Fractured
Chapter 4: Judgement of the heart.....
Previous Chapter Next Chapter"Now, that doesn't mean that you are completely innocent or naïve. Far from it, actually" Sans said, looking the human child in their partially opened eyes.
"But... It means you kept a certain tenderness in your heart. You strived to do the right thing." He said, the child smiling at him. He couldn't help but chuckle a bit.
"You may not have gained any LOVE, but you gained love. That makes sense, right?" He said, a frown creeping onto his face. He let out a sigh, and continued to speak.
"Now, you're gonna face the greatest challenge of your entire journey. Either you kill Asgore, take his soul, and return to the surface, leaving monsters down here, or Asgore will kill you and will use your soul to return to the surface, destroying humanity." He chuckled, as the smile came back to his face.
"If I were you, I would've already thrown in the towel. But kid..." The human looked at Sans, confusion in their eyes.
"You have something called DETERMINATION. What is determination? It's the desire to keep going, no matter what obstacles face you...."
"Boy, do I have a bone to pick with you...." Sans said, looking to the eight girls in Sunset's doorway. They all looked to him in fear, not knowing what his next move would be.
"U-Um.... Who are you, sir?" The one with purple hair asked. The hooded skeleton didn't respond.
"Ummm... Do we know you from somewhere then?" He started to chuckle.
"Right now, you will be judged on every action you've made towards Sunset, to this point." He said, taking off his hood. They all gasped at what he looked like. A... Skeleton?
"Who's gonna go first?" He asked himself, putting his hand to his chin. He looked at each of the girls, but only one stood out. A pink-haired girl with yellow skin.
"Sans?" He could hear the voice of Sunset. He looked up, seeing Sunset sticking her head out the window.
"What are you doing out here? It so co-" She began, as she saw her former friends still at the door. She sighed, and frowned.
"I thought I told you guys to go away. Why are you still here?" She questioned with aggression in her voice. The cowgirl sighed and looked to the fire in Sunset's eyes.
"We're sorry we didn't believe you, Sugarcube. We just want one chance to prove ourselves. Just one chance..." She said. Sunset sighed, and looked to the girls.
"No. You guys decided to leave me, and I'm done with it. Your friendship was a lie, and there is no way you can make it a truth." She said calmly. Applejack shook her head.
"You can't be alone, Sugarcube! Do you want to return to your old way of life? The mean girl in school?" The cowgirl asked. Sunset shook her head.
"No, of course not. I've done too much to earn everyone's trust. And I'm not going to have that taken away from me. But..." She wanted to cry badly. Give up friendship? She would be so lonely.
"I can sense that one of you is pure of heart...." Sans continued, looking to the group of girls. Sunset looked to Sans, confusion in her eyes.
"What? NONE of them believed me. How can you say that one of them is innocent? They're all backstabbers!" She said, all of the girls looking to her in confusion. Rainbow couldn't hold back anymore.
"What do you mean WE'RE backstabbers?! Everyone made a simple mistake, because all evidence led to you! How can you call THAT backstabbing?!" Sunset immediately lost it, and climbed out the open window, onto the snowy plain.
"Maybe you would've at least tried to help me prove innocent if you really wanted to complete this.... Chore to Princess Twilight!!" She said, pointing an accusing finger at Rainbow.
"A CHORE?! Who said our friendship was a CHORE?!" She yelled, pushing Sunset back. Sunset looked at Rainbow, confused at what she meant.
"We would've forgiven you regardless of what Princess Twilight would say. It was just the right thing to do." She said. Everything was silent then. All that anyone could hear was wind rushing. Sunset and Rainbow stared into each other's eyes, and the state was locked.
"You... Would've been my friend regardless?" Sunset asked. She looked to the other girls standing in her doorway, each of them looking to each other and nodding.
"Sure, you did some dickish things to us in the past. But..." Rainbow let out a sigh, and looked down.
"Well... Listen. We made a mistake, and we are extremely sorry about not trusting you. So..." She looked up to Sunset with sadness in her eyes.
