Greeting: Hi, everybody. The Fazbear crew is trying to prepare for what's coming.
There is much to do and so little time. Will they be able to do it before the monsters attack? Let's see!

( Eclipse. In the basement)

His feet hit the last stair when he reached the basement. Eclipse was standing there for a moment.
The basement was not a mess for once.
Surprisingly, the animatronics were not doing anything at the moment. Some foxes were just taking clothes out of the washing machine.
Apart from that, no one was doing anything except chilling out. Faith was lying on the floor and two tigers were using her as a pillow.
Had Scarlett not emphasized the severity and weirdness of what had happened upstairs?

Eclipse clapped his hands together to get everyone's attention.
" Everyone! Why are you so lazy? Where's Scarlett?", he asked them.
" Oh, that's me", he heard Scarlett's voice echo through the corridor.
The room, where Leslie had been kept before the Sorcerer had awoken, was by that corridor.
Scarlett ran to the main basement and saw Eclipse.
" What? Has something happened again? Tell me", Scarlett looked upset.
" Yeah, something has happened. Jenny told us some horrible things. Now it's my time to ask a question. Did you not tell them what happened?", Eclipse asked her.
" I did. They took it very casually", answered Scarlett.
" Now is not the time to take it easy, folks. This pizzeria is in danger", Eclipse exclaimed.
That got everyone's attention.
" Danger? What kind of danger are we in?", Faith said with her eyes widened.
She and the others had thought danger and fighting to be over. Eclipse's announcement took them by surprise.
" So Scarlett's story was not a joke. It actually happened", some animatronic was shocked.
They all felt bad for Betsy. When Scarlett had told them that, they had chuckled.
" Why would have it been a joke? I never joke about serious things, especially ones that involve children", Scarlett shook her head.
The whole basement came to life within ten seconds.

" Are the children alright, Eclipse? They must be terrified", Faith came to him.
Eclipse petted her snout.
" They are. Barely. We need you to come help us. There are too many children for us to handle", Eclipse told her.
Faith nodded.
" We'll help you. If children need us, we'll be there for them", Faith promised.
" Storm Jr. was absolutely right about what she claimed", Eclipse thought and let out a chuckle.
" Do we need weapons? Is the danger outside our pizzeria?", one animatronic asked Faith.
" No, we don't. They want us to help them keep the children calm. We don't have to fight", Faith poked him with her nose in a friendly manner.
" Good. I don't want to fight. We are not fighters. We love kids but we are not brave like Eclipse or Freddy", the animatronic sighed in relief.
It was a relief to the others too. At least, the other animatronics did not seem to be too disappointed.

Eclipse grinned nervously as he saw the others look relieved.
" Let's not wipe the sweat off our foreheads yet. We don't know how strong the enemies are. If they get inside, you'll be the last line of defence", Eclipse announced.
" I think it's only smart", Faith told him.
No one seemed to get scared. If the enemies got in, they would die anyway. They might as well go down fighting in that case.
" So, Eclipse", Scarlett said to him.
Eclipse glanced at her.
" What did Jenny tell you? Does she know what we are facing?", asked Scarlett.
" According to her, it's the end of the world", Eclipse said worriedly.
" Leslie?", Scarlett's eyes widened in surprise.
Eclipse chuckled.
" Unfortunately not. Marionette's guess was that Black has found another way. They didn't need Leslie after all", Eclipse revealed.
" Doesn't sound right to me", Scarlett frowned.
" Storm Jr. said the same thing. You loved him too. We all did but you were one of the more loyal ones", Eclipse patted her shoulder.
" Leslie is dead, it can't be him. I know you would love if he was alive somehow but he isn't", Eclipse shook his head.
" I didn't mean that, Eclipse. According to the prophecy, only Leslie can cause the Apocalypse or the Salvation event", explained Scarlett.
" Don't you begin too. The prophecy was full of lies. It was not true. Those seers were wrong", Eclipse insisted.
He was about to walk upstairs. Eclipse didn't take her seriously.
Everybody thought they were not thinking properly because they were still missing Leslie.
" Luna would have believed me", Scarlett said, disappointed.
Eclipse stopped at the second stair. He looked down.
" Luna was my friend. She would have taken my point seriously", Scarlett told Eclipse.
" Well, mom is not here. She is dead too", Eclipse said with grieve in his voice.
Scarlett took a few steps towards him. She realized that she had gone too far.
" I'm sorry, Eclipse. I shouldn't have mentioned her", Scarlett apologized to him.
" I really wish she was here. Mom would know what to do", Eclipse glanced at her.
" She always did", Scarlett said to him.

