June 12th, 1997 – Fourth Night
12:00am
Yumiko was answering the phone, as Phone Girl called her. She explained to her that something happened at the diner, hours ago. Yumiko asked, "What happened?"
"Well, you won't believe me… but there's been an investigation going on, here in this place… And we may have to close this place and my place, for a few days or so… Maybe it won't be so bad. I am a nervous wreck. But, hey! At least we'll be able to spend time together, finally."
Yumiko giggled, as she turned to the cameras, winding the music box. She then said, "I've had the worst night, last night. That kind technician said that these robots may be haunted, but Mr. Shields refused to believe it. I believe it. You ever heard the story of how the Guardians died?"
"Do I?" The Phone Girl said, "Those were fables, told long ago… It was sad to see Sailor Jupiter die in battle… She was always my favorite… but damn it… Imagine what happened next…"
Phone Girl explained, as the 8-bit icy world returned, with Sailor Mercury now walking down the icy path. She was confronted by the four demon girls, as she launched her Mercury Bubble Spray, cloaking in a mist screen. However, one demon clasped onto her, about to kill her. But Mercury landed a blow to the forehead with her small portable computer. The demon was killed, but the third demon slewed her in an explosion, leaving her body strewn about, in an icy tomb, bleeding from her hands and legs. As she died, a voice whispered out.
"Ami-Chan…"
The 8-bit scene switches to a pixelated Sailor Venus, confronting a demonic woman. She clasped her in green vines and hissed in her face. Venus, in her last ounce of strength, fired her Venus Crescent Beam, point blank into her face. The explosion was made, as Venus's beam attack killed the demon… and herself, along with it. Her body was all dangled in the spikes of the ice tomb, hanging her arms out, and her body limp and bloodied.
"Sailor Moon… … …Save… yourself…"
Those were Venus's last words, as two shadows flew off.
Yumiko sniffled, as she was crying, "It was so sad… They didn't have to die, to protect the Moon Princess, whoever that is…"
"It's Sailor Moon. Duh."
"Right."
She looked at the cameras, as Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were wandering around the dark place. Yumiko sobbed, "No… Not now… And it's only 12:35…"
Phone Girl explained, "I guess your little exposé, as I would say, may have made them more alert. Luckily, you did told me that the other robots are locked away, so… Good-good. Anyway, also, make sure to avoid eye contact. If that stupid jerk of a technician said is true, about the guy tampering with the animatronics, then there's a chance that they hacked into their CPU. This is just a precaution, since Moon Enterprises is NOT responsible for what happens to us, rather than the robots. They usually greet the kids, but to the adults… it's sort of… well…"
"I'm only 14."
"True. But you're still a part of the Sailor Moon Pizzeria chain. So, either way, you're screwed. But hey, no sweat. You took some good advice; from me, mostly. Survive this week, and hey, once this investigation is over with, we can go home. I'm hoping this place is closed, forever…"
"I hope so, too. I just wish they'd know I'm still a kid…"
"No, not a problem. All the robots will do is… just stare. It'll all pass, okay? Hang tight. Goodnight."
She hung up, as Yumiko heard a noise. She whispered, "Huh? What was that?"
She looked at the hallways, on the cameras, and was shocked to see the four older animatronics, walking out of the doorway, leaving to the Party Rooms.
Mars spoke, as she beeped, "In the name of Marrrrrs… I'll chastise you… And I will…"
Mercury spoke, "I am Sailor Mercury… Douse yourself in – blood – wattttattattatter… and – cry to me – REPENNNENENENENENT!"
