Chapter Summary: After a long journey to get to Playtime Co. Lily finally begins her investigation of learning the dark truth about Playtime and quickly learns she is not the only one alive in the building...
'You have arrived at your destination.'
Pulling up into the Playtime Co parking lot, I pause at the entrance looking around "Damn...might need to park here; this place is a mess." Looking around as far as I can see with the help of my headlights and the full moon above. I notice that the lot is torn up, pavement all cracked up with weeds sprouting out every nook and cranny. "If I attempt drive any closer I might actually pop a tire, then I'll be in trouble."
Turning the car off, I quickly grab my messenger bag digging around making sure I have everything I might need.
"Notebook...flashlight...first-aide kit...the letter...portable charger just in case...alright I think I've got everything I need." Grabbing a hair tie, I pulled up my hair up before stepping out of the car. Making sure that it's lock I pulled out the flashlight, turning it on, and processed the long walk to the factory.
"Pictures sure do not give this place justice over how big this place really is. Seriously you could've fit maybe two Disney world parks here." I mutter under my breath. Ugh...it's going to take a while to get to the main entrance. I feel bad for any of the ex-employees that had to park this far out to get to the building. One hell of an exercise though...
After an almost 15 minute walk and finally approached the front doors to the place, I came to a pause examining the doors. This place has been closed for 10 years so the doors would be lock. Looking further and seeing some of them are crack and had some holes gapping in them. If it comes to it and the doors are lock I might have to break the window. "Won't really look to out of place if someone actually did come by here." Reaching out and tugging on the door I was a bit surprise to see that the doors were in fact not lock. "Strange..." I mutter in confusion stepping inside the building "Could it have disintegrate over the years...? Well, beats having to actually break in this place...huh?"
When I got inside the main lobby I immediately notice that the fluorescents lights were on and the faint sounds of a fan running...though something tells me it's not actually a fan that I'm hearing.
"Hold on...how is there power running in this building?" I question to myself looking around at the run down lobby noticing the cracks on the floor and walls, the chip and faded painting of Huggy Wuggy that is painted along the walls. "Is someone somehow still paying for this place...?" Shaking my head I walked further in the lobby "Whatever not like it'll make any difference. It'll make getting around much easier though."
At first glance there wasn't much to see, you've got the main lobby with two hallways on either side. On the left reading security room ("Probably where they monitor the cameras and stuff") and on the right with a sign that says "Gift Shop". The wall behind the front desk has two entry way that are block off with some turnstile.
I don't have a pass to move them...luckily they are easy to hop over.
Making way to the turnstile something green had caught my eye. Looking over to see a green VHS Tape, I picked it up to examine it "Now why is this left out here...?" Looking around I spotted a TV hanging in the top right corner of the building with a VHS Player underneath that was the same color as the tape. Humming, I walked over to the tv and insert the tape. The tv immediately turn on and noticing a blue furry arm with a yellow paw on the screen.
"The heck...?"
"Hi, my name is Leith Pierre, and I'm the Head of Innovation here at the Playtime Co. toy factory."
The sound of a male talking had temporary brought me out of my confusion about the hand in the videos as I began to listen.
"If you're seeing this, then you're trespassing."
Really? Never would've guessed...
"Yeah, we play this little tape on loop whenever we close the factory for the day."
Guess that doesn't count when you close the place down.
"So, trespasser, just to make you aware... While we pride ourselves primarily on our high-quality toys and excellent childcare, we also pride ourselves on our security. For example, this facility is full of hidden motion triggers which, once set off, will turn on the factory's emergency alarms and directly contact the authorities. And...that's one of the more tame aspects of our security systems."
"Huh...What do you mean by that?"
"No spoilers!"
Figures.
"So, you've got my warning. It's not too late to turn around. I just hope that you're certain whatever you're doing is worth it."
"Yeah I hope so too, Leith..." I mutter holding a hand to my chin. "Security measures, huh." If the place originally didn't have power, then I wouldn't have to worry about that, however...looking at the lights and the tv that was still showing the hand (that I had figure out a while ago it was the hand of Huggy Wuggy. Why is it showing his hand? I honestly don't know), since the power is still up and running I'll just have to be extra careful. Who knows if the security measurements that they put here still works, but...better safe then sorry I guess. Nodding, I proceed to move on with my investigation. Hopping over the turnstile, I looked over at what was supposed to be an hallway leading over to the next room, but...
"Great...it's closed off. Just my luck." Walking over to the solid metal gate that was blocking my way in, I looked around to see if the was anything I can use to open the door. "What's this...?" Above the door there was a black monitor with a blue hand glowing on the screen. "Uh...is that supposed to be some kind of key to open the door or something?"
Confused about the blue hand above the door I immediately headed over to the security room to see if there was anything in there that could help me. But of course, just like the metal gate the door to the room also had a lock; this time with a color coded lock.
"Fantastic, it's going to take forever to go through all the color patterns to find the right one!" I groaned in frustration, rubbing at the temples of my forehead "If I get to many wrong would that set off an alarm...? *sigh* At this point I might as well go back ho-"
'-why does the train in the Gift Shop have arrows pointed at a certain direction on the train?'
"Well, Lily, the arrows on the train help the works who forgot the order of the color code to get in the security room."
"...Oh, that's neat!"
"Indeed, but remember not to tell other people about that! We don't want anyone else getting in that room that's not a security here, understood?"
"Understood -!"
"!?" Startled by the sudden voices that appeared in my head, I almost fell on my butt from stumbling backwards. "The hell..." I mutter in disbelief. Looking around the room frantically to see if there was someone else that could have said that, even though I know I'm the only one in the room. "...That voice...it was the same one-no it was me that spoke just now." Getting my composure back together I looked over at the color coded pad before looking down at the other end of the hall facing the doors to the Gift Shop. "That was the second time I heard my past self. So I guess I really did come here a lot." Taking a deep breath in and slowly exhale I began to march my way over to the Gift Shop.
