Exploration and Training

Then next day, all of the animatronics were dead asleep from how much energy they wasted overusing their powers. Almost all of them were snoring loudly. Nothing could be seen or heard from Bon Bon while the other three girls were quieter. Freddy, Teddy, Bonnie, and Foxy were snoring incredibly loud. Freddy's was probably the most understandable, he did run practically the entire town before he came back to the restaurant. Mike, Thomas, Rick, and Crystal were fast asleep in the restaurant as well. Goldy attempted to sleep while using his zero gravity powers but it resulted in exactly what Blu assumed it would, a large bump on Goldy's head. The restaurant was closed today so the animatronics could rest as much as they wanted to, until Thomas came up with this weird idea.

"WAKE UP, Y'ALL!" He shouted. Bon Bon's bubble popped at the sudden, rude awakening. Bon Bon sat up and glared at Thomas for a moment.

"What was that, Thomas!?" Bonnie yelled.

"Shut up! I don't want no lip!" Thomas retorted. "Welcome to superhero boot camp!"

"The fuck?" Rick muttered.

"Nope." Bon Bon muttered and went back to sleep.

"Nope is not an answer!" Thomas shouted. "You all do not have a choice in that matter, you will be doing this against your own will if you must!"

"Thomas, what are you talking about?" Freddy muttered.

"You heard what 'ah said maggot! Now all of ya stand up, now!" Thomas exclaimed in a weird imitation of a cartoon military accent. Of course, none of the animatronics listened to the teen. So, Thomas created a little device just for this. He gave ear plugs to Mike, Rick, and Crystal before placing a few in his own ears. He then took out a miniature pocket sized box. He pressed the red button on the top that emitted a high pitch sound that could make someone go deaf.

"Aaaahhh!" The animatronics groaned in unison covering their ears.

"Now, as 'ah said, get up on your feet!" Thomas repeated.

"And you're being incredibly rude! Some of us are still tired!" Bon Bon snapped.

"That' is not important! It is time for your trainin'!" Thomas yelled.

"Trainin'? Wha' trainin'?" Foxy asked.

"Get up and find out!" Thomas yelled, "Unless you want to hear the box again."

"No you won't, dear." Bon Bon snapped as a whip of ice and smacked the box towards herself. "I have it now."

"You have one of them. I have more. Rule number six of inventing: Always make backups. " Thomas said.

"Dude! Just stop!" Blu shouted.

"NO! YOU GUYS ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF YOUR POWERS YET AND YOU WILL GAIN CONTROL! NOT BY PLAYING AROUND WITH THEM!"

"Hey guys! I have an idea to shut him up." Goldy said.

"Depends on what it is." Roxy muttered, rubbing her ears.

"It's simple. Bon Bon, make a sheet of ice and put it over his mouth." Goldy suggested.

Bon Bon grinned, Gladly."

"Don't you dare!" Thomas ordered. Bon Bon shot ice at Thomas, he whipped out a gloved hand and the ice shattered with a flare of green light, everyone stared.

"You told us to train. You never gave us specific instructions, sweetie." Bon Bon told him.

"You want specific instructions? Fine. I want you all to get off your lazy asses and use your powers in productive ways that will assist you in gaining more control over it!" Thomas commanded, "After all, I would know how that works."

"Do we have to? I mean, we're so tired!" Goldy whined.

"You wouldn't be tired if you wasted all that energy last night. And that's another thing why this is necessary, it will build up your stamina." Thomas said.

"You know, I'm starting to agree with Thomas here." Freddy said, "But how do you know so much about this stuff, anyway?"

"Of course you would agree with him." Bonnie grumbled. Everyone seemed to ignore the bunny, who moaned in annoyance.

Thomas sighed and put his hands to his face, "Well, let's hope Shadow doesn't come and slit my throat in the middle of the night now."

"Who?" Freddy inquired. Thomas quietly pulled his other hand out of his coat pocket and grabbed the matching glove. He slid it on and connected a plug to cause it to glow green and hum with power.

"My name is Thomas Guy Moore, but to citizens of Chicago, I was once known as-" He took off his jacket to reveal his black "Vigilantes" shirt, "Soundwave of the Vigilante Squad."

There was silence, "The what?" Bonnie called.

