The cover lifted over the table as the light attempted to reveal the animatronic strapped to the table, though the darkness of their black fur was mightier and at first made them look like a dark silhouette. Lily instinctively took a step back, as the creature's features stood out the longer she looked at it: black triangular ears with grey fur within, black fur over the face and whole body besides small white patches for the fingers and in the palms, as well as the tip of the fluffy thin tail and feet. It wore blue jean shorts to their knees, and a simple blue shirt with a black wrap on the waist with a little black bow on the side. The eyes were closed, and it's fangs stuck out a bit from it's petite-looking mouth that had a little white around the lip.
"... A cat?" Lily confirmed, as Luannie nodded even though she couldn't see her.
"Yes indeed! Her name is Black Cat! I know I know! Not very unique but that's what we call her! She was quite a destructive animatronic, but we were able to calm her and conduct the experiment to make her into a springbound! Springbounds are better then the old models since those used metal rods and clamps that would close and lock tight together so if you were inside... So um! Springbounds are more self reliant in stability! It's liiiike you know those Russian dolls that hold a doll inside a doll case? Its the same thing! Springbounds are bounded to their length and don't need an inner core because everything is evenly distributed on the perimeter, so there's no need for it to close up on the inside at all! Even without a person inside it won't close up fully, there will be a space in the center and it still works! Isn't that just ingenious?! Though because of the pressure if it closes up we'd prefer to avoid suffocation obviously by having someone who can fit into the suit go in! If you are perfect size or smaller its fine! But bigger and the suit itself won't even activate and obviously you can't fit... so what do you say Lily?! Want to give her a go? You're just small enough but not too small to fit!" Luannie said as she reappeared next to Zephin.
"... Okay," Lily replied, as Ethan grit his teeth, and Freddy and Foxy grew concerned.
"Yay! Thank you so much! Don't worry! We have Black Cat under control so you'll be fine! Here we go!" Luannie said as she pressed a button and a hand lowered and pressed a button hidden on the animatronics neck.
Lily watched carefully as the animatronic seemed to bulk up and then open as the face rose up a bit while the body opened up and out in four ways along with the arms and legs.
"Enter in. Make sure your back is back and your face is front where her face is," Luannie instructed, and Lily followed suit as she entered the springbound.
"Now use both hands and press the switches with your back hands. Keep those palms up since its going to close that way," Luannie said, and Lily nodded and pressed the switches.
The suit waited exactly two seconds and then began to close up, as Ethan, Freddy, and Foxy grew more nervous.
"Don't worry. Those three are really good at their jobs. Lily will be safe," Luka said.
"She better be..." Ethan said with a sharp look towards him, and instinctively he gripped the handle of his shotgun.
Zephin grew alert when he noticed this interaction, 'W-Wait... Luka, aren't they your f-friends?"
"Friends? We just met today," Ethan replied, as Zephin grew pale, and Ralphis who finally peered over from the door was shaken.
"Don't worry about it, guys. I made a deal with them, so if I get shot don't do anything. That only means I messed up," Luka said to the guys, although they still weren't comforted since they could possibly see their friend's blood and guts spilled in front of their very eyes.
"If you feel it moving, it's adjusting itself for you, Ms. Lily," Luannie said, while Lily could feel the area around the arms adjusting more, indicating the last person in the suit may have had less upper muscle mass.
Within the suit was a casting similar to a massage chair where the inner components moved along while the material kept it all covered up and cushioned. Lily noticed the material was quite breathable, and even when she took a deep breath in and out the suit didn't constrict but rather moved along with her. She heard two clicks near the sides of her head as the eyes, that were more flattened circles but at least half the width of an eye, slid up into the forehead. Lily blinked a few times since at first it was pretty dark inside besides a very faint green glow until the eyes moved, and then she saw Ethan, Luka, Freddy, and Foxy looking at her from a few feet away. Examining her hands covered in this new layer of metal and fur, she realized the claws seemed to be able to extend longer if she spaced her fingers out enough. Lily was able to look down at herself, testing the suit's flexibility, and then took a careful step forward with her left leg first.
"How do you feel? Is it comfortable? How freely can you move? Do you have good balance? Is there any restrict-" Luannie asked, but Zephin cut in and said,
"Give the girl a minute, Luannie! She probably has never been in a suit like this before!"
"I'm sooo curious!" Luannie cried out, as Zephin sighed.
[6:08 PM]
Lily walked slowly around a little more before feeling more comfortable to walk as she would. The suit was pretty comfortable and didn't hinder movement as it allowed the user to move freely, though the feet had a half inch layer so wearing heels or extra cushion shoes wouldn't be a good idea for balance. It was also light, which made it easier to manuveur in, though Lily found the tail to be bothersome since it just hung down and seemed to be extra unnecessary weight. She could see the concern on Ethan slowly cease, but the worry and silence of Freddy and Foxy didn't subside.
"... It's pretty comfy and breathable, and has good balance along with my movements. It's not constricting, and feels light enough to even jump in, though I won't do it. I do advise not to wear heels or high shoes in it," Lily said.
