Three years later...
Three years...had it been that long?
"You know...it took a while...but I'm finally the manager of the new Pizzeria..." A woman spoke, she was sitting in a garden beside a large workshop.
A breeze blew and she flipped her long brown hair out of the way, it used to be blonde and nearly three months after...it happened...her hair had changed from naturally blonde to a dark brunette on it's own.
According to her hair dresser and doctor, it was natural for her hair to sometimes change colour. Anyway she brushed her thick fringe out of the way, looking at the stone statue of a cat, it was a gift from Opal and they made it the centre piece after the garden was built in her memory.
Everyday she came out here and sat down beside the cat statue talking to it, no longer able to go to the cemetery without breaking down with severe headaches...no one knew why she got them from walking near the grave site but her psychologist said it was in her head...after that, she walked straight out.
"Also, it took a while but I managed to give Foxy a hand...a second one, since he lost the first one." She giggled as said Fox poked his head out from around the corner.
"Aye Lass, are ye dob'n ol' Foxy in ta Ruby?" He smiled.
Ruby. She had been killed three years ago by the Marionette when she saved her life, the one she now spoke to in the garden.
"Maybe I am, since you can't even keep track of ye hands." She replied with a giggle, putting on a terrible pirate accent.
"Hey, how's Freddy?" She asked and Foxy's grin fell slightly.
"He be stuck in t'e workshop...staring at t'at pi'ture ye sister took."
The woman stood, now an adult as the breeze blew her waist-length hair about in the wind. She walked inside the workshop to see Freddy standing over near where Ruby repaired him, looking at something in his hand.
"Hi Freddy."
"Hello Crystal."
The woman looked at the bear's hand, who didn't even bother trying to hide what was in his palm.
It was a large locket he had made himself with the photo Cindy took of Ruby and him when she fell asleep on the cold cement floor and Freddy pulled her onto his lap to keep her warm. Despite what it looked like, they weren't in a relationship like that, more like best friends.
"I miss her too." She said, looking at the old photo.
"She gave us all a second chance...then lost her chance to experience the rest of life...Marriage, children...grandchildren" He sighed.
"Ruby was happy before she moved on...besides, imagine how happy she would be to know that you guys are at the pizzeria again!" Crystal said with a smile as Freddy gave a small grin.
"Yes...I never thought it would be possible for us to do so again...but you helped us Crystal, same as Ruby did...for that, I cannot thank you enough." He closed the locket before part of his chest opened, putting it safely inside.
"Are you having anymore trouble with your joints Freddy?"
They looked over as an older woman walked in with shoulder length blonde hair tied back into a ponytail, her iconic floppy fringe swaying with her fast paced walk. She had on grey overalls like a mechanic with the top half off and tied around her hips like a regular jacket as she wore a white singlet. Plus her steel capped boots.
"No Cindy, I feel great thank you."
"That's good old man." She grinned as Freddy playfully rolled his eyes.
"Hey, how's work going?" Crystal asked as Cindy grinned.
"Pretty good, I got to fix up a beetle and repair it's chassis plus an issue with some spark plugs, no biggie." Cindy was now working as a mechanical engineer having finished her diploma two years back. It was a good job that paid surprisingly well. That plus her own job as manager of the Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria made things pretty laid back.
If only Ruby could see it.
She grinned as there was a honk outside.
"That would be our ride." Freddy said. Already Foxy shot past and leapt eagerly into the back on the truck, making it lurch from the sudden weight.
"YAR! Aye, we bes' be sail'n off ta t'e pizz'ria! Ol' Foxy's crew be wait'n fer him!"
By 'crew' he meant the children.
Oh how they loved Foxy. From his tall tales of his adventures on the seven seas to mock sword fights with Foxette, formerly known as the Mangle, to Treasure Hunt, they all adored the Fox.
Though it took a while to convince the parents that he was friendly and that the rumours were just that. Rumours.
"Oh boy, I can't wait! I wonder if Shellie has rehearsed for today?"
Shellie, formerly known as Toy Bonnie was Bonnie's back up guitarist, playing a bass guitar. He adapted to Bonnie's instructions and lead pretty well and they completely stopped arguing once Crystal had removed his Malware chip.
Crystal was thankful of Ruby teaching her that as she had continued on to study robotics in her spare time, finding it a lot easier to understand compared to a few years back.
"Maybe Sabrina will be able to help me with the children today?" Chica asked, also climbing into the truck.
Sabrina was Toy Chica's new name and yesterday she had a malfunction and had to be taken off stage for Crystal to repair her. She didn't finish it yesterday because she left the parts at home and Foxy somehow lost his second hand she made him, which made her pretty sure he just prefers his hook over the hand.
Now with her tool belt on over her uniform, she made sure both the house and garage/workshop was locked before getting into the truck they had bought.
"You guys all settled in?" Cindy asked, knocking on the cabin's wall.
A faint yes was heard as someone inside knocked back before Cindy drove off for the Pizzeria.
The animatronics didn't want to stay at the Pizzeria at night, since it felt overcrowded and they felt more 'at home' with Cindy and Crystal. So Cindy worked hard to get her truck license and since then drove the animatronics out to the pizzeria on the weekends starting on Friday morning before bringing them home Sunday night.
That way both the new and old animatronics had a chance to mingle and chat.
Needless to say, they sometimes carried on like siblings, which wasn't surprising though having two of each crew was confusing, so Cindy renamed the new animatronics and they actually liked their names.
They pulled up at the Pizzeria around the back and Crystal unlocked the docking bay they had for deliveries of ingredients and other shipments.
