So~ this is different from the normal Ib you would see, you'll see

Chapter 2

The two had landed. The ground was a hard surface, same as a building floor, the walls and floor were blue. Two paintings on the wall, one was a group of platforms with a red background, the other was a reverse of the former but with a blue background. There were pathways to the sides of the room.

Slowly, Frisk had stood up.

"Guh, Finally you're awake!" came Chara's voice. Frisk spun around looking for Chara who would normally be translucent, and only visible to them, though this time, Chara wasn't standing behind him. Chara had still been translucent, but they seemed to be levitating, feet hanging above the ground, their arms crossed.

Frisk looked confused.

"Hey, what're you looking at me for? You're the idiot who pushed do not continue!" Chara scolded causing Frisk to hang their head down.

"Look, it doesn't really matter now, what matters now is that we find our way out."

Frisk nodded.

Quietly, the young girl lying on the ground groaned as she rose from the floor.

"W-who-who are you?" the girl asked quietly

[Frisk introduced themself]

"Nice to meet you Frisk! My name is Ib, or Eve as some say it." the girl said smiling. "Who's that person?" Ib asked pointing at Chara

"W-Wait a minute, you can see me!?" Chara said recoiling.

"Uh-huh, why wouldn't I be able to?" Ib asked the confused ghost.

"I'm a ghost, only this idiot could ever see me before." Chara explained.

"...ghost?"

"Yeah, you know, a ghost? Boo?" Chara said trying to explain in a simple way what they were.

"Oh,"

"You don't sound too surprised. Now then, Frisk, let's get out of here."

Frisk nodded, then took Ib's hand and walked down the hallway,

"Hey wait a minute? What're you doing? You're bringing her?" Chara asked annoyed,

Frisk stared intently at Chara as if saying "she's coming no matter what!"

Chara sighed in surrender. "Fine"

The trio now set off to search for an exit. They came across a door that had a desk and two vases in front of it. One vase had a single red rose in it. The other had a Buttercup.

"Oh hell no," Chara said shaking their head at the buttercup. Frisk tried to push the table but it wouldn't move.

"Maybe we have to take the flowers?" Ib suggested.

Frisk nodded. they plucked the Buttercup from the vase and put it in their inventory.

"Why would you pick that one?" Chara thought to themself.

Ib, likewise, picked up the rose. When they tried to move the table again, it moved this time.

Frisk and Ib both noticed something, Chara noticed it first though, since of course, they had nothing better to do. A small box in the corner of their visions. A small black and white box with their flowers depicted in them and a "5" in the corners.

"I think that's our HP" Chara suggested.

"H-what?"

"HP, how many times you can get hit by something before dying."

"Oh."

The two continued through the door. And found several keys, a talking ant, a hide and seek stick man, and a cat wall that meowed. Chara and Frisk have seen talking Skeletons, a goat woman, an evil flower, a dinosaur lesbian, a fish lesbian etc. and this was still pretty weird for them.

They had eventually come across a room with 6 paintings, each one was a shadow of a person wearing a different colored dress. Each of them gave a different direction to follow.

"I say we trust the yellow one." Chara suggested feeling proud about their decision.

"I… don't think so…" Ib protested in a whisper.

"What? You think you're smarter than me or something?" Chara asked sounding irritated

"N-no Chara I swear! It's just…"

"Just what?"

"I think the brown one's right."

Chara read through the captions once again, each one either giving a location or gossiping about another.

"Maybe you're right, but I'm skeptical."

"We should try anyway."

"Fine,"

The three entered the next room. There was a statue in the middle and a bunch of panels on the ground.

"Alright, so I guess this is what they meant huh? East four north two…" Chara relayed.

Frisk walked passed three panels and turned left on the fourth. They walked forward two panels and took the one under him out. It hid a number that read "4"

Suddenly a series sounds barraged the trio at once. Slashes, that reminded Frisk of their fights with monsters, and the sounds of glass breaking. Ib and Chara ran out of the room, Chara following behind, and saw what the noises came from. The room was covered in a red liquid, the brown-clad painting was drenched. The captions below the others said "Liar!"

Ib cupped her mouth with her hands. Frisk fell to their knees and looked like they were about to cry.

"Mother of Asgore…" Chara said to themself.

"T-they killed her…" Ib said before noticing Frisk on the floor.

"H-hey frisk? Get up." Ib asked holding Frisk's arm.

