Alice in Undertale Prologue
By Lolitafreak88
Alice… in Wonderland... A small ray of sunshine, and a patch of golden flowers…
How do you get to Wonderland? A ghost pretending to sleep on fallen leaves inside a temple.
Over the hill or Underland or just behind the tree… A dainty bedroom with many essentials and a slice of some sort of pie on a plate left on the floor.
When clouds go rolling by… A large door within a corridor that feels both ominous and encouraging all at once.
They roll away and leave the sky… A snowy path through a decrepit, desolate wood.
Where is the land beyond the isles that people cannot see... A pleasant-looking village featuring what appears to be a Christmas tree with presents gathered under it.
Where can it be… A statue in a wet, serene place with raindrops falling on its head illuminated by peeking light.
Where do stars go… A mysterious area where snails appear to be made to race, three snails being participants.
Where is the crescent moon… A ominous yet breathtaking mountain top with a red sky and complex buildings in the background.
They must be somewhere A quaint science laboratory…
In the sunny afternoon... A land that emits constantly boiling temperatures and seems to hold a great deal of puzzles.
Alice… in Wonderland… A single bridge laced in delicate spider webs.
Where is the path to Wonderland… A very elegant restaurant in a hotel.
Over the hill or here or there… The top floor of what appears to be a highly advanced core.
I wonder where... An opulent, golden, yet forbidding chapel hall with the light peering through stained glass windows.
Prologue: A Different Sort of Rabbit Hole
This particular day in England was truly beautiful. Swans swam delicately down the river, the light of the sun was radiant and not overwhelmingly hot, the birds and insects flew in their own graceful rhythm about the air. It was a calm, peaceful morning and truly a time to not neglect one's curiosity and need for a history lesson, as was the case for Alice. The 10-year old girl with blonde hair, a black bow in her hair, medium-length blonde hair, youthful blue eyes, and a petite figure had gone to the park with her sister to catch up on her history lesson. Adorned in a pretty blue dress with a white pinafore apron, white stockings, and mary-janes, in addition to the hidden petticoat and pantalettes, she had quickly grown bored of the lesson and had delighted herself alongside her cat Dinah in making daisy chains. The red cat with a pink bow tied gracefully around her neck did not quite appreciate the floral accessory and shook it off of themselves violently. The daisy chain landed promptly on Alice's sister, making her cease her lesson about something Alice vaguely knew had to do with a crowning. She was quick to interrupt Alice's giggling as it was a natural conclusion for her as to where this mishap came from,
"Alice…! Will you kindly pay attention to your history lesson?" Alice's sister removed the daisy chain and interjected at her younger sister sharply. Alice gasped to herself and looked down from the tree branch she was resting at, feeling some guilt for her actions. Still, the fact that her sister had mentioned a 'history lesson' was quick to remind her why she had stopped paying attention in the first place.
"I'm sorry, but how can one possibly pay attention to a book with no pictures in it?" Laying along the branch and flipping her hair, Alice spoke dismissively. She was a dreamer at heart and lengthy visual-less text didn't exactly appeal to her the way a good illustration or fantastical depiction could. She'd far prefer that than to have to simply read the text and draw her own conclusions.
"My dear child, there are a great many good books in this world without pictures." Alice's sister emphasized the last two words especially. She knew her younger sister well enough that she'd have to grow beyond simply relying on picture books. Literature was a vast and diverse world and stories came in all manner of lengths and subject matter. Still, Alice seemed resistant to this idea as she would lean back against the tree this time and respond,
"In this world perhaps. But in my world, the books would be nothing but pictures."
"Your world. What nonsense." That somewhat smug reply from her sister suddenly seemed to trigger a great idea in Alice's mind. Taking time off for herself and leaving her sister be, she had begun to describe to her beloved cat what her ideal world would be. Alice described this world with great detail as she approached the riverbank in the park.
"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise what it is, it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" Alice asked Dinah as she finished a rather complex explanation.
