When the duo reached the storage room, they saw CatNap sleeping on the ground, Bubba Bubbaphant eyeing a gadget with his trunk, and KickinChicken looking at it over his shoulder.
Soon after, KickinChicken spotted the duo. "Hey kid!" he shouted, which made Bubba Bubbaphant flinch and let go of the gadget. Michelle quickly pulled the right trigger, launching the red hand and grabbing the gadget before retracting it.
Bubba Bubbaphant glared at KickinChicken, which made him flinch. "Have you lost your mind?!" he shouted. KickinChicken sweatdropped. "Sorry, I didn't think you were that skittish," he said.
Bubba Bubbaphant groaned and placed his padded hand against his face. "And you wonder why I don't let you in this place..." he said, lowly. Michelle slowly approached Bubba Bubbaphant with Suzy following behind her. "I believe this gadget is yours," she said.
Bubba Bubbaphant grabbed the gadget with his trunk. "Thank you, Misha," he said. Michelle nodded before looking at the gadget. "What is that thing anyway?" she asked.
Bubba Bubbaphant looked at the gadget. "Well... I'm trying to turn it into a gadget that disables electronics," he said. "The Doctor uses the security cameras and TVs to watch us."
Bubba Bubbaphant placed the gadget on the table. "I'm so close to cracking it..." he continued. KickinChicken picked the gadget up, which made Bubba Bubbaphant flinch, as he spun it on his finger. "But for right now, it's just a high-tech looking sphere," he said.
The gadget slipped off KickinChicken's finger and hit the ground, destroying it. KickinChicken looked at the broken gadget with a sweatdrop. "Uh... oops..." he said, lowly.
Bubba Bubbaphant looked down, trembling. "Get out," he said. KickinChicken looked at Bubba Bubbaphant. "Huh?" he asked. Bubba Bubbaphant glared at KickinChicken and pushed him to the opening. "Get out, get out, get out of my work area!" he shouted.
KickinChicken looked at Bubba Bubbaphant. "Alright, alright, I'll go..." he said before leaving the area. Bubba Bubbaphant sighed and placed his padded hand against his head. "That took me days to work on that..." he said, lowly.
The duo approached the pieces and picked them up. "Don't worry; Rome wasn't built in a day," Michelle said before placing them on the table. Bubba Bubbaphant nodded. "That's true..." he said, lowly.
Michelle turned to CatNap before slowly approaching him, which made Suzy follow behind. "Hey, buddy..." she said, lowly. CatNap slowly opened his eyes before looking at Michelle. "ANGEL..." he said, lowly.
Michelle gently smiled and petted CatNap's cheek. "How are you holding up?" she asked. CatNap remained silent and lay his head on the ground, which concerned Michelle. "I think he's uncomfortable about the mural of him," Bubba Bubbaphant said.
Michelle turned to Bubba Bubbaphant. "I can't say I blame him, though... if I had something negatively painted about me, I'd feel uncomfortable as well," he continued. "I could ask DogDay or Doey if we could cover that part."
Michelle nodded. "That would be appreciated," she said. CatNap looked at Bubba Bubbaphant. "THANK YOU, BUBBA..." he said. Bubba Bubbaphant nodded. "You were quieter than the annoying chicken; it's the least I can do," he said.
Michelle looked down with a hum; CatNap looked at her. "IS SOMETHING WRONG...?" he asked. Michelle looked at CatNap. "Well... there's something I've been meaning to ask, but it might be too... sensitive..." she said.
CatNap hummed. "GO AHEAD..." he said, lowly. Michelle placed her hand against her throat. "Your voice box... did you damage it yourself?" she asked.
CatNap shook his head. "THE SCIENTISTS GAVE ME A BROKEN VOICE BOX..." he said. Michelle hummed. "In that case, do you mind if I take a look at it?" she asked.
The Smiling Critters were shocked. "I don't think that's a good idea," Bubba Bubbaphant said. "There are many factors that can go wrong... like if he accidentally emits his Red Smoke or if it short-circuits and he can never speak again..."
Michelle nodded. "I'm well aware of the risks..." she said. "Plus, I used to disassemble voice boxes from foster kids who were rude to me as a sort of revenge." Bubba Bubbaphant stared at Michelle. "Is that so?" he asked.
Michelle nodded and looked at CatNap. "The only issue I know of would probably be reaching for CatNap's voice box," she said before looking at Bubba Bubbaphant. "My arms are too short, and I don't think yours can grab anything, no offense."
Bubba Bubbaphant waved it off. "None taken," he said before looking at his hands. "It's very difficult to grab things if you have padded feet for hands." The duo realized something before looking at Suzy, which made her tilt her head, confused. "What?" she asked.
Michelle smiled. "You can reach for CatNap's voice box with your stretchy arms," she said. "That is... if you're willing to help." Suzy smiled and nodded. "You can count on me, Misha!" she shouted.
Michelle looked at CatNap. "You probably didn't have much care about your broken voice box back then, but... I think people will see you in a different light if you have a different voice," she said.
