Hopeless Tales (An Undertale AU)

Chapter 10: The Price of Returning

Asriel noticed your sudden reaction. "Y/N, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm just holding back as much as possible." You said.

"I'm very proud of you for being able to handle those books. Any other human would have probably died by now." He smiled softly.

"True. I'm starting to get used to it." You began walking with him, exploring Waterfall and having conversations along the way.

"Y/N, we should go to Snowdin for a second. People are actually worried about you, so lets go speak to them." Asriel said.

"Fair point. Snowdin we go!" You were about to teleport until you saw something approach you.

"human?!?! hoi!!! I'm temmie!" It said, beginning to circle you.

"Azzy. What the hell is that?" You said calmly.

"Azzy when did you start saying that?! I mean- er, that's a Temmie. They come from some place named Temmie Village, and I'm pretty sure they're usually female, so I guess that's something." Asriel said.

"Oh. Does she... want anything?"

"tem want temmie flakes!" She yelled.

"Lead the way then, Tem."

She began sprinting down a Waterfall maze, which you began sprinting, and quickly grabbed Asriel's wrist to drag him along until she stopped at the supposed "village".

"shop at tem shop! tem flakes good!" She said.

You looked around for the shop, but it wasn't that hard since it was the only literal building there. Another Temmie greeted you and you used your leftover unused gold to buy out all the temmie flakes, then left.

"Here, Tem." You approached her and knelt down, feeding her the temmie flakes. After a while, she devoured them all and then laid on her back.

"Tem full!! Very!"

You and Asriel stifled laughter at the sight, then remembered to teleport into Snowdin. As you teleported, you realized you didn't react or feel any pain, however, Temmie has been taken with you...

"I guess we have a pet now?" You said, confused.

"Yeah, and we're naming her Temmie." Asriel joked.

You chuckled a bit. The three of you began walking down into Snowdin. As you walked near Grillbys, you saw a bunch of monsters approach you at once.

Toriel, Sans, Papyrus, Undyne, Alphys, Napstablook, Mew Mew Kissy Cutie, the Snowdin residents... everyone was there. They stood there in silence for once as you looked at all of them, then began cheering and screaming in happiness. Asriel picked up Temmie and entered the crowd to not get trampled.

Your presence was known by now, all of them showed their appreciation for you, hugging you or thanking you for changing their lives. After a while, you realized something. They don't notice the blood on you...?

As if your mind was read, Toriel asked, "Frisk, why is there blood on you?" Everyone became quiet in realization, looking at you.

You gulped, then built up the courage to speak. "Well... it's a long story. There is a Royal Guard member who-"

A bullet hit you in your arm. The Snowdin residents began shrieking and scattering through the town, evacuating into their homes and safety. However, those you spoke to the most were still there.

Whoever shot you hit you directly in your shoulder, the force causing you to slide back from the impact and quickly cover the wound with your hand, grimacing from the pain.

"Frisk!" Asriel rushed over to you.

"I'm fine..." You said, using magic to heal the wound and stand up straight.

"How about we head inside Grillby's? Clearly it isn't safe here."

Everyone nodded and followed you inside. It was empty, but Grillby walked behind the counter shortly after. You sat at the round table and everyone pulled up seats.

"So this Royal Guard member, nicknamed Fox, has been hunting me down for the past few weeks. He's probably the one that shot me. I've been inside Sans' place to read some spell books to defend myself, but when I was going to check on Alphys and Asriel, I nearly got beaten up by him and other members. Thanks to the books, I managed to survive and fight back. However, I almost died in the process. But then Asriel... he saved me—"

Undyne slammed her fist on the table, causing everyone to jump. "That punk! He ain't a member anymore. We definitely should take his soul!"

"No, unfortunately that would make things worse for me on the surface." You said.

Everyone began to look down or awkwardly stare in silence. Undyne suddenly stormed outside, clearly enraged.

"How about this, we try to get him to cooperate with us and look for him?" You announced. Everyone nodded and began to leave. After a while, Alphys, Temmie, and Asriel were left.

"Frisk? I'm sorry you had to go through that. Are you happy about the experiment, though?" Alphys said.

"Yeah, I'm very happy. I'm sure Azzy is too." You smirked.

"O-Of course I am." Asriel said, blushing a little.

Alphys was about to leave, but then she turned to you. "Oh right, this was one of the prototypes I made for you. Asriel told me to, so you're welcome. We also found your bag."

She handed over your bag and a phone that looked almost identical to yours on the surface but upgraded. It didn't have any apps or anything, except for Undernet, contacts, and a messaging system. You looked in your contacts and noticed Asriel and everyone you befriended was in there. Even Grillbys, Napstablook, and the unexpected were in.

You smiled and thanked her, and she began to exit and leave the three of you to be. You set a password and then got out of the chair. "Hey Azzy, do you mind giving me a moment?"

He nodded and exited, taking Temmie along. You created an Undernet account and instantly got a million followers. Celebrity status much? You chuckled.

You sat in Grillbys for a while, chilling on your new phone until you got up and put on your bag to go out once more. Your bloody clothes began to feel a bit uncomfortable, so you changed at Sans' house using Papyrus' closet. You used the mirror downstairs to check yourself out. It was a well-put-together outfit including a black sweater vest, black jeans, and a white button-up. You cleaned the blood and dust off your body, then your knife and boots from your main outfit. You reached in your bag and found some jewelry and chains, so you layered them on your clothing to make a formal, edgy look. Quite the style, you thought.

Asriel must be searching with the others. Deciding to relax a bit more, you teleported in the middle of Waterfall and were met with an undesirable fate...