The spirit could only feel terrible sadness and agony at first. What had happened to it was abominable. It could only focus on itself at first, trying to deal with the atrocity that had happened to it in life. As it recuperated though, the spirit was able to remember an identity.
Will.
As Will's spirit regained itself, it immediately drew out from his memory another name.
Mom.
Will's mother was nearby, he could sense it. He could sense her anxiety, which turned into panic, then fear, and finally despair. She was nearby, but cut off from Will by an almost impassable gulf. There was no way for Will's spirit to communicate with his mother.
Another name came almost instantaneously.
Robbie.
Robbie's spirit was nearby, but his sadness and pain was even greater than Will's. Will called out to Robbie, but Robbie either could not hear or didn't want to. Will's spirit could not approach that of his brother, the agony it was in was too thick and cloying, as if it was buried under a mountain of mud.
Will's spirit drew out three other names.
Greg.
Peter.
Lucy.
They were nearby, still in the vicinity, like Robbie's. Will's spirit longed to call out to them, but as it tried to move away from its body, it felt a piercing chill. Being in the Ethereal was like being submerged in ice water. Will's spirit did not want to leave his body, but it sensed as it cooled that soon it would be unable to hold the spirit for much longer, and Will would be lost in the ethereal. Soon Mom's spirit would fade away, leaving Will with only a memory. The other children's spirits would have to leave their own bodies soon, though they could not provide comfort to each other. They had so little to give. Robbie's spirit was the most worrisome. His body seemed so cold, but his spirit was curled up inside it, too traumatized to face outwards. The spirit longed for some other anchor to hold onto, but these were the only names, the only words it could gather; Will, Mom, Robbie, Greg, Peter, Lucy.
However, another presence made itself known to Will. Will's spirit directed its attention towards it, and saw it as a crying child. However, the crying child's spirit was shelled inside a vessel. It could not be truly said that it was a body, but it was something that could contain the spirit and shelter it from the cold Ethereal. The crying child cupped Will' spirit in its hands, carrying him away from his cooling body. It carried Will to a new shell that had only just arrived. It held Will's spirit to the shell's eyes, and Will funneled himself inside.
-Directives:
-MAKE CHILDREN HAPPY-
-ENCOURAGE BUYING OF FAZBEAR PIZZA AND TOKENS-
-STAY IN THE STORE-
-OBEY FAZBEAR ENTERTAINMENT POLICY RULES-
These were the new goals of Will's spirit inside of his new shell. It went over the directives, phrases, rules, and songs programmed into the shell and came to a new identity:
Freddy Fazbear.
Are you awake?
Will looked in front of him, and realized that he did in fact have eyes now, somehow. Now that he could truly see, he looked at the Puppet floating in the air in front of him. He wanted to flinch and back away, but these actions were not part of Freddy Fazbear's programming. Fortunately, the Puppet's connection to the ethereal was enough for it to sense the shock from Will's spirit.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you.
Will had no idea how he was could comprehend these words. What he was receiving was not sound that Freddy was able to process with its sound recognition mechanisms. Will's spirit was receiving the communication directly from the Puppet. Will tried to respond to the aberration.
Who are you?
However, this phrase was not one programmed into the animatronic's memory, and what came out was instead;
"Hey there! Welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza!"
What!? I didn't mean to say that!
"You're going to have a great time!"
It's alright. I can hear what you're saying. What you're really saying.
Will raised Freddy Fazbear's hands to his face. At least his body allowed him mostly free range of motion, though he felt that his movements were slow, clunky, mechanical.
What? What's happening to me?
This time, Will was able to stifle the preprogrammed phrase, though a burst of static came out instead. The Puppet continued to speak.
I put you inside of this body.
What? Why? I don't understand, what happened…?
In Will's memory, in the non-corporeal mind that he still had, he remembered what had happened. Golden Freddy…no…not Golden Freddy. Will did not know who this person was beneath the suit. All he could remember was the color Purple. Purple. That color. The Purple Man had tricked Robbie into bringing Will and his friends to the back room where he…Will didn't want to go any further into this, though images and sounds of crying flashed through his mind.
Robbie…where's Robbie?
I did the best I could…but the body that I put him in is not a good one.
What? What do you mean?
The Puppet looked to the center of the room, where the Purple Man had left the Golden Freddy suit. Using Freddy's eyes, Will could only see the suit, but he could also see beyond that without his eyes, and saw his brother curled up in a ball, crying inside.
Robbie!
"Hey there!"
Will walked his new body towards Robbie. He worked against his new metal limbs, crouching and holding the Golden Freddy suit in his hands, with Robbie inside.
Robbie! Can you hear me?
Will was able to hear a small, quiet voice.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry Will.
Will tried to communicate:
Robbie, I'm here!
"Are you having a good time at Freddy's?"
Will couldn't stand it. His brother was right in front of him, miserable, but there didn't seem to be anything he could do for him. All around him, he heard the suits activating. He heard Peter speak out through the Ethereal first.
What!? Where am I? I…
The Bonnie suit spoke as Peter tried to communicate.
"I'm ready to jam!"
Who said that? Was that…was that me?
"It's going to be fun times here at Freddy's!"
Will could sense Peter's panic as he tried to look around the room with the Bonnie animatronic's stiff joints.
What's going on?
"How's everyone doing today?"
I want to go home!
