Alice in Undertale

By Lolitafreak88

Chapter 1 Imagination in Ruins

Alice finally was able to register, after what seemed like an eternity but had truly only been a minute, who this Toriel looked like. She indeed appeared to be some sort of goat-woman, dressed in an elegant blue robe with a mysterious insignia on it and was barefoot. There was a reddish tint present in her eyes and she had an expression that was motherly and noble. It appeared that she truly was the one who had casted that fireball and ignited those bullets. Alice wasn't sure what to think right now but she knew what she needed to do. Somewhat slowly, she got up and curtsied eloquently to Toriel.

"Thank you kindly for saving my life Toriel… I… never imagined that…" Alice suddenly was struggling to gather her emotions.

In the most realistic sense, a flower that could talk had attempted to murder her here… and she hadn't even really explored anything yet. If that wasn't a terrifying premonition of what could happen should she keep exploring this land, what else could it have meant? This clearly was more than the Underground or the Wonderland, it was a place where all the creatures had extra-special powers and… used them to do horrible things. I-I could've died, Alice though, no I most certainly was about to die if she hadn't shown… Such thoughts and a scenario soon caused the young girl to shed even more tears.

"There, there child… I know that must've been a terrible experience but I'll protect you from here on out. I've always passed through this place every day to see if anyone has fallen down. You are the first human to come here in a long time." Toriel hugged Alice and attempted to give her words of comfort.

However, one statement made Alice's fears ignite…

"W-wait… d-do you mean to say there a-are no humans down here…?" Alice cried, sobbing.

"..." Toriel's expression grew somewhat grim and it appeared to be something sensitive for her to talk about.

"I-is everyone here go-going to try to kill me…? A-am I really the only human present down here…?" Alice began to beg for mercy even though it was clear Toriel meant no harm.

Toriel looked away for a moment, as though to contemplate on what to say next. After several moments, she faced Alice again.

"Child… I will ensure that you have my protection and that no harm will come to you while I'm here. Not all monsters are bloodthirsty in the Ruins… and there are ways to avoid violence. It is best if I show you to understand. Come, we shall go through the catacombs." Toriel's serious expression became a hopeful smile as she proceeded to lead the way for Alice, which consisted of moving forward into the darkness.

Alice's tears of regret and fear continued to pour… she felt like she had been kidnapped and lured into a dangerous spot. If only my curiousity hadn't... Alice thought negatively. But Alice then realized that perhaps there was more to this than just a murderous flower named Flowey. This was only the first impression and while it had been very, very, very poor there was a chance that it wasn't an accurate depiction of the overall scheme of the Underground. Perhaps there were magical castles too beautiful to describe, pleasant people with fancy clothes, animals that could talk much like she had wished for Dinah, and the like. So with this small, optimistic thought and some determination, Alice wiped away her tears and followed after Toriel.

Toriel led her through another gate similar to the one from earlier where what Alice seen was by far the most breathtaking thing she had seen that day. It was a purple room with stone walls, two sets of stairways leading to an enticing open gateway, and there were red leaves much like those in autumn on the ground. There was also a stone tablet above the entrance in a text that unfortunately Alice could not read. Still this bright and mysterious room felt much more inviting and gave Alice even more hope that perhaps there was some wonder in this Underground after all. Toriel proceeded up the stairway and waited for Alice who was still in awe of what she was seeing.

"This the RUINS entrance my child. Beyond this will be your new home." Toriel spoke to Alice with a genuine happiness.

"This is very intricate and incredible… what sort of civilization lived in this ruins I wonder? It appears they were fond of autumn leaves seeing all these leaves on the ground." Alice inquired.

"This was the very first living site made by monsters after they were banished to the Underground. The monsters have since moved on and left this home behind. I have chosen to stay here for… tranquility and to see if there are any human children who could use care and nurturing." Toriel opened up many doors to Alice's curious mind.

"Banished? What do you mean by banishment? Did something transpire that caused you to be banished here?" Alice asked thoughtfully, playing with the red leaves briefly as they spoke.

Toriel looked a bit surprised at this but in a more shocked way than normal surprise, as though Alice had said a vulgar statement.

"D-do you not know of the war child…? Did your parents not tell you of it..?" Toriel asked concerned.