They walked upstairs and Scarlett didn't continue. She didn't want to keep on arguing.
Just like Storm Jr., Scarlett could feel that Leslie was behind it.
Scarlett couldn't describe it. It was like a scent.
The scent of Leslie's hair and his blood was floating in the air. His electric spirit was hiding in the clouds and his presence could be felt everywhere.
Scarlett could feel what Nadia had seen as darkness.

As she came upstairs with Eclipse, she glanced outside and felt it. Just like Nadia had said, it was outside but couldn't get into the pizzeria.
Something seemed to be protecting the pizzeria. It may have been caused by Jenny's Eternal bless if Nadia hadn't seen it earlier.
Even without Eternal bless, the pizzeria seemed to have some sort of shield around it.
Maybe it was joyful memories and those years of playing and having fun that were protecting the pizzeria.
Despite that shield, Jenny thought it was important to get the real shield up as soon as possible.

Scarlett and Eclipse could both feel something.
" That's Jenny. Her seventy-year-old potion seems to work after all", Eclipse smiled as he felt the shield activate above his head.
" It's like a fluffy cloud that tickles your tail", Scarlett giggled.
" A nice metaphor. It actually feels like that", Eclipse nodded to her.
Scarlett sighed in relief. Eclipse had forgotten Luna again. Eclipse had become quite good at not thinking about his mother.
" Why are you so relieved? No one should be relieved in this situation", Eclipse asked her.
" Well I am. I feel much safer now that this shield is up", Scarlett lied to him.
She wasn't completely lying though. Scarlett wasn't as terrified of the outside as before.
Surely, Scarlett had no idea of what the shield would actually accomplish. Nobody knew if it would collapse eventually or if it would last forever.
Based on what Eclipse had said, Scarlett presumed that they weren't completely safe inside the shield since Eclipse had spoken about fighting.

Then Scarlett remembered something.
" I don't think you answered Faith. What kind of danger are we in, Eclipse? What are the enemies?", she asked him.
" More monsters like Betsy. Children probably. I guess that's how it goes.
Jenny wasn't absolutely sure but Storm Jr. thinks that is the case", Eclipse shrugged, glancing at her.
" We have to murder more children. You didn't say anything about that, did you?", Scarlett looked at him accusingly.
" Would have you been able to mention that?
It might not be true in the first place and if it is, it won't be good for everyone's mental health", Eclipse tried to defend himself.
" Let's certainly hope it will be that way", replied Scarlett.

They made their way to the main stage where Freddy, Bonnie, Jenny and Marionette were.
Some adults were by the television, trying to switch channels.
Vixey was by the Pirate cove, telling the others about the details she and Jenny had discussed.
" We will actually have to kill more children. That sounds horrible", Mangle got shocked by Vixey's revelation.
Scarlett glanced at Eclipse.
" At least Vixey was able to tell it to the others", her gaze said to him.
Eclipse looked at Vixey and rolled his eyes.
" We'll be lucky if anyone dares to go against the enemies now", he thought.
They came to the main stage.
" Hi, guys", Scarlett greeted them.
Freddy and Bonnie waved at her.
" Oh, Jenny. You are here", Eclipse was surprised by her presence.
" Don't you want me here? Unfortunately, I can't go outside since I wish to live", Jenny said in a bored manner.
Eclipse thought she had been rude but let it be. The atmosphere was undoubtedly melancholic and agonising.
" I am happy to have you here. I just thought you were on the roof. The shield went up", Eclipse explained to her.
Jenny nodded to him.
" I went there a while ago. It takes some time for the shield to recharge. In this sad place, the shield is weaker than normally.
You see, it uses happiness as its fuel", Jenny explained the mechanics of Eternal bless.
" Is that a problem?", Scarlett asked her.
Jenny could answer her question.
" No, it's not. Unless of course, the enemies give it too much to handle", she answered.
Scarlett sighed in disappointment.
" I guess it was too good to be true", she thought by herself.

