UTY!Starlo but like UTY!Ceroba, she has an antagonistic role. Ceroba will lash out at Clover if you kill Starlo, but Dalv will call her out as a hypocrite, as she was willing to condone murder of other people's loved ones, causing a short  altercation between the two, which Dalv does end up over powering Ceroba pushing her off the edge, which she survives after being found by some other royal guards.

Kanako Notes: Kanako was an intern, to whomever J.A River's Successor and Undyne's predecessor was and got cryogenically frozen, due to Undyne being non observant and the true lab access keycard being lost, it's unlikely Kanako will ever be found.

Kanako got her internship at 14 years old by submitting her idea of Steamworks to be a backup power supply if the core ever breaks, the robots were made in collaboration with a younger Undyne who was also an intern between 16-18 years old at the time.

Kanako wanted to make amends with Dalv Alucard as her ancestors killed his family during a massacre and wishes to right that wrong, which makes Kanako the only Ketsukane that Dalv doesn't have beef with.

Chujin notes: Very little is known about Chujin other than he tricked Starlo into administering the serum and that Chujin was a stay-at-home parent, we also know he's not a boss monster like he was in UTY, as Boss Monster is a specific race of Monster and not category. We also know like Ceroba and  unlike Kanako, he is unwilling to try to make amends for his ancestors wrongdoings in the 1013 Mass Undead Racial Cleansing, as implied by what Kanako said to Dalv, further supported by Ceroba's predisposition of hating Dalv. We can assume he had a lot of faith in Kanako's abilities as he was willing to try her concoction on himself, which ended his life and due to Undyne not being the Royal Scientist yet, he wasn't used in Undyne's experiments and died in hospice.

[yanderes-galore]

Hi! May I request a Yan X-Tale!Frisk concept?

Thanks!!!!!!

　- 🪷🪼

Sure! In this you're part of the X-TALE Universe. This is a very dubious yandere/concept as I was exploring the idea on this. Hope you like it!

Yandere! X-Tale! Frisk Concept/Idea

Pairing: Platonic/Romantic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Trauma, Manipulation, Overprotective behavior, Violence, Murder, Blood, Clingy behavior, Dark themes, Brainwashing, Dubious companionship/relationship.

Frisk no doubt met you when X-Gaster was still around.

It was simpler times... simple times where he and Chara could just be happy.

The first timeline was the happiest... and the first time Frisk met you.

He was like any other Frisk.

You were made to be a childhood friend of Frisk and Chara.

When you speak to him he starts quiet, shy, and loves monsters.

It's your typical pacifist timeline.

You grew up alongside each other.

Friends... possible lovers... Frisk enjoyed his life until adulthood.

However, it wasn't enough for X-Gaster.

Frisk would soon learn that nothing was.

The next timeline, Frisk meets you again.

He tries to forget what's happened between you before... poor you wouldn't know what he was talking about.

The cycle repeats with X-Gaster experimenting.

Kill off a character here... Kill another to test... Frisk hated it but he tried to remain vigilant.

Then there was the Genocide Run... Gaster knew Chara hated him and wanted to experiment with that.

Gaster also knew of the fondness Frisk had for you.

Frisk nearly broke when he realized he killed you in that timeline.

He could still remember the blood.

The timeline after that didn't help as Gaster made you and the others negative towards Frisk and Chara.

The thought breaks Frisk's help... making him wish for times like the first timeline.

Gaster finds such emotions pitiful, yet the determination Frisk has towards you is intriguing.

Going off of "canon" for a bit, perhaps there was timelines Frisk tried to recreate the connection between you.

He follows you, he pleads with you, he tries to make you sentient.

If Chara can OVERWRITE, he attempts it on you.

He's desperate...

In the same way that Chara is determined to end Gaster, Frisk is determined to recreate what he once had with you.

You're important...

It's time to experiment.

Even when Frisk and Chara become the X-Event, Frisk holds onto the emotions he has towards you.

Chara is negative as usual, confused on why Frisk bothers to try and communicate with you.

Frisk ignores the phantom, continuing to look at you with a sad but fond expression.

Even when in a depressive state as X-Event, you still seem to stick beside him like X-Sans does.

He isn't allowed to interact with you... Even if you are now one of his/their creations.

But sometimes he doesn't care and still speaks with you occasionally.

He still misses you... the first you.

Not all the copies... even if he tries his best to recreate you it doesn't entirely feel like you.

Deep down he still loves you... a mix of the love he felt through all sorts of timelines.

He remembers when he clinged to you, when he tried to prevent the madness.

It's always been a useless fight... even if Chara continues to fight it.

Ten... it's been ten now, hasn't it?

Does he not deserve happiness?

Similar to Sans, he tells you the truth of all the timelines.

You seem so confused... just like Sans... but you die like the rest while Sans becomes Cross in the end.

Perhaps in your final moments you felt pity.

Frisk thinks of you until the very end... always fond of you despite what's happened.

Then he's killed... gone.

Gone until X-Gaster returns.

Gaster has always noticed Frisk's attitude towards you.

When he brings him back to make his perfect world, he recreates you too.

Frisk may not entirely be himself... not fully sentient like Chara... but he still expresses emotions when Gaster presents you to him.

You're alive, reborn, just like you were when Gaster made you long before.

Despite the brain fog, Gaster makes Frisk somewhat aware of your presence.

To keep him compliant... you are given to Frisk.

For the first time in a long time, you are properly reunited with Frisk.

Even though you are most likely both puppets to Gaster... you're together.

Frisk never wants to let you go.

He just wishes he had more control over himself so he could properly protect and love you.

You're all puppets.

Gaster grins when he realizes he can control you both... no matter how sentient you both are.

Frisk will remain obedient as long as he has you.

A deal Gaster can do if it means perfection.

Frisk can't help but smile when he sees you and his brother again... he's wanted this happiness for so long.

Even if it isn't the same.

[abhainnwhump]

IMYM Chapter 33: Better Late Than Never: Ribbon

(Content warnings: Drowning, torture, mouth gore, near character death)

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The second Ribbon teleported into his room, he ducked and hid under his blankets.

He tried to calm down his shivering and remind himself that yes, he was safe! He picked up as many stuffed animals as he could and hugged them to his chest. He wasn’t there, but he could hear the faint blastsof Gaster Blasters and the shing of bones and knives. Or that was all in his head, his messy, dumb little head.

I’m going to die, I’m going to die, I’m going to die. Ribbon’s thoughts raced. Why are they going through so much effort to take me away? Why does Dream hate me so much? Did I do something wrong? I can’t go back, not into that scary hospital . . .

No, Nightmare would never let him be kidnapped and tormented again, he said it himself.

Ribbon clutched Nightmare’s oversized jacket tighter. It smelled like him, apple cider, and it was cozy. Ribbon knew that though as he was the one who made it. He kicked his high heels off and laid the chain of flowers aside. He hoped he could still wear it later, once they defeated Dream and could celebrate.

To distract himself, he played with Sprinkles, the bunny plush he took from Epictale. It was one of his favorites, the teddy bear Nightmare gave him. The second was the very first plush he had in his collection. He named it Lumi. It was even one of the animals he painted on his wall.

Ribbon tilted the heads and messed with the paws of his stuffed animals. “Am I overreacting? Is Nightmare going to be okay? Is he in danger? Oh no oh no . .” Ribbon rubbed his bunny’s arms against his cheek to pretend it was hugging him. Ribbon nuzzled, but he couldn’t stop worrying about Nightmare, Horror, Killer, and himself. Ribbon closed his eyes. If he went to sleep, it would all be over by the time he woke up! It was a perfect plan! He tried his best to drift off. He managed to half-sleep for ten, maybe fifteen minutes.

The doll thought he heard footsteps, but that wasn’t possible. There was no one else here! Was Nightmare back already? But it sounded too frantic. Nightmare could be nervous and wanted to get to him quickly.

The doll looked up as a skeleton with a purple jacket broke into his room. He panted with his eye sockets closed. He opened them to reveal a glowing purple eye. He looked around and groaned. “Ugh . . . not this weird ass room again-”

Epic noticed Ribbon cuddled up on his bed. Ribbon scampered backward, muffling a scream. Panic made him forget his battle training. He struggled between deciding to fight or to hide. Epic did a double take and grinned a serial killer smile. “Oh, hey bruh. Aren’t you supposed to be getting married right now?”

“Yeah, N- Nighty hid me from the bad guys. We’re married!” Ribbon’s voice trembled. He stood up and walked to the side of the room with his parasol. He took a deep breath. Pretend Nightmare was here and he was watching, he was going to be proud . . . Ribbon had to protect him and the castle. “Why are you here?”

“I was breaking in with Cross to get that contract Nightmare put you under! Then Killer came out of nowhere and told Cross he ‘just wanted to talk’. Cross told me to run and we argued and then he pushed me out. I didn’t want to end up here, bruh.” Epic stood up. His hand glided to his belt, but then he paused. A smug look covered his face. “I’m not going to hurt you, put the parasol down.”

“No!” Ribbon didn’t know what he meant by serum. His hand reached up to touch his ruby necklace. He had a bad feeling about that. But Killer was here? He had a backup! Ribbon relaxed a bit. Epic turned around as he heard knives clashing in the hallway. He sighed and offered his hand to Ribbon.

“Look, bruh. I don’t know what’s going on in your head right now and I get you don’t trust me. But this is also seriously messed up. The other guys and I are getting you out of here and to some much-needed therapy. This whole doll and mind control nonsense is finally going to be over.” As Epic spoke, he inched toward the door until he entered the hallway. The battle sounds grew louder. Glass shattered.

“Liar!” Ribbon followed him out into the hall and stood in a dainty battle stance. He stood with one foot in front of the above and Blossom on his shoulder. “You have to think I’m dumb if I’m going to believe that! Well, I am kinda dumb, but you know what I mean! I’m not leaving my husband and I don’t need therapy!”

Epic shrugged, looking more baffled than angry. “Bruh, have you seen yourself lately? Yeah, you do.” He paused. “Hey, that reminds me . . . remember about a year ago when we were playing ‘never have I ever’ and we made that bet? Before all of this happened?”

Ribbon had no idea what he was talking about. He tried to think of what Epic did with him a tear ago, but he didn’t know. At least when it was Dream, Blue, or Error, he knew a little bit. Nightmare never talked about Epic, so he wasn’t worth remembering. “No.”

“That sucks. We were supposed to do this in my AU, but in case you forgot, you and your hentai husband destroyed it. And want to know something else?” He dug into his jacket, took out something yellow and red, then tossed it to him—a squeaky chicken. Ribbon gave it a squeeze. Then Epic grabbed another one for himself and held it out like a sword.

“You still owe me a rubber chicken battle.”

Despite his fear, the doll couldn’t help but giggle. This was so silly! There was no-

Epic slammed the chicken into his chest with the force of a karate kick. Stumbling, Ribbon coughed up stuffing. Why did this guy keep hitting his energy box?

“What? Can’t handle a fight without the octopus?” Epic squeaked the chicken. He charged at him and jumped up, smacking Ribbon in the face with the rubber chicken. It made a loud caw.

Ribbon knew it was breaking the rules, but they weren’t Nightmare’s rules so they didn’t matter. He dropped the rubber chicken and picked up his parasol, which he dropped when he was hit. He twirled with the weapon in his hand and rammed Blossom’s point at Epic, but it hit the wall instead. Oopsies.

“Come on! You’re not even a good sport anymore, bruh!” Epic kept dodging as Ribbon kept stabbing. He ended up hitting him in the shoulder and Epic hissed. His chicken slid a bit from his hand for a moment before he retightened his grip on it.

Ribbon stumbled as he finally landed the hit. Epic hissed and pulled the point out of his shoulder. He stayed light on his feet and moved to hit him again with Blossom.

Epic leaped back and fired a Gaster Blaster at Ribbon. The doll leaped to avoid the beam. He took a moment to regain his breath. Epic kicked him in the face. Ribbon stumbled, coughing up white fluff. His boot was dirty, Nightmare wasn’t going to be happy that his makeup was ruined.

Ribbon solution was to run, he knew the castle better than Epic did. Epic chased after him and teleported in front of his path. Ribbon twisted around and ran to a different hallway. All of the training Nightmare gave him about running in heels paid off. He managed to get away and not trip on his dress. The intruder grunted as he ran. “Calm down, you brainwashed bruh!”

Ribbon bounced awkwardly as he almost tripped on a curve. He said he was doing good too early, or it was too much nasty pride. Ribbon stopped as he came across a different battle. Killer threw knives at Cross, who parried all of them with his dual daggers. But what if Nightmare couldn’t get in and-

“Ribbon!”

Sharp bones surrounded the doll, keeping him in a little cage. No, cage wasn’t the right word, that meant he was being punished. This was more like a safe space. Ribbon put his hands on the sides, not even trying to escape. He looked behind him at Epic. Cross and him in the same place . . . that was scary and dangerous.

“There you are, finally!” Killer shouted over the violence.

Ribbon squealed in his space. Epic shot a massive bone through his train and pinned him to the ground. He pulled the bone with one arm and reached his other arm out for the stronger skeleton. He had to let go to pull his string. “Help me! He’s going to kill me!”

“Bruh, didja listen to a single word I said? You’re not going to die! If anyone is going to bite the bullet here, it’s going to end up being Killer!”

