Song: XTALE X - CROSS
Artist:  Jael Pealoza
Year: 2020
Viewed: 31 - Published at: 6 years ago

ENTRY NUMBER 0. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
THE EXPERIMENT WAS A SUCCESS.
NOW IT IS TIME TO GIVE IT A NAME.

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XTALE!ASRIEL
Howdy! I'm Asriel, and this is my brother, Frisk. What's your name?

XTALE!SANS
I'm Sans.

XTALE!PAPYRUS
And I'm Papyrus, nice to meet you!

XTALE!ASRIEL
Nice to meet you, too! Mommy, can Sans and Papyrus play with us in our room?

XTALE!TORIEL
Of course, my children. But once you have finished, please pick up your toys, alright?
XGASTER
Sans, Papyrus...
Play nice and do not forget your manners.

XTALE!SANS & XTALE!PAPYRUS
Yes, sir!

XTALE!ASRIEL
Let's go, Frisk!

XTALE!ASGORE
Our sons look so happy! They're going to be good friends for sure.

XGASTER
Indeed.

XTALE!TORIEL
Little one, don't be shy, you can also play with them.

XTALE!ALPHYS
No. They're all stupid.

XGASTER
Mind your manners, Alphys.

XTALE!SANS
Humans are so quiet... Hey, don't you wanna play with us?
XTALE!ASRIEL
He's a bit timid because he arrived at the underground a few days ago.

XTALE!SANS
There's nothing to fеar! Monsters would never harm a mеmber of the royal family.
Now that we're friends, we will protect you as well!

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ENTRY NUMBER 1. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
EVERY DECISION MADE BY THE EXPERIMENT IS WHAT GUIDES ME TO MY DESTINY.
IF THE EXPERIMENT FINDS OUT ABOUT IT, IT WILL BE MY END.
I DON'T WANT ANY SETBACKS, SO I WILL INDIRECTLY GET INVOLVED IN ITS ACTIONS.

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XTALE!TORIEL
OH GOSH, MY BABY!!
Hurry! That branch won't support his weight for too long!

MONSTER
He refuses to leave the tree, your Majesty!

XGASTER
((Attention seeking? Grow up, experiment.))
That's enough. Sans, use your magic.
XTALE!SANS
Y-yes, sir!

XGASTER
No... NO...!!
STOP IT!!

XTALE!TORIEL
FRISK!!!

MONSTER
His arm is broken, take him to the castle, now!!

XTALE!SANS
It was my fault...

MONSTER
Be careful!

XTALE!SANS
WHY DID YOU-

XGASTER
Ha... ha... much better...

XTALE!ASRIEL
I told you it was dangerous, Frisk!

XTALE!TORIEL
Calm down. Your friends will stay here tonight. Dr. XGaster told us he is very busy and needs to be alone.

XGASTER
Ugh... That was so close.

XTALE!ALPHYS
Relax. This food will help you recover.

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ENTRY NUMBER 2. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO KEEP EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL WITH ONLY HALF OF A SOUL.
ANYWAY, TODAY IS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT DAY.
ACCORDING TO THE EVENTS OF THE MAIN UNIVERSE, THE EXPERIMENT WILL PROCEED TO BREAK THE BARRIER.

XTALE!ASGORE
His soul is too powerful... more than the sum of hundreds of humans and monsters' souls!

XTALE!TORIEL
We didn't even ask him to do this... He's very determined...

X!FRISK
If only they knew...

XGASTER
I want to be clear, Experiment.
I have tolerated what you've done to my precious universe with your RESET...
But I won't forgive any other nonsense once we get out of here. Understood?
I don't care if you refuse to talk to me. I am still in charge.

ENTRY NUMBER 3. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
IMPOSING FEAR AND AUTHORITY OVER THE EXPERIMENT HELPS ME TO HIDE THE IMMENSE ADVANTAGE IT HAS OVER ME.
HE CANNOT KNOW THAT HALF OF MY SOUL IS NOT HERE, NOT TO MENTION IT'S IN ###'S POSSESSION.
KEEPING DISTANCE IS THE BEST OPTION.

