*UNEDITED*

Chapter two: The ruins

Toriel began to walk up the stairs, she stopped walking when she got to the top to wait for you, picking up your pace you followed her up, entering the next room.

"Welcome to your new home innocent one."

"Allow me to educate you in the operation of the ruins."

Toriel walked across the second and fourth row of stumps then she flicked the switch that was on the wall.

"The ruins are full of puzzles, ancient fusions between diversions and door keys."

"One must solve them to move from room to room."
"Please adjust yourself to the sight of them."

Toriel then proceeded to walk out of the room, you didn't follow Toriel into the next room, you saw a sign and it caught your interest, so you decided to read it.

'Only the fearless may proceed.'
'Brave ones, foolish ones.'
'Both walk not the middle road.'

After reading the sign you decided to enter the next room.

~

When you entered the room Toriel was standing by a sign.

"To make progress here you will need to trigger several switches."
"Do not worry, I have labeled the ones that you need to flip."

You nodded in understanding as you watched Toriel walk away, leaving you behind. You took Toriel's absence as an opportunity to read the sign that she was no longer standing beside.

'Press Z to read signs!' Your face showed confusion, "Press Z?" You questioned nobody in particular.

You were about to walk away to catch up with Toriel before you noticed a sign on the wall.
Walking towards the wall you read yet another sign.

'Stay on the path.'

Now that there was no signs left unread you continued walking, following the path that was displayed.

Crossing a small bridge you noticed Toriel glancing happily at you and a switch surrounded by yellow arrows, the arrows clearly indicating that you must flip the switch. After you had successfully flipped the switch you walked over to her, she seemed pleased with you, leading you to another area where you saw two other switches, one of them with yellow arrows around it and one without.

You walked right up to the switch with the arrows around it and flipped it.

"Splendid! I'm proud of you little one." "Let's move to the next room."

"Little one? Do I seriously look little?" You mumbled.

You sighed as you began to continue to move towards the next room to catch up with Toriel.
In the next room there was something there, it looked like a training dummy.

"As a human living in the underground monsters may attack you."
"You will need to be prepared for this situation."

"However, worry not!" "The process is simple."

"When you encounter a monster you will enter a FIGHT."
"When you enter a FIGHT strike up a friendly conversation."

"Stall for time, I will come to resolve the conflict."
"Practice talking to the dummy."

As Toriel stood in front of the entrance of the next area, blocking it off until you finish your task, you walked up to the dummy and lightly put your fingertip on it.

You felt another slight tug at your chest, floating in front of you was your golden yellow soul.
But something was different.
There was now four panels underneath your soul,
FIGHT, ACT, ITEM and MERCY.

Your fingers hovered over the fight button for a few seconds until you swiped them away and placed them on act.

What lied in the ACT button was Check or Talk.
Remembering what Toriel told you to do you pressed the talk button.

You talk to the dummy.
It doesn't seem much for conversation.

You snuck a glance over at Toriel, her palms were placed together, her joined hands hovered over her mouth vertically, she couldn't contain her smile.

Toriel seems happy with you.

YOU WON!
You got 0 XP and 0 gold.

"Ah very good."

Toriel then exits the room with you following her, you arrived to another room, this one had a bit of a path to follow.
"There is another puzzle in this room."
"I wonder if you can solve it."

Your head instantly shot up.
'A puzzle, I can solve it! What's on the other side is it interesting?' You rambled to yourself.

You grew curious.

You are filled with curiosity.

You started to walk forward without Toriel's guidance. She stopped you and chuckled, "Now, now my child, there is no rush."

"Okay mum." You said without even realising until Toriel's gaze met yours, you realised what you had just said.
S/c cheeks slowly turning pink,
"I-i'm sorry it's jus-"
(S/c means skin colour)

"It's okay my child, but would it make you happy? To call me mother?"
You love your real mum and all, you just couldn't bring yourself to tell Toriel that when you had called her mum it was a complete accident. Besides she reminded you of your mother.
Her eyes were sparkling, awaiting a response.

You smiled, "yes it would, goat mum."
Toriel smiled, she resisted the urge to hug you.

