[ Cruel Winter - A Inanimate Insanity Invitational AU ]

Chapter 12 - The plan is in motion

Bot, Goo, and Lightbulb were all going to the next meeting. "OMGA I'M SO EXCITED!!!!"Lightbulb exclaimed, spinning in a circle.

Lightbulb was lighting up, since it was night and she had an odd tendency to light up in the dark.

"Believe me, after a while, it's less exciting. Especially with all the death threats constantly-" Goo was cut off. "Death threats..?" Lightbulb's voice was nervous and her expression was horrified.

"Yep. 2 meetings ago, I'm pretty sure Paintbrush got all angry and went on a rampage," Goo muttered. "Paintbrush and OJ weren't at the next meeting..." Bot continued to Goo's sentence.

"And that meeting? Silver Spoon tried to kill me and Goo. And THEN he ended up shooting Clover!" They had a very angry voice. "Wha- Really? Is that why Nickel took her back at the withered schoolhouse?" Lightbulb asked.

"Yeah, but he's also really damn protective of her. Nobody really knows why, but believe me, it's a PAIN to deal with him." Goo groaned.

"Huh.. Ok..." Lightbulb replied nervously. As they entered the clearing with the giant frozen lake in the middle, Lightbulb looked around.
"...She's probably looking for Test Tube and Fan." Bot whispered.

"Hey, I'm... Gonna go check around." Lightbulb muttered. "Ok!" Goo and Bot exclaimed. Lightbulb waved goodbye and tore off from the group.

Lightbulb illuminated the crowd, seemingly catching the eyes of a lot of people. "...Huh? Who's that?" It was Candle's voice. "I don't know-" Yin-yang shrugged. A lot of confused murmurs sounded through the area.

That was when two individuals entered the area. It was Fan and Test Tube. Bot's eyes pierced open. "Goo, I'll be right back." Before Goo could reply, Bot headed over to Test Tube and Fan.

"Fan! Test Tube!" They had a bright smile on their face. "Oh... Uh... Hi, Bot!" Test Tube laughed nervously. "What's up?" Fan asked.

Bot took a deep breath. "Well, there's someone here. She says she knows you..." They muttered.

Test Tube's eyes narrowed. "Hmm-?" She asked. "Hold on. Where is this individual?" Fan asked out of nowhere.

"I mean, she's pretty easy to see in all this darkness." Bot rolled their eyes. Fan and Test Tube's eyes widened. "No... It couldn't be..." Fan gasped, a smile forming on his face. Test Tube and Fan ran over to the bright light looking around hopelessly.

"Lightbulb?" Test Tube called out. Lightbulb whipped around. "Test Tube...? Fan...?" Happy tears filled her eyes. "Lightbulb!!" Fan ran to Lightbulb and hugged her tightly. Test Tube joined the group hug. "Omga, how have you guys been?" Lightbulb asked. "We've been great! And now, you're here! We haven't seen you since you got homeschooled!" Test Tube was extremely happy for the first time in forever.

Lightbulb hugged them both tightly. "Where is Paintbrush? And OJ?" She asked. "Oh, they aren't here yet... Buut, they'll be here soon." Fan replied. "Soo, how have you been, Lightbulb?" Fan asked. "Great! Homeschooling was hard, but ehhh, it's over now! And noww, I get to be with you guys!" Lightbulb replied.

"Yeah, I still can't believe-" Test Tube was cut off as Lightbulb was hugged by someone.

"LIGHTBULB!" Paintbrush exclaimed. "AH- PAINTY- YOU SCARED THE HECC OUT OF ME-" Lightbulb chuckled.

Paintbrush sat down beside all of them. "Lightbulb, where were you? You never told me you were leaving school!" Paintbrush asked. "Didn't you get that note I sent you-?" Lightbulb muttered, blinking.

"Note... Note... Oh. I uh- I thought it was junk mail and-" Paintbrush gulped. "Oh it's fine." Lightbulb chuckled.

"Anyways, what do you guys wanna do now that we're all together again? Maybe we could- Hmm- Well, if Bot and Goo taught me anything, WE COULD HAVE A SNOWBALL FIGHTT!" She exclaimed.