2176/The Island of Misfit Toys

The Island of Misfit Toys
Date of Scene:	20 December 2024
Location:	Plot Room 1
Synopsis:	The exciting conclusion of RHM's Christmas Special!
Cast of Characters:	3, Taro Yamada, Amanda Faust, Chrono Harlaown, Yaling Yao

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KitKat (3) has posed:
Santa and crew take off in the weirdly bigger and longer on the inside sleigh. Hermie is an elf in a striped suit and hiding in the back behind a Dentistry book. Santa is controlling the Reindeer, as the ground zooms by underneath them at light speeds perhaps!

"So uh, you're...magical people? That's interesting..." says Hermie in a nasally voice from behind his book. Then the sleigh begins a spiral downwards and onto snow covered grounds it lands.

"We're here." says Santa Claus. Indeed, it's not a large island, but large enough. There's a small winter village not far away. Replete with giant candy canes.

"My name is Hermie. I'm gonna be a dentist." he says, dreaming wistfully, as if his dream egg might burst from his chest and turn into a tiny dentist chara at any moment.

That won't happen.

Taro Yamada has posed:
Taro removes his seatbelt and then pats Hermie's head with one enormous clawed hand.

"Dentistry is very important. Dental health is critical for both quality of life and general health; if your friends eat a lot of cookies and sugar, it'll be extra important to have a dentist around. You should see if you can learn about anesthesia while you're in school, because that will help a lot."

And with that wisdom imparted, he will just stick his head out to get the lay of the land!

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Amy enjoys the scenery and the atmosphere and being close to Taro.

    When Hermie engages them in conversation, the smiling redhead turns to look at him. "Hmm? Uh, yeah. Aren't you? You're an elf.""

    Hermie has a dream. Amy blinks. "Parents dentists? Or... something happened in your life that made oral health a big deal?"

    But more importantly: They're here! Amy unbuckles her seatbelt and stands up in the sleigh to look around. "So this is the island of misfit toys... I'm not sure what I expected." She pulls a pair of binoculars from her belt pouch and tries to see if she can spot any residents from here.

    She'll get out and walk with the others when they do, but she continues to stick close to Taro.

Chrono Harlaown has posed:
Chrono Harlaown glanced to Hermie. "I see. Well, make sure you study a lot. Dental hygiene is a complex and difficult art, especially living in such an isolated territory as the north pole. I imagine proper teeth cleaning materials are difficult to acquire." Chrono, of course, made sure to brush twice a day.

The trip here had been... an experience. He'd spent the majority of it discussing the inner and outers of Midchildia with Yaling. Possibly to her disappointment, Midchildia, aside from being more advanced, wasn't that different from earth. They had a lot of the same foods and some of the same cultures. However, there were a few... minor... differences. In terms of space travel, dimensional knowledge, cultural, having an infinite library, endless voids...

Okay, so they weren't THAT similiar, but weren't that different, either. So it was... kind of both.

Of course, now that they were here, it was time to start using magic. He pulled out his device, a weird card... And a moment later his spike-less suit had the magical, spiked version. Complete with magical rod and metal gauntlets good for punching egotistical megalomaniacs in the face.

Yaling Yao has posed:
Yaling had been asking all sort of questions about Chrono's home, and while yes, Midchildia was definitely similar in many aspects, the girl was nonetheless quite interested in all the little specialties Chrono had to share, and her enthusiasm didn't lessen any during her questioning.

"Hi, Hermie", Yaling had waved at the elf while making herself comfy on the sleigh at it goes. "That's really special, I am sure BaiBai appreciates that, right?" the green-haired girl involves her fairy. "It's a nice dream", the snake replies puzzled, unsure of what specifically warranted involving her.

"And I am learning a lot about health, so hopefully I will be able to have my own plantation full of beneficial plants", Yaling shares while the sleigh lands.

Hopping down from it, she looks ahead at the candy cane village. A dentist might be a good thing here, though she can't shake off the fact Santa called Hermie weird. Is the elf's dream considered odd here?

