Welcome to my second ever Undertale fanfiction! This is a sequel to another story that I'm finishing up pretty soon "RESET and SAVE". I suggest you go read that one first before taking a looksie at this one. That's because there are some things in this story that will be talked about and will most likely go clear over your head if you don't know what happened in the other story. Nevertheless, I shall try and give a rundown of what happened as the story goes along. This chapter is going to focus on what happens with Anna at school. I hope you enjoy this new story and chapter! Until then!
My name is Anna Sathe. My last name is pronounced "say the". I am an eleven year old girl that currently lives near the entrance of a forest which leads to Mount Ebott. Because of this, we're a long way from my home town, Jaliceport. It was five months after all the monsters and I had finally broken the barrier and gotten aboveground. Things were still pretty shaky for a while, but they've mostly calmed down. Up near Mount Ebott, the gang and I have been able to go about our daily lives peacefully. We'd have our arguments now and then, but things were alright. Toriel and Asgore were speaking to each other, but it was mostly small conversations. Sans and Papyrus were still being their goofy selves. Sans would watch over me like some sort of guardian. Charles, my eleven year old brother, goes to Jaliceport Middle now. I'm now a fifth grader at Jaliceport Primary. My father, Gerald, is Undyne's constant rival and partner when it comes to battling. Undyne and Alphys are in a relationship now. They hang out with each other often and are usually off out of the house on weekends. Now that Gaster isn't mentally bothering Sans anymore, Sans has been pretty normal now. He isn't constantly tired like he used to be and will usually just conk right out if he hits a pillow.
Frisk brought Flowey out of the underground in a flowerpot. While Flowey is in the pot, he can't move around like he used to. This keeps him from causing trouble to other people. He's often in Frisk's room, on a windowsill. Frisk and Gaster are teaching me how sign language works. I'm not at sentences yet though. I know how to say "yes" and "no" at least. Gerald is now able to go off on his job without having to worry about Charles and I being by ourselves out here. Sans, Toriel, or Asgore is usually nearby to keep an eye on us. It's usually Sans who does the watching, though. He and I would commonly sling puns at each other now and then and have an all around good time. The gang and I would all get around and talk about various things that go on during the week. The six children all have their SOULs back. Fortunately, Chara isn't around anymore. Not all was good though. Because I've been underground for such a long time, I have a reputation at school. The other kids will call me "Monster Girl" because my friends are monsters. It's no better for Charles either, though he's able to defend himself just fine if he's in any trouble. It got worse, however...
"Anna!" I hear Charles call,"Come see this!"
I walk over to the couch and see what Charles is up to. He's in his usual outfit, a long sleeved red shirt with black shorts. Charles points towards the TV and I see a female news reporter on the screen looking slightly frantic. I can't imagine what in the world could possibly be bothering the woman. Sitting down, I payed close attention to the screen. The problem became clear after the words came out of her mouth.
"At approximately ten at night, a young male came across a cluster of monster dust gathered near the center of Jaliceport. It appears a murder has taken place around the statue of our town's founder, Kevin Skarp Jr," The reporter says.
What in the world happened!? It's been peaceful for the while everyone has been aboveground! I can't imagine what in the world could have caused this.
"The dust appears to be spelt out in some sort of message," She continues.
A small picture shows up of the dust in the area. "The Resistance" is what it says. This must've been some sort of hate crime against monsters. There's absolutely no other reason why this problem should've happened. Discrimination at its finest, although I would've never guess humans would've gone to manslaughter...monster slaughter...I don't even know...But considering what happened with Asriel, it's not completely off the table.
"Snarere end rapportere det, gør noget!" I hear my dad yell at the screen.
Charles flinches at the sudden loud voice. Grandpa Baxter is Danish so, naturally, Dad learned the language himself when he was younger. He knows how to speak English and is multilingual, but his mother tongue will escape him if he's angry. Unfortunately, I haven't quite grasped the entire language myself, so I often have to ask what Dad said. Charles understands it completely though.
"Um, come again?" I ask.
"It's always the same," Dad says,"Instead of doing something about the issue, they report it as if it's just another daily murder. IT ISN'T! MONSTERS HAVE DONE NOTHING TO DESERVE THIS!"
"something up, gerald?" I hear another voice say.
I look around a bit before seeing Sans laying on the couch with us, lazily. I yelp and begin to fall off of it. Sans just pulls me back onto the couch with his bony hand. He practically sinks his full weight into it. Sans still had that smile he always did. It was comforting knowing he could just go with the flow at all times. He pulls me close to him with one of his arms and we watch the television. I couldn't relax though, whatever was going on unnerved me to death.
