I know this one's short...but the feels are strong. After all...we see who our two final victims are. I have things planned for the next one...and this won't be the last time you see these two. Just know...this was a long time in the making and I had a hard time writing it as I had to walk away from the computer and come back. So, without further ado, here's chapter 19...I hope you like it.

Many thanks to XDyingCistX for being reviewer 200!

Chapter 19

5:50 a.m. (Before Nightmare's Defeat)

Spring held Emily close as the spirit gave a series of soft, whimpering noises, trembling violently. They all were like this…save for Matt and Sam who were silent only because they had no voice boxes. He saw Sam painfully drag himself to Amanda, putting his arms around her, trying to comfort the armless spirit. Matt touched her leg, letting her know he was with her too.

"I-I-It's so c-c-c-cold, Sam," Amanda shuddered, "I…I c-c-c-can't feel anything…"

Sam nuzzled her shoulder with the side of his head, trying not to hurt her with the sparking wires that made up his face. His servos spasmed, locking up at times before releasing. He pointed a shaking paw at himself…and then gently placed his paw on Amanda's heart.

Amanda gave a shaky smile.

"I-I-I-I love y-y-y-y-you too, Sam," she gasped as pain ripped through her body.

Sam gave a creaking sound…almost a sigh…before his whole body seized and he went lax on the ground, still by Amanda's side.

Amanda turned her head painfully to Matt, whose glowing blue eyes flickered, on the verge of turning off. He squeezed her leg gently and she nodded.

"I l-l-l-love you too, big brother," she stammered, her own eyes flickering, flashing between on and off quickly before starting to slow…

And finally shutting off as her head lolled to the side…looking as if she were only sleeping in Sam's arms.

Matt's shoulders trembled as oily tears streamed from his eyes…but he knew that his time was coming just as his sister's and friend's did. He painfully dragged himself to the wall where his cubs lay, picking them up in his arms and nuzzling them one last time before his servos locked up and he slumped lifelessly against the wall.

Spring turned to Emily, whose gasps were getting more and more frequent.

"It's going to be ok," he promised, "Andrew will come back and fix you…"

Emily weakly shook her head.

"We're…too hurt," she rasped, burying her head in Spring's tattered fur, "It's…over…"

She turned her head up to the ceiling, the silver lights in her face flickering weakly.

"So…nearly…free…" she gasped as her body seized and went limp in Spring's arms.

"Emily?" he asked, gently shaking her…but shaking her a little harder when he got no response, "EMILY! NO!"

And the Spring Suit held the limp body of his human close, weeping bitterly.

7:30 a.m. (After Nightmare's Defeat)

Little Robby released the still trembling Gold, letting her sit down and hold her arms as she leaned against the wall.

"Are you going to be ok?" he asked.

"Maybe," she sighed, "That…that was a rough night,"

"Heh, I'll say," little Robby snorted, "Hey, Aunt Gold…where's Mama?"

Gold shot him an apologetic look.

"She…Robby, she's recovering…sleeping," Gold told him, "I…I don't know if her soul will wake up or not. She's been through an ordeal…we've been through an ordeal,"

She shuddered, making little Robby put his hand on her trembling form.

"I don't even know if the others are ok…after what we…it…did to them…"

"We could go see," the boy suggested, getting up, "C'mon, I'll help you the best I can,"

Gold's eyes sparkled tiredly as the golden bear got to her feet and put her shaking paw on little Robby's shoulder.

"You're a good kid, you know that?" she asked.

"Mama's told me that a lot," he shrugged and the two walked out the door.

Whatever it was that little Robby was expecting to see when he and Gold walked into the hall where the fight had taken place…

They were not expecting the carnage that was before them.

The four spirits lay broken, bleeding and sparking on the ground. None of them so much as twitched. Sam's entire face had been ripped off, leaving just the bottom row of fangs while wires sparked from where they had been torn. A large gaping hole had been torn in his throat and the crushed remains of his voice box lay next to him. Matt lay next to his three cubs in a large puddle of oil, his legs snapped off and cast to the side as he too sported a horrible tear in his throat and his voice box was cast to the side. The three Stooges…there was almost nothing left of two of them where they had hit the wall, nearly pounded flat while the third had a large dent in his head. All three were in Matt's arms. Amanda lay near Sam, her beak torn open and hanging by a few wires while her arms had been completely ripped off, she was missing a good many of her feathers from her head, including the big ones that had topped it. Robby's namesake…

"R-R-Rob-b-b-bby," the fox wheezed, eyes flickering weakly.

The boy ran to his uncle, cradling his broken form.

"Uncle Robby," he whispered, "What…you're alive?"

The red spirit gave a slight tremble as his flickering golden eyes locked onto his nephew's. He weakly lifted his good hand and stroked the boy's hair.

"You…y-y-y-you l-l-l-look so much…like y-y-y-your m-m-m-m-mama," the red spirit rasped, "G-G-G-Good b-b-b-b-bye…l-l-l-l-lil' C-C-Capt'n…"

And the golden eyes went dark, the fox's head lolling to the side as his mouth hung open.

"No!" little Robby gasped, "Uncle Robby…wake up!"

"Robert?" came a male voice.

Gold's ears flicked towards the source, her eyes widening.

"Spring!" she gasped.

Spring's green eyes flashed brightly as a smile bloomed over his tattered features.

"Goldie…you beat her! You threw her off!" he beamed, "First Emily and now you! She'll be so…"

He cut off, his green eyes filling with oily tears as he bowed his head, his ears drooping.

