Doc, Velvet, Vanilla, Chocker, Marmalade, Petite, Pamper, and Ba-Ba we're now walking through town. The town had people going to shops and market stands left and right as houses covered the sides of the road. Marmalade, Chocker, and Petite held the cupcakes as they pretended to be….well cupcakes. While Pamper and Ba-Ba just stayed low; but that still didn't help with all the people staring at Doc and them. Doc was hanging his head as he was wishing he had refused to take them.

"Who are those kids?"

"You don't think he gave birth to them?"

"I see someone adopted."

"Isn't he a recluse?" The people whispered which really wasn't helping Doc's nerves; finally the human walked into the butcher shop. The shop owner was very overweight as he had tan skin and was wearing a green apron. He puffed smoke from a pipe as he was cutting up some meat. The mini-lora's and bitsybabies put hands over their mouths and noses as soon as they breathed in the toxic air. While the cupcakes we're forced to hold their breathes Doc raised an eyebrow but shook off the odd behavior as he walked up to the counter.

"Um….hello Bruse. I'd like to make an order." He said a bit nervous; the overweight man looked down at Doc. He slammed his knife so it got stuck in a think slice of the meat.

"What's your order?" Bruse said, Doc gulped.

"Can I have ten denver cut steaks and flat iron steaks?" He said, Bruse almost spit out his pipe. It was then he saw Chocker, Petite, Marmalade, Pamper, Ba-Ba. And what he thought was simple pastry's;

"Your sure? You aren't pulling my leg or anything?" Bruse said. Doc nodded, as he went into his lab coat pocket and pulled out the required money. Bruse smiled greedily,

"Well….in that case your order will be ready in thirty minutes." He said snatching the money up and admiring it. Doc smiled,

"Thank you." He said. Walking out of the shop as he pulled out a list and checked one of the boxes on it.

"That was a lot of money. Your sure you can afford to spend all of that?" Petite whispered,

"I'm sure I don't mind spending some money to keep you all fed and well." Doc replied.

"You mean you would bleed yourself dry just to make sure we're fed!?" Petite said raising her voice a bit too loud, everyone's immediately looked at her and her sisters. Doc bit his lip and looked around until he saw a bakery; he immediately walked over to it and hurried the group inside. Once they we're in the human sighed in relief.

"Yes. Why wouldn't I feed you?" Doc said in a calm tone,

"No reason." Ba-Ba replied quickly.

"Now look since this is going to take longer if we go shop to shop we're going someplace where we can find all of what we need to make anything we wish." Doc said,

"What place is that?" Marmalade asked.

*

The group was now staring at a farm as they walked through the entrance. But as soon as they did they saw a white skinned girl fly over them; the girl had flowing red and orange stripped hair. With red demon wings on her back and horn popping from her head. The girl wore a skirt with a shirt that had was back with a skull that could only belong to the one and only satin. But as the group got a better look they saw two white boys we're on her back.

One boy wore tan jean overalls with a white shirt underneath. He had a straw hat on his head that was completely hiding his hair. While the other one was hanging on for dear life as he wore navy blue jeans and a police officer shirt and hat. As his hair was jet black underneath;

"Y'all get back here!" A female voice cried out; the group took a step back as a tall tan woman came barreling forward looking enraged. She was dressed in shorts with a simple plain white t shirt on she had a cowboy hat on as her hair was blonde and in a long ponytail.

"Never!" The girl replied,

"Amber! You know Nat has chores why do we have to fight every day?" The woman demanded.

"Because he needs a life!" Amber replied,

"Hey!" The boy wearing overalls said.

"Umm….excuse me for interrupting." Doc said not even wanting to know what was going on. The woman looked towards him and smiled,

"Oh sorry about that. Name's Ember I run this farm what can I do to help?" Ember said. But before Doc could reply Amber landed right in front of the animatronics. Nat and the police man dressed boy hit the ground with a thud.

"And I'm Amber. The bumpkin is Nat. And the shy wreak is Mike. While the adults talk we can hang out. How about it?" Amber said, Marmalade smiled nervously. But she shrugged and nodded,

"Uh….alright. If Doc doesn't mind that is." She said. Doc held back in eye roll,

"Sure just please be careful." He said. The kid's and animatronics then walked off leaving the adults to discuss a trade off.

*

The group was now sitting in a barn as Nat milked a few of the cows.

"So Doc finally adopted huh?" Amber commented,

"Huh?" Chocker said.

"What do ya mean?" Marmalade asked,

"Well Doc is a total hermit. He show'd up here one day, avoided talking to anyone, and walked into the forest. He's only came out to get food, furniture, paint, and for some reason tools and bolts." Nat said.

"I've always felt bad for him." Mike said quietly, and everyone went silent in thought unfortulently Nat hadn't been focusing on aiming the milk into the bucket. So a stream of milk flied into the air but Vanilla noticed the milk. And turned around opening her mouth just in time to catch the milk. Nat, Mike, and Amber stared in disbelief; while the animatronics had tensed up.

"Witchcraft! And black magic I say!" Amber finally said flying into the air, Vanilla blushed and smiled guiltily.

