A Long Overdue Fix

By

End Of Grace

Chapter 14: Past and Future Acts

Adam jumped out of his skin and started to thrash about, only for the long black tentacle limbs to tighten their hold on, the soft hands gripped his cheeks making his lips pucker out. The puppet let out a high giggle at the sight, its thumbs still brushing his cheeks as it placed it mask...no it's face up against his forehead.

"You're not Mike" it said softly "Where is he?"

The soft hands loosened their hold on his face but Adam was to scared to speak, he could only swallow and choke on the lump in his throat as tears spilled from his eyes. He was so scared. There was something so..unreal...no...evil?...no...unnatural...about the puppet. Not like Freddy and the others, something more, sinister and deceiving.

"He's…." he choked back a sob "He's not here"

The puppet's smile turned downwards, clearly not liking the answer as it's hand slid down to his neck and placed some pressure against it, not tightly but enough to insure its threat.

"Is he alright? Is he safe?" the puppet asked it's voice seemed to echoing inside of Adam's head, compelling him to answer truthfully.

"He's at his place...with Shadow. I don't know if you know about his leg but other then that he's fine" he babbled quickly hoping that the puppet didn't know where Mike lived. The puppet seemed to whimper and Adam would later swear he saw a black tear fall down the puppet's white face as it pulled away from him and slightly loosening its hold.

"I guess...that is alright...he is well and safe. He does still work here doesn't he?"

"Yeah...but not so much recently…" Adam was trying to say as little as possible but something kept nudging him to say more. "He's working on a project…."

"I see…" the puppet smiled again "Is he giving Bonnie another offspring?"

A sound of metal scraping against stone echoed around the small inclosed office. The puppet frowned as it turned from him to look at Matt slowly getting to his feet and holding a large hunting knife in his bleeding hand. The man spat out blood from his mouth as he glared down at the puppet.

"What ever Mike is doing….its no longer any of your business Net!" Matt growled, baring his teeth "Now, you're going back to your box, even if I have to drag you into it myself!"

The Puppet or Net as Matt had called him, blinked helplessly at the man before him as if not recognising him or the threat before it smiled mockingly as it removed it's hand from his neck to point it at the older man.

"You're looking old Matt and worn. I highly doubt that you can take me on like before, lets see…"

Net didn't move his body, he didn't need to, he simple swiped at Matt with his tentacles, laughing at the man clumsy attempts to avoid them. Adam flinched at every crash, watching the small room getting destroyed, wondering if there was anything he could do to help. He wanted….needed to help...but he couldn't move. He was shaking and his limbs felt like lead weights. The large metal doors shook violently, he could hear loud voices from beyond it, he was sure it was Freddy and Sooty. Matt was getting closer to Net now, his knife slicing into Net's tentacles, making the puppet hiss and spit. As Matt went to strike, Net leapt to the ceiling, his tentacles wrapping around the pipes, his servos ripping the grate from the air vent. He turned back and smirked at the patting Matt and Adam.

"It has been a fun reunion Matthew, but I have other people to see and a much needed reunion with our mutual love"

"You lay so much as a finger on him I will end you!" Matt snapped as he threw his knife as he could, but Net swat it away as it was nothing before disappearing down the vent. "FUCK!"

The metal door crashed down heavily as Freddy, Bonnie and Sooty came storming in. Adam's jaw dropped as his body shook, he had never seen Freddy or the others like this, their furs standing on end, their teeth sharp and their optics black. Sooty saw Adam's frightened face and quickly pulled back his fangs as he climbed over the rubble to get to him.

"Where is he? What have you done!" Bonnie growled as he grabbed Matt by his shirt and shook him violently.

"Let go of me rabbit! He's in the vents, get after him before he gets outside, otherwise we'll all be in trouble" Matt snapped back as he pulled himself away and ran out of the damaged room, Bonnie close to his heels. Freddy looked around the damaged room and sighed deeply.

"I had hoped this wouldn't happen again in my time here. I'll call the others and Mike. Best they know that Net is loose. Sooty, look after Adam, see to any injuries he's got and when he's able….bring him to the main floor"

Sooty nodded as he wrapped his arms around Adam's shoulders. The older bear turned and walked out of the room, his shoulder sagging as if a terrible burden had been placed upon them. The purple bear slowly kissed Adam's cheek and forehead before pulling away to look him over.

"Are you hurt anywhere? You need to tell me...did...did the puppet do anything to you?"

"Everything aches, I hit my head against the wall but I don't think I have a concussion though, that….that thing….he put his tentacles around me, my neck mostly but other then that…."

