Chapter 4

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Ivory stood on the stage, leaning against the wall, while Lou paced around with his hands behind his back.

"Today you begin your training. And I know that seems stressful maybe a little scary. But remember this is your purpose as a doll."

He paused to look at the other dolls, "and I would never let you fail." Ivory groaned quietly, oh boy.

"I dedicated my entire life to make sure you go to the Big World. That's right I'm doing this for you, and you, and you." Lou pointed to three dolls. This should be good.

"Me?" Nolan asked surprised. "Yes! You!". Lou said before he retreated back to the stage. "So that whole ugly you're trash song, that was because you loved me?" Nolan asked.

"Of course I love you, I love all of you". Lou replied. Ivory rolled her eyes with a tch noise,before she went to stand next to her brother.

"And I will take you there!" He made a dramatic pose, pointed up then fireworks shot up from behind the stage.

All the dolls ooed and aewed, "I really want to hate him, I mean I really wanna dislike this guy. But I gotta respect the man's fireworks budget." Ivory heard Uglydog say.

"I'm so awesome!" Lou exclaimed walking backward then turned back around. Ivory took one step back.

"But I'm here to get you pretty. Because pretty makes perfect. And I don't know about you but that sounds pretty great to me!" Lou told them.

"So let's get started." He sing-songed, hopping backwards. He walked to a doll holding a teacup in his hand, "do you want to get ruined by a tea part gone wrong". Lou spilled the tea on the doll's desk, the doll flinched backward.

"Do you want to find yourself on the business end of a permanent marker." Lou challenged. "No!" The purple haired doll shrieked.

"And you." "Huh?" The dolls asked. "You're kid spent an hour styling your hair. But then, disaster strikes who's gonna get the gum out? Who?" He asked seriously.

"I don't know!" She shrieked. Once again, why are they so dramatic? "Today you're going to practice how to avoid stains, smudges, and spills." Lou told them.

"Or as I like to call them, The S's of Messes." All the dolls gasped in awe. "Thank you, I actually came up with that one myself." He said smugly. Ivory crossed her arms, I helped you come up with that actually.

She snapped her eyes forward to the sound of laughing, she saw Moxy and her friends covered in glue she expected to see them angry about it. But to her fascination they liked it, they were having.... fun.

Ivory felt herself smile, before she saw Lou walking towards them, he didn't look very impressed. He walked closer to them until they stopped laughing.

"Sorry. Don't kids have fun getting messy?" Moxy asked. I mean she's gotta point, they do sometimes.

Ivory held her breath. She saw Moxy suddenly realize she wasn't supposed to get dirty, "wait, was this part of the test?" She asked. "Yes it was". Lou said nonchalantly.

"And you passed!" Ivory flinched there was no way he'd let them pass that easily. "No! Really?" Moxy gasped.

"Enjoy the Big World!" Lou gestured with both hands to the curtains. They opened and revealed shiny hole.

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