First and foremost, I want to give a shout out to Zeusthefox on DeviantArt for his suggestion about Mike being at the funeral, thanks Buddeh! Second, there's only a few pages left until the story finished for this SERIES.
Series 2 may have a different name but I will decide by the time I've reached the last page but PLEASE do NOT give me suggestions for the next series' name, that will be ENTIRELY up to me.
Garda twitched after Ruby vanished, his eyes changing from brown to a sickly grey as Golden Freddy appeared in her place.
"G-Gaaaaaarrrda..."
He fell onto his arse as everyone else was tense except for Freddy, he was frowning.
However Garda had fallen silent, despite his face holding a screaming expression of fear, sweat dripping down his brow as he violently.
Whatever Ruby did, it ruined what was left of his mind.
Crystal looked at the two bodies in the next room, feeling her heart throb in sorrow.
Ruby was truly gone...She walked over and knelt, letting out a pained sob as the new Chica lowered her head, trying to stop herself from crying, even though she was failing horribly.
"Lass?" Foxy knelt beside Crystal, giving Ruby a sad look until Crystal spun around and hugged him, burying her face in his chest and cried.
He could only rub her back soothingly as his only working eye glazed over, fighting so hard to not cry despite losing a member of his family.
The Marionette was still crouched over in the corner, holding his head in his hands, trembling.
He would never forgive himself for what happened, for what pain and misery he brought upon this innocent group...how could he ever live with himself?
The Marionette noticed movement and slowly looked up from his hands, still coated in blood to see Freddy Fazbear himself standing in front of him.
His face had gone dark, his eyes pitch black minus two glowing white pupils.
"You. Will. Pay."
The dark aura that rose off the bear was more then enough to make him shrivel further into the corner, his back against the wall.
"I..."
He wanted so badly to tell them all how sorry he was, how he'd give anything to take it back but he already knew that nothing he'd ever say or do would help.
However, the blonde woman with short hair stood beside Freddy.
"Freddy?"
He turned to Cindy, his dark eyes still there, making her jump slightly.
"I know Ruby's gone...she's my best friend...but The Marionette's not responsible...Garda was...he made him do it against his will..." Cindy was struggling not to burst into tears as Freddy's eyes lightened.
"I...it's not fair..." He said, his ears drooping as Cindy walked up to him and hugged the bear.
"Bonnie and Chica don't know..." He said in realization. Cindy's eyes snapped open in alarm.
"I'll tell them.." They looked over at Crystal who was at Ruby's side. "...she would want them to know...that she's in a better place..." She held a hand over her new eye.
"B-but...how're we going to explain...?" Cindy couldn't even finish, covering her mouth as her shoulders shook until Freddy gave her a firm hug.
"Simple." They looked over at Crystal. Her voice sounded different.
"Garda had a break down and attacked her using a remote control chip on the Marionette after finding out she restored the animatronics he hated so much. We all came here after Garda invited us all here, planning to take out the one responsible for restoring the old Fazbear crew." Her own green eye was unfocused while the blue eye had focused.
"He...he knew about Ruby too...so we can use that..." Jacob faintly mumbled, staring at the two lifeless faces.
So after they had their story on what happened sorted out, they called the police as the Ambulance had finally arrived outside, prompting all of the animatronics to fall limp or stay still.
Later...
At Crystal and Cindy's request, the old animatronics plus the new ones had been allowed to attend Ruby's funeral and choosing things out for her had nearly destroyed their hearts, recalling her favourite items and colours.
Ruby's body was laying inside a dark oak coffin, wearing a light blue dress rimmed in white lace on the ends. Her face was done up beautifully with make up, though Crystal thought she would prefer her natural look and her hand rose by itself to quickly clean it off her friend's cold face.
It had started raining as the animatronics stood nearby, both the new and old Chica's were crying, one into Foxette's chest while the other was with Bonnie.
Both Freddy's had taken off their hats in respect, only the original Freddy was quietly sobbing.
Cindy wore a formal black dress, just as her sister did, as they both wept, Crystal crying into her sister's comforting embrace. Cindy herself was struggling to keep strong for her sister but the thought of never seeing her best friend's face again, never joking around with her or having their play fights,
She let out a pained sob, hugging her sister tightly, her heart feeling like it had been torn out of her chest.
Bonnie placed a hand on Cindy's should, who raised her hand and rested it on his.
"..T-thanks Bonnie.." She hiccuped as Crystal was still crying.
"Anytime." He whispered back as Foxy's hand was clenched, the rain running down his cheeks like tears as it did with the rest of the crew, both new and old.
A figure walked up to the coffin, it was Sally with a familiar figure beside her. She had a tissue in one hand, dabbing her eyes as she cried.
"Ruby, you were so young...Why did fate snatch you away?" She sobbed into her fist, eyes scrunching up as they turned red and puffy.
"I'm so sorry Sally...I know she was a good friend..." The man beside her said, turning his head as he noticed something, tensing.
"W-wha-?"
Mike was staring at the animatronics.
And they were staring at him.
The genuine emotion in their eyes, their faces...
He walked over, as they watched him, no sign of aggression.
"I'm sorry for your loss." He said in a sincere voice and he ment every word of it, nodding his head slightly in respect towards them.
They weren't the monsters that once terrorized him...no, they had changed...
"Thank you Mike..." He gently placed a large hand on his shoulder.
"Thank you."
Mike nodded, turned and joined Sally who cried, wrapping a comforting arm around her.
Another figure approached, though neither Cindy nor Crystal recognised the tall, thin woman.
She placed both hands on the edge of the coffin, biting her lip as her eyes widened slightly.
"Oh no...oh God no..."
Ruby didn't mention anything about any friends besides those who were present. Cindy gently handed Crystal over to Foxy, who held her close.
She approached the woman.
"Excuse me?" She asked, a somewhat curious tone in her voice. The woman turned her head slightly to acknowledge her but nothing more.
"Who are you?"
The thin woman didn't even look at her.
"I am Opal...Ruby's Mother."