"I see...he didn't say anything did he? Did he seem to be entering your mind? It's important Adam, you need to tell me"

"It felt as if I couldn't lie to him, like he was dragging the words out of me, I tried to hold things back but it was too hard"

"What did he want to know? Wait, don't tell me, he wanted to know about Mike right?" Sooty snarled slightly as he pulled Adam away from the wall to inspect his back.

"Yeah...it was weird. I was kinda of inspecting him to hate the guy but...he seemed more worried about him than anything" Adam hissed as Sooty's servo brushed across the graze on his back.

"I was afraid of that...but not so surprised. To Net….Mike is his world. From what my father told me, Net got badly damaged over years and due to lack of maintenance, so he was locked in his box for years with not even his music box for company until Mike repaired it and him" Sooty gave a sad chuckle "Did you know...even if we appear broken and can't move ourselves, we can still feel, see and hear? Can imagine simply laying there in a broken mess, alone in the dark, until suddenly you feel the soft touch of a person, that person slowly putting you back together, softly, carefully. It a little wonder that everyone fell in love with Mike one way or another"

"So….you feel sorry for the puppet?" Adam asked as Sooty helped him to his feet, he swayed slightly and fell against the large bear's chest. Sooty cradled him against his fur, running his servo though his mess hair and placed a kiss on his forehead.

"A little. I'm falling deeply and it's quite frightening some of the thoughts that are popping up in my processor, I quickly delete them but they're still there in my memory bank" He pulled back so Adam could see his face. His optics were glowing in the dark room which made it all the more heart wrenching seeing them full of oily tears. Adam felt his heart leap into his throat as a whirl of emotions washed over him. "I should have dragged you from here the moment I knew Net was about to escape. The thought of that thing….the thought of anyone...touching you….I should have protected you…"

"Sooty...what happened back there? Why did you attack Matt? I mean...is he meant to be here or not?" Adam asked as a sick feeling made his stomach twist painfully. "Shit...this could cost me my job…"

"No..NO! Adam, don't think for a moment that will happen! I'll take the blame as will Matt" Said Sooty as he cupped Adam's face with his right servo, making him look at him. "Matt….is not a good man. He's a wanted criminal who was once employed here"

"Then why….?"

"He feels a deep connection to this place and like many others….to Mike as well. Mike allows him to come and go as he pleases, on the condition he doesn't hurt anyone while he is here or cause trouble"

"Letting Net escape seems like big trouble to me" said Adam.

"You won't believe how much trouble we are all in" said Sooty "But come, I better get you to the main floor before father comes looking for us...he's pissed at me as it is"

Adam leaned on Sooty heavily as the bear led him to the main floor. Goldie was sitting in a booth on his own looking slightly confused, Chica standing beside him, her head twitching from side to side. Bonnie standing by the front doors, staring out into the night, trying to see anything move while Matt was sitting at one of the lose tables, his feet resting on one of the chairs, holding an ice pack to his head.

"The rat has fled the building. He weren't going to stick around, not when he knows Mike ain't here" the man muttered as he looked over at Adam "You ok kid?"

"Just a little banged up"

"Net didn't get to ya did he?"

"Nah, he just freaked me out is all, what about you?"

"Just a small cut and a hell of a hole in my pride!" Matt groaned as he glared at Sooty "This is all your fault you know"

Adam quickly grabbed Sooty tightly as the bear snarled, Matt sneering back at him unafraid as Freddy came in from the office.

"Mike's on his way"

Matt fell out off of the chair and quickly scrambled to his feet, his face a mixture of shock, worry and concern. "WHAT! Didn't you say Net was out there? It's too dangerous! What the hell is he thinking?"

"Shadow is with him and he is more concerned with Adam and you" said Freddy "Though heavens knows why he should give a shit about you Matt"

Matt ignored him as he stomped over to where Bonnie was standing and glared out of the door.

"When did he hang up on you?"

"About five or so minutes ago" said Freddy as he slid into the booth beside Goldie and nuzzled their heads together. "Foxy and Big Daddy are both on high alert too. If Net tries to hide in either place, they'll find him"

"Net wouldn't try it, he's too clever for that, he'll find some place to keep low and then work out a plan of att….there he is!" Matt said excitedly as Bonnie opened the doors as Shadow came running in with Mike hanging onto his back, a full plastic bag in his hand, who quickly slid off and was hugged tightly by Bonnie, who started muttering heavily into his ear. Adam, who had been watching Matt, was stunned at the sudden change in both his look and demeanor. He was quickly pating and brushing himself down, tidying himself up while all the while trying to look as small as possible. Shadow came running over to them, his optics clearly scanning them for injuries as he approached them almost breathlessly.

