FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: SECURITY BREACH
~ SUPERSTAR EDITION ~
FINAL HOUR - PART 3: Afton, the Immortal Demon
~ 5:42 am~
Now a hulking monstrosity of animatronic parts, circuitry and wires, Afton glared on at the heroes gathered before him with the eyes of a person who had no shred of humanity left. The demonic aura emitting from his body sent shivers down even the animatronics as Gregory was utterly mortified just looking into his eyes. With four mechanically powered arms, it was clear what the beast was planning next. He and Gregory couldn't keep their eyes off each other.
"A-Any chance he's slower than he's letting on?" Vanessa asked, still safeguarding Gregory along with Freddy. The other animatronics remained silent.
"I…don't know. Given his size…you'd think so." Roxy said. The pirate firmly gripped the hilt of his sword.
"Let's hope you're right…" Foxy muttered, his lone eye shaking with fear. The ears on Afton's head twitched, surprising the group.
…THINK I'M SLOW…DO YOU?
The hulking brute suddenly seemed to teleport straight towards the group faster than expected. He now towered in front of Vanessa with a satanic smile. The security guard looked on in sheer terror.
"No…way…" she muttered. Then, with the same level of movement, he moved his upper right arm and struck Vanessa, slapping her away with the back of his mechanical hand. Everyone watched her body glide across the body to a stop, left in a slump. Gregory gasped.
"VANESSA!" he exclaimed. But before he could say more, he now felt the overwhelming pressure coming from Afton eyeing him. He slowly turned back, eyes full of fear, until their eyes met.
…NOW THEN…WHERE WERE WE, CHILD?
He could literally do nothing as he became unable to look away. But without warning, Freddy quickly pushed Gregory back.
"GREGORY! RUN!" the bear proclaimed "WE'LL HOLD HIM BACK!" Afton's eyes slowly shifted, looking at each of the animatronics before laughing.
FOOLS…YOU'RE JUST PROLONGING THE INEVITABLE…
Roxanne growled, flashing her claws and fangs. Monty cracked his mechanical knuckles while Foxy came charging.
"Say that again! I DARE ye, filthy swine!" Foxy shouted. Full of anger, Roxanne immediately leapt for Afton and unleashed a downward slash with her claws. But the attack seemed to barely hurt as he returned with a punch straight at her chest, sending her flying back. But she was quick to recover, snarling afterwards.
"PROTECT GREGORY! NO MATTER WHAT!" Freddy exclaimed. With that single order, the animatronics all came charging for Afton as a team. Meanwhile, Gregory was still petrified and hardly moved since Freddy forced him back. He only remained frozen in place as he watched the animatronics he befriended try and bring down Afton, only to be easily dealt with no matter what they tried. Foxy then leapt into the air with his sword in hand.
"Your head is MINE, kraken!" he exclaimed, successfully lodging it into the beast's neck. While it did seem to cause Afton to flinch, it wasn't long until he was thrown off by one of his multiple arms. Foxy caught a quick glimpse at Gregory after the fall.
"W-What are you waitin' for, buccaneer?! Fredbear told ye to run! Do you remember this creature is after YOU?!" he exclaimed, surprising the boy "H-Hurry and get yerself and Vanessa OUT OF HERE!" He then stood back up before charging once again as Afton easily shoved Bonnie aside. But despite his words, Gregory's feet were frozen in place.
"W-What are you doing?! Why is NOW the time you decide to lock up?!" Gregory thought, questioning his lack of action "I feel the same as….when I was attacked at the Daycare! How did I suddenly regress BACK?!" Just then, he heard Vanessa groan. He turned her way and saw the active animatronic Vanny moving towards her with radiating red eyes. She appeared to have been powered up at the same time Afton transformed as she loomed over her. Without thinking, Gregory felt the urge to move again.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" he exclaimed, rushing towards Vanny. The robot looked his way while Vanessa slowly rose, soon watching the animatronic charging back towards him.
"Gregory! Look out!" she cried. Vanny laughed hysterically, drawing her hand back for an attack. But before she got close enough, Gregory quickly plucked something from his pants pockets, the bag of marbles he had. The bag was torn open and marbles sent rolling towards Vanny who promptly slipped on them and crashed down to the ground, letting Gregory run past. He reached Vanessa's side and helped her stand up again. She quickly thanked him before they both heard Freddy roaring in pain. They turned back to see Afton had shattered parts of the casing around his right arm before shoving him away.
"FREDDY!" the boy shrieked. Vanessa quickly stopped him before he could hurry to his side.
"Hold up! You can't be seriously thinking of going in there like that?! Afton is after you! If you get anywhere near him, you could wind up seriously hurt or killed!" she proclaimed. Gregory groaned, glancing over his shoulder at her.
"B-But I can't just let Freddy get wrecked like this!" he shouted "I can't let anyone else die!" Suddenly, without a word, Vanessa opened Gregory's bag and found his Fazer Blaster.