"Se for dig selv!" Dad says, infuriated.
Dad then walks off yelling things in Danish. He does this because he knows I can't understand Danish just yet. Charles on the other hand covers his ears with a frightened look. Dad is pretty terrifying when he gets angry. Undyne is usually the person to try and get him to calm down, though.
"What'd he say, Charles?" I ask.
"I'd tell you, sis, but Dad would ground me for a month if I did," Charles replies.
I look at Sans, who's staring at the TV with a sort of angry. He isn't smiling, that's for certain, but he isn't outright burning a blue flame. The light within his eyesocket is fading, though. I try not to pressure him and look back at the screen. Apparently they've found a man involved with the incident. They were trying to escape the police once the dust was found.
"Who do you think was-"
"Gerson," Sans interrupts.
I look at the screen and had to squint a bit. But in the background, where the police were holding the evidence, I could see a safari hat and magnifying glass. They definitely belonged to Gerson. My mouth drops open a slight bit and I frown. Gerson was a great person to talk to if you had any sort of new things to examine. Mostly, people brought gems from the canyon near our place to Gerson and they would see which one it was with him. He knew a lot because he was one of the oldest monsters around. Apparently, from what Undyne said, he fought alongside others in the first war against humans. Now, it looks like he couldn't keep up the pacing. The man that the police had found was yelling at the camera. He was handcuffed and being restrained by two officers. The man twists and turns, trying to get away.
"ALL OF YOU FREAKS NEED TO GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM," he yells,"YOU'RE ALL DEAD I TELL YOU. DEAD!"
I clench my teeth at the man's words. I was about to grab the remote, but Sans blocks my hand. The light in his eyesocket is completely gone now. I lean back onto the couch and try not to anger him any more than he already was.
"AND THOSE OF YOU THAT DEFEND THEM, YOU'RE ALL DEAD TOO!" the man screeches,"YOU'RE ALL GOING TO BURN IN HELL!"
"Anna!" I hear another voice from upstairs,"It is almost time for the bus to get here! Please, get ready!"
That sounded like Asgore. Right! Today was Monday. Charles' school has the day off for repairs and improvements. Toriel had taken over as the principal of the place. Apparently, Undyne was in the gym, teaching kids how to climb a rope. While giving a demonstration, the panels on the ceiling collapsed from the pressure. Needless to say, Undyne isn't going anywhere near the gym for a while. I run up to my room and grab my usual blue sweater with a black music note. Putting it on, I grab my blue and white striped scarf. I take my black hoodie and put that on too. Today was going to be another struggle, hopefully it lessens. Things have been pretty shaky, but I have the other kids at school to look forward too...well...only six of them. The six children that had fallen down from Mount Ebott.
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Finally reaching lunchtime, I walk up to the other six outside. The entire playground was covered in a layer of snow. My friends are gathered in a circle, talking to each other. We don't usually have much to talk about. Our daily routine consists of running away from the bullies around school. The kids names were, Alice, Owen, Belle, Yusef, Gene, and Percival.
Yusef was the oldest of all of us. He was 14 because he'd been held back a few years. He's the most disciplined and the strongest, though he has a bit of a short temper. When it comes to strength, Yusef says we're better off in a group than alone. He's all about acting for the greater good. We all listen to him since he knows the most out of all of us. Though, Percival usually handles the role of the mind. Yusef helps me lead the group, he's the powerhouse. He carries a toy gun and wears a cowboy hat. Justice.
Gene was in the middle of us all in terms of age, 12. He was the kindest of the group. He would always take the time to understand problems we had and was immensely generous. His parents are teaching him how to cook, actually. One time, for a costume party, he came to school in an apron and carried a frying pan. Kindness.
Percival was the brains of the group, 13 years. He was always taking notes and keeping things in line. He was Yusef's right hand man. Most of his topics involve the classes we're taking or how long we've been studying for our next test. He'll always be the one we go to if we need help with math problems. He carries a notebook and wears glasses. Perseverance.
Alice was the youngest of the group. 10 years. She was open minded and open-hearted. She was the quiet one in the group, not really speaking much unless she was surprised or spoken to. When she DID speak, it was often in a low voice. Everyone has to stop talking to hear her. She used to have a ribbon, but no longer carries it around. This is because I have it braided into my hair. Patience.
Owen was the largest of all of us, 11 years. He's often traversing the halls and keeping an eye out for the bullies. He was the bravest out of all of us and took to issues that we'd most likely cower from. He was all about standing up for what was right and watching over us. He's the second strongest of the group. His job is to keep all of us out of trouble, though he focuses mostly on Yusef. He often wore gloves and a red bandanna. Bravery.
