Chapter Six: Heartache

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Note: I'm only going to have the soundtrack for the boss battles.

"You wish to return home do you not? Ahead of us lies the end of the ruins. I am going to destroy it. No one will be able to leave ever again. Now please my child be good and go back upstairs." Toriel said as she walked again. Tierney felt determined to leave to find her friends and continued to follow Toriel until they stopped walking again. "Please little one do not understand why I am doing this? I'm only doing this to protect you from THEM from ASGORE. They only wish to see you dead, I do not. I can protect you here so please go back upstairs." Toriel said. Toriel continued to walk and Tierney followed to the end of the corridor. Toriel then stopped walking again and so did Tierney. "This is your final warning my child, please turn back now." Toriel said and walked into the next room. Tierney heisted a bit but with determination in her, she continued into the next room. In the room was a large purple door which Tierney guess was the way out. Toriel sighs. "You are just like the others. If you truly wish to leave then prove to me. Prove to me that you are strong enough to survive!" Toriel shouted as she summoned fireballs.

 Prove to me that you are strong enough to survive!" Toriel shouted as she summoned fireballs

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Tierney was able to dodge the first wave of fireballs. Tierney had no idea what to do, she didn't want to fight Toriel. "Spare her." A voice said. Tierney recognized that voice. It was the same voice from her dream. She looked around but didn't see anyone which she thought was weird but she did what the voice said and pressed the spare button. Toriel as first didn't say anything and threw another wave of fireballs at Tierney. Tierney dodged half of them but the other half hitted her which lowered her hp which is now at 30/40. Tierney pressed spare again but Toriel still nothing happened except Toriel throwing another wave of fireballs at her. This was getting exhausted. Tierney looked over at the fight button which was dim and not glowing like the other buttons because she always avoided that button but Toriel did say to prove herself so maybe if she did it just once. So she moved her hand from hovering the spare button over to hovering the fight button which glowed a bit. But as she was about to press it a hand grabbed her hand making her stop inches away from the button. Tierney knew who the hand belonged to because she could see a little bit of the light blue bagged sweater. Tierney looked over to her and saw the person she saw in her dreams. "What are you doing here?" Tierney asked. "Helping you with Toriel's fight but this will be the only time I can help you. You don't want to hurt anyone right?" They asked. "Yes." Tierney replied. "Then don't press that fight button because it will hurt them." They said. "Then what am I suppose to do? How do I win this fight?" Tierney asked. "Just keep sparing her, trust me." They said as they moved Tierney's hand back over the spare button and the fight button went back to being a dim light. "Okay I trust you." Tierney said and pressed the button. The person then faded away and it was just Tierney alone again. "W-What are you doing? Fight me or run away!" Toriel shouted as she sent another wave of fireballs. "I'm not fighting you or running away!" Tierney shouted back as she was able to dodge all of them this time. Tierney decided to eat one of the monster candies to restore her hp back to 40 then clicked the spare button again. "What are you doing?! Stop it!" Toriel said. Toriel then threw another wave of fireballs but this time it went around Tierney instead of hitting her (I know it only does that for 1 hp but this is another au!). Tierney could see tears coming from Toriel, it looked like she didn't want to fight either but she continued anyways. Tierney then suddenly felt determined again and kept pressing the spare button and eventually Toriel broke down and could no longer fight anymore. "I understand my child, my fears, my doubts I will put them aside besides it would not be right for you to grow up in a place like this. The ruins do get small once you get used to them." Toriel said. Tierney smiled and walked up to Toriel and they hugged each other. After they broke from the hug Toriel stood up. "As soon as you leave please do not come back my child, I hope you understand that." Toriel said. Toriel walked around Tierney and headed back into the long corridor but not before stopping and turning around to look at Tierney one final time and then turns around again and walked away. This made Tierney cry a bit. She was sad for Toriel and she did want to live with her but she had to find her friends and made sure they are safe. Tierney wiped her tears and faced the large purple doors.  

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