As the final half hour until sunrise grew closer, Gregory and the animatronics worked quickly to prepare for their climatic confrontation with William Afton, the monster behind all their suffering. And with Vanessa being forced into serving the villainous killer, their mission grew beyond simply ensuring Gregory survived the night. Upon their awakening, the animatronics helped escort the children from the Children's Cove in the direction of the Daycare Center where Sun and Helpy awaited their arrival. Among the kids being moved, Grayson could not believe his eyes as he saw "scaredy pants" Gregory prepping with the robots. A look of determination was on his face as, with baseball bat flung over his shoulder, he looked to the others and asked if they were ready. They all nodded in unison as they waited for the kids to all safely exit the elevator. In what was two trips from the lobby back to the Atrium, Gregory marched alongside them down the stairs and towards the Main Stage…where William was waiting, seated in an office chair with his arms resting on a desk set up in front of him…

Hope you're ready…because I'm not leaving without a new lucky rabbit's foot, Afton…


FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: SECURITY BREACH
~ SUPERSTAR EDITION ~

FINAL HOUR - PART 1: It's My Turn to Protect You! Gregory Versus Vanessa!


~ 5:30 am | Mega Pizzaplex - Main Atrium ~

All was utterly silent in the Pizzaplex as Gregory stood alongside his animatronics crew of Freddy, Foxy, Monty, Roxy, Bonnie and Chica. The rest of Foxy's crew was tasked with guarding the Daycare entrance in case any rampant machines came knocking. Upon meeting eyes with Afton, Gregory's begun to narrow as he grit his teeth. The evil rabbit lightly clapped his hands, irking the boy and his friends.

"Well, well, well…look who put on their "big boy" pants. I was convinced you wouldn't come." Afton said, clearly trying to intimidate him. But Gregory did not flinch a bit.

"I told you…we were all getting out of this alive. That means Vanessa too. So don't bother and let her go!" he announced, pointing his bat towards him. Behind him, Roxy assumed a battle stance, Freddy lightly growled and Monty mashed his knuckles against each other.

"That's right! You're WAY outnumbered…AND overpowered, ya twisted bunny!" he roared. Afton merely laughed at their threats, shaking his head before he rose from his chair. It quietly rolled backwards towards the back wall.

"If you really believe that….then by all means, come at me. Rip me limb from limb….unless your "programming" prevents you from doing so. I seem to recall a certain "bumbling bear" preaching this ALL NIGHT LONG." he said, turning his attention to Freddy "And, to think, NONE of you would be here if it wasn't for me…aiding in kickstarting it all." Freddy growled.

"You are NO GUEST of ours. Somebody as heartless as you….is NOT welcome at the Pizzaplex." he retorted. Chica nodded.

"Where is she? Let us see Vanessa!" the bird proclaimed. Afton lowered his head, putting his arms behind him. He then started to move aside, extending an arm out towards one of the nearby platforms. They watched as, rising from a performer elevator, Vanessa's body stood motionless. Like before, her "Vanny" head was not on her head but she appeared in her security guard uniform. A Glitchtrap shaped object could be seen on the right side of her head. Chica lightly gasped at the sight of her souless eyes as the others could only watch. Roxanne slowly begun to growl, thinking back to the kind smile and the multiple times she helped her. Similar memories begun playing in each of the animatronic's minds as Vanessa started to move, quietly stepping off her platform and approached the edge of the stage.

"Oh. Just thought I'd give you all one LAST CHANCE to avoid any blood being spilled….all you have to do….is trade me the BOY for this "disposable tool" who lost her value to me." Afton said. Gregory grumbled quietly before Freddy shook his head.

"NO DEAL. Gregory already told us everything. If giving him to you meant HE would be the one to die from all this….then I could never live with myself!" Freddy explained. The boy glimpsed back at his friend and lightly smiled. Vanessa hopped off the stage as Afton merely scoffed.

"I'm sure that's something the programmers could simply "overwrite"." he said, irking Freddy's friends "NEVER forget what you are, Fazbear…a PATHETIC imitation, an easily replacable pile of scrap modeled after the ORIGINAL Freddy Fazbear from decades ago!" The bear begun to growl, showing signs of anger. Gregory swung his bat downward, catching the attention of Afton and Freddy.

"Leave him out of this. This is between YOU and ME, right?" he said. Beginning to walk, Gregory approached the other side of the stage and faced Vanessa as she quietly moved his way.

"Yes. I do believe you were right. I must've….FORGOT." Afton said, suddenly snapping his fingers. Gregory begun to hear electricity coursing and his friends agonizing in pain. He quickly turned back to see them sparking and collapsing to the ground, on their knees for the most part.

"W-What the..?!" Gregory gasped. He swiftly looked back to Afton shrugging back.

