Well I did say there was a slim chance I would update this today, and I guess I am. Yay! I kept one promise! And hopefully, by say...around the time the new Fnaf game comes out, I will be both at least 90% caught up with everything and fulfilled all my other promises. But then again since Scott Cawthon has been known for sending out his games too early at times, I don't know how true that will be.

But that is not the point now. The point is, a new chapter has been uploaded. Hopefully this one as well as the one I sent out yesterday are good enough for you all. Now the next time this story updates, it will probably be 2 weeks, like I stated last chapter. I am going to finally update my other stories before this one gets updated again. If any of you are looking forward to that, it will probably be up in say a week or so.

For those who like my truth and dare story, you will probably be in for a treat, because I have a LOT written down for that, I'm not sure how many chapters it will be, because I still have to edit all the dares I have completed into what I feel is enough for a single chapter, and I completed a lot of dares, so definitely more than 3, which may not sound like a lot, but each chapter of that story ends up being about say 20 pages on a regular word document while regular chapters for any of my other stories, like this one are about 5-8 pages. So, yeah, three chapters is definitely a lot to read. It also goes to show just how many PMs have been sent to me since I started that truth and dare story. So there is an update on when that particular story will be out if any of you cared. If you didn't care and read all this, thanks anyways!

So, yeah, that's all I could think to say for now. Check out my last author's note at the bottom if you just love reading my random babbling for some odd reason! And enjoy the chapter! Also I did get a new review since I uploaded my last chapter yesterday, but since I didn't give a lot of time for others to send in reviews, and also because it was only one new one, I am going to hold off on my responds until I upload this again. That way I feel like I will have more reviews by then. Hopefully...

"There was just one switch, huh!?" Nick growled out, glaring at the space he was in. It didn't really need to be said, but the poor child did not like the current puzzle he was on. The very next room Nick came across after speaking with the three odd Froggits led him to the current puzzle he was trying to solve. The sign he came across before the trouble began confirmed that there was only one switch which would allow him to continue on. What the sign didn't warn him about was the fact that the switch was hidden somewhere below his feet and the only way to get to the right room was to pick the right hole out of six.

Finding the holes was not the issue, due to the very obvious six cracked and flimsy areas he could make out. But Nick just had the worst of luck in picking the right one. He fell through three already, and landed each time rather harshly on his back.

"Ugh, if only I had my ghost powers. This would be a piece of cake. I could just faze through the ground and walls…" the reminder that he no longer had his powers began to nag at the back of his mind again. "Why don't I have my powers? It doesn't make sense. I mean, it's not like I'm alive again…right?" He quickly shook the idea out of his head as quickly as he thought it. "No, that's ridiculous. The dead can't come back to life."

"Well, not with that attitude, partner."

Nick yelped, looking around for the voice. "Who said that!?" In the first hole he fell down, he had ran into a weird carrot monster who was dedicated in making Nick eat his greens or something like that, but his voice did not match the voice he just heard. In fact, Nick was already fairly certain he already recognized the voice, even if he still hasn't seen the face of the person behind it. "I…I know I heard you. Where are you?"

Just like Nick predicted, the mysterious voice didn't respond. Whoever it was thought, Nick really wanted to have a proper conversation with them. It was partly their fault that Nick wound up here, that and Nick's own curiosity, but that's beside the point. The boy just wanted answers now. Answers to how he ended up here and how to get back home.

But really, Nick ended up thinking, I guess that is not the current issue I should worry about… He let out a sigh as he wlaked towards a small opening that would lead him back to the start of the puzzle. He only stopped when noticed something red on the ground besides the many leaves he has passed. He approached the objected and picked it up.

"A faded ribbon?" He questioned, looking over the item. He instantly thought of the girls, thinking one of them might like it. "I wonder if Sammy would like it?" he muttered, ignoring the slight blush that popped up as he thought of the girl's reaction if he managed to give this to her. "Gah! Stupid thoughts!" he snapped, stuffing the ribbon in his pocket before finally heading back to the beginning of the puzzle.

He approached his fourth attempt at finding the switch, once again landing on his back. "Ow…"

"Hello…You fell down too?"

"Huh?" Nick looked over to see Napstablook laying on the ground. "Oh! Hey Napstablook! What are you doing down here?"

"I fell down a hole…now I can't get up…"

"Oh. I see…"

"Go on without me…"

The boy tilted his head. "Wait, aren't you a ghost?"

