Greeting: The others have come back to the pizzeria. There is a horrible surprise waiting for them. Let's see how everyone reacts. Enjoy!
( The expedition after coming back to Freddy Fazbear's)
The expedition's journey back had not been a pleasant one. Faith was lucky to be alive and everyone else could thank the winds for not having been against them.
The last thing they wanted was a nasty surprise to welcome them home.
Storm Jr. was the first one to see everything that had happened. The others were escorting Faith to the basement.
Eclipse was glad to have such helpful friends.
" Thank you, guys. I can now fix you, my baby", Eclipse glanced at his friends and then at Faith.
The animatronics were happy to see Faith resting. Eclipse had spoken to her in baby talk but Faith welcomed it.
She liked the tone,shedefinitely deserved it. She wanted to feel like a baby, cuddled my her mom.
Eclipse hoped that Storm Jr. would bring Mike to the basement as soon as possible.
He had mentioned it to her but Storm Jr. had more important things to keep in mind.
No one else knew about the latest attack but they'd figure it out pretty soon.
Things were calmer in the basement. Eclipse looked like he was suckling Faith.
Her head was against his chest and her eyes were closed. The others smiled at them and waited for Mike to arrive.
Faith's belly was in a bad condition. Her insides were pushing against the wound from the inside.
It was only a matter of time before they'd burst out like air in a balloon.
Faith was on her side so the pressure was not as bad as when flying.
Gravity, pulling the insides towards the ground, had caused most of the pressure.
Eclipse checked Faith's other wounds and grinned at them.
" That Electra witch will pay for these. What a savage", growled Eclipse.
Right then, Storm glanced up the stairs.
" Where is Storm Jr.? She shouldn't have taken this long", thought Storm.
They had been there for quite a while. Storm did not like it.
" Something is wrong. Storm Jr. should have been back by now. Faith is getting weaker", Storm told the others.
" Hopefully she hasn't been overwhelmed by kids", giggled Crystal.
Right then, the door opened with a loud slam and a puppet came in.
Dust was blown in the air by the wind and it floated down the stairs along with the puppet.
" Hi, Mike. Finally", Goldie greeted him.
Mike smiled at him and the rest.
" I heard you have a problem here. Sorry you had to wait, I had other problems", apologized Mike.
He was panting and seemed to have come in a great hurry. Eclipse raised his head and glanced at Mike worriedly.
Mike saw Faith's wounds.
" Oh my goodness! What on earth did all this?", Mike jumped in shock.
He went to Eclipse and started nursing Faith.
Storm looked up the stairs and raised her other eyebrow.
" Didn't Storm Jr. come with you?", Storm asked Mike.
The puppet glanced at her with a grin. Marionette recognized that expression.
" Something has happened here while we were gone, hasn't it, Mike?", he asked the other puppet.
Mike looked at him.
" It's not.. It sort of.. Argh. Well, go upstairs, see for yourself", Mike waved his hand at them.
" Oh no. Springtrap!", Goldie covered his mouth and took off.
He could feel it as easily as he could feel the warmth around him. Springtrap was hurt.
The others followed him quickly. Mike and Eclipse remained with Faith.
" Is everyone alright up there, Mike?", Eclipse asked him with concern in his voice.
" Don't worry. They are fine, no one died", Mike smiled at him.
" Luckily", he added by muttering it out.
The others would have found it hard to believe.
When they came upstairs, they were met with a sorrowful and scary sight.
Storm Jr. was trying to talk to Springtrap. Freddy had come to Bonnie and Julisa.
Everyone, around them, was afraid. The children had buried their faces into the other animatronics' furs.
Storm Jr. tried to figure out the situation.
" What did you do, Springtrap? Are you hurt?", Storm Jr. asked him.
Springtrap's voice was so broken that she couldn't understand any of the syllables or words.
" I opened it and then she was normal but suddenly she wasn't anymore", said Springtrap.
