The two officers, Frank and Dave, were looking for Anger. He killed both Jack and James when the police told him to not do that. In the Head Quarters, Anger found a trapdoor where he can hide from the periodic visits from the officers. One of these days, the officers came in the Head Quarters for Anger.
"Open the Door!" shouted Officer Frank.
The Emotions heard Frank's voice. Sadness warned Anger, but he was already running for the trapdoor.
"Anger, go to hide." whispered Sadness.
"I'm going down. Just tell me when they are gone."
Outside the door, Frank and Dave were talking on how to handle the situation with Anger.
"Frank, I don't think we should give to him the death penalty. He is an Emotion! How Riley can live without him?" Dave showed his disapproval to Frank.
"The law is changed, Davey. They can create all the memories, even if an Emotion is missing."
"We should just write our rapport and say that Anger is dead." suggested Dave.
"Don't you think I would already did that if we could? They won't believe us!"" said Frank, looking at Dave.
"FINE! Just don't forget what Anger have done for you." shouted Dave, refusing to look his co-worker.
"I think you don't remember that he killed the two imaginary friends when we told him to not do that."
Dave remained in silence. He knew that Frank was right. The police could punish Jack and James but Anger judged from himself… in the wrong way.
"Open this door!" said Frank, knocking heavily at the door.
Sadness walked to the doorknob, she pulled it and let the two officers come in.
"How can I help you, Officer Frank?" asked Sadness.
"We are looking for Anger. Did you see him in these days?"
"If you don't mind, I would like to ask you some question to you and your quivering co-worker over there."
"Me and Fear? OK... Fear, come here!" called Sadness.
"The officers!? This doesn't look good." thought the raw nerve while he was walking to reach Sadness and the two officers.
"OK, Sadness. You first." said Dave before to ask the first question to the teardrop.
"Do you know if Anger have ever had mental problems?" asked Dave while looking with attention to Sadness.
"Huh… no. I don't."
"Do you know something about Jack and James' death?"
"No." lied Sadness.
"What are your thoughts about Anger?"
"He saved Riley when Joy wasn't in the Head Quarters. He saved me too. He is a good guy and he would never hurt someone and since Joy is not here anymore, he took the leadership… with our approval."
"Thanks Sadness." Dave finished his questions but he didn't notice nothing weird from Sadness.
It was Fear's turn now. Dave and Sadness stood up from the chairs, leaving the place at Fear and Frank.
"OK, Fear. This is the first question: do you know something about Jack and James' death?" asked Frank, without moving his look from Fear.
"N-no. I do-don't kn-know anything!" answered Fear while his lips were quivering.
"You wouldn't hide nothing to us, would you?"
"N-no, officer!"
"What do you think about Anger's leadership?"
"Anger's leadership? He is a good guy, even if he shout to me or punch me."
"OK, Fear. Last question. Would you trust of Anger?"
"Yes, officer. I would." gulped Fear while answering to Frank's question.
"Enough. Thank you guys for your time." smiled Frank and he exited from the door, with Officer Dave.
Once they are out, they start a chat.
"What do you think, Frank?" asked Dave.
"I think that they are not saying the truth, Dave. But I know what we have to do. Have you seen Fear? He was about to crack, I felt it. Do we have his number?"
"Yes. But what's your plan?" asked Dave to Frank, while they heard a whistle from the Train of Thoughts.
"I'll tell to you this when we are out, OK? And you?
"Sadness... it's pretty hard to see if she was about to crack. Her sad aura… literally attached me depression!" laughed Dave.
"Ah! I knew it." also Officer Frank laughed.
"Are they gone?" said a voice from a trapdoor
"Yes, Anger. They are on the Train of Thoughts now." assured Fear.
Anger opened the trapdoor, climbed the stairs and walked out of it.
"Wow… I thought to stay in that stupid trapdoor forever!"
"They won't let us alone, Anger." talked the teardrop with a pessimistic tone.
"I know Sadness… but we have a girl's life ahead. We can't let the events us." said Anger with determination.
He was very focused on keeping Riley happy. He didn't care about the officers, which were visiting the Emotions almost everyday and asking them questions.
That night…
Anger wasn't able to sleep. He was thinking about Joy and Disgust and his fate. What would happen if the police will find him? Anger convinced himself to not give up, but he knew that it was all about time…
"Oh Joy… for the first time… I don't know what I should do. But I won't regret what I have done to those two stupid imaginary friends! If it were not for them, the Memory Emergency Plan would be so much better than this." he thought.
