-It's Me-

Chapter 2: Encounter

"So we just walk towards them and yell: 'Hellooo !' ?" Phantom Puppet asked scornfully, obviously not really liking the idea. "What do you think they'll do ? Take us in their arms ?!"

"Could you stop yelling ?" Fred muttered, annoyed by his friend's attitude. She was really annoying for everyone. Phantom Freddy was tensed, ready to slap her in the face, Phantom Bonnie was silent, trying to keep calm, and the others were about to kill her. For real.

Well, all of them except Springtrap, who wanted to be kind with everyone. What a stupid idea. Puppet was a true b*tch with him. She wanted him to hate her, but it didn't seem to work so she tried harder.

Springtrap was too kind to hate someone without reasons, he came from a world where everybody was supporting the others, and where hate didn't help in anything. He just couldn't be mean with somebody he didn't really know.

He wouldn't be himself if he did so.

"I don't understand what you want to do." Phantom Bonnie said to Phantom Marionette, very upset. "Maybe annoy Freddy, but whatever, just shut up for once."

"Bonnie." Springtrap interrupted, looking at the blue bunny in annoyance. "I won't say what I want to say, because I think you understand my point."

The bunny was surprised by Springtrap's kindness, who didn't dare to insult him or shout at him, and nodded. He needed to shut up.

Fred looked at his lover and smiled. "You go first."

"Wha-what !? Why ?"

"Yer be ta only real animatronic, lad." Phantom Foxy answered, putting his hand on the golden bunny's shoulder supportingly. "Ye can go, me bein' next ta ye !"

Springtrap gulped but stepped forward, closing his eyes slowly and inhaling deeply before walking toward Fredbear, singing on the Show Stage, rehearsing his song.

He sighed, disappointed because he couldn't sing his song correctly and he needed to know it perfectly for the next day. It was a birthday party, he couldn't fail at singing the boy's favourite song ! He was supposed to be a fantastic singer, wasn't he ?

"I won't be able to do this in time... Why am I so bad at everything... ?"

"Don't say that, dear Fredbear."

It was a voice he never heard before, except in one of his dreams where he was killing a golden bunny animatronic. This dream was weird, though, so maybe it didn't have to count. "Who's there ?" The bear asked, looking all around him. "Marionette ?"

"Turn around."

When the golden animatronic turned around, he saw the same bunny as the one in his dream. The same greenish eyes, even if they were darker in his dream. Maybe this was because it was night-time in his nightmare. That was a possibility.

"Who are you... ? I saw you in my dream... !"

The golden bunny smiled, amused by his attitude, and answered calmly: "My name is Springtrap, I'm an animatronic from another place."

"Oh hi. Hey. I'm Fr-"

"Fredbear, I know." Springtrap cut him, narrowing his eyes and looking all around. "Wow, it's quite... small but it seems kid-friendly."

Fredbear raised an eyebrow. "Why is it surprising ? We were all created to entertain children, weren't we ?"

"Not exactly." The bunny replied, showing himself. "Do you think I look kid-friendly ?"

The bear smiled nervously before answering in a trembling voice: "Just a bit scary but also... Cute ?"

This remark didn't please his encounter. "What ?"

"Just a bit, not that much !"

"I was created to scare people, mate, I work at a horror attraction." Spring explained, quite angry. He didn't want to be considered cute. It was a shame to be cute when you worked at a horror attraction, wasn't it ?

He was sure it was.

"I'm not cute at all." He added, the other animatronic smiling softly.

"Just a little ?"

"Not even a little."

The golden bear sighed, lowering his head. He was about to ask why the strange bunny didn't want to be cute but didn't say anything, just staring at him. Maybe the golden animatronic was staying at Fredbear's, so perhaps they could become friends. Even if the animatronic didn't seem friendly at the first look, maybe he was a good person, right ?

"Are you staying here ?" Fredbear asked, curious, very interested by the answer.

Springtrap blinked in confusion. "I think I can't do anything else. Why ?"

"I kind of like you."

"Hey, easy there, I'm already with someone !" The bunny exclaimed, making the other golden animatronic laugh.

"Don't worry, you're not sexy enough to appeal me."

"I could take this as an insult but I'm pretty glad of it, to tell the truth." Springtrap replied, laughing.

The two just stared at each other. There was a strange tension in the air, the two 'bots just standing still and looking at each other in the eyes. A small grin went on Fredbear's lips as he felt finally complete. Springtrap was all he needed. A friend, a confident, a comforting figure. Now that he knew the bunny would stay, he felt like he couldn't live without him.

He said many times to Marionette that he wanted a friend. She even felt betrayed. He explained that he needed a boy as a friend too, so he could speak about his problems with someone who really would understand. She didn't like the remark but nodded.

Now, Fredbear had a real friend, to tell the truth. He didn't see in Marionette a friend, but a mother who would always be there to comfort him.

"You could be my friend." Fredbear said, echoing to his inner thoughts, and he looked at the other animatronic.

This one was smiling. It seemed to him that the bunny had that smile sticked on his lips.

Maybe it was to be creepier. How could he know ?

"I'd love to be your friend, Fredbear. After all, everyone wants to be Fredbear's friend, am I right ?"

"It was a bit bitter to my mind, wasn't it ?" Phantom Freddy asked Fred, this one cringing his teeth and clenching his fists tightly.

"Shh, Freddy, you can clearly notice that he's being jealous, he can't do two things at a time." Phantom Puppet replied, smiling mockingly.

