A/N: Omg! *throws confetti at you... or your screen* Welcome to the last chapter of Little Bundles of Joy! *Spaz attack* I'm SO VERY SORRY about the long wait, but with writer's block it's hard to know what to write. But here it is! I'll say more after the story, so you can just read already. Hope you enjoy this! ^^ Disclaimer: I don't own Toy Story or any of its character. Probably never will… *sad face*. I do own my own characters and the plot.
Little Bundles of Joy
Chapter 14
~xOx~
Woody and the gang traveled down the dimly-lit hallway, careful not to make any noise and risk waking someone up. The slightest sounds almost made some of them jump, nervous that it was someone getting up to get something. The hallway was pretty narrow and there weren't many places they could have hid in. The stairs was halfway down the hall towards what they believe were Sid's and the parent's room.
They all quietly and as quickly as they could descend down the long, well at least to them, flight of stairs. Woody and Buzz helped Tyler and Casey down the steps causing them to go a few steps slower. The other four eased their way down, careful not to make a sound. As they neared the last three steps they actually thought they were going to make it without a hitch. Unfortunately, it didn't end this way. Kat made her way to the next edge and stepped on her untied shoelace on accident causing her to fall. She crashed into Andy and JoJo who were in front of her and caught them off guard. The three tumbled down the last of the steps and landed with a good 'thud'. They opened their eyes and froze. A few feet away were Scud, still sleeping, undisturbed by their crash. The rest hurried down as fast as they could to join them. Stacey was first to help them up and soon joined again by the other four.
"Geez, that was a close one, huh?", Stacey whispered as she lifted Kat off of them. For some reason, her soft, quiet voice was what woke the sleeping pet. His eyes flew open and he lifted his head toward the sound.
Scud's eyes narrowed as he caught sight of the familiar cowboy and space ranger, growling as he stood up and stalked toward them. Obviously, he remembered what happened before and learned how to hold a grudge. Andy and JoJo quickly hid Tyler and Casey in the shadows near the archway to the kitchen, so the dog won't decide to chase after them instead. Kat and Stacey followed them.
"Guys got a plan?", Kat asked the two teenage looking dolls.
"Um... Not really!", Andy hissed, trying to think of something quick. This was a bad time to find out she did not think well under pressure. After deciding she might just improvise, she quickly snatched JoJo's red hat and looked at it.
"Hey, give me that!", JoJo hissed and tried to make a grab for it, but got a hold of just air instead when she moved it out of the way. She quickly grabbed whatever small object that was around her and chucked it at Scud. Luckily, she didn't miss.
The dog looked up and toward the direction in which the object came from. The brown haired doll then held the red hat like how a matador would hold up a cape.
"Come on, come toward the pretty red hat.", Andy whispered, shaking the hat a little. Scud stared at her for a second and then turned back to Woody and Buzz, who were again trying not to get backed up into the corner or against the wall.
"Idiot, you know that only works on bulls.", JoJo said, snatching his hat back and putting it on.
"Can't blame me for trying.", she countered back; she really hoped that would have worked.
"Anymore bright ideas?", Stacey asked, directing the question to all of them.
"I have one!", Kat announced, proudly. She then went in front of them and yelled to Scud, "Hey, fart face!" She was loud enough for him to hear, but not those who were upstairs. She then continued to start teasing and taunt. Andy quickly realized what she was doing and decided to join in. Stacey and JoJo weren't so incline to jump in right away.
"Nananana! You ain't scary!", Andy taunted, faking a laugh as she stared at Scud's teeth.
"You couldn't scare a cat!", Kat added, making funny faces at him. The dog growled and forgot about the cowboy and space ranger as he started to go toward them.
"Great, now he's going to come after us.", JoJo said, sarcastically and they started to back up, trying to keep a distance from Scud, "You guys probably didn't think of that, huh?"
"No, we did not.", Kat stated bluntly.
"W-what now?", Stacey asked.
"What else? Run!" The four of them bolted, heading in different directions. Woody and Buzz took this opportunity to run to the shadows where Tyler and Casey were, making sure they were ok.
