Ignorance is Bliss
Entering the next room, Salem tried to remember what she read about Underfell. There was nothing really canon aside from the outfits and characters being evil. Which meant that everything was pretty much up in the air. So she was screwed... Though, she did wonder if the few fanons were going to be a thing. Entering the next room, a golden flower was wilting in the middle under a single beam of light. Where did the light come from? Don't ask inconvenient questions! Tilting her head to the side, Salem crouched down next to the flower and stared at it for a moment. She decided to play along and act like she knew nothing... Reaching towards the flower slowly, Salem only snatched her hand back when it twitched.
"O-oh no... You're a human aren't you?"
"HOLY SHIT! Demon!"
"No! Please, be quiet! She might hear us!"
"Who cares? I'm talking to a flower! And it's talking back! Am I high?!"
"P-please calm down and be quiet! I'm real, okay? Look, you're not safe here. You need to leave!"
"That's EXACTLY what a figment of my imagination would say! And go where exactly? I fell down a hole!"
"… I... I don't... Anyway, I'm Flowey. Flowey the flower. You have to get-"
"Hallo thar Flowey! I'm Salem! Salem the Salem... Er... Human...?"
"This is serious! Toriel will kill you if she finds you!"
"GASP!"
"Did... Did you just say the word 'gasp' instead of actually gasping?"
"Yup~ Now Flowey... This Toriel person... Does she happen to be a giant goat lady with a black robe dress thingy?"
"Y-yeah... Why?"
"Cause she's right behind you..."
Flowey lets out a terrified shriek and actually jumped out of the dirt. Latching himself around Salem's neck, Flowey turned to look at the now present Toriel. So this was the great and powerful goat mom. Okay, technically she was evil goat mom... But goat mom is best mom! Plastering on a smile, Salem stood up and offered her hand to shake.
"Hello Miss. You must be Toriel. It's a pleasure to meet you."
For a moment Toriel was actually shocked. She quickly recovered by putting on her own smile. It was forced but pleasant enough. Toriel then reached out and grabbed Salem's hand, if not a little too tightly.
"Ah yes. I am Toriel, the keeper of the ruins. Now young child, how did you get to find yourself in such a horrid place?"
"Well, I was in my room... Doin' stuff... Then things went all horror movie on me. Of course I freak out and the next thing I know, I was falling down a hole and boom! Here I am!"
Both Flowey and Toriel stared at Salem for a moment. They probably think she's crazy. Well, jokes on them, she is! HA! Toriel's smile strained but she kept talking like everything was normal.
"That's horrible. Come child, you must be so confused. I'll take care of you. Follow me, I'll take you to my house."
"Mmmm.... Okay~"
Toriel's smile widened and she turned around. Dragging you behind her, goat mom led you through the ruins. While doing so, Flowey decided to voice his concerns.
"Wait... Seriously? Y-you're going to follow her? Just like that?!"
"Stranger danger only applies to those who don't realize they are getting into deep shit Flowey... So calm your pollinated ass and enjoy my stupidity, kay?"
Flowey instantly shut up the moment Salem's voice darkened a bit. It made him wonder if this child was evil or not. He already guessed she was crazy. Was he safe with her? Would she hurt him like everyone else? While thinking this, Flowey didn't notice Salem's free hand reach up towards him. She smirked as Flowey jumped at her touch. After letting Flowey look at her with wide terrified eyes, Salem giggled and pets the flower's head. This seemed to confuse the creature but Salem said nothing. After walking through a shit ton of puzzles, that frankly Salem already memorized from the game, the small group arrived to the front of Tori's house.
"Hey mom, uh, can I call you mom? Why are you helping me?"
At this, Toriel froze and stiffened in place. Slowly turning her head to look at Salem, her eyes almost seemed to glow red.
"NEVER call me your mother! You weak human filth! And I never said I was going to help you. I said I would take care of you. So I'll do just that! Heh! Now I have all the ingredients I need for my pie!"
Salem raised a brow, feeling no fear. Flowey on the other hand was shaking like a leaf. Oh god another pun... Before she could react, Salem was hit by a ball of fire. She managed to untangle Flowey from her neck and toss him aside before being engulfed in magical flames. The scorching pain was unbearable and everything turned white then black. Opening her eyes, Salem found herself once again at the bottom of the hole. Sitting up and scratching her head, the girl scowled.
"The fuck woman? I was being polite! Well, let's fucking try this again!"
Climbing to her feet, Salem quickly entered the next room and smiled down at Flowey. They were once again looking at her in fear. Before he could say anything, Salem spoke up.
"Dude chill... I only died... Ya didn't get hit did you? Did I not get you off fast enough?"
"Wh-what? How are you so calm? Why do you care if I got hurt? In this world it's kill or-"
"Be killed... Yeah yeah yeah... I'm calm because I'm most probably an idiot. Though that did hurt quite a bit... And of course I care! We're friends! The only one allowed to die around here is me. Huh, that sounded better in my head... Eh... So common. I'll help you get out of here."
"H-how do you... Have you done this before? I don't remember you..."
"Personally? No. This is my first... Okay, technically second time here. So there's really nothing for you to remember."
"Then how did you know what I was going to say?"
"I'm an otaku with no social life from another dimension. One where this is actually a computer game... Er, well... This particular dimension is an Alternate AU of said game. But it's the same basic principle. Only everyone here is an ass hole with emotional issues and are mentally unstable. I can actually handle this a lot better than the original... What does that say about me? God, I'm a freak-"
"As if I'd believe that..."
"You're right Asriel. That's totally impossible. I mean, sure, there are monsters trapped underground because of a magical barrier created by humans. Determination is actually used to control time, and human souls are the only way to destroy said barrier. Not to mention the son of the royal family was killed and then turned into a flower by accident by the royal scientist... But all that makes sense. There's no way a girl from another dimension could have possibly come here knowing exactly what the fuck is up. Right? I mean, that's just silly!"
"O-okay! Geez, I got it... You made your point... You don't have to be mean about it..."
"Huh? Oh... Sorry. Yeah um... I talk a lot of shit, but I wouldn't hurt anyone... Probably... Well, I won't hurt you. So I guess I'm mostly harmless, or is it seemingly harmless? Eh, make sense?"
"Not at all! But if you promise to not hurt me, I'll go with you. I'll help if I can."
"And I'll try to keep you from getting hurt while I fuck this up. Don't be upset when I die. I'll always come back. I have a feeling I don't get a choice in the matter..."
Flowey nodded but still seemed confused. Despite this, he still uproots himself and looked up at Salem. Holding out her hand, Salem let Flowey crawl his way up her arm and wind around her neck. With a smile, Salem stood up and looked at the doorway just as Toriel entered.