Chapter 2: Is this 'Home'?
Frisk walked out of the room where the dummy was. They refused to fight it, even though it was a dummy. Frisk wouldn't hurt anyone, even if it wasn't real. Flowey wasn't pleased. Flowey wanted Frisk to be able to defend themselves in danger, but by the way things were going, it didn't seem like they were going to.
Frisk walked into the next room where the path on the floor wasn't connected to anything and looked really weird. Frisk went up to the path and looked at it. Flowey was already annoyed and wanted to keep moving forward.
"Frisk look at this path carefully." Flowey instructed pointing his leaf down towards the ground.
"Why?" Frisk asked taking their eyes off the path to look at the small flower on their arm.
"Because it's important for the next puzzle. Now memorize it."
Frisk looked back at the puzzle. It's odd shape made no sense to them. Frisk stared at it for awhile.
"Okay." Flowey said angrily, "Let's continue forward."
Frisk walked past the the path and further into the room. As they walked further, the walls came in and formed a small hallway. There was enough room for Frisk, but not enough for two people to walk side by side. And they weren't that big. There was a sign and the wall with strange writing that Frisk didn't understand. It was a different language. Frisk stopped to look at the sign.
"Why did you stop?" Flowey asked.
"I want to know what the sign says." Frisk replied not taking their eyes off the writing on the wall.
"I don't think it's important." Flowey replied tugging on Frisk's arm urging them to move.
"But what does it say?" Frisk wondered still looking at the sign.
"I...I don't know. Flowey said hesitantly.
There was something about Flowey's voice that didn't seem like he was telling the truth. However, frisk didn't pick up on this and feeling a bit discouraged, went on further through the hall.
As they went further, Frisk stopped once they saw the puzzle ahead. In front of them laid a puzzle of spikes above a pool of water. The spikes were like an island in the middle with some planks of wood connecting the island to the purple ground. Frisk was now very sure, they didn't want to do this puzzle.
"Frisk, come on we need to get across." Flowey said wanting to go forward.
But Frisk wouldn't move. They didn't want to walk on sharp spikes. And the puzzle seemed long and dangerous. How were they going to get across?
"Frisk! Come on!" Flowey shouted getting very angry.
"This one looks hard, Flowey…" Frisk said pretty scared about performing this puzzle.
"Frisk we have to cross-"
"But they're spikes!" Frisk interrupted. They were shaking out of their skin.
"Frisk remember the path. The path is the answer." Flowey said looking up at Frisk with it's white beady eyes.
The path. The path had a strange pattern that seemed weird. Frisk tried to remember the path.
"It's the same path you take here."
Frisk looked down at Flowey who was looking up at Frisk. His angry eyes turned soft. He was showing compassion. But just for a second. Then his face went back to harsh. Frisk nodded reluctantly. They moved forward onto the the wood. They looked back down to Flowey who urged them forward. Frisk took a step forward and shut their eyes as they did.
Frisk opened their eyes and saw that the spike floor had disappeared. But only where they were standing. They saw that the floor was made of squares and wherever they stepped, the floor would disappear. Frisk almost smiled that they were okay. They took another step forward and were okay. Frisk looked down at Flowey smiling that they were okay. Flowey didn't look up. He didn't say anything. Frisk looked back forward. They took another step and were fine. Frisk took another step forward without thinking, except instead of being safe, they had pierced their leg with the spikes. Frisk cried out in pain as their leg started bleeding rapidly. Frisk looked back to Flowey who was freaking out as well.
"Frisk why did you do that! I told you to remember the path!" Flowey yelled.
Frisk didn't speak. They were hurting badly and screaming in pain. Flowey tried talking to them but Frisk didn't answer. Slowly, Flowey's voice became distant. The world around Frisk was becoming lighter. Their eyes closed slowly as they took a final breath.
Frisk snapped back and blinking their eyes as their hand was reaching out touching the yellow star. The star spun for a few seconds afterward before stopping. Frisk was breathing heavily. What had they just witnessed? At one moment, they were bleeding to death, and the next they were back alive fit as a fidel.
Frisk started crying because they didn't understand. Flowey tugged their arm. Frisk looked down at him.
"Frisk, are you okay?" He asked sincerely.
Frisk shook their head with tears forming in their eyes.
"Why didn't you follow the path?" Flowey's voice wasn't harsh like usual. It was softer. Kinder.
