Freddy's ears twitched when he heard a loud, frantic shout from the direction of the basement. Stopping, he turned around and faced the general area it was in, blinking. Golden and Bonnie both stopped, turning around to look at him.
"Did you hear that?" Freddy questioned, looking at the other two. They stopped to listen, only for the noise to sound out once again. They both nodded, Freddy frowning in return.
They all headed for the basement, only to find the door completely busted. The sound of long, drawn out hysterical sobs drifted up from the stairs, echoing along the way. Freddy went down first, making sure everything was safe before waving them onward. He reached the floor as the other two began their transcend.
Freddy was sure the gears in his chest had stopped working.
Clyde was holding the empty shell of Red, who was very visibly long gone and dead. Tears were seemingly just pouring from his now-gray eyes, painfully loud anguished wails accompanying them.
Freddy was frozen to his spot. The sense of déjà vu returned full blast, and tears welled in his eyes. Emotional pain shot through his A.I.; he knew what Clyde was going through. He knew how much pain he was going through, maybe even more than what he had felt.
He hadn't even noticed that Golden and Bonnie had approached them, looking on in horror and panic. Golden stepped forward first, leaning down to inspect the dead bear. Clyde looked up at the original Fazbear, his eyes filled with begging and agony.
"P-please, y-you have to-...s-save him, pl-please." The blue bunny begged, choking on himself. Guilt overwhelmed him knowing that Red had sacrificed himself for him, his red eyes lowering.
"'Ah'm sorry, 'a-ah can't." He whispered, wiping a small amount of oil off of Red's muzzle. Clyde choked further and clutched the dead bear tightly, his ears flattened.
They all sat there in the basement, unsure of what to say as Clyde cried his eyes out until no more tears would fall. 6am approached, and the moving trucks came at 6:30am.
The workers that came were quite alarmed to see a few of the Toys and originals all moving freely in the main rooms. They weren't hostile at all towards each other; the humans found out that they were actually quite friendly.
It took a while for them to locate Bonnie, Freddy and Golden, but found them nonetheless. Clyde watched helplessly as they were taken as well, the humans not even bothering to notice the crying bunny.
The trio of original animatronics were given no time to bid their farewells to the Toys, or even tell them what had happened to Red. They were whisked away in a heart beat, loaded onto the moving truck and driven away. More people came and completely boarded up the windows of the establishment, placing chains, padlocks, warning tape and all completely over the restaurant.
The Toys had never felt so alone.
Clyde remained by Red's side for another hour or so. His eyes were half lidded and locked onto the bear, his ears flat. He gently stroked his best friend's rest cheek spots, tears threatening to fall again. However, as much as he wanted to cry, he couldn't. He had been completely drained of tears.
He sniffled his nose, his eyes closing for a moment. He opened them back up when he heard distant shouting of the other Toys.
He couldn't care less.
Looking down at Red again, he blinked slowly once he remembered what he had been told. It was his job to take care of the others, now.
He wasn't sure if he could.
Taking a small breath, he attempted to run his fingers over the scorch marks, only to see that they were permanently burned onto him.
"You are my sunshine,"
His blue paws ran across the bear's chest, closing the opening to his exoskeleton.
"My only sunshine,"
Gently lifting him up, he propped him against the wall and made sure the cold air was turned off, leaving the room deadly silent.
"You make me happy, when skies are gray,"
Gently picking the bear's hat up, he dusted it off. Placing it back onto their leader's head, he choked again.
"You'll never know, dear, h-how much I lo-..."
His voice trailed off after that, his shaky, almost tuneless singing fading out. The silence was stronger than ever, the only noise being Clyde's weak sniffles.
A hand made its way to his shoulder, making him jump and whip his head around. T-Chi was staring at him with tears in her eyes, not speaking. She slowly made her way to the bear and gently stroked his face, placing a small kiss on the bridge of his snout. She pulled away to look at Clyde again, biting her wing to stop herself from crying.
They both left the basement, unspeaking.
Mangle finished removing the small endoskeleton from its own, making the smaller one scream random, 'fake' obscenities in pain, trying to keep himself family-friendly, knowing that B.B. was watching them. The Toy fox opened up a box that the said humanoid had found, taking out an unused exoskeleton for Tangle that had been lost for a while. B.B. helped put the small bear back together, which only took a small amount of time.