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ENTRY NUMBER 4. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
MONSTERS AND HUMANS LIVE IN HARMONY.
I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO DEPEND ON ANYONE ELSE.
I SHOULD HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF INHABITANTS IN THE FIRST PLACE...

XTALE!UNDYNE
That human Frisk is the best!
Thanks to him, I've travelled all over the globe. The surface is huge!

XTALE!PAPYRUS
That's great!

XTALE!ALPHYS
Gerson is waiting for you, Undyne. You should go.

XTALE!UNDYNE
Hey! You know my name... Did I introduce myself before?

XTALE!ALPHYS
...You were banned from the Librarby for setting a cookbook on fire.

XTALE!UNDYNE
HA, HA! I'M STILL FAMOUS. Well, see ya, nerds!

XTALE!SANS
Huh, so it was her.

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ENTRY NUMBER 5. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
THEY ARE BEGINNING TO SUSPECT THE EXPERIMENT.

XTALE!ASRIEL
Are you sure you're eating your vegetables?

AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T GET PHYSICALLY HURT, I DON'T CARE ABOUT ITS SUFFERING.

XGASTER
I'm exhausted... but I must continue.
I am getting closer to that strange feeling of tranquility.

X!FRISK
I can't hurt them!

XGASTER
All this has to be worth it.

XTALE!TORIEL
Look at the time, young man! Where have you been all day!?

XTALE!ASGORE
Frisk, we're so worried about about you. Please, we need to know what's going on...

X!FRISK
I can't do it... it's stupid! It's not their fault...

X!CHARA
I can't count on you if you start acting like a coward!
Fine... Let's try something different...

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ENTRY NUMBER 6. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
THE EXPERIMENT REACTIVATED ITSELF AFTER MANY YEARS OF SILENCE.

XTALE!SANS
Woah, are you okay?

XGASTER
What is happening...?

HUMANS
HE'S A DEMON!
KILL HIM!
HE DOESN'T DESERVE TO LIVE!

IT HAS USED THE OVERWRITE BUTTON ON HUMANS.

MONSTERS
Stop! He's the son of the monsters' King!
Leave him alone!

COULD THE EXPERIMENT HAVE FIGURED IT OUT?
NO. CHARA AND FRISK ARE CONVINCED THAT I COULD OVERWRITE AND PUNISH THEIR ACTIONS.
THEY STILL FEAR ME... YET THEY ARE TRYING TO USE OTHERS TO PROVOKE ME.

XTALE!UNDYNE
TOUCH HIM AND I SWEAR I WILL TEAR YOU TO PIECES!

HUMANS
STUPID MONSTER!!!

XGASTER
How can you fall this low, experiment...?

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XGASTER
Tell them what happened.

X!FRISK
I was attacked by other humans and... U-Undyne tried to save me.

XGASTER
I suggest you form a group of guards to protect him while finding a way to resolve this conflict.

X!FRISK
BUT-

XTALE!ASRIEL
NO, BROTHER. HE'S RIGHT.

XTALE!ASGORE
You gave monsters freedom. We promised to take care of you. It doesn't matter if this leads to a new war against humans.
We'll recruit the strongest monsters immediately.

XGASTER
(You will stay alive for as long as I want, you nasty little brat.)

X!FRISK
DAMMIT!
WE WERE SO CLOSE... WHY ISN'T HE DOING ANYTHING!?

X!CHARA
It's strange he hasn't overwritten this timeline yet. He used to do it at the smallest unexpected detail.

X!FRISK
I can't take this anymore, Chara.
What are we going to do now?

X!CHARA
Hang in there, Frisk. We'll continue overwriting fragments of this timeline.
We're very close to discovering his limits.

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ENTRY NUMBER 7. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
INTERESTING TIMES ARE COMING. EVERYONE WANTS TO RISK THEIR OWN LIVES FOR "HIM".

XTALE!SANS
Please, let us be part of the royal guard! We wanna protect our friend!

