#crystal undertale

[morrekorb]

Y'know, I don't think we're talking enough about how Deltarune gave us the original names of some of Undertale's algamates.

Like, you can't just be calling her "Snowdrake's mom" anymore, her name is CRYSTAL!!!!

[existencebringsonlypain]

posted an undertale fic

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

tumblr version below-

* You laugh, and keep laughing.

* It's SO funny, you can't stop.

* Tears run down your face.

* ... what?

* You didn't do that?

"Because only I did."

It's so cold.

Chara struggles to take a deep breath, brushing salty water off of their face. Why are they laughing? This is horrible. Chara knew her. Her name was Crystal, she was a wonderful mom. Snowy loved her deeply. And now she's- She's. This.

They scrub more tears out of their eyes as Frisk selects Laugh again. "Wh...at?"

* But it's not funny.

They watch as the attack strays to the side pitifully and sob. She can't even- she can't-

Frisk selects Heckle, and they curl up into a ball and sob again.

* You said something like...

* "You look horrible."

* "Why are you even alive?"

* ... what?

* You didn't say that?

"But I would have."

They're shaking. They knew her. They knew her.

Frisk selects Heckle once more. Chara looks upon them, dumbfounded.

* You call this a performance?

The Amalgamate- because that's all she is anymore, isn't it?- murmurs something,  and it takes Chara a moment to realize it's her son's name. A whole new wave of gasping for air overcomes them. "She just- She- She just wants-"

They always were an ugly crier.

Frisk finally selects Joke. Chara almost screams with relief.

* You told a bad pun about snow.

* Her expression starts to shift.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you- thank-"

The Amalgamate mumbles something again. And it's- heartbreaking, it's- she remembers-

Frisk deliberately runs into the bullets here, there was no way she could have hurt them naturally.

Joke.

* You told a bad pun about snow.

* Her expression changes more.

She slurs something else. She's thanking Frisk. Seems like they're of the same mind here.

Frisk tries to run into the bullets once more, but the border stops them.

Joke.

* You told a bad pun about snow.

* She's completely calmed down.

The encounter ends. Chara presses their lips together.

* YOU WON!

Chara chokes.

* You earned 0 XP and 0 gold.

"Please don't do that again."