A Second Chance

by GooseBonkcena

Summary:

Chara and Clover are offered a new lease at life in the Deltarune universe. also they are totally down bad for each other, Noelle and Susie steps in and become wingwomen.

this takes place in red and yellow timeline too.

Chapter 1: A new begining

Summary:

This is my first Fic on ao3, there was no beta read so we suffer with this one.

edit: I figured out how to use italics so they are back

I woke up. I woke up and this time I wasn't on the shoulder of some yellow child being puppeteered, even though that human was… alright to be around, I still was relieved when I wasn’t back in the reset cycle again. I’d lost count of how many times the world had been built up and tore down again around me.

I woke up at a table, darkness surrounded me on all sides, like pools of black that was impossible to see through. i looked to my right and saw… them, the yellow soul, justice, Clover. Our relationship is… complicated, what was that last reset? Pacifist, that's good, all they will remember of me. Good, i dont want them to remember what I did in that reset. The things i allowed I̶̡̨̩̩̰͔̙̦̱͇̳̾͌́̔̐̆͛͌̅͠T̶̛͙͕̲̺̰̦̖͋̑͒͌͑̉̅̏̃͑̕.

 

YOU

to do.

But don’t worry, I’ll play dumb. butdon’t forget, I remember.

 

No better for Clover forget it, forget what I did, forget what It did. Wait a minute I-

I have a SOUL, i may not have my body but… A SOUL, I don’t need that child’s anymore, I don’t have that anymore do i?

“☠︎⚐︎📪︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎ 👎︎⚐︎ ☠︎⚐︎❄︎📬︎” A ghastly voice said from the darkness, those sounds, they made sense to me, my mind reconised them as words. I turned back to look across the table. A ghastly man, melding with the shadows, like the amalgamations from the true lab. Skeletal face, maybe he’s related to those brothers. I saw his hands float past me, each with a whole straight through the center.

“Who the hell are you?” I said to the man, I tried to remember anyone who looked like him, I searched my mind, searched through all the resets I repressed. Once, I saw him once. in one reset there was a room, with that man. He disappeared immediately as Frisk approached him but… it was him.

“✋︎ ❄︎☟︎✋︎☠︎😐︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎ ✌︎☹︎☼︎☜︎✌︎👎︎✡︎ 😐︎☠︎⚐︎🕈︎📬︎” he said, his hands spinning into place to clasp together in front of him, like he was in prayer.

“Howdy mister, are umh, are you god?” Clover said next to me, with that southern accent I’d grown accustomed too.
“☠︎⚐︎📪︎ ☠︎⚐︎❄︎ ✈︎🕆︎✋︎❄︎☜︎📬︎ ✋︎ ✌︎💣︎ 💣︎⚐︎☼︎☜︎📬︎📬︎📬︎ ❄︎☟︎☜︎ ⚐︎🏱︎🏱︎⚐︎💧︎✋︎❄︎☜︎📬︎” he said pondering for a moment, “✋︎ ☟︎✌︎✞︎☜︎ 👎︎☜︎👍︎✋︎👎︎☜︎👎︎ ☞︎⚐︎☼︎ ❄︎☟︎✋︎💧︎ ☝︎✌︎💣︎☜︎ ❄︎⚐︎ ☜︎☠︎👎︎📪︎ ☞︎⚐︎☼︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎ 🏱︎⚐︎⚐︎☼︎ 💧︎⚐︎🕆︎☹︎💧︎📬︎,”

“What are you ending the resets not even It can,” I said mockingly, who did this man think he is, he said he was the opposite of god but…

“☠︎⚐︎🕈︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎ ☟︎✌︎✞︎☜︎ ☼︎☜︎✌︎☹︎✋︎💧︎☜︎👎︎📬︎ 👎︎☜︎✌︎☼︎☜︎💧︎❄︎ 👍︎☟︎✌︎☼︎✌︎📬︎” He said, his hands moving to spin around his head

He was Doctor W.D Gaster, the thing IT kept ranting about, it went crazy over him. Saying he was some sort of puppeteer behind it all, the man hiding in the shadows, the man who speaks in hands.

