Location: The Lonely Hills Orphanage - Uptown Creation City

Date: March 30, 1987

Time: 2:30 PM

No POV

It's been a few days since the Hour of Despair had happened at Playtime Co. after the Dark Creatures have finally gotten their revenge against the people that wronged them and used them for their own experiments as we see Y/n (Kenneth) relaxing in the Play room, watching his favorite show, the Smiling Critters on VHS at the orphanage that he now lives in with the other kids that are playing arounds and the caretakers all appear to not be as horrible and abusive as what Y/n (Kenneth) might think when he arrived at the orphanage in Uptown Creation City.

So far, Y/n is enjoying his stay at the Lonely Hills Orphanage and things are going well for him...

Except for one person that is constantly getting on his nerves as one of the kids by the name of Billy Mason didn't believe that Y/n (Kenneth) is not tough as he tried to make Y/n (Kenneth) learn his place in his own world that he thinks that he's life's main character, which he is not.

Y/n (Kenneth): What is it now, Mason? Can you see that I'm trying to relax here.

Billy Mason: I don't care. I'm not going to stop pestering you until you'd learned your place around here.

Y/n (Kenneth): Oh really? Well, I'm not going to do that cause you should always know that you're not the main character of this universe and you shouldn't treat everyone like they're your servants here. I don't care how much you try to force me to be your servant. I can take whatever you throw at me.

Billy Mason: Oh yeah, tough guy?! (Punches Y/n (Kenneth) in the face)

Y/n (Kenneth) soon feel out of the recliner that he was sitting on after he got punched in the face by Billy Mason as he is not gonna be talked down like that from Y/n (Kenneth) as he is one mean scumbag in the entire orphanage.

Billy Mason: I hope that you will teach you not to talk back to your superior, ya twit!

???: Mason! Are you bullying Y/n (Kenneth) and the other kids again?!

Then one of the caretakers came into the room and Billy Mason was not happy to see one of the caretakers catch him in the act when he punched Y/n (Kenneth) square in the face in front of the children that are all shocked to see that happen to Y/n (Kenneth).

Billy Mason: Uh...no Miss Delight. We were just horsing around here.

Miss Delight: A likely story, Mason. You're getting double timeout, mister.

She then grabbed Billy Mason by the wrist and took him to the other room for Timeout as he looked at Y/n (Kenneth) with a glare in his eye as he vowed revenge against him for sending him into double timeout, even though that Y/n (Kenneth) didn't do anything to him other than standing up to him that got him in serious trouble with the head caretaker of the Orphanage herself, Miss Delight, a former school teacher of Playtime Co. and owner and head caretaker of Lonely Hills Orphanage in Uptown Creation City.

Then after she locked the door to the Timeout Room, she went back to the Playroom with a med kit to help Y/n (Kenneth) with his injuries on his face after he got punched in the face by Billy Mason. She loves kids so much that she treats them including Y/n (Kenneth) like her own kids like a proud mother should do to her children. She pretty much should win the mother of the Year award twice in one year.

She knew about Y/n's (Kenneth's) backstory and how his spirit was broken as he is now become an emotionless child after seeing so many scars all over his body back when he was taken hostage by the two criminals that killed his own parents right in front of them. She pretty much treats Y/n (Kenneth like he's her own son the most as the kids also treat Y/n (Kenneth) like an older brother to them.

Miss Delight: I'm sorry that Billy Mason is causing you trouble again, Y/n (Kenneth). Are you alright?

Y/n (Kenneth): Yeah, I'm fine, Miss Delight. Thanks for putting that troublemaker in timeout.

Miss Delight: My pleasure. I should've sent him to Juvie instead of making him live here with you and the other kids. Still, I feel worried about you and what happened to your parents all those years ago after you were taken hostage and been treated like a slave to those criminals back then.

Y/n (Kenneth): It's alright, Miss Delight. I can take care of myself, even though you treat me like I'm your own son.

Miss Delight: Well, that's my job of taking care of you and all of these kids after I quit my job at Playtime Co. as the teacher at Playcare. If any parent doesn't want to adopt you, I can take that chance and make you a member of my family as my son.

Y/n (Kenneth): If that happens, I will accept that and maybe we might have a pizza party to celebrate as mother and son.

Miss Delight: That would be lovely. Also, would you mind changing the channel to 23, so I can see what's going on today.

Y/n (Kenneth): Sure thing.

So, Y/n (Kenneth) then changed the channel to Channel 23 News, where a breaking news report is happening right now as the news anchorman starts explaining the situation going on at Playtime Co.

News Anchor: Hello everyone! This is a very serious Breaking News report here as we discuss the situation that happened at Playtime Co. as every employee and scientist that worked there have been brutally slaughter to death when one of the surviving employees that worked there managed to escape before all the exits where blocked. He gave us enough information on what was going on inside the toy factory.

Then a video footage was shown as a ton of dead bodies of the Playtime Employees and scientists were all brutally murdered by a group of familiar looking toys that Y/n (Kenneth) somehow remembered back when he was still living at Playcare.

News Anchor: As you can see, it appears that a group of sentient toys has managed to overpower all of the employees including a few toys like Mommy Long Legs and Huggy Wuggy. Nobody knows, who or what they really are, but I'm certain that these dangerous toys were made as a whole new project for Playtime Co. that went horribly wrong. You see, everyone knows Huggy Wuggy and Poppy Playtime, but are your children safe from Playtime Co.'s latest toy? What you've seen here is probably one of the designs of Playtime Co.'s own Smiling Critters-

Then the Smiling Critters show's logo appears in the top left of the screen.

