Chapter 1: Fallen Down
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It was a beautiful September Sunday, just after noon. Birds were still singing their songs, and flowers were still blooming. Not a cloud in the sky, and the sun shone not with burning heat, but with a gentle warmth. A perfect time for a certain 7 year old boy to go flower picking, for his sick mother. The gentle boy wished to surprise his mother, for her birthday was coming up soon, so even though he had no idea what the name of the flower was, he refused to ask. After all, he knew exactly where those most beautiful golden flowers always grew, regardless of the time of year.
Mt. Ebbot.
His mother, in her illness, had sadly forgotten that her favorite flowers had grown so close to home, silently lamenting that she was unable to see them. The child simply stated that he was going to the foot of the mountain to go see the bunnies, as he loved to do.
His mother calmly stated her desire for his safety, wished him well, and after grabbing his mother a new cup of tea, the boy hugged her, told her he loved her, and excitedly ran out of the house, all while grinning ear to ear.
But at Mt. Ebbot, while on the lookout for the special flowers, the boy came across a cavern. A cavern that his mother had warned him not to enter until he was older. Well, that was awhile ago, and he's 7 now. He's all grown up, he'll prove to his mother that he's a big boy and she'll be so proud of him. He might even find something super special, like a diamond or something else so cool he can't even describe it.
So, after some hesitation, some thought, and plenty of determination, the child entered the dark cavern, slowly using the wall to guide himself as his sight attempted to adjust to the darkness.
Unfortunately, the child was too young and naive to understand the cavern that he was walking into was possibly the most dangerous thing he could have done, especially in the darkness.
As he slowly made progression into the cavern (he thought), he heard some kind of noise. Unmistakable, they were indeed footsteps.
Behind him.
The child immediately grew to regret his curiosity.
"Hello?" He quietly called out, looking around to find the source of his worry. "Mommy?" he asked aloud in a hopeful tone.
The darkness responded with deafening silence. The boy wondered if he had just been hearing things, until the darkness chuckled and the footsteps started again, closer this time, the dirt and gravel crumbling and crunching under the weight of the boy's stalker.
This clearly wasn't his mother. This was something far more malevolent.
The boy had wandered too far into the cavern, he could no longer see. He was lost, he was scared, and something was coming after him. His determination that started this adventure was very much fading fast. In a frantic daze, the boy started to make a mad dash, away from the sound growing ever closer.
This was the worst idea.
In the child's panicked state, he didn't notice that the ground was crumbling under his feet, until he no longer felt the ground, instead feeling fear as he fell through the ground. In what was sure to be the terrified child's last moments, the last thing that he felt, the last thing that he saw, and the last thing he heard before he lost conciousness was the warmth of his mother's hug and her wish for his safety.
Her wish wouldn't come true, and it would be the last time his mother saw his face, grinning wildly, barely able to contain his excitement for the day.
And then his vision was bathed in black.
Author's Note: Hey everybody, sykotiksonik here! Here's my new story, Undertale: Frisk's Journey (original, I know). I love Undertale, played it for the first time in January last year and fell in love. I recently ran into a few fanfics based on the game that I enjoyed and decided to make one myself. I hope those of you who read P3: FES aren't too upset and will give this one a chance and enjoy it, and for all you Undertale fans out there, I hope you enjoy my characterization and story!
Author's Note 2: Made an edit correcting Frisk's age. The original plan was to make him 9, but I decided for 7 and forgot to change his age in the scene right before entering the cavern.