Anger was sitting on his bed but he stood up, walked downstairs and under the transfer tube. Anger activated it and after a couple of minutes, he was outside the Head Quarters. Anger visited all the places where he went: The Memory Dump where he held Joy from falling before she ran in the Long Term Memory, and he visited Jack and James' death points. After a couple of hours walking in the darkness, Anger found the Subconscious Prison. He saw a glowing light and two officers near to that. Anger thought that it wasn't the moment to talk with them… because he was wanted. But he heard the conversation of the two officers.
"Yup! She is officially crazy." talked the first officer.
"Wow… what should we do with her?" asked the other officer.
"Isn't this obvious? We'll help her!"
"Are you sure? How can we help her?"
"Just let me do the job, pal. I'll take care of her."
Anger didn't care a lot of what the two officers were talking about. He continued to walk and on the back home way, he found a lot of happy memories made by his plan. He walked through the newest part of the Long Term Memory, watching all of his work in one year with Riley. Anger walked in there for at least 2 hours. He found also Dream Production but he can't go there. After another long walk, he returned in the Head Quarters.
"All the work I have done… I can't stop right now." said Anger, looking Riley's mind, through the window.
"Anger? Already up from the bed?" asked a voice upstairs. It was Sadness. She usually wakes up at 6:00 AM.
"Is that a problem?" growled Anger in pain for himself.
"Oh no! Absolutely not. I saw you 4 hours ago, while you was exiting from the Head Quarters. What was you doing down there?"
"Just walking with a lot of nostalgia for the old times. When Joy was here, it would be a lot easier than now! Now it's so hard for me. And you're in danger, guys." warned Anger.
"In danger? Why? Is that imaginary friend thing?" Sadness asked softly.
"Yes. They have a stupid village in Imagination Land. But they are almost everywhere in the day time. They want me, Sadness. And all this confusion for a guy that I had no clue… until now."
"Who is he? Bing Bong?"
"Exactly. Bing Bong. When you was out the Head Quarters, have you seen the Honesty Island's fall?"
"Yes. I was on the Train of Thoughts with Joy and Bing Bong when the Island fell down. The Island took the trail down."
"Wait a minute… was you on that train?"
"I was on that train. After a while, Joy and Bing Bong fell in the Memory Dump… for this the imaginary friends are hunting you."
"If they are hunting me… I'll probably be dead in 1-2 days."
"Don't say that!" cried Sadness.
"If I stay out the Head Quarters, they'll find me. If I stay inside the Head Quarters, Frank and Dave will find my trapdoor in no time."
Sadness remained in silence because she knew that Anger's words were right.
Anger was strictly wanted. And he wasn't loved from both the parts: the imaginary friends wanted to punish him and also the police wanted to punish him.
A couple of hours later…
"Good morning, guys!" greeted Fear. "Anyone know something about Disgust?"
"She is fine, beanpole! Do not remind me what happened. Disgust should return this night from the hospital."
Fear wasn't so scared. He was so happy in that moment: Disgust would be in return in the Head Quarters that night and finally most of the problems are gone… at least for him. He have always tried to stay happy just like Joy.
"What hour is it?" asked Anger.
"It's 9:25 AM," answered Fear. "today we have no school, right?"
"Tranquillo Fear! We don't have to deal with the teacher today… Anger you should hide now: I see the Train of Thoughts."
"Wow! At the last minute, Sadness." said Anger surprised of how fast she saw the train.
Anger was running for his trapdoor while someone was knocking at their door – again.
Sadness opened the door when a voice spoke.
"Morning Sadness! We want to ask some question, but this will be the last time, OK?" smiled Officer Dave.
"Sure!" Sadness was surprised. If that was the last time, Anger would have nothing to worry about.
"Ask me all the questions you want Officer Dave… where is your co-worker?"
"He is not here now. I want to ask questions to Fear actually. Do you mind?"
"Uh… no?"
"Thanks. I'll be as fast as I can."
Officer Dave walked over the doorstep and called Fear… apart in his room.
"Fear, Can I ask you a question?" said Dave.
"Sure thing, Davey! Shoot the question… not literally, please." joked Fear.
"Ah! What a cool joke. But do not call me Davey. This is not a question actually… I think you're much obliged to talk."
"WHAT!? What do you want from me?"
"I want that you bring Anger at Family Island… tonight. If you don't do as I just said, be prepared to be locked in the Subconscious Prison for a lot of years, with Riley's worst fears."
As Officer Dave finished those horrible words, he was walking to exit from Fear's room but he stopped himself.
"Oh, I was almost forgetting this: if you talk about this with someone… we'll know about that. it's your call, Fear." then he finished sarcastically: "Have a great day, Fear!"
