Are they willing to drive across? Without being noticed?
The parking lot was big and wide, wider than any property known almost. The question was how were they, toys of all things, going to make it across without being noticed, using a golf cart of all things.
"Buzz," Woody inclined, hesitant about such a dangerous plan. "I can't help but think that this isn't such a great idea. We'll be seen. This is crazy!" he emphasized, frantic.
"We've done a great number of crazy things when you weren't looking, Woody." Buzz cocked a brow, mischievously.
"Huh, yeah? Like what?" Woody rested his hands on his waist, scolding.
"When you and Jess were being taken to the airport, we sort of drove in order to get to you."
"What?" Woody gaped in disbelief. "You gotta be kidding me! You drove a car?"
"Well, yes, we did." Buzz smiled sheepishly. Woody was appalled.
"Buzz, that's suicide for a toy, I mean, driving a car?"
"If it meant saving you from being flown to Japan, than yes."
Jack suddenly broke the moment with something urgent.
"Hey, guys. We have visitors."
"We gotta hide!" Jessie added to the worry.
To their unwanted surprise, there was an employee coming thier way. In a quick, fearful haste, Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest all leaped over the chairs into the back grocery basket on the end of the vehicle, just as the whistling employee sat before the wheel and pressed the gas. The Toys stayed still, since they were exposed to the people walking in and out.
"I guess you called it, Woody." Buzz chuckled.
"Driving." Woody scoffed. "Of all the sane ones here. I guess driving that baggage cart wasn't enough."
"Where is he taking us now?"
"I don't know, Jess. Just stay calm." Woody eased.
"I-I-I can't, Woody. Bonnie needs us, we can't be taken away again!"
"Ssh! Jessie, he'll hear you."
The cart jerked into a start, startling the passanger toys and before they knew it, the cart went into a short U-turn in order to get out into the road. The speed was so rapid that the Toys couldn't even stay still in one spot for more than one second.
"We better get back to that hospital, otherwise we're in for it now." Buzz growled, hanging onto the bars.
"Just stick close together, guys." Woody advised. "Whatever happens, we're in this together."
As soon as Woody said that bit of Deja Vu, the cart ran over a traffic bump, which hit so hard that they went high into the air for a moment. Jessie was the unfortunate one for she almost went over and out of the basket.
"Jessie!" Woody cried, almost too loud because of the driver.
Buzz gasped and climbed up to grab Jessie's hand. Just as she was about to fall out, he had grabbed her just in time. With that, he yanked her right back in. Everyone got a fair fright of losing her on the pavement. Buzz kept her close with a single strong arm. They all caught their breaths and Jessie, being so grateful, kissed the exhausted Space Ranger on the cheek, thus making him blush. Smiling, she rested upon his shoulder, hanging on to him just as they reached another bump. All of them had to stay deathly quiet when they saw that they had been driven all the way back to the hospital. As the cart was pulling up, Woody looked up the building, seeing just how tall it was. They still had a long way to go.
"Buzz, which level was it again?"
"Geez, um, well, thirteen or fifteen, I guess."
"Don't tell us that you forgot, Buzz! We need to know for sure."
"No, wait," Slinky spoke up. "It was fifteen, I recall. Fifteen."
"Slink, are you sure?" Woody worried.
"Yah, I'm sure, Woody."
"No time to lose. We gotta hurry." Buzz gruffly said.
"Fifteen?" Jack included. "That's a darn long way up, mates."
"Fifteen, room two twenty nine."
"We'll figure it out, everyone. Trust me." Woody said as he thought hard on how to get up to that floor. Next to them, happened to be a grocery bag and inside was a single pen and paper.
The clock struck 11:00, approximately. Mrs. Anderson was notified that her daughter was right on her way back to the room and not a word was there about Bonnie's missing toys. Someone had taken them by accident. There was no other explanation. But Bonnie would be so crushed. Those toys were her entire world. Patricia was waiting with her, who had brought the two new gifts for this occasion.
"Now who would take toys out of here when they knew a kid stayed in here. It doesn't make sense."
"She said she was sorry." sighed Patty.
"I know."
Suddenly the door opened and the kindly, old nurse, Sally came in first, smiling sentimentally.
"Here she is, miss. Good as new."
Anderson and Patty both stood up and made room as the bed was being rolled in. Unsettled, yet joyous, Mrs. Anderson looked upon her daughter who was still asleep, like a sleeping beauty. Not a mark on her either from the surgery. Bonnie looked just the same as she left.
Where are they? They're not there and she's already back!