"It's not witchcraft!" Ba-Ba said,

"Then how did it catch the milk!?" Nat said. The animatronics opened their mouths trying to give a convincible lie. But they had nothing, finally Chocker gave an exasperated sigh.

"It's because she isn't a cupcake! She is an animatronic and so are we! We're made of bolts, wires, and metal! So go ahead freak out and panic like the black plague is coming!" She said bluntly, and the three kid's just looked at each other stunned.

"Wow! That is so cool!" Mike, Nat, and Amber said as once; the group look shocked beyond all belief.

"Re—Really!?" Vanilla squeaked out,

"Yeah! I mean you guy's are basically robot with feelings! This is probably the best thing ever!" Amber said. Vanilla, Velvet, and Petite blushed;

"Well if that's the case then how about we show ya what we can do!" Marmalade said.

"I would but I have to do my chores." Nat said,

"What are they?" Marmalade asked.

*

Nat, Mike, and Amber we're watching in amazement as Marmalade was running down the fields. She was holding a manual plow and as the silver blade caused any vegetables in the ground to fly up into the air. Where Velvet and Vanilla had baskets on their heads to catch the vegetables. And not only was Marmalade getting the produce but she was tilling the soil as well. Pamper, and Ba-Ba took advantage of the tilled field by putting the seeds in the ground with Chocker and Petite following closely behind.

To put soil over the seeds and to water them as well; by the time they we're all done each one of the animatronics had collapsed. All except for Marmalade who hadn't even broken a sweat.

"Yee-hah! Now that's what I like action! Backbreaking labor how I've missed thee!" She said,

"Backbreaking labor how I hate ghee!" Petite commented. Marmalade scoffed as she stretched out;

"Y'all are nuts! A good workout is the easiest way to a healthy bod! What can we do next?" She said.

"YOU! What can you do next!?" Ba-Ba whimpered actually sounding as if he we're crying, Nat's jaw had dropped while Mike gained an impressed grin. And Amber started laughing,

"Oh my god! You have to be the most hardcore creature on the face of the earth!" She said through her laughs, Marmalade blushed as she smiled.

"Aww shucks! I just enjoy working! It helps wake me up!" She said, "Now what's next? Do I get to slaughter a pig?" Nat shook his head.

"Besides milking the cows that's all I got to do. Usually it takes me five hours to do what you did and your friend's did! I've got to pay you back for this!" He said,

"Naw I don't need no money or nothin' I just like doin' it to be doin' it." Marmalade said.

"Well there has to be another way! You cut our friends work load out almost completely!" Mike said,

"How about some ice cream?" Amber said. Marmalade smiled wildly as her eye's sparkled with joy.

"Sure I'd love that!" She said with a slight giggle,

"Love what?" A voice said. All the kids (animatronics included) turned around to see Doc and Ember.

"Doc! Those three just invited me for ice cream! Can I go? Can I? Can I?" Marmalade said, Doc bit his lip. He looked at the three before looking back at Marmalade,

"Sorry Marmalade but no." Doc said. Mike, Amber, and Nat groaned in disappointment, but Marmalade had a different reaction.

"Why!?" She said,

"Because we have to get home. It's getting late anyway and I don't want you to walk home in the middle of the night." Doc said. By then the other animatronics had gotten up and we're now taking a step back from the two.

"That's not fair! I helped Nat with his work and he wants to reward me in return! Not that I actually want a reward; but still Nat and 'em think of me as a acquaintance! Shouldn't I at least have some on to hang out with!" Marmalade said tears building in her eye's, Doc sighed he didn't want to fight her. But clearly Marmalade wasn't going down without one;

"I'm not saying you can't hang out with anyone I'm just saying that this is for your own good and safety." Doc said. Marmalade snarled her cheeks flared red tears streaming down her face.

"J—Just fo—forget you! As if you care!" She said;

"I do care! That is why I'm saying this and arguing with you! If I didn't I wouldn't really love you! You could get kidnapped, rapped, or worse yet murdered! I want to keep you safe please you can hang out with them in the morning." Doc said. Marmalade just looked at Doc for a moment before she sniffed and wiped her eye's.

"Alright. Ya promise right?" She said, Doc nodded and the mini-lora seemed somewhat satisfied.

*

Doc had large paper bags with him holding the food that he needed as the animatronics left the farm. Marmalade looked back sadly as Mike, Nat, and Amber waved goodbye. She waved goodbye as well as they made their way back to the butcher shop.

Amber was holding the bag from the butcher's as to hide her tear-stricken face from her older sister. The sun had nearly set by the time the group had got inside the home. They all walked into the kitchen and was surprised to see that the other animatronics we're fast asleep. They had cleaning supplies and rags in their paws (or hands) as the kitchen was shinning. Doc checked the time and decided that it would be better if he let them sleep and made them a big breakfast in the morning.

He opened the fridge and with the help of the small group of animatronics. He got everything put away fairly quickly. Once they we're done Doc sighed glad to have everything done; he only turned around when he heard something hit the ground. He turned around to see the remaining animatronics had collapsed and we're now fast sleep. Doc shook his head and smiled he knew he was going to have to get the animatronics to bed.