The rain pours down onto the lone country road just outside of Aidan's university town. The rain drenches the road turning it mostly into a slick mud. Outside is a lone woman walking home from a late night party, she has her hood up and is doing her best to stay as dry as she can. She trudges through the mud to get back to her house. As she walks, her foot hits something hard. She bends over to examine the object. She sees what seems to be a large metal rod. She reaches down and pulls on it but it doesn't move an inch. She pulls again but still nothing happens. She hesitates but simply shrugs it off and stands back up and continues walking. As she gets farther away from the rod, it starts tremble. Out of the ground erupts a large robotic hand. The hand grabs a hold of a nearby pole and pulls. Out of the ground crawls out a four armed endoskeleton animatronic. It's head it sculpted to look like a human skull, It's small beady eyes glow a deep red as it examines the environment. The endoskeleton's chest looks very similar to a human rib cage, underneath the metal bones lie wires tangled up like a ball of yarn. The animatronic uses all four of it's arms to pull itself out of the wet dirt. The animatronic spots the woman walking not to far away. It comes up with a plan to catch it's prey.

*Bang!* A large wooden stake smashes into the ground next to the woman. She quickly turns around and glares into the darkness but sees nothing. She slowly creeps back towards the way she came. She whips out her smart phone and turns on the built in light. She sweeps the light over the ground looking for what could have thrown the object. She comes across the ground where the metal rod was. Instead of the rod being there, it's a gaping hole in the ground. "H-Help" whispers a voice from nearby shrubbery. "Hello?" asks the woman creeping closer. "I-I'm down here..." whispers the voice again. Once she's close enough, the woman shines her light into the bush. Instead of seeing a person, the large animatronic emerges from the bush with it's four arms extended. The woman drops her phone and turns to run as fast she can. Before she can run, one of the animatronic's arms grabs a hold of her shoulder. The arm crushes down with overwhelming force shattering the bones in her shoulder. The woman lets out a scream as the animatronic pulls her closer. Another one of the arms grabs a hold of her mouth keeping her from screaming. The other two arms grab a hold of the woman's waist picking her up off the ground. The animatronic lifts her till she is at eye level with the animatronic. The animatronic stares into her terrified eyes. The animatronic lets go of her shoulder and puts the hand on her head. In one swift motion, the animatronic twists the woman's head backwards, killing her instantly. The animatronic drops the lifeless corpse onto the ground. It walks across the muddy street and into the woods.

"A murder? Why are you telling me this?" asks Aidan as he sits down on the bed in his dorm. "Because we don't believe that whatever killed this woman was entirely human." says Quinton sitting in a nearby chair. "You mean? Animatronic?" asks Aidan stunned. Quinton nods looking at Aidan. "We're gonna bring you and your friends in for questioning. We don't think you're suspects but we want to know all you know. Their behavior, what to be on the look out for, stuff like that." says Quinton. "That was five years ago. Why would something just start happening now?" asks Aidan confused. "That's what we want to figure out. You and your friends might even be able to tag along for some of the investigations." says Quinton trying to find a bright side. "Have you heard from the others? Since graduation?" asks Aidan curiously. "I saw Jack once but that was by accident, we bumped into each other in public." says Quinton. "We haven't been keeping in touch very well since we graduated. I hope they are doing well." says Aidan. "If you take part in the investigation all of you guys would meet up again." says Quinton. "I guess that would be cool but...I'm in university now. I have to keep up to speed on my studies. You know how hard it would be to fit that into my life?" says Aidan. "It's up to you." says Quinton as he stands up and walks to the door. "Hey Quinton" says Aidan stopping Quinton before he can exit. "I hope you figure out who did this." says Aidan. "So do I. I'll send you the details for the questioning." responds Quinton as he leaves.

"I know you're down here." says the deep voice of William Afton...Springtrap. Ethan is hiding behind a flipped table remaining as quiet as he can. "You know I'll find you anyway. Make it easy on this old man." says William taunting Ethan. Ethan quietly shuffles down past the table towards the door. Ethan accidentally knocks over a broom handle which echoes through the room. "Found you!" shouts William as his large animatronic body turns towards Ethan. Ethan swings the door open running as fast as he can. Springtrap strides after Ethan. Ethan turns a corner and at the end of it is an animatronic he's never seen before. It seems to be a large purple rabbit. The animatronic turns around revealing itself. It's mouth is split down the middle revealing large claw like sections lined with teeth. Tumors seem to have grown all over the body and it's eyes are missing pupils leaving just white balls in it's eye sockets. The animatronic jumps at Ethan. "Gah!" shouts Ethan as he wakes up in his bed covered in sweat. Ethan controls his breath and puts his hand on his head, "Just another nightmare." Ethan whispers to himself. Ethan swings his legs over the side of the bed and stands up. He walks over and throws a shirt on from his closet. He checks his phone and sees a text from Aidan. He reads it quietly to himself, "Quinton stopped by today. There was a murder outside of my town somewhere. He thinks it's another animatronic...like the ones we found on that day. He wants us all there if possible for the questioning. Be there if you can. -Aidan" Ethan throws on a pair of pants and puts his phone in his pocket. Ethan looks at his watch, "6:30 AM. Might as well head over there now." says Ethan as he throws on his jacket and walks out the door to his car.

