Author's Notes: Now this is where the story really picks up. While the prologue was the set up/tutorial chapter, this introduces a lot of things important to the story. That doesn't mean everything will be revealed and there are still secrets no one will figure out yet. I also replayed FNAF World, so expect more FNAF World related things like characters and mechanics. I also got a physical copy of the Silver Eyes, so it would be easier for me reference it. The last thing I want to say is that I gave Mike's right eye a slight redesign so it looks more like Wolf O' Donnell's eye from Star Fox 2. I thought his monochromatic eye was a bit too extreme and unrealistic. I also think this new look gives his right eye more creepiness. Anyway, let's get this show on the road!
FNAF is copyrighted by Scott Cawthon
Synthetic Hearts
Chapter One: The Underground Lab
The morning sun kissed the blue, cloudless sky. Light creeped underneath the door and touched Mike's closed eyes. He sat up and opened them. He rubbed them to clear his vision, only to see his father and Fazzie wide awake. They were already ready to go. Mike yanked his body out of bed and got himself cleaned up. Once that was done, Fazzie clung onto Mike's shoulder as William opened the door all the way. They walked out of the closet and out of the office.
"What time is it?"
"It's six o'clock. Why did you ask?"
"Why so early?"
"This is really important. We've been working on this for months."
"How important can it be?"
"You'll see, Michael."
The two continued their path to the place where this invention was. Mike looked down, seeing workers constructing endoskeletons for the generic Synthetic Heart models. Soon they moved pass them and Mike saw workers building suits for endoskeletons. They vanished as they continued their walk and replacing them were robots on assembly lines. Workers connected each piece together. It was when they disappeared that Mike looked back up. There was no point to look down on them if he already knew the whole process of manufacturing generic models. The three got to an elevator. The doors closed behind them when they got in. William handed his son a white and purple chip. He stared at it with confusion, but it was quickly replaced with joyful approval. Mike placed it somewhere safe and waited for his father to press a button. He did nothing but put a hand in one of his pockets.
"What floor are we going to? 10, 7, 4, 1?"
"No, we're taking a different one." William took out some keys.
He searched for a couple of seconds before finding the right one. He placed it inside what appeared to just be a part the elevator's walls. A portion opened up and revealed a red button to another floor with a zero symbol next to it. William pressed it and down they went. They passed each of the building's rooms. Soon they even passed the parking complex. Soon they were underground.
As it kept going down, Mike asked, "Where are we going?"
"You'll see." William answered.
In about a few minute, they reached the stopping point and doors swung open. They stepped out with William leading the way. There were machines and bottles of chemicals everywhere. There also boxes piled up on one another. Offices huddled closely together. Mike noticed books on robotics and anatomy of organic creatures in book cases. He also noticed files and plans being stored away.
"What is this place, Dad?"
"This is the laboratory for top secret projects. There are seven rooms, but we only need go into one room."
It didn't take them too long to reach their place of interest. Inside was what seems to be millions of scientists. Some of them were working on the computers while others made parts. In the center of a room, there were chains attached to a strange robot Mike couldn't make out. The only thing he noticed was that it stood up straight. When the scientists noticed William, they rushed out of the room. It almost seemed like Mike and William were swimming upstream. They were gone sooner than Mike expect, but he realized that his dad might of have planned this beforehand. Only one of the scientist remain. He had black hair and light brown eyes. He wore black gloves and a purple lab coat. He fixed his red tie and white shirt. In one hand, he held a remote control. He shook hands with the two Aftons with the other hand.
"Why if it isn't Afton's boy! It's nice to see you again, Michael. That last time I saw you was in the middle of your freshman year. How is my boy doing?
"It's nice to see you again too, Mr. Fitzgerald. Jeremy is doing well at school, and he's perfectly okay from what happened yesterday."
Before they could talk any further, William interrupted, "Scott, how is the robot?"
"Its internal systems have been fully tested and are ready to go, however there are a few tweaks we could make to it later. Luckily it's nothing too serious."
"Good. Please unchain and activate the robot now." William demanded.
"Yes, Mr. Afton." Scott responded.