Cross didn’t pay attention to him and sliced Killer’s face. Epic ducked down and dropped a kick to his ankles. Killer tripped but didn’t fall. He stomped on Epic’s exposed hand, holding a knife over his head. Epic rolled to dodge each knife slash, getting part of his trench coat chopped in the process. Ribbon shivered in the spot. Where was Nightmare? He should’ve been here by now! He wanted Nightmare! He wanted his love and protection, he could’ve taken both of them down by now. Ribbon glanced between the three, feeling useless.

“Get off of him!” Cross slammed Killer into the wall with his telekinesis. Ribbon tensed up, but he also got angry. They hurt part of his family! Ribbon focused on the bone and kept pulling it, trying to yank it out of the floor and his dress.

Killer chuckled and launched a field of bones at them. When Epic jumped back, Ribbon snuck up on him with Blossom. Cross tried to go in for the kill, which made Killer grin. Killer fought Epic with much more effort than Cross. Ribbon remembered what Killer told him at the chapel and it all made sense. Ribbon didn’t scream because his pullstring ran out. Epic’s glowing purple eye flashed at him as he stabbed him right above the soul. Epic covered his chest and screamed. Ribbon took his chance when he threw Epic off and stabbed him again. Aw, he had to clean Blossom later. Killer saw what he was doing and decided to help. He fired a Gaster Blaster at Cross to distract him and shot knives at Epic. He dodged most of them, but not the one that stabbed him through the soul and made him collapse.

“EPIC! Fuck, get up!” Cross blocked another one of Killer’s attacks. Cross picked up Epic and held his limp body in his arms. He snapped his finger and teleported away. Ribbon trembled once he left, did he really manage to fight back? Without Nightmare?

He helped Killer stand up and he hugged him, grateful for someone he trusted. Killer pet his head. “Thanks. Boss sent me after you. He’s pretty angry about all this. If Epic hurt you, I’m dead.”

“He- he didn’t hurt me. I’m just scared.” Ribbon wiped his dirty face off with his sleeve, getting it dirty too. He touched the spot where Epic hit him with the rubber chicken. "Well, maybe he damaged my energy box, I don't know . . ."

"Aw, damn it," Killer said. "I'll tell boss that he hurt you before I came and saved your life, but you gotta back me up."

"I will! Promise!" Ribbon nodded and Killer ruffled his head, making him giggle. Killer tilted his head, listening for Cross. He walked into one of the rooms with a window and peered out. Cross ran through a tunnel at the bottom of the castle.

Killer grabbed him. "Hold on one sec, I'm gonna shortcut the shortcut." Killer snapped his fingers and teleported to the castle gardens, next to the lake. Nightmare didn't like him around this place because he was always worried he was going to fall in.

"Error! For the love of Asgore, where are you?" Cross swore under his breath. He crouched down and covered Epic's injury to heal him. His soul hovered above his chest. Blossom left a nasty gash in the middle of it. Was it wrong to feel a teeny tiny bit of guilt?

Killer didn't even try to sneak up and attacked right away. Ribbon wasn't ready. Cross created a shield of bones around him as he kept trying to heal Epic. Killer teleported inside the bones. He eyed something poking out of Epic's jacket, a syringe and a sheet of paper. Ribbon had no idea what the syringe was for, but he recognized his contract. Nightmare wanted that!

"That's Nightmare's!' Ribbon pointed out. Cross didn't seem to care. Even Nightmare's scariest moments didn't compare to the glare Cross gave him right now.

"I can't believe you." Cross charged at him with his daggers. He had to leave Epic and his bleeding chest alone in the grass. Killer dashed around Cross, leaving small cuts all around his body. Cross's clothes were already so ripped up that it seemed like nothing changed. Cross summoned a massive Gaster Blaster and jumped on it. He fired it at Killer with the same fire burning in his eye lights. The flames burned down a long X-shaped path of trees and flowers. Ribbon yipped in fear, almost stumbling into the lake by accident. Cross's guard armor looked like it almost glowed purple.

"ERROR! CORE!" Cross screamed into the sky. His soul was wrapped in blue magic and Killer zipped him around the grassy area. He bashed and bonked into every surface like a basketball. Once he stopped, he was covered in bruises and scars, but he didn't give up. He looked even angrier as he wiped purple blood off his face.

Killer pulled him close. "My offer's still open if you wanna give up."

Cross tried to stab him in the face, but due to the awkward position of his arm. He couldn't go far and it ended up swinging in the air more than anything. He kicked Killer's knees, trying to knock them out and make them trip. Ribbon stayed far away from the fight. He ran along the path, trying to return to the castle. Killer was strong, Killer could do this. But something made him stop.

Cross screamed and used his telekinesis to trap Ribbon in a bubble. He threw him in the air and off to the side. Ribbon screamed and kicked mid-air before slamming into the lake. He kicked and flailed his arms to get to the surface, but sparks flew out. Ribbon sunk deeper into the lake. Water leaked through the ball joints on his body. This was exactly what Dust warned him about. Where was Killer? Why wasn't he there to save him? Ribbon's vision flickered as his eyes sparked. The hand he reached up for help fell. It felt like his mechanical organs were going to explode. His vision went dark as he sank into the dark blue lake. At least it was pretty . . . sorry Nightmare.

A hand reached out into the dark, but Ribbon already fell asleep.

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Ribbon wasn't sure what happened next, he was knocked out and confused. He remembered . . . drowning, that was right! Cross pushed him into the lake and Ribbon started to die. He looked around the room and recognized it as the medical room. He was wrapped in a thick blanket and his entire body hurt like it was lit on fire. His wedding dress and jacket were gone and he wore a dry fluffy nightgown. His vision was still blurry. He found Lumi lying by his side in the blanket and Ribbon weakly held it. The ball-jointed openings on his body were all wrapped in tight bandages.

Nightmare sat on the bed next to him, reading a novel. He looked sleepy. Ribbon made small noises, whatever he was able to do since he didn't have the energy to pull his string. Nightmare heard it immediately and moved to Ribbon's side, holding his hand. "Ribbon! Oh my sweet little doll, how do you feel? Don't move."

Nightmare tightened the blanket around him and pressed his head against his. Nightmare pushed Ribbon aside so he could hold him. His tendrils wrapped around him and Nightmare showered him with kisses. "You need to thank Dust the next time you see him, he saved your life. We've been draining the water out of you for about thirty-six hours now. Oh, my poor baby. I'm so sorry I wasn't there when you needed me. It seems every time I leave you, even for a minute, you're hurt. I believed you would be safe here."

Ribbon squirmed in bed, trying to reach his pullstring. Nightmare pinned his arms down when he cuddled him. Ribbon tried to point at it so he could talk. Nightmare pulled it for him and Ribbon sighed. "Thirty-six hours? Does that mean I missed the wedding?"

He was excited for the dancing and the cake and having a romantic evening! Then he screwed it up because he was too slow to stop Cross. Nightmare nodded. "Unfortunately, yes. You missed the ceremony and it was me and the Murder Time Trio. Don't feel too upset, there were plenty of leftovers. You must be hungry, would you like me to bring you some of the lamb?"

Ribbon nodded. It looked amazing when the delivery people brought it. "Yes please! Can I have some of the cake too?"

"Of course. Whatever you want, my wife, I'll get it for you." Nightmare got out of bed. Before he left, he paused with a chuckle. "I almost forgot the best part. The Star Sanses, Cross, Epic, and Core won't be bothering you anymore, they're in the dungeon. Horror found Core in the castle. They broke some of the ballroom, but it's fixable. I was waiting until you woke up for Cross to receive his punishment. I thought you would enjoy watching and receiving revenge."

Ribbon's head peeked up. "Really? Can I watch?"

"That's what I was hoping you would say. Would you like to eat first or after you see Cross?"

"I can wait to eat." Ribbon tried to sit up, but his head ached. He coughed up a bit of water, still not a hundred percent out of his system. Nightmare didn't mind helping though and scooped Ribbon up in his arms, taking the blanket off. He carried him carefully out of the medical room. Ribbon wouldn't have minded falling asleep again with Nightmare rocking him. "When I drowned . . . did I destroy my dress?"

Nightmare shook his head. "You soaked it, and my jacket. Both of those items can be dried. I don't care about your clothes, Ribbon. Just you." Nightmare peered down and looked bashful. "But you are to make up the lost night to me by putting that dress back on and dancing with me. I would say in the ballroom, but that's under repair, so wait until the honeymoon."

“I promise, I'll dance for you. I can sing for you too . . ." Ribbon smiled at the thoughts. He could sing for Nightmare too. Nightmare carried Ribbon down the steps of the dungeon, not struggling a step. Ribbon listened to the faint sound of arguing. He recognized Error's voice above all else. His friend was back.

Nightmare walked into a different room though, the private torture chamber. Cross sat in a chair, tied up and furious, but also confused. The gag in his mouth kept him from saying much, but Ribbon assumed he was mad at Killer. Killer seemed disappointed at Cross's confusion, whatever they were talking about. Nightmare sat down on the floor nearby and sat Ribbon on his lap.

Cross's eye sockets widened in shock. Killer ripped his gag off and made him cough. "Ink? I thought you drowned."

“He almost drowned. Or more accurately, you almost drowned him." Nightmare pat Ribbon's head as spoke as if he was a perfect pet cat.

"I didn't know he was weak to water! How was I supposed to know that? I was trying to distract Killer by making him chase after-"

"I don't care if it was an accident, you attempted to kill my wife. Now you're paying the consequences of attempting to kill him. Along for betraying me, dating my brother, and making Killer sob for a week straight. You changed and ruined everything."

Killer shot Nightmare a narrowed look.

Nightmare ignored him. Ribbon's head drifted to the side, but he kept smiling at Cross. “I already know what I want to do with you." Nightmare snapped his fingers.

He summoned two clamps, one to hold each side of his mouth open. He also summoned a mini saw. Ribbon oohed. Nightmare handed the tools to Killer with his tendrils. "Killer, do you remember the jaw kill we used on Fellswap Mettaton years ago?"

A flash of doubt crossed Killer's face, but then he looked at Cross and it turned into jealousy. He grinned. "Yeah, that was one of my favorite kills! Top five at the least. That's what Cross deserves?"

“What the hell are you guys talking about? What's a jaw kill?" Cross pulled at his chains, but the Anti-magic effects were strong.

"You'll find out. You're experiencing the set up, but not the death. Don't worry, traitor." Nightmare nodded toward Killer. He grabbed both clamps and walked closer to Cross. Nightmare leaned down by Ribbon's head. "If this scares you too much, tell me and I'll shield you, okay, sweetie pie?" Ribbon nodded.

Killer strapped the devices onto Cross. The metal pried his mouth open and he struggled to close it. He thrashed as he tried to pull the device off. Killer snickered. "I take back what I said earlier, you still look hot when you're helpless. Sucks you still don't want me."

Killer flipped the saw in his hand and hit the hinge of Cross's jawbone. He sawed back and forth, making Cross scream. The clamps kept him from closing his mouth. Killer didn't saw it all the way off, only enough so there was a tiny hinge on each. Cross's eyes turned into pinpricks. The violence scared Ribbon, but it also made him smile. Cross was never going to hurt any of them ever again!

Once both sides were sawed and Cross was in a daze, Killer stuck his hand under his jawbone. He put the other one on the side of Cross's head. In one quick swoop, Killer twisted Cross's head with a punch and a snap that echoed around the room. That, and Cross's screams of pain, were the only sounds. His blood-stained lower jaw flew across the room and hit the wall. Cross looked down at his mouth the best he could. His entire jaw was gone. His thrashing got worse.

Nightmare held the jawbone in his tendril and looked it over. "You had an excellent skull shape, shame you had to ruin it. I'll keep this on my office wall, sound fair?"

Cross tried to scream, but without his missing jaw and tongue, he couldn't say anything. He toppled and the chair fell with him, making him land harshly on the ground and knocking him out. Ribbon clapped and Nightmare laughed.

He deserved it, it was fair!

