HELLO AND WELCOME BEAUTIES!
First thing's first, I must apologize. I know it's stupid and horrible to begin ANOTHER story when I haven't even finished the ones I'm currently working on, but . . . . I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF! I held out as long as I could. I've wanted to make a fic about this series for a LONG TIME, but I've held off to focus on my other stories. But I can't do it anymore! I literally have creative juices leaking from every orifice of my body. (Try getting rid of that mental image hehehe)
Anyway, this fic is about the six other human souls that fell into the Underground, but with a twist. What if they all fell at the same time, including Frisk? (PS, Frisk is a girl. It's too difficult otherwise, deal with it) Follow the gang as they trek through the Underground and try and stay alive!
Most of the scenes and dialogue will remain the same, but I will take the liberality of adding my own dialogue to make the story flow more. Don't worry, all your lovable characters will still remain the same. Except for Jerry. Fuck that dude.
Anyway, to make things less confusing for you, I'll tell you which character is which soul. Ahem!
. . . .
Actually! NO! I'll keep it a secret. At least for now. If you want to venture a guess, go ahead, but it probably won't remain secret for very long. . . . . actually, this is stupid. It'll be pretty obvious once you start reading so I don't know what the point of this is . . . .
HUMOR ME!
How's 'bout this? I'll just give you some stats on the characters. (PS, there are OCs. Come on, it's obvious. We have literally NO info on those souls other than what they represent. Don't worry. Frisky'll still be the same!
Kari Green:
-female
-16
-5'8
Zephyr (pronounced Zefer) Cole:
-male
-20
-6'4
Damian Jemm (D.J.):
-male
-16
-5'10
Violet Welsh
-female
-15
-5'7
Harper Lane
-female
-15
5'3
Oliver Anders
-male
-11
-4'7
Frisk Anders (just go with it)
-female
-11
-4'7
Alright, there you go. Anyway, I'm done with this. I hope you all enjoy, and don't kill me my other fic fans! Please like, follow and comment. I'll be sure to give shout outs to whoever does either of these, plus comments will get their responses in the next chapters! Whoo! Reader integration!
Anyway, please enjoy SEVEN!
Chapter 1: Once Upon A Time
Long ago, two races ruled over Earth:
Humans and Monsters
. . . . .
One day, war broke out among
the two races.
. . . . .
After a long battle, the humans
were victorious.
They sealed the monsters underground
with a magic spell
. . . . .
Years later
Mt. Ebott
201X
. . . . . .
Legends say that those who climb the mountain
never return . . . . .
BUT WE'RE GETTING AHEAD OF OURSELVES! LET'S REWIND A BIT, SHALL WE?!
Mountain View High School
Home of the Warriors~
"HEY, DOUCHEWAFFLE!"
Kari barely had any time to turn around before she felt something hard slam into her nose, the force quickly knocking her backwards as she fell to the floor. Lying there, she merely let out a sigh, arms splayed out on the cold hallway floor.
"Got to admit, they're real creative with their names." She chimed, gazing up at the girl now standing above her. "And their aim is getting better too." Her friend pointed out, glancing over at the football now laying a little ways off.
Now one could say her reaction to getting her nose mangled by a stray football while being referred to as a crappy breakfast pastry wasn't what you'd expect, it was all too normal for Kari Green.
The sixteen-year-old all but found the situation mundane, seeing as how it had been happening to her ever since she'd first started school seven years ago. Now, starting school at nine might also be strange to most, but once again, it certainly wasn't for Kari. In fact, it probably wouldn't be very strange to most orphans.
WHOOPS! Forgot to mention that. Well, not like Kari mentions it much either. In fact, it was the main reason she was always a target during impromptu football practice in the halls between fifth and sixth period. Why, she still didn't know. But it didn't really matter. All she knew was that it wasn't about to stop anytime soon.