Scott pressed a button from his remote that released the robot from the chains. It crouched a bit when it was released, but you could still tell it was standing. Scott walked up towards the robots back and opened up a panel that revealed a hidden button. He pressed it and the robot went online. It staggered towards Mike and looked down at him with its blue eyes. Its incomplete body was just an endoskeleton, but it was total mess. Mike could tell that this robot was made up of various parts from other projects. He could even see some eyes hidden in the endoskeleton. Its hands and three fingers didn't resemble those of any human or animal. Its feet were more human, but there was still something unnatural about them. On its collar bone was a single red button. Its face was the most normal part of the robot, but that wasn't saying a lot. Its endoskeleton face was covered by a white mask with a red nose like a clown. It wore a yellow and green general's cap. White spikes replaced its ears. It had no mouth, but it had a black faceplate where its mouth would be. Mike noted that the mask had very thin lines. Even though the robot had a monstrous appearance, Mike held his hand out in a friendly manner. The robot's core was in its mouth, and its stomach tied into a knot as it reached for Mike's hand. Those feelings it felt disappeared as the two shook hands.
"I'm Michael, the son of one of your creators. Please just call me Mike. This bear-like creature hugging my leg is my Synthetic Heart named Fazzie."
Fazzie let go of his partner's leg and stepped close to the robot. Seeing how it didn't react in an aggressive manner, Fazzie hugged its leg. The robot stroked the robot bear's head.
"Sorry I didn't introduce myself. I am Special Afton Number - 001: Ennard. It's a pleasure to meet you." the voice was chilling and ambiguous, but there was no malice behind it.
William came close to his son and said, "We haven't created a voice for him yet, so we used a test sample."
Mike turned to his father and asked, "What's his purpose?"
"Remember when I created a prototype Synthetic Heart to maintain world peace?"
"I only remember a little like how it was intended to be the first Synthetic Heart without the need of a person to operate it, but everything else is a blur. I used to know more about it. I guess all my focus on school and taking down whatever disturbs the city crowded my brain."
"You're right. I thought that robot would be my greatest success, but I was wrong and it ran off to die in the robot graveyard. I saw it myself. Anyway, Ennard is our most advanced Synthetic Heart so far. As a Solo Synthetic Heart, Ennard has no need to fuse with a human. Instead, he already has all of its abilities from the start like a Synthetic Master. With no one holding it down, it can monitor the world's leaders and make sure nothing breaks the order."
"That's pretty fascinating!"
"There is one problem. To build Ennard, we used spare parts from my previous creations. However, we don't have much left to use and our shipment has been delayed for some time now. I'm planning to going into the abandoned laboratory later."
After a moment of silence, Mike shouted, "I'll go to the abandoned lab and retrieve those parts!"
"What?"
"Let me scavenge around that old place for parts and bring them back to you."
No, it's too dangerous and especially after what happened yesterday, I'm not going to risk your life."
"I've handled worse missions. Besides, I am the great and powerful Freddy Fazbear! I'm practically unbeatable! Trust me, Dad."
"Well, I guess I can't stop you. Let me give you something to help you." William signed and walked off to another section of the underground lab.
Ennard glanced at Mike and asked, "Who is Freddy Fazbear?"
"Freddy Fazbear is the fusion between Fazzie and I. Basically It's my other form. You want to see it?"
Ennard nodded and with that, Mike fused with Fazzie. In a flash, Mike became Freddy. Ennard gazed in awe as he scanned Freddy.
"This transformation doesn't just affect looks. Now watch!" Freddy shouted with pride.
He jumped into the air and created a crescent moon in front of him. It stayed in the position until his feet touched the ground. His left arm became a drill while a coat of metal thickens on the claws of his right hand. He dived into the ground and popped out from one of the walls. He swiped the air his metal claws. He traveled back to where he was standing before. He took out a boomerang from his left arm and broke it in half. The insides revealed various rocks, metals, and minerals.
"Wow! How are you able to do all of this?"
"Simple. There are five elements. They are Ignis, Tempestas, Aqua, Terra, and Vacuum. In each element, there are two subgroup. For example, the two subgroups for the Terra element are Nature and Metal. I'm a Terra-Metal. What element and subgroup are you?"
"Uh, I don't know. I don't think I was given one yet."
"Maybe when I find your parts, we can pick one for you."
The two continued to talk for a while. As they chatted, a figure entered in the room. They two didn't noticed this, so they yapped away. The figure smiled and took out something from his pocket. He opened the white sheet up. It was a childish drawing of a boy and a strange robot. A robot almost like Ennard. The words "my friend" sat in the center of paper. The eyes of the figure moved down to the bottom right corner. The words "Michael Afton" were written in purple crayon. The figure folded the paper back up and watched the two for a while.
The sun shined brighter than ever. The morning dew nearly vanished. White, puffy cloud rolled against a bright blue sky. Air couldn't been more fresh. Jeremy, Darko, Charlotte, and Helen walked on the dry sidewalk.