"Huh? Oh, wait, that's right. Ghosts can fly, can't they…Oh well…" And once again Napstablook began to vanish from sight.

Nick giggled at the ghost's forgetfulness and waved goodbye.. "See ya later Napstablook!"

"Bye…"

Once his new friend was gone, Nick sighed. "Well at least one ghost can get out of here…" He sighed, heading out to once again try and find the switch. "Okay, this will be it!" he thought, running over to another hole, and falling down. He beamed happily when he saw the bright yellow switch. "Yes! Finally!" he flipped it and quickly made his way out of the area and into yet another puzzle in the next area.

"Okay! I can do this now! These puzzles won't slow me down! I'm gonna get past them, figure out a way home, and see my family again! I mean it! Nothing is gonna stop me!"

And with a determined expression, Nick faced his next puzzle and any monster that came his way. Like always, whenever he came across a new monster, he would continue to ACT a certain way and send the monster off without so much as a scratch on them. But really, even without the warning from that Froggit, Nick doubt he would have hurt anyone unless they attacked first. He's learned from his mistake back at the pizzeria. He swore he would never be the cause of a lost life ever again. His last and final kill would always be his very own killer and the child vowed to keep that promise.

Though, Nick was a bit disturbed that he did wonder what would happen if he was still like his old self and tried to hurt one of or even many of the monsters living peacefully down here.

Nick didn't want to encourage this idea any longer and pushed it out of his mind, just as he finished up what looked to be his last puzzle. He once again found himself at a fork in the road. He quickly decided to head straight, walking over a patch of green grass. When he entered the next room, his gaze snapped upon yet another Froggit.

"Hello, Froggit." He greeted the creature.

"Ribbit, ribbit. (Just between you and me…I saw Toriel come out of here a little while ago.)" Nick turned to look at a doorway the monster was gesturing to. "(She was carrying some groceries. I didn't ask what they were for. We're all too intimidated to talk to her.) Ribbit."

"Why would you be intimidated by Toriel. She doesn't seem to be mean or anything."

"Ribbit."

"Right…" Nick sighed, looking over the doorway. "Well, might as well check it out." He stepped through and what he saw made the young boy gasp in awe. He was standing on a balcony, looking over a rather large looking city filled with tall castle like buildings. It all looked to be straight out of a fairytale. "Cool!" he whispered, stepping closer, his foot bumping into an item on the ground. "Huh?" Looking down, he saw a small plastic toy knife. He picked it up, eyeing the toy carefully. "What's this doing here?" Nick swung the toy in the air, like an actual knife, a few times before smiling. "This will be fun to play with back home. I can have my own prop when playing with Foxy or something." With the idea in mind, Nick stuffed the toy in his pocket before turning around and heading back to the other pathway.

He stepped over the large pile of red leaves before entering the next area. Instantly he heard Toriel's voice ring out.

"Oh dear, that took longer than I thought it would."

Looking over, he saw said woman step around a large leafless tree, as she pulled out her phone, ready to call Nick. The phone only managed to ring about once before she noticed the boy standing in front of her. She gasped, ending the call and running over to him.

"How did you get here, my child? Are you hurt?"

Nick looked over himself. "Well, I do feel a little beaten up…" he admitted.

There, there, I will heal you. I should not have left you alone for so long. It was irresponsible to try to surprise you like this. Err…"

"Surprise me?!" Nick asked eagerly.

Toriel chuckled softly. "Well, I suppose I cannot hide it any longer. Come, small one!" she announced, walking away to a small looking house.

Nick was quick to follow, stepping around the large tree. It was then he got a proper look at the home. It was tidy and cute. Seeing such a house in the Ruins gave Nick determination. Almost instantly as he thought this, all the small pains he felt after dealing with all the fights with the monsters vanished completely, as if he wasn't hurt in the first place.

"Huh?" he huffed in wonder at the odd sensation. He remember feeling like this a few other times in the Ruins, but this was the first time he ever realized just what kind of affect it was due to his old injuries. "Weird…but cool!" He smiled happily before stepping inside the home.

Inside, Nick instantly felt a warm sensation, one he only really ever felt when he was still alive and living with his mother and brother. This home, which was thankfully colored a calming tan color instead of the unnerving amount of purple everywhere else in the Ruins, was calm, friendly, and happy. It truly felt like a real home, unlike his current one back at the pizzeria. True, he loved everyone at the restaurant, they were his family now after all, but the actual building could never have a proper homey feel like Toriel's home had. He also was welcoming the pleasant smell that wafted around the room, it was sweet and sugary, much different than the constant smell of pizza.

