SOULTALE | By ShadowNTS

(Chapter 42) True lab.

Frisk, Sans and Flowey are traversing the underground. Through the way, they remember all the memories while looking at their old home.

SNS: Good times, ay?
FSK: I agree.
FLW: I can't remember the number of times you pranked me here.
SNS: Heh.

They're headed to hotland, to check out something in alphys' lab. They quickly move through snowdin and waterfall and arrive at their destination.

FSK: I forgot how hot it is here.
FLW: If we don't move quickly, I'll dry up!
SNS: Follow me. I know a shortcut.
*FWOOP*
SNS: We're here. You two check the place out while I go and grab some food in alphys' kitchen.
FSK: Sure.
FLW: Don't take long trashbag!

Sans splits ways and goes to find some food. Frisk with flowey on their shoulder starts exploring.

FLW: Has the lab always been this creepy?
FSK: You're one to talk considering how many times you've done those faces of yours.
FLW: Hmph! That's the old me.
FSK: I'm kidding! Loosen up a bit.
*HUM*
FLW: What was that?
FSK: I don't know. It seemed to have come from that door. Let's check it out.
FLW: I've got a bad feeling about this.
FSK: It'll be alright. You got the strongest knight with you after all.

Frisk approaches the door where the noise came from. They press their hand on the padlock next to it. The door flips open and inside there is an elevator.

FLW: An elevator? Where does it even go?
FSK: Down it seems.
FLW: That scientist has always given me bad vibes.
FSK: Let's go in!
FLW: What?! Hey! Stop!

Frisk enters the elevator, dragging Flowey who doesn't want to enter. The elevator descends. After a seemingly long time, the elevator doors open revealing a rundown facility.

FLW: What is this place?
FSK: A lab of some sorts.
FLW: It looks like it has been abandoned for decades, maybe even centuries.
FSK: This is where that scent was leading me.
FLW: What scent?
FSK: Users of determination can pick up soul scent.
FLW: That doesn't answer my question.
FSK: Every entity that possesses a soul wherever they go, leave a trail of energy I can detect.
FLW: And whose scent are you tracking now?
FSK: Charas'.
FLW: You mean... she's alive?
FSK: I don't quite understand how she's regaining her physical form but that's not important. What's important is trying to find her. She left me a note before her departure. It speaked of a "goal" and "mission" she was on.
FLW: Could this be what she was talking about?
FSK: Only one way to know.

Frisk starts moving through the corridors. The place is filled with cobwebs and dust, truly of an abandoned facility. Whilst walking, Frisk hears something in the distance.
*SPARK*

FSK: Impossible.
FLW: What is it?
FSK: Another save point.
FLW: What?! But how?! I thought you destroyed them all after you got your happy ending.
FSK: I did. The only other save points that exists is an artificial one that I created through alphys' help and sheer determination, but that's in the soul palaces' basement. So why? Why is that there?
FLW: Should we touch it?
FSK: *gulp* I have to know.

Frisk approaches the save point. It sparkles and looks like any other one. Frisk raises their hand above it.

F̸͖̠̈́I̷͖͇̐̇L̵͙̎E̷̻͐ ̷̢̼̓S̵̹̉A̶͙͋V̷̻̏È̸̜͈D̸̗̑ͅ

A gooey hand forms and grabs frisks' arm. Frisk takes out their blade and cuts it.

FSK: What the hell is that?!
FLW: It doesn't look friendly.

The save point melts into a terrifying monster. It stands tall, almost breaking the facility ceiling.
*ROAR*

FSK: Why do I feel determination coming from them?
FLW: I thought monsters' couldn't hold determination.
FSK: They can't. That's not an ordinary monster. That's an amalgamation. Alphys told me about an incident long ago where she tried to inject a monster with determination, but I thought they went extinct.
FLW: Well it's in front of us now. Do something!
*SCREECH*

The amalgamate starts moving towards Frisk, extending their tentacles towards her. Frisk cuts through them all but they just regenerate back.

FLW: Strongest knight, my ass! Kill it!
FSK: How about I feed you to it?!

Flowey assists Frisk in battle by shooting pellets at the amalgamate. They sink right in. Every attack is useless. The amalgamation tanks it all. The ground shakes. Arms come out of the ground and grab Frisks' legs. She is unable to move.

FSK: Shit! I can't move. I cut them but they just grow back stronger!

The amalgamation is ready to impale Frisk through the heart. Suddenly the facility shakes.
*BLAST*
A powerful blast completely evaporates the amalgamate. Sans descends through the hole in the facility ceiling.

End of Chapter 42
"True Lab"