(Before Nightmare and Ribbon made it into the dungeon, Killer sang some parody of "Meant to Be Yours" from Heathers the Musical. Something about killing Epic and/or Dream and turning the Omega Timeline into Vietnam. Cross is sitting there like "what the fuck")

[yugogeer012]

I suspect that Asriel will see someone die and Sera will return very powerful to fight against Perfect Gaster.

a type of battle like gohan ssj2 vs perfect cell

Idk about that man. He ain't the main protagonist lol

[e-m-p-error]

Shipping Tags (Specific)

Ship Tags With @strangeandun-muse-ual -

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I Need A Ride Or Die Type Of Guy Who Likes To Come In Hot (Chazz ♡ Azzy)

He Tells Me What He Wants I Give Him All I Got (Chazz ♡ Izzy)

But I'll Walk With You My Love Any Way The Wind Blows (Darío ♡ Missy)

Sheep Go To Heaven Goats Go To Hell (Erasmo ♡ Missy)

Don't Wanna Take It Slow I Wanna Take You Home (Erasmo ♡ Trenton)

If It’s Stubborn As Can Be Mean And Ornery It’s A Man (Nifty ♡ Husker)

You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me (Ostello ♡ Vox)

And When His Edges Soften His Body Is My Coffin (Valentino ♡ Vox)

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Come Home With Me You're My Temporary Plan B (Velvette ♡ Chaz)

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I Don't Care If I'm A Guilty Pleasure For You (Valentino ♡ Vox)

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And If You Try To Talk To Someone Well Then Someone Has To Die (Crimson ♡ Mayleene)

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All My Dirty Thoughts Lead Me To You (Valentino ♡ Angel Dust)

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The Successful Removal Of You Would Probably Kill Me Too (Vick ♡ Valentino)

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What Was It That We Believe To Be Love As I Clung To You With Fierce Desperation (Alastor ♡ Vox)

We Drive Each Other Mad It Might Be Kinda Sad But I Think That's What Makes Us Good In Bed (Valentino ♡ Vox)

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Your Mouth So Hot Your Web I'm Caught (Valentino ♡ Angel Dust)

Never Thought I'd Make You Perspire Never Thought You'd Do Me The Same (Vick ♡ Angel Dust)

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You've Got A Piece Of Me And Honestly My Life Would Suck Without You (Chazz ♡ Moxxie)

Ship Tags With @strikers-saloon

I Don't Want What I Can Get I Want A Man With Secrets (Andrealphus ♡ Striker)

Do You Have Any Love Left For Me? I'm Small That's A Start (Nifty ♡ Striker)

Ship Tags With @theoriginalfizzarolli

A Lifetime Of Laughter At The Expense Of The Death Of A Bachelor (Ozzie ♡ Fizzarolli)

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I Don't Do The Walk Of Shame I Strut (Andrealphus ♡ Robo Fizz)

Ship Tags With @ghostlyhosty

I'm So Full Of Love I Could Barely Eat (Ostello ♡ Barnaby)

They Cannot Steal The Light That Shines From Who You Once Were (Paimon ♡ Barnaby)

What's Left Of My Heart's Still Made Of Gold (Vick ♡ Barnaby)

Ship Tags With @sinnerxroulette

And He Knows He Knows He Knows He Knows That I Can't Resist His Ways (Valentino ♡ Vox)

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As Long As It's Okay With You I Think I'll Stay Right Here (Chazz ♡ Cinnibar)

Ship Tags With @helluvaxhazbin

Sparks Are Flying On The Kitchen Floor In My Mind I'm Already Inside You (Chazz ♡ Moxxie)

You're Such A Gorgeous Nightmare Old Habits Never Seem To Go Away (Valentino ♡ Velvette)

Ship Tags With @radicheart

I Have Your Face So Love Me (Aldric ♡ Cal)

Video Charmed The Radio Star (Vick ♡ Alastor)

Don't Wanna Leave This Play Date With You (Velvette ♡ Alastor)

I Feel Like I'm Glued On Tight To This Carousel (Valentino ♡ Alastor)

Ship Tags With @seven-circlllxs

I Can't Even Call You Let Alone Call You Mine (Adam ♡ Lucifer)

(Angel Dust ♡ Fizzarolli ♡ Ozzie)

You Remain My Power My Pleasure My Pain Baby (Fizzarolli ♡ Ozzie)

If You Feel It Then I Feel It Too If You Need Me All I Need Is You (Lilith ♡ Lucifer)

Drink My Tears I'm At Your Mercy I Love You Most But I'm Not Worthy (Paimon ♡ Lucifer)

You Say The Sweetest Things Like Material Stuff Don't Mean A Thing But You Take Care Of Me (Angel Dust ♡ Travis)

Baby You're The Highlight Of My Lowlife (Valentino ♡ Vox)

Ship Tags With @hclluvahctel

Even When I'm Crazy I'm Still Your Baby And You're The King Of Loving Me And I'm Your Drama Queen (Valentino ♡ Vox)

Ship Tags With @shadowofthehost

You Can Bathe In The Pixels You Crave (Vick ♡ Astor)

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I'm A Lady Killer And You're A Pretty Lady And That Means I'm Gonna Kill You (Crimson ♡ Daisy)

Ship Tags With @hisslord

Bite Me Baby I Wanna Be Yours Forever (Alastor ♡ Angel Dust)

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Cover Me In Your Sin Take Me In The Night Kissing My Sweetest Prince (Valentino ♡ Angel Dust)

Ship Tags With @depressedxboyfriendxbyron

It's My Heart That You Are Stealing (Chazz ♡ Byron)

Ship Tags With @arachn0philia

I Can Get You Dressed Wrap Your Body In Excess (Valentino ♡ Angel Dust)

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You Are The One I Choose Folks Would Kill To Fill Your Shoes (Valentino ♡ Vox)

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They Know You Walk Like You're A God They Can't Believe I Made You Weak (Valentino ♡ Velvette)

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Bite Into Me Harder Sink Your Teeth Into My Flesh (Valentino ♡ Chaz)

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Save Me Even As You Break Me (Valentino ♡ Angel Dust)

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I Really Want Your Poison Love (Valentino ♡ Angel Dust)

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Your Lipstick Tastes Like Murder Our Hands Are Sewn Together We'll Come To One Another (Adam ♡ Lute)

Ship Tags With @arachniangel

I Need Your Poison Got My Fix 'Til Morning Comes (Valentino ♡ Vox)

Ship Tags With @tangledfate

It Was Love That Caught Me Now It's Fear That Keeps Me With You (Valentino ♡ Angel Dust)

Ship Tags With @questionablemuses

I've Got Your Picture On My Wall I Dream About You When I Sleep (Travis ♡ Angel Dust)

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You Should Be Kinder And I Could Be Tender (Valentino ♡ Vox)

Ship Tags With @infernalight

You're Poison Running Through My Veins You're Poison I Don't Want To Break These Chains (Valentino ♡ Angel Dust)

Ship Tags With @rocxyoulikeahurricane

You Must Like Being The Victim You've Done Nothing To Get Out (Valentino ♡ Adam)

Ship Tags With @manubia-summanus

This Kind Of Love Will Only Make You Mad Honey (Valentino ♡ Vox)

Ship Tags With @videokilled

At Least Your Napalm Will Keep Me Warm (Valentino ♡ Vox)

Ship Tags With @poisonedspider

We Don't Know How To Talk But Boy Do We Know How To Fuck (Valentino ♡ Angel Dust)

Ship Tags With @voxxcd

You'll Forgive Me If I Promise And Do Nothing But The Same (Valentino ♡ Vox)

[fl00mie]

OMGG, ysss!! All of the songs you've talked about slap so muchhh!(I've literally been listening to "Waiting For You" on loop xD) Thinking about animatics is the no1 thing I do too soo I tots get you >:)! It's been so long since I last heard "It took me by surprise" thoughhh, I feel like relistening nowww!! UT music is amazingg! My fave is definitely "Bonetrousle" lol, I just love how goofy it iss!! It's "Raining Somewhere Else" also has a special place in my hearttt!1 Anddd, Underverseee, you're so rightt!! "Soulless Heart" and "Broken Truce" are god tier!!! Also, the first time I listened to "Black Apple" I had chillsss!! So goodd!! I appreciate you so much for answering every timee! It's always so nice to talk with you :D! And it's only been a few askss lol! (ps: my nap was great, thnk youuu <3)

-☀️

ayo just came to bed to sleep and checked my inbox one last time, very glad you slept well sunnyy☆ (you feel alright if i call u that way? habshdh) IT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE ENJOYER SPOTTEDDD OMG i think i know no one who knows this song😭😭 i first listened to it maaany years ago but gave it another chance just to realize its lyrics are literally x fricking gaster and now i listen to it constantly- also super same with waiting for you, spent like the first five days listening to it on loop at least 2 hours a day💥💥💥💥 you see nyx goddamn cooked with this one (i need to yap more about this song AHRJJGG).. UGH yeah any ut song is just perfect even 070🥰 lol but yeah actually, most if not EVERY song is quite enjoyable, listening to the whole shuffled ost is very funny while doing any kind of stuff wheheh— YEAYEA SONGS LIKE SOULLESS HEART MEAN SO MUCH IN UVS SERIES😭 especially for ink's character.. i'll never get tired of making ink such a complex character in her story even if i sound repetitive😔😔

AH it's also nice to talk to u everytime ajsbdj<3 literally, since people (and specially u!!!) started giving these kind messages everything just seemed to improve❤️‍🩹 so grateful i could die.. now i'm going straight to sleep lols!! it's pretty late but that's not new for me😵‍💫 gn!

[silverjayy6]

A definitely small Deltarune rant

Wow, it's been quite some time since I last posted. So, to compensate for that, here's a definitely 100% small rant about Deltarune.

Your choice does not matter.

That right there, is one of Deltarune's main themes, I think, I haven't checked up on its lore in quite some time lmao. Anyway, Deltarune wastes no time in letting you set up a character and then throwing it in a dumpster just to show you that. You play as Kris, a human, in the game and tag along with a monster Susie to the Dark World and meet Ralsei, a Darkner.

The fight mechanics in Deltarune are an overhauled version of the ones in Undertale. But, they feel so much better. Like really, having two more characters seriously makes the combat feel so much better. The combat is a little changed, to accommodate the three members in the main party. Now, you won't instantly die if your HP reaches 0, since Susie and Ralsei still exist.

The game also is in a lighter tone compared to Undertale, I feel. It's quite goofy, just makes it better. Plus Lancer, the best boy obviously, is the goofiest character to ever exist, and I absolutely love him. Then there's the music guys in Chapter 2, and of course; you know him, you love him, NUBERT! Berdly and Noelle too, the characters are extremely good in this game, like there's pretty much no downside to any. They are all extremely fun. Definitely a 10/10 for characters.

And the boss fights in the games are honestly quite phenomenal, escpecially in Chapter 2. My favourite fight, Jevil, with all its chaos and everything, is a perfect example in my opinion of how the fights are really good. There's also Spamton NEO and the first Queen battle at the rooftop, all really good and fun. And each fight is a little more difficult than the last (not counting the secret bosses), showing good difficulty progression. And the first real boss that we fight, K. Round, is really a good showcase as to how the bosses work and how they'll just improve in the future. It feels really good and refreshing to fight all the bosses, no matter how basic or complicated they are. The bosses really are a step up from Undertale.

Then there's the music, and again, Toby went absolutely wild with this too. The music of this game is absolutely awesome. In fact, my top three favourite Toby songs are from Deltarune (not counting Skies Forever Blue, because like, that's the best song ever made and my most favourite song ever but it's not from Toby's games). The music for the areas, the bosses, the normal battle theme, just perfect for the vibe of that particular area or fight. And the music also seems to tell a story with how it progresses. The sound design is exactly what you would expect from Toby, and it doesn't disappoint.

And then, the LORE!! The lore is simple at a first glance, but as you look more and more into it, you realise that its very cryptic and well done. Are Jevil and Spamton connected to the man who speaks in hands himself, Gaster? Are Undertale and Deltarune really connected? Who is Mike? And who is the Knight?? AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW DID SANS BEFRIEND TORIEL LAST NIGHT??!! All these, big questions that everyone is looking the answer for. The Lore of each chapter is also very interesting. The motives of The King and The Queen, and why the King is so serious while the Queen is playful and jolly, the answer is satisfactory. The lore of Kris, the lore of the different Dark Worlds, the lore of Ralsei and his town, all pretty cool. This game has a well made lore, like it's clear that quite a bit of effort has been put into it. And I like it very much.

In the end, I wanna conclude by saying that Deltarune is a masterpiece, and definitely better than Undertale in my opinion.

[askcharaandfriends]

I'm not sure the analogy fully holds up. Not killing someone doesn't mean there are no consequences. If a trial is so important, you can't forget that those end with punishments. AFAC has a history of characters getting off free. Gaster tortured inmates and children and was not punished. Asriel killed people and wasn't punished. Chara did the stuff they did and were not punished. Asgore turned himself in and his allies got the punishment removed. Unless things changed, it should be the same here

Goldy: Ahh, I love philosophical quandaries within Undertale! Brings me back to when I used them to make Grade-A research papers! Mia's given me the honor of responding to these.

WARNING: TEXT WALL AND SPOILERS FOR AFAC/POTENTIALLY FOR ACAF BELOW!

I'm really glad you've brought up the issue of consequences, because that's actually the answer to the questions you're raising about mercy here. Instead of "Why are they not punished," let's ask "Why CAN'T they be punished?"

Let's start with Gaster. Humoring what would happen if he were punished for his crimes, the fact that some of the kids were tortured would be an angle that wasn't brought up when the world's attention was on Asgore over the kids' fate in the Underground. That, on top of the fact that Gaster was Asgore's employee, would've led to people and officials to believe that Asgore knew about it and withheld information. Asgore would be tried for perjury, there'd be no plea deal this time, and the sovereign status of Monster Town would be imperiled, along with Monsters' legal status. Frisk would suffer the most; at the very least, they'd never see their found family again, and at worst, they'd fall back into Susan's clutches.

And I'm glad you brought up the kids too. It IS worth noting that in AFAC, we haven't seen any resolution YET. Which was honestly, IMO, a mistake on TQ's part in regards to proceeding with the story. We really should've focused immediately on the emotional fallout with the kids coming back and the fact that did so many bad things, instead of... proceeding to a wrestling match over a petty conflict that seems insignificant by comparison.

...Plus, there's no real way to punish the kids that doesn't seem too cruel, or doesn't match the magnitude of their crimes. What would work? Disowning them and leaving them out in the cold to die? How would that sit with Frisk, given what they've been through? Or... Imagine Chara and Azzy going up to everyone they hurt and going like "Hi, I murdered you ala-Saw, I'm sorry." At best, it would be treated as crazy BS, and at worst, it could cause them to recall it all like you've pointed out. It's just better to reform them and help them come to terms, trust issues be damned. After all... "restorative justice," right?

