Rodrigo kept walking the ruins, looking for Toriel. He was feeling much better(specially since the pain on his butt seemed to vanish once he woke up.)
From Judgement Hall, the mental...or would it be spiritual...realm Rodrigo acess with his Determination when he needs to, or is unconscious...Frisk watched her "little brother", ready to guide him if he needed help. Only to feel a hand touch her shoulder!
"Say, Frisk...." Chara said, "Since Partner is busy right now, we have some privacy here. Up for a talk?" unlike usual, she didn't look sarcastic, or angry when talking to her, which is unusual. What could she be planning?
"I'm sorry, Chara, but I'm busy. I have to protect my little brother..." Frisk said, but then gave a patient sigh and turned to face Chara, "....Though, you won't really accept this anwser, and seeing as your Determination is stronger than mine without Rodrigo's help, I don't have much of a choice, do I?"
Chara smirked, "You know me well, Frisk." she noted. Then, she added, "I have a question for you, and an advice that you might need. First, the advice, if you insist on this "Big Sister" thing, then do the sisterly thing and let Rodrigo get stronger, already."
"....Chara, both of us share Rodrigo's body, but I won't let you use him for your naughty ways. Rodrigo sees me as his big sister, so protecting him is my duty!" Frisk said, her usually closed eyes seeming to narrow.
"Hmm...my naughty ways? I'm not the only naughty kid here, am I, "little miss perfect behavior"?" Chara asked, her smirk increasing, before she asked the confused looking girl, "I mean, aren't big sisters supposed to be sincere to their little brothers? So...here's the question. When will you tell Partner the truth?"
"...." Frisk looked down. She understood what Chara meant! "....I can't tell him, at least not unless there's any other choice. I...have a promise I need to keep."
Chara smirked and teasingly said, "Oh, first you hide secrets from your little brother, then you lie to me? Naughty, naughty. Someone should give you a spanking, Frisk."
"Y-you know I wouldn't lie to anyone, even to you, Chara!" Frisk gasped at the accusation!
"Oh, really? But there was no one who you could've promised this to at the time. There was no one around but me, you, and...." she said, then got quiet, and smirked, as she understod. "Oh....NOW I get it. You might be telling the truth after all...heh, who'd say his guilt would be the reason for this recent reset." she added!
Frisk just sighed, "....Chara, please. Let me go back to watching over my little brother...." she said, feeling unconfortable with the memories. Yes, a big sister had to always tell the truth to her little brother, but for Rodrigo's own good, and to keep a promise, Frisk had to leave him on the dark. And she didn't like being reminded of this one little bit!
Chara smirked, "Okay, okay, I'll leave you alone, for now. But, I think things just got more interesting..." she mused!
Back in the ruins, Rodrigo had just eaten a LOT of Monster Candy(if Frisk wasn't busy talking with Chara, she'd probably advice him to take only two as it was requested, though!) as he tried to find his way.
Frisk gasped as she said, "Little brother, you're hurt!"
Indeed, Rodrigo had ran into a few traps and agressive monsters, but was able to keep on the Merciful path...for now!
"O-oh, big sis! I thought you were asleep or something...." Rodrigo said, surprised as he saw Frisk on his side, then asked, "How are you outside Judgement Hall, though? I mean, aren't the three of us sharing my body?"
"It's a bit complicated to understand, but I'm still on your body. What you're seeing is just an astral projection of me. I can see you, you can see me by your side, but no one else but you can see or hear me. It's easier for us to talk when you're not in Judgement Hall that way." Frisk explained to her adoptive brother, then hugged him.
Perhaps due to their situation of their souls sharing the same body, Rodrigo could feel her hug as if she was physically there, and hugged his adoptive sister back!
Feeling guilty, not only for hiding a secret from him, but also for her distraction letting him get hurt, Frisk began, "I-I'm sorry, Rodrigo. I was distracted with...."
Only to be interrupted, as they saw Chara's own astral projection sitting on a rock in front of them. "...Say, partner. How is the whole "Mercy" thing working out for you?" she joked, as she saw how injured he was!
Frisk shot Chara a disapproving look...well, as much as she could considering she never opens her eyes...while Rodrigo sniffled and winced a bit, but returned the joke by saying, "I'm working on all the quirks, partner."
Chara's eyes widened in surprise at the anwser, which made Rodrigo and Frisk think she'd get mad....before, surprising the two of them, Chara gave a small smirk and began laughing!
"Partner, what a riot! I haven't had such a laugh in a good while. Never thought you could actually turn my joke against me!" Chara praised Rodrigo. Despite her....personality divergences, Chara was still very much a child, and this was one of the rare moments it showed!
Even Rodrigo and Frisk couldn't help but laugh at this! As the kids laughed, and even shared a joke or two, someone arrived behind Rodrigo!
"My child, who are you talking to?" Toriel asked Rodrigo, as like Chara and Frisk said, she could not see or hear them.
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Underspankings-Mercy Or Violence
FanfictionMercy or Violence? Which is the best approach? Rodrigo, who just began playing Undertale for the very first time, has to find out which way is best as he ends up in the actual Underground. But when a Fallen Child's soul inhabiting Rodrigo's body tri...