"Are you alright? He didn't do anything to you did he?" he asked taking both Adam's hand and Sooty's servo into his.

"Adam is a little bruised but other then that we're fine" said Sooty softly "I'm surprised you allowed your dad to come out after…"

"Don't you think for a moment that I didn't try to stop him because I did! But he said he was going with me or with out me, so I guessed it was safer with!" snapped Shadow as he pulled his servo away from Sooty and ran it through his head fur "So how the hell did the puppet get out? He was locked up and asleep thanks to the music box"

Sooty quickly told Shadow of his fight with Matt and what happened afterwards, Adam decided to ignore them as he gazed over at Mike and Matt. Matt stood hunched, his head down, his eyes glued to the floor as Mike spoke to him softly, a soft sad but understanding smile on his lips. Gone was the predator and in its place was a man shamefaced in front of his idol.

"Mike….I'm so sorry"

"You've said it enough times Matt, I know and it's fine, it was bound to happen sooner or later" said Mike softly before sighing "You look terrible. When was the last time you had a shower?"

Matt said something that made Mike laugh as he held out the plastic bag.

"Go to the employee room and wash up Matt and I'll see if I can't convince Chica to make you a pizza or two"

"You're too good to me Mike. Thanks" said Matt as he took the bag still not looking at Mike before walking towards the back corridor that would led him to the employee room. Bonnie, who had been hovering nearby, snarled slightly as Matt walked away.

"You're too nice to him" he hissed.

"Bonnie! Not now! Not tonight...please" Mike sighed tiredly as he started to walk over to Adam and the two younger animatronics. "Well….Adam...you're having a rough night huh?"

"Yeah….you could say that" said Adam in an uncertain tone. "Er...am I fired? I didn't know that Matt wasn't suppose to be here and the whole thing with Net….?"

Mike waved his hand in a no motion and placed it on Adam's shoulder firmly "No, no, no you're not fired. I should have warned you about Matt...well in all honest he wasn't meant to be here tonight but tomorrow when Jeremy was to be here. Jeremy knows him and knows how….certain animatronics react to Matt being here, so he can act accordingly. It was just one of those things" said Mike while glaring at Sooty and stamped his cane down hard on the floor. "As for you, young Fazbear, I should put an "out of order" sign on you, but I have a feeling Freddy wouldn't enforce it, so your on kitchen duty for the rest of the month, cooking, cleaning and any other jobs Chica can find you"

"But Daddy…." Shadow protested but Mike stamped his cane again making the three teenagers jump.

"No Shadow. Because of Sooty's actions, Net has escaped and is on the loose. You three have no idea how dangerous he really is. Not just to the pizzeria and to us but the general public as well. I have called Jack at the nightmare store and he'll inform his friends in the police about Net" Shadow and Sooty snorted and Mike rolled his eyes "Yes I know the police are as helpful as marshmallows during a fire, but in this case it's better to have as many humans as possible as we all know what Net can do to you guys"

Shadow and Sooty bowed their heads as Adam blinked back and forth from them to Mike, his brain trying to process everything but was still giving him zero answers. What did Mike mean? What did Net do to Sooty and Shadow? Or did he mean to animatronics in general? And what the hell was with that guy Matt?

Mike placed his hand on Adam's head, making him jump slightly as he looked up at the sad smiling face.

"Adam why don't you get your things and go home for the rest of the night? I'll stay here the night and Shadow will walk you back to the apartment building and keep watch there. And don't worry, you'll get paid for the rest of the night"

Adam wanted to protest but Sooty stood up and pulled him to his feet. "I'll walk with you to get your stuff"

Shadow moved out of the way, frowning slightly at Adam as he watched them walk towards to the security room. They walked in silence, Sooty's servo holding onto Adam's hand tightly, as he led the boy back to the security room to find his backpack. Adam felt his heart beating heavily against his chest, he wanted to say something, but his tongue felt like clay in his mouth. He rubbed his thumb up and down Sooty's servo, embarrassingly enjoying the softness of Sooty's fur, as he held on tightly. Sooty went into the room first, checking to make sure nothing would fall or harm Adam before allowing him to come in. They pulled at the rubble and eventually found his pack undamaged. Adam slung it onto his shoulder and looked up at Sooty suddenly feeling nervous as butterflies swirled in his stomach.