Finally, it's worth noting that practically NO ONE in Undertale is completely innocent. Papyrus threatening Frisk with death traps. Toriel doing literally nothing when she could've done SO MUCH to stop the war effort, or even just destroy the Door to Snowdin long before the second kid fell down. Sans doing absolutely nothing to honor his promise to Toriel. MTT exploiting his workers and abandoning his family. Alphys committing fraud and unethical experiments of her own; come to think of it, we forgave Alphys, so why not Gaster?

And finally, the fact is, every single Monster is more than happy to live on the Surface, enjoying a freedom that was bought with six counts of infanticide. Undertale is a metafiction that makes the player question our justice, and when we imagine the aftermath, we realize that not only is it not perfect, but that pursuing it can even lead to unjust ends.

Imagine that for a moment. Justice being a bad thing. Something that would necessitate an "escape clause" to knowingly subvert, pervert, or even avert its course. The ends do not justify the means, they simply outweigh them. Which is why I am inclined to say "So what?" to the myriad crimes we see before us in the story, callous as it may seem.

And that's why I love this game so much. I live for this. In the end, there is no justice. Only endings, and the resolutions we seek.

Hope this answers your question. TLDR: Justice itself would've been the biggest antagonist of all if we hadn't stepped in and swept it all under the rug.

[neferetart]

-I present to you my ink papyrus design-

Nickname: Haru

(If there is an error, please let me know)

Context of the AU:

After ink broke his soul, papyrus stood there wondering, what did he do wrong, why he can't feel anything, why his brother left

He tried many ways to feel something, he tried to laugh but he couldn't, he cried intensely but he couldn't, he even hurt himself and he didn't feel pain.

The other monsters also began to wonder why, because all of them couldn't feel but ink could, they began to wonder more and more why ink was the only one that didn't have so many scratches but they were all incomplete.

They started doing the same thing as papyrus but not as much as papyrus.

One day they began to destroy each other to find out how pain feels. To such an extent that all the ground was parts of their bodies, the only one that was still standing was papyrus.

But a someone came and whisper something to him, "I will give them emotions and a world where they can experience those emotions without being in this white prison" "You will be able to know how your brother felt all this time"

Papyrus accepted that offer but the first thing that being had to do was also dismembered like the others.

The being reborn everyone including papyrus a new opportunity, and for this he had to put robotic parts to his missing parts

When everyone opened their eyes, they felt a mountain of emotions. Pain, anger, sadness, despair. But what Papyrus felt the most was the sadness and betrayal on the part of his brother.

The being created a body,because that way it will not be recognizedand and that body was very much like a gaster

He manipulated everyone and papyrus that ink betrayed them and let them die in this prison. That their creator abandoned them for being a waste, he proposed to To absorb the magic and life of all the universes or magical beings to create their perfect world and rule the entire universe and not be left in the shadows and separated from those desires to live

First meet:

[angrytreemartensmain]

I’m Starting a Thing

Specifically a fanfic

Specifically Mafiafell!Gaster X My version of the reader

Specifically the reader is a constantly exhausted, constantly drinking coffee, constantly bored, permanent RBF, unamused, loner, bitchy, smartass, and scruffy yet also kind, simple, unjudging, slow-paced, caring, funny, protective, animal loving, oddly smart, wise but doesn’t show it, and a weirdo

Specifically the reader is a legal age to drink (this is more important to the story than you might think)

Specifically this will be an interactive fic

Specifically that means it will run on comments

Spe- Im gonna stop that bit now. What I mean is comments will influence the story

No matter what they are about

Say if you commented “imagine if Y/N just said ‘I don’t take shit from nobody’ when he tried to give them his number”, I would find a way to put that in the story

If you committed something like “their ‘’friendship’’ is the epitome of ‘’Do you take constructive criticism? I only take cash or credit.’’ lol” I would find a way to put that in the story

If you commented something like “Not Y/N making fun of G for being noseless” I would find a way to put that in the story

If you commented something like “I’m confused what theF is happening” I would find a way to put that in the story

Alrightie

Let’s begin

It had been a long day, and Gaster just wanted a drink. As usual, everyone in Grillby’s left quickly at the sight of him. He sat down on a stool next to a drunk who looked to have fallen asleep, and not noticed him.

Gaster POV

I pulled out a cigarette. I reached into my coat pocket only to find a few stitches had come undone and left a hole the perfect size for my lighter to fall out. I grumbled. I noticed a purple glow in front of me.

“Grillby-“

I felt something tap my shoulder. I looked over to see the drunk was handing a lighter to me.

“Don’t bother him. You’re already causing enough damage by scaring off his patronage.”

I was taken aback. Did they know who I was? Even if they didn’t, they should sense the murderous aura my magic was giving, even as a human.

“Tsk. Thanks for the light.”

I lit the cigarette and took a deep breath in. It took me a few moments to notice the human had their chin propped up on their fist, and was staring at me. I turned my head slightly in their direction.

“See something you like?”

The human snorted.

“You fucking wish, ya dirty-minded asshat.”

I chuckled.

“Certainly taking some liberties, assuming I would want you of all people.”

“I think highly of myself. It’s nice having self-esteem. But I guess, you would know best.”

“I would, wouldn’t I? And as you have seen, many others think so as well. As soon as I came in, they knew to leave, else they disrupt my mood, and land themselves a one-way ticket to the pearly gates.”

“I doubt anyone at Grillby’s other than Grillby himself are gonna see heaven.”

Grillby’s flames went wild for a second. I noticed the place where his cheeks would be started glowing a light pink. Interesting. It seems the human made him flustered.

“If you knew Grilby as I did, you wouldn’t assume he’d go to heaven either.”

Grillby nodded.

“I’m no saint.”

“Neither is this asshole.”

The human gestured to me. I took another drag of my cigarette.

“You know, the only reason why I haven’t killed you, is because you gave me a light. But I could easily overlook that.”

The human smiled. It was an oddly pleasant smile. One that made me feel a bit better about everything.

“The only request I have if you do, is for you to kill me in an ally far away from Grillby’s. I’d hate for my favorite monster to lose business just because I couldn’t die anywhere else.”

I sat there, staring at them. I burst into laughter. Once I managed to calm myself into chuckling, I looked back at them.

“You amuse me, human. Consider that something to be proud of. It’s very rare I laugh like that.”

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[my-names-kris]

Give us the glitchtale beef

fuck i didnt see this ask. but i basically said a whole lotta stuff in another post i made.

but ill add on one more thing.

hate shouldntve existed. hate did nothing for the story but add more padding. hate is not even a fucking character.

listen, for all of glitchtales faults, i think that the way betty finally died was raw. gaster losing his shit after years of holding it together got me. how he tore betty in half got me.

i dont care if gaster didnt fufill the requirements of having determination in his soul. what he did, was the perfect way for betty to go out.

but introducing a new villain at the final episode out of NOWHERE is shitty. like i said, hate has no character. they are nothing.

and the way that asriels soul refused to die after hate stabbed him? thats... ugh. i wouldve been HAPPY seeing asriel die. having chara let out all their anger, and asriel being the last straw in all the bodies theyve saw killed wouldve been raw.

but no. fuck me, i guess!

[junior-len001]

This is an oc. His name is sheriff and the other woman is Janet basically they are from a place called I've made "sink-ground." A place where all the souls die. No one really knows it. It's like there soul is consumed. But there spirit are still here so they go to that place. All of the spirit are here. And what's sheriff job? A protector. He's making it safe from other evil people. And so Janet is the main one who shows the other spirit how this place works. That's all.

Information about sheriff.-

He's eyes doesn't have pupils and it's very normal he have black sockets eyes. But in some very fighting situation he's right eye glows green. It's not like shaped round like the other sanses. it's triangle instead! And that little crown that floating around him? It's like colorful goop but like stuck in his head. It represents some emotions that Sherrif can't feel. It changes it shape to like this "?" And this "!" Sometimes but yeah!

Powers))

Nice shot!.: Basically he just shoots a orange bullet in the air or the wall. A portal will appear. It's like teleporting! But he need to focus on the place he's thinking to go in. Or he will end up in the Wrong one.

Blast em up : a gaster blaster. It's really like bigger like very big from the other gaster blasters. It's yellow. And it shoots faster but the blaster is a bit slow so it's only good at aiming or protection.. But eventually after 40 minutes. The gaster blaster will disappear. It has a cooldown. It will re appear. After 20 minutes.

Chasing time: so like he gets a boost. A really great one. It gives you energy and some strong strength. Over time. It will come off after 30 seconds. And Sheriff can also give a boost to his teammates! Maximum of the team giving boost is only 4 people. And he only uses it when it's an emergency.

Main weapons.))

Perfect gun.: He uses his two magical guns! They are fast yet hard to control like your holding a two heavy houses like seriously but he's the only one who can pick the guns out. He shoots all different bullets. Each one has an effect.

(slow-on bullet.) Makes you slower when the bullets hits you so better doge em. The time you will be slow for about : 5 seconds. If you got hitted alot maximum time you'd be slow for. 10 seconds.

(suffer. Bullet.) There not gonna change anything about you. But the bullets are. There gonna be more faster and stronger and harder every hit you take. So be careful.

(gotta black em out. Bullet.) The effect is like if you get hit by one- It will only make you really dizzy and sudden really hurting headache. You'd see the world spinning in your head. And so it's like a back up for sheriff to escape. The effect only lasts for you 10 seconds.

Special sweet. Attack.)

He fuses his both guns into a mega-gun. Or should I call the "omega fuse." It's a version with both gun fused. Into a bigger one. They blast out a really big bullets. There really fast it has no limits inf ammo. But it will drain sheriff energy towards time. If he kept fouces he will still have the guns. But if he lose conscious the guns will be both sperated immediately. The only ability he can use in his omega fuse gun is

The ultimate guide.) It means it will transform into a big a really big one gun. Sheriff can use his magic to move the big gun. Also it's a sized as a tall building. He can only shoots once if needed. That can wipe out an enemy In a combo. The maximum time use ,*20 minutes.*

Anndddd I will post his story later! See y'all!

[love-lv-nightmare]

Big Ol' Iniquitale Lore Dump™️

┉ WD Gaster, otherwise known as ▛Bunny▟

His mother was a Boss Monster with an extensive harem seeking to breed the "perfect" monster heir to her claimed niche of the Underground. Bunny, when he was born, became an important piece to her plans: he was born with her Boss Monster typing and anatomy that meant that he would be able to impregnate and become impregnated, which would speed her plans up quite a bit.

He wasn't very happy with this fate, and she was never particularly 'nice.' One night in his adolescent years he drugged her and killed her; soon after that he was found by the Royal Scientist of that time and taken under his wing. Unfortunately, the Royal Scientist had been in cahoots with his mother--he was found when the RS was dropping in to deliver a new batch of experimental fertility supplements--and the guy planned to carry on the fallen Matriarch's work.

So, of course, Bunny killed him, too. He also stole some research notes and weaseled his way into becoming the next Royal Scientist.

Alas, the lunatic apple did not fall far from the crazy tree; he became completely and utterly obsessed with one of his assistants. And it was fine for a time, Fuse was hesitant but eventually receptive to his courtship--but when that obsessiveness and its accompanying jealousy reared its head it begat problems. Those problems culminated in an act of karma: Fuse murdered Bunny.

However, that event attracted the notice of the first human to live and die in the Underground. Dead as they were they were able to broker a deal with the scientist before his soul ultimately shattered into nothingness, granting him the ability to Reset and to also Remember the timelines he Reset from. His first and only Save Point was the first moment he took notice of Fuse: a day in the laboratory where technical issues drove the guy to punch out a monitor.

'Splattered,' as they called themselves, wanted to see if Bunny could avoid his apparent Death Flag.

His Fate

Bunny did not avoid his Death Flag. He ended each and every run dying in various ways--be it by being murdered by his boyfriend or by Science gone awry.

In the last timeline wherein he was alive and in one piece, he proposed to Fuse by creating a contraption that sucked up every other soul in the Underground aside from Bunny's and his, effectively killing every single monster and human living there from the Ruins to New Home.

Unfortunately for Bunny he decided to give Fuse a choice of buttons to press. One would send all of those souls to the void, leaving them to be the last living creatures in the Underground, alone and together for the rest of their lives.

The other button, which Fuse opted to press, would release all of those souls and instead condemn Bunny to the void instead. While Bunny didn't stay in the void - not entirely - he was never the same again and ultimately ended up trapped partly-reformed Underground as a glitchy, half-conscious, melty mess.

┉ Chara Dreemurr, otherwise known as ▛Splattered▟

Rather than falling, they snuck in with the monsters as they were banished Underground because they were friends, at the time, with Asriel Dreemurr. They were subsequently adopted into the Dreemurr family, because what else were they going to do?

It was all well and good at first, until one fateful day when they were out with Asriel playing like kids were wont to do they came across the first Royal Scientist since the Barrier's erection.

The Royal Scientist at that time was a vulture woman with a taste for human flesh, fresh or otherwise. She had tried desperately to create a substitute, hence the aggressive, fleshy fungal infestation that overtook what was once Waterfall. It never tasted right to her, however.

Upon seeing the adopted human Dreemurr, she couldn't stop herself from attacking them. As Asriel watched in horror, Chara was killed.