Just when I think I've been able to make sense of things, Alice thought as she suddenly got that nervous and scared feeling again. Considering she had been going over history just earlier this afternoon, she had definitely not heard of any war involving monsters… or even monsters being involved in history. Still Alice wondered maybe this was a different world and perhap it had it's own history and geography unlike her world… like perhaps where she was in a country of some sort and part of a big continent. Thus the monsters were banished to one country by another country and so forth.

"I-I do not recall any sort of conflict involving monsters in my world. What was the cause?" Alice asked, her hands held behind her back.

"I don't mind sharing that information with you child. If it will help you understand things better, I would be only glad to tell you such. Long ago, two race ruled over Earth: HUMANS and MONSTERS. One-"

"I-I beg your pardon madame but… t-that's… I come from Earth…" Alice, clearly rattled, interrupted Toriel and made a desperate statement.

"Well that's where all humans who come down here originate so it'd be strange if you were not from Earth. Is there something wrong?" Toriel gave a caring, sensitive expression.

"Y-yes… monsters simply do not exist in my world. I-if they did… I couldn't possibly imagine how things would've turned out… and how things would be completely different from how they are at the moment... " Alice folded her arms as though cold and looked away as she said this.

Toriel looked utterly baffled at this but rather than dismiss Alice's side of the story, she attempted to understand it.

"Tell me child, where do you live?"

"I live in England… and I came here down through a rabbit hole after following a mysterious child…" Alice answered sincerely.

"That's very puzzling… didn't you fall from MT. EBOTT? That is the only way for a human to enter our world ever since the magic spell was put up." Toriel offered a question that only made Alice begin to panic.

"N-no… th-there's no such mountain in the geography of Earth… h-how could this have happened to me…? D-did I end up in some sort of parallel universe…?" Alice gasped.

Toriel sensed Alice's distress and ran to her side at once, gathering her in her arms.

"Please don't fear child, even if what you know about Earth isn't true or if there perhaps is another way into the Underground, I know you'll be safe with me and you can live a wonderful life." Toriel's voice was so calming and caring.

"B-but… well… can you please finish your story?" Alice asked, trying to at least keep her composure.

"So a war occurred where the humans won over us… and imprisoned us to the underground. We've lived like this for many years." Toriel explained.

"... That seems like a very sad story… if it truly did happen t-then it means something very bizarre happened to me…" Alice squeaked weakly, feeling as though gravity was pulling her down.

If this was Earth to the monsters… and yet Alice's Earth had no monsters… what if somehow she had been transported into the future? What if it was that parallel universe she had thought from earlier? There were a number of curious but no longer very forgiving possibilities of what became of her when she fell down that rabbit hole. Had she perhaps fallen into what the monsters called Mt. Ebott with it not being a real mountain? Was she dreaming… still dreaming…? While Alice's imagination was struggling to cope, her curiousity and the fact that there was clearly more to this world beyond Flowey gave her enough determination to accept this. I wonder if I'll ever see Dinah again… the only nagging thought Alice had at the moment.

"There are many bizarre things about this land, perhaps what happened to you is magical in nature and can be remedied with magic. But for now come my child." Toriel spoke firmly yet lovingly like a mother as she took Alice's hand and led her up the stairs.

"T-thank you very much Toriel. You are truly a wonderful woman." Alice complemented with the best smile she could manage at the moment.

"O-oh dear… you are very welcome child. I simply want the best for you. I will also help answer any concerns you may have to the best of my abilities." Toriel comforted Alice a bit shyly from the compliment.

Alice was indeed still distressed but she decided there must be more waiting for her in the Underground that she would like or would give her comfort. Perhaps there was a way to return home safe and sound as well if magic was involved. Though magic was already quite an arcane subject on Earth, her sister dismissing the idea it existed whenever Alice brought up an daydream that involved magic. Still whatever the reason, it existed here… and that's what made Alice feel a bit special but also very vulnerable.

"Welcome to your new home, innocent one." Toriel spoke almost like some sort of guide as they entered the Ruins.

What Alice saw was another door with a similar insignia to what was on Toriel's robes, as well as six unusual stone steps on the ground and and another tablet along the wall. There was also a mysterious yellow switch to the right of the door. Alice looked puzzled at this being her home.

"I do not mean to intrude your idea of home ma'am but… I don't really see how this could be a home." Alice said.

Toriel giggled and gave her reply,

"There's more than meets the eye to these Ruins my dear child. Allow me to educate you in such." She then proceeded to walk along those six stone steps, or more precisely four of them, in a unique pace and timing before activating a switch on the wall.

