Bing Bong had jumped off the wagon as it soared up a pile of forgotten memories with Joy who kept singing his theme song as hard as she could.

He landed hard on the ground, looking up and watching, smiling, but feeling sad, as his wagon reached the edge of the Memory Dump, crashing into pieces.

It's final ride... he thought sadly, as more of his body disappeared. Joy looked around for her friend, only in despair to see him still down there, cheering from her success.

Bing Bong waved to her one last time. "Take my Riley to the Moon for me, okay?" He said softly, his surroundings disappearing as he did, too.

....

Bing Bong felt himself floating in a void, seeing a wonderful light before him. Then a whisper echoed in his head.

"It is not your time yet, Bing Bong. We have decided to give you another chance, a chance in the living and breathing world in a new body. There's somebody out there who needs someone like you for a friend. I wish you luck..."

What? Bing Bong thought, but then a strange visual began, Northern Lights, housing animal spirits flying around him.

The Imaginary Friend felt scared, but amazed at this phenomenon. A huge winged creature then formed in front of him, staring with its dilated wise cat like eyes, before flying around his body fast.

Bing Bong flinched, feeling his body change and shift, wings sprouting from his back, eyes changing to look reptilian, and he gave a scream that changed into a roar, following a flash of light then comforting darkness...