Super sorry for the long delay... I've been busy ya know? Anyways... Freddy and Mike are in the security office, playing cards.
"AHA! I beat you… again. Ha, in your face."
"NO! NOT AGAIN! HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS?"
Mike and Freddy were playing a simple game of Go Fish. Mike kept beating Freddy though. Freddy was furious and threw his cards on the floor. "I'm done. I can't keep doing this."
"Aww… are you just mad that I keep winning? I expected more from a secret agent."
"WHAT? Just because I'm an agent, doesn't mean I'm a genius! Seriously though, how do you keep winning?"
Mike just closed his eyes and smiled. "Magic," he implied.
Freddy and Mike laughed. But they were interrupted by a huge ringing noise.
DING! DONG! DING!
"Oh my goodness. That scared me so hard," said Mike. "I wasn't even checking the time."
"Yeah, same," said Freddy. "We can leave now, right?"
"Uh…" Mike looked at Freddy, and Freddy looked at Mike. Then they both got up from their chairs and bolted to the exit doors. Mike rammed into them, making them open. The bright light from the sun blasted their eyes. "AH! Daylight! Painful, but awesome!"
"Yeah. Well, you should leave now. I gotta go back to the agency too," Freddy said, his eyes still adjusting. "I gave you my phone number. If anything happens, you call me."
"Yep. No problem. Bye Freddy," Mike said as he got in his car.
"Bye Mike," Freddy said, and watched the ex-security guard drive away. Freddy sighed, and decided to head back to the Puppet Pizzeria. When he got there, he did the routine, and walked in. This time, Mangle was as her station, while smiling for some reason.
"Mangle?" asked Freddy. "Where have you been?"
"OH Freddy! Heheh… nowhere. Just… ya know… around…" she said while creepily smiling at Freddy. Freddy just nodded and walked away, not wanting to deal with her right now. When he got to his boss's office, he knocked. But no answer was heard from the other side. He tried knocking again. No answer. Freddy then yelled, "IT'S THE MAILMAN!" But still, not a single response was heard. This is very strange… thought Freddy.
"He's not here…"
Freddy turned his head and saw Nightmare walk pass him. "What do you mean he's not here? He's always here!"
"Yeah, well, he's not here. He left a while ago, saying something about 'convincing' or something like that. Just leave him be… and go continue your job," Nightmare said, then walked away. Freddy stood there, confused and stressed out. He wondered where Marionette could have gone. He looked at the clock on the wall. He still had a few hours until his… "job" started, so he decided to rest. Staying awake for almost a whole day and night was tiring, so he went over to the couch by the relaxing area, and slept.
Marionette walked in the tall building and went over to the information desk. "HELLO!" he said, scaring and surprising the lady there. She quickly put her glasses on, and smiled.
"Hello there. Do you need any assistance?"
"YES I DO! I NEED TO SPEAK WITH MR. FOXY FAZFOX!"
"Uhm…" said the receptionist, not knowing what to say to this man yelling at her. "He's kind of busy right now… so maybe at a later time, you can come back and-"
"TELL HIM THAT THE PUPPET WANTS TO SEE HIM!"
"Sir… I suggest that you go and-"
"TELL HIM NOW!" he yelled, and slammed his hands on the desk. The lady flinched.
"O-okay, I'll do it… just… w-wait there…" she said, picking up the phone and dialing a number. There was silence for a moment, but then she started talking. "Uh… Mr. Fazfox…" said the receptionist while looking at Marionette, who was smiling weirdly. "Uhm… someone is here to see you… What? Yes, he wouldn't go away... I swear I- oh? His name?" She noticed Marionette mouthing the words 'Puppet' at her. "He calls himself… 'Puppet.' What? Is he yelling at me for no reason? Well, yes actually he- what? You want to speak with him? Okay then… I'll send him up." She put the phone back and sighed. "I guess he wants to speak with you. He's on the sixth floor, room number eigh-"
"I ALREADY KNOW WHAT ROOM HE'S IN! THANK YOU AND BYE!" he said, and hurried to the elevator. The receptionist just shook her head and continued to work like nothing happened.
