Chapter 4
That day, Steven went to sleep once more with Connie beside him. When he entered the dream world, this time he saw Foxy performing for some kids.
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Foxy emerged from his Pirate Cove curtain to run out.
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Foxy sprinted to the other room, finding five kids who cheered him on.
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Foxy retreated behind Pirate Cove.
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Foxy emerged from Pirate Cove a second time.
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Foxy ran to the next room to the five kids again. Then he retreated to Pirate Cove.
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Foxy emerged from Pirate Cove a third time, now seeing the Purple Man, smiling.
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Foxy ran to the next room, finding five dead kids, having been murdered by the Purple Man.
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Foxy suddenly leapt out of the dream world, shocking Steven awake again.
Steven: What did I say this time?
Connie: You spelled "Save Them". What did you see?
Steven: I saw Foxy. He was performing for the kids a couple of times, popping in and out of his Pirate Cove. Then, on his third reveal, the Purple Man was there, smiling. Then when Foxy went into the room, there were five dead children.
Connie: Oh my God.
Steven: I don't know who this Purple man is, and I want to know now. This is about more than just paying rent. This is about ending this nightmare now.
When the time rolled around for the shift, Steven left with the Gems, making their way to the pizzeria. They got set up in the office, and the phone rang, playing another audio tape.
Audio tape: Uh, hello? Hello, hello! Uh, there's been a slight change of company policy concerning use of the suits. Um, don't. After learning of an unfortunate incident at a sister location, involving multiple and simultaneous spring lock failures, the company has deemed the suits temporarily unfit for employees. Safety is our top priority at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, which is why the classic suits are being retired to an appropriate location, while being looked at by our technician. Until replacements arrive, you'll be expected to wear the temporary costumes provided to you. Keep in mind that they were found on very short notice, so questions about appropriateness/relevance should be deflected. I repeat, the classic suits are not to be touched, activated or worn. That being said, we are free of liability, do as you wish. As always, remember to smile; you are the face of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.
Markiplier: Ok. So, we've got a faulty spring animatronic. Most likely Springtrap. That would explain the name, and the human organs. Spring-loaded animatronics. If you're in them and it goes off you die. And that phone call is confirming what happened. Like I said last night. Someone is in that suit! He's very dead probably but maybe not! Maybe he's an animatronic or both or just something trying to survive. I don't know. But Springtrap is not being very friendly, so all we can do now, is keep him away, and let Steven's dreams tell us what's going on.
Steven: I wonder what they plan on throwing at us this time.
Mark flipped the camera, and saw a change in the arcade machine. It had Chica's face in it. When he turned off the camera, Chica suddenly leapt forward alongside a decayed Foxy, startling Mark and Steven, and once again shutting off the ventilation. Amethyst grabbed the maintenance panel, rebooting the ventilation.
Amethyst: This is going to get really annoying in a second.
When the ventilation finished rebooting, a sudden blast of radio interference began to hit the group. A head slowly rose over the edge, emitting the radio disturbance. When it ended, the audio devices began having an error. Steven took the time to reboot the audio while Mark checked for Springtrap. He saw Springtrap in a hallway near the entrance. He sealed the vent in that area, continuously playing audio to keep Springtrap in the location. The shift ended, and the Gems left.
That day, Steven was having another dream. This time, the five dead children were in a room, with the Marionette.
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The Marionette moved to the room, giving a gift to one kid.
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It began giving a gift to each kid.
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Once the gifts disappeared, the Marionette began moving to each kid.
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The Marionette put a Bonnie head on one.
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He put a Chica head on another.
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He put a Foxy head on another.
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He put a Freddy head on the last one.
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The fifth child had a Golden Freddy head placed on it, as he began glowing with a ghostly energy.
Golden Freddy: You. You gave me life again. Thank you.
Freddy: You gave us all life again.
Chica: Yes. Thank you.
Foxy: Thank ya, laddie.
Bonnie: Thank you for saving us.
Marionette: My pleasure. Now we must prep for our eternal mission of vengeance.
Golden Freddy: What do you mean?
Marionette: We are going to kill the man that's responsible for our deaths.
Golden Freddy: Yes. The man that did this deserves to die.
Woman: What?
A woman was in the room with them. She had very long, shiny, curly pink hair styled in thick ringlets. She had pink lips and a heavy build t, and light pinkish skin. She was also considerably tall. She wore a strapless, floor-length, lilac-trimmed, tiered white dress with a star-shaped cutout in the stomach area, specifically where a gem was located. She also had black eyes.
Marionette: Who are you, and why are you here?
Woman: My name is Rose Quartz. I was visiting this place with my husband, and I heard voices. What happened here?
Golden Freddy: Our lives were stolen by a man in purple. He killed us, leaving us to rot.
Marionette: I gave us life again to prep us for our eternal mission of vengeance.
Rose: No. I can't let you do this.
Marionette: What?
Rose: Listen to me. What's done has been done. You're all angry. You're all scared. You're all confused. But, if you kill the one that took your lives away, your proving your no better than him. I can't save you from this life, but I can save you from being monsters. You decide your own path. Please, let me help you.
The animatronics all looked down in shame.
Golden Freddy: She's right. Killing is not the answer. We must do what's right. And what's right is keeping the rest of the children safe and happy.
Marionette: Yes. Thank you, Rose Quartz. Thank you.
Golden Freddy: It's amazing what you just did in 23 seconds.
Rose: You'd be surprised what people can be capable of. You'd be even more surprised by what you're capable of.
The dream ended, and Steven slowly awoke.
Steven: Holy sh-
Connie: So what happened?! You spelled "give life". What did you see?
Steven: I saw the Marionette. It was putting the dead kids in the animatronics, preparing them to kill the purple man. Then, I saw my mom. I think she's the reason they haven't killed the purple man, whoever he is. I need to have one more dream to figure out what happened. I almost have it pieced together...