true lab ENTRY NUMBER 1 *This is it… *Time to do what the King has asked me to do. *I will create the power to free us all. *I will unleash the power of the SOUL. ENTRY NUMBER 2 *The barrier is locked by SOUL power… *Unfortunately, this power cannot be recreated artificially. *SOUL power can only be derived from what was once living. *So, to create more, we will have to use what we have now… *The SOULs of monsters. ENTRY NUMBER 3 *But extracting a SOUL from a living monster would require incredible power… *Besides being impractical, doing so would instantly destroy the SOUL’s host. *And, unlike the persistent SOULs of humans… *The SOULs of most monsters disappear immediately upon death. *If only I could make a monster’s SOUL last… ENTRY NUMBER 4 *I’ve been researching humans to see if I can find any info about their SOULS. *I ended up snooping around the castle… *And found these weird tapes. *I don’t feel like ASGORE’s watched them… *I don’t think he should. ENTRY NUMBER 5 *I’ve done it. *Using the blueprints, I’ve extracted it from the human SOULs. *I believe this is what gives their SOULs the strength to persist after death. *The will to keep living… *The resolve to change fate. *Let’s call this power… *”Determination”. ENTRY NUMBER 6 *ASGORE asked everyone outside the city for monsters that had “fallen down.” *Their bodies came in today. *They’re still comatose… *And soon, they’ll all turn into dust. *But what happens if I inject “determination” into them? *If their SOULS persist after they perish, then… *Freedom might be closer than we all thought. ENTRY NUMBER 7 *We’ll need a vessel to wield the monster SOULs when the time comes. *After all, a monster cannot absorb the SOULs of other monsters. *Just as a human cannot absorb a human SOUL… *So then… *What about something that’s neither human nor monster? ENTRY NUMBER 8 :) *I’ve chosen a candidate. *I haven’t told ASGORE yet, because I want to surprise him with it… *In the center of his garden, there’s something special. *The first golden flower, that grew before all the other ones. *The flower from the outside world. *It appeared just before the queen left. *I wonder… *What happens when something without a SOUL gains the will to live? ENTRY NUMBER 9 *things aren’t going well. *none of the bodies have turned into dust, so I can’t get the SOULs. *i told the families that i would give them the dust back for the funerals. *people are starting to ask me what’s happening. *what do i do? ENTRY NUMBER 10 *experiments on the vessel are a failure. *it doesn’t seem to be any different from the control cases. *whatever. *they’re a hassle to work with anyway. *the seeds just stick to you, and won’t let go… ENTRY NUMBER 11 *now that mettaton’s made it big, he never talks to me anymore. *… except to ask when i’m going to finish his body. *but i’m afraid if i finish his body, he won’t need me anymore… *then we’ll never be friends ever again. *not to mention, every time i try to work on it, i just get really sweaty... ENTRY NUMBER 12 *nothing is happening. *i don’t know what to do. *i’ll just keep injecting everything with “determination.” *i want this to work. ENTRY NUMBER 13 *one of the bodies opened its eyes. ENTRY NUMBER 14 *Everyone that had fallen down… *…has woken up. *They’re all walking around and talking like nothing is wrong. *I thought they were goners…? ENTRY NUMBER 15 *Seems like this research was a dead end… *But at least we got a happy ending out of it…? *I sent the SOULS and the vessel back to ASGORE. *And I called all of the families and told them everyone’s alive. *I’ll send everyone back tomorrow. :) ENTRY NUMBER 16 *no No NO NO NO NO NO ENTRY NUMBER 18 *the flower’s gone. ENTRY NUMBER 19 *the families keep calling me to ask when everyone is coming home. *what am i supposed to say? *i don’t even answer the phone anymore. ENTRY NUMBER 20 *ASGORE left me five messages today. *four