Reborn as a baby Xtale Gaster

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Warning: Violence

Hours later
Gaster POV
I groaned as I opened my eyes and felt someone staring at me. I rolled over delirious before I froze as I saw a ghost. No- wait it's just Chara. I looked at Chara before they spoke "I know its you Gaster." I blinked deciding to coo playfully. Chara glared at me before he spoke "Stop that, I don't know why but Overwrite yourself back to being an adult and let me kill you, you cocky bastard." Even if I could I wouldn't with that threat. A second passed with nothing happening before Chara was angry.

They pulled out a knife. My breath hitched as I saw the red glow of the impossibility sharp blade. I began to cry as Chara grabbed my left hand in his free hand. The crying quickly devolved into screeching sobs as he slid the the knife between the middle bone and the end bones of my pinkie finger. I screamed loudly fat purple tinted tears dripping down my face as Chara began to use the knife to pry the finger bone off of the rest of my hand. Red hot searing shot through my hand and up my arm. The world grew hazy as I heard a loud noise. I couldn't make it out.

Hours passed before I woke up. I flinched as my entire left arm ached. Everything was still hazy but I could just make out Torial sitting at my side, Papyrus pacing clearly worried out of his mind. I closed my eyes exhausted and let myself drift away again.

I don't know how much longer passed before I woke up again.  I groaned my arm still aching as I opened my eyes.  This time there where five people.  Undyne who looked ready to commit murder, Torial but her hands where glowing green, Sans and Papyrus who looked like they hadn't slept in more than a few days Papyrus's coffee practically confirming my suspicions and Frisk who was shirtless but had enough bandages wrapped around him to make a shirt.  I smiled as they noticed me.  They walked over as Torial shouted "HE'S  AWAKE AND DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE MIGHT PASS OUT AGAIN."  I laughed as Papyrus picked me up and I hugged him. 

I looked at Undyne as I noticed my left hand was wrapped up in bandages.  I frowned before I felt myself be carried to the couch and a documentary about the process of making crayons was on.  Torial looked at Papyrus before he spoke "They seem to like documentaries and one of the channels we scrolled past earlier was a little kids show and they looked ready to throw up.  Plus it is educational so...". Sans blinked before he smiled "Wonder if we should put on a series about chocolate milk, might keep him entertained for weeks."  Torial laughed as I looked at Sans confused.  Undyne also looked vaguely confused and noticed mine so she spoke "Why would chocolate milk entertain him for weeks?"  Papyrus quickly replied in a low tone, "Gaster loved chocolate milk to an obsessive degree!  I refuse to let that horrid addiction return."  Sans continued.  "He once drank several gallons in one day I don't know how much but it was at least five gallons and he only stopped as he ran out." 

I had to hold back laughter at the scene it created before Torial spoke.  "Sans, Papyrus.  I have something to say about baby Gaster."  I looked at Torial as did Sans along with Papyrus who looked immediately worried.  She looked at me before she continued.  "I would prefer it in private away from everyone, including the baby."  Papyrus looked down at me while I pretended to be absorbed into the documentary mainly staring at the vat of red crayon wax.  He turned away before he followed Torial along with Sans out of the living room.  Undyne and I then made eye contact but she shook her head answering a wordless question.  She then proceeded to plop down on my right as I remembered that the TV was absolutely wrecked last time I was here.  I wonder how long I was out.  I decided I'd ask Undyne once Frisk was gone.  They'd probably get a snack or go to bed eventually.

~Elsewhere~

Papyrus POV

I looked around the ruins of the city.  I found it quite sad that it was mostly destroyed in the outrage that followed Frisk and Chara Overwriting it so everyone remembered.  The occasional monster we passed would glare at us, mainly Sans and I.  The humans we passed looked blank, shocked.  They strolled by listlessly.  It wasn't easy learning that you're entire existence and every experience you ever had and every will have is pointless.  Just a face among millions, they would do nothing.  Literally just background characters.  I looked towards Torial wondering what she was talking about.  What could possibly be wrong with Gaster?  Hopefully it's nothing serious and a simple fix.  Eventually we left the city and entered the fields around the city. 

We continued still in a still silence.  The kind that was suffocating, even too skeletons with no need to.  I personally stopped a half hour ago.  Finally Torial stopped and turned around.  Sans looked around before he spoke trying to make a joke "Jeez Torial, It I didn't know you I'd of assumed you came to kill us."  It didn't land.  Torial sighed before she spoke.  "There's something with Gaster's soul.  I spoke with Asgore who was the last person to check Gaster although it was several years ago, The abnormality wasn't there the last time." 

I froze.  "He's only been like this for three days!  Oh Asgore please have it be nothing!"  "Tori, could it have to do with all that soul sharing stuff G did?  Like some of Chara's soul is still there."  I looked up at Torial hopeful that that was the issue before she shock her head.  "No that's not it.  When Gaster overwrite himself the rest of Chara's soul returned to them and Gaster's soul disappeared from Chara completely.  But there's another soul I found in Gaster's soul.  It's definitely not Frisk, or Chara's.  It's faded but I was able to determine color... it's orange."  Torial paused. 

How is that possible?  Another soul?  "It's extremely fragile and seems to be mixing with Gaster's as the edges where they meet is more foggy.  The souls are absorbing each other and we can't do anything.  Gaster's soul is weakened to the point of shattering and seems to only be held together by the orange soul.  Separation may have once been possible but it's not anymore without both souls shattering."  Sans looked conflicted before he spoke "So both souls would shatter if separated and are holding each other together?"  Torial nodded solemnly "Yes, that is exactly the case."  I swallowed before I spoke "So Gaster will likely eventually completely disappear and someone else will take him over?"  Torial nodded.  Oh Asgore.