There were times when Kari wondered if that was the only reason the kids picked on her. After all, she didn't think she was that bad to look at. Now her friend (call him her boyfriend and she'll break your fingers), DJ would always tell her she looked like an angel that fell from heaven, but she wasn't about to take the word of the boy who hit on just about every girl he glanced at.
Kari had long deep brown hair that dripped down into golden tips at the bottom. She had startling emerald eyes and more than one cluster of freckles on her deep tan skin. She wasn't what one would call fat, but she had enough meat on her bones and a fierce enough attitude to warrant apprehension when it came to messing with her.
Course, that didn't stop the entire school from doing it.
Her friend, Terra quickly helped her to her feet as the jocks hustled over. "Whoops! Sorry, Green." Tyler, captain of the douchebag -I mean, football team said sweetly. "Didn't see you there." He grinned before punching the girl in the shoulder, knocking her back into the lockers behind her.
The players behind the boy snorted in laughter before walking off.
Terra let out a sigh before stooping down, quickly helping the girl collect her things. "I don't know why you let those losers push you around like that, Kari." Her best friend of four years growled at her. "You could totally teach him a lesson. Show him just who he's messing with." She grinned at the thought.
Kari did no such thing as she snatched her Chemistry book from the girl's hands. "I've already been through this with you, T." She muttered before turning down the hall, her friend quickly jogging after her. "We still have two more years to go in this Crap-fest." She sighed.
Stopping in front of her locker, she nonchalantly picked off the newly attached notes and insults that had been taped on before opening it, shoving her books inside. "Which means two more years of dealing with these shitfaces. Would I like to maybe get back at them? Yes. Would I like to throw a football in Tyler's face? Of course. Would I like to slap Tiffany across the face and shake that Platinum Blonde Bitch until her hair extensions fall out?!"
The kids in the hall stopped and threw the girls strange looks, to which Terra merely blushed and gave a nervous smile.
Kari blinked for a moment before clearing her throat. "Most definitely. But I'm only going to make things worse for myself and for my family if I do that. The best thing to do is keep my mouth shut, my head down and just . . . try to survive." She sighed, running a hand through her hair. "Granted, it goes against everything I believe, but it just might get me through this hell."
Terra stood in silence for a moment before letting out a sigh. "I hate it when you're right."
"I know. That makes it even better."
"Shut up."
The two girls giggled to themselves before another shout rang out over the loud chatter of kids milling through the halls. Everyone quickly whipped their heads towards the sound, wondering which new victim the football team had cornered.
Kari stared at the scene for a moment before her fists clenched and her eyes narrowed into thin slits as she caught a view of their victim.
The girl's name was Violet. Violet Welsh. She was supposed to be a sophomore, but her above-average intellect had proven her worthy to be bumped up a grade, which got her more than her wanted amount of attention, most of it negative.
She had straight, shoulder length dirty blonde hair, a dark purple ribbon tied up in the back. Her large round glasses framed her narrow face perfectly, matching the rest of her body, which was tall and lanky.
Her glasses were now on the floor, as well as the books that had once been in her hands. The jocks and cheerleaders around her laughed as she fumbled around the floor, desperately reaching blindly for her glasses, only to have the kids kick it further and further away from her whenever she would get close.
It was obvious the girl was on the verge of tears.
"Terra, you know all that stuff I just said?"
"Yeah?"
"Fuck it."
Kari ignored the shouts and curses she received as she pushed past the gathering crowd. Jumping into the clearing, she pushed the nearest jock, sending the boy stumbling slightly, mostly out of shock than anything else.
"Leave her alone, you shitbags!" She snarled, quickly kneeling down to the ground. Picking up the glasses from the floor, she straightened the lenses before gently handing them back to Violet. The girl wiped the moisture from her eyes before reaching out for her glasses. "Thank you." She whispered as she placed them on her face.
Kari nodded before twisting her head around, coming to glare at the others once more. "What's the matter with you? Picking on someone weaker than you? Is that how you get your kicks, huh? Is that how you make yourselves feel better?!" She snarled.
