Halloween
A/N: Hello everyone sorry for the delay on this one, there was a lot going on and all that fun stuff. Anywho it's a few days late, but here it is the next installment of Holidays at Fazbear's! I only own Leo, Crackers, and the kits. Everyone else belongs to Scott Cawthon. Enjoy!
Leo felt his heart racing as he tried to maneuver around the decaying bear that reached for him. He had wanted a good scare, but he hadn't expected something like this. Out of his frustration of not being allowed to go Trick or Treating he had to stay and help with the Pizzeria all day. However, something had seemed odd since the restored models were nowhere to be found. The toys seemed to love the idea of Halloween though. Even if the costumes were rather "cheesy" as Leo saw them. Toy Freddy had dressed up as a vampire, Toy Chica decided to be a witch, Bon decided to go with Frankenstein since he was made of several parts of other bots. Mangle decided to dress as an angel, and Crackers served as her little shoulder devil. The kits even had fun with the idea and dressed up as their favorite dinosaurs. Then there was Mari who had the sick sense of humor to place a hockey mask over their own paying homage to the Friday the 13th movies.
However, what Leo was facing now left him more scared for his life than any horror movie had ever done. He had decided to take a nap for a bit, just to see if he would be in a better mood when he woke up. Instead when he awoke the apartment was empty, and so was the pizzeria. Not even the toy models were anywhere to be found. Instead, Leo was greeted by the groans of old machinery trying to move. That's when he encountered the first "monster" a large yellow animatronic who's jaw loosely hung from a few wires that kept it in place. It was obvious that the jaw had been broken at some point considering how limp the mechanisms seemed. This bot's arms appeared to be partially locked in a 'T' stance, and the unsettling part was there weren't any hands.
"Maybe Carl ate them..." Leo breathed as he managed to escape the one decaying bot.
However, the boy's rest was quickly ended as a hook caught under the small stand he was hiding under. As soon as the stand was thrown aside his eyes widened once more to see two endoskelton eyes looking back at him. They seemed devoid of anything, except maybe revenge. As the bot swung it's hook at the boy Leo quickly rolled out of the way and noticed a flashlight on the ground. The bot seemed to notice as well and lunged for the boy as he grabbed the small battery powered torch. As the bot screamed Leo turned the flashlight on and felt some relief as the bot seemed to stumble back and rubbed at their eyes. Leo could finally get a good look at the bot and felt his jaw drop slightly. Before him stood a withered fox with red and orange fur. The one ear was devoid of any covering, and the endoskelton legs were fully exposed. Leo could see wires were coming out of several places in the worn-down fabric.
"F-Foxy?" Leo asked still partially trembling.
Foxy didn't respond though and started to twitch violently as he bent down ready to lunge at Leo. This caused Leo to panic and pleaded with the fox even more to see if they could even recall who he was.
"Foxy please stop, I'm scared!" Leo cried and froze upon hearing a deep laugh.
Turning around he noticed the decaying bear he barely avoided last time staring down at him. If Foxy was the one that was ready to attack Leo could only assume that the bear before him was Freddy. They didn't appear to be in rough shape at all. Their suit was falling apart, and there were wires that stuck out from the various holes in the fabric. Freddy laughed once more and reached for Leo once more only to be tackled to the ground by Foxy, who was now apparently an ally?
"Run, Leo!" Foxy called as he tried to keep Freddy pinned down.
Leo nodded fear evident in his features and he quickly rushed out of the party room and to the main hallway. Foxy waited until the boy was out of range and chuckled helping Freddy up, "I think the poor lad is going to have nightmares for quite some time."
"Just like his father, perhaps we should have gone easy..." Freddy sighed.
Foxy laughed a little, "This is still easier than what Jeremy went through. At least when Leo hits us with that blasted flashlight we turn into an ally."
"How does that work if you attacked me though?" Freddy asked.
Foxy raised his only eye brow, "Well then ye be on our side. Let's go help our pathetic human guest."
"He just has three more to try and "survive"...If he thought we were bad...Wait till he gets to Bonnie." Freddy almost sounded sorry for the boy.
Foxy nodded and the two hurried to try and find Leo and "save" him from the other withered models. While they played with Leo Jeremy and the toy models were actually working on setting up a small Halloween Party. Jeremy would have loved to let Leo go trick-or-treating, but he didn't have anyone the boy could go with. Mike was out for training which just left the father and youngest son alone. He looked up to the one TV and watched as Leo tried to figure out his way around the building, "Do you think he's figured it out yet?"
"Hmmm? I doubt it honestly" Toy Freddy spoke and looked up watching as well, "Bon has he gotten anyone yet?"
Bon emerged from the shadows, "He's managed to convert Foxy, and in turn Foxy 'attacked' Freddy so Freddy is on Leo's side now as well."
"Thanks for the update then" Toy Chica replied happily, "He barely got past Chica, and he hasn't even encountered Bonnie or Goldy yet."