Scud first went after Kat, making them run in a circle in the entrance hall. After a few minutes, he started to get dizzy making him to slow down to a halt.
"You guys just stay right here and don't go anywhere.", Woody instructed Tyler and Casey sternly before he and Buzz joined to help the four.
The dog closed his eyes and shook his head in an attempt to get the room to stop spinning. When he opened his eyes the first thing he saw was Buzz and then started to go after the poor space ranger. He ran in all different directions to trick the chasing pet, but none have worked. Andy soon thought of a plan and unlatched her rope from her belt.
"Here! Take this.", she told Woody as she handed him one end of brown rope, "Come on!" They ran to the archway that led to the kitchen and positioned themselves and the rope to make a trap.
"Buzz! Come over here!", he then yelled, waving his hand in their direction. The space ranger did what he was instructed and saw the brown rope, quickly catching on to what they were doing. He quickly jumped over the rope and up against the wall on the other side to not get fallen on. Scud saw this and jumped over, but started to slide on the slippery kitchen tile floor, letting out a yelp.
"Darn it!", Andy hissed, disappointed it didn't work. The growling dog turned back towards them and started after them.
Scud decided to go after Andy causing her to tossed the rope aside, knowing she won't be able to roll it fast enough, and ran wherever her feet decided to go. Casey quickly ran out of their hiding place when the dog's back was toward her and grabbed the rope, retreating back quickly. Tyler helped her roll it back and continued to watch helplessly in the dark shadow.
Unfortunately for Andy, the cowgirl soon found herself up against a wall. She inwardly slapped herself for getting in this situation. She had to think and fast or she'll find herself as a new chew toy.
"Hey, look!", Andy exclaimed in amazement and pointed behind Scud, "A distraction!" When he looked toward the direction to see what she was pointing at, she took this opportunity to slip away and run once again.
Scud then chased Stacey through the living room, growling and letting out a few barks, before he caught sight of Woody and switched targets. It came apparent that he didn't really care who he was going after as long as he got someone. It wasn't long until Scud changed again and went after JoJo.
'How long are we going to have to keep this up?', the young cowboy thought, desperate for an idea to stop this. His eyes then widen as a plan came into realization. He started for the farthest wall from his position which was the one with the archway leading to the kitchen. JoJo gained more speed which caused Scud to follow faster.
"What's he doin'?", Andy muttered to herself.
He ran straight toward the painted wall and just before he would ram himself into it, he made a sharp right turn. Scud, right on his tail, didn't see that coming and collided with said structure. The dog let out a loud yelp and growled angrily. He barked two times before they heard a door getting slammed. Scud whimpered, taking a few steps back. JoJo and everyone else took this distraction and ran to the shadows with Tyler and Casey as heavy footsteps descend the staircase.
Sid emerged from the dim light and into the small entrance hall. His eyes were droopy and red from being disturbed from his sleep and his clothes wrinkled. He muttered some "choice" words that will not be written because of the rating of this story.
"Scud, you stupid dog!", Sid glared, "Shut up, you'll wake everyone up!" Even though he didn't really have room to talk since his voice could, too. Scud growled and glared toward the hiding place of the group, a small, but noticeable, bark escaping.
"That's it.", Sid grumbled, getting Scud and carrying him back upstairs to his bedroom, making his pet squirm under his arm. As soon as they heard a door upstairs closed, Woody and the group emerged from the shadows of their hiding place.
"I'd never thought I say this, but thank goodness for Sid!", Kat exclaimed happily as she pumped her fist in the air. Their excitement was short-lived when they realized no windows were unlocked and there were no doggy-doors to exit.
"What are we going to do now? Don't tell me we just did all that for nothin'!", Andy asked, obviously worried.
"There's got to be a way out!", Casey said, trying to be optimistic about their current situation.
"She's right! Let's see if we can find another way out.", Kat backed her up. All of them split up in search of an exit.
"Can we get out of this way?", Tyler called from entrance hall in the shadows. Everyone else headed toward him to see what he was talking about. He was pointing to an air vent.