Chara, of course, Reset to their last Save Point and avoided that location when they and Asriel went out to play--but their Death Flag followed them. They kept running into the Royal Scientist, and the Royal Scientist kept murdering them in order to eat their flesh. Eventually Chara gave up, (and with their death it was decreed that no human that fell would meet the same fate else the perpetrator would be executed -- although for their own safety any human that fell was kept in what would eventually become the Ruins Orphanage,) and in the chaos of their last attempt their soul fled the scene and drifted until Bunny caught their attention a century or so later.

They brokered a deal with him. And supplied him with the nickname they chose for themselves, 'Splattered,' or just 'Splat,' because 'Chara' was a no-no name -- King Asriel didn't like to remember the time where he was so helpless he couldn't save his sibling.

Bunny, of course, failed, and even had the audacity to trap them in with every other soul in the Underground in his last grand scheme.

So they brokered a deal with the assistant that he had been so obsessed with upon being freed. It wasn't much of of a deal and more, 'hey, everyone's dead, this sucks, I'll grant you the ability to Reset and Remember if you don't mind me sticking around.' They eventually became rather good friends with Fuse.

Their alliance is the only reason the Underground isn't a dusty hellhole--about a year after their first Reset back to semi-normalcy, Frisk fell, and they were deadset on killing everyone. It took approximately sixty-or-so Resets--which, given that each Reset put them back to a year before Frisk's fall, numbered just as many years--until the two of them, with the assistance of Shelphys, put together a plan and figured out how to execute it perfectly.

Unfortunately it involved having to discreetly kill, by poison, every living human in the Orphanage shortly before Frisk's fall so that their soul could be used to break the Barrier before they could Reset.

Their Fate

When the Barrier was destroyed, Splat went missing. Beyond that, it's unknown what became of them.

┉ Comic Sans Serif, otherwise known as ▛Fuse▟

He grew up and raised his brother in Snowdin, and doesn't really know what became of their parents.

For a while he and his bro were known as 'the Graver Bros' -- a couple of ravers who even DJ'd in clubs on occasion. He's the one who instilled in Papyrus the ideals of PLUR and taught him what there was to know about the scene. This part of his life, though, is a big fuzzy blur. He knows it happened, there are photos and posters for their past shows, but it feels like several lifetimes ago.

He changed when he started working at the Laboratory and he isn't quite sure when it happened or even how, exactly.

(Despite regaling him with many tales of the things he could not personally remember, Chara never did tell him that Bunny briefly partnered up with a different skeleton, an interloper from elsewhere that could alter the underlying code of an AU, to change bits and pieces of Fuse's intrinsic existence so that Bunny wouldn't have to influence him as much at the beginning of each Reset--it's also why he feels nausea upon teleporting or being teleported. The little coder menace fucked up as much as he succeeded.)

His Fate

Aside from Chara's stories, he doesn't personally remember anything from any of Bunny's Resets and fuck-ups aside from the very last. He does, however, remember everything from his own Resets. As such he's a sixty-something year old man in twenty-eight year old bones.

On the Surface, he's a failure, living in a run-down apartment and working at a chop-shop. He's good at car jacking, but that's about it; humans are fussy and won't let him utilize his knowledge of mechanics and engineering in a legitimate profession because he doesn't have the 'right' certification, and he doesn't have the money to start something of his own(, and he won't accept that much charity from Shel). He's pretty much forced to be a criminal to get by.

No one but him and Shelphys knows how the Barrier fell, and no one can ever know, else they'll be dusted for the mass murder of the Orphanage humans. Shelphys sometimes helps him out, or at least tries to, and sometimes drags him to cute cafes when Undyne is too busy.

He has a tepid relationship with his brother. They don't quite see eye-to-eye, but they do hang out sometimes.

He's friends (with benefits) with the polyamorous thruple BP, Catty, and Bratty.

┉ Papyrus Serif, otherwise known as ▛Papyrus▟

He was raised, of course, by his brother. Somehow, Papyrus turned out to be a good guy.

When Fuse became too busy working at the Laboratory, and eventually moved out to live with his boss in New Home, Papyrus gave up the Graver gig and instead put in an application with the Ruins Orphanage. The Royals accepted him, and he became Undyne's assistant, thus becoming both Guard and Guardian-in-training.

Whether it was jealousy or bad vibes, he never liked Bunny and avoided Snowdin and the Orphanage whenever the time came for the Royal Scientist to come by to deliver the former King's medication and other such supplies.

At least, that was while Bunny still existed.

When that one's existence was erased, Papyrus was left confused about his brother. One morning Sans left to go and do something--and that same evening he returned home very, very different, and he was even using a different name...?

For a time, Papyrus continued the Graver Bros shows without his brother, but he eventually ceased and went to work at the Orphanage, submitting an application, getting accepted, being taken under Undyne's wing... Over and over again, unknown to himself.

His Fate

When the Barrier fell, it was truly a mystery. The humans that he had been helping take care of were all gone... But monsterkind was freed.

Much like the rest of the monsters that lived on his side of the Caverns, Papyrus adjusted to like on the Surface with relative ease--unlike his brother, unfortunately.

Papyrus became a daycare worker given his experience in minding children of every sort and given how much he liked doing so.

┉ Alphys, otherwise known as ▛Shelphys, or just Shel▟

Originally she applied to be an assistant under the Royal Scientist in order to be able to conduct her own research on the side with the equipment and resources made available to her in the position, and her aim was to become the next Royal Physician. Her areas of expertise were and are magi-biology and genetics.

The bulk of said personal research laid in the various applications of the varieties of fungus growing in the Caverns. She figured out how to alter the underlying magibiology and genetics of various types of fungus to cultivate her own and managed to grow new limbs and other prosthetics for those in need, and... "Toys," of sorts, to help fund her research and other areas of her life on the side. She also experimented in the creation of various cures, and would often use Bunny as a guinea pig given how often that man would get himself injured.

Bunny would occasionally influence her in various different timelines just to see what he could make her do, especially in regards to Undyne. It was never anything good, and definitely never anything wholesome.

When Bunny was erased from the AU wholesale, she became the new Royal Scientist in his stead. She has never been quite sure how she got that position. Of course, the general areas of her research and results remained the same.

It took a few dozen Resets for Fuse to eventually turn to her and enlist her assistance in figuring out how to avoid the massacre Frisk was Determined to bring about. They eventually worked out a way to expedite the process so that she would believe him quickly and more easily. In the very last timeline they're former colleagues and good friends.

Her Fate

She gets that fish woman. They're married shortly after monsterkind is freed.

Shel convinces the humans that she knows what she's doing in order to continue her fungal research and she continues to sell "toys" on the side to fund it and those other areas of her life.

...

Approximately five years or so later one incident of negligence results in her fish wife becoming patient zero and the head honcho of a fungal hivemind that threatens to take over the world.

┉ Undyne, otherwise known as ▛Undyne▟

The Royal Guardian of the Ruins Orphanage, which she was mostly responsible for given the rather advanced ages of the Royal Couple. She was tasked with protecting and looking after both monster kids and humans of various ages--although the humans that made it to adulthood assisted as well.

Of course, Undyne being Undyne, she taught her charges self-defense and how to fight both with and without magic or weaponry. (Not that it helped the humans.)

At some point she lost an eye. Shel makes her prosthetics out of magibio-genetically altered fungus, with occasional upgrades as she develops them, both past and present tense. Undyne keeps her false eye hidden behind her hair outside of battle because it's rather unsettling to look at, or so she thinks.

Her Fate

She marries Shelphys shortly after monsterkind is freed, as stated.

Approximately five years after, Shel makes her a new prosthetic that is meant to be able to function as any eye should via integrating itself into her magic.

While this particular cultivar was tested for a year on a controlled magic source, it was never tested on the uncontrolled and messy source of magic that is the average monster. It takes a year and some months for it to spread throughout her body and take over. Her body becomes a biohazard. Her mind's no longer hers. She's the beginning of a fungal zombie apocalypse and its Hivemind Queen, able to infect others, who can in turn also infect others.

Think Prototype's Elizabeth Greene.

┉ BP, otherwise known as ▛Bartholomeow Pickles▟

An utter sleazeball that somehow managed to get himself two hot girlfriends--Catty and Bratty--who are also girlfriends, and the three of them are 'always open for more.'

In the Underground he ran BP's Resort - family friendly eatery by day, strip joint by night, with comedy nights on Friday evenings that functioned as Fuse's little side-gigs. His own side-hustle? Drug peddling, of various hallucinogenic mushroom strains.

His Fate

Similar to Fuse, on the Surface, the guy's a total failure. The humans never let him establish his Resort up there due to all their laws and junk.

Often goes bar hopping with Fuse. They're besties-with-bennies.

┉ Toriel and Asgore Dreemurr, otherwise known as ▛Toriel and Asgore Dreemurr / The Royal Couple▟

When their adopted human child was murdered, they decreed that no human that may end up in the Underground shall meet the same fate. When Home fell to Ruins over time, they did not move to New Home with their son -- by that time they were old. Asgore crowned Asriel King of the Underground and retired to help his wife build what would become the Ruins Orphanage.

Their Fate

When the Barrier fell, they died together shortly after getting to see the sky again.

┉ Asriel Dreemurr, otherwise known as ▛Azzy▟

The traumatized King of Monsters.

A bit of a hard ass, but he knows how to have fun.

(I haven't really thought about him much...)

His Fate

Politics hell with the Surface humans, trying to keep the peace between the Hotlands-New Home monsters and everyone else.

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┉ Regions

Due to the Underground being split into two halves given the mess that is the Caverns (few people either know of or bother to use the tunnels beneath them), the Underground has two different cultures.

▛Ruins Orphanage - Snowdin▟

Generally 'vanilla,' this is where the generally well-adjusted monsters tend to live. Other than the Ruins containing several monsters that would have otherwise lived in Waterfall, as well as containing an Orphanage, this half of the Underground isn't much different from the Classic version.

Well--there's a club somewhere in the outskirts of Snowdin that throws raves and parties, too. But beyond that... It's just Ruins and Snowdin.

In the Ruins Orphanage, monster children and humans are both present. Fallen humans live out their lives there, and several willingly allow their souls to be contained at the end of their lives so that monsterkind may eventually use them to break the Barrier. There is at least one human couple who reached adulthood together and had a child, and they both assist with taking care of the children as well as the old Royal Couple.

Humans aren't allowed to leave the Ruins Orphanage for their own safety. While there is a decree that any monster who kills a human shall be executed themselves, there are no guarantees that any such murderers would be caught after the act, and if they were to absorb their victim's soul they wouldn't be able to be brought to justice very easily.

▛The Meat Caverns▟

Once plain ol' Waterfall, the first Royal Scientist since the Barrier's erection altered the landscape dramatically by unleashing a meaty, sickly sweet, fungal infestation. While the infestation is mainly confined to the Caverns due to being sandwiched between two extremes (chilling cold and blazing hot), the spores are easily carried on clothing, shoes, fur... And those spores survive better in the heat than the cold.

The majority of the fungal cultivars that have evolved remain edible and are utilized as a food source and ingredient. Most of the flour in the Underground is made of mushrooms, for example. Most of the meat, too. Most of the everything.

▛Hotlands-New Home▟

The only way through Hotlands to New Home is through the Laboratory. You can only go through the Laboratory if you have access, have made an appointment for traveling through, or are being escorted by a staff member.

The reason? To cut down on the incident of spores finding their way to New Home, courtesy the Lab's disinfectant systems. It isn't perfect, though. Occasionally an infestation will surface in New Home, and its residents are advised to burn the fungus where they find it.

The culture on this side of the Underground was much less 'vanilla' and lived up to the AU's nickname, 'Iniquitale' -- it was a den of iniquity, ne'er-do-wells, sex fiends and drug pushers. Even if you had to go to the very outskirts, you could find something for anyone, from hardcore BDSM clubs to rickety snuff shacks where monsters paid to be killed in peculiar ways.

When monsterkind was freed, one half of the Underground clearly adjusted better to living among humans with their laws and rules and social expectations.

After the Barrier's destruction, the Underground was sealed off with a new, less magical, metal barrier to keep the fungus from ever spreading to the Surface. Only those with clearance are legally allowed in and out of the Underground.

[diabolocracy]

Now edited with editions,

┉ WD Gaster, otherwise known as ▛Bunny▟

His mother was a Boss Monster with an extensive harem seeking to breed the "perfect" monster heir to her claimed niche of the Underground. Bunny, when he was born, became an important piece to her plans: he was born with her Boss Monster typing and anatomy that meant that he would be able to impregnate and become impregnated, which would speed her plans up quite a bit.

He wasn't very happy with this fate, and she was never particularly 'nice.' One night in his adolescent years he drugged her and killed her; soon after that he was found by the Royal Scientist of that time and taken under his wing. Unfortunately, the Royal Scientist had been in cahoots with his mother--he was found when the RS was dropping in to deliver a new batch of experimental fertility supplements--and the guy planned to carry on the fallen Matriarch's work.

So, of course, Bunny killed him, too. He also stole some research notes and weaseled his way into becoming the next Royal Scientist.

Alas, the lunatic apple did not fall far from the crazy tree; he became completely and utterly obsessed with one of his assistants. And it was fine for a time, Fuse was hesitant but eventually receptive to his courtship--but when that obsessiveness and its accompanying jealousy reared its head it begat problems. Those problems culminated in an act of karma: Fuse murdered Bunny.

However, that event attracted the notice of the first human to live and die in the Underground. Dead as they were they were able to broker a deal with the scientist before his soul ultimately shattered into nothingness, granting him the ability to Reset and to also Remember the timelines he Reset from. His first and only Save Point was the first moment he took notice of Fuse: a day in the laboratory where technical issues drove the guy to punch out a monitor.