"If so, you're even more pathetic than you think we are! She's never done anything to you, and come to think of it, I haven't either! None of us have! So why do you strive to make our lives so horrible? Is it just some sick pleasure to you? Is it just cause you're curious? Cause you want to see what'll happen? Do you not think it matters or something? Cause it does!" She growled at them, stalking closer.
The group of elites glanced at each other in silence for a moment, only for a lone voice to drift up over the murmur ringing out in the crowd.
"No, we know it matters."
The crowd parted to reveal a tall blonde in a cheerleading outfit. Her golden hair was perfectly curled and bounced up and down as she walked. Her ruby red lips were parted in a cruel smirk and her perfectly manicured nails drummed against her hip as she walked forward.
"It's just that you don't"
Kari let out a growl and folded her arms across her chest. "Oh, Tiffany. I thought the air smelled a little vain."
The girl let out a small chuckle. "Well. You know what they say. The nose of a bloodhound . . ."
Kari felt her fingers twitch as the crowd began to laugh. Violet let out a small whimper and inched closer to the girl, seeming to try and hide behind the older. The cheerleader raised a brow as Kari stalked closer, pointing an accusing finger in her face.
"Listen here, bitch. I don't care if you make fun of me. I don't care that you stick gum in my hair or glue my hand to my locker or put firecrackers in my mashed potatoes." The kids shared amused looks at that. "But you don't go messing with my SISTER! GOT IT?!" She snarled.
Tiffany stared at the girl in silence, an amused smile appearing on her face before she answered. "Aaron, Jason. Would you maybe like to go and remind the little witch who runs things around here?" She called to the boys behind her.
Kari and Violet shared nervous glances as two of the larger jocks stepped forward.
"What the hell's going on now?!"
The others turned their head as another boy pushed his way past the crowd, quickly coming into view. He was tall and had scruffy dark brown hair, the tips dyed deep orange, nearly the same color as his amber eyes.
"Oh great." Kari muttered as she placed a hand to her forehead. Just what we need in this situation. She muttered to herself. The hothead with a worse temper than me.
Damian pushed the last few kids out of the way as he walked over. "Oh, Tiffany. I should have known you'd be the one sending everyone into a frenzy." The teen muttered, quickly standing next to Kari, giving her a questioning look, silently asking if she was alright.
She nodded before the pair turned back to stare at the Elites in front of them. Tiffany chuckled at the sight. "Oh look. the two lovebirds finally together at last." She giggled.
Kari grit her teeth, forcing herself to stay silent, if only to avoid fueling the already burning fire. But Tiffany had no problem adding a few more gallons of kerosene.
"I was just telling your little girlfriend here she should remember her place. After all, you and your little freak family aren't very high on the social ladder. Hate for you guys to find yourselves even lower. Though, who are we kidding? To get any lower, you're gonna need a couple shovels."
Damian felt the frown on his face deepen as the crowd continued to laugh at the girls taunts. His fingers curled slightly, Kari noticing he had yet to remove his weight lifting gloves from practice. Forgot all the clubs had a meeting today after school. Damn thing must have let out early. She realized, before glancing around at the large number of students around. That explains why there's still so many kids that haven't gone home yet.
"Fuck off, Tiffany. Nobody's in the mood for any of your bullshit." He sighed tiredly.
"No. Nobody's in the mood for your bullshit." The girl sniped, pointing a finger into the boy's chest. "Face it, losers. You're the lowest of the low at this school. Worms. Ants. Dirt. Your sisters are freaks. Your brother's a wimp, and I'm pretty sure your girlfriend's supposed to be on display at the San Diego Zoo. I bet nobody would even care if you dropped off the face of the Earth, so why don't you do us all a favor and-"
"OH. MY. GOD! Do you ever stop talking?!" DJ exclaimed, pulling at the bottom of his eyes with his hands. He secretly winked over at Kari, who immediately caught on.