News Anchorman: a limited series cartoon made to celebrate the release of the toys sharing its name, yet both now face the fire sparked by the inclusion of one key member...

The controversy of the CatNap doll, shown on the news along with the rest of the Smiling Critter crew as the group image of the Smiling Critters were shown on screen.

News Anchorman: "This is one of the members of the Smiling Critters, CatNap,-

Then they cut to a video of an individual holding the toy as they demonstrated the CatNap toy to show the viewers how the toy works.

News Anchorman: -and like the others of his line, you just pull his little tail, and a light gas exits the toy through the mouth. It seems innocent enough for the children that needed a good night's rest. However, parents across the country report their children experiencing strange and often violent nightmares. And beside them, their little, grinning, CatNap doll. Now, with controversy growing, Playtime Co. has recently announced the recall of all the Smiling Critters toys from your local toy store. Not only that they recalled all of the toys, but also the Smiling Critters TV Show as well.

An image of the Smiling Critters TV Show is shown to be cancelled after the controversies at Playtime Co had happened.

News Anchorman: The Smiling Critters, once beloved by children everywhere are all now permanently removed cleared from all promotional material. But damage already done, will disappearing be that easy? The exact cause of these incidents still unknown, only one thing appears glaringly certain: Your whole family are not safe with the mysterious toys that committed massive amounts of murders inside the toy factory. We are unsure of this moment of what's happening right now or what these strange creatures are, but we all advise everyone to stay in their homes and is issued a...uh...one moment folks....sorry I thought I saw something small that just come across my desk and...what's that? Oh god....this can't be happening....

There was a moment of silence before the news anchor continue explaining everyone including Y/n (Kenneth) and Miss Delight that is watching the news report right now on what the news anchor is trying to say them and how to deal with the situation.

News Anchor: Sorry for the long moment of silence and I seem to be getting reports that the...I apologize for not pay attention to what's going on because I have a bit of trouble reading this bulletin, but I have been told that this has confirmed by official sources. It appears that...these strange creatures that somehow the same Smiling Critters are now kidnapping every living being on this planet and they're...taking them to the same toy factory outside of Downtown Creation City and now....they're turning them all into one of them from some kind of...advanced machinery and...giant robots. It also appears that they're now capturing the innocent people, turning them into dolls like them through advanced machinery and eating the flesh of the living, exactly what it would be like in an actual zombie like apocalypse. It appears that the entire world in under attack by these sentient dolls and they're capturing every human they can find and making them one of them with advance technology. Even the police and the army can't seem to stop them. This is unbelievable news we're hearing! I for one am truly shocked. For those of you tuning in and seen what you have just watched right now, this is not a joke! Something has gone horribly...horribly wrong.

Then suddenly, there was the sound of loud clutter going on in the newsroom that made the news anchor flinch at the noise before looking over his desk to see what's there, but there's nothing there.

News Anchor: Uh...hello? Is anyone there?

Then without warning, he soon got attacked by a group of the same dolls from the toy factory as the camera to topple over, causing the TV signal to get disconnected for a moment before the signal came back on and Y/n (Kenneth) and Miss Delight saw what's going on the TV as they saw a blue elephant in a bloody lab coat, goggles and 6 robotic arms through a backpack as the Dark Creature known as Dr. Damage that is taking over the news channel as he has a message for the people of Creation City.

Dr. Damage: Hello? Is this thing on? Are we live on the air? Alright then...(Clears Throat) Citizens of Creation City! This is Dr. Damage of the Dark Creatures, here to send you a message from our leader of our group, Sleep Demon as we are all here to spread the word that we are now new world leaders, The Dark Creatures. Of course, you think you all have the power in the world to stop all of us. Coincidence, I think not!!! You humans are no match for our supreme power and technology, and I highly suggest that all of you should just give up and surrender yourselves. If you don't heed our warnings, we will hunt you down and gut you like a fish before we make you into one of us at the same toy factory that we've taken over with an iron fist.

Then he has shown images of the devasting events that happened in Playtime Co. during the Hour of Despair, which horrified Y/n (Kenneth) and Miss Delight at the sight of the images of the dead workers and scientists as well as the children that were being experimented on by Dr. Damage, which Y/n (Kenneth) soon realized that it was actually Bubba Bubbaphant, but he looks completely different from his original self like he just got a total makeover and plastic surgery on his entire body.

Y/n (Kenneth): What the heck?! What did Bubba Bubbaphant and the other Smiling Critters do to everyone at Playtime Co.?

Miss Delight: I don't know, but I don't like where this is going. It's a good thing I quit my job there and you got transferred here before this all happened.

Y/n (Kenneth): Same here. I just hope this is just an early April Fools' Day prank, but it's not. This is real.

Dr. Damage: Also, I hope you are watching this, Angel...because we will be looking for you as well. Once we capture you and take you back to us, we will make sure to clip your wings off, so you will never fly away from us ever again. We'll see you again soon, Angel.

Then the TV Screen went into static before the sound of a siren alarm was activated as the Dark Creatures have now started their reign of terror upon the world as the Smiling Critters Apocalypse has begun and things are not going well for Y/n (Kenneth) as he is now become the main target to the Dark Creatures.

Y/n (Kenneth): The end has come for us all...

END OF THE PREQUEL ARC

TO BE CONTINUED IN THE APOCALYPSE ARC