"Oh thank goodness! Then it's a success! Write it down! Write that down, Ralphis!" Luannie exclaimed.
"I got it! I got it!" Ralphis said as he wrote the evaluation into the report.
"Lily, are you... alright in there?" Freddy finally asked her.
"I am. It's not bad in here. Cold, but not too bad. You and Foxy though... you two seem really bothered by this. Why?" Lily asked.
"... When she mentioned what the suit was before... a springtrap... it brings back memories. Though not good ones," Freddy replied.
"Aye. Those were darker times," Foxy added.
"Ah... Well from what I heard about the first ones, it seems like they were pretty dangerous, even to use," Lily said, and she turned her head to see that the tail had lifted up a bit.
"Yes, and even more so if you consider five souls coincidentally appear before a certain man and happen to lead him to use it to hide... only to then see how dangerous it really was," Freddy hinted, as Lily's eyes widened towards him while the tail slowly rose up higher.
"Miss Lilyyyyy! Do you mind checking on certain functions of the suit? We gave each one their own skill sets and stuff. I'm sure you already noticed how spacing apart the fingers can trigger the claws to grow. Unless you didn't and that may be our bad," Luannie asked.
"The claws do indeed grow when I separate the fingers. What other functions does the suit have?" Lily asked.
"Well! We put extendors on both arms so they can stretch out and latch onto things. Kind of like a grappling hook, and the feet are springy so yes, when you mentioned about jumping, you indeed can in this suit. It's more aerodynamic but it's quite strong with the black metal inside and all. You can also fall and land on your feet comfortably from about... four stories high. It'll also have a sensor when you fall to even turn to land on it's feet if in the air. There's also a small screen within that drops to your left eye and gives you the ability to see any blindspots like behind or on your sides. To use that, lean your head towards the left and you'll feel a button. Hit it twice," Luannie instructed.
Lily leaned her head to the left and felt a small button press down, and upon clicking it twice a small transparent green screen lowered in front of her left eye and showed her back along with a compass on the corner with numbers indicating her position. The tail swished back and forth as Freddy noticed it.
"Its on now..." Lily said as she noticed from the little screen that the tail was swishing and suddenly halted.
"Very good! It's working perfectly! Now to test one more thing... we'll have to use a little shock therapy to make sure the suit holds well against it. We've already tested it's waterproof capabilities and it works fine. Try to stay still and don't worry, you will be safe," Luannie said, as a mechanical arm lowered with a tazer end.
Lily looked towards it as it descended, and then heard a click behind her head. Her arm stiffened as it was squeezed by the insides of the suit, though enough to not stop her blood flow but to hold her in place. An immediate panic surged in Lily's mind as she felt her eye ache. Three more clicks and her other arm and legs were locked in by the suit. Lily tried to move but to no avail as the suit held her captive.
"I... I can't move," Lily said, alerting Ethan, Luka, Freddy, and Foxy.
"What do you mean, Li-" Ethan stopped short when the eyes of the suit lowered and he couldn't see Lily anymore.
A scowl formed on the cat's face as the eyes glowed green while Ethan backed away.
"Who... Who is here... Who dares wear me like clothing?!" The cat spoke in her own voice, as the room grew quiet.
"Wh-Wh-What are you doing a-awake, Black Cat?" Luannie called out from within the booth.
Black Cat's ears twitched upon hearing her voice and noticing Zephin and Ralphis, who both took steps back.
"You... bloody... traitorous-nappers!" Black Cat howled.
"H-Hold on a minute! We were sent- and you were there- and we were given our job- and we had to!" Zephin said brokenly in his panic.
Black Cat reached up and extended her arm to reach a pipe close to the ceiling, and then retracted herself up into the air. Lily could feel the pressure still wrapped on her arm, and could hear the uncoiling of cables from around her captive left arm, as the outer fur layer unfolded to the length of the extended arm. The reverse occurred as she felt her body lift up with the suit off the ground, stunned by the ease of it.
"Filthy cowards! I'll make you pay for doing this to me!" Black Cat screeched as she kicked at the window, cracking it.
Lily felt bad hearing the screams from the scientists in fear, but she couldn't struggle much or risk also hurting herself if Black Cat made an attack or movement she was against.
Though fighting her was already difficult in the first place since
she held such a tight grip on her.
"Please stop! Just wait a minute, let's talk first!" Lily called out.
"Talk? To you?! You wore me so deal with it!" Black Cat said, as she attacked at the window since the scientists locked themselves in.
"But I didn't realize you were here! I only wore your suit because I was asked to test your functions! I'm sorry," Lily said.
"Sorry eh? Well that doesn't change the situation! I've been gutted and reconfigured into a costume and I'm not having it!" Black Cat said as she punctured the window with her fist and the scientists shrieked in terror.
"Hey stop! Let go of my sister at least!" Ethan yelled out as he ran up the steps.
