Authors Notes: This AU was thought up by me while I was sitting around one day. I don't know if anyone has made this before, and if so OOPS. I wanted to make a comic of this, but i suck ass at drawing ^ - ... Anyways, i'll give ya the jist of it here.
Chara is still alive, and they never fused with Asriel, so they are both alive, because of this, many things have changed. Also, Frisk will be the first human before Chara. The other six souls did NOT fall down. This is told through Frisk's POV. (WOW MUCH EXPLANATION THERE SISTER! I know… I'm great right? ^ - ^)
Frisk and Chara are Non-binary.
DuoTale
Chapter one
I stood on the edge of Mount Ebbot, looking down into the abyss with wonder. It was so dark down there, I wondered how long it would go down for. I turned and took in the bright sun illuminating over the forest below. It filled me with a calm. "Mount Ebbot is dangerous! Never go there!" I remember everyone saying. But the truth was, it was beautiful. You could see everything from up here. The clouds were almost touchable. I stepped to leave, feeling satisfied to know that nothing was wrong with this place. My curiosity fulfilled. My foot was caught on something, a vine had snagged its way around my foot. "Great!" I sat down and began unraveling the vine from my shoe. "Ugh! Why won't this come undone?" I yelled with frustration, suddenly the vine began to tug on my foot, pulling me towards the abyss. "What?!" I screamed, grabbing a small stick to try and break the vine in half, but it held no avail, the vine was taking me closer, and closer into the hole. "No…! I don't wanna die!" I felt tears well up, before i plunged into the darkness.
"You seriously don't remember?" A sinister voice called out to me. "After so many broken timelines, what did you do?! Everything… EVERYTHING RESET." The voice yelled, it sounded so familiar. "Who are you?!" I yelled out, I could feel a small pulse in my heart, I couldn't explain it. "Frisk… You changed everything…" The voice began to fade. "What did I change?!" I called, the voice didn't respond. "HEY!" I screamed. But nobody came…
My eyes shot open, i flung myself upwards, heaving for breath. A sharp pain resounded through my back, into my head, forcing me to lay back down. "Where am I?" I thought, trying to clear my blurred vision. "HELP!" I forced out as much of a scream as I could. Everything hurt. I was amazed that I wasn't dead. "I think the sound is coming from over here!" I could hear someone! My hopes filled. "OVER HERE!" I raised my arm and began to wave. "Oh!" They said, i could feel them thump over towards me. "Wow! Lookie here Chara!" I felt myself being cradled in soft arms. I blinked a few times, to see a… Goat? "AHH!" I began to back away from the goat thing as much as I could. "Don't be afraid! I'm not gonna hurt you." They said in a gentle voice. Adrenaline was rushing through my body, my heart was racing, I totally forgot about my wounds. I hesitated, and began walking over to the creature, trying to calm myself I assessed the situation, and really took in his features. He had sparkling green eyes, and fur as clean and white as snow. "Howdy! I'm Asriel." He said, smiling. "Here, let me heal you." He said, coming closer to me. I backed away instinctively, but slowly let him place a large paw on my head. I felt my wounds instantly heal. It was magic! "Chara! Come on, why are you hiding?" Asriel turned to the shadows of the small room. "Hmm…" Another voice made me jump. It sounded so… Different…. Asriels voice was calm and loving, but this voice had such a different tone to it, I couldn't place my finger on it. "Chara, come on! You're scaring them." Asriel snickered. A tall figure popped out of the shadows. Their steps clanked against the hard ground. When they came into view, i was shocked. Another human?! They had hair a lot like mine, it was a light brown color and went to about the shoulders. They wore a black jacket, that fit their slender figure well. They looked just like an older version of me. Something about them struck me. They had red eyes… It was so unnatural. I couldn't help but gawk at them. "What are you looking at?" They said, snapping me back to reality. Their arms were folded across their chest. Asriel sighed and turned to me. "Sorry, Chara is a bit shy at first. Anyways, what's your name?" I hesitated for a moment. I could feel Chara's stare boring into my mind from behind Asriel.