"Can you give us a second chance, like we did to you? I'm sorry that I didn't trust you, but... we're not even asking for friendship. We're just asking for forgiveness." Sunset looked to Rainbow, and to all of the other girls. Then to Sans, who had been listening to this.
"Well... I forgive you guys..." The girls smiled, and looked to Sunset, eagerly waiting for the next question to be answered. Sunset looked to the girls, sighing.
"But for friendship... I'm gonna just need to think about it." She said, only Applejack nodding in understanding.
"We'll give you as much time as you need. Thank you for forgiving us, at the very least. Let's go, girls." Applejack said, walking away. One by one, the girls followed, until only Fluttershy was left.
"Hold it there, Fluttershy." Sans spoke. She turned around and looked to the skeleton dude.
"Out of all of your friends, you were the only one to believe that Sunset wasn't lying. Even Applejack, expert in honesty, couldn't tell. Why wouldn't you stick up for your friend?" He asked, and a frown reached Fluttershy's face. Soon, tears started to come to her eyes.
"I-I just thought that they would leave me if I didn't stick with them.... And I didn't want that to happen.... I'm sorry, Sunset..." She said, wiping her face. Sans looked to Sunset, and back to Fluttershy.
"You didn't want to hurt them... That's the truest answer. You knew it would hurt them if you left them for Sunset, and you didn't want to happen. They were already hurt enough, due to some of their most precious secrets being thrown out into the world." He said. He blinked a few times, and soon looked into Fluttershy's eyes, which shone in the moonlight. She stared back at the white pupils.
"Well, regardless of the result...." He said, closing his eyes. Her face turned red, not knowing what he would say next.
"You strived to do the right thing, and that's what matters." Sans said, flashbacks coming back to him. Different timelines. Fluttershy looked up, smiling and her flesh turning back to yellow.
"Out of all of those girls, you're the one who deserves to be Sunset's friend the most. Not only did you save her, but you, even though not showing it, believed in her the whole time." Sans finally opened his eyes, and chuckled.
"So, it's Sunset's choice now. Whether you guys are friends again, or if she goes solo. But..." He looked at the moon. It shone brightly in the sky.
"I have a feeling that's not this timeline." He said, letting the two girls stare to the moon.
"Get up, Frisk. We have some work to do." Flowey said, smiling at the limp human body. Immediately, it stood up and started to walk towards the glowing ball in the room. As Frisk touched the glowing ball, a tiny spark shot up into the air, and soon disappeared. Frisk closed his eyes, and reopened them, his narrow eyes revealing small pupils. His wounds had been tended to, and he was alive once more.
"Now, we should get going. We're gonna need Asgore's soul to cross the barrier." Flowey said in a cunning voice. The human started to chuckle, but soon stopped.
"You know that I'm not Frisk, Asriel." The human turned around, and closed their eyes.
"It's me, Chara."
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I know that this chapter was absolute SHIT, and it RUINED the story. But I like the idea, so... I'm sticking with it. Now, you haters go away. Stop the hate comments. I'm an absolutely shitty writer and I know it, so I don't need you to say it. If you don't like it, go away. Don't even hit the dislike button. Just stop reading the story and fuck yourself.
Anyways, on more positive matters, I've finally decided on what to name the dog! Since everyone wanted me to do it.... I'm naming it Toby. I originally wanted to name it Charlie, but I guess Toby would make more sense. So, it's settled. Votes are done!
And once again, I know I ruined the story, so please don't go in the comments and tell me it again. I normally do fuck it up during the second or third chapter, so please. I work on a different system than most other people, so... Yeah. Oh, and spoiler alert: This is gonna have a sort of Watch_Dogs theme with those types of plot twists, so be expecting that.
And finally, I just want to thank you for all of the support for this story. It got 43 likes from just 2 chapters! I'm so fucking happy! So... Once again, thank you guys so much for the support, and thank you so much for reading. As always, I will see all you dudes.... IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!!