The originals had just left, which left them feeling quite lonely while waiting for T-Chi, Clyde and Red. They had given up looking for Red and Clyde due to the humans being so busy, not wanting to get in their way. However, in all of the commotion, many boxes were knocked over at one point.
Previously unopened boxes had busted open, revealing a slew of extra exoskeleton parts, most of them for being for either Mangle, Tangle, or Red. Mangle and Tangle decided to rebuild themselves while they waited, having nothing better to do.
Tangle groaned in pain when his head was reattached, due to it being slightly wobbly and uneven due to his skull being half crushed. Moving it into a better position, he looked up at the fox. It was beginning to get 'redressed' as well, with the help of B.B., of course. Tangle struggled to walk around, not used to having legs again from being intertwined with the fox for so long.
"Uh, thanks." Tangle muttered, only earning a nod from Mangle. Deciding to actually do something for once, he helped put the fox together as well, sighing.
As they worked on the Toy fox, Clyde and T-Chi emerged from the hallway. They all looked over to them as they walked over. The first thing they noticed was Clyde's gray eyes, which put them at a small amount of alarm.
"T-Butt, where's Red?" Tangle asked, narrowing his eyes at the rabbit. The blue animatronic stared at the ground, his ears falling a bit.
"Dead." Clyde answered flatly and blatantly, staring at his feet. "He's dead."
There was a pause between them all. Mangle's ears flattened and B.B.'s expression filled with shock, while Tangle simply scoffed.
"He's not dead. Stop screwing with us, you-"
"HE'S DEAD!" Clyde screeched at the small bear, catching him off guard. The bunny punched a nearby wall, gritting his teeth. "H-he's fucking dead, gone...g-gone for good. I wouldn't joke about something like this, you half brained twit."
Tangle stepped back at his outburst, looking over at Mangle. Mangle wore a worried expression, its eyes filled with panic. Tangle snorted and hopped down from the stage, walking over to the rabbit. His expression was still defiant and proud.
"Show me."
Clyde bit his lip, blinking away tears that had resurfaced. Turning away from Tangle, he walked in the direction of the basement. The small bear followed him with a bit of trouble, grunting while doing so.
Clyde walked down the basement stairs once they had gotten to the location, looking back up and waiting for the small bear. He followed as quickly as he could, glaring at the bunny.
"This better be a jo-" Tangle froze mid sentence, staring at the larger bear's dead form across the room. Slowly approaching him, he furrowed his brow, his ears flattening.
"Red, get the hell up. You're scaring the rabbit." He growled, grabbing the lifeless male by the face. When he got no response, he slowly let go, his eyes widening.
"G-god, no, please." The small, golden bear muttered, his eyes wide. He desperately pressed his ear to the other's chest, waiting to see if he heard any gears turning.
He didn't.
Tangle looked up at Red, his own tears forming slowly. Sliding away from him, he sat down next to the bear, resting his face in his hands.
"M-my brother..." He whispered, shaking slightly. He looked up at Clyde, his usual proud, angry demeanor completely gone.
"I never apologized. I treated him horribly and I never apologized." He choked out, his ears fully flat. Looking into the bunny's eyes, he choked on himself again, blinking a few times. "G-god, T-Bone, I-I'm sorry. I'm s-so sorry."
They both fell quiet at that. They both silently sat next to the large bear, staring at the floor. Soon after, T-Chi, Mangle and B.B. showed up. They all took their spots next to Red as well, all crying silently over the loss of their friend-their family member.
They were more than certain that their lives had been ruined.
The back door to the large truck slammed shut, leaving the animatronics in almost pure darkness. A few windows were present, but they weren't exactly sure why, due to them being in the back of a moving truck.
Freddy went up to the window on the door and watched the restaurant as they drove away, his ears falling a bit. He wanted to comfort the Toys more than anything. His heart ached for them, he knew their pain all too well.
Even though he had his family back, he felt yet another emptiness inside of him knowing that the Toys' family was torn apart.
