It was so beautiful. It was better than any monster could imagine. The trees were so green, the sky was splashed with pinks and yellows, everything seemed so… real. Vivid. The prophecy was true, the angel came from above and freed the monsters from their prison. It was a new era.
sans, Papyrus, Toriel, Asgore, Alphys, Undyne and Frisk all stared and watched the sun fall beyond the horizon, a wave of relief swept over them as they realized it was all over. They were free.
"Oh my…" Toriel gawked at the view before her.
"Isn't it beautiful everyone?" Asgore asked.
"W-wow, it's even better than on TV. WAY better. Better than I ever imagined!" Alphys exclaimed excitedly.
"Frisk, you LIVE with this? The sunlight is so nice… and the air is so fresh! I really feel alive!" Undyne said as she rest her arm on Alphys' head, a huge grin spread across her face.
"SANS? WHAT'S THAT GIANT BALL?" Papyrus asked squinting at the sun, his hand shielding his eyes from the brightness.
"we call that 'the sun' my friend" sans replied.
"THAT'S THE SUN? WOWIE! I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M FINALLY MEETING THE SUN!"
Asgore took a deep breath, "I could stand here and watch this for hours…"
Toriel straightened and turned towards the group, "Yes, it is beautiful is it not? But we should really think about what comes next."
"Oh, right. Everyone… this is the beginning of a bright new future. An era of peace between humans and monsters. Frisk… I have something to ask of you, will you act as our ambassador to the humans?" Asgore kneeled down on one knee in front of Frisk. Frisk looked at all of their friends, each one smiling down on them and giving encouraging nods. Frisk looked back at Asgore with a huge smile on their face and nodded enthusiastically.
"YEAH! FRISK WILL BE THE BEST AMBASSADOR! AND I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL BE THE BEST MASCOT! I'LL GO MAKE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION!" and with that Papyrus quickly walked down the path leading to the village at the base of Mt. Ebott, vanishing around one of the bends and into the trees.
"welp. someone's gotta keep him from getting into trouble," sans shrugged, "see you guys," and walked back through the entrance into the underground.
Undyne huffed, "Man, do I have to do EVERYTHING? Papyrus, wait!" Undyne sprinted in the direction Papyrus went.
"Hey! Undyne! Wait up!" Alphys ran sweating and panting, trying to keep up with Undyne.
Asgore shifted uncomfortably. "Whoops, uh, should I do something?" Toriel only glared at him. "Well, gotta go!" he called as he took his leave, whistling a cheerful tune and disappeared after the others.
"It seems everyone is quite eager to set off. Frisk… you came from this world right…? So you must have a place to return to, do you not? What will you do now?" Toriel looked at Frisk smiling softly upon them. Frisk looked down. They hadn't thought this far ahead. They had nowhere to go. Unless..
Frisk pointed at Toriel. Toriel blushed. "What? Frisk… You really are a funny child. If you had said that earlier, none of this would have happened. It is a good thing you took so long to change your mind." Toriel chuckled to herself, "well, if you really do not have any other place to go, i will do my best to take care of you, for as long as you need. All right? Now, come along. Everyone is waiting for us!" Toriel grabbed Frisk's hand and lead them down the path to the village.
As the sun fell the temperature followed and Frisk shivered occasionally. It was a long walk down to the village for Frisk. They were exhausted from fighting Flowey/Asriel and Asgore and they could really use a nap. It was dark when Toriel reached the base of the mountain, she was carrying a sleeping Frisk in her arms.
Almost every house was lit and there was a small gathering in the center of the town. Papyrus and Asgore were in the center of the gathering, Asgore's horns could be seen above the crowd as he towered over them. One voice could be heard above all others.
"AH YES! IT IS SO NICE TO MEET YOU AS WELL! I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEFRIENDING ALL OF YOU!" Papyrus chatted amongst the villagers, smiling and shaking hands, it seems he did make a very good first impression. "WHAT COMES NEXT? UH, WELL.. I'M NOT SURE. FRISK IS OUR AMBASSADOR! HERE THEY COME NOW!" Asgore looked at Toriel and saw Frisk was sound asleep.
"It seems our Ambassador has had a long day. I'm afraid we all have, it really was a pleasure to meet all of you, we will return in the morning after a full night's rest!" Asgore said, the crowd replied in goodbyes and goodnights to which Asgore responded individually to each and every person. Undyne and Alphys waved and the group all walked back to their homes in the underground, all except sans, who was probably back in Snowdin already sound asleep.
When they reached the entrance into the underground Asgore offered his home to Toriel and Frisk so they wouldn't have to travel all the way back to the Ruins. Toriel accepted and tucked Frisk into Chara's old room. Asgore and Toriel stayed up late talking about politics and their plan for the monsters' futures, they were still the king and queen of monsters afterall.
"Toriel, I know that you are still upset with me, and I know no amount of apologies will suffice for what I have done, but I would just like to say I truly am sorry, and I still love you. I know it will not be any time soon, but if you are willing, I would like to be a family again, it will be a new beginning on the surface, and I want to experience it, all of it, with you and Frisk by my side every step of the way." Asgore had tears threatening the edges of his eyes but he was smiling at Toriel.
Toriel looked down and glared at the ground. She began to blush. "Asgore, I currently have more important things to occupy my mind with. It will take time for me to forgive you. For now, let's not complicate things any further and focus on the layout for the town we are planning to build" she walked down the hall into the room under renovations and returned with a notebook, pencil, and reading glasses.
"Of course, I understand" was all Asgore could manage to choke out. His voice was hoarse from fighting back tears. A loud, low growl erupted from Asgore's stomach followed by a few seconds of dead silence. Asgore's face began to turn pink as he scratched the back of his head and chuckled.
"I was planning to return to the Ruins tonight to bake a pie for Frisk, I don't suppose you have the ingredients here?" Toriel asked placing the notebook on the table in the living room.
"I do indeed" Asgore replied almost too excitedly. The two walked into the kitchen together and began to make butterscotch pie, Toriel's mind was put to rest, distracted by baking, it calmed her. She loved to bake pies, especially for her children.
The room was filled with the smell of baked goods, the oven dinged and Toriel cut the pie and took a slice and walked into the room Frisk was in. They were dead asleep, snoring softly. Toriel smiled and placed the piece of pie on the floor in front of Frisk. She looked back one last time before shutting the door behind her.