FM!Understuck: True Muse Arc

FM!Understuck: The Full OST

* After returning from your bubble trip with Equius, you make your way to the green manor once more, ready to face Meenah head on.
* Right as the battle is about to start, you hear the transportalizer go off behind you, followed by rapid footsteps circling around you.

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Get Up Everyone

* All of your friends have been chained up. The transportalizer activates once more, and foreboding footsteps approach from behind you.

CALIBORN: YOu PATHETIC HuMANS AND TROLLS!

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Rise Up

* The swirls on Caliborn's cheeks turn fully green. A coat materializes itself onto the Cherub. They look down at their hands, clenching them into fists.

finally. i had been asleep for so long.

* She looks up at you, giving you a friendly smile.

CALLIOPE: hello! yoUr name is john, right?
CALLIOPE: thank yoU for calling my name. yoU awoke me from a deep slUmber.
CALLIOPE: i gUess yoU coUld say i was sleeping like the dead!
CALLIOPE: and now... i have another chance.
CALLIOPE: and all of this power my brother stole... with this i coUld...
CALLIOPE: i coUld rewrite the narrative. retcon everything he's done to it, set it all to zero.
CALLIOPE: ... yoU seem to not like that idea thoUgh. i'm sorry john, bUt for yoUr sake, yoU mUst let me do this.
CALLIOPE: i know that my class is UsUally the most passive of them, bUt please...

* In a bright flash, Calliope's clothes change. They look similar to Jades, with the symbol of space appearing on her shirt.

CALLIOPE: jUst sit back and let the me do this for everyone.

* The penumbra wanes.
> John: ACT > Check.
* Calliope - Muse of Space ∞ATK ∞DEF
* Phantasm awoken by your call.

Alpha And Beta

* Calliope's cheek swirls and eyes flicker between green and red. It seems like Caliborn is fighting back for control. His attacks sting. They hurt badly.
* Your grit is reduced to 0.
* You can't SAVE your friends. You can't SAVE Calliope. You can't SAVE your game.

* But as your body starts to glow, your life force returning to you, you feel at one with your aspect.
* Breath. The aspect of Wind. The aspect of Change. The aspect of FREEDOM.
* Maybe with this power...

* You can FREE them all instead.

Burn In The Green Sun!

* You reached out into Calliope's aspect and called out to your friends.
* They're in there somewhere, right?
* ... Within the depths of Calliope's aspect, something is resonating..!

* You FREE them all.
* Kanaya. Meenah. Dave. Jade. Karkat. Equius.
* But there's still someone else to FREE from this acursed narrative.
* You call her name.

CALLIOPE: what? what are yoU doing?!

FREE Her Soul

* A young man stands alone in his room. Today, the 13th of April, 2009, is this lad's 13th birthday. He is about to play a game that will change his life forever. What is this boy's name?

Anthem

Enter

* A cherub starts to jeer you... you feel as if this long day will get even longer.

YOuR BEST BRO

UU: YOu PATHETIC HuMAN! PREPARE FOR YOuR DEATH! AHAHAHAHA-OH FuCK!

* The cherub was kicked away by a young troll lady. You thank your savior.

GA: Do Not Mention It
GA: I Am Kanaya Maryam And I Am The Caretaker To These Caverns
GA: Come With Me And I Shall Guide You Through Them To Safety

Rise Up Dear

* Being saved by an alien troll lady was pretty cool. Being in these alien caves is also pretty cool. You think about where you are now, and feel an adventurous spark that needs to be set Free.
* Your HP has been restored.