FriskTale
It was the day before Halloween. Frisk had their plan down for how to get the Monsters to the surface and integrated with humanity for the next day. First though, they had to get the Monsters ready to leave. Luckily, they already had that in mind.
The first step was letting Asgore and Toriel know. They might get in trouble for bringing Asriel along and putting him in potential danger, but they hoped they would be willing to forgive. As they got ready for the day, they went over what they were going to say to the king and queen, rehearsing the speech in their head. They also hoped that Asriel would back them up. He did know what the plan was and prayed that he would aid them in convincing his parents.
Finally, it was time for breakfast, which was, once again, pie. Frisk finished their first slice before speaking. "Mom, dad, can I talk to you about something?" they asked.
"Sure, Frisk," Toriel said. "What is it?"
Frisk took a breath to steady themself. "Okay, you know how for the past two months Asriel and I have been playing with our friends, but we meet up in New Home?"
"Yes," Asgore said.
"Well, the thing is, where we've been playing hasn't been in New Home, or… anywhere in the Underground," Frisk explained.
"What do you mean, Frisk?" Toriel asked.
Frisk glanced at Asriel, who shared their nervous expression. "Well, you see, we've been… going up to the surface," they said.
Both parents looked confused. "What do you mean you've been going to the surface?" Asgore asked.
"Frisk found a weakness in the Barrier," Asriel spoke up. "When we hold hands, we can cross through it easily."
Toriel snorted. "Come now, my child, that is not possible," she chided. "The Barrier can only be crossed by a being with a powerful Soul."
"Or a human and Monster Soul together," Frisk said. "No one said that one of those had to be absorbed."
"But… it is not possible," Toriel said.
"We've been doing it for months," Asriel insisted. "Frisk's taken me and our friends up to the surface almost every day now. And it is beautiful. Blue skies, fluffy clouds, singing birds, it's awesome!"
Both parents stared in shock. Frisk continued before they could say anything. "When we did it the first time, I realized we had a way to leave and get all the Monsters out of the Underground," they continued. "But Asriel pointed out that there's thousands of you and I can't bring you all up one at a time. So we came up with a new plan."
"Frisk's plan is to destroy the Barrier with the help of their friends!" Asriel said, excited. "They contacted six of their human friends and we've spent the last couple months teaching them magic. And now we can break the Barrier."
Asgore and Toriel again looked at their children in shock. "Is this true?" Toriel asked.
Frisk nodded. "You said that it would take seven human Soul to break the Barrier. Me and my friends make up those Souls and we all know magic. We haven't tried anything yet, but I believe it could work."
Asgore looked intrigued. "So, you plan to bring your friends here and shatter the Barrier together?" he asked.
"Yep, and the plan is to wait for tomorrow," Frisk revealed.
"Why then?" Asgore asked.
"Because tomorrow is a human holiday called Halloween," Asriel said. "And apparently, everyone in the nearby city dresses up in costumes for it to celebrate. Frisk thinks we can go down to the city and mingle with the humans at night and no one would know we weren't humans until daytime."
"I find it hard to believe that humans could be so easily fooled," Toriel said.
"You don't know how good my people can make their costumes," Frisk said. "I even tested it a couple months back with Asriel. I brought him into the city when there was a cosplay event going on, and no one so much as batted an eye."
"You brought our son into a city filled with humans?" Toriel asked, stunned.
"He wasn't in any danger," Frisk assured. "Besides, times have changed. People aren't just going to attack without good reason. Plus, the city gets most of its tourists from the old legends, so no one is going to think that Asriel is a real Monster without some sort of proof."
Toriel didn't look completely convinced, but Asgore looked mollified. "So tomorrow you plan to do the same with our entire population?" he asked.
"Well, not everyone," Frisk admitted. "Just the ones that can pass for humans in costume. So, some Monsters like Woshua, Froggit, Whimsun and the like can't go at night."
