When Michelle got out of the vent, she saw a room with a workbench, a small generator, two chairs, a small table, a Doey rug, a few drapes and party flags banner, and a few shelves.
Michelle looked at Giblet as the other toys entered the room. "So, this is your place, huh? It's very... minimalistic," she said.
Giblet rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah, I know it's not much, but, uh... who needs fancy murals on the walls and string lights or a barber shop or whatever?" he said before approaching the generator. "And I got plans anyway. I... I'm not gonna be down here forever."
When Giblet pressed a few buttons on the generator, it started making noise before he hit it a few times, which made it work.
Giblet turned to the group. "Look, I'm not the kinda guy who spends time feeling sorry for himself," he said. "I mean the way I see it, everything's a tragedy until it's meant to be."
Giblet gestured to the window. "You think all of this is a coincidence? You ending up down here, like this?" he asked. Michelle looked out the window and saw Poppy Gel in craters and a train in the distance. "All of us... wanting to kill the Prototype..." Giblet said.
Michelle looked at the group. "I mean, that's where this train is headed, right?" Giblet asked rhetorically before scratching his cheek. "I'm not some kind of hero, but... I can help you as one of your sidekicks." Kevin crossed his arms. "Before we do anything, Misha needs a new prosthetic right arm," he said.
Michelle looked at the base of the broken right prosthetic. "Kevin's right, especially when you consider where we're at," Bubba Bubbaphant said. Giblet nodded. "Fair point, she won't last down here with just a cheap night light," he said.
Glowby started making noises, which made Giblet roll his eye and move his hand a bit. "Yeah, chirp all you want, I'm the one who scared off all those Outimals," he continued.
Giblet looked at the group. "As for parts for making a right prosthetic, I remember seeing lots of gear in the Boilers after the uh... after it all went down," he said before placing his hand on his chin. "Pretty sure I saw an old grabber down there."
Doey nodded. "Then we'll need to form a search party to find it," he said. DogDay nodded. "I'll lead the search party," he said before looking at Hoppy Hopscotch, KickinChicken, and PickyPiggy. "Hoppy, Kickin', Picky, you three are with me."
The trio nodded. "Yes, sir!" they shouted. As the small group approached the hole in the wall, Bubba Bubbaphant looked at Michelle. "As for what remains of the broken prosthetic, I can still work with the base, so it needs to come off," he said.
Michelle nodded as she held her right arm out; when Bubba Bubbaphant's trunk was close to a turning contraption near the base of the broken prosthetic, he turned it to the left.
Soon after, Bubba Bubbaphant wrapped his trunk around the broken prosthetic before pulling it off Michelle's arm, revealing a stump with a large red scar above her elbow.
Michelle lowered her right arm and stared at her stump. "It's really gone..." she said, lowly. Kevin looked at Michelle, concerned. "Misha..." he said, lowly. Michelle sighed. "I'm alright..." she said. "It's just... a lot to take in..."
Kevin remained silent and nodded as Michelle looked at the group. "For now, we can use this place as a resting area," she continued. "Once I have a new prosthetic, we'll come up with a plan of action."
The group silently agreed before they did their own thing; as Michelle sat on the ground, Katelynn sat beside her. "You gonna get some sleep?" she asked.
Michelle glanced at Katelynn before looking down. "Well, not sleep, just... gonna rest my eyes for a bit," she said. Katelynn frowned a bit before picking Michelle up, which surprised her.
Soon after, Katelynn placed Michelle in a gap between her legs before wrapping her arms and tail around her. "So, it won't be uncomfortable for you," she said.
Michelle looked at Katelynn before chuckling a bit and laying her head against her chest. "Thanks, Katie..." she said.
Katelynn smiled. "Rest up... you deserve it..." she whispered; Michelle nodded and looked at the others before slowly closing her eyes and laying her head against Katelynn's arm.
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In a dark area, Michelle winced a bit before slowly opening her eyes; she looked around. "Where... am I?" she asked herself. When Michelle looked down, her eyes widened when she saw wooden legs and a white dress.
As Michelle held her right arm out, she saw that her upper arm was wooden, which made her tremble and grip it with her left arm. "No, no, no, no..." she said, lowly.
A bright light shone before Michelle, which made her look forward; her eyes widened when she saw the smaller toys inside Safe Haven.
Michelle stood up and sprinted toward the group; unbeknownst to her, she was dragging a cross with strings connected to her. One of the Prototype's legs stepped on the cross, which stopped Michelle and made her hit the ground.
