(AN: Sorry for taking a while. Each chapter post will probably be inconsistent)

My eyes shot open as I was sitting back at my tiny home. What was that? Was it a dream? If if I'm back here, did I actually fall asleep instead of looking for food?

I jumped and almost hit my head at the ceiling, as someone was knocking on my door. Unsure of what to do, I decided to speak.

"Uh... who's there?" I say, as the knocking halted.

"Hey! Who's in there?" They ask.

I go crawl over and open the door, to see one of those doll creatures.

"Hey newbie! Boss told me to tell you to get to work! He's been noticing you've been slacking off in your little home," they reported.

"So yeah! Get to work, or we'll have to evict you from this trunk," it said. It then quickly turned to leave.

Work? Oh, I was given a contract earlier. If I remember, it was about finding some toilet. I was about to exit, when I turned my head back when I remembered about the hourglass that I've been hiding. I go back to the pillow it was hidden behind, only to realize it was gone. The pillow looked untouched, so... who could have taken it? They must be real sneaky. But it's not like it was THAT important, hopefully. I turn to the door and went out, and I started my search for the toilet. I take the contract out of my pocket to see that there were pictures taped on. It displayed the toilet in question.

...Ew. Who took a dump in this outhouse? There was alot of green goo oozing out. I didn't want to look at it for any longer, so I promptly stuffed it back in my pocket. I marched forward to the path to exit the village, keeping my eye out for any outhouse-shaped thing, or any green goo that could be around. But I guess I didn't have to look for any longer, as I heard a booming roar coming from the right. I immediately started to sprint in that direction, in hopes of finding that disgusting toilet. I slowed down after a few seconds, constantly turning around to try to spot the thing.

There was another roar followed by a bubbling sound ahead of me. I swiftly started heading there, and low and behold.... the toilet. I honestly thought this would be alot harder. But now the question is: how do you trap a toilet? It's a really strange question, but it's a strange question that needs to be answered. But the bubbling outhouse suddenly jumped to turn in my direction, producing a loud stomp. It was just me and the toilet. I stared at it, as it stared back with... wherever its eyes were, if it had any.

It opened its door to reveal the slimy and REALLY gross inside, goo sticked on the wooden planks, and in the middle was just... goo. It probably covered the toilet inside itself. It then let out a loud roar, and started to stomp towards me. I started to run the opposite direction. But I slowed down to a walk when I didn't hear the stomps anymore. I stop and turn around. This toilet was unironically really slow. I watched as it slowly inched with each step. It was really anticlimactic, but it made my job a whole lot easier.

Bored of waiting for it to come over, I had an idea. I didn't want to walk over to it, so I started insulting it to taunt it. The point? I don't know. I'm doing it because why not?

"Hey! Maybe if you didn't have all of that gross goo, maybe you would be faster! Trust me! I can unclog that toilet if you want," I yell. "Maybe I can call a plumber? You'd be the one paying the bill, but I don't even know if you have any money. Maybe someone dropped their wallet while someone was using you?"

It didn't seem to make a difference, so I kept on going.

"Can you go any faster? If not, I can see why that Snatcher dude wouldn't bother with you!" I yell again, but louder.

It looked like it was going at a faster pace, but it didn't seem to do anything otherwise.

"Come on! It's like you're some 100 year old grandma trying to get her purse back or something! And you stink! When was the last time you ever touched fresh water?" I yell with my hands cupped around my mouth.

Nothing. I guess I'm wasting my time. I mean, who the heck talks to a toilet? I guess since its taking its sweet old time crawling over here, it gave me time to come up with some sort of plan. It did say I could dispose of it, like dragging it to the swamp for it to sink. But honestly, I couldn't bother. It would take FOREVER. And there's no way I'm going to push it all the way.

The toilet suddenly creaked, and I snap out of my thoughts. Something seemed to exit it. It looked like some sort of... soul? It looked happy to be free. It then escaped, leaving me with an empty toilet. But suddenly, I spot another soul wandering the forest. The toilet seemed to grab its attention. It inched closer and closer, until it dived into it. The toilet gave another booming roar, except it was an angry one. A really aggressive one...