XGASTER
Do you remember when Frisk broke his arm because of you? You're not meant to be his guardian.

XTALE!SANS
That was an accident. We have what it takes, we just need training!

XTALE!ALPHYS
There are other ways to humble yourself without ruining monsters' reputation.

XTALE!PAPYRUS
Just because you're the royal scientist, doesn't mean you have to be so rude.

XTALE!ALPHYS
The sooner you accept you're not made for this, the better it'll be for everyone.

XGASTER
Enough talking. Enlist in the Royal Guard immediately.

XTALE!SANS
Really?

XTALE!PAPYRUS
We won't let you down! Let's go, bro!

XGASTER
Any updates?

XTALE!ALPHYS
The Experiment is wandering around the Main Universe again.

XGASTER
Huh.

XTALE!ALPHYS
"It" would try to get in trouble.

XGASTER
There isn't much to do with only half of my power. Everything is still in order, that's all that matters to me.

X!FRISK
...How can they look so happy despite everything they've done?
Do you like it.

X!CHARA
...I think it would be better if you made a new heart locket.

X!FRISK
You're starting to sound like him.

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HUMANS
Huh? What happened... where are we...?
Wait... A ROYAL GUARD!! What's going on!
H-Hey! We don't want any trouble!

XTALE!MUFFET
It's too late for that.

XTALE!SANS
Sorry we're late. You okay?

X!FRISK
Yeah... thanks, guys.

HUMANS
WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! LET US GO, PLEASE!!

XTALE!SANS
SHUT UP! That stupid old excuse won't reduce your sentence.

XTALE!MUFFET
Sans. It's your turn to take Frisk home. There's a big surprise waiting for you~

XTALE!SANS
Oh, no... They're gonna give me that ugly new uniform...

XTALE!MUFFET
Fu, fu. Come on! You'll look attractive and classy, like me!
Right, Frisk? How do I look in my new uniform?
See? He likes it.

XTALE!SANS
Whatever... Let's get going, kiddo.

MONSTER
There. Only the best for you, Frisk! Have a nice day!

XTALE!SANS
...What's wrong?

X!FRISK
I've lost count of how many times I... HUMANS tried to kill me this week.

XTALE!SANS
Well, that's pretty normal, kid. Dunno why you're surprised.

X!FRISK
TEN. YEARS, SANS.
Have any of you ever wondered why nothing has changed?
I can barely be alone or do anything on my own!
I must always be escorted by royal guards as if I were a damn prisoner!
You don't understand... Things will never get better this way.

XTALE!SANS
I do kiddo. I'm tired as heck of this job. But it's the only way I can spend time with my best friend.

X!FRISK
...Sans...

X!CHARA
YES... LET'S TRY IT WITH HIM.

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ENTRY NUMBER 8. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
I KNOW THE EXPERIMENT IS TRYING TO GET RID OF ITSELF USING THE OVERWRITE BUTTON...
BUT EVERYONE'S WILL TO PROTECT THEIR "BELOVED FRIEND" AT ANY COST IS STRONGER THAN THAT.
THIS IS A SILENT WAR I ALREADY WON.

X!FRISK
If we are best friends...
...You will do anything to make me happy.

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ENTRY NUMBER 9. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
TODAY I DREAMT ABOUT MY DEATH. THERE WAS ONLY ONE THING THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION...
...SOMEONE IN PARTICULAR WAS NOT THERE. SHOULD IT BE IMPORTANT?

XTALE!TORIEL
They're late...

XTALE!ASRIEL
Don't worry, mom. They're fine.

XGASTER
(Assistant. What is the condition of the guards that escort the experiment.)

XTALE!ALPHYS
(Sans' core code was slightly overwritten. The other guards remain stable.)

XGASTER
(It seems my suspicions were correct.)

XTALE!ASRIEL
Those two definitely need a day off.

XTALE!ASGORE
I wish they could rest more days...

XTALE!ASRIEL
Ah, there you are! Hey, guys! Welcome back!

XTALE!PAPYRUS
We didn't want to worry you... Please forgive us, your majesty!
Undyne thought that kidnapping Frisk and running all over the town would be funny!

