Greeting: Back at Freddy's, things are getting tense. Marionette and friends are going to go against an army.
Just another day, huh? Let's go straight in.
( Freddy's. Main room)
The animatronics were tense and getting ready for a battle. The most powerful psychics were able to feel the army and the Apocalypse witch.
They were still protected by the triangle of light. Animatronics, adults and children still existed, the triangle hadn't been broken.
That might change very soon though!
Marionette had a feeling that they would be facing something greater than ever before.
Black and Elleroth were both with the troops. The army wasn't coming to fight, it was coming to crush an annoying swarm of flies.
They had been a big spike in Black's side for such a long time.
They had started as victims of Jeremy's plan. At that point, Black hadn't even known of their existence.
They had done the unexpected, they had fought back and won.
After Salazar had failed to kill the Fazbears, Black's attention had focused on them.
Leslie had been sent to Freddy's for protection and that had pissed off Elleroth and Black.
That felt as if it had happened years before. They had changed so much, especially Storm Jr.
Marionette wasn't the only one, thinking about all of that.
On the edge of the last fight, they started looking back and wondering how they ever got that far.
The swords were being sharpened and blessed by Jenny. They would be able to kill Phantoms after that but they would have to impale them first.
There were hundreds of Phantoms, Electra's plan had worked.
The first attack had been to test their defence capabilities. If only they had noticed the pit earlier, this madness could have been avoided.
Well, there was no crying over spilt milk. They had to fight with all they've got.
Golden freddy spoke to Springtrap and told him to go to the basement.
The children and the adults would go there as well. They would need to go very deep and close the doors.
Springtrap was scared because, in order to be protected, they would need to go seriously deep.
They were forced to go to the dark, old basement that was dirty and scary.
The same place from where Mike had found Balloon boy and where Storm Jr. had betrayed her family.
The kids were afraid of that place and for a good reason.
" Come with me, I'll show you my secret place", Storm Jr. had said.
The ambush and the Legend wolves were still in the kids' minds.
Even Springtrap would need to encourage them and swear that they would be safe there.
The deep basement was pretty much the only space in the pizzeria that would hold against a hurricane.
Mr. Fazbear had calculated that even if the whole pizzeria was torn from the ground, the basement would stay.
It had been built for emergencies and this was definitely one.
There were three entrances to the deep basement and all of them would need to be blocked.
Gretta, Mr. Fazbear, BB and Kristian would be equipped with shotguns in case the Phantoms got in.
That wasn't much protection but it should have been enough. The children were as safe as they could be inside the deep basement.
Golden freddy told Springtrap about his duties down there. In case of the Phantoms breaking in, Springtrap would need to cover the kids with his body.
The Phantoms would have to tear him apart to get to the kids.
That was a bad scenario and needless to say it made Springtrap cry. Everyone could tell how scared he was, he was visibly shaking.
Goldie was reminded of that scared rabbit which they had saved from Springlock's grasp.
Springtrap was just like back then.
Golden freddy embraced him and put Springtrap's head against his own chest.
" It's alright, Springtrap. If we lose, then at least we have done everything we can", said Goldie, kissing Springtrap on the forehead.
The sweet rabbit nodded and cried against Goldie's chest.
The animatronics, going by, were touched by that but they couldn't stop.
Everyone had to do their own tasks before the fight could start.
" Now go to the basement. I can see the kids over there. And thank you, Springtrap. Thank you for having been my friend", Golden freddy finished.
Springtrap wiped the tears off his own eyes and nodded to him.
He went to the kids and told them to follow. Some adults were around the kids too when they walked away.
Before getting out of Goldie's sight, Springtrap glanced at him one more time.
Goldie responded by smiling. He was certain that he wouldn't see Springtrap again.
Then Toy chica and Toy bonnie came to Golden freddy and he looked at the two females.
Toy chica offered him a sword that shone in the light of the lamps.
" Jenny wanted you to have this one, love. It cuts through Phantoms like they are air", Toy chica told him.
" Well they are, honey", Goldie told her.
Toy bonnie noticed that they had started calling each other by cute names.
Toy chica handed over the sword and then Goldie kissed her on the lips. Toy chica embraced him too and Goldie petted her cheeks.
