Stay Determined

Frisk

"Frisk!" I hear a worried voice say. "This is all just a bad dream. Please, wake up."

No! It can't have been a dream, it just can't.

Then I open my eyes.

Toriel, Sans, Papyrus, Undyne, Alphys, and Asgore stand around me.

"Oh!" Toriel says. "You are awake! Thank goodness!"

"Toriel!" I say. I run to hug her. She wraps her arms around me in a tight embrace.

"W-we were s-so worried," Alphys stammers. "It felt like you were out forever."

"Yeah!" Undyne laughs. "Any longer and I would've freaked out! Tell us next time you decide to take a nap, okay!?"

"Alright," I say. I feel my eyes tear up.

"Yeah," Sans remarks. "You made Papyrus cry like a baby."

"WHAT! I DIDN'T CRY!!! I DON'T CRY!!!" Papyrus says indignantly. "I JUST... CAUGHT SOMETHING IN MY EYE!"

"What'd you catch?" Sans asks.

"TEARS!!!!" Papyrus wails, beginning to cry again.

I join Sans in laughter just as I join Papyrus in weeping.

 "Now, now," Asgore says calmly. "The important part is that Frisk is all right. Here, Frisk. Why don't you drink some tea? It'll make you feel better."

Toriel looks from me to Asgore. "Err... How about we give them space, first? They must be very exhausted." Toriel begins to look confused. "Though, from what, I am not certain. Frisk, we do not remember exactly what happened. There was a flower, and then everything went white. But now the barrier is gone. When you are ready, we will all return to the surface. It seems the door to the east will lead us there, now. But before then, perhaps you might want to take a walk? You can say goodbye to all your wonderful friends. Do as you wish. We will wait for you here."

"I have all the friends I could ever want right here, Toriel," I say.

"Frisk, Tori was telling me how she made b'scotch pie for you," Sans says.

"Oh!" Toriel lights up. "I should make it for everyone sometime."

Asgore looks down. Alphys looks from him to Toriel to Undyne to me. "O-oh, that sounds really good," She finally says.

"COOKING?" Papyrus asks. "CAN I HELP?"

"Wait a second!" Undyne shouts. Then she smiles. "Can I help too!?"

"Certainly! It would be fun to cook together!"

Alphys looks at me. "On second thought," she whispers, "Maybe I'll order a pizza."

I laugh, wiping my eyes.

"Frisk, Alphys upgraded my phone!" Toriel tells me. "I am having a lot of fun with the 'texting' feature. Sans, 'check out' this one!"

"Oh man, Tori... that's brutal!"

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THE QUEEN HAS RETURNED!" Papyrus tells me. "AND ALSO THAT SHE'S A HUGE DORK! YOU TWO ARE TWO FEET AWAY FROM EACH OTHER! WHY ARE YOU TEXTING?"

"Worry not, Papyrus!" Toriel says. "We are texting for a good reason!"

"WHY IS THAT?"

"Well." Sans says. "'Cause we're huge dorks!"

"Sans, please. Do not say that. You are not a dork," Toriel says. "You are more of a bonehead!"

"HAHAHA, WOW!" Papyrus laughs. "THOSE PUNS ARE EVEN LESS FUNNY COMING FROM HER!"