Inner Wasting; an Inanimate Insanity Infection AU

For a Final Laugh.

GRIEF, PANIC, AND MATURE CONTENT AHEAD. CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Fan's POV:

I blink and stare at the cement walls I've known for years. Test Tube and I worked hours, and hours, and hours, down here! Creating Bot, we spent so much time in her lab. But here I am. Alone. Without her. Quarantined. Gosh, I knew I should've just minded my business! Hearing the argument so early in the morning, a guy is going to be curious!! I regret slinking down to Silver's room with Test Tube yesterday. We both heard the spat going on upstairs; I just kinda thought it was a small bickering between someone; idk!! I didn't think it'd be Silver Spoon, dying, sobbing, coughing, throwing up, and curled in a ball in Painty's arms. Painty had been holding him and like, kinda rocking him gently? Just trying to calm him kinda. I never thought I'd see that! I slunk to the back of the crowd that gathered when Silver Spoon started screaming in agony. Test Tube and I had exchanged confused looks- then, out of nowhere, wings shot out of his back! Blood and all! I think that's when Test Tube started recording? No clue. I was really shocked. I think I even dropped my phone in there! I haven't seen it since we departed Paradise Island.. I think I dropped it in shock?? I mean, someone doing an epic transformation isn't a first on the show; far from it actually. As the NUMBER ONE FAN. I would know that! We have Goo, squishing into different forms, and Candle! Silver Spoon though. That was CRAZY. He completely. Just. Changed. It was NOT painless at all, not like his impressive show at the finale! Ehghh, I had skittered out of the room after seeing the blood. I have a weak stomach! I went outside and threw up. I don't know what happened after that, I kinda checked out for the day. I just remember a silent Boaty ride home, no one spoke.

I shake away my thoughts. Enough of that! Anyway, I'm stuck in one of Testy's storage closets that were very shoddily cleaned out to become a quarantine room. Apparently I was directly exposed from sneaking into the Silver Spoon ordeal. Curiosity killed the cat.. or infected it, I guess. UGHH! I can't even go on my phone! Because it's MISSING!!!! Gh. Soap should know I need background noise! As if this wasn't already a nightmare to be staying in! It's cold, there's no windows, there's nothing but shelves in this room!! There's not even any cool experiments in here. I know they needed to clean it out, but still! They could've given me like- something?! I scoff and knock on the door. Is there ANYONE out there? Isn't Soap supposed to be managing this?? Test Tube would NEVER treat me like this!!

The door opens to Soap glaring at me.

"Uhm, can I get, something?" I ask, suddenly blanking on what I wanted.

"Fan. I don't have time to be doing this! I have to look after everyone else too!" Soap says, her voice firm and cold.

I fidget with my hands for a moment, "Can I get paper and pens?? I don't have my phone. I'm really bored."

"That's what you wanted?? There's objects in this lab who are feeling terrible and can't get off their air mattress, and here you are! Complaining that you don't have entertainment!!" Soap spits, glaring at me.

I scoff, "How was I supposed to know?! And also who is sick-"

"Ughh.. Just, never mind. I think it's just nerves." Soap shrugs, seeming irritated with me.

I fold my arms, "Oh, getting smart? I feel I have the right to know!"

"And you feel that way because..?" Soap asks, impatiently tapping her foot.