KitKat (3) has posed:
Hermie says. "Nope. No reason. I just don't anna make toys all day." he says. This makes Santa's eyes roll a little. But he continues on. Hermie answers questions. Or he starts to before there's an approach, mainly it appears in Amy's binoculars... super close. So close...

It's here already, a big hopping jack in the box. Not... youma sized. But larger than one expects the toy to be.

It's handle starts turning...

AlL arOunD thE MUllbeRry bUsH ThE monkey chased THE WEaseL...

BOINNNNNGGGG.

It's a giant upside down boot on a spring with googly eyes. "HI I'M BOOTY!" says Booty.

"Are you here to speak to the Toymajin!?" it asks.

Santa is wheezing from a near heart attack. He waves. "Hello--hoho*cough*."

Taro Yamada has posed:
Oh, what a classic jump scare of a toy! Perfect for a B-movie set! All six feet of Kuiper Belt Cape scrnch down to talk to the googly eyed boot face to face. (He's sticking close to Amy for now, making sure not to get further than five feet away while he wanders over - and making sure he's between her and Booty, for now.)

"We're here to see Toymajin-san, yes. Is he free so we can talk to him?"

Chrono Harlaown has posed:
"... So... are we supposed to destroy it before it goes, or do we wait until after it pops or...?" Chrono asked. He, of course, didn't jump when the jack in the box hopped out. Because he... well... didn't startle easily.

Granted, if it had been a cat girl he likely would have screamed and jumped back into the sleigh but facts like that were why he kept his mouth shut about anyone else jumping.

"..." He didn't respond to the creature, though. Instead, he glanced towards the slasher. Well... his planet, he was going to let him lead.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Amy nods at Hermie's reason. Fair enough!

    And through her binoculars there is... "Bwah! Where'd you come from?" She lowers the binoculars and asks the hopping box that is SUDDENLY THERE.

    That was more of a jumpscare than the jack-in-the-box property itself is, honestly. You expect the jack to pop out of the box.

    She didn't expect a boot though, huh.

    Blink.

    "...Hi Booty. Yes. We're here to negotiate... did you say the Toymajin? It's a title, not the same person?"

    "...Santa thought... we'd be a good negotiation party, I suppose." Amy adds. The 'a couple of us are misfit humans' hypothesis floated earlier, she realizes, cannot be his actual reason, as he couldn't have known who was going to show up today (well, technically yesterday. Or... huh. Aren't they in a magical time between the days, or something? Is yesterday the right word? Amy can't think of any better word, though...)

Yaling Yao has posed:
An elf that doesn't want to make toys... That explains a bit about why Santa considers Hermie weird. How do elves get picked again? "Mr. Santa, how many toymakers do you have at the North Pole? Have they always been the same ones?", Yaling asks, keeping close to the man as well as she can, sinking a little bit in the snow while they make their way forward.

Oh, it's one of those things that like springing out at people. How do they work, being alive? Can they see through the box? With how suddenly it popped up she can't imagine it having any trouble going around. Wait, does it know shortcuts around here? Neat if that is how it works.

"Yes, we want to help the Toymajin", Yaling replies. "We want to cheer him up, help him smile", she moves closer to the googly-eyed boot.

KitKat (3) has posed:
Santa Claus looks over to Yaling. "Many! All Elves. They survive this cold, and also. Don't need dentists." he says this with a matter of fact tone. Hermie grumps and but follows along after Santa.

"The meeting area is up ahead in a clearing!" says Booty as he hops along. Hop. Hop. Hop.

Hermie and Santa follow along. "Yes it's a title." says Booty. finally as he hops into a clearing... Booty hops around to the group. "We're here!" he says in a goofy voice....

"I'm sorry." he suddenly says, as a bright red beam of dark energy erupts at the group from the far tree line...!

Chrono Harlaown has posed:
Chrono Harlaown glanced over at Santa and blinked a few times. "Don't... need dentists? Is it magic teeth, do they lack teeth or is the fear of dentistry just paramount there?" Oh, the last one he understood. His mother was that way.

