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Chapter 102 - Conquer (Part 1)

Behind the yellow double doors, Michelle opened them before the group entered. As the group walked forward, Katelynn looked around the area. "This place feels a lot creepier than the others..." she said, lowly.

Michelle turned her head to Katelynn. "It'll be fine... as long as we stick together, nothing's gonna come at us," she said.

Katelynn stared at Michelle before smiling and nodding; halfway through the hallway, the group heard muffled music, which shocked them. The group looked around defensively. "Where is that music coming from?" Mommy Long Legs asked.

When Michelle looked forward, she saw the red door slide up, and the music played clearly, which surprised her. "That room..." she said, lowly.

As the group approached the room, the music got louder; when they entered, they looked around. "The source of this song is nearby..." CatNap said, lowly.

Michelle looked at the group. "Spread out and search; it's gotta be in this room somewhere..." she said.

The group nodded before looking around. As Michelle looked around the large boxes, the music suddenly stopped, which surprised her.

Michelle turned away and rubbed her head as she saw others searching around the room. "Where the hell is this music coming from?" she asked herself.

Unbeknownst to Michelle, a large blue box with a yellow star on it, a crank with a red handle, and giant red feet quietly moved toward the center of the area near the large boxes before it set in place. Michelle heard the music playing again, which shocked her. It can't be... she thought.

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When Michelle turned around, she saw the box with the crank turning, which made her eyes widen. Soon after, the crank on the box started spinning faster, which played the music faster, which terrified Michelle. That's... she thought before she started stepping away.

While Michelle was stepping back, the music stopped playing, which made her freeze in place, before the top part of the box opened.

Suddenly, Boxy Boo's head shot toward her with his mouth open, which terrified her and made her scream. Two dough arms quickly wrapped around Michelle and pulled her away before Boxy Boo bit her.

When Michelle was close to Doey, the others quickly regrouped as Boxy Boo's limbs came out of the box and roared. "Of course you had to show up, you piece of shit," he said with his red teeth extended and a slight growl.

Before Boxy Boo could do anything, Mommy Long Legs aimed her abdomen at him before shooting spiderwebs at his feet. Mommy Long Legs looked at Boxy Boo as he struggled. "That should keep him in place," she said.

As Doey placed Michelle on the ground, Boxy Boo growled before he started crouching. Michelle heard Boxy Boo's leg coils getting strained, which made her eyes widen before turning her head to the group. "Run?!" she shouted.

The group quickly ran toward the door as Boxy Boo lunged forward, which tore the webbing off his feet, and landed where they used to stand. When the group was out of the room, they looked around. "How do we get out of here?" Katelynn asked.

The group heard Boxy Boo's roar from behind them, which made Michelle panic. Huggy Wuggy spotted a large vent grate and quickly approached it before putting his arm inside.

As the group looked at Huggy Wuggy, he screeched and pulled on the vent grate before it came out, and he tossed it. "Through here!" he shouted before the group quickly entered.

As the group sprinted ahead and turned right, Boxy Boo looked in the vent and roared before following them.

After the group got out of the vent, they saw a room with similar painted walls in Testing and Conditioning. "Through the gap!" Michelle shouted before they sprinted toward it and entered another room similar to the children's room.

Unbeknownst to the group, Boxy Boo got out of the vent and roared before shooting his arm forward. When the group was in a room with a fake tree in the corners and a shoe storage cabinet, Boxy Boo's arm destroyed the walls, which made them cover their faces a bit, before he retracted it.

As Boxy Boo charged toward the group, Mommy Long Legs growled and shot her arm toward him with her fingers elongated.

Mommy Long Legs grabbed Boxy Boo's head and slammed him into the ground. "Not on my watch!" she shouted before retracting her arm as her fingers returned to normal.

While Boxy Boo was dazed, Michelle looked at the vent on the right. "Through here!" she shouted.

The group quickly entered the vent as Boxy Boo slowly stood up; he shook his head and roared before entering the vent. As the group climbed the vent, they heard Boxy Boo's roars; Michelle gritted her teeth. Damn it, why won't you just go away?! she thought.

Unbeknownst to the group, the vent under them broke, which made them hit the ground hard. Michelle groaned a bit and sat up. "Ow... that hurt..." she said, lowly.

Boxy Boo landed on the ground, which made Michelle look at him before crawling back a bit. Yarnaby quickly got up and stood before Michelle before opening his mouth and roaring at Boxy Boo; he roared back at him, which terrified her.

Unbeknownst to the group, a small, purple-braided hair with three claw-like points lowered down and got near the projector's power button.

