Hybridtale: The Glitch

Chapter 24: Trouble in the Underground

The next day soon came around. Things have been quiet since the attack on Ebott a few days ago. Bête Noire has soon decided to take care of the four humans herself.

She knew about Chara and Flowey's death as soon as the evening fell and they never returned from their contract. Chara was slain by Develyn once more, while Flowey fell at the hands of Asriel.

Bête Noire wants to take care of Frisk first, because she has a ton of fame among the Monsters, as well as being the ambassador of the Monsters.

Meanwhile, back at the Dreemurrs, Frisk's plans to head to Mount Ebott were in full motion among the siblings, and they left early in the morning, with Toriel and Asgore knowing where they would be.

"Frisk, are you sure we should be going her, considering what's going on?" Andy asked.

"Andy makes a point. For all I know, she could be hiding out under the mountain," Develyn answered.

"It'll be fine," Frisk noted.

"If you say so," Andy muttered. The kids soon reached the summit of the mountain. Frisk took a secret entrance no one knew about, leaving the rest lost.

"How are we gonna get down?" Andy asked.

"Maybe this hole can work," Asriel answered.

"It's a deep one, are you sure?" Develyn asked.

"Yeah, I'm positive," Asriel answered. They walked to the hole, but they tripped over a vine and all three of them fell.

"ARRESTO MOMENTO!!" Andy shouted. The boys soon stopped right before hitting the ground, while they eventually fell and hit the ground at light force, rather than a hard force that'll likely kill them.

"Great... We're near the Ruins again," Asriel noted.

"This is the foot of the Underground," Andy noted.

"Yup. Every human that fell lands here. This bed of flowers is where Chara was initially buried," Asriel answered.

"Every human?" Develyn asked.

"Yes. Each human before they met their fate, excluding Frisk, fell here," Asriel answered.

"Right... We don't have much time. We gotta find Frisk or else," Develyn added. The trio soon explored the Ruins. There wasn't much in this desolate area, as there was barely anything around. The puzzles were easily solved, as Asriel knew the solution to them.

They stoon stumbled upon a house that Asriel recognizes.

"This is where I use to live before the CORE was built, and this was a couple of months before Chara fell," Asriel noted.

"Jeez. This looks forsaken," Develyn noted.

"Yeah. This was the living room. Fire place and everything. Here is the kitchen, where they used fire magic to cook everything.

"This is the stairway, that leads to the end of the Ruins, as well as the rest of the Underground. The hallway. Nothing much here," Asriel noted. The first room to the left was Asriel's old room, not knowing seven other humans, including Frisk, slept in that room. the room was empty, as the wardrobe and other stuff was sold to people would need. Then there was Toriel's old room. It too was also empty. Then, there was the room that said, "Room Under Renovations."

"This was my dad's old room," Asriel noted.

"Why did they have two separate rooms?" Andy asked.

"Mostly because they didn't want to sleep with each other. Yes, they love each other, but they didn't do that stuff until I requested them to be back together. They did it after we moved to an area near the CORE also," Asriel answered.

The trio went down the set of stairs that led to the end of the Ruins. They soon entered the Snowdin Forest, where things became different. They stumbled upon the stick, as well as Papyrus' attempts of a barrier, which failed miserably.

Snowdin looked completely abandoned. There was nothing there, apart from a few tents set up, thanks to the homeless. They soon went to the abandoned inn to hang around for a little.

"What are we gonna do? Frisk can be anywhere, and she might be down here also," Andy asked.

"We gotta find her. Even if it involves exploring the entire Underground!" Asriel exclaimed.

"Well, you have to know that, since you've been here long before everyone else," Andy noted.

"Guys, let's stop arguing. Let's head back out there," Develyn noted.

The trio soon went back out, heading out of Snowdin and into Waterfall. It wouldn't be long until the blunt end of trouble began to strike. Dementors were soon spotted, going after the trio. Develyn's feet lost grip with the ice and fell over. Andy used the Patronus Charm to shock it away while Develyn got back up.

In Hotland. Bête's minions were soon detected.

"I think we're too late," Andy noted.

"I don't think we are. We just have to keep going," Develyn noted. The CORE experienced a catastrophic failure, as parts of the CORE blew up. They soon got out of the CORE and reached a place Asriel once knew.

"Home... Or what use to be," Asriel noted. The trio soon went inside the building.