"Let's continue, my child."

"Okay."

You and Toriel kept on walking until you stopped, another tug at your chest, by now you had learnt what this meant.

You had entered a fight.

Froggit attacks you.

"Froggit huh?" You mumbled.

FIGHT, ACT, ITEM, MERCY.

You pressed the act button without hesitation, now you could either check or compliment.
'I wonder how a froggit would handle a compliment.' You pressed the button and proceeded to compliment the froggit.

Froggit didn't understand what you said, but was flattered anyway.

You smiled at the froggit in front of you, a blush spread across its cheeks.

You watched as Toriel wandered into the fight, scolding the froggit, resulting in it running away.

YOU WON!
You earned 0 xp and 0 gold!

Now that the fight was over you and Toriel proceeded to keep walking.

~

You saw something in the distance, it was shiny, but before you decided to continue you wanted to read the sign that was hanging on the wall beside you.

'The western room is the eastern room's blueprint.'

Now that the sign was read it was time to continue, you found Toriel, she was standing in front a pit of spikes that were casually spread across the floor.
Your face slowly drained of colour while you stared at the spikes.

'Oh hell no.' You thought

Toriel seemed to noticed your worried expression, "This is the puzzle but.." "Here, take my hand for a moment."

You obliged and took Toriel's hand, it was warm and felt soft against your skin. Toriel then led you through the spike puzzle safely.

"Puzzles seem a little dangerous for now.

~

You followed Toriel in another room but the puzzle was different, Toriel had asked you to walk to the end of the room by yourself, there was so much tension in the air, you tried to catch up but you weren't fast enough.

You made it to the end, at the moment you were standing near a large pillar, staring at the exit. Your eyes trailed off and were now glued onto the pillar, you walked closer towards it and quickly looked behind it.

You saw Toriel with a shocked expression on her face, you laughed and walked past the pillar, Toriel then came out.

"Greetings my child."
"Don't worry, I did not leave you."
"I was merely behind this pillar the while time."
"Which, you already knew." She trailed off.

"Thank you for trusting me."

"However there was an important reason for this exercise."

"....To test your independence."

"I have some business I must attend to."

"Please remain here, it's dangerous to explore by yourself."

Toriel's face brightened as an idea popped into her head.
"I have an idea."
"I will give you a cell phone."
"If you need anything, just call."

"I will, and I'll stay here and wait for you." You said slipping the cell phone in the pocket of your
f/c leggings. Toriel nodded and left the room.

Were you going to stay in the room and wait for Toriel?

Hell no! You wanted to explore, you didn't want her to know that you were planning to leave the room, after all you didn't want to worry her.

You looked at your cell phone, you decided that you wouldn't call because you didn't need anything. You decided that you were ready to leave the room and explore the rest of the ruins.
As soon as you took one step out of the room the cell phone that Toriel had given you started to ring.

"Hello,this is Toriel."
"You have not left the room have you?"
"There are a few puzzles I have yet to explain."
"It would be dangerous for you to try and solve them yourself."
"Be good alright?"

-Phone call end-

Your grateful that Toriel gave you a phone, the phone that you had taken along with you shattered during your fall.
Even though The cell phone Toriel gave you is practically ancient, you don't mind, as long as it worked.

You continued to walk until you saw a froggit. It spoke to you and you understood it as clear as day, hell you could even read the signs written in some unknown language, probably monster language, it's pretty impressive how you could read/understand a language you never even knew about.

Ribbit, Ribbit.
(Excuse me human)

(I have some advise for you about battling monsters)

If you ACT a certain way or FIGHT until you almost defeat them)

(They might not want to battle you anymore please..)

(Use some MERCY human)
Ribbit.

You saw a small room near the froggit so you decided to wander in there.

There was a small pillar with a bowl laying atop of it, by the looks of it it was full of 'candy'
You read the sign.

'Monster candy, please take one.'

"I wonder what would happen it I took two... Would any one find out?" You wondered aloud.

You proceeded to take two pieces of monster candy when you did you felt guilty.

Your curiosity would be the death of you.