Alright losers! Take a seat as I tell you the story of Alex and Frisk. A pair of inseparable friends that won't let something as simple as a hole into the Underground separate them. Read onward to know the story of this dynamic duo and I hope you enjoy. But first, a few messages to set a few things straight:

1. I do NOT own Undertale. Please understand that I am NOT Toby Fox and I did NOT create anything other than Alex and this story.

2. This is my own Undertale AU, simply titled 'PureTale'. After reading many fan-made comics and stories, I decided to try my hand at writing my own story. Yes, emphasis on 'MY'!

3. I used to write when I was younger, but stopped. I'm doing it again and may be rusty, so I apologize in advance. Please correct me and let me know if I make any stupid errors.

4. In this story, both Frisk and Alex with be 'mostly' gender-neutral, using 'they' and 'them'. By the end, I will probably decide on their genders.

5. This story is rated 'T', which means there will be some cursing, some violence, and maybe a bit of other stuff. Nothing sexual. If you have a problem with some f-bombs here and there, it may be time to reconsider, but they aren't overused!

6. Last, but not least, if you wanted some visuals to accompany this story, you'll be sorely disappointed. My art skills go no further past coloring in a coloring book, but even then it's pretty bad.

Without further ado, the opening for my Fanfiction Undertale AU: PureTale

The light shining through the barrier was nearly blinding, but Frisk stayed determined. In front of them, the beaten flower Flowey, was hunched over and appeared more like a wilted flower than the demented killer he was previously. "Do you really think I've learned anything from this?" He asked, with an immediate "No." following suit. However, Frisk still refused to kill Flowey.

"Sparing me won't change anything. Killing me is the only way to end this." Again, without a moment of hesitation, Frisk refused to fight Flowey. "If you let me live… I'll come back. I'll kill you. I'll kill everyone." Frisk promptly responded with another "no". Flowey, even angrier now, then shouted, "I'll kill everyone you love."

Frisk simply let out a sigh and slowly knelt down to Flowey's level. Rather than prepare to shout, Frisk let out in a calm tone, "No Flowey." Flowey was speechless. His expression was one of confusion. "… Why are you being… so nice to me? I can't understand. I just can't understand…" Suddenly Flowey fled from Frisk as they slowly stood back up.

They held out their hand and opened it to look at their palm. Inside was some dust from Asgore's soul, something that made Frisk shed a tear. They wished he had still been alive. Now, Frisk felt like they had done something wrong. Perhaps they should RESET and try to fix this. There must be some way free the monsters and let Asgore live. Looking back, he never killed anyone and befriended Papyrus and Undyne, but there must have been something they missed. Frisk closed their eyes and concentrated. Suddenly, everything went black as the 'Main Menu' began to appear in front of Frisk.

Frisk was prepared. They had already listened to the saddening phone call, and heard all about how his friends were doing. Simply put, this wasn't what they wanted. They needed to fix this. They couldn't just leave their friends Underground. As Frisk prepare to reset, Flowey suddenly reappeared.

Flowey quietly began to speak "So, I don't get it. If you really did everything the right way, why did thing still end up like this? Why…? Is life really that unfair?" Frisk looked down at Flowey and tilted their head slightly. "…Say. What if I told you… I knew some way to get you a better ending? You'll have to load your SAVE file, and… Well, in the meantime, why don't you go see Dr. Alphys? It seems like you could have been better friends. Who knows… maybe she's got the key to your happiness…? See you soon." And with that final word, Flowey disappeared once again.

Maybe that was it! Frisk hadn't seen Alphys since Mettaton ran out of batteries. That must be what they missed. Frisk knew they didn't have to RESET, rather all they had to do was continue and see Alphys. After all, she looked quite distraught after Mettaton revealed everything and powered down. Frisk then held out their hand and pressed the continue button.

…But it refused? Frisk became confused, it wasn't working. Then they looked more closely, both the CONTINUE button and the RESET button were a grey color now. They flashed much like a dying light bulb. That's when they felt what appeared to be a hand on their shoulder and a whisper in their ear: "Sorry Frisk, but I cannot allow any sort of meddling with the timeline. Don't worry though, I have plans for us…" With the last words everything went dark. Dark, Darker, yet Darker.