'Splattered,' as they called themselves, wanted to see if Bunny could avoid his apparent Death Flag.

His Fate

Bunny did not avoid his Death Flag. He ended each and every run dying in various ways--be it by being murdered by his boyfriend or by Science gone awry.

In the last timeline wherein he was alive and in one piece, he proposed to Fuse by creating a contraption that sucked up every other soul in the Underground aside from Bunny's and his, effectively killing every single monster and human living there from the Ruins to New Home.

Unfortunately for Bunny he decided to give Fuse a choice of buttons to press. One would send all of those souls to the void, leaving them to be the last living creatures in the Underground, alone and together for the rest of their lives.

The other button, which Fuse opted to press, would release all of those souls and instead condemn Bunny to the void instead. While Bunny didn't stay in the void - not entirely - he was never the same again and ultimately ended up trapped partly-reformed Underground as a glitchy, half-conscious, melty mess.

┉ Chara Dreemurr, otherwise known as ▛Splattered▟

Rather than falling, they snuck in with the monsters as they were banished Underground because they were friends, at the time, with Asriel Dreemurr. They were subsequently adopted into the Dreemurr family, because what else were they going to do?

It was all well and good at first, until one fateful day when they were out with Asriel playing like kids were wont to do they came across the first Royal Scientist since the Barrier's erection.

The Royal Scientist at that time was a vulture woman with a taste for human flesh, fresh or otherwise. She had tried desperately to create a substitute, hence the aggressive, fleshy fungal infestation that overtook what was once Waterfall. It never tasted right to her, however.

Upon seeing the adopted human Dreemurr, she couldn't stop herself from attacking them. As Asriel watched in horror, Chara was killed.

Chara, of course, Reset to their last Save Point and avoided that location when they and Asriel went out to play--but their Death Flag followed them. They kept running into the Royal Scientist, and the Royal Scientist kept murdering them in order to eat their flesh. Eventually Chara gave up, (and with their death it was decreed that no human that fell would meet the same fate else the perpetrator would be executed -- although for their own safety any human that fell was kept in what would eventually become the Ruins Orphanage,) and in the chaos of their last attempt their soul fled the scene and drifted until Bunny caught their attention a century or so later.

They brokered a deal with him. And supplied him with the nickname they chose for themselves, 'Splattered,' or just 'Splat,' because 'Chara' was a no-no name -- King Asriel didn't like to remember the time where he was so helpless he couldn't save his sibling.

Bunny, of course, failed, and even had the audacity to trap them in with every other soul in the Underground in his last grand scheme.

So they brokered a deal with the assistant that he had been so obsessed with upon being freed. It wasn't much of of a deal and more, 'hey, everyone's dead, this sucks, I'll grant you the ability to Reset and Remember if you don't mind me sticking around.' They eventually became rather good friends with Fuse.

Their alliance is the only reason the Underground isn't a dusty hellhole--about a year after their first Reset back to semi-normalcy, Frisk fell, and they were deadset on killing everyone. It took approximately sixty-or-so Resets--which, given that each Reset put them back to a year before Frisk's fall, numbered just as many years--until the two of them, with the assistance of Shelphys, put together a plan and figured out how to execute it perfectly.

Unfortunately it involved having to discreetly kill, by poison, every living human in the Orphanage shortly before Frisk's fall so that their soul could be used to break the Barrier before they could Reset.

Their Fate

When the Barrier was destroyed, Splat went missing. Beyond that, it's unknown what became of them.

┉ Comic Sans Serif, otherwise known as ▛Fuse▟

He grew up and raised his brother in Snowdin, and doesn't really know what became of their parents.

For a while he and his bro were known as 'the Graver Bros' -- a couple of ravers who even DJ'd in clubs on occasion. He's the one who instilled in Papyrus the ideals of PLUR and taught him what there was to know about the scene. This part of his life, though, is a big fuzzy blur. He knows it happened, there are photos and posters for their past shows, but it feels like several lifetimes ago.

He changed when he started working at the Laboratory and he isn't quite sure when it happened or even how, exactly.

(Despite regaling him with many tales of the things he could not personally remember, Chara never did tell him that Bunny briefly partnered up with a different skeleton, an interloper from elsewhere that could alter the underlying code of an AU, to change bits and pieces of Fuse's intrinsic existence so that Bunny wouldn't have to influence him as much at the beginning of each Reset--it's also why he feels nausea upon teleporting or being teleported. The little coder menace fucked up as much as he succeeded.)

His Fate

Aside from Chara's stories, he doesn't personally remember anything from any of Bunny's Resets and fuck-ups aside from the very last. He does, however, remember everything from his own Resets. As such he's a sixty-something year old man in twenty-eight year old bones.

On the Surface, he's a failure, living in a run-down apartment and working at a chop-shop. He's good at car jacking, but that's about it; humans are fussy and won't let him utilize his knowledge of mechanics and engineering in a legitimate profession because he doesn't have the 'right' certification, and he doesn't have the money to start something of his own(, and he won't accept that much charity from Shel). He's pretty much forced to be a criminal to get by.

No one but him and Shelphys knows how the Barrier fell, and no one can ever know, else they'll be dusted for the mass murder of the Orphanage humans. Shelphys sometimes helps him out, or at least tries to, and sometimes drags him to cute cafes when Undyne is too busy.

He has a tepid relationship with his brother. They don't quite see eye-to-eye, but they do hang out sometimes.

He's friends (with benefits) with the polyamorous thruple BP, Catty, and Bratty.

┉ Papyrus Serif, otherwise known as ▛Papyrus▟

He was raised, of course, by his brother. Somehow, Papyrus turned out to be a good guy.

When Fuse became too busy working at the Laboratory, and eventually moved out to live with his boss in New Home, Papyrus gave up the Graver gig and instead put in an application with the Ruins Orphanage. The Royals accepted him, and he became Undyne's assistant, thus becoming both Guard and Guardian-in-training.

Whether it was jealousy or bad vibes, he never liked Bunny and avoided Snowdin and the Orphanage whenever the time came for the Royal Scientist to come by to deliver the former King's medication and other such supplies.

At least, that was while Bunny still existed.

When that one's existence was erased, Papyrus was left confused about his brother. One morning Sans left to go and do something--and that same evening he returned home very, very different, and he was even using a different name...?

For a time, Papyrus continued the Graver Bros shows without his brother, but he eventually ceased and went to work at the Orphanage, submitting an application, getting accepted, being taken under Undyne's wing... Over and over again, unknown to himself.

His Fate

When the Barrier fell, it was truly a mystery. The humans that he had been helping take care of were all gone... But monsterkind was freed.

Much like the rest of the monsters that lived on his side of the Caverns, Papyrus adjusted to like on the Surface with relative ease--unlike his brother, unfortunately.

Papyrus became a daycare worker given his experience in minding children of every sort and given how much he liked doing so.

┉ Alphys, otherwise known as ▛Shelphys, or just Shel▟

Originally she applied to be an assistant under the Royal Scientist in order to be able to conduct her own research on the side with the equipment and resources made available to her in the position, and her aim was to become the next Royal Physician. Her areas of expertise were and are magi-biology and genetics.

The bulk of said personal research laid in the various applications of the varieties of fungus growing in the Caverns. She figured out how to alter the underlying magibiology and genetics of various types of fungus to cultivate her own and managed to grow new limbs and other prosthetics for those in need, and... "Toys," of sorts, to help fund her research and other areas of her life on the side. She also experiemented in the creation of various cures, and would often use Bunny as a guinea pig given how often that man would get himself injured.

Bunny would occasionally influence her in various different timelines just to see what he could make her do, especially in regards to Undyne. It was never anything good, and definitely never anything wholesome.

When Bunny was erased from the AU wholesale, she became the new Royal Scientist in his stead. She has never been quite sure how she got that position. Of course, the general areas of her research and results remained the same.

It took a few dozen Resets for Fuse to eventually turn to her and enlist her assistance in figuring out how to avoid the massacre Frisk was Determined to bring about. They eventually worked out a way to expedite the process so that she would believe him quickly and more easily. In the very last timeline they're former colleagues and good friends.

Her Fate

She gets that fish woman. They're married shortly after monsterkind is freed.

Shel convinces the humans that she knows what she's doing in order to continue her fungal research and she continues to sell "toys" on the side to fund it and those other areas of her life.

...

Approximately five years or so later one incident of negligence results in her fish wife becoming patient zero and the head honcho of a fungal hivemind that threatens to take over the world.

┉ Undyne, otherwise known as ▛Undyne▟

The Royal Guardian of the Ruins Orphanage, which she was mostly responsible for given the rather advanced ages of the Royal Couple. She was tasked with protecting and looking after both monster kids and humans of various ages--although the humans that made it to adulthood assisted as well.

Of course, Undyne being Undyne, she taught her charges self-defense and how to fight both with and without magic or weaponry. (Not that it helped the humans.)

At some point she lost an eye. Shel makes her prosthetics out of magibio-genetically altered fungus, with occasional upgrades as she developes them, both past and present tense. Undyne keeps her false eye hidden behind her hair outside of battle because it's rather unsettling to look at, or so she thinks.

Her Fate

She marries Shelphys shortly after monsterkind is freed, as stated.

Approximately five years after, Shel makes her a new prosthetic that is meant to be able to function as any eye should via integrating itself into her magic.

While this particular cultivar was tested for a year on a controlled magic source, it was never tested on the uncontrolled and messy source of magic that is the average monster. It takes a year and some months for it to spread throughout her body and take over. Her body becomes a biohazard. Her mind's no longer hers. She's the beginning of a fungal zombie apocalypse and its Hivemind Queen, able to infect others, who can in turn also infect others.

Think Prototype's Elizabeth Greene.

┉ BP, otherwise known as ▛Bartholomeow Pickles▟

An utter sleazeball that somehow managed to get himself two hot girlfriends--Catty and Bratty--who are also girlfriends, and the three of them are 'always open for more.'

In the Underground he ran BP's Resort - family friendly eatery by day, strip joint by night, with comedy nights on Friday evenings that functioned as Fuse's little side-gigs. His own side-hustle? Drug peddling, of various hallucinogenic mushroom strains.

His Fate

Similar to Fuse, on the Surface, the guy's a total failure. The humans never let him establish his Resort up there due to all their laws and junk.

Often goes bar hopping with Fuse. They're besties-with-bennies.

┉ Toriel and Asgore Dreemurr, otherwise known as ▛Toriel and Asgore Dreemurr / The Royal Couple▟

When their adopted human child was murdered, they decreed that no human that may end up in the Underground shall meet the same fate. When Home fell to Ruins over time, they did not move to New Home with their son -- by that time they were old. Asgore crowned Asriel King of the Underground and retired to help his wife build what would become the Ruins Orphanage.

Their Fate

When the Barrier fell, they died together shortly after getting to see the sky again.

┉ Asriel Dreemurr, otherwise known as ▛Azzy▟

The traumatized King of Monsters.

A bit of a hard ass, but he knows how to have fun.

(I haven't really thought about him much...)

His Fate

Politics hell with the Surface humans, trying to keep the peace between the Hotlands-New Home monsters and everyone else.

╳╳╳

┉ Regions

Due to the Underground being split into two halves given the mess that is the Caverns (few people either know of or bother to use the tunnels beneath them), the Underground has two different cultures.

▛Ruins Orphanage - Snowdin▟

Generally 'vanilla,' this is where the generally well-adjusted monsters tend to live. Other than the Ruins containing several monsters that would have otherwise lived in Waterfall, as well as containing an Orphanage, this half of the Underground isn't much different from the Classic version.

Well--there's a club somewhere in the outskirts of Snowdin that throws raves and parties, too. But beyond that... It's just Ruins and Snowdin.

In the Ruins Orphanage, monster children and humans are both present. Fallen humans live out their lives there, and several willingly allow their souls to be contained at the end of their lives so that monsterkind may eventually use them to break the Barrier. There is at least one human couple who reached adulthood together and had a child, and they both assist with taking care of the children as well as the old Royal Couple.

Humans aren't allowed to leave the Ruins Orphanage for their own safety. While there is a decree that any monster who kills a human shall be executed themselves, there are no guarantees that any such murderers would be caught after the act, and if they were to absorb their victim's soul they wouldn't be able to be brought to justice very easily.

▛The Meat Caverns▟

Once plain ol' Waterfall, the first Royal Scientist since the Barrier's erection altered the landscape dramatically by unleashing a meaty, sickly sweet, fungal infestation. While the infestation is mainly confined to the Caverns due to being sandwiched between two extremes (chilling cold and blazing hot), the spores are easily carried on clothing, shoes, fur... And those spores survive better in the heat than the cold.

The majority of the fungal cultivars that have evolved remain edible and are utilized as a food source and ingredient. Most of the flour in the Underground is made of mushrooms, for example. Most of the meat, too. Most of the everything.

▛Hotlands-New Home▟

The only way through Hotlands to New Home is through the Laboratory. You can only go through the Laboratory if you have access, have made an appointment for traveling through, or are being escorted by a staff member.

The reason? To cut down on the incident of spores finding their way to New Home, courtesy the Lab's disinfectant systems. It isn't perfect, though. Occasionally an infestation will surface in New Home, and its residents are advised to burn the fungus where they find it.