"I am still skeptical of humans being so accepting," Toriel admitted.
"I have a plan in place for that," Frisk said. "A few of my friends have connections to people in power, so that won't be much of a problem. And most adults will be partying anyway in a specific place, and with how adults party, they probably won't think anything of Monsters."
"What about the children?" Toriel asked.
"They won't care at all," Frisk said. "Heck, I think a few would actually be excited to meet real Monsters."
"And I do believe humans are more accepting of our kind now than they were before," Asgore said. "If I recall right, some of Alphys' anime has morals about stuff like that, and that people in it can look very… strange."
"It'll be fine, mom," Asriel assured.
Toriel didn't look completely convinced, but seeing as Asgore was, she decided to go along with it. "Very well, I shall trust your judgment, my children. On the condition that I can meet these human friends of yours."
"I would also like to see them as well, if it is no bother," Asgore requested.
Frisk pondered on that. Their parents might freak their friends out, but only because they were so tall. Frisk might be able to make it so they didn't get startled. "Sure. Our last meeting is this afternoon," they said. "We'll be going over our plan for tomorrow."
"Very well," Toriel said.
Later that day, Frisk brought their friends and family to the surface. Asgore and Toriel took a moment to look at the surface before following. They went to the clearing that was their meeting/training grounds, but Frisk had their parents wait just past the tree line.
"I don't want to freak them out, so I'll explain to them first, then you can come out," they explained.
They waited a couple minutes for their friends to show up. Percy was, as usual, typing on his phone. Azura's hair was slightly wet, which told Frisk that she must have come from a swim meet. The others were primed and ready.
"So, what are we doing today?" Brent asked.
"Going over our plan for tomorrow," Frisk said. "But first, there's someone I would like you all to meet." They gestured to the trees, and Asgore and Toriel came out. Brent took a step back in shock, Percy just stared after looking up, Mildred waved, and the others were surprised. "These are my new parents," Frisk said. "Asgore and Toriel."
"Greetings, children," Toriel said, nodding to them.
"Howdy," Asgore said, waving with a pleasant smile.
"Holy cow," Brent said. "They're… big."
"Yeah, they are," Frisk said.
Percy adjusted his glasses, looking at the crowns on their head. "You didn't tell us they were royalty."
"Oh, must have slipped my mind," Frisk admitted.
"Wait, you mean to tell me that you were adopted by the king and queen?!" Connie shouted.
"Yep," Frisk confirmed.
"How does the fact that you're a prince just slip your mind?" Azura asked skeptically.
Frisk shrugged.
"Wait, and Asriel's your brother," Justin said. "Oh my god, that makes him a prince, too!" He immediately plastered himself on the ground.
"Uh, you don't have to do that," Frisk said.
"I'd rather hear it from them," Justin said.
"Bowing is unnecessary," Asgore said.
Justin stood back up.
"Dude, when were you going to tell us that you were now royalty?" Brent asked Frisk.
"I didn't think it was important," Frisk said.
"Well, perhaps we should introduce ourselves," Percy suggested. "I am Percy."
"I'm Connie, Frisk's first friend."
"I'm Mildred, and you both look so fluffy!"
"I'm Justin, and I've known Frisk for a few years now."
"I'm Azura, I'm on the local swim team."
"And I'm Brent. If anyone picks on my friend, they pay for it."
Toriel giggled.
"Okay, now that introductions are out of the way, let's get to planning," Frisk said. They pulled out a sheet of paper, which had their plan on it. "Okay, I got the basic idea down. So, this is what we all do."
For the rest of the afternoon, they worked on who would do what for tomorrow. By the time it was done, they all concluded that it was a solid plan. While Toriel still had her doubts, she felt confident that the plan would work.
It was now Halloween. Frisk's friends would be getting out of school early for the holiday, so the Barrier's destruction was set for the afternoon. Frisk and Percy had worked together and concluded it would take the whole afternoon to get everyone who needed to go down from the mountain. By evening they would be in the city, when Trick-or-Treating would begin.
