Five Night's at Penny's: Night Two

Blake had to go back there, back to that damned place, to watch those damn machines, to pray that the footsteps she heard was in her head and not outside the door, to hopelessly watch as power drained from the office's battery- the only thing keeping her safe from them.

So, with shaking hands and a heavy heart did she dress up in her uniform, place her hat on and made sure to tuck her ears in. She told Weiss to try and find some background on the place, told her to be safe and that if anything went wrong...to never go there.

Blake had to go back, she had to find out why her friends where so brutally murdered, why those machines looked so much like them-even acted like them in some cases- and to try and find peace for her and Weiss.

She had to go back to hear Yang's voice...

She had to go back for Yang.

/Oh! Oh, hey there! If you're hearing this then that means you made it past your first night! Congratz there! But hey, I won't keep ya for long cuz our friends get a little more active at night, so I'd be checking those cameras as I'm talking to ya.../

Blake's eyes widen before she snapped her head down to look at the security screen, fingers clicking each room as her sharp eyes scanned it. She could see Nora in the dinning area, just standing there and...and looking back at her.

She was already feeling on edge.

/...but besides that, I'd keep an eye on the curtain in Pirate's Cove. Ruby is very special and rather shy, so she doesn't move if the camera is on. Heh heh, she's always been an awkward little thing, but she's...she's really something else...I-I gotta go, good luck!/

Yang was crying? Oh, but...she was talking about Ruby so that's understandable...but...is Ruby really behind the curtain? Nothing makes sense here! Why do these animatronics look so much like my friends?! Why are they trying to kill me?! Kill Yang! Can't they see that it's us?!

Blake glanced but down at the camera screen, seeing Nora still standing in the dinning area but with Velvet now with her. It seemed that Penny had yet to move at all and now for Pirate Cove-

Someone was peeking out from behind the curtain! They were just...staring at the camera, as if they could tell she was watching, and they hated it.

Her heart had stopped, her blood ran cold, her breath stuck in her throat...She'd know that face anywhere, even if half of it was covered by a broken fox mask. It was indeed Ruby, the single silver eye reflecting light like a mirror, the other eye covered by an eye patch. She had become the character she loved the most, the silly fox pirate, who was cleverly witty and secretly shy yet brave enough to gather a crew and venture the high seas...even if he failed to find any treasure.

Now, all Blake could see was a shell of the former girl that she thought of as a little sister...and that hurt more then anything.

She had to look away, had to put the camera down and seal her eyes shut to try and force the image of the little redhead out of her memory-

But they wouldn't grant her rest.

She could hear something keeping from the right side, and flipping on the lights did she now see Nora at the window, mouth open and eyes blankly staring at her. Blake quickly closed the door, turning to check the left side just in time to see Velvet peering in.

Blake stood there, both doors closed, lights off save for the one that lit the office. She could feel both of their stares on her, burning and relentless. And she'd swear- swear- that she could hear the words 'It's me' ring through her ears.

Do they know who I am? Can they see me? Really see me? I couldn't have been hearing things, not their voices, not that clearly...Oh God, Ruby!

Blake quickly reached out for her scroll, flipping it to Pirate's Cove and sobbed when she saw that Ruby was out from the curtain, stopped mid run, like that silly coyote she loved so much would do. With a shaking hand did she check the other rooms, Nora and Velvet gone to the backstage and kitchen respectively, and Penny still on stage, though she had now turned to look at the camera.

She opened the doors, swallowed the bile that rose to the back of her throat, took a deep breath, played Yang's message over and over again, and checked her cameras. Velvet had hummed her way to the storage room, Nora was the rest room hallway, and Ruby was...

'It's Me.'

"Fuck!" Blake gasped, tears rolling down her cheeks.

'Thud, thud, thud, thud.'

Blake knew that sound, someone was running, and she had just managed to flip the camera to the west wing hall, just in time to see Ruby sprinting down it, her hooked hand raised and eyepatch lifted up, showing nothing more then an empty socket.

