Smiling Critters continues on...

Chapter 438

"Dogday and Kickin are in the Playcare right now" as Craftycorn said this the Playcare door opened revealing Dogday and Kickin as they carried the box containing the door out of the Playcare. "So, we need to find a-" Kickin stopped in his tracks as he stared at the two Dogdays. "Oh... no" Dogday said as he looked towards the other critters a bit relieved it seemed they all were okay with this except Kickin. He placed his paw on Kickin's shoulder "everything okay?" he asks as Kickin looked at him and back at the other Dogdays very confused. "Don't be alarmed, from what I heard the hatch was where they came from" Dogday explains this while looking at the two other Dogdays. "But-but how?!" Kickin said "it was weird seeing just two, but now we have three?!" Kickin seemed to be freaking out. Dogday held Kickin a bit as he felt Kickin prepare to attack the Dogday whom he remembered was the evil plushies. Everyone seemed to tense but Kickin wouldn't attack. "Kickin please, they aren't the enemies... not anymore I don't think, but the CEO is... Elliot has something big planned, and we all need to work on protecting the Playcare, ourselves, and the orphans" Dogday explained as he made sure Kickin was calmed down before letting him go. "How are we going to do that?" Kickin asked a bit more aggressively than intended, but it got an answer "we'll all work together" said Bobby Bearhug as she hugged Kickin. Kickin sighed but smiled gratefully towards his friend "hey wait, where are Bitty Kitty, Sharp Charm, and Frowny Fox?" as Kickin asked this Dogday, and the other critters look around "Hoppy isn't here either..." Kickin said sounding a bit saddened, but he realized that Hoppy would be okay, they were strong.

Hoppy wasn't strong.. they broke down in tears, hoping for another day where Catnap was still their friend, hoping that Dogday would be able to actually know how much the other critters care about his wellbeing, hoping that the Playcare wasn't taken over by plushies, that the orphans were all safe, that they would all get out of there together. "Why can't we just-" as Hoppy was about to go on a full blown rant they froze as they heard something in the vent. They got flashbacks to when they were in their house and were attacked by a giant claw, was it going to happen again? Hoppy's ears were on high alert, they kept still, and prepared for whatever was going to come through the vent.

Frowny Fox led Bitty Kitty and Sharp Charm to the incinerator room, where he did his best to explain this is where Killy Willy seemed to hide out a lot when he's away, the other day he walked down this hallway and passed by hearing Killy Willy speaking to someone. The voice that Frowny heard sounded high pitched, and kind of bubbly, it was as if a new toy was born...