A car with three teens pulls up to a small house that could almost pass off as a murder house, due to the fact it was falling apart and the lawn was dead, "I can't believe she lives here..." Said the girl, Tiffany, in the front passenger seat as she fixes her blonde pony tail, "Kevin, honk the horn... I don't want to go up there..." Kevin nods and honks the horn and the three of them wait. Tiffany was not the brave type and often relied heavily on Kevin, her boyfriend of two years. Kevin liked how he was her hero, though even he was relieved that she asked him to honk instead of going to the front door. Marcus, who was in the back seat shifts around nervous, his eyes fixed on the front door, "Maybe try honking again..?" He suggests to Kevin, his eyes not looking away from the door. Right as Kevin was about to honk the horn a second time the three of them hear yelling from inside the murder house. The source of the yelling was a large man in his 40's and clearly sounded intoxicated, they didn't need to see him to know this. The three of them froze, as if staying still would make the yelling stop, "Come on... Get out of there..." Marcus whispers himself as he places a hand on the door handle. They couldn't make out exactly what was being yelled but it certainly was out of anger and the parts they could hear made them shiver, "GET BACK HERE NOW OR I'LL BREAK YOUR LEGS!" Tiffany covers her mouth as she hears that, "Oh no..." she whimpers in her hand. Both Kevin and Marcus ready to jump out of the car but froze when they hear what sounds like glass breaking.
"That's it! I'm going in!" As Marcus is about to get out of the car when the front door swings open, and they see their dark haired friend with jade green eyes rushing out the door carrying a bag. A beer bottle whirls past her head and breaks as it lands in the yard, "GET YOUR ASS BACK IN HERE!" yells the drunk man who was now standing in the door way. His clothes were filthy, covered in stains and just by looking at him the teens could already smell the alcohol. The girl doesn't slow down even as another beer bottle barely misses her right arm. On cue Marcus quickly opens the door for her to jump in the back with him as she finally reaches the car. "FRISK!" She doesn't look back at the livid man as she jumps in the car and into the arms of Marcus. Kevin doesn't even wait for the door to close as he starts to drive away, he was gripping the steering his knuckles were starting to turn white. "Frisk are you okay?!" Tiffany looks back to see Marcus rubbing Frisk's back, who was still out of breath,"Y-yeah...he just... Forgot that we are going camping..." Frisk smiles at them, trying to reassure them that she was in fact okay, even if that wasn't fully true, "To Mt Ebott!"
The car thuds up the mountain path, making it a rather bumpy ride for the four teens shoved into the car, the camping gear can be heard banging around in the trunk. Kevin was still gripping the steering wheel tightly, but not because he was still on edge, instead it was because the road was so uneven it was making him slight nervous. "Fuuuuuuck! Are we ever going to get there?!" Tiffany whines for the 12th time in 30 minutes, Kevin only sighs and shakes his head, "Relax babe, we will get there soon. Promise." Tiffany pouts a bit, which causes Frisk to giggle softly.
Tiffany can be so impatient at times... But I love her, Frisk thought to herself as she smiles softly. Marcus couldn't help but look at Frisk, her smile always seemed to be forced, a mask to hide what she was truly feeling, just so people wouldn't have to worry.
This however was not one of those times, this smile was real, "Hmph... I just want to get out and walk around..." Tiffany grumbles to herself, still pouting, "I mean, we've been stuck in this car for like..." She pauses for a moment and checks her neon blue phone, since the clock on the dash had never worked since Kevin bought the car from his uncle a few months ago, "3 hours! Why can't this camping trip begin already?!" Marcus couldn't help but laugh, "20 more minutes, tops, Just keep following this road then turn off to the left around this corner, should be a more or less straight drive up a dirt road, Kev."
But this isn't just a camping trip... Not for me at least, Frisk's smile faded away, I really am going to get when I get home... Maybe He will be too drunk or high to remember that I took off... Haha... When am I that lucky..? Frisk soon became lost in her thoughts. Marcus couldn't help but watch Frisk's smile vanish and her face turn more into a look of something close to fear, like she was trying hard not to let it show but she was too tired, "It will be okay Frisk..." He said softly so only she could hear as he gently places a hand on her knee. Marcus' touch did bring a sense of comfort to Frisk, then the comfort turned to slight embarrassment, "Haha... I know." was all she could say, she really did want believe in his words.
"We are here!" Kevin declares as he puts the car in park, grinning "Told you I could get us here!" Tiffany unbuckles her seat belt and gives him a quick kiss as reward before hopping out of the car, "Finally!" She yells out after stretching. It didn't take long for the other to join her, their legs sore and stiff from being trapped in the car from so long, "Kevin, lets go ahead and start unloading the gear." Marcus says as he pats his hand on the truck. "How did you even know about camping spot? It was kinda... way off the main road." Kevin asks Marcus as Tiffany and Frisk start to clear away small rocks and branches for the tents. "Haha well I found this place last month when I was hiking with my brother, seemed like a cool place." Marcus replies as they start to get the gear out of the back, "Just sorta stumbled upon it."
