I opened my eyes and saw myself laying on a bed of golden flowers. Am I back? I asked myself sitting up. The rocks and the ruined pillars said yes. I was back, successfully. I looked down to my hand and found the silver watch, running backward.
"I need to run against time, right?" I heard that when the watch appeared. I had done that before once and now I knew every monster of the Underground, I would free them faster than the first time, I was sure of it.
Getting up I looked at myself only to find me with the same clothes and age from before the reset.
"Weird... I was twelve when I fell." I had never reset before, but I could imagine that I would go back in time completely, including my age. I wasn't certain anymore.
The gate to the ruins was near and I reached it with a brisk walk, putting my new watch in my pocket. Beyond the gate was dark, just like I remembered, but I could see the grass and the yellow flower standing there. Asriel.
I came closer and eventually, he noticed me.
"Howdy!" He said with a big smile. I knew Asriel didn't exist at that exact moment. He told me before I left the Underground that he'll become the soulless flower as before, known as Flowey. "I'm Flowey. Flowey the Flower."
I waited in silence for him to get mad at me, 'cause he could remember everything, even my promise to not reset after freeing everyone except him.
"Are you okay?" He asked, looking at me with gentle eyes. "Are you hurt?"
I sighed. He's gonna torture me, right?
"Look, Asriel... I had to do it, ok?" I said, holding my determination like never before, he had to understand.
He looked kinda shocked and stared me with big open eyes.
"How do you know my real name?" He asked, trembling.
For a moment I doubt my own thoughts. Did he really remember?
"Don't you remember me?" I asked him, kneeling before him.
He denied, still shocked.
"I'm older, of course, but you know me. I'm Frisk! Remember? Blue and purple striped shirt, your best friend, right?". I was growing worried.
And once more, he denied.
I sighed again. Another thing about reset that I assumed wrongly?
"Will you attack me now?" I get up, ready for our first battle.
"Why I would do that?!" He asked instantly, almost insulted. "You did nothing to me and even if you had, I couldn't hurt anyone!"
"Don't you believe in 'kill or be killed'?"
He stopped, looking down. I heard him sobbing.
"I'm not like them... that's why I live here alone." He cried.
I kneeled again, regretting my words.
"I'm sorry Asriel, please don't cry. I just thought that you'd be mad again." I patted his petals and he looked at me, still not understanding what I was saying.
After he was calm, I smile at him once more.
"I came to free everyone again, will you help me this time?"
"Please don't go!" He asked, eyes full of fear. "Don't leave the ruins, it's dangerous!"
"It's all right Asriel, I can make them my friends, ok?"
When I got up I could see Toriel coming closer. This time she was dressing a black robe instead of the purple one.
The dialogue changed a bit 'cause Asriel didn't attack me this time. He came out of the grass and climbed on my shoulder, standing there with a confident look.
"I'll protect you." He said slowly when we followed our mom, looking at her with piercing eyes while she couldn't see him.
I nodded and smiled. Mom loved me, she wouldn't hurt me, she never did it. I saw the SAVE star in the same place and smile again. I touched it like always.
"The confidence of knowing what awaits you fills you with determination."
This time mom didn't help me with the puzzles. Lucky, I remembered everyone and got past them without dying. She left us again, asking for me to wait for her return. I couldn't wait, of course, I looked at my watch, time was running, I had to run too.
The monsters were acting differently on my way home, a lot more aggressive than before. Talking to them was almost useless, I nearly died a few times. Again, my good memory saved me - I already knew their attacks.
When we reached home I was really tired, with a few scratches on my arms. The faded ribbon was tied on my hair and the toy knife safe inside my pocket, I would not use it for sure.
"Are you okay?" Asriel asked me when I reached the SAVE star.
"Yeah... everyone seems mad at me, I wonder if they kept their memories." I answer, smiling at him and touching the star.
"Knowing that you'll find rest and a warm bed fills you with determination."
My HP and body healed and I felt strong again, ready to face mom in combat, just like before. She was inside, reading her book. Apparently, she forgot about me. When she noticed me, she smiled.
I asked how to exit the ruins, I needed to trigger her or she wouldn't fight me.
"You can't leave." She answered with a desperate face.
"I'll be safe." I told her with determination. "Please, tell me how to leave."
"NO!" She got up, looking at me with anger.
"Run." Asriel whispered in my ear.
So I did. Mom ran right after me, shouting and throwing fireballs. I ran to the stairs and to the corridor above.
"Watch out!" Asriel screamed.
I fell screaming, my legs burned. Turning around I saw mom coming closer, holding two fireballs in her hands.
"Mom, stop! Please, stop!"
Her eyes were red, I didn't notice it before.
"You're not going anywhere, human." She spoke smiling with delight.
"Mom!" I screamed again, raising my hands for the first time with fear when she threw the fireballs. "NO!"
The flames washed over me.
I was standing outside of the house, looking to the SAVE star, trembling.
"Frisk?" Asriel called me.
I fell to my knees, crying.
"I'm so sorry..." Asriel cried too, his petals embracing my head. "I couldn't protect you!"
Why? Why did she kill me? Why was she so mad? I couldn't find the answers. Was it because of the reset? Was it because I was selfish? All I wanted was to have Sans alive again. I would free everyone again, I wouldn't change anything! Why were them so mad at me?!
It took some minutes to make myself calm again.
"Frisk..." Asriel called me.
"I'm fine. Everyone is mad at me 'cause I reset. It must be it." I got up and looked ahead, determined. "I just need to let her know why. I just need to make her understand me."
Asriel sighed, he probably didn't believe me. I could understand it since he was the only one that didn't remember the events before the reset. I smiled at him again.
"Stay determined."
Notes: Hi hi +-+
I'm so happy for finally be posting it. I'll try to update a new chapter every Sunday. If there's anything grammatically wrong, please let me know, 'cause English isn't my main language, but I'm trying my best to write it properly.
I hope you like.
Until next Sunday 3