“❄︎☟︎✌︎❄︎ ✋︎💧︎ 🕆︎☠︎☹︎☜︎💧︎💧︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎ 🕈︎✌︎☠︎❄︎ ❄︎⚐︎ 🏱︎☹︎✌︎✡︎ ✌︎ ☠︎☜︎🕈︎ ⚐︎☠︎☜︎✍︎” He said standing up, but it was more like the darkness shifting around his face and hands. “🕈︎☟︎✡︎ 💧︎☟︎⚐︎🕆︎☹︎👎︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎☼︎ 💧︎❄︎⚐︎☼︎✡︎🕯︎💧︎ ☜︎☠︎👎︎📪︎ ✌︎☞︎❄︎☜︎☼︎ ✌︎☹︎☹︎✍︎”

“So your sayin’ your gonna bringing us back?” Clover asked, they didn’t realise who this was, did they… they still wore that grin, that positive outlook that wouldn’t change.

“✋︎☠︎ ✌︎ 💣︎✌︎☠︎☠︎☜︎☼︎ ⚐︎☞︎ 💧︎🏱︎☜︎✌︎😐︎✋︎☠︎☝︎📪︎” he said pacing behind us, holding his hands behind himself. “✌︎ ☠︎☜︎🕈︎ 🕈︎⚐︎☼︎☹︎👎︎📪︎ 💧︎✋︎💣︎✋︎☹︎✌︎☼︎ ❄︎⚐︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎☼︎ ⚐︎🕈︎☠︎📪︎ 👌︎🕆︎❄︎ ☠︎⚐︎❄︎ ❄︎☟︎☜︎ 💧︎✌︎💣︎☜︎📬︎ ✋︎ ✌︎💣︎ ✋︎☠︎ ☠︎☜︎☜︎👎︎ ⚐︎☞︎ ☠︎☜︎🕈︎ 🏱︎✋︎☜︎👍︎☜︎💧︎ ☞︎⚐︎☼︎ 💣︎✡︎ ☝︎✌︎💣︎☜︎📬︎”

“Whats the catch?” I said this man was not to be trusted if It was right, he was supposed to be shady, that was his whole thing.

“✡︎⚐︎🕆︎ 🕈︎✋︎☹︎☹︎ ☞︎✋︎☠︎👎︎ ❄︎☟︎✌︎❄︎ ⚐︎🕆︎❄︎ 💧︎⚐︎⚐︎☠︎ ☜︎☠︎⚐︎🕆︎☝︎☟︎📬︎” he said returning to his side of the table, his hands grasping it.

I glanced over to Clover, they nodded to me .as if this a good idea at all.

“Fine, at least It’ll be a change of scenery.” I said crossing my arms.

 

“☝︎⚐︎⚐︎👎︎📬︎
✞︎☜︎☼︎✡︎📬︎
✞︎☜︎☼︎✡︎📬︎
☝︎⚐︎⚐︎👎︎📬︎
🕈︎☟︎☜︎☠︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎ ☝︎☜︎❄︎ ❄︎☟︎☜︎☼︎☜︎📪︎ ☞︎✋︎☠︎👎︎ ❄︎☟︎☜︎ ✌︎☠︎☝︎☜︎☹︎📬︎”

 

“Angel huh? Alright, Mystery man.” Clover said, tipping their ghost hat.

Wait did they…,

“✌︎☠︎👎︎ 💧︎⚐︎ ✌︎ ☠︎☜︎🕈︎ 👍︎☟︎✌︎🏱︎❄︎☜︎☼︎ 🕈︎✋︎☹︎☹︎ 👌︎☜︎☝︎✋︎☠︎ ☞︎⚐︎☼︎ ❄︎☟︎☜︎ 💧︎🏱︎✋︎☼︎✋︎❄︎💧︎📬︎”

Then the world collapsed around me, falling to pieces.

Chapter 2: Field of Flowers and Clovers

Summary:

Chara and Clover wake up in the new world, and Chara meets and old enemy.

Notes:

Figured out how to do bold text!