"Thank god it's Saturday!" Jeremy cheered.
"I couldn't said it better myself," Charlotte added.
"The only thing that can damper this day would be Jeremy running into Clayton," Darko blurted out.
"What did you fight about this time?" Helen asked Jeremy.
"He got upside someone "rusty and old" like me fought someone yesterday. He's the most annoying little brother you could ever have!" Jeremy explained.
"I think you're over exaggerating. He can't be that bad," Charlotte chimed in.
"Oh, he's not bad. He's awful! At least you're lucky that you and your brother get along pretty well. I have to deal with a stuck-up, bratty, little pest!"
Jeremy burned with rage as thoughts of his younger brother raced in his mind. Charlotte patted his back until his face turned neutral.
"Feel better?"
"A little."
She grinned mischievously and pecked his cheek. His face burned like a wildfire. He glanced at her and gave her a smile. The Synthetic Hearts giggled at the boy with bright red cheeks.
"How are you now?"
"Better! Let's just get to Jesse and Sammy's house." Red still covered his face.
It didn't take them too long to get there. They stood in front of a door made out of mahogany wood. The gold door knob shined brightly. Charlotte knocked on the door, and the two waited silently. After sometime, Jeremy decided to knock on the door. After that time, the door immediately opened. The person staring at them was Sammy and Goldie.
"Sorry about that, I had to get some parts," Sammy stated.
"Don't worry about it. We want to have a little chat with you and your brother," Charlotte said.
"Okay. He's in the workshop."
They went inside the house and followed Sammy to the garage. The blond-haired boy swung open, revealing his Jesse and Henry working on an endoskeleton. Blueprints, parts, and tools were scattered all over the room. A small stage with purple and white star curtain rested in the room. On the stage, a dog bed sat with Roger sleeping inside. Jesse and Henry soon noticed the three. Henry knew exactly what the three wanted, so he stepped out of the room. Jesse came close to his companions.
"What brings you guys here?" Jesse asked.
"Jeremy and Charlotte have some important news to share," Sammy said.
"What is this important news that must stop me from working on this project?"
"Charlotte and I got an email from Mike. He wants to show us something and then meet up at some place."
"What place?"
"We don't know. Mike never said where," Charlotte stated.
"It sounds like a mission. I would love to join the brawl, but I promised my dad that I would work on this today. Besides, that overgrown fur ball can take care of himself."
Before he could turn, a static breathing filled his ears. From the ceiling, purple eyes glared down at Jesse. From the floor, a shadow loomed underneath the boy. The figure with purple eyes dropped onto the ground and revealed itself. It appeared to be a pale woman in her late teens or early twenties. Her blue hair glowed with radiance, and her closed eyes displayed purple eyelids. White armor with blue and purple accents covered her body. Underneath her armor was a black suit. White gloves with blue joints covered hands. Thin lines went across her face. In a way, she somewhat resembled a ballerina. She crawled towards Jesse like a spider. He showed no fear at the woman. He instead rolled his eyes and groaned.
"First of all, I told you to not crawl on the walls and floors when guest are here."
"My apologies, but no one told me that someone was going to visit," she informed him. Her mature and serene voice could make anyone calm.
"That's because we weren't expecting anyone. Second of all, why are you even here? I thought you said that you would work today at the headquarters."
"I was planning to, however your father, my creator, asked me to help you two on this frame."
"Wait, were you here the hold time?"
"Yes. I even overheard you talking with your friends over."
"I think it's rude to eavesdrop, but saying that would make me a hypocrite. Wouldn't it, sis?" A deep, masculine, and intimidating voice caught everyone's attention.
A shadow rose from the ground. He took form of a hybrid between an American black bear and a sun bear. His dark fur resembled ashes. The insides of his ears, his muzzle, and his stomach were grey. He wore a tore up, yellow top hat. He had a silver gorget with a yellow bow tie on it. There was an emblem of a bear and a sun on his stomach. On his chest, there were black buttons. His dagger claws and needle teeth glistened in the light. He bit down on his cigar. His ember eyes stared at his sister and Jesse.
"Special Silver Number - 001: Yenndo and Special Silver Number - 002: Ballora, stop listening to my conversation with my friends and scram! This doesn't involve you two at all!"
The brother and sister duo blankly stared at Jesse. They turned to each other and exchanged devious grins to one another. They turned back to Jesse. The look on their faces almost seemed to mock him.
"What are you guys planning?" Jesse asked.
"Oh nothing. Now run along with your little friends while we take over with your father's work." Yenndo pulled out the cigar from his mouth and smoke came out as he spoke.
