* The sun started to rise, as a sign of a new day, in a new place, in a new home.
* As both Kris and Frisk prepare for their first day at Ebott Middle High School, as both Kris and Frisk didn't reach middle school because of the issues back on the city they used to live in.
* Asriel: So, you guys ready for your first day at school?
* Frisk: To be completely honest, I am scared as heck, Azzy-
* Kris: I know what you mean Frisky, but, it's better than doing nothing all day at home, right?
* Frisk: I know that boss, I'm just nervous meeting new people and all..
* Asriel: Ah.. I get what you mean, but, you shouldn't miss your chance to befriend new people, y'know?
Friends are allies, comrades, and partners for life, they'll help you with every step of the way!
* Kris: You say that because you miss Aunt Chara, huh?
* Asriel: Shush- Now, let's go to the car now, we shouldn't be late in the first day, it's a bad sign-
* As the Dreemurr family started to get inside the car, started to drive towards Ebott Middle High, where Asriel and his friends used to study, and his childhood school.
* Kris: Say Azzy, what is Ebott Middle High like?
* Asriel: Well, lemme tell ya', it's a fun school when you get to know the teachers and your own classmates, since even if this is a lil ol' town, the people here has alot of colorful personalities!
* While they are driving to Ebott Middle High, some people started to wave at them, and some started to finger gun Asriel.
* Frisk: They really know our family well, huh?
* Asriel: Well, our ancestors are one of the first people that founded this town, because of the mysterious activities that used to linger alot back then.
* Frisk: What kind of mysterious stuff? Like illusions, ghosts or something creepier?
* Asriel: You wouldn't believe this, but, it's caused by magic!
* Kris: Wait, magic existed back then in this town?-
* Frisk: That's fricken' COOL!!
* Asriel: Sadly, our ancestors sealed off magic using their own since it's too dangerous, since it is the harmful type of magic, but, because they sealed it, traces of magic in the town even on our ancestors has vanished.
* Frisk: Awwee.... I wanna use magic..
* Kris: It's okay Frisky, at least they saved this town and maybe the world from the dangerous magic and all, speaking of, where did they seal it?
* Asriel: Near the mountain, where a massive stone wall with the symbol of our town, which is the seal, alot of people go there for sightseeing, but, it doesn't get damaged for a century now, but, our ancestor's story is now a legend, sadly-
* As they finally arrived at Ebott Middle High, as Kris and Frisk started to get off the car, Asriel started to roll down the window.
* Asriel: Be confident, okay guys?
Stay determined, and you guys will be okay!
* As Asriel started to drive off, going towards the town's newly built computer shop, to teach the townspeople how to use and manage computers and the internet.
* Kris: Ready, Frisky?
* Frisk: Mhm, ready as you are, boss!
* As both of them started to go inside the school, as they both nervously go inside the classroom.
* Teacher: O-oh! You guys must be t-the new students, right?
* Kris: Y-yes..
* Frisk: M-mhm!
* Teacher: Well class, s-say hello to your new classmates, Kris and Frisk Dreemurr!
* As the class started to greet them, in their own ways, as both Kris and Frisk see what Asriel meant by colorful cast of people.
* Alphys: W-well, I am Alphys, y-your homeroom teacher for this class, you two may sit next on t-those two empty seats next to Frost and Temmie!
* As Kris and Frisk both nodded, they went to the empty seats alongside with Frost, an icy haired looking dude with a fancy suit with a pink bowtie, and Temmie, a strange individual with an odd yet cute looking outfit paired with a cap onto their head, with two weird ear looking things on both sides of her head.
* Frost: "Ice" to meet ya' Kris!
* Temmie: tem greets you two! tem hopes we can be good frends!
* Kris: L-likewise...
* Frisk: T-thanks?..
* Alphys: Now, with a new school year and w-with new people, it's time for our first lesson of this class, I h-hope you guys will listen, okay?
* As class started to begin, alongside with introductions with Kris and Frisk, both are still nervous but, felt like they can get comfortable here.
* It's the dismissal of the first day of school, Kris and Frisk had fun in their first day, while they wait for Asriel, they chatted abit with their new friends, Temmie, Frost, Jockington, and MK.
* Frisk: By the way, why did they call you MK, MK?
* MK: Well, I won't tell you my actual lame name-
It's so fricken' lame, I'll tell ya'!
