Third Person's POV:
It had been half a year. No, more than that. Maybe seven or eight months since the monsters had returned to the surface. At first, people weren't very welcoming. Slowly, though, people realized: they didn't want to hurt us. All this time, we were the only ones who water to hurt anyone. This entire fight, this war that has never really ended, it was only being fount on one side: the humans.
However, that all changed when one day, the barrier shattered.
Everyone on the surface heard it. It didn't matter where you were, if you had headphones in, everyone heard it. Even the deaf told that they, too, heard the shatter. It wasn't loud, it wasn't echoing, it just sounded like a mirror breaking from the inside. Like glass shattering.
When it first happened, people imagining it as a window. A window that monsters were breaking into their homes, and that they couldn't possibly be here for anything good. However, as time crawled by, they realized it was a window breaking from inside the house: the house that acted like a prison. Soon, everyone became accustomed to the monsters. Of course, some groups formed that tried to drive the monsters back, or at least they talked about it. None of the groups ever did anything. They were always all talk, no action. The groups scared a few monsters at first, but soon they became a joke.
Eight months. Eight months, and everything was going smoothly. Well, at least it was for a particular person called Alex. They were on their second year of university, and there was so much diversity on the campus. A lot of monsters crawled out of the Underground and wanted to learn. So now, the campus was filled with monsters and humans alike. Hell, even Alex shared a room with two monsters. They were the nicest creatures you could ever meet. One of them was a (quite timid) ghost, and the other one… well, she was something. A vibrating dog of some sort, but they seemed really excited to be there. Their names were Nabstablook and Temmie.
Honestly, Alex wouldn't even be here if it weren't for the breakdown they had wo years ago. They remembered it so clearly. Their parents told them it was time they did something a little bit more than just lounge around and record videos to show the internet. That they needed to find something they wanted to do with their life, because you couldn't make a living off of being an internet personality.
Or, at least that's what their parents said.
In the past month, Alex's channel (as it was called) gained a lot of attention. Attention they never thought they'd receive. So, they decided to do a little research. Maybe throw some facts back in their parents' faces to show them they were wrong.
And you know what? They did find facts.
There were so many people on the internet who were having a nice life when their job was recording videos and having a good time. That got Alex thinking…
What if they just ditched the entire university gig altogether, and became a full-time vlogger?
It was a huge decision, but then again, so was going to university. These past two years, they never felt like they were truly doing what they wanted to with their life. They wanted their videos to go places, and in return, take them places.
So one day, they made a rash decision.
"Wuh-what are you doing Alex?" Nabstablook asked timidly, as if scared that they already knew the answer. Alex was throwing their belongings into the biggest suitcase they owned, and it looked like exactly what they were doing.
"I'm making a name for myself, Blook," Alex replied, examining a shirt and throwing it in with the rest of their clothes.
"Wat's tht supposed to mean?" Temmie asked in her usual, excited, shaking sort of way.
"That means, after two years at university, I finally found what I wanted to do." Alex closed the suitcase and lifted it up, extending the handle and looking at their two friends standing before them.
Nabstablook and Temmie exchanged equally as worried glances. They knew Alex, they knew them well. All the time they've spent with them, although it didn't seem like much, they learned so much about each other. Something they had always known about Alex though, was that they never knew what they wanted to major in. Temmie was majoring in business, Nabstablook was majoring in music, but Alex had never really decided on a major. They both knew you could only go about two years without deciding on a major here, and Alex had finally decided on one.
It was just such a shame it was something the university couldn't teach.
"Le-listen, Alex, don't you think you're moving too fast? I mean, just getting up and leaving like this… have you even told you parents?"
Alex stopped in their tracks. The thought had crossed their mind, of course, they just haven't figured out a way to tell their parents yet though. Though they were worried, they gave Nabstablook a cheery smile. "Don't worry about it, Blook. Hey, I'll come visit you guys, I just need to do this. I can't see myself doing anything else."
Temmie and Nabstablook nodded. Alex smiled. "Goodbye Blooky, Goodbye Temmie!" With that, they were out the door and ready to take on the world.
They just didn't know how much the world would kick back.
Honestly, they should've thought more ahead, because it wasn't easy to find a renter who could understand the concept of making videos for a living. In fact, they couldn't find one at all. Every single one they went to, they were denied. Three days and one motel later, they were out of money and sitting on an old abandoned bus bench in the middle of nowhere.
What could possibly make this any worse? They thought to themselves.
Mother nature decided to answer that question, because then it started to rain.
Ugh, great, Alex thought. This really couldn't get any worse now. I'm trapped in my own hometown with no money, no place to stay, and now it's raining!
Beginning to shiver, Alex pulled one of their favorite jackets out of their bag. It was a marron color with a white zipper, and it really went well with their black jeans. After putting it on, they set their suitcase under the bench and laid down on their stomach, wet drops hitting their back rhythmically.
It was peaceful for a while, that is, until Alex started to chide themselves. Why did I possibly think that I could make it out on my own? I mean, just because I'm starting to grow an audience with my videos, that doesn't automatically mean that I could make it out in the world. I can hear my mom's voice now. Baka!
After a while, they drifted off to sleep.
Alex woke up to someone poking their sides. The first thought that went through their head was, oh great, probably some cop telling me I can't sleep here, just when I thought this couldn't get any worse-
"Undyne! C'mon, I don't think you should wake them up. Maybe this isn't such a good idea…" a timid voice began. "What if they're mad when we wake them up?"
"Alphys, you're such a worry wart. If they're mad when they wake up, then we'll just apologize and be on our way. Do you think I'm not tough enough to defend us?" another voice asked, she was a bit louder and had more stability in her voice, more confidence.
"No," the timid voice, apparently called Alphys, replied. "I'm just thinking it might not be such a great-"
"Alphys! They're up!"
That's when Alex decided to open their eyes and sat up, and when they did, they saw the faces of the two voices that had been talking about them. First thing: they were monsters. They were looking at them with fascination, and they looked pretty friendly. One of them were a really lanky fish with red hair tied up in a ponytail, probably a good foot taller than they were. The other one was… well… a lizard dinosaur sort of thing? She was a pale yellow color and had rectangular glasses that framed her face pretty well. Alex was at a loss for words.
So, Undyne spoke first.
"Human! Great, you're awake!" She smiled ear to ear, she seemed friendly, even if her exterior came off as intimidating.
"Who're you?" Alex asked in a sort of panicky tone.
"I'm Undyne, and this is my girlfriend, Alphys!" Undyne exclaimed. Alphys did a quiet wave and gave a shy smile from behind her. She was buttoning and unbuttoning a lab coat nervously.
"Oh, it's nice to meet you. I'm Alex. Alex Thomas."
A beat of silence.
"Uh… if you don't mind me asking… why did you wake me up?"
"Oh! You see, my girlfriend and I were just out here on a walk since I love rainy weather, and we saw you laying here. So, we made a decision…"
"A very rash decision," Alphys whispered from behind her.
"… To wake you up and ask you if you need a place to stay. It can't be too nice staying out here in the rain. I love it, but I'm sure you don't. Plus, it'll get cold outside soon."
Alex stared at them for a moment. Were they really asking is they needed a place to stay? I mean, don't misunderstand, they'd happily go with them. There was nothing wrong with them, they seemed friendly enough. Yet somehow… they felt like it was too good to be true.
C'mon, they thought to themselves. What could possibly go wrong? It's not like you have a lot of options here: go with them, or freeze your ass off out here without a home.
Finally, they had made up their mind.
"Sure," Alex spoke. "I'd love to come with."