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Chapter 56 - Guts

After Michelle opened the door, she saw an open cave with railroad tracks and three different carts. "This area should lead me to No Man's Land..." she said, lowly, before leaving the room and walking to the left.

Michelle turned her head to the left and saw tents scattered around the area, which made her stop. "Were these tents for humans? Or were they here after the Hour of Joy?" she asked herself.

Michelle heard large steps behind her, which made her blood run cold. Michelle slowly turned her head to the back, and her eyes widened when she saw Pianosaurus staring at her while making music-like noises.

Michelle panicked and started sprinting away, which made Pianosaurus sprint toward her. Michelle turned her head to Pianosaurus. "Even after everything Suzy did to him, he's still alive!" she shouted before looking forward. "How can I lose him?!"

While Michelle was running, her left foot tripped on a rock, which made her yell before tumbling on the ground. As Michelle slowly sat up, Pianosaurus was getting closer to her, which made her panic.

Before Pianosaurus got too close to Michelle, Yarnaby tackled him before they tumbled on the ground. Michelle looked at the duo, shocked, as they attacked each other.

Yarnaby opened his mouth before biting Pianosaurus's left leg, which made him scream with music-like noises. Pianosaurus readied his claws before scratching Yarnaby's front right leg, which made him yelp and let go of his leg before backing away.

As Pianosaurus slowly stood up, Yarnaby growled with his mouth open; he made growl-like noises before they charged one another. Before the duo could do anything, they heard melodic music, which shocked them and made them stop.

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The duo turned their heads to the source and saw Michelle singing the melodic music. Yarnaby closed his mouth before he and Pianosaurus slowly approached Michelle and stared at her.

When Michelle stopped singing, she looked at the duo before smiling a bit. "I'm glad to see you're not fighting anymore," she said.

Michelle looked at Pianosaurus's bite mark on his left leg and Yarnaby's scratch mark on his front right leg. "Both of you are hurt..." she said, lowly, before digging her hand into her right jacket pocket.

Soon after, Michelle pulled a rolled gauze out of her pocket. "The Doctor didn't make any mention of bringing supplies with me," she continued.

When Michelle turned her head to Pianosaurus, he was hesitant and stepped back. Michelle gently smiled at Pianosaurus. "It's OK... I'm not gonna hurt you..." she said. "All I want to do is patch you up..."

Pianosaurus stared at Michelle before slowly approaching her, which made her smile. "There we go..." she said, lowly, before kneeling to his left leg and undoing the gauze.

Michelle started wrapping the gauze around Pianosaurus's left leg. "I don't have any alcohol wipes with me, so for now, we'll cover the wound," she continued.

When Michelle finished wrapping the gauze, she tore the tail of it before laying it against itself before standing up. "And since you've been a good dinosaur," she said as she dug into her right jacket pocket.

Soon after, Michelle pulled a bag of cookies out of her pocket. "You deserve a treat," she continued before opening it and putting her hand in the bag.

Soon after, Michelle pulled a cookie out of the bag between her fingers before placing it in her palm and holding it out to Pianosaurus; he approached her and sniffed the cookie in her hand.

Soon after, Pianosaurus opened his mouth and carefully grabbed the cookie from Michelle's hand before eating it. Michelle smiled before turning to Yarnaby. "Alright, your turn," she said.

Yarnaby started growling at Michelle, which made her flinch a bit. Right... one wrong move or word and I'm as good as dead... I'll need to— she got out of her thoughts when Pianosaurus stood before her and made growl-like noises at him, which surprised them.

Michelle stared at Pianosaurus before smiling a bit and petting his head, which surprised him and made him look at her. "Thank you for defending me, but I got this," she said.

Pianosaurus stared at Michelle before stepping to the side. Michelle looked at Yarnaby and knelt before him. "I know you're loyal to the Doctor... and even though we're enemies, I don't want to see them hurt," she said. "I bet he doesn't want to see you hurt too..."

Yarnaby stared at Michelle before lying on the ground and raising his right front leg, which made her smile. As Michelle wrapped the gauze around Yarnaby's leg, he stared at her.