"Well...here I go...er...you going to be ok? I can talk to Mike about that punishment if you want? Wasn't really fair…" Adam suddenly found himself pressed against Sooty's powerful chest and his mouth being devoured. Sooty's tongue seemed intent on mapping every inch of his own, only allowing him short breaks enough to breath.

"Adam…" Sooty panted "Adam...how do you feel about me?"

"I….like you" Adam said honestly.

"Do you love me?" Sooty asked, his voice incredible soft that Adam wasn't quite sure if he heard him. The question made Adam's throat tighten and his heart clench. He didn't know what he felt for the bear, not really. He liked him sure and felt protective of him, but he hadn't really known the bear long and there was this whole thing with Shadow as well.

"What about you? Do you love me? Or am I just a replacement for Shadow?"

Sooty froze on the spot and yanked Adam back to stare at him "Of course not!"

"Than you and Shadow really have got to talk. He's pissed or upset about...whatever is going on between us…" said Adam firmly but the truth was he was really stalling for time. He needed to get his head, heart, dick and feelings all on the same page before making any commitments. "I'm going to quickly say goodbye to Mike and the others, so I'll see you around…"

Adam broke out of Sooty's arms and ran, feeling like an a class jerk, as his feet took him flying back down the hallway to the main floor, where Shadow was waiting alone.

"Where is Mike? I need to have a quick word with him" he panted.

"Oh...um..he's with papa in his office" said Shadow looking concerned "But you shouldn't….ADAM! WAIT!"

But Adam didn't wait but took off again down the other hallway towards the repair room and Mike's office. His heart was thundering heavily in his chest and he panted out of breath as he appochecd the office door. He reached for the knob, but stopped and stared….the door was already open and he could hear Mike and Bonnie inside speaking. He pushed the door open a crack, just to check if it was safe to...interrupt. What he saw caused the air to escape his lungs and the blood in his body began to pull into his belly. It was Mike. He was standing in the moonlight that came through his office window, wearing only his shirt, his long brown hair free from its tie. Mike's muscles flexed in the light as he moved, heavily leaning to one side, to ease the pressure to his damaged leg, that was almost black compared to the rest of his beautiful white skin. Long thick scars ran from his meaty thigh down to his delicate ankle.

"One of these days Bonnie, I'm going to reprogram you without that damn jealously of yours" Mike muttered as the large purple bunny embraced him from behind and kissed his neck.

"Stop hanging around with people that want you for themselves and I wouldn't have to get jealous"

"You know I don't look at anyone but you bunny" said Mike softly as he patted Bonnie's servos. "I married you didn't I? Wasn't that enough?"

Bonnie grumbled as his servo's stroked Mike's chest and twisted his hard nipples between his digits. Mike gasped and leaned heavily against the animatronic, who then cupped his chin and pulled his face upwards to be kissed and then something blocked Adam's view as he was suddenly tugged backwards away from the door.

"Getting yourself an eye full there weren't you Adam" said Matt as he let Adam go, the young boy blushing brightly.

"I didn't mean too, I was only there for a second, I swear!" Adam panted.

"Actually you were there for about two minutes" said Matt with an understanding smile "Kinda hard to look away from right?"

Adam clenched his fists but looked down at the floor "I only wanted to say goodbye and….stuff…"

"Well, Bonnie is keeping him occupied for now, probably best to go home like he said kid"

Adam nodded and looked at Matt with slight astonishment. Gone was the homeless bum to a well dressed middle aged man, who could easily pass for a lawyer or a businessman with a preditors aura and hungry look. He looked down at Adam and patted him on the shoulder.

"Sorry about tonight Adam. I haven't really given a good impression have I? So let's start over, Hi, I'm Matt, guardian of the pizzerias" said Matt holding out his hand

"Adam, newest member and security guard" Adam quickly shook the offered hand and just as quickly pulled back.

"Mike tells me you live with your mom and siblings, said you got this job to help pay the rent?"

"Yeah but I needed to get a job anyway you know, I'm in collage now. Besides it's not like my dad is going to help out any time soon"

"Why not?" Adam jumped at the sharpness of Matt's words as he frowned up at the older man.

"Because he's a deadbeat that walked out on my mom and his family, took every penny they had and never looked back. That's why!"

A weird look appeared on Matt's face, a mixture of happy and malice, as he took Adam's hand in his own.

"Ah. Now I understand. Now I know what brought you to Freddy's doors"

"Huh? I just told you….?"

