Rose - A Poppy Playtime Story

Chapter 44 - Complications

"Hoppy!" Angel yelled, running to the other side of the table. Hoppy had Dogday pinned down and was smacking his face, over and over again.

Dogday let out a small whine each time, but didn't fight her back. The minis were jumping onto Hoppy's back, Bomb punching the best she could with her little legs.

Crafty started shaking with all of the chaotic sounds around, unable to see what was going on. Finally, she had enough and stood up, accidentally knocking her chair back in the process. Creating a loud band that caught everyone's attention.

Crafty stood there completely frozen, the room dead silent.

"Is everyone okay? I didn't hit someone, did I?" The unicorn asked.

"No! Everyone's okay...I think." Angel answered, looking over to Dogday and Hoppy.

Hoppy huffed, and got off the ground. The minis having to hold on to her so they wouldn't fall off.

Dogday took a deep breath, his face slightly scratched up. He looked at the bunny, debating for a moment.

He sighed, "Listen, Hoppy-"

"If you're going to apologize, then just keep your mouth shut. I'm not going to apologize, either. So, let's just forget about it."

"...if your sure." Dogday responded, pushing himself off the floor. Hoppy turned away, her arms crossed.

"Okay, how about we all just take a breather for a minute." Angel suggested, grabbing the two minis off of Hoppy's back.

"No, we have to move." Hoppy said, glaring at Angel.

"Why?" Dogday asked, tilting his head. Hoppy didn't look at him.

"Because that bomb of a sound will attract any monsters in here, especially Catnap."

Angel frowned, looking at the floor.

"I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-" Crafty started, covering her mouth with one of her hooves.

"God damn it, Crafty! No one blames you! Now come on, everyone move your ass!" With that the bunny stormed out of the library.

The others quickly ran after her, Dogday grabbing Crafty by the elbow to lead her.

—————(Two Hours Later)—————

"Hoppy, how close are we?" Dogday asked, his legs feeling as if they had been set on fire. Especially the area where his lower half was reunited with his torso. (Does he mean "Set on fire again"?, lol)

"Stop whining." Hoppy said, not even turning to look at him as she lead the group.

"Hoppy, we need to rest at some point. We've been walking for hours." Angel said, jogging over to her with the minis in their arms.

"And let's be honest, Dogday isn't that used to having his legs back yet." Angel whispered.

Bomb and Red (Maraca) laughed quietly, meanwhile Dogday was oblivious.

"Ugh, just tell him a story or something. Get his mind off of his burning legs." Hoppy said, not slowing down.

Angel sighed. A story? Treating them like they were children?- oh.

"Fine, how about how I got here." Maybe just a little modified. Angel thought.

"Oh! How long will that story take?" Crafty asked, genuinely curious. Angel just shrugged only to realize their mistake, and verbally respond.

"I'm not sure. Only one way to find out."

Angel told them about Huggy (leaving out the whole killing him part.) They told them about opening Poppy's case and how she said she could help them (making Hoppy scoff.)

From there, they went into how Mommy Long Legs had captured Poppy, making the human play her games.

Next, how they had "cheated" and had to run from Mommy, almost not leaving out the shredder part.

The train crash came next, along with the fuzzy memory of Catnap dropping them into a trash compactor. Probably thinking they were dead. Then, they met Dogday, and the rest was history.

"Huh, so Mommy just lost sight of you?" Dogday asked, at the end.

"Yup!" Angel nervously laughed.

"Weird, from what I remember from the few times I met her, she always seemed to have eyes on you. Like she was waiting for you to do something."

"Me too!" Crafty responded, a little enthusiastic.

"Three." Hoppy muttered. Angel just smiled, their brain screaming.

"And what happened with Huggy, again?" Dogday questioned.

"He got trapped behind the door, it just wouldn't open. Funny, right?" Angel said, throwing in a little chuckle.

Red (Maraca) tilted its head, remembering the ripped up parts of the toys in mention. The memory making its mind go on overdrive.

"Guys, look!" Dogday suddenly yelled, making Crafty flinch. The dog was pointing at a Tv against one of the walls ahead.

"Oh! We haven't seen one of those in a while." Angel commented, watching as Dogday pulled out the tape from a torn area in his arm.

Angel resisted the urge to gag.

"What is it? I can't see...remember?" Crafty commented after a bit of silence.

"Sorry, Crafty! It's a Tv, for the tapes!"

"We're not stopping." Hoppy said, rolling her eyes. The dog and human stopped in their tracks, looking at the rabbit with disappointment.

"What do you mean?" Angel asked, sounding like a small child.

"Listen, Hoppy. I'm not all for tapes, but it's important to Angel." Dogday said, glancing at the human.

"Well, the world doesn't revolve around them, does it?" Hoppy said, tapping her foot on the ground impatiently.

"Hoppy-" Crafty began.

"We need to get back to the base. Before that crazy cat finds us, or one of his non-rouge minis." Hoppy glanced at Crafty, then to turned to look at the two mini critters.

They growled at her, taking offense to the comment.

"Hoppy, please. We need to rest, just look at Dogday!" Angel said, motioning to the dog.

He was slightly hunched over, and one hand was on his stomach, right where his body had been put back together.

Hoppy looked at him for a moment, before her eyes softened.

"Fine, but only for a minute or two." The rabbit crossed her arms, and looked away from the group.

Crafty smiled, and Dogday let out a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, Angel and the minis just watched with blank expressions as Hoppy went to go sit by the Tv.

"What's the tape about?" Angel asked, sitting in front of the Tv like a child about to watch their favorite Tv show.

Hoppy scoffed and looked to the ground, curling up to make herself smaller as she sat against the wall.

Angel raised an eyebrow at her.

"Let's just find out, okay?" Dogday said, laughing nervously. Only making Angel more suspicious.

Dogday inserted the tape and the Tv lit up. At first there was static and then a picture of a lightning bolt popped onto the screen.

"Oh..." Angel whispered to themselves, realizing why the others had reacted that way.

Then, the awfully familiar voice reached their ears, "Hello, 1184. How are you today?"

(Dude, chapter four was diabolical! The way it messed up some of my book lore- 😭. But that's okay :D, it's called an "AU" for a reason! Plus, now I can add new things to my little plan 😈.)

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