Chapter 18: Alliances
As we left the office, I swear I heard something walking. Turning, I could see A long purple tail. An animal on all fours.
Catnap.
He must've heard us coming out, because he backed up, turning to us. Catnap tilted his head, then waved with his paw before walking away. "What the hell– HOW DID HE BECOME SO DOCILE IN 0.1111111 SECONDS???" the red Huggy asked.
"Don't ask."
That's what I need to tell you guys, too; just don't ask. I can't even tell why. ANYWAYS, back on track. We left the spot and saw some ruined rooms. "Sweet Jesus..." I muttered.
"Did Catnap do all of this?" Charlotte asked.
"He most likely did; either that or the Prototype. But it's probably Catnap," the yellow Huggy replied, holding the microphone.
In the background, I heard Bunzo call if anyone was hungry, and that reminded me that we still had food. I didn't mention that the containers of carbonara kept it warm, so it felt like the moment we had the food with Bunzo. I took a bite, taking a sip of Electrolyte. Charlotte was already plugging batteries into compartments to power a door. And while I was looking for a battery, I saw something. Something pink. I called Charlotte over, and we were both shocked to see Kissy Missy sitting on a bed with a picture in her hands. I quietly went to be next to her, seeing that the picture was of a little girl. I slunk back to Charlotte, telling her what I saw. "Was that her as a human?" she asked.
"I'm not sure," I replied.
Leaving Kissy Missy to her mourning, we launched a hand upward to grab onto a bar, seeing that above the bedrooms were cribs. So they also had babies here. "Oh, my fuckin' God... The poor infants..." Buzo gasped, a hand slightly over his mouth.
On one of the walls, it said "WHY HAVE YOU RETURNED" and for the last freaking time, WE ARE NOT RETURNING!!! ... But we've come back to the fandom upon hearing about Chapter 3– so I guess we've returned, in their case. "Hey, Charlotte! Bobby's holding the last battery!" I exclaimed.
A big plush of Bobby Bearhug was lying in the Family Guy position, the battery on her back. Charlotte skipped over to collect it. That powered the door, and we were able to get out. But in the lobby's second floor, there was a cardboard cutout of Picky Piggy. I grinned and ran to it, kicking the button. "Hi there! I'm Picky Piggy, let's eat!"
Charlotte pressed the button next. "Roast beef? Delicious!"
Again. "Grilled chicken? Down the hatch!"
Slowly, I began to feel uncanny. "Seared elephant? Yum!"
I gulped and pressed the button again. "Flayed Unicorn? Mmmm..."
Oh... Oh God... "Still hungry... Hey, what do you say you and I be friends?"
Charlotte kicked the cardboard cutout down, yelling that she refused to be friends with a cannibal. "Yeah, Picky Piggy was a crazy one. She always talked about eating and how everything seemed yummy; including humans. Hell, she even tried to roast Bunzo when he visited one day!" the blue Huggy explained.
"And I've hated her to this day," Bunzo added.
As we kept investigating the room, I saw a green outlet. There was also a VHS tape that played audio. I listened as a woman said that a child was getting adopted. And I think we all know that she's lying. The child would be adopted by the scientists and would get experimented on, thus giving birth to a live toy. I powered a green outlet, which opened a door. Charlotte and I entered, seeing another run-down bedroom. But this one had bunk beds. It was like the screenshot we were given before Chapter 3's release. And we did it a second time, entering another nursery. This one had a big statue of Bobby Bearhug. When I moved, it followed me. "Oh, yeah. Did we mention that the attendants would always watch the kids with those?" PJ asked.
Charlotte and I looked around, trying to find a camera so we could show them how creeped out we were by that fact. There was one in the corner, and to let us know we were looking at them, one of the Huggies made a loud chewing sound. I grimaced as I flipped him off, followed by a chorus of chuckles. Now, there was a lot of puzzle-solving after that, so let me put it short; we got spooked by a Catnap plush, had to power doors, and ran into Catnap's hind side again. "Man, he's such a stalker," Bunzo commented.
