There's Four of Them Now?! (21)

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When I wake up, Chara is standing beside the mattress I'm sleeping on

"Hi Frisk!"
"Morning Chara"
"Look! I can stand without pain now! Alphys came earlier and assessed that I could probably walk across the whole Underground, as long as I take a minute break to sit every 10 minutes!"
"That's great Chara!"
"Oh yeah, Sans told me to go get him when you wake up, he said he'd be by Papyrus' puzzles"
"Okay! We should wake Flowey up though"
"I'm already awake"
"Come on Flowey, no sleeping"
"I haven't slept in a week or two now"
"..."
"I'll travel underground, beneath you two"
"Okay"

Me and Chara walk over to where Sans said he is. Chara has a sweatshirt with a hood so nobody recognizes them

"heya kids"
"Hi Sans!"
"c'mon, don't wanna keep tori waiting"
"Hey Sans...is...is she still mad about..."
"don't think so. you'll be fine, guaranteed"
"Okay..."

Chara looks distant. I give them a small hug so they come back to reality and continue on, until we reach the Ruins door. Sans opens it and we all step inside. Eventually we make it up the stairs. Chara requires a little help but they make it. We hear Toriel in the dining/living room again so we walk over there. Well, I do. Chara and Sans stay behind a little bit, Sans is blocking Chara from view, accidentally I assume

"Hi Toriel!"
"Frisk! Oh thank Angel you're okay!"

Toriel gets up and gives me a hug

"I was worried when you disappeared"
"I left a note on the table"
"There wasn't one there?"
"Huh...I swear I did"

I whisper to Toriel

"Just letting you know, Sans and Chara are here too, around the corner"

She whispers back

"Oh, okay. They can come over, my child"

I walk over to the corner and tell them it's fine to come over too. When Sans rounds the corner Aaliyah looks scared. She's beside the fire. Her scared face turns to shock when she sees Chara

"C-Chara...you're"
"Alive? Yep. Hi mom"

Toriel doesn't look upset or anything. She looks overjoyed

"Welcome back Chara!"

She gives them a big hug

"careful tori, they still have some wounds, especially on their legs"
"Oh! I'm sorry, did I hurt you?"

Toriel slowly puts Chara down

"N-No, I'm fine"

Chara hugs Toriel back. Aaliyah still looks shocked

"H-Why...why did you come here..?"
"The legends. Thought that's pretty obvious."

Chara has a cold tone when talking to Aaliyah

"Why did you come here, Aaliyah?" I ask
"...force"

She sounds distant. Force? Does that mean someone pushed her?

"Who?"
"..."

She goes quiet

"I don't know...but I do know there's a note to Jack about me going on Mt. Ebbot in my room...maybe he'll free us?"
"That's impossible. You'll need 7 humans for that. He'd make 4"
"Oh...so we'll be stuck down here forever..."

I look at Chara. Chara's legs are shaking

"Chara, your legs are shaky. You should sit down"
"N-No, I'm fine"

Sans summons a chair or something, and suddenly they're sitting on it

"there ya go kiddo"

"Did...where did that come from..?"
"i dunno. just kinda chair now"
"Sans. Stop the puns. Please"

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