The teen grumbled to his self for a second, "We were like the local Avengers or the Justice League." Everyone continued to stare blankly, "WE WERE SUPERHEROES!"

Rick burst into laughter, "Yeah, right." Thomas proceeded to shoot a bolt of energy and singe a party hat into ash. Rick's jaw dropped.

Thomas leaned back and gave the ceiling the finger, "Screw the continuity!"

Crystal shook her head, "Your file said nothing about that." Thomas looked at her wide-eyed.

"You hacked into Gadget's database to read about me? Ouch…" He muttered.

"This whole thing you did with the French was explained to me, but this," She motioned to Thomas who proceeded to put on green-tinged glasses and headphones, "Is obscene."

"I'll explain MD's role in this later, but yes, I know, but I've been planning for this one day." He turned to Goldy, "I almost zapped you the first time you showed yourself to us, but I'm sorry about that." The golden bear just nodded, still shocked at this reveal.

"So," Freddy said, bringing the conversation back together, "You were in a group of heroes."

Thomas nodded, "Yes, me and Shadow, the best fighter in the history of man, Merc, a Russian-" He paused to clear his throat, "Operative. Um, and there was Element, who could control nature, no joke."

"Right, so Batman, the Avatar, your stereotypical Russian soldier, and weaponized Skrillex? Is anyone else not buying this?" Rick asked, Thomas raised his glove, but Mike stopped him.

"Rick, by now, there is no need to question anything we see. After all, with the mystery behind the animatronics, this is quite normal." Mike stated.

The other guard sighed, "Whatever, man."

Thomas sighed, "Well, anyway, with the police not very keen with our actions, we kept hidden. One day, a gang known as the Faction killed Merc," He paused to grit his teeth, "Element ran off, and I've been in contact with Shadow, well, somewhat. He's the one who helped me pay off your initial organ upgrade; or, for those of you counting, version '3.0'. But back to the point, you guys are gonna train."

"But we're all sooo tired!" Chira whined.

"Yeah but, we sort of did that to ourselves." Teddy added. "Come on everyone. If we do this quickly we can get back to sleeping."

"Y'all are so lazy." Thomas muttered. Bonnie flipped the teen off. The technician blasted another bolt of sound energy that Bonnie forced apart with his powers.

"Ha, I win!" Bonnie cried.

"Not necessarily, you forget I practically know all of your inner workings. Thomas reminded him. The purple bunny's ears flopped at the thought.

"Look, us girls need our beauty sleep, hun, or else we'll look horrible." Bon Bon said.

"You're animatronics. You're not gonna change that much." Thomas deadpanned.

"I don't care! I still need my beauty sleep." Bon Bon retorted.

"No, you don't! Well, maybe you do, I dunno. But look, you had plenty of sleep already! And if you guys do this quickly, you get back to sleeping!"

"That's what I said." Teddy murmured.

"Eeeeeehhhhh!" Goldy whined rolling around on top of the show stage.

"But you have enough energy to do that, huh?" Thomas growled. Bon Bon glared at Thomas and picked Goldy up with her ice ability.

"Why?" Goldy asked.

"Why what, hun?" Bon Bon asked, not looking away from Thomas.

"Why are you picking me up with your ice?" Goldy asked specifically.

"Because Thomas won't stop and let us actually learn this all on our own time." Bon Bon said as the ice set Goldy on his feet.

"Yeah, okay. Tommy!" Goldy shouted.

"What?"

"Leave us alone. We want to rest, we'll train later." Goldy said.

"You know what, whatever." Thomas grumbled, waving his hand dismissively, sending a bolt to slice another party hat evenly in two. "You guys do whatever you want."

"Thank you!" Goldy beamed. The animatronics then went back to sleep. After a few more hours of sleeping, Thomas had the animatronics finally train. Because of their destructive power, Thomas decided he would take the animatronics to an abandoned warehouse just outside of town.

"Okay, so here is what we are going to do." Thomas began. "I'm gonna have you spar each other one by one."

"Dude, you watch too much Dragon Ball Z." Bonnie muttered.

"Yeah, well warehouses give me the creeps now." The teen muttered, shivering. Bad memories resurfacing.

"What?" The girls asked.

"Just, forget it." Bonnie said.