As they approached the clearing... he couldn't help but note it was empty. And he had a moment of suspicion...

And then 'I'm sorry'. Okay, yeah. He held up his hand and--

THERE! An energy signature from the tree line. He took off, dashing towards it, his right hand going up and a midchildian circle appearing in front of his hand. The beam connected with the hastily erected shield, scattering in all directions and causing the snow around them to fly up into a flurry, covering them for a moment before...

Taro Yamada has posed:
Kuiper Belt Cape comes bounding up from behind Chrono's shield -

"Thanks, Chrono!! Nice speed!"

in a flying leap, soaring over his head to land in the snow and make a beeline for the far treeline. With one red palm-blade out and one withdrawn, he can slash at anything that's an active threat - and grab anything and anyone that can be safely snagged to be dragged out of danger or thrown to the ground!!

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Amy grabs a coat from the sleigh to deal with the cold on the way out, of course. Hooray for magic!

    "I mean, I'm magic and I don't need a dentist. I just regenerate." Amy blinks. "I haven't needed any doctor visits but the annual physical since, you know..." She shrugs.

    She is... surprised that Santa himself is following along. "I thought we were the negotiation party because Toymajin wasn't going to talk with you?"

    And then there's no warning, just a beam.

    Chrono may be the first to move. "What is it?" Amy asks, getting her answer in the form of the beam hitting the hastily-erected shield. She hits the deck, dropping prone to offer a reduced profile. "Dammit, a sniper?!"

    She pulls her binoculars back out, looking through the shield at the treeline, searching...

    She also conjures a flare, which launches itself straight up and ignites, bright and white, the better to spot its reflection on any artificial surfaces that might stand out from the treeline.

Yaling Yao has posed:
Ah. No dentistry needed, eh? She starts po putting together a summary of the information she has been provided, Hermie explaining what a dentist does and the others failing to see the points. For the land of children's dreams, there isn't a lot... Do they not need a dentist because younger kids find them scary? Being an Elf is difficult.

"If that's how it works, then why not send Hermie where he would be needed? That way you know that kids can continue to enjoy the happiness of Christmas and Hermie is happy too", Yaling suggests to the man, briefly looking at the elf with a smile.

"Down!", BaiBai screams when that laser comes, more alert than Yaling herself at their surroundings, the suggestion saving the girl from it. "What's going on, Booty!?", she exclaims while getting up again and getting some snow off herself. "We want to help for real!" she frowns, taking out her journal-compact and writing Cure Suzhen in it.

Serene notes spreading in the chilly air from the jade pipa in the her hands, swirls of emerald and white light dance around before attaching themselves to her and changing into clothes. "Wellness, Warmth and Wisdom from White Snake's Gaze! Historic Legacy! Cure Suzhen!"

KitKat (3) has posed:
The flare lights up the clearing and Amy can see it on her binoculars.

It's Toymajin. -

"Finally!" he says in his nasally, annoying voice, the same as last year. "I can bring an end to this infernal holiday when I kill all it's defenders and then Santa Claus, himself!" he says as various people start to move in, he draws his hands up and takes another raking laser shot around the clearing, starting at Taro, moving into Amy and then Chrono and Cure Suzhen.

"Die alone, and abandoned...!" he yells.

Chrono Harlaown has posed:
Chrono Harlaown sighed and held up his device. The area around them would shift colors, just for a moment, as her erected a barrier over the battlefield. Well, he had Amy with him, he knew the girl operated in a more 'to who it may concern' method of 'messages of friendship'.

Then, more lasers. He held both hands up, forming the shield over himself and the others as best he could. "Stay behind me, I'll cover!" he called.

            <<Round Shield!>>

Unfortunately, the lasers WERE a lot more destructive than he liked (then again, who liked getting blasted with magic beams?)

"We're not alone, or abandoned!" he called out towards the Toymajin.

Well. At least, most of them weren't. Taro did run off ahead, so he was kind of alone... but other than him...