They walked slowly, as Yumiko cringed in fear. She hid behind the table and put on the Sailor Moon Head. But she knew that last time she took it off, she was almost dead, if Seb didn't save her. As she watched on, Sailor Mangle was crawling along the dark walls of the hallways, heading to the office. She kept the head on, all through the hour, as all the Guardians were busy, wandering around and whatnot. As she watched around, a figure appeared in the shadows, in a shade of purple. She was vanishing into the dark shadows of the hallways. Mercury and Mars made their attempt to the office, as Saturn crawled into the right vents. Uranus and Neptune were blocking the way to the 4th Party Room, as Mars was near Party Room 2, while Venus was walking to the main hall. Jupiter was walking slowly, as she spoke incoherently, speaking still with the pirate programming inside her. Somehow it was a glitch that the engineers mistakenly added. But luckily, no one was heading to Yumiko, who was too busy with the music box and waiting for the animatronics to arrive. She remembered that Seb flashed the lights at Mars, before she was attacked, and she realized that she didn't get to it, last night. With no choice left, Yumiko is now destined to brave the storm of this 8-robot army that is haunting the entire pizza place. But as she watched around the cameras, making sure that nothing bad happens, this time, with her fingers twitching, her heart pacing, and her body nervous, she thinks to herself if she'll survive, period. The Mars Robot, old and obsolete, almost killed her, and she feared the worst was yet to come. Mr. Shields had the door locked, that afternoon, prior to what he saw… but...
Yumiko smiled and said, winding the music box, "Great. Now that it's all done. I have until 6am. But it's only 1am… I wonder… Will the robots ever recognize me, after last night?"
Jupiter appeared, as Yumiko held the head tight. She spoke, as she walked towards her, "Ohhhhhhh… What do you do with a drunken sailor… What do you do with a drunken sailor… What do you do with a drunken sailor… early in the morning…"
She kept walking, until she started to slow down, "Ohhhhhh… Put her in a longboat, 'til she's sober… put her in a longboat… 'til she's sooooberrrr… put hrrrrrrr… una… loooooogboooooo… trrrrrrrrr… srrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…"
She bent forward, as her arms dropped to the ground, and her head bowed down. Her hair flailed, as she started to smoke. Yumiko sobbed, "Oh, no… Not again… Please… No…"
Yumiko called, "HELLO? BROKEN ANIMATRONIC!"
She gasped, as she heard a dripping sound from her mouth. It was leaking from the right side of her mouth. She looked at her face, as her eyes were faded to black, her mouth curled up, oozing red stuff from her mouth, and part of her skin melted.
Yumiko sniffed the red stuff, and then whimpered, "Is this… … …blood?"
She slinked away, as Jupiter smoked profusely from her armless body. Mercury arrived, as Yumiko hid from behind a box. She cringed, "Oh… No… Jupiter…"
It's me…
The faceless Sailor Mercury picked up her arms and said, "I will put you back toget-et-et-et-et-et-et-trrrrrrrrrrr…"
She slurred her last word, and then picked her up. She carried her away, back to the animatronics room, as Yumiko came out. She panted and said, "Phew. That was close."
She removed the head and breathed heavily. She was sweating a bit, as she responded, "I better leave this off, unless it's absolutely important."
Uranus appeared, as she flashed the light at her. Uranus walked to the other side, as she said, "I am Uranus…"
Yumiko sobbed, as she whispered, "This is too much… The night is still young… and that is because…"
She heard a distorted noise, as Mangle was behind her, by the wall. Yumiko turned around, as Sailor Mangle roared at her, tackling her down. Sailor Mangle grabbed all over Yumiko, as her arms and legs, distorted and tangled, wrapped all over Yumiko. She shrieked, as she was caught in its constrict, "GET OFF ME! AAAAAAAAGH! GET OFF OF ME!"
Sailor Mangle bit her shoulder, as she yelled in pain. Yumiko threw her down, as Sailor Mangle broke apart from her joints. She sobbed, as she held her right shoulder, the shoulder the robot bit. She cried, as she sniffled, "Pleeeeeease… Let me out of here… I hate this place…"
She walked off, out of the office, still bleeding lightly, heading to a Party Room. She then dropped to the floor and was tired. She sobbed, as she was still in pain, "Help me… Help… Help me… You cannot do this to me… Four nights… Enough… Waaaaah… Aaaaah, help me… Help me…"
She cried all through the hour, as the animatronics did not find her. Though, the music box unwound, as Pop Goes the Weasel played. Pluto arrived at the huge pink box in the Prize Counter, again, as she spoke.
