Lightbulb's POV:

The days have been passing fast. It's been almost a month since Painty died. Balloon's leg is almost healed enough meaning we might be able to go out with the plan soon.

I noticed that Fan has stopped counting the days. maybe he lost track, or maybe he just didn't find a reason to anymore.

I don't know how the days have been passing so fast but so far nobody has came to the rescue.

I wonder if Test Tube is still looking for us...

I closed my eyes and leaned against the back wall of my box. I hadn't slept for days because It was still hard to get my mind off of Painty, but it was starting to get better. Balloon helped me get over it a bit, though it was still hard without them.

I've noticed that Cobs has been coming in less and less and most of the time, a MePhone is the one coming into the room and taking us out for experiments.

It was strange not seeing him as much. I wondered why he had been gone, though I wasn't complaining.

Nobody else has arrived here lately, which relieved me.

Nobody deserves this torture.

Being locked in a box every day and sleeping on the cold and hard metal floor, every waking hour filled with anxiety and fear about what might happen to you next.

Today the buzzer didn't go off to wake us up and nobody came in to run experiments on us.

Something feels off...

I opened my eyes and looked around. Some people were fiddling with their hands or something to pass time, others just tried to get as much sleep as possible, it was hard to get a normal amount of sleep.

Balloon was asleep as well. I leaned over closer to Fan.

"when are we gonna go out with the plan?" I whispered, trying to avoid waking Balloon up. It was a little tricky since he was right in between Fan and I.

Fan just shrugged. "soon hopefully." He whispered back.

Fan held up the little vial and swirled it around a bit, examining it.

He seemed unsure of the plan, there were many things that could go wrong.

We could get caught by Cobs or a MePhone, or we could accidentally spill the acid or something. Or say Cobs does something to prevent us from succeeding.

I sighed and pulled the camera out of my head. It hadn't been used in a while. I wished I could hear Painty's voice come from the camera one last time.

I pulled the camera closer to myself and hugged it a bit. It was the last thing I really had of Painty, I didn't want to lose it.

I placed the camera back in my head, being careful not to cut myself on the broken glass.

One of these days I will escape, and I'll bring everyone else with me.

I'll do it for you Painty...

I promise...

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Paintbrush's POV:

Almost...

This was it. The chain had almost broken. I had rusted it enough to weaken it and was currently working on bending it to try and break it.

My hands had blisters from trying so many times previously and my ankle had blisters as well.

It hurt, but it was necessary to escape.

I suddenly heard a metal clink sound and my hands slipped. I felt a sharp pain on the side of my hand and I winced.

Then I realized what had cut me. The rusted chain had broken, and my hand slipped when it suddenly snapped, leaving a cut in the other hand.

That's going to become infected...

I didn't know how to react. I had been trying for so long to break the chain and I finally did it.

I didn't really feel anything in that moment, but my first instinct was to run over to those metal doors.

I sat down by the doors and picked up an old sandwich that had been there for weeks.

I was extremely malnourished but I would rather risk starvation.

Not much of a weapon, but it'll create a distraction.

Cobs hasn't been coming in this room much lately, so I was hoping today would be a lucky day and that at least would walk in.

I sat there for a couple hours when suddenly I heard the doors open.

I had dozed off a bit, I hadn't gotten much sleep due to trying to work away at the chain.

I jolted up and backed up away from the door a bit when a MePhone walked in.

I threw the sandwich at his head, confusing him for a moment, and shoved passed him, sprinting down the hallway at full speed.

I think he was too confused to comprehend what had happened, because he didn't chase me. I dont even think he knows which way I ran.

I sighed with relief before I was grabbed around the neck.

Of course, this isn't the first time that's happened, but it still made me panic.

"What a shame that I have to do this again." I heard a familiar voice say.

Cobs had grabbed me around the neck, the same way as the first time.

Not this time.

I kicked my foot backwards and hit hi right in the leg, causing him to drop me. He cried out in pain and grabbed his leg where I had kicked him.

I immediately got to my feet and he tried to grab me again but I punched him straight across the face and he fell to the floor.

Man that was satisfying.

I sprinted back down the way I came and shoved past the MePhone that was standing in the middle of the hallway.

I could tell that one wasn't too bright because he still didn't chase after me until I heard Cobs yelling at him to follow me.

I ran into a room that had some sort of metal table and a counter with a bunch of different tools on it.

I noticed another door and ran inside, but found myself in a room with no other doors.

It was a dead end.

I tried to turn back but the door slammed behind me before I could reach it.

"DANGIT!" I exclaimed as I heard the lock click.

I rattled the doorknob for a while trying to open it but it didn't budge.

Then I heard a hissing noise.

It became harder to breathe and my vision began to blur.

Sleeping gas...

I tried to fight it and stay awake, but it was too hard. My legs began to feel weak and I sunk to the floor as everything began to black out.

I slapped myself, trying to wake myself up, but it didn't work.

Eventually, I completely blacked out and lost all consciousness.

So close...

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MePhone4's POV:

I suddenly woke up with a jolt.

What the- Where am I???

I glanced around the room and noticed a series of vials and tools arranged neatly on a counter.

