The Black Infectious Thingy | Inanimate Insanity AU |

(39)The TEO escape

\\\CW:SWEARING\\\
///MIC POV///
I was laying on my bed, holding and starring at my bowtie
I'm finally allowed to sleep, or at least TRY to because thoughts keep flooding my mind
And while I'm having thousands of existencials crisis im just... there, layed on my bed just...thinking of stuff
Mostly thoughts about how I had let all of this happen and how everything has been lately
Like- what would've happened if I didnt eliminate myself? Or what If I did but I actually told the rest of the contestants about Taco before going through that portal?
And what if I didnt trust Taco in the first place?
Could've anything been better if I hadn't joined the TEO?
I mean- i'm basically doing what I'm told either way
I don't really think it was important if I was mind controlled or not
Taco probably didnt't even care if I was mind-controlled because I was going to follow her orders no matter what I chose
Fan doesn't really look all that mind controlled, yes he follows Taco's orders but he still does whatever he wants
And he kills people without even feeling sad!
I mean- HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?
He's so aggressive and it looks like he has zero repercussions for his actions
Maybe I should've said no...maybe things could've been better, maybe I wouldn't feel so guilty
And of course while I was thinking and relaxing for the first time in a while I heard a knock on my door
Gosh, am I ever going to be able to rest without someone knocking on my door?
I put my bowtie on and approached the door, then I opened it and Paper bursted through it
"THE FUCK-" I said as I fell down to the floor
I looked up and saw Paper as he shut the door close
He then looked down at me
"Uhhhhhh- H-Hi Mic! uhhhhh- need a hand standing up?" he said as he offered me his hand to help me out
I grabbed his hand and with his help I stood up
"Yeah thanks for-" I was going to thank him but then I realised what he was wearing
I looked at him up and down
"what are you...wearing?"
"well I uhhhh- it's a long story but uh- it's basically a disguise"
"a disguise? why??"
"yeah it's for uh.. not getting caught, idea of Cheesy and Tissues, not mine"
"wait, THEY'RE STILL HERE?"
"yeah they uh-"
"shouldn't they be gone already???"
"could you please let me finish my phrase?-"
"oh yeah- sorry, keep explaining please"
"anyways, we uh- we kind of need your help, Mic, to somehow tell Taco that Cheesy and Tissues are ready to leave and then find a way for them to... go back? I uh- i'm not really sure how"
"why my help??? why not Fan's?"¡
"he isn't really.. answering us"
"not answering? did he go back to sleep???"
"I uh- I don't...know? agh! not the point tho, i just need you to help us, please"
I sighed in disbelief, im supposed to be resting but oh well
"ok let's go get then, i'll take them there myself i guess"
"oh? really? thanks then!"
"yeah uh, where are they?"
"they're in the garden"
"THE GARDEN???"
"uh- yeah, why?"
I can't BELIEVE THIS! DID HE FORGET???
"PAPER IT'S ALMOST 9PM! WE'RE A FEW MINUTES AWAY!!"
"huh?- Am I uh, missing something?"
"PAPER.., THE SPRINKLERS ACTIVATES AT 9PM!"
"T-They... DO?!"
"YES"
"O-OH why are we still here then??????????"
SHITSHITSHITSHITSHIT Tissues can't get wet or he'll die, WE MUST GO NOW
I grabbed him by the hand and we both rushed through the hallways
After a few minutes of running through the hotel and Paper trying not to loose his glasses we arrived to the garden
Paper and I made eye contact followed by us both entering the garden and jumping onto Cheesy and Tissues to then grab them by their arms
"Huh?" said Cheesy confused as I tried to press the button on my bowtie but it just didn't work
"Mic press it!" Paper said really anxiously
"It doesn't work for some reason???"
"W-WHat do you mean?-"
"woah- what's going on huhhhhh" said Tissues really confused
And suddenly.., the sprinklers activated
I quickly panicked, the bowtie was malfunctioning in the WORST time ever!