Belle was the honest one, 13 years. She was often seen in her usual tutu and ballet shoes. She often spoke her mind on most things. She feels that honesty is the way through life. To her, it helps let her know which people are okay and which she should stay away from at all costs. It's how she found us to be good friends. We can deal with her. Integrity
I walk up to them and, naturally, Yusef was the one to notice me. He towered over everyone else in the group and was unnaturally tall for his age. six feet I think. He waves and the rest of them turn to me, smiling like they always do.
"Took you long enough!" Belle says.
"She was right on schedule, Belle," says Alice.
"It felt like forever!"
"But it was only five minutes since lunch started!"
"It didn't FEEL that way..."
Belle and Alice go back and forth and Yusef walks up to me. He grabs me and hoists me over his right shoulder. I can see the entire playground outside from where I am. Yusef really WAS strong. You'd mistake him for the younger version of my dad. He didn't have red hair, so that theory would be debunked pretty quickly. He looks up and smiles at me a tiny bit. I give him an even bigger smile. When Sans wasn't around, Yusef would watch me along with every other kid here. Yusef puts me down and we head back to the group. Gene walks up to me. He seems to bounce as he walks.
"You seem bothered by something," Gene says to me,"What happened?"
The rest of the group gathers around to begin talking about the events of today. Gene is waiting for my answer while the others just look at me, doing the same. I remember the news report I had heard today and take a deep breath. I didn't want to do this, but if they wanted to know...also Belle would just pressure me until I said something.
"So...I saw something on the news today," I said,"Sans didn't really enjoy the sight of it,"
"Funnybones?" Owen says, crossing his arms,"What's his deal?"
"Well...a monster was killed yesterday night...Gerson,"
"WHAT!?" they all yell.
I just cringe and clench my fists. It was definitely Gerson. There was nobody else it could be.
"Poor Gerson..." says Gene.
"It wasn't his time yet," Yusef says,"He was one of my favorites,"
"Gerson taught me the history of the UNDERGROUND," Pervical adds,"That symbol on Toriel's robe is the Delta Rune,"
"We're not talking about the Delta Rune, Percival!" Belle snaps.
Percival just coughs and turns away, embarrassed. Alice turns her head down and closes her eyes. She does this when she's thinking strongly about something or is praying. I'm assuming both are in play right about now because of what just happened. We all sit there and hope that today goes better than yesterday. Not much has gone down this entire week besides that small incident. The bell rings and we head off to class. Gene, Percival, and Belle were in English Language Arts while Yusef, Owen, and I were in Social Studies. We had ninety minutes in this class. Thirty had gone by so far. I search around the room a bit while Mr. Sanchez gives his lecture. He seemed to be pretty drawn into it, because he didn't notice that Yusef was getting crumpled up pieces of paper thrown at him. I look over and see one of the bullies at our school Damien Brackett. He was the big boss of the gang and would constantly harass the group and I. He seemed to get a kick out of chasing us around campus. Yusef ignores the torment at first because, as far as he was concerned, Damien was just another kid wanting to get at somebody just for the sake of being a jerk.
I started to notice Yusef tapping his foot a bit impatiently. He's looking at the clock pretty often and is generally unfocused during the entire lecture. I sat a small bit away from Yusef so there was no way I was going to be able to calm him down without being spotted. Owen sat right next to him, and he was doing a pretty good job keeping the big guy sane. I was worried that things were going to escalate if Damien didn't quit throwing paper. Eventually, the bell rings to let us all out of school. I pack my things and head out of class with a worried look on my face. I turn around to see Yusef walking out of class, his face is darkened and he's clenching his fists tightly. Owen was by his side, rubbing his back and trying to get the guy to not explode on the first person he saw. The gang and I gather up in our circle like we always do. I had to wait around campus until Sans or somebody else came to get me. Toriel made it clear that I shouldn't travel alone, even though I did that mostly throughout my underground journey.
Damien's gang walks up to us and Yusef steps out in front, facing Damien. Damien was shorter than Yusef, but wasn't afraid to make enemies with the guy. Not a smart move if you ask me. The other kids already know what Yusef is like when he's angry, so they tend to not pick fights with him. Like I said, he's like a younger, non-redhead version of my dad. Dad's already scary enough when he's in a rage.
"Leave us alone Damien," Yusef warns,"We've been through this already. Nobody wants you bothering us!"
"As long as we're out, I can do whatever I feel like," Damien claims,"Besides, what are you going to do about it?"