"Do you smell that?" Toriel questioned him with a kind smile. "Surprise! It is a butterscotch-cinnamon pie. I thought we might celebrate your arrival. I want you to have a nice time living here."

"Living…here?" Nick gasped at the prospect Toriel was proposing. No, I can't live here! I have to get back to Freddy and Mikey and everyone else!

"So I will hold off on snail pie for tonight."

"…Snail pie?" EW!

"Here, I have another surprise for you." Toriel continued on, before walking down a hall. He followed her and she turned to face him as he approached. "This is it…" She reached down and grabbed Nick's small hand and leading him to the first door on the left. "A room of your own. I hope you like it!"

"My own room?"

"Yes, of course, my child." Toriel confirmed, ruffling the boy's hair.

"Ahh…again with adults ruffling my hair…?" he muttered, though he had to admit, it did feel nice. Just like how his own mother used to do it…

Suddenly Toriel looked away nervously. "Is something burning? Um, make yourself at home!" Quickly, she left Nick on his own to check on the possibly burning pie. Nick watched her go before hesitantly looking at his door to his room. Hesitantly he walked in.

The small room was a bright shade of red with a simple furniture. A bed, lamp, dresser, shelf, and toys. It really was a bedroom suited for a child, and Nick couldn't help but wonder how Toriel had time to prepare this room for him. "Did another child live here before me?" he wondered out loud, stepping in deeper and looking closer at all the items in the room. He approached the small shelf, his gaze landing on an empty photo frame sitting on top of it. It was really dusty…

Next to the shelf was a box of kids' shoes in a disparity of sizes.

"Why are there so many shoes in different sizes?"

He looked through the box a bit more before backing away. There wasn't a lot of signs that there was a child currently living here, but Nick couldn't help but think someone else did indeed live here at one point.

"Where are they now then? Odd…"

Slowly he walked over to the small bed, sitting on top of it.

"Soft…" he commented, bouncing on it slightly. Suddenly everything that has taken place finally seemed to catch up to him. His eyes began to feel very heavy and his body felt like lead. At the moment, nothing else mattered for the boy except to catch up on some much needed sleep. He curled up under the blankets and rested his head on the soft plush pillow. Nick couldn't remember the last time he slept in an actual bed. Whenever he fell asleep back at the pizzeria, it was always either on top of a table or in a chair. Sometimes he got lucky and Mike would let him rest in his arms.

This however was much, much nicer. A real bed, in a real bedroom, in a real home, with a real mother. This entire place was…was perfect. It was a place Nick didn't even realize he was missing. So despite the fact Nick was missing his robotic and ghost family like crazy, no one could blame the child when he wished he could stay in the place just a little bit longer, before finally drifting off to sleep.

"Okay people! Let me get this straight…" Spring spoke up, glaring at his family. "We are actually going along with this plan to make Frisk feel more 'determined' so they can time travel back and make everything hunky dory again, right?"

"I know how this may sound to you Spring Bonnie…" Frisk spoke up, looking at the rabbit.

"Just Spring, kid."

"But, I know this will work…I just have to have my determination much higher than Nick's."

"So really, what should we do to make you feel more determined?" Daniel asked, looking down at Frisk.

"Well…that will be the hard part. I already feel pretty determined in helping you all and getting back to my home. Sometimes if I see something interesting I get filled with more though."

"Ooh!" Chica shouted. "I know!" The large chicken ran over to the smaller Chicky and whispered to her. The two birds clucked softly to each other before happily nodding and stepping over to Frisk.

The child tilted their head in confusion for a moment before suddenly the two animatronics shoved their own plush cupcake toy in their face.

"Our cupcakes always help!"

Bonnie groaned, rolling his eyes. "Not the cupcakes again…"

"Bonnie, you must believe in the cupcake!" Chica scolded her brother.

"Ugh…"

Frisk looked over the fake cupcakes with large round eyes before sighing. "Sorry, not working."

The two chickens sadly looked at their toys before looking at the others. "Well that was our ideas."

"Well whatever we decide on, we better do it fast," Daniel said, gesturing the clock that was already displaying it was past six. "Scott is going to be here soon to open up the building."

Freddy looked over at his older brother, searching the yellow bear's expression for any ideas. "Golden?"

"…" Golden looked over at the human child before back at his family, finally his gaze landed on the clock on the wall before he let out a faint sigh. "I think at the moment, it is best we just take a break and think over our options during the day."

