Frisk hums as she continues her walk. The closer she gets to the distant town, the more monsters she spots. Many either ignore her, or simply give her curios looks. However, a few approach her. One such monster is a rather large carrot, which Frisk doesn't notice until she trips over it.

"Awfully clumsy. Must not be eating your greens." Frisk looks at the smirking vegetable as she gets back to her feet.

"Um…" She searches for a response, but nothing comes to mind. Suddenly, she's hit on the head. "Ow!" She looks up, then jumps back. It's raining vegetables. They bounce a couple times, some coming at Frisk, but all she has to do is kick them away.

"Vegetoid is here for your health." The carrot says.

"Vegetoid? Is that your name, or what you are? I've seen one or two of you back in the forest, but never talked with one."

"Are you talking to a plant?"

"Uh…" Frisk frowns. "Yes?"

"Plants can't talk, dummy." Frisk glances up, then her head snaps up. A line of carrots is above her head, and they look sharp. She jumps back again, avoiding the line as it falls and hits the ground hard enough to leave holes before disappearing. Frisk's stomach also growls.

"Not now." She mumbles.

"Hungry? Eat your greens!" The vegetables begin falling from the sky again, but this time a few have a green aura around them. One falls right into Frisk's hands. It's a celery stick. She looks at Vegetoid, then back at the celery. Finally, she takes a bite, and instantly she feels some of the aching in her body disappear.

"O-oh, wow… This food has magic in it, doesn't it?" She smiles. "Thank you."

"Good. You ate your greens." Vegetoid disappears into the ground, leaving Frisk to finish her celery as she continues on her way.

"Some of these monsters sure are strange." She says with a giggle. "I certainly didn't expect a vegetable, but hey, he was nice enough to leave me with some food. I've been so hungry." Frisk sees, not too far ahead, is a pair of familiar skeletons, talking. She stops walking for a moment, then takes in a deep breath and continues. When she gets close, the skeletons seem to notice her. They look at her, then at each other then, then at her, then each other. They do this so many times, getting faster and faster, that both of them suddenly get dizzy and stumble back a few steps, making Frisk laugh.

"S-SANS, IS… IS THAT A HUMAN?" Papyrus looks at Sans, who looks at Frisk.

"hmm… nope. That's a flower." Frisk frowns and looks around. She spots, to her right, is a very tall couple of sunflowers, making her laugh more as she looks back at Sans.

"OH…"

"but what's that next to the flower?" Papyrus looks back at Frisk.

"OH MY GOD. IT'S A HUMAN!" He looks at Sans. "RIGHT?"

"yep." Sans winks. Papyrus faces Frisk as he puffs out his chest and puts his hands on his hips.

"HUMAN! I'M IMPRESSED YOU MADE IT THIS FAR, HOWEVER, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, SHALL STOP YOU HERE. IF YOU DARE TO GO AGAINST ME, THEN PROCEED. OTHERWISE, TURN BACK! FOR YOU SHALL NEVER GET PAST MY MANY TRAPS AND PUZZLES! NYEH HEH HEH HEH!" Papyrus then turns and runs. Frisk shakes her head as she walks to Sans.

"heh, it really has cheered him up, seeing you." Sans smiles at Frisk. "thanks for this, really. my bro has been down lately, but the moment he saw you… well, don't get too worried about him, okay? however much he'll talk about capturing you and stuff, he's actually too kind for something like that. he won't hurt ya, not too bad anyways."

"Not too bad?" Frisk raises an eyebrow. "Honestly, I'm more worried now than I was before you said that. Sans shrugs.

"well, he is trying to do his job as a member of the king's army, but, hey, in the end you're safe with him. anyways, just keep going forward, and i'll be up there too." He doesn't move as Frisk turns to leave. She looks back, but Sans is gone.

"Okay, that's a tad bit scary. He's doing it on purpose, isn't he?" She looks around, but doesn't see Sans. Instead, she sees Papyrus has finally stopped running, and he's waiting for her. Frisk sighs, but smiles. "What is this outside world? All these crazy vegetables and talking skeletons." She continues on her way, walking towards Papyrus. "I wish I had come out here sooner. I… I'm really loving this place, even with the occasional attacking monsters, and food. I'm pretty sure my food in the Underground never attacked me." She giggles and looks back, and, to her surprise, a few monsters have gathered behind her, and they're watching her. She stops and waves at them. "Uh, hello." They scatter. "Oh…"

"HUMAN! HURRY!" Frisk looks forward again and sees Papyrus waving at her, with Sans standing at his side.

"H… How?" She shakes her head. "You know what, just, never mind. I'm not even gonna start questioning magic skeletons." She starts jogging, until finally she reaches the skelebros. "Sorry. Got a little distracted."

"NYEH HEH HEH. THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS A PATIENT SKELETON. NOW, HUMAN, I THINK YOU'LL FIND THIS FIRST PUZZLE QUITE, SHOCKING." Frisk raises an eyebrow. "FOR YOU SEE, THIS IS THE INVISIBLE ELECTRICITY MAZE! AS YOU WALK THROUGH THIS MAZE, THIS…" As Papyrus speaks, he holds up an orb. At the same time, a butterfly gently floats down, until it suddenly lands on something. The orb shines and shocks Papyrus.

"A-are you okay?" Frisk shouts as the butterfly quickly flies off, and the shocking stops.

"Y-YES… UH, PERHAPS THIS PUZZLE IS A BIT TOO… UNPREDICTABLE. FOR ONE, YOU SHOULD BE THE ONE HOLDING THIS ORB. HOWEVER, SHOULD A RANDOM CREATURE TOUCH THIS MAZE, IT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO HAVE YOU ZAPPED FOR THEIR ACTIONS." Papyrus looks at the orb in his hand. He sets it down, then walks through the maze, until he reaches Frisk. "HUMAN, FOLLOW ME. THIS PUZZLE CLEARLY NEEDS TUNING! PERHAPS WE'LL COME BACK TO THIS ONE ANOTHER TIME." He holds his hand out, and Frisk looks at it a moment before she places her hand in his.