"What are going to do if I refuse to go?"
"Hey sis, are those Minireenas of yours doing anything right now?" He glanced at Ballora with the most awful grin.
"No. In fact, they'll love to assist you."
Hidden in the ceiling's shadows, orange eyes loomed over Jesse. With the snap of her fingers, small dolls resembling ballerinas dropped onto him. Some climbed on him while other clung onto him. He tried to shake them off, but they hung onto him tightly. The sight of Jesse struggling baffled his friends. Sammy, on the other hand, chuckled a little. Jesse noticed this and snarled back at him, causing Sammy to stop laughing. The Synthetic Hearts face palmed and just wanted all of this to end.
"Get them off of me!" Jesse screamed.
"Oh we'll get them off, but only when you decide to help your friends."
"No way! Roger, get up and help me out," he commanded.
The red fox stretched out his body and woke up. His sight set on his partner trying his best to pull the Minireenas off his face. Roger looked unamused.
"How and why did this happen?"
"Those two over there thought it would be funny if they had the Minireenas hold me down since I wouldn't go on a mission."
"Don't ye love going on missions?"
"Normally I would love to go, but I promised Dad that I would help him today."
"I'm pretty sure yer dad wouldn't mind if ye decide to help yer friends."
"No!"
"Stop acting like a stubborn child and help yer friends out!" Roger nearly screamed.
"Fine," he groaned.
After he said that, the living dolls let go of him and crawled back into the darkness. Jesse's friends and Synthetic Hearts sighed in relief. Roger went to his partner's side as the robotic siblings ran off somewhere. Jesse smiled at them as they left. He knew he couldn't stay mad at them forever. They walked out of the workshop and headed towards the front door. Before they could leave, Yenndo handed something to Jeremy and Charlotte while Ballora handed something to Jesse. Special chips rested in the children's hands. Jeremy and Charlotte's chip looked almost identical, orange and lavender. Jesse's chip, on the other hand, was white and pink. He raised an eyebrow.
"What is this?" he asked.
"I honestly don't know what it is, but my creator wanted me to give it to you," she replied.
He stared at it for a couple of seconds before saying, "It's just like Dad to overdo it. Thank you. I'll see you later." He then fused with Roger and transformed into Foxy.
She smiled and threw a communication device to him. Yenndo threw the same devices at Jeremy and Charlotte. They all caught it with success. They all hooked it up to one of their ears.
"If you need anything, just call me. Yenndo and I will be in the headquarters."
"See you around. Just don't come running to me and start crying on my chest if something bad happens."
They rolled their eyes at him. The only response they got was him putting his cigar back into his mouth and letting out a little chuckle. Jeremy fused with Darko while Charlotte fused with Helen. With that, they turned into Bonnie and Chica. Sammy stared at his brother and friends. He looked down at Goldie. He turned to Foxy, Bonnie, and Chica again.
"Why are you standing like an idiot for? Aren't you going to come?" Foxy seemed annoyed.
Sammy's face lit up like a lightbulb. He fused with Goldie and turned into Fredbear. His eyes were the same greenish-teal Goldie had. After they stepped outside, they nodded at each other and left the scene. The two robotic sibling smiled and headed for the headquarters.
Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, and Fredbear followed the instructions of the place's address. It would have taken them a long time if it wasn't for Fredbear's ability to teleport to any place his heart desired. They stood in front of Freddy. The bear stared down at his friends. He leaned against the building's door. He lifted up his head and pointed his finger up. They looked up and saw the building's sign. It read "Afton Labs" in faded purple letters. They looked back him and nodded. He got off the door and settled his hand the on handle. He turned it, and the door creaked open. The other peeked their heads over Freddy's shoulders. A single, dark room with a dangling light source laid in front of their eyes. The light blue paint slowly peeled off the walls. Dirt and dust covered the black and white tile floor. Broken glass created walking hazards. Pictures in shattered frames rested on walls and the floor. The most noticeable part of the room was a huge, cylinder-shaped elevator right in the dead center. The gang turned their heads to each other with Freddy pointing towards the elevator. They nodded in approval and headed straight for it with Freddy leading them. As they walked in the room, the floor made cracking noises. A mouse zoomed in front of them. Foxy licked his lips and got ready to pounce on it. Freddy gave him a cold glare, just exactly like the one his father would give to most people. Chills crawled up Foxy's spine as Freddy pierced with his soul with those frightening eyes. The mouse ran off, causing Foxy to let out a quiet snarl. He stood back up, letting the gang to continue their path. Once they reached the elevator, Freddy examined it first before getting in. He realized that it contained a lot of space, enough to fit them all in. He stepped inside and gave a thumbs up. They copied his movement, filling up space inside. The door slammed shut after they all got in. Freddy checked his own communication device and then he checked the others. Freddy pressed the button to the lowest floor. The lights constantly stopped working only for them to go on again. A large fan above them created air like it did in old times.