There was a bright white light above me and I tried to sheild my eyes, but found that I couldn't move.

Well, I could, but it was only a but of a shuffle. My limbs felt numb and I only realized I was chained down to a table once I sat up as much as I could to see.

I generated a lock pick to try and unlock the cuffs around my wrists, but it was a struggle due to the fact that i had to use my mouth to do so.

I suddenly felt a slap across my face.

"OW!!! Wh-" I glanced and saw Cobs standing there.

Oh great...

"So you finally woke up MePhone4." Cobs said with his hands behind his back.

How long was I out for?

"What does it matter to ?" I snapped. I wasn't afraid of him.

Cobs just raised an eyebrow at me.

"I wanted to make sure you were awake to make sure you feel the pain." Cobs said with a large grin on his face.

"Oh no, what are you gonna do, poke me with a stick or something with those gangly arms?" I said sarcastically.

Cobs slapped me across the face again.

"OW!!! WOULD YOU STOP DOING THAT?!" I huffed.

"For your information, my arms are completely normal." Cobs said angrily.

"Anyway, since you defied me, I have no choice but to punish you. I programmed you to obey me, yet you betrayed me anyway and attempted to stop my plan from continuing." He spoke.

"That's why I have a... ... treatment for you."

What does he mean by that...?

Cobs grinned before exiting the room.

Well that's not much of a punishm-

Suddenly, a horrible pain shot through my entire body. It felt like a thousand jolts of electricity were continuously rushing through my body. I felt like I was dying.

I screamed in pain and tried to free myself from the restraints, but it didn't work. I began to glitch out a bit.

A couple different items appeared around the room. That tends to happen when I glitch out like that.

Eventually the pain became too much and I passed out.

That hasn't ever happened before, passing out from pain I mean, but it was the worst pain I had ever felt so I couldn't really blame myself.

When I woke up, the pain was still there, but less intense this time.

Cobs walked into the room with a huge smile on his face. He looked satisfied with himself.

"W-what did y-you do to m-me- y-you phsy-phsycop-path" I said, glitching out during some of the words.

"It's just an electric table, I don't see why you're so upset about it." Cobs said, still having a large grin on his face.

I shot him a glare but started glitching out again.

"Have fun MePhone4!" Cobs said before leaving the room again.

Why I ought to-

My thoughts were interrupted by me glitching out again. I noticed that the pain was beginning to get worse again.

He must be turning up the voltage...

This is gonna be a while...

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Test Tube's POV:

I'm beginning to lose hope of finding everyone. I'm constantly on the run from Cobs' MePhones and I can never find a safe place to hide without being found.

It's almost like they have a tracking device on me.

Sooner or later I'm going to run out of places to run to and I'll be caught.

I'm all out of plans.

Maybe I should just give up...

No Test Tube, don't think like that. You're smart, you can figure something out!

I needed help for this. There was no way I could possibly do this alone... But the thing is, nobody knows about this... I have to find someone that will be able to help, but will also believe me...

But nobody would believe a story like this...

Suddenly I heard footsteps behind me. I pulled out my makeshift tazer, ready to attack.

I suddenly jumped and tackled the person. The person screamed. I recognized the voice...

Then I recognized who it was. The person I had tackled was Nickel. The one who was always harassing Balloon.

I got up and apologized. "Sorry... Thought you were someone else..."

Nickel got up off of the ground. "What on earth was that even about???" Nickel exclaimed.

"If I told you, you wouldn't believe me." I mumbled. Nickel gave me a confused look.

"What, are you being chased by 'zombies' or something?" Nickel asked with an awkward chuckle.

I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Ok ok but seriously. I'm curious now so you have to tell me." He demanded.

I sighed.

"Ok but please take this seriously. It sounds really fake but it's completely true. Just hear me out..." I mumbled before beginning to tell him.

"Basically, It started with some people getting kidnapped by the principal by the cameras in the gym which actually turned out to be teleportation devices, Fan, Lightbulb, and Balloon were some of the people that were kidnapped. So me and Paintbrush went and made a plan to get them back and then Paintbrush went missing and I still have no clue where they are, and then I teamed up with MePhone4 who then got kidnapped along with some other guy named MePad and I ALMOST got taken but I escaped, and now I'm on the run from the MePhones." I ranted.

Nickel just stared at me.

"Excuse me what?" Nickel said, clearly trying to comprehend everything I just said.

This was a lot to pile onto him all at once.

"Listen I know it sounds crazy, but doesn't it even explain more about the missing people's case at the school?" I mumbled, glancing around to make sure nobody else was listening.

"Uh... Not really..." Nickel replied.

I sighed. "I know it sounds crazy but... I really need some help... So even if you don't believe me, could you at least stick around?" I pleaded.

Nickel sighed. "Fine. But if this is real and I end up getting kidnapped, I'm blaming you." Nickel mumbled.

I smiled. I had some help now, and even though he doesn't seem to believe me, it's still better than nothing.

We're back on track.

Let's do this...

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(I've been needing to add more Nickel into this, so here ya go! also felt like doing a new POV in this chapter so yeah.)