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Being told your nephew, your favourite nephew, was missing was not something one wanted to hear after returning home from a hellish day at school.
Normal teens would probably panic, or mourn, or ask what happened. Me? I flipped a table.
That's right, I threw my backpack onto the ground and flipped the kitchen table over, flower decor, porcelain plates and eating utensils along with it. To be honest I was pretty damn shocked that I was even able to do such a thing, I'm not really the athletic type, but at that moment I turned into the freaken Hulk!
I did get yelled at by my sister and her husband, but I like to think my reaction was justified. Let me explain, I was having a very bad day at school, this dumbass named Jake was being a douche and picked a fight with me, my teacher accused me of cheating on my science test and sent me to the principal's office, a kid pinned a crime on me when I clearly had an alibi and got me suspended and to top it off... I missed lunch! Now, I am a lot of things, a weird otaku who loves games, is pretty lazy and is pretty much a glutton, but I'm not a cheat nor do I like to vandalize public property. The graffiti art wasn't even that great anyways! So another fight after school with that jerk Jake later, I head on over to my workaholic sister and her husband's place to visit, only to find the police there. And what am I told?
My nephew Frisk has been missing for about a week now.
I tried to calm down, really, I did. But being told how he got lost made me lose it. According to them, Frisk went by himself to Mt Ebott to explore after school, and they assumed he'd be back later only for them to find his missing backpack on the hidden dirt trail. Of course when asked what they wanted to do next by the police, my sister and her husband just said they'd wait it out, maybe Frisk will return on his own or they'd receive a ransom call.
I was livid.
You're probably wondering why I'm telling you this in the first place, well, let's just say that my love for my nephew is soo big that I'm willing to stuff random crap into a duffle bag with some food and drinks, run out of the house and literally climb a mountain just to find him, even if it takes me hours, days, months! I don't care how long!
And that's exactly what I did.
I was yelled at by my sister and her husband after the table flipping, a few curses were thrown here and there, both from my end and from my sister's end, before I stormed out of there. I went into my room, grabbed my things and just walked down the stairs and out of the house. I made sure to leave the door wide open, just so that they get up to close it themselves. Why slam it when you can make them do all the work?
Without much thought about my safety- since, when it comes to Frisk, I never think about myself- I head straight to mt Ebott. Now, the place was pretty much considered dangerous, especially since kids have been disappearing around the mountain for decades now, even a close friend of mine never returned, so they fenced it. Hearing that Frisk went there on his own sent a chill down my spine, I don't know how I could live with myself if I just let this slide. Frisk was the brother I've always wanted, and although I have my sister, he's the only family member I'm willing to risk my life for.
Climbing over the fence, I made my way up the dirt trail and called out for him, hoping he'd hear me if he was around the area. Frisk always had a strange fascination with the mountain, probably because I would always read him that story about the war with humans and monsters before bed, but that couldn't be the reason he went there, right?
Gods I hope not.
It's been about a month since I started my search, and no one's heard from him. I know they're looking for me too, since I've heard the police walk around calling my name every now and then. Of course, I ignore them and hide whenever they're near. If they find me, they'll take me back to my elder sister, then I'll never be able to find Frisk.
That's probably what got me into this mess, hiding from the cops.
I heard them nearby one day, with dogs and everything while is sat on top of a rock drinking what was left of my water. I'm amazed I made a weeks worth of food last a month, especially since I just packed junk food. I still have a small bag of Cheetos with me, but that's for Frisk.
Without a second thought I dropped my water bottle and ran into the cave nearest to me at the highest part of the mountain. I had ducked my head and waited for the cop to walk off, but damn that dog was persistent, quickly turning to sniff the ground, before turning to growl at me through the cave's entrance. It was dark enough for the cop to not be able to see me, but she pulled out her flashlight and began to make her way inside. I quickly took a few steps back, crouching down and not once taking my eyes off of the growling dog.
Until I heard shuffling coming from behind me.
Turning my head, hoping to see just some bats hiding within the cave, my heart skipped a beat at who I found.
It was Frisk!
He was slowly walking into the cave, his head tilted to the side as though curious about something on the ground. Ignoring the growling dog and cop that were making their way inside the cave, I stood and turned to face him. My smile was wide, and I felt relief and joy wash over me. I found him, I finally found my nephew! "Frisk! There you are!" I began, trying to take a step forward. He turned his little head to face me, eyes wide in surprise to see me there. It was then that I noticed the large hole on the ground, the same one Frisk was examining not to long ago. "Frisk!" I cried out, reaching out to him as I watched him trip on a stone and fall into the hole. He looked so shocked, his tiny hands reached out to me as he fell. I thought nothing of it and just jumped right after him, luckily grabbing his hand and pulling him close to my chest to hopefully lessen the impact of the fall.
If I had known I had caught Frisk right in the middle of a Reset, I wonder how things would have played out..
Not that I care, as long as Frisk was alright I don't care about everyone else...
Er... That's what I thought, at least...