But the morning was reserved for Asgore to make his announcement to the Underground of their impending freedom. Frisk attended it while Asriel and Toriel prepared for later that day. When Asgore made it clear that the Barrier would be gone by lunchtime, the whole Underground seemed to celebrate. Asgore had Undyne begin escorting everyone to New Home so they could all leave for the surface in as short as time as possible. She also had orders to pick out a few Monsters to go with him and Toriel so they could mingle with the humans before the next day.
As the hour approached, Frisk paced nervously in their room.
"Frisk, calm down," Asriel pleaded. "It'll all go fine."
"I know, but I still can't help but be nervous. This is huge. So much rides on this plan, I'm scared that if something goes wrong, it will all fall apart."
"Hey, you still got the glowing stars, right?" Asriel asked.
"Yeah, last time I saved was yesterday morning," Frisk confirmed.
"So, if something goes wrong today, you can go back and fix it," Asriel pointed out. "It'll be fine."
"You're… really calm about this," Frisk noticed.
"Because it's your plan, Frisk. I trust you," Asriel explained. "Best friends trust each other. And I do. Completely."
Frisk smiled. That helped a little. After that, their alarm beeped, which meant that it was now time. Frisk and Asriel went to the Barrier, where plenty of Monsters were waiting. Frisk saw their Monster friends nearby, giving encouraging smiles. Frisk tried to calm their pounding heart. What was the worst that could happen?
They took Asriel's hand and walked through the Barrier, which surprised the few who hadn't seen it before.
"Now we wait for the others to get here," Frisk said, leaning against the cave wall.
A few minutes passed, and Brent was the first to show up. "I'm here, and ready to blow this… whoa. So that's what it looks like?"
Frisk looked at the glowing wall. "Yep. Keep in mind, this is just the bit that's visible. The rest of it is hidden."
"Well, doesn't matter. It's going kablooey," Brent said. "You hear that, Barrier? Today you're getting blown to bits!"
One by one the rest showed up. Mildred and Azura arrived together, Connie after them, and Percy a moment later.
"So, we ready?" Connie asked.
"Need to wait for Justin," Frisk reminded. "Seven humans."
Minutes ticked by and Justin didn't show up. Brent passed the time by practicing his magic, tossing pebbles infused with magic at the Barrier, which ricocheted off.
"What's taking so long?" Connie wondered.
"His dad is part of the plan," Percy reminded. "He must have run into trouble."
Azura looked at her watch. "We don't have much time left. Is it possible to do it without him?"
"No," Frisk said. "We need seven human wizards. Sure, all the Monsters in the Underground could substitute for one human Soul, but it would be impossible to coordinate that."
"Well, maybe us six could try?" Brent suggested. "Surely all of us together ought to do something."
"I guess it wouldn't hurt to try," Frisk agreed. They faced the Barrier, conjuring a ball of red flame.
Brent grabbed a rock and infused it with his magic.
Connie created a ball of golden-white light between her hands.
Azura conjured a ball of water before her.
Percy picked up a rock, staining it purple.
Mildred focused, a green aura emanating from her which she sent to her friends.
"Okay, now!" Frisk sent the red flames at the Barrier, Brent and Percy tossed their rocks, Connie thrust her hands forward and the ball turned into a beam and Azura sent the water as a stream at the Barrier. All their attacks got charged by Mildred's green aura, and Percy snapped his fingers as their attacks struck the Barrier. The Barrier seemed to buckle for a moment, but then the attacks were shot back. All the kids had to duck to avoid getting struck by their own magic.
"It didn't work," Percy said.
"We need all seven of us or it won't work," Frisk realized.
"What's taking Justin so long?" Brent questioned.
After he finished saying that, they heard footsteps approaching at a fast pace. Everyone turned to see Justin running up.