"Don't worry Adam. I'm called the guardian of Freddy's for a very good reason. I protect everything and everyone in the buildings. And that now includes you"

Adam backed away slightly as he looked up at Matt's smile, alarmed at the sight of the very large looking caines, a cold shiver running down his spine.

"What are you going to do?"

Matt continued to smile as he walked Adam back to the main floor. "Me? I'm going out for a bite"

-Line Break-

It was an exhausting week later, a week of jumping at the slightest movements, of always being on guard but still no sign of the large black and white puppet. Adam had mainly been assigned to the nightmare store, leaving the more experienced guards with Freddy's and The cove. He didn't mind too much, the fredlings and Plush were a lot of fun, but he had really wanted to talk to Sooty. He could text or call but he'd rather do it face to face. He partly wondered why the bear hadn't contacted him, but then according to Plush, Sooty hadn't had time what with kitchen duty and then being on guard most nights incase of Net attacking the pizzeria. Then there was that really weird visit from his dad. His father turned up out of the blue, looking like death warmed over and half mad, as he begged for his mom's forgiveness and gave her a huge stack of money along with the promise of back payment on child support. Not to mention college had started to pile up on the projects and homework. Now, he was crammed in a large taxi with Mike, Mark, Jeremy and Connie going to place that only Mike seemed to know.

"Damn it!" he muttered under his breath "I need more than four hours sleep"

"Aww, the little man is moaning about sleep, how sweet" laughed Mark mockingly.

"Ah to be a teenager again and not have to worry about rent and bills" added Jeremy with a smirk.

"Layoff him guys! He's been working hard and going to college. I bet his body is about 99% caffeine" said Mike with a small smile.

"Yeah and I'm running on zero right now" Adam grumbled as they all laughed at him.

"So Mike, where are we going?" Connie asked as she looked out the window. "I've never been to this far out before"

"And that's great because it means it's far away from all the other pizzerias" smiled Mike who was practically bouncing in his seat.

"But what has that got to do with any...thing...oooohhhhhh! My god! You've found it! You have! Haven't you!" Mark had started off questioning but suddenly became excited and started to bounce in time with Mike.

"Oh no!" Jeremy moaned as he pinched the bridge of his nose "You haven't!"

"I have!" Mike sang as he looked out the window and smiled back at them all "And we're here!"

The taxi pulled into an abandoned carpark with a large building with the sign "Madam Tracy's dance studio" above it and just under that a for sale sign. The five of them got out of the car and looked around. It was just on the busiest part of the highway and was quite easy to get to by car so it was a prime location. The carpark needed a bit of work as cracks had formed over the years and weeds were growing everywhere. After a quick chat with the driver, Mike led the group over to the building and opened the doors.

"Well? What do you think?" he asked as he smiled brightly, like a kid that had performed some kind of wonderful trick for his friends. Adam tried to keep his face neutral but it was hard because in all honest, the place was a dump! Mold was growing everywhere you looked, the walls were cracked, there was rubbish and junk everywhere, and to make it even more annoying, it was all glaringly pink!

"It's….very….girly?" Mark tried while shaking his head.

"You've really got a fixer upper here Mike" said Jeremy as he kicked some rubbish out of his way.

"I don't know" said Connie with a smile. "Remember the state of the place "Nightmare Realm" was before? It was just as bad as this and we made it work!"

"Thank you Connie" said Mike as he looked over at Adam "So what do you think?"

"I'm with Jeremy and Connie. This is going to take a lot of work but….I guess it has potential?"

"So this is going to be it Mike? Your sister location?" Mark asked with some certainty of being right.

"That's right. One of the reasons I chose this place was because one of the animatronics we're getting in a ballerina"

"Is it right that there is only four animatronics?" Connie asked as she continued to look around "Is that going to be another for this place?"

"I was planning to add more at a later date but for now it will do. Beside unlike Freddy's and Nightmare, this one will have a human working kitchen"

"Sorry to be the downer in all this Mike" said Jeremy, his face looking grim "But adding the cost of the building, repairs and the hiring of staff, along with the repairs needed to be done to Freddy's are you sure, you can afford this?"

Mike smiled and nodded "Jeremy, this isn't how I first started, when I had no idea about the cost of running a business. I've gone through everything with a fine tooth comb and the bank manager has given me the go ahead. We're well in the black and even with the repairs, we'll be fine. Which brings me to my great announcement!"

"Oh fuck!" both Jeremy and Mark muttered together, making Connie and Adam laugh.

