Okay, here's another chapter. I've got news; the next chapter may be late. I'll be going on a holiday from the 27th of December, to the 2nd of January, so I'll miss you guys till then. This will also include the one-shot collection, which I'll talk to you guys (and the collection fans) over there.
Enjoy, anyway.
GOLD – 22:45 – FOREST
Gold glanced over at the body for a second time, then looked over to the side, to see a metal pipe sticking out of the ground, with dry blood stained on it, along with some snow.
[Check out the body]
[Attempt to escape]
***(\|/)***
He crawled towards the body, pushing himself across the snow, while ignoring the pain that surged through his body. He panted and rested his paw atop of the body. He slowly turned it towards him, until the body flopped over, facing Gold.
Gold recognised the identity of the body and covered his mouth with his paws, muffling his speech, "JAY!" Gold shouted, before he was grabbed and pulled to the side. Gold groaned and fell backwards, pulling his attacker with him.
He felt something pull against his neck, as he felt himself being choked by the larger attacker. Gold growled and sunk his teeth into the attackers hand. The figure groaned and dropped whatever he was trying to use to choke the bear, and held his hand.
Gold didn't get far before he fell forward again. He whimpered and continued crawling through the snow, in a desperate and feeble attempt to escape. His hair was grabbed and yanked backwards. He fell to the ground and groaned as his leg started to throb.
"Kids are too stupid to know when to die..." The attacker said, in a low tone, startling Gold a little.
The attacker giggled a little, while he wrapped a piece of wire around the bear's neck. Gold tried to resist, but eventually he succumbed to the loss of breath, and passed out.
***(\|/)***
Gold's body fell limp. The attacker chuckled and started to drag the bear's unconscious body through the snow, leaving the body of the bunny to rot once again.
SPRING – 22:37 – OUTSIDE THE GUEST CABIN
Spring's frown didn't falter as he made his decision. He glanced down at Foxy, then back at Grace, "Grace..." He began, rubbing his paws together.
[Tell the truth]
[Hide the truth]
"I-I could only save one of them..." Spring responded, truthfully, "Gold was awake! I-I thought he could make it out on his own!" He exclaimed, as he felt tears stream down his face, "Foxy was passed out...I didn't think he could make it out on his own!" Foxy looked up at Spring and frowned.
***(\|/)***
"You left him?" Grace said, in a frighteningly low tone. Spring nodded and wiped his tears away.
"I wanted to save them both..." Spring whispered, "But I couldn't." His ears lowered, just above his eyes. He slowly pushed them away and looked back at Grace, with a remorseful expression, "I'm so sorry..."
"Gold was your best friend." Grace simply said. Foxy looked over at Grace and hid himself in the curtain.
"I-I don't..." Spring looked down.
"No matter what might've happened between the cabin, and the guest cabin, he was your best friend," Grace growled at him, "I know you like Foxy, but you have known Gold for years."
Spring felt himself start to cry once again as Grace continued tearing into him, "You selfish piece of trash," She growled, startling Foxy and Spring, "You said he was passed out..." Grace paused.
"You were fucking drunk!" Grace shouted. She walked up to Spring and slapped him across the face. Spring held the side of his face and whimpered, "You guys are fucking idiots! How could you drink at a time like this!?"
"I-I just wanted to share a drink with some friends..." Foxy whispered, catching Grace's attention.
"Not trying to sound like a selfish asshole," Grace said, "But wasn't I missing?"
"Did that cross your mind at all?" She growled.
"Of course it did…!" Spring frowned. She sighed and held her head for a few seconds. Grace glanced behind her, and back down the trail.
"We need to get back to the cabin. You two, follow me, let's go." Grace demanded. Foxy pushed himself to his feet and threw the curtain away. Foxy and Spring shared looks of guilt and started following Grace away from the destroyed cabin.
"I can't believe you'd do this..." Grace whispered.
"What would you have done?!" Spring snapped, "It was either Gold, or Foxy! It was so hard to choose!"
"I know that I would've helped the person that meant to me the most..." Grace said, coldly. Foxy's ears lowered and he looked down, as tears welled up in his eyes. Spring glanced at Foxy and reached to comfort him.
Foxy looked at him and stepped away, as they continued walking, "I'm so sorry..." Foxy muttered. Spring attempted to get closer, but every time he did, Foxy moved further and further away. He sighed and moved away from him. There was nothing he could do about it, Foxy blamed himself, and Spring couldn't argue. It was Foxy's fault that they got drunk, right?
Spring glanced at Grace again and sighed, "Where the hell were you, anyway?"