* Frost: If you won't tell them, I'll tell em', it starts with-
* MK starts to headbutted Frost's torso as they tried to say MK's real name, as their friend group starts laughing at them.
* Jockington: Nice headbutt dude, pretty rad despite for your lame name.
* Temmie: tem thinkz itz funny, but don hurt other frends, it worry tem.
* MK: I know I know... Sorry about that, Frost-
* Frost: I-it's fine, I could feel it in my gut that you were sincere in that apology-
* MK: Anndddd you have to ruin it with a lame joke.
* Kris: Heh, I think it's decent for me, at least.
* Frost: Yessss! Someone chuckled at my joke!
* Frisk: I think it's funny tho..
* MK: Hey, I know a good hangout spot for us! Since school's over and all, we have some free time to kill!
* Jockington: OH! Where is it at, MK?
* MK: I'll guide you towards it! Kris and Frisk, consider yourself lucky, because I, MK, will be your tour guide in this town!
* Frisk: Cool!
* Kris: I hope it isn't dangerous tho, since it is our first time going across this town.
* MK: It'll be fine! Trust me!
* As Kris, Frisk and the gang started going around town before going to the hangout spot, starting with the Diner, a famous breakfast joint for well, breakfast.
* They went across the half shop, half restaurant, Comic Papyrus, famous for being a grocery store and a restaurant, even tho they only use the ingredients in the grocery store half, it's been managed by two goofy brothers.
* As they started to go past the chapel, and the police station, famous for their choir, and the police station is famous for their reckless yet kind chief police, as seen from the dents and some damage on the station.
* MK: My parents told me that your parent, Asriel, was on the chapel choir back in the day!
* Frisk: Woah, really?
* MK: Mhm! The priest complimented Asriel's voice as heavenly, like sent from the Divine themselves!
* Kris: Well, I did heard Asriel sing on karaoke once, and I do agree that his voice is sent from the Divine themselves, even when I pranked him via scares, his voice still sounds heavenly-
* Frisk: Pfft, I remember that one too, boss-
* Frost: Dang, you pranked on your parent? Must've been a "cool" time!
* Jockington: I gotta be honest withchu, that was a massive flop, Frost-
* Frost: I'm trying, DUDE!
* MK: Pfft, c'mon guys, we still got more places to explore!
* Below the police station, lies a hospital and a library, the library is famous for an unremovable paint on their sign, mispelling the library as "Librarby", as Kris and Frisk both get a laugh out of that story.
* And they went into the newly built computer shop beside the library, where Asriel is managing the computer labs and servers within the shop, as he noticed Kris and Frisk along with new friends, he smiled and waved at them.
* Jockington: So, that's the new computer shop, right?
* Kris: Mhm, Azzy told us that you guys are transitioning to technology, and this computer shop is the first step.
* Temmie: woaahh... tem wants to use puters!!
* Frost: Same here, I heard that some computers are showing up late, they have a "hard drive".
* Kris: That's.... actually decent, not gonna lie.
* MK: I also heard that your parent and his sibling are the power duo in this town, back then!
They're like the popular kids because they are Dreemurrs and about the legend here!
* Frisk: I've heard the legend recently too! Our family sounds epic!
* Jockington: Can't argue with that, man, I have to agree since, our families have been friends for generations now.
* Kris: Oh yeah, what's that abandoned building over there?
* As Kris pointed out at a building near one of the neighbor's houses, as the gang went towards it.
* MK: Well, it's rumored to be an old laboratory of sorts, but, it looks so old that it might be like the ruins near the mountain!
* Kris: An old laboratory, huh? Interesting...
* As the gang went to the Ice'e's Pizza Place, the pizza place seems to have a birthday party celebration inside there.
* Frisk: Who's having a birthday there, MK?
* MK: Well, I heard it's one of the Holidays' young daughter, Noelle, and there is some news that she might be coming to our school soon!
* Jockington: No way, seriously? One of the most rich families in Ebott Town is bringing their daughter in our school?!
* Frost: Merry Christmas, because this world gave us a gift!
* The gang's faces cringed at Frost's joke.
* Frost: Ah- sorry....
* MK: Anyway... we've explored the entire town now, let's go to that hangout spot that we're suppose to go!
* The gang started to go towards the hangout spot where MK was talking about, as they went near the mountain, across an odd path, the cleanliness of the road indicates that people rarely go towards this path, as the gang continues to tread towards this path.