It was only her quick reflexes that saved her, closing the door just in time to hear Ruby pound on it.

'Bla-zzzt-ke...it's me.'

She couldn't take it! It was only now three! She was only now half way through and somehow, Ruby had stolen a jolt of power from the battery! Blake was overwhelmed, she was emotionally beat and was just ready to scream her lungs out in anguish when the oddest thing happened...

Yang's message played again.

Blake had not pressed the button, had not even been close to it, yet hear it was, playing for her to hear all over again. And somehow...somehow Yang's voice made her feel better, reminded her that she was here for a reason. Blake calmly looked down at the fed, saw that Ruby had not shown back up, that Velvet was standing in the hallway, and that Nora was back in the dinning area.

They had...backed off? But why? Or maybe...they're just moving around randomly? I can't think straight anymore. I just want to go home, I want to go home and look back at my pictures and close my eyes. I want to just leave so bad but...I want answers more.

Time seemed to just flow by now, not fast, not slow, just seemed to waste away as Blake kept up with her friends. Nora and Velvet showed up a few more times, and Ruby, though only peering from behind the curtain, looked different...sadder...

Blake blamed it on her tired eyes.

And the tune she was now humming thanks to her bunny friend.

When six rolled around, Blake was again shocked by how the atmosphere just seemed to be lifted from this place. There had to be a reason for it...had to be a reason for all of this...

She just needed to figure out what.

Driving home, Blake knew that she'd find Weiss there and deep down, she dreaded that if only for one small reason...she'd have to tell her that she found Ruby. She'd have to tell Weiss, the girl that had no friends until Ruby, what the younger girl had become.

It would break Weiss apart, shatter her like glass against a bullet. Ruby was so special to her,far more the a best friend- far more then any friend- Weiss felt that she owed Ruby something for bringing her out of her icy shell, for being her best and for a while...only friend.

Parking her car, Blake gave out a deep sigh when she saw Weiss waiting for her through her living room window, the heiress looking back at her with those pale blue eyes -like ice- Ruby had called them -but they're warm on the inside- she would quickly say.

After what Blake was going to tell Weiss, she feared that the warmth Ruby had seen there would be washed away by tears.

Every step closer she drew to her house brought that fear to life, made her heart beat faster until it was just one, numb sensation. Opening the door and seeing Weiss sitting on the couch, eyes puffy and swollen from either crying or staring at her monitor for too long, made the beating organ nearly stop.

"Weiss...I..." Blake started, kicking off her shoes and throwing the hat onto a nearby dresser before she sat down beside the other on the old couch. "...They were really active tonight."

"Are you okay, Blake? You seem far more drained then I've ever seen you." Weiss asked, gently placing a hand upon Blake's own clammy ones.

"They were...Everything is just so much, so fast and I..." She was breathless, looking at Weiss' curious and worried filled eyes, but she had to tell her, she had to. "I found Ruby."

Blake could see the emotions in Weiss' eyes flicker, could see tears start to form at the corners of those tired eyes, and see the heart crumble inside the small chest. For now they both knew Ruby was dangerous now- an enemy- and furthermore, she was not at peace.

It was a tiring night, holding onto each other, crying and sobbing. They were both too hysterical in their despairs to try and form any sort of sound, Weiss was in such a horrid state that at one point Blake was concerned that she would hyperventilate, but they both passed out on the couch before that happened.

And Blake would dream this night, dream of silver eyes and the words...

'It's...Me.'.

A/N: Hi there! So this piece...I should really change my password on my account cause my sis posted this when I wasn't to sure about it. I was there when she did it this time though, but I couldn't stop her from doing so. Anyway, I figured since it was October~ and the some people did like it, that I would continue it. I do enjoy writing it, I feel as though it gives me a chance by spooky and set the scene and mood.

So here is the second night, but what will happen on the third? And why is Ruby stealing power from the battery? Only she and I know and maybe...if you survive until then...you'll find out too~