Greeting: Hi readers. Just thought I'd say... There are two basements under the pizzeria. One is where Luna and Eclipse live.
There are many animatronics in there. The second one is the dark basement. It's where Storm Jr. is. Got it? Enjoy.
( Summers' residence. The Legends)
Jeremy's house was in bits. The Legends had lost their home and now they had to move.
There weren't any other abandoned houses in the area, so the Legends had decided to go further. There was only one place where they could go.
Leslie's old house was a perfect place for them to go in. It was far away from other homes, it had trees all around and the backyard was perfect for Oni ryu.
It's like it was built to be their house. Legends were still getting used to their new hideout.
Bunch of wolves had moved into Leslie's room and their bed was messy. The table in the middle of the kitchen had been moved over to the living room.
Fredbear had chosen the room of Leslie's parents to be his.
Springlock was as wicked as ever and she loved her room, because she had to share it with Hank and his wolves. Salazar and Electra had the room upstairs.
Salazar was angry at Fredbear, because he was no longer the Elder lord. To be honest there was no Elder lord at all. Fredbear had expected to get it to himself.
They both were surprised by the Masters' decision. There had been other weird and unexpected things happening all around.
The paintings painted by Delilah had been on the walls. The Legends had wanted to tear them down, but Fredbear had stopped them.
No one was sure why he would do such a thing, but they didn't resist.
The guards at the backyard had been patrolling at night, when something or someone had killed them all. Their heads had been chopped off.
This had made the other guards paranoid and now they had nobody guarding the house.
Someone could just walk in and slit Fredbear's throat and nobody could stop them. Things were going well inside the house though. Slaves were doing their work.
" Come on, you worthless walking trash cans! You can clean that floor better!", Springlock was shouting to the slaves.
She had her whip with her and sometimes she hit a slave with it.
" You don't have time to relax! Next time we meet our singer friends, you can thank the other slaves for leaving us.
They left, so now you have to do all their work as well", Hank was beside her. He had a motivational speech for the slaves.
" Those guys did wrong when they left this place, right?", Springlock asked. No one answered.
" Answer me!", she shouted angrily.
" Yes, they did. Their place was here with us!", the slaves shouted back.
" Good boys and girls", Springlock seemed to be proud of them. Hank wasn't sure how this would affect the slaves. Springlock's whip hit a back of a wolf.
The wolf screamed in pain. Hank glanced at Springlock.
" Sorry. I couldn't resist", she smiled at him.
" The slaves, who don't respect me and my servants will have to spend the next night with me", Springlock told the slaves. Hank rolled his eyes and let out a sigh.
The three wolves had been having fun with the slaves Springlock had brought into their room. Hank had been thinking about Storm a lot.
After Storm, torturing had become boring. Especially when Springlock didn't give him a chance to do anything.
" You think we have done enough, Springlock", Hank asked.
" Springlock, who?", she asked and expected Hank to add something.
Hank sighed: " Springlock the Elder bunny". Springlock gasped in excitement.
" It does have a pretty tasty sound in it, doesn't it", she was looking at the ceiling. Springlock had gotten a promotion.
The Elder Springlock was even more arrogant than the Legend Springlock. She had become very cocky.
" You are right, my sweet husky. I think we should leave these slaves alone", Springlock answered and walked away with Hank.
They were still friends, but Springlock's selfishness was annoying sometimes.
" Are they still there? I don't want the whip anymore", a slave asked from the slave next to him.
" They are gone. Don't be afraid. We'll help you with the wounds", the other slave comforted him.
" Is it true guys? Is there someone really helping us?", a third slave asked.
" What are you talking about?", the second slave asked.
" The guards. Did they die? Might it be Storm or the cats?", the excited slave asked.
" I have no idea. Let's not have high hopes. We will be rotting in here forever", the first slave looked at the other two.
The others looked at the floor and began to clean it again.
The wounded slave had spent a night in Springlock's room and suffered more than anyone else of the cleaners. The slaves had a whole new house to clean.
