Ridertale Chapter 01 – The Beginning

Author Notes : Monster Hunter belongs to CAPCOM. Undertale belongs to Toby Fox. Events take place in Monster Hunter universe, so instead of magic Monsters had Unknown Technology in their disposal. In this AU, Chara and Frisk were siblings who fell down to the Underground at same time, and there were no Runs. Barrier was a special door, made from materials monsters could not go near to and needed two persons to open it. Also Asriel never turned into a flower.

Warning : May contain some spoilers!

"...Come on dear, we need to get to Ebott before dark. We don't know what monster lurk in these mountains!" elderly man would tell to a child following him. Man would be wearing an armor made from monster dragon bones along with a longsword. "I am coming, I am coming... Geez you sure worry a lot old man. Why are we here in the first place?" young girl would ask, also carrying similar but a bit smaller blade. "Villagers have a request for us, but we learn more once we get to the town", man explains. Girl sighs. "Couldn't they just post a normal request like everyone else?" Man shakes his head. "Usually, yes. But one who requested this was friend of mine, and request did state he wanted to explain the situation to whoever took the job. Understood, Miria?" Girl sighs. "All Right, dad..." She says, as she looks at the mountain. "What is so special about this mountain anyhow?" she would ask. "You mean Mt. Ebott?" man asks, looking at the mountain, thinking. "Legends say there are monsters imprisoned there. Of course, I think it is only a story to keep children away from the place... While there are hardly any wyverns around Mt. Ebott, vespoid and other neopteron... Would not be surprised if they would had attracted some predators here." man explains. Miria tilts her head, noticing something. "...What is that door?" She would ask, as she begins to make her way to it. "That? It is called "The Barrier" - It was made from material that monsters hate to be near... Only humans can open it. Why you ask?" "Just wondering... It seems to be opening." Miria replies, man stopping his walk and turning around. "What?"

As two look at the doorway, it begins to open. As it finally fully opens, two human children could be seen, along with several different type of humanoid monsters, from spider to goat and skeletons. "Well I'll be..." man mutters, making his way to the door, before stopping. Miria would also stop. There was something in the air... "You! Get away from there!" man would quickly shout, monsters and children blinking, looking surprised. "Quickly before it catches your scent!" One of the two children would back away to pair of goat monsters while other one, wearing green sweater, would be standing between hunters and monsters. Elderly hunter would already unsheath his blade. "Shit... It is here..." He would think.

Soon enough, earth would begin to shake and break open, a massive dinosaur bursting from the ground and roaring. Younger hunter would suddenly look afraid. "...Dad... Isn't that...?" Elderly hunter narrows his eyes. "No doubt of it. That is Deviljho, also known as the Brutal Wyvern..." He would then point at the monsters and humans. "Keep those safe, I try to drive it away!" With this, man would charge at the dinosaur and slash its legs, earning Deviljho's attention. As beasts saliva would drop to the ground,causing grass wither, hunter narrowing his eyes. "Corrosive saliva... I need to be quick." With this, he would search something from his bag and toss it at Deviljho's face. Item would blow up in a brown smoke, causing Deviljho's eyes widen and cause it to roar, then burrow back to underground, leaving. Hunter sighs in a relief.

"...Good thing I had some Dung Bombs with me... But Deviljho this close to Ebott, this is not normal..." He would think, as he makes his way to the humanoid monsters, sheathing his blade. "That was close. I did not expect to see one of those here... Deviljho are known to be nomads, but this close Mt. Ebott... It's unusual.", man explains, offering a handshake for the one of the monsters who seemed to be the king - goat-like humanoid monster wearing a purple cloak, armor and a crown, carrying a trident as his weapon. "My name is Chas, and this is my daughter Miria", man introduces himself, girl quickly bowing. goat-monster would hesitate for a moment, before but eventually accept the handshake. "King Asgore Dreemur", he then replies. Chas would nod to this. "Nice to meet you", he would then peer at two humans. ":..Who are those?" Asgore would turn to peer at the girls. "Frisk and Chara... They fell to Ebott around two weeks ago", Asgore explains. "Frisk said that they were gathering herbs when a pale-white spider appeared and chased them into a cave... That was where they fell down", Asgore continues. Chas narrows his eyes. Pale-White Spider. "...I know that one very well..." He finally says. "The Shadow Spider, Nerscylla... Those are dangerous, though not as dangerous at the Deviljho", man says, looking at the children. "You are lucky to be alive. Nerscylla have powerful poison. Why did you come to Ebott in the first place?" He would ask from two. One in purple sweater, Frisk, would hesitate to speak, but Chara would speak right away. "We were looking for a herb for our mother, she has been ill for a while now..." She explains, "That was when that spider appeared." Chas frowns. "You could had asked a Hunter to do it for you", he then simply says, making Chara pout, Frisk dejecting her head. Elderly hunter would then just sigh. "Well, what has been done is done. We should take you all to the Ebott", Chas says, monsters looking wary. "The town, not mountain" Chas adds quickly, making monsters a bit more relaxed. "Follow me, it should not be too far away."