When Michelle finished wrapping the gauze and laid the tail of it against itself, she stood up and dug her hand into the cookie bag. "You deserve a treat for being good, too," she said before pulling a cookie out of it and holding it out to him in her palm.

Yarnaby stared at the cookie with hesitation, which made Michelle chuckle a bit. "You still don't trust me, huh?" she asked.

Michelle thought of something. "How about we try this..." she said before tossing it in the air.

As Yarnaby looked at the cookie in the air, Michelle caught it with her mouth before eating it. After Michelle finished eating, she grabbed another cookie out of the cookie bag and held it out. "Wanna try it now?" she asked.

Yarnaby eagerly nodded and opened his mouth, which made Michelle giggle a bit. "Alright, here it comes," she said before tossing it in the air.

Yarnaby leaped toward the cookie and chomped on it. When Yarnaby landed on the ground, he chewed the cookie while purring.

Michelle giggled and approached Yarnaby before placing her hand on his head, which made him stop. "Good boy," she said as she petted his head.

When Yarnaby turned his head to Michelle, she flinched a bit and quickly removed her hand. "Sorry, that was pure instinct..." she said, lowly.

Yarnaby stared at Michelle as she cleared her throat. "A-Anyway, we shouldn't keep the Doctor waiting," she continued.

Pianosaurus approached the duo while making music-like noises, which made Michelle look at him as she tied the cookie bag on itself before putting it and the gauze in her right jacket pocket. "I'm sorry, Pianosaurus, but you can't come with me..." she said.

Pianosaurus looked down while making sad music-like noises, which broke Michelle's heart before looking down and crossing her arms. Michelle thought of something and looked at her jacket before unzipping it.

After Michelle took her jacket off, she approached Pianosaurus and securely wrapped her jacket sleeves around his neck. "You can hold onto this while I'm not here," she said.

Pianosaurus stared at Michelle as she turned to Yarnaby. "Well then, we should get going," she continued.

Yarnaby stared at Michelle before approaching the gate, which made her follow him. When the duo was close to the gate, it started opening, which made them go through it.

After the gate closed, Pianosaurus approached it before looking at it while making worried music-like noises. As the duo walked forward, Michelle turned her head to the right and saw a few toy corpses, which made her shudder a bit. "These poor toys..." she said, lowly.

After the duo turned to the left, they saw a large gap in the distance before approaching it. Michelle looked above the gap and saw a metal pillar with a hook and chain on it suspended above by the crane.

Michelle stared at the hook and chain. "If I had my GrabPack, I could easily swing myself to the other side..." she said, lowly, before looking forward. "Too bad it's not on me..."

Yarnaby looked at Michelle before lying on the ground and making a low grunt, which made her turn to him. "Do you want me to climb on your back?" she asked.

Yarnaby nodded, which made Michelle smile a bit. "I'm glad you'll let me ride your back," she said before approaching him.

After Michelle climbed Yarnaby's back, he stood up and started backing away. As Michelle wrapped her arms around Yarnaby's neck, he looked forward before he started sprinting.

Soon after, Yarnaby jumped forward and landed on the other side, his feet dragging on the ground. Michelle unwrapped her arms around Yarnaby's neck before smiling at him. "Good job, boy," she said.

As Michelle held her hand out to Yarnaby, she stopped herself before looking away with a slight frown. It might be best that I don't do that again... she thought.

Before Michelle pulled her hand back, Yarnaby placed his face in it, which surprised her. When Michelle looked at Yarnaby, she noticed he was rubbing his face against her hand while purring.

Michelle stared at Yarnaby before smiling a bit and petting his head. "Good boy..." she said, lowly.

Soon after, Michelle stopped petting Yarnaby before looking forward. "Let's go," she said.

Yarnaby stared at Michelle before looking forward and started walking; soon after, the duo saw a wide gate. "Is this a way to get inside?" Michelle asked.

