A/N: Hello yello it's me again. Sorry, I'm not updating the fanfics just yet, I'm starting yet another one. Now, just a few things before we start, as per usual.
This is an idea I had in the back of my mind for like A LONG time and almost gave up on it. But here I am.
Second, this is my own little addition to Zarla's handplate AU, so the credit for a lot of things from this goes to her. If you don't know what and who that is, I highly recommend you look her up on Tumblr and DeviantART, she's really talented and is the right artist if you like the skelebros, fluff and feels.
Third, this is a (hopefully) short story I'm doing until January 11th. Then, counting my school start again, there's a big possibility that all the stories will be put on hiatus once again.
Alright, let's roll.
Chapter 1:
Descent Into
The Underground
* She remembered falling into that hole.
* She remembered landing into a bed of flowers.
* She remembered getting attacked by one.
* She remembered running away from it.
Through various traps and puzzles, she darted out of the RUINS.
Who was she?
An innocent kid who knew nothing about what she was about to face.
Hazel brown eyes wide in terror and short hair of the same color bouncing around her features as she feverishly ran, shallow breaths racking her fragile frame. She was wearing a plain light green t-shirt, grey trousers and black sneakers, with only a blue hoodie jacket to protect her from the unforgiving cold of the Snowdin Forest.
She trailed down the snowed path of the woods, trembling from the cold. She soon met her first monster, and it wasn't any more friendly than the menacing flower from earlier. She refused to fight as she had no weapon. She ran off after an unsuccessful attack from the monster's side.
* She remembered being afraid.
* She remembered feeling tired.
* She remembered trembling from the cold wind.
* She remembered the stinging pain from the very first hit.
* She remembered feeling lonely, but not in any way alone.
She ran through the quiet town into a water filled area of the cave; the monsters there were a much harder to avoid. The whole place was a bit quieter, bit warmer, but much darker and damper. She moved on, still wishing the whole thing was a dream. A bad dream.
She guided herself through the watery maze. "Boy, that flower would've liked it there." The thought alone was enough to make her hurry up ahead.
* She remembered the lukewarm water being up to her knees
* She remembered being called a "threat to their freedom"
* She remembered the first dire wound
* She remembered running away from a horde of knights
* She remembered her little heart thumping against her ribcage, afraid for the life of its host
* She remembered the sudden wave of heat, the shock and nausea when she saw a lava lake far under her
* She remembered the strange white building
She ran ahead, blood slowly staining through the blue jacket on her side. She was ran into the big building through a loose ventilation hatch on its back side. She crawled through the ventilation system, and fell through another loose hatch on a floor that she assumed, was pretty far under the ground level.
* She remembered landing roughly on her arm by a table with surgical items on it.
* She remembered the strange sight of a dimly lit lab.
* She remembered her heart skipping a beat when the lights turned on.
* She remembered a strange, tall silhouette at the doors of a human(?) lurking in the dark.
A strange, lanky creature in a lab coat approached her, carrying some papers and… A Black Mesa coffee mug…?
She looked over to (what she could only assume was a) him, and on the first sight she would have said he looks like a Skeleton. Even so, he looked strange for one.
* She remembered the fading picture of the creature before her eyes.
He was fairly tall, and missing most features she recalled a skeleton should have; a functioning jaw, for one. Or the inability to close an eye socket. Other than that, he wore glasses that she was surprised didn't slide off, and a faint light in his one open socket which flickered in surprise and, she could only assume, fear.
He froze in place, flinching slightly when the small human before him knocked over the table behind her in a frantic attempt to back up. Panic was still clearly visible on her features, becoming even more apparent as a complex barrage of bones flew her way.
She threw self to side, the up until then mute screams of horror tearing free of her throat.
The man swung his hand in her direction, sending more of the strangely similar bones her way, eye sparkling up yellow a little. She could see a hole in his palm.
Just what the hell was he?
"D…d..don't come near me..!" she said in a weak, desperate voice as she leaned on the wall and side of the toppled table for support, trying to muster up enough anger and security to her voice to scare him away, but ended up giving a terrified, teary scream "Get away!"
One of her hands was pressing against the red stain on her side which noteably increased in size, and other trailing around the floor near her. Soon, her hand met what she was looking for.
A weapon. A bone saw.
She saw the man approaching her with a mildly interested, but wary expression. She felt something odd;
* She remembered the burning sensation in her trachea
* She remembered that feeling
* She remembered the DETERMINATION to stay alive
As soon as he released another row of bones at her she lunged at him with the last of her strength and swung her free hand, slicing through them. An ear piercing cry escaped her as she ran forward, swinging once again at the tall fiend. Her feet left the ground, arm up in the air, and a rageful look in her eyes with her ashy countenance twisting in a mix of strong, unpleasant emotions. Her body stiffened, bracing for impact.
... that never came.
* She remembered her mind muddling in renewed panic.
* She remembered the unnerved and stern look on the skeleton's face
* She remembered the building pressure and weight that wasn't weight crushing her chest.
* She remembered falling onto the ground- no, being slammed into it
* She remembered her body flying through the air at nauseating speed, colliding with walls with gruelling sounds accompaniying it.
* She remembered ungracefully hitting the floor one last time
* She remembered her vision blurring
* She remembered the pain pulsing through her entire being
* She remembered feeling her heartbeat pounding behind her eyelids
* She remembered a flash of white engulfing her vision.
A/N: But, BUT! We're only getting started!
This is only the introduction chapter, so forgive me for being short.
And again, sorry for the possible typos, I'm doing this late and in one go, I'll probably fix all the things that are off tomorrow
Also yay the first snow of the year fell here!
I'm not spoiling anything for the next chapter, so here's just one Good Night!
EDIT: Yes, this ain't dead! And I've edited this monstrosity of a chapter to match the current data and.. Y'know, basic human behavioral nature. More is coming, don't lose faith!