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(XGaster) “Entry number 0, Timeline number 1.”
(Just Sans) "Ominus."
(Ivory) “Keep it rolling.”
XGaster holding the children’s hands.
(XGaster) “This is our home. I will do what is best for them.”
(Mag) “THAT’S SWEET.”
XGaster’s hand reaches towards a half-formed button
(XGaster) “I have a future project in mind… but first…”
Souls flash into being, all lined in purple. Most the upside down heart of a monster, but some the regular heart of a human.
(Comic) “why aren’t the human souls in color?”
(Ivory) “Color indicates power here, or something like that. None of XGasters creations have the power to rival him.”
(Comic) “why not?”
(Ivory) “It’d be hard. And that’s not a part of what he wants.”
(XGaster) “I want to give them the opportunity to be surrounded by a good family and friends like I saw out there.”
(Mag) “THAT’S… SO SWEET!”
(Just Sans) “is he tearing up?”
(Ivory) “Emotional. Not an issue, an observation. I prefer emotional people.”
(Comic) “because it’s more fun when you s t a b t h e m i n t h e b a c k ?”
(Just Sans) “lighten up, man. they coulda done that a while ago.”
(Ivory) “Easier to understand. Kind of entertaining. Also it’s easier to comfort someone who’s crying than someone who’s mildly upset. Easier to impose. Besides, being flat is less fun than being prone to emotions, believe it or not.”
(Comic) “didn’t strike you as the comforting type.”
(Ivory) “Not yet.”
(Comic) “what?”
(Ivory) “It’s just a video, and there are more of you here. Come on.”
(Mag) “IS THIS GOING TO GET WORSE? HOW?
(Ivory) “Just relax.”
XGaster pushing Frisk and Chara towards Asgore and Toriel.
Frisk and Chara holding a baby Asriel.
(Mag) “ASRIEL? WITH THE HUMANS? THE QUEEN IS VERY STRICT ABOUT NOT LETTING HER SON NEAR HUMANS.”
(Comic) “you know him?”
(Mag) “OF COURSE I DO! HE IS EVERYWHERE! ALSO, MY BIGGEST FAN! OTHER THAN PAPYRUS, OF COURSE.”
(Ivory) “Takes the role of Monster Kid. Er. Monster Regent.”
(Mag) “I HAVE SEEN THEIR STATUE. I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT IS THERE.”
(Ivory) “Queen didn’t want to forget, is my bet.”
(Mag) “WOULDN’T SHE REMEMBER IF IT WAS IMPORTANT?”
(Ivory) “More solid? Just a guess. I’d try asking, but I wouldn’t expect a straight answer. Or an unbiased one.”
(Mag) “BIASED?”
(Ivory) “Different people with different interpretations of events. Like. Uh. There’s this kid. Human kid. Name’s Chara. Or Frisk, if that suits you better And they die tragically. Their last wish is to be laid in the golden flowers in their village, because the underground doesn’t have any of those. So their best friend, real sweet kid, prince, absorbs their soul. Walks through the barrier. He is mercilessly slaughtered by humans, but he doesn’t fight back. He just walks away. Or some weirdo in a costume, who has a kid’s body for some reason just shows up and starts marching through town. Doesn’t respond to questions. Gets shot, just walks away. Eventually you leave it alone, because it won’t die, you’re not sure if it's even a guy in a costume anymore, considering how many bullets it took, and it’s still standing, but at least it doesn’t look like it’s going to kill any more kids.”
(Mag) “PLEASE STOP.”
(Ivory) “Might have gotten carried away.”
They are staring.
(Comic) “is this something that happened to you?”
(Ivory) “No. It happened to you. Sorta. To Asgore, and Toriel, and Chara and Asriel, and whoever was in that village, who were probably worse than what I said, but still. Human. And humans are complicated, but no one is ever evil in these stories. So. That’s what happened to your world. Probably something similar in Underfell, Just Sans’s world, and who knows what happened with Underswap. There’s more, of course, but there are tapes in the secret lab if you want to piece it together yourself. Assuming you have the time.”
(Comic) “i will.”
(Ivory) “Excellent!”
(Mag) “THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN HERE, DOES IT?”
(Ivory) “Hmm. No. Not really.”
(XGaster) “The inhabitants of this world will change over time.”
Chara giving Frisk bunny ears and smiling. Frisk with their tongue stuck out. Asriel smiling, looking innocent, with a bouquet of flowers. All of them wearing lockets.”
(Just Sans) “i know those! frisk usually has one when they fight me!”
