Chara's POV

I awake at the beginning of the underground. My eyes are slightly puffy, which wasn't strange because I was crying before but it was strange because I loaded the save and thee isn't where I was last. I wipe my tears slowly and looked around and strained my ear to listen for any sounds but I can't hear anything I slowly begin to panic as I can't hear anything.

I begin to move but my soul stops me dead in my tracks as I feel the pain of it surge through me. I breathe out and keep moving forward and I feel someone else is either has my soul and we are sharing it or the other Chara still exists and my soul is trying to go to them because my body is failing itself.

As I move through the ruin it seems like everyone is gone but to my surprise and gratefulness, I can see that the monster has left here on their violations. There doesn't seem to be any dust here not even a speck of it. However, the old home is covered in natural dust from the lack of someone cleaning it. Chara moves through it and realizes her body is changing and is going to need some new clothes. 

I move to toriel's room and look through my mother's clothes. I find some useable clothes that mimic Toriel and I use them for now. I didn't want to change clothes but my sweater is torn from my growth spurts and actual clothes are necessary for Snowdin. I hope and pray that Gerson is still in the Underground she needs someone to talk to. I sigh with my wishful thinking, but before that, I fold my sweater up and carry it with me as I continue forward and I feel myself continue to grow as if all those hardships I endured through the various timelines were each counted as a year.

I move into Snowdin and the cold hit me a lot harder than I thought it would be, I shiver from it but I keep my mind sane but then a thought comes and I wonder how am still sane from everything I have done. I move towards the town seeking out two places before moving forward to the Town of Waterfall.

First was Grillby's mainly because of food and other things, hopefully, it still warm but as I move through Snowdin I notice that the snow has piled up luckily I see a shovel and begin to work on shoveling a path for myself and to Grillby's. I work for about two hours straight and I finally managed to make it to Grillby's

I go inside and instantly I realized it was the wrong choice to go to Grillby's. The place is quite cold and there doesn't seem to be any warmth. I sigh and continue forward further inside of Grillby's hoping for anything but when I find nothing I simply sigh and sit down on a chair.

Grillby's POV

I was with my Daughter and were shipping and looking around and I see Sans and Frisk talking to each other and it seems that it is something serious. I look at her and smile at myself that I have raised such a good Daughter. 

I give her my wallet but before I tell her my Pin. I feel my magic in the underground activate that tell me if any customers have sat down so I would know even if I was in the back cooking. I calm myself down as my fire rises considerably and almost burns the roof of the store. I look at my Daughter and she nods at me not knowing everything but knowing enough if it can affect me then it is or is going to be something serious. I move towards Sans and touch his shoulder.

"Sans, we need to go to Grillby's now," I say and even I am surprised by my voice.

Sans and even Frisk are taken aback by my voice and my urgency. Then Sans replies to my words quite calmly.

"Grillby what is the matter? Grillby's is just across from the store you were just in." He says plainly and I do my best to keep calm.

"Sans I know that then why would I be asking to go to Grillby's if the store was right then when I could go to it but I need to go to the old one, back in the underground. Something or someone has triggered my magic I forgot it was placed there so we need to hurry we might be stuck in due to the snow be prepared." I say to him.

"So how long will it take for you to get ready?" I ask looking at him with urgency filling me up.

Sans nods and sighs as he looks at Frisk. "Alright give me like two minutes to prepare alright. I know a shortcut back to the underground.

I nod back at him and walk over to my Daughter. "Sorry honey something has come up. Something is in the underground. We need to check it out for everyone's safety. So please be safe." I say to her as I rush back to Sans and he takes us to the underground in flash with his shortcuts, however, the shortcut was a little off we arrived at the beginning of Snowdin and it does seem like a human has come through here. 

Though it has been some time since he did one he is quite exhausted, but still can move with me. I try to rush but Sans is too tired from his shortcut especially after bringing two other people besides himself. Frisk also decided to join for whatever reason. I pick both of them up and move forward. We make great progress but when we arrive in Snowdin two the entire area is cleared of snow and the Shovel that I left by mistake is still there but someone has been using it and I could tell that Sans notice the details as well.

We move forward and I go to Grillby's and it seems someone was here and they decided to clean it up and turn on the heat. Sans was shocked and his face got serious and goes to take a shortcut I attempt to stop him but I lose him and  Frisk is still here with me, so we both move forward, however, I notice Frisk is still quiet and terrified of something I don't know about.

Chara Pov

I left that place moved forward after cleaning it up as I couldn't stand Grillby's in that state.  I left the place right after and move to Sans's place. I sigh in regret and move forward and I immediately go straight for Sans room looking for was a jacket or something or another to keep myself warm. I don't find anything at first but I do find a key to a room I know where it is.

I exit and go towards the secret room and open it up and I see a Jacket and I grab it and the blue for some reason activates my anger and my Determination changes the colors to black and red. Black for the body and red for the hood and it was big enough to cover my face.

I wore it and  I being to move forward again towards Waterfall. I move quickly hoping and praying to find him and just like clockwork. I move through this place. I go to Temmie village. I look around and it is completely quiet. It's kind of surreal to hear nothing but sense no dust and nothing in the air. I make to Gerson shop, and somehow I passed it but made it to the shop.

