Hope amongst the Dead (FI)

[gantzgun74]

It all started with a jump... That was often how many things began in life. Just one little brave step forward into the great unknown... However...

As Frisk had noticed in the last year of their life, things could also start with a single epic misstep. It was a misstep that found them in the underground, it had been a misstep that found them in a lair filled to the brim with monsters (Generally good-hearted people though they were) that wanted to kill them, claim their soul and give it to their king so he could ascend to the level of god. Whatever the reason, Frisk knew their life was in danger, and staying any longer would have been a hazard to their health. Still, they did not regret that misstep. It was in the underground that they met their new family, found a new home... Found a new mother...

However this newest misstep-? If one could even call it that-? It was really little less a misstep and more of an epic jump.

A jump that was caused from a brief moment of fright.

They had recieved that note from Sans concerning the BBQ and had went behind Toriel's back to investigate what had been happening...

They had NOT been expecting a big voice to call out from behind them, thus startling them into jumping back... And just like that, it was down the hole they went... IT was kind of a familiar feeling, falling down down down, not really knowing where they might land or what they might find.

So when Frisk found themself within a massive cemetary, they knew that they were in for a really bad time.

Frisk had landed on a bed of flowers between two of the graves, but when they took in their surroundings, the child immediately wished he had not fallen in. The cemetary they were in was a creepy looking one... And even more then that, there was this odd mist about... A mist that made them feel deeply uncomfortable on all kinds of levels. The feeling, in fact, almost felt oddly familiar.

"..............."

Frisk continued looking around, getting up off the flowerbed and walking towards one of the graves.

'Here lies Lea-Rew Reese. R.I.P.' Okay, that was a pretty odd name... But it was definitely a name... This was definitely a cemetary... But a cemetary WHERE? Frisk was fairly certain they hadn't seen a place like this before now... "..."

[ShadesofGrey18]

Frisk wasn't the only one familiar with epic missteps. Asgore had had many of them in his life. He was very knowledgeable about mistakes. He made many of his own. And that was just one more. He'd had a hunch where Frisk was going when the child had left, after getting the note. Asgore knew that Frisk was very strong-willed and curious, and the king's hunch had been correct. What he hadn't been expecting was for the small child to be startled by him... and they'd gone into the hole.

"Frisk!" Asgore felt a chill seep into his stomach as the child vanished. He didn't want them to get hurt. Without a thought, Asgore followed, landing in the cemetery as well, near the flowers. "Oof!" His landing was less-than-graceful, however...

[gantzgun74]

Frisk jumped again, once more startled.

Really at this point, they weren't really sure why they bothered anymore.

Even if the big voice back home startled them, they knew who it belonged to. And it shouldn't have surprised them that after they tripped and fell into the hole that the source of that voice would follow them in.

Goatdad was protective and overly eager that way.

Frisk walked up to Asgore as the massive goat-man groaned in pain from his less then graceful landing... Tiny smile on their face, Frisk took Asgore's hand and helped the man up, into a sitting position before backing up to look goat-dad over. "......." Often Frisk rarely ever talked. They were more the type to listen really... However this situation called for it. "... You okay Asgore-?"

[ShadesofGrey18]

Asgore took Frisk's little hand, sitting up and rubbing over his forehead... Frisk never failed to make him smile, it felt like. Asgore smiled at the child, chuckling and nodding. "I am, I think. Thank you... are you unhurt?"

It was only then that the king noticed the thick fog surrounding them. That was worrisome... the very air around them felt thick to the monster. And this didn't look like anything he recognized.

[gantzgun74]

Frisk simply shook their head at Asgore's question rolling their shoulders and hopping up and down; a non-vocal sign showing that they were still easily mobile, and, thus, unhurt... Then they noticed Asgore having a hard time breathing as he took in his surroundings.. The fog seemed to be choking him somewhat... Frisk could more then understand... This fog was... Stiffling... Thick as pea-soup...

Plus there was just this... Feeling about it... Something that felt familiar... Scarily familiar...

.... Frisk looked to Asgore, then off somewhere in the cemetary...

".... I don't like this place... Let's look around..." Frisk was ahead of Asgore before he could answer, carefully looking for some kind of indicator for where they were, and where they could find... Well... ANYTHING ELSE TO BE HONEST.