She hung in the main hall with the others.
Scarlett asked Bonnie how the children were doing.
" They're still in the nap room if that's what you mean. Except Julisa. She came out a while ago. According to her, Springtrap is doing well", Bonnie answered her.
Scarlett was happy to hear that. She saw Julisa with the adults.
They were sitting on chairs and leaning into tables. Scarlett went closer to them.
" Is the television working?", she asked the adults.
Kristian was with them.
" It doesn't seem to. Each and every channel is filled with static", Kristian glanced at her.
" There has to be something, right? We must know what's happening around us. Why has no one come here?
Has nobody in the city heard of this?", the serious woman was at the front of the group.
" I miss my granny. I hope she is alright", Julisa hugged her own knees.
" We can't know that. I'm sorry, Julisa" Scarlett sat down on the chair, next to her.
" Springtrap said she was alright. I could see he was lying. Springtrap said it so I would feel better", sighed Julisa.
" Well, that only means he loves you. Just like your granny loves you. She only cares about you now.
She is happy that you are here where we can protect you", Scarlett told Julisa.
" I want her to be alright as well", argued Julisa.
" She is, trust me", Scarlett smiled at her.

" Hey, guys! I've got something", Kristian's shout got their attention.
The husband of the serious woman came to help him.
" Try one hundred and nine point nine megahertz", he told Kristian.
" Trying my best", answered Kristian.
The static began to form something that resembled a picture. They saw something that looked like an upside down pear.
" What's that?", Scarlett wondered.
" I know! It's the map of the United States", Julisa pointed at the screen.
Turned out she was right. They had found the weather channel.
" It's not suppose to be here. Where did this channel come from?", Kristian asked in confusion.
" I don't think it matters", Scarlett shook her head.

" This is Michael Haley. I hope someone can see us.
There are huge blackout zones in North America and something is interrupting all signals in the world.
So I bet most may not see this", the worried anchor said on TV.
" Breaking news! There appears to be something wrong with the phenomenon that has shocked all scientists across the globe", Mr. Haley explained.
The screen showed them that it was coming at them.
" It is unclear when it will hit but it will destory entire cities when it does. Also, people have been..fighting.
It is happening outside but it's dark out there", the anchor was stuttering in fear.
He had no idea of what was going on.

" It's like Hell out there. People are freaking out and...eating one another", the anchor stuttered to the camera.
Julisa had buried her face into Scarlett's side. The wolf was protecting the little girl.
Luckily, Julisa did not see what happened next. Michael Haley glanced at his left.
" What are you doing, Rosanne? I'm trying to film the news. Get out!", he said.
" Rosanne?", he looked weirded out.
Then they heard a woman scream out loud.
" Oh, holy Christ!", the anchor shouted and did the sign of the cross.
A woman jumped from outside the screen. She sank her teeth into the man's shoulder and he screamed like a woman.
The screen got filled by static.
Before the picture faded, everybody saw the woman look at the camera. Her face was covered in blood and the man had dead eyes.
" God!", Kristian did the sign of the cross as well.
Julisa was lucky she had not been forced to witness it. The adults covered their mouths and did not know what to say.

" We have to get out of here! We have to get out of the country right now", one man panicked.
" What if this is happening all over the world? If this is truly the end of the world, there is nowhere to run. We are gonna die", some other adult responded.
The news had proved their fears to be true.
" That officer was right, it's worldwide and nobody can stop it", the first man shook his head in distress.
" Those things are coming for us and our children", another man said.
" Perhaps we could exchange our lives for the lives of our kids. At least they would live then", he suggested.
The serious woman was at the front, looking at her husband and Kristian. She stood up and turned around.

" Stop it!", she exclaimed.
" We can't stop it from happening anymore", she told the rest.
" What do you recommend then, Gretta?", one of her friends asked her.
Scarlett looked at the woman. She actually kinda looked like someone named Gretta.
" We stay here, okay. It's a lot better to be in here than out there", suggested Gretta.
" We don't know anything about these animatronics.
Are you going to rely on singers and some lunatic police officer who claims to be a witch?", her friend was shocked by the suggestion.
Scarlett was listening to them talk. Julisa hugged her, scared.

It is in a child's nature to be afraid when adults don't know what to do. Adults are the safety of children after all.
When children ever see nightmares or get scared of the dark, they go to their parents' bed for comfort and safety.
In the eyes of kids, adults are the ones that always have everything under control.
This time, the adults in the pizzeria had everything out of control.
They knew that something weird was going on and that it had something to do with the animatronics.