Soon after, the gate started opening, which made the duo look at it. Michelle took a deep breath and exhaled as Yarnaby walked forward. Soon after, a shutter with a yellow arrow pointing to the right opened, revealing a large silver room, which made Yarnaby enter.

Michelle looked around the room as the shutter behind the duo closed. I'm not seeing any forms of escape in this area, she thought. Not like that matters now since I don't have my GrabPack and my Swiss Army knife on me.

"Ah, you brought her..." a British male voice said, which made Michelle flinch and look forward.

Michelle saw one of the Doctor's mechanical bodies wearing a white cloak approach the duo. "Now then, it's time for you to come with me, little germ," he said.

As the Doctor held his hand out to Michelle, Yarnaby faced him, which shocked them and made him step back a bit. Yarnaby started growling, which made Michelle look at him. "Yarnaby?" she asked.

The Doctor looked at Yarnaby. "What's the meaning of this, Yarnaby?" he asked before holding his hand out. "Hand the germ to me, now."

Yarnaby menacingly growled as he opened his mouth; the Doctor stared at him before the eye on his screen turned into a large, chaotic red one. "So, she infected you, too," he said.

Yarnaby roared and tackled the Doctor's mechanical body before biting the screen, which destroyed it, before pulling it off. Yarnaby's claws dug into the mechanical body before tearing it apart.

Yarnaby stepped back and tossed the TV screen to the side while panting a bit; Michelle looked at him. "Why did you do that?" she asked.

Yarnaby turned his head to Michelle and closed his mouth before laying his head against her leg while purring.

Michelle stared at Yarnaby before smiling a bit and petting his head. "So, you managed to tame 1166 as well..." the Doctor said on the intercom, which shocked the duo and made them look around. "Your affection for these creatures is a disease."

Michelle glared at the intercom. "They're not creatures! They were human beings like us; something you and your scientists wouldn't grasp!" she shouted.

"There's your sickly sentiment again... you remind me of that woman that bastard Leith trusted," the Doctor said.

Michelle growled. "Stella and I are nothing alike! The only difference between her and me is that I have the balls to say this is wrong!!" she shouted.

Yarnaby looked at Michelle. "The toys you turned were once orphan kids or adults who knew the truth; you have no right to play God with them!!" she shouted.

"'No right to play God,' you say..." the Doctor said before he started laughing. "You naive child... in this factory's science field, there is no God..."

Red Smoke started filling the room, which shocked the duo. "The only thing that's important to me is reaching my goals," the Doctor continued. "One of my new goals is dealing with you..."

Yarnaby turned to the shutter and charged toward it, which made Michelle hold onto him, before slamming his body against it.

Michelle felt the effects of the gas and started coughing as Yarnaby kept slamming himself against the shutter. "Stop it, Yarnaby! You'll tire yourself out even more!" she shouted.

As Yarnaby kept slamming himself against the shutter, he started slowing down until he collapsed on the ground, which made Michelle roll off him.

Michelle stared at an unconscious Yarnaby as her vision blurred and slowly raised her hand at him. "Yarna... by..." she said, lowly, before falling unconscious.

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Outside the rail cave, Pianosaurus paced around the gate before looking at it while making worried music-like noises; he heard steps, which made him flinch.

When Pianosaurus turned to the back while making growl-like noises, he froze when he saw CatNap staring at him, which made him tremble. "So, you're the toy that attempted to attack Angel back in that enclosure," he said.

CatNap noticed Michelle's jacket wrapped around Pianosaurus's neck. "But it seems like she's already forgiven your transgressions... that would be something my Angel would do," he continued.

Pianosaurus turned his head to the gate while making worried music-like noises, which made CatNap look at him. "You're worried about Angel, aren't you?" he asked.

Pianosaurus looked at CatNap before nodding, which made him chuckle a bit. "There's no need to worry, new follower..." he said.

CatNap remembered Michelle getting close to his ear. "Find them; I'll edit or add to the plan as I move forward," she whispered.

Two large shadows emerged behind CatNap, which made Pianosaurus stare at them while making shocked music-like noises. "The Angel's cavalry has arrived," he said.

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