"I know, right?" She muttered. "I think you're the reason the gene pool needs a lifeguard."
A loud 'ooooo' went through the crowd as Tiffany's mouth dropped open. The jocks behind her howled in laughter, only to slam their mouths shut at the glare they received from the cheerleader.
"Excuse me?" She whispered furiously.
"I think we need to speak up, Kar. The cotton in her brain finally made it down to her ears." Damian smirked, vaguely noticing the kids around them chuckle at that. Tiffany seemed to take notice of it as well as she clenched her fists. "Don't even start, you freaks. I will end you."
Kari stepped forward and held up her finger. "Umm . . if you could end us before you start blabbering again, that'd be greatly appreciated."
The crowd began to giggle louder.
Tyler pushed past the other jocks. "You better lay off, Dipshits."
DJ opened his mouth, only to close it once more and place a hand on his hip. "You know, I'd like to insult you, but that'd be beyond the level of your intelligence."
Even the jocks were beginning to chuckle now.
Tyler stalked forward. "Shut your mouths, freaks." He snarled.
Neither teens seemed bothered by the threat as they continued, all the while, Violet staring at them as if they were crazy while silently praying they wouldn't get her killed. Kari folded her arms on Damian's shoulder and rested her head on them, smiling innocently up at the jock. "Come on, Tyler. Keep speaking. Maybe someday you'll say something intelligent!" She said encouragingly.
Tiffany's fists shook at her side as she rushed forward and slammed her hands into Kari's chest, pushing the girl backwards slightly. "GO KILL YOURSELF!" She screamed at her.
Kari chuckled and shrugged her shoulders. "If I did want to kill myself, I'd just climb up your ego and jump to your IQ"
The crowd roared in laughter.
Tiffany's face flared red as she let out a scream, swinging a fist towards the girl. Kari smirked and easily dodged it, watching the cheerleader stumble forward at the force she sent towards her attack. "Man, with coordination like that, it's no wonder you aren't knocked up yet." Damian laughed.
"FUCK YOU!" She screamed. "Just wait till I tell my Daddy about this! Your asses are going down!"
DJ rolled his eyes. "Please, isn't your dad a little busy banging the lunch lady?"
The crowd erupted in noise, the hallways echoing with roars of laughter and shouts of dismay.
Tiffany's face seemed to be glowing at this point, her fingernails digging into the palm of her skin. "YEAH, WELL AT LEAST MY DAD WANTED ME AROUND!"
Silence.
The girl let out a wicked giggle, realizing she'd finally gained back control, and not just over the crowd. "That's right. You're the freaks of this school. No, of this town! Nobody ever wants you around." A sly smile spread onto her face, revealing pearly white teeth. "Not even your parents."
Violet gasped.
Kari's fists clenched
Damian's eyes flared.
"Watch it, bitch." The boy snarled quietly.
"Don't you dare." Kari finished.
Tiffany ignored their words as she flipped her hair, quickly stalking closer. "Oh but it's true. We all know it is. Right, guys?!" She called out over the crowd, narrowing her eyes as if daring anyone to stay silent.
The kids were quick to voice their agreements, spitting out their own insults here and there. The cheerleader nodded in satisfaction before turning back to the others. "You see? It's obvious. How are we ever supposed to see you freaks as anythings worth while, when your own parents didn't?" She said in a sickeningly sweet voice.
DJ shut his eyes tightly and turned his head away, screaming at himself not to listen to her babble as his fists clenched and unclenched at his side. Kari felt her heartbeat picking up at the girl's words, only to latch onto Damian's forearm, willing him to keep calm.
But the girl wasn't through there.
"I mean, let's think about it." She said, stepping away as she began to circle the trio. "Girl meets boy. Fall in love. Girl dates boy. Marry. Girl gets pregnant. Have little bundle of joy. Raise baby. Love baby. Happy little family. Happy little ending." She said simply, only to stop and sharply turn.
