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It all begins when you wake up to the soft beeping of the electrocardiogram connected to your middle finger. You don't remember how you got here, your memories are fogged.......

Wait a minutes.

You quickly sit up only to fold back on yourself after a sharp pain shot through your skull.

You already lived this.

You make a low breathy grunt, your throat way too dry and unused for proper words. You feel slightly weak and tremors go through your body in waves. Your whole body ache, your muscles feel like they're burning. You grip your chest, your heart... no, your soul's hurting and the beeping of your heart-monitor's accelerating. You try to shield your eyes with your hand from the sunlight peering through the room's only window and you finally take a look at your surrounding. It's the same room with the same two dark colored wooden wardrobes in front of your bed, the small table in between them, the chairs on each side of your bed and the medical equipement surrounding it.

There between the bed and chair is, again, you prosthetic.

Hello there... how are you feeling? Gaster finally speaks with some reluctance.

You close your eyes 'What the hell is all of this? What is happening?'

You are in a hospital room... and yes, you are hearing voices... Gaster sigh, sounding defeated. I must assure you though, you are still very mush sa-

''Stop this Gaster, I know it's you.''

You gruffly cut and cough, completely confused over his actions. You make a move to get your prosthetic.

He utters your name in disbelief and wait for a moment.

By Asgore, is it really still you? You remember?

You're beyond confused.

'Why am I back here G? Wasn't I dead, I feel like I am. Did we go back in time or something?'

He huff out a relieved laugh.

Yes, yes you're right! you're still alive.

He gains back is composure.

Yes dear, you're alive. You didn't exactly come back in time, it's more like your mind and soul did.

'We can do that from the void?'

You place your prosthetic on the bed and take everything out from your arms (Exept the clip on your finger monitoring your heart, damn thing.) and then put on the artificial limb.

Not usually, but it seems like your connection to this timelime and to the void gives you a special 'save system' allowing you to come back in time with the child's resets. I didn't think it could be possible... then again why am I suprised?... Interesting...

'Ehm, come back to me friend, I need you to help me understand all of this.'

You sigh, he's getting carried away. You turn to the side of your bed with difficulty and ready yourself to stand up. He quickly apologize and you suddenly feel presure on your arms as he helps you up. You grunt when your body has a hard time agreeing with you. You legs are shaky but they seem to hold you fine for now. Your brain is still so fuzy tho. You close you eyes.

'If the void could have my pain again, I'd be thankfull.'

Gaster sigh.

If only it was that simple. I don't think you should depend on the void. I'm truly sorry for having you do it the first time, it was out of desperation on my part.

Never the less, it is dangerous to let it take pieces of you so easily, even negative ones. This place is like a black hole if you will. It sucks in everything it can grab a hold on.

You nod, but can't help being a bit bumed out by this information. In a matter of seconds, you suddenly start to feel better and open your eyes to look at where you feel the scientist's presence.

'What's happening again?'

I am healing you. Or at least, I'm trying to.

You flash a sincere smile to him and thank him. He replies only with a grunt, concentrated. You look at the electrocardiogram's cable. You won't be able to dress with that thing on your finger and you're barely out of reach of the wardrobe anyway. With a resigned sigh, you take it off and grumble at the alarm.

Your heachache...

You go take your things and turn you back to the door to dress.

'What was that about 'the child resetting'?'

Your child created an anomaly in your timeline when they fell in the undergrounds. The same way time does not affect your memory when the reset happened it did not affect them either. The main difference between you two being that they can control when a reset will happen allowing them to imitate a 'save' system they can go back to.

''So, like in a video game?'' you croak out.

Yes, you could say that.

The nurses come barging in while you put on your top. Well well, if it isn't blondy and little stocky again, you turn to them and give them a quick wave of the hand. Stocky grumbles and move in to turn the alarm off while you gaze at her. Wow, bad attitude.

Blondy comes toward you, greeting you politely, you nod.

‘’We’re happy to see you finally up, but it might still be a littl-''

''Can I see my doctor please?'' You cut.

There's no use in listening to this. You already know what she wants to tell you.

''W-Well yes, but in the mean time, why don't you sit down for precautions please?.''

''I wan't to sign the hospital's discharge and leave, could you please go find him.''

She look at you for a moment and sigh when she realises you obviously won't take no for an answer.

''I'll go find him''

''Thank you''.

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You look around the cycling tracks once again, making sure nobody is around. You still feel dizzy. Even with Gaster's healing, you still have a bit of a headache, but all in all it's a lot more bearable than before.

