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"Chil-children?"

The female goat (?) sheep (?) cow (?) monster stared at us, lost in her own thought, glancing at our faces and then our sweaters. She seemed to have forgotten what she was doing so I spoke up.

"Oh…hello…who are you?"

She shook her head slightly, murmuring something to herself. She smiled at us.

"Ah sorry my children, I got a little carried away." she apologized, "I am Toriel, caretaker of the RUINS. I pass through this place every day to see if anyone has fallen down. You are the first humans to come here in a long time. "

So there has been more humans fallen before us? I wonder wait happened to them…

They obviously died…

Or not… Maybe… I don't know.

"Come… I will guide you through the catacombs."

The blackness faded and everything went back to normal, besides the fact that we were still stuck in a monster world.

Yup, totally normal, just a normal day, yup.

"This way my children."

Toriel turned and walked to another door that was similar to the one we entered. I turned to Frisk, who still had that poker face on. Sometimes I really can't tell how she's feeling, and that says something considering that I am her best friend.

"Should we trust her?" I asked. She faced me, and gave me a warm smile, the corners of her eyes crinkling.

"Na, she seems trustworthy."

Going through the door, we entered a hallway (?) of purple stone. Red autumn leaves were aligned in a square in the middle of the room. A pair of stairs stood, joining together on the second floor. Between the stairs was a pile of the same red leaves. Toriel stood in the middle of the room, waiting for us. As soon as she saw us she turned and walked up to the second floor. We followed behind, but Frisk stopped in front of the pile, looking confused.

"Frisk."

"Yes?"

"What are you looking at?"

"…" she didn't answer. We stood like that for a few minutes, Frisk looking at the leaves, and me looking at Frisk.

"Frisk?" she didn't answer.

"Frisk." I touched her shoulder, shaking her gently. She still didn't reply. Whatever she was thinking about must've been really serious for her to lose herself in it.

I took her hand and lightly made it slap her head. She shook her head, lightly, shaking herself from her daze.

"Heh, thanks for-"

She stopped. Her usually squinting eyes widened, showing her dark brown eyes. Still holding hands, we stared at a yellow star that wasn't there before. Where did that come from?!

"W-what is that?"

Frisk reached out her hand and touched it… nothing happened.

Her hand still on the star, she turned towards me said, "Chara, touch the star."

"Huh? Oh…ok"

A bit confused, I did what she said anyways. As soon as I touched it, a warm sensation travels through my fingertips and all the way through the rest of my body.

The shadows of the ruins looms above, filling you with determination.

A black with white borders box came up saying:

*HP fully restored.

*Ruins-Entrance File saved.


After we followed Toriel, I immediately noticed that the yellow SAVE point (?) star (?) was missing, it wasn't in the area between the stairs. Walking to it, I started to look for it with my eyes.

Where could it be? The SAVE points are only there for the most determined person…could it mean that I am currently not the most determined person? But if it's not me…than who is? Not Flowery, that's for sure.

"Frisk." Chara's voice brought me back to reality. Looks like I got lost in my thoughts again.

"Yes?"

"What are you looking at?"

"…" I didn't know how to answer him. How could I tell him that there was supposed to be something there, but it wasn't?

Plus, he would get suspicious because we never even came here before, so how could I know anything about this place?

I felt something touch my face. It was my hand, Chara took my hand and used it to slap myself… must've got lost in thought for the nth time again. I seriously have a problem with concentrating.

"Heh, thanks for-"

I inhaled. The SAVE point. The empty space was now occupied by the shining SAVE point, as if it was there all along. How?

"W-what is that?"

It was then did I notice that we were still holding hands. Blushing a bit, I touched the SAVE point…but nothing happened.

Why is it not working? … Ok… let me think...… the SAVE point only appears to the most determined person but both me and Chara did not see it from the beginning, so that must mean that we both are not the most determined. Since both of our SOULs are half red, the colors of DETERMINATION, it would probably mean that our levels of DETERMINATION are the same. So by holding hands, the DETERMINATION is mixed together, letting us see the SAVE point. If we can only see the SAVE point together, then we can only SAVE-

"Chara, touch the star."

"Huh? Oh…ok"

As soon as he touched it, a spark of warmth flared through my body, a feeling of warmth inside. I wondered if he could feel something like what I was feeling.

The shadows of the ruins looms above, filling you with determination.

A white bordered black box appeared in front of us. Inside it read:

*HP fully restored.

*Ruins-Entrance File saved.

Chara made a face.

"What was that?!"

I shrugged.

"I don't know. Let's catch up with Toriel, I don't want her to keep on waiting for us. She might have some other important things to do."


Going up the stairs, once again we were greeted by a big purple stone door with one of those symbols engraved at the top. I mean seriously, what is it with this place and these massive doors? Green vines curled upwards next to the door (finally a color other than purple). The next room (still purple) (where did they get all these purple stone anyways?) was a bit smaller than the last room. Toriel stood near a bunch of gray stone buttons, patiently waiting for us. Behind her was another purple door (purple is everywhere) with another of those strange symbols on it.

Seeing us, Toriel warmly smiled.

"Welcome to your new home innocent ones."

New home?

"Allow me to educate you in the operation of the RUINS."

Walking to the stone buttons on her right, she stepped on the two in the third row first, and then the two on the first row, a clicking sound reflecting around the room every time she stepped on one button. She then pushed a yellow lever, next to the door. The door opened with a bang.

Walking back to us, Toriel announced, "The RUINS are full of puzzles. Ancient fusions between diversions and doorkeys. One must solve them to go from room to room. Please adjust yourself to the sight of them." Saying this she spin around and walked through the door.

I stepped onto the buttons, first on the two in the third row first, and then the two on the first row.

Frisk watched me, looking entertained.

Then I pressed the lever… but nothing happened.

With an amused smile on her face she questioned, "What the heck are you doing?"

"Solving the puzzle."

Her smile grew bigger.

"But Toriel just solved it."

"…Oh…" my face burned with embarrassment, HOW COULD I NOT HAVE NOTICED?! "I was just ah… practicing…yeah…"

Frisk chuckled and just shook her head.

"Uhh….hey look! What does that sign say?!" trying to divert attention on the sign instead of myself. Frisk just smiled at me, knowing perfectly what I was trying to accomplish, but walked over to the sign anyways.

"Only the fearless may proceed. Brave ones, foolish ones, both walk not on the middle road." She read out aloud.

"What could that mean?"

She shrugged.

"…I honestly don't know."

The next room was longer than then all the rooms before. A little river flowed in the middle of the room, a wooden bridge above it. Toriel continued.

"To make progress here, you will need to trigger several switches. Do not worry, I have labeled the ones you need to flip."

Saying this, Toriel walked to the far right end of the room. Striding to the stone sign on the very top left corner of the wall, I read the sign.

"Stay on the path." I looked down at my feet.

"…" whoever made this sign sure liked to troll with us.

Going back to the path, we crossed the little bridge and stepped onto the other side, where Toriel stood, waiting for us to switch the lever.

Please flip this switch.

-TORIEL

"Click." Rang the mechanical parts hidden in the walls when the lever was switched. Toriel nodded her head happily, pleased at the good work, and then walked over to the spiky gate.

When the last switched was pressed, the spikes retracted back into the ground.

"Splendid!" Toriel praised us, "I am proud of you little ones."

We are not that little…

"Let us move on to the next room."


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