On the ground, Michelle lay on the ground with her eyes closed, groaning a bit; when she opened her eyes, she saw PJ Pug-A-Pillar happily panting with his tongue out.
Soon after, PJ Pug-A-Pillar started licking Michelle's face, which made her make a playful disgust noise. "Alright, alright, you got me, PJ," she said while laughing. "Stop licking my face."
PJ Pug-A-Pillar got off Michelle and barked as she sat up before she smiled at him. "I'm glad you still remember me, buddy," she said as she petted his head, which led him to make a happy whine noise.
When Michelle looked at the observation room, she noticed that Mommy Long Legs was gone, which surprised her, before standing up. "Where did she go?" she asked herself before looking at PJ Pug-A-Pillar. "Can you track her scent, boy?"
PJ Pug-A-Pillar sniffed the air a bit before barking at the back. Michelle turned to the back and saw a handle hanging by a glass window. "Maybe she's up there," she said before walking forward, which made PJ Pug-A-Pillar follow.
Michelle grabbed the right arm cannon's handle before aiming at the handle near the window and pulling the trigger. The green hand shot forward and grabbed the handle before Michelle pulled herself up, which made PJ Pug-A-Pillar approach the wall before climbing on it.
Michelle looked at the glass and swung back and forth; when she swung forward, she pulled the trigger, retracting the green hand back to her before hitting the glass, breaking it on impact before she landed on the ground.
Michelle stood up properly and let go of the right arm cannon's handle before looking around the room as PJ Pug-A-Pillar went through the opening. "The one thing I don't understand is why the Game Station needs observation rooms for these games," she said.
Michelle spotted a table with a few papers on it before approaching it; when she was near it, she picked one of them up and looked at it. As Michelle read the paper, her face went pale, and the paper slipped out of her hand. "What the fuck..." she said in a low voice.
Michelle stepped away from the table and looked around the observation room in horror. "These scientists... did they use these games so they could choose which child gets turned into what toy?" she asked herself.
Michelle crossed her arms and looked down, trembling. "This company is heartless..." she said in a low voice.
PJ Pug-A-Pillar approached Michelle and rubbed his head against her leg, which made her look at him before tears fell from her eyes.
Michelle knelt and wrapped her arms around PJ Pug-A-Pillar's neck. "I'm so... so sorry that this happened to you..." she said in a low voice. "You didn't deserve this... none of you did..."
PJ Pug-A-Pillar stared at Michelle with sad eyes, whining, before rubbing his cheek against hers as she cried. The duo heard loud crying above them, which made them look up. "Mommy..." Michelle said in a low voice.
Michelle let go of PJ Pug-A-Pillar and wiped her tears before standing up and approaching the broken window. "It sounds like she's on the catwalk," she continued before looking up. "But I don't see anything I can grab to get up there," she continued.
PJ Pug-A-Pillar barked at Michelle, which made her look at him. "Do you have an idea?" she asked.
PJ Pug-A-Pillar happily panted and approached Michelle before he went under her legs and got the upper part of his body on the window before looking at her, barking, which made her tilt her head. "You want me to hold onto you while you climb?" she asked.
PJ Pug-A-Pillar barked again. "I'm gonna take that as a yes," Michelle said before getting on his back and wrapping her arms around him.
PJ Pug-A-Pillar looked forward before he started climbing up, and his head went through the hole in the roof, which made Michelle hold him a little tighter. "This is definitely a different experience compared to Huggy carrying me..." she said in a low voice.
PJ Pug-A-Pillar looked around and spotted the catwalk; he brought his upper segment to the closest cord and wrapped around it a bit.
Michelle let go of PJ Pug-A-Pillar and landed on the catwalk before smiling at him. "Nice job, buddy," she said before grabbing the bag of mini cookies off the GrabPack's hook.
After Michelle opened the bag, she dug her hand inside it before pulling a mini cookie out of it. "It's not leaves or bones, but this should be just as enjoyable," she continued before tossing it in the air.
PJ Pug-A-Pillar leaned back and caught the mini cookie in his mouth; as he ate it, Michelle wrapped the open bag around itself before putting it in her left pocket. "I'm glad I packed a lot of the peanut butter cookies; I'm not sure if you could handle chocolate chips," she said.
Michelle heard crying in the distance, which made her look forward with a slight frown. "Mommy..." she said in a low voice before walking forward.