I kept on clicking the bowtie's button, trying to get it to work until Paper came by, snatched it and LITERALLY punched it which somehow made us get teleported
I opened my eyes, we were in the TEO base
Oh thank God we're ACTUALLY alive
My body glitched a little bit but I got the hang of it and looked at my friends
"You all ok?" I asked them
Cheesy quickly went over to Tissues and helped him out
"What were you trying to achieve?!" Shouted Tissues annoyed
"Save you two from getting all soggy???" I stated in defense
"That wasn't your best micro-idea if I'm being honest-" Said Cheesy as he helped Tissues to stand up
"It was the shittiest idea ever." Said Tissues whilst standing up
I looked over to Paper, he was all soggy but still managed to stay almost intact
He looked terrified, he was holding his glasses on one hand and my bowtie in the other one
He looked at me and stood up
"H-Here you go-" he said as he gave me my bowtie
"OH! Thank you!!" I said as I snatched it from his hand
"see you in the hotel.., Mic" he said before going to where Cheesy and Tissues were standing to help them out and probably check if they got wet
While I was looking around I noticed that the door was slightly open and the left Cherry was looking through it
They saw us looking at then so they entered the room with Box on their hands
"Ohhhhh Mic is here! With the rest of the missing members!" Said the right Cherry who was holding a mask that seemed to resemble Box
"MIC!!!" oh gosh... I'd recognize that annoying voice anywhere
Salt entered the room pushing everyone out of the way and grabbing me from my arm which made me glitch slightly
"You're like, coming with me!" She said and carried me away while pushing everyone out of the way once again
I didnt even get a chance to say no because of how quick she was to take me out of the room
"HUH?" I said but she quickly covered my mouth, not allowing me to speak
"Bitch you are like. Going to like shut up and let me talk" she said as she looked straight into my eyes
I nodded really confused, I'm not sure what the hell is going on
"Ok so like, you're going to tell me like exactly some stuff and I've made a list, ALRIGHT?"
I nodded my head once again and she uncovered my mouth
"Ok so get like...mentally ready for these questions..." she said as she took a deep breath and took a pink paper out of a pocket that was hidden within her bowtie
Mentally prepared? hUH?
"1. Why were Tissues and Cheesy away for so long? 2. Why do you, Paper and Fan get to be in the hotel? 3. When are we even going to do the like next attack? 4. Is OJ actually dating Paper? 5. Is Pepper doing alright? 6. Why is Taco acting so weird when you're around? 7. With who do you guys, so like the people undercover, share rooms with? 8. When are we going to get a new member? 9. When is the party where we kill everyone going to happen? And lastly, 10. What are we going to do next?"
"Holy shit that sure was a lot I uh- I cant even remember the questions" I said and Salt sighed
She handed me the pink aper which had the list on it and I read through it
"I. Why are you asking these to me and not Taco?"
"She didnt want to answer and since you're like the closest to her I want you to like ANSWER"
"Ok? So 1. They were stuck in the hotel 2. We're supposed to be spies 4. Idk 5. I have seen her here and there but idk 6. What 7. Me and Fan share a room and idk about Paper 8. I wish never. 9. I really dont know. And lastly, 10. I dont know??"
"Thankies for the answers!!! Now to get Paper and ask HIM a like, very important question." She said in an annoyed tone
She left and let me in the middle of the living room
Huh- this place has improved a lot
I looked around while walking across the room
The living room had been decorated by most probably everyone
How do I know that? Well it's filled with a bunch of different aesthetics
There was also a small kitchen in a corner, it's those kind of small kitchens that have these counters to separate it from the actual living room
The couch was incredibly big now and there was a pretty big TV in front of it
The room had been filled with plants like flowers in pink pots, probably put by Salt
There was a wall covered in photos who seemed to be poorly hanged up, within these photos there was a lot of random photos that some of the members of the TEO probably hang in there by themselves
This uh- this doesn't seem half as bad
Wait- but Taco probably stole all of this, she doesn't have any money to spend on a living room.
That makes her be a criminal
I let out a sigh, she's never going to stop doing criminal stuff, is she?
I got closer to the photo wall
There were pictures of OJ, LOTS of pictures of OJ which obviously were put there by Salt
While I was looking through the photos in the wall I felt someone touch me from behind
"Hello Mic I-"
"GAH!!" I got scared and fell to the floor
Who the...-