As soon as this done, the door opened almost instantly to Alice's amazement. It meant that there was some subtle puzzles and inner workings to these ruins. Alice did always love puzzles and riddles and the like so she began to feel more excited at this knowledge.

"I see… so these ruins have puzzles that must be solved before moving from room to room. That sounds quite extraordinary, did you create these puzzles yourself Toriel?" Alice asked with her hands clasped.

"I did my child, please adjust yourself to the sight of them. These puzzles help keep me and eventually you safe from any who wish to harm or cause trouble to us. Let us keep going." Toriel replied with a gentle smile and went through the door.

Alice, being the curious little girl that got her here, stopped to read the text on the wall as it was now level to her and she could read its words.

"Only the fearless may proceed. Brave ones, foolish ones. Both walk not the middle road.' What very wise words… it is true that I am a bit frightened but I must trust Toriel and trust my own hope if I am to ever move forward." Alice rambled to herself, finding this enough to lift her spirits.

Alice then followed after Toriel to see the biggest room yet in the Underground. There was a sign, flowing rivers with separate bridges to cross, a sign with a text along the wall, ivy, and switches that appeared to have yellow markings painted around them that directed one's attention to them. The complexity to these ruins were very endearing to Alice though she did begin to wonder what the outside of these ruins looked like. Still for now her curiousity was more than satisfied.

"To make progress here, you will need to trigger several switches. Do not worry, I have labeled the ones you need to flip." Toriel explained and then walked to the other end of the room.

"Thank you." Alice curtsied as she expressed her gratitude. She then proceeded to examine things.

The sign was confusing as it described how to read signs even though Alice figured that was fundamental. The new text in this room was simply a warning to stay on the path. Definitely would be wisest to stay on the path here, Alice considered. Finding herself slightly disappointed, she pressed the switches under Toriel's direction and noticed how some spikes that prevented exit in this room on the right side sank to the ground after doing such. It seemed to have worked and Toriel confirmed it,

"Splendid! I am proud of you, little one. Let us move to the next room."

Alice was feeling a bit embarrassed at all this praise, it was definitely appreciated though maybe lacking some modesty. Still she felt much better being with Toriel than alone so she welcomed it as she skipped into the next room. Most unusually there was not much to this room besides a very peculiar dummy of some sort. Not like a puppet but more like something kids would use as target practice for a game of some sorts. Before Alice could even theorize what this dummy was possibly used for Toriel spoke again,

"As a human living in the UNDERGROUND, monsters may attack you. You will need to be prepared for this situation."

"These monsters… they'd really want to hurt me…? B-but how can I possibly defend myself against what I don't know or have no ways of doing such?" Alice demanded with honest worry.

"Worry not my child. The process is simple. When you encounter a monster, you will enter a FIGHT. While you are in a FIGHT, strike up a simple conversation. Stall for time. I will come to resolve the conflict." Toriel explained.

"Well I do like conversing with others and that Flowey character was quite capable of talking… but is that really a legitimate way of handling a life or death situation here?" Alice asked with an arm gesture to accompany it. Toriel closed her eyes briefly, as though she had been considering this question and was carefully selecting her answer.

"Believe me, between mercy and violence, I believe most strongly in mercy." Toriel's eyes opened to show an intense resolve of that committed to their duty and she spoke particularly serious in it as well.

Such confidence meant that the answer would be near impossible to deny. Alice felt very enlightened by such a thing. Truly, she herself would never ever dream of becoming violent with somebody yet it was true she had been thinking of ways to handle the monsters down here. Among them was a very last resort sort of choice to try to harm them before they could harm her but to hear with such confidence that mercy could work here and was a preferred method down here… she nodded. She was definitely going to try to find the peaceful method in these situations. Besides, maybe some of these creatures only needed a conversation to feel better or maybe some creatures were nice.

"Practice talking to the dummy." Toriel ordered gently.

Alice nodded again and moved in front of the strange dummy. Feeling slightly anxious about what to say she decided to go for a simple introduction.

"It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance sir… my name is Alice. What is your name?" Alice even curtsied elegantly as she introduced herself to seem pleasant.

After a brief moment, it was clear the dummy wasn't much for conversation. Alice seemed stumped for a moment until Toriel spoke.

