Encrypted Strings (Spamton x Reader)

Chapter 4. Chartreuse Green

Adrenaline pumped through your veins. You sped through the continuous hallways finding nothing but paintings and the occasional queen-faced vases. You soon found yourself on the second floor. Still, rushing with adrenaline, you ran through the hallways until you saw an outrageous amount of people. The dotted assimilated heads stared at something that was blocked by four different colored men, all wearing a black dress shirt and lime pants.

You had struggled to move through the crowd of varied people to get a closer look at what was happening.

The front came into view. The scene was mortifying.

There was a man, gasping for air reaching in and out of what looked to be a green liquid. The man kept struggling, holding onto the invisible strings in the air that he could grasp as if he could pull himself up. Right infront of you, you watched this man's face melt, sliding like butter, and practically fall off his face.

The sight was revolting. Everyone around you was too shocked to even move but, your adrenaline was still there.

Decisions had to be made, and fast. If nobody was going to do anything about the literal dying man infront of them, then you were.

You took a deep breath then dove in after him.

The liquid singed your skin. The pain was bearable, but still hurt. Based on the pain, there was no way you would risk opening your eyes, so you were finding him blindly. You felt the bottom of the pool, like a mole searching for ground.

A slight touch passed your hand. You reached out, trying to find the man. The man's hunged lunged forward and grabbed yours. His grip was firm, and not willing to let go.

You swam briskly back with all the force you could. You never did competitive swimming or even became a lifeguard and now you regret not taking any lessons or having any experience.

The hand that sat in your palm suddenly lost life. You gripped tighter.

The edge of the pool yearned for your hand. It was closer. You almost reached it until suddenly the hand slipped and almost sank fully back in like it was lifeless, hopeless. Your arms flailed back in to dive for his hand. You grabbed it right before it could sink back into the green sea of acid.

You continued swimming hard, tugging on the lifeless body, until you felt the cold, wall embrace your hand.

The feeling of the wall made you give a sigh of relief causing you to tilt your head upwards and there ever so amazing Queen peering down at you.

"Hello lovelies. Did you enjoy your little swim?"

"What the heck was that!? Why was this man in the acid!" Rage was plastered on your face while an "Oh!" face came onto the Queen's face.

"No clue, someone must have hated him." She said while shrugging her shoulders.

Frustration and disappointed poured onto your face.

You quickly got out of the acid and tugged the body onto the red carpet.

The man sitting before you was practically lifeless. The only reassurance of him being alive was the twitching of his charred, and melted fingers. He appeared to be wearing glasses, but the color melted together into an orange. The melted orange of his glasses faded into his torn and tattered suit which revealed his charred turtle neck. His hair appeared discorded with his white streak of hair protruding out from the middle of his widow's peak blending in with the rest of the hair. The man was sprawled out onto the floor. Based on judgement, you realized he was a little shorter than you were. His rosy painted-on cheeks and wide open-dislocated jaw from his bubbled up porcelain skin gave a continuous smile which gave off a very unnerving feeling. His face had almost fallen off yet he was still smiling. He was unconscious yet still smiling. It's as if he had forced himself to smile regardless of the circumstances. As you observed the man you began to notice the chatter of people behind you.

Someone had seemed to be getting closer.

There was a graze on your shoulder. The cold hands were eerie. 

"Hello! The name's Zinton, I see you saw my work partner there." The yellow figurine said while grabbing your hand tightly and shaking it. He looked at you with a constant smiling face that looked so slightly mad through his smiling face. He looked familiar, you may have seen him when you lost. "So, what brings you here, partner."

"Well-" You said then abruptly got interrupted.

"Zinton, stop tryna ask this new fellow here any more questions" He said whilst interrupting. The pinkish figure looked like he was determined to do something.

"Pardon me, Newton tends to have bad manners towards newer customers" He said while glaring at Newton.

"Ugh, guys, just stop! You are all clearly trying to make good first impressions but c'mon, you don't need to fight over one person." The blue figure said annoyed. He sighed then went back to smiling. "Sorry, my buddies over here aren't the best at first impressions." He chuckled "It seems we haven't happened to really introduce ourselves. I'm Peyton, and these are the other Addisons." He then pointed at the rest of the Addisons standing near the acid pool.

"I'm Zinton, as you already know." The yellow Addison said.

"I'm Newton" The pink Addison said while rubbing his hand on the back of his head because he was probably embarrassed.

"And I'm Clayton" The orange Addison said while flaunting himself.

"Well that was an interesting introduction, heh"

"Sorry for interrupting you, I just didn't hear your small voice. My brothers over here talk so loud I have almost lost all my hearing!" Blue addison said while chuckling.

"Newton, maybe try not to interrupt them while they are talking next time." Clayton said while scoffing.

"Ok, well, uhm, to answer your question Zinton, I'm not quite sure why I'm here. I heard a scream coming from this room and I had to know if everyone was okay. It sounds a little stupid but it's true." You said nervously.

"Interesting.... You are a lightner, correct?" Clayton said.

"Uhm, yeah, why you ask?" You said suspiciously.

"Oh, no reason," He said with a wide grin on his face.

You and the Addisons got very much accustomed to each other. You got to know a little bit about them and how they are the cyber world's most famous salesmen. Apparently, they came to the castle because they wanted to discuss business with her. As you talked you kept looking back at the man wondering if he was okay. Occasionally, the static of his glasses would get louder and would be quite interruptive.

"Wait, wait, wait, you're telling me, you are all famous salesmen that happened to be partnered with the Queen and practically run this place? You said, they affirmed.

"The Addisons and I have been here quite a while. We all know how the basis of the city works. But, what do we know? Peyton said.

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[AUTHORS NOTE]

I'm having way too much writers block holy- 

Sorry in advance for posting less often. This chapter was also kinda short, sorry. I will definitely be posting less often because of school and personal reasons. I hope you can enjoy the rest of your day!!!!