"No-o-o-o-o-o-o-o. No, not now… Smallllll Lad-ad-ad-ad-ady. Don't…"
She popped out, as Chibi-Moon was standing in place. Pluto sobbed, "I was – doomed from the start – afraid of thi-thi-thi-thi-this… Small Lady…"
Chibi-Moon spoke and said, "Pu. Hello. Pu."
She hugged her, as Pluto was stuck in place. Uranus and Neptune were still in the game room, as Mars and Venus were down in the main hall. Mercury returned to the Animatronics Room, placing the broken Jupiter down. She was repairing her, as she beeped, "Jupiter. Good as new… realllllllll sooooooonnnnn…"
She buzzed, as she gasped, whirring her head to the door, "Chibi-Moon. She's out."
Pluto whirred her head, to the left and to the right, slowly and alternately. She beeped in a loop, as Pluto could not move, after Chibi-Moon hugged her, "Pu… Small Lady… Pu… Small Lady… Pu… Small Lady…"
Back in the Party Room, Yumiko was unconscious, losing a very small amount of blood from Sailor Mangle's bite. As she was passed out, her vision returned to 8-bit, as it showed Sailor Mars. She was confronted by a demon, as she was being assaulted. The reddish demon woman demolished her, in the middle of the icy field. The demon walked away, as Mars grabbed her ankle. She moaned in a compressed voice, "Mars… … …Fire… … …SOUL!"
A huge gusher of fire was made, as it eviscerated the female demon, completely. But Mars was on an icy tomb, as her last words were that she should've kissed Yuuichiro, before she left. Her eyes closed, as a voice called out.
"Ami-Chan… Mako-Chan… Minako-Chan… Rei-Chan… No… They're all gone… Why? You're my friends… Why? Why? Help me… Oh, where are you, Mamo-Chan? Help me…"
Her cries for help faded, as it showed a lonely little Sailor Guardian, with yellow hair, done in pigtails and buns. It was Sailor Moon, and she was crying over the deaths of her friends.
As she cried, Chibi-Moon lunged at the 4th wall, and the vision faded to white noise.
"AGH!" Yumiko woke up, as it was now raining, outside. Thunder boomed, raindrops were pouring, and Yumiko lost a small amount of blood. She was passed out for only two hours, as it was now 3:30am. She stood up, as she was moaning, "I have to… get to… the music box… I… have to… avoid… killer… robots…"
She walked slowly, moving very slowly, and feeling very weak. Her blue uniform was soaked in blood, with some sweat all over it. She returned to the office, ten minutes later, and went to the cameras. The music box stopped, as she saw ALL the Sailor Animatronics, all in the back room. They were all in the Animatronics Room, while Pluto remained rigid and frozen, stuck with Chibi-Moon hugging her. Yumiko moaned, "So… they're preoccupied… Good… I can just wait it out, but those girls will be stuck here, until like 5. I will have to watch over them."
She then noticed the Chibi-Moon in the Prize Counter area, as she gasped, "No… Is that-?"
She whispered, "I'd run to her… but I'm out of breath… and out of blood… I need something to eat…"
She moaned, "I… I need…"
She was about to stand up, but she collapsed, from loss of blood and fatigue. She remained passed out, until 6am. It was there that Seb recovered her, in time, taking her to a medical facility, nearby.
At a small emergency room, Seb was sitting by Yumiko, as she was clutching her plushie tight. She woke up, as Seb smiled, "How are you? I'm glad you're alive."
Yumiko sobbed, as she was crying, "Oh… It's you…"
"Don't move. You're loss of fatigue. The doctor said that you had a huge bite. Was it from a Sailor Guardian?"
