I'm Willing To Fight For You
Dogday.
He's already calling himself Dogday.
Granted, he can't really remember his old name, so calling himself by what he currently is now makes sense to him. At least that's what Dogday thinks is staring back at him in the reflection of the large one way mirror. A mix of orange, yellow, and brown, long floppy ears, a dark spot around one eye, looks like a cocker spaniel. Definitely Dogday from the Smiling Critters toy line. Dogdays' face grows into a small smile, he always liked Dogday. So that's something to be optimistic about. Just then, the door that was beside the one way mirror opened to reveal a man in a lab coat, probably some kind of doctor.
"Hello, Dogday, or more specifically XXXX XXXX, though you may not remember that name." The doctor said. The name didn't even register in Dogdays' mind as he slowly nodded, pretending to understand some of the medical mumbo jumbo. When it came time for him to do his testing, he needed to go to the bathroom, which the scientists had so not so kindly watched as Dogday went to piss ina bucket. Dogday was a bit uncomfortable, but it made sense to see if Dogdays' bladder and other stuff had worked properly. The scientists were very confused when Dogday was standing up, trying to urinate inside of the bucket like a man, when they gave Dogday genitals like a woman. That's when it hit them that they made a mistake as Dogday realized that an appendage of his was missing.
"What the!? Where's my dick?!" Dogday shouted out as he parted the fur that was on his crotch, and the only thing that was seen were large and puffy lips, and a vagina. Dogday brought his hands over the now exposed genitals as his face was bright red. Now noticing what kind of body he had. Dogday knelt down in front of the bucket so that it would cover his groin and started to speak.
"Do you still have to watch?" Dogday said pleadingly and with pleading eyes while he was staring at his own reflection, knowing that he was probably staring into the eyes of a doctor.
"Yes. Now please empty your bladder into the bucket." A cold and clinical voice came from a speaker system that was hung on the high corner of the wall. Well this isn't fun at all. Dogday thwn slowly stood up and squatted awkwardly on the bucket, whimpering and whining as he does. He obviously never did this before, the only experience he had with this was when he was pooping and he needed to pee at the same time. After spreading apart the fur again, it took a few moments before urine started to flow out of a small hole. Dogday whimpered again as his bladder slowly emptied into the bucket, he was also not used to controlling his pee stream this way, so it splattered all over the bucket and the floor.
"I don't like this, this isn't very fun." Dogday muttered under his breath as he finally finished. Dogday thwn quickly hopped up and jumped away from the bucket lile it was a land mine before curling himself into a corner......
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Dogday stopped reminiscing about his first few hours of being himself as the train slowed down to a halt. Catnap was aldo just about to wake up from his slumber. How he is able to just sleep over an extremely loud train, but wakes up from it slowing down? Dogday doesn't know. What he does know, is that he should think about what is ahead of him, Mommy Long Legs and Boxy-Boo. God, please give him some divine strength so that he could help out Catna-
"Hey, Dogday." Speak of the devil. Catnap gets up on all fours as Dogday also gets up to stand.
"Morning, Catnap. Well, I guess it's close to three PM right now, so good afternoon." Dogday said, which made Catnap shrug lazily.
"You know, I've never thought about this before, but the Prototype hasn't given you any new orders, has he?" Dogday said, which made Catnap think for a moment before answering.
"Well, no he hasn't. The last orders were about the Hour of Joy, and to standby for new orders. But if we ever see Poppy, then we try and kill her. That's about it, really." Catnap said as they hopped off of the train.
"Did someone say something?" Poppy said as she also hopped off of the conductor's area, followed by Kissy. Catnap and Dogday were unable to answer that question, however. Since all of them were suddenly interrupted by a voice coming from the speaker system.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't Catnap the demander with his prisoners. And is that the heretic Poppy and Kissy with you? Oh my! The Prototype will definitely not like this!" A woman's slightly unhinged sounding voice loudly came through the speakers. That must be Mommy Long Legs. Catnap gets his best words ready, since there's a high possibility that she's gonna be quite the handful.
"Listen, Mommy?" Catnap cringes a bit saying the name of Mommy Long Legs like that, but there was no good way of shortening the name without it sounding awkward or embarrassing.
"What is it, dear?" Mommy Long Legs said joyfully.
"We'd rather not have you snitch about us working with Poppy, because we have a proposition for you and Boxy, if he's here." Catnap said with some snide and defiance in his tone.
"Oh really? And what would you propose to Boxy and me? Mommy Long Legs replied. Well it would seem that they actually are somewhere around here, in Game Station. Catnap spotted a security camera that Mommy Long Legs might've been using and walked a bit closer to it, staring into the lens.
"I'm trying to find allies who are willing to go against the Prototype, what would you want in return for being an ally?" Catnap said. The speakers were silent for a moment before the microphone that Mommy Long Legs was speaking through was seemingly pushed away. And after another moment of silence, Mommy Long Legs reset the microphone to its original position.
"Well, we wouldn't have asked for anything, but since you asked, we actually want you guys to do something for us." Mommy Long Legs replied. That was probably a lie, hopefully. Hopefully Catnap didn't just make an easy mission turn harder because he overestimated Mommy Long Legs and Boxy-Boo.
"You see, I always wondered how fellow experiments would be able to handle the games that we usually play around here, and since you've offered, Boxy and I would join your little crusade against the Prototype if you play them. That's it." Mommy Long Legs said. Okay, that seems reasonable. After that, Boxy-boo walked into the vision of the group and was now walking towards them.
