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Silence fell over the underground as the MTT News emergency broadcast began on every available screen. The robotic introduction music faded and Mettaton filled the screen. You bring your knees to your chest wrap your arms around your legs, watching the screen with your full attention as you lean against the cave wall. The small TV you found in the garbage dump crackles with static as Mettaton begins to speak.
“Good evening beauties and gentle beauties~! We are live at the castle where the human, Frisk Dreemurr has just broken the barrier to the surface! That’s right folks! Monster-kind is now free! ”
Shock fills your system and you can hear the commotion of the other monsters in your area cheering. Bringing your hand to your mouth you can hardly keep in the giddy giggle that erupts from your body. Tears well in your eyes and you continue to watch the screen intensely.
“We are now going to hear a message from King Asgore in regards to what happens next! Stay tuned folks as our cameras show you the first look of the surface in a millennium! ”
The view of Mettaton switches to one of King Asgore and a view of a sunset behind him. In the background, you see other monsters just staring out into the sun. Two skeleton monsters, a goat lady, a fish lady and a small dinosaur lady. King Asgore clears his throat and begins to speak into the camera.
“Greetings friends. I am here, on the surface for the first time in what seems like a lifetime. Words cannot explain how I am feeling right now in this moment and I wish for everyone to experience what I am feeling at this moment. I, along with Frisk and my wife, Toriel, will be seeking out the human government in order to establish a treaty and a place for us to go.”
Behind King Asgore, the goat lady turns and shows that she is holding a human child in her arms, her eyes shining with happy tears. She walks over to Asgore and the camera zooms out to get a shot of the three. You stare at the human and wipe your own eyes free of tears. With your heart beating in your chest wildly you try and calm your breathing. Asgore continues to speak to the camera;
“So friends, please, come to the barrier and come see the surface for yourself. However please, stay on the mountain until we can guarantee the safety for us all. Royal guards will be stationed at the entry for your safety but feel free to stay outside for as long as you wish. We will make another broadcast announcement as soon as we have more news. Keep well my friends and come see the sunlight.”
The tv reverts back to Mettaton talking more about how the barrier broke. Your eyes tear away from the television and flick around the space you made your home. Dry cave walls with glowing stones in the ceiling. A ratty mattress you pulled from the garbage dump sits in the corner near the television, a single woven blanket covering it. A fridge and small table sit near the entry of your cave and a bookshelf stands tall on the opposite side of the entry. Your home.
Wiping your face once more you stand up from where you were leaning against the wall. You walk over to your mattress and pull out an old bag from behind it and start filling it with your possessions: a sketchbook, some lead pencils, your gold stash (130G), a crabapple and your memory box. You take the blanket off of the mattress and pack it neatly on top of the bag. This is it, you can leave the underground and make it to the surface. You, Y/N, child of both a human and a monster, are going to see the sunlight for the first time.
You are filled with … determination.