The Beginning

It was a dark night in the Davis' house. Molly was calmly sleeping in her bed. She was now a big girl about to turn 4 so she didn't have her crib any more.

Next to her lied Jessie. There were no sounds in the room except for the wind outside. Jessie slept with a worried look on her face and despite the peaceful night she saw horrible images in her dreams.

She was running down a road a rainy day. Between the lightning strikes she cried out her owner's name. "Emily! Don't leave me here! Please!!"

But she was alone on the dirty road and eventually she fell on her knees and started crying her eyes out. But suddenly she stopped her weeping and stared at a dark figure that was standing a foot in front of her.

He was wearing a black trench coat and gloves and on his bald head was a pale face with deep eyeholes and a sinister smirk.

"The life of a toy is not a pleasant experience, is it?" he whispered as he walked closer to Jessie. "I just happen to know exactly what to do. I can tell you everything. Just not here and now, dearest." He then grabbed her by the arm and screamed "AWAKEN!!!!!"

With tears running down her cheeks she quickly woke up and made sure she was back home. She saw Molly still sleeping peacefully but she could not sleep after what she saw. She slowly walked into Andy's room, still worried that what she saw was something real. She found Buzz who was standing by the window and watched the stars as Jessie slowly approached him.

"B-Buzz" she whimpered.

"Oh! Hello Jessie. Can't sleep or…." Buzz interrupted himself as he saw the sad, worried look. "What- what's the problem?"

"Buzz, I….. saw things. There was… someone there" Jessie said. Then she hugged Buzz and cried. "Always watch over me, please?"

"I promise" Buzz said even though he did not know what was wrong but since he knew Jessie was safe in his arm he just held her tight until she fell asleep again. He then carried her to Molly's room, put her back in the bed and kissed her on the cheek.

"Good night" he whispered and sneaked back to Andy's room.

Outside the stars and the moon were shining bright. A dark, toy sized figure walked over the lawn casting a shadow on the grass. He looked just like the stranger from Jessie's nightmare.

"One night, one start, more awaits" he whispered and vanished into the night.

To be continued