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ACT II: STEPPING THROUGH THE DARKNESS
Chapter 18: Behind the Wall
"C'mon." Springtrap said, trying to open the goddamn door without succeeding. "That shall open. Why would they lock me in here ? It's dark and... spooky."
He banged at the door, calling whoever could be existing. "FREDDY ? BONNIE ? CHICA MAYBE ? HELP ME !" He shouted before giving up, banging his head against the cool steel and sighing in an annoyed way. He sat against the door, thinking quickly.
First of all, they had been moved to another establishment, which meant that the company reorganized. But it looked like the old location. You know, the first Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. That was what he had noticed before being shut down and waking up... in that freaking room. It was dark but huge. He had a lot of space. There were also some boxes, all of them filled with endoskeleton parts and some animatronics' heads. He could say that he was in... a safe room or, at least, a storage room.
What seemed really unusual was the door. Locked. How was that a thing ? If it was actually a storage room, that wouldn't be locked. Even if it was a safe room, in fact. That needed to remain open in case of emergency. But this one wasn't. Springtrap sighed again, looking in front of him. There were also broken arcades. Why were they for if they weren't working anymore ?
Maybe that was a... garbage dump. But if it was... Why was he there ?
Do the humans want to get rid of him ? Was that their way to show it ? Locking him up in a freaking room, not even deactivating him, and leaving ? Never opening again and letting the animatronic believe that they will ? That would be so mean... But that was really possible.
Upset, Springtrap stood up and beat the door up again, stronger and more vigorously than before. "HEEEEEEEELP !" He needed to understand what was going on. And most of all, he needed to know why the others weren't responding to him.
Freddy opened his eyes and looked all around him with astonishment. Where in the hell was he ? The place seemed to be... A pizzeria, or at least a restaurant. It seemed... so old. Then he remembered.
That was the old place. The previous Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. That was... where all began. That was the place where Spring Bonnie was born, as were Chica, Bonnie, Foxy and himself. Fredbear and Marionette were older than that. That was the place where... the incident with the spring suits happened. In 1983.
The beginning. They were just back at the beginning. As if nothing had been real. Freddy knew that he was on the stage, noticing that he was higher than the tables, and took a look at Bonnie and Chica by his sides. The two were still off, standing still, Chica holding her cupcake while Bonnie was holding his guitar. The bear smiled, tenderized, and glanced at everything around him. He noticed the Pirate Cove and walked towards it, looking through the curtains to see a sleepy Foxy.
He walked to the Office, knowing where it was, and was surprised to see that it was empty. No night guard. Strange...
Suddenly, he heard mechanical footsteps. Maybe Springtrap was up, after all he was a very morning person. Maybe. He turned to see who was coming towards him and was even more surprised when he saw Fredbear. Did the humans repair him ? Was he now able to roam around ?
The golden bear smiled kindly to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Welcome back."
"That's weird to be here again..." Freddy began, looking all around him. "It's like... nothing happened. We're still at home."
"Not everyone." Fredbear said, seemingly worried about something. "Springtrap's missing. I saw Mario's Music Box in the Back room but Spring's... nowhere to be seen."
Curious, the brown bear looked at his counterpart. He raised an eyebrow, trying to understand what exactly was going on when he heard a succession of loud bangs. He startled, his ears lowering as he looked at Goldie's reaction.
This one was just staring at the Dining Area without understanding. "What... was that ?" Freddy asked, coming closer to Goldie and grabbing his hand fearfully.
The golden animatronic shook his head without looking at him, both shocked and intrigued. Could it be Springtrap stuck somewhere ? Was it something else ? If it was, was it threatening ?
Was it the Purple Guy ?
That could be. Purple Guy was still here, after all, and he certainly followed them to this place. He was certainly trying to mess with them. But... If it was the case... why would he alert them of his presence ? Why would he attract them ? That would be foolish.
Purple Guy was not a fool. Far from it. He was very mishievous and clever. He wouldn't come without a plan.
"I think we should... you know... check it out ?" Freddy suggested, walking closer to his counterpart while looking in the same direction. "That seems... persistant."
Goldie nodded and started to walk towards the source of the sounds but Marionette stood on his way. "Hey, what are you looking for ?"
"Don't you hear that ?" Fredbear asked, staring right into Mario's eyes. "The banging."