"You guys do the games, me and Kissy will stay here and guard the train." Poppy said to the Smiling Critters who were present. Makes sense. After all, Poppy is quite tiny, thus she might not be of much help on the games. And Kissy can't talk, so she can't communicate well with others. Everyone nodded their heads just as Boxy came up to them.
"Everyone who's gonna join the game, follow me." Boxy said. Up close, the red box creature was always a strange concept for a toy, but neither Catnap nor Hoppy, Kickin, and Dogday was a designer of children's toys, so why should they judge? After parting ways with Poppy and Kissy, the four followed Boxy through some halls until they came across a large room with seemingly infinite verticality, with two large screens on either side of the wall. There was a viewing center that overlooks the entire room near the ceiling, and a large pink spider named Mommy Long Legs was standing behind the glass.
"Welcome! This is our first game, Musical Memory! A bunch of colors and shapes labelled buttons will appear, and you gotta press them in the correct sequence, or else Bunzo Bunny will come down and eliminate you from the game. Only one person is allowed to play at a time for this game." As Mommy Long Legs said that, a large Bunzo Bunny lowered from the tall ceiling, revealing a large yellow bunny with cymbals, waving at the critters. They were surprised at the gesture, but they still waved back.
"Anyway, who here has good memory? Dogday said to the three of them. The three then looked to each other before looking back towards Dogday and saying "Bubba".
"Heh, yeah. And elephant never forgets, after all." Dogday says out loud.
"Wait, can we have infinite attempts?" Dogday asks Mommy Long Legs, who nods. Well that's not so bad.
"I guess we can all have a turn, then. Who wants to go first?" Dogday said. Kickin immediately raised his hand. Alrighty then. Dogday gestures for Kickin to head onto the platform as Bunzo was suspended in high up the air. Before long, the buttons also appeared, and the game started. Kickin was doing pretty good for most the most part, it was at the part that extra colors and shapes were added that made him slip, literally. Kickin seemed to slip on nothing and fall onto the ground as Bunzo kept slamming his cymbals until he reached Kickin, giving him a big hug by dropping his cymbals beside Kickin.
"Aww, that's so cute." Hoppy exclaimed loudly as Kickin was getting smothered by yellow fur. Eventually, Bunzo let go of Kickin and was going upwards with his cymbals again, while Kickin was doing the walk of shame, returning to his group of friends.
"Hey, it's fine, you did pretty good for a first attempt." Dogday said as he patted Kickin on the back.
"I wanna go next!" Hoppy said, which Dogday let her go towards the platform where the buttons reappeared. Hoppy was doing exceptionally well, way better than Kickin. Which he chalked up to her seeing what Kickin did, and that she had an unfair advantage. Hoppy paid the whining chicken no mind, she continued to hit every single button with ease, even the ones that was higher up, she was able to jump high enough so that she could reach them. The part where she finally slipped up was the part where it was impossible to keep up. Too many buttons, and too many things to remember, had made her frozen with indecision. Even making her unable to see the emergency stop button which was spinning around the platform. Eventually, time ran out, and Hoppy was hugged by Bunzo as she yelped out of surprise.
"Ah! Hahahaha! You got me, Bunzo!" Hoppy said as Bunzo let go of her. Hoppy patted him on the head as he rose back up.
"You saw that, right?" Dogday said to Catnap, who was also looking at the emergency stop button before it sank back down.
"I could try next, but I doubt that I could reach a button that far. You probably could though, you're was longer than I am." Dogday said as Catnap nodded. It made sense, the buttons themselves didn't feel like they were made for people with short limbs, or were slow at running. Eventually, it was Catnap's turn on the platform. And as Bunzo got raised up again, the first buttons showed up and Catnap started pressing them. He was going on a steady pace for the entire thing until he found himself in the final part. Catnap tried to anticipate pressing the emergency stop button, but that made him dash forward and almost jump off of the platform. But Catnap was barely holding on now as he gripped at the platform, leaving claw marks as he was trying to get back up.
"Catnap!" Dogday shouted out. But right as the emergency stop button was swinging it's way back around, Catnap used his tail to hit the button, finally ending the game.
"Congratulations, you four!" Mommy Long Legs said as Dogday, Hoppy, and Kickin ran over to help Catnap get back up, after pulling as hard as they can, Catnap was finally back on solid ground.
"Anyway, I had two more games ready, but I don't think we have enough time for them all, maybe another time. But thank you dearly for playing, we're very happy to be joining you with your little rebellion. Goodbye, now!" Mommy Long Legs said as everyone congratulated each other.
"You did it! Yay!" Hoppy exclaimed as she high fived Catnap.
"Very well done, Catnap!" Dogday said as he went to go hug Catnap, which he accepted. After that, the four went back to the train, where Poppy and Kissy were still waiting.
"Took you all long enough." Poppy exclaimed as she got up from her sitting position. It was around one or two PM when they had ventured out, but now it was close to six PM.
"Guess I'm gonna take up on that offer with sleeping in Home Sweet Home with you guys, eh?" Catnap said as he nudged Dogday with his head, flicking his tail at his arm. Dogday didn't reply and simply blushed. Dogday hasn't told him yet that he was sleeping in Catnap's room.... In his bed..... And he enjoyed it quite a lot....