After everyone finished eating, Frisk returned to her room. Asriel was about to follow her, but Toriel told him to stay down. Toriel cleaned up while Asriel watched tv and Sans went upstairs to talk with Frisk. "hey, kid." He said when he entered her room. Frisk turned to her side. She was laying down on her bed in the dark. "what's wrong?" Sans asked. Frisk kept silent. "are you upset with you punishment?" Sans asked. 'no. i deserve it.' Frisk thought. "...it was very quiet around here while you were gone. it was really boring." Sans tried joking. Frisk remained still and unresponsive. "kid..." Sans finally sighed. "just go away..." Frisk said. "please." She added. Sans shook his head. He moved over and sat down by Frisk. "dad..." Frisk groaned. "i'm not going to leave until you talk with me." Sans said. Frisk just scooted a bit further away from him. "still think mom is mad at you? think i'm mad at you? worried about your bullies? worried about what will happen next time? worried that the kids who bullied you will find you?" Sans kept asking until he could get a response from Frisk. The moment never came. Eventually, Asriel entered the room and said it was time for himself and Frisk to go to bed. Sans gave a nod before he patted Frisk's shoulder and stood up. "sleep well you two." He said before stepping out.
Frisk couldn't get to sleep. Chara came and kept her company for a while. Frisk didn't mind Chara's company, she was the only person Frisk could talk to willingly or not. The lack of sleep caused her head to keep bouncing in class throughout the week. Toriel became worried for Frisk's health, since she wasn't eating either. She hoped it would be better when Frisk was no longer grounded, but she found out she was wrong. Saturday came and Frisk didn't leave her room. She didn't even eat anything Asriel or Toriel brought her. It was concerning at this point but Toriel couldn't get Frisk to talk to her. Sans and Asriel had the same problem so they weren't much help. Frisk knew that she couldn't keep it up for long though, she could barely stay awake and her stomach was eating itself. Chara tried to persuade her, the effects Frisk was experiencing was starting to get worse. Frisk just ignored the pleas. By the end of the second week, Frisk finally fainted from the exhaustion and the hunger. Toriel found her asleep so she let her rest. When Frisk didn't awake the next morning, Toriel panicked.
Toriel tried to shake Frisk awake but it didn't work. Asriel awoke to Toriel's frantic attempts. "Mom? What are you doing?" He asked, rubbing sand from his eyes. "Asriel, I need you to go downstairs and phone Alphys." Was the only response Toriel gave. Asriel hesitantly obeyed. Toriel continued to try and wake Frisk to no avail. The efforts were fatal but Toriel refused to give up until Alphys took Frisk away. Alphys did a check up on her and found she hasn't ate for a while, or if she did, it all came out. The monsters didn't have the equipment to take care of her, but if she wasn't taken care of, she was going to die. Alphys had to call someone at the human city. But would they bring the needed equipment here, or would they take Frisk away? The answer worried Alphys. She would have to be the one to tell Toriel. Alphys knew Frisk hated going there, everyone did, but it was the only option. When that was decided, the ambulance that came rolled Frisk in and drove her away. Now Alphys had to tell Toriel. But maybe it didn't have to be her? Sans lived there now, right? Maybe she could tell him and he would tell Toriel. Yeah, that will work. Alphys sighed as she knocked on the door.
Frisk was quickly rolled out of the ambulance the moment it stopped. The building was tall, grey, covered in a pattern of windows, and seemed uninviting. The medics ran Frisk into a room with a machine that looked like a monster with all of its cords and tubes. The machine was used to transfer liquidized-food to Frisk's gut. Had she been awake for the process, it probably would have been very painful. Once the process was done, Frisk was rolled out of the room, not in much of a rush as before. She was rolled into another room and parked by a wall. Nurses came in and out of the room to make sure Frisk's breathing and heart-rate was normal, and to aid the needs of her room buddy.
