Fun 4 None

      "Alone..." it spoke, its voice soft, yet still filled with rage, "Am...Alone..."

      It tried to move its legs but they were stiff from sitting around for such a long time; while it did what it could to move, somehow it just couldn't leave its position that easily.

      The Fun 4 All looked toward one side, noticing a beam holding the shelves against the wall. Turning toward it, it reached with all its might, but to no avail. Its body was stiff and unable to reach at such drastic measures.

      "Useless." It grumbled, turning back toward the window. "Must...Leave."

      As it tried to stand up again, someone could be heard entering the factory, causing it to regain its position quickly. Voices could be heard heading toward where the toy remained, before the sounds of clanking metal followed, along with unfolding boxes. Still maintaining its "motionless" state, it listened as they began to converse, slowly formulating a plan and its eyes glinting with a mixture of malice and excitement the longer they spoke.

      "We're closing down this factory," someone could be heard saying. "Gather everything you want to keep. We won't destroy this place, but it will be shut down completely to avoid any trouble."

      "Yes, sir," another voice could be heard. "I'll be sure to make sure security is still on outside - just in case."

      The Fun 4 All listened as objects were moved around, before something slammed into the shelf it sat on, knocking it onto the floor. The impact made enough sound for the Neopet in charge to run over and see what happened. However, the toy was hidden underneath the shelves, and therefore unable to be seen -- the perfect place to wait out its escape.

      "Must've been some broken inventions."

      The Neopet walked away, picking up a box and hauling it outside, followed by other workers, before the door could be heard closing and being locked multiple times.

      "Security..." The Fun 4 All suddenly spoke, struggling to move before finally lifting itself up slowly, "Watch me...Escape."

      Something about that fall affected the toy's thoughts; it could now speak in fuller sentences, move on its own, and plan out a way to leave the factory.

      While it didn't know about the internals of the building - much less much of the outside world - it didn't matter, and it was going to leave this place, no matter what.

      "Searching for security..." the toy wandered around the darkened room, its eyes lighting up the floor ahead of itself, "Must find my way..."

      It stopped in front of what appeared to be a giant control panel, and it gazed up toward the very top, knowing that it was going to take a lot of work to make it.

      "No problem..." it spoke, walking up to the device, "I can do it myself."

      Bits of metal were broken off as the Fun 4 All grabbed at the control panel, trying to climb it, but to no avail. It couldn't even take a single step higher.

      It continued to try, but every attempt ended in a failure, and more pieces were simply ripped free by its talons.

      A final attempt, and the Fun 4 All made a leap toward the top, only to fall onto the floor on its back.

      It laid in place, staring at the control panel with great hatred, then heard Cog's words echoing in its head...

      "Little one..."

      These two words angered the toy. Helping itself up, it glared at the control panel, its eyes glowing a piercing red, before it unsheathed two of its feathers and used them to climb up toward its destination.

      "I'll show you little!"

      The Fun 4 All jabbed into the control panel's side with one feather, before reaching out and doing the same with the other, its gaze filled with determination as it finally started to climb toward its destination. However, the blades began to slide back down, before ripping through the metal and causing the toy to fall back down.

      Steam blew from the Fun 4 All's mouth and it gave the control panel another jab, making another attempt, but couldn't make nearly as much as it did prior.

      "USELESS!"

      It let out a loud yell, causing more steam to blow from its face, and it swung at the control panel, striking it and sharpening the feathers' tips with each blow.

      Once it realised what it had just done, the Fun 4 All snorted with another glare and gave another attempt at reaching the top of the control panel...

      ...And finally managed.

      It stopped on the edge of the control panel, and thrust its arms into the air, its eyes glowing brightly with pride.

      "HA! Who's little NOW?!"

      A triumphant laugh, before the toy lost control over its balance, and it had no time to react before it tumbled all the way back down onto the floor, landing on its head with a loud clang.

      The impact for a moment silenced the toy, but it remained alive, glaring ahead and throwing aside the sharpened blades with a huff before crossing its arms.

      "Hmph...Pathetic..."

      The Fun 4 All remained in position as it pondered on another way to escape, then had a sudden recollection of the window it sat in front of prior to the shut down and closure of the factory.

      "Of course...Why didn't I think of that..?"

      Getting back onto its feet, the Fun 4 All went and took the blades it threw before, then went back toward the front of the factory -- noticing that the window was low enough for it to peer outside from where it stood.

      "Hmm..."

      It stood before the window, gazing at the empty space ahead and pressing its face close to the glass, before recalling all the Neopets that were clamouring for it when it was still being tested - expressing great excitement and considering it...One of their own?

      "To them...I was more than a toy." it thought aloud, pacing in front of the window, "They thought I was...Something greater. What did they call me..?"

      It turned away and crossed its arms again, reflecting on all its memories, and hearing the cries of the Neopets who approached Cog...Seeing the vision of them reaching and trampling over each other in order to get a closer look...

      "A..."

     It continued to focus, straining to remember, hearing those cries, those excited cheers...

     Seeing them reaching...Trying to get the first touch of this recent addition to their world...

      The vision became clearer, and suddenly, the demand of the Neopet sounded.

      "Is that a Steampunk Vandagyre?!"

      The toy's eyes lit up at this, its ears perking as the voice echoed inside its head, and it turned back toward the window, noticing its reflection.

      "Cog...She mentioned something about me..."

      Reflecting back again, it imagined itself with Cog, and despite its focus on the memory, everything about it seemed almost like static. From its being cuddled in her arms, to how she would gaze down upon it with so much love and care, somehow...None of it was able to be recollected.

      However, it could hear Cog saying a phrase -- a phrase that made it snap back into attention.

      "You're not my friend."

      The toy's fists clenched tightly at this, steam pouring from its face and now its chest, of which began to grow warm - not with love, but with anger...Hatred. It glared at the window, forgetting about what it was trying to figure out about itself, and raised one hand, aiming a feather at the window.

      "I'm...Not...Your...Friend..."

      The blade struck the glass, and it began to crack immediately.

      "You're...Not...Mine..."

      The other feather jabbed into the glass, breaking it even further.

      "You..."

      The feathers scraped down, cutting through the glass, and a piercing screech filled the empty room, echoing throughout its barren walls.

      "YOU LEFT ME!"

      A circle was cut into the glass, before the Fun 4 All gave it a punch of its fist, leaving more cracks amongst the scratches.

      "No longer will I be yours! No longer shall I remain in this useless world! I am no longer the creature you all sought!"

      Its eyes glowed brightly, filled with a newly found goal -- and a hint of thirst for revenge. Anger was now its ally, and it was with this same anger that the Fun 4 All found itself a new alias - a name that all should soon fear when it was spoke...

      "I am...EVIL OVERLORD 5000!"

      A hard shove, and the newly named Evil Overlord 5000 shattered the glass and broke out of the factory.

      Loud sirens filled the air and the toy took no time to consider its options. It had a goal, a dream...And it was going to achieve it.

      Giving the Moltaran city a final glance, the Evil Overlord 5000 dashed away, leaving an empty factory behind -- along with a group of Neopets that gathered to see what was going on.

      And one of those Neopets...

      ...was Cog.

      As she examined the damage to the window, she knew exactly what caused it and a tear could be seen rolling down her cheek as she said in a soft whisper...

      "Farewell, little one."

     The End.