"And you call that a good idea?" My friend asked with a mocking tone. A few hours ago, I had come up with the brilliant idea to play a prank on my teacher. Brilliant in all ways, no way for me to ever get caught... then I got suspended. Mom and Dad were not happy, to cut it short.

I shook my head a few times. "Okay, look, what do you want me to say? I didn't think I'd get caught."

She laughed. "Of course you'd get caught! Only you would ever do that, and you left a lot of evidence behind." I gave her a defeated glare, knowing she was right. I even left my bookbag at the scene of the crime. Still, I tried to hide that; if she realized that I was admitting I was wrong, I'd be mocked for days. "What's your defense?" she asked with her arms crossed, an eyebrow raised. When a few seconds went by with nothing from me, she smiled. "Ah, I see. So you agree you're a dumbass."

I pointed my finger to the sky like I had some bold evidence under my sleeve. "Well actually-" But I didn't. I just stared at her, trying desperately to come up with something. After a few moments passed and I still had my finger in the sky, I finally put it down with a sigh, slumping slightly. "Okay, fine Comet," I struggled to let out. "I'll admit it." I rolled my eyes. "You're right."

"Finally you agree." She leaned back a little. "Who'd put a tarantula in their teacher's room and expect to not get caught?" I just shrugged like I had no idea what she was talking about. She shook her head with a little giggle. "You're so dumb."

I stood up from the tree we were under. "Maybe." I smiled as I thought back to how much planning the little stunt. "But so you even know how much determination and brute force it took to do that prank?. Don't even get me started on the tarantula." I heard a chuckle come from Comet as I walked to the edge of the mountain; it was always so easy to make her laugh. If we used her as a reference, I was a damn world-class comedian. My thoughts were cut short when I noticed the mystical view that sat in front of me. The city, not quite lit up with lights yet, stood tall and proud, the sun setting just behind it. Everything had an orange glow from the sunset. I sighed, "You know, I don't get it." I looked back at her. "Why did they ever ban coming up here? The view's perfect." I looked over the edge. Even if I fell, I'd mostly just scoot down because of how little of a steep there was. "These edges are smoother than a basketball!"

I heard Comet's clothes rustle as she got up, slowly walking over to me, "I don't know," she said as she reached my side. "According to my grandma, it was still banned back when she was a kid, and you know how old she is." She looked over at me; normally, I would look back, but I was far too focused on the sunset. "Good thing we found a way up here, right Jack?"

"Yeah." That little sentence brought back some memories. It took us a long while to find a non-dangerous path up the mountain. I walked a little closer to the edge. "I wouldn't miss this-" I put my arms out like I was presented something. "-For anything!" Comet stared at me for a few moments before turning to the view as well; she seemed to get mesmerized by it the moment her eyes locked on to the city. No matter how long we stared at it, time seemed to stay still. It felt blissful, to say the least. I never wanted to leave. That all changed when I heard the crunching of leaves behind us.

I snapped around. Nothing but an overgrown pathway leading to the top. I looked over at Comet, she didn't seem to notice the sound, but I knew I had heard something. I walked over to where I heard it. Strangely, a bush sat in front of me. I swear I could hear the faintest of breathing emitting from it. My eyes locked onto it, trying to see any movement or signs of life... nothing else ever happened. Just when I was about to turn around, I heard rustling come from the bush. I locked back onto it. Any movement halted.

I started to approach it, slowly reaching my hand out. Just when I was about to touch the leaves, a teenager around my age jumped out of the bush screaming. Because of how fast it happened, I couldn't make out any features of them, but judging by the sound of their voice, they were a girl. They started bolting up the path, the only place me and Comet had never gone. I don't know why, but something pushed me to follow her. Despite my better judgment, I did. Comet tried to tell me to stop but I just ignored her. I heard her follow after me as I ran up the path.

I ran after the girl as fast as I could, trying my best to keep up with her. It didn't seem like she planned on slowing down. She ran into a cave and I quickly followed in her footsteps. Her scream echoed through the cavern as I entered. It was massive, huge stalactites hung off the roof or stuck out of the ground. A giant hole sat in the middle of it, the faint echos of the girl's voice emitted from it. I quickly rushed over to the hole and looked down it. The bottom couldn't be seen.

I heard Comet's footsteps stop at the edge of the cave. "Comet?" I looked back at her. "I think that girl fell down here."

Comet hanged on the edge of the cave wall like she was the one near the massive hole. She glanced around the cave. "Okay. Just... get away from the edge. I don't want you to fall too."

I looked back down the pit, my stomach turning as I did. "But how are we going to help her? We can't just leave her down there."

"Look, I don't know, okay? I just know that you falling down won't help anyone."

I stared down the hole for a few more moments. "Yeah, you're right."

