*Howdy guys! So I've been getting a few requests for a post TS4 story, so I've been doing a bit of brainstorming and came up with an idea. Here is the first chapter.
"Ready or not, here I come!" Trixie yelled. It was a cool November morning and the toys were playing a game of hide and seek. Trixie was the finder, so they all ran to find a hiding spot. Slinky rushed into the closet and closed one of the doors. Panting, he turned and saw something on the side wall. Confused, he walked over and pushed aside a basket. The dog was so shocked at what he saw that he rushed back out of the closet as fast as he could.
"Fellas! Fellas!" He yelled.
"Shush! Be quiet, Slink!" Hamm whispered from his spot on the bookshelf.
"Yeah, don't you know how to play the game?" Potato Head snapped.
"Forget the game! Come out of your spots!" Everyone came out and glared at the dog.
"What's going on, Slinky?" Jessie asked.
"Come with me, right now. You have to see this!" He led them back into the closet and pointed to the wall. "Look. Look at this." All of them looked at the wall.
"Um, what exactly are we looking at?" Prickle pants asked.
"Yeah, cause all I see are a bunch of post-it notes." Buttercup said.
"Yes, they are post-it notes, but look closer!" Slinky said. They all leaned in and Rex suddenly gasped.
"Hey, there's writing on all of them!" He cried.
"He's right. Forky said. They look like dates." Buzz went up to the wall and studied it.
"Wait a minute, I know that handwriting. That's Woody's handwriting!" He said.
"Woody? Why would Woody right dates on a bunch of post-it notes?" Dolly asked. Jessie stood beside Buzz, analyzing the wall.
"They go from November of last year up to August of this year. The first date is…November 1st." Suddenly she gasped. "Oh my god. That was the first day Bonnie left Woody in the closet!"
"What? That's impossible. That would mean that Woody was put in here for a good nine months!" Chuckles said.
"There's Thanksgiving, first day of Bonnie's winter break, Christmas, all leading up to the day of Bonnie's Kindergarten orientation. He was obviously keeping track of his time in here, but why?"
"Guys, look what I found." Slinky said. He pushed a small box towards them. Jessie reached in and pulled out a small notebook. She opened it and riffled through it.
"It's more of his handwriting, but in separate entries. It's like he kept a journal of his time in here."
"Wow, there's a lot. Hamm said, looking over her shoulder. Should we read some?"
"No. It's none of our business!" Trixie said.
"Aren't you a little curious?" Buttercup asked.
"I am. Slinky said. He became distant after Andy left. I want to know what was going through his mind. I'm not the only one either. Rex, Hamm and Potato Head all want to know too." Buzz looked at Jessie.
"What do you think, Jess?" He asked. She looked at him with sad eyes.
"You remember how he was towards the end, Buzz. She whispered. There were a few times I was worried he was going to crack and do something crazy. Maybe we should see what he wrote."
"Alright then, can I see the book?" Jessie handed it to him.
"Oh so we are doing this? Dolly asked. Alright then, gather round people."
*So it's only the beginning, but what do you think? Comments please!