Evolution of a Reincarnation

Ch.28 An Explanation

  Chara starts to stir in my arms. I look at them to see their eyes looking clearer. "What's going on?" They say slurring a bit.

  "I just rescued you from the mental institution and brought you back to the underground. Try to take it easy, they seemed to have heavily medicated you. Once your feeling a bit better and I will leave, and you can reset. I don't know how much you understood, but it's better if I wasn't here when you reset." I tell them.

  "What Do You Mean Medicated And A Mental Institution?" Sans asks, concerned for their young friend.

  "Well from what I understand, they thought that Chara was crazy when they came to ask help to free the monsters under the mountain. They believed that the time spent trapped here caused them mental trauma, and they gave them medication that only effected them negativily. Once they reset they shouldn't have any issues with the medication and treatments, but they will likely have received some mental trauma due to the experience. The place didn't treat them well, if their current condition is any indication." I say as I pull Chara's file out of my inventory and hand it to Sans. I then start to untie the straps on Chara's straight jacket.

  Sans looks through the file with an upset look on their face. Ya, I hadn't gone through it, but what I read from the code wasn't pretty. The place should be shut down. The place was closer to an old fashion sanitarium with their treatments and protocols. I was lucky they hadn't done a lobotomy yet. And yes, I said yet. In the very few Horrortale Aus I had the displeasure of seeing, the Frisk or Chara is usually lobotomized.

  Since they aren't dead and they are no longer able to feel emotions as intensely, combined with the medication, they can no longer reset. That was the thing about the ability. They needed to make the conscious thought and strong emotions to use it. Otherwise they're just a soul. Mind, body, and soul are intrinsically connected. More so monsters than humans, because our entire being is made of  the magic of our souls. A human can go on without their soul given certain conditions. The Chara spirits and their alternatives are made up of mind and leftover soul magic, so they attach themselves to their counterparts. Humans have been known to keep going without a soul, as long as there is enough leftover soul magic in their body. This is thanks to their mind. Floweys and their alternatives are also an example of mind and soul magic keeping a body going. All these require the mind with its emotions to be possible.

  "What A Lobotomy? It Says They Were Scheduled To Receive One Next Week." Sans questions. Despite the betrayal of Undyne and Alphys and the current circumstance, I'm glad they feel comfortable enough to discuss this with me even if they're quieter.

  "It's a horrible treatment that severs part of the front of the human brain. It can leave the person a shell of their former self. They often become apathetic and have a decrease of emotions, among other effects. It would have left them unable to reset thanks to the damage to their mind." I explain disgusted, while Sans looks at me in horror.

  "They would say that I was too aggressive when I was trying to get them to stop. They didn't believe me, so they just gave me the medicine. Even then, I would lash out. They had been trying to give me more and more serious treatments. All I wanted was to get the souls needed to break the barrier, why did they do this to me?" Chara says, crying. I hold the kid close trying to comfort them.

  "Alot people are like that. It doesn't matter what species, human or monster.  People fear what they don't understand, won't believe what they think isn't real, and will fight against anything different than their own sensibilities. While monsters are more compassionate and understanding, they are not excluded from that. Anything with intelligence is capable of doing horrible things given the right circumstances or incentives. You two should understand this with your experience. No one is perfect, and not even higher beings are exempt from that." I tell them. Sans looks at me deep in thought, while Chara is calming down.

  "You Know I Don't Think Anyone Has Ever Treated Me Like You Do In A Long Time. Usually Everyone Sees Me As A Child And Tries To Protect Me From The Truth, Even If I'm The Older Brother. I Know That Alphys And My Brother Didn't Want To Put Me In The Royal Guard Since They Saw Me As Too Kind. And, My Brother Still Doesn't Think I Know About Him Being The Judge." Sans tells me. Chara is surprised at what Sans said.

  I'm not nearly as surprised. Papyrus alternatives don't get nearly enough credit as they deserve. Despite not remembering resets like their brother, they are extremely perceptive. While they are definitely extremely peppy and positive people, they developed that behavior to help support their more depressed brother. They can be more innocent or even naive, but that doesn't make them stupid. Swap Sans was once a scientist with their father Gaster, even if the memory of that time is spotty for them thanks to Gaster falling into the VOID, so that was a given. "Why would I treat you any different? Your a grown adult. I wouldn't treat a new friend like they were lesser than me. You are perfectly capable of making your own decisions and opinions on things. A friend should treat you as an equal and support your goals. Sure I can tell you that something is a bad idea, but that doesn't give me the right to stop you." I tell them.