Red lead Freddy to the roof. Opening the door for the darker bear, they both emerged into the darkness of the night, only a small hint of the sunset still visible on the horizon. The Toy bear sighed and went over to the edge of the roof, sitting down. Freddy reluctantly followed, looking down at him.
"I used to come up on the roof like this when I was younger." Freddy said, looking up and out at the city lights. Red huffed in amusement, closing his eyes.
"I always used to come up here just to be alone. Sometimes Clyde would follow me just to annoy me."
Freddy laughed a bit at, smiling at Red. His smile faded when Red didn't respond at all, his darker ears drooping a bit. He sat next to the Toy bear and stared at him, his own blue eyes flickering with sadness.
"It isn't the end, Red. I know we'll see each other again someday."
"Fat chance." Red muttered, staring out at the fading sunset. He stared down at the ground after that, feeling the gears in his chest rattle painfully. "Once you're gone, we'll be torn apart. It's as simple as that, Freddy. We've nowhere to go, nowhere to hide. We're not humans; we're the humans' toys. They can take us apart and rebuild us a million times and we'll never have a say in it."
Freddy listened intently. His eyes locked onto the horizon as well while he listened to the younger bear, blinking slowly. The last hints of the sunshine finally faded to dark blue, the stars littering the sky shortly after. They both remained silent as they watched, Red obviously trying to forget what was going to happen later.
"Clyde and T-Chi," He started quietly, glancing into the direction of the door. He paused, his emotions overwhelming him on the inside. "They're more than my family, Freddy. We've established a bond deeper than I want to admit. I don't want us separated, it scares me to think about them being alone. I'd be fine on my own, but I don't want them to be. I don't want us to forget one another."
Freddy nodded, looking at the smaller bear in pity. He carefully patted his back, making him flinch a bit. The older animatronic chuckled, pulling his paws away and keeping them to himself.
"If your bond is as deep as you say it is, then they won't forget you, ever. You'll always be together in a way; you'll have memories of each other to keep you going. Sometimes the memories can be painful, but you have to use them as a reminder of how much you loved each other, not a burden of the past." Freddy paused, sighing.
"I used Golden's memories as a burden and a pain. Instead of looking back onto them in love, I looked back onto them in spite and anger. Instead of remembering how much he loved me, I constantly wondered why he left us. That only brought problems to me and my family. Please, if you get separated from them, just remember how much you love each other. Promise me?"
Red nodded at that, resting his head into his hands. Freddy leaned towards him and allowed his presence to be fully known, he just wanted his counterpart to know that he wasn't alone.
Everything was silent for a while, until they heard the door to the roof slowly squeak open. They both looked up simultaneously to find Clyde peering at them uncertainly through the crack of the door, his ears flat.
"Clyde." Red spoke, his voice calm but carrying the undertones of urgency and alarm, almost sounding beg-like. Freddy waved the bunny over, making the blue animatronic slowly walk over. They all looked to each other before Clyde sat next to Red, staring at the ground.
"So, this is it?" Clyde questioned, looking to both Red and Freddy. They nodded, looking away from the bunny. "What if they just separate us, and put us into crates in some sort of warehouse? I don't want to be alone."
Red looked away at that, his ears flattening completely. Freddy looked at them and sighed, scooting a bit closer to both of them.
There was a long pause before a small memory rang in Freddy's head as he stared at them, making him sit up straight and furrow his brow.
'Our 'hearts' are g-gears. It helps churn our oil, and makes sure we can keep moving.'
His mind replayed the moment that Golden had told them that, and had comforted him by letting him listen to his 'heart'. Looking back at the other two Toy animatronics, he quickly stood up and grabbed Clyde, making his eyes widen.
"H-hey, put me down!" The blue rabbit squeaked, worried that he might fall off of the roof from an accidental push. He didn't, however. Freddy placed the rabbit's head onto Red's chest, making sure one of his ears was facing where his 'heart' would be. The bunny wiggled and squirmed until he heard the soft ticking. He almost instantly relaxed, his ears drooping a bit.
"What was that for?" Red questioned, looking up at Freddy in confusion. Freddy smiled and sat next to them again, slouching a bit to relax.
"Golden taught me that. I believe that as long as you remember someone's heart beating, you'll never forget them. Just remember the sound, and you'll always be connected in a way."
