Greeting: Here we go. It's no longer Act 1. The second act will continue the story. I didn't even have to say it, but I said it anyway.
Hello everyone and please enjoy!
( Fazbear's pizza. Early in the morning)
They were having a normal day. No fighting. No weird things happening. People were having a whole bunch of fun. The waiters and waitresses
walked to the kitchen and brought pizzas to the excited and hungry families. The place had been redecorated.
The toy animatronics were spending their day at the Arcade palace. In the ball pit to be exact. Freddy Fazbear's pizza was full of life.
Mr. Fazbear was in his office pressing the buttons on the keyboard like his life depended on it. Office had been redecorated as well.
With dust, dirt and a lot of books. Kitchen was the opposite of the office. Cooks and other staff ran in and out. Kitchen was clean apart from the pizza
sauce stains on the counters. As always pizzeria was filled with happy young ones. Children ran all over the place and eventually they got tired
and went to watch animatronic performances. Foxy, Vixey and Crystal were singing Pirates of the seven seas. Foxy had made that song himself.
Foxy looked really big to the kids. His strong jaw went up and down as he sang. Foxy's teeth looked like they could be used to crush bones.
Some of the kids wondered, what would happen, if Foxy bit his own tongue. It would probably be chopped in half.
Foxy knelt down and waved at the kids, who waved back. Crystal tried not to laugh, because it would have interrupted her singing.
She had a new skirt and she had gotten over the death of her human parents. Freddy, Bonnie and Chica were sitting on the stage.
They chatted with some older children and listened to Foxy's song.
" He can really sing, if he wants to. Look at him go!", Bonnie giggled. She had a girl sitting on her knee. Freddy was proud of his crew.
Everyone had stayed strong and hadn't let the sadness take them away. Bonnie hadn't locked herself up into the basement like after her nightmare.
Not a single day went by without Freddy thinking about all the questions. It was hard to imagine that just a few months ago, he and his friends
had been taking care of a young boy. Not just any boy. The boy with the greatest power. A witch. The animatronics hadn't mentioned
Leslie's name ever since that horrible day, when he died and the heart of a little wolf was broken. Freddy hadn't seen Storm Jr. in ages.
She hadn't been on stage or with the children. The Circle of the hidden treasure looked weird with only three wolves. Freddy glanced at Fang,
who was on stage by himself, talking to people. As soon as Foxy's song would end, it would be Fang's turn. Freddy felt a hand on his left shoulder.
" Freddy! Are you alright?", Chica asked. Freddy had been staring forward with a weird look on his face.
" Me? I'm fine. It's just that.. Storm Jr.", Freddy stuttered.
" Oh! Yea! Poor little thing. If she just accepted that he isn't coming back, we could go on with our lives", Chica let out a deep sigh.
" You really have let it all go? I don't think so. You know she can't just let him go", Bonnie said over Freddy's shoulder.
Chica nodded: " You are right. Just like I couldn't let Foxy go. Love is strong. You can't simply forget it". They all agreed. The girl on Bonnie's lap had been listening.
" Bonnie! Why doesn't Storm Jr. come out to play?", she asked.
" Oh, sweetheart", Bonnie answered: " She is hurt. She will get better, if we just let her be".
The girl didn't get it: " But my mom says that if someone's hurt, we need to put a band-aid on the cut".
Bonnie chuckled: " No! Storm Jr. is hurt in another way. Emotionally. Like, remember when your granny went away?".
" Yes", the girl said.
" We couldn't fix you. You just kept on crying. You had to go home and be alone for a bit. Then you were happy again", Bonnie explained.
The girl seemed to get it this time. Freddy looked at her.
" Look! It's Nina! Can you see her?", Freddy pointed at another girl, who walked in with her father. The girl on Bonnie's lap got off her and ran to Nina.
Together they went to see what Fang was up to.
" Sweet! I love when children look up to Fang", Bonnie smiled.
Foxy ended his song and sat down. Kids climbed on him and touched his dangerous hook.
Foxy was staying still, because he didn't of course want children to get hurt. Fang's song began in time and his wife and daughter came from behind the curtain.
Storm and Willa waved their tails and encouraged the children to get on stage and dance. Kids loved this interactive style of singing and dancing.
Willa was holding the hands of some kids as they jumped up and down together. The lights changed colour every time there was a chorus.