" This is the end, isn't it?", she asked Golden freddy.
" There is no doubt about it", Golden freddy answered her.
Toy bonnie let out a deep sigh. She would have said something in some other situation but right then there was nothing else to say.
Golden freddy and Toy chica looked at each other lovingly and tenderly.
Then they let go of each other and sighed.
" Thank you, Toy chica", Goldie told her.
Toy chica giggled a bit.
" Thank Jenny. She made this sword and it is a good one", she told him.
" No. I'm not thanking for that. Thank you for everything. Just in case one of us gets..", he stopped there.
Toy chica got the point and looked down; her smile faded.
" No. Thank you, Goldie. Thank you for giving my life a purpose. After all, without Foxy, my life would have been meaningless.
You gave me another reason to live", she touched Goldie's neck gently.
Toy bonnie looked away because it was getting awkward how she was just standing there.
The two lovebirds needed that moment to say goodbye. They may not see each other for much longer.
Toy chica let go of Golden freddy.
" If I am one, chosen to get killed, will you hold my hand during those last moments of my life?
Would you do that, Goldie?", she asked her golden honey suddenly.
" I will. I'll hold your hand while being torn to shreds. I won't let go", Golden freddy told her.
That was a very grim promise but also genuine. Goldie would definitely do that if it came to it.
Then Mike called for Golden freddy and he had to go. Toy chica watched him leave and sighed in relief of knowing Goldie's promise.
Golden freddy would be there with her when she died.
Something had happened to Toy chica when she had been trapped in a room at Jeremy's old house.
Springlock had tortured her and done other terrible things to her body. When she had been left for dead, some idea had come into her head.
While being hurt and in pain, she had been worried that she'd die alone in that room.
At that moment, she had decided that she didn't want to die alone.
Toy bonnie put her hand on Toy chica's shoulder.
" If you die, I'll be there with you too. When you die, even I can't be jumping around.
Staying with you is the least I can do for a friend who has always loved me", she told Toy chica.
Something moved inside Toy chica. That had been genuine too.
It was good to at least, before death, know that you had the best friends in the world.
They had given Goldie the sword so they moved on.
Goldie was talking to Mike and Scarlett so he didn't want to be bothered. There wasn't much going on in the pizzeria anymore.
Everybody's legs were moving really slowly. They knew their end had come.
Storm Jr. had abandoned them and most wondered if she had been smarter than the rest.
Perhaps running away like a coward was the most reasonable thing to do.
Storm had said that her daughter had gone to save Leslie but that had fooled no one.
Storm Jr. had fled out of harm's way and left her friends and family to die.
Rachel's crew was by the Circle of the hidden treasure. That was a beautiful place but it wouldn't be there much longer.
Fang's family was not there so Rachel's crew was using it. Ray had new guns that were filled with magical bullets.
His imaginary bullets wouldn't be able to kill Phantoms but the new ones could.
The guns were shiny and a constant scent of gunpowder was around them.
Doug, Rachel and Carrie had swords which they were trying out. The atmosphere was joyless and Carrie was just staring forward.
Rachel wanted to say something cheerful but it wouldn't have affected anyone.
They would fight to the death. They had attended a game of survival.
There was no winning, death was only a matter of time.
Eventually, the silence got too tense and Rachel had to speak up.
" I wish those shadow animatronics were with us now. They were true warriors", she said out loud.
" We stole their sword. They must be out there, waiting to see us die", replied Doug.
Ray looked at them.
" If so, they are going to have to wait for quite a while. Milla and Jenny have been training us.
Me and the basement animatronics are tougher than we look. Those two ladies know how to fight", he told his friends.
" What's the use? According to Shadow, there's an infinite number of those things. We can't run anymore.
They'll wear us out and then they'll kill us", Doug looked down.
His eyes were going black, Ray noticed that. The beast witches were very close to getting his heart.
The darkness had closed itself around the pizzeria.
" Then at least we'll see Pete and Bane again. And you'll see Popgoes' crew. Blake, Stone, Popgoes, Sara, Saffron.
We can play with them and be a family together", Ray told Doug.