The culture on this side of the Underground was much less 'vanilla' and lived up to the AU's nickname, 'Iniquitale' -- it was a den of iniquity, ne'er-do-wells, sex fiends and drug pushers. Even if you had to go to the very outskirts, you could find something for anyone, from hardcore BDSM clubs to rickety snuff shacks where monsters paid to be killed in peculiar ways.

When monsterkind was freed, one half of the Underground clearly adjusted better to living among humans with their laws and rules and social expectations.

After the Barrier's destruction, the Underground was sealed off with a new, less magical, metal barrier to keep the fungus from ever spreading to the Surface. Only those with clearance are legally allowed in and out of the Underground.

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21 - The Search for Secrets of the Multiverse

Date: 3-17-2024 IDST, 8-20-2018 EST

(It’s another rainy day in the sleepy town of Woodwin, Minnesconsin. It’s 7:45 in the morning, and students are filtering into the town’s high school. Teachers stand in the hall, drinking their coffee with various states of alertness, greeting students as they walk by. A man in gray business-casual clothing sits at his desk, organizing the last of his papers for the morning before his first class comes in, sipping at a tepid mug of black coffee.)

(Nalitie, Dukermin, and Dr. Gaster have lunchbox portalled their way onto the roof of the school—thankfully out of view of the windows this time—after a not-insignificant amount of sifting through Green Circle Labs’s Interdimensional Database.)

Gaster: *savoring the rain*

Nalitie: *squinting, looking around, trying not to get water in her eyes* This… is probably it, right?

Dukermin: Yeah, I’d know this roof from anywhere. Lets rappel into the windows!

Nalitie: We gotta make sure we don’t start another lockdown this time tho… Plus they’ve probably fixed your bomb hole by now, right?

Gaster: *dutifully ignoring them, though concerned about the whole “bomb hole” idea*

Dukermin: We can always make another. Or I guess we could go through the door but where’s the drama in that?

Nalitie: The drama could lie in our… *puts on a pair of sunglasses, even though it’s literally overcast and raining* intense interrogation. 

Dukermin: *puts on a pair of those glasses that have fake eyeballs in them and then strings a piece of her hair across her nose to make a mustache* *draws a smiley face on a paper bag and puts it on gaster’s head*

Nalitie: *sticks googly eyes to the smiley face*

Gaster: *sighs*

(The paper bag is getting soaked because of the rain. He looks like someone’s incredibly soggy lunch.)

Nalitie: That’s perfect, let’s go! *grabs his hand because he’s effectively blind now* *jumps off the roof, using her now freely-accessibly magical powers to Not Die* 

Gaster: !!!

Dukermin: *rappels*

(You join the throng of students entering the building. A teacher greets you at the door. He is wearing a badge with the name “Dwayne Nuitsean.”)

Mr. Nuitsean: Good morning! Interesting hat day today? 

Dukermin: *with lips pursed to keep the hair mustache in place* Everyday is interesting hat day when you’re a cool kid like we are *finger guns*

Mr. Nuitsean: *nods* Just make sure you take it off before going to class. 

Nalitie: We will do that yes. *walking faster, Gaster in tow*

Gaster: *to Nalitie, who literally cannot understand him because Dukermin has the universal translator* What was that about hats? *can’t hear very well because his head is inside of a bag*

Nalitie: Don’t worry, we know where we’re going, this is the school we went to. Sort of. *just guessing at what he said*

Dukermin: *to Gaster* It’s cool hat day. Don’t blow our cover.

Nalitie: Also maybe don’t talk, only Dukermin can understand what you’re saying… To me and everyone else it sounds like garbled electronic sounds and I feel like that might get us in trouble. Teachers are gonna think it’s our phones!

Gaster: *grumbling about it anyway*

Dukermin: *double checks that phone is on silent but its been broken and dead since document 19*

Nalitie: *checking phone* *has like 123 missed calls and her voicemail is full* Oh that’s new… *also putting her phone on silent* *to Gaster* You should silence your phone, too. 

Gaster: I have a bag over my head. How do you expect me to do that? 

Dukermin: *reaches into his pockets* *pulls out a drill* Uh *puts it back* *checks other pocket* *pulls out a square ruler* Why *pulls out a blue flip phone at long last* *turns it off*

Gaster: *trying to swat her hands away, but only has one that’s not being held and also can’t see* That’s very rude, human!

Dukermin: *high fives Gaster*

Nalitie: Do we even want to know why you have a drill in your pocket? 

Gaster: … *wrenches his hand out of Nalitie’s and starts walking away* *runs into a wall*

Students: *pointing and snickering*

Dukermin: *pointing and snickering as well*

Nalitie: *goes and retrieves him* Ok anyway, we need to go to class before the bell rings!!! *trying to find a staircase*

Dukermin: *runs to The Stairwell™*

(You head up a big staircase. At the top landing, a group of students is sitting using their computers and chatting with each other. Closest to the door is someone who looks a lot like Nalitie, sitting next to someone who looks suspiciously like Sam. A Dukermin lookalike is typing away in an interactive fiction making program. A teen in all black wearing a geometric hoodie is tucked into the corner. Next to her is a girl in a bohemian skirt wearing a ripped band t-shirt and duct taped shoes. A tall boy stands in the doorframe next to the Nalitie lookalike.) 

(As you come up to the landing, you are startled by another teen in a short sleeved magenta hoodie. Gaster almost falls back down the stairs, taking Nalitie with him.)

Dukermin: *narrows her eyes because this all seems very familiar for some reason* … Hello fellow teens…

Nalitie: How do you do… *walking quickly, avoiding eye contact with her doppelganger* *surreptitiously hiding her face with her hair*

Nalitie Lookalike: *confused by the very tall person in a lab coat wearing a soggy paper bag over their head, who appears to have no blood because their hands are very pale and might also have giant holes in them???*

Dukermi: *does the “im watching you” gesture at the Dukermin doppelganger and walks away*

Dukermin Doppelganger: *did not notice or care*

Nalitie: *already halfway down the hall, near the school’s library* *turning around* Dukermin, do you remember where Mr. Napce’s room was?

Dukermin: uhhhh no I have no directional awareness its like my thing. Its why the teleportation magic is like a necessity for me.

Gaster: *didn’t realize Nalitie stopped, trips over her a little* *the paper bag on his head is looking pretty droopy*

Nalitie: Then we will continue walking down these halls until we find it I guess, I’m not asking for directions. *continues, turns down a brown-tiled hallway* *reading the name plates on all of the doors* Mr. Crinkle, Ms. Fleece, Mr. Silentium… Oh, here! *pointing at a classroom*

Dukermin: *heads on in* Hello Teacher, we’re ready for another exciting day of… mmmmath..?

Mr. Napce: *looks up from his papers, eyebrow raised* You’re not in my first period class. Who are you?

Dukermin: uhhh *unpurses lips and mustache falls away* My cover is blown!

Nalitie: We’re new students! We were homeschooled for a really long time but our mom said we’re weird and should be socialized or something. IDK she seemed really upset at us because we were burying… *looks up at Gaster, then back at Mr. Napce* … Gerard in the backyard. 

Mr. Napce: …. 

Dukermin: Yes! We’re unsocialized like feral cats! But we’re eager to learn *sits on top of a desk*

Mr. Napce: I… see… *pulling up his roster* What did you say your names were again?

Nalitie: *is forcing Gaster to sit in a desk chair* I’m Tahlia! 

Dukermin: My mom didn’t give me a name.

Nalitie: Our mom, and she named you Dahlia, you just don’t like it. *points at Gaster, who is refusing to sit* And this is Gerard! He’s really shy about his face so he’s wearing his Interesting Hat to school today. Mom says that it makes it easier to look at him. 

Dukermin: She is a cruel woman.

Nalitie: But she gave us two pancakes this morning! 

Dukermin: Usually we get none! Please teach us, teacher! We’re so pitiful!

Mr. Napce: *looking back and forth between them and his Advanced Human Anatomy and Medical Terminology roster* I can’t seem to find you on my roster… Are you sure you’re not in my 4th hour class?

Dukermin: Oh we may be. We’ll just wait then.

Mr. Napce: *pulling up his 4th hour Remedial Science roster*

Dukermin: Hey teach, mind if I read you a line from my favorite poem?? 

Mr. Napce: *does mind quite a lot, actually, but has been warned that he needs to put more effort into creating a welcoming classroom environment* … go on.

Dukermin: “beware of the man who came from the other world.” … *stares intently through eyeball glasses so it has no effect*

Mr. Napce: … That’s… nice. *goes back to trying to find them in the school’s system to figure out where they’re supposed to be*

Dukermin: *rolls an insight check* *got an 11* HMM *to Nalitie* He’s acting suspiciously…

Nalitie: Hmm… *louder* Mr. Napce, do you know anything about The Oracle? I’m REALLY interested and I don’t have class with… uh… I don’t have history until 8th period!

Mr. Napce: ??? “The Oracle”? You mean from Greek mythology? You’re going to have to ask Mr. Borax about that. He teaches all of our history classes.

Dukermin: A little more distant than Greece. I’m sure you know something, Mr, Napce, you just gotta dig deep into your subconscious whooowhoo. *swinging a pencil like a pendulum*

(The bell signalling the five minute warning before first period rings. Students start to shuffle into the classroom.)

Mr. Napce: *bats the pencil out of the way* What was your last name? I’m having trouble finding you in Earthward. 

Dukermin: What’s it to ya.

Mr. Napce: *takes a deep breath, doesn’t want to get in trouble for yelling at students* I am trying to look up your class schedule, since you clearly don’t know where you’re supposed to be. 

Dukermin: What are you a cop? I know exactly where i’m supposed to be *standing on top of the desk now* RIGHT HERE!

Mr. Napce: Miss… Dahlia, was it? If you do not get down off of that desk and help me find your proper schedule this instant, I will have no choice but to send you to the principal’s office on your first day of school. I don’t suppose your mother would be very pleased, would she?

Dukermin: What I need is not a schedule, I need ANSWERS! TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ORACLE!

Dukermin Doppelganger: *has made her way into the classroom* DID SOMEONE ASK ABOUT THE ORACLE?? LIKE THE ORACLE AT DELPHI? AT LONG LAST MY GREEK HYPERFIXATION IS USEFUL SO BASICALLY DELPHI WAS KNOWN FOR ITS ORACLE AKA PYTHIA (ORIGINALLY PYTHO WHICH WAS THR ORIINGAL NAMME OF G…

Nalitie: *shining a flashlight at Mr. Napce while Dukermin Doppelganger rambles about Greek mythology*

Gaster: *has finally sat down in a desk, awkwardly scrunched up because he’s really tall* *the paper bag has disintegrated on the top a little, and if you were looking you would see his skull poking through* *one of the googly eyes has fallen off*

Dukermin: *has jumped off the table and is now by the pencil sharpener brandishing a metal ruler* Tell us what you know of the multiverse or the pencil sharpener gets it!!

Mr. Napce: *standing up, scowling* Alright, Miss Dahlia, Miss Tahlia, you two are going to the principal’s office until you have learned to behave yourselves. 

Gaster: *under his breath* I like this guy… 

Mr. Napce: *turning to look at “Gerard”* And I will remind my class that their phones should be silenced in my classroom, lest they want them to be taken away. *has run out of patience, goes to escort Nalitie and Dukermin to the principal’s office*

Dukermin: You can’t govern us! We will find the answer and save the multiverse whether you’re willing to comply or not! Students rise up against this TYRANT! He can’t silence you anymore than he can silence your phones! 

Students: *uncomfortable silence*

Mr. Napce: *fed up, grabs their hands and starts walking down the hallway with Nalitie and Dukermin in tow*

Dukermin: *laying on the ground kicking while being dragged away* FIGHT THE SYSTEM

Nalitie: *has to walk fast to keep up* We just need to know The Thing You Know!!! That’s all!!!!

(As you approach the staircase at the end of the hall, you hear screaming. The students in Mr. Napce’s class run out into the hallway pointing and screaming. Gaster stumbles out behind them, the paper bag having finally dissolved off of his face because it was wet.)

Mr. Napce: What on Earth??? 

Nalitie: *takes the opportunity to tackle him with all of her 93 pounds* Tell us what you knooooowwww!

Dukermin: That’s right the skeleton is with us and if you don’t tell us what we need to know he’s gonna… rip off your skin so he can wear it like a coat! he’s a chilly guy!!

Nalitie: He’s the Ghost of John[1] and he’s gonna get you if you don’t TELL US!!!

Mr. Napce: … *squinting suspiciously at them* You’re not students, are you?

Dukermin: No. We’re your worst nightmare. *still laying on the ground*

Mr. Napce: I’ll never tell you anything. The secrets of Delphi will die with me. 

Gaster: *down the hall, still wiping paper bag remnants off of his face* *cleaning his glasses*

Students: *have fled the scene* 

Teachers in other classrooms: *ignoring, probably assuming there’s some Intense Review Game going on…*

Dukermin: Then you’ve made your choice *to Nalitie* Activate Operation Elephant Comet Swamp Delta 4-0-1 Version Grey Goose *grabs his wallet out of pocket and books it back towards the library*

Nalitie: *gets pushed off of Mr. Napce as he gets up and sprints after Dukermin* *runs back to the classroom, which is now empty* *thumbs up at Gaster* Thanks for distracting all the students! *flings herself into Mr. Napce’s empty chair and starts digging through his computer*

Gaster: *follows her back into the classroom; poor Gerard has done nothing and is still getting into trouble* *irritated by this whole endeavor* What are you doing now?

