-30 years later-

Scouting down the hallway, heavy, metallic footsteps echoed along the corridor of the building. A building that the animatronic wasn't very familiar with. A tattered and dirty looking golden animatronic rabbit patrolled down the hallway, dragging it's hand along the surface of the wall. It's silver eyes glowing in the dimly lit areas.

Where was he?

The animatronic thought to itself as it continued to scout down the hallway, eventually ending up in a room filled with arcades. They seemed like they weren't in working condition anymore and the animatronic rabbit didn't bother fiddling with them. It exited the area before heading to another hallway which seemed to be filled with posters of children drawings and such. It looked glanced around the posters and pictures on the wall as it walked down along the corridor, all of them showing different animatronics that the rabbit wasn't familiar of though it assumed the animatronics on the pictures were the new generation of animatronics.

The tattered animatronic rabbit halted as a poster caught it's attention. Two golden animatronics were shown on it, a golden rabbit in a blue bowtie held a red guitar in his hands with a golden bear in purple tophat and bowtie beside him. "Fredbear's Family Diner" and "Starring Spring Bonnie and Fredbear" were printed on the poster.

Spring Bonnie.

That name was dead to him. He was no longer known as Spring Bonnie. He was now known as Springtrap. But he still kept that name that a certain animatronic had given to him.

"Robert..." The tattered rabbit muttered to himself.

Springtrap, or Robert as he referred to himself as continued to stare at the poster, his eyes darting to the golden bear.

Fredbear.

His best friend and companion. Where was he?

Letting out a frustrated huff, Robert resumed to roaming around inside the building as he continued his search for his best friend, passing by corpses of what he assumed to be the animatronics that replaced them until he arrived at an office. Office? Was this the diner? No, it didn't seem like it. He remembered there was a backroom and a kitchen, but there wasn't any in this building. The animatronic stepped inside the office room, his attention turning to a box filled with heads of the past animatronics. Among the heads was a paperplate figure, a red guitar similar to his, and a hooked hand. But there was still no sign of the golden bear.

Was he all alone in this building? Had they been separated?

No. They couldn't.

But the tattered animatronic had a sinking feeling that he had been separated from his partner. Yet, he was denying that fact. Walking over to the box, he scavenged through it until he found something that made his 'heart' sink. Among the pile was a purple tophat and bowtie. He took it out from the pile and examined it, running his fingers along the smooth surface of the tophat before going down to the bowtie. He suddenly clenched his hand into fist, squeezing the bowtie in his palm as he growled lowly.

He was gone.

Or so he had thought.

"Robert."

The tattered rabbit's ears twitched up at the familiar voice. He turned his head to see the animatronic he had been looking for.

"R-Ray...?" He asked, his silver eyes widening in shock. He stood up and padded towards him, staring at him in disbelief. Was he hallucinating? Was the golden bear standing in front of him all in his imagination? Or was he just a mere illusion?

"No, I am not an illusion or a figment of your imagination, or a hallucination." The golden bear said as if he read the tattered rabbit's mind, though the shock expression on his face was enough of a giveaway.

Robert drew closer and examined Ray closely. Much to his surprise, the golden bear wasn't as damaged compared to him. However, there were wires sticking out from his now empty eye sockets, a pair of glowing white pinpricked pupils glowing and where his left ear was, and the rest of his body which had a few and small rips. What made him even more surprised was that, his tophat and bowtie were now pitch black instead of the purple one. "W-What happened to your bowtie and tophat?" He asked as he still held the bear's old head and neckwear in his hands.

Ray's glowing pupils darted to the purple accessories in the rabbit's hands, his ears swivelling as he noticed that his voice had changed. It sounded deeper and rough sounding. He didn't respond as he studied the tattered golden rabbit's appearance. His once aqua green eyes were now a dull color of silver, his right ear looked like it had been chopped off while the other remained, but still damaged. His bowtie and body had rips, his bare endoskeleton feet and part of his legs were shown. He had also noticed that the rabbit was now taller compared to him. But what made him curious was the red things inside him. Disregarding the rabbit's question, he asked. "What happened to you? And what's with those red stuff inside you?"

Robert's ears flattened a bit. He knew the bear would ask that, and an answer was needed to be given to him. Heaving a sigh, he paced around the room slightly. "A human. A killer. A child murderer's corpse is what's inside me." He answered, glancing at him before adding. "But I'm not the killer. Just the same old rabbit except with a new change..." He heaved a sigh and looked away.

Ray blinked his glowing white pupils and started circling around the golden tattered rabbit like he had done when he first met him, placing his hands at his back as he looked at him up and down. "Indeed you have. But what I noticed is your voice changed."

The tattered rabbit blinked a few times as the dirty golden bear started circling around him, his silver eyes suddenly flickering at the memory of how the bear paced around him when he first arrived at the diner and how it made him nervous. But now, he was a changed animatronic. He felt like all those traits he had when he was still in prime condition had faded away. "Guess it's what happens when humans scrap you." He responded with a shrug. "You still haven't answered my question."

Ray snorted and stopped in front of him. "Bad memories and humans giving me a different look while they scrapped us." He replied. "It's best to put our past to rest."

Robert's broken ear twitched and nodded in understanding. He looked down at the purple bowtie and tophat in his hands before throwing it back to the pile in the box. "But if humans changed your neck and headwear while they scrapped us, how come I didn't know of this change?"

"They took us to different places. You being taken to this place, an amusement park to be exact as I overheard some humans talking about it when they decided to transfer me here from the pizzeria." The golden bear responded with a huff.

"Pizzeria?" The tattered rabbit asked, his ears twitching in interest.