It immediately started to spit out some green bubbles. I didn't want to touch anything from this toilet, so I moved out of the way. After it finished, it started to stomp towards me. But at a MUCH faster rate. I began to run. All of a sudden it went from a slow grandma to the speediest athlete in the planet! I heard it creak and woosh. I look above me to see it attempting to squish me. Before it could land on my face, I swiftly dived out of the way. Diving into the grass and dirt, I quickly used my arms to hold myself up and began to run again.

I ran through multiple trees and bushes, with the toilet trailing behind. It was a huge mood swing from earlier, a swing I was definitely not ready for. I was still running from this maniac of a toilet. It never seemed to get tired. My legs were getting exhausted from the chase, and I definitely needed to catch a breath. So I ran to a tree and began climbing it as fast as possible. After I grabbed onto a branch and helped myself up, the tree violently shook. I managed to keep myself stable on the branch, holding onto the wood with my hands and feet.

Looking down, I could see that the toilet probably ran into it, as it wobbled around. I set my back against the tree trunk, trying to come up with an idea. I had to either kill this thing or trap it, but knowing that I don't have any weapons or skills to defeat it, the only option was to trap. But... what if it escapes?

I thought of an idea! There's a chance it might not work, but it's worth the try! So the plan was to get a rope and tie it around Mr. Shrek toilet, then use something to pull it up. Then I'll release the rope and it will smash into tiny pieces! A bit specific, but step one was to find a rope of some sort. I felt my balance on the tree branch falter, so I let myself fall. I landed on my two feet, and saw that the toilet had walked a few meters away. I ran off to find a rope.

It wasn't long before I spotted a hanging noose of a tree branch. I swiftly climbed the tree and crawled over, untying the noose and grabbing the rope before hopping down. I felt a sticky texture when I held it in my hand, and looked down to see more green goo. I quickly shifted my fingers to the part of the rope without it. But before I return to where the toilet was, I had to look for something that could lift the toilet up on the other end of the rope. It was like a see-saw!

I scouted the area, when I saw.... a headless statue. I slowly backed away, but stopped when I realized, I could use them! But... how? They look pretty heavy, but too heavy for me to carry. But it started to shift in its place, and began the chase. I started running back to where the toilet was. I guess that's another way to bring it there...

Luckily the toilet was still there, and so began my "master" plan! I went to the toilet and quickly wrapped the rope around it and tied a knot, and went to the tree. I threw it over a branch so it could hook onto it, and when the rope dropped down I tied the statue too. The statue struggled, but this rope suddenly tightened the more it moved. It's... a magical rope? That's kind of concerning, actually. But... the statue isn't doing what I thought it would do. Unfortunately... the rope was too long. I could have sworn it was shorter!

The statue somehow got its legs free from the rope, and started to charge at me. Panicked, I began running in the direction of the village. Looking behind me, it looked like it was dragging the toilet along with it. I guess that branch got cut off the tree. That's a strong statue... which surprisingly doesn't sound strange.

Not wanting to have the statue AND the toilet trample the whole village, I ran around the borders. I kept on running, until I encountered a bridge. It led to a big arena-like circle, with green goo in the middle. Without thinking, I ran over there. I crossed the bridge, running into the unfamiliar area. The toilet and statue came in with me. Now that they were here, I had to stop this! I stared at the pile of goo. I had an idea... but I don't know if it would go well. I started to speed up and readied myself, and performed a big jump over the pool of goo, leaping onto the other side. The statue isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, as it attempted to jump over and dropped into the green pool due to it's weight.

It started to dissolve in it, sinking to the bottom. This also caused the rope to burn off, and the outhouse was free. It hopped into the pool and stood on it, unharmed. Well, both do have the same goo. I think. I stood up and watched as the toilet roared. As the ground shook, I spotted some sort of... apple? Cherry? Well, it was purple. Another snake thing was floating towards it, and it suddenly got sucked in. The cherry... apple... whatever, turned red. I went over to pick it up, wondering what happened.