"Sorry I'm late," he apologized. "Dad was having to convince the chief, and it took longer than we thought to get him on our side. Also, why did so much stuff shoot my direction?"
"We tried breaking the Barrier without you," Connie explained.
"Well, now that I'm here, shall we?" Justin asked, panting.
"Let's try this again," Frisk said. "But this time, let's try and combine our magic so it all strikes at the same time."
Everyone nodded, getting ready. Asriel felt kind of useless, so he stood off to the side to watch.
As the humans prepped their spells, Frisk saw Asriel moping off to the side. An idea stuck them for how to fix it. "Hey, Asriel, you want to help?"
"How could I help?" Asriel asked.
"Well, an extra spell from a Monster wouldn't hurt," Frisk suggested. "After all, if it weren't for you, this wouldn't be possible."
Asriel smiled. He stepped forth, conjuring white fire in his hands. "Let's do it."
The eight kids focused. Magic swirled around their hands as they prepared their spells. Then they all focused together and let loose. Justin shot out a yellow ball of energy, Brent tossed an orange-colored rock, Percy threw a stone stained purple, Azura shot forth a stream of water, Connie launched a beam of light, Frisk and Asriel sent red and white streams of fire respectively, and Mildred added a green aura to the mix. All eight spells merged together into one single white beam that struck the Barrier.
The beam battled with the magical spell for a moment, then, in a flash of light, the Barrier shattered. All eyes were covered at the explosion of light that engulfed them, a light that was just barely visible from the peak of the mountain.
As the light faded in the cave, the kids opened their eyes and they saw the group of Monsters that were previously hidden by the Barrier. Asgore and Toriel looked forth, seeing their son and adopted child standing triumphant where the Barrier once stood. Asgore was the first to take a step forward, walking across the threshold of where their prison once stood. He was soon followed by his wife, both amazed that they were walking free without having to hold Frisk's hand. Before too long, more Monsters followed, Frisk's friends amongst them.
"It worked," Asgore breathed.
"We are free," Toriel agreed.
With that, a cheer went up from behind them as Monsters celebrated their freedom. Frisk looked at all the Monsters as they cheered, shouting Frisk's name, and before long, their friends' names were added to the cheer.
Toriel picked Frisk up in a hug. "You did it, my child," she said.
"Thanks, mom, but it's not over yet," they reminded.
Toriel set the human down. "Right. We need to determine who is the best to walk amongst the humans for the night."
Noelle came up. "I feel a little guilty that we're going to do this. I mean, we are tricking them."
Frisk and their human friends all laughed. "Tricks are par for the course for the night. Trust me, no one will mind. It's like… a prank. A massive one that we'll be pulling for almost the entire night. But everyone will laugh at the end."
"Well then, shall we depart?" Asgore suggested.
Frisk nodded, leading the Monsters out of the Underground and into the day. For the first time in a millennium, Monsters were on the surface.
By nightfall, most of the Monster populace was out of the Underground and making their way down the mountain. A camp was established near the base of the mountain, where those the king and queen had decided were not to walk amongst humans for the night would stay. They had spoken to everyone that would come, choosing Monsters that Frisk assured would pass for humans in costume. Frisk's human friends had gone ahead to the city, preparing themselves for the night. When the sun had almost set, Frisk knew the time was now. They led the group into the city, most Monsters walking hesitantly as they didn't know what to expect.
Asriel was the only one who was comfortable, having been in the city before. He stuck by Frisk's side as his family walked through the streets. He was still curious why Frisk chose nighttime to wander about, but quickly saw people in costumes walking the streets. Though, interestingly, the kids were all carrying buckets that looked like pumpkins with faces.
Asgore and Toriel looked around at the city, amazed at its appearance. The last time they had been here, it was only a village, not the sprawling metropolis it had evolved into. On occasion, they saw police officers, but they just waved to the family, and all the humans just greeted them, young and old alike.
"This feels a bit strange," Asgore said.
