He wasn't sure what he was expecting. This was Nightmarionne, a nightmare of completely random qualities. Maybe he expected some big finale, or a fight. But this, this wasn't what he expected.
After the roar sounded, Daniel easily picked up the sounds of pounding footsteps. He knew something was coming, and it was coming fast. He quickly gets out of the cramped area that is the entrance and goes to the stage of the dining room. If he has to fight something, he might as well take the high ground.
And it was a good thing he took it too, because shortly after he got on the stage another roar was heard. Then came the source. It was Nightmarionne, in all of his sickening glory. And Nightmarionne wasn't messing around anymore.
With another roar, the towering skeleton launched himself at Daniel. Daniel's eyes widen, but he was ready. Once Nightmarionne was about to hit him, Daniel thrust his hand out. But he didn't do anything. No magic. He had only a second to be bewildered before Nightmarionne's body rammed into his.
They fell back in a big tangle of parts, clawing and punching each other. At first, they were equal. In fact, Daniel's tails even gave him a slight advantage. But Nightmarionne's superior strength and size soon made Daniel lose ground. When hits exchanged used to be equal, they now were becoming uneven. When Daniel managed to block one hit, two more went past his defenses. And he knew that this would only get worse.
After one particularly powerful punch, Daniel is sent stumbling backwards. He falls to the ground, slightly dazed. He looks up at Nightmarionne, who is grinning maliciously. Nightmarionne seemed to be toying with him, like a predator messes with its prey. Right before the kill. Daniel looks around frantically, trying to find some way to prevent Nightmarionne from making him a dried up husk.
That's when he spots it. The taser had fallen out of his pocket at some point, and was now a foot or two away from him. Knowing that this is his only option, Daniel grabs the taser and holds it close to him.
Nightmarionne seemed to notice what Daniel was doing and tried to stop him. But Daniel was ready for the attack. He quickly jams the laser into Nightmarionne's chest and activates the power. Electricity begins pouring into Nightmarionne's body, making the skeletal nightmare convulse violently.
After a few moments Daniel brings down the taser, Nightmarionne falling in the process. Daniel watches as Nightmarionne convulses a few more times, his body jerking due to the electricity. Daniel doesn't stop to watch any longer. He knows that the shock will be temporary.
Deciding to put as much distance between Nightmarionne and himself, Daniel quickly runs to the office. He looks around, trying to see if any of the other animatronic nightmares are present. But none of them are. He doesn't let his guard drop though and keeps a sharp eye out for any of the signs that could show a nightmare is near.
Daniel skids to a stop inside the office, quickly slamming the doors shut on both sides. He then sees the power meter that is next to the door he just entered. It seemed he could keep the doors closed for a minute before they opened again.
Not wanting to waste any more time, Daniel goes over to the shelf and begins searching through the cameras. He wanted to find the exit as soon as possible.
After only a few camera switches, Daniel found the the exit. And it was the entrance. Back where Nightmarionne was currently. "Welp. This is bad." Daniel switches back to the dining hall to check on Nightmarionne. But when he doesn't see Nightmarionne in the dining hall, his fear rises. When he heard the pounding footsteps once again, he knew that things could only get worse.
He glances back at the power meter and frowns when he sees that he has about ten seconds before the doors open. He knew he had to run, and going the wrong way will spell disaster.
Using his trained and sensitive ears, Daniel quickly determines that Nightmarionne is coming from the right doorway. Now knowing Nightmarionne's position, Daniel opens the opposite door and runs.
He only managed to take two steps before he heard a loud crash behind him. He brings his hands up in automatic defense, but doesn't stop running. He hears Nightmarionne's roar once more and knows that he was now chasing him.
Daniel quickly turns the corner into the dining hall, fear and determination causing his body to fill his veins with adrenaline. His breaths came in longer gasps, his heart racing. His nine tails were also swinging wildly behind him, not caring what they hit. And these effects only grow stronger as he feels Nightmarionne's hand just narrowly miss his tails.
Upping his efforts with increased vigor, Daniel rushes into the entrance area and bolts for the door. He reaches out and tries to grab the knob, but he doesn't reach it. Why didn't he reach it?
That was when he registered the iron-like grip on his right arm. Daniel turns around and pales in fear when he sees Nightmarionne grinning wildly at him, his warped hand gripping his arm tightly.
Daniel tries to break free, struggling as much as he can. But no matter what he did, he couldn't break free. When he saw Nightmarionne's other hand moving towards his neck, his efforts doubled. But he just couldn't break free.
Nightmarionne's tentacle-like fingers wrapped around Daniel's neck, lifting him up like he was nothing. Daniel's struggles increased in intensity, but they dropped in amount. His tails flailed wildly behind him, responding to Daniel's struggles. Daniel's mouth was set in a soundless snarl, his teeth barred at Nightmarionne. His eyes were half open, the only sign of his weariness.
Daniel grips Nightmarionne's hands tightly, his claws digging deeply into Nightmarionne's shadowy skin. Nightmarionne hissed loudly, but Daniel's efforts only served to make Nightmarionne grip tighter. Daniel lets out a garbled grunt, his eyes shutting in pain.
"Kid!"
One of Daniel's eyes crack open. "N-Nightmare?"
"Kid! You need to let me take control. Now!"
"W-What? Take control? You know I can't let you do that!"
"Kid we don't have time! You can't get beat him yourself!"
Daniel goes to respond, but Nightmarionne's grip became tighter. He lets out a gurgle of pain, his throat too constricted to do much more. "F-Fine. But I will have control again afterwards!"
"Fine, fine. Just give me control already!"
Daniel shuts his eyes, a strange calmness washing over him. Nightmarionne peers down curiously, wondering what his prey was doing. Not that it mattered against him. But nothing prepared him for what came next.
Daniel's eyes snap open, and Nightmarionne nearly drops Daniel in shock. Daniel's eyes had become exactly like Nightmare's. The white of his eyes had become black, and his red irises darkened slightly to a blood red.
Nightmare, now in control of Daniel's body, wastes no time in getting Nightmarionne off of him. Letting out a burst of energy strong enough to bypass the magic restrictions, Nightmare is able to completely throw off Nightmarionne. Nightmarionne flies backwards, slamming into the wall with a sickening crunch.
Not bothering to watch or fight, Nightmare quickly rushes over to the exit door. He pulls it open, ignoring Nightmarionne's cries of rage behind him. He turns around and stares as Nightmarionne pulls himself up and runs at the door, his tentacle-like fingers trying to grab for Daniel's neck once more. Nightmare simply glares in response, and slams the door.
Nightmare lets out a sigh of relief, simply happy that his greatest rival was thwarted. He lets out an even longer sigh, returning control back to Daniel.
Daniel slumps to the floor in exhaustion. It seemed that Nightmare had to use his own power for his plan to break free of Nightmarionne's death grip. His breath comes in shuddering gasps, his throat sporting a large red print over top of it. He rubs it gingerly, knowing it'll leave a mark.
Despite this though, he can't help but smile. "Did… did we do it?"
"Yes we did. This nightmare is over."
Daniel's smile grows wider, but he can't help the doubt that runs into his head. "I can't believe that was it. I figured something more… I don't know… eventful."
"Not all things end in a big fight kid. Besides, isn't almost getting choked to death eventful?"
Daniel laughs wearily at the grim humor. "I-I guess you're right." Daniel then proceeds to let out a large yawn. He was so tired he couldn't even blush in embarrassment. "Man I am exhausted."
"Go to sleep kid. You deserve a good rest."
Daniel simply nods in response, not even paying attention as the area around him melts away into the staff room once more. He simply shuts his eyes, finally finding relief in his dreams.