I awoke in a bed of flowers and stood up. buttercups, just great. I hate those things now. I sat up and looked around, the sky was dark, too dark. I was surrounded by trees, surrounded by flowers, there was a dirt path leading out. and there was…

“Well howdy, Chara,” Shit Clover knows my name now, My REAL name, that was the ONE thing I thought i could throw away. That damn doctor. They were standing up in a bed of Clovers, fitting. They were wearing the most stereotypical western outfit; revolver on hip, spurs, tassels, and their signature hat.

“Hello, Clover,” I said, trying to keep my cool. dusting myself off as I stood up.

“So new world huh?” they said walking with me over to the dirt path.

“Seems as if we are in a new story now, I wonder what the doctor wants this one to be.” I said walking forward with the Cowthey, despite all the darkness they were shining bright.

“I like your outfit,” they said, gesturing to me up and down.

“My what?” I said looking down. Sure enough, I was wearing a full fantasy outfit like those books. leather everywhere, a green shroud covering all of me like a cloak. My locket had stayed the same, my knife transformed into some kind of red dagger, glowing with a red light at the tips.
I was just glad I still had my locket. “If this world is some kind of fantasy book, I’m going to off myself again.”

“Oh come on now!” Clover said as we turned the corner, these trees never seemed to end, this whole world was like one of a flower garden. flowers littered around the path, all kinds of them, only staying away from the paved paths. “I’m sure this is gonna be a blast! It's amazing to walk again!”

“I- I guess it is nice,” Flashes of the past echoed through my mind, that world, Clover got to walk again, many times, but only once for me. I shook my head, this is a new world, just forget all of that. We turned another corner and found a scene.

A deer monster standing with her back turned to us; she wore white robes, blond hair, and… Massive angel wings… was it really gonna be this easy? She was stanced for a battle, just past her was another… no not a monster, some thing, It was like a soil bag grew limbs and became a golem. I stopped for a minute to think but of course Clover rushed ahead gung ho to the deer girls aid. I followed just behind them and internally sighed. Gotta make sure they don’t kill themself.

“Wha- who are you!?” she said turning to us, we each went to either of her sides.

“Doesn’t matter angel,” I said, readying my knife to strike.

“WHOAH, WAIT A MINUTE!” she said reaching her arm out and knocking my strike off balance causing me to miss.

“Ugh, what is your problem!?” I said turning to her, “you are fighting this beast right? Then I'll take it down.”

“Already got that covered, sorry!” Clover said from behind the deer, I turned to see the golem walking away from combat happily. “I think I spared the thing,”

“It would have been quicker to take it down, but whatever.” I said, crossing my arms, as Clover decided to walk over to the deer girl, she looked a bit confused at them

“uhm, who are you two?” she said, taking a tiny step back.

“Names’ Clover Miss!” they said reaching out a hand for her to shake, she tentatively shook it.

“And you?” she said turning back to me, I had my still arms crossed, so this was our angel?! She seemed meek, like a stiff breeze would scare her.

“Chara, Chara Dre-.” my words caught in my mouth, I debated not saying it but Clover was having none of that. “Chara Dremurr.” her eyes went a bit wide at that.

“LIke? Dremurr like Toriel, and Asgore?!” she seemed surprised, now I was too, no they can’t be here, did that doctor bring them here too!? I can’t face them, she KNOWS them, I can’t this can’t be happening, after what i did? This can't be this…

“Chars, breath,” clover said, holding my arm. They remembered what happened when I thought of them, my family. a stupid panic attack, it was pittiful. I thought I would be free in this world but…

“I'm afraid so. And your name miss?” Clover said turning back to the deer, she still hadn’t introduced herself.

“OH sorry, I’m Noelle holiday,” she reached out a hand which I left to hang in the air, but Clover, ever the softie, smacked it, like a low five. The deer girl- Noelle seemed a bit confused at that. “Are you guys humans?”

I looked at Clover, they looked back.

“Not really sure, could you describe one?” I said, if humans in this world were treated like they were in the underground,...

“Uh well exactly like you I’d say?” she said, fidgeting with her ring, a soft sapphire crested in silver, a fine choice.

“Yeah then, but what was that… thing?” I said, this world seemed strange at best, deadly at worst.

“Oh well that was a Darkner, a uh, like a physical object turned sentient. oh you probably don’t know about dark worlds do you? Well it's like, if you could make something like, darker than dark. Then things like become another world? and I think that's what we’re in anyway.” so she can ramble, it was useful information though.