Freddy was still tired from staying up last night. But today, he really wanted to investigate the supply room that the mysterious masked man went into, and then suddenly disappeared in. He arrived at the restaurant, and walked in. BB was at the prize corner, tidying up some things. Freddy decided to go and say hello. He walked over to BB and smiled. "Hey BB…" Freddy said.
"What?" BB jumped and looked behind him. "Oh Freddy. It's you." BB smiled and said, "I was wondering if you knew where Ballora and Yenndo are."
"Uh… I just got here. So… no. I don't know where they are."
"Aw. Okay then. Are you okay?" he asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know… it's just that you look like you didn't get enough sleep last night," BB said. Freddy awkwardly laughed.
"Ha, well… that's kind of what happened. Anyways, I'll go and get ready now. I'll talk to you later."
BB nodded. "See ya!" he said. Freddy walked over to the Staff Room and found Baby reading something. He walked behind her and tapped her on the shoulder.
"GAH!" she yelped, and then stood up, accidentally throwing the book on the ground. "Ah, Freddy… you scared me!" she said and picked the book back up. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm just uh… here? Because… I work here?"
Baby laughed. "That's not what I meant. I thought you were with Ballora and Yenndo? Were you not with them?" Freddy shook his head.
"Oh. Well, then. I've been looking for them all morning. They were here, but now I just don't know. And they disappear on an important day too. Agh."
"Wait, important? Why? What's happening today?"
"We're being interviewed! Isn't that great?" Baby said. Freddy just stared at her. "What? Do you not like interviews?" she asked.
"Not really, no." Freddy wondered why Purple Guy would let this restaurant get reviewed. Wouldn't it put his secrets at a higher risk of being found out? Freddy thought about this. Maybe he was planning something…
"Freddy," Baby said, "I think I finally figured it out."
"Figured out what?"
"YOUR PREVIOUS OCCUPATION! Wow, I can't believe you forgot! Anyways, I think I've cracked the case."
"Ha, okay, try me," Freddy announced, crossing his arms.
"Psychiatrist."
"Whoa, what? A psychiatrist? That's a little bit too advanced for me." Freddy laughed and Baby just sulked in the chair.
"Dang it. I thought I had that one."
It then clicked in Freddy's head.
Yenndo was gone.
The supply room was open.
"Hey, Baby, I'll talk to you later, alright? I have to go and… practice. Ballora said that we are performing something new today."
"'Kay then! See ya later, Freddy!"
Freddy walked out of the Staff Room and quickly headed over to the Supply Room. He checked his surroundings, making sure that there was no one following him. Then he slowly opened the door and peeked in. Yenndo was nowhere to be seen, so he bolted in and shut the door behind him. Freddy congratulated himself and continued forward. He looked for the security camera that he used last night to spot the mystery man, and found it in a corner. He then knew that for a fact, the man disappeared somewhere around here. Freddy started looked everywhere, under the shelves, pulling books, behind boxes, anywhere that could lead to, or open a secret passage. But after looking for about a whole five minutes, he sighed. Maybe there was no secret passage.
DING! DONG! DING!
Freddy realized that the time to leave was now. So he headed for the door and quickly went out of the room, and headed for behind the stage. He then pulled out his microphone and turned on a tape player, so a little song started to play. Suddenly, Ballora and Bon-Bon appeared. Whew! Perfect timing. They both headed over to him.
"Hello Freddy," Ballora said. "Are you practicing the new song that I taught you yesterday?"
"Y-Yeah, actually, I was in fact practicing. Baby, BB, and I were actually looking for you this morning. Where were you?" asked Freddy.
"Ha, I was in the girl's restroom, cleaning up a mess that was left there from yesterday. It took a while to scrub it all off." She laughed. "It was very gross. You wouldn't have wanted to see it."
Bon-Bon laughed and Freddy joined in awkwardly. "Hey, Ballora," Bon-Bon said, "I heard from Baby that today we are going to be interviewed! Isn't that great?"