"Yeah, I watch a little too much DBZ. But the point is, I want you guys to fight each other. And I want you to fight your opposites too."

"Alright. So… Who'll be facing who?" Roxy questioned.

"Uh let's see. Roxy, you have telepathy, so you fight Goldy." Thomas said. Roxy nodded.

"I guess I'll be fighting Foxy." Bon Bon assumed.

"You're exactly right." Thomas beamed. "Freddy, you're super speed so you'd fight… Bonnie."

"Figures." Freddy muttered.

"You scared, bruh?" Bonnie asked with a mischievous grin. Freddy just shook his head.

"Chica, you face Teddy. And Chira, you face Blu." The animatronics nodded and stood beside their opponents.

"For once, I'm going to have fun with stuff like this." Thomas whispered as he sat down in a lawn chair he brought with him, "Round one, fight!" Goldy and Roxy then took their fighting positions. Even though he was about to fight someone, Goldy still had a large smile on his face. Roxy looked calm as ever, not even worried. Goldy looked to his left and then to his right before he charged head on toward the pink and white fox. Roxy pushed Goldy back with anything loose. Goldy yelped and slammed into the wall behind him, along with the flying debris.

"Ow…" Goldy muttered in pain. Bonnie bursted out into laughter.

"You suck, Goldy!" He yelled. Bon Bon slapped Bonnie.

"Don't laugh at him!" Bon Bon scolded. Bonnie rubbed his cheek. Goldy winced as he stood back up.

"I'm not done yet. It's only begun." The gold bear said.

"I'm still just warming up." Roxy spoke.

"I haven't even started doing that!" Goldy taunted.

"Just shut up and fight!" Thomas yelled. "I want to get to the good stuff." Goldy scowled slightly and charged Roxy again, preparing himself this time. Roxy tried a different approach and made the debris come down from all angles. Goldy grinned and stopped all of the debris from moving, they just floated, losing all of their momentum.

"What's the point of using telepathy if there is no gravity to move it~?" Goldy asked the pink and white fox.

"Heh, Goldy's actually thinking." Blu muttered. Roxy closed her eyes.

"That was telekinesis. I'm just barely starting."

"Same here!" Goldy yelled as he launched all of the debris toward Roxy. The pink and white fox stopped the objects before they could make their mark.

"Wow, their powers are very similar." Teddy said in a very observing manner.

Freddy nodded in agreement, "I wonder how this fight will end." Roxy charged Goldy and touched his forehead.

"Don't think I'm out yet. I've still got tricks." Roxy said. Goldy flinched and attempted to duck. Roxy grinned slightly. "Waking Nightmares."

"Huh?" Goldy uttered. Suddenly, Goldy went limp as he stood still, right in front of Roxy.

"Wha' jus' happen'?" Foxy asked.

Roxy stepped back, "I think this fight has been concluded."

"What did you do to him?" Freddy asked.

"Just made him live his worst nightmare. It won't last, I'm sure, but the skill and the after effects." Roxy said.

"His… worst… nightmares?" Teddy repeated.

"Something deep in his subconscious that he doesn't know he fears. Through means of contact I can present it to the conscious mind and make them live it even when awake." Roxy explained.

"Wow… that's crazy but cool at the same time." Bonnie said.

"Well, can you wake him up?" Freddy asked. "Please? Don't do that to him, he won't be able to sleep for weeks."

"Already done and the effects should not last more than a few minutes, if that, before leaving his mind completely." Roxy said. Goldy's eyes returned to their original bright red color as he blinked a couple of times.

Freddy walked up to his brother worriedly, "Goldy? Are you alright?" Goldy looked at Freddy blankly at first until tears started to come to his eyes. "Wh-why are you crying?"

"F-f-Freddy…" Goldy muttered. Bon Bon ran over to Goldy and Freddy.

"Are you alright, sweetie?" Bon Bon asked softly.

Goldy's bottom lip started to quiver, "B-b-b-Bon B-Bon…"

"Why are you cry- why is he crying!?" Freddy shouted worriedly.

Bon Bon hugged Goldy, "Shh, shh… It's okay, honey." Goldy began to bawl heavily as he hugged Bon Bon back. Freddy frowned.

"Please don't do that to him again." He pleaded to Roxy.

"It was a one time thing." Roxy said and walked away.