“Huh,” Clover said, “well how do we leave?”

“Uhm, not sure, Oh wait! If you guys are human, your souls should be able to close the fountain I think. we just uh need to get there.”

“Well, no time to waste!” Clover said, sauntering off, we followed them. walking along more paths surrounded by flowers.

“You uhm said you were a Dremurr right?” Noelle said as we walked, her tiny wings tucked away. I paused for a moment.

“Yes,” I said, trying to mask my… emotions, tied up in that name, it was complicated, it was always complicated.

“Well I’ve known the family all my life and I’ve never heard of a Chara. Are you like an estranged cousin?” She said fiddling with that ring again.

“We’re actually from a different world,” Clover said, my face dropped at that, I wanted to keep that a secret but FUCK IT, just tell her everying, I flew my hands up.

“O-oh,” she said, I sighed.

“Thanks for telling her Clover. But yes I most likely don’t know the same Dremurrs you know.” I said, trying to keep my temper, I heard Clover echo a little ‘sorry!’ but it didn’t matter.

“That's, uhm, honestly not the wildest thing I’ve heard today-” she said as Clover stopped us abruptly.

“I hear voices,” they said, I strained my ears, yes, voices getting closer, three.

“You take the tree, I’ll-” I said trying to make a plan as Noelle ran off.

“SUSIE!” she said just as a group of three turned the corner, we were left standing just in front of them as Noelle ran into the arms of a pink reptile monster, to her left was a goat that looked like… I ducked into the trees.

It's him. Even if he doesn’t remember me, HOW could I talk with HIM!? Nope i can’t do this, no.
A hand ripped me out from the brush, I was met face to face with the reptile.

“Hey, who the hell are you?” she said in a harsh voice, I glanced past her for a moment but. Another human, not just another human. IT was in them, I could sense it, feel it, the puppeteer, it was here.

“I just can’t escape you can I?” I said sarcastically to the human, no not the human, IT.

“Susie, maybe we should put them down. Their compatriot seems nice.” He said, I didn’t dare look at him. The reptile, Susie apparently, set me down slowly. I kept my gaze to the floor. I was shaking. “Hello! I am Ralsei! Are you okay, you're kinda uh, shaking.” Ralsei? That's an anagram for him, that's for sure. He cant see me, I cant face him, not after what i did, even if this is a different universe and-

“Hey, Kid are you like, panicking? I don’t bite anymore,” Susie said, I briefly glanced up to her, with that murderous look I perfected. she looked a bit scared at that, at least I still had that down. then I turned to him.

“Uhm hello! I am uhm, I’m Chara.” I said forcing a smile, he wore a mint green dress like robe, and massive glasses.

“Pleasure to meet you!” he said with a cheery voice, but the human stood behind him, they were speaking with Noelle and Clover for the moment, but their eyes, It shown through them in a glance to me.

“Yes well I- uhm we- should be uh,” I was breaking down, you can’t cry Chara, that would be foolish, what was to fear? Speaking with a person you got killed, and they have no idea.

“Woah uh, you're like crying.” this Susie girl did not seem like the brightest, of course I was crying why wouldn't I be-

Warmth surrounded me. He hugged me. That was worse. I pushed him away with a shove. And stood back, my breathing was fast, everyone was looking at me. My eyes darted around, Susie looked worried, Ralsei was in the dust still, Noelle was a bit shocked, the human was just staring, Clover was- they grappled around me in a tighter hug.

“It's gonna be okay, you're safe here.” It was warm, so warm, we fell to the ground sitting, I tuned everything out. They were speaking but I wouldn't hear it. Clover cared. of course they cared, didn’t those thousand resets show you that Chara?.

After a bit i decided to get up, clover got up with me holding my hand.

“I’m uhm sorry for scaring you,” Ralsei said, “I didn’t know about all that… Stuff.” Clover must have told them about, him.

“Yes I may have panicked, it’s not uhm your fault.” uhgh all this nice bullshit doesn’t feel natural. but if Clover does it then maybe i should too. “Whos the human?” I said turning to Kris and walking up.

“Kris,” they-It said, through Kris.

