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Undertale belongs to Toby Fox. I only own Nathan, Julie, Thomas, David, Sarah, and Carmen.

A/N: The children in the story are the ones from "Happiness Long Overdue" and "Hope For Past And Present". Frisk is a boy in this story. Also, the story is another take on what happened to the six children that fell into the Underground and the barrier will not be broken in this story. Now for those of you wondering about Chara and Asriel, that will be revealed in time. :)

For now, enjoy the story! :)

Healing Broken Souls

Chapter 1: Hardest Decision Of All

Wailing filled the castle halls. "No! My babies!" Queen Toriel cried as she heard the awful news from Gerson, who looked saddened to tell his King and Queen what he had discovered.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesties," he said. "The humans would not listen to Prince Asriel and thought he had killed Chara. He refused to fight them, but...they attacked all the same."

Asgore had tears running down his face, shocked and horrified to learn that even though they had been underground for many years, the humans still were biased against them and had killed a monster who had just been trying to be a good brother to his sister and grant her last wish. It had been difficult to learn that Chara was dying and now to have lost their son was more heartbreaking.

Gaster stood by, his head bowed in sadness before he took his leave quietly, vowing to work on the CORE and free them all. He would do it in Chara and Asriel's memories and one day, their deaths would be avenged. No one saw him leave as they were grieving the deaths of the beloved prince and princess.

Asgore stood up, gently clearing his throat. Everyone looked up respectfully, their eyes filled with tears. "My loyal subjects," he said. "I fear, in light of this awful tragedy, that there will never be a place for us on the surface. The humans have proven this with the death of Asriel and Chara."

Toriel was crying still and Gerson politely helped her to stand as she looked like all her strength was gone. Another monster came forward. "But what do we do?" He asked. "We are to stay here in this prison? Let the humans get away with what they have done?"

The king looked grave. "We will stay here in the Underground where we are safe," he said. "For we will never be safe on the Surface. The humans that have hurt us deeply will no doubt pay for their crimes when it is time, but I refuse to stoop to their level and take their lives as they took my children's lives."

Toriel gave Gerson a grateful look before facing the gathered crowd. "My husband is right," she said. "We have known for a long time that humans would not always understand, but now...they may never understand because of their arrogance. We must not become arrogant ourselves, for to do so would make us no better than them and dishonor Asriel and Chara's memories."

Grillby stepped forward. "I agree with the King and Queen," he said. "If we are to go to the surface, the humans will only wage war against us, as they did years ago and trapped us down here."

They knew Grillby was right, for he had fought in the war with the humans and had seen firsthand that the humans wouldn't choose to allow the monsters to live peacefully on the surface. Another monster stepped forward.

"What if another child falls like Chara did?" She asked softly.

Asgore bowed his head a moment before looking up, his throat tightening as he spoke again. "I'm afraid we must avoid humans at all costs," he said, his voice heavy with sadness. "But Chara will always be remembered as the only human who truly accepted us."

The gathered monsters nodded sadly in agreement. Greater Dog sighed. "To fight a war and lose, and then to lose two someones so precious to all of us, and to never be free. We have truly lost," he said softly.

Dogressa sniffled. "To never see the surface world again," she said before lifting her head. "Perhaps we are indeed safer in this prison. We know that humans won't dare to approach here."

"That is true," Doggo said softly before standing tall. "Even though we are to remain here, we Royal Guard shall continue our duty to protect the King and Queen and all of our kind, as we have always done."

Doggi nodded. "We shall not neglect our duty. Asriel and Chara would not want that," he said softly.

Lesser Dog nodded in agreement while Gerson also nodded, turning back to the King and Queen. "We shall erect a memorial for the prince and princess," he said. "We could put it outside the castle right at the door."

Toriel appreciated the thought. "That is a good idea, but I think in the front gardens would be best," she said, her voice sounding small. "That was Chara and Asriel's favorite place to play."

"We shall get right on creating that memorial," Greater Dog promised.

"And we'll all bring flowers to plant around it," said another monster.

"We will pass on Chara's story to our children, so that the next generations will never forget her and remember her as a good human," said another. "And Asriel's story will be told alongside his sister's. Two souls torn away from us too soon, but they will remain alive in our hearts and memories."

Asgore nodded in gratitude. "We shall mourn for a month," he said. "I am truly sorry, everyone."

"We understand, Your Majesty," Grillby said, his voice sounding sad. "It is for our safety. This prison will become our home. Our safe haven from the cruel overhead world."

The gathering bowed in respect to the King and Queen before leaving to get flowers for the memorial while the Royal Guard Dogs got to work on carving the memorial.

Two days later...

The memorial was erected and the monsters all gathered in a line, placing the flowers they had gathered in the ground, planting them with care before standing to the side, quietly paying their respects.

The memorial itself was carved in marble, something the Royal Guard had worked steadily on for two days. The names of the prince and princess were carved in caligraphy and beneath their names were words that described them perfectly.

Asriel:

Our young prince who was following his parents' footsteps

To be a wise ruler of his people and of the Monster Kingdom.

His kindness and gentleness shone through all the time

Willing to do anything for his family and friends.

May he rest in peace now, though we will never forget

He will be in our minds and hearts forever.

Chara:

A young girl who fell to escape a cruel world

She touched our lives in so many ways.

Truly a one of a kind human who did not judge

But accepted us gladly with open arms.

Resting in peace now with her brother

She will always be remembered and never forgotten.

Toriel cried as she read those words, her heart breaking all over again. Asgore held her as he looked at the monsters. "Thank you for helping us to erect this memorial in honor of Prince Asriel and Princess Chara," he said. "May they never be forgotten."

"Long live their memory," Dogressa said with a salute and the other monsters echoed her words, either saluting or bowing their heads in respect.

Later that afternoon, Toriel and Asgore were walking the halls of the palace before the lady goat turned to her husband. "Asgore," she said, her tearful voice reaching him. "I...I'm sorry, but I need time."

"I understand, my love," he said. "If you wish to leave, I understand. I will always be here for you though. And you are welcome anytime you wish to return."

She sniffled. "I'm...I'm not sure when I'll return," she admitted.

"Then I will wait patiently," he promised, hugging her and kissing her. "I love you, my Queen. And I'm sorry I couldn't prevent this."

She looked at him. "You did everything you could," she said, kissing him one more time before she took a trunk and filled it with her clothes and left the castle, tears flowing down her face.

Asgore watched her leave and he felt his heart breaking. He motioned to one of the guards. "Keep an eye on my wife, but don't disturb her," he said.

"As you command, my King," the guard said, going to do his duty.

With a heavy sigh, Asgore removed his crown, holding it in his hands as his tears flowed faster down his face, his heart heavy with grief for not only his children, but for his fellow monsters who would never be truly free, thanks to the humans who hurt them all so deeply.

I'm not going to lie. This is one of the saddest chapters I have ever written. But not to worry, the next chapters will be a bit happier.

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