"Okay, let's make sure of that." Freddy replied with a nod. Goldy continued to cry for a few moments as Bon Bon comforted him until his nightmares were purged from his memories.

"Roxy wins, 'Brutality'! Well, that was eventful!" Thomas exclaimed. "Alright, who's next?"

"I guess I'll go." Bon Bon said.

"Alright, Foxy step on up." Thomas beamed. Foxy walked by Bon Bon with a quiet sigh.

"I ain' goin' ta take it easy on ya jus' cause yer a lass, alrigh'." Foxy told the female blue bunny.

"I don't care, hun." Bon Bon said. Foxy chuckled.

"Alright! Round two, fight!" Thomas exclaimed. Foxy immediately made the first attack and shot a fireball at Bon Bon. Bon Bon launched herself into the air as she threw a couple of ice blades at Foxy.

Foxy ran under the blades and jumped into the air beside Bon Bon, "Yer mine, lass." Bon Bon reacted through lashes of thin wisps of ice that packed a surprising punch. Foxy grunted as he fell back to the ground. He impaled the wall beside him with his hook to stop himself. He growled quietly as he glared at the female blue bunny. Bon Bon somehow was able to stay in the air but looked utterly terrified. Foxy smirked and shot another fireball at her. The red fox then ran right beneath Bon Bon to shoot another fireball, only to jump above her and make a fire wall.

"Ge' aroun' tha'!" Bon Bon shielded herself and grabbed Foxy with a wisp of ice and threw him away. Foxy growled and landed back on the ground. "Th' lass don' know when ta give up." Large pillars of ice grew from the ground and came down on top of Foxy. Foxy's ears fell flat against his head as he watched the pillars come crashing down toward him. He panicked and suddenly blew fire out of his mouth, melting the ice before it made contact.

"That is one lucky fox." Blu commented. Another pillar of ice hit Foxy in the side. Foxy jumped and groaned. Foxy leaped at Bon Bon and tackled her to the ground and blew a small flame toward the ice pillar in her hand to melt it.

"Yer done, lass." He told her. Bon Bon was far too terrified to speak. Goldy folded his arms and looked away, grumbling.

"Welp, Foxy wins! 'Forfeit'!" Thomas shouted. Bon Bon hurried to the sidelines and encased herself in a bubble. Foxy proudly walked to the sidelines with a pompous grin across his snout.

"Ye ma' Gol'?" Foxy asked the gold bear. Goldy replied by lifting the red fox in the air and slamming into the floor.

"Oops, my hands slipped." Goldy grumbled.

"Alright, who we got up next?" Thomas asked, trying to ignore the commotion.

"I want to go next." Blu said.

"Okay. That means you too. Chira." Thomas told the chicken.

"Okie dokie~!" Chira said cheerfully. Blu looked at the ice that Bon Bon had left around the room and melted it so he could use it.

"Well, I know who my partner in battle will be." Blu beamed. Chira stood in her place, still cheerful.

"Okay, get ready, Round three, and fight!" Thomas yelled.

"You make the first move, sweetheart." Blu said. Chira giggled and shot a bolt of lightning at Blu. Blu easily dodge the bolt and picked up the water on the ground and forcefully threw it in Chira's direction. Chira giggled and sent a bolt of electricity through the water and at Blu. Blu's eyes widened as the electricity flew through the water and struck him in less than a second. Blu fell to the ground, fried.

"O-ooww…." he moaned.

"That was quick!" Bonnie laughed.

"Hehe~! I win!" Chira cheered.

"That you do, Chira wins, 'Brutality'." Thomas affirmed. "That just leaves Freddy and Bonnie, and Teddy and Chica."

"Let us go first," Teddy said. "Freddy and Bonnie's fight will conclude rather quickly."

"Screw you!" Bonnie shouted. Teddy chuckled and walked to the middle of the room. Chica follows.

"Alright, no countdown is necessary Thomas. Let's go, Chica." Teddy beamed.

Thomas beatboxed a quick tune, "Go for broke!" He then began singing a battle song to himself.

