Hoi! I'm alive! This chapter's shorter, but eh. Still a chapter! Enjoy!
-Frisk's POV-
We made our way down the mountain, chatting amicably as we walked. Undyne had quickly gotten over the fact that she now had competitors for the role as my best friend. She and Kisha bonded fast. I was pleasantly surprised when I realized that that was happening, but then again, it sort of makes sense… I mean, well Kisha is quite the morning person, and isn't that hesitant to do reckless things. I once saw her dive from a cliff into a nearby lake.
On the other hand, Lila got along quite well with Alphys. That was no surprise, as Lila was quite a bit of a nerd and weeb too. I could hear them ranting about how horrible Mew Mew Kissy Cutie 2 was from where I was standing.
The two girls fit quite well into the group after the initial shock of the Monsters' existence had worn off, but they'd immediately noticed that something was off about me. Sure, they kept quiet about it and never brought it up, but I'd gotten quite good at reading expressions. I could see that they were worried about me, curious about what was going on, and almost... apprehensive. I could understand the first two, but... the third one… was it my body language? Maybe it's because I was a bit stiff around them? I haven't interacted with them for god knows how long, thanks to all the Resets. I had almost forgotten how to be a kid… But the more time I spent around them, the more I slipped into my old mannerisms. I realized that I would have to eventually tell them about all of my time-travel shenanigans, but… I shook my head. No need to think about that now.
Soon enough, we had reached the foot of the mountain, where the gate was unlocked. It was quite dark by now, and the twins had to get home. I bid them goodbye, with a promise that we would still be here the next day. We set up camp in the forest, deciding to reveal ourselves to the citizens of Ebott City the next day.
The night passed by in the blink of an eye, and soon it was morning. We gathered our courage and went into the city, where we were surrounded by police almost immediately.
"Hands up! W-who are you?" The police officer seemed scared, it was understandable.
Although I was not the ambassador yet, I stepped forward. I'm going to talk to these Humans.
The officers' eyes widened when they saw me. They tried to rush forward and 'save' me from the Monsters. When they came close enough, I just stepped away. "Hey, hey now. I don't need saving. These guys are perfectly safe." Since I didn't know these people, nor anyone in the crowd that had gathered, I signed while I was speaking. Everyone needed to know this.
"Bulls- Not true! They're literally Monsters!" One of the officers shouted. I squinted to see his name tag.
"Well, Officer Clarkson. How do you know? These Monsters have been nothing but nice to me, and if you haven't noticed, they're not attacking you." I retorted, still signing. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see someone looking at my hands, quite relieved that I was signing. Being able to read facial expressions was useful.
The cop sputtered, not able to come up with a response. "W-Well!" I walked up to him and stared right into his eyes.
These Monsters are safe. They won't attack you unless they're provoked. Got that? If you want to hurt them, you'll have to get through me first." The policeman looked around frantically.
"U-Uh… K-Kid, where are your parents? You should go home, and we'll deal with this."
The crowd murmured curiously when Clarkson asked this question. I could see someone trying to push through the crowd, but having no luck.
I looked nonchalantly at my fingers, then started signing when I started talking. "Oh, they're dead. A bear ate them." The policeman froze at this. Then his eyes narrowed.
"When and where did this happen? There are no bears in Ebott City, was this up on Mount Ebott? Are you the missing girl that climbed up there with her parents?" I flinched but maintained eye contact.
"First of all, I am not a girl. I don't know who told you that I'm a girl, but I'm not. I'm agender. Second, yes, I am that kid. My parents died, but I'm alive. Ya happy now?"
The cop's eyes were still narrowed. "There's no such thing as agender, there are only girls and boys, but you can take this up with the people of the orphanage. Also, how do you speak of your parents' deaths so easily?"
I slowly shook my head. "Look, officer. You are a sexist, idiotic, manipulative bit-" I was interrupted by Toriel.
"My child, do not swear." She looked at the officer. "I have adopted this child. They will not be going to any orphanage."
The officer let out a dry laugh. "What makes you think you have any control over this? You're just a filthy Monster. You should all just go back to Hell." He turned to look at the rest of the police force. "Arrest these hellbeasts!"
The police force moved forward but was interrupted by someone shoving through the crowd. It was an elderly man who I immediately recognized as the mayor. He turned to the police force.
"Who do you think you are to arrest them?! You should have called me to deal with them! They're sentient creatures with emotions! Go back to HQ." The police looked stunned for a second before getting into their police cars and driving away. Mayor Lordine turned to us.
"Sorry I couldn't get here any sooner. I tried to get here as soon as I heard that Monsters were here."
I stood there for a second before thanking him. Good ol' Mayor Lordine. Always there to help, and the nicest mayor around these parts.