"Agreed. I am not used to walking amongst humans without them pointing pitchforks at us," Toriel said.
Frisk giggled. "No one does that anymore."
"Hey, you made it!"
They all turned to see Justin there in a cowboy outfit, his boots jangling from the spurs.
"Hey, Justin," Frisk greeted. "Like the outfit. It suits you."
"Yeah, I had my dad get the costume to look exactly right," Justin said. "Oh, by the way, the Monsters are free to roam the city to their leisure. The chief of police has informed all active-duty personnel of the situation and that they are to show courtesy to our new guests."
"That's great!" Frisk turned to see a few Monsters break off to roam the city for the night. "It's nice to see things falling into place."
A siren went off for a moment, and the Dreemurrs plus Justin turned to see an officer in his police car wave at them.
Frisk looked to Justin, pointed at the man, and he nodded his head. They walked over, Frisk greeting him. "Hey, been a while."
"Sure has been," the officer said. "Glad to see you found yourself a new family. Though, you sure they can keep you?"
"He's welcome to argue the point, but I don't see them letting me go," Frisk answered, puzzling the Dreemurrs.
"Well, that's good," the officer said. "Oh, by the way, the chief told the mayor what was going down tonight, and he wants to speak to the Monsters' leadership."
"That would be these two," Frisk said, pointing to the king and queen.
The officer looked them over. "Oh, so they're actual royalty? I thought it was just part of the disguise."
"Nope," Frisk said. "Meet king Asgore and queen Toriel."
"Greetings, your majesties," the man nodded, which the Boss Monsters returned. "If you would be so kind as to hop in, I'll take you to city hall."
The Monsters looked nervous, but Frisk assured them. "It's okay. The mayor is a reasonable man. Plus, guns aren't allowed in city hall."
With that reassurance, they stepped into the officer's car. Before leaving, the officer faced Justin. "Oh, by the way, be sure to be safe and have fun."
"Don't worry, dad. I'll be with the rest of my friends. We plan to show Frisk's new friends as much of the city as we can."
"Okay, see you later." With that, he rolled up the window and drove off, Asgore and Toriel waving to Asriel as they departed.
"Oh boy," Asriel said. "Wonder what the mayor wants with my mom and dad."
"It'll be fine," Frisk assured. "He probably just wants to discuss how to go about getting the Monsters into the city when day rolls around."
"Well, until then," Justin said. "We've got trick-or-treating to do. So, where's your costume, Frisk?"
Frisk sheepishly rubbed the back of their head. "Um, well, in between everything, I haven't had time to even think about that."
Justin shook his head. "Of course. Well, luckily for you, we got you something. Now come on, everyone's waiting at the park."
"Okay, one minute though," Frisk said. "I want the rest of my Monster friends to join. I know they'll get a kick out of it."
Half an hour later, Frisk and all their friends, human and Monster alike, were in the playground.
Percy had a white lab coat on, and his hair was messier than normal.
Azura was dressed up like a mermaid, with a fake tail.
Connie had on a white robe, a set of white wings, and a gold halo over her head.
Brent was dressed in colorful tights, with a cape and mask.
Mildred was dressed up as a flower, with yellow petals around her head.
"Nice costumes," Frisk said.
"Won't we stick out a bit?" MK asked, as they didn't look anything like Frisk's friends.
"Don't worry, plenty of kids dress up like that," Connie assured. "Heck, you'll all probably get more candy because the adults will think you've got better costumes."
"Candy?" Susie asked enthusiastically.
"Why would we be getting candy?" Berdly questioned.
"Didn't you explain it to them?" Brent asked Frisk.
"I wanted to surprise them," they answered.
"Well, we'll explain trick-or-treating while you get dressed," Azura said, handing Frisk a costume. "There's a port-a-potty over there you can use."