"Alright!" Chica agreed and immediately launched a boulder at Teddy. Teddy jumped up into the air with ease and blasted a gust of wind toward Chica. Chica shielded herself with rocks. Teddy landed back on the ground and blasted another gust of wind toward the chicken before swinging his arm in a slicing motion to create a thin air blast. Chica rolled out of the way and made armor out of the rocks. Teddy was a bit surprised by this feat, and was taken back a bit. The light brown bear dashed toward Chica, head on. Chica prepared for Teddy's attack. Teddy grinned and held the palm of his hand right in Chica's face and blasted an extremely heavy gust of air, blowing the chicken away.

"Teddy! Don't kill her!" Freddy shouted. Teddy flinched and stood still with his hands by his side. Chica stood up and dusted herself off.

"I'm okay!" Chica said.

"I'm sorry. Forgive me, I think I went a little overboard." Teddy apologized, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.

"It's fine! It' was a good fight." Chica said.

"I agree. That was quite fun." Teddy beamed.

"Dang… these guys are strong, would give Element a run for his money!" Thomas thought. "Alright, just Freddy and Bonnie left." He announced. Freddy rolled his eyes and walked to the center of the room. Bonnie grinned deviously at the brown bear.

"Ready to lose, Freddy?" Bonnie asked him. Freddy didn't even bother to answer. "Aww, is Freddy-bear scared?"

"Look, keep your mouth shut, Bonnie. You're about to get your butt handed to you." Freddy replied sternly.

"Oh look, mister education is talkin' smack!" Bonnie teased. "I hope you have the skill to back it up, Fredbear."

"Please shut up, your voice is irritating me." Freddy muttered.

"Well, how about I make it louder?" Bonnie asked putting his hands in front of his mouth. Freddy glared at the purple bunny.

"Alright guys, that's enough. Round four, fight!" Thomas exclaimed.

"Gladly." Freddy growled before he disappeared in blinding speed. Bonnie lost Freddy almost instantly, he frantically looked for him. The purple bunny turned around only to be punched right in the face. Bonnie flew backwards into a wall, cracking it. "I told you."

"The fight's not over yet, dumbass." Bonnie growled.

"Yeah, yet." Freddy muttered. Bonnie dislodged himself from the wall and landed on his feet.

"My turn~!" Bonnie shouted before he clapped his hands together which emitted a loud high tone sound. The sound was so high pitched, it froze Freddy right where he stood. Bonnie laughed and charged Freddy. Freddy covered his ears in pain. Bonnie slid under Freddy and kicked him in his groin.

"Wh-why?" Freddy groaned, falling to his knees. Bonnie stood up and rested his elbow on Freddy's head.

"Guess the head down there isn't as tough as the head up here, huh?" Bonnie teased.

"Shut up…" Freddy muttered. The bear grabbed Bonnie's arm and threw him in front of himself and uppercutted him. He met Bonnie in the air with a barrage of punches and kicks to only slam him back onto the ground. "There, now stay down."

"Ugh…" Was all Bonnie could choke out.

"Damn… the winner is Freddy, 'Brutality'!" Thomas said.

Crystal clapped, "That was something, alright."

"You guys are awesome! And this is only your first time training!" Thomas added.

"Can we go take it out on bad guys now?" Bonnie asked.

"What bad guys? There are only humans who steal and stuff and other cliche crap." Blu said.

"True…" Roxy muttered.

"Well, isn't that how every superhero starts out? I mean, we gotta start somewhere right?" Bonnie asked.

"Very true, the Vigilantes and I started quite small when we first me up. After that is when serious stuff went down." Thomas clarified.

"Exactly. Have to start small." Bon Bon said, looking out of her bubble.

"I guess you're right." Blu muttered.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go kick some asses!" Bonnie shouted.

"Calm down, hun." Bon Bon said, leaving her bubble.

"What do you say, Thomas?" Freddy asked. "Do you mind?"

"Though I would like to caution to be careful, as always; not like you guys can screw up as badly as I did when I started up. Well, of course! Go ahead! You are superheros for a reason! Do you, boo boo!" Thomas shouted.

"Don' say tha' again, lad. Tha' was wier'." Foxy said. Thomas chuckled and nodded. The animatronics then left the abandoned warehouse to look for anything wrong that might be going on.

"I'm sure they can do this." Thomas said to Crystal. "I mean, they are already so strong."

"And, the best part, they have each other." Crystal replied. Thomas nodded in agreement

"By the way, how would they fare in a real fight? Would you say that you could take them?" Crystal asked with a teasing glint in her eye.