Bonnie was trying to say something as well but they were talking at the same time. Both were upset so they were shouting as well.
Storm Jr. was overwhelmed with words and muttering. Springtrap looked shocked and terrified.
He was panicking for almost losing Julisa. Springtrap was holding the other girl on his lap and protecting her with his arms.
Goldie could see the deep wounds on Springtrap's face. He had been wounded by a beast witch.
Golden freddy ran to Springtrap as fast as he could.
" Springtrap! Are you okay?", Goldie asked worriedly.
He was filled with anxiety. Springtrap laid his eyes upon his old friend.
" Goldie", Golden freddy read from his lips.
Springtrap buried his head into Goldie's chest and hugged the girl. Golden freddy embraced both him and the girl.
" It's okay, Springtrap. Calm down now. Talk slowly, buddy. What happened to you and her?", Golden freddy raised the bunny's head and looked into his eyes.
Springtrap's breathing slowed down.
" I just wanted to rescue her. I didn't know that she was hiding a witch inside her. She was innocent but also an evil trap", the golden bunny told him.
" Well, it's okay now. It's over. There is nothing to be afraid anymore. I am right here", Golden freddy told him.
Springtrap let Golden freddy embrace him and closed his eyes for a while.
" That's it. That's it. The outside world is not a threat. It's just you and me", Goldie spoke slowly and comfortingly.
He petted the back of Springtrap's head and eased his sorrow. Everyone knew they were to be quiet.
Springtrap needed silence and Goldie's warmth to calm down.
Storm Jr. went to check on Bonnie while Springtrap relaxed. Julisa had injuries as well.
The beast had almost managed to cut her throat. One of the claws had cut Julisa's face and another had touched her neck.
She was bleeding a little but Storm Jr. stopped it with her scarf which she had with her.
" Does it hurt, Julisa?", Storm Jr. asked her when she let out a groan.
Julisa looked at Storm Jr. and nodded.
" A little. It stings", Julisa told her.
Bonnie's embrace was easing the pain and the fear which was left. Things seemed to be going to a better direction.
Foxy and Crystal met with Vixey. Fang and Willa came and hugged Storm.
" Are you alright, me hearty?", Fang asked Storm.
" We almost died a few times but we're all here. By the looks of it, we're doing better than you", Storm answered him.
Fang sighed and patted his wife's shoulder.
" Thank god. I had such a bad feeling about that. I should have known that no one can take down my almighty Storm", Fang smiled at her.
" Almighty Storm, huh?", Storm looked down.
Dust's face was in her thoughts.
" Hey. What's wrong? Did I say something bad?", Fang asked her calmingly.
Storm shook her head and let out a really deep sigh.
" It's nothing. It's just Dust", Storm explained to him.
Willa's core jumped.
" What about him, mom?", Willa had a bad feeling.
Storm looked up and hugged her husband and daughter.
" He is back. We met him at the factory. Electra has brought him back as a Phantom", Storm told them.
Fang placed his hands on her shoulders.
" Dust is back? You think that's nothing? What did he do to you?", Fang asked, gasping.
He examined Storm for signs of abuse or deep wounds. Storm moved his hands away.
" He did nothing. I healed all the wounds. I am fine. I just never thought I'd meet him again", explained Storm.
Fang chuckled.
" I think none of us did", he replied.
" Was he stronger than last time?", Willa slipped out a question.
Storm looked at her.
" He was indeed. I managed to subdue him though. Without his reinforcements, he would have been defeated", Storm smiled at Willa comfortingly.
Fang wasn't surprised. Storm thought she'd tell them the whole story later.
There was one more thing though. Fang glanced at Storm Jr. who wasn't with her boyfriend.
" You didn't find Leslie, did you?", Fang looked at Storm sadly.
" No, we did not", sighed Storm.
" So it was all in vain. Great", Willa snorted sarcastically.
That brightened up Storm's mood a bit.
" Well, not exactly, honey. We found..someone", Storm told her.
" Who?", Willa raised her other eyebrow.