He kicked his feet up, one over the other, propping them on the desk. "No kidding," I grumbled.
Oh, and there was another one of those turret puzzles which we hate. But after that, we were finally back at the stairs that got us here in the first place. We walked up those stairs, finally relieved to be out of Home Sweet Home. But in an instant, we were slapped down by a hand. Above us stood Kissy Missy. And she wasn't showing any teeth; which was good on our end. "NO, NO! LET GO! They didn't do anything wrong!"
Thank God it was Poppy!! She turned to us As Kissy silently stood to her full height. "We're actually here to help."
Charlotte and I smiled as we brought her into a hug. She giggled as Kissy also joined the hug, her arms wrapping around every one of us. Soon, we all pulled off the hug, getting up. "This place makes her tense... I'm glad that Ollie could help you get this far. He's the reason we found you at all," Poppy said.
"Girl, who even IS Ollie? We've never seen his face before," Charlotte stated.
For those that want to know; there was a video on Mob Entertainment's YouTube that showed a video of Kissy Missy being transported to Playcare. It blacked out one time to show her covered in blood. But... Other than that, I can assume SOMEONE makes her feel tense here. Poppy sighed and giggled as Kissy looked at us, seemingly confused. "They're always like this, asking questions and making snarky remarks. Especially when they're together like this," she said.
"And aren't we always together?" I asked.
Kissy nodded and took Poppy onto her hand, putting her on her shoulder. "Looks like the train crash hurt us both... You two have been through so much... You deserve an explanation," Poppy said.
Charlotte and I followed Kissy through the darkness of the Playcare, and I assume Poppy heard me muttering about something coming out of the dark to attack us. "Hey, you'll be okay... we'll be okay."
We came to a sky-colored wall where Kissy knelt, holding her hand out for Poppy to hop on it, being brought to a door where she opened it and flipped a switch. This was too cute to witness! Charlotte skipped beside Kissy as we headed to some kind of lift. "Listen... I'm not your enemy, but I can't just let you leave. What's happening down here is bigger than all of us. And I need you two so we can get revenge on those monsters who've tortured you... who've tortured us," Poppy explained.
I nodded, thinking to myself 'Well, some of them are nice now.' But I think she already knows that. "They torture us with red gas that makes us trip balls," I replied.
Charlotte added that Huggy was part of the roster of toys capable of producing this form of PTSD. But not the gas. Poppy giggled again. "But... They didn't act alone. They're disciples of the original: The Prototype."
For one, this isn't the biblical story of Jesus and his 12 disciples. She then looked down to us, who had been sitting on the cold metal floor. When we realized she was looking at us, we quickly stood up. "Do the honors?" Poppy asked.
Us sisters nodded and walked off the lift as Kissy sat down, wrapping her arms around her right leg. "Sis. Look over there," I said, pointing to a red button.
Charlotte pressed it as we got back on, joining the girls on the floor. "The Prototype knows we're coming by now. You girls try to escape, he'll kill you before you ever reach that front door. He was the reason I was trapped in that... god-awful case for so long!" Poppy explained.
Kissy adjusted herself so she was sitting with her legs outstretched. I remembered seeing Poppy in her case back when we had defeated Huggy Wuggy. That seemed like ages ago. "You have... no idea the things he's done! Let me help you kill him, Virginia. Let me help you save everyone, Charlotte. We've ALL seen you two, how capable you are. And... how chaotic you are... You both killed Huggy, you both killed Mommy, you both freed me. And you two made friends with the toys from the Game Station. You two are perfect for this..."
The lift then touched the floor. We were back where we started. "Catnap is coming. He's the final obstacle The Prototype has placed against us," Poppy said.
Charlotte and I walked off the lift as Poppy said we couldn't stay here and that we had to keep ourselves safe. I took my canteen of Electrolyte and took a small sip, as did Charlotte. "Ollie will call you," Poppy added.
And so we were back off on our own.
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