NyxTheShield
My Promise
[BETTY]
I'm supposed to be feared...
Then why am I the one who ends up running away?
How many souls are infected?...
SHOW THEM TO ME!!
I WON'T USE HATE TO WIN THIS.
I'LL DO IT BY MYSELF, I'LL MAKE THEM FEAR ME.
This one will be enough.
Keep the rainbow one and destroy the others, Kumu.
Use some of the hate on him...
There's no way they'll do the same again.
I already looked into his memories.
There's no one who can help him.
I think it's time.
It doesn't matter if humans see me the way I used to look anymore, does it?
I never got used to be split in two anyways.
It was fun while it lasted.
Are you ready?
We'll go hunt down the ones who hurt you so much.
You've made me retreat for the last time.

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[UNDYNE]
Don't feel bad.
I don't blame you for what happened...
None of us knew how to deal with this thing.
[JESSICA]
It's not only that, Undyne...
All I've done in my life is make mistakes.
Not only that, but others end up paying the consequences of my actions.
First, my daughter... then Sans, Dr. Gaster... and now Alphys too.

[UNDYNE]
Alphys' death wasn't your fault, Jessica...

[JESSICA]
Yes, it was! If I hadn't dropped that black substance...
That thing wouldn't have killed her.

[UNDYNE]
That thing didn't kill Alphys...
I DID!

[JESSICA]
No... that can't be. It must've been a mistake.

[UNDYNE]
It was...
I acted before thinking... and my attack hit her instead.
How am I supposed to live with this guilt?
I just want to tell her I'm sorry.
[JESSICA]
Please, don't do this to yourself...
Believe me... I know what it's like to live with an unbearable guilt in your heart.
Nobody deserves that... and certaintly not you.
It's not gonna be easy... and you probably feel like you won't ever be able to move on from that.

[UNDYNE]
It just hurts so much... everytime I think about it.
I don't want to live with this pain, but I don't want to forget her either.

[JESSICA]
This is not about forgetting what happened.
You have to accept how bad it feels, so you can move on.
It took me 20 years to understand that. And it led me to hurt others in the process.
Don't let the same happen to-
The others must've come back. Give me a minute.
Miss Toriel?
UNDYNE!!
There are more of these things around the house!

[UNDYNE]
Stay back! I'll handle this.

[JESSICA]
UNDYNE!!
[UNDYNE]
I-I'm...

[ASGORE]
Toriel, attend Jessica's wounds. Quick.

[TORIEL]
Miss Jessica! Jessica! Wake up!
There we go... It'll be fine.

[GASTER]
Asgore, I need to go to my lab in the Underground with Papyrus and Sans.

[ASGORE]
Please, go ahead. Come back up when you're ready. We all need to talk.

[GASTER]
Papyrus, please follow me.

[PAPYRUS]
Right behind you.

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[ASGORE]
How is she?

[TORIEL]
Not so well...
That thing didn't hit any of her vital organs, but...
Her soul is cracking...
I don't think it'll get better.

[ASGORE]
Howdy.

[RONAN]
Hey Jess- wait, who's this?

[ASGORE]
Asgore Dreemurr. Miss Jessica can't answer right now... she's... hurt. We're trying to heal her up.

[RONAN]
What?! What happened?

[ASGORE]
One of those pink blobs that were around the city managed to get inside our house, and she got attacked.
I'm actually worried about everyone else's safety. We need a counter measure from inside the city.
I know I have no authority over humans. But as the king of monsters, I'd like to ask you a favor.
If you know of a safe area everyone can gather together and focus our defenses there, please convince your superiors to do so.

[RONAN]
I was actually thinking the same... Jess told me yesterday it'd be okay. But I think this issue is bigger than what we thought.
My men will set a perimeter around school and the arena, does that sound okay?

[ASGORE]
Yes please, that'd be perf-

[TORIEL]
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Gathering everyone at school will make that place bound to receive an attack, there are still children inside, we can't do that.
As the Queen, I do not approve this measure.

[RONAN]
Asgore?

[ASGORE]
I apologize for the interference.
Please proceed with the plan.

[RONAN]
Roger that.

[TORIEL]
How dare you. Call him back and cancel it this instant.

[ASGORE]
With all due respect, Toriel. Your role as the Queen ended when you abandoned our kingdom after our children died.
You have nor will have no authority over this matter anymore. I'm sorry.

[TORIEL]
I don't know why am I surprised.
It should be clear already how little you care for human children at this point.

[ASGORE]
You're mistaken, Toriel...
Unlike you... I've always had the guts to put my kingdom over my own desires, and of course, act on behalf of its well being.
Please, take care of Miss Jessica. I'll check on the others.

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[PAPYRUS]
It's OK if you don't remember the password.
It's probably just stress messing with your memory.

[GASTER]
Wh-
(No... there's something wrong here...)
(If I said this was my lab... then...)
(Why do I barely recognize this place...?)
(I need to remember... what happened here?...)

[PAPYRUS]
Gaster!! Are you OK?!
GASTER!!