Getting out of the hospital, you made a quick run to your appartment and during that time the scientist informed you more on the timelines and the anomalies. It also turns out that you woke up 3 days earlier than the last time so the kid should still be close to the ruins right now. Reaching the end of the cycling tracks, you take good care in putting your mask on again and making sure it holds very good on your face.

You don't want monsters accidently moving it and realising what you are, you still think it's better to just blend in with the mass. Gaster laugh a bit silently.

''What is it?''

You picked the Skeleton one again.

Oh, he wants to tease you? You're ready for it this time around.

''Did it for you friend, after all, I don't want you to feel too-''

Oh no, don't you dare.

You feel him smirk and you try to keep the suspense a little before adding

''...Bonely.''

He groans and you both laugh a little.

''What? Was it not humerus enough?''

You feel him playfully glare at you and you smile.

''Alright, alright. Enough, I get it, back to 'work'. Though, I bet you had to restrain yourself from following me on this one.''

His only answer is a small laugh again and you smirk impishly before sobering up again.

''Okay G, can you guide me to the entry again please?''

As you wish.

After a good moment of walking in the woods and chatting you decide to ask about something that has been bothering you for a while.

''Wing Ding...''

Yes?

''...I'm sorry if it sounds racist in any way or form, but I have to know...''

He nods. Go on

''Are monsters dangerous? Will everyone be after Frisk because they're a human?''

...

'' I know, you told me that monsters were usually all goodwilled, but the queen and that muscled horse-head proved to me that it can still be dangerous.''

He doesn't answer immediatly, which succesfully scares you.

''G... is my kid safe?''

He says your name slowly and sigh.

I'm sorry. I can't guaranty their safety. Monsters, they... Many years ago we lived on the surface alongside humanity. I was still very young at that time, but there was a war.

You listen to him carefully. A war. You can guess where this is going...

Monsterkind lost the war, I don't even know why we thought we could win in the first place to be honest with you. He sigh again. We got sealed in the undergrounds by the humans.

You stop walking.

''Does this mean, there is no exit?''

If you get in there, you won't ever be able to get out? Frisk is stuck in there?

There is one.

''Okay'' you sigh in relief and restart walking.

That is the problem.

''What do mean?''

There is a barrier. It's fueled by the magic of seven powerful human wizards. They gave up their souls to put that curse on the mountain. Okay, you know you're nowhere near the magic seven person could muster together, much less experts in magic.

''There must be a way to break it. It's just a spell after all.''

Yes, when I was alive, I was one of the scientists who worked on this project. I spent my entier career working on solutions and find anything I could to spare the king this weight.

You frown.

''What is the solution Gaster?''

...

''Gaster..''

In theory, a monster would have to absorb the strength of seven human souls to surpass the strength of the barrier and break it.

...

They want Frisk's soul to free themselves. They're ready to kill them for freedom.

Wing Ding calls to you sloftly. You do everything in your power to remain calm and walk faster.

''Is there another way?''

... No. nothing else can break it.

''I'll get Frisk out then, or die trying.''

Dear, a human cannot absorb ano-

''Hey! You!'' You snap your head behind you and there, a couple of meters away, stands a ranger.

They falter in there step for a moment then starts runing at full speed. ''MONSTER!'' Magic surounds one of their hand and they shoot a magical flare-like light in the air.

Run!

You do just that.

Shit shit shit shit! They hunt monsters!?

'Where do I go G!?'

About 20 meters in front of you!

Is voice is grave.

Yes, you're close at least. You can't run fast, your leg always gets tangled in the high grass and roots. You take cover beind a tree as electric yellow magical arrows pass just short of your shoulder. You wait for when he stops is attack then take aim yourself.

Your magic surrounds you in a cloud of smoke and you throw some corrosive balls back at him. He hide behind a tree and your sludge hits it, eating out the wood and making it crack and fall.

The ranger barely has time to move away and his foot gets crushed under the fallen tree. You run again when he yells in pain. One out of comission, you have to disapear before the reinforcement he called arrives.

You see the entry and run a straight line towards it. An arrows flies past you when you jump and you immediately feel safe being ingulfed in the darkness of the hole.

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You slowly stand up, you head throbbing. You take a look up at the entry, not hearing anything and then you look back down. This bed of flower is a gift of the gods and you wonder if it was purposely planted here to keep humans from dying.

It's way too soft to be simple flowers. Welp, you'll just blame that on magic. It'll probably become an habit too. You don't care.

Are you alright?

You nod keeping silent now that you're underground.

'I'm fine.'

'G, this guy...' You look up again. '... he was hunting for monsters.'

Yes, I believe so. He nods and you both ponder in silence for a while.