"Okay then. New plan. Your flashlight should still be nearby, right? Find it and we can both stun him! I'll keep him distracted for you!" she replied. It took for a moment for him to understand her, nodding afterwards. He then made a break while Vanessa charged into the fray with the others. Afton had not yet noticed her as she got in close enough to aim the blaster.
"Hey, AFTON! You've got a little SOMETHING in your eye!" she proclaimed, firing lasers straight into his eyes. They hit dead center and caused the beast to roar, fumbling back slightly. The security guard smirked.
"Heh! Whaddya know? Looks like you DO have some flaws!" she teased. In the back, Gregory managed to get his flashlight back. But he had no realization that Vanny had gotten back up and was now behind him ready to strike. He could hear her insane laugh before quickly turning around, using the flashlight to smack her across the face. It gave him a big enough opening to move away.
"Dagh! You'd think you would've powered down with the OTHERS!" he groaned. He moved to keep avoiding Vanny's attacks while Vanessa assisted the animatronics in fighting Afton, taking opportune moments to keep lasering the beast in the eyes. Once blinded again, Monty came in with a hook punch and Roxy followed with an upward kick to his jaw. Bonnie followed up with two additional punches against his chest. Each blow margingly pushed Afton back a couple of inches, but everyone was showing signs of running low on energy.
"Damn it! He's built like a tank! No way can we cripple him at this rate!" Vanessa thought, not wanting the others to hear. However, Afton's vision suddenly changed to that of spotting Gregory in the back, still avoiding Vanny. He begun to growl before unleashing a beastly roar and plowed through everyone like a football player. Vanny slowly turned towards Afton before the monster quickly struck her, throwing her away and grabbing onto Gregory's shirt. It took little time for him to overpower and pin the boy to the ground.
ENOUGH GAMES! MUST…FINISH MY MISSION!
Gregory attempted to wiggle himself free, but the robot's grip was too much as he felt weighed down. Afton soon slammed his other arm to the ground as his eyes begun to emit the same hypnotic gaze that Glitchtrap used. Gregory attempted to turn away, but he was forced into keeping eyes locked on him by Afton.
"N-NO! I…WON'T…BECOME…Y-YOU!" Gregory shouted "GET…OFF ME!" Afton's demonic aura soon became too much for him as he was forced to look into the monster's hypnotic gaze. The others quickly rushed towards them.
"Get your hands OFF HIM!" Vanessa shouted. Sensing their approach, Afton growled before lashing back with his extra arms. It only took one clean swipe to drive them back, even causing some to fall to the ground.
"BAH! We can't get close enough with those BLASTED arms in the way!" Foxy growled.
"W-What are we gonna do then?! At this rate….Gregory's gonna…!" Chica asked. Freddy felt utterly powerless as he watched Gregory still attempt to fight off Afton, evidence by his legs still flailing. He begun to growl, clenching his partially injured arm, before suddenly attacking once more towards Afton. The villainous rabbit glared back with a snarl.
"I WON'T EVER GIVE UP ON YOU, GREGORY! I'LL SAVE YOU! I PROMISE!" he bellowed, throwing another punch at Afton. It was stopped though as one of the beast's hands intercepted the impact. Freddy's snarl erupted into a vicious roar, continuously trying to break through Afton's defense with no luck. At the same time, Gregory lost all will to move because of the demonic pressure weighing upon him.
"F-Freddy…..no…..just….run! F-Forget about me!" he thought, unable to speak. Afton only laughed, watching Freddy's outer shell beginning to crack apart with each attack. To him, it was more enjoyment to watch the animatronic torture himself into self destruction.
YOU CANNOT…DO A THING! THE BOY…IS MINE!
However, as he was too busy relishing Freddy's pain, a strange light begun forming, regaining his attention quickly. The light appeared to be emitting from in-between them. But closer inspection saw it was coming from one of the toys Gregory kept in his backpack, the black Freddy doll from the sewers. Gregory could not believe his eyes as well.
"Wh-What's going on?! Where's that light coming from?!" Vanessa asked.
"I…don't know..." Roxy stuttered. Freddy's rampage halted in his tracks before the light grew bigger and bigger, suddenly forcing the titanic Afton backwards in a sudden backlash. The animatronics scrambled to get out of the way as he had to dig his claws and heels into the ground to come to a stop. All eyes were soon on the beaming light source rising up into the air above Gregory. Feeling the weight of Afton's pressure lifted, the boy quickly sat back upright and took in a deep breath before sighing with relief. Before everyone, the light slowly broke into two smaller glowing orbs, emitting a light that seemed to threaten Afton who snarled back. A voice then spoke out towards Afton.
PLEASE…FATHER…NO MORE!
Afton heavily gasped, the sound of a girl's voice ringing in his ears. But he was not alone as the voice was heard by everyone else. In a flash, Gregory quickly looked into his bag and saw the doll of Baby was gone.
"W-Where did...?" he mumbled.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, DAD!