CatNap stared at Michelle before looking down. "But if you don't want me touching your voice box, that's fine too," she continued, which made him glance at her. "That decision... is up to you."
CatNap remained silent before looking at Michelle. "ALRIGHT..." he said, which made her smile. Michelle examined the zipper on CatNap's underside. "We'll need a small gap to reach for that voice box," she said.
CatNap nodded as he carefully grabbed his pendant before pulling on it, which opened the zipper a bit, and made him grunt in pain. "So that acts like a zipper tab... and here I thought it was just a choker with a pendant..." Michelle said, lowly.
After CatNap removed his paw, Michelle looked at Suzy. "Alright, you're up; but remember, you have to be very careful and delicate," she said. "One mistake could harm CatNap." Suzy nodded. "Okie dokie, Misha," she said before approaching CatNap.
When Suzy was close, she slowly stretched her arm into CatNap's chest. As Suzy moved her arm up, she stuck her tongue out, disgusted. "Ew... this feels gross..." she said, lowly.
Michelle looked at Suzy. "It'll be over soon; all you have to do is find a square device," she said. Soon after, Suzy felt something. "Hang on, I think I found something..." she said before feeling around her hand. "It's definitely square-shaped..."
Michelle looked at CatNap. "Try talking to test it," she said. CatNap nodded. "HELLO..." he said; Suzy was shocked. "I felt it!" she shouted.
Michelle nodded. "That's the voice box," she said. "Now, carefully pull it out of him." Suzy nodded as she carefully retracted her arm. Soon after, Suzy pulled out a black square box from CatNap with blood on it and her arm. "Here it is!" she shouted.
When Suzy handed Michelle the voice box, she examined the screws on it with a hum. "This calls for a Phillips screwdriver," she said. Bubba Bubbaphant grabbed a small Phillips screwdriver off the table with his trunk before holding it out to Michelle. "Here," he said.
Michelle took the Phillips screwdriver. "Thank you," she said before she started unscrewing the voice box. After Michelle finished unscrewing the voice box, she lifted the top cover.
Michelle noticed a few of the wires were disconnected. "That explains a lot," she said as she held the Phillips screwdriver in her mouth and dug into her right pocket. Michelle pulled her Swiss Army knife out before pulling on the small silver part, which revealed tweezers.
Bubba Bubbaphant grabbed Michelle's Swiss Army knife with his trunk as she looked at the voice box. "You might feel small bits of shock, so I'm gonna need you to stay very still..." she said with the Phillips screwdriver in her mouth.
CatNap nodded as Michelle carefully lifted a loose wire before placing it in the right spot, which caused him to jolt but stay still.
After Michelle moved the wires back into the right place, she placed the top part back before grabbing the Phillips screwdriver out of her mouth.
After Michelle screwed the top part back on, she looked at CatNap. "Try it now," she said. CatNap stared at his voice box. "Hello," he said, which shocked himself and Bubba Bubbaphant. Suzy smiled and raised her arms. "Yay! It worked!" she shouted.
Michelle handed Suzy the voice box. "Now place it back where you once found it," she said. Suzy grabbed the voice box. "Okie dokie!" she shouted before carefully stretching her arm with the voice box back through CatNap's chest.
Suzy stuck her tongue out as she carefully moved her arm around. "I wanna say... it was right here..." she said, lowly, before placing the voice box back inside CatNap.
After Suzy retracted her arm, CatNap zipped himself up. "That's incredible..." Bubba Bubbaphant said, lowly, as he held Michelle's Swiss Army knife out to her. "For your age, you're an incredible tinkerer."
Michelle switched her Swiss Army knife with the Phillips screwdriver with Bubba Bubbaphant before placing the tweezers back inside. "It's something I've done quite a lot," she said.
CatNap stared at Michelle as she put her Swiss Army knife in her pocket, tears pricking his eyes. "You really are an Angel," he said.
When Michelle turned to CatNap, he lay his head against her. "Thank you..." he said, lowly. Michelle smiled and petted CatNap's head. "Don't mention it," she said.
Unbeknownst to the group, someone leaned against the opening. "So this is where you've been," they turned to the back and saw Kevin. Suzy smiled and waved. "Big Brother, look; I helped Misha fix CatNap's voice box!" she shouted.
Kevin hummed. "Is that right?" he asked rhetorically. "Good job, half-pint." Michelle petted CatNap's head. "You rest up, OK?" she said. CatNap nodded. "OK..." he said, lowly; Michelle smiled before slowly approaching Kevin, which made Suzy follow behind her.
Kevin looked at Suzy's arm and noticed the blood on it. "Ah, jeez, your arm is covered in blood," he said. Suzy raised the arm with blood on it. "It's OK; I can shake it off!" she shouted.
Kevin quickly held Suzy's arm. "Nope, don't do that; we don't want blood all over the walls, do we?" he asked. Suzy hummed. "I guess not..." she said, lowly; Kevin nodded. "Head to the Infirmary and ask Medic or Bobby to get the blood off it," he said.
