Chapter 2 Hide

Notes: Okay, so, I'm not fond of posting short chapters, but since this is still a work in progress, I'll likely add more later if all goes well.

Frisk sat there for a while, still trying to process it all. . .

Then, suddenly, they remembered their cell phone and pulled it out, quickly checking the contacts, and what they found only worsened their mood, all of the names were no longer readable, it was like the words had been turned into a scrambled mess, or as if they had been affected by a glitch just like their Powers, the 'call' option wasn't even there anymore.

Fortunately, the only thing that still worked on the phone were the universe boxes, which Frisk was tremendously thankful for, they had a feeling it would definitely come in handy.

Okay, okay… so, they were still able to store stuff, great, what was next?

Sleep, where were they going to sleep? Or even rest, eat and hide at?

It occurred to them they never got to see the old city of Home, well, aside from what they got to see from the overlook from the Ruins, it seemed like the best place as any to go if it was as abandoned as they were told it was.

So with a resigned sigh, Frisk got back up and walked until they found the room that overlooked Home, it didn't look too different from the last time they saw it, still just a bunch of magnificent ancient buildings.

It looked exactly like the perfect place to hide.

The only problem now was how on earth were they going to get down there? It was at least forty feet down.

Frisk walked over closer and stuck their head out, looking around for any sort of way to get down, if they weren't so far up they would have considered jumping . . . but that was out of the question.

Suddenly a familiar kind voice echoed down the Ruins "hello? We heard a loud noise earlier- this is Queen Toriel, is anyone down here? Are you hurt?"

Frisk nearly gasped, looking over their shoulder, panicking, they looked back down over the edge, wincing, considering to jump was now back in question.

The urge to run to Toriel and hug her for dear life tore at Frisk, tears welling back in their eyes, but…no, they had a duty to protect the timeline, they knew better.

That's when Frisk saw it, they had almost missed it, but noticed a line of bricks sticking out from the rest just a few feet beneath the lookout against the walls, it was like a secret stairway, a very, very dangerous secret stairway- yes, it was insane, but it was perfect for getting out and dodging Toriel just in time. . .

Well . . . here went something!

Frisk climbed onto the edge of the brick, their heart beating so fast as they looked over the edge and heard Toriel call out again, she was getting closer…..

"Do not be afraid, I can help!"

Taking the words to heart, Frisk lowered themselves down, maneuvering themselves to the other side of the building, their hands beginning to sweat as they clung onto the rough surface, they focused on finding that line of bricks they saw, trying to find their footing.

Toriel was close now, "hello?" but then a sigh of defeat "what in the world made that sound?"

Frisk closed their eyes tightly, their regret stinging into them, tears beginning to weld up in their eyes. . .

No, they couldn't do this right now, they had to focus getting down without getting hurt again, and once they did that, then they could cry.

They opened their eyes, looking up for a second, almost hoping to see Toriel looking over and find them, they sniffled back a few tears and then looked down in attempt to find the next brick to step on, which didn't take them too long.

Slowly but surely, Frisk carefully walked on to the steps, keeping their focus on the wall and the next brick, pretending that they were sweating from the fear of falling, their hands keeping firmly pressed against the building.

After what felt like practically forever and then eternity, Frisk finally got close enough, jumping down a few feet in anticipation to reach the ground.

Frisk looked all around them in wonder and amazement at the old city Ruins, despite the circumstances, they never been so happy to finally reach this place.