"Spring?" Gold asked, carefully walking towards her friend, "Spring, what's the matter?"

He closed his eyes, starting to shake.

"She…she deactivated," he whispered, "She deactivated in my arms…like them…"

"They're dead?" little Robby demanded, "They…they can't die…they're already dead! They're ghosts!"

Spring looked at the boy.

"Sleeping," he said, "They cannot die…not in a true sense…But their shells…they can't be reactivated. The damage is too great. It is the equivalent to death in that form. They just…can't move on. So they're sleeping…forever,"

The two golden animatronics looked at each other and then at little Robby.

"Until someone wakes them up…frees them," Spring finished.

"And how could you do that?" the boy asked, "How would you even know?"

"We can sense them still there because we're haunted ourselves," Gold explained, "You…well…you'd know if they were free. It's the sense of loss that won't go away. You know that they're still stuck, so you feel that loss,"

"Do you know how to fix that?" little Robby asked, "I…I don't want them to suffer anymore,"

"Free them all?" Spring asked, tapping his chest, "Even their killer?"

"He won't be going to the same place, I'm sure," little Robby deadpanned, "He sure doesn't seem repentant of it…where is he anyway?"

"Sleeping," Spring deadpanned, "Emily made him shut up. Which is fine by me. I don't want to hear his nasty, horrible thoughts in my head anymore,"

"And you shouldn't have to," Gold growled, "No one should be put through that…"

She put her paw to her 'heart', ears flicking down.

"They're in so much pain, Spring…" she whispered.

"How do we free them?" little Robby asked.

The two Spring Suits looked tiredly at the boy before looking at each other.

"We…don't know," Spring admitted, "Something that all of them share…that needed to be done the day they died but didn't happen…seeing as their killer is already dead,"

Gold put a paw on little Robby's shoulder.

"Why don't you get your things packed up and go back to Kayle's?" she suggested, "Get some sleep at least…after the night you've had, I think you'd deserve it,"

Little Robby gave a nod, sighing.

"Yeah, you're right," he told her, "I'll go do that…and then I'll be back tonight,"

"Perhaps…and perhaps not," Spring said, "You never know with us,"

"True that," the boy replied with a laugh as he shook his head, "Good day, Spring, Gold,"

Long after the boy had left, Spring and Gold waited alone in the repair room. The two Spring Suits had projected their astral forms outside of their shells, trying to fix the damage that had been done.

Once everything had been put more or less back in order, the two rested for a while…and then Gold gave a heavy sigh.

"You know as well as I that the time's come," she said.

"I know. And I'm ready…but the question is…are you ready?" Spring asked, looking at his friend.

"The children are going to be free," Gold nodded, "This something we must do. Andrew's gotten fed up with them, he'll destroy them when he returns…I can't believe Mike was right about him. The Andrew I knew wouldn't have even considered doing that to his daughter,"

"He changed after Emily died," Spring reminded her, "Mikayla was born that year, remember? He blamed all the bad luck that befell him on that little girl. But it was wrong of him…don't you agree?"

"Yes,"

"But now…the time has come for us to finish what was started,"

Gold looked up at Spring, oily tears streaming.

"Spring…I want to tell you something…before we…you know…" she whispered, "I…"

The blond cut her off by gently pressing his lips to hers.

"I know," he told her, "I've known for nearly forty-five years,"

"Where'd you learn how to do that," Gold asked with a faint smile.

"Where do you think?" Spring scoffed, "He did have a family. I understand why he did all this…but that doesn't mean I condone it,"

The two projections faded, the suits coming to life and coming next to each other, standing in front of one another.

"Tonight, Robert Samuel Matthew Schmidt II, you will free the souls of the children trapped within us," Spring whispered, setting in stone what he was about to do.

"We will help you…as will those who went before," Gold added as she and Spring placed their paws on the sides of the other's head, "No more will we be able to cause suffering,"

Spring gave a weak smile as he nuzzled Gold's forehead one last time.

"I will see you in the bright place," he told her, "And we will sing together once again,"

"Together," Gold started, her arms tensing as Spring did the same, tears streaming.

"Until the stars turn cold," Spring finished.

"I love you, Spring Bonnie,"

"I love you too, Fredbear,"

There was a great SNAP and the two Spring Suits fell, lifeless, to the floor…their paws laid in one another's...and their necks bent at an awkward angle as wires sparked and flared, dying just as their owners' eyes flickered and died.

Spring Bonnie and Fredbear, known by all as Spring and Gold…

Had passed.

Spring and Gold were my victims. And I'd been hinting at their little crushes for a while...seeing as how they're extremely protective of one another. That is what Mike was snickering about in 16. She figured out that Spring had a crush on Goldie. I think that the pairing is sweet, seeing as how they were made together, 'grew up' together...I thought it fitting that they would move on together. Reason why I killed them off is because it is the only way to ready Mike's spirit to move on. When a bot is deactivated, the soul inside it is ready to move on...it just needs that little push which is going to happen next chapter. Scott...well...he just mainly stayed around to make the kids miserable, so when they 'died', he was put to sleep and ready to move on. Spring's deactivation, 'death', forced him out and he is getting exactly what he deserves.

Anyway, next chapter...little Robby sets out on a journey that he will never forget.

I hope you guys liked it, if you did send in the reviews! (Along with ideas because I will need them eventually!) :)

Qui vállë tóquetë, ván tecë (If no review comes from y'all; no story comes from me)

Máriessë ar mára tecië

Farewell and fair writing

Elhini Prime signing off.