Evie had never used a claw machine before as she had grown up on the Isle and they didn't really have any claw machines on the Isle. She wasn't expecting to actually get close to picking one of the toys up as she had originally thought that the machine was just a scam and that it was impossible to actually get a toy from it. She was surprised when she kept almost getting a toy. She was now determined to actually get something from the machine as her competitive side came out once again.

Doug just sighed as he watched his girlfriend become addicted to the claw machine as she just kept filling it with her money and barely taking her eyes off of the machine. Mal was just standing by her with her eyes wide open in concentration and hope as she watched Evie try and grab one of the toys from the machine.

It had been about almost an hour now and Evie had yet to leave the same machine. Doug had gone off to play some of the other games while Mal just stayed with Evie refusing to take her eyes off of the cool machine. Doug came back a few minutes later as he had earned a bunch of tickets from the games while Evie was still wasting all her money on the stupid claw.

"Ugh I'm so close to getting that purple dog stuffed animal. I will get you. You will not defeat me claw machine. I will not be leaving until I get something from you. I will win," Evie told the claw machine in frustration as she was determined to not be defeated by the machine. Doug couldn't help, but laugh as he thought it was hilarious how determined she was to get one of the stupid toys from the machine.

He sighed when he looked over at the small two year old who was starting to become upset as she wanted the toy, but Evie kept dropping it. "Hey Mal guess what I got? I got a bunch of tickets and we can use them to get some toys and candy over there. Come on let's go get some and leave your big sister to her claw machine," Doug told the small toddler as he picked her up. He was trying to distract her and stop her from getting upset as he noticed her starting to grow restless.

Mal just smiled and laughed. "Yay twoys. Wets go," Mal screamed excitedly as she allowed Doug to carry her towards the prize area. Mal ended up picking out a few stuffed animals and some candy. Doug had won a lot of tickets and so he allowed her to get all of the things that she wanted as he didn't really care for the prizes as they were mainly for little kids. And he thought it was adorable how excited she got when Doug let her pick out the items she wanted.

When they were done using the tickets to get the prizes that the small toddler picked out they went back over to Evie who was still attached to the claw machine. Evie just looked over at Doug as she gave him a small smile. "Oh hey Doug do you have anymore money? I'm all out of money, but I really think I can get that toy this time," Evie told her boyfriend. Doug just sighed as he pulled out about five dollars.

"Evie are you for real about this? I mean you wasted all of your money on this machine. Whatever happened to claw machines just being scams?" Doug asked his girlfriend as he hesitated to hand her the five dollar bill that he had in his hands.

Before Evie could respond she noticed the toddler who had a lollipop in her mouth. She immediately ran to the toddler as she grabbed the candy from her. Mal began to cry as she tried to reach for the candy that her big sister had taken.

"My canwy. I wan ib. I wan ib. Gib ba," the toddler screamed out as she tried to reach for the candy in her big sister's hand. Evie just sighed as she looked over at Doug in a disappointed look. "Doug did you let her get candy? Especially lollipops, they're not good for toddlers. Candy is unhealthy for toddlers and lollipops are choking hazards. You shouldn't give a lollipop to a kid until they are at least 4 or 5 years old," Evie scolded her boyfriend as she turned her attention from the screaming toddler to her boyfriend.

While Evie was busy lecturing Doug on allowing a two year old to eat a lollipop. She wasn't paying attention to the tiny toddler. Mal was growing bored and curious. She saw the claw machine and wanted to explore it. She lifted up the little flap with her tiny hands and her curiosity got the better of her. She wanted to explore what was inside, so she climbed into the hole in the machine and climbed over the side falling in with all the toys.

"Okay Evie I get it. I'm sorry I didn't know that you couldn't give candy to a two year old. I won't make that mistake again, but I do think that you are overreacting just a tiny bit. I was right there if anything happened," Doug told his girlfriend as he tried to stop the lecturing. He knew how much Evie loved the tiny toddler and wanted to keep her safe, but he thought she was starting to become one of those over protective helicopter parents and that she should calm down a bit as he was watching her. It's not like he was going to let the toddler choke and he was certified in CPR if anything did happen.

Just as Evie was about to say something else she noticed that she didn't see the tiny toddler who was supposed to be right next to them by the claw machine. She began to panic as she looked around for the small girl. "Doug where is Mal? This can't seriously be happening again. Why does she always wander off and why is she always getting lost? I need to find her," Evie screamed in panic as she was freaking out again. It was her fault this time. She took her eyes off of her sister to lecture Doug and now her sister was missing again.

Doug just looked at Evie as he noticed something that was going to freak her out more. He noticed all the kids gathering around the claw machine as they were screaming at a toddler who was in the machine to get them the toy they wanted. The small toddler was just laughing as she would grab the toy that the kids would point to and she would throw it down, so the kids could grab the toy. He knew right away from the girl's purple hair and mischievous smile that the toddler in the machine was Mal.

"Um Evie you might want to look over there," Doug told his girlfriend nervously as he pointed to the claw machine with the toddler inside and all the kids gathering around it taking turns yelling requests to the small girl.

Evie just looked over confused, but froze in complete shock and worry when she saw her tiny two year old sister inside of the claw machine. She immediately ran over to the machine pushing kids out of the way as she was only focused on getting to her little sister.

Author's Note: Thank you guys for reading my story and let me know what you think.