(Chapter 43) Extract.

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Frisk sighs from relief as she's released from that amalgamations' grip. Flowey looks at sans.

FLW: Can you explain how you're able to defeat that thing while Frisk can't?
FSK: *pant* Yeah... how?
SNS: You could say I've got experience dealing with determination.
FLW: *sigh* Of course you say that.
FSK: *chuckle* You sure do.
SNS: Anyways, what are we looking for?
FSK: Chara.
SNS: So this is where she wandered off to?
FSK: This is where the scent leads me.

Now that they're reunited, they continue moving through the facility until they arrive in a room full of destroyed equipment.

SNS: Seems like she went out with a bang.
FSK: Looks like it.
FLW: What were you thinking Chara?

Frisk and Sans start looking around the room to find anything that may help them track Chara down.

FSK: Sans, take a look at this.
SNS: Hmm? What is it?
FSK: A sort of miniature core. The energy resonating off of this thing can power a whole city.
FLW: With just what's left of it?
FSK: Yeah. What could this possibly have been used for? Maybe some kind of device?
SNS: Kiddo, you may want to check this out.

Frisk turns around to face Sans when she's met with an odd looking machine. It looks used.

FSK: What is this?
SNS: It looks... like one of his creations.
FSK: You mean... the old scientist?
FLW: That guy? He's been gone for centuries. He couldn't possibly be the one who activated it.
FSK: Then that means Chara did. Sans, is there anyway you can get this thing back on?
SNS: The motherboard has been fried and the power source is completely depleted.
FSK: What would we need to power it up?
SNS: We would need... 50 Pentajoules of energy to get it back and running.
FSK: Where could we possibly get that much energy output at once?
SNS: I have an idea. A wild one.
FLW: And that is?
SNS: You.
FLW: Huh? What are you talking about?
SNS: Your shocker breaker can produce up to that amount of energy in a short amount of time.
FLW: I need to be in my god of hyperdeath form to even use that attack. Where are we going to get that much soul essence?
SNS: Good thing that crazed doctor already thought of that before us. Follow me.

Frisk and Flowey follow Sans down the lab and into a large room with a huge machine hanging from the ceiling. Sans flips a switch.

SNS: The DT extractor. A machine created to harness the determination of life forms which possessed it. He successfully extracted the soul essence of 6 humans before the experiment was shut down.
FLW: Six souls?!
SNS: Soul essence is only part of a soul. A standard soul is made up of three parts: the trait, the essence and the core. The trait gives the soul its signature abilities. Essence is the raw material of the soul and the core is what configures the trait and the essence to work together.
FLW: This is enough to give us what we need?
SNS: I'm hopeful, but first, we have to go to the surface. This energy is too much for the lab.

Sans and Frisk teleport back to the surface. Frisk puts flowey down on the ground. Sans takes out the essence and hands it to him.

SNS: They're all yours, flower.
FLW: Much appreciated, skeleton.
*FUSE*

A pillar of light encompasses the flower.
The shockwave pushes back Frisk and Sans. After the light dissipates, a god steps out.

ASR: Feels good to be back.
FSK: Azzy!
*HUG*
SNS: There's time for reunion chatter later. We have stuff to do. Asriel, focus your attack on this core.
ASR: Will do. You should step back.
SNS: No need to tell me twice.
ASR: Time to get back home, Chara.

ASR: Time to get back home, Chara

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End of Chapter 43
"Extract"

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