Flower had not improved, only worsened that day. Mangle came in crying, begging Flower to wake up and be alright. Silver felt bad for the torn up vixen, but after she had left Flower had begun to stir. As soon as she could stand she ran off with her tools, medical supplies, and a small box. Flower made her way to Mangle's room, Vince was laying face down and covered in blood, she went to him first.
"What about Spring? What happened to him? He just fell down...and has not responded to anything we do.." Mangle asked
"Since the springlock failure trapping Vince with Spring. They can feel or have injuries that were inflicted upon the other. So if I stabilize Vince I stabilize Spring." Flower explained, Mangle nodded
"Is there anything I could do?" Mangle asked
"Give this box to your brother, and when you come back tell me everything that happened." Flower gestured to the small box beside her, Mangle carefully picked it up with her teeth and left the room. Shaking her head she muttered something to her self as she stitched up the largest cuts on Vince. After those where done she wrapped the rest of the wounds in a thick linen cloth, it was more or less like fixing a robot. She could feel Vince's breathing go to a regular pace, she heard a groan from Spring. She hesitated before walking over to the rabbit, she had successfully stabilized the two of them.
--With Foxy and Mangle--
Mangle found her brother and gave him the box, he just stared at her.
"What be the point of this?" He asked
"Its a gift, go ahead and open it!" Mangle watched as he brother untied the string on the top. Inside was another small animatronic parrot, he had a note in his mouth "Avaste ye, I be Perry, tell me to 'fetch' "
"Ye want me to tell a parrot to fetch?" He asked, Mangle nodded
"Just do it!" She said
"Fine, all right Perry me hearty Fetch!" Foxy watched stunned as the small bird took flight, he returned a moment later with a pirate's hat and dropped it on Foxy's head, before nestling up on Foxy's shoulder. Petey descended Mangle's torn up body to her head, she smiled. Wait so Flower gave us those gifts? Mangle thought to herself.
"Well brother I must get back to kids cove" Mangle turned and left heading back to her room.
Flower looked nervous, it was becoming day and no one was allowed to see Spring or Vince during opening hours. When Mangle returned Flower closed the door behind her, and slide a note under the door than locked it. Mangle was curious about the gifts and wondered their purpose.
"So your the one who sent the gifts?" Flower nodded, she put her finger to her lips asking Mangle to listen. Mangle heard steady breathing, and random clicks and whirrs of Spring's start up system. She gasped, Flower did it their safe..
"We need to whisper, or else the kids will hear us. You aren't supposed to be on in the daytime." Flower whispered, to Mangle who nodded understanding the need for quiet. There was a soft proof as Golden teleported in to the room, and was surprised by Flower being there.
"Are they okay?" Golden asked
"Not out of the clear yet, but stabilized." She replied, picking up Golden and placing him near Spring. There was the sound of children running around outside the closed door, and laughter. "Can you tell me who did that to Vince's back?" Golden and Mangle shifted, uncomfortable, about telling who did it. Mangle spoke up,
"The puppet..." Flower stiffened at the name and her eyes narrowed,
"I should have know... Let me guess that she's also the one who told you Spring was dead and Vince was in control of his body?" Golden nodded, and so did Mangle. Flower growled, it was an inhuman sound, more of an animal. Petey flew to Flower and started making clicking noises, Flower sighed and nodded "Your right. Thanks my friend." Petey almost seemed to have a satisfied look on his face, before flying back to Mangle. Flower stiffened as Vince groaned, and twitched. Mangle was worried for another attack but Flower went to him and checked something, but the robots couldn't tell what but she looked pleased. Soon Spring's random noises stopped, and he blinked a few times, before realizing he body wasn't responding to him, he was just numb. Mangle looked to Flower who nodded, Mangle went to Spring and propped him up on the wall.
Mangle hugged him "Your alive!" she cried out but not too loud, for the children outside to hear. Spring wanted to hug her back but still could not move, his gaze went to Flower who sat by Vince, who was now wrapped in bandages. She waved at him, but her eyes where almost that of the dog the was in the rafters. She saw his little expression change
"You saw?" Spring want to say yes but nothing in his body responded to his mind's command. They heard the pizzeria shut it's doors, as all the kids went home. Flower unlocked the door and picked up the note left in response to hers. She smirked and got up and put the note under Vince's picture. "Good news Mangle you get to stay at the pizzeria!" Mangle's eyes widened
"Really!?!"
