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Luka shifted awkwardly outside the door to the office. The same office he'd died in. He shuddered slightly, ears and tail drooping. He knew he needed to go in to where the new girl was, but his legs refused to function. He swallowed thickly, his throat feeling dry. He had no idea why he still felt as if he had a living body, but he'd stopped questioning it.
"Hey." He looked up, staring into Bonnie's crimson gaze. "You okay?"
"Yeah," Luka said looking away. He didn't want Bonnie to see the lie in his gaze. He wasn't okay. Not at all. He didn't think he'd ever truly be okay. "Just nervous I guess."
"Just remember," Bonnie said, "you're the best with people. Show her that we aren't here to harm her. Then the rest of us can come in after." Luka nodded and dropped his head, slipping around Bonnie and into the room.
It was just as he remembered it. The blood had been cleaned long ago but Luka could still faintly see a shadow where it had once been. The girl meant to be the new night guard was rummaging through her bag, her back to him. He wanted to call her out, tell her not to leave herself so unguarded. But there was no reason for her to worry. According to her job description he and the others were harmless. To make her worried wouldn't help anything.
"Jeez," the girl suddenly said. His attention snapped back to the present situation, noticing her eyes on him. "Scared me there." He stood in silence, fighting to find something he could say without seeming out of place. She quirked a dainty brow. "You won't be much of a conversational buddy I guess. Guess I should have figured." She began to turn back to her bag when words finally broke free.
"I can talk," he said. She turned back, eyes glittering in shock, "I'm just...not used to talking casually like this." She nodded and he cocked his head, noting her tense posture. "You seem concerned. Is something wrong?" She slumped and heaved a sigh.
"College stress," she replied, running a hand through her dark hair, "I want to be a cop but my parents are completely against it. They think it's too dangerous you know?" He nodded. "But I can't help but want to be a cop. I want to help people. Who cares if I'm risking my life as long as I save someone else's?" His ear drooped. She was so passionate and selfless. The realization that she may not live the night made him sick. "You're a good listener. My name's Allison by the way, though most people call me Ali."
"I'm Luka," he said, "though you probably knew that." She laughed and smiled.
"You're kind of cheeky for a robot," Ali commented, "more like a human than a robot." Her words were meant to be joking but they tore another wound through his heart. He couldn't help but think of his parents, of the life he could no longer have. She noticed his unease and the smile dropped. "Sore subject?" He didn't respond, flicking his tail. Her gaze shifted to somewhere over his shoulder and he turned his head. Bonnie was poking his head through the door, all too conscious that she could remotely shut him out and likely do some damage in the process. "I see you brought a friend. Well come on in Bonnie. I don't bite."
"Maybe not but I know someone who does," Bonnie muttered soft enough that only Luka heard. He stepped in nervously, ears twitching sporadically and looking so awkward that Luka wanted to laugh. "Um...hi?" he tried.
"Hi," Ali replied before turning back to Luka, "So, you're other friends here too?" He tried not to shift guiltily. Chica and Freddy were indeed waiting outside the other door. She understood almost immediately, walking over to the other door with long strides. She poked her head out of the door and Luka heard a muffled hump like someone falling. "Come on in you two. No need to stand in the hallway." They entered behind her, Fredd looking rather embarrassed. Chica simply looked nervous like Bonnie, as if she was unsure what to do. "My job's to watch you so this makes it easier I guess. Didn't expect you guys to come to me."
"We get lonely at night," Chica said slowly, eyes sliding to catch Luka's in a silent question. 'Is this right?' she was asking. He gave a subtle nod and she relaxed. "We tried with some of the other guards but they didn't wanna play with us."
"Well you guys are welcome to hang here if you want," Ali said, sitting down and flipping on the ipad the establishment had loaned her. "To be honest I thought this job was going to be boring. It's just so I can pay for college you know?"
"Sounds...difficult," Bonnie said. Ali nodded and started flipping through cameras, leaving them all in silence.
