After the group went through the large hole, they looked around a large room outside Giblet's hideout. "No signs of any Outimals so far..." Doey said, lowly.
Michelle heard Glowby make an alert sound, which made her look at them before pressing the green button twice, which turned the blacklight on. When Michelle aimed Glowby's blacklight at the ground, the group spotted an arrow pointing to the left.
When the group turned their heads to the left, they saw an arrow on the wall near a ramp made of boxes pointing toward a large vent. "I'll take the lead inside the vent," Michelle said as she pressed the button twice, switching the blacklight to the flashlight before walking forward.
Michelle climbed the makeshift ramp before entering the vent, which made the others follow. As the group traversed through the vent, Michelle looked around while aiming Glowby's light; they heard bumping above them, which made Yarnaby growl.
Michelle turned her head to the back and made a gentle shushing noise. "It's alright, buddy; nothing is getting near us," she said.
Soon after, the group heard a loud thump, which surprised them and made them stop. When Michelle aimed Glowby's light up, she saw a large Outimal with green fur sticking out of it staring at her from a vent before pulling away.
Michelle sighed a bit and aimed Glowby's light forward. "Let's keep moving," she said before the group moved forward.
When Michelle was near the end of the vent, she saw an Outimal with cyan fur sticking out of it running away, which made Glowby make worried noises. When the Outimal was out of sight, Michelle got out of the vent before landing on the ground.
After the others got out of the vent, Michelle looked around. "Besides a couple of Outimals running away, nothing major so far..." she said. "Hopefully, Giblet's group shouldn't have a problem with their route."
Katelynn looked down with a slight frown and crossed her arms. Jack turned his head to Katelynn and noticed her expression before turning to her, worried. "Is something wrong, Katie?" he asked.
Katelynn flinched a bit and looked at Jack as the others turned to her. "I'm fine; it's just that..." she said before sighing a bit and looking away. "Something has been bugging me before we left..."
Doey looked at Katelynn. "You mean that statement Giblet said about the orphans?" he asked.
Katelynn nodded. "You're not alone in that department, sweetheart," Mommy Long Legs said, which made her look at her. "It made me feel uneasy when he said that."
Huggy Wuggy rubbed his head while Yarnaby tilted his head. "Why Giblet say that?" he asked.
Michelle slightly frowned and placed her hand against her chin. "There could be a possibility that these orphans could be dead or worse... that's why he said that statement," she said.
Most of the group was silent as Michelle looked at CatNap. "Do you think it's possible that the Prototype could've killed them?" she asked.
CatNap shook his head. "The False God had plans for them," he said. "I have a theory on what this plan could be, but..."
CatNap looked down, and his ears drooped. "I don't have enough intel to confirm it," he continued.
Michelle smiled a bit. "Well, as long as he didn't straight up kill the orphans, that's good enough for me," she said. "We can only hope that they're still with us."
Katelynn remained silent and looked down; Jack stared at her before approaching her. When Jack was close to Katelynn, he wrapped his arms around her leg, which surprised her and made Doey flinch. "Everything will be OK, Katie; I promise," he said.
Katelynn looked at Jack before giggling a bit and petting his head. "Thank you, Jack," she said, which made him smile.
Doey quickly approached the duo before grabbing Jack, which made him flinch, and pulling him away. "I think it's time you fuse back with us," he said before he fused with him.
Soon after, Doey pouted and crossed his arms. "Party pooper," he said, which made Michelle and some of the group giggle a bit.
Glowby made an alert sound, which made the group look at it; Michelle pressed the green button twice, switching the flashlight to the blacklight.
When Michelle pointed Glowby's blacklight forward, the group spotted an arrow on the wall pointing to the vent near a ramp made of boxes. "You might lead to something important," she said before approaching it.
After Michelle climbed the boxes, she turned her head to the left and spotted an opening in the vent before crouching and entering it.
Michelle climbed the ramp before turning to the left; she spotted an opening in the distance before crawling forward. When Michelle was close to the opening, she spotted an Outimal with orange fur sticking out of it inside a room.
Michelle pressed the green button twice, switching the blacklight to the flashlight, before exiting the vent. When Michelle landed on the ground, she aimed Glowby's light at the Outimal; they made pained noises before approaching the door.
The Outimal opened the door, which made the group outside the room look at it as it ran away. "That takes care of them," Michelle said as she stood properly.
When Michelle looked at the console, she spotted a yellow cassette tape before approaching it and picking it up. After Michelle left the room, the group looked at her. "Misha find anything?" Huggy Wuggy asked.