"Go suck a lemon you two. Now, as you all might know, I've been in talks with Critter County about the animatronics they owe us, well two days ago I got a call telling me to come and get them this coming weekend. I know it's a little short notice but if someone doesn't go and get them, their going to be scraped. So, let's have a cheer for Jeremy, Mark and Adam who are going on an all paid trip to Critter County to get them!" cheered Mike as he and Connie clapped.

"What the fuck Mike?" snapped Mark looking outraged "I've got videos to do, I've got a life!"

"Good, you're in Mark, what about you Jeremy?"

"Sorry, I'm going to the dentist that weekend to have all my teeth pulled out without anaesthetic, so I can't go" said Jeremy flatly.

"Seriously? You would rather do that then go on an all expense paid trip to the so called happiest place on earth? To pick you some very important animatronics, whose very lives hang on the one chance of you going to rescue them" Mike cried dramatically and slumped himself against Connie, who was trying hard not to laugh.

"Don't try and guilt me into this Mike!" snapped Jeremy. "I hate that place as much as you do!"

"Pay us triple and we'll do it" said Mark seriously as he dragged Adam close to him and Jeremy.

"I'll pay you double and then fire you at the end"

"Shit! What do you think Jer? Should we do it?" said Mark as he patted Adam on the shoulder "The kid really needs the job"

Jeremy frowned for a while, glaring at the floor before muttering "It's not like we really have a choice. If we really did try to refuse, he'd just order us too anyway and then make us pay for expenses. FINE! Mike, we're in!"

Mike smiled as he twirled his cane happily in his hand "I knew you would see it my way! Now come on, we better get out of here before the workmen get here and start stripping the place. With any luck it will be half finished by the time you get back"

"Great" Jeremy muttered.

-Line Break-

The trip would take them all of friday till they reached their overnight hotel, get to Critter Country on the saturday and drive back to said hotel before going home on the sunday, with Mark and Jeremy taking turns driving. Adam had asked why he was going on this trip and Mike answered that it was to keep Jeremy from killing Mark and vice versa but to also take a look at other animatronics and too see how others treat them. Which was kind of confusing since Critter Country was the head of animatronics and well known for loving their characters. His mom was a bit concern about this trip and insisted on meeting Mark and Jeremy before allowing him to go. The meeting went down well, his mom was completely fooled into believing that Jeremy and Mark were well spoken gentlemen who would look after him, if she ever saw Mark's videos or was trapped in a car with foul mouthed Jeremy, she wouldn't have let him go. After a long drive and a pit stop at a very expensive restaurant, the boys rested up in their hotel rooms, ready for the hard work that was ahead of them. Jeremy told him about his time at Critter County and his run in with a guy called Eisner.

"Eisner wasn't just your average penny pinch, he was their role model, hell it wouldn't surprise me if he sold his own mother to make a quick buck" said Jeremy over a bottle of beer. "He made the nightmare animatronics out of cheap materials and skimped on their programing, which you should know is very dangerous. Which doesn't surprise me that their version of the sister location failed so badly and why I'm semi dreading dealing with these animatronics as I have no doubt their going to be in a bad way"

"So why did the location shut down?" Adam asked sipping his soda.

"The only reason given was a gas leak. Which doesn't surprise me with Eisner involved but it never really sat right with Mike, hence why he was so determined to get these animatronics, he thinks something else happened and that Critter Country covered it up, much like what the old owner did with the bite of 87"

"Do you think Mike is right?"

"Let's just say I wouldn't bet against him"

The next day after hours of driving and Mark's sing, they finally arrived at the happiest place on earth, with its bright colourful banners and flags. Yet, no sooner had Jeremy showed them their papers and such, they were directed towards the back of the park, where there were large warehouses and a lot less friendly faces. They were ordered to pull up outside one of the smaller warehouses where a small man in a tight suit and glasses was waiting for them.

"Are you the Freddy Fazbear party? You were expected a few hours ago" the man spoke gruffly and wrinkled his nose at them as they climb out of the cab in jeans and t-shirts.

"Sorry about that, there was traffic on the road, I take it you're the lawyer I'm meant to speak to about the animatronics?" Jeremy asked doing his best to glare and look intimidating.

"I take it you have the necessary paperwork to exchange?" the lawyer asked as he held up a small briefcase.

