The horrific flashback soon cleared away and left Becky's mind. She woke up to see the sky had become a light-blue - almost completely white. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, only to find her hands were no longer wooden - they were human and fleshy again.
Becky looked around to find a bunch of people, all of which looking like the objects she had brought to life, including Harry, Robin, Manny, and Caffrin.
She gasped at the sudden realization at what had happened - she was rescued by a green-striped spool of thread...or as she was now, a light-brown-haired girl wearing a green-striped sweater.

"You...you did it...," Becky's astonished face grew a warm smile. She crawled closer to the girl. "You've saved us."
Caffrin opened her eyes slowly, her vision still adjusting to the light. "Huh...I...I did?"
The cabin was gone. All that was left was the clearing, the orange trees, and a little needle beside her.
She smiled. "I did..."

The two stood up. Everyone around them was starting to regain consciousness as well.
Tony, who was laying next to Paige, rubbed his head softly. Paige shielded her eyes from the sky's warmth and brightness. "Where...where am I?"
Caffrin nodded at Becky and they helped the two stand up. "Are you guys alright?"

Paige took just one glance at Caffrin and gasped. Tears started to flow from her eyes as she began to cry.
"I'm sorry." Those were the only words that came out of Paige's mouth as she hugged Caffrin tightly.
Caffrin smiled, a tear ran down her cheek and she hugged the now-human artist back. "It's OK...I know."

Two other boys watched on as many of the other re-born humans got up and left. The younger boy with blond hair and a pink-and-red-striped hat wiped a teardrop from his cheek. "Aww...I love happy endings, don't you, Trent?"
The older sharp-red-haired boy with the yellow bowtie stood next to him and nudged him angrily. "Shut up, Carl. Let's go home."
"OK, Trent." Carl smiled and followed Trent out of the forest. "No need to be so angry, you know~!"
"Carl..."

Harry, Robin, and Manny were the last to wake up. "Huh...what happened?"
Caffrin looked down at them with a smile. "I told you guys I'd never break a Striped-Sweater Swear."

Becky approached the four. "Uhh...I'm sorry about all this; Motherboard, my creations trying to kill you, having you all become objects as well...all of it! I should've never installed Motherboard in the first place..."
Caffrin placed a hand on her shoulder. "It's OK, Becky...you didn't know. But all that matters now is that it's all over for real, we're all still alive, and I can definitely say this is the last time we'll have to deal with that evil Motherboard."
"Thank you, Miss...I didn't even get your name..."
Caffrin hugged Becky tightly. "You can just call me Caffrin."
Manny, Robin, and Harry joined them. Becky started to sob and hugged them all tightly.

A few minutes later, the group hug unhinged itself. "Well, I guess we all have lives to get back to, don't we?"
Becky nodded. "I'm going back to my old job as a preschool teacher - and I'll do it the right way this time!"
"I wish you my best, Becky."
"Goodbye, Caffrin."

With one final wave goodbye, she trailed off and disappeared into the orange trees.
Manny looked up at Caffrin. "Do you think we'll ever see again?"
Caffrin smiled and nodded. "I hope so, Manny...I really hope so."

-0-0-

Trent and Carl stumbled through the trees. Every now and then, Carl would get distracted by an squirrel or a butterfly, and then Trent would have to slap him and get him to focus on finding their way back home.
"So Trent," Carl smiled, "how do you think Mom's gonna react when we tell her were we've been?"
"I bet she'll be angry that we were gone for so long..."
"Yeah, but maybe she'll also be relieved that we're OK!"
Trent struggled as he pushed a tree branch out of the way. "Carl, we've been gone for years. Do you even think she'll recognize us?"
"Yeah! She'll recognize us as the guys on the Selfridges window display!"
Trent stopped and glared at the younger boy. "...Carl, you are an idiot."
"I know, Tren-Ooh, look! A butterfly!"

The blond-haired boy chased after the butterfly, leaving Trent to go after him. "Carl, get back here right now!"
They ran off, hoping to reach civilization after so many years of being trapped in that window display...and maybe catch that butterfly, too.