A New SOUL

“ ..Thorax? Thorax, get up! “ Chrysalis shook the unconscious body of the Changeling leader in front of her. He blinked his eyes open, flowers on his antlers. He looked up at Chrysalis, his gaze weak. He sat up, rubbing his face, looking at the flower patch underneath him. He blinked, looking around around him.

“ ..Where are we? “ He asked, getting up, brushing the golden flowers off him. He looked upmost to see a hole above him. Something wasn’t right..

” Did we..fall? “ She flew up toward the hole, but not much. Thorax just looked around, before seeing a path? He followed, leaving Chrysalis just looking at the hole above. It didn’t take a while, before she started to follow Thorax. In front of him, was a door? Corridor? It was odd, just staring at it was weird.

Do they go this way now? Is it best option? They could always just fly up, and go back through the hole they must’ve came from. He kept on going forward, interested. Chrysalis, cautiously, followed behind. As the went through, they stopped. There, in the middle of this empty room, was a flower. It had yellow petals, so they thought it was just some sunflower, as it looked slightly wilted. It was sitting in a random patch of grass? How? It sounded like...it was mumbling to itself?

“ ..Hello? “ He called, gently. The flower went up straight, and turned to them. Thorax stepped back, while Chrysalis’s eyes widened. The flower..had a face? Eyes, mouth? No nose, though. There was..a long moment of silence, the Changelings just staring at the flower. The random flower finally took a breath, and turned to them.

“ H-Howdy! I’m FLOWEY! FLOWEY the FLOWER! “ They smiled, a bit awkwardly. Thorax blinked, before giggling nervously. Chrysalis just backed away.

“ I-I’m Thorax! I-It’s definitely nice to meet you..Flowey! “ He smiled, getting a bit closer to the flower. Flowey recoiled a bit, before getting back into shape. His eyes glanced at Thorax.

“ You’re really colorful. A bit eye burning to be honest... “ He murmured. Thorax blinked, before snickering.

“ Yeah, I know. I’ve gotten used to comments like those a bit. So, Flowey...where are we, anyways? “ He asked. Flowey smiled.

“ This is the Underground! Golly, you must not know much, huh? “ He tilted his head, his stem bending the way his head was. Chrysalis started forward, getting closer to the talking flower.

“ Heh..yeah.. “

“ Well, don’t worry! Your pal, Flowey, is gonna teach you how things work down here! “ He winked. The two Changelings looked at eachother, before the area around them started turning black? After a few seconds, they were a white box, and they saw...a heart? Flowey looked at it, surprised. The heart was green, with a smaller, black heart in the middle of it.

“ Gosh! What a weird SOUL you have! “ Flowey exclaimed, tilting his head again. Chrysalis glared at him. Thorax was just..confused.

“ Well, anyways, let’s get on with it. You see, that heart there? That’s your SOUL, the very culmination of your being! Your SOUL is quite weak for now, but can get stronger by gaining LV. What does LV mean? Why, LOVE, of course! “ He explained, Thorax and Chrysalis listening. They were confused. SOUL? LOVE? They weren’t understanding it at all!

“ N-Neat! Do you have a SOUL too, Flowey? “ Thorax asked, innocently. Flowey went silent, wilting a bit.

“ Uhh..let’s not make this about me, now! “ He stuttered, smiling. Thorax blinked, before nodding. After a bit of silence, Flowey spoke again.

“ Now, the easiest way to get LOVE from here, is by touching these white, little, friendliness pellets. Get as many as you can! “ Flowey grinned, while pellets formed. Chrysalis hissed, getting closer to Thorax. He was fascinated.

“ Ooh! Ok! “ Thorax smiled, naively. He touched one, as pain quickly shocked him. He yelped, backing away. Chrysalis glared back at Flowey, as he had an evil look on his face.

“ You IDIOT! In this world, it’s KILL, OR BE KILLED! Why would ANYONE pass up an opportunity like this?! “ He said, grinning. Thorax and Chrysalis saw more pellets surrounding them. Chrysalis hissed loudly.

“ YOU—YOU BITCH! “ She screamed. Flowey didn’t hear.

“ Die. “ Flowey laughed, as the pellets got closer..and closer..and closer. Before the pellets even touched them, it froze, as they saw a fireball fly at Flowey’s face, hitting him. The pellets disappeared, as a goat wearing purple looked at the Changelings.

“ What a terrible creature! Torturing others like this. “ The goat said, looking in Flowey’s direction. Flowey only groaned from afar, Chrysalis grinning at the flower’s body. Thorax was looking at the goat woman.

“ Do not worry, sir. I am Toriel, caretaker of the Ruins. I come by here everyday to see if any humans have fell down, but you definitely aren’t human. But, I’ll take you in anyways. “ Toriel smiled. Thorax giggled nervously, before looking toward Flowey. He started toward him, looking down.

“ Ah..Eh? “ Flowey looked up at Thorax, as the Changeling was just smiling. Thorax’s antlers glowed, as he picked Flowey off of the ground, and plopped him on his back. Flowey just blinked, confused. He turned back around toward Toriel and Chrysalis.

“ I’ll look after him. “ Thorax giggled, Flowey peeking from behind. Chrysalis’s eyes squinted, and Toriel just looked nervous.

“ ..Are you sure? After he tried to kill you like that? “ She asked, pointing to Flowey. Thorax nodded, the flower not doing anything. Toriel just nodded, and motioned them to follow her.