"Yeah, yeah, hey kid!" Jeremy called to Adam and handed his a couple of dollars "See if you can find some kind of refreshment stand or something and get us all a drink. I'll deal with the boring crap"

Adam smiled gratefully as he started to walk about and take things in while leaving Mark and Jeremy to annoy the lawyer. He walked in and out long lines of boxes, some only a few days old and were ready to go into long storage while others were being sent to private addresses, Adam could only guess that they were to private collectors of some sort. Then he went past the largest of the warehouses that was signed posted as "The Scrapyard". The large warehouse doors were opened, where large men with even larger machines were grinding away, sending sparks everywhere. Outside there was a large yard surrounded by a metal fence, filled with broken and dirty animatronics who were all waiting their turn to be dragged into the warehouse to be scrapped or melted down for other parts. Adam slowly walked by the fence, his eyes gaze over each animatronic sadly, wondering what stories each of them held. It was making him feel sick to his stomach too as he could tell that many of the animatronics only needed a bit of repair work and they would be fine, yet for whatever reason, they wound up here and that made it all the more heartbreaking. He was about to walk away when he noticed a maid and butler standing to attention right by the gate, next in line to be scraped. Both were human in appearance, save for the cat like ears on their heads and tails attached to their backs, the maid had soft long brown locks with a soft smile while the butler's hair was dark and short with an almost seductive smile. Both were taller than Adam and both had mixed optics, one brown and the other green. Their uniforms were dirty and ruined, most likely from being out in the harsh weather, their faces and joints were coated in a layer of mud. For some reason Adam couldn't take his eyes off of them as he walked towards the gate where a guard was standing by.

"Excuse me?"

"Huh?" The guard jumped when he noticed Adam and placed a hand over his heart "Jeez kid you gave me a heart attack! What do you want? Do you have clearance to be here?"

"Actually I was only here to pick up some animatronics, when the driver asked me to get him some coffee and I…" said Adam

"Coffee. Will...will...will that….that...be...be...alll?" the butler jerked and bowed awkwardly.

"Tea! TEA! You must have TEA!" squeaked the maid her face plates snapping open and shut.

"Ah! Well done kid! You set them off!" snapped the guard as he pulled out a metal pipe and proceeded to bash the maid and butler hard with it until they stopped moving. He then turned back to Adam and laughed at him horrified face. "Don't worry kid. These poor things are the next in line for the scoop. Once their hollowed out, they could be put to use as something else, well at least something useful"

"What are their names?" Adam suddenly asked, his eyes gazing over their broken bodies, making a mental list of what he could do.

"Huh? Well according to the paperwork they're called Toni and Tony. They were the brother and sister act for a cafe a while back, but maids and butlers are out of style so these two are getting scrapped"

"What if I can fix them?" Adam asked his fingers itching to get a hold of some tools.

"What? Kid...there's no point. Their getting scrapped"

"I'll be back in a minute" shouted Adam who was already running back to the van. Before leaving home Mike had given him a large tool box with everything he might need to make repairs if the animatronics needed it. He could use it to fix those two and save them from the scrapper. As he got close to the van, he could see large crates being bought out of the warehouse, while Mark and Jeremy were overseeing the work.

"Hey Adam! Your back quickly?" said Mark as he came over to him as he panted for breath.

"I need the tool kit that Mike gave me!" he panted.

"It's in the cab….but Adam...you don't need it. They're all locked up in their boxes. See?"

"This isn't about them! I need to help Toni and Tony! Their about to be scrapped"

"Adam, if their nothing to do with the sister location, then your not really allowed to touch them. We don't have permission" said Mark softly.

"But their going to be scrapped Mark! And they only need some minor repair work and I can save them! I know I can!" shouted Adam. Jeremy, who had been watching the exchange said nothing, as he slowly walked to the cab and pulled out the tool kit and handed it to Adam.

"You've got an hour! If you haven't fixed them by then you're going to have to let them be scrapped"

"Thank Jeremy!" Adam smiled as he snatched the toolbox and ran back to the scrapyard. Mark smiled and shook his head.

"Looks like we owe Mike twenty dollars"

"You might, the kid still has some things to do before I owe him any money" said Jeremy as he went over to the largest crate that held Fun time Freddy.

"What did you bet he'd do?" Mark asked curiously.

Jeremy just smile as he continued to inspect the crates.

Over in the scrap yard, the guard watched in sad amusement as Adam went to work repairing the siblings, his eyes glowing with passion as his hands moved like a musician playing a beautiful piece of music. He was gentle and respected every piece he touched. He was confident in his skills as he twisted, turned, fixed, removed and replaced. He used special cloths and solutions to wipe away the mud and dirt from their joints and their bodies. He remembered Sooty words about animatronics still being conscious at a certain level and how the siblings had tried to offer him drinks. So he spoke to them, apologizing for an discomfort and going through each step of his work with them, so they knew he was not trying to hurt them, though he was sure the guard was looking at him as if he were mad. After nearly an hour, he stepped back and admired what he had done, as he wiped his hands clean. Toni and Tony looked almost new, their faces smiling brightly, as they both bowed smoothly to him.