Chrono did wish he was better at shielding, though. Even focusing purely on defense like this, the blasts were echoing up his arms, cutting cuts into his barrier jacket. Fortunately, metal gauntlets were holding up fine.

Taro Yamada has posed:
The good news is that Taro is moving fast enough to dive into the snow to dodge the laser. The bad news is that he proceeds to slide fully into the snow until only his feet are sticking out, like an arctic fox. He's stuck in there long enough for Toymajin to pass him -

- and then he bursts out the snow, his henshin warping around him -

Red kimono and hakama. White obi. Shiny black snow boots. And a set of snow goggles that, at minimum, Amy will recognize as styled as if belonging to one Kentucky Fried Colonel.

"You had a lot of goodwill built up by being a sad toy man AND a mecha, but you've blown it!" he shouts, pointing. "This was already a dumb plan, attacking while we were all really far away so we could duck, but that Santa guy specifically picked out people sympathetic to making things better for abandoned toys! And you're attacking us! Not only do your tactics suck, but you've ensured that next year, no one will expect a good faith showing for your ambush!"

He tromps through the snow, slashing a path out for him with his palm blades. "And another thing! I"m not even Christian! I don't celebrate Christmas! The only reason I'm defending it is because you're being a jerk and I have to kick your butt on principle! And because the friends I came with are really cool and won't abandon me, even if some rust-brained gaudy-painted Transformers-wannabe starts throwing a temper tantrum! Of course people won't want to hang out with you if you act like this all the time! Rethink your attitude!"

Amanda Faust has posed:
    "We're not alone and abandoned!" Amy protests, in sync with Chrono. She hides behind him to use his shield, as directed.

    Amy calls out, "Come on! Toymajin, we gave all these speeches about our sympathy for you and how we want to help you, you're really killing the mood right now! Read the room, buddy!"

    She slips her binoculars back into her belt pouch, and then steps out from behind Chrono -- but not so far she can't quickly duck back behind his shield -- and holds out her hand in a symbolic gesture. "Please. One last chance, stand down and let's talk. That's what we came here to do!"

Yaling Yao has posed:
Having had the time to avoid the first laser thanks to Chrono's intervention and BaiBai shouting it at her, Yaling has had the time to transform into Cure Suzhen, but now she has to deal with a second laser being fired at her, one that would have surely hit her were it not for the shield Chrono had put up.

"Thank you!", the Precure exclaims to the bluenette, bowing lightly before staring at where the beam came from. "Toymajin-san, let's drop this we have just come to talk! You have been terribly wronged, and you deserve better than surrounding yourself with remainders of it!", she exclaims, putting herself to Chrono's side.

"You deserve to know the real magic of Christmas and have fun with everyone too!", Cure Suzhen tries persuading him. "We would be glad if you took part with us! Won't you have more fun if you make snow angels instead? We want to care about you, please let's talk."

KitKat (3) has posed:
There's lots of yelling at Toymajin. And he ignores it all. Too many years alone. Too many years for the dark energy to settle in. Too many bad feelings. Basking in it.

"So you're all here to talk to me? That's unlucky for you!" he says. Santa is behind a tree. So is Hermie. The two are hiding and Santa peeks out. "This has to stop, Toymajin, every year, you escalate more and more!"

The tree next to him splinters apart into laser fire. "Enough!" yells Toymajin!

He flies into the air, cape billowing across his back before darkness shifts. And it's palpable, outwards, as Toymajin becomes an absolutely massive black furred teddy bear.

He takes a swipe downwards at the group, upheaving trees to do so..!

Chrono Harlaown has posed:
Chrono Harlaown blinked a few times. Stared.

Okay. So now? Now it was a GIANT TEDDY BEAR!

WITH CLAWS!

"Okay... then..." Chrono said. It was just one of those days. Santa, you better be worth it. Okay, no. He was NOT shielding that. Lasers? Okay, sure. Giant stuffed teddy bears of murder? NO.

