Chapter 2: The 8th Fallen Human
Frisk followed Toriel as they entered a large dark room with torches held up against each side of the walls which are crawling with vines and moss. The flickering room reminded Frisk of an eerie catacomb or dungeon,but surprisingly they didn't feel any type of fear; only determination. Toriel stopped walking when she reached a giant black door with 6 giant buttons bulging out of the ground in front of it. "Child, let me tell you about the Underground.", Toriel proceeds to step on the buttons in a specific pattern and with a strong rumble the door shook open. "This entire Underground is filled with dangerous puzzles.", Toriel glanced at Frisk, signaling them to come with her. Frisk and Toriel soon walked into a long dark corridor with only torches to light their way. As Frisk and Toriel wander further down the corridor they start to approach a sea of spikes sticking out of the ground. "These puzzles are used to trap and/or kill any human that so happens to fall into the Underground; such as yourself. But not to worry child, all of these puzzles can be solved."
Frisk turned their head to Toriel. "Toriel, how do I solve them if they're all dangerous?" Toriel smiles and walks over to one of the torches on the wall and pulls it. Suddenly all the spikes that were bulging from the ground soon sunk below the floor. "Some puzzles have hidden switches that can turn them off."
Frisk looked on in amazement. "Woah, that was cool! Heh heh." Toriel laughed with them but it was followed by a serious expression. "Be cautious. Some puzzles don't have switches.", Toriel walks towards Frisk and kneels beside them. She caresses their cheek and gives them a caring smile. "Do you understand?" Frisk smiles back at her and nods. "Very good small one. Now, is there anything else you want to ask me about?", Toriel asks with a smile spreading across her face. "U-uh yes! What happens if I come across any monsters that may want to..y'know...kill me?" Toriel's eyes grew wide. "Oh..right. My advice to you is try to talk to them and give them mercy. If they're too much to handle..just run away. But please..young one...whatever you do...do not kill any monster in the Underground. It will only get you into tro-." Before Toriel could finish her sentence, Frisk interrupted her with a giggle. "I was never planning on hurting any one down here, let alone kill any one."
Toriel smiled and let out a sigh of relief "Bless you child.", and with that Toriel gave Frisk a loving hug. "Oh, there's one more thing I have to tell you. I'm going to go on ahead to disable all the puzzles so that you can continue without running into any problems. If anything happens-",Toriel reaches into the pocket on her dress and pulls out a little flip phone that's covered in cupcake stickers. "-just call me." Frisk gives Toriel a nod as she walks off into the distance. After a moment of playing with the phone, Frisk places it into their pocket and proceeds onward. As they continue to walk, Frisk notices that the rooms are becoming brighter and the torches are now being replaced with rays of sunlight. Frisk begins to smile as they look up at little streaks of sun shinning through the large cracks in the walls and the ceiling. The air starts to even smell different than when they first entered. At first, it smelled like sea water with a hint of mildew, now it's starting to smell like flowers. Frisk begins to hum to them self until they notice two giant pillars on each side of the wall. As they approach the pillars, they start to notice a black figure laying in between them. Whatever it is, it's making an unusual noise.
" Z.."
Frisk starts to feel uneasy as they approach the figure. The closer Frisk gets to the hollow sounding noise, the more clear the monster becomes.
"Z Z Z Z.."
When Frisk gets close enough to see what exactly is making the noise, their eyes widen and their jaw almost hits the floor. "A gh-ghost? A little black ghost?"
" Z-"
The black ghost opens one of its large white eyes, but quickly closes it when they see that Frisk is starring at them."- Z Z Z" Frisk laughs at how ridiculous its acting. "Are you pretending to sleep?.", Frisk says with a smile. "N-no. Z Z Z Z" Frisk can't help but giggle. "You're really cute!" The ghost opens both of its eyes and a faded white streak runs across its cheeks. "That must be how he blushes.", Frisk thought. The black ghost gets up and hangs it's head as if its a sad puppy. "I don't mean to be rude but is it okay if I pass you?", Frisk asks gently. The ghost continues to stare at the ground. "I'm in your way aren't I? *sigh* That's just like me..I'm always in everyones' way." Frisk gives him a concerned look. "I'm sorry. Let me stop bothering. *sigh* I'm so annoying."
Frisk gets down on one knee and stares at the ghost right in his large, ghoulish eyes. "You aren't annoying or bothering me. I just met you. Why would I have any problem with you?",Frisk smiles at him in an attempt to cheer them up. The ghost just continues to sigh; its sad expression never leaving its face. Frisk never thought that they could give good advice , but then again; they hate to see any one who's depressed or sad. Even if it's a stranger they would try their best to make them happy. They were never fond of sad faces. After sharing a second of silence Frisk decides to make small talk. "So..what's your name?", Frisk says with a smile. "Uuuhh..Nashcjcsa", The ghost says it so low that Frisk can't hear it. "What was that?" "Nabayysvajd" "I'm sorry friend, what did you say?" "Nabstbrisk" Frsik lets out a patient sigh "Say that one more time."
"N-n-Nabstablook..."
To Be Continued...