One year after Frisk had broken the barrier and freed monsterkind from its prison underneath Mt. Ebott, she was preparing for a day of work as the monsters' ambassador to humankind. As Frisk prepared to leave her room, she looked in the mirror and reflected on everything that had happened over the past year. She was a very beautiful girl, with brown hair and golden eyes, and she had recently turned 19. She was wearing a purple and white dress with a delta rune on it. Normally, she would be wearing her favorite sweater.

Frisk had been an orphan who had been born out of wedlock and abandoned by her parents, and she had climbed Mt. Ebott in search of adventure and an escape from a boring life at her orphanage. In the end, she had found all that she sought for and much more. She had freed monsterkind from millennia of imprisonment underneath the mountain and become adopted by the former queen herself, a kind humanoid goat monster known as Toriel. Frisk's only regret was that she could not save the former prince Asriel, who, without a soul, would turn back into the soulless Flowey. She was also sad that Chara, a disembodied spirit of a human girl who had guided Frisk throughout the Underground, had not spoken to her ever since the barrier had been broken. Yet for some reason that Frisk could not explain, she had a feeling that she would someday see Asriel and Chara again. Maybe it was her Determination? Maybe it was God? Or was she just delusional? She didn't know.

What she did know was that today was a very special day. It had been one year since monsters had been freed from the Underground, and King Asgore would be giving a speech in the monster settlement of New New Home (Asgore was very bad at naming things) located on the base of Mount Ebott. As the ambassador to humans, Frisk was also expected to give a speech. She was very nervous about the occasion. She had fought many monsters during her journey Underground, but she had never given a speech before a crowd. She considered the latter to be scarier than the former.

Frisk walked down the stairs and saw her adoptive mother, Toriel, standing at the bottom. Toriel was very happy to see Frisk. She smiled and said, "You look gorgeous, my child."

"Thanks, mom." Frisk replied. "You know what today is, don't you? Today is the anniversary of when the barrier was broken."

"Yes, I know that." Toriel said, proud of what her adopted daughter had done. "And I also know you have to see the King today." Her smile faded. "Remember that you are MY child, not his." Toriel disliked Asgore because he had murdered six humans in an attempt to break the barrier trapping monsters beneath Mount Ebott. Asgore had attempted to kill Frisk as well.

Frisk frowned. "You need to forgive him, mom." Frisk said. "What he did was wrong, but he was blinded by his heartache. Besides, he had the interests of his people in mind".

"Look." Toriel replied. "I just can't bring myself to forgive him. Maybe I'll be able to forgive him someday, but for now I can't. You'd better go now, my child. Good luck today."

"Thanks, mom." Frisk said as she hugged Toriel and walked toward the door. Outside was a convertible driven by a couple of goofy skeletons, one short and wearing a blue jacket, and the other tall and wearing an orange jacket. The short one was Sans and the tall one was Papyrus. They were two of Frisk's closest friends. Sans was lazy and had a strong sense of humor and a love for puns. Papyrus was hard-working, eccentric, and hated puns.

"Get in, Frisk." Sans said. "It would be a royal pain to keep everyone waiting."

"OH MY GOODNESS, SANS!" Papyrus yelled in response to Sans' pun. Frisk started laughing.

"Alright, you two, we need to get a move on."

With that, Papyrus started driving. "How's your job as the ambassador going, Frisk?" Sans asked.

"Not good." replied Frisk. "A lot of humans and monsters still resent each other because of the war. They don't trust each other, and there have been many violent confrontations between both races. It's gotten so bad that the King brought the Royal Guard back together."

"THE ROYAL GUARD IS BACK?!" interrupted Papyrus. "This is fantastic news! I, the Great Papyrus, now have another chance to join the Royal Guard!" Papyrus had always wanted to join the Royal Guard. He had tried to capture Frisk to prove he was tough enough to join them. In his attempts to do so, he employed many devious puzzles. When the puzzles failed to capture Frisk, he fought her himself. In the end, the two of them became friends instead.

"I'm giving this speech to help improve relations between humans and monsters." Frisk explained. "Hopefully, everyone will be able to put the war behind them."

"Well," Sans replied, if anyone will be able to convince them, it's you." The three continued driving until they reached downtown New New Home.

Continued in Chapter 2