Even Carrie reacted that time. She had been resting her head on Rachel's shoulder but now she sat up.
Ray was no psychic but he knew what Carrie was thinking about.
" Those friends of yours will be there too. It's not an end, it's a reunion", Ray told Carrie.
The effect wasn't very obvious. Carrie was just staring into Ray's eyes.
" Does that make all of you happier? We miss our friends and now we'll join them. Don't worry, everything's going to be okay", Ray tried to smile.
Rachel opened her mouth to say something but then the shocking thing happened.
" Phantoms! They are coming along the road! Marionette!", one basement animatronic shot through the front door.
Rachel and Doug's cores jumped up to their throats. They both looked at Ray who nodded.
" The final judgement is here. Don't dread it, friends. See things from Milla's perspective. Go down, laughing at your enemies", he told them.
All animatronics got up and were ready to fight. Fang's family and many others came from the Arcade palace and ran to the rest.
Milla and Fritz were with them.
Marionette went to the front door and looked at his brave warriors. Fang's family was together and Storm was petting Willa's head.
Thunder was comforting the little wolf too.
Foxy's family, Felix and Chica were scared but didn't let it show.
Milla's bandage, around her head, was gone. She had her bow and arrows with her.
Fritz wasn't joyful, he had just been talking to Lena for a while. They had gone through their own past like all the others.
Even the murderer of children knew to respect his last moments, alive.
Milla was ready to embrace death with open arms. She had already been there, close to death.
It was like an old friend to her.
Bonnie and Freddy were fighting as a couple as usual.
Golden freddy, Michelle, Scarlett, Mike and Nadia were looking at Marionette and waiting for orders.
The basement animatronics, headed by Jenny, were looking like a group of ninjas.
Eclipse and Shadow were together and ready to trust Marionette.
Rachel's crew was scared but would follow orders.
The toy animatronics were also ready to fight. They would stay close to Rachel's crew.
Last but not least, Catty and Lara were at the back ready to fight to the death as well.
" Okay, Fazbears! It is time to unleash your inner warriors. I look at you and I see different animatronics.
Each one of you is special and that is what makes us different from our enemies. The Phantoms are all nothing but slaves.
They have only orders and nothing to fight for. Black thinks we will go down easily.
He wonders why no one has been able to defeat us. Let's show him what it means to love others without conditions!
Let's show him the power that is within us all", Marionette gave them a speech.
That was the best thing he could say right at the moment. The others weren't cheered up but it reminded them of why they were doing this.
They didn't want to fail Marionette who still had trust in his family members.
Marionette himself was afraid of the Apocalypse witch's eyes where millions of souls were screaming.
But he was even more afraid of going there without his friends who had been nice to him.
Right then, Marionette started thinking about Antonio. He told his friends to follow him but his thoughts were elsewhere.
He had scraped out the eye of an innocent boy yet fate had given him a second chance.
Those were really rare in a world of cruelty. If he was going to die, he was going to be happy in there because his family was with him.
The animatronics walked out the door and slowly made their way to the parking lot. They weren't in a hurry, not at all.
Wind was blowing over them and the ears of the rabbit animatronics were being pushed against the backs of their heads.
Some, like Bonnie, wondered why they had even hid the kids in the first place.
Some, like Ray, actually believed in a chance of winning.
One of them, Storm Jr. near the airport, knew they could win.
The Phantom army was coming over the hill, on their left.
Vixey remembered how the sun had been on the sky and the bus, full of kids, had come over that same hill.
They hadn't seen the sun after that joyful moment. The eclipse had occurred right after that.
The animatronics weren't coming to greet kids anymore. They were coming to fight to the bitter end.
Mrs. Anderson and Betsy had been in that bus, both were dead. Storm Jr. had been in the pizzeria, she was now gone.
Things had changed for the worse.
The kids weren't excited and happy, they were in the basement, huddling Springtrap.
The Fazbears formed two rows and the basement animatronics formed a group next to them.
Some basement animatronics had guns, just like Jenny.
Milla and Jenny exchanged looks, the basement animatronics could show their new skills now.
Everyone had been training for the last battle.
Dust was at the front of his army and smiled at the pitiful last defence of Freddy Fazbear's.
