In one of the play areas, Huggy Wuggy stood before a drawing hanging on a post. Huggy Wuggy stared at a drawing of him and a drawing of Kissy Missy holding hands and hearts above their heads, with sad eyes, before letting out a low whimper.
Huggy Wuggy heard creaking, which surprised him, before turning his head to the Musical Memory's entrance. "Misha..." he said quietly before quickly stepping out of the play area.
As the duo climbed the stairs while holding hands, Michelle looked at the opening. "Hello? Huggy, are you there?" she asked.
When the duo reached the top, they saw Huggy Wuggy reach the center of the room before turning his head to them, which made Bunzo Bunny flinch and pull his paw out of Michelle's hand before hiding behind her. "Misha..." he said in a low voice before approaching them.
Michelle smiled at Huggy Wuggy. "Hi, buddy," she said. "Some things happened, but more importantly, I got part of the train code."
Huggy Wuggy smiled as he raised his hand before petting Michelle's head. "Good... job..." he said in a low voice.
Michelle chuckled a bit as Huggy Wuggy pulled his hand away. "Thanks..." she said before remembering something. "Ah! There's another important thing that happened."
Huggy Wuggy tilted his head as Michelle turned her head to the back. "It's OK... he's not gonna hurt you..." she said gently.
Bunzo Bunny poked his head out a bit and nervously looked at Huggy Wuggy. Soon after, Bunzo Bunny stepped out and stood beside Michelle before she turned her head to Huggy Wuggy. "We got ourselves a new friend," she said.
Huggy Wuggy knelt to Bunzo Bunny's level and stared at him, which made him tremble a bit. Huggy Wuggy raised his hand and reached for Bunzo Bunny, which made him flinch and look away while closing his eyes.
Soon after, Huggy Wuggy placed his hand on Bunzo Bunny's head, which surprised him and made him open his eyes. When Bunzo Bunny looked at Huggy Wuggy, he smiled with his mouth closed as he petted his head. "Friend..." he said in a low voice.
Bunzo Bunny smiled and nodded. "Friend," he said.
Michelle smiled at the interaction before turning her head to the control panel. "Why don't you two get acquainted? I'll head to the panel," she said before approaching it.
After Michelle climbed the steps and approached the control panel, she grabbed the middle lever with both hands before pulling it, which triggered the speakers and started playing music. "Whoa... you did fantastic! Who gave you permission to be this smart?" Stella asked rhetorically before giggling.
After Michelle let go of the lever, the entrance to Whack-A-Wuggy started opening up, which made her look at it. "Mommy is super proud of you, but I'm sure she's already told you that herself," Stella continued. "Our next game is Whack-A-Wuggy; head downstairs and have fun!"
Michelle stepped away from the control panel and went down the steps; she reached the center before looking at the Whack-A-Wuggy frame.
Michelle remembered her younger self aiming at smaller versions of Huggy Wuggy in different colors, smiling, which made her chuckle a bit before sighing. "Something wrong, Big Sis?" a young male voice asked.
Michelle turned to the back and saw Huggy Wuggy approaching her with Bunzo Bunny on his shoulders; she smiled a bit. "Oh, I'm just going down memory lane..." she said.
Michelle looked at the Whack-A-Wuggy frame. "My friend Kevin would always challenge me to a game of Whack-A-Wuggy every time we came to the Game Station," she continued.
Michelle laughed a bit. "And every time he challenges me, I beat him all the time," she said. "But usually, I offered to play Statues with him afterward, and he was far better at it than me."
Bunzo Bunny tilted his head. "You're a Playtime Co. orphan?" he asked.
Michelle looked at Bunzo Bunny. "Yes and no," she said. "I am an orphan, but I come from a different orphanage. They allowed my orphanage to come to the factory once a week if we did our chores and kept up with schoolwork."
Bunzo Bunny frowned a bit. "That's pretty sad..." he said, which made Huggy Wuggy nod in agreement.
Michelle smiled. "Well, there's an old saying: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger," she said.
Michelle remembered something before looking at Huggy Wuggy. "Hey, Huggy," she continued, which made him look at her.
Michelle raised her right arm a bit before moving her hand down, which made Huggy Wuggy nod before kneeling. "Thanks, buddy," she said before approaching him.
When Michelle was close to her backpack, she grabbed the zipper tab and unzipped it before digging her hand inside. "The cookies helped a lot, so I want to grab another one," she continued before pulling out a bag of mini cookies.
After Michelle hung the bag of mini cookies on one of her GrabPack's hooks, she grabbed the zipper tab and zipped her backpack before looking at the duo. "I'm gonna head to Whack-A-Wuggy right now," she said. "Both of you keep yourselves safe."
Huggy Wuggy nodded as he stood up, while Bunzo Bunny smiled and waved. "See you soon, Big Sis!" he shouted.
Michelle smiled and waved before approaching the opening and going down the stairs; after she reached the bottom, she walked forward.
