"Ouch!"
Frisk flinched away from the cotton ball in Fluttershy's hooves as it came into contact with the cut, the alcohol in the small white ball stinging fiercely. Fluttershy pulled back and looked at the child apologetically.
"Sorry," she said softly, bringing the ball back to the wound gently. "It's small, but we don't want it getting worse. I'm almost finished with this, then I can apply the bandage."
Frisk nodded their head understandingly, steeling themselves and looking ahead with a determined expression. Fluttershy could still see the child peeking at the ball out of the corner of their eye however.
"Um... so your friend, uh... Sans. He's made a mistake with a teleportation spell? That's why you ended up here?"
"His shortcut, ya. I don't... I don't think it's actually teleporting though. I've asked him about it before, and he says it isn't the same. My other friend, Alphys, she had a machine that could teleport things short distances. She said that teleporting wasn't something monsters could do with magic, and that her machine needed to have two sides, an entrance and an exit to work." Frisk scrunched her nose a bit at a memory. "It didn't exactly work very well either. It was fine with small, non-living things. But when she put an apple in it kinda, um... exploded."
"E-E-Exploded?!" Fluttershy asked in shock. Frisk nodded in confirmation. "... The machine, or the fruit?"
"Yes."
"Oh my..."
"Yep. She's been bothering Sans about how he does what he does, but he doesn't give her a lot. I don't know if its because he doesn't know exactly how it works either, or if he is just messing with her. Probably the last one. It's hard to tell with him sometimes, even for me."
Not having any experience with this Sans, Fluttershy simply hummed her acknowledgement as she went about applying a bandage over the newly cleaned cut. The conversation had done its job of distracting the human, and they were now finished.
"Aaand done! That wasn't so bad, was it? How do you feel?"
Frisk's body visibly relaxed at knowing their treatment was over with, and after patting down the bandage for themselves, answered with a big grin and a thumbs up. Fluttershy smiled back and went about dealing with the supplies, packing away the first aid kit and throwing away the used cotton balls.
Frisk took the time to scoot themselves to the end of the table they were sitting on and jump down, taking a moment to look around the cottage now that their face was no longer being worked on.
It was a small place. Not much bigger than Undyne's old home back in the Undeground. It had a cozy feel to it, very natural and warm. It reminded Frisk of Home, back in the ruins. It just exuded this feeling of comfort and safety. The obvious difference between Fluttershy's house and the one in the ruins was the amount of inhabitants.
Frisk didn't need to ask to figure that their host was some form of vet or another. There were animals everywhere; birds, bunnies, mice, snakes. They were fairly certain that a bear had poked its head in to check on them earlier, wearing what looked like a shower cap strangely enough. And that rabbit lounging on the couch was definitely directing a stink eye Frisk's direction. It was all so strange, like falling into a fairy-tale.
Though considering the last couple months, perhaps that was exactly what had happened. Life had gotten weird since that fateful trip up Mount Ebott.
Actually, on second thought, maybe it was more like an anime...
Shaking their head, Frisk decided it was time to focus. As nice as Miss Fluttershy was, they was already late for school, and no doubt Mom was probably worried sick about them. Not to mention not having an eye on Flowey was just a little nerve wracking.
Considering the likelihood that this entire trip was an accident, Frisk really didn't have any reference to go off of. The only thing that came to mind was the advice Toriel always gave them when they went out on their own.
'If you ever get lost, find the nearest officer or police station and I will come to get you.'
"Thanks for helping me Miss Fluttershy! I should probably starting looking for the others so we can get back home. Is there a police station nearby where I could get help looking for my friends?"
"Police station? You mean like in Manehattan?"
Frisks blinked a couple of times, trying very hard not to appear like they where staring. They only let the confusion stop them for a moment longer before continuing.
"Ya... something like that."
"Oh I'm sorry. Ponyville is a little small for something like that. Normally when something happens around here that needs the Royal Guard, the mayors office deals with it. Unless its an emergency, like missing ponies or a monster... I mean, creature attack. Sorry, that word doesn't really mean the same thing where you come from does it? I didn't mean to sound offensive..."
Frisk simply waved her off.
"No, it's fine. Lots of people still make the same mistake back home. Humans are still pretty new to the whole 'monsters are real' thing."
"Really? Why is that? Did they go somewhere?"
That was a long, complicated story. If Frisk took the time to explain everything, they would probably be here all day. At the very least they needed to multitask.
"Sorry, but you said there was someplace else to go in case of emergencies? Do you mind if I tell you on the way there?"
"Oh yes, right! Most of the time if there is an emergency, my friends deal with it. Twilight an expert on magic, and she's also a princess. If anyone can help you, it's probably her! I can take you to her castle and we can talk on the way, if you don't mind."
They were going to go get help from a magical pony princess living in a castle? This day just kept getting more and more fantastic. Fighting down a snicker, Frisk nodded their agreement and watched as Fluttershy excused herself to prepare to leave the house. After quickly checking on some of her animal friends, the pegasus approached the angry looking rabbit and apparently told them they were to be in charge till she got back.
The critter gave a tight salute of all things, before turning around and bouncing into the next room like a coney on a mission. Did that thing understand what she had said? Were rabbits sentient here, wherever in the world 'here' was?
These quiet musings were interrupted when Fluttershy passed by on the way to the door, opening it for her guest and waving the human child outside. Frisk accepted with a smile, making their way outside as the mare locked the door behind them.
It was then that Frisk got their first good look at the area. All the excitement of landing in a strange new land and being rushed in to be bandaged up had somewhat deprived them of a good scan of the area.
It really was like a fairy tale. Animals frolicked through the grassy fields, birds danced around the clear blue sky. A gentle river was crossed by a small stone bridge that led to what could only be Ponyville. Only the tallest buildings could be seen, but there were thatch roofs and not a hint of cement to be seen. It could not have possibly been any more storybook. Childish glee flowed through the human's body as the urge to get out and explore overtook them.
Seeing such a beautiful, Disney style scene presented before them filled Frisk will an all familiar feeling of Determination.