“ Come. “ She said, calmly, walking. Thorax followed, Chrysalis coming behind. She kept glaring at Flowey, but he couldn’t notice. Flowey only glanced at Thorax once or twice. He didn’t speak until a few minutes after.

“ ..Why did you pick me up? “ Flowey asked, his voice low. Thorax looked to him, and smiled, sheepishly.

“ I-I just..didn’t want to..leave you alone like that.. “ He mumbled, softly. Flowey blinked, before huffing. He didn’t need this, or want this, for that matter, but it was happening anyways. Without being in a pot, or being on the ground, he couldn’t do much. He could try and attack, but he was already hurt. Thorax stopped for a moment, as he was too busy talking to Flowey, he didn’t notice something while he was walking. He turned, and went back, to see a yellow..star?

“ Flowey..do you see that? “ He asked, looking to the yellow flower. He was dazed off, so he looked up at Thorax, then to the yellow star. He nodded.

“ Yeah, that’s..that’s a SAVE. You should probably go to it, just Incase. “ He said. Thorax nodded and started toward it. Once he was close, he put his hoof to it.

*FILE SAVED*

*The shadows of the RUINS, loom above, filling you with INTEREST*

“ Interest? That must be your SOUL trait. “ Flowey assumed. Thorax nodded, and slowly walked off, continuing on. Flowey was gazing at the SAVE, before turning. The both of the, didn’t say another word.

“ Now, you should know that the Underground is full of puzzles, you need to be able to go through them. “ Toriel explained. Thorax nodded, before noticing stumps on the ground. He gazed, before nervously walking toward them. He looked at Toriel, then at Flowey.

“ You need help, don’t you? “ Flowey deadpanned. The Changeling nodded, nervously. The flower sighed, before pointing to the ones he needed to step on. Thorax followed, and once he was done, he saw a switch, and flipped it. The door to the next room opened. Toriel smiled, before walking through. Before he went through though, he saw a sign. He read it.

*Only the fearless May proceed.
*Brave ones, foolish ones
*Both not walk the middle road.

“ What does the sign mean? “ Thorax asked out-loud.

“ Doesn’t matter. Come on! “ Flowey rushed, trying to pull at the King. He nodded, before walking through the door.

After what seemed like hours, and hours of getting through monsters, and puzzles, they finally made it to Toriel’s house. Thorax and Flowey gazed at it for a moment, before looking at each other. They were both pretty silent.

“ ..So, this is your house? “ Thorax asked, Toriel nodding. She motioned to follow, as she walked inside. Flowey seemed off, while walking into the house. Thorax just gazed at him, before looking at the nearest SAVE. He put his hoof to it, saving.

*FILE SAVED*

*Seeing a nice, and cozy house, fills you with CALMNESS*

“ Calmness? I thought it was interest.. “ Flowey muttered to himself. Thorax blinked, too tired to say much, before walking into the house. Once he was inside, he looked around, wobbling here and there.

“ Are you alright? You seem so tired. “ Toriel said, concerned. The Changeling nodded, wanting sleep. Toriel nodded, and leaded him to a room in the house. It was all the way down the hall, and had a sign on it? He was..confused. Toriel hesitatingly grabbed the door knob, and twisted it. The door has opened, and she just waits. Thorax just..meanders in, Flowey still on his back.

“ Stay in here for a while, will you not? “ Toriel smiles, a bit sadly to be honest, before closing the door. Thorax giggles, weakly. His antlers glowed, giving him light, to look around the private room. He looks at the bed, and trots to it. Thorax hops onto it, Flowey jumping.

“ ..Hnngghh.. “ He moaned, laying on the bed. Flowey just blinked, before struggling to get up, and away from the tired Changeling. Thorax noticed, lifting the yellow petaled flower up with magic, and plops him on the nearest nightstand.

“ I-I’m gonna take..take a nap, ok? “ Thorax mumbled, before just falling asleep, before Flowey could say a word. The flower just sighed, and sat there. He was just glad he wasn’t in a pot, otherwise he couldn’t escape! That’s what he was going to do right now. Escape! This eye-burner wasn’t gonna keep him like a pet! He’s Flowey the Flower! What was a rainbow deer gonna do? He just needed to figure out..how to move. He tried hopping, pulling his small body up, only to land on his face. He groaned, before looking up. He looked toward the door, confused. There was..a silhouette? Of another flower? It looked like a rose, and it’s eyes..were glowing red?

“ ..Uh? “ Flowey blinked, but when he opened his eyes on the third blink, the flower disappeared. Flowey looked around, and sighed. He turned to his left, to see the same flower right next to him. It was smiling petal to petals, it’s red, glowing eyes staring at him, evilly. Flowey yelped, “ NAH! “, before falling over. Flowey scooted away, the flower disappearing again. Flowey got up, hissing. He looked around again, before huffing. Who was this pesky flower?! Why were they messing with him!? NO ONE, was gonna mess with him. That’s what he was thinking, before getting startled by the darn flower again! He yelped, falling on the ground.

“ Ok! Who the HECK are you?! “ Flowey questioned, scooting on the ground. The flower stared at him from the nightstand, tilting it’s head slowly, before disappearing. Flowey just blinked, looking around him. He sighed, the flower finally leaving him alone. It was probably intimidated by him. He managed to get himself up, looking up at the bed.

“ ..Hmm.. “ He hummed, before huffing. He just flopped onto the ground. He didn’t want to move right now.

Maybe he’ll just escape when he wakes up.