Nya

"Nya?"

I groan and shift around.

"Nya? Are you awake?" a familiar voice says.

I open one eye to see a blurry vision of Juliana hovering over me.

"I am now." I rub my eyes and sit up. "Where are we?"

"Still the room in Toriel's house," she replies.

And that's when it hits me.

Right! We're still in the Undertale world!

I take a sniff of the air and I smile a delicious smell. I open my eyes.

"What's that smell?" I ask.

Juliana shifts out of the way and points to the ground to reveal a piece of pie with a note in front of it.

I cock my head. "What's that note? Can I see it?"

Juliana gets up and grabs the note. She comes back and hands it to me. It reads:

I am terribly sorry, my children, that I could not get enough butterscotch-cinnamon pie for all you girls. I hope you girls can find a way to split the pie and I hope you are enjoying your new home!

-Toriel

I smile at the note. "is everyone awake?" I ask.

"Take a look," Juliana replies.

I tear my gaze away from the note to take a look around. Everyone is up and awake.

I gasp. "Has everyone been waiting for me?"

Juliana shrugs. "Pretty much."

I stand up, feeling slightly light headed. "I'm sorry for keeping you guys waiting!"

Kealani shakes her head. "It's fine. We can go now, so that's what's important, right?"

I smile and nod. "Right. Onward!"

"Wait!" Kennedy exclaims. "We need to get the pie. Nya, get it."

I nod and step forward, confused on how to get the pie. Then, I figure it out and a message appears that reads:

*You found a slice of butterscotch-cinnamon pie.

And with that, the pie disappeared. My mouth gaps open and I look back at Kennedy.

"What did I do?" I ask her.

Kennedy giggles. "Don't worry. It in the item section."

I sigh. "Oh, thank goodness! I thought I did something bad!"

This time, all the girls laugh. When the laughter dies down, Kealani speaks up.

"Come on, guys! This place won't explore itself!"

All of us walk out of the room.

I look around. "Where to, Kennedy?"

Kennedy looks down the hall, then smiles. "This way."

Kennedy leads us down the hallway to another door. She opens the door to a very blue room.

"What is this?" Alyssa asks.

Kennedy smiles wider, but doesn't say a word. Instead, she walks over to the desk and grabs a book off of it with a red circled passage.

Kennedy hands the book to Annaka. "Read this."

Annaka looks at the book, confusion written across her face. But the confusion quickly changes to annoyance.

Annaka walks to Kennedy-who is still smiling widely-and shoves the book at her. Kennedy almost drops the book from the quick act.

"When we get out of this house," Annaka starts, annoyance creeping into her voice. "I am going to kill you."

Kennedy smiles even wider and Annaka narrows her eyes at Kennedy.

Alyssa steps in front of Kennedy and motions for the book. "What is it?"

Kennedy hands over the book. Alyssa reads it, and passes it down the line, everyone laughing as they read it.

When it comes to me, I eagerly read it. It reads:

"Why did the skeleton want a friend?"

"Because she was feeling BONELY..."

I laugh. "Now I know why Annaka was angry."

Annaka rolls her eyes. "Let's just go. Please."

We all walk out, back into the hall.

"Where's Toriel?" I ask Kennedy.

Kennedy starts to walk. "Follow me."

After a little bit of walking, we reach a room that might pose as a library where Toriel is sitting in a chair, glasses on and reading.

We approach Toriel and she looks up from her book.

Toriel smiles at us. "Up already, children? Well, this may be a good time for you to explain to me girls: how did one of your friends turn into a flower? Who was it?"

Alyssa jumps up and waves her hand in the air frantically. "Me!"

Toriel nods. "Yes. Now, what was that?"

After a few minutes of explaining, Toriel looks quite surprised.

"That is quite astonishing, children. Well, I would like to let you know how much I love you girls here. I have set up everything you need like a curriculum education. I have always wanted to be a teacher. Well, enjoy your time living here!"

And with that, Toriel goes back to reading.

"What do we do?" I ask Kennedy.

Kennedy nudges me toward Toriel. "Talk some more to her."

I nod and approach Toriel again.

Toriel looks up from her book. "What is it? Do you need something?"

Under her dialogue, a message appears as a choice. One choice says 'nothing.' The other one says 'how to exit the RUINS."

