She couldn't take it anymore.

Chara was running like never before in her life. She couldn't take it anymore.

She couldn't keep tolerating those creatures called "humans". She had to get away.

But there was nowhere she could run away to. So she just kept running recklessly wherever her legs took her. Tears were streaming from her eyes, her heart was beating insanely. She ran into the woods, stepping on crunchy leaves and branches. Bushes were tearing her shirt and pants apart, she fell to the ground at least ten times and her knees were bleeding. She didn't notice how she ended up on a path leading to the peak of the mount Ebott. Only in the middle of the trail, a hard fall to the ground made her stop and catch some breath. Chara stood up and looked around. By her left was the mountain, by her right was a cliff where she could clearly see the green woods and her village. Ahead of her was a cave. She heard legends about it saying that once this world was crowded by monsters aside with humans, but there was a war and monsters were locked underground. Rumors were telling that the cave she was now facing was the only connection to the underground house of the monsters, but Chara didn't care if it was true or not. At least not now. Rubbing her aching from the running legs, she shivered lightly. The late November night was cold and windy and it appeared to start raining soon. Ignoring the legend, Chara limped into the cave to warm up and rest. Meanwhile, she'll have the time to plan what shall she do next, where to go and how to live. The cave was too dark to see anything inside. Chara wanted to go deeper into it, assuming that it's warmer there, when suddenly her foot got caught on something, probably a vine, and she fell down.

"Not again..."

She thought. Her knees hurt as if she was shot into them, and she had no idea how she is supposed to walk after another fall. However, she didn't land on the ground but kept falling. The wind hit her face and her shoulder-length hair flew up. Numb from horror, she opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came out. She didn't want to die! She was too young to die, she just turned eleven two months ago!

The fall felt like forever-but actually lasted barely few seconds-until she actually hit the hard ground, hitting her head and even harder hitting her knees. She felt how her pants under her knees got wet from the blood. Her head pulsed from pain.

-Help! Someone! Anyone...-

She called out. But nobody heard. Actually, the call was more out of despair. She had no idea where she was and if there was actually anyone who could help her. So she lied on the ground for some time-it felt long, she counted that it was at least an hour.- until she began to feel her body again. Lifting her upper body up slightly, she glanced around. It was blurry for her, but she managed to catch a look of high columns. They looked like in old Greece buildings, and she understood that someone must live there since they were polished and perfectly fixed, as well as the floor and the walls were spic and span. Taking a bit more air into her lungs than the last time, Chara called out for help once again:

-Is anybody there...? Help me... Please!-

She yelled. Suddenly, soft steps sounded. Halleluja, somebody heard her!

-...It sounds like it came from over here...-

A silhouette showed up from what appeared to be a hall. Chara squinted until her sight cleared and... Her jaw dropped.

"What the actual... Something?"

A short, standing-on-two goat kid was looking at her from above. Chara knew the legend, but she was always sure that it was a myth. But now she was facing a SOMETHING that she couldn't but call a monster. But she expected the monsters to look like in horror movies or nightmares, but this? It was probably the cutest thing she had ever seen. Maybe only kittens were as cute as this little goat. Rubbing her eyes to ensure that she was actually awake and conscious, Chara sat on the ground, staring at the monster.

-Oh, you've fallen down here... Haven't you? Are you okay? Here, get up.-

The goat reached its paw-yes, PAW. For the first time in her life, Chara saw a goat with a paw of a kitten!-to help her up. Chara took it, and, on shaking legs, got on feet. The goat was a bit shorter than her, but not much.

-Hello.-

She smiled politely. The goat kid smiled back.

-My name is Asriel. What's yours?-

"Asriel? A boy, then."

Chara concluded. Until now she didn't understand what gender the young monster is.

-I'm Chara.-

She answered him shortly. Asriel's smile became wider as he shook her hand.

-Chara, huh? That's a nice name.-

He looked at her, studying. She as well got a chance to study him. He wore a dark green shirt with a light yellow stripe. A wide smile crawled onto her face-she wore a light green shirt with a dark yellow stripe. They both had brown pants, but his pants were much darker than her. Although it was quite chilly there, Asriel had his feet bare, but Chara assumed that the fur was warming him up. He looked at her somewhat worried.

