A/N: I know it's only been two days, but I really felt like getting this chapter out. It's been clouding my thoughts ever since I finished writing it. Anyways, time to respond to reviews;
dream1990: U-Uh... B?
The Rude Girl: -shrug- I just like placating my readers. Is that a bad thing?
FriskedAway: Thanks! I chose the name Felix for a few different reasons... I might explain those later. By the way, love your story, Super Frisk!
Chapter 4
An Explanation and a Snow Day
When I got up, Frisk was already out of bed. I assumed that she was in the living room with Toriel. When I walked out, there was a note in Toriel's reading chair. "Felix, my child, Frisk and I are waiting at the exit of the RUINS for you. Hopefully you won't take too long, as Frisk looks anxious to leave. You'll be safe, won't you? Toriel"
I walked downstairs, and when I got to the door, Frisk was standing next to it, while Toriel had her back to me. When Frisk saw me, she tilted her head at my new fashion. Toriel turned around and gasped when she saw my newfound weapon and sweater. "M-My child, where did you find those?"
"Um… I found them in the closet?" I didn't think that I was doing wrong by rummaging through the closet, but I may have stepped too far.
"A-Ah… I see… I guess I should tell you why I asked." The look on Toriel's face told me that this explanation would be hard for her. "You see, when I was younger, Asgore and I used to have a son. His name was Asriel. He normally played at home, but every day he would go out to a field of buttercups. One day, he found a small human girl named Chara. Asriel, being a nice young monster, helped Chara get here. We adopted Chara into our family, as it would have been hard to get her out of the Underground. Chara usually wore a sweater like that one. She and Asriel would play knights… I believe you now possess Asriel's set of toys. However, there came a day when Chara became deathly ill. Everyday her condition seemed to worsen until…" I started to see tears fall down Toriel's face. "S-She died… Asriel absorbed her soul and crossed the barrier using Chara's soul, and he took Chara's body with him. We do not know much about what happened on the other side, except for that Asriel was attacked and wounded by the humans. When he crossed back to our side, he fell down onto a field of buttercups in our garden, dying. Asgore, in a fit of rage, waged war on the humans, saying that any human that falls down here must be killed, have their soul taken, and have that soul used to break the barrier. I became disgusted with his actions and left the castle, banishing myself to the Ruins… Six children have fallen since that happened, and I've let all of them go. Not only have I lost my own two children, I've had to let go of six other children who viewed me as a caretaker as well. And now I must let you two go… I'm sorry for unloading all of my sorrow upon you, my children…" I ran up to Toriel, giving her a hug. She looked like she really needed it. Frisk soon joined our group hug. "Thank you, children… Now, you must get going. If you really are going to break the barrier soon, then you'd better get going." I could tell Toriel wasn't over it, but she had definitely calmed down. "Goodbye, children."
I turned before exiting the door. "This isn't a goodbye… Think of it like an 'until next time' or a 'see you later'!" I told Toriel. She smiled, and giggled slightly. I walked into the next room. I heard a few clumsy footsteps, and the next thing I knew, Frisk was on my back and I was on the floor.
"S-Sorry…" Frisk said. "I tripped on something…" Frisk got up then I, and when we looked around, we saw a familiar, yet very unwelcome, sight.
"Ya know, you look a lot more like my friend now, guy." Flowey said. He had a smirk on his face. "If you were actually her, I might be nice to you, but you're not, so I won't be. I'll be seeing you two losers later… See ya, suckers."
I frowned and turned to Frisk. "Let's get outta here. The sooner we get to Asgore's castle, the sooner we can break the barrier and set monsters free." Frisk nodded, putting on a determined face. And with that we walked out the final door in the RUINS, ending up in a place that I immediately hated from its temperature…
Within the next ten seconds, I was immediately grateful for the sweater I had borrowed/taken from the closet. Within the ten seconds after that, I wish I had more sweaters. It was blizzardy outside, and the cold pieces of plastic that were my weapon and defense weren't helping the fact that I was cold in the slightest. It was cold enough for them to start sticking to my clothing. But I have a feeling that Frisk was colder, as she was in her sweater and shorts. Frisk and I trudged forwards. We seemed to be in a forest. I heard a snap behind me, and I turned around, a ball of fire lit in my hand.