Michelle held the cassette tape up. "Just a cassette tape," she said before pressing the white part on Glowby, which opened the slot. "Let's see what you have for us."
After Michelle inserted the cassette tape and closed the white part on Glowby, she pressed the red button.
Soon after, the group heard muffling noises and crying from Glowby. "This is ridiculous. Tying them up, leaving them in there... just kill them and be done with it," Bobby BearHug said.
"It wasn't supposed to be like this," Giblet said.
"Don't be a coward; you know what they did to us," Bobby BearHug said.
"OK, what did these people do, huh?" Giblet asked rhetorically. "They work in the warehouse; they've never even been down to Playcare."
The group stared at Glowby. "You don't know them any more than I do. Let's just leave before—" before Giblet could finish, they heard metal clanking. "Survivors?"
The group froze. "In there; he tied them up," Bobby BearHug said.
"Why?" the Prototype asked.
"Because he's soft," Bobby BearHug said.
Michelle stared at Glowby. "But this isn't..." Giblet said. "I... I can't; I-I... I just can't..."
"You can... you have to," the Prototype said.
"N-No... No, I—" the Prototype interrupted Giblet. "They can't leave... and they can't stay."
Some of the group looked down. "But I... I... I never wanted this..." Giblet said, lowly.
"Want is inconsequential; we agreed. We do this, together," the Prototype said.
Soon after, the group heard the muffling noises getting louder and Giblet crying a bit before they heard stabbing noises and muffled screams from the employees until the cassette tape stopped playing.
As the white part opened, Michelle pulled the cassette tape out and looked at it. "Now I can see where his pessimism comes from..." she said before closing the white part.
After Michelle placed the cassette tape on the wooden crate, she looked at the group. "We should keep moving," she said, which made them nod before approaching the large opening on the left.
When the group was on the other side, they saw the shadow of an Outimal at the top of the stairs before running away, which made Yarnaby growl and open his mouth a bit.
Michelle petted Yarnaby's head. "It's OK, boy... it's OK..." she said, which calmed him down and closed his mouth, before the group climbed the stairs.
After the group reached the top, they saw a hallway with a large opening and Poppy Gel on the top right corner in the distance before walking forward.
When the group reached the opening, they saw a giant Bron lying on the ground with shackles on its neck and tail, and a hole in its right side with stuffing coming out of it.
The group stared at Bron. "A Bigger Bodies version of Bron; now I've seen everything..." Michelle said, sarcastically, as she pressed the green button, turning Glowby's light off.
CatNap stared at the hole in Bron's side. "Seems like the Outimals were using him as a food source," he said.
Michelle crossed her arms and looked down. I get that it's survival of the fittest, but this is all sorts of wrong... she thought.
On a metal beam, a large Outimal with brown fur sticking out of it stared at the group with animalistic growls as they entered.
When the Outimal looked at Michelle, it leaped toward her; Katelynn's right fingertips turned into claws before she stabbed it in its chest, which shocked the others.
As Katelynn pulled her fingers out of the corpse, other Outimals appeared around the room, which made most of the group look at them while taking fighting stances. "How did she know...?" an Outimal with yellow fur sticking out of her said, lowly.
Katelynn shook the blood off her claws before glaring at the Outimals. "I can sense vibrations on the ground with my feet from miles away," she said.
Katelynn's left fingertips turned into claws. "If you thought you could ambush us and kill Big Sister so easily, you've got another thing coming," she continued as she took a fighting stance.
Yarnaby lay on the ground, which made Michelle approach him and get on his back, before he stood up and growled with his mouth open. "The Judge wants the human dead..." an Outimal with red fur sticking out of him said. "Those who interfere will pay."
Doey's red teeth extended. "And you'll regret those words coming out of your mouth," he said.
The Outimals roared before charging toward the group, which made them split apart. A large Outimal with gray fur sticking out of it lunged toward Huggy Wuggy; he wrapped his arm around it before slamming it into a different Outimal.
As a few other Outimals charged toward Huggy Wuggy, he screeched. "Protect Misha!" he shouted before he continued swinging the Outimal he held at them.
As a few Outimals charged toward Mommy Long Legs, her pupils dilated, and she had a creepy smile as the fingers on her left hand elongated before she shot her arm toward them and grabbed them.
Mommy Long Legs laughed as she pulled the Outimals in her hand close to her. "You really thought you could kill my little Misha... all of you are so foolish," she said before shooting her right arm at the roof and getting on it.
