Heya. It's your favorite obscene crossover fanfic author, HTP. I'm not actually dead, and neither is this fic. I hope you enjoy this first chapter of 2020!
Chapter 12: The Prince
"Why? Why can't I get in?" Tim replied, banging his foot on the barrier. It hurt a lot, so he went back to before he did it. "I'm a human, aren't I?"
"Well, you do need to have a human soul to go through," Phone Guy mused.
Tim whirled. "Are you implying that I don't have a soul?" he hissed, fire in his eyes.
The world around them darkened, and a green soul suddenly popped out of Tim's chest, a corresponding red one appearing in front of Phone Guy.
Phone Guy blinked, and the world returned to normal. "I simply don't know, Tim." he replied, picking at his collar.
Tim turned away. "Well, you can leave. I want to stay here a while. See if I can't figure something out."
"Whatever you say, buddy." And Phone Guy was gone.
Tim trudged away from the barrier. He would have loved to just jump down Mount Ebbot, but every time he tried, when he hit the ground, he would die. Even the golden flowers didn't help. All the bones in his body would snap. In addition to being pointless, it was quite painful. He had no idea how anyone could ever survive that fall.
Tim trudged on, and eventually he found himself in a town. It was quite homey, with several small buildings giving off a lived-in feel to them.
All of them seemed deserted.
Suddenly, a young-looked man in normal clothing tore up the street at a sprint, panting as he went.
"Woah, what is it?" asked Tim, jogging to keep up with the man.
"Haven't… you heard?" the man said in between short breaths. "Something… came out of the barrier!"
Intrigued, Tim ran right along with him, easily outpacing him.
Coming right back to where he was before, he now saw that there was a crowd of people, all crouching behind buildings, looking at the barrier.
Walking out in front of it was a small figure in a green-and-cream striped shirt and brown pants. He was holding a human child in his arms, identically dressed.
The child wasn't moving.
"My gosh. What do you think happened?" Tim heard someone murmur.
"Must have been a tragic accident." he heard someone else reply.
Tim saw an opportunity.
"I'll tell you what happened!" he suddenly shouted. He pointed a dramatic finger at the monster, still a distance away.
"That thing has just killed a human! One of our own!" he exclaimed.
"How can you be sure?" said the man who had alerted him what was going on, who had just arrived.
Tim turned. "How can I be sure? There's a reason we locked them up! Do you not remember how vicious they were? How violent? How bloodthirsty? Is it any surprise that this has somehow happened?"
Tim heard the murmurs begin to swing into his favor.
"You know what I think we should do?" Tim declared. "I say that we show that monster what happens when they mess with humans!"
The townspeople didn't need any more convincing after that. With a roar of fury, they charged out from behind the building they were hiding in, with nothing but their fists, Tim running right along with them.
As they grew closer, Tim saw that the monster was in fact a white, furry goat, walking on two legs. He looked absolutely shocked to see the crowd of humans now bearing down on him.
With a cry, the mob launched themselves at him, beating and pummeling him without mercy.
The monster, shocked, dropped the human body it was carrying. Its eyes turned violet. Tim saw the flicker of white-hot flames growing on his palms.
Just as got quickly, though, the fire sputtered out, and the light inside the monster's eyes died.
Smiling - actually smiling - the goat monster staggered back towards the barrier, the humans attacking him every step of the way. It was brutal to watch.
Finally, finally, he somehow made it back to the barrier, disappearing inside. The humans all stopped, afraid to follow him for fear of what was Underground.
"We showed him," spat a large man.
"Did we, though?" asked someone beside him.
Tim grinned. His work done, he pulled out his phone, ready to get out of Undertale.