about everyone being angry *one about this cute teacup he found that looks like me *thanks asgore. ENRY NUMBER 21 *i spend all my time at the garbage dump now. *it’s my element ----------- —Alphys Speech— *During my research, I isolated a power I called “determination.” *I injected it into dying monsters so their SOULs would last after death. *But the experiment failed. *You see, unlike human’s, monsters’ bodies don’t have enough… *Physical matter to take those concentrations of “determination.” *Their bodies started to meld, and lost what physicality they had. *Pretty soon, all of the test subjects had melted together into… *Those. *Seeing them like this, I knew... *I couldn’t tell their families about it. *I couldn’t tell anyone about it. *No matter how much everyone was asking me. *And I was too afraid to do any more work, knowing… *… everything I’d done so far had been such a horrific failure. *… but now. *Now, I’ve changed my mind about all this. *I’m going to tell everyone what I’ve done. *… *It’s going to be hard. *Being honest… *Believing in myself… *I’m sure there will be times where I’ll struggle. *I’m sure there will be times where I screw up again. *But knowing, deep down, that I have friends to fall back on… *I know it’ll be a lot easier to stand on my own. *Thank you. (Amalgamations walk in) *Come on, guys. *It’s time for everyone to go home. ----------- —Phone Conversation after turning the power back on— *(It’s a voice you have never heard before.) *(PLAYER)… *Are you there? *It’s been a long time, hasn’t it…? *But you’ve done well. *Thanks to you, everything has fallen into place. *(PLAYER)… *See you soon. ----------- Tape 1 *Psssst. *Gorey, wake up. *Mmm? *What is it, dear? *… err, and why do you have that video camera? *Shush! *I want to get your reaction. *Gorey, dearest. *What is my favorite vegetable? *Hmm… *Carrots, right? *No no no! *My favorite vegetable is... *Eda-MOM-e. *… get it??? *… *Go back to bed, dear. *No no!! *Not yet! *Hee hee hee. *Now, If I were a dog, what breed of dog would I be? *Hmm… I don’t know, honey. *What kind of dog would you be? *I would be… *A MOMERANIAN. *Hohoho! *You sure are excited to have this child. *You know, if yo keep making jokes like this… *One day, you could be… *… a famous MOMedian. *… *Well, I am going to bed. *Hey! *Come on, Tori! *That one was funny! *Hahaha, I know. I am just teasing you. *Goodnight, dear. *Goodnight, honey. *… *Oh dear, perhaps it is too dark in here for the video to come out… Tape 2 -(Asriel) *Okay, (PLAYER), are you ready? *Do your creepy face! *AHHHHH!! *Hee hee hee! *Oh! *Wait! *I had the lens cap on… *What!? *You’re not gonna do it again…? *Come on, quit tricking me! *Haha! Tape 3 -(Asriel) *Howdy, (PLAYER)! *Smile for the camera! *Ha, this time I got YOU! *I left the cap on… *ON PURPOSE! *Now you’re smiling for noooo reason! *Hee hee hee! *What? *Oh, yeah. I remember. *When we tried to make butterscotch pie for Dad, right? *The recipe asked for cups of butter… *But we accidentally put in buttercups instead. *Yeah! *Those flowers got him really sick. *I felt so bad. *We made Mom really upset. *I should have laughed it off, like you did… *Um, anyway, where are you going with this? *Huh? *Turn off the camera…? *OK. Tape 4 -(Asriel) *I… I don’t like this idea, (PLAYER). *Wh… what? *N-no, I’m not… *… big kids don’t cry. *Yeah, you’re right. *No! *I’d never doubt you, (PLAYER)… *Never! *Y… yeah! *We’ll be strong! *We’ll free everyone. *I’ll go get the flowers. Tape 5 -(Toriel) *(PLAYER)… *Can you hear me? *We want you to wake up… -(ASGORE) *(PLAYER)! *You have to stay determined! *You can’t give up… *You are the future of humans and monsters… -(Asriel) *… *Psst… (PLAYER)… *Please… wake up… *I don’t like this plan anymore. *I… I… *… no, I said… *I said I’d never doubt you. *Six, right? *We just have to get six… *And we’ll do it together, right?