Deltatale

Chapter 1 - Buttercups

Susie jolted awake, confused and her eyes darting left and right. She found herself on a bed of golden flowers — specifically, buttercups. Beside her was Kris, visibly not conscious.

She yelled, "Ay, Kris! Wake up!" ...They didn't even flinch.

She sighed and slapped them across their face. Kris finally woke up.

"Damnit, Kris, where the hell are we?!" Susie hissed, standing up and glancing around the place again. "...Kris?"

"The hell was that for?"

"You wouldn't wake up."

Kris groaned in response, standing up as well. Susie continued, "So, this's just another dark world, eh?"

"Obviously," Kris looked around, looking for anything that'd be useful whatsoever. Their eyes landed on a door.

"Hey, Susie, there's a doorway over there-"

"Hell yeah, let's check it out!" Before Kris could even blink, their friend was racing right past them. They quickly followed.

In the next room, there was merely a patch of grass with a single flower in the center and another doorway behind it.

Susie stepped forward. The flower moved, facing the duo and revealing a face it supposedly had.

Everyone in the room was silent until the sentient buttercup spoke up,

"Howdy! You two must be new to the Underground, eh?" Before anyone could respond, he continued, "Someone ought to teach you two how things work around here. I suppose little ol' Flowey  will have to do." Kris's soul appeared in front of them. "See that heart? That's your soul, the very culmination of your being! Your soul starts off weak, but it can grow stronger with LV- which stands for LOVE!"

"And, in the Underground, LOVE is shared through friendliness pellets."

Susie didn't even try to hold back laughter. "Pfft, friendliness pellets? The hell is that?"

Five bullets circled the flower.

Susie's laughter came to a stop as she and Kris exchanged glances, knowing what was going on. The latter let out a low growl and glared at him, "...You said your name was Flowey or somethin', right?"

"Yup!"

"Flowey, do we look like idiots to you?"

"...What? Of course not! I'm just trying to-"

"Shut. Up. I know exactly what you're tryin' to do. 'Cause if you want a fight, you'll get a goddamn fight."

"Well, you figured me out hella quickly, I'll give you that," Flowey's smile faded away, "But golly, you're no fun!"

More bullets appeared around Flowey, and Kris sighed as they summoned their sword.

They whispered to Susie, who was already holding her axe, "Should we still try to ACT, or...?"

"He's a damn flower. We'll find a way."

Flowey laughed manically.