The Puppet seemed nervous about that and nodded slowly. She showed the Restrooms and looked at Freddy and Goldie again. "I checked, it's weird."
"Wha-What do you mean by 'weird' ?" The brown animatronic demanded, starting to shake as he was thinking about a possible threat inside the restaurant.
Marionette crossed her arms and looked at the Restrooms again, wondering a lot. "The banging comes from a freaking wall."
"How is that a thing ?" The golden bear asked, trying to figure out what was exactly going on.
"I don't know. I went there and the banging just stopped. Once I went back to the Dining Area, it started again." The puppet animatronic explained, trying to remain calm.
Fredbear's eyes opened wide when he heard a scream coming from the Restrooms. Freddy startled and hid behind him, closing his eyes in fear and breathing heavily. Whatever was behind that wall, it was really scary and Freddy didn't want to deal with it alone.
In fact, he didn't want to deal with it at all.
The golden animatronic glanced at him contempteously before staring back at the Restrooms. There was a voice, definitely. Someone, or something, was screaming. They couldn't really hear what it said, but it seemed to be... their names.
At least, Freddy and Bonnie were called by the desesperate voice. Marionette turned around to look at Freddy, intending him to go towards the wall and try to speak with whatever paranormal creature was inside. That probably needed help.
Freddy just stared at her, his eyes filled with terror as he understood what Marionette was thinking about. He gulped before taking a deep breathe, walking towards the Restrooms. His two friends were following him, fortunately.
The banging came from a wall next to the exit. Weird, once again. As he saw on the map, there was absolutely nothing behing this wall. No-thing. How could this be ? Was this thing... a ghost or something like that ? Was he going to speak with a freaking ghost ?
He took another breathe and walked to the wall, responding to the call. "Uh... Yes ?"
"OH THANK GOD !" The voice replied, seemingly masculine, before stopping for a little while. Then Freddy heard another banging, louder than the others, and the voice came again: "HELP ! I NEED TO GET OUTTA HERE !"
Freddy gulped, trembling in fear, and glanced at the two other animatronics. Fredbear seemed to be thinking about something while Marionette was standing still, shock visible on her face. She probably recognized the voice, but she was too astonished to speak. The brown bear sighed, tensed and scared, before asking loudly: "Who are you and what do you want from me ?"
"FREDDY, OPEN THE GODDAMN DOOR !" The voice yelled at him, the banging beginning again right in the bear's ears. "THAT FREAKING STEEL DOOR !"
"... I'm afraid that there is no door here." Freddy answered to the stranger, disappointed.
Someone was stuck. That was now sure. There was a room behind this wall that was never mentionned by any employee or Mark before. Maybe that was a safe room. Where people weren't supposed to go. But why would there be a freaking wall in front of the door ? That made no sense.
"WHAT ? DON'T TRY TO MESS WITH ME, FREDDY, OPEN UP !" The voice insisted, the banging being more persistant and louder.
Freddy looked quickly at Fredbear and Mario, the two just staring at the whole and trying to find an issue to their problem. How were they supposed to open a door that was behind a freaking wall ? They just couldn't. They would be able to do so if they had something to make it blow. But there was nothing like this in a pizzeria for children.
Marionette looked at Freddy and nodded, joining him and hitting the wall. "That must be a fake wall. How could it be otherwise ?"
The banging stopped after Mario's words.
Freddy didn't reply and helped her, looking for a way to open the wall. They didn't find anything. The bear sighed in an annoyed way and looked at Fredbear, having an idea. "I know what to do ! Fredbear, you are going to teleport inside this room and you'll check if there is an exit ! There must be one !"
The golden bear raised his head, looking at his counterpart in a sorry way. "I can't teleport anymore..."
Freddy gasped and lowered his ears, understanding that he won't be able to help the guy behind this wall. Marionette closed her eyes, tears running down her cheeks, and whispered: "Well shiet."
Fredbear seemed really sad about that. He lowered his head, closing his eyes. He felt guilty. He couldn't help someone who needed it because he was repaired... That was awful. He wanted to be repaired since the beginning. Now that he had what he wanted and should be happier than ever, someone was stuck in a room and he couldn't help but giving up. Why was he so selfish ? The others needed him...