"Alright. Lead the way, Great Papyrus." She says with a giggle. Papyrus smiles and runs back through the maze, dragging Frisk behind him. When they get to the other side, Papyrus lets go and runs forward, to the next puzzle. Frisk laughs as she attempts to recover her stolen balance. "Oh boy. I don't know if I can keep up with him."

"heh, he's pretty energetic. i can never keep up with him when he gets going." Sans looks at Papyrus. "too bad that butterfly came along. he really liked this maze. i'm sure he'll come up with a crazier idea to replace it."

"I can't same I'm upset about it. If I was gonna get zapped by holding that orb…" Frisk shakes her head. "No thanks. I've already been burned today. I don't need to be zapped too." Sans looks questioningly at Frisk, but he doesn't say anything. "I'm guessing you'll be up ahead."

"yep." He smiles at her as she starts walking.

"I feel like you two are gonna drive me crazy soon, even though I just met you both." Frisk continues on, and as she walks she can't help but take in the scenery around her. She can see the mountains to her left, and the town in front of her is getting closer with every step. Small animals run around the trees and through the open field. Other monsters do the same. Some simply spend their time lounging, some seem to be searching for something. There are younger monsters that chase after some of the animals, laughing as they go. The further she goes, the more monsters she sees. When Frisk reaches Papyrus she realizes Sans had appeared without her noticing.

"HUMAND, YOU'VE DONE WELL TO CONTINUE ON AGAINST ME, THE GREAT PAPYRUS. HOWEVER, THIS TIME YOU WILL FACE THE FEROCITY OF MY BROTHER! FOR THIS PUZZLE WAS DESIGNED BY HIM!"

"Uh…" Frisk looks at the ground, but all she sees is a piece of paper laying in the grass.

"SANS, WHERE IS THE PUZZLE?" Papyrus looks at Sans, who shrugs.

"it's right there, bro. trust me, this'll definitely stump her." Frisk looks at them, then she walks forward and grabs the paper. She finds a long, complicated mathematical equation on it. For a few moments, she simply stares at it, a look of dread on her face. "see, she's totally lost."

"YOU APPEAR TO BE RIGHT." Frisk looks at Sans, then, without looking away, she crumples up the paper and throws it at Sans. He catches it.

"that's not cool. i actually need this for my work." Sans says as he unfolds the paper. Frisk smirks and sticks her tongue out at him.

"Sorry. I already had school today, and I really don't need more math."

"LET ME SEE THAT!" Papyrus grabs the paper and looks at it. "SANS, THIS IS TOO COMPLICATED! SHE'S CLEARLY A YOUNG HUMAN, YOU CAN'T EXPECT HER TO SOLVE ONE OF DAD'S EQUATIONS!"

"sorry pap. this is actually one of mine though. it's about…" Sans starts to explain the equation, but Papyrus doesn't listen.

"WELL, SO FAR THESE PUZZLES ARE PROVING QUITE PROBLEMATIC. STILL! HUMAN, WE ARE FAR FROM DONE!" Papyrus turns to leave, but as he does, Frisk's stomach growls. She quickly wraps her arms around it and blushes. Papyrus looks at her again. "HUMAN, HAVE YOU BEEN ATTEMPTING OUR PUZZLES ON AN EMPTY STOMACH?"

"Uh, s-sorta." Frisk gives him a nervous smile. "I didn't get to eat before I came out here to explore. Vegetoid gave me some celery, but…" She trails off.

"THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I HAVE MANY, MANY PUZZLES FOR YOU, BUT HOW CAN I ALLOW YOU TO DO THEM WHEN YOU'RE STARVING? I AM NOT A CRUEL SKELETON. COME, HUMAN! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, SHALL GRACE YOU WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EAT SOME OF MY FAMOUS SPAGHETTI! FOLLOW ME!" Papyrus turns and runs. Frisk stands there a moment, then she laughs as she follows after him. Sans walks with her.

"W-wow. I thought I was gonna have to go through all sorts of puzzles before I finally got to the town."

"trust me, you were going to. papyrus has several puzzles set up between here and town. if you stick around then he'll probably bring you back so you can do the rest of the puzzles with him." Frisk looks at Sans, then she looks to the now distant image of Papyrus.

"I don't mind. I'm not planning on staying too long though, not for now. I really, really like how this place looks though." Frisk looks around again. "It's so… beautiful, and open. I can't imagine how this place could get any better." She smiles. Sans looks at Frisk, studying her face.

"you know, i… don't always look at it like that." He looks around now.

"Well, when you spend your entire life living in a giant cave, praying that humans never lose their skills with magic, you'll appreciate something like this. Really, I don't think I could ever go back to the underground. This world out here, the animals, the monsters, the sky… I…" She feels some tears fill her eyes, and she quickly wipes them away. "Sorry." She smiles at Sans. "This place is overwhelming sometimes."

"don't be sorry. i can't say i know where you're coming from. i mean, literally, i don't quite know where you're coming from. where are the humans? are they really in the mountain?" He looks towards Mount Ebott, and Frisk does as well.

"Yeah. We have a magic barrier that keeps anything from entering in, but anything can leave."

"that's pretty cool. i mean, if you ever wanna go home, it won't be so great. your family must be worried." Frisk's smile disappears, and her walk slows, though only slightly.

"Family… I… H-hey, lets hurry up! I bet Papyrus is gonna get mad if we're too slow." She starts running, but Sans stops. He frowns as he watches her go.

"…" He disappears.