"You have any idea what we do once get in the actual lab?" Chica asked.
"My father gave me a device that should give us some help, but he also said that it's acting a bit weird," Freddy replied.
He took out a strange device. It was a black screen with a yellow frame, a yellow handle, and blue eyes. He turned it on, and a voice from the speaker played.
"Welcome to Afton Labs, whether you read our ads in useless objects or came here as a result of a dare. I'm model five of the Handyman's Robotics and Unit-Repair System, or HandUnit as most people call me. Your new profession includes wonderful things such as challenge, intrigue, and endless janitorial opportunities," the voice said like he was spokesman in a commercial.
"I don't know what you were talking about! HandUnit seems to be working perfectly. In fact, I want to have it after this mission," Bonnie declared.
From the handle, keypad flipped wide open. This caused Freddy to adjust the position of his hand.
"Please enter your name on the keypad, but be careful as you can't change your name later."
The screen flickered a lot, making things harder to see, but Freddy noticed that the maximum amount of characters was four. He decided to type in "Mike". The screen flashed and a loud beeping roared out of the speakers. The first thing to pop up on the screen again was "error" in green words.
"There seems to be an error with your keypad, but I can see what you were trying to type. Let me auto-correct it for you. Give me one moment to decrypt your input," He said and it took only moment before he spoke again, "Welcome: Eggs Benedict."
Freddy slowly turned his head to Bonnie. His face told the whole story. Bonnie tried to give him a reassuring grin and chuckled. It only ended with a fading grin and dying laughter. Bonnie glanced at his boss before looked down at his hands.
"On second thought, you can keep HandUnit."
Freddy rolled his eyes and looked at the walls of the moving elevator. Bonnie and Chica started up a conversation as Foxy and Fredbear played Rock-Paper-Scissors. He took off his hat and focused his eyes on it. He fiddled with it and sighed. He quickly looked at his friends. They were too caught up with their own things. He fixed his eyes back on his hat.
"Afton's boy." That thought echoed in his head over and over again like a broken record.
The cold and sterile atmosphere of the elevator created a hollow, empty inside Freddy even though he was surrounded by his friends. The freezing air pressing against his back certainly wasn't helping him feel comfortable. He looked around the room again and noticed something he didn't see before. It was a torn up poster. He couldn't make out the image, yet he knew it was one his father's robots. In his mind, a blurry figure popped up in his head. It knelled down and lent a hand for younger version of himself as a human. It pulled him up and smiled at him. He smiled back it. That happy memory almost made him forget those repeating words. The world stood still until a loud bang broke Freddy's silence. He placed his hat back on before the others could see him.
"You may open now the elevator doors with that big, bright, red, and extremely obvious button," HandUnit pointed out.
Freddy couldn't see it however. Before he could search for it, Fredbear pressed the button, unlocking the steel door. Freddy finally found the red button on his right side, but everyone had already left. He dashed out of there and sped up ahead his friends. He slowed down his pace as they followed behind him. He led them to a room with three vents and two large windows. The room was dark even though the lights were better than those found in the singular room on the surface or the elevator. Gas tanks were scattered along the walls. Dolls who now only danced in jerky movements sat on top two drawers standing proud like pillars. The two hands of a clock on Freddy's left didn't move.
"You are now in the Primary Control Module. The vent to your left is the Research Center, where scientists from all over the world study and perform experiments on various chemicals or new technology such as the solar-powered dynamo to create the most advanced robots. To your right is the Testing Area, this is where newly-created robots are trained to cooperate with humans and improve on their battle skills. The crawl space in front of you leads to the Main Lab, here scientists build the robots themselves." The recording stopped.
The gang waited patiently for Freddy's orders. He locked his eyes on the pathways and windows. He soon put his focus back on his friends.
"Even though I usually don't say this, I think it's best if we split up. Bonnie and Chica, go to the Research Center. Foxy and Fredbear, see what you can find in the Test Room. I'll examine the Main Lab."
