wes27: Each of the girls has their own way with dealing with danger. Kyra's approach may be not so brave as Skylar's, but again, she does have her moments.
Anyways, from now on, Kyra's a regular visitor at Freddy's. Also, the Nightmares are royaly screwed. And so are the ghosts.
Songs are Bonnie's Mixtape by Griffinilla and Breaking Out by Adam Hoek.
Enjoy!
Night 24: Make Your Move
And it goes, and it goes
And it goes, and it goes
I don't know what I am
A machine or a ghost?
And it goes, and it goes
And it goes, and it goes
I don't know what I am
A machine or a ghost?
...
Toothy smile, glassy eyes
Sometimes red, sometimes white
Purple fur, Purple Guy
Orange guitar, red bow-tie
Rosy cheeks, fuzzy feet
No eyebrows, no front teeth
Never eats, never sleeps
Dreaming deep, what a creep
xXxXx
Kyra was in her bed. It was afternoon and it was still raining. The girl was mind-absently scratching Plushtrap's head, something the toy obviously loved, while reading her notebook.
"Y'know Plush, I feel sorry for them."
Plushtrap looked at her, giving her a confused look. Kyra glanced back.
"I mean, perhaps I should've waited a bit before I told them the truth, but I doubt this would've made anything better. Stalling the truth doesn't make it anything better. I believe it only would've worsened it." Kyra sighed. She had enough experience in such situations and knew that no matter how much she sugarcoats it, the truth can't be changed and it won't make it less horrifying.
"I still feel sorry for them." Kyra added. "Seriously, I haven't felt so sorry since I told that woman in the mall when I was out with mom shopping that her dead daughter told her she loves her."
Plushtrap rolled his eyes, knowing more than well what's coming.
„You know what? I'm gonna help them." Kyra said. „It's not their fault they ended up turning into killer machines and I they need someone who'll guide them through this crisis."
Kyra looked pretty determinated, with a huge grin on her face. She was again in her element. She was finally doing her job properly and she was thrilled about continuing it. She rubbed her hands and got off of her bed.
„Okay, first thing we need to do is to explain the whole situation to the 'bots." Kyra said.
Plushtrap frowned, not really agreeing with that idea.
„Plush, all they have is my word and a bunch of ghosts running around in the pizzeria. I believe that it'll be much easier for them if they get more details to fully understand the situation they got themselves into." Kyra explained, sounding pretty cheerful. „Obviously, they're now confused and scared, but having a strong support will help them – that's why I'm here!"
Plushtrap was still against that idea, but he wondered how the girl was going to pull that off.
„And that's why I'll need this!" Kyra got on her knees, opening the closet and crawling inside to get something out.
Plushtrap's eyes widened in terror as he saw Nightmare Foxy towering over the girl, his jaws wide open showing a set of razor sharp teeth. He growled, screaming to warn her, but Kyra casually crawled out and shut the door right into Nightmare Foxy's nose.
She didn't seem to even notice him.
„Phone Guy's tapes. Just what I needed. And the newspaper articles." Kyra said, quite ignorant about the upset Plushtrap.
He stared at her, jaw dropped. He growled.
„Yes, I noticed him, but I'll deal with the Nightmares later. This has priorities." Kyra said off-handedly. „Besides, what kind of Nightmare attacks you during the day?"
Plushtrap face-palmed, still in disbelief.
„Okay, next thing – we need to get rid off the spirits. Make them move on." Kyra said. „But that'll be a huge problem as obviously, they won't and they don't wanna listen to me. Also, they hate me."
She flipped through the pages.
„That little boy seemed familiar though." Kyra muttered. „Save them. Save him. We will always be together." She looked at Plushtrap. „Perhaps he wants to help me to achieve a better ending. I hope so."
She walked up-down, lost in her thoughts. Plushtrap seemed to be nervous, with a good reason. He saw a Freddle zipping past, right into the room and hiding between the plushies on the desk. Kyra leaned with her hand on the desk, reading her notes, not even noticing the Freddle.
