A/N So, here we are, in the Underground! I hope all you lovely people have a lovely day! I like to think that Annie has Alphys' habit of nerding out (but with Cinderella, not anime) and Papyrus' energy shoved into a small, eight-year-olds body. Please enjoy my characters (and Toby's, because I could only dream of owning Undertale qwq) suffer!

Undertale belongs to Toby Fox, not me. I think we all know this.

July 17th, 2020 - Ebbot Town

Annie ran up the mountain, giddy with the childhood feeling of doing something that you know you're not supposed to do. She was clutching her toy knife and looking at the yellow flowers. They looked identical to the ones in the center of the village, except a few extra petals. Thinking of the village reminded her of the stories of what had happened ten years ago. When the monster had walked into the village center and dropped off a dead human, only to return up the mountain with the small girl. She shook her head. Nothing but silly stories and rumors.

She eventually found a cave she was going to walk in like a normal human, but then she tripped on a small stone and tumbled into the gaping abyss in the center. She screamed as she fell and landed on a bed of flowers. They were the same ones from the top of the mountain, and they were a lot softer than they seemed. Annie sat up, and though covered in scratches and bruises, she managed to start walking around the strange purple halls that she had fallen into. Eventually she ran into a small frog like creature. She went to see If it would be her friend, but all she got in reply was "Meow" which was odd, but she kept going, until she ran into a tall figure that introduced herself as Toriel.

"Oh my! Are you hurt? What is a small child like you doing in the Underground? It is not safe for you here!"

"I was playing on the mountain, but then I tripped and fell and I'm here now!"

Toriel simply shock her head. "Follow me, I'll take you to my home and we can talk about this over some pie, alright?" This seemed to cheer Annie up as she started talking about her favorite kinds of pie and how Thomas' best friend (even though he TOTALLY liked him, no matter how much Thomas tried to deny it) loved to make pies, and was even going to make her a Cinderella themed pie for her birthday, which was in nine months and-. I'll stop telling you what they talked about now because it was a bit of everything.

Once they had made it to Toriels house, Annie helped Toriel make the pie. The got more pie dough on each other than in the pan, but the pie was amazing none the less.

"This was SO much fun, but I have to get back home! My brother will be worried sick, and I have to make sure that Thomas doesn't do anything stupid." Toriel took a deep breath before explaining to Annie that she couldn't go home. Annie was stoic for a few moments before breaking down. Toriel did her best to comfort the child, but in the end, all she could do was put her to bed and save her an extra piece of pie for the morning. A few weeks went by. Annie lost her ribbon and toy knife in the Ruins, but that was nothing unexpected. Toriel had asked Annie for her favorite colors so she could start making her some new clothing, but the only color that Annie would tell her was blue.

~time skip brought to you by my horrid writing skills~

July 31st, 2020 - Underground

"Annie. It's been two weeks. I know that your sad, but you need to try and make the besst of this. Try saying hi to some of the Froggits! They'll love you!"

"I want to g-go home." Annie was nearly in tears as she thought about her brother Thomas, his best friend Callum, her best friend Jacob... It all hurt so much to remember.

"Annie. We both know that as much as I want to be able to send you home, there is no way. You could try to leave through the entrance to the Ruins, but that could be deadly. So, would your brother want you to cry over him, or make the most of this situation?" Toriel said through the door. Annie thought about that. Eventually, she opened the door to the small room that Toriel had let her stay in.

"I'll make friends. Thomas would want me to be happy."

~another time skip because I temmie is impatient~

January 17th, 2021

It was Annie's 9th birthday, and the entire Ruins were bustling. All of Annie's friends were helping Toriel wrap presents while Annie was in her room, waiting for the surprises that they had planned. Eventually, Annie was told she could come out. The small house was decked out in blue streamers and other party decorations. Toriel had a pie with nice candles in it by a table full of presents. Annie squealed with delight and ran around hugging everyone. They had an amazing party, and as Toriel watched Annie playing with all the monsters that she had befriended, she knew that when the time came for Annie to leave the Ruins and go home, she would be in good hands.

"Mama Tori, can I go play near the old city? I'll be careful!" Annie said, as Toriel washed the dishes. It was a mystery when Annie had decided to start calling Toriel "Mama Tori" but it was soon after she had told Toriel about her own mother, who had died when she was four. "Of course! Help me finish with the dishes, then you can go play."

After doing the dishes, Annie skipped off to the old city and started playing, pretending to be "Cinderella, the Jungle Explorer" she had just managed to scale a giant cliff (an old dumpster that had been left behind) when she saw a small golden flower. She ran over, knowing that flowers didn't normally grow in this area, but before she could, the flower grabbed her soul (which was light blue, as she had always been proud of "Its just like Cinderella's!) and surrounded it with small white bullets.

Toriel, who had been following Annie to tell her that she had forgotten to clean her room, saw this and was able to chase the demonic flower away. As she cried over her lost child, she resolved to send the soul to her ex-husband. No matter how horrid he was, it was the right thing to do. To help free the Underground.