Chapter 3
Steven had gone to sleep to recuperate for the day. When he did so, he had a dream.
It was a small location, and Freddy was in the building, giving cake to children.
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As Freddy was trying to give cake to the kids, a crying child was seen outside.
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Freddy began to slow down.
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The children continued to scream for cake as the crying child wept further.
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A purple car suddenly drove up, and a purple man stepped out.
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The purple man approached the child.
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Suddenly, the crying child was killed, his tear tracks still visible on his face. The purple man got in his car and drove away.
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The soul of the child wafted from the body, with tears still visible on the face, and found its way to the body of an animatronic puppet, which was the body of the Marionette. His tear tracks painted its face as it stood, with anger burning in its eyes. The Marionette suddenly leapt out of the dream reality, and Steven woke up suddenly.
Steven: What just happened?
Connie: I woke you up. You were starting to get cryptic saying random letters in your sleep.
Steven: Connie. I just had the weirdest dream. It was a small restaurant with Freddy giving cake to kids, when a man in purple killed a crying kid outside the building.
Connie: What? Oh no.
Steven: Then, his soul found its way to the body of the Marionette.
Connie: Maybe it wasn't a dream. Something is trying to tell you something. It's entering your mind to give you the true story.
Steven: Connie, the Marionette wasn't some dark force. The Marionette was a kid. A kid who wanted revenge for whoever did this to him.
Connie: Then who's telling the real story, and why did Golden Freddy tell us that he and the Marionette were dark and light magic?
Steven: I have no idea. I have to find answers. I'll take my shift, and when I go to sleep, I'll see what else I dig up. You said I was saying letters in my sleep?
Connie: Yeah. You went, S-A-V-E-H-I-M.
Steven: Wait. That spells...
Both: Save him.
Steven: Someone is communicating with me. Telling me there's something I have to do to "save him".
Connie: Tomorrow, when you go to sleep, I'll check what you say, and you tell me what your dream is.
Steven: Gotcha.
That night rolled around, and Steven prepared to go.
Steven: Ready.
Connie: Oh, and Steven. I called in some people to help with your job.
Steven: Who?
The doorbell rang, and Connie answered it. The Crystal Gems, Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and new member Markiplier. He was secretly a Gem named Aquamarin were at the door.
Steven: Gems? What are you doing here?
Garnet: Connie called us and told us what's going on.
Markiplier: And we are here to help.
Amethyst: Somebody's gotta watch your tail in there.
Pearl: We're always here for you.
Steven: Thanks.
The five of them left, and they drove to Fazbear's Fright. When they arrived, they entered the office. The phone rang, and the original Phone guy audio tape was heard.
Audio tape: Uh, hello, hello? Uh, for today's lesson, we will be continuing our training on proper suit-handling techniques. When using an animatronic as a suit, please ensure that the animatronic parts are tightly compressed and fastened by the spring locks located around the inside of the suit. It may take a few moments to position your head and torso between these parts in a manner where you can move and speak. Try not to nudge or press against any of the spring locks inside the suit. Do not touch the spring locks at any time. Do not breathe on the spring locks, as moisture may loosen them, and cause them to break loose. In the case of the spring-locks come loose while you are wearing the suit, please try to maneuver away from populated areas before bleeding out, as to not ruin the customers' experience. As always, if there is ever an emergency, please go to the designated safe room. Every location is built with one extra room that is not included in the digital map layout programmed in the animatronics or the security cameras. This room is hidden to customers, invisible to animatronics, and is always off-camera. As always, remember to smile; you are the face of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.
Steven: I guess the hybrid suits were a danger zone for anyone wearing. Wait a minute. I remember seeing what looked like human organs inside of Springtrap. Do you know what that means?
Markiplier: Someone is in that suit! He's very dead probably, but maybe not!
Steven: Alright. Let's get set up. Amethyst and Garnet check the windows, Pearl checks the vent, Mark checks the camera and I check the Maintenance panel.
Everyone assumed their positions.
Markiplier: What am I looking for, here?
Steven: A yellow rabbit with a smile.
Markiplier: I can see him in Cam 10.
Steven: What? Seal the vent.
Markiplier sealed the vent connected to the room looked over by Cam 10.
Garnet: This job is a bit higher maintenance.
Steven: Yeah. Glad I got someone to watch my back.
Markiplier: I hear you on that. Also...wuagh!
Everyone saw a decrepit, mutilated Freddy stumbling past the window.
Markiplier: What are we supposed to do about that?!
Freddy ducked under the window.
Markiplier: Ok, bye!
Freddy suddenly shot up from the floor, unleashing a ghostly screech, then disappearing. Steven began to drift in and out of consciousness.
Pearl: Steven? Steven?!
Steven: Pearl. Reboot. Ventilation. Can't. Breathe.
Pearl grabbed the maintenance panel and started rebooting the ventilation system.
Steven: Ugh. My head hurts.
Garnet: You've been deprived of oxygen. Your going to start hallucinating sooner or later. Just calm down and take deep breaths.
Steven took deep breaths, trying to keep his thoughts straight. He blacked out for a moment, and when he awoke, the Marionette was floating overhead.
Steven: Ah. Ah! AH!
Garnet: Steven, what's wrong?
Steven: The puppet. The Marionette. He's right behind you.
Amethyst: There's nothing in here.
Markiplier: He's starting to descend into a swirling labyrinth of insanity.
Marionette: Save us. Help us. Free us from our eternal hell.
The ventilation finished rebooting, and Steven cleared his thoughts as the Marionette disappeared.
Pearl: Are you ok?
Steven: I saw the Marionette standing over us. He said, "Save us. Help us. Free us from our eternal hell."
Pearl: What?
Amethyst: It was probably just a hallucination.
Steven: Maybe. I don't know. Where's Springtrap?
Markiplier: Don't worry got it all under control. He's in the arcade room right now, and I'm keeping him away with this great audio.
Steven: Good. Even if he gets here, he's an important part to the attraction. I'd get fired if I destroyed him.
Garnet: It's alright. We won't destroy him.
The bell gong sounded, and the shift ended.
Steven: Ok. We're through here. I'll see you at my place tomorrow night.
Markiplier: And we will see you...tomorrow night. Bye bye!