Frisk had caused the death of another monster, in a sense, they hated it. They didn't want this to happen.

"Ugh, Frisk! Quit sulking and get your little but off the ground." Chara demanded. Frisk, after a few seconds, had risen once again.

"Now, let's go."

Ib was the one to take Frisk's hand this time. Ib had a stoic look on her face as always, but with a slight smile in hopes of cheering up Frisk.

"Frisk, it's not your fault. I was the one who suggested to trust it." Ib said.

Ib's comfort and attempt to help you fills you with determination

"Oh, that's still around, good. Might wanna save now buddy," Chara suggested. Frisk did so, saving their current progress in a "SAVE SLOT".

They forged onward. They saw multiple different paintings and puzzles. Eventually, they came across a room with something growling from the inside. Frisk motioned for Ib to stay where she was. They learned they could save whenever and wherever they wanted, so they made full use of that. They slightly opened the door and saw something, half of a woman crawling on the ground, her bottom half was just the frame of a painting.

"Well that's something I've never seen. " Chara commented. It seemed to be holding a key, and biting on it for some reason. It didn't take a long time for it to notice frisk. Once it did, the classic as hell beeping sounds rung. Color disappeared, Frisk's SOUL appeared, and the options.

"Let's end this quick" Chara declared putting their hand on the "FIGHT" button, however, their hand passed through it.

"What the heck? Why can't I-"

Without another second Frisk pushed "ACT" and then flirt.

Frisk held two thumbs up towards the "Lady in red" signaling it saying "Looking good"

The Lady in red had paused for a moment in hesitation, clearly it never had been complimented like that by a… a person, yeah, just a person.

The lady in red attacked, it charged at Frisk who was easily able to dodge again and again thanks to their experience in dodging. They continued this process of acting and dodging while Chara watched and wondered why was it that they couldn't attack

"Could it be because of where we are? Maybe it's that but, I can't be for certain. What could it have been?"

Before long, Frisk was able to show MERCY on the monster. It crawled to the side peacefully and somehow flattened itself into it's frame taking a pose of a woman holding her hands in front of her.

Frisk obtained the blue key and walked out of the room, to be met by Ib who was sitting down and looked worried.

"Frisk! Chara!" Ib shouted smiling. "You're okay." Ib wrapped her arms around the child and squeezed him slightly.

"H-hey! Watch it kid! I feel this idiot's pain too you know."

"Oh! Sorry."

"It's fine."

With the key in hand they opened a blue door and continued through more puzzels and more monsters, sparing each and every one of them. They came across a long hallway and began walking through the massive corridor.

"Frisk… Ib… don't turn around" Chara said practicing what they preached.

They could all hear footsteps. Not heavy ones like the statues, it was lighter but still audible, but they could also hear a quiet humming. Chara was the only one who felt a third emanation. Bloodlust. Chara could almost tell that whatever was behind them was carrying a weapon. The sounds got louder, the fear grew, Chara was reveling in the fact that Frisk had saved earlier.

"Hey there, what's with the silence? why don't you turn around and greet me?" the thing behind them spoke. It was a feminine voice,

"Deja vu…" Chara and Frisk thought to themselves. The three turned around to meet whatever was behind them. They saw not a monster, not a statue, nor mannequin, but a young girl. She had long blonde hair, a little longer than Ib's; pure blue eyes, beautiful skin; a green dress and a blue tie. She looked amazing, almost too perfect.

"Hello, my name is Ib. what's your name?" Ib asked breaking the silence

"Oh thank goodness" Chara thought.

"My name is Mary, just Mary. what about you too?" Mary asked looking at the two "Twins".

[Frisk introduced themself]

"Chara Dreamurr"

Mary giggled. "What cool names,"

"Did you also get trapped here?" Ib asked.

"Yeah, I've been lost here for a while, and those monsters keep chasing me."

[frisk offered to bring Mary along]

"Really!? Oh my goodness yes! I'd love that thank you so much."

"Hey hold up a-" Chara was cut off by everyone simply staring at them.

"N-nevermind."

"Is that a red rose?" Mary asked eyeing the flower Ib was holding.

"Yeah, do you have one?"

"Yeah," Mary held out a yellow rose.

"But mine's just yellow."

"While this is all fine and dandy we have somewhere to be people." Chara stated.

"Alright, let's go team."

"We're not a team."

If you didn't really notice, Gary won't be in this, which is why Frisk and Ib didn't find him on the ground. But hey, we got two gender fluids instead