She was imaginative, perhaps her greatest strength and biggest weakness. So in her mind did such a world have ideas like flowers with very extra-special powers, fancy little houses for rabbits to live in, and of course books that had nothing but pictures in it. For Alice, this was only the start of what she could imagine a world of her own being like. Surely it would be a dream come true if it would come to life somehow and in some way. Preferably as a place to visit but if Alice was to ever write a book about it, she would certainly do so. Dinah of course was a cat who could not exactly offer a direct opinion on this and so Alice listened to a mere,
"Meow."
"In my world, you wouldn't say 'meow.' You'd say, "Yes miss Alice." Alice continued to project her ideas, curtseying gracefully to emphasize what Dinah would say in this world. Dinah made another natural reply but Alice loved Dinah quite dearly and so she accepted this answer.
"Oh but you would! You'd be just like people, Dinah. And all the other animals too." Alice held Dinah as they chose to reside by the riverbank. Alice lazily dipped her finger into the water as she finished her explanation,
"Because my world would be a Wonderland."
The ripples in the water spread out when suddenly a different sort of color and form reflected on the water. It appeared to be a small human child, with a green and pale yellow striped shirt, brown pants with matching shoes, and medium-length straight brown hair. The gender was quite ambiguous as nothing about their clothes or even physical features leaned one way or the other. The aspect that was most baffling about this child was that they simply seemed out of place… very out of place. At least to Dinah anyway, who noticed while Alice was still daydreaming. Dinah immediately proceeded to try to direct Alice's attention to the very strange child who was walking by.
"Oh Dinah it is simply a small child… in such… strange clothes…" Alice at first was dismissive but as she took in the child's appearance, it was completely unlike anything people around here would wear. It was so… unusual in style and pattern… and particularly simple. Perhaps it is some sort of foreigner, Alice thought to herself. At this moment she was more curious than nervous upon meeting such a stranger. Against her sister's regular judgment of not directly speaking to strangers, she decided to go for it.
"Excuse me… where do you come from?" Alice got up and asked the child from across the stream.
She was so perplexed by the unusual style that she wanted to be more direct with her question. The young child turned to face her, but there was something extremely odd about their expression. The eyes were open, yes and the child seemed to be smiling but their face appeared dark… as though the child was hiding some sort of secret and even the smile seemed a bit too large for what it needed to be. It only seemed to go further downhill when he or she spoke,
"From a Wonderland." Compared to Alice's voice, this voice sounded sly and cunning, and with a hint of anticipation and excitement. There were also elements of something far more mature-sounding than even Alice herself like they'd experienced things that clearly shaped them. In what way there was no way of telling without further conversation and the words they spoke got Alice's heart racing.
"I beg your pardon but… such a place doesn't exist…" Alice, who couldn't hide her surprise at the fact they'd used a terminology she had just talked about, replied.
She couldn't help but fiddle with her fingers as she processed exactly the oddness of this scenario. She briefly wondered if she should go seek her sister, a slight fear building in the back of her mind. But the mention of 'Wonderland' from someone who was not herself seemed like destiny. As though if she were to believe this child, then she would most definitely find something new and wonderful and different. That the world of her own could be… visited. Furthermore, it was possible this child was simply being playful and had an active imagination like her own. Though it couldn't answer all the questions about the child, Alice seemed to believe this was very safe reasoning.
"Follow me and you'll see it does. You can create this Wonderland with me." The child's voice still did not give a direct answer to its gender and it held out their hand for Alice as though asking her to take it.
Instinctively Alice started to cross the riverbank one stepping stone at a time but as she neared the other side, the kid took off at their own pace at a fairly quick speed. What Alice couldn't hear as they ran off were words that would've most definitely had convinced Alice otherwise about going with the child,
"And eradicate it…"
"W-wait! Please!" Alice pleaded as she began to dash after the child, making it to the other side of the riverbank and hurrying the best she could.
Dinah followed right behind her as the loyal companion that she was. Alice was fairly quick and had good stamina that came with her youthful spirit and creative energy so she was able to keep up a good pace. It allowed her to see where the mysterious child was heading without missing them. As she and Dinah reached a small hill, they took a pause so that Alice could share her anxious yet hopeful thoughts on the situation.
"Perhaps by Wonderland they mean some sort of secret place or maybe it's a term that means the opposite of what it sounds like, like a party or something?"