The dance was simple and the song was even easier than that. Fang pointed at his friends, saying their names and the children had to say which animal it was.
" He is my friend. He is my buddy. His name is Bulldozer and he is a...", Fang sang and pointed at the kids.
" A bull!", the children shouted and giggled. Sometimes Fang said a name of something, that wasn't an animal. Like a chair or a pizza.
Then the children had to say nothing. The song ended and Nina came to show something to Fang.
" Do you want to see what I've learned?", Nina asked.
" Of course", Fang said excitedly. Nina went to the other side of the stage and ran. She did a cool cartwheel in front of Fang. He didn't have to
pretend to be amazed. He clapped his hands.
" That was awesome", Fang smiled at her. Nina bowed to him and went to play with her friends. Willa was brushing her hair with the girls.
They loved to brush her hair and fur. Fang was with Storm and they looked at their daughter. If only there had been two of them. Fang couldn't
even count, how many times a child asked him, when Storm Jr. was going to come back. Fang would have at least wanted to see her.
Only time when he had heard her voice had been four weeks ago. He had went into the basement to check on her. He had only seen the tip of her
ear and a big leg in the darkness.
" Leave me alone!", had been Storm Jr.'s only answer. Her voice had been cold and broken. She had sounded sick or wounded. Fang had realized to walk away.
He was so worried about his daughter.
Nina and her friend were drawing Fang's family. Nina sighed, because she had experienced
the wrath of Storm Jr. Nina was the girl, who had been holding Fang's hand while they had been walking down the dark staircase.
Nina had also been one of Julisa's best friends, but after Julisa revealed her true self, Nina had been staying away from her.
Nina's friend had been sick during that horrible day, so she had no clue about what had happened. Nina drew Willa, but hesitated with Storm Jr.
" Do you miss her too? At least I do", her friend patted her back.
" She wasn't a good girl, but I still want her to come back", Nina glanced at her. The girl was confused.
" Why was she a bad girl? Should we tell mom and dad?", she asked. Nina remembered Julisa's lies. How long would it take for the parents to
find out what happened? She and her friends would be in a big trouble. But the worst thought, was losing the animals.
Freddy, Bonnie and Chica were their friends too. Nina had no idea what was going on. Her tiny mind couldn't imagine the motives of the bad wolves
and the other wicked animals.
" Hello! Can I draw too?", Julisa's voice interrupted Nina's thoughts. Julisa was standing in front of them. She was smiling, but it was fake.
" Of course! Come Julisa! We are drawing Fang and his family", the girl told her before Nina could say anything. Nina tried not to look at her.
Julisa grabbed the crayon and drew a big wolf with the biggest belly in the world. Two girls giggled, but Nina just let out a tiny chuckle.
Julisa knew she was afraid of her.
" Do you have all of your socks? Last week, during my birthday party, someone left a sock in my room", Julisa asked.
" I have my both socks. They are both pink. Did you lose a sock, Nina?", their friend asked.
" I wasn't there!", Nina answered quickly.
" But how? You two are best friends. Why wouldn't you come to her birthday?", the girl asked from Nina.
" I don't like Julisa's house. It's creepy", Nina said sounding very rude.
" It's my granny's. Her father built that house himself. Granny says, it has sentimental value", Julisa answered. Nina still wouldn't look at her. Nina had lied.
Julisa knew exactly what it was all about. Nina had wanted Julisa to explain everything to her, but she had declined.
Nina was angry and wasn't going to forgive her. The girls drew Fang's stage and added Foxy's ship to the background. Vixey came to them and admired
their fabulous drawing. She giggled at Storm Jr.'s big belly and the girls laughed with her. They tickled her and had fun.
Some boys joined the game and soon it turned into tag. Vixey was getting overwhelmed. She got help from the new animatronics.
The slaves, who they had saved during the battle. Two coyotes were brothers and had always been by themselves. In the pizzeria they had found out
that they loved children. The other one was shiny red and the other coyote looked like a rainbow. Kids loved his bright fur and could play
with him all day long. Children, who had been Shadow's fans, had become the coyotes' fans. Which was a good thing in its own way.
Shadow had broken down after Leslie's death. He wasn't as bad as Storm Jr., but after all Leslie had been his only friend for such a long time.
He spent most of his time with his new friend Eclipse. The only human, who was in contact with Shadow, was Betsy.