I could hear the ticking of a bomb inside, though. So this must be a bomb! Well... of course it is. I look behind me to see the bridge. I had an idea! I ran over to where the bridge was, and stopped in the middle. I placed the bomb down, and ran to the other side. I backed up, and waited for it to do some damage. I saw one more snake get lured to the fruit. I watched as it dived in, making it twice as big. I backed up further.

BLAMO! I covered my ears as I watched it explode the bridge. Unplugging my ears, I could hear the toilet still making a racket over there. I walked to the cliff, where the bridge previously was. But now it's just an abyss. Nothing at the bottom. Well, now the toilet is trapped, so consider the job done! I took out the contract from my pocket. It suddenly flashed, and it magically checked off the boxes listing the instructions. It stamped a big "CONTRACT COMPLETE" on it. Happy with how this contract went, I pocketed it and headed to where I believe Snatcher should be.

I arrived at the tree, and marched my way in. I took out my contract and cleared my throat.

"Ahem, I have completed your contract! So, NOW can I live here?" I asked. I showed him the paper.

Snatcher looked up from his book and grabbed the contract. He smiled and stashed it away, and summoned another piece of paper. He jotted more words down. He gave it to me. My eyes widen as I see that... IT'S ANOTHER CONTRACT?

"What!? But I completed the first contract!" I complained.

He laughed, "Don't think I'm done with ya! Do you think I'm letting you settle in here rent free?"

Hm... I guess that's fair.

"Well, I can get a break... right?" I questioned.

"Nope!" He said, with no hesitation. "Preferably you'd do it ASAP. But this time, you have.... let's say a week. Now shoo! I'm re-reading my favorite part!"

I sighed and took out the contract. I had to... look around the forest for any signs of... ice? Okay. I guess Snatcher doesn't like ice. I stuffed the paper into my pocket and walked out.

I didn't want to start the contract right away, but at the same time I didn't know what to do. I paced around the forest, bored. Hm... what to do? I guess I could take a nap at my home. I went to the village and opened my door to my house. I closed it, and let myself fall into the pillows. I hit my head onto the wood. I placed my hand on the back of my head, as my eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness. That's right! I don't have that glowing hourglass anymore, so there's no light.

"I wonder who took it," I thought out loud, and I suddenly hear yelling outside.

"HEY! Quit stealing our things you sneaky little foxes!" I heard someone yell.

I peek my head outside the door to see one of the dolls yelling after a yellow creature. The fox-looking thing ran into the forest. Concerned, I walked to the little guy.

"Hey, what happened there?" I ask.

"You saw that too, right-?" They asked.

Well... yeah. What were they? Some fox thing? Do they live here too?

"Those jerks have been stealing our things! Specifically mines! Why me!? What did I ever do!?" They complained.

"That Snatcher dude is your boss or something, right? Can't you tell HIM?" I suggested. They shook their head.

"No, boss usually doesn't do anything about it if it's a small problem. Us subconites can't do anything about it!" They explained, showing a little negativity towards their boss.

Yikes. Some boss Snatcher is. Putting two and two together, I assume those were the scumbags that stole my hourglass. I still wonder what that thing does...

"I'll be back! Don't you worry," I impulsively say. Helping someone in need wouldn't hurt!

"Good luck newbie!" They say, waving me off.

I went in the direction of where I last saw it. I kept going until I saw a glimpse of a tail. A bright yellow tail with blue at the end. I chased it, seeing only peeks of the fox itself. I kept following until I reached a certain area of the forest. The grass was all burnt, and I could smell smoke everywhere. Everything was on fire, and I don't know how the fire didn't burn the whole forest yet. When I walked into the area, I saw a trace of blue go into an abandoned house. I went over to where the abandoned building was.

I peek inside the burnt building to see the true culprit.