Gamma!Tale

***DISCLAIMER!: Gamma!Tale was*** Originally ***inspired by Alpha!Tale (cringe I know). However; it is 100% different. I use names of characters such as "William", "Jacob", and "Samson" due to the fact that I suck at coming up with names.***

This article is a work in progress. I thank you for your patience.

Gamma!Tale is the second oldest au, as well as the second most powerful.

*This refers to the lore/story of Gamma!Tale. For the topic itself, see Gamma!Tale(Topic).*

## Characters

(In order of appearance)

* Gamma!Gaster (Part 1)
* Gamma!Alphys (Part 1)
* Jacob/Past (Part 2)
* Gamma!Asgore (Part 2)
* William/Past (Part 3)
* Adam/Past (Part 4)
* Gamma!Undyne (TBA)
* Gamma!Asriel (TBA)
* Sam/Past (TBA)
* Chronos (TBA)
* Error (TBA)
* MAW (TBA)
* Luminous (TBA)
* Fatal!Gamma (undecided)

## Story

#### Part 1: Knowledge is Potency

2| Alphys: "Doctor Gaster! There's a war going on, and you're researching?! Asgore-"
3| Gaster cut his assistant, Alphys off. She was new to T.M.o.G.S.D., at the young age of 14; she is the youngest to be in T.M.o.G.S.D.. But to make up for it she had an intellect that was close to Gaster's 488 IQ, having 413. Just in general though, Alphys was self doubting, second guessing almost everything.
4| Gaster: "I KNOW ALPHYS. I am aware of the relentless, pointless bloodshed happening above the underground."
5| In this au all monsters live on the surface. But Gaster's laboratory was underground, because that's where the CORE he invented was. As close to it as possible for obvious convenience.
6| Alphys: "Then why aren't you evacuating? Asgore himself has given the order to evacuate this lab because it's directly under the front lines!"
7| Gaster put his hands on Alphys's shoulders. He stared at her scaly, yellow exterior. As his gray pupils in his wide, black eye sockets with many bags under them, looked into her bright blue eyes.
8| Gaster: "It will be alright, Alphys. We are at least 500 feet underground. And besides, I'm almost done with my work."
9| This last part was a lie. His work was far from done. His work place was drowning in unorganized papers only he could really understand as it was in the font "Wing dings". This is why people adopted him the nickname of "wing dings" for the "W.D." in his name. His experimentations with lifeforms were also far from complete as he barely actually begun with tissue, cells, etc. All of it was theory, and rarely testing.
10| Alphys: "Doctor Gaster, I'm your assistant. I've worked more closely with you than anyone here. I even understand the language you use... partly anyways. The king ordered us to evacuate. You can still keep up your work, we're just... relocating is all."
11| Gaster let go of her shoulders, his expression changed from a comforting one to one of impatience and annoyance.
12| Gaster: "I can't, Alphys. I... I have a chamber that even you haven't seen. I... I think I'm creating a soul. A living being."
13| Alphys looked down for a moment in confusion, bewilderment. She didn't know how to feel. She looked back up at him, fixing her glasses.
14| "You're... creating life? I... I-I thought that wasn't possible. Why were you hiding this from me?"
15| As he fixed his lab coat he took off his glasses, cleaned them and put them back on. He responded in a gentle manner.
16| Gaster: " It's very experimental, and I just didn't know who to trust..."
17| Alphys answered quickly in a concerned manner;
18| Alphys: "You can trust me. You know that... How long have you been doing this, anyways?"
19| Gaster responded, as his eyes shaded from him getting into a serious tone.
20| Gaster: "4 months. It's been 4 months since the incident happened. One day as I was experimenting with Determination and Blue Gamma Majik, the 2 fused. It created an orb of pure radiation and majik. Eventually after about 3 months it formed into a soul. It was small, but distinguishable from just an orb. It wasn't until yesterday it formed into a full soul."
21| Alphys was shocked. She didn't know how to respond to this revelation.
22| Alphys: "I-I-It's that simple? If we h-"
23| Gaster cut her off as she stuttered.
24| Gaster: "Blue Gamma Majik is the rarest to exist. It is unable to be created in normal conditions and the only way you can get it is having Gamma Majik be exposed to extreme conditions. What I did was get a vial of red gamma fluids, and put it over the lava right next to the core. After about 7 hours it became Orange. We know this. But I thought to myself "What if I cooled it to an intense degree?" And so I came back to my workspace and put it in a room of absolute zero. I came back in 9 hours, and it was purple... Something we've never seen before but I went further. I decided to use this new gamma majik and expose it to an intense amount of magic. And so I used my prototype of my "Gaster Blaster". I blasted it until it became blue..."
25| Alphys was even more shocked than before.
26| Alphys: "But... How is that hard? We could do that if we just-"
27| Gaster again cut her off
28| Gaster: "These conditions are near impossible to perfect. I got lucky but if you were the slightest bit off, it would most likely turn back to red or just explode."
29| Alphys was still bewildered, but before she could say anything Gaster went off to his workspace. As he approached the silver door that led to his space, Alphys stopped him by grabbing his hand. His hand has a wide hole going through it so she was able to grab it easily... But when she saw the hole she paused.
30| Alphys: "Wha... What happened to your hand?"
31| Gaster paused as well. In a moment he shakily breathed and responded.
32| "I cut a hole in my hand to get my bone tissue and give it to the soul. The soul actually absorbed it. It makes me wonder if the soul will actually form into an Anthropomorphicus Skeletus Majickus. It is my species, after all."
33| Alphys quickly responded;
34| Alphys: "Yeah... I-I think that could be possible. Wouldn't be the craziest thing I've heard all day..."
35| Gaster chuckled,
36| Gaster: "Yes... you do have a good point there."
37| His smile faded away into a neutral one.
38| "You want to come into my space and see what I'm working on, don't you...? Well, you might as well. You do know so I don't see the harm in it."
39| She chuckled slightly, in nervousness more than amusement.
40| Alphys: "Yeah.."
41| Gaster pressed the green button above the red one on a pad next to the door. The silver colored, thick, lead door opened. They went down a dark-ish hallway with white walls. On the left of the hallway were a series of doors like the one they went through. Each door had numbers on them. When they reached the end of the hallway, they reached a door saying "Ls-G-8089". Gaster put a password into the panel next to his door. Mumbling it out loud. "3...5...9...4...1...8...8." The door whooshed open as the other one did. They walked into the room. It had green, padded walls. They were the darkest of greens as there were many desks against the walls with all sorts of things on them. But mostly papers. At the end of the room was another, thicker, lead door. It would read as follows; "CAUTION! Intense Amount of Gamma Radiation Ahead. Access for G only." G obviously stands for "Gaster". As Gaster reached into his lab coat, Alphys took a moment to notice his Black pants, sweater and shoes. Nothing much, just the usual attire he wears. Out of his white lab coat Gaster pulled out some keys. He took the keys to yet another panel on the wall next to the door. As he fit the keys into the slot, then turned it, and opened a casing over the panel on the other side of the door. There was a hand panel. He pressed his hand against it, as the other panel was switched with the key slot, to another password panel. He typed in "3397854", and the other panel was switched for a retinal scan. (How a skeleton can use a retinal scan is beyond even me just rolling with it lol.)
42| Alphys: "Is all this security really *that* necessary?"
43| Alphys questioned, questioning the same thing you probably are.
44| Gaster: "Yes. You know how paranoid I am."
45| Alphys chuckled a bit, not saying anything. And so Gaster used the retinal scan, and then the door finally opened. When the door opened it revealed a room with the same padded walls but they were darker in color. as he walked across the tiles of the same color on the floor, Alphys noticed a tube... and in it was the soul.
46| Alphys: "I-Is t-that the soul?"
47| She stuttered, expecting to witness the sight she beheld, but still curious.
48| Gaster: "Yes, Alphys. That is the soul made from pure blue gamma radiation."
49| Gaster responded with a hasty manner... as they approached the tube, closer, Alphys noticed... a ribcage had formed around the soul.
50| Alphys: "O-oh my god! G-Gaster! L-look!"
51| Gaster was on the side looking at some papers on a desk. it had a computer on it, as well. He came over to look at the soul. Gaster had replied with shock
52| Gaster: "Oh my god! Is that-"
