Hazbin Lights (A Inanimate Insanity & Hazbin Hotel AU)

Arc 8 Chapter 47: Protecting The Hotel

Everyone was hanging out in the parlor, waiting for Lightbulb & Test Tube to come back from Dream Island. Yang came by with some drinks, walking by everyone as they took a cup.

"They should be here soon. Court doesn't take all day, right?" Fan asked.

"Don't know." Yang shrugged.

They saw a portal open up in the middle of the hotel, & out came Lightbulb & Test Tube. But instead of seeing the two greeting themselves back or looking happy, Lightbulb was hugging Test Tube, who was still crying.

"It's okay girl, it's okay. I'm here with you." Lightbulb comforted her.

The others watched & knew something bad happened. Something big & bad.

"How about you take a rest? We're back home." Lightbulb offered.

Test Tube slowly removed herself from her friend & walked upstairs to her room, crying a bit, but not as much as earlier.

"What happened?" Fan was the first to ask.

"What's with Test Tube?" Paintbrush also asked.

Lightbulb stayed silent. She wanted to tell everyone what happened, like how they didn't believe in her again & that now they were all in danger, but she didn't want them to worry, or get upset at all.

"A lot happened. But... We can talk about it later. I need to rest." She explained & left to her room, without smiling or saying bye to anyone.

Once she left, everyone watched the princess, feeling sorry for her.

"Something bad must've happened." Yang guessed.

"Yeah, but it must've been worse. Last time when they decreased on their date, she wasn't that upset. But this time..." Paintbrush paused & looked upstairs. "It's not like that."

"Too bad we can't do anything to make them feel better." Bot slumped down, with Bow patting them on the back.

Fan looked back upstairs. Maybe... He could try to help.

...

Lightbulb was in her room, writing in her journal about today. Once she finished writing, she read it to herself. A teardrop fell from her & landed on a page, & she closed her book & slammed her head on her desk.

"This is all my fault." She mumbled & cried.

She heard someone knocking on her door, but she was too tired & upset to get up & open it.

"Come in." She mumbled.

The Cherries went over to her door & opened it, & on the other side stood Fan.

"Oh, Lightbulb, you look like an absolute mess." He walked over to her, noticing her face stained with tears.

"Uh huh." She mumbled & slammed her head back down, not really caring.

He looked over at her bed & saw her blanket. He took it off the bed & walked back to her, covering her with it.

"Now, your majesty, I know you don't want to talk about it, & I understand if you don't, but... Would you like to explain what happened? To you & Test Tube?" He sat on her bed, waiting for her response.

Lightbulb thought for a bit. She sighed & sat up as she explained.

"As you can tell, the meeting didn't go well. We tried to show them that Painty was worth being redeemed, & it kinda worked. But... As you can tell, they're still down here, & apparently, they don't know what really gets a contestant to rejoin, which is bullshit!" She got up & knocked her chair over.