TW - Panic Attack
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When the large group separated, Medic examined Katelynn with a hum while Doey, Kevin, Poppy, and Kissy Missy watched. "It seems like when you gained your memories, you gained a new form entirely," he said before placing his claw against his screen. "To think something like that would be possible..."
Katelynn looked at her hands. "I see..." she said, lowly.
Jack split from Matthew before looking at Katelynn, concerned. "So, does that mean you're not the same as before?" he asked.
Katelynn looked at Jack before giggling a bit and kneeling at his level. "With or without my memories, I'm still the same person," she said, which made him smile. "I just... matured a bit more than when I was Suzy."
Poppy looked at Katelynn. "Would, uh... would you rather be called Katie or Suzy?" she asked.
Katelynn looked at Poppy. "Even though I can technically answer by both names, I'd rather be called by my human name," she said.
Kevin remained silent and looked down; Katelynn noticed and stood up before looking at him. "Is something wrong, Big Brother?" she asked.
Kevin looked at Katelynn. "Well... there's something I'd like to ask related to your memories, but..." he said, lowly.
Katelynn nodded. "Go ahead," she said.
Kevin crossed his arms. "How did you regain them?" he asked.
Katelynn remained silent before looking away and rubbing the back of her head. "Big Sister's lullaby... that's how I regained them," she said.
Katelynn looked down with a slight frown. "Though... as she was singing it, she was also crying as well," she continued. "Maybe because she didn't want to see me hurt or something else..."
Kevin remained silent and looked down; Medic hopped off the medical cot and landed on the ground before rolling toward Bobby BearHug as she tried sewing Huggy Wuggy's midsection, but he screeched a bit and moved around. "How's that patient?" he asked.
Bobby BearHug struggled to keep Huggy Wuggy in place while he moved. "Huggy keeps moving around; it's a bit tricky to do," she said. "Maybe I should administer my Pink Smoke at him again, but others would be affected by it, too..."
Kissy Missy looked at the duo before approaching them; when Huggy Wuggy spotted her, he stopped moving and stared at her. "Kissy..." he said.
When Kissy Missy was close to Huggy Wuggy's cot, she kneeled next to him and kissed his cheek, which surprised him. After Kissy Missy pulled away, she looked at Huggy Wuggy. "Huggy no fight Bobby," she said. "Huggy be good."
Huggy Wuggy stared at Kissy Missy before nodding, which made her smile and pet his head. Bobby BearHug sighed a bit. "Thank you, Kissy," she said as she continued sewing his midsection. "I'll try to be quick."
Poppy turned her head to Pianosaurus and Yarnaby as a few of the smaller toys watched them from a distance. "What do we do about those two?" she asked.
Matthew looked at the duo with a hum. "Well... from what Bobby told me, they seem to follow Misha's commands," he said before looking at Poppy. "I'll probably have a couple of the Smiling Critters watch over them, just to be safe."
Poppy nodded. "Better safe than sorry," she said.
Unbeknownst to the group, Kevin slipped away from them before leaving the infirmary. In the main room, Michelle grabbed her GrabPack inside the tent and put it on. "It's been a while since I've had you on; it's nice to have you back," she said before adjusting the straps.
Mommy Long Legs sternly looked at Michelle as she got out of the tent. "While I'm glad you're unharmed, what you did was very reckless," she said.
CatNap nodded in agreement. "If we had lost you, all of us wouldn't know what to do next," he said.
Michelle looked at the duo with a sweatdrop. "Alright, alright, I hear you loud and clear; I'll be more careful next time," she said.
The duo sternly looked at Michelle, which made her flinch. "There won't be a next time," they said.
Michelle nervously chuckled before remembering something and looking at CatNap. "By the way, how's the progress going?" she asked.
CatNap glanced at the storage area. "So far... he's finished with the design for it, but is having trouble with the tech part," he said, lowly, before looking at Michelle. "He's uncertain if he'll make it on time..."
Michelle sighed a bit. "That's kind of what I feared..." she said, lowly.