She was attempting to make sense of how this child knew exactly what term she had created for herself. Wonderland was a nonsensical term fundamentally so for it to be known and understood so completely and so quickly seemed beyond comprehension. Furthermore, it was only in her mind yet this child was saying it existed. Either way, curiosity was driving Alice further from reality and into wherever this child was leading her. Thus it astounded her when she spotted the child kneeling and quickly crawling into what appeared to be a rabbit hole.
"My, what a peculiar place to have a party… or a Wonderland for that matter." Alice spoke mainly to herself though Dinah understood what she meant as well. Crouching down and peering inside showed it was too dark to make out the child and they must've gotten far along where this natural path led.
If I am to find out more about this Wonderland I will have to venture inside, Alice thought to herself though remained a bit anxious given everything that had just transpired. Her daydreaming of a world of her own, a mysterious child in confusing clothing knowing what she had talked about, and leading her to this rabbit hole that seemingly would take her there. She hadn't even let her sister know about where she would be or where she was going… so she'd only have Dinah to accompany her. Alice had a few friends in her life but of course, none of them had decided to go to this park with her so she would really have to rely on herself and Dinah to make sure this curiosity of hers didn't lead to trouble.
"So Dinah… about that… oof… child, where do you suppose they got those clothes? It almost looks like something you'd see in an entirely different country… I mean that was what perplexed me most…" Alice budged her way into the rabbit hole and spoke to Dinah as she crawled inside and deeper.
"Furthermore I distinctly heard the child say I would be creating this Wonderland… now what do you suppose that mea-ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
The ground Alice had been crawling on strangely felt particularly rocky the last few times she placed her palms on it before she suddenly couldn't feel anything. Evidently, she had reached the ledge of the rabbit-hole and found herself stumbling forward and eventually falling at an impressive pace, dragged down by gravity. Forgetting about the child, Alice's thoughts were dominated by several unusual ideas.
"Goodbye Dinah, goodbyeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Alice's first thought took the shape of a final cry upward to where Dinah was waving goodbye from the ledge.
Beyond knowing if she would ever see Dinah again or not, the second thought that came to mind was that she would be alone and on her own in whatever this Wonderland turned out to be. Third, this must've been the way into Wonderland for the child from earlier had disappeared entirely and presumably had fallen downward as she had. Fourth, and this was more of an occurrence than a thought, her skirt suddenly gathered air and spread out like a parachute, resulting in a slow, dainty descent downward which gave her plenty of time to consider the situation.
"Well after this I shall think nothing of- mph… of falling down stairs." Alice had to push down her apron to finish her brief epiphany as it floated into her face. Contrary to what a rabbit hole might seem, there was an unusual amount of light that appeared to be coming from above. There was still some darkness but Alice could make out many details of this hole she fell into. Namely that the walls were rocky and rough, not of dirt like a traditional rabbit-hole.
"Why this appears to be some sort of a mountain. Huh… but I don't understand, I don't recall the park being built upon a mountain… or that mountains were underground like this. Perhaps I've ended up in a place with far different geography… or perhaps another world…" Alice contemplated many of this in an inquisitive, intellectual way as she flew slowly down. She had nothing better to do after all.
"What if I should fall right through the center of the earth and come out the other side where people walk upside down? Oh, but that's silly, nobody- ghh!" Alice suddenly felt a small impact as she finally stopped descending and hit something that appeared to be a patch of golden flowers and grass.
Finally being able to stand again and get her first look at Wonderland, Alice rubbed her behind as it took the impact, and looked around. She was quite astounded to find pillars wrapped in ivy, rock formations upon the ceiling and walls, and generally what appeared to be something of historic value. At least in her world, maybe it meant something else here. Alice's curiosity grew at a rapid rate and she stood up. Regardless of the lack of colors like Alice envisioned in Wonderland, this was still extraordinary. Something entirely new. Something… curious.
"Why this appears to be a cavern… and perhaps ruins of some sort of society that once lived here… What an astonishing first impression for a world of my own! Although, it's still a bit dim... " Alice muttered worriedly as she peered towards a dark path that was clearly her only way of going further into this land.