“You remember me don’t you?” I said, dropping Clovers hand and slowing approaching it. I needed to cut the crap, I wasn’t gonna deal with this thing again, I was gonna cut it out. They turned their head trying to act clueless. “I remember you,”

“Wha- Kris you know Chara?” Susie said, but Ralsei was too quiet, he knew what I was talking about.

“Kris doesn’t, but It does,” I said walking even closer, it looked uncomfortable now, good.

“Chara what in the gosh darnit does that-” Clover said, I reached my hand in an instant into Kris’s chest. Pulling it out. Kris staggered back for a bit but stayed standing.

“You.” I said to that soul, holding it up. it was the same, the same thing that took over that Frisk kid, not again..

“What the hell!” I heard Susie say from behind me and turned back, Clover was in front of me, gun drawn at Susie who had her axe ready. Ralsei though was standing shamefully, hiding in the shadows. “What the hell are you doing!”

 

“Susie! Stop!” Kris said, their voice raspy.,without the thing telling them to. She lowered her weapon for a bit, “you, know about it?” the soul writhed a bit in my hand, struggling. but my grip was as iron as Clover's weapon.

“Yes. you could say We know each other, and I know you can speak to me.” I said pulling it a bit closer.

“Chara.” It said,“why are you here.”

“Just taking a vacation.” I said, too casually. “Why are

here.”

“Could say the same.”

“Sure, then why don’t I dice you to pieces, how many times have we done this yet? fifty? A hundred?”

…

“First time.”

“Thats what I thought.” I said drawing my knife, “I am so going to enjoy doing this again and again.”

“WAIT!” I heard Noelle say, and for some reason I paused. “What the HELL is happening!?”

“I think your ‘Ralsei’ knows.” all eyes turned to him. “Its a bit suspicious when someone doesn’t react when I rip a SOUL out of someone.”

“Ralsei…” Susie said, walking a bit closer to him,

“Susie im sure-”

 

“What do you know that you aren’t telling us?”

“Why doesn’t everyone just Calm down already?” Clover said walking in between those two, I glanced back over to Kris.

“You want answers about this thing? I’ve got them.” They nodded, “but first. I won't go on another adventure with you in control.”

“Be reasonable, Chara dear.”

“I am by not putting us in a loop till you give up. Secede control to Kris when I put you in or only your God may judge me.” I said raising the knife again. It was silent for a moment.

“Fine.”

I trust it back in Kris carefully. They seemed relieved.

“That feels so good,” they said, reinvigorated. “I’m finally… Me.”
I could feel everyone else staring at us.

“Uhm HI Kris,” Susie said, Noelle seemed like she also knew about the soul thing but not this deep, like she knew cursory information.

“I don’t really uh want to spoil the moment, but I’m kinda antsy to see the real world so…” Clover said, they were totally uncomfortable with all this stuff but they were hiding it.

“Right, let's go.” I said walking along the path, “and Kris, make sure it knows this isn’t over.”

“Gladly.”

Chapter 3: Vs. Chara

Summary:

Chara and Ralsei duel over a one of a five of a kind crystal.

CLOVER.

 

We spoke more ‘bout the thing on the way. Chara explained that soul was apparently controlling Frisk most of the time during our adventure in the underground, they seemed like they were hiding something about it as well but I decided not to push, after all they seemed a bit shaken at the fact It was here. The others were busy speaking with Kris, about what they wanted and stuff. After a bit of walking and fighting, we made it to a town, made of flower pots, fields of wheat littered the space around it.

“Now this is a town I can get behind, let's stop here.” Susie said as we walked into town resting her Hammer-axe thing on her shoulder.

Darkners of all varieties milled about; trowels, flowers, all kinds, it was so nice talking to all of them. we spoke with them as we passed by, they seemed to like us, stories of ‘the fun gang’ sparring darkners and telling people of a home where they could stay forever. Eventually we made our way to a shop.