Yusef starts breathing slightly heavier than usual. Like natural, Owen notices and starts pulling Yusef away by his arm. Damien laughs at this and I scowl at him.
"Nice job, kid. You need your tub of flab to keep you calm," Damien mocks,"I guess you need 'Monster Girl' to teach you how to act normal around those freaks, huh?"
Yusef only gets angrier. At this point, Alice and Gene back away slowly. The other kids in the hallway form a circle around Yusef and Damien along with his gang.
"Don't call her that!" Yusef yells in my defense.
"Or what?" Damien taunts,"What is a guy like you gonna do?"
Damien walks over to me. I back away, but he just grabs the front of my hoodie. Damien then turns his head towards Yusef and gives a smug smile. Percival thinks this is a fitting time to step in.
"Damien, we've already made it clear that neither of us don't need any more issues," Percival explains,"Haven't we BOTH had enough shenanigans for one day?"
Damien shoves me to the ground and heads over to Percival, who stares back at him, unfazed. Owen and Belle help me to my feet and I watch as the situation only gets worse.
"Listen, if you think for a second that explaining "haven't we BOTH had enough shenanigans" is going to make me stop, you're a bigger idiot than Too-tall over there,"
That was it, Yusef slams his fist into Damien's back, hard. Damien shouts in pain and sprawls onto the ground. The teachers come over, see the commotion and direct everyone out of the school. Yusef wasn't caught, miraculously. The gang and I sit on the benches in the park outside of campus.
"What was that!?" Percival snaps.
"I-I don't know..." Yusef says.
Yusef hand his head in his hands. He still seemed a bit peeved at Damien because he was still breathing in that same heavy way from before. Sans eventually comes up from behind all of us.
"hey, kiddo," He says to me,"time to get goin',"
"Hi, Sans!" I reply,"Alrighty then. Bye guys!"
"Bye, Anna!" they all say.
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"i saw what happened," Sans says,"that kid seems to really care for your sake, huh?"
"Well, he's one of my closest friends!" I reply,"We all look out for each other because we're a team!"
Sans chuckles to himself and we continue on home.
"He'll pull through," I assure," Nothing tibia worried about!"
Sans laughs at my pun. I've gotten a lot better at appreciating bad puns. In the UNDERGROUND, as soon as I met Sans, I've enjoyed them. Papyrus detests this sort of thing, but we get a good laugh out of it. There were times we would even try and see who could aggravate Papyrus the most. They go pretty well, like expected.
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Asgore was sitting at the table with Gerald, they were having their daily talk over Golden Flower Tea. It had taken a while, but Gerald seems to love it just as much as Asgore does now. Alphys was sitting with Charles and they were discussing their favorite TV shows. Undyne and Papyrus were cooking (with their own vegetables, Gerald won't allow otherwise) for the household. They'd actually gotten much better. I remember there was this one time Paps made spaghetti that was actually edible, it tasted good too! Toriel was teaching Frisk basic math. Toriel had always wanted to be a teacher, actually. She seems to be good at what she does. Everyone at Jaliceport Middle seems to love her.
"Knock knock,"
"who's there?"
"Hoo..."
"hoo who?"
"I didn't know you were an owl!"
"i love this kid!"
"UGH! YOU TWO ARE STILL AT IT!?" Papyrus yells,"CAN'T YOU TWO DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN SITTING AROUND ALL DAY!?"
"nope," Sans says.
"Too lazy..." I add.
"I hope things weren't too bad in class, Undyne..."
"Nah, they loved it!," Undyne insists,"That was the best I've ever gotten outta 'em!"
"Seems like they really got..." I begin.
"the gravity of the situation!" Sans finishes.
Toriel starts laughing and Papyrus groans loudly again. Sans and I high five. Frisk comes downstairs with Flowey and everybody just gets quiet. They stare at the plant as it snores. Frisk says "boo" and Flowey wakes up, screaming. Everyone in the room starts laughing and Flowey just looks around, confused. Apparently he was still half asleep. When I asked him how his day was, he said...
"Who's Flowey?"
"Guys...Flowey forgot his roots..." I joke.
"this kid!" Sans says, laughing.
Toriel is howling with laughter at this point. Papyrus just shakes his head and goes back to cooking. Asgore is laughing a tiny bit, but he's shaking his head as a result of all the craziness.
This is my family, and family should always be together.
I hope that was a fitting beginning to the chapter. I don't quite know which direction I'm going to put this story in, but it'll surely be exciting. I hope this story is going to be enjoyable for lots of people! I've always wanted a story that continues on into the next so this is a bit of a dream come true for me. Anyways, if you enjoyed this chapter, review, favorite, or follow. Until then!