Mommy Long Legs quickly got on the roof before looking at the Outimals in her hand. "Maybe you'll think smarter in your next life," she continued before letting them go, which made them hit the ground hard and made blood splatter.
An Outimal with cyan fur sticking out of it yelled and charged toward CatNap; his claws extended before he slashed them vertically.
As the corpse halves landed on the ground, a larger Outimal with white fur sticking out of it launched toward CatNap; he grabbed it before slamming it against the ground, which made blood splatter on it.
The other Outimals looked at CatNap as he pulled his paw away from the corpse before glaring at them with his ears pointing back, and a small bit of Red Smoke coming out of his mouth. "Those who try to harm our Angel will die for their sins..." he said.
As a few Outimals launched toward Doey, he slammed them against the wall hard, which made blood splatter on it. "There's no end to them..." he said, lowly.
When Doey glanced at Katelynn, he saw an Outimal launch toward her; she stabbed them with her claws before slamming them on the ground. Katelynn pulled her claws out of the corpse and looked at the blood on them before shaking it off.
Unbeknownst to Katelynn, a large Outimal holding a screwdriver stood on a railing above her, growling, before jumping down and aiming it at her. Kevin quickly split from Doey and looked at him. "Toss me in her direction," he said as he stepped back.
Doey nodded as he held his hands together before lowering them, which made Kevin sprint toward him. When Kevin jumped and landed on Doey's hands, he launched him toward Katelynn's direction; his claws sharpened before stabbing the Outimal, which made them yell.
Katelynn looked at Kevin, surprised, as he landed on the ground; his body boiled, and he glared at the Outimal. "Never get near my family again!!" he shouted as he grabbed their upper half and roared before tearing them in half.
Katelynn stared at Kevin as he tried to catch his breath, and his body stopped boiling; when he turned his head at her, he flinched before looking away.
Katelynn frowned a bit and approached Kevin before wrapping her arms around him, which surprised him. "It's OK, Big Brother... you did what you had to do..." she said.
Kevin looked at Katelynn before smiling a bit and petting her head; unbeknownst to them, a large Outimal slightly growled at them before leaping toward them. Matthew split from Jack and grabbed his arm. "You're up, Jack!" he shouted before throwing him in their direction.
As an Outimal with purple fur charged toward Matthew, he formed his left hand into a Morningstar-like weapon before glaring at it and raising his left arm. "I may be kind-hearted, but don't mistake it for pacifism!" he shouted before slamming it against the ground, which made blood splatter.
Jack formed his right hand into an axe-like weapon before cutting the Outimal's head off. After the corpse and its head landed on the ground, the siblings let go and looked at Jack as he landed on the ground before he turned to them. "You two alright?" he asked.
Katelynn looked at Jack, amazed, and wagged her tail a bit. "That was awesome, Jack; you were like a superhero," she said.
Jack blushed and looked away with a goofy smile and scratching his left cheek. "Uh, thanks..." he said, lowly.
When Jack looked at the siblings, he noticed Kevin was sternly looking at him with an intense aura, which made him flinch. "Make one wrong move, and you'll answer to me," he said, which made him panic.
Unbeknownst to Jack and Kevin, an Outimal with green fur sticking out of it growled at the trio before leaping toward Jack. Katelynn noticed the Outimal before sprinting toward Jack. "Duck!" she shouted.
Jack flinched and ducked before Katelynn swung her tail at the Outimal, launching it against a wall hard and making blood splatter on it before collapsing to the ground. "Now's not the time to stay still; we've gotta keep fighting!" she shouted.
The duo nodded as they kept attacking the Outimals around them. An Outimal with dark blue fur sticking out of it charged toward Michelle and Yarnaby on their left side.
Michelle turned her head to the left and spotted the Outimal as it leaped toward the duo. "To your left!" she shouted.
Yarnaby turned left and leaped toward them with their mouth open, which made Michelle hold onto him; he chomped on the Outimal's head before landing on the ground. A larger Outimal with red fur sticking out of it stood on a crate and leaped toward Michelle.
However, Yarnaby faced the Outimal before digging his claws into them and slamming them to the ground. Michelle gritted her teeth a bit as Yarnaby ate the Outimal in his mouth. "There has to be a way to stop these Outimals from attacking us," she said.
When Michelle looked at Bron, she thought of something before looking at Yarnaby. "Yarnaby," she said.