53| Alphys interrupted him;
54| Alphys: "Yes! I-it appears a ribcage has formed around the soul!"
55| Gaster fell backwards, landing on a cold, hard floor. His hands were on the floor to keep himself from falling backwards. He took one hand to his forehead, stuttering;
56| Gaster: "I-I can't believe it... I was right! I really am creating life!"
57| He pushed himself upwards, as he took a closer look at it.
58| Gaster: "...The rib cage has fully developed, and a spine is growing too."
59| Alphys was just sitting there in awe, unable to get words out.
60| Gaster: "This is going greater than I thought it ever could! Alphys, get the Needle Drill. I need a bone marrow sample."
61| Alphys: "R-right away!"
62| Alphys jumped out of her shock, immediately going over to a near table, where, surely enough, there was a needle drill.
63| Alphys: "A-are you sure about this, Gaster? It could harm the subject w-without the proper s-sedatives?"
64| Alphys said, concerned. As she looked at the tube... there was liquid inside of it as she noticed the top of the tube was open.
65| Alphys: "A-and how are you going to get it anyways? In all that liquid?"
66| Gaster replied to Alphys's concerns.
67| Gaster: "Yes. I assure you that this life form will be fine. It is currently absent of sensuality. And as for retrieval... have you forgotten that I have telekinesis?"
68| Alphys replied to Gaster's reply. She was still nervous as usual.
69| Alphys: "O-oh. I guess I did forget..."
70| Gaster used his telekinesis to make the needle drill go into the tube... there it turned on, making a perfect circle in the middle of it’s right hand, and the sample floated out from it. Gaster used telekinesis to take both out... He gave the needle drill to Alphys as he examined the bone sample.
71| Gaster: "Fascinating... How very interesting... Isn't it, Alphys?"
72| Alphys: "Y-yeah. V-very interesting. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard of.”
73| Alphys responded, placing the drill back on the table nearby. Gaster put the bone sample under a microscope. As he examined the cells of the bone he noticed how fast it was regenerating. In fact, they were regenerating so fast it was nearly impossible to count how many there were as compared to when he first looked at it even just for the 7 seconds he’d been looking at it. He got up from the table the microscope had been on, and went off to a nearby closet. Alphys watched him curiously. Gaster soon came out of the closet, clothed in welding gear… as he had an actual flamethrower.
74| Alphys: “W-Wh-WHY THE HECK DO YOU HAVE A FLAMETHROWER?!”
75| Gaster lifted up the face guard, smiling.
76| Gaster: “Why for science, of course!"
77| He said, also in confidence… dare say “cheerful” manner. Alphys just had an expression of unamusment, folding her arms and rolling her eyes.
78| Alphys: “Well, why are you using it now?”
79| Gaster still had a gleeful expression… like a child at Christmas…
80| Gaster: “I’m going to burn the bone sample, obviously!”
81| Alphys sighed expectantly.
82| Alphys: “Why am I not surprised? Well, you don’t need my permission so go ahead.”
83| Gaster put the face guard down, walking over to the bone sample of the table, he replied to Alphys’ remark as he screwed a fuel tank into the flamethrower.
84| Gaster: “Why of course I need your approval. You are my assistant, after all. I have you to guide me in my scientific discoveries. I must admit left unsupervised I am a very dangerous man… and scientist for that matter.”
85| Alphys discontinued her pouting, to look up at Gaster, slowly smiling. She fixed her glasses, saying this to him;
86| Alphys: “Th-hank you. I really appreciate your support too.”
87| Gaster: “I know Alphys. I know.”
88| He stops at the table. He attempts to alert Alphys… of the obvious.
89| Gaster: “Now, I need you to stand back. This is a flamethrower.”
90| Alphys took a step back. She watched Gaster use the flamethrower to roast the bone sample to oblivion.
91| Gaster: “Damn… That was a 50 50 on whether it would incinerate or not… but I suppose this outcome was entirely obvious from the beginning. Fire makes tremendous, undeniable change, after all.”
92| Alphys stepped forward, standing by Gaster looking at the spot it was burned. She noticed that there wasn’t even ashes left.
93| Alphys: “That is true… very true…”
94| Gaster went over to look at the forming lifeform once again.
95| Gaster" “Just think… I’m going to be a father soon…”
96| Alphys looked at Gaster in confusion.
97| Alphys: “W-what? I-I beg your pardon?”
98| Gaster: “Well not literally. I made this soul, so technically… this lifeform would be my child…”
99| Gaster responded quickly. Alphys’s expression went back to normal, as she fixed her glasses.
100| Alphys: “O-oh. I see. Thanks for clarifying.”
101| Gaster turned to Alphys.
102| Gaster: “I need another sample, Alphys. It was… reckless of me to burn that sample like that… But we still need one for study.”
103| Alphys: “B-but in that case how many samples would you take? How much can it-”
104| Gaster interrupted Alphys’s concerns, with a firm, assuring tone.
105| Gaster: “I assure you that it will be fine. It currently cannot feel pain. Also, it is growing. So in this current state taking small samples from it will not harm it.”
106| Alphys paused. Having a face of nervous concern, it soon faded into one of neutrality.
107| “I see… Sorry, Gaster. I have been doubting you too much…”
108| Gaster squatted down, to look Alphys in the eyes.
109| Gaster: “You are right, Alphys. You do doubt too much. Not only me, you doubt everything. True you do need to rid yourself of doubt, but a universal thing about life is nothing is perfect. It is nothing to be ashamed of…”
110| Alphys still had a neutral expression, as she watched Gaster go over to the lifeform to get another sample. They got the sample the same way before, Gaster put it on a different table.
111| Alphys: “W-what will you do now, Gaster?”
112| Gaster: “I’m going to see how the sample reacts to poison.”
113| And so doing exactly that, Gaster got a vial of acid from a snake. Gaster poured the acid on the bone sample, and it burned right through it… but a few seconds later, it regenerated. Gaster, not exactly shocked, but fascinated, tried something else. He took a blade from the same closet the acid vial and flamethrower were. He cut the sample to pieces. It was, of course, in pieces. But the pieces were… drawn to each other. They gradually reached out to each other to reform. And when they did, it was completely reformed as if nothing ever happened.
114| Gaster: “Fascinating…”
115| Gaster said, speaking his thoughts aloud.
116| Alphys: “Gaster! Look!”
117| Gaster turned, as Alphys pointed at the tube the lifeform grew in. The lifeform had grown further. What was once only a spine and ribcage, was also hips and shoulders.
118| Gaster: “My. God! It went from a mere spine, forming a rib cage, to having a full rib cage, shoulders, and hips in the same hour! Is this real?!”
119| Alphys looked up over at Gaster.
120| Alphys: “Yes, Gaster. This is very real.”
121| Gaster was… Dumbfounded, to say the least. Alphys continued on;
122| Alphys: “W-what if by the regeneration of the sample you cut in half, the body also r-reacted with a spike of growth? Could that be possible?”
123| Gaster looked down for a moment, taking time to think to himself. He then looked up back at the lifeform.
124| Gaster: “Yes… I suppose that could be very possible. After all, it’s not the most bizarre thing that’s happened all day now is it?”
125| Alphys chuckled in agreement.
126| Alphys: “Yeah, you do have a good point there.”
127| As they both took a moment to themselves, looking at the lifeform. Then Gaster broke the silence with a shocking statement.
128| Gaster: “Alphys. We do need to clean up here. We should go ahead, organize, and move out of the lab.”
129| Alphys looked at Gaster, in a little bit of shock, confusion and approval at the same time. She was very confused.
130| Alphys: “B- wha- I-”
131| Gaster cut off her stuttering.
132| Gaster: “You heard me. There is a war going on, isn’t there? Besides that Asgore told us to pack up.”
133| Alphys breathed, calmed down, and asked something frankly, yet nervously.
134| Alphys: “But what about the lifeform? I mean, even with the pace it’s going it’d take a few hours at most!”
135| Gaster shook his head.
136| Gaster: “Well the way I see it, in that time we organize and move everything, the lifeform should be grown.”
137| Alphys nodded in agreement, as she went over to the table to start organizing and packing. Gaster went to the tub, and whispered,
138| Gaster: “Don’t worry… Your father will keep you safe, young one.”
139| Gaster had assured it. Although without a body it still has a soul.
140| Alphys: “What was that?”
141| Gaster: “Oh, nothing! You focus over there and I’ll focus over here!”
142| Gaster avoided the subject, going over to try to organize all the papers.
143| Alphys: “Okay…?”

