The small, almost teen looks up at the foreboding mountain ahead of him. Mt. Ebott, the Forbidden Mountain. He knows he shouldn't go, but it doesn't stop him at all. This is it, he thinks to himself. The adventure of a lifetime. So he begins to climb the mountain, on high alert for any "monsters" that supposedly live there. He gets so lost in looking around that he doesn't look ahead of him. Suddenly, he falls into a dark pit.
He falls for no longer than 10 seconds, before landing noisily in a patch of flowers. Ugh... he thinks, and stands up. Strangely, he is completely unhurt, other than being a little sore. A few feet away, in a patch of sunlight filtering down, sits a small, yellow-petaled flower. Cautiously, he approaches the flower, unsure of what to think. And then, the flower turns around to face him. "Howdy!" the flower says. "I'm Flowey!"
The surprise of a talking flower makes the kid jump back. Flowey stares at him trying to figure out... something. And then Flowey starts yelling. "CHARA! I THINK WE GOT YOUR BALANCE HERE, SO GET OUT!"
Before he even finished what he was saying, a girl walks out from the shadows, rubbing her eyes like she just woke up. "Seriously, Flowey? I get it, a balance for me is kinda a big deal, but I was sleeping," the girl, Chara says frustratedly.
The boy just stares at her. "Um, excuse me? Is there any reason you're staring at me? It's kinda creepy," she says, trying to snap him out of his trance.
He couldn't stop. Something in her light brown hair, freckles, and mysterious red eyes made him never want to look away. She just glares at him. "Flowey, can you get this kid to stop staring?"
"I can try, but I can't say it will work," he replies.
Flowey pops into the ground for a split second, before popping up right in front of the kid, and then stretches to get between the two humans. Suddenly, the kid begins to move his hands quickly, trying to tell them something. Flowey blinks a bunch of times, before a look of recognition passes over his face. "You're mute, aren't you, kid?" he asks.
The kid nods. "I guess it's a good thing I know a little bit, then," Flowey says.
"WELP, looks like my luck's acting on us again. I MEAN THIS FREAKING SUCKS!" Chara yells.
"Chara, you need to calm down. Maybe having someone to counter your bad luck will make this okay."
"REALLY? HOW DO YOU KNOW?"
"I don't," he says, before turning around to face the kid. "Anyway, kid, what's your name? Don't sign it, just write it in the ground. The dirt next to my sun patch should be good enough to do so."
The kid kneels down and begins to write five letters. F-R-I-S-K. When he finishes, he underlines it. "Frisk, huh? Well, Frisk, you're more special than you could ever imagine," Flowey says.
Slowly, Frisk begins to sign a few words: "How am I special?"
"Everyone has a luck effect, some people stronger than others. Most people are Neutral luck of assorted strength, but there are a special few that are completely Good or Bad. Under these categories are ranks. Ghosts are not technically ranked, but are almost always weaker than any other rank. From there you have Beings, which is what most humans are, a rank typically unable to use their luck. There are a few minor, and rare, in-betweens, but the next major rank is Monster. Almost everyone down here in the Underground is that rank, including myself. We can use our powers, but we aren't the strongest at that. Then you have Balancers, a rather rare rank, always Neutral aligned. They can use either side though, and we have a few down here. And then you have Spirits. That's what you and Chara are. And don't be fooled by the name, it has nothing to do with ghosts and things like that. But anyway, Spirits are always fully Good or Bad, and more or less influence all the luck in the area. A Spirit always needs another Spirit with the opposite luck to keep them from getting overwhelmed. Chara's got Bad Luck, and I'm surprised she's done this well without someone to affect. You're Good Luck, Frisk."
"Wow," Frisk signs, a little confused.
"Flowey, you forgot something," Chara interjects, before turning to face Frisk. "Spirits without someone to balance them and no one to affect has their Luck turn on them and go against them. I've been hit myself..."
"What happened to you, then? I can't tell!" he signs.
"I don't have a clue what you just tried to tell me. Flowey, translate?"
Flowey repeats Frisk's words to Chara, and she looks away. "I'd rather not tell you yet."
Frisk nods, and sits down. Suddenly, a loud clank rings out through the darkness, and Chara grabs Frisk's hand. "Come on, we gotta hide!"
"Why?" Frisk signs, and for once Chara gets what he's saying.
"I'll explain it once she's gone. For now, we gotta hide, or she's gonna bring me to that stupid skeleton again, and probably bring you too."
And there we go! First part of my Undertale AU story. I hope Flowey's explanation to the classes and other things about Luck makes sense, but if you don't understand, just PM me and I'll help you get it! Also please don't correct me on Frisk being a boy. I know in canon they aren't a boy or a girl but for the sake of this story Frisk is a boy, okay? Aaaaanyway, SHADOW, OUT!
