-Spring's POV-
Spring's sobs had been completely dried out, along with the black smoke. He now felt dull, drained. He slowly sits up and looks around. He sighs and hugs himself tighter, simply waiting.
A chill goes through the air and Spring shivers. He looks around, wondering where the cold came from when he sees a small transparent figure appear. He looks at it in slight surprise, but otherwise makes no reaction.
The spirit shakes her head at the state Spring is now in. Sighing, she says "I have my work cut out for me." She floats down to Spring, drawing his attention to her. She puts out a translucent hand and says "Hi Spring! My name is Susie!" Spring just dully looks at her, then looks down again.
The spirit huffs and glares at Spring, the look being diminished due to her childish appearance. She floats to the side of Spring and says "Hey grumpy bunny! I have something important to tell you!" Spring raises his head slightly, but otherwise makes no sign of hearing Susie.
Susie huffs again, and then she looks at Spring's ears. She grins mischievously and floats over to one. She solidifies her hand and grabs one. She lifts it up and yells as loud as possible "SPRING!"
Spring's eyes widen in shock and his whole body shakes. Susie lets go of his ear and Spring falls to the ground, twitching. Susie notices with interest that he also has swirls in his eyes. She giggles at the funny sight and floats down to Spring.
She looks at his face and says a little cheerfully "Ready to listen, grumpy bunny?" Spring shoots her with a glare, his eyes having gained a slight gleam back. He huffs and says "I don't want any visitors." Susie frowns and says "Oh come on! I have something really important!" Spring sighs and says "Fine. What is it?"
Susie grins and says "Ok Grumpy! I just wanted to give you some news!" Spring frowns and says "Alright. Now get on with it." Susie frowns again but continues anyways. "Well, I just wanted to say that Ethan says he's sorry and forgives you!"
Spring's eyes widen again. "What?!" Susie nods her head and says "Yep! He says sorry for what he did. He said he loves you a lot!"
Spring was shaking now, and his eyes were moistening. He grits his teeth and lets the tears silently fall. Susie's playful attitude disappears and she smiles softly. Her smile widens slightly when she sees the smile Spring has.
-Vincent's POV-
Loud clangs echo around the pizzeria as the two brothers duel each other. Vincent quickly parries a downwards slice and uses his throwing knife to attack. Michael blocks the blow and sends out a burst of dark energy. Vincent blocks it with his double knife defense but is still knocked backwards. Vincent pants slightly as the battle continues. He grits his teeth in frustration when he sees that Michael has already healed.
Vincent closes his eyes for a seconds and quickens his energy charging. His plan requires a lot of energy, and Vincent will only have one chance. His eyes snap open again as he hears Michael getting close. He blocks Michael's thrust and dances to his side. Vincent thrusts forward and Michael dodges to the left. Vincent looks behind Michael and grins. Michael was getting close to a window.
Vincent begins relentlessly attacking Michael, pushing him back. Michael is able to block most blows, but some manage to slip by and hit him. Vincent looks behind Michael and sees the window at least 10 feet away. Unfortunately, this quick glance was done as he was attacking.
Michael's eyes widen as he sees Vincent slightly overextend. He hits Vincent's hand with a powerful slap and Vincent's knife goes flying. Vincent looks over in shock when he suddenly cries out in pain. He looks down and sees a deep gash going across his chest. He touches it lightly and flinches as he feels the burn his touch makes.
Vincent looks over as he hears a low chuckling. He looks over and sees Michael chuckling. Michael's chuckling turns into full blown laughter and Vincent steps back in surprise. Michael looks at Vincent with a crazed look in his eyes and says "Oh brother! You are still so WEAK!"
Vincent grits his teeth and says "Weak?" Michael's grin widens slightly, believing he is finally getting his foolish brother to realize his weakness. Michael's grin drops slightly as he sees Vincent's smirk. Vincent begins chuckling as well, and Michael's eyebrows furrow.
Vincent's head snaps upwards and he yells "GREGORY! NOW!" Michael's eyes widen as he feels multiple strings wrap around his body. Michael struggles against his bonds, but can't break free. "Why… Can't… I… Break… These… Stupid… STRINGS!" Vincent smirks again and Michael feels an emotion he hasn't felt in a long time. Fear. Vincent's hand was coated in swirling blue energy, the light being otherworldly in appearance.