"I-I th-thought I w-was…" they stuttered, still in shock by what just happened.
Flowey sighed and closed his eyes. Frisk wasn't sure if he was upset or not.
"F-flowey? What j-just happened?" Frisk asked bringing Flowey up to their face.
"You died." Flowey replied.
"B-but...I'm still here…"
"You reset." He corrected.
"Reset?" Frisk asked back at him.
"Yes. It's one of your abilities. The star not only heals you, it saves your progress."
Frisk just looked at Flowey not really understanding. Flowey sighed and tried to simplify.
"When you die, you go back to where your last save was. Wherever the last star you touched is, you'll go back there. Understand?"
Frisk nodded slowly. They think they understood.
"So...if I die, I'll come back h-here?"
"Yes. Until you reach the next star and save there."
"Okay. I think I g-get it." Frisk said wiping their tears.
"Alright. Let's try again."
Frisk and Flowey had done the previous two puzzles with ease and got to the spike puzzle. Flowey suggested taking more time remembering the path. Frisk walked the path the way it's supposed to. Then proceed to the spikes. Frisk was more scared of them this time since they knew what would happen if they made a mistake. Flowey was back to his normal yelling self.
"Okay. Remember the path Frisk. You can do this."
Frisk took the first step forward. They were shaking a lot. They didn't want to mess up again. They took the next step forward. Then the next. Now here came the tricky part. If they took another step forward, they knew it wouldn't end well for them. So there was only one way to go. Up. Frisk took a step up. They closed their eyes hoping they wouldn't be hurt, and they weren't. Frisk almost jumped for joy but remembered they were standing on a pathway of spikes.
"Good. Now keep going."
Frisk nodded and took another step forward. As they did, Flowey yelled at them to stop. Frisk, with foot in mid-air stopped. They looked down and put their foot down on the square they were on. Flowey shook their head and pointed up. Frisk took another step up. Safe. Frisk sighed and thanked Flowey.
Frisk took the next step forward. Then the next. Now Frisk had a problem. They forgot the path. They weren't sure if there was another step forward, or if they had to go down. They looked down to Flowey.
"Um...I think it's forward."
Frisk took another step forward. Wrong move. Their foot was skewered in the spike square bleeding. Again Frisk yelled out in pain. It wasn't as bad this time, but their boot was filling with blood. They managed to pull their foot out of the spike, almost falling back into the other spikes behind them. Flowey was worried.
"Frisk. Turn down."
Frisk took a step downward. As their foot hit the ground, they yelled in pain. It hurt so badly. They took another. Frisk was scared. Their foot was bleeding badly and they could barely walk. They didn't want to go forward. But Flowey urged them on.
Frisk took a step forward. They remembered a long stretch to the path. They kept walking forward for a few steps. They needed a rest. Or sit. But they were so close and they didn't want to have to go through this again. They took the fifth step forward. Flowey could tell they were exhausted. He tried to help for the last part.
He talked them through where to go. Two steps up. 3 steps forward. Frisk got to the end and fell to the ground. The black of their right foot was stained with blood. They couldn't go on. It hurt too much. Flowey knew where the next star was but it was a long distance to walk for Frisk in their condition. But there was no other way. Flowey saw how hurt Frisk was. They were crying in pain holding their foot. Flowey tugged Frisk's sweater.
"Frisk. The next star is just past this hallway. If you must, you can to crawl, but I know you can do it Frisk. You have to stay determined."
Frisk, through their crying, nodded and tried to get up only to fall down. Their foot had spilled so much blood. It got hard to stand. But Frisk didn't want to die. They didn't want to do that puzzle again. They took a deep breath and started to crawl. Flowey moved himself up their arm to their shoulder to get a better view. Frisk was wobbling all over the hallway. He tried to help them stay straight so they wouldn't bump into anything. Frisk wanted to close their eyes and sleep. It would have been so easy to just fall down and sleep. But they were determined to get to that star. They kept going, dragging their foot behind them. Slowly but surely, Frisk was moving. They were about three quarters of the way. But that didn't stop them. Flowey every now and then said things like,
"Keep going."
"You're almost there."
"You have to stay determined."
Frisk took those words and turned them into fuel. They wouldn't stop. They HAD to get there. Then they could rest.
Frisk was almost there. They were just about to pass the pillar at the end of the hallway. Flowey's eyes widened.