"But wait! What if there's a twist in our little tale? What if our little bundle of joy isn't very joyous?" She asked, shrugging her shoulders, a sinister smile creeping onto her face. "What if baby bundle is more trouble than it's worth?"
"Stop it." Violet whispered, wrapping her arms around herself.
"What if girl and boy can't be bother?"
"Shut up!" Kari snarled, hands shaking at her sides.
"What if those rotten little babies aren't even worth the time of day?!"
"Fuck off!" Damian roared.
She didn't stop. "Your own parents saw how worthless you freaks really are! You're garbage! You're dirt! And you'd all be better off dead! Even your own flesh and blood thought so!"
Nobody saw the fist swing forward until it connected with Tiffany's nose, sending her crashing to the floor screaming in pain. Damian barely even registered that the blood now dripping from the girl's nose was now staining his glove.
Instantly, everything exploded in cacophony.
Punches and blows flew in left and right. Kari kicked. Damian swung. Violet screamed. Shouts of dismay rang out. The sound of a whistle pierced the air, but it did little to deter the fighting. It wasn't until the teachers began to pull the teens apart that the pair noticed the moisture on their cheeks.
Oliver sighed as he hugged his knees tighter, shutting his eye as Frisk ran the wet towel over his cheek once more. The pair sat together on the curb outside the school, the leftover scraps they'd saved for later in their lunch boxes having been quickly gulped up. As per their usual routine, the only thing left to do was wait to get picked up by their siblings.
The only difference today was that they were the last kids there.
Scratch that, the other difference was that today, Frisk was cleaning raw egg off of her twin brother.
"Well, it could be worse. They could've gotten you too." Oliver said with a small smile. Frisk returned one of her own before a sigh made it way out of her. Picking the last bit of eggshell out of his hair, the girl set the towel down and glanced over at the frying pan lying next to them, which had also been chucked at them. "You'll have to return this to Culinary Class." She chimed in.
Oliver sighed before reaching over, placing the object into his backpack. "Yeah, I'll do it on Monday." He said softly, removing his egg-stained apron with a moan of disgust, plopping it into his bag as well.
Upon first view, you might mistake one twin for the other, but upon closer inspection, it was easy to tell them apart. Oliver had dark sandy hair that fell into his teal eyes. A horde of freckles lay scattered across his face, which was usually always holding a grin. Frisk's hair was slightly darker and only a bit longer. Though she still held the same mound of freckles, her eyes were a warm brown color. Yet she too was usually never missing a smile.
That is, except for today.
"You think something's wrong? Oliver asked, raising his head to look at his sister.
Frisk gazed around at the empty schoolyard, never used to seeing it so devoid of life. " I hope not." She finally replied softly.
The twins sat and waited for another ten minutes before the sound of people's voices began to ring in their ears. No, scratch that - people fighting. Lifting their heads, they could make out a group of people slowly approaching them, a sigh of relief quickly being shared between the two as they realized who they were.
Kari, Damian and their older brother Zephyr walked alongside each other while Violet and Harper walked a few paces behind them. And from the girls' faces, the conversation wasn't a pleasant one.
"Suspended? Are you freaking kidding me, guys?!"
"Zephyr, I'm telling you! It wasn't our fault!"
"Yeah, that little bitch had it coming!"
"Not helping, idiot!"
"Whatever! Look, Zephyr. You weren't there. You didn't see what happened. You didn't hear everything she was saying. I mean, almost the entire school was there watching her humiliate us! They already hate us enough without her badmouthing us everywhere she goes!"
"Right, because slugging her in the face is gonna get them to like you more. Oh, I see! Everything makes perfect sense now!"
Damian threw his hands up into the air in exasperation. "You know what? Forget it! The teachers didn't believe us. Why would you?" He muttered, stuffing his hands into his pockets as he angrily leaned up against one of the nearby lampposts.