I introduced my new family to him, and things started rolling from there. A treaty was arranged between Monsters and Humans, and we were given a piece of land not too far from Ebott City. A 15-minute walk away at most. My friends constantly visited us, and things were going perfectly. One day though, Toriel brought up the school she had been planning to open.
"Perhaps now that things are better, I could start a school!"
"Good idea, Mom. I think there's still some space between the Town Hall and the Clinic. Besides, there really should be a school. I think you'll make a great teacher." Since Monster healing was different than Human healing, we had to build our own clinic (Since Asgore's so great at naming things, it's called 'Clinic'.). There were plans for a hospital, but the Clinic was good for now.
"I hope so. I'll talk to Asgore about it."
The plans for School New Hope were then started. There had been some arguing about the name, but because it was Toriel's school, she named it. It turned out she was as bad at naming things as Asgore.
Mom wanted it to be a school for both Humans and Monsters, so when the building was complete, she put an ad in Ebott City's newspaper, The Ebott Daily. There was immediately some interest, and people started signing their children up. It wasn't much, but Mom was happy some people were open to it. Kisha and Lila tried to get their parents to let them go to School New Hope, but they lived on the far side of Ebott City, so their parents thought Newer Home was too far away.
Almost a year had passed by the time the school was ready to open, and it was decided then that it would open at the start of the school year. We celebrated my birthday and time passed quickly. In what seemed like no time at all, School New Hope was opening. Everyone was excited, this was a big step in the relationship between Humans and Monsters. Although officially Monsters were not an enemy to Humans, there were still a lot of people who thought Monsters should have stayed Underground.
As Toriel and I walked up to the school for the first day, I noticed a couple of teenagers about my age walking up to the school. One was wearing a black blouse with silver lining, had long hair, and she was smiling brightly. The other was wearing a red t-shirt, a blue-and-white baseball cap with a pine tree on it, and he was clutching a blue leather-bound book, looking around cautiously. The girl noticed me looking and waved.
"Mom, I'm going to go talk to those kids. See you soon!"
Toriel looked at me. "Alright, my child. Be careful. Goodbye!" She went into the school. I straightened my scarf and walked over to the pair.
I opened my mouth to talk but was interrupted by the girl's excited talking. "HI! I'm Mabel! What's your name? Who was that goat lady you were talking to? Is she your adoptive mother?! What's your favorite color? Can we be friends?" Mabel was about to ask another question before she was interrupted by the boy who seemed to be her brother.
"Mabel, stop stressing this poor girl out… She's obviously stressed at all your questions." I cringed slightly at the pronouns, but it was apparently enough for him to notice. "Uh… Sorry. Not a girl?" I shook my head and found my voice.
"Sorry, no. They and them pronouns. Name's Frisk. Frisk the Human." I chuckled inwardly at the quote.
The boy raised an eyebrow. "It's quite obvious that you're a Human. Unless there are Monsters who look like Humans?"
I laughed. "No, it's just something my Dunkle says sometimes. 'hi. i'm sans. sans the skeleton.' He's funny. Anyway, what's your name?"
He sighed. "I'm Dipper. This is Mabel if you didn't catch her name." I look over at the girl. She seemed to be ready to explode with excitement. "Hey, Mabel. Are… you ok?" She nodded vigorously.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just so excited! We've never met Monsters, and I hope they're nice, there are some anomaly things in a place called Gravity Falls that aren't nice an-" Dipper slapped a hand over Mabel's mouth.
"Heh, heh…"
I ignored it. It was clear that they had something to hide, but then again, so did I. I'll leave them be, for now.
"Oh, they're nice! After my parents died, they took me in! That goat lady you saw? That's Toriel Bossol. My adoptive mother. She's also the one running this school! I'll introduce you to some of the Monsters, they're really nice." This made Mabel even more excited.
She started to answer, but I couldn't hear her. "Hello, Frisky. Long time no hear, eh? I'm curious how this'll turn out. Good luck, partner~!" Why had Chara chosen right now to return? Oh well… I'm glad they're back.
"-isk? Friskk?" I shook my head.
"Sorry. Just spaced out for a moment. Let's go, I'm sure class is starting soon!" I grabbed their hands and dragged them to the school, but my mind was still on Chara. It was nice to have them around again. Sure, they're annoying and sarcastic, but they've always been a constant in my life after I fell. Maybe now I can apologize for all the pain I've caused them. Hopefully, they'll accept it. I don't know what I would do if they didn't...
So... sorry for that taking so long to write. I had some trouble with the timelapse part thing... and yeah... But I made it! We're getting somewhere! Thanks for reading!
Also, thank you KemikaWhizKali for proofreading this!