"Yes I told the manager what Vince was going to say, and that all the other animatronics would be against him if you where to be scrapped." ((Flower))
"Thank you!" ((Mangle))
"No it wasn't a lie, it was all truth." Flower spoke as something caught her attention, it was a small blade, laying under one of the tables, it was a black dagger with a purple handle. Spring's eyes widened along with the rest of the group. Spring remembered how Vince had tried to push him away from ((Vince)) him. Flower grasped the blade and snapped it in two, before it disappeared all together. She muttered something but they all could hear it "Evil" She went back to Vince, who was still sprawled out on the floor. He started shaking again, but she was saying something in an inaudible voice, but whatever she was saying, it made him stop. Spring then remembered what that thing inside Vince had said "She's not here to stop me!" by she it had meant Flower. Spring regained his voice,
"It had meant you.." Flower looked at him calmly
"It did and I won't deny it, I admit I have known Vince his entire life. I have seen what can happen if he loses control. I have felt it by the hands of someone else.." Spring mechanical heart stopped Vince's entire life? Strange that a girl from the 1950 watched Vince.
"That dagger you broke it was Vince's, wasn't it?" She nodded
"Yes, but summoned from Evil. All impures have hidden weapons to protect themselves" As she said that she flicked her wrist and a golden dagger came out of nowhere. She set it down in front of Spring, after he had saw it she picked it back up and flicked her wrist again and the dagger disappeared.
"Why did Vince act that way?" It was Golden this time
"William, when he shattered himself a part of the demon inside of him latched itself on to a few of his pieces. And when those pieces where reincarnated in to his son. His son got a part of a demon, that is more unstable that a whole one. Basically no matter what Vince wants a demon is designed to kill or be killed. And you can't kill a demon, with out killing its host." Spring and Mangle had heard it from Vince's confused point of view but never from Flower's.
"Is that why when I wasn't in control of my body and hurt you, Why Vince didn't attack Mr. Afton?" Spring asked, and Flower nodded
"Yes, but you can't let him know I told you this.. I just don't want this to happen again..." Flower stopped, her eyes narrowed and her wings flared out behind her, it looked to the animatronics, like a shadow. It was the pitch black dog and Spring saw it, and he knew, it knew he did. The dog's pitch black coat, looked to be matted with something, but soon the dog's shape shifted and changed until it was a man. The man had chestnut hair with red ends, his eyes were red in color, he wore a red shirt and light blue shorts. He stepped in to the room,
"Hello Star, my dear daughter." He said, Flower's wings started to tremble in anger and fear.
"Why are you here?" She growled at him, he looked to Vince
"I'm here for the unstable one" He said calmly
"Never!" She snapped back at him
"Don't make us fight daughter.." He growled, Spring saw Flower's expression it was almost a mix of pity and hatred.
"I'm not your Daughter. You killed our whole family! You wanted me to die, And when I finally did, You weren't satisfied!" Flower had tears streaming down her face not in sadness, but in anger. The man unfurled his large wings and swatted Flower aside, he put his forearm against her throat. She used the wall and kicked him off, she knew that she couldn't risk her friends and family. "Kaynine I know your in there and you can hear me don't let him do this, Make your choice." The man's eyes changed colors, from red to blue. And a new voice spoke
"I choose the unthinkable" Spring watched in confusion, as Flower seemed to give up, her wings sagged and so did her shoulders. Kaynine charged her, but in one quick movement she released her dagger and hit his wings. They fell to the ground before burning up, she placed her hand on the momentarily confused Kaynine. There was a cracking noise, and a bright light, blinding the animatronics momentarily. When they regained their vision, Flower was holding what looked to be glass shards. The man was ageing and quickly, he looked at her and hissed
"Your one of my creations, You serve me, You don't have control. They will come for you, they will kill you. Mark my words girl, One day you will turn on those you care for." And with that he denigrated into a pile of ash, Flower looked frightened, scared and hurt. She fell to the ground, she looked at the door and muttered something. A dog came but it was completely mechanical, it carried with it a small box, as it reached Flower, she put the shards in it. The dog ran back, Flower took a shallow breath,
"You guys alright?" All three animatronics nodded, but Spring spoke up
"Why'd he call you Star?" Flower looked down
"Star told you about her handler I'm sure.. Mary Ann Flower... that was my mom...She named me after her animatronic.. before she killed herself... My dad was a half blood.. part Angel part Mortal... they had 6 other children.. before I was born my dad was possessed by a demon... Creating me.. she killed herself to protect me from my dad... he only knew of me.. not my twin.. he found out and took me to the house he lived in...They did dog fighting.. I never went in the house... he abused me and wanted the dog's to finish me off... I had met Will at school.. he knew nothing about my life at home... the only place I was safe was staying with my uncle at night with Star..." Flower cradled her knees to her chest, as if something would happen if she kept talking. Mangle went to Flower and gave her a hug, Mangle didn't feel the cold air around Flower. Instead it was warm and she was more solid, Mangle was fine in till Flower said something else.