All four animatronics eagerly climbed out and walked inside as Crystal shut the back of the truck and the sliding door.
"Thanks Cindy!" Crystal yelled out only to receive a thumbs up as she drove the truck back home, to get in her own car and drive off to work.
"Greetings Teddy." Teddy or Ted just chuckled, the newer version of Freddy still finding his new name amusing.
"Same to you Freddy." He said as both took their hats off to each other, it was actually kind of funny since both did it at the same time in perfect sync.
"Alright guys, so you all know where ya gotta be, in the mean time I gotta fix Sabrina. Yo Ted?"
Teddy looked at her.
"Yes?"
"If you see BB, can you send him my way? I still need to fix his eyes after last time."
"Of course."
Last time. BB or Balloon Boy, had been telling some jokes to kids when a teenage brat threw something at the back of his head and the motors for his eyes got stuck as he blinked. Now this wouldn't be a problem, except when BB blinks, for some reason his eyes focus on his nose.
So now he was stuck cross eyed. Needless to say Crystal herself had 'escorted'said brat out of the building, telling them to never return, ever.
She headed to the back room but easily spotted BB trying to make his way to said room.
Since his eyes were stuck, all he could see was his nose and the bottom part of his left and right vision on either side, so he had his hands against the wall and was carefully scooting his way to the backroom where he knew he'd be safe and nobody would trip on him, since he was the smallest.
"Hey BB." He jumped in fright, poor kid was so jumpy.
"U-Uh...Hi Crystal!"
"Need some help?"
"Yes.." He wailed pathetically as Crystal took his hand and guided him.
Once they were in the back room, she sat him on the table beside Sabrina. Thankfully BB was a lot lighter then the other animatronics plus that table was designed for their combined weight.
"What happened to BB?" She asked, only her face and right arm able to move.
"Mini Adults."
"Oh."
"Okay Sabrina, give me a quick second to fix BB's eyes, then I'm all yours."
"Yeah, okay, I don't mind." She said with a slight giggle. She was just as bright and happy as Chica was, those two were exactly like giddy siblings, that plus Foxette, they had their own girl's club.
"W-Will this hurt?" He asked as Crystal gently patted his shoulder.
"Not unless you move."
He sat up dead straight, stiff as a board, making the two giggle as Crystal pressed two buttons hidden inside BB's ears that made his face come off with a faint hiss and slowly open outwards.
She could see where the motor's arms on either eye had gotten caught on the head's chassis frame.
"Now let's see...I'll need...this one.." She mumbled to herself, looking at her tool belt and pulling out the classic Phillip's head screw driver.
Crystal stuck the tip under the joint on the arm that had gotten caught on the chassis so the handle was above it and levered it off the metal frame as the motors looked around, BB glancing about oddly.
"Keep still!" She said as he nearly caught her hands.
"S-Sorry!" He kept his gaze on the floor. "It just tickled."
She shook her head as she repaired the other then closed BB's face.
"Alright BB, you're good to go!" The little animatronic child leapt off the table with a cute tink sound.
"Thank you!" He called out, scurrying off to get ready for the customers that were due to pack in near lunchtime.
"Hey Doc, I got a stiffy here."
Crystal dropped her screw driver, eyes wide as her face burned bright red, turning her head so quickly she nearly snapped her own neck.
"W-WHAT?!" Sabrina blinked.
"My neck is stiff, it's hard to look around, can you fix that first?"
"Geahuegh...please don't ever use that word again." She grimaced, what if she accidentally said that around the kids?
"What, stiffy? Is that a bad adult word?"
Crystal's face was so red that it was glowing.
"U-uh...I'll take that as a yes... Sorry.."
"W-where'd you hear that word anyway?" She asked, picking up her item and walked over to Sabrina.
"That boy you took outside yesterday, one of his friends said it I think."
"Next time, ask me what a word means before you say it." She said as a bead of sweat ran down her brow. "We could get into some serious trouble if one of you guys says an...adult word..." She shuddered.
"I'm sorry Crystal, I promise I won't say it again. What does it mean though?"
Her face burned bright red.
She leaned forward and awkwardly explained it in Sabrina's ear, not wanting to say it out loud.
Sabrina was looking at her through the corner of her eyes with a curious expression but the more she continued, the more Sabrina looked towards the wall across from her, developing a look of horror.
"I NEARLY SAID THAT AROUND CHILDREN?!"
Needless to say, that was the only incident in the pizzeria that morning.
Hey guys, bet you're surprised that I'm back, considering I said I wouldn't post this until the trailers done. Well, life kinda got in the way of the trailer's progress, so I'm uploading GHOST: A NEW WAR anyway.
So I'm about to blabber on about personal stuff that's affected the trailer's progress so if you don't want to read it, I suggest skipping this bit XD
I've started Univeristy CQ TAFE since those two have been mashed together, anyway I'm working on being a SilverSmith, so that's taken up a lot of my time that I would've spent on the trailer. It's still going to be made, so don't panic but it's progress has dragged on for so long that I've decided to release the second series while I work on the trailer.
Also with the third game's release a lot of people will be wondering if SpringTrap will make an appearance. We all know that FNAF3 is set thirty years from FNAF1 with FNAF2 being a prequel, so IF Springtrap DOES make an appearance(That's a BIG if) then that thirty years in the future, plus who he really is, may be altered. Well, you guys know that in my universe the animatronics don't really act like their video game counter parts :P
Long story short, I will be releasing chapters of GHOST: ANW while working on the trailer but I may not be as quick as I was before so let's see how this story turns out :)