"F-Frisk…" I said, trying to pay attention to Asriel's face. "Nice to meet ya Frisk! How old are you?" he asked, taking me by the hand and standing. "S-seven…" I replied. Asriel began to laugh. "Wow! You're the same age as Chara when they fell down here!" I noticed Chara rolling their eyes. "Come on! Mom is going to flip when she sees this." Asriel tugged my hand, and began to pull me to the small doorway at the end of the hall. Chara trailed behind us, they looked deep in thought…. I wonder what they were thinking about…
The "underground" Asriel called it, was amazing. The ruins looked so ancient. Like it could sit there and tell you such a long story. Asriel rambled on about how they were sealed under here by the humans, and how the barrier kept them locked under here. Chara remained silent. Asriel pulled me through a small town called "Snowdin"
"This place is pretty small compared to the capital, but it has great food over at Grillbys." Asriel pointed to a small, diner looking building.
He then took me through Waterfall. Which was the most mysterious place of them all. It smelled of fresh rain, you could always hear the rushing of water in the distance. Small blue flowers aligned Waterfall. They whispered secrets and wishes. It was so ominous. "What are these?" I said, pointing to one of the flowers. "Oh! Those? Those are echo flowers! They repeat back what you say to them." Asriel explained, kneeling down. "Go ahead! Whisper something to it, like you would a secret in a friend's ear." Asriel said. I hesitated, but slowly leaned towards the flower. It smelled so sweet. "Hi…" I said quietly, not knowing what else to say. "Hi...:" The echo flower repeated. I smiled at it. "Cool right?" Asriel beamed.
"Are you two done yet? We need to get home." Chara interrupted. "Oh! Right." Asriel said, taking me by the hand again. "Ugh, we aren't going through Hotland are we?" Chara complained. "We have to! It's the only way back home." Asriel explained. Chara rolled their eyes, and continued to walk. I quickly took in my surroundings, this place didn't seem so bad. It surely was beautiful. We came across a large statue, rain droplets poured onto it, but the structures at the feet seemed dry. "Wait here, okay?" Asriel smiled and released my hand. He turned and practically sprinted down the hall. "Ugh." Chara sighed. Everything was awkwardly silent between the two of us. Chara stared me down like an animal. "Hey." Chara said, breaking the silence. "Y-yeah?" I shivered. "Uh… Quick tip… Don't eat Mom's snail pie, it's gross." Chara said, sheepishly. I appreciated their attempt to be friendly. "Thanks…" I said, looking to the ground, kicking some dirt around.
"Back!" Asriel ran up, with a small umbrella in hand. "Watch this Frisk!" He smiled, placing the umbrella on the statue. Suddenly, a small music box turns on, playing a melodic tune. "Wow, its pretty." I said smiling. Asriel laughed. We stood there for a small while, but we knew we had to be on our way. "Alright, we are almost there! Just gotta get to the elevator in Hotland." Asriel said.
Hotland was no fun. The sweltering heat was almost unbearable, it was a lot different than Waterfall, which was cool and damp. This place was like a desert. "Al….Most… There…" Asriel heaved. We were all pretty much drenched in sweat. The elevator was in reach. All three of us quickened our pace, and hurried into it, cramming ourselves in with the other plenty of monsters. I tried not to make eye contact with any of them, this was all so crazy… So many things happened in so little time. Chara looked casual, like this was nothing new. "How can you be so calm when dozens of monsters are near you?! It's like a nightmare!" I thought, shooting Chara a glare.
"Oh! Asriel! It's good to see you again." Monsters turned and started to praise Asriel. They all looked filled with hope when they took sight of him. Chara let a small smile reveal on their face. It was the first time i saw a genuine smile come from them. Chara noticed me staring and quickly went back to sulking. The elevator dinged, and monsters piled out. They said their goodbyes to Asriel and vanished out of sight. The elevator closed and we slowly made our way upwards. "That was the capital. It's where most monsters live now." Asriel explained, seemingly relieved that they were alone again. "They really adore you." Chara stated. "O-oh! Its nothing, r-right?!" Asriel blushed. "You are the future king of monsters, no wonder they look up to you." Chara said. Asriel looked down to the floor, and kicked the carpet nervously. "Anyways… Our stop is coming up, I just want to get home and relax." Chara changed the subject. Asriel perked up and turned to me. "Right! I'm sorry, you must be so tired! We've been bustling you around all day! I didn't realize this would be a lot to take in." Asriel apologized. I smiled, "No, no.. It's okay…" Asriel was happy for the reassurance. The elevator dinged once again, and we made our exit. "This is the royal palace!" Asriel beamed as he showed me a large house. It was so polished. It looked a lot like the house we passed in the Ruins. "Well, they call it a palace, but it's just a remake of their old home." Chara said. "No its not Chara! (well it is but we've added a lot to it…)" Asriel mumbled. At this point i was feeling exhausted. All I wanted to do was curl up and fall asleep, regardless of where. "Come on!" Asriel jumped with excitement, tugging my hand inside. Chara snickered and continued to follow behind us.