"What? You JUST said this was between us, boy. I'm just making things fair for BOTH parties. Oh…and….one last teensy detail.." Afton replied "It's not ME you'll be fighting." Gregory gasped again, turning to Vanessa who rose her head and showed him a twisted and demented smile on her face with her eyes radiating a purple color. Quick as a flash, she whipped out Vanny's knife and pointed it his way.

"Instead, I thought it be fun to pit you against the very WOMAN you came to save. Besides, I DETEST violence…especially when directed at ME." he continued "Vanny? Hold. Nothing. Back. KILL HIM." Vanessa giggled, showing signs of Vanny's insanity, before coming charging at Gregory. She then lunged with the knife thrusted forward, the boy avoiding at the last second so the knife only grazing his left side and knicking through his jacket.

"G-G-GREGORY!" Freddy's voice stuttered. Gregory quickly checked himself before he sensed Vanessa attacking again. But while she attempted to swing her knife down from above, he retaliated by shielding himself with his bat. The knife became partially wedged in the fabric, Vanessa growling as a result.

"Vanessa! Don't let…this stupid rabbit…boss you around!" Gregory yelled, struggling against her. They were in a stalemate until Gregory managed to shove Vanessa aside. It left the knife still lodged in the bat before he pulled it out and tossed it aside.

"VANESSA!" he shouted again. But Vanessa suddenly charged for him again and threw a punch, slugging him across the face and throwing him to the ground. The animatronics gasped as his bat slid away from him.

"No! What are you DOING, Vanessa?!" Chica shrieked. Even without her knife, Vanessa's hysteric expression did not look any less intimidating. She yelled before charging at him again. But Gregory was ready as he quickly got onto his back, catching Vanessa's dive and kicked her over him with his legs. She plopped to the ground before turning back with a hiss. As the fight continued, the animatronics watched in horror.

"This…This be the stuff of me WORST nightmares!" Foxy thought "The sheer MADNESS!" From the back, Bonnie kept his eyes focused on Gregory as he barely avoided her trying to claw him with her nails or punching him again.

"And here I thought…I was the only "disposable one"…" he muttered, thinking back to his berserk form. Suddenly, Vanessa managed to strike Gregory and momentarily stunned him before coming at him with punch after punch, knocking him down once again. And from his stage, Afton merely watched with the same devilish grin he's had all night long.

"What's the matter, boy?! Too afraid to HARM your friend?!" he exclaimed "You were so GUNG HO for a fight earlier!" He then broke into a hysterical laugh while Gregory got back on his feet.

"S-Shut it, you walking CORPSE!" Gregory proclaimed, eyes on Vanessa. Meanwhile, watching the fight from the eyes of Vanessa, her true self remained a prisoner forced to watch her body claw and tear at the boy she swore to protect. Each time Gregory took a blow, Vanessa could feel her heart breaking like a stain glass window.


"Gregory! No! F-Forget me! Just get OUT OF HERE!"


Despite her pleas, Gregory did not hear her and she remained unable to control her body. She then watched as she punched him again, square in the nose, before gasping in horror. The child fumbled back slightly.


"NO! This isn't right! I-I can't believe the one trying to kill him now…is ME!"


After being punched, Vanessa came at for another strike but he was able to avoid by sidestepping out of her direction. This momentarily threw her off and she stumbled forward slightly. She turned around in a fury, greeted by Gregory unleashing a burst of light from his flashlight, blinding her as she shielded her eyes. He used the chance to quickly back away.

"Vanessa! I KNOW you're in there! And…maybe Afton's right! I DON'T have it in me to hit you back!" he exclaimed while her eyesight returned "But I don't have to hurt you to make an IMPACT!" He begun fishing around his pants pocket as Vanessa regained vision and turned to him with a snarl. She charged once more but, when Gregory drew the item from his pocket, grinded to a halt when he thrusted it in her face. It was her cell phone showing an recent "family photo" of her with her parents in a picnic area besides a body of water. The sight of it caused Vanessa's body to freeze up.


"M-Mom….Dad….that's when….we went to the lakeside last summer…"


Afton quickly looked at the image displayed on the phone, wondering why Vanessa stopped. He then lightly growled.

"Trying to reach her inner psyche, are we?" he thought. Gregory swiped the picture aside, changing it to a picture of her when she first came to the Pizzaplex. She stood with a smile on her face and a cheesy "Freddy Fazbear" hat on her head, standing in front of the entrance.

"Thank goodness I put together an album of images. They ought to help Vanessa remember who she is and break free…" Gregory thought, silently observing her reaction with caution. Flicking to another picture, she was now seeing a picture she took of herself and Gregory earlier in the evening with DJ Music Man behind them. The next showed them eating at El Chips with Charlie, the same she used as her new background.