Ethan pulls into the police station of Aidan's new home town. He steps out of his car and locks it as he walks to the door. Ethan opens the door and people are bustling about their business. Officers are taking small criminals for mug shots, some are standing around talking, and others are rushing out to their cruisers. Ethan walks up to the front desk to check in. "Hello Sir. How may I help?" says the kind woman behind the counter. "I'm here to see Officer Quinton. There was supposed to be a questioning today." says Ethan fidgeting with his thumbs, he never liked talking to people. "Of Course! Can I get a name?" asks the woman looking at her computer. "Ethan...Do you need my last name?" asks Ethan. "That's not necessary, we have you right here. You can head on back, Second door on your left." says the woman. "Thanks" says Ethan as he walks into the back. Ethan knocks on the door before opening it. Inside is Quinton sitting behind his desk, Aidan and Brendan are sitting in chairs. "Ethan!" says Brendan standing up with his arms outstretched. Ethan hugs Brendan. "How have you been? Still working in your dad's wood shop?" asks Ethan letting go of Brendan. "I feel that might be permanent at this point." says Brendan laughing. Aidan stands up and hugs Ethan. "How's university?" asks Ethan hugging Aidan. "Pretty good. Ya'll are lucky I don't have class today." says Aidan laughing. Ethan walks over to shake Quinton's hand. "How're you doing?" asks Quinton as he shakes Ethan's hand. "Life's been treating me alright, still working to get into college." says Ethan as he lets go of Quinton's hand. Quinton stands up, "Now that you're all caught up, follow me if you please." says Quinton walking towards the door.

They follow Quinton outside towards his SUV cruiser. "Where are we going?" asks Aidan as he and the others climb in. "To the crime scene" says Quinton as he closes the door. "Crime scene? I thought this was a questioning." says Ethan fastening his seat belt. "It was. But I thought it would be better if you guys saw first hand what we're dealing with here." says Quinton as he backs out of the parking lot and onto the highway. They all nod. Ethan breaks the silence, "Oh man I almost forgot! Where's Jack?" asks Ethan. "We haven't heard from him since graduation. Maybe he just doesn't want to relive the memories." says Brendan looking out the window. "Maybe..." says Ethan. After 15 minutes of driving, Quinton and the others arrive at the crime scene. "Don't touch anything unless told otherwise." says Quinton looking back at the guys. They all nod as they step out of the SUV. The boys follow behind Quinton closely as they get a first hand look at the crime scene. "There's the body" says Quinton pointing at the dead woman. Ethan takes a step closer and looks at the corpse. The body looks mostly intact except for the shoulder being absolutely crushed and her head being twisted in the wrong direction. "What happened?" asks Ethan joining back with the group. "We think whatever did this snapped her neck as you saw. Whatever did it had to be strong enough to crush her shoulder and twist her head all the way around. So that rules out any humans." says Quinton walking. "Are animatronics strong enough to do that?" asks Quinton turning around to the group. Ethan thinks back to when he wrestled the mess of wires with the bear mask. He looks down at the scar on his arm from the bite. "I'm not sure" says Aidan. "Definitely" says Ethan looking back up. "One of the animatronics we encountered was strong enough to wrestle me. It put up a good fight too." says Ethan. "Anything could do that. It could have just been luck" says Quinton. Ethan holds up his arm, "It bit clean through my arm. Clean through flesh and bone. That seems pretty strong to me." says Ethan. "You've made your point." says Quinton continuing on. Quinton talks to one of the nearby officers about the animatronic's strength and then continues walking. "There's her phone." says Quinton pointing to a cracked iPhone on the ground. "So you guys can go look around but don't touch anything." says Quinton.

The group nods and they all go their separate ways. Ethan goes back to the body and takes another look at it. "It could've been a lot worse..." he says to himself looking at his scar and feeling his neck where they put the stitches in years ago. "Ethan! Come look at this!" shouts Brendan from across the way. Ethan looks over at Brendan who is looking at something from behind some shrubs. "What is it?" says Ethan as he runs over. "Don't these look a little big to be animal footprints?" asks Brendan looking at footprints on the ground. "Quinton! Come here!" shouts Ethan. Quinton walks over to where Brendan and Ethan are standing. "What is it?" asks Quinton looking down. "These aren't animal tracks...animatronics have animal feet, and these are way to big to be any normal animal." Explains Ethan. "Hopkins! Get a team to follow these prints!" shouts Quinton. "I hope you're right" says Quinton walking back over to his SUV. "We're going to!" shouts Aidan walking up behind Ethan and Brendan. "What if that thing is still out there? You three have already had enough encounters with animatronics." says Quinton turning around. "We're not kids anymore." says Brendan. Quinton stops in his tracks and turns around. Brendan stares at Quinton not making move. "Go. You follow their directions and you don't screw with their work." says Quinton turning back around.

"I know this has done a toll on your mind. You blame yourself for what you did, but from what you've told me, I seen no reason why you should." says the therapist. Jack leans forward and puts his hand on his face. "I know...I know..." says Jack. "I appreciate you've decided to come back. You need to work through this or you'll live with this guilt the rest of your life." says the therapist writing in a notebook. "Well it was either come and see you or go to a questioning with the others." says Jack sitting back up. "The others? The ones from the incident?" asks the therapist. "Yeah...there was a questioning today. I got a text this morning from Aidan about it. But I don't want to relive that." says Jack. "I have an idea..." says the therapist frantically writing in his notebook. "What?" says Jack in confusion. "Go see your friends. If you wanna get over this you need to confront it head on." says the therapist standing up. "But..." says Jack trying to change his mind. "I don't wanna hear it and that's final. You don't go...You don't see me anymore." says the therapist opening the door for Jack. Jack stands up and walks outside in defeat. "See you later." says Jack as he puts his jacket on. "I expect great things Jack." says the therapist closing the door. Jack gets into his car and heads to the police station. "I'll be there soon guys..." says Jack coasting down the highway.

Author's Notes: Wow! I'm back this soon? Weird right. Anyway I've thought about what I wanna do for this next segment of the story but I've made up my mind. Ya'll are in for a treat! Hope ya'll enjoy!