Strings Of Chaos

Floating along a wide lake, a symphony of quacks sounded from the flocks of ducks. Monsters and humans strolled along, enjoying the beautiful weather.

On a wooden bench, Patches was admiring the park's scenery. They placed their head between their hands, watching the ducks swim. It was a nice day. An ordinary day.

Well... I'm 17 now. But I don't feel any different. Patches sighed. I always wondered why people made such a big deal about birthdays.

Out if the corner of their eye, Patches noticed a translucent figure materialize. The newcomer wore a golden crown of flowers and held a pale yellow shape. Behind them, a portal of a similar yellow was fading behind them. Patches straightened, recognizing them instantly.

"Needle!" They called, waving to their friend. The ghost quickly made their way over, stopping in front of the bench.

"Uh... hi. I got you something for your birthday. Sweet seventeen, I guess?"

Patches blinked, looking at Needle's face, then down at the package they held. Needle was one of the few people who knew when their birthday was, but they certainly weren't expecting them to remember.

"...Thank you!" They finally said. "Thank you so much Needle," Patches smiled softly, feeling their soul warm. The other looked away, dropping the package into Patches's lap.

"You don't have to say thanks... It's just what friends do."

The package in question was surprisingly light. Its wrapping was very crumpled, with a colorful shape sticking out of a hole in the paper.

It kind of looks like a paw... Patches thought, touching the smooth fabric. Is it a plushie?

As the golden wrapping was torn away, a small, plush dog was revealed. It appeared to be made of different pieces of fabric sewn together. The dog had black beads for eyes and wore a simple U shaped smile.

"I... made it myself. With Sumeru's help."

"Aww... does it have a name?"

Needle seemed surprised by the question. They hesitated, before quietly saying no. "Do you want to name it?" Needle added.

"Yea! Important things have names, don't they?"

Needle nodded in agreement. "...you could name it Patches Jr.," they gave a small grin.

"No."

"What about... Scrappy?"

[Understring's Fall]

Patches isn't surprised to find that the void leads to, well, even more void. At least Needle is still with them, so they aren't completely alone. Patches is shockingly calm, considering the situation. Needle, on the other hand, is on the verge of panic.

Patches, seeing that they're the one who started all this, tries to comfort Needle. Much to their surprise, their ghostly companion manages to calm down a little. Patches then suggests that they, if Needle wants to, reintroduce themselves.

Their first meeting was certainly rocky and honestly, it only went downhill from there. After introductions are exchanged, the two move onto the most obvious problem. How does someone leave a seemingly endless void?

They decide to untangle all of the RESET strings first. And as a safety precaution, Needle transforms some of them into a harness, connecting the ghost to Patches. Messing with the remaining strings, they learn more about its unique abilities.

The strings can be stretched into a makeshift portal, extending as long as necessary. Patches guesses that this leads out of the void, but they don't know where it leads specifically. (They'll eventually figure out how to control the destination though.)

Stepping through, a completely different world is revealed. Monsters and humans are everywhere, and shiny towers reach up to the sky. Needle, who only has vague memories of a small village, is blown away. Patches, however, recognizes this place as a bustling city.

The two wander around the city, before eventually running into... Sans? With blue eye lights and a matching bandanna, "Sans" quickly apologizes for bumping into them. Awkward silence soon takes over. Patches and Needle are very confused by the sight of another Sans, while "Sans" is questioning if these two are, well, from another AU. Three ghosts isn't a normal sight, right...?

Needle eventually breaks the silence by introducing themselves and Patches. The other introduces himself as Morpho. "...I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND IF I CUT TO THE CHASE. ARE YOU TWO FROM ANOTHER UNIVERSE?"

Needle and Patches have a silent debate, wondering whether they can trust this stranger. Needle argues against telling Morpho anything, while Patches thinks they should give him a chance. In the end, Patches confirms that they are from another... world.

Upon hearing this, Morpho can't help but feel conflicted between being surprised and not surprised. He knows about AUs and whatnot, but meeting people from other worlds is always a little unsettling (not in a bad way! It's just interesting knowing that there's so much out there).

Anywho, Morpho offers to let them visit his place. "I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LOT TO DISCUSS. NO PRESSURE OF COURSE!" Needle and Patches decide to go with him because, well, what else would they do? (Off topic side note: Morpho's younger bro is out at work, but he eventually meets them. He also knows about the AUs and whatnot.)

Once there, Morpho explains how he knew Patches and Needle were from another AU. He also explains what the Multiverse is exactly, how AUs work, and mentions his friends Sable and Sumeru. The guardian of the Multiverse and the guardian of positivity, respectively.

In turn, Patches and Needle talk about the story of Understring, all the way up to leaving the void. With that out of the way, Morpho offers to introduce them to Sable and Sumeru. That is, whenever they come visit.

Patches and Needle end up meeting the others, and are close friends with Morpho and Sumeru. Sable, on the other hand, tends to avoid them. Oh well, friendship can't be forced.