The mysterious child was nowhere to be seen either. Alice was disappointed as she had hoped to have an escort or at least someone who knew this place to travel with her. She would really be going into this adventure… this Wonderland… alone. While she wasn't truly scared as apparently she could create this world and was excited to see what she may find, she definitely was not neglecting good advice.
"W-well… I suppose there's only one way to explore this world further and that is to go down this path. Curiouser and curiouser…" She exclaimed to herself as she finally took the first several steps down the path.
Fortunately, she could make out what appeared to be an open gate with an elaborate design and thus she walked through it hoping to see either someplace with more light, a person, or preferably that child from before. But what she found was infinitely more astonishing than all three of those put together. In a rather small room, on a patch of green grass that had grown from the stone of the likes you'd find in such ruins, was a flower. You could tell it was a flower as the room had natural lighting that showed its form and it had a stem and petals much like a flower. It appeared to be a large yellow flower but what made Alice gasp was the fact it had a face. A very profound, smiling face. Suddenly her earlier musings of flowers with very extra-special powers seemed to have come true…
"Howdy! I'm FLOWEY! FLOWEY the FLOWER!" The flower spoke first as Alice was too surprised to speak and had a jovial, upbeat voice. The kind of voice you'd hear from a pleasant young man at a party.
"..." Alice still was trying to gather the fact it had a face but now that it spoke, she was even more caught off-guard and attempting to make reason of how personable it was being. That sense of personability made her realize she was being rude to the flower but the flower, Flowey, kept going.
"Hmm… you're new to the UNDERGROUND aren'tcha?"
"Y-yes, very much so and wait… the Underground? I was under the impression this land was called Wonderland… though I do suppose I am underground at the moment." Alice spoke, one arm folded across her chest while the other was to her chin in a thinking position.
A conversation with a flower… sounds like something out of a fairy tale. Alice thought though she was comforted by the fact the flower seemed to care about her and was familiar with wherever she was now. Although the Underground… It was a surprisingly mundane name for a world. Was it waiting to be named by her or was it simply an early reflection of what kind of residents she'd encounter here? There could certainly be a lot of rabbits down here from the looks of things, Alice thought with a slight amused smile.
"Golly, you must be so confused. Someone ought to teach you how things work around here! I guess little old me will have to do." Flowey continued, like a breath of fresh air.
"So then I presume all flowers have the ability to speak like you and have faces as well Mr. Flowey?" Alice asked as she placed her hands together daintily.
Flowey paused for a moment with an unsure expression, or was it more like a taken aback expression? He replied,
"N-no… I'm just about the only flower like this but thanks for asking. It's nice to see someone eager to learn."
"W-well yes… I don't mean to be rude about such a question but I had met this young child and they escorted me to this rabbit hole saying they would take me to a Wonderland… um… What other sort of things will I find here?" Alice asked, attempting to make up for her earlier silence while trying to gather more details.
Flowey's expressions changed shockingly quickly with each new phrase Alice spoke to him. From understanding towards the apology, confusion with slight… fear and annoyance at the description of the child, and then some concern as to the final question. Apparently, this sort of discussion was not one Flowey had anticipated. Alice wasn't quite sure what to make of this kind of reaction so she remained patient and tried not to overthink it. First meetings could often be so awkward.
"W-well I haven't seen any sort of child dear and as for what you might find… well it's a lot easier to just show you the ropes first and foremost." Flowey recovered from shock with eagerness and excitement.
"I understand then… but I must say these appear to be some ruins… do you know wh-"
"So see kid, you have a special power around here, a SOUL. It starts off weak but it can grow stronger if you have lots of LV." Flowey interrupted Alice rudely and started to go into depth with his explanation of how things worked.
Alice frowned a bit but decided that maybe he just really wanted to help her and was impatient. So she pushed her frustration aside and nodded as he started to tell her how things worked in this apparent Underground.
"What's 'LV' stand for? Why, LOVE, of course! You want some LOVE, don't you?" Flowey asked gleefully.
"I wouldn't exactly say love but I would appreciate some companionship I suppose... " Alice admitted nervously.
She wasn't sure what sort of 'love' he meant exactly. After all it could be a romantic love which would definitely not be appropriate for Alice or the unconditional love that she had with Dinah or her sister or for anything else she deeply cared for. So she simplified it so she'd feel more comfortable with what Flowey was getting at.