When we entered the house a excellent smell of freshly baked goods wafted the air. I took in a big breath, feeling the surreal of it all. The house had such a warm and cozy feel to it. The entryway was aligned neatly with a few pairs of shoes. Four small hooks aligned the wall, on which two of them had coats hanging on them. Asriel and Chara took off their jackets (which were now around their wastes due to Hotland) and placed it on the remaining hooks. "Mom! We have a surprise for you!" Asriel yelled. I heard shuffling from one of the other rooms. "Oh! A surprise? Let me see!" A calming voice echoed. "You're gonna love her." Asriel whispered to me. A woman appeared in the hall. She looked a lot like Asriel, she wore a nicely fitted purple dress, with a apron strapped across her body. She was smiling sweetly, not yet noticing me since I was behind Asriel. "Hello my children! What do you have for me?" She said excitedly. Asriel smiled and stepped to the side. The woman's face lit up with shock and joy. "Oh my! Hello there!" She knelt down to my level. "Aren't you the cutest! You remind me so much of Chara when they were little." She put a big paw on my head. It was soft, I could feel the warmth radiating. "My name is Toriel! What is yours?" She asked, beaming. "F-Frisk…" I said shyly, I've never been much to talk. "That's a wonderful name." She said. "So, Frisk… The underground is small, but if you'd like you can become apart of our family!" She grinned. I hesitated for a moment. This was all so much to decide. So much to change, but i had a good vibe from them (besides Chara, I still was wary about them.) They all looked like such wonderful people. I had nowhere else to go either. "Sure!" I replied. Toriel laughed, and took my hand. "You look very tired my child, why don't you go upstairs and rest in Asriel's bed until dinner is ready." She said. I nodded. All i could think about at this point was sleep. "Asriel, can you show them to your room?" Toriel said standing up. Asriel nodded. "And Chara, I want you to go get your father, he always stays so late at the palace!" Toriel said. "Yeah, sure." Chara mumbled, walking briskly past us. Asriel smiled at me and led me through the house. "You're gonna like it here I think." Asriel smiled. "We may not have much, but we have each other!" He said. "Hey, Asriel?" I asked, tugging on his green sweater. "How old are you and Chara?" I asked, my curiosity getting the best of me. "Oh! I'm sixteen, and Chara is fifteen." Asriel replied. The house was very nice. It had a big cozy looking chair, with a variety of books. "Mom loves to read." Asriel noticed me staring. We hurried up the stairs, into another hallway. Small pots had brightly colored golden flowers inside. "My dad loves those flowers, except don't eat them, haha! When me and Chara were younger we accidently confused butterscotch for butterscotch flowers! Oh man, we made him really sick. I felt awful, but being the strong dad he is, he managed to get better!" Asriel had a gleam in his eye. "You'll get your own room soon enough, but for now, you can sleep in my bed." I could feel Asriel's pureness gimmer from him. We both stopped at a door, and slowly opened it. "Here we are!" The room was very welcoming. Two twin sized beds lay in both corners of the room. A large wardrobe next to the bed closest to the door. And a small bookshelf next to the other bed. "My bed is the one closest to the door. I'll leave you alone, sleep well okay?" Asriel smiled, and hurried out of the room. I was glad to be by myself for a while. I took off my shoes and placed the on the edge of the bed. My feet were sore, and my legs screamed of exhaustion. I curled myself under the covers and drifted off to sleep.
Authors notes: That was chapter one of DuoTale! :D