Michelle entered the kitchen area and looked around before making a quick movement with the right arm cannon, which opened the flashlight's hatch and turned it on.
Michelle heard something clinking in the distance, which made her turn her head to the right. "Something about this is off..." she said in a low voice.
Michelle let go of the left arm cannon's handle before twisting the knob, switching from the red hand to the orange hand. "Just in case..." she continued before slowly walking forward.
When Michelle spotted the knocked-over metal cabinet shelves, she crouched before going through them.
When Michelle stood up properly, she saw something scurrying on the shelf on the right. "Based on appearance, that's probably another Nightmare Critter..." she said in a low voice.
Michelle turned her head to the right and noticed a note in the corner before slowly approaching it. When Michelle was close to the note, she picked it up and looked at it.
Soon after, Michelle's face went pale. "What the hell..." she said in a low voice. "It's some... cryptic letter... to Mr. and Mrs. Ayers about their son named Jack..."
Michelle remembered something that made her blood run cold. "Could this be... the same Jack that was made into Doey...?" she asked herself before gripping the paper tightly. "What the hell did this company do to his parents?"
Michelle crumpled the note in her hand and tossed it to the ground before slowly walking forward. When Michelle turned right, she saw a fridge covering the door. "I'll need something to pull the fridge out of the way," she said.
Michelle turned her head to the left and saw a meat hook near an empty slot before grabbing the left arm cannon's handle. "I can place the hook on it first, and then I'll find that lever," she said before aiming at it and pulling the trigger.
The blue hand shot forward and grabbed the meat hook before retracting back to Michelle; she aimed the left arm cannon at the fridge's handle before pulling the trigger.
The blue hand shot forward and placed the hook in the fridge's handle before retracting back to Michelle; she turned her head to the right and saw an open door before slowly approaching it.
When Michelle was close to the entrance, she saw a few large black bags hanging from the ceiling. "It wouldn't surprise me if these bags have corpses inside..." she said in a low voice before slowly walking forward.
As Michelle walked past a few hanging bags, she heard something on the right side, which made her hold out the right arm cannon in that direction before slowly stepping forward.
When Michelle was close to the end, she spotted an opening. "I'm ready for you, you little bastard..." she said in a low voice before approaching it.
When Michelle was near the opening, she saw a Nightmare Critter shaped like a rat wearing a collar with a fishbone pendant on it and a zipper down its center land on the ground.
As the Nightmare Critter faced Michelle, she aimed the right arm cannon at it and shot a few flares at it, which made it screech before running away while she looked at it. "Yeah, that's right; get outta here, you little shit!" she shouted.
Michelle let go of the left arm cannon's handle and twisted the knob, switching from the orange hand to the red hand before looking at the ground and seeing a lever.
Michelle approached the lever before picking it up with her left hand. "Now to lift that fridge," she said before slowly walking away.
When Michelle was close to the lever holder, she placed the lever inside it before grabbing it and pulling it down. Soon after, the meat hook pulled the fridge out of the opening, which revealed a hallway.
Michelle made a quick motion with the right arm cannon, which closed the flashlight's hatch before letting go of its handle and looking at the hallway. "I should be getting close to Safe Haven..." she said in a low voice before slowly walking forward.
When Michelle was close to a large crack in the hallway, a long pink arm wrapped around her, which made her yelp. Michelle closed her eyes before she was pulled into the large crack and was in midair.
When Michelle opened her eyes, they widened when she saw Kissy Missy with burn marks on her right side and small slashes on her right arm and left leg, and Poppy standing on her left shoulder. "Ki—" she was cut off when she covered her mouth.
Poppy shushed Michelle before they heard mechanical noises, which made her turn her head to the hallway. When Michelle looked in the hallway, her eyes widened when she saw the shadow of three large, heavy-duty, plated, arachnid-like legs bonded with cables.
Michelle stared in horror while Poppy turned away, trembling as the arachnid-like legs walked forward. Michelle looked at Poppy as she turned her head to the hallway when the mechanical noises became quieter.
Kissy Missy pulled her hand away from Michelle's mouth before turning the other way and walking forward. "Through the showers... we should be able to make it into Safe Haven from there," Poppy whispered.
When Kissy Missy reached the other end, Poppy looked through the opening; Michelle looked at her, concerned. "Oh, Kissy..." she said in a low voice.
Kissy Missy looked at Michelle before petting her head with her free hand; Poppy looked at them. "When I say go, we go," she said.
The duo nodded as Poppy looked forward before pointing forward. "Go!" she shouted.
Kissy Missy came out of the opening and placed Michelle on the ground before walking forward.
Michelle glanced at the back and saw a tape on a shelf, which made her crouch and pick it up before putting it in her jacket pocket; she stood up before slowly following behind the duo.
Inside a locker room, Michelle turned her head to the left and saw a Mini Kissy Missy hiding behind a locker door, trembling. Michelle slowly approached the Mini Kissy Missy and held her hand out. "It's OK, little one... I'm not gonna hurt you..." she said in a low voice.