Zephyr sighed and ran a hand through his long dark brown hair. The boy was tall compared to his other siblings, and his eyes were a startling blue. Kari walked over to stand by Damian while the girls huffed and took their seats next to the twins, realizing they would probably be there for a while.
"What happened?" Frisk asked, not really caring which of her sisters ended up answering.
Apparently it was Harper. "I don't know. Apparently DJ and Kari got into another fight and got suspended. They pulled us out of there so fast, I didn't even have time to change." She grumbled, unzipping her backpack to reveal her dance uniform. "I'll have to return this junk on Monday." She sighed.
Despite their similar ages, Harper and Violet looked nothing alike. While Violet was skinny and tall, Harper was shorter and curvy. She had chocolate mocha skin that differed from Violet's pale ivory and her long curly black hair was nothing like Violet's straight blonde. Even their eyes were different. While Violet's were a deep brown, Harper's were silvery-gray. She was a pretty girl . . . and she knew it.
"A fight?" Oliver echoed, turning his head to glance at the pair behind them. Now that he was really looking at them, they did look a little scruffier than usual. Their hair was messy and their faces were scratched up slightly. The boy let out a small sigh, deciding to keep the egging incident to himself, quickly realizing they already had enough problems on their hands.
"Isn't that the second fight this month?" Frisk asked.
"Third, actually." Violet replied softly, straightening the glasses on her nose.
Zephyr let out another tired sigh before walking over to the pair, placing a hand on his little brother's shoulder. "Look, I didn't mean it like that. Of course I believe you, kids. It's just . . . " He trailed off slightly before continuing. "This is only going to make things worse for you guys." He explained.
"You think we don't know that?" Kari muttered, glaring down at the ground. "I hate this freaking town. I hate our school, and I hate Hope Springs!' She snarled, spitting out the name of her "home" for the last sixteen years.
At the name, the others cast their glances down towards the ground, a wave of depression rising from all of them. Hope Springs. Ha! Everything about the place was horrible. Even the name was a tease. There was nothing hopeful about the place. It was nothing but a cesspit of pity and rejection. Yet through it all, not once had they called Hope Springs by any other name. Not once had they accepted what it actually was.
An orphanage. A place where people threw away their unwanted garbage. A clearance bin in a retail store, filled with broken toys and old movies.
Kari sighed and wrapped her arms around herself. "I can't wait till we're eighteen." She sighed, turning back towards Damian. "Then we can finally escape this little Hell on Earth." She muttered.
Frisk bit her lip in thought as her sister's words left a bitter taste in her mouth. "Y . .. You're not gonna leave us . . . . are you?" She asked quietly, voicing the thoughts of her brother and middle sisters.
The three eldest quickly shared looks with each other before walking over to the others. "Of course not, Baby Doll." Kari said softly, running a hand through the girl's hair. "As soon as we're old enough, we'll finally be able to help Zeph get enough money and then we're bustin' you all out." She said with a smirk. "Then it's off to Mexico!"
"What's even in Mexico?"
"Drugs, smugglers and disease!"
"Sounds perfect!" Damian chimed, throwing his arms into the air, the others cheering stupidly alongside him.
"So what're we gonna tell The Warden, Madam Douchebag?" DJ asked, dreading what would happen when they shared their little suspension with the Headmistress.
Kari shuddered. "Who knows? Anything we say's likely to get us a beating." She muttered. "Or worse, she'll make us eat the meatloaf from last Monday."
The thought made them both gag.
Zephyr placed a hand on their shoulders as the small surrogate family walked down the street along the forest. "Don't worry. I'll talk to her. I've known her since I was five." He said reassuringly, thankful his mother had dragged him to her job at Hope Springs more than once.
"You sure we can't just spend the night at your place?" Harper asked, glancing up at her older brother. Zephyr merely rolled his eyes at the prospect. "You kidding? If I had the food and space needed to house you morons, you still think you'd be living at Hope Springs?" He asked, letting out a sigh of his own that matched his siblings.