As Yarnaby closed his mouth and turned his head to Michelle, she pointed at Bron. "Climb onto Bron's back," she continued.
Yarnaby looked at Bron before sprinting toward him; after he leaped onto his back, Michelle looked at him. "Open your mouth but don't bite him yet," she said.
As Yarnaby opened his mouth, Michelle looked at the ground. "Hey!!" she shouted.
Both groups stopped attacking before the Outimals looked at Michelle as she pointed at Bron's neck. "Leave us alone, or I'll have Yarnaby kill your only food source!" she shouted.
Some of the Outimals were shocked while others panicked; Kevin looked at Michelle with a slight chuckle. "That's my girl..." he said, lowly.
A large Outimal with black fur sticking out of it pointed at Michelle. "You're bluffing," she said. "You wouldn't..."
Michelle sternly looked at the Outimals. "Yarnaby, get closer to Bron's neck," she said.
Yarnaby started moving toward Bron's neck, which made the Outimals flinch. When Yarnaby was close to Bron's neck, Michelle looked at him. "Close your mouth slowly," she said.
Yarnaby started closing his mouth slowly, which made the Outimals look at him in horror. Michelle looked at the Outimals. "Time's ticking; you'd better act quickly, or he'll sink his teeth in," she continued.
When Yarnaby's teeth were close to Bron's neck, an Outimal with brown fur sticking out of it looked at Michelle. "Stop!!" he shouted.
Michelle placed her hand on top of Yarnaby's head, which made him stop. "We'll leave your group alone," the Outimal continued. "Just please... don't kill Bron..."
Michelle stared at the Outimals before petting Yarnaby's head, which made him back away from Bron's neck before closing his mouth. "I'm a woman of my word; no harm will come to him..." she said before glaring at them. "But know this... if you attack us, there will be no mercy."
The Outimals were silent as Yarnaby got off Bron's back; Michelle looked at the large shipping container hanging above her before aiming her left arm at the handle.
The blue hand shot from Michelle's wrist and grabbed the handle; Yarnaby walked forward, which pulled the shipping container in the process.
When the shipping container was on the other side, the trio fused back into Doey as the blue hand let go and retracted back to Michelle's wrist. "Let's head to the top, shall we?" she asked.
The group nodded as Mommy Long Legs stretched her arms toward the roof and placed her hands against it before pulling herself up.
Doey and Katelynn stretched their arms and grabbed the top part of the shipping container before they pulled themselves up and got on it.
When the duo stood properly, they approached the ledge before Katelynn shot her arms toward Huggy Wuggy. After Katelynn wrapped her arms around Huggy Wuggy, he wrapped his arm around her right arm before she pulled him up.
After Katelynn placed Huggy Wuggy on top of the shipping container, two dough arms sprouted out of Doey's back before he shot them and his arms toward Yarnaby.
After Doey wrapped his arms around Yarnaby, Michelle held onto him as he pulled them up before placing them on top of the shipping container.
Mommy Long Legs shot her right arm toward CatNap and wrapped it around him before pulling him up and placing him on the shipping container.
Michelle got off Yarnaby before looking at Mommy Long Legs. "Do you see a possible pathway on the other side?" she asked.
Mommy Long Legs stretched her head toward the right side and looked around before spotting another shipping container with a green handprint on a contraption suspended by wires. "There's another shipping container, but there's also a green handprint on some sort of mechanism," she said.
Michelle hummed a bit as Mommy Long Legs retracted her head. "Interesting..." she said, lowly, before turning her head to the room on the left side. "We'll check that room first; see if there's something important inside."
Michelle looked at CatNap, Yarnaby, and Mommy Long Legs. "The room is too small for you three to fit, so you'll be bodyguards," she continued before she sternly looked at the Outimals on the ground. "If they break their word, you know what to do."
CatNap bowed his head. "It will be done, Angel," he said.
Michelle nodded before she, Doey, Huggy Wuggy, and Katelynn jumped toward the catwalk near the door.
Doey looked at Michelle as she approached the door. "Your idea about stopping the Outimals was smart," he said. "Though I'm surprised that you came up with something like that... threatening to kill him..."
When Michelle stood by the door, she remained silent and looked down. Soon after, Michelle took a deep breath before sighing. "Yeah, well... sometimes we'll have to make hard choices," she said before turning her head to Doey. "Even if they're morally wrong."
Doey remained silent and nodded as Michelle faced the door; she placed her hand on the push bar before pushing it open, which made the group enter the room.