I walked into the town. It was sunny, and no rain appeared. A slight breeze flew by, and I saw people walking around, saying hi to Sans. âHi Sans! Huh! Found a lil monster?â said a bunny lady. âyup. found em walking around, all scared an stuff. well, youâre ok now, eh, kid?â I nodded. I pointed to the shop near the inn. Sans walked me over there. It was warm inside, and another nice bunny lady looked at me. She was sewing some clothes that another small bunny nearby was fidgeting about. âMom! I want the clothes to show my friends!â
âOh! Hello Sans, how can I help?â
âhey, ms bun. how are ya?â
âOh, I'm alright, sans. Did you find any beetroot?â Sans nodded, smile growing wider. âyup, a whole garden's worth and more, all hidden behind a pile of rocks.â He handed some beetroot to Ms Bun. Ms Bun gave him some money, then looked at me. âOh! Hello!â she greeted me brightly âSans, was this child lost in the woods?â Sans nodded âyup.â
âDonât worry child, weâll keep you safe! Just donât go in the forest, alright?â I nodded. âNow, Sans, wanna buy something?â Sans shook his head, then pointed to me âthe kid does. they got a lotta money.â I bought some food, and an umbrella. Just as I was going to buy all my new stuff, I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A small doll decorated with leaves and flowers sat on a high shelf. I pointed to it. âHmm? Oh! That old doll.â She handed it to me. âThis was an old, old doll. I heard that the kingâs children owned it. Heh. You can have it. You remind me of one oâ them.â She handed it to me. It was made with care, but now some of the seams were falling out, and the stuffing inside was drooping sadly. I could feel an uneasy presence as I placed the doll in my knapsack.
I paid for my stuff, and left with Sans. âwell, kid. itâs getting kinda late. head back to the inn, and weâll talk tomorrow.â I went back to the inn, waved to the innkeeper, and went upstairs. I fell asleep quickly, and dreamed. I saw a child drawing. They had a purple and yellow shirt, and khaki shorts. They turned toward me, and they had my face! They walked towards me, and right before they touched me, I woke up. It was still late. I heard mutterings from outside. Giggles. I peeked the window open a tad. I saw 2 small shapes, sneaking towards the forest. I knew something bad was going to happen, I knew! I quietly changed into some clothes, put on my scarf, and grabbed my backpack.
After some hesitation, I grabbed the doll. It looked like a little goat-person. A lot like Toriel, but with a purple and yellow shirt, and little khaki shorts. OddâŚ. I rushed outside, tip-toeing after the 2 shapes. The trees seemed to glare at me. The shapes stopped. âW-whos there?!â someone whispered loudly. âCory, shut up!â the shorter shape said.
âS-sorry Izzy.â I walked closer. âD-donât come closer! WeâllâŚâ He paused. âIzzy.â Another figure, the girl I heard earlier, spoke up. âYeah?â
âWhere's the long stick?â
âI thought it was a branch!â I walked next to them. âUhm..hello.â I said âAAAAA!â the girl, Izzy, screamed âSHH! Keep it down, and I wonât tell.â I told them. They took off their cloaks. The little bunny from the shop, and a dragon. âOk, what the heck is going on,â I said. âSorry,â said the bunny. âUm..Iâm Cory,â
âIâm Izzy.â said the dragon. âIâm Frisk.â I said. âNice to meet you, Frisk.â said Cory. âErrr⌠We havenât seen you around here.â said Izzy. âDid you come from the forest?â âYes,â I said. âIâŚcame from the side near the ruins.â Izzy looked relieved âPhew. I thought you were one of those spooky monsters.â she said. âWhat monsters?â I asked. âMonsters that wrap you up and steal your lifeforce! Then, they disguise themselves as you.â
âSpooky!â I shivered. âBUTâŚTheres always something different about them. A different tail, a freckle, a cut where there was none. Heh hehâŚâ said Izzy. âHehâŚwhere's Cory?â We looked around. âHi guys!â Cory appeared. âOh, hey Cory! Geez, you scared us.â said Izzy. âHaha! Donât worry. Come on guys, I saw something cool! A really cool bug.â Cory started to run ahead, then stopped. âGuys?â Izzy had stopped. âCory doesnât like bugs.â Her eyes lit up, she opened her mouth and fire blasted at Cory. Cory dodged, faster than lightning. âCoryâ dashed at us, eyes red and arms out. This was the monster Izzy had been talking about. Blue, jagged rocks shot at us. Izzy stood still. I went to protect her.
âDonât!â The rock passed through her. Then she went back to blasting fire. âBlue means stand still! Orange means move!â She moved around, spraying fire at the monster. A bunch of blue rocks circled her, and she was hit. âNo!â I ran towards her, but was hit with one of the sharp rocks. The monster, now in its true form, a tree-like golem, stood over us, arms ready to pound us into dust. I cowered. Suddenly, it glowed blue, and it was slammed into the ground. âhey kid. tell me about this later. for now, get the other kid and RUN.â I hesitated. âNOW, CHILD.â he yelled at a volume that was so much louder than his normal, quiet tone.
Me and Izzy ran back to the hotel and waited. About an hour later, Sans came in, carrying a small pouch. âyou two care to explain why you were in the forest at such a late hour, followed by an explanation of why cory is lost now?â Izzy spoke up. âIt was my fault, sir! I convinced her to help me calm the spirits of the forest! I'm so sorry!!â
Sansâ expression calmed down, and he gave the dragon a neutral expression. âi understand. if the spirits are this angry⌠they must feel it too. they must be aware that there is a human within our forest. frisk. come with me. now.â I followed him out the door, and into the forest. He made a small cage filled with bones, probably so no one could get inside. âdo you know why the forest is haunted?â I shook my head. His eyes darkened, as he began to tell a story.
âLong ago, a human fell down here. Their name has been forgotten to the sands of time, but they were known to be a kind child. They helped the residents of this forest, they never harmed or raised their voice at another monster. They were kind. They were bent on helping us escape.
One day, a group of fire elementals attacked her. They tortured her. They almost killed her. Luckily, they were stopped. I stopped them before they could kill her. But⌠she was beyond my help. She believed that everyone was evil.
She killed many people and animals in both Raindin and Sundin, and left many more wounded. Finally, she found me and my brother. She threatened him. She threw her knife⌠but I caught it, and threw it right back into her heart. She died, and our town was safe. But the people who died⌠their souls were unable to rest. I donât know, but me and my father have been trying to see if the spirits are haunting the forest, since we buried their remains there, long before it ever started raining there. That only started happening 10 years ago, maybe a few years after the incident.âHis eyes darkened, as if he was remembering something awful. âWhat happened to your father?â I asked him. âheâs gone. the forest took him.â He was silent. I donât know why, but I ran through the bones and into the forest, with Sans in tow. I was gonna calm the spirits of the forest.