Cristle

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I kept hold of Papa's sleeve for everything I could. I just kept my eyes on him and the crystals in the ceiling; better than looking around.

It was obvious that they were not showing any mercy to the monsters; there were dust piles as far as I could see. But, my mind was racing with questions.

Why? Why would Chara want to hurt us? What did we do to them? Could they be stopped?

Papa noticed my confusion and gently stroked my ponytail. "hey, hey. everything will work out in the end. ok?", he coaxed, his voice smooth and calm. "How do you know?" "eh?" "How do you know everything's gonna be okay?", I asked, looking up at him for an ounce of hope.

I didn't get any.

He stopped short, glancing around for a second. Papa was trying to muster a smile, but didn't seem to be successful. After a minute, he got down to my eye level and gave me a sad smile. "just...just trust me, alright?", he asked, though the skeleton sounded more desperate. Something really wasn't right.

"Oh...okay.", I muttered, giving him a hug. Papa hugged back; I think I heard him crying. But, as his breaths returned to normal, he picked me up and kept walking through Waterfall. "Papa, what's wrong?", I asked, getting sleepy.

"lots of things. but we'll be fine.", he mumbled, still running his hand through my hair. With those words in mind, I silently fell asleep.

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I sighed as soon as Cristle was asleep. I had to get her to Alphys as soon as possible.

I didn't know what else to tell her. She was already scared, if I told her the truth, she'd never let me out of her sight. Not that...it wouldn't a bad thing.

Why do I still do this? Why do I still, knowing the ending, still go and challenge them?

I glance over at the little girl in my arms. Her breaths were soft, but her cheeks were still raw and her eyes were puffy from before. I sighed, giving her a gentle kiss on the forehead.

Because...I'm stubborn. I want monsters to be safe, I want humans to be safe. Safe from this bored sadist with time-controlling powers. Even though...they'll be fine in the end.

I look ahead. Almost to Hotland. Good. I just hope Al will keep my angel safe. And away from the cameras.

I don't want her to see it happen.