"Would you two calm down ?" Phantom Chica reacted, angry at them.

Phantom Fredbear facepalmed before walking toward Fred, putting a hand on his right shoulder. "Fred, stop being like that, do you think he would like that ?"

"Does he think that I like that ?" The shadow animatronic answered, pointing the two real animatronics speaking jealously.

"Fred, Springtrap loves you, nobody else, and you know it so stop being stupid."

"I'm not being stupid, look ! He's flirting !"

"Not even a little, Fred." Phantom Foxy replied, seemingly annoyed by his friend's attitude.

Suddenly, they heard a bang behind them. They all startled, glancing at what was going on.

That's when they saw the portal to the future opening.

"Did anyone want this ?" Phantom Fredbear asked, scared. What could have open the portal if they didn't ask for it to open ? Purple Guy was lost in the past, and the two...

BALLOON BOY !

"I'm sure it's Balloon Boy's fault, he has very bad ideas sometimes !"

"I agree with Bonnie." Phantom Chica added, looking worriedly at the portal. "I think he caused another catastrophy."

They just waited, breathing heavily and their eyes burning because of the brightness of the light. And then, this happened...

"Wait, where should we go ? We're lost in a freaking portal !"

"No Mangle, follow me !"

Then, the two remaining phantoms, that is to say Phantom Balloon Boy and Phantom Mangle, passed through the portal, standing in front of the others.

They didn't seem really happy to see them, to say the least. Fred was about to shout at them. He seemed already pretty upset before their arrival, but now... He was very very very pissed off.

"WHAT FOR F*CK'S SAKE ARE YOU DOING HERE !?"

Phantom Puppet smiled sarcastically, the others looking at them with a hard look. Phantom Balloon Boy raised his head and looked at Fred in the eyes, explaining as calmly as possible: "We wanted to help you, don't yell."

"Sorry to ask this question, but how are you supposed to help us, coming from nowhere ?" Phantom Freddy asked the two intruders, raising an eyebrow.

The phantoms looked at each other and smiled. Time to explain their idea.

"We thought we could just... I don't know... We also have special abilities." Phantom Mangle tried to explain, hesitating.

Phantom Balloon Boy nodded and said happily: "I can teleport !"

"We be able ta do tis too, matey." Phantom Foxy replied, setting an example as he teleported next to the little one.

"I can disappear ! I'm sure you can't do it !"

Phantom Puppet sighed and disappeared slowly, only her two eyes visible.

Phantom Balloon Boy gulped and thought about what he could do that the others couldn't do. He raised his head suddenly, an idea coming to his mind. "I can laugh and say " Hello" and "Hi" ! This time, you can't say you can do it !"

Phantom Bonnie opened his mouth to answer but didn't find anything to reply to this. They couldn't do it when they were invisible. They couldn't speak when they were invisible. Only BB could do it.

He made a point.

"True." Phantom Freddy said, looking at Fred.

The purple bear cringed his teeth but didn't reply, shooking his head furiously. "Okay, you won ! You can help us."

"And what would be your hability Mangle ?" Phantom Puppet demanded when she reappeared.

"I can dangle from the ceiling, that could be an advantage."

"We'll see." Phantom Freddy nodded, smiling to the two new phantoms. Suddenly, he thought about something that could give many opportunities too. "Hey Fred."

"What ?"

"Maybe you should turn Springtrap into a phantom." The brown-greenish bear said, looking at his counterpart in a very serious way. "It could help a lot."

"How should I do that ?" Fred asked, thinking about the proposal. "It's not stupid, but I can't turn him into a phantom. I would have to kill him and if he's not haunted, he'll not be turned into a phantom animatronic."

What Fred said was very true. They didn't know what would be the risks of doing something like that-

"Wait." Fred interrupted, his eyes filled with tears. He was probably thinking about the past again. He always did it when they were speaking about haunted suits. "If this is true..."

Phantom Puppet's eyes widened as she seemed to understand what Shadow Freddy was thinking about. Then she wondered a lot, lost in her mind.

Phantom Bonnie looked at them, stressed out by the sudden silence. "What's going on ? What are you all thinking about ?!"

The purple bear looked at him in a worried way, tears running down his cheeks. "Why is Springtrap dead... ?"

The phantoms were thinking about why he said that, and then they understood. Springtrap, the one from the past, was possessed by Purple Guy, wasn't he ? He should have come back.

He should have turn into a phantom. They didn't know why it wasn't the case. They had all been turned into phantoms except the toys, which weren't haunted by anyone except Mangle, and Springtrap... Strange thing was that even Balloon Boy was turned into a phantom, and Springtrap was not.

They needed to elucidate this mystery.

"Maybe there's another way to do it." Phantom Puppet said, looking at Shadow Freddy. "Maybe you could just try to seduce him, and then you'll ask him to be a phantom animatronic."

"I don't think it will work."

"Just trying to be romantic, guys. You and your 'I must kill', 'I should kill' are just annoying." Phantom Puppet answered to Phantom Freddy.

Phantom Chica nodded. "I totally agree with Puppet !"

"Well, that's not the question." Fred cut, bored. "I'll try to... You know... And maybe it'll work."

"Try to what ?" Phantom Bonnie asked, not understanding.

There was a silent that told everything.

Phantom Puppet gulped and muttered, everyone hearing her: "Well, that's not very romantic either..."

To be continued...

Hi guys ! I've been away for quite a while so I'll give you 3 chapters today !

Enjoy !

Circle of J.