Frisk took the outfit and stepped into the box. They could hear their Monster friends getting an explanation from their human friends about tonight. Each one was excited to go trick-or-treating and Frisk themself was excited. As they finished changing, a thought occurred to them. There was one person who they knew would not accept the Monsters, and he had a gun. They didn't know what bullets would do to a Monster, and they had no desire to find out. Sure, they could always undo it, but they didn't want that image engraved into their brain.
So, they'd have to make a trip to his house to swipe the gun. Better safe than sorry.
Once fully dressed, they stepped out. Asriel gawked at them, as they were almost a mirror image. They had a full head mask for their head with a fake muzzle and ears. They were dressed in attire similar to what Asgore and Toriel wore, though the Delta Rune on the front wasn't quite accurate. But that didn't matter, they were all dressed up and ready for tonight.
"Wow!" Asriel said. "That's very convincing."
"We spent the entire month working on it," Connie said. "We figured Frisk should look like their family for the night."
"And I can see why you think people won't freak out at the sight of us," Kanako said. "Frisk almost looks like a genuine Boss Monster."
"Well, shall we get to the candy?" Frisk asked.
"Candy!" Susie shouted, a pail already in hand.
"Come on! We know the best places to get candy," Mildred said, the humans taking the lead. All the Monsters were given pails to carry their spoils in, all of them eager and excited for the night.
All in all, the night went better than Frisk thought it would. Just like they thought, no one realized that the Monsters were real Monsters. A few seemed to have figured it out, but they just smiled and sent them on their way.
As they walked across the town, both the main city and the residential area, Frisk and their friends pointed out everything worth mentioning to the Monsters, showing how their legend influenced the history of their city. The kids from the Underground marveled at the sight of everything, but when the stars came out, they all gawked and stared, having never seen the real things before.
A few times, they came across other Monsters, who had joined the festivities, their kids going from house to house to get as many treats as they could. Frisk's friends did very well on that front. By the time trick-or-treating came to a close, their buckets were full. Frisk had to take their mask off to eat, advising their friends to eat the candy slowly, warning that if they ate too fast, they'd pay for it in the morning. Susie didn't heed their advice and devoured every treat she got as quickly as she could, and Frisk knew she was going to be miserable come morning.
While the treats had ended, the night was still young, and Frisk took their friends to parts of the city that they had yet to visit, showing everything the surface had to offer. But it was during this part of the night that Frisk managed to slip away for a few minutes, going to a specific house and opening the safe in it. They took what they could, making sure that nothing looked out of place. Their friends didn't suspect anything, but a few of their human friends had knowing looks, but said nothing.
When Frisk woke up, they felt something fuzzy against their cheek and something laying on their head. They opened their eyes to find Asriel leaning against them, both sitting up on a couch. One of his ears was laying on their head.
Then it hit them. They had fallen asleep at Justin's house. When it got terribly late, he had offered everyone a place at his house to spend the night as they were in his neighborhood.
Frisk looked around to find most of their friends either sleeping on the same couch, in a chair, or on the floor. They must have fallen asleep where they ended up. Except Susie wasn't there. Curious, they got up, laying Asriel down on the cushion. He snorted but didn't wake up. Frisk recalled that it had been almost one when they all finally got here.
They walked through Justin's house, realizing that he hadn't ever invited them over before. Granted he had feared that it would only be a temporary setup so he didn't want to get too attached. Eventually, Frisk found Susie in the bathroom, laying against a sink. They walked to find her as passed out as everyone else. When they looked in the sink, they were revolted at their find. They turned on the faucet to wash the contents down the drain.
"I did warn her," they quietly said. Maybe next time she wouldn't devour all her candy in one go.
Gradually, everyone else woke up, the humans changing out of their costumes into regular clothes.
"So, how is everyone feeling this morning?" Frisk asked.
"Still sleepy," Berdly mumbled, eyes half open.
Susie groaned as she joined them. "Oh… my stomach."
"I can get you some medicine to help with it," Justin offered.
