Ally decided that now was as good a time as any to make a break for it. She might not get another chance to run away, much less survive her play time with Amy.
Ally ran as fast as her tiny legs could carry her, huffing and puffing all the way. She was fueled by a mixture of fear and adrenaline, sure that Amy was going to reach down and grab her at any minute. But every time she looked over her shoulder Amy was still looking at clothes, oblivious to her absence. The door to the room seemed impossibly far away, like a mirage that always seemed out of reach.
But to her surprise Ally finally made it to the doorway unscathed. Ally cast one last glance over her shoulder. Amy had turned and appeared to be looking for her. But she had not yet realized that Ally was out the room. She was picking up clothes and toys trying to see if she was hiding underneath them. When Amy turned to look under her bed, Ally took the chance to run down the hallway.
Ally had just made it to the office door when she ran smack into a shoe exiting the room. She looked up to see an even larger Jeff staring down at her. He reached down and picked her up. The rapid ascent to eye level made her nauseous.
But she held back her vomit long enough to try to communicate with Jeff.
"Jeff! Dad! Whatever! You have to help me! I need..."
Jeff ignored her and loudly called for Amy. She bounded out of her room. Jeff brandished Ally in front of Amy, holding her just out of reach.
"Now Amy... what have I told you about keeping your toys in your room? If you leave them lying around the house they might get broken. I almost stepped on this one, " said Jeff.
"I am sorry, Daddy," said Amy sourly.
"No. Please. Help," said Ally.
Jeff eyed her closely, turning her this way and that so he could examine her whole body. "Amazing detail. So realistic. But I guess it should be for what I paid for it."
Ally couldn't believe what she was hearing. Not only was she small in this reality, but she was also just considered a toy. She wasn't even considered human, much less a part of the family.
Jeff handed Ally back to Amy.
"Now take your doll back to your room. If I find any of your toys out here again, you will have to be punished. Now leave Daddy alone so he can get some work done, " said Jeff as he closed the door to the office.
Amy held Ally tightly in her hand and wagged a finger in her face.
"Bad dolly! You got me in trouble. Now I will have to punish you, " said Amy as she carried Ally back into her room.
Ally feared just what punishment Amy had in mind. Worse yet, it looked like she was on her own. As far as Jeff and everyone else was concerned, she was just an expensive doll. It was going to be much harder than she thought to get back to the Chronivac, and back to her normal body.