"Are you sure you want to do this?" Sans asked Frisk. Very rarely did Sans' smile disappear from his face. Now that he was so worried about Frisk, Sans' 'eyebrows' were raised and he wore a frown.

Everyone was piled into Toriel's cozy living room. Toriel had tried her best to make the room more welcoming by lighting the fireplace and adding many pillows and soft blankets. After this conversation, no one would see the room as the same inviting room ever again.

"Yes," Frisk answered with confidence in her voice, yet she had no confidence.

"If that's what you want, no one will stop you, right?" he questioned anyone in the room. No one volunteered to stop Frisk form going.

"But you can't go alone," Sans stated.

Frisk looked at Toriel, who was standing alone in the corner of the room. She saw her crying softly.

"Sans," Frisk choked, "Will you come with me?"

Sans nodded. He couldn't find any words.

"I, The Great Papyrus, shall accompany you and Sans on your journey!" Papyrus shouted while standing up from his spot on the couch.

"No, Papyrus. You will not come with us," Sans sternly replied, being a protective brother.

"B-but Sans," Papyrus tried to state his argument.

"No," Sans put so much meaning into the one word.

Papyrus sat back down on the couch in discouragement.

"We'll leave tomorrow," Sans decided.

"Sans, wait," Undyne stood up from the floor. "Sure you might be strong, but do you really think that you alone can protect Frisk? Going back down Mt. Ebott could be dangerous. We don't know what made the Underground its home after we left," Undyne looked at Frisk, "Where did you say we were going again?"

Frisk thought back to the extra information she found in her memory after her episode. Purple rocks, diamonds. She knew the place.

"Waterfall," Frisk responded.

"Fine," Sans sighed, "You can come too, Undyne. We'll leave tomorrow after lunch."

…

The sun was in the middle of the sky. Undyne was calling out materials they needed while Sans and Frisk checked to make sure they had those things.

"Extra clothes."

"Check."

"Flashlights."

"Check."

Frisk got up to try and find Toriel. She hadn't said goodbye to her yet. She found Toriel not far from where she was.

Toriel looked around at the vast landscape before her. Frisk felt her emotions coming off of her all at once: sorrow, depression, anger. She didn't want Frisk to leave.

Frisk tugged at the back for her skirt to get her attention. Toriel turned around to see Frisk.

"Hello, my child," Toriel calmly stated. There was more beyond those words.

"I'll miss you," Frisk managed to say.

"I know you will," Toriel sighed, "I just don't understand why you would want to leave."

"It's complicated," Frisk knew she would never have been able to describe the situation. She couldn't even explain it to Sans and Undyne.

They went silent for a while, just staring at each other with sad expressions. They heard Undyne and Sans softly in the background.

"Bottled water."

"Check."

"Instant noodles."

"Check."

"Magical spear repair kit and polish."

"Che- wait. What do we need that for?"

"Shut up, we just need it."

"Frisk," Toriel broke the silence between them. She looked at her with shining eyes. The same look she had given her after Frisk had spared her after the battle.

Toriel bend down and gave Frisk a hug. It seemed to take a million years, and Frisk never wanted it to end. Then Toriel stood up and ran off without giving Frisk a second glance.

"Frisk, we're ready," Undyne called to Frisk. She turned around to see Undyne and Sans waving at her, each equipped with a backpack. Frisk ran up to them and put on her own backpack.

"Time to go," Sans muttered as they started their journey down the mountain.

…

They all just sat in the bed of golden flowers. The Underground brought back memories, and now that they were back, they were trying to take in everything at once. The thick air, the dark lights. Every movement brought back memories.

"We should get moving," Undyne stated as she stood up and brushed pollen off her jeans.

"Y-yeah," Sans responded, still in shock of being in the Underground again.

Frisk stood up, but she was speechless.

They were able to get through the ruins without trouble. However, no one felt like speaking. Undyne tried to start up a conversation a few times, but gave up. The journey was going to be a long one.