Shattered

A/N: This one may be dark and depressing. Everyone knows who I own. I want to thank BewitchingMayhem, Wes27, and AMangledMisfit for the use of their characters. Everyone else belongs to Scott Cawthon.

Freddy and the other bots watched as Bonnie searched for Leo, but so far the humanized rabbit was having no luck. Bonnie knew where Leo was, but decided to play dumb for the sake of everyone else. Sighing softly he said goodnight to everyone and made his way for the office. Mari seemed rather curious, but decided not to follow giving the rabbit some much needed time alone. Bonnie sensing that he was left alone finally pulled the office vent cover away, and carefully looked around one last time before starting to crawl through the vents.

Meanwhile in the basement Bon sat quietly and listened as Leo continued going on about how he was feeling. The toy rabbit knew that the boy had felt alone, but he never thought it had gotten to this point where he was almost unstable. In this room Leo wasn't afraid of having to put on an act, he could actually say what he wanted to. He had been struggling to accept the fact that he could easily die young. The medications were working to a degree, but he was starting to hit a plateau on how he was feeling. Bon tried to keep the boy calmed down as he continued to let out what he was feeling.

"Leo, please calm down you can't overdo it." Bon gently pressed.

Leo wiped his eyes, "I can't keep doing this! I'm dying! How long do I have to keep fooling myself that I actually stand a chance!?"

Bon's ears drooped slightly and his attention turned to something in the vents, "Leo, did you tell someone about this place?"

Leo's eyes widened slightly and listened as the noise became louder, and eventually the bottom of the vent gave out like it usually did for him. The boy and rabbit watched in surprise as Withered Bonnie seemed to activate and grabbed the falling entity and set them down. Bon seemed to move to get ready to attack, but the withered rabbit remained standing and almost lingering next to the entity that entered the sealed room.

"How is he activated!?" Leo looked rather shocked his color draining.

Withered Bonnie's head tilted to the side and looked towards the figure that had fallen through the vent. The figure finally gave a faint sigh and turned to the withered rabbit, "Thank you. I forgot I managed to leave part of my will in this body."

"Who are you?!" Bon demanded keeping Leo behind him.

Leo gently placed a hand on the toy rabbit's arm, "Bon wait! Please just wait!"

Bon looked towards the boy and seemed to be curious, "Leo, what is it?"

Leo rubbed the back of his head, "T-That's our hired help!"

Bon looked towards the human trying to understand just who this person was. The fact that Withered Bonnie was active gave him a faint idea, but there was something still troubling him. As the withered model sat down, the human it caught turned and looked towards the bot and boy. Bon finally noticed the eyes and he dropped to his knees, "How?"

"Spike and his apprentice are real miracle workers. However, I can't stay down here too long." Bonnie spoke his voice seeming to strain some.

Bon nodded understanding, "I know you came for Leo. He shouldn't be down here right now with how damp it is."

Bonnie nodded not blind to how his brother's voice and mood drastically changed. Part of the humanized rabbit wanted to know why his brother had become so cold and distant, but he understood why. Leo was the only one who knew where to find him, and now he was taking away that one source of comfort and stability. Frankly it hurt Bonnie to say such things, but unfortunately with Leo's health he couldn't stay too long, "Bon…I'll come back do-"

"Please, don't. He needs you, just like everyone else does right now." Bon spoke his voice sounding devoid of anything. The blue rabbit turned away and sat in the one corner and began to shut down.

Leo frowned and looked to Bonnie, "No, he's not okay…. He won't talk while he's in this kind of mood though."

"What happened…" Bonnie frowned slightly.

Leo looked down, "We always knew he was a little unsteady. Apparently he's been dealing with doubts, fears, insecurities, and feels like he really doesn't matter to anyone."

"That's not true though!" Bonnie blinked.

Leo sighed, "I know that, you know that, but deep down he's been hurt to the point where I guess he just accepts it. That everyone has someone they would rather spend time with, that the world would be better off without him."

"He's a lot worse off than I thought…I should have come down here sooner." Bonnie leaned against the wall and noticed his withered body moving towards Bon and sitting down next to the toy rabbit, pulling them into a supportive embrace, "At least someone's been there while I totally failed at it."

"Don't say that!" Leo pleaded with Bonnie, "You didn't know!"

Bonnie remained silent and opened the vent and instructed Leo to make his way towards the office. He turned his attention towards the two rabbits that seemed to remain silent and shut down. Shakily he reached out to touch Bon, but his withered body's hand caught his wrist and shook their head. Bonnie nodded feeling something dull forming in his chest and made his way for the office.

As soon as he returned to the carpet floor of the office he noticed Leo was still waiting there for him. For some reason the boy looked upset and hugged the humanized rabbit and almost appeared to be crying, "I'm scared."

"I know, we all are." Bonnie spoke softly.

Leo looked up as Bonnie knelt to his level, and the boy could have sworn the bot's eyes looked more human than ever as he pulled the boy into a hug, "It's okay to be scared. You've been trying to act so strong for so long that you forget that it's okay to be scared. It's okay to be upset and let your emotions out. You don't have to act like you're okay when you're not. Everyone is here for you, Leo."