I couldn't take a step back before I heard a chuckle come from behind me. I snapped around. Nothing was in sight besides a small hole on the floor. Comet's eyes were wide like she saw something, but I didn't realize at the time. Suddenly, I felt something sharp yank at my foot. I lost my balance and almost fell down the hole, but I was able to just barely grab onto the edge. "Jack!" Comet shouted as she rushed over to me. She crouched down. "Are you okay?"

I looked at her for a few moments before looking down towards the seemingly bottomless pit. My body was like a ragdoll, swinging over the endless nothingness. "Yeah," I said. I was in too much shock to take the situation entirely serious. I looked back up at her. "But I don't know how long that will last!" My arm felt increasingly more tired.

"Here," Comet said as she offered her hand. I tried to reach out and grab it, but my arm wouldn't go higher than my neck.

I grunted as I let my arm dangle once more. "I don't think you'll be able to help me."

"Then what the fuck am I supposed to do?" she shouted. "Just let you fall?"

Now the fear was starting to set in. "I don't know, okay?" The edge I was holding onto started to give, and I could feel it. I looked at it. "Shit."

"What?" Comet asked; I don't think she had noticed.

I returned my stare to her. "Listen Comet, I need you to run as fast as you can to help. Maybe if you're fast enough then we can-"

A huge crack suddenly appeared on the edge. Comet jolted back, but her face looked like it quickly regretted it. I looked at Comet one last time before the entire ledge came loose, just barely missing her. Before I knew it, I was falling back first into the hole. Adrenaline pumped through my veins, seemingly slowing down time. Visions flashed through my head, some of my life, others were lives I had never experienced. The most prominent one was of a great war between creatures and humans only seen in fantasy books.

There was a king resembling a goat and a normal human. One day, a few of the king's subjects decided to go rogue and attacked a handful of humans. They were quickly disposed of by the king himself and no one was killed, but the human's leader didn't seem to care. They declared war on the monsters despite their begging. After long battles and many deaths, the humans won. They gathered up the best mages and sealed the monsters underground with a long lost spell. Then the visions ended. I was still trying to make sense of it all when everything went black.

I jolted awake. It was hard to see my surroundings. A beam of light came out of a hole in the ceiling, landing straight on me. My eyes darted around; I was lying on a golden bed of flowers, the girl I had chased after laid next to me. A dimly lit pathway lead away from us. I tried to stand but felt pain jolt through my body instead; my leg felt broken, the same for my arm. After a few seconds of preparation, I used what little energy I had to push myself off the floor. Somehow, I succeeded. It didn't feel good at all though. It could've even been considered downright torture. I looked at the girl. Because she was passed out on the floor, I could get a better description of her now. She was wearing a striped blue and purple long-sleeved shirt with blue jeans. Her hair was brown and long, leading down her back even when she was face-first into the flowers, and her skin was pale, covered in cuts and bruises. Some were recent while others looked quite old.

I gently shook the girl in an attempt to wake her. She didn't react. Worried the worst had happened, I felt for a pulse; I couldn't even begin to tell you the relief I felt when her heartbeat went through my fingers. I could just barely feel it, but all that mattered was that she was still beating. I considered carrying her, but my broken leg could barely support my own weight. I looked around for another option but none greeted me. Doing the only I could to help her, I bent down and attempted to pick her up. My leg ached in nearly unbearable pain, my arm the same, but I pushed through it somehow. After a few seconds, I was shocked to find that I had successfully picked her up. I turned to the path and started hobbling down it as quickly as I could; I couldn't hold the pain off for long.

We walked through an arch and a small patch of grass greeted us, another arch was behind it. I was about to walk over the grass, not paying much mind to it, when the ground rumbled ever so slightly. Not too long after that, a golden flower with a face popped out of the ground. I couldn't believe my eyes, but the pain coursing through my veins made it so I couldn't speak. It was looking down to the ground, an almost sad expression across its face.

It sighed. "Why are you back again-" When it looked up its eyes saw mine, they went wide before a seemingly friendly smile crept up on its face. "Oh. You're not what I expected at all!" it said almost too happily. "Howdy! I'm Flowey. Flowey the flower!" It looked at the girl. I swear I saw a fire ignite in his eyes as he slowly frowned. The smile quickly came back. "What happened? Did you two fall down?" Flowey asked like he already knew the answer. I nodded. " Well, that's just a shame. You two probably won't be leaving anytime soon, so let me teach you how things work around here before you go any further." I felt something pop out of my body, leaving a cold and empty feeling. I looked down and saw two dim red orbs floating in front of me.