"Don't worry, we'll find a way to help you !" Freddy said to the voice behind the wall, thinking heavily. "Maybe not today, but soon."
"SOON WHEN ? DON'T F*CK WITH ME FREDDY, I'M IN A FREAKING ROOM ALL ALONE !" The voice replied dryly, the banging starting again.
The brown bear sighed, annoyed by the fact that there was nothing to do to help the guy, and gave up. He put his hand on the cold wall and hit it. The sound echoed through the restaurant and the banging stopped again. "DAMN !" Freddy shouted, tears filling his eyes. "I can't help you, okay ? I know the situation is alarming, but hell, we'll find an issue !"
Marionette looked at the bear and was about to come closer to him when Fredbear holded her back. She glanced at the golden animatronic, lowering her head. Freddy continued: "I'll find an issue, okay ? Just wait a little longer ! I wouldn't like to be you, that's right ! But stop stressing me out ! I need to think about what I can do, but I won't be able to think if I'm too worried !"
The voice behind the wall came again: "HOW LONG AM I GOING TO WAIT, ACCORDING TO YOU ?"
"A week at least, I'm really sorry about that, okay ? Stop yelling, I'm right in front of you !"
"HELL IF I KNOW !" The guy said from the other side and Freddy heard him sitting on the floor, just behind the wall. "I'm so tired..."
The voice was crying. Freddy was sure that the guy, or the robot, whatever it was, was crying. He could hear him sobbing, even if that was very low. "Hey, don't cry, okay ? We're going to help you."
At the same time...
"I want to go home..." Springtrap whispered, crying more and more as the room darkened. It was night. He'd spent the evening stuck in this freaking room, crying and begging the others to help him. And why finally ? The others weren't able to do anything for him.
That was the end.
He was going to remain here, and probably, one day, shut off, out of power. That was how he was going to die. Really... optimistic.
Springtrap sobbed sadly, banging his head against the cold steel of the door and weeping. He wanted to get out. He wanted to see the light again. He wanted to see his friends, the Show-stage, Marionette... He just couldn't remain alone and in the darkness like that.
Suddenly, he thought about something.
Where were the plushies ? They could probably help him to find a way out. They were certainly outside the room, though. Why would they be here, after all ? That made no sense...
The golden bunny sighed, sitting and closing his eyes. He wanted to sleep. Or wake up. To see that it was all a dream. He felt so scared... He didn't like this place at all. Anybody could just come in and kill him, without anybody, even himself, noticing it. It was too dark, too empty... spooky. Very stressful. Springtrap needed his friends.
He fell asleep, a single tear running down his cheek.
"You are going to die." Shadow Freddy said when Springtrap opened his eyes, sitting on a chair in front of him.
They were in the exact room the actual Springtrap was stuck into. It was lightened this time, Shadow Freddy creating a white halo all around him. Springtrap looked at himself, noticing that he was a kid again, and stared at the purple bear. This one was seeemingly worried, arms crossed and looking at him hardly, frowning. "Thanks for the support."
"Support isn't required, what you need is help." The shadow animatronic replied coldly, standing up and walking towards the locked door. He tried to open it but that did absolutely nothing. "God dammit !"
"I tried this a thousand times without result." The bunny said, standing up and joining his weird friend. "Why did you came ?"
Shadow Freddy released the door's handle with a sigh of frustration before turning to him, noticeably sadder than before. "I came to speak with you about... The situation. But you seem to be busy."
"Oh no, that's not a problem." Springtrap answered, waving his hand and looking straight in Shadow Freddy's eyes. "You can explain to me the... 'Situation'."
Shadow Freddy smiled mysteriously, almost lovingly, and sat on his seat again. "Well, it's a long story. I wanted to tell you why I came here, and what I exactly want you to do."
The golden bunny sat on his knees and nodded. "I'm listening."
To be continued...
Hello everyone ! I hope you're all doing well, today ! Here is the new chapter, hope you liked it ! Tell me everything in the comments !
I apologize to EmeraldKnight23, I made a mistake about him. ^^ I hope you don't mind, most of people on this website are women so... Sorry sorry sorry sorry. ;) I hope you liked this one !
Thanks to everyone for the support ! As always, until next time !
Circle of J.
EDIT: Things are getting a lot darker than before, things horrible are gonna happen, so be ready ! :D