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Chapter 91 - Stalk

After they entered the small room, they saw a blue door open. Michelle spotted a note on the desk before picking it up. "It's a letter from the Doctor," she said. "Seems like he's talking about some project he's proud of; some kind of neural mapping and possibly cloning people."

Michelle placed the note back on the desk, disgusted. "You somehow find more ways of me hating you even after death..." she said, lowly, before the group approached the opened door.

When the group was in the room, the door behind them closed before liquid started spraying, and blue lights started moving up and down. After the room stopped spraying liquid and the lights disappeared, the door opened.

As Michelle left the room, she saw a couple of metal spider-like legs and a large cylindrical-shaped object with a bit of black fur covering it walking the pathway on the left, which made her eyes widen, and Glowby made worried noises.

The toys approached Michelle. "Did something happen, Big Sister?" Katelynn asked. Michelle turned her head to the group. "The Prototype..." she said, lowly; they froze. "You saw him?" Doey asked.

Michelle looked at the left pathway. "Only his backside... he might not have noticed us..." she said before looking at the group. "We need to move, now."

The group nodded as Michelle twisted the knob, retracting the Pressure Hand inside her arm, and the red hand appeared before she aimed her right arm at the panels across from them. The red hand shot from Michelle's wrist and touched the panel.

As Michelle pulled herself toward the panel, she saw an Outimal's shadow; when she was next to it and let go, she saw fire coming out of the pipes. "Definitely not going through there..." she said, lowly.

When Michelle turned to the pathway, she spotted panels before aiming her left arm at them. "This way," she said as the blue hand shot from her wrist and touched one of them before she pulled herself in that direction.

Dough arms came out of Doey, and he grabbed Yarnaby before he and the other toys followed Michelle's direction.

After Michelle let go of the panel, she spotted panels above her and aimed her right arm before the red hand shot from her wrist and touched one of them before pulling herself up.

Michelle let go of the panel before landing on the ground; she looked forward and spotted panels on the wall.

As the toys caught up, Michelle looked down and saw a large dark chasm before turning her head to them. "The area up ahead has no floor," she said. "Those who can't stick to walls, pair up with someone who can."

Slime arms sprouted out of Katelynn's back before looking at Huggy Wuggy. "Ready, Huggy?" she asked; he nodded before she wrapped her arms around him.

CatNap looked at Mommy Long Legs. "I hope you don't mind," he said. Mommy Long Legs smiled. "Not at all; it only makes sense since we're the largest toys here," she said; CatNap nodded before approaching her and wrapping his arms around her.

Doey looked at Michelle. "Ready to go," he said; she nodded and looked at the panels before aiming her right arm. The red hand shot from Michelle's wrist and touched the panel before she pulled herself toward it.

Michelle looked at the panels near a hanging platform before aiming her left arm. The blue hand shot from Michelle's wrist and touched the panel before she pulled herself toward it, which made the toys follow.

After Michelle retracted the red hand, she looked at the panels on her left side before aiming her right arm at them. The red hand shot from Michelle's wrist and touched the panel before she pulled herself toward it.

After Michelle retracted the blue hand, she spotted panels near a large opening before she aimed her left arm. The blue hand shot from Michelle's wrist and touched the panel; as she pulled herself toward it, she heard growling from an Outimal before running away.

When Michelle was near the opening, she let go of the panel and pressed the green button twice, switching from the blacklight to regular light before walking forward.

When the toys caught up, Katelynn placed Huggy Wuggy on the ground while Doey placed Yarnaby on the ground.

After CatNap let go of Mommy Long Legs, Michelle turned the light to the right, revealing an Outimal with orange fur sticking out of it; they made pained noises before opening the door and running away.

Michelle stared at the door before approaching it; when she entered the room, she saw a blur of gray running near the windows, which made her blood run cold. The toys looked at Michelle. "Misha OK?" Huggy Wuggy asked.

Michelle trembled a bit and crossed her arms. "I saw him again..." she said, lowly, before clenching her arms a bit. "Is he toying with me? Does he know where we are?"

Doey frowned a bit before placing his hand against Michelle's shoulder, which made her look at him. "If he does know, we'll do everything we can to keep you safe," he said. The other toys nodded in agreement, which made Michelle smile. "Thank you, everyone..." she said.

Michelle looked around the room. "Let's see what this room has in store before leaving," she continued; the toys nodded before they got off the catwalk and landed on the ground.

As a few of the Outimals ran away, Michelle looked at the giant fan before the group walked around.

Michelle spotted three giant screens with three giant red shapes: a star, a triangle, and a circle, and the words 'Gel Cleaning Station' above it. "That must be the pattern to stop the giant fan," she said before walking away.

When Michelle turned her head to the left, she spotted a TV with an orange VHS player under it on a TV stand and a matching-colored VHS tape lying against it. "Another VHS tape," she said before the group approached it.

When the group was close to the TV, Michelle picked the tape up before putting it in the player. The group looked at the screen as it booted up before showing the man from the first tape looking at a book on the table.

Soon after, the man turned to the camera. "Uhm, Mr. Pierre," he said. "Um... huh... I just wanted to apologize..." The group stared at the screen. "I— Uhh... I was wrong! Nothing weird is-is going on here at all. See, I... um..." he continued.