 

“Well, you must be the everyone Lightners, I’m Omega.” a Darkner said as we entered the shop. he looked strange, like a combination of flower and flesh. Chara stopped in their tracks when they saw him, eyes wide. I knew what to do, I reached a hand out and put it on their shoulder. I didn't exactly know what this was about, but I knew it was was some kind of trigger, me and them walked over to a couch by a window as the fun gang approached the shopkeep
.
“Are you guys alright?” Noelle said walking over to us, she was a kind person, Ralsei tried a bit too hard, tried to hard to make sure everyone was happy. But Noelle had it down, she was just… nice to people no matter what.

“We’re alright, just had a bit of a scare at the shopkeep,” I said, glancing at Chara, who regained their composure.

“I swear does everything in this world have to be related to ours?” they said a bit craziedly. Honestly I was getting a bit uncomfortable at it all too, all of it hit a bit too close to home. eventually Everyone else walked over to us too.

“There is one thing we need to do before we head to the fountain, and I know we’re getting close but this is important.” Kris said, holding out a small black glass dagger. “Have you seen anyone with a shard of black glass like this? Normally strong darkners have one. And it normally takes a big fight to get it.” I reached through my mind for anything like the shard.

“Oh yeah! I pulled out a shard of small black glass from my pocket. It looked broken in two but it had the same features. “I had this when I arrived here!” everyone else but Chara seemed a bit dumbstruck.

 

“I also have a piece,” Chara said pulling on out, I put mine against theirs, it fit like a glove.

“Great now we can just-” Kris said reaching out, Chara pulled the shards back a bit.

“You said it takes a fight to get one right?” Chara said, holding the shard close to their chest.

“Yes but seeing as you have it we could just-” Ralsei piped up from behind everyone.

“Ralsei, why don’t you fight for it then?” Chara said, he went wide eyed and stepped forward. Kris smirked a bit at that, same with Susie.

“But-”

“You know what this seems like good fun,” I said, stepping up, “but, let's take this outside, wouldn’t want to hurt this nice mans business.”
“B-but!” Ralsei said as we all funneled out.

this’ll be a good test for him, from what I’ve seen of him he needs to become his own person already. He was Way to subservient to me, and i get hes tryin’ be nice but… he needs to grow

Everyone walked outside with us, a good stretch of road was clear. We walked up to the center, a good spot for a scuffle. Ralsei and Chara got positions against each other.

 

“Let's see what you can do, goat boy,” Chara said, pulling out their knife and holding it point down to the earth.

“I can’t believe I’m doing this…” He said raising his scarf aloft.

 

—

CHARA.

 

I took the first swing at him, he gaped and dodged like a rat running from a mouse. I swung again and again, only hitting a couple of them. Then it was his turn, I dashed back to my place, I figured out how battles worked on my way here so it was a no brainer.

“Kris! What should I do?!” he said, turning to Kris. I saw Clover nudge them and whisper something to them. They smirked and shrugged, but by then it was my turn again.

I dashed ahead in a flurry of blows catching him off guard, he started dodging soon enough.

Again it was his turn, this time he did something, healed his wounds.

So he's playing defence eh? He’ll wise up soon enough.

“Fight back.” I said hurling another volley of strikes to him, I forgot how good this felt, to uleash it all. After last time I never wanted to pick up a knife again, but now…

“I don’t want to fight you! I told you this!” he said blocking blows with his scarf, his turn again. no… I want to see what he does when I surprise him. I dashed forward catching him off guard, priming my strike I-

was swallowed in a burst of flames, I dashed back to see him with his hand outstretched, flames dissipating.

“Holy shit Ralsei! You can use fire magic!?” Susie said from the backlines, Ralsei looked a bit embarrassed.

“Now that's good!” I said getting ready for another flurry, even though he singed me he did something he wouldn’t with others on his own

 

“I didn’t mean to! sorry!” He said to me, readying his scarf for more defence.

Another flurry he was still standing. He's damn good at defending huh? I have another idea…

I dashed behind him again, once more he let out another bout of flames. This time though he looked determined.

“Quit cheating will you!” He said stamping his foot down pitifully. how can I get him to use his fire more…

I needed total darkness, no lights. I dashed over to each of the streetlights and hit them one by one quickly.

“Hey! We can’t see it now!” Susie said, most likely throwing her arms up. All that remained visible was my glowing knife and Ralsei’s small light he made. I dashed towards him, surprising him as he tried to dodge more red swipes, each swing illuminated the world around us just a bit, like freeze frames of battle. he had trouble dodging in the dark though, I can use that.

