Chapter 24

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"Thank you for housing us, but we should be on our way now," Lightbulb told Pickle and Taco.

"SOUR CREAM"

"No problem. I hope you guys have a safe trip," Pickle told them on their way out.

As they continued their journey, the former unicorns discovered something rather disappointing.

"Man, it's harder to travel long distances as a human," Lightbulb stated.

"I agree. Hooves were much nicer," Paintbrush added.

"But that's okay! We need challenge! Sitting in our village all day is too boring!" Lightbulb told them.

"I guess you're right about that..." Paintbrush muttered.

They continued their walk for a couple more hours. After much walking, they finally came across a giant mountain chain.

"What th- how are we supposed to get over that?!"

Fan looked around. He then spotted a couple walking towards what looked like a cable car.

"Hey! We can take that over the hill!" He pointed.

They rushed over to the booth. A young lady sat at the entrance atop a wooden chair.

"Hi! What brings you people here?" She remarked in a high-pitched voice.

"Can we ride the car over the mountain?" Lightbulb asked.

"Of course! But on one condition... you have to bring a date with you! I want it to be romantic!" The girl babbled.

The three stared at her.

"Is there an age limit?" Paintbrush asked her.

The girl pulled out her phone with a bored look. "Yeah, kids 14 and under ride for free."

"Wait, how old are you, Painty?" Lightbulb asked them.

"I just turned 17 this year. What about you?"

"Dang it, you're still older than me!" Lightbulb crossed her arms.

"Lightbulb, I'm always going to be older than you," Paintbrush facepalmed, while turning to face Fan.

"Hey Fan, how old are you?" They asked.

"I'm... hm... oh yeah! I turned 14 a couple months ago," he smiled awkwardly, while tugging at his shirt.

"Lucky child, gets a discount..." Paintbrush went over to Lightbulb and held her hand.

"This is my date," they told the girl in the chair. 

Lightbulb looked up at them, surprised. "Really?"

"Look, it's just for the ride, okay? I have to," they facepalmed.

The girl looked at the three of them. "What about the red haired kid?"

Fan gave her a simpering smile. "I'm 14, so ha."

The girl rolled her eyes. "Alright, get in the car."

They rushed onto the cable car. The girl then smacked a button located on the control pad. The car began to move upwards, but its movements resembled a snail.

"Why is this going so damn slow?! Hurry up, would ya?" Paintbrush complained.

"Hey, I can hear everything you know," the girl's voice echoed through the chamber.

After around 5 minutes, the car was almost reaching the top. Lightbulb was busy admiring the great view.

However, just as they reached the top, the car came to a halt. A strange giggle rang through the hanging speaker.

"Hey, could you tell us why the car just stopped?" Fan turned to the speaker box.

"Hehehe! Well, in order to make the car go, we need some more love in the air! The two above the age limit have to kiss!" The speaker box crackled.

Both the former unicorns had their eyes widen. Fan looked at them.

"Can I just give her a peck on the cheek?" Paintbrush's voice rang out.

"Yeah, whatever. Just give each other some kind of smooch. And make this quick."

Paintbrush glared at the speaker, then turned to face Lightbulb. She looked as if she wanted to sweat a sea. And her face appeared to have a sunburn.

"Alright, lets get this over with."

One hand on her cheek, they dived in and gave Lightbulb a quick peck. Lightbulb's face could be confused with a tomato at this point.

Paintbrush turned back to their side and covered their face with their hands.

Fan examined the both of them while wearing a blank expression. "Hey, you guys cool?"

"Alright, I'm satisfied. Let's keep this thing moving!" The speaker box shouted with excitement.

The car lurched forwards. Now heading downwards, it seemed to pick up speed.

And it looked like it wasn't going to stop.

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