I jump in happiness as I see Gerson. It's been so long since I have seen a kind face. It's a sight for sore eyes. I go into his shop and look at him. My hood and long hair cover my face. When did I get such long hair? Oh yeah, my body grew.

"Gr-r ... greetings Gerson," I say my voice wavering.

"Woah there! I've got some neat junk for sale." He says but he stops himself from continuing.

"Howdy Chara." He says softly to me. 

"How did you know it was me, and besides you already have a Chara in this timeline," I say as my eyes threaten to tear up.

"I may be old but I'm not dumb enough to not recognize the person who did everything they could to keep us safe but we failed you at it in the end when you needed us most I regret not being strong enough to change other people to help you." He says to me as I remain silent holding back my tears.

"Now go forth and live your life with any regrets. I wish you the best of luck Chara Dreemur, the Old Hope of the Underground." He says as he urges me forward and out of his store.

I nod my head as a single tear falls from my face as I run forward still smiling all the while Gerson smiles back at me and wipes a tear of his own as I go forward with renewed determination. I smile as I feel a pep in my step as I move forward and through Hotland and the Core and the Core seems to be still functional and ever so slightly improved but the improvements are negligent.

I sigh looking at the core and seeing it and memories and me and Frisk killing everything. She breathes in and then out before I  move towards the surface. I get Mettaton place and see how they die by our hand. However, it doesn't affect me like it should I feel remorseful instead of feeling nothing. It was surprising, to say the least, but I was happy that I could feel something at least.

I make it to New home and instantly I could tell someone was on my trail but I shrugged it off and I continue forward to the judgment hall. I feel a shiver go down my spine but I keep my hood on as I go forward. I see Sans? Why would he be here, It makes no sense.

"You will be judged for your every action. You will be judged for every EXP you've earned. "

"Look inside yourself. Have you done the right thing? And, considering what you've done... What will you do now?" I have heard these words so many times. I want to reply but I need to force my voice to go lower. 

It's not a difficult thing but it is still a taxing thing to do. I don't know what to say so say what words come to mind.

"Greeting Sans, do you remember me?" I say slightly hopeful to have someone else besides Gerson who knows me.

"HOW do you know my name? How is that even possible." He says with fear in bones.

I was confused. I look at him with one of my eyes and my confusion skyrockets. How does Gerson remember but not Sans the Skeleton? It was perplexing, to say the least, but overall it was just confusing.

"What are you waiting for? Aren't you going to judge me, because you aren't then I am going to move forward then?" I say as I take one step to see what he does.

"I don't see any love but you are so confusing, how are you able to even exist. It's like you belong and yet you don't." Sans says as he holds his he says in agony.

I scoff and roll my eyes as I proceed past him but make sure to never take down my hood. I make it past him as he holds his head still in a lot of pain. I go straight to the king's throne room and fall to my knees and cry tears for me and Asriel.

I stop crying after nothing comes out of my face for a minute or two. I hear movements behind me. I clean myself up and move forward to the surface only stopping briefly at the barrier room when I could feel the remnants of the soul energy from the six souls and some traces of Asriel dreemur God of HyperDeath's energy as well. I couldn't help but smirk at this scene. 

I make my way to the surface and I stop at the exit looking at the Sunset feeling the warmth of the Sunset but looking around I see a whole crew of people taking pictures of me. All of them are asking me so many questions but I simply walk forward ignoring them using my determination to protect myself from their grabs.

I continue to walk barely escaping the paparazzi. I walking down the road still coving my face but I run into someone I thought I wouldn't me.

It was me from this timeline. I look around and I realize that I have cornered or a better word for it is entrapped, by other monsters but I do see Frisk and Grillby?! I sigh looking at Grillby kind of bittersweetly. This Chara, ah I can feel what they are feeling how intriguing. The pain in my chest surges forth. I remain standing unperturbed by the pain.

The Chara begins to say their introduction.

"Greeting my name is Chara." That is what she says.

I still don't know what to say or even do. I didn't expect to meet myself so quickly after leaving the Underground. I hear the sounds of Sans recovering from his head and look to be preparing an attack. Instead of saying my name, I ask her a question.

"Little one is your life good? Are you happy with it? Are there any monsters that are hurting you or are you just living a normal life?" I ask her softly changing my voice to a deep soft one.

I say this and then she reaches out to me feeling our connection as she touches me.  My Soul begins to feel like it is about to burst with pain and jump back as a reflex and the pain lessens. My right-hand shakes as I see her and she looks apologetic. I decide to run away from this place and examine this Chara to see how her life is.

But from what I can tell her life is a lot better than mine was. it was a shame that the fruits of my Labor were given to someone else. Even though they are me it is simply not the same. I find an alley and sit down next to the trash can and pass out. In my sleep, I felt my body move but I attempt to fight back as I feel a familiar heat I stop knowing it was Grillby or someone as hot as him.

A/N: This is the fourth installment I hope you guys like it but I know I have been horrible when it comes to updates but I am trying it just really hard to get my word out and onto the screen when I work and IRL stuff to worry about.