For a few hours all was calm. Ali was cheerful yet serious, cracking jokes but still doing her job. Bonnie and Chica grew more relaxed around her as the time grew, though Freddy continued to stand silently off to one side. Luka relaxed as well. His plan had worked. With all four of them there she'd be safer. No one would get shut out and they could try their best to protect her should Golden Freddy appear. As the clock hit 4:00 he began to think that the golden bear was annoyed at this clear attempt to stop him. He was about to stretch lazily from his spot watching Chica and Ali talk about some girl thing he didn't quite get when the light quit. The pale glow from the ipad was the only light for a moment before a generator kicked in, relighting the place with only half the brightness. Ali frowned at the lights.
"This place has some faulty wiring," Ali said absently before going back to her ipad, "They really need to-" she cut herself off and sat up straighter, peering at something on the screen. "The hell was that?" She looked at Freddy before glancing at the screen again.
"Bonnie," Freddy said. The rabbit was gone in a moment, scrambling through the left door and down the hall. Ali looked up at the sudden departure, clearly unnerved by the seemingly erratic behavior being displayed.
"You might wanna close the right hand door," Chica suggested. Ali looked at her suspiciously. Luka shifted. If she tried to throw them out and lock the doors then all hell would break loose. "Please? We don't feel safe with the power being all wonky." Ali relaxed, apparently finding this a reasonable reason. Luka sighed in relief as the door shut, the glowing light showing that the lock had been activated.
It was fifteen minutes before Bonnie came back, gasping for air. "I lost him," the rabbit announced, momentarily forgetting Ali's presence, "I had him but he jest disappeared on me. Sorry."
"He's coming," Freddy said. Chica shut the left door, ignoring Ali's protests.
"I don't know what's going on but I better find out soon," Ali growled, eyes narrowed, "Either that or you animatronics have busted."
"If only." Everyone in the room froze, four pairs of eyes turning to the newcomer. Luka remained frozen, staring pointedly at a spot on the wall. "So, you decided a new tactic this time around I see. Too bad it won't work."
"What the hell?" Ali said, "How did you get in here anyway? And since when have there been five animatroncs. Did they add a new one or something?"
"Didn't tell her," the voice that haunted Luka's brain mocked, "you really don't listen do you Luka. I even told you beforehand, gave you a warning, and this was the best plan you could come up with? I wonder if she'll stick too. Good luck explaining that one away." Ali glanced to the frozen Luka, her chocolate brown eyes meeting his emerald ones. He forced himself to turn, locking eyes with Golden Freddy. His killer. "Should I repeat our playtime experience with her?" No one moved as he stepped forwards from his spot by the door and gripped her chin in a massive paw. "She'd probably give a better response."
"Back off," Ali snapped, swatting at the arm. Her hand met metal and the animatronic beast didn't budge. "What the hell are you?!"
"Surely you've heard the stories miss to-be-cop," Golden Freddy mocked, "the guards who escaped alive only to slowly go insane. No one escapes this pizzeria unscathed you know. Either you die, or you go insane."
"Fuck you," she spat. Luka admired her courage but the look in the bear's eyes called for blood.
"Oh yes," Golden Freddy said dangerously, "I'll have fun making you scream." The challenging look in Ali's eyes didn't change but she glanced at the other animatronics surrounding her. Luka knew that expression. Trying to see who was friend and who was foe. "You think they'll help you?" Golden Freddy challenged, "likely they'll stand there frozen until yet another guard has been reduced to bloody pulp." He looked to Luka, grinning. "Just like they did for you didn't they Luka." The guilt plastered on the other three animatronics faces hit him like a solid punch to the gut. It hadn't been their fault. How could they blame themselves?
Their guilt mixed with his own concern for Ali and Golden Freddy's anger inducing smirk made something snap in his head. He'd already determined that he wasn't letting Ali die without a fight. Like hell he'd just sit there and watch when she was only a few feet in front of him.