#### Part 2: Precious Mortality

2|Gaster: “Alphys?”
3|Gaster asked, awaiting Alphys to catch up with him. Out of breath, Alphys leans against a wall to catch her breath.
4|Alphys: “Y.. yes Gaster?”
5|Gaster is much more fit, and for that matter, taller than Alphys, giving him the lead of which caused Alphys' fatigue.
6|Gaster: “Beyond these doors, lies the possibility of change for our history itself. Are you ready, my assistant?”
7|Alphys nodded.
8|Alphys: “I’m ready when you are, Gaster.”
9|Gaster mumbled out loud to himself
10|Gaster: “Well given that I’m always ready anyways…”
11|He opened the door to his lab once again… with the unnecessary security. When they came in to see the tube… they saw the ceiling had broken above it. The tube was shattered, and the lifeform on the floor. Gaster immediately rushed over.
12|Gaster: “Oh no no no no no no NO NO NO!”
13|Alphys stood silent, worried.
14|Gaster: “Oh god no! Please be alive!”
15|He got on his knees, holding the lifeform in his arms, examining him. In all this time of marination in the tube filled with growth acceleration liquids, the lifeform had nearly developed… child’s body. The blue soul was in the middle of the rib cage, of course, but there was no aura around the lifeform… which usually means a monster is on the verge of death. Gaster held it’s forehead to his own. All Alphys could really do was watch, and hope for a miracle as Gaster did. Soon enough, the lifeform started coughing up blood. Not a good sign of health but that would mean that it is at least alive. Gaster sighed in relief, and Alphys too.
16|Gaster: “My boy… you're alive!”
17|Gaster had said in joy, knowing that his experiment had not failed him and brought him a son. He looked up, quietly praying. Alphys just looked in awe, still unable to grasp the fact that Gaster was able to accomplish this feat of which no mortal should be able to do. Taking a closer look, they had realized that he had a crack through his eye socket, going down to his neck.. Gaster didn’t panic, as it was expected for such injury to occur in such an event which caused the tube to collapse and shatter.
18|Gaster: “I think I should name you… Jacob.”
19|He coughed up some more blood, as he responded to his name.
20|Jacob: “Jacob? What does that mean?”
21|A quick moment of shock washed over Gaster and Alphys, hearing him speak as soon as this.
22|Gaster: “You… you can talk?”
23|Jacob answered in confusion
24|Jacob: “Talk? Why wouldn’t I be able to talk?”
25|Looking for an answer, Gaster didn’t exactly know how to argue with it. Jacob was there, as a soul, able to hear what Alphys and Gaster were saying near him, after all.
26|Gaster: “It appears we have a sharp one, don’t we Alphys?”
27|Alphys: “Y-yeah. He does seem pretty smart. M-maybe he takes after you.”
28|Alphys responded, snapping from shock, back to reality. Jacob was simply in Gaster’s arms still, uncomfortable.
29|Jacob: “Uhm… could you… maybe let go of me? I’m fine now.”
30|Gaster put Jacob back onto his feet. Jacob didn’t have anything to wear, given the fact that he had been in a tube, growing, and so Gaster would have no idea what would fit him. So he just went ahead and gave Jacob his lab coat. It was… about 3 times his size, but it was better than nothing. Jacob was uncomfortable about it, but the 3 went ahead to the capital. There they met up with the king, Asgore. Asgore was watering his golden buttercup flowers, as he does daily to make sure they get the care they deserve.
31|Asgore: “Just a moment. I’ll be done watering these flowers soon enough.”
32|He was just an inch or two taller than Gaster himself, Gaster being a beanstalk. He wore golden armor, his crown also being golden. He also wore a blue cape. His other features included long, white, sharp horns atop his head. His fur was white, as well. When the King turned around to face Gaster, it revealed a yellow beard, accompanied by deep, dark blue eyes and a lovely smile. Asgore looks down to see the child who wore Gaster’s lab coat.
33|Asgore: “Now, who is this little one?”
34|His expression went from gleeful, to joyful, mixed with concern.
35|Gaster: “This is Jacob, your majesty. He is my son.”
36|Asgore chuckled in the deep, yet gentle voice of which he has.
37|Asgore: “Gaster. I can always count on you and your ceaseless formality. Please; haven’t I asked you to simply call me Asgore, instead of “your majesty”?"
38|Asgore still kept his expression, as Gaster also kept his, which was serious, and sharp as ever.
39|Gaster: “Yes… Asgore.”
40|Asgore smiled more
41|Asgore: “There, you see? You can loosen up every once and a while now can’t you?”
42|Gaster simply nodded, as Alphys stood idly by, watching them… but mostly watching Jacob. Jacob, however, was busy observing everything around him. Being in the throne room, there was obviously a throne in the center of the room, and 4 stained glass windows evenly aligned on each wall. There were also, on the ground, the golden buttercup flowers that Asgore had been watering.
43|Asgore: “Now, what about your son here?”
44|Asgore implied patiently.
45|Gaster: “Well, he’s not actually my son. And that’s why I came here… I created a soul. Asgore. I used Gamma Majiks to create a soul, put it in a growth tube and allowed it to grow a body. I call him my son… because I did create him, after all. I feel responsible for this one.”
46|Gaster gently placed his hand upon Jacob’s head, implying the warmth felt that he just described. Asgore at first had an expression of shock upon hearing the news, but soon went into a serious expression.
47|Asgore: “I see… you say you made a soul from Gamma Majiks? How is this even possible?”
48|Gaster: “I don’t quite know myself, you see… Blue Gamma Majik is a resource of which is nigh impossible to obtain. The way I made it was perfecting multiple Gamma Majiks in extreme conditions and I highly doubt I could replicate it again."
49|Asgore took a moment to think to himself. Jacob was still looking around, and Alphys was in discomfort from all of what was going on.
50|Asgore: “Even so… I know you, Gaster. You can do anything you set your mind to. You are the smartest-.”
51|Gaster put up his hand, interrupting Asgore.
52|Gaster: “With all due respect… Asgore… Aside from the impossibility that is making it… and the 1 in god-knows-how much of a chance of being able to perfect it… It’s also… just not right. Cheating life like this, playing god, I can’t bring myself to make more."
53|Asgore kept a serious expression.
54|Asgore: “I see… so it’s not only the conditions, but morals that make you unable to create more?”
55|Gaster nodded in silence. Jacob, blissfully innocent, still looked around in awe of his surroundings.
56|Asgore: “But, what about simply giving this power to our military?”
57|Gaster shook his head, firmly.
58|Gaster: “Majickus Gasimum Radiation is a volatile substance to begin with. Purple Gamma, a form 1 lesser then blue gamma, was able to send my entire lab into a frenzy merely by being in unstable conditions. If I hadn’t contained it in time, it may possibly have destroyed it. If Purple Gamma could do that to the lab, then what do you think Blue Gamma would do to a person?”
59|Asgore was a bit shocked by this information, but kept a calm expression.
60|Asgore: “I see… So enhancing our lives with Gamma Majik is out of the question, then?”
61|Gaster nodded.
62|Gaster: “I just don’t think any of us could really take the risk of using it. I hope you understand, your majesty.”
63|Asgore looked up from being drowned in thoughts. His serious expression then changed back to his usual, joyful one, smiling.
64|Asgore: “There is no reason for such concern, my old friend! Really. It’s quite fine.”
65|Gaster bowed, getting ready to be off to continue… whatever he was going to do.
66|Asgore: “Wait, Gaster.”
67|Gaster stopped just before turning around to grab Jacob’s attention. Jacob was still… looking at everything. As if he hadn’t spent this entire time just staring at it all anyways.
68|Asgore: “If you cannot use Gamma Majik for people… then why not weapons? It could turn the war.”
69|Gaster paused for a moment. Considering this option, it could be something to solve all of the aforementioned issues with Blue Gamma Majik.
70|Gaster: “... Alright. I think I could do that. Yes, I think it could be very possible for me to imbue items with BGM.“
71|Asgore: “Splendid! Then it is decided?”
72|Asgore said, approving of his own idea. Gaster nodded, as he went over to Jacob, who was looking through one of the windows to the right.
73|Gaster: “Alright Jacob. It’s time to go now.”
74|Jacob: “But dad, there’s so much going on outside!”
75|Gaster looked up, with an amused expression, only for it to turn into one of shock. Through the window he witnessed slaughter. No. Slaughter was a term to sugar-coat it. There was, everywhere you could look, relentless, pointless mutilation without any form of mercy at all.
76|And so he grabbed Jacob’s hand, not wanting him to have to witness any of it.
77|Gaster: “Come along now jacob. That is of no interest to you. We must be going back home.”
78|Jacob: “You mean the home that fell apart?”
79|Gaster took a moment, as he chuckled a little.
80|Gaster: “Well, we are going back so we can fix it.”
81|Jacob: “Oh okay.”
82|So the 3 went back to the broken lab, and Asgore went back to gardening, of course.