Some of them had friends in the pizzeria. Some of them had had the chance to join them, but they had been too scared.
Hank and Springlock had given them more work in order to punish the animatronics, who had left. Slaves were exhausted and tired.
Each one had been flogged at least once. Some animatronics were filled with whip marks and signs of torturing. Some had only one or two.
Springlock seemed to like cats and bunnies. Wolves had been mostly spared from the unforgiving whip.
Although there were a lot of things the slaves were talking about. The dead guards and this mysterious fighter.
Someone was after the Legends quite clearly. Someone was always watching them and studying their moves.
They would have to kill this thing as fast as possible, but it was always faster than them. Some slaves had seen someone flee from the scene.
The slaves had described it as a flying hood. It was using the trees and the bushes to its advantage.
The Elders started to think that maybe coming there had been a bad idea. The place hadn't been completely deserted when they came.
One room had been clean and there was some food on the table. Somebody had been sitting on a chair having a lunch.
It had been someone's home before the Legends had come. The Summers had been gone for a long time. This guy knew how to survive.
The Legends had found a stick from the couch. It had looked like a weapon. It was probably suppose to be a weapon, but it hadn't been finished yet.
This weird creature was their biggest concern right now.
( Month earlier)
Salazar was with Fredbear. They had just landed on the backyard of Leslie's old house. Both Elders had seen their work be thrown to waste.
All of it was simply gone for good. The Legends had failed one last time. That wasn't enough to describe how much they had messed up.
There was no going back. Leslie had killed himself along Jenner. Salazar was truly afraid of what was going to happen.
He wasn't sure about Fredbear, who seemed oddly calm.
" What is he up to? I hope he isn't thinking about running away from this", Salazar thought. Fredbear peered at the new house.
" I think this might be a good place for us. It's lonely and there are no people around", Fredbear said to everyone behind him and Salazar.
Animatronics agreed by muttering something.
" They are unsure as well. They realize how serious the situation is. This time the Masters will literally skin us", Salazar felt like his stomach was full of lightning.
Electra felt the tension. She glanced at Salazar.
" Don't be afraid, sir. If you show your fear, they will be scared too. You must stay strong", Electra said in his mind.
He looked up at the house and began to examine it.
" I think this will be perfect. Let's settle here", he agreed with Fredbear. The Legends came in and the slaves started to clean the place up.
Baron, Electra and Okami went to the basement and made it the mediatation room. Electra called the Elders in and began to summon the Masters.
Salazar went to the front with Fredbear. Baron, Okami, Electra and Springlock were in there with them. Salazar was calm and angry.
He didn't want to seem weak, while kneeling beside the confident yellow bear. Electra's power was filling the room. She was muttering words in a weird language.
She had sat on her knees and closed her eyes. Springlock gasped every time a noise was heard. Baron was ready to face the fact that they would die.
He hadn't tried to be optimistic. He thought it was stupid to think that for whatever reason Masters wouldn't kill them on the spot.
Instead he wanted to die as an Elder. Not as a scared animatronic. Baron had decided to stay strong to the end. Electra opened her eyes and spoke calmly.
" The Masters have been summoned, my lord", she said to Salazar. He nodded to her. The two spectral cats appeared in front of them.
Red eyed cat looked around looking for a black eyed boy, but couldn't find any.
Elleroth looked disappointed: " I see two things already. We seem to have moved to another place. Also, my son isn't here". Black walked to the front.
" I hope you have good news, but your expressions indicate something else. Mind explaining this to us?", Black was seriously mad.
" Master Black... we saw him. The thing is..we..", Salazar started.
" What? Did something happen again? Did my brave Elders run away once more?", Black said mockingly.
" We..we.. We did everything right. It was the witch. He did an unexpected thing. He caused his own death", Fredbear explained, stuttering. The Masters stopped.
" Would you repeat, please? I think I am losing my sense of hearing", Elleroth asked angrily.
" He died. But Masters.. There was nothing we could do", Fredbear tried to calm them down.
