I woke up startled, "what?" I panted breathing heavily, this couldn't be true could it? I mean, ghosts aren't real, right, and plus it was only a stupid dream, I reassured myself, "yeah, yeah, it's just a dream, it's just a dream," I said. But that too felt off, I shivered in my place, confused about what I would do tomorrow. I opened my bedroom door and steadied myself, after a few deep breaths I went to the bathroom and brushed my teeth, while listening to Purple Rain on my Walkman. I went downstairs, to a steaming plate of pancakes, with syrup, a glass of milk, next to it was a newspaper showing Alex's dead body, with an angry Shaun waiting for me.

"Dad, what the hell did you do!?" Shaun asked me. "Did you do this, did you kill Alex?" he asked.

"Yes, I did," I said, "and I'd do it again."

"Dad, I knew you were unstable, but this?" he asked, "you've gone too far this time, I'm calling the police."

"Do that, then what, I'm the only family you have right now," I said, "you've lost Max, Shaun, Alex too, and now, you want to lock me up too?" I asked.

"Dad, please," tears flowed out of Shaun's eyes, "don't you realize what you've done to me, Alex may have been an asshole, but that doesn't give you the right to instantly kill him."

"He killed Max," I retorted.

"But it was an accident!" Shaun yelled back, "you don't do that, it's wrong."

"I know what it looks like, but it's not that bad, you're going to have to make a choice, it's either me rotting in jail, for the rest of my life, with you all alone and no one to talk to, or you can let me stay and I promise, no more murder," I reached out my hand, "do we have a deal?"

"I hate you so much, but I don't want to be alone," he said, "and you're right, I've got no one else, I'm sorry, dad, maybe, maybe, he did deserve it," Shaun said hugging me.

"I would never let anyone hurt you, you understand," I said,"I love you."

"You too dad," Shaun said back.

Abruptly, a loud knock disturbed the moment, "Police, open up!"

"Shaun, stay close and follow my lead, can you do that?" I asked.

"Yeah, I think so," he said.

"Come on out!" the officer yelled.

"I'm coming!" I replied.

Immediately a flashbang grenade popped through the window, a SWAT officer kicked the door open, came in and handcuffed me, Shaun had his hands up as another officer pointed an assault rifle at him, "On your knees!" he shouted.

Shaun immediately complied.

"You have the right to remain silent anything you say can be used against you in a court of law," the officer said, as he cuffed Shaun.

"All right, suspects have been apprehended, we're bringing them in," the first SWAT officer, called in on his radio.

"Come quietly, or else," he threatened.

We both willingly complied, and as we came outside, we could see a dozen or so officers in the front lawn, one of whom was the officer who gave me Alex, his head hang in shame.

Dozens of reporters and other neighborhood residents gasped in sock as they saw me and Shaun led in handcuffs to a squad car.

"Mr. Malone, is it true that you murdered your son, Alex in cold blood?"

"Shaun, is it true that your father is a cold blooded killer?"

"Mr. Malone, Mr. Malone?"

The door shut as both of us entered the squad car, Shaun was sweating heavily, his red sweater soaked wet. His hands covered his face, "Oh, God, Oh God.." he muttered. My appearance matched my attitude, cold, indifferent, I had time, time to think. "Shaun, whatever you do, don't panic, never talk unless you have a lawyer present, understand?" I asked. "Yes dad, I got it," he said back to me. We passed many people screaming and cursing us as we left the station, we passed Fredbear's, Alex's body was still there being examined by CSI. Finally we arrived at the station.

"Get out, now," Officer Franks demanded viciously," you people make me sick."

"Easy now," Lieutenant Schmidt said, "innocent until proven guilty."

"Yes sir, we'll lead you rats to the interrogation room," he said as he led us to questioning.

But as we entered we saw Mr. Grives, smiling, "hello gentlemen, I have a proposition for you both."