You proceed to the next room. The halways are dark, but you can see now that there is a light further ahead. 'He used magic against me. In all my life, it's the first time I see another human use magic... Do you think...' Your train of thoughts changes course as you get closer to the lit up patch of grass. A small flower popped from the ground. It has a face and it's staring up straight at you.

'Flowers can be monster?'

Not that one.

Squinting, you stop in front of it without a word.

''Howdy! Are you a new-comer in the ruins? I haven't seen you around these parts before. Are you lost?''

You just stare silently at him.

'' O-kaayyy... Well my name is Flowey. Flowey the flower!''

You nod sharply, is voice is way to sugary for your tastes. You never were able to take on this kind of masquerade for long.

''Hey! Do you need anything? Tell me, I could help you!''

He gives you a full blown smile again. It rapidly turns into a lunatic's grin and you hear something hits a hard surface just behind you. You turn your head a bit and see a floating damaged hands behing your back.

It tried to double-cross you.

The scientist blocked the attack for you and you send him a quiet 'thankful'.

It doesn't have a soul. The hands he summoned glitches away.

As you turn back to Flowey, he grimaces at you, in shock.

''Just what ARE you!''

You summon your magic to surround you and intimidate him.

You sign ''Leave, or I'll take care of you''.

He fidgets for a second before is smile turn crooked

''IDIOT, you're at my mercy! Prepare to DIE!''

Pellets surround you and as your prepare your stance you notice the goat-lady arriving from the other door behind the flower. Flowey notice your attention shifting away and also look behind him. Toriel, with her fist on fire, is slowly advancing toward him. He turns with a sneer to you.

''Beginner's luck!'' and with that, he's gone.

You let your magic fade out as does Toriel when she walk towards you. In her mind, she is relieved. She didn't even intend on going out today. Her child just left a day ago and she was exhausted. You're lucky her melacholy has brought her out of her house to visit the bed of flower at the entry. You on the other hand, couldn't help but remember her eyes during your last fight.

You're threatening her. Gaster informs you and you force yourself to calm down, still wary.

''Hello young one, are you doing okay?''

You nod and sign ''I got lost trying to track back to the ruins' exit and ended up here.''

Gaster then takes the liberty to add ''I sadly have a hard time recognizing the place,'' You then bow. ''My queen.''

Toriel looks at you, slightly suprised. ''Are you... are you from back to the dawn of the Underground?''

You look up at her confusingly. Your hands move on their own. ''Yes''.

Toriel looks at you in melancholy. She puts her paw on you shoulder and you stiffen

''Please, I ask of you that you keep my location a secret. I don't want my husband to know I am here. I know it goes againts everything you've been thaught, but... please?''

You slowly nod.

'What is she going on about G?'

I gave you an oportunity, just play your little charade.

You frown.

''Thank you, my friend.'' She smiles at you. ''Now, you wanted to get out of the ruins right? Follow me, I will gide you back to my house.''

You do as she says.

After a few minutes of silent walking, you notice the lack of life in the ruins and turn your head to the queen. She looks back at you.

''I have to admit, this place did change a lot from what it was back in those days. No wonder you got so confused.''

You says nothing as you follow close to her. Some of those puzzles littering the place did make you very nervous. After all, you did just pass a bridge of spikes. Literal spikes that could stab you from your foot all the way throught to your hip. The sooner you get out from this place, the better. '' I'm really suprised a skeleton came all the way from the capital to here thought. Would you mind telling me why you're so far away from home my dear?''

There you go.

'She's still wary of me isn't she G?'

Yes.

You sigh.

'What should I say?'

Your arms sign on their own again.

''I was decommissioned decades ago, I'm sort of just roaming around now.''

She nods, seemingly satisfied with this story.

'What are you doing G?'

You both giggle slightly.

Giving you a millitary background. That way, it might be easier for you to tell your little ''story'' over and over again to others.

You smirk.

'Clever'

Of course.

You think back to the ranger that was stationed at the entry.

'That monster hunter at the entry.'

The scientist quickly catches on with your words.

The Wizard.

You nod.

'I think there's still a group of them patrolling the mountain.'

Yes, it's a possibility.

'When was the war Wing?'

Many centuries ago.

You give a quick nod, both of you going back to you silent thinking. The idea that your friend here ''died'' so many years ago saddens you a bit. He really was in the void for a long time... but wait. Following the story Gaster created for you, you would be hundreds of years old. Just how long do monsters live?

You finaly arrive at the front garden of her house. The trees lack any kind of leaves as if it was Autumn in here and you find the calm of the scenery strangely beautiful with the purple walls. Once inside, you see the stairs right in front of the entry and turn back at Toriel to bow shortly at her again. '

'Thank you, my queen. I can find my way back from here. You've been very kind to me.''