Michelle looked at the murals of holes with different colored Mini Huggies inside them on the walls. "I wonder if some of the Mini Huggies remember me?" she asked herself.
Soon after, Michelle entered a sandpit with multiple holes in the walls before the shutter closed behind her.
As Michelle looked around, a TV turned on and started playing music, which made her look at it. "Welcome to Whack-A-Wuggy," the man on the TV said. "This advanced test is designed to assess the extent of your reactionary abilities."
Soon after, the TV showed a yellow model with a GrabPack slowly placed on their shoulders. "A dual-palm GrabPack will be provided to you for this test," the man on the TV continued before showing a hole. "Around you are eighteen sizeable holes."
Soon after, a blue Mini Huggy appeared in the hole on TV. "An adorable Huggy Wuggy toy could appear out of any one of these holes," the man on the TV said.
The TV showed an example video of a Mini Huggy jumping on a person. "If one comes out, hit it with your GrabPack," the man on the TV continued before the screen changed to a text that said 'Good Luck!' on it. "That's all; good luck!"
After the TV turned off, Mommy Long Legs entered the observation room. "The toys in this game used to have strings attached to them, so they could be pulled back when they got too close to the children," she said.
Michelle looked at Mommy Long Legs. "Unfortunately, the strings on them frayed and broke," she continued.
Mommy Long Legs smiled at Michelle. "But don't worry, my little Misha..." she said. "Unlike the guard dog with you, these toys don't have fangs to bite..."
Michelle stared at Mommy Long Legs with a sweatdrop. I don't know if that's supposed to keep me calm or a jab at Huggy when he's not here, she thought.
Mommy Long Legs giggled a bit. "Have fun..." she said.
Michelle heard scuttling in the tunnels, which made her look around. "If I remember correctly, this game only lasts two minutes," she said before grabbing the arm cannons' handles and raising them. "Kevin... if you're watching me... please give me strength..."
Soon after, Michelle spotted a blue Mini Huggy appear in a hole in front of her before aiming the left arm cannon at it and pulling the trigger. The blue hand shot forward and hit the Mini Huggy, which caused it to reenter the hole. "Not on my watch," Michelle said.
Soon after, Michelle saw a red Mini Huggy appear in a different hole before aiming the right arm cannon at it and pulling the trigger. The green hand shot forward and hit the red Mini Huggy, which made it reenter the hole.
A few Mini Huggies appeared in different holes, which made Michelle push them back with the GrabPack's hands; after some time, they started getting faster.
Michelle looked around with gritted teeth as she pushed them away with the GrabPack's hands. "I gotta be close to two minutes, right?" she asked herself.
Unbeknownst to Michelle, a purple Mini Huggy emerged from the hole and launched toward her. Michelle looked at the purple Mini Huggy, shocked, before stepping away.
However, the purple Mini Huggy grabbed the bag of mini cookies from Michelle's GrabPack and tore the top part off the hook, which surprised her. "Oh no, my luck charm," she said.
Soon after, some of the mini cookies spilled out and landed on the sand. The purple Mini Huggy looked at the cookies on the sand and wrapped both of its arms around one of them before picking it up and placing it in its mouth.
As the purple Mini Huggy sucked on the cookie, it flinched and spat out something in its mouth. "Oh, they got sand on them," Michelle said before letting go of the arm cannons' handles and approaching it.
The purple Mini Huggy stared at Michelle as she knelt and picked up the bag before digging her hand inside. "Luckily, there are a few still in the bag," she continued before pulling a clean mini cookie out of it and holding it out in her palm. "If you trade with me, I can wipe as much sand off of it as I can."
The purple Mini Huggy stared at the cookie in Michelle's hand before placing the sand-covered cookie on her wrist and wrapping their arms around the clean one.
Michelle smiled as she sat down and placed the bag on the ground before dusting the dirty cookie while the purple Mini Huggy started sucking on the clean cookie. Soon after, the purple Mini Huggy smiled with a high-pitched purr.
After Michelle finished dusting the cookie, she felt a small hand on her leg, which made her look down. A yellow Mini Huggy held out a cookie to Michelle in their arms. "Is that dirty as well?" she asked.
The yellow Mini Huggy nodded, which made Michelle smile. "No worries; I'll dust it off for you," she said before holding the cookie in her hand out to it. "Try this one; I dusted it as best as I could."
The yellow Mini Huggy swapped the cookies before placing the one wrapped in their arms in their mouth. Soon after, the yellow Mini Huggy made happy chirps, which made Michelle smile. "I'm glad you like it," she said as she dusted the cookie in her hand.
A few of the Mini Huggies rummaged through the bag before sucking their cookies in joy. Michelle held the one in her hand out to an orange Mini Huggy, which made them take it and start sucking on it with high-pitched purrs.