"He killed them all except one... I created the first.." Flower said, she looked absent minded, staring off in to the distance. She said nothing as though completely shut down, Silver had also begun to act differently as well. He'd at points say things like "I didn't want to.." or "I'm sorry I hurt you..." As Star and Silver grew closer the further Flower seemed to drift from the world. She refused to sleep, and talk, she seemed to decline as things seemed to get better. Spring had begun to worry, Mangle and Star too, but couldn't show it as much. One day Spring found Flower drawing, it was designs for an mechanical dog. Vince had finally started to talk, but had issues with other parts of his body. One day he could talk, but his hands weren't working, or like wise the other. Flower seemed to be more of a ghost really, than human.
"Flower you said you created the first.. the first of what?" Flower looked down
"Using children's souls in robots, the poodles, Copper, Gold, and T.Star And Puddle are my siblings that where murdered.." Spring was shocked, two of the names he'd never heard before.
--2 Days later--
Each day she did not sleep she only got sicker, but she had hid the truth from her friends and family. She had been unstable for most of her life, she couldn't control it either. Her dreams were haunted by images of her killing them all, at the last time she had slept she had summoned her dagger and moved from her original spot. She feared their deaths, she couldn't watch them happen again. She got sicker and sicker, she would have images flash through her head. She coughed again, her coughing had brought up the black liquid from inside her. She grew so sick, that even if she tried to sleep her coughing would wake her up.
Vince was determined to see Flower, she had avoided everyone since the encounter with her father. He could sense that she was unwell, but being unwell and unstable was far worse. Tonight he would find her, or well he hoped so. He kept sketching what he saw, it was the place Flower hid herself unknowing that he could track her. By the time the sketch was finished, it was time to make his move. He snuck past Spring and Golden, who always watched his room. The next challenge was Mangle, who slept on the ceiling above Spring. He made his way to the room, and poked his head inside. Flower was on the ground, the black liquid was dripping out of her eyes and mouth. Vince was careful about how she would react to him there. He knew whatever had made her so unstable, ment the demon was powerful. He felt bad for his friend, he knew what it was like to have a part of a demon in him, he couldn't imagine whatever she had. She started coughing again and more black liquid came up.
"Flower?" She looked at him very confused
"Vince, what are you doing here?" her voice was harsh and raspy due to the coughing
"I wanted to see you of course!" He said proudly, but then a worried expression crossed his face, "You really need to sleep you could die.." Flower shook her head, then looked at the ground.
"I don't want t- , I just can't..." Flower looked distant, "I can lose them again!"
"But Flower, I don't want to lose you, your my only friend, I mean sure Spring's fine...but sometimes I feel I get in the way, you know?" Vince replied, Flower nodded. So Vince decided to ask her a question, "Something besides there must be something keeps you from sleeping what is it?"
"Nigh-Nightmares, terrible things, it's strange because I don't normally dream..." Flower admitted, shaking her head, but Vince had an idea.
"Can you show me? I just want to help..." She considered it for a moment, before nodding. She placed her hand on his shoulder, they where in her memories, it felt as if though he'd just simply had fallen asleep. He watched as the scene around them changed. They were in a strange room, but all the robots were in pieces, some he recognized but others he didn't. There was blood everywhere, Flower seemed to be standing in the middle of it all, coated in blood holding weapons that were black in color. Behind her stood a man in a red cloak, he laughed
"Your so called family can't stop us!"
They were pulled from the memory as it ended, Vince was shocked No wonder she hasn't slept, that dream terrifies her! The other part of Vince wanted to see just how this demon would react to him, Demons are not allowed to kill their own. That voice echoed in his head, and made him think. But before he could get the words out of his mouth, Flower started shaking uncontrollably. She coughed more of the black liquid out, before falling to the ground. Vince went over to her, her eyes snapped open they were black with two ringed irises. She hissed at him, but stopped and regarded him closely. She spoke, but it sounded like a million voices not just one.
"Your like us.." She said, Vince felt the other side of him talk through him.
"Why are you not in a reincarnation? Your in a natural, specifically an impure." The other side asked, but it sounded more like a command.
"Test, multiple in one, perhaps to destroy this one. We don't know.. We are as unsure as our host..." Vince could feel the other side awaken as he lost control, anger overwhelmed him, It wasn't fair they didn't want this and nor did I! It screamed in his head.
"Good lord, calm down" Vince yelled in to his mindscape, another figure walked to him. It seemed broken, cracks in its skin and clothing, it was a part of William. But it had one purple eye and one black one.
"It was unfair! None of us wanted this! We where forced by the Brother who wears red. He forced them to be stitched together like a doll! I will not stand by their rules, I can not change what I am or who I am, or my purpose. But I will not follow the rules he makes up!" It shouted back at him. Flower looked at him with a cocked head.
"If you won't follow their rules, they will kill you.. The words you speak of seemed to be true..." Flower's eyes narrowed, "You talk to the host, which means you showed your self to him... Why would you do that we are all broken, and so are you.. a New demon took your place, The Brother's second in command... calls himself Afton... Sounds familiar doesn't it?"