Kevin's eye had began to twitch after 10 minutes of battling the plastic poles that was meant to help shape the tent he would be sharing with Tiffany, "Okay... these things a possessed..." Marcus was having much similar luck with his tent, in fact one of the plastic poles smacked him in the face. Frisk however already finished setting her tent up and was helping Tiffany collect some fire wood, when Tiffany looks over at the boys with a sly grin, "Awe what's wrong? You guys can't pitch a tent?" Frisk shakes her head as she laughs softly, "That's bad, Tiffy." Kevin opens his mouth to say something but stops, knowing that if he said what he thinking Tiffany would probably be sleeping with Frisk tonight and not him. So he just closed his mouth and went back to work. After nearly snapping the poles into more pieces Frisk went over to help Marcus, and with her help the tent was defeated. Kevin, being stubborn didn't accept help from either of them, but eventually was able to put it together.
Mt Ebott seems so peaceful, even though in a way it's like a tomb... If you wanted to disappear you could... She was so lost in thought, "The mountain that swallows anyone who comes here..." She says softly while Marcus smirks at her, "Do you know the leagued of this place?" He asks her, snapping her out of her thoughts, "H-huh? Oh, yes I do." Marcus grinned at her, "How about you tell us the story tonight around the campfire?" She nods and smiles, "Haha if you insist."
"Hold still a second. "Marcus moves closer to Frisk, slowly reaching up to pull a leaf out of her hair, He is so close... It isn't til She hears a giggle behind her that Frisk realizes that they are being watched and that her cheeks are probably red. Quickly turning away from Marcus to look at an amused Tiffany, "Are you sure you don't want to share the tent with me... or someone else?" Both Frisk and Marcus blushed deeply at this while Tiffany laughs, "Oh relax! I was just kidding."
It got dark faster than they had expected but thanks to Kevin they had a campfire going,"So... Anyone else seen The Blair Witch Project?" Frisk asked and Tiffany shot her a glare, "No talking about horror movies that take place in a forest while we are IN A FOREST!" That only caused Frisk to chuckle softly, she liked teasing Tiffany from time to time. "Hey Frisk, weren't you going to tell us the story about this mountain?" Marcus smiles at Frisk, which causes her to blush. "You sure you guys want to hear it?" The three quickly nod to Frisk, "Well... Alright..." Frisk closes her eyes as she thinks back to the old stories her mother used to tell her, "Long ago humans and monsters lived together on the surface, both sides were at peace. Til one day the Human King died suddenly after he had just seen the Monster King and Queen to discuss politics. Many people believed that the King was somehow poisoned by the monsters, tensions quickly raised. It didn't seem to matter what the Monster King and Queen said they humans grew more and more uneasy. Violence started to break out til finally it was a full blown war lead by the Human Queen, who said that the monsters would devour our souls..." Frisk stopped for a moment as a shiver ran through her, "The monsters, scared and tired took shelter in the mountain, where they were than trapped... Sealed away by a magic spell by the seven human mages. The years passed and slowly humans began to loose their ability to use magic and focused more on science, and eventually the war was written off as just a fairy-tale... But it is said that any who climbs the mountain will be swallowed up as well, just like the monster... never to be seen again..."
Kevin looks around as he puts and arm around Tiffany who shudders a bit "That's pretty crazy... There is no way that story could be true, right Kevin?" Tiffany looks at him, "Well... People are a bit spooked to come here... but I don't think its real... It can't be." Hearing him say this helped Tiffany relax a bit.
After one too many campfire stories about monsters everyone started to crawled into a tent; Kevin and Tiffany in one, While Frisk and Marcus in their own two. "Hey Frisk..." Tiffany pokes her head into Frisks' tent, "Do you um... Like Marcus?" Frisk went bright red, "w-where did that come from?" Tiffany smirks at Frisk, who is very flustered now, "W-we have been friends f-for like... Ever... That's it..." Tiffany rolls her eyes, "blah blah blah... Just kiss him." Frisk sighs and hides in her sleeping bag, "Goodnight Tiffy." Tiffany giggles to herself before leaving Frisk to hide in her sleeping bag.
Frisk struggles to try and pull free from some kind of black tar, it clings to her pulling her in deeper. "Help! Someone please!" Frisk cries out into the darkness, but nobody came.
With a gasp Frisk sits up, clutching her chest, "Just...Just a nightmare..." Frisk whispers to herself after looking around to find herself safe in her tent. Knowing that she probably won't be able to get back to sleep anytime soon she slides on her over-sized sweater that could almost be a dress for her, she then slips outside her tent. The sky was still dark as she walks over to the fire pit, If I had to take a guess i would say its was about 1 or 2 in the morning.