Thomas chuckled nervously, "To the death? That depends because it all involves me using my gloves to break through their defenses and then using technician skills to dismantle them. I would carry an EMP on me, but that would disable my equipment as well. As I told Bonnie, even if you counter me, the animatronics are something that I helped build and I know their inner workings, I would just need to outmaneuver them." He pushed a button on his glasses causing it to beep.

"Taking notes?" Crystal deduced.

"Of course," Thomas responded, "Just in case things go bad. I may be naive, but I'm not stupid. Besides, with my training with Element, I've already learned how most of them fight."

"Can people like you say really exist?" Crystal whispered.

"I found it absurd, too," Thomas admitted, "But for us, we've seen these ever changing, rapidly evolving, sentient machines. If anything, intelligence and power like theirs should be feared."

"Do you fear them?" Crystal asked.

The male technician was silent for a moment, "Sometimes, I've felt their grip. They could snap my wrist, and I'll be honest, I've gone into extreme paranoia that Gadget installed some hidden code that I wasn't aware of, that I couldn't find. It was like this code would activate and they would come to kill us."

Crystal looked at him shocked, "They would never do that!"

"During my last maintenance check on Goldy, I accessed his memory bank to see what he meant when those guys from Ichi's tried capturing him. Since the murder of those five children, Goldy hasn't been the same mentally. His nightmares haunt him when the murdered took his suit. I asked him to explain the urge to kill, to which he described a certain line of code that I've never heard about. It wrote out, '1191212'. I couldn't crack it, neither could my technician friends. Who knows, maybe this has to deal with the artificial intelligence they possess." Thomas explained.

"I think you're just being paranoid." Crystal replied, watching the other technician pace back and forth.

"Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. After what Grantz said to me about their upgrades, who knows, he might want to test their ability to kill by attacking us." Thomas mused.

"What do you suggest, then?" Crystal asked.

"I can't implant anything that they wouldn't notice or something that could hurt them. So, I wanted to use the EMP tactic, but on a wavelength that would only deactivate, not scramble them." Thomas theorized.

Crystal gave him a doubtful look, "I don't want to be mean, but it seems like you're scheming against them." Thomas stared at her, for a moment, the light in the warehouse seemed to cast his green irises as a violent shade of yellow.

"I would never want to intentionally. I just never want to damn our world because of a mistake we, or Gadget, made with giving these guys obscene power. Trust me, people bend power towards corruption when they get too much." Thomas explained.

"They're living creatures! They think and act for themselves! You can't just choose their fate and decide when they die!" Crystal exclaimed.

"A god can control his flock as he pleases." Thomas muttered, immediately resenting what he had said. He was instantly smacked in the face, for a moment, a feral growl rumbled in his throat and he balled his fists, but he didn't dare hit back.

There was a moment as the two glared at each other, "Rick told me about how you feel towards me." Thomas felt blush rise in his already red face, "I want to say that you can be a funny guy at times, even sweet, but at least Rick wouldn't dare scheme against us."

Thomas sighed, "You don't get it, have you never heard of the 'Bite of '87'!? Animatronics, as well as humans, can feel anger as a primal emotion. It's natural instinct. Anyone can lose their temper, but this time, people can be killed by the hundreds, thousands, or even millions. If Goldy were to see those thugs from Ichi's again, those who survived, he would slaughter them with his powers." Crystal pondered this for a moment before changing the subject.

"What were you doing with the French?" She asked. Thomas was taken aback, but his face hardened once more.

"Didn't you read my file? It should have told you everything." The male technician responded in an annoyed tone.

"Yes, but it didn't really clarify what you were doing exactly." Crystal clarified.

Thomas sighed, "I, alongside with my technician friends James Russell and Chris Richards, signed on with the French government in order to create an automaton that would be the first used in potential UN military escapades. In order to promote this apparent 'harmless' robot named 'Monsieur Debonair', portrayed like some kind of cartoon superhero."

"What was it like?" Crystal asked..

"Strong. It took down twenty special forces members in under thirty seconds armed with only a broomstick." Thomas commented.

"I'm assuming Gadget wanted in?" Crystal guessed.