Frisk was unaware of how much time passed by the time she awoke. She noticed that the room was well lit, almost blinding. She felt sore and tired and she could hear someone talking to her right, but she couldn't move her head to look around. She didn't want to fall back asleep before figuring out where she was, but she couldn't help it. 'I'm not at home.' Frisk thought to herself before dozing off.
When Frisk awoke again, she rubbed her eyes and slowly sat up. Her PJ's felt different and there was a funny smell surrounding her. 'Where am I?" She thought, looking around the room. It looked like a hospital room, but it was too dark to say for sure. There was another bed holding someone on top to the right of her. 'Asriel?' Frisk thought. 'Did mom move my bed?' She asked. She felt around the bed to find her plush. Instead of finding her plush, she found a hard box covered with buttons. Thinking it was a tv remote, she hit what she thought what was the power button to use the assumed tv to lighten the room. Nothing happened. She sighed before dropping the weird box. Then the door to the room opened and the room immediately filled with bright light. Frisk had to use her arms to shield her eyes. She could hear someone talking to her, but she was too focused on the burned on image in her eyes to listen. Her eyes finally adjusted and she slowly moved her arms down. The room was easier to see now. The walls were white and lined with small cabinets. There was someone by her side, but it wasn't Toriel, Sans, or Asriel. "How are you feeling?" The new person asked again. "where am i?" Frisk asked instead of answering. "Your in a hospital." The person said. "where?" Frisk asked. "Casprin." The person said. Frisk groaned and began to cry. "Don't cry." The person said. She rested a hand on Frisk's shoulder. "We'll get you back to your home as fast as we can." The person said. "w-who are you?" Frisk asked. "I'm just your night-nurse." The nurse said. "how long have i-i been here?" Frisk asked. "A few hours before a complete day." The nurse said. "how long do i have to be here?" Frisk asked. "I'm not sure. Depends on how well you are. You came here after you fell into a near-death sleep and we were lucky to get something inside you before you did... you know." Night-nurse said. "...thanks..." Frisk said. "Don't thank me. I wasn't here when you were brought in." The nurse said. Frisk didn't know what else to ask. "Are you feeling okay?" Night-nurse asked. Frisk shrugged. "i guess i feel a little sore..." She said. "Where?" The nurse asked. Frisk pointed to her nose and circled her throat. "Ah. Yeah, that'll feel sore. You had a couple tubes shoved up your nose and down your throat so that we could get the food inside ya." Night-nurse said. "oh..." Frisk sighed. "...Aside from physical feeling, how are you emotionally?" The nurse asked. 'scared? alone? stupid?' Frisk thought. "homesick." Frisk responded. "Homesick?" The nurse asked. "You haven't been here a day, and you just woke up." She said. "Why are you feeling homesick?" She asked. Frisk lowered her head. "because i was acting stupid and mean before i passed out..." She said. "What do you mean?" Night-nurse asked. Frisk hesitated. Did she want to tell her everything or nothing?
Back in the monster city, hours before Frisk awoke in the hospital, Toriel got the news and locked herself in her room to cry. Asriel was left in the dark about what was going on and what Frisk's condition was, which made him cry. And Sans kept walking back and fourth in the living room as he tried to figure out why Frisk did this to herself. Not like they could force her to eat. Toriel came down after an hour of getting the news. "Is Asriel still upstairs?" She asked. Sans gave a nod. "Alright. I'm going to start making dinner now." Toriel said. "do you... Do you need anything?" She asked. Sans shook his head. Toriel didn't say anything else, just walked into the kitchen. She made dinner then went up to get Asriel. She found him crying on his bed. Sitting down next to him, Toriel put a hand on his shoulder. "Why are you crying?" She asked. Asriel just dug his face further into his pillow. "Do you miss Frisk?" Toriel asked. Asriel nodded. "Why? She has only been gone for the day." Toriel said. "Is she dead?" Asriel asked, his voice muffled by the pillow. "What?" Toriel asked. "Is she dead?!" Asriel asked again, his face lifted a bit. "Why would you ask such a thing?" Toriel asked. "She isn't dead. She just..." Toriel stopped herself. "She just needed to go to the human city for something." She finished. "For what?" Asriel asked. "She just got back form her long trip and now she's gone again!" He said. Toriel couldn't think up an excuse. She let out a sigh. "If I brought you something to eat, would you eat?" Toriel asked. "No!" Asriel said. "Why not?" Toriel asked. "Because no one is telling me the truth!" Asriel responded. Toriel was silent. "Why won't anyone tell me what happened to Frisk?!" Asriel asked. "...She went to the human city because she starved herself so much that she almost died." Toriel sighed. "She's dead." Asriel said. "No, she's not. She just needed help we couldn't provide." Toriel said. "You're lying!" Asriel shouted. Toriel was starting to get annoyed by this behavior. "Asriel... She is not dead. She will be back in less than a week." She said. "Liar!" Asriel yelled. Toriel, offended, stood up and left the room, slamming the door behind her. The slam made Asriel jump and he threw his pillow towards. In a fit of rage, he made a mess of the room before collapsing on his bed again to fall asleep while Sans and Toriel had a quiet dinner downstairs.
