Fallen Under

The next room in which they encountered was another wide hallway. This one wasn't too long. The lighter purple path in it was different, however. It snaked back and forth as it progressed down the hallway. "There is another puzzle in this room... you should be able to solve it." Toriel continued down the path. Frisk was quick to her heel.

At the end, they went through another small hallway. This one had a gray sign at the edge. The human jumped in fright as a snowy white frog crossed their path. The horned frog creature shook itself in indignance as the human nearly stepped on it. The human's soul appeared before them. They were in a fight.

Frisk looked at their stick and then the frog.

A soft voice piped up, "Froggit- Attack 4, Defense 5. HP 30. Life is difficult for this enemy."

The human's eyes went soft. Oh, the poor thing! The young one jumped upon hearing Toriel's snarl. The froggit croaked and fled. The human's soul vanished. Toriel turned and kept walking.

When they exited this small hallway, they encountered another. A long, thick path of spikes led from the entrance to the exit. The spikes were flanked by deep water. Toriel took a step back. "Well, you should be able to solve this one."

Frisk looked at her in surprise and then around. "Er- I don't know how."

"There are plenty of clues," Toriel prompted and tipped her head to a gray sign on the wall.

"I... can't read," Frisk muttered and shifted from foot to foot. "I'm blind."

"You can't... hmm... Take my hand." Toriel gently took Frisk's hand in hers. Her hand was so soft and furry but it was big enough to envelop their whole hand!

Toriel stepped forward. The spikes before her slid harmlessly into the ground. Encouraged, Frisk mimicked her movements until they were at the end.

Once they got into the next room, which was another long hallway, Toriel stopped. "You have done well thus far. However, I have a request to ask of you. I would like you to walk to the end of the room by yourself." With that, Toriel turned and rushed down the hallway. Within moments, Toriel was gone. The human gasped and hurried down the hallway. Their heart began to race. What if another monster appeared? What if something wanted to attack them? Would Toriel see it? Would she make it in time?

Frisk yelped in terror as they tripped over a rock and fell flat on their face. There was a short shuffle of feet as if Toriel had come back and immediately retreated again. The young human whimpered in the pain of their injured leg. This time, when Frisk got up, they walked a bit slower to make sure that they made it to the end of the hallway without further injury. Their thoughts were quickly put to rest as Toriel stepped out of the shadow of one of the pillars.

"Greetings, my child. Do not worry, I did not leave you. I was merely behind this pillar the whole time. Thank you for trusting me." Toriel's calm smile easily put the human at ease almost as much as her words. She knelt and hovered her hand over Frisk's chest. They were healed immediately. "However, there was an important reason for this exercise. ...to test your independence. I must attend to some business and so you will be alone for a while. Please remain here. It's dangerous to explore by yourself." A sudden gasp interrupted her words. "I have an idea. I will give you a cell phone. If you have a need for anything, just call. Be good, alright?"

Frisk nodded and took the cell phone that Toriel provided. "Yes, Toriel."

Toriel smiled and walked out of the room.

The human jumped as a squeaky voice piped up behind them, "Good! She's gone!"

The human spun around. Flowey had sprouted out of the ground behind them. The human sighed. "Oh, Flowey. You came back?"