Comic draws himself in.
(Ivory) “He fights them every time.”
(Comic) “i’m the judge?”
(Just Sans) “look. you can’t survive without a bit of dust on your hands. i got a couple more cards to play, but that’s in exchange for weakness.”
(Ivory) “Underfell’s not a nice place, but at least it’s honest.”
(Comic) “what do you mean?”
(Ivory) “If someone tries to kill you, and you kill them back, people understand. They won’t like it, but they understand. Heck, I’m pretty sure the genocide ending is Flowey trying to convince you to be a better person.”
(Just Sans) “yeah. guess he’s right, though. Jerk.”
(Comic) “flowey?”
(Mag) “OF COURSE! FLOWEYS ARE VERY FRIENDLY. EXCEPT HYPER. HYPER ISN'T VERY NICE.”
(XGaster) “Other universes use the term ‘growing up’. Frisk and Chara like this type of phenomena.”
(Just Sans) “that’s sweet. in a creepy way.”
(Mag) “CREEPY?”
(Ivory) “Ultimate power.”
Frisk covered in flowers. Frisk stuffing flowers in Chara’s mouth. Frisk grabbing Asriel.
(Ivory) “Eugh.”
(Mag) “WHAT?”
(Ivory) “Everything’s fine, don’t worry. Just an allusion.”
XGaster sitting, while the princes stand together, and everyone is happy.
XGaster next to Alphys, as she gives a thumbs up.
(XGaster) “They are really enjoying this. My job is done.”
(Mag) “I DON’T BELIEVE YOU.”
(Ivory) “Me?”
(Mag) “YES! HOW COULD THIS GET WORSE?”
(Ivory) “Just soak it in. You’ll see soon enough.”
A black screen.
(XGaster) “Entry number 1. Timeline number 1...Will this be enough?”
(Mag) “WHAT? OF COURSE IT IS!”
(XGaster) “This could be more perfect for everyone if I use…”
(Just Sans) “why isn’t he happy?”
(Ivory) “He’s a perfectionist. Wants everything to be perfect.”
(Mag) “BUT THEY’RE HAPPY?”
(Ivory) “They can be happy again.”
(Comic) “with that threat looming over their head?”
(Ivory) “He doesn’t think of it like that.”
XGaster staring straight ahead, his glasses shining so intensely you can’t see his eyes. Chara crying, staring ahead in shock. Frisk crying, with his face turned.
(XGaster) “I’m very sorry. This world must be improved.”
(Mag) “BUT HE’S MAKING THEM CRY?”
(Ivory) “He thinks he knows best.”
(Comic) “glad that’s not my problem.”
(Ivory) “No one is ever in charge enough for that to be your problem.”
(Comic) “the kid has ultimate power.”
(Ivory) “Not over everything. Just the ability to jump. It might even be constrained by death. They can only go to places they’ve been before. Maybe resurrect the dead, if they do enough poking and have the right skills, but not likely.”
(Comic) “what?”
(Ivory) “They’ve got an impressive amount of power, but not enough to do that. I’d be at least a little glad.”
(Just Sans) “i wouldn’t.”
(Ivory) “Not yet.”
(XGaster) “I admit everything was beautiful, but it’s time to say goodbye.”
Asriel, standing resolute.
(Asriel) “Chara, Frisk, my dear brothers. Please don’t be sad.”
(Mag) “WHY?”
(Ivory) “Asriel trusts XGaster. XGaster made him, and cared for him, and he does not know life without him.”
(Asriel) “We’ll see each other again. We can laugh and play together, just like we did in our childhood.”
(Ivory) “Besides, they like growing up.”
(Just Sans) “wouldn’t they die?”
(Ivory) “They might? But they’re not there yet.”
XGaster with whited-out glasses.
(Asriel) “You two will be a hundred times happier than this. That’s a promise, okay?”
(Comic) “not up to him.”
(Ivory) “Yeah, existential dread packs quite the punch.”
XGaster summons a button. Chara, panicking, looking between Asriel and XGaster.
Asriel looking peaceful, smiling.
(Asriel) “Stay determined, for our freedom.”
(Comic) “from xgaster?”
(Ivory) “I don’t know.”
Everything disappears. Asriel’s locket drops to the ground. Frisk and Chara are children again. All that is left is a field of flowers.
Chara and Frisk crying. Cut to the empty locket, that used to belong to Asriel.
Fade to black.
(Mag) “IS IT BETTER, NOW?”
(Ivory) “A second, please.”