Chapter 15- Lift Off

The hanging stars twinkled under the light. The airflow caused them to spin slowly, making the light on them change with their movement. Freddy's eyes followed them, distracting himself as best he could. Foxy's presence was the only thing he had relied on. Now that he was gone, Freddy didn't know what to do with himself.

"Why am I still here…" He thought. He hated this thought, it crept up on him from time to time, making his head ache with stress. "Why do they get to go… and why do I have to stay… why me… why does it have to be me…" He thought. He looked over to his left, seeing Chica still standing in her usual spot, powered down. He couldn't see him, but he knew that Foxy was motionless in his cove. He had been for a long time. Almost two months. And Still, Freddy sat waiting for something.

Slow but surely, the Toys had stopped coming. After what Chica did to Tee Chee, Green was too scared to get near them again, so it was Teddy that got them food. He never spoke a word to Freddy. There was never anything to say. After a month, Teddy stopped coming. Freddy both didn't care, nor looked into the basement again. "Only bad things came from there." He would tell himself.

Rarely, maybe once or twice a week, Springtrap would poke his head in to see how Freddy was doing. Each time, he would stare at him carefully, up to an hour, before heading back into the basement. Freddy even started to get annoyed, for he blamed Springtrap for Foxy leaving. He blamed him for what happened to Chica and Bonnie too. He blamed him for everything. He hated him.

"I know you guys can see me…" He said, speaking to the ceiling. He had done this from time to time, hoping it would make a change. "I know you can see me… I know you can… why do you do nothing… I've been waiting… when is it going to be my turn? Do you guys just… not care?" He said. With a growl, he sat up and looked away. Talking about them made him sick to his stomach. He looked to his left, where Chica was standing.

"Why don't you talk to me!" He yelled, swing his fist into her leg, making her fall over. "Why don't you help me!?" He screamed, standing up and kicking her in her head. " Why do I have to wait… when you get to leave… why must I be the one to suffer… I don't want to be here alone anymore… I'M SICK OF WAITING!" He bellowed, falling onto his chest, hiding his face in his hands. His tears came slowly, yet they poured down his arms and face.

"Why…" Freddy said. He shriveled up into a small ball, hugging his legs tightly. He cried as much as he could, hoping the tears could wash away his sadness. He eventually fell asleep, his face and upper chest wet and oily.

Freddy opened his eyes, looking around himself. He found himself surrounded with pitch black darkness around him. He looked down at his body, seeing his tear stained fur. He looked back, gasping at the figures that had taken their places around him. He instantly remembered his dream, it was nearly exactly the same as it was before. Though, this time, they all stared at him. Also, tied to their wrists were Balloons, and on their faces were masks. This subtle difference made chills run up Freddy's spine.

He walked over to the first boy, Ben. He was tapping his foot impatiently, looking at Freddy through his Purple rabbit mask. It was hard to see, but Freddy saw tear tracks running down his body from under the mask. "You're crying…" Freddy said, looking away. He clenched his fist, looking back quickly "Well, That's what you get! Leaving me alone for so long… you deserve to cry…"

Freddy sighed, walking over to the next one. This one was Reynard, wearing his Fox mask. He had his arms behind his back, and she shrunk down and back a bit, trying in a desperate attempt to hide himself. "Why are you upset… huh? You should be happy… you got to leave…" Freddy said, walking over to the next Child. Reynard seemed to shrink back even more after his words.

Charlie had her arms crossed, looking at Freddy almost angrily. Her mask had a beak, under which Freddy could see some of her skin. It was tear stained as well. "What are you so angry about? Am I taking too long? Sick…" He said. She uncrossed her arms, shrinking back like Reynard.

Looking over at the next Child, he noticed that she was smiling. Blood ran down from her head, yet she was smiling just as happily, looking at Freddy without a care. Freddy moved past her quickly. There were three others next to her, and the were equally just as unnerving. Jessi stood there, much to Freddy's displeasure, wearing what looked to him like Toy Chica's mask. She also seemed quite happy. Next to here was BB, swaying back and forth happily, not a care in his eyes. Next to him was someone he had never seen. It was a bald man, wearing a dark black bunny mask. He looked at Freddy, and Freddy swore that he could feel his smile under the mask, though he could not see it.

He moved past them, unsure of what to think of looked for Springtrap, and he sighed when he didn't see him. Moving on, he saw the next Child, hiding his head in his hand in a squat. Freddy didn't recognize him. He touched his shoulder, and the boy looked at him. Freddy stepped back, falling on his back. The Marionette's terrifying mask stared back at him, though the purple fell from his eyes much like real tears. Like it was real. Freddy scrambled away from him, bumping into someone. He turned his head. A brown haired, blue eyed, tear soaked child was looking back at him. He recognized it as himself only after the child shoved a Freddy mask over his eyes, making him wake up violently.

"Surprise!" Someone yelled, making him jump from his lied down state. Freddy glanced over to the front of the stage, and just off it were Tee Chee, BB, T-Fox, The Marionette, and a dark bunny looking at him happily. Freddy raised an eyebrow, looking at them with a confused look.

