Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35209825-20180405031538/@comment-28517148-20180405100249

This is pointless question because correct answer for it cannot be actually given due to lack of logical reasons behind said event. Entire chain of events from those kids thinking about going to mountain or anyone allowing them for it to them dying in Underground has no sense, if you pay attention to details. Entire UT's story has been made that way - cause and effect relationship has been sacrificed just to tell that story that serves only as background and support for central idea implanted into the game. Sorry, but UT was never meant to tell any stories. And it's not very hard to see it if you realize how many varying in size and type plotholes Undertale actually has, starting with its foundations - the intro. Plotholes that are essential for UT. Without them the story would be completly different because it was made backward: what is shown in the beggining is the least important and revolves around that central idea that is actually hardly visible. In short: those kids must be dead so you can get their stuff and Flowey has a reason to lurk for their Souls, for example.