Chapter 01 – The Fall
Author Note : Sorry for the wait! I was keeping a month of vacation after my whole Chronoverse Project (205 Pages if I'd print it) so I haven't posted much during that time, but now I am back in duty!
"I'm going to die." That was Frisk's first thought as she was falling down to a dark hole after she stumbled into a sinkhole by accident, screaming as she falls down. Memories of how she ended up to this situation started to flash front of her eyes.
Flashback
From the morning, Frisk would had been practicing her magic, forming a small humanoid sculpture from the wood. "Excellent work Frisk", Carmel would say, smiling. "You have gotten much better in controlling your magical power." Frisk would smile in turn, though then shakes her head. "...No, I still got long way to go Master." Carmel sighs, and just pats her to head. "True, but it does mean you have progressed well." Carmel then would had looked at the some jars on the shelf. "Hm... Seems we are running low in some of the medical herbs." Frisk blinks a moment, looking at the jars a bit. "Oh. I can go get them!" She says, smiling a bit, before standing up. "I just go prepare!" She says, before running to her room to get ready, leaving Carmel behind smiling. "She is energetic, and I didn't see Shadow of Death over her..." She think before looking her own hand, seeing some shadows there, only visible for her. "...But why does it loom over the village? I can't afford to leave this unchecked."
After a while, Frisk would return, wearing a green coat with white shirt and orange skirt underneath it, along with long leather shoes and leathery gloves, and places a sheathed dagger to her belt. "So, what we were short of?" Carmel thinks a moment, as she checks the jars. "Let's see... Lady's Mantle, Elderflower and Feverfew are running low, but they should be easy enough to find. Though, it is trouble that we are running low of Golden Flowers..." Frisk blinks a bit. "Aren't those found from the mountain?" Charmel nods. "They are. And I am sure you are familiar of its history." Frisk nods. "...Every few years, people go missing there... Chara went missing almost seven years ago, and even after that people have gone missing there..." Carmel nods. "I am sure you know that you need to be careful." Frisk nods. "Well, I'm off!" She then says, waving. "I'll be back before sun goes down!" Carmel smiles, watching as Frisk leaves.
After few hours, Frisk would had managed to gather most of the herbs from the list. "Let's see... I got most of what I need, but I can't seem to find these Golden Flowers..." She would say, thinking a bit. "Maybe higher...?" She wonders as she makes her way higher to the mountain. As she would be making her way to the mountain, mist would suddenly start to gather, catching Frisk off-guard. "Wha- Fog?" She would look around, feeling uneasy. "But... There shouldn't be any at this time-" She thinks, as she sees pair of red, glowing eyes in the distance. Moment she sees them, cold shivers run her spine and she hides, as eyes vanish back to the mist. "Demon of the Mist, here..." She would think, worried now. "I heard rumors of it, but no-one said it would appear here..." She would think. She then freezes, as she feels pair of eyes looking at her direction. "Hm... I am sure I caught someone scent..." Voice says, almost peaceful, echoing through the mist. "Care to stay still? I wouldn't want you to-" Voice says, but Frisk would already make a run for it, running upwards the hill. "...Run away", voice finishes, sighing, as shadowy figure begins to follow after her in unnatural speed.
As Frisk runs, Fog would only be getting even more dense, making it hard to see where she is running, but she would not want to stop running, knowing something was after her. She would then spot a cave, and against her better judgement, she runs in there, hoping to lose the one chasing her. Soon enough, Fog started to flood the cavern. "It is honestly annoying, how you humans run away the moment you see something you don't understand – How am I supposed to feed if my prey keeps running from me?" Voice asks, with humanoid shadow becomes visible in the fog, with Frisk backing away. Shadow seems to notice something. "Stop, don't move any-" Shadow says, rushing at Frisk who backs away even further, only to feel ground disappearing underneath her, falling down to a sinkhole screaming. Figure then transformed into mist and tried to follow after her, only to be stopped by magical field, hissing as he vanished from Frisk's line of sight.
End of Flashback
Frisk's fall would however come to sudden stop before she hits the ground. As she begins to black out, she could see hooded figure looming over her as she blacks out, though she would still hear his voice. "My my... Another soul for me to-" Figure begins, before pausing and swearing in unknown tongue. "...I didn't think she would come here this soon... Seems I need to be patient with this one" voice says, before complete silence.
After what seems to be a moment to her, Frisk would suddenly snaps awake, blinking as she looks around, noticing most of her clothes on a table nearby. She blinks and takes a moment to look at herself – Her injuries had been bandaged while she was unconscious, and while her boots, gloves, shirt, skirt and coat had been removed rest of her clothes were untouched. "...Someone helped me...?" Frisk would think, sitting up. She would then notice a spider staring at her, though to her its shape was a bit unusual: It looked like a cupcake. Frisk would freeze to the spot as spider makes its way closer to her, looking at her, before making its its way out from the room, leaving Frisk confused.