"There are arrows pointed in one direction on the train...the order of the code to get in the security room." Pausing at the door as I held my hand on the door latch seeing my reflection looking back at me, bright blue eyes with long dark hair held in a side hair tie leaving my bangs free. I see my reflection frowning back at me. "I hope what I heard is correct and that lady wasn't pulling my leg back then." Pulling open the door and heading inside, I looked around to see some toys that laid scatter around the room with dust collected on them. Before I can begin to question on where the train was at, the noise that I had at first thought was the AC, was in fact the toy train moving around on it's tracks that is hanging above the shelves.
"I thought those things ran on batteries." At this point I shouldn't be surprised anymore, things that were supposed to be turn off are in fact up and running. Getting back on track I look closer at the train noticing the four different colors painted on the train. "Green...pink...yellow and red...hmm, oh! There are arrows on the train!"
Looking much closely as I can, I notice the white painted arrow pointed in one direction. The first arrow beginning at the red cart. "Okay...I see now." Taking out my notebook and quickly wrote down the color order; I hurriedly ran back down to the security room-passing the front desk with a silent thought wondering if the woman that I heard had work there-and punch in the code. "Yes!" I cheered as the door open up and immediately head inside. "Okay, what do we have in here."
Upon entering and seeing the multiple screens that were most likely used for the cameras and chair lay around the desk, but the two things that caught my eyes was another tv stand with a tape on the desk and a strange item that is block by some glass window.
"What the heck is that thing?" Walking over I pick up the tape, putting it in the player and watch as it began to show some kind of tutorial of something called a grab-pack "Is that what's behind that glass case there?" Watching I notice that I can use it to grab things from a distance, though they can only be fired at small objects/handles...and for some reason they showed not to fire it at a coworker. Which made me question if someone had attempted this and that's why they are showing it. And somehow it can be used for rewiring stuff...? I don't know what that means but I'll probably find out eventually. When the video came to an end the glass door slowly open allowing me to grab the item (which I now realized is the Grab Pack from the video).
Putting it on the table I look over the Pack, three things I notice of the pack was one: despite how it looks the Pack is pretty light, which will make carrying it around easier and not have to worry about it weighing me down. Two: it's missing the red hand that was shown in the video. The might cause a small problem, however I remember that the door only needed the blue hand to possibly open the door. So, I wonder if I will come across the other hand somewhere around the facility. And finally three: considering I'm wearing it like a backpack I don't really need to worry about rearranging my messenger bag. I can easily put it on top of it and it'll cause me no problems of getting in the way.
"Luckily my bag has clips on each end." Picking up the Grab Pack, sliding my arms through the hoops and carefully tighten the straps to a comfortable state "So, if my bag gets caught in any I can easily unhook it. There." Getting the feel of the Pack I moved the cannons arounds and testing the shooting and the pull of the hand. "Alright...I think I got the hang of this. Now lets see if I can open that door."
Getting back to the door and making sure I have the hand aim at the right angle; I pulled the trigger watching as the blue hand shot forth to the pad and watching as a blue loading bar began to grow above the door. Once complete the metal gate begin to raise up. "Sweet! It actually work!" Excited I processed to walk down the hall. As I was walking I saw a tall blue figure in the distance standing in the middle of the room on top of a platform. "So...this is Huggy Wuggy, then."
Looking up at what I'm guessing is a 17-18 foot tall form of a Huggy Wuggy toy standing on the platform with a big smile on his face, and having his right hand held up as if he was greeting any of the guest/workers coming in the building. "Huh..." Looking around I saw scatter toy blocks that had letters on them. They must have spelt Huggy Wuggy when they were put up, and toy boxes of little Huggy Wuggies laying around the ground. Glancing down at the podium stand-seeing the written text on it-I proceed to read what is written on it.
Huggy Wuggy (1984)-
Playtime Co. has designed hundreds of distinct toys, but none connected with people more than that of Huggy Wuggy.
Our founder, Elliot Ludwig, aimed to create a toy which could hug you forever!
As is always true, Playtime Co.'s '4-Step Process to creating the most lifelike toys, ' was a success!
"...Lifelike toys, huh"
With a bit of string and polyester, our lovable, blue pal Huggy was brought to life! Huggy Wuggy has gone to be Playtime Co.'s most popular and best selling toy so far!
"..." After reading I pressed the red button to see if anything would happen, and my ears were greeted by people singing a song.
His name is Huggy, Huggy Wuggy!~
When he hugs you he'll never stop!~
Your friend Huggy, Huggy Wuggy!~
He'll squeeze you-
...until you pop!~ Hehe, wow, Huggy that last line is really something you know!"
A small girl sitting on top of a blue figure shoulders, swinging her legs back in forth,
as she looks over to her friend with a big smile on her face.
"But it's true though! You do give out the-
"...best hugs, Huggy..."
Blinking rapidly as my vision came back to the present after seeing that memory, I held my hand to my head as I looked up at the Huggy on the stand in wonderment. And I swear to God at that moment I thought it move! "!?" Moving back a step in shock, I quickly looked over the Huggy from head to foot to see if I was just seeing things. Examining the Huggy I notice that the fur on him is moving around. However, since I can feel the breeze from the fan I quickly wrote it off thinking it was because of that, that was the reason I thought I saw him moving. It did not stop the shaking feeling that I'm being watch as I went on my way looking around the room to see where I should start my investigation though...
Shivering, I glance back at the Huggy that was still standing in it's spot as I check every door in the room and finding that all of them are lock. "Figures..." Sighing, I scratched my head as I looked at the two metal gates in the room, both of them needing the hands in order to open them. Sadly, one of them needs both the blue and red hand, which I obviously don't have. "Luckily the other door only needs the blue hand..." Making my way over and firing the hand to the pad, sadly it seems to have somehow short circuit the system as I watch in horror as the sparks came flying out of the cord and into the power room. "Oh you've got to be kidding me!"
