So...um...you all are probably thinking I've abandoned my stories...um...I am sorry, I...gah...you know what...I'll just shush myself as I have no excuse for disappearing so much...what I will say is be prepared for some strong feels in this chapter...Springtrap is one of my favorite animatronics and also one with one of the saddest backstories...if you think about it, everything he had was taken from him by the Purple dude...he didn't want to become the monster that the purple guy was, yet the purple guy got into him and took control after dying...anyways...the long awaited Chapter 9
Disclaimer: Scott Cawthon is sole owner of 5 Nights at Freddy's, Together Forever is copy write...uh...I forget, it's definitely not me though...Just Gold is copy write Mandopony
Jeremy stared nervously at the golden hare that lay in a crumpled heap at the far corner of the backstage area. The yellowed animatronic had certainly seen the worst time had to offer if anyone were to go by the condition his suit was in, one ear lay detached…the other had holes in it where one could see the wires…one eye completely shorted out…tears and rust staining the rest of the old animatronic's suit…and a voice box that sounded like it was on the verge of breaking down entirely.
"Y…ou aLrIgh…t…t…there so…sonny?" YoU look LikE yoU seEN a G…G…GhOst"
Jeremy went rigid while swallowing and nodding slightly, the worn animatronic spooked him, but it seemed genuinely worried, "uh…oh…s…sorry sir, I was just…well, startled. I didn't think you were…well…"
"S…S…S…StIlL heRe? YeAh , I gIt thaT AlOt, B…b…b…BeliEVe mE son, If I could…I WouLd tURn bacK tImE aND u…u…uNDo tHoSE tragIDiEs…theN, maYbE me aND gOLdIe wOulD sTiLL bE…" The hare sighed while lowering his withered gaze to the floor, a worn out mic and bow-tie clutched tightly in his left paw. Immediately Jeremy felt a wave of utter despair drift from the worn and battered animatronic. To suffer a terrible accident and tragedy and then left in the darkness for decades, one would have to have a will of iron not to drop into insanity from the isolation and pain.
"Hey…what happened wasn't your fault…if anything, it was the mechanic's fault for not checking your spring locks. Don't let the past control you…that's what Mr. Freddrick Fazworth told me once." Jeremy smiled as he sat down across from the withered hare. The old animatronic blinking some before smirking and laughing out, causing the night guard to back away some in fear.
"YoU saY Fr…Fr…Fr…FrEDdRiCk FaZWorTH? I rEMeMBer hIm wHEn he w…w…waS a TYkE…caME up tO baREly mY kNEe…aH tHOse weRe wondERFul t…t…tIMes…" The hare's still functional eye flickered some before he let out a cough of embarrassment, "ah...wElL…I'm s…s…sURe yOU didN'T c…c…cOme to LisTen tO aN OlD j…j…jUnkPIle raMBle incohERentLY. AH'm sUre YoU goT m…m…moRe IMporTaNT thINgs t…t…to wORRy about th...th…then an Old RuSTbUckEt like mYseLF."
Jeremy frowned and sighed, he wanted to help the old hare, but how he was going to go about that was beyond him. Sure he was a night guard, but fixing animatronics was not in his job description. Maybe Freddy or Marion can do something…Jeremy looked up some at a nearby camera, frowning a bit.
"yOU ok THeRe sOnNY? ReAL…ReALLy…dOn'T you Wo…Wo…WORrY bout…m…m…me NoNe…I'VE bEeN Ok aLl tHIs time…whAts A fEw MorE yeaRS T…T…To me?" Springtrap smiled as best as he could, but from the look of the night guard's face, the smile wasn't helping matters.