Mommy Long Legs tilted her head at the duo, confused. "What's this you're talking about?" she asked.
Michelle realized something and looked at Mommy Long Legs. "Ah, right," she said before looking at CatNap. "Fill Mommy and Huggy in on the thing."
CatNap nodded before looking at Mommy Long Legs. "Come with me to the storage room," he said.
Mommy Long Legs nodded as the duo walked toward the storage hallway until they were out of sight. As Michelle looked around, she spotted the door near the storage hallway before approaching it.
When Michelle opened the door, she saw PickyPiggy and CraftyCorn inside a room with murals on the walls and a monument with poppy flowers, photos of children, and lit candles on it.
CraftyCorn turned to the door and saw Michelle as she entered and closed the door behind her. "Ah, it's you..." she said.
Michelle turned to the monument and approached it. "Have you come in here to respect the ones that passed away?" she asked.
PickyPiggy looked at the monument. "That's part of it," she said.
When Michelle looked at PickyPiggy, she noticed she was holding a few herbs in her hoof. "Is that... rosemary?" she asked.
PickyPiggy nodded and looked at the rosemary. "We were gonna light this up in their honor, but..." she said.
CraftyCorn looked down with somber eyes. "We ran out of matches..." she said, lowly.
Michelle hummed a bit. "Then I came in here at the perfect time," she said.
CraftyCorn and PickyPiggy looked at Michelle as she twisted the knob, switching from the red hand to the orange hand. "I can light it up with a flare if you'd like," she continued.
PickyPiggy hummed. "That could work," she said before looking at CraftyCorn. "Could you grab the bowl?"
CraftyCorn nodded as she grabbed the bowl on the table between her hooves before approaching the front of the monument and placing it on the ground. "Here you go," she said before stepping away.
PickyPiggy leaned toward the bowl and placed the rosemary inside. When PickyPiggy backed away, Michelle aimed the orange hand at the bowl before pulling the right trigger. The flare shot forward and landed in the bowl, which started burning the rosemary.
Michelle looked at the monument before getting on both knees and placing her hands together. CraftyCorn and PickyPiggy did the same and placed their hooves together. "May you rest in peace..." they said.
Michelle remained silent and looked down; when the rosemary finished burning, the trio stood up. PickyPiggy turned her head to Michelle. "Thank you for helping us," she said.
Michelle looked at PickyPiggy. "Don't mention it..." she said. "It was the right thing to do."
CraftyCorn looked at Michelle with happy eyes. "You have a kind heart, you know that," she said.
Michelle looked at CraftyCorn before chuckling a bit and rubbing the back of her neck. "Yeah... I get that a lot," she said. "I should, uh... get going..."
The duo nodded as Michelle approached the door before grabbing the doorknob and opening it; after she left the room, she turned to it before closing it.
Michelle sighed and lay her head against the door. So much has happened... she thought before smiling a bit. I'm just glad Katie is back with us...
"Misha," a male voice said, which made Michelle jump a bit.
When Michelle turned around, she saw Kevin, which made her sigh in relief. "Ah, it's just you..." she said before looking at him. "What do you want?"
Kevin took a deep breath and exhaled before looking at Michelle. "I think you should return to the surface and go back to your orphanage," he said.
Michelle stared at Kevin before awkwardly giggling a bit. "That's uh... that's a good joke there, Kev. You really got me..." she said.
Kevin remained silent and looked away; Michelle looked at him, shocked, before gritting her teeth and glaring at him. "The fuck is this about?!" she shouted.
Some of the toys in the main room, including Miss Delight, Bunzo Bunny, and PJ Pug-A-Pillar, turned to the duo. "I risked my life saving Katie, and your response after all of the shit that's happened is for me to go back up?!" Michelle shouted.
Kevin looked at Michelle. "You shouldn't even be in a place like this to begin with; I heard from your group that you found it by coincidence," he said.
Michelle glared at Kevin. "So, what if I did?! If you think I'm going back up there, you're dreaming!" she shouted. "In case you've forgotten, this is my fight too!!"
