Hazbin Lights (A Inanimate Insanity & Hazbin Hotel AU)

Arc 6 Chapter 36: Dead Beat Father

A few days later in the morning, Test Tube woke up from her bed & yawned a bit. She got up & dressed out of her night outfit & into her regular outfit. She finished up by tying her bow on her head as she looked in the mirror. After she finished, she looked over at the rose in her vase she was given the night after the masquerade & smiled.

She left her room & walked towards Lightbulb's room to check on her friend.

"Lightbulb?" She knocked on her door a few times, but she didn't answer.

She opened her door & saw that her room was empty. She walked down the stairs to the lobby & saw everyone gathered in the parlor, where Lightbulb had a conspiracy board set up.

"Don't understand why it's not working. Think Lightbulb, think. Think think think think think think... Trust falls, every single morning, we could do..." Lightbulb muttered to herself as she organized it.

"Yikes." Paintbrush watched.

"How long has she been doing this?" Test Tube asked Fan.

"Since this morning." He answered.

"C'mon c'mon c'mon Lightbulb!" She panicked to herself again.

"You good?" Test Tube asked her friend.

Lightbulb turned around. Her eyes were strained & her jacket was thrown to the side.

"Nope, no! Not really! haha! I've been up all night trying to figure out why the hotel isn't working. We've done trust falls. We've tried sharing our feelings. We only have a couple weeks left before the exterminators come. HAHAHA! & at this rate..."

She calmed herself down a bit as she announced her next decision.

"Maybe it's time to ask my dad."

"Oh..." Test Tube groaned a little.

"I know you don't want to see him, but we need every advantage we can get." Lightbulb rested her hand on her shoulder.

"It's not that at all, it's just... Are we sure it's a good idea? I mean, you told him your idea last time you saw him & he-"

"I know, but maybe he'll turn around & help us." Lightbulb left as she called her dad.

"What's the holdup with you & the king?" Yang asked Test Tube.

"Nothing, it's just... A few things."

"Well, I'd like to meet the big dick in charge." Paintbrush smiled.

"I bet he's bad & scary." Bow climbed up.

"He is." Test Tube responded.

"Ooohh."

"Really? I like bad, scary men." Paintbrush laid down.

"Not like that."

"Well, I met him once before." Fan told the others.

"What was he like?" Bot asked.

"Can't really describe him since it was only for a few minutes, but if the princess ended up this helpful, cheery & happy, he must be the same."

...

A white limo drove through town. Inside the limo was a tall yellow object dressed in white. It was the king himself, Steve Cobs.

"A new object was just eliminated from the game, your majesty. Do you think he's worthy of title of overlord?" An object asked him as he showed him the picture of the object.

"Nah. He looks weak."

His assistant scrolled through his computer as he explained his schedule for tomorrow.

"You don't seem to be that busy tomorrow, sir. Just a visit with your daughter at the hotel in the morning."

"Huh?" Cobs looked back from the window & paid attention to him.

"You have a visit with your daughter." He reminded him again.

"Since when?"

"Since this morning. It was scheduled."

"What about the other thing?"

"... You had a daughter for years, your majesty."

"& why would I have one?" Cobs questioned him.

"Because in order to keep the throne, you had to have a child, so you adopted her when she was a baby."

Cobs thought for a while. Finally, he remembered.

"Once again, you have a visit with your daughter tomorrow morning." He reminded him again.

"Can't wait." Cobs sarcastically celebrated as he looked back out of the window, looking at all of his citizens.

"Useless trash."