So in wake of Blade Runner: 2049, which I saw this past weekend, I've decided to do a sequel to the Hook Runner series I did a while back. This time, though, it will only feature characters from FNaF: Sister Location with some references to the other games and books. Hopefully, you'll enjoy this next installment and not be confused if you're unfamiliar with the previous series.
Chapter 1: A Private Show
"Excuse me."
The middle-aged woman sitting behind the admissions desk at the Gambol Elementary School looked up from her computer-screen and stared at a young man who stood on the other side. He seemed to be in his early thirties with short silver-gray hair, bright blue eyes, pale skin, wearing a long gray overcoat, matching gloves, and a silver necktie.
"Oh, hello," the woman nodded politely. "I didn't see you come in."
In response, the young man thrust a police badge out from beneath his overcoat. "I'm looking for a man named Frederick Bernard. Have you seen him?"
"He's…performing for the children right now," the woman replied nervously. "In the auditorium, which also serves as our gym."
"And where's that?"
"Just down the hallway to the left of me, Mister…"
"Ardell. Enigma Ardell, but most people call me En."
"Well, Mister Ardell, would you please tell me what this is concerning. Is Frederick in some sort of trouble?"
"Not exactly," replied En. "I just want to ask him a few questions."
"Oh, I see." The woman breathed a sigh of relief. "Do you mind waiting here? I'll bring him to you after the show is over."
"No, I think I can find the auditorium for myself."
Before the woman could object, En took off down the hallway to the left of the admissions desk. He adjusted his wristwatch till it showed a holographic image of a parking-lot.
"Okay, HandUnit," En commanded. "Circle around the back till you reach the auditorium and look for a window to peek into, but make sure not to be spotted."
As En walked, the holographic image changed showing the parking-lot vanish and be replaced by a brick wall. Several seconds later, a foggy window appeared with the image zooming inward. Then En beheld a dimly lit stage with a miniature theater and two hand-puppets on display. One was a pink rabbit with green eyes while the other was a blue rabbit with purple eyes. They seemed to be fighting one another, which made the barely visible children laugh in response, though En was not amused.
"Keep an eye on him," En muttered. "And let me know when he leaves the stage."
While the image remained steady, En eventually found his way to the auditorium doors where the laughter was muffled but audible. Walking down an adjacent hallway, he found another door and opened it slightly. Inside, the children's laughter and the puppets' voices were loudest. As his eyes adjusted, En beheld a flight of stairs which led up to the stage which had a thick set of curtains separating the back from the front.
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Sometime later, the children clapped and the voices started to die down leading En to assume the show was over. This was then followed by a single pair of footsteps, and the sound of folding wood. Quietly, En ascended the stairs till he was behind the curtains. Parting them slightly, he beheld an older man who was slightly overweight wearing a wide black top-hat, a white tuxedo with a mauve-colored vest and matching shoes taking the miniature stage apart with his hand-puppets still on his hands.
"You're a hard man to find, Frederick Bernard," En said, causing the older man to flinch. "Or should I say, Funtime Freddy."
The older man grumbled. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"This was going to happen sooner or later," En continued, as he pulled out a slick but large gun and pointed it at Frederick's head. "The moment you decided to run away from Baby's World."
"That cabaret was no place for a man like me," Frederick responded as he stood up. "Sure, I loved to entertain the children with my puppet shows. But the adults…the only thing they had on their minds was seeing Ballora and Baby in skin-tight clothes performing lewd dances and songs for their personal pleasure."
"Still no excuse to abandon your job," En stated. "That's what we Animatronics are supposed to do: serve humans."
"So you're one of us and yet…you hunt us down like all the other Night Watch Repairmen do."
"People call us 'Hook Runners' these days, after some really famous one killed Foxy of the Original Models."
"Ah, yes, I've heard about them. Many of the older folk have compared me to the Original Freddy, and Bon-Bon and Bonnet to the Original Bonnie."
"Hey, I'm nothing like that oversized rabbit!" said the blue rabbit with the purple eyes on Frederick's right hand. "Now let's kill this creep and get out of here!"
"Roger that, Bon-Bon!" added the pink rabbit with the green eyes on Frederick's other hand.
The two hand-puppets detached themselves from Frederick's hands and launched at En. He shot both in midair, causing them to explode. Meanwhile, Frederick had jumped off the stage and was heading straight for the door. Taking careful aim, En fired an electrical bullet at the back of Frederick's head. Once it made impact, Frederick collapsed and shook violently for a few seconds before becoming completely still. Then the door to the gym suddenly opened, followed by the woman from the admissions desk who looked down at Frederick and screamed.
"Calm down, Miss," En insisted, putting away his gun. "He's only an Animatronic, and a runaway one at that."
"You killed him," the woman muttered, taking out a small handgun from her dress-pocket and pointing it at En. "He was the sweetest man I ever knew. He'd never hurt anyone."
"I never said he did," En claimed, raising his hands. "But I had no choice but to 'dismantle' him, anyway. So if you will please put the gun down and—
"How can you be so cruel?" The woman snapped. "You killed a man, Mister, not a machine!"
Then the woman fired the gun, causing En to fall backward. The bullet lodged itself in his right eye, though he didn't feel any pain. But an uncomfortable sensation followed as his body stopped moving and his vision blackened.
To be continued…