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Chapter 8: Toy Animatronics
Vincent's smile grew when he saw Spring Bonnie's face. He was frowning, seemingly wondering about what he had just offered him. Maybe he was going to accept. The Purple Guy sat on the sofa, looking curiously all around him. Spring's apartment was very beautiful, as was the view from the bay. He could see the whole city.
Beside his 'friend' were two plushies, one called Plushtrap and the other Plush Mario. Hilarious. Marionette's plushie was called 'Mario'. Vincent would have laughed if he was not so serious. He needed Spring Bonnie's agreement. That would be a lot funnier.
The golden bunny looked at a picture of him and the other animatronics together during a birthday party and walked towards it, grabbing it and glancing at it without a single word. Tears were filling his golden eyes. Then he turned to look at Vincent, hesitating.
"So ? Do you accept ?" Purple Guy demanded, grinning hugely.
Spring Bonnie lowered his head, looking once again at the picture before smiling cruelly. He tore up the picture, separating the others and him, before letting go of it. "They left me alone." The bunny said, walking towards Vincent. "What do we do first ?"
"... I have the perfect idea." Purple Guy said, his smile growing more and more.
November 1987; Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria:
Toy Freddy was on-stage, glancing at the whole room and, more precisely, at the children who were eating some pizza. Toy Bonnie and Toy Chica were by his side, doing exactly the same thing but also chatting together.
It had been one year since Marionette saved them from Vincent. One year and they were already part of Freddy's crew. Marionette spoke often with them about a certain Spring Bonnie but she also said that he was gone since a long while. Toy Freddy didn't ask why, he wasn't interested by these stories. The past was just the past. Oddly enough, he felt that they were going to see him soon nevertheless.
Meanwhile, Mangle was playing with children in the Game Area. Even if she was nearly destroyed because of them, she was always happy when she was with children. She was looking at one of them speaking with Balloon Boy when she heard some mechanical footsteps behind her. She quickly turned around, looking for an animatronic, but found nothing more than darkness. Intrigued, she crawled towards the dark and saw two golden eyes staring at her.
She gasped and jumped in fear, quickly stepping back. She was too scared to think. She crawled as fast as she could to the Music Box, ignoring children's calls. Marionette looked at her when she came and turned to her. "What's going on ?"
Mangle looked all around them to see if there was anyone spying but there was nothing. She cleared her throat and said: "I saw two golden eyes in the darkness. Marionette... I'm scared."
"You said 'two golden eyes' ?" Mario demanded, wondering about who that could be. She instantly thought about someone and she gasped with joy. "Where ?"
The white fox told her to follow and she came back to her corner of the room, showing Marionette the two golden eyes staring at them before vanishing. Marionette took a step forward and tried to catch the animatronic's hand but it was already gone. Mangle glanced at her in a frightened way before asking in a low voice: "Who is it ? Is it going to hurt me ?"
Marionette came closer to her and put a hand over her head friendly, smiling softly. "Don't be afraid. He's a friend of mine."
"Ow... okay." The fox agreeded, lying on the ground as the restaurant was closing.
Marionette stared at the dark corner once again, tears running down her cheeks and her smile vanishing quickly. She took a step forward and whispered sadly: "Why don't you come closer to me... my love..."
She waited some time but nothing came out of the shadows. She was all alone, standing in the darkness of the restaurant and waiting for two golden eyes to show up without results. Desesperate, she came back to her Music Box and fell asleep within it some minutes after.
In the middle of the night, she heard mechanical footsteps echoing through the Game Area. She slowly opened an eye and stood up, looking for Spring Bonnie all around the Game Area. That was when she saw where he was.
Next to Mangle, the golden rabbit was standing and seemingly glancing at her. An important part of his left ear was dangling and his eyes were much darker than before, certainly due to the animatronic's great age. His body was decrepit, revealing some parts of his endoskeleton, some wires tangling and apparent outside the suit. Marionette stared at him with both shock and sadness. What happened to him during these four years ?
Before she could eventually take a step towards him, something jumped at her and made her fall, holding her back on the ground by her arms. There were actually two things. Two little things, probably plushies. Then she remembered.
Plushtrap and Plush Mario. The two were teaming up with Spring Bonnie since he'd left the pizzeria, following him everywhere and doing whatever he wanted. Just like puppets.
Mario tried to escape from their grip but they weren't going to release her. "Spring Bonnie ! What are you doing ?" She cried out when she saw the golden bunny over Mangle who was starting to panic. "Let her go !"
The bunny animatronic didn't listen and took a wire from Mangle's head, as she could see from their shadows on the ground. She gasped and defended herself more vigorously, knowing exactly what he was going to do if she didn't stop him. Spring Bonnie took scissors and looked at Marionette with an evil grin.
