Rose - A Poppy Playtime Story

Chapter 49 - Stained

(The funny thing is that I started writing this before the 'Shock' chapter came out. I mean, I did say I was excited to write 😂)

"What do you mean 'who'?" Dogday asked, taking a step towards Catnap. The cat, without realizing, pressed himself even harder into the wall.

"I-I don't know who y-you are..." He said, watching the dog cautiously.

"No way..." Hoppy whispered, amazed.

"You- you can't be serious." Dogday said, his teeth clenching together tightly and fist tightening at his sides.

"I-I'm sorry." Catnap said, his ears flattening. Red (Maraca) just stared at Catnap in disbelief, completely stunned. Before it jumped off of Catnap's head to land on his lap.

Catnap gasped, his attention turning to the little bear. It laid down and curled up, nuzzling its little head into the cat's fur sorrowfully.

It had been through a lot in the past while, and this seemed to be the breaking point. For starters, it almost fell off the catwalk trying to regroup with everyone, then was almost attacked by Hoppy, and now, this.

Bomb squeaked, her sunglasses slowly slipping off of her forehead and onto her face.

"You really don't remember?" Angel said, their voice barely above a whisper. Catnap just shook his head.

"Oh my." Crafty whispered, a hoof over her mouth.

"Okay, come on everyone, we have to move." Angel said, after a long moment of silence, "Catnap, can you walk?"

The cat looked down to their knee, grimacing at the sight. Though, they gently picked up the red mini, placing her to the side, and pushed themselves off the wall.

I didn't take two seconds before Catnap was on the ground again, landing on his stomach. Hoppy let out a snort.

Red (Maraca) squeaked in alarm, slightly bumping into the cat as if trying to ask if he was alright.

"Yes, I'm f-fine." Catnap muttered, before pausing. He looked down at the red mini, puzzled.

"How c-c-can I un-understand you?" He whispered, mostly to himself. Red (Maraca) squeaked a little more, the cat listening intensely.

"Huh, w-well, nice to m-meet you, Ma-maraca." The bear looked saddened for a reason the cat wouldn't understand.

"Hold on. Maraca?" Hoppy said, raising an eyebrow. The cat nodded, pushing himself up into a more comfortable position.

"That's Red." Hoppy corrected, pointing a finger at the little bear. It shook its head.

"No, t-this is M-Maraca. I-it says t-that you s-should know th-that 'Red' is a d-dumb name." Catnap bluntly told her.

"Wait, really?" Angel asked, looking at the dog as if to check if they heard it right.

"Do you have another name?" Dogday said, sounding concerned and embarrassed as he looked down to Bomb.

Bomb shook her head.

"Okay, back to the point! Catnap, can you walk or not?" Angel asked, changing the subject.