XTale - Timeline X

*For other events taking place in the 10th timeline of XTale, see Category:Timeline X.*

## Timeline X

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### Status

Finished

"I didn't want to see you die again trying to stop me...Cross."
— XTale!Frisk after being confronted by Cross in the hallway.
***XTale - Timeline X*** (previously known as just the ***XTale*** comic) is a comic series set in the XTale universe by Jakei95, and the precursor of *Underverse*. It is concurrent with *XTale X*.

The comic takes place in Timeline X, where everything seems to be going normally, until XTale!Sans starts having some memories of a supposed genocide run, a direct fault of a secret mastermind. This would lead to a series of events that would finally bring an end to the universe.

## Synopsis

*For more information about timeline ten, see XTale X.*

Years after Frisk shattered the barrier, Sans and Papyrus are taken by surprise by Undyne, who ends up kidnapping who they were tasked to protect, XTale!Frisk. This turned out to be a test, however in a freak moment, Sans almost kills Frisk in the process. With the two returning Frisk to his family, Sans, Papyrus, and XGaster return home yet Sans is slightly concerned over the incident that he experienced. XGaster takes note of this change, examining if he should overwrite or not, something he's unable to do at the time. Meanwhile, Sans begins dreaming of X-Event!Chara, who threatens to meet again if he doesn't remember what he's tasked to do: kill Frisk.

The next day, while at a ceremony to promote peace between humans and monsters, Sans tries again to kill Frisk, which results in XGaster intervening. He flees, only to be caught by Mettaton, but before he could explain to his brother about what had happened, the timeline resets again, this time with the ceremony going on normally.

As it turns out, Sans had been confronted by a two-front war between Frisk (and by extension Chara), who turns out to be the X-Event, and XGaster, having fought for years over control of the universe. X-Event!Frisk explains Sans' their situation, even demostrating the grief of the Overwrite button. Despite a plead from the X-Event for Sans to kill him, Sans' refusal ends up in a scuffle, with the X-Event reigning victorious. He brands Sans the nickname "Cross" and vows to bring back order to their universe. However, XGaster intervenes, impaling the X-Event and resetting the timeline once more, but his actions garnered the attention of X-Event!Chara, who realizes that XGaster no longer has his Overwrite power and that they can use their own button to take him down.

After realizing that XGaster had brought Cross back to where Undyne does her test, Cross is able to remember the tragedies that had unfolded in the previous timeline. His unwillingness to cooperate with the X-Event however leads him to a brawl between him and Undyne, with help from Papyrus. As it turns out, they have regained their memories from the past timelines and are ready to overthrow XGaster. Together, they wipe out the entire city, but accidentally leaving Cross alive. Undyne and Papyrus join the X-Event as they venture into the hallway, where XGaster is being interrogated. He explains to the X-Event that his overwrite powers are being held somewhere else, and that they'll never be able to find his soul half no matter what they do. Outraged, they attempt to piece away XGaster, first with his legs.

Then, without much notice, the coup are taken by surprised by Cross, who begins to slaughter the monsters entirely, save for XGaster, which he tosses out. Slowly dying from his determination, XGaster asks XAlphys to assure that his entries remain safe from the others. With only the X-Event remaining, Cross seeks to become the new X-Event and steals their soul to merge it with his own. Chara attempts to take control of his new vessel in order to reunite with Frisk, but Cross's inability to understand their overwriting mechanics leads to Frisk dying and Cross now being unable to use the Overwriting powers at all. In grief, Cross laments his lost universe, but Chara manages to convince Cross to go behind their plans to restore XTale, just as Ink!Sans appears in the universe.

## Trivia

* In an attempt to keep continuity between it and the XTale animated series, the comic underwent several changes as a result.
	+ Many of XGaster's original entries were changed to reflect the new writing made for the animated series. A full list of the original entries can be found here.
	+ In one scene, XTale!Alphys had her pupils whiten out, possibly to fill the continuity gap that was made in the event following XTale V.
	+ When writing his tenth entry, XGaster's font is swapped out for Tahoma, his left pupil no longer glows, and his right pupil (and subsequently his right hand) glows significantly more. The other timelines can also be seen in the updated comic, while in the original comic, only one timeline is shown.
	+ Near the beginning of the original comic, XGaster does not exhibit his glasses and is seen smiling. In the updated comic, he is given glasses and his expression changes that to a "smug-like" look.
* In the physical version of the comic, there is an extra page in-between pages 36 and 37, showing XGaster discussing with Alphys the experiment's involvement in Sans' actions, and deciding to take matters into his own hands before it can rebel against him.