Chapter 6: Paradox the Stranger

The next morning, both Mike and Eli woke up at the same time. They found themselves in the car with me driving and Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy in the back seat, where Mike and Eli were.

How all of them managed to fit in the back seat, I have no idea. But hey, that's basically an everyday thing compared to what we've seen so far.

Anyway, Zeren, or Paradox as he calls himself, was in the front seat. Bonnie was still sleeping due to being electrocuted by Barrett's tazer earlier.

When Mike got used to his surroundings he said "Hey Fred. What happened?" Then Paradox decided to answer the question for him as he looked back at them and said "You were knocked out by some members of Team Phoenix, and they tied you up and put you in the corner. Then Foxy got bored of exploring the house and decided to explore the hideout. Then Freddy and the others followed. They soon figured out that you were captured, and they decided to try and rescue you. With my help, Freddy and I managed to untie you both. But then someone put this collar on my neck that made the boss of Team Phoenix take control of me. The boss then named me Zeren and ordered me to attack Freddy. But, when I got him at his weakest, Freddy used his powers to deactivate the collar and put me back to my senses. Then we all left the hideout, grabbed some supplies, and escaped to household."

After that…incredibly long summary Mike and Eli started at him blankly for a moment. And then…they screamed. They screamed like the little kids that visited the pizzeria.

And they scream A LOT.

They then slowly hid to the car floor as Chica said with a creepy tone in her voice "There's no escape. He's gonna get you." Then she chuckled. Then Foxy said to her "Ya know lass. We're tryin ta make Mike, Eli and Paradox…friends, right?"

"So? Paradox was the one that gave you the slap of shame."

"I don't want ta talk abou' tha'."

Then I said "It's OK guys. He's a friend." Then Eli said "Yea, a friend that looks like Slenderman if he had a mask on but had no friggin' head!"

"It's OK Eli. He's nice. This is Paradox. He's going to help us stop Team Phoenix." Then Paradox said "Nice to meet you."

Then Mike asked me "Um…Freddy? Do you think we can trust this…thing?" Then I said to Mike "Yes. Like he said, he saved you guys before."

"Then he attacked you!"

"It wasn't his fault."

Then we heard the car making strange noises and then we noticed it was getting slower. Then it finally stopped. Then I looked at the gas tank. And guess what? We were out of it. Seriously it's like the world WANTS me to be used as a weapon of evil.

Then Mike said "Why does my car suck?"

Then we all left the car with Chica carrying Bonnie. Then Bonnie's eyelids started twitching. Then Chica said "Hey guys! I think Bonnie's starting to wake up."

Chica settled him down on the ground and then Bonnie finally opened his eyes. Then he noticed that Paradox was leaning over him saying "You OK?" Bonnie, startled by the sight, kicked him in the legs causing Paradox to fall over. Then Bonnie asked "What the hell is he doing here?!"

Then I said "It's OK Bonnie. Paradox is nice and you didn't have to kick him like that."

"You didn't have to trip- How was I supposed to know?! And…Paradox? I thought his name was Zeren."

"Bonnie it's OK. Paradox is his real name. His collar has been deactivated, so he's going to help us from here on out."

Then Bonnie crossed his arms and said "Fine. Just make sure his collar doesn't activate again." Then I looked at Paradox and asked him "Are you OK?" The Paradox said "I'm fine. Since I have no head I can't have any head injuries."

Then Paradox got up and looked at his surroundings. He then noticed a tree and said "Since the car won't work, it's best we build a fire until we can get more gasoline." Then Mike said "Well, I guess we could." Then Bonnie said "But I thought we were being chased. How are we supposed to hide from Team Phoenix?" Then Paradox said "We can hide from them by pushing the car in a certain place. The place can be far away from the road so Team Phoenix can't follow us." Then Eli said "That sounds like a good plan."

