I couldn't decide, so I used two songs in this chapter: Balloons by MandoPony and Children's Requiem by Trickywi. The title is Happiest Day.
Don't worry guys. The next chapter is entirely dedicated to Springtrap.
Enjoy!
Night 37:
So many years.
So many dark memories.
So many fears.
We've now put to ease.
Pain makes you do things
You never knew you could do.
Is this all real?
Or just deja-vu...?
But now the party's over.
Now the guests are gone.
It's already past our bedtime.
It's already almost dawn.
Just like balloons,
We soar on our own!
Finally free
From the pain of our home!
And just like balloons,
That no one will hold.
Free from the truth,
That no one will know.
xXxXx
IT BURNS!
Fazbear's Fright burns to the ground!
A new local attraction based on an acient pizzeris chain burned down overnight.
Authorities have not ruled out foul play, but at the moment it seems to have been caused by faulty wiring.
Very little was found at the scene. The few items that were salvaged will be sold at a public auction.
xXx
Skylar glanced again at the article. It seemed like there survived more than thought at first, all bought by the new owner. She saw a picture of a Freddy figurine, but when looking closer, she saw Springtrap's head in the background. Sally told her that she couldn't find any more news about the incident. Skylar was thankful to her for finding this article.
Despite the fact that she was supposed to have a day off, Skylar planned to return to Fazbear's Fright and figure out the Good Ending. The kids were no more haunting the 'bots, but she still had to figure out what exactly happened to them.
She got into an argument with Freddy because of that. He was worried about her being at Fazbear's Fright, but he couldn't force her to stay away. This was her quest, her job. And the Animatronics knew too well that she wouldn't give up so easily. Not even if she had to face a murderer. But they didn't want to go down with her, being afraid of what was lurking doen there. Skylar didn't blame them. She'd probably do the same if she was in their shoes.
Oddly, Goldie was nowhere to be found. Skylar didn't tell the rest about the odd hallucination she had and decided to talk with Goldie once she gets all the answers she needed.
And for that, she had to figure out the puzzles she found in the Minigames.
Little did she know somebody was watching her as she went down to Fazbear's Fright.
xXx
Despite it being 12 AM, Springtrap was nowhere in sight and the cams were oddly clear. Skylar was thankful that Springtrap spared her tonight, so she could spend all her time on the puzzles.
Suddenly, the Monitor itself turned to CAM 08 and she saw words flashing below the BB poster.
"BB's Air Adventure." Sky read. She double clicked on it and started the Minigame.
She played as BB and was supposed to collect balloons. In the first room, there were only 7 to collect and an exit appeared. Sky went through it and the Minigame ended.
It restarted, and once again, Sky collected 7 balloons. She then fell into a black and white area via an invisible door. She went to the left, entering a new area. The next area contained three crying, silhouetted Balloon Boys near a large silhouetted structure. She went left and touched the door, ending the Minigame.
It again restarted and this time, she collected the 7 balloons and accidentally found a hidden exit. Entering it, she found red balloons as static platforms underneath where BB is falling, leading to a blue platform with a child that appears to be dead. She found a hidden room with a colour changing balloon. Then it ended and the Monitor took her to CAM 07.
She looked at her notes and figured out she had to click in a certain order on the arcade machine to access the Minigame, now titled Mangle's Quest.
She now controlled Mangle and collected her 4 missing parts, each worth 100 points, all while avoiding the kid who was running around to avoid being dismantled and an instant game over. She found a door at the end and exited it.
The game restarted and this time, Sky found an invisible exit.
Mangle fell a considerable distance into a majority-red atmosphere. Falling all the way showed very tall crying Puppet silhouette (or statue) collapsed down on its knees. Going left showed her red balloon platforms. She followed them and Mangle found a cake on the last red balloon. She touched it and it ended.
The game glitched and returned to BB and she did everything like the last time. This time, the child led her to a cake and the Minigame was completed succesfully.
The next game was Chica's Party, which she triggered by finding Phantom Cupcakes on CAMs 2, 3, 4 and 6.
This time, she controlled Toy Chica and was supposed to find 4 cupcakes and deliver them to 4 crying children. Once they turned green, she didn't exit the door, but roamed around and found a secret path and landed on a red balloon. She reached a child and Toy Chica gave him a cupcake. The game ended.