Plushtrap started to growl, litterally screaming to get her attention. She glanced at him as he pointed at her desk, screaming frantically. She glanced at the desk, noticing the Freddle cackling zanily like a Gremlin.
„'sup?" Kyra said, sounding bored.
Both Plushtrap and the Freddle dropped their jaws. Plushtrap gave a face-palm, while the Freddle just stared at her.
„Listen." Kyra looked at him. „Tell the rest I'm currently not interested in a house war, so knock it off. I have other things to do. If you really want to scare me, you'll have to bring out the big guns. Got it?"
The Freddle seemed to be petrified. He then snapped out and ran away.
Kyra grinned, but it faded when she noticed the angry look Plushtrap was giving her.
„What? They're not my Nightmares. What can they do? Bite me?" Kyra said. Then it dawned her. „The kids! He was the one who got bitten! Of course – just how could I forget about him. I mean, I shared his memories for a good while. Poor boy."
Kyra shuffled through the box with the tapes and put in the notes.
„Now, I still need to make him and the rest pass over. However, I first need to figure out whom I need to save?" Kyra paused. „The spirits?... Or the Animatronics?"
Plushtrap shrugged.
„We will always be together." Kyra stood up, not being able to sit. „The Animatronics were the hosts of the children. Of course!" she snapped with her fingers. „To get finally rid of the spirits, I'll have to involve the Animatronics. There is no other way. And once they're gone I'll finally have peace."
Plushtrap gave her a questioning look.
„Yeah, I think I should figure out first how to do that." Kyra said. „But let's first concentrate on relaying what I know to the 'bots."
Plushtrap growled. He was still worried about the Nightmare Animatronics who were apparently slowly taking over Kyra's house.
„Don't worry about them. They're just Nightmares. Real-world version, but still nightmares." Kyra said. She winked. „And more importantly, they're not mine."
Plushtrap was confused. He just was barely following Kyra and couldn't really understand why she was so cheerful. Okay, he could understand that she was happy now that she was again doing her job as a Messenger, but she was too cheerful. A side he had rarely seen. It was a bit scary to see her like that and he was worried she'd get herself into trouble.
Well, scratch that – she was totally gonna get herself into trouble.
xXx
Another night
I don't sleep
Ready for the moon to fall
Another fight
I don't speak
Couldn't make a sound at all
xXx
The rain ceased to fall. Nighttime arrived. You'd think that there would be come movement inside the pizzeria, but not tonight. The Animatronics were pretty much avoiding talking about what Kyra told them. They wished she was lying to them – that they weren't monsters. That there were no murderers, child or adult.
But thinking about it, they slowly came to the conclusion that it was probably true. After all, Puppet saw their ghosts. And those ghosts had harrased their new friend, who probably won't return. However, Puppet was in completel denial, believeing Kyra was lying about the children hurting her.
The only Animatronic who knew about everything was Springtrap, and he still keept silent about it. Out of everyone, it was Freddy who tried to talk about it, but the rest refused.
Freddy hoped that somebody could tell him more, tell him why this was happening and if he could fix it. Even though nobody called him that, he considered himself the leader. He simply wanted to help his friends to get over this crisis. If nobody wants to make a move, then he'll do it.
Cuz every conversation
Every motivation
Someone's gotta make a move
I'm sick of being wasted
Sick of being patient
Show me something left to lose
He heard something knocking. His ears jerked. It sounded like somebody was tapping on the window. The windows had no blinds, so Freddy could easily peek out and see who it is. On the other hand, why would anybody tap on the window of this pizzeria?
To his surprise, he saw Kyra and Plushtrap standing outside. She waved and moved her hand in a unlock the door manner and pointed towards the Kitchen. Freddy just stared at her in disbelief. He thought he was dreaming or something. He was completely stunned.