"WHAT!?" Spring demanded, marching up to his brother.

"We can't just force Frisk to do whatever it is they need to do when they can't! Plus we've been at this for a while and I am sure everyone is getting tired."

Mike worriedly approached. "Yeah, I agree…but Nick-"

"Is most likely very safe and sound. If what Frisk has told us about where he is is true, then Nick will be just fine in waiting for a bit longer. Plus I am sure he is trying just as hard to get back as we are trying to find him. For now, let's just relax and take the rest of the day as easy as we can. Then come midnight, we will continue to work on getting Nick back home with us."

Mike still didn't look too happy with the choice Golden was giving.

Frisk noticed and approached the guard. "Don't worry Mike. If Nick really is in the Underground, then he is surely with Toriel, a nice woman who is a really good mother figure to everyone she meets. She will definitely be taking care of Nick. And if he's not with her, then the next person he meets, Sans, is sure to be keeping an eye socket on him."

"Eye socket?" Foxy questioned softly.

"Don't worry, really." Frisk continued on. "Everyone in the Underground is very friendly and kind. As long as you are kind back, no one should want to hurt him…well…"

"Well?" Mike asked nervously.

"Well…there may be one person, Flowey, who wants to hurt him, but really Flowey isn't as bad as he seems. And I just know for a fact Toriel would have saved Nick if Flowey did try anything." They laughed nervously at the worried expressions crossing everyone's face. "Trust me, Nick is 100% safe!" As long as he doesn't do anything that will make him get dunked on of course.

The animatronics and ghosts all exchanged looks, thinking over Frisk's words carefully before Freddy sighed. "Then I believe Golden is right. Let's prepare for the day. Mike, Danny, and Luke, take all the children in the back rooms. Frisk, go with them."

"Okay." The human nodded, following all the ghosts away from the main room, while all the animatronics took their places for the day.

In the back rooms of the pizzeria, Mike was quick to plop down on his office chair, propping his feet on the desk. Frisk looked up at him before turning to the other ghosts.

One of them, Sammy, slowly approached Frisk. "Hey, uh…Frisk?"

"Yeah?"

"Since we have time to spare, do you think you can tell us more about the people Nick is going to meet?"

Frisk noticed all eyes turned on them and sighed. "Yeah, I guess that is something I can do for now. Well, like I said, Toriel is just a big, friendly mother. She is actually the Queen of the entire Underground, but ever since she left her husband, King Asgore, she just began to live a simple life alone."

"King Asgore?" Luke asked.

"Yeah, he is super friendly. He's done some bad things in the past, but I just know when Nick meets him, everything will be okay in the end. He's just really lonely after he lost his son and wife."

"They had a son?" Sammy's brother, Shawn asked.

"Yeah, his name was Asriel. He was a very good boy and cared very deeply for his family. Unfortunately he passed away, which caused a lot of trouble for Asgore and Toriel, it's slightly part of the reason they are divorced."

"That's sad." Another ghost child, Angelica said."

"Yeah…but I'm sure everything will get better for them eventually."

"Earlier, you mentioned someone named Sans. Who's that?" Mike asked.

"Oh, Sans is really cool. He's someone Nick can definitely rely on. He may be a bit of a jokester, but he will keep an eye on Nick no matter what. He also has a brother named Papyrus who is just as trustworthy. Also there is Undyne and Alphys. Undyne may pick a fight with Nick, but I doubt anything bad will happen. She's just very passionate about what she does. And Alphys will help Nick after they meet. She will lead him through the rest of the Underground until he gets closer to Asgore's castle. And he will even meet a robot named Mettaton who is good friends with Alphys."

"You seem to care about all these people. You have such a big smile when talking about them." Mike noted.

"Huh? O-oh, well…I guess that's because they are my family. I would do anything for them."

"So you must miss them terribly." Frisk frowned, lowering their head. "Yeah…I really do…but…they aren't missing me…"

"Why do you say that?"

"They…" Frisk clenched their hands together. "Because of all my resets, their memories of me also gets reset. They won't remember me. And even if they do…the last memory they have of me…isn't the best."

"Why?" Sammy questioned.

"…I…I can't say…it was really bad." A tear suddenly began to slide down Frisk's face.