[A Year Later]

Patches, Needle, Sumeru, and Morpho are hanging out, when Sable suddenly appears. They're acting really excited and, even stranger, seem glad to see Needle and Patches. He calms down for a moment, saying that he has something big to share. And something to confess.

Sable has a lot to explain. Over the past year, he's kept a lot hidden. For instance, the real reason they were always uneasy around Patches and Needle? It was never because he disliked them, it was because of his friendship with Weaver.

Sable decided it would be best to not tell anyone about their friendship, knowing that nobody would have a positive reaction. Of course, Sumeru isn't happy that Sable kept this a secret. Morpho, Needle, and Patches however, are a little more understanding.

In the Underground, Morpho strongly suspected US! Chara was able to manipulate timelines. Yet he didn't tell his brother this, nor anyone else. As for Patches and Needle, they would have certainly lost all trust in Sable if they knew he was friends with Weaver.

Yet that was a year ago. When Understring had fallen and relationships were severed. The four of them decide to forgive the artist. With that finally revealed, he moves onto the "big news." Weaver has established a truce.

No more destruction. No more innocent deaths. And he wanted to give his most sincere apologies to Needle and Patches.

[Understring's Fall]

Seeing that his AU and home has been completely destroyed, Weaver spends a lot of time traveling. He makes himself a set of clothes and learns how to teleport more accurately. He also learns that he possesses strings of code.

This discovery is absolutely horrifying, yet so so interesting. In his hands is the exact thing that murdered his loved ones. ...what was it like? Holding an instrument of destruction in your hands? The temptation is too powerful, so Weaver experiments with his strings in a random AU.

The results... aren't good. He can immediately tell that his strings are much more powerful than Patches'. And taking a closer look, the code isn't even from the AU he stands in. Out of sheer panic, Weaver flees and winds up in another AU.

This is where he encounters a strange looking... Sans? Well, kind of like Sans - just with a long brown scarf and colorful vials. The stranger introduces themself as Sable, guardian of the multiverse. Or, more accurately, just someone who runs around trying to keep AUs alive.

This prompts Weaver to ask if they've heard of Understring. It's not likely, but perhaps this skeleton can help him out. Sable doesn't recognize the name, but asks Weaver to tell him about the AU. He shares everything, from the arrival of Patches to his experiment with the strings.

The guardian is stunned. It's like the affect of his paints have suddenly worn off, and they can't feel anything. Another... destroyer? Another Error? No matter how bad it might make him look, Sable needed to leave. They make an excuse and bolt, leaving Weaver alone.

All alone, with only his anger and loneliness for company. Not a good combination...

[A Year Later]

Over the year, Weaver was in a destructive daze. It was an endless cycle of destruction, without any regards for the consequences. Until one day, he meets CB.

He practically fell head over heels in love. And who can blame him? CB is, quite simply, a perfect match for Weaver. (Link to what happens next)

To briefly summarize, meeting CB is enough to end Weaver's destructive gloom. Eventually, CB proposes and the two are happily married. Finally, Weaver can let go of the past and live freely.

[It was once a normal version of Undertale. Now, it has been completely erased. This is the story of its fate.]

[One day... long after the deaths of the king and queen's beloved children... a human fell down. Meet Patches, though right now, their name is Frisk.]

[Frisk has the unique ability to RESET the timeline and return to their arrival. However, every time they do so, a piece of string appears on their wrist. They didn't give much thought to this at first and continued to RESET whenever they liked.]

[During one of their reruns, a ghostly figure appears to them. This is Chara, soon to become Needle. They explain to Frisk that their constant RESETs have dislodged strings of code and resulted in Chara being separated from Frisk. They warn the human against further RESETs, as this may cause more glitches.]

[Frisk did not heed these warnings and continued to RESET. Chara did not lose any of their memories, becoming more and more anxious as they followed Frisk through the Underground. Papyrus, on the other hand, become much colder towards Frisk. He refused to hang out with them, not providing any support on their journey. He will take the name of Weaver. Flowey even made an attempt to intervene, telling Frisk that they would destroy the Underground.]

[Nothing could convince the human. Nothing could take away this feeling of power.]

[When Papyrus become king shortly after Frisk left, Chara and Flowey met up for an emergency meeting. The two of them could sense that Understring was close to falling. And yet... what could they do? With heavy hearts, the two of them embraced. This may be the last time they ever will.]

[Moving forward to a Genocide route, this is Frisk's last RESET. They have gathered a countless amount of strings. In Snowdin, it was not Papyrus who faced them, but Sans. He stood firm, refusing to fight, and believing the human could change their ways. Dust soon scattered in the wind.]

[In the Judgement Hall, Papyrus was the judge. Chara, who had followed Frisk through the Underground, wavered between the two. As Frisk and Papyrus fought, their battle shook the Underground. At this point, Understring was so unstable it began to fall apart.]

[One by one... it all vanished. Ruins, Snowdin, Waterfall, Hotland... The CORE, New Home... everything was transformed into a white void. Frisk and Papyrus paused in their battle, both heavily injured. Desperate and terrified, Chara urged Frisk to flee.]