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Chapter 72 - Setting Things Up

When the couple was on a part of broken stairs, Kevin got off of it before turning to Michelle and holding his hand out. Michelle held Kevin's hand before she got off and landed on the ground. "Now to place the charges," she said.

When Kevin looked forward, he saw white tape shaped like an 'X' on the tank. "That tank should be a good start," he said.

Michelle nodded before the couple approached the tank; when they were close, Kevin placed a charge on it. Michelle spotted a pipe with Red Smoke inside before approaching it; when she was close, she placed a charge on it.

The couple approached a different metal bar before placing the charges on it. "Now we have to reroute the Red Smoke into the foundation," Michelle said. "How do we go about that?"

As Kevin walked around the area, he spotted a poster on the wall near the stairs. "Misha," he said, which made Michelle look at him. "Over here."

When Michelle was close to Kevin, she looked at the poster. "I see... if we want to overload it, all the lights need to turn green," she said before humming. "Weird... usually red and green mean something different, but in this case, red is good while green is bad."

The couple went up the stairs before looking at the door with a purple keycard machine. Michelle approached the machine before putting the keycard inside; soon after, the door opened, which made the couple enter.

Michelle spotted a note on the computer before picking it up. "It's an operation note," she said before a tick mark formed on her head. "It would've been nice to know the instructions but some dickhead tore the paper in half."

Michelle crumbled the paper before tossing it away. "Stupid motherfuckers..." she said, lowly. Kevin looked at the keyboard before pressing the Enter button, which activated the area. "We'll go on a whim," he said. Michelle sighed and nodded before the couple left the room.

When the couple reached the bottom of the stairs, Michelle looked at the handle before aiming and pulling the right trigger, launching the purple hand and grabbing it before pulling it, which caused the Red Smoke to move up and right.

Kevin looked at the closest yellow handle before stretching his arm; he grabbed it before twisting it up, which caused the Red Smoke to move up.

The couple looked up and saw Red Smoke in a large station labeled 'B' on it before it lit up. "So far that's one down," Michelle said.

The Red Smoke turned yellow before entering different pipes. Michelle looked at the third yellow handle on the right before aiming and pulling the right trigger, launching the purple hand and grabbing it before twisting it, which made the gas go up.

Soon after, the Red Smoke entered the station labeled 'C' before it lit up. Michelle aimed at the third lever at the higher level before pulling the left trigger, launching the blue hand and grabbing it before twisting it, which made it go up.

Kevin stretched both arms at the other higher handles before twisting them, which made the gas go up. Soon after, the Red Smoke entered the large station labeled 'A' before it turned green.

Michelle turned to the tank as the gas went inside a pipe in the back. "Now to pull this one to begin," she said before pulling the right trigger, launching the purple hand, and grabbing the handle before pulling it, which closed it.

After Michelle retracted the purple hand, alarms started going off. "That should do it," she said before the couple sprinted toward the stairs.

When the couple entered the room, Michelle spotted an Omni-Hand scanner before twisting the knob, switching from the purple hand to the Omni-Hand. "Try to hold your breath," she said.

Kevin nodded as Michelle aimed and pulled the right trigger, launching the Omni-Hand and touching the scanner. After the scanner finished, the third charge on the Omni-Hand went dark; soon after, Red Smoke entered the room.

As the couple covered their mouths, the door tried opening, but it was stuck. "Well, that's just great..." Michelle said. Kevin looked at the locker and spotted a gear inside before grabbing the door part and tearing it off. "Misha!" he shouted.

Michelle aimed the blue hand. "Way ahead of you," she said before pulling the left trigger, launching it, and grabbing the gear. After the blue hand retracted, Kevin approached Michelle and picked her up before going through the opening behind them.

Kevin spotted the handle above before stretching his arm to it and pulling them up. Michelle spotted the mechanism before aiming the gear and pulling the left trigger, launching the blue hand and placing it inside, which made the door open.

After Kevin let go and landed on the ground, a few of the Nightmare Critters landed on the opposite side. "We can't risk shooting a flare in here; we have to move!" Michelle shouted.

Kevin sprinted through the door while a few of the Nightmare Critters followed them. Kevin spotted a broken barricade before jumping down; after he landed on the ground, he sprinted forward.

Allister Gator hopped out of a hole in the wall before facing the couple. "Out of my way!" Kevin shouted before slamming his free hand on the ground, which startled him, before running away.

Kevin turned left and sprinted forward; Michelle spotted a lift with a fence gate on it. "There's the lift!" Michelle shouted. When Kevin stopped near the lift, he pressed the button with his free hand.

A few of the Nightmare Critters approached the couple; Kevin faced them and roared, which startled a few of them, and they ran away. Soon after, the lift reached the bottom before the fenced gate opened. "The lift's here!" Michelle shouted.