The girl pouted when it became obvious Freddy wouldn't unlock the door. The bear was still too stunned to actually move. Kyra knocked on the window and pointed again to the Kitchen.
„Open the door!" she finally yelled.
This seemed to have snapped Freddy out of his trance-like state. Kyra rolled her eyes and went to the Kitchen back-door. The workers who were at the place earlier had locked it, but there were spare keys at the Office, so Freddy took them and used them to unlock the back-door.
„Thanks." Kyra said. Plushtrap simply growled in an attempt to greet the bear.
„What are you doing here?" Freddy growled, frowning in annoyance.
„Why are you so angry?" Kyra simply waltzed in, as Freddy looked at her. „I promised I'd come back, so here I am."
For a second, Freddy looked stunned.
Can you feel it?
Can you hear me now?
Can you feel it?
Cuz this time, we're breaking out!
„What do you mean?" he asked.
„First of all: again, I'm sorry for upseting you guys. Again. Secondly, I promised I'd come back and I came back. And I'll be probably coming back, no matter what you tell me. I don't really tend to listen to people." Kyra said.
Plushtrap nodded in agreement.
„I thought you wouldn't want to come back..." Freddy muttered.
„Nah, the reason I left is coz I'm already used to deliver devastating news to people and I sometimes leave so they have time to process them. Especially if they're not going anywhere." Kyra said. „Besides, I really felt sorry for everything that happened..."
„Ain't your fault..." Freddy muttered, glancing away.
„Yes, it IS my fault." Kyra interupted and faced him with a firm look on her face. „I should've told you the truth earlier. I should've been braver and get here earlier instead of waiting 5 months. I should've understood the signs I was given much earlier. It IS my fault and I AM going to fix it. Had I made a move earlier, perhaps nobody would suffer so much."
„I don't think that there's much to fix." Freddy shook his head.
„Believe me, there is..." Kyra said.
Another day
I move quick
They can be the last to know
Another way
To end this
We can make it out alone
„What are you doing here?"
The three turned to Chica and Cakey. Chica was pretty surprised to actually see Kyra being here.
„Well, as I was talking to Freddy and like I said, I want to help you guys. The story I left was too vague and I believe you deserve an explanation, despite my limited knowledge. I'd really want to help you..." Kyra said.
„That's... Thank you..." Chica smiled.
„It's okay..." Kyra said, but just as she wanted to continue...
„Kyra! What are you doing here?"
That was Bonnie.
„Again, I'm here to help." Kyra said.
„But I thought you were scared of us... of this place." Bonnie said.
„Apparently, not anymore." Kyra winked, with Bonnie looking relieved. „Like I sa-„
„What is lass doin' 'ere?"
This time, Foxy approached them.
„Why are ye 'ere? I thought ya wouldn't come back." Foxy said.
„Well, I did." Kyra said, still smiling. „I didn't want to leave everyone behind without an explanation. You deserve one and you deserve to be in peace..."
„What the hell are you doing here?"
Kyra closed her eyes, now slightly annoyed, but still keeping calm. She then looked at Goldie who was floating next to her.
„Well, I'm here to help. I'm aware that this ain't the best situation and I my summary of the entire story sucks and I wanted to..."
„Hey, what is she doing here?"
Now the 8 looked at Toy Freddy, who came over after hearing commotion.
„I am back to help." Kyra started over.
„Really?" Toy Freddy rose an eyebrow. „I thought you'd be afraid to come here."
„Obviously, I'm not, but that is now irrelevant..."
„Hey, guys! What's Kyra doing here?"
„Hello Mangle." Kyra deadpanned. The white fox looked confused at the sight of her. „I know you're surprised, just as the rest..."
„Sheesh, what's going on here?" The group turned, only to see Toy Chica and Muffin approaching them. „Kyra, what are you doing here?"
„Surprise!" Kyra said in a fake cheerful voice.
„Hey, Kyra's back!" Toy Chica was followed by Toy Bonnie and BB. Then BB opened his mouth.