"Vanessa! If you can hear me…fight back! You're not a monster! You're NOT meant to be a puppet to this child murderer!" he exclaimed "Remember?! Think back on all the stuff we did tonight! How hard you and Freddy tried to protect me!" The picture changed to one of her winking at the camera as Gregory was sleeping comfortably in Freddy's chest compartment after the Daycare incident. Tears started to form in the corners of her eyes. Afton continued growling, displeased with what he was watching.

"VANNY! I TOLD YOU TO KILL HIM! SNAP OUT OF IT!" Afton exclaimed, waving his hand. At the same time, something begun to stir in Vanessa as her evil grin returned, surprising Gregory. Letting out a shriek, she quickly swatted the phone out of Gregory's hand. It was thrown towards Chica's paralyzed body, the screen now sporting a crack.

"GREGORY! MOVE!" Roxy shouted. Vanessa came on the attack and attempted to grab him, but the boy quickly moved between her legs and hurried to the opposite end. She turned around in a hurry and charged for him. This time, Gregory hurried to get one of his water bottles.

"Sorry about this!" he shouted as he slung water in her face. It managed to get into her eyes and left her fumbling back again.

"Try and remember more about yourself! Don't believe the SHAM they put into your head! I KNOW about the therapy visits, Vanessa! You've been fighting against Glitchtrap's influence for so long!" he exclaimed, Vanessa letting out a gasp "Don't let all your hard work be for NOTHING! If you could withstand that HACK and his sick idea of humor, you STILL can right now!" She suddenly clutched onto her head with both hands, seemingly fighting against herself. Afton watched silently with the others.


"H-He's right! I…can STILL do something! This…is MY body, NOT YOURS….you OUTDATED COMPUTER VIRUS!"


Everyone watched her thrashing around, shaking from side to side, struggling to break free.

"You can do it, Vanessa!" Monty yelled.

"We're all here for ye, lassie!" Foxy exclaimed.

"VANESSA!" Chica and Bonnie called out simultaneously.

"C'mon! Fight! FIGHT!" Roxanne shouted. Freddy remained dead silent, same as Gregory, both waiting for some kind of sign of her true self to seep out. Afton's anger begun rising again, hands shaking with fury. He then let out a loud yell, surprising everyone so suddenly.

"VANNY! EITHER TAKE THE BOY'S LIFE OR I'LL TAKE YOURS ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE! REMEMBER YOUR PLACE, WENCH!" Afton screamed "YOU. OBEY. MY. ORDERS! NOW DO IT!" Vanny's persona quickly overtook her as she glanced towards the animatronics and spotted the bat Gregory lost earlier. She reacted fast and grabbed it by the handle before flinging it straight for him. He gasped and quickly attempted to shield himself with his arms. But this appeared to be what Vanny wanted as her grin came back and she snatched up her knife. The animatronics gasped in horror as she begun charging again.

"GREGORY!" they all exclaimed. He quickly deflected the bat away but, at the same time, he found himself being thrown to the ground by Vanessa. Her entire body was now knelt over him with one arm surpressing him and knife drawn high into the air. Sheer fright came over Gregory, seeing the knife tip gleam from the light. She aggresively yelled alongside Afton while driving the knife straight down, piercing through Gregory's chest around where his heart was. He let out a loud shriek of a scream, the animatronics overcome by utter despair. The boy's body went limp as he stopped moving entirely, all life leaving his body. The deed now done, Afton slowly begun chuckling, his laugh becoming more rattled before exploding into a full fledge villainous laugh.

"NOOOO!" Freddy roared, fighting his paralyzed body to throw his arm out. Vanessa slowly let go of the knife, giggling to herself in a deranged fashion. But inside her mind, seeing the weapon driven into Gregory, her real self was gushing tears from her terrified eyes, mouth covered by her hands.


"No…No….NOOOOO! GREGORY!"


In that instance, Vanessa's inside voice snapped as she let out an ear shattering scream. This somehow caused her body to begin twitching and acting up like a heavily damaged animatronic. She slapped her hands against her head and begun thrashing around once more, tears beginning to leak from her eyes. The animatronics watched her complete meltdown as a clear sign that her real self was clawing for freedom. Her eyes blinked momentarily before her left eye returned to her normal green tint, her right still showing signs of possession. While this happened, Afton continued his maniacal laughter as he watched from the stage.

"Struggle all you want! You're already TOO LATE! Gregory's GONE! His blood is now on YOUR HANDS!" Afton exclaimed "WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, VANESSA!" The tears continued flowing from her eyes as Vanessa fought to direct her eyes at Afton.