[ShadesofGrey18]

Asgore nodded softly, standing up and following the child through the fog, through the cemetery. The monster felt like there was a heavy weight on his chest; slowing down his breathing was the only way he could really think of to try and keep himself from getting lightheaded. Even his magic felt... stifled by the fog around them. "I don't either... let's try and find somewhere less... creepy than this."

The king knew he could draw his trident if something were to happen, but, he had to admit to himself, he was rather nervous of what could possibly be in a place like this.

[gantzgun74]

As Frisk continued leading the way, as they usually would in new places, they kept their eyes opened for any kind of instance nearby that would lead them out of here. As they walked, their eyes would, often, drift to the many gravestones lining the way.

'Here lies Criminy, RIP'

'Here lies Shu Iwamine, RIP'

So many people.... What caught Frisk's attention though was that there were no dates of birth or dates of death... These graves only contained names... It was strange....

"........" Hmmmm.....

"Hehehahahaha~!"

The Trans child jumped back a bit startled at the sudden laugh... One that echoed in the fog... One that felt eeriely familiar...

[ShadesofGrey18]

That laugh... Asgore felt a chill run down his spine at that laugh. He was certain he'd never heard it, but...

Why did it sound so familiar? The fog seemed a bit more oppressive on him as well; it was getting harder to breathe properly. Pulling his trident out, Asgore stepped forward. "...Stay close, Frisk. I will keep you safe." He wasn't sure how confident he sounded, but he hoped that he seemed confident enough.

He really didn't feel it, though.

[gantzgun74]

...... Frisk and Asgore kept their eyes open as the fog seemed to encircle them....

"Hehehahahaha~."

There it was again, seemingly coming from everywhere at once and yet nowhere at all... It made Frisk's skin crawl... They knew the laugh sounded familiar... But where.... And why-? It seemed the more they breathed in the fog, the more familiar the feeling became... Frisk felt their terror mount more and more as time went on...

"HehehahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHA~." The fog seemed to grow thicker. "Well well well... AND HERE I THOUGHT MY DAY COULDN'T GET ANY LUCKIER~. LOOK who comes blowing into my new neck of the woods."

.... Frisk inhaled again...

No...

NO....

NO NO NO NO NO...

"Oh... you remember me~. How sweet." Frisk jumped away from Asgore, hitting the ground in fright.

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE

FRISK HAD LEFT THAT BEHIND.

From the fog, a figure walked into view...

Asgore must have felt his confusion mount when he saw that... Familiar form... A small child, similar in stature to Frisk. Wearing a green shirt and blue shorts short brown hair... Characteristic smile... But one curved upward in such an insidious fashion. Even more then that, when the child noted Asgore was staring, he turned to the giant monster... The insidious expression vanished and became a more innocent one.

"Hi father~. I wasn't expecting to see you here."

[ShadesofGrey18]

"Ch..."

Asgore's eyes widened and he dropped his trident, which vanished. "...H-How?" He'd seen then die, seen what had happened afterward. The large monster's mind slowly processed what he was seeing...

Then the memories came. Searing pain. Bullets piercing through him. His body dissipating.

When they came, Asgore screamed. He was overwhelmed by all the sudden sensation... and he ended up dropping to the ground, on his side, shaking slightly, short on breath.

[gantzgun74]

"Hehehehe, yeah, good to see you too.... Wimp." and with that, Chara chose to ignore Asgore completely and turn to Frisk whom was quickly scooting away. "Still... To see you here... Everything was going so WELL ALREADY. I wasn't expecting my luck to get THIS Miraculous~." Chara grinned as he bent down to take a closer look at Frisk. "Hehehehehe... You haven't changed a bit... Huh Goodie goodie~? How long have I been gone from you in your time? A year? 5? Surely you didn't think forgetting me was going to be THAT easy did you?"

.... Honestly Frisk HOPED it would be.

".... Y-You're not supposed to be here... Y-... You're supposed to be gone..."

"Gone? Gone where? Gone to the VOID WHERE YOU LEFT ME?" Chara grinned as he held the knife to Frisk's chin. "You're CUTE if you think that would've been enough to hold me for long... Hell itself can't keep a demon like me down~."

[ShadesofGrey18]

"Gghhhkk..." Asgore coughed as he attempted to steady himself. "Ho... How... Why...?"