Michael's struggles increase tenfold as he tries to break out. He sees Vincent advance and says "N-No! St-Stay back! Don't use it!" Vincent grins, but this one is sad. Vincent looks at his hand and says, almost to himself "The Spirit Shackle. A family technique that can lock away any soul in purgatory, stuck there until every sin made is payed for. The downside, a huge amount of energy is spent, enough to kill a man."
Vincent looks at Michael again, but there is no triumph or confidence. Only determination and sadness. MIchael, knowing that his brother won't stop now, lets out his last trump card "No Vincent! If you use that, your friend will be trapped with HIM!" Vincent hesitates and Michael smirks "Yes, Vincent. If I die while he is in that little trap I set up, he will have to endure HIS torture!" Vincent looks down, his long bangs covering his eyes.
Vincent then says "I know." Michael's smirk falters slightly and he says "S-So you would be willing to destroy your friend just to kill me?!" Vincent simply says "This won't destroy him. Daniel is stronger than you are. He can handle HIS power."
Vincent's eyes snap upwards and he says "And this is why I will not hesitate to end this fight!" Vincent's hand thrusts forwards and pierces Michael's heart. Michael lets loose a demonic sounding shriek as he feels his soul being torn out of his body. He can also feel HIS energy being thrown all over the area, never going to the same spot.
Vincent looks down as Michael screams. He lets one tear fall as an otherworldly light emerges from Michael's body and consumes it. Vincent's hand drops to his side and he says "I am sorry, brother." Vincent turns around and walks back to the group of people and animatronics. He can't let his brother's death effect him. He has people to lead.
-Daniel's POV-
This night was pretty much the same as before, but the two monstrous animatronics in the hallway came more frequently. He also was able that the animatronic in the left hallway is some nightmarish version of Chica. She has holes and tears like Bonnie, but she had three, THREE rows of razor sharp teeth in her beak. Safe to say Daniel shrieked when he saw that.
Daniel listens closely as he tries to determine which animatronic will come next. His eyes widen when he hears some scampering behind him and he quickly turns and faces the bed, nearly yelping in surprise.
Sitting on the bed was a small Freddy in similar conditions as the other two animatronics. Before Daniel could analyze it much more, the mini Freddy scurries out of the light, diving under the bed. Daniel raises an eyebrow, then just shrugs. He looks around and quickly does his check routine. Run to one door, listen, do same for other door. If there is an animatronic there, slam the door in their face.
Daniel returns to the bed is about to listen for footsteps again when he hears a soft swish of clothing from inside the closet. He looks over suspiciously and cautiously makes his way over. He presses an ear against the door and listens. His eyes widen when he hears something moving inside. Daniel sighs, knowing what he'll have to do.
Daniel looks down and places his hands on the door handles. He takes a breath and braces himself. He swings open the door, but what awaits him inside is something he only would've thought of in his worst nightmare. Inside the closet was a towering black animatronic bear. The bear was ripped up and seemed to have blood on its razor sharp teeth. Its stomach, to Daniel's fear and disgust, had a row of teeth attached, giving it a mouth in its stomach. The worst part though was the piercing blood red eyes. They seemed to look straight through him, analyzing his whole being, his every fear and weakness.
Suddenly the monster makes a demonic version of the Classics' shriek and lunges at Daniel. Daniel screams and puts his hands over his head, bracing himself for impact. When he does feel something, it wasn't a giant bear crashing into his body. Daniel screams as he feels a burning pain go through his whole body, shaking him to his very soul.
Daniel's screams become louder as he feels his body warping and changing. He can feel his fox ears and tails being forcefully summoned. He could also feel his tail pulling on itself. He lets loose a shriek of pain as his tail splits in half, creating two tails. Daniel's hair darkens until it was a pitch black, and his eyes gain a piercing red color.
Daniel's screams suddenly stop as the area around fades away. With a sudden burst of energy, Daniel falls onto the floor of the pizzeria. He never hears his friends call in worry.