Believe it or not, Sammy's death affected me as much, if not more, as it affected you. Killing off an OC is hard, when you've shaped them, given them life, then you just… snatch it away…
The world seemed to go into slow-motion for Dottie as Sammy fell. The closed eyes. The complete lack of expression. The black smoke. The smash of metal when his head hit the floor was when time returned to normal.
"Fire!"
"There's no fire, Bonnie."
"Then where the hell is all this smoke coming from, Freddy?"
"In here- oh no…"
"What is it-"
Dottie reached up towards Mike. "Help me, please… I can't move my legs…" The smoke was starting to subside, so Mike grabbed Dottie while Freddy and Bonnie grabbed what was left of Sammy.
Time once again slowed as Sammy's body was carried out. Everyone had gathered around the closet, trying to see what was going on. Foxy lowered his head, Tex took off his hat. Blu dropped his drumsticks in shock. Chica's hands went to her beak, Max and Carl were silent, their faces grim. It was a bad time to be at Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria.
Sammy was laid out on the stage. The colourful streamers, the party hats and the balloons all seemed dull now. A world of greyscale. Dottie was put down on the closest table. Carl appeared with a toolbox and got to work fixing Dottie's legs. All was silent.
Sometime later…
"There, done." These two words broke the silence that had been drowning the Pizzeria for the last hour or so. The casings on Dottie's legs were still cracked, but at least she could move them. It was time. "Bonnie, Tex, Chica, Blue, there's something we need to tell you…"
One hour later…
Freddy's face was grim as he laid out Sammy's body on one of the tables. Everyone gathered around him. No-one knew what to do. Everyone was either crying or very close to it.
"Who would like to go first?"
"I would like to say something. Sammy, it's only been, what, two months since you joined us, but it already feels like you've been with us for years. You breathed new life into this Pizzeria, you stopped us from closing, and hell, you even brought me and Chica together. Sammy, we will miss you."
Foxy took a step forward. "Aye, and I be sayin' thank ye too, lad. Ye did a lot for us."
What am I doing? I'm just sitting here… I want to say something, but what will the others think?
Max cleared his throat. "Sammy, I owe you my life. I was in your debt and what did you ask me for? A bunch of flowers." Bonnie couldn't help but smile. "If you hadn't been here on my first night, well… Anyway. Thank you."
Freddy picked up his microphone. "This was one of your favourite songs. I may not be the best at speeches, but I can sure as hell give you this. Rest in Peace, Sammy." He began to sing.
('See you Again', by Wiz Khalifa)
"It's been a long day without you my friend
And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
We've come a long way from where we began
Oh I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
When I see you again"
A couple of the other animatronics started to hum. Bonnie grabbed Sammy's guitar and played a few chords. Tex hit a few keys on his keyboard. Max grabbed the microphone.
"Damn who knew all the planes we flew
Good things we've been through
That I'll be standing right here
Talking to you about another path I
Know we loved to hit the road and laugh
But something told me that it wouldn't last
Had to switch up look at things different see the bigger picture
Those were the days hard work forever pays now I see you in a better place"
By now, everyone was singing or humming. Everyone but Dottie that was… She sat there, staring off into space.
I can't… I want to but I just can't… It's not the same as performing in front of the kids, that's programmed into me…
"How could we not talk about family when family's all that we got?
Everything I went through you were standing there by my side
And now you gonna be with me for the last ride"
"It's been a long day without you my friend
And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
We've come a long way from where we began
Oh I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
when I see you again"
I-I'm literally frozen in fear… I-I want to, I NEED to… I felt less nervous around Sammy, but he's gone now…
"First you both go out your way
And the vibe is feeling strong and what's
Small turn to a friendship a friendship
Turn into a bond and that bond will never
Be broke and the love will never get lost
And when brotherhood come first then the line
Will never be crossed established it on our own
When that line had to be drawn and that line is what
We reach so remember me when I'm gone"
Oh to HELL with it… Dottie stood up slowly. She made her way over to Freddy and tapped him on the shoulder.
"How could we not talk about family when family's all that we got?
Everything I went through you were standing there by my side
And now you gonna be with me for the last ride"
Dottie gently took the microphone from Freddy and raised it. She was shivering all over.
"So let the light guide your way hold every memory
As you go and every road you take will always lead you home"
Dottie finally managed to raise the mic just in time for the last chorus.
"It's been a long day without you my friend
And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
We've come a long way from where we began
Oh I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
When I see you again"
Soon there was silence as the song finished. Dottie looked around at everyone before dropping the microphone and fleeing. Max was about to go after her when he felt a paw on his shoulder. "The initial shock must have worn off. She just needs to be alone for now."
"So, what now? Where do we go from here?"
Carl took Mike aside. "We need to move Sammy first. The Supply Closet? We'll wait for everyone else to move off first. And Mike, this may not be the time or the place, but meet me in my office tomorrow."
"Why?"
"Well, seeing how the past few weeks have gone, it seems we may need two night guards…"
19 hours later…
Max walked into the Security Office and was greeted by Mike. Chica was making pizza. Bonnie was 'helping' her. Tex was in Adventure Cove coming up with more stories. Foxy was doing… whatever he did inside 'The Fox's Revenge'. Blu was up on stage, practising his drum solos. Freddy was watching on. Dottie was staring off into space. Everything was pretty much back to normal. Except…
Supply Closet…
All was silent. Nothing moved. Then, a faint whirring sound…
…
…
Running Diagnostics. Loading programming: Check. Checking for damage… Massive internal damage. Primary objective: Repair.
Loading memory… ERROR. Primary source corrupted. Searching for secondary source… Secondary source found. Proceeding to load memory.
Loading sequence compete.
Samuel Jordan opened his eyes. 'Where am I? What happened? Did I fall asleep again?' He tried to move and fell forward with a clang. "Ow, my head." He held the sides of his head. There was a click. Samuel froze, before slowly lowering his hands. In them was his faceplate. He turned it around and stared at it. "What in the…" He turned it around slowly. The outside was painted, but the inside was shiny, like a mirror. When Samuel saw the reflection, he stopped in horror. In his reflection wasn't his face, but an endoskeleton. Then he began screaming.
Good Ending.
The OC short stories WILL be done. But there's too many ideas running through my head right now. So I'll start up another story for a while. And with a total of ONE vote, the poll has declared that my next story shall be 'How to Be Human'.
Thank you and goodbye for now.