AN- Did someone order a plate of fluff? Basically this came from the urge to give Frisk a happy home before they fell. It's mostly going to be fluff and humor with the occasional serious moment. So you know, if you need to recover from my other Undertale fic, this would be the place.
Edited on 7/31 by my lovely new beta TheFlameRose!
Disclaimer- Don't own nothin'
Tell the World I'm Coming Home
You stood in the front of the crowd, shifting back and forth on your feet. The movement made your (maybe, slightly, sort of illegal) body armor shift, and the agent standing next to you conspicuously ignored it. Crossing the lines of the law was standard for your small family after all, and since you didn't do it with malicious intent and had connections, most people ignored it unless you looked like you were going to start letting it get to your head.
Though there was one member of your family of three that had never broken the law, and your fist clenched at the reminder. You didn't want to be standing here, you wanted to be part of the force combing the streets for your child.
"Ma'am," someone's voice broke you out of your thoughts, and the agent nudged your shoulder, directing your attention to the man walking up to you. He moved with a grace that most people didn't expect from a man of his position, and you wondered how many people would recognize the belt of knives expertly hidden under his three piece suit.
"Agent Amelia Nutter," he said, his lips tilting up just slightly in amusement.
"Ex-Agent," you corrected him, feeling a little bit of your bad mood drain away. "Ambassador Hisashi Nutter."
You husband reached up and brushed a strand of hair from your face. "We'll find them," he said softly. And if that tone didn't hurt, because it sounded just like the few times your child decided to talk. If you ever tracked down the reason your child had stopped talking, you would shoot it regardless of the law.
You tried to relax your jaw, your teeth grinding together for the fourth time that hour. "Not if we're just standing here."
"Honey," he reminded gently, "We all knew the barrier would fall one day. It is just….several decades early. We will need to revise the reintegration plans, and track down someone willing to be the monster's ambassador- I am out of town most of the time- but they need to know that they are welcomed back." His hands carefully curled around your fists, pulling them open, and he grinned at you. "You standing here looking ready to murder someone will not help."
"What are you talking about?" you muttered, trying to relax. "I'm always helpful."
Shouts arose around you as someone said something about the first monster being sighted, and Hisashi called out for one of his assistants. The bird like monster (Japanese origin, thought to have been the reason for the phoenix myth for their flame wreathed feathers) took her place at his left shoulder. You held your breath, wondering what sort of monster would be first, wondering if they would be willing to talk even after being sealed underground, wondering if you would have to fight.
"NYEH HEH HEH!" the laughter reached your ears first as the monster rounded the corner, and you blinked. The whole crowd did. A tall skeleton stood there, having frozen as he caught sight of the crowd. "WOWIE!" he yelled, and you wondered if he always talked that loud. "LOOK UNDYNE! THERE'S ALREADY A WELCOMING PARTY FOR US!"
A fish lady ran up from behind him, her eyes scanning the crowd with a lot more distrust than the skeleton. A lizard based monster could be seen attempting to hide behind her.
"What do you punks want?!" The fish monster shouted.
"Just to talk," your husband said carefully.
"Oh yeah?" She challenged.
"c'mon Undyne," a voice said from out of nowhere. "they just want to set a foundation."
Everyone whirled around to the left where another skeleton wandered out of the tree. You had to stop yourself for reaching for the gun tucked into your boots (also, maybe, illegal). He was gesturing to the base of the mountain you were standing at, and the other skeleton groaned.
"NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR YOUR JOKES SANS! YOU'RE GOING TO RUIN MY FIRST IMPRESSION!"
"awww c'mon bro. like i could do that. youre too cool for that."
"YOU ARE CORRECT!"
You relaxed at the banter coming from the monsters. It reminded you of the times you had spent with your own siblings before you moved to the US. Your husband wore the amused look that he always did, and you wondered if anything took him off guard. Then you remembered how he had looked a couple weeks ago when your child disappeared, and promptly changed your line of thought before you looked murderous again.
The agent next to you nudged you again, and you glared at them because you didn't need them to do that for you to pay attention and notice the large goat monster coming down the path. At least, a couple weeks ago, you wouldn't have. You were running on little sleep right now. He was a boss monster judging from the magic coming off of him, and most likely the one in charge if these monsters were still using the classic structure of ruling.
"Your Majesty," the fish monster said, confirming your suspicions.
"Howdy," the king (?) greeted, a sheepish smile on his face, looking a little nervous to be standing in front of the crowd. His eyes drifted to the monster next to Hisashi, and surprise crossed his face. You blinked. Had he not seen that particular type of monster before?
"SANS!" the tall skeleton yelled. "HOW DID THAT MONSTER GET DOWN HERE BEFORE US?"
"dunno bro," the other one replied, scanning the crowd. You felt a chill go down your back as he looked over you, but you shrugged it off. He seemed to be noting the monsters littered in with everyone else. The monster count had always been low in the region, since no one had been sure if the reason had simply been that monsters were incapable of living there or if it had been something else.
Then the government had learned about the war from centuries ago.
Government officials had immediately set up a project to work on breaking the barrier, but it wasn't predicted to be completed for another fifty years at the rate it was going. But that knowledge had been enough for monsters to start trickling back into the area.
"oh hey tori," the short skeleton said, bringing attention to the other goat monster heading down the path.
There was a small child holding her hand and the world dropped away from you. Distantly, you thought that the male goat monster was saying something, and that the agent next to you was trying to get your attention, but your only focus was the child.
You think you might have screamed, drawing all the attention to yourself, but you were running forward without a thought.
"FRISK!" you cried. Frisk glanced up, and their whole face lit up at the sight of you. They let go of the monsters hand and rushed to you.
"Mom!"
You dropped to your knees and wrapped your arms around them, sobbing. There was a hand on your head, which might have been Hisashi, but you were too busy looking over your child.
"Are you hurt?" you asked, running your hands over their body, noting the scratches, bruises and what looked like a couple of burns. "Don't answer that." you said, holding their hands gently. "We'll get someone to look you over. I-" You choked on your words, grabbing the tight again.
"You're so grounded," you said with a slight laugh that may have also been a sob, "You are grounded for life as soon as we find out what happened. How many times have I told you to stay away from that mountain?"
You pressed your forehead to theirs, relishing in the sight of their over blown proud grin. You grinned back, feeling lighter than you had in weeks.
Hisashi was talking again, and the crowd was going wild for you and your reunited child. But it didn't matter, because Frisk was back, and safe. Right where they belonged. That's all that mattered.