„Don't. Ask." Kyra frowned, now clearly annoyed.
„HAH!" BB, somewhat confused, let out a small laugh. It couldn't be denied that he was happy.
„What's going on?" Toy Bonnie asked, pretty confused. Kyra sighed.
„Any time I want to say something, I'm getting interrupted." She said.
„SORRY!" Was the collective response.
„It's fine." Kyra said. „Now could somebody get Puppet and Springtrap before I get interrupted again?"
The 10 'bots exchanged sheepish grins and glanced at each other.
Perhaps they were still depressed over learning the truth, but the fact they weren't completely abandoned helped.
xXx
Cuz every conversation
Every motivation
Baby, we can make a move
I'm sick of being wasted
Sick of being patient
Show me something left to lose
(There's nothing left to lose!)
xXx
Different than the others, Puppet didn't look all too happy that Kyra was back. He still frowned upon her accusation that the ghosts of those children have tried to kill her. Springtrap on the other hand was plain curious, wondering what the girl's plan is.
Speaking of which, said girl was walking on the Show Stage, with the rest of the 'bots watching her from the ground. She was now on a higher position than the 'bots (who'd usually tower over her), but they also could clearly see and hear her which is for what she aimed.
„First of all, I want to apologize again for my insensitivity. I know I'm again acting like a brat and just trying to excuse myself, but I've been doing this for years and I believe I kinda lost the touch with the self who knows how to handle this in a more sensitive way." Kyra said, with a guilty look on her face.
„It's fine." Freddy said, being leaned on a table, his arms folded on his chest. „We were just surprised and you had a good reason to be scared and angry."
The rest seemed to be agreeing with him. Kyra looked at Plushtrap, who have her an encouraging go on look. She took a deep breath.
„Okay, so... I know you all don't remember what exactly happened here..."
„That's right." Toy Bonnie nodded.
„So, all you have is what I say. I don't expect you to trust me..." Kyra glanced at Puppet, who looked away. „I'm just relaying information I know, that's all. Yes, I should've told you earlier, or perhaps later, but I don't think this would've changed anything."
„Gotta agree with ya lass." Foxy said.
„So, here's the deal: I will keep coming back." Kyra stated firmly. „No matter what happens, you gotta trust that I won't leave you. No matter what I say or do. I'm still keeping that promise. And for those who worry that you obligated me to come back against my will, don't worry. I'm doing this because I want to."
She noticed the surprised expressions on everyone's faces. They seemed to be relieved that she's still willing to come back to their haunted pizzeria, despite having no reason to do so.
„Even if you might have nightmares?" Toy Freddy asked.
„Already solved." Kyra grinned. Plushtrap stared at her. He could see Kyra's renewed self-confidence.
She knew what she was doing. It was surprising.
Can you feel it?
Can you hear me now?
Can you feel it?
Cuz this time, we're breaking out!
„Now, I know it hurts to talk about it, but we gotta face reality. Yes, this pizzeria and it's Animatronics were involved into a series of murders." Kyra said. She noticed that the 'bots didn't seem to be well when she told them that. „No matter how you turn it, that's the truth and I ain't gonna sugarcoat it because that would make things worse." She then bit her lip, fiddling with her fingers. „So yeah, expect more of such blunt statements... Until I figure out how to be more sensitive."
„It may sound weird, but that was a good wake-up call." Bonnie said.
„Yeah, don't be upset because of that." Goldie added.
Plushtrap and Kyra glanced at each other. She smiled.
„Thanks. Usually, the response I get is Shut up! or Go away!" Kyra said.
„Who would say that?" Chica asked, looking irritated.
„Every other person I approach." Kyra said. „I'm already used to that. And... other stuff, but that doesn't matter."
„Perhaps it should..." Mangle whispered to Toy Chica, who slightly nodded.
Can you feel it?
Can you hear me now?
Can you feel it?
Cuz this time, we're breaking out!