"No… It was that Jupiter Freak…"
"Sailor Mangle… Yeah, that has a sharp bite. I talked with Mr. Shields. He says that you're to be given one more night in the pizza place. However, it'll be your last."
"Huh?"
He explained that the investigation will continue, but after tonight's shift, on Friday, she will no longer work the night shift. She is happy, as she asked when her day shift starts. Seb replied that he doesn't know. After the fifth night, it could very well be the last job shift she'll ever get. She asked why, and he explained that the boss saw everything. It was actually from a Sailor Jupiter animatronic. And what's worse… it was a horrific moment in the history of Moon Enterprises.
In the pizza place, yesterday, Sailor Jupiter was singing to the child, as he was a small boy with brown hair and a red and blue shirt, with denim shorts. He giggled, as he played with the animatronic. Thinking it was the Mangle Guardian, he pulled her arm, as her voices started to speak.
"No… Not now… Must hold it in… Not me…"
And at that moment, one of the technicians called to him, as he said to stop playing with Sailor Jupiter. The boy ignored him, as his mother said that the boy has a right to play with the robot. It's not harming anybody. But as he laughs, he complimented that the robot looks goofy looking. Sailor Jupiter's eyes went black, as she bent down…
GNASH!
…and bit the boy in the head, with a swift bite. The boy fell unconscious, bleeding from the head, as Jupiter stood back in place, with blood, hair, and skin all over her mouth. The mother screamed, as the people in the pizza place screamed in bloody terror. Mr. Shields witnessed the whole thing, as it happened yesterday, before Yumiko started in Night Four. The boy was rushed to the hospital, as Mr. Shields went with the distraught and shocked mother, in the ambulance. He explained to the mother that he'll take him to the hospital and have him treated. He also says that he'll do something about this accident. He called Seb on his cellphone and said that the pizza place has to close, right away. Seb agrees, and calls to the guards and engineers to evacuate the building. Everyone did, as they closed the diner down, early.
Yumiko was disgusted by what the Sailor Jupiter robot did… as she gagged, "Oh, god… URK! That was sickening…"
Seb explained, "Sailor Jupiter wasn't supposed to be out here. She was still a rejected animatronic, and her bite to that kid's skull, it almost killed him. The doctors have yet to confirm what the bite was, but it was a near-fatal chomp."
"My god…"
"I know. So, until we have the situation under control, the animatronics will have to be shut down, for a few days, by order of the CEO of Moon Enterprises. And as for your job, it's still on. But we want to know who the one responsible for activating the animatronics, in the first place, is. So, bring that guy into justice, for me. I know you will survive it… Here."
He gave her the plushie of Tuxedo Mask, as he explained, "Mr. Shields was a bit disappointed that you passed out, but that bite to your shoulder wasn't serious. He gave this to me, to give to you."
Yumiko sobbed, as she whispered, "Thank you. I promise… I'll find the jerk, and make him suffer, for that boy that was bitten."
She held the plushie, as Seb said, "Good. I'll see you tomorrow. You're on your own, kid."
He left the medical facility, as Yumiko relaxed in bed, feeling happy. She has one more night to go, and after that, if she survives, she'll be getting a job in the day shift… provided if the diner ever reopens.
After Seb left, he met with Mr. Shields, as he said, "Seb. We need to talk. My office, right now."
"Is it serious?" Seb asked.
Mr. Shields said, "Yeah… I think everyone needs to know. Where's Yumiko?"
"In bed, nursing her injuries. Should I give her the message?"
"Yeah. But let's do it in my office, now. Come with me."
They left to the diner, through the back way, since the front way was locked down, with sign that says "KEEP OUT – Due to animatronic malfunctions that caused an injury in our establishment, the diner will be closed down, indefinitely, until further notice."
That was the news from Mr. Shields… the diner will have to be closed. Eventually, no one bothered to tell Yumiko the bad news.