<< I am not going to be able to block that, you'll want to dodge. >> he warned the girls through the telepathic channel. when it came to absolutely massive, it was usually best to dodge, rather than block... and so that's what he did.

Leaping into the air, he narrowly wove around the claws, avoiding the assault before hanging in the air for a moment and...

            <<Stinger Blade!>>

Half a dozen swords of blue magic would appear, before spinning and then hurling themselves at the claw, attempting to pin it to the ground!

Taro Yamada has posed:
Ok, Santa and Hermie officially useless, and talking is not working. The power of redeeming love is over. The power of friendship and these enormous weapons we all own is IN.

As Toymajin transforms into a huge, horrible bear, the kind that lurked in the depths of Japan's rural forests - Well. He can't do a lot of damage from here, so it's time for plan B!

"Amy, tell them I'm gonna Shadow the Collossas!" he shouts to his media-savvy friend before clambering up a tree as high as he can go, then LEAPING!

He gloms onto the flying toy bear's leg, grits his teeth, and starts climbing, using his palm-blades as grippers. He's heading to the head! (And dodging any chrono missiles that come his way. He's a good guy now, but those still look pretty painful!)

Yaling Yao has posed:
Disappointment lines up on Yaling's face when the Precure notices that Toymajin doesn't seem to be in a listening mood and it brought out the claws for real.

How many times has Toymajin has bought into Santa Claus' point of view until the toy has settled for accepting that maybe it's really just a matter of being broken.

"Pretty Cure Historic Legacy! Li Shan Shock!", Yaling exclaims, thunder falling on her fists and letting that come in between her and the creature's claws as she strikes out at him with all of herself. Maybe they will finally consider change then? "We want to be there for you no matter how much you change and fight, and Santa was wrong about telling you those horrible things."

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Amy rocket-jumps out of the way, then in mid-air a pillar of flame briefly surrounds her, changing her outfit to include thrusters so she can fly over to the giant teddy monster's ear. "Oh no you don't! I spent thirty-six years being a weird outcast feeling like I never fit in, and most of the first two decades of that getting picked on while adults said it was my fault."

    "And then I get turned into a teenager again and come to a wonderful place and that's great and then I find out Santa's real and go to save Christmas and that's a whole thing and ideological whiplash as all the bullshit of the misers and you disillusions me all over again and then the magic of Christmas kinda makes me believe again and then a year later here I am all hyped up to do things the magical girl way but you, you just have to go 'oh woe is me I can't be saved I am only hate!' NO! Fuck you! We're making this world better, I'm not going home with ideological whiplash all disillusioned again!"

    She'll shoot at him if he attempts any further attacks beyond the initial swipe he first dodged, regular high-explosive rounds, but she keeps ranting.

    "If we have to we're beating you up and sitting you down and then talking with you! And... and... and someone with more social skills than me will figure out how to do it without coming across like stupid grown-ups whose worldviews don't accept the kid! We want to understand but you have to talk to us oh god I hear it," Amy slaps a hand to her face, "It's okay, we'll figure it out! I'm bad at talking but I'm not alone! I have friends who talk better! That's the magic of friendship!"

KitKat (3) has posed:
Many bladesx appear and pincushion Toymajin's hand. This causes him to release a guttural screeching as this pause allows The Back Street Slasher to start climbing the massive beast. He tries to swipe at Amy....and gets high explosive ordnance in turn. Cure Suzhen's electrifying attack causing another screech.

No words. Only grunts, only screeching. Santa Claus and Hermie hide in yhe treeline.

"What can we do to help!?" he asks.

"Come with me..." says Santa Claus. The two sneak away... What are they up to?

Getting the calvary.

Taro Yamada has posed:
Excellent, he's got Chrono pinning that bear so he can climb while Amy and Yaling bring the pain! That'll let him keep on crawling up until he's on the bear's shoulder, pinning himself on top of the out of control toy like a parrot on a pirate.

"Come on! You're a Christmas themed entity! You can do better than this! You're acting like a cheap kaiju out of a direct to dvd anime," Taro says with the steadiness of someone who's clambered up to be RIGHT IN themonster's ear.