#### Part 3: The prodigy

2|Gaster suggested that Jacob help from time to time to build up his physical strength.
3|Jacob was happy to help. And he did what he could… and even couldn’t.
4|Eventually the entire lab was completely fixed… give or take several cracks in the building.
5|Regardless, they went back inside, where Gaster then ran some tests on Jacob, to further understand his condition of course.
6|He found out that Jacob is… despite being physically weak, is ridiculously powerful in magic.
7|Gaster: “Jacob… You are quite the impressive individual.”
8|Jacob: “Oh? What’d I do?”
9|Gaster: “Well on your tests, you rated a 1 on physical levels”
10|Jacob: “A 1? Out of what?”
11|Gaster: “9”
12|Jacob: “Oh. That sounds bad.”
13|Gaster: “But on magic, you rated a 3.”
14|Jacob: “Still sounds bad.”
15|Gaster: “Let me give you an example.”
16|Gaster took out a gaster blaster, then blasted the lava next to the lab.
17|It exploded into a HUGE eruption, about twice their size.
18|Startled, Jacob jumped behind Gaster.
19|Jacob: “Jeez, dad! That was a bit much, don’t you think???”
20|Gaster smiled a bit, still fatigued, but amused by his shock.
21|Gaster: “That would be a one, Jacob.”
22|Jacob: “A one!? I thought that was gonna blow my face off!”
23|Gaster chuckled a little bit.
24|Gaster: “And each number goes up by a lot. So a one to a two, would be like comparing the defense of a wall to your arm. And double for 2 to 3.”
25|Jacob stood, dumbfounded.
26|Jacob: “And you say I’m a 3 in magic? Wowie! Hard to wrap my head around!”
27|Gaster smiled more, holding Jacob’s hand.
28|Gaster: “Well, that’ll be all for the day son. We should get some rest after so much work.”
29|So they went back to the lab, to their rooms, and rested. They had, after all, worked themselves to the bone.
30|But… Gaster could not sleep. He wouldn’t.
31|”I made one… what about another?” Gaster thought to himself. “I can make another… can’t I?”
32|So eventually he decided to get up, and go to his office. He went back to the cracked tube, filled it with a growth-inducing liquid, and… got to work.
33|Hours later, Alphys woke up. She went to his room that was straight across from her own.
34|She didn’t see him in his room… she knew immediately what he had been doing.
35|She went downstairs, entered the codes necessary and went into his office.
36|First thing she saw was how much of a mess everything was. Then She saw him.. On the floor… and with a hole in his left hand. Now he had a hole in each of his hands.
37|She wasn’t surprised, though. She knew him well enough to know this would happen.
38|So she went over to him, and helped him up.
39|Gaster rubbed the top of his head with his left hand, groaning a bit.
40|Gaster looked over at alphys, thanking her, as he then went over to the tube with the soul in it.
41|Gaster: “It… worked! I made another soul!”
42|Alphys: “Alright. You have made a soul… now you gotta rest. I’m here to watch it. A few hours can’t hurt… can it?”
43|Gaster: “Yes… I should get some… rest.”
44|He said, looking at his hand with the new hole.
45|About 9 hours after Gaster went to sleep, the body formed.
46|Alphys had briefly fallen asleep, but then she woke up to see the finished body, and immediately went to Gaster.
47|Alphys practically kicked the door off, as she frantically went to Gaster to wake him up.
48|Alphys: “GASTER! The subject! It’s fully grown now!”
49|Gaster immediately got up, and hastily dashed his way to his office.
50|Sure enough, there he was. In the growth chamber. An adolescent Anthropomorphicus Majikcus Skeletus.
51|Gaster stared in awe at his new, “son”.
52|He got up, and slowly ran down his fingers across the tube.
53|Gaster: “Isn’t he beautiful, alphys?”
54|Alphys yawned briefly before remarking.
55|Alphys: “More “beautiful” than Jacob?”
56|He had paused for a moment, not expecting that remark.
57|Gaster: “Well, no. They are equal. I was just expressing the fact that his body turned out to be near perfection.”
58|Alphys giggled a little bit about him getting so worked up.
59|Gaster sighed, rolling his eyes as he got up to go get Jacob, to show him his brother.
60|Alphys waiting aside the cube for them to return… staring at the paperwork on Gaster’s desk.
61|It was… organized for once. Government contracts On the far left, along with political paperwork and scientific paperwork to the right of it. To the far right sat his journal. Scientific notations. As well as personal observations and motivations, as if it were a diary. A scientific dairy.
62|Gaster came in, holding Jacob’s hand as he came in with him.
63|Jacob immediately ran over to the growth tube to inspect his brother.
64|Jacob: “That’s my brother? He’s so tall! And… naked.”
