Greeting: Scarlett's situation doesn't look good. She is not aware of a lot of things.
The others are far away. Will she make it anyway?
All of that happening now!
( Scarlett. At the factory)
Was it quiet? Well, yeah. Of course it was. Scarlett was trying to be as silent and sneaky as possible.
It should have been enough to hide her from anyone.
Scarlett had a weird feeling nevertheless.
She wasn't Shadow so she could be noticed by someone. She was really cautious because of that.
There was nothing wrong with her but something didn't seem right.
It was quiet in there. Maybe a bit too quiet.
The guards were lazy and they seemed to have more important things to worry about than possible intruders.
Scarlett had been a very strict Elder. Even as Jester.
If she had still been an Elder, Scarlett would have gone to the guards and scolded them for being lazy.
There was a group of wolves near Scarlett's position.
The wolves were walking around, chatting. They may have occasionally sat down and stretched. That was it.
Scarlett wasn't liking it. There were very few guards around and it was too quiet outside the factory.
What was happening?
Scarlett got down from the tree and snuck closer.
She focused on the mission and shrugged the feeling off.
" It's nothing. They have just been in a fight. They aren't expecting another attack. Not an attack like this at least", thought Scarlett.
She peeked around a bush. She hoped that no one would start wandering around.
The wolves were leaning into trees and yawning.
They really had no will to guard the factory's entrance.
One of the wolves looked Scarlett's way and she had to get to cover.
The wolf hadn't seen much but he had seen a tiny glimpse of her.
" Hey, guys! I think I saw something", he said to the others.
The other wolves laughed.
" Really? What a big surprise? Could it be an intruder? Or just your eyes playing tricks on you?", the Legend wolf, leading the group, asked mockingly.
Scarlett listened carefully.
" That drug's effect has already worn off. I am not seeing things", insisted the wolf.
He was one of Hank's wolves.
" Yea, sure. Of course. What was I even thinking?", the Legend chuckled sarcastically.
The others chuckled as well.
" I'll go check it out. Just in case", the wolf told the other guards.
Scarlett gasped a little. She heard the wolf get closer. She darted behind another bush.
It was a bit further away than the first one.
The wolf heard her sprint.
" Damn it. That thing ran to find another hiding spot", the wolf cursed.
" In that case, go after it. Bring it to us. I dare you", the Legend said and fistbumbed the other wolves.
The Hank's wolf grunted and went after Scarlett.
She was going to stay behind that bush. She listened to the footsteps and got ready.
This was far enough to attack without anyone hearing it.
The wolf looked behind the bush and saw that there was nothing behind it.
" Man. How is it so difficult to find him? I am not seeing things. There is someone in here", he said.
Those were his last words. Scarlett snuck up behind him and grabbed him by the neck.
She covered his mouth so he couldn't shout. Scarlett broke his neck with a hard twist.
The wolf let out a horrible sound as he died.
Scarlett glanced back towards the other wolves. She made sure that no wolf had heard it.
Scarlett hid the corpse in the bush.
" This is for abusing and torturing my friend, you monster", she thought about Storm.
Scarlett felt good. She hadn't killed many animatronics this way.
Direct hand to hand combat was her style. Scarlett was proud of herself. Shadow would have been too.
There really was no reason to be proud but she couldn't help it.
Scarlett moved on now that she had taken care of the wolf.
The others weren't going to notice it until it was already too late.
That hadn't accomplished anything but it was necessary.
The wolf would have gone inside and told Hank about it. Scarlett had to remain unseen.
She looked for ways to get into the factory. The entrance was not an option despite the fact there weren't many guards around.
Not a very likely at least. It would be hard to sneak around the place.
The factory was full of animatronics. Elders, Legends, slaves.
It was so open. The main hall could be seen from almost any part of the factory.
Scarlett would have to stay on the outer corridors.
It would be easy to jump out of a window, if she was noticed.
It had its risks of course. Only one side was safe to jump off.
If Scarlett jumped off one of the bad sides, she would end up becoming a scrap pancake.
That image stayed in her head for a few seconds.
She grinned at the thought. She had to shrug it off.
It was the escape plan in case things would go wrong.
Scarlett had to find a way to get in without drawing attention to herself. It was the biggest problem.
She could climb the wall and get in through a window but would she remain unnoticed. No!
Scarlett racked her brain trying to think of a solution.
" Come on. There must be a way. It can't be that hard", Scarlett grunted in frustration.
She had climbed into a tree to stay safe. The wolves were still down there.
Scarlett couldn't just sneak past them. They had an unblocked view of the entrance.
Nothing could go to the entance without them noticing.
Scarlett had to find another way. She sneaked around the outside of the factory.
She was looking for ways to get in. While walking around, Scarlett noticed that she had been right.
There were no guards around.
The entrance was the only thing being properly watched.