Both Toy animatronics fell quiet at that. They looked at each other and sighed, their eyes filled with regret. They all sat there for a while longer, until the moon was high in the sky. They retreated back into the restaurant after a while, knowing it was time to say goodbye to each other.
After Clyde went back to the stage room, Red stayed behind and sat with the older models. Chica, Foxy and Bonnie had fallen into sleep mode after a while, only leaving Freddy and Red awake. Everything was quiet for a while until Red turned to the older male, frowning.
"Do you know anything about the fuses that power you all?"
The old animatronic gave him an odd look, shaking his head slowly. Red let out a sigh at that, slouching by quite a bit. His gaze locked with the other bear's, everything silent. They broke eye contact after a while, not knowing what else to do. It was simply a game of sit and wait by now.
A quick glance at the clock filled Red with fear. It was nearly five in the morning, and the humans would be there by seven. He only had a few hours to share his feelings with the others, and to fix Golden. He wasn't sure how to do either. Looking around, he quickly began going through other various boxes on the higher shelves. Not seeing anything, he growled, resting his head on the wall.
"R-RED, HELP! THE PUPPET!"
Red's ears perked up at the frantic, pained screech from the other end of the restaurant. The other original animatronics woke up at the scream, looking around in confusion. They all finally looked to Red worriedly, who was staring blankly at them. It was only then he had realized what he had done.
He forgot about the music box.
Snarling loudly, he knew that this was it. This was the final straw.
Looking to Freddy, he yanked him up and made sure he was on his feet. Running to the other side of the room, he grabbed a blow torch, glaring at the direction of the door. The lights suddenly flickered before blowing out with a loud, powering down whir. Both Red and Freddy lit their eyes up to illuminate the area, Red letting out a constant, low growl.
"Red, you can't just-" Freddy began to speak, but stopped when Red ignored him and ran to the door. Yanking it open, he looked to them, his eyes brightened to the highest level they could go to.
"I sure as hell can. There's no reason for this place to keep standing anymore. You'll be moved, and we'll be dead. I'm done. I'm getting rid of this damn demon." Pausing, he looked to the other animatronics. Standing up straight, he heard another scream for help from the stage room.
"I desperately need your help. Make sure that the others are safe. Take them somewhere here where you all can hide. I'll deal with the Puppet." Red spoke with malice, darting out of the room as quickly as he could. He made sure he had a good grip on the blow torch as he neared the main room, the gears in his chest pounding with rage.
Skidding into the room, he blindly roared into the darkness. A quick scan of the area was all he needed. He spotted the Puppet almost instantly; it was fully out of its box, cornering both Clyde and T-Chi. He snarled loudly, causing it to look over.
"LEAVE THEM ALONE." He roared, lowering his head and baring his teeth. The Puppet stopped what it was doing, standing up straight. It laughed quietly and coldly, smirking at him. It slowly floated over to the bear, who stood his ground.
"Why should I?" It questioned quietly, tilting its head to the side. Red lifted the blow torch and aimed it at the Puppet, his ears flat.
"Don't test me, leave them alone. Go back to your stupid little box."
The Puppet laughed mockingly. With a swish of its hand, the blow torch was yanked from the bear by an unseen force. It crushed under an invisible pressure, lighter fluid splashing everywhere in the process. Red stared in mild horror, his breath catching.
"Did you really think you can stop me?" It questioned, staring down at the bear. Red was breathing heavily, his blue eyes filled with anger. He spotted the older animatronics attempting to herd the Toys away from the scene, which made him relax somewhat. He glared back up at the Puppet and snarled, baring his teeth again.
Before the others could get any further, the odd, black figures from before faded in. Red's eyes widened, letting out a roar at them. The others were once again trapped, being circled by them. Freddy and Bonnie seemed to be fighting them off, but their eyes were flickering from normal to black. Red knew that they couldn't hold out much longer against these...things.
"RED!" Clyde shouted, his ears flat. T-Chi was hiding almost completely under Clyde, her eyes flickering as well.
"T-THE MUSIC BOX!"
Looking over at the music box, Red saw that it was completely unguarded. Dashing past the Puppet, Red made a charge for the music box with all his might. He felt himself beginning to overheat from all of the work, but he pushed it aside. Grabbing the box, he ripped it open and searched the old, rusted contents quickly.
