Benny was in a place of total darkness.

He looked around, seeing nothing but black space. He tried to remember how he got here, but came up with nothing.

He had this weird feeling of lightness. He wasn't floating, yet he wasn't sinking either.

Remembering his voice, the robot called, "Hello?"

Like magic, the darkness gave away to a light shade of purple. Now curious, Benny began to explore, calling out again.

Two bright lights appeared, and sped towards him. Instinct told him to run, but he stood still.

To his surprise, the lights then stopped, and faded to reveal two familiar faces.

"M-O! D-FIB!" He yelled.

But they both shook their heads. "We may look like your friends, but we are not them." The one that took the form of D-FIB said.

Benny drooped a little, then asked, "Where are they?" He then went wide-eyed. "Wait, I can talk normally? How did that happen?"

"You'll find out soon enough." Light-M-O stated.

Benny began to pace around. "I now no longer have the urge to play. Or to act like a child overall. I feel...smarter." He mused.

"Come with us. We'll show you something that might jog your memory." Light-D-FIB offered her paddle. Benny took it, and together the three robots went to a tiny white orb. As if it were a solid object, the defibrillator took it in between her paddles and showed it to Benny. He peered at it.

The orb flashed, then showed some moving images. Benny gasped as if he had been hit with a stone.

"I...I remember! M-O left after my pep-talk, but I followed him without his knowing consent. I don't know what exact words were exchanged between him and D-FIB, but what I know is that they were yelling at each other. And then…" Benny's eyes glossed over. Time seemed to stand still.

Memory swirled through his emerald orbs. Anger, sadness, fear. They were all there.

After what seemed like a long time, the little bot sucked in a breath, then spoke up.

"M-O and D-FIB...their argument triggered some flashbacks. Of my past." Benny went quiet.

"Can you elaborate on that?" Light-M-O asked.

Benny nodded. He knew it would be hard, but he had to at least try.

"I was a robot designed to be a playmate for the children. Even though it was my directive, I had a lot of fun doing it. The children and I had a lot of fun together. But it didn't last long.

"The children, they changed. I don't understand what happened. They stopped playing with me. I was hurt. And then, one day…" Benny then stopped as he started quaking. A few sobs escaped him. Light-D-FIB placed her paddle on his shoulder comfortably.

"Shhhh. It's okay." She soothed. Light-M-O let Benny lean on his shoulder.

As soon as he calmed down, Benny continued.

"I don't know what came over me. I was just so angry. I began to destroy anything that was in my path. The stewards, they caught me. That's all I can remember before one of them broke something in my system…"

Benny closed his eyes and dropped his head. The light-robots looked at each other. "Why did they have to ignore me?" Was all he could say.

Light-D-FIB said, "Benny, you have to understand. Everyone changes as they go through life. The children, they didn't mean to ignore you. They just...changed."

"I know that! Why do people have to change?" Benny asked.

"It's a part of life. Take a look at yourself, for example. Before, you always acted like a innocent child. But things in life caused you to become this way. Nobody's the same when they're older." Light-M-O explained.

"Then why did no one tell me that?!" Benny's voice cracked at the end.

"That is something even we don't know the answer to." The cleaning droid sighed sadly.

Benny stared at his two companions. "Is this some sort of dream world? If it is, do I have to wake up at some point?"

Light-D-FIB nodded. "You can say that. We can also say that, as a result of what happened, you've broken your programming."

"I won't act like a child?"

"Not anymore."

Benny's eyes grew wide. "What am I supposed to do? I don't really know what to do since I don't have a directive anymore."

Light-M-O smiled. "We're sure that M-O and D-FIB can help you. They, after all, have also broken their code."

"Really?"

"It is true. So have WALL-E, EVE, and all the other robots you've met."

Benny smiled sheepishly. "So, I guess I don't need a reason to worry, then."

The purple environment they were in then started to fade into darkness. "Our time here is almost up." Light-D-FIB noticed. She turned to her comrade. "We must be on our way."

Benny held up his hand. "Wait! When I wake up, will I remember this? And when I acted like a child?"

"That depends." Light-M-O answered. "Goodbye." Then he and Light-D-FIB vanished into the void.

Benny shut his eyes tightly as the world around him went black. When he opened them, he was met with the worried faces of his real friends. They were speaking to him, but he couldn't make out the words. All he gasped out was, "I remember!"