-Oh... You're hurt... Your knees...-

-Yeah, I had quite a landing...-

-Come with!-

Asriel grabbed her by hand and dragged her after himself. But with the sharp move, Chara's hitten head began to ache and she fell to the ground. Luckily she didn't hit her knees, but she couldn't get up by herself.

-Oh, sorry! Hold on...-

Asriel knelt down to her and put his arm around her back to help her up and helped her walk.

-How did you end up here?-

He asked to strike a conversation.

-I slipped in the dark and fell down.-

Chara mumbled an answer.

-How old are you?-

-Eleven, you?-

-Nine.-

They walked quietly for a minute. Chara was looking at everything around. Eventually, she spotted a symbol of a winged circle and three triangles on few items.

-Hey, Asriel... What is this?-

She asked, pointing at the closest symbol. Asriel looked over at it.

-This is the symbol of the royal family! We call it "Delta Rune".-

-Royal family...-

Chara wanted to burst in questions, but she knew that if she does, the poor young monster will be mind blown. She walked silently for some time, studying the small humans that ran after them.

-What do they want?-

Chara eventually asked.

-Most of them have never seen a human before, or seen a very long time ago. You are the first human I see as well!-

Asriel answered enthusiastically. Chara looked down at the monsters that almost stepped onto her shoes. Some monsters were flying near her head. Chara was so fascinated by those unusual for her creatures that she didn't notice a rock in front of her. Luckily for her, she just got caught on it and it got her shoe off.

-Ow, careful. You can catch on something. Or someone.-

Asriel knelt down to pick up her shoe, when suddenly the rock-Yes, ROCK-squeaked:

-Pumpkin, I just found a new place to stay at, and even here you'd like to disturb me?-

Chara almost fell over to the ground from shock. A talking rock was a bit too much for today-although by the human clock, the day has barely begun. It was around 3-4 am on the surface, but here it appeared to be the middle of the day.

-C-can I have my shoe back?-

Chara asked carefully.

-Well, of course, pumpkin! But please don't step on me next time you pass.-

The rock finished talking and... Literally skated away, muttering something.

-What just happened?-

Chara mumbled, sitting down slowly and putting her shoe back on. Asriel began laughing. Chara understood then that her countenance was probably the funniest and the weirdest at the moment.

-You will get usual. Now come on, we're almost there!-

-Where are we even going? You didn't tell me.-

-To my house! it's up ahead!-

Asriel helped Chara up and dragged her after himself. She limped and almost stumbled onto the floor. Her head hurt from the pressure of the sharp move.

-Come on, just a little bit longer!-

Asriel dragged Chara with enough power to make her almost run until they faced a middle-sized beautiful house. Asriel hopped up to the doorway and knocked, with the second paw signing Chara to approach. The door opened and a larger goat monster in a flower-patterned muu-muu.

-Asriel, dear, you are early. Usually, you hike for hours... Oh, my!-

The goat-Asriel's mother-gasped loudly as she looked at Chara. Asriel turned to her to see her rubbing her aching legs.

-Mom, can you help Chara? I found her fallen down! She is hurt!-

He clung to his mom's muu-muu with the cutest eyes he could make.

-Of course, I'll help her, Asriel!-

She approached Chara, who by this time sat down on the ground and crouched to her.

-Hello, child. My name is Toriel, Asriel's mother.-

She reached her paws and Chara shrieked in fear, covering her head. She didn't expect this kind-looking monster to harm her, but her instincts were trained-if it's a hand and it's coming closer, defend yourself. She felt being lifted up and opened her eyes to see herself in Toriel's arms, being carried into the house. Toriel brought her to what appeared to be a living room with a large chair and set her down.

-How did you fall down here?-

Toriel asked with a smile, putting a paw on Chara's head.

-I slipped on a vine in the dark and... Fell.-

Chara shrugged. She unexpectedly felt her headache easing and her knees stopping bleeding.

-What are you doing?-

She asked confused.