The man cleared his throat. "I talk to the um... maintenance guy, and he admitted that he had not done his diligence maintaining Huggy's..." he said. "Um... his eyes probably just..."

The man brought his hand near his eye and made a dramatic sound before moving his hand down and straightening it. Soon after, the man looked at the camera. "Y'know? They just popped out of place. That-That must be what I saw," he continued.

Michelle crossed her arms. "So, umm... I-I'm done. I'm not looking into it anymore... I mean, not like there was anything to look into in the first place..." the man said. "...But umm... You— That's in the past. You won't be uh... you won't be hearing anything else... uh, from me."

The man bowed his head a bit. "So... sorry!" he continued before the video ended. As part of the tape got out of the player, Katelynn placed her finger against her chin. "He seemed more jittery than in the last video," she said.

CatNap stared at the TV. "Some people show signs of being deceptive; his jitteriness must be his sign," he said. Michelle grabbed the tape and pulled it out of the player. "My thoughts exactly," she said before holding it out to Doey. "That's why it's imperative to keep these."

Doey nodded as he grabbed the tape before it went inside him. Michelle looked at the six levers at the center. "Now then, time to stop that fan," she continued before approaching the stairs.

When Michelle approached the lever on the left, Glowby made an alert sound, which made her look at it. Michelle pressed the button twice, switching from the light to the blacklight.

When Michelle aimed the blacklight at the lever, she saw a diamond next to it. "You're not one of the levers," she said before looking at the lever on her right side.

When Michelle aimed the blacklight at the lever, she saw a circle next to it. "You're one of the levers, but you need to be pulled last," she continued before walking away.

When Michelle was close to the third lever, she aimed the blacklight and saw a hexagon next to it. "Not you," she said before looking at the lever behind her and approaching it.

When Michelle was close to the lever, she aimed the blacklight and saw a star next to it. "You're the first lever," she continued before grabbing the lever with her right hand and pulling it down.

Michelle looked at the lever on the right before approaching it; when she was close, she aimed the blacklight and saw a pentagon. "Definitely not you," she said before aiming the blacklight at the last lever, revealing a triangle next to it. "You, on the other hand..."

Michelle grabbed the lever before pulling it down. "All that's left is that second lever," she continued before approaching the second lever. When Michelle was close to the lever, she grabbed it before pulling it down, which made the fan start to slow down.

Soon after, the fan covered the gap. Michelle pressed the green button twice, turning the blacklight off. "That part is done; all that's left to do is to leave by going through the fan," she said.

Mommy Long Legs looked at the higher platform before spotting two green handprints near the mechanisms. "Those two should do the trick," she said before laying her hand on the ground. "Climb on."

Michelle nodded and got on Mommy Long Legs's hand before holding one of her fingers. Mommy Long Legs lifted Michelle and held her near the platform; she let go of her finger before getting on it.

Michelle looked at the fan before looking at the toys. "We'll probably need to do the same thing from before when I open these fans," she said.

The toys nodded as they approached the fan and paired up; Michelle twisted the knob, retracting the red hand inside her arm, and the Pressure Hand appeared. Michelle looked at the green handprint on the right mechanism before aiming her right arm.

The Pressure Hand shot from Michelle's wrist and touched the green handprint; soon after, the mechanism started going up, spinning the fan in the process.

When part of the fan was sticking out on the left side, Michelle retracted the Pressure Hand before approaching the other mechanism.

When Michelle was close to the mechanism, she aimed her right arm at the green handprint before the Pressure Hand shot from her wrist and touched it.

As the fan in the back started spinning, the first fan started moving back; Mommy Long Legs placed her hand on the frame, stopping it. When the back fan was open, Michelle retracted the Pressure Hand before looking at the toys. "Time to move," she said.

Slime arms sprouted out of Katelynn's back and picked Huggy Wuggy up, while dough arms came out of Doey's back and picked Yarnaby up.

As CatNap wrapped his arms around Mommy Long Legs, Michelle aimed the Pressure Hand at the panels before it shot from her wrist.

When the Pressure Hand touched the panel, Michelle pulled herself toward it; after she let go and entered the gap, the toys followed. When the other fan started moving, Mommy Long Legs placed her hand on the right side, holding it in place.

Michelle aimed her left arm at the panels before the blue hand shot from her wrist and touched one of them before pulling herself up. After Michelle let go and landed on the ground, the toys followed.

Michelle pressed the green button, turning Glowby's light on before the group walked forward. Michelle looked around while aiming the light. "I'm not seeing any doors..." she said, lowly. Michelle looked to the left before the group approached it.

When the group was close to the edge, they saw a large dark gap, which made Glowby make worried noises. "Looks like we'll be climbing down," Michelle said before approaching Doey. A pair of dough arms sprouted out of Doey before picking Michelle up. "Hold on tight," he said.

Michelle nodded as Doey grabbed the ledge; as he got his feet off the ground, his other hand stuck to the wall, and he planted his feet on them. After Mommy Long Legs and Katelynn did the same, they started descending.

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