I may have just killed my only way to move on in this place and not only that but that room is also lock! As I see it, I have two options here, I can either a) break the glass and force my way in or b) go home. Just as I was about to debate on picking up one of the giant cubes laying around and throwing it at the door; the familiar sounds of a key falling caught my ear.
Turning around, I scanned the area looking for the item that made the noise when something shining from above caught my eye. Dangling from Huggy's hand was a single key. Now how on earth did that key get up there?! Still in the state of massive confusion I walked back over to Huggy and grab the key from his hand "Huh...almost like I'm giving him a high-five." Grabbing the key off the blue hand I walked over to the Power Room "Hope this is the right key." Sliding it in the hole, the door thankfully unlock allowing me access to the room. "Welp beats smashing the door open...now to see if I can get the power back on in here."
Honestly walking is that room was really weird, first of all there was blood splatter on some of the walls and not red paint as I first thought (trust me I check ("Why the hell is there blood on the wall!? Did some get brutally murder here!? And why is there blood coming out of that doll!? Just what did I get myself into!?")). Being confused by one of the rules that was tape to the wall ("Why is 'Not hide behind doors to scare Laith Pierre' in the Do section and not in the Don't?), and an embarrassingly amount of time of trying to figure out that I could use the Grab Pack to help get the power back on ("So that's what they meant by rewiring the place."). Though...the most weird and to be frank, the scariest thing that I ever saw was...
"He's gone..."
I stood frozen to the ground as I look at the platform that used to have a 17 foot Huggy Wuggy standing in the center.
"What...?" I said in disbelief as I look at the empty platform with wide terrified eyes. "I...don't supposed the wind had caused that toy to move..." Feeling a massive amount of dread I began to make way back to the main lobby to get the hell out of here.
No way. No way. NO WAY! There's absolutely no fucking way that Huggy had move in the 5 minute time span that I was in the Power Room getting it back on that he suddenly vanished in thin air. "Nope. No way in hell am I dealing with a fuck up version of Five Night at Freddy's. Screw this quest, I should have given up when I first saw the metal gate. Hell. I should have turn around when I broke the power to get to the other room. And definitely screw looking for my past memories, it's not worth dealing with whatever is going on in this damn place."
My hopes were quickly dashed away when I saw the entrance to the main lobby was closed off due to the metal gate being back down.
"No!" I cried banging repeatedly at the door with my fist "No no no no, this can not be happening to me!" I don't know how it happen but my ticket to freedom is now closed off. I can only guess that when I turn the power back on it had reset the door and automatically shut it...or something else was involved. Either way I'm now stuck here. Crying out in frustration, I smacked my head against the door looking down at my feet. "Now I definitely have no choice but to move on. Ah~!" Scratching at my head I spun around and made way back to the door that I had killed. "Let's just hope I can find another exit somewhere along the way."
Getting the door to open-thankfully with no other problems-I proceeded down the hall, glancing up reading the sign 'Make A Friend'. And before I can make any comment about it I saw something blue slithering into one of the doors down the hall.
"What the hell was that?!" I whispered in a slightly panicked tone. I don't know what I just saw but I'm pretty sure that was Huggy's arm, and of course I have no other choice but to move forward as I have no other option here. Gulping I cautiously made my way over to the end of the hallway. Keeping an eye on the staff door I looked at the door facing the opposite side of it. That door in particular was a stairway plate next to ("Why is it call the 'stairway to hell'"), meaning that I could avoid whatever the hell is in the other room...but of course...
"Lock." I huffed jiggling the door knob "Go figure. And the doorway to the 'Make A Friend' is closed and blocked off! *moans* So much for avoiding that door." Taking a deep breath in and slowly exhale I push open the door and had a very strong urge to turn around and see if I can find something to break the doorknob to the stairway, as the hallway before me was almost pitch black. The only lights that were working was the one above the door at the other end, with of course, a smiling Huggy painted on top wearing an construction hat holding a hammer.
"Fuck me..." I pulled out my flashlight, turning it on so I can see the floor better; on the off chance there was something there. I'm not even five steps in before letting out a high pitch screech of fright as a sudden blast of steam blew out one of the pipes. "GAH! What the hell!?" Jumping back in shock, slapping a hand over my chest feeling my heart beating rapidly due to the scare I just have. "Jesus Christ! Was that really necessary? Ugh!?" Stomping my way past the damn pipe to get as far way from it; I opened the other door entering what appears to be a warehouse room of sorts.
"I swear that stupid pipe did that on purpose, now where am I now? A warehouse, maybe? Possibly storage..."
The only thing I see in this section of the room was some boxes, carts, scatter toy parts, a stairway leading up to the second floor in another room and...
"Another TV." I walked up to it looking down at the yellow VHS player. "If I'm going by the last two tapes I'll need the yellow tape in order to play it." Before heading up the stairs, I wanted to see if I can open the giant metal sliding door to see if I can get to the other room. "Hmph...nope not going to budge." I panted rubbing my aching hands together "Guess I'm going up the stairs then."
Getting to the top, I walked up to the control panel seeing that it need four different color keys to turn on what I'm guess is the giant crane that's before me. And hello~, what's this I see? Taking out my phone, opening the camera app, I zoomed in as far as it can go and lo and behold I found the red hand! "Huh, so that's where it is. Looks like I'm going to need to find the keys if I want that hand."
Not to mention that just below the hand was a vent that needed both of them in order to open. So I really don't have a choice either way.
"Now how to get dow-how did I miss this?" Just I was about to ponder on how to safely get down to the bottom floor-without breaking a bone-I spotted some cube like item laying right next to the control panel. It had a blue color label on it. Looking at the panel then to the item, shrugging I picked up the item and placing it in the spot that also had a blue label on it. "Well... now I know what to look for..." I mused looking over at the conveniently broken rail guard. Right below it was a couple of boxes laying around, which should make my landing a bit softer. "Hopefully there's no glass in those boxes."
