Hey everyone! I have arrived with yet another amazing chapter! ...uh yeah I've got nothing to say. Again, at least if you haven't, if you want an OC or 2 in the Trials of Annihilation story, submit one over there on the reviews! I'll be starting the next chapter soon with the 2nd Wave of OCs.

- FlameSpeed

Fun Fact: Talia is surprising excellent at magic. Flame will offer to teach her, although he has no knowledge of magic himself.

[Perian Mall]

The Perian Mall is a mall made 3 years ago in 2017. It was made while the Fazbear Family was stuck in the Phantom World. It was a grand size, about the size of 20 football fields. There were stores of all types in it, including restaurants and 2 movie theaters. Flame was walking by, the electricity flowing through him, when he noticed the mall. He paused, and was awestruck by the sheer size of it.

"Wow…. this is f***ing huge!" Flame exclaimed. He looked through the door. Despite the time being 2:30, there was still a number of people, although Flame assumes it's significantly less than it would be in during normal hours. Flame hesitated going inside; his mission was to find whoever took the lighter part, not slack off like he usually did.

"Maybe a couple hours wouldn't hurt…." Flame whispered to himself. He went into the Perian Mall, and saw that it was even bigger in the inside. The people were mostly leaving. Flame looked at a sigh, which told the time when the mall closes. The Perian Mall closes at 4. Flame smiled, as it gave him enough time to do whatever he wanted. Flame wandered around, until he found a mall map. He checked it, and saw that there were various locations he'd like to go to. People around him were whispering to each other; it was unusual for animatronics to be out in public. Flame knew he was getting attention,but he'd rather ignore it. He got used to the attention; a day before the Fazbear Family was disassembled, Flame remembered watching the news. It spent an entire 5 minute segment on the 2nd Animatronic War, also talking briefly about the 1st Animatronic War. Flame felt proud, but it seems that everyone had already forgotten about it. Now they're making faces at him, he felt insecure with the bad attention towards him. Flame sighed, and walked forward. Most of the people let him go, but there were a couple that followed him. Flame sensed that he was being followed, and he turned to face the people. They were different than the others, they actually seemed interested in Flame.

"Whoa… the wolf is looking at us!" One of the 3 said.

"This is amazing! I didn't think he would!" Another said ecstatically. Flame scratched his head, confused.

"Eh? What do you want?" Flame asked.

"You're that wolf, the one in that animatronic war right?" The 1st said to Flame. The small group awaited for Flame's answer. Flame tilted his head, very confused about this.

"Uh…. yeah I am. Why do you need to know?" Flame asked. The 3 of them squealed, startling Flame.

"Holy, can you calm down?!" Flame snapped at them. They didn't seem to calm a bit, but they were trying to be more tolerable.

"Did you know that war gave you guys a bigger fan base? Much much bigger than you used to have at FFP." The 2nd said. Flame scratched his head; he never had to deal with something like this. The 1st 2 girls started to grab a hold of Flame's arms,making him very uncomfortable. The 3rd one, who was not nearly as much of a as the others, sighed.

"Yeah I'm sorry about this. I respect your personal space and all, but my friends are a little…. different…" She said. Flame looked at the 3rd girl, and nodded.

"Yeah… at least you get it. This is very… uncomfortable… and I have a girlfriend you know." Flame said. The 2 girls gasped, and went beside their friend.

"Who, who! Tell us now!" The 1st girl said.

"Is it the white fox?" The 2nd girl asked. Flame growled at them.

"No, and you're getting on my nerves. Why are you fans of us anyways?!" Flame snapped at them.

"Well you guys are badasses!" The 2nd girl exclaimed.

"I guess a bunch of other people don't see you guys the same as we do though." The 3rd girl added. Flame chuckled a bit, and grinned.

"I would like to know your names then." Flame said.

"Oh!" The 2nd girl gasped, not expecting Flame to ask them that.

"I'm Ashton!" the 1st girl replied.

"My name is Zyanne." The 3rd girl added.

"I'm Raza! We'd like to know your name too!" The 2nd girl said, recording this.