Scarlett came back to the entrance. She hadn't seen any way of going in without risks.
Scarlett shook her head and was about to consider giving up.
" Hey, fellas. Seen anyone?", a familiar voice got Scarlett's attention.
She looked down at the wolves.
" Hank! What a surprise. Did the big guy himself tell you to guard this door?", the Legend wolf greeted him.
" Funny. Like I would be a guard. No! I was just coming to see, if my fella was alright.
Wouldn't want him to get into trouble and ruin my reputation. He is here, right?", asked Hank.
The Legend chuckled.
" Yeah. He is here somewhere. That drug is still affecting him. He is probably somewhere around here, sleeping", the Legend chuckled.
Scarlett was stressed. Would the corpse be found?
Hank chuckled too.
" Well, let's not wake up the sleeping not so beauty", he said.
Scarlett sighed in relief. Hank sat down.
Scarlett had seen that look on his face before.
Hank had just tortured someone. Probably with Springlock.
She would have wanted to get down there and rip his throat open.
Scarlett was thinking about Storm's story. Hank deserved to die.
But no! She had to focus on her mission. It was very hard to get into the factory.
Scarlett was beginning to panic. Her breathing got faster and faster.
" I won't find him. He is gone. Nadia was right. Everyone was right. It's like chasing a bunny rabbit who's guarded by gods. I can't do it", Scarlett thought.
Hank looked at the wolves. He had heard Scarlett's thoughts.
" Who thought that? I heard you in my mind", he said.
The other wolves looked at him, frowning.
" I didn't think anything out of the ordinary. Did you?", asked one wolf.
" No, I didn't. Are you okay, Hank?", another wolf glanced at Hank.
He looked at them.
" Of course, I am. I heard someone. I swear I did", he said angrily.
" I didn't. I am a Legend like you. I should have heard it", the Legend wolf said.
" Perhaps I am not a Legend anymore. Perhaps it's because I am stronger than you", mocked Hank.
He was sure he had heard something.
" Don't say that. You aren't an Elder. This has nothing to do with that. Maybe you are just exhausted", the Legend suggested.
Hank got angry.
" I am not! You are the one who's tired", he shouted.
Scarlett was staying silent. Her eyes were fixed on Hank.
She hoped that none of the wolves would glance up. She was right above them.
" Hi, boys. Training for another battle? I thought you would have been exhausted after our last one", Electra said to them.
All the wolves and Hank glanced at the entrance.
Scarlett gasped and realized how lucky she was.
There he was! Leslie was standing next to Electra.
She was holding his hand and Leslie didn't seem too happy about holding hands.
Electra's grip looked strong and Leslie seemed to be in pain.
The wolves nodded to Electra as she walked to them with Leslie. Her walking style was casual and she looked happy.
Of course, she was glad. Her father had just arrived to the factory. If only Scarlett had known that.
Electra was electric at the moment. Her spirit was high.
" Hello, Mistress Electra. Going to a date with your new boyfriend?", Hank asked jokingly.
The wolves glanced at him in fear. That had been a very risky joke.
Electra laughed and after that the others started chuckling a little.
The only one who wasn't laughing was Leslie of course.
He was sad and Scarlett could feel the depression radiating from him. Leslie was scrawny and Storm Jr. would have cried, if she had been in Scarlett's place.
" Oh man. He really needs some help. That is not a good condition to be in", Scarlett thought.
Hank didn't notice Leslie's depression. He just patted his shoulder and smiled at him.
" So you are coming out too. Good for you. You are getting so pale. That's one of the bad things about a human body. You need some sun", Hank smiled.
Leslie didn't answer him. Scarlett agreed with Hank on this one.
Leslie was like a ghost. He reminded Scarlett of Storm Jr. when she had come out of the basement.
" You are absolutely right, husky boy. I'll take him for a walk", Electra smiled.
Hank nodded to her. Scarlett was listening and she couldn't believe her ears.
She was so lucky she got her courage back. This was what Delilah had been talking about.
She had said that Scarlett was important. Scarlett knew exactly how to use this to her advantage.
Scarlett followed the weird couple. Hank shook his head after they had gone.
" Electra is so pretty. If she didn't have that Mr. Sad face with her, she would be perfect", Hank said to the wolves.
" Lord knows how to pick the beautiful ones. Luna was cute too. Why can't we sleep with them?
Fredbear would allow us to sleep with Springlock. Salazar doesn't. Why?", one wolf sighed.
" Funny", Hank rolled his eyes and smiled.
Luckily they didn't notice Scarlett who got down from the tree.
She followed Electra like a shark would follow a boat.
She was staying out of sight. She was going to attack Electra once they had gone far away from Hank and his friends.
" Why were you there? Jenner is going to end up in trouble because of you", Scarlett heard Electra say.
