A Dangerous Duo
A/N: I do not own anyone but Larry and Crackers. Everyone else belongs to Scott Cawthon. Enjoy everyone.
The day seemed to move slowly for the animatronics. Freddy though focusing on his duties to entertain the children, kept thinking back to the lucid nightmare he had endured the night before. When they were given a break he would often hold his head and try to shake the memories away. Wanting to know how to control his shadow side more he sought out help from Bon who was more than happy to help in any way he could.
"For starters you need to abandon the feelings of rage and anger that you associate with the memory" Bon started explaining, "If you allow those feelings to control you, you'll only follow through with what you experienced. It takes a little practice so for the rest of the day when you want to try go ahead and focus on that."
Freddy nodded, "Thank you for the pointers, Bon."
The toy rabbit nodded and returned back to the show stage to entertain the children with his brother. Meanwhile the restored bear had a chance to look around and noticed that Larry was once again missing from his stage. Feeling suspicion, he decided to look for the eagle, and was almost tempted to get help in case the worst had happened.
"Where are you going Freddy?" Chica asked as the bear walked past her.
Freddy shook his head, "Larry is missing, I don't know why but I have a bad feeling about today."
"Then it's not just us. Toy Chica and I were just talking about how something has felt off. Toy Freddy seems troubled as well….It's almost like that day when that horrible man committed his crime." Chica looked down, "Would you like some company?"
"I wouldn't mind actually" Freddy responded rubbing the back of his head, "Let's go we'll have to perform again soon."
The restored chicken nodded and soon they started to look around the building for any sign of Larry. They first checked Pirate's Cove which was teeming with children who had enjoyed playing pirate with the two animatronic foxes. When the two animatronics noticed Freddy they became concerned and asked if there was anything they could do. Freddy nodded and explained what was going on and asked that Foxy and Mangle keep an eye on the children, and for Larry in case he returned to his stage before they found him. Mangle nodded and started to sing bringing the children in more so she and Foxy could keep an eye on them.
Meanwhile in a dark room that was yet to be used Larry stood face to face with the shadow of Springtrap. He was having a bad day by children mocking him, and the fact he was damaged once more didn't help improve his mood. He wanted to believe the words that the restored rabbit had given him, but he couldn't find it in his own programming to really enjoy the little brat's company.
"So if I help you, you'll help me?" Larry asked.
The shadow nodded, "That is correct. You seek freedom, and I seek revenge against those who have done this to me. Allow me access to your body for the time being and we can begin to get you closer to your relocation to a new place."
"When you're done I get full control of my body back, right?" Larry responded.
The shadow nodded, "Of course."
Without a second thought of the consequences Larry accepted and soon Springtrap took over and started to look around. He was thirsty for revenge and decided he wanted to start with something that wasn't too much of a challenge. He started to make his way for the new prize corner to pay Marionette and Golden Freddy a visit. He knew that without the two animatronics that possessed unusual powers Freddy and the others would be defenseless against him. He watched from the shadows as a group of children sat around Golden Freddy as he started to read to them. The golden bear wasted no time and started the story as several eager eyes watched him. Marionette was sitting out of their box listening intently until it felt something was off.
"Goldy, please keep them safe." Marionette spoke quietly and exited their box.
"Mari, where are you going?" Golden asked.
"It's him, please keep the children safe." Marionette responded and started to head towards the dark presence that made them concerned.
Golden looked to the children, "Come with me kids, I do believe my dear cousin Freddy is about ready to perform. We can continue with our story later; I need to go help Mari with something."
"Awwww" the children whined but followed the golden bear towards the show stage area.
When the two versions of the Fazbear band saw the golden bear they knew something was horribly wrong. Balloon Boy and Balloon Girl asked the bear what was going on and nodded as the bear uttered something and quickly made their way back for the prize corner.
"BB, what's going on?" Toy Freddy asked.
Balloon Boy turned around, "Marionette said something didn't feel right and they had to take care of something. Golden's worried so he had the kids come out here so we can keep an eye on them."
Freddy nodded, "Come on and enjoy the show kids. We'll perform a special one just for you."
The children cheered and gathered around as the animatronics stayed true to the restored bear's words. Meanwhile Marionette had finally located the source of what was troubling them. They had found Larry in one of the unused rooms, but something seemed off about the eagle. As they turned around the puppet instantly knew what was amiss by the animatronics eyes. Larry wasn't in control of his body anymore, instead it was the one being they all despised with a passion.
"Springtrap, I see you have managed to fool someone into giving up their body." Marionette spoke crossing their arms.
Springrap laughed from within the animatronic eagle, "They are merely serving their purpose. Now to start with my grand revenge, you'll be a fine warning for the others to see."
