-FNaF: The Other Half-
Chapter 5: A world full of monsters...
Marionette sighed and facepalmed, looking after her cellphone which she had once again lost. Springtrap was still asleep and Doctor Mark wouldn't come until a hour at least. She had enough time to plan something, to hang out with friends, right ? She took a glance at the kitchen, entering it when she saw her phone lying on the table. She smiled happily and texted her friends, asking them if they could come with her. She texted Spring Bonnie, Toy Chica and one of her friends from her job, Sally. She was a dog-like animatronic, and she looked like a dalmatian with bright purple eyes. They were close, but not as close as with Spring Bonnie.
Soon after, Spring Bonnie answered that she had something to do and couldn't come, even though she would have loved it, and Toy Chica said that Marionette could come to her café where they could speak while drinking some coffee. Appealed by that proposition, Marionette decided that going to the café wasn't such a bad idea. She made her way toward Springtrap's bedroom and kissed her on the forehead while she was still asleep, but her daughter opened her eyes and smiled very slightly. « Where are you... going... ? » She asked, raising an arm and grabbing her Bonnie plush Theodore, giving it a big hug and closing her eyes.
« I'll be back soon, I promise. » Marionette smiled and took away from her the plush toy, putting it on the shelf right next to her. « I'm going to the café, Toy Chica is waiting for me there. »
« Oh... Can I... come ? » The tattered bunny animatronic asked, trying to stand up and to take the plush back but her mother prevented her to do so by forcing her to lie on the bed.
« No, you're way too sick to go anywhere. » Puppet answered, stroking her daughter's cheek tenderly and kissing her on the forehead once again. The bunny's ears jerked as the girl shut her eyes, appreciating to embrace. « Doctor Mark will be there soon, don't worry. I'll try my best to be back home on time, okay ? »
« Catch... ya... » Springtrap nodded slightly but that made her cringe. She felt really bad, even more than before. She just wanted to die instead of living in her bed. But her mother didn't want to understand her point. She was always saying that she would be better the following day, and then it was even worse... each time... She was sick of this. Springtrap had dreamt, once again, about commiting suicide. It was reccurent. Every night or whenever she falls asleep, it's happening. It was really creepy.
Puppet left her alone in her room after a minute.
Springtrap tried to stand up, trying to reach the Bonnie plush on the shelf, but she couldn't grab it. She attempted to stretch out, determined to take the plush toy, but she fell on the ground, banging her head against the corner of the bedside table. She hissed in pain but tried to get the plush anyway, even though her vision became all blurry and she couldn't see anything more of the plush than a purple dot in the brownish landscape.
She grabbed it and held it close to her, begging for the pain to stop, and then she noticed the blood on the ground. She gasped and touched her forehead, her fingers getting wet with her own blood. « Mom- SOMEONE ! HELP ! » She shouted as loud as she could but nobody was there. Well, that was what she thought.
She tried to go back to bed but she just couldn't move any limb. She was stuck on the ground, the plushie in her arms and its purple eyes staring lifelessly at the ceiling. Springtrap started to cry as she felt her strength slowly leaving her body. « HELP ! » She cried out again before looking at the plush toy.
Theodore was now looking at her. His bright purple eyes were fixing her, even though the plush shall not move normally on its own. Springtrap shut her eyes, frightened, and then she heard footsteps beside her. She quickly raised her head and opened her eyes, and she gasped. « G-Goldie... ? »
The bear didn't respond, neither did he move. He was just... there. Staring at her while she was on the ground, maybe having hallucinations. Springtrap tried to reach him, but once she did, it was another person.
Doctor Mark was looking at her worriedly, and the man with brown hair grabbed her hand, helping her to stand up. He held her and brought her to bed, lying her on it. « I'm going to find some bandage, don't move. » He said before leaving quickly.