"I wouldn't," Percy said. "We don't know how human medication interacts with Monster biology. Some medicines are poisonous to animals."
"We're not animals," Noelle protested.
"But you resemble them a great deal," Percy said. "Until we're sure that you don't have similar physiology, I suggest we stay away from any potentially poisonous substances."
"Well, onto something else," MK said, rubbing his eyes with his tail. "Last night was probably the most fun I've ever had."
"Who knew humans could be so amazing," Asriel said.
"They weren't really that impressed, were they?" Connie asked Frisk.
"Well think about it from their point of view. They haven't lived here their whole lives so lots of stuff is going to seem awesome."
"Fair point," Connie agreed.
Brent went to the nearest window and looked outside. The first thing he saw was a bunny woman walking around in broad daylight, and he was certain it was a Monster. The second thing he saw was a human walking by her and talking to her.
"Looks like your plan is working so far, Frisk," Brent said. "Monster are walking around in the daylight, and no one is shouting for their blood."
"Uh, Monsters don't have blood," Berdly said. "We're magic."
"It's an expression," Azura said.
"Well, should we see if my parents are done talking to the mayor?" Asriel asked.
Justin went over to a phone and dialed his dad's number. After a couple rings, his dad answered. "Hi, dad," he said. "Are you still at city hall?" He paused as he listened to his dad's response. "Okay. Asriel wants to know how his parents are. Are they still talking to the mayor? Floppy ears, white fur, dressed just like Frisk." Another pause as his dad responded. "Really? Whole night?" Another pause. "So, it's looking good?" He listened as his dad talked. "They'll be glad to hear that. Okay, see you later." He hung up.
"So everything's working out?" Asriel asked.
"Yeah. Your parents and the mayor have spent the whole night talking to each other. Mostly to explain which parts of the legend are real and which parts are not real. The mayor is planning to inform the government of this development and discuss how to incorporate Monsters into the world."
"That's great," Frisk said.
"So, we won't have to go back underground?" Noelle asked.
"Dad's hopeful," Justin said.
Asriel jumped in the air in joy, as did the rest of the Monsters. He ran over to hug Frisk and lifted them a couple feet off the ground. "This is so great! Thanks, Frisk!"
"Your parents are doing the hard work," they said.
"But you made this possible by getting us all out! Oh, I can't wait to see what the rest of the surface has to offer!"
"Well, you guys will first have to get rights and such," Justin said. "There's a whole process you have to go through before you can be legally protected."
"I'm sure there's some loophole that can work around that," Frisk suggested.
Asriel set Frisk down. "Do you think we can go see my parents?"
"Well, I don't think they'd let us into the meeting," Frisk said. "But we could probably go to the building."
"Then let's go!"
Frisk led Asriel to city hall, the large white building where the mayor worked. The other Monsters went back to the camp to let everyone know of this development. As Frisk and their friends walked through the streets, they saw Monsters and humans talking to each other. Some people were surprised at their appearance but seemed to accept the Monsters well enough. It made Frisk smile to see it all working out.
They arrived at city hall, where Justin's dad was leaning against his car and talking to Undyne.
"Wonder what Undyne's doing here," Asriel wondered.
Frisk waved their hand, getting the fish woman's attention. "Hey, punks!" she greeted.
The group walked up, Justin going to his dad. "What's going on here?" he asked.
"Oh, just talking," the human said. "Undyne, this is my son, Justin."
"I had no idea you were the son of a lawman," Undyne said. It was only then Frisk realized she wasn't wearing her armor, dressed in a black tank top, jeans and red boots.
"Adopted," Justin admitted.
"Well, it's still cool," she said, giving a thumbs up.
"So, everything's good?" Asriel asked. "There haven't been any… fights between our two peoples?"
"Radio's been quiet pretty much all day," the officer said. "Most I get is some chatter about Monsters needing a little knowledge about surface customs."
"That's good!" Mildred said.
"Seems your plan worked to perfection, Frisk," Percy said.