PJ Pug-A-Pillar got off the catwalk's cord and got on the wall before following Michelle; when they turned left, they saw Mommy Long Legs in the corner, her arms wrapped around her legs and crying against her knees. Michelle was heartbroken and carefully approached Mommy Long Legs. "Mommy," she said.
Mommy Long Legs stopped crying and looked in Michelle's direction, tears pricking her eyes. "You're... alive..." she said in a low voice.
Michelle nodded and glanced at PJ Pug-A-Pillar. "Yeah, I'm OK; PJ gave me a scare when—" Mommy Long Legs quickly shot her right arm toward her and grabbed her, which made her yelp a bit.
Mommy Long Legs pulled Michelle toward her before hugging her tightly. "I'm so glad you're alright, my little Misha..." she said.
Michelle's face was getting pale, and she quickly tapped Mommy Long Legs's arm. "Too tight..." she said in a low voice.
Mommy Long Legs flinched before quickly letting go, which made Michelle gasp for air before trying to catch her breath. "Sorry... I..." she said in a low voice.
Mommy Long Legs placed Michelle on the catwalk before looking down with a frown. "I didn't want to be alone again..." she said. "And after everything I did, you don't deserve to be with someone like me..."
Michelle frowned a bit before placing her right hand in her back pocket; when Mommy Long Legs looked at her, she pulled a toy version of her out of her pocket, which shocked her.
Michelle stared at her Mommy Long Legs toy. "This Mommy Long Legs toy I have here... I bought it days after I saw the commercial for it," she said. "It still holds a place in my heart because it was the second Playtime Co. toy I owned."
Michelle wrapped the toy's arms around her upper right arm before looking at Mommy Long Legs. "As for the stuff you did... you've indeed made mistakes you wish you could take back," she continued.
Mommy Long Legs frowned a bit and looked down. "But not everyone is perfect," Michelle said, which surprised her and made her look at her. "We all have our strengths and weaknesses; everyone has flaws... including me."
Michelle approached Mommy Long Legs and placed both of her hands on her right hand. "We can't change what we did in the past, but we can change in the present for a bright future," she continued.
Mommy Long Legs stared at Michelle, amazed, before smiling. "You've gotten so much wiser, my little Misha..." she said.
Mommy Long Legs stretched her head close to Michelle's before rubbing her cheek against hers. "I'm so proud of you..." she continued.
Mommy Long Legs retracted her head and looked at Michelle. "For your wisdom, that earns you the final code for the train," she said. "You can take it and use it however you please."
Michelle tilted her head. "What about you?" she asked.
Mommy Long Legs frowned and looked down. "As much as it pains me, I'll remain at the Game Station," she said.
Michelle smiled a bit. "Or... you can come with me," she said.
Mommy Long Legs was surprised and looked at Michelle. "Really? Even after everything I did, you still...?" she asked.
Michelle smiled. "I don't plan on leaving everyone behind; that includes you, too," she said.
Mommy Long Legs was worried. "But the other toys..." she said in a low voice.
Michelle dug her hand in her left pocket before pulling the open bag of mini cookies out of her pocket and holding it out to Mommy Long Legs. "Even though I fed one to PJ, you can use this as a peace offering," she said before gently smiling at her. "So what d'you say? Will you come with me?"
Mommy Long Legs was silent and looked at PJ Pug-A-Pillar, who barked a bit before happily panting. Soon after, Mommy Long Legs smiled at Michelle. "Alright..." she said before holding the open bag of mini cookies in her left hand.
Soon after, Mommy Long Legs scooped Michelle in her right hand before lifting her. "I'll take you to where I put Poppy and the final train code," she continued before walking forward, which made PJ Pug-A-Pillar follow behind.
Michelle looked at Mommy Long Legs. "Y'know, throughout my time at the Game Station, I've never heard you speak like that before," she said.
Mommy Long Legs looked at Michelle. "Really?" she asked rhetorically before turning her head upside down with a playful smile. "Mommy can always return to this voice if you like."
Michelle shook her head. "No thanks; I actually liked that voice better," she said.
Mommy Long Legs stared at Michelle before gently smiling at her and turning her head right-side up. "Then for you, my little Misha, I'll talk like this from now on," she said, which made her smile.
Unbeknownst to the trio, a glowing yellow eye stared at them in a dark area in the distance. "How interesting..." a creature with different voices said before the glowing eye disappeared.