"Nice find, Tye!", Andy said, patting his head. Woody unscrewed the cover and held it open for everyone to get in before in himself. Luckily for them Buzz's glow in the dark suit lit the way for them. They thought it was going to take awhile to find their way out, but they were lucky this time. It only took five minutes or so to find an exit to the outside. Woody tried to squeeze his hand through the vent to unscrew it, but his hand wouldn't go through.
"I can't get through.", he told them.
"What now?", Kat asked, shaking the covers to see it could open that way.
"Maybe we can slam into it and it will open.", JoJo suggested with sarcasm, thinking that would only work in cartoons. But that remarked seemed plausible to Kat and Andy.
"Everyone, get behind us! ", Andy said with Stacey, Kat, and JoJo by her side. They listened, hoping this will actually work.
"What are we doing? I was joking about that!", he said as the three girls got ready to charge, not listening to him.
"Ready? 3…2…1", Kat counted down, "Go!" The four charged as fast as they can toward the obstacle and the force of them crashing into it opened it. They tumbled and fell flat on their face.
"That was… awesome!", Kat exclaimed, jumping to her feet, "Let's do that again!"
"Let's not.", Stacey countered back, fixing her hair band and sitting up.
"I can't believed that worked…", JoJo muttered under his breath as he stood up and helped Andy to her feet. Woody, Buzz, Tyler, and Casey ran out of the vent towards them.
"You guys ok?", Buzz asked them.
"Yeah, we'll live.", Stacey said as she fixed her dress, "Now let's find a way through the fence and then you guys are home free." They looked for a way under the fence or a loose board. Within a few minutes they found a weak spot, which was a loose board, in the fence.
"Well, I guess this is good-bye, huh?", Kat asked.
"I guess so….", Andy whispered, but then tried to sound happy again, "It was great hanging out with you guys."
Tyler then hugged Kat's leg while Casey hugged Stacey's and smiled, "Yeah, same here!"
"Likewise for sure.", they told them, as they got to their knees to give them an actual hug.
Kat then turned to JoJo and smiled, "Don't worry I'll pass on a hug to Lizzy." JoJo's eyes widen and looked away sheepishly.
"Th-thanks.", he stuttered.
"D'aw, he's shy!", Andy laughed, nudging him with her elbow.
"Great, you're not going to let this go, huh?", he smiled.
"You know me so well.", she grinned big, slugging her arm around his shoulder.
"And neither will we!", Tyler and Casey announced together.
"Well, bye guys. We better start heading back.", Stacey said, pointing back at the house.
"Yeah, same with us.", Buzz said as held the plank of wood up so they could go through. Stacey and Kat stayed until all of them were on the other side of the fence before they headed back to the air vent. Woody and the group made their way down the sidewalk.
"Guys want to have a race back home?", Andy suggested, feeling like she wanted to run.
"Yeah!", the little kids exclaimed happily.
"Sure, why not?", Buzz agreed. They all got in a straight line next to each other and got ready.
"Ok, ready… set….", Andy started, but bolted down the street before saying 'go'. They chased after her and caught up to her easily.
"Hey, false start!", JoJo accused, laughing a little.
"I did say, 'go'!", she laughed, "…In my head." The older ones didn't run that fast, so the little kids didn't get left behind. JoJo and Andy slowed down, so Casey would be in between them and then raised her up by her hands, carrying her as they ran. Woody looked back as she got into a fit of laughter and saw Tyler having a little trouble catching up. He slowed down and picked him up, placing him onto his shoulder. His green eyes widen in surprise for a second before he smiled big and laughed. The older cowboy ran faster as they got to the front. After a few minutes, they slowed down when they started to get tired.
Buzz glanced at Tyler on Woody's shoulder and Casey being swung back and forth between Andy and JoJo and couldn't help but smile.
"Jessie's lucky to have you.", the space ranger blurted out and caught his friend's attention.
"Huh?", Woody was caught off guard by this.
"You better treat her right.", Buzz looked at him, waiting for an answer.