The next one was Stage01 and Skylar entered the code on a dial on the Monitor. She found two Animatronics on a stage, one being a golden bunny and the other a golden bear. She assumed the two were Springtrap and Goldie. After a series of trial and error, she finally found out how to get the Cake Ending. She got through nine rooms and found a crying child, giving him a cake.
It instantly turned her to the Glitch Minigame, with Shadow Bonnie briefly appearing on the screen. She found a purple room with a crying child. Shadow Bonnie, or RWQFSFASXC, touched the child and a cake appeared, ending the game.
She then heared children's laughter and looked around.
Nothing.
She looked back and was directed to CAM 03, clicking on Puppet's poster and unlocking Happiest Day.
She was controlling Puppet. Walking past several kids wearing alligator and pig masks. She found five other kids, all wearing masks of Freddy, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy and Golden Freddy. She touched the table and a cake appeared.
Skylar suddenly realized what this game represented.
It was the kids' last party.
xXx
Freddy stared at the closed Safe Room. Skylar was inside and he couldn't go down and help her. He was worried that she'd get hurt or worse, killed, and hoped for the best.
"You okay?"
Freddy turned around and saw Goldie looking at him.
"No, I'm worried." Freddy replied.
"That Spring will kill Sky? I don't think so." Goldie said.
"You forgot that inside him is the body of a murderer." Freddy narrowed his eyes.
"And you forgot that no Animatronic here is haunted here anymore. The fire did a good job." Goldie said.
"Oh, yes, but is there any evidence The Murderer's spirit left? I don't think so."
The two turned around, seeing Puppet and everyone else approaching.
Freddy frowned.
"You! This is all your fault Puppet!" Freddy growled at Puppet. "And it'll be your fault if Sky doesn't make it out alive!"
"My fault?! If it's anyone's fault it's that stupid girl's! I warned her, but she agreed!" Puppet hissed. Freddy glared at him.
"Guys, please stop fighting..." Chica told them, but they didn't listen.
Suddenly, soothing music started to play...
xXx
Sky watched the six children disappear and the masks falling down. She watched six balloons flying up and out of view.
Sky smiled as she saw the Good Ending picture. Tears streamed down her face as she saw Freddy, Chica, Bonnie and Foxy's head in the darkness, symbolizing that the kids left and finally found peace.
Then, she heard music play...
Blurs of bloody red
She stood up as she heard children singing, her tears still flowing.
Hours of pain and dread
She exited the Office, following the sound. She felt like she was in trance.
xXx
Given a new life that night,
Years of strife
The Animatronics and Toys looked at each other and then at Puppet. He was in disbelief.
The kids... were singing?
He trapped us
Please release us
Their begging, they never wanted to be imprisoned. They wanted to be free.
Puppet looked down in shame.
A voice that fuels our rage
Consumes us
He remembered that rage - that uncontrolable hate of the child who haunted him. His rage was the fuel which drove Puppet to gain revenge.
xXx
A haunting lullaby
Skylar smiled, whiping her tears. She never felt so in peace. It was wonderful. Finally, she achieved something.
Awake but not alive
It was sad when you think about it. They were awake yet dead. They were trapped.
Five nights of fun despite
Stolen lives
They were just playing a game.
xXx
They watched us
Did they mock us?
Did they come here again,
To join us?
The 'bots never felt such grief before. They were on the verge of tears, blaming themselves for everything.
What is this?
The pain is gone
They lift their heads as the tone changed.
Our shells of misery stay
We see day!
They felt relieved - everything was fine. The kids were free!
They watched us
They saved us
Everyone was at peace. The grief was gone. They did a good job. It was over.
xXx
Embers burn away what
Had kept us
Skylar was thankful to whoever burned Fazbear's Fright down. Whoever did this, did the kids a great favor.
Remember...
"I will." Sky muttered. She will keep the secret and make sure they won't be forgotten.
Sky suddenly heard laughter. She turned around and saw somebody running. She followed the noise.
Again, she saw somebody running and laughing. She followed the sound back to the Office. Her jaw dropped at the sight.
"SURPRISE!"
Six children, four boys and two girls, all between 7 and 10, were looking at her happily, blowing noise-makers and firing party-crackers. Each of them had a mask on their heads so Sky could see their faces. On the table was a big cake.
"Our special guest has arrived!" A girl, about 7, exclaimed. She wore a yellow dress and had a Chica mask.