"I can't wait," said Ballora. She noticed Freddy looking not-so-happy. "Do you not like being interviewed?" she asked him.
"NO. I do not like being on television."
"Awww… Freddy is camera shy!" Bon-Bon teased. Ballora laughed. Freddy scoffed and then said, "We should practice now. It's a very hard performance, this one." Bon-Bon and Ballora nodded in agreement. They started to practice, and practice. Everything was going well and Freddy even saw Chica walk in, but he didn't want to just stop practicing to go and say hello, because that would make the others suspicious of them. Freddy was also tired from staying up all night and only getting a few hours of sleep before he came. Minutes passed, as Freddy, Ballora, and Bon-Bon performed their new act. The families loved it, and the children were happy. After their performance, Freddy sat on the little stool backstage, while drinking some water. Ballora was peeking out from the curtain and Bon-Bon was just playing a soft tune on his keyboard. Suddenly, Ballora jumped and hurried over to Freddy and Bon-Bon.
"They're here guys! We need to get ready!" she said, twirling in place. "I was informed by Baby that when we see them, we need to act natural! Do not talk to them, unless we are spoken to."
Freddy and Bon-Bon nodded. They all prepared their next performance and then went onstage. The lights in the party area were dimmed and three spotlights were turned on, each of them facing the performers. Bon-Bon did the usual starting tune, and Ballora did her dance. Freddy was about to sing, when he saw the reporters over in the corner of the room. There were three of them, one holding a camera, and the other holding some kind of super advanced equipment. But the third reporter shocked Freddy. He was oddly familiar with that red hair and the black eye patch. This is a dream, right?
It was his brother, Foxy.
Freddy wanted to die. He couldn't handle the pressure. WHY IS HE HERE?! I SWEAR TO GOD, IF MY BOSS SENT ANOTHER ONE OF MY SIBLINGS, I'M GOING TO-
"Freddy…" Ballora harshly whispered. Freddy then noticed that he missed his part, and then started to freak out.
"Uh…" Freddy waited for the next verse then started to sing, "The best place to be, we can satisfy your needs…" Freddy watched as Foxy and the other two people recorded him perform. The most annoying part was that Foxy was just standing there, smiling at Freddy, like he didn't know who he was. Freddy seriously wanted a spotlight to fall on him right at this moment.
And he got his wish.
There was a huge SNAP! sound coming from the ceiling. Everyone, including Ballora and Bon-Bon, looked up at the ceiling and saw a spotlight hanging from one tiny, little wire, right above Freddy. "MOVE FREDDY!" shouted Bon-Bon, and then the spotlight fell. Freddy reacted fast and dove out of the way, as the huge hunk of metal smashed into the stage. There was screams and gasps from the audience, and some parents grabbed their children quickly and pulled them away from the stage. Freddy unfortunately fell off of the stage in the process of dodging the falling spotlight. "Ugh," groaned Freddy, who was now sitting on the floor, rubbing his back. He saw Baby and Chica run out of the kitchen, while DeeDee and Bonnet also ran over to him.
He also saw Foxy running over to him at top speed, and man, was his brother a fast runner. Freddy always thought that Foxy could be a marathon runner instead of a news reporter. Foxy was the first one there, even though he was the farthest away from Freddy, and crouched next to him. "Broth-uh… Mister? Are you alright?" Foxy asked. Freddy just slowly nodded.
"Why… are you… here…?" Freddy asked.
Foxy whispered, "Puppet…" Freddy just sighed in frustration and decided to lie on the floor. It felt better than sitting up, anyways. The others rushed over to him also, and then started to throw questions at him.
"What happened?"
"Are you alright Freddy?"
"Did you break something?"
DeeDee and Bonnet were over by the parents, telling them to calm down. A few families left, but some were just staying, watching everything happen. Freddy just said, "I'm okay. Just, let me lie down for a bit please." They all nodded and backed away.
Freddy closed his eyes and tried to ignore the pain in his back.