"Of course.", Woody answered and gave a small smile which his friend quickly returned. They soon arrived back at the Davis household and saw that the van wasn't there. The family hasn't come back yet from their family party. They slipped in quietly via the dog door in the front. Now too tired to head upstairs, they decided to get as much sleep as they could downstairs before someone would wake them up.
~xXx~
The toys woke up to the sound of the door slamming and lay lifeless on the living room table. It wasn't long until they felt the sensation of being lifted and carried upstairs by Andy. Bright sunlight shone through the windows. Woody glanced at the clock and saw it was almost eleven am. When they got to the bedroom, he laid them down on the bed to help his mom make lunch. All the toys in the room came alive in the room. Woody looked around the room before going off the bed and saw Jessie on the computer desk, surprise to see her legs already fixed.
"Well, go on.", Buzz told his friend, motioning him to Jessie.
"Thanks, Buzz.", he smiled, placing a hand on his friend's shoulder before jumping off the bed. He climbed up the desk chair and onto the table before saying, "Hey, Jessie." She looked up to the voice, surprised. She grinned big before jumping up and wrapping her arms around him which he did the same thing.
"I'm so glad you guys are back!", she exclaimed happily.
"Who fixed your legs? I thought you'd still be in the closet or something.", Woody said as they let go of each other and headed to the window sill.
"Bo sewn my legs!", she smiled, "The first time wasn't that good but before we all went to bed, she did it tighter, so I can walk without a stick."
"That was really nice of her.", he said, "So you guys are fine?"
"I guess so…", she answered, quietly, "She seemed to have given me her blessin'. What about Buzz?" Her eyes seemed sad at the thought of him. She knew she hurt him, but she really liked Woody, too. Jessie would feel horrible if she said yes when she liked someone else. She would have felt that she had used him or something like that.
"Same with him.", Woody answered the same tone as her. There was an awkward silence between them that neither of them knew how to break. He wanted to ask her, but didn't know how to put it out there without having it make this moment more awkward then it really was.
"Hey, uh, Jessie?", he started slowly.
"Yeah? What's the matter?", Jessie asked, wondering why he sounded nervous.
"Can I ask you something?"
"I believe you just did.", she laughed, "What is it?
"Do you think you want to try this?", he asked, but then added, "For real?" Woody really hoped that was clear enough, he wasn't sure if he could ask again. It a few second for Jessie to understand what he meant and her eyes widen. He was about to tell her it was fine if she needed time when he saw her expression, but was cut off as she tackled him with a hug.
"I take that as a yes then?", he laughed, hugging back.
"What do you think?", Jessie laughed, holding on tighter.
"Oops!" The two looked towards the voice and saw Tyler and Casey's head peeking up from the desk.
"We can go if you want some private time…", Tyler said, getting ready to back down.
"No, its fine.", she smiled, getting off of Woody and helping them up onto the desk, "We needed to talk to you too, anyway."
"Awe! What a happy moment!", Andy piped up as she and JoJo secretly watched the scene.
"Yeah, it looks like everything work out, huh?", he smiled at his cousin, but it slowly faded, "But it feels as if we forgot somethin'..."
The sound of a familiar "baa" came from behind them, making the two turn toward the sound.
"Miss Peep, your lost your sheep again.", Buzz smiled, leading the sheep over to Bo, "They were by the toy chest."
"Thank you, Buzz.", she smiled warmly, "I've been looking for them all morning."
"It was no problem." The two looked up to the desk where Woody and Jessie were playing with Tyler and Casey.
"They look happy, huh?" Bo Peep commented, breaking the somewhat uncomfortable silence.
"Yeah… Are you going to be ok?", he asked, concerned.
"I should be… in time.", she answered, sadness in her voice, "Thanks for caring about me. What about yourself?"
"Same. As long as they're happy, you know?"
"Yeah…", she paused before adding, "I know you'll find someone else." Bo placed a friendly hand on his shoulder to reassure him.
"You, too." Buzz smiled then walked away, still needing sometime to be alone. Andy and JoJo watched from the corner of their eyes. Andy started to think of something and smiled.
