She had been sitting in bed all night, panic attacks taking over her body until she couldn't breathe anymore. Alexis Rogers, a 23 year old female with dark, red hair and bright blue eyes was overtaken with anxiety. She thought about calling into work and stating that no, she just couldn't make it - she had been throwing up and crying her eyes out all night. But then she'd be behind on her rent, and she couldn't follow through with the promise of more worry.
Wiping her teary eyes, Alexis took a deep breath. She shifted off of her bed and trekked to the kitchen. With a dumbfounded glance towards her living room, she realized that she had left the TV on all night. Surely the electric bill would double, too.
She clenched her hands together, so tight that her nails began to dig holes into the skin. She made herself a cup of coffee, but figured she wouldn't be able to down any food, so she decided to leave breakfast out of the question.
Walking back to her small room, she got dressed for her minimum wage job - at a hotel, stacking boxes in the back and cleaning nasty rooms - and sat back. She still had plenty of time, according to her phone, so she sat down and opened up her laptop. There, in the corner of her screen lied an icon she had neglected for so long. She remembered the first time she had played the game, and ever since it had impacted her in ways no other game had. She felt a bit silly, looking at the icon and tearing up. She was a grown woman. But yet, looking at the icon made her feel like a child once more.
With a gentle uneasiness, she clicked on the heart icon. She didn't expect anything to change. She still saw the empty screen. The dark, ominous music. She had ruined her last Undertale run and had never cleared it. She had killed all of the monsters, and she had never done anything about it.
With a sigh she waited. The clock ticked by, and finally, a small child came onto the screen, asking if Alexis wanted to ERASE the world. Of course, not wanting to wait around any longer, Alexis chose to ERASE the world. Then she could delete her files and start anew. She had already gotten most endings, including most neutrals. She decided that this time, she'd do a pacifist run and then leave the game alone for the time being.
After erasing the world, Alexis went into her game files. There, she saw everything she'd need to delete in order to get a good ending. Slowly, she moved her cursor over the files and dragged them into the trash can. Out of nowhere, a text box popped up on her computer screen, saying:
Are you sure you want to do this?
Alexis raised an eyebrow and hit yes. Then, another box popped up.
This is your last chance. Are you sure you want to complete this action? Once completed, this action cannot be undone.
Alexis was starting to think that her laptop was being hacked. She unsurely clicked yes this time, biting her lip.
Action completed. Game rebooting… Player model assimilating… Integrated story mode… Allowing changes… Unlocking changes…
Suddenly, Alexis's laptop began to spark. The screen went black and Alexis's face drained of all color.
"Oh, shit!" She yelled, standing up, "No, no, no! Come on, what the fuck?! I put so much of my fucking paycheck into that!"
The sparks were getting out of hand, to the point where Alexis had to back away to avoid being burned. She noticed that the black screen from her laptop was beginning to leak out of the laptop frame, starting to consume her desk. It soaked up everything, and once it hit any solid material, it turned it into a dark, unidentifiable ooze ball. Her eyes narrowed in confusion.
"What the hell…?" She muttered, trying to get a closer look. The black ink was beginning to grow faster, devouring everything it touched. Alexis realized that if she didn't move out of her apartment, she'd definitely get caught in the liquid. She watched as her room was eaten away, and a black void was all that was left. She quickly grabbed her phone and sprinted out of her room.
Running through her apartment and into the hallway, she looked back to see if the black, inky ooze was following her. Turns out, it was everywhere. She wondered if her neighbors were seeing it, too. The black liquid ate away at door, and she saw the floor beneath her start to turn into the black liquid, too.
She ran down her stairs, breathing heavily. She was in full panic mode now, barely able to take a steady breath. Everytime she looked back she could see the black ink catching up to her, eating away at her surroundings.
She screamed when she felt the ground beneath her disappear, and realized that she was falling. She didn't know how, or where, but it was horrifying. Falling, not knowing where you were going - she thought this was how she was going to die.
As she looked down, she noticed a patch of yellow flowers beneath her. Which must of meant that there was ground beneath her.
And then her face dropped.
There was ground. Beneath her.
Alexis screamed a blood curdling scream, her eyes wide as she neared the flower bed. She knew she was going to die. She knew it. There was no way she'd be able to survive. And she didn't even get to find herself a boyfriend, she never got to graduate college, she never got to say goodbye to her father or brother.
She didn't want to die. Not yet, at least.
With a startling thump! she landed on the ground, her vision blackening and her bones cracking.