There was nothing really special about the tunnel, it was the same as he remembered seeing in the ruins; the entrance had looked, though, like what Frisk remembered seeing before he had entered the Ruins. It even had a patch of grass growing beneath a small stream of sunlight. It was strange, seeing the sunlight after so long, at the end of the tunnel. It lead out onto a wide ledge that overlooked the forest that Frisk scarcely remembered having run through just to get to the mountain. He wasn't sure just how much time had passed off the top of his head. He'd have to think more on it because there'd been so many times that he remembered starting over for this reason or that... mostly because of the selfish reason, that he wasn't ready to go back to the place he'd been. The Underground had been a sort of sanctuary for him and he had not been ready to leave, but at the same time, he had been. He had always been fighting to do the best by his friends. Making mistakes along the way. Learning more and more about who he was really as well as who his friends were. Now as they stood on the side of the mountain he felt both sad and happy. He hadn't wanted things to change, but at the same time he knew it wasn't right to keep his friends down there either. The city he remembered lay off to the south while there was another mountain in the distance off to the north and the hint of a desert between the two.

"Oh my." Toriel was the first to comment.

"Isn't it beautiful, everyone?" Asgore asked and even Frisk nodded in silent agreement with that. It was indeed a lovely sight, the sun sinking down along the horizon. It would be night soon, but it was still beautiful.

"Wow... it's even better than on TV." Frisk smiled a little at that, only Alphys would have that to say.

"WAY better! Better than I ever imagined!" Wonder what she imagined then. As beautiful as it was, it wasn't exactly that special, even if he had been down there a while.

"Frisk, you live with this?"

"Yes, Undyne."

"The sunlight is so nice... and the air is so fresh! I really feel alive!" Well, he supposed it was; he watched as his other friends began to react to a place he was sure they either had never seen before - as they were too young to have - or to a place that they had long since not been able to see. If any, among his friends, had experienced this before, it would have been Asgore or Toriel, since they were older than appearances suggested.

"HEY SANS... WHAT'S THAT GIANT BALL?"

"We call that "the sun," my friend."

"THAT'S THE SUN!? WOWIE! I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M FINALLY MEETING THE SUN!" Frisk wondered at that, maybe some day he'd ask Sans about it; for now he said nothing. It was easy to forget that Sans was older than he looked, as well. Perhaps even older than Asgore and Toriel.

"I could stand here and watch this for hours."

"Yes, it is beautiful, is it not? But we should really think about what comes next." Frisk knew that Toriel was right, he hadn't really thought much beyond freeing his friends because it seemed like a near impossible task. Now that he thought about it, what were the monsters going to do? It wasn't like today's society was used to seeing them... there would be problems, no doubt because while on the whole society was accepting of something that had always been, it was not always accepting of something that was different from itself. After all, not all humans got along just for the reason that someone else was different in some way to themselves.

"Oh, right. Everyone... This is the beginning of a bright new future. An era of peace between humans and monsters." Let's hope.

"Frisk... I have something to ask of you."

"Hmm?"

"Will you act as our ambassador to the humans?" Ambassador? Well... I never thought of that... but... There was no hesitation.

"Yes."

"YEAH! FRISK WILL BE THE BEST AMBASSADOR! AND I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS...WILL BE THE BEST MASCOT! I'LL GO MAKE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION!" Papyrus was off and running before Frisk could stop him and tell him that other humans might not be so welcoming of a walking, talking skeleton... at least not as much as he had been.

"Welp. Someone's gotta keep him from getting into trouble. See you guys." Like usual, Sans walked off a different direction than expected. Frisk figured Sans would head off his brother and maybe talk a little sense into him first... but Papyrus was Papyrus... This wouldn't change a thing about him.

"Man, do I have to do everything? Papyrus, wait!" He'll be fine with Undyne and Sans there to keep him out of trouble. She might not be the best cook but she does have a good head on her shoulders.

"Hey, Undyne! Wait up!" No surprise that Alphys was off right behind her; leaving Frisk with Toriel and Asgore.

"Whoops." Frisk wanted to facepalm, but refrained; if only just.

"Uh, should I do something?" He wondered why Asgore was asking the two of them that. Was he always this way? So indecisive? Toriel gave him a look and he seemed to decide real quick then.

"Well, gotta go!" He left. It was just the two of them now. Toriel watched him leave.

"It seems that everyone is quite eager to set off."
"I don't blame them."

"Frisk... You came from this world, right...?" He nodded.

"So you must have a place to return to, do you not?" A place to return to? No...He didn't want to go back to where he'd been. He wasn't ever going back, even if they did discover that he was still alive after all the time that had passed.

"What will you do now?" That was a good question. He thought about it a moment; well, he really had no place he wanted to go. There was really only one place he wanted to be and that was with his friends.

"I want to stay with you."

"What?" She seemed surprised at his answer.

"Frisk.. You really are a funny child. If you had said that earlier, none of this would have happened. It is a good thing you took so long to change your mind." She chuckled. About that... I will have to tell her the truth of my past some time...

"Well... I suppose. If you really do not have any other place to go... I will do my best to take care of you, for as long as you need. Alright?" Frisk nodded.

"Thanks, mom." He smiled, she didn't know yet just how much it meant to him.

"Now, come along." She offered her hand and he took it happily.

"Everyone is waiting for us!" He nodded and the two of them went to catch up to the others even as other monsters were emerging behind them. I have a future to look forward to... it might be tough... but at least this time I am not alone... I have people who care for me. Still... there's one thing I have left undone... I promise, Asriel... I won't give up.