On the 15th day of the month of September, in a year not too long before our own, a loud boom echoed throughout the city of Ebottopolis, USA, and the metropolitan area neighboring Mount Ebott and the surrounding area quickly made international headlines. New spread like wildfire of monsterkind integrating into human society, and in a matter of weeks they had assimilated almost entirely. What was thought to be the stuff of legends turned out to be true after all, fantasy became reality, and soon monsters assimilated all over the world.

Frisk, the human child that saved the monsters from their underground captivity (*cough* and also saved Asriel and Chara *cough*), became the talk of the town. It seems everyone wants to be their friend.

Being the first to make contact with these monsters, they were offered the chance to be the ambassador, but being a child, they couldn't handle that kind of responsibility.

They preferred playing around like a normal kid, and wanted to be treated more as such, even though no ordinary kid could have gone through what they did. They were currently playing with Asriel and Chara in the creek.

"Hey Frisk, I think we lucked out on this creek. It's just warm enough, no annoying fish…"

"B-But Chara, the bottom is slimy!" The goat child protested, cringing at the feeling of the mud. "P-Plus uh…."

"If you need to go, go behind a tree," Chara suggested. "I don't need THAT coming downstream."

"Ewww! Not that, Chara! I just….." He seemed fidgety and anxious. "I'm not a super strong swimmer, and uh…..I got my feet stuck in the mud."

Frisk turned and swam towards Asriel. "I'm coming!"

"Frisk, Chara's a big kid. He can get himself out. It's mud, not tar."

Asriel became nervous, not able to pull his feet out of the creek's muck. Frisk got to Asriel and with a good tug, Asriel was free. "Let's try a less muddy area. And I'll show you how to swim better. Come on!" Frisk gestured for Asriel to follow him. "Just hold your arms out like this and kick your feet!"

Asriel finally got the hang of swimming, and he and Frisk soon caught up with Chara. They stood where the creek emptied off, into Lake Ebott. Formerly a popular swimming hole, few had dared to return for years due to sightings of a strange creature. Monster isn't the right word for it.

Chara could sense something was wrong, somehow. "Oh heck….I saw something move…….I think it might be at least as big as us……"

They looked all over, but couldn't see anything, though the water swirled around here and there. A few bubbles floated up around the group.

"Ewww!" Asriel cried out. "Did someone just toot?"

"...no...if they had I would have socked them by now...something's alive in here. Whatever it is, i-..." Chara squirmed. They felt something like a tail brush by their foot. When they turned to face the lake, they could see two large eyes staring right at them, before the figure rose up.

Asriel's first thought was that the creature was related in some way to Nessie, while Chara's first thought was to get the fudge out of there. They grabbed Asriel and pulled them away from the lake. "Frisk! Save yourself!" But it was too late. The creature grabbed Frisk by the shirt and carried them off, a smaller plesiosaur following behind.

"Oh heck…..follow me, Az. We're gonna go save him!"

Asriel, scared but determined to rescue Frisk, nodded and swam behind Chara. They followed the trail left behind by the beast's tail, hearing Frisk's voice up ahead. But something seemed strange.

Was Frisk…..laughing?

"Hey, that tickles!" The smaller plesiosaur was nuzzling Frisk like a dog, while the bigger one kept a watchful eye on the baby. The baby then hopped off and turned its attention to Asriel and Chara as Frisk was picked up by the shirt again.

"Frisk!" Chara said, intimidated by the size of the beast. "We thought you were in danger!"

"Oh, I'm not!" Frisk said as the plesiosaur, which Frisk took to naming Sally, set them back down. "Don't worry, she's very nice!"

Chara didn't trust her, but the baby plesiosaur waddled to Chara, chirping happily. They didn't know how Sally would react, but Chara reached their hand out to pet it. It chirped again, enjoying the attention, and Chara couldn't help but smile.

Asriel became less nervous and he too reached out to pet it.

While Chara and Asriel played with it, Frisk checked their watch. It read 11:30 AM. "It's 11:30, Chara. We should be heading home soon." They said, in a tone that didn't match the monumental discovery and encounter of such a creature. For Frisk, supernatural and unusual happenings were just another day at the office. Or school in their case. Sally set Frisk back on the ground and acted as a source of privacy for the three to change into dry clothes. "We'll visit you again sometime!" Sally nuzzled the three and let them go on their way.

"Hey guys," Chara said. "We've got one more hour to kill, let's go get some candy."

Asriel nods. "Yeah! Though caramel gets stuck in my teeth, and it's hard to wash out of my teeth. It's a dentist's worst nightmare! But speaking of the dentist, I hope dad's dentist appointment goes well…."