Man......This was supposed to be made easy....
I attached a picture of what I believe you have pulled. I think it is part #18 which holds the relay shaft (#24) for the shift fork (#25). Does part #16 look familiar? If it is and I am pretty sure it is what you pulled, there is a probability that the spacer (#19) could have fallen into the transmission. Wish I had better news but you're either going to have to trust luck or as Steve pointed out, will need to pull the trans.