[GASTER]
I'm fine...
I just... remembered something...

[PAPYRUS]
We can come back later if you're not feeling well.

[GASTER]
You were right... it's probably just stress.
Come inside, Papyrus... we need to stabilize him.

[PAPYRUS]
Alright...

[GASTER]
(Supressed memories?...)
Alright... system's online. Now we just wait for the results.
Depending on his condition, we'll take action...
Papyrus, could you bring me a pen and a notebook. They're in the left side room at the bottom of the hallway.

[PAPYRUS]
Will do!

[GASTER]
No...

[PAPYRUS]
Hey, are those the results?
What does it say? Is he okay?
Will he... wake up soon?
W-why did the screen go off?

[GASTER]
The-... the machine was overloaded...
This place is very old... it was bound to happen.

[PAPYRUS]
Oh... well... what was the result?

[GASTER]
He's fine...
It's gonna be a long process, but... he should be OK...

[PAPYRUS]
Whew... I'm so relieved...
I could barely feel his soul, so I was a little bit worried-
Are you OK?

[GASTER]
Papyrus... I need to ask you a favor.

[PAPYRUS]
Of course! What it is?

[GASTER]
I need to research some... things... and then go talk with Asgore.
If anything happens, that elevator will take you to my lab in the surface.
I need you to stay here and watch after your brother.

[PAPYRUS]
Uhmm, what if you let me help! I'm great at finding things!

[GASTER]
No, Papyrus.

[PAPYRUS]
What if I help you organize what you find?

[GASTER]
No.

[PAPYRUS]
What if you tell me what to lo-

[GASTER]
I SAID NO!

[PAPYRUS]
O-kay... I'll... I'll stay here, if that's what you want.

[GASTER]
I'll go talk with Asgore. Stay here.

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[ASGORE]
I see...
So her intentions were bad from the very beginning.
While I still wonder why didn't you tell us. I do understand the reasons for the decisions you made.

[FRISK]
I... I really thought I could manage to do it on my own. I didn't want more people to...

[TORIEL]
It's alright, Frisk. Now that we know what's going on. All of us can help you to turn this around in our favor.

[ASGORE]
Considering what you and Undyne tell me... this is no child we're facing, but the result of a twisted mind's spell.
Which's only purpose is to cause chaos.

[TORIEL]
So that thing is the responsible for the attacks at school... and the entire city.

[FRISK]
I'm... I'm so sorry.
It's my fault that Asriel got...

[GASTER]
I believe he's still got a chance.

[ASGORE]
Gaster!
How's Sans doing?

[GASTER]
Let's not waste time discussing an issue that doesn't concern you, Asgore.
We got bigger issues in our hands... and it looks like it'll be up to us to solve it.
As I was mentioning. If what I think is correct, there might still be hopes for Asriel, and the other monsters this thing has captured.
That is... assuming it hasn't destroyed nor fully drained the souls collected.

[TORIEL]
What about the humans?...

[GASTER]
Sadly, miss Toriel, the substance that was used to regenerate Sans' body is 100% magical... human bodies can not be regenerated this way.
That's why we must act as soon as possible.
It'll be up to Asgore and Toriel to make Asriel break free from this thing's control.
If your bond with him is strong enough, he should be able to do the rest.
The only issue is, I have no idea where this thing is or where it will appear.

[ASGORE]
Actually, through miss Jessica's phone, I was able to contact the human that's in charge of the defenses around the city.
I told him to set a safe perimeter around the school and the arena so humans and monsters can use the place as a refuge.

[GASTER]
That makes things easier for us then.
This thing is attracted to populated places, it'll more likely appear at one of these locations.

[ASGORE]
We can probably split, but if I were to choose, I'd say the arena is where she'll appear next. Considering the school was already attacked.
Toriel, Frisk and I can go to the arena, while Undyne and Gaster take care of the school.

[GASTER]
I'm not going.
I won't leave Papyrus alone to look after the wounded here.
He's not fit for fighting. And I imagine miss Undyne will be more than enough to handle things at school.

[ASGORE]
Very well, then... if this thing happens to appear at school, Undyne might be able to do something for miss Alphys.
If what Gaster says is correct, you might be able to help her break free from her control as well.

[UNDYNE]
I...
I don't-

[TORIEL]
What was that?

[ASGORE]
We need to go right now.

[RONAN]
OVER HERE!
Get to the school as fast as possible.
I'll deal with these things.
We won't let you destroy this city.

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[BETTY]
There they are...
Guess I'll say hi...
As excited as I am to fight all of you...
I'm here to fight Frisk and finish what I started.
As for you two...
I made a special treat...
He's very angry with you... for how you treated him in the past.

[TORIEL]
Asriel!!
My child... please...
I promise I won't ever leave you alone.
Please, come back to us.

[ASRIEL]
Leave me?...
Just how you abandoned father...
...and your kingdom, when everyone needed you the most?
Instead, you ran away from your responsibilities...
How hypocrite can you get?...
No wonder I don't feel anything for you anymore.

[ASGORE]
Toriel!

