Prompt: "A and B are locked in [a Haunted House after it closes] and can't find a way out. B is the courageous one, while A quivers in fear."
Chell was suspicious of the state of the haunted house. It was too empty. Where were the actors who lunged out and frightened them? What about the sound effects, people who were watching on cameras to active lights and machinery?
Would there be an announcement about closing in a haunted house?
"Wheatley. Do you see an exit?"
"Why, luv?" He had been holding her hand and staying behind Chell the entire time, out of fear of the unknown. What was inside this creepy, decrepit old place? Why did Chell drag him in here rather than let him wait on the bench outside?
"Because I think it's closed. And we might be stuck in here."
"Absolutely not!" Wheatley started laughing nervously. "We can't be stuck after it's closed. They would've said something at the door when they let us in. Chell, you're joking, right? Chell? Honey? Dearest? Angel? You're joking, oh God please tell me you're joking-"
Klang.
All the lights went out around them, causing Wheatley to scream in terror while Chell felt her arm's circulation get cut off by an android who was holding it a little too hard. She held back a curse, directed at the two workers who let them in after it had obviously closed. She was going to find them and personally—
"Can we get out?"
Wheatley's voice in the dark was reassuring, despite the fact he clearly wasn't trying to keep the fear out of his voice. His eyes glowed blue, the only source of light in the place. They were flicking back and forth, trying to find a way out as quickly as possible.
"Luv, please get us out of here."
She sighed, pulling him along with one hand while stretching the other out in front of her. She kept hitting cobwebs and unmoving puppets, who stared back with glassy eyes. There had to be a way out if they kept going. They had to have emergency exits, or something!
Finally, she saw something give off a small glimmer when Wheatley's eyes cast over it. It was metallic and looked suspiciously like a door handle. Concealed beneath a few webs and drapes, there was a light coming from under the door. Chell lunged for it, causing Wheatley to scream about being pulled away by something in the exhibit.
As they tumbled through the door, they found themselves looking into an actor's room where two people were about exit with their bags.
"Oh my God!" The lady dropped her bag while the other person came over to the couple, checking them over.
"Were you stuck in the house?" they asked, eyes widening.
Chell nodded, but Wheatley flew into the explanation.
"We were told we could go in, by those two people at the door. Laughing the whole time, they were, probably knew the haunted house was closed, but let us in for kicks. The nerve of some people!"
The lady came over now too, offering Chell one of the towels to help her clean her arm of dust and grime from the walls and props of the exhibit.
Meanwhile, Wheatley was reporting everything to the other person, while they nodded along, remembering everything Wheatley told them so they could properly report it later when necessary.
After they were escorted out the back door and separated from the two actors, Wheatley vowed that he would never ever go into a place like that again. He would be sitting outside, thank you very much, and this comment made Chell laugh quietly while looping an arm through Wheatley's, leaning on him as they walked out of the amusement park to catch the last bus home.