"Those two will wait until the last minute to scare that poor child. And then I am going to scold BOTH of them for it!" Mari grumbled arranging a few cookies.
"Thanks for the update, Bon. Can you keep watching him?" Jeremy asked.
Bon merely nodded and returned to the shadows and watched as Leo walked around the building keeping a death grip on his flashlight. Hearing the groaning of metal he turned around once more and was thankful to see that it was just Foxy and Freddy.
"Y-You're not going-" Leo started until Freddy cut him off.
"No, we're on your side now. It's our job to protect you from the three remaining bots." Freddy spoke.
Leo looked like he was about to cry, "What is even going on?! Why do you guys look like that!? Where have you been all day!?"
Foxy chuckled and looked down at his hook, "Well you see lad, we wanted to do something special for Halloween. These are the very bodies Jeremy faced all those years ago in '87. It seems that they were kept for some odd reason... While it is true that we are the restored models, for the sake of tonight we are the withered models instead."
"Withered...w-wait that one bot that I managed to get by earlier...W-Was that-"
"That's right!" Chica laughed and loomed over the boy, "It's me, Chica!"
Leo nearly fell to the ground, but Freddy quickly stepped in and 'attacked' the decimated chicken just merely knocking her over causing Chica to laugh even.
"Oh no, it seems I have been converted to the human's side. Whatever shall I do?" Chica laughed as Freddy helped her up.
"I still don't understand what is going on though!" Leo looked at the three withered models, "Please explain!"
Before they could speak Bon's voice seemed to radiate around the room adding to the creepy factor a great deal, "You are in a world full of mad animatronics. The one's you hit with the flashlight, or if they fall by your allies will turn to your side. However, do use caution, one of your allies will attempt to kill you from a friendly reach. You still have two withered models to survive, and trust me they don't like to play nice."
"Wait, someone will betray-" Leo looked distressed, "If this is what dad went through every night as the night watch I will never complain again."
"You have it easy" Foxy chuckled and lowered his eye patch, "We didn't turn into his allies, we literally tried to kill him every night except for our two favorite bunnies."
"That's kinda...-"
"Dark? We're not exactly proud of it." Freddy admitted, "Here's another part of the game. Your main goal is to get to the office. If you can get there while befriending or defeating us withered models, you'll "Survive" the night."
"And if I don't?" Leo blinked.
Another voice made itself known, "Then you die, simple as that. Stuffed into an empty Freddy suit."
Leo watched in horror as his flashlight went dead and decided to hold onto Foxy or Freddy for dear life, "W-Who's there!?"
The boy nearly felt his blood run cold as another bot knelt and whispered ever so slightly, "IT'S ME."
Before Leo could scream Goldy laughed and grabbed the boy teleporting him to another part of the building. It hadn't gone unnoticed by Freddy and the others though and they immediately fanned out to search the building for their human, so that they could actually survive the night. How they had it set up, even if Leo didn't know he could try and plead with each bot to see if they would let him 'live' or not. Hopefully he would be able to figure that out on his own while they started to look for him. Meanwhile Leo looked in fear as Goldy appeared to be in rough shape just like the other withered models. Except this time Goldy had no eyes, and instead wires seemed to hang loosely from his one empty socket and missing ear.
"P-Please Goldy, don't do this!" Leo pleaded on the verge of tears.
The bear seemed unmoved, "Tell me why I should let you live? You are an endoskeleton with no costume. A major violation of the rules here at Freddy Fazbear's."
"C-Come on Goldy you know it's me! Come on think back to all the times we had together! You're like a second father to me!" Leo felt a few tears slide down his cheek, "Does your youngest human cub mean nothing to you!?"
Goldy chuckled and patted the boy on the head, "You are much better at this than I anticipated. You've convinced me to join your side, that means that there is only one withered model left."
"Bonnie...Oh this is going to suck." Leo groaned and gripped his hair.
Goldy chuckled, "He is crafty, but there are ways to work around his strengths."
"You'll help me then? You know I figured you would be the most difficult."
"What can I say? I have a soft spot for kids." Goldy responded and looked around the darkness, "Do you still have a flashlight?"
"The one I had quit working after you showed up." Leo admitted, "I haven't been able to find another one."
Goldy handed Leo a glow-stick, "Use this for now. We'll see if we can find you another flashlight. In the meantime, tread carefully, Bonnie can be anywhere."
Leo nodded and followed behind Goldy holding up the glow-stick towards anything that he felt could be menacing. Thankfully Freddy and Foxy appeared claiming that they had lost Chica, Bonnie had managed to get to her before they could act. However, the odds were still in Leo's favor considering he had three of the five withered models on his side though. The next room they walked through was full of plush toys and other prizes that needed to be placed in the prize corner. Leo walked by looking at each plush, however something seemed to stick out. There was a face staring back at him, not a costumed face, but instead the actual endoskeleton face with the remains of a suit head around it. Leo couldn't tell if the eyes were activated or not, he had been given a red glow stick, and it was probably for this reason.