-It's healing magic. Are you feeling better?-

Toriel asked kindly. Chara smiled widely and nodded. Asriel was jumping behind his mother enthusiastically, hindering to start a conversation.

-Asriel, please go call your dad and tell him the news. He is in the garden. I'm sure he will burst from surprise.-

Toriel eventually pleased him and he hopped from the living room. Toriel chuckled before turning back to Chara.

-So, child, you must have a lot of questions. I'm here to answer anything.-

She said. Chara mentally cracked knuckles.

-Yeeeeeees. First: What is Delta Rune and who are the Royal Family?-

She asked. Toriel reached a full new level of surprised at the moment. The very first human falls into the world of monsters, and that's what she asks first? How did she even know those terms? Chara seemed to read the confusion in Toriel's eyes and explained:

-Asriel said that those winged circles on the walls are Delta Rune, the symbol of the Royal Family.-

-Oh! Of course! The winged circle... Well, you see...-

Toriel looked down, biting her lower lip slightly, thinking.

-There's an ancient prophecy, saying that once, an angel that has seen the surface will come and free the monsters from the underground. The winged circle is the angel, and the three triangles beneath it, if you noticed them, sign the monsters underground.-

She explained. Chara listened literally looking into Toriel's mouth. An angel? From the surface? She's from the surface! What if this angel is her? What if she will save the monsters? That sounded too fantastic for her.

-And the Royal Family?-

She interested. Toriel seemed to hesitate for a moment.

-The Dreemurrs. The king of the monsters was leading them in the war against humanity. And since the monsters got locked underground with a magical barrier, he didn't age, until his heir, Asriel Dreemurr was born nine years ago.-

She smiled while pronouncing her son's name. Chara was feeling like falling through the chair right now. Asriel, this little goat with kitten paws that saved her, is the prince of all monsters? And the goat woman she was talking to now is the monster queen? Chara didn't know what was holding her back right now from falling to her knees and bowing.

-Y-your majesty... I-I'm sorry, I had no idea...-

She stuttered. Toriel giggled and pet her head.

-Please, just call me Toriel. Would you like some tea, Chara?-

She asked softly. Chara nodded. Indeed she needed something warm now after all the stress from before to calm down. She took the cup when Asriel ran into the room. A tall bold monster goat entered after him.

-Golly! A human from the surface!-

He gasped. Chara lifted her eyebrows. Everybody looked at her as if she was something non-existing that suddenly became real. According to Toriel, the king saw the humans during the war. After all, he faced them in battle and knew what they were and what they looked like.

-Yeaaaah I'm just a human, not an alien from mercury.-

She mumbled, looking down. The king smiled at her.

-You are the very first human that fell down the mountain. You have no idea how many questions I have about the surface!-

-I can say I have a little bit more questions...-

-Gorey, let's give our guest some space and time to adjust. I bet she has countless amount of questions. Ain't that so, Chara?-

Before Chara could answer, Asriel overcame her:

-Oh! Oh! Can I guide her? Can I?-

He widened his large, green eyes. The king and the queen smiled.

-Does Chara want you to guide her?-

Toriel asked. Chara finished her tea in two sips and answered:

-Yes, why not. But first... I want to sleep at least a bit... I haven't slept for a day and a half.-

In some time Chara already settled herself on the same chair, with a blanket. She felt more comfortable than any time in her entire life. Nobody had yelled or laughed at her for her red eyes, nobody had slapped or hurt her. Maybe she will never see the humans again, she didn't care. Those creatures, described in legends like soulless, mean devils, were the kindest living beings she ever met. She felt that there's a great adventure before her she will have to march through with the monsters, and honestly, she knew that she'll be much happier than with humans. Although she just met them, she already knew it.

A/N So this is the beginning of "the happiest ending" rewritten but under the official name "Teamtale"! I decided to simply replace the old chapters with new instead of posting a new story... IDK why. Don't be mad ppl, this is the same but starting from Chara falling and having more details. A lot of details.

Anyways, "The happiest ending" went through huuuuuge changes and people who read it now as "Teamtale" will probably be on the "wtf" mode at first, but hey, still, enjoy reading!

Thanks for reading and paying attention to the A/N!