The first place you think of for answers is always the last place you search.

The day after Frisk seemingly vanished off the face of the earth had Selendis getting the police involved in the search. She was constantly having panic attacks, always roaming in search for her little sister; the only immediate family she had left. Tenebris was also worried sick and put his typical habits aside until Frisk was found, actively roaming the city and asking questions.

What dampened their spirits was that, after two whole days of searching with the help of the police, there were still no leads to Frisk's location and well-being.

Tenebris decided the next day to ask around at her school to see if any of the kids saw her leave on that day. Many pointed him in the direction of what is supposedly the school's "most infamous girl bullies".

Of course, they refused to co-operate. "You kiddin'? Who cares about what that loser has gotten herself into."

This immediately did not sit well with him. "Then I assume you're the bullies who've been pestering her as of late before she vanished. I would say "nice meeting you", but that's clearly not the case here." He gives them a withering look, making them shrink back a bit. Even at the height of his grieving over his parents, he never got angry. "I suppose this means you won't be telling me just what you did or told her." They got back their stubborn look and he sighed. "A real shame... nobody ever want's to talk things out anymore... how disappointing. Well..." He gives them a dark stare. "I suppose we will have to do things the hard way."

"A-a-alright, we'll talk, we'll talk! Just... please leave us be after this!"

That certainly wasn't the case. A teacher had overheard them confess that they dared her to do something dangerous if she wanted to be friends with them so badly. That something dangerous? Climbing the nearby Mount Ebott.

After the bullies were herded away by the teacher, Tenebris looked at the infamous mountain with a thoughtful look of dread. Ebott... anyone who ever climbs that mountain never returns. If Frisk did indeed go up there, she may already be...

Of course when Selendis heard about where Frisk went, she immediately started packing things for the trip there, which confused him greatly. "You know about what they say about that place, right? Then why are you-"

She gives him a hard look. "I don't care! I refuse to believe that Frisk would simply just die going up a mountain and because of that, I'm going in after her."

He sighs. "I guess you're right. Perhaps I gave up a little too soon... sorry."

"Don't be, it's not your fault. If anything, I'm grateful for you getting information on her whereabouts, so I'll take it from here on."

A loud "HAH" erupted from him. "You're nuts if you think you're heading up into that death-trap alone. In the short amount of time I spent with you guys, you felt like family to me. There's no way I'm letting you go alone, not when so much is at stake."

This caught Selendis by surprise before she gave a warm smile. "Thank you, Tenebris. You'd better get ready then; the sooner we leave, the better chance we have of finding her alive."

He simply nodded and left to dash towards his home. All he got was a backpack with a filled water bottle and a few granola bars for snacks and a rain coat. The forecast predicted rain, so he wanted to be prepared.

He touched his eye-patch as a thought crossed is mind, which made his eye flare up in pain again. He hoped that he wouldn't have to resort to what he had hidden, but he couldn't predict everything, so he changed that hope to only 'using' it if the need was desperate.

After meeting up with Selendis at the outskirts of the city, they both rushed off towards Ebott, which is typically a half-day hike from the city. By the time they reached the base of the mountain it was noon, which made them waste no time in beginning their search by calling Frisk's name. They both knew that if Frisk was still alive and on top of the mountain, then she would have already came home, but calling seemed to make them feel better.

This was interrupted when the sky started spitting slightly, much to the dismay of Selendis. "I didn't pack a coat!"

Tenebris face-palmed before giving the blond-haired girl a flat look. "Don't you listen to forecasts? They DID say there was a chance of rain this afternoon and it looks to be the case." He sighs before smirking a little. "Good thing I brought mine for a 'rainy day'!"

"Tenebris, don't do this to me, not now anyways!" The way she sharply cut him off made him chuckle nervously. If he wasn't depressed, he made bad jokes to cope with situations like this. "Anyways, I see a cave up ahead. Let's get there before the rain get's too bad."

"Heh... roger."

What the didn't expect was the cave to literally be a small room with a hole in the ground...

That was surrounded by conveniently placed vines for tripping. The moment the duo entered the cave, they both tripped and fell into the hole. Thinking that if he couldn't save himself he could save Selendis, Tenebris grabbed her and flipped her so that if they landed, she would land on him. When they hit the bottom, they both blacked out from the impact.

"Huh... I knew SHE'D be here, a fair bit early this time, but... looks like there's something even newer in play now!"

There was a laugh as a shadowed figure observed the two unconscious humans before it disappeared underground.

"Let's see if they can even survive past the first room this time... past ME!"

Selendis was the first to start waking up, her body still feeling pained. She noticed that she was on something soft and when she looked, she realized that Tenebris took the brunt of her fall, which immediately freaked her out. "Oh god, Tenebrus. Please wake up! I... I didn't mean to-"

"Muh-gyu..." He croaked as he started to regain consciousness himself. His entire body was wracked with pain from the fall. When he opened his eye, he saw Selendis hovering over him, looking like she was about to cry. "Hey... are you alright?"

She quickly shook her head. "Forget about me! What about you? I landed on you and I... I... oh god, are you severely hurt? Can you even move?"

"I'll concede, my everything hurts." This got a cry of anguish from Selendis. "But I'll be fine. Frisk is more important than falling pains." He slowly got up and shook himself a bit, the pain slowly going away. "See? I'll be fine. Thank god for those flowers. They must be more springy or soft than they look."

He noticed Selendis staring at him and her blue eyes connected with his green one. She shook her head. "I suppose if you're well enough to move. But let me know if you start having problems. The last thing I want is to find Frisk down here, only to lose you; she would be utterly crushed."

Tenebris sighed. "I said I'll be fine! Anyways, where are we? This doesn't exactly look like the innards of a mountain."

The walls of the 'cave' they were in were brick-like and smooth with a soft purple color to them. Ahead looked like a door-way with a fancy-looking arch.

They walked forward into the next room and stopped to gawk at the one thing that was in the middle of the room.

"Howdy! I'm Flowey. Flowey the Flower!"