"Well with LOVE you can get that and more and I'm also going to share you some too!" Flowey finished this statement with a very playful wink and a tongue that stuck out.
Alice giggled at the amusing expression. Then something… unusual happened. Five white things emerged from Flowey as though magically conjured and twirled in the air. They were small but there was a strange glint to them in the light of the room that suggested them being of a… metallic nature. Alice gave a surprised glance as Flowey talked some more,
"Down here, LOVE is shared through… Little white… 'friendliness pellets.' Are you ready?"
Suddenly the strange feeling Alice got when she heard the kid mention Wonderland earlier returned to her except it was more ominous… She definitely couldn't ignore the suspicious pause in what he eventually called "friendliness pellets". As though he was clearly hiding something or trying to cover up a true intent. Not to mention the pellets seemed a bit too sharp than they needed to be… Alice took a step back but had a grim feeling she was trapped into whatever would happen next. Hoping to try to save some time before having to be 'ready', she tried to interject,
"I'm not quite-"
"Move around! Get as many as you can!" Flowey announced as the pellets suddenly moved towards Alice at a fairly fast speed.
Alice gasped and upon seeing them up close, clearly identified them as bullets. Such as the sort she had read about in history books. Quickly, she evasively ducked as the bullets missed and hit the ground behind her with a characteristic sound. Alice was suddenly very startled and scared about Flowey and as she looked up she saw Flowey with an expression that didn't help her feel more comfortable. He looked cross and annoyed with her actions.
"Hey buddy, you missed them. Let's try again, okay?" Flowey's voice also hinted at undisguised disgust with her as well.
Five more bullets appeared this time but this time Alice got up and ran out of the way to avoid the bullets. They once again hit the ground with the sound mirroring that of bullets that were fired hitting their mark. Flowey looked dismayed but Alice was determined to get a word in.
"E-excuse me sir, but those are bullets you are aiming at me! Those could kill me! What are you attempting to pull?!" She pointed at him and demanded angrily what his intentions were.
Truthfully she was scared as to what his response might be but she did feel better about having uncovered something he was clearly trying to hide. But to her horror, Flowey's expression changed most dramatically into an extremely demented, demonic grin, his eyes soulless. The last thing she could've ever foreseen was such an unsettling transformation like this.
"So you figured it out huh? Trying to make me suffer and answer everything for you like some spoiled brat." His voice was now inhumane, indescribable, but utterly malevolent. He had nothing but contempt for Alice and it showed.
"N-no…" Alice could only mutter a weak and petrified gasp as suddenly countless bullets appeared, all surrounding Aher. She twirled her head around and weaved about unsurely as she saw that she was completely surrounded and suddenly she felt hopeless. Like a game of chess, she had been cornered and was about to be checkmated yet this was a far worse outcome that awaited her.
"Die." Flowey announced like the grim reaper.
Then he cackled, he howled, a horrifying sound. Fangs prominent, a cruel expression, all spelling the end for Alice as the bullets headed forth, spinning in tandem like a ring. Alice fell to her knees, desperate, and pleaded with every fiber of her being, hands held in prayer. She didn't want to die!
"NO! Please! I-I've done nothing wrong… I-I just wanted to see what Wonderland was about… please spare me! Pleaaaaaaaaaseeeee…!" She even began to shed tears.
Nothing seemed to get through to him as the bullets neared dangerously closer to Alice and Alice looked utterly fragile. But then the bullets suddenly burst into flames and vanished. Flowey's devious grin suddenly shifted into a baffled fury. Before he could get any more words out, a lone fireball or what appeared to be such blasted him away as he uttered a surprised cry and disappeared. Alice looked the faintest bit relieved but was also equally stunned and scared by such a display. It was purely magical and unbelievable in nature… She turned to find the source of the fireball when she saw it… and gasped. It was a tall, feminine figure with a kind face but its species was… a goat?
"What a terrible creature, torturing such a poor, innocent youth... Ah, do not be afraid, my child. I am TORIEL, caretaker of the RUINS."
To Be Continued...