"Something wrong?" Someone asks her from behind which causes her to nearly scream and turn around, "Marcus you scared me!" She whisper yells at him, punching his arm. "Haha sorry sorry... Want to see something cool?" He didn't wait for her to respond, he just took her by the hand and lead her along, "h-huh?" Frisk wanted to ask where they were going but the moment he took her hand her heart raced and she became flustered. He leads her through the trees and further away from the campsite. Frisk wasn't sure how longed they had been walking, but she was sure that without his flashlight they would be lost, they aren't already. "Marcus, where are we going?" Instead of answering, he just gripped her wrist tighter and kept pushing forward. til finally they reach an opening to a cave. "A cave..? Marcus are you sure its safe?" He looks back at her and smiles, "Trust me... Okay?" His words were soft, and though she was starting to get a strange feeling Frisk only nodded her head, I am just on edge from my own campfire story... If Frisk thought it was dark outside, it was nothing to compare to how dark it was in the cave. Deeper they headed into the cave til finally the tunnel opens up to a larger chamber, where in the center of it Frisk could see a large hole as Marcus' flashlight passes over it. "Here we are..." Marcus finally lets go of Frisk and steps closer to the large hole the lead down deeper into darkness, "A hole..?" Frisk asks softly as she slowly inched closer, careful not to get too close.
Even with the help of the flashlight Frisk still couldn't make out anything, it looked as if it went on forever, "Frisk... I want you to tell the truth about something..." Frisk looks away from the hole and at Marcus confused, "The truth? About what..?" He shines the light down at her feet, "when we pulled up at your house... We heard your dad yelling... The things he said... plus the beer bottles being thrown at you..."
Frisk tenses up, she had stupidly hoped that her friends hadn't heard what her father had yelled at her, Of course they heard... Who didn't hear it?
"He has been drinking again huh..?" It was no secret that her father was basically the towns' drunk, there was even rumors he would even shoot-up, which Frisk knew was true. After all she once found him passed out on the sofa with the needle on the coffee table. Without really thinking about it Frisk put a hand over her left side just under her ribs, she knew what he was about to ask.
"He started hitting you again huh..?" Slowly he moves the light up her body til its on her face as she is fighting back tears, "Frisk..." Marcus lowers the light and pulls her into a tight hug, gently rubbing the back of her head, "Do you...want to see that cool thing I mentioned before?" Frisk nods a bit and forces a smile, Marcus then smirks as he moves so he is still holding her but now her back is pressed in his chest, Frisk faces the hole. "Its pretty cool huh? Its like a bottomless pit..." Its more like a black hole... Frisk thought as she stared back into the hole while Marcus rests his head on her shoulder, "Do you really think there are monsters trapped inside?" He whispers in her ear.
Frisk couldn't help but shiver as she felt his hot breath on her neck, though for some reason this didn't give her the feeling she had expected. She had expected it to make her feel giggly and shy... Instead she felt uneasy and nervous. "Maybe... But that was 100's if not close to 1000 years when they were supposedly sealed away... Would they still be down there?"
Gently Marcus runs his free hand up along Frisks' arm as he speaks, "You know... Everyone in town knows your dad is a drunk and junkie... That even he beats you... So this won't come to a surprise to anyone..." he lets Frisk turn and face him, confusion and hurt across her face, "What did you say..?" Marcus smirks at her, raising the light to shine at her face once more "I always wondered what the face of someone who was about to kill themselves looked like..." What is he saying? Is this still that nightmare? Frisk slowly took a step back, her heel inches from the opening, "M-Marcus what do you mean?" Frisks' voice just barely above a whisper . Marcus stares at her for a moment, as if he was weighing something over in his mind, but then soon he chuckles darkly to himself.
"We were just walking, she seemed depressed... I tried to stop her but I...she jumped before I could..." He wipes away an invisible tear as his laughter echoes through the cave, "That's what I'll tell the cops anyways... You know they don't even come up to the mountain if someone is reported to have fallen. Fucked up right?"
Frisk stared at him, unable process what he was saying, her voice caught in her throat and her legs seem to be frozen in place as he kept speaking, "I guess they are worried that the mountain will eat them." I have to run! He has gone insane! Frisk forces her legs to move and tries to hurry past him but he grabs her arm tightly, "W-why are you doing this?!" She cries out, fighting to try and get free from his grasp, "Why? Because you're someone who the world will quickly forget about..." With that Marcus pushes Frisk back and she fell into the darkness.
Frisk was to be swallowed up by Mt Ebott. As she fell she closed her eyes waiting for impact. For a second Frisk could have sworn the air around her felt denser, What does it matter? she thought, I'm about to die... Frisk didn't want to die, she wanted to care about way the air suddenly felt denser then back to normal, she wanted to live. I want to li-Frisk's thought was cut short as intense pain rippled through her body. Her mouth began to fill with the taste of copper, Frisk didn't need to look at herself to understand what was happening. She fell and now she was dying. Unable to move or speak Frisk laid there in the dark chamber waiting for death.
"Oh my... you aren't going to last long now are you?" A soft playful voice whispers in the back of Frisks mind, "Do you want to live?"
Frisk couldn't speak, so instead she thought, Yes, I want to live...
The voice giggles softly, "Then how about we make a deal hmm?"
A deal..?
"Yep! That we will be friends! Agree to that and I'll save you!"
Who are you?
"My name is Chara, will you be my friend?"
Yes...
"Then its a deal..."