Rough Kris and Noelle swap concept
I saw a lot of art for a Kris and Noelle weird route swap and i roughly thought up a background for it... though a lot of these are currently based on theories and my own assumptions of Deltarune story, which could age.
In this universe Noelle goes with Dess instead of Kris, haunted by whatever she saw, she becomes part of the plan instead (with carol and/or the roaring knight) and the prophecy here would still be the same, however Noelle out of concern for her friend, not wanting to well curse them with the soul, decides to take responsibility for it instead, becoming The Cage. Of course Carol isn't happy with this, i don't think she would want her daughter to be "cursed" like this, but somehow Noelle convinces her. Noelle becomes more withdrawn and less talkative like Kris in normal deltarune, which affects Kris and some other friends and people.
Kris while still affected by Dess' disappearance, isn't as deeply changed by it, perhaps they keep their silly prankster self. With Noelle distancing from them instead, they are now close friends with Berdly who probably has a different personality. I'm more, uncertain about this? but he may be more confident in his abilities, without having Noelle to "rely on" (as she's more withdrawn, they probably doesn't have study sessions together at all) Berdly may realize that he is smart even without her help and Kris may help him realize its fine to make mistakes and not always be "number 1".
They would become friends with Susie still, a duo of troublemakers. It starts off with Kris sort of fucking around with Susie, with them not really scared of her, surprisingly confident they won't get their face bit off, and then later on become friends who are stupid…together. With Berdly joining in too, i could see Susie and him being friends earlier here.
Ralsei would be confused at the cage being a deer instead of a human but would go on with it as usual, i could see his relationship with Noelle being similar to Kris in main Deltarune, with her warming up to him during an alternate chapter 3 which may be in the Holiday household instead of the Dreemurrs, its going be a big dark world.
Chapter 1 mostly goes the same with a few changes, Chapter 2 would have Berdly working with Queen probably just for Kris protection, maybe an alternate Ferris wheel scene with Kris and Berdly..?.
Chapter 3 would go completely differently, with an alternate more winter-y Dark World set in the holiday residence, though i think the ending would be mostly the same with the roaring knight making an appearance and kidnapping Undyne with Susie and Noelle making chase.
Chapter 4 will be interesting, the search for the bunker codes goes mostly the same here, though they just go back to the holiday residence (along with Kris and Berdly joining in, maybe for a study session). It will harder to hide the guitar.
Now the weird route changes, oh boy. Kris would have more fire focused spells like their mother and father, the iceshock and snowgrave equivalent may leave enemies trapped in ash, like how ash preserved the people of Pompeii. Its mostly an excuse to not have them, turn into dust, mostly cause Berdly would straight up die and that will change too much.
Noelle will be the one to comfort them in chapter 2, breaking down and crying, saying it was all a stupid prank. Berdly body is instead feverishly hot, and well that study session goes differently.
