When Michelle sat up and turned her head to the back, her eyes widened when she saw the Prototype hidden in the shadow, except for his glowing white eye and one of his legs on the cross. "You aren't going anywhere," he said.
The Prototype grabbed the cross before lifting it, which lifted Michelle in the process and made her struggle. "Damn it, let me go!" she shouted. The Prototype brought Michelle close to him. "Why should I?" he asked. "The fun is about to begin..."
When Michelle looked at the group, Red Smoke started filling Safe Haven; the smaller toys started getting tired before they collapsed on the ground.
When Michelle heard a beeping noise, she tried to turn her head away, but the Prototype placed his fingers under her head and made her look forward; soon after, she saw an explosion, which made her eyes widen.
When the smoke cleared, she saw the smaller toys scattered around the area, dead; tears pricked Michelle's eyes. "NO?!" she shouted.
Most of the larger toys entered Safe Haven and looked around, devastated; they heard banging on the large door, which made them turn to it.
Soon after, Boxy Boo's fingers went through the door, which made the larger toys take fighting stances. As Boxy Boo's hand pushed one door away, his other hand grabbed the other door before pushing them apart and roaring at them.
Huggy Wuggy roared at Boxy Boo before charging toward him. Huggy Wuggy attempted to bite Boxy Boo, but he moved out of the way and sank his teeth into him. Michelle was mortified as Huggy Wuggy made pained noises before he went limp. "No..." she said, lowly.
As Boxy Boo let go of Huggy Wuggy's corpse, the other larger toys charged toward him, which made him roar. Mommy Long Legs shot her right arm toward Boxy Boo, but he dodged and grabbed it, which shocked her.
Boxy Boo pulled Mommy Long Legs toward him and tied her arm around herself. Before Mommy Long Legs could do anything, Boxy Boo grabbed her neck before she started pulling it, which made her scream.
Michelle was mortified as Boxy Boo ripped Mommy Long Legs's head off. "Stop..." she said, lowly. Before CatNap could blow his Red Smoke, Boxy Boo shot toward him and grabbed his head before slamming him to the ground.
Soon after, Boxy Boo lifted CatNap and started pulling him until he was torn in half. "Stop it..." Michelle said, lowly. The other larger toys charged toward Boxy Boo, but they were killed one after another. "Stop it now..." Michelle said, lowly.
As Boxy Boo tried to catch his breath, Doey and Katelynn entered the room; they looked at the carnage in horror before looking at him with growls and sharpened claws.
Unbeknownst to the duo, a liquid nitrogen canister dropped behind them before a flare hit it and exploded, which froze the duo in place. Michelle was devastated. "Stop it... please..." she said, lowly.
Boxy Boo charged toward the duo. "Don't do it?!" Michelle shouted. Boxy Boo punched the duo, shattering them to pieces; tears fell from Michelle's eyes. "You bastard!?!" she shouted.
As Boxy Boo tried to catch his breath, the Prototype looked at Michelle. "I think it's time we part ways," he said before cutting the strings on the cross, which made her hit the ground.
As Michelle sat up, the Prototype's fingers stabbed her right leg, which made her scream in pain. When the Prototype disappeared, Boxy Boo turned his head to Michelle, which made her look at him, petrified.
As Michelle tried dragging herself away, Boxy Boo charged her. When Michelle turned her head to Boxy Boo, he roared with his mouth open, which made her scream.
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Michelle quickly woke up and tried to catch her breath. Michelle pulled her upper right arm and saw her stump; she frantically looked around and noticed the smaller toys were playing while some of the larger toys were resting.
As Michelle controlled her breathing, she looked at the workbench and spotted Bubba Bubbaphant was tinkering while Kevin and DogDay observed, which made her sigh in relief.
"You alright, Big Sister?" Michelle looked up and saw Katelynn looking at her, concerned. "You were moving a lot." Michelle sighed and looked forward. "I'm fine... just had a nightmare..." she said, lowly.
Katelynn frowned. "Was it bad?" she asked; Michelle looked down. "Very..." she said, lowly. Katelynn looked down. "Do you want alone time?" she asked; Michelle nodded. "Yes..." she said, lowly.
Katelynn nodded as she unwrapped her arms and tail around Michelle before she stood up. "I won't be far..." she continued before approaching the vent.
Katelynn stood up and glanced at the trio before approaching them. When Katelynn was close to Kevin, she tapped his shoulder, which made him look at her. "Katie?" he asked; she gestured to the right.
