In a field of snow and dark trees littering the circumference of the area, two figures stood face to face, while the smaller one held a small flower in a shoe in their hands.
The smaller one, a child named Frisk, held the golden flower that had a face named Flowey close, as she looked at the person before her while confidentially waiting for her response. Frisk wore a dark blue and red striped shirt, red boots, dark blue pants, and had a bandage on her left cheek with a faded scar over her right eye.
The bigger one, a young lady named Curtain, had her eyes closed for a moment with a smirk on her face and her hands on her hips as she was contemplating the situation. She had her orange-edged black hair tied in a high ponytail, her sharp fang poking out from her mouth, and she wore black clothes with orange rippled edges at the ends of her sleeves and pants legs, a yellow scarf around her neck, a red skirt that was shorter on one end, and red and yellow shoes.
The child had been traveling through the underground filled with aggressive monsters as she tried other ways of getting passed them without fighting. She only fought sometimes, but never to kill, only to show her opponent who's boss if she felt that she needed to be aggressive herself. She may not want to kill anyone, but that doesn't mean she wouldn't slap those who were being too mean to her. Flowey became her companion when he saw that Frisk was kind and pure-hearted, unlike the others who were more aggressive and usually cruel to him. He wanted to help her escape the underground as he saw that she was genuine in her kindness and determination.
Curtain was a little different in her own bold, innovative, constructive, and even cruel way. She took time to appreciate and criticize her surroundings with no fear of the consequences since she didn't care or had any reason to worry from her own awesome powers.
Finally, Curtain opened her eyes to reveal her golden irises, as she said,
"Alright kid, I'll make ya a deal since I'm freaking curious to see what happens next. I want to see if ya got what it takes to make it out of here in one piece, so as long as I'm around, I'll make sure to watch over ya in case a monster tries to take ya life. Of course, I hold no blame if I don't happen to be there, but what can I do if you're too determined to wait, since I might have things to do later. So I'll watch over ya... for a fee of course," Curtain said with a wink on the word 'fee.'
"I think that's fair. But can I give you something instead of money if I don't have any?" Frisk asked.
"Yeah sure, why not. I accept as long as you're paying me. If you pay me early on I'll get the monsters out of the way beforehand, but if you don't and almost die, I'll put it on your tab. Sounds fair, squirt?" Curtain asked, and Frisk nodded.
They shook hands as Frisk was careful of Curtain's claws.
"You will keep your end of the bargain right?" Flowey asked, suspicious of her.
"Of course, salad. And if ya doubt me, I won't mind becoming a vegan for a few minutes..." Curtain said as she grinned while Flowey's eyes widened in fear.
"Hey! No messing with my flower bud. He's with me," Frisk said, puffing her chest out a bit.
"Hahaha! Tough little one aren't ya? Alright, I'll leave him be for now I guess," Curtain said, and Frisk nodded happily as Flowey signed in relief.
The three traveled through the rest of Snowdin Forest, as Curtain would hide herself, especially when Papyrus and Sans would show up because Frisk hadn't paid her yet so she would watch from a distance, and laugh when the child would get hurt from the puzzle accidentally.
At the bridge that led to Snowdin village, Papyrus and Sans stood on one side, while Frisk was on the other, and Curtain stood back to watch.
Sans and Papyrus wore similar colored clothes that comprised mostly of all black. Papyrus wore a red rippled scarf around his neck that served as a cape, red boots with yellow spikes on the back of them, red gloves that looked like claws, and yellow edges to his shirt armor and short-pants armor. Sans wore a red shirt under his black jacket that had yellow fluff around the hood, a yellow stripe on the side of his pants, and black cleats with red strips. Both brothers had sharp teeth, although Sans had one gold tooth.
"Human! You have come this far by your wits, intellect... and an interfering flower... but none the less you have survived! I am slightly impressed by your skills, but none of your human prowess will be enough to survive this next trap! Behold!" Papyrus shouted, and he activated a deadly obstacle course around the bridge that had fire, guns, knife rings, and a dark dog with red eyes.
Frisk was surprised as her mouth stood agape, and Flowey grit his teeth. Sans couldn't help but keep a goofy grin on his face since he was holding back his laugh from Frisk and Flowey's reactions. Curtain held her hand over her mouth as she muffled her laugh so that it wasn't so loud. Papyrus held a confident smile as he waited for Frisk to start the obstacle course of death.
Frisk knew this challenge may be too much for her to handle, and she didn't want Curtain to appear to save her from this because she didn't want her to get hurt, not realizing that Curtain had the skill to overcome the obstacle. She thought of a quick plan to keep herself, Flowey, and Curtain safe while letting Papyrus be happy for his friendship and Sans as well since he wants his brother to be happy.
"But Papyrus! This challenge seems really hard you know! And wouldn't it be unfair to you if I lost to a challenge like this instead of you directly?! Anyone could say that you didn't actually capture a human! They might even say you cheated, and not respect your name like they should!" Frisk called out.