The Mini Kissy Missy stared at Michelle's hand before leaving the locker; she climbed onto it before getting on her shoulder, which made her gently smile before slowly walking forward.
Inside a shower room, Michelle saw a mini Hoppy Hopscotch standing in a shower. "W-Who are you?" he asked.
A mini DogDay and a mini Bubba Bubbaphant poked their heads out at different shower stalls and looked at Michelle as she crouched and held her hand out. "A friend..." she said.
The mini Hoppy Hopscotch stared at Michelle's hand before hesitantly approaching her and placing his paw in it; she smiled before gently scooping him into her arm.
The mini DogDay and mini Bubba Bubbaphant stared at Michelle as she stood up and slowly walked forward before following behind her.
When Michelle and the smaller toys turned left, she saw Kissy Missy bang on a large gate; soon after, it opened before she entered and leaned against the wall.
As Michelle slowly walked forward, she saw most of her group inside; Bunzo Bunny spotted her before sprinting toward her. "Big Sis!" he shouted.
Michelle shushed Bunzo Bunny when he was close to her while the mini DogDay and the mini Bubba Bubbaphant quickly went through the opening. "It's not safe here..." she whispered before holding the mini Hoppy Hopscotch out to him. "C'mon, back inside."
Bunzo Bunny nodded as he grabbed the mini Hoppy Hopscotch before the small group went through the opening.
When Michelle was inside, she saw a large room with multiple makeshift tents, decorations hanging on the ceiling, a few shelves and tables scattered around the area, and murals on the walls.
After the Mini Kissy Missy climbed off Michelle and landed on the ground, she turned to the larger Kissy Missy as she placed Poppy on the ground before she looked at the large gate. "Hurry, close it!" she shouted.
A green robot-like toy with green eyes holding a device pressed the button, which closed the large gate. Michelle looked at the robot-like toy. "A Boogie Bot... this one is different though..." she said in a low voice.
After Bunzo Bunny placed the mini Hoppy Hopscotch on the ground, he hugged Michelle's leg, which made her look at him. "I'm so glad you're OK..." he said in a low voice.
Michelle smiled at Bunzo Bunny and petted his head. "Likewise..." she said in a low voice.
Michelle heard multiple steps from the back, which surprised her, before turning her head to the back.
Michelle saw Doey and some of the larger Smiling Critters quickly approach the group. "What's going on? What's—" he stopped midsentence when they saw Kissy Missy, which shocked them. "Kissy!"
Doey quickly approached Kissy Missy and looked at her burn marks and scratches. "Goodness! What happened?" he asked.
Poppy looked at Doey. "We need to get her help, now!" she shouted.
Doey did a double-take on Poppy before leaning toward her. "Poppy..." he said in a low voice. "It's really..."
Doey looked at Kissy Missy before leaning up. "Right," he said before looking at Bobby BearHug. "Bobby, take the injured to the Infirmary; have Medic check up on them."
Bobby BearHug nodded. "Yes, sir," she said.
Doey approached the large gate and looked through the gap. "I'll check the defenses, see if something's still outside," he said.
Poppy looked at Doey. "Not just something..." she said, which made him look at her. "It's him; he's out there."
Doey angrily turned to Poppy, which made her back away with her arms raised. "You brought him down—" he stopped himself before looking up, sighing, and placing his hand on his head. "We'll talk about this later..."
After Doey moved his hand down his face, his eyes landed on Michelle before looking at Poppy. "For now... I'll make sure 'out there' is where he stays," he continued before running toward the back.
The Boogie Bot pressed a few buttons on the device. "Locking down Safe Haven," she said, which locked the large gate. "Reactivating the defenses..."
Bobby BearHug looked at the Boogie Bot. "Thank you, Scout," she said before looking at Kissy Missy. "C'mon, Kissy; let's get you patched up."
As Kissy Missy slowly approached Bobby BearHug, Poppy approached Michelle. "Michelle, I'd like to—" she was cut off when Bunzo Bunny stood in front of her and held his arms out, which surprised her. "Didn't you hear what Doey said? Bobby takes the injured with her."
When Poppy looked at Michelle, she noticed the elastic bandage around her right ankle, which shocked her. "When did it...?" she asked in a low voice.
Michelle looked at Poppy. "Back at Pianosaurus's enclosure..." she said. "It's nothing too terrible; just a sprain."
Poppy stared at Michelle's sprained ankle before nodding. "Then don't let me keep you waiting for Medic," she said.
Michelle nodded as she slowly approached Bobby BearHug; unbeknownst to her, she sternly looked at Poppy, which made her look away with a slight frown. "C'mon, this way," she said.
Michelle nodded as she followed Bobby BearHug and Kissy Missy toward the back right. Poppy stared in the trio's direction until they were out of sight. Once Medic is done checking your ankle, I'll tell you my plan... she thought before approaching a tent and sitting down.