Kevin quickly got on the lift, which caused the gate to the lift to close. After Kevin placed Michelle on the lift, the fenced gate closed; a few of the Nightmare Critters got on it and stared at them before it moved up.

When the lift reached the top, the gate to the lift and the gated door opened, which made the couple sprint forward.

Michelle looked at Kevin. "We should head back to Safe Haven and—" when they reached the opening, a slime arm wrapped around her, which made her yelp before being lifted a bit.

The couple looked at the source and saw Katelynn and Doey. "You two, what are you doing here?" Kevin asked. Katelynn looked at the couple. "The Prototype... we lost track of him in the tunnels," she said.

Doey looked at the couple. "Have either of you seen him?" he asked. Michelle shook her head. "No, we haven't," she said. Doey looked at the couple. "Do you know if you saw him at the foundation?" he asked. "Or was he..."

The group heard the small toy's laughter, which made them look around. "W-What? What's going on; he's..." Katelynn said, lowly. Doey covered his mouth a bit. "We led him away, didn't we? The generator's fine, it's—" the group heard an explosion, which made their eyes widen.

The group turned to the back and saw smoke and fire on the opposite building. Doey stared at the area. "Oh no..." he said, lowly, before approaching the pipe. Michelle turned her head to the pipe as Doey went inside it. "Wait, Doey!" she shouted.

Katelynn placed Michelle on the ground. "You and Big Brother go the other way; I'll follow Doey," she said. The couple nodded as Katelynn approached the pipe and entered. "Let's move," Kevin said; Michelle nodded as they sprinted forward.

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After the couple entered the Waste Water Plant, they crossed the bridge and got on the lift. After the lift lowered, the couple sprinted out of the room and sprinted forward.

As the couple ran past a dark part in the sewer, red glowing eyes appeared and they deviously chuckled before they disappeared.

When the couple was close to the large grille, they heard screaming, which shocked them. "That was Jack!" Michelle shouted before they sprinted faster.

When the couple reached the small pathway, Michelle lowered the GrabPack arms before they went through. When Michelle reached the Infirmary, she gasped and covered her mouth.

When Kevin entered the Infirmary, his eyes widened when he saw multiple Smiling Critter corpses scattered around the room, and things in the room were knocked to the ground. "What..." he said, lowly.

As the couple walked past the Infirmary and reached the center, they were mortified when they saw Jack crying before a mini Bobby BearHug corpse.

At the same time, Katelynn kneeled beside Jack and rubbed his back, and Matthew looked away with destroyed concrete surrounding the area.

Unbeknownst to the group, red eyes appeared in a small hole above the roof. "Yes... feel the anguish..." the Prototype whispered. "Feel the pain... feel the anger..."

As Kevin stared at the main room in horror, his body started bubbling. "Destroy those that get in my way..." the Prototype whispered. "No..." Kevin froze as his body stopped bubbling.

When Kevin turned his head to Michelle, tears fell from her eyes as she shook her head. "No, no, no, no, no..." she said before sprinting forward.

When Michelle was close to a piece of broken concrete, she lifted it with a grunt before pushing it away before looking at the ground.

Kevin stared at Michelle as she approached a different piece of concrete and pushed it away. "Misha," he said. Michelle started hyperventilating a bit. "Th-There has to be survivors around here somewhere," she said. "There has to be!"

Michelle frantically looked around. "Hey! If you can hear me, shout or scream for us?!" she shouted. Kevin looked down and clenched his fists before approaching Michelle. "Please, let us help you?! Let us get you out of here?!" she shouted.

When Kevin was close to Michelle, he wrapped his arms around her, which shocked her. "That's enough," he said. When Michelle looked at Kevin, she saw his solemn eyes. "It's gone..." he said, lowly; she was mortified and looked down.

Soon after, Michelle gritted her teeth before wrapping her arms around Kevin and crying against his chest. The couple knelt on the ground before Kevin lay his head on top of Michelle's as she continued crying.

The other toys stared at the couple. "Big Sister..." Katelynn said, lowly, with slime tears pricking her eyes. Matthew wrapped his arms around himself before looking at the fallen concrete. "We're so, SO sorry... we failed you..." he said, lowly. "None of you deserved this..."

When Matthew looked at Jack, he nodded before standing up. Matthew and Jack approached Kevin before placing their hands on his shoulders. Kevin glanced at the duo before looking forward and closing his eyes.

Soon after, the trio fused into Doey before he carried Michelle and stood up. Doey turned to Katelynn. "C'mon... let's leave this place..." he said, lowly. Katelynn nodded and stood up before they went through the storage pathway.

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