Papyrus took a moment to let those words process, and then he 'Nyeh'd in shock and said, "How could I be so foolish?! Of course this wouldn't grant me the respect and praise that should belong to someone as great as I! You are right, human! This trap is an undignified way of destroying you! We must settle your capture in another way!"
Papyrus deactivated the trap and then he said in a calmer state, "Your demise must be enforced through a more appropriate method! I, the Great Papyrus, shall wait for our final duel east of Snowdin village!"
"But wouldn't the other monsters try to capture me?" Frisk asked.
"Nonsense! They know their place, and I will make it known that they are not to harm you, or else they'll feel my awesome wrath! Nyeh heh heh heh heh!" Papyrus said proudly, and then he quickly left ahead to the village.
Frisk signed in relief as she walked across the bridge.
"Good job, Frisk. You did it! I'm surprised you did that in one shot, but thank goodness," Flowey whispered to her as she nodded.
When they reached the other side, they turned to Sans and he said,
"Well kid, I gotta say, you have a way with words. It's impressive, to say the least. Of course, if you ignore the fact that you kind of manipulated my bro..."
"Heh, s-sorry about that," Frisk said nervously.
"Nah, I get it. You're just trying to survive, and it wasn't that bad, so no harm done... well, until you face my brother again that is. Then the harm will be on you, but I'm sure you'll get through it. You've made it this far right?" Sans said with a wink, and Frisk nodded slowly.
"What should we expect from Papyrus?" Flowey asked, eyeing him with slight distrust.
"You know, I would give you a hint, but I'd rather not. I'm on break," Sans said with a smirk.
"What?! That doesn't make sense!" Flowey said, as Frisk pet him to calm him down.
"Heh. Tibia honest, I'd rather watch ya get whooped first, and then give you a hint. I think that's fair since I already helped hide ya from my bro before," Sans said, his smug smirk growing, as Flowey glared at him while Frisk just frowned.
"Hahaha. Looks like you might need me after all if that's the case. I should definitely stick around, especially to see ya face. It's hilarious," Curtain said, as she walked close to Frisk and petted her head.
"My face? What, do I look weird?" Frisk asked.
"Yeah, like if you were caught in the fridge at night, but then a mouse trap snapped ya too," Curtain said, as she and Frisk giggled at the thought.
"Did you actually see that happen?" Flowey asked.
"Yup. A friend of mine was a sweet tooth and tried to take my cake I saved up for the next day. She never opened my fridge door again," Curtain said, proudly.
Frisk then realized that Sans was still there, and she turned towards him to see that he held a perplexed expression on his face as he looked at Curtain. She decided to introduce them since it looked like even Sans didn't know her, as she said,
"Oh um, Curtain, this is Sans the skeleton. Sans, this is Curtain."
Curtain's eyes met with Sans, as the two shared a short stare down.
"Why hello there, Sans. Nice to finally meet ya," Curtain said, a small smirk on her lips as she found him to be interesting.
"Heh, likewise, Curtain," Sans said, a little suspicious of her, but not doubting that he found her smirk to be charming.
"You've never met her either right? That's odd, isn't it?" Flowey said, looking at Curtain with narrowed eyes.
"... You can think whatever you want. I only care about what my good friend Frisk thinks of me. Her friendship is more meaningful than the scorn of a flower field," Curtain said, with one hand on her heart and the other towards the child, as Frisk smiled widely.
"Well kid, I think you should head to town and rest up for your duel with my bro. You're gonna need it," Sans said, as his eyes narrowed on his last sentence.
"Yeah, that sound like a good idea," Flowey said, and Frisk nodded as she headed towards the town.
When Frisk was far enough, Sans turned to Curtain and said, "Friendship huh? Did Frisk get her way of words from you?"
Curtain chuckled as she placed one hand on her hip and replied, "Nah, she was already gifted with that. I guess that's why we see eye-to-eye more than the flower."
"Eye see. How long you've known the kid?" Sans asked.
"Few hours ago. I met her earlier and we became acquainted. What about you?" Curtain asked.
"Same. But I think I met her before you though, or else I would have seen you when she first left the Ruins," Sans replied.
"Ah, I see. I do recall picking up a second scent as I was following her trail when I entered the forest. I kept my distance until I was sure she and that flower were alone though," Curtain said.
"Scent huh...? What are you anyway? You seem human, but not at the same time," Sans said, straight forward.
"Heehee. Is it that obvious to you? Most monsters haven't noticed I'm different. Well, besides the one in the Ruins. She noticed something was amiss after a while," Curtain said.
"Care to tell me what makes you different?" Sans asked.
"Hmm... nah, I don't know if I can trust ya yet. So I'll leave you in the dark," Curtain said with a smirk, and then she started walking after Frisk.
"See ya later, Sansy," Curtain said as she waved towards him, and then she turned to continue walking.
Sans looked after her and smirked, as he thought, '... Dam, now I'm curious. Well, at least she's pretty so it'll be easier to talk with her… pretty? What the hell am I thinking? Tsk. I'll be a real bonehead if I let her get to me. I've never let anyone get to me, let alone someone I just met… Now I definitely got to know who she is.'
First chapter for Underfell. Yeh!