Springy blinked when the night guard nodded and got to his feet, Jeremy had a plan…but he needed some help if he was going to fix Springy, "I'll be right back sir, I'm just going to go check on the others…" And possibly bring you back to the stage…no one deserves isolation…especially for something they couldn't control
Nodding as best as he could, Springtrap as he was called by the newspapers, watched the night guard leave and head back towards the main hallway of the restaurant, "wOnD…wOnD…wOnDer whaT evEr ha…ha…haPpeNEd tO GoLDie? Ah….I mIsS hIm and tH…tH…tHE kids…gUeSS I'Ll shUt dOWn…sA…sA…sAve sOme pOWeR…" With that, Springy's remaining eye darkened as the hare slumped bit back against the wall of the backstage area. Dreams of sadness and isolation the only things on his mind. Goldie…Fredbear…If ya ever show up again…I want ya to know…I am so sorry…I ruined everything…
-Security Office: 1:00 am—
Foxy groaned some while plucking the two nails from his head before wearily getting to his feet. The fox's processor was still slightly rattled so things were slow going for the vulpine buccaneer. "Augh…wha in tha name of Poseidon's trident hit me? I remember talkin to the wee laddy, Bon…and then checkin the vent…and then I get these two blasted nails in me noggin…but…where is Bon? Ah, blast me processor, it never works when I need it to…LADDY! Bon lad…state yer bearins matey!" Oh Bonnie will have me tail fer a scarf if he finds out I lost Bon…
Foxy then blinked when Jeremy slid into the office, Bonnie thankfully not with the night guard, giving the fox a moments relief…surely the night guard could find Bon on the cameras. "Ahoy Jeremy, say lad…can ye help an old pirate out with…er…a…uh…erm…a situation?"
Jeremy blinked at Foxy while placing some new batteries in the flashlight from his desk and then grabbing the tool kit, "sure thing Foxy, but I'm gonna need some help with something as well…" Foxy tilted his head while leaning over the night guard as Jeremy hooked his flashlight back to his belt and then took hold of the toolbox.
"Whatcha be needin with the tools matey? None of us broke down…I mean I had a bit of a rustling of me processor, but I still be in tip top shape, jus like the others." Foxy blinked again as Jeremy had a serious look in his eyes, the pirate tilting his head some, "matey? Ye alright there?"
"I am Foxy, just going to help another member of our family…one that hasn't walked, been seen, or heard from in several decades…His name is Springy the hare, and surprisingly…he's still active. It amazes me really, especially with the condition he's in." Foxy walked with Jeremy, curiosity etched on the pirate's muzzle.
"Springy the hare ye say? Never heard of such an animatronic in all me years…are ye sure he was real? Ye eyes might be playin tricks on ye from lack of sleep." Jeremy turned and nodded to the pirate as they neared the backstage area, "yeah, he's real Foxy…and I want to bring him back…no one should spend their life in isolation…you of all people should know this"
Foxy lowered his ears some and nodded, he knew too well the pain of being alone, even if he had wanted it. Isolation and loneliness were two things the pirate wished on no body…being alone with just your thoughts for several years would drive all but the strongest to insanity.
"Aye…I do know all about the pain of isolation, I jus hope ye know what ye be doin there matey…an afterwards…I kinda need a favor as well…" Foxy shifted some as he walked with the night guard, Jeremy blinking some at the pirate fox, "and that would be what Foxy?"
"Keep this between us, aye? I...well…um…I lost Bon." Jeremy stopped and turned to look at the fox whom now found his hook rather interesting, Jeremy sighing and shaking his head, "if Bonnie finds out, your fur is sooooo going to be torched….you know how pissed he was about earlier, losing Bon isn't going to do you any favors."
"Aye, I know! Which is why I need yer help, you have control of the cameras…so maybe ye can find lil Bon before something bad happens!" Jeremy thought for a moment and nodded, but first he needed to get Springy working. And while I'm doing that…I can power the cameras on and see about finding Bon….I hope nothing bad happened to him…but how did Foxy lose Bon in the first place?
"I can do that Foxy, let me get my tablet first" Jeremy quickly turned and grabbed the tablet from the security office before stopping and dropping the toolbox altogether, his face paling while Foxy just stared at him.
"Jeremy matey? Ye alright there lad?" Curiosity peaking, Foxy walked over to where Jeremy was before peeking over the night guard's shoulder and feeling his eyepatch flip up in shock at the note attached to the tablet.