Hoping down with thankfully know broken bones, I began to look around the room. During my search, I manage to find the yellow tape on one of the shelves along with the red key laying just behind it. Good thing I brought my bag to put these items away, it would be a pain to keep running back in forth just to put the keys in the panel. "Now where the hell is the other key...Ah! Found you!" Using the Grab-Pack to bring down the last key that was hidden on top one of the upper shelves, I made my way back over to the metal door. "I wonder if the painted hands on the door mean I need to use the Grab-Pack...?" Stepping back a bit I released the blue hand grabbing the handle, walking sideways watching as the door open as far as it could go. Making my way back to the room I had just walked in, I inserted the yellow tape in the player. Watching as the yellow picture of the crane appeared on screen and the sound of two male voice speaking.
"Ugh, Rich, where are they keeping the Huggy boxes?"
"*Scoffs* I don't know, I couldn't tell you! Remember when maintenance last did a sweep of this place?"
"No."
"Exactly! Nobody in this stupid company knows what they're doing. I swear, I haven't seen a single box in it's place since they started flooding the storehouse with orphanage junk."
"Right..."
"I get it, it's a nice program and all, on-brand, but *sigh* it's hard to be happy about manufacturing is on OUR NECKS about it, 'cause we can't find the stupid Huggy boxes!"
"Rich..."
"*sigh* You're right... you're right... It's...It's for the orphans... I just wish there were less boxes. Anything less would be more abidable. -I-is that even a word? Abideable?"
"No, I seriously doubt that's a word Rich..." I commented once the video ended. I guess the work place really wasn't all that great. It sounded like something got out of hand when Playtime decided to help take on some orphanage. Well anyway not much helpful information to work with, so I made my way back up the stairs to put in the last of the three keys.
However just as I was getting ready to put in the last key a loud slamming noise had startle me so badly, that I almost drop the key. Which would have been bad, seeing that it would have landed on my foot.
"Son of a-" Snapping my head to the direction of the sound, my eyes went wide in shock upon seeing that one of the upper vent doors was closed. "How on earth did that happen?"
Ugh, I think I might know who caused it, remembering the feeling of something watching me while I was putting the keys in their slots. "And the feeling of massive regret of coming here begins to feel me." I huffed putting in the last key, watching as the crane moved over to grab the hand "Not like there's much I can do about that. I just hope I can avoid running into him."
Instead of hopping back down, I took the longer way around going back down the stairs. Once securing the the red hand, and began to practice with it much like I did with the blue hand to get a feel of it. Nodding to myself I shot both of the hands to the panel watching as it began to load before the vent slowly rosed up. It didn't go all the way up causing me to duck down in order to get through. Walking to the edge of the track, I look down noticing all the cylinder like objects that will spin if you push something off of it. "Best not to go down these while standing up."
When I got down to the lower level I came across another vent that was shut. "Great. And I can't go back up the other way...got find something that will help me open this door." After a bit of time and searching around I got the power to the tracks on, almost falling on my butt in progressed when the track suddenly starts to move out of no where. "Guess I'll just stand here...and go along with the ride..."
However once I made it around the curve of the tracks a sudden blaring sound of an alarm and a bright red light came on-scaring the living crap out of me-as parts of toy suddenly came sliding out. This happened two more times and despite preparing myself, I still manage to get startle by each new alarm sound along with the body parts. "Christ...at this rate I'm going to die of an heart attack before I even manage to get out of this place."
Jumping down to the new room-that the tracks brought me to- looking around to see some big machinery and a big sign hanging above it. "So this must be 'Make A Friend' room." Heading over to the metal gate reading the paper tape to it with a big read arrow pointed to a scan machine next to the door. 'NOBODY LEAVES WITHOUT A TOY!'
"*Sigh* Looks like I'm making a 'friend' then..."
Making way to the two stands standing before the three big machines, I see that I (and of course I do) need to get the power on if I want to make a toy. "Ugh! Is this place really shut down or what!? Some parts of this building has power and other don't! Geeze..." Sighing I looked over at the other stand taking note of what is written on it.
Make-a-Friend (1960)
Our founder, Elliot Ludwig, was a visionary.
He set the stage for all of Playtime Co.'s greatest feats.
Yet of all the amazing things that her created,
the Make-A-Friend Machine is one of the most creative, impressive, and advanced.
It is solely responsible for nearly every
Playtime Co. toy sold on the market to this day.
All it needs is to be fed the proper parts, and it will paint,
assemble, and do a quality inspection of the toy all on its own.
Gone is the need for complex sorting or back-breaking labor.
This machine can do all that- and more!
"It can take care of painting and assembling the toys...? Geeze, who would have thought this place was so advance in it's time." I said "Bet every other toy factory wish they had something like this. Or...do they have something similar like this now? Eh, not like I really care. Now to get this thing back on."
Walking over to the four flights stairs, I spotted a poster tape to the wall that had two hands holding together. Now I didn't really pay much attention to the other posters scatter around the factory (Minus the rule one) but what caught my eyes was the words 'Adopt an orphan TODAY!'. When I read it, it basically say to adopt an orphan to give a kid a chance of a new life; and if any workers adopt one they'll get some additional benefits. If I remember correctly when I was doing online research; Playtime Co. was originally just a toy factory until Elliot Ludwig, the founder, had suffered a tragic accident in the family. "Did a lost of a child, cause him to change the factory to a orphanage and toy factory at the same time...? But why? Sure Rich had said it's a good cause...on-brand, that is. But what's the point of it. It sounded like ever since they came part orphanage things have been harder on the workers. *Sigh* Maybe I'll stumble on the answer while I'm here..."
Getting back on track I, once again, question the weirdness of this place. Like why do I need to use a Grab-Pack to move parts of the cat-walk around, seriously just have the whole thing attach together, there's not even rail guards on this thing! I wouldn't be surprised if someone had fallen off it. And another thing! How the hell did the pink VHS tape get on top the doorway!? Why is it even there!?
"I swear this place makes no sense." I huff walking back over to the tv after I manage to get the machine back on. "Alright, let's see what's on here." When inserting the tape into the player, something similar to a hand appeared on screen.