" He is dead! You worthless pieces of nothing! How are we suppose to wake up the Apocalypse witch, if Ornica's second form is dead?!", Black lost his mind.
Salazar and Fredbear felt the force strangling them.
" Black! Let go. We should fight against our anger", Elleroth told him. Salazar and Fredbear fell to the floor and gasped for breath.
" Tell us! What exactly happened?", Elleroth asked.
" Oni ryu got furious after the witch had beaten him up. The house was on fire and falling apart.
The witch had been hurt in the battle and he was dying, so he made the house fall. His wounds were too great. He wouldn't have survived anyway.
He wanted to make sure that he would die without a doubt", Salazar explained.
" And his parents?", Black asked.
" They died in the battle. I killed the father and Electra killed the mother", Fredbear told him.
" Correction! The mother killed herself. I was just chasing after her and those little fox gals", Electra corrected. The Masters thought for a bit.
They seemed to be talking inside their own head.
" You know.. I think we should kill you all. I am not as hopeful and controlled as Elleroth. But, I trust him. He says that the Apocalypse will start.
I don't see how, but I guess we'll have to just wait and see what comes out of this", Black told the Elders.
" You will be punished though", Elleroth said.
" From now on you aren't the Elder lord, Salazar", Elleroth told him.
" Who will it be then?", Springlock asked even though she knew the answer.
" No one! Salazar and Fredbear are now together the Elder lord", the Masters said at the same time.
" What?", everyone asked in shock. This wasn't the answer Springlock had expected.
" You both had your chances, but you both failed. Whoever makes our day and gives us something to be proud of, becomes the Elder lord.
Until then, you two share the Elder lord's power", Black said. The Masters waited for their reaction.
" Thank you for giving us another chance", Fredbear thanked.
" You don't deserve it, but something tells me this isn't over", Elleroth told them: " Also.. Springlock the bunny". The golden bunny rose and looked at the floor.
" Yes, my great lords?", Springlock asked, stressed.
" Fredbear has become part of this group and is now partly the Elder lord. We think you, as his second in command, deserve to become an Elder.
Elder lord's most loyal servant can't be a Legend", Elleroth told her. Springlock felt the power of the black blood grow. She became an Elder just like that.
Usually it would have taken three Elders to do it, but Elleroth could easily do it all by himself. It didn't require complicated rituals or words.
" Thank you, my Masters", Springlock had deep respect in her voice. Fredbear was proud. Salazar on the other hand was in shock.
" But..but.. Electra has been my servant as well. Why doesn't she get to become an Elder too? She has worked so hard", he asked.
" Electra doesn't need any new powers. A Legend, who can defeat your old wife and son, isn't in need of more strenght", Black answered.
Then the Masters disappeared. No one had died and Salazar was confused.
" What! How can we be both Elder lords? There can only be one", Fredbear asked.
Salazar growled at him: " Let's keep our mouths shut and take care of our own animatronics. You have yours and I have mine".
Fredbear turned up his nose and nodded carefully. Salazar stood up angrily and walked out.
" Baron, Okami, Electra! Let's go", Salazar told them. The two Elders and a Legend followed him. Fredbear was staring at the grey floor.
He had expected to at least see Salazar watch him take his place. Springlock waited and gave him some time to take it in.
" Fred? Are you okay? Should I leave you alone?", she asked after a while.
Fredbear shook his head still staring at the floor: " You can stay. We are Elders now. You are no longer under my command. We are equal".
Springlock grawled to him and patted his back.
" I will still be calling you my lord. After you slaughter Goldie and his friends, the Masters will make Salazar bow before you", Springlock said. Fredbear smiled a bit.
The thought of killing Golden freddy again was more than sweet. They were sitting there for a while. Fredbear still had a chance.
( Salazar. Now)
He was on his bed facing away from the door. The window in front of him had bunch of dead flies between the inner glass and the outer glass.
The wiew wasn't something to admire. Nothing more than just stones. There weren't even any trees out there.
His thoughts were interrupted by Electra opening the door.
" I didn't give you permission to walk in", he said angrily.