[BETTY]
Oh?
Why are you scared?
Is it because I've got a new look?
Or because you know you can't win this battle?...
I'm not scared of an angry boy anymore.
I know all your tricks now...

[TORIEL]
ASRIEL, STOP!

[ASGORE]
My son... please...

[ASRIEL]
Shut up...
Do you know why did I die?
Because I didn't want to kill the humans that were attacking me.
And when I got to see you again...
You had already murdered 6 of them, in cold blood.
Just because the old man wanted to throw a fit...
Now I get to show you...
How cold blooded I am.

[TORIEL]
ASGORE!

[FRISK]
Asgore, Toriel...
We'll have to leave...
And think of something else...

[TORIEL]
We can't leave! I won't leave Asriel when he needs us!

[FRISK]
WELL, WHATEVER YOU DID, IT WAS CLEARLY USELESS, TORIEL.
WE'LL THINK OF SOMETHING LATER OR DO YOU WANT TO GET US ALL KILLED?

[BETTY]
What makes you think I'll let you escape?

[FRISK]
Try me.

[BETTY]
I gotta say... ending this too quickly would be boring.
So try not to die on your way out.

[FRISK]
RUN!

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[TORIEL]
Here, sit down... slowly.

[GASTER]
Asgore...

[ASGORE]
Don't worry, Gaster... I'll be fine...
I'm sorry, Toriel... I couldn't do much.

[TORIEL]
Please, don't say that...
I'm the one who should be apologizing...
What are we going to do, Asgore?...
If he doesn't listen...
We can't lose him again...
If we do...
I won't be able to stand it...

[FRISK]
Gaster...
I need to talk to you...

[GASTER]
Frisk...
Are you sure about this?...
If you are... I need something in return from you.

[FRISK]
Okay...

[GASTER]
Feeling alright?

[FRISK]
Yeah...

[GASTER]
So... why are we here exactly?...

[FRISK]
I did my research back in the underground. And found about multiple of your experiments.
I know of one that failed because it was fueled by Determination... something you lacked of back then.
I need you to recreate what you tried to do...
But I'll use the power of my soul to make it work this time.

[GASTER]
You mean THIS experiment?
I can see why...
You're trying to fix your... "condition", right?
I suppose... though, success would mean transporting you to a hellish landscape with little to no hope of return.
Especially considering the shape you're in.
I see..
That being said, this will be very... very interesting.
Frisk...
Good luck.

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[CHARA]
Frisk?...

[FRISK]
Chara!!

[CHARA]
That's for using YOUR hate on me, turning me into a psycho murderer.
Why are you here?...

[FRISK]
I... I came to ask you a favor.

[CHARA]
What makes you think I'd have any intentions to help you?
I feel I shouldn't have to remind you who abandoned me here.
Or who played with everyone's lives countless times just for fun...
Or convinced everyone that I was a bloodthirsty murderer to protect their own "innocence".

[FRISK]
I know I don't even have the right to ask something from you.
But, the people we both care about are in danger and I can't do this alone.

[CHARA]
Why don't you do what you do best and just RESET?

[FRISK]
I can't...
I destroyed the RESET button, and I'm not allowed to SAVE or LOAD anymore.
If this timeline gets erased, I don't think we can get the same results... and I don't want to go through that again either.

[CHARA]
Oh...
I can't even leave you guys alone for a month without inminent threat of timeline erradication.
I guess to your credit, it's a month longer than what I thought you'd last.

[FRISK]
Yeah... I never was very good at decision making.

[CHARA]
Do you admit you suck?

[FRISK]
Yeah... yeah, I suck.

[CHARA]
And that you guys neeeeeeeeeed me?

[FRISK]
Yeah.
I've got a plan.
I can't really fix the timeline the way it is right now...
So... I want you to take my place.

[CHARA]
And let me guess, you'd take my old place as some kind of very sassy ghost that would insult me every few seconds?

[FRISK]
Yeah, pretty much like that.

[CHARA]
Very well then, if this is the best you can come up with.
I accept.

[FRISK]
Then... take this...

[CHARA]
Okay then... let's not waste more time.
You still need to explain everything that has happened so far.

[FRISK]
That won't be necessary...
You'll receive all my memories shortly.

[CHARA]
What do you mean?

[FRISK]
*Chara.
I'll be honest...
I won't be able to go back with you...

[CHARA]
What?! But you said it'd be like the old timelines, just how I followed you around the underground!

[FRISK]
It could've been like that... but...

[CHARA]
You're glitched...

[FRISK]
If I enter the timeline again... it'll eventually collapse and erase itself anyways...
And it's not up to me to save Asriel... you're the only one he'd listen to.

[CHARA]
But then what's gonna happen with you?

[FRISK]
It doesn't matter...
You won't remember any of it...
Nobody will...

[CHARA]
Frisk, wait!
STOP!!!
I DON'T WANT TO FORGET YOU.
Wh...

[FRISK]
I couldn't even give them the happy ending I promised...
Please, Chara...
Keep the promise I made for me...
Keep My Promise.