Since he's in the laundry room, the janitor decides to toss Ty into the dryer and high tail it out of there. He tosses in a bit of starch, turns the machine on, and runs out before he has too much time to think about what the hell that thing was.
Ty feels the tumbling first as he comes to, then the heat. His body turns to slop as he screams. In its compromised state, it is able to absorb the starch. The next thing Ty is able to consciously realize is a lifting, a filling. His gooey remains puff up, slowly but surly, like melted sugar taking the form of cotton candy. He begins to cry uncontrollably as he focuses on a wish; for his older brother to save him. But his powers are further muted by an overwhelming abundance of fear and starch. Ty begins to wish for his father, and then he blacks out.