Nalitie: *can’t understand him* Hmmm… If you were hiding a secret where would you put it? *digging through file explorer, looking for anything related to The Oracle or Delphi or anything suspicious* *currently in a folder of students’ graded assignments*

(Meanwhile…) 

Mr. Napce: *digging in his pockets for his phone, going to call maybe the principal, or maybe the other people working for Delphi*

Dukermin: *has very inelegantly spider climbed up to the attic entrance ledge opposite the library* *thumbing through his wallet* *pulls out a picture of a family* Ohhh are these your kids? Would be a shame if something happened… to this picture of them *puts the picture in her mouth*

Mr. Napce: *overshot her, turns around just in time to hear “would be a shame”* You’ll never learn our secrets if I have anything to say about it! *trying to figure out how to get up there*

(Meanwhile…) 

Nalitie: *has found a folder simply labelled “Delphi” on Mr. Napce’s computer* Aha! *digging around in her pockets for a flash drive* *can’t find one, starts digging through Mr. Napce’s desk drawers* *to Gaster* I don’t suppose you have a flash drive in your pockets with your drill and your ruler? 

Gaster: *gives her a deadpan look*

(Meanwhille…) 

Mr. Napce: *leaping up, trying to grab ahold of the ledge* Even if you do find our secrets, you’ll never be able to use them! 

Dukermin: Don’t underestimate our power!! *flicks a penny at his head*

Mr. Napce: *got hit in the eye, lets go* Ow! You little—

(Meanwhile…) 

Nalitie: *has finally located a flash drive* *drags the entire folder onto it, then shoves the drive into her pocket* We got it! *grabs Gaster by the hand and starts sprinting down the hall towards Dukermin*

Dukermin: *making paper planes out of dollar bills* *sees Nalitie* You got it??

Nalitie: Yeah! Let’s go! *running past, booking it down the stairs, dragging Gaster behind her*

Gaster: *tripping on pretty much every step*

Dukermin: *throws the wallet down the hall and jumps down to follow them*

Mr. Napce: *ignores the wallet for now, runs after them*

Dukermin: *catches up with them and throws a portal to some random room in the elementary school* go go go!

Nalitie and Gaster: *trip into the portal* 

Dukermin: *dives through and closes it behind her*

Mr. Napce: *screams in frustration*

Other HS teachers and students: *looking into the halls* ???

(You have arrived in a small classroom. There’s a table with four chairs at it, and a desk in the corner. The walls are covered with cheerful phonics posters and reminders to have safe bodies. It looks like the teacher is out right now. The plate on her desk reads “Mrs. Tessara Chapman.”)

Dukermin: Okay we should be good now. We should see if we can find a student computer to look through the files.

Nalitie: Do we have another disguise for Gaster? I don’t want to freak out the elementary kids… 

Dukermin: Uhh… *finds some construction paper and starts folding it and gluing it until it looks vaguely like a crumpled head. Draws a smiley face on it*

Nalitie: *puts it over Gaster’s face* *sticks another pair of googly eyes on him*

Dukermin: Hmm it still needs something… *notices the glitter* *puts elber’s glue™  on the top and pours glitter over the top* Yes.

Nalitie: Perfect! *grabs his hand and starts walking* Let’s go! *is getting covered in glitter from stuff falling off of Gaster’s head*

(Eventually, you find the computer lab. A class of 3rd graders stares at you as you enter the room.)

Teacher: Hello…? 

Dukermin: Hello, class! *has made a moustache out of construction paper and taped it on* We’re… with cybersecurity. We need to check  the… security of your …. softdrive.

Nalitie: And it can’t wait. Very important, time-sensitive work we’re doing. *heads to an empty computer, turns it on* 

Gaster: *standing awkwardly next to a third grader*

Kid: Why are you wearing paper?

Dukermin: This is our intern. Interns aren’t allowed to show their faces until they’ve proved themselves in this business.

Nalitie: They’re not allowed to talk, either. *jabs Gaster with her elbow so he knows she’s talking about him* *plugs the flash drive into the computer and opens up file explorer*

Kid: *peering over, distracted from their typing work* What are you doing? 

Dukermin: We’re… tapping into the … scrumfile to access the database of… cyberstakes.

Nalitie: You’ll understand when you’re older. 

(The “Delphi” file is filled with restaurant menus, floor plans, and a folder labelled “trade secrets.” It looks like Delphi is Nicholas Napce’s family’s restaurant.)

Dukermin: So… the secrets of the universe lie in… pita breads and avgolemono soup?

Nalitie: *clicking into the “trade secrets” folder* I guess??? Maybe it’s code for something??? *elbows Gaster, then points at the screen as if he can see through the paper taped to his face* You’re good at puzzles, what do you think this means? 

Gaster: *rolls his eyes underneath the construction paper* I have a piece of paper taped to my face. 

Nalitie: *did not understand* Yeah, I don’t get it either…

Dukermin: Excuse me, interns are to remain silent.

(“Trade Secrets” is a folder full of recipes. There’s recipes for avgolemono, kreatosoupa, gyros… and one Word file named “SECRET!!!!”)

Dukermin: *points excitedly at SECRET!!!!*

Nalitie: *opens up “SECRET!!!!”*

(It’s a recipe for cabbage soup. Bad-sounding cabbage soup, at that, since it’s literally just water and cabbage.) 

Dukermin: Welp! There it is! The secret of the multiverse! We did it!

Nalitie: *memorizing the recipe, which is 4 cups of water and a head of cabbage, uncut, simmered for 24 hours* Perfect, let’s bring this back to Art. I don’t know how this will help him remove Aubrey’s powers but I’m sure he’ll be able to figure it out!

Kid: *pointing at the picture of the soup-in-progress in the recipe* What’s that?

Nalitie: The key to understanding infinity!

Dukermin: Forget everything you saw here today, kid. *backs out of the classroom*

Nalitie: *follows her*

Gaster: *still standing there, unaware that they left because his face is covered in paper* 

Kid: *pokes him* Are you a statue?

Nalitie: *pokes her head back in* You too, Gaster! Come on! *goes back in and drags him out of the computer lab*

Dukermin: Alright, squad, are we ready to save all of the universe and beyond?

Nalitie: Heck yeah, let’s go back to Pluto!

Gaster: *taking the construction paper off of his face*

Dukermin: *opens up a portal* *jumps in*

Nalitie: *pushes Gaster through, then jumps in after him*

(You arrive on Pluto. Pluto is… looking a lot worse than when you left, actually. A large portion of the main glacier—the one with The Rock, Alphys’s lab, and Toriel’s house on it—has broken off and is floating away in the ocean. There are even bigger holes scattered throughout all of Monster Town. Portals are open in the sky above you, into dimensions that you don’t even recognize. The citizens of Pluto are running around in a panic, trying to figure out how to get the people on the escaping portion of the glacier back. Aubrey Foresman is curled into a ball at Art’s feet, panicking as chaos reigns.)

Dukermin: Ahhhhhahaha this is… Worse than I expected it to be…

(A laser-shooting unicorn flies through the air above you. You can hear a jarring mix of voices singing: some in a heavy metal style, some operatically, and at least one sounds alarmingly like Lydia, who is supposed to be on Riewa.)

Nalitie: Yeesh… Guess we better get this recipe to Art as quickly as possible. 

Dukermin: Yeah its a good thing we found the dimension saving secret that will return all this to happy normal times! *to Art*

(S. G. Art is standing in the middle of the chaos, one disembodied hand rubbing soothing circles on Aubrey’s back. He regards you with the same uninterpretable smile as always as you approach. When he speaks, his voice sounds… different, as if it’s echoing in the air around you rather than coming from his mouth.)

* Ah… hello, children. I see you have returned. Did you find the information that will at last soothe our dear Aubrey’s SOUL? 

Dukermin: Oh hey, do you have a cold or something? Sound a little … odd. Your dialogue is a little broken.

* Oh, there is no need to worry about me. It is simply less painful for me to speak in this way rather than through my poor, distorted vocal cords. 

Gaster: *has been assuming Art was a skeleton like him* Do you… have vocal cords, then? *is confused because as far as he knows only skeletons can speak Wingdings*

* Ah ha ha… I am afraid there is little left to them now. But come now, this is not the conversation we need to be having, not while our poor Aubrey is in such pain.

Nalitie: *has not understood a word of this conversation except Dukermin mentioning Art has broken the dialogue*

Dukermin: Er right let’s get back on track *to Nalitie* it doesn’t matter. Um Aubrey, hope you like cabbages!

(Aubrey doesn’t seem to register what you just said. The hand that was on her back has disappeared, and she seems all the more miserable for the lack of comfort. There’s a cracking noise behind you, but it blends into the general cacophony surrounding you at the moment. Another portal opens in the sky in front of you with a clap of thunder.) 

Dukermin: Ahh Nalitie, give Art the recipe.

Nalitie: Oh, right. Ok, so Mr. Napce’s secret: to make Secret Cabbage Soup, you need to add 4 cups of water and a whole, uncut head of cabbage to a pot, then simmer that for 24 hours. And you need to watch it carefully but DON’T STIR IT! 

Gaster: *rolls his eyes, starts looking around* *notices a hole in the ice behind them* *stares into the rainbow colors it contains with concern because they look… familiar*

* Ah, very good. Yes, this is precisely the information we need to save our dear friend. I am certain her salvation is at hand. There’s just one thing left for us to do. 

(As he speaks, Art’s disembodied hands float themselves just in front of Nalitie and Dukermin’s chests, appearing out of thin air.)

* Goodbye, my dear queens. 

(The hands shove you in the chest, hard. You tumble backwards into the open portal behind you and it closes immediately. Above you, you see three figures on a catwalk, and you think you hear Alphys’s voice, but you scarcely have time to register any of it before you plunge into the blindingly hot, multicolored lava of the Underground’s CORE.)

(In Erscoga, Gaster stares in shock at the melted hole in the ice you just disappeared into, then gapes at Art. Art smiles back at him va♍︎₳☠t̴̨̠̝͚͓͓̭̅͊̔l̶̨̛̳̟#͚̒̊̕y̸͔̗̓̌̃̎͆͐.̵͓̝̠̳̰̗̗͒̈́͗͛̚͜)̶̜̊̈́̈̌

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Featuring @zarla-s's Handplates!Gaster again.

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Mv! Knighttale chapter 4 part 7

ARGH

... 😨

I have heard you guys lost to a Flower...you guys weren't giving it your ALL

NYEH....

You guys are not happy...you guys are ALWAYS happy

It's just that sense Flowey gained another soul ...that means he wants to gain my souls

Your souls?

I will bring them out

* Shows 5 souls that are in his hands *

Kindness, integrity, bravery, perseverance, justice that is the 5 that is able to make him a God

But they don't want to be that with Flowey

They don't have a choice

* Vines grab the 5 souls *

Hahahahahajajjaanananahhahahahaahajanhhahaahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahhhhahhahaahahahah

I must say thanks

I wanted to get more souls to stop it but .....

I just want to kill you guys now

But don't worry

You will spend your last moments with your best NIGHTMARE

Where is the soul of perseverance he didn't consume it

* Omega Flowey opening *

N-nevermind

Hahahahahahahahahabahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahababaha

This is a real Frisky situation

SANS

Frisk would ya like to hold my hand?

Sure

* Teleports somewhere *

Would ya mind to take care of Frisk for a bit?

Wait what-

He's just gone

I'm back

We tried to save you

But I failed

FOR THE SAKE OF MONSTERKIND

* Uses check and selects Omega Flowey *

Omega Flowey once a kind Flower but now is a shell of it 9950 90 attack, 999 defense

We can't even hit it

Wow we are going to have a bad time

* Hits Flowey with spears *

Welp I tried to do damage

* Uses check and selects Sans *

Sans the skeleton 100 hp, 5 attack, 5 defense

Would you please hit him....

Too lazy but I do have this

* Spawns a blue bone in Omega Flowey *

Now you can't move

* Uses check and selects Undyne *

Undyne the hero of monsters 55 attack, 41 defense

* Uses green spear *

Now you can't escape

* Uses check and selects Papyrus *

Papyrus The Great Skeleton 680 hp 30 attack, 40 defense

Totally cool

Sans is right * wears cool glasses *

Welp what do we do

I'm going to check you all until I finish you alll

* Sans hold up hands *

Heh

* Uses check and selects Gaster *

Gaster the past royal scientist 999 hp, 6 attack, 6 defense

Welp what do we do?

Welp that is all time to DiE

* Spawns a lot of attacks *

* Dodges *

* Blocks *

* Destroys *

FATHER

* Spawns a bone shield to protect Gaster *

Thanks

* Stops attacks *

He stopped

Alright it's time for my speical attack

* Does his speical attack *

What are you doing just standing there .... Menacingly

I'm doing my speical attack

We will go and get backup

* Leaves *

It's just the 3 of us now

Are you going to attack?

Nah

But it's your turn

Exactly

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

I'm just a very punny guy * winks *

How long are you going to do this?

Until more people arrive

Which could be seconds

Or hours

Or what do you even know it could be days

Why are you so patient?

Heh....I'm just lazy

It's our job to just stand there and wait right?

I'm perfect with just having a lazy time * wears glasses *

I am bored

We have to wait

ARGHhhhHhhh

Heh

* Angry *

* Uses a soul beam *

@lazyasyoucansee