AH! It's been too long! So many projects and stuff! I finally found time to post this. Yay!
Meanwhile:
Outside of the back entrance of a Dark Blue building near midnight:
'I wish I could do something. Oh! How I wish I could do something for that poor guy! But I can't... Not by myself...' a lady thought, as she peered into the window of the Dark Blue building.
Her hair was blue and reached her shoulders with a wavy piece across her forehead. She wore a blue, black-sleeved, shirt with violet capri pants, and black shoes.
'Why should someone else have to die?! That first guy didn't listen, but this guy can't leave the job! If only there was a way to help- Gasp!- Who's coming?!' She thought, as she moved away from the window and closer to the shadows to conceal herself.
The sound of a truck engine was heard pulling into the parking at the back entrance, and as it ceased two people hopped out of the truck. They approached the back entrance with caution and speed, as they examined the building and looked through the windows.
"This is the place. Do you think anyone's in there?" Lily asked her brother.
"No, unless they have a night guard. But I hope he or she is still alive. Let's get Foxy to pick the lock," Ethan replied.
"Um. Actually, there is a night guard here. He's a dude, and he really needs help!" The lady hiding in the shadows said as she stepped out.
Ethan held onto his shotgun that was strapped around his belt like a sword, as Lily kept her hand in the pocket of a black leather jacket she wore that concealed her magnum.
"Oh! Sorry! Did I startle you guys?! I'm so very sorry, forgive me. I just heard you two talking about this place, and I wanted to clarify what you two said. I've been coming here for a while now, and no one seems to know what's happening and I've been scared to say anything since it's freaky as heck in there," the lady said, seeming to exaggerate her gestures, but they were genuine as she spoke.
"You're a civilian. You've been watching from outside what lurks on the inside?" Lily asked, and the lady nodded.
"Oh! How rude of me. I'm Andie, or A for short. Nice to meet you two," Andie said, extending both of her hands towards them.
Ethan and Lily each took one of her hands to shake.
"Yeah, nice to meet you, Andie. I'm Ethan, and this is my sister, Lily. You know about this place right? The animatronics and such?" Ethan asked.
"Why, yes, I do! It's strange and terrible! One animatronic there is a woman, and she's the worst one! She wakes up the others with a jack in box that another animatronic man is holding while he sleeps. For some reason, all but her are in sleep mode, but from what I heard from the night guard, the sleeping ones have a defense mechanism since they weren't originally made for entertainment. If they wake up during the night, they go on the prowl to attack whoever is the perpetrator of the building. It's dreadful! I could hear almost like in the distance the last guard screaming. That's when some people early in the morning put his body into a van and left. They said he was fired, but I know the truth! I told this guard about that, and now he believes me, but he can't leave the job yet until tomorrow. I'm afraid he may not make it today. I'm not allowed to be in there to help because he said the lady one might attack me. I wish I could help, but I don't know how..." Andie said, feeling hopeless.
"Don't worry, Andie. The information you told us will help. We need to break in today and put a stop to this," Lily said, as she turned from Andie to Ethan.
"I could help you! I know the layout of the place. I've been in there in the morning. Let me help!" Andie said, with determination.
"We wouldn't want you to get hurt. Our job is dangerous," Ethan said.
"But the threat of those animatronics are also. I don't want anyone else to die. Please, let me help you. I promise I won't be a burden," Andie said, with her fingers interlocked together.
Ethan and Lily looked at one another, speaking in silence, and then they turned back to her.
"We'll let you help us, but if you get hurt or if things get too crazy, you have to leave and not come back. It would be for your own good. Deal?" Lily said, extending her hand towards her.
"Deal! I won't let you down," Andie said, with a grin as she shook Lily's hand.
Ethan was surprised by her enthusiasm, but he would keep a sharp eye on her for her safety and to see if she is trustworthy. They brought Andie to the truck so that she could meet the others.
3 minutes later:
"... So, she's going to help us get inside and find the animatronics. We have to move quickly because a night guard is actually in there today," Ethan explained to Sarah and Mike as they stood at the back of the truck, and the animatronics listened from within the truck.
"Well, alright. She might need a weapon of some sort... Hey! Someone pass me a wood plank!" Sarah called, as she opened the back door of the truck.
"Here ye go, lass," Foxy said, passing Sarah a wooden plank that had a thicker piece of round wood on one end.
"Great, it's perfect. Here you go-" Sarah became silent while holding the weapon towards Andie, who's eyes were widened at seeing Foxy.
"You have... you work with... animatronics?" Andie asked, feeling her feet grow cold.
"Yes we do. But they're with us. They won't hurt you," Lily said, placing her hand gently on Andie's shoulder, which calmed her down.
The doors opened of the van, as all of the animatronics could be seen looking at Andie, curiously, as she looked at them with a sign of relief.
"Sorry, I was a bit scared for a second. I remember seeing an animatronic with the people who took the last night guard's body out of this place. But I see that none of you are him, so yay," Andie said with a smile.
"Wait, there was an animatronic with them?" Ethan asked.
"Oh yes. He was pretty tall and thin and wore I think... green, blue... it was a bit dark, but I'd definitely remember him if I saw him," Andie replied.
"Guys let's hurry. You said a guard is in there. He might be in peril or something," Mike said, bringing everyone back to their senses as the animatronics shuffled out of the truck.
Mike led them to the back door, as Sarah gave Andie the weapon, and Lily introduced her to each animatronic that stepped out. The last animatronic to step out was Bonnie, as Sarah followed the others to the back door.
"And this is Bonnie," Lily said to Andie.
"Hey," Bonnie greeted her, lazily with his hand outstretched to her to shake.
Andie gazed at him with a silent expression that was unreadable by Lily or Bonnie. Lily wondered why Andie was so quiet, as Bonnie raised an eyebrow. Then Andie's eyes widened as they seemed to sparkle while she took Bonnie's hand to shake.
"Hello, Bonnie... you're a rabbit, right?" Andie asked.
"Uh, bunny to be precise," Bonnie said, growing uncomfortable since she wasn't releasing his hand.
"Sorry it's just... I love bunnies," Andie said, a small smile forming on her face.
"Uhm, okay. Great..." Bonnie said, clearly uncomfortable as he was able to pull his hand away from her and follow the others.
Andie's gaze followed Bonnie, and Lily asked, "You must really like rabbits, huh?"
"Oh I love rabbits! There so cute and furry and sweet and fragile and gentle. I wonder if an animatronic bunny is the same way...?" Andie said with a big smile.
Lily recalled when Bonnie scared her on purpose, that he's part of a group of animatronics that used to kill night guards, that he's known to have a sharp tongue, and that he's a little more impatient than the others and not afraid to say so.
"Well, Bonnie's more... complicated, Andie. He may be more a bit more... brazen than the others," Lily said, as they closed the truck doors and locked them.
"Oh I'm sure he may be tougher on the outside being an animatronic and made of metal and stuff, but he shook my hand right? That means he knows how to be a gentleman! Gentle...bot?" Andie said.
"You were right the first time," Lily said, as Andie looked at her questionably.
Quickly, Lily explained that the animatronics with them were possessed by people who died, besides two of them who have added personality that makes them seem alive. Before Andie could ask a question, Ethan cut in and said that the back door was open. Then they all entered the building together, with Andie leading them.