The girl, who had found him and Leslie from the rain. Betsy had asked about Leslie many times, but Shadow hadn't had the heart to tell her.
Shadow's favorite place was Nadia's room. She had her relaxing sessions there. Sometimes they even talked about losing a loved one.
Nadia had her legs crossed and she told everyone to close their eyes.
" Inhale and exhale slowly. Remember not to speed up. Just breathe", Nadia told them. Shadow's arms moved up and down as he meditated.
He used his mind powers to get out of his body. He could feel the people around him and he could hear Nadia's soft voice.
Shadow felt Eclipse next to him and the furry carpet beneath his feet.
" You feel warm, but not too warm. Just enough, so it gives you comfort. Imagine the happiest day of your life", Nadia said to the people in the room.
Shadow tried to imagine the day he was made. He remembered the table and the face of Leslie's dad. Shadow remembered his voice and the smell
of the room. Shadow crossed his fingers and wished Leslie was in there with him.
" Together our lives will get better. I promise you", Shadow heard his own voice. The memories flew by. Something touched his right side.
It was Eclipse, who had come closer. Was Shadow crying? Why was Eclipse close to him? Did he look like he was suffering? Shadow didn't know.
He had entered the mind world. He was everywhere, but still nowhere. Shadow hadn't managed to get there very often. He decided to enjoy the feeling.
He was warm and relaxed. His arms went limp and he felt like he was floating. There were people and animatronics in the other world.
Their thoughts and dreams. Most of them were happy. Playing, having fun and eating delicious pizza. There was also a tiny bit of darkness.
A little, insignificant mind. No joy left. No dreams. They had all been taken away from her. Shadow heard Storm Jr.
" Am I so worthless? Is that what this is? Are my hopes and dreams nothing? Why can't I just take my life? It's nothing.
My life isn't life at this point", Storm Jr.'s sobbing voice said. Shadow lost his relaxed state. For a while he was inside Storm Jr.
The pain hit him like thousand trains. Shadow gasped and lost his consciousness.
" Shadow! Wake up! What's wrong?", Eclipse's voice woke him up. Shadow rose and looked at the terrified children. Eclipse hugged him.
" Thank god, you are alright. I feared the worst", Eclipse said, relieved.
" Yeah! I am okay. No worries", Shadow answered and patted his back.
" Should we continue?", Nadia asked.
" Of course. I just went too deep into the relaxation. Let's continue", Shadow said and nodded to the children.
" What happened to you?", Eclipse whispered.
" I just saw Storm Jr. She is in the basement", Shadow explained. Eclipse nodded and looked sad.
" Should we go to see her? I bet the darkness around her is making her feel worse. She should come here and play with the colorful coyote.
That would cheer her up for sure", Eclipse suggested.
Shadow shrugged: " Who knows. But I can say that, you won't be able to bring her up here. She's too bereft". Shadow and Eclipse decided not to go.
Everyone else had made the same conclusion.
No one was in the basement. It was as dark as in the middle of the night. A lonely lamp was
shining its dim light at the dirty floor. The light flickered every now and then. The balls of dust were mostly standing still and gathering up on the floor.
There were slabs that the floor was made out of. Every second slab was black and the others were white. Normal color pallet of Fazbear's pizza.
Only things decorating the floor were puddles. It seemed like no one had been there for a while. Even ghosts would have felt uncomfortable in there.
The windows had been shut tightly, so there was absolutely no wind. A little breeze would have been nice to have.
Wind would have made the basement even colder than it was. The papers were freezing and the puddles on the floor froze completely during winter.
It was silent and cold. Two worst things put together. Someone seemed to like it nevertheless. A small sob was heard. Wolf was crying.
It was Storm Jr. in the darkest corner of the room. She had curled up into a ball and her tears fell down to her knees. It was a comfortable position for her.
It reminded of the time, when she had been hiding in the closet. She had been afraid of death. Afraid of the Elders' revenge.
Storm had been punished and she was the next one to go. Storm Jr. had sent a wish to somebody to save her, so she could hug her mother one more time.
Storm Jr. gasped.
" I tried to kill her for real? Why didn't I remember this back then? Why was I so stupid? I don't deserve to live!", she hit her own forehead.
The world was upside down. She had been afraid of death in the closet. Now she was afraid that she was going to stay alive.
That she would have suffer for eternity.