Before Boxy Boo could do anything, an image of a baby appeared on the wall, and a familiar melody played, which made him and the group look at it.

Boxy Boo quickly approached the image and stood before it; the group stared at him, shocked. "What is happening?" CatNap asked.

When Katelynn glanced to the right, she saw the small, purple-braided hair pull away from the projector, which shocked her.

When Katelynn looked up, she saw the figure with glowing violet-braided hair in an updo and glowing green eyes near the broken part of the roof, as the small, purple-braided hair wrapped around her hair, which shocked her.

The figure noticed Katelynn before she smiled, revealing glowing green teeth, and placed her finger over her mouth while making an inaudible shushing noise.

When the figure was away from the hole, Katelynn stared at the roof with widened eyes. What the hell was that? Is that the same thing Big Sister saw? she thought.

When the projector stopped, the image on the wall disappeared, which made Boxy Boo roar and destroy the wall before walking forward. The group stood up and looked at the broken wall. "Weird..." Huggy Wuggy said, lowly.

Mommy Long Legs nodded. "I agree with the guard dog, what was all that about?" she asked.

Michelle turned her head to the projector's direction before realizing something and looking at the group. "I know what's going on," she said, which made them look at her. "Remember that observation note about Cat-Bee?"

Doey placed his hand on his chin. "Well, Cat-Bee was very hostile to the people around her. The only thing that made her calm was..." he said before realizing it. "A picture of a former colleague's baby and the lullaby that was used in Playcare..."

Michelle nodded. "Exactly," she said. "Since the method to calm Cat-Bee down is the same as Boxy's, we'll need one group to distract him while the others find an exit in this place."

The group nodded. "Makes sense, but who's gonna distract Boxy?" Mommy Long Legs asked.

Michelle closed her eyes and took a deep breath before exhaling. When Michelle opened her eyes, she turned her head to Yarnaby; he stared at her before lying down, which shocked the group. "You're not suggesting..." CatNap said, lowly.

Michelle approached Yarnaby and got on his back, which made him stand up. "We need speed to distract him, and Yarnaby is one of the fastest," she said before looking at the group. "With my smarts and his speed, it'll make a great distraction team."

Huggy Wuggy looked at Michelle. "Lion not strong," he said before approaching the duo. "Huggy protect Misha and lion."

Katelynn approached the trio. "Let me join too," she said. "You saw how fast I was dealing with that large Baba, Big Sister; I can outspeed that stupid jack-in-the-box as well."

Michelle stared at the duo before nodding. "If it puts the other group at ease, I'll take it," she said before looking at Mommy Long Legs, CatNap, and Doey. "Does that suffice?"

CatNap's ears drooped a bit. "While not ideal, I guess four is better than two," he said.

Mommy Long Legs nodded. "Agreed," she said before eyeing Huggy Wuggy. "And I expect you to keep her unharmed or else you'll have to deal with me."

Huggy Wuggy rolled his eyes with a huff. "Huggy knows..." he said, lowly.

Doey remained silent and looked down; Katelyn looked at him before approaching him. When Katelynn was close to Doey, she held his right hand, which made him look at her. "We'll be fine," she said before smiling. "Trust us."

Doey stared at Katelynn before smiling and petting her head. "Alright," he said as he pulled his hand away before looking at Michelle. "Be careful."

Michelle nodded before looking at Katelynn and Huggy Wuggy. "Let's go," she said.

Katelynn and Huggy Wuggy nodded. "Right," they said before approaching the hole.

After the group left, Doey looked at Mommy Long Legs and CatNap. "We should move too," he said, which made them nod before approaching the hole.

While Boxy Boo was walking away, Doey, Mommy Long Legs, and CatNap got out of the room and looked around. "Where do we start?" Mommy Long Legs asked.

CatNap turned his head to the back. "This is probably a good start," he said.

When Doey and Mommy Long Legs turned in CatNap's direction, they saw a large purple door with a purple braid-like frame, and words written in dry blood saying, 'Abandon All Hope Ye Who Smile Here'. "If I recall, this door will lead us to Sweet Street," he continued.

Mommy Long Legs crossed her arms. "But Hoppy also mentioned her dollhouse was in Sweet Street as well," she said.

Doey sighed a bit. "Unfortunately, we don't have much of a choice," he said.

Doey looked near the door and saw three large empty sockets. "We'll need three large power cells to open this door up," he continued before looking at the duo. "Let's look around."

The duo nodded before the trio started sprinting to the right.

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