When you fall in, an almost child-like voice greets you. "Howdy! I'm Flowey. Flowey the Flower!" You pondered on how a FLOWER could …show more content…
talk, maybe you did hit your head a little too hard. "Someone ought to teach you how things work around here, I guess little old me will have to do. Come here." it giggled. Either way, you obey the flower. "Good, good. These are called 'friendliness pellets' run into them for LV! Oh what's LV you ask? It stands for LOVE silly!" This flower did not sound friendly, so when the pellets closed in, you dodged. "Hey! That's okay, just run into the pellets!" It sounded a bit more irritated. You dodge once more, just to see if you could piss it off. "You know what's going on here don't you...?" It shined it's teeth in an evil grin, and laughed maniacally. Suddenly, a ball of flames hit the flower. It gets hit away from you, and a soft, gentle voice speaks up. It was a lady, she looked like a warrior or a knight. She donned a robe that shined like the stars themselves, and a chest piece with the ancient delta ruin on it. "What a terrible creature, torturing such a poor, innocent youth. Ah, do not be afraid my child. I am Toriel, caretaker of the ruins."
A/N I decided to post this part because I'm splitting things up by events so the chapter are long but not too long. This one is short, but trust me the ruins ark will be a really long chapter. Also sorry if some of the dialogue doesn't match the game, I have to re-watch the series for items/choices/dialogue. Plus I am trying to make this Outertale, so a lot will be different from the actual game. Hope you enjoy! :3 ~DJ
Chapter 2 - ...Mercy...?
"These ruins should suffice as your new home now." Toriel talked in an old timey way, not knowing how to use conjunctions.
Gazing up at the ruins and admiring how beautifully constructed they are, you accidentally run into a shining light. You're the only one that notices it since Toriel is already in the other room. (You take ahold of it and the shadows of the ruins loom above, filling you with determination.) Determination... You brush off the feeling and go into the next room. "My child, I will teach you how to get through the ruins safely, since they will be your home. Everything is based on puzzles." Toriel walked on a few buttons that opened the large door to her left. The doors here were rather large, and now you understood why. She was a goat, about 8 or 9 feet tall. Toriel gestured for you to follow her, and you did. For some reason she seemed trustworthy, unlike the flower that just tried to kill …show more content…
you.
"Some puzzles can be challenging, but do not worry.
I have labelled the switches you need to flip." The room you entered had 3 switches on the far wall. You stroll over a bridge, which for whatever reason had a stream under it. You reach a lever with arrows drawn all around it and ponder on how Toriel could be more obvious. You flipped it and proceeded to the next switch and did the exact same thing. "Let's continue my child." Toriel smiled. You ignored her and went over to the third switch and tried to flip it, but it didn't work. She really didn't want you to fail the puzzle.
"Now, as a human in the underground, monsters may want to fight you." Toriel led you over to a dummy made out of space fabric. "Have a conversation, and stall for time. I will come and resolve the conflict." You decided to just talk to the dummy, it didn't seem much for conversation. Toriel was happy that you decided not to hurt the dummy in any way, even when it's supposed to be used for
that.
As you go through the next few rooms, nothing seems out of the ordinary with Toriel helping you. She helped you with a Froggit, a frog-like monster that was purple and blue with eyes as white as the moon, led you through a spike puzzle since it was too dangerous for you, and even made you walk down the hallway alone, even if she was just hiding behind a pillar the whole time. She gave you a phone after testing your independence. You decide to call her right after she leaves. "Hello, this is Toriel." You called her mom. She seems taken aback by this. "Huh...did you just call me "mom?" If it makes you happy to call me that, then call me whatever you like!" You hear a clicking noise knowing she hung up. What a strange old woman...The ruins were vast, so you might as well continue. They seemed to stretch on for a long time, giving off the effect that space has. Even then, it felt cramped and secluded. How did Toriel stand being in here? Walking along, you stumble into a familiar shining light. (Playfully crinkling through the golden space leaves fills you with determination.) What is this feeling...? Running into a few monsters on the way here made you feel almost bad for them. Your parents were making sure that they stayed down here, telling you stories about how ruthless they were, yet they seem nice. You approached the next few rooms, speeding through them with no problem. Toriel called you halfway through one. "Hello? This is Toriel. For no reason in particular... What do you prefer? Cinnamon or butterscotch?" You tell her your preference. "Oh! I see, thank you very much!" She hung up quickly... Weird. She called again. "Hello? This is Toriel. You do not dislike [other choice], do you? I know what your preference is, but... Would you turn up your nose if you found it on your plate?" You giggled a little and said no. She breathed a sigh of relief. "Right, thank you for being patient with me." She hung up once more. You felt another sensation you hadn't felt in a while: love.