"Come on Frisk! We're almost there! Just a little further!"
Frisk felt so weak, most of their strength had gone. They were crawling with their arms and elbows trying to keep going. Just a little further… they thought. They had been crawling for so long, they didn't even bother looking forward any more. Their head was down, and their eyes were starting to close. They tried so hard to stay awake, but they felt that their time had come. Yet they kept pushing.
Finally, the little voice of Flowey said something amazing to Frisk.
"We're here."
Frisk looked up and looked at the shining glowing star in front of them. Their hand reached out to touch it. They were so close to death. They reached out as far as they could go. Their little fingers just touched the star. It was done. They were saved.
Frisk's foot suddenly healed up and their energy came rushing back. The stain in their boot was gone and it was like all of that never happened.
Frisk sighed from relief. They were so scared they were going to die again. But they were glad they had Flowey. Frisk took their arm, that Flowey was on, and raised it to their chest and took their other hand and wrapped it around.
"Frisk? What are you doing?" Flowey asked a bit annoyed
"Hugging you." Frisk replied cheerfully, trying their best to hug the small flower.
Flowey didn't say anything afterward. He just looked up at Frisk and smiled.
After playing in the leaves, which was okay with Flowey, Frisk walked upward to a small room with a single small pillar in the middle. On the pillar was a bowl of something. Frisk wasn't tall enough to see what was in it, but they could reach inside.
Flowey said it was a bad idea.
"It could be a trap."
Frisk went onto their tiptoes and reached into the bowl. To their surprise, it wasn't a trap. They reached into the bowl and took out its sustenance. Flowey had no words as he saw the piece of candy in Frisk's hand.
"Candy?"
"I guess so." Frisk said about to open it.
"No wait! Save it for later." Flowey warned Frisk.
"Why?"
"There will be times were the Save Stars are far apart. You'll need food to heal you when you have nothing else."
"Food can heal me?" Frisk asked looking at the piece of candy in their hand.
"Yes. Monster food can." Flowey said almost regretting saying that.
"Monster…" Frisk shivered from saying the word.
They never thought that Monsters could exist. They don't really remember things from the surface, but somehow they knew what monsters were. And they knew they were dangerous. Or so they thought.
"Monsters live down here. We've been here for years."
Frisk still felt a bit nervous.
"You'll learn more about them soon. For now let's keep going."
Frisk nodded and headed out of the room. They walked back to the star and saved again. They could never be too careful.
Frisk strolled down the path a bit cheerful. They were happy that they passed the death puzzle. They hoped there were no more death puzzles but somehow they doubted it. Just as they were going to turn the corner, they heard a voice. Frisk froze. They looked down at Flowey who didn't seemed surprised.
"Flowey…" Frisk whispered "What was that."
"Calm down. It's just-"
And before Flowey could answer, a large stranger turned the corner. Frisk stumbled backward upon seeing the stranger. There was no doubt about it. This was a monster.
It had white fur and big grey horns protruding from its head. It had big floppy ears and a muzzle with sharp teeth. It's eyes were a dark red with yellow sclera and it had big hands that looked like the size baseball gloves. Maybe bigger.
Frisk had a look of terror on their face. The only thought going through their head was that they were going to die. They closed their eyes and waited to be taken back to the star. But nothing happend.
Instead they felt the tug of Flowey on their arm. Frisk opened their eyes and saw the monster leaning down towards them with one of it's big hands out towards them. Frisk looked up at the monster and saw something. The monster didn't look scary. It, she, looked kind. The monster was wearing red tinted glasses and a red sleeveless sweater dress. She had black, fingerless gloves on her hands and the symbol from the doorways, was on the dress at chest level. The monster looked kind as she was holding her hand out to the child hoping to help them up.
"Greetings. Do not be afraid my child," The monster spoke kindly and sweet looking down at the fallen child.
"I am Toriel. The Caretaker of the Ruins. Welcome 'Home'."
Chapter 2 is done. I hope you enjoyed reading it. I was really concerned about writing the reset scene but hopefully I did okay. Again, I've planned out the entire story so it's just a matter of me writing it and posting it. Also, I'm on the Undertale Amino app. My name is the same so if you want to see some art of the Au's I've made, there is the place. There's also extra info and stuff too.
Well I guess until the next chapter! -Cupz