(I did NOT make glitchtale or Undertale and I'm making a disclaimer to let you know that, this disclaimer, the one you're reading)

ChaosPheory #4

The One Where It's A Breakout Scene

PREVIOUSLY

Betty was cut off by the vent opening and Frisk falling into the room

And they landed on Zack. He winced and bit his lip, but he didn't make a sound, and Betty understood why. A strange person just falling into their room, well McBean would find some reason to blame her, and he might even bring Zack into this.

'Which begs the question, why are they here?'

After noticing that they were on top of someone else Frisk rolled off,

"Sorry" they whispered to him. Then they noticed Betty, "Betty! Listen, I know I'm probably the last person you want to see right now and trust me the feeling is mutual, but I can't just leave you here without giving you a second chance."

Betty just stared at them, dumbfounded. Did they really know her before all this happened, or why she was here

"Who exactly are you"

Now it was Frisk's turn to be shocked

"wait, you don't remember?"

"Despite everyone expecting me to have forgotten everything except exactly what they want me to remember. No, I have no idea who you are"

"So you don't remember anything"

"Actually, I remember the last few days of abuse I've been through rather well, and so does Zack. Don't you Zack?"

"I think they landed on my kidneys"

"Shut up Zack"

Frisk scratched their chin

"Maybe when akumu died, it caused something in your soul to do something else in your brain, and that's why you can't remember anything" Frisk explained to the best of their childlike knowledge, but at the word 'akumu' Betty stopped listening.

That word had triggered an odd feeling, not like the aggressive one that had been increasing lately, but rather a sad one as if some part of her had left, and the fact that she had no idea what it was only made it worse,

"Wh-who died" her eyes were wide

Frisk realized what they said a moment too late

"Oh Betty, I am so so sorry, I'll explain everything later I swear, but now we gotta go"

Betty shook herself trying to get this feeling out,

"How exactly do you plan on doing that, the vent you came in with is too high to reach, the door's always locked and even if you could get it open Donahue would just shoot us and put us back"

"Ummm"

" you didn't think this through, did you"

"Shut up Zack"

Betty touched a hand to her head

"Just great, the only person who cares whether I live or die is an eight-year-old, with a plan that makes McBean look smart."

Zack raised a finger to say something but decided against it

"I am NOT eight years old," Frisk said with a huff, "and I can get us out of here, just… let me think for a minute"

"By all means take your time. Maybe if we wait long enough Donahue will shoot you too. I'd almost like him if he did"

"Hey!"

"Can I just ask…"

"Shut up Zack!" Frisk and Betty said in unison, not very loud but loud enough for someone else to hear

"Are you two okay in there?" Hannover called from outside

"Say something" Frisk whispered to Betty

"Yea… wait, why do you care?" Betty questioned

"Cause it's our job, you twit" Donahue answered

"Well, I hope you get fired for what you did to me"

"Well, I hope you die in a hole for what you did to us"

"Well, I'd say I'm sorry IF I KNEW WHAT IT WAS"

"Ok! That's it!" Hanover screamed "Betty, Zack, bedtime" and by some device the lights in the room went out, "and Bret, stop picking on them every two seconds, how are you even capable of those levels of aggression."

"I had a good teacher Helen"

Betty gasped "you people have first names"

"Go to bed you brat"

"Not tired"

"Not caring"

"I got it!" Frisk burst out all of a sudden. Betty put a finger to her lips and Zack put a hand over their mouth, but It was too late,

"Did your voice just drop an octave?" Helen asked

"Your but dropped an octave"

"You don't know what an octave is, do you"

"Um…"

Betty could feel her rolling her eyes on the other side of the door

"Goodnight Betty"

And the sound of footsteps told her they had left,

"Great job, you just about got yourself caught" Betty glared at Frisk,

"You're the one who got them to come here in the first place" they glared back"

"Well…"

"Can we just hear what Frisk has to say so we can get out of here please" Zack begged

Frisk stared at him,

"I never told you my name. How'd you know it?"

Zack looked around nervously

"I… I'll explain later, let's just get out of here"

Betty walked over to Zack's bed and turned to Frisk,

"Right, tell us your million dollar plan Frisk" then she looked at Zack "but, really you're going to have to tell us how you know that" then she turned back to Frisk

"It's really not that complicated," Frisk began, "we'll just climb on each other's shoulders into the vent then pull the last one up"

Betty touched a hand to her face,

"Why didn't we think of that"

Zack shrugged.

Despite the lights being out and everyone's general bad luck, it actually went rather smoothly. Frisk climbed onto Zack's shoulders into the vent, then Betty followed, then they both pulled Zack up with them. It wasn't very roomy in the vent, and it definitely wasn't comfortable, but in all honesty, who cares. They were getting out of this place and that meant leaving Brett Donahue, Helen Hanover, and James McBean for good, and if all went to plan Betty might even get answers. Answers to why she was here, where she came from, and maybe even find if there was someone out there who wanted to find her,

"Ok, so after the next turn this goes right over the break room" Frisk whispered, "so don't make a sound"

Zack and Betty nodded grimly, they knew what would happen to them if they were caught. Their hearts pounded like drums as they turned the corner, every groan or squeak the metal (or at least they thought it was metal) vent made seemed to echo five times before dying in the voices coming from the break room, they slowed down to compensate. As luck or fate would have it, those voices belonged to the only people who seemed to work at this building, Brett, Helen, and James.

"So Helen, you want to go Grillby's this weekend," Brett asked from below,

"No, I think I'm going to stay at home this weekend. This job's been taking away a lot of time away from me and my kid" Helen responded,

"You have a child?" they could hear James ask over another groan from the vent

"Yeah, my little Lily. We've been going through a rough time and she really needs her mother right now, sorry Brett"

"Hey, it's fine, how about you doc, you a Grillby's person?"

"Actually I'm more of a Muffet's person"

Another loud groan sounded in an awkward silence,

"Doc"

"Yes, Mister Donahue?"

"We can't be friends"

Then, as if on cue, a loud SNAP came from the vent,

"What was that"

"I think It came from up there"

"Please don't let this be Cheboyga all over again"

The voices cried from below,

"What going on," Betty asked as another loud SNAP sounded

"I don't think this thing was made for three people"

Then the last two SNAPS came and the vent gave way

Letting Betty, Zack, and Frisk fall right into the hands of their enemies