They nodded in agreement. Bonnie and Chica easily squeezed into the vent while Foxy had to push Fredbear inside. As soon as Fredbear was fully inside and was able to crawl, Foxy got on all four and swiftly crawled inside like a real fox. They were all gone, leaving Freddy all alone. He looked down at the Main Lab's vent. He took quick measurements before getting inside. He crouched down and shoved himself inside.
"It seems you're taking quite a long time. Please proceed with more speed and less noise," HandUnit demanded.
Freddy ignored him and continued trying to fix his large body into the small vent. After much struggling, the vent allowed him to fit inside. He crawled quietly and slowly, listening to hear any voices that didn't belong to his gang. He stopped as soon as a quiet clunk was heard. His left eye's colors changed to its endoskeleton form. His red pupil and smaller, white pupil of his bad eye scanned the tiny area for anything suspicious. Nothing was found. He continued his trail. Light shined up ahead. Freddy moved faster than before and reached the other side. He carefully got himself out and set up his feet on the ground. He stretched out his arms and legs. He took deep breaths in and out. His eyes settled on a desk, a panel, and a huge glass window in front of him. Small fans created a breeze that crawled underneath his fur. A doll sat by the panel. He turned on the lights to see if there was anything he should take note of. With the press of a button, the light shined down onto the Main Lab on the other side. Suddenly all the lights turned off.
"There seems to be a power malfunction that cause the lights to stop working. I'll be able to reboot the system, but I'll be offline momentarily during the process. Other various systems will be offline as well such as security doors, vent locks, and oxygen. Please standby as I commence system reboot."
"Shutting off oxygen? Who thought that would be a smart idea? My father hired some weird people alright," Freddy thought.
He waited patiently for the system to work again as a computer's voices announced everything shutting down one by one. His eyes were the source of light in the room. He fiddled with his communication device. He called his friends to check if they were okay. They all had the same answer: yes. He asked quietly to himself if he wanted to make conversation with one of them, but he realized that it would have distracted them from their mission. He turned the device and listened to the thoughts in his head, only ones talking.
"I don't recognize you. Are you new here? No, you can't be. I heard this lab has been shut down for years. Yet this scenario feels familiar to me," A voice suddenly spoke.
Freddy easily picked up that the voice belonged to a girl. She spoke in a monotone way, but her actual voice was genuinely soothing. It erased his worries and his previous thoughts. She sounded like an angel to him.
"It's strange that out of all the places you could go to, you come here. I'm rather curious to know why you would spend your time in this place willingly. Was it curiosity or was it ignorance? Perhaps it was bravery or foolishness?" The voice asked.
"Actually I came here to gather some extra robotic parts and suits for my dad," he answered.
"So you're an errand boy?" She let a snicker.
"I'm more of a heroic mercenary ready to help people with their problems."
"Sure, whatever you say. I just didn't remember that heroes could sound similar to psychotic clowns. Anyway, there is a space under the desk; I'm guessing that a worker or dumb teenager crafted it as some sort of hiding place and it appeared to work for him. You should probably hurry," she recommended.
Logic began stirring up inside of him, causing his to burst out, "Why? I barely know you and now you're already telling me what to do!"
"Keep your voice down! They'll find you if you don't go under the safe desk." He followed her instructions and saw a small door with little holes scattered around.
"You're safe now; just try not to make eye contact with them. If you listen to me, they lose interest and things will be over quicker."
"Okay," he reluctantly said.
He kept his eyes on the holes. He waited for them, whatever they were. His breathing grew quiet like the starry night. He heard tiny footsteps and loud clanging. From the distance, he could make out figures resembling baby dolls coming towards him. They laughed with a strange child-like innocence. One of them peeked a blue eye through a random hole. Freddy didn't have enough time to react and was immediately spotted. The creature frozen in its place for quite some time. He knew why it froze in place. It was finally about to regain its composure.
"Hello in there! ~" the creature greeted in a sing-song tone.
Freddy remained silent. His body stayed stone still. He decided to let the creature make its first move. Seeing that it wasn't getting the reaction it wanted, the creature turned to the others.
"Someone is inside," it claimed.
"Is it the same person?" One of them asked.
"No. It's someone different," it answered.
They giggled among themselves. He could only watch them. Eyes appeared at almost every hole. Freddy dodged their eye sights, but it didn't matter because they knew he was on the other side. A boiling feeling raced in his vein and filled up his mind as he kept repeating his actions.
"We always find a way inside. You're no different from the others who snuck in here."
His mind became foggier with fire by each passing minutes. His blood began to boil now. His burning eyes glared straight at them. His jaws snapped at the creatures. He swung the door open.
