The next morning

I groggily wake up. As I stare at the ceiling, I wonder if it was real or if it was just a dream. That question is quickly answered as I feel motion in the bed and two arms drape over me, one at each side. I see the adorable sleeping faces of Bo Peep & Jessie, two women who were toys not even 12 hours ago. I start accommodating myself, but my movements cause them to wake up.

Bo is the first one to come to. She rubs her eyes and looks at me. “Well, good morning.” Jessie starts waking up and the first thing she sees is my morning wood. “Well, someone’s excited,” she jokes.

“So, that definitely wasn’t a dream?” I ask them. They shake their heads. “All real buckaroo,” Jessie says. Which only leaves me to one question. “How?”

Bo gets off the bed and walks over to the desk, where I left her and Jessie yesterday. She picks up the necklace and holds it out to me. “Because of this.”

“I’m sorry, what?” I ask as I sit up. “It’s magical. It has the power to bring things to life,” Bo explains. “Magical?” Magic isn’t real. Or is it. It’s the only explanation

Jessie wraps her arms around me. “You must have a lot of questions.” I look the cowgirl in the eyes. “Questions you two will be able to answer?”

“We have all the answers when it comes to this talisman,” Bo says. Jessie adds, “That’s part of the magic. The first thing, or in this case things, you bring to life is taught everything you need to know about it.”

It’s a good thing I don’t have to go to work today, because this may take a while. “If you two don’t mind, I’m going to go brush my teeth and then make myself something to eat. Since your both alive now, maybe you should do the same.”

“How does one brush their teeth?” Bo asks. Right, they were toys of characters who were toys, so they don’t know certain human things. Getting ready might take a while.