„Okay, considering your role in the entire fiasco... I don't blame anyone here on what happened." Kyra said, much to their surprise. „Yes, I'm honest. I do not blame anyone. Believe me, I know exactly just how horrifying it looked to see you wandering around out for the blood of anyone inside the pizzeria... or for that matter, mine as well..."
She noticed the expressions of guilt.
„But I want to say I don't blame anyone for anything. You were just trying to help, but did it in a wrong way. Or probably weren't even aware of what you were doing."
She specifically looked at Springtrap, who simply looked away.
„So yeah... I cannot promise that I won't remind you of that... but you'll have to accept that what happened, happened. You can't reverse it, but you can make sure it won't happen again." Kyra added. „And I believe that's what you all want."
She saw nods of agreement.
Breaking out...
Breaking out...
Breaking out...
„And what about The Murderer?" Puppet asked, frowning. „I believe that there's no excuse for his actions. Or redemption."
Springtrap looked away, as he suddenly felt somebody looking at him. Glancing back, he was met by Puppet's death glare. Even though the marionette Animatronic didn't know what happened, he still was suspicious of The Hybrid. Springtrap didn't blame him.
„I agree with you that what he did was horrible and unforgiving." Kyra said, looking at Puppet, who glanced back. „But I assure you, I know that he was punished for his deeds. A horrifying ironic punishment, I might add and that he won't cause trouble anymore."
When she said the last part, she glanced at Springtrap, who gave a slight, unnoticable nod. She smiled.
„At least something." Puppet muttered.
Can you feel it?
Can you hear me now?
Can you feel it?
Cuz this time, we're breaking out!
„One last thing – I need your help. Everyone's." Kyra said.
„For what?" BB asked.
„Well, you're all probably now aware that this building is still haunted by the spirits of the ones who died here. And it ain't only children, despite them being the only ones who show up." Kyra said. The 'bots looked a bit surprised and scared. „Yes, there is one adult, specifically a Night Guard who had been killed years ago, hanging around, but he doesn't seem to bear any grudge and he even tried to help me. But his messages are confusing as hell."
„So... what should we do?" Goldie asked.
„We're gonna find a way to finally put the spirits to rest." Kyra said. „I indeed tried everything I knew and it didn't work - it only got worse. But I believe if you help me, we can finally put an end to the horrors which happened and move on. So, what do you think?"
The Animatronics glanced at each other, reluctant to answer. Puppet stepped out.
„Why forcing them to go if they don't want to? If you leave them alone, perhaps they will as well." Puppet said.
Kyra frowned, getting slowly off the Stage and walking towards him.
"Puppet, I know the safety of the children is the most important thing to you, but they are far from what you can call an innocent child." Kyra said. "They're ghosts and if there is something that I've learned on my years of experience, that is that they need to go. They have control over what they do, but they will start do more horrifying things and eventually go mad. They must leave."
She was now facing Puppet, frowning. The two had a staredown, silence filling the pizzeria. Then, Puppet turned around and left without a word.
Can you feel it?
Can you hear me now?
Can you feel it?
Cuz this time, we're breaking out!
"He'll be okay, right?" Chica asked.
"No idea." Bonnie replied.
"Puppet will deal with it in his own way." Freddy said. He looked at Kyra.
"The spirits must be put to rest. They have finished their job here. They must go." Kyra said.
"You can count on us." Freddy nodded. "We'll do anything to help you. And them."
The rest agreed as well. Kyra felt relieved.
"Speaking of which, you didn't look very nervous when talking to us." Springtrap said.
"What..." Kyra trailed off, staring at him in surprise.
"Spring's right. You weren't really stuttering or trying to get away." Goldie said. "Seems like your social skills are really improving."
"Probably because I'm simply being myself." Kyra smiled, rubbing the back of her head. She looked at them.
"And honestly, I'm really looking forward to spending my time here."
Much to the joy of everyone.
Yeah, we're breaking out!
Cuz this time, we're breaking out!