"My name? Well I'm Flame. Wouldn't you guys know this?" Flame asked. Raza and Ashton looked at each other, a bit nerviously.

"Actually, every person in the fandom doesn't know your names. We just speculate." Raza confessed.

"I thought your name was Shadow or Shade or something like that, you know, with your grey fur and all." Zyanne said. Flame laughed a bit, and grinned.

"You three are interesting buggers aren't you?" Flame asked. The three girls all nodded, although Ashton and Raza nodded faster than Zyanne. Flame decided to talk with them for a bit longer. He wanted to know more about both them and why others don't seem to care. Zyanne told Flame that they don't see things like the fandom, and that it is a caring community compared to others. Raza told Flame that the only fandom like this is the JackSepticEye fandom. Flame shared with then his interests, but he noticed something out of the corner of his eye. He looked over to see what's going on, and there was a light, rather unusually deep inside of a dark, empty store. Flame felt that he needed to go inside, although he wasn't sure why.

"Hey girls, how often do you go to this mall?" Flame asked, to make sure that he can go inside of the store.

"Twice a week, why?" Ashton asked. Flame cracked a smile as he heard this.

"So, do you know what store this is?" Flame points towards the empty store, with the light far in the back. The 3 girls all looked at the store, puzzled.

"There isn't a store there…" Zyanne said, wondering what Flame may be thinking. Flame frowned, and went to the door handle. He turned to the girls before he went in.

"I need you girls to stay here, or leave if you must. This could get dangerous." Flame said. Raza was confused, and wanted to ask some questions.

"What makes you say that Flame?" Raza asked, hoping for an answer.

"You don't know who could be in there. It can be just a druggie, an armed criminal, or even worse than that." Flame said, trying to get them away.

"I want to come! I want to see how you fight in person!" Raza exclaimed. Ashton and Zyanne nodded in agreement. Flame sighed & groaned, not wanting them to follow him.

"Fine, just stay behind me. DO NOT get ahead or try commanding me, I'll make all three of you leave if you do." Flame said sternly to them.

"Yes! Ok, we'll listen to you Flame!" Ashton said, walking up and staying right behind Flame, grasping his shoulder. Flame smacked her hand away from him, displeased.

"And stay at least 5 feet away from me." Flame said in annoyance.

"Ok... sorry…" Ashton apologized.

Flame csloely opened the door, it making a creaking sound. It was unusual that the door was unlocked. Normal, Flame has to find another way around. It's as if whoever is in the store is waiting for Flame to come. The store had a musky smell to it, reeking of death. Flame felt concerned for the 3 girls safety, but there's no way they'd listen to him. They wanted to see Flame fight? Then he'll show them how he fights with this person. Flame heard creaking coming from the hallway, and swiftly took his scabre out, prepared to attack.

"Stay back girls…. we may have found our culprit." Flame warned them. They watched in cautious wonder.

"Who's there!" Flame shouted into the hallway. He only heard his own voice echo back to him through the walls. Flame sighed, and continued forward. Ashton followed at a closer distance than Raza and Zyanne.

"Ashton!" Raza whispered.

"Get back here! You heard what Flame said!" Zyanne whispered.

Ashton just put her finger on her lips, signalling Raza and Zyanne to be quite. They entered a dark room, where the 3 girls can't see. Flame activated his night vision, so that he would be able to see. He didn't find a person, but suddenly the lights were turned on. Flame's night vision blinded him, and a man rushed up to him, and punched him in the jaw. It broke Flame's jaw, and he was pushed into Ashton. They both fell to the floor, and Ashton was hurt by Flame's weight due to his metal. Flame groaned in pain, and got back to his feet. Raza and Zyanne quickly ran and got Ashton back. She was badly injured, maybe even fatally.

"Ah Flame it has been a long time, no?" A familiar voice said. Flame's eyes widened, he knew who it was.

"Ivan…" Flame said, not knowing what could happen next.

Ooohhhh snap! Ivan is back from The Lost Ones! What could possibly happen next? Will Ashton be fine? We won't find out until thr next chapter! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Don't forget to leave reviews!

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