"Hmm?" Tilting my head to the side "...I think that hand might belong to one of the toys here. But...I don't know who's..."
"So, Stella, what made you want to work at the Playtime Co. factory?"
"Playing with toys when I was young was so magical. I could go straight from my bedroom floor to anywhere in the world. It was such a great feeling. And... being able to work at a toy factory... somewhere that can provide kids with that same experience... That's a pretty great feeling too!"
"Eh, sounds like a good reason to join."
"Sometimes though... I really, really wish I could go back. To being a kid, I mean. And it's weird, 'cause... adults are just kids, but older! I don't think anyone ever really feels like an adult? But you're body just gets older... and older...and then you die. Poof! *Laughs*"
Wow...morbid.
"Human bodies just can't stay young forever. There's thing though! Like some trees that can stay alive even while being way older than a person! I mean, the oldest people to ever live are STILL younger than those! So I guess everyone is always young relative to something... Right?"
"Alright... I think we're getting a little off-track..."
"No kidding. Stella sounds like she might need an mental evaluation, too."
Trying to forget that...odd(?) interview out of my head I headed back over to the Make-A-Machine control pad. "Alright, it says the power is on, so I guess I just click the button then."
Cue the...whatever amount of times that I got scared in this damn place. As once I pressed the button nothing had happen for a few moments, making me think I need to press it again but harder. Or that I somehow messed up the power source. But alas, a loud train horn blew through the room, making me jump from my spot in shock (plus dropping a curse word). All six eyes on the three machines opened up-like they were waking up from a nap-and ready to work. Seeing that I need to manually open the door to the slots containing the toy parts. I watch as pieces of Cat-Bee slide along the conveyer belt and into the first machine.
"Huh...it really did paint the toy. Down to every detail." I spoke in awe watching as Cat-Bee went into the next machine "Then the middle machine puts it together and the last one scans the toy. Man, Elliot sure did come up with a great invention. I'm more amazed that this thing still works after all these years."
When Cat-Bee made it to the end of the track, I went over to pick it up, all while noticing the middle machines eyes where following me.
"They are following me...Those eyes are following me... Why are those eyes following me?"
Maybe it's part of the design?
Don't think to much of it, Lily, just grab the toy and get the hell out of this room.
"Okay. If I remember right, once this door opens there are some giant building block in my way. I could knock them down or climb over them. Then I can head to the other room too-AUGH!? I'm so stupid!" Smacking my forehead as I let out a groan of frustration, as realization dawn on me. I could have just avoided this room all together if I had just turn back around where I came from the moment I got the red hand. But nooo! I just had to go threw the vents and make a bloody toy to get out of the said room.
"Man... I feel like an idiot..." I sigh putting the toy on the scanner, watching the door open once the scan was complete. "Hold the phone...where the hell are the blocks!?"
I paused in my step, seeing that the color blocks are now gone. All of them. All of them are now gone. Poof. As if they were never there in the first place. That's not even mentioning the massive amount of fear and dread running threw my veins as I looked down the pitch black hallway. I knew I turn the power back on in that room...and yet there are no lights to be seen. And I am genuinely afraid to pull out my flashlight to see what's on the other end of the hall.
Though... I didn't have to seeing as the missing Huggy Wuggy made himself know as he step out of the dark hall.
"?!" I yelp in fear tripping on my feet falling to the ground as I stared up in horror as Huggy slowly made his way towards me. No longer was the friendly smiling Huggy Wuggy; instead he had an open wide smile showing off his maw of dozens of jagged needle-like teeth. And his eyes... God his eyes were much more dilated making him even more disturbing to look at.
"Fuck!" I crawled backwards as Huggy walked closer, struggling to get on my feet, as my body was almost petrified with fear. The blaring sounds of a alarm caused me to look over to see the vent on the track open up. Look back at Huggy and not wasting another second, I shot up to my feet and booked it as fast as I can to the vents; knowing that even if I could get around him I wouldn't make it in time to open the doors on the other end of the room. So my best shot is to get away from him and losing him in the vents. When I got in I heard the door closing behind me. I let out an almost sigh of relief as I slid down the ramp. Closed or not I don't think Huggy is going to give up on chasing me.
"This way Huggy! Try and catch me~!"
"! Is this really the time to start having a flashback!?" I yelped when I spotted Huggy on the other side of vent rushing towards me, causing me to duck to the right and continue running down the vents. "Did I seriously played with that thing for fun!?" Running I almost ran into a dead end, but with quick leg work I spun to the left and ran down a hallway with broken tracks with Huggy right on my tail.
"Go away go away go awwaaayy!" I scream in terror as tears slowly began to well up in my eyes.
"Ah!?" Because I wasn't paying attention I fell down a hole in the ground, almost breaking my ankle in the process, I quickly got back up as Huggy jumped down the same hole. "Shit!"
"Missed me! Hahaha~"
"Shut up!"
Sliding down the ramp I stumble into the rest of the broken tracks blocking me from moving forward. "Fuck...Where!?" Frantically looking around as the sounds of Huggy closing in echo threw my ears "There-!" I dashed into another hall passing the word 'danger' written on the wall for some reason. Yeah no shit, I'm in danger here. I'm being chased by a man eating toy that was probably my friend growing up. As I was running down the halls more colorful written words appeared, but I didn't have the time to stop and read them unless I want to be killed in the process.
"Shit! No!" I came to a hard stop, panting, as I looked up at the ramp going up instead of down. There's no way I'll be able to climb that! Turning around in fright as Huggy slowly got closer I spotted a small hole that I could squeeze into. I slid in just before Huggy could touch me, smacking against the wall on the other end; I snapped my head towards the opening watching as Huggy looked down at me as he passed the opening.
"*Panting* Guess...He couldn't...fit through this...hole..." I didn't have time to sit around and catch my breath as I don't know if he'll turn around and try and make his way into the hole or finding another vent to get to me. Taking a deep breath in and letting it out I continue along the track, only to find myself slamming face first into a vent door that suddenly slammed down in front of me. "Nonononono this can not be happening to me-!" I cried slapping a hand on the door. However that was the least of my concerns as I spotted Huggy slowly make his way towards me down the hallway besides me.
