As Frisk was now old enough, Sans had to go back to working as a sentry, which meant that Frisk on some occasions would need babysitting, and there was no shortage of volunteers.
Sometimes Frisk and Papyrus would simply be at home, watching Mettaton's show. Frisk enjoyed the over the top acting and Papyrus' reactions. Sometimes Undyne would take Frisk to her place. Frisk loved to hear her play the piano and even wanted to learn how to play a few of their themes. Undyne decided to be her tutor, with some success! During one of those visits, Undyne took Frisk on a tour through Waterfall. One of the first places she took Frisk was Gerson's shop Frisk was a little nervous to be meeting someone new, but that quickly melted away as Gerson told a few funny stories. Undyne took Frisk by a strange statue that was being constantly rained on.
"Oh yeah, this is part of a puzzle I made, hey how about you try to figure it out punk?" Undyne said as Frisk looked at the statue.
"Oh okay! I thought you didn't like puzzles?"
"Eeeeh I have an occasional one."
"Hm….the statue looks sad, there's a bucket of umbrellas nearby right?" Undyne nodded as Frisk ran off and grabbed one of the umbrellas. As she placed it over the statue, music began to play. It was a nice tune and Frisk smiled.
"That's a pretty song."
"Yeah, it is pretty cool. But the puzzle ain't over yet punk! Over by the room shyren hangs out in, there's a piano that you gotta play this song on to open it!" Frisk smiled
"That means I get to practice piano stuff too, that's really cool!" Frisk then proceeded to rush over to the piano and test out a few keys, until eventually, she came across the right way to play the tune. The nearby wall opened and a red ball sat inside.
"Nice job punk! Now go get the prize!" Frisk tried to put the item in her inventory, but…...she was carrying too many dogs? For some reason, the same small white dog Frisk usually saw pestering Papyrus was sleeping soundly in her inventory space. As she deployed the dog, it woke and absorbed the artifact.
"Aww."
"Gah now we're gonna have to find another artifact, oh well, nice job solving it anyway! Papyrus taught you well!" Frisk grinned, taking a little pride in that fact. The next room the two of them went was the raining rooms, in which they splashed in puddles to their heart's content, laughing all the while.
"Make sure you splash in these puddles a thousand times! C'mon we gotta hit triple digits!" They splashed each other and eventually headed back to Undyne's house. Frisk looked at the piano and decided to ask Undyne something.
"Hey auntie, do you think you can teach me how to play dad's theme on the piano?" Undyne grinned
"Oh my god, punk that's adorable. HECK YEAH I CAN TEACH YOU! I just have to make sure I can play it by ear first, and then, you'll be able to blow his mind with your piano skills!" Sans' theme was like himself, simplistic, and relaxed. It was a rather nice tune to hear in Grillby's, and Undyne began to play the theme. She stopped and redid some parts for mistakes, and eventually, she began to show Frisk the same. She started off slow, only hitting one note at a time, and after several more visits, she got faster at it until it became 'sans.' As she completed the tune Frisk smiled.
"Undyne I did it!"
"Heck yeah you did! Nice work, your dad's gonna flip when he hears this! Speaking of Sans, im almost certain he's taking another break again, maybe i'll call him over so you can give him a performance." Frisk nodded eagerly as her aunt began to call Sans. after some short banter, Undyne informed Sans that there was something cool he needed to see. When he arrived, Frisk was on the piano, giving a small wave.
"Hi daddy, Undyne taught me how to do a song! Wanna hear it?" Sans grinned and took a seat.
" yeah, let's hear it kiddo, im all ears." he said with a wink. Frisk giggled and began to play. The instant Sans heard it, his eyes turned into stars. It was….his resting theme. Frisk was smiling as her fingers moved along the keys. He stayed silent as the music echoed through the house, and as it ended Frisk looked over to her dad.
"Oh, your eyes are starry! Does that mean you like it?"
" m….mweh heh heh! kiddo that was amazing" Frisk gasped, hearing the ever so rare laugh that her dad would do. She promptly ran up to him and gave him a hug.
"I'm gonna learn how to play everyone's theme! Pappy's and Undyne's and Alphys' and miss Tori's…."
" heh, sounds like you have your work cut out for ya undyne."
"Yeah, but Frisk is gonna learn it no problem!" Frisk then gave Undyne a high-five and Sans took her to Grillby's.
