A/N: Howdy! I don't own Toy Story *sniff*.

Caralina100: No, not all of you are mean. Yeah, I feel sorry for Emily's daughter, too. And yes, I agree, I wish I was part of that family!

KraZiiePyrozHavemoreFun: Yeah, I never saw it but up until recently just the thought of Chucky scared the hell outta me! I heard about this great thing – you know the film The Birds? Where birds attack people? My dad said one of his friends took a pigeon to a cinema screening when it first came out – he hid it under his coat. When the birds first attacked people in the film, he threw the pigeon into the air. Everyone screamed, and some people ran out.

Addicted2SONIC4evr: Thanks! I wish I knew the Secret. Actually, I kinda do, right? If I ever find out it's real or something like, that, I'll let you know, shall I?

PhantomPhoenix4: Thanks!

Goldenfightergirl: Well… no… that's just me being a goof ball. But originally, Emily's daughter was hit with a car and died. I just put the timing in randomly, for some strange reason.


Chapter Nine: Alive

Staring up at the two on top of the hill, Andy sighed and put Woody down. "Hey, Bonnie?" he asked. "Where's Jessie?"

Bonnie shifted nervously and pointed to the redhead who was laughing with Emily. "No," Andy said. "I mean the Jessie doll I gave you."

Bonnie shifted again and picked up Buzz, flipping his helmet open. She'd really hoped Andy wouldn't notice, especially since Jessie herself didn't seem to want anybody to know. Well, Jessie was a very good friend to Bonnie, even if she did want to become a doll again; so Bonnie was going to be a good friend in return. She promised herself she wouldn't tell.

"I musta left her at home," Bonnie shrugged.

"Huh?" Andy asked. "Your mom told me Jessie was your favourite."

"She didn't mind," Bonnie muttered, her eyes still on Buzz.

Andy picked up Slinky. "You know, I never used to leave my favourite toys at home unless something happened to them. Did something happen to Jessie?"

Bonnie nodded; it wasn't a flat-out lie, at least.

"What was it?" Andy happened. "Don't worry; I won't be mad."

"I –" Bonnie looked around nervously, searching for inspiration. She spotted Woody, next to Andy. His hands weren't at his knee, like it hurt, a few seconds ago, were they?

"Her knee got caught on a table," Bonnie said. "Mom's gonna fix her later." [*1]

"Really?" Andy asked, worried. "You know, Woody ripped his arm once. I fixed him. If you want, I could try and fix her for you."

"No!" Bonnie said, a little too quickly. "No, that's fine. She's gonna be alright. Don't worry 'bout it."

"Well, if you're sure…" Andy muttered.

"Yeah," Bonnie said, checking her watch quickly. "Oops, we gotta go! Mom wants us back home…"

Andy helped her pick up the toys. "Do you want a ride? I can put your bikes in the car."

"Um… sure…" Bonnie muttered uncertainly. She scooped the rest of the toys into her bag and they walked over to Jessie and the other lady – Emily, Jessie had called her – who were laughing about some sort of "Round-up gang".

"Bonnie says you gotta go now," Andy said. "I'm gonna take you home. C'mon."

Jessie and Emily sat in the back of the car, and Bonnie swivelled round to try and talk to them, but her seat belt made it difficult.


When they got back to the house, Andy had to go, but Emily said she could stay. Bonnie's mom knew Emily, so it was alright for her to stay with Bonnie and Jessie, and they went into Bonnie's room and tipped all the toys onto the bed.

"Hey, Jessie…" Bonnie said hesitantly. "How do you know Emily?"

"Oh!" Jessie said. "No, I didn't tell ya, did I? When I was a toy, Em here was my first owner."

Emily nodded quietly.

"Okay…" Bonnie muttered awkwardly. She'd honestly never pictured Jessie as having any owners before Andy. Come to think of it, Bonnie still found it strange trying to picture Andy as being Jessie's owner; and now that Jessie was a human, it was weird to think of her even having an owner.

"Hey, Bon-Bon," Jessie said suddenly. Bonnie looked up – a sly smile was playing across Jessie's face. "Remember what we were talkin' about before Andy arrived up on the hill?"

"About toys being alive?"

There it was again. That same glimmer of hope in Bonnie's eyes that showed how much she wanted it to be true. Jessie smiled and glanced at Emily, who was watching carefully, but gave Jessie an if-you're-sure smile.

"Well, um…" Jessie wasn't sure how to put it.

"We are."

Wait. That wasn't Jessie. That wasn't even a girl talking. It was…

"Buzz?" Bonnie asked, bringing her down so it was level with the bed. "Aw, wow!"

Bonnie turned to Jessie. "Are all the other toys alive, too?"

"Every toy that exists," Buzz said. "But very few humans actually know that."

"Really?" Bonnie looked at the other toys. "Cuz they're not moving."

"Hold on a second."

Buzz kicked Woody extremely hard in the shin, and the cowboy screamed and jumped up, clutching his leg. "Buzz!"

Jessie cracked up with laughter. "Good on ya, Buzz!"

Buzz smiled innocently as Woody glared and the other toys stood up.


A/N:

*1 = Originally, in Toy Story 2, Woody ripped his knee by accident. That's where this idea came from.