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[The plan failed.

Asriel didn't want to kill any of them, him and Chara wrestled for control... and the villagers decided to take matters into their own hands. Driven by fear, Asriel was shot at and beaten all while Chara screamed at him to fight back. To take the six SOULs so that they could finally be free.

And he couldn't do it.

Asriel wakes up in the mansion with a startled cry, hands in the air feebly trying to defend himself from the humans attacking him. But all of a sudden, they're just... gone. And he's here, in this unfamiliar mansion. H-how did...

Where was Chara? He can't feel them, he can't... they had to still be there, right? Was Chara mad at him and that's why he can't feel their SOUL? They can't be gone yet, they didn't finish the plan. That was the whole point-

He finds a mysterious phone in his pocket, fishing it out and looking at it. It's newer than anything he's ever owned, and after a few minutes of fumbling with it, he kind of figures it out. While unaware that the video is on, his scarred up face appears on the screen. There's a jagged mark across his face, his ears look torn up. His eyes are wet and he's still sniffling. His whole body hurts, he's terrified and alone, and with shaky hands he ends up sending a message across the network for help.]

M-mom, dad? Are you there? I'm - I'm sorry, I messed up, I'm so sorry. I - I want to go home, I don't know where I am-!

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[Toriel currently thinks she's several hundred years in the past- and as such, has never seen a phone, period. So having some weird noise coming from her pocket and finding some weird glass rectangle thingy with moving pictures on it is... pretty freaky. Is that another boss monster...? A child, obviously, but... still another monster]

Hey, uh- I mean, excuse me, um... Are you trapped in there??? Are you alright? I don't know where I am either- are there any humans around you?

[She taps the screen a bit, trying to figure this out.]

[The sudden picture of his mom's face on the screen startles him. But he recognizes her instantly. He bites back a sob as he answers her.]

Mom! Mom, it's me-!

[He's not in the form he was when he and Chara fused SOULs, but she doesn't seem like she recognizes him. Probably from all the cuts and scars on his face.]

I-I don't think so, I think they went away. I-I don't want them to come back...

What?? Listen, Kid, I- uhh... [Okay, no, not 'kid'. That doesn't sound dignified at all. What the heck is she supposed to call them, though??? 'Child' maybe? 'Young one'? That sounds so clumsy, though, how's she- okay actually this is not a good time for this line of thought, just. Worry about it later. She needs to figure out what's going on, and maybe when she's not having a panic attack then she can worry more about sounding like she's a member of a royal family.]

I don't have any kids, alright? I'm Toriel- I mean, Princess T- n, no, I... Queen Toriel, I guess.

[God, she still can't believe it. She's not ready for this. She doesn't want this to be real, for her to need to have this responsibility, for Asgore's parents to be dead.]

[What she says doesn't make any sense. The way she's talking to him doesn't make any sense. Was she... was she mad at him because he left? And that's why she's saying he's not her son?]

Mom, please... I want to go home... I'm sorry, I won't leave again, I'm so sorry. I-I just want to go home...

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I'm... not...

[Toriel thinks, about why some kid would be so desperate to find their mom and go home. Why they'd be desperate enough to pick out some total stranger as their mother.

She doesn't like the answer that comes to mind. And she has... no idea at all how to handle this. She doesn't even know how to handle her own losses right now, how is she supposed to...]

I'm sorry, I don't... think there's anything I can do.

[Her answer only gets a louder sob out of him. She can't help him. Chara's not here. He doesn't know where he is or if someone's going to come find him and finish the job they started in the village.

He opens his mouth, trying to form words between his crying.]

I-I need... I need to h-hide...

That... is probably a good idea yeah. I can... Can I help you find a hiding spot? Protect you if any humans show up?

[She taps the screen again.]

How do I get through this window to you? I mean, it's too small, but... I'm sorry, I don't know how to get to you and this whole thing is just... I'm really confused.

[She just wants to help. Wants to be able to save at least one life, to not just stand by unable to do anything again.]

I... um... I don't know... I'm by some stairs. And there's some big doors across from me...

[He's in the Entrance Hall, though he's not really sure how to describe it. He can't find the right words in this state.]

It looks a little like when you walk into the castle.

I'm outside somewhere... so, I'm guessing you're somewhere in that big building over there? It's the only place I can see that'd have a room like that. Or... any rooms at all, actually.

Don't move, okay? I'll try and be there as soon as I can.

::Asgore barely knows how to computer, but::

::ASGORE SLAMS THE HELL OUT OF THE REPLY BUTTON::

SON IT'S ME IT'S YOUR DAD YOU'RE ALIVE I'M HERE WHERE ARE YOU PLEASE TELL ME I'LL GET YOU DO YOU KNOW WHERE THIS IS.

[Asriel can barely process what his dad is saying, but he practically bursts into tears the moment he hears his voice.

He messed up, he messed up so badly, and he can't find Chara and he can't find his way home and and and-]

D-dad! Dad! [He can barely talk between fresh sobs, but...] I-I don't know where I am, please - I want to go home, it hurts, please...

[His voice breaks, but the setting behind Asriel seems to be set in the main entrance of the mansion. Asriel looks like he's next to some stairs.]

I AM IN A ROOM I DO NOT RECOGNIZE that's a nice armchair BUT I'LL FIND YOU AS SOON AS I CAN. DON'T. MOVE.

::You get a Blair-Witch-o-vision Shaky Moving Camera vision of your father sprinting out of his room, tossing the door to his room open, and looking around -- a hallway. A large, long hallway. Well, that's certainly the sort of place he'd live at, at the end of a lengthy hallway.::

::Man this camera sure is shaky. Watching it is probably nauseating.::

[Asriel does move a little - behind a plant, when he thinks he hears someone coming. It doesn't hide him as well as he thinks, but his tail is sticking out and he's covering his face with his ears.]

::You hear a very large thing running in the hallway. You probably recognize the sound of your father's heavy footsteps.::

::But in addition to the heavy footsteps you also probably hear something else.::

ASRIEL!
(huff, puff)
ASRIEL!
(huff, puff)
ASRIEL!

::Your dad yelling your name between gasps of breath.::

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SON ITS YOUR DAD and also you died 5 minutes ago

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