I know he knows that I'm trapped. It's why he slowed down in his pace and slowly made his way towards me. Like as if he was playing with his food, knowing that they are a trap mouse waiting to be eaten.
"Oh God no!" I cried and started banging on the door "Come on open up! Open up please!"
The door slowly open back up, but I didn't even wait for it to fully open. Ducking down I took off in a mad spirit down the hall-and so did Huggy once he realized that the door had open.
Jumping down the ramp at the end and almost sliding into a couple of boxes, and once again looking around frantically to find anything that could help me-seeing as my exit was block. I looked up spotting another track that had a big box sitting on top. I fired both cannons at the box as I saw the closed vented-that was blocking Huggy from getting to me-slowly began to give out from the force of him banging on it.
And...
Just as the door open...
And me pulling the box down...
My vision whited out as I heard myself speak again.
'Looks like I win this round Huggy! So...what do I win?'
The scenery around me began to change as I heard a little girl singing a song...
"The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.~"
A young girl around 7-8 years old sat on the floor to her room playing with the Mommy Long Legs toy as she sung the 'Itsy Bitsy Spider'.
"Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.~"
"ERR!"
"ERR!"
"ERR!"
"Huh?" The girl looked up confused as alarms suddenly began to blare in her room and outside the closed door. "What's going on...?"
"Lily!" The girl-now named Lily- snapped her head to the door as it slammed open as a young woman in her early thirties wearing a lab coat appeared, panting as she looked down at the child. "Oh thank goodness your still here!"
"Doctor...Amanda?" Lily lowered her toy as she stood up from her spot. "What's going on?"
"No time to explain." Amanda walked over to Lily grabbing her wrist "Right now we need to get you out of here."
"What? Why?"
Before Amanda could even open her mouth, the sounds of creaking and scratching was heard above their heads. Amanda let out a curse and before Lily could look up to see what was causing it, she was forcibly dragged out of the room with the door slamming shut and lock behind her. Amanda held a walkie up to her mouth as she frantically speak as loud as she could over the ringing alarms as the two of them ran down the hallway.
"This is Doctor Amanda! Experiment 1006 has been spotted in Lily's room! I repeated escapee Experiment 1006 has been spotted in Lily's room! Requesting for security and emergency lock down till we get him back to his room!"
"Doctor what's going on!?" Lily cried out as she saw a bunch of men came running down the hall to her room followed by shouting and screams "And who is 1006?"
However her answer remain unanswered as a voice on the other end of the walkie spoke out.
" -"
"Yes I have her with me. I'm taking her straight to Doctor -."
"-"
"Understood." She pocked the walkie away as the two made twist and turns down the hall coming to a stop at an elevator.
"Doctor...what's going on? What was that thing in my room and where are you taking me!?" Lily cried tears falling down her face as she looked up at Amanda with frighten eyes.
Looking down at the frighten child, her eyes went soft as she pulled Lily on the elevator hitting the button as the doors begin to close. "Everything is going to be okay, Lily. Right now it isn't safe for you to stay here. So I'm taking you to Doctor -, he'll be your temperly guardian until things calm down."
"Guar...dian... I'm leaving? What about my friends? Are they coming too?"
"I'm afraid not, dear."
Before Lily could response the door open to the top floor revealing a older man in his early 40's. "Good you have her. Let's go." The three made their way down the hall with Lily reluctantly followed along as Amanda still had her hand.
"Where are we going?" Lily once again asked in desperation, wishing she had one of her toys to hold on for comfort.
However her question was ignored as the two doctors talked amongst themselves, despite the loud alarms and people running all over the place shouting stuff, she couldn't understand.
"Has there been any news on how 1006 escaped from his room."
"No sir. I believe I'll be inform once they get him back in his room."
"Hmm...perhaps he used the same trick as last time and got better results."
"Perhaps, it took some time till we notice that he was gone. It has been estimated that he was out for 12 minutes before the alarms went off."
"And you found him in Lily's room."
"Yes. He was on top of her ceiling sitting there."
"He didn't do anything to her?"
"No, if it wasn't for the fact that he made noise I wouldn't have notice until to late. I suspected he went through the vents as Lily's vent was open when I spotted him."
Lily could only look on it confusion as she looked back and forth between the two as they talk. Questions floating around her head. Who was 1006? What do you mean he escaped? Why was he in my room? I don't remember seeing him. She wanted for someone to answer her questions but never got a chance as the alarms have stop and a voice spoke through the speakers.
"Emergency Lockdown has now passed. Emergency Lockdown has now passed."
"Workers please return to your post."
"Emergency Lockdown has now passed."
"It would seem they got him back to his room."
"Indeed but with what cost? Without a doubt there will be some casualties on our side."
"-"
Amanda grabs her walkie speaking into it.
'"-"
"Copy that." She puts it back in her pocket. "I have to head back. Think you can handle it from here?"
"Yes, I'll handle everything from here. Once we leave we'll be meeting up with some of the doctors and discuss what we'll do from here, and when will be a good time to bring her back."
"Wait!" Lily screamed out causing the two too look down out her in shock. "Why do you keep saying that I need to leave? The announcement said that the lockdown has passed right? Doesn't that mean it's okay for me to go back? I don't want to leave my friends here!"
"Lily." Doctor - spoke "You must understand you are almost prefect. Too perfect to lose. And after today's events the higher ups have decided to remove you from the faculty until things have calm down."
"W-What...?"
Amanda nodded looking down at Lily with a smile "That's right, but don't worry, Lily, once thing have calm down you can come back and play with your friends again. This is just to keep you safe till then."
"No...no no no NO! I don't want to leave!" Lily started screaming and crying hysterically. She tried to turn around and run back to her room but Doctor - grabbed her arm "No! Let me go!"