Something must have changed in his gaze because Golden Freddy's smirk dropped, replaced by a look of half amazement and half shock. Luka lunged for the bear, fangs snapping as he jumped over the table. Golden Freddy stepped back, releasing Ali so that she fell back into the chair. Fangs tore into golden fabric as Luka blindly struck, feeling wires catch against his claws and tugging until they snapped.
Golden Freddy's sheer size should have given him a hint to how his attack would play out. Still, when he was forcefully thrown into the metal table he gave a small whimper of pain at the impact. The bear growled, angered beyond belief.
"Do you have a death wish boy?" he hissed, hauling the limp wolf from the floor. A hand clamped around his arm and the metal groaned under the pressure, threatening to bend. "I'll be happy to send you into death again. Luka slid his eyes shut as the hand around his arm shifted to grab his throat. He was screwed. He wondered if he'd feel pain this time around; if he'd die in agony once more.
"Let go of him!" He was dropped rather suddenly, his head cracking off the metal table again. He blinked away his blurry vision, eyes widening at the sight of Bonnie hanging on Golden Freddy's back. A large tear dressed the bear's torso, several wires completely shredded. The bear paid them so mind, scowling and trying to reach the rabbit on his back.
"Idiots!" he roared, grabbing Bonnie and yanking him off. He grabbed a fistful of Bonnie's ear and pulled, tearing the entire thing off along with a small section of his head. Bonnie released a pained screech and Golden Freddy threw him aside, leaving him twitching a few feet away. Ali backed a few steps away and the bear turned to her. "Sadly you won't survive if I start tearing off limbs," the bear mused, "humans are so weak. Perhaps you'd find life elsewhere more enjoyable." She shook her head. Genuine fear made her eyes shine as she backed off. Golden Freddy's icy laugh filled the space and suddenly he was knocked aside.
"You bastard," Freddy ground out, slamming fists into wherever he could reach, "as if we'd just stand here and let you do what you please."
"Yeah!" Chica chirped in agreement, hanging off his neck and scraping her talons down his back and legs. He snarled, clearly no longer amused.
"Enough of this!" He snarled. Chica squeaked in shock as he threw her off and lay dazed for a few moments. Then the golden bear grabbed his counterpart, slamming him into the wall so hard that his head dented slightly. Ali scrambled away as Freddy was scraped and lifted, the grip on his neck one Luka had experienced moments ago. Freddy groaned slightly, eyes fluttering shut. "I will revel in your death Fazbear." Freddy reopened his eyes, linking his gaze with Luka's and all he saw was red. He was aware of the cry of anger and pain along will a muted thump as he sank his teeth into metal. A fist humped against his head, Golden Freddy twisting to try and get at him better. He was shoved off but almost immediately he lunged again.
He tore into anything his claws and fangs could reach. He didn't know how much damage he was doing or how much had been done to him but he kept struggling. The longer he could keep Golden Freddy occupied, the longer that no one else got hurt. Rage and terror were at war withing him, making him lash out in a mix of self-defense and offense. He heard a scream from Ali as they toppled over beside her in a thrashing ball of limbs and torn metal. The sound made him hesitate for a brief moment. That moment was all Golden Freddy needed. He was shoved back and something popped, one of his eyes going dark. He laid in a heap, too exhausted and hurt to move. The pain crashed on him heavily but he forced his functioning eye open, ready to move if he had too. However, Golden Freddy was nowhere to be seen.
"Luka!" Chica was beside him in an instant, looking ready to cry. He blinked slowly, lazily searching out Ali. She was staring at him in horror, holding his gaze for a moment before snatching her bag up and opening the doors. She was gone before he could croak out a word. "Are you okay?"
"No," he choked out, "I'm not. Not okay at all." He could hear Freddy pulling himself to his feet and plodding over to the still whimpering Bonnie. Luka couldn't see him but the sound broke his heart. His eye slid closed and Chica prodded his side. Pain shot through him but he ignored it.
"Luka? Luka! Wake up Luka!" His eyes stayed stubbornly closed. "Luka!"
'Shut up,' He thought, 'I'm tired. Just let me sleep.' He heard what sounded like a sob before his consciousness faded and he no longer felt any pain.
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