"The diner is done. Replaced with a new restaurant chain called Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with new animatronics. Our replacements." The bear answered and started pacing around inside the office. "But the pizzeria, two of them closed down after news of five children were murdered by a man in purple broke out. However the first pizzeria chain closed down because the animatronics were scrapped, which are the ones you see right here in the box." He motioned to the box filled with the heads of the previous animatronics.

Robert snorted at the golden bear's response and crossed his arms against his tattered chest. "You never fail to amaze me with your knowledge in humans." He remarked.

Ray scoffed at the rabbit's statement. "Humans never keep their mouths shut. That and found some newspaper clippings when I had to spend my years in those two pizzerias before those humans transferred me here."

Robert chuckled in a flat tone. "Well, what matters now is that you're here."

"Heh, indeed. You've changed so much Robert. Back in the old days, you were just a skittish and nervous rabbit. But now, you're... This." Ray looked into his silver eyes as he could see multiple emotions behind them, mainly hatred and anger. He could no longer see the nervousness in him. All he could see now behind those eyes were hatred, anger and... A desire to kill...? What the hell happened to him? Why could he see that strong desire to kill behind those silver eyes? Despite those emotions, the rabbit looked calm in the outside.

What had happened to him in the past 30 years? Why did Robert suddenly looked so bold and fearless? Was it because of what the humans had done to him? What they had done to both of them? Was it the truth that the humans had failed to see from that incident back in the year '83? Was it all the damage they had caused to them? All the ignorance that made the now heavily damaged rabbit hate them? Questions filled the golden bear's mind, all of them involving the sudden change of his best friend's personality. He couldn't find the right words to describe him nor could he even find the right answers to his own questions.

The tattered dirty golden rabbit snorted as he stared into the bear's white pinpricked pupils. Despite his glowing white pinpricked pupils which most might assumed would be emotionless, he could see confusion behind them. The rabbit knew his old best friend was confused and surprised by the change. But would he blame himself for being how he is now? No. Changes happen and there was no point in avoiding it. He changed but he wasn't sure if the bear did. Appearance-wise, he changed, personality-wise, maybe not. He could still see how he acted before. He retained his personality. But as for the rabbit? Not anymore.

"Things change, Ray." Robert spoke as he started to pace around inside the office with his arms still folded against his chest, his metallic feet echoing with each steps in the silent room. "I'm pretty sure you know that by now. Or years ago considering your knowledge with humans."

The golden bear's remaining ear swivelled at the metal sounds clanking as the heavily tattered rabbit paced inside the office room. "Of course I do. I'm just... Baffled by it.." He responded.

Robert scoffed and snorted at Ray's response. "I'm going back to my area." He walked out of the office and padded down to a few hallways until he arrived at one which lead to an arcade room and a dark and empty room across it. He headed to the dark area, hearing the golden bear following behind him. "So you mentioned this is an amusement park, right?" The rabbit asked as the both of them entered the room.

"Yes. As far as I know, I don't think this place is open to the public yet." Ray answered as he sat down against the wall.

"The office reeks of human stench. Certain parts inside this building as well, other than that, the rest of the rooms and hallways are free from that smell." Robert responded as he paced around inside the secluded and dark area a bit.

The golden bear blinked his white pinpricked pupils which was glowing brightly in the dark area, his right ear twitching a bit at the sounds of his footsteps echoing. "I figured, considering employees only access this building."

The tattered and dirty golden rabbit sat down beside the bear after awhile of pacing in the room. "Keh, this building is my home now. My territory. And those pesky humans are trespassing here, leaving their horrible stench everywhere as they please and I can't let that happen." He growled.

Ray's eyes widened at the rabbit's statement, looking at him who sat down beside him. "Robert..."

"And you stay out of my business on this!" Robert snapped harshly at the bear before he could even say anything further.

Ray flinched, his right ear lowering as the rabbit snapped at him. He knew behind those silver eyes lies the seething rage and hatred in them, a strong desire to kill those humans. He remembered the rabbit's sudden outburst back when the diner had closed down for the day after the incident. Was it all the damage the humans had caused to the both of them that made Robert grew to hate them? He figured, considering the sudden anger he expressed back then. Slowly and carefully raising an arm, he gently placed a hand on the rabbit's back, looking into his eyes.

Robert blinked as their gazes locked, his silver eyes flickering again at the memory of how Ray would calm him down with just that stare. His ears lowered slightly and averted his gaze from the golden bear's, sighing. "Just stay out of my business." He murmured, bringing his knees near to his chest to rest his arms on top of them before burying his face against it.

"Do what you wish, Robert. I won't interfere." Ray responded, giving his back a small pat. If he was being honest, he had mixed feelings about humans, he wasn't even sure if he hated them. But somewhere deep inside him, maybe one day, he'll express the same hatred towards the humans like the rabbit. But for now, he is neutral towards them. Heaving a sigh, the bear moved closer to Robert's side and continued to pat his back gently. "Aren't you happy to see your best friend again?" He asked.

The tattered rabbit raised his head at the question and looked over to the bear beside him. "Heh... I was blinded by rage that I couldn't express my happiness." He answered, pulling the bear into a hug as his way of saying that he was delighted to see him again.

Ray blinked and chuckled as the rabbit suddenly pulled him into his arms. "I'm happy to see you again too." He murmured, patting his back again. He swore he could see a smile on the rabbit's face, a smile that he hadn't seen in years that only showed genuine happiness. He couldn't help but smile as well. They were together again after years of being separated, alone in different buildings. But what made the golden duo happier was that...

They could never be separated again.

AN: A sequel/follow-up fanfic is in plans involving Spring murdering the current security guard with Golden witnessing his brutal nature.