"Alice… Alice…"

Alice looked both amazed and confused when she heard Toriel address her name and she turned around to see Toriel looking at Alice proudly but also clearly examining her. Such a look was a bit interesting as it seemed that Toriel was judging Alice for more than just how she handled the dummy. Alice wondered why she hadn't introduced herself formally to Toriel earlier considering that Toriel had been calling her 'child' all this time. Perhaps she had been so shaken by Flowey's murder attempt that she hadn't considered it and Toriel never asked her. Alice looked timidly at Toriel, completely unsure of what to say next.

"Y-yes… that is my name Alice. I do apologize for not telling you my name earlier, there had been a lot to take in and it had slipped my mind." She offered what she felt was a reasonable explanation.

Toriel gasped as she realized she had gotten lost in her thoughts. She shook her head and told Alice,

"Oh I am sorry Alice… it's just such a beautiful name and I haven't met an 'Alice' yet from the human world. You also did very good with the dummy. You should be very proud of yourself." She then headed further into the ruins.

"..." Alice was blushing a bit, such motherly comments inevitably led to such an effect, and was wondering more about Toriel now than ever before. She seemed like a perfectly pleasant person and a caring figure. It made her want to know what brought her here, what drove her to protect the humans who fell in the Underground, and basically more about her interests and hobbies. Recovering from this idle daydream, Alice followed after Toriel.

This room appeared to be a lot more simple than the other rooms and was a long corridor with ivy on the walls. Toriel mentioned there being another puzzle in the room and wondered if Alice could solve it. As they carried on their way, something extraordinary happened. A strange, frog-like creature leapt out at Alice and stood in her path.

"OHH!" Alice gasped aloud and surprised. It certainly looked like a frog though there was something under it with eyes that moved about. Even stranger, upon looking at the creature, she identified it as… a Froggit? How is that possible? Alice thought as the strange term seemed to appear in her head and be completely understood in that instant. Before she could recount what Toriel had taught her about doing things, Toriel gave a severe glare towards the Froggit. The Froggit, understandably intimidated, proceeded to leave Alice and Toriel alone.

Neither of them said a word and continued to go onward. Alice did take the time to read a text that described the western room as the eastern room's blueprint which seemed very curious to Alice. Soon, the two of them reached a path that was completely lined up with menacing spikes. It seemed to be the sort of path that couldn't be crossed but Toriel had another idea in mind.

"Here, take my hand for a moment." Toriel said to Alice. Alice nodded, knowing Toriel knew far more than she did and taking the goat woman's hand, soon learned that the spikes went down if you stood in close proximity towards a certain area.

Staying as close to Toriel as possible, Alice and Toriel weaved their way through the spiky trail and soon reached the other side. Alice commended Toriel on her knowledge,

"It is definitely reassuring to have you to escort me through these Ruins Toriel. I can't possibly fathom getting through any of this on my own."

"I think you seem like a very smart girl Alice. I have confidence you could make it through some of these puzzles but for now they seem too dangerous for you to go for alone." Toriel spoke supportively and moved along to the next room with Alice close behind.

"You have done excellently thus far my child. However.. I have a difficult request to ask of you. … I would like you to walk to the end of your room by yourself. Forgive me for this." Toriel suddenly made what appeared to be a very hard thing for Alice to accept.

In this very big, vast hallway, Alice was to walk alone from one end of the hall to the other. Toriel would not be there with her. Before Alice had time to think, Toriel quickly went off and disappeared.

"Oh dear…" Alice muttered to herself insecurely.

But then she began to think more clearly about what Toriel had just said.

"If I am to believe she wants me to walk to the other end of the hall by myself… then surely that means she'll be waiting on the other end of the hall for me. Yes this is very much a trick scenario of trying to make me feel alone when she'll still be watching over me." Alice thought aloud and came with an amusing conclusion.

With no more fear about what Toriel had just said, Alice did just that. She walked down the hallway at a simple pace. There was not much to see so she mainly kept herself entertained by imagining some curious things. Like a cheshire cat with a very large grin and a game of croquet played with animals as the mace and the ball… It was one of her favorite hobbies and pastimes and could keep her endlessly entertained. But she also contemplated more serious matters, such as how she was to return home and if she truly had somehow ended up in the future. As intriguing as that may sound on paper to any avid reader, it was extremely terrifying to find yourself in unfamiliar circumstances such as those in actuality. Twiddling her fingers a bit, she soon approached a very large pillar near the end of the hall and as she neared, Toriel came from behind it to greet Alice. Alice resisted a giggle of satisfaction for guessing correctly.

