Finally! I've really been looking forward to writing this chapter because this is where things will finally start to move along. Thanks to everyone who's read this far! Stay Determined! :3
It had been a few weeks, or it seemed like a few weeks, since Alexis had fallen into the mountain.
The girl had been living happily with Toriel the whole time period and very rarely thought about her old life. Her new home was much better than what she had been use to.
She was well fed, had an almost mother-daughter relationship with Toriel, and was never yelled at for being lazy. Even then, the teenager was usually helping out the goat monster with one thing or another.
The human enjoyed walking around the ruins with Toriel and she occasionally wrote notes and drew things in the surrounding area. Alexis was happy to learn about Whimsuns, Looxs, Vegatoids, Migosps, and Moldsmals.
The girl was especially glad that she never encountered Flowey again.
She had even befriended a ghost. She and Napstablook had become decent friends even though the didn't talk much. Alexis was finally happy with her life.
. . . . .
"Well, well, well. What do we have here? Looks like some fresh meat. I just can't wait to get a hold of this one," a feminine voice echoed from the darkness.
A figure cowered in a nearby corner, trying to push down their overwhelming fear. With what little light that was in the room, the glint of a knife could be seen. The figure recoiled even more in an attempt to conceal their narrow frame.
"Oh, come on out. I want to teach you how to play a little game. I call it 'lets butcher the coward'. I really ought to find a catchier name, don't ya think?"
A tiny whimper could barely be heard. "There you are." The scarily wide grin and red eyes seemed to glow from their position on the hunter's face.
A scream cut through the empty area, shortly coming to a sudden stop. A high pitched mechanical laughter echoed afterward.
Alexis' body rushed into a sitting position in her bed. The girl's breaths were shallow and ragged and her eyes were wide in fear.
It'sokayit'sokayit'sokay. It's just a dream. Just a really fucking terrifying dream. Oh my gosh. It's over. I'm fine. It's all fine... The teenagers eyes closed and her breaths eventually became even once again.
What the hell was that? Alexis kept tossing her thoughts back and forth in her mind. She even thought about going to wake up Toriel and consult her about the nightmare.
The girl eventually turned the idea away deciding that it could wait until morning. Even though the dream was bone-rattling, the one thing that truly made Alexis uneasy was the fact that the ruins no longer felt safe.
The human laid back down and failed every attempt of going back to sleep. She laid in bed until the smell of Toriel's cooking encouraged her to finally leave her covers.
Alexis got up and got dressed in her underground clothes. They were made out of spider silk and were surprisingly comfortable.
The fabric could easily be formed to a specific form, easy to fix, easily washed, and Toriel had even found a way to dye the silk. Alexis chose a purple top and a pair of long black pants.
The human then proceeded to walk to the kitchen and get her food. The rest of the morning was fairly normal excluding Alexis' worrying thoughts. It wasn't until after the routine check around the ruins that the girl finally confronted Toriel about her troubles.
"Toriel, I need to ask you about something," the teenager stated shyly.
The motherly figure's expression went from kind and pleasant to worrying. "Yes, what is it my dear?"
"I... I... Can..." the girl's words faltered.
How can I say this without offending Toriel? Especially after everything she's done for me! Alexis. Just ask it. Get it over with.
"I want to see more of the underground. Can we just take a little look outside of the ruins? Just like, I don't know. Two minutes maybe?"
"My dear child," Toriel started, "why do you want to leave the ruins? There isn't anything outside of the ruins that would be good for you. Every monster out there wants you soul. Please, the only thing I ask of you is that you stay within the ruins."
"Toriel." Alexis looked the monster in the eyes now. "Please."
The monster's whole frame seemed to droop and sadden. "My dear child. I ask only one thing of you, and that is to not leave the ruins. If you do, please, never come back."
Alexis' eyes widened in surprise. Why would Toriel say something like that? What's wrong with just taking a peek?
"If you leave," the monster said with tears in her eyes, "I do not want to spend my time waiting for you to return. It has happened too many times before."
The young girl looked down in defeat. "Okay."
Toriel sighed in relief. Alexis walked back to her room in silence and left the monster to her own devices. I'm sorry Toriel. I have to do this...
Alexis walked down the stairs and through the long hallways beneath the house. She eventually made it to the last doorway. The girl slowly opened the enormous door and poked her head outside.
It's snowing. I didn't think that you could have weather underground. The human sidled out from behind he door and stepped into the snow.
The girl looked in wonder at her beautiful surroundings. Where does the snow come from? Where does the light come from? How are there this many trees down here?
A second later, Alexis stood completely still. A shiver ran up her spine as she saw the shadow of a figure a few yards ahead of her.
Alexis blinked and the shape was only a foot away from her. Even with the figure that close to her, all that the teenager could make out of it was a dim blue glow coming from one eye.
A voice rang through Alexis' head. Be tough. Be strong. Be determined.
Ps. Even though this is set Pre-Frisk, it's not certain that Alexis is doomed to death. I have an idea or two up my sleeve that doesn't end up with her corpse at the finale.