Will tried to stand up, still holding Robbie inside the Golden Freddy suit, but he slipped out of the Freddy animatronic's hands.
Peter?
Static came out as Will struggled to keep his body from using a preprogrammed phrase. Peter's panic only increased as he looked at the Freddy suits. Will noticed Lucy and Greg's consciences gain greater clarity as their spirits filled out their animatronic suits with their corpses inside.
Greg spoke.
Please…no…I want to go home, someone please help…
"Yar! Welcome to the Pirate's Cove!"
The Foxy animatronic's voice scared Greg's spirit too much to say anything else.
Lucy tried to speak again.
Greg, is that you? Where are you? I can't see you!
"Hey Foxy, get a room. It's our turn for the show now!"
What? What's going on? Who said that?
The Puppet floated into the center of the room next to Will and Robbie
Please calm down, let me explain.
No one calmed down.
What? The Puppet's moving!
"Looks like we've got some new guests!"
Get away from me, please leave me alone!
"I'll be seeing you next time, matey!"
The Chica animatronic hunched over stiffly and tried to wrap its arms around itself. Lucy pleaded from inside it.
It still hurts. The Purple Man…where is he? Is he gone?
"It's time to rock!"
Why do I keep saying this? Where is everyone?
The Foxy animatronic turned towards the corner of the room and crouched.
I can't let him find me again. I just want him to leave me alone. Why couldn't he leave me alone?
"Best you not be running maties, or else I'll have you walk the plank!"
The Foxy animatronic held its hand and its hook up to its head.
Please, please shut up…The Purple Man will find me…I don't want him to hurt me…
"Don't forget, landlubbers! You can always exchange your tokens at the front for some booty! Go get yourself an eyepatch and be a proper pirate!"
Greg stopped speaking and only cried.
The Bonnie animatronic was backed up against the wall, turning its head back and forth as if trying to find a way out.
I want to go home…
"There's no place on Earth like Freddy's!"
I want to go home…
"Be sure to eat plenty of pizza!"
Will looked to each of the animatronics and then to his own body.
Guys? Are you all in there?
Please. Calm down.
The Puppet finally got the attention of the children's spirits.
I am sorry. I am so sorry for what's happened to you, but you need to let me explain…
Suddenly the Puppet turned its head towards the door.
No, not now. Someone's coming.
The Puppet collapsed.
The door opened, and two people came in. One was a fat man wearing a button shirt and tie, and the other was wearing a purple shirt. The Purple Man. Will tried to back away, but his new legs weren't designed with the ability to walk backwards. The fat man spoke.
"Darn it! Where could those kids be!?"
He turned to the Purple Man, as if expecting an answer, or at least a suggestion. The Purple Man shrugged, visibly worried.
"I…I don't know, Mr. Faz! We looked everywhere!"
As Will looked at the two through Freddy's eyes, he got confused. This Purple Man seemed different. It was teenage girl, but Will thought that it had been a man that had hurt him and his friends. He couldn't remember, all he could remember was the color Purple. Still though, they needed help. He tried to walk towards the fat man and the Purple Man/girl.
Please, help. Someone hurt us…
The fat man stared at Will, suddenly more annoyed.
"And why the hell are the animatronics still on? It's such a waste of energy!"
He looked again at the teenage girl, whose duties did not cover maintenance, but was the only employee within swinging distance. She held her hands up in a perpetual shrug, too confused and too stressed to say anything other than a stutter.
"I…I…I…I don't…"
"Is that all you can say kid?"
The girl just stood there, stammering. Eventually the fat man rolled his eyes and shoed her away.
"Be useful and go look somewhere else."
The girl quickly ran out. The fat man walked up to Will in his Freddy suit.
Please, I think we might be stuck in here…
"Freaking stupid kids bringing police over…ruining my store…"
Please, you've got to help us! There was someone in Freddy suit, my Mom should still be here!
The fat man looked over the Freddy suit.
"Now where's that stupid off switch?"
Please, Mom is so worried…Robbie needs help…
The fat man didn't look up. He couldn't hear anything Will's spirit tried to articulate.
For crying out loud! It's my birthday! I just wanted to come here with my friends!
"Oh, there it is."
Using the animatronic's ears, Will could hear the fat man flip something on his body before everything got shut off. Will was rendered completely deaf, mute, blind, and immobile.
Wait…wait, I can't see! Where are you?
Will! He's coming towards me!
What…what do you mean?
Will could hear his friend's pleas through the ethereal.
Please, can't you hear me? I'm still here! Don't, please!
No…no, I can't see…what's happening?
Will could tell that Greg was the last to have his body shut down.
No…no…no…I don't want it to be dark, please, please leave the light on…No…no…no!
Greg broke off crying. Lucy tried to shout out again.
Someone, please help me! I want my Dad!
What is going on!? Why can't I move? Why can't I see? Why can't I feel anything!?
Hearing his friends got to be too much for Will and he broke down.
Can't anyone hear us? Can't anyone help us? I'm just a kid, I want my Mom!
Please!
I'm sorry…
Someone please come! Anyone!?
It still hurts…it hurts so much!
I'm sorry…
Let me out!
This can't be real…this has to be a bad dream…
I'm sorry…
It's just a bad dream.
I'm sorry…
It's just a dream…
I'm sorry…
Why can't I WAKE UP!?
Will, I'm so sorry!