Frisk was about to agree when a shot rang out. Undyne cried out, covering her arm. Immediately, Justin's dad had a gun in his hand, looking around for where the shot came from. But Frisk knew where. They looked and saw a familiar man walking up, the end of the gun in his hand still smoking.
"Drop your weapon, now!" the officer ordered.
"Why?" the man retorted. "It's a filthy Monster."
Undyne tried to conjure a spear, but Frisk grabbed her hand and shook their head. Last thing she had to do was threaten the guy.
"You," the guy menaced. "I thought you had killed yourself."
Frisk suppressed the laugh. "Nope."
"You know this guy?" Asriel said, noticing that the rest of the humans had surrounded him, all glaring at the man.
"He's Frisk's dad," Brent said.
"If you could call him that," Connie said snidely.
"I knew you'd show up," Frisk said. "You kept saying that Monsters were abominations."
"What is going on?" Undyne asked.
"You shut up, freak, or I'll plug you again," the man threatened.
"Stand down, now," Justin's dad ordered again.
"He won't listen," Frisk said. "He's never listened to anyone."
"Shut up, brat," he spat.
"Make me."
The man lowered his weapon so it was pointed at Frisk.
"Drop it!" the officer shouted.
"I should have known you'd take their side," he said. "You always were a disappointment."
"Why wouldn't I?" Frisk retorted. "The Monsters are a good people. They've taken care of me. They've been more my family than you."
"Don't be absurd. Why would these mistakes take care of a shit like you?"
Asriel looked fit to protest, loudly, but Frisk's friends kept him back.
"Why should I explain it to you? Why would you even listen? You never have before," Frisk retorted, stepping forward.
"Stop right there," he growled.
"I won't." With that, Frisk continued walking forward.
"I'm warning you."
"Go ahead. Shoot me," Frisk taunted. "You can't control me anymore. I have a new family now."
"Then you are no longer my son." With that, he pulled the trigger, only for the gun to click. He tried twice more, getting the same result.
Frisk then snatched the gun out of his hand. They reached into their pocket, then came out with their hand closed, then opened it up, eight metal bullets hitting the ground.
"I knew you'd show up," Frisk said. "And I knew you'd try this. Did you really think I didn't know the combination to the gun safe? You should have checked to make sure the magazine wasn't empty."
With that, the officer pulled out a pair of handcuffs, strapping them to Frisk's dad. "You're under arrest for attempted murder," he said. He continued to talk to the guy, rattling off everything he was supposed to say to a prisoner.
Frisk went back to their friends, all of whom were shocked but relieved.
"For a minute there I thought you were trying to call his bluff," Connie admitted.
"Nice planning," Brent said.
Asriel rushed forward and hugged Frisk. "Don't do that again! I thought he was going to kill you!"
"I knew the gun was empty. He was never big on checking the magazine," Frisk said.
Justin watched as his dad placed Frisk's in the back of his car. Another officer would be by soon to take him away. "He'll probably lose his parental rights after this," Justin said.
"He will," Frisk said. "Especially when I tell them about the beatings."
Asriel flinched.
"You sure you want people to know?" Mildred asked.
"I don't want to wind up in an orphanage or go into the system. I want to live with the Dreemurrs," Frisk answered. "Whatever it takes to make that happen, I'll do it."
Undyne rubbed her arm, having already pulled the bullet out. "Man, that hurt," she said.
Mildred walked up to Undyne, her hand glowing green. "Here, I can help." She channeled the glow from her hand to the hole in Undyne's arm, closing it up.
"Thanks, kid," she said.
Frisk smiled, glad to see things working. They faced the building they were standing outside of. They had quite the story to tell Asgore and Toriel when they came out. They stood by Asriel, surrounded by their friends, safe in the knowledge that their plan had worked, and that the Monsters were finally free. There was still work to do, but Frisk's part in that was over.
End of Chapter 10