* Near the end, they saw a mysterious shack, surrounded by grass and nature, following with a terrifying silence.
* Jockington: This place looks scary for a hangout spot...
* Frost: I have to agree, the silence is loud in this place..
* MK: Well, people rarely visit this place anyway so, this is the perfect hangout spot! No one to disturb us and our stuff!
* Frisk: This place gives me the creeps but, I get what you mean, MK!
* Kris: This feels eerily familiar but, I don't know where to put it...
* Temmie: tem has bad feelz about dis...
* As the gang continued to chat about this strange place and all, Kris pulls out their phone, seemingly, there's no signal in this place, even when the town is near.
* Suddenly, the shack's doors started to open slowly, as the gang starts to take notice about the creaking noises that it produces, the inside of the shack is so dark, that even they cannot see the end.
* MK: Woah... I never seen this open before...
* Kris: Are you sure?
* MK: I'm positive about it, man..
* Jockington: Have you ever tried to open it before, MK?
* MK: I did! The doors wouldn't budge or open!
* Frost: Well, this situation has "opened" a new possibility for us-
* Frisk: W-what possibility?
* Kris: Either going back to the town or...
* Temmie: we go in the scary shack?
* Jockington: Well... w-we still have more free time, right?
* Kris: You're suggesting to go inside this mysterious shack? That even you guys don't know what's inside?
* MK: Honestly, we never know until we try, right?
* Frisk: This feels like a horror movie that we've watched back then..
* MK: Alright alright, let's hold a vote then, who wants to go in the shack and who wants to go home?
* As two of them raised their hands to go home, and the other two wanted to go inside, leaving two remaining votes left, which is Frisk and Kris.
* Kris: It's okay if you want to go home Frisky, but, I won't force you, this is your choice after all.
* Frisk: I-I know, boss...
* As Frisk starts hesitating abit, but, they took a deep breath, then finally made their choice.
* Frisk: Let's go in!
* Kris: -sighing- Well, it is your choice after all, then, I vote we go inside too, I'll keep an eye on Frisk.
* As the rest of the group agreed to Kris and Frisk's choice, as 6 of them started to go inside the mysterious shack, the place feels gloomy and cold, as it felt like no one came to this place for centuries, as Kris and Jockington brought their flashlights for this occassion, so that they could see inside the dark place.
* They continued to wander inside the shack, noticing few scientific equipment, not that old but not that new at the same time, and few research papers, as the gang started to read some of them.
* Kris: "Soul Research", the studies about the soul traits and linking it to the magic of the seal of the mountain...
* MK: Reports about multiversal anomalies..?
* Temmie: tem doesnt understand dis stuff...
* Jockington: I only understand lil abit but, it seems like someone's been here, researching our town's origins and all.
* Frost: And about magic..?
* Frisk: What does all of this mean, boss?
* Kris: I'm.. not sure but, I have a feeling that we can find more answers deep within, but, if we can't find anything, we should go back, sounds good?
* Frisk and the others nodded, as they continued their search inside of what it seems like a hidden laboratory inside the shack, researching about the town, and other outside factors such as magic and multiverse theory.
* They searched into the various rooms that they come across, finding more and more questionable stuff, and very little answers, eventually, they found on what it seems like the core of this hidden laboratory, with a mysterious yet massive monitor, seemingly watching the seal near the mountain, with a broken control table, with a torn notebook, with only three pages.
* Frisk: A massive monitor watching the seal?
* Jockington: Not at all ominous...
* MK: What does the notebook say, Kris?
* Kris: Give me a sec, I'll read it aloud for you guys.
* As Kris started to read the notebook aloud for the gang.
* Page One: "It's been countless days since I started this research about magic and the seal, all of a sudden, the sensors detected unknown sources across the town, and the biggest one detected on the mountain itself, what could this mean?
The unknown sources also has the same energy levels as a high tier type of magic mentioned in the books of our ancestors back then, so I decided to study the unknown sources closely, seeing that it relates about the mysterious origin of magic and how it came to be in this town back in the past, and, how it can relate about our ancestors.."
* Page Two: "I managed to finally conjure up magic using the textbooks from our ancestors and alongside my studies from my observations and experiments on Soul Traits, but, something feels... off.