He found the fuse.
Choking on himself, he quickly and shakily unscrewed it from the small machine. It was brown in some spots, indicating that it was incredibly old and worn. Either way, it worked. At least he hoped it worked. It had to work for their sake. Struggling to his feet, he began to run into the direction of the basement, but was stopped by the unseen force that had thrown him so many times.
Glancing behind himself, he spotted the Puppet floating towards him. Roaring in its direction, he squirmed in attempt to get free, making sure not to crush the fuse in the process.
The Puppet approached his face, its wicked smile never leaving. It stared straight into the bear's blue eyes, making ice cold fear shoot through him.
"Game over."
Red was hurled across the room like he had been various times before, only much, much harder. The force of him being thrown into the wall almost completely collapsed it, most of it turning to dust and rubble. He fell to the floor with it, all of it covering him. The others all stared in silent horror, their eyes wide.
Everything seemed to go silent after that. Red coughed weakly, struggling out from under the broken wall and debris. The fuse had shattered, and all that remained in his hand was a small amount of metal and glass shards.
Panic overtook him. Pain was radiating from every single part of his body, and he could feel himself overheating even worse. He knew he was probably horribly broken in some areas of his endoskeleton, but he couldn't think about that at the moment. The clock chimed 5:30. He was sure his gears were going to stop from panic. He scrambled to his feet and ran off while the clock was chiming, leaving the others alone.
"R-RED!" Freddy shouted, watching the other bear run off into the darkness. The Puppet laughed softly, looking over at the others. They all cowered into a corner, Freddy making sure he was in front of them all. He snapped his jaw at the shadow creatures who continued to keep them in place, resulting in them snapping right back.
The Puppet floated over to them all, its eyes fixated on Freddy. Freddy snarled and looked up at it, forcing his eyes to not turn to black.
"You ruined my life." The Puppet spoke softly, glaring at the animatronics. Freddy snorted, continuing to make sure that the shadows kept away from his family and friends.
"Likewise, you monster." The bear growled, pausing to bite in the direction of one of the demons who attempted to reach for the others. "You killed those children. You deserve every ounce of pain and suffering you get."
There was a pause. The lights suddenly flickered from on to off, but remained off afterwards. The Puppet growled, glancing in the direction of the basement.
"You want to kill us? Do it." Freddy dared, his eyes filled with determination. The others nodded slowly, staring straight at the Master.
"You may be able to destroy us, but you'll never destroy our spirits." Bonnie sneered, his ears flattening. The others agreed in their own ways, making the lanky demon snarl. Its eyes flashed with pure anger and rage.
The Puppet let out a screech of fury, lunging at the group of animatronics. They flinched backwards against the wall they were cornered into and hid their faces, closing their eyes as they silently begged for mercy.
The echo of the screech slowly faded out, and everything went silent.
Nothing happened.
After a few moments, they all looked up. The Puppet, and the shadow demons were suspended in the air, staring off into a distance. They struggled lightly, but remained completely silent. The lights flickered to a dim light, lighting up the area slightly.
"As long as ah'm here, 'ya can't touch 'em."
The group whipped their heads around to the direction shadow demons were looking in, their faces filled with panic.
Two bright red eyes cut across the remaining darkness, resting on the demon in front of the animatronics. With a simple growl, the lights flashed back on to full power, becoming almost blindingly bright. The demons screeched in pain, trying to get away.
"I'm not sayin' 'yer goin' to hell, but 'ya sure as heck ain't goin' to Heaven." The deep, accented voice said flatly, followed by another growl. The lights became unnaturally bright, making the entire room pure white.
All the while, four black clouds expelled themselves from the original animatronics, dissipating into nothing. The two other demons faded away as well, leaving nothing but a memory, and an odd, unsettled feeling.
The Puppet shrieked in panic, its black sockets going wide. The red eyed
creature walked over to the suspended demon, grabbing it by the neck roughly. Pulling it down to eye level, they exchanged glares before the male spoke again.
"Go 'ta sleep, 'n never touch 'mah kin again."
With one last flash of light, everything faded back to normal. The Puppet dropped to the floor with a hollow 'thud', unmoving. It was nothing more than it was when it was created; merely a puppet. Its face lost its eerie look, and it seemed almost happy looking.
