15- Aftermath

Toaster, Radio, and Lampy made it back to the dorm room.

"So how was Blanket sitting?" Lampy asked.

Kirby just stared. "Well, Master got one of those Origami books and..."

Blanky sat on the bed, smiling. An open copy of a book titled "Origami for beginners" lay in front of him.

"Blanket wanted to be a piece of paper for an evening. He managed to fold himself into a crane."

Toaster sighed. "I wish I could've seen that."

"Oh, I'm so glad my first impersonation was a success."

"That was you speaking the entire time?" Toaster asked.

"Mr. Lorre just handed me the script; I performed it."

"Wait, how'd you..." Lampy said.

"A magician never reveals his secrets."

Kirby scoffed. "Well, let's add that to the list of occupations Radio has claimed."

Mish-Mash pushed out of her makeshift coffin. A work crew was fixing the shop door.

"Igor, what's with all the racket?"

The hanging lamp smiled. "We're getting a new master."

"What happened to the old one?"

"I'll tell you later."

Rodrigo stood outside the shop. More workers were taking the sign down.

The shop was his. And all that was needed was an "exorcism."

"Ghost?" he scoffed. "It was only a malfunctioning radio."

He handed one of the workers the new sign. They put it up.

Rodrigo took a swig of water. "Beautiful."

Days later, the cracks that Fridge made were plastered over. Rodrigo's new shop was opening in a few days. A truck carrying all of his equipment pulled up in front of the shop.

The workmen unloaded everything.

Igor opened his eyes to find two new appliances sitting on the work table: a drill and a soldering iron.

"Oh, hello," Igor said. "Are you new here?"

To Igor's surprise, neither of them flinched. Newcomers usually flinched when he spoke.

"Why yes, good sir," The drill said. His voice was a British accent. "Our master is turning this into a repair shop."

Repair shop? Igor was stunned.

"Haven't you heard?" The soldering iron asked. "An actual repairman bought this place."

"Oh, I haven't." Igor replied. "Excuse me for not knowing what goes on outside, I've been hanging here for about five years."

The drill spoke up. "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Boris and this is Chaney."

"I'm Igor." A pause. "Wait, if this is a repair shop now..." A smile crossed his face. "I get to see them live instead of die, ehehe."

Percy strolled down the halls of the dorm, headed for the lobby. He passed Fantine and Cassius. "Hello, how are we today?"

"Tired," Fantine said. "I didn't get much sleep."

"We spent part of the night at..." Cassius's eyes opened wide. "Percy, is that you?"

"Of course," Percy replied. "I never thought I'd see another from the Parts Shop here, much less two."