Panicking obviously he let out another stream of flames, I dashed back to my position waiting for him to fight.

“Let's see what he’s gonna do now.” I said skulking from the shadows, after a bit I dashed in again, right behind him, ready to strike. But then in a flash of light, he illuminated everything around him. blindingly bright light seared my vision causing me to miss and topple off balance.

I felt a hand grab my wrist and twist, take my blade away. and in one clean motion I was on the ground with my dagger and his fire pointed against me.

“Yeah! Get it Ralsei!” Susie said from the peanut gallery, Ralsei must have turned the lights back on too because I could see everything again.

“Good work, I was almost doubtful you could do things without direct instruction.” I said as he raised out a hand to lift me up, I took it and stood up with him taking my knife back. “Oh and your reward,” I said, pulling out the crystal, and a flower made scarf.

“A new weapon, for a new prince.” I had woken up with that scarf, the scarf was made out of buttercups, woven together with magical energy even I could sense that it was powerful. Seeing as he used one, I thought it would be perfect.

“Where did you get this?!” he said, taking it and holding it as if it were the crown jewels. “Its, incredibly powerful.”

“You did it, Rals!” Susie said, pulling him into a big bear hug. Clover walked up and gave me a small hug too, I… Kinda liked it.
“Good work there Chars, looks like you’ve at least helped him a bit,” they said, pulling back a bit, they were smiling, like more than normal. It was nice.

“Well, I guess I couldn’t stand seeing someone so pitiful?” I said, it was a bold faced lie. He reminded me way too much of Asriel, he was willing to be tread all over just so people wouldn’t think he was a bother. “Nah, I don’t really know why, but I guess he needed it.”

“Good job you two,” Kris said, taking the crystal from Ralsei, “about time you did something on your own.” They bopped him on the head with the crystal, inciting a small harumph from the goat boy.

“So where are we headed next?” Noelle said, walking up next to Susie, who was now shyly looking at the floor after hugging the goat.

“Same place as always, the fountain.” Kris said, motioning forward. “Lets head out.”

We made our way out of the town, just as we exited though, right before we reached a the end of town. I was suddenly thrust into darkness.

Notes:

idk what type of schedual I plan on releasing chapters, its daly now bc I have some stock pilled, but maybe like, every three days or smth?

Chapter 4: The Men Who Could Have Been

Summary:

Chara Comes Face to Face with many things they do not like.

There was a tree, only a tree, surrounded by fields of wheat, it was yet darker than before, so dark I couldn't see past the large fields of wheat. I approached up to the tree
.
There was a man behind the tree.

“Ah, you are from a different world too aren't you?” He said, as I walked behind the tree.”But you weren't left behind.”

“Who are you?” I said, I couldn’t describe the man, he was just, behind the tree, it was as if my mind couldn’t comprehend him.

“Oh everyone has forgotten me, even that doctor, I doubt you will even remember me. Not that I won’t remember you.”

“I might remember you if you could tell me about yourself,”

“No, I don’t think I will.”

He offered me an egg.

I took it.

 

Then I was back with everyone, who were all standing around, just where I disappeared, they were all sitting around for some reason.

“Chara! there you are! Where in the heck did you go?” Clover said leaping into a hug, which admittedly it was nice, I frowned a bit when they pulled back a bit. “And uhh, why are you holding an egg?”

Kris’s eyes lit up at that, they lurched forward and snatched the egg with lightning fast speed, inspecting it on all sides like it was a precious jewl.

“Did you… see him?” they said, holding the egg tight, Clover's face turned into one of confusion.

“The man?” I asked, Clover glanced back and looked even more confused at that.

“Yes him, did you see him?” Kris asked, a bit manic for an answer.
“Yes, him, he was… behind that tree but I… can’t seem to recall anything else about him, he did ask me if I was from a different world too.” I said, this was all WAY too weird for me, like I’ve dealt with weird but this. This takes the cake.

“I was beginning to wonder if I was just going crazy. But he's real huh?” Kris said, pocketing the egg.

