When the duo entered a different room, they saw a gate door. When the duo approached the gate door, they saw a large gap on the other side. Kevin hummed a bit as he held Michelle out to Suzy. "Suzy, I'm gonna need you to carry Misha," he said.
Suzy smiled and nodded. "Okie dokie, Big Brother," she said before stretching herself to the same height as Kevin. Michelle looked at Suzy, surprised as Kevin placed her in her arms. "Remember, keep her foot elevated," he said.
Suzy nodded as Kevin faced the gate door before slowly going through it. When Kevin was on the other side, he readied his claws before digging them into the top part of the gate door and tearing it off. After Kevin tossed the top gate into the chasm, the duo entered the cave.
Michelle looked at the cave spikes below. "That would definitely be a nasty fall," she said. Kevin stood on the edge and stretched his arms. "Luckily, we have ways of getting across," he said. Kevin looked at the ledge on the other side before stretching himself to it.
When Kevin held the other side, he formed himself into a bridge. Suzy smiled as she walked on Kevin's back; Michelle looked at him. "This doesn't hurt you?" she asked.
Suzy smiled. "It's OK; Big Brother is a lot stronger than he looks," she said as she reached the other side. Suzy looked at the ledge below before jumping down.
As Suzy landed on the lower ledge, the ground under her broke before they started falling. Michelle screamed a bit while Suzy giggled. "No need to be scared; Suzy is here," she said as she stretched her arms and legs to the stone walls and grabbed them.
Suzy's body caught Michelle, which caused her to stretch a bit. Soon after, Michelle got launched into the air, which made her panic. Suzy giggled as Michelle kept bouncing on her. "That looks fun!" she shouted.
When Michelle was in the air, Kevin grabbed her by her GrabPack. "Suzy! You've got to be more careful with Misha," he said as he held her in his arms. "She's more... fragile than us..."
Suzy stared at the duo before clinging to one side and moving up. When Suzy reached the duo, she rubbed her hand against her head, which concerned Kevin. "Are you alright?" he asked. Suzy slowly nodded. "Yeah, just... got a really bad headache..." she said, lowly.
Kevin froze. "When did it start?" he asked.
Suzy frowned a bit and looked away, which concerned Michelle. "Suzy... you need to be honest with Ke—" Kevin placed one of his fingers over her mouth, which surprised her.
Michelle looked at Kevin as he kneeled to Suzy. "I'm not angry at you..." he said. "Just tell me the truth, please..."
Suzy remained silent before looking at Kevin. "When that Bunzo called the human Big Sis," she said, which made him freeze up. "And when you kept calling her Misha..."
Before Kevin could say anything, Michelle pulled his finger off her mouth. "You don't have to call me that," she said, which made the duo look at her.
Michelle smiled. "My actual name is Michelle; Misha is just a nickname," she continued. "If my nickname hurts your head, you can just call me Michelle."
Suzy stared at Michelle before smiling. "But I like your nickname; it sounds really cute," she said before swaying her head a bit. "Misha, Misha, Misha." As Suzy kept repeating Michelle's nickname, she glanced at Kevin and noticed he was panicking.
Michelle quickly placed her right hand on Suzy's shoulder, which made her stop. "If you want to call me by my nickname, that's fine," she said.
When Suzy turned her head to Michelle, she gently smiled. "But, if my nickname starts hurting your head, you can always call me Michelle," she continued. Suzy stared at Michelle with awe before smiling. "Okie dokie!" she shouted.
Michelle slightly smiled as Suzy ran ahead; when she was out of sight, she frowned and looked down. Kevin looked at Michelle and sighed. "Go ahead; I knew it was bound to come up..." he said.
Michelle held her right wrist and looked at her bracelet. "Why doesn't she remember me? When I said her real name, she didn't recognize it, and yet she still calls you Big Brother..." she said. "It doesn't make any sense..."
Kevin remained silent before looking down. "She calls Doey Big Brother..." he said, lowly. Michelle's eyes widened, and she looked at Kevin. "What?" she asked. Kevin looked away. "It happened in 1994..." he said.
(Flashback Begins)
In a white hallway, Doey was walking with three scientists behind him. Doey slightly smiled at the scientists. "So, how's the weather outside?" he asked. The scientists remained silent, which made Doey look forward. "Tough crowd, huh?" he asked rhetorically.
Doey looked down. I wouldn't have even bothered talking to them, Matthew; these bastards only care about their job, Kevin said in his head.
Doey looked perplexed. Kevin! You shouldn't be using that kind of language with Jack in here, Matthew said in his head. And besides, some of the humans in this place are nice.
Doey was angry. The gentle voices lied to us! If they were good in the first place, we wouldn't be this abomination?! Kevin shouted in his head. Soon after, dough tears formed in Doey's eyes. Please stop... I just wanna go home... Jack said in his head.
Doey tried calming himself down. Everything will be fine, Jack; I promise... Matthew said in his head. And Kevin... while I understand your anger, not everyone is cold-hearted; don't you have people you trust?