Everything went silent after that. The group stared at the animatronic who had just saved them, unable to speak. They studied it until it turned around. Its exoskeleton was rusted and dirty, but its bright red eyes clear as day. It exhaled softly, smiling a bit.
"Freddy, Bonnie," He spoke quietly, looking at the two broken males. "It's been forty years since 'ah last saw 'ya both."
"G-Golden?" Freddy whispered, his grip on the group of animatronics lightening. The dirty, rusted bear nodded slowly, smiling at them.
"Howdy, l-lil' brother."
"G-GOLDEN-" He choked out, unable to finish his sentence. He struggled up and ran over to him, eyes wide in a frantic panic. He struggled to move quickly, but was able to do so either way.
He ran up to Golden quickly, hugging the other bear tightly. Tears quickly began to spill over and out of his eyes, streaming down his dirty brown face. Golden hugged him back, blinking away a few tears of his own.
"A-ah missed 'ya, too..."
Bonnie ran up after Freddy did, hugging the dingy bear as well. The brown bear and the rabbit cried tears of joy, while the other animatronics looked on in confusion and interest. It took a few moments for Chica and Foxy to realize who exactly it was.
The other two original models expressed shyness at first. But, after a small amount of time, they finally decided to inspect the new bear after getting over the shock of what they had just witnessed. They all walked up to him one by one, even the Toys.
They all thanked him greatly, excited to finally meet the original Fazbear. Golden properly introduced himself to all of the others, as did they.
Everything seemed back to normal, and the dull, blue morning light outside was beginning to show through the boarded up windows. They all continued to talk over each other in attempt to talk to Golden, who was struggling to calm the excited group down.
However, in all of the commotion, Clyde was the only one who noticed that Red was gone.
Author's Note:
(LONG A.N. AHEAD)
Heya, guys! How are you doing today?
Now, this isn't the last chapter! There's about two incredibly short ones left, or one longer one. (I'm going with two shorter ones.) I might add on to both of them to make them a bit longer, but you get the point!
There won't be an author's note at the end of next chapter. Instead, it'll be at the beginning. You'll see why.
Big thanks to Chillaid for beta reading! I feel like there's a lot of typos hidden, but I can't figure out why.
I'd like to thank Anon xXToxicWolfXx, fnaf marionette, kattylm, mystery8icarus, Zerothekitsune, The Ghost-Ninja Guy, MinecraftMotavator1987, Anon MissDarkRaven, Jenny Lockhart, FNaFMasterReady4Freddy, Purest of the Hearts, PieSaysHi, Bink1999, Is It Me or Not, CanzetYote, Elysion Wish, Anon eclipse, Anon CSCatStudio's, clayface5000, Anon Malware, Anon How am I here, Anon Zebrafinch, WitherDragon, DeathClaw1787, and Fjorbili for the reviews! Thank you so much!
Answered Questions!:
MinecraftMotavator1987 : 1)Will you make a third fanfic from the Brothers of Circuits series?
2){this is more of a suggestion} you should listen to the Five Nights at Freddy's 2 song! It is so tragic and explains ALOT
Answer: 1: Yep!
2: I've already listened to all of the currently existing FNaF songs~ (I'm not really a supporter of the Marionette-is-the-mother theory, but I don't mind it.)
CanzetYote: "1. Have you heard Mandopony's "The Show Must Go On"? I am seriously addicted to that song. It kinda reminds me of Harvey Danger. Also, in one chapter of your last fanfic, you said you thought of Bonnie when you heard Survive The Night. Do you think of Bonnie as well when you hear The Show Must Go On?
2. Would you say that The Puppet in your story qualifies as a pure evil Complete Monster villain with no redeeming qualities whatsoever or does the Puppet have a sympathetic backstory behind his actions no matter how cruel and evil his actions are? Look up the term Complete Monster on Tvtropes. I'd love to know why the Puppet does the things he does."
Answer: 1: Yep! I've heard all of the currently existing FNaF songs. (And yes, it makes me think of Bonnie, haha!)
2: Hmm, I can't really think of anything (Asides from a traumatic childhood, perhaps? Usually that's what leads to the creation of murderers.) I bet you could ask Chillaid, she's taken a fancy to the Puppet. She might be able to think of something!
I've also gotten questions regarding BoC3. Yes, it'll be created! As for the plot, I'm not sure. It'll depend completely on the game itself!