He came back some minutes afterwards and tried to heal the wound. Well, at least, it wasn't bleeding anymore. It was a good start. Springtrap finally saw clearly and she smiled to her doctor. This one smiled back and sat beside her. « So, tell me how you feel today. Is this worse than yersterday ? » She nodded. He took notes. « Okay. What's worse than yersterday ? »
« I can't... talk... I'm just... slow... » Springtrap tried to say, and the doctor took notes again, nodding absently.
« Right, what else ? »
« I feel... like, sick... and... I sleep all... day long... »
The doctor smiled slightly and took notes again, putting a hand over her arm and rubbing it gently, comfortingly. « It's going to be okay, Springtrap. Don't worry. We'll find a way to help you. »
« I'M BACK ! » Marionette's voice came from the entrance door, and then the Puppet herself entered Spring's bedroom, putting down a plastic bag on the bedside table and sitting right beside Springtrap's head, stroking it affectionately. « So, what are the news ? »
Doctor Mark cringed. « I'm sorry, I have some bad news... Her state is getting worse every single day. »
Springtrap whined painfully when her gaze met the light, and she immediately turned away from it. Marionette looked at her with a worried expression on her face. « What can we do ? Can we help her ? »
« We'll try, but I'm not sure... She needs to go out more often. Definitely. Being trapped here isn't really helping her... » The doctor explained, Puppet nodding in agreement.
Springtrap moaned and fell asleep, the two others just chatting together about Springtrap's health and their fears for the future.
« Fred, don't be like that. »
« I should, Mangle, go to her house and see if she's well ! » Fred cried out, decided, slowly making his way toward the exit.
Mangle and Elena were following him, trying to hold him back, but the bear just wouldn't listen to them. He was stubborn as hell, and even more when he loved someone. « Fred, for F*ck's sake, stay here ! » Elena shouted at him, grabbing his hand and holding him back. « No need to go annoy her. She needs to get some rest. »
« But it's been three weeks, Elena ! THREE weeks ! » Freddle replied, escaping her grip and leaving school without looking at them anymore.
The two girls exchanged glances and decided to follow him, even if what they were doing was awfully stupid. Mangle ran after her friend, trying to reason him even though it was too late for this. « See what you're putting us through ?! »
« I never asked you to follow me, Mangle, go back to school if you want but stop bugging me ! » The bear told her, pushing her away from him, but she went back as quick as she could.
« You can't do this ! Listen. Springtrap needs to be alone for a while, you can't just go to her house and annoy her ! »
« Why not ? »
« Fred ! Plus, we're leaving school, even though we still have Maths after and- »
« Absolutely fascinating, I'm sure. » Fred replied ironically, going away faster than before.
The two girls sighed at the same time and ran after him, not trying to reason him anymore since it didn't seem to affect him.
Soon enough, they all arrived at Puppet's house, and Fred knocked at the door. It took some time but Marionette opened the door, seemingly surprised to see them here. « Uh... Hi, can I help ya kids ? »
« We're looking for Springtrap, is she here ? » Mangle asked politely, leaning her head respectfully.
Puppet nodded and let them in, leading them to her daughter's bedroom. Springtrap, fortunately, was still awake, and she nearly jumped out of bed when she saw her friends and a new girl entering her room. Fred smiled hugely, blushing at the sight of his beloved bunny, and ran toward her, kneeling beside the bed and taking her into a hug. The tattered bunny seemed surprised and a bit anxious but smiled and returned the embrace, Mangle and Elena slowly coming toward them. « What... are you all... doing here ? » She asked them, waiting for Fred to release her.
The bear released her soon after, and she took a deep breath. Strangely, she felt way better than before. Maybe her friends' presence comforted her ?
Mangle smiled and answered her question, looking significantly at Freddle. « He wanted to come. We were really worried. »
« Uh- Excuse me ? 'We' ? You didn't even want to come at first ! » Fred reacted, crossing his arms against his chest and Mangle got his death stare.