" It was stupid to take this many Phantoms. This will be so disappointingly easy", he said to himself.
The wind was blowing through his fur and whispering into his ear.
The Fazbears showed no fear when the Phantoms stopped. There were no monsters among the Phantoms but they were there too.
The Apocalypse witch was above them, the hurricane had arrived.
An entire tree shot over the Fazbear's animatronics. The pizzeria was built to last but even it was struggling.
The sign of Freddy, on the roof, was shut off. Its electricity had been cut off.
That was Electra's work, the clouds were full of lightning.
The lights went out and darkness fell upon everyone.
Goldie hoped that the kids and Springtrap were alright in the basement. The clouds were flashing above the animatronics.
Eclipse grinned at the sight, he was going to slaughter that ugly mutt.
Electra's laughter filled the air, she was flying around on top of a cloud spiral. When lightning flashed, some animatronics saw a silhouette of something big.
It looked like a floating rock. It was like ...a stage.
Marionette and the other Elder animatronics knew what was coming. The rock floated out of the clouds and the mouths, of the animatronics, opened.
Black the cat was standing on the rock and his gaze filled everyone with dread.
The big cat was enjoying the fear, in the air, and the presence of the King.
" What a day to end this nonsense once and for all", he said to Elleroth, inside him.
Everyone had their weapons ready, both the Fazbears and the Phantoms.
The trained basement animatronics were very still and listened for anything. To some of the other animatronics, that was almost scary.
In the other fight, the basement animatronics had reeked of fear.
Jenny and Milla had turned former slaves into highly trained soldiers.
They had their weapons ready and all of them were outside.
Black floated off the rock and descended. It was a sight to behold and fear.
Black the cat smiled at Marionette who was grinning.
" Greetings, animatronics of this pizzeria. You have survived way longer than I was expecting.
Have to say, your unfortunate ability to make it through our games is admirable", he complimented them.
Marionette hated that choice of words.
All that had been just for fun? Games?
The beast witches and Marionette had a way different definition for having fun; not that it hadn't been obvious before.
" It is almost too bad to put all this to an end. No more roofs, no more surprise attacks. Tonight, you will fall", Black announced joyfully.
The Phantoms, even the Phantom elders, along with Sirius and Dust, bowed as he said that.
Black the cat was almost on the ground and the Phantoms were bowing to him.
When the big cat reached the ground, he split up from the middle.
The right side regenerated back to a full cat. It stayed the same, that was Black himself.
The other side regenerated and its eyes changed along with its chest and its tail.
That was Elleroth who smiled at the sight. The Fazbears weren't aware of that he was staring into Thunder's eyes.
The brown wolf froze in place. Willa patted him on the back.
" If I die, then I'll die with you", she told him and gave him a kiss.
Thunder glanced at her. That kiss had been affectionate.
The truth was that Willa had indeed started liking Thunder as something more than a friend.
That love was going to come to a bitter end soon.
Elleroth had come for his son.
The animatronics got ready to fight. They would go down protecting their innocent kids.
The army would have to kill Mr. Fazbear, the other adults and staff, Balloon boy and Springtrap.
Everybody would die for the kids.
Marionette got ready to charge. He could feel the presence of the monsters, he was pretty sure they were nearby.
Eclipse was holding the Shadow blade behind his back. It was stirred up and wanted to penetrate Elleroth's heart.
The sword was shivering in hatred.
Eclipse resisted the temptation to charge. The sword would go for Elleroth soon in the hands of Marionette.
Before that, in order to weaken him, his daughter had to be taken out.
Luna and Salazar, along with the scared but caring Snugs, were shouting inside Electra's soul.
Eclipse was going to take her out.
Then Marionette could destroy Elleroth. When he was gone, Black would be released of his anger and become an innocent cat again. Maybe!
That was their plan.
The problem was not to get killed before that could happen.
Farewell: Tension is rising. I'll try to go through one fight at a time.
The fights where the Shadow blade is involved will be the craziest ones.
My hope is that this battle will the craziest of all battles, in this story. Enjoy them when they come.
Before that: Thank you, guys! Hope you enjoyed this chapter. THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE IS TO WRITE.