" What if this is their doing? What if these innocent looking robots are murderers. They are keeping us here to turn us into those monsters.
That news show was fake, they did it to trick us!", Gretta figured out.
Scarlett's eyes widened.
" What if they are?", Scarlett heard someone say.
The adults began to look around at the animatronics. They had heard what Gretta had claimed.
The animatronics came off the stages and walked towards the adults. Scarlett stood up and glanced at everyone.
" That is a ridiculous claim. Listen to me! We are not monsters. We don't want to explain everything and we don't know it all, that's it", Scarlett told them.
" We have gone through a lot. It would be better if you didn't know the whole story", Bonnie agreed with Scarlett.
" Lies and excuses! I know you have something to hide, I can see it in your eyes", claimed Gretta.
" Everyone has something to hide, it's normal. Our secret isn't that we want to hurt you", Freddy told them.
" Would we do that? You know how much all of us love children. You have seen us play with them so many times.
Children are the most important thing to us", Scarlett tried to appeal to their rational thinking.
" That is right, Gretta. If they wanted to hurt us, they would have done it sooner", one woman had been convinced by Scarlett's speech.
Gretta's determination took a hit.

" Are you sure your thinking is not affected by your dead daughter, Gretta?
We know you loved her but they did not kill her", the woman said something that made the animatronics' cores stop for a second.
Suddenly, the animatronics understood Gretta's point of view a lot better.
" Please don't speak of her", Gretta's husband looked at the woman angrily.
" I think we should. After all, that's the reason you don't like this pizzeria. You come here only because your son loves to be here", the woman was not backing away.
Gretta snorted and looked at her.
" It still doesn't change anything. We are here due to these robots. It is their fault that we are here", Gretta pointed at the animatronics.
" But you agree that we are trying to help you?", Scarlett was hopeful.
" Maybe you are but I know you are evil. I'm going to find out what you are planning to do.
I will make sure everyone can see who you truly are", Gretta did not make Scarlett feel better.

" So what will we do while you wait for them to reveal their true selves?", the woman, who had mentioned Gretta's daughter, asked her.
Gretta went silent, she had no idea of what to answer.
" At least, I'm going to remain here and think about our survival instead of my personal revenge like some people", the woman told her and left the main hall.
" Could you come with me, Mr. Chef? I think it's time to see how many pizzas there are left", the woman turned around and looked at Kristian.
She was a woman of action.
Kristian followed her to the kitchen. The woman's example gave the others strength to think about the important things.
They stood up and began to find things to check out.

After a while, the other animatronics came from the Arcade palace.
Fang seemed to be fine and he was with Storm, Storm Jr. and Willa.
" I see you are up. How's your body?", Marionette greeted him.
" No worries, lad. Me crew arrr so helpful", Fang said happily and petted the heads of his daughters.
Storm Jr. felt fine right then. She was no longer thinking about bad things. Fang's happiness had taken her over as well.
" Good to hear. We'll need brave animatronics. We could be going to a fight soon", Marionette told him without mentioning who their enemies would most likely be.
" Is an army coming our way?", Willa asked, worried.
" I'm afraid that is the case, darling", Marionette nodded sadly.
" Told you", Storm Jr. smiled at Willa.
" I hope you don't want me to apologize for being positive", Willa rolled her eyes.
" Of course not. I want you to apologize to me a million times", Storm Jr. said jokingly.
Storm giggled at them.

" Are the children here?", Fang remembered the kids.
" Julisa is but the rest are still in the nap room with Springtrap as far as I know", shrugged Marionette.
Speaking of the devil! Julisa tapped Marionette's leg.
" Hi, Julisa", he glanced at her.
" I'm scared", Julisa told him.
Marionette bent down.
" Don't be. The enemies are coming for us but they are not here yet. When they come, we'll be ready", Marionette smiled at her.
" Are they not here?", Julisa sounded younger than she was for some reason.
" Of course not", Marionette shook his head.
" What is he doing in here then?", Julisa pointed towards the front window.

Marionette and Fang's family glanced at that direction. Marionette's eyes widened in shock. There, right outside the window, was a figure, standing in the dark.
His eyes were red, his tongue was a snake's tongue. His teeth were sharp and his mouth was covered in thick, red blood that was dripping down his jaw.

Farewell: Gretta will cause some trouble in the future.
I haven't decided it yet but I think I will do so. I haven't gotten any ideas of what could actually happen after the first attack.
I'll have to get an idea or two, otherwise this will be a short Act. THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE IS TO WRITE.