"Not as much as they usually get into the stuff now, but still were annoying as hell. Debonair's initial prototype was deactivated because the UN didn't approve, but the French still sent him to us in secret. So, he's been training with us for a while now." Thomas explained.

"Could he fight the others?" Crystal pondered.

Thomas mused it over, "He'd throw some of them on their ass, yeah. Only souped-up animatronic I'd trust because he was built with absolutely no Gadget influence."

"Well I wouldn't doubt he'd be interesting to look at, is he sentient?" Crystal inquired.

"If my theory is correct in some data transfer, I think I could bring him on to this higher plane of intelligence, but I would need someone willing to do the transfer with. Preferably with Freddy or Teddy." Thomas reasoned.

Crystal nodded, "We could always ask Reynolds. After all, if this ever does go back, we need some safeguard..."

Thomas nodded, "I'm sorry about earlier."

"Me too. Let's just agree to not keep secrets." Crystal replied.

"Agreed." Thomas responded, pulling a notebook from his jacket and tossing it to his fellow technician.

"Browse through that for my theories. Perhaps we could discuss them sometime." Thomas explained, watching as Crystal flipped it open.

"Let's see, 'Project: Springtr-'" She began.

"No! Wait! Later!" Thomas cried out, causing Crystal to stare at him.

"Sorry, alright, let's go see what these animatronics can do." Thomas declared, leading her outside.

Meanwhile, the animatronics split up to search faster, each of them going to a specific section of town. They all searched at their top speeds. Freddy sped right by a bank and attempted to stop but only ended up face-planting into the concrete.

"I need to learn how to stop…" he muttered to himself. The bear got to his feet and dusted himself off. He looked at the building suspiciously. "I know I should want someone to rob this place but right now I wouldn't mind it."

"Mommy! Look at that thing! It looks like Freddy from that pizza place!" A child said excitedly pointing at the bear. Freddy looked at the child and smiled.

"Hey there, little one." Freddy greeted.

"Hehe! Hi!" The kid giggled and waved. "What are you wearing?"

"Uh, it's a super suit. Do you like it?" Freddy replied.

"...It looks weird." The child said.

"Weird?" Freddy repeated, taking offense from the comment. "It's not weird. This is an awesome suit and it makes me stronger as well as look cooler." The mother began pulled the child away hastily. Freddy stood back up to his normal height.

"Ignoramus." he muttered, tugging at his super suit. "I know this thing looks amazing." Suddenly there was a random gun shot. Freddy ducked from the sudden sound and jumped behind post. He looked back out and saw that a jewelry store had been broken into. "Meh, close enough." Freddy said. "Time to get the others. Note to self, tell Thomas we need intercoms." Freddy took off at the speed of sound to find the others. It didn't take long for him to find them as fast as he was going. Within seconds, all of the animatronics were back at the scene of the ongoing crime.

"A bank robbery? That's it?" Bonnie asked.

"Hun, what did I tell you? We have to start small." Bon Bon told her brother calmly.

"And what way better than to start off with a measly crime like this?" Freddy added.

"I can't wait till we get to the big stuff." Blu said.

"Um, aren't we letting them do whatever we want by standing out here?" Goldy asked.

"Right! Let's go!" Freddy commanded his little team. "Stop, fiend!" Freddy yelled pointing at the criminals.

"'Stop, fiend?' Really!?" Bonnie yelled.

"What, were superheros. That's how superheros talk." Freddy muttered.

"Maybe in stupid cartoons but not in real life!" Bonnie shouted.

"Bonnie, calm down, it's not that big of a deal." Blu said. The two criminals exchanged glances before they walked around the animatronics.

"Wait, where do you think your going?" Freddy asked, grabbing one of them by the collar of his shirt. Bon Bon grabbed the other one. The thief pointed his gun at Freddy's eye, which cause the bear to go into a flashback, the time he was killed. Freddy dropped the man in fear of the weapon he was holding.

"Yeah, thats more like it." The criminal said with a wicked grin. "You too." The thief pointed his gun at Bon Bon and she responded in the same manner. Goldy, however, was becoming increasingly and dangerously angry. Or rather, infuriated. Goldy growled, filled with venomous static.

"PoInT a GuN aT uS wIlL yOu?" Goldy asked, stomping toward the two men.

