"What did he do this time?"

Erik looked over at his Princey plushie. It was Erik's favorite. It had a red sash across his white shirt and had dragon horns and a spiked tail. Erik felt a little unsettled though, as it always seemed like it was watching him.

"He locked you in your room again."

Erik looked over at the door. Why did his brother always do this? Erik's eyes grew wide. What if there was a fire...or-or someone broke into their house?

"Don't be scared. I am here with you," the plushie reassured him.

Erik walked over to where his four plushies were; Dragon Prince, Pathos, Rem, and Anx. The Anx plushie's head was ripped off, courtesy of Erik's big brother.

"These are my friends," Erik whispered to himself.

He walked over to his bedroom door and knocked. He knocked again. Then another time. Erik felt tears prickle in his eyes. If only his other brother was here.  He would've helped.

Erik slid to the floor and curled up into a little ball.

The Princey plush stared at him from on top of his bed.

"Tomorrow is another day."
———

"You know he is hiding again."

Erik started breathing heavy.

"He won't stop until you find him."

Erik nodded. He knew that. This had happened before.

Erik exited his room, the door now unlocked. Instead of heading to the living room, he went to the right. The room there was bright pink with flower patterns on the walls. There was a bed in the corner with a paler pink bed cover.

A torn up version of Anx was on the floor. Erik remembered that they renamed it from Toy Anx to Emi because of how different it looked. The only similarity was the cat ears and tail, though Emi had white ones while Anx's were midnight black.

Erik left the room. His dad still hadn't moved the stuff out. Erik didn't blame him, it was paining him just looking in there.

Erik entered the living room.

"Over there."

Erik went near the TV. His brother suddenly sprung out, wearing an Anx mask.

Erik started crying.

"Tomorrow is another day," his plushie reminded him yet again.

———

"He left without you."

Erik's breath quickened. He looked around in a panic. The Princey plush was right. Erik's dad was nowhere to be seen.

"He knows that you hate it here."

Erik did hate that place. Those robots...

"You are right beside the exit. If you run, you can make it. Hurry, run towards the exit!"

Erik looked towards the stage.

"NO!" The plush told Erik. "Don't you remember what you saw? The exit is the other way! Hurry and leave."

Erik was just about to exit the door when a giant sized version of the Princey plush walked right in front of him.

"It's too late. Hurry the other way and find someone who will help! You know what will happen if he catches you!"

Erik tried. But those robots...they were just...

"You can find help if you get past them. You have to be strong."

The table would hide him. They couldn't find him under there. Erik scrambled underneath it as he felt his cheeks become wet with tears.

"Tomorrow is another day."