"Greetings, my child. Do not worry, I did not leave you. I was merely behind this pillar the whole time" Toriel spoke as though the whole scenario was unpredictable.

"I don't mean to discredit your lesson on independence but I kind of figured out what you were planning based on what you had told me Toriel." Alice spoke and finally giggled at Toriel's innocence.

Toriel looked genuinely surprised at being found out but then smiled with pride.

"You are truly a very smart child Alice, you've really exceeded all my expectations. Still, there was another reason for doing such. I must attend to some business, and you must stay alone for a while. Please remain here. It's dangerous to explore by yourself." Instructed Toriel.

Alice seemed slightly disappointed at these instructions as she was hoping to see and discover more of the Ruins. While Toriel did seem to be quite right about the nature of some of these monsters in and around the Ruins, Alice felt as though she could apply Toriel's mercy properly. The curious side of Alice definitely felt disobedient towards following these instructions but after the Flowey incident, the rational side of Alice was on full alert. She definitely did not want to risk being pinned and cornered by some horrible monster without Toriel being able to rescue her. So in the end Alice had to agree with Toriel.

"I understand." Alice agreed with a small nod.

"I have an idea. I will give you a CELL PHONE." Toriel then spoke with a flash of inspiration and pulled something out of her pocket and handed it to Alice.

"C-cell phone...?" Alice inquired stunned as she received a completely foreign device to her.

It was surprisingly small for a device, with a metallic nature to it. It had various numbers and lettered buttons, two buttons marked green and red, was interconnected out of two long-roundish parts with the top half having a big screen and the bottom half possessing all the buttons. Alice looked at it much like she had looked at the first instance of Flowey's bullets, surprise and some fear. Toriel noticed her expression and looked grim.

"D-do you mean you have not used a cell phone before Alice?" Toriel inquired. Alice just nodded, afraid to speak.

"These cell phones have been around since the late 1900s for humans. The reason monsters have come across them is because they sometimes are dropped here in the Underground." Toriel explained.

"I… I don't… that's far in the future for me… I'm… how… I really did travel through time…" Alice's next few words were hushed whispers as tears began to pour again.

Toriel looked very guilty, and clearly was upset about not being able to support Alice the way she would've liked to. It seemed as though Alice had come from a completely different variant of Earth and had entered the Underground in a vastly different way from the previous humans who stumbled here. She suddenly felt as though she had a great deal of questions to ask Alice about her Earth like Alice towards her about the Underground. Toriel decided it was better to at least try than just watch Alice in her pitiful state.

"A-Alice… would you like me to show you how it works…?" Toriel offered as softly as she could.

Alice again nodded, sobbing continuously as she gripped the cell phone. Within that span of time, Toriel showed Alice how this cell phone could be used to make calls and send and receive messages from others who had a cell phone. By adding their numbers to their contacts list, they could easily and conveniently call them and strike up a conversation. Such a device would be utterly revolutionary in Alice's time but at this moment she looked at it as though it was a cruel joke. It meant Alice was no longer with her sister or Dinah… she was somewhere else entirely on Earth and in the Underground. She was ALONE. Toriel understood this feeling entirely, the previous children also having been scared and alone. Thus, she tried to help encourage Alice.

"I… Alice, nothing is determined yet. Until it's disproved, there is always a possibility that you can return to your time or perhaps bring those you care to where you are now. Have hope my child." Toriel spoke.

"... Y-yes…" Alice said sadly though she was beginning to wipe her tears bravely.

Alice then watched as Toriel departed to do what she described as her errands. Alice felt like she couldn't stand anymore and so she slowly lowered herself until she sat down. She looked at the cell phone mournfully… wondering how could she have gotten into such a terrible state? Not in a Wonderland, not even in her own time anymore, in a world where she could easily be killed, and completely alone. Well.. she at least had Toriel but would Toriel go with her everywhere? She already left on her own accord which meant Alice couldn't 100% trust her to stick by her side. If only Alice had given herself good advice back when she had first seen that child and didn't go into the rabbit-hole. She could've avoided this entirely…

"Oh Dinah… I-I miss you…" Alice sobbed, currently in a hopeless state.

But this state was not what someone else needed Alice to be in. In fact it was time for this 'someone' to appear. Another figure, a very familiar figure, made his or her way towards Alice from behind. They were determined to guide Alice towards a path… THEIR path.

"Where'd all that determination go Alice?" The voice rang out.

To be Continued...