''It's absolutely no problem, oh, and you don't have to call me ''queen'' my young friend. Are you sure you'll be fine on your way out?'' '

'Yes, do not worry.'' She nod, a bit disappointed. ''You're welcome to visit any time, dear. Until next time.''

You nod at the lonely woman, a bit of empathy leaking out .

''I'll keep that in mind. 'til next time.'' You then wave and head downstairs as she waves back.

Once in the hallway, you run as fast a you can. Those familliar walls make you uneasy.

'Well, that went better than last time.'

Luckily.

'Yeah'

It takes you a good half a minute to reach the first door and you breath in some air while you push it. On the other side Flowey awaits. You sigh and glare at the little flower. It smiles its creepy little smile.

''Oh hello, there! Didn't think you'd make it out that easily this time around!'' You frown and just walk to it. This time around? His expression falls for a second before he gets is vines out of the ground to threaten you.

''What are you doing huh? You think you can just ignore me? Take this!''

He throws his vines around your legs and you can't help but find him incredibly annoying. Gaster huff a quick disdainful laugh.

Oups, did this thought reach him?

Before Flowey can do anything to you, your magic surrounds you and melt the vines on your body. The rest flails around in pain before going back to the little thing hissing. ''What the hell is wrong with you!? Your magic is so ugly!'' You try to ignore that comment and you continue you walking.

Panicking, Flowey flees from the encounter. 

You take a slow breath in. 

Dear... are you alright?

'Yes, why wouldn't I be?'

..You ...clearly didn't enjoy that comment?

It's true, you didn't. You shake your head.

'... I don't know why G. Come on, lets just drop it.'

You finaly reach for the door to the outside of the ruins. Memories flash as you look at it. You close your eyes and will them away. You take the 'handle' and push it.

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'So... Where are we now?'

You look around. This place is a desert, a forest of ice and gigantic trees. Everything is so silent, the only sound being the crunching of your feet in the snow and the occasional cracking in the woods.

You are now in Snowdin. The first monster town is not too far up ahead.

He fills in for you once more. You nod again and take another look at your surrounding.

Heh, is the underground really big enough to support its own climate? There's absolutely no sunlight coming in here, the sky is completely black with some snowflakes falling here and there, but somehow everything it's still lit up as if it was day. Man, you're really happy that you brought your coat. It's not windy, but the cold still bites at your skin.

You really hope Frisk has enought clothes on them not to get sick. You're actually happy for once that they wear their turtleneck sweater as often as a 3 years old would wear a princess or superhero costume. They never even budged when it was time to take it off to simply to wash it. That little gift from years ago became a strike of luck in here.

You pass the weirdest architecture. Some sort of half done ''arc'' or serie of collums towering over a bridge. Completely purposeless, you can't see why it's here. You look down, men, it looks like it's another one of those traps everyone keeps putting around.

'Where's Frisk right now?'

... If you hurry a bit, you have a chance of catching up to them before they reach the town.

You pick up your pace, but slow down again when your eyes catch on the little outpost ahead of you.

There's a skeleton. From the looks of it he's sleeping? You shoulder tense up in apprehention as you cautiously get closer. He's familliar...

Gaster calls you, tensely trying to urge you away.

Just go, take your chance and leave while he's sleeping.

You fight against your body trying to remove you from in front of him.

'Wait a little.' You ignore.

The blue hoody engulfing him is slowly moving up and down and you can now hear a very faint snore coming from him. You lean your head a bit to the side, trying to get a better look at his face. A toothed smile streches from one side of his face to the other and his eye sockets are actually closed like eyelids would. You take a look the hand cushioning his lower mandible from the table. His fingers are thin, but still much larger than what your skeleton would look like without all the skin and flesh.

Dear, your child is getting away. Come on, let's go.

Gaster says a bit sullenly, efficiently snapping you out of a daze you didn't know you were in. You look back at the road and restart your jog.

...

Now that you're gone, Sans finally opens is eye sockets to look at your far away form. So, you weren't an hallucination then? The reset happening so fast after your appearance, he didn't know if it was his mind tricking him with some sick nightmares again. He's actually been spending every seconds he had free, in the last few days, coming back here in wait for you. He's been out and about so much so that Papy was actually proud of his lack of procrastination.

You're a skeleton. A very strong one at that.

He admits, ever since he moved from the capital, he's ben having less and less reports from the labs, but how could he have possibly never notice your existance? Has he really been lazy enough to go over a face that easy to recognize through a crowd? Where did you come from?

He has to know.

After streching his bones with a crack, he stand up and snap is fingers, teleporting back to were his brother should still be. He'll keep track of you for a little while.