"What's with that smile? It's out of place and creepy.", JoJo commented, worried she finally cracked.
"Oh, nothing! You silly!", she laughed, playfully punching his shoulder, "Can you excuse me for one moment?" Before he could answer, she quickly made her way to a certain shepherdess.
"Hiya, Miss Peep!", Andy greeted her with kind smile.
"Oh, hello there Andy.", Bo smiled back.
"What you say we set you up on a little date with a certain space ranger, huh?" Andy smiled, nudging her with her elbow softly.
"What? Uh..." Before Bo Peep could have answered, she found the young cowgirl being dragged away by her ear.
"Have you learned nothing from this?", JoJo grumbled as he pulled her away from Bo.
"Awe, but Jo! I think we owe them now.", his cousin said back and then yelled back to the shepherdess, "We'll talk more about the details later!"
"No, you won't!", he yelled, not wanting to meddle into anyone else's affair for awhile now.
"Yes, we will!", Andy followed with a contradiction.
"Ugh!", JoJo groaned and then thought to himself, 'Were we really this annoying?'
Bo Peep giggled to herself at the sight before her before walking away to be with her thoughts.
'Maybe I'll take her up on her proposition…'
~xXx~
"So… You lied to us to protect us?", Tyler said, slowly trying to understand. Tyler and Casey have been talking with Bo Peep, Buzz, Andy, JoJo, and of course Woody and Jessie. They've been talking for about a half an hour, filling in the kids questions, whether or not it had anything to do with the situation earlier. The group of eight was sitting under the bed for more privacy.
"Yes…", Woody answered, trying to pick his words right, "If we told you the truth, you guys would be confused and heartbroken."
"We didn't want to put you through that.", Jessie finished, sadly.
"See! I told you they had a reason!", Casey exclaimed to Tyler, sounding all knowing, "They wouldn't just lie to us for nothin'! But did you listen? No, you did not. And got us into that mess!"
"I'm sorry about that.", he blushed, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Casey.", Woody said, sternly, "Don't blame it all on your brother."
"Yeah, we all contributed to what happened.", JoJo defended.
"Yeah… They are the ones that messed up.", Andy sadly nodded her head and was soon hit in the back of her head by her cousin. "Ouch!"
"That includes you.", he hissed.
"Duh! I know that!", she retorted back, "Just joking around."
"Don't think that's the time for that."
"Ok! We are way off topic here.", Buzz interrupted, trying to bring the group back together, "We all had our part in this, but we all helped try and make it right."
"Buzz is right.", Woody backed him up, "And now we are going to try and make it stay that way."
"So what's going to happen now?", Tyler piped up.
"Your mom and I are going to be together.", he answered, trying not to sound awkward; they are surrounded by each of their ex.
"You're not doing this because we're here, right?", Casey asked, feeling guilty about it.
"Or because we kept meddling?", Andy asked on account for her and JoJo. Woody and Jessie looked at each other, the cowgirl answered for them.
"We're together because we want to be together." The two looked at Bo and Buzz to see what they would say. The five seconds before they answered were agonizing.
"As long as you're happy…", Buzz started.
"We're happy.", Bo finished.
"Don't y'all think a group hug is in order here." , Andy spoke up. Tyler and Casey quickly responded and tackled Woody and Jessie in a giant hug, soon joined by Andy when she was happy that it wasn't just her in the hug. JoJo, Bo Peep, and Buzz joined the hug after asking themselves the same question, 'why not?'.
After everything that happened, things finally felt right again.
~The End~
A/N: Well, that's the end! I'm sad to see this story finished and I will miss writing this. I hoped you enjoyed this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. I want to thank all of my lovely reviewers and readers. If it wasn't for you wonderful people this story would have probably been abandon, so you all deserve a round of applause and a cookie! YAY, I love you all! (In a not creepy way XD) *spaz out* I also want to thank you for being patient with my weird times I update and long breaks when writer's block hit me like a ton of bricks XD. I also want to thank Chiro-the-dragon with helping me with the story and ideas. You rock! :D
So, for the last time for this story, please review and let me know what you think! ^^