"Happy Birthday Freddy!" Tee Chee said. Freddy only just noticed, but she was in perfect condition. Even though the last time he saw her she was ripped apart and had many body parts sticking out of her. The dark rabbit he realized was Bonnie, only a lot of dark stains covered his body. They seemed almost unnatural. BB Swayed side to side, showing no signs of being in a closet for a long time, though Freddy assumed he had been. The Marionette held a cake, smiling his creepy smile warmly.

"You're finally fifty years old Freddy!" He said, making Freddy's eyes widen. He looked around quickly, only now noticing what had happened. Everything, from the leaks in the roof, to the mice scampering around made him realize what had happened.

"I… I… how long have I been asleep!?" He said, looking around frantically. He was Fifty!? He had lost track of his age and even time for the most part, but he was pretty sure he wasn't fifty.

"Don't worry about that Freddy… today is all about you…" BB said, running up to him and Hugging him.

"That's right Freddy. Today celebrates fifty years of living. You should be proud." The Dark Bonnie said. Freddy's head swirled. Everything was so confusing, even up to this point everything was extremely unclear, but this literally took the cake.

"Um… um…" Freddy said. Bonnie and T-Fox grabbed his arms lightly, half carrying-half leading him to the table and setting him down. The Marionette placed the cake on the table, then, with a flash of light, the candles all lit. Freddy was dumbfounded.\

"Hey, let's start!" Tee Chee said, clearing her throat.

"Right!" BB said, smiling even brighter. They all began to sing, a melody so beautiful and perfect it seemed almost fake. And they sang just for him:

"Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday to You"

Freddy swayed with their voices, feeling it pull on his heart tightly. Their tone was blended so well that it made him shiver. BB giggled when he noticed Freddy.

"Happy Birthday Dear Freddy

Happy Birthday to You."

The mention of his name made him smile and laugh, like a young child. He continued to sway, enjoying the song, and staring at the cake. His eyelids drooped.

"From good friends and true,

From old friends and new,"

He fell flat on the table, his hat tumbling off his head. He was fast asleep, yet the four continued singing, even though this.

"May good luck go with you,

And happiness too."

"Freddy…"

"Wake up Freddy…"

"Come on Freddy…"

Freddy's eyes flipped open, seeing the darkness again. He glanced at his hand, gasping at it. It wasn't brown nor Furry. It was his own, yet not. He was a fading image, like mist over a lake. He looked at the ones around him. "Guys…" He said, his head falling. "I- I'm sorry I took so long to…" He started, the others beginning to laugh.

"It wasn't that long Freddy." Ben said, giving him a hug. "We all waited, and Waited. It was all we could do, yet it was just… right. You know? We knew it would take long, yet we waited anyway, and we didn't worry about how long it would take. In the end it was worth it…"

"Yeah…" Freddy said, looking at all his friends looking at him with smiling faces. Only then did he notice the masks in all of their hands. In unison, even himself, they all put them on, still laughing together. He noticed his hat on the ground, picking it up and putting it on his head. Everyone looked at each other, their masks covering their faces fully. The bunny, Fox, Chicken, and Bear all laughed and giggled. All at once, they looked up, seeing a brown, purple, yellow, and red balloon falling down towards them.

"This is it guys... " Ben said, looking up at the Balloons that were falling slowly.

"This is the end…" Charlie said, also staring at the balloons.

"This is how we say goodbye… it's over." Reynard said, grabbing his red Balloon.

"It's never over!" Freddy said, also grabbing his balloon. They all laughed, tying their face mask to the balloons. Their balloons changed in color, Ben's to maroon, Charlie's to Pink, Reynard's to Green, and Freddy's to Blue. The balloons began to lift up, taking the masks attached to them too, yet below them they left nothing. The children had gone, and the balloon floated up, into a distant, yet still visible bright light.

Author's Note-

Omg… ok… If I had to cry, this just HAD to be the time. Dang… I never thought I'd ever see this… like ever. I know people tell you to start with the end in mind, like how to live and plan out everything… but this was different. It had no direction, not much inner plot. Just me, this fandom, and you awesome readers that help shape this into what it is now. And now it's finally done… and I don't know what to think. Honestly, I have no Idea… I mean, I never thought I would have made three linear fan fictions, then end them after about 35 40 chapters… heck, I only started writing in January of 2015, yet here I am, finishing one of the greatest things of my life. … sorry, I'm actually crying! I just honestly would never have dreamed of this without you guys! Every single review, favorite or follow, heck even view made me remember that my life is worth living. So, thank you for everything, everyone that helped me to this point. This may be the end, but I hope that this opens up so many beginnings for me in my life and career here on this website. I've met so many people on here, my fans, regular reviewers, my Beta Reader Violet, and every single one of you guys that read. I love you guys so much! This is goodbye, from the bottom of my heart.

Final song of this series-

I know I put this here before, but Balloons really is the most fitting song I could ever put here, so "Balloons" - Five Nights at Freddy's 3 Song | by MandoPony" is what is going here. Looks like this is it. It's been great.