Storm could only shrug.
" He is a brown wolf. A real cutie if you need details", Storm smiled and winked at her.
Storm had thought about Willa when they had been on their way back. The wolf would have been perfect for the boyfriendless Willa.
Fang chuckled as well. Willa blushed, embarrassed.
Meanwhile, Springtrap had calmed down in Goldie's warm and caring embrace.
" Are you okay now, buddy?", Goldie asked him.
" I am. Thank you", Springtrap smiled at him.
The girl was fine and her crying had stopped. Being possessed had frozen her but by then she was fine.
" Are you alright, little one?", Goldie asked her as she raised her head.
The girl was shaking but alright in every other way.
" I am fine, Mr. Bear", the girl answered him.
Springtrap put her down.
" Well that's a relief to hear. I am Golden freddy, Springtrap's friend. What is you name?", he bent down and smiled at the girl.
The girl smiled back at him.
" My name is Harriet. Nice to meet you, Golden freddy", she shook hands with him.
Springtrap giggled as he bent down as well.
" That's funny. You knew my name, Harriet. How can you not know him?", asked Springtrap.
Harriet patted Springtrap.
" Everyone knows you. You are the cutest yellow bunny ever", she answered.
Springtrap blushed and covered his face with his hands.
Storm Jr. and Bonnie had finished with Julisa. Harriet and Julisa were fine with one another, it seemed.
Harriet even thanked Julisa for releasing her. The weird feeling, Julisa had had, was gone now that the beast woman was not trying to hide inside Harriet.
The animatronics and the people could relax, the situation was over.
Or so they thought.
" Is everyone else okay?", Foxy asked the others, around.
Goldie looked at him, standing in the middle of the room.
" They are. The only victims were Springtrap and Julisa", Goldie told Foxy.
Vixey had not been able to tell Foxy much. She had come to the main room after the incident.
Foxy wanted to at least know what had happened and whose fault it was.
" So what happened here? Bonnie, can you tell?", Foxy asked her.
Bonnie didn't want to have to explain it but Foxy looked pretty serious.
" It was an accident. Springtrap just wanted to save Harriet", she pointed at the little girl.
Foxy hadn't seen the girl before, she was new.
" Harriet had a beast witch, hiding inside her soul. Julisa sensed it and...then the beast attacked", Bonnie continued.
" It was scary", Springtrap added, nodding.
Bonnie glanced at him.
" You see, Harriet was outside and Springtrap noticed her. We couldn't leave her there", Bonnie told Foxy.
" Wait a minute! She was outside all by herself and Springtrap decided to let her in?
Is that it? You didn't see any danger in it, Springtrap?", Foxy's attention focused on the golden bunny.
Springtrap stood up and embraced himself.
" She was sad and in tears. The chance of danger was in my mind but I had to ignore it.
We couldn't leave her there to die, Foxy. Even if the universe had been at risk, I would have still done it. She was a child", explained Springtrap.
That answer made Foxy snort and cover his face.
" She was a child. That's your freaking answer.
Betsy was a child as well, you moron! She was a cute child despite her trying to kill us all!", Foxy got a bit angry.
Springtrap's ears drooped.
" Foxy. Calm down", Golden freddy told him.
The adults were getting nervous, especially Gretta who had brought a shotgun with her.
" Calming down is hard. He just allowed a beast to get in. If he had just used his intellect instead of his feelings, none of that would have happened.
Springtrap, you dangered the lives of everyone in here. What if it had been more powerful than it was? Have you thought about that?
If it had killed Julisa instead of just hurting her, would you have been happy?", asked Foxy, walking closer.
Harriet and Julisa hid behind Golden freddy. Foxy was really scary when he was angry.
The others were afraid to interrupt which could have unleashed the beast. Springtrap thought about Julisa's throat being slit open by the monstrous Harriet.
" I..I..I..", Springtrap's voice broke.