"I feel through a hole in the ground," She snapped, "I fell into some abandoned fucking metro station! I was bitten in the ankle by the god-damn wolf, and I had to crawl through a vent filled with a bunch of shrapnel that have completely destroyed my wings." She showed Spring the many cuts dotting her wings and legs.
"Then I found this body in another station," She continued, "After that, I crawled out of a hole in the god-damn mountain, and started to climb to the top. Then I saw somebody get thrown out of hole..." She trailed off.
"Anything else…?" Spring frowned a little.
"I saw...something," Grace rubbed her head, "I wasn't sure who it was but...he looked rather skinny. And his aura was...odd."
"Aura?" Foxy's ears perked.
"Yeah..." Grace responded, "It felt...abnormal."
"How'd you find us?" Spring asked, folding his arms.
"The cabin wasn't far from where I had climbed up." Grace finished.
Spring nodded and glanced at Foxy one final time, before staring down at the ground for the rest of the trip to the cabin.
RED – 22:41 – CABIN
[Red and Jazzy]
[Clyde and Ashley]
[Bonnie and Freddy]
***(\|/)***
Red and Jazzy shared looks, then nodded at each other, "I know the house better than anyone else. I'll go down into the basement with Jazzy." He said, catching the others' attention.
Clyde and Ashley nodded, while Bonnie and Freddy frowned, obviously disappointed by the decision. Ashley yawned and stood up, "I'm gonna go take a shower or something..."
"Is there any water?" Clyde asked, eye-brows furrowing.
"Doubt it," Bonnie shrugged, "Otherwise I would've taken the first shower."
"Go ahead and check." Jazzy said. Ashley nodded and started walking up the stairs.
"So, this is what we're gonna need to do," Red glanced at Jazzy, "We need to get the keys to the basement, then we gotta check to see that the boiler is operating."
"That's it?" Jazzy asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Pretty much." Red shrugged.
"What can we do to help?" Freddy tilted his head.
"We need somebody up here to make sure that things work," Red responded, "Especially after we turn on the secondary generator."
"There's a secondary generator?" Bonnie rolled his eyes, "Of course he wouldn't share an important detail like that..."
Red sighed and glanced at the set of stairs leading down into the basement, "Come on." He said, grabbing Jazzy's hand. Jazzy nodded and walked with Red to the staircase.
They descended the staircase and into the basement. Red let go of Jazzy's hand and approached a door that had dozens of scratches and dents on it. Red fumbled through his pockets and cursed to himself.
"What's the matter?" Jazzy asked, frowning a little.
"Gold has my god-damn keys." Red sighed.
***(\|/)***
Jazzy rolled her eyes and gently pushed Red out of the way. She knelt in front of the door and pulled a lockpick out of her pocket.
"Since when did you carry lockpicks?" Red raised an eyebrow.
"Since forever, dumbass," Jazzy chuckled and inserted the lockpick into the door. She hummed a tune as she pulled at the door, while pushing the lockpick further in, "When you're a stripper, you get used to picking locks to leave apartments after being taken home."
"'Taken home'?" Red raised an eyebrow.
"I got drunk a lot on the job," Jazzy chuckled. The door clicked and Jazzy grinned. She stood up and held out her fist in front of Red. Red smiled and fist-bumped her, before Jazzy opened the door. Jazzy reached for her lockpick and tried to pull it out, but it snapped as she pulled it out.
"Darn it..." She sighed.
***(\|/)***
"Come on, let's go." Red pulled out a flashlight and started walking further downstairs, using the light so he could see where he was going.
"Wait up!" Jazzy ran after him, not noticing the door slam shut behind them.
BONNIE AND FREDDY – 22:45 – OUTSIDE THE CABIN
Bonnie opened the door and walked outside, his ears draping alongside his head. He smiled at Freddy as he followed the bunny outside. Freddy came out from behind Bonnie and wrapped his arms around him. He smiled at the bunny and kissed him on the cheek.
Bonnie blushed and his ears lowered, "It's surprisingly serene out here..." Bonnie muttered.
"Still cold though..." Freddy chuckled, his voice echoing throughout the area. Bonnie smiled and rested his head on Freddy's shoulder as he felt the bear push against him.
"I wonder how the others are doing at the guest cabin..." Freddy said, glancing at the trail for a few seconds.
"I'm sure Foxy and Spring are drinking. Gold and Grace are probably kissing somewhere..." Bonnie responded.
"Let's hope it's just that," Freddy chuckled, "Her tongue would get stuck to his flagpole in this freezing weather."
Bonnie rolled his eyes and punched the bear playfully, "Is everything about sex, with you?"
