Before the war, monsters and humans lived in harmony...



As the soft warmth of a fireplace fire filled the room, a female voice was heard by the many denizens -- including Frisk, Undyne, Monster Kid, Alphys, Papyrus, Asriel, even Asgore, Mettaton (EX, of course) and... sigh. Jerry. -- who had attended. They had hushed themselves just as quickly as they had came.



But after the war, it was very different. They had been losing the war. They had been trapped inside a mountain by the humans.



The King of the mountain had been watching over them for a good long while. Humans had come and gone. But nobody knew how the humans came and went -- there was a barrier blocking the exit, and an insurmountable fall at the entrance.



Everyone was quick to look over to Frisk just from the mention of "humans" alone. Frisk held out her hand, revealing several small hearts that almost seemed to beat in harmony.



The story-reader, Toriel, grabbed hold of the hearts. She tossed them up in the air, and to the surprise of some, they stayed there. Floating.



The King was full of regret after several long years. He kept to himself and tried to keep his regret secret.



Then two more came. One blind, and the other holding a knife, they were like twins in everything but personality.



Frisk held a skeleton, Sans, close. Sans ruffled her hair, much to the amusement of Toriel.



The blind one came to love the monsters, and the king too. They had shown the true power of a human. The ability to love.



But the knife-wielder was different. They too showed love. But their fear of monsters almost led to their demise. The blind one seemed determined to show them the truth.



A child who looked much like Frisk entered. They wielded, as in the story, a knife, though this one was a toy due to Toriel's fear of what may happen. Still, many either didn't notice or didn't care.



As the knife-wielder entered, Frisk stood up and took what seemed like a menacing stance.





Their names were Frisk and Chara.



Chara didn't seem to care for Frisk. But being around Frisk did seem to change her. She seemed less fearful. She became more willing to befriend others. The two were--



Toriel paused when she noticed Papyrus was sneaking out. "I, the Great Papyrus! ...have to use the little skeleton's room."



She sighed. "Alright, take five I guess."



As everyone waited for Papyrus to come back -- this wasn't a particularly large group so nobody really minded -- Frisk gave Chara a big hug. Chara was quite pleasantly surprised. She hugged back, but quickly pretended to stab Frisk. The two laughed.



Papyrus quickly came back, much to Toriel's relief. Everyone gathered around once more.



"Now as I was saying..."



The two were like family.



Others began to take notice. When Frisk was away, Chara would revert back to her... fearful state. The moment Frisk came back, even if Chara didn't notice, it seemed like a switch was flicked back on, one that turned her into a friend.



Frisk and Chara were hugging once more. Though she tried to stay in character, Chara couldn't help but blush a bit. There was a pleasant "Awww" from Papyrus.



And then one day, it stopped. Chara suddenly started acting like she was empty inside. Like she had lost her soul. She stopped caring for her friends. She stopped talking about herself. About how she feel happy.





And suddenly she attacked Frisk once more.



Chara, as if by instinct, jabbed the toy knife into Frisk's back. Frisk reeled back in fake pain, ensuring that it was made extra dramatic. Chara smiled at the silliness but tried to wipe the smile off before anyone noticed.



The underground was under attack once more. This time, they couldn't escape.



Chara walked towards those who were listening to the story. Most weren't scared, though Papyrus did get a bit shaky when Chara passed by him.



Frisk tried again and again to stop Chara. None of it seemed to work. Then it hit Frisk -- Chara really did lose her soul.



And with all her might, she was determined to give her own soul to Chara. She gave Chara a big hug, taking every blow from the knife. Eventually Chara stopped.



Chara no longer hurt others. But in giving her own soul up, Frisk had become what Chara was prior, minus the knife.



Frisk and Chara acted out the scene. Frisk acted like a zombie after giving her soul up.



Chara was worried. She couldn't feel even a bit of desire to harm others, unlike with her own soul where it seemed almost instinctual. But now Frisk could hurt someone.



Suddenly she remembered. She had lost her own soul to Flowey prior to this whole incident. She didn't remember why or how, but she was determined to get her real soul back.



Chara wanted Frisk back more than anything. With a pair of scissors and a knife in hand, she headed off towards Flowey.



Frisk exited back into the audience. Flowey, comedically in a flower pot, rolled in. Chara grabbed scissors, which were also a toy, again from Toriel's fear of others getting hurt.





Chara met Flowey.



"Give me back my soul!" Chara demanded. But Flowey refused. And again, Chara asked. And again, Flowey refused, this time throwing some dirt at Chara.



Chara had enough. Her own soul shone through Frisk's, and she revealed the scissors and knife. Flowey, being almost immobile, was in shock. "You wouldn't!" he screamed.



Though it was an act, Flowey did seem to look legitimately scared of Chara in the moment, almost like this had happened before.



Flowey continued to refuse, up until the scissors almost touched one of his petals. In an instant, and in tears, he cried out "You can have it!"



Flowey, acting it out, didn't seem THAT scared though.



Chara pulled the scissors away, and held out her hand, expecting the soul.



"You can have it over my dead body!" Flowey screamed, and attacked Chara. He had taken Chara's soul too.



Chara fell to the ground, Flowey laughing over her.



Flowey laughed at her misfortune. He knew Chara and Frisk could still understand the world around them as souls, and he wanted to torture them.



But Chara's soul had another plan. Suddenly, and much to Flowey's surprised, her soul managed to pull itself back to her body. And the moment she could, she grabbed her knife and swung at Flowey's stem, cutting him dead almost instantly.



For lack of a better way to act it out, Flowey simply limped over to the ground.



Chara had killed Flowey, using Flowey's inability to keep more than one soul in check, to her advantage.



Chara grabbed Frisk's soul and rushed back to Frisk. With a big hug, she was able to push it back in, bringing Frisk back to her normal self. The two hugged.



And hugged they did. Chara almost looked like she was in tears, even causing Toriel to stop and ask if everything was okay. Turns out Chara was just in a sappy mood.



And from that day forth, Chara didn't hurt others. Even when Frisk wasn't around, she had been friendly. Some think that having Frisk's soul, even for a short time, changed her for the better. And she most definitely gave Frisk a lot more hugs.



The end.



Everyone clapped. Frisk, Flowey, and Chara all got into a group hug.



The end.