Chapter 4: Toys can't be alive

Laura: If you stopped talking people wouldn't stare. (she viciously whispers. Woody and Buzz go limp and she puts them back in the box. Then gets up to talk to the crowd) Isn't technology great? It looked like they were actually moving didn't it? It's the new thing from Japan …talking, moving, toys.

Man: That was very impressive. You could have fooled me.

Asian guy: I could have sworn it came to life.

Man #2: Aren't you Japanese?

Asian guy: Chinese

Man #2: O…

Laura: Just bought them. I was trying them out for the new video. Now, if you excuse me. I have a paper to write.

(The people in the crowd go back to what they were doing. Laura goes about finishing her paper. The woman who saw Woody and Buzz move went over to the box. She opened it and started to feel around squeezing and feeling around. Suddenly Rex bit her, she yells, and she pulls out her hand blood dripping down her finger)

Woman: The toy bit me!

( Everyone crowds around the woman who is holding her bleeding finger and Laura turns around and goes over to her)

Laura: It couldn't have been the toys it was probably rats or something. Excuse me, I'm going to put the box in my room.

(Laura picks up the box, stomps to her room, unlocks the door and puts the box on the table)

Ok, who asked for the peanut gallery to show up?

Lucky: No one knows what you're talking about.

Laura: Take a look in the box and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.

(Emvilly who happened to be sitting on the table goes towards the box. Laura opens the top of the box and lifts Emvilly up so she can see inside)

Emvilly: There are toys in here!

Rupert: Anyone we know?

Emvilly: No, they aren't from the bookstore.

(Laura puts Emvilly on the table and then starts to take out Bonnie's and Andy's toys and puts them on the table as well)

Woody: What were you thinking? Don't you know how to read?

Laura: If I didn't I wouldn't be in college. I'm sorry, I didn't notice the note. How was I supposed to know living toys shipped themselves to me! By the way, biting professor Janis was uncalled for.

Rex: She touched me in my (mutters) sensitive area.

Laura: Who are you guys?

Woody: I'm Woody

Jessie: I'm Jessie and this here is Bullseye ( she gestures to the horse next to her)

Buzz: I'm Buzz Lightyear

Mr. Potato Head: I'm Mr. Potato Head and this is the Mrs ( he said gesturing towards his wife)

Hamm: Hamm. How are you doing?

Rex: I'm Rex.

Slinky dog : I'm Slinky.

Buttercup: I'm Buttercup

Dolly: Dolly.

Pricklepants: I'm Mr. Pricklepants, Thespian.

Laura: OoO, a theatre toy. I think I'm in love with you.

Trixie: I'm Trixie.

Chuckles: I'm Chuckles.

Laura: I'm Laura.

Lucky: She's also known as the devil's mistress.

Laura: What is your problem?

Lucky: Your dog bit off my arm and my leg ,you had us exposed to the world because you had to impress your boyfriend, and you have the gall to ask what my problem is!

Laura: (to Andy and Bonnie's toys) That would be my old, grumpy, bitter, teddy bear Lucky.

(Luna the barn owl flies over to the table)

Luna: You have to excuse Lucky despite his name he's been very unlucky in his life. I'm Luna, I'm an owl originally from the Quechee bird of prey center… I help promote awareness of animal cruelty.

Lucky: Yet you can't promote the awareness of toy cruelty.

Rupert: I'm Rupert and this little one over here is Emvilly…. Welcome to Manhattanville College.

Emvilly: Go Valiants!

(They all stare at Emvilly in silence)

Buster: And I'm Buster.

Laura: Now, what are you doing here?

Woody: We saw the video. Do you have any idea what you have done?

Laura: Why is everyone asking me that? I made a video. I showed the video to my boyfriend. That's all I did. He's the one who sent it global. If you have a problem with what happened talk to Andy!

(There is a knock on the door)

Come in.

(Enter Andy)

Andy: Laura, did you take your stuffed animals to the library?

Laura: No.

Andy: Professor Janis said something about getting bit by a toy you had.

Laura: It was him!

(She pointed at Rex. Andy looked at the group of toys sitting on the table)

Andy: I don't understand.

Laura: You thought mine were the only ones that were alive?

Andy: No, not that. This is Rex ;he was mine. So were Woody, Buzz, the Potato Heads, Jessie, Bullseye , Slinky dog, and Hamm.

Woody: Hey, Andy.

Andy: I thought I'd never see any of you again… especially you ,Woody. I had a very hard time giving you up.

Woody: I know but it was best that I stayed with the others.

Andy: What exactly are you guys doing at Manhattanville?

Laura: They decided to come and yell at me about the video. I don't understand why you guys came all this way just for that? I mean don't you think I hear enough complaining from commander bitter over there! ( She said gesturing towards Lucky who was still sitting on the bed)

Andy: Maybe it's with good reason. When I came back from the library the fact that Professor Janis was bitten after having her hand in a box of toys was all anyone was talking about.

Laura: So? They can't prove the toys bit her.

Andy: But you were the first to open the box. If you didn't get bitten why did she?

Laura: People are not that stupid.

Andy: Ever heard of the holocaust?

Laura: This is not the 1930's!( they all glare at Laura) Well it's not!

Lucky: Just like a human to be naïve.

Narrator: Little did I know that Andy and the toys were right.

(The next morning Andy comes into Laura's room with a arm full of papers. Laura wakes up when she hears the bang of the papers hitting the desk)

Laura: Andy? What's going on?

Andy: I was in the bookstore and I noticed this morning's headline. So, I checked out the headlines of the other newspapers. "Teacher bitten after opening box full of toys" , " Teacher bitten… are toys alive?", "Could toys be attracting rats- the bubonic toy plague"…. It just goes on and on and on. I think professor Janis talked to every newspaper in town.

Laura: No one is going to believe any of this.

Woody: Why can't you accept that this problem is getting out of control.

Laura: It's not and Professor Janis wouldn't have done anything if Rex hadn't bit her. Although, I am curious to know why she decided to poke through the box when I calmly told everyone that Woody and the others were robotic Japanese toys that I was going to use for my next You tube video.

Buster: Maybe she does suspect something.

Lucky: If she was desperate enough to go to the papers I'm sure she does.

Laura: I think you have all lost your minds. I'm getting ready and then I'm going to class. Believe me nothing will happen and nobody will believe these crazy stories.

(Laura exits)

(That afternoon Laura is eating in the Pub with the TV on when she sees a news report)

Man: This just in the You Tube gag "Toys are alive" may not be a gag at all. We have with us Ms. Eve Janis who has actually witnessed toys moving and speaking… Ms. Janis, how is this possible?

Woman: The toys in question belong to one of my students Laura Benson. I saw her talking to two of them in the library at the school where I teach. When I went to take a closer look into the box one of the toys actually bit me. So, I snuck to a tree outside her room this morning and I caught them on tape!

(They play the tape)

Man: You except us to believe that this is real?

Woman: I challenge everyone with children to put a camera in their children's room when no one is around then you'll see toys are possessed and are a danger to our children.

Narrator: Although, I didn't believe anyone would people hid camera's in their children's rooms.

-That night-

Newscaster: This is in from all over the world. Videos and calls are coming in… TOYS ARE ALIVE! TOYS ARE ALIVE! It is recommended to keep toys away from children until further notice.