65|Gaster: “Yes, Jacob. That is your brother. All he needs is some clothes.”
66|Jacob: “Oh! Okay! What’s his name?”
67|Gaster chuckled lightly, smiling.
68|Gaster: “His name shall be William.”
69|Jacob: “William? … okay!”
70|Jacob was now very excited to meet his brother.
71|So Gaster went up to the top of the tube, and pressed a button. This button activated two mechanical arms that took WIlliam out of the tube.
72|William was laid down on the ground.
73|Soon enough, he got up, looking around his surroundings.
74|He first saw Gaster, then Alphys, then his 6-month-older brother, Jacob.
75|William walked over to Gaster.
76|William: “You’re… dad? Gaster?”
77|Gaster was pleased that he had managed to perfect William.
78|Gaster: “Yes. I am your father, William.”
79|William smiled, then went back to a neutral expression.
80|William: “Can I… have clothes?”
81|Gaster: “Sure. I’ll go to my room and get you some.”
82|And so, he left to his room to go find clothes.
83|William came back, wearing a lab coat. One of Gaster’s.
84|It fit him nearly perfectly, only about a few or so inches off.
85|Gaster: “Hm. That’s a rather old lab coat. Months old. Are you sure you want to wear that one?’
86|William: “Yeah, I’m sure. This’ll do fine.”
87|Jacob looked up in awe, as his brother was much taller than him.
88|Gaster: “Now, if you please, I’d like you to follow me to a certain room.”
89|William gave a simple “okay” in response, as he followed him into the lab.
90|Alphys lent out her hand to Jacob’s, her hands nearly the size of his own.
91|Alphys: “Come along now. We don’t want to be left behind.”
92|Jacob hesitated a moment. He had an idea of what was going to happen.
93|But then he held her hand, as the two followed Gaster and William to the Experimentation Room.
94|Gaster put William in a metal chair. He took two straps, putting them over him, buckling them.
95|William: “Uhhhh what are we doing?”
96|Gaster: “I am going to run some tests on you. I did it with Jacob.”
97| He took out a needle, and Jacob hid behind Alphys upon seeing it. William just stared blankly at it.
98|Gaster: “This may sting a bit.”
99|WIlliam: “Okay.”
100|Gaster took the syringe and extracted blood from WIlliam’s upper left arm. William didn’t even flinch.
101|Gaster: “Impressive. Not even a flinch.”
102|William: “I didn’t feel anything other than it touching me.”
103|Gaster looked curiously at his arm then him.
104|Gaster: “Nothing at all?”
105|William: “Nope.”
106|Jacob was dumbfounded by this development, while Alphys was a little confused.
107|Jacob: “Whoa! How did you not feel it?”
108|WIlliam: “Dunno. Just didn’t.”
109|Jacob: “Wowie! Can you teach me?”
110|William: “No”
111|Jacob: “Why not?”
112|William: “Because I don’t know how”
113|Jacob: “Oh. Okay!”
114|Both Alphys and Gaster were amused by the two.
115|Gaster: “Alright then. Jacob, please stand back. I still have more to do.”
116|And so Jacob took a step back.
117|He then took out a chainsaw.
118|WIlliam’s eye sockets opened a bit, contrary to his straight expression from earlier.
119|William: “Uhhh dad? What are you doing?”
120|Gaster: “Don’t worry. It won’t hurt. I’m just going to cut your arm off. If you're anything like you-”
121|William: “YOU’RE GONNA CUT MY ARM OFF!? DON’T I NEED THAT!??”
122|Gaster: “Calm down. Your brother has a super healing factor. If you are anything like him, it should regrow.”
123|WIlliam: “And if it doesn’t?”
124|Gaster: “I’ll just stitch it back on.”
125|He said, reassuringly, enthusiastically. Gaster is always enthused by learning new things.
126|And so William sat still. He winced as he cut his arm off.
127|Gaster: “There. Now it should take-”
128|Then his arm almost immediately regrew, the blood that gushed out was simply on the arm. The arm that was cut off disintegrated.
129|Gaster stood in awe of what just happened. Regeneration so intense that he regenerated before he could get not but a word out before.
130|Gaster: “Amazing! Truly unexpected.”
131|William was surprised. How did his arm do that?
132|Gaster: “A 5 on regeneration then… Perhaps a 6. Uncertain, but mostly likely a 5.”
133|Alphys was surprised by the new development. Scale 5 on regeneration???
134|Gaster: “Odd how the arm disintegrated like that though.”
135|William just laid there, looking at his arm, and the blood on his arm.
136|William: “So I take it, that that isn’t normal?
137|Gaster looked at William, nodding his head.
138|Gaster: “I have not seen anyone with this high of regeneration. Not even in myself.”
139|William: “Well- So I’m the first with a- “Scale 5”- Regeneration?”
140|Gaster: “As far as I know, yes. And I know a lot. I am a Gammologist and biologist.”