"Where's your pride? This is your chance to turn things around by convincing Santa's allies to work with you! Talk to us, you mingus!"

Chrono Harlaown has posed:
Chrono Harlaown hovered in the air, keeping an eye from his vantage point and searching out for any extra surprises. One of their group was trying to climb the youma and... while he didn't necessarily think it was the best approach, he couldn't deny it might be effective. Also, he seemed to be having fun and Chrono wasn't going to stop that.

... Also, the girls *really* seemed to have this in order. Amy seemed pretty pissed. Yaling apparently summoned lightning. ah, a little Fate. He was going to make sure to hover.... juuuuuust outside of being between her and the youma. You know. No reason why.

            <<Stinger Snipe!>>

He launched a small flurry of blue magical orbs at the youma, not unleashing his full force, but making sure to inflict some damage on it as they worked. They all seemed to be channeling the spirit of Rashmi better than him and, for now? His duty was to support them.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Amy sighs. "He can't talk like this, huh?" She looks aside to the Slasher. "They don't do DVDs anymore, I think. Do they even do blu-ray? Everything's like, direct to streaming or your Fruit Music library or something."

    Now she's firing offensively, rather than just reacting when the bear attacks -- aiming for that thing on its chest. "Does anyone here have purification powers? Suzhen, you're a Cure! Can you...?"

Yaling Yao has posed:
Can they really do nothing to stop any of this, Yaling thinks sadly as she jumps back from hitting back with her electric fists. All they have is this unchanging land of winter, and the rigidity of Toymajin's heart.

"Have you had a soft touch coming from above?", Yaling asks the dilissunioned toy, trying to do something else to reach his heart.

Her pipa doesn't go unplayed, whatever the effect of the pleasant music on people's real emotions, clouds starting to gather above, releasing a gentle drizzle of a rain. "I have that", she adds obviously to what is going on addressed towards Amy.

KitKat (3) has posed:
Toymajin isn't going to listen to you in this state. Words are indeed falling on fuzzy deaf ears that only want you to feel pain like it has all it's life.

Chrono fires orbs into the beast... Amy fires at the metal laser port on it's chest. Shots explode off it, before a laser lances out at the entire group at it again. This time bigger, stronger....

It starts to rain?.... that's strange. Not snow?

That's when Santa and Hermie appear. "CHARGE!" yells Santa.

"LET'S GO!" says the gaggle of Misfit toys behind them. All kinds of misfits working together, a cycloptic barbie, Booty, a solider doll missing an arm, a RC plane that has to fly like a helicopter, really, all sorts, charging into the fray, aiming to smash into one foot of the monster.

It's off balance! It's a free attack round!

Time time to finish the job!

Taro Yamada has posed:
It's time for the shots to fly! Which means it's time for Kuiper Belt Cape to Kuiper Belt Scamper!

"Sorry about this," Taro says, patting Toymajin's big fuzzy ear, "but it'll be easier to take your medicine once the gang blasts the goo out of you. Let's talk properly once you're not all messed up on the darkness."

With that, Taro jumps down Toymajin's front, using his palm blades to tear open the furry fluff-filled belly to reveal a weak point!

Chrono Harlaown has posed:
Chrono Harlaown blinked and just... stared.

... A whole... slew of toys. Just... just attacking toys... He wondered if it would be too late to tell Santa all he wanted for Christmas was for things to be normal Probably. He'd tell Rashmi about this later. She'd probably like it, though. He'd leave out the existential dread and disorientation at just how weird, strange and just sheerly insane this world was. For him, it was a world of strange magic. For them, it was Christmas.

            <<Subzero Snipe!>>

Little blue orbs of magic would unleash, descending on the toymajin, erupting into ice and freezing the rain against its body, hoping to lock down its movements and make it all the harder for it to fight back while they purify it!

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Amy takes in the view of the charging misfit toys. Huh... when the Slasher says that, she adds, "Is that really how it works?" She echoes, but flies in right after him to slap explosive charges on the weak point, before flying away as they explode!

