Book 1: The First Fallen Human

The Actuality

Geno blinked at Ink, slightly taken back. "No... Chara was the first." He said, his voice suspicious. "Everyone knows that." Ink sighed and rubbed his arm, setting down the huge brush he tended to carry around. He gestured for both of them to sit down.

"That's because Chara was the first fallen human-" Geno had never been more confused in his life. Then, the next think Ink said made his pixels glitch a bit. "-to survive." What? It wasn't that he was confused about that, it was that everything he'd seen suddenly made a bit more sense. Ink nodded. "Tell him, Reaper."

Reaper drifted down, seeming haunted by the memory. "It was my first reaping. She was gøing tø be the first thing I wøuld ever reap... I føund her with her neck brøken after her fall. Øriginally, she was gøing tø be the first human tø expløre the Undergrøund. But..." He trailed off, seeming pained. "She was a faulty character..." Geno could hear the regret in his voice and it rigged at his heart. "There are nø øther versiøns øf her, because she never lived løng enøugh to be a character in the game... There's ønly øne øf her..." He held his head, starting to shake. "It's my fault... If I had just REAPED her and nøt messed up, she wøuldn't be suffering like this!!"

Geno wanted to reach out to Reaper and tell him it was okay. Ink seemed dismayed and sighed. "She's been wandering the Myltiverse, trying to see if ANYONE can kill her. She's even approached me. I couldn't do it either. Error hasn't seen her yet, so she still has a chance. If we know Error, he's a good candidate for being able to destroy her!" He gave a weak laugh, clearly trying to lighten the mood. Geno nodded, still concerned about Reaper. "We have to be careful. She doesn't care how her appearance will affect the timelines, so she's creating more anomalies."

Reaper seemed to get a hold of himself. "I shøuld've visited søøner... I cøuld've intrøduced yøu twø prøperly... I... I tøld her a løt abøut yøu..." He seemed to give a weak, sheepish smile and Geno felt his heart thump. That's why she'd known his name! Geno shook his head, saying it was fine. "She'd lived with me, in Reapertale, før a while... But øne day, I came back and she'd vanished... At first I thøught she'd finally føund a way tø die, but it turns øut, she just ran away. She's been spøtted in sø many AU's. Øutertale, Zømbietale, Undervirus..."

"Underfell." Geno said, remembering the coat. Both Reaper and Ink seemed surprised. "She... wore a coat. A red one with yellow fluff on the hood. It was definitely something from Underfell." Ink seemed confused as he assumed a thinking position.

"That's strange... I haven't received any report of her from Underfell. She tends to receive gifts. And despite her wanting to die, she never rejects a gift. She got the rope that holds up her head from Storyshift." Geno sighed.

"There isn't any way to track her...?" He asked. "She reeks of pain, can't Nightmare hunt her down?" At that, Reaper blinked and looked at Ink. Ink was wide-eyed.

"Oh stars." He said quietly. He reached out all of a sudden, grabbing Geno's shoulders as his face broke into a huge grin. "Geno, you're a GENOus!" Reaper snorted at Ink's pun, while Geno felt his last shred of hope waver again. He sighed. "Why didn't we think of that?!" He turned to Reaper, holding his head.

Reaper blinked and seemed significantly less enthusiastic. "But who's going to ask him?" He pointed out. Ink's cheerful demeanor faltered for a second before he seemed to get an idea. He snapped his fingers, grinning.

"I'll ask Cross! Cross can ask him!" He said. He was on good terms with the homeless Sans. At least, for right now. He clapped his hands, seeming to burn with excitement. Geno blinked at him before sighing.

"Does everyone know about her?" He asked. Ink blinked at him before giving a shrug. Reaper drifted next to him.

"Almøst everyøne. Døn't feel left øut. Yøu live in a black screen, sø nø øne expects yøu tø knøw everything." He said. Geno blinked. Was Reaper trying to... comfort him? He stared at the other in surprise and for the first time, Reaper turned his gaze away, a dark blue tinting his cheeks. He'd made Reaper blush!! Geno felt his own face light up before he quickly covered it with his scarf, nodding.

"Oooh...!" He heard squealing and stood, whipping around to playfully growl at the skelechildren. Palette and Goth squeaked and ran as Geno sent bones after them. They were slow and wouldn't cause damage if they hit the small skeletons. They giggled. Geno couldn't help but smile. He turned back to Reaper and Ink.

"Are you going to go now? I can take care of the kids." Geno said, tucking his hands in his pockets. Ink smiled, standing as he picked up his brush.

"Sure! This is the closest we've come to tracking her down! I know she was here and I know what AU's are close to this one!" He seemed excited. Reaper blinked. "Are you coming, Reaper?" Ink turned to the skeleton god with a curious look. Reaper sighed and drifted around Geno, who couldn't help but blush again.

"I think I'll stay with Genø... but please tell me if yøu manage to see her ør even..." He trailed off, seeming incredibly doubtful. "Catch her..." Ink blinked before nodding and breaking into a grin. He turned and swiped at the emptiness with his brush, revealing the Omega Timeline.

"Gotcha! I'll try to keep you updated! I'll tell Core to keep a lookout for Scooter too! Make sure the kids don't get into too much trouble!" With that, Ink disappeared out the hole and it vanished. Geno stared after him for a moment before turning to Reaper.

"Are you sure you don't want to go with him? What if he actually finds her?" He asked, a bit shocked that Reaper wouldn't go. Reaper stared at him before chuckling softly.

"I'd rather stay sømewhere that gives me gøød feelings instead øf bad ones." He said, shrugging as he flipped upside down in the air, drifting. Geno tipped his head.

"This is a black void. What good feelings could you possibly get from here?" He asked flatly, not understanding why Reaper would want to stay in such a depressing place.

"Yøu're here." Geno blinked as Reaper spoke before his entire face lit up bright blue and he buried it in his scarf. He heard Reaper start laughing. "Genø!! C'møn!! Døn't hide!!" He shook his head, refusing to look at the other. He could hear the skelechildren giggling.