"No Spring Bonnie ! You don't need to do this ! Put those scissors down and come back to us !" The Puppet shouted, pushing Plushtrap away but the little demon was already coming back.
"Now, my name is Springtrap." The bunny replied while cutting the wire without pity, calling back his two friends and escaping through the window right after that. Marionette quickly stood up, running to Mangle to see if everything was alright for her. The robot wasn't moving anymore and Mario's eyes filled up with tears.
The day after, everything was alright, as always, but Marionette was fearing something bad to happen. Spring Bonnie cut a wire so there was necessarily a reason. He wouldn't do such a thing without hoping consequences.
But anyway, Marionette was wondering. What had Spring B. become ? Why did he do that ? Why ? Why didn't he listen to her ? What was going on with him ? So much questions without answers. She needed to understand. Why did Spring Bonnie hurt Mangle ?
Suddenly, she heard a child screaming from the opposite side of the room. She instantly went out of the Music Box and ran to Mangle but it was already too late. A kid was on the ground, blood running from his head, unconscious. Mangle was in front of him, her teeth wet with blood and her eyes being black with white pupils inside them. Marionette came cautiously towards the fox, taking one step by one, and took the child, carrying him away from Mangle.
The boy's mother called the ambulances while holding her son in her arms, thanking Marionette and going away, waiting at the entrance. The Puppet turned to see Mangle rushing to her. She remained calm and stretched her arm, hypnotising the animatronic. This one fell on the ground, motionless, next to Balloon Boy who was looking at Marionette in a frightened way. "What is going on with her ?" The boy asked, scared by the fox.
"Don't worry, everything is going to be alright." The Puppet replied, looking all around her and noticing two golden eyes looking at them in the same corner as the night before. She took a step towards the animatronic but this one vanished immediately after.
Balloon Boy turned around to look at what Marionette was staring and frowned. "Mario, what the sh*t is going on ?"
She didn't answer for a long while, only glancing at the darkness without moving anymore. She felt her heart being destroyed by Spring Bonnie's acts. She was in love with a criminal. With, probably, Vincent's ally.
She wasn't proud about that. She was ashamed. Why did she love him ? Even after what he just did, she was still in love with him. Why her ? What did she do wrong ?
The little animatronic came closer to her and asked her in a worried voice tone: "Is it Spring thing ?"
"Spring Bonnie, yes." She replied motionlessly before looking at him and turning around, going to the Music Box and sitting against it.
She cried. She needed to cry. After those four years waiting for him to come, waiting to see him again and speaking with him one more time... Here was what happened. She felt so bad...
All of a sudden, she felt someone by her side. She knew instantly who it was without looking at him. She just sobbed and turned to see him, looking at his sorry expression. The golden bear lowered his shoulders and put a hand on her shoulder, trying to comfort her. Marionette cuddled up to Fredbear, sobbing against his neck. The bear smiled friendly and holded her closer, asking: "What makes you sad ?"
The other animatronic calmed down a little before answering: "Spring Bo- Springtrap is against us now..."
Goldie's eyes widened when he heard that. Was it true ? Then Spring Bonnie was a bigger bastard than he thought. He was extremely disappointed by his best friend's attitude but what could he do ? Spring Bonnie had already chosen his way. It was too late.
"Oh... I see." Fredbear murmured, looking away.
Marionette didn't reply anything, just sobbing more and more.
"Good good good." Vincent greeted when he saw Springtrap entering the apartment with a huge evil smile. Purple Guy smiled back and invited his animatronic ally to explain to him what happened exactly. Springtrap sat next to him and started to explain, Plushtrap coming towards Vincent and asking for a hug. The Purple Guy smiled friendly to him and holded him closer to him, hugging him as a friend would, while listening to his ally. When Springtrap finished to explain everything, Vincent smiled. "Great, you did exactly what I wanted you to do."
"I wanted this too, Vincent." Springtrap replied, smiling cruelly.
"Indeed, friend. Now, I want you to... kill."
"What ?" The bunny gasped in surprise.
"You heard me." Purple Guy confirmed, smiling evilly to his friend.
Springtrap's smile grew even more when he heard that. "When do we start ?"
At this question, Vincent stood up and came closer to Plush Mario. This one was scared of him without reason. Maybe Marionette was interracting with it. Who knew. He smiled to the little plushie and answered to Springtrap: "At midnight. I want Mario to see you, understood ?"
The plushie started to tremble and it ran to the bedroom, hiding under the bed while hearing the other three sniggering like devils from the living-room.
To be continued...
Hey everyone ! I hope you liked this chapter ! This chapter is the most important, everything within it will be important for the rest of the story. Even the picture at the beginning ! You'll understand why in the next chapters ! ^^
I'm so glad because I managed to write exactly 1987 words and I succeeded ! :D
Well, that's all, tell me what you think about this in the comments !
With that, sweet closure.
Until next time !
Circle of J.