Freddy grabbed Goldy's shoulder, "Goldy, look at me. Stop, control yourself." Goldy pushed Freddy's hand off and forcefully choked one of the men in front of him.

"YoU aRe GoInG tO rEgReT tHe DaY yOu WeRe BoRn!" Goldy shouted.

"Goldy, let go!" Bon Bon yelled, pushing the gold bear back. Goldy gasped and released his grip on the man. The thief fell to the ground, coughing and hacking.

"I'm sorry… I'm so sorry." Goldy sobbed.

"It's okay, calm down. I'll handle this." Freddy said before he turned around to face the two criminals again. "You chose the wrong store to rob." The bear punched one thief in the stomach and kicked the other one across the face, immobilizing them both. Freddy took the guns they held and bent it to cuff their wrists to a nearby telephone pole. The brown bear went back to the others, who were comforting Goldy.

"Is he alright?" Freddy asked.

"He's better." Blu said. Bon Bon was silent as she hugged and slowly rocked the gold bear back and forth.

"Everything is alright, hun." She told him. "Everything is okay." Goldy cried softly and nodded, resting his head against Bon Bon's shoulder.

"Well, we beat one group of bad guys." Bonnie pointed out.

"Next time, can we complete it without arguing?" Teddy asked.

"Yeah, just make sure Freddy doesn't say anything stupid." Bonnie deadpanned. Freddy frowned and folded his arms.

"Come on, let's head back to the pizzeria." Freddy said.

Goldy wiped off his tears and stood up, "I'm sorry for lashing out in rage, Freddy."

"It's fine, Goldy. That event was painful for us all, it was natural that any reminding of it sparked your emotions from the event as well." Freddy replied, placing a paw on Goldy's head. "But I'm okay. You have nothing to worry about anymore. I'm right here and I'm not leaving."

A small smiled appeared on Goldy's muzzle, "Can I have a hug?"

"That doesn't even need to be asked." Freddy said, hugging Goldy tightly. Suddenly, police sirens were heard just down the street. The animatronics looked down the road to see the police cars speeding toward them. The cars surrounded them, the animatronics curiously watched the policemen exit their cars.

"What the heck are those!?" One of them shouted. The all had their pistols pointed at the animatronics.

Freddy raised his hands and walked forward, "Please, you have nothing to fear from us. We are the ones who stopped the thievery." The brown bear gestured to the immobilized criminals attached to the telephone pole.

"And what are you?" Another policeman asked.

"Um… we don't have a name for ourselves yet. But we are superheros." Freddy said with a slight grin.

"Bull crap! Down on the ground, now! And keep your hands in the air!" One of the police officers yelled.

"But, we're not your enemies! The ones you're looking for are right there!" Bonnie shouted back, pointing to the telephone pole.

"Making our job much easier, now we need to know who you are. ON THE GROUND!" The officer yelled again. The animatronics worriedly proceeded to lower themselves to the ground.

"Hands behind your head!" Another officer shouted. The animatronics reluctantly did so.

Freddy looked back at the others, "Looks like this will be more difficult that we first anticipated."

"What do we do?" Bon Bon asked. Freddy looked from officer to officer as they surrounded them.

"On my count, we will make a run for it. We cannot be caught."Freddy said. The other animatronics nodded in understanding. "Three…" The officers completely surrounded the animatronics. "Two…" They all began to walk toward them. "ONE!" Instantly, the animatronics shot up from the ground and were gone in a matter of seconds, leaving colorful trails behind them. The officers were awestruck at what had just happened.

Freddy looked behind himself with a wild grin, "We're too fast for them!"

"Way too fast! Dude! We're awesome!" Bonnie exclaimed.

"No one can stop us! And we've only begun!" Blu added.

"That's right! Just wait until they see who we really are! See what we're really made of!" Bon Bon shouted excitedly. Goldy silently flew above, thinking deeply.

"I can't lose him… not again." he thought. "Not any of them…"


A/N: Hello everyone! JFlare here! I want to apologize for the confusion. Thomas is a young technician OC of Blaze Titanium. Crystal is the same for Frost-Chan. Rick is the assistant night guard OC by me, JFlare. We apologize for any confusion! We hope all are thoroughly enjoying this story as we have a whole lot more in store for you all. Until next time, life life like an Xplosion! JFlare out!