"YAY!"
"Ummm, hi!" Skylar was completely surprised. "I'm Skylar Winchester, but call me Sky. And you are?"
"I'm Clara," the girl replied. She had blonde hair.
"I'm Troy!" a boy with a red T-shirt on which was a Jolly Roger print and brown pants. He had a Foxy mask.
"Brian!" a boy with a blue shirt with a purple vest said. He had a Bonnie mask.
"I'm Fabian!" a boy with a brown hoodie said. He had a Freddy mask.
"My name is Megan." the eldest, a girl in a brown-golden hoodie said. She had a Golden Freddy mask.
"And I'm Peter!" A boy with black-white pants and T-shirt said. He had a Puppet mask.
"So, you guys were haunting the Animatronics?" Skylar said.
"Yes, and we're very sorry about that." Megan said.
"No, that's my fault. I wanted to go to that party but Puppet interprented my dismay wrongly. I didn't mean it to end like this." Peter said.
"Hey, hey - it's alright. I'm just glad you guys are now free and you can have your party." Sky replied.
"And you're joining it! After all, you deserve it." Fabian said.
"Yeah! You passed Five Nights at Freddy's - now it's time to party!" Troy said. Brian and Clara blew noise-makers.
"So you guys were behind this!" Skylar stated.
"Yeah, sorry we put you through all the trouble." Brian said.
"It's fine. I also had a lot of fun." Skylar said.
"We know." Clara replied. "We watched over you and the 'bots."
"You were amazing!" Megan said.
"Thanks, but I'd also like to thank you for helping me." Sky said.
"Well, all we wanted is that somebody remembers us. You see, when the fire broke out, we realized we couldn't leave everything behind, so we tried to save the most." Fabian said.
"And we did a good job!" Brian interupted, with Sky nodding.
"And then you came and won everything!" Clara added. "And became friends with everyone!"
"Not everyone, Clara." Peter said. He looked at Sky. "Like said, I'm sorry for what happened. Being an enraged spirit and a kid, I didn't rationalize and the Animatronics felt our dismay and felt that only revenge will bring us peace."
"It didn't. Actually, all we needed was a party." Troy said.
"And you got one - but why didn't you left?" Sky asked.
"Like said - we wanted to be remembered, not forgotten. And you were the perfect person for helping us." Fabian said.
"And every time you won, we had a party here." Brian said.
"Why here? Why didn't you come upstairs?" Sky asked.
"Coz Fazbear's Fright ain't only a horror attraction. It's a memorial place, reminding people on what happened here - even if it's only for their amusement." Megan said.
"I see." Skylar said.
"Also, we have a surprise for you!" Troy said.
"Really?" Sky blinked.
"Turn around!" Clara exclaimed.
Sky turned around and her jaw dropped. In front of her was no one else but a ten year old Annie.
"A-Annie! Is that you?" Skylar stuttered, shaking. Annie nodded.
"I see you have grown up." Annie said.
"Annie!" Skylar was broken. She ran over to her best friend, now a ghost, hugging her and crying. "I'm so sorry! I-I... what happened - it's all my fault. If I had been braver, you'd be alive now!"
"Skylee." Annie stopped Sky's rant, gently whispering. "It was never your fault. I was responsible for my own decisions and I never blamed you for what happened. Now, please stop crying."
Sky whiped the tears.
"Promise me you'll never again blame yourself for what happened?" Annie held up her little finger.
"I promise." Sky smiled. "I'm so glad you came here for one last goodbye."
"It's not a goodbye. We'll see each other again." Annie smiled. She turned around and saw a light. "Ups, gotta go. See ya at the end of the tunnel!"
"I promise!" Sky smiled. She felt like a heavy rock fell off of her chest.
"I'll be watching over you! See ya!" Annie waved as the light engulfed her.
"Bye." Sky smiled and waved back.
"Did you like our present?" Clara asked.
"I loved it! Thank you all!" Sky said.
"We have to go now too." Fabian said. "But we won't cross over yet."
"If you need us, send us a party invitation." Peter added.
"Okay." Sky nodded.
The six turned into orbs of light: yellow, brown-orange, red, blue-purple, golden and black-purple. Then, they vanished and Sky was all alone.
Or?
She turned to the window and saw Springtrap staring at her with a sad expression.
Then, he left.