“It… seems so.” I pondered about the man, he said he was from a different world, and that no one remembers his name, not even that doctor? Gaster? Did he mean Dr. WD. Gaster?! This cannot be good…

“You know what Kris, I’m not even gonna ask.” Susie said getting up walking ahead, Ralsei seemed a bit perplexed too but shrugged it off and followed.

“Chara, I’m just gonna forget that. It made… zero sense.” Clover said, walking next to me, swinging their arms together.

“I think that would be best for me too. What even was that? I can hardly even remember it.” I thought about it again, why did this world also have to have all these inexplicably mysterious things. Like why all the intrigue?

probably for IT.

Anyway it doesn't matter, we need to keep moving.

 

So we did, walking and talking along the long road. Eventually we reached a massive city. Surrounded by two mountains and great walls, with an entire city of Darkners inside. We reached a gate house and came face to face with two guards.

“All lightners who seek entry to the capital must be searched before entering. If you could please hand over any weapons you maybe carrying.” one of the flower guards said, Clover handed over their iron, Susie sadly handed over her axe, Kris handed over their black blade, and that shadow crystal.

“Ev’ry thing seems in order, welcome to the capital.” the other guard said opening up the large wooden gate for us, "I'm sure the king will want to see you immediately.”

“I hope we can find Asgore before something else does…” Noelle said as we walked into the sprawling city, brick houses covered in plants overflowed all around us, trellis looking houses were anchored into the mountain side, denizens of all kinds milled about, working day to day lives. I heard Ralsei audibly gasp at all the darkners.

“I don’t think we can fit all of these people in castle town…” He said, astonished by the sheer number of people, I had yet to see this ‘castle town’ but from what I’ve heard it seems like a mighty place.

“The thing I’m worried about is that we haven't seen that knight at all in this dark world…” Susie said as we passed a stall of bickering merchants, something about cabbages. When Susie mentioned that I saw Kris’s face change, masking something. I filled it away for later.

“Well, let's speak with this ‘king’. I hope he’s nicer than the last one.” Kris said as we walked down a stone paved road, we passed street stalls, must have passed a thousand darkners too.

Eventually we made it to a large stone gate with two more floral guards flanking it.

“Are you the lightners? The king wishes to see you.” one said in a rough voice, tapping her spear down.

“That would be us!” Clover said, tipping their hat with energy.

“Take the stairs and head straight to his throne room.” the other said, slamming her spear down and opening the gate by some contraption.

We made our way up the many stone steps, making it to a large door, flanked by more guards, they opened the door for us, after that was another large door.

it opened to a large throne room, red banners draped over windows, a large red carpet covering the whole floor.

And sitting on a massive throne was him.

My father.

Asgore Dremurr.

I stopped in my tracks, everyone glanced back my way, Clover seemed to realise too late. I bolted out of the room as fast as I could, surroundings blurred as I ran through hallway after hallway, thousands of thoughts raced by me but I had to get away. Eventually leading to an art studio. I slammed the door shut behind me, and sunk to its back, my breathing quicker than ever.

“Have you ever thought of a world, where everything is the same.” a voice said startling me up, a high pitch, sounding like… "except you don’t exist?” I saw him on a stool, he looked… Like Asriel, but, wrong. His eyes were massive and serpent like, and his ears too were giant, he wore what Asriel should have when he was to become king. Metal armor, gilded and emblazoned with the DELTA RUNE. He looked like Father, but wrong.

“Everything functions perfectly…” he was looking down at something, some shard of glass. “Without you…” he looked up to me, those reptilian eyes freaked the heck out of me that bolted up.

“Who are you?” I said, trying to mask my panic.

“I could have been your brother, I could have been Kris’s brother!” He said, staggering up angrily. “This showed me what I could have been. Instead I’m just some flower that became sentient.”

“what showed you.” I said my fear now showing in my voice, he held up the crystal, my crystal.

“This showed me what could have been. I could have been Togore Dremurr.” he said, marching closer. “I don’t exist outside of this dark world. I could have had a life. But now… all I want to do is take yours.”

Notes:

next chapter should be their fight, not sure when it'll be done i have done no work on it yet because i am very busy taking my first collage class.

oh uh i came out as Transfem last week so YAYYYY