"Who's there?" I shouted. But nobody answered. Frisk was tugging on my sweater, telling me that we had to continue. I extinguished the flame and started moving forwards. We reached a gate that didn't really look like it could block out anyone. The bars were too big and spaced too far apart. I started hearing footsteps from behind me. Frisk turned around first, and I followed, lighting another ball of flames in my hand. The light was weak and fleeting. We still couldn't see who was approaching until they got extremely close.
"huh… well what've we got here… a little kid and her magical protector?" The figure asked finally going into our little light. We saw that they were a skeleton monster, and my flames started to flicker more rapidly, my fear influencing it. "you guys don't have to be afraid. i'm not gonna hurt ya." I extinguished my flames, letting what little light that was around do its job. "my name's sans. sans the skeleton. now like i said, i won't hurt you guys. heck, i'm supposed to capture ya right now, but i'm too lazy. my brother, however, is a human hunting fanatic. he'd probably try to capture ya so he could become a royal guardsman. i'll help ya get through snowdin." He led us forward a ways to what appeared to be a shoddy sentry station. "my bro's comin'. one of you get behind that conveniently shaped lamp, while the other should get behind the conveniently shaped plant." I wasn't in the mood to argue with someone who seemed like they knew what they were talking about, so I dived behind the plant, while Frisk rushed behind the lamp.
A tall skeleton wearing what appeared to be battle armor. "SANS! IT'S BEEN THREE DAYS AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T. RECALIBRATED. YOUR. PUZZLES!" He shouted in Sans's general direction.
"well papyrus, maybe this lamp will help with your problems." Sans was either selling us out or doing some weird form of reverse psychology. Either way, I was starting to feel skeptical.
"SANS, YOU'RE NOT HELPING!" Papyrus said, while stomping on the ground. "ALL YOU DO ANYMORE IS NAP AND DRINK KETCHUP!"
"bro, i think that's called sleeping and staying hydrated…" Sans said while scratching the back of his skull.
"I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO DOES ANY WORK AROUND HERE!" Papyrus seemed to sigh out of slight annoyance.
"papyrus, the plant over here might help you from working yourself… to the bone!" Sans did a pose after his pun while I kept myself from laughing.
"SANS!" Papyrus snapped. He looked genuinely angry.
"you're smiling." Sans pointed out.
"I AM AND I HATE IT!" Papyrus stomped on the ground again before he appeared to be walking away. "MAYBE YOU SHOULD PUT A LITTLE MORE 'BACKBONE' INTO IT, SANS!" Papyrus dashed away before showing his skull back to us, only to laugh. "NYEH HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH! HEH!" He vanished from view.
Sans looked at us. "i have a favor to ask you two… do you think you could play along with paps? i think that he'd be a lot happier if he had some 'body' to 'capture'." I giggled at the pun. "you should probably get some rest. paps'll probably wear you out with his puzzles. you can sleep in my sentry station. contrary to its looks, it's really warm."
Frisk and I climbed into it, taking opposite walls of the station. "You're right!" Frisk exclaimed. "It's almost like a comfy room!" I just curled up in a corner and started to drift off. I could hear Sans and Frisk talk for a while before I completely fell asleep.
-Author and Felix are relaxing. Unknowingly, they create a reflection.-
F: ...I have a question for you, Mr. All-Knowing..
A: Alright. Shoot.
F: What even is your name? -Felix narrows his eyes.-
K: Kenny.
F: Huh... Still sounds familiar...
K: Meh. I'll just see all you readers later! I'm changing my schedule to whenever I can finish a chapter from now on, as I'm out of pre-written chapters... This upcoming week may be a bit update-dry... I probably won't get much time to write as I have my final three dress rehearsals and three performances for my school play. Man... Despite being a background character, I'm in all four scenes...
F: Just don't lose yourself... I don't need to get lost again...
K: ...you're never gonna let that go, are you?
F: Nope! Anyways, peace! Don't forget to review if you want to see something.
K: You're stealing my lines too!
-Felix runs away!
*end transmission*