#### Part 4: Hope in a bottle

2|Gaster: “You can go ahead and go get some rest, William.”
3|So WIlliam got up from the chair and went to his room, tired.
4|Jacob: “Can I go to bed too? Even watching made me tired.”
5|Gaster: “Yes, you can go too.”
6|He said this, chuckingly.
7|And so of course Jacob went up to his room with William, to get some much deserved sleep.
8|Gaster sat down on his chair, thinking. His hand to his chin, one leg crossed over the other.
9|Alphys smiled a bit, looking smugly at Gaster.
10|Alphys: “I know that look.”
11|Gaster stopped a moment, then looked at Alphy’s smug expression
12|Alphys: “You’re thinking of doing something risky, aren’t you?”
13|Gaster paused, not surprised that Alphys could read him so easily. After all, she’s been with him for years now.
14Gaster: “Yes. I am thinking of attempting something dangerous.”
15|She sighed, not surprised at all by this. He has always been a man with little regard to limitations when it comes to science.
16|Alphys: “So what are we going to do, that’s so dangerous, then?”
17|Gaster took another pause.Thinking on how to phrase what he wanted to say.
18|Alphys: “Honestly I think it’s a 50/50.”
19|Gaster: “In this situation, probably.”
20|Alphys: “So when are you going? Or do you want to bring the brothers along with you?”
21|Gaster: “I shall bring them along. They are children, not idiots.”
22|Alphys took a moment. To Gaster, children are completely naive and blind to intellectual capability. The fact that Gaster aknowledges them as intelligent in of itself is a shock, despite them being his. But, fairly enough, they are thereof.
23|So Alphys nodded, giving a simple, “yes, Gaster.”, and going to thier rooms to wake them up and bring them along to Asgore himself.
24|As William complained about getting woken up, and Jacob asked where they were going, Alphys gave a simple “You’ll find out.”
25|Eventually, they reached the throne room. Asgore was watering his golden flowers as usual.
26|Asgore: “Hum-dee-dum… oh? Who’s there?”
27|Gaster stood there, along with Alphys, Jacob and WIlliam.
28|William: “So this big fluffy guy is the king?”
29|Jacob: “Yup! That’s him alright!”
30|Asgore turned around, smiling.
31|Asgore: “Jacob! My you’ve grown in just these 3 months haven’t you?”
32|Jacob just smiled enthusiastically. Like a kid at christmas.
33|Gaster, ignoring the heartfelt reunion, stepped up to the king.
34|Gaster: ”Asgore. I have something urgent to ask of you, old friend.”
35|Asgore stood up a little taller.
36|Asgore: “What is it, Gaster?”
37|Without hesitation, Gaster stepped closer, whispering in his ear.
38|Gaster: “Do you remember when I told you Gamma is too dangerous to use people to test with?”
39|Asgore: “Yes. I do remember our conversation.”
40|Gaster: “Well, I think, with proper conditions, and with my species, I can run more tests.
41|”I think it has to do with our flexible biology. Unlike most species, we are not prone to many diseases nor decay.”
42|”So if I could get a hold of, perhaps, a strong, healthy child of my species, I could run tests safely enough under correct conditions.”
43|Asgore took a pause to this new information.
44|Asgore: “Are you sure? By the way you described it, it seems too dangerous.”
45|Gaster: “I just need time. That’s all.”
46|Asgore took another short pause.
47|Asgore: “Alright. You have my permission to carry out your experiment.”
48|Gaster: “Thank you, your majesty. You have no idea how much this means to me.”
49|Asgore: “Any time, Old friend.”
50|And so Gaster turned around to leave, as Alphys sighed in relief. Jacob stood there, still bedazzled by the palace. William didn’t really care, but he took interest in Gaster’s decision.
51|William: “So you are planning on getting another “test subject”?”
52|Gaster took a pause on William’s snarky comment.
53|Gaster: “Yes. I am going to take someone to volunteer to be a test subject.”
54|William gave him a sort of sassy look.
55|Gaster: "Do not ever forget, William. I gave you life. I care for you and I gave you shelter. And because I care for you, you owe me the respect a father deserves."
56|William rolls his eyes.
57|William: “Yeah yeah, “Dad”. I’m real grateful. Just don’t hold your breath on acting like daddy's boy like my brother.”
58|Gaster was unamused. Alphys just looked at WIlliam in a nervous, disapproving manner. Jacob didn’t really care, as he loved seeing the palace.
59|William sighed in a fatigued way.
60|William: “Well… let’s all go then. We gotta go see my new brother, huh?”
61|Gaster sighed in agreement.
62|Gaster: “Yes. We should get going. This war isn’t going to stop anytime soon.”
63|The 4 of them walk out of the palace.
64|They walk to Arramorr, looking for a child to volunteer for Gamma testing.
65|Jacob: “Dad, what is Gamma, exactly?”
66|Gaster turned, a little confused, as he thought he already understood.
67|Jacob: “I know me and William are made of it and it’s magic, but that’s it.”
68|Gaster sighed. As they kept walking, he would explain.
69|Gaster: ”Majikus Gasimum Radiation is a force that is everywhere on our planet, Gahlaghas. It is in the air, the plants, the animals, and even the people.”
70|”In base form, it is highly toxic. The only reason we are able to survive it is because we are used to it, and it is dispersed.”
71|”However, if it is concentrated, even the weakest Gamma can mean immediate death.”
72|”The Gamma you are made of is the most potent so far. Which is why even now I am still bewildered as to why it was able to create life. You.”
73|Jacob looked down at his hands.
74|Jacob: “I see.”
75|William: “So, why can’t you just make another if it’s so easy?”
76|Gaster: “You think that it is easy?”
77|”Gamma is extremely hard to perfect.”
78”Besides, I need to experiment on someone willing who isn’t made of Gamma.””
79|William: “Right. Ask a child to volunteer for death.”
80|Gaster: “I know what I am doing, WIlliam. You do not. Perhaps, you should study before making accusations.”
81|Alphys: “William does have a point. It is incredibly risky. The conditions need to be perfect. I know you know what you’re doing but are you sure you want all this extra stress?”
82|Gaster sighed.
83|Gaster: “Yes. I am sure. I do have the best assistant a scientist could have.”
84|Alphys blushed a little.
85|Alphys: “The best? I’m not the best…”
86|Gaster: “Alphys you are the best assistant I’ve ever had. I’m completely serious.”
87|Alphys blushed a little more.
88|Alphys: “You really mean it?”
89|Gaster just smiled.
90|Gaster: “Of course I do. I trust you.”
91|Jacob smiled, as WIlliam was just unamused.
92|Eventually, they reach Arramorr.
93|It was the only town that was untouched by the war, due to it’s… nature.
94|Gaster: “Alphys, you stay with the boys. Make sure they don’t wander off too far. I’ll ask around.”
95|Alphys nodded. William just looked around, in curiosity and alertness. Jacob was ecstatic that he was able to be somewhere outside of the lab or palace for once.
96|It took a while, but eventually, he found a willing volunteer for an experiment.
97|Gaster came out, then with a child about Jacob’s stature, only more physically fit.
98|Alphys called Jacob and WIlliam over, and as they redirected their attention to returning, Gaster and the new boy did too.
99|Gaster: “William, Jacob, Alphys, meet Adam.”
100|Adam smiled proudly, excited to come along with them on a “journey”.
101|Jacob looked at him in awe, as William looked him in the eyes.
102|William: “Doesn’t look so special to me. Why him?”
103|Adam kept his posture.
104|Gaster: “Well for one, he was the only one willing to volunteer. Secondly, he is the most fit and healthy child in this town as far as I can tell.”
105|William rolled his eyes. Jacob Walked up to Adam, smiling, offering a handshake.
106|Adam took his offer joyfully.
107|Adam: “Well, like “dad” said, my name is Adam!”
108|They stopped their long handshake, as Alphys motioned for both to come over.
109|Gaster: “Well, let’s not waste time, now. We have work to do.”
110|William nodded in agreement, as did Alphys. Jacob and Adam didn’t much care, and went along with them.