Monsters and children would follow Chas and Miria, who keep discussing with the monsters. As they close the town, Frisk and Chara would freeze, seeing a pillar of smoke. Char would blink, then narrow his eyes. "What a... Quickly, let's see what is going on in there!" Miria would nod and group would begin to move quickly. Sight awaiting them was not pretty - Town was in flames, and villagers were fleeing towards them. "What is going on?" Chas would ask from the first person who came to him. Man would blink. "Hunters? Thank gods... We are in trouble, Dragon attacked the village... Sick and elderly have been escaped and the guard are currently engaging it, but I doubt they can handle it by themselves!" "Handle what?" Chas asks, when he sees the flying figure in the sky, unleashing lightning down at the village. "...It can't be", he would mutter, as he readies his weapon and begins to make his way towards the town the wyvern would be going through. "... "Miria, keep villagers safe! I see if I can drive it away from town... Join those who have already been evacuated!" With this, man would make his way down the hill, while rest follow escaping villagers to safety.

Hours pass. Several wounded guards would be brought to the safe heaven one by one. Eventually, Chas himself would arrive, looking like he would had been though hell and back, sitting to the tree trunk. Miria would look at his father. "Is it...?" She would ask, Chas frowning. "We only chased it away... But there was no doubt. It was one they called "Blazing Black Dragon", Alatreon... Elder Dragon that is said to possess power to destroy the world" he would say, frowning. "We need to report to the guild that one has again showed up... Those things are among the most dangerous monsters out there." Chas would then notice an man coming to his way. He would seem to be on his late 40's, Frisk and Chara recognizing him. "Dad?" Frisk asks, as man makes his way to the two, hugging them. Frisk would begin to cry as she hugs her father back, while Chara seems to be hesitate at first. "Dad, your embarrassing us..." Chara would say, man frowning. "And you had me worried sick. So I think we are on the equal ground", man says, half-joking, in a serious tone. "How... How is mom?" Frisk would ask. Man goes silent, before smiling. "Not well. She still lives, but we still need Echo Flowers to make her that medicine..." Man says. Frisk would look her bag, before revealing a Echo Flower, much for her fathers and monsters surprise. "...You... You went to look for this?" He would ask, with mixed expressions of surprise, proudness and anger on his face, before he hugs two. "...Thank you... But next time... Let me take care of this, all right?" He would request from the two. "Well, if I intend to become a Hunter, I should atleast be able to handle simple gathering job", Chara says. Man smirks. "Well, you are still too young for that..."

Chas would cross his hands. "So, why you called me here? To get that plant, or look for these two rascals?" Chas would ask from the man. Frisk and Chara would blink, their father standing up. "Well... Actually, it is more of a friendly request", he then says, inclining his head to the children. "These two would wish to become Hunters in the future, and seeing they are same age as your daughter, thought you could train them a bit? I would do it myself, but..." Chas looks at mans leg. "...That wound you got from Gobul is still affecting your movement. I understand", Chas says, thinking this, before smiling. "Sure. But..." He says, looking at the burning town. "We should move to somewhere else first... I don't know if that Elder Dragon will return,and we might not be as lucky as today." Man looks at village, then closes his eyes. "I appreciate that, but Ebott is our home. We are planning to even open a Hunter Guild in there, once Wycademy agrees to it." Chas frowns, scratching back of his head. "Well... In that case, we might as well stay here. I am sure we find some monsters to practice on... Though I would need to get weapons from somewhere." Man would then smirk. "Well, old smith still is alive and kicking. And we have plenty of ore and other materials around Ebott." Chas blinks, then looks at children, then at the monsters. "Well, I am sure that would work as well." He would then crack his neck a bit. "While rebuilding in process, I will teach you basics as well as about basic biology... What does what out there." He would then look at monsters. "I will also be willing to help you. Seeing you are able to understand our language, I think we can work together in peace", Chas would say. Monsters would begin to chat with each other, Asgore nodding. "Very well. I am sure more than few of us are willing to help in protecting the village, in exchange of living in here." Chas smiles. "Well, let's get to work. I send letter to the Wycademy, and then we can begin then training..."

How will Chara and Frisk be able to proceed in training to become "Hunters"? Who will be joining two girls in their adventure? We'll see that in next chapter :D