KitKat (3) has posed:
Kuiper Belt Cape caper tear open a gigantic hole in front of the beastil form of Toymajin....and Amy follows up with explosivr charges... held down by freezing orbs of energy from Chrono! Cure Suzhen most likely also launches her purifying finisher right here. She can edit it in later! (Please do!)

With all the attacks, purification, and unity from the misfit toys, there's a dramatic flash of light as there's a scream! and dark energy torrents into the sky, forming a whirlwind......before dissipating into the air in the rain.

Hermie runs forward to catch a falling figure!?

...It's just a teddy bear?

It's Toymajin's true form.

Just a Teddy bear. But they're unresponsive. Like a real toy.

Santa Claus reaches out 1for Toymajin.

"A new start. I know a little girl who'll never let you go." he says quietly.

Chrono Harlaown has posed:
Chrono Harlaown let out a sigh of relief as the giant, destructive and menacing creature finally collapsed, the dark energy beaten from its system and he drifted, slowly, towards the ground. "Good job, everybody," he said. "It looks like..." Then he paused.

No. He was not saying Christmas was Saved. His mother had made him watch a few christmas specials this year. He was NOT saying it. No. No no. NO.

"This situation has been resolved. Congratulations to all, and... I hope the sleigh can carry us back home," he finally said.

There, he managed to NOT have to say it. Mission. Successful.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Amy didn't expect toymajin to just... turn into a toy. A normal toy.

    Amy lands on the ground nearby. "...He was just a regular teddy bear? Why was he rejected?" ...She hangs her head. "...Mood. Children can be cruel, even to people. I suppose this is a good end."

    After she gets home, she's hugging her teddy bear and lion tightly.

    For now, though... "What about the other toys here?" She looks around in concern, and to Taro, her fellow Misfit Person here.

Taro Yamada has posed:
Taro splats into the snow. Pries himself out. Wobbles over to Santa and the rest, looking deathly pale except for the flush of exertion in his cheeks, his eyes pinpricks looking down at what once was Toymajin.

...He's just a toy now. Immobile. Silence. it is, how do you say, kind of creepy.

"Santa. Do you mind if we spend a few minutes hanging out with the bear? Since we're the winners and all." You know. SO he can check if there's anyone left in there before he's stuck as an inanimate object for all time.

Yaling Yao has posed:
Yaling was about to put away the pipa, the magical rain of purification bringing down the gentle touch of the sky, watching apprehensively the toy, worried he is still going to focus on the horrible aspects of his life. She doesn't utter a word until the toy army comes and wins the fight.

"I hope Toymajin is going to be able to find peace and Santa makes up to him for the nasty things he said", she mutters, before considering what Chrono said. Is there a chance the sleigh might not be able to? "I can try to have us all back by lotus leaf if the sleigh doesn't work", she brings up unsure.

KitKat (3) has posed:
Santa says. "You can!" to Kuiper Belt Cape. He then looks to the others. "...without Toymajin, The toys will be free to make their own paths, or get help being returned to their homes and owners. When it comes to The Island of Misfit Toys, we can start rehabilitation efforts, if they toys so desire it." he says. "I can't force them. I won't force them, to make a choice one way or another."

Santa will wait with you all as Toymajin is silent. Just an adorable Teddy Bear. An old one.

---EPILOUGE----

Emi Hana sat up suddenly in her hospital room. It was just early morning. She could sworn she heard bootsteps. Maybe it was just the nurse taking her vitals. An accident ended up with missing her left eye. But in front of her, plain as day was a bright red present, with a green bow. She carefully reached out for it and called out. "Hello..?"

No one replied. She opened the box and out. Pulled a Teddy Bear from wrapping paper. Pinned to the front was a note;

This is the Toymajin.
Pleasde take good care of them!.
-Santa Claus

Emi smiled delightedly. "Of course!" she said, hugging the bear.

For weeks, there will be a wonder who gave Emi Hana that gift, as CCTV showed no one at all!