"I hope they don't hate us." He whispered, slowly pulling away from the door window once the restaurant was out of sight. The other animatronics looked down, all of their happiness seemingly gone. While the younger animatronics had sat down in a corner to cease any random sliding or moving from the truck, Golden continued to stand up, staring out the side window of the truck.
"'Ah feel so guilty." Golden muttered, watching trees and other scenery roll past as they moved. "It's 'mah fault he's dead."
"No, it isn't." Bonnie defended, his ears flattening a bit. "He wanted to save you, it's not like you ripped the fuse from his chest, or something...you couldn't have done anything to save him."
Golden shrugged, staring down at his feet. They all stood [or sat] in silence after that for quite a while, listening to the whirring of the vehicle and the sounds of outside when it would stop for a few moments. Foxy and Chica had fallen asleep, much to Bonnie's annoyance. The broken bunny crawled over to Freddy, leaning against him.
Golden looked down at his two brothers, sighing a bit. He had missed them so much, more than he could explain to them. Slowly, he wiggled a bit and sat down, much to the other two's surprise. He slouched awkwardly, smiling a bit.
They were silent again after that, staring out the window. Freddy seemed to be lost in thought, his gaze resting on both Chica and Foxy. He looked back over at Bonnie and Golden, blinking a bit.
"Why did you guys forgive me?" He questioned, looking out the window that was across from them. "I was so mean...so filled with hate. I hurt you all so much. Especially you, Bonnie."
Bonnie shrugged a bit, shoving Freddy playfully with his remaining arm. "Hey, come on. I forgive you, you should know that by now. You're an idiot, but you're still my brother."
Freddy sighed, smiling slightly. He looked to Golden for his opinion on the subject, dropping his ears. Golden noticed, and sat up a bit. He stood again, leaning against the side of the truck.
"There ain't a day that passes where 'ah don't look at 'mah paws 'n think to 'mahself that 'ah killed those kids." Golden stared down at his paw, his eyes filled with hatred towards the human who had torn him apart. Balling said paw into a fist, he dropped it to his side, looking at Freddy once again.
"But at the end of the day, 'ah remind 'mahself that it ain't 'mah fault. 'Ya should say the same thing to 'yerself, 'lil brother. 'Yer actions might have been harsh 'n wrong, but it's over, now. Forgive 'yerself, at least 'fer me." Finishing his statement by relaxing his fist, he smiled lightly and stared out the small window that resided on their side of the moving truck.
Freddy froze, taking the other's words into account. He nodded slowly, finally smiling weakly. Bonnie nodded at Freddy in agreement, making him smile wider. Freddy stood and began walking over to Golden, and looked out the window as well. They were silent for a moment before Freddy looked to him worriedly.
"I'm sorry you went through that...I should have been more supportive."
"It ain't 'yer fault, 'ya didn't know what 'ta do." Golden said, nodding to himself. "Don't be sorry. Even 'ah didn't know what 'ta do."
Bonnie stood and joined them, struggling between them to look out the window as well. They both laughed quietly at his child-like behavior, ignoring it for now. Freddy's expression once again filled with worry when they passed a junk yard, but ended up simply passing it.
"Golden, where are we going? I know we're being moved, but to where?"
A small chuckle escaped Golden's throat. The bear looked at the duo of sleeping animatronics at the other end of the truck, and then to Bonnie. Bonnie was staring at him as well, his ears flattened in worry. He patted Bonnie's head before looking back to Freddy, an all-knowing smile lighting up his face.
"Home."
Author's Note:
Heya, guys! That's the end of Brothers of Circuits 2! I really hope you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for reading, you guys kept me going!
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Important information:
Brothers of Circuits 3 will start AFTER FNaF 3 comes out! Until then, I'll be working on several stories that are either post BoC2, or pre BoC2. There will also be crackfics, AUs, ect!
If you're itching for something else to read, you can always read "This Job of Mine"! It's the current fanfic I'm working on, but I'll be starting a new one soon so there's more than one going!
Thank you all so much for following me during this crazy, horribly-written ride. I hope I can continue making you guys happy in other ways, with new stories!
Just...thank you. So much. I still can't believe you guys liked this. Thank you.
Until next time, friends! Goodbye!
~Koili