When Kevin turned his head to the right, he spotted Michelle entering the vent before crawling forward. "I got ya..." he said, lowly, before petting Katelynn's head. "Thanks for the heads up."
Katelynn nodded as Kevin turned his head to Bubba Bubbaphant. "Hey, Bubba—" he waved his padded foot. "Say no more, I'm halfway done, and I have DogDay with me; you can go after her." Kevin nodded. "Thanks," he said before approaching the vent.
When Kevin was close to the vent, he kneeled before it. "Is Big Sis gonna be OK?" he turned his head to the source and saw a worried Bunzo Bunny; he remained silent before looking down.
Kevin sighed a bit before slightly smiling at Bunzo Bunny and retracted the claws on his left hand. Soon after, Kevin petted Bunzo Bunny's head with his left hand. "She'll be OK, squirt; I promise," he said. Bunzo Bunny smiled a bit as Kevin pulled his hand away before entering the vent.
As Kevin moved forward, he could hear humming in the distance. Misha's lullaby; she usually hums it when something bad has happened or if her throat is hurting, he thought. It's definitely not gonna be the second one...
After Kevin got out of the vent, he looked around before spotting Michelle sitting inside a tent, staring at her stump and humming her lullaby.
As Kevin approached Michelle, she stopped humming and looked at him. "Let me guess, Katie sent you?" she asked. Kevin sighed. "Yeah, but you know how she is," he said before sitting next to Michelle. "Plus, Bunzo was worried about you, too."
Michelle looked forward with a slight hum. "I see..." she said, lowly. Kevin glanced at Michelle. "Wanna tell me what happened?" he asked.
Michelle sighed a bit. "Nothing terrible, just... had a nightmare," she said; Kevin hummed a bit. "Wanna talk about the said nightmare?" he asked. Michelle looked away. "Not really..." she said, lowly; Kevin nodded as silence filled the room.
When Michelle glanced at her stump, she remembered the wooden right arm in her nightmare before looking down. "Hey, Kev..." she said, lowly. Kevin looked at Michelle with a hum. "Do you... think things would've been different if I..." she said, lowly.
Kevin stared at Michelle before looking forward. "If you became a toy?" he asked. Michelle nodded. "Is this question related to your nightmare?" Kevin asked.
Michelle nodded again, which made Kevin sigh and rub the back of his head. "Would things be different? Probably... would I want you to become a toy?" Kevin said. "Honestly, no..."
Michelle was surprised and looked at Kevin. "Really?" she asked. Kevin nodded. "In some twisted way, there are some merits in becoming a toy, but..." he said before looking down. "There are a lot of things I can't do anymore."
Kevin gestured to himself and Michelle. "Take us, for example..." he said. "Sure, I can still hold hands and kiss you as time passes, but I'm never gonna be able to give you the family you've dreamt of."
Kevin looked down with a slight frown. "And we could never grow old and die together..." he continued. "When you're gone... the only thing I'll have left is memories of you until decades or centuries have passed..."
Kevin looked at Michelle. "And if you did become a toy... you'd be going through the same pain as all of us," he said. Kevin looked down and trembled with dough tears pricking his eyes. "And that's the last thing I'd want you to go through..." he said, lowly.
Michelle frowned and gently placed her hand against Kevin's cheek, which made him look at her. "I can see where you're coming from, but... I don't need you to do any of that..." she said.
Michelle caressed Kevin's cheek with her thumb. "You, Katie, and all the toys in the group, including Poppy and Kissy... all of you are my family... and that is something that will never change," she continued before smiling. "Even when I'm an old raisin."
Kevin chuckled a bit and placed his hand over Michelle's hand. "I'd still love you even if you were one..." he said. Michelle giggled a bit and looked at Kevin before the couple kissed.
After the couple pulled away, Kevin lay his head against Michelle's chest, which made her wrap her arm around his neck before she started humming her lullaby.
Kevin glanced at Michelle. I guess there's a third option to why she hums her lullaby, and honestly... this one is nice... he thought before closing his eyes.
When Michelle finished humming, she looked at Kevin and unwrapped her arm. "I think it's time we get back to the others," she said. Kevin nodded as he pulled away before the couple stood up.
Unbeknownst to the couple, a few Outimals stared at them as they entered the vent. "That human..." the large green Outimal said. An Outimal with purple fur sticking out of it nodded. "Their hope..." he said. "The Judge wants them dead..."