Doey looked away. ...I used to have two people that I could trust, Kevin said in his head. One of them is a girl from a different orphanage, while the other...
Soon after, the scientists on the left side approached a door with glass windows next to Doey. "1322, we have arrived," he said.
Doey stared at the door. "Today, you'll be meeting our latest experiment, 1332, also known as Suzy the Slimewoman," the scientist continued. "She's hostile to the humans, so we're expecting her to calm down when she meets another toy like her."
The scientist, near a hand scanner, placed their hand on it. After it was finished, the door opened, which made Doey approach it.
As Doey entered the room, he saw Suzy sitting in the corner on her makeshift bed. When Suzy looked at the opening, she got on all fours and started growling with her blue teeth extended.
The scientist looked at Doey. "We'll be observing you through the glass," he said before the door closed. Doey turned his head to the door. So that's what this is about; those bastards... Kevin said in his head.
Doey turned his head to Suzy as she growled. What do we do? Jack said in his head. Doey looked down and closed his eyes. It'll be alright; let me do the talking, Matthew said in his head. Doey smiled at Suzy. "Hiya there, pal! Don't worry, I won't harm you," he said.
Suzy stopped growling and tilted her head as Doey took his hat off. "I'm Doey; I'm pleased to make your acquaintance," he said before bowing a bit. Suzy stared at Doey as he put his hat on before standing properly and approaching him.
When Suzy was close to Doey, she circled him while sniffing. What is she doing? Jack asked in his head. Doey looked at Suzy. I'm... not sure, Matthew said in his head. Maybe it's animal instincts? When Suzy faced Doey, she smiled. "Big Brother!" she shouted.
Doey's eyes widened. Hey, Kevin, what are you doing? Matthew asked in his head. Dough tears fell from Doey's eyes, which surprised Suzy. "Oh! I'm sorry, Big Brother, I—" he wrapped his arms around her, which shocked her.
Doey held Suzy tight. "Katie..." he said, lowly, before letting go and looking at her with a slight smile. "I missed you so much..." Suzy stared at Doey before tilting her head. "Who's... Katie?" she asked.
Doey froze before placing his hand against his chest. "Y-You probably don't recognize me now, but it's me... your Big Brother, Kevin..." Suzy looked at Doey. "Ke... vin..." she said, lowly.
Suddenly, Suzy placed her hands on her head and yelled in pain before collapsing on the ground. "My head; it hurts!" she shouted. Doey looked at Suzy, shocked. "Ka—" liquid nitrogen hit him, which made him yell as part of his body froze.
As Doey collapsed on the ground, the scientists approached him. "We've seen enough," he said before the other two grabbed under his arms.
Doey slowly looked at Suzy as slime tears fell down her face. "It hurts?!" she shouted. Doey weakly held his hand out to Suzy. "Ka... tie..." he said, lowly, before the door closed.
(Flashback Ends)
Kevin looked down. "After that event, the scientists would bring me to her once per week," he said. "I never mentioned my name to her, and she wasn't in pain."
Michelle frowned. "When the Hour of Joy occurred, I found Suzy's cell and freed her from it," Kevin continued. "Every guard and scientist I killed... I always made sure that she didn't see it."
Kevin looked down, his eyes covered. "A few days after we discovered Safe Haven, we discovered we could split apart due to an altercation in Doey's mind," he said.
Dough tears pricked Kevin's eyes. "As Matthew and Jack introduced themselves, I told her my name, and... the same thing that happened back then happened at Safe Haven," he continued.
Kevin trembled. "I felt helpless..." he said. "At the time, I didn't know if I wanted to scream at the world or cry on the spot because I couldn't do anything to help my little sister..."
Tears fell from Michelle's eyes before she leaned up and wrapped her arms around Kevin's neck, which surprised him. "Well... we aren't at Safe Haven right now," she said. "You can shed your tears now if you want."
Kevin stared at Michelle before dough tears started falling; soon after, he closed his eyes and hugged her slightly tighter as he trembled.
Michelle looked down and gently patted Kevin's back. He had to deal with Suzy's memory loss for five years; I'm so sorry, Kevin... she thought.
Unbeknownst to the duo, Suzy walked toward them. "C'mon, slowpokes, we got to—" when she looked at the duo, she was surprised, "Big Brother?" Kevin flinched a bit and stopped hugging Michelle. "Is something wrong?" Suzy asked.
Kevin quickly shook his head. "Everything's fine," he said before looking at Suzy. "You go on ahead; we'll catch up." Suzy looked at Kevin before nodding. "Okie dokie, Big Brother," she said before walking away.
When Suzy was out of sight, Kevin sighed and looked at Michelle. "Promise me you won't tell anyone about this at Safe Haven?" he asked.
Michelle mimicked a zipping motion over her mouth. "My lips are sealed," she said. Kevin chuckled a bit and walked forward. "Cool," he said. "And uh... thank you." Michelle smiled. "Anytime, buddy..." she said.