"What... is this...?" The king was just shy of petrified with fear from the child's expression. That murderous grin... "Do... Do not hurt Frisk!"

[gantzgun74]

Chara seemed to completely ignore Asgore as he continued looking at a very distraught Frisk. "And now that you're here, I can finally gain what is rightfully MINE." He pulled back the knife before picking Frisk up by the collar of their shirt. "You're not getting away from me this time KID. This time, I ain't gonna be NICE and try ta show you the right way. NAH, THIS TIME, I'M JUST GONNA TAKE WHAT I WANT."

Frisk struggled fiercely in Chara's grip, gritting their teeth in frustration and struggling. "Nnng-!!! L-Let me go-!!" their legs swung this way and that as they struggled fiercely in Chara's grip. "LET ME GO!!!"

'SPARE'

The small wave of magic caught Chara off guard and Frisk quickly broke free, getting into a defensive position. Chara, looking annoyed, pulled out his knife once more. "You little shit!! Who do you think is in control here?? YOU~" Frisk's chest glowed and their red 'Determination' fueled soul became apparent. Chara's own red 'DETERMINATION' soul appeared.



Chara swung his knife creating powerful blade beams that Frisk dodged around, their soul quick and fueling some really... agile movements. For instance, for one attack, Chara swiped his knife near the ground and around Frisk's mid-section. Frisk dodged BOTH BY JUMPING OVER THEM, EASILY CLEARING BOTH.

"UGH.!! Just as annoying as ever!!"

Frisk carefully looked Chara over...

'ACT'

'EXAMINE'

CHARA LV: ?
Has only grown nastier during his absence... WAS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE???

"That doesn't seem like a really useful management of your time~." Frisk's attention was caught and they have to quickly jump and almost FLY over several more knife swipes, Chara keeping the attacks coming.

[ShadesofGrey18]

Asgore slowly forced himself to his feet, watching as Frisk evaded Chara's strikes. His previous adopted child and his new one... and as always, Frisk refused to harm the other.

Flashes of a murderous gaze, that blood-red knife cutting into him...

Shaking the thoughts from his head, the king grit his teeth. He couldn't be afraid now.

As Chara continued to strike, a sudden '!' appeared beneath him... and a rain of fireballs came from above! Asgore's palm glowed as he picked up his trident again. "...I will NOT let you harm Frisk!"

[gantzgun74]

'ACT'

'CRY'

"Chara stop this!!" Frisk cried out as they dodged the latest set of attacks. "Why do you even need me anyway-?!? If you're here physically, you already have what you want!" Chara's response was to slice outward, prompting Frisk to bend backwards almost matrix style to avoid the cut. "YIPE!!!"

"True~. However, that's why I need you... You COULD become an issue later on IF I LET YOU. So I'm just nipping this problem in the bud... BY TAKING YOUR SOUL FROM YOU." Chara cackled with glee as he kept the attacks coming-

Whoosh! "Huh-?" Wait... exclamation points on the ground-? He looked up- "AAAGH!!!!"

Chara and his red soul was quick to dodge aside as Asgore's attack slammed into the ground. He turned and growled to Asgore whom was still trying to recover from the fog. "MEDDLING AGAIN EH OLD MAN??? STAY OUT OF IT!!!" Oh no... OH NO OH NO OH NO, CHARA WAS TURNING TO ASGORE.

Frisk needed to figure out a way to keep Chara's attention on them... At least long enough to allow Asgore a chance to recover... COME ON, COME ON, THINK THINK... THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING! There had to be-.... WAIT! "Hey Chara!!!" Chara quickly turned to Frisk, growling dangerously. "I've got a special move to show you!" Chara snarled as he turned to Frisk. "Wait, it's not your turn yet~."

"GRR!! FINE THEN GET ON WITH IT!!!"

Frisk smiled.

'ITEM'

At that moment Frisk pulled out an instant cooker.

..........

"............ NO."

He sets it down on the ground.

"DON'T YOU FUCKING-..!!"

• You remove the Instant Noodles from their packaging. You put some water in the pot and place it on the heat. You wait for the water to boil...
• ...
• ...
• ...
• ...
• ...
• It's boiling.

One could TELL Frisk was enjoying Chara's eye-twitch as he was FORCED TO WAIT OH SO PATIENTLY.