"Thank you master" said Tony as he straightened "Would you care for a refreshing drink after all your hard work?"

"Yes, thank you master" said Toni with a sunny smile "Would you care for a hot towel to wipe your face clean?"

"Wow kid!" said the guard as he schached his head "I would have never believed it. Our guys said it was just easier just to scrap these two rather then fix them for anything"

"Well now that their fixed, you don't need to scrap them right? You can call somebody to pick them up and find something for them to do"

The guard bit his lip and shook his head "Sorry kid. Like I tried to tell you, these two are to be scooped out and made into something else, that's what the paperwork says anyway"

"But their NOT broken! Their fine the way they are!" shouted Adam pointing at the siblings.

"Kid, I know you're upset and that is why I'm going to give you till the count of ten to get out of here, before I call the main security office and have you and your companions detained" the guard snapped and pointed his finger in the direction Adam had came from. Adam shook with anger as he reached down and gripped the toolbox. His eyes started to sting as he looked at the pair of animatronics he had just fixed, a lump foaming in his throat.

"I'm sorry….I'm so very sorry" he muttered as he turned and slowly walked back towards the other warehouse. The guard watched him go and rubbed his forehead. What could he do? Orders were orders after all. Damn. Now all that yelling made him thirsty and the only drinks were inside the warehouse. Well...he would only be gone for a minute right? It wasn't like any of the animatronics were going to move. With a sharp nod to himself, he walked across the yard in to the noisy, dusty warehouse, to fetch himself a cool drink.

Adam chucked the toolcase into the cab with Mark as Jeremy signed the last piece of paperwork and handed it to the lawyer.

"I trust you found everything to your satisfaction?" the lawyer asked as he placed the paperwork back in his case.

"Yep and even if it wasn't you wouldn't give a crap right?" sneer Jeremy.

"I certainly won't lose any sleep over it" said the small man with a final nod before leaving.

"Can we go now? I want to get out of this place!" Adam snapped sharply.

Jeremy arched an eyebrow "Stop acting like a brat that can't have his own way! Since you didn't do any of the work, you have the job of sealing up the back of van, thinking a baby like you can handle that much?"

Adam just glare and muttered spitefully under his voice as he stomped to the back of the van while Jeremy climbed into the fount. He slammed the doors shut and was pushing down the deadlocks when he heard the sound of heavy foot steps and looked up to see Toni and Tony standing before him.

"What the hell?" he muttered when a loud horn blurred out.

"Come on Adam! We need to get a move on!" shouted Jeremy.

"Just a second! I didn't seal the door right" shouted Adam as he swung the doors opened again and pointed inside of it to the butler and maid.

"Does Master wish for us to get inside of the van?" Tony asked with a smile.

"Master has to give us the order" said Toni anxiously.

"SHHHHH!" Adam hissed "ok..ok...I order you to get in the van and then shut yourselves down for the ride home ok?"

"As your order master" said the siblings in unison as they quickly climbed into the back of the van with Adam quickly shutting the doors and running to the cab.

"OK! LET'S GO!" he shouted loudly. "COME ON"

"Whoa? Calm down Adam! It's not like we're running from the law or anything" said Mark.

"No...but we really need to move don't we...need to get back to the hotel. I don't know about you but I'm really sleepy" said Adam with a fake yawn and a nervous laugh. Jeremy drove at a steady pace out of the park and picked up a little speed once on the highway.

"You know….I avenged the weight of each animatronic with the length of the journey and how much this van can handle" he said in a conventional tone.

"Yeah...what about it?" Mark asked curiously.

"Well...if I was to guess as to why we're not picking up speed like we should, along with the fuel gauge dropping like a stone...I'd say it was almost like we have extra weight onboard"

Adam froze in his seat and continued to look out of the window.

"That's weird. Mike gave you the right weights and everything right?" said Mark as he glanced over at Adam. "What do you think Adam? Could Mike have gotten it wrong?"

"Yeah...possibly...I mean he got the information from that Critter place, maybe they were the ones that were wrong" he said without looking at them. Mark and Jeremy shared a look and both tried hard not to laugh at the fact that they were both going to have to pay up on their bets with Mike.

To Be Continued….

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