Just then, Mike rested a hand down on the child's head. Frisk gasped and looked up at the guard, who smiled patiently at them. "Don't worry. No matter what your mistake was, I doubt they would be mad at you or even hate you. The people you've been talking about seem too nice to ever get too mad at you. I'm sure when you see them again, they will accept you with open arms."

"…You think so?"

"Yes. Because they are your family and from my own experience, family will always stick together and love each other, no matter what."

Frisk locked eyes with Mike, repeating his words in their mind. Slowly a small smile appeared on their face. "Thank you Mike."

The young man grinned happily, ruffling Frisk's hair before backing up and stretching. A loud yawn escaped out before he looked down at the other kids. "Okay you guys. Bed time."

"Aw!" the five complained. Mike just shook his head and turned to the other young men in the room. "Danny? Luke? Ready to help?"

"Yeah, yeah, we know the drill by now." The old killer complained, quickly scooping up one of the kids and carrying them to another room where they normally slept. Luke and Mike did the same, scooping up one of the other kids, while the two remaining ghosts, as well as Frisk followed after them.

The human was shocked to see tables that have been made into makeshift beds, the table cloths were folded up to make blankets and a few of the old plush toys have been stitched together to make pillows.

Mike noticed the shocked look on Frisk's face and rubbed the back of his head nervously. "Uh, yeah, it's not the greatest place to sleep, but turns out ghosts don't need as much comfort as humans do. Though a bed would be nice…I'm afraid you are going to have to make due for now. Sorry kid."

Frisk smiled patiently and shook their head. "No, it doesn't matter to me. I shouldn't too shocked. After all, this isn't a home."

"Well…not a typical home. But we make the best of it. If I were still alive I would just offer a spot back at the apartment I lived in. But hey, I'm with my family so…it's enough."

Frisk looked up at the guard, just now noticing how he was still holding onto Sammy, who was fast asleep in his arms. "Yeah…I guess you're right." They responded, the smile still in place. They then headed towards a seemingly empty spot on the table. "Is this where Nick usually sleeps?"

"Yeah. I bet he wouldn't mind you taking his spot for the night…I mean day. Heh, I'm still getting used to the fact I'm basically nocturnal now."

Frisk chuckled, laying down on the hard table and resting their head on the makeshift pillow of Freddy plushies, just as Mike was tucking in Sammy. The night guard then took his spot in the last space, right next to Frisk.

"Welp…sleep tight kid. If you wake up before midnight or need to eat, just find one of the animatronics. They will love to help you out. Plus there is games and a whole bunch of things a kid would love. So don't feel like you have to be stuck in here with us the entire day."

"Okay, Mike. Thank you." Frisk smiled happily, watching as the young man closed his eyes and quickly drifted off to sleep. The human slowly sat up, looking across the room at the other sleeping ghosts. Despite all their worries for Nick, they still held strong in front of everyone else that was sure for Frisk. Just by watching them sleep, the human could clearly see the tight bond they all held for each other. It was a bond Frisk was too familiar with thanks to their new family trapped underground.

Seeing such a strong and familiar family bond filled Frisk with a strong determination.

So, yeah, not much really important happened in this chapter yet, but I still loved it for some reason. Next chapter there will be more excitement though. Because hopefully Sans will finally make an appearance! Or he will at least in chapter 8. I'm not 100% sure which chapter he will pop up, I'm still editing when chapter 7 will end. But oh well! All you need to know is when Sans pops up, things start to get a bit more interesting! I wish I could skip to it, but then I feel like I would be rushing this story too much and I'm not too happy with that idea. So hopefully I haven't bored any of you yet. That will be my biggest fear that I am boring you guys with this story.

But whatever, you made it to this chapter somehow, so I must be doing something right, right? I can only hope.

And well...that's all I can think to say. I kind of said all the important news already. OH I just remembered. I will be posting character bios on my profile hopefully soon. I meant to do that sooner, but things happened and I just ended up forgetting do to that completely. The character bio will for now, feature as much information as I can give about my fnaf characters as (mostly the ghost kids) since they are technically OCs and I know (or at least feel like) some of you haven't read my fnaf trilogy. I'm doing this for all those readers who like this but don't want to read my three other stories so you can at least have a better understanding on who some of these characters are.

It will also be for the readers who will hopefully read my future fnaf story I have planned. Nick and the others will be in, but like with this crossover, I'm going to write it so those who haven't read the trilogy still know who everyone is. But that new fnaf story won't be out for a while. So no need to worry about that just yet.

So now I feel like I said all the important things I needed to bring up. So until next time. Bye! And don't forget to review!