A boy's voice rung out afterwards, only adding onto Afton's fears and regaining Gregory's attention. He slowly backed away as the lights begun to take a new shape, a more human-like figure. In brief time, they took the form of a young girl with blonde curly hair and green eyes and the other was of a teenager dressed in an older Fazbear security guard outfit. Each of the glowing figures had their eyes fixed on Afton as he lightly gasped, unable to fathom what he was seeing.
…Elizabeth…..Michael….
The animatronics gasped alongside Vanessa, shocked by the sudden shift in his voice. It now sounded like a person who had seen his deceased loved ones after so long. Vanessa soon turned back to the pair of ghosts.
"Wait. Are they….HIS kids?" she thought. Afton remained speechless, shaking at the mere sight of "Elizabeth" and "Michael", the ghosts of his deceased children.
Michael: Dad…look at yourself. Look at how far you've sunk….
Elizabeth: I…can barely even recognize you now. You're…a monster….
Michael: If you can hear us, just…stop. You can't keep this endless cycle of hate going….
Suddenly, the strange black doll of Freddy in Gregory's backpack vanished as a new orb of light rose to join them. Afton watched this as well, the light soon becoming that of another female girl. She had flowing black hair but had a pair of wings on her back. But her face quickly changed to that of what appeared to be a mask, a solid white mask with blackened eyes, a smiling mouth and red cheeks. Afton immediately knew who this was, the ghost of Charlotte given the form of her old persona, the Puppet. This caused his anger to spike again, emitting a deep menacing growl.
…YOU….
The Puppet simply looked back into Afton's anger enduced face in silence, Elizabeth and Michael doing the same. He soon roared at them, partially scaring Elizabeth enough to flee to the Puppet's arms. But this only seemed to fan his anger. Michael's spirit then sighed.
Guess…it really was pointless. You're NOT our father….nor were you ever. You are what you've always been…a DEMON in human skin…
Elizabeth looked up to the Puppet who shook her head silently. The young girl looked disheartened before slowly looking back towards Afton.
Daddy…I can't believe it. This…is what you really were? All this time?
Suddenly, Afton's demonic aura begun to emerge again as he was now directing it towards the Puppet's spirit.
YOU…HORRID PUPPET! GIVE THEM….GIVE THEM TO ME!
He sent waves of darkness their way, but the Puppet merely casted a shield of light around them and it easily repelled the evil burst.
"W-What's going on?" Bonnie asked.
"This…This is way too much for my processor to handle! They can't be…GHOSTS, right?!" Chica asked. Vanessa turned her way.
"Sorry, Chica. But…nevermind. I'll have to fill you in later." she said, deciding to save her words. As Afton continued in his relentless attack on the Puppet's shield, he was unaware that the shreds of darkness breaking off his attack begun to drip down towards the inanimate older animatronics. It soaked into their plastic casing the moment they made contact. Only the sounds of their joints beginning to move again managed to break his focus and cause him to turn their way. In a matter of seconds, their eyes started to glow a lighter shade of purple and unanimously turned their gazes onto Afton.
…W-WHAT'S….HAPPENING?!
Vanessa and the rest couldn't believe their eyes at the sight before them. Each of the older animatronics begun to glow in the same color before slowly starting to hover off the floor. This startled Afton as they begun moving towards him. The Puppet's mouth begun to move, spooking Afton briefly.
Do not forget…how many others you have made suffer….William Afton. Their feelings STILL linger in one way or another…
These words drove Afton into a pure form of panic, forgetting his titanic body and acting like a cowering person. Without warning, Mangle's body came from behind him and sunk its powerful jaws into his shoulder, causing him to roar. The next to attack was Withered Foxy, leaping at him from the front side to snap down on his arm. In no time, all the "possessed" animatronics begun encircling Afton like a small hurricane, their relentless attacks keeping him from escaping. Each attack caused more and more of his mechanical limbs to crack and dent.
"Whoa! They're doing far more than WE were!" Foxy proclaimed. Gregory looked back into his backpack and slowly took out the plush he had of Freddy. He then turned his gaze onto the spiritual rampage befalling Afton.
"Are they...the ghosts of the kids he killed…?" he muttered. He set the plush back into his pack, zipped it up and rose back onto his feet, unable to look away from the onslaught.
"Looks like we ALL had the same motive. They want payback for what Afton did…just as much as I did." he said. Just then, he saw Michael's spirit break away from the Puppet and drift towards him.
Yes. But…these are not entirely the victims' souls. They are…lingering afterthoughts…of their despise towards him...brought back by the same negativity powering him. After all, it was his actions….that they were left to suffer…
Inside the hurricane, Afton attempted to fight back with his larger mechanical arms. But it seemed fruitless as the haunted animatronics either avoided them outright or attacked from other angles. Each of their attacks caused Afton to flinch and fumble around. Gregory silently looked on from the sidelines with Michael.
However…I am afraid that this might not be enough to fully put my "father" down. His insane desire to realize his life's mission…won't be snuffed out…
He then turned back to Gregory and extended a hand out, partially surprising him.
Will you help them? Help us…finally put an end to this chain of endless suffering?
Left confused, Gregory pointed at himself before looking back at Afton with Michael.
END OF HOUR