"Shut up! This is personal! I won't rest until I cut them up! If I have to hold your sister as my hostage then so be it!" Black Cat snarled as Ethan stopped running towards her.
"Let her go now!" Freddy said from the other side of her as she turned towards him.
"Listen up bearman! You shut the bloody hell up! At least you have your insides that weren't ripped out so another person could wear you like a hat!" Black Cat hissed, and then she shattered the glass, as she saw two others enter the room with guns guarding the scientists.
"I know what it's like to be the suit AND the human forced inside," Freddy said, as Black Cat stopped her climb halfway in the window to turn towards him.
Ethan ran in the room to tell Sarah and Mike to lower their guns because Lily was trapped inside.
"You... What is your name?" Black Cat said as she looked between him and Foxy who just approached behind him.
"Freddy Fazbear," Freddy replied, as her ears perked up, while Luka approached quietly from the other side.
"Ah, so you're the place that originally designed the old models... how disgusting. Are you one of those old ones?" Black Cat asked.
"No, but I do know what its like for you two," Freddy said.
"How... wait... Then the human was also forced in?" Black Cat asked, and Freddy nodded.
"Presumably by another human?" She asked.
"We thought so at the time," Freddy replied.
"Then you should understand why I want to cut these scoundrels in half! They cannot be allowed to work or else I can't escape this hellish nightmare!" Black Cat said and leapt through the window, causing the scientists to squeal in fear and cower away in the corner of the room.
"We aren't going to hunt you down! That's not even our jurisdiction anyway! We were just given you and brought you here with the others! It was a transfer!" Zephin said.
"You didn't have a choice but neither did we! We're all in the same boat!" Ralphis exclaimed.
"But Luka freed us! He freed us from this so you're free too once we put in the report! We aren't responsible after so you can run!" Luannie screamed out, which made Black Cat halt in her advancement towards them.
"... Free, huh?" Black Cat said lowly.
"Come on now, they said you're free and they are too. You don't have to fight anymore. We won't stop you either. We just want our friend back. Please," Sarah asked as she and Mike stood between Black Cat and the scientists.
"... Well, this changes things a bit," Black Cat said as she relaxed her shoulders, causing the others to take a breath.
However in that moment, Black Cat heard the intake and burst forth, knocking Sarah and Mike away. With her clawed hand up high along with the screeches of scientists, Black Cat hollered,
"Then I'll just give you a few scars!"
"Stop it!" Lily screamed out as the clawed hand extended and only sliced the top of their hairs at it gripped in the wall behind them.
"Hey! What are you doing?! Don't stop my revenge!" Black Cat yelled at Lily as she tried to pull her hand back.
"No! Don't make me do this!" Lily struggled more as Black Cat was surprised by her strength.
"It's not even you! I'M doing it! Just let me cut them once!" Black Cat screeched as she tried to use her other arm, but couldn't bring it down as Lily extended it's reach to the ceiling to cling on.
"Come on already! Move it!" Mike yelled to the scientists as they scurried out of the way.
"Come back here ya bloody cowards! Answer for what you've done! I need bloody tears!" Black Cat hollered.
"Enough already! Their blood won't help you or reverse what had happened to you! Calm down! It's not worth getting blood on your hands or mine! You're alive at least, so don't do to me what they did to you!" Lily yelled out, as she could sense Black Cat tense up and see her teeth grit.
"What do we do?! What do we do?!" Ralphis panicked.
"We have to get her out and shut her off!" Zephis said, as Luannie was hitting the kill switch.
"It's not working! Why isn't it working?!" Luannie said.
"This makes no sense! It should work!" Zephis said.
"That Black Cat... why have I heard of them before?" Luka asked them.
"She became part of the tech department when her place closed down for renovations. Her intelligence was really cunning for an animatronic, but her attitude and rebellious nature made the higher ups unable to control her so she was sent to us," Ralphis explained.
"What were the renovations for? What happened?" Ethan asked, gripping his shotgun.
"I-It was b-because something happened th-there with one of our people in the Research Development Department s-so they wanted to change it and that's when Black Cat was moved with a few animatronics from there. I-I don't know the details of the incident. It was all vague and no one further explained anything to us," Ralphis replied.
"All we know is our fourth member, Baylee, never came back. They said she was... fired," Zephis added sadly.
Black Cat twitched when the name was mentioned, as Lily noticed immediately.
"Sniffle... she was my best friend," Luannie whimpered.
"... Baylee? Is that your..." Before Lily could finish asking her, Black Cat roared in rage.
Her eyes glowed completely green and her mouth widened showing all her fangs as a wail rang out, scaring the scientists and unnerving everyone else who heard it.
However, Lily heard the cry as a distant echo, as she noticed her surroundings changed to complete darkness while the place where her feet were planted glowed white.
I'm glad I have time to edit now. I'm posting in a big bulk to make up for not posting regularly so in a way I'm playing catch up. I'll have the next one out either later today or tomorrow. Probably later today but just in case if I can't then tomorrow.