Kevin rolled his eyes. "Sure, it is..." he said sarcastically before looking away. "You'll just let your lackeys do the hard work."
Michelle growled and clenched her right fist; when Kevin looked at her, she punched him in the face, which pushed him back a bit and made the group watching them gasp.
Michelle menacingly glared at Kevin. "Don't you dare call my group 'lackeys', asshole... they treat me more like a family than you've ever had!!" she shouted.
Kevin remained silent as Michelle undid the straps on her GrabPack before dropping it to the ground. When Kevin looked at Michelle, she took a fighting stance. "You know, it's been a while since we've roughhoused," she said before moving her hand a bit. "Come on then."
Kevin looked away. "I don't fight girls," he said.
Michelle glared at Kevin. "Bullshit! You and I always roughhoused every time in Playcare when Katie wasn't watching; you too big of a pussy?" she asked mockingly.
Kevin remained silent, which made Michelle angrily growl. "Fine... if you're not gonna initiate it, then I will!" she shouted.
Kevin looked at Michelle as she tackled him to the ground before she started punching him. The smaller toys panicked and ran away as the duo rolled on the ground, and Michelle continued hitting Kevin.
PJ Pug-A-Pillar barked at the duo while Miss Delight covered some of the mini Smiling Critters' eyes as they cried. Bunzo Bunny stared at the scene mortified before thinking of something and looking at the Mini Huggies. "Get help," he said.
The Mini Huggies quickly nodded as they sprinted toward the infirmary hallway. Kevin growled a bit as he grabbed Michelle's wrists before pinning himself on top of her against her back. "That's enough! Go back to your orphanage!!" he shouted.
Michelle looked at Kevin as she struggled. "Not happening, asshole!" she shouted.
Kevin glared at Michelle with his fangs showing. "You have no idea what kind of horrors are in this place..." he said.
Michelle started laughing. "You think you can scare me?" she asked rhetorically. "Well, guess what, I've seen things much scarier than you, and your glare doesn't work on someone who's your friend!"
Michelle glared at Kevin. "The only reason you're saying all of this shit stems from you being scared; you think I'm weak," she said. "The only one I'm seeing here who's weak is you..."
Kevin growled as he clenched against Michelle's wrists, which made her flinch in pain. Crap, I took it too far... she thought.
Kevin's grip started tightening a bit, which made Michelle grit her teeth and close her eyes before looking away. If this keeps going, he'll break my wrists... she thought.
"Big Brother," a young female voice said, which made Kevin freeze up, and his grip loosened.
When Kevin turned his head to the infirmary hallway, he saw Katelynn staring at him, worried, with the Mini Huggies hiding behind her legs and tail. "You're hurting Big Sister," she continued.
Kevin's eyes widened, and he looked at Michelle before quickly letting go and standing up. Kevin looked at his hands before he started trembling and stepping back a bit.
Michelle sat up and rubbed her right wrist while making a hissing noise. "Damn, you've gotten a lot stronger than the last time we did this. I take back the—" she was interrupted when she heard quickened breaths, which made her freeze up.
When Michelle looked at Kevin, he was hyperventilating, with dark teal dough tears falling from his eyes while staring at his trembling hands, which made her eyes widen, and she quickly stood up, worried. "Kevin..." she said.
When Michelle took one step forward, Kevin clenched his fists and bolted past Katelynn toward the infirmary hallway, which made her hold her right arm out. "Wait, Kev!" she shouted.
When Kevin was out of sight, Michelle lowered her right arm a bit before groaning and placing her right hand over her face. "Damn it... I messed up big time..." she said, lowly.
Katelynn approached Michelle and looked at her, concerned. "Are you alright?" she asked.
Michelle uncovered her face before looking at Katelynn. "Honestly... I'm not sure anymore..." she said.
Katelynn frowned a bit and wrapped her arm around Michelle. "Come on, let's have Medic check your wrists..." she said.
Michelle looked down and silently nodded as the duo and the Mini Huggies entered the infirmary hallway.