" Would you have been glad, huh? The beast used you out of all of us. It knew you were weak. It knew you wouldn't resist a crying girl.
That's all it takes to make you risk everything. Just a girl and some tears", Foxy grinned and shook his head.
Springtrap did not know what to respond. He started to weep.
Foxy was getting dangerously close.
" Look at me, Springtrap! Do you have any god damn idea of the danger everyone was in? It was all your fault.
You should thank God on your knees that no one got killed! Their blood would have been in your hands", Foxy couldn't have made it more clear.
Springtrap knew how foolish he had been, Foxy's attitude also prevented him from defending himself.
" So. You still haven't answered my question. Would you have been okay if someone had died? Answer me", Foxy was on Springtrap's face.
" I..No, Foxy", Springtrap's shattered voice stuttered.
He could barely talk midst of all the sobbing.
" Well, your actions tell otherwise. Are you lying to me? Or are you just stupid enough to be fooled?", asked Foxy rudely.
Springtrap was the most sweet bunny that had ever existed. Seeing him afraid of Foxy made the kids scared of Foxy as well.
Springtrap was sure that Foxy would kill him for his mistake.
Goldie was trying not to enrage Foxy more by interrupting him. It was hard to see Springtrap so frightened.
Foxy couldn't hear his own tone. He thought Springtrap deserved whatever was coming.
Springtrap tried to force the answer to Foxy's question out of his mouth.
" I..I..am..not..stupid", he cried.
Foxy grabbed him by the arms.
" So you are a liar then. You know what people did to liars in the Middle Ages? They cut the liars' ears off. Would you like that?", Foxy asked.
Springtrap's legs were failing. Goldie couldn't take it.
If Foxy were enraged more, Goldie would fight him. Golden freddy didn't care anymore.
" Foxy! Let him go. Springtrap has done nothing that would give the right to treat him like that", ordered Golden freddy.
He took a step forward. He wanted to show Foxy that he was not messing around.
Foxy let out a chuckle.
" He just almost got us all killed. That is nothing, right?", he asked Goldie sarcastically.
Golden freddy knew Foxy was right but Springtrap couldn't help himself.
" Springtrap is Springtrap, Foxy. You can't change him. He will protect the kids to the end. Harriet is now saved, all thanks to him.
Can you accuse him of being kind?", Goldie told him.
" I can't change him, huh? Watch me, Goldie", Foxy had an inauspicious smirk on his face.
Then his gaze focused on the shaking bunny.
" So you want to be like that. Do you want to endanger us all due to one single child?", Foxy asked him.
Vixey thought about her and Chica.
Foxy looked like Chica when she had asked Vixey if she loved Foxy. She had looked dangerous and threatening as well.
" I..I..I just..Foxy", Springtrap stuttered in great fear.
" It's a simple question. Do you want to endanger us all just because some child needs to be saved?
When this sort of situation happens again, will you help the child? Simple! You see a child, outside.
What will you do? Will you let them in?", Foxy asked again.
Springtrap had a simple answer. He couldn't give Foxy the answer he wanted to get.
He just couldn't say what Foxy wanted him to say.
" Yes, Foxy. Yes. Without a doubt, I will", Springtrap told him.
Foxy grumbled in anger and punched Springtrap. The bunny hit the floor loudly. Some kids shrieked.
" Wrong answer!", growled Foxy.
" Whoa! Foxy! Stop!", Goldie ordered him.
Bonnie went further as she went between Foxy and Springtrap.
" Foxy! I told him it was okay. It was my fault that the beast got in. If you are so eager to punish someone, punish me!", Bonnie put her hands up.
" Get out of my way", Foxy snorted and pushed Bonnie out of the way.
Springtrap was close to a total breakdown.
" Foxy. Please. I beg of you. Don't hurt me", Springtrap's tears had formed a waterfall.
" He is your friend. What are you doing?", Bonnie asked in fear.
Foxy refused to listen to her and slapped Springtrap. The bunny held his face and continued crying.
