Underspankings-Mercy Or Violence

Chapter 5-Wrong About Mother?

The next day started as usual. After eating Toriel's tasty breakfast, Rodrigo went to play tag with Frisk, while Chara huffed and watched the two, as she laid on the wall with her arms crossed.

If it was up to them, they'd stay here forever. Heck, maybe this was Frisk's idea. Since she became an overprotective big sister, she clearly doesn't want Rodrigo to face the dangers and sadness this journey might bring...

....But, Chara had enough, if they are content enough to stay here, she'll have to persuade her Partner to move on personally! So, she walked to Rodrigo....

"Look, Partner. Did you notice these stairs leading down?" Chara asked Rodrigo, who blinked as he stopped playing with Frisk to look at where his partner was motioning to.

"I never paid attention to them..." Rodrigo admitted, curiously.

"W-well, it doesn't matter. If Toriel didn't tell us about it, maybe we should just ignore these stairs." Frisk said, sweatdropping, before teaching Rodrigo, "Remember, little brother, that some places are just unsafe for us kids. There's a time and a place to be curious."

"O...okay, big sis..." Rodrigo said, but his little face showed he was VERY curious right now, as he looked at the stairs!

"I think it might be the way out, Partner." smirked Chara. "Out of the ruins...and to your home, perhaps."

"Chara!!" Frisk yelled, before gulping and saying, "D-don't teach what you don't know, you wanna little bro to wander there and get lost?"

"Big sis, don't be so upset. Maybe Chara's right, I can just ask m...Toriel about it!" Rodrigo innocently said.

Frisk sighed. She still remembered the last timeline. She just wanted her new little brother to stay safe and happy, and staying on Toriel's home would be perfect for that!

Alas, thanks to Chara, this seemed not to be, as the trio went to Toriel. Rodrigo didn't notice Frisk's eyebrowns showing she was glaring at Chara through her closed eyes, while Chara just smirked at Frisk smugly! Chara wasn't sure if Frisk could actually see it through her closed eyes...

(Which, for the record, she can, due to her own Determination!)

...But it felt so GOOD to do this, on Chara's opinion!

"Mommy...miss Toriel?" Rodrigo asked, again correcting himself as his Partner glared at him!

"Yes, my child? What is it?" Toriel asked.

"It has been good staying here all this time, but...I think I need to go home..." Rodrigo said.

"W...what do you mean, my child? Y...you are home, see?" Toriel asked, patting Rodrigo's head.

Chara rolled her eyes. "She NEVER changes. Always the same song...."

"Chara, she's sad to see little bro leave. Can't you see it?" Frisk asked.

"You're as innocent as Partner is, and that's annoying. As soon as we leave, she'll just wait for our replacement to fall here." Chara told Frisk.

"Chara, you are so bitter...that isn't good for you..." Frisk said, actually worried for the other girl.

"Shut up, Frisk! I told you already, I don't want your pity!!" growled Chara.

"It wasn't pity....it was worry...." mumbled Frisk.

Chara ignored Frisk, and with her twisted smirk, remarked, confusing Frisk, "Sides, the fun part comes after we go to the Ruins's exit...she won't look for replacements for QUITE a while, trust me..."

Chara's memory came to the very next battle against Toriel, after she and Rodrigo reseted.

"Remember, Partner, no being stubborn. If she stands in our way, we beat her, and that's that! Understood?" Chara warned Rodrigo.

Rodrigo held the wooden stick on his hand, but nodded, "Kay, Partner...I guess we can beat without killing."

"I doubt it, but if this makes you more willing to fight, then sure, do whatever makes you happy. But if you start hesitating too much, let ME take over." Chara warned!

The dark corridors were light up with the flames in Toriel's hands. Rodrigo's shadow seemed to be smirking darkly...it was actually showing not Rodrigo, but Chara. She was sure that, this time, her Partner will do things right. No hesitation. No whining, and specially, no jumping into a fireball for not paying attention!

No Resets, either. Toriel is going down, right here, right now!

"......." Rodrigo again wasn't having nearly as much fun as Chara was. He looked sad as Toriel glared sternly at him.

"No more monsters will fall by your hands. You are the..." Toriel began the same speech from the last reset, but this time, she was shocked!

For, grabbing his wooden stick, Rodrigo just said, "....Let's just get straight to the point..." before he charged her!

"Heh. I'm proud of you, Rodrigo. You're a great Partner!" smirked Chara!

Toriel yelped in pain as the wooden stick hit. However, while Rodrigo had EXP, and Determination, he lacked Chara's killing intent. He was fighting to knock her out, not to kill.

As she tossed (and missed purposely) her fireballs, and tried to dodge the swings, Toriel could see her child's heart was not fully into this. He seemed to be....

"....Crying....?" Toriel wondered, as the sobbing boy kept attacking her! "My child, why are you...."

"Because I don't wanna hurt you! Or kill you! But you're stubborn! You'll NEVER let me leave if we don't fight!" Rodrigo cried, "Why do you make me do this?! Hurt you, huh?! Tell me, MOTHER!!!"

Toriel gasped! This piercing question hit her like a slap to the face! And the way he called her "mother"...it reminded her of...