Fear, after Officer Dave exited form the Head Quarters, walked in silence in the main room. He saw Anger out of the trapdoor.
"Fear, what Officer Davey asked to you?" asked Sadness.
"Nothing too serious, actually! The same questions of everyday."
"Did he really said that this was the last time?" asked Anger with a smile.
The remaining duo shook their heads to say 'yes' and Anger was pretty happy about that.
"Finally! They won't come here again! I feel finally safe, for once. I can just stay here in the Head Quarters to work and screw those imaginary friends! If they said the truth."
Then, Anger continued with his recurrent phrase.
"Come on guys! We have a girl's life ahead!"
That night…
"Aaand we're out! Great job guys! Disgust should come in a bit… finally!"
"Listen, Anger… we gotta talk about job. C-can you follow me outside the Head Quarters?" asked Fear anxiously.
"Sure thing, beanpole! At least I can show you how many memories we made!" said a relaxed firebrick.
Fear and Anger walked under the transfer tube. Sadness remained in the Head Quarters for Dream Duty and waiting Disgust. Once they are out, they start to walk and talk.
"Wow, Fear… I don't know what I've done to deserve this luck. If Dave was serious, we have to worry about nothing! And all these years… sorry for treating you this bad… sorry a lot. But don't say to Disgust I just said that, OK? She will be so happy to see me after all this time."
"W-wow. Thanks Anger. Let's see your best memories you've done in this year. We' talk about job later." Fear felt horrible in that moment. He was betraying his friend. But Officer Dave left him with literally no choice. Or that, or be locked in the Subconscious Prison. The officers planned that. Fear was about to crack.
They reached Family Island.
"Hey Fear! Look at all these memories."
Anger grabbed a lot of memories and walked close to Fear.
"Ah! This one is my favorite, Fear. And yours?" asked a smiling firebrick.
"I li-like th-this one!"
"Are you OK? You look pretty upset, beanpole."
And while Anger was watching Fear, two people were walking in their direction.
Anger remained in silence while he was watching. When they come closer, he see Officer Frank and Officer Dave. His look returned to Fear when he start to talk.
"I'm so sorry, Anger. Please forgive me!"
Anger realized what Fear have done but…
"Do not worry, Fear. It's OK. It's not your fault."
"YES IT IS! They obliged me to talk! I'm so sorry!"
Fear was crying madly when Anger realized everything.
"It's OK, Fear. In a way or another, it was all about time..." while Fear was crying and begging, Anger continued "can you just do to me a favor?"
"Everything for you, Anger!"
"Good. Go at Subconscious Prison… a person that you missed, is waiting you there."
"Who is he?"
"Just go, okay? Go away from here."
"Goodbye, Anger..."
"Goodbye, Fear. Now let me deal with them."
As Fear walked ran away, the two officers were standing in front of Anger.
"Hey, Anger..."
"Hey Frank… hey Dave."
"Just tell me why you did that? Why you killed Jack and James?"
"I was on a fury attack… I don't regret their deaths." admitted Anger.
"I'm so sorry, Anger." talked Officer Dave.
They remained in silence for a few of minutes…
"The end of the day… it's all here." concluded Anger…
"It's all here." Officer Frank shook his head.
As Fear arrived to the Subconscious Prison, someone called him…
"Fear!" called a familiar star.
"Joy!?"
They ran one on each other, pulled their arms and hugged for 3 minutes.
"You missed me, Joy."
"Me too, Fear."
"Won't you get crazy again, will you?" joked Fear.
"Maybe." laughed Joy.
"Let me bring you out of all of this."
Some days later…
"OK. my teammates! Time to start a new day with Riley! Here is the plan! Fear! Bring me a lot of angry memories. Disgust, make sure Fear do nothing stupid."
"Just like him..." remembered Disgust.
"Sadness? Help when Riley needs help, okay?"
"As you say, Joy!"
"Anger… stay in our hearts… we'll always remember you as the main Emotion. We have a girl's life ahead."
Well… it's over. I know what you are thinking:
"Oh, finally it's over"
"Why it's finished like that!?"
"Whatever..."
But I can assure you a thing … I'm not done from writing yet. I'll still be here for a loooooooong time. And I'll do better stories if you didn't like this. If I see people who say "bla bla bla the plot sucks!" and others like that, I'll send my personal Predator bodyguard to kill the mean reviews. And I decided to put this here like "A girl's life ahead" which if you didn't mind it, show a little bit of love to who wrote this, with a PM of what you think about the characters and other things like that. But if I only had your boredom, trust me, I didn't do that on purpose. :)