"It's time for the main attraction…this story must be told…time for a chain reaction…it never gets old…some bots get satisfaction breaking the mold…some bots are just distractions…some bots are just gold…tell Bonnie to get his purple butt to parts and service before 3 am or lil Bon bon gets to experience a power saw firsthand…Love and kisses, Golden Freddy Fredbear" Jeremy felt his anger spike as he glared at the note…why couldn't this place catch a break?
Foxy also wanted to find this Fredbear and tear him apart, the fire to Pirate's cove had set the buccaneer on edge and now his lil matey was in danger? Foxy was ready to tear the walls apart and find Fredbear and feed him his own processor.
"Nobody hurts me lil mateys…nobody! If I find this scurvy bear…" Foxy growled as his eye glowed a deep red, anger dripping from the pirate's frame. Jeremy himself shared the buccaneer's sentiment. He felt partially responsible for Bon and the fact someone had taken the blue bunny right under the night guard's nose caused Jeremy's blood to boil.
"Foxy…we need to go find Freddy and show him this note…" Jeremy and Foxy turned and headed back to the storage to find Freddy after Foxy replied with an "aye!"
-Backstage: 1:20 am—
Springy yawned after coming back online from his hour long "nap". The animatronic hare sighed as his eyes looked down at the worn and tattered bow tie that still laid in his paws. For the others…it was decades ago, but for the animatronic hare, it felt like only minutes passed by.
"T…ToGeTheR f…f…fOrevER…N…N…No maTTer hoW l…l…lOng…Fr…Fr…From NoW uNTil thE end O…O…Of time...W…W…We'Ll bE t…t…togethER And yOU caN b…b…bE sUrE ThAt fOre…fOre…fOreveR anD a DaY…tHAt'S hoW lONg we…we…we'Ll sTAy…ToGEth…ToGEthER anD FoREveR mOre…" Springy felt a small tear of oil drip down his cheek, the hare reaching up and wiping it away. Goldie, where did they take you? We had so much fun back then…then that terrible accident happened…I was taken away and…you jus disappeared on me…
The hare sighed while holding onto the bow tie and sighing as memories flooded through his processor despite how worn and rusted it was.
"yoU…yoU wERe mY bE…bE…bEst fRiEnd…WhY dID yOU vANiSh?"
-Flashback: Fredbear's Family Diner: 1976—
"Together forever, no matter how long"
"From now until the end of time"
"We'll be together and you can be sure"
"That forever and a day…That's how long we'll stay…Together and Forever more" Cheering erupted from the audience of families gathered as a golden bear and hare bowed when the song finished. The bear tipping his hat as smiles adorned the two animatronics, Springy meanwhile bounced a bit while adjusting his banjo, "That was great Goldie! What do you think folks? Does Fredbear here have an amazing voice or what?!"
"Aw cmon Springy, yer makin me blush here…oh wait…I can't blush…" The families all laughed and giggled while Goldie and Springy continued their performance. Springy taking a chance to look at Goldie as their performance went on. You'll always be my best friend Goldie…we'll never be separated
-Backstage: current time—
Springy sighed and lowered his ears, it was hard sitting back in the darkness for 20 plus some years, but the hare wouldn't just accept it. Goldie was out there and he was going to find him, even if his servos rusted and his processor shut down. Springy would find his friend and then he would be able to find peace.
A rustling suddenly caught the hare's attention, turning to stare at the nearby vent grate, Springy blinked as a golden paw suddenly pushed the grate off. Who in their right mind would be crawlin around in the vents?
The hare's eyes started widening as more and more of a golden bear emerged from the vent before finally pulling himself free, the golden bear dusting himself off and then turning before going wide eyed at Springy.
"G…G…GoLDiE…" The hare weakly lifted his arm towards the yellow bear animatronic while still having the bow tie in his paw. "i…i…I'Ve m…misSed yOu…"
The bear stared at the hare as his eyes flickered in recognition, the bear's maw struggling to work as Goldie also struggled to find his voice.
"Sp…Sp…Springy…h...h…help…"