"That's enough Lily! Drop this nonsense right now!"
"NO!" Lily screamed scratching at the hand that was holding her, trying to break free.
The doctor sigh looking back over to Amanda, ignoring the crying child and the pain in his hand. "Head back to the others and report to me once you find out how experiment 1006 escaped. I'll handle thing from here."
"Understood. Take care until then. And remember to forward any updates regarding Lily."
"Will do. Let's go, Lily."
"Nnnoooo!" Lily cried watching with blurry eyes from the tears building up, as the doctor dragged her away and Amanda walking back down the hallway. Lily kept on fighting him as best as she could when they went the main room of the building. "No! I don't want to leave! Please - take me back. I promise I'll be good!"
"This is for your own good Lily. Now stop fighting your making a scene."
"But I didn't get a chance to say good-bye to my friends."
"I don't care, Lily, we need to go now!"
Panicking Lily looked around to see if anyone could help her. She quickly spotted Huggy standing at his post in the center of the room. Huggy will help me, she thought, reaching a hand towards him and shouting his name "HUGGY!"
Huggy tilted his head looking to where he heard his friend shouting his name, quickly taking note of the panic and crying tone of her voice. Looking over he found her being dragged by one of the doctors to the main entrance. Confused as to why and wanting to help his friend, he broke protocol about moving from his spot when visitors are here, unless an trespasser came in or Lily sneaking out of her room to play with him. Ignoring the surprise shouts from the people as he step off the platform and made his way over to the two.
The man notice Experiment 1170 is moving from his post and cursed under his breath pulling out his walkie "Experiment 1170, Huggy Wuggy, is moving from his post. Bring in security to put him back! I repeat Huggy Wuggy is ignoring his orders and is moving around the building." He quickly picked up Lily, who was still screaming and crying, as she hit and kick him to get out of his grasp. "I swear one thing after another..." He mutter picking up pace as security guards came busting is the room.
"No Huggy, help please!"
Huggy carefree face quickly changed to something much more sinister looking as he saw the man pick up his friend and started running to the main lobby, only to be stop by a bunch of armed men surrounding him trying to restrain him. To which he was not happy about and started to fight back.
"Noooo! Huggy! Leave him alone!" Lily cried out in horror as the metal gate came down and the last thing she saw was her friend being forcibly pushed to the ground as a giant net fell on top of him.
"HUGGY!"
"Hug...gy..."
I felt something wet-tears (?)-falling down my face as memories began to slam into my head, of me playing tag in the vents with Huggy which got both of us in trouble with the workers. Playing with Huggy as he tossed me up in the air causing me to laugh. Singing his theme song to him...all the times I've spent and played with Huggy flowed into my brain.
I'm... starting to remember parts of my past...
Only for that to cut off as the box had finally made contact with the track blocking Huggy from me, and causing the track to break as we fell down to a catwalk below us. I landed on my back and quickly got up to see that Huggy had landed on the rail with half his body on the catwalk and the other half dangling down. I watch in horror as his body began to slide down to the empty abyss below.
No this can't be happening.
I just got part of my memory back of him.
I can't losing him again...!
Without thinking, I shot both cannons grabbing on to Huggy's hand just as his body went completely off the rail. Huggy looked at the hands at what I can guess is surprise and looked over at me.
"Huggy it's me, Lily, remember!" I shouted "I know it's been some years and I've grown, but it's me! Remember that time you tried to save me from that man."
Huggy tilted his head to the side as if he was examining me. And after a few moments he nodded and his face went back to normal.
"Hah!" I let out a happy breath of relief seeing that he remember who I was. "Okay, I'm going to bring up back up now, just hold on." I flicked the switch to bring the hands back to the canons, but just has Huggy got his arms over the rail the red hand had jammed; releasing his left arm in the process.
"What!?"
The two of us look in shock as the hand went back in it place. Did it get damage from the fall? Luckily, the blue hand was still holding him and that Huggy had his upper body back over the edge. So without any more trouble, Huggy got back to his feet looking down at me with his smiling face. I smiled back before let out a gasp of surprise when he suddenly bent down picking me up from under my arms, and tossing me once into the air. Just like he did when I was kid. Bringing me back to his chest he wrapped his arms around me, giving me a big hug. Blinking, I sigh happily closing my eyes and returning the hug as I leaned into him. Enjoying the feeling of his warm body and soft fur tickling my cheek.
Ah...
How nostalgic.
"You always did give out the best hugs, Huggy."
I could feel him purring happily as he tighten his hold for a second before putting me back down on my feet. I looked up at him before looking back at the conveyer belt we fell from. "Guess we won't be able to go back that way." I commented. The belt was way to high up for him to reach even if he pick me up for extra height, it just won't work. Huggy nodded his head in agreement, making me remember that he could not communicate. Lovely. Going to need to remember how to read his body language as I did before, it's been some years... but I'll probably remember along the way.
"Looks like we'll be needing to find another way out. Come on." I began to walk along the tracks hearing Huggy following behind me. In a way...I'm kinda glad that I'm not going to be alone in this place. Having Huggy with me brings me some comfort. As we walked along the track, noticing all the conveyer belts above and below us (seriously just how BIG is this place there's no end in sight), I spotted something big and red drawing at the other end of the room. Frowning I looked over it as we got closer, it almost looks like a poppy flower. And due to me not paying attention I almost tripped on my feet from stepping on a black VHS that was laying on the ground.
"Woah!" I yelp getting back to my feet as Huggy held my arm to steady me. Giving my thanks I bent down picking up the tape. "What the heck is this doing here?" I question looking over the tape "Is there even a tv down here?"
I felt Huggy tapping my shoulder catching my attention. "What's up?" I saw him looking down at the tape then looking to his right and pointed his arm in that direction. "Hm?" Following his arm I spotted a tv at the other end of the track. "Good catch." I said as we both walked over to the tv. Putting the tape in the player we watch as a drawing of a clawed hand appeared on screen, followed by a man speaking and loud bangs happening in the background followed by faint screams being heard as well.