"YOU. WILL. PAY. AFTON! YOU…SICK BASTARD!" she shrieked, regaining control of her voice while he continued laughing. Fearful he was also too late, Freddy's eyes begun to glow as he ran a diagnostic scan of the boy's motionless body. The results had him completely baffled. But, at the same exact time, Gregory's eyes flashed open as he lunged up at Vanessa and grabbed onto the device latched onto her head. He begun attempting to rip it off her with all his might, the knife still implanted in his chest and the expressions of Vanessa, Afton and the other animatronics completely caught offguard. The security guard had one eye closed tightly as the other watched Gregory's action, the purple tinted one, as if to show Glitchtrap could not fathom what was happening.

"You know…since this whole thing started, I…wondered what THIS thing was! My guess is it's...some kind of mind controller...so you could keep under your thumb!" Gregory exclaimed "Well, now I know it's my best chance...to rip you OUT of her head…WORTHLESS GLITCH!" While he ended up pulling some strands of her hair out, letting out a slight yelp also, Gregory had successfully ripped the device off her head and flung it towards Freddy at the same time. It landed by his large hands as Gregory turned his way.

"FREDDY!" he screamed. The bear nodded before quickly raising and slamming his fist down onto it, shattering into bite sized fragments that scattered across the floor. At the same time it was destroyed, a ghostly voice of Glitchtrap could be heard screaming in agony, proving Gregory was correct. Afton was left utterly speechless. Meanwhile, Vanessa begun panting heavily, leaning over Gregory as he watched on in anticipation. The animatronics begun to pray for her freedom. Eventually, she managed to open her eyes, showing both to be her normal color.

"I-I did it? Heh...ha ha ha ha! It WORKED!" he proclaimed in victory, silent at first. It took her a while to fully regain her composure before, still scared witless, she planted her hands on Gregory.

"G-Gregory! But…what? How?! WHY?!" she yelled. She waisted no time in pulling out the knife, setting it down, and rolled up his hoodie to see what should've been a stab wound. But, to her surprise, the "wound" had actually been a simple notch in what appeared to be a discarded animatronic casing, a chest plate sized, covering his vital spots. Not only did the knife not go all the way through, but it was thin enough that not even Freddy would've realized he was wearing it. She had trouble proccessing what was what before she looked back at Gregory, replying with a "tough boy" smirk despite the marks on his face.

"What? Who thinks…"all" kids are THAT dumb?" he asked. She begun crying once more before suddenly throwing her arms around Gregory tightly, practically crushing him in her clutches. But knowing that this was the Vanessa he sought to save, Gregory said nothing as he let her continue embracing him and a gentle smile formed on his face. The security guard had a similar smile on her face despite no one being able to see it.

"You reckless…idiot! D-Do you know how scared you made me?! Honestly…I thought MY heart was the one impaled with a knife!" she jokingly scolded, lightly shaking her head. The animatronics smiled at the sight while Afton was still silent, gawking at the sight before him. In a flash, he grabbed onto the desk in front of him and threw it away in a fit, snarling as well. It shattered to pieces upon hitting the ground as he eyed Gregory while his body begun shaking.

"That…damn….BRAT! Does he have to ruin EVERYTHING?!" he muttered. Gregory noticed the villain's eyes on him, turning his head back towards him and silently flipped him the middle finger with his other hand. He also tauntingly stuck out his tongue with an eye closed, irking Afton further.

"You'd be surprised…how DIFFERENT kids are today from back in your time, old geezer." he boasted. Vanessa's hug came to an abrupt stop, catching Gregory off guard as he watched her slowly moving. She reached down for the knife resting at her side, slinking her fingers around it before swiftly raising it to eye level. Afton watched in shock.

"BURN IN HELL, SADISTIC FREAK!" she screamed before chucking the knife straight at him. Afton had no time to react as the blade cleanly pierced into his forehead, knocking his head back before stumbling back a couple of steps.

"HOLY COW!" Chica proclaimed.

"Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!" Roxy exclaimed.

"Sheesh…now I know NOT to make her that angry." Bonnie stuttered. Gregory and Vanessa remained motionless as they kept their focus on Afton who had not budged after the attack, a look of blind fury in Vanessa's eyes. But soon, to everyone's surprise, Afton begun to laugh again as oil leaked down his face from where the knife stabbed him. As it ran down his face in trails, the "cheeks" of his character mask begun twitching before he begun showing signs of his otherwise "frozen expression" beginning to change. His head creaked downward, stiff as a robot, before small bits of steam exerted from his jaws. Quick as a flash, he then grabbed the knife and pulled it straight as an arrow out.

"N-No way…" Vanessa softly muttered. He then effortlessly shattered the knife, handle and all, in his grip. Bits of it sprinkled across the floor as he adjusted his head, locking onto Gregory and the othersl. But the pitch of his laughing voice suddenly changed to more akin of the same tone as Glitchtrap as his eyes were now glowing bright green and his pupils took on a more glitchy oval shape. He said nothing more, only continuing to laugh as his lower jaw was moving along with him like a realistic human mouth.

END OF HOUR