Undertale One-Shots!

Depressed!Chara x Gaster- Advice

For @MyrandaBarek 😋

In this story, Chara isn't all bent on killing everyone yet, so keep that in mind. Also, I'll be using they/them pronouns for Chara, so you can replace them with whatever you want when reading. Enjoy :3

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Chara kicked a rock aside they made their way around Hotland. They smiled as they tightly squeezed their eyes closed, trying not to cry. Eventually, it began to hurt too much and they were forced to let go.

Chara hated humans. That hatred and the sadness that came because of it was the only reason they ended up in the Underground, but being adopted by a family of goat-Monsters was the last thing they expected. It was nice having a family who cared, but even Chara needed to get away sometimes. The sadness that came from the hatred still lingered and was ready to strike at the worst of moments, like that one.

"Are you okay, child?" A voice said from the shadows.

Chara whipped their head around, scattering tears. "Who's there?"

A dark, figure emerged from up ahead, revealing a tall skeleton wearing all black. He had two distinct crack-like markings on his face, one above his right eye and the other below his lip on the left.

"You seemed upset, so I thought I would say hello," The mysterious man approached. Toriel and Asgore had warned Chara of strangers, so naturally they took a step back. The man laughed. "Do not be afraid. I am Gaster. W. D. Gaster."

"So you're the royal scientist then?" Chara knew of Dr. Gaster, but he almost never left his lab. Rumors had it he was working on something. Something big.

"Yes," He nodded. "How would you like to come back to my laboratory with me?"

Chara didn't want to. They wanted to be alone, away from anything that might cause pain. But for some reason, they found themselves holding Dr. Gaster's extended hand, leading them through Hotland.

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"S-so that's why I feel this way... about-about everything," Chara stumbled over the words as they concluded telling Dr. Gaster about the sadness. It felt good to finally tell someone who would listen without saying "oh, you'll get over it" or something.

"Have some more hot chocolate, it will make you feel better," Dr. Gaster poured Chara another cup of their favorite drink. "I can tell it's been hard for you."

"Y-yeah," They nodded solemnly.

"Well, all I can tell you is to forget about the humans. I can assure you no other humans will fall down for a very long time. Just remember that," Dr. Gaster said, adjusting his glasses. "You should get back to New Home. I can assume they're worrying about you. There's an elevator that will head straight there from my office."

"Thank you... for everything," Chara expressionlessly said as they made their way over to Gaster's office.

"Do not hesitate to come back if you need anything!"

"I won't!" For the first time in a long time, Chara felt truly happy. Talking to Dr. Gaster helped a lot.

It also inspired Chara to come up with a plan to destroy humanity once and for all.

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I hope you liked it! :3