" Hurts, doesn't it? Imagine what it would be like if a beast witch tore your face open", Foxy was glad it hurt.
Springtrap had never been so scared of his friend. Foxy looked like Springlock, looming above him like a nightmare.
" You have been a naughty boy, Springy. Touch me like a child, it should be easy for you. Time to teach you to treat me with respect", Springlock''s voice was in Springtrap's head.
" I think it's time for another slap. Sadly, my arm is tired. Maybe I'll use my other arm this time", Foxy raised his hook.
Springtrap covered his face, trying to hide from an uncertain future.
Harriet and Julisa were behind Goldie. No one dared to move. They were frozen.
Harriet was afraid but Julisa couldn't stand the sight anymore.
Foxy had pushed Bonnie out of the way but Julisa thought that Foxy wouldn't do the same to her.
At least, Julisa hoped so.
" No!", Julisa ran to Foxy as he was about to strike.
She went in the way.
" Don't hurt him", begged Julisa.
" Get out of my way unless you want to get hurt. I love you, Julisa, but he must learn a lesson", said Foxy.
He raised his hook and was about to hit Julisa.
Then the animatronics got their legs back. Now that a child was involved, their panic overwhelmed their fears.
" Foxy. Stop!", Vixey grabbed Foxy's arm where the hook was.
Bonnie grabbed the other arm. Julisa looked at Springtrap and helped him up. She attempted to take Springtrap to somewhere safe.
Foxy saw it and unbelievable anger took him over. Foxy kicked the animatronics who had grabbed him and charged at Julisa and Springtrap.
He caught everyone by surprise. There was no stopping him.
Foxy was almost at his target when the air shook around him. The room was filled with chaos for a second as sound waves blasted every wall and door.
Foxy's chest was hit by a train of shots. He flew backwards and landed on his back.
When he looked at the direction of the shots, Gretta's shotgun smoked in front of his eyes. She had shot him.
" Stay away from kids, you monster!", she told Foxy.
Goldie saw that the situation was about to get much worse and more lethal.
Foxy stumbled up.
" Human! You will pay for shooting me!", Foxy raged, bleeding.
The other animatronics got over the shock and stopped him.
" Foxy! Calm down. Don't make me do this", pleaded Goldie.
Foxy was not calming down so Goldie headbutted him to the right spot.
Foxy fell to the floor and closed his eyes.
" You killed him", Vixey covered her face.
Goldie put his hand forward calmingly.
" He is just knocked out. That'll reboot him. He should wake up soon and hopefully he'll be calmer", explained Goldie.
" No! He mustn't wake up ever again", exclaimed Gretta behind them.
The animatronics looked at her.
" I'll kill that monster before he hurts someone", Gretta reloaded the shotgun.
The situation was saved by a foot that blocked the trigger. Jenny had been among the adults but then she stepped in.
She had put one of her toes behind the trigger so it couldn't be pulled.
" Not on my watch. We have had enough violence. This situation is over, lady", she told Gretta with a serious tone.
Goldie looked at her gratefully.
Gretta snorted and walked away. She let everyone know that the situation was far from over.
Crystal and Vixey carried Foxy away and Goldie went to Springtrap.
He apologized to Springtrap for not doing much.
" It was the right thing to do. He was angry at me, which made him violent. He was not a monster, just scared for our safety.
Good the situation didn't get out of control", Springtrap told him.
Goldie scratched his head.
" It almost did, buddy. We should be aware that enemies may also be in here. That might have ended very badly for all of us", he told Springtrap.
When he took Springtrap to a calmer place, Goldie's head was filled by one grim promise.
" If we don't destroy you from the outside, then you will be destroyed from the inside", he heard.
The sentence floated in his mind like a ghost. It was clear as crystal that the darkness had been right all along.
Farewell: Their first real encounter with enemies, among their friends. It is a dangerous thing, fear.
I hope I will have the strength to take this idea further. Wait for more, guys.
But anyway, thank you for reading this chapter.
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