Storm Jr. picked up the knife again.
" It doesn't hurt. Just push it through your core and it will all be over. Then you can be with Leslie forever", she told herself. The knife came closer like an angel.
It was just an object, but Storm Jr. had learned to treat it like it was alive. It had been her only friend since Leslie died.
" It was my fault. If I had just told my parents about my feelings, everything would have been okay. I'm sorry, Leslie. I'm sorry", Storm Jr. said as the knife
went inside her. She could feel the oil drip to the floor. The knife went deeper and deeper. Then suddenly she pulled it out.
" No! No. No. No! Why can't I do it? Is this what the world wants from me? Is this my punishment?", Storm Jr. shouted at the ceiling. She hit the wall next to her.
It was made out of tough concrete. Storm Jr. kept on punching it until her knuckles were bleeding. " I don't deserve to live! I don't deserve to live! I don't...", she shouted, but her voice broke in the midway.
The stairs were above her. She could hear someone's steps.
" Who's there?", Storm Jr. asked as she heard the door open.
" It's just me. Don't tell me to go away, please", soft voice said.
" Bonnie. Why have you come? Shouldn't you be upstairs?", Storm Jr. asked. The blue bunny walked closer to her.
" I heard you shout and hit somehing. I am worried about you. Have you been punching the wall again?", Bonnie asked. Storm Jr. got up and walked to the light.
She nodded to her. Bonnie's eyes widened. Storm Jr. was horrible looking. Her eyes had two scars coming down the cheeks. Tears had begun to rust her metal.
Rust had dyed her fur brown. Storm Jr. had been tearing her fur off. Some of it was missing and it was nasty. Bonnie didn't know, if it was Storm Jr. or Mangle.
" Storm Jr. Come here girl", Bonnie beckoned her to come. Storm Jr. went in front of her and she wrapped her arms around Storm Jr.
" Why are you in here all by yourself? This place is driving you mad. Please come out! The children miss their singer wolfy", Bonnie told her.
" But I can't sing anymore. My throat is not well", Storm Jr. said. Bonnie did hear a difference. Storm Jr. really sounded like she was ill or something.
As she spoke there was a rattling sound coming from her mouth. Bonnie wondered what she had done to herself.
Her stomach was filled with cuts and the fur around them had turned black. Oil stains. Same thing was going on with the arms.
" Give me that knife. You don't need it", Bonnie tried to take the knife from Storm Jr.
" No!", Storm Jr. hid it behind her back.
" This is my dear friend. I don't want him to leave my side", her eyes became teary again. Bonnie put her hands up.
" This is madness. Look at yourself! You think hurting yourself will bring him back?", Bonnie said, shocked. Storm Jr. began to cry.
Bonnie realized she had done a mistake.
" Sorry! I shouldn't have mentioned Leslie", Bonnie tried to correct it.
" Would have he wanted you to live like this? Live on. For Leslie", Bonnie tried another tactic. Storm Jr. nodded and hugged Bonnie.
" I miss him. I miss him so much", Storm Jr. sobbed.
" I do too. You are not alone. We all loved him. A boy at the beginning of his life. He was a sweet guy. We will always remember him", Bonnie petted her head.
Storm Jr. let go and walked to the corner.
" Thank you, Bonnie. I appreciate your help, but I need to be alone. I am truly mad. But I don't have much else. I simply don't want anything else
anymore", Storm Jr. said in a sad tone. Luckily she wasn't crying anymore. Bonnie wanted to say something, but she couldn't find the words.
She just stood there, staring at Storm Jr.
" I..I..don't want you to suffer. You have been one of our happiest animatronics ever. Goldie said, that even Springtrap almost loses to you", Bonnie told her.
Storm Jr. lied down on the floor and held the knife close to her like it was a teddy bear.
" Is there someone you would like to meet? Can I make you feel better?", Bonnie asked. She decided to make a straight question.
" Scarlett would be nice. She usually has something to say. And she was a close one with Leslie as well. We can miss him together", Storm Jr. closed her eyes.
Bonnie nodded even though Storm Jr. couldn't see it. Bonnie's ears drooped and she walked up the stairs. As soon as she had closed the door,
Storm Jr. began to cry again.
Farewell: First chapter of this Act. Don't feel sad for Storm Jr. Everything will get better. I promise. After christmas I can finally say: THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE IS TO WRITE.