XTALE!UNDYNE
I TOLD YOU THAT WAS A SURPRISE TEST.

XTALE!ASRIEL
Oh? Golden flowers for me? Aww, thank you, Frisk!

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ENTRY NUMBER 10. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
TODAY MARKS TEN YEARS, ONE MONTH AND FIVE DAYS SINCE THE EXPERIMENT WAS ACTIVATED.
ALL SUBJECTS INVOLVED PRESENT AN APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR. HOWEVER...
THERE IS ONE SUBJECT I HAVE TO ANALYZE AGAIN.
I AM SURE THIS WILL NOT WORK ANY LONGER. HIS CORE CODE IS REGENERATING AGAIN...
I WILL CHECK HIS FUTURE REACTIONS WITH THE EXPERIMENT, SO I WILL KNOW IF I HAVE TO OVERWRITE.

X!CHARA
Yes... try to remember, Sans...
I swear, if your stupid mind keeps trying to make you forget...
We'll have to meet in real life, I'll make you suffer slowly...
And only when I'm satisfied, I'll let you die...

XTALE!PAPYRUS
I'm here! What's going on?

XTALE!METTATON
Do something about your brother. He's acting so weird and refuses to help us.
This is our last mission as royal guards. I don't want any more excuses from anybody.

XTALE!PAPYRUS
I'll see what I can do...

XTALE!SANS
I remember everything...

XTALE!PAPYRUS
Don't let the crowd make you feel uneasy, brother.
This is just a celebration. Humans and monsters are in good terms.
Nothing bad is going to happen. Frisk only needs your company.

XTALE!SANS
Frisk...

[ENTRY NUMBER 12. TIMELINE NUMBER 10]
I CANNOT FIGHT BACK LIKE THE EXPERIMENT IS EXPECTING.
IF I HAVE TO PLAY DIRTY, THEN I WILL.
I AM TIRED OF BEING NICE.

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ENTRY NUMBER 13. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
I NEED TO STAY CALM. EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL...

XTALE!ALPHYS
The RESETS are making your DETERMINATION harmful to your body...
You need to take a break.

ENTRY NUMBER 14. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.

XTALE!ALPHYS
Lord XGaster, please get a hold on yourself... You look terrible-

XGASTER
SHUP UP AND JUST TAKE NOTES!!

I DO NOT CARE ABOUT PAIN ANYMORE.
IT IS WORTH CARRYING ON TO THE END...
I LEFT EVERYTHING BEHIND TO FOLLOW A BETTER FUTURE...

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ENTRY NUMBER 15. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
XGASTER WAS FORCED TO USE THE RESET BUTTON TO REPAIR MOST OF THE DAMAGES IN THE DATA CAUSED BY THE EXPERIMENT.
SINCE HE'S FOCUSED ON RECOVERING, HE DOESN'T MIND ME TAKING MY OWN NOTES. SO HERE I AM.

XTALE!ALPHYS
Now what. This is harder than I imagined.

ENTRY NUMBER 16. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
I DON'T LIKE HOW HE TREATS THE EXPERIMENT AS A THING. THEY ARE TWO HUMANS.
-REDACTED- IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE.

ENTRY NUMBER 17. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.

X!FRISK
If you destroy my corrupted soul, XGaster will finally stop.
We will have more than one timeline, I will allow everyone to make mistakes...
It'll be okay to be imperfect...

WE ESTABLISHED WE COULDN'T DEFEAT OUR OWN CREATOR. THEN WHY ARE YOU STILL SO DESPERATE FOR HELP?
DESPITE SHARING THE SAME SOUL, YOU CANNOT SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HAS SHOWN HIM.

X!FRISK
We can be like THEM. AND I WILL BE THE ONLY ONE IN CONTROL.

FRISK, CHARA... YOU'RE NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING.
-REDACTED- We ran out of chocolate milk.

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XTALE!SANS
NONE OF YOU IS GOING TO DECIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR THIS WORLD.
I'm against unnecessary sacrifices to fix something that is fine as it is...
...besides, we made the worst mistake of all... To protect and love someone like YOU.