Suzy nodded. "OK..." she said before walking ahead. When Suzy was out of sight, Kevin sternly looked at Michelle. "Did you seriously have her stick her arm inside CatNap?" he asked.
Michelle looked at Kevin. "Well, what was I supposed to do?" she asked rhetorically. "My arms couldn't reach up there, and Bubba couldn't grab anything with his hands."
Kevin slightly glared at Michelle. "You could've asked me to grab the thing," he said. Michelle crossed her arms. "You were going to intentionally break it anyway," she said, which made Kevin flinch a bit. "And don't give me that 'I wasn't gonna' bullshit; I know how you work."
Kevin annoyingly sighed and closed his eyes before rubbing them. "Alright, I'll give you that one..." he said before looking at Michelle. "But next time, tell me about things involving my sister before doing it, OK?"
Michelle nodded. "Fair enough," she said; Kevin nodded before the duo walked away. When the duo was out of sight, Bubba Bubbaphant sighed and started working on the broken pieces. "Finally, some quiet time..." he said, lowly, before he started tinkering.
CatNap stared at the hallway. I'll protect Angel no matter what... even if it means I have to kill the Prototype myself... he thought before laying his head on the ground and closing his eyes.
As the duo left the hallway, Michelle stretched a bit and yawned, which made Kevin look at her. "That tired out, huh?" he asked.
Michelle sighed. "Yeah... deeper in this place makes you lose track of time, and it doesn't help that it was nighttime when I ran away from my orphanage along with—" when she turned her head to Kevin, she saw his deadpan expression.
Michelle sweatdropped. "Something tells me I shouldn't have told you that..." she said, lowly. Kevin quickly wrapped his hands around Michelle, which made her yelp. "No, you shouldn't have," he said before carrying her on his shoulder.
Michelle struggled as Kevin walked toward one of the tents, which made a few smaller toys look at them. "Let me go, damn it! I'm not that tired?!" she shouted. Kevin sternly looked at Michelle. "Shut up, idiot?! Staying up for almost a day or two isn't healthy!" he shouted.
Bobby BearHug entered the main room and looked at the duo. "What's with all the shouting? The patients can hear the racket from back there," she said. Kevin looked at Bobby BearHug and pointed at Michelle. "This idiot has been awake for more than a day," he said.
Bobby BearHug remained silent before closing her eyes. "I don't think what you're doing is right," she said. Michelle grinned at Kevin. "Hah!" she shouted, which made him roll his eyes.
Bobby BearHug looked at Michelle. "She should be wrapped in a blanket and set in a comfortable environment," she said. Michelle flinched while Kevin grinned. "And this is why you're one of my favorites," he said.
Bobby BearHug approached the duo. "First things first, we'll need to take that GrabPack off her," she said. Dough arms sprouted off Kevin's body before reaching the GrabPack's straps and undoing them. "Done," he said.
Bobby BearHug took the GrabPack off Michelle and set it to the side before grabbing her crutch. "You don't have to do this, Bobby," she said.
After setting the crutch to the side, Bobby BearHug placed her hands between Michelle's arms before holding her. "Sorry, Doctor's orders," she said.
A dough arm grabbed a large blanket before Kevin held it with four hands with a grin. "Now to wrap you up," he said. Michelle's face was pale as Kevin approached her.
Soon after, Michelle sat inside a tent with her body wrapped in a blanket, almost like a newborn baby, and tears pricked her eyes. "This is humiliating..." she said, lowly.
Kevin snorted and tried not to laugh, which made Michelle glare at him. "Yeah, keep laughing it up, you dick! I'm so gonna get revenge on you for this?!" she shouted.
Bobby BearHug placed the GrabPack inside a tent near Michelle's bag. "I guess this'll be her tent; if you need anything, ask," she said before heading to the Infirmary. Kevin looked at Bobby BearHug. "Thanks for the help," he said.
Kevin entered the tent and sat beside Michelle. "Now then, go to sleep already," he continued. Michelle grumbled. "I told you I'm—" she yawned a bit. "Not even tired..."
Kevin looked at Michelle. "That yawn says otherwise..." he said before looking forward. "There's no need to be defensive around here; this area... is a safe place..."
Michelle remained silent and looked down; soon after, she laid her head against Kevin's arm, which made him look at her. "Then... can you stay with me while I'm asleep?" she asked.
Kevin panicked a bit and rubbed his head. "I-I don't think—" Michelle looked at him with soft eyes, which made him stop. "Please...?" Kevin stared at Michelle with a slight blush before sighing. "Alright..." he said, lowly.
Kevin picked Michelle up and placed her on his lap. As Michelle lay her head against Kevin's chest, she heard his heartbeat. Even though you're made of dough, I can still hear your heartbeat... it sounds... calming... she thought before closing her eyes.
Kevin looked away with a blush. "I guess you can consider this your revenge, huh?" he asked. Kevin heard no response. "Misha?" he asked.
When Kevin looked at Michelle, he noticed she was fast asleep, which made him smile a bit. Kevin wrapped his arms around Michelle and lay his head on top of hers. "Good night, Misha..." he whispered before he fell asleep.