Frisk finds herself breaking through the tree line, and stepping out onto a beach. She looks at the shells on the sand, hears the seagulls crying over the water, and takes in the scent of the sea.

"W-wow… The sun, the sea…" She slowly makes her way over the sand. "This place really is beautiful. I wonder how many of the others would want to live someplace like this." She reaches down and picks up a seashell. "These are cool. I wonder what they are. Mom told me a tiny bit about the places outside her clearing, but she never told me about these. They're so pretty." She feels the scarf gentle brush against her arm, and she looks at it. The scarf is so long on her that the tip is dragging down in the sand. She gives it another wrap around herself. "Definitely don't want to ruin this thing. It means too much to Papyrus."

"Hey!" Frisk jumps and looks back to see a young monster running towards her. He's wearing a stripped sweater, but since he has no arms, neither does the sweater. "When I went out for a run this morning I saw you were headed towards the beach. I'm not supposed to come here by myself, but I really, really wanna go see Undyne! I thought, since you were going this way, then I'm not by myself!" The monster stops when he reaches her. His yellow skin seems to match the sun.

"O-oh?" Frisk blinks a few times as she tries to process what she's just been told. "So…"

"Hey! If we hurry then we can totally see Undyne doing some morning patrols!" He starts running. "Come on! If you do…" He's cut off when he trips.

"A-are you okay?" Frisk runs over and helps him stand back up.

"Y-yeah. Ha. I'm a bit clumsy sometimes. It's fine though!" He gives Frisk a big grin. "A little fall won't hurt me!" She smiles.

"Well, let's just be a bit more careful." The two walk together along the sandy beach. "I wasn't expecting any company."

"It's okay I'm here, right?" The monster looks up at Frisk. She giggles.

"I don't mind." He smiles.

"Great! Just… Don't tell my parents, okay?"

"Alright. Deal." The further they go, the more monsters they see. Soon, Frisk notices some buildings not far from the beach. Homes, businesses, all colorfully decorated to match the scenery. "This place is so pretty."

"It's super cool! In the summer my family comes to the beach all the time! I'm getting way better at swimming!" The monster starts running. "Hey! Let's hurry! I bet Undyne is up in the driftwood forts!"

"Driftwood forts?"

"Yeah!" He keeps running, leaving Frisk behind.

"What's driftwood?" Frisk asks herself as she continues to walk. A gap quickly builds up between the two of them, until the kid is just a colorful blur in the distance. "He's fast… I mean, he is all legs, so…" She giggles. Suddenly a blue spear flies past her, making her stop dead in her tracks.

"Human…" Frisk looks to her right to see someone dressed completely in armor. "What are you doing with his scarf? Did you kill Papyrus?"

"N-no! Never!" Frisk feels her heartbeat double as she waves her hands. "No!"

"Die!" Another spear appears in their hand, and Frisk books it. She takes off down the sand, struggling to gain any sort of speed as she goes. Her assailant is hot on her heels. "Get back here!"

"No! I can't deal with this again! Leave me al…" She's cut off as a spear runs through her chest. Frisk stumbles and falls forward. Her blood spills out and stains the sand. She tries to scream, but there's no air in her lungs. She feels another sharp pain in her chest as another spear is run through her, then everything goes black.


Frisk is standing at the start of the beach. She blinks a few times as she looks out at the sand. Her trembling hands run over her chest, but they find nothing wrong. She looks down, and sees her body is indeed intact.

"Wh-what… What was…" An image of her falling off the cliff at the start of her journey flashes through her mind. "I… I died. I really did die… I-I've died twice, but…" She feels the scarf around her neck tickle at her chin, and she grabs it with both hands. "How… How can I be alive? I don't…" She looks back, and she sees the young monster walking out of the trees. He spots her and smiles.

"Hey!" He runs up to her. "When I went out for a run this morning I saw you were headed towards the beach. I'm not supposed to come here by myself, but I really, really wanna go see Undyne! I thought, since you were going this way, then I'm not by myself!" A chill runs down Frisk's spine.

"O-oh? That's cool." She fakes a smile. "Say, uh… No, never mind. Let's get going." The two start walking. After a minute the monster looks at Frisk.

"Hey! If we hurry then we can totally see Undyne doing some morning patrols!" He starts running.

"H-hey, be careful!" Her words have no effect, as he still trips and face plants into the sand. Frisk pauses, then she sighs. "Y-you okay?" She smiles as she walks over and helps him up.

"Y-yeah. Ha. I'm a bit clumsy sometimes. It's fine though!" He gives Frisk a big grin. "A little fall won't hurt me!"

"Right. Well, we better hurry then." She starts running, and he runs as well. "I don't know my way around here though."

"That's okay! I do! I bet if we make it to the driftwood forts we'll catch Undyne on patrol! It'll be great!" As they run, Frisk finds herself placing her hand over her chest again. The image of that spear flying past her, and the memory of the pain the other spears inflicted fill her mind. As they run, she finds herself struggling to gain any speed. The sand offers no traction. Still, the two continue on, until, finally, they reach a part of the beach filled with wood, seaweed, and other debris. However, most of the items are arranged into structures. Some are tiny shacks, some are simply walls, and others are models. There are also rogue pieces littering the sand.

"Is this the… Forts?" Frisk asks as the two slow down to a walk.

"Yep." The monster kid looks at Frisk. "It's pretty cool. This goes on for a while, and since no one ever takes anything down, this part of the beach is so packed with stuff that it's almost like a maze. Of course, most people just walk up there, but that's no fun!" Frisk looks to her right. Where the sand stops, so does the structures. There are a couple of buildings up there, including a shop with a sign that reads 'Nicecream'.

"I… think I want to go through here." She quickly says as she glances behind herself. No one is there. Still, she feels her stomach turning. "Probably safer." She mumbles.

"Huh?"

"Nothing." The two enter the driftwood forts, the monster kid leading the way.