"Final log. In relation: 1-0-0-6. The Prototype. Coordination and cooperation is evidently within his skillset, as well as the skillset of all other experiments of his type."
Bang!
"Though still missing, today's events are no doubt in relation to him. His absence was a flawedscientific process which should have under no circumstances been left unaccounted for. That's why I'm making this log: So that the same mistake won't be made twice."
The screaming and pounding in the background began to grow louder
"Any future experiments will need to be contained and disposed of in a secure location."
BANG
"I'm not worried about myself. One breakthrough and I'll be back. We must forge onwards in the name of science. Whether those who are beneath us understand it or not. End of-"
The sound of something breaking down a door and running had caught off the man's speech as the sounds went into static as the screen went black.
What the hell...? I looked up at the screen in silence seeing both mine and Huggy reflection looking back at us. 1006 seems to be popping up a lot, and yet I still don't remember who that is. I look up at Huggy, who was staring back down at me "You... don't happen to know who 1006 is do you?"
He tilted his head before shrugging his shoulder, lifting his hand up and giving a so-so manner.
"So you know of him...but never... met him, right?"
He nods his head giving me a thumbs up. Well point for me in getting that right at least.
"Hmm, I see." I ponder "He sounds... dangerous... but we have to move on. Hopefully we can avoid running into him, if he still here."
Huggy huffed in agreement following behind me as I made my way to the big painted flower. I stopped at the staircase leading down to a brown door looking over the flower, seeing words and arrows pointed in the opposite direction of the door.
No
Run
Danger
Stop
Turn around
Go back
Along with four toys tied up from the ceiling, hanging beside it.
Weird.
Ignoring the weirdness of that I pulled out the letter looking down at it and back up to the flower.
"Find the flower..." I muttered. I looked over at Huggy and a sudden thought popped into my head "Hey Huggy..." He looked down at me questionably. "Did you by any chance send me this letter?" I held the letter up to him as he bent down examine the paper. After a moment he raised back up and shook his head. "I see..." Worth a shot, but as I had looked at his hands and had figured that he wouldn't have been able to send that package in the first place. Though I did ask just in case he did.
Huggy pointed at the letter and looking at me questionably.
"Oh...well you see. A couple of days ago, I had received this package from Playtime with a VHS tape and this letter." I began to explain "Wanting to find out what this letter meant and who sent it. I came down here to investigate." And trying to find my lost memories that I'm seeing to be getting back the longer I stay here. I silently added to myself. No need to go in a longer detail explaining that I'm missing 8 or so years of my past. That's a can of worms I'll be opening at another time.
Huggy frowned-which I didn't think it was possible-looking back at the paper.
"Yeah I know. Weird, huh. But at least I know you didn't write it, so someone here did." I pocket the letter back in the bag. "Well with that out of the way, let's move on." Just as I was about to move down the stairs, Huggy's arm wrapped around my waist, preventing me from moving "Huh? What's wrong?"
I looked up seeing him staring at the flower, with a frown still place on his face.
"Is... there something behind there that you're worry about?"
He huffed shrugging his shoulder, his face going back to normal as he removed his arm from my waist.
Now it's my turn to frown up at him.
"Look. I now...it's a bit concerning to move on. Especially with all those warning that are written on the wall and back in the vents, but this is the only door we have access too. If there was another way, I would take it. But I need to find out what this letter meant by finding the 'flower'. If anything bad happens in there, we'll turn around and try to find another way. Sound good?"
He looked at me for a couple of moments, to which I'm guessing he is thinking back over to what I said, before he slowly nods his head. I nodded back and made our way down the stairs and opening the door. Walking in I step out of the doorway to see Huggy, basically squatting down in order to get through. It's was kinda funny to see a 17 foot killing toy needing to squat down in order to squeeze through an average height doorway. Once he got in and the door closed behind him, I looked around noticing the different tone and appearance to this room.
For one we have hardwood floor with tan wallpaper with poppy flowers decorated all over it and some lamps instead of the buzzing fluorescent lights; on the walls were lamps nailed into the woodwork. And there was a faint sound of a music box playing further down the hallway.
"The hell...it's almost like we've step into a house then a factory."
We made our way down the steps, walking down the long hallway, we made our way into a bigger room that had some seats attach to the wall, a bookshelf, a dresser blocking a door for some reason and a little dollhouse. "Hmm." I walked up to the dresser putting my hand on it. It might be to heavy for me to move on my own...I could have Huggy do it, though there is still one more thing I want to check out. Moving away from the dresser I walked over to the other hallway seeing a couple of the lamps are red instead of yellow like the rest, and a two double doors at the end. The sound of the music was playing louder as we got closer to the door. Placing my hands on them I took a deep breath and push the doors open. And the first thing I see, is the Poppy toy from the commercial sitting in a glass case in the center of its room.
And right as I went up to open the case, a couple of things happen all at once.
The dolls eyes blink open at the same time the lights flicker.
The room suddenly going dark with the sound of glass breaking.
Huggy body suddenly covering mine.
And a female voice broke out through the dark room before everything went to black.
"...You open my case..."
Huggy lives! YAY!
Why? Well why not? He's awesome (even though we only saw him in chapter 1) And I wanted him alive for the plot. Though there have been some theories that he is still alive, guess we'll find out in future chapters.
And if so...well I will just have to play around with that when the time comes.
Anyway, Chapter Fly in a web will most likely be done in eight parts. I'm not going to write the whole thing out in one chapter. It would overwhelm me if I do. Honestly there were times I felt like cutting this chapter in two parts but decided against it.
Side note: The reason I haven't written out the male doctors name is because I'm going along as if he would be in Lily's place if she didn't get the package before him. His name will be revealed if Poppy Playtime ever does release the players name. If it does I'll be coming back to this chapter and adding it in. If not...well I'll still do the same thing but with a made up name. Also Lily does know his name, but since we don't fully know the players name...well it'll be a secret till we find out.
See you in the next chapter!