"Ummmm F-Freddy..." Leo backed away from the endoskeleton head, "I...I think I found..."
Freddy and Foxy turned around realizing that Bonnie was emerging from the pile of plush toys. Leo was frozen in fear, he now understood how his father could be haunted by such a sight. Bonnie's entire face was gone, and all that was left was the lower jaw, and actual endoskeleton head. Two red eyes looked down at the boy. Bonnie's only remaining hand groaned as the rabbit flexed their fingers. The rabbit was missing an arm entirely which caused Leo to become more frightened of the decimated rabbit. He wasn't sure who was in a more dismal state Bonnie or Chica. Both appeared to be heavily damaged, but there was just something about Bonnie that was unsettling.
"Leo look out!" Foxy yelled and pushed Leo away as Bonnie attempted to grab the boy.
"Foxy!" Leo looked on wide eyed and Foxy attempted to break free of Bonnie's grasp.
The boy looked around and started to grab the plushes laying around the room and throwing them trying to distract the rabbit so Foxy could break free, "Hey over here!"
Bonnie ignored the boy which annoyed Leo in turn causing him to utter the words Bonnie hated the most in this body, "I have your face!"
The rabbit instantly dropped Foxy and turned towards the boy their eyes seeming to be a more piercing red than before. Leo gulped and then ran out of the room Bonnie quickly following him. Despite his worn appearance it seemed that Bonnie was rather fast, and was having no trouble trying to keep up with Leo. Just as the rabbit reached out for him something seemed to stop the rabbit in its tracks. The boy stopped and noticed that Goldy had gotten in the way, "Goldy!"
"You're almost to the office, keep going!" Goldy encouraged before getting tackled by Bonnie.
Leo nodded and rushed towards a faint sound that caught his attention. He knew that music box anywhere, and perhaps it was the marker of the "office". Leo barely dodged Freddy once more realizing that the bear was on Bonnie's side at the time being. However, as he tried to evade Freddy his ankle gave out and he fell to the ground, "Seriously!? Why now!"
"Looks like you didn't survive, Leo. It's a shame." Freddy spoke reaching for the boy.
Leo was about to accept his fate, but at the last minute Foxy grabbed the boy and made a mad dash for the office, "Not today, Freddy!"
Freddy laughed and Foxy continued to sing as he bolted towards the office, "Just hang tight Leo, we're almost there!"
"I thought someone was supposed to betray me…" Leo muttered and noticed Foxy stopped in front of a door, "Is this it?"
"Maybe" Foxy spoke.
"Dang it, it's you isn't it!?" Leo noticed Foxy was looming over him and decided to pull out his ace card, "Snap at me, and I'll snap at you!"
At those words Leo pulled another flashlight out of his pants pocket and flashed the fox. Foxy growled and rubbed his eyes and then started to laugh, "You sly little devil!"
Leo grinned and turned the flashlight off, "So can you take me to the office, for real this time?"
"Alright, alright" Foxy muttered and threw Leo over his shoulder, "Hang on small fry."
Leo nodded and Foxy made his way towards the office leaving the other withered models behind as they tried to catch him. Despite the worn down body Foxy still retained his speed and reflexes. Dodging Bonnie once more the fox laughed, and then proceeded to head towards the end goal while giving the other bots the 'bird'.
"The game has been won." Bon spoke from the shadows.
Jeremy chuckled, "Thank you, Bon. How did he do?"
"He managed to keep Foxy on his side through the whole game. They'll be bursting in here right about-"
Before Bon could finish Foxy collapsed through the door panting as Leo fell off his shoulder a wild grin plastered on his face, "THAT. WAS. AWESOME!"
Jeremy laughed slightly and pulled Leo up, "Congrats, you have made it to honorary night guard."
Leo smiled and hugged his father, "Thanks, dad!"
Mari chuckled and played with the boy's hair, "Now then for the main event."
Leo finally noticed the room was set up with various treats, goodies, and that they finally got the one projector to start working. Projected on the screen was the main menu for what appeared to be a collection of classic Halloween movies. His eyes widened some as the other withered models walked into the room, all of them laughing and congratulating the boy for getting past them. Leo nodded and even hugged each of the withered models feeling the difference between these damaged bodies, and the restored once he knew all so well.
For the rest of the night the odd family of human and animatronics gathered around for a long movie marathon. As Halloween transitioned to the first of November Mari chuckled as Toy Freddy and Bon carried the exhausted humans towards the apartment. One of the other managers would be covering for the day which would give Jeremy a needed break. The puppet returned to Prize Corner and noticed that Goldy had returned to his chair next to the puppet's box. Halloween may have come and gone too quickly, but Mari had to agree with Leo.
It had become their favorite holiday.
=End=
