"Hey Azzy, you got the Cimmanonam right?" a much younger looking Chara called out as Asriel pulled out the container of it from one of the many drawers and climbed up on the stepstool.

"Got it! And it's pronounced 'Cinnamon' Char!" Asriel laughed then looked over the Recipe Book, Toriel had written for the children when they bugged her for hours on end the day before. The two were so excited to make something for the King for once, him having always done everything for the kids himself.

"Okay, okay. How many cups does it say we need again?" Chara asked, getting the measuring spoons out.

"Umm, it says 2 'T S P.' I think that's 2 teaspoons." Asriel suggested, and Chara nodded getting the one labelled '1tsp' out.

Chara got the 2 teaspoons and poured it into the big bowl with all their other ingredients mixed in, Toriel was in the kitchen too, just to ensure the kids wouldn't accidentally cut themselves especially when it came to the knives, and to wash the dishes as they were finished with them. But for the most part, she left all the cooking to the kids. Since they wouldn't stop insisting they wouldn't need help and could bake the pie themselves.

In the large bowl the milk, heavy cream, brown sugar water, cornstarch and egg yolks were already mixed together. Most of the ingredients they had to use substitutes for as not all of them were readily available here in the Underground but still they made due. Now only 3 ingredients were still missing: the whipped cream which most likely they may have had to make due without, baked pie shell (which Toriel suggested they could use snail shells or something like it.) and finally- the cups of butter.

2 of the ingredients were already there in the kitchen. Only needing to be cut in the right amount, divided and put in the bowl.

As for the butter…

"Wait.."¼ cups of butter...like, buttercups? The flowers?" Asriel puzzled, reading and re-reading the recipe page Toriel made for them both.

"I don't know Azzy, you can read that language better than me still. Haha. What do you think bro?" Chara asked, innocently.

"Ummmm….I think it means Buttercups! I know where those are. Dad has some planting in the garden!" Azzy said happily, hopping off the stool and running for the door. "Mom! I'm just going outside for a sec!" He called out to Toriel, opening the front door and picking one of the golden flowers from one of the window sills, Asgore built for his plants then paused. "Wait, what does ¼ means? Like- 1 stem, 4 petals? Or.. 4 flowers, 1 stem?"

Asriel thought long and hard, then decided to play it safe, picking 4 of the golden flowers, before closing and locking the door again and heading back to the kitchen. "Okay, I'm back!"

"Haha, you got the buttercups bro?" Chara asked.

"Yup! I wasn't sure what the ¼ part meant. So I grabbed 4 of the flowers!"

"Hmmm…" Now it was Chara's turn to puzzle over the measurement, also confused. "Maybe...4 stems. 1 petal? 1 stem, and 4 petals?"

"Maybe...we can just put all 4 flowers in and hope for the best? 4 flowers, 1 bowl?" Asriel suggested, as he was getting bored thinking about the measuring more. "I wanna mix it all up already!"

"Fine, haha. I guess 4 flowers, 1 bowl makes sense. I think?" Chara said as he leaned over the sink, rinsing the dirt and stuff off the flowers before just plopping them in whole into the bowl. "MOM! Where's the mixing spoon?!" Chara yelled, seeing Toriel was in the living room, setting up the tables and chairs.

"In the drawer! With all the other utensils, my child!" Toriel called back.

"Thank you!"

Before Chara could open the drawer, Asriel had beaten them to it, reaching in and grabbing the biggest one, that usually Asgore used. "MWAHAHA!" Asriel laughed, diabolically.

"Hey!" Chara laughed too, grabbing the second largest one belonging to Toriel.

Together, they began to mix the bowl as Asriel read the recipe page again. Reading that the batter has to be thick but not lumpy.

After both of them mixed for a solid 3 minutes by hand, it was now officially ready for the pot and oven. Though, also by the end, they had batter all over their clothes and Azzys fur since the two had a little too much fun stirring. But a good majority of it still remained in the bowl for a decently sized Pie.

"Mom! The batter is done!" Asriel was the one to call out, stepping down the step stool and pushing it aside so Toriel could join them and inspect it and prep the oven. Not wanting to risk the children burning themselves.

"Oh, you two are so dirty!" Toriel said, seeing the mess they made in the Kitchen, and how some cinnamon powder and egg shells and so on was scattered all over the counter.

"Yeahhhh but we made the batter exactly like you told us to!" Chara said this time, looking quite proud of himself.

"Hmmm I suppose. You two did pretty well, I'm proud of you both." Toriel told them both gently, "Go get washed up, your father will be returning home soon from the Castle."

"Okay!" Chara and Asriel said before going to...wherever they went to when they needed a bath.

Toriel in the meantime, used Fire Magic instead of turning on the oven to cook the Pie.

About an hour later, King Asgore finally returned home, walking in the door, only to be attacked by hugs from his two sons who both leapt up at him, glomping him. "Oho! Howdy my children!" Asgore said, with a smile on his face as he wrapped up both Chara and Asriel into a hug affectionately.