"I showed my self to the host, only because I am falling apart, my pieces won't hold together for much longer, but if I break he will fall down the same as the one in him.." He replied
"Our seems are breaking open... if we fall apart our host will start to overload.. everyone in the proximity to us all will be vaporized... we will all die...And the only thing that can possibly save us... is you know..." Vince could feel it's shock overwhelm him in the mindscape.
"Combining? We can't do that, in your state even as a demon, could be fragile, and easily broken..." Vince could feel some sort of fear coming from it.
"The host understands, she has agreed on her own terms, for once a direct decent of the Brother in Blue has agreed to help us.. Maybe you should talk to yours about the same issue" Flower smiled, and Vince's body laughed
"I don't know if he will help me.. I can not get rid of my purpose.. but on the other hand we are dead...((sigh)) fine you are correct... I will try but for now let us sleep..." Vince felt extremely tired, as he laid down and fell asleep.
The being came to him in the mindscape, Vince shrugged as he entered.
"You heard didn't you?" Vince nodded, it sighed "Then you know what would happen if we don't?" Vince sighed,
"I do, but can I ask a question before I forget..What was that Flower was Coughing up, and why does it happen to me when you take over?" It gestured to the cracks in its mental form
"What do you think it is? Demons if you didn't know bleed to!" Vince felt sick it was a demon's blood, Eww.
"It tastes terrible, by the way. It tastes like a mixture of oil and ink." Vince said, It laughed
"I know you call me 'it' but my name's William if you don't mind..." Will replied, Vince was even more confused
"Wait, your the real William Afton?" Will nods
"I did shatter my self, accidentally combining with a piece of demon with myself. I tried for a split second to warn Spring Bonnie about Afton but he didn't listen." Vince remembered zoning out, and Spring's confused look when he 'came back'.
"Why couldn't Spring control himself? I mean Afton was there... And Spring was moving like he was possessed.." Vince asked, Will thought about it for a second. Will reminded Vince of a cracked and chipped porcelain doll, it kinda creeper him out.
"I have a hunch it's a virus in Spring's system, mostly likely in all the robots I had built. Afton most likely created it, to control the animatronics.." Will looks to Vince before shuffling uncomfortably. "Its most likely on a flash drive in the saferoom... If we can find it, we can make an antidote" Vince nodded, "If it's not there, I would check with Star-" Will was cut off when he froze, he fell to his hand and knees. His eyes started to leak demon blood, as he shook pieces fell off him. He screamed Get out of my head! a new voice came out his mouth.
"I don't think so William... You put this curse on your self..You broke your self. You couldn't protect her or him. " Will was seeming to break down, he screeched
"Shh-uutt Uu-pp!" Will was now falling apart even faster, Vince wanted to help, So he did the only thing he could think of.
"Will how do we combine?" Will was shaking even more, It affected the way he spoke.
"Ww-ee pic-pick our bb-esstt Memory, if it wworrks theenn" Vince nodded be picked the memory, of when he first met Flower, in his hand appeared a piece of what looked to be glass. Will had done the same thing but his memory was of when he met Vince's mother. Vince walked to the shaking Will, the two pieces of glass combined in to the shape of a heart. Will stopped shaking, an purple string seemed to hold the broken soul together. Will looked to Vince, Vince saw that Will still had demon blood dripping out of his eyes.
"Did it work?"Will started laughing"What do you think? We need to get up, your friends are in danger." Vince looked worried
"What do you mean?" Will shook his head
"Not now, but just wake up."
Vince woke up, with a start. He looked around, he saw Flower asleep on the floor, she looked peaceful, and calm. He smiled, then got up and ran out of the room. He ran into Spring, Spring seemed to perk up, his ears lifted up.
"Your okay!" Spring grabbed the 'ghost' and hugged him.
"Yes I am, Why where you worried?" Spring dropped him, and ruffled Vince's hair. "But we won't if we don't get to the saferoom. I've figured out what made Afton control you." Spring looked at him unsure, before nodding.
"What was it?"
"A virus, built in to you, Fredbear, and Golden's robotics. William might not have noticed Afton had done something to your system. A copy of the virus is in a flash drive that is somewhere in the saferoom, we need it to reverse the virus." Spring looked at Vince in some sort of fear, maybe confusion. Suddenly their was a cough behind them, they turned around it was Flower.
"And in the mean time I can do the same thing to Spring as I did to Golden." Vince. nodded, But Spring's eyes widened.
"How?" Spring asked
"Simple we remove your soul to a temporary body, until we find the drive" Spring seemed to glare at Vince as Flower lead him away. Will picked one of his pieces off the mindscape ground, it started to glow in his hands.
"Find it" The piece flew out of Vince, surprising him. It soon disappeared, once it left the hall.