Then Paradox put out one of his swords and started cutting down the tree. While he was doing that I got the supplies out of the trunk. We got frozen pizza, cookies, and milk.

Yea…we kinda panicked so we rushed with grabbing the supplies. At least we got enough food to survive right? Just pray that the cookies aren't completely devoured in a short matter of time.

Or the pizza.

Or the milk.

Once Paradox finished cutting the logs, he started putting them in a pile. He then turned to me and asked "Freddy. Can you get me some rocks?" Then I nodded and went to get some.

When I got back with two rocks in my hand (or paw), I gave them to Paradox. Then Paradox started rubbing the rocks together, creating sparks in the process. When the sparks hit the wood, flames were suddenly burning from it.

I was kind of surprised me that Paradox is so…prepared for everything. He's always so resourceful about everything. He is also a quick thinker, always thinking of solutions to dangerous situations.

But still…that collar.

My powers seemed to deactivate it, but…I don't know if the effects are temporary or not. I'm worried that the collar would activate and turn Paradox into Zeren again. That's something I'm gonna have to keep an eye on. Both my powers and the collar are incredibly unpredictable. And I'm gonna have to find a way to keep control of both of them.

Once night fell, the others began to get tired. Mike and Eli slept in the car while Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy were sleeping on the grass. It was only me and Paradox sitting around the fire. We were both silent and only the sound of crickets and crackling fire could be heard.

We were both just sitting around the warm fire until I broke the silence by asking "Why?"

Then Paradox looked at me and asked "Why what?" Then I replied "Why are you trying to protect me? I mean…you only met me 3 days ago. You just decided to save us even though you didn't even know who we were. Why did you do that?"

Then Paradox answered, with a look of sadness on his face (or mask) "Well…I'm just…trying to look for my memories."

Then Paradox looked at me in the eyes and said another long summary.

"I'm actually a type of demon created by a human called a Stranger. My kind is created when people from different dimensions die at the same time. We have no memory of our previous lives, and we are always on a quest to find out who we are. We sometimes have flashbacks of our previous lives that help us with some situations. For example, I managed to make a fire when I remembered that I went on…some sort of camping trip. We have no idea how our flashbacks work, but we are always on a quest to find out. Or…at least…I'm on a quest to find out. I'm the last Stranger in the universe. The others either died while searching or managed to find their memories and join their loved ones in the afterlife. I'm still on a quest for looking for my memories. Then…I came across you. I'm always on a quest to look for my memories, but I always stop to help someone, even if people get scared of me sometimes. But when I saw how you work and how you and the others have A.I, I realized that…it might be a key to unlocking my memories. I might be able to join the other Strangers and be…free."

After Paradox's speech, I finally realized something.

This…is the weirdest Summer Break…EVER.

Then, after a moment of silence, I said "Wow. I-I never knew that this was so important to you." Then Paradox said "It's alright. I don't know if this would lead me to my past or not, but I will no anything I can to help you. You are clearly in deep danger. I can't just ignore you." Then I said to him, with a grin on my face "Thank you, Paradox."

Then I yawned and decided to sleep on the grass. I slept away from Bonnie and the others to avoid waking them up.

Then, after a few hours passed, I heard a noise and slowly started to open my eyes. I saw a blurry figure and recognized it as Paradox. I weakly said to him "Hey Paradox. What are you doing up?" Then I noticed something. Something I really didn't want to notice.

Paradox's eyes were a bright…red.

Once I noticed that Paradox turned into Zeren again, I silently said to myself, before a random Team Phoenix henchman zapped me with a tazer "Shit."

SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SOOOOORRRRRYYYY

God damn I was so worried about this. I had a busy weekend so I wasnt really able to upload this chapter.

I saw Big Hero 6 (which is an AWESOME movie by the way) on Tuesday and had a Drama class field trip on Wednesday

I'm REALLY sorry that this took so long and I promise I'll try to upload the next chapter more quickly

Thank you for your patience

Heaven OUT I promise