Michelle smiled at the Mini Huggies until a happy chime played in the speakers, which made her look up. "While Mommy wasn't expecting that... outcome, you did it, my little Misha," Mommy Long Legs said. "Mommy is so proud of you."
Mommy Long Legs put her hand inside the hole. "Here, Mommy has a new hint for you," she continued.
Michelle heard something open, which surprised her; she turned her head to the left and saw Mommy Long Legs's hand through an opening in a small shutter holding out the second part of the code.
Michelle stood up and dusted the sand off her pants before approaching Mommy Long Legs's hand. Soon after, Michelle grabbed the code, which made Mommy Long Legs retract her hand before the small shutter closed. "Only one game left to play..." she said.
Mommy Long Legs whined a bit. "Sad... Mommy was hoping my little Misha would stay with me forever..." she continued.
Unbeknownst to Michelle, Mommy Long Legs's smile was sinister. "Though it's never too late to change your mind..." she said before giggling and walking away.
Michelle looked at the observation room, concerned, before approaching the Mini Huggies and kneeling in front of them. "I'd keep your distance if I were you, little ones," she said. "It sounds like... she's not in a good mood."
Most of the Mini Huggies were scared before running away and reentering the holes. The small shutter opened, which made Michelle look at it and stand up properly before dusting the sand off the front of her pants. "Alright, then. I should—" she was interrupted when she felt a small hand touch her leg, which surprised her.
When Michelle looked down, she saw that a few of the Mini Huggies were still there: a red one, an orange one, a yellow one, a green one, and a purple one. Michelle tilted her head. "Do you guys... wanna come with me?" she asked.
Soon after, the Mini Huggies started climbing on Michelle, which shocked her and made her try to look at them. "Whoa! Hey!" she shouted.
After the Mini Huggies secured themselves on Michelle, they let out high-pitched purrs, which made her look at them before sighing. "I guess you guys are coming along for the ride..." she said before approaching the small opening. "At least there aren't eighteen of you following me..."
Michelle held the second code part out, which revealed a color pattern: red, yellow, red, blue. "The first one showed me what I assume are the icons inside the train, while this shows me what color they should be," she said before folding it and putting it in her right pocket. "All I'm missing now is what goes where."
When Michelle was near the small opening, she crouched and went through it before the shutter closed behind her. "Let's hope the boys are doing all right," she continued before standing properly and going down the stairs.
After Michelle turned right, she walked on a pathway until she entered a room with broken stairs, which slightly annoyed her. "Well, that's just great..." she said in a low voice. "How am I supposed to get to them with a broken staircase?"
The purple Mini Huggy looked up and spotted something before tapping Michelle's shoulder, which made her glance at them. "What is it?" she asked.
The purple Mini Huggy pointed up, which made Michelle look up; she saw a handle on the roof. "Oh... yeah, that would definitely work," she said as she approached the stairs' railing and carefully got on it before going up.
When Michelle reached the end of the railing, she grabbed the left arm cannon's handle and aimed at the roof handle before pulling the trigger. The blue hand shot forward and grabbed the handle before Michelle pulled herself up.
When Michelle reached the top, she swung herself to a ledge before pulling the trigger, which made the blue hand let go and retract before she landed on the ground. "Now we can keep going," she said as she let go of the left arm cannon's handle before walking forward.
As Michelle entered the hallway, she heard distant screeching from the roof, which made her look up, concerned. "I hope those other Mini Huggies got out of there safely," she said.
The Mini Huggies stared at the roof, trembling and making small whimpers, which made Michelle look at them. "Hey, hey, it's alright," she continued. "As long as you guys are with me, no one is touching you... not even Mommy."
The Mini Huggies looked at Michelle before letting out soft purrs, which made her smile. "Speaking of being with me, I need to give you guys names," she said. "It'll feel awkward just calling you Huggy when I already have a bigger version of you guys."
Michelle placed her finger against her chin with a hum. "What should I call you guys?" she asked herself before thinking of something. "Since this company became popular because of the Poppy Playtime doll, you guys should be named after a certain plant."
Michelle looked at the red Mini Huggy holding her upper left arm. "Since your fur is a vibrant red, I'd say Rose would be a perfect name for you," she said.
Michelle looked at the orange Mini Huggy holding her upper right arm. "For you... I think Tulip would be a fitting name," she continued.
Michelle looked at the yellow Mini Huggy holding her left shoulder. "For you, it's an obvious one: Sunflower, or Sunny for short," she said.
Michelle looked at the green Mini Huggy holding her right shoulder. "You're a tough one, but... I think Ivy would be a good name," she continued.
Michelle looked at the purple Mini Huggy with their arms gently wrapped around her neck. "And last but not least, you..." she said before thinking with a hum. "How does Lilac sound?"
Lilac rubbed their head against Michelle's cheek with a purr, which led the others to do the same. Michelle smiled at the Mini Huggies. "I guess you like the new names," she continued before approaching the stairs and climbing them. "Let's get out of this area, then."