Frisk finished explaining what happened on the way home from the other city and how she acted throughout and after her punishment for doing what she did. "I'm surprised you made it that long before passing out." Night-nurse said. "With such a small body you really should be dead a this point." She added. Frisk just looked down. "when do i get to go home?" She asked. "It shouldn't take more than a week." The nurse responded. Frisk nodded. "Can I get you anything?" The nurse asked. Frisk shook her head. "How tired are you?" Night-nurse asked. Frisk shrugged. "Hm. Well I should leave now." Night-nurse said. "Why don't you try and get some sleep." She suggested. Frisk nodded then laid down. "Oh, and if you sleep till morning, there will be someone else to assist you. Maybe more than one person, depending." The nurse said before turning off the lights and shutting the door behind her as she left. Frisk didn't really feel tired, but she still managed to get to sleep. Maybe if she just kept asleep, it would be over quicker.
Morning came and she was awoken by bright lights. Someone had turned on the light in the room and lifted a curtain that hid a window between Frisk and the other person. It felt odd to wake up in that place. So far from the place she was comfortable with and so far from the safety of her family. 'why did i have to be so stupid?" She thought to herself. "Ah, good to see you are awake." Said someone from the door. Frisk looked up to see if she could recognize the person. 'nope. not someone i already know.' Frisk thought. "How are you feeling?" He asked. Frisk shrugged. "Are you hungry?" The man asked. Frisk lightly nodded. "Good! Breakfast is currently being served down in the cafeteria." The man said. "How a bout you?" He asked the other person in the room. The other boy gave a nod. "Alright then! I shall walk you two down!" The doctor said. He undid a safety bar on Frisk's bed so that she could slide off, and did the same with the other kid. The doctor then walked the two of them down to the cafeteria.
The cafeteria was a little crowded, but the trio managed to find a place to sit after grabbing some food. Frisk's roommate kept silent the entire time they ate. The doctor said that his name was Lean before he started to question Frisk. "Were you not being provided food? Why didn't you eat what was given to you? Why do you think you were being stupid? What was your punishment? Why were you grounded? When did that happen? Were you trying to kill yourself? Why? Do your parents scare you? Do you wish you weren't living in the monster city? How much pain are you in? Is it because of something that happened at home? Is there anything else you want to tell me?" Were all the questions Lean asked. Frisk was a little annoyed that he thought that any of the monsters, let alone her own family, would try to do something to hurt her. Lean let the two children finish eating before he brought them back up to their assigned room. "Thank you for answering my questions." He said to Frisk before leaving.