« That's because we should still be in class, Freddle ! »
« Don't fight guys... » Elena tried to keep them down but it didn't seem to work. The two were just unbearable together.
Springtrap turned her attention to her and smiled softly. « What's your name... ? » She asked, her ear tilting in rhythm with her friends' shouts.
The green chicken smiled shyly and decided to approach her host, who seemed to have regained her colors, sitting right beside her and leaving the two others behind to concentrate on their conversation. « My name is Elena. And you are Springtrap, I guess. You are just like Mangle described you. »
« And... Was it a good description ? » Springtrap asked, smiling slightly and taking a peek at the other two who were still arguing.
« Yeah, it was, really. » Elena said, nodding vigorously and also looking at Mangle and Fred.
Fred had clenched fists and looked ready to kill her with a simple hit and Mangle seemed ready to bite him to death, her teeth showing up and her eyes furiously staring at his'. « Don't you dare say it was my fault if we missed Maths. »
« I don't give a sh*t. »
« Oh yeah ? Then, Freddle, you friggin' genius, how are you gonna succeed at your exam ? »
Springtrap sighed, trying to keep calm but she wasn't the patient type of girls, apparently. Elena seemed to notice that and shouted at the two to shut their traps up, or, at least, that's what it meant. The two just blinked in confusion and nodded, looking away from each other and watching Springtrap, who suddenly seemed really exhausted. « Can you... come back later ? » The tattered bunny demanded politely, closing her eyes and reaching for Theodore on the shelf.
Mangle gasped and ran to it, taking it and handing it to her friend. This one smiled and hugged it, helding it close to her and falling asleep instantly. Mangle stared at the plush ; this thing was strange. She felt like this plush toy could... feel emotions. As if it was alive. As if it had a mind on its own. « Is that a Bonnie plush ? »
« Yes. » Marionette's voice came from behind them, startling them. The woman entered the room and took the plush toy from Springtrap's hands, staring at it with animosity. She seemed to hate the thing. The question was: Why ?
Freddle was determined to get the answer. « You seem to dislike this plush toy... Is there a specific reason for this ? »
« That plush is haunted. » Marionette answered, looking away from the toy and putting it away from Springtrap, on the shelf again. « I shall burn it... »
« What's haunting it ? » Mangle asked, worried about her friend's security. « Is it dangerous ? Is it murderous ? »
Puppet shrugged and took a look at them. She sighed and went to the shelf again, grabbing what seemed to be a picture on the top of it. « Bonnie wasn't murderous, so I don't think it is. But hell if I know ! » Marionette said, staring at the picture furiously before throwing it to Fred.
This one catched it and looked at it, dropping his jaw. « Are those- the real Bonnie and Fredbear !? »
Mangle and Elena joined him, glancing at the picture and gasping at the same time, astonished. Then Elena frowned. « What happened to them ? Why would the plush toy be haunted by Bonnie ? »
Marionette smirked. « She's dead of course. And Fredbear left us behind after that. »
« Was she killed ? I thought she commited suicide... » Mangle demanded, concerned.
That made Springtrap's adoptive mother's smile grow. « That's what they wanted you to think... But I saw him... The world is full of monsters, you know... You're living among them. You just don't know where they are... »
« What does that mean ? Be clearer. » Freddle inquired, frowning while gazing at the Puppet animatronic.
Her smile vanished and she took Theodore in her hands, squashing its head between them with a sadistic expression on her face. « I know where they are... I know who they are... And more importantly, I know what they are... »
To be continued...
A/N: Hello dear friends ! I'm glad to present you the newest chapter ! ^^ well, I'm currently writing the sixth one but it's not ready yet. In fact, I wanted to upload this chapter yesterday or even tuesday but couldn't. I had no Internet for some reason. Now it's back and works perfectly, so I'm going to be more regular I think (oops... the exams... well screw 'em) but I can't promise you anything ^^ I'll do my best !
Don't forget the comments, as always, and until next time,
Your devoted Circle of J.