#### Part 5: Equilibrium

2|This was actually the first time William saw the passcode. So he looked closely… memorizing the sequence.
3|As usual Jacob didn’t really care, just enthused to show Adam around the place.
4|Adam didn’t care much either. He was just excited to help the world’s greatest scientist.
5|Gaster walked up to the table, motioning Adam forward towards it. JAcob saw it and cringed a little. William stood there, and slightly grinned, a little devious.
6|William: “It’ll only sting a little! So don’t worry too much.”
7|Adam, confused, responded in cluelessness
8|Adam: “W-what do you mean “sting”? What will sting?”
9|Gaster rolled his eyes, unamused by William’s snarky remark.
10|Gaster: “Don’t mind his snarkiness, he does that.”
11|”However, he’s not wrong. You shall lay down on this chair, and I will buckle you down to prevent reflexes from messing up my procedures.”
12|”I am going to draw out some of your blood with a needle for testing.”
13|”It shouldn’t hurt, but it should sting a little. So don’t budge an inch or I could accidentally break a nerve.”
14|Adam took a moment to process what he said, but then got onto the chair, trusting him.
15|Gaster strapped the buckles onto him.
16|He got out a syringe, Adam winced, looking the other way. Jacob looked a little anxious, while WIlliam looked on deviously.
17|Gaster then stuck the needle into his arm, drawing out some blood. It was a medium orange.
18|Gaster took a moment to examine it.
19|Adam: “I-is it done?”
20|Adam said, still turned away.
21|Gaster: “Type F.”
22|Adam: “..H-huh?”
23|Gaster: “Your blood type is type F.”
24|Adam: “W-what does that mean?”
25|Gaster: “It means you have an abnormally high metabolism.”
26|Adam: “What’s a metabolism?”
27|Adam turned, looking at Gaster.
28|Gaster: “Metabolism is the function of the body that burns food into energy.”
29|Adam: “O-oh. That’s what that’s called.”
30|Gaster sighed, putting the syringe above a vial, ejecting the blood into said vial.
31|He closed the vial, turning to Adam.
32|Adam stared straight at Gaster.
33|Gaster unbuckled Adam from the metallic chair, as he sat up, still looking at him.
34|Gaster: “Which means that you have far more physical potential then most.”
35|Adam looked at him, curious.
36|Adam: “I do? Huh…”
37|Gaster: “You would rate a… 4 on the physical scale, I think.”
37|Adam: “A 4? Out of what?”
38|Gaster: “9”
39|Gaster looked a bit amused, as Jacob's eye sockets widened, William looking a bit confused.
40|Adam: “That doesn’t sound very high.”
41|As Jacob would attempt a remark, he stopped himself. Gaster smiled.
42|Gaster: “Imagine a volcano erupting. The eruption itself, the explosion, is triple your height. That is a 1. A 2 is exponentially more. Like 4 times the last. And even more for a 3. A 4 is just ridiculous.”
43|Adam was dumbfounded. He didn’t know what to say.
44|William spoke up, still curious.
45|William: “So if he rates a 4 on physical, what do I rate?”
46|Gaster: “5. 5 on everything. Magic, Physicality, Intelligence, Perceptive Range and Resistance.”
47|”Physicality can actually be separated into; Strength, Durability, Biology (I.e. your Immunity System, metabolism etc), and Speed.”
48|”And on everything, you scored a perfect 5. You are perfectly balanced, William.”
49|As William stood, he looked shocked. As did Adam and Jacob. Alphys just gave an approving expression towards Adam and Jacob.
50|Alphys: “William is the only one in the history of either of our races, monster or human, with this score.”
51|”All but two. Irkasai, a human from the old wars, had a perfect score of 9.”
52|”Secondly, the old king, father of our current king, also had a perfect score of 9.”
53|William took a moment to process the information.
54|He knew that he was balanced from what Gaster told him. An equilibrium of stature. But he didn’t know he was perfectly balanced.
55|Gaster nodded in agreement.
56|Gaster: “Whatever the case, I think you all should go to bed now. Today has been quite an eventful day. You too, Alphys.”
57|Alphys nodded, then took Adam and Jacob’s hands, and walked off with them. William glanced at his father for a moment, then just walked away.
58|Gaster continued his work. He continued examining Adam’s blood sample. He ran a few experiments, then went to bed.

#### Part 6: The Dream

2|His vision was blurry, but what he could make out is an orange sky and black shapes.
3|He could smell ash and smoke in the air. He could also smell nearby blood.
4|He looked down at his hands. His vision has increased slightly, as he could see his hands.
5|They were green.
6|That’s not right. He has white hands. He is a skeleton.
7|He focused, then saw his hands were not his own. They had a heavily tinted tan like color to them, along with a smooth texture.
8|And the green he saw was in fact blood.
9|He was confused. Very confused.
10|He got up, and started limping.
11|His chest felt heavy, as his left leg felt like it had been impaled by a very sharp blade.
12|So many questions rushed through his mind, but he knew he wouldn’t get answers by sitting around doing nothing.
13|Suddenly, he realized something.
14|He wasn’t in control of himself.
15|He was moving automatically, despite whatever efforts he made.
16|He then looked down to examine the body he was in.
17|As it turned out, he was in the body of a woman.
18|Not only that, but a human woman.
19|At this point, he had given up effort for anything, as he realized what was happening: He possessed someone unwittingly.
20|Suddenly, he saw someone. A monster. A monster roughly in the shape of asgore, in fact.
21|Then he heard a voice speak out, as his- or rather, the woman’s mouth started moving.
22|Irkasai: “If you think you can kill me off that easily, then you’re wrong.”
23|Suddenly, in that moment, information rushed into his mind.
24|He was in the body of the revered human warrior, Irkasai.
25|But… why? This is in the past, it’s already happened!
26|He thought.
27|Then when the monster came into focus, it looked exactly like asgore.
28|The King: “You are the strongest human that has ever lived. I would be disappointed if you died in one blow.”
29|Gaster felt a smile form across her face.
30|Irkasai: “Then this should get really interesting for you, huh?”
31|She lunged towards the king with a blade at ridiculous speeds.
32|Then suddenly, at that moment, Gaster woke up.
33|He sprung up, sitting up, covered in sweat.
34|He looked down, checking his leg, and it was completely fine.
35|He laid back down, staring at the ceiling.
36|What the hell was all that?
37|Gaster remembered something.
38|He remembered studying the old wars.
39|How Irkasai fought the old king. Asgore’s father. Asgore was but a child at the time.
40|Gaster threw the blankets off of himself, sitting up straight, legs dangling over the bed.
41|He looked at the clock, and saw it was exactly 6 AM.
42|Odd. He usually always either wakes up earlier or later.
43|Never on the dot.
44|He shrugged it off, getting up and walking over to his closet, and put on one of many identical lab coats.
45|He opened his door, inhaled sharply, exhaled heavily, and stepped out the door.
46|He went to the “Experimentation Room" to get some coffee.
47|Sitting down, enjoying his coffee, he thought to himself about his dream.
49|Gaster: ”Why was I having a dream about being Irkasai? I have no association with her or the old wars. Infact, I’m not that old to begin with…”
50|He continued to ponder, bewildered by the dream.
51|After about an hour to himself, reading books, thinking to himself, writing down information in his journal, he heard the door open behind him.
52|Gaster: “What is it Alphys? I’m in the middle of something.”
53|Alphys looked around the room, it was a mess. As if a storm blew through and knocked everything out of place. Odd considering Gaster usually wants to keep this room clean.
54|Alphys: “It’s 9:30 AM sir. You’re 30 minutes late to taking the boys around for experimentation.”
55|Gaster’s eye sockets widened, baffled on how he could lose track of time, of all people.
56|Gaster jolted up while still in shock, trying to stabilize himself to rush over to Alphys… but instead fell flat on his face like in one of those cartoons.
56|He picked himself up, then went over to Alphys.
57|Gaster: “30 minutes late? Me? Are you absolutely sure?”
58|She took out Gaster’s golden watch-chain. It indeed pointed at “9:31 AM”.
59|Gaster looked panicked. To be this late could mean a lot of things lost.
60|Alphys: “I already got the boys ready and outside for the daily.”
61|Gaster was a little bit relieved that what would normally take 10 to 15 minutes has already been taken care of.
62|And so he got up and walked outside to where WIlliam, Adam and Jacob awaited.