The sun was beginning to sink deeper into the sky, turning the clouds into a deep fiery orange color, pinks, yellows and reds splattered throughout. Light shone through the trees next to them, spilling out onto the sidewalk and nearby roadway, giving the illusion of walking on literal fire. A cool breeze blew through the air, stirring up the leaves that gathered on the ground, swirling them through the air in an intricate dance.
Frisk let out a small sigh of content as she closed her eyes, brown strands of hair licking against her cheek. Despite the hardships they all went through, the girl had to admit sunset was her favorite time of day, one she never took for granted.
Suddenly, the sound of shouts and loud barking sounded in the distance, slowly getting louder and louder. The family stopped walking and glanced at each other in confusion, only to blink in shock as they noticed the commotion down the street.
A group of three boys were currently giving chase to a small white dog, throwing rocks, cans and whatever else they could pick up as they ran. Sharply turning, the dog yapped as it crossed the street, disappearing into the line of trees and bushes. That didn't stop the boys, however, as they continued to give chase.
"HEY!" Frisk yelled, quickly falling into a sprint as well as she pushed past the trees. "Stop!" She shouted, ignoring the shouts of her family.
"What the hell does she think she's doing? This is Mt. Ebott. Nobody goes to Mt. Ebott!" Damian yelled as they quickly ran after her, except for Harper, who merely stared up at the trees. "Wait, we're actually doing this? I mean, I love Frisk and all. . . . but not this much." She muttered, only to yelp as Violet grabbed her arm and yanked her forward.
"Frisk, stop!" Kari yelled, pushing past the tree branches and brambles as they continued to run through the undergrowth.
"Come on!" The girl merely replied as she continued to run even faster, the barking growing louder and louder with each passing moment.
The group shared exasperated looks, but continued on nevertheless.
Suddenly, the three boys exploded from the nearby bushes, screaming and shouting as they began to trip over themselves, quickly sprinting back down the mountain, shrieking in fear the entire time.
The kids stopped running and stared off where the bullies had disappeared before Damian shrugged. "Well, problem solved!" He called, taking a step to go back down the hill, only for Zephyr to grab the back of his shirt and pull him onward.
Frisk pushed past the bushes where the kids had come from, fully expecting to find a growling dog. She blinked and scrunched her nose in confusion at the sight before her.
It was a small clearing with five or six different tents lined around it, a small circle of rocks and worn-down wood piled in the center of the space. Different bags and boxes were scattered across the floor, the ripped tent flaps blowing gently with every breeze.
The girl stared at the sight before her, taking notice of her siblings pushing past the bushes behind her.
"Whoa. What happened here?" Harper asked.
Zephyr shook his head and furrowed his brow. "I don't know. I didn't even know people were allowed on Mt. Ebott."
"They're not." Kari said, stepping forward. Kneeling down, she grabbed one of the tent flaps and ran her thumb along the rips and tears. "But they were at some point. This stuff has to be years old." She explained.
The others warily crept forward, slowly inspecting the rest of the gear. "Well . . . what happened to these people? Something tells me they wouldn't just leave all this stuff behind without a reason."
Zephyr inspected a small knife from one of the bags. "Who knows? There's a reason people aren't allowed on this mountain. There's all sorts of bears and wild animals around here. Maybe one of them got to this group." He suggested, placing the knife into his pocket.
Harper quickly stood up. "Well, not that that doesn't sound pleasant, but I'd rather not have to share my limbs with a coyote, thank you very much."
The eldest nodded his head as he stood up. "Harper's right. We should probably get out of here."
Damian smirked and elbowed the boy in the arm. "Come on, Zeph. Where's your sense of adventure?" He asked,
"Right below my common sense, which is telling me staying on a mountain filled with ravenous creatures at sundown maybe isn't the best idea."