"What are you doing? Close the door!" The voice screamed.
"I'm going to give these annoyances a lesson they sure wouldn't forget!" he roared.
He squeezed his body through the door and pushed himself to the other side. His body was able to get through. He stood up, pride and tall, with a monstrous aura. He completely towered over the creatures. For a minute there, he could see the fear in their eyes. The living dolls wore red and black clothes similar to those of the Harlequin. They drew out their wooden swords and charged at him. He dodged each one and threw his Crescent Boomerangs at them. Only some took the hits. The creatures created small, icy orbs from their hands and threw them at Freddy. He took the hits, but they pain barely got to him. The claws on his right forearm extended. He dashed towards them and slashed a few of the creatures. The other he didn't attack crawled onto him. He shook his body and stomp on those trying to drag themselves away. Other crawled back onto him and bit him. He only growled at them at they continued to bite him. One got on his face. He grabbed it and threw it across the room. He tried to shake the others off, but they held a tight grip on him. He took off his hat to see what chip could help him. The first one to catch his eyes was the white and purple chip his father gave him. He took it out and placed in it in his slot. A strange feeling took over his body. Soon after the feeling disappeared, he changed. His white and purple fur shined in darkness. He stared at his right hand's new buster gun that resembled Bonnie if he was blue. He charged it and let out a shot at one of them. He shot the others with his energy bullets. They fell one by one. Freddy was finally able to get a breath. Before he could even blink, more of those creatures appeared.
"Aw great! Just what I need," he shouted in frustration.
He aimed his shots at them, but they dodged them and lunged right at him. Before they could grasp their hands onto him, something slashed of them. The figure was too blurry for him to make out. It went into the shadows and locked its eyes on the creatures. Their body began to shake as they looked right into its eyes Freddy couldn't see.
"She's here! We have to leave now!" One of them commanded.
Most of them ran off to somewhere unknown. Only one stood in front of Freddy. It grinned and chuckled. He raised an eyebrow at the giggling creature.
"We'll see you again soon and when we do, I'll make sure you don't leave here alive! ~" it chuckled.
Before it could run off with the others, Freddy shot it. It collapsed to the ground and dragged itself away. He changed back to normal and grabbed the chip. After placing it back in his hat, Freddy turned around in the direction heavy breathing came from. He slowly walked toward to, but he left enough room between them.
"Thank you for helping out back there. You certainly were able to ward them away," he complemented.
"Why did you disobey my instructions?" Her voice had a hint of anger hiding inside.
"I wasn't going to let those things taunt and torment me! They were also in the way of my objection. How else was I supposed to get rid of them?" He let out his anger.
"I suppose you have a reasonable point. Maybe next time you shouldn't ask so reckless," she suggested.
"Why are you helping me?" he asked.
"You remind me of someone dear to me, someone I couldn't save. I want to atone for my sins," she stated.
His ears perked up and rain clouds covered his heart. His eyes looked at the floor. He wanted to ask more, but he decided it may not be the best time to pester her with questions like that. He looked back at the shadow.
"Isn't your name Eggs Benedict?" she joked.
"No! How did you even heard that?"
"Your guide," sarcasm positively dripped from her tone, "had turned on the speakers for everything to hear."
Freddy took out HandUnit and gave him a mean look. He was so tempted to throw it at a wall or crush it with his hands. He realized that his father might get mad at him and that his father could fix the helper robot later.
"When your guide comes back on, he will tell you that he was unsuccessful and that you must fix the system manually. You'll have to go to the Breaker Room, which can be accessed by going in the Research Center."
"How do you know all of this?"
"I know this lab very well. I would know these kinds things by now."
"Anyway, I never gave you my name. It's Fre-"
"William Afton's son, Michael Afton. Of course, I heard of you."
"My name in this form is Freddy Fazbear and I would prefer to be called that. You can just call me Freddy."
"My name is . . . Victoria," she said, putting much thoughts into her words.
Freddy gulped for that name belonged to he once knew. Before he could ask her more questions, HandUnit instantly turned back on and explained that he couldn't reboot the system. He talked about the things Victoria already revealed to him. After he stopped talking, Freddy turned on his communication device. He called Bonnie and Chica, telling them about the Breaker Room and how it can bring the lights back. Soon afterwards, the power returned as the lights and ventilation systems turn on. Before hanging up, Bonnie and Chica told him that they obtained some parts. After they hung up, Foxy and Fredbear contacted Freddy to tell him that found some parts. Foxy also told Freddy that Ballora was trying to contact him and how someone interfered with their connection.
