When I finally made it to the end of the vent, I see that I'm high in the air in some sort of warehouse or storage. I took a deep breath before I jumped down. I landed on my feet, wincing in pain as it registered in my nervous system. I took a few shaky breaths, leaning against the wall as my body started to tremble as I trailed down until I was sitting on the ground.

I want to cry, to scream, to shout, but at the same time, I don't want to. I got another toy, that used to be human, killed. He was only hungry and scared. Maybe I should've just let myself fail. I'm going to die here anyways. Who knows? Maybe the train codes are fake, and by the time I'm in the train and realize this, she will attack and kill me, and eat my corpse? I might as well give up now.

But at the same time, I know I can't; I have my little brother to get home to. I don't want to leave him all alone. He needs me. Other than our parents, who else would take care of him when I'm gone? Who else would be there to cheer him up when he's at his lowest? Who else would there to help him with night terrors? What will he do when I can't go back home? Will he think that I abandoned him? That I don't care about him? No, I have to keep going, for his sake... and my own.

I heard something being knocked over and fear instantly filled my body. I looked around in front of me, looking for the source. That's when I saw a small figure in the shadows with tiny spots that glowed a Columbia Blue. I flinched back, sucking in a breath through my nostrils when I saw it lift its head in my direction, a small, glowing, white outline around what I think is the eyes.

I didn't dare move as it tilts its head, it quickly dashed in my direction, causing me to close my eyes and accept my fate. I awaited my death, but I didn't feel anything, only hearing a whiny squeak as I felt some weight on my lap. I looked down and saw what seems to be a small whale shark with a few dog features such as fur on the underbelly, paws, and flappy ears.

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"Uh... hey, there." I hesitantly greeted, looking down at the small toy. It let out a bellow, nuzzling its head into my chest before flopping over on it's back. "Aww~ Aren't you a cute little thing~" I cooed, giving the little guy belly rubs. I noticed on one of its back paws was a piece of paper connected to a string. I picked up the paper and read its contents.

REJECTED

Rejected Item:

Whale Shark Doggy

Reason for rejection:

Impractical.​

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"Now why would have you be rejected? You're adorable!" I said in a baby voice, giving it more belly rubs, causing it to close its eyes and stick out its tongue that fell over one of its eyes, making panting noises like a dog would, showing signs of relaxation. I chuckled at the sight. "At least you're keeping my mind off of things. For now." I said with a sigh. "Look at us... we're both losers. You've been in this warehouse for who knows how long, alone. I came to the factory, looking for the missing memories of my past, only to be chased by toys wanting to kill and devour me to survive. And many other toys having to endure the suffering of those higher up on the food chain in here... But, at least you're no longer alone." I muttered, giving it some scratches behind the ears, leaning more into my touch.

I pushed myself up as the toy hopped off of my lap, ready to continue forward. Going through the first isle, it was blocked with ladders and boxes. I saw a rectangle shaped thing on the ladder; reaching forward, I could barely reach it so I pushed myself forward, but I still couldn't reach it. That's when I see the Whale Shark Doggy toy go through the small areas, climb up the side of the slanted ladder, grabbed it and came back through and dropped the object in front of me. The item in question was a teal VHS tape.

"Aww, good boy! Or girl?" I said, crouching down and giving it head pats. "Uh, which are you? Blink once for boy and twice for girl." I asked, putting my hands on my knees. It tilted its head to the side and did a frog blink. "Okay, uh... that doesn't help, so I'm gonna guess you're non-binary." I said before picking them up from under their arms, looking them in the eyes, as best as I could since they are on the side of their head. "It would be rational for you to have a name that is for both boys and girls, so... you shall be known as Morgan." I declared. In response, it let out a whale whistle as it grinned before I set the back on their paws.

Exploring the place, there were numerous toys lining up the shelves, along with reject papers, and a resubmit paper. We later found a staircase, walked up to another area. I saw a Mommy Longlegs toy and the ground, limp. With a respective response, I kicked it away, mentally cursing at her.

I noticed some sort of dinosaur statue on this platform, and there was a button on the wall. I pressed the button, and it barely moved because of the weight of the statue. I grumbled under my breath, tired of times I'm getting stuck in places. But, I always find a way out.

I then noticed the TV and VHS player were up here as well. I walked over, inserted the tape, sat down to let Morgan sit in my lap.

"Well, it finally happened. After years of being ignored, the company has heard all of my complaints. Yep! They listened to them very carefully. I guess my words must've really inspired them to take action, 'cause the next day, I got demoted down here... To the FREAKING ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS!!! *Crash* ...Why do I talk to myself?"

And it ended there. Morgan cuddled up against my body, shaking when Rich started shouting in the recording, and I covered their ears just before that crashing sound could spook them further. "Hey, hey, it's alright. You're fine, everything is okay. The recording's over..." I muttered, wrapping my arms around their body and bouncing them in my arms.

Once she calmed down, I carefully took off the GrabPack and then my jacket, sat them down in it before zipping it up so they would not only have something comfortable to lay on, but something to use as a cover to keep them warm. I put the GrabPack back on and started walking around before I spotted a crane on the ceiling, and it had a green hand receiver and handlebars on all sides of it. That's when I remember going to that upper level, it had a power outlet.

I used the GrabPack hands to lead the crane over to the upper level to move the dinosaur statue. After the long way over, I finally made it, which the noise accidentally woke Morgan up, causing them to wriggle out of my jacket and walk to me, dragging my jacket by the hood back to me. "Thank you, Morgan." I said, taking off the GrabPack to put my jacket on. When I put it down, they passed me the jacket, that collected some dust and dirt on the back, but I won't say anything. As I put my jacket on, the took the GrabPack in their mouth and held it up to me; they really have a strong... neck? Head? Whatever.

I took the GrabPack from them, adjusting the straps when it was back on my person. I extended the green head to the power outlet, the green hand glowing as electricity sparked around it until I extended it to the receiver. It glowed green as it descended down, opening its claws before closing them on the statue, lifting it up off the platform. Without a moment to waste, I extended a hand and dragged the crane away while it still had power, moving it to the corner; not on the platform and not blocking the entrance up here.

I heard the power fading, the glowing light flickering before it turned red, dropping the statue. I lifted Morgan up and put them on the platform before getting on myself. I walked closer to the button and pressed it. It lifted us up before we were met with a hallway with the floor having a railroad.

"C'mon, little muffin, our escape awaits!" I said, causing them to get excited, barking and clicks, jumping. I laughed before I led the way with a jog so they can keep up with me, turning the corner.