"What about you though?" Leo sniffed.

Bonnie sighed softly, "Don't worry about me Leo, this is nothing new to me. Granted it's not like Bon to shut himself off to anyone, but it is probably what he needs to do to heal himself. I don't blame him though, I failed him when he needed me most."

"He doesn't think that, he always hoped you'd come home and find him." Leo admitted allowing Bonnie to lead him to the apartment.

Bonnie took what the boy said to heart and gave a faint sigh as he started to help Leo get ready for bed. Once the boy settled down after little protest from the sheer exhaustion Bonnie found himself alone with his thoughts. What was happening to him? What was this dull aching feeling in his chest, and better yet why is it every time he thought of his brother it became worse? Gripping at his chest slightly he tried to find any reason that could logically explain why his censors were screaming in an unknown feeling. Gripping his head he felt almost light headed as he tried to make his way towards the couch so he could rest.

"What is happening to me…"Bonnie groaned as he leaned against the couch.

Is this what it felt for humans when they experienced emotions? If so, how was he feeling it now? Even though this body held a human like appearance he was still nothing more than just a machine. Or, was something changing the longer he remained in this body? Looking down towards his hands he realized that he appeared to be shaking. Feeling unsettled by it he tried to find something to ease his nerves. However, he never expected a half asleep Leo to be the one to calm him down.

"You're shaking…" Leo spoke still captured by sleep.

Bonnie gently tried to usher the boy back to bed, "Leo, you need your rest."

"Why are you shaking?" Leo spoke his voice becoming a little clearer.

Those words caused the humanized bot to stop and seem to actually break down. Leo was wide awake upon seeing Bonnie collapse against the wall, and appeared to be trembling, almost as if he were, "Bonnie, are you…crying?"

"I don't know what I'm doing" Bonnie's voice strained.

Leo weakly smiled and sat next to Bonnie and leaned against his shoulder, "It's okay, you seem to be just as scared as I am right now. You're probably feeling so many things that you're not used to from pain to actual emotions. It's a lot to take in."

"The others can't see me like this though…. What would they say or think?" Bonnie uttered softly.

The boy smiled weakly and helped the distraught bot back up, "Does it matter? Come on Bonnie, you should be resting too. You experience everything we do, exhaustion is one of them."

Bonnie's magenta eyes focused on Leo and he seemed to weakly laugh even though he was still adjusting to the sensation of crying, and feeling something wet slide down his cheeks that wasn't oil. The two seemed to laugh together for no apparent reason before Leo gave Bonnie a quick hug before returning to bed, "Rest Bonnie, we'll need you more than ever until Dad comes home."

The humanized rabbit nodded and returned to the couch in the living room as he tried to gather his thoughts. Gently he ran his fingers down his cheeks where the tears once were and tried to focus on what the feeling felt like once more. It was cold, yet wet, something he had never experienced before until he gained this new body. Looking at his reflection in a mirror he noticed that even despite this new look, he could still see traces of himself.

'Is this who I want to be? All of these feelings are so complex, and I can barely understand them.' Bonnie thought as sleep finally started to claim him.

As the night wore on the place was settled into an uneasy feeling as everyone rested. Jeremy wasn't home, and that made everyone on edge, especially Freddy and the other restored models. As everyone rested Mari made their way into the apartment to check on Leo and Bonnie. Noticing Bonnie collapsed on the couch Mari gently covered them with a blanket, "You poor dear, despite how strong you act deep down inside you're scared and alone due to what you are experiencing."

Bonnie remained silent still caught in sleeps gentle embrace. However the puppet could see the faint tear stains that seemed to still be present on the humanized bot's cheeks. Removing their mask as they rarely did Mari placed a gentle kiss on the rabbit's forehead before turning their attention to Leo's room. Sure enough the boy was asleep as well, and appeared to be clutching a Bonnie plush, as if it were a lifeline at the moment. Mari gently covered Leo back up and returned to the Prize Corner to a very concerned Goldy.

"How are they?" he asked quietly.

Mari shook their head, "They're both shattered, in their own ways there's not much we can do for them."

"We'll think of something, dear." Goldy spoke and pulled Mari to them.

The puppet tried to merely nod, but they were worried, "They're jaded and broken. Leo is afraid that he's going to die young, and Bonnie is overwhelmed by the feeling of human emotion. They're scared and feel alone in a world that doesn't fully understand."

"Hopefully, in time we can help them both. I did get word that Chrissy will be back tomorrow." Goldy spoke quietly.

"Okay, things have gone from bad to worse then." Mari muttered and returned to their box, "Maybe she's changed like Larry did."

Goldy watched as Mari returned to their slumber and sighed softly. He wished that was the case, but from what he heard it sounded like the rabbit was more egotistical than ever. He heard from the workers who worked on her that the rabbit seemed more brooding, and even swore revenge against those who actually damaged her. He also heard from a faint rumor that there was a school Jeremy had been looking at for Leo to attend. However, the appointment was tomorrow, and Jeremy was still in the hospital. Godly felt bad for Bonnie, he would be taking on a new role entirely.

Though Freddy and the others would be furious that they would have to be on lockdown again.

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