Entry Number 5, Pacifist Timeline Number 1
... I hadn't realized it before now, but I truly regret not being there for my boys when it mattered most. I suppose my sentimentality got the better of me when I allowed him to toy with everyone's lives and get away with it. Many of my harbored feelings factored into such a decision. If I had left him there to die where I found him, maybe they wouldn't have suffered across countless timelines... but I caved in because he was Sans's age in human years. Had it not been for my power, he likely wouldn't have survived. His soul was far too gone; his trait was faded to grey. I suppose a part of me also gambled on the notion that he could've been different... different from the ones who were murdered over a decade ago.
Still, allowing him to get away with the things he's done... The "Genocide Runs", the RESETs... it's simply inexcusable. I highly doubt that Frisk actually remembers any of it with someone new in control of their soul now, but I don't doubt that Sans remembers... and he's probably realized by now that the human doesn't. Unfortunately, he will never fully understand the predicament they are in... not so long as he remains out of direct contact with the human's soul.
If only you could know the things I've seen, Sans... Perhaps then we could find a way to stop your "nightmares" once and for all. Alas, I am in no position to control your fate. That power lies solely in her hands.
- W. D. Gaster
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Entry Number 6, Pacifist Timeline Number 1
Something has happened that is most intriguing. One of the recently added variables accessed the void from a weak point in this timeline's code by pure chance. That young hooded monster from the Royal Guard was in pursuit of the white dog, for it had stolen her weapon during her confrontation with the humans. I won't deny, I had my concerns with the first subject coming into direct contact with one of the timeline's entities, but he remained hidden in the shadows of the void. Perhaps he was feeling a bit shy today.
Red panicked at first, able to see us once entering the void, and quite obviously identifying the second subject as a human... or at the very least, human enough by our standards. Despite the uninvited guest, the second subject gave the Annoying Dog a firm scolding (I still don't see why she insisted I let her keep it around) before removing the sword from its jaws and gently handing it back to Red. Unfortunately, our guest had other plans than to be grateful and charged straight forth, trying to stab her with the intention of taking her soul. Of course, this attempt was proven futile, as she is currently a mere distortion chained by the laws of the void.
If there is one takeaway I have from this that amuses me greatly, it was her reaction to being stabbed uselessly by our guest. She looked Red in the eye and asked with her most deadpanned expression yet, "So, do you want your sword back..?"
Though it humbles me to admit, her naivety got a genuine chuckle out of me.
- W. D. Gaster
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The two humans continued their journey through the Underground, their footsteps crunching into the snowy pathway as they traveled a bit more cautiously. After their rather disturbing encounter with Red, they've been more careful during confrontation with other monsters, sometimes even choosing to flee from a quarrel should the need arise. Though none of the locals appeared to be as aggressive as the hooded monster from earlier, the older human still didn't want to take those chances. If there were any other monsters with that kind of malice towards humans, she had doubts if they'd even survive a confrontation like that, so until her fears were quelled, they were going to be walking on eggshells for the most part.
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Lost In The Echo (Arc 1: UNDERTALE)
Fanfiction(Based on the story I wrote several years ago, though now fully revamped. The previous incarnation is completely retconned by the canonical events of this story) Long ago, two races ruled the Earth: Humans and Monsters. One day, war broke out betwee...