"See that left orb? That's your soul. The thing that makes you, well, you! Your soul follows you when in a battle. Go ahead and try walking around now!" I walked away from me and the girl's soul, them quickly following after us. Mine latched on to my chest while the girl's latched on to her arm. When I stopped walking, they floated back in front of us. "When your body takes damage, your soul gets dimmer. If you get too hurt, your soul will become so dim that it will disappear. Without a soul, you'll die."

He squinted at the two orbs, "Uh oh, looks like you two have taken a lot of damage." He gave me a mischievous smile, his eyes still bright with happiness. "Would you like me to heal you?" Seeing no other option, I nodded. Little yellow petals suddenly surrounded him, "Okay! Down here, you heal by running into these little..." He paused for a moment. "... petals. Ready?" Our souls latched on to us and the petals started to come closer. "Run into them and catch as many as you can!" I let one of the petals hit my non-broken arm. I felt the bone instantly shatter, my soul almost disappearing.

I dropped the girl and collapsed to the floor. Flowey's friendly face had turned to one that made my spine shiver. His smile showed his razor-sharp teeth and his eyes were wide and black. "You Idiot!" it screamed in a voice that you wouldn't expect to come out of a flower. "In This World, It's KILL Or Be KILLED. How Could Anyone Pass Up An Opportunity Like This? Two Human Souls For The Taking, And No Resistance Too!" A sphere of those golden petals surrounded us, "DIE!" he screamed before laughing demonically.

The petals approached closer and closer and closer. I tried to back up, but a wall was in my way. Just when the petals made contact, a burst of light filled the room. When it vanished, I felt like I had never broken a bone. I noticed the girl was just starting to wake up as well. Our souls were as bright as the sun. Flowey looked like he knew what was going to happen. "See you soon," he said, his eyes locked onto the girl. He gained a smug grin "Frisk."

A massive fireball suddenly flew right into him, turning him into dust. The dust seeped down the hole where he once stood. With a pop, the souls seeped back into our bodies. After brushing myself off, I went over and tried to help the girl up; she just looked at me with a gaping jaw and wide eye. While I still had my hand out, a giant goat-like creature stepped out of the other arch. It wore a purple robe with a strange symbol on it. I looked up at it with terror running through my veins; it had to be at least ten feet tall! The girl, on the other hand, strangely had a smile.

They glared at the still seeping ash. "Such a wicked creature torturing such poor innocent youth," she said. Her voice was obviously a female. It was calming and gentle, almost like a stereotypical mother. She looked at me and the girl. Concern filled her face when she saw me. "Ah, do not be afraid children, I mean no harm." She gave me a gentle smile as she showed me her empty hands. It helped to calm my nerves a little. "I'm Toriel, caretaker of the Ruins. I was passing through when I heard that wicked creatures laugh." She paused for a moment. "I rushed here as quickly as I could." She crouched down to my level, the girl joined my side. The girl's smile was almost gleaming at that point and she jumped up and down like she was a child. It was very strange, to say the least. "It has been a very long time since a human has fallen." She looked at both of us and chuckled, "And it's been even since two have fallen at one time." She dusted me and the girl's clothes off before standing back up. "Come, I will guide you through the catacombs." She gestured us to follow before walking through the arch.

I turned at the girl; she had seemed to forget I was there as she started to walk toward the arch. "So..." I said as I rubbed my face. What the fuck is going on? I thought. "Would you care to tell me who you are and why you're smiling? I mean, she seemed nice, but we almost died to a..." My voice trailed off as I struggled to process everything. "...yellow flower."

She turned to me. That smile that she had just had was gone, replaced by the shock she had when she first saw me. "You followed me?" She paused. "...Why? How?" she asked.

"What do you mean how? It's pretty simple, I ran after you."

She held her face in her hand. "You're not supposed to be here." She paused, "This isn't possible."

I squinted at her. "I think you bumped your head harder than I did on the fall."

She took a few deep breaths and didn't say anything for a moment. "Okay, just... follow me." She gave me a death stare. "And don't say anything," She stared at me for a few seconds before turning to the arch.

I turned to her. "Could I at least get a name first?

She stopped walking. "Didn't you hear the flower?" She chuckled. "It's Frisk," she said as she disappeared behind the arch.

"Well Frisk, my name's Jack. It's a pleasure to meet such a kind and caring person. Oh, did you say thank you for not abandoning you? Why you're welcome Frisk!" I mumbled, mocking her attitude. When I was left in the room with no one but myself, I decided to quickly follow after her.

A/N

Sup. This chapters pretty short but it's meant to be. It's kinda the intro. The next chapter will be at least five thousand words. This is a passion project so while I'll try to get it done, don't expect weekly updates, it's not happening. This will be basically Undertale but another human falls, changing nearly everything. If you have the ability, leave reviews, I like to know directly what's wrong with my works so I can improve upon it. Anyways, this is the author signing off.

Have a nice day and thanks for reading.