Soon enough, spider would return with another, more humanoid spider with six arms, lavender skin and five eyes, wearing a red rompers with a white tie. "I see you woke up dearie", she would then speak, smiling. "I hope you weren't hurt when you fell down here." Frisk blinks, realizing something – She should be dead, all things considered. "How did I even survive the fall...?" She would ask, looking confused. Spider lady blinks with her five eyes, before smiling. "It's thanks of the web I weaved there", She explains. "It cut the fall before you could hit the ground, and alarmed when you hit it... It is how I found you as soon as I did", She explains. Frisk blinks at this. "You live here?" She nods. "Yes dearie. I was chosen to work as the guardian of those who would fall down here by the Queen herself", she explains. "...Queen?" Frisk asks, tilting her head. She smiles a bit. "Queen Toriel Dreemur", she explains. "While his husband King Asgore is the ruler of Underground, his work tends to keep him busy", she explains.
Frisk would look thoughtful for a moment. "Is something wrong dearie?" she would ask. "...Just... Have other humans fallen to the underground?" Frisk would ask, much to other spiders surprise. She closes her eyes and sighs. "You aren't first, no... Apparently, many people have gone missing to this mountain since our imprisonment... But first one we ever found was seven years ago when Royal Family's adopted child, Chara, fell down-" She would explain, though name would seem to surprise Frisk. "C-Chara is here!?" She asks, surprising both spiders. "You know her?" She would ask from Frisk, to which Frisk nods almost right away. "She is my older sister, and went missing several years ago with my parents..." This would surprise spider lady even more, though she then smiles. "I see..." She then turns around a bit, smiling. "In that case, we should head for the capital as soon as possible", she says, smiling. "I am sure Princess would be happy to see you as well." Frisk smiles to this brightly. "Thank you Miss- Uh..." She pauses to think, to which spider lady smiles. "Muffet", she says, smiling brightly. "We will go as soon as I get someone to keep eye on the ruins while I am away, and you have recovered from the fall." Frisk would nod to this, smiling as she lays back down to the bed, and would fall asleep moments later.
Frisk would sleep only for a hour as whole Underground shakes, snapping awake. "What was that...?" She would think aloud, looking around. Muffet would run then in to the room, followed by her spider. "Thank Asgore you're alright..." Muffet says, looking tired. "Wha- What happened?" Frisk would ask, looking at Muffet, who in turn looks outside the window. "...That's what I'd like to know..." She would say. "First there was surge of magical power, and then... Whole underground shook, like something would had hit the mountain..." Frisk looks up to the roof. "I hope everything is alright at the village..." She would think, looking worried. Muffet makes her way to Frisk and would pet her a bit. "Don't worry Dearie. Though..." She would look concerned by something. "That earthquake did destroy the entrance of the Underground you fell from..." Frisk blinks. "Is there another way out from here?" She asks. Muffet nods, though does not look a bit sad. "Yes dearie, there is one... At Capital, but it is blocked by a barrier..." Frisk blinks. How would she get back to the village now? Others must be worried of her. Muffet shakes her head. "Can you move?" She would then ask, to which Frisk nods. "Yes, why you ask...?" Muffet smiles. "After collapse of the entryway, I need to go report the situation anyhow, and I doubt anyone will fall through a collapsed entryway." Frisk blinks to this, before nodding. "I just get ready-" Frisk would pause as sne notices now that her clothes are gone from the bench. "I thought I'd repair them a bit, but they aren't ready just yet, but I got something that should fit you", Muffet says, making her way to a wardrobe and starts to go it through. "Now where did I put it... Ah, there it is~!" She would eventually call out, taking out a black and white maid outfit, with three red heart-shaped buttons on it. Frisk would blink a bit, looking at the outfit. "I appologize if it looks strange, but rest of the clothes mine and got six sleeves~" She says, looking bit emberassed. Frisk would smile and shake her head. "No, it is fine, I was just suprised of the appereance that's all" she explains, standing up, with most of her injuries having healed already, much for Muffet's suprise, though he just smiles. "I wait outside dearie, do join me when you are done. Uhuhuu~" Frisk would nod to Muffet as she leaves. "I will."
Soon enough, Frisk would exit the room, wearing outfit muffet gave to her, surprised by its perfect fit. "Are you ready to move?" She would then ask, to which Frisk nods. Muffet smiles in return, before looking at the other spider. "Cupcake, can you give us a ride?" Cupcake lets out a happy growl, before starting to grow – To Frisk's surprise. "It can grow?" Frisk asks, blinking. Muffet giggles. "Cupcake is really special spider... He can alter his size freely, from small to big", She says, hugging the spider before climbing atop its head with Frisk. "Now, to Snowdin!" Muffet says, pointing ahead, as Cupcake moves ahead, leaving ruins behind soon. Nearby, a shadowy figure would be watching, holding a scythe. "...So, she is moving with human? Seems things aren't going as planned for me..." Figure mutters, before a pair of pitch-black wings would sprout from his body and she would fly to the distance.
Next Chapter, Snowdin and everyone's favourite puny Skeleton! How will Frisk's journey go? Who is the mysterious shadow? Stay tuned!