The unknown sources kept piling up onto the town, but the mountain remains unchanged, as I discovered when I continued to do some experiments about my magic using my own Soul, which is called Perseverance, it makes sense, since that my family was a line of scientists and other types of genius, because we want more knowledge, like what I am doing right now, but, it kept feeling off, so, I did my routine about checking and scanning the seal when I saw something horrifying, the seal was slowly cracking..."
* Page Three: "When I was a kid, when we're visiting the seal alongside my family, they told me that the seal doesn't crack or damaged for centuries, essentially indestructable, and, since I saw it for myself and when I was starting my research, it didn't break or cracked.
That's where I realized...
I made a huge mistake researching magic...
Now I know why our ancestors removed magic back then...
It wasn't for the massive disadvantage that humans will use it for evil...
It was for something much, much bigger, and now, I have to pay the price.
For those who read this final entry, the ones wandered inside my lab...
It means... it's too late, and I failed..
You need to... escape.. you need to...
RUN."
* MK: R-run?
* Frisk: W-what did he meant by that..?"
* The monitor starts to shut down by itself, as something is coming this way, as the gang takes notice, starting to huddle up, as the echoes grow louder, alongside with ominous footsteps, inching closer and closer...
* Revealing what is left of the scientist, looking like a pale puppet with darkened eyes, with the only color left is within his body, a heartshape thing glowing bright purple.
* MK: A-are you okay, dude..?
* The room started to change, as their whole surroundings became black and white, as the pale figure started to lift their arm, as their heartshaped object started to glow brighter, purple pens started to appear inside the room, starting to aim at them.
* Kris: RUN!!
* As Kris and the gang started to run away from the pale scientist, waves of pens starts to get launched at them, barely dodging any of them, as the scientist starts to summon a giant notebook behind him, and words starts to launch at them, as they hit the ground or the walls, it started to explode letters onto them, as they scratched and scarred some of their body parts.
* Jockington: WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING??!!
* MK: I DON'T KNOW BUT KEEP RUNNING!!!
* Kris: DON'T STOP!! DON'T GET YOURSELVES KILLED!!
* As they continued to run away from the pale scientist, barely avoiding some of his magic attacks, they managed to find the exit, but, the scientist continued to chase after them, as Temmie accidentally tripped on their way to the exit.
* Temmie: o-owie...
* Frisk: Temmie!!
* Kris: Frisk, don't!!
* Frisk starts to turn away, and tries to help Temmie, while the scientist is approaching closer, launching more attacks at them, as Frisk started to defend Temmie from the scientist's attacks.
* Kris: You go on ahead, I'll get Frisk and Temmie!!
* Frost: What about you?!
* Kris: Just go!!
* As Kris ran back towards Frisk and Temmie, as the rest of the gang starts going to the exit, Kris starts to quickly grab a metal rectangle disk as a shield and reached Frisk and Temmie, as Kris started to shield tackle the scientist away from them, but the attacks are relentless towards Kris, despite this, Kris continues to endure and defend the attacks, giving Frisk and Temmie a chance to escape.
* Frisk: Boss?!! What are you doing?!!
* Kris: Go ahead!! I'll continue to defend you, just keep going!!
* The metal rectangle disk started to get even more damaged, as Kris started to get heavy damage from the attacks, they started to slowly bleed whilst defending Frisk and Temmie, Kris slowly starts to feel weak, yet fighting the feeling, as they haven't gotten to escape yet.
* Kris: I swear to my new family, and our new friends... I will never, ever...
LET ANYONE DIE IN MY WATCH!!
* With a surge of motivation to keep going, despite the injuries and scars, Kris kept defending against the attacks, as something deep within Kris started to awaken...
* While Frisk was carrying Temmie near the exit, they heard about what Kris said, as they started to stand up.
* Temmie: h-huh..?
* Frisk: You go on ahead Tem, I won't leave my older sibling alone!
* As Frisk ran towards Kris and the attacks, something deep within them also starts to awaken...
* For their desire to keep going, to endure, to protect...
The siblings are filled with DETERMINATION.
* Kris and Frisk's body started to glow a bright red, and in that moment, their Determination bursts through, pushing the scientist further away, as Kris and Frisk's Determination starts to turn into their armor, as Kris's makeshift shield turns into a shield made with pure Determination, and Frisk has a battle staff made from Determination itself.
* Frisk: W-what is this..?
* Kris: I don't know but, I think this'll help us beat that guy.
* Frisk: Then what are we waiting for boss? Let's beat his butt!
* Kris: Gladly!
- To be continued. -