X!CHARA
I warned you he would refuse. You could've overwritten him again.
Now you have to do it the hard way.

X!FRISK
I SEE I CAN'T ASK SUCH A FAVOR FROM MY BEST FRIEND!!

XTALE!SANS
I won't let you go anywhere. Not until you listen to reason, Frisk.
We don't mind being exactly like the other universes...
Perfect or not, we can enjoy our lives in this timeline.

X!FRISK
That's the point, Sans. WE CAN'T ENJOY LIFE IN ANY WORLD CREATED BY XGASTER.
I feel really bad doing this to you... That's the outfit that I like the most of yours...
My dear Giant X with legs...
We made a lot of puns with that, didn't we...?
I have an idea.
When this world has been overwritten...
I'll start calling you like that. "Cross".
Sounds like a nice name for you.
Everything will get better once I make XGaster create something better than this crap.

XTALE!SANS
(So that's what it's all about... the limits of power and morality...)
(...I'm so mad I can't even feel pain...)
(You've all made us live in an endless hell only for your own benefit...)
(...I don't feel like I can forgive you.)

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ENTRY NUMBER 18. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
NO MORE TIMELINES. I DON'T NEED NEW TIMELINES.
THIS IS MY PERFECT STORY, MY PERFECT UNIVERSE, THE EXPERIMENT...
...MY EXPERIMENT... WHAT IS MY EXPERIMENT?

X!CHARA
How foolish we were to fear him all along!
Thinking he would hurt us again... when half of his own soul is not even with him!

X!FRISK
That means... I'm the only one with the ability to OVERWRITE?

X!CHARA
There will be a slight change of plans.
We'll bring our friends' memories back, and then...
WE'RE GOING TO KILL XGASTER.

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XTALE!ALPHYS
The last Reset was overcome by the Experiment's OVERWRITE.
Everyone's memories are being re-activated!

XGASTER
The experiment has finally found out. Everyone will take revenge on me.

XTALE!ALPHYS
You're in danger, my Lord. We should escape.

XGASTER
I never said I have given up.
Frisk and Chara are using my creations as weapons.
But Sans... he's willing to take a stand against everyone.
Still, I am the owner of their own lives.
There is no way someone can change the twisted future I have dragged them into.
(How interesting...)
(That old dream was true after all...)
(The more you act or fight... the closer you're taking me to that wonderful future...)
(A very important element is still missing.)
(Ah. There it is...)
(The last fragment to make this fantasy come true.)
(His unexpected decisions are the remaining component to move ahead.)
(WE ARE ALMOST DONE!!)

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ENTRY NUMBER 19. TIMELINE NUMBER 10.
I REFUSE TO DIE. NOTHING WAS A MISTAKE.
THIS IS A WORTHY SPECTACLE.
HOW CAN SOMETHING SO IRREGULAR LOOKS SO PERFECT TO ME...?

XGASTER
Assistant. Give me a status report on the new prototype.

XTALE!ALPHYS
The power given to the human is not compatible with the soul and body of a monster.
Therefore, they are incapable of overwriting.
There's no turning back.
The void is affecting the mental state of the vessel.
This could be an opportunity for the human to break free and get away with it.

XGASTER
Excellent. Now we wait and watch them in silence.
Phase Two will soon begin.

INK
It looks like something is happening in his world.
I guess that's my cue.
Yo, friend! Howzit... going...
Oh... Oh! Heya!
You can call me Ink! What's your name?

CROSS
...I'm Cross.

XGASTER
Oh. That is a very nice name.
I'm looking forward to your next move, Cross.
I AM WATCHING YOU.

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[ENTRY NUMBER ELEVEN]
AS CLEAR AS A REFLECTION IN A MIRROR.
I HAVE FOUND THE MOST PERFECT PROJECTIONS OF FORBIDDEN VISIONS.
GET READY. YOUR TIME IS COMING.

( Jael Pealoza )
www.ChordsAZ.com

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