Chapter 21
They had all the memories, and Riley had her complete memory of the day when she fell into her coma. The 4 of them walked back towards Family Island, so they could get in the recall tube, and head back to headquarters so they could wake Riley up.
When they arrived, they all hugged Bing Bong goodbye, especially Riley.
"It was great to see you again Bing Bong," Riley said happily.
"The same can be said for me too," Bing Bong replied.
They walked up to the recall tube-after the adventure when Riley moved to San Francisco, the mind workers installed a recall tube to headquarters if the emotions ever came out of headquarters again, intentionally or not-and opened the door. Riley, Sadness, and Joy climbed inside and slid up the tube, waving goodbye to Bing Bong as the slid up, and they didn't stop until he was out of their sight.
As they got closer and closer to headquarters, Riley became more and more excited to go home. She had to admit though, she would definitely miss everything about her mind, but most importantly, her emotions.
If it hadn't been for her emotions, she would likely be scared out of her mind. She would've had no idea where she was, or how to get home. She owed them a lot.
When they made it back to headquarters, they were greeted by Anger, Disgust, and Fear. But something was wrong, and Riley could tell. The smiles on Joy's Riley's, and even Sadness's faces were quickly exchanged for looks of concern.
"Guys? What's wrong?" she asked.
"Uh…" they all seemed to respond at the same time.
"Guys? Are you ok?" Joy asked, concerned.
A static sound erupted from the screen again, and crying from Riley's mom could be heard. Riley, Joy, and Sadness approached the screen, while Disgust, Anger, and Fear stayed back.
"We'll let you say your goodbyes," the doctor said. The door opened and closed.
"Wait what?" Riley asked.
The sound of shuffling was heard, and Riley's parents approached her bed slowly.
"We're sorry it had to come to this Riley, but the doctors say you've given up. We just hope you're not mad at us," Riley's father said quietly, his voice thick.
"They're giving up on me?" Riley asked helplessly.
"Sadness! Get the memories out!" Joy exclaimed, "Before it's too late!"
Sadness quickly did as she was told and pulled out the 4 memories while they heard Riley's parents speaking to her one last time.
"We love you, and we hope you forgive us," Riley's mom cried, "You'll always be our happy girl."
Sadness picked up the memories and quickly ran over to the memory watcher. (A/N: I have NO idea what it's called.) She threw the first memory, and let it play, then the second, third, and the final one, the one Riley was so desperate to get.
"I guess I'm going back now," Riley said to no one in particular.
"Yep. But now you'll be with mom and dad again!" Joy said happily.
"Yep, that's right," Riley sighed, "I want to thank you, all of you. Without your help, I wouldn't know where I was, what had happened to me, and how to fix the problem. I'm so grateful."
"Riley, we'd do anything for you! Remember, we're the ones who make you feel, and it's our job to take care of you," Joy stated.
"I know," Riley smiled. She pulled everyone into a group hug. This was certainly something she would never forget. When she pulled back from the hug, a bright glow-much like Joy's-surrounded her.
"It looks like it's time for you to go back," Sadness stated.
"Yep," Riley smiled genuinely, "Thank you so much guys. I'll miss you. All of you."
And with that, Riley disappeared, leaving the 5 emotions to think about what would happen next.
Riley's parents stood outside Riley's hospital room, unable to stay in there once the doctors came back in. They just stood there, crying. They heard the door open behind them, and turned to see the doctor with a shocked looked on his face. Riley's parents looked inside the room to see Riley…
With her eyes open, and a sleepy smile.
THIS IS NOT THE END! THERE WILL BE ONE MORE CHAPTER! It may or may not include the girls who beat Riley up, I haven't decided yet.
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~Krypie