"It can be..." Freddy chimed. Bonnie flushed pure red, and his grin returned.
"Not tonight," He said, "Let's just relax..."
"Tomorrow~?" Freddy groped the bunny and turned to face the cabin.
"Maybe.." Bonnie blushed and folded his arms, turning to glance at the bear again.
"How's your book doing?" Bonnie asked, smiling a little.
"Pretty good, I think..." Freddy responded, "I know I got angry about you not answering me about the book, but..."
"But what?" Bonnie watched Freddy glance at him and their eyes met.
"It wasn't important," Freddy looked down, "And I'm sorry about the things I said. It's doing okay, and I didn't need to bother you with my boring questions."
"It's okay..." Bonnie smiled and rubbed the bear's shoulder. Bonnie tilted his head in confusion once he noticed Freddy's quizzical expression.
"Bonnie." Freddy glanced at him.
"Yeah, big bear?" Bonnie asked, blushing a little.
Freddy ignored the bunny's comment and continued, "I have something to show you. It's in the attic...and I kept it from you..."
"What is it?" Bonnie asked, frowning a little.
"I need to show you..." Freddy said, "I don't...exactly know what it is, but I wanna open it with you."
"'Open it'?" Bonnie asked, tilting his head, "Can't we stay out here for a little while longer?"
"I really want to show you this..." Freddy begged, his smile fading, "Please, Bonnie?"
[Go with Freddy]
[Stay outside]
GOLD - ?:? - UNKNOWN LOCATION
Gold opened his eyes. He groaned and held his head, as he pushed himself off his back. He stretched and stood up, while looking around. He whimpered as he looked around, as he found it really hard to see. The area was completely enveloped in darkness.
Gold slowly stepped forward, with his hands in front of him. He eventually found himself hitting a wall. He looked down and saw something lying on the ground. He knelt down and glanced at it.
Gold screamed and pushed himself backwards after coming to the realisation that it was a dead body. He heard the sound of something being hit against a railing. He crawled towards the sound and eventually found himself staring at a set of bars.
"A cell…!?" Gold's eyes widened, "What the hell!?"
"Oh, you're awake..." He heard the same voice from earlier. He knew that this was his attacker. Gold growled and stood up, banging his paws on the bars.
"Let me out of here, you fucker!" Gold shouted. He screamed once he saw another face looking through the bars. He fell backwards and landed on his back, "Oh god..."
"Let me out!" He shouted, pushing himself to his feet again.
"You're not getting out of here. So, you might wanna eat something, so you don't die a slow and painful death. I'd rather you be here, with me, forever..." He heard him say, the attackers' eyes darting from Gold to the body on the other side of the room.
Gold whimpered and glanced at the body, "You can't be serious.." Gold's eyes widened.
"You can eat, or starve. Your choice." He heard footsteps walking away.
"Wha-!?" Gold exclaimed, "Why are you doing this!?" He shouted, slamming his paws on the bars.
"Hope the food tastes nice. Made it myself." A door slammed, leaving Gold alone in the darkness. He panted and rested against the bars, listening for any sounds that could tell him if the attacker was still in the area.
He heard some odd sounds in the cell opposite of him. It sounded like breathing, followed by a screech that startled the bear. Gold whimpered and folded his arms, as the freezing winds from the outside seeped between the cracks beneath the aged bricks that were his wall.
Gold's eyes darted from the wall, to the body that resided at the other side of the room. He frowned and rubbed his paws together, "I'm gonna starve..." He muttered, as he glanced at the body again.
"I might have to…" He sighed and looked down, "I don't want to die here..." His life mattered to him more than anything, but could he resort to cannibalism to survive? He'd never forgive himself!
[Resort to Cannibalism]
[Refuse to Eat]
Shorter chapter, but thanks for reading. ;)
BUTTERFLY EFFECTS
CONFESSIONS: - BONNIE AND FREDDY ARE STILL DATING
WHO WOULD YOU SAVE?: - GOLD HATES SPRING – FOXY FEELS GUILTY AND RESPONSIBLE
SKELETON KEY: - RED DIDN'T HAVE THE KEYS – JAZZY BROKE HER ONLY LOCKPICK
MY HERO: - FOXY AND SPRING ARE CLOSER
BODY THIEF: - GOLD FOUND JAY'S BODY – GOLD WAS CAUGHT BY THE KILLER
TRUTH OR LIES: - SPRING TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT GOLD – GRACE HATES SPRING
ISSUES IN THE BASEMENT: - RED AND JAZZY WENT INTO THE BASEMENT
- RSM