I choose 'how to exit the RUINS."

Toriel replies, "...I have to do something. Stay here."

Toriel puts her book down and walks out of the room.

"Follow her," Kennedy says.

We all follow her to the beginning of the hallway.

"Which way?" Mimi asks.

"Stairs," Kennedy replies.

We walk down the stairs to a purple hallway where Toriel stands.

"Toriel?" I ask. "What's down here?"

Toriel continues to stare out, facing the opposite direction of us. "Ahead of us lies the end of the RUINS. A one-way exit to the rest of the underground. I am going to destroy it."

My jaw drops. "What?! Toriel! Please! Don't!"

Toriel continues to stare out. "No one will ever be able to leave again."

I stare up at her. "Toriel..."

Toriel starts to walk forward a bit. "Now be good children and go upstairs."

Toriel walks away, farther down the hallway.

I shake my head. "We can't let her destroy it."

Kennedy nods. "Go. Follow her."

I nod and walk forward to where she's at.

Toriel narrows her eyes. "Children, I am trying to protect you. From ASGORE. He will try to kill you. Please. Go upstairs."

"No, Toriel," I say. "We can protect ourselves."

Toriel sighs. "Go to your room, children."

Toriel walks forward and we catch up.

Toriel's eyes are still narrowed. "Do not try to stop me. This is your final warning."

Toriel walks forward and we follow to the end of the hallway and to a purple door.

"Toriel," I say. "We are not turning back."

Toriel turns to us. "You want to leave so badly? Hmph. You girls are just like the others. There is only one solution to this. Prove yourself. One of you, prove to me you are strong enough to survive. One of you and I'll let you all go."

I step forward. "I can prove myself, Toriel. And I assure you." I look right into Toriel's eyes. "I will win. For my friends."

Toriel brings me into battle.

I feel determined as fire hurdles towards me. I swiftly dodge and choose mercy every time I have to choose something.

The more I choose spare, the less fireballs come towards me. But just one time, I look back to my friends who are watching me, some pointing behind me.

I turn back around to see a fireball hurdling straight towards me. I freeze in my place and put my hands in front of me.

"My child," I hear Toriel's voice say. "how did you do that?"

I look up to see fire in my hands.

I smile. "Remember what we said in the library? It's happening now!"

I hold my hand with the fire over my head. My whole body glows orange and I float up. Everything goes dark.

When it's light again, I look at myself. I am a human version of Toriel.

I smile. "Yes!"

Toriel looks at me, surprised. "This is what you were talking about? This is how you are powerful?"

I nod. "Yes, Toriel. This is how I show I am powerful. And if you don't think this is powerful enough to go into the underground...well...just kill me now."

Toriel sighs. "My child, if this is how you prove you are strong..."

I inhale a breath, praying she'll let me go.

"then this is excellent."

I look up at Toriel. "Wait, what?"

"But please," Toriel continues. "Please go to your room."

I shake my head. "Toriel, no. We've come this far. We have to unlock other powers like this for the rest of the girls. We have to get out of the ruins. Please, Toriel."

Toriel sighs. "Why are you making this so difficult? We can be happy here."

"But we can also be happy out there, Tori," I say.

Toriel looks off in the distance. "No, I understand. You would just be unhappy trapped down here. The RUINS are very small once you get used to them. It would not be right for you to grow up in a place like this."

I smile at Toriel. "Looks like we're on the same page, doesn't it?"

"Yes, my child."

I am out of the fight. I smile at Toriel.

Toriel smiles back. "If you truly wish to leave the RUINS, I will not stop you. However, when you leave, please do not come back. I hope you understand."

I swallow hard. "I do understand, Toriel."

Before Toriel can do anything, I hug her and she embraces me back.

She lets go. "Goodbye, my children."

Toriel leaves from us.

I feel tears prick the back of my eyes.

"Goodbye," I whisper.

Kennedy walks toward the door. "We should go know."

"Give me a minute," I say.

Fire forms in my hand and I hold my hand low. Everything goes dark and when the lights appear again, I am normal.

"Let's go," Kennedy says.

And with that, we all enter the door, into the unknown, out of the ruins. Gone from Toriel and butterscotch-cinnamon pie.

Knowing the next chapter will be filled with adventure, you are filled with DETERMINATION.

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