Noelle's broad ears flick back, pressing into her blonde hair.
"No. No, no, no, no, no, no..." She grabs at your arm, face a mask of terror. "You have to stop him! He can't do this!"
The pink Addison is already gone. There's nothing to be done.
"I'm sorry, Noelle. We can't stop him, we just have to hope that your friend doesn't listen. Do you really think...?"
"I..." She falls quiet, but the corners of her lips twitch downwards in her fear. "I don't know. He's... impressionable. I... No, he wouldn't. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have worried. I trust him. I... I trust him..." She tugs at her sleeves nervously.
"I'm sorry," you repeat. You don't know how to comfort her.
The dread visibly weighing on Noelle is enough to motivate you.
You need a game plan.
The pressure to arm yourself is rising. You know Queen's construction is underway, and that she's already hooking up Darkners to her web of wires. Noelle, powerful though she may be, is still under her control.
You can't stop Zinton from approaching the other Lightner. You know that much. It's a variable in your plans that you can't prepare for. All you know is that this Lightner cares about Noelle, and that they could be dangerous. The former means you may have an ally. The latter, though, you ought to prepare for all the same.
You have magic now.
And Spamton is still imprisoned somewhere.
"...I know you said you were going to convince Queen to let Spamton go early, but I hope you know now that I'm sticking around to help you no matter what happens with him. So, with that in mind..."
"Queen's not around... You're saying you want to... break him out? Now? I mean, sorry, I know you care, but um... Why now?" She tilts her head at you, brow furrowed.
"I know it sounds impractical. But believe me, it's worth it. He knows the Addisons well, and he's definitely strong enough to help us. If we get him now instead of waiting for Queen, we can actually do something instead of just waiting for someone else to make a move." It's not your only motivation for the rescue mission.
Honestly, you already miss him.
Noelle doesn't need to know that, though.
She considers her options, quickly coming to a conclusion.
"I... I see your point. If you really think he can help, then..." She takes a deep breath. Releasing what tension she can, she gives you a smile. "Yeah. Yeah! Let's go save your friend!"
She turns and takes off down the hall at a brisk pace.
You have to jog to catch up.
"Where are you going?" You call out to her.
She tilts her head over her shoulder to grin at you. "To go find him, obviously!"
"Now?!"
"Yeah! We've got nothing better to do, right?" She laughs, speeding up her pace. She's definitely doing it to mess with you, based on her giggles.
"How are we going to find him in a mansion this big without help?!"
"Who said we aren't getting help?"
She trots down the hallway with you in tow, heading somewhere she refuses to share with you. You can feel the frost left in her wake, but you pay it no mind.
The cold doesn't bother you as much as it did before.
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As pillars and carpeted floors open up into a broad, vaulted ceiling held high by a carved rendition of Queen, you come to know exactly where you are.

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Now's Your Chance!!! Spamton x Reader
FanficY/N is a Lightner with an abnormally weak soul. Without the power of determination, they're adrift. But they're not the only one who's powerless. Together, Y/N and a Darkner who understands them could shake the very foundation of the Dark World... T...