" I would like that. He is a real bad guy. Do something like to your friends and you are a bad guy, no excuses", Leslie answered.
" No, he is not. He is helping us. From your point of view, he might do a bad thing when he betrays the Legends. But think.
The Legends and Elders would die anyway. Weaklings don't tend to live for very long.
They live because we have been protecting them. Just like humans have lived simply because witches have been protecting them", Electra said.
Scarlett had no idea of what they were talking about.
She looked around. They were far away. She felt bad to interrupt their nice afternoon walk.
" No, Electra. We have been protecting ourselves", Scarlett jumped at her.
Leslie ran away from the fight as Scarlett clawed Electra and threw her at a tree.
" Wow. That actually scared me", Electra was amazed.
" Surprise, little wolf. I came back", growled Scarlett.
Electra didn't seem too frightened. Her tiny wounds healed almost instantly.
" Scarlett. I wasn't expecting to see you here in the forest. I would have taken a picnic blanket with me", Electra said.
" You don't need to apologize. Just release Leslie and I won't hurt you", Scarlett told her.
" Release? He isn't our prisoner. He doesn't want to go back", Electra said.
Leslie had his back against a tree. Scarlett looked at him.
" Leslie. Come. I've come to rescue you. I can see that you are not healthy. You need medicine, sweetie", Scarlett said.
She tried to be calm and happy. Like Springtrap. Maybe she could calm the Sorcerer down and get him to come with her.
The Sorcerer wasn't coming out for some reason.
It wasn't a good sign. Scarlett was trying her best to eliminate all the fear and anger.
" This Legend can't win. Come, Leslie. Let's go back home", Scarlett told him.
" Scarlett. She is not a Legend. You should leave", Leslie said.
Scarlett glanced at Electra who was smiling. Scarlett felt something inside her.
It was a memory. Not hers but Jester's.
Scarlett saw the girl like she was looking at her right now. That girl had been Jester's friend
Scarlett gasped and she realized who it was. Jester felt the presence of beast witches.
She could feel it. Scarlett was just an Elder. This wasn't going well for her.
" No way. Another beast witch", Scarlett shook her head.
" Yes. I am one too. I am a beast witch who would really like to get her friend back. You know who I mean, don't you?", Electra came closer.
" No. Leslie. Help me. I am scared", Scarlett said.
She didn't mean it. Scarlett was going to lose but she wasn't afraid. Leslie began to smile and his eyes turned black.
" Nice try, Scarlett. Did you expect the Sorcerer to come out and be friendly? It's gonna take a lot more happiness than that to defeat my inner darkness.
If you were trying to make the Sorcerer happy, it means you guys have figured out the truth.
About time. I was stating to think that you were even dumber than I expected", Jenner smiled at her.
" Oh no! Marionette was right. I can't do it. I'm too weak. I am dead", she muttered to herself.
Electra laughed and shook her head.
" No! You are not dead. Why would we kill you? Jester is our friend. We wouldn't hurt him. Right, brother?", Electra glanced at Jenner.
" Of course not! It was so nice to give him to us, Scarlett. I have missed my old friend", Jenner said.
Scarlett tried to run but her legs stopped. Jenner was holding her in place.
His eyes had a tint of silver in them. Scarlett looked into them.
" He was right. The Sorcerer is fusing with Jenner", she muttered.
Those were the last words Scarlett was able to say.
Jenner walked to her and blew on Scarlett's face. She felt her evil side rise.
Scarlett had done a very stupid thing. She had given the beast witches a friend.
Scarlett's insanity filled her soul and prevented her from thinking. Scarlett fell to the ground and sighed. Electra looked into Jester's eyes.
" Is he with us now? Sure looks like it", she asked.
" Yes, sister. Jester has come out again", Jenner chuckled.
Jester shook his head and looked around at the boy and the wolf.
" Who are you?", asked the confused Jester.
He hadn't gathered his bearings yet. Jenner came close to his face.
" I am just a boy. My eyes are black but that's normal", Jenner answered jokingly.
That voice creeped Jester out. He recognized the voice instantly.
" Jenner?", he frowned.
" No! Santa Claus", Jenner said sarcastically.
Jester didn't recognize his old friend. Jenner had surely been a bit older and his teeth hadn't been that white.
" What on earth has happened to you?", Jester asked.
" I possessed Ornica's reincarnation. Remember? I explained it to you once. We were in a nightmare.
We forced Scarlett to watch her sister get tortured", Jenner snapped his fingers in front of Jester's face.
" Oh yeah. Nadia and the beautiful table. Yea. I remember now", nodded Jester.
" You have forgotten a lot of stuff. That might be a bad sign. Do you still remember how to stand up and walk? Please say, yes", Electra pleaded.
Jester glanced at her.
" Now! I could be totally wrong but that voice and those eyes belong to my old friend. My old girlfriend to be exact. Is it you, Elektra?", Jester smiled.