Kari rolled her eyes, inspecting a small pistol from the ground. "Oh come now, we'll be out of here before dark." She reassured him, noticing a small box of bullets half buried in the dirt along with a brown cowboy hat. "This is the most exciting thing we've done all month. Besides, any excuse to not be at Hope Springs is good enough for me, even if it means chancing getting mauled by a bear." She smirked, plopping the hat onto her head for fun, folding her arms across her chest and sticking her tongue out at the others, who quickly exclaimed how ridiculous she looked.
"Right, I'll be sure to tell my girlfriend that when they find our corpses. Sorry, Thea. We just didn't have anything better to do." Zephyr muttered.
"That's the spirit." DJ smirked, wrapping his arms around his brother's shoulders while the others couldn't help their giggles. The younger boy stooped down to pick up a piece of cloth on the ground. Upon further inspection, he noticed it was a plain red bandanna. He shrugged before tying it around his neck.
Frisk's eyes scanned over the campsite once more before falling on a dark shadow farther up. "Hey guys. What's over there?" She asked, rising to her feet once more.
The others lifted their heads to inspect it as well. "I don't know." Kari finally voiced. 'Let's go check it out." She said, rising to her feet, the others voicing their agreements as they walked over, well . . . all except for Zephyr, who was currently rubbing the bridge of his nose. "I swear, those little . . ." He muttered, walking over as well.
As they got closer, they realized it was actually the mouth of a cave, different vines and ivy lining the outer walls. The kids stared at the gaping hole in front of them, speechless as to what to say next.
Damian was the first to snap out of it as he latched onto Kari's wrist. "Come on, let's be stupid and irresponsible!" He said with a large grin, leading the girl inside. Zephyr let out a sigh. "I'll go make sure they don't die. Keep your butts here." He growled before walking in as well.
The remaining four kids glanced at each other before walking in as well.
The temperature instantly dropped at least ten degrees as they stepped inside, the only bit of light seeping in from the cracks above their heads from centuries of rain and wind. Rocks littered the floor, tripping everyone up at least once as they ventured. The walls were jagged and rough, the stones hard to the touch as they ran their hands over them. Different vines and moss crept up the walls or grew along the floor.
"Man, this place is huge!" Harper breathed, the others silently nodding their agreements.
Damian narrowed his eyes as he caught sight of something a little ways off on the floor. Walking over, he noticed it was a huge gaping hole, at least fifty feet wide. "Whoa! Hey guys, check it out!" He called,the small cracks forming underneath his feet going unnoticed.
Walking over, the others gasped at the large abyss created in the ground, inching as close as they could. "Can you see what's down there?" Oliver asked as he and his sister inched closer.
Damian leaned forward slightly while Zephyr held onto his arm. "Uhhh . . . . . no, not really. Everything just looks black."
"How far down do you think it goes?" Harper asked, nobody noticing the cracks along the ground slowly getting bigger with every passing second.
Violet shrugged her shoulders. "Who knows? This is either just a random hole, or a hollow opening to something. either way, it's rare for one to be in a mountain like this." The girl explained, the stone at their feet chipping away.
Frisk scrunched her face and leaned closer. "Weird. Hey you think there's anything down there?"
Kari shrugged her shoulders. "I doubt i-AHHHHHHH!" She screamed as the stone underneath her caved away, six more identical screams ringing out as everyone found themselves plummeting down into the darkness.
The light above their heads grew smaller and smaller as they continued to scream, the wind whipping their hair back and forth, their clothes billowing out around them as they fell faster and faster, farther and farther. The rock walls around them grew darker and darker in color as they fell deeper with every passing second.
They shut their eyes and braced themselves as the walls turned dark. Suddenly, they hit the ground with a large THUD, the world instantly fading to black. But in those last seconds, right before they hit, they could have sworn the ground was . . . . yellow?
Well there you go! The first chapter in this new series of mine! Don't forget to leave a comment. Anyways, you'll get more backstory and explanation as the story progresses but for now . . . HERE YOU GO!
Stay tuned for the next installment of SEVEN