On days where Undyne, Papyrus, and Sans were busy, Frisk still had a choice of three people to watch over her. Sometimes she would go to new home and see Asgore. Often Frisk would help with his flower garden, enjoying what sunlight was able to enter. Other times, Frisk would spend time with Toriel, learning snail facts and new puns to tell Sans. There were times where Frisk would spend time with Alphys, watching her work, testing out a few things, or binging appropriate anime shows. During one visit with Alphys, someone else came into the lab.
"Alphys darling I'm back!" Mettatons voice rang out. Frisk recognized the voice and gasped as the robotic superstar entered the room and spotted her.
"O-Oh, Mettaton, hi! T-This is Frisk!" Frisk walked up to Mettaton with wide eyes.
"Um...hi. I'm Frisk, I really like your show Mr. Mettaton! It's really fun." To which Mettaton responded by putting a smiley face on his screen.
"Well, I'm glad you enjoy it darling! It's a pleasure to meet you. " Mettaton went on with what he needed with Alphys, while also making sure to try some material out in front of time Frisk found more fun activities. Small acts with Mettaton every now and again, or cooking lessons with Papyrus and Undyne, or even anime binging sessions. Sometimes, Frisk would get to sit in Grillby's bar, coloring, chatting away with Grillby about everything and nothing, and of course playing with the royal dogs.
Today, Frisk is visiting the Ruins while her dad and Papyrus go on patrol. After some pie and puns, Frisk asked if she could explore the Ruins.
"Hm, I suppose so, there are some puzzles out there though, feel free to ask the others for help! And be sure to call me if you get into trouble!"
"I will, Thank's Miss Tori!" Frisk said as she gave Toriel a quick hug before leaving. Toriel smiled, she had no problem letting Frisk go out there, why? Because she knew the monsters of the Ruins, She had spread the word of Frisk around enough for most of them to know not to harm them. As she explored, she found the ruins spiders' bake sale, and bought a doughnut. Muffet's was always too expensive. She then proceeded through puzzle rooms, wiggling with moldsmals, complementing froggits, and eventually she got to a room with a ghost hanging around.
"Oh! Hi" Napstablook turned to the child
"Oh….hello….um, am I….in your way?" Frisk tilted her head
"No, just wanted to say hi! I'm Frisk, what's your name?"
"Oh...im Napstablook. I live in Waterfall but…..these ruins are quiet." Frisk nodded
"Oh! You're the one Undyne told me about, the one that makes music and has a snail farm by her house right?"
"Undyne….told you about me? Ohhhh." Frisk smiled
"Um….do you think I could listen to some of your music? I like music." Napstablook looked a little shocked.
"You….want to hear my music? Oh, gee….that sounds like fun. Maybe later, you seem to be busy." Frisk nodded
"Okay! Maybe next time I go to see aunty Undyne I'll stop by!" A small smile appeared on Napstablook's face.
"That would be nice…" After this conversation, Frisk would proceed through the rest of the Ruins. Little did she know that on the surface, Her father, Frank Warren, was standing over a gaping hole that would lead him into the underground, though he did not know it.
They say that whoever goes into this mountain never comes out. From what his wife told him, supposedly that's because there is something keeping them trapped. He wasn't sure if he could believe this, but…..living in this world without his wife and child….seemed impossible. No matter what he did, there was always a hollowness inside, a pain that shouldst would not go away. As he looked at the hole, he thought of Alice…..of his child...what would Frisk have been like? Would she be as stubborn as her mother? Would she have had a prankster streak like he did? These were questions that he would never get an answer to. A part of him wanted to just jump into the hole, and disappear, perhaps he would see them again. Yet….that isn't what Alice would want, she'd want him to find a way to be happy, despite the fact that he wasn't sure he could really feel that again. Besides, Their memorial by the river needed tending too, and someone needed to take care of the flowers. Frank shook his head and began to walk away from the hole, he needed to live, for Alice, and Frisk.
Frisk walked into the chamber that her father would have fallen into, looking at the strange patch of flowers in the center of the room. The rest of the room had pillars inside of it, and the flower patch seemed slightly raised as if something was buried under it. A shadow came from above the hole, and Frisk looked around wondering where it was coming from...was it from above? Slowly, the shadow moved away, until it disappeared completely. Frisk decided to pay it no mind, maybe it was her eyes playing a trick on her. The flowers by her feet began to sway, despite there being no wind. And Frisk heard a voice, it was as if whoever it was was right next to her.
(Greetings.)
AN: after all, someone needs to take care of these flowers ;) and GUESS WHO? = )