Electra nodded. She helped Jester get up.
" Remember that the K is C nowdays. It sounds a bit more electric than before", she told Jester.
" Wow! Finally you got a name that goes together with your shocking personality", Jester laughed.
Lightning began to bolt inside Electra's eyes as she smiled. Jester looked at it with great interest.
" Even when put in another body, your power still affects it. Why am I not surprised?", Jester sighed.
They walked towards Hank and the others.
" This day got a very surprising turn. That wolf just suddenly attacked us in the middle of the forest. She was all by herself", Electra laughed.
Jester chuckled.
" Knowing Scarlett, most likely the others knew nothing about this. She came here to save her friend, thinking she would be strong enough", Jester told Electra.
He was also mocking Scarlett at the same time. Scarlett was present but she had no control over her body.
" Oh no. What have I done? I didn't even think about this. Jester is out again", Scarlett thought.
Jester laughed.
" She is terrified. Scarlett regrets what she has done. Her fear is truly intoxicating", Jester told Electra and Jenner.
" If it helps, Scarlett made us really happy. Haven't seen each other in centuries", Jenner said to him.
" How long has it been? Almost a millennium, I think. It gets really lonely in the afterlife where you live in a prison of fire.
Man I hate that we were burnt to death. We could have lived like normal ghosts, if we hadn't been burnt", Jester sighed.
Electra patted his back.
" Think about the future. You will get your robe back. You don't have to walk around in a female body.
Our dad is in here with Black the cat", Electra listed good things.
Jester nodded.
" Elleroth's presence is an honor", he said.
" He will be honored too. More beast witches the better. The Joy of creation is on our side right now. There's four of us already.
What chances do the entertainers have against us? None! Especially with those stupid, ignorant animatronics on our side", Electra told him.
" She is so right. I don't know how our victory could become even more inevitable", Jenner said to Jester.
" Who knows? One of us could have a lot of power. Like the power of a thousand worlds", Jester said, smirking.
All three laughed. They were so happy to be together. As happy as beast witches can be.
It was a stroke of luck to get all three back together.
Scarlett regretted it. She regretted it so much. Hearing her cries made Jester even happier.
They came to the entrance and Hank's expression was worth seeing.
" Hi, little husky. I came back", Jester said to him.
Hank recognized the way of speaking. He realized that Scarlett was crazy again.
" How did you..? What? Where did she come from?", Hank asked.
Jester charged at him and pushed him against the tree that he was leaning into.
" Excuse me, husky. Did I just hear you call me she?", he asked.
" But..Scarlett. You are a fema... Sorry", Hank apologized as his neck was about to be broken.
" I am a male. I might have a body of a she-wolf but I am a male. I'm Jester the plague doctor. Scarlett the Elder wolf's name disgusts me. Get it?", he said to Hank.
" Yes..sir", answered Hank.
Jester let go of him.
The beast witches walked inside.
" Hmm. By the way, Jester. Just so you know, I am Electra the Legend wolf. I am Salazar's girlfriend now.
No one is suppose to know that I'm a beast witch", Electra pointed out.
" That sounds like one of your plans, alright. It's smart. I admire you", Jester let out a little giggle.
He covered his mouth.
" We have to give you your robe back. That voice doesn't belong to you", Electra shook her head.
They decided to tell Salazar later.
First they had to dress up Jester. They went into the storage room.
" I start remembering things now. It was weird how I forgot everyhing", Jester cleared his head.
" It was because I gave you the control with my powers. It was the reason you forgot stuff", Jenner explained.
" That's weird. Weren't you suppose to have all the power without any weaknesses?", Jester asked.
Jenner bolted to him and pushed him against a wall.
" My power was too much for your mind to handle. I have all the power. I have no weaknesses. Don't you tell me otherwise", Jenner snapped at him.
" Okay, Jenner. I won't", Jester assured him.
Tattoos appeared on Jenner's face. They were there for just a second. Jenner let him down.
Jenner got back to work. He was trying to find a voice box.
Electra handed the beak mask over to Jester.
" Sorry. Jenner has some problems. It would be good, if you didn't say things like that", Electra explained.
" What is wrong with him?", Jester asked.
" It's about the Sorcerer. Familiar with him?", Electra answered.
" Scarlett met him once. Not a very nice guy to be honest", nodded Jester.
" He has suddenly become Jenner's best friend. It would be wise to just leave him be", Electra told him.
Jester nodded. He could feel Electra's nervousness. Those tattoos hadn't been normal.
It was just a matter of days before Jenner would fuse with the Sorcerer for good.
Farewell: Three beast witches against Marionette and his friends. The last battle of Act 2 will be interesting.
Time to use Marionette's secret weapon. Time to get more friends to fight alongside our friendly nighbourhood animatronics.
Remember that: THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE IS TO WRITE.