"Tell her that I'm okay. I'll meet you guys at the Headquarters tomorrow. I need to rest a bit."
"Alright," Foxy said, annoyed, and then hung up.
Freddy started to walk away. He quickly turned his at Victoria, who was just staring at him. They set their sights on each other for a moment. He could now she her in her entirety. Most of her body was covered by a dirty, tattered, brown cape. The skin that could be seen was tan. Her red hair was tied up in pigtails. She had silver pieces of metal instead of ear. A white mask covered part of her face. Her emerald green eyes focused on his scar and his bad eye. Her facial expression didn't show fear but rather pity for the Synthetic Master. Though she had to look up at him, she was surprisingly tall with her only 4 inches shorter than him. For whatever, there was a glimpse of familiarity in her eyes. She was about to leave until he walked back to her and tapped her shoulder. She turned around and saw that he held his hand out. Confusion covered her face though a part of her cape covered her mouth.
"What are you doing?" she asked
"I want you help you atone for all the bad things you done, at least that's what you implied."
"Help me?"
"Yeah. If you joined my gang, you can become a hero and all the good things you could do will outweigh the bad. What do say?"
One of her hands, a white glove with red lines similar to joints, reached for his hand. They shook their hands in agreement. He smiled, and he could tell that she smiled underneath the cloth.
"It seems rather brainless to be so trusting of me so fast, but I'll admit that you're pretty kind," she stated.
"It's just my way of saying thank you. C'mon, let's go to my house so we can rest up for tomorrow." She nodded and the two left.
It was already nine o'clock when they arrived. As soon as they stepped into the house, Freddy defused. Mike and Fazzie now stood. Victoria didn't seem shocked. She glanced at Fazzie before settling her eyes on Mike's scar and bad eye. She had that look of pity on her again. Fazzie, just noticing Victoria, pointed at her. Her attention instantly went back to the robotic bear.
"Who's this?" Fazzie asked Mike.
"This is Victoria. Victoria, this is my Synthetic Heart. His name is Fazzie. Victoria is going to stay here for some time. While I put on my pajamas, I want you guys to get to know each other," he said with much enthusiasm.
He left the living room, leaving Fazzie and Victoria alone. Fazzie stared at her with distrust. He shook it off, but he still didn't feel comfortable around her. She was unfazed by Fazzie's actions. In fact, it appeared like she expected it. She towered over Fazzie as if she was the Empire State Building and he was a human. Her face showed no malice, but it didn't show joy either. The room remained silent until Mike came back in his pajamas.
"I'm going to bed. I really need to rest my body. I'll see you two in the morning," Mike stated.
Fazzie ran up next to Mike and pulled the legs of his pants. He placed his partner on a shoulder.
"Can I please come with you? I don't really like being alone with her."
"Sure. I understand that you don't care for her company, but you just need time to adjust."
The two walked upstairs. She looked at them until she couldn't see them anymore. She soon grabbed a book from a bookcase and sat on the velvet couch before she started to read. Time passed quickly with each turn of page. It was already twelve o'clock when she finished. She placed on the coffee table. She lifted herself off the couch and walked upstairs. Her fingers traveled up the railings. Her eyes followed along. Her hand went back her cape once the rail stopped. She glanced at each room until she found Mike's room. She quickly stepped into the room and walked towards Mike. He slept so peacefully. She took out one of her hands and stroked his hair.
"You haven't changed at all, Michael."
She removed her hand from his hair and grabbed a silver pocket watch with her other hand. She stared at it and turned it around. There was writing on the back. She turned it back around and opened it up and gazed at a picture. It was greatly torn, but she knew what the images were. She placed it away and walked away from him. Before she left, she looked at him one last time.
She muttered under her breath, "But things are different now."
Author's Note: Chapter one was somewhat difficult to write, but I really enjoyed making it. Most of the important characters for this particular story have been introduced though we have a few more to go. I also decided to have less action this chapter chapter to show more the character, aspects of their personalities, and hidden secrets. More will be revealed as this story continues. On to character designs! Ennard was original going to look like Gamma from Mega Man 3 (especially the Gigamix version). I then changed the design to look more like General from Mega Man X4. The final design is based much more heavily on the canon design, but you can still see some of the Gamma/General inspiration. Ballora was the hardest to do, but I eventually settled on based her canon self, Top Man, and the armor designs from the Mega Man Legends series. Yenndo was the easiest to design and you can tell what character he also is. The last important thing I want to say is that Victoria will be very, very important. Now with that out of the way, I hope I'll see you all soon!