#### Part 7: Remnant

2|They were doing physical tests. Punching a boulder or lifting one for strength, out-running Gaster’s Gaster Blasters to build stamina and speed, etc.
3|Then afterwards, after either showing some growth or it became noon, they went to the librarby to read and expand their knowledge.
4|After that, they go to the experimentation room to test and document changes.
5|And that’s the daily. Every single day they are constantly improving themselves.
6|Eventually, progression wasn’t growing as much anymore. Yes, they improved, but not significantly.
7|It was then Gaster realized he needed to find something new. Something better.
8|So one day, he decided to go off to explore for more possibilities. After all, he has read every book there was, and even created books of his own. It was time he should go and explore the world himself.
9|And so he prepared to leave, getting up early to do so. Alphys woke up to see Gaster packing things.
10|Alphys: “Gaster… What are you doing? It’s too early for this.”
11|Gaster simply continued.
12|Gaster: “Things are progressing at a slow pace. So I plan to go out alone and find something to further my research.”
13|Alphys: “But what about the boys?”
14|Gaster: “I’m sure they’ll understand. You can continue things from here until I get back.”
15|Alphys stood firmly
16|Alphys: “And what about Jacob? What effect will this have on him?”
17|Gaster froze. He didn’t know how to dispute that.
18|Gaster: “Well… Alphys, you see-”
19|Alphys: “He depends on you. You are his father.”
20|Gaster was speechless. He stood tall, looking down at Alphys, unsure what to say, giving off a nervous posture.
21|He sighed, then went back to packing.
22|Gaster: “I didn’t want him in danger. I wanted to keep him safe… But I suppose you can come along with me. They all know so much more now.”
23|Alphys sighed, loosening up. She went to go wake up the boys despite it being 7:30 in the morning.
24|Jacob: “Do I haaave to get out of bed? It’s not time to wake up”
25|Alphys: “Gaster is taking us all somewhere. He wants us to get ready sas early as we can.”
26|And so with a tired groan, one boy after another got out of their beds.
27|William: “Where are we even going?”
28|Alphys: “Somewhere. He hasn’t told me yet.”
29|William groaned again, annoyed from the ambiguity, but went along anyway.
30|Gaster was outside by the time they could start packing.
31|Once everyone was finally outside, Gaster motioned everyone to follow him, and began walking off.
32|They walked out of the hotland, which is where the lab was situated, out of the cave to the surface.
33|They are in the lab and away from the surface so much, Jacob always forgets what it’s like. So he takes a moment or so to look around, wonder in his eyes.
34|William: “Why does Jacob look around every time we’re up here like it’s new?”
35|Gaster made a slight shuckle.
36|Gaster: “That’s just part of his charm, I suppose. Always looking at the world in a positive way.”
37|William: “That doesn’t explain him forgetting it though.”
38|Gaster chuckled again, clearly dodging the question as he didn’t know the answer himself.
39|Adam: “Who knows what goes on in his head? For all we know in that head of his filters everything bad and doesn’t recognize any of it!”
40|William smirked, standing up right as opposed to usually slouching over, standing taller than Jacob and Adam, being about shoulder height to Gaster.
41|William: “I wouldn’t be surprised honestly. Actually, that makes a lot of sense when you put it that way.”
42|Jacob remained in awe, looking around as if he’s seen it for the first time.
43|Gaster: “Come on boys, Alphys. This journey is not going to be like any day in the lab or another training day. Out here anything can kill you.”
44|William: “Yeah, we know. We read about it”
45|Gaster: “Tsk tsk William. I taught you better than that. Knowledge may be power, but experience is all the more.”
46|William rolled his eyes as they headed for the capital… Only halfway, they went southwest instead of northwest for the palace.
47|This confused William, Adam, and Jacob. But Alphys knew where he was going.
48|It took a moment for William to realize, but they were going to The Deep Forest.
49|William: “Wait! Why are we going there!? I thought you said it was too dangerous to traverse!”
50|Gaster grinned a bit.
51|Gaster: “Do you think we learned all that we know from staying at home and theorizing? Of course not! With enough experience and patience, you can do anything. Just follow my lead, and it’ll be fine.”
52|William was hesitant.
53|Alphys: “Well, you heard your father. All you need to do is be careful and listen.”
54|So William followed. If anyone, Alphys could be trusted. Afterall, he has an exceptional mind. He can tell from any expression what someone may be thinking. And Alphys never lies.
55|Eventually they reached the forest. Gaster stopped for a moment, to turn towards the boys.
57|Gaster: “Alright, now is the time that I should lay out some rules. Number 1: NEVER leave my sight, Jacob.”
58|He addressed Jacob knowing he loves to wander. Jacob seemed unenthused by the remark, oddly enough.
59|Gaster: “Number 2: Never doubt me or Alphys. Questions are fine, but you all know I and Alphys know better than you.”
60|William: “So act like toddlers clinging onto their mom. Got it.”
61|Gaster was very unenthused by the remark while Alphys seemed to be both amused and unamused at the same time.
62|Gaster: “Number 3, most important of all: Don’t touch anything. You don’t know what could kill you at any moment.”
63|And so as they agreed to the rules, they went into the forest. They saw a variety of things to their surprise. Things like moss, vines, flowers, and other vegetation other than trees and grass.
64|Speaking of grass, there wasn’t actually as much grass as they thought. It was mostly types of dirt.
65|They kept exploring until eventually finding an opening. This actually surprised Alphys and Gaster as well. They didn’t know there was anywhere in the forest that wasn’t dense let alone open.
66|But that wasn’t the weirdest part. The weirdest part was that there was a white orb floating above the ground.
67|Upon coming closer, they realized that all forms of vegetation were absent. It was just dirt.
68|Gaster told Alphys and the boys to stay back, as he had no clue what it was. Nobody knew what it was, so they listened.
69|Upon close inspection, the orb had been ejecting all matter around itself.
70|He went to touch it. Upon touching it, he suddenly writhed in agony, falling to the ground, groaning as he yelled in pain.
71|Gaster: “WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!? IT BURNS. IT BURNS SO MUCH!!”
72|Jacob looked on concernedly, backing up a little. Adam looked on in horror as William just stood there, curious. Alphys went over to help Gaster up, and his pain had worn off.
73|Gaster just backed away from the orb, confused. He began to examine it. He’s never seen anything like it before.
74|After a bit of pure visual examination, he determined this might be some type of Gamma.
75|White Gamma? That’s rediculous! Such a thing has never existed nor should it!
76|But nothing is impossible. After all, he did create life with Gamma, a feat never even thought of before.
77|Gaster approached it again, this time with his Gamma extractor that he keeps on him at all times.
78|Jacob wanted to hold him back, while Adam and Alphys held him back instead.
79|Alphys: “He’ll be fine Jacob. Your father is nothing if not careful.”
80|William just looked on, still in curiosity.
81|Gaster opened the vacuum, and sucked out a bunch of white Gamma. When he closed the chamber, it hissed and steamed as it processed it.
82|Gaster: “Alright boys, I think we’ve had enough of an adventure for today.”
83|So Gaster walked off, and Alphys and the boys followed, back home.