Before the puppet could question further the eagle had managed to catch them and throw them into the wall. Marionette struggled to get up, but it was in vain they were already being thrown around once more by the possessed animatronic. Springrap laughed as he grabbed the puppet by the head and started to bash it into the wall relishing the cracking sounds the mask was making with each blow. Before he could deliver the last one his hand was caught and thrown away from the injured puppet. Marionette lifted their head slightly and noticed that Golden Freddy had come to their aid.
"G-Gol…den.." Marionette tried to utter.
Golden looked at Larry and noticed Springrap within it, "You have a lot of nerve!"
"Think you can stop me?" Springrap taunted and laughed as the golden bear uttered a scream.
The shadow then cursed as the shadow of Toy Bonnie appeared, and the newly formed shadow of Freddy. Before he could even defend himself Freddy had overpowered his temporary body, and Bonnie had managed to expel him from the mechanical body, "This isn't over yet! This is only the beginning I will destroy each one of you!"
"We will never allow that to happen" Freddy responded and started to fade as did Toy Bonnie.
Golden turned their attention to the injured puppet, "Mari, why didn't you just wait I was going to come with you…Your mask it's cracked and falling apart….Why….why did you try to take him on by yourself?!"
"I'm sorry" Marionette spoke softly, "I just merely wanted to protect you and everyone else. It seems that I have failed in that aspect though."
The golden bear shook their head and picked up the damaged puppet gently, "Then allow me to help, I was afraid that….that I had lost you. When you left like that I knew something was wrong…..Come on let's get your mask replaced. I'm sure everyone is worried now."
"Just let me rest" the puppet tried to press weakly.
The golden bear shook their head and headed for the backstage area to repair the one thing he had come to cherish the most. Setting Marionette down he gently removed the damaged mask, only to shake their head as the puppet quickly hid their face that was often covered by the mask it wore, "Please don't stare. Just retrieve another one."
Golden Freddy shook his head and removed the hands of the puppet to finally look at the endoskeleton head that looked back at him, "I hate how you always hide behind that mask. I want to see the real you at times as well."
"This doesn't bother you?" Mari asked tilting their head.
"Far from it" Golden responded and grabbed another mask and put it in place, "But I do know that you're worried it will frighten the children."
The puppet nodded, "Thank you, Goldy. Shall we continue with our day now? I'm sure those children are eager to hear you read to them."
The golden bear nodded and the two left the backstage room walking past several workers who were curious as to what was going on. Jeremy had taken special interest when he noticed that Larry had returned to their stage, but seemed to be shaken up for some reason. He turned towards Freddy and figured he would ask questions later about what had been going on during the day.
As the place started to close Larry stormed off complaining about something and the other animatronics gathered around Jeremy. The former guard now manager was curious in wanting to know what was going on, "So someone mind filling me in on what's going on around here?"
"We will once Golden Freddy and Marionette arrive" Freddy started.
The golden bear appeared carrying the puppet in its arms, "We're here. You wouldn't believe the chaos going on behind the scenes Jeremy."
Jeremy turned to the golden bear, "Such as? I need to know what's going on there have been complaints about Larry having erratic behavior. Some are claiming that you guys are messing with his systems to get rid of him."
"A tempting thought" Toy Freddy started, "But we all agreed not to do anything of those means, but instead try to find a peaceful boundary. I'm afraid that Springtrap may have won him over after today though."
"What do you mean?" Jeremy asked.
Freddy got down from the stage, "Springtrap's shadow took possession of Larry, and then attacked Marionette nearly destroying them. I don't know what would have happened if we didn't show up."
The guard sighed and looked towards the dormant eagle, "Until we get things figured out I'm not allowing anyone to stay here for a night watch. Mike's going to be pissed I'm sure, but with any threat of Springtrap around I'm not putting anyone at risk...Well except myself."
"Jeremy don't!" Chica started, "You're the only management that actually cares about what happens to us. We can't let you do this…Right Freddy?"
The restored bear and toy model nodded in agreement with what Chica had said. Against Jeremy's protests they escorted the former guard out of the building and locked the doors behind them. It was one thing if they were hurt or damaged, they could be repaired. There were no such chances for a human with a delicate body and life.
"So, how are we going to handle things?" Bonnie asked setting his guitar down.
Freddy thought for a moment, "We go about the usual motions, keep an eye out for any shadows, and especially an eye on Larry."
Everyone nodded and went about their own ways. Foxy and Mangle returned to their cove and enjoyed one another's company. Toy Chica and Freddy made another trip to the cinema in the building for a movie night. Freddy decided to watch the monitors in the office for any sign of Springtrap, and was surprised to see that Chica had joined him. Bonnie and Bon remained on the show stage playing their guitars as Balloon Boy and Girl danced around them. Marionette and Golden Freddy stayed in the main room as well and started to discuss on how they would deal with the threat Springtrap possessed.
They were certain that the shadow would make more attempts to cause harm now more than ever.
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