Asriel pretty much looked like a white cotton ball, after Chara had a bit of fun with the hairdryer Toriel had gotten from Dr. Gaster who'd found it in the Dump months before, trying to help Azzy dry off his fur, and ending up frizzing it up. Chara looked normal but was also sporting pretty much an afro when Azzy had done the same to him as revenge.

"Happy Birthday King Dad!"

"Happy Birthday Mr. Dad Guy!"

Both kids cried out happily, cuddling as Asgore continued to carry his children.

"Oh, you remembered. Thank you." Asgore smiled, as happy as he could be at that moment. Sniffing the air, he could smell the pie as Toriel took it out to cool down. "Honey? What is that smell?" Asgore asked, walking to the kitchen after setting both Chara and Asriel to sit over his shoulders as the kids clung to his horns so as not to fall off. Both boys grinning from ear to ear happily when they could see the Pie from their higher perch. Proud of what they'd made and the fact it actually LOOKED like a Pie too.

"Surprise Gorey! The kids baked it." Toriel informed. Showing Asgore the Pie.

"Oh, you two made this?" Asgore asked, looking up slightly at Chara and Azzy and they both nodded.

"You should have heard them yesterday. They would NOT stop asking me if I'd allow them to bake this all by themselves, They wanted to surprise you, since you've done so much for us and for our Kingdom."

"Oh, you two didn't have to do that."

"We did because we wanted to!" Chara gleefully announced.

"Uh huh, and cuz your the bestest King ever! And the best Dad in the whole world!" Asriel also admitted.

"Oh am I?" Asgore smiled, reaching a hand up to each of them, lightly tickling their bellies as his sons giggled trying to push his big ol' paws away.

"Hahaha! STOP!" They both laughed.

"Alright, Hun, put your robe away and go wash your hands then we can all have dinner together." Toriel scolded slightly, though she too was chuckling. Watching her boys, she couldn't dream she could be any happier than this day.

"Okay Tori." Asgore said in a loving manner, as Toriel set the Pie on the table, and he leaned down slightly, kissing her on the forehead, one hand holding the children to ensure they wouldn't slip off.

"EWWWW" Both Chara and Asriel said, like any typical child whenever they saw their parents being romantic in front of them.

Toriel smiled, returning the kiss, before reaching up to grab Azzy and Chara off of Asgore's shoulders and put them in their proper seating arrangements, then went to sit as well waiting for Asgore to return.

Asgore went to his bedroom, putting away his robes and crown and went to clean his hands, and came back a minute later seeing his family already at the table.

Toriel and Asgore both helped in serving the same even amount of slices out. And Asgore was the first to take the first bite.

At first, everything was normal. Loving family of 4, enjoying a nice family meal and each other's company. Absolutely picture perfect. Like a portrait, it seemed this day was almost a little….too perfect.

Then, it happened.

A choking sound rang out in the quiet, happy home. An alarmed family of 3, each collectively turning their heads, seeing as one of their own seemed to be having trouble bringing it down. The struggle for breath, the frantic pulses of magic spewing out, more choking and gagging, a call for help.

Asgore collapsed. The chair fell back and he was unconscious.

Screams rang out around the house, Toriel telling the children to go find a Monster that knew healing magic as she cared for her downed Husband.
Chara and Asriel running out of New Home faster than they'd both ran before, tears practically streaming down Asriel's cheeks. An overwhelming amount of guilt fills Chara's soul and body, like a dam ready to burst open.

'MY FAULT, MY FAULT, MY FAULT...' Was all Chara could think, when he realized their mistakes 'CUPS OF BUTTER was what the recipe wanted, I KNOW what butter is. Stupid Chara! Pathetic Chara! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ASRIEL NOT TO USE THE FLOWERS?!'

They entered the Castle first, only finding to see everyone had gone home as well, they then ran to Hotland, and found a Monster there willing to help the King. They brought him to New Home. Both children and Toriel feared the worst that Asgore had Fallen Down. Luckily he didn't, they were informed.

Several hours passed, as the Monster looked over what was wrong and finally, confirmation.

It was the Buttercup Flowers that did it. The Monster had found a whole stem stuck in Asgore's throat, and informed the family he'd need bed rest for at least a week, with a visit from the doctor once a day to make sure there were no more toxins left in his body.

Toriel waited a whole day before she questioned the children. Probably in too much shock, as a result from the scare. Chara informed Asriel not to tell their mother the truth, and to just make an excuse if she asked them, to which Asriel agreed at first.

The day later, she indeed questions them, speaking to Chara first in private, as Asriel listened from the next room, standing in the doorway as Chara laughed his way out of the lie. That perhaps Asgore had the flower stuck in his fur and didn't wash himself well enough and it just so happened to get mixed in the food, he'd said. Smiling. Hiding the pain and overwhelming guilt of what they'd done.

Then it was Asriel's turn as well to be questioned. He pretty much said the same lie Chara did, only unsuccessful as he could not stop the tears from spilling out once he started which more or less gave them both away. However, Toriel never chose to bring it up for some reason.