The rest of the day was filled with other doctors and nurses coming in and out of the room, checking up on the two. Night came and the lights were turned off. Frisk's roommate asked to have the curtain closed. After the curtains closed and door was sealed, Frisk finally realized why she had such a hard time seeing around the room the previous night. The curtains prevented any moon or street lights from entered the room and the door was so close to the ground that light from the hallway couldn't leak through. This was a little worrying for Frisk. She had forgotten how scary it was without the small night-light in her room. She was worried about going to sleep but couldn't help it. She managed to make it through the night without waking up screaming. Though that doesn't mean it was peaceful. The next two days were the same as the first. Frisk had a nightmare on the third night. Her scream awoke her roommate so he threw a pillow at her. She wanted to through it back but she couldn't. She was in the position for throwing it, but she couldn't move her arms. She ended up just dropping it before laying back down with her back to him. She heard him get out from his bed and pick up his pillow. She expected him to hit her with it again, but he just moved back to his bed. Frisk didn't fall asleep the rest of the night. The fourth day came after hours of laying in on place and around noon, she was told that she was allowed to go home. Frisk was given back her own PJ's but she decided to stay in the hospital gown until she got home. Lyona met Frisk at the main entrance and drove her back to the monster city. Toriel hugged Frisk when she arrived. Asriel tackled her with a hug again. Toriel thanked Lyona while Frisk and Asriel ran up to their room.
"Did you have fun?" Asriel asked. Frisk shook her head. "i wasn't really allowed out of my assigned room to do anything." She said. "and the other person in the room with me never talked to me." She added. Asriel nodded. "Nothing happened here." He said. "Well... I guess that isn't true..." He sighed. "what do you mean?" Frisk asked. "I missed you and... remember the night I called you a baby?" Asriel asked. Frisk nodded. "I may have made a slightly made a bigger mess..." Asriel stated, rubbing the back of his head. "did dad help you?" Frisk asked. Asriel nodded. "Oh, and a new monster came to school on Monday! But I think his parents home-schooled him." He said. "why?" Frisk asked. Asriel shrugged. "He isn't in our class, but he is in the room next to us." He said. Frisk nodded. "But... yesterday, more monsters came to the school as well. They were too old to be a class so I was confused when I saw them." Asriel started. Frisk nodded. "Then... then they started picking on everyone. they shoved everyone around... called us names... laughed at some of the kids that started crying... but they were more brutal on the new kid. I think the leader of the group might be that kid's brother." Asriel finished. His voice was a little shaky while he explained. He also flinched a couple times. The flinching made Frisk a little curious. "Azzy? can you hold out your soul?" Frisk asked. Asriel gave her a confused look before putting his hand out. His half of the soul appeared and Frisk checked his health. "you were hit." She stated. "Just a couple times. I'm fine!" Asriel responded. "you haven't ate anything." Frisk said. Asriel looked down. Frisk hugged him. "mom doesn't know?" Frisk asked. Asriel shook his head. "B-but that isn't why I didn't eat anything..." Asriel said. "then why?" Frisk asked. "I-I-I thought you died... No one told m-me what was going on or what happened to y-you... A-and I-I didn't believe mom when she told me you w-went away because you weren't e-eating... I didn't want you to be dead..." Asriel cried. He blushed, and so did Frisk. "that's nice... but i would prefer it if you kept living even if i died." Frisk said. "How?" Asriel asked. Frisk didn't know how to answer that. There was a knock on the door that made the two jump. "Sorry, I did not mean to scare you. Dinner is ready." Toriel said as she entered the room. "Will you two finally eat something?" She asked. "Yes." Asriel and Frisk said. "Thank you." Toriel said before disappearing. "Frisk?" Asriel asked as the two of them got up. "yes?" Frisk said. "Please don't tell mom." Asriel said. "I won't. ...If you don't hide it from mom again." Frisk replied. "B-but you don't!" Asriel stated. "guess i'm a bad example then." Frisk sighed. "let's go." She said. The two hurried down the stairs and joined everyone at the table.
Lyona had already gone, so it was just family at the table. "mom? am i going to be grounded?" Frisk asked at one point. "No. I think you learned your lesson." Toriel sighed. "why do you ask?" Sans asked. Frisk just shrugged. They finished eating then separated. Asriel and Frisk went back up to their room while Toriel and Sans stayed down to talk to each other. Toriel went up a couple hours later and told the two that it was time for bed. Frisk and Asriel stopped what they were doing then went to bed.