Smiling Critters STILL continues on...

"Guys that's not okay!" Crafty said with clear panic in her voice. "Okay, umm... let's see, you all want to be put to sleep... permanently?" Picky worded the sentence carefully. "Not really, but sleep can help us I think, we learned that sleep is important for our growth and mental wellness" one of the kids said with a smile. "Yes, but sleeping permanently won't help, you'll be wasting your life asleep" Picky tried to calm about this situation but knew they only had a little bit of time before Catnap returns. "But sleeping permanently means sleeping forever" one of the boys speaks up "yes it does but that's not very good when you think about it, wouldn't you want to stay awake and sleep equally so that way you'll have energy for the day and sleep for the night when it's dark?" Picky was hoping the kids would get it but it seemed that the kids weren't understanding. "But night is scary... and that's when nightmares come" one of the little girls whimpers out. "What? No no no... that's not when nightmares come out, it's when toys like us come out to protect you from the nightmares that lurk in the dark, Crafty and I will-" the was a yawn heard behind them as Crafty and Picky turn around to see Bubba crawling out of the hiding spot. "Bubba..." Crafty runs over to Bubba and hugs him tight, he seems disoriented and groggy but he wraps his arms around Crafty and hugs just as tight. Picky smiles at the two of them. "Guys... why was Kickin' bleeding out?" Bubba seemed confused but Picky and Crafty's eyes widen in shock. "He's what?!" Crafty runs back into the hiding spot and screams signaling Picky and Bubba to quickly get the rowdy kids back into Home Sweet Home so they could deal with their friend. "Everyone get back into Home Sweet Home NOW!" Picky screams as the kids all worried about what's going on obey without question. The kids all run into Home Sweet Home and close themselves in again. A few of the kids peek out but it doesn't matter since they're too far away to see what's going on. Picky and Bubba go back into the hiding spot and see Kickin' is in fact bleeding out. "We need to stop the blood, I need someone to get the first aid kit" Picky said as Bubba nods and goes to retrieve the first aid kit. Picky and Crafty look down at Kickin' and his breathing is shallow as he seems to try to keep himself conscious. "Hang in there Kickin' we gotcha" Picky was worried but tried to keep a level head as Bubba had gone to retrieve the first aid kit. A scream was heard and Picky looked out of the hiding spot just enough to see Bubba lying on the ground with Catnap above him trying to scratch him. "BUBBA!" Picky screamed as ran out without thinking, Crafty was frozen in shock as she watched.