I stood up from my desk with a yawn and a stretch, my back popping in several places. I had been working on a new potion for a client, as I was several months behind. I put a stopper in the vial and placed it in a safe location, before going downstairs. I had bought a 2 story apartment for us. It had 4 bedrooms. Slappy shared one with Springtrap, Bendy shared one with Foxy, Freddy had one by herself, and I had my room. Anyway, we had been in town for a little while, and it wasn't long till we met a little orphaned mute named Frisk. I went downstairs, where everyone was hanging out in the living room, watching TV. The plan today, was to go have a picnic on the mountain, and Frisk was going to come with. I had gotten rather attached to the tiny child, even though they did a weird silent laugh any time I asked about their gender. I popped into the kitchen and grabbed the picnic basket. "Alright, let's head out guys!" I called out. Everyone came running, except for Frisk, who rode on Springtrap's shoulders. "So where we be headin to, Lass?" Foxy asked me. "To a clearing on the mountain, the view there is gorgeous." I answered, as we walked down the street. Our apartment was rather close to the mountain, only about an hour hike from where we were to the clearing.

Once we arrived, everyone pitched in on setting everything up. We had just sat down to eat, when the trouble started. It happened in a blink of an eye, we were surrounded by about 2 dozen mages. I reacted, pulling my familiars into their tattoos, much to their dismay, and grabbed Frisk, who was very confused by this point, and used my magic to cast several of them aside, and ran as fast as I could, Frisk tight in my grasp. It wasn't long till they had me cornered, them on one side, and a hole behind me. I let out a string of curses. I had used massive amounts of magic the past few days, and was running on reserves, so all I could really use at this point, was a cushioning charm, and I did just that, before grabbing Frisk tightly, and after winking at our pursuers, fell backwards into it. I made sure to keep my back to the ground, and Frisk on top of me. Frisk looked awfully shocked during the entire thing, I hoped they were okay. That was my last thought, before we landed, and my head hit the ground, and I blacked out, complete oblivious to the world.

When I came too, there were several worried faces hovering above me. I swatted them away and sat up with a groan, holding my head. "Damn that hurt." I hissed. Bendy smacked my arm, "Hey, keep it PG, Frisk is here." He reminded me. I winced, "Oh ya, sorry kiddo." I apologised. They looked at me, as if seeing deja vu, before the look was gone, and they were crawling into my lap. They looked up at me, before signing, "What happened? Where did you put the others when we were running? Who were those people?" Frisk asked me. I blinked in surprise, before quickly giving her a rundown of what happened. When I was done, Frisk apparently deemed it acceptable, because they climbed off my lap. I finally noticed that Springtrap and Freddy had their guns out and Foxy had his hook and they each had their animal ears showing. I glanced at Slappy, he had his strings summoned. I looked at Bendy, he was on edge. I adopted a serious look. "What happened?" I demanded. Springtrap frown, "We ran into a genocidal flower, a giant goat woman showed up at of nowhere at the last second and saved our asses." He answered. Freddy smacked him on the back of his head, "Language." She said. I froze when he mentioned goat woman. 'Could it possibly?' I thought, tears gathering in my eyes, "Quick, did she say what her name was?" I asked hurriedly. They blinked at me in surprise. "She said her name be bein Toriel, Lass, but what does her name has to do with anything?" Foxy replied. I felt something in me click, or snap or something, nd tears rolled down my cheeks. I jumped up and ran out into main part of the house, and followed the scent of cinnamon butterscotch pie into the kitchen, where I saw a long lost friend. "Toriel? Is it really you?" I asked her, my eyes damp with tears, The startled goat woman turned around, "My child, whatever do you..." She began, before falling silent, as she noticed my eye color. "Crystalyn?" She asked quietly. I nodded, a fresh set of tears rolling down my face. We met each other in a tight hug, tears and laughter filling the kitchen, while the others stood awkwardly in the doorway. When we finally parted, I turned to the others, a teary smile on my face. "Guys, remember when I said I was alive before the monster-human war? Well, My parents were very close with Toriel and Asgore before the war. When it started, we had been forced into hiding, because my family were widely known monster allies. It had been the last time I saw any of my friends." I informed them. They nodded their understanding. I turned back to Toriel, "Tori, please tell me... Did they survive the war?" I asked her, fear in my eyes. She gave me a sad smile, "I'm afraid their sons are the only ones who survived. I believe they live in Snowden, the town just beyond the door." She answered me. I felt a wave of both relief and sadness wash over me, as a new set of tears rolled down my cheeks. Frisk crawled into my lap and gave me a hug, and I felt Springtrap hug me from behind.

Once I had calmed down, I wiped my cheeks and stood up. "How long was I out, by the way?" I asked, glancing at Freddy. She paused only a second to think, "About a week, I believe." She answered. I nodded, "That must be why I feel so good, my magic recharged itself. I'm back at full power." I replied. I glanced at Toriel, "I real hate to leave but..." I trailed off. She nodded, "I understand. You need to see them. Go, I have faith you and your familiars will keep young Frisk safe." She said. I smiled at her and our little group made its way downstairs to the basement, where the door was. I picked Frisk up and placed her on my shoulders. WE had just gotten to the door, when we encountered a yellow flower with a face. I scowled, "This the little fucker who attacked you guys?" I asked the others, gaining sounds of confirmation. I silently handed Frisk to Foxy, before turning to the flower, who was eyeing me cautiously. I felt my anger and magic bubble up, my aura overflowing. I stomped towards the now shaking flower. "Listen up, you insane little flower freak. You EVER come near me and mine again, I WILL end you." I told it, my winter magic affecting the air around us, causing the temper to drop drastically. It nodded frantically, before diving back into the ground. I took several deep breaths, forcing myself to calm down.

I turned back to the others and took Frisk from Foxy and placed them on my shoulders again. We turned back to the door and left the ruins and entered a winter wonderland.