"Attack me or run away!"
Frisk wanted to do neither.
And Toriel was having none of it.
The leaped to the side as another wave of fireballs was hurled at them, but realized too late there was a second wave approaching.
They tried to through themselves to the floor but the attacks still hit them on their back.
They winced and glanced towards their health bar.
4/20 HP
Getting back onto their legs shakily, the reached into their pocket and brought a small candy in bright pink wrapping. It had been guaranteed to not taste like licorice.
Frisk unwrapped it and popped it in their mouth.
It tasted like licorice.
14/20 HP
As Frisk pulled a very done with everything expression Toriel was still looking through them.
"What are you proving this way?" she asked, though it sounded more like a statement.
With one swift motion of her arms, fireballs filled the air, dancing around Frisk.
They leaped forwards, then spun away and jumped to their right.
A fireball hit their shoulder head on.
Firks winced and stumbled back a few steps, clutching their arm. They walked straight into more fireballs and fell over as they looked at their HP grow lower and lower in despair.
13/20 HP
12/20 HP
11/20 HP
10/20 HP
9/20 HP
8/20 HP..
7/20 HP...
6/20 HP...
5/20 HP...
4/20 HP...
3/20 HP...
The flames suddenly ducked towards the sides and Frisk was left there safe in the middle.
Toriel couldn't even look anymore but she wasn't giving up that easily.
As soon as the attacks died down, Frisk got their knees, bringing out their stick to prop themselves up and collapsed the wall, checking their pockets for any more health items.
As they felt something which was hopefully ButtsPie a stinging pain rang through their finger.
They brought it out and saw a bead of blood of rolling out. They carefully reached into their pocket again and brought out what had caused the cut.
A toy knife.
Frisk looked back to Toriel who was waiting for their next move then back at the knife.
Talking and mercy didn't work.
And her attacks were easy to dodge once you were on low health...
So maybe...
Frisk tried to dismiss the thought but it stayed there, repeating itself over and over, whispered in a voice they'd never heard before.
*FIGHT
Before Toriel could register what Frisk was doing, they made a running start and leaped upwards, and with slashed at her with the toy knife.
Frisk landed back on the ground.
Toriel clutched her chest, eyes widening slightly as her HP went down. She looked proud in one way but upset in another.
Frisk watched as she got over the pain and stood up straight, preparing herself for her next attack. And their next attack.
They looked at their toy knife.
They didn't want this.
They didn't want to hurt anyone.
They just wanted to go home.
But where was home?
Frisk starting run at the monster they'd thought of as a mother.
"Wait I didn't have my go-" Toriel started but Frisk was already raising the knife and throwing it...away from them.
A tear trickled down their face as they burst into fall on sobbing, wrapping their arms around Toriel's waist.
"My...child?" she said.
Frisk kept crying.
Toriel returned the small child's hug and sighed.
"It's going to be fine, we're going to be fine, lets just...go home and finish that pie," she said softly.
Frisk nodded, wiping their eyes with their sleeve.
Toriel handed them her handkerchief. "Please wait upstairs my child, I shall be with you shortly."
They both exchanged before Frisk shuffled off, hugging the handkerchief.
Nobody saw a frowning golden flower pop peering through the crack of the door leading out pop into the ground.
Then, of course, nobody saw the invisible ghost follow Frisk back up the stairs.
There were a lot of things that weren't seen that day.
A human stepping into Snowdin.
A chance of freedom.
Whatever lay outside the Ruins door.
With one wall of fireballs, they door collapsed into nothing, rocks blocking up any view of what could've been out there.
Toriel turned around.
It had taken 7 attempts, but finally there was a human she could save.
So, uh, wrote all of this in DT. Yep, I've finally gotten around to re-writing the story :P, see you peeps later