" I'm sorry, sir. I thought that this was my room too and that I would be able to come in and out without asking", Electra apologized.
Salazar grunted and slumped down onto the bed.
" Stop trying to read my mind!", Salazar commanded.
" What other choice do I have? You won't talk to me. You won't tell me what's bothering you", Electra listed. Salazar grunted again in anger.
" Right now, I am being bothered by an annoying wolf, who won't shut up", he turned around. Electra took a step closer to him.
" An annoying wolf, who even dares to come closer to me", Salazar added.
" The slaves are getting restless. They are starting to think you left us or something", Electra told him.
" Who cares about some stupid slaves? They are just trash taking up space. Now I can't even watch them die in the arena", Salazar looked like he wanted to spit at Electra.
" That was not my point, sir. We have two Elder lords, so things are starting to get out of hand", she said. Salazar stood up and walked to her.
He put his snout up on her face.
" Why won't you ask Fred to fix everything? His mate is an Elder. He's got a lot more power than I", Salazar asked.
" Like the Masters said. I am powerful enough as a Legend", Electra answered.
" Yeah right", Salazar said sarcastically.
" I will not stay aside and watch you abandon everything. Fredbear is laughing at you right now.
Are you going to rot here or will you show him who's the real leader here?", Electra said determinedly.
" Don't talk to me like that, Legend! I am your lord and you obey", Salazar said angrily.
" Yes you are. I am your servant and I need you. Whoever loses will not only lose the leadership, he will lose his head", Electra had a begging look in her eyes.
She knelt down.
" Please, my lord. Give your servants what they need. Give us a true leader to follow, so we won't have to follow that dumb bear", Electra begged.
Salazar felt angry again, but this time he knew who to focus it on.
" Rise, my humble Electra", Salazar told her. She rose and stood still.
" I except your request", he said. Electra bowed a little. Salazar walked out of the room with his soul full of determination.
Electra smiled: " Let's hope you won't get killed. You are my mate and I see it in you. For the first time, I might let somebody live". There was no one to hear her.
After that, Salazar put things back in place.
" No talking!", he shouted to the slaves as he walked past them. Fredbear was astonished by Salazar's might. There wasn't anything to do.
Why was Salazar so ready for a battle? Elleroth had been sure that something would happen. Leslie was dead and Jenner no longer existed.
Fredbear had no idea what to prepare for. All he could do for now, was to be stronger than Salazar. He tried to at least seem stronger than Salazar.
This would mean war. They were in a bad situation. Both would have wanted to kill the other, but the Masters were too unpredictable.
Who knows what they might have done, if a battle had happened between the two Elders. It was a cold war within that one house.
They couldn't strike or do anything violent. Fredbear had many followers. More than before, but still less than Salazar.
Most of the Legends and normal animatronics hadn't chosen sides. A good exampel was Hank. He had always been loyal to the Elders.
He helped both, so nobody could tell which one he was supporting more. In fact, Hank didn't know it himself either.
Hank could say at the end, that he had always been loyal to the winner. Everyone was unsure of what would come out of all this.
And just like that wasn't enough, more animatronics were attacked by the mysterious creature. It was so fast and agile.
Nobody could even tell, if it was a human or an animatronic. Some said it was an animatronic, because of how good it was at aiming its bow.
The others believed that it was Leslie's ghost getting revenge on them.
" We killed him and now he's not gonna rest until we are all dead", was a common thing to say. This had never happened before.
They were used to living in a war. Never knowing when the next battle would begin. They weren't in a war anymore.
This thing was hunting them down one by one. The animatronics died in so many cruel and brutal ways. The Legends had faced a new enemy. Fear!
They had never watched their backs while doing normal things. Death had been around the corner all the time, but not like this. It didn't even spare any slaves.
It was only the start. Things were about to get even more dangerous than before. Soon the thing hunting them, would be the smallest of their problems.
The thing Masters were talking about. It was coming. No one would be safe.
Farewell: Exciting things will begin in the next chapter. Until then: THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE IS TO WRITE.